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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
ENGLAND IS WARY.
WarIike Preparations mt Essqufma uIt
Forts and Warshfps.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 1885, special from
Victoria. B. c., says.-Having made
Esquimault and Victoria impregnable by
land defenses, the British war office is
now moving to make the former one of
the strongest strategic points in the en-
pire. Private advices from Admiral
Stephenson say the North Atlantic and
North Pacific squadrons are to be re-
habilitated at once. Az Esquimault the
Hagshlp lmperielse, an armored twin
screw cruiser OF S400 tons, is the only
modern vessel, the five others being two
third class cruisers, two screw sioeps and
one gunboat. 1t is the intention to replace
the Satellite, one of the third-class cruis-
ers, at once by the PhaetoI a second
class cruiser of 1880 tons, and at inter-
yals of few months each of the others
will be replaced by modern steel ar
mored cruiser. heavily armed and speedier
than the present vessels.
Three torpedo doat destroyers will be
attached to the flagship.
At Halifax the present feet will be re-
enforced by the Terrible, one of the enor-
nous frst-class cruisers of 1900 tons.
mault with three attendant torpedo boat
destroyers. This will make a force of
5000 men at the station there under charge
of the admiral
fleets, one at Halifax and one at the
West Indies, instead of one fleet summer
ing north and winterng south. These
will comprise the heaviest naval force
maintained by Great Britain away from
home waters, and the South African fleet
may act with these in either ocean to
protect reliable route should any Euro
pean power close the Suez Canal
Plans are now being made 1t is said. to
provide protection along the line of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad, whenever great
damage or delay might be caused by ac-
ton of hostile power.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
ATLANTIC BOAT CLUB HoNORED
IL Receives a Certifcats and Medals
for Rescufng SIX Royn.

The Atlantic Boat Club had a great
honor bestowed upon it last Saturday
The club received from the Life Saving
Benevolent Association of New York a
handsomely engrossed certificate in rec
ognition of the bravery displayed by sew
erals members of the club last summer.
The members on Sunday, August 1e,
saved the lives of several young men
whose sailboat had capsized in the Lower
Bay
On that day AL. Heyne, G. Van Sande,
A. Beaton, A. Undutsch, F. volk, B.
Holzen, Max Huber, A. Stuhrman. A.
Durselin, G. Meniers. w. w wieder-
mann and C. Norman went to Staten
Island in the clubs ten-oared barge. The
trip home was a difficult one as the
sea was very ehoppy. On the way Cap
tain Heyne discovered a boat capsized
about half mile to starboard The barge
was headed for the boat and soon six
boys were found struggling in the water
TWO had already drowned. The ship
wrecked lads We're hauled into the barge
and taken to the clubhouse in HobokeTl.
where they were fed and had their clothes
dried and then given money enough to
feach their homes in Brooklyn.
Inc rescue was brought TO the atten-
ton OF the Life Saving Benevolent AS
soclation. who awarded the highly priced
certificate, which hangs in one of the
rooms Of the clubhouse. In addition to
the certificate, each man of the brave
crew received handsome bronze medal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
LURED HERE FROM FRANCE.
Angelina LIE Saint Accuses Thre
Persons of Abduction.

NEW YORK, Nov. Is, 1S96-Eugene
BRAND. man 36 years Of age, of Havre,
France, head cook on the French line
steamship La Touraine. was a prisoner
in the Jefferson Market Police Court this
morning, charged with abduction
With him were Peter Masso, a young
man having no visible means of support,
| and Louise Dubois, who passes as Masso's
wife and lives at No. Is Sixth avenue.
These two were charged with being ae-
cessory to the abduction
Ihe complainant, Angelina LIE Saint
who is Il years of age and says she lives
in Havre, France, was charged with
vagrancy.
The arrests were made by Policemen
Dldier, kinsman and Bio of the Charles
street station. AT an early hour this
morning the LIE Saint girl was found
on West street crying bitterly. Police
man Bio, who was on post, tried to as
certain the cause of her grief but found
she could not speak English. He took
her to the station, where she was ques-
toned by Policeman Didier, who speaks
French.
