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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
THE LATEST OOXEY SCARE.

Boston. June %. 1S94-A Journal special
from Buzzards Bay says: The announcement
that Henry b. Foulke, President of the
,Mahatmas, is to bring Coxey's Army to
Buzzards Bay and Onset bay shores, is re-
ceived here by many of the summer resi-
dents with apprehension. Mr. Joseph JEFF
ferson was first informed of Foulkes state
ments that the woodlands across Butter
milk Bay from "The Crows Nest had been
secured by the Philadelphia agitator. The
veteran appeared not particularly pleased
with the idea of having such neighbors in
the immediate vicinity of his summer home,
but begged for an opportunity to reflect
upon the matter before giving decisive
opinion. At Gray Gables, the household of
President Cleveland are somewhat reticent
concerning the prospect that crowd Of tle
Coxeyites may be induced to come strt 3
Cling on after the President to Buzzards
Bay.
1.-THE island we are to have for monas-
tery,n Foulke says, sis to be onset itself
We shall have no bars or stone walls. The
men will have to work to live here. They'll
have to work or go hungry here. They will
fish, saw wood and walt for the general
break-up panic, which ale coming very soon
now, and then things will be compelled to
run smooth an readjusted plan by which
the rich men will not be in power but the
honest working man seeking for his rights. I"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
HOLMES AND HAWTHORNE.
The Last Meeting Between the Auto
crat and the Novelist Described.

The Last Meeting Between the Auto
cFat and the Novelist Described.
DR. Holmes told us, in particular, good
deal about two of his famous friends of long
ago. One of these was w. H. Prescott the
greatest historian ever born out of Europe,
who had lived at the other end of the same
Beacon street, and who died in that year so
fatal to historians, 1859, when Macaulay
and Hallam and Washington Irving and the
French Michelet also passed away. the
story of Prescott was one of those to arouse
the blood of brave men like a trumpet
call. For in lll-health. almost blind,
often only able to read only one hour day,
and that in sections of five minutes each, he
never faltered, but toiled right on until he
had produced several grand books in adj
dition to his magical accounts of the way in
which the Spaniards conquered Mexico and
Peru.
But the greatest friend of Prescott and of
Holmes was that lion among men Nathaniel
Hawthorne DR.. Holmes gave u.s. in minute
detail, the account of his famous last iter
view with Hawthorne, two or three days
before his death in 1864. He happened to
meet him in one of the passages at the head
of fremont street the day before he set out
with his lifelong friend, Franklin Pierce,
the ex-PreSident of the United States, upon
that Journey which was his last. He was
distant, magnificent, Olympian, but to
Holmes practical eye evidently i'll and suffer
ing. Dr. Holmes fastened himself upon
Hawthorne, and accompanied him on his
errands about the city, watchful for an OPP
portunity to help him.
He would not be shaken off, but lowered
about him, according to his own compari-
son, like a fly about human head, now on
this side of the giant and now on that. ''l1
was always an adventure" said DR.. Holmes,
with one of those smiles for which he is so
famous. whether one could succeed IN en-
ticing Hawthorne into anything like COM
municative intercourse. He went his sol-
tary way through life like whale through
the crowds of lesser fishes in the sea; you
might stand in your boat and hurl your har
poon at him as he passed-it was hit OF miss; /;
If you succeeded in bringing him to, he was
genial enough company for awhile, in his
distracted, Olympian way; if You missed,
you would hardly have another chance for
d ye&r."
On this occasion Hawthorne seemed greatly
pestered at first, but could not long resist
the doctors vivacious attacks. When they
found themselves before Metcalf's drug shop
on Copley Square, DR. Holmes said:-"You
are not well; come in here and let me give
YOU prescription" and the giant good
naturedly obeyed. Holmes gave him quinine,
aud what else he could not remember. Haw
thorne promised to take it, 'and doubtless, :"
said the doctor, ''chucked it out of the
window as soon as he got home" They
parted outside of Metcalf's, and three DAYS
later the greatest American auhtor was no
more CleretoTd Leader
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
REMARKABLE REMAINS.
Bones of Animals of the CarbOnifer.
ous Are Found i'm the Tree Trunks.

