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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
HolDEN's SECOND CONCERT.
Interesting Programme Given Last
Night In Hamilton Park.

The vicinity of Hamilton Park last
evening was just black with people from
all over the city, who came to hear the
music of Holden's orchestra. AS early as
seven o. clock the crowds began to gather
all eager to secure the few seats that
are scattered around the park, and it only
was a few minutes when every seat was
taken. At quarter past eight, when the
band started to play, there We're fully two
thousand people present, and the crowds
were still coming until away after nine
o'clock. One thing that was very notice
able was the great crowd of ladies who
were walking around the park without
hats Captain Kelly had an extra large
force of policemen patrolling the park last
evening and perfect order was maintained
during the concert.
The programme last evening was as fol-
lows
PartI-1. March, Gladiator King; e.
Overture Grown Diamonds" Auber; 8.
Dance Comioue Hickory Corner s.,
Cone; A. Selection. Faust" Gounod; B.
Waltz, 1.-THE Senator Benedict.
Part Ill. Overture, "A Gay Old Time,
Boyer; q Caprice Dance of the Mer-
maids" Engle; s. Cornet Solo, Roses and
Liliies,'' Hartman; 4. Potpourri, THE Ser
enaders,''. Wiegand; 5. March, Ell Capt.
TAM" Sousa
The concerts will be given every Friday
evening during the summer months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
ALASKAN GOLD POURS IN
Steamship Reaches Seattle from
St. Miehaels With More
Than a Ton Reports
from the Mines.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, July IT,
1S97.-At three o'clock this Saturday.
morning the steamship from St. Michaers
for Seattle passed up the sound with more
than Il ton of solid gold on board and
sixty-eight passengers. In the captains
cabin are three chests and Il large safe
filled With the precious nuggets. The
metal IS worth nearly 100000 and the
most of it was taken out of the ground in
less than three months of last winter. The
nuggets range in size from a pea to a
guinea egg.4 OF the sixty-eight miners
aboard hardly man has less than $1,000
and one or two have more than 100000 in
dust. One peculiar feature noticed is that
the big strikes were made by ''tenderfeet'
while the old and experienced miners of
many years experience are suffering inde-
scribable hardships and privatloas in
Alaska and the Northwest territory, and
have only a few thousand dollars to show
for their labor The stories the fortunate
ones tell seem almost beyond belief. Single
individuals have taken out, in two and a
half months over S150,0O0 in gold.
Clarence Berry of Fresno. Cal, went to
the Yukon. in 1890 and prospected several
years without success. He returned home
last autumn, was married and took his
bride to the Klondyke last November. He
is now in Portland with sl35Ooo, the result
of a winters work.
Frank Physcator, of Baetoba, Mich. is
another lucky miner. He went to the
Klondyke last autumn and is now return
ing with $s6,o27 having worked two claims
with nine men three months. and he still
owns the claims. He was one of the orig
inal diseoverers of the colorado district
Although most of the passengers are re-
turning home with plenty of gold they
all advise and urge people who contem-
plate going to the Yukon not to think of
taxing IN less than one ton of grub and
country, yet the hardships and privations
to be encountered by Inexperienced per-
sons unused to frontier life is certain to
prepared with at least a years sunnlies
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
THE FEVER TN SEATTLE.
Intense Excitement Over the Tales
of she New EiGoradO

SEATTLE, Wash, July II, 1897.-The
reports of great gold discoveries in Alaska
have caused intense excitement here.
Policemen are resigning from the force;
every street car man that can raise a
stake, has given notice to his company.
In fact all classes of society are repre-
sented in the feverish rush to get north.
Men neglect their business and congregate
in groups on the streets in excited dis
cussions. People are telegraphing friends
and relatives in the east to come and
join them in the new Eldorado.
The Steamer Portland of the North
American Trading and Transportation
Company is due from st. Michael with
$1,000,000 of gold dust on board. She has
not yet been reported an Tattosh and her
soming is awaited with intense anxiety.
She will probably arrive some time to-
morrow and is billed to sail July 20 on
her return voyage. The steamers officers
are rushed with business and outftting
stores are taxed to their utmost capacity,
to supply the wants of those who are get
ting ready to make the trip.
Merchants are fearful that their help
will leave them and they will be unable
to fill their places.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
BERGEN TRUST COMPANY.
Plans Maturin. for tho New Bank on
the EEfll.

