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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
LIBRARY ACCOUNTS SHORT.
3Er. SpOhord Ready to Make the
Amount 1ood when Ascertained.

hER. SpOHpFO 1Aeauy 10 Hake tne
Amount Good when Ascerfained.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l. 1S95.-The ac-
counts of Congressional Librarian Spot
ford. which have been under investiga-
ton by the Auditor of the Treasury
for the State and other departments,
since last January, are, said to show
shortage of at least $50, 900. This short
age is said to exist in the payroll ac-
counts of the Library. and in addition
to this is. the discrepancy in the copy
right and search fee accounts, men
ton of which has already been made.
The accounts have been examined by
an expert in the office of Auditor Hol-
been carried to President Cleveland at
GRAY Gables by Assistant Secretary
Hamlin. of the Treasury DEPARTMENT,
Mno Mos went @ 70 ans ms a eottage a at Maro s
cation. At the Treasury Department no
information whatever can be learned re-
gaIding the matter, the officials declining
the inyAstiga ton
Mr.. Spofford stated today that ae-
% cerdng lin a to bis sps has been no
to President Cleveland or to any one
else. It was his understanding that the
ceded that discrepancy existed in his
accounts as he had previously stated,
and that when the amount was ascertain
was due to the multiplicity of his duties
as Librarian and Register of Copyrights,
a condition of things which he had re-
commended, he said to the Treasury
should not exist. and which he should
ask Congress to terminate by divorcing
the duties of the two.
The Library of Congress was establish
ed in 1902, but it remained for Mr. Spot
ford to make IT famous. His reputation
as a. hbrariarl is worldwide and his ac-
thousands of volumes under hts care
phenomenal. To members of Congress
he Is well nigh invaluable, being ablt.
to supply them with information ON al-
most any conceivable subject He en-
tered the library in 1851, and three years
latter was appointed by President Lin
coin to the position he now Occupies
The position of Librarian is probably
the only one. of that Importance which
the President MAY fill without the ad-
Vice and consent of the Sanatn-it is mis-
absolutely. Session S5, Revised Statutes,
says:-'Tshe President solely shall ap-
point from time to time, a librarian ~
take charge of the Library Of Congress- -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
VALKYRIE D0OKED.
yyorkmen Clearing Her rHulI-Chang'
ing tIae Spars.

NEW YORK, Aug. 81, 1S95.-Valkyrie
went into the Boston dry dock at 6:3G
O'Clock this morning. Three hours later
her hull was dry. While the water was
receding under the influence of the pow
erful pumps, her crew We're set to work
on RATS cleaning her under body. Her
tender, the City of Bridgeport, lay at
the entrance to the dock loaded with
the crews belongings and the yachts
properties, including the discarded ocean
going spars, the steel gaff and spare
spars and parts. Riggers were at work
on the standing rigging and making
preparations for putting in place the top
mast. A perfect bed had been prepared
for her keel and there was not hitch
in the work of docking her.
An upright shore placed beneath her
dolphin bow supported the forward part
ported her sides. Her pine mast looked
Ioftier than those on either Defender or
Vigilant. 1t is a fine stick, and H. Matt
land Kersey said that if it worked salts
factorily the steel mast which is ex
.pected on the Anchoria, viii not be
substituted for it. Her steel boom seems
her mast is stopped further aft. On
Mr.. hersey's authority it may be said
that the, boom is the same length as
Defenders.
Her powsprit appears longer and she
is plainly longer on deck Her bow from
tip to the drop of the keel is remarkably
longer Her counter is possibly longer
also and combines the grace of Defenders
stern with beam and bilge as geat or
greater than the Vigilant's, giving a
beautiful run and suggesting strength.
Her planking is not to be sheathed with
copper, though the lower. forward part
in contour. viewed from abea1n, contains
the lead ballast and this is plated.
The composite method of construction
does not admit of the delicate finish OBJ
served in the bronze bottom boats, and
there is therefore noticeable q crudeness
not. found in nafans3er and Vfgilant Nor
indeed has the VallSyrie III as neat look
ing an under body as Valkyrie II. This
is doubtless in part due to the absence
of copper sheathing. Bow on. Valkyrie's
Defenders. Her larger bilges and great
er boom taper into a keel which has not
the meat ak appearance of Defenders
under body viewed head on.
that the Valkyrie draws more water
than the Defender. Her deck does not
seem higher in the craving dock than
the Defenders however. and as the era
die in which she rests is the same height
as that in which the Defender was placed,
it may be surmised that she has not
quite so much freehoard.
Mr.. Glannie, Lord Dunravens represen-
tative. was about the dock early this
morning while Captains Cranfield and
intending the work on the spars and
rigging Valkyrie will still remain In
the dock three or four days. Then, in
her racing trim, she will go down to
Sandy Hook. Her anchorage will be in
the Horseshoe and not off Bay Ridge.
Mr.. Kersey said this morning that he
had no doubt the first of the Internat-
ional races would be sailed September Z.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
CAPTU RED REBEL CAMPS.
~ Gable TO the United prcss.