Bones of Animals of the CarbOnifer-
Gus Age Found in the Tree Trunks.
Professor j. W. Dawson of Montreal has
described in detail some new discoveries
in the famous upright trunks of tree ferns
in the coal measure sandstone in Nova
Scotia.
forest or grove of these large,ribbed
trees was either submerged by subsidence,
or, growing on low ground was invaded
by the muddy water of au inundation, or
successive foundations, SO that the trunks
were buried to the depth of several feet.
The projecting tops having been removed
by decay the buried stumps became hol-
low, the hard outer bark remaining intact
Thus they became hollow cylinders in a
vertical position and open at the top
The surface having then become dry land
covered with vegetation, was haunted by
small quadrupeds and other land animals.
which from time to time fell into the open
holes in some cases nine feet deep, and
could not extricate themselves. In their
death and decomposition of their soft parts,
their bones and other hard portions remained
in the bottom of the tree, 1ntermlxed with
any vegetable debris or soil washed In by
rain, which formed thin layers, separating
successive animal deposits from each other.
Finally, the area was again submerged or
overfowed by water bearing sand and mud.
The hollow trees were filled to the top and
their animal contents thus sealed up. At
length the material filling the trees was, by
pressure and the access Of ceInenting matter,
hardened into stone, not lnfrequently harder
than the containing beds. Thirty such trees
have been found, extracted and their con-
tents studied. About fifteen of these have
produced animal remains Of the carbonifer-
GUS age.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
BFED.

KENNEY.-In this city. June %. 1884, Margares
A, w o ~ NJ % w II Eol,and a5ad 81 vesrs ''iN
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited TO
attend The funeral services saturday June as at
II A. III. at her late residence sos Fifth street.
lnterment at sloatshufgh y Y
AIcA ALIY-Thurstag. June q. 1924 Arthur,
youngest son oi john sileA Laura McAnally. aged
two years and two months.
Relative and friends of the family respectfully
invited to attend the funeral Saturday June 2s.
al two P. NJ, at No. 81 woodward street.
GARvEY.-on June 20, 1894, Margaret Garvey wife
of the late Patrick Garvey.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
residence No Ivy place. on Saturday, June ~ az
nine A. NJ; thence TO ST. Patricks Church, corner OF
Bramhall and Ocean avenues where solemn high
mass of requiem will be offered for the happy re-
pose of her SOUL.
QUIRK-on Wednesday, June 90 1854 John beloved
husband o. Bridget Quirk.
fully invited attend the funeral from his late resi-
dence, No. 500 Henderson street. on Saturday. June
where a solemn high mass will be offered for the
happy repose of his soul.
BRANEY.-On Friday. June %, 1894 Sarah Braney.
widow OF the late John Braney.
Relatives and friends OF the family are respe t.
fully invited to attend the funeral from her late
residence, No 36 Morris street, on Sunday, june u.
at two p. M.
MoNAHAN--on Thursday June o. 1894 Margaret
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral from her late
atSP- NJ
BILls-suddenly in this city, on June d. 1884, Mar.
garet H., widow OF Wm. G. Bills.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to
attend the funeral services Saturday, June q.
al o'clock P NJ at her late residence No. 81 Erie
interment at Elizabeth, Nj, on sunday.
TUITE-In this city, Thursday, june 81, 1897
julia widow of Thomas Tuite, IN the sixty-sixtn
Funeral services on Monday, June 25 At ten A. l..
at st. Peters Church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
LUNCHEON TIPS.

A luncheon should never consist of more
than four courses, since elaboration at this
professedIy informal meal savors of ostenta-
ton A handsome mahogany or oak table
is prettier left uncovered for luncheon ex-
cept by the daintily embroidered centre
piece and the littlA embroidered doilies un-
der each plate A bowl of flowers can be
arranged in the centre of the table, or one of
the low, round silver ferneries can be placed
there, and these ferneries are now initiated
almost as cleverly as the diamonds which
caused SO much misery in De Maupassants
clever story. Briefly outlined, the story is
of an ambitious woman who longed for
greater social prominence and more luxuries
than her husband could afford to give her.
Finally to obtain handsome gown to wear
to great ball she teazed her husband al
most to the verge OF distraction and finally
carried her point, then her desire for hand
some Jewels to wear with the gown led her
to borrow a friends diamond necklace
She lost it coming home in cab,
and then the agony began. FL
nally the necklace was traced to
a pawnbroker's shop and recovered, but
only for its wretched borrower to discover
that the almost priceless stones had been re-
placed with paste The woman, in spite of
her felly, was honorable. and for years she
and her husband toiled and saved and denied
themselves even necessities till the sum
needed to replace the diamonds was accumu-
lated, when they took it to the friend and
confessed the truth, and then came the eli
max, and the diamonds had never been any
thing but clever limitations. Imitation fern
cries are considered as unpermissable as
paste diamonds; at any rate, only those who
can afford the genuine thing can afford to
hold the mirror up to Nature in that way.
It is always mistake to darken and arti
ficially light the dining room for lunch
con if the sun shines in the windows, I'M
outlook is decidedly unpleasant, when wax
candles with fancy shades or slender silver
stemmed lamps shaded with the prevailing
tint of the table are the correct thing.
Small napkins are laid at each plate,
the pretty fringed doilies are no longer en-
regte.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
NO SUPREME COURT
The Judiciary Commission
Defeats ]. D. Bedle's
Motion to Retain Ii.
VERY Lively DEBATE.
Proposal to Give Chancery Law
Jurisdiction and Equity Power
to Judges.
sneofa1 to The Jerseu cttn Nsrrs.

