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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
MADE A GRAB At TIME
Colored Gemman Raids .Jcwefier
EgnbctInss store,

A bold attempt to rob B. Babchin, a
jeweler. of No. 2aA Newark avenue, was
made this morning by Levy Banks, alias
Thomas johnson. colored, who says he
lives in New York
Banks entered the store and asked to
be shown, some gold watches. A tray
containing several. valued at s45 each,
was placed before him. and as Babchin
turned to get more Bank grabbed one
and dashed out of the store.
Mr.. Babchin raised the cry of "stop
thief" and started in pursuit of Banks.
In a few minutes fifty or more men and
boys had Joined in the chase. Detective
McNally was standing at Warren and
MONTGOMERY streets, and seeing the
crowd also started after the fugitive.
who ran through Warren street into the
Pennsylvania Railroad yards, where he
was captured by a young man named
Murphy.
At. police headquarters, the stolen
watch, several pawn tickets and a num-
Der of valuable old coins were found on
him. He was Intoxicated and shortly
after his arrest was seized with hemorr-
hayes and removed to the City Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
COMING EVENTS.

The John j. Connolly Association holds
its annual bali in Metropolitan Hall to-
night.
The wanser Club has a euchre tour
nament tonight.
Company M, Fourth Regiment, holds
a reception tonight in Quartette Club
Hall. Hoboken.
City Collector Simeon Smith gives a
dinner to the clerks of his office and
those Of the a Commission tonight
at the Union League Club.
The Niagara Social Club gives a mas
querade ball tonight at the Avenue
House.
The Hudson County Turn verein gives
a gymnastac exhibition tonight ait Pras-
ser's Central Hall.
The Minkakwa Club meets tonight to
appoint a committee to arrange for the
annual banquet.
The independent Pleasure Circle gives
q masquerade ball tonight at Woods
Hall.
The adjourned meeting Of the Jersey
City Club will be held tonight.
The Beach Chautauqua Circle meets to-
night at No 227 Arlington avenu
There wfi be 4 christian Endeavor
sociah1e tonigat n the Tabernacle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
PATCHES AND PEACE.
Broome and the Montrosity Con-
tractors Stop Squabbling
and Resume Work.

Peace reigns In the City Hall Commits
sion. Architect Louis H.. Broome has
stepped down from his high perch and
the prospects are that the municipal
puiicing Will now be finished.
broome has for the past year refused
TO order a warrant paid to John Kier-
nan. the carpenter contractor, asserting
that Herman was guilty of disobedience
O. orders and departure from the speci-
ncat1ons. Everything was Kiernan's
fault from Broome's point of view, until
the new Commissioners found that
Richard English's work was open to
criticism and that the iron work was not
as specified and that w. w. Farrier had
neglected a few necessary things.
The result of the firm stand of the
new Commissioners is that an. amicable
adjustment of all the difficulties has been
reached, and all work is being done well
and up to the standard required.
this morning. With 20 per cent. retained
klernan gets 81. 1000; Richard English
me contractors ave agreed to push
their work along as fast as possible. The
rec rec Il now IL hrst class condition. Dur
four small leaks were found. These are
being remedIed now. Nj. Herman viii
DAYS, and he is ready to submit it to in
speetion by experts.
Richard English will have his part of
the work done III a few weeks. 1t will
be Impossible to wash down the build
ing until spring. There is some fancy
stone work to be done. but that, too,
cannot be touched until warm weather
sets In. The sewer running through the
bottom of the elevate shaft was ordered
removed this, morning. Plumber Farrier
was deputized to change it at a cost not
to exceed SIS.
,Farrier. was also directed to finish the
closets throughout Sthe building in a
workmanlike manner.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
ARooLA PLEASURE oLUB's STAG

The Arcola Pleasure Club held their
much talked of stag at Germania Hall on
Beacon avenue, Saturday evening. The
club is a very prosperous one and largely
composed of young men from -the old
Fourth district. The stag surpassed any
thing the club has ever undertaken in
point of management and talent pro-
vided. The ha1l. was. deliberately decor
ated with flags. bunting and banners. A
temporary stage. had been erected in the
front part for the talent.
Mr.. Philip Heck sang several songs ex-
cellently. and Harry Hin showed his
ability at swinging clubs: The Column
iently, and George Murphy. played the
mandolin with great taste. The programme
ended with q banjo solo by Eugene McFar-
land. which was much enjoyed. The
Olympic, the Young Mems Independent
Social and the Anchor Athletic Clubs
were well represented. The officers Of the
Club are:-George Hsll, President. Charles
Schumacher, vice-President: Frederick
Fehrens. Secretary; Charles Robinson.
Treasurer, and Henry Fehrens. Sergeant
alarms.
After the programme an excellent sup
per was served. and Jokes were cracked.
and everybody had a good time in general
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
TO FINISH THE BIG BORE.
Worked to Be Resumed il
Earnest on the Jersey and
New York Tunnel.

