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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04

DIED.

CREvIER-suddenly, at IIoboken, on
November l, 1895, John c.. Crevier, in
the fiftythird year of his age
Relatives, friends and members of Ho-
boken Council, No. SO, r. A.; also mem
bers of Advance Lodge, No. "a, A. o. u.
W.. are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral services at his late residence, Yer
ona, N. J., on Monday evening, Novem-
Der 4, at five P. M.
Interment Tuesday morning.
MISUNDERSTANDING, of heart failure, on
Sunday, Nov. 3, 1895, John Boyce
Morgan, eldest son of Henry N. and
Caroline r. Morgan.
Funeral services on Tuesday evening,
Nov. 5, at his late residence, No. 141
Sip avenue, Heights, at 8 O'Clock.
SLATTERY-On Monday, Nov. 4, 1895, al
her late residence, No. $50 York street.,
Ann Slattery, aged So years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
LYNEH-In this city, on Saturday, No
vethber 2, 1895, Agnes, beloved wife Of
john J. Lynch, aged % years and Is
days.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
fsbm her late residence 80 Oxford ave-
nile, Heights, on Tuesday nOrning, No
v&mber 5, at 9 A. M; thence to st. Pat
ribk's Church, orner Bra1allall and DC
e44 avrucs, where a solemn High Mass
Of hseqlsom viii be ossseed up Tor the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
DEEP WATER PLANS
Secret Offer Of Jersey City to
Supply Harrison
Wanser's Aims.

The Street and Water GommissioTn1e arS
Bouton to forward "seaieGa rep1re
Councilmen Of Harrison. The report,
which is being guarded so closely, con-
tains the proposition of this city TO Hare
rison in relation to the ontlnuance OF
the water contract, Until July iast
Harrison was a customer OF this CITY,
then the contract expired.
For the many years Harrison has been
using Passaic water, not a dollar mas
been paid to this city. This was due
to an agreement relative to payment
for the water pipes which this city had
to lay before Harrison could be sup
piled. The pipes were owned by this
city, but as soon as the officials of Har-
rison found that their water contract
for purer water. Bids were advertised
for, and the only ompany responding
was the East Jersey. 1t offered water
at $50 per million gallons. To prevent
Harrison from contracting with the East
Jersey Water Company, Mayor Wansec
went to work to recapture the town and
this city acquiring a new supply So
far he has beaten the East Jersey Com
pany at every point.
The sealed proposition offers, 1T is SAID,
water at a cheaper rate than the East
Jersey Company'S 800 per million gallons.
The price is regarded by the Street and
Water Commissioners as a fair one, and
they believe it will be accepted by Har-
rison without any hesitation. 1t is said
to BIZ sS5 per million gallons.
In the event of a contract again be-
ing entered into with Harrison, Mayor
Wanser will make an effort to ~recapture
Kearny, which is also dealing with the
East Jersey Company. The Mayor also
expects to defeat the company in it's
efforts to supply Bayonne.
By holding Harrison, Kearny and Bay
onne and perhaps securing Hoboken and
other towns as customers, the Mayor
believes the city can make a new water
plant more than self-sustaining.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
A TUPPENNY PROSECUTION.
Hobeken Officials Worry Mr. Reese
P. Francis.

Recorder McDonough was considerably
aggravated this morning over the failure of
Reese P. Francis, Sr., to obey a summons
served upon him for an alleged violation of
a city ordinance. Street COMMISSIONS
Bayer on Friday last enter ed complaint
against Mr.. Francis, charging him with re-
moving tagging from in front of the prem
ises at Park avenue and Fifth street. Mr..
Francis sold this property to the Stevens
family, who presented it TO the city for free
library purposes. The Recorder, taking in
to consideration Mr.. Francis good standing
in the city, concluded not to issue a warrant
but sent him a summons, knowing, of
course, that Francis could not be compelled
to answer it, but thinking he would do so
under the circumstances. Mr.. Francis,
however, ignored it entirely, n when Mr..
Bayer appeared this morning to prove his
case Francis was not on land.
The Recorder angrily sent word to Ser
geapt Rathjen to send a policeman out to
bring Francis to court. While the officer
was in search of the ~wellknown H~obokenite
Clerk Moore saw him on the street and adj
vised him to put in an appearance. Mr.
Francis then consented to appear in court.
He showed a note written by Mr.. Richard
Stevens to the effect that he could nov
the tagging. The Recorder held that even
under those circumstances the flags should
not have been removed without a permit,
and said Francis had better return them.
The case was then set down for tomorrow
morning,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
LIAR AS WELL as THIEF.