TRENTON, June %, 1S94,-The question Of
the abolition Of the Supreme Court caused
considerable discussion at this mornings
session Of the commission to revise the
Judiciary system.
Ex-Judge Carrow of Camden began the
debate with plea for the Supreme Court
as it exists at the present time. The reason
other States had abandoned the nisi prttts
practice was, he declared, that their territory
was too extensive for it.
OPPOSED TO CHANGE.
Ex-Governor Bedle wanted the present
system retained. He suggested that the
Supreme Court should have the power to
try questions of equity which arise during
the trial of a law case and that the Court OF
Chancery should have the same power to try
any law points which might come up in any
case began in that court in order that
there might not be any more of what tina
Ex-Governor called 'shufiing of jurisdic.
ton"
Mr.. Bedle thought that the commission
could accomplish more by going slow and
interfering as little as possible with the ex-
isting state of affairs
Mr.. Gray did not think that Governor
Bedle's scheme would do any good and would
only fix more firmly i'll the fundamental law
the abuse which the committee was made to
reform.
Mr.. MDERMoTT SARCASTIC.
Mr.. McDermott spoke sarcastically of the
manner in which the Supreme Court splits
itself up now into ''twigs" instead of branches,
and told how the itigants mad to hustle ell
over the State House to find the room in
which the ''twig" was sitting
Governor Bedle's idea Of allowing Court
to determine case when once begun in that
court was endorsed by Commissioner Nor
row, even though the Judge had to turn his
chair one way one minute to hear law
issue and turn it the other way the next to
hear an equity question.
Judge Fort, who proposed the PROPOSE
ton abolishing the Supreme Court, closed
the debate
VOTED DOWN.
A vote was taken on Governor Bedle's
amendment that there should be Supreme
and Circuit Court as they at present ex ist.
1t was lost by vote of 10 to 5.
Those who voted for the amendment vera
Messrs. Bedle, Carron, FreEnghuysen Kean
and Ludlow. Against, Messrs. Enley, Fort,
Grey, Lanning, McDermott, Mitchell, Nor
row, Randolph and Stokes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
QUEER SORT OF ESCORT.

RALEIGH, n c., June %, 1894 George
Mills, white man and his niece, Miss VIM
berly, left the girls home at Apex last even
ing, intending to so to a ueighbor's, a mile
distant, for some flowers
Mills returned at midnight and said they
were attacked by two men who assaulted the
girl and ordered him to leave which he did.
Search was begun at once but without sue
cess until about daylight this morning.
She was found in an unoccupied house,
her head badly cut and skull fractured in
several places. She was still alive at last
accounts but unconscious.
Suspicion has been directed towards Mills
from the fact that he did not inform the
girls parents of what had happened until
several hours had elapsed. The last report
from Apex says blood spots have been found
on Mills shirt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
A BERLIN INFAMY.
TFne Enlperor's Chamberlain Accused
of Writing vile Letters.
tsa, Cl,I.1n e, fho Ir,,ifeI Ireaa


