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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
LOCKED UP AS vAGRANTs.
Gaynor,s Men Tell the Court Their
Experience at Gravesend.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Jan. 81, 1s94.--When
the case of John Y. McKane, charged with
aiding in concealing the registry list Of the
town of Gravesend, was resumed this morn
ing, there was a noticeable absence of the
Gravesend contingency that had crowded the
court room to follow the progress of the trial
during the past week.
The first witness called this morning was
Royal M. Sickle, a clerk in New York
brokers' office, who had been employed to
obtain copy of the registry list for Judge
Gaynor He said that he with fourteen other
men went to Gravesend the Saturday night
before election day. As soon as the stepped
from the cars they were arrested by Nc
Kane's orders.
Sunday morning they were taken before
Justice of the Peace Sutherland, at Graves
end They were held upon the charge Of
vagrancy and committed to Raymond Street
Jail As soon as they were brought before
Judge Cullen in Brooklyn on a writ of
habeas corpus they were discharged. His
testimony was mistaken .on cross examina-
tion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
NO MORE TRoTTING IN NEW YORK
The Passage of the Ives Pool Law
WIFI Wine Out the Sport:

BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 27, 1s94-C. J.
Hamlin, the well known horseman, said to-
day that the effect of the passage of Assem-
blyman Clark's bill repeating the Ives pool
law, would be to kill one of the biggest in
dustries of the State
''The big racing associations will not be
the only sufferers" he said. s'That delight
full sport, trotting, which is truly American,
will have to go. Millions of dollars are in
vested in the breeding of horses in this State.
As far as l can learn, the public did not com
plain of the Ives law Why not let well
enough alones | think that the political
party which commits itself in favor of As
semblyman Clark's bill will soon discover
that it has made grievous mistake. The
agricultural interests have been receiving,
by the provisions of the Ives bill, five per
cent. of the receipts of all the racing and
trotting associations.
'If that bill is repealed it will cruelty af-
feet every stock farm, not only in this State,
but throughout the country, The industry in
this county is very large. Mr.. Jewett and
myself have had on an average of two hun
dred employees each for the past five years.
Every one seemed satisfied with the
Ives bill Our trotting associations
have used only ten of the thirty days al
lowed by law. The people who attended our
meetings were orderly and well behaved.
The hotels and every other business was
benefited Racing in this State is not con-
Quoted as it was in New Jersey. In this
State our best citizens and most representa-
tive men, men like Belmont. Travers and
Lorrillard are at the head of our racing
and trotting associations. Racing of any
kind under the Ives Law could not be con-
Quoted in winter in this State and no attempt
has been made to subvert the law"
The general sentiment among horsemen is
that the Ives bill should remain on the
statutes
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
RED1sooVERY OF PORCELAIN.
1t Transformed an Alchemist Into 9
Potter Nearly 200 Wears Ago.

Although porcelain was known to both
the Chinese and japanese for ages it was
not introduced into Europe until the begin
ming of the Eighteenth Century, when John
Bottcher, native of Schlaiz, in Voightland,
was the first to make it. This man was ap-
prenticed to Berlin apothecary named
Zorn, in whose shop he conferred some favor
upon q professed alchemistnwho, in turn,
promised to teach him the art of transmu-
ting the baser metals into gold. Bottcher,
after studying under the new master for
time, imagined that his fortune was made,
and in 1700 ran away.
He was pursued, but found protection
among friends. who demanded an exhibit
tion Of his pretended skill, and the poor fel-
low was compelled to acknowledge that he
had been imposed upon. Bnt he persevered
in his labors, and on one occasion, having
made a mixture of finely organized earths
for the purpose of making of strong cruci-
bles, he discovered, after he had taken the
compound mass from the oven, that he had
gained a kind of pottery more beautiful than
he had ever seen. The transmutation, IL
may therefare be said, took place not in the
metals indeed, but in his own person, for
Bottcher was suddenly changed from an al
chemist to potter. In 1905 the first porce-
lain was thus manufactured in Dresden.
Being made of colored clay it presented a
light-b -brownish red hue, but as early as 1909
a beautiful white porcelain was obtained,
and its manufacture was full established dur.
ing the following years.-Saa Francisco
(nu
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
LIEUT.. DAVENPoRTs COURAGE
A Painful Episode OF the Naval Dis
aster at Samoa.


