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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
BROKE AWAY FROM THE CONSTABLE
A Prisoners Effort to Escape from
the Court House.

Prisoners Effort to Escape from
the Court House.
Louis Kirsen, q weak minded man, who
pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and
battery in the Court of General Sessions,
today, endeavored to escape from Constable
Donovan when being taken from the Court
House to the Jail. Donovan took his pri-
soner through the long corridor to the front
door. As soon as they reached there kir-
sen sprang from the stoop to the ground and
fled like deer up ROakland avenue. Dono-
van gave chase, but the fugitive was too
feet footed for him and was rapidly widen
ing the distance between them. kirsen sped
past the Oakland avenue police station and
would have probably escaped if number OF
men on Hoboken avenue had not seen and
captured him when he reached that street.
Kirsen fought like tiger when Constable
Donovan endeavored to take him back to
Jail and he required assistance to do SO.
Kirsen's home is at No. 50 York street.
On Wednesday a girl threw SNOWFALL at
him and the half witted fellow retaliated by
striking her in the face and knocking her
down. Constable Edward Schult happened
to see the assault and placed Kirsen under
arrest.
Attempts to escape from constables when
taking prisoners from the Court House to
Jail are frequent and unless the Board of
Freeholders build the bridge for which
money has been appreciated, very soon, it will
not be surprising if on some occasion des-
perate and perhaps fatal attempt to escape
takes place. The Freeholders have the
money in hand to build bridge from the
Court House to the Jail and they have in
structed Superintendent Cannon to prepare
plans and specifications for it,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
THE TARIFF BILL.

WASHINGTON, March Z, 1S94.-The Tariff
bill will not be reported to the full commit
tee today That is the statement made by
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, who, this morning,
said it would be impossible to lay the meas
ure before the Republicans for some hours.
just when it could be done Mr.. Jones was
unable to state, but he thought it might be
within day or two. Mr.. Voorhees,, Chair
man of the committee, still continues non
commital, his previous predictions having
been SO ruthlessly dealt with that he is 10th
to make more.
The fact appears to be that the committee
itself is about as much in the dark as any
body else, and is forging ahead with the
simple hope that the end of their labors will
come SOON Messrs. Voorhees, and Jones
were the first to reach the Capitol this morn
ing, and were in conference half-hour be-
fore any other member of the committee put
in an appearance,
At 1880 Mr.. Jones said the committee had
still number of schedules that had not been
finally agreed upon, but that efforts would
be made to get them out of the way today
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
NEW VIEW OF HE'LL.
1t Differs From the Common I'm That
the Suffarino Is Mental.

1t Differs From the Common In Vhat
the Suffering Is Mental.
There has been contributed to literature
recently, by an American woman, a drama
which gives an novel idea of hell. 1t repre-
sents man in dream talking with several
of his departed ancestors One of these told
the man that he was in hell, though there
was no such place as heaven or hell in the
way in which these terms were commonly
understood
This mars hell was condition of feeling
in which he had no interest in anything. He
felt no enjoyment, no ambition, no pleasure,
no passions, no desires. He could go to
heaven, if he liked but he had no desire He
was not interested in anything he might find
there or anywhere else.
This condition is to certain extent ex-
emplified in club life, in society and in the
general lives of the rich and idle. They
have exhausted every source of enjoyment
and tapped all the fountains of enthusia sm.
New schemes have to be constantly provided
to stimulate even little their appetite for
pleasure
He'll, according to this writer, is this con-
dition carried to its extremity, 1t is a con-
dition without hope. feeling, ambition or
desire-one of the most horrible states in
which any man or woman could be placed
North American Reeieao.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
LOVES THE POLICE
Miss Carrie Chesley's Queer
Infatuation for Brass
Buttons.
INDIGNANT MRS. VAN BUREN.
Caught the Young Lady Talking
ON a Corner With Her Hus-
banda Scene.