HAVANA, Aug. q, 1Ss5.--Colonel Oliver
reports from Remedies that ON Tuesday
his command engaged in battle with
bands of rebels at Mangu.to and Rio
Largo, the Spanish troops capturing three
rebel camps with large quantity of
munitions of war. The loss of the rebels
is supposed to be heavy. They left three
of their dead on the field. Several of the
Government troops We're wounded but
meme were killed.
despatch from Mantanzas says that
the Spanish column under Colonel Mo-
In. on a. farm at Ssgua Lajas. in the
p Snce OF Santa Clara. yesterday SUR
p. ID a rebel camp containing two bands
commanded by Hurtado Zayas and Ar
tonic Nunez. The troops at once at
tackled the insurgents and dispersed
them in all directions. Eleven dead and
many wounded rebels were left on the
field. The Government force had one
killed and two wounded.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
ZBLLA'S LATEST.
She Is Now Going to Sue
Millionaire Gould
for Assault.
GEORGES LAWYERS ARE WORRIED
Mr.. Lindabury Says the Defendant
Will Apply for a
Struck Jury.
GEORGES LAWYERS ARE WORRIED

A new and particularly interesting
twist to the Gould -Nieolaus case is about
to take place.
Lawyer Alexander Simpson. zeMa's
counsel. said this forenoon that he in
tends either to amend the declaration
IN the present case SO as to include a
charge of assault against George Gould,
or to bring another suit on that charge.
The assault in question is alleged by
Lawyer Simpson to have taken place in
the early part of 1893 bsfore Miss Nico-
lalls departed SO suddenly for Europe in
company with Al. Ruhinan.
Mr.. Simpson declined to state the ex-
act time or place of the assault
The lawyer today notified LAWYER
Llndabury, MIR. Gould's attorney of rec
ord in New Jersey, that he would serve
the papers in the new suit as soon as
he had finished consulting the law on
the subject.
Whether or not Mr. Gould VIII be
arrested on the new charge on his ar
rival in this city from Europe Lawyer
Simpson declined to state definitely.
Mr.. Gould is ON the Paris now on his
way to New York
GEORGES LAWYERS WORRIED.
This Last move on the part of the fair
Zella. has had the effect of agitating
the lawyers for the defense consider.
The examination of a DR.. Schultz Of
lama, one of the witnesses who win
testify in the trial. was set down for
this forenoon in the Office of Lawyer
WlnSlOW s. Pierce, at No. 1876 Broadway
Mr. Pierce is Mr.. Gould's confidentl al
counsel in the case.
The greatest secrecy was maintained
by all concerned, and one of Mr. Gould's
lawyers, ID. d. Duncan, who has just re-
turned from the west in search of wit
nesseS, went so far as to deny to a re-
porter that any proceeding in the case
We're to be held today
THE WITNESSES DID NOT COME.
Lawyers Pierce. Simpson, Lindabury
and Duncan waited for an hour this
forenoon for the witness TO appear but
as DR.. Schultz had not arrived at IL
o'clck, the examination was put off
later.
Lawyer L;ndabury today served notice
on Zeiia'S counsel that the defense will
apply to the presiding Judge for a
struck jury.
This is to be done because Mr.. Gould's
lawyers, according to the defense, are
afraid to try the case before Jury
selected from the regular panel
Forty-eight talesmen will be named by
the Judge. and each side will be privi-
men, leaying twenty-four talesmen, from
whom will be drawn the trial Jury
Mr. Ltndabury also notified Lawyer
Simpson today that the trial would come
off not later than the third or fourth
Tuesday in September
While all this legal business Is going on
Zella is resting quietly at the Conti-
mental Hotel in Philadelphia, where she
opens an engagement on the stage of a
continuous performance theatre singing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
DYNAMITE HOLD-Up
Eastbound Overland Flyer
ON the Union Pacific At
tackled by Robbers.
NEAR GOTHENBERG, NEBRASKA
Volleys of Bullets to Intimidate
Passengers-The Express
Safe Rifed.
NEAR GoTHENBERG, NEBRASKA

