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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
Will TIE MAYOR Sign?
Woolley and Graham on the
Verge Of Despair About
the Steal.

The resolutions of the Board of Al
dermen giving away s., LIS, for which the
city is to get no return, have not been
forwarded to Mayor Wanser as yet. The
Bumptious City Clerk is getting anxious
about his $500 present stJack'' Gra-
ham, who only wants 1925 for making a
bluff at repairing the ballot boxes. is on
the verge of nervous prostration.
Some one told him the Mayor thought
the City Marshal should repair the bal
lot boxes without extra pay. The only
thing Graham does for the $1,000 year
he is paid is to light the Aldermanic
Chamber twice a month. The hard
work" is telling on Jack" He only
weighs 24O pounds now. He will prob
ably weigh considerably less before May
or Wanser signs the resolutions for the
steal of 81 115
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4 JIuGO CONGRESS
Resolutions to Affirm the Mon
roe Doctrine and Annex
Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, 1S95.-From
hints thrown out by the leaders OF both
political parties, strong probabilities
seem to exist that two important joint
resolutions will be offered Immediately
after the assembling of the Fifty-fourth
Congress. The first will be an affirm
atiye of the principles embodied in the
Monroe doctrine, expressing in plain ana
vigorous language the sympathy of the
American people with the government of
Venezuela in it's boundary dispute with
great Britain
The second joint resolution which is
being prepared with much care provides
for the annexation OF the Hawaiian Is
lands to the United States under a. ter
ritorial form of Government.
ANY EXCUSE. ETC, ETC.
The case of Texas is referred to as
furnishing a precedent for Hawaii.
Joint resolutions providing for the an
nexation of Texas passed the House of
Representatives January G. 1876, by vote
of 120 to 49, In the Senate the vote was
27 to 25 On the first of the following
March the resolutions were .ia approved
by President Tyler. DR.. Anson Jones, who
was then President of the Texas Re
public, called convention of sixty-one
delegates who, met on July, 4 Of e. that
year to consider the proposition for an
nexation The convention ratified the
act, and prepared a constitution for
the republic as a State of the Federal
Union, which was submitted to the
Texas people and approved by them.
On December 20 a joint resolution OF
CONGRESS declared Texas admitted into
the Union as a State.
WANT PROTECTION. ONLY.
1t is not the purpose of the Hawaiian
people to ask for admission as soyer-
eign state. They will oe satisfied, it is
said, to remain under territorial form
of government as in the case at pres
ent in Oklahoma Arizona and New Mex
leo What they want is protection against
the aggressions of other countries and
that sense of security and personal salts
faction which would result from becom-
ing a part of the Great North America
Republic Annexation would also, 1t is
claimed add greatly to their materia .
prosperity, and aid largely in the devesI-
opment of the islands. The white e,e,
ment in Hawaii is principally American
and the administration of affairs Is Who'll
" in the hands Of men of American
birth The remaining whites VINO are no
Americans favor annexation as heartily
with few exceptions, as those who arr
held to this country by the ties of birtl
and parentage
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
WHITTIER MEMORIAL.
The POETS Homestead May BE Pur-
chased for the Public.


AMESBURY, Mass, Nov. 15 1896
is proposed to merge the homestead of
the poet Whittier here into a memorial
building, open to the public, and the
plan is being received in literary circles
With general approval.
remain intact just as Mr.. Whittier left
it, The poet came here in 1886, and here
he wrote all his greatest poems.
Letters from many prominent persons,
including the Rev. Edward Everett Hale
of Boston, Ex-Governor John D. Long
of Massachusetts,, United States Senator
Hoar. Congresssman Morse and %a.5l the Rev;
been received, urging the fulhllment of
the project.
The house is now the property of Mr..
Whittier's niece, Mrs. Pickard of Port
land Maine. Under her Instructions,
nothing has been disturbed in the poets
study since his death. Visitors from
nearly all the States in the. Union have
called to view the homestead. 1t is pro-
posed to purchase the place by popular
slIhSoyintiOn
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NO MARRYING THERE.
Death of a Maryland County Clerk
Paralyzes Hymenss Hands.

