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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
SWUNG HIM BY HIS NECK.
The Way Richard Kuttler Reproved
Young Biitil.

-
Young Biith.
The eleyen-year-old son of Mrs. Blith of
No. 1912 Bloomfield street, Hoboken, sat on
the curbstone in front of his home last night
throwing Hstickersi' at his smaller brother.
Richard Kuttler of No. 1,023 Washington
street, an irritable German, came along and
a s.tsticker' lit upon him, he says. Next
thing the boy was flying about the all with
Kuttler's hands embracing his neck, The
boy was almost choked, and his collar was
torn of. Kuttler was liVid with rage, as
the boys had tormented him before, and it
was uubearable.
The boy says Kuttler jumped on him,
hurting his side. Mrs. Blith, hearing her
sons screams, ran to the street, in time to
find the boy sitting on the curb stone rub
bling his bruised body. The imprint of Kut-
tiers fingers was plainly visible upon the
boys neck. Mrs. Blith declared she should
nave Kuttler arrested. He said he'd go to
the station house with her. They went,
boarding a Washington street cal. Every
one in the vehicle soon learned, through TX
cited talk of the man and lady that her son
thoroughly respectable one, and live in the
best portion. of Hoboken.
At the station house Kuttler was accused
of abusing the child brutally. He said the
boy throws cigarette butts through his
Kuttler's) windows and annoys him in
every shape. Recorder MeDonough opened
court long enough to hear the story. Kuttler
accused the boy of being one of a number
who are always tormentlng him and agreed
to pay for the damage done to the boys
collar. He declared he had no intention Of
hurting the lad. but merely wanted to stop
his annoyance. The case was adjourned
init today,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
ONLY THE BANK BOOK NEEDED.
An Important Decision Given as to
the Rights of Saving Funds.

AMlpOftnit DSctbton GlFen as 10
the Rights of Saving Funds.
Special to the jersey City Nc,rs.
TRENTON, Aug. 10, 1s94.-Supreme Court
Justice Syckel has filed an opinion in the
case of zarisch, the Hungarian who sued for
the money that the Trenton Saving Fund
Society gave to a man who impersonated
Zarisch. The case was heard by Justices
Van Syckel, Garrison and L%ippincott, The
text of the opinion is as follows
The court hcfds that the payment by the
bank to the person who presented the book
duly authorized.
Substantially the bylaws authorize pay
ment on production of pass book and upon
the paying teller satisfying himself of the
identity OF the party and genuinenesS of the
check to be made by such party.
In this case the teller satisfied himself as
to identity on the following grounds
/. Production of pass book by the person
who impe~rsonated depositor.
2. By place of residence as given.
3. By the employment of such person.
4. By the nationality of person presenting
book being same as that Of a depositor.
The bylaw is reasonable as well as the &C
ton of the officer under it.
The clerk who received the deposit was not
in the bank at the time when the money was
drawn aud it does not appear that the teller
knew who had received the deposit or that
such person. if present, would have known
the person who presented the book was not
the depositor. 1t would impose an undue
burden on the a n to require greater care
than was used in this case, on every occa-
sion when a book was presented to withdraw
a deposit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
The City Hall Disaster.

On account of the loss of life and the
dent yesterday cannot be too deeply de-
plored. It is useless to waste words on
this aspect of the event. General sorrow
is felt for the victims and general SYM
pathy is extended to their stricken fam
lilies.
From the public point of view, how
ever, the accident is a very trifiing affair.
It's most injurious aspect is the oppor-
tunity it affords to cranks and grum-
blers.
No doubt we will be overwhelmed from
this time forward with canards of all
sorts about the quality of the work. The
solemn taxpayer who loves to write let
ters to the newspapers viii hin that the
whole building is put up in the same way.
and will ask portentiously if this is a
sample of the reform city government
style of doing business.
OF course this is all nonsense. Such ac-
cidents are common in such works. When
the Twelfth. Regiment Armory was being
built in New York. a green" wall a
whole block long was blown dow one
windy Sunday morning. When the
struction one of the cables dropped into
the river one day and killed two or
fhrae mon Such accidents will happen
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
INVESTIGATION NOT A FIzzbE,
ssDmkeD Thonipson's Election Meth
dds WILL ne Fully Ventilated.

