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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
FIRE HORSES BALKED,
Odd Incident of Trffiin@ Blaze on
Bergen AyenUe

AT half-past eleven this morning Mr.. E.
j. Hommel, a druggist of Bergen avenue
near Vroom street, saw smoke issuing
from the window of the house, No. $50
Bergen avenue, which is on the corner
of Vroom street. The house is three
story frame tenement, che lower part be-
ing occupied by Henry Ackerman as a
bakery. The smoke poured out of win
dow directly over the shop.
Mr.. Hommel hurried to fire box No. So
at Bergen Square and sent in an alarm.
He hurried back to the fire to await the
ARRIVAL OF the engines. Five minutes passed
and no engine appeared, so he hascened
back to the box and rang another alarm
He unknowingly had rang a second alarm.
bringing out all the engines on the hill
In the meantime Policeman Foley of the
Seventh Precinct had entered the house
and locating the fire, which was confined
to bed mattress, had thrown the mat
tress out of the window and extinguished
the Hames, which had spread to the wood
work. He then crossed the street to tele-
phone to the station house. Just at this
point the engines appeared.
1t was fully ten minutes between the
sending of the first alarm and the arrival
corner of Bergen and Duncan avenues.
was the last to arrive The horses On this
engine are new ones and baked when
they We're being driven from the house
The damage amounted to ruined set
OF bedclOtheS and a few slight burns Foley
received during his work as volunteer
fireman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
TWO DISGUSTING wREToHEs.

James Dyer filled the Special Sessions
Court and the people in the court room
with disgust this morning when he was
tried for assault and battery on his moth
er. Mrs. Dyer, a feeble old woman, en-
deavored to screen her son as much as
possible. On April 25 he struck her and
choked her, but she apologized for him
by saying that he was sometimes not in
his right mind. Dyer rec.procated his
mothers consideration by going on the
stand and swearing that his mother and
father were both habitual drunkards,
and he found it necessary to ehastise
them occasionally in order to preserve
deeorum in the family Judge Hudspeth
found him guilty and at once sentenced
him to six months in the Penitentiary
Lawrence Glowey was also tried in the
Special Sessions for assault and battery
on his mother. AS usual the plaintiff
tried to shield the prisoner. she said
that she was about to punish her son
when he gave her a slap but didn't hurt
her. She didn't know whether he meant
to strike her or not, and her only object
in having him arrested was to scare
him. He was convicted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
THORN COMMITS SUICIDE.
He Had Been Cast or by EIis Family
and Was Found Dead.

White delivering Dread ON Columbia
avenue at 4:3O o'clock this morning, John
Wiley, driver for August Beyer, the
baker, of No 2OS Webster avenue, dis
covered the body of a man lying on the
sidewalk about fifty feet north Of Thorn
street The mans hands and face were
covered with mud, and the body had the
appearance of having been roughly
handled.
Riley notified Sergeant Howell, of the
Webster avenue police station, who sent
Patrolman Riley to take charge of the
body, which was taken to Speers' morgue.
In the pocket of the dead mans coat
was found a letter addressed to a Miss
Thorn No Isl South street, and signed
Louis Thorn. The letter stated that the
writer was sick and tired of living and
was going to commit suicide,
Thorn had evidently carried out his
threat by taking poison. as the glands in
his neck were greatly enlarged, and there
We're no marks of violence upon his body.
The mud upon his hands and face indicate
that the suicide must have been in great
agony before he died.
Thorn was twenty-nine years old and
about two years ago conducted saloon
at South street and Passaic avenue. He
had not been seen around his home since
last September, his relatives having in a
measure disGWned him.
The County Physician has been notified
and an autopsy will be held over the body.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
CITY HALL BIDS.
The Furniture and Fixtures
Will Cost Less Than Was
Estimated.

