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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
STATE ~GLEANINGS.

Amateur fishermen find much pleasure.
IN catching small dog sharks from Cape
May Ocean pier.
4 crab apple tree at Hackensack snapped
in two the other lay because of the unns-
ual lead Of young fruit on il
w. H Hagerty. of Paulna is reported
to have picked rs bushels OF Strawberries
this seasan from q two acre tract. from
which he realized 500.
Gustaye Seidei, a Philadelphia real es-
tare broker, caught a twenty-peund sea
City, On Saturday.
A Frenclman named Bollanger. residing
at Palisades Park. Bergen unit while
digging a we'll recently found gold bear
ing quartz and tok several specimens to
New York fer analysis.
Big rockfisr are being caught at night
from the Corson's Inlet railroad bridges.
j. Frank Heilnap caught a ten Founder
ON Saturday night and Harry HAInbEeton
caught three whose weight was TT1a
pounds.
Of a pike measuring six inches across.
The fish weighed seven pounds and meas
ured IS inches in length He caught it
in Cassville pond.
The people who lax a lucrative business
in carp fishing in Racco0n creek last VIM
ter are agltated over the fact thar these
fish are now seldom seen IN the ereek.
while last ummer it was literally alive
with. them.
4 huge gold. hug, fifteen feet in length;
with automatic legs n wings and
for use in Mckinley ~parades. has besn
invented by Frank. a. Haywood, editor of
the Progressive Jerseyman," of Wood
bury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
NEW KIND oF FRAUD.
A. Tramp Poses as a soznnanbulIsf
and Secures Efotaxng.

EN se}fESt+tCy 1tt Stf'tA f-1E
TRENTON. July q. 1ss6-The police
are. looking for a man who has been
swindling people by -impersonating a SOM
nambuliso and who wanders about the
Streets in. the early sunrise. minus APP
parei. Daniel Morgan saw him Saturday
morning precisely al $ O'clock. Others
saw him on divers mornings during the
week. Mr.. Morgan was standing in front
of his place Of business when suddenly
a vision glided by.
TT was a nude man" said Mr. Morgan,
.about 5 feet TO inches tall. with light
hair n complexion. good looking and
well formed. Toward the swamp ne ran
as if bent on catching G train. Then he
hurried back, snivering in he damp
morning air." Then Morgan mustered
courage 10 speak TO him. Going swim
ming?fs he yelled TO the figure with the
steps jumped organ and grasped the
unconscious one by the arm. say" he
CRIED
NJ answer. Another yell. Then man
shivered, then awohe. I've been walking
in. my sleep. Great Scott, wharI I o?'T
he whispered. Morgan pulled of his coat.
then went in the house and secured some
more clothing. The strange hurried
away. forgetting To give his name, but
remarking that he lived IN East Trenton
He promised to return the clothes. put
East Trenton, but no somnambulist lived
there. The police think that the fraud is
some tramp who sleeps In. the sheds along
the canal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
SEEKING a MIsERss GOLD
DSvinfn@ Reds Used to Fsad the SUPP
posed Pressure.
specieLto the Jersep q Neles

w ttC 0Cf@ - " GltH ttA<
TRENTON. July q. 1ss6.-The clair
voyants and divining rod have been lib
orally consulted to locate the bags of
gold and silver which Daniel Wood. a
rich old ~recluse. is supposed 10 have
buried IN the woods just outside of Tren-
ton. Daniel Wood was an eccentric old
man, who died a year ago, having made.
money running a chicken farm and a
mushroom patch. He made lucky invest
ments, but his estate did not disclose
anything tangible. and this led to the
general belief that he buried his money,
because he was always ait the banks
changing paper notes for coin.
Since his Death the house in which he
lived and died has been Quilted in the
hopes Of finding the pot of gold. Holes
have been dug in the cellar and the di-
vining rod has been applied. After the
house had been nearly demolished. the
work of digging began on the little plot
thai surrounded the house. Every foot
of earth has been e~xcavated, Dur nothing
fouad-
Asa German. who is a son-in-law of
the cid hermit. has reached the concur
woods. He reeoilects that whenever an
opportunity offered itself, the old man
would wander over TO these cluup OF
trees. alone. He has for several days
been probing around in the hopes Of
locating the money. Some of the search-
ers consulted a clairvoyaat. who directed
them to look for the treasure within 500
den wealth will amount 10 many thou
sands of dollars.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
LIVELY CHASE AFTER a THIEF.
FIucky NErs. Fsohnne. Points 0uf a
Pick pocket w bom the xraC Capture

