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New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
NEW.JERSEY NEWS.
FIGHT AT A M'HUGH MEETING.
THE TROUBLE WAS CAUSED 81 a
KEEPER WHO INSISTED CfoN
MAKING a SPEECH.

c. julius Fahdt. a German. who keeps saloon n'
No 1so uudson-st Hoboken was arrested yes'er-
dav m a warrant sworn out by Adolph fische''
propretor of Fischer's Hall. NO. lZ' u''o"''''
who accused Fahdt with having assaulted MN ~ 9
longshoremen's meeting in the haH late on 'io"-
dav night. Edward McHugh. the labor agnatoi u,
addressed the meeting. Fahit was releaseu o' '''''
TO await the action of the Grand jury.
NcIIugh is now confning his efforts TO the iorma-
,,or - a s,rone union of the longshoremcn VINO
work on the Bremen Hamburg. Thingva'ia' no''e
dam and Phpnix steamship companies piers III
Hoboken Hoboken union was orgah'~eu '"''
week and now McIIugh Is trying 10 set "' ''''
men as possible to join it, ,
The labor agitator speaks English only a' MS
meetings. much to the dislike OF many Germans -.
Uoboken who arc suspicious of him ana MS p'""'
Tor that roason Many say that speeches IN Gern'ai
should also be made at the meetings. When fahu.
beard that McHugh would speak in Fischer nan
on Monday night he gathered around MN 9o>.'"'
German ongshoremen who frequent MS saoo"
and urged them to go to the NAH WIFI "iIi' ~
though a man was stationed at the door lor 'ne '
purpose Of admitting none put io"s'"o ~ "
the men were admitted.
When Fahdt got the opportunity he asKed NC
Hugh II he could address the meeting In German
Are YOU longshoreman?" asked the agtator'
mo" replied Fahdt. II used to he one al" d
saloonkeeper now am interested In theso NEIL
Arc you a longshoreman?
McHugh said that as Fahdt was not ensaseu III
working along the docks he could not speak. me
saloonkeeper became indignant and Insisted on on
having his say. when Fischer. the proprietor % en on
tho hall. told him that he would nave 10 Ell kiP
quiet as McEIugh had paid rent for the nan, T.
Tahdt would not subsde. and struck flschtr =
h,ow rmder the chin Fahdts following closed
in and for a few minutes riot seemed li!mlic,n' III
hiit Nnallv the men were separated ana fahdt re-
treated 10 door. calling upon an t.r ~
the place to follow him. and a hummer opc!cui
Ficbnr Ee then returned to the meeting-room. and
had some words with big longshoreman. whom
ne knocked down with his fist. .,
Fahdt said that he depends to large eN,on, n,
unon German longshoremen for his custom anu
he insisted on being heard at McEiugh's meeting,
as he is interested in their welfare lie said Una
the Germans wanted TO hear German spoken, anu
that is why he asked Mctiugh for the priVileg.
OF addressing the meeting. lie sad that ne ''o"s''
tho Germans were being frozen out. -
McIIugh addressed an open-air meeting OF lohs
shoremen at Hudson Square PARK. iiopokeh. "a,
1880 o'clock yesterday afternoon lie en.iea;; Cd; .;
them all to join the union ior thsr own own rib,r con-
dillon After his speech the men gathered around
him and warmly grasped his hands lie ahhou"ceu
that he would speak again to-day.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
SVINDLERS REAP 4 MCH Hah'LSI'
THEY vrcrrMlzE SCORES or WOMEN WITH
BOGUS CONTRACT FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

THEY vYcrrMrzE SCORES or WOMEN WITH
BOGUS CONTRACT FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
trick in which cheap photographs tickets was
.h. hal, has been used by three wcl-dressed young
MAN % swindle over half hundred families living
IN K.arny. East Newark and Harrison. Ihc men
canvassed tho houses on tho outskirts OF all these
towns Offering contracts. calling for one Dozen
enamelled cabinet photographs Mt 81 each. The
contracts bore tho name "Pierson Co. Photo
Artists: Newark studio No. 10 Broad-si..' and
wcre sigred by Thomas f. McCarty No. lS9 Eliza
he,h.ovc The swindlcrs told their women dupcs
ina, all o, the pictures were 10 be taken In tho
homes OF tho purchasers after suficicn, NUMBER
bod entered tho Club TO warrant the removal OF
tho large camera necessary. Many OF the women
after paylng their 81 or s. aided tho swinders IN
attaining more customers by sending notes 10 'hcir
friends and relatives indorsng tho scheme.
Tho swindlers operated for three weeks ana The
,uu,her required for the club was almost doubled
before sornc Of tho dupcs who had paid In their
rooncv fret began to grow uneasy ON SATURDAY
iast "a number OF the women visited No. 10 Broad
e, Newark and found II TO be the point where the
Morris canal crosses Broad-st. AZ right anS.cs.
Inonirics among photographers failed TO estabish
the identity Of "Pierson 4 co., nor nid any ono III
that business know OF such nrm -. ,-.
II is estimated that In one section OF Nearh!
alone the swindlers obtained more than *p,
"a areful search Is being made for the ITO ana II
caught they will be prosecuted 10 the fu extent oi
4 hc lau
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
METROPOLITAN DIRECTORS MEET.
DrXrAIs OF TROUBLE IN THE boA"D-i'"
EQUIPMENT or THE slNTH-A AVE AN'
MADIsON-AvE. LINES.

