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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-13

). N. FAlRGHIlU, o0r stevens e. ems Ave "; anu
MINNEAPOLIS,
Will receive and sell on com's'n
Hay, Oats, Corn, Straw,
Butter, Eggs, Potatoes, Etc.
PROMPT SALES AND QUICK RETURNS.
REFERENCE: Guaranty Savings and Loan
Association.
Member of the F. A. and ]. u.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
$1,000 WIDOWS In NEW JERSEY
Against 10000 Widoyvers-More SIM
gle Men Than Women.
Special to the Jersey City Nclcs.

Special to the Jersey City Ncars.
WASHINGTON, May /, 1S94-A bulletin
just issued by the Census Office gives the fol-
lowing figures regarding the conjugal con
dition of the male and female population Of
New Jersey
Males-single, 4aO,454; married, 27s,957
widowed, 2O,119; divorced, 1868; unknown,
926.
Females-Single, $50, 141: married, GIG, 34
widowed, 57,763; divorced, 565; unknown,
800.
The conjugal condition of The citizens of
Jersey City is thus given
Maies-Single, 49,467, married, 30,295;
widowed, 2,202; divorced, %; unknown, 80.
Females-Single, 44,576; married, 29,S4S:
widowed, 6,464; divorced, 4S: unknown, 81.
The figures for other New Jersey cities are
as fpllows:-
Newark, Males-Single, 52.276; married,
"a, 1879; widowed, 2,345; divorced. 81; un-
known, 12S. Females-Single, 50,652; mar
ried, 34,0S9; widowed, 1882; divorced. So;
unknown, OF.
Trenton-Males: Single, 90, 116; married,
S.. Females: Single, 14,917; married II, 1872
widowed, 2,26S; divorced, 20; unknown, 6.
Paterson-Males: Single, g. 11; married,
14,492; widowed. 1913; divorced, 10; unknown,
"a. Females: Single, 22,3S2; married, A..
535; widowed, 3.10o; divorced, %; unknown,
26.
Camden-Males: Single. IS, 726, married,
1907; widowed, 741; divorced, %; un.
known, 10. Females: Single, 1906; mar
ried, l2,046; widowed, 1905: divorced, "a
Unknown. 9
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
TEE WAGE OF Her SIN
An Eloping Wife Returns To
Her Husbands Home in
Hoboken Insane.

When the wife of Frank Melstrich left a
comfortable home at No. 211 Grand street,
Hoboken, seven months ago, and eloped
with a man many years her senior, she was
pretty and ~vivacious; when, a few days
since, she sought admittance to her home
again, she was haggard and thin, her face
depicting hardship and sorrow, Melstrich's
wife became infatuated with a man sixty
wears old, who says his name is Lemuel L.
Kniffen, and his address No. 618 Grand
street, Brooklyn. The old man represented
that he had plenty of money and promised
q happy future for the wife. Melstrlch
owned a brick scow and had a meagre in
come. The base suggestion of the old man
eliminated in the wife running away when
her husband was absent n day in October.
She took with her the six-year-old boy.
HIS SEARCH FOR HIS WIFE
Melstrich searched in vain for his wife.
The wife and Kniffen lived for a time at No.
2S2 West One Hundred and Seventeenth
street as the s'Richmonds." On April 16 q
policeman found the boy, Willie, wandering
in Harlem. An advertisement was inserted
in a paper, and, when the father saw it, he
eagerly inquired for the boy at Police Head
quarters in New York. A man named
aRichmond, !" be was told, had taken the boy,
on the representation that he was its step
father. Melstrich was heart broken. He
continued the search for his wife, but when
he would learn where she had been living he
would find she had moved only a few days
before. A few days ago when he reached
home in the evening he found a cab at the
door. Willie was peering into a window Of
the house and the cabman was ringing the
bell.
THE WIFE INSANE.
In the cab Melstrich recognised his wife.
With an ejaculation of joy he sprang to her
side. She did not recognize him, 1T seemed,
and he scarcely saw in her the features of
his wife, so much had she changed, now
care-worn and forlorn. She muttered in
coherently, and Melstrich came to the ter
rible realization that his wife was insane.
Kniffen has been caught, and will be prose
cuted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
BILLS PASSED IN THE SENATE
Assemblymen TO BE Elected Here's
after by Counties.
spectal to IKE Jersey &. Ncas.

