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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-12
TOO MUCH FOR THE LAWYER.
Lyndhurst Physician Beats Mr..
Eea sard with His own Weapons.


Counsellor Leonard of Eoboken bit off
more than he could chew when he called
Dr. Trautmein of Lyndhurst an ignor-
amous and then started to prove Il. Ii
all took place in Recorder McDonough' S
court this morning at the hearing of the
case of John C. Felka, whose wife, Aug
usta, charged with desertion and nom
support Mrs. Felka's, brothew is DR..
,Trautmein, who, of course, made things
as unpleasant as possible for his brother
in-law, Felka, much to his counsel, Mr..
Leonard's annoyance. That worthy COM
planned that the doctor did not answer
his questions satisfactorily and wound up
by calling the doctor 'hignoramus.
II am, yes. sir, just, like you, sir, "
promptly retorted the physician and the
auditors grinned at the thrust.
Mr.. Leonard rallied and asked the doc
tor. maliciously, If it wasn't true that he.
the doctor, would have thrashed Felka
If it wasn't because he was afraid OF
AFRAID of him." scornfully replied the
doctor. sizing up the lawyer, not much;
wish | had the pain, of you now and
examination of the peppery doctor
Then he started in with Mrs Felka
and asked her if she had not disregarded
her duties as a wife and mother
replied Mrs. Felka amid a flood of tears
and her bright eyed little boy rushed
across the court room to his mother,
glaring ,wrathfully at the man who made
Leonard put the husband on the stand
who said some damaging things about
his wife; but when Counsellor Minturn
riddled him with sharp questions on cross
up and contradicted himself repeatedly.
The hearing will be resumed tomorrow.
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BOOKS WOMEN READ.
They Must Be suitable for killing
Time Wore Than lmstrucffve.

AS a matter of fact women read more
than men-and read recklessly-, When
a man takes up a book to read he gen
orally does SO with more reason than a
woman. Having less time than she has
read. His selection may not be either
as good, or wise as hers. but he GER
sags any aUe not in the S. epaS
the feeling of .'oh.. just anything to kill
place in the whirl of literature that
often makes one fairly dizzy. My OBJ
servations from different library, corners
that much literature is sought with
simply the killing time idea in mind.
Almost anything IS chosen. and one may
the mark when drawing differences
of character from what one sees library
patrons reading at the smoothly polished
the hurriedly selected books that are
borne off home.
Peep over the shoulders of a dozen
young women you may chance to find
braries in the street cars, or in the
soR ey e then gon well
know just how wide Of the mark your
guessing. may. come You can tell at a
ing each particular book more because it
has been dubbed popular than because
of any real interest they feel in It's par
Who Who'll is reading essGi has simply been urged
on to do so because of an ungovernaDle
curiosity 'sto see what it is like" There
turks in many a book a veritable wolf in
trary to mans and Gods laws, and
yet so cleverly put that it is fascinating
in the extreme. Such books quickly go
from the big libary shelves, and from
the counters of the booksellers shops.
more's the pity
thousand and one observations you
may make from a libary corner that
are interesting, but this one fact that
has lately come to me while T looked
on" at present holds. great deal of
interest for me. All the people who are
reading vicious" books are not-thank
fortune-as yet. vicious, and though such
BOOKS may SUI 1,s commune }n NJ e t1 come na une
needed is still at liberty SO to do.-Phil-
adeIphia Press.
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BOEHMANN SENTENCED.
He Is Sent to Prison for Life for the
Murder of John Sefms.

BROOKLYN, June Il, 1S95.-John Boeh-
mann, the man convicted of murder In
the second degree for the killing by gas,
on February II last, of John Seims, in
Miller's Hotel, Williamsburg, was SEN
fenced this morning by Justice Bartlett
iii the Court of Oyer and Termner,
Brooklyn, to imprisonment for life.
When asked If he had anything to
say, he replied with a shake of his head.
He took his sentence without a tremor.
Henry Knoop also met death with
Seims. Boehmann was also indicted for
his murder.
Lawyer J. Power Donnellan said that
Boehmann was opposed to any steps
looking toward new trial.
HE will go to prison and, after
while, will ask for a pardon,
If he is pardoned he will likely have
to stand trial on the Knoop indictment
Boehmann will be taken to Sing Sing
this afternoon
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RAsCALLY BANK PRESIDENT.

