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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
MINKAKHA HARMONY.
Republicans Organizing Defeat
Very Fast : Their En- !.
rollment.

The warning factions of the Minkakwa
Club and Greenville Republican League
Club fought another round in their pro-
longed battle at the Republican enroll
ment at the formers club rooms, on Sat
urday evening. During the past few
weeks a number of attempts have been
made to restore harmonious relations be-
tween the two organizations, and the
hopes of the peace loving members We're
on the point of realization when the rum
pus of Saturday night revived all the old
time animosity Now it is certain that
the two clubs will fight it out at the
primaries, and interesting developments
are expected.
The enrolment on Saturday evening
was very tame affair until Theodore
Smith a prominent member of the Min
kakwa Club, appeared and presented
himself at the Clerks desk. President
Charles Rose and Henry Petty, VINO
were looking after the interests OF the
League Club objected to the placing OF
Mr.. Smiths name on the enrolment
books because they said Smith resides
in Bayonne, and therefore was not enti7
tied to vote in Greenville. This aroused
the members of the Minkakwa Club, ana
for the next ten minutes Chairman Da1-
nedecker endeavored in vain to restore
order.
SMITH CALLS HARD NAMES.
Smith denied the charges made against
him by Petty and Rose, and called them mem
a name which is not generally apphed
to exponents of the truth.
u have voted every election at this
precinct during the past f1Ve years, sala
Smith. land every vote was stral ght
Republican. That's more than you peo-
pie can say"
Smith declared that he boarded with
Mr.. Merker, of Danforth avenue, who is
also a member of the MinkakWa Clup.
Backed up by the members of this or
eaniZation he insisted that his name be
enrolled. President of the Board of AL
dermen Reuben Simpson. who mad been
watching the rumpus with conSlderaDle
interest, was appealed to, and as re-
suit, Smiths name was placed on the
PETTY. AND ROSE WEAKEN:
Petty and Rose then gave up the hght,
but declared that they would flie a pro
test with the County Committee at the
other hand are preparing to checkmate
them at the next primary. One OF the
members. in speaking about the matter
to Q. reporter of 1.-The Jersey City News,
said
1--WE have evidence that a large number
of men enrolled by the League CUP are
Democrats, who have been enlisted Tor
no other purpose than to defeat US at the
primaries The rule laid down oy tne
County Committee at its last meeting
which requires that all voters at prim-
arv must have voted at the previous Two
elections, will prevent these Democrats
from voting, and as we nave coHpletS
record of the Republican voters at all
| the recent elections, we are prepared to
make things warm for the League Cup
We will see that none but Repuohcans
vote
rolled for the First, Second and Third
precincts on Friday and Saturday even
inps is Sg7.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
THE COMPANY WAS CARELESS.
Decision in the Postal Telegraph
Cable COmpany,s Case.

Decision in tho Postal Telegraph
Cable COmpany.s Case.
In the Court of Common Pleas today
Judge Hudspeth rendered a decision of
considerable Importance 1t was in re-
lation to the suit brought by Mary j.
Sullivan, of No. All Bloomfield street.
Hoboken, against the Postal Telegraph
Gable Company, the facts of which were
told in 'The Jersey City News when
the first trial took place. This event oc-
Cured before Senator DAILY, when he
was District Court Judge in Hoboken.
The facts, briefly stated, were that
James Sullivan, a son of the plaintiff,
sent from the Apesant Hotel in the Adir-
ondacks, the following telegram
81 arrived this evening; I will write
Jim"
this:-
Il arrived this evening; shall want you
Jim"
Mrs. Sullivan thought her son was sick
and telegraphed for information and not
getting a reply started for re Adiron-
dacks. At Plattsburg she WIS taken i'll,
but while confined to hotel she learned
her son was all right. Her trip, owing
to the telegram being incorrect. cost her
800, and she brought suit against the
Postal Company for $3.50. Judge DAILY
gave Judgment for that amount in her
favor. The company appealed. Judge
Hudspeth decided the company had been
careless in the employment of its men
and affirmed the verdict of the Court pc
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
TWO TOUGH BOYS.
They Broke Into SternbeFg's CIOtIs
ing store and Worried the Police.


