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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
BRoWEIEG's APPOINTMENT.
The Corporation Counsel Answers the
City CIerlk7s Letter to Board of

At the last meeting of the Board of
Finance City Clerk o'Donnell commune
Gated with the Board on the subject of
the appointment and pay Of William
Browning as a clerk IN his office. The
latter was a reply to resolution of the
Board of Finance directing him to draw
warrant for 500 for Browning's Sep
tember salary. The City Clerk refused to
draw the warrant His reasons were, he
wrote. that he claimed the right to nom
mate clerks for his office; and, secondly.
Browning, although having reported for
duty every morning, had done absolutely
nothing TO warrant being paid. Brown
Ing was appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Jarvis Wanser bx
the Board Of Finance at the suggestion
Of Corporation Counsel Blair. The ap-
pointment was made on August 2s. In
his communication to the Board of FL
nance the City Clerk wrote that he be-
lieved, when the Boasd learned that
Browning had performed no service, the
resolution ordering him paid in full
would be recalled.
The City Clerks letter was referred to
the Corporation Counsel and last night lie
nent and subsequent developments and
citing the fact that Browning had done
no work because the City Clerk had for
bidden him TO enter his office so that he
could work, he writes:-
Your duty as City Clerk so far as do
lng what the resolution of the Board Of
FINANCE In this instance requires of you.
IS purely irnmaterial know of no law
which invests you with any discretion or
power to question the legality Of Brown
ing appointment or dispute the fnstruc-
tons of the Board Of Finance or to do
4 anything but carry out Its Instructions
The resolution of the Board Of Fjnanca
protects you from all liability: ii as
surDes all the responsibility which at
taches TO Its own acts and you have no
course open to you but to obey It's COM
mands. Even If you had the power yo1.
assumed, your reason refusing obedience
TO the resolution of the Board of Finance
2n the ground that Browning had per-
formed no duties, Is no reason when you
alone prevented him from rendering such
service ard it could hardly serve as
fust or reasonable defense.
= do not find anything in connection
With this transaction to Justify you In
assuming that the Board Of Finance was
Got Acquainted with the facts when this
eSolut ON passed. The fact that the
Board Of Finance did pass the resolution
nd tlsa. Il waS part Of their official duty
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
sTLVERITES WERE MISTAKEN.
Speeches BY Lords Farrer and PLAY.
fair at sile Golden Club.
BIZ Cable 10 the United Press.

LONDON, Nov. "a, 1854 meeting of
the Golden Club was held at the rooms
of the National Liberal Club today.
Among the speakers was Lord Farrer of
Abinger, formerly Sir Thonas Henry
Carer, the author of Free Trade versus.
Fair Trade and other economic works.
Lord FaTrer expressed his satisfaction
that Mr.. Chamberiain's proposals for an
Imperial zollvere:n had fallen fat both
at home and at the Colonies. as he was
opposed to free trade that meant only
free trade with the Colonies and protec-
flon against foreign countries ne was
gratlled at the election of Mckinley to
the American Presidency, though he was
merely the lesser evil. If Bryan had not
appeared as a candidate he would have
thought Mckinley the worst possible man
for President.
Lord Playfair id:-"The issues at
stake in the recent American Presidential
election involved question of constitutional
government. and also the question of our
faith in the democracy. If Bryan had
been elected that faith would have been
shattered and the commercial panic which
would have ensued would have been enor-
NOUS, But far more serious than a COM
nereial panic would have been cur loss of
faith in the democracy of the world"
Speaking of his personal observations
in the United States during the Presi-
Dental campaign, Lord Playfair said he
felt required to say that the silverites
We're not dishonest but mistaken Free
trade was not an issue in the contest
with the exception that it was mentioned
in some of McKinley's speeches. In
view of the fact that the pivot of the
election was sound money, the world
ought to feel glad of the result. It would
be a long time, he predicted before the
ardent protectionists of the United States
would seek to change the existing tariff
The sound politicians of the United States
had many questions of their own to
solve and he had no doubt that they
to deal with the question of the cur
rency; but they were not likely to att
tempt to bring about a revival of high
protection.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
MERCER BEASLEY VERY ILL
gpsetas to the Jstaeu cstu Neaus.