nrxrts OF TROUBLE IL THE BoARD-TiE
EQUIPMENT or THE SIXTH AVE. AND
MADIsoN-AvE. LINES.
,,a n, directors OF the Metropoiar
c., pouxav Company held n meeting yesterday
o,,ornoon 10 consider the adoption OF motive power
Tor certain lines In control OF the company f'c
,ious TO the meeting W. L. Elkins sa'a' !" we"
q, the many rumors that have been anoat ABOUT
,h,s nroposed adoption OF motive power and ru,
.'ron - ,roubIe within the Board. that ne wishct
90 ,nake a statement Mr. Elkins then made pup
lie this summary OF the situation
Nv attention has been cal He'd to an article IN inc me
Joufnai' this morning. headed Fight aga'ns. MS.
MADE nr",ss's substantially to this effect:
Frstrnan Gompany had ho; nshi yesterday as
to wheher the company should increase ts h, ,hc
tai stock from S'VPST cS,wpIoned H espcciaiiy By Mir
P5GpHsi'''" PElsiSs, was so.,... ,,,v..
who with the assistance or Mr. Ryan anu MI
Pagct. prevented any decisive action
desire TO say and ask you to PRINT
E'irst-That there was no meeting.
second-That no such snsgcstioh OF an increase
o, crer beer made or thought OF by far
know BY any other memser s, ., as, ns ca
was not in the city yesterday. l was in Philadel-
phla. o, vr ,,,vos ,or a.v.
eral months.
After tho meeting adjourned II. II. Vrceand.
nrcsidcnt OF the company. also had few remarks
TO make "The meeting to-day" he announced.
"was TO consider motive power for the lines which
are TO be equipped in the spring. We decided TO
change two longitudinal lines as near To Broadway
as possible and OF course that means the sixth
and Madison ave lines. making In all about forty
three miles OF track out OF l55 miles OF horsccar
lines we have. The much-mooted question of mo.
tive mower then came up and was discussed
can saw frankly that. II the work Of equpping the
line was to be done tomorrow. the underground
trolley would he used but time may make changes.
and we shall wait until spring AS for all OF these
reports about trouble in the Board. they are en-
tirely unfounded."
When Mr.. Vreeand was asked about tho per-
sistent stories to the effect that there possi-
bity OF consolidation with the elevated system.
he replied emJhatically: "As long | have been
with this company, have never heard the matter
broached officially. We have nothing to do with
the Elevated. and the subject OF any agreement
consolidation working arrangement with the
Elevated. has never been brought before the Board
here"
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
,rncrs prxcH IN COURT ROOM OF APPELLATE DIVISION

ton which was presented to the Mayor closed with
the following paragraph
"A great public library sustained by the people,
for the free of the people, should be en'ire nom
nartisan and non-sectarian in its administration
We believe that Your Honor will make jud!cous
selection of men best fitted to administer the anars
of such a great institution. without regard 10
political or religious bias. and that through your
selection Of an efficient Board Of Directors there
will be established in Brooklyn public library as
one of our great educational Institutions.
The Mayor signed the resolution, ana tod ms
visitors that he would announce mo names oi inc
Board of Directors at an early date
The Brooklyn Library Association has invited tne
Naw.york State Library Club and the New-York
library Club 10 hold Joint convention In Brooklyn
on January H. On that date morning ana no ,di ai,er
at 6 o'clock and in the evening public meeting
will be held al the Academy OF Music. with speecnrs
hv Mayor Wurster, Andrew Carnegie. the Rev. Dr.
Sforrs Charles NJ Pratt and Me,v Dewey.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
TROOP CS DISSATISFIED MEN.
TT IS RrMoRED THAT MANY WILL ASK FOR
THEIR DISCHARGES.