The North River tunnel, which has been
under construction by fits and starts dur
ing the last twenty-five years, is to have
a renewed squirt toward completion, and
this time the men Interested in the
scheme declare, there will be no delay
from lack of funds in finishing the big
hole under the river.
The money with which the tunnel is to
be completed will be furnished by two
syndicates, one of which will be formed
IN London and the other in New York.
Sir Weetman d.. Pearson, M. p, c. E.,
representing the present English bond
holders, arrived here on the Teutonlc last
Thursday and has since had several COM
situations with the lawyers, engineers
and others who are most interested in the
tunnel. The most important of these
consultations was held on Friday. There
We're present Lawyer Daniel Lord, coun-
sci for the New York syndicate; John r.
DOS Passos, who represents the construc-
ton company; F. b. Jennings, who rep
resents the Trenor w. Peck estate, which
Is largely interested in the enterprise, and
Engineer Charles M. Jacobs, who built
the East River gas tunnel.
IN what was termed q Favorable re-
port When Mr.. Lord was asked about
the new tunnel scheme Saturday, he said;
sent to sai Major aGM e. Rrs +. 4. Law q re II the e Brit It
ish Foreign Office, who represents most
of the ~bondholders abroad. Everything
Is now in shape for the formation of two
syndicates, one in London and one here.
They Will act in unison. The mortgage
will be foreciosgd and we have an agree
ment With the bondholders as to the re-
organization of the Contracts
for renewing work on the tunnel will be
made as soon as the reorganization Is
Mr.. Lord said tina he was not prepared
to say how much none would be re-
CURED to finish the tunnel, but that
the work. He added that the completion
of this tunnel would be only the begin
ming of a scheme to build a larger tun-
mel, through which all the Western rail
roads now terminating in New Jersey
could run their trains into a mammoth
depot in New York.
na NJ. J asoIafs5 wh 70, With 9ba b Mp; hosa, has q
that the means of locomotion in the new
tunnel would be a trolley system similar
line. For bringing. heavy trains. of cars
through the tunnel electric engines like
those used in the Baltimore Railroad tun-
Sir Weetman D. Pearson is one of the
foremost engineers of the world, He Is
at present engaged on the harbor i'm
ing a drainage system for the City of
Mexico. He has contracts a~ggregating
S2e, 0O0, 900 in Mexico. He left this city for
Mexico Saturday.
No work has been lone on the>Hudson
River tunnel since 1887. At that time 1t
about two-thirds fnishedE,50 800 feet
on the New York and 1900 feet on this
side. The shaft leading to the tunnnel on
New York side is at the foot OF Morton
street. The one on the New Jersey side
is at the foot of Fifteenth street, this
city. 1t was the original Intention te To-
cate the New. York terminus somewhere
about Washington Square. The new pros
moters of the scheme will try to locate
their terminus further up town and near
err to Broadway.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
VAN HoUTENs CRACK DRUMMERs

At the Pavonia Yacht Club house yes
terday afternoon the second of a series
Of ei-weekly Entertainments was held.
One Of the principal features of the pro-
gramme. was a contest between the Drum
CORPS of Kennedy Post, No.s42, q. A. r.
# New York and the @. Van Houten
Post, no. 8. G.. A. r., Drum Corps Of
this city. TIL skill Of the latter corps
Is toe well-known to need mention ana.
playing in their usual manner the tro,
ply. q handsome silk banner, was placed
T. The leader of the Van Houten Corps
The contest was held on the platform
facing the bay. The two corps faced
each other and at a sign the Kennedy
Drum Corps started off. AT the finish
Of the piece the Van Houten CORPS
struck up. While each corps PLAYED
three selections, one would have been
sufficient to show that the crack. drum
e,orps of his city was far superior ia
the New York boys. The visitors played
well, but they were outclassed. This
ADDS one more to the man trophies won
Flute. Drum and Bugle Corps.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
The CITY INJURED.
Pastor Scudder Talks about
the Water Question
Last Night.
PEOPLE MUST HAVE NEW WATER
Jersey City He Thinks Should
Initiate European Cities and
Build Her Own Works.