TRENTON, Nov. "a, 1s96.-Chief Justice
Beasley, Of the Supreme Court of Mercer
county. suffered a congestive chill at
breakfast this morning and 50 alarming
We're his symptoms that all the members
Of his family were notified. Justice Gum
mere, OF Newark, and his wife, who is a
daughter Of the Chief Justice, weree sum
moned by telegraph. AS the morning
wore on the alarming symptoms disap-
peared and at noon the Chief Justices
condition was greatly improved. His
physicians are now hopeful of a speedy
recovery. Judge Beasley is eighty-one
years of age and has been Chief Justice
since 1864.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
CHICAGO CIVILIZATION.
Street Car and Saloon Held Up by
Armed Robbers Last Night.

CHICAGO, Nov. "A, 1S96.-Five men
boarded a northbound State street cable
car at $50 o'clock this morning at Peck
Court, which is right in the heart of the
retail drygoods section of the city, and
while one at either end prevented escape
from the crowded car the others seized
L. C. Barber, proprietor of Barber's Cafe,
on Randolph street, and another man,
from whom they secured watches and a
small amount of money
A cry OF Robbers" was raised and the
conductor gave the signal for quick
stop. AS the train halted the thieves
jumped and were followed by a couple of
policemen who were aboard the car and
by other passengers. They succeeded in
eluding their pursuers and are still at
liberty.
Sherman & Waters, saloon, at No. GO
Lake street, was held up by two men at
6:15 o'clock this morning and the cash
register robbed of its contents, about SO
The men escaped.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
WHITNEY's NEW HOUSE.

NEW YORK, Nov. "a. 1S9s-Ex- -secre-
tary of the Navy William C. Whitney
has purchased the Stuart House. on Fifth
avenue. Mr.. Whitney intends this house,
it Is said, to be his permanent resi-
dence. It is also said that he has given
the house in which he now lives, at the
corner ofs Fifty-seventh street and Fifth
avenue, to his son, Harry Payne Whit
ney, who recently married Miss Gertrude
Vanderbilt, and is now In Japan OIL his
wedding trip. The house which will
await the young couple on their return
to New York, is directly opposite the
house of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the brides
father
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
THE sTRANGEsT OF SALOONS.
A Kentucky Plan which Works All
Right

The queerest saloon ever known in Ken
lucky has been discovered in Harlan
county. 1t is huge gourd, with a crook
ed handle. This gourd was hung on a
tree.
On board above it was rudely in
scribed "Order' offs" In the side of the
gourd was hole large enough to admit
quart bottle. There was not hdlse in
sight where this gourd was hanging. and
the story of how it came to be used as a
saloon is peculiar one.
Fer many years Long John" Ratcliff
conducted a moonshine still on Crummies
Court House The revenue officers were
unable to find his still, and he sold hun
dreds of gallons Of whisky ever year. His
customers We're SC. we'll treated by the old
man that none of them felt inclined to
inform on him.
John Ed Bogie was his distiller, and he
saved UP the money the old man paid him
and all he could make by selling whisky
on the outside. and about two years ago
started a distillery of his own on Cranks
Creek, which empties into Crumnnies
Creek, about a mile below Radeliff's still
OF course, the old man tried to persuade
him not to leave, and actually offered him
double the salary he had been paying;
but Bogie left, and was soon making
moonshine on his own hook
The main road crosses Crummies Creek
almost at the fork and John conceived
the idea of putting up n 5 silent saloon at
this point. He accordingly rugged 1t up
and for nearly two years it continued to
do business at the old stand
Finally Bogie hired some of his friends
one night to take the gourd down, which
they did, and it IS now in. the possession
of Major George B. Cockrell of Cumber-
land Gap.
The gourd Is one OF the largest OF its
species, and has a capacity of nearly half
a bushel-- 1t is very thick and strong and
SHOWS no evidence OF having been ex-
posed to the elements for nearly two
years.
# Is said that nobody ever complained
OF having q cent Of money or a bottle Of
whisky stolen from this gourd. but the
whisky furnished through the medium,
Of this strange saloon was often the cause
Of bloody fights among the mountaineers
Newark Sunday Cali s.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
DEATH BEFORE MARRIAGE.
Young Man Shoots His Girl Victim
and Hfnrseif-TeIitale Letters.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. "A. 1885,
The dead bodies of Herman Myers and
Nora A. Richardson were found lying on
the ground in front of vacant house on
Downey street this morning Each was
lying in pool Of blood and a revolver
was lying close to the corpse of Myers.
Two gaping wounds in the girls back
and one.in her breast told the story Of a
murder, while a hole in Myers left temple
indicated that he had killed himself after
the couple. but from letters found on
Myers body it is apparent that he had
betrayed the girl under promise of mar
riage
All of the letters begged Myers to make
his promise good before her shame
should become known to the world,'' and
the letter of most recent date threatened
him with prosecution If he did not speed-
lily make good his promise 1t is supposed
that they met last night and that the
tragedy was the outcome of a quarrel
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
MISS GAINES LECTURES.
She Tells OF Various ygomen who
Have Become FaRsoms Astronomers.

