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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
PERSONAL MENTION.

Madison.
Mrs. Robert Dent and daughter are
visiting in Chicago.
w. H. Woodland was visitor over
Sunday at Columbus.
A. B. Crosby took in the cycle show
at Chicago last week.
E. G. Broenniman is in New York
City on business this week.
Editor Bolger, of The Waterloo Dem
ocrat. was in town Monday.
Ed. Kunert is serving as juror in
the circuit court at Jefferson.
Arnold Broenuiman was home from
the state university over Sunday.
Frank Mcclellan, of st. Paul, visited
in the city the fore part of the week.
John Habhegger spent a portion of
last week in Milwaukee on business.
Miss Mamie Delaney, of Green Bay,
is visiting at the home ofJames Burke.
William Mowder, Of Minneapolis,
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. q. w.
Hill.
District Attorney E. A. Wigdale, of
Fort Atkinson, bad business in the city
Friday.
DR.. Edward johnson entertained his
nephew, Fred Johnson, of Milwaukee,
Friday.
Walter Blair has secured a position
as buttermaker in a creamery near
| OcOnomoWoc
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j Brew, of Milwau-
kee, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M q.
Kusel portion of last week.
A. J. Carlin, of Virginia, Mimi, is IN
town on brief visit. Before returning
he will 60 to Chicago on business.
j. Fred Prentiss has gone South
as far as Jefferson, where he will sit on
circuit court juries for two weeks or
more.
Theodore Loeber, of Chicago, young
man we'll known here through frequent
visits, has gone South for the benefit
of his health.
Theodore Huber is attending the
state convention of the Modern Wood
men at Madison. His son Arthur &C
companies him.
H. C. Mayer and wife are entertain
ing the Misses Mary Link, of Dousman,
Frances Link, of Milwaukee, and Tillie
Lebeis, of Bloomer.
Max Wegemann. of the dry goods
house of Wegemann & Strauss. has re-
turned from Chicago, where be has
been purchasing spring stock.
NJ. Maloney returned from visit
to his family at Jacksonville, Fla, the
first of the week, and is again attend
ing to his duties as cutter at Quent-
meyers.
Joseph Huttner is home from Cleve-
land, O., where he has been attending
a theological seminary. His health is
not of the best and he seeks to recu-
perate it.
Mrs. Schempf, of Watertown, who
has been guest for the past two weeks
of her son Henry and family, of this
city, returned to her home Monday
Fort atkinson Chronicle
Miss Meta Werner, eldest daughter
of DR.. and Mrs, F. G. Werner, has be-
gun course of study at St. Mary's in
stitute, Prairie d. CHEN, where her
mother accompanied her last Thurs
| day.
Charles Schebelak, assistant at Sta
| pleton's drug store for some time past,
left Saturday for Marshfeld, where he
has secured a good position in the
pharmacy of Henry Horn. Charles is
young man of excellent character,
faithful and obliging, and was popular
among his set. His many friends hope
he will have success and happiness in
his new home.
Prof. Comstock gave the fourth
lecture of the astronomy course at
Concordia Opera house Thursday
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03

Prof. Comstock gave the fourth
lecture of the astronomy course at
Concordia Opera house Thursday
evening last. 1t treated Of the planets
and was perhaps the most interesting
of the series thus far. Many fine illus
trations were shown. Tomorrow
evenings topic is Comets" The at
tendance continues to be large and
appreciative.
AT the annual meeting of St. Mark g
Lutheran church the congregation de-
cided to continue the English services
as heretofore. Beginning Sunday, Feb
ruary 7, services will be held every
first Sunday in the month, at 80 P. NJ.
Prof. julius Gamn, who has very ably
conducted the services on previous oc-
casions, has been appointed to take
charge for the coming year.
Several of our music loving young
men are considering the question of
having high grade concert here the
latter part of the month, The combi-
nation it is proposed to secure would
be composed of Mrs. Genevra John
stone-Bishop, of Chicago, the famous
soprano, who is scarcely with a super
ior as an oratorio singer; William O.
Goodrich, the prominent Milwaukee
barytone, whose fine voice has been
heard here before, and the Bach solo
quintette, of Milwaukee, known every
where as excellent artists. This COM
blna ion, it is thought, would give an
entertainment of such merit and
diversity that the most fastidious
would be pleased. Definite arrange
ments for the concert have not yet
been made, but it is hoped the pro-
iectors will meet with sufficient en-
couragement SO that the venture will
not be allowed to "fal] by the wayside."
The expense would be considerable,
but not, however. insurmountable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
JroWiinq
children