The Offices OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ana ar
morer Of Troop c. both Of which were held by van
d Macumber and which were made vacant wnen
he was returned 10 the ranks by the order OF cap
tain b. F. Clayton. Monday night. have been
given 10 two men. Former Sergeant McCuc. OF the
3d United States Cavalry receives the appointment
as armorer OF the troop, and Trooper Edward NC
Leer tr has been detailed as acting quartermaster-
sergeant. McCue engaged by the troop at
State camp in August. and has been employed at
the armory since then. Macumber has until the
close of the month in which 10 turn over tho prop
ery OF the troop his SUCCESSOR and 10 find quar-
tiers for himself and his family outside OF tho
Several members of the troop preparing ap-
pcations for discharge, through sympathy with
Macumber General McLeer told the members OF
the troop when they enlisted that II they were dis
satisfied within a year he would grant their DIS
charges 1t is said that more than half OF the
nnety-two members of the troop are opposed TO the
action taken by the captain Captain Clayton said
Yesterday that he was held responsible by the mill
tary code for the State property In the armory and
that he can be held responsible personally II 1t Is
missing II he had duty to perform he said he
would not finch from doing what he considered
right 1t is probable that at the meeting TO be held
Friday night the captain will say something con-
cerning the differences between him and Macumber.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
THE STATUE or VICTORY IN PLACE.

The sx-foot bronze statue OF Victory. which Is a
gift from the State OF Massachusetts to the battle
ship that bears Its has been placed in position
on the forward turret OF the vessel. which Is now
anchored at the Navy Yard. Naval Constructor
Bowles has Informed the Governor OF Massac chusetts
that everything Is In readiness for the presentation
around the figure. and will remain there until the
presentation ceremonies which will probably take
although they may take place in the yard within a
few weeks, the repairs the Massac husetts Will
be completed within a few days The wishes of Gov
ernor Wolcott will be respected In the affair
A draft of twenty-five men Yesterday sent from
the Vermont TO the Navy Yard at Norfolk. Va.
to reinforce the crew Of the Castine. r. NJ. Berry.
commander. The men are In charge OF Mate VIII
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
PRISON FOR LIFE FOR MORABITO.

Rocco Morabito the Italian who convicted
a few days ago OF murder in tho second degree for
the killing Of William Matuas on October 10 last.
In front of the house Of the defendant. at No.
Montauk-avc.. was sent to Sing Sing for life yes
terday. When Morabto arraigned Judge
Hurd told him. through an interpreter. that he
thought the jury had taken decidedly peculiar
view OF his case. The evidence clearly showed him
TO be guilty Of murder in the first degree. and II
hard to see how the jurymen had found him
guilty Of tho lesser offence. There no discre-
ton. however. and he must go to Sing Sing for the
term OF bis natural life
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
A BULLET HOLE IN HIS HEAD.

LUDWIG BRrNswIG COMMITTED SUICIDE by
SHOOTING. HoT BY TAKING POISON
A curious circumstance In connection WIN VI, SUI
eide OF Ludwig Brunswig. OF New-York, IN Gardner
woods IN North Bergen. on Sunday was the dis
covery BY County Physician Converse yesterday that
The man had bullet wound in his head No revolver
was found near the body Coroner Grechieai 'h''ih'
that somebody picked up tho weapon ana carried Il
Rrunswic's body was buried yesterday AFTERNOON a.
the expense OF his mother, who lives IN NeV ioIh
THE mans father. who lives in Jersey 'lty l'lsHiS
would have nothing 10 do with his sonf pody'
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
TEN YEARS FOR VALENTINE.

Judge Hurd. In the County Court. yesterday SEN
fenced William E. Valentine to ten years In the peni
tenry for forgery In the second degree and for abb
duction. Valentine Is a member OF the gang OF
swindlers which has been recently broken UP by the
police OF this and other cities. The indictment for
forgery charged that he passed worthless check on
and the other charge against him was abducting
seventeen -year-od May Vintage Valentine pleaded
guilty to both charges When he was arraisned yes
terday he asked Judge Hurd 70 postpone sentence
Judge Hprd refused to grsutshia spplicstion.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Thomas English. twenty-four years old. attempt
ed to murder his wife. Katie. twenty years old. at
their home. No z22 Myrtle-ave.. early yesterday
morning. He tried to cut her throat with razor
but the woman struggled so that he only succeeded
in slashing her face. He then cut his throat.
They removed to the Brooklyn Hospital by
Ambulance Surgeon McGoldrick. Mrs. English will
probably recover. although there is frightful
across her face. English is expected to die. The
attempted murder and suicide were the outcome Of
a quarrel. in which the young woman threa atened
return to her mother. The pair have a child a
year old. which was taken by English's mother to
her home. No. 224 Concord-st.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
PUBLIC LIBRARY RESOLUIIOA SiGNLD'

