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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
Dr.. Gordon Says the Story
That the Library Has
Accumulated 100000
Is Absurd.
CAN JUST PAY EXPENSES
By Economy the Trustees Have
Managed to Lay Aside 100000
Interesting Statistics.

DR.. Leonard ]. Gordon, Trustee of the
Free Public Library, when interviewed
this morning by Jersey City News"
reporter, said that the idea of the truss
tees saving 100000 out of the appropris-
tions of five years for a building fund,
was ridiculous on the face of it.
HAS any part of the appropriations
been saved for that purpose?" was
asked.
There is" he said, ''a fund of $4,000,
but it does not grow any larger. 1t costs
us every cent of our appropriation to
pay the running expenses of the Library.
The whole matter is very easily explain
ed. In 1889. 1890 and 1891 we got but
$4,000 of our appropriation. We sued
the Board of Finance, and the Supreme
Court gave US a Judgment fer arrearages.
Having only $4,000 in 1889. we were not
able to start the Library until $780, and
thus, when the arrearages were paid,
we were able to lay aside S25, 900 of one
years appropriation for building fund.
The accumulated interests and fines
amount to 5000"
You are not adding to the fund.-"
''Why. no! How can we? AS 1 said
before, we use every cent of the appro-
priation we get, and need more"
II will give you a few facts,'' he con-
tinued, that may interest the readers of
THE News In the past year the Lii
brary circulated 3S4, 900 volumes for home
reading. 1t is the cheapest run library
for the volumes circulated in the Uniteds
States. 1t has the largest circulation
per capita population in the United
States. 1t has the largest circulation
average volume in the United States,
and it has the smallest appropriation.
Why, look at Cincinnati, with its 81 ,O09,-
600 appropriation for its public library,
and yet there. are people in this city
who. If they had their way, would see
our library abolished. I have heard men
worth a quarter of a million dollars say,
Why should 1 be taxed that other peo-
pie may have books to read? If I want
my children to read books I go ana
buy them for nhem.' Such people are
better dead than living. The good done
by the Public Library. is incalculable.
Anyone who has any idea that it Is not
needed should visit it of an afternoon be-
tween three and four o'clock and see
the two hundred and more children that
call for books
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
ENGINE TAKES A TUMBLE.
Fireinnn pfnned Undcr IL for ar
Hour Brooklyn stEs, Incident.

EtOur-EsrOoklyn ssEssf Encfdent.
BROOKLYN. Jan. 10, 1896 While en-
gine 53 of the Kings County Elevated
Railroad was switching at 7:3o o'clock
this morning at Snediker avenue and
Liberty street, getting ready to start
back with four cars to the Brooklyn
Bridge, it ran off the end of the track
and fell to the ground. 1t dragged one
empty passenger car with it. The only
men on the part of the train that fell,
the engineer and fireman, were seriously
injured The engineer saved himself
somewhat by jumping. The fireman fell
with the engine and was pinned under
1t for nearly an hour before he could be
rescued.
As he lay there the steam from the
boiler scalded him severely from head
to foot The flesh on his hands next to
the escaping steam was burned off. Both
his legs were broken. his head was cut
and he was probably injured internally.
The engineer jumped just as he saw
that the engine was going to run off,
and fell to the ground. He struck the
sround few feet from the engine and
ear One leg was broken, and he received
q severe cut across the top and side of
Che head. The surgeons say his skull
Is fractured.
s. The name of the engineer who was
g the ground this morning is Charles
Fish, and the fireman is George Bau-
man. Both men We're removed to st.
aiary's Hospital Fish was taken to his
home at No. 23 Russell place, after his
injuries had been attended to at ST.
Mary's Hospital. He will recover;
dftion. and the Hospital physicians say
mat ne cannot recover.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
TAYLOR MAY PAY UP.

