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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
THE CITY BEATEN.
p. r. r. Cannot Be Locally Taxed for
Unused Right of Way.


Special to the jersey City Netos.
TRENTON. March 6, 1S98.-The Court OF
Errors and Appeals delivered q number
the result was just announced, in others
the syllabus of the opinions was read.
In the case of the United New
Jersey Railroad & Canal Co. and
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
versus the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
City. the opinion of the lower Court was
reversed. The opinion is by the Chan
celior. The contest was over strip Of
land 400 feet long and 65 feet wide belong
ing to the railroad. and by it leased to the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The strip of
land is a portion of the right of way 100
feet wide, part of it occupied by tracks
and part OF it held vacant 10
anticipation Of demand for increased
trackage and other structures incident to
the operation OF the road. The plaintiff
contended that the lands in question
within the meaning of the act OF April 10,
1884 are used for railroad purposes and
property assessed by the State Board OF
<AcaSoSOLo dAA AOu Ny oOAoOS OA0Js AAS
question was whether the unused
land should be called railroad
property and be assessed by city
or State. The Chancellor construes
the law that the entire right Of way re-
quired by railroads is rarely all used. In
this case the land, not being devoted to
other purposes, is to be considered as
used for railroad purposes. When it is
clear that land is acquired distinctly for
railroad purposes and is appropriated to
no other uses, it must not be subject to
local taxation.
The case of the Central Land and I'M
provement Company VS.. the Common
Council Of Bayonne must be reargued.
There was no decision rendered in the
Clifton Racetrack cases which have been
pending for several years. The appel
lants are William Engeman, John Enge-
man, Victor Sass and e. H. Battersby,
who was sentenced to State Prison
FOR keeping disorderly house on the
Clifton racetrack. They saved them
selves by appealing to the Court of Errors.
A decision was to have been made this
morning, but owing to the illness of
Judge Krueaer and the vacancy caused
by Judge Werts' election. there was no
quorum present and the case will be de-
cided later in the term.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
THE ALICE FLATS ROW.

Mrs. walbaum Did Not "De Up" Mrs.
Pierrez, but Wants Her Arrested.
The row in the "Alice Flats" No. 634
Hudson street. Hoboken, as detailed in
The JERSEY CITY NEWS Saturday, TOOK
a new turn this morning. About noon
Mrs. Fred Walbaum, accompanied by
Mesdames Adler, Francis. White and
Leendertz, called at Police Headquarters.
They denied in toto the accusations of Mrs.
Pierrez, and said every ything she said was
false and unfounded. Mrs. Pierrez, they
said, was to blame. Mrs. Walbaum only
returned from Hot Springs, ARK, last
Thursday. The tenants Immediately
complained to Mrs. Walbaum that
they could not stand the noise
of Mrs. Pierrez. Mrs. Walbaum noti-
fed her to vacate the premises or keep
quiet. She says she did not smash Mrs.
Pierrez in the mouth, neither did she
bang her head against the WALL.
Mrs. NJ. Adler swore out a warrant
then before Acting Recorder Barck,
charging Mr.. Pierrez with being a COM
mon scold. The other ladies signed the
complaint as witnesses.
And the end is not yet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
THE BATTIN MEMORIAL BREAKFAST.

A breakfast was given in the Newman Mission
yesterday at half past nj ne by the Boys Pro
gressIve Society in menoriam Of the late Rev.
Stephen H. Battin of Christ Protestant Epis-
copal Church, who was a strong friend TO the
society. Forty five homeless men had all they
wanted to eat and good coffee to drink. After
the meal Reporter Frank Sutherland and Mrs.
st. John Meyers OF No. 214 Jackson avenue,
the conductor of the Boys Progressive
Society, made addresses. and Miss Benedict
led a service OF song. The breakfast
was paid for with money raised by the Boys
Progressive Society to buy floral tributes to the
Rev. Mr.. Battn, who died recently. Part of the
fund was expended as originally intended and
the remainder went for the breakfast. The
boys will give breakfasts in the Newman NJ is
sion on the first Sundays in April and May.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED UP

