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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
HoW THEY LOVE THE WoRKINGMAN

ALBANY. N. Y. April IS, 1sss.-The
action of the Legislature in failing to
pass the Capitol Appropriation bill last
week threw 900 men out of employment
today. When the construction depart
ment was opened this morning All Of
these men were throngfng the corridors
clamoring for their money. They were
informed that the time would be given
out next Tuesday which is the regular
bl-weekly pay day, except in the cases
paid today. Then ensued a rush for the
tlmekeeper's office, where the crowd de-
manded each to be. paid first. They filled
the little office and crowded against the
timekeeper's desk, and notwithstanding
his repeated demands for them to ge.
out into the corridor to give him time
to make out the time, they hauled one
another about, janlmed against and broke
out one Of the windows and for a few
moments the timeSeeper was even threat
eened with being trampled under foot.
The police were called and succeeded in.
getting them in line in front of the WIN
dow, when EACH discharged man was
given his certificate of time These Ger
tificsates were presented at the Comp
troler's Office and Immediately paid in
cash.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
CHANGE FOR AMERICAN WOOL.

WASHINGTON. April IS. 1884 de-
crease beyond all precedent in the Aus
tralasian wool clip for 1895 is reported to
the State Department by Daniel " Mar
alta. United States Consul GeaeraI at
Melbourne For several years past the
clip has been falling off In 1891 when
the dewn grade commenced, the number
of sheep in New South Wales, for exam
pie. was 81, ,S31 .416, while last year they
numbered 47,43S3S2 only. Between 1891
and 1885 alone the decrease was $500, 600
sheep, greater number than in any prev
ious year The decrease during the
drought of 1892 was less than 100000, and
even the great drought of 1884 left New
South Wales with only 6,20o0 fewer
sheep. The decrease during 1895 resulted
from two causes, d sastrous drought
in many districts, and the fact that the
clip of 1894 was unduly augmented by
the great shearing strike of that year
which by delaying shearing gave the
Mr.. Maratta says that the very heavy
losses in sheep cannot fail to direct at
tention to the possibility OF a further de-
crease of the 1886 yield compared with
the attenuated clip of 1886.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
Fresh Flower Cbat.

Loosen the leaves and other winter
covering from about the hardy bulbs.
The crocuses are now in full bloom,
and many of the outdoor hyaclnths bud.
ded But don't neglect them because
they seem SO perfectly hardy Kee3
evergreen boughs and straw convenient
TOR light covering on cold nights
The psonies are now sending up thick
red stalks, and sprigs of green iris are
forming thrifty clumps In the borders
Loosen the soil about the clumps, then
spread = read dry leaves or straw over the
soil is very Important, as the winter Gov
ering may become SO packed and ha rd
that the sprouting stalks cannot develop
properly :
The. beds for the summer plants may
although the plants must not be set out
for some time to come no matter how
tempting and baimy are the April days
Don't be discouraged If the garden is
small: fertilize heavily now, and plant
closely a little later. and with careful
planning surprising quantity of flowers
may be raised in even the tiniest yard.
In spading and ralxing the various beds
plan to have them a little different this
year from last year s display. A slight
the various ANIMALS. will give an entirely
new aspect to the flower garden.
Remember that it is not too early to
plant the sweet peas outside the very
first day of April. and they should surely
be planted before the middle of this
and withstand the summer heat. Don't
be in a hurry about planting other flow
ier seed outside for some time to come.
Now is.the time for planting and trans
planting hardy shrubbery Pack the
each bush plenty of room to grow. See
that all new varieties are carefully lab-
eled for future reference.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
CAUGHT IN 4IHH.
Man Tries to Commit Suicide
in Steup's Hotel This
Afternoon.

dwarfish specimen of man, giving
his name as Waiter Wright. aged fifty
Years, attempted to commit suicide this
afternoon at Steup's Hotel, No. 9 Ex-
change place. He applied at the hotel
for a room shortly after noon, saying
that he wanted room in which there
was gas and would have no other He
was shown to room having gas. but
the unusual hour of his hiring a room
and his peculiar demand as to its being
provided with gas aroused suspicion and
the room was watched
1t was visited once by one of the hotel
employees and everything found to be
all right. but short time after a smell
of escaping gas came from the room
and the man was found sitting inhaling
gas from the burner through a small
rubber hose, the end of which he held
in his mouth.
He was nearly overcome when dis
covered and in q few moments would
have been past help. After being re-
vived Wright was handed over to
policeman and taken to the City Hos
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
MANAGER sTETs0N DEAD.

