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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
LADY MILIERs' RECEPTION.


The parlors of the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stadler, at No. 120S Washington
street. Hoboken. were prettily decorated
last night with the colors of the Lady
Miller Rife Club. Cut flowers and potted
plants were also placed conspicuously
about the rooms. The club, of which
Mrs. Stadler is members, held its
monthly reception there Dancing and
music made the evening enjoyable.
Among those present were:-Coroner
and Mrs. A. j. Volk, Miss Tillie Begrew,
George Doremus Louis Ledeker Miss
Meads Hulse, Harvey Day, Miss Sadie
tIafner. Miss Gorge, Miss, Engell,. Cap
tain r. W. Dewey, Mr. and Mrs. Ahnert,
Mrs Williamson, Miss Kloepplng, D.
MsIamreg Miss Bebeeea bees :, EIiekstein, FL L 4.
md Mrs. David Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. ).
Bloom, Miss Casper, Miss Bloom, MT.
and Mrs. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Mil
ier, Misses Maud and Lizzie Miller, Miss
Jessie Wilson, George Meter. Miss You
mans, George Petrie, of New York; Miss
rTehrRD
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
TIE STRIKE THAT WAS. JAPAN IHARS FHKING.
ID. A. No. rs Officially Declares
1t Off : The Assembly
Inquiry.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 16, 1S95.-At a meet
ing of District Assembly 10. rs, Knights
ci La5of, at noon To-Day, it was voted to
call eff the strike on the trolley rail-
lc>k.s IN brooklyn with the exception of
th4 Aalantic Avenue Conlpany's sys-
tGin o. Lines. which are still out official-
~, although most of the men had ap-
yliet. for work on this line within the
last two days.
The Assembly Trolley Investigating
Committee met at 1880 O'Clock this morn
ing in the Council Chamber, with Daniel
. Lewis as the first witness. When the
session began only three members Of the
Executive Board of District Assembly Is
were present, and they were Messrs. Gab-
lin, Best and I1olconlb. A number OF
spectators were also present, and al
though they could not hear one OF the
answers given. yet they appeared to be
perfectly satisfied, and kept their heads,
eyes and ears moving in all directions.
i Mr. Lewis was told by Lawyer WINS
that Master Workman Connolly had said
that one of the causes of the strike was
the violation of the ten-hour law. He
answered that his workmen never told
him anything about the law being violat-
ed Mr.. Lewis said that if the Brook
lyn Heights Railroad Company acceded
to the demands of the men and lived up
to the agreement they wanted made, the
control of the company would be in the
hands of the ccnmt ee who represented
the knights ~ Labor
''The stockholders and officers said
the witness, would have no place at all
and would have to stand in the back
ground and see the roads run by the
men,"
trlpper cars. that they were only
used when the public demanded them.
Usually in the morning and night, trip
per cars We're used. The men that ran
them were paid all the way from twenty
to forty cents for making the trip. He
said that if the tripper cars were made
the company would be compelled to pay
all the way from 50 to 81 a cay extra.
formed of the strike through his su-
perintendent, J. C. Cameron. At the
time he was engaged in writing cir
cular which he intended to have read to
his workmen. He was told by counsel
that Mr.. Connolly had testified that there
had been no strike.
We'll" replied the witness, 81 don't
know what he calls it. but l know that
there was a strike. and that the men
struck before | had a chance to read to
them my circular"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
FIFTY YEARS OF FOLLY.
Susan I'D. Anthony's- Life Blunder
CelehrafeSs ny NSnkhiugl0u Friends.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 1s95.-Miss
Susan B. Antllony's seventy fifth birth
day was celebrated by a banquet last
evening rendered her by the Woman
Suffragists of Washington at the Ebbitt
House, where Miss Anthony IS staying,
preparatory to the National Woman's
Council, which opens in Metzerott Hall
today The banquet was in the private
dining hall of the hotel, where covers
were laid for As.
The room was decorated with palms
and ferns, and there was @ handsome
center piece of roses on the table, a
tribute from Miss Anthony's Washington
admirers. Miss Anthony herself was II
excellent health and spirits, and re-
sporded briefly to. the welcome of her
fellow-sufragists. Her sister, Miss Mary
Anthony, who came with her to WASH
ington, was not present at the ban-
cuet. having returned to her home in
Rochester, n. Y, Thursday.
The banquet was followed by re-
ception in the hotel parlors. The ad-
vance guard of the convention, which
was to have reached Washington last
night has not yet arrived, so that the
guests were almost altogether Washing
ton women. 1t has been so years since
Miss Susan took up the Woman Suffra-
siSt movement.
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MUST WE PAY sGoLD2
Bu Gable to the United Pres.