CHICAGO, Jan. TO- 1Se5.-W. I. Nc
Master, Secretary of the Western Home
stead and Irrigation Company, with Oh
fees in this city, today said that he had
seen William Walter Taylor, the missing
Treasurer of South Dakota when Mr..
Taylor was in Chicago about Janu-
ary 1.
"At that time" said Mr.. McMaster.
''he turned all his assets over to his
bondsmen. l am sure he will be more
than able to meet the loss left in the
State Treasury. He has assets for double
the amount required but on account of
sisrinkage in values will not be able to
realize on them at once. The State will
not lose a dollar. l am sure Mr.. Taylor
has none of the money with him and for
that matter that he got very little of
it originally. Certain persons, whose
names I do not care to mention, received
most of the money. 1 have known about
this for a long time. He was an inti-
mate friend of mine and I know he will
come out all right in the end.'
Mr.. McMaster declared that he did
not know the present whereabouts of
the Treasurer. The two men have been
associated together in business in this
city and were at one time interested
in Worlds Fair Hotel The enterprise
did not prove prosperous and was aban-
doned after some money had been lost-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
MAYOR WAEaEE INDIGNANT.
Wont Retire Policeman Who Had
Rheumatism when Appointed.

Mayor Wanser this morning refused
to sign a resolution passed by the Police
Commissioners retiring Patrolman Daniel
Johnson of the Fourth precinct on half
pay. Johnson has been on the force nine
years, the time required before a
member can be retired. He will be put
on the half pay list, but the resolution of
retirement will become operative without
the signature of the Mayor.
1t has been reported to His Honor that
johnson was suffering from rheumatism
when he was appointed. How he passed
the necessary examination puzzles Mayor
Wanser and he is disposed to believe
that the Police Surgeon was lax in the
performance of his duty.
Although johnson is entitled to retire
because of disability, having served nine
years, the Mayor says his retirement is
an outrage. The records of the depart
ment show, that during the past three
years he has performed only twenty
per centfi, of the duty required of him.
1t is not right and it is an imposition
upon tax payers to have sick man
appointed on the police force he drags
out the nine years required of him one
way or another, and then is retired or
practically kept for the remainder of his
life by the public. believed man
should serve at least twenty years before
being entitled to retirement | will say
for Police Surgeon Nevin that he per-
fornfs his duties satisfactorily and we'll,
No sick men get on the force ii he makes
an examination
Johnson will in future draw $41,66 per
month from the city. Other coppers who
are looking for retirement had better
Mayor proposes putting his foot down on
that kind of business.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
TO START LEWIsT0N's MILL.
To issue 100000 of Preferred stock
SIX Per Cont. Assessed.

x LEWISTON, Me-, Jan. 10, 1S95.-AI
plans to start the Lewiston Mill having
failed the company had a meeting yester-
day to consider new plan of saving the
property from insolvency and starting
the wheels
The report of the committee appointed
to get the best offer that would be made
to the creditors and afford protection for
the stockholders was made by John r.
Leonard of Auburn, who said
1.-THE committee has decided that the
sale Of 100000 of preferred stocks, as
planned, would not give sufficient funds
for paying the debt of the company and
starting the mill, for this plan would
have $4,000 debt and 10 working capital,
50 the committee recommends that $780,.
900 worth of preferred stock be issued"
The meeting voted TO adopt the recon-
mendation of the committee.
meeting of the creditors will be called
for January 16 and the proposition will
be laid before them. 1t Is question
with them as to whether they win take
the mill and get as much of their S299.
100 rs they can by selling it. or become
owners of three-fourths of the preferred
stock, which, by the proposed plan,
syery one admits will pay per cent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10

PAID TO BREAK JAIL
Henry Talbot, an Escaped
Convict Returned to the
Hudson County
Prison.
JOHN P. FEENEY's GOOD WORK
Tracked the Burglar to an Insane
Asylum Desperate Efforts
to Get Away.
JOHN P. FEENEY's GOOD WORE