On the strength of what she related
Masso and the Dubois woman were ar
rested at the woman's home at four
O'Clock this morning, and BRAND was ar
rested on board La Touraine, at Pier A.
North River.
Masso and Dubois denied all knowledge
of the girl LIE Saint. But BRAND, on be-
-ltS LSupJetteQ TO Z. rlSsu course OF CUES
tioning, confessed to his share in the mat
ter
|. He said on his previous trip to this port
Masso had negotiated with him to bring
over handsome young girl to him. pay
ing him the amount of her storage fare
BRAND was instructed to represent that
Masso could furnish a young girl posi-
ton as nurse at a salary OF s26 a week
The cook knew of the LIE Saint girl In
Hayre, who was supporting an aged father
on salary Of 20 cents day. On his ar
rival at the latter port he communicated
Masso's proposition to the young girl
who readily consented to come with him,
the large salary being the incentive.
On La Touraine's arrival, Mdsso learned
from BRAND the name of the girl, and on
Saturday he went 10 the Immigration
Bureau at Ellis Island and inquired for
LIE Saint, representing that he was a re-
latiye.
The girl was turned over to Masso's care
and he took her to his apartments. She
was not long in ascertaining that she had
been deceived. and she avalled herself of
the first opportunity to escape from the
house.
When the facts in the case was ex-
planned to Magistrate Mott this morning
he declared that he had no jurisdiction
IN the matter. and referred the case 10 the
Commissioners of immigration.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
F0RMAN WILL ACCEPT.
The Now Commissioner of EpfernaI
Revenue TO ZEE Named Next Week.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 49, 1996-Secretary
Carlisle, who returned from New York
Saturday. was at his desk early this
morning. Among his callers was ex-Con-
gresham Fcrman of Illinois. who will
probably, early this week. be named to
succeed Mr.. Miller, is Commissioner of
Internal Revenue. This was the first op-
portunity Mr.. For1nan had to confer with
the Secretary owing to the absence from
the city of that official
Mr. Forman, after his conference with
Secretary Carlisle went to the White
House with Controller Eckels. He there
notified the President that he would ac-
cept the place of Commissioner of Inter-
nal Revenue and it is likely that the off,
cfai suggestion on the part of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury will reach the White
House this afternoon.
Mr.. Forman desires 10 return to his
home to arrange matters so that he can
take up his residence in this city, and
has agreed upon November IS as the
date when he win assume the duties
of his office. This will also give Com
missioner Miller ample time in which to
complete his annual report, much of
which is already in the hands of the
printers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
NOT TIE BOY.
Curious Ending 30 Duerrss Trial for
Robbing Mrs KurIz

William Duerr, mild faced little urciin
was tried in the General Sessions Court
today on an Indictment for entering and
larceny. Mrs. Sophie Kurtz keeps a meat
market in Sixth street, Gutenberg. She
found that her receipts were disappearing
very mysteriously from the till and being
convinced that there must be a sneak
thief around she kept watch and finally
saw boy sneaking away from the till
He had snealzed $18.
Duerr was arrested and when arraigned
before the Recorder Mrs Kurtz positively
identified him. When she took the wit
ness stand today she gave Prosecutor
Winfield shock by declaring that the de-
fendant was not the boy who stole the
money. She had never seen the boy be-
Tore She denied that she had identified
Duerr and said she could not have idcnti-
fled him because she did not see him.
Prosecutor Winfield said there was evil
gently something wrong and he would
nave an investigation made. The defen-
a2nt mad already pleaded guilty of visit
ing Mrs. Kurtzs store and tapping the
III on another occasion At the request
Of the Prosecutor juror was withdrawn
ana the Court ordered d mistrial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
A CALIFORNIA HARB0R.
Special Commission Selecting "a Deep
Basin In Lever OalffornLa.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 1S96.-The
Commission authorized by the last River
and Harbor bill for the purpose of de-
termining the location of a deep sea har-
Dor in lower California met this morn
ing in the rooms of the Lighthouse Board.