AS Ell -
SpcciaI to The JeascJ C..J Nclcs.
TRENTON, May /, 1S94.-Among the bill
passed by the Senate last night, were:-
Senate l46, authorizes State boards of health
to make abstracts OF all previous health re-
ports. and to publish them in pamphlet
form.
Senate 1855, Allows change Of name of
county insane asylum, and provides that in
sane persons contained therein are liable for
their own maintainance whenever they come
into property.
Senate POI, making the uniform price for
an official search in Jersey City and Newark,
So. cameu up on second reading, and MI. Hin
chliffe presented an amendment making the
search free.
Mr.. Bradley opposed the amendment on
the ground that the 10 was only a nominal
fee, and if it were abolished the officials
would be overrun with frivolous applica-
tions.
Mr.. HinchIiff claimed that a price was an
incentive to fraud by an official who may
be going out of office, and who could possibly
be induced to remit certain assessments.
Mr.. Ketcham and Mr.. Voorhees, spoke
against the amendment, and it was lost by a
party vote.
The bill was ordered to a third reading.
The Senate also passed the bills which
repeal the redistrieting law, and providing
for the election of ~Assemblymen by counties.
Senate l64-Which places the custody of
the State House and public grounds with
the Comptroller and State Treasurer, with
! power to appoint a custodian and an assist
ant, at salaries of 81 900 and 1880 respec-
tively.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01

The Elk Dramatic Association OF the Heights held
a meeting last night and decided to give another
minstrel performance some time in June.
John Cutley of No. S64 First street, was delivered
to the Bayonne authorities this morning. He is
wanted on a charge OF embezzling SIS from Mrs.
Mary Koch of Bayonne.
Frederick Roses tinsmith shop at No. 476 First street,
last niqht. caused q fire which resulted in $50 dam
age being done. {,
the State will take place In June at Asbury Park.
Open cars will be running on the Greenyille lines
daily from today. The double deckers will come
later,
Passengers coming from New York to Newark
and back have ferry tickets given to them free. The
fare from New York is twenty cents round trip.
The Committee on County Institutions OF the
Board Of Freeholders are in session at Snake Hill
this afternoon and all of the institutions will be
visited.
Tickets are out for the annual picnic of the George
Schaaf Democratic Association at Caledonia Park,
The picnic will take place on June ~. afternoon and
evening.
structing a lavatory for the benefit of the Court
House officials. 1t will be located against the Jail
yard where the old one stood.
Sessions Court Clerk Purtel was made happy to-
day. The Freeholders presented him with a hand
some oak desk for his use in court.
The hind axle OF a heavily loaded. truck Of the
Consolidated Fireworks Company of Newark broke
this morning and dumped the truck on the Grand
street car tracks at the junction. They were blocked
for about half an houx.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
A PRETTY PRIVATE WEDDING.

A very pretty home wedding was cele-
brated last night at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Banks, at No. 30 Central avenue.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev. 1.
w. Hathaway. The happy couple were Mr.:
Robert ]. Kendall and Miss Margaret A.
Banks. The best man was Mr.. Harry. Bal
lantyne. and the bridesmaid was Miss Annie
Mae Banks, a sister of the bride. The bride
was attired in a white silk dress, trimmed
with point lace and wore o diamond neck
lace, a gift from the groom, She carried g
bouquet of white roses in her right hand, and
leaning upon her fathers arm entered before
a temporary altar built of palms, roses and
daises, where she was married. The ushers
were Messrs. George s. Kendall and George
A. Banks.
After the ceremony the couple left for a
trip to Canada, where they will remain a
month. The wedding was private, the rela-
tives of the contracting parties being the
only ones present.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
ERIE TRACK ELEVATION
Assemblyman CARROTS Bill
Killed by the Republicans
for This Session.
Special to the jersey Cftp Hs,os.

TRENTON, May ], 1894-Assemblyfnan
Carroll of Hudson county made q plucky
aght in the House, last night, to put through
ais measure giving first class cities power to
pass ordinances requiring railroad com
panies 20 elevate or depress their tracks at
street crossings. Mr.. Carroll was beaten,
put not before he had, TO use bis own ex-
preston, forced a great many ''so-called
reformersp to show their hands. Nj. Nc
EVAN ably supported Mr.. Carroll, as did
Byrne of Essex, but outside OF those there
Vas but little comfort for the friends OF the
bill. !,
When the bill was called upeMr. Carroll
lntimatcd that it wouldn't have 2 fair show
&C fhe SPEAKER had excused certain Demo
cratic ssieinbers who would vote or it Vhere
was a lively argument between the Speaker
aud Mr.. Carroll on this point, and the
6psaker, despite Mr. CAROLS request that
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
Special to the Jersey city Nears.

