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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE.
Formin. Club in the Proposed
Twelfth Ward.

The members Of the Republican County
Committee of the Twelfth ward called
a meeting of all Republicans living in the
proposed ward for the purpose of organ
izing new club to be known as the
Twelfth Ward Republican Club. The
meeting was held last night at Zebetie's,
Bleecker street and Central avenue. For
ty-three men were present Adoiph Dobke
was elected President, Louis ]. D'Auby,
Vice President; James Wormsley, Treas
urer, John Mersheimer, Secretary, and
Charles Barton, Sergeant at Arms.
No other business was transacted and
the meeting adjourned to meet October 4.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
He is candidate for the Assembly

He is a candidate for the Assembly
on the Reform ticket.
Mr. Record Mr.. GarricA and ldr Hex
amer will address meeting in Louis
Hall. Harrison, tonight. On Saturday
night competent speakers will address
meetings in Union Hill and the Town OIL
Union.
A meeting win also be held in Hoboken
Saturday night.
A great fight is being made by the Re-
formers. while Michael J. O'Donneh is
alone conducting a quiet, but telhng
campaign in his own interests.
The regular Democrats have announced
the time and places for enrolment. They
will be found in the advertising columns.
FIFTH DISTRICT AWAKE.
The Fifth District German Democratic
Club held a meeting last night at Ger
mania Hall on First street and endorsed
Constable George Schaaff for the AS
sembly nomination and William A. Con-
rad for Committeeman at Large. Some
minor business was transacted and the
meeting adjourned to meet again after
the county ticket had been made up
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
STATE FIREMBN's ASSOCIATION.
Opening of the Annual Convention
at Atlantic City.
Special to the Jersep Cftu NetrS.


ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. 27, 1S94.-Gen-
eral Bird Spencer of Passaic, called the
seventeenth annual convention of the
New Jersey F'iremen's Association to or
der Tuesday, which office he had discharg-
ed for sixteen consecutive years. There
were about 200 delegates present from
every section of the State.
The session was opened by prayer, the
Rev B. Betting of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. this city, officiating,
after which Mayor Frank Stoy greeted
and welcomed the delegates. Chief En-
gineer Edward S. Petit, of the Atlantic
City Fire Department also made a brief
address.
The business transacted was of rou-
tine character, all matters of Importance
going over until Wednesday. as the dele
gates were anxious to review and partici-
pate in the parade and inspection of the
local fire companies, together with sew
eral of the visiting companies. The lat
ter were the Moorestown Fire Company,
No. l, band and twenty-five men, Haddon
Fire Company No. 1, Haddonfield. band,
fifty men and hose carriage; Relief En-
gine Company, Moorestown, band chem-
cal engine and thirty men; delegation
from Goodwill Hook and Ladder Com
pany, Egg Harbor City, under command
of Marshal Senneff.
The buildings along the route over
which the parade passed were gay with
flags and bunting, and the sidewalks
fairly crowded with people, many of
them excursionists with the delegates,
and visitors from the county.
The local department never appeared
to better advantage and the companies
composing it were frequently compli-
mented by Mayor Stoy and City Coun-
ell, who officially reviewed the depart
ment. They led the parade in carriages,
followed by ex-Chief Engineers David
Johnson, Charles Lackey and the present
executive head, Chief Petit, and his as
sistant, Charles Harnes. The local de-
partment turned out $50 uniformed men.
At night the delegates We're entertained
with a grand ball on the ocean pier,
rendered by the Neptune Hose Company.
of which County Clerk Lewis Evans is
praSidant
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
JUST A REPUBLICAN LIE.

The Sugar Trust is making a big bluff.
1t says that the new tariff law, for which
ii fought and for which it no doubt paid
handsomely is operating against it, Its
rehneries in Williamsburg have ceased
operation and the Jersey City refinery
will close its doors before many days.
state Gazette of this morning.
The above clipping was shown to Man
ager Niese of the Jersey City refinery
After carefully reading it he remarked,
You will have to go to the main Office
at No. III Wall street, New York. l
have heard nothing of any such report
directly or indirectly. We are running
with a full compliment of hands. and on
full time"
closed?" he was asked.
II have heard nothing about it,"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
CITY NEWS NOTES.