OCALA, Fla, June u, 1S95.-E. w. Ag-
new, President of the defunct National
Bank of Ocala, has been arrested in this
city by a United States Marshal and
taken to Sanford where he was placed
under a $1,000 bond for trial upon the
charge of converting the funds of the
banks depositors to his own use. One
notable fact in Connection with this bank
failure, is that the day before the col
lapse the Baptist Church OF Qcala a., dep0s- pos
I5ea pose wfh IF paying a o off the Church mortgage
and liquidating the back salary Of the
pastor. The feeling against Agnew is
bitter. inasmuch as he took this money,
knowing the condition of his bank.
The liabilities of the bank are fully
$500. OoO The nominal assets as stated by
Ignew are only s250OOO. Bank Examiner
Mcdonald in his report shows II that at the
is said that Agnew has placed large
amount of property in his wife's name.
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JEALOUSY COSTS TWO LIVES.

CANAAN, N. H. June u, 1S95.-Insane
jealousy prompted Walter Leary, fifty
years of age and well known resident
of this town. to shoot and probably fat
ally wound his wife, Jennie, last night.
The woman was shot through the head
News of the crime did not reach the au-
thorities until this morning. when Sheriff
the would-be murderer. When Leary
saw Murray he pointed the revolver at
himself and pulled the trigger. The
bullet took effect in his temple and the
doctors say he cannot live.
Mrs. Leary is in a critical condition.
but has an even chance of recovery
The doctors have made unsuccessful at
tempts to locate the bullet. in Leary's
head.
The tragedy has thrown the town into
nent
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CHILD INSURANCE IN CANADA.

OTTAWA, Ont, June II, 1S95-In the
Senate last night attention was called
to crimes said to have developed from
the practice of insuring the lives of chill
dren and those incompetent to make
personal application for insurance, and
the Government was asked if it ,propos-
.orevent such practices. 1t was said that
less than thirty thousand policies on
children are being carried in canada.
After a full discussion the consensus
of opinion was that the Ontario law is
sufficient and that the facts do not war
rant interference.
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PEOPLES PALACE ROBBERY.
Hayes Acquitted of Stealing Clothes
from the Wardrobe.

John Hayes. fifteen years old. the As
sistant Janitor of the Peoples Palace,
was tried today in the Court of General
Sessions. Rev. J. Lester Wells, Assist
ant Pastor of the Tabernacle, was the
complaining witness.
He testified that Hayes stole clothing
from wardrobes which he unlocked by
keys taken from desk belonging to MI.
Wells The prisoner forced open the
drawer. Hayes also secured small
sum of money, and pawned the articles
larceny from Joseph May. He pleaded
guilty to this charge.
Hayes denied the thefts but did not
make a satisfactory explanation of his
possession of pawn tickets. The Court
instructed the jury to acquit Hayes be-
cause of want of evidence.
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THE TIRBsoMB IAIDLAw CASE.

NEW YORK. June u, 1S95.-The suit
of VIM. R. Laidlaw against Russell
Sage to recover $4,000 damages for in
juries received in the bomb explosion
four years ago was resumed this morn
ing before Judge Ingraham in the su-
preme Court.
The first witness called was Henry
Lewis Langhaar, a clerk in the employ
Of Bloodgood & Co., by whom the plain
tiff was employed at the time of the
explosion.
lie testified that before December A.
1891, the date of the explosion, William
r. Laidlaw was a healthy athletic man..
Laidlaw had to be spoken to two or
three times before he would do what he
was told When I would ask why he
would not do thing he WoulI say he
forgot all about it,
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CANADA AND THE SEALS.
Dy Gable to the United Press.

LONDON, June 12, 1S95.-Mr.. Thomas
G. Bowles has given notice that in the
House of Commons tomorrow he will
ask Mr.. Sydney Buxton. Under Colonial
Secretary, whether the Home Govern
ment had apprised the Government of
Canada of the bill to regulate sealing
in Behring Sea in accordance with the
terms of the treaty, prior to the intro
duction of that measure on Monday,
and also whether Canada had concurred
in the provisions. He will also ask that
the correspondence with Canada in. re-
gard to the seal fisheries since 1898 be
laid upon the table of the House.
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WON 7 |ND|CT KELSEY


TRENTON, June 12. 1ss5.-It can
be stated on the best of author
ity that the Mercer County Grand Jury
WIN not indict Secretary of State Kel-
sey. Possibly the jury will make pre-
sentiment to the court referring vaguely
to the matter but even this is doubtful.
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THREE CoL1MA SURVIVORS.

