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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE.
Adams Express compapy's Business
Goes to a Rival COMPANY.

The officials of the Adams Express
Company stated today that the strike is
over and that their new men are handling
the freight satisfactorily. The strikers
on the other hand declare hat the COM
pany is rot only crippled for want of
experienced men, but say that it has and
is losing business which it will never be
able to recover. The United States Ex-
press Company, which touches nearly all
the points the Adams Company does, is
rushed with business and is hiring new
men to handle it's business.
The company has also pressed into
service dozens of old wagons which had
been abandoned. This fact -encourage
the strikers, they contending tina the
transfer of the Adams business to a
company which has been pressing it so
hard, will do more than anything else
to bring about an early adjustment of the
differences.
The strikers met in Franklin Hall this
morning and received encouraging re-
ports. from their pickets. 1t was said
that the business of the company at this
end only consists of incoming freight.
Thu outgoing freight is said to be trifiing.
Last night fourteen agons which had
been securing New York for baggage re-
turned empty. This fact convinces the
strikers that New York shippers have
tabooed the Adams people and in that
way are doing what they can to force
the company to submit.
e. The men are determined to tight 1t out
in an orderly manner. If the company
does not give in shortly an effort is to
be made through the Knights of Labor
organizations in the various parts of the
country to call out all the employees of
the Adams Company. The complete tie
up of the company's business will, it is
believed, force an early settlement of the
trouble. The strikers nave received letters
from the employees of other express COM
panies pledging their support at any
time if necessary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
IN DAYS TO COME
What Congregations Must Expect
from ProgressIye Minieters.

from FrO2FeSSEVP NBBfhteteDs.
The minister adjusted his glasses and
read from the notices as follows:
THE regular Wednesday evening Wheel
mems Church Guild will meet in the
chapel at eight O'Clock. All are cordially
invited to attend.
There will be a meeting of the tan
dem auxiliary in the vestry room at half
after five this afternoon. The. subject to
be discussed is The True and Only Ball
Bearings" and visitors are welcome.
ION Thursday next. at 40 o'clock.
there will be held. in the Blk pavilion
adjoining the church, an experience meet
ing. All who have ~punetured Their tires
during the past week or broken down
in any way and are able TO be present
are earnestly desired not to neglect this
important meeting.
1.-THE Young Ladies' Bloomer Sewing
Circle will meet at the house of Mrs.
ABB S~corcher, at two O'Clock, on Friday
afternoon.
There has been a noticeable falling OF
tury run class. and ] most earnestly
hope that the coming season will show
more activity than in the past. With the
present good roads there is no reason
why the greatest enthusiasm should not
prevail.
Those of the congregation who desire,
will remain after the service and view
the chainless wheel that has been left in
week.
I'VE will now unite il singing the issth
When we have reached that heavenly
shore,
Where all is love and peace,
Cleared up 10 ninety-six or more
Well coast without surcease.
'aThere'li be no hills to climb up there.
No punctures to annoy:
AL things unite to make US share
The wheels divinest joy.
.'oh, in that happy land above
No scorching will there be.
But with our hearts attuaed to Love
Well bike ~eternalfy.
All singi'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
WILD THIEF CHASE.
Michael Crisolus RoDs a
Store and Makes a
Dash for Liberty.
CAUGHT IN A BACK YARD
After Dashing Through a Saloon
he Drops Into A Polics-
mans Arms.
U T IN A BACK YARD

