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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-14
New Forks Brutal and incompetent
Police,


The police of New York are busy deny
ing and explaining. If they had shown the
same energy and ingenuity in planning
and arranging, the d~isgraceful scenes of
"Wednesday night would newer nave &C.
CURED.
The attempt to throw all the blame on
the Bartholdi Hotel managers will not
satisfy the people. No doubt the Bar
tholdi people are a lot of laundering
idiots; but so far as can be seen their
laundering did not underhe the police
plumbers in any way. HI police never
took the trouble to ascertain the plans
Of the managers Of the meeting, and, Of
course, never tried to carry them out.
They went st alone, SO to. speak. Then,
they were headless and painless them
selves. They had no commander and no
consistent idea ran through their action.
Many of the patroimen, it is fair to say.
were patient and polite as individuals;
but a large number were simply rufianIy.
This is a good time for a little historical
reminiscence.
It is only three years since the great
Columbian celebrations took place in New
York. They lasted about a week. There
were three big days. On each of these
days crowds exceeding a million gathered
in the streets. For the two great par
AIDES. the number far exceeded " mill
ions. These crowds, whose {. magnitude
battles the imagination, We're handled by
the old and unregenerate police under
comraa1d Of Thomas F. Byrnes, without
hitch. without mishap. without rudeness,
without anger, without accident.
And yet Wednesday evenings crowd
never at any time exceeded 10000.
THE City Board of Health is shame
fully derelict in its duty in permitting
Exchange Place to be lined in this hot
weather with foul smelling receptaeles
for AL the refuse Of the hotels and res
taulants thar line the thoroughsare. This
morning the air fairly reeks with the
tasns whFIe ali sorts Of nnsightly things
from secondhand clam shells to water
melon riHd on the retired list offend the
thousands who have 10 pass to and fro
between the ferry and the city.
Under the recent apportionment of
datiessbetween the county and city Boards
OF Health. this branch Of the work was
conHdca 70 the City Board. With the
police machinery At Its disposal the
Board should rave no trouble in asecr-
tais5Ha and suppfessiHa ~npisances which
arg 50 palpabIe and 80 actively ~offensive
II the authorities took the matter III
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-14

hand the evil could be Suppressed ii
t~wenty-fvur hours. -
THE Boy Orator maizzIed by his back
ers is an improving as wen as an ANUS
ing spectacle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-14

ms paper is Democratic an PRINCIPLES
and is Independent in its picaos on al local
questions.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
QUARTETTB CLUBS CONCERT.
Many Enjoy b Music, Dance and

The Hoboken Quartette Clubs concert
took place at the clubhouse on Washing
ton street last evening. The club was as
sisted by Nine. A. Zimmerman, sopranos;
Mr.. Gwylin Miles, baritone, and the New
York Symphony Orchestra.
A dance, with supper a Ia carte, followed
the entertainment. The dance was in
charge of a committee composed of A. T..
Volk, chairman; A. F.. w. ~Stammberger,
JAG. Taeggli, A. Merkel, Ferd. Eichner
Justus Schaichting and H. Schlessier.
Among those present were:-Mr. and
Mrs. f. A Osten, Mr.. and Mrs H. f. A.
Hesse, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kaufman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Eichner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Delleire, Mr.. and Mrs. Barney
Cordts, Mr.. and Mrs. August Schwenck,
II. Ruhl, A. Merkel, Frank Cordts, Philip
Hexamer, Mr.. and Mrs. Kuemfeel, Mr..
and Mrs. Hartwig. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wathers, Miss Gambs, Mrs. Weachert,
Mrs. Koltse, Mr.. Blumenthal, Miss Blu
menthal, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hirtler, Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Krause, LouS Pfeiffer,
Henry Ruhl, William Wehr, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Bender. Mr.. and Mrs. Graham, Mr..
and Mrs. Rittmeyer. J. w. Grisch, Mr..
and Mrs. Gericke, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Lohmann. Henry Mehl, Miss Josephine
MehL, Miss Dora Pfeiffer, Miss Pauline
Mueke, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stack. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. w. Haber, Mr.. inc Mrs. r. T.
Rabe, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ruhl, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H Mccain
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
BEFORE JUDGE KIRKPATRICK,
Mr.. Knapp and Postmaster o. Farrell
Held in the Federal Courts.
Special to the Jerscu Cftu NearH

