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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
MUST PAY THE LAWYER.
A Supervisors Veto VIII Not Over
ride an Order of Court.

BROOKLYN. N. Y, Feb. 25. 1885,
Justice Cullen in the Supreme Courl
this morning adjudged superviscr-at.
Large Thomas Fitchie of Kings County
guilty of contempt of Court. Instead OF
ordering his arrest or inflicting a fine
upon Mr.. Fftchie. the Court stayed iudg.
ment and allowed the defandant an op-
portunity to purge himself of the con
tempt. The offense occurred when Mr.
Fitchie recently set UP his veto against
a decision of Justice Cullen.
The ex-counsel of the Board of Super
visors. j. B. Meyenbong. sued Kings
County for $4,000 for counsel fees. He
was counsel for the Board when the
East River Savings Institution of New
York refused to accept $650.000 worth OF
bonds which they had purchased from
Kings County. and with lawyer William
G. De Witt acted in the case.
Mr.. Meyenbong was allowed $500 by
the Court in his suit for $4,000 for that
service. Justice Cullen issued a man.
danlus to compel the Board of Super
yisors to order this amount paid. The
Board passed resolution ordering this
payment. Mr.. Fitchie vetoed the reso-
luton. Then Mr.. Meyenbong asked for
his punishment for contempt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
CHANCERY NOTES.

Police Justice J.. Herbert Potts was
this morning appointed permanent Re-
ceiver of the Craighead Manufacturin g
Company by Chancellor Mcliill.
Application was made before Chancel-
accruing from the sale of property of
the late John Kennedy be turned over
to the widow of the deceased. The ap-
plication was based upon the report of
ter Williams. Mr.. Stuhr, counsellor for
the widow, and Judge Noorhees, coun-
sci for the defence, put in bnls6o of $500
and 5000 respectively for counsel fees.
Chancellor McGill viii give his decision
in both matters in a few days.
Mrs. Mary Callahan secured a divorce
from her husband Michael in January
last, and the house and let on West Side
avenue, owned jointly by them, subject
to a building and loan association mort
gage was sold by the association later.
Mrs. Callahan claimed that she paid
$500 for the lot and owned the furniture,
valued at 800, and that she paid the
greater part Of money receiv ed on the
mortgage. This morning she made ap-
phcation before Charcellor McGill to
have the amount realized from the sale
above the sum Of the mortgage trans
fefred to her Argument on the applica-
ton Will be heard next Monday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
HIRING A SERVANT.
Employer and Employed owe ObliGa.
tfOns to Each Other.


The real difficulty in dor estic service
lies in t4.e imposibility of making it a
matter of exact details. as in other
trades. Yet Just SO far as it is so re-
garded do perplexities lessen. When a
girl comes .just to accommodate" and
when her employer thinks that life in
her family ought to content any girl.
neither is in a mood to adjust difficult
ties. In proportion to the fulfillment of
life run smoothly, but. the Unknown
quantity can never be reduced to SO
many times up and down stairs and TO so
many loaves of bread made. and to SO
much unexpected company etc.; yet it Is
over this unsettled account that troubles
arise. 1t seems needless to say that as
reduced to terms before service is en-
tered upon. However. it is often pos
sible to grant the conditions which are
Wfb acb 9ok nS Ient state9 9
terms, outside Of wages, as sunny
front room and bath room. The lady,
instead OF declining to M supply, y,,i these I nee, &c
llsRno. No." replied the astonished
"oh. WELL. answered the lady, with a
an an hour each morning on the piano. +
Another Girl in one Of our country
dent She first asked for new kitchen
sAove. This was procured;% then she
wished to have the back stairs altS-ed;
out what could be done. and then she
demanded, in most peremptory tone, that
the tea hour should be changed to
0s1Sin %hat hof he e' esclafmed, in stately pres
idential wrath, Change all the hours OF
the college classes for the convenience
Will so betray my official trust. st."-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
DOES CHINA WANT PEACE?
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