James Barry of No. 147 Morgan street,
was arrested at midnight last night for
having a half dozen boxes of cigars in
his possession which had been stolen
from the store of Godfrey p. Burke, at
No. 81 Washington street Justice Potts
committed him.
Amelia Kowiski 25 years old, of No.
566 Henderson street, while leaning out
of the fourth story window of her home
yesterday afternoon, lost her balance,
and Il to the ground distance of IS
feet She sustained internal injuries
which will probably result fatally.
While attempting to board a train at
the Grove street crossing of the Erie
Railroad this morning, Michael Monahan
forty-five years old, of No. AS Hender-
son street, slipped and fell. His right
leg was cut off above the knee and his
left leg so badly crushed that amputa-
ton at the hip will be necessary.
Joseph Smith, the boy burglar, who
robbed Sternberg & Co.'S. store Sunday
night was admitted to bail this morn
ing.
Aran Snapper of No. 1888 Eleventh ST.,
and Michael Sleath of No 306 Seventh
street, are rival bakers They met on
Grove street last night and fought. Aram
smashed Michael with club on the head
inf1icting painful wound. He is now
under arrest.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
FOREsTERs' DIssENsIONs.
Thirty Members seceede From the
A. q. 4. of A.

Impelled by some grievances not yet
made public, thirty members of Court
Emmett A. Q. F. of A. severed their
connection from the old court last even
ing and were instituted into the A. o. F..
by Court Bergen, No. 6,s92, under the
name of Court Robert Emmett.
The thirty men, led by fife and
drum corps, marched TO Fairmount Hall,
at Fairmount and Bergen avenues, last
evening, where they were instituted by
Court Bergen. The new organizers say
they have the substance of old Court
Emmett in their ranks, and believe that
in due time they will reach their old
standard They will meet in Union Hall.
at Grove and Fourth streets, on the first
and third Fridays in each month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
EDUCATION IN ENGLAND.

OF over 100000 children in elementary
schools in England, only 800, 900 pay for
their schooling, and of these half mil-
lion pay no more than penny a week,
according to a recent official statement.
OF the s'voluntary schools" In which the
whole or part of the tuition is paid by
the parents, 5000 receive from 10 to 20
shillings head for the children in at
tendance, 1900 between and 10 shilIings
and 5000 under shillings-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
JUDGE ABBETT's CHARGE
Special to the Jersev Citu Neus.

RELVIDERE, Sept. 81 1S94.-Judge Alb
bett, in charging the Warren County
Grand Jury Tuesday, said that he was
informed by the Prosecutor Of the Pleas
that there We're 110 case of assault and
battery to be laid before the jury. He
deplored the fact and said that such a
state of things ought not to exist in a
law abiding community like Warren
county. He advised the jury to indict
those concerned in the serious cases and
the court would make an example of
them, in order to break up the business
of people taking the law into their own
hands.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
RosEBUDs DOOMED TO FADE.

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. q, 1894
Manager Roberts, of the Kentucky Rose
bud Variety Company, disappeared last
night. The company, consisting of sew
enteen people, has been playing a three
days engagement at the Front Street
Opera House, and is left stranded.
The Rosebud (Walter Edgerton, the
pugilist, is part owner of the show. He
has made match to spar fifteen rounds
in the rink next week with Martin
Flaherty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
ANOTHER BOYS BRIGADE.

Rev. Edwin MacMinn of the Summit
Avenue Baptist Church has organized
a Boys Brigade among his boys which
will be called the Baptist Boys Brigade,
There were present thirty-four young
boys at a meeting Tuesday night, and
Masters Harry Gamberling, Neil Dun
ming, Newton Arthur and John Gross
were elected temporary corporals. No
Commander or drill master has yet been
chosen, but at the next meeting Pastor
MacMinn expects to have both. He is
going to push the organization.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
KUEHNE FREE AGAIN.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 1S9f-Judge Nc
Adam, of the Superior Court, today con-
firmed the report of Referee Edward
Jacobs granting divorce in favor of
Kuehne Beveridge Coghlan in her suit
against Actor Charles F. Coghlan. 1t is
the usual form of decree, permitting the
Mr. Coghlan from remarrying. There is
no alimony granted, as none was asked
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
NOT MUCH WONDER.