BALTIMORE, Nov. Is, 1S95.-A peculiar
condition has been produced in this city by
the death on Wednesday of Mr.. John T.
Gray, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
which court issues marriage licenses.
No license may be issued in Baltimore
without the signature of the clerk of the
court, and, therefore, no license was issued
yesterday The same condition will continue
until Mr. Gray's successor is appointed.
In the meantime the unexpected obstacle
to the course of true love is causing disap-
pointment in many homes. What was in
tended to be big church wedding, to take
place last night, was postponed because the
license was not procured before Mr.. Gray
died. Towson, seven miles away, is now the
nearest place to Baltimore where licenses
may be obtained, and the little country
office is doing rushing business.
The law, however, requires that every
marriage shall be performed in the county
where the license is issued. and, therefore,
those who get their licenses at Towson must
be married in Baltimore county. Those
Baltimoreans who want to get married and
cannot or will not be married in tie county,
will have to wait until a successor to MIR.
Grey is appointed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
HOBOKEN ASPHALT.
Grounds of tho Barber Certiorari-
Citizens, Views.


The efforts of the Barber Asphalt Conn
pany to have the Supreme Court set
aside the action of the Hoboken Com
mon Council awarding portion OF the
asphalt contract to Thomas Cavanagh,
has considerably exercised the members
of the Board who voted for Cayanagh' S
bid. Councilman Weinthal said last
might that the reason Cavanagh re-
ceived the contract for the greatest por-
ton of the work was because his bid
was the lowest. He declared that Cayan-
aghs bid was $1,000 less than any other
received
Counsellor Leon Albeit, who repre-
sents the Barber Asphalt Company,
claims that Cavanagh did not bid
according to the specifications. He says
Cavanagh has had no experience in that
line of work and cannot do it properly.
Cayanagh, he says, is not in the trust
and cannot secure Trinidad asphalt.
terial called for and that so far as his
being able to perform the work, his
bonds covered that.
The certiorari suit will tie up the as
phalting of the street for several months.
There are many Hobokenites who would
not regret to see the court set the as
phalting of any street in the city aside
altogether The streets upon which the
experiments are to be made are all in
fairly good condition and the expendi-
ture of so great a sum of money when
a school house in the First ward is badly
needed, is not approved of.
Others strongly favor the work.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
NINETY DOLLARS FOR MASSAGE
Miss Grabam's Claim for Curing
Mrs. Hansen, of Hoboken.

An interesting suit, involving S9O Tor mas
sage treatment, was tried in the Hoboken
District Court this morning. Miss Betsy
Graham came to this country two years ago
in Thingvalla line steamship. She was
penniless, and Steward Robert Hansen,
whose family resided in Hoboken, gave her
shelter until relatives in New York pro
vided funds so that she might visit friends
in Dakota She returned three months ago,
and visited Mrs. Hansen, who was then Ill.
Mrs. Hansen was being attended by DR.. At
we'll Miss Graham said she was trained
nurse and massage operator, and suggested
that treatment. She operated on Mrs. Han
sen, and when DR.. Atwell pronounced Mrs.
Hansen cured, Miss Graham put in claim
for 800. Judge Paxton reserved his de-
cisiOn
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that there might be kings among men.
not by reason of ancestry but from
character
AT this point the reporter asked the
Congressman what he thought of Allo-
ways remarks, and, taking the reporter S
note paper from him, Mr.. McEwan wrote.
in a careful manner, the following
Mr.. McEwan said in answer to my
question that what he said at the meet
ing was complete answer to my ques-
ton. He said that the real test of citi-
Zenship ought to be the character OF
the individual. He holds that intelii-
gence and the general environment has
a beneficial effect upon those who come
to our shores and who have in due time
become naturalized citizens. His faith
is education. education, education.
The Congressman read these remarks
of his to his interviewer and requested
that if any portion of the interview
should be used that all should be. He
was promised that such would be the
case, and the interview in its entirey is
herein printed.
DOING THE OSTRICH ACT.
Nothing can be more significant as to
the political Importance of the speech,
or the pain it's revelations have caused
among Republicans, than the manner in
which the Evening Journal treated It.
On the third page of yesterdays paper
this report of the event appeared
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
RARE COURAGE.
Three Brave Men and a
Brave Woman at YeSteT-
days Tenement Blaze.
RESCUE ON THE RooFToPS
Sad Losses of Humble Tenants :
Mr.. Riley's Prompt Ben
evidence.