)ne-third of ali the children
before they are five years
Most of them die of some
sting disease. They grow
y slowly; keep thin IN flesh;
fretfu1; food does not do
m much good. You can't
they have any disease, yet
y never prosper. A slight
|, or some stomach and
vel trouble takes them away
ily.
COTT,S EMULSION of
Liver Oil with Hypophos-
tes IS just the remedy for
wing Children. 1t makes
i flesh; sound flesh; not
flabby fat. It makes
e bones, healthy nerves.
.hanges poor children to
5ren rich IN prosperity.
ok about it free for the asking.
: No substitute for SCOTS Emil
viii do for the children what we
SCOTS Emulsion will do. Get
enuine.
sale by ali druggists at Soc. and
SCOTT & BOVINE, New York.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03

We do a money loaning, insur-
ance and real estate business
Prompt attention given to probating
estates, correcting titles, and collect
ing accounts.
SKINNER & THAUER,
Lawyers and Notaries Public.
Office in Wisconsin National Bank
building.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
DRINK ocKENHEIMER f!

Guaranteed a pure and aged Rhine
wine. Imported direct from the vine
yards of G. May, on the Rhine.
MoLzAHN & FEIssT,
Telephone 96. 2OO-202 n. Third st
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
CRIMINAL LAWS REVISED.
Special Com mission Appointed by the
Governor CompIet~s Its WORK.

The special commission appointed by
Governor Griggs to revise and codify the
laws of New Jersey relating to crime ana
criminal procedure, placed its complete
report in the hands of the printer today.
The report will be printed fby the time the
Legislature opens. The committee which
had the difficult task of wedding out
dead and useless sections of the criminal
code and codifying the amendments and
additions made since 1877, when the last
revision was made, consists of Judge
James S. Erwin of Jersey City, Judge ].
Frank Fort of Newark and Prosecutor
Frederick c. Marsh of Union county.
These gentlemen began the work i've
months ago ana held frequent sessions
in Jersey City,&Newark and Elizabeth.
They have so arranged and codifed the
twenty years and those which were on the
statute books in 1877 so that the acts on
each subject are now gathered in groups
so as to be readily accessible. All the
that the new crimes act will contain 120
sections less than the present one. The
Kohl murder case of Newark has resulted
in an important change in the law con-
corning writs of error At present the
law is not quite clear as to what part of
the record is to go up for review In
consequence of this the Kohl case hung
fire so long that when the Court of Err
rorS and Appeals had considered the case
it was impossible to bring about the new
trial that was ordered, because while the
case was in the upper court important
witnesses disappeared.
In the revision recommended by the
commission it is made clear what portion
of the record is to go up for review.
The Commission also recommends
changes in the acts relating to the open
ing of the courts SO that it will be pos
sible for the presiding Justice of the Su-
presence of the Judge of the Court of
Quarter Sessions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
PIOKP00KET AND DEsPERAD0.
Lively Scrimmage in a Broadus
Car Pistol Drawn

NEW YORK, Dec. 81. 1S97.-Great "a
citement was caused early today Oh a,]
uptown Broadway car by the attemat o
a pickpocket to escape after having tried.
to steal a mans watch and chain on ths
car.
The car was crowded, as was also the
rear platform, where Philip Gross, a
tailor, was standing, when he felt an
arm slide around his waist and a hand
grab his watch. He shouted a 1ouI
alarm and at the same time tried 10
seize the thief who was standing be-
hind him. Gross shout created excite-
ment among the passengers at once. Al
policeman, who also happened to be rid-
ing on the platform of the car, grabbed
the thief.
The man fought hard and in a twinkling
flashed revolver in the policemans face
and snapped 1t twice. There was some de-
feet in the weapon and it failed to ex-
plode although it was loaded with five
bullets. The women on the car screamed
loudly and a wild scramble by all of the
passengers to leave the car at once
created a panic. With the aid of the con-
ductor and two more policemen who ran
to the car, the thief, after nearly biting
off the first policeman's finger and being
dubbed almost to insensibiity, was SUBJ
dued and his revolver taken from him.
Then the passengers wanted to lynch
him. At the police station the man gave.
his name as George Donaldson, a printer.
He is not known to the police.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
LAST DAY AT CITY HALL

