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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
STRIKE INVESTIGATION DULL.
Witnesses Failed to Appear Prof
Bemis Testffies.

CHICAGO, Aug. II, 1S94.-There was
dearth of witnesses at the third session
of the National Labor Commission this
morning. In vain the clerk called out
half dozen names or more of persons
who had promised to be present. Not
one responded. The attendance was
larger than at any previous morning
session Telegrams have been sent to
Grand Chief Arthur. of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Grand
Cnle1 Sargent, Of the Firemen, and PreSi-
dent Gompers, of the American Feder-
alton of Labor, to appear before the
commission and TESTIFY. None of the
railway managers have yet been asked
to appear, but it is thought the commits
sion will be obliged to give them formal
notice before they come for it, II was
1890 before any. witnesses appeared. A.
NJ. Goodwin, director of the American
hallway Union. was the first to testify.
Mr.. Goodwin thought in a ..co-operative
commonwealth lay the solution of all
the troubles of labor. He meant by this
ne said, government by the people only.
He claimed that the Government, as now
conducted, was one for the corporations
only.
He. was succeeded by Prof L. w
Bemis, professor of social economy in
the University of Chicago AS a deep
student of the labor question: Prof
Bemis was listened to with the closest
attention. He did not believe in com
pulsory arbitration. He cited the Mas
sachusetts law, which provides for a
State court of three men which shall
arbitrate labor difficulties. One of these
shall be from the ranks of organized
labor, one from the. employers and the
third to be chosen by these two, or in
the event nobody can be agreed upon,
the Governor shall appoint the third
been very successful in settling labor
differences. The only times when the
board had failed We're cases where the
one side or the other had refused to ar,
bitrate In this event the hoard had the
right to make an inquiry, and publish the
result broadcast
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
CHINA'S BIG WAR LOAN.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, Aug. II, 1S94.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Central News says
that, by special imperial decree the
Japanese Government has authorized
loan of $50, 100000.
The Japanese Government has pronis-
ed Admiral Fremantle, who commands
the British Squadron in East Asiatic
waters, to give As hours notice in case
the japanese fleet lombard Wei-Hai-W Ell
or Chee-Foo.
The eight vessels that passed Chez
Foo, westward bound, on August IA, were
the Chinese fleet which was fleeing from
the Japanese cruisers. The feet went to
Lui-Kung-Tao, northwest of Chee-Foo,
where it has been left undisturbed by
the Japanese.
The finding of the court in the Off
cial investigation at Shanghai of the
sinking of the Kow Shing is that the
steamer Kow Shing was sunk on July
% by a Japanese naval vessel, and that
Captain Galsworthy and the other Off
GERS of the Kow Shing showed great
GOODNESS and judgment under the trying
conditions of the conflict. The court
added that the Kow Shing's English off
GERS used all means in their power to
avert the catastrophy, and d2erved
high praise for their efforts.
Torpedoes will be laid at the entrance
of the Toxic and Nagasaki harbors early
in next week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
UNLUOKY OYGNUs.
The Iron Steamboat Figures in
Another Collision.

The Iron Steamboat Figures in
Another Collision.
New YORK, Aug. II, 1S94.-At half-past
seven O'Clock this morning the steam lighter
Aeronaut of the Greenpoint Lighterage
Company and the iron steamboat Cygnus
coIlided off Pier No l, North River.
The Aeronaut had a hole cut in her port.
side from the water line to the guard rail
The damaged lighter was towed to Ellis
Island by the steam lighter Josephine.
After being pumped out she proceeded on
her way up the East River No person was
reported injured.
AT the time of the collision the Cygnus
was coming down from Twenty-third street
on her first trip to Coney Island.
On board were about 100 passengers, and
it was the intention of Captain Foster to
turn into Pier A to take on more.
The Aeronaut was coming up stream, and
her captain, J. McAllister, saw the Cygnus
and signalled for her to go INTO dock
AT the same moment, however. Captain
Foster signalled for the lighter to come on.
As the two signals were given at the same
time neither captain understood and both
boats were headed from the shore.
1t was then the crash occurred. The Cyg
nus struck the lighter amidships on the port
side, just above the water line.
The planking of the lighter gave way and
it was thought that she would turn over
but the tug Josephine came to her aid, and
after attaching her pumps to the disabled
lighter, towed it to Ellis Island.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
FOUR PERSONS BREAK JAIL.
what Balston Spas Jafler Saw While
at His Toilet.