ing Store and Worried the Police.
Yesterday afternoon about half-past
one o'clock the burglar alarm. which ex-
tends from steinberg & Co.'S store on
Newark avenue TO the American Dis
triet Telegraph office on Montgomery
street. went off. Chief Operator Hunt
ington and Messenger Frank Woodhau
responded to the alarm, and going to
the rear. of the store captured James
was climbing out through a rear win
dow The boy had in his possession
vest and pair of shoes. Joseph Smith,
of No 153 Steuben street, was still in
the store when the police arrived. The
place was surrounded and the store
searched. No trace of Smith could be
found. The unusual method of trying to
smoke out a thief was tried. large
quantity OF sulphur was procured and
ignited The fumes made il impcssibl9
for any one to remain in the store.
The idea that he was in the store wa7
abandoned and policeman was sepq
to his home 1t was found there tha6
his parents had refused him admission.
but that he had burst open the door and
Cinness searched the house and found the
boy under a pile of clothing III closet.
The young thieves were arraigned
before Justice Potts this morning and
Steuben street, who happened to be on
the Pennsylvania Railroad trestle. saw
the boys enter the store. He is held as
a witness.
When young Ryan was arraigned in
court he was asked, do you know
where bad boys go?'
Yes, sir. Into the lake of birthstone"
where do good boys go2''
ITO No. ) School, replied the prisoner,
The Court declined to have him sworn.
The prisoners are hardened young
toughs, who won't go TO school or work.
They will probably be sent to the Reform
School.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
SONG OF THE SHIRT.
1t Es Sort of War by This Time-A
Huge Strike.

NEW YORK, Sept. "a, 1S94-The strike
of the shirt makers for more pay and
less work. which was ordered Saturday
evening. has assumed a size this morn
ing which was a surprise even to the
Executive Board.
over three thousand shirt makers, OF
whom at least two-thirds are women,
are on strike this morning. There are
about three hundred shirt-making firms
In this city, and the leaders of the strike
said this morning that work had been
abandoned entirely in all of them.
The demands of the contractors are for
a raise in the present price of fifty per
cent. and also that ten hours shall con-
stitute a days work. The strikers fur
ther demand that the contractors shall
furnish real estate security to the
amount of s1Oo for the faithful keeping
of the contract.
The waist and wrapper makers, at
No. 5 and Gouverneur street, went on
strike this morning because the boss, A.
]. Brown, had discharged two of the
men who tried to organize the shop
It is not thought probable. however
that there will be any general strike
among the waist and wrapper workers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24

ence in the Presbyterian Church, whlch
they offered for the purpose. They point
ed out that the church was large enough
for the unitarians, but that nothing put
Convention Hall would accommodate
the Democratic Convention.
1t was also made clear that special
press facilities, including about twenty
wires and tables for one hundred cor
respondents, have been provided in con-
vention hail. while any other place that
could be used is without wires and press
facilities
The Unitarians refused to yield. They
finally made proposition, offering the
Democrats the use of Convention Han
Tuesday afternoon for their preliminary
organization. and offered to subscribe
800 towards fitting up any other nan ior
the Democrats. The projrietors OF the
United States Hotel, who are blamed py
the townspeople for putting them IN TINS
dilemma, offered to subscribe another
S1nn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
THAT GERRYMANDER
Testing the appointment Of
Ward Line Commission
ers in Jersey City.
JUDGE STEVENS ARGUMENT
Justice Dixon Insists That Alder
manic Districts and Wards
Are the Same.

