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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11

had rented their rooms to the Bergen
Baptist Church for the purpose OF con-
Quoting a Baptist Mission Sunday School.
Ihe scene that presented itself to q
News reporter at three o'clock yester-
day afternoon at that place did not belle
the rumor. Seated in the large assembly
room OF the club, each holding a Bible
IN Ills or her hands, were possibly forty
people, their ages ranging from three
years to sixty years. Upon inquiry the
reporter learned that the assemblage was
the Greenville Baptist Mission Sunday
CHICO n that Mr.. r. s. Brown was
superintendent. There were seven classes
n aii nve general classes and two Bible
A. prominent member Of the church
quarters. We made arrangements with
Mr.. Simpson and several OF the other
prominent members OF the MinkakWa
Club to rent their rooms. The Bergen
BAPTIST people are paying the expenses.
We Will continue to hold our Sunday
school meetings here and on each Thurs
day evening we will conduct prayer
meetings. 1t is also our intention to have
Sunday evening services here hereafter
instead of going to the Bergen Baptist
Church, as we ave lone in the past.
The Bergen Baptist Church people will
furnish the preachers. We would have
started in tonight but two of our young
lady Hnasabers, Miss Jennie Reid and Miss
emma Iambert, are going to be baptized
at the Bergen Baptist Church and we
are going there. Now that the new mis-.
sion is well under way, it is Confidently
expected that 1t will not be many years
before there is a Baptist Church in
Greenyille."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11

by the Hudson County Liquor Association,
before election, with q paper ito sign by
which they should pledge themselves, II
liquor association should ask.
1t IS commonly reported that certain
ones Of these Republican, legislators who
were elected last November did sign such
a pledge. wNnile Others refused, under the
sDhreat that they should be defeated be-
cause of the ar refusal. Some CT THESE le-
gisbators hpaye gone to Trenton under this
pledge to the Hudson County Liquor As
sociatdon. You see, There are more rea-
SONS than one why we should speak, and
speak now; why ain the Christian men amid
women of New Jersey should speak; why
all the moral, law-loving and law-abidsne
should speak; why all citizens who love
sobrlety, decency and good order should
speak; why all owners of horne should
speak; why all who are interested In real
estate values should speak; why all whN
would make Jersey City attractive TO capi-
tai seeking investment and coed people
seeking honne should speak. Let there
be such a concerted voice of all good citi-
ems of This State go up to Trenton as
shall leave no legislator amy excuse, amy
shield, for a vote contrary to virtue and
morality.
For the saloons 10 talk about religious
liberty rs like THE devil claiming religious
liberty to damn the souls Of men. Reli-
gious liberty means hbeaty ito he Religious,
not liberty to be vicious.
No One has said that rGle people should
not rave liquor TN their own homes. The
poor labors1g man, df he must, can have
his bottle of beer dn his house. This is
but a plea for the camea's nose. that he
MAJ in the end occupy the whole TENT.
The present law does NOT close the sa-
loon ON Sunday, and under present condi
law, as it now Is, it is next to impossible
to secure indictments for dts violation, and
when they are secured the chances are
mime to one there will be no conviction.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
NEW MISSION IN GRHEEVILLE.

Earnest BaptIsss art q SUNDAY
school and Will Soon Have q Church.
9TH Jersey City News of Tuesday,
December 20. stated that the Baptists of
G~reenville, with the aid OF the Bergen
Baptist Church. were looking for suitable
quarters to establish a Baptist Mission
Sunday School, where they could also
conduct weekly prayer meetings. AT that
time it was said that the rooms occu-
pied by the Greenville Building and Loan
Association, at No. 90 Danforth avenue,
had been secured and all that was want
ing was the approval OF the Board Of
Deacons of the Bergen Baptist Church,
as that church was to furnish the
finances.
The Board n a committee Of Green
vile Baptists met the next evening In
the parlors of the church, but as the
meeting was q secret one NO information
could be obtained. and as the affair APP
peared % die out it was generally under
stood that there had been d. Disagree
ment. The Baptlsts still conducted their
weekly cottage prayer meetingssand their
children attended the Bergen Baptist
During the latter part of last week a
number OF prominent Bergen Baptists
we're seen going into the AfInkakwa Res
publican Club rooms. situated on Ocean
avenue between Gator. and Danfofth ave-
nles, and on Saturday 1t leaked out that
the members OF the club, pf which sew
eral Of the most prominent are Baptistss
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
POLICY RUNNER SENTENCED.
Judge Hudspeth Deneunces the
Backers OF the Came.

