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New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
THE ORANGES.

The annual meeting Of the Orange Free Library
was held i'm the library building yesterday morning
and largely attended. The report of Mrs. James
o. Watson, the treasurer showed that the receipts
had been $500 H. and the disbursements 21l9 D..
leaving balance of 81 900 g. The treasurer reported
that the net profits from the issue OF the woman
edition of The orange Chronicle had been &.lS.
The total circulation OF the library for the year was
81 ST. and 1856 volumes have been added These
officers were elected: President. Mrs John -. Head:
vice president. Mrs Frank H. Scott secretary. Mss
Nellie Kingman treasurer, Mrs, James O. Watson:
ID. l.. Moody spoke yesterday in Two or the
churches of Orange under the auspices Of the Young
Mems Christian Association. In the afternoon he
spoke at the First Presbyterian Church. and In the
evening at the North Orange Baptist Church Al
both meetings the churches were crowded and in the
evening hundreds turned away from the doors.
literally being unable get inside the building. This
afternoon at o'clock he will speak in Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church OF Eas; Orange, and In
the evening at In the Mum Avenue Presbyterian
Church of East Orange These Will be his only
meetings in the Oranges.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
NEWS FROM VARIOUS PLACES.

Camden Jan. (SpecaD.-M!ss Isabella Margaret
Sewell sister OF General William J. Sewe, died this
noon at his home in Cooper-st after long illness.
Her death had been expected for several days.
Cape May. Jan. tSpeciaD.-The City Council last
night requested the Property Improvement Commit
tee to present by February the plans for the new
board walks to he erected on the ocean front the
entire length OF the city. This will be the first inn
provement made out OF the $4,000 fund voted by the
citizens at a special election held last week.
Chatham, Jan. &-Yesterday afternoon smoke was
discovered by the children of the Public School
pouring through the cracks in the floor and weather.
boards of the school building. An alarm was given
but the children left the building quickly and there
sign Of disorder. The flames were ex-
tinguished before serious damage was done. The
school will be closed for repairs TO the building.
Burlington. Jan. S.-Prominent citizens of this
place are making strong EFFORTS 10 nave Albert
Cymer, the murderer of Bridget Doyle, reprieved
by the Governor The date of execution is fixed for
January l6. Should the Governor grant the re-
preve, a further effort will be made to have the
Board of Pardons the
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09

NEWARK.

The Newark Telephone Company has fled a bond
for $4,000 and its acceptance of the telephone sub
way branches ordinance lately passed by the Board
The bond is furnished by the Fidelity and Deposit
Company of Maryland.
Application was made yesterday to Vice-Chap
celor Emery for an injunction to restrain th$
Newark Electric Light and Power Company from
continuing a suit in the Circuit Court against the
Central Power Company TO force the payment OF
about 50 900 due for the OF poles belonging to
the former company. The Vice-Chancelor said he
would hear the motion on Saturday.
At the annual meeting of the Newark Library
Association yesterday the forty annual re-
port was read by President Rankin containing
recommendation to offer the library building IN
West Park-st. for sale. The report, Whch was
favOrably acted that the trustees or tho
Free Library having decided to build elsewhere.
the association left free to look elsewhere Tor
a purchaser Of the property. The report reconl-
rected sell the property the best terms obtain
able. and to execute deed subject TO the existing
lease and the balance then due the Howard Savings
Institution. Any mortgage bonds and notes that
sold and the entire net proceeds distributed pro-
portionatey among the stockholders. The par value
OF the stock is $32 $50. Board OF Directors
was elected.
the front of Karl Kleiner's cigar store at No 17o
Boomfeld-ave. was blown out When Klener and
his wife yesterday the house was filled with
gas and il was aired Later Kleiner called In a
plumber to repair the leak in the cellar. The
plumber descended with lighted lamp and a mo-
inent afterward the explosion occurred with terrific
force. It was supposed that the plumber was
killed but he appeared from the cellar In a feW
moments after the explosion, uninjured
Or. and Mrs. George W. Harman have moved to
No 1Si Clinton-ave.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
RIVAL. or "PADDY' GLEASON.