BERLIN, June %, 1894 For some past
some of the exalted personages in Berlin
have been receiving anonymous letters CON
tanning most infamous accusations and con-
veying dire threats. The Emperor interested
himself in detecting the author of these
scandalous letters. and as a result of his in
yestigation has personally caused the arrest
of his own Chamberlain, Won Kotze, whom
he charges with the oifense.
General Won Hahnke, Chief of the En-
peror's military staff, made the arrest, driv-
ing to the Chalnberlain's residence in Drake
street in State carriage for that purpose
The prisoner was put into the carriage and
driven to the military prison in Linden
strasse. The arrest has created an enor-
nous sensation. Won Kotze is one Of the
masters of ceremonies at State functions
Many of the leaders of Berlin society have
for the past four years been prosecuted with
anonymous letters making all sorts of shame
full accusations against their characters. All
attempts to trace the origin of these letters
have hitherto been fruiUless. The exact
time of the arrest is not yet known. but
there is reason to suspect that Won Kotze
returned to Berlin from Schreibershan on
Saturday to be present at the ceremony of
laying the corner stone of the new Cathedral
at Lustgarten on Sunday and was imme-
diately taken into custody. The friends of
disgraced man maintain that he is insane.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
FREEH0LDERS BUSINESS.
County Collector Dugan's Bonds
Sewering the Boulevard.

County Collector Dugan's Bonds
Seweriug the Boulevard.
Freeholders Kelly and Hanna were th,
absentees when Director Bruggeman called
the Board of Freeholders to order, yesterday
afternoon. The Edgemoor Bridge Works
and several other firms notified the board
that their claims against the Delaware Con-
struction Company had been paid in full by
that company. The Delaware Construction
Company had the contract to build the
West Newark avenue bridge, but failed be-
fore the work was completed. They gave
the board power of attorney to pay their
credtoris
A requisition for supplies, including ice
cream, for the inmates of the Asylum and
4Almshonse on July 4 was referred to the
Committee on Storehouse and Incidentals.
County Collector Dugan filed his bond
S15GOOO; Dennis Mclaughlin, Sl50,000;
James Coyle, $4,000; P. H. Hanley, $4,000;
D. P. Harding, $4,000: Henry Byrne, $780,,
600: Philip Tumilty, $40, 900; P. J. Condor,
S20,000 Anthony Dwyer, $4,000; Abraham
Post, $4,000. Total, S460000.
Counsellor DlcGrath officially notified the
board of the decision of the Supreme Court.
confirming the award of the lower court in
the Ringle case. As stated in The NEWS
yesterday, the board adopted the plans for
the Boulevard sewer in Union Hill, and
awarded the contract for building the bridge
over the Pennsylvania Railroad on the line
of the Boulevard known as Bridge E, to
John Hopkins Mr.. Hopkins will receive
S46,00 for the work.
Freeholder Ellis presented q resolution au-
thorizing the issue of county bonds in the
sum of $50, 900 in accordance with the act
passed by the Legislature for the completion
of the new Lunatic Asylum at Snake Hill.
The bonds are to be for 1000 each. will
draw AZ per cent interest, and are to be
sold as the money is required
It was decided that all employees at the
county Institutions, mechanics excepted, be
given ten days vacation, to be arranged by
the warden. Clerk Boyd was instructed to
draw warrant for 81, 1874, with interest. the
amount awarded Mary Wertherly ct al, for
property taken for the Boulevard. There is
some litigation among the heirs of the prop
erty, and the money viii be paid into court,
thus relieving the Freeholders The board
will meet again next Thursday afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
SUPERSTITION IN CALCUTTA.

The grossest superstition exists even in
Calcutta Recently and Indian gentleman,
residing in Jaun Bazar street, had live
goat flung down from his two-storied house,
in accordance with the directions of So
called magician, who was called in to cast
out devil with which son was supposed
to be possessed. The poor brute was first
fed With few bamboo leaves over which
the wizard mumbled Some mantras, and it
was then pushed over the terrace. The ami
NAL was killed and its flesh was distributed
to the poor-P Philadelphia Press
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
FORGER sT0DDARDs CHEEK.
He Writes TO RAr. Winfield Asking
Aid TO Get Out of Prison.