LONDON, Feb. Is, 1s95.-A despatch
to the Times from Pekin says that
the Rev. Gilbert Reid. an American mis-
sionary in China. has had interviews
with several members of the Grand
Council and reports that they are an
strongly desirous of peace and hopeful
of the success of the mission of Li-Hung-
Chang. The Government, ne says, has
arrived at no decision in regard to or
ganizing the army and, owing to OBJ
struetions placed in his way by Chinese
officials, Colonel Won Hannekan has with
drawn from the undertaken.
A Central News despatch from Pekin
says that Li-Hung- Chang has had a
highly satisfactory audience with the
Emperor.
A Central News despatch from Toxic,
under the date of February p. says that
on February q the Chinese made an
other attack upon Hai7Cheng from
Tong Washan with four guns, from
Lao-Yang with six guns and from Mat
sun with ten guns. The attack was not
successful, the Chinese being repuised
and forced to retreat. The Japanese lost
six killed. The Chinese loss is uncer-
tain but the attacking force from Tong
Washan alone left one hundred dead be
hind them
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
FRED. DOUGLASS FUNERAL.
Colored WashfngtO nians Honor the
lending Citizen of Their Race

Leading Citizen of Their Race.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. 1S95-Shortly
before nine o'clock this morning the re-
mains. of Frederick Douglass We're re-
moved from his late residence on An
scostic Heights. a suburb of the capital
I to the metropolitan African Methodist
Episcopal Church. Washington, the larg-
est edifice of the kind in the city. where
the body lay in state for some hours
and was viewed by Immense crowds of
ssylnpathetic mourners.
\ All the leading colored men of Wash
dngton took active part in the ceremonial
observance. Ex-senator Blanche K
Bruce of Mississippi. Ex-Governor Pinch
back of louisiana. ex-Congressman
Lynch of Mississippi. and other men OF
his race who have been prominent in
! official life. were among the pail bearers
Mrs. Cady Stanton. Miss Susan B. An
thony, Mrs Sewall and other ladies iden-
titled with the Woman's Rights move
ment, were demonstrative in their mani
festations of esteem and the only colored
diplomat in Washington, Mr.. Clement
Haentjens, the Haitien Minister. per-
sonally attended to testify his respect
Several of the New England Senators and
Representatives were amongst those who
attended the church. For many hours
there was no intermission in the con-
stant stream of mourners.
A silver plate on the casket bore the
simple 9o1l 1ilnseripton; "Fredeepplek epac Douglass
cast Of the dead mans hands was
obtained Yesterday. The floral tributes
were very beautiful.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE ATH-
LETES.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 25 1S95.-The
yale News says today Yale's opposi-
ton to the plan for sending an inter-
collegiate team abroad was based on the
fact that such a plan would mean a
season of seven months of training for
the principal college athletes of America,
who would be obliged to be in condi-
ton for the collegiate games in
May, the English games in July and the
games between the London and New
York Athletic Clubs in September.
1t adds:-"It remains to be seen
whether Cambridge and Oxford will ac-
cept the plan, and that, in case the
games are arranged. 1t is possible the
Yale management will advise its athletes
not to Join the team. The privilege of
Withdrawing is allowed by the terms of
the vote
Captain Hickok says that Yale was not
at all moved by any feeling against
Pennsylvania. Yale athletes believe the
Englishmen will refuse to accept the
proposition of the intercollegiate Asso-
oia
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
DECREE AGAINST SOCIETIES.
Letter Read Yesterday In Catholic
Churches.

In Roman Catholic churches in this
city yesterday morning the following
letter was read
Reverend Dear Sir-A recent decree
of the Holy Office, confirmed by the Sow
ereign Pontiff, instructs the Bishops of
the United States to advise the faithful
committed to their charge against affilia-
ton with the societies known as the
Odd Fellows, the Sons of Temperance
and the knights of Pythias. with the
further injunction that If Catholics after
such admonition persist i'll their con-
nection with any, of these societies and
will not give up membership therein,
they cannot receive the sacraments.
sfThe general reasons on account of
which it is unlawful for Catholics TO
will be found in the Third Plenary Coun-
sir, very faithfully yours.
"MICHAEI AUGUSTINE.
"Archbishop of New York.
Generally the OBLIGATORY priest simply
read the letter and refrained from maxi
ing any comment thereon. Much sur
p5as w at the Inclusion in the
ban of the Sons of Temperance. and to
many who have deposited hundreds of
dollars for sick and death benefits in
these societies it will be a serious loss
to withdraw at once, but the mandate of
the church is imperative.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
soUTHAMPT0N's RISE.
Bu came to the united press.