The City Hall Commissioners met this
morning and received bids for the fur
nishing of the monstrosity. There were
fourteen bidders and the competition as
a consequence was close. 1t had been
estimated that the furniture would cost
about $4,000 The Commissioners were
agreeably disappointed upon opening the
bids to find that the cost will be from
$1,000 to $1,000 less than their estimate
which they considered a conservative
one.
The specificati tions divided the work
into three parts No. / was for the
movable furniture, such as desks and
chairs; No. 2 for general fixtures and
No. 8 for the metallic fixtures in vaults
and so on. When bids were called for
the lobby was crowded with the repre-
sentatives of several firms. Conspicuous
in a seat inside a railing was ex-City
Clerk E. w. Woolley. He represented
it is said, firm which is anxious to
furnish the metallic fixtures.
The furniture is to be of light wood to
correspond with the trim of the building.
Under Specification No. 1 bids were
submitted as follows:-John Mullins,
$1,000; P. H. Hanley, s7,5S1.7s; G. R.
Mesereau of Staten Island, s7,911; Am
prose T. Barnes OF New York, S,S6l;
William Schwartzwalder, New York,
$3.50; Office Specially Co., of New York.
$,4I5; M. Dinner Sons & Co. of New
York, S10 75O.
Under specification No. for fixtures,
the following were the bidders:-William
Schwarzwalder, $22. .422. 80; John Mullins,
SIG, 800; George r. Mersereau, So 420; M.
Dinner Sons & Co., &1, ,095.
For the metallic fixtures the Fenton
Metallic Manufacturing Co: asked s13 .42s::
St. Louis A Art + Metal Co., 7,ss9; Frank Nc
s9,5S6; NJ Dinner Sons & Co., $S,oOO
For the movable furniture and fix
lures Otto Durker & Co.. asked S54, $3.50:
ST. Louis Art Metal Co., $26. S59
John Mullins is low for the. movable
furniture and fixtures. The. ST. Louis
Art Metal Co. is low for the metallic
fixtures The bids were referred to the
Committee of the Whole. Contracts will
be awarded as soon as practicable.
Superintendent Datz may throw the
monstrosity open for Inspection on
Saturday after the G. A. r. parade.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
The GREAT COMBINE
Col. Phelps Consolidated
Republican Newspaper
Trust Said to Be
Nearly Completed.
POLITICS AND DOODLE IN 1T
Newark Will Be the Head Centre
With Jersey City as the
Main Annex.
POLITICS AND DOODLE IN 1T
Special to ths Jerseu Cstu Ns,rs.


NEWARK, May %, 1S9e.-It is rumored
here that Colonel Sheffield Phelps has
ABOUT completed his plans for the forma-
tion of the Consolidated Republican News
paper Trust of New Jersey. The head
centre for the dissemination of trust news
IS to be the Daily Advertiser" Office in
this city. Here the coloring matter to all
political news will be added to suit the
eyes. of the Hobart-Griggs combine Of
corporation guardians.
The Evening Journal" of Jersey City
will be the main annex, although it is
stated here that Business Manager Dear
IS much dissatisfied with the wide open
policy of Mr.. Phelps which has largely
increased the expenses of the property
and consequently diminished the divid4
ends. But as Mr.. Phelps controls the stock
Partner Dear win probably have to stand
the racket and devote his attention to
outside matters like the water question.
The editorial end of the property has
been put in the hands of New York men.
whose ludicrous mistakes have caused
several laughs lately among the well-in-
formed in political news, but this will be
remedied as soon as Mr. Phelps gets his
wires in working order He believes in
the Bennett policy of sitting at the end
of a wire and keeping it hot, so that the
fellows at the other end won't get into
rut and think that all the tips that come
into the office are for their personal bene-
tit.
The facts in relation to the purchase of
the Daily Advertiser, are leaking n,1t
1t is now stated that the price paid was
less than $4,000, and it is more than loud
ly limited that this sum was largely paid
by the assumption of obligations of the
paper. The McAlpin-Evans combination
seem to have had most disastrous ex-
penence. Nearly $4,000 is thought to have
been sunk by them during the year they
controlled the property without any visi-
ble progress having been made The
Newark Evening News" has complete
control OF this field, because it is known
70 De an entlreIy Independent paper of
great wealth and courageous management.
AS the Daily Advertiser" has always
been tainted with corporation tendencies.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
ATTACKED BY A MADMAN
Father Schooner Of the Italian
Church Threatened With
a Revolver.