LONDON, Feb. 1s. 1895. : The
Economist maintains that it would
be absurd to pretend that the
United States is under any obligation,
moral or otherwise, to pay gold. The
case, the paper says, is identical with
that of India, which, If it elects to issue
q gold loan. can borrow at less rate
than three per cent, but has to pay an
a5ditional one per cent. for a rupee loan.
The Statist," in an article on the
new United States loan, says
United States bonds running thirty
years and yielding 3la per cent, are an
exceedingly good investment. and viii
without doubt be eagerly sought for in
London and on the Continent, but they
will not put an end to the crisis TIE
new Congress will not be likely to pass
the requisite measures, and President
cleveland will not borrow again. The
result viii be that gold will go to n
premium, but the Government will rot
break faith with its creditors, but viii
pay gold, though it's domestic currency
IS silver, the same as Russia and India
pay gold''
The Etruria and Paris will carry f7OO-
600 in gold for New York today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
POST OfPIOG CRIME.

WASHINGTON, Feb 16. 1895.-chief
Post Office Inspector Wheeler reports
another months good work done by the
force of postoffice inspectors &C g result
Of which 14e alleged dishonest people are
behind the bars, among them &c per-
sons charged With postof1ce burg'iaries.
which IS All almost uppre cadenteG hun-
he,s rhe total includes also 16 post
mas tiers, four assistant posimasters,
three clerks in rostoffices, one letter car
rier, onc postal clerk, one mail carrier,
three other postal employees and 20 per-
sons not connected with the service.
These figures of course rejpr event bu.
q small norton of the work done by the
dnspe5tors. which is as varied and es-
they show one Of the most Interesting
features and one that is of the greatest
Importance to the public.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
POLICE TRARFERs.
commissioners Put Josln Hunt Back
rrnl NuIv

The Police Commiss' 'oners yesterday
afternoon transferred Patrolman King
from the First to the Sixth precinct;
William Luyster from the First to the
Fourth, and John jackson from the
Fourth to the First Jackson was SUBJ
sequently detailed to do day duty at the
Central Railroad depot John Hunt, who
for some time past has been driving the
Second precinct patrol wagon, was re-
turned to post duty and Thomas Dooley
made driver.
Chief Murphy notified the board that
he had suspended Andrew Miller from
pay and duty. Miller, it is alleged, was
drunk while on duty.
The Chief also Informed the board CT
the death of Daniel Johnson. johnson
recently. applied for retirement because
of physical inability, on half pay. His
request was granted by the board, but
Mayor Wanser vetoed the retirement
resolution.
Manager Dinkins of the. Bon Ton re-
ouested the board to confer special po-
lice powers on Thomas Sataner. The pc
ttion was referred to Chief Murphy,
with nOMar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
A BLOWING CONTEST.
Novel Entertainment of HObolKen


At the regular meeting of the Hobo
ken Council No. SO, r. A, held last
night at their rooms in Quartette Club
Hall, the following gentlemen were elect
ed to membership:-Rob Curley, Geo.
Henschkel, Lewis and Chris Cells, Levy
Helms, John Foctrell and L. c. Miles.
Applications were received from ten.
others.
DR.. c. D. Cheney was elected repre-
sentative to the Grand Council afteri a
spirited contest with his opponent, B.
w. Demarest. W. B. Crane was elected
alternate.
After the business of the meeting
social session was enjoyed, at which a
blowing contest was held. Everybody
was blindfolded and turned loose TO
blow out a lighted candle in the cen
ire of the hall. Brother Zapata was the
only lucky blower, and he received a
certificate of membership, handsomely
framed, for blowing out the light. Re
freshments were served and a smoker
followed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
WHO INVENTED THE PIANO.

Three different nations-the English.
German and French-claim the honor Oft
inventing the piano. The truth of thek
matter is believed to be this: 1t was in-b
vented by Father Wood, an EnglishS
monk living at Rome, in the year Ill.,.
BY much diligence and hard labor hef
succeed in finally turning out an all
most perfect instrument, which he seld
"Virginia.' Crispi sold it to FauIkei
Greville Count CARL says to Bartho-t
lomeo Christofori), of Padua, during
his stay in Florence, some time abouti
the year 1i14.
The French claim the invention fort
their countryman, Marius of Paris, who,,
they declare. completed the invention Ina
The Germans make their claim in the,
of one j. C. Schroeder, who, they
say, invented the first perfect piano in
the year 1717, when he was only Is years
old.--St. Louis Republic.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
CLOSING EXERCISES AT NO. IA.

