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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
WORK OF THE SMALL BoRBS.



WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1S94-The cap
tain of one of the American warships
on the Asiatic station has written home
of some very interesting things that he
has seen. Describing a visit to the Jap
anese field hospital, near Nagasaki, he
says
There got fair conception of the
killing and wounding qualities of the
new small-bore rife that all Europe is
adopting. The Japanese infantry arm is
the Murata, the invention of General
Murata, now Chief of Ordnance of Japan.
The calibre of the gun is .315, and the
bullet weighs 235 grains. l saw a Chi
nese officer who had been struck in the
knee joint by one of these bullets, fired
at a distance of about 1000 yards The
thin steel envelope of the bullet had
broken, and the joint was simply mass
of finely coplminuted bone splinters.
The knee was perfectly soft, without
bone in it unbroken an inch long. OF
course the leg had to be amputated The
hospital was the admiration of the French
and English surgeons, as we'll as our
own. The medical staff were all Japanese,
who had graduated in medicine and sur
gerry either in America or England, then
taken a post graduate surgical course in
tails. They had the best modern instru-
ments and systems, the newest antiseptics
everything a hospital on modern lines
should have. And ell this is the work of
a generation Truly the japanese is a
wonderful man.
''I saw something, too, of the effect of
the modern shell fire, on the cruiser of
the period at the battle at the Yalu
Rivers mouth The Akagi was hit sew
eral times by eight-inch shells of the
Vavassour-Palliser pattern One of these
fired from the Chinese cruiser Chin Yuen
tore off nearly one half the iron and
steel port quarter of the Akagi killed
killed and wounded dozen more Of
ficers and men. A second she'll from
200-pounder made a h,le eight feet IN
diameter in the side OF s.ie Akitsusu
Had the service of the Chinese great
guns been equal to that of the Japanese,
the Akasi, the Hashidate, and Matsu-
shima must have been sunk. The jap
anese fire was terribly accurate and
deadly.
The Chinese ship Chen-Yuen was hit
nearly 100 times. Nothing was left above
water Of her; of her crew. 460 strong
over $50 were killed or died of wounds
All this was from the fire of six-inch
and eight-inch rifles, at a distance of
from 1000 to 1900 yards
The Chinese had the heavier ships
at Yalu. but the japanese out-man-
Man for man, and ship for ship, my
professional opinion is that the Japanese
commanders are equal to any in Europe.
They have courage, a high professional
knowledge and fierce fighting spirit
that nothing daunts. "
The American commanders attribute
much of Japap's success to tfe fact
educated at the Naval Academy at An
OaOoIiS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
BL6oD At PORT ARTHUR
Chinese Troops Running Away
Red Cross Ladies Brut-
ally Rebuffed.

LONDON, Nov 20, 1s94.-A despatch to
the Central News from Shanghai says
that severer fighting is reported to have
taken place at Port Arthur on Novem-
Der Is, the Japanese having massed their
troops there.
An English merchant captain named
Mcclure has been made vice admiral
and has Joined the Chinese fleet. He was
appointed by the Tsung- Li-Yamen.
Two trained men and two women of
the Red Cross Society recently started
for the seat of war The ladies were
obliged to turn back, as the Chinese re-
fused to guarantee them protection
They strongly represented the humanity
of their mission. but Sheng. the Taotai
of Tientsin, said to them-"We don't
want to save any wounded Chinese"
The correspondent of the Central News
at Toxic telegraphs as follows:-"U Under
date of Chin-Lien, November 19, mid
night, Marshal Yamagata reports that
General Osaka, with his brigade left
Takoshan on November Is for Sinyuen,
where he met the Chinese army under
General Ma On November IS. at day
light, General Osaka began an attack
upon the Chinese, who retreated towards
Hating General Osaka captured five
guns. He lost no men. The latest news
of the second army was received on NO
vember 15 Marshal Oyama and his staff
were then leaving Kinchoo to join the
army, which was advancing upon Port
Arthur, from which place 1t was forty
miles distant There being no tele-
graphic facilities, this news reached here
by steamer"
A despatch from Yokohama to the Pail
Mall Gazette says that transport on
the way across Talien Wan Bay with
500 infantry and 600 coolies on board
caught fire and was abandoned. The in
fantry and all of the. coolies except FIVE,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
LOCAL VIEW OF IT.
Operators Say That the Present Low
Rate Cannot De Continued.