BOSTON, April 1s, 1sss.-John Stetson,
the well known theatrical manager, died
shortly after one o'clock this morning
Death was due to pneumonia. Mr..
stetson had recently been very busy SUI
perintending the erection of his new
hotel on the old Globe Theatre site and
had overtaxed his strength He caught
cold and last Tuesday was obliged to
give up work Pneumonia. rapidly de-
yeloped, and while it was realized that
he was critically ill., his physician was
reported in the evening papers as conf
dent Of his ultimate recovery.
Mr.. Stetson has been long identified
with theatrical affairs, having been pro-
prietor OF the Howard Athenaem and
Globe Theatre in this city and the Fifth
Avenue Theatre in New York AT the
time Of his death he was lessee of the
Park Theatre in this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
SAILOR FRITZ HELD.
Witnesses Say the Shooting in Hobo-
ken Was Accidental

Fritz Henner, a sailor, who accidentally
shot and probably fatally wounded Alvin
Engel, another German sailor, in front
Of Johnson's maritime agency on River
street, Hoboken, yesterday morning, was
arraigned before Recorder McDonough
this morning.
Henner pleaded accidental shooting and
the witnesses arrested at the time all
corroborated him They said that there
was positively no quarrel. and the shoot
ing occurred exactly in the manner as
described in The Jersey City Newss'
last night. His Honor held Henner to
await the result of his victirn's injury
Engel was in critical condition this
morning. The bullet has not yet been
extracted. but the doctors hope to get it
today. There is good chance, they
say, of his recovery.
pathetic scene Yves witnessed in Po-.
lice Headquarters this morning after
Henner had returned to his cell at the
end of the hearing. He sat in No. 13
murderers' celD with a look of despair
on mis- countenance, and the tears cours-
ing down his cheeks. From adjoining
cells came the sound of German hymn,
The sailors sang excellently, and to hear
them outside one would think that some
glee club had been arrested.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
DRY HERE TOMORROW.
Saloon Keepers Have Been
Warned to Close Up
and Keep Closed.
TOFFEY TO PUNISH HIS ENEMIES
Liquor Dealers Say They Don't
Expect any Favor From the
Present Grand Jury.

The commandants of the various pre-
eincts We're in consultation longer than
usual this morning with Chief of Police
Murphy. The Chief says no orders were
given about closing saloons tomorrow,
but it is Known just the same that the
man who gets a drink tomorrow will
be lucky one.
Everything will be closed as tight as
a drum tomorrow said liquor dealer
this morning. This sudden determlna-
ton to dnforce the Sunday liquor law
is accounted for in various ways by poll
tfcians and liquor dealers. The foremost
is the result of the election, and it is
believed by the liquor dealers that the
police are going to put on the screws, for
Spite No. on the list is the fight be-
tween Samuel Dickinson and Sheriff Tof-
fey Chief Murphy Is a Dickinson man.
When Toffey was turned down for ma
tional delegate he appointed the present
Grand Jury. 1t is regarded as remark
able body and one not particularly
friendly TO the Dickinson men or forces
One has only to remember that Dick
inson turned down William E. Drake for
the Assembly much to the disgust of
people not in the ring. Strangely Mr.
Drake is on the Grand Jury. and he is
looking for some ones scalp
Chief Murphy has frequently stated
that he could show that the police force
can enforce the Sunday. liquor law, but
he has been discouraged in that line of
work by the refusal of Grand Jurors to
indict
Toffey's intention now is said to be
to have Chief Murphy show how thor
oughly he can enforce the Sunday law.
The Grand Jury, 1t is said, will give the
Chief all the encourag cement he wants
Toffey's attitude has caused uneasiness,
and on reliable authority it is reported
that if the police did not close saloons
tomorrow he would by sending out CON
stables. Toffey just at present is thought
to be on top by politicians. and they are
not backward in saying that he will dis
rEpt the entire party before he squares
accounts with Dickinson. Still another
reason advanced for the spasmodic; en-
forcement of the liquor law is that liquor
dealers are reported to have supported
Democratic nominees. Again it is said
that Chief Murphy and the Police Com
missioners do not care to subject them
selves to any further attack by ministers
All these things make It an assured fact
that tomorrow viii be horribly dry.
Every saloon found open is to be raided.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
CHARGES AGAINST KNAPP
Turkish Charges on Which Mis-
sionaries Are Expelled
From Armenia.

