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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
CRUEL EUROPE.
Powers Will Not Interfere
toCheck Turkish Slaugh-
ter in Armenia.
HUNDRED THOUSAND STARVING
The Porte Wants a Million Sterl-
ing Americans Guarded
by Troops.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, Nov. IS. 1S95.-The ''Pall Mall
Gazette asserts that it has high author
ity for the statement that the powers
have no intention of Immediately MAX
ing joint naval demonstration against
the Porte. Each feet will, in the mean
time act under Independent instructions.
When Sir Philip Currie, the British Ann
bassador, returns to Constantinopie a
meeting of the Ambassadors will be held
to consider whether the circumstances
demand further action in regard to
Armenia.
The Anglo-American Association has
received the following telegram from
Constantinople:-
'Massacres are proceeding almost ev-
erywhere in Asia Minor. Over 100000 per-
sons are dying from starvation in Ar
menia. For Gods sake urge the Govern
ment to put a stop to this most awful
event of modern times. The Porte is
powerless as the telegraph lines are con-
trolled by the Palace officials, who have
melted these massacres.'
The representative in Constantinople
of the United Press telegraph's under
yesterdays date, that despatcnes from
Sivas, dated November 10. have been re-
ceived there stating that the massacres
in the Marsovan and Amasia districts
were renewedsthat day. The correspond
ent also states that number of persons
were killed at Sivas on the sixteenth.
United States Embassador Terrell re-
ceived a despatch from Aleppo on the
10th instant saying that massacre had
occurred at Aintab, sixty miles north
east of Aleppo. The Governor Of AL
eppo was Immediately instructed by wire
to strenuousiy enforce the measures
taken for the protection of the American
residents in his jurisdiction.
Minister Terrell has obtained from the
Porte an order for guard of troops to
protect the American missionaries who.
with their families are about to proceed
to Van from Bitls.
The Porte is endeavoring to raise f. 600
900 sterling for the purpose OF assisting
the mobilization of troops and offers to
prolong the concession of the tobacco
regis in exchange for a loan of that
sum.
During the last two weeks a tremen-
dous pressure has been exercised by the
Porte upon the Armenian Patriarch to
get him to send circular note to all
Armenians in Asia Minor exhorting them
to keep quiet and lend themselves to no
promoterS of disturbances
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
WIDOW DIED ALONE.

Mrs Theresa Moll. a middle aged
widow living alone ait No. S06 Willow ave
nue., Hoboken, was found dead in her
apartments last night. She was the
owner of the fiat house in which she
lived.
Mrs. Stohen, her sister. called at the
house early last evening and found all
they had not seen their 1andlady since
last Friday. Mrs Stohell went to the
police of the Second precinct, and Officer
Whalen was sent to Investigate. BY as
cending the fire escape he gained ac-
cess to the widows apartments. Mrs.
MoI lay upon the kitchen floor dead.
moved the body to the morgue. There
we're no marks of violence, and 1T was
the opinion of the coroner that death re-
suited from heart disease.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
NEW YORKS' MILK WAR.
Commerce Com mission N
Investigating Complaints.

NEW YORK, Nov. 49, 1S95.-The first
session of the Interstate Commerce
Commissioners, for the purpose of in
vestigating complaints of milk producers
against railroads centering in New York
City, was held this morning in Room
73 of the Federal Building, the Com
misssoners present being William r. Nor
rison, of Illinois. Chairman; Martin A.
Knapp, of New York; Judson c. Gle
ments, of Georgia, and James D. Yeo-
mans, of Iowa. Assistant Secretary Mar
tin S. Decker of New York recorded.
The milk producers allege, as their
chief complaint, that the same charge
has been made by various roads for car
rying milk from nearby as from dis
tant localities.
Joseph H. Choate, counsel for the Milk
Producers Protective Association. the
oomplainants, said that they complained
of being oppressed by the charges of the
railroad companies and by the lack OF
discrimination in such charges: The, rail-
roads j in New Jersey were MI s Ghoade n1
posed to show that the companies had
combined ITO make the prices. A can of
= York aaS fdS @ @ k oens was no aasr W
it came fifteen or one hundred miles,
Many farmers and milk producers were
competition arising from the equal rates.
which permitted producers three or four
hundred miles away to enter the legfti-
mate field of the plaintiffs.
The Lackawanna Road had instigated
the establishment of creameries and
milk depots in remote. PLACES, and as
result their carriage of milk and cream
from these districts had increased ten
times since 1885. 1t was not mere ac-
cident that eight or ten roads should
have fixed the same rates. 1t was by
combination. 1t was the duty of the
Interstate Commerce Commission to fix
rates. The LAW definitely pointed out
the basis of equitable charges for trans
portation.
In concluding his opening remarks Mr.
Choate said tlsat the Long Island Rail-
road Company. the New Jersey Central
and other roads carrying the products
of nearby dairies had lost from 65 to
25 per cent. of their milk carrying traffic
owing to the oppression of the railroad
companies, and he expected the aid of
the Commission to enable him to gain
such access to the books of the COM
panies as might be necessary to show
fully the injustice practised.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
EX-PATROLMAN ARRESTED.
Chief Murphy Again Aroused Over
Police ssBeneyolent,, Order.

