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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
SHOT AN HONEST MAN
Dreadful Episode Of the Roose-
veltian Epidemic Of Crime
in New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 1s9s-Hans
Theede, a beer bother. who lives and
does business at No. 317 East One Hun
dred and Fifteenth street, shot and killed
Franz Seidel, one of his workmen, by
mistake about half-past two o'clock this
morning. Seidel boarded with his en-
ployer.
Shortly after two o'clock this morning
Mrs. Theede got up to attend to her
young child, which was restless. As
she was moving about the room she
looked out of the window and saw two
men on one of the clothes poles engaged
in robbing the clothes line, which were
full of newly washed clothing.
She aroused her husband, who leaped
from his bed. and seized breech load
ing rife. He rushed to the window,
threw up the sash, telling his wife at the
same time to call Seidel. When Theede
raised the window one of the men had
disappeared and the other was sliding
down the clothes pole.
Theede fired at random, and, without
stopping to see the effect of the shot,
he ran to a bureau where ne kept his
cartridges and reloaded the rifle. When
he returned to the window he saw
man hanging on the fence on the side
next to him, as If IN the act of dropping
into the narrow yard.
Without a moments hesitation Theede
fired. With the echo of the sharp crack
of the rifle came q loud groan and the
man fell into the narrow space between
the rear of Theede's house and the fence
Theede, after loading his rifle. dressed
himself and went cautiously downstairs
and out into the narrow yard. There
lay man groaning in agony. Theede
raised the man, carried him into the rear
floor and lighted the gas. To his utter
horror Theede then discovered that the
man whom 9, ne mad shot was his work
The poor fellow was unconscious and
bleeding freely from a bullet wound in
the left shoulder. The police We're called
ambulance. Surgeon Opdyke, who ar
man dead.
Seidel was dressed only In his under
he had partially dressed himself in the
hastiest manner. His body was removed
to the East One Hundred and Fourth
Street Police Station, and Theede was
placed under arrest on charge of homi-
eide.
n,ga The dps1lss p9Iee theory R is that when ssds E,
drew on his trousers and shoes and hur-
ried downstairs. Hearing the rife shot
of the back door and while Theede was
reloading his rifle climbed on the fence
to see ii any one had been shot. He was
resting on the fence when Theede re-
turned to the window, mistook him for
one of the burglars and shot him.
Theede was taken to the Harlem
filled with tears and his voice quivered
with emotion when he spoke. He said
that words could not express the grief
he felt at having killed Seidel whom he
described as one OF the most faithful
and honest of men.
When Theede was arraigned in court
on charge of homicide, Magistrate Mott
said he would not commit him to the Gus
tody OF the Coroner. according to the usual
custom, but would assume Jurisdiction in
the case. complaint was then ordered
to be taken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
BRING ON YOUR BLIZZARD.
Traction Company Ready 10 Deal
with Any Quantity of snow.

The snow storm of yesterday after
noon affected no material change in the
time table of the Consolidated Traction
Company. The cars on all the lines
We're running on or near thescheduled
time. The main cause of annoyance was
from trucks going up the hills. One car
jumped the track on Grand street. AS
soon as the snow had reached that stage
when it became bothersome, sweeper
and snow plough were run out on all
the lines to keep the road clear. The
was even greater they could have coped
with it just as easily. They declare
their patrons will suffer no inconven-
iences or annoying delays this winter, as
they were enforced to endure last win
ter.
The hail which fell yesterday afternoon
caused the Boulevard Bridge over the
Pennsylvania Railroad to become one
mass of ice. Several persons attempted
to drive over it, but the horses fell en-
the ice and were unable for a consider
drivers would make frantic efforts to help
the horses, but they, too, soon found
themselves sprawling on the bridge.
About 3 o'clock. yesterday afternoon
No. 10 Newark avenue. while walking on
the Boulevard near Pavonia avenue, fell
and sustained a fracture of the right leg
below the knee. He was taken home
by friends.
About five o'clock the Traction Com
pany's sweeper, while ON its way down
the Newark avenue hill, slid along the
slippery tracks and ran into Dogge, Bliss
& Companys wagons. No damage was
done.
The North Hudson County Railroad
sweepers were out last night after the
snow had ceased to fall. The trolley pole
of car. No. GA, of the Summit avenue
line broke while the car was coming up
the hill near HSboken Avenue Traffic on
the road was delayed about five minutes.
Then car No. 60 showed its disabled sis
ter into the car sheds on Summit avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
AN OLD PAIR 0F SHEARS.