A nine-year-old girl named Mamie Harrington
of No. 144 Pine street, while crossing the Des-
brosses street ferry on Saturday evening, picked
up in the cabin of the boat pair of opera
glasses, woman, whose name was not ascer-
tanned, seeing the child pick up the glasses,
snatched them out of her hands and would NOT
return them. On the arrival of the boat on this
side, the girl informed Policeman Murphy Of
what had occurred, and he accosted the woman,
demanding of her that she either return the
glasses to the girlor give them to him to take
to the police station that the owner might
cover them. She became very indignant and
said she saw the girl lind them and she had as
much right to them as the girl had She. how
ever finally decided to deliver the glasses to the
officer and the owner can recover them at the
First Precinct Police Station.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
DEATH OF ROBERT M'KECHNIR.

Robert McKechnie, veteran printer. died at
his home No. S2S Willow avenue, Hoboken, Sat-
urday afternoon. McKeehnie was fifty-eignt
years of age. He came to this country from
Belfast. Ireland, in 1861 In 1861 he enlisted as a
private in Company H, Ninth New York Volun-
teers, generally known as ''Hawkn's IS Zouaves."
He was promoted to lieutenancy and after
wards served as Adjutant on General Gettys
staff He was present at the battles of Hatteras,
Roanoke Island, Minton (N,sC), Camden, Rain
bow Banks Plymouth. South Mountain, An
tietam and Fredericksburg He President
of big Six" in 1865, 1867 and 1872, aud in 1853
funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon
Fl ON his residence
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
WALTERS BORROWED GUN.

Walter Hughes of No. II York street, Jersey
City, is colored porter of a Pullman dining
car Yesterday morning he found that the con-
ductor had left his revolver in the car and so he
put it in his pocket and sailed forth on his way
home. He stopped in Jacksons saloon on Mont
gomery street and, he says, was there told that
a desperate man was about the neighborhood
he left the saloon, the desperate darred out
from neighboring doorway and attacked him.
Walter objected to being sliced up, and to pro-
tect himself from the giittering blade, drew the
conductors S revolver and fired three shots at his
assaiant who ran away. Walter was collared
by Policeman Cody and locked up on charge of
violation of city ordinance in having in his pos
session loaded pistol. The desperate man who
was about to knife him, did not show up to
charge Walter with shooting at him with intent
to kill and he was let off with a fine of S..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
Z. -
DIED.
ooFrEY-cn sunday March 1898. Michael E.

coFFEY-cn Sunday March & 1898. Michael E.
Coffey.
Charles street. Jersey City Heights, On Tuesday,
Ma ch Z, at one O'Clock m. lnterment in Cal
vary. Funeral private.
DU FRANE.-On Saturday, March a. MIS- Susane,
wife of F. A. Du frame aud daughter of John
anu Susane Gardner
Funeral services at rs Laidlaw avenue, Jersey
City heights. at eight o'clock p M. Tuesday
march
McKECHNIE-on march 4. Robert McKechnie,
Relatives an friends typographical Union No.
g. Horace freely Post, No. 5i7 q. A. R., and Haw-
kins Zou ave association are invited to attend ais
fu cral at his late residence S2S Willow avenue,
Hoboken, Tuesday, two O'Clock p. m.
seRAY.-In this city. on March 5. 1s9S Henry R.
Gray, aged fifty three years.
The relatives and friends of the family. also the
Exempt Eiremen's Associ tion. are invited to at
terd the funeral ON Tuesday afternoon at three
o'cl ok from his late residence, No. ga Ne wark
avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
WHO OWNS BUCEPHALUsa

The horse which was discovered wandering
down Newark avenue, with James Moore, Fri
day evening, has not been identified or claimed
as yet The horse is enjoying good nourishment
at Justice Birdsall's s stables but the Justice
would rather have it feed somewhere else. If
anyone has lost an animal OF drab color,
slightly emaciated with ahaggard expression
in the face, and a few masticators loose and
some gone, he may be able to secure his va
able property, by applying at the aforementicn-
ed boarding stables, and paying damages.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
TO COLLECT D0CTOkS' BILLS.