4
me eoiilin..'ee s1ppollA. - 80,
Chairman " 'ne 'iee'ils ieiu .aoi.''f's
,lsi' lor 'le pu,pose ..as - |i..AAs -. 80 .
panA in Tue peissu sae.ioii, lie. lass
nieht ~ .iie resl, = oi'ios - l'slsey .
Laney, No. 1l6 Monticello avenue, TO dis
cuss plans. The members are: chauncey
doN' Msloh :. uis.' ss'iii,sii :. id.'i,
Robert Carey, stephen Hunt, Charsss
E,a,,,, n Colo T T. ISlumnn and Ui1liam
fia1ih O'ooie, = ~ ...l
Knight. J. j. Laney and john AVN
Young are ey-officio members, as Chair
n,.r .nd saoro+arv All of tho ,oem-
i''aii aiiu oeeie az - ~
bers were present except Messrs. vidal
and Never.
~, ...a., z .,+,, s.;e.a,,.-;,,,
Inc iheetins opeheo Win q u,scussioi, !.
as to whether the proposed bank should
he Incorporated on the lines of a National
~, 80 .,st 10 nc
oahh or uiiuei ene eiuSe COMPANY Ia
of the State. The argument against a
National bank was that 25 per cent. of
a,,so.,. ss,,st
the aHlouiit oii ueposit Aiass pe coiietaneiy
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
BROUGHT TO TIME.
England Consents to a Speedy Com
ference Abont she Seals.
By Cable to The Associated Press. ]

sIBy Cable to The Associated Press1
LONDON, July II, 197.-The report
cabled on Thursday by the Associated
Press that an international conference on
the seal controversy will be held at
Washington in the autumn is confirmed
by an official paragraph issued today by
the British authorities and which will be
printed here tomorrow
The statement says:-'tThe publication
of an isolated old despatch which has
been duly replied to, much as it may be
regretted, has not retarded the progress
of the negotiations in London. As there
seems. however, to be some nisapprehen-
sion on the subject it should be pointed
out that the communications now passing
there is no question of altering the regu-
lations now in force in the Behring Sea
of imposing fresh restrictions.
Mr.. John w. Foster, en- behalf of his
government, is urging that the experts
representing the governments interested
should meet and compare the results of
their Investigations with a view of ar
irving at an agreed state of facts. That
is the sole object of the proposed meet
ing.
Amy idea that this conference will
deal with the question of revising the
regulations is entirely misleading. Con-
ferences between the representatives of
the United States, Canada and the For
eign and Colonial offices are proceeding
almost daily
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
WOULD MARRY HIS NIECE.

An elderly German, apparently suffering
from rheumatic gout, called at County
Clerk Fishers office this morning and APP
piled to Clerk Lyon for marriage II
cense In asking the usual questions Clerk
Lyon learned from the applicant that the
girl he wants to marry is his fourteen
year-old niece. They both live in New
York Mr.. Lyon told him that he could
not give him a license and the German
became quite indignant. He said that a
minister told him that he could legally
marry the girl. although she was his
niece and only fourteen years old.
you can't get license here said
told you"
The applicant walked out of the office
looking very much disappointed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
STOLE PIG IRON.
Tive Thieves Caught by Watchman n
Baxter After n Long Chase.

While Thomas Baxter, watchman, in
the employ of the National Storage
Company at Black Tom. was making his
round early yesterday morning, he noticed
two men carrying something between
them Thinking that the men We're rob
bers, Baxter shouted at them to stop, and
started to run after them. The men see
ing Baxter coming dropped what they
were carrying, which proved to be a forty
pound piece of pig iron, and ran. Baxter
again shouted for them to stop, but the
men paid no attention to him He then
whipped out his revolver and fired several
shots at the flying fugitives. One of the
men yelled out "Oh my Leg and the other
said .Oh my head but did not stop run
ming, until one of the men in his endeavor
to elude the watchman ran out on the
pier, and in trying to get away fell over
board, The second man escaped between
several freight cars.
Baxter waited on the pier for the man
to come up, but the fellow evidently dived
under the pier This happened about four
o'clock, when it is just getting light
in the morning Baxter stayed around
the pier for about another hour watching
for the fellow to come out, when suddenly
he saw a head appear on the water, and
recognizing it as the fellow he had chased,
he called for him to come out. The robber
had no intention of staying in the water
any longer for he had already been in
there for over an hour and with the
assistance of the watchman he was
harled out At the station house he gave
his name as Charles Winkleman, age 81
of No. 1888 Second street
He was questioned by Captain Nugent,
L .I<%l &1,< nf
companion and where he could be found.
Detective Egan of the Greenville station
was sent after him, and captured him
later around South Cove. He gave his
name as David Mum, age Al. They were
both held.
On another pier at Black Tom Watch
man Baxter found big pile of pig iron
which the robbers carried from freight
car with the intention of taking 1t away
in a row boat which they had tied to the
pier
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
BACK FROM TIE JUBILEE.
Cruiser Brooklyn Reaches Port
from England.