LONDON, Feb. rs. lSs5.-The report of
the banquet given to Mr.. c. Scooter.
General Manager of the London and
Southwestern Railway. on Friday last,
failed to contain significant statement
made in a speech by Mr.. James E. Hud-
dart. the promoter of the new Canadian
Pacific steamship line to Australia, via
England. Mr.. Huddart said that the Eng
hsh port of the new Canadian line, If
the selection remained In his hands,
would be Southampton. which port was
making itself felt against Liverpool. The
American steamship line, he said, had
not done badly in changing their English
port; on the contrary, they had judged
the position with wonderful accuracy.
The results were already satisfactory,
and in the future would be still more so.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
IN GOOD SHAPE.
Agreement That City May
Buy Plant Of Successful
Water Bidder.
THE MAYOR WILL APPROVE
Harmony Between Boards of FL
nance and Water Commission
ers as to Water
Specifications.

The Street and Water Commissioners
met this morning and adopted the recon-
mendations of the Board of Finance rela-
tive to the city's right to purchase at
any time the plant erected by the COM
pany or corporation receiving the con-
tract to furnish. the city with a new
and bountiful supply of water. The rec
concentrations We're published in full in
last Thursdays Jersey City News"
To adopt the recommendations it was
necessary for the Commissioners to
rescind all action which had been taken
on the revised specifications one week
ago.
TO begin with, the resolution confirm
ing the revised specifications was re-
scnded. Then followed the resolution
to advertise them for five days for pub
lic inspection, and finally the resolution
asking the concurrence or the Board of
Finance to advertise for proposals AS
soon as the Board of Finance recon-
mendations were adopted and embodied
in the specifications the necessary reso-
lutions for advertisement were passed.
SOUND SPECIFICATIONS.
The Commissioners now believe that
the specifications are as near being
perfect as it is possible TO get such docu-
ments. The amended specifications will
be filed with Mayor Wanser this after
noon for his approval. 1t is said upon
excellent authority that His Honor will
approve them on Wednesday. If every
thing goes smoothly it IS expected that
all the preliminary steps will have been
taken by that time.
FINANCIERS WILL CONCUR.
The Board of Finance will meet tomor-
row evening and concur in the resolution
to advertise the amended specifications
for a period of five days. The above
resolution, it is expected, will be passed
with the unanimous vote of the board.
It is also proposed to concur in the
resolution to advertise for proposals. 1t
is possible that some objection may be
raised to this by President, Jones and
Commissioner Hardenbergh but the fact
that the Street and Water Commission
ers have embodied recommendations, Gre
ated by Messrs. Jones and Hardenbergh,
has given rise to the belief that the op
position of the gentlemen mentioned has
been dropped. Should they refuse to con-
cur in the proposed advertisement reso-
luton, it will be passed by the votes of
: Commissioners Bailey, Simpson and Det-
wiIlef me warer question appears to be
gliding along smoothly, and there is
every indication that there will be no
more difficulties of any moment to over
come until after bids are received on
March 25
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
GEORGE L. PEASE DEAD.
Vice President of the Bank That
SeeIy Plundered.


NEW YORK, Feb. 25, B95-George L.
Pease, Vice President of the Shoe and
Leather National Bank up to a few days
ago, died this morning at his home in
Brooklyn. He was stricken with apo
plexy yesterday morning at IL O'Clock,
and despite the efforts of his physician
never regained consciousness.
For the past two weeks Mr.. Pease
had been in bed and all winter long had
been ailing. Worry over the S354,00O de-
falcation of Samuel Seely and Frederick
Baker had much to do with his illness,
and, it is believed, hastened his end.
When the big theft became known,
Mr.. Pease was one of the most Jealous
of those who were aiding the bank. He
interviewed Seely in behalf of the in
stitution when the defaulter pleaded
guilty, and was present when Judge
Benedict sentenced him to eight years
in the penitentiary.
At the time his friends noticed that
his health was slowly failing. On Janu-
ary s, however, at the annual meeting
of the directors of the Shoe and Leather
National Bank he was reelected Vice
President and accepted the office. Soon
after there was considerable talk and
four or five changes and designations
occurred. Mr. Pease was asked to devote
more time to the bank. He said that he
couldn't do that and wouldn't accept a
salaried office in the bank for $4,000 a
year. The -upshot Of it all was that on o.!
dent and at once took to his bed. He
never left it.
George L. Pease was born in Ohio sixty
years ago. When young man he moved
to Detroit. Mich, and engaged in busi-
ness there.
It was in that town that he formed
Clark, now President of "Bradstreet's. :"
MOVING to New York he entered into
the s 1tionery business and was very
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
ICE CREAM AND WAGNER
Nice Kind Of Police Government
in West Hoboken.

