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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
GONE TO ESCAPE AL1MoNY.
Reasons Given for Decker,s Flight to
Canada.

The fact that John H. Decker and
Miss Annie Mosher of No 73 Sherman
avenue have gone to Canada has created
some talk on the Heights. AS has been
told, Decker was employed as salesman
by Frank Guaraglia, wholesale liquor
dealer at No. 421 Palisade avenue, from
whom he embezzled $500. Further in
quiries into the case by Acting Detective
Holderer of the Sixth precinct have
discovered that Deckers main object
in running away was to escape paying
his divorced wife S2S a month alimony.
Since his divorce he has been living
with Miss Annie Mosher, whom he took
with him to Canada The monthly
payment Decker was compelled to nuke
to his wife, he claimed, was a burden,
and he often said he would run away when
his bond gave out. The bond ended
last week, and Decker robbed his en-
ployer in order to escape, That Decker
has gone to Canada was made evident
by Acting Detective Holderer, yester-
day, who found that in order to de-
ceive. Decker had checked his trunks
at the West Shore station, Hoboken,
for Weehawken, where they We're re-
checked for the Grand Central depot,
New York. The trunks were labelled
J. Lewis, No. 205 Yonge street, Toronto,
Canada.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
LAFAYETTE POKER JOINT RAIDBD
The Rev. MIR. Kommers Furnished
the Evidence.

On information furnished by a Lafay-
cite minister Police Headquarters detec-
tives last night raided the saloon of
Lewis Voss, at No. 1872 Halliday street.
A woman called on the Rev. Mr.. Kom-
mers a few days ago and told him that
on Wednesday night last her husband
had gambled away all his wages at Voss'
saloon.
Mr. Kommers, who Is an active mem
ber of the New Moral Reform League,
Immediately furnished the information
he had received to Chief Murphy. Last
night Sergeant Archibald and Detectives
Doyle, Kilcauley, McNally and Douglass
were detailed to raid the place. They
quietly slipped in and scattered them
selves about the building, and at Sig
nal from Sergeant Archibald they broke
into a room on the second floor where a
game was in full progress. They ar
rested the following players:-William
Harlow of No. 160 Halliday street; George
Smith, No. 59S Grand street; John Moul-
ton, No. 120 Lafayette street; Theodore
Wunderlee, No. 1872 Halliday street, and
Henry Holmes, No. 232 Woodward street.
The game was in charge of William,
better known as Fatty" August, who
used to run a disorderly house at the
Junction" VosS was arrested for keep
ing disorderly house and August for
running the game. The prisoners We're
arraigned before Justice Douglass this
morning and held for further examina-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
Easas
DIED.
LEMMERz-sudd

LEMMERZ-Suddenly Monday evening Nov.
10. 1894, Frederica, dearly beloved wife of
Theodore Lemmerz, aged So years.
Funeral services from the residence of her
daughter, Mrs Minnie L. Reinhard,. No. 167.
Magnolia avenue, Thursday evening, at s
O'Clock
BAKER-On Tuesday evening, Nov. 20. 1884,
Anna Maria Schermerhorn, wife of the late
David Hathaway Baker, in her 10th year.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funeral services from her late residence,
No. z40 Tnrd street, on Thursday evening,
Nov. %, at 73o.
UWER-ANCHER-At his residence. No. 4s
Ocean avenue, Heights. Nov. is, 1894
Frederick c. Brouwer-Ancher, son of the
late Jan Brauwer-Ancher, of Amsterdam
Holland.
Funeral from ST. Patrick's Church. Ocean
avenue, on Friday morning, Nov. 2S, at 10
O'clock
DoNovAN-on Nov. 81, 1894. John r. Dono-
Daniel f. Donovan
Fureral from No. 1856 Eighth street, Friday
Nov. %. at p. NJ.
CASSIDY Owen Cassidy. beloved husband Of
Ellen Cassidy.
Relatives and friends of the family, also
Court Harsimus, M. 7.74o, are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral at P. NJ, from
his late residence. No, $50 Grand street, Fri
day. Nov. %.
voGEL-On Wednesday, Nov. 81. 1894, Cert
rude, the beloved daughter of Alfred ana
Anre yogel. aged months and q days
Funeral Friday, Nov. %. at O'clock, at the
residerce of parents, No. 1872 Morgan street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
ARCHBISHOP oHAPPELLE SICK.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 1S94.--A tele-
gram was received last evening from Den
yer, Col, stating that Archbishop Chap
pelle formerly the pastor of St. Mat
thew's Church, in this city, was danger
ously i'll with pneumonia. The news was
announced yesterday at the meeting of
prominent Catholic clergy in Baltimore
by Cardinal Gibbons, who asked that
prayers be said for the Archbishops re-
covery.
Archbishop Chappelle visited Washing
ton about two weeks ago, when he at
tended the meeting of Bishops and Arch
bishops who assembled with Mgr. Satolli
at the Catholic University. He after
ward went to New York, and returned to
his labors in New Mexico.
During his pastorate of st. Matthews S
the Archbishop became very popular,
especially with the foreign legations.
He is a Frenchman by birth and came
to Baltimore when he was fifteen years
of age to study for the priesthood with
the expectation of entering the diocese
of his uncle who was at that time an
Archbishop in one of the West India
Islands. He was raised to his present
office about year ago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
COAL BEFORE CHRISTIANITY.