SAN FRANCISCO. June u, 1ss5.-A
special to a morning newspaper from
Manzanillo says
"A letter received by the agents of the
Pacific Mail here states that two women
and one man, shipwrecked passengers
Of the Coliina, landed at tNarangastilla,
fifty miles southeast of Manzanillo, on
May 20, and have been cared for by the
Indians They are now on their way to
Manzanillo on mules. The party are all
Americans. The story is corroborated by
the customs collector here"
At the main office in this city informa-
ton as to the rescue of the party has
not yet been received.
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= 100 ~ irai.aa stota. cen III. ID '

In 1890 the United states census was
taken. and it was found to be 1GS, ,00S- A
the population as 12Q.722. which. COM
pared with that Of $780, gave an increase
of 42,281, or S5.92 per cent;
City Clerk Wooliey has made rough es-
Inmates from this years reports, and
ton of the city there is heavy increase
tion of the city there is a heavy increase
and the Hill increase. he declares, is
often Strange discoveries are made in
the reports of the enumarators. For in
stance. in the First, Second and Third
aon IS S AmonF T%sh all Tafh fhese people eg
not colored male was found, and only
six colored females. In the First ward
have been received from all save the
First, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth. The
others show a population of 6.TS9.
and the First. Second Sixth. Seventh
and Eighth show a population of HIPS.
The Third ward also has eight pre-
pleted in all save the sixth. The seven
precincts show a population of 1881.
In the Fourth ward only the the. Second s. p1cl
four precincts to be heard from.
e9r M ae have sT Seen ed IN from on fh the rSrd
Fourth and Fifth. and show a popu-
lation of 7,1O3. Returns have come in in
from only TWO OF the seven PTSCllCAS VI
the Sixth ward. They are the Third and
Fifth and show a population of 46l7.
| In the Seventh ward there are six pre-
c:ncts and returns have been received
from the First, Second and Fourth, show
| ing 6,193.
The Eighth ward has six precincts and
the returns from the Fourth and Sixth
The First, Second. Third and Fourth
precincts of the Ninth ward shoW "a a
population Of 1885 and there are three
precincts to be heard from
The Tenth ward has eight precincts,
and returns from the First, Second.
1 Fourth, Sixth and Seventh preciaeSs-She
| a population of 1856
| The Eleventh ward also has eight pre-
eincts and reports have been filed of
| the population of only the First and
Fifth precincts. They give 1851.
| The Twelfth ward has SIX precincts.
and the First, Second and Third show a
population of 1886
There are eigthy-four precincts in the
twelve wards and forty-two of them give
| a population of Sc, ,4S9.
MIR .WOOLLEY'S EXPECTATION.
| Tt is expected that the returns from
| the remaining forty-two precincts Will
| exceed those already heard from City
| Clerk Woolley says he VIII be very much
| disappointed if the census does not equal,
| if not exceed, that of Newark's.
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HARMON COMING TO NEW YORK.

WASHINGTON. June 12, 1Ss5.-Attor-
ney General Harmon leaves for Philadel-
phia this afternoon to visit his daughter
and make the acquaintance of grand
child that recently came into the family.
Thence he goes to New York returning
to Washington Saturday; The Attorney,
the President goes to Gray Gables, after
which he will return to Cincinnati for
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DIED.

FITzPATRICK.-On Tuesday, June II,
Fitzpatrick.
Relatives and friends of the family,
also st. Peters T. a. B., Society and
A., are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral from his late residence, No. 61
Gregory street, on Friday, June IA,
1895. at half past eight <. NJ, sharp;
thence to st. Peters Church, where q
high mass of requiem will be offered for
the happy repose of his soul.
FARMER.-On Wednesday, June Il, 1895,
NJ Bertha, oldest child of the late
Margaret and James H: Farmer.
Funeral private, on Wednesday morn
ing, June 13, from the residence of her
grandparents, No. 25S Fifth street.
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he OUGHT TO DO so.
Contractor Not Obliged to Place
Danger Lights on the boulevard.