GOTHENBURG. Neb.. Aug. q, 1885,
The Union Pacific train No. 8, the east
bound flyer. arrived here at $40 this
morning with the passengers in state
of excitement, the express car shattered
by dynamite and riddled with bullets,
and the trainmen badly scared. The train
was held up and robbed by bandits in 4
cut half way between Brady's Island
and this place at one O'Clock this morn
ing. The train was delayed about two
hours
The robbers tagged the train and when
it stopped they cut off the engine and
ordered the engineer to to accompany
them to the express car. He was or
dered to open the can with a crowbar,
but failed. The robbers then exploded
several dynamite cartridges against the
car door. blowing it open and reducing
the express messenger to submission.
The safe was blown open and it contents
taken. It is not known what booty they
secured.
The robbers, when they took the en-
gineer from his engine, left the fireman
on board unguarded. He took advantage
of his liberty to pull open the throttle
and started for this place fast as
the engine would go. When the bandits
saw the locomotive disappearing they
realized that assistance would soon be.
on hand, and they hurried along with
their work. which was not SO thorough
as it would otherwise have been. They
undoubtedly overlooked much valuable
express matter.
Upon the arrival of the fireman with
the engine at this point, a posse was
hastily organized and returned to the
scene of the robbery. The road agents
had disappeared. however, and the train
was brought to Gothenburg, leaving thss
posse to wait for daylight before taking
up the trail of the robbers. 1t is be-
lieved they are few in number, as they
would not otherwise have 4Sfe the ire--
man unguarded.
Aside from soaring the passengers IN
volleys of pistol shots, no one on the
train was hurt or molested.
The express messenger refuses to mako
any statement as to the extent of the
robbery, and the trainmen know noth-
ing. The posse which is in pursuit of the
robbers is well armed and thoroughly
acquainted with the country and it is
considered certain that the bandits viii
be captured or killed during the next
twenty-four hours. The train proceeded
eastward at four O'Clock and viii ar
rive at Omaha between noon and one
o'clock
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
CHASING MARAUDERS.

NEW RICHMOND, Mich, Aug. q. 1885,,
The Sheriff and his posse, together
with railroad detectives, are hot on thei
trail of the five robbers who held up
the Chicago and West Michigan trains
near Fennville, last night. They have
tracked the gang four miles toWaroS
Allegan. The entire county has BEEN
aroused and posses are out in every, dj I
rection. A new brass lantern, which
was used in tagging the train was found
this morning near the scene of the holds
up Section men also Hound a Colt 3.
navy revolver of ferty-four calibre. AN
six chambers were loaded. and thsre
was a clot of blood on the barrel Theh
railroad officials offer a reward of SIS
600 fo~ the arrest of the robbers. andt
Allegan county officials also offer q
reward.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
WALLER NEARING
LIBERTY.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ii. 1S95.-The case
of John L. Waller. ex-Consul of the Uni
ted States at Tanlataye. Madagascar,
and now in prison in France. has as
sumed phase that justifies this govern
ment in the belief that Walters days of
confinement are nearly ended and that
he will soon be restored to liberty. 1t
can be stated on the highest authority
that the only reason why Ambassador
Eustis has not been instructed to demand
Walters immediate release is that such
a course might weaken the claim for
indemnity which the United States pro-
pose to make against France for the con-
fiscation of the rubber goods in Madagas-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
NINETEEN, DEAD SO. FAB.

DENVER. Col. Aug. q, 1s95.-Four adj
ditional bodies We're taken out of the
hotel ruins this morning making nine
teen dead thus far recovered. Two of
the bodies are women and are supposed
to be the lost chamberznaids but are SO
charred as to be unrecognizable. The
body OF Peter Gumry, the hotel pro-
today 1T is supposed. from the fact that
papers and packages belonging to him
Were found near where the body lay.
Like the others. DIT was past all possi-
bic Identification. The body of Gen.
Adams has mot yet been recovered,
Coroner Martin declared this morning
that there are at least dozen other
bodies vet in the ruins. searching
Investigation into the cause of the trag-
edy was begun this afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
CITY LOSING BY DELAY
If Pure Water is Not Secured
Soon Bayonne, Harrison
and Kearny VIII Go.