John Collins, the policy unn who was
committed of engaging in that unlawful
business, was called up for sentence this
morning. Judge Hndspeth said the
Court was pleased that the jury had CON
yicted him..
You are only one of a number of
young men who are engaged in this dis
reputable business. Your case, is some
wha different from the others. The
methods adopted by your employers are
ingenious. Policy dealers have been
driven to doing business secretly. The
principals are exiles from the county.
There are a few miserable petty scoull-
drels who are robbing the poor. They
make the business very attractive to
young men like you by offering large
wages. An ingenious method was adopt
ed in your case. You were given a
sealed envelope which contained the slips
and you took them to New York. / am
satisfied that you knew the character of
the business you were engaged in"
The Judge then sentenced Collins to
four months i'm the Penftentiary. and to
pay a fine of 200 and costs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
POSED AS A DETECTIVE


to Trace a Thief,
Justice of the Peace Peter Treiber. Of
No. 14S South street, this morning issued
a warrant for the arrest of William
Baker, Of Summit avenue, near Blocker
street. Baker is charged by Paul Kohn-
ert OF No. 125 Thorne street with obtain
ing IS from him on the pretehce that he
was q detective. Instead of being a de-
tective Baker is a livery stable keeper,
and only three weeks ago was arrested
on a charge of assault and battery. Ba-
ker is also the ma who was arrested
In West Hoboken for passing worthless
checks, and the man who obtained such
notoriety some time apo by leaving his
wife and family and chipping with. Miss
1ibetti of Central avenue and Blocker
street.
The story as told by Kohnert is that
q driver of his disappeared for a few
days with a wagon and team of horses.
lie began to hunt around as to the where
abouts of his driver and missing prop
erty. Baker, hearing of this, came to him
anu said that he vas a detective and
could find both. kohnert says that he
gave him IS under the impression that he
was an officer and when he found that
Baker had imposed on him he made a
complaint before Justice Treiber-
When Baker heard of this, Kohnert
says, he offered to return the money,
but he would not accept 1t. The last
Baker he experienced quite some diff
Guilty In securing a constable to serve
it, and today he served the present war
rant In person.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
ELECTRIC DOORS.


The city has a new plaything in the
form of the electric doors at the Dwight
street entrance to the new city market.
These doors are one of the chief attrac-
ions of the market. judging from the
streams of people who keep passing in
and out of the entrance just to have
sesame open" These doors are the
only electric doors in use this side of
Chicago, and many will undoubtedly find
them worth coming miles to see As
one steps on to the wire mat at the en-
trance and sees the huge doors open
swiftly, but nofselessly, before him, q
mainsprings of life. II one person is fol-
lowing another the door, being in the act
of closing does not. like the ordinary
door, slam in ones face, bat gently re-
cedes from whatever position it may
have reached and the passage is clear
until the person or persons have passed
through. When there are enough passers
to I'LL the doorway both doors stand wide
open, apparently l~ifeless, but when the
last person is through the portals close
in a ~twinkiing.
The mechanism and manner of opera
ton of the door is this:-A handsome cabi-
net over the doorway on the inside of
building contains the electric motors, a.
nets, clutches, etc Through the bottom
of this cabinet depend arms. one ~nnee
ing each wing with its correspond zag mo-
ter mechanism, and through which the
power is applied to move 1t. Through the
doorway Is spread an electric mai con-
nected by wires with the electric mechan-
ism in the cabinet. The doors being in a
closed position. stepping upon the mat
closes the circuit through nj or more of
the many metal circuit ~closers, causing
the armature of the ma magnet to be de-
pressed and an electric switch connected
with it to turn q current through the
clutch magnet, releasing the pulley upon
which is wound the belt through which
the motor closes the door n the springs
pull the door open.
Upon stepping from the mat the circuit
is broken through the mat magnet, n
armature cuts the current out of the
clutch magnet, leaving the belt pulley
secured to its shaft and the motor cur
rent is turned on. The motor reyolveS
and winds the door shut, at the same
time winding up the springs that are
to open the door for the next operation.
One of the most mysterious things about
the whole thing is hat standing upo
the same spot on the mat at, one time
controls one door, at another the other,
depending upon. the position of the doors,
and whether one is entering or leaving the
building. When the doors are closed no
current is used and the cost of operation
is extremely small The I10-volt regular
current is used. Each door Is provided
with an ingeniously devised guard that
directs to the right-hand side. thus pro-
tecting from the other wing opening
should a passer approach from the oppo-
site side to leave the building while you
are entering. The inventors are Oliver
H. Hicks and Robertas F. Troy of Chi
90 un -Cpriupiald RoDuhliea0 t-st-s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
CUT His CHEEK Open.
Italians Fight in a Hoboken
Saloon-0feers Arrest
All Parties.