This Commission is the result of a long
struggle in Congress and was a compro-
mise reached only after it was apparent
that q compromise must be reached or
the River and Harbor bill be put in jeop-
ardy.
The contest for years has been between
Santa Monica and San Pedro, the one an
outer and the other an inner harbor for
the port of Los Angeles. Congress being
unable to agree upon the harbor to be
deepened, authorized the appointment of
commission which is charged with the
duty Of investigating the whole subject
and reporting TO Congress which harbor
Is entitled to the Improvement alleged
to be needed. This report Congress is to
accept as a final disposition of the vexed
question and in accordance with the rec
concentrations of the Commission, the
appropriation. aggregating several mill
lions of dollars. giM be made.
The personnel of the Commission is con-
sp.cucus. Rear Admiral John b. Walker
President of the Lighthouse Board, is de-
Is chairman; the other members are
Assistant August F. Rogers, detailed by
the Superintendent of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey. and William H. Burr.
George Morrison of New York. and
Richard p Morgan. of Illinois, appointed
by the President. These civilian engi-
neers are among the most eminent in
their profession in the United States and
it is confidently believed by the friends of
the contending harbors that the result,
whatever it may be, will be arrived at
according to existing facts and win be
an able and satisfactory conclusion of
the subject.
The Commission met for the first time
this morning but did nothing beyond dis
cussing the subject informally and en-
deavoring to agree upon the method of
proceeding with the work While no con-
clusion was reached 1t is quite certain
that at an early day the body will 90
to California and give the subject that
personal attention demanded by the act
of Congress. The details of the work
and all conclusions reached by the Board
will be kept secret until the report is
made to Congress. At the convenience
of the President the Commission will
pay its respects to the Chief Executive
t is believed, that the major part OF
the work Will be done on the spot rs the
civil engineers are anxious to begin The
work at once and conclude it at the earli-
est possible moment consistent with the
magnitude of the undertakings
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
B. & Q. MEETING.
New BOARD of Directors Elected
Favorable Annual Report.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 16, 1866 The sew
entieth annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
was held today. The annual report Of
President Cowen was read and adopted.
and the following directors were elected:
William F. Frick, James L. MeIane,
George o. Jenkins. Alex. Shaw, George
A. Won Lingen, Maurice Gregg, William
II. Blackford, of Boston; Louis Fitzger-
aid, Eugene Delano. Edward r. Bacon
William A. Read. Howland Davis, of New
York. Mr.. McLane represents the Johns
Hopkins interests. He succeeds Aubrey
Pearro, who remains as director in sew
eral of the subordinate companies
The annual report. the first under a re-
ceivership, covers the year ended June 80,
1896. Its only reference to the receiver
which says that ''the company, being un-
able to meet its liabilities of March l. 1896
passed into the hands of John K Cowen
and Oscar G. Murray, receivers, on that
tinue the regular annual statement. and
therefore this report covers the opera
tions of the entire fiscal year, both prior
and subsequent to the receiVership.'
The total earnings for the year were
1894, 8l.60, an increase over the preced-
ing year of $l,127, ,599. So. The operating
0expenses are divided as ollows:-General
expenses. 81, III, 200. II; conducting transport
tation, So. .939, ,966. 64, maintenance of equip
ment. 50 0l3, ,204.17; maintenance Of way
and structuresf S2,919,6 81; total, ST.
583 420.35.
The increase in the operating expenses
is divided as follows
General expenses, $66, 11621; conducting
transportation $722 955. As; maintenance of
equipment $500 488.14 maintenance of way
and structures, s72, ,S16.66; total increase of
operating expenses, 81, 7S2, 376. 46.