"EMkeD T~honipson's Election Meth
DDS VIII he Fully Ventilated,
The last session of the House of Assembly
Committee investigating the Honorable Will
lam J.. Thompson, Duke of Gloucester, y
will be held. in the Assembly Chamber next
Thursday.
This committee consists of the regular AS
sembly Committee on Elections, consisting
of A~ssemblymen Storrs, Exon, Salinger,
Watson and Olvaney, with Lewis and Flynn
added by special resolution.
Much evidence has been produced before
the committee to show fraud and corruption
in connection with ~Thompson's election last
fall. but the testimony is not wide enough
nor strong enough to warrant unseatlng the
amon race-track millionaire.
The committee will render a report to the
House when it reconveles in October.
All the evidence is in. The defense offered
no testimony. The iinal arguments are to
before the Committee here on the 10Th in
slant. Some OF the committee objected to
the heat of Trenton and wanted the argu-
iments to be a at Long Branch, or some
other placa along the shore. But objection
was made, on the ground that it would be
more expensive.
1t is only expected there will be two argu-
nents. John Wartman of Camden, who has
oNHSN &C N00li9CA v ptfO III o1NdbtOil3 w II out1l
up the evidence against Thompson. Ex-
Judge William Rankin of Jersey City will
do the talking for Thompson. He has been
his chief counsel throughout the case,
although he was assisted now and then by
Thomas P. Curley of Camden, who is the
s.Duke'sn private business attorney. Elk
Senator John w. Griggs of Paterson acted
as advisory counsel for the committee. He
is not supposed to take any part in the sum
| min up but will be called in consultation
by the committee when it makes up its re-
| port.
The Legislature will be asked to make an
| additional appropriation to defray expenses.
Just before the recess was taken a joint
| resolution was passed appropriating 81, 600 to
the case. This was not sufficient. The
| stenosraphers' bill alone will amount to
1880. Tn total expenses will doubles:
run up to So, 500 or $4,000.
Thompson and his friends are trying to
| make out that the investigation is a fizzle
and failure. Such is not the case. While
there may not be evidence enough to legally
warrant the wiping put of the large ma
jority received by Thompson, there will be
startling testimony.
One reason why stronger testimony was
not secured in the collision existing in
Gloucester. between Democratic and Repnb-
lican politicians. Thompson practically own
the place. He certainly controls all the
business enterprises. Consequently many
Republicans shielded him and refused to
divulge what occurred at the polls. 1t is be
| lieved the report of the committee will be
sufficiently interesting and important tt
more than repay the State for the few
| thousand dollars expense incurred in the
| conduct of the investigation.
It is generally given out that Lippincott,
the contestant, is a republican. but this is Z
mistake. He is an Independent democrat
and made the contest as such.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
Highest of all in Leavening Power.-Latest Z. S. Govt Report
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

to push their way through the crowds to
the doors. Their apparent fright was
contagious. Before they were half way
across the floor others jumped up and
began to move upon the doors until at
last 1000 people, were pushing and strug-
Cling through the aisles. Everything
looked like a stampede and panic, which
in a.erowd of that ones vast proportions
would have surely resulted in serious
injuries, If not loss of life.
Chaplain MeCabe in vain tried to quell.
the excitement. but no one heard his
voice; Prof Sweeney, who leads the
joined in by the cooler heads. This
checked the rush. When Chaplain Nc
Cabe. who is an excellent singer, seated
himself at the piano and began to sing
"The Sword of Bunker Hill. Before he
reached the second stanza the throng had
settled down again and all danger was
over, The Chaplain then goodnaturedly
berated the audience for its foolishness
in becoming panic stricken, and advised
them hereafter to keep their heads and
not get routed SO easily. His remarks
were received with applause and he con
tinued his lecture. The occasion of all
the excitement was the burning of a
feather bed in one of the cottages near
Central and Main emu 1t was ex-
tinguished before the engines arrived.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
COUNCILMAN. TIMKEN's CHARITY
Enables Father and Som to obtain
Plenty in the FatIeriand