This city will, in all probability, lose
Harrison, Kearny and Bayonne as Gus
toners for it's water unless definite ac-
ton is promptly taken on the water con-
tract awards now before the Finance
Board. Two days ago the East Jersey
Wafer Company started more than one
hundred men at work laying a water
pipe across the Passaic River. The pipe
is intended, it is believed, to carry the
surplus of Newark's supply into this
county. If the company does not get
the contract TO give this city tempo
rary supply it viii no doubt find willing
customers in Harrison and Kearny. The
latter towns have been kicking about the
filthy Passaic for the past two years,
and the officials. of both towns have
made frequent appeals to the officials
of this city to be relieved of its con-
tract.
WAITING FOR JERSEY CITY
They have been assured hat Jersey
City intended securing new supply o.
willing to wait and remain customer
of this city if new water was q surety.
in acquiring the proposed new supply.
that Harrison and Kearny property own
ers are beginning to think that this city
will never secure water. Tney have for
some time been endeavoring. to procure
supply .independent of this city and
now that the East JERSEY Water Com
pany is planning to deliver Newark $
surplus into this county, the officials Of
this city believe that three good custom
ers will go to that company.
This is one thing that Mayor Wanser
has been trying to avoid. He wants to
hold Bayonne, Harrison and Kearny. To
lose them means loss of at least $780,
~ NAY 4 LOSE GOOD CUSTOMERS.
The Finance Commissioners in dealing
with the awards before them would do
well to remember this fact. Nine years
ago Jersey City LAID water p,pe for
KearIly Every dollar that Kearny
has paid for it's water has been very
properly turned over to Fox &. Drum
ialorld. the contractors who laid the pipe
and consented to accept the water rents
iF payment
That pipe has just been paid for and
now when Jersey City should derive
s}ome benefit from it, the East Jersey
Water Company steps in with. its
5eauannock water and supplies both1
Harrison and Kearsy. This city will
ket nothing. unless something is done to
retain those towns as customers. The
laying of the POE stross the Passale
Aiscloses another important fact and that
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
THE IRELAND BUILDING

NEW YORK, Aug; q, 1s95-s. J. Per
menter, counsel to the Building Depart
ment, made an application on behalf of
the Building Department today to Judge
Giegerich In the Court of Common Pleas,
for am order to compel joan B. ireland,
the owner OF the building at West
Broadway and Third street. where the
recent collapse of the. interior Of the
building resulted in large loss of life,
to make such alterations as to make
it safe.
Jacob Marks, counsel for Mr.. Ireland
and his client, were ready and willing
to make the necessary alterations. but
were prevented from doing so by the
Coroner, who had prohibited Ireland from
touching the building until he had fin
ished the inquest he was holding.
Mr. Marks said:-fThe extensive and
expensive alterations necessitated by no
fault or neglect of our own and ordered
complied with without any trial of the
issue by Judge or jury
judge Giegerich signed an order di-
reettng ireland to comply with the or
der of the Building Department.
Druggists say that their sales of Hoods
Sarsaparilla exceed those of all Others There
Is no substitute for Hoods.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
FALLON HELD 10 ANSWER.
Arrested in a Burning House as a
RurrFar

Hugh Fallen of No. 5s4 Newark avenue.
No. $50 Newark avenue early Sunday
morning, at the time of the fire in that
house and the two adjoining ones, had
an examination before Judge Douglass
this morning.
Fallen said he was an honest man
and simply entered the house to help
save some of the valuables and furni-
ture in the house.
Several witnesses were placed upon
the stand, and Fallen was bailed for
further examination.
Fallen is employed by the Standard
Oil Company, and is considered an hon
est and faithful employee He is still
IN tine employ of the company. 1t ap-
pears that Fallen was a little under the
weather and when he saw the danger
at the fire naturally with a good heart
wished to become a hero.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
WHO LYNoHBD TIE PREACHER

