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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
OREVIER's WIDOW MUST PAY.
She wished to avoid Payment of a
Note She Signed with Her Husband

A suit Of Anton Bieberdick against Alice
Crevier, widow of John c. Crevier, the
real estate agent who committed suicide
in Hoboken, to recover on promisory
note for 5000, was decided by Justice
Lippincott. in the Supreme Court, this
morning.
Crevier and his wife Jointly signed the
note. 1t was negotiated for the purpose
of releasing some property in Hohoken
on which there was a mortgage of 81, ,U51
After Crevsers death the widow refused
to pay the note. She set up the plea that
She was not responsible because she was
a married woman at the time she signed
1T, and she signed 1t merely as an accom-
modation to her husband and she received
no consideration.
Justice Lippincott decided that there
was consideration because her hus-
bands estate came TO her after his death.
He directed the jury to give a verdict
for the plaintiff for s., ,25l So, the amount
of the note with interest.
The case win be taken to the Supreme
Court, to have the law points involved
determined.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
TEXAS UBRECONCILBD
The Lone Star State Will
Not support Popnlist
Bryan.
JONES AND THE sPoILsMEN
Denounced as Running the st. Louis
Variety show-Hanna's
Eastern Trip.
JONES AND THE SP0ILSMEN

AUSTIN. Tex, July 2, 1S96-Leading
Populists mere bitterly denouee the action
OF the ST. Louis convention in nominating
Bryan John Caulfield. prominent local
Populist leader, said
1T appears to me that Jones and the
spoilsmen at st. Louis ran that conven-
tion in the interest Of Bryan, and it seems
to me that we have been sold. To accept
the conventions action Is to destroy the
Populist party. So far as ] am concerned
propose to work to defeat the st. Louis
Spoilsmen. and l shall vote for Nc
ISinley. The Populist convention meets
in Galveston August s. and I shall work
there to bring about fusion in Texas
with the Republicans. They made prop
osiEon to our party some time ago pro-
posing 10 support our ticket for State
offices If we would support the electors.
Myself and Others opposed 1t and the
matter was dropped.
I viii now. however, advocate it at the
State convention, and believe it VIII be
agreed TO. Such course, to my mind,
will save our party organization in the
State. and I believe it will give Texas
TO Mckinley and oust the Democrats
from the State Offices
Gould Martin. another prominent Popu-
list. who has often been represented on
their tickets. coTcurs with Garfield, and
they say they represent a large majority
Of the Populists in the State.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
POLICY MEN PLEAD.
The Results of Sheriff Tofrey's Raid
Appear In Court.

The policy writers who were arrested
in Under Sheriff Erwin's raid on Jim
Solomons headquarters in Morris street
on July 8 were arraignea in the General
Sessions Court this morning TO plead to
indictments against them. 1t was notice
able that Oliver Burns, the writer who is
said to have sqaaled and given away
the names of the hackers and also the
names Of officials who are alleged to
have been receiving protection money,
was not among them
The men arraigned were Thomas Daily.
Frank DAILY, Louis Solomon, Henry Long
we'll, Leopold Livingston and Frank
Dunn. Michael Quigley was called but
did not appear. He is said to be sick
Frank Daily pleaded not guilty of dealing
in policy and guilty of having policy
slips in his possession.
There were eight indictments against
Solomon, plays having been made on him
by Under Sheriff Erwin's men on eight
different occasions. EIe pleaded not
guilty to all of them. Drum pleaded not
guilty to four indictments. The Days
pleaded not guilty to two indictments
each and Longwen and Livingston not
guilty to one.
just after their cases had been dis
posed of, Andy Lyons, one of Tom Fall
IONS men, was brought to the bar He
had been indicted and Constable Kaiser
picked him up in Lafayette this morn
ing. He pleaded not guilty.
Thomas DAILY and Livingston We're ad-
mi ted tt0 hail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
THE WORLDS WORST ENEMIES.