The fire in the four-story tenement house
at Fourth and Henderson streets yesterday
afternoon rendered six families homeless
furniture The heads of the unfortunate
families are John Stapleton, Michael j.
Murphy, Christian Mccarthy, John Kill
murray, Michael O'Connor and Mary Cur
ran. The last named, it is said, had soms
insurance on her belongings. She placed ii
only few days ago.
James Riley, the real estate dealer OF
Grove street, was agent for the house. As
soon as he learned of the total loss of the eff
fects of the occupants, he went to them and
offered such apartments as he had at his dis
posal, rent free. He also gave some of the
poor people clothes.
The fat house was comparatively a new
one. 1t was owned by James O'Connor,
brother of Michael, who conducted the sa-
loon where the fire started. He had only
partially insured it.
MRS. KILMURRAY BETTER.
Mrs. Kilmurray, who remained in the
burning building until she had thrown out
her five small children and then jumped her
self, was resting easily at st. Francis Hospi-
tai this morning She is not internally in
iured as was at first supposed The most
painful wound she sustained is a cut about
three inches long in the top Of her head.
The husband of Mrs. Kilmurray also saved
life at the fire. On the second floor, Mrs.
Mary Curran, widow, lived. She has
three daughters Two were at work in
factory near by when the fire started. The
r bi..If foy oio ha1 lad
the sick girl into the street and saw to 1t
that she was removed to a place of safety.
At that time he was unaware of the perllous
position of his own family.
MORE BRAVERY.
Richard Smith and James Lyman, team
sters, are also deserving of great credit for
bravery When Mrs Mary Mccarthy,
who occupied part of the third floor, saw
Mrs. Kilmurray throwing her children out
of the window, she became terror stricken.
She had three children, the Oldest four years.
Escape by the lower hall was cut off by the
flames She finally hit upon the skylight.as as
an avenue of escape. With a seventeen
months old L;..A IA her arms, and leading
the other t..J children she made
her way Through the binding
smoke to the upper floor and thence to the
roof. She was followed by Mrs. Stapleton
and Mrs Murphy, who occupied the top
floor. Their perilous position was discover
ed by Smith and Lyman. who stood on their
truck outside the fire lines. They made
their way toNo. 4l9 Henderson street, which
adjoined the burning building, and mount
ing to the roof, then stepladder from one
house to the other. The children were
practically dragged over the ladder by
Smith. When Mrs Mccarthy, with her
baby in her arms, started to cross, she be-
came timid. She would have fallen had not
Smith grabbed her. He took the baby from
10 ha
women crossed without assistance and quick
ly made their escape to place OF safety.
The building was almost completely Quilted.
The loss is estimated at $6.0U0.
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PREPARING FOR WAR
The True Purpose of Turk
ish Military Activity Be-
ginning to Appear.
CARING FOR AMERICANS
Minister Terrell Vigorous and the
Cabinet Watchful--Wh Is
the San Francisco?
BIZ Cable to tie United Press.