,,,psu>L WERsINGER. or RosEG.LE CAN GIVE
THE MAYOR POINTS OK cHOPPING.
elizabeth Jan $ (SpcciaD.-The telephone pole
war in Koselle waged merrily on yesterday and up
TO last night eighty-iiVc poles had been ald low py
Marshal WcrsinSer
\yersinger IS a sort Of Poo-Bah in the town lie Is
marshal chief of police. constable detective ahd
in fact almost the entire police force, and he at
tends to his manifold duties with vigor ana dis-
match He is a strapping big fellow. and the way
he swung the axe YESTERDAY Mould MAKE eve"
PADDY" Gleason turn green with envy ,
The thorough Council proposes TO add Insult 10 III,
i1rv so far as the telephone company ~ concerned
Not content with annhating The poles tne 'Oufon
intends to force the telephone company 10 pay Tor
Marshal Wersingcr's labor in cutting them doMh
and also TO pay for the storage OF the tnpers n'
telephone company's manager W ), & ianSLus, ~,
fu of fight and says he will not be Dalkeu III thls
Iansley is having a hard time constructing ms
line as opposition looms up against NJ pr ~ i
everv auarter Ii was only week ago that ne trieu
20 s,eai a midnight march the people ana oiilcials
OF Railway but Mayor DAILY blocked MN ny JUMP
ing into hole made FOR one oil tns DOL s am NM Who
trind - erect "a pole without permission from the
city. a., ,.,,o,. and bis forces
u,ithdr.w taking the poles away with thefn
JIis next move was erect "A line or poles aloils
St Cieorge-ave in Linden Township, IN front OF
tho home of Justus Morris The latter, although
seventy-four years old is a giant IN SIZE ana d
fighter from away back lie mustered his farm
hands and as fast as Lansleys men aug hoies' ule
Morris forces filed them up again Inc Dhttc raseu
~ mis- manner for some hours until finally the
telephone companys men gave up the Nght ana re-
treated -. ~ 49,. .,o oi.,- ,,,oi,s
Of Ellzabeth to Roselle without opposition but its
further extension is blocked for the present Mar
ebaI Wersingcr is keeping sharp Watch on tne
battlefield and Is ready TO summon posse shouid
he telephone company renew hostties.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
HARRISON.

The electric lighting Of the street is causing tho
Common Council much trouble Recently. under
advice of NJ T. Barrett. bids were advertised for.
although a contract made with the Excelsior Elec-
trc Light Company of Harrison, TWO years
ago. had still three years 10 Mr. Barrett's
opinion was based on the ground that the Common
Council had no power to sign enter into con-
tracts having n life longer than the term Of office
Of the Council members Two weeks ago. when
bids were opened. IL found that four companies
had made proposals-the Excelsior Company. at 81
cents per light per night the kearny Electric Light
and Power Company, for 2lie cents per light per
night; the Newark Company, for p cents and tho
Fort Wayne Company. for 2S cents At that time
no action was taken. the bids and proposals being
turned over to the Street Lighting Committee. On
Tuesday night last this committee reported in favor
OF the Newark Company at 27i2 cents per light but
through its representatives the Kearny company
filed a protest against such action, and after Il
heated argument the Aldermen voted to sustain the
protest. tabling the report Of the committee. I'M
mediatey after the vote was taken the Excelsior
company served notice upon the Council that It
would hold the town to its Old contract. and tho
meeting adjourned after again placing the whole
question in the hands Of its Street Lighting Conn
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
HE KILLED HIS WIFE.
CHARLES RICE FOUND GUILTY or MAN
SLAuGHTEK ~ NEWARk