LONDON. July 2. 1sss.-rhe fourth In
ternationaI Trade Congress opened in this
city today eight hundred delegates from
all parts of Europe and from the United
States, Australia and the Argentine Re-
public being present. Among the dele
gates are one hundred and sixty repre-.
sentatives. of British trade unions. Among
the American delegates are Lueian saniel
Of the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance;
Matthew Mcguire, who represents the
Socialist Labor Party of New Jersey; H
Bestold. who represents the brewery en-
ployes, and NJ. Dalski Among the French
delegates are REPRESENTATIVES Of the
Bourse du Travail of Paris Lyons, ST.
Etienne and other industrial centres and
the Federation of Syndicates. The Ger
man delegates include TWO members of
the Reichstag.
1t is expected that the Congress wla
be more important than those held in
Paris in 1885, in Brussels in 1891 and in
Zurich in 1893.
The chair was occupied by Mr. Convey,
Northumberland miner who made
| speech welcoming the foreign delegates
Upon its conclusion the delegates rose
and cheered and then sang the Mar
| seEaise, in which the audience joined.
| The report of the sectional meetings
was read. It announced that there was
a large majority against the admission
/ of Anarchists as delegates. A large ma
] Jorsty Of the delegates voted against the
/ admission of Anarchists VIXEN the oues-
| ton of whether they should he received
| as delegates was mooted in nhe plenary
I congress. The Anarchists who were pres
/ ent with their credentials as trade union
/ lists insisted upon the right of ssaea king
The English and German DELEGATES
warmly opposed their being allowed to
air their views on any subject before the
congress and clamored for an immediate
vote on the question of their expulsion
A prolonged uproar followed the Anar-
chists and their supporters being appar-
j emily determined that they should be re-
was rung for several minutes in a vain
attempt to secure order. both sides shout
ing at once. Finally the Anarchists tried
/ 10 storm dae platform. and then occurred
4 a most disgraceful scene. Their oppo-
nents rallied in front OF the platform and
HURLED the Anarchists back in hstieuf
| encounter.
The delegates of the British Independ-
ent Labor party sided with the Anar-
chists in their efforts to demand recogni-
I ton. Mr. James Keir- Hardie. who for
merly represented the Labor party in the
/ House Of Coramons, was conspicuous far
] his hawling and his personal threats
4 against the Chairman. 1t having been
\ found impossible 20 restore even a SEM
blance Of order the chairman declared
the congress adjourned until tomorrow
and ordered the hail to be cleared.
\ After the adjournment the deiega ties
4 of the nall and continued their excited
debates for a time The police. however,
/ did not allow them to talk unmolested
and the groups were continually broken
up by orders from the c0nstshles, who
/ peremptor-ly ordered them TO Move on
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
BAD LANDS PHENOMENA.
Tpexplicable Geological Features Of
the Shifting sand Dunes

CHICAGO. July q, 1896. special from
Eer1nillicI s. d, says:-Tne Geological
Surveying party which recently LETT Yer
tniilion, under the direction cf State
Geoicgist J. E. Todd Of South Dakota, IS
sending beck interesting reports OF its, in
vestigatioils III the Bad Lands near Her
nlosa, where 1t is now carrying on rs
work, A careful survey is beng made Of
the dry lake beds and valleys in that
locality, the geological formation Of whteh
is so peculiar that even Prof. T5dd con
fesses himself puzzled by il. Another re-
nlarkable discovery of the exploring par
ty is that OF a tract near Pine Ridge. on
which are numerous dunes which appear
to change their location and appearance
with. every movement of the wind.
Probably the most peculiar formation,
however to which the investigator nave
yet turned their attention is that Of a
hill some eighty feet high. situated near
the Junction OF Sand Creek ard the
Waite River. The hill Is in a constant
state of Vibration and has frequently, ac-
eording to The accounts given by the In
dians and q few white settlers in the
locality trembled so violently as 10 over
turn wagons. Slabterranean rumblings
accompany the movement. About half
way up the hill IS bed Of volcano ashes
ten feet thick. The geal0g5sts think
there has beea 2 Toaean9 IN the neigh
bcraocd aid are giving the matter the
fullest inveStiga ion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
VOHAN'S QUEER CHARGE
Two Men Held for Trial Sequel
Of an All Night Drink
ing Bout.