Two desperaioes escaped from the
County Jail during the administration
of Robert Davis. One of these was Henry
Talbot, with half a dozen aliases, who
had been sentenced to two years and
half in State Prison. Another was George
alias Butch Morrow, and third who es
capped two weeks prior to the end of
Davis term, Henry Miller, a dangerous
burglar.
The latter was caught at his sweet
hearts house in New York, and Talbot
was run down in Poughkeepsie, where he
pretended that he was not the person
wanted. Recuisition papers were pro-
cured and the court in New York turned
him over to New Jersey detectives, who
brought him to the County Jail last
night.
PAID 500 TO GET OUT.
Talbot said this morning to one of his
jailers that he was employed during
Davis term as doorkeeper at the Jail.
for which he paid 500 to some one. When
his opportunity presented itself he march
ed out. Talbot will be indicted for Jail
breaking.
Talbot was not arrested without
struggle and gave his pursuers, Detec-
Z
of the Prosecutors office, a nice quarter
of an hour.
Three days after his escape from the
Jail he was caught on the Bowery pick
ing pockets, for which offence Recorder
Smyth sent him ''up the River" While
there he feigned insanity and tried to
escape. In some way he managed to
persuade the authorities that he was in
1yA he fo swim af
Matteawan. During his stay on Black
wells Island Mr.. Feeney located him,
and when Talbot was transferred to the
asylum Mr.. Feeney kept tabs on him.
DESPERATE EFFORTS TO ESCAPE.
In the asylum Talbot organized a gen.
ersl escape of himself and score of
others, but 1t was discovered in time and
he was confined in the dark cell. When
his term of Imprisonment had expired
he was turned over to Messrs. Feeney
and Stack. who were compelled to get
assistance, 50 desperately did the des-
perado 4e. He was secured hand
frnd fe- Sfaced in coach and brought
TO Jers 81 City. On the way here, even
bound hand and foot, he tried to plunge
s.. roast out of the carriage windows,
sstreagth ID Afessrs
1cenSy SY 0tach coaid scdrcey re-
strain his struggles.
All the way he played the insane role,
but when at last he was placed in a
cell he dropped that character and be-
came morose and sullen and refused to
say word. until he was asked by a
News reporter about his story of pay
ing 500 to get out of the Jail. This he
sticks to and says he will get out yet.
He has yet to serve two years and a
half in Trenton and will receive a SIM
liar dose for breaking jail.
Detective John P. Feeney brought Tai
bot from the Jail into the Court of
General Sessions this afternoon for ar
raignment on an Indictment for break
ing Jail.
Talbot pleaded not guilty and was
taken back to his cell.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
THE WOEFUL EAST.
Bu Cablc b the Untted Pres.

LONDON, Jan. 10, 1Ss5-A despatch
from Yokohama to the Globe says that
some Japanese newspapers print a re-
port that the King of Corea has been
assassinated, while other papers assert
that he has been prostrated with epilepsy.
A despatch to news agency from
Yokohama says the new Corean admin-
istratfon has failed in its efforts to raise
an internal loan, the native capitalists
refusing to take part in the movement.
A despatch to the Central News from
Pekin says that General Wei-Juk-Nei.
who was recently arrested by order of
Chang, has arrived here and
been turned over to the Board of Punish
ment. He will be condemned by the
Board on charges of retreating in the face
of the enemy, cowardice, extortion and
plundering
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
GRAVEYARD POLITICS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1895.-The il
memorian speeches over dead Senator
and members seldom contain any politi
cal allusions, but the eulogy delivered by
Senator David 3. Hill over ex-Senatot
Colquitt of Georgia made an exception.
to this rule. AS published in the Off
cial Congressional Record the speecf
contains the following reference to thf
last Presidential campaign and the eff
forts made to control the Georgia dele
cation. in favor of Hill against Cleve
land. Mr., Hill said. speaking of tn
dead Senator
I'm recent inter-party contest ii
Georgia he especially manifested ht
preference and% friendship for me, be
ing prominent in the thickest of the
Neither counting the chances o.
victory nor the risks Of defeat, but free
ly exercising that right which ever
American citizen possesses of express
ing and advocating his choice for pub
lie position, he did the best he coulG
and lost, and then accepted defeat with
out a murnur, and patiently endure;.
with his friends in Georgia and elss
where the political ostracism which un
fortunately fOllOwaQh
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
DOTTIE ESCAPES THIS TIME.
Eut nj She Gets In Court Again ii
Will Go Hard with Her.

Among batch of prisoners huddled
this morning in the prisoners pen in the
Court of General Sessions was Dottie
Hellman, the suffix of whose name
ought to have been .sswoman," sstch q
terror is she. They were there for SEN
tence.
Dottie is a young dark-haired, black
eyed, saucy mink, who giggled when
Judge Hudspeth ordered her to stand
Up and be discharged from a trial for
larceny.
''Dottie, you have had a narrow escape.
You have been here before, and the
Court believes you are just the woman
to come here again. If you do, and are
convicted, you will receive the full ex,
tent of the penalty imposed by the
Court
Dottie smrked and sniggered and walk
ed off with a grin at Constable Wise
who was Intellectually trying to keep her
quiet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
MARYLAND DOG. VICTIMS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 1S95.-The condi-
ton of Paul Cassard of Arlington, Mary
land, now at Pasteur Institute, is re-
ported today as most favorable. He
will be discharged tomorrow, the re-
quired period of fifteen days after in
incubation having elapsed.
The five Gorions, father and children,
from Mason county, Va, who reached
the Institute yesterday afternoon, suffer
ing from bites received nearly two
weeks ago were innoculated at once.
DR.. Gibier says so long time ell
apsed after the wounds were received
before the patients were innoculated
that the result of the treatment will
be doubtful. None of. the wounds were
Of a serious nature, and as there is moth
ing Warming IN their condition now, the
chances of escaping. hydrophobia are in
their favor. Dr.. Gibier will experiment
with the body of the dog by which the
five patients were bitten.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
TRENTON rs RELIEVED.
The POLICIES Report shows She rs Not
So Black As She Es Painted.
.Srecial to the JersCu Citu Netcs.

