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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25

A strange heritage was that bequeathed
to his children by Eleuthere Irenee du
Pont de Nemous, when, driven from
France by the revolution, he came to
the far away State of Delaware, and,
with skill in chemistry acquired under
the great Lavoiser, set to work in 1902
making gunpowder for America and the
civilized world, if a world can be called
civilized that uses so much of it. Vast
wealth he prepared for his descendants,
the family fortunes today uniting into
nearly a hundred millions. But along
with the riches he left a dread response
bilty that presses down relentlessly upon
every son and grandson. Thou shalt
not rest; thou shalt fear" is written on
the PROV of every du Pont child and
the brow of every du Pont man and
read in. the life of every du Pont man. If
a family was brave, it is the de Points;
if ever a family had need of bravery, it
IS they.
The du Points monopolize the gunpow-
der business of America, controlling
twenty-eght of the thirty-two mills
in the country. They do this by con-
fiding toino one, not even to the archives
Of the Patent Office, their secret methods
of composition, their specially devised
machinery, and all the lore of gum
powder-maksng that has come to them
through generations This inherited
knowledge is the family treasure, and
to guard 1t inviolate, the du Points must
be their own mechanics, chemists, super
intendents and engineers; must spend
hours every day IN the mills; must live
with the menace of sudden and fright
ful death about them. Clure's for
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, May %, 1S95.-The Queens
birthday was officially celebrated today,
the artillery at all of the naval and
military stations firing salutes and the
troops parading. The Queens household
brigade performed their annual ceremony
of trooping the colors, which thousands
of persons witnessed on the parade
ground at Whitehall.
The weather was perfect. The Prince
of Wales, with Nasrulla Khan, son of
the Ameer of Afghanistan, rode to the
ground at eleven o'clock. They We're
surrounded by equerries and were enthu-
siastically cheered. The Princess of
Wales and her daughters and the Ouch
ess of York witnessed the display from
the windows of the Government offices,
which were crowded with members of the
aristocracy.
At noon the Prince of Wales, the Duke
of Cambridge and Nasrulla Khan rode
to Marlborough House. The Afghan
Prince was attired in a scarlet uniform
and wore a sword with a sheath of gold.
He was mounted on a beautiful horse
and attracted great attention.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
AILsA CRIPPLED.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

LONDON, May 25 1S95-The New
Thames Yacht Clubs match from
Southend to Harwich was sailed today.
The wind was moderate from the north
east, and the pier at Southend was
crowded with spectators The prepara-
tory gun was fired at 9:36 A. NJ, and
great disappointment was felt at the
non-appearance of the new yacht
Niagara among the twenty raters.
In the principal race the Ailsa was
ahead of the Britannia at the start, but
almost Immediately after crossing the
startingn line the Ailsa carried away
her bobstay and returned to Southend
The Ailsa crossed the line at 9:4l 49,
the Audrey having preceded her at
80.
Six other yachts followed. the Brit
annia being last. All of the boats were
on the port tack. The mishap to the
Ailsa deprived the race of all interest
The Britannia continued over the course
and soon led the fleet, rounding Shou-
bury at 1O1:OO. five minutes ahead of
the nearest boat.
The Britannia arrived at Harwich at
3:45, making the run in about six hours
None of the other yachts that started
has been sighted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
POTTS LAW CONTESTED.
Prosecutor Winfield Says His
Bail Refunding Act Is
Unconstitutional.