new and curious corporation has come into
existence and has filed the necessary papers
with the County Clerk Its name is 'The Asso-
ciated Physicians and Surgeons The object
for which it is Incorporated is to collect bills and
furnish legal advice to physicians and surgeons
in all parts Of the United States The incor-
porators are John H. Hill, Trenton; Horace A.
Thompson, Trenton; Edison w. Sutphew, Phila-
dephia, and Andrew Cochran. Trenton. The
capital stock is to be $50o,oo0 divided into 5000
shares of par value of 800. The company
will begin business with paid up capital Of
SIS, 600.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
THE COURT CRlER SICK.

i'Wes" Welsh, who for more than generation
has been the crier at the Court House, is dam
gerously i'll at his home. 1t was reported today
at the Court House that Mr.. Welsh could not
recover. He is suffering from complication OF
diseases. ''Wes'' as the sick man is universally
called In this court has a greater personal ac-
quaintance with people who visit the Court
House than any other official there.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
THE ORIGINAL JOHN DOE.

Sergeant Wade saw a man who said he was
chrstened John Doe. but wasn't, frolicking
around the street on Paiisade avenue on Satur-
day evening. Doe has a home in New York,
but came to Jersey to get drunk, and he got it.
In consequence of this the sergeant took him
to the Third Precinct Station House.
This morning he told Justice Birdsall that he
was '.hard workin' man, earnin' $l2 a week,
SO the Justice fined him So.
If the man had not commanded such a large
salary, the Judge says he would have discharged
him with no fine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
THE CRAPS NUISANCE.

A number of boys were arrested yesterday Ia
both the First and Second precincts for playing
craps on the streets, and were each fined ST this
morning by Police Justice O'Dounell THIS
game has become regular Sunday amusement
for the boys who loiter on the streets on that
DAY, and has grown to be nuisance, which the
police have been given orders to abate. They
commenced yesterday, and will continue the
work until this petty gambling is entirely
hror m
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
COURT GUTENBERG INCORPORATED.

A certificate of the incorporation OF Court
Gutenberg No S,sss, A. o. F. of A, has been
filed in the office Of the County Clerk. The fol-
lowing are the officers OF the new court:-George
B. Gallagher, c. r. Thomas F. Forneff, s. G. R.;
Henry Harring, T.; Patrick J. Walsh, T. s.;
B. Mcconnell r. s.; Peter P. White, S. W;
George ]. Hornung, J. W.: r. Loewenhaupt, S.
B.; j. F. O'Neill, j. B.; Cornelius Crawley and
Charles Glenn. trustees.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
KIMBERLY BACK ON THE BENCH.

The attaches at the Third Police Court were
pleased this morning at seeing Judge Frank H.
Kimmerly back again in his place on the bench.
The Little Judge has thoroughly recovered
from his severe attack of pneumonia and is
again able to attend to his duties at the court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
MATTERsisfl p EAcE

For large assortment of Toilet Articles,
Fancy Soaps, Sponges, Channois Skins,
Brushes, Combs, at low prices, visit Ewing
& Company.
-Hartnett's Little Grains of Health are
an all round good medicine, no home with
out them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
GREENylLLh's PUBLIC TELEPHONE.

The articles which have appeared in THE
JERSEY City NEWS from time to time in regard
GreenvilIe have aroused the officials of the
company On Saturday morning dong dis
tance telephone was put up at Mitzenus' drug
store, Ocean and Danforth avenues, and the
station will be open for business in few days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
LAKEY'S FIGHT FOR LIBERTY.

Further argument was made today by Willard
Fiske to secure the release of Adolph Lakey, the
diamond braker who has been in the County Jail
some weeks, charged with defraudiug merch-
ants in New York of large quantity Of
diamonds. Counsellor H. H. Winfield opposed
the release and Judge Hlppincott reserved his
DECISION.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
JOB FOR A LABOR WORKER.
Special to The Jeas

Special to The JERSEY city Ne,us.
TRENTON March 6, 1S93.-James T. Morgan of
Elizabeth has been appointed Secretary OF the
State Bureau of Labor and Statistics. He sue
ceeds Charles Smmerman, who was made chief
of the Bureau two weeks ago, by Governor
Werts In place of James Bishop. Secretary Nor
gan is prominent in labor circles.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
HOBOKEN'S DEAR DRINK.