Peter Conrad, a middle-aged German,
called at Poormaster Miller's office in Hobo
ken this morning, and asked Assistant Clerk
Curry to provide for his fiye-year- old son.
Conrad said that his home was in Denver,
Col, and that he had travelled all over the
country endeavoring to secure employment.
He arrived in Hoboken without funds, and
as he did not wish his son to starve he de-
cided to turn him over to the poormaster.
Conrad said that he had wealthy relatives IN
Germany, and that if he could secure trans
portation for the boy he would send him
there. Councilman Thinker, who walked
into the office as Conrad was telling his
story, agreed to furnish passage for the boy
on one Of the German steamers which leave
Hoboken, and agreed to employ Conrad at
his home until he earns sufficient money to
buy passage for himself. Conrad, overjoyed
AT the opportunity to return home, sur
rendered his son to Mr.. Timken, and tomor-
row the lad will embark for the Fatherland.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10

Here is a queer diagnosis of the situ-
alton from the state Gazette
Whatever the outcome of the tariff fight
may be, some thing is sure-free trade has re-
ceived a death thrust.
We think not. We think the cause of
free trade has rather gained than lost
The Democratic members of the House
of Representatives took up an advanced
position in the direction of free trade at
the opening of the present session Of
Congress. After long and exhaustive dis
cussion of the whole subject, it reas-
serted that position by the passage of
the Wilson bill amid a scene of enthusi-
asm which has hardly ever been paral-
lelled in the National Legislature.
The members of the Senate. represent
ing no one but themselves and a few
highly protected capitalists, have at
tempted TO create a reaction any mo-
ment They have been met with the
most determined opposition on the part
of tie House. and with the s~cathing de-
nunoiation of nine-tenths of the Demo-
cratic and Independent press and voters.
storms of resolutions n protests up
holding the House bill and protesting
against the Senate subservency to sell
fish interests, careless of the good of the
people, have been sent in from all parts
of the country, and the results of elec7
tions in various States from Illinois
to Alabama have demonstrated that the
Democratic voters approve in the fullest
degree the characteristic policy of the
party which is a steady graduated ap-
proach to free trade.
Nay more, the tendency to free trade
has not been confined to the Democracy.
Many prominent republicans are drifting
in that direction. We can cite no better
Example than Andrew Carnegie. the iron
king. and the friend of Blaine. In all
probability the editor of the State
Gazette Will live to Sc the tariff ques-
ton wiped out as a party issue, just as
1t has disappeared from British poll
ties, where conservative and liberal
alike favor free trade, and the protec-
ZIONIST, if he can be found at all, is
looked upon as utterly ignorant or ut
terly crazy.
The truth is bound to prevail, and
free trade is the ultimate truth of
natural commercial law.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
REPUBLIoANs BANGING
The Fremont Clubs Picnic Bring
Out The Politicians.

The Fremont Clubs Picnic Brings
OHG the Politicians,
Pohlmann's Pavilion last night was a scene
of gaiety such as il has not witnessed Ia
many years, when the Fremont CLUB gave
its annual picnic. Many veterans who have
long since given up balls, pienies and similar
festivities turned out in force and, while the
Younger and more nimble people glided over
the waxen floors, sat about the dancing
pavilion and discussed politics, There were
some among these staid old citizens who
could not resist the temptation the sight or
the merry dancers presented to them
they joined the throng that whiried around
to the strains of the orchestra. Almost
everyone of any importance or who hopes to
be of any importance in local Republican
ism was present, and when they were net
dancing and fortifying themselves again +
fatigue they were discussing means Tor
furthering the best interests of the e. y. 4.
and securing the oiie es.
Among those present who participated IN
The grand march, which was led by lnspec-
tor and Mrs. j. Wallace Black, Mayor PaeF.
Wansef, Commissioner n Mrs. John Nc
Arthur, Commissioner and Mrs. Hopper,
Commissioners kellers, Commissioner ana
Mrs. Harding, Chief Benjamin Murphy,
Freebooter and Mrs. John Dcscber, lex
Alderman w. II. Elliott, Tax COMMISSIONS
r. Lahey, Wnarfinger and Mrs. II, y, VIII
Jams, President of the Club Robert Henry,
Miss Charlotte O'Hara, Alderman Alex
ander Dusenbery, Assemblyman and
Mrs. Thomas McEwan, Arthur New
kirk, Miss Winifred Conway, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Pattberg, Louis Pattberg, Miss
Nellie Dufecher, Sergeant and Mrs. Michael
Conlin, Sergeant John Flanneriy, Miss Min
ME Chicobus. Mr.. and Mrs. John Skidmore,
Mr. and Mrs. G. Morgan. Misses Maud
and Blanche Smith, j. j. Anderson,
Miss L. Pardee, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Ill, Charles Dick, Miss Sophie Wilke, Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Buckiin, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dammer, L. F. Wegener, Miss Kate Fergu-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scribner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Mersheimer, H. w. Logan, Miss
Nellie Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Wallace of
Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Carter, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Brewer, Mr.. and Mrs. Farrell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Disch and daughter, Captain
James McNulty. Those who had charge Of
the affair we're
Floor Manager, Adolph Dopke; Assistant
Floor Managers, j. Wallace Black, Edmund
r. Henry; Floor Committee, John E. Nc
Arthur, Chairman; w. d, Gregory Michael
johnson, Robert Macarthur. Joseph Hoff-
man, William Killough, Henry Ortlieb,
Gustav Buss, Peter M~erquelip, George Nor
gan. Reception Committee, Robert M.
Henry. Chairman; John Doscher, Fred
Stuhr, Dir. U. Allen, Emil Mehl, Charles
Holderer, Peter Volckmann, John G. Mar
tin, Henry Brautigam, Henry H. Williams,
William Dohrmann, Richard Lahey, E.
Wegener. Amusement Committee, Charles
g.. Siebert, Stanley E~resouthick, George
Hommes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
A CRUEL DRIVER, INDEED.