The contractor who is repairing the
section of the County Road between the
Pennsylvania and Newark and New
York railroad bridges. is exempt from
the ordinance compelling contractors to
place lights on sand heaps and other
IS what one of the clerks told reporter
of 1.-THE Jersey City News when he
called at the County R2ad engineers
office this morning to learn why Con-
tractor Henry McGibney had not com
piled with the ordinance.
'sThe contractor has not yet turned the
'sand therefore that section being new
road is not yet a recognized thorough
fare. Consequently the contractor can
block the entire section of the road if he
sO DESIRES"
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DAVID HANNIGAN PLEADS.

NEW YORK, June 12, 1S95.-David Han
nigan, who shot and killed his sisters
alleged betrayer, Sol. H. Mann on Forty
second street and for which he was in
dicted for murder in the first degree,
was arraigned before Judge Cowing in
Part I of the Court of General Sessions
today and pleaded not guilty. Lawyer
Charles w. Brooke represented him.
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ONE BRAVE MAN, ANYWAY.
By Cablc to the United Press.

I5B Ctt2tO t'I t7'o Q 3Ftteto I z taS'
LONDON, June 12. 1S95.-The Mascot
says it is rumored that Miss Frances
e. Willard. President of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, who is
now in England, is about to be married
to an English gentleman of wealth snG
position and of prominence in reform
work This is a revival of a runlor which
was in circulation about month ago.
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DBBs RBAPPEARs.

CHICAGO, June z. 1S95.-Eugene V.
Debs has turned up. He walked into
n:15 this morning. He said he was III
yesterday afternoon and could not re-
turn at four o'clock as promised.
DebS will be taken TO Jail at five
o'clock. He feels breaking his word
keenly and says It is the first time he
has the appearance OF having been on ~
Snrae-
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Telephone 7 Rates.
$50, $50 s. SOS Per YEAR

according to number of mes
sages sent and character Of
service. Full long-distanee
equipment. Private Lines and
Speaking Tube Systems In
stalled at Reasonable Rates.
Call Telephone 5340 Jersey City.
or write The New York and
New Jersey Telephone Co., No.
8 Erie Street, Jersey City.
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O'BRIEN's BANKRUPTCY.
Rn Cable to the United Press

LONDON, June 12. 1S95.-The Bank
ruptcy Court today issued a receiving
order against Mr.. William O'Brien in
consequence of his failure to satisfy
the judgment obtained against him by
Mr.. Patrick A. Chance. NJ. P, for legal
services rendered in Mr.. O'Brien's action
for libel against Lord Salisbury.
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SUMMIT COUNCILS PICNIC.

Summit Council No. 1851, A L. of H,
gave a picnic last night at Pohlmann's.
Henry Berlan was Floor Manager. The
Committee of Arrangemennts included;--
a c. Birckholtz James Gardner, C. G.
Berlan Leonard w. Spitzaagle, Carl
Menzer and Henry Wirsing.
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ANTI FOREIGN FEELING IN CHINA
.Rp Gable to the United Press.

: LONDON, June 12, 1S95.-A dispatch to
the "Globe" from Shanghai says that the
feeling against foreigners is rapidly in
creasing in Central China and has reach
ed a critical point in Yunnan.
PARIS, June II, 1S95.-The growing
anti-foreign feeling in certain sections of
China and especially in the District of
Yunnan, leads the 'sMatin" and the
'iSoleil' to express hope that the Gov
eminent will take measures without de-
lay for the protection of French citizens
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NO FILIBUSTERING.

WASHINGTON June u, 18s5.-The
State Department has requested the judi
iciary, Treasury and Navy Departments
to take all necessary steps to prevent the
Cuban filibustering expeditions leaving
the State.
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cold WATER CONVENTION
spccicz to the Jerseu Citu Ncars.

