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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
COFFEE VERSUS beer
". c. 7. U. Of the Heights
Starts a Campaign Against
Alcohol.

The Jersey City Heights branch Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
opened a coffee house yesterday afternoon
at No. 5 Foye place. The room is most
inviting. 1t is long and narrow, well
ventilated and light. The walls and
ceilings are of light ain wood. Along
one side is a row Of brass hooks for hats,
Beneath these hooks are four tables each
seating four people. On the other side
of the room at the rear is a long luncl,
counter, with stools in front of it. Be
hind the counter are several shelves where
the plates, cups and saucers, knives and
forks and glasses are kept. A long hall
runs back which is two or three feet lower
than the rest of the building, and has a
stone floor. Between the kitchen and
coffee room is a large room where the
mar in charge of The coffee house sleeps.
The ladies of the Union have talked for
some time of the advisablstty of starting
a coffee house, but it was not until three
weeks ago when Mrs. C. Story, President
OF the Union returned from England that
plans were made to establish it. While
in England Mrs. Story made a study of
the coffee house there, and learned the
principles on which thsy are based. "A
committee was appointed to make all ar
engagements and in an incredibly short
time these ladies, Mrs. L. A. Opdyke, Mrs.
Searle and Mrs. Darling. announced the
completion of their plans. The object of
the Union is TO provide a clean, inviting
place where men who want something to
drink that is not Intoxicating may get it.
The coffee house IS IN a good location.
right at the car house. The Union hopes
to gain the patronage of the motormen
and conductors and Of he members IF
the Fourth Regiment This house wiz
be open from 6 A. II. ill 10 p. M, and
later If there is {. demand.
Coffee, tea, sandw :chas, crackers. re:is
and d~oughnuts Will be served at almost
nominal price. No profit :s expected.
that is all. There VIII he no prayer
meetings or services of any kind in the
coffee house. 1t q . be run simply end
solely as a coffee house. 1t is intended
that there will be a table full of good
literature where all who wish to spend
their time in reading may do 50.
The coffee house is in charge of William
belmont, a French cook, ana he will cook
all food and serve 1t to the customers.
Yesterday. afternoon free coffee, crackers
ers. The coffee and doughnuts were
most appetizing and had many patrons.
The coffee house was formally opened at
three o'clock yesterday with devotional
and the Rev. Arney S. Biddie took part.
The Jersey City Heights Union has been
established several years. 1t numbers
forty members, and it has achieved sue
cess in a variety of undertakings. The
G. Story; Corresponding Secretary, Miss
Baldwin; Recording Secretary, Mrs.
Dewey, and Treasurer. DR.. Mary Bance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
IDENTIFIED By A BOOT.
A skeleton Found ReYivss a Disap-
pearance Fourteen Years Ago.
spccicl to the Jsrsey Cttg Nsp

W. y tHS p IA ttSSs
EGG HARBOR CITY, Oct. s. /l598-A
skeleton was found on the fats Of the
Gloucester Lake, in he rear of the city
park here, by John Fisher and Constable
Daniel Sauers yesterday afternoon. These
men ere engaged in constructing the lake
into a cranberry bog, about -four miles
east of this city. Every indication proves
that the body is that of Frank Head, OF
Weekstown. who m~ysteriously disappeared
about fourteen years ago.
Charles and William Weeks, two grand
sons. viewed the skeleton at the under
taking establishment in this city, and by
an old boot which was found identified It.
The skull was still in good condition. A
second boot was found a few feet away,
but was partly burnt.
Mr.. Head, who was about 65 years of
age, came to this city to do some shop
ping about fourteen years ago and never
returned. Foul play was suspected at the
time and searching parties secured the
forests for months after. Where the
skeleton was found is about 300 feet from
any road. and IT wiz undoubtedly never
be learned how he met his death. Head
owned a small farm in Weekstown n
was considered a wealthy man. His wife
is alive. but has since been married.
Prosecutor Samuel e. Perry will view
the remains tomorrow morning and an
investigation Will probably follow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08

them totally incapable Of the treachery
laid at their doors BY the Herald Mr..
Davis, whatever his faults may be, has q
reputation for keeping his word and
standing by his friends. We cannot re-
call any occasion when he sold out a
nominee of his party. We believe Mr..
Heller is too square a man to profit by
such a betrayal of a colleague. Mayor
Wanser is also an honorable man. and
we are sure would repel the very sug
gestion of such a deal, and Colonel Dick
inson is far too anxious to remain at the
helm of the local Republican organization
to furnish grounds on which his enc
mies-and he has enough of them-could
accuse him of ~disloyalty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
JURY CONVICTED HENRY.
Accused or Punching His Wffess Fac .