1t was not known when, where and
by whom coal was first discovered The
earliest record we have of this min
eral is in the writings of Aristotle and
of his pupil Theophrastus. a Greek
author who lived about 2SS b. C. The
latter mentions coal as being found
in Lisuria ard in Ell on he ad to
Ol m US ovSr the noun al S. There is
evidence that coal was used in England
as early a S52 and acco ding 10 Bishop
P DIS S0) comb and Bis opwear-
m u h w re two of he earliest coal
mi ing S, tt ements. Newcast Cove ap-'
ca S t. h We co e N oti' e about
Il A l. WI ch e H mr. II. granted
the habita a cr to dig for it.
Tie hinese knew o used coal in.
he tfirtee centur The ea dest ref
erence TO ceal in Belgium is in 110S. when
a acksn ith at l. ege is 81 { o have
frt used t fos fus Taris ece it's
fir o i fr sm Newe asst :, in ngland,
in $50. n C t.and coal was erked
as efry as tie twelfth century.-I1x-
ha ge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
THE ERICSSON A HooDoo.
Breakase of Pump Stops Her Speed
Trial-EOur Mishans

NEW LONDON. Conn, Nov. %, 1884,
Misfortune follows the torpedo boat
Ericsson, which has now been here near
ly ten weeks waiting to get speed run
before being accepted by the Govern
ment. This morning, at 5:26 o'clock,
she got away from her wharf and scud-
ded away for the course in the darkness.
The run was in comparatively smooth
water, with light wind from the west
ward, conditions that bade fair to end
the tedious efforts to make speed rec
ord
She had reached the course at STRAIT
ford when, while steaming at a fair
pace, the starboard air pump broke,
and all possibility of speed run today
vanished. The Ericsson then put about,
returning here, where she must again
repair How long it will take to get
her ready again for a run will not be
known until this evening, when the air
pumps will have been taken out. The
four government vessels making the
course are still at their stations.
This is the fourth time the Ericsson
has been forced to abandon the trial
after reaching the course.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
MASKED MANS SHOTS.
A Relative Suspected OF the Murder
of a Michigan Farmer.

OF a Michigan Farmer.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Nov. %, 1894
An unknown masked man early last
evening shot and fatally wounded Will
lam Wickwire, a farmer living near Gil
max, and also shot and slightly wounded
Miss Wickwire, sister of the farmer.
At o'clock the man knocked at the
door of the farmhouse occupied by Wick.
wire, three miles south of Climax. An
adopted son answered the knock, and the
man, whose clothes were concealed by
long rubber coat and his features by
a pillow case, entered and asked for the
man Of the house. He passed by the lad
into the sitting room, where Wickwire's
sister was sitting.
She noticed that he was masked and
carried revolver, and she jumped up
and grabbed for the weapon. At this
her in the side of the neck, making
slight flesh wound He fred again,
but this time the shot missed its mark
Wickwire, who was in the parlor adj
joining, rushed out andg rabbed for the
man. The murderer turned on him and
fired one shot, the ball striking him
tproasb il the mouth bIs saa and passing directly
glanced around his eye, a third struck
him in the stomach and fourth missed
him. Mrs. Wickwire ran out of the par
the murderer's face. He fought her des-
perately, however, and started to back
out of the room
Just as he was backing out of the
roon1 Wickwire, who had partly recov-
cred consciousness, raised a chair and
struck him over the head The blow
stunned him and he half dropped to the
floor, but rallied and ran from the place
Wickwire is fatally iijured, and the doc
tors say he can live but short time.
His sisters wound is not fatal
1t is alleged that relative and neigh
Dor is suspected of the crime, and that
it was committed for revenge
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
EASY 70 COUNTERFEIT.
Photo-L -Lithography a Bane-
Coiners Common General
Hazen's Report.