A case of a man being driven insane
by imprisonment was brought to light
this morning at the First precinct police
station. On September %, Patrick Me-
Donnell, twenty-four years old, no home,
was arrested for disorderly conduct and
imprisoned in the City Prison by Justice
Potts for five days. This morning Me-
Donnell was raving, He made several
himself bodily harm. He was removed
to the City Hospital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
DEFENDING LORENZO MAR QUEz
I'm Cahle to the Untted Press.

LONDON, Sept. q, 1S94.-Delagoa Bay
advices state that Lourenzo Marquee has
been barricaded and that all preparations
have been made for the defense of the
town in the event of an attack being
made upon it by the I<affirs.
The Governor, it is also stated, has
opened negotiations with Mahazula, the
Kafir Chief with a view to arranging
terms of peace.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
IRIsHMBN WANT HARMONY.
Bu Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, Sept. q, 1S94.-The recent ap-
peal for harmony issued by Dr. Thomas
Addie Emmett, President of the Irish Ma
tionaI League in America, was endorsed
by the London branches of the Irish
National League of Great Britain at
meeting held last night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
EMBEZZLER H0WGATE
FOUND.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27. 1S94-Former
Chief Signal Officer Howgate of Wash
ington who has been wanted for en-
bezzlement of over three hundred thous-
and dollars from the Government for
the last thirteen years, was arrested to-
day. He has been bookseller on Tenth
street, this city, for the past six years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
EX-sULTAN MURAD DYING.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

VIENNA, Sept. 27 1884, A dispatch
from Constantinople says that ex-Sultan
Murad ". who was dethronged and
succeeded by his brother, the present
Sultan. in 1876, is dying.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
Association. and elected charles W.

Laws President; Thomas "A. Coaghlin,
Vice President} e. c. Boughton, Secre-
tary; and Humphrey W Carr, Treasurer.
The following enrolling places were se-
keystone Club rooms. at Bald
win and Newark avenues; Five Corners
Real Estate office. summit and Newark
avenues. and No. S22 St. Paul's avenue
Enrolment day will be October 8. The
primaries will be held October 15
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
M.41TERs OF FL CT

We have two stores in the city well
stocked with only pure drugs. Our prices are
very low. Ewing Co.
Ask your grocer for Golden Gate Borax,
absolutely pure For sale to the trade at
cleary's Wholesale Grocery House. Greene and
Montgomery streets
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW York, Sept "a ls9{-For the IS hours end
ing at eight p. NJ. Friday:-For southeastern New
York, including Long Island; also 10. Connecticut
and Northern New Jersey:-Rain tuis evening or
tonight and Friday. stationery temperatures winds
becoming northeastery.
Morxnertsa 'EssernsOFspeIer ReDOrE.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
TENTH WARD REPUBs.

The members of the Republican Com
nittee of the new Tenth ward, organized
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27
HUDSON CIRCUIT COURT.
W.

Calendar Thursday. September 2S. A. D. 1884, Su.
preme and Circuit Court Cases.
Nos 49, So 81, 81 81, S. &c. 60 6s g. 65 81 g. So ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-27

The scrofulous taint which may have been
in your blood for years, may be thoroughly
expelled by giving Hoods Sarsaparilla trial,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-05
BRIEFLY TOLD.