John Robinson, a young colored lad,
was tried in the Sessions Court this
morning on a charge of breaking, on
the night of September 2, into the house
Of Mr.. Henry L. Saunders, at No. 33G
Paramount avenue, via the second story
window. A trunk was removed from
the front hallway to the grape arbor in
the rear of the house and broken open.
Three silk dresses, a silk bodice, a gold
medal, a gold loeket n a music box
were taken.
No trace of the thieves could at first
be found. Young Robinson was finally
suspected and arrested He had been
employed by Mr.. Saunders and admit
ted that he and his father a entered
the house and taken the things. His
father took all the dresses and went to
New York. This morning, Robinson de-
MED hat he stole the things. He told
the story, about himself n his father,
he said, because he had been forced to
do SO by Mr.. Saunders. His story was
untrue and made through fear. He ad-
mitted, however, having stolen a cornet
from the house and pawning it. The
Jury convicted him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the twenty
second day of October, 1895, the Commission
ers of Assessment and Chief Engineer filed in
the office of the Clerk of the Board OF
assessment map and report for the
CHANGE OF GRADE ON WEST SIDE AVE
NUE.,
of Culver avenue, and the same is now open
to public inspection in the office of the Clerk
of said Board.
The change of grade indicated on said map
may be described as follows
Commencing on the north curb line of Culver
-northerly 32S feet to a point with an elevation
of 49, feet. thence northerly to a point in
the southerly line of the right of way of the
Newark & New York Railroad. with an eleva-
ton of 27.50 feet; thence northerly to a point
in the northerly line of the right of way of
elevation of 275O feet; thence northerly TO the
south curb line of Yale avenue, with an eleva-
And notice is also given, that the following
street or avenue or particular section there
of are included in said
point about JOLT feet west of Kearny avenue.
And that the ninth day of December, 1895,
at two o'clock P. NJ, and the meet
ing room of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners are hereby hxed as the time
and place when and where the Board of
hear, consider and adjudicate upon all objec-
tions to said assessment and report.
All objections thereto must be presented in
' order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN,
Dated Jersey CITY. November 2, 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
HARRISON TN COURT.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2, 1S95.-Ex-P President
Harrison appeared in the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals this morning as coun-
sci for the Standard Elevator Company.
His presence in this city and the reason
therefor had been well advertised in the
morning papers, and the result was that the
courtroom, usually devoid of an audience in
cases of merely technical interest, was
packed with curious persons anxious to catch
a glimpse of the famous Indianian. Those
who could not get in stood on chairs outside
the doors and listened eagerly to Mr.. Har-
rison as he read affidavits accusing the Crane
Elevator Company OF purloining a model
belonging TO his clients. The ex-President
has trimmed his beard and hair somewhat
close, and bis appearance is quite different
from that when he was here about a year
ago in the same court. The case will prob
ably consume two days in the hearing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
BURGLARS IN MASKS
An Astor Place House
Robbed in the Early
Sunday Morning
Hours.

Residents in the vicinity of Summit
avenue and Astor place were aroused
from their slumbers early Sunday morn
ing by the hysterical shrieks of two WOO
men calling out ''murder! police! helpl"
At first they were loud and clear, but
they soon died ava to low means which
sounded as if some one was being
s~trangled to death.
The cries came from the second story
of No. z Aston place, where resides the
Misses Potts and their uncle, Mr.. Jonas
Ayre.
Shortly after two o'clock. Miss Kitty
Potts, the younger of the two sisters,
who has been in poor health for the past
two weeks, was awakened by a sound as
if some one was walking around her
room. She got up and to her horror
came face to face with a masked man;
She, gave an unearthly scream and fell
back upon the bed in q dead faint. Her
cry frightened the burglar off and also
awoke her sister, who reused herself in
time TO see the maj descend the stairs.
SOUNDING THE ALARM.
When the elder Miss Potts saw her
sister lying across the bed, pale and mo-
tionless. h first thought the burglar
hesitation she ran to the window, threw
1T open and uttered the scream which
startled the neighborhood.
Her cries awoke everybody for a block
around, but, of course, failed to attract
a single policeman. 1t was not until DR..
Vreeland, who lives directly opposite,
~telephoned from his office to the Fourth
precinct police station, that any of Cap
tain McKaig's vigilant protectors of the
peace put in an appearance. Even then
they were awakened from their peaceful
slumbers at the station house and sent
from there.
Upon examination of the premises, it
was discovered that the burglar or bur-
glars got into the house from the kitchen
windows by. removing a screen. The
window had been left open. They then
heated two pokers in the dining room
stove and burned a hole in the panel OF
the door large enough to insert a hand,
by which means they pushed back the
bolt and 50 We're able to get up.
RANSACKED THE. ROOMS.
From the general appearance of the up
per room it looked as if the craftsmen
had visited them all. They succeeded
in getting away with a gold watch and
81 in cash. There is no clue to whom the
burglars were.
The fright which Miss Potts received
has put her in a temporary state of ner-
vous prostration, and she was unable to
leave her bed all day yesterday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
THE AJJTOMATON PIANO COMPANY
81 Ncur InrSaN-R eceiYer,S Sale.