The sight of a fleeing man dropping
silk handkerchiefs as he ran, pursued by
q younger man, who was shouting. stop
thief" at the top of his lungs, created
u diversion from the usual monotoity
Of palisade avenue this morning.
Down Palisade avenue ran the pursued
and pursuer. AT every step one more
was added TO the pursuing crowd. On,
on, like a hunted stag. the handkerchief
dropper flew down Palisa~desavenue. with
the shouts of his pursuers ringing In his
ears. Once or twice he cast q. glance
behind him and TO his dismay noted that
the crowd were gaining on him. In the
distance a saloon doomed up and for It
he made putting forth his every effort
to reach it before those behind him.
Just as he reached the doors of the sa-
loon the foremost in the crowd put forth
his hand to catch him., but the door clos
ed on him and for a while he was safe.
once inside he paused for an instant and
glanced about him.. seeking an avenue OF
escape. He espied a door and made for
it. The door led into the yard, and as
he reached the yard the first few of his
pursuers burst through the saloon door.
The astonished proprietor shouted
Here, what is the matter"
Ibid you see a man come IN mere!
asked one of the crowd.
Now it happened that the proprietor had
his back turned when the man entered,
50 he spoke truthfuily when he answered:
Just then a man scaling the rear fence
was seen. That was the signal 1or a
general stampede. Through the saloon,
banging doors. some in their haste jump
ing through the back windows all with
the DIES re TO be in at the death. over
the rst fence they went and landed on the
ground, as the hunted man was seaing
the second fence. When the crowd had
cleared tn they found their man painting
in the grasp of Sergeant Holderer,. OF the
sixth precinct, into whose yard ne mad
gotten by mistake.
Explanations followed, and 1t was found
that the man. who said he was Michael
Crisolus. q years old, of No. 6 Roosevelt
street. New York. had entered the store
and said he wanted to see some collar
buttons. He was shown some, and
bought a card with a dozen on 1t, As
he was leaving the store he passed q
out suspiciously. He followed him out
and called to him to stop, saying the
proprietor wanted to see I'm.
sYou have left something behind you"
cried the clerk.
mo. | haven't" answered Crisolus,
clerk saw several handkerchiefs fall from
under his coat. He picked them up and
found that there were ten of the handker-
chiefs valued at $3.50. The clerk then
cried, t'Stop thief" and the exciting chase
began.
The prisoner was brought to the sixth
precinct station house and booked, and
then taken to the Second District Grim
inal Court, where Justice Macs committed
him for trial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
In a Dense Fog on the Pacific ocean
Near Tacoma-No Lives Loxy.

Al t1ho
Near Tacoma-No Lives LoKs.
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. q, 1S96.-In a
dense. fog off Browns Point, five miles
out of Tacoma, the swift and handsomely
appointed passenger steamer Flyer, which
plies regularly between Seattle and the
former city; and the freight and passen-
ger steamer Utopia, collided yesterday.
Miraculously enough no lives were lost.
The Utopia; which is a big and powerful
vessel, was running slowly at the time,
and this alone prevented the sinking of
the Flyer in this inland sea with all on
board, about fifty people, including the
crew. The latter was bound from Ia
coma to Seattle, and was IN the act of
crossing the bow of a steamship which
was en- route TO Tacoma, when the Utopia
struck her with terrific force on the star
board side, leaving a great hole amid
hip just above the water line. Con-
s~ternation reigned aboard both vessels for
a few moments. Seeing tina the Flyer
was disabled the captain of the Utopia
utes the passengers and crew were trans
ferred to the Utopia and the Flyer was
toWed TO Tacoma. 1t required the great
est .exertfon to get the crippled craft
it was found that the Flyer had four or
five feet of water in her hold. She will
probably be laid up for two or three
weeks. In addition to the hole in her
side, vt was found that her boilers and
steam apparatus were badly injured.
The Utopia had her bow more or less
BEN and broken. the damage amounting
to- $500, while the Flyer can hardly be
repairder short of 5000. The Utopia
after making Tacoma came to Seattle
last night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
Epgenfe vi.its Her RirthpIace.