The closing exercises of No. IA Night
School were held last night. An excellent
programme was arranged and carried out
by the scholars. violin solo by John
Hermann opened the exercises. Miss
Bessie Arthur recited in an excellent
manner. An exhibition in fancy club
swinging by Matthew and Rosa Goula
was much enjoyed. Howard Long sang
in his usual finished manner. Alice Ge-
row and Annie Payton rec.ted and Her
man Ahlemeyer rendered selections upon
the violin.
Others who entertained were:-Miss
Bessie Arthur and Rudolph and Miss
Spatehil. The Second Jersey City Com
pany Boys Brigade, commanded by
Captain Wightman, gave drill. Prin-
cipal Haskell presented testimonials of
merit to those who had earned them.
There were addresses by several menl-
bers of the Board of Education and the
exercises closed with a. solo by Mr.. Long.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
"W. H. SHEPHERD,
T 6nNNnpG
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE MEETS.
Assent bl yFnan Cagney Thanked for


The Hudson City Improvement League
met last night in Groeschels Hall, Bea-
con and Oakland avenues. Assemblyman
David II. Cagney's bill for public parks,
now in the Legislature, was unanimously
endorsed, and the members trust it will
pass. A letter was received from Mr..
Cagney stating that the bill for the
erection of steps at the foot of Laidlaw
avenue, was now in the hands of the
Governor. A vote OF thanks was ex-
terded to Mr. Cagney for the interest
which he manifests for the people Of
this city.
The Secretary was instructed to write
to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners to take immediate action
toward having a connection made with
the other water mains leading from
Beileville, so that in an emergency Ike
the present the residents of Jersey City
would not be so bad off as they are now.
The board will also be asked to make
satisfactory agreements with the Hack
ensacl1 Water Company Immediately, SO
that the residents of the Heights may
be supplied asawell as those in the lower
sections of the city.
At the next meeting of the league the
annual election of officers will take
T3i2cS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
Of the Fighting at
Wei-Hai Wei Three Man
DARN Suicides.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

LONDON, Feb 16, 1S95.-A despatch
totEe Central News from Pekin says that
Colonel Won Henneken is seeking to OBJ
tain the payment of his military ex-
penses from the Chinese Government
through the German Minister. The lat
ter has had several interviews on the
subject with the Tsungli- Yamen, by
which body the amount claimed, as we'll
as the scope of Won Hanneken's authori-
ty, is disputed.
"A Central News despatch from Shang-
hal says the magazine of the Saracen
Fort at Takao Formofa, has exploded,
destroying the fort, killing fifty soldiers
and lntlrifg many others. The explosion
also damaged number of houses and
injured many of their inmates:
a aespatch to the PAL Mall Gazette
Chang as Viceroy Of Pe-Chi-L in the
larter's absence as peace commissioner
The Emperor has ordered the Governor
of Shantung to behead all the civil of
feials and military and naval officers
cgnnected with the defence OF Wei-Hai-
"a despatch from Shanghai to the. Pail
England and Russia have offered to
mediate between China and Japan.
foreign ministers in Pekin have ordered
the Legation guards, composed of sail
ors and marines from the various war
ships attached to the Chinese Station. to
report at the respective Legations in
Relxin at once. These guards have Deen
awaiting orders in Tien-Tsin for some
time.
1t is reported in Che-Foo that the
Japanese have granted freedom to all
foreigners at Wei-Hai-Wei except the
American. William Howie, who was ar
rested by the japanese at Kobe on the
steamer Sydney in November last in
consequence of the discovery of his con-
nection with a Chinese plot to blow up
the Japanese fleet, Howie was subse
quently released on parole and went to
Wei-Hai- Wei where he was engaged in
the work of preparing explosives with
ing the Japanese fleet
A despatch to the Pail Mall Gazette"
says that the Chinese Commodore, Liu
at the same time that Admiral Ting
cd Inns al
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
TO STRIKE BY LEGISLATION.

BOSTON. Feb. 1e, 1Ss5.-At midnight
last night, drivers and motormsn of the
West End Street Railway decided not
to accept the compromise proposition of
the management of the road, but to
adhere to the original demand of $3.50
per day.
The point of attack has been changed,
however, and instead of tie-up of the
West End system, there is to be legis-
lative fight inaugurated which is expected
to restrict the employment of inexperi-
enced men on the cars OF the company
A committee was chosen at the meeting
last night to present to the Legislature
a bill providing that no person shall be
eligible to obtain a license as motor
man to run an electric car until he has
had at least nine days experience as a
motornaan on an electric car with an ex-
perienced motorman of the same COM
pany for whom he is to be employed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
OLD ALGONQUIN MISSIONARY.