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. 1S94.-William
P Hazen, Chief of the United States
Secret Service, has submitted an inter-
esting report to Secretary Carlisle. It
shows that 6S7 persons were arrested by
agents of the Secret Service Division
during the fiscal year ended June 30.
1894, principally for counterfeiting and
passing counterfeit coin. On those con-
victed and sentenced fines amounting to
s35, 900 and sentences aggregating S4S years
were imposed. OF those arrested, S76
were natives of the United States, 181
were of unknown nativity, S6 were from
Italy, rs from Germany, IA from Ireland,
s each from Africa, Canada and Russia,
6 from Greece, from England, each
from Denmark and Norway, each from
Scotland and Sicily, and each from a
number of other countries The amount
of counterfeit money captured by Secret
Service agents during the year, including
$437, 300 in non-fraudulent toy money, was
1868, ,357.
PHOTO-LITHOGRAP WORK.
Chief Hazen says the art of photo
llthography, although seemingly in its
infancy, has made it comparatively easy
to initiate the most skillfully engraved
neSlSllS Ol Jul IOlCo, SO Ltleil tiiC AeNii5Si
from this source is not only very grave
but increasing; and to meet these con-
ditions the designs and execution of
Government notes should be such as
would make their reproduction most diff
cult One safeguard still remaining,
however, is the secret process of making
distinctive paper.
Coin counterfeiters are more numerous
than formerly, and more than the usual
number of arrests and captures of ma
terial have been reported This branch
of nterfeiting, however, is more seri-
GUS in its results to the community than
that of the making of spurious notes and
much less difficult of detection. No evil
dence of advancement in the art Of manu-
featuring counterfeit coin has been
shown. OF the numerous counterfeits
of the silver coins which have appeared
during the past year. none can be classed
as especially dangerous.
ALTERED NOTES.
The figures show a. decided increase in
the receipt of altered notes during the
fiscal year. The arrests of persons charg-
ed with altering and passing notes are
largely In excess of any previous year,
and is due to the promptness of the
agents of this service in thoroughly in
vestigating all cases reported to them
In the prosecution of some cases the
Chief learned that there is no law to
punish uttering or passing such lightened
or debased coins, knowing them to be
such. He therefore recommends the pass
age of an act making it felony to
mutilate United States coins, or to utter,
pass, or attempt to pass such coins.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
INDIAN DEPRECIATION CLAIMS.

OMAHA, Neb.. Nov. %, 1Ss4-George
B. Howrey, Assistant Attorney General
of the United States, and his assistant
Judge Dewitt, of New Jersey. are in the
city, investigating claims caused by the
Indian depredations during the war
There are 10000 such cases." said Gen.
Howrey, against the United States,
involving over $4O,OooooO. An appropria-
tion of $175,O00 was made by Congress
August %, for the payment of certain
judgments, subject to my approval. In
January my report will be handed in.
None Of the judgments are older than
eighteen months or two years. and were
supposed to be effected by a recent deci-
sion of the Court of Claims upon q Ques-
ton of iurisdiction.,'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
JAPAN'S Big DEMAND.
One Hundred Million Taels In
demnity Who Can Hold
Out Longest?
En- Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, Nov %, 1S94.-The "Globe"
prints despatch from Hiroshima stat
ing that advices have been received
there from China in which it is intimated
that it is the intention of the Chinese
Government to offer an indemnity OF
100000. 600 taels to defray the expenses of
the war as one of the conditions of peace.
The "Star" publishes despatch from
Yokohama stating that the Chinese Pei
Yang squadron of warships attacked and
shelled the Japanese troops who were
marching upon Port Arthur, the troops
having taken a road near the coast
The japanese fleet came to the assistance
of the troops and a desperate fight took
place between the Chinese and Japanese
warships, the result of which is not
known. The Chinese battleship Chen
Yuen became useless during the fight and
ran ashore in trying to avoid the tor
pedoes at the entrance to the harbor of
Wei-Hai-Wei
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
JOHN Q. FREM0NTs BODY.
California Pioneers to witness Its
Final Burial in Rockland Cemetery.