Hugh Prendergast, until a few weeks
ago a member of the police force, was
arrested yesterday by Sergeant Hopkins
accused of obtaining money under false
pretences. His arrest was ordered by
Captain Farrier. to whom complaints
were made that during the recent cam
paign he went among downtown saloon
keepers and procured from several of
them $5 for a police campaign fund.
Four Poles claim to have been victim
lied, and Captain Farrier declares all
will sign complaints against the ex-
policeman.
Prendergast was dismissed from the
Department short time ago. He de
clared that he was broke" because he
was a Democrat. but, as matter of
fact, Captain McNulty, in whose precinct
he was detailed, piled up about twenty
charges against him for neglect of duty
and other offenses. The day after his
dismissal political circles were startled
by the report that the patrolmen were
organizing a secret political order under
the guises of benevolence. This was
the police conspiracy which .'The News
exposed and broke up. 1t now transpires
that one feature of the scheme was the
raising of subscriptions from saloon
keepers for the campaign fund of the
"Order," which was to have been used
in obtaining legislation to "clip the
Commissioners wings in respect to
their power of Furnishing delinquent pa
trolmen.
Prendergast is said to have been one
of the prime movers in the ''benevo-
lent order" Chief Murphy is now
aroused again about the affair, and the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
CHANGES AT PRINCETON,
New Men In the FacuIfy-Advance-
ment-Addision TO Library.
special 10 the jersey Citu Nelcs.

special 10 the JeTsel Cltu NelCe.
TRENTON, Nov. IS, 1s95.-Several
changes have been made in the faculty
at Princeton, which will appear in the
catalogue shortly to be issued. Profess
sor Arthur L. rockingham of the Art
and Archaeology Department, has re-
ceived leave of absence for one year
He will act during this time with Pro- 9
cago, as Associate Director of the new
school for classical students of Rome.
A. H. Wilson, of Vanderbilt University,
has been appointed instructor in mathe-
matics. Howard Crosby Butler, of New
York City, a graduate of the class of
1892, has been appointed lecterer on
the class of 1888, is appointed lecturer on
sociology. Charles R. Watson, of the
class of 1894, has been appointed to the
Science. and George NJ Priest, '94, has
like appointment in the German depart
ment of the Scientific School. Charles
F. w. Mcclure, of the class of 1888. is
advanced to an assistant professorship in
biology. Walter M. Rankin, formerly in
structor in biology, becomes assistant
edict Carter, of New York City, a grad
uate of the class of 1893 is appointed in
structor in Latin. Assistant Professor
department of political economy, and
Professor Woodrow Wilson resigns that
department for jurisprudence only.
enrolment for the year SHOWS slight
decrease, the total of all departments
being 1084.
Among the recent gifts to the library
is copy of Bible printed in 1909. 1t
Bible, with Apocrypha and New Testa-
ment in Greek, the whole book being
interlineated in Latin. The work is
edited by Benedict Arias Montanus
Q527-159S).
The volume possesses peculiar value,
not only on account of its age but
because it bears the signature of
President Jonathan Edwards. The col
lege is indebted for this valuable relic to
the Rev. w. H. Priestly, of Kanakee,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Fire Department tested the new
water tower this afternoon at Van Worst
and Essex streets.
Clinton street, was arresteds last night
for stealing 81 from the cash drawer of
George Scone's junk shop, No. IS Willow
John McGurr, of No. ssS Montgomery
street, who. the police. allese, is a
court this morning. Policeman KeiN
saw him following a drunken, man on
Railroad avenue and arrested him;
No. 1853 Nelson avenue, was arrested this
morning for breaking open a freight car
ofthe Erie Railroad, in the yards at the
west end of the tunnel and stealing q
quart of corn. He was locked up at
the Third precinct police station
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18

Died.