aster at Samoa.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1S94.-Secretary
Herbert today made public the findings of
the Court of Inquiry and his views thereon,
in the case of Lieutenant Richard &. Daven-
port, u. S. NJ who asked for a court of
honor to pass upon his conduct while acting
as navigating officer of the U. S. S. Nipsic
when that vessel was wrecked during the
great Samoan hurricane in March, 1889.
Lieutenant Davenport asked for the
court because there had been a great
deal of criticism of his
action in leaving the Nipsic. At the inquiry
officers testified that he had set bad ex-
ample to the crew in time of danger by
stripping off his clothes and jumping over
board and swimming to shore. The court
of inquiry found no imputation upon
the stranding of the Nipsic and that
during that time he performed his whole
duty as navigator in an eminently satis-
factory and praiseworthy manner; that no
fault can be found with his conduct as an
officer, but on the contrary, that he behaved
with GOODNESS and courage during the time
the anchorage of the Nipsic was shifted, and
that he did not finch when peril was
greatest In the point as to the
time and manner when Lieutenant
Davenport left the ship, which involved
serious imputations against him, the Court
decides adversely, but finds number of cir
cumstances which, it says, must bear very
strongly in mitigation of his conduct.
The court also dismisses the imputations on
Lieutenant Davenport's conduct subsequent
to his leaving the Nipsic.
Secretary Herbert in approving. the pro-
ceedings and findings Of the court of inquiry
reviews the circumstances of the whole case
exhaustively and sums up his views IN the
following concluding paragraph
ssThe department is of opinion, however,
that Lieutenans Davenport would have set a
much better example to the men of the crew
and contributed more to good order
and military discipline. if he had not
stripped himself as soon as he
did. Further than this the department finds.
no unbecoming conduct on the part OF
this officer; and it is always to be re-
membered that the concurrent testi-
mony of his superior offices, Rear Admiral
Kimberly, Commander Mullan, and Lieu
tenant Hawley, who were present at the
time upon the spot, and knew the circurn-
stances as it is impossible for us to know
them now, is that they find nothing what
ever in his conduct to condemn"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
FUERsT BISMAROK'S ROUGH PASS
AGE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 81, 1S94.-The big steamer
Fuerst Bismarck, From Hamburg, arrived
here today, over twenty4hours late. AS she
came up the bay she was dressed, many flags
fiuttering from the top of both masts to the
deck, in honor of Emperor Williams birth
day anniversary.
The steamer had very stormy weather
from the time of leaving Southampton. On
january 20and 81 she met moderate gale
with high seas. 1t was on the 22d, however,
that she ran into a storm from the north
west which tried her staunchness. In the
forenoon whole gale howled about the ship
and sent the ventilators whirling.
The seas were running high and broke on
the deck, but did no serious damage. In the
afternoon hurricane squalls swirled about the
steamer. On January % auother strong gale
stirred up terribly high masses of sea
water that knocked against the vessels iron
sides and leaped upon her bows.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
AFTER THE BRIBERS
Grand Jury Investigates the
Charge Against D., l..
& w. Officials.
JUROR LANKERING's STATEMENT
He Says Samuel Crissy Made
Promises for the Com
pany.