CHARLES RICE FOUND GUILTY OF MAN
SLAUGHTER IN NEWARK.
The trial OF Charles Rice. who indicted for
manslaughter in having caused the death OF hls
common-aw WIFE, Maggie Rice. in a lodging house
IN River-st, Newark. resulted in a verdict OF guilty
yesterday.
The womans body was found on October . last
I'm the room occupied by her and Rice the night
previous 1t was covered with bruises many OF
which were old. Rice disappeared before the dis
covery was made. but was subsequently arrested
In Cleveland, Ohio. and brought back.
County Physician Washington testified that the
yoman's death due to cerebral hemorrhage
caused by blow from some blunt instrument.
Pauline Miller. who occupied room adjoining
that occupied by Rice and the woman. had heard
the latter groaning the day before her body
found and had heard one in the room ask
Rice wfat he doing. Her testimony also
showed that Rice had frequently beaten the woman.
and that the latter had fallen downstairs while
drunk two days before her death. Maggie Mitchell.
of cleveland Ohio said that Rice had told her
that he had hit his woman the head with chair.
and when he aw)ke in the morning he found her
dead.
The prisoner admitted that he might have slapped
the woman in the face. She was subject TO nose
bleeding and had a serious attack OF Ii that night.
lie denied the story told by the Cleveland woman
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
TIE BUTCHER AND THE JANITOR'S WIFE


HE AI.TNATED HER AFFECTIONS. TIE JANlIOh
SAYS AND HE DEMANDS $500,
Thomas II. Simpson. janitor OF Trinity Episcopal
church. Hoboken has begun suit against Will
lam p Schumaan, a Hoboken butcher. TO recover
s. 600 damages for alienation Of the affections Of Mrs
Slupson Schumann VAS admitted to bail yester-
dav having been arrested az defendant In the suit
Mrs simpson has fed and her whereabouts are
unknown
Mr. and Mrs Simpson lived al 40. : Willow Ter
race Hoboken. and Mrs. simpson traded with
Schumarn whose shop is AT NO 6l7 Wiow-ave.,
only a short distance away Unknown 10 the jan
itor his wife and the butcher carried on a hirta-
lion and exchanged notes through the day by the
aid OF tn butchers boy. In his affidavit simpson
alleges that he discovered that mis- wife and the
butcher registered the Continental Hotel. in To
boken as Jensen and wife. on Christmas night
and AYERS that she lef. her home soon after that
when he upbraided her.
In her haste TO get away Mrs. simpson forgot
TO take with her trunk In which she had hidden
some of the notes which the butcher wrote to her
One OF them, undated addressed TO MY dear
little wife" and signed "Your true lover. W." In
watch the writer requested her 20 meet him sun
day night the steps where we met one sunday
ND in Weehawken." The Simpsons have been mar
RED eight or nine years. and have no children.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
ANOTHER RECEIVER ASKED FOR.

AFFAIRS OF THE BRIGANTfNE TRANSIT COM
PANY TO BE TAKEN INTO COURT
conden Ian s (SpeciaD.-George Pierce and T..
G. C. Bleakly representing creditors OF the Brisah-
tine Transit Company propose to apply to vice.
Chancellor Reed next Monday TO have receiver
appointed in place of Judge Thompson In an IN
terview this morning they said that the company
was one OF the schemes Of J. Rush Ritter. an OF :
ficor of the Solicitors Loan and Trust company; ol
Philadelphia which failed recently. and that they
nronosed 10 examine into the manner IN "hlch II
had been conducted They said that the plant OF
tho Brigantne Transit Company was vaiueu az
about slO0 Wn while the company was captaized
at 500 900 which is supposed to be fully PAID ii
that IL is bonded for $3.50 900 more, and that II mas
total of 10000. They alege that Judge thompson
was appointed the application OF the treasurer
of Tho 'rompanv without any notice to the creditors
and that the Judge formerly counsel for the
company and is therefore Interested
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
MIR FEIcKE CHANGES HIS MIND
HE WILL TELL THE CHASSIS WHY hE A"HN'
DONED THE PULPIT To HE'"ME
sMoOSEIEPER

The Rev Julius Feickc. of Firm ani Gard"l SIS
UohoLrn. who gave up thr pulpit Tor m" si.""h-
h,r said Yesterday that he had changed hls III nj
I'm rcrarl to appearing before the Ciassis oi S'nh
perpou and would leave his saloon long enough
next Monday afternoon to attend a meeting oi thc
Classis which Is to be held In the Wayne street
Reformed Church. Jersey city. The Rev MI
Felckc has insisted ever since his brother clcfg{,
rn,n ureferrel charges against him that n" Wouli
not appear to answer them. He now says uhit
n. viii exp.ain the reasons which prompted nn
IN establish himself In the saloon husincss. frankly
admitting that a paltry salary Of $3.50 year a. 4
m mister was not sufficient TO meet the wants oi
childre- He says that the liquor business l. much
more profitable. All tnese facts he intends 10 Ia.
before the Chassis. =,
II was announced in Hoboken Yesterday that Mr
Feicke intends to have vaudeville performance
in his saloon every Saturday night.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
MR WIppEMER WINS.