NEW YORK, Dec 81, 1S97.-Today is a
general moving day in the city Depart
ments in and around the City Hail. An
air of sadness and uncertainty pervaded
the little white stone building in the CEN
ire of City Hall Park that the gay decor
ations for the coming celebrations only
brought out into relief. The Mayor
came down later than usual and sat down
at once to work. He seemed to feel the
prevailing gloom as he appeared to lack
his usual joviality.
Corporation Counsel Scott took away his
books from the Law Department Office in
the stStaats Zeitung' Building yesterday
and left the office in charge of his as
sistants to keep till Mr.. John Whalen, the
new counsel should arrive.
Four of the Assistant District Attor-
neys resigned voluntarily yesterday. They
were John Proctor Clarke, Chase Mellen,
Mr.. Barlow will go to Boston to prac-
tice law. Mr.. Mellen will open an office
in this city. Mr.. Beatty will connect
himself with prominent local law firm
1t is understood that Mr.. Clarke will re-
sumo his law practice.
Crowds, attracted by the decorations
in the building, swept through the cor
ridors of the City Hall today. Mayor
strong's early morning sadness. it
appeared later, was only apparent
When asked how he felt by a visitor
later he. replied with hearty laugh,
.Oh, 1 feel bully!"
The Mayor will not take any vacation
from his hard official duties after the
first of the year. '-Ill go right back to
my store. on Monday. Don't nfed any
vacation"
Commissioner Coils said todaYthat the
last bit of asphalting on Fifth avenue,
between the Washington Arch and Firty-
ninth street, had been laid. (The Com
missioner had a bet of IS to 50 with a
Union League man that he Would have 1t
finished before he went ouT Of office.
sI won the bet,'' he said fhis morning.
Mayor Strong rode down town over
Fifth avenue in his carriage this morning
and praised General CQflis for the ave
nue's fine appearance. I
Coroner Hoeber said he was very sorry
o o hteresng ns Gcs and a and very very
Important he said, .falthough little un-
derstood by most people. The Office is
useful and necessarys and all it needs to
become more so would be change in the
made by many YEARS Of practice. No
for forty years, III which time the city has
more than doubled its population and ter
ritory. I will however, speak on this
'opIn dIn irsa regard t3 myself my 1 am glad to see
that the attacks on me made so bounti-
fully in the first year of my term have
more or less subsidized | leave the office
in the conviction of having done my duty
well and of Having convinced most people s le
fact 1 LEAVE the Criminal Court Build
ing without any bad feeling for anyone"
Coroner .fTuthill will try to hold over
tomorrow.S 1t is probable that an in
junction will be served on the incoming
Coroners Restraining them from taking
their offices until the question of right
has been settled,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
DESERTS TIE VOLUNTEERS.
Captain Ford Will BE come a Faith
Curist.

Captain George Ford who was recently
placed in charge of all the post of the
Volunteers of America in Hudson County,
and who with his wife has been in charge
of. the post On Harrison avenue forN the
last six months, resigned from the
Volunteer movement yesterday. 1t is said
that he will become a faith curist and
join Sister tJackson's band at Mount
zion*s Sanctuary in Greenville. He has
leaned towards the faith curists more
or less, ever since he came to Jersey
City from Greenville, N. Y.
The post under his management has
lost many of its members, and has gone
liam Hill one of the organizers of the
post and one of it's most liberal support
ers, resigned recently because Captain
Ford paid more attention to the faith
curistS than he did to his own soldiers
He often attended their meetings, when
meetings were in progress at his own
hall, leaving his wife to take care of the
Volunteer work. On several occasions
he preached at the faith curists' Taber-
nacle, and he recently advanced the
faith curists' views at the Volunteer
meetings One evening he spent an hour
during the meeting, in arguing on the
in the congregation. This angered he
soldiers, and several of them left the
meeting. When he first came to Jersey
City, Captain Ford professed not to be-
lieve in the seventh day as the Sabbath
but recently he accepted it as being in
accordance with gospel teaching.
HIS! leaning towards the Id1tn curlSlS
became so pronounced week ago that
several of the soldiers complained to
Colonel Gardner, who is in charge of the
Central Regiment of Volunteers, and he
ordered Captain Ford to farewell on
January 2, and be prepared to take charge
of a post at Peekskill This. Ford re-
fused to do, and yesterday he sent in his
resignation. Mrs Ford led the meeting
last night and said good bye to the
soldiers. Captain Ford was not present
Captain Holcreft will take charge of the
Volunteer Post tonight.
Captain Ford, who was Baptist
preacher prior to his enlistment with the
Volunteers, will spend a few weeks in
Evangelistic work in Trenton and the
vicinity, and will then return to Jersey
City, and, it is said, will accept a COM
mission from Sister Jackson. His family
will take rooms on Grand street Captain
Ford is without means, and his friends of
the faith cure church will furnish his
house for him. Captain Holcroft will at
tempt to bring together the soldiers who
left the Volunteer post on account of Cap
tain Ford's erratic methods, and effect a
reorganization Of the company. Mrs.
Ford gives as her reason for leaving the
work that she could not move her family
of five children to Peekskill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
A GREAT EVENT.
The Annual Ball of the Davis
Association.