This evening there is to be mass meeting Of
the citizens of Hoboken to protest against the
rates charged by the Hackensack Water Com
pany to householders for water.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06

cations for twenty four hours for Eastern New
York. New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania
Fair, clearing in northern portions; westerly
Winds
Hartnetf,s ThermOmefer
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06

The plain truth is good enough for Hoods
Sarsa parilla. No need of establishment or
sensationalism. Hoods Cures.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06

All the Worlds q Stage,

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role of perfect cigarette. Photograph In
every package.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
Verdict Of the j ur,

ConnolsseuTs pIoneunce Old Dominion
Cigarettes excellent, Photo in package.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06

Families supplsrd Direct FROM Brewery
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06

ssAdmiraI'
What do you think oft?
Not made by trust.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
GALLONS FOR CAMDEN.

Special to The JERSEY Citu vstvs.
CAMDEN March 8. 1S93-Sheriff West has de-
cicled to have built gailows for Camden county,
as the numberof promised executions, he Thinks
will warrant it. John Hill will be hanged on
April Ia for the murder of Joseph Dodson.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-05
What's in a Name2


Mr. Poorman, of the Woodburn bank
appears to be somewhat of joker. Some
two months ago he was stroll1ng along in
the worlds fair woman's building, in
Chicago. o.when lady approached, accom-
panied b Columbian guard. When
she rea, ID where he was at the foo. of a
stairway, on the steps of which some wo-
men and children were sitting, she gave
an order to the guard and passed on. The
guard turned to the women and told them
thev would have to get up and move on
as the steps must be kept clear. Ladies,
you can sit still just where YOU are," said
Poorman. The guard looked at him in
amazement and said: perhaps you don't
know who that lady was who gave the
order? ?" II do not,'' said Poorman, "who
was she ?' THAT was Mrs. Potter Palmer,
the president OF the woman's fair COM
mlttee," said the guard. perhaps you
Lon't know who am" said Poorman. II
do not" said the guard, ''who are you"
~ am Governor Pennoyer of Oregon"
said Poorman. The guard looked amazed
and passed on, while the women looked
grateful and sat still.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-05
Alma Miller.

Mr.. j. W. Miller, the gentleman who
lost his child near SummervilIe last Sep
tember, spent several days in this city re.
Gently, trying to ascertain the whereabouts
of band of gypsIes, whom he believes has
possession of his little girl. We were in.
formed that, IN answer to a telegram from
Salt Lake informing him that the chief of
police of that city had a little glrl in his
possession whose description was similar to
that of his daughter, he had taken the train
TO that place. Last Wednesday Mr. R V.
Gibbons received dispatch from Chief
Hunt of Portland stating that a child
which he believed to be little Alma Miller
was seen in McMinnvIlle with a razor
grinder, and that if they cane to the city
they would be apprehended. Mr. Glbons
ascertaIned that Mr.. Miller had returned to
his home at Snmmervill and sent a dis
patch to Mrs. Miller containing the infor-
nation received by him. Nothing more
was heard of the matter until Yesterdays
Telegram was received IN this city, in
which there is an account of the detention
of Alma Miller at Eugene bv Sheriff No.
land of Lane county. The Telegram says,
"Last evening Deputy Sheriff George F
Croner, OF Lane county, found a little gul
answering almost perfectly to the descrlp-
tion of Alma Gladys Miller, In Eugene
She was with little boy about years old,
who was. she said, her brother, though she
has never seen him until a few months ago.
Sne said her name was Frances Weir, and
her mothers name Maggie VIer, that she
came from HALEY. Idano, where her mother
lived IN tent. She was sent to Eugene by
her mother, who told her her father lived
there; that he was woodchopper and that
his name was Compton. She had never
seen him. Her little brother, she says. is
named Newton Weir.
..Her story is that long time ago she
was found by man while playing In the
grass. He put her in sack and told her
to keep quiet. and he would take her to her
true mother. She was taken to tent and
was told that a woman named Maggie Vier
was her true mother. She says she will be
7 years old this month. Alma Gladys
Miller will be years old to morrow.
''Her description of the man and woman
she was with answers to that OF James
Smith and his wife. He is big man. she
says Smith weighs about $50 or 200
pounds. When last heard off he was rum
ming an emery wheel grinding knives. raz-
ors, scissors, etc. She says the man she
was with has a knife grinding machine.
The woman she was with she scrihes as
large, with red face, dark hair and heavy
bangs ana says she always wore black
dress. Mrs. James Smith weighs about $50
pounds, is heavy set, has dark-brown eyes,
rosy cheeks, very long and heavy dark
brown hair, with heavy bangs dropping
over her forehead. She always dresses in
black and looks neat.
"The little girl and boy arrived in Port
land over the Union Pacific yestesday
morning. They had no money or tickets,
and told Depot Master Stewart that they
were going to their father at Eagene. He
placed them on the local train and sent
them to Eugene yesterday. The little boy
is sandy oomplexioned, has Light hair, and
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-05
Dwarf Sea Sarnant.