Gnasc ksetO11s fafS 0AAs AEfr& HOtne RS.
Miss Cecilia Gaines delivered the sec
ond lecture of her course CT eight on
Representative Women in the Carteret
Club house at Bergen and Glenwood ave
nues, yesterday, before large audience.
The subject of her lecture yesterday was
Women in Science - She spoke of the
women who had distinguished themselves
in the science of astronomy and men
toned the name of Caroline Herschel of
Hanover, Germany; Mary Somerville, of
Scotland, and Maria Mitchell, of this
country.
Caroline Herschel. Miss Gaines said,
was of great assistance to her brother,
Sir William Herschel, who was considered
one of the greatest astronomers the world
had ever known. After her brothers
death she continued her studies and
made a number of important studies, for
which she was made a member of the
royal societies of the old world and re-
ceived great attention from the crowned
heads of Europe
Mary Sullivan was famous, Miss Gaines
said, for the number of comets she had
discovered.
Our eountry's great woman astronomer,
Maria Mitchell, who for twenty years was
professor in Vassar College, was born in
Nantucket, R. l.
Miss Mary Proctor, daughter of Sir
Richard Proctor, was a guest of Miss
Gaines yesterday and she also gave an
interesting talk on astronomy.
Miss Proctor, in company with a party
of women last summer, visited North
Cape, to witness the total eclipse of the
sun.
Mrs Talbot w. Chambers during the
afternoon sang several soprano solos. Tea
served at the pAnpl1IeOr Af the no. r.
ing and a social time enjoyed by the
some sixty odd ladies who were present
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24

to direct payment of salaries by warrant,
very clearly establishes the presumption
that they knew what they Were doing,
connected with that transaction and you
are not Invested with any legal authority
to suggest a contrary presumption. Be-
ing satisfied of the legal appointment of
Browning, / see no course for you as
City Clerk to pursue except to draw the
warrant for the payment of Browning's
salary
Browning reported to the City Clerk
this morning and as usual said Good
morning to Mr.. O'Donnell and retired.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
Pricklx Pears.

A number of boxes of ''prEckly pearsss
were offered for sale by Front street
commission men yesterday They are the
fruit of the species of cactus known as the
prsckly pear, which is familiar 10 all who
have crossed the plains in ernigrant
trains, or who have travelled in Southern
California, Arizona or Mexico. They ara
not N the shape OF a pear exactly, being
nearly of the same size at both ends.
The fruit IS juicy and full Of seeds. and
has a strange flavor, which would douit-
less be much liked when one becomes ac-
customed TO it A liking for bananas.
mangoes. avocado pears or, in fact al
most any kind of tropical fruit is an ae-
Quired taSte.-Portland Oregonsar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
PERNIOIOUs PARTlsAES.

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a, lS9s.-The Post
Office Department has complaints against
fifty or sixty Presidential Postmasters
throughout the country, charged with
violating the order of the President pro-
hibiting them from taking an active part
in politics. Most of these cases are in the
West. particularly Illinois and Iowa 1t
is hardly probable that the Postmaster
General will take action against all the
offenders, but deal only with the most fla-
grant cases. The Others will be left for
the hatchet Of the Postmaster General D.
pointed by Mr.. Mckinley The terms Of
office of a number Of them will not ex-
pire for year or two after March next
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24

The spines are very loosely attached to
the porcupine and they are very sharp
as sharp as a needle at the outer end.
At almost the slightest touch they pene-
trate the nose of a dog or the clothing
or flesh Of a person touching the por-
cupine,. and stick there, coming away
from the animal without any pull being
required. The facility in catching hold
with one end and letting so with the.
other, has sometimes caused people to
think that the spines had been thrown
at them. The outer end of the spines.
for some distance down. is covered with
small barbs These barbs cause a spine
once irnbedded in living animal to keep
of the muscles, so that 1t Is not pleas
ant thing to get stuck full Of them. Port
land Oregonian.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
OVERPoWERED IN HER HOME.