Specfu5 20 inc JefsCg CatU NctcS
TRENTON, Jan. 10, 1S95.-The census
of the disorderly houses of the town
has been completed and the list is in
the hands Of the Police Commissioners.
They received it at their meeting last
evening, and on motion Of Mr. Cole
man, it was laid over for an executive
session, after the totals were read to
the reporters. If the report is correct it
shows that much of the talk that has
been going on about the c:tys depravity
it without foundation. and that Trenton
is no worse off in the matter of dis
orderly houses than almost any other
city of the same size. The Chief says
in the report that the census was made
by the patrolmen of the force, under
the direction of the respective captains.
The list is believed by the police to be
complete one, as great pains were
taken to have it perfect. 1t shows thai
there are thirty-eight disorderly houses
in the whole city, with one hundred in
mates There are sixteen lodging houses
with a bad reputation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
AuTI-TOAIuE CULT.
sergeon Kenyonn of the
Marine Hospital on the
Marvellous Dipn-
liberia Remedy.
MORTALITY REDUCED BY HALF
Possibility of Stamping Out the
Disease Does the Serum
Degenerate?

o.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1S95.-Surgeon
J. ]. Kinyoun of the United States Mar
inc Hospital Service. who was the rep
resentative OF this Government at the
recent international Medical Congress IN
faris alter whlch ne visited an the pfih-
cipai hospitais ana Heaicai iaporatorles
IN france ana Germany making
'ioiousn stous u eie ail1ei-o .'a = &C.
lne' uelisea 81 sUus e 80 -
-iei -, ..ss Sa..aea-.
- - .S-E,.
..o,1lt,,ro,, oe 49, a,,,+ta,,a h.ot,,ns
,a +o1,a,, f,or, tha th,oo+ Of q cb,,d
80 ,t 49, haae ho,iJ,a, IN ,vbiob -
sravg and with Some of tbis material a
borsa woe inoo,,la+ad Rv penara1
course Of treatment the animal was IN
ured TO the noison. its system giving OF
into the blood sufficient of the anti-tox-
inc to neutralize the effects of all the
diphtheretic poison that was given it.
This blood, or at least its serum drawn
off into sterlized tubes, was the "anti-
toxine" of the new dyphtheria treat
ment
ALMOST SURE.
DR.. Kinyoun said that while the serum
would not work miracles its effects were
little short of nlarveious. In cases Of
plain, uncomplicated diphtheria, the er-
feet of the anti-roxine was almost as
sured and the mortality nil. BY far the
greater number. of cases, however, were
corlplicated. and in these, where given
in time the mortality was reduced from
for+Y nor rant 10 lass than ttya,3tv NOR
oant
ci,,oo ~ a,soo,,ar,, oe tna d;-,b+tar,.
~. ~. ,.,.- ,....,-... oe ~.
,.- ..se' = -u.,s,s
~ .ne n
'i,e ~ @ r
oi tupercuiosis, ne speaAei ssliA tiias
30 per cent VI 'iie eases u so-caiieo
n1emorahous Group were feai apyn'heila.
NO one, by a supericlai examination,
can tell the two diseases apart, except
IN +ba 1,s+ s+aoee u,bare tha toxine of
n. 'no i@'' -" ~
diphther-a has caused the dlssolutlon o.
tba membranes to take place. but for
- a..
the SAKE ol the patieht' VI tue iiiiieoiale
family, and of the community every
,,b,,s;o;on o,,obt IN rasort a+ orea IN +b,
pAS 8ioi ~ - 80 ~ 'io
microscope TO settle the question IN any
suspicious case.
STAMP TT OIrT
The efficiency of the serum treatment,
=hbss;o,3d Question and with tba aid Of
osy o-a
THIS treatment 10 COMBAT the dlsease
and thorough disiufectior afterWard
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
WATER ACTION POSTPONED.
Street and water Board Will Not
Adout Spccifcatsona Until March.

