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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
AN EMPEROR.
Union of the Chinese Ruler and Bet
ter Half a Costly A air

Union of the Chinese Ruler and Bet
ter Half "a Costly Affair.
The marriage of the Chinese Emperor,
though it occurred some years ago, did
not get much prominence. It was pre-
sided over by the Empress, dowager. The
wedding is said to have cost about e.
900. 900, and there were two. pavilions built
to the palace to contain the Empress's
wedding dresses.
I have before me a list of the robes the
bride wore on that occasion, says a cor
respondent: She had on a silk headdress
of red, which was decorated with pearls,
a~raethysts, rubies, comedians, coral and
blue feathers. Her person was covered
with an embroidered court robe decorated
with pearls and fastened with diamond
buttons.
About her neck We're w strings of coral
beads, and in her ears were Jewels. She
carried a folded handkerch ief. n she
rode to the Emperor's palace In a gor-
geous sedan chair.
She was accompanied by eunuehs. and
eight euruchs carried the chair. After
catering the palace grounds the chair was
carried over a brazier of live GOALS. Two
of the imperial princesses helped her In
and out of the chair, and as she goes eut
ste was given an apple. e golden seepteI
coins. The Emperor, who was dressed in
full court. costume, stood on the threshold
Of the palace, and as the future Empress
ST., AC v oh AGl SSh.
The two wee than led 20 the bridal
,hamber, and the Emperor took his seat
un ne ieft SIDE Q the bed, while the bride
sat or, the right, with their faces turned
toward each other.
The princesses then requested the i'm
perial couple to drink together. They ate
a dish of what the Chinese call "the pud-
ding of sons and g%randsons," and drank
together some wedding soup, which is
designated by the name of the broth OF
life" This practically constituted the
marriage ceremony, though a marriage
contract was signed.-Chicago Times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
BAYoNNE SEWER AssEssMEN T.

Supreme Court Justices Dixon and LIP
pincott this morning heard arguments on
a rule to show cause why assessments
for the construction of certain sewers In
the city of Bayonne should not be con-
hrmed.
There are two assessments for sewers.
One for the construction of a four-foot
brick sewer from tide water of New York
Bay northerly through lands OF Morris
& Cummings to Fiftieth street and Ave
nue. d; and the other for a sewer in Ave
h assessment on the former sewer
is estimated at $50, O60.57 and the Avenue
G sewer, 23.56163.
Messrs James Benny and Gilbert Col
Inns represented the city of Bayonne;
Messrs Dickinson, Thompson & McMaster
represented the National Docks Company
Mr.. John L. Conover for the Central
Railroad and Messrs Mount & Currte for
the Marie Vreeland heirs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
8T FLOATS
P R FIRST IN HoBoBEN.
Many People Sent to Court on
Fools Errand.

Many People Sent TO Court on
FOOLS Errand.
A number of unsuspecting, annocenti
of Hoboken, including two well knew
saloon keepers. were made the victims OF
a practical April Fools joke this morn
ing BY some unknown person.. Tne I'M
known sent through thepmail to zach OF
them this letter.
"HOBOKEN. March. 1895.
Dear Sir-I have the pleasure TO let
sidered your case and finds that you are
a good citizen. and he VIII refund your
fine at his Office at $50 A. NJ.
Yours truly, ca,
At least a half dozen men who had
received the letters. called upon the Re-
corder and asked him for the money
point blank, while as many more came
and inquired what 1t meant, as they mad
never been arrested. All the men who
asked for the money had been arrested
at one time or another for being, arunK,
Clinton street, came into the court room
with the letters in their HANDS. ana gSla.s
directly to the desk. said to the Juoge,
"Gif us dot monies, right away, vonce.
HIS Honor told them the letters nlass
have come from Recorder Golf as ms
clerks name was Mr. james
not F.. 8. Lispa. orc
AZ that a number of men VINO are
member of the Oronoco Grub, an organ.
ization composed of people Wa2 hass
~ rim ont who were in the court room,
began to laugh and say something a nrris
xii FIRST and then Joined IN the merfi-
rnent ait the brothers expense.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
LAST sTEREoPTIOoN LECTURE
Pastor Wells Closes HIS AnterestiDs
sundav Niyhl lecturer.