49,
Arthur Raymond. who says he lives in
Elizabeth, was committed by Justice
Potts. this morning for picking ne pocket
Of Mrs. Mary Bohne, 80 years old. of No.
5asi East. E~ighty-ffth street. New York
Raymond was captured through the pluck
of Mrs. Bchrna. but not until after there.
had been a lively chase. in which about a
hundred people took part.
Mrs Bohmee left her nome early yester-
day n1arHing to visit friends in Ridge
wood. She is a tall, fine looking woman
n was. dressed expensiveiy. She crossed
the river on enc Of the, Erie Railroad fer.
.ryhoats from the foot OF Twenty-third
street. While in the ladies' cabin she no.
ticed three men watching her closely.
left the cabin and walked out on the frcnt
part OF the boat AS the boat entered the
islip the men were directly behind her.
she went to the ticket office and pur-
chased a ticket for Ridgewood. In replace
ing her change she exposed a well-filled
purse. Placing her pocketbook in her
dress pocket she was about to leave the
ticket office window when she felt a tug
sata her pockets. Instinctively she felt for
her poeketbaok. but ii was gone. Beside
her stood one of the three men she had
noticed on the feryboat. 81 accused him
of the theft at once. Without replying.
the man dashed through the waiting room
toward the street. Mrs Bohme pursued
him, ealing ssStop thiefis' Several men
Joined in the chase. The man ran up Pa
avenue. the crowd at his heels.
growing larger every minute. AT BaTnum
street he was oyerlaken and turned over
tosa policeman, who removed him. to the
Seventh street police station.
The pocketbook. which contained SIS. Is,
was found under a seat in the waiting
reemi where W. men had seen Raymond
throw it. The prisoner denied the theft.
and said he ran only because he was
afraid of being; arrested. An effort is to
be made to ind his ~accomplices. Ray
mend is believed to be a New York crook.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
STRAY CHILD PUZZLED THE POLICE

Sinica Simmons. a little tot three years
old, was picked up on Monticello avenue
yesterday afternoon. An aunt of the child
called later in search. of the y~oungsters
and took her home, The child had been
stopping with, her aunt for a short while
and wandered away unnoticed. Her pa
rents live at No. 2A5 West Fifty-ffth.
street. New York
Pafnolman Burke of the Fifth Precinct
found a little chic three years old astray'
on Banforth avenue and took him to the
station house. His father. Thomas Bolton
and claimed the child. How the child
ever reached Greenyille from Montgomery
street is a mystery. He was missed from
home about three o'clock and was found
at FIVE o'clock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
POLLUTION BOARD APPOINTMENTS
The Board VIII Enspect the River ON
Th
sDccEaltof nc JerseFeru Nslrs.

SDecful&c iHc JEfsft XII Hs1r5-
NEWARK, July q. lsse-The Passaic
River Pollution Commission, at a meet
ing on Saturday afternoon, appointed as
chief engineer Alfonso Fteley, Of New
York. who was one of the engineers for
the i-ntereeptng sewer. Charles E A.
Jacobsen, former engineer Of the Board
Of Works, was chosen consulting en-
gineer.
Applications for appointment to both
positions were numerous. Engineer Jacob
sen was appointed because he holds a
residence in this city and is familiar With
the subject Of river pollution. Mr.. Jacob
sen proposes to devote his whole time to
work for the Commission.
The Commissioners have not as yer
determined upon the adoption Of any
particular plan to prevent the pollution
of THE river. All the information and
reports now in the possession CT The
board will be turned over to the engi-
neers.
An inspection of the river below the
the Staten Island shore, will be made
next Thursday. The Commissioners viii
be accompanied by the engineers. the
BoarN of Works Commissioners, Mayor
Seymour and Edward Balhach. upon
whose steam yacht the inspection will
be made.
The Commission. which was appointed
IN accordance with an act Of the last
Legislature, rs allowed to expend $4,000.
Up to date only a small sum has been
expended, being for clerk hire and sta
rionery, and m bulk Of the none will
and maps and work essential for the
preparation OF reports.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27

