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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
NOW FOR JUSTICE
Justice Lippincott Checks
the Ward Line Gerry.
mander Scheme.
WRIT OF CERTIORARI GRANTED
Argument Will Not Take Place
Until Noyember-Fall Elec-
tions on Old Lines.

Supreme Court Justice Lippincott de-
cided this morning to grant the appli-
cation of John Griffin for writ of cer-
tiorari reviewing the appointment of the
Ward Line Commissioners, Messrs. H
II. Holmes, Otto Grouse, j. H. Westalls
Charles w. Laws, and J. F. Fielder.
On August 1, ex-senator w. D. Ed
wards argued the matter and Judge
Lippincott said that while the writ
ought to be granted, he would withdraw
his decision until after the commissioners
had filed their report. The report hav-
ing been filed, his Honor decided to al
low the issue of the writ. Among the
principal reasons urged against it by
Nr. Edwards. was that the act appoint-
ing the commissioners -Chapter 25s of the
Laws of 1894) is unconstitutional be-
cause it applied to cities of the first
class and population was not proper
classification for this class of legisla-
tion.
Again the title of the act provides es-
tablishment of ward lines, where no
ward line exist; while the act itself
only provides changes in existing ward
lines.
Thirdly. the act. argued Mr.. Edwards.
applies only to Jersey City which has
no wards; but Aldermanic districts. while
Newark has wards. Other reasons were
advanced, ell of which convinced Judge
Lippincott that review by the Supreme
Court was just and necessary.
A CHECK FOR THE SCHEME.
The writ won't be argued before the
Court until the November term, and in
the meantime the lines will remain as
they were before the gerrymandering
scheme was projected. This action on the
part of certain Democrats who instituted
the application for writ will interfere
seriously with the plans of the Repub-
lican leaders who fondly imagined that
the fall elections would be conducted
on the new lines which, of course, gave
them all the advantage.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
PYTHIAN CONSTITUTION.
The Woman Question Agitates the
Grand Lodge.

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US 80, = = ,ao - 4. ,,oUy dis
- se +ra ,oemhers
- t,.N,.a.a - ..as,,t,ir, ,,onv desira-
~ es4,s..s5 - att,a,.s, witch are not
sa,,,sst,fa ;, NJ o,,l, does II NOT nro-
,,ias ~. raoo.r,ition of either the Pyth-
H., &c.,, -. ~ p,,+bian sieterhood. but
- oor,t,t,,s oa,.+oin nrovisions which
,,,o,,1d ,.o,,do,. i ,1,,oos+ i,,nossible here
sste,. ,,ara u sdortad that there should
ha ~, naot;on batween anv two of
tha +araa o,.da,.
'iie ehiee or
The question OF constituting OF recos-
nizing sisters rank of the Pythian
order has bean raferred to the Council
oioei mas peen teie. ieo ~ - 49,.
of Administration, of which IL. Q. Kline
Of PENNSYLVANIA is Chairman. No small
,r,,,,ta,. of tha sn,ray,e ranresentatives
iHuAioe1 VI 'he s0p eA--e
have wives who are shining ngnts IN
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
wAVERLY FAIR OPENS TODAY
Special to tho Jerseu Citu Nelcs.

Special to the Jerseg CitH NelCs.
NEWARK, Sept. l, 1S94-The New Jersey
State Fair at Waverly opens today. 1t is
the thirty-sixth of the series, but there will
not be much of an attendance until Monday
Owing to the great success of the fair last
year, unusual arrangements have been made
for the coming one, and it is expected that
Thursday, Governors Day, there will be. q
great attendance of political lights from all
parts of the State.
The speed department is under the charge
of Charles l.. Bassini. He says the list OF
entries include 2G3 fine horses. The track
record of 2:19}}4, made by Bert Sheldon in
1892. will, Mr. Bassini thinks, be beaten. Ac-
cording to the entries, the second winner
will have to go in 2:l5. Races will begin
each day at 12:30.
In the cattle department 19S prize animals
are recorded, including three focks of sheep
which carried off honors at the Worlds
Fair. There are 1,l6o poultry exhibits on
the list.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
FATHER o'FARRELL AGAIN.
He Wants to be Reinstafed in the
Frepton Diocese.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 1S94.-An in
teresting case now under consideration
at the Catholic Legation here. The Rev.
T. O,FarrelI, formerly of the Trenton
diocese, lived for some years past in
Kentucky, but for the last two months
or more has resided in Washington. He
has petitioned Archbishop SatolH to be
reinstated in the diocese in which he
was ordained.
When asked as to the status of the
case, today, DR.. Papi, the Secretry Of
Mgr. Satolli. replied that no action would
be taken in the matter until a new
Bishop for the Trenton diocese had been
appointed. Even then, he said, Arch
bishop Satolli would not restore Father
OFarrell, as the Bishop would have
jurisdiction over such questions As the
papers and matters touching the case
have been laid before the Archbishop,
however, it is not unreasonable to sup
pose that he will make a recommends
ton one way or the other as soon as
the new Bishop is selected.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
Astor on Gould,s side.
VIRTUE OF OONOE1T,
Conscious Sense of Ncblesse to Which
Man Must Live UP.