The annual ball of the Robert Davis
Association will be held in Pohlmann,s
Pavilion on January 26. The entire build
ing will be utilized for the event, the win
fer concert hall and pavilion Both being
used for dancing. 1t is anticipated that
the affair will be more brilliant and
event in the history of the organization; &,
the committees in charge. The hall will
be handsomely decorated. Admission to
invitations are in great demand. 1t is
expected that every Democrat of promi-
nence will be present. Arrangements for
fhe ball will be completed at the meeting
of the Robert Davis Association on jan
uary 5.
The following committee is in charge Of
the prelimnary arrangemeelnts,:z-Jo4b1n r 3 II
Davis, 7; ! Miggins Wi1Iam l1Ia,5G T n Peek Pee
Peter Madden, Frank McKenna, JohS
Roberts. John Winters, James Coyld,
John Donelan, c. p. Smith, w. J. Calao1,
N. r. Whedin Jr., Frank McNally, Jamss
Mannix, Bernard Bertsch. George w.
Garrettson, Thomas J. Rutlege and Rollln
C. Bovine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
FIGHTING OVER A HALL.
The Hoboken vere1n with Big
Mime Has a Quarrel on Its Hands.

FThe Kronken Unterstutzung Unter
Tins Verein, of Hoboken, an organization
cbmprised of bartenders and walters, is
divided over a dispute among its mem
bers as to the selection of a hall in which
to hold the Verein's annual masquerade
fball The ball is booked TO take place
Ion March II, 1895 1t is usually well at
tessded and is considered the event of the
season IN the Hobolxen liquor trade.
At 2 recent meeting of the association
a discussion arose as to where the affair
should be held. The majority favored
Quartette Club Hall and the Minority
suggested Odd Fellows Hall. A hot dis
spute arose over the question, but the
majority. of course won and Quartette
Club Hail was adopted. Then those who
favored Odd Fellows Hall grew indig-
nant They declared that they would
leave the association and hold a ball by
themselves Programmes have been
ordered printed by each faction and If
d reconciliation is not arrived at, the
verein will held two balls on the saise
night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
MRs. HETTY GREEN In HOB0KEN
The Woman millionaire Has Rented
a Flat on Bloomfield street.

Mrs. Hetty Green, whose wealth is
said to exceed that of any woman in the
world and whose chief occupation is in
avoiding newspaper notoriety. has taken
up her abode in Hoboken. At least that
is what one person learned this morn
ing, and, being aware of Mrs. Green S
fame, ne cruelty circulated the informa-
tion.
The flat in which 1t is said Mrs. Green
resides is on the southwest corner of
Bloomfield and Thirteenth streets. A re-
porter for 1.-The News" visited the house
this morning and saw Mrs.. Green and
her daughter. Sylvia. The daughter was
seen first
When asked if Mrs. Green lived in the
fiat she replied in the affirmative and
ran into the apartments. Then Mrs
Green appeared. At first she insisted on
closing the door, with the reporter on the
outside Finally she replied:-sI know
what you want. You wish to know if I
rented this fiat. l did not. 1t was Miss
Hickey who rented it,
Who Miss Hickey is the reporter was
unable to ascertain, for Mrs. Green closed
the door and locked it.
Mrs. Green formerly resided in the st.
George Hotel, Brooklyn 1t was learned
that the Hoboken fiat had been rented
Yesterday from the owner j. c. Gahagan,
of No. 1852 Eleventh street. Gahagan
stated that he had let the apartments to
a Miss Hickey, who, he said, came over
from Brooklyn. The family moved into
the fiat yesterday afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
SAID TO BE COL. FULLER.
District Attorneyship Narrowed
Down 10 Two Candidates.