More than 100 persons have been pois-
oned by trichinous pork in. .Bishofsworda,
Saxony. Several of them have died.
Cholera is epidemic in Schilen, East
Prussia Two persons have died since
Wednesday. The disease was brought
over from Russia and conseq uently the
sanitary officials on the frontier have
been ordered to keep closer watch ov-
er persons crossing the border.
A stampede of horses caused general
panic.at she Neunkirchen fair on Friday.
Three horses ran into merry-go-round,
killing three children and wounding ten
others.
Last week mad dog bit six persons
bla and the Others are under treatment,
Rome Saturday evening, to prevent their
raising disturbances during yesterdays
demonstration in honor of Garibaldi.
!. 1t is said chat the Cuban budget will
show surplus of $25, 600, attained by
raising the tariff on American imports,
lowering the duty on sugar and tobacco
and admitting Spanish wines free, with
Il view of excluding French and other
wines.
Hardy Gill. (colored) was taken from
the jail in Lancaster, S. c., yesterday,
by 25 men, and carried away about
three miles and lynched. Two or three
days ago Gill assaulted and inflicted, it
is said, mortal wounds ON the wife of
James A. Clark.
The inquest at Peekskill over Luella
Erskine, was concluded this afternoon.
Nothing new developed, and at the
case was given to the jury who, an half
hour later, returned verdict of death
from drowning, with suicidal intent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-05
HE WAS DEsPoNDENT.
And Shot Himself Through the Head-Had
Been Grieving Over His Sons Death.

And Shot Himself Through the Head-Had
Been Grieving Over His Sons Death.
Lisbon Falls, June 4.-Sunday afternoon
about 225 p. M, Mr.. VIM. G. Sawyer, son of
G. W. Sawyer the harness maker at Lisbon
Falls, a man about forty years old,
shot himself through the temple with 32-
calibre revolver, the bullet entering the
brain, killing him instantly. Mr.. Sawyer
had not been feeling we'll for several days
and had not been working at his job, which
was loom fixing in the Worumbo Mills. Mr..
Samuel Herman had just been talking with
him and had gone out into the other room
when those there heard the report of the
revolver. They Immediately ran in and
found him dead on the floor. s
About a year ago Mr.. William Sawyer s
son Leon, boy about fourteen years old,
died from taking dose of poison.
Mr.. Sawyer at that time tried to take his
life, but was prevented by his friends.
Since then he has had despondent spells
very often. He was married and had two
small children.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-05
FOUGHT A BATTLE
And Carried Away Prisoners to Hold as
Hostages.

Cripple Creek. Col, June A skirmish
took place today near Midland Toll Gate
between three miners and five deputies sent
out from the main body at the divide as
pickets. Several shots were fired on both
sides. and a miner and deputy were wouded.
The deputies were forced to retreat. Be-
sides taking Henry E. Woods, president of
the Vietorstown site company into custody,
the strikers last night seized Clarence o.
Finch, the county superintendent of schools
and D. E. Watkins, Colorado Springs
school teacher. They now hold these as
hostages for the present for Calderwood or
any other miners who may be arrested.
John Shorten, editor of the Cripple Creek
Herald, an organ of the Miners Union was
arrested by the deputies. At Colorado
Springs preparations for war are still going
rapidly forward. A thousand rounds of
ammunition from Chicago arrived today.
Rifles and revolvers are coming and further
shipments are expected from Chicago to-
morrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-05
"As REGULARLY AS cLocKwoRk." !"
Was Money Collected by the Police for
"Protection.!

New York, June 4.-The Senate police
investigation committee met again to-
day. Augusta Thorow testified she kept
a house of ill repute in the 14h precinct
for four years. She was notified by an
officer she would have to come to some
agreement with the ward man. The
witness told how Ward Man Bissart came
around and she gave him $40. One month
she paid $50. The ward man. she said,
came regularly as clockwork." This
lasted until Captain Mccullough was
succeeded by Captain Dougherty. When
Dougherty came to the precinct she told
the new ward sman she could not pay
the initiation fee. Her house was raided
October 10, 1892, and she was fined. AT
terward she saw Captain Dougherty and
told him she woald like to resume busi-
ness. He told her to see Ward Detective
Meehan. This she did, and arrang ed
matters, by agreeing to pay $25 a month.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-05
GETTING THEIR DESERTS.
The Staten Island Election Inspectors
Sentenced Yesterday.