Detective Kiyilon and PatroIman Breea
of the Second precinct. Hoboken arrest
ed this morning at lla.f-past three
Michael F1aherty of No. 110S Madison
street. John Woods of No. 1900 Willow
avenue, and John Barry of No. 1902 Will
low avenue, on a charge of attempting
an outrageous assault upon Mrs. Hols-.
ton of No. 1902 Willow avenue.
The police at the Second precinct sta
ton, which is just across the way from
the woman's residence. were startled this
morning about three o'clock by cries Of
Help and Police coming from the
third story Of the house. where Mrs
Houston lives
Breen and Kiviion hurried over and
found Mrs. Houston in the hallway in
a highly excited condition She said that
three or four men had assaulted her.
She accused Flaherty, Woods and Janitor
Walker of the Second precinct police
station of the crime. She afterward adj
mitted she was. mistaken about Walker,
who was not present.
In the hallway there was man named
Barry, who boards in the house with
Mrs. Houston. He was sound asleep APP
parentiy he was arrested and held
Flaherty and Woods were arrested at
their homes shortly after.
This morning the case was heard in
the Recorders court CounseAcr Fl. L.
Allen appeared for the accused and
Counsellor Cannon for Mrs. Houston.
The testimony showed that she had been
in the saloon of Morris Marcus, at No.
1900 Willow avenue until two O'Clock,
when she left in the company of Barry.
She was intoxicated, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
Gus both swore. Flaherty and Woods
We're both in the saloon, but left before
Mrs. Houston did. They went to take
a walk, they said. They went. accord
ing to their testimony, to Fourteenth
street, and coming back found Mrs.
Houston and two other men seated on
the stoop in front of her house. They
stopped and talked to her, they say, and
then went home. They sat down at their
own doorstep, they Calm, until the time
they saw the police coming to arrest
them.
Testimony of people living in the house
was taken to show that the cries OF
Help" and Police had been heard in
the hallway at an early hour in the
morning and that two men had been seen
to scale the back fence
Mrs. Houston's testimony this morn
ing was rather contradictory. She in
terrupted the other witnesses SO often
to interject testimony of her own that
Recorder McDonough had her put out OF
the court room. Fla'herty and Woods
were neld for bail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
LOOKOUT ENDgD.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. July 2, 1Ses.-The
Brown Hoist and Conveying Works lock-
out is ended. This is a virtual victory
70 rthe men. The proposition Of the
company as accepted is TO remove the
blacklist and re-enploy all union men,
irrespective of the part they have taken
in the trouble at the works. The action
on the part OF the men was unanimous
The union is recognized and the men will
get holidays and pay and a half for all
overtime. This morning the men are to
apply for work, and be put on by Super
intendent Hess as fast as work will war
rant until all are employed. Committees
are to be recognized when a grievance
common to all of one trade exists. Both
the Browns. State Arbitrators and men
are jubilant at the harmonious settle
me1t of the labor war, which has attract
ed so much attention
Foyette Brown came downstairs and
tried to avoid the reporters. He said he
had enough free advertising and declined
to be interviewed. When the settlement
was reported by the committee to the
locked out men it was greeted with a
cheer that could be heard blocks away.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
TIE FULLBR's PIRATES.

BOSTON, July q. 1ss6.-The Plant Line
steamer Halifax, Captain Pye. from
Prince Edward Island and Halifax. ar
rived this morning, having among the
passengers Mate Bran, Seaman Brown,
Steward Spencer, Mr.. Lester Monks and
five seanen from -Hfle barkentine Herbert
Fuller. which put into Halifax Tuesday
with Captain Nash. Mrs. Nash and
Second Mate Bramberg murdered Officer
Thomas Kline of Halifax accompanied
the prisoners and turned them over TO
Police Captain Cain of Division l. who.
with forty-five men, was at the wharf
when the vessel arrived, it being ex-
pected by the police that a large crowd
would be present There were many
there but there was no demonstration.
The prisoners were handcuffed While
Mr.. Monks was allowed to go to his
home The men were taken to Station 1,
where they were booked and given break
fast, following which they were escorted
by Sergeant and number of officers to
the United States Court, arraigned and
held for further action.
Lester Monks had returned at this time
and was present with his father.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
BACHELOR RETIRED.
No Eulogy in General Order S
For the Quartermaster
General Of the
Army.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July q, 1885,
The Quartermaster General of the army,
Brig. Gen Richard N. Bachelor, was by
special orders placed on the retired list
at noon today on reaching the age limit
Of active service. The usual eulogistic
review of record was omitted from the
order in accordance with Article I'll
OF the new regulations, as follows:--
ing officers win not be issued except in
cases of gallantry in action or perform
ance of specially hazardous service"
ment since these regulations were pro-
mulgated, and When the question was
raised, the Secretary of War decided that
under this regulation, the practice of
announcing the retirement in general
orders of general officers and chiefs of
War Department Bureaux be dfscon--
such officers shall be announced in
special orders, as was the practice prior
TO 1892. However, in the last annual re-
port OF Secretary Lamont, the following
The operation of the Quartermaster' 5
Department during the year as we'll as
termaster-G Generals incumbsncv about to
close, have been conducted with marked
economy and efficiency"
General Bachelor was Furthermore
awarded a medal of honor for most dis
tinguished galIantry in action against
Mosby's Guerillas between Catletts and
Fairfax stations, Va, October Is to IS,
1868, while serving as Lieutenant Colonel
and Quartermaster of Volunteers Chief
Quartermaster and Second Army Corps
He received the brevet ranks of Major.
Iieutenant-Colonel and Colonel q. S. A.
and of Major, Lieutenant-C Colonel, Colonel
and rigadier-General Volunteers March
13, 1895, for faithful and meritorious ser
vices during the war.
General Bachelor has been Quarter
master-General of the army since July,
1890, and will now return to his home in
New Hampshire.
1t is expected that Colonel G. Baw-
telle will succeed General Bachelor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
BBRAHVB BY DBFAULI'
Mayor Wanser Refuses to Sign
the Rejection Of the Hudson
and Roekaway Bid.