Edward Boss, of Troy, N. T., has a
pair of shears known to be 1872 years DID,
and it is believed their history extends
back 200 years. Mr.. Boss has owned the
shears since 1862, when they were given
to him by Levi Hemingway. a farmer
living between Hinsdale and Dalton,
Mass. The shears were presented to
Mr.. Hemingway by another farmer in
that vicinity It is known that a cut
lery shop. where such articles were
made. once existed in the vicinity of
Dalton and Hinsdale, and 1t is supposed
the articles were manufactured there
Mr.. Boss's attention was drawn to an
article in the New York Sun, stating
that an old pair Of shears was found in
an oat field near Williamstown, Mass.
The shears were said to be 200 years old
The description tailed almost exactly
with that of the pair owned. by Mr.. Boss
The shears are not unlike the present ar
ticle, except being rougher in appearance
The handle was made by drawing the
metal out and twisting it into loops. 1t
is believed that the shears are such as
were used 200 or 800 yeas ago by tailors
in cutting cloth. The shears are strong,
being evidently hand forged and beaten
into shape The pair owned. by Mr. Boss
will cut tin or wet paper. --FI Hardware.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
NO ! STRAIN EXISTS.
Uncle Sans Relations With the
Porte Over the Armenian
Matter.
Bu Cable to the Unfted preaa.

LONDON, Feb. A. 1S96.-The correspon-
dent of The United Press in Constanti-
nople telegraphs under the date of Feb
ruary as follows:-
The reported existence of a strain be-
tween the United States and Turkey in
consequence of the rigorous and per-
sistent measures adopted by United
States Minister Terrell for the protection
OF American missionaries. is wholly with
out foundation. As regards protection
OF American citizens and the payment of
indemnity by the Turkish Government
for the destruction by fire of American
buildings it will be recalled that none
OF the ELS, 600 demanded by the three chief
powers OF Europe for the killing and
Wso,undlng OF the foreign consuls at Jed
San last May has yet been obtained by
the powers, nor has anybody as yet been
punished for the outrage
The houses occupied by Armenians in
Smyrna We're marked for week Mr. J.
H Madden, United States Consul at
Smyrna, made inquiry as to the reason
for 50 designating the houses and PRO-
proceeding The government replied that
a large quantity of arms had been found
in mosque at Smyrna and it was nee
essary ITO take all precautions against an
Armenian outbreak. AS the Christians in
Smyrna considerably outnumber the Mos
lens, however IL IS regarded as improb-
a bic that any massacre will be attempt
ed at that place
The United States cruiser San Francisco
IS at Mersina, Asia Minor. on the Mediter-
ranean. Letters describing the misery
prevailing among the inhabitants at Mar
ash and Corfa were read on board the
ship and the sailors made up a purse of
$3.50 for the relife of the sufferers. The
situation at Marash has become more
critical A number of European war
vessels are gathering at Alexandretta.
THE loan of 30000,O0O francs secured by
the Governments share of the light house
receipts, which the Porte is negotiating
with the Berlin banking house of Bleich-
roder. is nearly concluded"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
Is FURTH A FAKER.

The Sixth precinct police have been look
ing up the case of Matthew ]. Furth. of
No 98 Franklin street. the youth who
was sandbagged III front of No. School
on Friday night last They are inclined
to disbelieve the lads story. Captain Me-
Nulty has SO reported upon it to Chief
Murphy.
If the lad is shamming he certainly is
an adept at that business. He was found
lying on his face and hands in front of
School No. s. and when picked up the
police believed him to be unconscious. His
clothing was covered with dust and his
hat was badly crushed. His face e had ). q
claimed were caused by blow on the
head. The police say though that these
scratches were inflicted with his own
hand for the purpose of making his story
look more substantial.
According to the police view of the case.
the lad must have laid his plans very care
fully. The neighbors near where he lives
gives him q good regulations. and his com
panions say they know nothing against his
character
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
SELLING OFF FIRE STOCK.