Father Peter Schooner, pastor of the
Italian Church Of the Holy Rosary in
Sixth street, had an exciting experience
with maniac yesterday afternoon.
Shortly after twelve o'clock a Wild
eyed man rang the. bell at the rectory
and asked ths housekeeper, Mrs. Theresa
Wohr, if he could see Father Schooner.
The mans appearance as he glared at her
frightened the woman and she was about
to slam the door in his face when he
yelled:-'I have been commissioned by
Jesus Christ to kill him, and 1 am here
to execute the command He gesticulated
wildly and endeavored to force his wsy
INTO the house. Mrs. Wohr pushed him
away and locking the door ran into the
church to notify Father Schooner of his
danger.
MRS. Wohr then returned to the house
and from window saw the maniac cross
the street and conceal himself behind a
tree. He was watching the house when
Rather Schooner entered He looked at
the man and at once arrived at the con-
ciuslon that the poor fellow was dement,
ed. When Father Schooner went lout on
the stoop to get a better look at his crazy
VISITOR the man recognized him and beck
0-A--D9 io4 1iliil " cTOSS the street said
Come over here, I have something for
YOU. AT the same time he reached for
something in his pocket. Father Schooner
was not afraid, but he did not like the
idea of confronting an armed lunatic. He
accordingly re-entered the rectory.
For an hour the man remained in hid
ing behind the tree across the street.
Peter Prulo. one of Father schoener's
parishioners, finally called at the rec
tory and asked him to visit Nicola
Pattagio at No. rs Colgate street WHO
was very sick The pastor was about TO
leave the house with Prulo when the
crazy man confronted him and said.
Now prepare to die.''
rather Schooner dealt the man a blow
On On the mead with his walking stick and
then grappled with him. Prulo ioinsd
in the struggle and together thew pre-
vented the lunatic from reaching a bull
dog revolver he had in his pocket The
man was finally quieted and The priest
started IN search of a policeman When
ne disappeared from view the madman
broke away from -Prulo and started in
pursuit
Roundsman Con" Noonan and Police
man Alderman of the Gregory street
station saw the man waving his hands
wildly above his head and flourishing q
revolver. They gave chase, captured and
disarmed him. He was taken before jus
tice of the Peace Macs and committed
to the County Jail to await an examina-
tion by the County Physician.
The Italians name is Patrigo His
mind was unbalanced week ago by a
rock falling on mis- head.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
DAISY NO. l3.
A GreenviIle Fire Company That All
Are Proud OF.

One of the best appointed fire companies
and engine houses in the Fire Depart
ment is No. Is, on Linden avenue, Green
vile. Everything there is in perfect order
and the best discipline prevails There
is a place for everything and everything
is in its place, even to the men who are
from long experience particularly fitted
for the positions they hold. The foreman
is Henry NUM-. an old fireman, and the
engineer, the veteran Tom Andrews, who
has been in the present department since
its organization, and before that did vol
unteer duty on the rope of old Henwood
No. g. He was long engineer of No. 6
steamer and was transferred to Green-
vile at Ms own request, as injuries re-
ceived in the performance of duty began
to trouble him in doing the heavier work
down town.
The steamer in use by this company is
old No. IAN A1noskeag, and although
about twenty-eight years old shows the
good care it has received In its appear
ance, which is equal to that Of any other
apparatus in the department A complete
new set of harness for the engine team
was received yesterday, placing all con-
nections like the engine and house in
irst-class order. The three horses are as
good as any in the department
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
CONGRESS LENDS AID.

WASHINGTON. May 2s, 1Sss.-Mr.
Bartholdt tRep., MOI, presented the fol-
lowing resolution to the immediate consid-
GRAFTON of which no objection was made:-
Resolved, That the Secretary of War
mayorsbe and is hereby authorized to
lend to the Mayors of The cities of ST.
Louis, Mo-, East St. Lonis, Ills. and
trictions as he may deem proper, 4
sufficient number of tents to temporarily
shelter such citizens of said cities as may
yesterday. and to render such other relief
In the premises as he may deem neces-
sary.
Mr.. Bartholdt stated that with his col
league, Mr.. Hubbard (Rep., MOI, he has
called at the War Departme this morn.
ing and had been told that in addition t
the tents the department, If Congress sl
authorized, would send to st, Louis elgh1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
HEBREW GLAzIERs FIGHT.

Max Harris, Hebrew glazer, of No.
609 Summit avenue, was a prisoner. in Po-
lice Justice Douglass Court this morning
on charge of mayhem preferred against
him by Louis Fialk, rival "glass puit
eenv Hebrew of No. 500 Summit avenue,
Harris was putting in pane of glass
in house in Hobolsen avenue, near
Cook street, yesterday afternoon, when
Fialk came along and told him that the
man for whom Harris was putting in the
glass was his customer, and for him 10
leave the job.
Harris refused to give up the work and
told F'ialk to go on home. Fialk replied
in rather strong language, and the next
minute the two men Were at each other
hammer and tongs. During the fight,
Fia1k says that Harris bit him on the
thumb. He displayed badly swollen
thumb this morning, which had the i'm
prints Of some kind Of an animals teeth
in it. at any rate, and in face of that
evidence Justice Douglass held Harris in
$500 bail to await the action of the Grand
Jury.
Harris will have a warrant issued for
Fialks arrest upon the charge of assault
and hafterY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
POUNDED THE POUND KEEPER.