Special to the Jersey City Wears.
TRENTON, May l. 1S94-These bills were
introduced in the House last night
No. 59s-Mr. Schuchardt. Makes it lawful for any
city to designate a German newspaper two years old
to publish ordinances,
No, 6g-Mr, Edwards. Provides that in contracts
for sale of land wnel the ilstal1ments are not paid
wnen due. q i've years extension of time may b
granted or Is per cent. OF the total amount already
paid may be returned.
No. 5iv-Mr. McEwan. Amends the act concerning
paid taxes. assessment Is and water rents Ia cities
No. 5i9-Mr. Walters. Creates the county Of East
Monmouth from Monmouth county.
No. 5iS-Mr. Glaspell. Amends the drainage and
sewerage act n ci5iss.
of custer in quo warranto proceedings shall operate
ipsc facto to install the reIator IN the Office contested
for. and no writ OF error shall operate as a stay OF
such judgment
These bills were introduced in the Sem
ate:-
: No. 214, Mr.. Ketcham, Provides that municipal
boards having charge of city hospitals may issue
bonds for the erection OF new buildings or the
repair of old ones. whenever the present buildings
may be deemed uasanitary.
a person % accept money from another with intent
t q defraut upon promise or agreement to procure for
SUCH person employment OF a loan OF money or any
thing OF value,
tended power to traction companies formed under
the act app. March II, 1893.
No. 2l7, MI. MeHickls, Authorizes the Comptr oh ef
to grant licenses TO sell liquor to corporations en-
gaged In transportation by steamboats,. cars or yes
sells throuy 10 the State, license to run one year and
to cost not less than $50.
No. 2ls. Nj. M;itar, Amends act relating to sale of
lands under public statutes,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
REFERENDUM SCHEME KILLED.
Legislature Decides 1t zs N OFT Wanted
BIZ the People.
spccict to the JERSEY Citp Meas.

VI tAAO r4
Spccial to the Jersey CitD Meas.
TRENTON, May l, 1s94-Mr. Harrigan
succeeded last night in bringing up the ref
erendum amendment TO the Constitution
and its enemies succeeded in giving it q
dangerous wound. Whethsrit will recover
is hard to say, but the chances are all against
it. Mr.. Hafrigan advocated its passage
%strenuously. Mr.. Storrs opposed it in a
long speech in which he quoted copiously
from Joe Mars favorite book, Coolley's
Constitutional Limitations. In replying to
him Mr.. Harrigaii said that the scheme was
constitutional, as Cooley had said there was
no doubt of the right of the people TO amend
the Constitution. He then proceeded to
read from the Constitution to show hat
things it prohibited, and declared that it
said nothing about the Referendum: When
he spoke of patents Of nobility MI. beck
ask the gentleman one question, and the
question I want to ask is" In this case it
WaS:-
Haven't we a Duke of Gloucester in this
Houses"
sWhat's thats" asked Mr.. Harrigan.
81 say, replied Mr.. Beeklnan, haven't
we a Duke in this Houses'79
sBy your appearance and manner, Quickly
replied Mr.. Harrigan, you're a duke or q
dupe, I don't know which"
Mr.. Beekman Joined in the laugh which
greeted this sally and then went on to say
that the idea of direct legislation was not
practicable. He wanted to know what there
was in having a Legislature if the people
we're to make the laws. He thought it
would do just as well to have the laws en-
acted in the old fashioned tow meeting
and do away with the expensive Legislature
altogether.
In speaking again against the bill Mr..
Storrs said that the Referendum would sub
vert the present Republican form of Govern
ment and substitute therefore an anti Repub-
lican form. New Jersey did not need direct
legislation. The1 Legislature was elected
| yearly and the people had al opportunity to
condemn or approve the acts of the law
makers every year, and if a party ~legislated
against the people that party would be
turned down. He reiterated his claim that
the Referendum scheme violated the Con.
stitution of the United States, one section Of
which guaranteed to every State a RepuDli-
can form of government. He quoted from
George w. Curtis, who held that our system
Of government must be through representa-
tives elected by the people.
He believed in referring public questions
to the people, Mr.. Storrs said, but in view of
the fact that the Constitution of the United
| States did not provide for the Referendum
| system, he was of the opinion that ne State
could independently adopt 1t.
Mr.. Harrigan maintained that by the
opinion of the Attorney-General, it could be
Constitution. The Constitution of the
United States, Mr.. Lewis said, was too
sacred to change at the whim Of a re-
former.
Mr.. McEwan said that in Switzerland,
where tho Referendum had been in force
since 1S4S, the people had lower taxes and
were never called upon to punish dynamiters
M a N a pnhrGfO AEZl -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
MAJOR ANDERSON WILLWITHDRAW
He Loves Party Harmony Rette
Than a P0sitfo n.
Special To- the Jcfsey CttV NeMs