i
NEW YORK, Nov. %, 1S94-Members
of the Associated Pioneers of the Ter
ritorial Days of California and other
pioneers who are not members, will go
to Rockland Cemetery on the Northern
Railroad of New Jersey this afternoon
to witness the removal of the body of
General John C. Fremont from the ceme-
terry vault and it's interment in the
grave.
Among those who have announced their
intention to be present are Rear Ad-
miral Richard W. Meade, U. S. N. Presi-
dent of the Associated Pioneers; Cap
tain Samuel L. Clapp of Brooklyn. Cap
tain VIM F. Blanck of Hancock, John
D. Townsend of New York, George B.
Roys of New York, Charles w Shumann
of New York, Joseph NJ. Pray of New
York, George F. Bendel of Mount Yer
non, Richard j. Paulson of Brooklyn,
Cornelius Lydecker of Englewood n. u;
Joseph Evans of Newark, n. j.; Major
Francis D. Clark, Secretary of the As
sociated Pioneers; John Gault of New
York. Colonel Charles J. Murphy Of
New York, Colonel A. C. Ferris of Hack
ensack, N. J., and Lieutenant John c..
Fremont, son of the dead General
A representative of Bishop Potter will
be in attendance The ceremony will
be brief and simple one.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
THE STEEL RAIL is KING.
Prospects of High Prices for Iron
Next Wear Way Mean Prosperity.

Next Wear May Mean Prosperity.
CLEVELAND, o., Nov. %, 1894.-The
Iron Trade Review says today:-The
probability, amounting almost to a cert
tainty, that high prices will be paid in
1895 for coke and for bessemer ores,
the fact that up to November / stocks of
pig iron had been decreasing slightly in
the face of steadily decreasing output
that reached a yearly rate of nearly
8,50o,000 tons on that date; the further
fact that any noticeable increase of
bessemer pig iron consumption will call
into activity furnaces which must have a
higher price for their iron than that rul
ing today-these are the prime elements
in any forecast of the iron and steel
situation that reaches into the coming
year. Related to these facts is another
one-the country's consumption of steel
in the past few months has been at a
rate never equalled in irs history, with
the railroads, once mainstay of the
steel mills, buying less than in the dis
astrous second half of '93.
Much store is set by producers on the
effect, in such a situation, of even a
moderate run of buying by the railroads.
There is little question about the attitude
of Lake Superior ore producers next
year. The winding up of another sea-
sons shipping has brought home forcibly
the fact that years output of ore has
gone without a cent of profit. 1t is the
consensus of opinion in that industry
that the experience will not be repeated.
The Connellsville coke producers are in
similar position; their policy for the new
year will not much longep be in doubt.
In the week just past there has been
practically no change in the markets.
In the East there was considerable buy
ing by consumers Immediately after the
election, and today neither side is push
ing negotiations. Prices are steady, and
while there remain buyers of pig iron
who would be willing to contract for '95
fer not to go beyond January. Some
Eastern inquiries are out on bridge and
structural account, but business closed in
finished material is not more than keep
ing pace with the current output of the
mills. At Pittsburg there has been light
buying in bessemer pig and steel billets,
with the weakness attending the close of
the year.
Some sales of bessemer are reported at
$l0.6S, and in few instances S11.50 has
been touched. Billets have sold by
brokers at $3.50 to Sl5.65. Makers re-
fuse to sell at the lowest prices talked
of. Chicago reports a sustained demand
for northern foundry iron on the low
basis lately prevailing sales of southern
for 1885 delivery are coming IN, and the
railroads are awaiting the developments
of the coming month with interest. AS
yet nothing has come up indicating the
dissolution of the rail mill agreement or
any marked reduction in price.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
SIDNEY BENEFITS CLOSE GALL.
BIZ Cabte % the United Press.


LONDON, Nov. %, 1S94.-The trial Of
Sidney Bennett, the young American
lawyer who in July last fired revolver
at Miss Edith Andrews, a young lady
of whom he was enamored, was ended to-
day in his acquittal, on the ground that
the shooting was accidental. Benefits
aim was faulty and the bullet failed to
injure Miss Andrews. who fed from his
presence, whereupon he turned the pistol
upon himself, infiicting wounds of dan
gerous character. After his recovery he
was arraigned, when Miss Andrews en-
that the shooting was accidental, in which
view the jury coincided today. Bennett
explained his attempt at suicide by say
ing that he thought the bullet accident
ally discharged had hit Miss Andrews
and, having inflicted injury upon her,
he did not care to live himself.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22