ExEJnpreSs Eugene of France, who
is at present in Tangiers, Morocco. spent
recently a few weeks in southern Spain.
During the last week in June she visited
Granada. where she was born inN May.
1895. and where she had not been since
1850. Although nearly halfa century has
since elapsed, the ex-E1npress knew very
well all the streets and corners of the
town and related numerous Occurrences
which took place in Granada during the
time of her childhood She easily found
still stands in the Calle de Gracia and
bears the No. 12.S<In 1857 a tablet was fas-
tened to the front of the house stating
that there the then Empress Of France
was born. I mnst have been an awful
shock to the venerable old lady who
once welded such immense power to see
that tablet. During her present trip
through Spain the Queen Regent Chris
tins Invited her to come TO MadyidsaofTer-
inE her tlfe hospitality ~ her palaces
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Zabriskie Post, No. 3s. G.. A. R., met at
the Avenue House last night. The excursion
detail reported the excursion a grand sue
cess financially and socially.
Palisade Encampnent, I. O. o. F., will
meet tonight at the Avenue House.
Canton NO. 2. Jersey City Odd Fellows,
will hold a meeting at the Avenue House
next Thursday evening, August 27.
William Leonard. 25 years old, of Marion,
was arrested yesterday afternoon on a war
rant sworn out by Albert Holley, of No. l3o
Broadway, Marion. Holley alleges that
Leonard assaulted him.
A meeting of the county board of elections
was to have been held yesterday afternoon,
but only the two Hoboken members, Com
missioners Coyle and Guisto put in an
appearance. The great and only ex-City
Clerk e. w. Woolley did not show up.
The grand jury met yesterday afternoon
and transacted some unimportant business.
They will meet again on September 5.
Laurence Eitz, of No. SO Coles street, fell in
front Of his home last night and fracturedhis
left leg.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
TO ABANDON MILITARY POSTS.
General fIiies Preparing for a Trip
West to Make a Decfsion.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81, 1Sse.-Major
General Miles is preparing for a trip
West with a view to deciding which mil
itary posts should be abandoned. One
viii probably be Fort Wingate and the
post garrison may be removed to Al
budueraue. 1t has been recommended that
Washington, D. CD barracks be abandoned
as an artillery post, which will place four
batteries to be disposed of and enable the
war department TO garrison Fort Ham
cock, Sandy Hook, New York, wher
100000 is being spent on barracks. Wash
ington will then become a cavalry post
and new barracks can be- built on a more
suitable site for half the estimated price
of a sale of the site of the present bar
racks. For the same reason that the
artillery will be removed from Washing
ton, d. C.. the garrisons of Alcatraz Is
land n Fort Mason will be replaced by
infantry and the barracks at Lime Point
be prepared for ~upanc
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
IDEWALKs AROUND THE ARMORY
Frs.hoidsr. Issue Bonds for Their

RreehOIdeys Issue Bonds for Their
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a Contractor.
1t was probably owing to the fact that
seven Freeholders were absent yesterday
afternoon that the Board met at the regu-
lar time instead CT two or three hours
later. as is usually the case. An invita-
ton from the Arcanum Wheelmen to
review the bicycle parade on the Boule-
ward tomorrow afternoon was accepted.
An invitation to attend the festival and
games of Company K, Fourth Regiment.
on Monday, was also accepted. William
d.. Salter asked permission TO swing a
banner across the Boulevard in front Of
his place. The request was referred 10
the committee.
Freeholder Piercy offered a resolution
directing Superintendent Coyle to have
the rank growth Of weeds along the
Boulevard sidewalks. from Stevens avenue
to the railroad. cut down.
Freeholder Cronan asked why the con-
tractors for keeping the road in order
couldn't cut them down..
Freebooter Piercy said tina the con-
tractors don't do anything but sprinkle
the road and they don't do that some
times. He had been informed that one
part of the road is sprinkled in the morn
ing and another part in the afternoon,
so that one-half of it is dry all the time,
except when the rain falls on all parts
of 1t alike.
Freebooter Groth insisted that 1t is the
duty of the contractors to keep the road
clear Of weeds and moved that they be
instructed to do so.
:. Counsellor Griffin said that it would be
necessary to give them two days written
notice in order to avoid any complication
The contractors will be notified to clear
off the weeds and if they are not out OF
sight in three days from the time the
notice is given Superintendent Coyle IS
and have the work done at the expense
Of the contractors.
Freebooter Riordan, of the Joint Bridge
Committee, reported that the plans and
Specifications for the new bridge from
Fourth street, Harrison, tojJackson street,
Newark, have been approved by the
War Department, and the committee de-
sired authority to advertise for proposals.
The Essex county Freeholders have al.
ready given their committee such author
ity. The request was granted.
Permission was granted to the Bayonne
Rowing Association to have a five mile
bicycle race on the Boulevard on Sep
tember 5 and to the West Side Athletic
Association to have a race on August 20.
A resolution by Alderman Riordan was
adopted authorizing the committee to
raise $1,000 by the sale of bonds for the
purpose of laying sidewalks around the
Armory. The bonds are to be dated
September l. 1896, and to run five years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
INVENTED THE FIRE ENGINE.
Abel Sbauke,s Claim to Lasting
Fame.