TRENTON, Dec. 9, 1s96.-Judge An
drew Kirkpatrick yesterday held court
for the first time in his new bailiwick-
the United States District Court. Pris-
oners were arraigned before the new
Judge to enter their pleas.
Mary Knapp and George Sands were
the most important prisoners. They
were the principals in the we'll known
Knapp-Sands counterfeiting case and
passed spurious dollars all over the coun-
try. Extensive operations were carried
on in Buffalo, and for these he couple
were finally arrested in Hoboken. Sands
Is also known as A. Johnson, alias DIR.
Clark.
They were held in default of SIS, 600
bail.
The Knapp was very nattily
attired when brought into court. She
wore q handsome black silk dress, with
heavy dark veil. She was brought over
from Newark yesterday morning and she
refused to give her name until she was
arraigned to plead. Her face, too, she
kept from view until ordered to remove
her face showed great signs of anxiety,
and all through the proceedings she
looked uneasy. Both she and Sands
pleaded not guilty. Senator William D.
DAILY OF Hoboken will defend the pair.
master Of Bayonne. held for alleged mis-
appropriation of $1,100 of government
money, application was made to have
the amount of bail reduced from $1,000
to $500, but the Court decided it did not
have proper jurisdiction unless habeas
corpus proceedings We're brought.
Harris Paperin pleaded not guilty to
Illicit distilling at ~Iryington in June last.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
MALIGNING THE MAYOR.
Thomas McEwan Uses Some Coarse
Language in Washfngton.

The Trenton True American, In a
dispatch from Washington. published this
morning, continues to exploit the Nc
Ewan-Wanser controversy. The despatch
says
Congressman McEwan smiles a bitter
and sarcastic smile when the possibility
Jersey City is suggested to him. The
Congressman did not mince words when
he talked of the matter with the CORE
spondent of the True American.
"sOh, yes said Mr.. McEwan, he will
get my support, he will-nitl Wouldn't it
ton to take up a man who has been ham
mered by the people2 Is hat the kind
of officeholders Mckinley wants? /
should think not. Mr.. Wanser has been
doing pretty well in the office-holding line.
but he has been told to take a back seat
master of Jersey City! Well, I should
like to see him get it,
"All of which goes to show that the
merry war recently predicted Is likely to
be fought to the bitter end"
This was shown to Mayor Wanser and
he was asked If he had anything to say
about 1t
Il should consider myself very small"
he said, IF ] should a any notice of
such Stuff"
The friends of Mayor Wanser feel very
bitter over this kind of talk, especially
that which says that the Mayor was
turned down by the public. 1t is well
known that during the last campaign the
Mayor always Said pleasant things about
Mr.. Evan, whereas the Congressman
said little If anything favorable to the
Mayor. 1t is also known that Mr.. Nc
Evans followers in the old Fourth dis
trict did all they could to defeat the
Mayor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09

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csr sSt.s a4sy ASzeeA4sa5 r1ssex mas y
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Hudson aIso hams ~ Win rbariss x
Roe Tor doorkae,ar EranL sn+ha-iand fnr
hiI c5erE and 4"o,,,s Nasrswsi for post.
master 81 the Ho,,sa rba cnlv Hudson
mamher nresant WAS M G~o,denbnrn
who # was said was 1~ooie;np over The
gra,nd IN fhe Interests ~ NE Iooecber
RI Ga,d4nhaTn howevar daciare5 that
he only came down 10 nee IL he could find
4 seat ant Of the draft in the chamher
He will look a good while before he will
find such a boon in this perfectly venti-
latedu chamber
The leadership Of the House also created
a little breeze Yesterday. Mr.. Gledhiu of
Paterson says he is going to occupy that
position. Martin Trolley Roll says he's
going to be leader, but you never can tell
when Martin Is Joking. There is one en-
thusiastic admirer of Mr.. Klink of Hud-
son who declares that young gentleman
will offer the regular resolutions and
make motions to adjourn, while the know
ing ones say that ex-Speaker Derousse
will be the leader.
The Governor, like every one else, had
hoped for a brief session, but today he
SAID lQdL as IT lOOkeQ HOW 1t WAS QarQ 10
foretell how long the session would last.
The fight ON equal taxation will be a long
one. Cheap gas win come up again, track
elevation viii be covered, and there is q
big surplus in the State Treasury that the
members will try hard to dispose of. In
Vulnerable schemes with that object In
view are on IAN ha,f me that meets with
fhe most favor e ! nronosifion fn incraas GO
the nrblic schoo1 a~nTronria fion from com :
noo r. Zoo mn Srhis1 ~ e sasa rvnr,S ~ Il
heneIciisii ~ he sehoai sysane M n,a,, "a
beir 1890 - = senuo, syssedn anu Woui9
nelp toWaTo z material reductlon OF local
taxation IN every section OF the state
Anotner thing winch appears settled is
the belief that the proposed amendments
to the constitution will undergo another
change. The Judiciary amendments, while
satisfactory to many, are meeting with
some opposition and they may be Changed
If there is any general revision An az
cuse win be found IN the demand For The
election of ACKNOWLEDGMENT nv districts IN
stead Of Counties This viii he tha basis
for revision and CONSEQUENT daisy for an.
other year ia the Submission If the amand-
ments I'd a non1,lar vota
The old tall ~ racetrack 1a.,s,anon -
revived and there are Some be5a 1,ho .
sert that Monmouth viii he onsnnd 80,
season 0thers dac1ara pea 49,.
leeisIa fion ia as,t If he crastior - IN
as the Senate Is concerned WIZ 81 2
have a majority in the House. co1ansnr
Griggs has an ave ready for anv $500
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
FOWLER ON THE TARIFF
The Jersey Congressman Thinks
the Currency the Burning
Question Of the Day.