NEW YORK, July II, 1S97.-The United
States cruiser Brooklyn reached her an
chorage off Tompkinsville, Staten Island,
about half-past eleven o'clock this morn
ing.
The Brooklyn left New York on June g.
for England TO take part in the Queens
Jubilee arriving at Southampton on the
morning of June IA. The appearance of
the Brooklyn in the great naval parade
illicited most favorable comment from
those who saw the grand demonstration
A sad event, however, in connection with
the visit of the Brooklyn to foreign wa
ters was the death of Miss Ellen Miller.
daughter of Rear-Admiral Miller the
commander of the Brooklyn. Miss Mil
ler died on July in London from typhoid
fever and was buried in Woking Gene
terry.
The Brooklyn sailed from Southampton
on July 6, and her time to New York, II
days, was. the same as that made on her
voyage from New York to Southamp
ton
Moderate weather was experienced dur
ing the entire voyage. All on board the
cruiser are well.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
SIMON KELLY's PERIL.
MAN Who Threatened to XII, aEfm
Escapes from the Asylum.

Michael Toomey, an inmate of the In
sane Asylum at Snake Hill, wrenched a
leg from his iron cot last night and using
it as a crowbar forced the door of his
room and the window of the extension to
the male ward and escaped. His absence
was discovered soon after he got away,
but the keepers could find no trace of
him A general alarm was sent to the
police in all parts of this. county and in
Newark. to be on the lookout for him.
Toomey is over six feet tall and is pos
sessed of great strength. He is possessed
of a religious mania. He has a great an
tipathy for Simon Kelly. King of Wee
hawken whom he had threatened to kill
on several occasions. Keepers were post
ed in Weehawken last night on the chance
that Toomey might attempt to get at
Kelly He did not appear however.
This afternoon DR.. King got trace of
him 1t is believed that he has gone to
the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. Muir
ply, at No. 137 Willow avenue, Hoboken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
9HURSPOD CRIED HALT
Work on the Consolidated Trae-
tion Compauy's Depot Tenn
porarily Stopped.

Work on the new depot at the Pennsyl-
vania ferry for the Consolidated Traction
Company, was brought to a stop yester
day as the result of an interesting trian-
gular duel between the Associates of the
Jersey Company, the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company and the Consolidated Trac-
ton Company. The bloodless warfare
terminated this morning and the work of
building the new car shed and offices for
the Consolidated Traction Company will
be resumed on Monday morning and
pushed to completion.
The trouble arose over the new office
building, and it happened thus:-Where
the cars now enter is marked on Bacot's
map of Jersey City as Atlantic street but
it has never really been street, for the
city has not condemned it nor bought it.
The land there is owned by the Associates
of the Jersey Company, venerable cor
poration, which owns all the land in that
vicinity That company leased Atlantic
street" to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, who in turn sublet it to the
Consolidated Traction Company. The
Pennsylvania Company drew up the plans
for the new depot and proceeded to put
up the building. To the east of the depot
is the roadway to the Brooklyn Annex,
and the plans showed a structure which if
erected would have encroached so much
on that thoroughfare, so to speak, that
there would not have been room for two
teams to pass.
Mr.. Charles B. Thurston, President of
the Associates of the Jersey Company
noticed this and he at once interfered.
He pointed out the necessity for the
mas on hat hfa
building should be built further west so
as to give proper space for incoming and
outgoing trains, not only to the Annex,
but to the Red Star line of steamers
dock. Tho engineers of the Pennsylvania
Railroad didn't like any alteration of
their plans and were inclined to demur,
but Mr.. Thurstons was inflexible and the
with the officials took place this morning
and Mr.. Thurstons views were ap-
proved. The plans were changed and the
new building will be brought a few feet
On Monday the workmen will resume
their operations
Yes, said Mr.. Thurston this morning,
to a News" representative I'VE had a
hitch over the company's new. car shed.
but it Is now satisfactorily settled. You
see if the building had gone up as it was
for teams going to the Annex and on
behalf of the associates of the Jersey
Company I was obliged to interfere. 1t
is not true that the city interfered be-
cause the city has no rights there. AL
though the space used as a car shed is on
the old Bacot map as ATLANTIC street, 1t
has never been dedicated or bought by
the city. The temporary trouble is now
over"
Manager David Young, of the Traction
Company, endorsed Mr.. Thurston's ac-
ton, because, he said the building would.
had it been erected according to the old
plan. encroached on his space for cars,
and he wanted as much room as possible.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
MR.. sOUDDER BUYS LOTS.
He ygiN Erect Another Building for
she First CONGREGATIONAL.