There was an italian fracas at No. SIG
Monroe street, HobokeR, last night, in
which one man had his left cheek slashed
to the bone with a razor and another had
his clothes badly cut by a razor or knife.
The trouble look place in a saloon in
the middle Of the block, between Third
and Fourth streets, kept by an Italian,
Amelio Longetti, and his wife. Katherine,
or Gin Mary" as she Is known in the
neighborhood. About ten O'Clock officer
Kennedy heard cries coming from the
saloon and summoning Officer Leahy they
hurried to the place. The door was
locked in their faces. They climbed over
a rear fence and effected an entrance
from the rear. In the saloon was Gen.
moro Chrome, of No. SIS Monroe street,
lying on the floor with the blood squirting
from a five-inch cut in the left cheek.
Longetti and his wife were also in the
place, as was John Lovich. who lives up
stairs over the saloon. and several other
Italians.
Every one refused to give any informa-
ton to the officers. who placed all hands
under arrest while the patrol WACO
was summoned. Lovfch, who is an Aus
TRAN, told Longetti not to tell the off,
GERS anything and showed tight. He was
quickly subdued, however.
The person who did the cutting had
escaped through the back way before the
officers had arrived. The prisoners were
ock up, and Chrome had his face stitch
ed I'D. The two officers then hunted up
Thomas Bipolcha. Longetti's brother-in-
law. who they learned knew all about
the fracas. On a promise that his BROTH
er-in-law would be liberated he directed
the officers to No. 423 Second street,
Jersey City, where John Tisoro, Tony
Lamprosi, Thomas Bipo1cha and Guisip-
pi Vino, the man who did the slashing,
were found. During the night Longettis
wife went into convulslons and was re-
moved to the hospital. The police be-
lieVe this was but a blind to keep out
of court. :
In court this morning Chrome. with his
face tied in a bandage, said that he went
into the saloon to get a drink and was
attacked by the crowd. Francis Whit,
who lives in the same house with Chrome,
testified that he became hear getting
stabbed. His clothes were badly cut.
Longetti was put under $500 bail as a
witness for the Grand Jury and to await
a charge of keeping a d~isorderly house.
Vino, who did the cutting, vas held on
a charge of atrocious assault and bat
terry and the rest Of the crowd were put
Under bonds to appear as witnesses at
the trial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
AM
Academy or

Probably the greatest success of many
years is I'm Old Kentucky which comes
to the Academy Of Music this week.
Madge Briefly, a beautiful girl,
lives clone in the mountains, protected
by a deep gorge which is accessible only
nv a narrow foot-bridge. She meets
Frank Layson and falls in love with him.
Joe Lorey. a stalwart young moonshiner,
is In love with Madge. His jealousy of
Frank leads to a quarrel and the two
high-spirited youngsters engage in mortal
combat. Frank is knocked senseless and
Joe, in his blind rage, places a sputter-
ing dynamite bomb at the head Of his
helpless rival, but his ami reasserts
Itself n he stamps 1t out. Horace Hol-
ton appears and reIights the fuse Madge
discovers her lover and his danger. The
bridge has been shot away, but she
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11

Having many chances of success proves
often a disadvantage. In campaigning
in South Africa and Egypt" General w.
F. Molyneux tells of a visit he made to,
the house of a Boer, upon the latter's i'm
vitation to become his guest on deer
hunt. The General arrived on horse
back, accompanied by one servant Dis
mounting, he carried into the house a
bag containing what would measure a
peck or SO of common cartridges. IoThe
Boer looked at the bag In establishment.
and exclaimed
You Engiishmen must be very rich.
Cartridges cost sixpence each here. ~
Rather mystiaed, General Molyneux
asked. .Where are your cartridges?"ss
SIN this replied the Boer, tapping his
sThen you don't intend to do much
~shooting?" sfiS14-
Well. two s~pringbok are as much as I
can, carry"
Suppose you emiss?"
Nobody misses when a cartridge costs
sixpence.' t
The sequel was that the Boer got his
two deer, one for each cartridge, While
the General fired five shots and got one
Newark Sunday CAL.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
STATE G~LEANINGS.