ng paper Of the August .Harper'
lives his personal recollections Of THE
White Mr.. Longfellow,' who, in Mn.
Hewells' opinion. was the greatest OF the
Lansdowne Portrait Of Washington by
Charles Henry Hart, raises the question
whether the Lansdowne portrait is an
original painting or only a replies Of the
sylvania. Academy of the Fine Arts.
Peeps Into Barbary.F by J.. e. Budget
Meakin. formerly editor of the Times,
a Mereeco. gives an interesting view OF
life among the warning tribes IN North
ern Africa The paper is Illustrated by
f. de Myrbach, Edwin A.. Abbey. most
IF whose work has appeared nj the Harp
ar periodicals, and is more especially Ia
azine.n again appears as the Illustrator
Of a dramatic poem, 1.-THE Silent Voice
by Laurence Alma Tadenaa. The
Strange Days that carne 10 Jimmie FRI
day. is Frederic Reminston's title for a
paper ta which he describes the delights
Of a real oueing beyond the conventions
allied woods and waters Of southern Can
ada. IN sDooF-step Neigheors. W Halsf-
9ron Gibson tells OF the pigny warfare
that ne witnessed in the hard earth path
Leading to the door of his country studio.
The August number Of Harper cons
tains five short stoFies- Rosles ct ieie-
gsgphes.' by Quesnay de Be~aurepaire;
'tHer Provocative. written by L. "A.
Alexander. ard illustrated by John w.
Alexander. is a humorous story Of artist
life abroad; Tine Mayors Lamps, by
ohn Kendrick Bangs, IS a tale Of Amer
lean municipal politics; Miss Maria's
Revival by Sarah BarnWell Elliott. IS a
story of Southern life before the war. and
THE Wreck of the Columbia" by Prof.
Simon Newcornb, deals with the thrilling
experiences of a shipwreck in mid-ocean.
LaDgdon ElIwyn Mitchell exhibits pl-
usual capacity as a story-teller in the
second instslnlert Of his Two MorInoals
from Muddlcty.. r. Hopkinson Smith
coaatpiblstes the opening story to the
"Editons Drawer He calls it One OF
Bob's Tranps.* and tells a truthful and
pathetic story in a humorous way.
ssSsadaB yaeath and the
DIR. John 3. Huber. A. NJ. until recently
rleySscian ia. Coroner Hosber OF New
York, has Just issued a pamphlet con-
tairfipg a paper on Sudden Death and
the Coroner" which recently appeared in
the New York Medical Journal" From
his experience as Coroner's physician,
Or. Huber has written an interesting ar
ticla. instructive alike to, the professional
ard iaysnan. The article is particularly
valuable TO the physician. as it shows
ann how TO avoid much annoyance to
himself and the family of the deceased
in case of sudden death.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
cHANcERY r

Vice, Chancellor Emery sat in. Chancery
Chambers his morning and disposed Of
a large number Of motions
The divorce Of Jones VS.. Jones was
continued until August i6.
Counsellor James Manning applied for
an order to show why a RESTRICT
ing order should nor issue against a
barber named Caprioiine, who lives on
Grove street. Vincenzo 5aaisnai and he
had some quarrel as to the ownership OF
a store and the former seeks to prevent
the latter from ddsposing OF the business.
The confirmation Of the receivers re-
port concerning the affairs OF me Bone
dale Iron Company will come up before
Chancellor MeGnl in TWO weeks time.
The divorce case Of Mrs. Joseph Keogh
against her husband, ex-Alderlnall Joseph
not be heard this month Mrs. Keogh
alleges cruelty and the Alderman COM
plains that theirs is too much ~mother-in-
law
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
JERSEY oLTYs sLUMs.
Rev. J. L. wells Tells All Abouf

The Rev. +. Lester Wells last night de-
hvered an interesting s~tereopticon lecture
on Jersey City and the Peoples Palace"
He had a number Of new views of the
tenement districts which had recentiy'
been taken by sons New York photogra-
piers IN company with Mr.. Wells, The
views showed life in the Sums and pie
tured the slums far worse than many
could believe possible. The rear tene-
rnents. the narrow alleys. the rotten and
tumbling houses. the clothes lines and the
dung heaps, were all in turn shown on
the anvas Mr. Wells said me Jersey
CITY slums afforded an unlimited field for
missionary work, and that work the
Peoples PALACE is doing to the best OF
pictures Of the Peoples Palace, showing
the parlor. reading room, amusement
hall, gymnasium, day nursery and nata-
forum, Mr.. Wells said the Peoples
Palace gives all aInusenaents at a low
price, and ccunlefacts in every way the
work CT the saloon. He closed by taxi
ing up a collection TOR the free bath fund
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
SIX ~HIGHWAYMEN CAPTURED.
They Had knocked Down and
Robbed Waterman sa ssson.