Three horses of the retired list were
sold by order of the Fire Commissioners
at Fire Headquarters yesterday ALTERS
noon. Two black horses known as 'Ged'a
and Mack were bid in by a Mr. Me-
-Cluskey for $14 and $40 respectively. A
roan horse which bears the soubriauet
of Mike has SO far outlived his uses
fulness that he was bid in by Mr.. Kari
sen for 81. Mr.. T. D. Mills paid four
cents foot for 500 feet of cotton hose.
coupled, and twenty cents foot for IA
feet of rubber hose. These articles cost
Mr. Mills $3.50. Mr.. NJ. T. Connolly
bought in 500 feet of cotton hose at S1s
cents foot for $3.50. w. Kane & Sons
took 500 feet of the same sort for ~
cents and still another lot of $40 feet. for
2la cents foot. A job lot, of old hose
he secured for SIS. For his purchase
S3475 was received.
a special meeting. of the Fire Commis1
sioners was held last evening for the
purpose of making an unimportant eor-
rection in the payroll.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
DYNAMITE SLAUGHTER.


LAWRENCE. Mass. Feb 1884 ter
rible explosion. killing two men and dam
aging large amount of property, took
place at the compression house used in
connection with the construction of the
new South Lawrence sewer last night
Dynamite was the probable cause. The
dead men are John Lee. 35 years old, an
engineer employed by the A. N. Bryne
Constructing Company. and Alexander
Gordon, aged "a years. a fireman.
Lee belonged in Buffalo. N. Y. and
Gordon in Melrose. being unmarried. Both
men were in the compression house and
their bodies were horribly manglal The
explosion occurred about 10:30 o'clock, the
flash lighting UP the sky and the report
being heard as far away as Lowell The
compression building was blown into frag-
ments while other buildings within a
radius of quarter of mile were more
or less damaged, windows being shattered
without number and contents of houses
disturbed. In the compression house
were two upright boilers of rs horse power
each. by which air was compressed for
operating drills, the sewer being con-
structed through a solid ledge. These
boilers were blown over, but were not
damaged 1t mas been the custom to
thaw out the dynamite in this house. about
six pounds being there at times. Mem
bers of the firm express the opinion that
there was none there when the explosion
occurred, but it is the general belief that
there was. Lees body was found dis
tance from where the building stood, and
Gorden's near the air receiver. Cor
don's face and hands were terribly charred
and his clothing torn to shreds.
An examination made by Medical Ex-
vealed no fracture, and the former ex-
pressed the opinion that death was prob
ably caused by the immediate shock. A
house, containing several hundred pounds
of dynamite fifty feet from the compression
house. was demolished. but the dynamite
wtthstood the shock The damage TO prop
erty in the vicinity will amount to, sew
eral thousand dollars Work has been
conducted on the sewer day and night by
gangs of men employed by the Byrne
men besides the two killed were at work
tonight but were unhurt. The bodies of
the dead men are at an undertaking es-
| toh1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
BUG HOLIDAYS DAMAGES SUIT

Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. A, 1sss.-At-
tired in deep mourning, daughter of the
late Allen G. Thurman, Mrs NJ. P. T.
Holiday, and her husband Edward T.
Holiday, known in base ball and sporting
circles as Bug Holiday, sat side by
side in court room yesterday as defen-
dants in $4,000 damage suit brought
against them by Mrs. Fannie L. Holli-
day, a distant relative of Mr.. Holiday
The defendants claim that Mrs Fannie
Holiday, in August last, threatened to
burn their furniture and kill them,
whereupon they procured her arrest She
was confined in jail for eight days, being
finally released on a writ of habeas cor
pus.
The plaintiff asserts that she was
wrongfully imprisoned and that con-
spiracy exists 10 ruin her character. On
account of the prominence of the parties
involved, the case e1cites more than
usual interest
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
LIGHTS ALONG THE SHORE.
New Plan for Marking Danger
Points Along the Coast.