PADUCAH. KY. Nov. "a, 1s8s. Mrs. ].
NJ. r. Green was overpowered while alone
at her home in Mayfield last night by
an unknown man and criminaily as
sauited after being choked INTO insensfbili-
ty and beaten. The victim is the wife Of
the principal of the Water Valley Acad.
eny. Bloedhounds were put on The track
Ing fer the villain, and II capt ursed he
will kcrely be lynchsd.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
MISS GRANTS BREACH OF PROMISE
Bu cnhle 10 ths unfted Press

cases to be tried in the Edinburgh Court
of Sessions contains that of Miss Ellen
Grant of Dundee against James Martin
White, NJ. p, of Balruddery. near Dundee.
Miss Grant IS the eldest daughter of the
Rev. Mr.. Grant, pastor of the parish of
ST. John. Dundee. and Is suing Mr.
White for breach of promise of marriage
Mr.. White who is retiring from the House
Of Commons to which he was returned
for Forfarshiye is the head of the firm
of J. F. White & Co., of New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
BULLET FOR A BRYAEITE.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. "a, 1s9s.-Law-
renee schebol while walking along Nine
teenth street at an early hour this morn
ing, passed group of negroes He shout
ed Hurrah for Bryan" when one Of the
negroes fired a revolver at him. the ball
passing through his stomach. infiicting a
fatal wound. The negro escaped
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Nov. pa lsss.-Fer the ss
hours ending at eight P. NJ. Wednesday.
For New York city and vicinity
Showers tonight; Wednesday, fair, cold
er; southwest, shifting to northwest
winds.
sz.rsaats,. .rh~r~-.. D-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
oRANKs AN LoGGERHgAns.

NEW YORK, Nov. "a, 1s9s.-Police Conn
missioner Roosevelt today in a statement
in reply to the charges made by Senator
Raines that there were between 4.o0o and
5000 places in New York city that are SELF
ing liquor without a license. presumahlv
protected BY the police denies the aliega-
tons of Mr.. Raines
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
MATTERS OFFAor

STORES, factories and Institutions can now
Eet their supplies as good rs any n X house
can aerxe them. Complete Stock low prices.
Az RI p. Eleary Co.'s wholesale grocery
STORES Montgomery and Greene stfestk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24
Aslin.son tSenetery.

Lots and graves cared for BY Cemetery
perfect title. Four and A half miles from
Court House a minutes hy gatl from Erie
DEPOT once over proviffsnt SAVINGS Bank
No. 259 washington street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-24

Several astronomers believe that the
earth has conetary tail Of dust. not
luminous, but re3ieettne ss1nlig ht. Tx
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25

1t il astonishing how the children
pick up slang. No matter how select
the neighborhood nor how careful the
parents, the bywords of the street are
sure to drop when least expected from
infantile lips. A day or two ago
4-year-old daughter of East End par
ents was being escorted along East
Prospect street by her doting papa
when they met little boy of the same
age escorted by his papa. Both papas
were well acquainted and they stopped
to chat for a moment or two.
who is this little boy, Mabel"
asked the first papa.
Its Edward" promptly answered
Miss Mabel.
And who is this with Edwards"
continued the first papa, as he pointed
to the second.
That's Edwards old man. said
Miss Mabel-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
Legend Of the Opal.