Coal dealers are now busily engaged in
denying rumors that they are making
large profits but on the contrary, hint
that a rise in the price of coal will prob
ably soon take place, because they are
making no profits at all.
Somehow it got about that the recent
reduction of forty cents ton by some
operators was proof of the assertion that
large profits were made. This has brought
about a denial by some dealers, who say
that the retailers profits were far from
being excessive, and it was stated that
the reduction of prices would necessarily
be of short duration as it involved a
loss to the operators.
Jersey City coal dealers say that the
present low price at which several oper
atcrs are selling coal at the mines, stove
coal for instance, rating at ~, would
probably only last a short time. Every
day they expect rise in the price at
the mines and then they would be OBJ
liged to put on perhaps fifty cents on a
dollar, even. 1t will be determined by
the action of the operators. These are
attempting to force the railroad com
panies to remove the discrimination in
freights in favor of the water places.
Under the present system of rating coal
can be shipped to tide water much cheap
er than TO many places along the line.
A uniform impartial rating will do a
great deal to keep coal at its present
rate.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
NAMES LIQUOR LICENSE.

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 20, 1S94-A des-
patch to the Herald from Bangor, Me,
Observation-Disclosures amusement was
created here, and much surprise by the
report made to the convention of the
w. c. T. U. in Cleveland yesterday by
Mrs. Bullock of Elmira, N. Y, that the
w. c. 7. q. is more feared in Maine
than Pinkerton detectives, and that she
saw only one drunken man in this State
in three months. and that that one was
in Bangor.
This statement is not borne out by the
facts. In Bangor, with about 200 saloons
running wide open, in spite of the pro-
hfbition law, intoxicated men are not an
city and vicinity the w. C. r. U. cuts no
figure whatever In regard to the enforce
ment of the law. and is not feared by
bitory law in this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
RUBIBSTBID DEAD.
The Great Pianist and Com
poser Passes Away at
Peterhotf.
I'm Cable 70 the Untted prsss

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 20, 1s94-An-
ten Gregor Rubenstein, the famous Rus
sian pianist and composer, died at Peter
hof, near this city, this morning. The
cause of his death was neart diseases
He was within ten days of 64 years Of
age.
Anton Gregor Rubinstein was born at
Wechwotynetz on the frontier of Rou-
mania, November so. 1886. was taken to
Moscow in his childhood and studied
the piano under Alexis Vilioins, after
having received preliminary instruction
from his mother, He made his first ap
pearance in public when only eight
years old. When ten years of age he
went to Paris, remaining there two years
and performing at a number of concerts
with success which won him the en-
couragement and advice or List. He
next visited England. Sweden and Ger
many, and later devoted himself to
teaching in Berlin and Vienna.
Returning to Russia, he was appointed
pianist to the Grand Duchess Helena,
and subsequently director of the con-
certs of the Russian Musical Society. In
1868 he visited Paris and London, and in
1S72-73 he visited the United States.
Since 1867 he held no post, but spent his
time in travelling and composing: Among
Chasseurs siberiens,' Nero Ivan
Kalashorikoff," La Vengeance Tom
LIE Fou," Les Enfants des Bruyeres'
and ''Lalla ROCKh, most OF winch were
presented in ST. Petersburg, Berlin and
Vienna and some of them in London.
His oratorio, Paradise Lost" and his
sacred drama. 1.-The Maceapees," have
frequently been performed with great
success.
The jubilee of his public service was
celebrated in st. Petersburg by fete
on November Is. 1889. He was ennobled
by Car Alexander II. in 1862 and in
1887 he received from the President of
the French Republic the decoration of
the Legion of Honor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
PAY FOR CARRYING SOLDIERS.
Demand of the Railways Affected by
the late strike.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. 1S94.-During
the recent strikes many railroads ap-
piled to the Government for protection
and troops were placed on trains along
the disturbed portions of their routes.
Now the companies who availed them
selves of the troops for the protection
of their property are filing bills with the
War Department for the transportation
of the soldiers, whose chief duty was
to keep their lines open and guard their
property. Nothing, it is asserted, was
said about charging for carrying troops
at the time they were asked for, and it
was supposed that the roads would
transport them free of cost. as their
services were chiefly needed to support
the interests of the roads. This. how
ever, is not the case, and the railroad
companies now want pay for carrying the
men who protected their property. The
War Department opposes the payment Of
these charges, and it is likely will contest
the claims in the courts. The Depart
ment, it is said, will raise the point that
as the railroads sought protection of the
troops they have no right to regard them
as ordinary passengers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
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BEEB.
P1ERCE,-nn N