An alligator two or three fee long was
seen swimming in the Cdhansey Greek at
Bridgeton recently.
Lawyer blanchard White has a wild
cherry tree in full bloom in his library at
PembertOnA
A hawk meagurfng four feet and four
inches from Tip to tip was recently shot
by Daniel D. Ware at Sick1erville.
Messrs. Robson & Co., OF Martoloking,
shipped eight barrels of perch and bass to
New York last week, and Edward Love-
land & Co. shipped to the same market ON
Wednesday W barrels of perch and a
few bass, all of which were calgnt under
the dee in the head of the bay.
Coast Echo" says John A. Bul&er, of
Befnaar, holds the record for having Sc
cured with hook and line, in the shortest
time, the largest catch of frost fish landed
here this season. A week ago Mr.. Buhler,
in three hours. caught off the pier 134 fine
frost fish. The fish mostly ranged from
three quarters ITO one and Cne4haaf pounds
in weight, but some were larger, and one
big follow, the largest of its kind caught
on the Jersey shore this season. weighed
four pounds.
Toms River Courier tells this:-The
year 1896 will be known along THE Jersey
coast as the great fish year. For many
years such am abundance of fish has not
been known as WAS to be found IN the
bays and inlets during summer fishing
ana not In the memory OF the oldest beach
coanber has there been such am ~off-Shore
fishing as has prevailed during this fall.
As If to wind up the season night Just now
tdae frost fish are unusually large and
any man can want in the course Of an
evening from the surf. Tom Gods too are
a source of ceaseless won1erment to THE
fishermen, the way IN which they hang
around our waters. But the greatest sur
prise of all was finding that the cod had
penHbrated the bay and were ever caught
byvthe hundred weight IN Toms River, so
many miles from the inlet, Through which
fbov usaldo1n rQfnn. Pnrh9n fine Sraitpaess
Of the waiter, which extends up to the
Main stteet bridges, has something to do
with lit. Ordinarily the water IS hardly
of cod was also caught in Kettle Greek
last week, and 400 pounds In Crossway
Greek, Mosquito Cove.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
A FEARFUL MISTAKE.
hut a Means of Living 1t Down Was
Suggested.

She was weeping when he entered, and
they had not been married so long that
he felt it necessary to try to com
fort her.
why, my dear" he said, sitting down
beside her and putting his arms around
her, what has happened?'
"Oh. I shall never get over ~it-neveri''
she cried, unheeding his query.
Never get over what?" he asked. "Has
anyone dared to insult you or say any
thing unkind to your
Moo" she returned through her tears;
..ft isn't that. I did it myself, but
but
ooh, never mind he said, soothingly.
There isn't a piece of br~ic-a-brac in the
whole house that can't be replaced"
ut isn't that. either" she sobbed. IF
it was just a money loss l wouldn't care.
But 1t is a mistake-a fearful mistake
that I made, and when I him of what
| people viii say when they hear about 1t
I just want to go away and die. It's
| I. don't see how I can live in this neigh
| borhood and hold my head up after it,
Well, we'll move If it's necessary
he answered, but tell me what 1t is"
She frightened up instantly at the sug-
gestion that they might move.
Il never thought of that" she said.
That will fix it all right. You see, the
| trouble is all about that Mrs. Brown who
| away from her and the people that know
| her / suppose I can live 1t down"
You haven't had any serious trouble
| with her, have you?" he inquired anx-
iously.
.sOh, dear, no." she answered. But you
| see called on her today.
well? What happened then9%
Nothing. She was punctiliously po-
| lite. but i could easily sea she was H.
clined to look down upon me as a woman
who did not understand social customs,
| but nevertheless was well meaning and
| was to be treated with dignified courtesy.
/ couldn't understand it at first, but
| later
.Well?''
"Why, later Il learned that she moved
| into the neighborhood two hours before
| we did, and l should have waited for her
to call on me first. Yes, I'm afraid Wen
have to move, Harry. 1 can never be
| any one here after that."-Chicago Post.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
sIx-Day Tour TO Old Point Comforts
Richmond and Warrington.