Last night in the Tabernacle, Rev. JOHN
L. SeIdder talked about the water ques-
ton, and he had this to say:
"Taere is one subject in which every
man, woman and child in this city Is m
terested. and thai is good drinking water.
from a permanent supply as We were ten
years ago, but the people are in dead
politicians no rest until they grant the. +
reasonable request. This question affects
the prosperity Of our city in a most vital
compelled to drink has seriously i'm
peded the growth of Jersey City, driving
many people out of town and preventing
drink from = sewer. and vet this is sub
stantially what we are doing when We
drink the polluted water Of the Passaic.
Of relief in the l new t tenp p5 supply
from Newark. but those of US who live
downtown are doomed TO buy water from
stuff that has cursed This city SO long.
speak in behalf of the poor who live in
tenement houses and cannot afford to pur-
chase the pure article from private cor
nalodorous, nauseating compound they
and their children will have to drink this
summer but / affirm that this eternal
diiiy-dailying over so momentous a ques-
tion has become more offensive than the
water itself Il smells to high heaven
peopls silouid swn and operate the wafer
works themselves and not intrust this
furnishing of a new supply to the hands
of rapacious syndicates. In this respect
we can initiate with advantage English
cities which have shown us that muni-
cipal ownership is a great success; thai
although the initial expense is consider
brought from great distances. still such
large investments pay, and such one
"The city Of Glasgow paid s1o. oea.oo to
bring its water from Loeb katrine,
paid SIC, 100000 for its water works. bring
ing the water ninety-fve. miles. Liver
P pyrrR esta, aisfv-ei iS m ahilepls at frg and I eais
$4,000 900. birmingham draws its water
tants and. paid sss,eoG.oo5. the Engi 81
works and make the water distribute IT.
self by gravity. thus saving all pumping
expenses. 4 enabling the city to pay
its water interest with ease and establish
Let Jersey City follow the example
OF her sensible sisters across the sea.
Let her build and manage her own wa
her citizens as cheaply as possible. There
Is ne. reason why. private corporations
should make exorbitant profits BY doing
for the people what the people are album
Through legislative enactment the
condemned at once and made tributary
the growing needs of our cities. Al,
Tabernacle believes in the people, it
will keep up this agitation until the
want good water, and are bound 70 GET
it. We desire the city to be its own wa
ter cempany and do the work as econom-
s IsaiiiS a ys W SRsfsally comm nissSi5nls; THY THY
time go ia work in the proper way.,,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
A SPLENDID SHOW
Jersey City Elks Give a Ladies Social
Sessinn Last NfnEI 1871.

fHefokh NtsEt.
The Bon Ton Theatre last night was
simply packed with the "Th Best Peo-
pie on Earth on the occasion of Jersey
City Lodge of Elks ladies social session.
It is not too much TO say that a better
performances of its kind has not been
Long before eight o'clock every seat
in the house was filed with ~well-known
Of the programme the audience sat it
out to the end, which was near mid
night. The programme was d superb
one and included artists Of UGH excel
lence as one rarely sees gather togeth-
er on one stage.
fell ' On the thle fair shoulders ouide 'n Of p Miss jennie
Reynolds, whose ability is too well
3 . , e nssa much insroaaetiOn; she
ii her inimitsbly fine style. Possessed
Of a magnificent voice and the extremely
rare talent. of knowing how to use 1t
Reynolds can sing. comic songs with such
grace. and finish that any vulgarity they
contain is concealed by her art, and to
her prsssentea II ln their n BEST iigh { He Her
clever husband Marx Murphy sang end
houses laughter was ready chorus. Mr..
Murphy is an artist and one of The very
f paTt in mt fis tine SeiSg can SalgPa lay a g Salseg
these clever people there were Miss Ber-
tina Fisch, who sang with great taste
the Honey Song, Miss Nellie Law
renee, a very charming singer. WHOSE
niger melodies were excellently sung:
Miss Madge Maitland. Miss Maggie
Clark and others. Among the men ar
lists were Smith O.Brien and Harry
Wright, whose aact" would have been
coinmendable had they sang with some
regard for intonation: Charles 3. Ward.
the Bowery singer; John w. Kelly. the
~singular1y able humorist. and the Days.
The arrangements of this excellent
programme were superintended by John
DIR. Ohm Nev'n, Joseph Bell. j. Leslie
Gossin. John p. Langabee. Sol. Vein
thai Edward Mcguire, Professor Henry
F. Wagner. Walter C. Smith, J. F.
OMelia. P. T. Powers, Fred. Agens,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
CHORAL UNIONS ANNIVERSARY