There is an ancient legend that says
a woman's living heart was once i'm
prisoned in milkwhite stone, and the
throb of its passion and its pain shone
through the half-opaque surface, and
made it dart and fash, and flutter with
flame color. and rose and violet and
golden tints Sometimes it beat high
with hope. and the surface was radiant
with light; frequently sorrow oppressed
it, and its rays were fainter and less
glowing. There seems no more beau
tiful or more fitting association for
the lovely opal to have. 1t almost has
life in its center, and no matter how
small the stone il it be of pure origin
the colors are as perfect and as vary
ing as in larger specimens.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
KING BY TSA.E"


Ersacss Of Asstri. Made - Very Frn-
Reply.
While In Geneva in 1891 Judge T. :,
Mackey of South Carolina was seiects,i
by the American co;ony to deliver a
Fourth of July Grafton at a banquet
given in honor OF the day, SAYS tat
Youths Companion. Ii was attended
by all the foreign consuls and anong
them was the consul-general of
Austria Hungary. who furnished for
Judge Mackey's address the following
anecdote and vouched or its authen-
ITCHY:
A number Of Americans residing in
Vienna in the year 1910 united to cele-
brate Washington's birthday and in
vited the Emperor Francis of Austria
to honor the occasion by his presence.
That genial monarch. a true gentle
man, although every inch a king"
overlooked the disregard of established
forms into which his would-be hosts
had been betrayed by their patriotic
seal and made this answer in his own
handwriting:
Gentlemen, I thank you for your
hospitable invitation and the crafty
ing terms In which you have expressed
your desire that should attend ban
Quet which you propose to give in cele-
bration Of General Washington's natal
day.
But you must excuse me from unit
ing with you to honor the memory IF
your illustrious countryman, since I
could not do SO with sincerity, for Wash
ington scorned q crown and did more
to bring royalty into contempt than all
men who have ever lived, and I am u
king by trade"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
No Wonder It's . Craae.

The silver question, as it is under
stood in some parts of Kentucky, il
graphically illustrated by a letter
which one Of the statesmen at the cap
itol received from a correspondent in
that state. 1t appears from this epis-
tolary evidence that a controversy was
being waged between a sound-money
man and a silver champion. The gold
man thought he had the best of the
argument. He asked his adversary why
he thought that the free coinage Of sill
yer would make times better.
Simply because it would put more
money in circulation" said the white
metal crank.
But how will it put more money in
circulation" demanded the gold man.
"How?" asked the silver man, with q
smile Of contempt at his opponent
How? Why. you blamed fool, If you
can take one gold dollar to the treas
ury and get sixteen dollars for it, won't
that increo, the circulation Pitts
burg Dispe =.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
Try It

A curious and slightly known fact is
that it is impossible to move the eye
while looking at it's reflection in a mir
ror. The eye Is the most movable part
Of the face. yet II you try to look at it
and move it thousandth part of an
inch you will be baked in your pur-
pose. The moment you endeavor to
perceive the motion of the eye it be-
comes fixed. That is why persons ex-
preston as he sees himself in the glass
is entirely different from the one by
which his friends recognize him.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
Extraordinary Drinks.

OF the many extraordinary drinks
regularly consumed the blood of live
horses may be considered the most So
Marco Polo and Carpini were the first
to tell the world of the practice of the
Tartars and Mongols opening the vein
in their horses necks, taking a drink
and closing the wound again As far
rs can be seen this has been the prac-
tice from time immemorial. There is
q wine habitually consumed in China
which Is made from the flesh of lambs
reduced to paste with milk or bruised
into pulp with rice and then fermented.
1t is extremely strong and nutritious
and powerfully stimulating to the
physical organism. The Laplanders
drink a great deal of smoked snow
water and one Of the national drinks
Of the Tonquinese is arrack favored
with chickens blood. The list would
scarcely be complete without the men
ton of absinthe. which may be called
the national spirituous drink of
France. II Is horrible compound of
alcohol, aRjse. coriander. fennel, worm
wood, indigo and sulphate of copper.
1t is strong, nasty and a moral and
physical poison.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25

Or send Thsm TO Blind Asyiam.
Il think" said the statesman who
didn't have any great hopes, anyway,
that 1t would be a good plan to make
these here campaign buttons of mine
with eyes to EN-, SO that eff the demand
10 smaller than the supply I kin sen
EN- to some overhauls factory or some
thing Of that kind."-;16ianAyoils
Jourre'
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25

Identified by His Glass Eve.
William Moran, of Wellston, Ohio,
was so badly mangled by a railroad
train that it was only by a glass eye
that the body was identified.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25
Sensible Constance.

Sensible Constance.
Mr. Crimsonbeak-When Constance
was younger she used to ride a wheel
and l tell you she'd take nobody's dust.
Mrs. Characterization don't say
SO?
Yes, but now she has reached the
marrying age she's willing to take al
most anybody's. Statesman.