LAKE CITY, Fla. Aug. q. 1sa5.-At the
preliminary trial OF .inhn Walfer- ]. NJ
Rhodan. l.. D. and W. B. Padgett and
Thomas Phillips. white men, eharged
with lynching the negro preacher. Rob
ert Bennett, on July T. there was little
evidence against them and they were
discharged.
About fifty white men, friends of the
accused, came to town heavily armed
to see that negroes did not attempt TO
harm them Preacher Bennett YVES lynch
ed fer an attempted assault on the little
daughter of w. B. Padgett. Five nup--
by Governor Mitchell for the arrest and
conviction of the lynchers, but it is
thought the State will never have to
nav it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
NEW VOICES AGAINST DURRANT

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 81, 1S95.-Mrs.
Mary Vogel is a newly discovered wit
mess in the DurraDt case, She states she
of the Normal School from two to three
o'clock on the afternoon OF April 8, and
as she thought him a suspicious char
acter, she took particular notice of his
eppearance At three O'Clock she saw
him speak to one of the girls coming out
of the school and afterwards board the
dummy of a Powell street car. New wit
s,.=-r,~s gre re6d to have been discovered
= tha W.lT:su1s case. The prosecution
will not disclose their identity.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
DYING ON TIE TRACK.
Specfof to the jersey Citp Nclrs.

LITTLE FERRY, N j., Aug. 81, 1885,
Two tramps walking on the West Shore
Railroad between Little Ferry and Gram
ton reported to the operator at the latter
place last evening that the body of
man was found by them at Little Ferry
Junction. The section men at Little
Ferry went to the place. and found the
man to be well dressed. carrying gold
watch and other valuables. Visiting
cards bore the name of the Rev. John
Hobbard No. 27 Hudson street. He
was still alive. but appeared to be in
jured internally. He was removed to a
New York Hospital. The general i'm
preston is that he was going from one
car to another and fell off, probably
from an Ontario and Western train, pas
sing Little FerrY about ten 2. NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
YET WE PROTECT 1T.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. 1S95.-Theo-
dore NJ Stephan, Consul at Annaberg,
writes the Department of State that a
dozen large sailing vessels have been
chartered to load coke. for Port Piorle.
Australia. where ii will come into COM
petition with the Durham Qlnglandl
coke. The Durham producers believed
that they could retain without trouble
the Australian market, having supplied
it almost exclusively ever since it ex,
listed. Should the German shipments be
successful, the German exports of coke
will probably in the future greatly in
crease. as Germany can, with her i'm
proved methods, produce large quanti-
ties of this fuel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
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DIED.

BURKE-On Tuesday, August 90 1895.
Bmma Burke. beloved wife of Frank
Burke and DAUGHTER of NJ. Brown.
invited to attend the funeral from her
late residence, SIS Newark avenue, on
Thursday, August q, at 9:15 A. NJ:
thence to st. Joseph's Church, where
High Mass will be celebrated.
CORLESS-On Tuesday, August %. 1895.
Francis. beloved son of Bartholomew
and Margaret Corlessy aged l year and
10 months.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral from the residence OF
his parents, East Hamilton place, on.
Thursday. August p.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
is, the same pipe Inc which is in
tended TO supply. Harrison and Kearny

is, the same pipe line which is in
tended TO supply Harrison and Kearny
will be continued to RayaEne
F'INANClERS SIpUI.lo I'll INK.
Unless contract IS made with the
Jersey CITY Water Company the towas
and cities all Ground and about Jersey
City VIII be getting pure water while
JERSEY. Cityites. will be compelled TO keep
on using the filthy Passae sewage.
Without new water said q gentle-
man this morning, EVERY other town and
city in the county viii grow and increase
in wealth. while poor Jersey City viii
sink lower and lower until we will have
only few people with US to bear our
tax burdens. Ii is the plain duty of the
F'inence Commissioners TO concur In the
awards before them and thereby do
something that will encourage those who
are here to remain and also to invest
The attention OF flle Finance Commis
slcners f1rs heen called TO the loss the
city Will sustain if Harrison. Kesrny
and Bayenne become customers Of out
s.ders, and they are, it is said, finding
ont dav bv DAY that new water should
be procured without any further delay.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-21
FINANCIERS. ATTENTION II!
Wholesale Invasion Of the Rockaway Valley Pro-
jected by Manufacturers and Mill Own
ersBoom for Dover, Boonton and
Other Riparian ToWns-A
Solemn Warning.
[From the New Yor .Evenn postr Of August 1e 1gg51


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