In it's beginnings conceit or vanity is
a virtue, not vice 1t is the conscious
sense of noblesse, obliging man to live
up to his neblesse. 1t is the desire for
adRira ton, keeping woman up to the plane
of pleasing In other words, it is a most
powerful incentive to right-seeming and
right-being Exactly where the virtue
shades off into vice is nice question
to determine. But in a broad and general
way we can say that whenever the con-
sciousnesso of deserving admiration or
the desire for admiration is overweening
and overwhelming; whenever it is a lie
or the cause of lies; whenever it induces
the Individual to be offensive, overbearing
or ridiculous; whenever it leads to the
sacrifice of principle, honor, and self-res-
pect; whenever it entails the discom-
fort of others-then it is a vice, and is
properly stigmatized by the unpleasant
name of conceit or vanity. Now, in
which sex is the inordinate love of adj
miration attended with the greater loss
of principle, truth, and self-respect-in
which does 1T take on the more offensive,
overbearing and ridiculous shape? That
the conceit of man is more overbearing
than the vanity of woman is self-evident.
For the man is the stronger sex, and it
is the tendency of ill-directed strength
a condition of mind that is unpleasant
and vexatious to other minds which are
brought in contract herewith. But at
least it has the merit of truthfulness. At
least the man believes in himself He
credits himself with the qualities upon
which he conceits himself. The fact may
not be a fact to him, however it is a
fact. But a woman's vanity is never
entirely truthful, never entirely sincere
1t is the widest desire to impress by
appearing to be something which she is
not, and which she instinctively knows
she is not. 1t is a confession of weakness
In the very attempt to put on show of
strength. A vice that is based upon an
honest misconception of fact is infinitely
less harmful than a vice that is based
upon wilful distortion of fact A lie
is really the only great crime that a
human being can commit. Well and
wisely did the old theologians, when cast
ing about for a name which should hold
up the enemy of mankind to the utter
most detestation, brand him and stig-
Matte him forever as the Father of Lies.
And because the vanity of woman is
founded upon untruth, it is more often
sive and ridiculous, and entails greater
loss Of principle. of honor, of self-re-
spect, than the conceit of man. North
American Review for September.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
MR.. WIDDMAN WILL FIGHT.
Hoboken,s Feed Contract to BE
Taken To HE Sunreme Court.


John Widmann, feed dealer at FIRST
and Madison streets. Hoboken, intenas
to make application through Senator w.
D. Daily for a writ of certioari in the
action of t heHoboken Fire Board IN
awarding a feed contract to Timken q
Hannibal instead of himself, the lowest
bidder Timken is a member of the Com
mon Council. EIr. Widmann's bid, it
was claimed, was thrown out because
of a technical error in the bond. The
bond used was printed with the name of
Common Council theron instead of the
Fire Board. In one instance the words
Common CounciF' were eliminated and
Fire Board" substituted as was proper
The objective point was in another place
where Common Council'' was left IN
tact. Then instead of the bond being
signed only once by the bonds,nen 1t
was signed twice, crowding Widmann
name out. Consequently Widmann dld
not sign it, not thinking it necessary.
The bond was drawn up at Corporation
Attorney James F. Minturns office In
most cases, where bond is Improperly
made up, a bidder is given opportunity
or rectifying any error, if his bid is the
lowest.
Widmann's contract was properly sign
ed, and in all but one instance his prices
were lower than Timken & Hannibafs,
The price for straw was equal Sen
ator Daily told reporter that should
the case be certioraried Widmann would
undoubtedly win his case. He said:-
councilman Timken has no right to
the contract. He is member of the
council that orders paid that claim The
Fire Board is compelled to submit the
claim to tn ecouncil. In that way Coun-
Gilman Timken has a vote as to whether
it shall be paid him or not.
This is prohibited by law which de-
.clares htat no member of the Common
Council shall be awarded city contract
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
DEATH OF BANKS.
Union Soldier, Governor Of
Massachusetts and Speaker
of Congress.

