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The herald., 1894-04-11
A Rare Painting,

The new curtain upon the stage OF the
Turnverein hall is work of art. The
artist, B. Volkmer. has received much
favorable comment. The painting rep
resents the Germans upon their return
home from the battle of Teutoburger
forest, about the year A. D. 8. Tne
Romans tried to invade German terri
tory. and were repulsed. In the left
foreground of the picture several Roman
prisoners are seen. while to the left the
women and old men are extending a
The herald., 1894-04-11
Lots or InstaIlmanta.

The Semi-TEepic Homestead com pany,
Ti'h an Office at 230 North Main street,
~'s Angeles. make = speciality of selling
pts on installmsnts of G10 monthly and
10 interest. which ia big feature these
ard times. They are offering lots on
Fsss Adsma street and on East Ninth
resi-, ssd report sales good. Mr.. H.
| Elliott 10 the manager of this COM
A.ny. He has boen in the real estat
lsinesS for = number OF years in this
~ aud is we'll and favorably known.
The herald., 1894-04-11
Tho Power of Song.

The power Of song is illustrated in a
custom on tho railroads of northern
Florida. Whenever a train crosses the
Swanee river the conductor announces
the fact in each car. If any passenger
has never heard WAY Down Upon the
Swanee River" this particularization
of the stream must seem peculiar, and
the Suwanee is like a dozen other rivers
in the same region, and these are passed
without comment from the conductor.
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The herald., 1894-04-11
A. Good Place to secure Meals.

One of the very best places in this city
to obtain meal, at reasonable rates. is
at the restaurant OF Mrs. M. ]. Wright,
1856 South Spring street. The meals are
all homelike and clssn, and the people
who eat there are among the best in
town. 1t will pay anyone to visit the
The herald., 1894-04-11

month. The brewery haa large bot
Ting works which turns out about 500
dozen quarts day. Many thousands
OF dollars are paid out for hops and bar
ley every year to farmers of Southern
California, and the enterprise will coon
reach position among the big concerns
of the United States.
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royal welcome to Herman the conqueror,
who is riding forward upon big white
charger. The whole scene is most life
like and real, and does the artist high
credit. Mr.. Volkmer has q reputation
for being at the head of his profession
as fresco painter and decorator, and
his present work Shove him to be q
painter of rare abilities. The Turn
verein society are very proud of his
work.
The herald., 1894-04-11
Enr Finn Pintnran.

The Plaza gallery, on North Main
strest, makes specially OF enlarging
pictures and doing crayon work. The
character Of their work is very fine, and
those desiring pictures at reasonable
rates should pay the gallery visit. Any
size pictures ara made for 81. ]. B.
Blanchard 10 the proprietor.
The herald., 1894-04-11
A Twsnty-DoiIar Gift.

Read the great coupon offer in the
HERALD today. The views In ''Glimpses
of America" are well worth $40. Be
sure and save your coupons. They are as
good as gold coin.
The herald., 1894-04-11
An Extenslve brewery.

No enterprise in Los Angeles shows
greater growth than the brewery of
Maier & Zobelein, ON Also street. Up
wards of 100 men are now employed, and
the capacity ia $500 barrels OF beer per
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
GENIUS OLOOTT.

Another peculiar genius that Essex VIII
have to take the responsibility for is George
P. Olcott of East Orange. East Orange has
produced many a curiosity, but none OF
them outrivals Mr.. Olcott 1t takes whole
page in the manual to tell what an expert he
is as sanitary engineer and how ''every
election for the past twenty years has seen
him working faithfully for the success of the
Republican party This is Mr.. Olcotts first
appearance In public life, which. fact the
charitable may like to remember in contem-
plating his legislative career.
Next to Mr.. Storrs. Mr. Olcott was the
most conspicuous reformer and economist IN
the House, so far as reform ran to turning
democrats out and putting republicans in,
and economy contemplated cutting down the
salaries of Democratic office holders. Mr..
Olcott took a header, SO to speak, into
the legislative whirlpool the second
day Of the session with bill to abolish the
commission appointed by Democratic
Governor to revise the laws governing
broke out with bill fixing the salaries Of
the employees of the House at what they had
always been. That was quickly followed by
a measure designed to chop Oft the head of
John Matthews, the Democratic Superin-
tendent Of the School Census, and put IN his
place the father of Dr. Wilbur, q Republican
Asseinblyman. Soon afterward he loomed
up with bills abolishing the Democratic
Road Board of Essex and the Boards of
Freeholders of Hudson and Essex counties.
Mr. Olcott's valedictory was the incidental
bill over which he made such muddle, al
lowing democrat to get in for $3.50 and
then subjecting himself to scathing criti-
cisln by withdrawing the item.
On the two cent ferry bill, the Erie track
elevation and other like measures Mr.. Olcott
voted with the corporations. In fact he
openly defended those institutions on the
floor and delared that their rights should be
respected.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
Ro BB1NG THE TRAOTION OOMPANY