The Prosecutorship of Hudson county
has narrowed down to two candidates,
Colonel Charles w. Fuller and Judge
James S. Erwin, so the dickie birds say.
From the same source it is said that this
is so because Mr.. James B. Vredenburgh,
to whom the office was offered by Gov
ernor Griggs a week ago, had refused to
accept it.
Mr.. Erwin has lot of supporters,
prominent among which are Colonel S. d.
Dickinson, E. w. Woolley General ].
Ramsay, and all of the local Republican
machine men. Many members of the
Bar have also signed his petition to the
Governor. These are making a strong
canvass, and a committee of them. in
cluding Mr. Reuben Simpson, President
H. Brautigam, Mr.. J. ]. Detwiller and
others, have personally called on the
Governor advocating the claims of Mr..
Erwin.
Colonel Charles W. Fuller, on the other
hand. has no petition. He thinks it un-
dignified and relies on his individual
claims. There is no doubt that the
Colonel would make an excellent Prose
cutor, so his friends, very powerful ones,
say. They claim that his experience at
the bar and other qualities render him
eminently fitting for his post. AS the
situation stands, so it is said, it will be
Colonel Fuller. The Coloneps claims are
being advocated by not only prominent
Republicans but Democrats, too.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
'HALF YEARS. DEFICIT,
(From This Mornings "Tribune.'o

(From This Mornings "Tribune.")
Customs receipts reported from Wash
ington today were 67,041 internal rev.
enue receipts s41S,9so, and the miscel-
laneous receipts $40, ,2e3; total Government
receipts for the day, $Soe, ,2s5; expenditures.
$4,000; excess of receipts. $427,235 Re-
ceipts for the month to date, $5S,22S071;
expenditures, s26. .SeS 600; excess of receipts
$S1, ,920071. Receipts for the fiscal year to
date, s2o6,34 ,947; expenditures, $206,S7S 11s;
excess of expenditures, $os6,172.
The December returns at this point, de-
Quoting $s1, 100000 Union Pacific receipts,
show s220,0n surplus against sS7,422 surplus
on the corresponding date of 1885 and
$126,944 deficit last year.
From the receipts reported for the fiscal
year 1897 Sal, 100000 entered by the Treas
ury out of the Union Pacific purchase
money should be deducted from the ex-
penditures s4,549,S6S and the deficit should
be Increased by s36, 100000. making the
deficit for the first half of the current fis
cal year s37, 1886. IT, against s15,7 7S1,9O4 in
1895, and $4o,O7S,79o last year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-31
NO FALLING OFF HERE
Jersey City Savings Banks
Won't Reduce Their Rate
of Interest.

No better proof could be found that
Jersey City Savings Banks are in GOOD
financial condition than in the tact
that while in New York there Is gen
eraI tendency to pay a lower rate of in
terest than heretofore next month, the
Jersey City Savings Banks will not make
the slightest reduction in their rate.
New York authority on financial mat
ters recently said that there is unques-
tionably a general tendency on the part
of Savings Bank officers gradually 10
reduce their rate of interest. CONDITIONS
are such, now that the various banks are
not earning as much as few years
ago. and consequently it is impracticable
to pay a rate OF interest that would per-
haps tend to reduce the surplus.
In contrast with this statement, the
following interviews with Presidents OF
Jersey City Savings Banks will be very
gratifying to 0epositors in this city,
President Edmund w. Kingsland, or the
Provident Institution for Savings, speak
ing of reduction of rate next year, said:
EOur rate, you may say to the readers
of THE News will be the same; that IS,
and 2 per cent on $1,000. Our deposits
this year are away beyond those of former
years. We have had less checks and more
money. You may draw some inference
from that fact. We have not suffered
during the recent financial panic as other
places have done. Our prospects for 1873
are exceedingly bright and our only DIM
Guilty is to keep our money invested
President Garrett D. Van Reipen OF the
Hudson City Savings Bank said also
that the1 would be no reduction in rate
at the institution on the HILL The rate
at present was per cent. to $1,000, and It
certainly would not be reduced. The bank
was in a very prosperous condition, doing
lots of business, making no losses and
comparing favorably with any similar in
stitltion in the State.
The Fifth Ward Savings Bank on Pa
vonia avenue had equally rose-colored re-
ports to make. No reduction will be made
there and the future looks exceedingly
bright.