MAYOR wURsTER ANNOUNCES THAT HE WILL
APPOINT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOON.
Mayor Wurster received a delegation OF women
Yesterday afternoon representing the newly formed
Brooklyn Public Library Association. The women,
who were Mary f. Craige. Annie W. stephens anu
Cornelia II. Cary. were escorted TO the "ia!o
office by Tax Collector Appleton. the chairman oi
,he association.s Executive Committee. The dele
cation requested the Mayor 10 approve the reso'u-
ton adopted by the Common Council on NoVe"o'i
20 authorizing the establishment and maintenance
of n public library and reading-room and asked hi'
to appoint official Board OF directors. Inc Pe''
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
A COAL PIER COLLApsES.

Matawan. Dec. s (SpecaD.-A large pier extending
into Rarttan Bay from the brick works Of the New
York and New-Jersey Proofng Company. at Keans-
burg, gave way this morning under the weight OF
1000 tons OF coal that had recently been loaded upon
1t. The coal sank into twenty feet OF water and will
cause loss to the brick company OF 5000 The pier
extended into the bay q quarter Of mile Several
men were at work upon II when II cayed in and ali
had narroH ESCAPES from drowning.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
A MOTHERS BRAVE RESCUE.
SHE JUMPS INTO WELL AND SAVES HER CHILD
FROM DROWNING.

New Brunswick Dec (SpeciaD.-Eddic Temme.
ten wears old son OF Mr.. and Mrs Wihafn ieih'"c'
OF No. 1877 Throop-ave. was nearly oro""c" III
IN ,astcrdav afternoon. Mr. femme has well
1, b,s ward which is twelve feet deep. Yesterday
afternoon 1t had FIVE feet OF water In It, On the
ton OF the we'll was a wooden cover with an open
,ng n allow OF the passage Of the bucket Eddie
was PLAYING In the yard when he stumbled over
the well cover and fell through the opening into
His mother who was Looking through n Ee opsn,nS %naEw
Sh" ran out ripped the cover from tho
Well and jumping into the wateT hea he' crs 5ps
aoon rescued with ropes. But for tho fact that
Mrs femme witnessed the accident tho child
would have drowned.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.

the new division Specifications called for an ex-
penditure of about $1,000 This was referred 10 he
ably 10 the Board next Monday and adopted. ten
days' advertising fer proposals and six days adver-
tising of the bids will be required.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
NO COURTROOM FURNITURE.
QUARTERS ALL READY FOR THE APPEL
LATE DIVISION, WITH THIS EXCEPTION.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN RESPONSIBLE FUR
THE DEIAY-TALK OF CALLING UPON
THE SHERIFF FOR SUPPLIES.

THE SHERIFF FOR SUPPLIES
The extension to tine Livingston-st end OF the Court
house building has been compleied-construction'
finishing and decoration-for week or ten days
Yet because OF the adournments taken py the Doaru
OF Aldermen for two Mondays in the recent canvass
there ;s no chance that the furniture for the new
courtroom can be provided In the usual manner pro-
vided by law inside of four weeks. which would carry
II into next year. The members of the Appellate
Division OF the Supreme Court are provoked at TINS
A.,av and are disposed TO take unusual method
:. .sc,r,no the use of their handsome new courtroom
A once Justices Cullen and Hatch visited the court
New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
GLASS FACTORY TO BEGIN WORK

Bridgeton. Dec. S.-FIres were put under the
Cohansey Glass Company's tank to-day, and the
blowers will begin work on December 2s -Four
hundred men will be employed In the window
glass works.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19

Comb says that the performance which the
child has to go through is dangerous and
cruel, as his little limbs are contorted int 0
horribly unnatural postures, and if his
nerve or courage failed at certain points OF
his performance he might fall and do him
self grievous bodily injury.
II the child is really Is he is dwarf,
and very small dwarf" said General Nc
Comb. I'VE do not believe, however, that
he can possibly be over -, if he is as old
as that. He has been engaged for music
hall in this City and we have told the man
ager if he persists in exhibiting the child
we shall have him arrested, but he
intends to go ahead and see if he
cannot win in the courts. The child's GER
tificate says be is just 16, but that IS the
way with all these imported child per-
formers; they are always few days or
such over 16."
Sadaugemon's mother, gorgeously
/. appareled young japanese woman, who
does not look much over 20, has been to
plead with the general to let her son APP
pear, but it is his opinion that she had better
work for the child instead of putting the
little fellows earning on her own back,
and the general persists in his determine
ton thatif Sadaugemon appears tomorrow
he Will have the manager arrested.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
MISS MERGERS FREEDOM
She Is Loosed From the Bonds of a
Sham Marriage Which Proved
Genuine