ana EAncDtUX E1eF arms ana Legs.
Robert Henry and Mamie Hardekamp
were married seven months ago in Ho-
boken. The marriage has evidently proved
to be a failure. as Henry was tried in the
General Sessions Court this morning for
beating his wife. Mrs. Henry is a per-
feet type of a picnic girl. She is not more
than Is years old. has a brilliant COM
plexfon. whether natural or artificial
could not be ascertained. and black curly
hair, cut short.
Mrs. Henry testified thai her husband
entered her room ait No. 127 Adams street
and without saying a word punched her
in the face, pinched her arms and legs
and tore her skirt into ribbons. On cross
examination she admitted that her hus-
men. There was a note lying on rhe table
and Henry made a grab for It. Mamie
was too quick for him and got the note
first, but he took 1t away from her. Tes-
timony as to the contents of the note
was not adnss1ted.
Kate Hardekamp, MaTnie's mother, a
dashing hooking woman of aggressive
temperament. testified that Mamie came
home thai morning and showed her the
injuries she had received. The witness
was exceedingly anxious to give the
Count and jury her opinion of her son-in-
5aw. and was mad because she was not
permitted TO do il.
Henry. who is q tough-fooking young
man. testified that he called on his wife
to tell her that he had secured employ.
ment and would be able to give her some
money. She began to abuse him before
he could TEN her and then they had a
scrap for the note. The jury convicted
him of simple assault.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
A COMPROMISE FAR OFF.
Glassworkers at MfllvfIie az Deter
mined as to Manufacturer.

M1LLyILLE, Oct. s, 1896.-The COM
mittee of the Glass Blowers Union Stated
yesterday that they would go to work
at any time on last years wages, but not
under any reduction. This morning Whit
all, Tatum & Co.. received no offers from
union men Ito go ITO work under the 20 per
cent. reduction. but they received appli-
cations by mail from sixteen n~on-union
workmen desiring employment.
1T was learned yesterday that glass will
be put In one Of the furnaces that has
been under slow fire for some time, and
that this factory will start up next Mon
day, 1t was reported today that the wood
en- mould workmen would resume work
will not go to work if another factory
starts up n~on-union. If the firm starts a
factory with non-union workmen they
viii have to secure %non.union packers
n grinders to finish the ware, as the
union men will not finish the ware.
The glassblowers are very strong and
the union has apparently no doubts of
the result. Already nine flint glass plants
have resumed work in different parts of
the country at last years scale.
The few weak union men who might be
tempted to go to work when they see
their places filled the union in this city
has finances enough to support.
The 20 per cent. reduction asked by
Whitall. Tsatum & Co. is a reduction from
worked last year under a reduction Of
about 7k per cent. OF the average. Whit
all, Tatum & Co. appear to be very firm
IN the starting up Of their factories at
the reduction offered the union workmen.
While the giassblowers might have ac-
cepted a compromise at the beginning of
the controversy, they said today that it
Is now last years scale or none at all.
unless a new scale should be agreed upon
between the union and manufacturers.
Both sides are very firm in their demands
and a compromise seems far away.
The Executive Committee of the Glass
blowers Union of this city received a
letter today from the glassblowers at
SwindelPs Glass Works ait Baltimore. The
letter advises the glassblowers in this
city to hold out for last years wages, and
not be dlsheartened. This was great en-
arrangement to the glassblowers here.
and shows that the glass unions all over
the country realize the Importance of the
settlement. Whatever the workmen ac-
cept here will be accepted all over the
country,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
Ths ssHeraId,., political friction.