HEINEY-On Sunday, Nov. II, 1895, Mad
ison D., beloved husband of Emma
Heiney, aged 26 years. months and
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
1l9 New York avenue. Heights. on Tues
day, Nov, 1s. at l P. NJ.
KENNEY-At his late residence, No. 30
Of Peter and the late Mary Kenney.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
QUINN-On Sunday. Nov. II, 1886. Jennie,
youngest daughter of Catherine and
the late Matthew Quinn. aged l6
Relatives. and friends friend, of the family
street, on Tuesday. Nov. 10, at nine 4.
M; thence to st. Bridget's Church,
where a solemn II High n Mass ass, OF la reauiems m
hersoul.
MAxwErG-At her late residence. 257
First street, on Sunday, Nov. II, Maria
Notice Of funeral-hereafter.
Ellen, wife of James Supple. at her late
residence. 129 Steuben street.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
LANDMESSER-At his late residence.
30S Grand street, Philip Landmesser.
Jr., beloved son of Phillip, Sr., and the
late Barbetta Lan6messer.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from his late
residence. on Tuesday. November 49, at
P. M.
RUPP-On Saturday Nov 16, 1895. Chas.
Rupp, born July 80, 1S4S; aged So years
and 4 months.
Friends and relatives, also Germania
No g. Schuetzen Gesellschaft; Germania
Lodge No. 1,217, K. of L., and Goethe
Lodge. No. 1872, d. o. H., are requested to
attend the funeral at his late residence,
No. 1SS Wayne street. at P. M. on Tues
day, Nov. 10.
THEILER-Departed this life on Mon
day, Nov. Is, 1895, Harriet Ellen,
daughter of the late Rroughton w.
and Mary L. Foster. and wife OF
Charles w. Theiler, in her S2d year.
Funeral on Wednesday, Nov 20, at
80 p NJ, from her late residence 40l
Summit avenue. Friends and relatives
are respectfully invited to attend.
Putney. Vt. papers please COPY. lA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
FATHER TIGHE's THEORY.
His Idea Regarding the Skeleton at
New York Police Headquarters.

New York Police Headquarters.
The skeleton of a woman was received
at Police Headquarters, New York, on
Saturday through Westcott's Express.
On the back of the address card was
printed
Rev. John Tighe, pastor Of St. PauPs
Roman Catholic Church, will adress
room at the Delaware and Lackawanna
depot, Friday, July II, at p. NJ, on tine
subject of Christian Citizenship" Mr.
F. j. Griffith, Assistant Superintendent
of the d.. L. and w. will sing, and Mr..
r. E. Buling will be present with his cor
net Both men and women are invited.
The skeleton was packed carefully in
a wooden box. Painted on the lid was
Fragile. Handle With Care" There
was also in the box circular from the
Society for Institutions for FIRST Aid to
the Injured, while the word "Bowery'
was distinguishable on a piece of paper
that had been partly torn off.
Rev. Father Tighe was interviewed by
a reporter from the Jersey City News" ;"
at the rectory in Greenville, Immediately
after the services last evening. Father
Tighe said: 81 have my own suspicious
as to why the card bearing my name
was sent with the box of bones. I can
only conceive that some anti-Catholic
wished to show displeasure at my speak
ing before Protestants I don't believe
for moment that the Y M. c. A. had
anything to do with it, as only yesterday
I received from the Secretary of the New
York Association a letter requesting the
manuscript of the lecture.
'sIt is scarcely joke. If it is, I don't
see the application. ! did not lecture on
anatomy.
1.-THE only reason why 1 attribute this
to some anti-Catholic is because I have
had somewhat similar experiences pre-
viously. About a year ago l accepted an
invitation to deliver q lecture in Newark.
On the day selected for the. lecture |
received typewriter letter which stated
that the building where I was to speak
had been pronounced unsafe and | staid
at home. The following day l discovered
that the statement was false and that
my failure to appear had disappointed a
large audience. The society under whose
auspices the lecture was to have been
given had an idea that the letter was
sent by some members of the A. P. A.,
as l had on several occasions scored that
order. At various times 1 have received
scurrilous and threatening letters, but
/ never paid any attention to them, they
being consigned to the waste basket"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
CREEK FINANCES.