Thomas Grady, assistant Poundkeeper
of Hoboken, went to arrest horse which
he saw grazing on the street, IN front of
Michael Bryan's stable, on Eleventh
street, that city, yesterday afternoon, but
was prevented from doing so by Bryan,
who appeared on the scene just in time
to rescue his faithful animal from the
clutches of the Poundkeeper. Angry
words followed between the two men and
then blows, which ended in the Pound
keeper getting we'll pounded ready went
before Recorder McDonough and had a
warrant issued for Bryan's arrest. Bryan
lives at No. IA Sherman avenue on the
Heights, and was arrested at his home
last night. He was held for the Grand
Jury
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
TOOK Els EMPLOYERS CLOTHES

Paul Beck was tried in the Special Ses-
sions Court this morning on a charge of
stealing an overcoat and some other
clothing from Robert Newhof of No. 1877
Wayne street. Newhof keeps restur-
ant and he employed Beck as assistant
cook, dishwasher and general utility man.
Beck went to work on the morning of
February II, and quit about three o'clock
the same afternoon. After he had gone
Newhoff missed the clothing. Beck
handnt bade him goodbye nor even told
him that he had thrown up his job. Beck
said he quit work because the wages,
81 a week and board, were insufficient for
the work he was required to do. He had
to assist in the cooking wash the dishes,
mop the floor and sweep the sidewalk.
He was satisfied with all that, but when
his employer ordered him. to wash big
pots he rebelled. Rather than have any
argument with Newhoff he left the place
by the rear door and took Newhoff' S
clothing. He was convicted
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
MAY CHANGE 9RE DATE
The Disaster Seriously Affects
the Holding Of the Re-
publican Conven-
tion.

WASHINGTON, May 2S, 1S96-Should
later and more accurate information cor
roborate the earlier news from st. Louis
1t is probable that the date of the National
Republican Convention Will be changed
Il learn from the United Press des-
patches this morning. said Chairman Car
ter, of the National Republican Commit
tee, that the damage to the convention
hall is not SO serious as at first reported
1t is said that portion of the roof was
blown off, and that the side walls were
in few places, penetrated by flying
missiles, causing some disarrangement Of
the INTERIOR The statement is made that
all this can and will be repaired within
the next ten days. The National Commit
tee has full power in the premises, and
can change the date of the convention if
the circumstances justify it.
Nothing will be done, however. until
this Information suggests the advisafiI-
ity of postponing the convention / shall
telegraph each member of the COM
mf5.es ant and bo;,la act at the he earliest possible M
decided upon, it would probably be fixed
f. for T. the 18th Of July. Just one month
to be able, to deal with the subject in
telligen'tly by night
Chairman Carter also said that pos
sible considerations other than the mere
wrecking of the hall would influence the
committee. Whether or not the hotels,
in view Of the general wreckage of build
crowds, and the question of the ability
of the railroads to properly handle the
traffic, would be considered. Mr.. Carter
also suggested that if the city was within
the next ten days to be turned into a
vast funeral procession and thrown into
general mourning over the hundreds Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28

or ten boats at jefferson city. engaged
in the Improvement of the Missouri Riv-
er, In view of the great and urgent neces-
sity OF the case, he asked prompt action
by the House.
The resolution was agreed to.
Leave of absence was also given to
Representatives Bertholdt and Hubbard
to visit St. Louis. Mr.. Bartholdt said
that his colleague as a medical man
might be able to render personal assist
ance to the sufferers, the news received
this morning from the scene of the ca
tastrophe being to the effect that the
local physicians were unable to promtly
attend all the wounded, They left for
ST. Louis Immediately.
Consideration was then resumed of the
conference report upon the SundYy CIVIL
Appropriation bill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
GRAHAM REAVILY FINED.