While Christ1s Hospital ambulance was
on its way from the City Hall catastrophe
yesterday afternoon to the hospital with one
of the injured men it was blocked in its
pIogress by Anton Zenzel, a grocery clerk,
of No. 653 Tonneie avenue. The ambulance
driver rang his bell for Zenzel to get out of
the way, but Denzel, who has only been in
this country a few weeks, saw no reason
why he should do so and told the surgeon
.'to go do ell nit himseluf yonce.b He was
Immediately arrested and this morning
Judge Douglass held him IN 500 bail for
examination. Zengel pleaded ignorance of
the law.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
CAPTAIN HAYES QUEER VISITOR

A disappointed looking German woman
entered Hoboken Police Headquarters last
night, holding in her hands a plate covered
carefully with her apron. She shouted
something in German at Captain Hayes
about sSchlecteeier.'' The Captain didn't
know what the Dickens she meant and called
Charley German, j~anitor, to interpret.
Zach Mein Gott.m exclaimed German, con-
cealing a big laugh with his hands. "She
says she bought a dozen eggs of some Dutch
man and five of them are rotten" The
woman exhibited the eggs, and their pres
ence filled the station house with awe or
something else. Captain Hayes said he
didn't want the eggs and told the woman to
fire them at the Dutchman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
WILL BE FED BY THE COUNTY NOW
Sisters of st. Mary's Hospital aid OF
"A Nuisance by tho Police.

Sisters of st. Mary's Hospital Rid OF
"A Nuisance by tho Police.
Roundsman Gross with nine patrolmen
and Detective Quinn of the Hoboken police
descended upon a line of tramps waiting in
front of st. Mary's Hospital, Willow avenue,
for food, at seven o'clock this morning, and
captured t~wenty-nine of them. The march
to- Fplice Headquarters was witnessed by a
crowd, the men going in lock-step, aanked
by the police.
Recorder McDonongh sent them to Snake
Hill for three months each. The police de-
partment has but one ambulance and one
patrol wagon, which were not largeenough
to take men to the Penitentiary. Captain
Hayes chartered a special freight car of the
d. L. g. w. r. R., in which they were trans
ported this afternoon. Most of the tramps
gave fictitious addresses in New York City.
The rnid was made to break up the gang
which, as related in THE NEWS yesterday,
has made a habit of presenting itself at the
hospital at each meal time to be fed by the
SiStprS. Fe-- N-t 7i-she rLsEfsr
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
HoBoKENs MILITIA COMPANY.

The formation of a National Guard com
pany in Hoboken IS now assured. Yesterday
a letter was received from Assistant Adju-
tant Marvin FL. Dodd by Fred Steigleiter,
who has conducted all correspondence con
corning the matter with the Trenton author
tiles. Adjutant Dodd gave permission to
lave the company mustered in, and asked
Mr.. Stsigleiter to name the date when the
event should occur. Mr.. Steigleiter con.
suited with others interested, and next
Thursday evening was decided upon. There
are eighty-three men to join. They will
use the armory in the City Hall, which must
be furnished. They expect to secu re funds
to do this bY ponular subscriptlan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
DRAWING LOTS FOB A PASTOR.