Mrs. Caroline l.. Brooks. who won fame
in Centennial times by modelling pretty
images out of butter, says that it was her
father, Abel Shauke, VINO invented the
fire engine.
Abel Shauke was born of German par
ents at Wilkesbarre, Pa. The name
means chess, and there is a family tradl-
ton that in the old country they were
carvers of chess. He. like other boys OF
that day. was taught a trade; being a
natural machinist, he was made a black
smith, and he made his a bass for ex-
periments in other things. among others
a patent lock, which proved successful and
made him a large fortune. BY this Tune
he had moved from Liseon, y, 70 I'LL
of Prof. Henry of the Smithsonian lnstl-
tuition. Together they experimental in
electricity, which was the then recent
ed IN sending the first intelligible message
over the wires, Abel Shauke rolling the
wire spool himself down to the ieyee IN
munication with the institution. Prof.
Morse, who was also engaged in expert
ments in telegraphy, succeeded at ABOUT
the same time in sending his hrst mes
sage. but in so much better shape that
Shauke and Henry made no claim Tor
Abel shauke invented the first steam
fire engine about 1885. It was nails
delphia. In his papers may pc found
numerous clippings from the Philadelphia
papers concerning the excitement ana
admiration it created.
The second, called 1.-THE Union was
sold to ST. Louis and brought across the
Mississippi River on the ice. Both OF
| these engines are still in existence.
About this time ne made 2 telescope TOT
ton. KY. He was identified with all or
the prominent institutions in Cincinnati,
Brooks was then a little girl. 50 that she
was practically reared in his city. He
came here to build the first blast furnace
this side of the Alleghenies for retorting
iron from the Iron Mountain and putting
it IN marketable shape. Owing to the war
clouds. which came up about that time,
the plans were not carried out. and he lost
a great deal of money. Then began a
series of misfortunes and disappointmeuts,
which wrecked his fortune and his life.
Early in the sixties he was associated
with Captain Eads In the building OF the
SIX gun boats which were launched from
the wharf at Carondelet. but the noise of
the firing of the guns produced conclusion
Of the brain. from which he never recov-
eredSt Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
DID NOT LOSE A HORSE.
Remarkable Showing of the North
Hudson County.

VI
Hudson County.
To the Editor of Jersey City News:
VIII you kindly answer the following
questions and obIige a constant reader of
your papor:
]. A bets that the North Hudson County
Railway Company lost 10 horses through
the hot spell.
3 bets that under the good care and
through knowledge of horses that Supt.
Brooks did not lose one horse out of 400.
Viii you kindly answer and oblige a con-
slant reader.
Mr. Brooks, superintendent of the North
Hudson County Railway, says that as a
matter of fact the company did not lose any
horses during the recent hot spell. The
horses were nursed and cared for with great
attention and the company made a great
record.
Among its horses he admitted that one
horse died during the hot period, but its
death was not attributable to the heat. The
horse was old and worth about $3.50. He
denies that the company lost any horses.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD

SO A NJ. daily sundays Tie 4. sT9 Tor
swAUCH CHUNK ana intermediate stations.
6.s3 A. NJ. daily for ITHACA, GENEVA.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE and the West. and
principal local points Dining Car TO Sus-
pension Bridge; Pullman Vsstibuls Sleeper to
ITO 4. NJ. daily Except Sunday for MAUcH
rHI1NK and intermediate points; eonnectisE&
for Reading and Harrisburg.
laH noon daily, except Sunday, BLACK
NJ Through car TO Rochester. Pullman Yes
,ah,,,ed nav Coaches and Parlor Cars. Dining
car Service. Meals a Ia carte.
- Is P. NJ. daily except Sunday, FOR L. & B
Jnncfior and intermediate points.
: - 3 NJ daily, except Sunday, for L. q
p JUNCTION and all intermediates stations.
Chair Gar to s MnKemat only. for MAUcH
c2affNK and HAzLEfoN and all intermediate
ply ~ F. NJ. daily. except Sunday. for L. 8
Stations pullman Buffet Parior Car to
SSsaitasharre: connections for PottsvllIe.
IA p NJ. daily for EASToN and interme-
dias se s s Ne daily for BUFFALO. NIAGARA
FAILS and all points West; Pullman Sleep
ar Vestibuled train from New York to Chi
cago; sleeper to Buffalo and Toronto; connec-
Sis p. NJ. daily for ITHACA. GENEVA.
poCHEsTER, buffalo. NIAGARA FALLS
and ali points West; Pullman Sleepers 10
Chicago and Buffalo; Chair Car to Wilkes
D1 p a. A. NJ. daily. except Monday, for EAST.
ON and intermediate points
asv Tor BoTND BROOK and intermediates
roints leave as follows. SIS A. NJ, IA P. NJ.
4& p. NJ. and sac P. NJ.
Tickets and Pullman accommodations AZ
Pennsylvania r. r Depot
The New York Transfer Company viii call
for and check baggage from hotel OF resi-
dence through to destination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
The Queen. AyIarr.