Philip Graham, Is years DID, Of No. 6s
Webster avenue, the young man arrested
last week for interfering with PATROL
man Wines on the night of May 49, when
the latter was arresting young Bartsls,
who caused small riot in Berg's Park,
was arraigned this morning before JUS
tice Douglass and pleaded guilty. He
was fined $25 and costs. In sentencing
him Justice Douglass said. that he was
going to make an example of him to warn
fresh young men not to interfere when
in the discharge of their duty. In the
eyes Of the law. His Honor said Graham
Bartels who caused the riot
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
DON'T THINK MUCH OF LAWYERS

The jury which considered the case Of
Hatch & Weeks vs.. Gustav Lindenthal,
placed value on legal services which will
not commend them to the favor Of the
legal profession. Ha.ch and Weeks are
a firm of New York lawyers. Mr. Lin
denthal it a mechanical engineer and a
promoter of large enterprises. He is one
Of the projectors of the North River
bridge. Hatch and Weeks furnished him
$4,000. They were obliged to sue for their
bill, and the case has been on trial for
several days before Judge Nevius and a
jury In the Circuit Court. The jury gave
a verdict for ST. 750
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
Mr.. HENNBMEIR'S TRIAL.
The Republican League Wants no
Independent Thought in Politics.

The trial of President Hennemeir. of
the Republican League of Clubs Of Hud-
son county, will take place before the
Committee of Appeals, of that organiza-
tion at the club rooms of the Wanser
Club, tomorrow night. Mr. IIennemier IS
charged with having endorsed and vosed
for an independent candidate at the re-
cent election. His defense is that out
SIDE Of the meetings Of the League he is
privileged to do whatever he sees lit
1t is quite likely some interesting features
will take place at the trial as the League
aso so ansry are angry ana me embera a &
peals Committee are after Mr. F4enne-
mier's scalp, and it is probable that his
head will fall tomorrow night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
JUDGE HUDsPETH's REST.

Judge Hudspeth has decided to take a
brief rest from the arduous work he has
been doing since he has had to attend to
all the business of the courts over which
he presides He will spend two weeks
in the upper part of New York State
and in Canada Justice Lippincott has
adjourned the Supreme Court because of
his engagements in the Court at Trenton,
and consequently there will be no busi-s
ness in any court except the Circuit for
two weeks from Monday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
THAT GREAT VAUDEVILLE SHOW
Some of the Attractions which VIII
Appear at tho Lyric Tananht

The benefit rendered to William Black
the new manager; Edward Cook, adver-
tising agent; =. w Mohn, the stage
manager, of the Lyric Theatre, which
takes place tonight in the Lyric Theatre,
will be the grandest vaudeville show
which has ever been seen in this vicinity.
The full regular army band from Cover.
nor's Island will play while the other at
fractions will be Cotton's Donkey Circus,
]. w. Kelly, Frank Bush, Charles w.
Ward, the Original Big Four from Prim-
and Lady Oriz, handsome Dan Mccarthy,
Joseph Natus, from Hoyt's Theatre; Ber-
nard Dyllyn, Montjoy Walker Harry
Williams Miss Gyori Julislxi, the Hum
garian Female Baritone Mile Belle Sas-
son. Annabelle, the wonderful dancer;
Florence Bindley, Maggie Fielding, Little
Irene Franklin, Maize Heath, Ida Russell,
Jessie Charron. Rosina. ElYortee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
WORK OF s0UDDER's SNEAK.

The Grand Jury handed up forty-nine
indictments yesterday afternoon The
majority of them were against saloon
keepers who were spotted last Sunday
by the Epworth League and Christian
Endeavor' spies, who are guarding the
morals of the community under the au-
spices of the ministers The Jury re-
jected the evidence of the spies who
went into saloons just before midnight
and remained there Until after twelve
o'clock in cider to get testimony Their
conscience would not permit them to
and indictments on that kind Of testi-
5aony.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
"a NEW MUOIlAGE BOTTLE.

Letters patent have been granted to
William E. Lawrence of No. $50 Newark
avenue for a mucilage bottle which
acts without brush. The con-
trivance is great Improvement on
the old styla bottle. 1t is called an
ssOeozer:,s A half interest in the patent is.
owned by Mr. Myron A. Wolfson of the
firm of Wolfson Bros, with whom Mr..
Lawrence is employed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
MR. PRIoR's WESTERN TRIP.

E Mr.. Charles NJ Prior of the Bergen
Baptist Church has returned from In
dianapolis, where he spent two weeks.
During his stay he visited the Rev. D..
j. Ellison, the former pastor of the
Bergen Baptist Church, and Mr. A. j.
Preston, the former organfst of that
church. Mr.. Prior had delightful time
and is enthusiastic over the charms Of
the civilized West