In a Washington despatch in the New
ark Evening News yesterday, there is
an interview with Congressman Fowler
of this State in which he says
Nothing hould be lone in the way of
tariff legislation this session. The passage
Of the Dingley bill would prove an almost
irretrievable mistake. While more rev.
n u must be provided at the earliest pos
sible moment, the burning question be-
fore the American people Is the readjust-
ment of our finances and decomposition of
our currency.
The battle ground of the Presidential
campaign was finance. and not tariff. Ten
thousand words were printed; 10000 spok-
en- upon the money question to a syllable
printed or uttered on the tariff. Mr..
Mckinley should be just as wise, cour-
ageous and patriotic in his message to
Congress when he calls 1t together, which
he will certainly do, as he was in his lett
ter OF acceptance. In that letter he led q
gallant fight and he should not falter
now, but appealing to the patriotism Of
the Republicans and of the Democrats.
through whose assistance the victory was
won, he should urge the immediate pas
sage of a financial measure u~nequiyocaliy
establishing the gold standard. retiring the
demand obligations of the Government
and securing to every section of this coun-
try equal banking facilities and an equali-
cation of the rates of interest. The CONF
merce and trade of the country demand
this, and unless the Republican party
anticipates the public will, 1t cannot hope
ITO retain political power.
Such a financial measure passed, for
obvious reasons a tariff bill could be
passed without difficulty or delay, n
should be passed before this whole coun-
try in inundated with the products of
foreign mills. The tariff bill passed, a
permanent tariff commission should be
established to correct the inequalities
that will almost Immediately develop, and
also to make Suggestions AMI m
dations from time to time os progress
and changes are ma .e through inventions
and discoveries.
In legislation, as well as everything
else we should adjust our methods to
our rapidly changing conditions, realizing
that the variations in and
trade are greater and more far reaching
in one year now than they were in five
years forty years ago. Therefore, any
tariff law, however perfect, which may
be passed, ma become d monstrossty
within the next ive years. The only way
that we can hope to keep pace with the
rapidly ami ever changing conditions of
this marvellous age is the one suggested,
if we hope TO enjoy the advantages of q
wise and scientific system of taxation
coming through evolution rather than suf-
fer intolerably from business coTtvussions
resulting from tariff revolutions every
four or five years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
CONGRESSMAN FoWLER'S SAD AZ
FICTION.

Congressman Fowler, with his smooth
Napoleonic features. tells everybody
that his resemblance to Mckinley is
causing him no end of trouble. Why"
said he. this morning, st was going
across the ferry to New York when a
gentleman who had been watching me
very closely stepped up n asked me If
4 was Mr.. Mckinley. When / told him
that. was not he said he had wondered
how Mckinley could get into New York
without the newspapers getting hold of
him. / told my experience to Major
Mckinley when / saw him recently. and
he asked me If ! made the man apollo
gize. On the contrary" ! replied, Il
had felt complimented.
Coming back from Canton continued
Mr.. Fowler, 81 was waited on by the
conductor of the dining car, who said
tha two ladies who had been sitting
opposite me were very anxious to know
If I were Mr.. Mckinley. I told him
that / was not, although I had spent the
day with him and perhaps / had caught
a reflection of his looks"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
JAMES NJ. E CHURCH FAIR
Indications That It WIN He = Profft-
ahla Venture.