DENISON, Texas, Noy. IS. 1S95.-A spec
ial session of the Greek Council convened to-
day at Okamalgee. The general sentiment
among members and people is in favor of
withdrawing 100000 of the Creek money
from the United States Treasury at Wash
ington, 100000 of which is to be devoted to
the liquidation of the Greek national
debt and the remainder to be paid out
per capita among the people. The senti-
ment among the council members is over
whelmingly against treating with the
Dawes Commission to such an extent in fact
that no reply was returned during the recent
session to the address sent the council by the
commission The delegation to Washington
will be instructed to fight allotment or any
thing else looking to change in tribal rela-
tions in the Indian Territory.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
DEFEAT FOR WESTERN UNION.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IS, 1S95.-In an
exhaustive opinion read today by Justice
Harlan, the Supreme Court of the United
States decided that the contracts and
agreements between the Union Pacific
Railroad company and the Western
Union Telegraph Co., by which the latter
was given the sole right to maintain its
telegraph lines on the right of way of
the railroad company, are null and void
and cannot be enforced. Justice Harlan
said that any telegraph company which
accepted the terms of the act of 1866 had
the right to place it's poles on any postal
route Of the United States provided it did
not interfere with the railroad company
in the operation of it's road. The Union
Pacific Company, under the terms of the
decision, must undertake the manage
route of its railroad.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
SEARCHING FOR TIE ROBBERS.
Railroad Officers Working Up Clews
for Worthwhile Robbery.


for Worthwhile Robbery.
The following was sent out from Phila-
delphia last night in regard to the train
robbery at Morrisville, Friday night
Adams Express Company and Pennsyl-
vania Railroad officers are still actively
hunting today for the robbers who pill
fered the Baltimore express car last FRI
day night near Morrisvile.
caught, it is intimated tonight that the
officers were working up a clew which
it Us hoped will lead to the capture or
the men. 1t is pretty generally believed
that the robbers were not trampS, but
men acquainted with railroad and ex-
press work.
While the actual value of the goods
taken away will be much less than SlOO,
the express company will follow up the
robbers with as much determination as
though the amount taken were thou
sands.
There is a very general belief that
the reports published yesterday morning
about the robbery were much exagger-
ated. In the desire to make something
sensational out of tritiing affair, q
of which were discredited by the writer's
Instead of the dozen of detectives
securing the country far and wide, only
four came to Trenton Saturday, and they
soon found it was useless to stay here
plausible views seems TO be that the car
ransacked was entered in Jersey City
without any preconcerted action
The men stopped the train and got
taeywere nearing Philadelphia, and with
small amount of plunder made good
their escape, because there was no one to
pursue them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
TOOK OIL OF MUSTARD.

Theodore Bruckman, a tailor, living at
No. GIL First street. Hobol0en, attempted
suicide Saturday afternoon by swallow
ing quantity of oil of mustard. He
has been drinking heavily OF late, and
for a few days has acted SO strangely
that his wife became suspicious Yes
terday he spent the whole day in a
room by himself. At night he partook
of a light supper and returned to the
room. Subsequently Mrs. Brakeman
heard a strange sound, and went to see
what had caused it. He husband lay
upon the floor suffering great agony. DR..
Drasel was quickly summoned, and the
stomach pump was put into service,
but gave little relief and the man was
sent to ST. Mary's Hospital.
1t was said that Bruckman endeavored
to force his wife to swallow some of the
poison, but she emphaticaly denied that
last night Buckman's condition this
morning had not improved.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
FOLGER AND HARVEY STEEL.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IS, 1S95-It is
stated at the Navy Department that no
complaint has been filed against Com
mander Folgar with reference to the tes-
timony given in the Davies Harvey
suit in Brooklyn, and the account pub
lished today is said to be the first intima-
ton the Department had from there.
There is no doubt however, that Secre-
tary Herbert will take steps to secure
the testimony given in the suit with
connection with the Harvey Steele Com
pany, and if his integrity is impeached
by that testimony he will be called on
for an explanation.
Commander Folger was recently re
lieved from command Of the gunboat
Yorktown, now on the China station.
AS he was given permission to delay his
departure for the United States until
December l, 1T will be some time before
he can reach home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
B. & 0. CHANGES.