The Grand Jury, yesterday, investigated
the charges of F. w. Bender, foreman of the
Coroner's Jury, which is inquiring into the
causes of the recent fatal accident on the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road. The foreman, ON last Monday night,
formally told the Coroner in the presence of
the officials of the company and couple of
hundred other people, that some person had
attempted to bribe some of the iurymen, and
he said he proposed to lay the whole matter
before the Grand Jury. 1t was these charges
of attempted bribery that received the atten-
tion of the Grand Jury yesterday. The wit
nesses subpenaed to testify in this matter
were Foreman Bender, Adolph Lankering
and Gus Seide, editor of the Hoboken
Erening Neaos.
SEIDE WOULD NOT TELL.
Mr.. Seide was the first witness. The
Grand Jury wanted to know from him
where he obtained the facts which warrant
ed his paper in publishing, last Saturday,
that some person had approached the Cor
oner's Jury with corrupt intentions. 1t is
said that, when Mr.. Seide was asked that
question, he declined to betray the confidence
that had been reposed in him, and that after
a considerable time the Grand Jury excused
him from answering, because his 1nforma-
hon came III the nature OF cOnndentlaI
communication.
1t is also said that when Adolph Lankering
was called as witness, he said that a man
supposed to be Samuel Crissy had visited his
cigar store and had strongly intimated that
if the Coroner's Jury would not inquire into
the block system, or rather the lack of one,
ON the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad, it would result to the benefit Of
the jurors.
WHO CRISSY is.
1t was said outside of the Grand Jury
room yesterday that Crissy is an agent for
William Utz, who is member of the Grand
Jury, and that Mr.. Utz, who is a shipping
broker, employed Crissy to sell tickets to
passengers over the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad. This could not be
verified yesterday, and no one believes for
moment that if Crissy did approach Jury
man Lankering that Mr.. Utz had any knowl-
edge of it. The railroad officials have all
along denied any knowledge of attempted
bribery. Just what action the Grand Jury
will take in the matter is at present only
matter of conjecture.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY.
Bu Gable to the United Press.

BERLIN, Jan. 27, 1894.-Today is the
thirty-fifth anniversary of the birth of EN-
peror William, and the whole city is en- fete
in honor of the occasion The houses that
were yesterday decorated in honor of the
visit of Prince Bismarck retain their flags
and bunting, and all the Government and
municipal buildings are handsomely
adorned The celebration of the occasion
began at midnight by the pealing of all the
church bells, and the firing of an imderiai
salute by the artillery.
The King of Wurtemberg, who is to take
part in the celebration, and who, it was pop
ularly expected, would be present yesterday
at the reception of Prince Bismarck, did not
arrive here until late laso night. He was re-
ceived at the railway station by the EN-
peror.
At 9:45 o'clock this morning the members
of the Cabinet, the Chiefs of the Civil, Mil
itary and Naval Departments, the officers of
the staff and the members Of the Emperor's
family waited upon His Majesty and rendered
him their congratulations.
At half-past eleven o'clock the members of
the court attended divine services, upon the
completion of which reception was held.
This was attended by the Ministers and MEM
bers of the Reichstag and Lanntag.
Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia,
Colonel of the Gardes du Corps presented a
falchion to his Majesty in behalf of that
regiment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
WILSON BILL PROGRESS.
The Lumber Schedule Adopted-Pen-
sion Appropriations.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, lS94-There was a
slim attendance on the floor and only fair
attendance in the galleries when the House
met at eleven O'clock today. Prominent
among the members was Mr.. Cochran Dem,
N. ", prepared to continue his tactics against
the income tax bill. He was spared the ne
cessity, however, for Mr. Haines, another
Democratic member of the New York dele
CATION took it upon himself to make the
point of no quorum. The roll was then cali
ed. 1t showed Isl present, being more than
quorum
Mr.. Outhwaite, from the Committee on
Rules, brought in special order extending
the time for the consideration of the Tariff
bill until February 3, and giving over Mon
day and Tuesday to general debate on the
Income Tax bill. and thereafter under the
five minute rule. The resolution was
agreed TO.
The House then went into committee of the
whole to consider the Wilson bill, with Mr.
Richardson, Dem. Tenn
The Pension Appropriation bill was re-
ported to the House this morning. The es-
Inmates submitted by the Commissioner Of
pensions for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1895, were S162. .631, $50. The COM
mittee have appropriated S151, ,5S1 $40 The
appropriations for the current fiscal year are
1856, ,531 $50. The appropriations for next
year. therefore, are IN round NUMBERS, aDOut
15,000,0 900 less than those for this year.
The principal changes made by the bill
in existing law and in the estimates are as
follows;
The general appropriations for the pay
ment OF pensions is reduced to Sl5O,0OO,-
900, which is S10000,000 less than
the estimates and $15,000,000 less than the
appropriations for the current year. The
item for fees for examining surgeons is re-
duced 81 ,000, 900 from the estimates, remain
ing as at present S1,0000OO. For
clerk hire at the agencies the appropria-
tion is fixed at S450, ,00O-S50,0 600 more
than the current appropriation and $50
600 less than the estimate. Attached
to the report of the committee is a
table showing that the number of pensioners
ON the rolls has increased from 243, 755
in 1879 to 966,012 in 1898. During the same
time the disbursements on account OF pen
sions increased from $35, 121, ,4S2 to $159, ,357,-
557. The bill includes no items of new legis
lation
The lumber schedules being under discus
sion, Mr.. Breckenridge Dem, Ark said that
if any industry in the country had reached
the free trade stage, it was the lumber III
dustry. No revenue was derived from inn
ports on this article in 1S93-that is lumber
in the rough, while we exported thirty mil
lions worth. A duty could have the effect
only of paying subsidy TO the lumber deal
ers.
Mr. Oates amendment received only 20
votes and was defeated. Mr.. Boutelles mo-
tion to substitute the provisions of the pres
ent law for those reported in the Wilson bill
was also defeated-19 to 112.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
WHY sIBLEY RESIGNED.