The last OF the Sunday night stereoptl-
con views was given at the Tabernacle
1.st night bv the Rev. Mr.. Wells. In adj
aition TO the st~ereop.icon lecture there
was the regular monthly praise service,
given by the choir. Mr.. Weiis showeu
on the screen the pictures OF tne seven
greatest composers and snort sAepens
of their lives were read py Heiiu
of the choir. Mr.. Wells fnen snowea
tha n,ot,,re of an open Bible, and said
that Colonel Ingersoll was then speaking
Book. He said there slas was and @u hen W " ID
na Va Mrs wells read four reasons why
the Bible was the wonderful thing It
IS. and why it had withstood the crlti-
Nr Wells then gave views of Athens
and the cruise of the Friesland on the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
FINE COUNTRY HOUSE BURNED.

PORT WASHINGTON. L. l., April /,
1s95.-The handsome country residence of
Thomas Mott. President of the Queens
County Agricultural Society, near the
west shore of Hampstead Harbor. about
one and one-half miles from Chs village,
ives destroyed by fire early Sunday morn
ing with nearly all its contents.
When first seen the fire had gained
suah Roadway and spread SO rapidly it
was impossible for the family to save
much except the clothing they wore. Mr..
Motifs loss is heavy. The Nous alone
cost $780, 900 and the upper floors were
filled with antique furniture and brtc-a-
brac which cannot be duplicated, much
of it being heirlooms of the Mott family.
The building was insured but contents
are total loss.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused by an .o%verheated or defective
Guided neighborhood and curiously enough
the fire was not seen by the neighbors
until after the building was entirely de-
SYroya6.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
ALBERTsIDNEY JoHNsToN'sWATOH
STOLEN.

SPRINGFIELD, O., April 1, 1Ss5.-On
April 6, 1862, as General Albert Sidney
Johnston lay dying on the field of Shiloh,
one of the Union soldiers went through
his clothes and took his gold watch. Soon
afterward this soldier obtained a furlough
and at Canton, ILL.,, pawned the watch to
John Fisher for s1O4. Last veal Fisher
was buncoed by gold brick ~swindlers,
and a detective put on the case was ar
rested in Richmond on suspicion of be-
ing one of the swindiers. Fisher Went
to the detectives assistance, and while
looking through Richmond Capitol saw
II have that mans watch" remarked
Fisher
Ex-Governor Fftz Hugh Lee of Vir-
ginia became interested in the case and
the watch will be forwarded to john
ston's family. On the inside of the watch
is engraved, "A. S. Johnston, u. s. A."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
TRANSPLANTING A BIG TREE.
A Chant Cherry Taken Out witt
Frozen Earth and loved

Just before midnight one night in THE
middle of February last, a cherry tree
with earth attached, weighing twelve
and three-quarters tons, began the pas
sage from the Jefferson Knowles estate
ait Pawtucket and Fletcher streets to the
grounds of ex-Mayor Fields residence in
Middlesex street.
The tree was on a sled, and the way 1t
got off there is an interesting story. Dur
ing the cold sna a trench was dug
around the tree, which Is an old one and
grown on the grounds. The trench de-
scribed a circle six feet from the tree. 1t
was several feet deep. The tree was
dropped up so that it could not fall, and
then the earth was dug from under the
roots until tine tree stood free except
that a platform of earth two feet deep
and twelve feet in diameter chung to It.
The roots and the frost held the eanth
intact.
Then the tree was tipped over gently
with jacks to measure its length on the
ground. so that the twelve-foot circle OF
horizontal earth vas made perpendicu-
lar. More jackscrews were used TO raise
the circle of frozen earth SO that the sled
was slipped under it and then 1T was
lowered and THE horses pulled the con
binat.on out of the orchard. Wooden
sheers braced the reeling tree on the
sled. All this was done a couple of weeks
ago. The earth cracked during the work
and the cracks were plastered with mud
and allowed to freeze tight--Lowell.
Mass. Mail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
SEE GOT A SEAT.