THE Jt-RY AWARDS HIM $50 AGAINST TIE REV
DIR RITCHIE FOR SANDER
t,roo,old Ian s-Whcn the slander suit brought
-. tho Rev Howard T. Wddemer against the
Rev pr william Ritchie was resumed this morn
,,o Iudoe conoyer announced that ne had de-
oa.d NOT IN strike ont the first two counts IN the
declaration but would leave The whole case to the
,urv Nr Wlddeincr's friends were p'asei py
mis- as II was point in the deposed minister
favor.
Afr Viddemer vas called to the stand. ana ad-
p,.ttcd tha; he had been deposed in lSs' Tor Noa'
ing the canoncal law prohibiting remarraSe "he'e
divorce had been obtained on the ground OF "e-
scrton. -
The Rev Or William Ktchle the deiendhh'' was
tho, svorn In his own behalf His first acqnaint-
ance with Mr Wddcmer. he sa H. was wren WI,
Wlddemer went to Asbury Park az a supply, ana
,ha attendant had purposely refraned from mix
inc In tho trouble He declared that his only con,
nection with the case was when he ha9 & asTe,bn ,b
nuestions OF Interested parties, VINO drsii'u m
truth lie admitted having cohVerHSau,o" H, W."
Mr. Hamilton on the tran from New ORR 10 rs .fs-
bury Park on May @ ls9i In whch Mt, iidni'', W.
asked him TO explain the troupe pI'"ven ri ,r,ai
Widdemer and the Presbytery. he had answered
that ne was endeavoring to keep out OF thc ma
Ter as he knew nothing against NY. NIuu'ii' ~
cent The rumors that had been lying aiouhu ~,
Dr. Richie ceniei the testimony oI NJ Mrs ,iaaI Mas
Mr. WIddemer Was bad man ana an 'iiilDl a.
man. and that it was hard for HIM the delehq- ,m
am not to have any church TO preacn H. N!.ile
Mr Widdemer a man with a bot on MS repu,a,-
tion had charge OF the church whch Nr. 'hau-
ler the former minister. had intended '""' ~
.The Rev Benjamin s. Everett OF ;tnni Janesohs ,hi
the Presbytery had refused to admit ME- "l'ue-
IRE then syen to ihe WIZ Wsar ans aTter YSg
diet OF $50 awarded 10 MI "'uu'''''' "''S'
ar hours deliberatlOn.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
STREETCAR LINE BLOCKED BY SNOW.
JERSEY CITY SURFACE RAILWAY THAT CARRIES
LITTLE EXCEPT 4 FRANCHISE.

A JERSEY CITY SURFACE RAILWAY THAT CARRIES
LITTLE EXCEPT \ FRANCHISE.
The light fall Of blocked travel comp.etely
Yesterday morning trolley line in Jersey Cl'y'
1t is remarkable line, and IL operated by the
Consolidated Traction Company. 1t was estao.isneu
when the Central Elevated Railway Company was
formed several years ago build an elevated rail-
road from the Central Railroad ferry. at Comnuni-
paw along JoEnston-ave and across Jersey 'i'E
Heights TO the West Bergen part OF the city. lhe
Jersey City and Bergen Horse Railroad Company
which controlled al the car lines in the city start
ing from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ferry. built a branch road from its Lafayette ine'
at Pacinc-ave, along Johnston-ave two DOCKS
thence through Pine-st. running parallel with the
Pacic-ave. lire TO Communipaw-ave.. ana Jolh'd
the Lafayette line again at COmmunipaw ana fa-
ciic This branch was built TO cTcuHNtn,,
the proposed elevated road. and TO give the rN;ii
company a chance to make protracted nght III
court The traction company absorbed the hor-c
car company. while the Central Elevated Com,
pany was knocking at the door OF the street an1
Traction Company Influenced the Street and water
Commissioners to give il about al the important
streets in the city. and this practically Killed the
elevated road PROJECT IT,.
Since then the company has made only faint
pretence of keeping up the Pine-st line. IL uses
only the line and this car left the snow,
coated rails on I'ne-st yesterday. and was Oh on
ferry ii makes 4 trip every forty minutes II
usually Is run empty. as the peop.e living IN that
section wax tn short blocks to Pacinc-aVe,
where the cars run every five minutes.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
TWO RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
SLIGHT DAMAGE DONE AND no PASSENGERS
INJURED.