tion and some of the Democrats shook
their heads and. smiled with an l-told-
you-so look on their faces. When Mr.
McEwan heard of this he fastened to
tell Colonel Stevens that if any frauds
We're unearthed he would render all
the assistance in his power 10 convict
and punish the offenders.
"I'n pledge my word,'' he said en-
phatieally.
That's unnecessary" replied the Col
onel, 81 believe you"
SLIGHT GAINS IN HOBOKEN.
The recount of Hoboken boxes did
not produce anything very startling.
The poll lists and returns reflected credit
on the officers in that portion of the
county. From the result of the first
precincts there were small gains to the
Democratic side in all, perhaps, amount
ing to dozen. Three Democratic bal
lots marked with a cross counted in by
the officers were rejected by Justice
Lippincott on an appeal by the Republi-
can counsel. Slight gains were made
in the Town of Union, one box alone
giving an addition to the Democratic
count of votes.
AS to the rejected ballots because of
marks on-the ticket, by the advice OF
Mr.. Allan L. McDermott, the tally clerks
of Commissioner Potts who was examin-
ing the Hoboken box in which they were
found, wrote on the margin of their big
tally sheets the notes respecting them,
and at the conclusion of the count the
Court will rule on them.
Much laughter was occaSioned when
ballot was taken out of a box of the
Eleventh precinct of the Second district
1t was a Democratic ticket, but the
name of George B. Fielder was erased,
and across it in ink appeared widow
McDonald.'' The Republican counsel
asked that the ballot be rejected on ac-
count of it's markings, but Justice Lip
pincott stepping over to the box, ruled
that while it affected the vote for Regis
ter probably it certainly did not affect
the Assembly vote and the Democratic
ballot was admitted.
Justice Lippincott, before adjournment,
appointed Mr.. Isaac Romaine as COM
missioner to examine the West Hoboken
boxes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
FELLOWS is HUSTLING.

NEW YORK, Nov. %, 1894.--District At
torney Fellows was seen Immediately af-
ter his arrival at his office this morn
ing. He said he had not yet received
any official notification from the Gov
ernor to show cause why he should not
resign his position. He would decline
to make any statement until he was
properly notified from Albany.
Mr.. Fellows today sent out an order
to his assistants to send him reports
showing what cases are awaiting trial
and the dates of commitments. He
also asked, it is understood, for ex-
plantations as to delay in putting long
standing causes on the court calendars.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
ITALY's BANK SCANDAL.

ROME, Nov. %, 1S94-The judge who
is conducting the inquiry as to the where
abouts of the documents which are miss
ing from the archives of the Banca
Romano has ordered Signor Giolitti,
formerly Premier and Minister of the In
terror, to appear before the Court of
Inquiry. Don Mazzio'' prints an article
on the subject in which it is declared
that Signor Goitti will refuse to appear
before the Court of Inquiry, demanding
to be tried by the Senate.
missing documents of the Banca Ro-
mana seem to compromise Signor Clio
litti, ex-Under Secretary of the Interior
Rosano and several high police officials.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
sMUGGLER ARRESTED IN HoBoKEN

Edward T. Mcdonnell of the United
States Secret Service this morning ar
rested an old Italian for smuggling gin
from the bark Pinnovento, lying at one
of the railroad wharves, Hoboken. Me-
Donnell took his man to Police Head
quarters, where he was booked as
Samuel Millet, Go years old, of No. "a
Bush street Brooklyn. Millet refused
to say anything, and he was locked UP.
Mcdonnell went back to where the
boat is moored, in company with officer
We'll, for the purpose of arresting the
captain and mate. The contraband goods
were taken to the bonded stores, and
Millet was later taken before United
States Commissioner Romaine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
THIRTY BODIES In A CAVE.

from the City of Mexico to the "Globe-
Democrat says that a hideous discovery
has Just been made near the town Of
Churintzin, in the State of Michoacan, by
ffeighter named Pascual Gomez The
find consisted of thirty human bodies
in an advanced state of decomposition,
and piled one upon another in a cave,
count Of the stencil emanating % % there
from. Antonio Jiminez, native of the
town, a freighter by occupation, had
his head smashed to a jelly by bandit
ez, another man, was robbed and mur-
dered for his money at the place short
ly afterward Pascual, brother of the
last victim, while engaged in searching
for him, made the discovery, which ex-
plains many mysterious murders which
have occurred IN Miehoacan in the last
few months by notorious gang Of BAN
dts.