TROY, N. Y, Aug. II, 1s94.-The furi-
Gus ringing of the Court House bell at
Ballston Spa, about $50 O'Clock this
morning notified the residents of the
village that prisoners had escaped from
the Saratoga County Jail While the
jaier was dressing in his room early
this morning he saw two prisoners es-
Gaping After the men got down from
the Jail walls they ran along the street
and disappeared. The alarm was given
and crowd of men and boys started in
pursuit. Four of the prisoners managed
to gain their freedom. Three of the men
were Duzer, Robillard and Grant, held
for hte Grand Jury on the charge of
burglary and larceny. The fourth pris-
oner was Swede who was confined in
the Jail for a short term.
The prisoners effected their escape by
filing off the lock of their cell door
They gained entrance to the corridor of
the jail filed into the ventilater, and
worked their way out of the Jail roof
Blankets were tied together, and then
the quartette slid down to a passage
way between the Jail and the Court
House. Jumping to the ground they ran
down the street and disappeared.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
SUGAR CAUSES MORE TROUBLE
$4,000 Certificate Brings David
n Perkins to Jail.

"A
n. Perkins 10 Jail.
Boston, Aug. II, 1S94.-When David II.
Perkins of Mansfield, in this State, was ar
rested at Dover, n. H.. charged with at
tempting to sell 10000 sugar certificate
for s., 500. the accused said he received the
certificate from his wife's sister, Mrs. Charles
Watt of Boston.
Mrs. Watt said she found the certificate
in her husbands desk, and asked Mr.. Perkins
to ascertain its value, which he said he would
do.
Perkins denied that he attempted to sell
the bond and there being no evidence
against him he was released from custody in
Dover yesterday
Charles Wait6, who arrived in Boston
from New York last night, tells the follow
ing story to account for his possession of the
certificate
Il was in New York in the fall of 1889,
and was boarding i'll a fiat at West One Hun
dred and Fourteenth street. | think the
number was l27. In the fiat were living
man and his wife who were connected with
Ida Siddons's company of living statues
Although evidently of Hebrew extraction
the man is known by the name of Eddie
Boston, although his uncle's name was Stras-
burger, who was big diamond merchant IN
Maiden Lane.
Zone day Boston gave me a package adj
dressed, EDWARD DOSUOu, OSucIdl OelifCAys
New York Post Office and said that she
wanted me to mail it, and if he did not call
for it in five days | was to go down to the
Post Office and get the package.
"That night went home and as l was
going up 1l4th street, after getting out of
the elevated, | saw Boston and his wife and
another woman of the house going up the
street ahead of me. was some distance be-
hind them, but | saw, when he was going up
the steps, two men jump out and put the
s'twisters" on him. They arrested him and
the women and took them down to jefferson
Market police station and l went down
there twice to see what l could do for them.
A detective there told me l had better get
out as they were trying to throw every
thing off on me.
.sBoston was charged with going into one
of the dressing rooms in Harry Miners
theatre and stealing diamonds rings and
brooches, amounting to $3.50 or more and he
was convicted and sentenced for two years,
| think.
when the five days were up | went to
the Postoffice and got the package and
opened it, and there were the four sugar GER
tificates of $4,000 apiece. | was alarmed
over the matter. and a short time after left
the city and came to Boston.
81 kept the certificates for awhile, and
then, being alarmed and suspecting that they
were stolen, was afraid to keep them, and
equally afraid to seek to restore them. re
member there was something in New ork
paper at the time about man being robbed
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and it was
headed, think, $4,000 Takes Wings" So,
in order to prevent any further trouble,
determined to destroy them. | had pre-
viously given one to broker named Slse,
but was so afraid that it might get me
into trouble that l squared him up and got
it back from him. | took it home and left
it in my desk"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
OUT FOR PURITY.
Wanser Club fakes UP the Water
Ead-Nin1NNalI,k Committees.