Adopt specifications Untff Mafcn.
It was expected that the new water
specifications would De adopted by the
Street and Water Commissioners at
their meeting to be held tomorrow morn
ing. There has been a change in the
programme, and their adoption will be
postponed for short time. They have
been passed upon by the Street and
Water Commissioners and Corporation
Counsel Blair and City Attorney Weart.
Those officials give It as their opinion
that they are as complete and binding as
it is possible to make them. The Finance
Commissioners want to discuss them in
private before definite action is taken
by the Street and Water Board, SO as
to make such objections as they desire
before the specifications are made pub
lie. This, they believe, will save time
and trouble. Mayor Wanser has only
glanced over them, and it is under
stood he will not pass upon them until
they are officially submitted to him
for approval or rejection.
No matter how much time is consumed
in the adoption OF the specifications,
bids will be received for q new supply
some time in March.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
LBXOW'S DRAGNHR.
Sweeping Powers for His Com
mittee That Special
Grand Jury.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan 10, 1S95.-Tn the
Senate today Senator Lexow, Chairman
of the New York City Police Investigat-
ing Committee, introduced the following
resolution extending the scope of work
of the committee as follows:-
Whereas, Pursuant to resolutions duly
passed on the 30th day Of January, 1891,
a special committee of the Senate was
appointed to investigate the police de-
partment of the City of New York, which
said resolution was thereafter and on the
9th day of March, 1894 amended so as
to include the Board of Charities, the
Excise Department and the Police JUS
tices of the City of New York within
the scope of the investigation directed to
be made by said special committee, and
said committee was thereby further di-
rected to prosecute its investigation
aforesaid during the recess of the Senate,
and whereas with due diligence said com
mittee has been unable to complete its
investigation of the department afore-
said, and it is charged that grave abuses,
maladministration and corruption exist
in various and other departments of the
municipal government of the City of
New York
Resolved, That the special commit
tee appointed pursuant to resolution
dated January 80, 1894, Senate document
No. I'd be, and the same hereby is, au-
thorized, empowered and directed to III
vestigate each and every board and de-
partment of the municipal government
Of the City of New York, and to report
prior to the termination of this session
of the Senate and to that end and for
that purpose said committee is hereby
vested with all the powers and privileges
conferred upon it in and by said Senate
document No. 27 and the several resolu-
tions amending the same.
Resolved, Further, that any vacan-
cies now existing or that may hereafter
occur in the membership OF said commit
tee shall be filed by the President of the
Senate.
Resolved, Further, that said commit
tee shall not initiate or pursue any in
yestlgation into either or any of the sew
erai boards and departments of the muni-
cipal government of the City of New
York unless SO required to do by the
Mayor of said city, in writing, setting
forth the particular board or boards, de-
partment or departments, which in the
Judgment of said Mayor of said City Of
New York require investigation by said
committee
Senator Lexow SAID that the commit
tee would be ready to report on the
when proposed remedial legislation, now
IN course of preparation, would be pre-
sented. He moved that the resolution be
made special order for Tuesday next.
1t was, finally decided to inlay it on the
table, but Senator Lexow can call il up
IIlnSGAV
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-10
CIRCASSIA AGROUND.
--Beeublpto tfgyNftsf Pres.

LONDON. Jan. 10. 1ss5.-The Anchor
line steamer Circassia. Captain Camp
bell, from Glasgow for New York, ran
aground at Skelmorlie, Scotland, dur
ing the prevalence of a thick fog. Her
passengers will be landed at Wemyss
Bay and forwarded thence by rail to
Glasgow. A very dense fog has hung
over the Clyde for several days past,
and there have been no arrivals of ves-
sells at Glasgow since yesterday morning.
Five steamers due at Glasgow and
Greenock have not arrived. and it is be-
lieved that they are lying at anchor in
the Clyde. The Circassia was foated
later and proceeded to port.
The passengers of the Circassia are
still on board the ship, the vessel hay-.
ing been f1oated before the arrangements
for landing them at Wemyss Bay were
completed.
The fog prevents the steamer Anchoria
from sailing from Glasgow for New York
in accordance with her schedule.