PIERCE-On Nov. 10, 1884, in his 18th
year. Charles Carroll Pierce, fourth
son of Abraham Pierce and the late
Catharine Cornelia Livingston and
son-in-law of VIM. Wellstood.
Funeral at st. James Church, Piscata-
waytoWn, MiddleseX county, Wednesday,
Nov. Il, at 11:S0 A. NJ
SCHUETZ-On Sunday, Nov Is, 1894,
Charles SchuetZ, aged so years.
Relatives ana friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from his
late residence, No, 16l Rose avenue,
Greenville, on Wednesday, Nov. 81. at
2 P. M.
LAUCKNER-su on Nov 16, 1894, Ber-
nard a. Lauckner, aged 50.
funeral private, November 90 at ten A. NJ.
from No, 800 Palsade avenue, West Heboken.
BRoUWER-ANCHER-At his residence, Ne. ~
Ocean avenue Heights. on Nov IS 1884
Frederick C. Brouwer-Ancher, son of the
late Jan Brauwer-Ancher Of Amsterdam.
Holland.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
GLEAsoN-on Nov. 19. 1894, Timothy Glea-
son. the beloved husband of catharins
Relatives and friends of the family are in
vited to attend the funeral Thursday morning
at o'clock from St Johns R. c. Church.
L1MMERz- suddenly, Monday evening, Nov.
10, 1894, Frederica, dearly beloved wife oe
Theodore Lenlmerz, aged 55 years.
Funeral services from the residence of her
daughter. Mrs Minnie L. Reinhard, No. 1s7,
Magnolia avenue, Thursday evening, at
o'clock
o'NEILL-on Sunday. Nov. Is. 1894 Reteo-
tive John O'Nein, the beloved husband OF
Catharine O'Neill.
Relatives and friends of the family also
Van Houten Post, No, 8, G.. a. R., and Jer-
sey City Police Department are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from his late
residence, No. 2S5 Eighth street, on Wednesday,
Nov. q, 1894 at 7:SO A NJ sharp.
Interment in Springfield, Mass.
SHEEHAN-On Nov. IS. 1894, Peter sheehan.
beloved husband of Annie Sutton.
Relatives and friends Of the family are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral from
his late residence, No. 80 walnut street j. c.
H. on Wednesday morning Nov N at 3
A. M. thence to st. Johns r. c. Church,
Where q solemn mass of requiem will be offer
ed for the happy repose of his soul; also menu
bers of Court Ashley, No. 757s, A. o. F. of A.,
are invited to attend the funeral.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
PERHAPS THE CAT WOULD.
Police Unable to Check Highway
Robbery I'm New York.

Police Unable to Check Highway
Robbery I'm New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 1S94.-An era of
crime seems to have started in this city
which the police appear to be unable to
check. Highway robberies with violence
are becoming of frequent occurrence and
in many cases the authorities are not
able to arrest the offenders.
John Murray of No. $50 Greenwihc
street and John erwin, of No. 10 Battery
Police Court today On Z. charge of rob-
bing Thomas Reilly of No. 20 Rennish
street, Brooklyn, of 81 The policeman,
who made the arrest, said that hte rob-
berry was one of the boldest that has
taken place in this city for some time.
Reilly was grabbed on the street, car
ried up two flights of stairs and rob-
bed. He was choked almost to insensi-
bility and then thrown out in the street.
In court this morning the two men
denied that they had committed the
robbery. The complainant was not in
court, and the men were remanded until
tomorrow
The police are looking for the un-
known men who assaulted Joseph Egg
ler of No 646 Third avenue, early this
morning. Egler is lying in the Presby-
terian Hospital suffering from several
wounds on his head inflicted by some
sharp instrument. He was on his way
home when at Ninety-third street and
Third avenue he was struck on the head
and nearly stunned. He raised an out
cry and his assailants fed. The neigh
borhood of the assault is an extremely
lonely and deserted one.
For the past three weeks some un-
known man has been smashing the plate
glass windows along Sixth avenue. This
morning the watchman employed by
Simpson, Crawford & Simpson caught
man who had thrown a brick through
one of their windows. He gave the
name of Frank Nelson. He said he had
no home and wanted to be arrested.
Today he was held for trial.
John Kenny, the ex-convict, who broke
the windows of David 4Iach's jewelry
store at No 1874 Bowery last night and
stole a quantity of jewelry was also
committed for trial today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
MARRYING THE POLICE.
Sereeants and Detectives Arrested
For Rrfbery-Those False Exams.