LOWELL, Mass. Feb. 16, 1s95.-Rev.
Andrew Garin died today, aged 73. He
was born in st. Andre, France, studied
philosophy at the University of Gren-
6ble entered the order of Oblates of
Mary Immaculate in 1SH, and was or
dained; at Marseilles in 1874, and did mis-
sion duty among the Algonquin Indians
in Canada till 1850.
In 1851 he was stationed at Montreai,
where he built the Church of ST. Peter.
In 1862 he was assigned to a mission in
the far West, and in 1857 he went to the
Hudson Bay Mission. From 1858 to 1868
he was in Plattsburg, N. Y, and built
a convent school there.
Festhen went to Buffalo, where he re-
manned three years, when he came to
Lowell. Here he purchased and, en-
larged St. Joseph's Church, erected the
French parochial school at a cost of
$c0,o00 and devoted his later years to
the erection and completion of St. John
the Baptist Church, on which 100000
has already been expended.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
sYsTEEATI0 FAGINS.

Gseetl E'.turssFN0g 'fr@s.>.
BOSTON, Feb 16. is95.-Through the
instrumentality of a sixteen-year- old boy
four men We're arrested last Right wso
are alleged to be members OF q gang
who make business of compelling boys
to impose upon the public, and who live
upon the gains.
OF these, two are supposed to be pro-
fessional thieves, one is himself beg
gar, or, as he prefers to be called, a
professional, and the fourth is sad TO
be the commissary for the gang, cooking
their meals for them at their rendezvous
in a house at the West End. The nca
arrested are:-Emerson Palmer, alias
John Butler. alias Frisco SLIM JOIN
Birch Butler, alias "Saeeney;;" William
Cooper alias English Harry" and w
j. Duck.
The three last would appear to be
weil-to-do business men, We're well
dressed. plentifully supplied with ready
cash, and each had bank books on q
local savings bank which showed de,
posits aggregating about $500 each. All
of this money had been deposited within
the last three or four months. These
three are supposed to be the bankers
for the gang. while Palmer. alias .Fris-
co Slim is the Manager, he himself be-
ing a cripple.
The boy who exposed the gang is Rob-
ert II. Johnson of Mystic, Conn he meg
Palmer in Newport, n. L.. where the boy
join the naval school. Palmer outlined
the seheme to him ard had the boy S
arm encased in plaster cast SO as
to indicate that it had been broken, and
started him begging.
The gang controlled a number of other
boys Of whom they required certain
sum per day. under threats of i'll treat
nanf
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
INFAMOUS JOHN Y. M'KANE.
How He Swfndied tho Widow of His
Friend Paul E3n nur-IEestftution.

FTlenu s4G UT-Ahc~tEkutkOn.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Feb. Is, 1886
Referee William G. Choate in his report
to the Supreme Court of Kings county
fhis morning, on the estate of Paul Baur,
decided that John Y. McKane, the former
Chief of Police of Gravesend, who is
now in Sing Sing, while acting as ad
nlinistrator of the estate of the late
Paul Baur, tried to swindle the widow
of Baur out of that property; that he
appropriated large sums of money,
amounting to big fortune from
the estate to his own use, and
that W hen the penniess widow
and the infant daughter of the
deceased begged him, after he was
behind the bars, to restore to them their
rights, he refused.
Referee Choate decides that McKane,
having defrauded Mrs. Baur into let
ting him get the legal title to the prop
erty, must turn it all over to her, and
give an accounting within sixty days.
Paul Baur died on January q 1889: He
and MeKane had been intimate friends.
The widow, when she was made admins
istratrix, had McKane appointed co-ad
ministrator, and he took active charge OF
the estate. 1t waf worth between S150,Q00
and $500 coo. On Z. was mortgage of
$S0G00. The property was sold to pay
this. McSane bought it in for $500 more
than that. He took it in his own name.
In explanation he said this was done to
enable him to raise funds the more easi-
Iy, but that he would turn it over to the
widow as soon as all debts were paid.
He soon paid off the debts, and the es-
tate began to- yield a large income. The
Referee says it amounted to from $4,000
toAS30, 900 q year.
McKane built business houses, bought
real estate erected flats and lived ex
pensively. In all he gave Mrs. Baur
SIS, 700
McKane was convicted on February IA,
1894, for frauds in connection with the
elections in Gravesend. On the day fol-
lowing Mrs. Baur visited him at the
jail, and he then said to her, when
she pleaded for her property:-"Go
away; 1 bought the property myself;
you are not entitled to a cent
Afterward it was learned that Nc
Kane was getting ready to mortgage
the estate to get money to prosecute an
appeal from his conviction Counsel for
Mrs. Baur put a stop to this by filing
lis pendens. Then this action was be-
gun After days it was sent to Referee
Choate, who decided as stated.
The property is worth now, the Referee
estimates, about $780, ,000 1t will all go
to the widow and her daughter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
SMASHED HIS PAPA-IN-LAW's NOSE