TRENTON, Sept. "a. 1894.-Justices Abs
bett, Dixon and Reed, of the Supreme
Court, heard argument this morning up.
on the certiorari proceedings brought by
the Essex Democrats to test the consti-
tutionality of the act providing for wards
in Jersey City and Newark The Demo-
Gratis were represented by Ex-senator
William D. Edwards and Judge AIcGrath,
of Jersey City, Ex-Judge Abel J. Smith,
of Hoboken, and Ex- Judge Frederick w
Stevens, Samuel and Leonard Kalisch, of
Newark, while City Counsel John A.
Blair, of Jersey City, City Counsel Riker
and Assistant Counsel Cross, Ex-City
Counsel Joseph Coult, of Newark, look
ed after the interests of the Republicans.
Judge Stevens began the argument for
the application for the writ. He claimed
that law providing for the ward line COM
nissioners had been repealed. He direct
ed the attention of the Court to the law
passed by the Legislature on April 25
last which empowers governing bodies
of all cities to adjust ward lines.
The law providing for the Ward Lines
Commissioners in Newark and Jersey
CITY, he showed, was passed on May 16.
and provided that it should go into effect
ON May A. two days before it was passed.
The third act of this series, which was an
amendment to the act of April 25, and
which was passed May IT, provided that
all acts inconsistent Herewith Were re-
pealed. He claimed that that repealed
the act of May &c. under which the pres
ent lines were made. He also raised the
point that the act was unconstitutional,
because it's object was not set forth in its
title.
WARDS WERE INTENDED.
Mr.. Riker. in reply, claimed that in
constituting an act. the intention of the
Legislature must be taken into considera-
ton, and it was certain that the Legis-
lature intended to create these wards
Judge Dixon asked Mr.. Riker several
questions which showed that the Justice
was impressed with Mr.. Stevens argu-
nent.
Mr.. KaIisch followed for the Demo-
Gratis. He was making point on the
fact that Jersey City had no wards; but
! had Aldermanic districts, when Judge
Dixon asked
What are Aldermanic districts but
wards, and wards but AldermaRic dis
tricts!" and added, ''the act practically
says they are the same"
ONE FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
| Does it?''. asked Mr.. Kalisch, looking
around at his colleagues in astonish-
ment.
why certainly it does" replied judge
Dixon, reading the act.
We'll, I didn't read that" said Mr..
| Kalisch, while a laugh went round at his
discontinue.
| In continuing the argument for the Re-
! publicans Mr.. Coult gave history of the
| legislation affecting the division of Jer-
| sey City and Newark into wards, be-
| ginning with the act of April 5, 1878.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
WHO Is THE HUSBAND?
W. yyu,rv Files a Bill to Prevent
t4is wife Selling Property.

A hill has been filed in Chancery py
peter H. Mulry, of No. Ill Warren street.
to nreyent Mrs James T. de Vaucene
disposing of certain real estate in Brook
1vn. He alleges that Mrs. de Vaucene IS
his lawful wife, and she cannot sell prop
ertv without his consent. The property
lies on Dudley and Warren street. IN TINS
citv. and was recently advertised fof
sale.
Mrs. de vaucene answers that she was
never married to Mulry, but her sister
Margaret was on April 27, 1884, by Rev,
rather Krause, in First street, Jersey
City. Mulry, however. insists that he IS
the husband of the other sister, whom ne
married.
She, he alleges, married James I. de
Vaucene at Hoboken, and after the cefe-
mony his wife advised him to marry her
sister Margaret, but he refused. On Sep
tember 12. 1898, he declares that Margaret
instituted divorce proceedings against
him for a blind.
Mr.. Mulry asks that the Court shall de-
termine his marriage.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
SAMPLED THE WATER
Five Grand Jurors Make
Smelling Trip to the
Belleville Works.

Foreman Thurston and four other mem
bers of the Grand Jury yesterday visit
ed the Waterworks at Belleville for the
purpose of obtaining information that
will aid the Grand Jury in ascertaining
the cause of the present unpleasant con-
dition of the water. The visit was made
owing to the recent charges made by
Judge Lippincott concerning the water,
and was made by only five members,
because the Grand Jury seemed to think
that the fewer the members on the trip,
the greater would be the secrecy.
In this conclusion they probably We're
correct, for nS ne seemed to know Of
the trip until itN 9as finished.
When the coaches that contained the
committee of Grand Jurors reached the
Waterworks, Foreman Thurston was the
arst to alight. He and his followers has
tily ascended the steps of the pumping
station, and, without ceremony, walked
in. They were met by Assistant Engin-
eer Mallon. who was in charge, Chief
Miller having gone home for the day.
Mr.. Thurston told Mallon what the
committee was there for. and directed
him to show the members about the
premises. This was done, and everything
that Mr. Thurston wanted Which NATION
could furnish was placed in his possess
sion.
The Foreman made number of notes
as the examination proceeded for the use
of the Grand Jury, and these will be USED
this week when the Grand Jury. as s
body, visits the place.
The investigation yesterday was simply
a preliminary one, and developed no facts
of public interest. Only figures and sta
tistics were taken for comparison.
The committee walked around the
reservoir after exploring the pump house,
and peered earnestly into the water
there. 1t is believed they even drank a
little of it. They all admitted that, while
the odor was not pleasant. the hue was
better than it had been for weeks previ-
Gus to the recent rainfall. It was quite
late in the evening when the COMMITTEES
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
A THIEvING PRIESTS SUIT.
Wants to Recover the Value of Se-
curitfes Restored 20 Their Owners.