BALTIMORE, Nov. Is, 1s95.-At the an
nual meeting of stockholders of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company, TO
be held this afternoon, several changes
will be made in the directory. Recog-
milton will be given to large interests
outside of Maryland, and four directors,
it is stated, representing the London
and New York stockholders, will be
elected. The new directors will, IT Is
said, include General Lewis Fitzgerald,
President of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany of New York; Eugene Delano, OF
Brown Bros. & Co., London and New
York; William Reed, of Vermilye & Co.,
New York, and Howland Davis, of Blake,
Boissevain & Co., London.
A Baltimore and Ohio director states
that President Mayer will be reelected.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
HOLMES LAST MOVE
The Murderer Submits False
AffidaVits on His Motion
for a New Trial.
EXPOSED IN OPEN COURT
His Lawyer Overcome When the
Fraud Was Laid Bare by
the State Detectives.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IS, 1S95.-The
argument for new trial in the case of
the convicted murdered Holmes was
heard this morning in the Criminal
Court before Judge Arnold, who tried
the case. Judge Wdllson and Judge
Thayer, the President Judge of the
court. Like all the phases of this sin
gular. case this ordinarily routine pro-
cedIEre furnished a sensation. Holmes
was brought from prison to court. The
weeks of confinement since his convdc-
tion have added to the emaciation that
was so marked when he was in court
before.
He has also lost the easy look of con-
fidence that he wore during his trial.
and although he was composed his anx-
fety was plainly visible. The sensa-
tion was furnished by Mr.. Shoemaker.
one of Holmes cousel. Mr.. Shoemaker
presented an affidavit from a witness
purporting to be named Blanche Han
nigan. In the affidavit the witness
swore that she kept a cigar store on
Callowhill street, near the house where
Pitezel was killed, and that she knew
the dead man, and that he told her that
he intended to commit suicide.
BOGUS AFFIDAVIT.
District Attorney Graham asked that
the witness be called to the stand, and
Mr.. Shoemaker replied that he did not
know where she was. Then Mr..
Graham called a private detective named
Swetzler to the stand. The detective
testified that Shoemaker weeks ago had
written out the affidavit and given him
so to pay some one to swear to It
testified that Swetzler had shown him
the affidavit before it was signed. Then
q woman was called to the stand, who
said she was the Blanche Hannlgan
who signed the affidavit
Sha swore she knew nothing about
the -atements in the affidavit.
Her name instead of being Hannigan
was Rhea, and she is the matron in
the Fourth police district. It was a., at
she went with Swetzler to Shoemaker
and impersonated blanche Hannigan." ;"
Shoemaker gave her s20 and took her be-
fore notary public and she sWore 10
'- no NEW TRIAL PROBABLE.
This astonishing testimony that seemed
to clearly point to a perJured afndaVlt
evidently surprised the Court, and when
Shoemaker attempted to make some con-
to him that his greatest safety lay in
Mr.. Rotan. Holmes other. attorney
stated to the court that he knew moth
ing of the affidavit, and then he began
the argument for a new trial. The
main points of the reasons for asking
for new trial were given in these des-
patches last week when the application
for new trial was filed. The principal
iS bref fer skng torneR tor eRe tr
the jury in introducing evidence showing
that the children were killed by Holmes;
eeed, and that the court erred on a NUM-
Der of points in the trial.
As Mr.. Rotan proceeded it ~, became came
that the application for a new trial
would be refused.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
DROPPED DEAD AS HE MET HIS
MOTHER.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 1, 1S95.-John Pof-
finberger, who has been in Ohio for the
past two years, returned to the home of
his aged mother, near New Baltimore,
last Friday night, and dropped dead
as the old lady entered the room to
greet him. 1t is suspected that he
drank a poisonous drug with suicidal in
tent Some years ago he attempted ITO
commit suicide by hanging. Poffinter-
ger was twice married His second
wife was a Dayton, Ohio, woman. In
August, 1898, she deserted him and re-
turned to Ohio, charging i'll treatment.
Soon afterwards Poffinberger followed
her to Dayton. where he had since
been.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
TAXATION IMPROVE
MENTS.


The Board of Finance will hold spe-
cial meeting next week to confirm the
text books. Tax bills will be ready by
December l. The assessment next year
will be levied under the new map pre-
pared by Dennis Fowler. 1t has the
blocks arranged numerically. 1t is be-
heved this will expedite the work of
the Commissioners and make errors less
frequent. 1t will certainly make the
work of the clerks who make out tax
bills easier. There are $500 blocks in the
city, and in making up the tax books
about 200 blocks will be put in a book.