INJURED.
The Paterson train on the Erie Railroad 'ha'
leaves Jersey City at l2.l5 IN. was crossing the
meadows at a RAPID pace yesterday morning wheh
about "A mile below Harrison, the driving whee
broke and the train came TO a standstill None
OF the passengers hurt, and most OF them
tramped across the meadows to Newark. wreck
ing train from Jersey city cleared the track ana
after detention Of two hours the train proceeded
it's way
Four hours later another accident occurred. be-
tween the Riverside and Newark stations. to the
train which leaves Paterson at 5:3s o'clock IN the
morning II was approaching the Newark station
when the coupling OF the engine ana tender nrok';
The engine shot ahead along the main track anu
the tender and passenger cars turned on upon an
open switch and after short run. left me uach,
for about two hundred feet The engineer mao
whisted down brakes as soon as the engine am
tender parted company and the brakes were appliel
i'm time to prevent smhsh-ilp Inc passs',lIsrrS
were rudely shaken up. Some OF them Wer. thrown
from their seats over each other. while the seats
we're torn from their fastenings. moment later
the cars stopped and the scared passengers got out
Of the cars.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
HE CHASED HER BY MISTAKE.

THE JUDGE UPHOLDS THE MANAGEh OF liif'
KEARNY ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Police Judge Thomas f. Turnbull OF kearny
Yesterday dismissed the complaint against George
f. WooIlston, manager of the kearny Electric
COMPANY who was charged with chasing Mrs Mar
shall Harrington OF Begrove Drive. Arlington late
Saturday night. The examination was nominal
one Mr.. Woollston explaining that. as the street
lights supplied by his company were out ne nad ih
been looking for wire-cutters, from whose acts the
company had suffered Mr. Woollston sad ne had
no apologies to make. simply the explanation MI,
Harrington who was present. wished 10 nave the
defendant admit ungentlemanly conduct. but Mr.
Woo,lson denied this He said that III ioiio"i,s ih
Mrs Harrington whom he could not see III the
darkness ne was acting strictly in his line OF duty
and although sorry that much nctoriety should
have resulted from the incident, he was in no meas
IRE blame
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
WEATHERBOUND on THE SHORE.

u,IF THE CREWS or TWO LIGHTsHIPs TRYING
TO GET ABOARD.
Cane May Jan. s-Lightshps Nos. 40 and A. sta
,,oned on Five Fathom Bank. have been only half
manned since late in November. Commander Rel
ten inspector OF this district. ordered the other
half of the men on board the ships December l.
owing ~ the heavy weather that has prevailed al
most constantly since then, they have been unable
TO go Captain Smith, of No 40. is i'll here and
unable to 80 out to take command Of h!s ship This
nSnrs we're received this evening that the men
must be taken to the ships In some way or other;
The trip In Il TO the ships. This will probably
he done tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
TILE THEATKE WAS Chilly.
MED1AEvAL PLAY PRODUCED IN NINETEENTH
CENTURY COSTt MES.