LONDON. Nov 15 1Ss5.-A despatch
from the representative of the United
Press in Constantinopie. under the date
of November IA, says it was announced
that the commission appointed to put
into force the reforms adopted for the
administration of affairs in Asia Minor
would begin its sittings today, Novem-
ber Is.
1t is asserted by persons in position
to obtain the very best and most relia-
bic information that the terms of the
convention signed by the six powers
agreeing upon joint action in the matter
of compelling the immediate application
of reforms in Armenia and the other dis
turbed districts have been kept strictly
secret in order to avoid an uprising of
the Mohammedan populace.
1t is asserted that the reserves recently
called out by the Turkish Government
ostensibly for the purpose of restoring
order in Asia Minor are really being
prepared for participation in the Euro
pean war which the Sultan and his Min
listers believe to be inevitable
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eyes ON WASHINGTON
Republicans in Congress Scrap
ping for the Plums-
Jerseymen's Pros
poets.
speefc7 to the Jersey city Ncacs.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 13, 1885,
Representative Loudenslagef, OF Camden,
who has been here some days, has left
for home His presence here revived in
terest in the fact that he would be glad
to have the Chairnanship of the Pen
sion Committee of the House, a commit
tee of which he was a member in the last
Congress. He is also desirous of secur-
ing a place upon the River and Harbor
Committee and there is no doubt that
the very heavy Republican majority
given by New Jersey in the recent cleo
ton will be of material advantage to
him in pressing his claims upon Speaker
Reed 1t is not known what places Mr..
Gardner wants, but in the last Congress
he was member of the Post Office and
Labor Committees and will doubtless re-
quest reappointment, the work being very
congenial to him. New Jersey is apt to
be well provided for, especially if Mr.
Reed thinks that he can obtain thereby
a delegation to the National Republican
Convention.
LOUDENSLAGER'S PREDICTIONS.
Congressman Loudenslager is emphatic
in his prediction that New Jersey will
stay in the Republican column in the
Presidential election next year, but he
says that there has not been in the State
any crystalization of sentiment as to the
nominee of the party. Harrison, Reed,
Mckinley and Allison, he says all have
friends, but he does not anticipate any
organized effort on behalf of any one in
the State until after the new Republican
Governor takes his seat.
what matters will most interest you
in Congress?' he was asked today.
Il shall make every effort in my power, .
said he, ito get the bill out of the COM
1nittee in the last Congress, but, as you
are we'll aware, it was the policy of the
Democrats not to authorize the expendi-
ture of any money that was not abso-
lutely necessary, and SO my bill was not
lack of money in the treasury will inter-
fere considerably with all projects relat-
ing to public buildings, but / am hopeful
that will be able to make some prog
ress. I shall also give careful attention
to matters relating to the waterways and
lighthouses. shall also have. of course,
a goodly number of pension bills to look
EAGER FOR M'PHERsoNs SHOES.
of Chairman Of the Committee on Naval
Affairs in the Senate, made vacant by
the retirement of Senator MCPHERSON
Senator Blackburn Is the ranking mem
ber. but he is also Chairman on the Com
mittee on Rules a place he would hardly
care to relinquisll Senator Gibson, of
Maryland, comes next, and will probably
get the place; provided, OF course, that
the Democrats continue to hold the con-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
WANTS ALTGELD's JOB.

CHICAGO, Nov. Is, 1S95-John R. Tan
ner, for over year Chairman of the Re
publican State Central Committee of IL
linois. said that at meeting of the COM
mittee later in the day he would resign
and give the committee his reason for
doing so. He does not deny that the
reason is that he will be a candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination Al
though it is said he will be pressed to
take the honor as candidate from Cook
County, ne will make the race as resi-
lent of Clay County, his old home. His
most formidable opponent will be Con-
gressman Hopkins, but the latter may
Sc switched Off into the Senatorial race,
and in that case the nomination of Mr..
Tanner for Governor is practically as
cured
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
POLICE BOYOOTTBD HIM.
A Once Prosperous SaloOnkeepeI
Tried for NOn.Support.

Tried for Non.SuDport.
Michael Byrnes, the once prosperous
Hoboken saloonkeeper. was arraigned
before Recorder McDonough yesterday
afternoon upon a charge of non-support
preferred by his wife.
Byrnes is one of Hobokens best known
citizens. Until year ago he conducted
a profitable saloon in Willow avenue
The place became a popular resort for
policemen and other city officials While
in the height of prosperity he married
Mrs. Mullins, widow of the late Police
man Andrew Mullins. The wedding
was attended by nearly every member of
the police force. Shortly after the mar
riage Byrnes incurred the enemity of
the police by complaining to the police
board of the unpaid debts of the police
men.
The policemen boycotted the place and
was forced to close his doors. He Sc
CURED employment with a brewing com
pang as collector At the trial yesterday
he said he earned but $40 a month, and
could not support his wife and children.
The jury returned verdict of not gull
ty. The Recorder was highly dfspleased
at the verdict, and this morning stated
from the bench that he had good reasons
to believe that the jury was packed in
ByrneS' favor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
MINKS CRY FRAUD.
Greenyille's Republican Clubs
Renew Their Old Feud-
Fake Organization.