The Increase in the gross earnings was
81, ,227, ,609.S0 from freight; $266, ,S4s u from
passengers; S20,702.34 from mail, and
81, 63005 from express. The miscellaneous
gross earnings decreased 1888, 1888 49,
1t is matter of eongratuIation the
report says, that in spite of the con-
ditfon of business that existed during the
year that the road shows such a com
Portable increase In gross earnings But
for the fact that there was a large in
crease in the maintenance of equipment
expenses amounting to almost a million
dollars, the net earnings would have
compared very favorably with those of
the best of the preceding years in the
history of the company. As it was the
net earnings amounted to 81, $50, 1853 IS, and
the decrease amounted to a little less
than the Increase in the operating ex-
penses. From these net earnings are de-
Quoted the interest on bonded indebted
ness, rentals, taxes and other charges
to the amount of 81, ,202 S54.I7 The real
fixed charges Of the property were earned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
COWS POISONED WITH Arsenic

HANOVER, N. H, Nov. 1s. 1sss-In
connection with the sudden death Friday
forenoon cf eleven cows out of a herd
of eighteen owned by Thomas A. Haden
Of Norwich, VT, it now seems certain
that the suspicion that they were
poisoned was well founded. Edwin
at Dartmouth College, has found eyi-
dence of arsenical poisoning In the stom-
achs of the dead animals and Paris green
mixed with salt has been found in the
pasture. Mr.. Hazen is the town Grand
juror and it has become his duty within
the last few months to make some prose
cut.ons in the interest of law and order.
1t ls generally believed that some person
IS seeking revenge. State Attorney En-
right of Windsor arrived this morning
and is investigating.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
HEROIC sAILoRMEN
Nineteen Days I'm an Open Boaf Seek.
ing Help for Their ship.

NEW YORK, Nov. L. 1SJ6=Tshe steamer
Orinoco, which arrived here to-day. brings
word of the safe arrival at Bermuda on
November 4 of the boat which was dis
patched from the disabled steamer
Strathisla on October II with orders 10
look out for a passing steamer or to reach
Bermuda for aid to the disabled steamer.
1t will be remembered that the main
shaft of the Strathisla was broken when
the ship was about 800 miles off Bermuda.
bound from st. Vincent to New York,
and that, in their extremity, Captain
Marshall decided to send boat for as
sistanee and Mr.. Charles Payne. second
officer, with two seamen named Stozer
and Gomez, volunteered for the perilous
duty and it is these brave fellows who
have safely arrived after being at sea
N an open boat for nineteen days-twiee
they made land only to be blown OF
again-the sea running very high and
frequently breaking over the boat and its
occupants, stiil they pluclzily stuck to
their duty and although hailed by the
bark Edith Mary when miles from
land. Mr.. Payne decided to keep to the
boat and eventually sighted Gibbs Hill
light on Wednesday, November l.
Mr. Beresford Scott, pilot, saw her and
the gig .Vesper was manned by willing
crew who went out to meet her and
towed her In. Mr. Payne and his men
were received with every kindness and
consideration by the inhabitants and
We're rejoiced to hear that their steamer
was safely berthed in Bermuda, after
having passed through perils mnumer-
able
The island steamboat Intrepid brought
the beat and crew around the dockyard,
where the Strathisla laid in the floating
dock. The boat carried two nlasts and the
red ensign hoated at the peak She looked
a substantial craft ard her crew were
equally hardy and well. considering the
dangers they had gone through. The re-
ceived a hearty welcome from the men of
the various ships on entering the Cambre
and landed amid ringing cheers. With
nlodesty they made their way to thair
ship, which was decorated with flags to
commemorate the occasion. The meeting
between them, the remainder of the Off
GERS and crew was extremely cordial and
affecting.
The Strathisla was sighted off the High
lands atsnoon today coming into port
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
SHORTS IN WHEAT AGGRESSIVE.

s CHICAGO, Nov. 1s, 1S9s-The wheat
market was dennoralized at the opening
this morning and longs unwilling to risk
further losses. sold freely. The news in
most instances was bearish. Heavy north
western receipts. 1883 cars, against sss
last week, and 1.26s on the corresponding
day year ago; worlds shipments for the
week aggregating 100000 bushels, and
increase in the amount on ocean passag
increase in the amount on ocean passage
of 100000 bushels. and the feeling of in
security generated on Saturday. were all
OF a distinctly depressing nature. Short
sellers were more aggressive this morn
ing than at any time since the decline
set in. The trading has gone largely into
the May option, the December showing
little activity. December wheat opened
from 70 to 7s1s, declining to 777s and re-
covered to 777s. 1sc. under Saturday. May
wheat opened from S21s to S1s4, sold be-
tween S2ls and S1ss. holding at SlA, &c.
under Saturday
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
BRUTAL SPADIARDS.