Justice Potts. who framed the law re-
garding the return of forfeited bail in
cases where the prisoner is surrendered
into court, will be required to defend
it against the attacks of Prosecutor
Winfield, who claims that it is uncon-
stitutional. The details of the case in
which ,the legality of the Potts act is
involved briefly follow
Some time in the fall of 1892, during
the racing season, John Murray was ar
rested as a pickpocket at the Gutenberg
race track. There was but one witness
against him. He was indicted and COM
mitted in $500 bail to await trial. Daniel
Tierney became his bondsman. The case
was called in the December term of the
same year, but Murray did not appear.
The bail was declared forfeited and i'm
the spring of 1893 Prosecutor Winfield
sued to recover the $500. He secured
judgment against Tierney and the Sner-
iff collected the money on execution.
The witness in the case died last sum
mer. Justice Potts last fall went to the
Legislature and had an act passed pro-
viding that IN cases where bal had been
forfeited the bondsman can procure
return of his money at any time within
two years if he produces the prisoner.
Tierney produced Murray on February
of this year. Justice Potts appeared
for Tierney ard asked for an order for
the return of the bail forfeited. Judges
Hudspeth and Kenny, after some delib-
GRAFTON. signed the order, but Judge
Hoffman would not do so. fearing, as he
said, some tinkering. Potts took the
order to the County Collector, who
drew him a check for $780, Collector
Dugan thought the proceeding strange
one, so he went to Prosecutor Winfield
and asked him if he would be called upon
often with similar orders from the court.
This was the first Prosecutor Winfield
knew about the application of Justice
Potts. He telephoned to Potts imme-
diately and advised not to cash the check.
He thought the court had erred, and
that he had better make out a new order
on tho court. There must have been
some misunderstanding about the other
order.
Potts did as requested. Prosecutor Win
field claimed first that Judge Hudspeth
had no Jurisdiction in the matter,as Muir
rays case had been certoraried to the Su-
preme Court, and, secondly, that the
Potts law is unconstitutional. When Muir
ray surrendered himself he ran no risks
of conviction, as the only witness against
him was dead.
There was an argument of the case be-
fore Judges Hudspeth, Kenny and Hoff-
man this afternoon. The Court sat by
special arrangement. Both sides of the
case We're presented. Decision was re-
served
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
SEASON ENDED.
Academy of Music Closes Its
Doors Tonight-Next Sea-
sons Attractions.

Tonight the Academy of Music practi-
cally closes it's doors for the season.
There will be a performance on Deeora-
tion Day. but the season of 1894-5 is
virtually at an end.
Up to January last the business at
this popular theatre was fully up to the
average of other seasons, but from that
period until Easter there was a falling
off in the receipts From that time to
the present it has revived, and the past
two or three weeks have been banner
weeks in the history of the Academy.
This week. during Wilson's stay, has
been remarkably red letter week of
business, every seat in the house being
occupied, and extra seats being provided
in the passage ways. Indeed, the husi-
ness of the theatre will bear favorable
comparison with any in New York, a
fact attributable to Mrs Ettie Hender-
sons judgment in giving first-class per-
formances to Jersey Citys play-going
public.
1t is worthy of notice here that there
has been of late a marked increase in
the tone of plays submitted to the pub
lic 1t is difficult for even SO able an
'impresario'-if that term map be ap-
piled to the proprietress of the Acad-
emy-as Mrs. Henderson, to please every
one. and while many plays may from a
literary or dramatic point of criticism,
be extremely meritorious they, to use a
familiar expression won't catch on
with the mass of theatre-goers; and
plays of doubtful merit which would
attract the hoi polloi would injure the
character of the theatre. To steer be-
tween the Charybdis and Seylla is no
easy matter. Yet it has been done, and
the improvement in taste can only be
attributed to the policy of the Acad-
emy. which aims at keeping up it's high
standard.
GENERAL HOUSECLEANING.
When next week is over an army of
scrubwomen and workmen will take
possession of the theatre; take up the
carpets, denude the boxes of their trap
pings, clean from top to bottom, from
wall to wall and make the interior as
clean as soap and water, with the ap-
piled force of elbow grease, can make
It. So much was done by Mrs. Hender-
son last year towards reaovating and
beautifying the house that little re-
mains to be done excepting the Gus
tomary cleaning.
When Labor Day comes around in
September next the house will be equip
ped in its newly pressed clothes ready
for the season of 1856.
NEXT SEASONS ATTRACTIONS.
For that season Mrs. Henderson has
already booked attractions for several
weeks and these promise to be exceed
.ngly novel and interesting. Plays like
1.-THE Fatal Card "Tnlby,'' "Pudd'n-
head Wilson," "Old Kentucky and tnat
ever fascinating medley Of comedy a-sissss
and vanity "The Black Crook" Artists
like Florence Bindley, Effie Ellsler.
Chsuncey Olcott. Nellie McHenry will be
here, and if Mr.. Wilson Barrett visits
these shores next season he says he will
~+ainly not to forget to visit Jersey
City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
AFTER SEDAN.
Story of the Woman Who Harbored
NAPOLEON FIJI After His Defeat.