For q number of weeks the employees at
the Grand street power station of the Con-
solidated Traction Company have been miss
ing wire and copper, which were stored IN
the yard at the rear of the house. The OIL
cialS detailed special officer Archibald Smith
to work up the case. He discovered that an
organized gang of thieves which had its
headquarters in the neighborhood was max
ing raids almost every night on the COM
pany's property. Smith also learned that the
stolen material was temporarily stored IN the
grocery store, No. 5S7 Grand street, which is
within stones throw of the power house,
and afterward sold to Thomas O'Brien, a
Junkman, of No. 705 Garfield avenue. Smith
searched O'Brien's junkshop. aud found there
a trunk load OF wire and copper, which ne
Unidentified as belonging to the company.
OBrien and his fourteen year old son Hugh.
who bought part of the wire, were arrested
on a charge of receiving stolen articles, and
from information the detective traced the
thieves, who were arrested. They are as
follows Bridget Morgan, No. 5S7 Grand
street, Joseph Morgan, eleven years old,
same address, Annie Travis. No. 5S7 Grand
street. Brien King, ffty-five years old, No.
AZ Manning avenue, and Lizzie Mcclure,
twenty-five years old, No. 537 Grand street..
The prisoners will be arraigned before JUS
tice Douglass on Monday morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
MURDER AND SUICIDE
An Extraordinary Tragedy
in Berlin Due to Finan-
Clal ReVerSeS.
PARENTS FIRST POISONED TWO SONS
Then Hanged Another Son and
Daughter Both Then Drank
Poison.
Bu Cable to the United Press.

BERLIN, June 2, 1S94--A horrible case Of
murder and suicide, involving the death OF
an entire family of six persons, was dis
closed this morning.
Karl Seiger, formerly man of wealth
and position engaged in the printing bust.
ness here, met with financial reverses which
caused the loss Of almost his entire fore
tune as.t
Seiger and his wife became despondent
and their constant brooding over their mis-
fortune finally persuaded them that they
and their children were on the verge OF star
walton.
They therefore resolved that all sheu Id
die
Last evening the couple administered
poison to their sons Rudolph, aged nineteen,
and Bruno, aged thirteen, both students IN
the Berlin Gymnasium, from the effects OF
which both died almost Immediately.
They then hanged their youngest son,
Martin, aged ten, and their daughter, Eliza
beth, aged seven.
Satisfying themselves that all the children
were dead, Seiger and his wife each drank a
cup Of poison and died in few minutes.
Seiger left letter explaining his plans for
putting himself and family out OF the way
and justifying himself and wife In commit
ting the deed.
Two pots of poisoned milk we're found in
Seiger's apartments at No. Crosse liam
burgstrasse
It is now ascertained that after S eiger and
his wife drank the poison, Seiger strangied
his wife to death. with a rope and then
hanged himself from q door frame.
The police on entering the room found al
the family dead except Seiger, in whom
there were still signs Of life, but he, TOO, died
few minutes afterward.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
THE PYROTEOHNIOAL SENATOR,

One of the most ardent reformers and
economists in the entire Legislature was the
nvrotechnical Senator Skirm of Mercer,
Who Is Colonel of the Seventh Regiment, N.
q N J.. and who always Went about as
though he was on horseback at the head OF
his command His particular line OF re-
forming ran to turning out the democrats
who held office in the city OF Trenton and
county of Mercer. As soon as the little DIS
cussion over the question OF a continuous
Senate was over, the gallant Colonel began
to marshal his forces. He was well In the
van on the first day and fired his first gun at
the Board of Freeholders in the second-ciasS
counties
The trials and tribulations be had peIore
he triuInphed over the great enemy OF the
l,Dear Peopler are well known to all lie
followed this measure up with others sup
Elemental to it, and then went for the
Democratic Sergeants-at- in the yafl-
GUS County Courts.
Then he varied the course little by bring
ing in bill to help along his FRIEND the
Republican Sheriff of Mercer, by giving him
extra fees This was followed by bill flx-
ine satisfactorily the terms of the new Re-
publican officials of Trenton, and then ne
made another brilliant dash for economy
and public rights by bringing in the bills for
nI,ttfng Barney Ford cut of the Super1n-
tendency Of the State House and putting a
,anl1blicsn in his place. The Senator had
fbe republican to fill the place in his eye,
sT,d so had Essex The quarrel became so
/; h,ffsr that the doughty Colonel threatened
II resign. and in order to patch the thing up
II was decided to have superintendent ana
an assistant, whose combined salaries ex-
coeded that Of Mr.. Ford, but as retTench-
n.ent and reform are only applicable 70
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02

