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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
POPULAR PRICES PAY.
The Opera House Crowded TO Well
come Dockstader's Merry
Minstrels.

Lew Doekst ader's MINISTRIES were at the
Opera House last night ard he and his
company of artists had the pleasure OF
playing to the largest house of the sea-
son. The lower part of the house was
crowded to OVERLOOKING and the gallery
was a sight to behold. The curtain rose
on Mr.. Dockstader's company of thirty
or more artists at fifteen minutes past
eight aud from that time until half-past
ten O'Clock a high class entertain ment
was afforded. Singing and dancing,
inUerspersed with the recitation OF
humorous stories, kept the audience IN
continued good humor.
Mr.. Dockstader's impersonation OF
President Cleveland was excellent and
his many remarks concerning the beauty
OF Jersey City provoked much merriment.
The entertainment concludes with a
cake walk attended with the usual
difficulties encountered at a contest in
which colored people partake. New songs
are plentiful aud new dances are per-
formed. There will be a matinee today
and the regular matinee on Wednesday.
Manager MuIlone, in speaking of the
effect of thel.l reduction of prices,
said 1.-THE reduction was what
was necessary. L will take the
best of care OF my patrons. Only the best
companies will be secured. The reduc-
ton of prices will result In packing the
house every night" There was only
standing room last night, and persons
DESTROYS of seeing the Ministries should
secure their seats in advance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
EIGHTH STREET SEWER.

Street and Water Board Lays the Matter
Over Again.
1t was after one o'clock yesterday after
noon when the Street and Water Board
settled down TO business. They held a
long secret session previous to the meet
ing, at which the matter of the Erie Rail-
road and the Eighth street was dis
cussed. The Erie Railroad wants to fill
in its property at the foot of Eighth street
and has offered to build q continuation of
the sewer in that street to tide water.
The plans which the company submitted
to the Board and which the Board APP
proved were objected to by Mayor
Wanser.
The company's engineer and Chief En-
gineer Ruggles prepared new plans which
were satisfactory to the Mavor. By these
the company agrees to build a box sewer
to tide water. keep 1t In repair for a
period of ten years, and then, when the
filing settles n becomes solid, to con-
struct a permanent sewer. These plans
were laid before the Board yesterday
afternoon and a resolution introduced
that they beladopted and the Corporation
Counsel requested to prepare an agree
ment with the company embodying
the features of the plan; the agreement TO
be approved by the Mayor and the Board
before 1t became operative.
Mr.. Somers said that he did not think
that the plans ought to be adopted until
the Board had ascertained what agree
ment the Mayor had made with the rail-
road company. Mr.. Madden said that no
action could be taken until the agree
ment, whatever it was, had been APP
proved of by the Board. Mr.. Dugan
agreed with Nj. Somers, and the matter
went over to Thursday.
The Board accepted the Invitation of
the Finaneiers to confer with them upon
the protest of John Nolan ~sagainst the
awarding Of the street cleaning contract.
The Board accepted the invitation for
Wednesday morning. On Thursday
morning the Erie engineers will meet the
Board in regard to the elevation of the
company's tracks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
EDIsoN's MINE.

EOlSON . e..
Perhaps the most interesting OF all the
mines is that owned by q company of
which Thomas A. Edison is the head.
The mine is named after him and Is To-
Gated in Sparta Township, Sussex County.
IL the process of sitting and concentrating
invented by M. Edison should prove
successful here it would probably result
per part of the State. OF this particular
mine COMMISSIONS O'Hara says:-
Tue mining operations consist of three
immense open cuts. The ore is trans
ferred TO the dump by cable ways. The
necessary power is obtained for this
through three Lidgerwood engines of
fifty horse power each. the body of the
claimed that ore containing as low as
twenty per cent. metallic iron can be
successfully treated by the Ellison system
and shipped to market at a profit.
The cables used are two inches and two
and one-half inches in diameter, and are
1900 aud 1000 feet spans. The endless
rope is th~ree-fouIths of an inch in diam
eter. To furnish the necessary power for
this branch of the works five boilers or a
combined horse power of 260 are used.
The concentrating plant is very large,
and an immense amount OF money has
been expended in its construction and
equipment. The company will not grant
aumittapce to these works to the general
public. No description of this plant is
given, first, for the reason that it may not
come under my jurisdictions; and second.
that the process is still being improved
on and when perfected a better account
can be given. The capacity of the quar-
ries is 900 tons of ore daily; that of the
works is 800 tons concentrates. Exclu-
sive of those connected with the concen-
trating works, there are employed in
ouarryiug and in various capacities about
the place IT'S men.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
Lessons In FLAMES.