He Finds Many Things More Cam
using'' Than Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1894 94-Representa-
tive Sibley, of the Erie, Pa. district, explain
ing why heresigned, says There are many
other and more pleasant avenues to enjoy
ment open to me- If l had been bred an
attorney, and become accustomed to the
wrangling that goes on here, and means so
little to those engaged in it, l might find it
desirable to remain. Rut take these things
seriously, and cannot consider them as mere
displays for political effect and capital at
home"
'sThere was no immediate pressure on
me-" Mr. Sibley continued, in answer to
question. 81 have been told that eight
tenths of the people endorse my course. In
fact, two members of the Committee on
Resolutions Of the Crawford County Demo
cratic Committee, which denounced me for
not supporting the Wilson bill, said that that
action was not well advised. But my posi-
sition here has not been pleasant since my
silver speech last August.
II antagonized many influential persons in
that speech, and being peaceably inclined,
didn't enjoy continuous contention. These
persons could not have prevented my renomi-
nation, even if they had attempted it, l am
sure. But I have had enough"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
ORIGIN OF TITLES.
History of Some of the Terms of Re.
spect I'm Common Use.

The title justice, applies to a judge,
comes from England, where many judicial
officers have for ages been termed justices.
The title of reverend, once used only with
reference to the Pope, is now generally ap-
piled to clergymen Of any denomination.
The first English Duke was Edward, the
Black Prince, who was created Duke of
Cornwall by his father, Edward ILL.,. in
1887
The title of marquis was first given by
Richard II. to Robert de We're, Earl Of Ok
ford, velo was made Marquis of Dublin in
1886
Cardinals were formerly entitled most
reverend and most llustriolls. In 1850
Urban VIII directed that the title eminence
should be given them
Majesty is an old title with modern use.
Il was first assumed by Diocletian, and its
use gradually spread until it is now universal
among kings
The present title holiness, as given to the
Pope, dates only from the fourteenth cen-
tury. Before that time it was used by kings
and emperors.
BY old English law baron, was required
to have at least five hides of land, a church,
kitchen, bell house and a borough gate
with seat in it.
Sire was originally used to designate the
proprietor of q farm. Rising in dignity it
was afterward applied to a nobleman, then
used In addressing a monarch. chicago
Herald.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
RAN INTO BARBED WIRE.