For Brtbery-ThOse False EXamSs
NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 1S94.-Detective
Sergeant William Frinck, who was in
dicted by the Grand Jury last Friday,
delivered himself up to the District At
torney this morning. He is charged
with bribery The testimony against
him was secured through the evidence
brought out before the Lexow Com
mittee in connection with the illegal
practices Of DR.. Whitehead. Frinck is
accused of having accepted $500 from DR..
Whitehead in consideration of allowing
the Doctor to escape the consequences
of his acts.
Shortly before the arrest of Frinck
Sergeant O'Toole was brought in on the
same charge, preferred on the strength
of the same evidence. He is alleged
to have taken $500 from DR.. White
head.
Both prisoners were taken before Judge
Fitzgerald and held in $1,000 bail.
Ex-Police Sergeant George C. Liebers
was arraigned before Judge Ingraham in
the Court of Oyer and Terminer this
morning on charges of bribery in seven
different cases Lawyer A. T. jerks,
his counsel, presented demurrer set
ting forth that the charges against
Liebers were not crimes in the meaning
of the STATUTES. The demurrer was
overruled, and Liebers pleaded not guilty.
The ten policemen, charged with hav-
ing obtained appointment to the force
after passing the examination before the
Civil Service Board by fraud, We're called
for trial this morning at Police Head
quarters before the full Board of Com
missioners
The accused policemen were appointed
in 1885, 1890 and 1891. Their names are as
follows -Roundsman Joseph Devlin
Patrolman John Bowling, A. w. Re-
hage, Dennis Keating, Herman Ludwig,
Richard Burk. Edgar Douglass, John
Flatley, Solomon Cohen and j. R. Krush-
insky.
1t is charged that these men were
represented at the examination before the
Board of Civil Service by dummies.
After examination, the Civil Service
Board reported the matter to Mayor Gil
roy on October II, and asked for a rigor-
Gus investigation. The report was re-
ferred to the Police Commissioners, and
they in turn referred it to Superintendent
Byrnes, with instructions to confer with
Assistant District Attorney Wellman,
and make the necessary charges. There
was some difference of opinion as to who
was to call the policemen to answer.
The Civil Service Board thought that
as the men are now members of the
force they had no right to interfere
Police Commissioners But the Commits
sioners thought that as the men had
been sent to them by the Civil Ser
vice Board, and had been appointed in
the regular manner, that any fraud COM
mitted must have been before the men
were members of the force. and before
the Commissioners had any control over
their actions. Mr.. Wellman finally ad-
vised the Board of Police Commissioners
to place the men on trial
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
MoBB ARREST FOR BOB.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 1se4.-A decision
was handed down today by Judge Freed
man in the Supreme oCurt denying the
motion of counsel for Bob Fitzsim-
mons for an order vacating the order
of arrest under which he is held in $1,000
bonds in this city for having failed to
pay his wife alimony or give proper
bonds for so doing. Fitzsimmons was
arrested in this city about two weeks ago
upon an old order issued during the
pendancy of his wifes suit fer divorce
Mrs. Fitzsimmens succeeded in her suit
and Fitzsimmons was arrested upon the
ground that he was about to leave the
jurisdiction Of the courts --.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
BRIDE OF DEATH.
Special to the Jersey city Nc,rs.

NEWARK, Nov. 20, 1Ss4.-Mrs. Charles
A Heyden, nee Miss Charlotte Howard
Wilkinson, who married C. A. Hayden of
Avon, N. :, on November l on her death
bed, died at a late hour last night at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
A. Wilkinson, No. 1862 Clinton avenue.
The story of the marriage created a
profound sensation here. Miss Wilkin-
son had been told that her malady-a
violent form of Typhoid-would result
fatally She sent for her betrothed and
was united in marriage while in bed by
the Rev. C. F. Baldwin of st. Luke's
Church. A coincidence of the event Is
that the pair had expected to sail for
E,DroDe TODAY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
BISMARCK'S HARD TRIALS