The fires of Saturday and Sunday
have a public Importance far beyond
what is involved in the actual dam
age done.
That at the p~ostofice emphasizes
the need for e new postoff1ce building
in this city adequate to the business
of the place, and which would be in
some degree ON a level with the times
we live in. To meet the needs of this
city, the p~ostoffice should be capa-
cious, and conveniently arranged, and
absolutely fireproof. 1t is absurd that
public business for two hundred
thousand people should be transacted
in a narrow, cramped old rookery, in
which neither the employees nor the
people have proper accommodations,
and which is likely to go up in smoke
some fine night and take all its con-
tents to kingdom come along with it.
Here is a chance for Congressman
Fielder to make a record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
DEBTS OF THE CITIES.
Jersey City Heads the List
County and Municipal Bonds.

The annual report of State Comptroller
H-eppenheimer contains, among other
interesting information, a detailed state
ment OF the Indebtedness Of the counties
and municipalities of the State,
aud the purposes for which the debts
were contracted. The report shows
that the aggregate Of this Indebtedness is
$54, III, 81. 40. OF this amount S., 1856 034. 70
was contracted by counties, S45. 079. 81 s. 80
by cities, and the balance by townships,
boroughs aud villages. The most sur
prising fact is that 1884, 55, ia. is of this
entire indebtedness was contracted by
the County of Hudson, and the cities and
townships within its borders. Jersey
City has an indebtedness Of over SIS, 000.-
900, and Is paying seven per cent. fnte rest
on nearly half of it.
ESSEX AND MERCER.
Essex county is in a better condition.
Its entire Indebtedness. county and muui-
cipaI,i is S14, 594 ,692 81. OF this, 81. 1856. 079. 81
vas contracted by the county; $l2, l27, 500
by tine cities. and the balance by the
boroughs, townships aud the towns aud
villages within Its borders. None OF the
other COUNTIES of the State rank with
Essex or Hudson in the amount of.debt.
Union County stand next with a debt
OF 1854. 600, of which $500, 900 was spent OH
roads. Passaic County mas an indebted
ness of $685.. Oe0, II q
Mercer County had a funded debt at
the date of the report of $l40, 600, COM
posed of bridge bonds. which are funded
at the rate of five per cent. The debt was
entirely contracted in building bridges.
No sinking fund is reported TO meet this.
The funaed debt of the city of Trenton
amounts to 81, 53S 900. and is composed OF
registered and coupon bonds, funded at
various rates of interest, sdme of it at z
per cent. The iosting debt at the date of
the report was $121. 5S2.7 II.
PRINCIPAL CITIES IN THE STATE.
The indebtedness OF the principal cities
of this State on October 81, 1892, was as
fclIo VS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
WORKING FOR HARRIS.
Detectives and Lawyers Searching for
Evidence to Secure a New Trial. J
Special to The Jersey City Neus.

Detectives and Lawyers Searching for
Evidence to Secure a New Trial. J
Special to The Jersey City Neps.
AsBURY PARK. Feb. z. 1898. Detectives
and lawyers from New York hhve,been
here for the past week looking up evil
dence for and against CarlyleWI Harris.
who is now in the Tombs, New York, con-
victed of numbering his young wife,
Mary Helen Potts Harris, by morphine
poisoning. D. d. Choate, representa-
tive from District Attorney Delaney
Nicoll's office, left here today with a
score or more of a~fidAvits, which he SCI
cured from ntiInat friends of the MUIR
dered woman, refuting the claim made
by Harris thai his wife was d confirmed
morphine eater. These af1davits will be
presented to Recorder Smyth when the
application for a new trial is made.
A detective employed by Harris law
yers spent several Gays here last week.
He was unable to secure any evidence
which would be of any Importance and
left in disgust. Mr.. Potts, the father OF
the murdered woman. is WORKING hard
to prevent his son-in-law obtaining a
new trial. He is assisting Mr.. Nicoll n
gives ft out that he will spend his for
tune if necessary to prevent Harris from
escaping the penalty of his crime.
Inc Potts family say that there is not
a scintilla of truth in the claim made by
Harris that his wife had frequently
bought morphine in Scranton while
visiting her uncle, DR.. Trevorton, of that
place. 4R
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
NEW JERSEYS MINES.
What Edison is Doing-state Com
missioner O'Hara's First
Report.
s.,scia1 to The Jersey city Ne,os.