A pretty young girl stepped ~jauntily
aboard a crowded car, land looking around
the rows of seated passengers fastened
her gaze on aman who had his coat col
lar pulled up to his ears and a vacant
unconcerned and married expression on
have that seat?". said the girl in a
clear voice. Everybody .pricked up his OF
her ears ASK a man for his seat! We'll
1 never!' exclaimed q woman in a golf
cape.
what will wo1nen do next?" muttered
a passenger holding q lawyers bag that
And then they all had the satisfaction
Of seeing the man with the turned-ua
collar rise, and the girl plumb, into tbs
vacated seat. saying as she did SO, u
thought I'd find you in a Reservoir car,
ard we would get home for dinner be.
fore the crush.' Her husband" said
the woman inthe golf cape.
"Mean thing /! to make her ask him to
give he a seat!"v-Boston erald.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
When Lille Ones

refuse to eat and begin to look
thin and pale. the wise mother
resorts at once TO SCOTS Emu1-
sion Of Cod-liver Oil and Hypo-
phosphites. She knows they
will take it willingly for there
is no bad taste Of the oil about
it, and it will not make them
sick. Soon their appearance
tells the cheering story Of re-
turning health. They grow
bright, active, rlurnp and hun
CRY; they eat anything now.
With babes in arms it is just
the same. NouTish1nent! That's
the secret 81 SCOTS Emulsion.
Don't % persuaded u aoe<qs 4 substituted
Scott 9 Bovno. Ny Mptuecists. sca aad q,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
STUCK IN HIS WIND PIPE

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 1, 1884
strange accident occurred last evening
by which DR.. Peter j. Dwyer lost his
life. While seated at the table with his
wife and two daughters a small piece
of meat suddenly entered his windpipe
and becoming lodged tightly produced
strangulation. Before the members OF
the household could render assistance
suffocation had become complete and the
doctor died.
The doctor was a well known physi-
clan. He was a native of Galway, Ire
land, and Gfty-years of age. lie was
graduated from the Queens University
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
AMONG THE AFGHANS.


courageous ana Daring But Also
R~evengefuI and Jealous.
The courage and undaunted boldness
of the Afghan will bear comparison with
that of any nation. and are the
instances Of personal bravery known to
British officers. There lives in the
Yusufzai country, an old chieftainJ the
hero of many fights. who now ENJOYS
a well earned pension, with the village
manor as a reward for honorable SER
vice, and who on more thai one ocs
casion rislked his life 10 save that 81
his commanding officer. The present. cdr
tor OF the London Evening Globe" re-
cords with gratitude the fact that thirty
Khan, the recent envoy tQ the CapuI
court. Major Wigram Baftye whom l
buried at Jelalabad. fell on the battle.
Afghan territory, but they were Afghan
soldiers Of his own regiment who stood
over his dead body to protect l. from
lacking the faith of the Moslem In the
streets of an Afghan city. when his
life was attempted by an assassin. but
the preachers life, even In the midst Of
popular tumult. Colin Mackenzie, enc OF
the Cabul prisoners of 1912, often told the
tected the lives and honor of English
ladies In the excitement OF q national re-
bellion. MOI are they slow to appreciate
frontier war Of 1858, a young English Off
Ger was deserted by his native sepoys,
and for some time held his W In the
When The brave young soldier fell,
covered with wounds, the very men who
had cut him down bore testimony to the
indomitable pluck of the young English
faced the foe, and died like a man. They
raised one united shout In the Afghan
language as he fell: Bravo! bravo! there's
a brave young fellow!,
E But they are revengeful and Jealous
Home and Country for April.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
WHISPERS GETS OHEWED UP.
Harness Maker Frey Accused OF
Cruelty 10 the Junction Dog.