~
me time aliowed Mayor Wanser 70
aa'piose or @lsappfoVe 'the resolution OF
s,'e street ana water Board feJeetihg
tl's p4oiosals Oh 7liie ffoclla"ay ana HUI
soil y s'eer company expired toaay. as
,oFeeolu IA ne news HIS Honor al
1oWeo suile resolution TO become operative
Wssnout ms signature. i Is possible tnat
siis MAYOR WI seAd a le1ter TO the Street
ana water commissioners at their meet
lha tomorrow 4 VIII, # sent, be IN the
nature OF a mild call down
W hen the Board rejected the Rockaway
ana Hudson proposal the Mayor was sur
prasea. Surprised because the Board bad
once before awarded contract to a
company having the same sources of.
Supply but smaller watershed and at
2 his'ilef price BY sa5oo0o The Mayor
may cite this fact in his letter.
The Street and Water Commissioners
held a pow WOW at their Office this morn
ing and decided that inasmuch as their
resolution of rejection had become oper--
atlve, thus leaving clear course to
adopt the new specifications at tomor-
row mornings session. After the con-
ference President Brown waited upon the
Mayor and had long private talk with
him. Water was discussed.
President Brown is very much, exer-
eised about the tieing UP of the June and
July payrolls Of Belleville and High Ser
vice and laborers employed in laying ard
repairing water pipe. The Board of FL
nance is to meet tomorrow afternoon
and it is understood if the hung-up pay
rolls are passed, President Brown, VINO
has charge of BelleYille and High Service,
will reduce the working forces at both
stations IN conformity with the wishes OF
the Finance Commissioners. President
Brown insists that It IS unsafe to reduce
the working forces, but ne Is answered
py the Finance Commissioners, who say,
~ Z IS tInposs3ole to reduce the working
Eorce py reason Oh the uncertainty of tne
| supply, tnen we wfli cut on the supply
lFne cfty cannot-aford TO keep IT'S fuii
force OF men at work and puy water at
tne same time
Ine situation IS an interesting one The
Guys employees, VINO are aHected py Inc
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
TWO SUNDAY OFFENDERS FINED

Chanceman Michael johnson, of the
Webster avenue precinct, who recently
arrested saloonkeeper who invited him
to have a drink on a Sunday, arrested
two more Sunday liquor law violators
yesterday. The offenders were Emil Sabo-
ri, 36 years old. Of No. sol Central avenue;
and William Kelp of No 459. Germania
avenue. Both men pleaded guilty and were
each fined so and costs.
In arresting Sabori. johnson did not per-
form any great amount OF detective
work. A little girl entered the saloon and
asked for half loaf Of bread as she said
the bakeries were all closed. johnson fol-
lowed her in, but did not see anyone in
the saloon He ordered glass of beer,
and the saloonkeeper thinking he was
with the little girl gave him the beer. The
girl did not pay for th~ bread, so when
Johnson put down five cents for the beer
under arrest.
In the case Of Kelp 1t was an ordinary
excise arrest, johnson having no diff
Guilty In getting in, as he was IN citizen S
clothes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
TRoWBRIDGB ACQUITTED.