The strange, unaccountable infatuation of
young society lady Of the Heights for the
uniform and brass buttons worn by
the police, led last night to a dis
graceful row which occurred in the open
street and before crowd of about fifty
men, women and children. Two of the
principals in the row were Patrolman Van
Buren, and Miss Carrie Chesley, daughter Of
Frank Fl. Chesley of No. 81 Clinton avenue.
Miss Chesley was standing at Oak street
and jackson avenue talking earnestly to the
patrolman when Mrs. Van Burens, the wife
of the policeman, appeared upon the
scene. She Immediately pitched
into the young lady, and gave her such a
tongue lashing that the people who witnessed
and heard it were thunder struck. What
struck them as much as anything was the
manner in which Mrs. Van Buren, delivered
her scathing remarks. She bore herself
throughout in perfectly cool manner
SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HERSELF.
She called Miss Chesley 'hussy" and
other sweet names. She told the young lady
that she ought to be ashamed of herself.
'You know" she said, ''that he is a
married man and the father of four chill
dren."
Miss Chesley. so those who witnessed the
incident state, stood as if petrifed, not deign-
ing word in reply
From Miss Chesley Mrs. Van Buren trans
ferred her attention to her husband and gave
him an idea of her opinion of him, the father
of four children, running about with other
women than his wife.
Miss Chesley's actions with the policeman
have been subject to open comment for
many months. Once before Mrs. Van Buren,
became SO enraged that she waited
nigt after night for her rival in
her husbands affections, and finally when
she met her with him on jackson avenue
subjected her to horsewhipping.
HER FRIENDS WORRIED.
Miss Chesley's strange infatuation. freak,
madness, or whatever it is, in running after
policemen has caused her friends great
deal of worry and modification.
The other affair was hushed up,
but the news of the occurrence of
last night hasspread like wild fire and is the
talk of the Heights and Greenville.
Miss Chesley is wealthy and drives horse.
Nearly every evening about six o'clock, when
the patrolmen are going on duty, she drives
slowly past and often stops land talks with
thnO1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
GLADSTONE HAS A CHILL.
Confined to His Bed but Not Serious
Iy Affected.
By Gable to the United Press.

By Gable to the United Press.
LONDON, March Z, 1s94.-Mr. Gladstone is
confined to his bed this morning. He be-
came chilled by the raw winds yesterday
and is suffering from severe cold.
Though Mr. Gladstone had severe chill
last night, he had no fever to speak of this
morning, and his physicians say they do not
regard his condition as dangerous at present.
Last night, while walking home from the
Brooks Club, where he had dined with his
late colleagues in the Ministry, he was seized
with a chill, and upon reaching his home
was at once put to bed.
Mr.. Gladstone objected to having a ply
sician, saying that he was only slightly in
disposed and would be as well as ever in a
short time, but doctor was called neverthe-
less
Another physician was summoned this
morning, and one of the doctors in attend
ance on Mr. Gladstone said this afternoon
that, while the ex-Premier is in no imme-
diate danger, his illness may take serious
turn at any moment.
The announcement is made officially that
Mr. Herbert Gladstone will succeed MIR.
George J. Shaw-Lefevre as Commissioner Of
Works in Lord Rosebery's Cabinet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
WHERE is JACOB GRIETzMAN.

Mrs Jacob Grietzman, accompanied by
two children, is detained at the Newman
Mission Rescue House on Grand street The
woman is unable to speak word of English.
She has no friends or relatives in the city.
She was induced to come here from Cleve-
land, Ohio, by her husband, who was to meet
her at the Pennsylvania depot. AS yet he has
failed to put in an appearance. Two months
ago Grietzman left his wife in Cleveland and
secured work at Haverstraw ON the Hudson.
He promised to send for his wife as soon as
he was in a position to take care of her. He
finally sent for her and her friends gave her
sufficient money to reach Haverstraw. Ar
irving there she found he had come to Jersey
City. She came to find him, but has been
unable to do SO. The police have instituted
a search for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
B. & L. MEN DINE.

The officers of the Greenville Building and
dinner at the Belvedere House. Covers
were set for twenty-five, and the menu pro-
vided by ''mein host" Zeugner was an ex-
cellent one President Zimmerman offici-
ated as toast master, and he filed the post
in an admirable manner. The only matters
discussed were those pertaining to building
and loan associations. Judge Hudspeth
made an excellent address, in which he ex-
planned the latest ideas Of conducting B. &
L. associations. President Zimmerman gave
an encouraging report of the associations
finances, and reviewed the history of the
same. Addresses were also made by Cap
tain Thomas Nugent, George F. Witt, DR..
Stegmair, Dr. Lignot, W. B. Perkins, j.
Hammond, Lorenzo Pfeffer, Henry Lem
beck, William Cole, Henry Gotthardt and
James Dodd
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
THE VATICAN AND ITALY.
Bu Cable to The United Press.