WALTHAM, Mass, Sept. l. 1S94.-Gen.
Nathaniel p Banks died at his home
here at o clock this morning. His mind
had been affected for many months, and
he had lost about all his faculties.
Some time ago he was removed to the
Mclean Insane Asylum, but he grew
rapidly worse there and was returned
to his home few days ago to die. His
wife and his daughter Maud, the actress,
and other members of the family, were
present at the end.
AS Speaker of the National House of
Representatives, Governor of Massachu-
setts, General in command of an i'm
portant department during the civil war,
and the political friend of Horace Gree
ley, Gen. Nathaniel Prentiss Banks oc-
cupied a large share of public attention
from 1853 to 1888
A FACTORY BOY.
Gen. Banks was a native of Waltham,
Middlesex county, Mass, where he died.
He began life as bobbin-boy in a cot
ton factory of which his father was SUI
perintendent and subsequently learned
the trade of machinist. He was close
student, and soon developed an aptitude
for public speaking. He became coun-
try newspaper editor and finally studied
law
After having served in the State Leg
islature of Massachusetts and sat in the
State Constitutional Convention, N. r.
Banks was elected to Congress in 1893
on the native American party ticket He
was chosen Speaker of the next Con-
gress after contest lasting two months,
in which 1872 ballots were taken. He was
Governor OF. Massachusetts from 1858 to
1860, and then succeeded Gen. George B.
Mcclellan as President of the Illinois
Central Railroad.
ARMY SERVICES.
| When the civil war broke out Gov.
Banks was commissioned Major Cen
eral of volunteers and assigned to the
command of the Fifth Corps in the
Army of the Potomac. He participated
in the battle of Cedar Mountain, and
had command of the forces in defence
of Washington. Gen. Banks relieved
Gen. Butler in command of the army
in Louisiana. The disastrous Red River
expedition, which, it is said, was under
taken against his advice, was instru-
mental in his retirement. He resigned
from the army in 1864, and. returning to
Massachusetts, was reelected to success
sive Congresses until 1877, failing only
when he allied himself to the fortunes
of Horace Greeley in 1872. In 1888 Gen.
Banks was again elected to Congress.
Gen. Banks leaves three children, Jo-
seph w. Banks, a civil engineer; Mary
Binney, wife of the Rev. Paul Sterling,
and Maud Banks, the actress.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
pBETTERMBNT AND "woRsEMENT.

Mr.. Pope remarked recently in the
House of Lords Committee that ''in vile
phraseology the question had been in
troduced of the worsement of proper
ty.'' etc. But. why, one asks, on first
thoughts, if "betterment' is good Anglo
Saxon, should ''worsement" be vile?
Mr. Pope, we suppose, might reply that
betterment has at least respectable au-
thority as far back as John Bunyan
whereas worsement is a brand new for
nation on false analogy. The word
we suppose, ought to be "worsenmenI.
for while the verb of better, is ito bet
ter" the verb OF worse is ito worsen. =
Neither "worsement' nor ."wersenment, .
however, are to be found in the Cen
ury Dictionary, and neither was known
to the language until about the middle
Of last year. Before going further. i
may be we'll to determine which it shall
he be-ssWestminster Gazette
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
sATIN-FACED wooLENs.

The first intimations of autumn styles
are in the French fabrics of wool dresses
to be worn at Newport in the cool days
of August weeks and throughout Septem-
Der. These are lustrous twilled wools as
glossy as satin, and not quite as heavy
as ladies cloth Many of them sare
double-faced the light color on the re
verse side showing the twill more plainly
trimmings in revers, fichus, collars, bands
and borders. The designs for these gowns
are short coats, some of them box-pleated
in front and back, and others only down
the back They have balloon sleeves anc
verw wide skirts, escaping the ground
and stiffened in the back, with interlining
of a pliable French cloth that does not
crease and break.-Iarpers Bazar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
WIND-FIVB GENTS.

Advertising novelties are always spring
ing up. according to the new ideas con-
veyed by them are interesting as well
as etficacious. A man uptown has the
following sign in front of his establish
ment:-'sWind five cents" He simply
has gone into the business of initiating
the pneumatic tires on bicycle Another
party has a pair Of shoes in his win
dow On card underneath them are
neatly pasted three one dollar bills, with
the inscription Three of kind beat
a pair. Such advertisements are doub-
ly. valuable, because everyone remem-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The John j. Ahrens Association will go
on its first annual outing to Shaeffer S
Park Homestead on Monday.
Chancery Chambers will be open on
Tuesday morning. when CVice Chancel-
lor Pitney will hear motions.
Special cars will be run, by the Con-
solidated Traction Company Oh Labor
Day all branches of the system. Gers on
the Newark line will be run at two min
utes headwey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
WHY THE BOY DRIED.
A Texas Farmer Shoots His Wife
and Himself.