Justice Potts put six supposed highway
men out Of harms way today by COM
hitting them without bail to the County
Jail TO await the action of the GRAND
Jury The men committed were:-CharIesI
Lange. of No. 80 Jefferson street, New
ark; John Brody, No. % Chestnut street.
Newark; John Carmel, of No. sc Newark
street, Newark. and George Lennox, Mar
tin Mcneil and Charles Kelly. no homes.
The prisoners are accused Of holding
up, robhiug and beating John Samson. Of
No. 566 Payonia avenue. who is a watch
man, employed by the Pennsylvania and
West Shore Railroads.
Last night about h~alf-past eight o'clock
Samson WIS walking along under the
Pennsylvania Railroad trestIe near. the.
head OF Sixth street, when he was accost-
ed by TWO rougt-looking men. The de-
manded beer money. He refused to give
them any and was about to reach for his
revolver when the men sprang pom him.
Four more men, who were hidden behind
pillars seized him from behind. Before
Samson realized what was going on he
had been thrown down, his revolver taken
from him, also a silver watch and a sum
of money, He was prevented from making
an cutlery by one of his ASSISTANTS hold
ing a hand over his mouth.
After taking everything of value Sam
son had the -highwaymen departed. Sam
son reported the occurrence to the police
and the reserve men of the Seventh street
STATION were at once ordered out. Police
man john Deugherty captured the three
Newark men. When Brady was searched
sSamsons revolver was found in his pos
session. The men were placed In separate
cells and the search for their ~acconplices
continued AT five O'Clock this morning the
other three were captured.
When arraigned in court the prisoners,
who are all tramps, denied all knowledge
OF the robbery and assault. even to Brady
who had the watchman's revolver. Sam
son this morning when called upon to
identity the men, recognized them as a
gang who a v given him lots Of trouble
about the West Shore Railroad freight
depot at the head. of Seventh street.
Chief Murphy, believing the prisoners
to be dangerous criminals. had them
"magged.' The pictures of the SIX will In
q few days adorn5 the regues' gallery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
MINERVA sooIAL's ANNIVERSARY

The Minerva Social and Literary Society
of Greeavilie celebrated its third ami
versary last Thursday evening at its
rooms on Neptune avenue. A. programme
was presented consisting of piano selec-
tons by Miss a. Warwetz, Miss Il Kiie-
Der ana Mt. Fred korp ReclfaIions by
Fred Pitzer and vocal solos by Miss Min
ne Smith and Nh. William Ferree. Dane
ing and refreshments We're enjoyed after
the entertainment.
Among those on the loer weres-Messrs.
# Pitzer. r.. Dodge, II. Klein. r. Chan6-
Eiers, ]. Kay. H Williams, W.. Post, C.
Maxield, ". parmstadter r NORTH. w.
Kniering, F. KOgb. e. Wilson. b. WalsHe,
ID. ShradeE H. Faulkner. a. Born. Misses
a. Cook, 3. Beers. T. Kleener. IT. Weisch.
sLs KTause. NJ. Reilly, u. Meiake, al.
Beers "A; Erwin; A. Walker, M. Ksyssrs
Il. HerschInart A Herschnans y Smith,
As Warwetzs Il SPADE, a. Cox. Ks SteI@
Len g Grihias Ms isnlsin. g Huthasih
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
DIED IN a ROWB0AT..
Gbass Beasler Well KNOWN Resident
of he NeEghfs Snddnnlr Expires.

Charles Bessler. a well known resident
of the Heights. dropped dead Saturday
afternoon in a rowboat on Long Island
Sound, Near Long Beach. He was forty
years old and leaves a wife n two
children. Heart failure was the cause
of death.
Mr.. Bessier was a b~oolSkeeper in New
York and went upon a two weeks vaca~
ton last Monday. He decided TO spend
1t on a small island near Long Beach.
camping out with several friends. He
was troubled with heart disease and
Thought cafnp life would do him. good.
He and his friends went fishing every
day and it was while they were fishing
Saturday that he collapsed. His friends
rowed with his dead body to Long Beach,
where they notified the authorities and
II was taken to the morgue, They then
notified Mrs. Bessler of the sad news,
who when she received It. nearly went
into Mysteries
Undertaken George Rfackner of Franks
lin street went for the body yesterday
and brought + 10 The late home Of the de-
ceased. on Summit avenue near Nam
haitian.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
s A THROUGH o v

NEW BRUNSWICK. July n, lsss.-un-
able to gain the love and esteem of a
young woman William Il. Compton. a
young man Of 50 years. has gone violent
ly insane. Compton recently began to De
DANGEROUS and his grandparents. MI. and
Mrs: James Gourley, OF Seaman sfreet.
beeame afraid OF him. In His mikier
moods he constantly gays vent to uls-
pairing means and held imaginary can
versaffons with his loved one.
Th ngs came TO a crisis Saturday night
when Compton jumped In and proceeded
to smash all the furniture in Eae house. So
terrified were ms grandparents that they
sent word TO the police station fbr protect
ton. and Acting Chief Clinton wentxtp his
him IN Jail. white. the necessary papers
hefnE secured to nsmoSs aim. "a The
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27

Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th day
Of May, 1885 Application was male to The
Patrick Mullins ana others for the oonstrac-
ton Of al lS-iEch yitrlfed pipe
SEWER IL WALKER AVENUE.
from Bergen avenue 10 Jackson. avenue. and
from Jackson avenue c 9a-inch brick oval
sewer % and connecting with the sewer az
the Intersection Of Woodfawn avenue and
Van Cleef street.
said sewer 10 be built eenforIaably to-
the provisions of Chapter al of The Laws Of
1886. and IN. accordance with the established
plan OF sewerage. together with all FMS nee
essary manholes, receiviag basins and APP
Notice is also given that on. the 2Izt day
Of July. 1896. the Commissioners Of ASSESS
and Water commissioners their preliminary
map FIR said Improvement, showing taeF
proveraeat and the probable a.ao9ls to be
assessed, on properly specially benefited there
BY. and the sans is now open to paoiic
inspection in the once o. the Clerk Or said
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections
WALKER AVENUE,
from Bergen avenue to & RSint about Is feet
BERGE AVENUE
on the east side. from Walker avenue about
sa,Ie feet northeast and 2s0s feet southwest.
VAN cLEEF STREET.
norsheast II woodl&wn aveaue, from Van
Cieef street 10 a point about . feet south
Ana that in accordance w..k thu provisions
Of ,lrs All above cited. the 4th day Of August.
1898. al 10 oseieck A. NJ, and the meeting room
az the Beard Of Street and Water Commissioners
are hereby nxeda as the time and place when and
where the Board Of Street and Water Com
rlisssoaers will meet 10 hear all parties In
teressaG IN said application and all rernon-
strances against the said proposed Improvement
that may be presented I'M writing.
BY order OF tile Board Ok Street and Water
SEQ T. BoU1oN
Cfer<
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Commits
siDners Of Assessments for Jersey City. n. T.,
will meet at their Office. in the o~uiifi.lg oeeu-
pied by the Board of Street and Water COM
missiuners. corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
strset. Jersey city. N T.. on Tuesday, August
appraise the value of the land to be taken
and To- determine the value Of the real es-
tate to he taken. and the damage which any
owner Of such real estate or of any interest
therein may sustain by reason Of opening a
street TO be called
LEAEBECK AVENUE.
from the Old Bergen Road to the centre line
said Commissioners VIII hear al parties inter-
ested In. said Improvement who dessre To be
heard before them On the value of the lands
to be taken for said Improvement. and the.
damage which any owner OF such land will
sustain by reason OF such. Improvement. and
the damages which each owner Of any suchi
real estate or of any interest tnerein will
sustain by reason Of said improvement
The land and real estate TO be taken for
said Improvement may be described as fol-
lows:-AlI land and real estate within 80 feet
on either side of the following described
centre line. Beginning at a point in the west
erlv side of Pearsali avenue, distant 81 feet
westerly side Of Pearsall avenue. with the
nortnerly side Of the O1d Bergen Road: thence
running westerly in a straight line or course
TO the westerly side of Pamrapo avenue
thence continuing said course to the centre
line of Thompson avenue. Also continuing
said course easterly from the westerly side
of PearsaIl avenue TO Columbia place. If pro-
Dated JERSEY city. n. j. JuIy %. 1896.
HUMPHREY ". CARR
SCHULTZ. JRz
CORNELIUS ]. CR0NANs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-27
THE HAT BETRAYED HIM.
Arrest of a Man az the Ferry who
Entered Mr. scfseElenbergers. Rooms

Joseph Brown, of No. Is Hamilton street
Paterson Was a nrisa,sr Il, T,,s4soa po+.v
$50 -
burglar who Invaded the apart,nents of
.rasarh S-cnellanberger A. NJ a vfor+.orz
e1S1' o. -sioAtsoht7
cry street, yesterday morning. Mr.
Sehellenberger is a harness deagar ana
I;,ae ,uar bts $3.50 - M o.
- 0sNl .n7 W.. 60.
It was about one o'clock, Mr. Schellen-
berger says, when he was awakened bv
: eaal,,~ 80. -
A 1AN Soln II "N pAo"llls
about mis- roon. Raising himself tn bed
he saw a man leaning over him. The
man was not aroas ami M sebs,ss,-
thldtt Was MI dfiaeG- dlI -AE- SSHei1Eil-