MEDGAEVAL PLAY PRODUCED IN NlNhl Hr-> II
CENTURY COSTUMES.
New-Brunswlck. Jan. (SpeciaD.-A strange an
achronism was witnessed in 4 New-BrunS"lok 'he-
atre on Tuesday evening. Charles J. Fms anu "'
companv were producing a play sty.ed The ASA
ttan " The p,av abounGs In medieval scenes ana
characters including queens. soldiers danes ears,
dukes lords commontrs and peasdntry, AL Oi
course in appropriate costumes. .r,.
During the bitter cold OF Monday ana Iuesda
the steamplpes in the theatre were frozen st,, anu
The stage pit and galleries were as cola as 4
harm IL seemed peculiar when the curtain went
up FOR the first act to see the medIaeVai chAna 9
sblvering in their tailor-made coats ana ulslers.
The piay was shortened. and brief intermissions
occurred between the acts. The costumes We're iio'
changed throughout the performance. Ihe theE-
mometcr was below the freezng point, ana me
actors INDUCED in considerable acting not regularly
given I'm the play.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
THE FORCE Is TOO SMALL.

COLLECTOR EGNER EXPLAINS THE IA'D -
HIS ANNUAL REPORT.
Collector Of Customs ii. ". Egner OF newark eN
plains his alleged delinquency In making returns ~
the Government for the fiscal year by s'a'i'e '""
the required report Is so vouminous tha' 'i'0
,msd force of clerks which Is allowed at the Gus
tom House at Newark has been unable to compete
II in the required time.
In the last twenty years the business OF the New
ark Custom House has increased to large propor,1
tions the receipts this year aggregating IN rouhu
figures $4,000 and yet the Collector has ony tnIee
assistants the same number as twenty years ago.
The Perth Amboy Custom House is allowed SIX
men and less than half as much business Is trans
acted there The warehouse report Will be com
pleted and forwarded in two weeks. ana IN tne
mean time Collector Egncr has forwarded an ek-
anatlon Of the delay TO the Secretary OF the Treas
my
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
HINTS OF A BIG SURPRISE
TOMORROW NIGHTS SENATE CONFER
ENCE.

q BRAND NEW PROSPECTUS PREPARED BY 4
SUPPORTER OF VOORHEES, POLITICAL COS
SIP AT THE STATE HOUSE
Trenton. Jan (SpecaD. D.-There is a possibility
OF big surprise beng sprung at the conference of
Republican Senators to be held at the Windsor
Hotel here Friday night 1t has been generally
conceded by those who watch political affairs close
~ that Mr. Thompson would have ten Of the
eighteen Republican votes for President of the SEN
ate at the conference At most. according Sena-
tor Thompson's supporters. Senator voorhees, could
only command eight votes for the Senate presidency
AT the State House yesterday Scnat Stokes hinted
that some change of heart had taken place To-
day prominent Senator who is a close friend of
Senator Voorhees, made prediction of the Union
mans strength in to-morrow's conference. If this
prediction be correct. Senator Voorhees, will be
President of the 1896 Senate
This is the way the Senators will vote on the
Presidency" said the Senator:
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
BLOOMFIELD.

The Second Ward Republican Club has chosen
these officers President Frank Gahs. jr.; vice.
president Philip Cabs; secretary. Walter Lane:
financial secretary. Harry Cooper; treasurer Fred
crick Storms. Seven new members were elected
The Bloomfield Cycling ard Athletic Association
held it, annual meeting on Tuesday night and
elected these officers. President. Howard B. Davis;
vice-preslient. Frank l.. Snedecker; recording Sec
retary. Frederick T. Camp corresponding secretary.
J. Howard Hardcastle financial secretary j. Fred
erick Willis; treasurer William b. Doid: trustees,
Charles W. Smith. T. Howell Johnson. Frank &.
Van -iuken. l.. c. Haskell. Frank c. Tower. q. Il.
Wilson. Frederick Pch Edgar ID. Ackerman and
William J.. Johnson.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
NEARLY DROWNED WHILE SKATING.

New Brunswick Jan. (SpeciaD.--A narrow escape
from drowning occurred on the Rarian River just
helov New -Brun wick this afternoon. number of
vounr men had skated a few miles below the city
and were returning. when one of the number. George
Oliver had to stop to fasten one of his skates He
happened to stop wnere the ice was thn, ana IN a
moment the ice broke ard he fell through. The
water Is sixteen feet deep
He managed 10 swim back to where the clearing
was The thin ice broke as he clutched 1t. Finally
his companions secured long plank and s-)ved
it to him. and he was drawn out. He was nearly