New York, June 4.-The Staten Island
election inspectors who were convicted and
those who pleaded guilty to violations of
the election laws were sentenced today.
James II. Hallett of the Ninth district of
Castleton, got a year in the pen1tentiary.
Coroner Martin Hughes, Charles Schriner,
Thomas Turner of the Fourth district of
Southield, were sentenced to thirty days in
the county Jail and a fine of $3.50, in default
of which they be kept in jail thirty days
longer. Inspectors of the Fifth District of
Castleton, Andrew Sheehan, Frank Farrelly
and James Mccarthy, were sentenced to
thirty days in the county Jail and a $3.50
fine. Thirty days additional in default of
fine. In the ninth district of Middletown,
Edward Doyle and Joseph O'Neil We're
sentenced to five days in the county Jail
and a $50 fine, ten days additional in default
of the fine
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-05
LIGHTNING's QUEER FREAK.
Lit Uses the Wire Fences for Travelling
This Year.
Queer Antics in the House of a Brownfe,d
Man-Cows Killed in Pasture-Rain
Washes Out Crops.

Queer Antics in the House of Brownfield
Man-Cows Killed in a Pasture-Rain
Washes Out Crops.
Especial to the Press.l
Brownield, June A heavy thunder
shower visited this vicinity Saturday
afternoon, June 2nd. The lightning
caused considerable damage, striking a
tree near the dwelling house of j. D,
Ames, East Brownfeld. 1t came down
the tree until it came to a wire fence
attached to the tree and the house. 1t
followed the wire entered the house and
went through two rooms into the cellar,
setting fire in the ceiling of the room.
1t then Went on to the wire fence again,
until it came to a break in the fence
Mr.. Ames was sitting in one. of. the rooms
honing his razor. He arose and went to
the glass to shave himself when it
struck, throwing the floor up where he
had just been sitting. He was some
what stunned, but was able to ex-
lngulsh the fire before much damage
was done.
In the west part of the town lightning
struck a tree in the pasture Of Chas.
Blake. near which his cows had SOUGHT
shelter. 1t killed three of them, and
followed wire fence for long distance.
The recent heavy rains have flooded
much of the low land on a number Of
farms in town, endangering the seed al
ready in the ground, and delaying the
finishing of planting. But rain was very
much needed. especially for the hay
crop. Grass is now looking finely. If
fruit blossoms are an indication of an
abundance OF fruit we have that assur-
ance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-05
DOINGS OF THE STATE.
Governor Cleaves' Name Presented to
State Committee.
AT LEWISTON LAST NIGHT-EVERY
THING READY FOR TODAY.

Other Items of Maine Interest-Queer Ac-
cident to Man at Phillips-A Rock
land Skipper Run Down by Schooner
Frauds at Paris.
Lewiston, June 4.-Governor Cleaves and
Congressman Boutelle arrived at Lewiston
at $50 this afternoon. A crowd of represen-
tative Republicans are here. The state COM
mittee met at 8 p. m. and everything is
harmonious, and there is no contest over
offices. Ex-senator Spofford of Deer Isle,
presented Governor Cleaves name, and it
was seconded by Hon. j. H. Drummond of
Portland and Hon. L. L. Carleton of Win
throp. The convention will be one aof the
largest in the history of Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-05
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for the
Agricultural Department Weather Bureau
for yesterday, June 4, taken at 8 p. M.
18th meridian time, the observations for
each station being given in this order
Temperature. direction OF the wind, state of
the weather:
Boston, 66 degrees, W, clear; New York,
70 degrees, NV, fair; Philadelphia, ~ de-
grees, SW, cloudy; Washington, 76 degrees,
", cloudy; Albany, 36 degrees, W, fair;
Buffalo, 81 degrees, SW, cloudy Detroit, &C
degrees, S, cloudy; Chicago, ~ degrees, W,
cloudy; st. Paul, 81 degrees, Sc, clear; st.
Vincent, 56 degrees, NE, clear; Huron.
Dak., 70 degrees, NE, fair; Bismarck, 64 de-
grees, NE. clear; Jacksonville, "a degrees,
NE, fair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-05
A Wind Storm.

Tacoma, Wash, June A terrific
wind storm occurred here' Wreck1ng a
score of houses and business blocks, and
burying half dozen persons under the
debris. The yachting sloop Constance,
with four persons aboard, was capsized
on Puget Sound by the violence of the
wind. AT Celaets, Cetralia, Allensburg
and other points on the Northern Pacific
railroad, over dozen houses and stores
are blown down. The storm was ac-
companied by heavy rain and thunder
and lightning. The velocity OF the wind
was 81 miles an hour.