OF New JefS0y-IeCSlN0l
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersiened. the Receiver of HI property
belonging to the Automaton Piano com.
pany, Incorporated under the laws OF the
State of New Jersey, duly appointed potn
nv the Supreme Court of the state OF
New York, and also by the Court OF
of New Jersey, will sell the
following described property ana assets
belonging to the said Automaton PIANO
mpan to the highest bidder, at pup
lie auction; said sale will take place at
pany, No. SIS Hudson street, in the City
Of New York, on Thursday, the ,2lst
dav of November, 1885, at ten o'clock
A. M. and will be conducted by Messrs.
woodrow & Lewis, auctioneers. The as
sets and property to be then sold to the
highest bidder will consist of the work
ing plant, tools, machinery, fixtures,
patterns. moulds and factory and office
appurtenances and furniture of the said
company, also the stock of pianos ana
attachments all contained in said Tag
tory premises, together with all the
right. title and interest of the said com
pany in and to any and all patent rights,
grants. licenses or contracts owned or
possessed by it. in relation to any of the
inventions used by it in the production
of Automatic Piano Attachments.
Dated New York. November l, 1895.
ADRIAN B. DE FRECE,
Receiver.
WISE G. LICHTBNSTEIN.
ATTORNEYS for Receiver,
so and 50 Exchange Place,
New York City.
ISIDORE GRAYHEAD.
Attorney for Plaintiff,
"a Pine Street,
New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04

shed of the Jersey City Water Ce. Sc
lected by the Mayor and Inc city oftielais
Beyond the possible SHADOW Of a doubt.
BOONTON KNOWS BETTER.
In regsponnse t, e a question a ~ Tan eS 6Sne
said that Boonton instead OF taking IFS
water supply from the RockaWay nao
gone up into Stony Brook, near the JET
sey City Water Company's shed, for Its
why a it lone this?" asked Mr..
Edwards. :.
too much polluted" witness replied.
Witness added that the water not used
by Boonton flows into the Jersey City
Engineer croes was recalled to tell
something of the storage of water in
other cities, and then Mr.. c. C.Vermeule,
urday afternoon by adjournment, was, re-
called and examined by Mr.. Vreden-
burgh. c,4u
Water Company within this Slater
asked Mr.. V~redenburgh
at is"
City Water Company sufficient to uppIy
at any season 50, 100000 of gallons daily
to Jersey City?"
And the reservoirs of the Jersey City
Water Company. are they capable OF
receiving and storing water sufficient Tor
a They are" ssaid Mr.. vermeule.
Are they capable of supplying. Jersey
City with water at a mean height at
High Service of 30 feet at high tide"
''They are" said Mr.. Vermeule, demol-
ishing the queer statements OF Mr..
ofoe EXTRA SUPPLY EASY. :.
Mr. Vermeule said tina at a very small
cost if Jersey City needed more water
the pipe line could. be extended to reach
Lake Hapatcong, the head waters OF the
Raritan and other sources and the pipe,
could carry 100, 900, 900 gallons per day.
These waters could also, he said, be de-
high tide. The advantage of delivering
the water at an elevation of 210 feet does
away with all pumping and puts the city
sumers and shuts out competition. MT.
Vermeule said in addition, that. as the
buildings were increasing in heigh al,
and it would do away at this head with
fire engine pumping.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
OMAHA AUGMENTATION.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. A. 1S95.-Ida Gas
kins, an eleven-year-old girl, was criminally
assaulted and murdered last night, and her
corpse was found in a vacant house on Half
Howard street at 1.45 this morning by a
detective. Martin Booker was at once ar
rested on suspicion of having committed the
crime The girl disappeared from home
about five O'Clock last evening. Booker, a
boarder at the Gaskin house, had eaten hiss
supper and had been left alone with the
child by her mother. When Mrs. Gaskin re-
turned both were gone, and as she did not
return, officers were placed on the search.
Her body was found under circumstances
that led to the apprehension of Booker. but
later on George Morgan, a collar maker, was
also arrested. 1t is now thought probable
that the latter is the guilty man.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Contracts Awarded by the Street and
Water Board.