James M. p. Church fair has started
out with indications of success. The
room was crowded at an early hour and
much admiration was expressed for the
tasty decorations which were completed
under the management and direction of
H. Meyer, a member Of the choir.
The ladies in charge of the different
booths are
Ladies' Aid-Mrs. Rowland. Mrs. Ralph,
Mrs. Neil, Mrs. Lowndes and Mrs. Brad
shaw.
Epworth League-Mrs. Hill, Miss Kneal,
Miss 8. Edgar, Miss schneck N Miss
+. Schneck
choir-MIss v. Ralph, Miss NJ. Edgar
and Miss LoWndes.
Miss Cosmos Class-Miss Mary Agnew,
Miss =. Vreeland. Miss 7. Cosine, Miss
Weir, Miss T.. Mandel and Miss A. john
stone.s
Golden Gleaners-Miss Al. van puser,
Miss lena Werner. Mrs. Post. Miss Nellie
Clark, Miss Emma Beddell and Miss
Mrs stouf;s Class-Miss Carrie Barnift
* - Lizzie TAYLOR. Miss Loftie Nell md
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
ST. PETERS PARISH.
Sodality Retreat Ended-New school
Ruflding 70 Be Erected.

The three days retreat of the Sodality
Of the Sacred Heart which has been in
progress at st. Peters Church. ended last
evening. The exercises were under the
direction of the Rev. Owen Hill, s. j.,
the president of st. Peters College, and
forty-five new members were taken in,
making the total enrolment of the So
dality about 1900. A feature Of the So
dality is the gathering every Wednesday
evening of the young ladies of the society
to repair and make clothes for the poor
and needy. The young gentlemen mem
bers are required to visit and comfort
the sick and both branches have accom-
plfshed incalculable good. The library of
the Sodality Is a very popular Institution
and the demand for books is continually
ON the increase. The meetings are held
every Tuesday evening, at eight o'clock
In the upper floor of the church, and
Holy Communion is received by the mem
bers every third Sunday of the month.
The old buildings adjoining the church
on York street are now being demolished
and a new school is to be erected,
capable of accommodating the increased
demands of the parish. A movement is
also on foot to build q iyceum, which
has long been needed and the possession
of which can with few exceptions be
boasted of by every Catholic parish of
any Importance in the country.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
SCHOOL GARDENS.
Institutions Have This
I~nterestfns Feature.

A very interesting feature of primary
education in Russia, says Mature . is the
establishment and rapid development Of
small farms, orchards and kitchen gar
dens in correction with many primary
schools, especially in the villages. The
land for such model gardens or farms on
a small scale was mostly obtained through
free grants from the village
and occasionally from the ~neighboring
landlords. while the expenses are covered
by very small money grant from the
country and district councils (zemstvos).
To take one province In South Russia.
namely. Ekaterinoslav, we see from the
biennial report, just issued, that not only
has almost every school an orchard and
kitchen garden for the use of the school
master, but that nearly one-half of tae|
schools in the province (227 out of 500 ard
already in possession CT small model kit
chen gardens, orchards. tree plantation
or farms, at which gardening, Sylvicul1
and sericulture are regularly taught
teaching is mostly given by the schO1
masters, who themselves receive instruc7
ton in these branches at courses volun3
tarily attended In the summer. or occaS
sionally by some practical specialist Of the
neighborhood,
The province of Ekaterinoslav being
HhoSty trrSieSs, SpeS1dl dliSHlul - given
to tree plantations. and next to silkworm
culture. The aggregate area OF the 27
school farms or gardens attain 2S5 acres,
and they contained. 1880, lI1,O0 fruit trees
and 2sS.3 planted forest trees. nearly
1900 of the former and 1900 of the lat
ter having been distributed free among
the pupils during the same year. h
money grants for these 27 gardens were
very small, l. e., a little over f314. Be-
sides, over a thousand beehiyes are kept,
partly by the schooImaster and partly by
the children. and sogne schools had vine
yards in connection with them. This
movement has widely spread over different
privon moveA elm etaofn ia oonatl etaon
provinces of Central Russia. where the
culture Of cereals dominates at the school
farms, while in Caucasia attention is
especially given to the si1kworm culture
and the culture Of the vine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09