Southern Oregon Is the owner of genu-
inc dwarf sea serpent, according to the
Chetco Herald: A party went out fishing
from Chetco Sunday. and besides bringing
IN about seventy fine fish, brought monde
script, the like of which has not been seen
before by old settlers, or even Indians. This
strange looking monster of the deep meas
ures feet s inches in length, and Is about
the thickness of ma Is arm. Its head is
frightful to look at having mouth that re-
sembles beak more than aught else fur
nished with eight red looking fangs, four in
the under jaw IN the front of the mouth.
Its eyes are rather large and have a dull,
dead look, or rather the appearances of being
covered with thin film. 1t has row OF
fins extending from the head to the tail that
resembles name more than anything else.
In short any one looking at the monster
would pronounce 1t sea serpent If there is
one in the ocean. The creature will be
stuffed, and can be seen at the Herdid Office
by any one who wishes to see il.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-05
OREGON WEATHER SERVICE.
The following is the weather report for
the week ending Tuesday, August l. from
the central Office in Portland:

The following is the weather report for
the week ending Tuesday, August l. from
| the central office in Portland:
EASTERN OREGON.
Weather-The warmest weather this
year prevailed during the past week, the
mean temperature ranged from 70 to 7s
degrees, while the maximum temperature
was from 80 to l02 degrees the last two
days of July. No rain has fallen and the
sky is almost continuously cloudless.
Crops-The weather has been favorable
to the curing of the first crop of alfalfa,
which Is now stacked; the ground has
been irrigated for the second crop. The
weather IS also favorable to the maturing
of the fall sown grain and to the harvest
ing of it. In the Columbia river valley
fall wheat harvesting will be in full blast
this week. In Union and other counties
east and south of the Blue mountains
wheat harvest will not begin for two
weeks or more. What fall >own wheat
that has been cut has yielded better than
was expected. Umatilla county produces
between two and three million bushels of
wheat, and from correspondent, who
travelled in buggy over forty miles OF
the wheat section, the following is
learned: 1--WE were agreeably surprised
to find the wheat so promising. With
few exceptions the crop IS good; the
straw will not be so long, but the berry
will be plump aud the yield good. The
spring sown crop of wheat is beyond any |
damage from the weather. 1 have 1900 |
acres in spring grain which Will yield at |
least twenty bushels to the acre. Harvest |
hands are very plenty" Phe prospects |
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-05
Not A Paradise.

One of the surveyors now at work on the
ColvIlle reservation writes as follows to a
Friend at Colfax regarding the country the
party has traversed: "In some respects the
work Is much worse than l expected to find
it The timber is not as heavy or under
growth as had expected to find 1t. But
had no expectation of finding a country
which the government has ordered surveyed
as mountainous as this. We have one con-
tinuous series of mountains to cross from
the very beginning of our work up to the
present; some of them I have measured.
The steepest yet noted is 1000 feet above a
ssream running at its foot and is probably
1000 ieet above the Columbia 1 would not
have all that have yet seen if it was given
t. me. 1t is utterly worthless for agricul-
ture, very little good for timber, poor for
grazing. and with very poor mineral iudi-
cations. It is simply not worth owning.
We had not averaged a mile day since be
ginning our work"