Now that it has become the fad among
Republican clubs to discuss water, the
Wanser Club has aroused itself and is
in the fight. The announcement that the
club would discuss water (duly qualified
from down stairs) attracted large num-
Der of members to the meeting which
the Junction. Mr.. John Dingwall, the
new President, was greeted with ap-
plause as he took his seat on the plat
form Ex-President Frank j. Higgins
opened the water discussion and said
This vile Passaic water we all know is
unfit to drink, and if our city authori-
ties are wise they will provide new sup
ply as rapidly as possible. believe that
the citizens should combine and force
the authorities to act. We as a club,
should place ourselves on record and
give the pure water movement onr en-
~ 41'--N RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. F. Zachua also addressed the meet
ing The following resolutions were then
presented, and were adopted by unan-
imouS vote.
Whereas, It is apparent to- the fnhab--
itants of Jersey City; that the present
water supply is totally unfit for drink
ing purposes and not available for wash
ing and bathing; therefore be It
Resolved, That the Wanser Club re-
taken by the proper authprities to Sc
cure a clean healthy and plentiful sup
ply of water, as we believe the present
supply to be dangerous and menance
more be it
Resolved, That a committee of five be
appointed to urge prompt action, and to
cooperate with the taxpayers holding
the mass meeting at Bergen Square
in any movement that will tend to cor
rect this deplorable state of affairs.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
President Dingwall appointed the fol-
lowing standing committees:-Finance
e. B. Jackson E. L. Shrope, Charles
Seibentrith, c. f. Zachua, John H. We're
Membership, Philip Kaiser, George Blaich
and E. T. Rogers. Entertainment, Philip
Kaiser, George Clemens, and Frank j.
Higgins Political Reform, Frank J; Hig-
gins, John Kaiser Jr., 4. L Wilson. WI n.
Francis Piercy, E. 7. Mitchell, water
Tully, John J. Vile Edward W. Wooley
and John H Hopken. House Committee
c. Kaiser George Britten, w. II; Decker
John Hogan, Edward Mccoy, John Miles,
Gustave Ebert, e. L, Shrope and John
kaiser, Jr. Committees were appointed
to arrange for stag and an outing, as
follows:-Stag, r. ]. Higgins, R. Jack
son, j. j. Vile, w. II. Decker and George
Clements outing, f. l.. Shrope, G. D.
Coughlin, Charles Lyman, William Miller
and w. H Decker. The baseball team
reported that it had arranged to play
a game with the Y. M. G. A. team tomor-
row afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
EMMA GOLDMAN FREE.
The High ErEestess of Anarchy Will
Speak ON Sunday Night.

NEW YORK, Aug. II, 1S94.-Emma
Goldman was released from the peni-
tentiary at BlackwelPs Island at SIX
O'Clock this morning. She tok the first
boat from the Island to the foot of East
Fifty-second street. where a friend who
refused to give his name, but who was
said to be Edward Brady, the anarchist
editor met her at the dock. Emma look
ed the very picture of health. Her
cheeks were rosy, and she looked stout.
She was neatly but plainly attired in
new clothing. Miss Goldman and her
escort walked across Fifty-second street
to First avenue. and boarded a horse
car bound north.
It is understood that it is part of the
plan of the anarchistic propagandists in
this city to keep Emma Goldmann's
whereabouts concealed until Sunday
evening next. when she is to appear at
a demonstration in her honor at the
Thalia Theater No As Bowery, and is
expected to tell her story in her own
way.
1t will be a grand concert, mass
meeting and reception according to the
announcements; The speakers IA are to be
Cleyre, the Philadelphia autonomist; Miss
Marie Roda, the Italian Anarchist; Miss
Sarah Edelstadt, who represents Russian
Anarchy; and Messrs- Palm, Esteve.
and Premier. 1t is also said that John
Most, once. her dearest friend, but with
whom she has since been at loggerheads,
may also speak.
Emma Goidman's behavior while in the
Penitentiary was extremely quiet and
good. She was one of the very best
prisoners they have ever had there, earn
ing a Communication of sixty days, and SO
far as could be learned from those who
whatever to proselytize. She certainly
made no converts and, on the contrary,
kept aloof from her fellow prisoners
seeming to prefer her own thoughts to
the company and conversation that were
permitted to her. Her trade is that of a
dressmaker and when she lived with her
a, t1ass, and husband
on Avenue B, she attained considerable
proficiency in this line
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
PLOT TO KILL DUPUY
The French Premier the
Marked Victim of
Anarchists.
PLANS LAID IN BARCELONA
Detectives on the Alert-Wholesa
Discoveries of Conspiracy
in Berlin.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