Bids were received by the Street and
Water Commissioner to-day for the con-
struction of sewers in Magnolia avenue and
Marion place. The contracts were awarded
to ?. Plunkett. The Sheridan Shay Com
pany was awarded the contract for the i'm
provement of Virginia avenue, Henry
Byrne for the improvement of Eye avenue.
and Thomas Harrington for the improve
ment of Congress street. The property
owners on Newark avenue from Montgomery
street to the Five Corners were notified to
repair their sidewalks. A remonstrance
against the appointment of Eddie Burke as
inspector in the Hancock avenue improve
ment was filed.
Applications were received for the con-
struction of a sewer in Thorn street and the
extension of water pipe in Terrace avenue.
Eff. c. Young, president OF the Consolidated
Traction Company, notified the Board that
he was prepared to pay that portion of the
cost of placing a new bridge over Cornelison
venue as 20 feet bears to the width of
Montgomery street. The company's share
will be about one-third.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
A HUSBAND TRADE
CODY the Consideration in a
Real Estate Deal Between
His Wives.

Another exemplitication of the old say
ing, ''Thy sins will find thee out, has
Just come to light in the case of John
W. Koeby, or CODY CODY is an inmate
of the County Jail awaiting trial on a
charge of grand larceny. For some Time
he has lived at lS Lexington avenue,
this city, In company with a very pre-
possessing young woman named Emma,
whom he introduced as his wife. He was
married to her her IN / o s5o Q ess,, two y '9hn{ a she
was his, only love, Ihen her pelel was
ruthlessly dispelled..
CODY was a dealer in old junk and
scrap iron. He arranged with a number
of blacksmiths to purchase all they couid
FURNISH. He engaged a seoW, had II
towed to Bayonne and loaded with the
iron. He told the blacksmiths he would
settle the next day. The following morn
ing CODY and his scoW had Disappeared.
returned to Ba3cnne and was arrested
at the instigation OF the men ne hau
DEVOTED WIFE.
His pretty young wife refused to believe
that he was guilty and called frequently
at the Jail. She bestowed such an amount
of affection upon him that the keepers
and the other prisoners became envlous.
On Friday last another visitor, a woman,
called upon CODY. His knees sh9ok
wife, whom he had married ten years
ago in Toronto and deserted. Her name
is Carrie. Her feelings We're intensified
when VILE M. Z dpp6dISQ OA utS oSNHS
Wife No. 2 refused to give MN up.
Colby fell on his knees and besought hef
to swear that they had never been mar
ried and hat she was only his mistress.
This she refused to do.
Wife No. 1 scornfully said she did not
care. She never wanted to have any
thing further to do with him.
Emma, or wife No. 2, then said that II
wife No. / would go AVA and allow
her full possession of his affections, she
(Wife No. p would transfer to wife No.
1 some property that she owned in this
city. This arrangement was accepted by
wife No. 1. The two wives then sought
a lawyer. Alex. Young was found n
a deed was drawn up transferring the
property, although nothing was said
about "a husband" being the considera-
ton. After securing a promise from
Carrie that she would not prosecute
CODY for bigamy, Emma bid her an
affectionate goodbye n returned to the
CHANGED HER MIND.
Wife No. 2 evidently changed her mine
after securing the property. She went
to the office of Lawyer Michael J.. Sui
Ivan, at No. 81 Chambers street, New
York. She Instructed him to at once
begin proceedings for divorce. 1t is very
likely, therefore, that in addition to the
charge of grand larceny, CODY will have
to defend himself on a charge of big
amy.
The accused was at one time a mem
Der of the New York police force and
served for three years under Captain
McCuNagh.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
ALL GIVE THANKS!
President Cleveland's Pious
Proelamation--The Coun-
try Prosperous.