New YORK, Jan. 81, 1s94.-A despatch
from Pine Bush, N. Y, says:-Millard
Bloomer and George Croker, of New York
City, while following pack of hounds
across country today, were thrown from
their horses by a barb-wire fence. They
were picked up unconscious. Their horses
were severely cut. Both men are being cared
for at the Howell farm.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
ooRBETT IN WASHINGTON.
He Receives an ovation and Calls
Fitzsimmonsa a .sBlufer.,'

w SurN r,roN Ton 81 1904 -C,hau,p;ou
James D. Corbett and party arrived IN W ASH
ington by the Richmond and Danville route
at 10.O5 this morning three hours late and
a4o,,,,os .+1e - So, ,,,oa1.,aa4
suoppeu over naii an noui ioI ~ ca Aieso u
There were nearly hundred passengers on the
train, most of whom were sportlngmen.
Breakfast was served in the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad dining room, and the
champion received an ovation from the
throng OF people who were present IN such
numbers that the large station could hardly
hold Corbett was seated at a table with his
wife and her father, Mr.. Lake and Miss
Howard.
Corbett shook hands with number OF
newspaper men who wanted to inquire as to
his future movements They were all in
troduced to his Wlfe, who, wearing black
serge SKIRT with dark blue SILK bodice, dotted
Win red, made pretty and agreeable pic
ture IN contrast to her stalwart husband,
VINO had not shaved, apparently, since the
hight, and who was muffied up In dark
crap storm coat.
Corbett was asked how he felt, and replied
tnat ne was never better IN his life. he has
not blemish about his face, and he says his
rlbs are all sound. The only injury is to his
left hand, which is swollen, but that is a
small matter and will soon be all right.
how about your light with Peter Jack
son!o was the. question put to him.
"Oh, you know am ready to fight any
body IN the world when have time to allow
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
RED HAIR AND sUNsTRoKEs.

Nobody ever heard of red-headed man
being sunstruck Why red head should af-
ford any protection from the rays of the sun
or give its owner immunity from one Of the
most singular affections that humanity is
heir to is one of those mysteries that even the
doctors cannot fathom, but the fact remains
that men with red hair can stand almost any
amount of exertion, in or out of doors, dur
ing the hottest weather, and never feel any
serious results from it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
RIVAL TO THE TELEPHONE

READING, Pa, Jan. 81, 1s94.-A telephone
invention that may turn out to be very inn
portant, in view of the approaching expira-
tion of some of the old patents on telephones
designed by Edison, Bell and others, has just
been perfected by Elias Croft, of Kricks
Mill, near this city. At his request, a day or
two ago, a number of Groff's friends met
him at the Cross Keys Hotel to test and ex-
anime his invention, which is said to be
based upon an entirely new principle in
acoustics.
After numerous trials, which were attend
ed with excellent results, it was decided that
the invention was Of sufficient Importance to
warrant Mr.. Croft to apply for patent,
which he will do. In the meantime it will be
withheld from the public.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
THE ALLEGED soPHooLEs SKULL.

The supposed skul1of Sophocles found by
Munster in tumulus eleven stadia from
Deaeleia has now been examined by Pro-
lessor Virchow, of Berlin. The skull, it may
be remembered, was taken from the skeleton
of very old man, with cane by his side,
On alabaster vase, and other things, This
skeleton was one of four found in sarcophagi
two Of which were of marble. Sophocles
was ninety when he died, in 406 B, c., and
the skull corresponds his age. 1t is of
the long type, dndex 70 81 and there is re-
markable irregnlarity between the right and
left hemispheres The left temporal snture is
nearly oDliterated. The forehead is broad,
the face narrow, high-featured and slightly
prognathous, while the nose is narrow and
the capacity is low 4 $40 cubic centimetres).
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
SHOT HIS MOTHER.

New YORK, Jan. 27, 1S94.-Mrs. Ann
Morrison, widow, fifty-nine years old,
living on johnson avenue, Kingsbridge, was
shot in the left breast and dangerously
wounded at half past eleven o'clock last
night by her son Robert, a moulder, twenty
three years old. He was intoxicated at the
time. Mrs. Morrison was attended at her
home by DR.. Darling of Kingsbridge The
son was arrested