BOSTON, April 1S, 1S96-The following
has been received from Constantinople:-
leiegrams from Bitlis, Eastern Turkey,
state that the houses of the Rev George
r Knapp ana the Rev. Royal NJ. Cole
missionaries of the American Board of
Foreign Missions. of Boston, have been
olockaded by the Turkish Government
and that their servants have not been
allowed to go and come from the market
On the 10TH Of March orders were given
oy the Turkish Government requiring
that they and their families should all
leave Bitlis by the southern route The
roads We're then impossible. The mis-
sionaries heartily acknowledge the activ-
lty OF Mr.. Riddle, of the American lega-
tion, in securing the notification of the
order issued March 26 for the expulsion
{ OF Messrs. Knapp and Cole and their fam
lies, and the zeal of Sir Philip Currie
in supporting Mr.. Riddles demands.
Sir Philip Currie told the Turkish Min
ister OF Foreign Affairs that the Ameri-
Britain in the distribution OF relief. and
that he would not see them driven away
1t is learned that on February II 81
Armenian prisoners in Bitlin were released
after being confined, most of them, four
months. Among them was the oldest
and foremost Armenian Protestant His
only brother and a son, who was the
head teacher in the boys high school of
the american Board, were both killed
and. for four months he had not been al
lowed to see his family. He was the
only man who could not be forced to
sign the address of Thanksgiving to the
sovereign, saying that the only thing he
could express himself as thankful for
was that the rest of them had not been
killed. When they were released and
were called upon to pray for the long life
of the Sultan with cheers, he kept silent,
saying that his heart was broken and he
could not join.
The dispositions that have been made
against the Rev. George P. Knapp charge
him with having planned and led on an
attack upon the mosques with having
used the school bell for giving signals
for the attack, and that on October -,
1895, She was responsible for the slaughMr
of FIVE hundred or more people and tSr
the plumber of thousands upon thousands
of liras' worth of property from the
markets of Bitlia- A timely telegram
from United States Minister Terrell a few
weeks ago saved him from being foreibly
seized and cast into prison. All of the
denominations says that should the Tur-
case then it would be feasible for the
United States Government to demand
damages for libel A claim for Indemnity
for the assault in 1883 of Reusa Vey on
Rev. George c. Knapp father of the
Rev. George F. Knapp, and upon Dr.
Reynolds. now of Van, Eastern Turkey.
was made but it has never been paid
Indemnity for the murder of Mr.. Lenz
is an unSatiSfed claim.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
LABOR COMMISSIONERS TALKING
RPF

ALBANY. April lS. 1ses.-The annual
meeting of the Commissioners of Labor
Statistics of the United States. numbering
!orty, VIII be held in the Senate Chamber
in the Capitol in this CITY JlIne q d and
e Carol D. Wright, U. S. Labor Comu7is-
ssloner, sr, IS the President. The programmes
Lor L the meeting has not been made out vet
p1s VIII consist OF papers and discussions
:, Inc main object of the meeting is to
1--we lave tne Commissioners come to an un-
uerstandlng, SO that the annual reports
u , eacn Labor Commissioner may treat Of
suoJeets in line with the others, and thus.
sS - the end Of each year the combined
reports OF all the Commissioners will show,
cempiete statistics for the United States
OF the subjects treated on. Commission-
sr OF Labor Statistics McDonough Of
NeW York IS 70 prepare a programme
visits 10 the West Albany Railroad shops
tne Troy collar industries the Cohoes
mills a / WaterH-liet Arsenal ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
REPUBLICAN, DBFICIBNll !
Eleven Millions Crowded Into
the Bill Pensioners and
DeseFters.