BOSTON, Sept "a, 1SS4.-The trial of
somewhat celebrated case will be begun
in the United States Circuit Court to-
morrow. The plaintiff is Leo Bernard of
Belgium and the defendants, the well
known bankers, Lee, Higginson q Co.,
who are proprietors of the& Union Safe
Deposit Vaults on State street.
Several years, Bernard, who is priest,
was assistant to the Bishop of a dio-
cese in Belgium and left Belgium taking
with him securities to the value of sew
er alhundreds of thousands of dollars,
to which, it is alleged, he had no right
He came to the United States and to
Boston, where he deposited the securi-
ties in the Union Safe Deposit Vaults
Later he was arrested and taken to Bel
gium, put on trial on a charge of en-
bezzlement, convicted and sentenced to
term of imprisonment.
While these proceedings were going
on, suit was entered in the Supreme
Judicial Court in Suffolk County in the
name of Barnard to recover the securities
from Lee. Higgins & Co., and in that
suit the Supreme Court entered a de-
cree, assented to on the court records
by Bernard through his counsel, by the
terms of which Lee, Higgins & Co. were
ordered to force open the vault and de-
liver the securities to person designated
by the Court. This vault was broken
open and the securities turned over fin
ally to the chief of the Brussels police,
who took them to Belgium.
After Bernard had served his term of
Imprisonment he returned to this coun-
trv mad brought the suit which will come
to trial tomorrow, claiming that the Su-
preme Court decree was entered without
his consent, and that he is still entitled
to the securities or their value. The case
has been pending for a number of years,
and the facts have been published in the
newspapers on several occasions. The
trial promises to be an interesting one
and involves a nice question OF law
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
FIFTEEN YEARS A PASTOR.
Rev. MIR. EEafers, Congregation Ex-
press Their u Regard for Their Pastor.

Rev TTr. Haferss Congregation E1"
press Their u egard for Their Pastor.
The congregation of the st. Trinitatis
Evangelical Lutheran Church yesterday
celebrated the fifteenth anniversary OF
their pastor, the Rev r. A. Hafer,s oc-
cupancy of the pulpit. SpeciaF services
were held in the evening. Miss Henrietta
Iutien. the organist of the church, rem
dered a number of excellent selections.
There was speaking and singing py the
children of the Sunday School,, after
which the pastor was presented with
cot of resolutions by Deacon Hahen, on
behalf Of the congregation.
. The resolutions appropriately expressed
the deep gratitude the members of the
church felt toward the pastor for his ef-
forts in their behalf. 1t was the inten-
tion of the congregation to give the pas
for a valuable present, but Wnen ne
hoard of it he emphatically refused 10
allow it. saying that as the church need
cd funds. the money intended for his
nresent should be paid into the treasury
Mr. Hafer thanked the congregation for
tbis exnression of their love and esteem,
and said that he heartily appreciated It,
and reouested them, before they increas-
ed his salary, to pay the organist' VINO
is a volunteer, and receives no compen-
sation for her services
Pastor Hafer has done a great deal for
the people of st. Trinitatis Church
When he accepted the pulpit, nfteen
wears ago, it was to preach IN httle
wooden structure, with debt of 5000
hanging over its head. Today, instead
there stands on the site of that wooden
building a large, handsome prlcA ealiice'
which cost s33, ,0Oo There is mortgage
Of s11 900 upon it, of which $1,000 does not
demand interest, having been loaned TO
the church by the Synod of the Eyangei-
ical Lutheran Church, which also raised
So. 200 among other churches.
This mas also been through Mr.. Ha1er
efforts. and his ambition now is 10 IL
.auidate the debt that is staring the con-
gregation in the face. He says he has
no doubt but what the church debt VIII
be entirely wiped out in five or SIX years
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
EzETA's FEDERAL SCHEME.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. "a. 1884
General Antonio Ezeta, accompanied by
his attorneys, Bubens and Du Quesada,
left this city quietly yesterday on thelr
way to Mexico. 1t is said that General
Ezeta will endeayor to enlist PRESIDENT
Diaz in scheme to unite the Central
American States into one Republic. rms
has been his ambition for long tiine,
and if he can secure the influence OF
Mexico's President. his plan may sue
ceed. Colonel Colecho. General Ezeta' $
lieutenant, is reported to be in Los An
geles, awaiting to accompany his chief
on his mission to Mexico.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
PURE WATER COMING
Finance and Water Board
Commissioners Discuss
the Specifications.
GRAND JURY GO TO BELLEyILLE
Rev. Dr.. Mitchell's Sarcastic Ser
mon About the Drink
ing Water.