Mr.. Allan L. McDermott had lots of
fun in the Court of General Sessions
this morning with Lawyer George ]. Nc
Evan, brother of the Congressman-elect,
and Town Councillor of West Hoboken,
over a charge of criminal libel against
Mare Aymone.
Aymone accused Charles q. Solyom,
Chief of Police of the important township,
OF incompetency, and added that he
(Solyom) would be in better company
in New York" This latter phrase Mr..
Solyom construed as charge of cor
ruption. Aymone was indicted and placed
on trial on Saturday last.
During the cross-examination of Mr..
McEwan, prominent witness for the
injured Chief. Mr. McDermott said
Didn't your own Chief of Police (Sol-
yom) send a communication to your
august body that the police Eere bribe-
takers and drunkards?"
"Yes, sir
What was done with this?"
I'VE spread it in full on the minutes" "
said Mr.. McEwan.
You didn't Investigate that report? 2"
pursued Mr.. Meperrnott. /,
mo, sir; we didn't think it necessary.'ss :
And although your own Chief OF
Police says your police are corrupt, you
never investigated it?"
~ Oh Oh, MY! MR.. MeEwAN!
Mr.. McDermott, happening to mention
something about the lax methods Of run
ming the township, Mr.. McEwan retorted:
I'm know our saloons are closed on
Sunday"
"oh, indeed said Mr.. McDermott. sar-
have Sunday concerts there where beer
is Cuaffed and there is no. trouble for
thirsty souls to assuage their appetizer
Well said Mr.: McEwan, in a ginger
ly tone, lone of them did invite the
Did you, go?" asked MIR. McDernott.
Did your colleagues who went h hear
Tristan und Isolde, Beethoven, Mozart or
Tony t psst1r2 rn General gne5;aa isnghMser ME
= ICE CREAM WITH A STICK.
what do they sell at those concert
gardens?'' pursued the relentless Mr..
'fce cream was the reply
Now" SAID Mr.: McDermStI.,. eqaxing- e
tesR NJ. McEwan. not being an expert or
ice cream or the non-temperance variety
here rested, and Mr., McDermott pro-
ceeded to sum up. His defence, ingenI-
ously presented, was that the communii-
that Aymone ''is more fitted for janitor
than a chief of police, disgrace, TO the
town, and one who would be II better
Indictment of libel was found, is a
privileged communication, and every citi-
zen has a right to state his belief as
to the public conduct of public official,
if this be done without malice. Counsel
submitted cases from Kings Bench re-
ports supporting the contention.
ALL WE'RE POLITICIANS
Then Mr. MeDermott paid some atten-
ton to Chief of Police Solyom.
Why, being called a politician Gentle
men, Washington was a politician; SO
were Jackson, Lincoln and Garfield. I
have not sufficiently studied the presen,
he is a politician or not (Laughterl
The Assistant Prosecutor 6ayir.s
summed UP for the State, the Court de-
and the case went to the jury at noon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
SHOULD MEN .V0TB9
Octave Thanet Discovers the other
Side of the Problem.


In answer to the important question,
"Should men be allowed to vote, and
why?" 1 should say that, on the whole,
men should be allowed a moderate in
diligence in voting, say one vote at each
election. do not forget that many men
acquire the voting habit to such an I'M
fortunate extent, that it keeps them at
the polls-or adjacent places. where in
toxicating liquor is dispensed with un-
wise liberality-from morning until night,
and frequently it induces them, or. TO
use their own phrase, compels them TO
remain out all night Of election day, re
wife is at the point of death. or his
baby has regular attacks of Group. or
his house IS on fire and his assistance IS
required in saving the furniture. al
though may be wrong, and speak with
tiiffidence / do not think a devoted hus-
band will stay out all night with the
o'clock, when Group may be usually ex-
pected. and even earlier in case of a
sudden death or fire. Voting carried to
the extent of entire abandonment of
business, or voting so early and so often
that the voter comes into collision with
the law. should. think. be condemned,
will usually (there are, of course. excep-
tionsl be content with one vote for each
election.
dinary American citizen may be safely
trusted. The anarchist, the tramp, the
vagabond and the crank. far gone in
his crankiness. cannot safely be trusted
Ny reason for this belief is simply
that men are so constructed that they
must do something; and if they do
not vote they may do worse 1t is always
well to have a safety valve to a big en-
CINE I have also a lurking notion that
men (bad mess as they make of it often)
vote better. than women would were
fley to try their handS.-Octave Thanet
in the Valentine Day number of the At
Lar tixa.I Ifa11r Il
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
QUIET AT BLUEPIELDs.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb %, 1S95.-Among
the passengers on board the steamer
Nicaragua, which arrived yesterday from
B1uefelds, was Albert Zelago, first cousin
to the President of that Republic. Mr..
Zelago's visit to the United States is
simply one of pleasure and not connect
ed with any political mission. He said
that everything was very quiet at Blue
fields, and whatever claims the Govern
ment at Washington might have against
the authorities there would be anlicably
adi di,IS+ad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
THE ROCKY GLBN's VOYAGE.
Driven to and fro by Tcfnpesfs-Saft-
ors EIurt-The Alice Dick kerman Lost.