ROME, March Z, 1894. The commission of
Cardinals appointed by the Pope to consider
the question Of granting exequaturs to
representatives of foreign governments to
the Vatican has decided that the Vatican
cannot accept the exequatur used by the
italian Government.
The Pope has received large number of
requests that the Holy See instruct Papal
Nuncios to foreign courts to influence as
many Catholics as possible to attend the
coming international congress of working
men at Zurich
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
SOME OF THE BOND ISSUE not
TAKEN.

WASHINGTON. March T. 1S94.-Two hun
dred thousand dollars of the fifty million
loan have not yet been taken up, the sub
scribers defaulting and failing to make the
necessary deposit within the time named.
The Treasury Department has received on
account of the bond issue $5S, ,265, ,512, all but
about S250,000 of the total principal and
premium for which the bonds were sold. OF
the money paid for the new issue of bonds,
S3s, ,235, 600 was in gold, and $40, $4,000 was
in legal tenders. Up to the present date
about $40, 900, 600 of the new bonds have been
sent to purchasers, and certificates to the
extent of S50O,0OO are awaiting orders for
given denominations of bonds before they
can be sent out
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
STRUUK BY a HANDSLIUE
Freight Trains Hurled Into t
RfVer-Trafnmen en- Hurt.

PITTsBURG, March Z, 1s94.-At two
o'clock this morning a freight train on the
Fort Wayne Railroad, near Kenwood, was
struck by landslide and hurled into the
river. The engine turned over and rolled
down an embankment twenty-five feet high
The engineer, fireman and brakeman, who
was on Che engine, were all badly hurt. The
road was blocked. The train crew had been
warned of the danger, but determined to
attempt to run by it. just as the engine
was passing one OF the most exposed portions
under the cliff the rocks came down, knock
ing the engine completely over the bank
and tearing up the tracks for considerable
distance. The avalanche came SO suddenly
that the men on the engine had no chance to
save themselves.
As the engine turned over ON its side, they
jumped out on the upper side, but were car
ried down by the rocks and cut by the fall.
The names of the injured are:-N. Hubbard,
engineer; George Jones' fireman; Thomas
Reed, brakeman. Reed has his head badly
hIIrt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
MODERN MODES OF REoREATIoE

s'One of the most noticeable changes that
have come about in my experience" says q
Maine traveller of fifty years, sis in the
evening life of our towns and cities. Why,
it isn't so many years ago that in any Maine
city the places of business would all be open
of an evening. Lawyers would be in their
offices, the mechanics in their shops, the
merchants in their stores, and everybody
pegging away busily. Mills and factories
even would run until 7:30 o'clock. Now, go
through almost any Maine city or village Of
an evening and you'll find the business
wheels at standstill. The lawyers me-
chanics, merchants, in fact, almost every
body is idle. No one now attempts to do
much of an evening. Social life claims its
own when the sun goes down, and either the
home circle, the club or the theatre has the
people. Perhaps fifty years hence we'll no
longer work afternoons. ."-Kennebec jour
nal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
MGRATH MAY BE INDICTED.

The Grand Jury yesterday heard the evi-
dence of Foreman Larkin of the petit jury
that tried the case of the Christian Feigen-
span corporation against Mark Fleming, a
Bayonne saloon-keeper, concerning alleged
attempts to bribe him to use his influence in
favor of Fleming. The foreman said Nc
Grath approached him and offered him
money to do so. McGrath, as has been told
in THE NEWS, was arrested and admitted to
$1,000 bail. 1t is believed the Grand Jury
found an indictment against McGrath.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
TO DO AWAY WITH SOALPING.

WASHINGTON, March Z, 1S94.-Senator
Wilson rep, Iowa. has introduced in the
Senate bill that has for its purpose the ex-
tinction of the business of ''scalping" rail-
road tickets. 1t makes it unlawful for any
one to sell tickets without due authority
from the company whose tickets they offer,
and for the railroad company to place its
tickets in the hands of any but authorized
agents. An offence on the part of either is
punishable by fine of $1,000. The bill
further provides for the redemption Of un-
used tickets and for such portions of unused
tickets as may be presented, less the value of
that part of the ticket used.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
TRIED TO BLOW UP BOW STREET
I'm Cable to the united Press.