The Mennonite congregation at Salung,
Pa., choose a new minister in a novel
pulpit. and a larke crowd gathered to
witness h rfein, nv OF choosing a pastor
I:ss..up BrubacP er presided. Ten bibles
were placed on the platform, n OF
candiIatc sele ,ting tne Bible containing
the slip of paper was the person called
to the ministry. The ten We're seated
according to age and the slip was drawn
by Herman Kaufman of La~ndisvlie,
the youngest of the ten, and therefore
the last to make the selection.-sBoston
Transcript"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
NEW JERSEY PHARMACISTS.
They Elect william R. Laird OF This
City President.
Special to the Jersey City Meas.

Special to the Jersey City Neles.
BnlDGEToN, August 10, 1s94,-The New
Jersey State Board of Pharmacy held its
eighteenth annual meeting today. William
R. Laird of Jersey City was reelected Presi-
dent of the board. and Albert S. Elwell,
Secretary. George Phillips of Jersey City
was elected Treasurer to succeed the retir-
ing member, August D~rescher, and the two
other members Of the board, William G. AL
peers of Bayonne and E NJ. Wellington of
Vineland, were made the Auditing Commit
tee.
No candidates were examined, as it was
the annual meeting, but the few graduates
of college pharmacy we're granted certificates
of registration, The boards next meeting
will be held in Paterson on the third Thurs
day in October.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
BETTER WATER.

The committee which was appointed by
the Greenville Republican League Club on
Wednesday evening to arrange for the mass
meeting to discuss water at Bamber Hall
next Wednesday evening met last night and
arranged the details. The committee de-
cided to distribute 5000 announcements of
the meeting, and received a notice from the
club orchestra that it would be on hand to
enliyen the occasion with music.
The committee will hold another meeting
on Sunday morning when the speakers will
be selected.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
DICK PLAHN,s GREAT LUCK.

Dick Plain has returned from the Rhode
Island coast and resumed business. Dick
lives at No. 2T0 Summit avenue. and there is
not a neighbor on the block that he has not
called on to relate how be. caught fifty-ene
fish on one tide, fell overheard and was
nearly drowned, and had to walk to his hotel
in a barrel, because some mean individual
stole his clothing while waiting for it to dry,
but returned it two hours later.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
soHAAF ASSOCIATION OFFICERS.

The George Schaaf Association last night
elected officers at McNally's Hall opposite
the Court House. This association is com
the Court House. The officers elected
were:-James J. Fnrey, President; Harry
e. Wills, Vice President; Michael Shannon.
Recording Secretary; Edward Best, Finan-
eial Secretary: John J. Glynn, Correspond
ing Secretary, and John Fl. Mitchell, Treas
urer.
committee to arrange for an outing at Sal
ter's Wood, Bayonne, on September 5,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
WANsERs EXCURSION A SUCCESS.

The committee which had charge of the
arrangements of the Wanser Club excur-
sion met last evening at the rooms at the
junction to wind up its affairs. Financial
Secretary John Kaiser reported that all the
correct statement could not be made. He
said, however. that the net profit would ag-
0reqate over $500.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
/ FORTUNE FOR THE sEAMANs

Acting Chief of Police Hayes, of Hoboken,
received a telegram from the Chief of Police,
of San Francisco, Cal, this morning asking
for information concerning the three children
Hoboken from 1884 to 1887. The children
were Frank, Emma and Laura. A large
fortuna awaits them. Seaman was a tea
merchant in New York, and died recently
in San Francisco.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
FUNERAL OF HX-MAYoR RANKIN

Funeral services over the late Horny
Rankin, ex-Mayor of Hoboxen, were held
last evening at his house, No. II PARK ave-
nue., by Pastor Rudolph of the German
Evangelical Church, Hoboken. The spacious
parlors were crowded. The interment takes
place today at Flower Hill Cemetery in the
family's private vault. Mr.. Rankin was
sixty-four years of age.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
BELLGRovE DRIVE ASSESSMENT.

Judge Lippincott this morning rendered a
decision in the matter Of the assignment
against J. Watts Kearney for the improve
ment of Bellgrove Drive. This road is in
tho township of Kearny. The Court ordered
the assessment set aside, and directed the
COMMISSIONER to make a new assessment.