Driven TO and fro by TcInpesfs-Salt-
ors Hurt-The Alice Dick erman Lost.
NEW YORK. Feb 25. 1se5.-The brigan-
tine Rocky Glen. commanded by Captain
| Colbeth and hailing from Boston. arrived
today from Surinam, with cargo of
sugar for Carter. Hawley & Co.. after
| a voyage of 81 days duration. The Rocky
Glen fell in with the gales which have
created such havoc among shipping dur
ing the past three weeks on the 4th inst.
off Cape Hatteras. The gale first receiv-
ed came with such hurricane force the
master of the Rocky Glen thought 1t
prudent to scud before it.
The vessel was driven across the Gulf
Stream and finding the weather moder-
ating worked back to almost the same
position occupied on the Atm. Another
gale sprang UP and forced her to again
run for safety. This was repeated again.
each time crossing the Gulf Stream. Dur
ing all the continuous gales which were
accompanied by extreme cold weather,
the little brigantine was badly shaken up
and battered. Sails were lost. the hatch
house was smashed. the fore crosstrees
and back stay and jibstays were carried
away.
Two men who attempted to secure the
sails TO the JlDDOOm were plunSeu IT.
peatedly into the icy water. clinging on
for dear life. until a great wave forced
them to relinquish their hold. but they
were carried by the sea aboard the yes
sci and violently thrown about the deck.
Both weret badly battered and one so
severely that he will be sent to the
United States Marine Hospital at Staple
ton for treatment.
On February 10. in lat. 1858. long 6S.S5.
the Rocky Glen. which had been passing
for some hours through floating pine tim.
Der. fell in with a wreck, which proved
to be the bark Alice c. Dickerman. lum-
ber laden. The wreck lay about three
miles to leeward when first seen. 4 close
inspection revealed her condition; she
was waterlogged and had her m.zzen-
mast standing; the mizzentopmast brok-
en- off, the mainmast was broken about
fifteen feet from the deck and the fore
lower mast standing. The jibboom was
gone, as was the bulwarks.
AS no reply was made to the united
shouts of the crew of the Rocky Glen
she proceeded on her voyage. The Alice
c. Dickerman sailed from Brunswick
February 4. and was bound north. She
was built at Boston in 1876 and was Of
475 tons burden
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
SINGULAR ADVENTURE.
Escaped From tho City Hospital in
Her Night Bresss

Lena Casey. who was in the City Hos
p.tal. suffering from alcoholism. eluded
the vigilance of one of the nurses on
Saturday evening and escaped by the
window into Montgomery street with
only a night dress as covering. To
the intense astonishment of a conductor
of motor. she vaulted on the platform
and took a seat near the stove. He con-
siderately placed his overcoat over the
shivering girl and when the car reached
fed an officer and she Was once more in
custody.
An ambulance took her back to the
Hospital none the worse for her singu-
lar adventure. She resides at No. Il
Leonard street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-25
GERMANY LOOKING BACKWARDS
Bu Gable to the United Press.

BERLIN, Feb. %, 1895.-During the ses-
sion of the Reichstag committee consid-
ering the Anti-Revolution bill today DIR.
Hintelen, Clerical, gave notice of his
intention to submit an amendment i'm
posing a fine Of 600 marks and imprison-
rnent fer two years upon any person who
in a public speech or in writing shall
deny the existence of the Deity or the
doctrine of the Immortality of the SOUL
or who shall in any manner make an
attack upon the religious character of
the marriage relations.
The COLOGNE Gazette characterizes
the proposed amendment as an outrage
upon human liberty which will make
Germany the laughing stock of nations.
The Clericals, the Gazette says, will
next propose a law to enforce the doc
trine of Papal infalibility and the I'M
maculate Conception.