Inez Mercer has had annulled the Pc
culiar marriage which she contracted with
r. B. Westcott in Portland in May, 1895.
She and Westcott went through a mar
rage ceremony tor the edifcation of few
friends gathered together for an evenings
enjoyment, but it was not until some time
after that she learned that the marriage
had been performed by real minister un-
der sanction of a genuine license and be-
fore competent witnesses, and that she was
tied hard and fast to Westcott.
She came down here and sued for an an
nullment of the marriage on the ground of
fraud. Judge Slack granted her prayer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19

things he would, according to the stories
told, charge company $500 for bringing
it and would also assess the manager OF
the Northwest circuit $500 year. He
wrote the companies that he would get for
them the highest possible per cent and
also assured the Northwest theater-owners
that he was giving them, steadily the
highest percentage he could possibly get.
Such little plays as these, all adding
cash to the already plethoric exchequer of
Hayman, have made the Northwestern
theater people very tired, so their friends
say. So they are out to build theater
here and be independent.
I'VE will Immediately place our proposi-
tons before those who are interested with
Us" said one of the gentlemen, tand one
of them will no doubt be adopted. 1t will
probably be the one for a theater with $500
capacity. expect to get the decision and
be back in about one month"
The theaters in their circuit and largely
owned by them are at Portland, Astoria,
Tacoma, Olympia, Seattle AID Spokane.
No bar will be allowed in the theater
here, nor will the builders permit it to be
open on Sunday, no matter if for sacred
concert.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
THE CHARGES UNTRUE,
Evan Williams Exonerated
From a Serious Accu.
sation.
AN INVESTIGATION MADE.
The Court Records Show Him to
Be Entirely Free From
Fault.
AN INVESTIGATION MADE.

AS the policy of THE CALL is to be as Just
as 1t is critical it is but fair that misstate-
ments be corrected with the same readi-
ness with which they are published, not
wlthstanding that at the time of their ap-
pearance they may be believed to be true.
In city of $50, 900 inhabitants it is not
unusual that the haste necessary in COM
plllng daily paper will result in mistakes
that would not occur were it possible to
give them more extended attention
1t is in this spirit and with this refer
ence to the liabilities of newsgathering
that we now direct attention to prominent
articles in THE CALL of the 26th and 9th
Of last month, both relating to the suit OF
NJ w. Fox against the management of the
Hale & Norcross Mining Company and
others connected with that company's
litigation, and both abiding, in terms of
special severity, to Mr.. Evan Williams, who
was connected with the milling OF a por-
ton Of the ores of that corporation at the
time certain irregularities are alleged to
have taken place. The articles embraced
little beyond the unsupported statements
made by NJ. W. Fox to CALL reporter.
In these articles Mr.. Williams is accused
not only Of converting to his own use
wagon-Ioads of bullion belonging to the
stockholders of the Hale and Norcross
mine, of carrying a key to the Carson
branch mint, of procuring the Illicit coin
age OF thousands of silver dollars, of
sitting investigation and of numerous col
lateral crimes, but theoretically of en-
pIoylng thug of unnamed nationality 10
assasslnate the man who was piously bent
on exposing his misdemeanors.
These articles having come to the atten-
ton OF Mr.. Williams, and it appearing
that there was disposition in unfriendiy
quarters to discuss the charges seriously
he recalled our attention to them, and as
a simple act of justice requested US to ex-
case and ascertain the full extent to which
our reporter had been misled through the
statements of Mr.. Fox.
In fairness we could not do otherwise
than comply with the request of Mr.. Viii
hams. The charges were serious. They
attacked the reputation of a gentleman
who for more than thirty years had COM
manded the respect and confidence of The
people Of Nevada, which has been his
place of residence. These charges had
been given to the public through the col
umns of THE CALL, unaccompanied by any
expressed doubt of their accuracy, and
duty to our many readers no less than to
Mr.. Williams impelled US to undertake the
investigation.
And now, having completed an examina-
ton OF all the records IN the case, we freely
admit that they afford no ground for
any one OF the charges made against Mr.
| Williams as published in The CALL of the
18th and 9th OF last month, and in the alb
sence OF any testimony in their support,
we are bound to believe them to be wholly
untrue.