Special to The Jersey City Ne,os.
TRENTON, Feb. z, 1S93.-The office OF
Commissioners of Mines was created last
year, and Robert O'Hara was appointed
because of the complaints made about a
lack of precaution against accidents. Since
Mr.. O'Hara entered upon his duties four
fatal accidents have happened at the
mines. Following is his official state
ment concerning them:-
One accident, which resulted fatally,
occurred in June last. A miner, whose
crushed to death at the bottom of the last
sink. NO one was near when the acci-
lent occurred, but it is generally sup
posed h he left his working place on
the level above and was in search OF
something and In some way or ether Tell
into the sink. Some plan should he
adopted by which such accidents might
be avoided In the future.
Que accident of a fatal nature occurred
at Lower Wood during the year, one man
having been killed on April IA by D fall OF
rock. The piece fell from the hanging
wall and was what is Known as u silver
and fell without any warning whatever.
Even while the greatest precautlon De
exercised, the recurrence OF such acci-
dents cannot be entirely prevented.
Thomas Delaney was struck by a car at
HurdIown and fatally injured, and Theo-
dore HaraJke was killed at washington
by u shot which ''hung fire."
MINING STATISTICS.
Mines are operated IN tnreo unit or
the otaJe and COMMISSIONS VHara gives
the following statistics relative to thein:-
WARREN COUNTY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
HOTELS.
MESCHUTTS HOTEL,
DINING ROOMS.
No. 90 Montgomery Street. Jersey City
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
LADIES DINING ROOM UPsTAIE
STATE NOTES.

George Watkins of Vineland found an owl and
six dead pigeons in his pigeon house. He cap
tured the bird and gave it to a friend. A few
ing the bird was discovered blinking his eyes in
the pigeon house with six more dead pigeons by
his side. This time the owl was killed.
A scheme to raise funds to support ana endow
the new Maternity Hospital at Elizabeth has
been devised by Mrs. F. M. Blake, the woman
who gave the building to the city. Mrs. Blake's
plan is to form circles throughout the city ana
county. each circle to consist of four patronesses
with ten or more members, all of whom agree
to contribute 81 a year. The project has met
with such favor that already forty circles nave
been started, with a membership ranging from
fifteen to twenty-five.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey has made
a large purchase of real estate in Plainfie Id
which viii result in one of the most important
improvements ever contemplated Tor Pialn1eids
benefit. A fine new freight depot will be erected
at once on the new site, east OF the present one.
The spot where the freight house now stands
will be transformed into an attractive park,
with driveway for private carriages and a wait
ng room for passengers
Brunswick, has secured what he thinks is the
missing link in a chain of evidence showing
Charles Chadwick, Of Hannibal, Mo-. to be
the rightful heir of an estate in England
valued at S1s7, 0.000. After years of wait
ing and search two persons have been found
to make an affidavit to the death of
John Chadwick, a scissors grinder who
was murdered at New Brunswick in 1875. They
are Miss Rebecca Dram and George Dansberry.
Detective Allen has secured from them, ne says,
positive evidence of John C~hadwick's death.
This evidence, Charles Chadwick says, estab-
fishes him as an heir to the Chadwick estate in
England, which has long been in Chancery He
left on Tuesday for New York and will go to
England in a few days.
The Gillette Electrical Company has begun to
manufacture telephones at its Red Bank fac
tory, and it is said will operate a line along the
coast as a rival to the New York and New Jer-
sey Company.
Jerry Hand, o farmer near Schellenger's
Landing, has a COW which has adopted a pig
and suckles the same as a calf.
Still Hand and Jack Richardson succeeded In
taking from a hole in tue fresh water ponds Of
the cape five dozen catfish.
The honor of suggesting the Chicago Fair is
: claimed for Colonel Jesss Peyton, of Haddon-
field, thes.F ather of the Centennial"
1t is esttmatel that there are from 5000 to
10, 900 tree stumps in the so acres Of flowed
land which constitutes Lake Muscanetcong at
stanhope, That they form an unsightly spec
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
BAYONNE J0TTINGS.