PARIS, Aug. II, 1S94.-"Le Journal"
says that the police have frustrated an
Anarchist plot to assassinate Premier
Dupuy. The Premier is in Vernet-les-
Bafns, not far from the Spanish border.
He is accompanied by three Paris de-
tectives, as rumors of plot against his
life have been numerous recently. These
detectives are supposed to have discov-
several militant Anarchists in the neigh
borhood of Vernet. The Anarchists, says
the Journal had been warned of their
danger the night before the police ex-
pected to arrest them and fled to Spain.
Further details of the plot confirm in
most respects the information published
by lie Journal"
HATCHED IN BARCELONA.
The main plot was hached in Barcelona
by Spanish and fugitive French Anar-
chists. Three men were designated by
lot to execute it. They were to cross
the border about the middle of August,
and were to assassinate the Premier
during his absence from Paris. The
bomb which was to be used was made in
Spain, although it is not known that
the Barcelona Anarchists did the work
The police in Barcelona deny that there
is any Anarchist laboratory in that city,
and say that the bomb must have been
procured elsewhere. The plot was dis
covered after the three Anarchist agents
had started for France.
WARNED BY SPAIN.
The Spanish Consul in Cette was in
structed to inform the French police of
the Premier's danger. The warning was
accompanied with a description of the
three men two of whom were already
known to the French police. How the
Anarchists learned of their peril is not
known.
was laid last month by French Anar-
chists and was to have been executed by
Frenchman. 1t is supposed to have
originated in Cette, Lyons or Paris The
plotters were not cooperating with the
Barcelona Anarchists, although the un-
derstanding of both groups was that the
failure of the one conspiracy might be
made good Immediately afterward. The
French plot also was to be executed this
month and with a dynamite bomb. The
name and birthplace of the Anarchist
chosen to commit the murder are known
to the police
CLOSELY GUARDED.
The Premier is closely guarded. For
several days he has been indisposed, ow-
ing to a severe attack of Indigestion, and
has left the house but two or three
times, and then only for short drives.
The Spanish police have been informed
of the return of the three Barcelona
agents to Spain, and are making every
effort to capture them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
POLYGLOT BABY WAIF.

Helen Grammar, five-year-old girl, has
been abandoned by her father, and her only
known relative, an uncle named George
Grammar, who lives in Hoboken, has re-
fused to give her shelter. The little one was
picked up this morning early by the Hobo
ken police and delivered to the care OF
Matron Geman at police headquarters.
Helen speaks Spanish and German. She
told the matron that she came from Central
America three months ago with her father
He ran away leaving her with strangers ON
Grand street She was found astray on the
street by the police and was sent by Acting
Poormaster Curry, three weeks ago, to the
Almshouse.
Her uncle heard of the girls circumstances
and sent to Snake Hill for her. A week
after she was found in the street again She
said her uncle would not keep her. She was
sent to the Almshouse and was discharged
from that institution because she had not
had long enough resided in Hoboken to
entitle her to board there.
This morning Poormaster Miller was
notified of the case Detective Quinn was
sent to Graumann's house to summon the
man to appear before the Poornlaster and
answer the charge Of abandonment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
WAS AN OPIUM PIEND.
Cause of the Death OF Carrie Potter,
a Pretty Chorus Girl.