ppSCtut " ING JCFptB SGU &StWSs
TRENTON, May,1, I894.-In the parlance
of the prize ring Major Anderson has thrown
up the sponge and retired from the fight for
the apprenticeship of the State Prison. Yes
terday afternoon a large number Of in
fiuential Republicans held q conference on
the subject. Among them was General
Sewell, John Kean, Jr., Carrot A. Hobart
ex-senator John J.. Grfggs and Sheriff Tof-
fey. It was concluded that the welfare of
the party demanded a cessation'o of the strife,
and General Seweli was asked to have Major
Anderson withdraw.
The General replied that be would not
NEEDLE with the thing at all. He was told
that if Major Anderson insisted in being con-
frmed it would ruin the Generals chances
of being elected United States Senator. The
General replied to this threat with his cha
racteristic earnestness, and the burden of his
reply was that he did not care whether it
would or not, he would not go a on q
friend. Then the conferees called upon the
Major and implored him to save the party
from irretrievabIe disaster by withdrawing
from the race.
They laid before the Major the prospects,
which the Republicans had OF along lease of
power If they kept together and presented q
SOLID front to the enemy. But il tho bitter
quarrel over his nomination was TO continue
much longer itwould rend the party esunder
and cover it with ignomihious defeat.
The Major listened to these remark in his
usual calm manner, and when the gentle-
men had concluded he said that he Wa a re-
publican, aud tibet the welfare of his party
was his first consideration. He was. there
fore, ready TO withdraw at any time. II
was then arranged that he should send
a letter to the Governor today, requesting
him to recall his name from the Senate.
When Senator Thompson Of Somerset.
who has been one of the Majors ~staunc1esj
supporters, heard of this arrangement, he
was not at all pleased, and he determined to
circumvent 1t IL possible. He Immediately
set to work to secure enough votes toA call
for an executive session to secure the con.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
WOULDN'T TELL HER AGE
Miss Cosgrove Deemed the Questions
Impertinent.

Mrs. Catherine Mohn of this city was
tried in the Court Of General Sessions today
on two indictments for grand larceny and
one for forgery. It was alleged by Mary
and Katherine Cosgrove that she obtained
from the Provident Institution for Savings
$3.50, and that she never deposited in the
bank S140, which the sisters requested her
to do, but kept the money. The sisters
claimed that they had requested Mrs. Mohn
to keep their bank book for them. At this
time there was $500 to the credit of the sis
ters.
Last April Mary called on Mrs. Mohp and
asked for the bank book for the purpose of
depositing $50 more in the bank. Mrs.
Mohn, it Is claimed, offered to deposit the
money for her and Mary said all right. On
July 3, Mary Cosgroxe again wanted to de-
post in the bank and Mrs. Mohn again said
she would do it for her. Mary gave her $50
this time.
After some time Mary discovered, so she
says. that $40 had never been deposited,
and that on March II, 1893, $3.50 had been
drawn from the bank. She accused Mrs.
Mohn Of having taken the money and the
charge was denied. When Mary and Kath-
crime Cosgreve called at the bank the next
day to make inquiries about the money they
were shown a receipt bearing date March
II, 1898, and signed by a mark which pur-
ported to be the mark Of Mary Cosgrove.
Mary and Katherine both denied ever
having made the receipt or drawing the
money. The paying teller was questioned
about the receipt, hut all he could say was
that the receipt had been signed, but he did
not remember by whom. He was certain,
however, that the woman who drew the
| money had answered all the questions that
it was customary to ask persons when draw
ing money on a bank book, and that he was
convinced when the money was paid that
the woman who drew it seemed to be Mary
Cosgrove,
Mrs. Mohn denied the thefts and forgery
! when she testified in her own behalf today,
but admitted that she had kept the book for
| the sisters, and said that she. had deposited
| the money as requested. The books of the
bank show that this money was never de
posted. Mrs. Mohn could not account for
| this,
While Mary Cosgrove, who is an aged
spinster, was on the stand, Counsellor Rowe,
on behalf Of Mrs. Mohn, asked:-
How old are you, Miss Cosgrovesn
The sDinster's eyes flashed, and with g
voice trembling with Indignation and rage,
she snapped out, ss1Vell, I hold my G very
| honorable and decent
Laughter which was quickly suppressed
by the Court.
sNHow old are youq' repeated the lawyer.
"I1l not answer you.n said she, Hi'm de-
cent, and that's enough for you
Counsellor Rowe asked the Court to en-
force the question, but Judge Hudspeth re-
fused to, and Mary left the stand the sole
possessor Of her age The jury has thu
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
A STRAW HAT FAMINE