Edwin Stoddard, who was sent to State
Prison little over a year ago for forgery,
is again at his old tricks of letter writing.
Stoddard, it will be remembered, while con-
fined in the County JAIL wrote letters to
prominent people all over the country ask
ing for pecuniary assistance and enlisting
their sympathies in his behalf. He repre-
sented himself as related TO well known
persons and proved bimself to be clever
scamp.
His latest victim is no less parsonage
than Prosecutor Winfield. He is tired of
being in State Prison and wished the Prose-
cutor to help him get out This is the letter
received yesterday by Mr. Winfield
NE% JERSEY STATE g Parse Prison, N,
TRENTON, N. j., June l9, '94.
SIR-After undergoing nearly three years Of i'm
prisonment, am moved to appeal to you for sucn
and hold subject to the authorities in Tennessee
where am as you know, indicted for forgery. and
able my suferings; to tighten Ifes burdens to les.
sen the aggregate OF imprisonment that now threat
at and upon the terrible experience there
awaiting me, that may have few years Of free.
so fortunate to live through long Imprisonment
in barbarous Southern Institution
Aly position is indeed an appalling one and fend-
ers me unspeakably miserable. know have been
great transgressor, but somehow l feel that do
not deserve so great a burden. | deserved some
punishment. This l have had. / plead for
mercy. should like to receive signal act OF KIND
ness at the hand OF some noble humane person.
know that my soul would spring up responsive to
the toucn. earnestly desire TO lead moral life.
to make the noblest use of myself possible. know
that II were given another chance to show that
could be clean handed, Straightforward man, that
would succeed and crafty my benefactor.
Chief of Police Murphy says have been "suflf-
clently punished" why should be held longer in
this STATE? For humanity sake compassionate my
sad plight and try to induce Governor Werts to sur
render me to Tennessee at an early day. have ap-
pealed to him also to Judge Lippincott need your
help. pray you deny me not.
You may believe that will be manly man if
ever again free. Yes, g manly man wherever am.
Should you visit Trenton soon kindly call on
me.
Give some show for my life, my future well
being.
Awaiting your favorable action in my behalf, 1
am, dear sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
EDWIN SToDDARD.
To Hon. Charles FL. Winfield
When l asked Mr.. Winfield what he would
do he replied that the cheek displayed by
Stoddard was astonishing. He was one of
the cleverest rascals that he had ever prose-
cuted and he would certainly do nothing TO
mitigate his sentence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
ROBERT A. wHITEHAND.
AN EXPERT IN PALMIsTRY.

s'Do you know anything about palrnistry
Herbert!' she asked.
.sOh, not much, he answered, with the
air of modesty which is not intended to be
implicitly believed in Mot a great deal.
Although / had an experience last night
which might be considered remarkable ex-
ample of the art you allude to.n
ou don't mean it?D
.sYes happened to glance at the hand
of friend of mine. and [ Immediately pre-
dicted that he would presently become the
possessor of considerable sum of money.
Before he left the room he had $40 or S5C
handed to him. "
ssAnd you told it just from his handg
s'Yes, it had four aces in it. Washington
Star.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
AN HISTORICAL REVOLVER.

A six-chambered revolver has just been
found in railway cutting near the battle
field of Culloden. The revolver, which is
apparently OF French make, is of the pin-6re
pattern. with one barrel. The stock is of
ivory, and the barrel and chamber are orna-
mented with some fine scroll work. 1t is
believed to have been the property of some
of the French officers who accompanied
Prince Charlie on his ill-fated expedition
EliLddeLphia Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
TIN 100000 OF AN INoH THICK.

Experiments have been made during the
past few days at the Ellwood tin plate mill,
the result of which will surprise the mechan-
ical and industrial world Superintendent
Richards has been prosecuting this series OF
experiments with the assistance of several
skilled worlunen, and they have succeeded
the thickness of the 200, 000th of an inch.
When it is considered that the difficulty of
rolling gold plate to the 150,000th part Of an
inch makes the process SO very expensive
the feat of rolling tin plate to the 50,00oth of
an inch thinner is manifestly a remarkable
achlevement.-Pit Pittsbu@g Dispatch.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
ERAsTUs WIMAN BLUE.

New YORK, June %, 1s94-For the first
time since his incarceration in the
Tombs, Mr. Erastus Wiman lost his
cheerfulness this morning. Warden Fallon
was unable to account for it, Mr. Wiman
rean the interview published this morning
with R. G. Dun in Montreal, Yesterday, and
pushed back his hair from his forehead and
said II don't care to comment on that
Up to noon no member of his family had
visited him. He had several friends visit
him, and they spent some time with him.
Among them was the Rev. Mr.. Birmingham
of London Eng
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
HOOKS AND EYES.

Sleep upon it, and you will take counsel.
What is not needed is dear at farthing.
Let your trouble tarry till its own day
comes.
The way to avoid great faults is to beware
of less.
Our worst misfortunes are those that never
befall us.
Notifications are often more painful than
real calaini ties.
The man who is lonesome and wants to
talk nearly always meets the man who is
tired and doesn't want to talk. House
keeping.