Points Along the Coast.
= WASHINGTON, February 4, 18s6.-Na-
val officers attached to the Lighthouse
Board, the Hydrographi Service and the
warshps in commission as well as life
saving officials are much interested in
a plan suggested by Col. John Schuyler
Crosby, of New York, for conspicuously
marking the dangerous points on the
ocean gulf and lake coast line. Col.
Crosby's plan involves a government ex-
penditure of only few thousand dollars,
which, it is expected, will be attached to
an appropriation bill in this session of
Congress.
The scheme is to paint in a most prom
inent place on the life saving stations
and houses of refuge large white Roman
numerals so as to be- visible from the
sea as soon as the stations can be dis
tinctly seen, thereby enabling the sea-
faring community to definitely locate
their vessels in tempestuous weather.
particularly in winter, or after a period
the sun are not easily obtained.
From Monauk Po Pon 0 to fbe Forda oaa
reefs the land Is generally low lying
with few features to distinguish it, and
be most valuable in suppiementing the
lighthouse system. 1t is mainly in those
districts where the summer cottages
have been built in large numbers, and
amongst which it is not always easy for
strangers to pick out life saving stations,
unless numbers should indicate their To-
cality.
AS few of these struggling hamlets and
villages are marked, hardly any use
could be made of them by vessels ap-
preaching the coast Unless the life say say
manner as / suggest, wherever they
might happen to have been encroached
upon. as lately made manifest at some
yachting at all seasons of the year it
mas been felt that with some such guide
as pointed out, uncertainty would have
been dispelled and considerable anxiety
would have been removed, IL the yachts
location could have been made certain; ]
have felt that substantial benefit would
means of quickly recognizing locality
had been afforded.
and continuing westward, including the
coast Of Massachusetts, there are thirty
six life saving stations, which, # num-
hers We're employed, the easternmost st
Ssesto west Y, the the next ext K, the next west x1,
the next Xxx, and so on until the last
station in Massachusetts was reached
Rhode Island and the south side of Long
Island and the New Jersey coast,
similar system could be begun and ter
coast This scheme of enumeration would
be sufficiently elastic to permit the es-
tablishment of stations at intermediate
points, retaining those already mum.
bered, so as to avoid any duplication of
numbers, while the great distance in
cluded in the enumeration would make it
Impossible to mistake their identity. This
enumeration should be continued on the
coast Of Delaware Maryland and vir-
glnia as far as Cape Fear. which would
fance, so that it would be impossible
for mistakes of Identification to occur.
This would divide the nine Atlantic dis
trle{s lnso od er;,e INV ora nve au
than could be easily distinguished at all
distances where the life saving stations
could be made out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
LOVERS ONCE BUT sLAPpERs NOW

Peter Costello. 1S years old, of No. 201
Madison street, Hoboken, and Teresa
Benoni, also Is years old, of the same
address. were lovers once but now they
are at swords points with each other.
and every day have dozen quarrels
more or less Sunday they had an extra
lively argument which ended, Teresa al
leges. by Peter slapping her in the face.
Peter. on the other hand. claims that 1t
was Teresa who did the slapping. Teresa,
however, sticks to her side of the story
and is so positive that she was struck
BY her old lover that she went before
Recorder McDohough and had warrant
issued for his arrest. He was arraisned.
before the Recorder and remanded for
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Two fires broke out this morning in
the apartment house at No. 322 Third
street, occupied by Mrs. Bertha Morgan.
Damage slight.
and Loan Association at Gaffney's real
estate Office Marion. last night, were ST.
$50. The shares for the tenth series are
now ready.
About $50 yesterday afternoon, Patrick
Collopsy, aged fifty -thrs9,aAa laborer, of
No. 453 Newark avenue, had his leg
crushed by rocks falling upon it in the
Pennsylvania Railroad cut where he was
employed blasting. The charge was. set
but Collopsy failed to get away in time
to escape the falling rocks.
The West Side Citizens Club will hold
and entertainment and pound sociable
on Tuesday evening. February II.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
UHL 70 SUCCEED RUNY0N

WASHINGTON. Feb. A. iSss.-Mr Ed
win F. Uhl of Michigan. now Assistant
Secretary of State. has been rendered
the post of Ambassador to Germany to
succeed the late Chancellor Runyon. Mr..
Uhl has accepted the tender and the
nomination will go to the Senate this
week, probably on Wednesday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
WREATHs FOR BATTBNBBRG.
Bu Cablc to the Unftea Prcss.

PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 4, 1S96.-The Brit
ish cruiser Blenheim, with the body of
Prince Henry of Battenberg on board,
arrived here this morning. Princess
Beatrice, widow of Prince Henry, and
her sister Princess Helene, wife of
Prince Christian of Sehleswig-Holstein,
attended by the Prince of Wales and the
Duke of Connaught, went on board the
vessel and placed wreaths upon the
coffin.
The body of Prince Henry of Batten-
berg was transferred from the warship
Bienheim to the Royal yacht Alberts and
today conveyed to Cowes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
MARIN DEFEATS GOMEZ.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

MADRID, Feb A, 18sS.-Infi.enza is
dent of the "Imparcial in Havana tele-
graphs that General Marin. with a strong
Spanish force had battle with the rebel
leader Gomez on the San Julian ptanta-
ton, near San Anltonio and defeated him.
Gomez lost. twenty men killed.
The property of the Havana Railway
Company has been so greatly damaged
and its loss of business so large. through
the depredations of the rebels, that the
company has been compelled to enforce
economics to the extent of 100000 peacs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
FURsT BISMARCK AT FUNOHAL.