In our news columns today will be
found an article copied from the New
ark Advertiser of yesterday. in which
the programme of the Republican State
Ring appears to be pretty clearly out
lined. The proprietor of the s.Adver-
tiser'' is Sheffield Phelps. and Sheffield
Phelps is a Colonel on Governor Griggs'
STAFF. Anything which appears in his
paper, therefore. comes from within the
Governors family, and thus is deserving
Of serious attention.
The programme appears to possess
three marked features:-
]. Revolution in the scheme of county
government.
2. Revolution in the election laws.
3. Revolution in the Sherid's ofice-for
Hudson county only, If possible.
The proposal to abolish the elective
Boards Of FreehoIders and to substitute
Legislative Commissions Is one of the
most Infamous schemes of plumber that
has ever been devised. 1t is a direct
return to the system which nearly thirty
vaaxs . ,,,aa ! ,oaa 80 soo ooo ooo -
debt on Jersey City. 1t is a scheme of
-sfrancn,aensn :, q a, ,ns,,,t - the
voters. and II has M motive unaer
HEAVIER but to turn Democrats out of
ONCE faster Than elective F-raebo,aers
will dare do and give their salaries to
hungry partisans of the ring which now
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
The Tarin aud the Currency.

We reproduce from the TRUE Ameri-
CAN" in our news columns an interview
with Congressman Fowler, in which he
~etrenuously argues against any effort to
revive the Dingley bill. and urges that
The cArrency question be given preference
over an other issue before Congress. This
Is as wise as it is unexpected coming from
a Republican Congressman 1t represents
the true need of the country and the true
duty of Congress at this time.
President Cleveland, in his message.
takes the ground that the Wilson tariff
has not yet had a fair chance to show it's
capacity as a revenue-producing measure.
All the other objections to it are abso-
qutely set at rest. No protectionist who
retains ever rudimentary reasoning power
can claim that it fails to afford all the
protection that our home Industries can
expect. A tariff, under which imports
have been so diminished as to create a Sc
rious deficit in III Treasury, is far more
likely to be assaulted by free traders than
BY the other element. But h question
fairly remains to be settled whether the
present state of foreign trade is perman-
ent under the Wilson system, or whether
1t Is temporary. and due to causes in
which the tariff does not figure
t. - 5o,xI4 tho +r1<h naupu
10 the beginning of the Bryanite agita-
zion. the foreign trade of the country
had shown a tendency to increase. The
Imports swelled in volume from month
TO month and the receipts from customs
duties grew so rapidly that the deficit
seemed to be IN the point of extinction.
But the silver scare demoralized the i'm
porting business Just as it did the manu-
factures n internal of the
country, and the deficit again became
formidable. Now there is reason to hope
for new and steady development in all
nranchmn ness and most likely the
deficit AVE disappeared or will be
disappearing before President Mckinley
has q chance to call Congress together.
AS for the currency situation, nothing
but madnes can postpone action on this
vital matter. We nave had our lesson.
President Cleveland in his message indi-
Gates the remedy. It will be a gross
political iniauity if Congress fails to act
promptly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-09
REPUBLICANS DENOUNCED.
John g.. Erwin Association
Talk Of tho Frecbo]der heal.

~ 4X =
The John ]. Erwin Republican Club
held a well attended and enthusiastic
meeting last night at schaff's Hall. New
ark avenue. A new constitution and
bylaws were presented and adopted
unanimously, after which George B.
Eaton was elected treasurer without OPP
position.
Charles r. Wales, Edward T. Mitchell.
R. H. Morrison. Henry Githans and Geo.
wohleben were appointed an Executive
Committee. and Messrs. Eaton and Jur-
gems were appointed a social committee.
The question Of holding a pig roast met
with much favor and It was determined
to hold one some evening" before the
holidays.
John ]. Erwin said tina the fruits Of
victory had been turned to ashes through
the detection of certain member OF the
Board of Freeholders and said that he
hoped tina the Legislature should pass
some measure to restore the power to
where 1t belonged. He was very bitter
in denouncing the alleged treachery n
at the conclusion of his speech received
enthusiastic applause.
George r. Wheaton was the next speak
err and he provoked much laughter by
reading 4 comical eulogy Of Hanna and
then recited q verse Or two Of his own
p oiis4ss conditions. fHR s was is then pre- prs.
sented with an elaborate bad, which
changed the tenor OF his remarks, and he.
too, bitterly denounced the so-called
tfeaehsry n ths Board e EIsshoidsrs:
ber presents 8 Z of whom had some
lthip6 IL - efter Nhieh The eszoeiation