Pretty Chorus Girl.
BOSTON. Mass, Aug. II, 1S94-Charles
A. Morton, whose name was mentioned in
connection with the story of the mysteri-
Gus death of Carrie Potter at Lowell
yesterday, was seen at his home in Rox-
bury last evening. He said-'Miss Pot
ter was victim of the opium habit,
and used the drug in large doses. Never
in my life have | seen anybody more adj
dicted to the habit than she She wanted
1t all the time, and would pawn her cloth
ing, and jewelry in order to obtain money
to buy it.
.'She frequently talked of suicide.
twice she has attempted to take her
own life. The first attempt was in New
York City, in October, 1892 when she
TOOK an overdose of morphine in lodg-
ing house on Fourth avenue. The other
1888 in lodging house on Harvard
street. She tried it this time with chloro-
form. She was nearly all the while dis
consolate and unhappy.
have known Carrie about three
years: | first met her in a professional
way In New York city. She was a cho-
rus girl and al times played small parts
In dramatie companies She travelled
with the Babes in the Woods Blue
beard 'Evangeline, and 'Rice's 1882 ;
She was highly. accomplished, had a
fine contralto voice, and was an expert
pianist. Her father is Rev. NJ A. Pot
ter, an Adventist minister. Her mother
is dead. She had been placed in hos
pitals several times by her father to
effect cure of the morphine habit but
without avail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
TROLLEY MEN AT WAR.
Pitched Battle Between Motormen
1nH

and PAYERS.
On the afternoon of July IA fight oc-
CURED on Newark avenue, near Palisade,
between number of street PAYERS on
one side and motormen men and conduct
ors on the other, which only ended by
an extra force of police arriving from the
Third precinct. The affair at the time
was fully reported in THE Jersey City
News The fight was caused by Motor
man Frank Gallagher hitting Paver
James Burns with his car without injur
ing him at ALL Burns, however, became
angry and jumping upon the car thrashed
Gallagher. The conductor interfered in
behalf of Gallagher, and the other paw
iors in behalf of Burns, and when other
cars came along the motormen and con-
ductors joined in the fight
Gallagher was badly bruised and car
ried pair of black eyes for over week.
He swore out a warrant for Burns ar
rest, and yesterday the papers were
served.
In court this morning the two foremen
of the PAYERS swore that Burns was not
working at the time, while Gallagher and
his friends were positive that Burns was
the right man. Judge Douglasas post
poned the case until August % to give
the men a chance to prove their state
mentS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-17
GROVER AT BUZZARD'S BAY

BUzzARDs BAY, Aug. II, iS9i.-After
a delightful SAIL the U. S. Light House
tender, John D. Rogers, of New York,
with President Cleveland on board, came
to anchor off Gray Gables at nine fif-
teen o'clock this forenoon, A few min
utes later boat was lowered and the
President, DIR. O'Reilly and Captain
Evarts of the Rodgers were rowed to
the Gray Gables landing by four stall
wart marines. The President was met
at the wharf by Mrs. Cleveland and
Miss Ruth Cleveland, and went immed-
lately to the house, accompanied by Dr.
O'Reilly and Captain Evans.
Mr.. Cleveland walked slowly and un-
assisted An hour later, a representa-
tive of the United Press called at Gray
Gables to ascertain the physical con-
dition of the President.
Mr.. Cleveland was unable to be seen,
but after a moments wait, Mrs, Cleve-
land came out ON the veranda. To
President is suffering from an attack
of malaria aggravated to considerable
extent by overwork and by close atten-
ton to his duties at Washington, just
as was stated yesterday by Private Sec
retary Thurber in the despatch from
Washington. Since leaving Washington
the President has greatly improved and
it is evident that the trip has already
done him much good physically The
President has laid down for short
rest
AS to the Presidents return to Wash
ington, Mrs. Cleveland was. unable to
say, because she has had very little
time to converse with him since he ar
rived, but she is under the impression
that he will remain but a day or two at
Buzzard's Bay.