John A. Sughrue of Bloomfield street,
Hoboken, lived six months ago with his
wife and child at No. 617 Washington
street But they did not live happily
together and shortly afterwards separ-
ated. He went to his present place of
residence and she and the child went
TO her father. Herman Wise, of No. sos
Court street. Yesterday Sughrue met
his papa-in-law on Washington street.
and a wordy war took place between
them, which termintec in Sughrue lay
391 his cane ever papa Wise's nose. Papa
" no ha.6 been g witness tc the affair,
from &. distant corner, hastencd to The
setne and placed the soa-in-law under
arrest. Sughrns. was crraigneG before
Recorder Mcpcnougfl and placed under
bonds to held the peace.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
MEXICAN EATnITs SHOT.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-; Feb 1e 1854
special to a morning paper from Acton
flo, State of Juebla, Mexico, says that
four of the prisoners implicated in the
Scott camp shooting affair were she,
yesterday morning by order Of Captain
Frsgeso. He had charge Of them, and
with an escort was conducting them To-
Euoiotzingo, the seat Of the district.
They made q break for liberty, end he
eeye the order to fire, With the result
indicated. Their bodies were taken up
bv the local iudre and carried to the VII
lase Of Guadalupe for the inquest. Near
iv all the bandits have now been cap
fS,rad o. killed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
EUR0PEs ARMED CAMP.

The deputation of Scots Greys sent
to report themselves to the new honor
ary Colonel of the regiment. Gar
Nicholas reached ST. Petersburg this
week Four officers have gone, taking
with them as gift from the regiment
a large oil painting of the Czar in Scots
Grey uniform, trotting past the Queen
at Aldershot. On their way. home the
deputation will stop at Berlin, to pay
their respects to the German Emperor,
who is titular head of the companion
regiment, the First Royal Dragons.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
BAPTIST CHURCH RECEPTION.

The reception which was rendered last
evel.nl IL the parlors OF the First Bap.
tist Church. IieboAen, by the ladies OF
the church to the cast Of the Luther Ale.
cory. which was held in Odd Fellows
jiall, recently, for the refurnishing OF
The church, WAC both a pleasant and en-
joyabie affair. The Entertainment Com
mittee consisting Of Mr.. S. Howard, Miss
Mamie Anplegate and Miss Elizabeth
Reed, were untir.ng in their efforts to
make the guests feel at home and sue
ceeded admirably in making everyone
thoroughly enjoy themselves The even
ing was pie asantly spent in playing games
and social intercourse.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
CONSOLATION FOR sHEEHAN.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 16. 1S95.-Supreme
Court Justice William ]. Gaynor, of
Brooklyn, decided today that the City
Treasurer of Long Island City would
have to pay at once John C. Sheehans
about $4,000. Mr.. Sheehan, who was till
of New YORK City, had contracted with
Long Island City to build some sewers.
He built them and gave in his bill. 1t was
not paid because there is no money in
the treasury. The city will have to issue
bonds to get the cash. Justice Gaynor
issued a peremptory manddmus against
the Treasurer directing payment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-16
THE TELAUToGRAPH A SUCCESS

A very successful test of Elisha Gray's
telautograph has been made over the
long distance telephone line between
Paris and London, distance of 81
miles, and a strong impression was made
by the extraordinary spectacle of q pen
moving in Paris at the will of a man in
London. The precise place which the
telautograph Is to take in the commercial
world IS not yet settled, but it seems
difficult to believe that It win not come
duced in connection with the telephone
the combination would be invaluable. the
latter being used for whatever was of
be called into service for making sure
of proper names, which are always a
trial upon the telephone, or for con-
be overheard, or any matter requiring an
auto ograph.-Spring gfAeld Republlcan.