The fourth anniversary of the Luth-
eran Choral Union was fttingly celebrate
ed in the Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church last evening. The music was of
O high order and well rendered. Mr..
Charles Herig sang two tenor solos in
his usual excellent manner, and the
chorus acquitted itself ereditably to the
trainer, Miss Anna Lamcken. The pas
tor of the church, the Rev. G.. Burk-
hard, made an address complimentary of
the Choral Union. The kev. G. G. Ber-
kemeier, from the Wartburg Orphan
Home, Mount Vernon. N. Y, and the
Rev. w. Sanft of New York addressed
the congregation.
Those who sang In the chorus were
Messrs. A. E.. Gehben. Charles II. Herig,
G. T. Mahnken, W. Gansbergen. J. Refs
enauer and J. II. Borgstede, Jr.. and
Misses H. F.. Lamcken. Il. Burkhard, A.
H. Lamcken, K. Knoblach. L. Schuetz.
L. Kaiser. A. Breternitz, L. Letter. J..
Kratkie,. N. Reisenauer, G. Breternitz
and l.. MAYER.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
BURGERS TROUBLESOME TRIAL

There is a strong probability that the
third trial of Frank Burger. which Is set
down for tomorrow wilt pe beset with
difficulties from the beginning. George
e. Bellamy, one of the t~wenty-four struck
jurors, has been dead more than a year
and is therefore ineligible. 1t is said that
another one has made it convenient to
be out of town. There was a rumor that
one of the panel of struck Jurors was a
member of the Grand Jury which in
dicted Burger, but such is not the case.
He may have been in the original list
Of forty-eight, b he is not in the twenty
four finally selected. The Burger case
has had many vicissitudes. One of the
chief witnesses for the State died before
the first trial. Then the jury disagreed.
The second trial was ended by the sick
ness of a Juror.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
TUGBoAT CHEF IN TROUBLE.
He WON'T GIVE Grocer MieStck His
Goods or His Money.

Fred H. Schultz, twenty-seken years
old, of Kingston. New York, has charge
of the culinary department of the tug
boat Brandon, which plies up and down
the Hudson. Saturday Schultz went to
the grocery story at Washington and
Thirteenth streets, Hoboken, kept by
William T. Mielick, and ordered over $40
worth of groceries. Mielieck sent the
goods to the boat and Schultz said he
would pay for them later. Mielick
wanted the groceries returned or else
the money, but Schultz would not give
him either, so the groceryman had him
arrested for receiving goods under false
p~retenceS.
When the case came up before Re-
corder McDonough it appeared that
Schultz receives 81 afday from the parties
who own the boat to secure edibles. 1t
appears that he has secured a large guam
tity Sof goods from various stores and
never paid for them.
The Recorder held him for trial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
A PATERSON LAssIE AsTRAY.

Annie O'Hanlon, aged e5, was found
wandering aimlessly on Monticello ave-
nue. last night. Being taken to the
Fourth Precinct Station House she told
and had come to Jersey to visit people
named Baker. The name of the street
was. she thought. Summers avenue. any
city. Captain McKaig sent her 10 the
Third Precinct and the police of this
precinct put her on the right route.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
WOULD NOT SUPPORT HIS WIFE

Patrick Brassell, A years old, a black
smith. residing at No. "a Second street,
H%oboken, was arrested yesterday morn
ing BY Detective Fealfon on a warrant
issued by the Recorder. upon complaint
of Poormaster Andrew Miller. Bras
sells wife appeared before the Poormas-
ter a few days ago and complained TO
him that her husband did not properly
provide for her. The case will be heard
before Recorder McDonough at a future
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
ARGUED WITH THEIR FEET.

Fred Engels. ss years old, of No. 13l
Garden street, and Fred Haltermann, III
years old, of No. 2s2 Garden street, Ho-
boken. became involved in q quarrel on
that city, yesterday morning. and each
enforced his end of the dispute by
punching the other.
Officer Kennedy happened along when
they were in the hottest of the argu-
ment and lugged both off to Police Head
quarters. Recorder McDonough fined
them each IS for fighting in the street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27

" must be distressing to the State
Gazette" to chronicle the start of a new
pottery in Trenton. II has been bowling
OH ruin 50 long about the pottery
trade that it must be disconcerting to be
thus Slapped in the face of facts, The
news item appeared in the edition of FRI
day last. M articles of Incorporation
have been filed. The ompany is to be
called the Monument" 1t is to make
sanitary ware and starts with 100000
paid up capital.
Alas, calamity!
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
JANUARY q. 1885.