WASHINGTON, April IS, 1896 THE
House Appropriations Committee today
completed the General Deficiency Appro-
priation bill-the last of the general APP
preparation bills-and it was reported to
the House by Chairman Cannon. The
measure carries an appropriation of s4, =
79l, $40, divided as followss-State Depart
n1ent, s33, 107; Treasury Department, M.-
o74267; Fish Commission, SIS, los; smith-
sonian Institution, $l,O46; District Of CO.
lumbia, s116,2l9; War Department, s8D7, 3
III; Navy Department, sl9ss32; Interior
Department, 1904, 81; PostofIice Depart-
mert, Sl,004, out of postal revenue, II
AL, 500; Department of Justice, $25l,3337
Government Printing Office, sl9o,S50; liz
brary Of Congress. 1858; House of Repre-
sentatives, sl04,145; judgments, United
States Courts, $l,572; judgments, Court of
Claims, s143,64 judgments, Indian dap-
reaauon claims, $40, 52S; audited claims,
Sl69, ,S19.
In addition to the sum recommended
in the bill. the Urgent Deficiency act
passed m February appropriated 6.305,a35
TO supply deficiencies in appropriations
Tor the support OF the government dlr-
ing the current and prior fiscal years.
making the total for deficiencies appro-
priatsd and recommended for this session
A section of the measure directs the
Secretary of the Treasury to transfer
TO the city of Atlanta ALL rights, title and
claim Of the United States to the build
lngs erected by the Government at the
Atlanta Exposition.
Mr.. Cannon (Rep., ILL.,, reported the
Dill and gave notice that at the earliest
practicable moment he would ask the
House to consider it.
Senate bill was passed to establish ma
val training station on Goat Island, Har-
Dor of San Francisco.
IL Una nlmous consent having been asked
for the consideration Of a bill to re-
move the charge of desertion from the
record OF Elbridge McFadley, New
York soldier. Mr.. Talbert Dem., s. C).
expressed his disapproval of the character
OF nllls He read letter just received
py him from an old Pennsylvania Union
soldier residing in North Carolina, who
wrote that he was in danger Of going to
the poor house with his wife unless
pension bill in his behalf, which the SEN
ate had passed, received favorable action
in the House. 1t was a fine commentary
upon the claim of the Republican aids
that It was in favor of the old soldier he
said, that they had to appeal to him. a
member from the South to try to have
justice done them while the majority
Were pressing bills for theA relief of sol
diers who always had their backs TO the
enemy, coffee coolers and the like cloud
and continued laughter.)
The bill was passed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
ARE GOLD CONTRACTS VALID

OMAHA, Neb., April Is. 1Ss6.-Tn an
action to collect payment of mortgage
note en- which a default in interest had
occurred the defense yesterday raised
the point in the District Court as to the
effect of inserting in a note or contract
the words ITO pay in gold. or the
words ITO pay in gold coin or its eoufva-
lent and argued that, in either e6rm
the note would be Illegal being in vio-
lation of the legal tender law and con-
trary to public policy. During the argu-
ment the Court said it would not en-
force that part of the note contracting
TO pay in god; that if it came to a
question of holding that If the note was
payable in gold coin, the contract was
Illegal and void, the Court would hold
that it was illegal and void
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
CAUGHT A WoULD-BE SUICIDE.

was just about to jump off rne Elevated
Railroad of the North Hudson County
Railroad at Ogden avenue this morning.
when Peter Meehan private watchman
of the railroad who had noticed the mans
queer actions, stopped nm. He warned
him that he would kill himself The man
said he didn't care what became Of him
be cause he was out of work Meehan
took him to the Webster avenue station
house. Sergeant Holderer promised TO
get him work in the morning. Later the
man was taken before Justice Douglass.
who sentenced him to ten days in the
County Jail subject to an examination by
the County Physician.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
HANGED HIMSELF TO ESCAPE HANG
ING.

SEATTLE Wash. April IS. 1S9e.-CorS
fronted with the stern fact that within
few days he would be taken back to
Duluth to answer for the murder of
Miss Lena Olsen and with the further
probability of having to account for the
death of his first wife, James E. Alsop.
who was arrested in this city on Thurs
day evening last, took his own life last
night. The prisoner tore his blanket into
strips, plated them into a rope which
he fastened about his neck and then tied
to an iron bolt above his bedstead The
bolt was barely four feet from the floor,
but the desperate man held his feet III
the air with his hands and succeeded in
strangling himself. The body will in all
probability be taken to Minneapolis for
interment.
It is understood that an exceptionally
strong case had been made out against
Alsop and that he was aware of the
fact that there was but a slight chance
of his escaping the gallows.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
MANY IMPROVEMENTS SUGGESTED
Hudson City Merchants Discuss Mat
Iels GeetIl,g Their Interests.