1t was about seven in the morning,
said the good woman, that the emperor,
finding it distasteful to meet the crowd
of German soldiers on the road to Dom
cherry, alighted and came up her narrow
staircase. To reach the inner room he
had to pass through her bedroom, where
she had just got out of bed. The furni-
ture of the inner room consisted merely
of two straw-seated chairs, a round
table. and a press. On her thresh-'
old. at his departure. the emperor gave
her four napoleons 'tHe put them into
my own hand. and he said, in voice
in which there were tears:-
'sThis hospitality of yours is, per-
haps the last which I shall ever.
receive in France With kindly word
of farewell which I shall never forget
concluded Madame Fournaise, the en-
peror Quilted the poor house in which
he had undergone SO much misery, and
entered the carriage which conveyed
him to the Chateau Bellevue.
Good hearted soul as was Madame
Fournaise, she was all the same wo-
man of business, and had made the most
of her opportunities, 1t was to Bis
marck she sold-not at his own price
the table at which he had sat with the
forlorn emperor. The purshasers of the
yeritable original two straw-bottom
chairs were Sir Beauchamp Walker the
English military commissioner, and Gen.
Sheridan For years. although the pill
gri,ns were by this time not SO plentiful,
she had done well for herself by show
ing the upper chamber in which the in
terview took place. and by selling, most
ly, she said. to Americans. relay after
relay of straw bottomed chairs. which
she frankly owned to me to have passed
off as the originals. And what about
the four napoleons?" asked. No doubt
you have sold them over and over
again.
"oh. my God. nor she exclaimed:
ssnever! never! I Did he not give them to
me with his own hand? See, the orig
inal four are there, in that locked case
on the mantel with the glass top. Yes,
have had great offers for them; over
and over again could have had five
hundred francs for the four pieces, but
no money would tempt me to sell
them cClure's for June.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
WILDE GUILTY.
The Apostle. of Aesthetieism
Goes to Prison With Hard
Labor for Two Years.
By Gable to the United Press.

LONDON, May 25, 1S95.-The trial of
Oscar Wilde was resumed in the Old
Bailey Court this morning, Sir Frank
Lockwood continuing his address to the
upon the intimacy of Wilde with Taylor
and said that leniency ought not to be
shown to one and not to the other be-
cause of the position and intellect Of
the one.
Sir Edward Clarke protested against
counsers confusing Taylor's case with
Wilde's
Sir F. Lockwood expressed hope that
the jury would not regard Wildes let
ters as prose poems'' but would APP
preciate them at their proper level, which
was rather lower than that of beasts.
Sir Edward Clarke angrily objected to
the language used by the prosecuting
counsel. and heated argument between
the two ensued. After a protracted
wrangle the Judge interfered and ad-
yised Lockwood TO confine himself to
discussion of the evidence and not start
out upon any rhetorical denunciations
of the prisoner
Mr.. Lockwood finished his address by
saying that Wilde's own admissions
pointed conclusively to his guilt
The Judge in summing up said that
Wilde had confessed that his conduct
in regard to Lord Alfred Douglas had
been such that he (the Judge could not
ask the jury i'm the previous trial to
say that there was no ground for charg-
ing MIN with having posed as criminal.
The Judge. in the course of his
charge to the jury. dealt with each of
the charges contained in the Indictment
his opinion being plainly and strongly
against the prisoner. In regard to
Wilde's letters to Lord Alfred Douglas
he said they might be prose poems.''
but they were none the less poison to a
young mans mind. and the writer was
clearly not a desirable companion for
the young
The Judge finished his charge at three
o'clock, and the jury retired. Before the
jrry retired the foreman asked the
court if a warrant had been issued for
the arrest of Lord Alfred Douglas.
The Judge said that no warrant had
been issued, whereupon the foreman said:
but # we must consider these letters
as evidence of guilt they surely show
that Lord Douglass guilt is equal to that
of Wilde
The jury returned verdict of guilty,
and the Judge sentenced Wilde and
Taylor, the latter's sentence having been
suspended pending the result of the trial
of Wilde, to two years at hard labor
each
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
A FEMALE FAGIN
Matte Miller Says Her Mother
Taught Her TO Steal.