William Trowbridge. the 10-year-oId son
of Thomas Trowbridge, a wealthy hotel
owner of Waverly, was tried before Judge
Douglass in the Oakland avenue police
court this morning upon a serious com
plaint Mary O'Donnel, at one time a
servant girl in Trowbridge's employ, ac-
cused the young man of being the father
of her child. Both the accused ana his
father testified that he was sick in bed
with typhoid pneumonia al the time the
alleged intimacy took place and Judge
Douglass dismissed the case the girl fail
ing ito have evidence enough to warrant
the boys conviction.
Counsellor Denim appeared for Trow-
bridge and Counsellor Atkinson repre-
sented Corporation Attorney Weart for
the Commonwealth
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
TRAMPS IN A FREIGHT OAR.

When a train Of supposed empty freight
cars arrived in the yards of the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad yesterday at Marion it
was seen that most of them contained
from three to a dozen tramps. The doors
OF one car whlch contained seven We're
locked by Daniel McNally the watch
man. who notified the police of the Oak
land avenue station. and the tramps were
arrested. When the car reached Baldwin
avenue just west of the round house the
doors were opened and the Weary VIII
lies and Dusty Rhodes were hustled out
Detective Keenan, and Patrolman
O'Rourke rounded the gang up and they
were all taken to the police station in the
patrol wagon. They were each fined S
this morning by Judge Douglass, but not
one of them had the fire. so they all went
to Snake Hill for thirty days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
TIE OLD MANS ToRMENToR FINED

Michael Green. of No. 1,o0s Newark ave-
rue, a feeble man over IS years of age.
was standing on the corner of the Boule-
ward, near his home last evening, when
a lot Of fresh young toughs began to poke
fun at him. There was no bear as in Bib
1ical times to come out and devour the
young loafers, but there was a big, tender
hearted policeman by the name of John
Mcclure who happened to be around at
the time. Mcclure blood boiled when
he saw the boys teasing the old man and
he made a rush al them. He caught Thos
Barr enc OF the freshest of the crowd
and upon complaint OF the old mar took
him 10 the Oakland avenue police station,
Barr wss locked up and spent the ngnt
in q cell This morning he was fined S.
He paid his fine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
CLHVELAND'S CYCLONE
1t Demolished a Plenio
Grounds But No Lives
We're Lost.
STORM DAMAGE IN THE WEST
Flooded Streams and High Winds
Destroy Mnch Property.

CLEVELAND, July 27 1884 cyclons
struck Beulah Park Picnic Grounds at
$50 F. NJ. Sunday. completely destroy
mig eight or nine houses. a large taber-
naele and other valuable property. The
loss is estimated at many thousands OF
dollars. The grounds were well filled
with people, but beyond being soaked BY
the pouring rain, no one was harmed.
The storm first struck the water works
tower and demolished it as though it were
bunch Of sticks. The large tabernacle.
recently erected for the religious camp
meetings, was wrecked not a timber was
left standing. A house was lifted from
its foundation and moved twelve feet.
The large bridge over the ravine at Beu-
Ian Park was carried two hundred feet
and the chi1nneys were blown of the
Cody Hotel. The boarders took fright
and started for the tabernacle. but just
before they reached it the big building
was demolished
Many tents used By campers were blown
away and the occupants left without a
place to sleep. A heavy rain accompanied
the wind At Beulah Beach a party of
young men and women were bathing
They were compelled to make their es-
cape in their bathing suits as their clothes
were blown away.
At Euclid Beach Park the Crystal Maze
was damaged to the extent Of $500 During
the storm a tidal wave raised the water
four feet and the steamers Duluth and
Superior were almost blown from the
water
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
RESCUED A WOMAN FROM THE RIVER
Brave Conduct of Young Eady of
Jersey civ

Miss Louise Niekoiaus of this city saved
woman from drowning on Saturday in
the river at Passaic. A woman and four
little children were walking around the
stone gutter that surrounds the reseri
voir in City Hail Park A hat of one
of the children blew into the water The
woman stopped down to reach It, lost
her balance and fell mead first into the
water. She screamed and sank Miss
Louise Nickolaus of this city nineteen
years old, heard the screams and rushed
to the spot. She lay down on the edge
of the bank and when the woman rose
to the top caught hosd of her skirts
Although nearly overcome by her efforts
brave Miss Nickolaus held on until she
regained her breath and then pulled the
woman from the reservoir.