appeared to have the effect of enlarging his
head and he came to Trenton with tile idea
that he had received call as sure as that OF
Moses, to lead the people of New Jersey out
of the land of political bondage. Unfortun-
ately for Mr.. Storrs his conception or the
States bondage was erroneous--at least that
is charitable view to take of the inspiration
of his erratic course in the Assembly.
He was forever talking about the pledges
the Republican party had made to the people
and the moral obligation they were under TO
relieve the "Dear People from their politi-
ferriage and the other measures of real
benefit to the people were all argued and
voted against by Mr.. Storrs.
His idea of serving the people consisted
solely in turning out democrats and turning
in republicans and repeating every measure
passed by democrats, however, good or
beneficial it had proven to be. The first bill
he introduced was one repeating the law
which gave the Governor the power to pay
bills for unforeseen items of necessary ex-
pense for which no appropriation has been
made.
MR.. sToRRS IN A HOLE.
In urging the passage Of this measure and
several others abollshing Democratic boards,
Mr. Storrs made daily, haraugues concern
ing the general depravity and extravagance
of the Democratic party He had the re-
ports Of the Comptroller piled upon his desk
and frequently quoted from them to show
how the Democratic party was throwing
away the peoples money always accompany
ing them with i'll concealed insinuatiops that
the money went into the pockets OF those
who handled it. When this had gone along
a day or two, some Of the democrats took
Mr.. Storrs in hand and by a few questions
and apt quotations from the Coinptroller's
reports, showed that Mr.. Storrs was either q
very ignorant young man or else q very dis
honest one. They also showed that Mr.
Storrs, never expecting that any democrat
would dare to dispute the assertions OF such
a highly moral young man, had not thor
oughly acquainted himself with his subject
and that he was making not only himself
but his party ridiculous.
That was more than the leaders of shis
party could stand, and caucus was called
at which an attempt was made to drag Mr.
Storrs from his high horse. 1t was not very
successful however, and it was not long be-
fore in his zeal to serve the Dear People, =
be was again foundering III the mire OF mis-
statement.
Another evidence of Mr. Storrs' sincerity
in his protestation of his devotion to the peo-
pies rights may be found two bills which he
introduced One repealed the law which
directs the Freeholdels Of Hudson and Essex
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
THE VESSEL ORDERED TO KOREA

WASHINGTON, June 2, 1s94.-Last mid
night cable orders were sent to the com
mander of the flagship Baltimore at Ma
gasaSi, Japan, to hurry to Chemulpo, Korea,
for the protection of American interests, as
foreshadowed in these dispatches last night.
An official note of thanks will be sent to
the King of Korea for his timely warning
of the rebellion of some of his subjects,
which is said to be directed against Amer
leans. The United States Legation at
the Korean Capitol has been instructed to
keep the State Department fully informed
of the progress of affairs as long as they are
serious, and has been notified of the orders
to the Baltimore That ship has been at
NagasaN, Japan, for the past two weeks,
but probably sailed for Chemunlpo some
time today. The distance is only seven nun
dred miles, which can be covered in two
days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
REPoRMBR CHARLES B. sToRRs.

OF all thesham reformers who sat in the
Assembly none was more in evidence than
Charles BigeIow Storrs, the representative
of the Tenth district of Essex.
Mr. Storrs was purely and simply an acci-
dent He was elected by bare majority OF
81 in strong Democratic district. against
an upright and conscientious democrat who
carried the district the year before by 751.
He defeated Timothy Barrett who, In the
Assembly OF 1898, spoke and voted against
the race track bills. 1t is said that the race
track people brought about Mr.. Barret5s de-
feat for two-fold reason to punish him for
his manliness in fighting them as he did, and
to use his defeat as an argument that the
Democrats were not whipped at the polls
last year because it was Democratic votes
that passed the race laws
Mr.. Storrs is a lawyer, and although only
thirty y-four years old he was for several
years in the service of the Japanese govern
ment as Professor of Angfo-A American law
in the Imperial University OF Toxic. His
accidental birth into the Legislative world
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
WICKED CHAIRMAN wooLsEY.