On January % the second of the present
series of personally conducted tours to
old Point Comfort. Richmond, and
Washington via the Pennsylvania Rail-
road will leave New York by special
train.
Tickets for this tour, Including trans
portation, meals en- route In both direc-
lions. transfers of passengers and bag
Eage. hotel accommodatiqns at Old Point
tsarrsage ride about Richmond-in fact,
every necessary expense for q period Of
nix days-wiil be sold at rate of $S5 from
New York, Brooklyn and Newark, SS4
ROM Trenton, s33 from P~hiladelphia. and
,3roportionate rates from other stations.
ricketts, win also be sold to Old Po;nt
trains within SIX days, including trans
tSortation. luncheon on goine trip, one
and three-fourth days board at Old
Point. at rate Of SIS from New York,
brooklyn, and Newark. So from Trenton,
IA for Philadelphia, and proportionate
Apply to ticket agencies. Tourist Agent,
1886 Broadway, New York, or George w.
Boyd, ASS slant Genera. Passenger
Aren't, Broad Street Station. Pailadel-
phia.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
0ur New Gins.

Pursuant to a resolution of the last
Congress, h Philadelphia mint is to be-
g;n this month to make experiments with
new metals and combinations OF metals
to determine whether any Improvement
can be MADE s N our present siEa copper n
cents in place of the copper pieces now in
use and possibly a new species OF five
cent pieces, made entirely, Of nickel, or
There is so slight a suggestion of copper
in the present hve-eent piece that It is a
surprise to read hat Is per cent. of it is
present cent contains IS per cent. OF cop
per. 2 per cent: OF. tin and 3 per cent, of
zinc. The objection Is made to ii that
it is hard to distinguish by feeling be-
tween a cent and a silver ten-cent piece.
--HarperS Weekly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
AMBULANCE RUNS AWAY
The Vehicle Strikes a Lamp Post
and Is wrecked.

While responding to a hurry call yes
terday afternoon. the horse attached to
one of the ambulances of Christ Hospital
became unmanageable and dashed down
Palisade avenue. The turn at the corner
of Hoboken avenue is a very sharp one,
and In trying to make it the ambulance
collided with an unused lamp post.
One of the lamps of the ambulance was
torn off, the rear axle was snapped in
two and the heavy iron lamp post was
badly bent. Another ambulance was sent
and horse were uninjured and the ae-
companying physician was thrown from
the rear step and escaped with a few
minor bruises.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
BENTLEY CASE CLOSED.

Chancellor McGill has not yet given a
decree in the suit brought by the children
of the late Peter Bentley against their
mother to remove her as administrators
of the will of her husband. Since the
arrangement entered into by which Mrs.
Bentley canno any longer dispose of any
of the property n the collection of the
rents are properly accounted for, it is
not likely that the decree, say the law
yers on both sides, will disturb the pres
ent status of the case.
In all probability no further proceedings
will appear in court beyond a formal
decree ~embodying the facts already
stated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
FIREMAN FALLS DOWN STAIRS.

Albert Dryer, a steamship fireman, iiv-
ing at No. 3S Newark street, Hoboken,
went home at three o'clock yesterday
morning. He had been drinking, and it
was with some difficulty that he ascend
ed thu stairs which led to the room which
he and friend. John Struckmeyer, occupy
together.
Dryer was almost to the top of the
stairs when he lost his balance and fell
down the flight, making back s-omersaults
His friend, Struckmeyer, was in the room
and hearing the noise went out and saw
a man lying at the foot of the stairs,
grooming. He went down and saw it was
his friend.
Dryer was removed to st. Mary's Hos
pital, where it was discovered he had sus-
tanned severe internal injuries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
DRUMMING UP AN AUDIENCE.

The young people of the Lafayette NJ.
e. Church adopted a new method of pro-
curing a good attendance at the prayer
meetings held on Sunday evenings. Last
night a number Of the young people
themselves together and marched
through Lafayette, hating on various
street corners and singing hymns. After
the singing the onlookers were invited
to attend the service. A number accept
ed the invitation and attended.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
CONDENSED MILK 90. INsOLvENI

The American Condensed Milk Company
WAS declared drssolverat this morning by
Vsce-Chancellor Emery, who will appoint
a receiver in a few days. The corporation
did business at Milestone, N. J., where 1T
had an extensive plant. Counsel for the
creditors said THAT tine company was hope
lessiy insoivent. IT'S plant was worth
about $500. There were about $40, 900 la-
bilities and about $500 book debts.
A New Brunswick man will be appoint
ed receiver.