JANUARY "a. 1895.
aWe,rthe undersigned stockholders m the
New Jersey Trunk Line Telephone and
Telegraph Company, hereby designate
the 9Th day of February, at 4 p. M at
No. II Exchange Place, Jersey City. as
the time and place for holding the first
of electing Directors and such other BUSH
ness as may come before the meeting.
w. "A. TOPPING.
y. T.. LAWRENCE.
GEO. II. BRUCE,
a. S. CARTER,
n. J. LANSLEy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
PUBLIC LIBRARY CIRCULATION

The record of circulation of books for
home reading for the week ending Jam
nary Is, 1896, was as follows
Works, s.; Philosophy, 22; Religion, 81;
Sociology, 262; Philology, 4; Natural Sci
ence. 22 Useful Arts, NJ; Fine Arts. Sc;
Literatlre, 1852; Fiction, 4,H1: Juvenile
Friction, 2,s79: History, 235 Biography,
OF this number there were deliver
ed through the Delivery Stations, 5,376.
Number of borrowers registered dur
ing the week, s..
Total number of registered borrowers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
DR.. OTTE TALKS OF MISSION WORK

At the South Bergen Reformed Church
last night DR.. Otte, of La Moy. China.
delivered an interesting and Instructive
discourse upon the work of missions.
mak,ng especial mention of the medical
mission. ~
DR.. Otte has labored very patiently III
the missionary field n Is known the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27

THE Evening Journal informs us
that Colonel John ]. Toffey win accept
the office of Clerk in Chancery if Gov
ernor Griggs forces it upon him and the
fees are not cut. This is. indeed. a sur
nrise.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
The way woanem DO n.

Alfonso-"You never hear of women
cashiers running off with their employers
money" Henry-"No; not often. But
when 1t does happen they take the en-
ployer, o. .'-Catholic Mirror.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
Mirth and jolly viii Reign at the
rrrf. Tapafrr

The stage of the Lyric Theatre, Hobo
ken. will be occupied tonight and tomor-
row night by the Weber's Olympia Com
pany. mis- is considered one of the best
best vaudeville. troupes on the stage to-
day. On Wednesday evening Conried's
excellent German stock company from
the Irving Place Theatre, New York,
viii appear in a new farce. Der Pariser
Taugenichts" CThe Paris Gamin), by A.
Blum, in four acts. 1t IS one Of the
funniest farces ever seen on the boards
and laughter will accompany 1t from be-
ginning to end. TIL principal parts will
be taken by Messrs. Eggeling. Hanseler,
lie Bret. Otto and Schneider and the
Misses Huss. Michaelis, Otto n Reich
ardt.
The Moss Jollity Company will appear
Thursday, Friday and Saturday even
ipgs and Saturday afternoon. This play
simply presses the button and the play
ers, musicians, specialists do the rest.
1t will be seen by this excellent aggre-
cation Of comedians that mirth and jol-
lily will reign supreme at the Lyric this
week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27

sry n Of the folly of unnecessarily pre-
aow-and such an attitude Of mind has
unnappily become a rarity in the Sen
4te Mr.. SaweE's speech
wAs luli OF words of truth and soberness.
The god Of the Evening POST is the
gold dollar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27

The Rev. John Il. scudder came. out
fat-footed yesterday for a municipal
water supply, constructed without the
intervention of any syndicate. DR.. scud-
der. in thea abstract, is perfectly right;
but the idea is not practically possible.
And why Is it not?
Largely on DR.. Scudder's account.
DR.. scudder is one of those who have
turned over the State, bound hand and
foot. to the water s~yndicates.
With the Republican party in control
at Trenton there is no human possibility
Of Jersey City obtaining a water supply
without syndicate Intervention. and.
since the overthrow OF the last contract,
there Is hardly any chance of her getting
one without making a deal with the
East Jersey Water Company.
In these matters. Mr.. Scudder means
well; but he does not understand the
workings Of things; he does not keep
track of public events n their bearing;
he does not keep common sense posi-
bility in view.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27

USED & 7 CREAM
BALM for catarrh and
haye received grcal
benedt. l believe 1t d
safe and certain t:ure.
Very pleasant to take.-
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