Matte Miller, twelve years old, of
West Hoboken, who was arrested on
Thursday and committed to the County
Jail to await the action of the Grand
Jury was arraigned before Judge Hud-
speth yesterday afternoon. She is
charged with stealing gold watch and
chain, silver spoons and clothing from
James Zest. It is claimed that she is
sent out by her mother ITO beg and steal.
She entered Tests apartments when the
family was absent. Mrs. Miller created
a scene in the court room and had to be
removed While she was in the room
Matte denied the theft, but after her
mother was gone she broke down and
confessed Judge Hudspeth can do moth
ing with the child until the Grand Jury
acts. She will probably be sent to the
Industrial School. His Honor gave Mrs.
Miller a good talking to, told her she
drank too much, engaged in questionable
practices and was bringing up her chill
dren to lead bad lives.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
DIED.

ward Dean, aged 10 months and II days,
only son of Edward Colbert and Mary
Dean Colbert
Relatives and friends are respectfully
requested to attend the funeral from the
residence of his parents, No. 2sS Johnston
CCSTELLO-On Thursday night, May %,
1895, Nellie Costello.
Funeral from the residence of her moth
er, No. Il Gregory street, on Sunday
Interrnent in New York Bay Cemetery.
GoPSILI-In this city. May 25, 1895, Ra-
chael A Garretson. wife of the late
Relatives and friends are invited to. at
tend the funeral services from her late
residence, No 13 Mercer steet, on Mon
JONES Suddenly, Friday. May "a, 1895.
Even K. Jones, aged so years
Funeral services Sunday afternoon al
o'coclk at his late residence. As Ocean
Interment at convenience of family.
KEARNEY--On Saturday. May %. 1895
Catharine Kearney.
her late residence, No 2os Third street
Internent at South Amboy.
Philadelphia papers please copy.
Factory street. in her 18th year, Eliza
beth Quinn, beloved wife of John Laur-
ent.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
New York papers please copy.
MOSCHEL-On Thursday May %. 1895,
at her residence. No. II Wayne street.
Katherine, WIDOW of the late Philip
Moschel, in her 18th year.
Relatives and friends are requested to
attend the funeral services on Sunday,
May 26, at $50 P, NJ.
Interment at convenience of family.
NEyEFUS-On Friday May 2, 1895, Agnes
beloved daughter of David and Agnes
Neefus, aged II years.
Relatives and trends are invited to at
tend the funeral on Monday, May q. at
g A. NJ. form the residence of her par
ents, 57Sh Grand street, thence to ST.
Patrick's Church, corner Ocean and Bran
hall avenues. where a solemn mass of
requiem will be offered for the happy
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
FAITHFUL TRILBY.
A Buffalo Steam Yacht Cap
sizes and browns
Five Men.
USED AS A FERRYBOAT
The Tragedy Took Place on the
Greek at the Foot of
Michigan Street.

BUFFALO, May %. 1ss5-Connolly's
steam yacht Trilby. employed by the city
to convey passengers across the creek
at the foot of Michigan street. capsized
shortly after o'clock this morning
just after leaving the docks. The little
craft was loaded to the gunwales with
passengers and all were thrown into
the water.
1t was said at first that fifteen were
lost, but at IL o'clock it is reliably re-
ported that five persons have been
drowned.
The creek is being dragged for the
bodies of the missing
About thirty or thirty-five men were
aboard the yacht when she capsized.
They We're all Poles and were crossing
over to the island where they were em-
ployed at various places.
The bridge at Michigan street is be-
ing repaired and the only way for cross
ing there is by ferry. The yacht Trilby
and number OF scows have been car
rying the people across since the bridge
was condemned.
Especially at night and morning, large
numbers of working people cross here.
and several accidents have been narrow
ly averted. This morning something NOR
than the usual crowd of Poles swarmed
up to the dock and began to Chamber into
the boats like a flock of sheep. The Tril-
by took three loads of them across safely.
but when she came back for the fourth
load great bunch of Poles made a rush
for her. and when they all jumped on one
side of her she quickly lurched over and
went to the bottom.
All of the men were thrown into the
water, and for several minutes were
serambling and struggling si1outt1sYlg ana
clutching at each other like so many
crazed animals
The dock being within easy reach very
many of them were able to clutch it and
We're very soon out of danger Others
who We're drawn further away from the
boat as she went over and dragged
down by their companions had to struggle
for some time before they got out.
The boat turned bottom side up and
went to the bottom. She is large enough
to carry about thirty-five persons with
safety, but when the combined weight
of the crowd of men struck her this
morning, all on one side, she turned over
as though she had been a tin basin.
AS soon as the men were out of the
water the work of graphing for tha
bodies began. 1t is believed by thosa
who witnessed the accident that it was
impossible for all of the men to get out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
VICTIM OF HoRsERAOING.
Michael Toul,ey an EInbezzler for
the Second Time.---@a-=s-----s