All the members of the Finance Board
and all the Street and Water Commits
sioners, save Commissioner Hooker, were
in consultation this morning in Mayor
Wansers Office whit City Attorney Spen-
Ger Weart Mayor Wanser was not
present He had been invited to attend,
but he does not wish to take active part
in any of the prelimary proceedings af-
fecting the acquisition of new supply
of water.
The object of the consultation was to
ascertain the specifications for a new
supply of water as adopted by the Street
and Water Board, if deemed advisable
AS they stated at present they call for
supply by gravitation.
President Jones of the Board of FL
nance favored changing the specifications
so as to allow contractors to submit
plans for supply delivered at Belleville
and then pumped, as now, across the
meadows, in addition to the gravity re-
ing station can be operated much cheap
er by a corporation than by the city.
He will favor any plan which will give
the city the cheapest and best water
and at the same time, bring the cost
of the plant within a sum that Jersey
City can raise, at the expiration of %
years, if it be considered proper and adj
visable to doit.
MR.. WEARTS OBJECTION.
The other Finance Commissioners
were of a similar opinion, but City At
torney Weart, who prepared the speci-
fications, declared that such amendments
would vitiate them.
President Macarthur argued loud and
long for the specifications as they are at
present. Outside of the fact that Mayor
Wanser is welded to a gravity supply
and insists that he will accept no other,
Mr. Macarthur is anxious to have the
pumping at the expense of the city
abandoned He cited the fact that last
year it cost the city s155,O0O to operate
the Belleville station. He favors a grav-
ity supply.
NC DEAL HERE.
SIS there any truth in the report that
there is a deal on to allow the East Jer-
sey Water Company to dump it's surplus
water from Newark into Belleville?'
asked Mr.. Macarthur. "
''None whatever" he replied, enphati-
cally. 'Tf Jersey City is to have new
supply it will be one that no other city
is drawing on. We want 50,0O0,000 gal
Ions daily or none at all. We will not
take what is left over by anyone, nor will
we allow anyone else to touch our water,
unless there is a surplus over 5o,0OO,9
gallons daily"
SPECIFICATIONS WILL STAND.
No definite conclusion was arrived at
but it is probable that no changes will
be made in the specifications. The Board
of Finance meets Thursday evening, and
it is probable they will be- adopted at
that time.
Mayor Wanser has not as yet taken
any action on the resolution ordering the
specifications advertised.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
UNITARIANs VERSUS DEMOCRATS
Funny squabbie for Convention Hall
Saratoga.

SARATOGA, NY, Sept. "a, 18s4-The
committee of citizens headed by Gale
Mitchell, President of the Village Trus-
tees, had long and heated conference
with DR.. Edward Everett Hale and a
.7ozen representatives of the Unitarians
This morning The town authorities asked
The Unitarians to relinouish their prior
claim to Convention Hall in order that
the Democrats may meet there. Mayor
s5ilroy, Bourke Cochran and other Demo-
cratic leaders were present when the
meeting began. They. however with
drew. after stating that they had ar
ranged with the town authorities for the
hall weeks ago and the dispute was for
them to settle.
The townspeople told the Unitarians
that no attempt was being made to break
faith with them, and acknowledged their
prior engagement of the hail. They asked
the Unitarians, however. to give way to
the Democrats. and hold their confer
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-24
THAT INTERMINABLE SUIT.

The warfare between the PennsylVania
Railroad Company and the National
Docks, and New Jersey Junction Con-
Meeting Railway Company was resumed
today. A struck jury was taken by coun-
sci for the different companies to Rail
road avenue, where the jury viewed the
land that had been condemned at the
REQUEST of the Junction Company.
The appeal from the award made by
these commissioners will reach the Cir
cult Court for trial tomorrow and Will
la ct q week.