Shipwreeked British Sailormen
Maltreated as Fill
busters.

QUARANTINE, S. L., Nov It, 1885,
Among the passengers who arrived to-
day per Ward Line steamer Yucatan,
from Havana. were thirteen ship-wreck-
ed seamen. They were Captain Nelson
and twelve of the crew of the British
steamer Cola, which ran ashore on Col
orado Reef at two o'clock on the morn
ing of November 4. Later the steamer
got off into deep water and Captain Nell
son attempted to run her across the Strait
to Key West, but the water gained so
rapidly that at A. NJ they abandoned
the steamer, which shortly afterward
sank in deep water. At Z 4. M, the ship
coast, about sixty miles west Of Hae-
ana. where they fell into the hands Of
Spanish soldiers.
The Spaniards believing them to be
filibusters from the American coast.
treated them as prisoners very harshly,
threatening to shoot all hands. Finally
they were taken to Havana, where they
were taken in charge by the British
Consul, who sent them to New York
Not having certificates of acclimatization
they were sent to Hoffman Island. Henry
w. Delorey, one Of the ship wrecked
crew, said
The steamer Cola was engaged in the
fruit trade plying between Honduras and
Charleston, S. G. We left Truxille and at
two a. NJ, November 4, during light
weather, ran ashore on Colorado Rec.
the engines We're reversed at full speed
and at five A. M. steamed clear but
leaking badly Inside Of ten minutes
there was two feet of water in the stoke
hoie. We took to the boats and aban-
doned the ship at six A. NJ, and pulled
fer the shore. The lights on the
wreck We're left burning and at
ten o'clock the vessel sank in deep water
landed at place called Consenction
about sixty miles west of Havana and
Were taken in charge by troop of sol
dlefS, Who escorted US to a sugar estate
Here they used US very kindly, but they
mad strong suspicion that We were Amer
lean filibusters Later in the day another
troop of soldiers took us to Martial, where
they insisted that I could speak Spanish.
i was taken to the headquarters and
questioned by a big Spaniard, who asked
If We were English or American. / an
swered English No, American, said he
striking me in the neck and over the head
with a loaded cane, stunning me The
blood ran down my face and back, and
felt quite weak, and as three soldiers
pointed their guns at me I expected to be
shot. Failing TO learn that there were
Americans among our crew, / was dis
missed. We were compelled to sleep on the
bare stone floor with soldiers on guard
We were then sent to Havana where
we We're cared for by the British consul
# we had been Americans we would never
have lived to tell the tale'
The Cola was a small vessel of 1872 tons
bu1t at Ayr, Scotland, in 1884.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16
MARIA BARBERI'S NEW TRIAL.
Catalda,s Murderess Appears for the
Second Time to Answer.

NEW YORK, Nov 1s, 1SsS-The second
trial OF Maria Barberi for the murder of
Dominica Cataldo on April 25, 1895, in this
city. was begun this morning in the Grim
inal Branch of the Supreme Court, before
Justice Gildersleeve.
Maria Barberi was brought into the
court room from the Tombs. where she
has been confined since the Court of APP
peals reversed the decision, after she was
convicted and ordered q new trial.
When she was tried the last time in
Part l., General Sessions, before Recorder
Goff, Maria Barberi was found guilty and
later sentenced to be executed at Sing
Sing. where she was taken This was
July IS. Many women became interested
in the young womans case and a large
petition was signed asking clemency in
her case. The petition was sent to the
Court of Appeals Amos Evans, VINO de-
Tended her, appealed the case on the
grounds of admission of improper evil
denee on the part of the defence. The
Court of Appeals reversed the decision
and ordered a new trial.
Maria killed Catafdo by cutting his
throat because he refused to marry her
after having ruined her