The New York "Heraldp seems to be
gong into the present Hudson county
mpai in a sort of jim-jam spirit of
sensationalism. Last week it had an ar
ticle about Mayor wanser and the Iebieb
Valley crossing which excited the mingled
ridicyle and condemnation of the Mayors
friends n opponents alike Today it
has a sort of opium dream, in which
Robert Davis, Sam Dickinson, the Mayor
and Mr.. Heller are involved in a mon
strous charge of conspiracy.
It is needless to tell those who are
posted on the politics of the county that
there is not the least foundation in fact
for this story. 1t is a wicked invention.
fabricated out of whole cloth. 1t has not
even the excuse of general rumor. which
was adyanced-falsely in that case, too
IN pailiation of the former fiction.
The cold fact is that-all other consid-
erations a~part-both sides are too conf
dent in this fight to make any deals or
any compromises. Mr.. Davis is sincerely
convinced that the Democratic county
ticket is going to win. It is only neces-
sary to read the interesting statement bv
him, published In ssThe News" of vester-
day, to see how sure he feels-and why
mould he not? On the other hand. it is
equally true that the Republican leaders
think they can win. They count on the
division Of sentiment in the Democracy
over the National platform and candi-
dates. n they hope that the vote polled
by the third ticket will SO weaken the
Democracy as to give them a good pIu-
rality.
The average man would be inclined to
wonder, too, why Mr.. Dickinson should
trade off his chance Of electing a Repub-
hcan ~Sherin-such as it is-for the sake
Of making Mayor wanser Surrogate.
There Is no more political advantage in
having the Surrogate than there is in
controlling the Sheriff. and Colonel Dick
inson's personal devotion to Mayor Wan
ser hardly goes the length of overbaIanc-
ing his political ambitions. If the cleo
tion of h Republican Assembly ticket
had been made the auid-pro-qno. the story
would have had more verisimiIitude
though not more truth.
These are the proofs Of the falsity Of
the yarn which ordinary common sense
suggests. It is only fair TO all four OF the
gentlemen named to say tina we consider
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
Needsd

There is a widespread feeling in the
country, If it does not amount to a posi-
tive conviction, that some Of the laws
regulating the method by which the
choice of the people for the highest ONCE
in their gift is made. have survived the
period of their usefulness. and ought to
be revised and adapted to the conditions
of the present time, which differ so wide
~ from those existing when these laws
were enacted. The indications are not
obscure that there IS a growing desire in
plan re-examined, and possibly abandoned,
so as to elect the President by a direct
popular vote. There is at least enough of
study of the subject from a n~on-partisan
standpoint. and with a view to do ample
Justice to the plan as 1t Is, as well as to
ascertain whether it might be modified so
as TO become more republican in spirit,
and to work with greater equality among
the voters of the different States-North
American Review for October.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08

LEGAL NOTICES.
10 JOHANNA AHERN wIDow0, JOB
Buchanan and Sarah ]. Coleman.

10 JOHANNA AHERN WIDOwO, Ohm
Buchanan and Sarah ]. Coleman.
You are hereby notified that at a public
sale made by the City Collector of Jersey
Keane purchased for the sum OF eighry-four
dollars and thirty cents L the land and
real estate situate in Jersey City. in IA
County of Hudson and State Of New JerseH
fronting on Eighteenth street which Is laid
down and designated as Lot A. in block NUM-
Der two hundred and twenty-five (z25l, upon
an assessment map annexed - q report made
BY Commissioners Of Adjustment appointed
in and for said City by the Circuit Court OF
the County Of Hudson. q certified copy OF
which report and map was filed in the Office
Of the City Collector Of Jersey City. on the
2sth day Of July, 1888, said report and map
and said sale being made pursuant 20 the pro-
visions of an act Of the Legislature OF New
can Act concerning the settlement and COLI
lection of arTesrages OF unpaid taxes. as
sessiaenss and water rates or water rents
in cities OF this state. and imposing and
and instead OF such arrearsges. and to
enforce the payment thereof, and TO pro-
vide fer the sale OF lands subjected to
future taxation and assessment
And the several supplements thereto.
And YOU are further notified that you APP
pear 70 have an estate or interest in said
land and real estate, and unless the said Land
ana real estate shall be redeemed. as pro-
,-sSa5 ~ safS acts before the exnsrsrto1 ~
six months from and after the service hereof.
a deed for the same viii be given conveying
to the purchaser the fee simple Of said land
and real estate according TO the provisions
Dated. Jersey City, n. o., october 1. 1855.
PETER A. KEANE.
Assignee Of Purchaser.
The Sst Ssg 1s ass k Tssls d fos Pasehs s TFu Ssrs Co
esale No. so2.4
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
A PRICELESS PRESENT.
A Rare Japanese Bird for the GER
man Minister of War.