VERNON, Texas, Sept. 1, 1S94-Yester-
day a passer-by found the little son OF
o. G. Klock a farmer living twelve miles
north of here, crying ON the doorsteps.
The little boy informed the stranger
that his father had shot his mother and
then himself. Upon entering the house
the stranger found Mrs. Klock dead with
a bullet through her heart and Klock
dying with a bullet through his head.
Aid was summoned, but Klock died with
out saying word.
He was a prosperous farmer until re-
Gently, and it is supposed financial trou-
bles caused him to Acommit the double
oadN
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
BUSINESS MEN DON'T MEET.

The proposed meeting of the Business Mems
Association last night in Fisher Hall had to be
abandoned owing to absence of a quorum
President Jacob RingIe. David Rinaldo, Sec
cetary Bernstein and the irrepressible Major
Gilmore were the only gentlemen present
After waiting reasonable time for the mem
bers to put n an appearance it was decided to
adjourn to meet next Friday evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
AMERICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Founded at EIazeIton, Pa, by Poles
and Greeks.

HAZLETON, Pa. Sept. l. 1S94.-Ameri-
can Catholics is the name of a new
sect founded here yesterday. For long
time there has existed much dissatis-
faction among tn Poles and Greek Cath
olics in this section. Advocates of tho
new sect who were sent into this region
found little difficulty in spreading the
creed. Sufficient money has been sub
German Church. and services will be
held there tomorrow. Father Dembeski.
who was deposed by Bishop 0'Hara,
has been given the option of accepting
the pastorate of the new church, The
doctrines of the new church have no re-
lation with the Roman Catholic Church
dignataries outside of the Pope.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
VIGOROUS JAPAN.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

LONDON, Sept. l, 1s94-Central News
Shanghai advices received this morning say
the result of the attack upon Port Arthur is
not positively known. 1t Is reported that
4,500 japanese troops were landed, and they,
with fourteen war vessels, took part in the
attack.
The Chinese government has issued orders
for 5000 troops and feet to proceed to
Part Arthur and attack the japanese.
Eleven japanese transports, conveyed by
five war ships, have landed 5000 men and
300 horses at Chemulpo, whence the entire
force marched to the northward.
Thirty thousand Japanse troops in Corea
are marching north.
The Emperor of China has ordered four
native banks to provide the Government
with ten million taels to be used in prosecut-
ing the war.
1t was expected that decisive battle
would be fought yesterday, but no news OF
an engagement has yet been received.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
Mr.. PLATT IS PLEASED.
Moneybays EEorton's Acceptance the
Cause OF His 10y.

NEW YORK, Sept. l. 1S94.-The Hon. T.
C. Flatt said this morning that he was
well pleased with the letter of the Hon.
Levi p. Morton, agreeing to accept the
Republican nomination for Governor.
1.-The letter is characteristic of the
man. said Mr.. Platt. 81 have no doubt
of the nomination of Mr.. Morton.
believe that he is the choice of a very
large majority of the Republicans
throughout the State"
VIII the name, Of any other candi-
date be presented to the convention? 2"
Mr. Platt was asked
"Oh, l don't know about that"
81 have no doubt that Mr.. Morton will
be nominated on the first ballot" said
Mr. Platt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
NAPoLEoN's COSTUME.

A curious detail of Napoleon BoEaparts
costume was the religious care with
which he kept hung round his neck the
little leather envelope, shaped like a
was to liberate him in case of irretriey-
able reverses of fortune. This poison
was prepared after recipe that Cabanis
had given to Corvisart, and after the
year 1903 the Emperor never undertook
a campaign without having his little
packet of poison.-Philadelphi Press
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
DIED OF His INJURIES.

John Tracy, eleven years old, of No. 165
Bay street, died in the City Hospital this
morning from injuries sustained by being
struck by Pennsylvania Railroad train
last night at the Warren street crossing. His
right leg was cut off above the kDee and he
also sustained internal injuries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
NIAGARA oUTDONE.
CANADIAN GeoIe@ists Claim to Have
Found "A Bigger Cataract.