LONDON, March Z, 1s94.-A tin box with a
hole in one end, through which a car
fridge that had been lighted and by
some means extinguished was visible, was
found in the Bow street police station last
evening. The box has been turned over to
experts for examination.
The box was found on one of the window
sills of the police station by one of the police
men attached to Division "E, . in which Bow
street station is situated. 1t was taken to
Superintendent Ruggles, who at once ordered
it carried into the yard, where it was deluged
with water.
The report of the discovery of the alleged
bomb gave rise to a rumor that an attempt
had been made to blow up Bow street station
with dynamite. The fuse which protruded
from the hole in the box had certainly been
lighted and there is evidence that an attempt
was made to produce an explosion, though
whether the idea of infiicting damage or
merely as a scare nobody can say.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
THE HIooOUGH EPIDEMIC.

NEW YORK, March Z, 1S94-Morris Fire
stone, switch cleaner, twenty-five years of
age, is a patient at Champer Street Hospital
today, suffering from exhaustion following
a severe attack of hiccoughs. After several
hours hard work last night, the doctors
stopped the hiccoughs by the use of castor
oil and Opiates
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
BANK OFFICERS ACQUITTED.
Bu cable to the United Pres.

Bg Cable to the United Press.
MELBOURNE, March z, 1S94.-The trial of
the officers of the broken Mercantile Bank
Sir Matthew Davies, its late Chairman; Mr..
MilIidge, formerly manager of the institu-
ton, and Mr.. Muntz, director of the
bank-on a charge of conspiracy in having
issued q false balance sheet, terminated to-
day in a verdict OF acquittal in the case of
each defendant.
The bank failed in December, 1891, with
liabilities Of about one million pounds, and
assets of about six thousand pounds. The
receiver of the banks affairs demanded an
investigation, which resulted in the trial
lust concluded
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
ECCENTRIC ABOUT GLOVES
The Duchess ofSomerset Died Owing
1000 Pairs.


A paper published in London gives .
strange account of the Duchess of Somerset,
whose personal property it says was sold at
auction few days ago. 1t seems the poor
lady had a mania for clothes. She had at
the time of her death not only 1000 pairs of
gloves, but 600 pairs of silk stockings, 500
lace handkerchiefs, and all sorts of dresses,
many of them of the fashion Of forty years
ago.
She had been confined to her own house
for nearly thirty years, yet she regularly
ordered her elegant court dresses with each
change of season, precisely as she would have
done had she been in society, as she used to
be. Moreover, she used often to dress her
self in her elegant finery and parade up and
down her room as though she were at a re-
ception.
The writer of this article does not appear
to consider her insane, only eccentric, II the
story be true, one cannot help wondering
whether the poor woman, when she had
youth and health, gave herself so utterly to
the love of dress and display, that she could
not I'll her thoughts with any other subject.
The PdnSey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
BRITISH KILL MANY NATIVES.
Bu Gable to the United Press.

LONDON, March 7, 1s94-The Admiralty
Office is in receipt of dispatches from Bath
urst, Gambia, this morning, reporting an
other engagement between British troops
q detachment of the West India Regiment
and a strong band of followers of Chief Fod-
isilah Rear Admiral Bedford of the flag
ship Raleigh reports that the West Indias
were attacked by the natives while advanc-
ing upon the village of Bamiur yesterday, a
fight ensuing, in which seven of the British
soldiers were wounded. The West Indias
opened deadly fire upon the natives, caus-
ing them to retreat The advantage was
followed up until the British took possession
of Bamjur, which they burned The loss to
the natives in killed and wounded was very
heavy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
PRETTY GIRL THE CAUSE.
Two Young Society Chaps will Fight
for Her Hand.