NEW YORK. Feb. 4. 1Sss.AThe Ham
American line steamer F'urst Bis
1harck. with a party of excursionists
aboard numbering $50. while sailed from
New York on January 2S for ten weeks
cruise to the Mediterranean and the Orient,
arrived at Funchal. Madeira. today. She
has had splendid voyage thus far and
all of her passengers are in good health
and excellent SDiritS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
CAMP0S ON CUBA.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

MADRID. Feb. 4. 1S96.-In an interview
at Corunna, just after his arrival there,
General Martinez Campos, late Captain
General Of Cuba. declared it imperative
that the troubles in Cuba should be
granting Of reforms, Comprising a m ISL = even ven
Cuban autonomy, if necessary Cuba he
said could no longer provide the money
necessary for the expenses of further
warfare. General Campos expressed
hope that time would justify his action
in Cuba
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
MRS. VERDON'S PRESENCE 0F MIND
Hoboken Woman Saves Herself
From Burning to Death.

Mrs. William erdon, OF NO. log Four
teenth street, Hoboken, was horribly
burned about the hands and body last
night. She went to light the gas. in the
dining room, and as she struck the match
the sulphur end broke off and fell upon
the table, setting fire to the cloth. She
dress caught fire. She ran to the kitchen,
where stood tub of water, and sat
down in it, thus saving herself from a
horrible death
was very badly burned about the body,
but her hands and face were but slightly
tn1Ichad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER.

By cable from staff correspondent of
the United Press.)
HAVANA. Feb. A. 1s96.-A detachment
cf the battalion of the Spanish troops sta
TONED at San Quintin while at work re-
pairing the railroad tracks between Es-
peranza and Jicotea. in the Province of
Santa Clara. were attacked yesterday by
a body of rebels under the leader Nunez
and desperate fight ensued. The official
report of the engagement places the Span
ish loss at sixteen killed and five wounded.
Among the killed were Lieutenant Edu-
ardo Borges and sergeant
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
KOHL s LAST CHANCE
Spscioato the Jeascy Citu Nelrs.

TRENTON. Feb. A, 1S9s-Goyernor
Griggs this morning gave an audience to
Sheriff Lehlback and William Riker, who
asked for a reconsideration of the Kohl
case. They presented several thousand
words of testimony, and the Governor
promised to read it before the next meet
ing of the Court of Pardons.
The hearing for the extradition papers
in the case of Alice Jones of Orange
charged with swindling Jeweler Tates
OF New York, did not take place this
morning, but has been postponed until
next Wednesday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
CHANCERY HONORS RUN
Y0N.
RUN
specialt1the Jersey Citu Nsars.

TRENTON. Feb. 4. 1Ss6.-The Court of
Chancery, which was to have met today
for the delivery of opinions, adjourned
out of respect to the memory of Anbas-
sador Runyon, who was formerly Chan
cellor of the State. Before adjournment
the Court adopted resolution of con-
dolence which had been prepared by a
committee in Newark
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
KING PREMPEH's EXILE.
Bp Cable 10 the United Press.

CAPE COAST CASTLE, Feb. A, 1885,
King Prempeh and his mother, together
with a number of Others comprising the
most prominent of the Ashantee prisoners
who were brought here, have been taken
on board the British warship Raccoon
here to be sent to Eimina, fortified
town on the Gold Coast.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
NOTED MUSICIAN DEAD.
b. Cable to the Unitcd Press.

LONDON, lFeb A. 1Ss6-The funeral
of Sir Joseph Barnby, the celebrated
musical conductor and composer. took
place in St. Paul's Cathedral today and
at Norwood, Surrey. Among the pail
bearers were Beerbohm Tree, the actor,
and Sir Arthur Sullivan, the composer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-04
YOUNGER THAN HIS BRIDE

BIZ Cable to the United Press
BELGRADE. Feb. 4, 1S96.--It is an
nounced that King Alexander of Servia
has been betrothed, to Princess Helene,
third daughter of the Prince of Monte
NEGRO King Alexander is in his twentieth
year and Princess Helene is just past
tWenty-three.