For several months a handsome old
dog. answering to the digniaed name of
"Whiskers,, has made his home about
the Junction. He has been considered
the property of the transfer agent n
the switch boy. He has always been a
great favorite with the people who pass
the transfer station(?). "Whiskers,' is
also known to every motorHan. It has
long been his custom to run in front of
every car that passes the Junction, Bit
Ing at the tenders and coming as near
to being scooped by them as is possible
without actually being caught. There IS
one man on Grand street who has no
love for "Whiskers.'" 1t IS not because
the old dog has ever done him an injury.
but because the switch boy called him
names. The man is Julius Frey, a har-
ness maker. at Summit avenue and
Grand street. Frey's grudge against the
switch boy proved to be almost the death
of "Whiskers." Frey has a full blooded
bull dog. IN Saturday as t.Wh.skers"
was trotting back to the junction after
esccrt-ng a Newark car sas fer as Ivy
pace, the harness make Garted out of
MS store. ana grabbing the unAuspecting
animal by the legs, carried him into a
back room. WGat happened there can
when "Whiske-s'' was 'throFn OUT into
the street. a short time afterwards. he
Yves in a pit,able condition. HIS fore
a.ed. and he was scarcely able to walk.
The marks of the bull dogs teeth were
visible on all parts of his body. He was
bleeding from. a dozen wounAs and vas
so weak that he could scarcely hoDb1e to
the Junction. A kind hearted lady liy-
ing opposite the transfer station took
the poor brute into her house and cared
for HIM. She spread salye over mis-
wounds n ~bandaged his legs with rags.
"Whiskers'' was unable to move aboas
able 10 limp today. The case will De Dus
in the hands OF the S. P. G. "A. The
clerk in Coles drug store, and several
other people are willing to testify to
having seen Frey drag the dog into his
store. Frey denied having committed
the outrage when questioned by a
News" reporter. He admitted having a
bull dog and showed it TO the rsparier.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
CHANCE TO BE A NAVAL oFPIolR
Examination for an appointments nj


REHABILITATION LOT 3n AppOlutNAenb nj
Annapolis.
Congressman Thoma McEwan. Jr., of
this district has at his disposal the nom-
fnation of a cadet to the C1.ted States
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
It is his purpose to rave a competitive
examination among all the young men
who possess the needed requirements,
physically and mentally who reside in
his Congressional district. The examine
zion viii be held at the High School
Building in Jersey City on Saturday,
April 20, at ten o'clock in the morning.
A Board of Examiners will be present
composed of several of the leading edu-
Gators of the State.
The following is a statement of the
requirements for naval cadetship as es-
rab1ished by aw:
Resident of Congressional district, be-
tween fifteen and twenty years of age
and physically sound. well formed aaq
of robust constitution n not under five
feet tall.
arithmetic, geography, English gram
mar. United States Histnrt
Regulations Containing full informa-
tom goseIn4nE l.-e 49, ;.
dates into the United States Naval Aca-
DENY as Naval Cadets. may be obtained
on application to the Chief of the Bureau
of Navigation. Navy Department. Wash
inrtOn. d. c.. 5
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
SAYS THEY TRIED TO ROB HIN.

william H. Clegg of No. ~ Paterson
avenue entered the Sixth precinct station
house Saturday night and said two men
had attacked him at Cambridge I'VE
nue. and Griffith street and attempted
to rob him. Patrolman HoldeEer wa
sent out and arrested Thomas Mitchell,
% years old. n Patrick MITCHELL 20
years, brothers, living at No. 81 Cam
bridge avenue, for participation in the
assault. Clegg identified the two men,
and was sure they intended to ROB him.
The two MitcheIls We're drunk, and said
they mistooiS Clegg for a man whom
they were lighting with early in the
cvenfng. Justice Douglass held the men
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
ELECTROMAGNETIC
,Woburn Shaken by the Ex-
plosion of the Boilers OF
a Leather Factory.
GREAT CHIMNEY FALLS
Many Men Killed and Many In
jured = Masses Of Fly
ing Debris.
GREAT CHIMNEY FALLS