A curious gift. intended for the Ger
man Minister of War. Bronsart Won
Schellendorf. has bene shipped from ia
pan, according to information published
In the Toxic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." A
number of Japanese military officials. who
received their military instruction in the
German army, desired to give the German
Minister of Wal a oxen of gratitude for
the hospitality shown so many Japanese
military officers. They wished to give
him something which could not be pur-
chased in Europe for money, as. for in
stance, precious products of Japanese
industry, and after much thinking it was
decided to present him with a specimen of
the O-Naga-Niwatory. the so-called long
tailed pheasant, which ever in Japan can
only be procured with the utmost diff
culties and at a great sacrifice of time
and money. This bird is truly a " rara
avis" for it is not known to exist any
where outside of the Tosa district, of the
Province Kotchi, on the Island of Shi-
koku, and even there it is very scarce.
The bird selected is a particularly magni-
fcent specimen, since its tail shows the
extraordinary length of eighteen feet.
The value of a full grown bird is very
high, and as japanese superstition holds
these birds sacred they are practically
nriaa1aSS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08

A good story is told on the venerable
Bishop Whipple. The scene is laid in St.
Paul and the story runs as follows:
One evening in h fall. and after dark.
as the bishop was walking along the
street, he noticed a little fellow trying to
ring the door bell of a fine residence. He
was too short to do any more than reach
ii, and although he stood on his tiptoes
and stretched vigorously, no sound came
from the bell. The kind-hearted prelate
felt called upon to assist him., and so,
ascending the steps. asked:
Shall help you. my little man."
The boy intimated that such a course
would be gratifying to him. and the
bishop rang the bell. Thereupon the little
fellow remarked:
Now we'd better both run like h-!''
and decamped as rapidly as possible.
1t took the bishop just a to re-
member that it was halloween and 1t is
said that he made tracks and got around
the corner about as rapidly as did the
little boy.-Wabash fMinn.) Herald.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
N cHANcERx OF NEW JERSEY.

To c4anbreck Steam Boiler Company and
John King and ]. 9. Mccoileugh. Receivers
etc
BY virtue Of an order OF the Court Of Cham
Gerry Of New Jersey. made on the day OF the
date hereof. in a cause wherein Anthony s.
Dfliar is complainant and the Standard Iron
Company OF Jersey City. you and others ars
defendants, you are required to appear. plead.
answer or dernur to the bill Of said CONF
plainant, on or before the first day Of De-
cember next, or the said bill will be taken az
confessed against YOU
THE said bill is filed to foreclose two mort
cages given by the Standard Iron Company
OF Jersey City to the said complainant, dated
November Sth. 1880, and March lst. 1897, re-
spectisely. upon certain lands IN Jersey City.
HUDSON County. New Jersey. and you. the
C4anbrock steam Boiler Company. are made q
defendant because Yea are the holder Of a
mortgage made by said STANDARD lnon Com
pany of Jersey City 10 William IN. Bow
man, by virtue Of an assignment duly re-
corded in the Registers Ofice Of Hudson
County aforesaid and you John King and
]. @. Mccullough, Receivers. etc. are made
defendants because yon recovered a Judgment
against said Standard iron Company OF Jersey
City, and by virtue thereof. you and each of
you, claim 10 have Some lien upon or Interest
in the said sno-tsassd premises
Dated October lsk- 1886.
MANNING & ENGELsREcHT.
Solicitors OF Complainant.
No 2s Washington street. Jersey CITY. II T.
81. 80.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
MR.. HARRIS SURPRISE.
Returning from the Country He Finds
Burglars Have Waited Him.

]. Hart reported to the Hoboken police
last night that he and family returned
home from a short visit and found that
the door of their rooms had been forced
with some instrument, no doubt a bur-
glars jimmy. They live on the fourth
floor of No. 500 Washington street. Mr..
Harris family left home on Saturday and
came back last evening to find their rooms
in the worst kind of disorder. Bureaus
were ransacked, clothes strewn all over
the floors, the bed pillows and clothes in
a heap. and the house turned upside down
IN general. When an inventory had been
taken, it was found that several hundred
dollars worth eff medals. which had been
left in a case on one of the tables was
missing.
There was no doubt but that the nat
had been entered by sneak thieves III
search OF money. This is evident from
the manner in which every possible hiding
place for money had been searched and
articles of value left untouched.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
ASTHMA CAN BE CURED.
4 LEADING PHYSICIAN AT LAST,
DISCOVERS THE REMEDY.
= Public Test VIII be made Today
at Whites Drug store.