Mr. J. Broadhead Woolsey was another
member of the majority who demonstrated
his party's devotion to the public welfare
not only by voting against all the bills in
troduced for their relief, but by serving as
chairman of the Committee on Municipal
Corporations. This was the committee to
whose tender mercies Speaker Holt referred
the cheap gas bills, and it showed what in
huenee the corporations had upon 1t when
the rights OF the Dear People were con-
cerned, by brrying the bills until the movers
succeeded In wrestling them from its grasp
by direct vote of,the House.
Mr. CarrolFs Erie Tracks Elevation bill
was also referred to Mr.. Woolsey's COM
mittee and narrowly escaped meeting an
untimely death there. In order to show how
little influence the corporations had with his
committee, MIR. Woolsey gave several public
hearings upon the subject and he and his
colleagues patiently listened to the argu-
ments of the committee sent down by the
Erie Track Elevation Association of Jersey
City.
Then, in order to be perfectly fair Mr..
Woolsey and the committee delayed action
upon the bill until the railroads represen-
tatives could be- heard. OF course, the COM
pany was exceedingly anxious to have the
bill reported, and greatly regretted the in
ability of its counsel to take less time in pre-
pairing its side of the controversy This sort
of thing will not deceive "Teddy" Carroll
He was too well acquainted with the game
of billing bill that way in committee. and
he had it brought out in spite Of all Mr.
Woolsey's protests.
Mr. Woolsey contented himself mainly by
serving the people in his capacity as Chair
man of the Committee ON Municipal Cor
porations and introduced only few bills.
All these, OF course, were in the interest of
economy and reform, and mostly turned
democrats out of office. One which was
distinctly in the line of reform deserves
especial mention.
They have swell cavalry company in
Newark, known as the Essex Troop, which,
in its white doeskin trousers, high jack
boots and blue bob-tail coats. with yellow
trimmings, and mounted on thoroughbred
charges causes the breast of every true son
of Essex to swell with pride like unto that Of
a pouter pigeon. Every member of the or
ganization is wealthy, and can well afford
to indulge in the play of war at his own ex-
pense
In fact, when bill was introduced in the
Legislature of 1898 for the purpose of taking
the troop into the National Guard, and OBJ
lection was made on the ground of expense,
this was met by the solemn assurances of the
friends of the troopers that they were able
and willing to take care Of themselves, and
would not ask cent from the State. One
of Mr. Woolsey,s bills, however, provides
that the Essex Troop shall receive 81 900 an
nually from the State.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
DRAMATIC soENH IN COURT.
Special to the Jersey city Meas.

ELIZABETH, June 2, 1894 "A dramatic
scene occurred in the Union County Court
here this morning when Judge Mccormick
passed sentence on Luke Ward, Richard
Calvel and William DOGGY, who were con-
victed of shooting with intent to kill patrols
man Conrad Martz, while he was on duty at
an outpost between Newark and elizabeth.
on the night of january 81 Sixteen shots
were fred and three bullets wounded the
officer
Ward had already served two terms in
State Prison, and he was sentenced for ten
years He asked permission to speak, and
declared his innocence He said that from
the treatment he had received he did not
wonder that Walwitz, the convict at Tren-
ton, who was sent from the same court,
killed keeper, and that others had commit
ted dssuicide He hoped the Judge would not
die until it was established that he was in
nocent of the crime.
The evidence against the man was cir
cumstantial DOGGY was sentenced Tor
seven years and Calvel for five years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
OFFERED RARE STAMPS FOB SALE
They Were Lot stolen In Virginia
some Tfgue Ago.