WOBuRN, Mass. April 1, 1S95.-The
residents of Woburn Highlands. one OF
the most thickly settled portions of the
city, were startled this morning by a
loud report, which shook windows and
caused every one to rush out of doors.
At the same moment huge pieces OF
timber were thrown into the air and
across the street in front of Loring and
Jones' leather factory.
At 6:5S. JUST as the men in the factory
were preparing for work. the boilers in
the engine room at the northeast corner
of the building exploded with tremendous
force, tearing out the end of the build
ing and burrying in the ruins at least a
dozen men. The huge chimney, which
was over so feet high came down with a
crash.
Quick as possible an alarm was rung
in, Immediately followed by a general
alarm. which summoned the whole de-
partmeat. AT the same time telephone
messages were sent to the Woburn Cen
tire police station for doctors.
TIL force of the explosion was such
that enc of the boilers was thrown clear
through a heavy partition into the main
part of the building.
The following men were killed.
AUSTIN CLEMENTS, foreman.
PATRICK LALLY,
PATRICK M'GONIGLE.
FRANK MtMAHON.
- PATTERSON.
The injured, who were removed to the
adjacent residences and cared for, are
a PA a2FiRNsx KELLEY.
JOHN KENNEY.
JOHN TRACEY.
oGTAVIo SAUNDERS. tcolored).
The efforts of the iremen were at nee
directed TO the huge mass of debris. For
q wonder the ruin did not take fire and
the work of the fremen was thus rem
dered easier. Still the big timbers of
the structure were piled in such a man
ner on top of the unfortunate men that
it was a difficult matter to remove them.
The factory Is one of the Oldest in the
city. It was originally built by Horace
Conn and has been successfully occupied.
by Bryant and King, Loring & Avery,
and Loring & Jones.
About fifty men were ernployed in the
building at the present time. Had the
accident occurred ten minutes later Sae
loss Of life would have been much more
serious.
VI is impossible at the present hour to
are many missing.
OF the injured. the night watchTan.
Oetavio Saunders. appears to be in the
worst condition.
There We're four boilers in the building,
two Of which were new.
The cause of the explosion is not yet
determined.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
RAILROADS.
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
The standard Railway of America
In Eject January 90, 1895.