The Hudson City Improvement Asso-
citation held well attended meeting last
night in Groeschel's Hall The commit
tee appointed to see the city officials
about having School No. 6 enlarged or a
new school built, was criticized for its
neglect to push the matter, and it was
Instructed to do so at once.
Another committee appointed to urge
the cutting through Of baldwin avenue
reported that the city officials were CON
tenplating making such an improvement.
The committee which is composed of
Messrs. G. Beach. J. Black and NJ Purdy,
reported that the property owners all
along the line of the proposed improve
Elent had signed petition urging its
being pushed through with the utmost
speed
William p Kastenhliber called the at
tertion Of the association to the fact that
Central avenue, near the reservoir, is not
some 5a spot and urged that steps be taken
to have electric lights placed there. He
sad that ladies were insulted by night
there
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
SOVEREIGN WON'T RESIGN.

NEW YORK, April 49, 1896 Thomas
B. Mcclure, member Of the General
Executive Board of the Order of the
Knights of Labor, says there is abso-
lutely no truth in the statement appear
ing in the public press that General Sec
retary- Treasurer j. W. Hayes and Gem
eral Master Workman ]. r. Sovereign
are about to resign from the Order of
the Knights of Labor.
Mr. Mcclure further states that there
is no misunderstanding between them,
and they are working for the interest
and welfare of the organization, and this
is. shown by the increased membership
Of the order since the last session of the
General Assembly In fact the entire
story is false, declares Mr. Mcguire
from beginning to end.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
sMUGGLED CHINESE.

SPOKANE, Wash, April IS, 1sss-The
knowledge has come into the possession
of Collector of Customs Saunder at Port
Townsend that an organized gang of
smugglers was running contraband Chin
ese across the Canadian border into the
United States. After several weeks in
yestigation 1t was found that the point
at which they were being smuggled in
was between Fourth of July Creek and
Osaycos Lake, in the Colville Indian res
ervation. A party of Government off
cials have left for the scene to arrest the
smugglers if possible. The latter have
threatened that no officer coming into the
reservation after him would ever return
alive
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
LOND0N'S BABY FARMERS
By Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, April is, lSa6-Nrs. Dyer
and her son-in-law. Arthur d. Palmer
the baby farmers who were arrested at
Reading last week on the charge of in
fapticide were again arraigned in the
Reading Police Court this morning and
remanded pending the result of the fur
ther search in the river for bodies which
the police are now making. Wlsile the
hearing was in progress an angry crowd
gathered outside the court and indulged
IN menacing language toward the prison,
woman of stout build rocked continually
backwards and forwards during. the re-
cital of the accusations against her, ap-
pearing to suffer great mental agony.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
ANTI-sEMITE VICTORY.
Ri Gable TO tic United Press.

VIENNA. April IS. 1sss-The Municipal
Council has again elected DR.. Lueger.
the Anti-senite leader, to the office of
Burgomaster of Vienna. This is the third
time that DR.. Lueger has been elected
to this Office. Upon the first occasion he
declined to accept the office because he
enough. The second time he was elect
ed by larger majority of the members
of the Council and the Emperor promptly
dissolved the Council and annulled DIR.
Lueger's election, whereupon much riot
ing resulted. Today the Council elected
him by a majority of ninety-six votes,
and it is expected that the Government
will again dissolve. the Council and take
the appointments of Burgomaster into its
own hands
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
MORE OF TIE BIG ICE DRIFT.

BOSTON. April rs, Captain Crosby
of the steampship Storm King, from Ant
werp, reports, in lat. 44.4a, long $3.50
passed through about four miles of heavy
pack ice in which were many small bergs
Afterwards saw about fifty very large
bergs. apparently from so to 100 feet In
height Had clear weather while in the
vicinity of the ice. Saw no ice west Of
longitude 1890. The wind was moderate
from the northwest at the time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-18
WHOLESALE HORSE THIEF.

= BUFFALO, N. X, April is, isss.-Thurs-
day evening Frank Weader notorious
horse thief, was arrested here on sus-
picion of horse stealing. He had with
him two strange horses for which he
could give no satisfactory account. Yes
terday the police succeeded in forcing a
confession from him of their being stolen
animals, and also found out where he had
g barn rented as a depot for his prizes.
two wagon loads of harness were recoy-
cred. Weader is believed to have two
or more partners in his gang Two of
the horses have been Identified