LONDON, Nov. 20, 1ss4.-The 'Pan
Mali Gazette" publishes a report Of an
interview with Count Herbert Bismarck,
in which he says
"My father has no organic disease, but
his frame has been weakened, especially
by the hardest of his trials which he has
experienced within the last four years,
and he cannot continue very much
longer.
Prince Hohenlohe is a perfect gentle
man, but there are factors near and
about him which prevent cordial inti-
macy with him"
The Gazette" learns from the highest
of authorities that SO long as DR.. Won
Boettcher and Baron Marschan Won
Bieberstein remain in the Ministry an
entente between Prince Hohenlohe and
Prince Bismarck is absolutely impos-
sibIe.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
BLOOD THIRSTY zAOUIs.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20, 1S94.-A special to
the "Globe Democrat" from Ures, Sonora,
Mexico, says that a courier from the
town of Soyopa, situated in the Yaqui
River Valley, southwest of here, has ar
rived, bringing information of depreda-
tions committed near that place by
band of Yaqui Indians. The ranch of
Pedro Hernandez was visited by band
of ten warriors and three women and
two men belonging to the Hernandez
household were killed In cold blood. The
Indians, after committing the murders.
burned the ranch buficIngs and drove
off several hundred head of cattle to-
wards the rendezvous In the mountains.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
ONE OF G. WIS. LETTERS.
The Father of His Country Recon-.
mended Candidates for Office.

The Father of His Country HecOm-
mended Candidates for Office.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1S94-In
searching for missing will in the for
mer residence of Mrs. Caroline Easton
in this city, the Register of Wills yes
terday found in an old trunk an auto
graph letter of General Washington in
excellent condition and written in that
clear hand for which he was noted. 1t
bears the date of November 49, 1871, and
concerns the selection of Richard Har-
rison as Auditor of the Treasury, be-
sides giving an insight into the politi-
cal methods of the father of his coun-
try in appointments to Office. 1t is a
matter of history that Mr.. Harrison
received the nomination thirteen days
later, and served through successive ad-
ministrations in that capacity till No
vember, 1886, dying in this city five years
later.
The letter with all its grammatical &C.
centricities was as follows:-
Dear Sir.-The office of Auditor in the
United States has not yet been filled.
Reasons unnecessary to detail at this
tin1e) have hitherto prevented.
The inclosed points out what is ex,
ment of the Office. If Mr.. Richard Har-
rison, now your son-in-laW, which con-
graduate you for, inclines to accept it,
l will bring him forward for nomination
in the Senate.
He must decide without delay, and if
on the side of acceptance, as there are
many candidates for the Office. and the
public business suffers for want of the
appointment Let me hear from you or
him by return of the post.
My best wishes, in which Mrs. Wash
ington unites, attends you and Mrs.
Craik and the rest of your family L
am always your sincere friend and af-
fectionate servant.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Doct. Craik
In the old trunk where this letter was
found, there were several other epistles
from distinguished patriots, including
one from Lafayette, dated November 5,
1921, apparently intended to persuade the
Legislature of Maryland or Virginia to
extend aid in some project to Col Rob-
ert H. Harrison. Col. Harrison (who was
an ancestor of the deceased lady whose
will was being searched for) served
General Washington as Secretary, and
afterward became Chief Justice of Mary
land, but declined the appointment of
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Central Social Club gave dance
last evening at Kessler's Hall.
Martin Krahm. a saloon-keeper of No
558 Palisade avenue. sustained painful
injuries last night by falling off a North
Hudson County trolley car at Pavonia
avenue and Provost street.
Peter Marsh. of No. 105 Washington.
street. was caught in Vile L Miller's feed
store on Hudson street last night He
was discovered by Watchman Arnett try
ing to force open the money drawer
Justice Potts committed him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-20
GOOD NEWS FOR GREENVILLB.
Traction Company 10 Use the Old
Car Stables Again.

The Consolidated Traction Company
has decided to re-establish its Bayonne
line headquarters at Greenville, much to
the joy of the storekeepers of that sec
ton. When the company transferred its
headquarters to Bergen Point last spring
the nlotormen and conductors, wishing
to live as near as possible to the stables.
moved to Bayonne, and by none was
this loss in population felt more than the
storekeepers of Greenville. The company
has decided to utilize its old stables al
Gates and Ocean avenues and today
large force of men are at work tearing
can be erected. When the work is com
pleted all the cars on the Bayonne line
will begin and end their trips at Green
WILLIE