In the wonderful progress made nv
meaical science of the world successfuI
treatment for most diseases has been dis
covered and those which were at one
Time considered incurable are now easily
~hquer Among the most difIicult and
obstinate of diseases which has ba filed
the skill Of our most noted Physician MS nm
10 the present time. Asthma ranks first
thousands Of sufferers know by their
PERSONAL experience that no absolute
cure for this disease was discovered until
Or. Rudolph Schiffmann, the renowned
PHYSICIAN, who has made the treatment
OF Asthma and kindred complaints the
study of a lifetime. during which time
ne has treated and cured more cases Of
Asthma thai any living Doctor. perfect
ed a remedy which not only produces
instant relief in the most severe cases Of
asthma Hay Fever and Bronchitis. but
mas positively cured thousands of suf-
ferers h were considered incurabie.
Recognizing the skepticism Of the public
In this age of countless fraudulent nos
srumss DR.. Schiffmann, in order to re-
store confidence and obviate any sus-
picion of imposition, requests this paper
70 announce that from s A. M. oday un-
I'll 8 F. M. tomorrow he offers a liberal
box Of Schifmann's Asthma Cure
70 all persons applying at Geo. H.
whites Drug Store, 100 Newark avenue.
absolutely free of charge, knowing that
a personal test will be most convincing.
and viii vindicate his every lain. This
physician has made a most generous
offer to persons who suffer from this
most terrible disease. and all sufferers
are not only requested. but cordially in
yited to call. and should bear in mind the
time and place specified for the distribu-
ton and avail themselves of the offer.
Persons living out of this city who de-
sire to test the merits of this most won
derful remedy will receive a package free
by mail by writing to DR.. r. Schiffmann,
315 Rosabel street, St. Paul, Mimi, pro-
viding their letter is received before DC
toher Is, as no samples can be obtained
after that date.
Geo. H. White, the well known drug
gist. authorizes US to oun that he
has received a quantity of samples from
DR.. schiffmann which he will distribute
during the hours mentioned in accordance
with his offer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
Freeholders:-

Jersey City
First Ward-ALExANDER CLEMENTS.
Second Ward-MIcHAEL j. KENNY.
Third Ward-FRANK McNALLY.
Fourth Ward-JAMEs TREMBLE.
Fifth Ward-PHILLIP McGovERN.
Sixth Ward-WILLIAM McWmLIAMs.
Seventh Ward-JosEPH P. MURRAY.
Eighth Ward-JoHN B. FAUNcE.
Ninth Ward-GREaeRY JUDGE.
Tenth Ward-JosEfE F~ITzsIMMoNs.
Eleventh Ward-PBRER F. MAauIRE.
Twelfth Ward-CHARLEs SCHMIDT.
Bayonne-vALENTIsE HeLzApPLE, PETER
GALLAGHER.
Hoboksn-ANDREw j. CULLEN, JOHN F.
KEATINe.
Weehawken-SIMoN KELLY.
West Hoboken-EDwARD T. BoEHLER,
RICHARD ]. LYNCH.
Union Hill-EMIL GRorH, FREDERICK
Ripe.
Guttenberg-CHARLEs KLEIN.
Union Township-PHnIP BINDERNAGLE.
North Bergsn-CoNRAD DIETz.
Harrison-JosEPH A. RIoRDAY.
East NewarkSJAMEs DUFFY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08
Money No object.

That there is an ocean of money be-
by the action just taken by the Anarchist
Governor of Illinois in hiring sixty halls
in Cook county for every night from to-
morrow to Election Day. Some of these
halls are no doubt small and cheap,
but some of them must be large and dear.
Chicago has fine halls and they rent no
lower there than in other large cities.
1t is probably taking a low figure when
we estimate that the sixty halls are going
to cost an average of $50 a piece per
night. This, it win be observed, is $1,000
a night. Leaving out Sundays, there are
twenty nights from tomorrow to Novem-
Der 2, inclusive. Twenty nights at $1,000
a night comes to s6o,oSo.
This is a very tidy sum of money. Add
to it all the other expenses of sixty meet
ings a night and it win easily grow to
sl2o,OO0, If not more. Anyone who has ever
taken part in getting up a meeting will
admit the figures are moderate. if not
low.
Now where is the $4,000 to come from?
Who is putting it up-nof to ak Of all
the other expenses of the campaign?
Is it not the silver min trust?
And if it is the silver mine trust, why is
it so mighty liberal?
Is 1T not because it sees a certainty of
plundersng the country Of millions if
Bryan can be elected?