Michael Touhey of No. 2sS Barrow
street is a self-confessed victim OF the
horse racing craze. His sporting career
was terminated this morning by his
arraignment before Justice Potts to an
swer a charge of embezzlement pre-
ferred against him by Daniel E. CleaTy,
thu Wholesale grocer. 1t is charged
that he has appropriated s249 OF Mr.
Cleary's money to his own use. He al
mits the theft He also declares that
he has lost $4,000 of his own money on
"the horses" 1t appears that Iouney
was in the same fix last year, but MI
Cleary would not prosecute him upon
his agreeing to repay the amount en-
bezzIed by working long enough to al
low Mr. Cleary to secure tEe amount by
deducting so much from his salary each
week. For time he gave up trying to
beat the horses. but the old craze seized
him again recently and slle plunged deep
er than ever into the mire. Justice Potts
held him in $500 to answer to the Grand
Inn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
A LOG ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.
Unique Proceedings In the HobOken


Police Court.
A unique case of where dog was on
trial for it's life was tried before Act
Hoboken.
On May % Nora Cloyns, eight years old.
of No. 357 Fourth street, Hoboken, enter
ed the grocery store at Fourth and Mad
ison streets for some goods. While in the
store little dog, the property of James
Horn, of No. 407 Grand street, which was
fighting with the grocery mans cat
ran by her and bit her ON the leg, caus-
ing the blood to flow. The child was at
tended by Dr. Foley, who cauterized the
bite. He said the dog ought to be shot
Mrs Cloyns, the mother of the child, ap
peared before Acting Recorder Seymour,
and had warrant issued for the dogs
arrest.
Detective Quinn arrested the little
canine this morning. and it was locked
up in one of the cells at Police Head
quarters the same as human being
would be.
Counsellor NJ j. Cannon appeared for
Horn, wife of the owner of the dog, tes-
titled that the cat bit the child. Dur
ing her cross-examination by Judge
Seymour she contradicted herself several
times and caused considerable amuse-
ment to those in the court room by her
graphic description of the fight between
the cat and dog.
The case was adjourned until this even
ing in order to give DR.. Foley an oppor-
tunity to testify.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
SESSION COURT SENTENCES.

Harrison w. Pope was arraigned in
the Court of Special Sessions Friday af-
ternoon and pleaded guilty to petit lar
ceny He stole the collection plates,
valued at SIS, from the Methodist Memo
rial Church in West Hoboken. Judge
Hudspeth sentenced him to five days in
the County Jail. Other sentences i'm
posed were:-
Joseph Douglass. embezzlement, $40 and
costs.
Saloonkeeper Brandenburg, maintains
ing bogus employment bureau, fined
So
William Warren, assault and battery.
sentence suspended.
Henry Bell, wife beater, thirty days
in the County Jail.
Frank Newcombe. indecent assault, one
year in the Penitentiary.
William Lyons, assault and battery,
thirty days in the County Jail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
PUGILIsT GRIFFo's CRIME.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, May 25, 1S95.-Al-
fred Griffith, better known as Young
Griffo,' the pugilist, was a prisoner in
the Court of Sessions this morning,
charged with assault on VIM. Gottleb,
nine years of age, of Coney Island The
maximum punishment is twenty years in
State Prison. He pleaded not guilty.
Judge Moore took under consideration a
proposition to fix bail.
Judge Moore said he had heard that
CRITICS friends had been trying to intipl>
date witnesses. He said he would make
it hot for such of them as are caught.
All the States witnesses were put un-
Il bonds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-25
Chinese PERPIDY.
Revolt in Formosa Backed by
Mongolian Officers An
Alleged Republic.
By Gable to the United Press.

LONDON. May 25, 1ss5.-A despatch
from Shanghai to the "Pall Mall Gaz-
cite" says that a republic has been de-
clared in Formoso, the flag adopted con-
sisting of a yellow dragon on a blue
ground. Tang Ching, hitherto the Chi
nese Governor of Formosa, has been
chosen President of the new republic,
indicating that the Chinese officials who
We're recently recalled prior to handing
Formosa over to Japan fully approve OF
this attempt TO achieve freedom.