WASHINGTON, May ], 1s94.-The State
Department has information that the straw
hat famine which England experienced last
summer is apt to be repeated this year. For
six weeks last year the demand being SC
much greater than the supply, straw hats
were not to be obtained at any price. II
said the English factories are now working
over time in anticipation Of another hot,
dry summer. This year men wore straw
hats in London the latter part of March.
The American hats are in great demand,
being light, handsome and durable, while
the English article IS not so stylish or light
in weight. Most of them are as heavy as q
winter felt hat, being weighted down with
heavy glue for stiffening purposes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01

the matter be laid over until tomorrow al
ternoon SO that a full House would be pres
ent, called it lip on iual passage.
MR.. CARRoLL's SPEECH.
Mr.. Carroll protested ~energeticatly but 1t
was no use, the bin was placed IN q posiglon
chat demanded an immediate vote, MT.
Carroll explained his measure and IN an In
teresring speech told of the number OF people
killed annually at street crossings In Jersey
City. at one crossing 20 people, mot rail
road employees, he added had been killed in
one year Before resuming his seat MT:
Carroll charged that he would be followed
in his speech by paid attorneys OF the Erie
Railroad. :.
Assemblyman Olcott, who resides in East
Orange, remote from the Erie line was de-
cidedIy intense in his opposition to the bill.
He dilated at length on the Erie . present
financial distress Ind declared that the Legis-
lature had no business interfering with the
affairs of corporations. ihE
Mr. Flynn was another whose heart went
out to the Eric Company in its financial
affection and who felt that it should not be
required to 90 to any expense in eleyatlng
tracks at this time.
In q speech of some length in favor of the
measure, Mr.. Byrne told of many fatal ac-
cidents that occurred at grade crossings IN
Newark, and among the cases cited was thai
one which resulted in he, deaths Of Free
holders Peter Mullin and Francis McGuin-
ness. Mr.. Beekman; the nominal Demo-
cratic leader, who seems to think very well
of railroad corporations on every possible DC
casion, plunged into one Of his characteristic
circus speeches and swung his arms in ac-
compartment to his outburstS of eloquence.
The Erie had mortgagedI its property Tor
$4,000, 600, he said, and could not pay the
interest on its mortgage, much less elevate
its tracks. Mr.. Olcott had previously stated
that the Erie could not meet payment on
coupons due today. Messrs. Cross, Stnrrs
and Lewis opposed the bill. Mr.. Carroll
charged in a way that Storrs was a corpor-
alton lawyer.
M'EwAN DISCUSSED.
Leader McEwan was unsparing in his
criticism of those who fought the measure,
and spoke of corporation interests and cor
poration money and influences quite freely,
It was disgusting to him TO hear men get
up on the floor and deliver long speeches
in behalf of railroad corporations. The
fact that the House wa under a call,
and the additional one OF not desiring 10
show the Speaker disrespect, only kept him
from going outside and drinking into his
lungs atmosphere NOT charged with corpora
ton sentiments. The money OF corpora
tions and human life appeared to be held in
the balance, and yet men elected to serveth
best interests Of the. people could be found
fighting desperately for the corporations.
The bill was killed by a vote of "a to %.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
KILLED WHILE ASLEEP IN A OAR

The body of an unknown boy, about
eighteen years old, was found in a gondola
car at the Greene street freight yard of the
Pennsylvania Railroad this morning. He
had evidently gone into the car to sleep. 1t
was filled with steel rails, and he was lying
In a small space between the two piles. The
iolting of the car moved the rails, and they
crushed his head between,th them. There was
absolutely nothing on the body to iden-
tify it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
RIVAL TROLLEY MEN QUIET.
Police watching the Italians Mt
Work On the Heights.

Captain McNulty Of the Sixth precinct de-
tailed two policemen to Summit avenue and
Congress street this morning to keep order
among the Italians working there upon the
Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford and
the North Hudson County Railroad Com
panies' new electric roads. Since the trou-
Bile Saturday night, there has been more or
less of a disagreeable feeling among the men,
which is liable to break out at any time.
The police nave been instructed to watch
the foremen especially, and if either one of
them attempts to incite the men to quarrel
to Immediately arrest him. Up to noon to-
day no trouble had occurred.