NEW YORK, June 2, 1894. Edgar Melton,
a travelling collector and stamp deal er, was
robbed IN the Hotel Carolina, in Danville,
Ca, on March 81, of q valise containing a
gold watch, a diamond pin, checks and val
liable papers valued at $1,000 and a
collection of rare postage stamps worth
S735. Nothing was heard of the
stamps or other property until
yesterday when John Levitch, twenty one
years of age, a photographer living at NO.
Is FORSYTH street, attempted to sell about
S40O worth Of rare stamps to the Mas sau
Stamp Company, No. 70 Nassau street.
Mr.. F. W. Hunter, the president of the
company, examined the stamps and became
eonyinced that they belonged to the lot lost
by Mr.. Melton. He detained Levitch
md sent messenger for the police, who
arrested him. Levitch says that he gave
l. camera to a man in Norwich, Conn,
whose name he doesn't know, in exchange
for the stamps. In the Tolnbs Court this
morning Justice Taintor held Leyltch IN de-
fault Of $1,000 bail for examination next
Tuesday morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
TIE BULGARIAN TROUBLES.
NEr. StambuHoH Had Scheme to Dea
throne Prince Ferdinand.
BI Cable to the United Press.

PARIS, June 9, 1S94-The Matin publishes
advices from Constantinople and Sofia,
concerning the Bulgarian crisis and sub
sequent disorder which indicate that the sit
uation is more serious than mere local af-
fair. These dispatches say that conspi-
racy existed between the Porte and NJ.
Stambuloff to dethrone and Danish Prince
Ferdinand. aud place upon the Bulgarian
thr one instead Count Martenan, the four
year-old son of the late Prince Alexander or
Battenberg, the former Prince of Bulgaria
The plot contemplated the supreme authority
of III. Starnbulof in Bulgaria during the
minority of the infant Prince.
A meeting of prominent residents OF
Philipopolis yesterday passed resolutions ex-
pressing sincere thanks to Prince Ferdinand
for delivering them from the oppressive re-
gime of Premier Stambuloff, and similar
Sentiments were expressed by many mem-
bers of the Sobranje. The resolutions also
expressed full confidence in the new Minis
try Similar expressions have been con
veyed to Prince Ferdinand by the citizens OF
other towns in Southern Bulgaria.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
A HOBOKEN CAR CONDUCTOR
Named Emil, and Was Lover of
Minnie WeIdt.

Minnie WeIdt.
New York, June 2, 1894 New facts con-
Fcerning Minnie Weldt's history have been
discovered. which will greatly aid the de-
tectives of the East Sixty-seventh street sta
tion in clearing UP the mystery surrounding
tho murder The identity of three of the
also established. 1t also developed that the
girls proper name was Weldt. No
arrests, however, have yet been made.
Helen Kahlert the dead girls COM
panion. is still in custody. 1t was she who
gave the information which led to the dis
covery of the Weldt woman's history. She
said that Minnie was well known at at en-
ployment agency kept by Mrs. Koerner, at
No. 202 East FiftieJh street. The latter
when seen said she had the dead girl come
board with her the latter part of
1892 She told Mrs Koerner that Louis
Horn, a son of candy" Horn, the
Park Row saloonkeeper, was keeping COM
pany with her and giving her money. She
showed Mrs Koerner his photograph, which,
she said, he had presented to her.
Horn admitted last night that he knew the
murdered girl. He formed her acquaintance,
he said, in a saloon on East Third street. lie
gave her his photograph at her request.
While with Mrs. Koerner she made the
acquaintance of a Hoboken car conductor.
He came to see her often, dressed IN ms uni
form. Mrs. Koerner only knew him as
Emil Minnie left Mrs. Koerner's house to
live with him. She came back the next tday,
but would give no reason for the disruption
of their intimacy. All she would say was
that she bitterly hated the man. The girl
also received attentions from man of the
name of Strelow, who had charge of farm
at Mount Vernon.
After severing her connection with the
car conductor, Minnie told Mrs. Koerner
that If he ever came to see her to say that
she was out. He did call once and was given
that message.
One of the detectives working on the case
went to Hoboken to try to find the con-
ductor for the purpose Of questioning him.
The murdered girls Mount Vernon friend
will also he locked ND
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-02
Looking Aner contract Laborers.

WASHINGTON, June 2, 1S94.-Captain
Stump of the immigration Bureau, Treasury
Department, is taking steps to prevent alien
contract laborers from taking the place of
striking miners in the coke and coal regions
Of Clearfield and Connelsville, Pa. Two in
speetors were sent to Pennsylvania today to
look out for alien contract laborers. and in
structions also sent to Immigrant commits
sioners at Atlantic seaboard ports to watch
incoming steamers. Information has been
received by Colonel Stump to the effect
that foreigners are being imported to take
the strikers places.