The hostilities between the Minkakwa
Club and the Greenville Republican League
Club have been renewed, and the coming
primary for the election of delegates to the
County Committee promises to be the most
hotly contested ever held in Greenville.
For the past year the two clubs have held
in effect a harmony agreement whereby
delegates for conventions were selected with
an equal representation, each club support
ing the candidates of the other. To see that
the agreement was lived up to, each club APP
pointed a harmony committee. The com
mittees met in joint session and arranged
the tickets for the primaries. At the last
meeting of the League Club, however,
resolution was passed discharging the har
mony committee and charging the members
of the Minkakwa Club with a breach of
faith.
HENNEMEIER THE CAUSE.
The present trouble began when Louis
Hennemeier, jr, President of the Hudson
County League of Republican Clubs, and a
prominent member of the League Club, was
defeated at the primaries by James r.
Hutchinson, club mate. Hennemeier was
beaten by seventy-six votes, and although
only thirty-six Minkakwa members voted
the League Club, charged them with having
caused his defeat. Assuming that every one
of the Minkakwas voted for Hutchinson,
there were still forty votes to be accounted
for But this did not worry the Leaguers.
They charged the Minkakwas for all that
had been done toward defeating their csln-
didate. This trouble had scarcely blown
over when the time came for the holding of
primary to elect delegates to the Guber-
material Convention, thermometer was again
a candidate William Fl. Kent, who was
also member of the League Club, was his
opponent The contest was a close one,
Hennemeier winning by one vote. As be-
fore the Minkakwa members were charged
with having violated the articles of agree
ment.
EXPELLED BOTH.
The meeting of the League Club shortly
after the primaries was lively one, and
although Hutchinson and Kent had both
presented their designations they were ex-
PEELED from the Club. At every meeting
since then the matter was discussed, and on
Wednesday evening the resolution discharg-
ing the harmony committee was passed. An
officer of the Minkakwa Club when inter
viewed in regard to the action of the League
Club by reporter of "The Jersey City
News" last evening, said:-
aIf the Leaguers are looking for fight we
are more than willing to accommodate them.
That q number of our members are opposed
to Mr.. Henneneier will not deny. These
members find fault with him because of the
manner in which he packed the Hudson
County League Of clubs with delegates in
order to secure the position OF president,
which be now holds. The MinKakwa Club
was member Of this League; but We soon
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BUFFALO dRAIN BLOCKADE


BUFFALO. N. Y. Nov. Is, 1Ss5.-The
grain blockade here is increasing, and
the situation is becoming serious. All
the elevators are full and the railroads
cannot meet the demand for cars. A
score of vessels are tied to the docks all
along the creek awaiting their turn to
get to certain elevators.
The incoming fleet yesterday delivered
over 100000 bushels of grain, and there
is large quantity on the way down.
The railroads will practically have to
handle it all after Saturday, because
IN evaI1ous insurance companies have
canal boats after midnight Saturday.
The low water of this division of the
Erie Canal has delayed traffic to con-
siderable extent and has helped to add
to the blockade Vessel owners are
complaining bitterly about the delay in
unloading, which means a serious loss
to them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
FIOKLE MISS DOUGLASS.
Jflts Her Lover who Threatened
Her with a ssRaZZer..s

Spencer Lee, colored, 80 years old, of
No. 612 Communipaw avenue, and Miss
Lena Douglass, maiden of some odd
summers, springs. winters and autumns
also of the colored race, were engaged
to be married UP to within few days
ago, and would in all probability have
soon been united in wedlock but for mis-
tah, Lee accidentally finding out that
his 'shoney'' wasn't true to him.
When he made the awful discovery that
Lena was smiling upon nice 'gemmen'
her the presents he had given her and
then threatened to bodily harm her:
She caused his arrest yesterday, and
when he was arraigned at the police sta
ton a large 'trazzer'' was taken from
him. Police Justice Douglass committed
him for trial
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troll of the Senate. Should the Republic
cans organize, there will be general
shakeup. and Senator Sewell will get a
Craftsmanship, though of what committee
cannot now be predicted. He will doubt
merce or Interstate Commerce Commit
tees, especially the latter as the pooling
BILL in which all the railroad men are
interested, is to be brought up. again this
session. Senator Smith, who is now
chairman of a committee which has never
done any work, may get a better place
if the Democrats control, but If the Re-
publicans organize he will be relegated
to the ranks and will lose the nice and
airy room In the Capitol terrace, so well
known to the Jerseyites who had occa-
sion to call upon him last winter.