IN Eject January 20s 1880
Trains leave Jersey City as follows:-
FOR THE WEST.
s.A A. NJ, FAST LINE, with vestibuls
Parlor and Sleeping Cars, daily for Pittsburs,
Columbus. Cleveland and Chicago; daily ex-
cSpt saturday for Toledo.
1o.l4 A. NJ, the celebrated PENNSYLVANIA
LIMITED, the pioneer of this class of the SER
vice. composed exclusively OF Pullman yes,i-
ouie Compartment, Sleeping, Dining, Observa-
tion and Smoking Cars, lighted by stationary
and movable electric lights, daily for Pitts
burg, Chifago, Cleveland, Indianapolis. ST.
2.1s P. NJ. CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS Elk
PRESS, with Pullman Vestibule Sleeping AMI
Dining Cars. daily to st. Louis. Louisville and
Chicago.
GA ?. M, WESTERN EXPRESS. with Plli-
burgh, Chicago and Cleveland. Dining car TO
Philadelphia. and Pittsburgh to Chicago.
SEQ P. NJ, SOUTHWESTERN EXPRESS,
natl and st. Louis. Arrives Cincinnati 500
P. NJ, Indianapolis. 10l5 P. IL. ST. LOUIS
sis P. NJ. PACIFIC EXPRESS. Pullman
Sleeping Car to Pittsburg. Connects for Chi
cago daily. and Cleveland and Toledo except
BALTIMORE. WASHINGTON AND THE
SOUTH.
20: Baltimore, Washington and the South IT
SIS, S.43, 91S. 1928. lila 4. NJ, 2.2S (3.52 CON
GRESsIONAB EIMPpED. Farlor Cars and
Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Carr, asa. 4-4S.
day. s.4s, s.5s. 4. N. as congressiona
Limited ParIor Cars and Pennsylvania Ra1
s9ad % Rin ~ g, Carl s'rs. s'ss &. A $3.50, s;as, and oni SIS
r. NJ. weekdays.
FOR PHILADELPHIA
EXPRESS for Philadelphia, 6.34, ia. et3
s.4S, SIS ga COLA Pennsylvania Linitedl,
1924. and u-14A. NJ. lai2. LA, as. s.l2.
s-as. 4;1s. 44s, 5.ls. Ga. s.o2 SIS, sl5 P NJ;
and 1880 night. Sunday, s.s4. s.43. s1s. sA4
ooh Pennsylvania Limited, 10. 16 A. NJ, 2.13,
s.Ss. 4.1S, 4.4S. 5.ls, GA. s.oos SIS. s.15 P. NJ
and 49, 80 night. Accommodation Ills A. NJ.
4.A and 7.15 P. N weekdays. Sundays, III
and Ills P. NJ.
For Atlantic City. Ill. A. NJ. C2os P. r.
with Through Pullman Buffet Parlor Car
and Day Coach. as P. NJ. Week days. s.A A.
N. Sundays.
For Cape May ia P. NJ. weekdays.
For Long Branch, Asbury Park, Ocean
Grove, Point Pleasant and intermediate sta
tons, via Railway. a.23 A. NJ, 1928, 3.52, 5.23
P. NJ. and 1901 night. On Sunday 1000 A.
NJ, 5.22 p. NJ. Do not stop at AS5ury ParS
| or Ocean Grove on Sunday)
The New York Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from and - hotels
and residences.
S. NJ. PROVOST. J. r. WOOD.
Genl Manager. Gen'l Passenger Agent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
a STRANGE OLD CUSTOM.

In the courts of en.ce, when a prisoner
is about to be condemned to death, a tall
and ghostly looking individual, dressed IN
a long black gown, walks majestically to
the centre of the courtroom, bows sol
emnly to the Judges, and in a cavernous
the baker!" Then he bows again and
stalks away. Just 300years ago a baker
was executed In Venice for a crime of
which he was not guilty. When his limo
cence was established the Judges who
condemned him gave q sum OF money to
the city, the interest on which was to be
devoted to the setting up and perpetual
burning of a lamp Known as the lamp
of expiation," in the Palace Of the Doges.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
SOLDIERS IN HAVANA.

The military are in evidence at every
turn. At the wharf so many soldiers are
nacing to ard fro, or lo,snptng listlessly
about, that 1T gives n the Impression I
a commercial seaport Of sorne 250. 600 peer
pie. 1t requires some time to get away
from this impression Almost every fifth
some sort: barracks and fortresses are
strewn about the city and its outskirts
ad ldbitum, and lands OF marching men
end the sounds of marital music are en-
ceuntered from morning to night.-Lipin-
.nntt,E ---- ---.L
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-01
FIGHT WITH MooNsHINERs.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 1, 1856
Deputy u. S. Marshal Johnson and a
posse of six men fought a gang of moon
sinners in the mountains of Hampstead
county early yesterday morning. After
the smoke had cleared away the posse
found the bodies of two of the outlaws,
captured q third alive and took posses
sion of an Illicit plant capable of max
ing twenty gallons of whiskey a day.
Hill and Bellamy Of the posse received
serious wounds. Four moonshiners es-
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