NEWARK. Jupe 12, 1s95.-The State
Prohibition Contention organized today,
selecting Henry Wilbur of Vineland tenn
porary chairman. After appointing va
rious committees a recess was taken.
Wilbur will be nominated for Governor.
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AMPHITRITI AT HAMPTON ROADS

WASHINGTON. June II, 1s95.-The
coast defense vessel Amphitrite arrived
at Hamptons Roads this morning from
Port Royal The training ship Alliance
left Havre for Gibraltar.
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WILL BE BXTRADICTED.
Post Oflice Thtves TO Go to Spring.
field-Hoboken Case Dropped.

iS)CctGt 10 tTlC JC7SCy CttU IVCI1J.
NEW YORK; June a. 1S95.-The trio
of alleged post Office thieves will prob
ably be taken to Springfield, Ill. The
Hoboken case was dropped
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SERIOUS RAILROAD COL
LISI0N.
Specia. to tho Jerscy City Ne,cs.

PITTSBURG, June 12, 1S95.-A collision
between a pay car and a freight car
on the Erie and Pittsburg Railroad re-
suited in three persons being fatally
and several seriously injured.
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MA1TERs or FAcr.

stores, factories and institutions can now
get their supplies as good as any N. Z.
house can serve them. Complete stock. low
prices. at the ID. E. Cleary Co.'s wholesale
grocery stores. Montgomery and Greene streets.
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sPRINTBD AFTER BURGLARS.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, June 12 1856
A milkman about four o'clock this morn
ing discovered two burglars in John
Hargreave's tailoring establishment on
Crescent avenue He notified Frank
Strasburger a neighbor, and the latter
attempted to hold the men with. gun.
The fellows broke away, however, and
started up the railroad track. Word
had been sent to the Second precinct po-
lice station. and Roundsnlan Hackett re-
ter. but he could not overtake the bur-
glars, although he chased them to Mil
lust boarded an outgoing freight as the
officer approached the Milford station.
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FULLER AT BAR HARBOR.

BAR HARBoR. Maine. June 12, 1896
Chief Justice Fuller and family have ar
rived at Sorrento for the season Mr..
Fuller bought. a cottage there last fall.
Governor Merton of New York has
taken COTTAGE here for the season.
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GAIL HAMIl tom UNCONSCIOUS.

WASHINGTON. June u, 1S95.-sGail
Hamilton still remains unconscious and
there are no indications of Improvement
in her condition.
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IF Your Rhby is Cutting Teeth

Be sure and &se the old and well tried
remedy. Mrs. Hinslow's Soothing Syrup,
for children tðing. It soothes the
child, softens Me gums allays all pain.
cures wind cola and is the best remedy
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oARsMAN HosMER,s RECOVERY.

BOSTON. June Il, 1s95.-George Hos
mer the osrsman, who was thought to
have bsan fatally injured by accidental
Iy swallowing pieces of glass, was dis
charseG from the Hospital yesterday con-
1ac Mt
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SIZE KILLED A PRIEST.
RI CnbIe to the United Press.

PARIS, June r. 1Ss5.-Mme Amelot,
who murdered the Able de Hroglie on
May II. shooting him with a revolver,
ing been officially declared insane.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, June 12, 1s95.-For the
thirty-six hours ending at eight P. M.
Thursday
For New York City and vicinity
Fair today and on Thursday; dense
fog, clearing away during the day:
slightly warmer; winds mostly easterly.
MartneIt's Thermometer Report.
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TwENTY-sIX DEAD.


Berlin. June 12. 1s95.-The fire in the
Antonienhutte mine, in Prussian Silesia,
has been extingushed. All of the i'm
prsoned miners except tWentysix were
saved
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HOW TIE EMPEROR LIVES.

China's Emperor gets UP at o'clock to
study English and Mancflu before break
fast which is at 5. He makes up for It
by going to bed at shutdown. - change.
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GREAT INCREASE.
Report of the Census
Enumerators Nearing
Completion.
MAY BE BIGGER THAN NEWARK
Surprising Growth of the Hill
Section-Peculiarities Of
the Enumers in
AY BE BIGGER THAN NEWARK

The census enumerators are pushing
their work along speedily. Returns ara
in from all of the wards, and an in-
creased population is said to be shown.
It will be impossible to make a compari-
son of the increase by districts as the
enumerators are working under the new
ward lines.
IN 1885, when the State census was
made the population was found to be
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