1t is rumored there is going to be a prize
fight either tonight or tomorrow night in
the vicinity Of Sherman place and Summit
avenue, between two well known young
society boys of the Heights. Just where the
fight will take place is not known, as the
affair has been Kept very quiet and only a
few outside of the seconds, timekeepers and
sponge holders know anything about it.
1t is said that the contestants, who go to
the same Sunday school, quarreled over one
of the schools pretty teachers few weeks
ago, and have been at loggerheads ever
since. The loser of the battle, it is under
stood, is to retire from the field and not to
accompany the young lady home from
church any more. Both the fighters move
in the best society of Hoboken and Jersey
City Heights. Friends of both parties are
trying to get the boys to patch up the affair.
They almost succeeded in stopping it, as the
fight was to have come off Monday morning
at 1905 A. M, but it was postponed until an
indefinite time
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
FREAK OF THE WIND.

PUEBLO, Col, March Z, 1s94.-Pueblo was
the scene of remarkable freak of wind last
night. During comparative calm whirl-
wind of large size descended at the steel
works of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
and tore from their foundations twelve iron
smokestacks, forty feet high and two feet in
diameter, lifting some of them as high as
thirty feet. The huge iron cylinders were
scattered in all directions. The wind con-
tinued its course, working havoc in space
ten feet wide for three hundred feet before
its energy was spent. No one was hurt and
no disturbance occurred elsewhere.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
FOR A SUMMER HOTEL.

PRovINcETowN, Mass, March z, 1894
New York parties have been in consultation
with the Board of Selectmen regarding the
erection of mammoth hotel upon Long
Point the coming season, if permission can
be had of the General Government to build
on the land.
1t is proposed if the permission is OBJ
tanned to erect the hotel, build piers on the
inside and outside to such depth of water
as will admit of the landing of passengers at
any tide and put on a large steamer to run
on the route to New York The location Sc
lected is the finest on the entire coast
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
BOTH SHOT THEIR WIVES.

BUFFALO, N. Y, March Z, 1S94-William
H. Curtiss, the ex-lumber merchant, who
some time ago shot his wife and daughter.
was today sentenced to seven years and
seven months in Auburn prison.
Edward Blanck, the barber who shot his
wife few weeks ago, was sentenced to three
years and two months in the Erie County
PenitentiarY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
S. P. O. A. MARCH MEETING.

The March meeting of the Hudson County
s. P. G. A. was held last night in the rooms,
Weldon building The Entertainment Com
mittee reported that Crescent Hall had been
engaged for March 29, when the benefit con-
cert will take place.
These new members were elected Daniel
Benjamin. George D. Stout and Henry
Vatky.
Propositions for membership were received
from f. Hoffman, Fred Hoffman, G. c.
Thomiar and Frank Council
A proposition to raise the annual dues to
SO year was laid over to the April meet
ing. The president made his monthly re-
port.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
A "KAEGARooH COURT.

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, March Z, 1894 Some
days ago Prof. w. o. Keith, colored
school teacher, was incarcerated in the
County Jail charged with burning one of the
public school building. Within the past day
or two he was tried by kangaroo" court,
composed of prisoners In the Jail, found
guilty of the burning of several houses in
this place recently, and given 175 lashes. He
was finally rescued by the Jail officials be-
fore the full sentence of 800 lashes were ad-
TniniStared
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
TRUSTEES OF RUTGERS COLLEGE.

Special to the Je4sey City Ne?CS.
New BRUNSWICK, March z, 1s94-The
trustees of Rutgers College have elected the
following new members of the board :-Robt.
Schell New York. and Henry R. Baldwin,
New Brunswick. The degree of D. D. was
conferred on Rev W. W. Knox of New
Brunswick; A. B., Charles Seward johnson,
'91, New Brunswick; A. M, Mathew Lynn
Franklin Park; Rev Charles William Van
zer, go, New Brunswick; M S., Eugene
Belts, '92, New Brunswick.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
LAFAYETTE BATTERY's STAG.

The stag of the Lafayette Battery, held
last evening, was one of the most enjoyable
affairs ever held by this popular Republican
organization The clubrooms were crowded
with happy republicans and the jolly feast
continued until long after midnight. The
programme was an excellent one and each
number received enthusiastic applause.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
A MISSIONARY STEAM sLooP.

WASHINGTON, March Z, 1894-Mr. Cum
mings dem, N. " has introduced in the
House bill granting an American registry
Board of Foreign Missions of the Presby-
terian Church of the United States. The
vessel is now engaged in missionary work on
the west coast of Africa.