Some Interesting particulars concerning
the Queens aviaryaat Windsor appear in
the summer number of the "Feathered
World In the Windsor forest there are
a number of wild turkeys from Canada,
which It is hoped to breed and acclima-
tie. Near the head keepers home two
birds were traced by their depredations
in the forest and trapped. one of them
quite thirty years since. Although re-
ceiving every attention in the way of
recognize Their keepers. In a small cor
ridor leading from the Queen's room at
the aviary to the garden In a preserved
property of Lord Beacdhsheid, and re-
moved. with its mate, from Hughenden
to the aviary shortly after his death.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
ASSAULTED BY A N

Louisa McCloski, of No. SAT Henderson
street. and Alexander McCloski, of No. 3o2
Fourth street, Harrison. were accused in
Justice Potts Court this morning of assault
ing Joe Mylko. of No. II Van Wrinkle
street. Mylko went to the woman's house
last night, and provoking a quarrel was
knocked down n pretty roughly handled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
MEAD BEATEN BY KENNY.

In the pool match last night at Cox
Buffet. on Foye place, Frank Mead of
this city was defeated by AL. Kenny of
Newark for s25. in a game of $50 points.
1t was the third gam of a series, each
having previously won a victory. Ken
ny gained a lead before Mead got fairly
started and held his advantage to the
end. Mead played the equal of Kenney
after the second frame, which has led
his friends to pack him in another match
against the Newark player. Score:
Kenny rs 10 u N077s543
Meade 20 3SS586D 10134A676S1 10 z
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
TILE ooNQUERING BR1TIsHBR.
A Restless Wanderer Who Achieves
success Far From Home.

M
Every year There are carried away from
the shores of Great Britain 50 many hun
bred Thousand Of our yclng men. They
are the restless class; mostAof them have
proved themselves totally unable to ac-
cept the conditions of modern life; they
hate the desk; they hate books; they cam
not pass examinations. For these young
men, who in other respects are often the
very flower of the flock; there are places
where they can live without books. For
merly there were openings for them in
the United States, in Australia, in New
Zealand. Those openings seem 10 pc
closed; the stream OF emigration Turns
IN other directions. There is now, for in
stance, South Africa. Now, just exactly
what England was formerly to the Angle
OF the JHte in the German. court, 50 IS
such a new country as South Africa TO
his descendant of the present day-the
land of fighting, the land of possibilities.
There are other places. British Columbia
is not yet filled up, Canada, Western
Australia, Tasmania, could support a ten
fold present population That IS not,
however, the question. / want to point
out the continuity of history. Things re-
peat themselves because we are the des-
cendants of our ancestors. The TRISTAN
came over and settled in England fifteen
hundred years ago; he made the place his
own: he imposed his laws, his customs,
his religion, and told the Britons to be-
come absorbed or to disappear 1t IS dis
covered that u young brother does just
exactly the same thing. He is in America.
ne is in Australia; he must move on; he
must make for himself a new nest; he
must fight for it If necessary. Ard when
he has settled, he must rule; ne Will toler-
ate no master.-From The Future of the
Anglo-Saxon Race" by Sir Walter Bes-
ant, in North American Review for Au-
gllSt ~ eNt+ $3.50 =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
IS TIE UNKNOWN A SMITH?

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. q, 1885,
A party of fishermen found the body of
an unknown man In the Susquehanna
River, near this city, yesterday after
noon. In the mans pockets were found
a prayerbook. in which is the name of
John Smith, born in New England, April
ID, 1871, was recorded, He had red hair
and his face was shaved smooth. From
What a be learned it is believed he
came from Elizabethport. N. j.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
COLLISIONS ON THE BOULEVARD,

Another collision between cyclists oc-
Cured on the Boulevard last night. A
tandem bearing a lady n gentleman
was coming north from C~ommunipaw ave-
uue.
AT Clifford place a wheel idden by a coll
pred man turned onto the road and COLI
lded with the tandem.
The only injuries sustained were re-
ceiycd by the tandem.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
TO REDUCE OIL BUMPERS WAGES

TOLEDO, o., Aug. q. 1s96.-A special
from North Baltimore, Ohio, says thai
it is the intention of the Ohio Oil Com
pany, the Ohio branch of the Standard,
to reduce the wages of bumpers in all
the Buckeye fields from s55 to $50 per
month. About 5000 men will be affected
and they are organizing to oppose the
contemplated reduction.