QUEBEC, Sept. l, 1S94.--sixty thou
sand square miles of iron bearing forma-
ton; a lake 1GO miles long and thirty to
forty miles wide, and proof that the big
Falls of Hamilton River are the largest
in America, if not in the world, are some
of many discoveries of value made by
Messrs. Low and Eaton of the Domin
ion Geological Survey on their sixteen
month exploration of the interior of the
Great Labrador Peninsula, which has
terminated by the return of the explor-
ers to Quebec. The iron ore deposits re-
ferred to extend from latitude so to I'm
gava, and are very rich. Whole noun
tains of ore were found corresponding
with the ore of Marquette, Mich, and
containing millions OF tons.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
10000 MILES ON OAMBLs.

Mr.. H. weld-Blundell has just re-
turned from a complete round of the
pases of the Libyan desert. including
that of Siwah. where are the ruins of
the temple of Jupiter Ammon which
Alexander the Great visited. The COM
plete tour had previously only been made
by the German traveller, Rohls. Mr..
Weld -Blundell Travelled over 1900 miles
on cameis.-EXchange
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
DIED AGED 10 YEARS.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. l. 1894. Clancy
Matthews, negress, 40 years of age, died
here yesterday. She came from Claiborne
parish, La, and was born in Perry County.
Ala in the decline of the eighteenth CEN
tury. She was five years old when Wash
ington became President of the new Repub-
lie and remembered nearly everyone of his
successors. She retained her vigor of mind
'',d body until last Friday, when she broke
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
FRANCE WANTS FIGHT.
I'm Cable TO the U11ited I7gess.

PARIS, Sept 1, 1S94.-The "Figaro" says
it is not only imperative that France shall
demand full reparation for the murder of NJ.
ChaiIlet, Collector of Customs at Monkai
Tonquin, and the kidnapping of his wife and
daughter, but that sufficient guarantee
against such outrageS in the future shall be
exacted. The moment has come, the Fig
arc" says. to finally settle all frontier ques-
tions with China, and put an end to the com
plicity OF Chinese authority with the pirates
who are infesting the upper Mekong.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
Jersey City, August 80, 1894
Was NOT CONSTABLE MEYER.

Constable Meyer says that he was in no
wise mixed up in the disgraceful row be
tween Justice of the Peace Hanna and Ex
Justice Wilson, and that be did not make
the arrest which he Is reported to have done.
This can readily be believed by those who
are acquainted with Mr. Meyers seventeen
years of faithful and efficient service as
Tnnsfo ola
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
STRUCK BY A TROLLEY.

G. Rode, a carpenter residing at No.
800 and 922 Garfield avenue, Greenville,
was driving on Grand stree, near Bishop
street, yesterday afternoon when he was
struck by Bayonne car No. 20. Mr.. Rode
was thrown from his wagon and seriously
injured his arm. The front axle of his
wagon was broken and the woodwork
was smashed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
VERY vIRULBNT CHOLERA.
Bu Cable to the united Pres.

VIENNA, Sept. /, 1894.-It is reported that
cholera of terribly virulent type is raging
in Russian Poland The medical authorities
are unable to cope with the disease, owing
to the fact that the Inhabitants conceal
their sick, and treat them in their own way.
i he chief centres of the disease are PineZow
Mischew, Stopnica and Dzialeszyoe where
the inhabitants are camping i'll the woods.
In Galicia yesterday there were 200 new
cases of cholera and IS deaths from the dis
ease. In Bukowlna there were IA cases and
10 deaths
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
MR.. BEAL's SILVER WEDDING.

Ex-Commodore William T. Beal will cele-
brate his silver wedding this evening at his
residence, on Magnolia avenue, The Com
modore has sent out i've hundred Invitations
to his friends, and if the house proves too
small to accommodate them they will adj
iourn to Pavonia Hall, a few doors distant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
MA1TERs OF FAcr.

If you are troubled with indigestion try
the old reliable and valuable Remedy, Doyle $
Dyspepsia pills Proprietors Ewing & Co.
Ask your grocer for Golden Gate Borax,
absolutely pure. Tor sale to the trade al
scleary,s Wholesale Grocery House, Greene and
Montgomery streets
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-01
STOLE sNORA's WATCH.

Nellie Burke, sixteen years old, ofNo 149
Ninth street. was prisoner in Justice Potts
court this morning charged with the lar
eeny Of a watch by her companion, Nora
Mara Nora alleges that Nellie rawnsd the
watch for IS. She was held in slG0 for the
Grand Jury