WASHINGTON, Nov. A. 1S95.-The GUS
tomary Thanksgiving proclamation was
issued by the President today as fol-
lows
The constant goodness and forbearance
of Almighty Coo which nave been vouch-
safed to the American people during the
year which is just past call for their
sincere acknowledgment and devout
gratitude.
To the end. therefore, that we may
with thankful hearts unite in extolling
the loving car of our Heavenly Father,
l. Grover Cleveland. President of the
United States. do hereby appoint and
set apart Thursday. the 18th day of the
present month of November as a day of
thanksgiving and prayer to be kept and
observed by all our people.
On that day Let us forego our usual oc-
equations. n in our accustomed places
of worship join in rendering thanks to
the Giver of every good and perfect gift
for the bounteous returns that have re-
the busy marts of trade, for the peace
and order that have prevailed through
out the land, from our protection from
pestilence and dire calamity and for
the other blessings tina have been show
cred upon us from an open hand
And with our thanksgiving, let us hum
bly, beseech the Lord to so incline the
hearts of our people unto Him that He
win not leave us nor forsake US as a
nation, but will continue to US His mer-
cy and protecting care, guiding US in
the path of national prosperity and hap,
piness, enduing us with rectitude and
virtue and keeping alive within us a
patriotic love for the free institutions
which have been given to us as our
national heritage.
And let US also on the day, of our
thanksgiving especially remember the
poor and needy, and by deeds of charity
let us show the sincerity of our graft
tude.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand Inc caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
A GOOD ACTORS BAD PLIGHT.
BIZ Cable to the United Press

LONDON, Nov. 4, 1~S95.-George Alex
ander, aged 81 years, an actor of ability
and repute. formerly a member. of Hen
ry ~Irving's Company, with which, in
1888, he went to the United States, was
arraigned in the Westminster Police
Court this morning to answer a charge
of disorderly conduct.
1t was alleged that the offense was
committed upon a secluded highway at
midnight last night, the complainant be-
Elizabeth Davis She was wretchedly
dressedand evidently in ill-health.
Alexander said that the only ground for
the charge was that he had given the
woman a half crown out of pure charity
upon her representation that she was
starving.
ing of the case ntil this afternoon pend
ing the collection of additional evidence
by the police. When the case was re-
called this afternoon Alexander was dis
charged, there not being sufficient evil
dence to hold him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04


Eugene Field was born at st Louis.
Mo-, on September 2. 1850. A portion of
the early part of his life was spent in
Vermont and MASSACHUSETTS. He was
educated at the University of Missouri.
From 1873 to 1883 Mr.. Field was con-
nected with various newspapers in Mis-
souri, and Colorado.
He Joined the staff of the Chicago
DAILY News" in 1888. Recently his
most characteristic prose newspaper
work has been done for the Chicago
Record" Under the heading ,"Sharps
and Flats he contributed a column OF
by his poetry that Mr.. Field became
known to the great body of American
readers, as wei as to many abroad.
The following are the titles of his
books with the dates of publication
Denver Tribune Primer" Q8S2.. "Cu!-
lures Garland QSS7). "a Little Book
of Western Verse dSS9). "a Little
Book of Profitable Tales QSS9.), with
Trumpet and Dr 19n1, GSs3), - SECOND esn15
the Sabine Farm QS95).
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
THE PIPE LINE WAR.
yaectn1tot ho .Terseu citu Ne,A

S''ecinlto the Jerseu Citv NefrA
BELVIDERE, Nov. 4, 1S95.-The United
States Pipe Line Company, who last week
crossed the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern Railroad near Washington by strategy,
and who we're preparing to cross the Pennsyl-
vanian Railroad about one mile below town,
were served with a restraining Injunction
this morning by the latter company. The
injunction is returnable on the 18th inst.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
3 OAR AND WAGON.

O'Clock this morning a cable car came in
collision with a wagon corner Lexington
and 46th street, and the shaft
of the wagon penetrated the side Of the
Mrs. Hetty Quint, "a years old, of No.
l5S SD street, was injured on the breast,
Johanna Loneberg, aged 55, of No. 242
East 51ct street, received bodily in
turtles, and Agnes May, % years old,
OF NO. al Henry street, was injured en-
the head. The driver of the wagon and
the gripman of the car We're arrested.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-04
svMpATHy rop A Hoppe

Special Agent McAleer, of the S. P.
Hoboken this morning and made com
plant against the New Port Door and
Sash Company. located on Wilson ave-
plants of people in the neighborhood
who claim that a horse owned by the
company is neglected and is starving to
death. Summons will be served upon
the head of the company this afternoon.