A stereopticon lecture on London win be
given this eveLing by Clarence Beebee under
the auspices of st. Elizabeth's Guild Of Trinity
Episcopal Church.
The Board of Councilmen will meet this even
ing.
The Board of Health will meet tomorrow
evening.
This evening the Newark Bay Boat Club will
hold theie regular monthly meeting.
In Firenzy,s Hall at Constable Hook, the
Young Ladies' Social Club, composed of Hun
garian young ladies. held their annual bali last
evening.
Schuyler Hall at Bergen Point was a scene of
gaiety last evening, at the ANIMAL reception of
the Young Mems Association, There were about
fifty couples in attendance. The gentleman who
did the honors were: Floor Directors. Edward
j. Clark and James III. Lewis; Reception Com
mittee. Thomas NJ. O'Brien, John j.. o'Hara,
Daniel E Kenny, Arthur A. Feehan. Patrick J,
Clark; Committee of Arrangements, John j..
Collins, John Z. OsBrien, William c, DevliD,
George 7. McInerny and Henry S. Winter
halter.
The Aliemania .schuerzenbund gays its first
annual invitations bail last evening in Bestel's
G. u mania Assembly Rooms at Centreyile.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
ASSEMBLIES BRILLIANT CLOSE.
Final Dance of the Season Last Evening
at Foye Hall.

Final Dance of the Season Last Evening
at Foye Hall.
The Assemblies closed their pre-Lenten
season by a dance at Foye Hall last night.
AS it was the last gathering of this pleas
ant social organization for some time to
come, il was largely attended, i'll fact.
almost everyone in any way connected
with the Assemblies was present during
the evening, The decorations were simple
as usual, and Crammer's orchestra
played for dancing. which began at nine
O'Clock.
The toilettes of the ladies were more
beautiful than at the preceding dances,
and the little ballroom presented a brill
liant scene. The list of those present,
which does not differ materially from
that of last year.. Includes: Miss Mary
Albeit, Miss Lillian Pesrsall, the Misses
Annie and Nellie Post, Miss Sadie Trap
hagen, the Misses Condict, Miss
Frank Steel, Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Butts, of Brooklyn, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Albeit, Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. v. R. Schenck,
Mrs. Mary Dodd, Miss Minnie Bumsted,
Miss Margaret Tnrockmorton. Miss Will
son, the Misses Percy. DIR. George Steel,
Messrs. Andrew ]. Post, William C.. Post,
Willard Carter. Fred Carter, DR.. George
Sheriff., Mr.. George r. Percy. MIR. NAH
Ion Apgar, Mr.. Thomas Bedle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
LECTURE AT DIR. HEIRS CHURCH.
Lieut.. Wadhams Tells All About the
U. S. Navy and Fer Flags.

Lieut.. Wadhams Tells All About the
U. S. Navy and Fer Flags.
Those who came a little late last even
ing to the third in the Star course of lee
lures at the First Presbyterian Church
were not a little surprised to hear one,
who for the time being they supposed
was Thomas Nelson Page, talk about u
flag, our men-of-war u our Navy. They
wondered where the Southern stories
and dialect were which they
had expected to hear. But
they were shortly convinced that
1t was ''some other man." and were soon
listening with interest to a gentleman
who wore brass buttons On his coat and
gold bands on his sleeves, and who had
previously been introduced by Major
Pond as Lieutenant Alvin V. Wadhatns,
U. s. n.
The stage upon which Lieutenant
Wadhams stood must have pleased him
much, for it was deliberately decorated
with American flags. and it was soon
evident. as the lecturer proceeded. that
Tending that flag. He opened
his address with statistics of our
Navy and a detailed account
of what we can expect OF it. He pictured
u day on board ship from reveille to taps,
mixing The sad incidents with The merry,
and drew a charming picture OF an old
sailor, Taft, VINO was an honor to the
country. He also described the reception
of officers at the Danish Court, and
spoke about the = outrages per-
petrated upon u sailors at
Chilli. After his address Lieutenant
Wadnausiinvited the audience TO examine
some excellent photographs which he had
brought Of the leading ships in our fleet,
an Invitation which many accepted.
Mayor Pond explained to the a udience
that Mr.. Page had been detail ned at
Washington. He will, however, appear
on the evening of March z.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
DOLL TABLEAUX AT THIS FAIR.

The members of Patience Workers Circle,
Kinn's Daughters, held a fair in the vestry Of
the Bergen Reformed Church last evening and
despite the rain it was we'll attended. The
candy table was in charge of Mrs. Hampton,
assisted by Miss Edna Dreyer. The fancy table
was in charge of Misses Hattie Kormahreus,
Carrie Sutherland, Madeline Roes, Marie and
Ethel Newcombe, Georgia Washer, Mead, Marks
and Mrs. Van Blarcomb. The Mattresses were:
Misses Bonynge, Sutherland, Westervelt, Hicken,
Woolsey and 1hrockmorten.
A show room was connected with the fair and
contained a managerie of stuffed animals and a
series OF doll tableaux, From the Cradle to the
Grave" They portrayed the life Of a child
from the cradle through girlhood and woman
hood to old age, The snow room was in charge
of Mrs. Kilourn and Mrs. Kormahrens, Miss
Mead and Mrs. Won Baubarcon.
The fair will continue open this afternoon and
evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
JERSEY SCHOOLS AT THE FAIR.
The Clever Work of the Pupils Arrivin:
at the Stale House.


Special to The JERSEY City Ne,cs.
TRENTON. Feb. z, 1S93.-The old white
house opposite the State House, which
was formerly utilized for State offices
while the State House was being rebuilt.
has again been pressed into service by the
State authorities for the reception OF the
school exhibits to be made at the Chicago
Fair. Every day brings u box or two of
the work Of the school children in the
various parts OF New Jersey who are
anxious to figure in tue great fair. The
period of limitation expires on February
10. aud by February Is all Of the county
aud separate school exhibits u be in
Trenton, SO that they can be inspected by
the State Committee.
Nearly every county in the State has
prepared its work and has given county
exhibitions. Atlantic and Bergen coun-
ties have sent their entire collection.
South Orange sends considerable matter,
mostly common school work-wrlting
and drawing aud some fine specimens of
carving. The Camden Manual Training
School sends a remarkably fine exhibit,
all the work being so good that it would
be hard to discriminate.
The com mittee will have to go all over
these county exhibits, pick out the best
and arrange them for exhibition. The
specimens Of handwriting will be bound
according to county and district. The
drawings will be mounted and
placed upon movable frames and
then into cabinets. There will
be sixteen frames 10 a cabinet, and they
will be hung up so that both sides of the
frame can be used, aud in this way New
Jersey expects to get double benefit from
her space. Altogether sixty counties and
cities In the State that have been getting
up work will contribute almost enougn
matter to fill the entire space devoted TO
the public schools OF the United States.
The hardest work will be to Gull out the
beet Of these exhibits. The interest taken
by the school children OF New Jersey ex-
ceeds any oftheir previous efforts for the
New Orleans Exposition and the Centen-
nial Exposition. The Superintendent of
Public Instruction has assigned ex-
County Superintendent Morse, of At
iantic county, to take charge of these ex-
hloiss, az aud both q declare that they are
has been taken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07

THE other fire is impo rtant as en-
phasizing once more the monstrous
culpability of property owners in this
city in their failure to put fire escapes
on their buildings, and the criminal
negligence of the city authorities in
their failure to enforce the law on the
subject.
Last session of the Legislature. Mr..
Heaney and Senator Hudspeth pro-
cured the passage of bill regulating
this matter of fire escapes and making
their erection compulsory. The
Board of Aldermen shortly after
passed an ordinance requiring their
erection, practically on every build
ing in the city, rave and except banks
and private houses. Since that time.
the law has been a dead letter. We
do not believe one single fire escape
has been erected ia obedience to it.
The property owners have done
nothing.
The Building Inspectors have done
nothing.
The Aldermen have done nothing.
But the fire fiend" as the Journal
picturesquely calls him-has been at
work. His work has been deadly too.
Some lives have been lost, and numer-
Gus persons have been burned. That
she fire of Sunday was not a horrible
slaughter sdue simply to luck.
What are the people waiting for?
Are they waiting for the Weldon or
the Fuller Building to burn down
with half the prominent men in the
city in it, before they act? This is
certainly one of the crying scandals
of the day.