The Rev. John L. Scudder, pastor of the
Tabernacle, on Henderson street, has pur-
chased the two lots opposite the First
Congregational Church on Bergen ave-
nue. for $780, On one of the lots there is
a small frame house. On the vacant lot
Pastor Scudder proposes to erect a large
three-story frame house. which will be
used by the church. In the basement
there will be two excellent bowling alleys,
and cage for training for baseball. On
the first floor there will be several rooms
which will be used for Sunday school, and
as meeting rooms for the different socie-
ties. On the second floor a large
stage will be built, for the
purpose OF presenting plays and enter
tainments. The third floor Will be used
as gymnasium for the boys. 1t IS pro-
posed by the pastor to make this the
main church.
The records of the Tabernacle will all
be transferred to the new building when
it is completed. Pastor Scudder will
move up on the Hill. near the First Con-
gregational Church, Of which he will take
absolute charge.
The Rev. J.. Wells will take charge of
the Tabernacle, and the Rev. w. Cox
will act as assistant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
LIEUTENANT WIsEs BICYCLE TRIP

Especial to THE Jersey City News."l
TRENTON. July II. ls97.-Lieutenant H.
D. Wise, U. S. A, who is making biz
cycle trip from New York to Washing
ton, reached Trenton at $40 this morning.
forty minutes behing schedule time. He
was subject to a further detention OF
thirty minutes in ordersto repair the tam
dem which is accompanying him.
Captain Fell and a number of Mercer
county wheelmen accompanied Lieutenant
Wise as far as Bristol. $
PHILADELPHIA, July II, 1S97.-Lieut-
Wise reached this city at 9:o4 this morn-
ing thirty-iline minutes behing schedule
time. He left Trenton more than an
hour behind the schedule and made up
thirty minutes in the run from the New
jersey Capital Lieutenant Wise had
breakfast at the Lafayette Hotel and left
at 9:A5 for Washington.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
ITALIAN PYRoTEOHNIos.

The feast of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
was celebrated yesterday afternoon in
great style by the Italians of this city.
In the morning monster parade was
held and after marching through the city
they proceeded to New York where the
day was spent in all sorts of games at
one of the large parks in Harlem. In
the evening the delegation from this city
returned about s O'Clock and went to the
foot of first street where a great display
of fireworks was given until midnight.
The fireworks display was witnessed by
thousands of people and every one that
travelled to First street said it was the
finest they had ever SEEN All the houses
in the neighborhood were gaily decorated
with flags and in the evening lanterns
were strung across the street from house
to house for fully two blocks and they
made very pretty sight which could be
plainly seen for blocks away.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
EsTED.

FERGUSON.-On Thursday, July Is, 1897.
Alice e., wife of the late John Fergu-
son, and daughter of the late Alfred
Burden.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
services from the rsidnc Of her cousin,
Mrs. r. J. Hogg. 95 Magnolia avenue. on
Saturday, July H. at eight F. M.
FoTENBROCK.-On Friday July 16. 1897.
Charles w. Fotenbrock, aged sixty
three years
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from his late
residence. No, lSS Linden avenue on SUM
day, July Is. at three 7. NJ.
HEPSLEY- Thursday, July u. 1885,,
Cora Florence, wife of Harry Hepsley
and daughter of Rachel T. and the
late William J. Bunnell, Ii her 2Sth
year.
Relatives and friends are Tepectfuliy In
vited to attend the funeral services on
SATURDAY, July II, at eight p. NJ. from
.he residence of her mother, Rachel n
Bunreil s6A Communipaw avenue.
Jntcrment at convenience of family.
JoY-On Friday, July is. 1887. Jasper JOY.
beloved husband of Minnie Joy. aged
Funeral private from his late residence.
1876 PalssaGe avenue, on Sunday. at four
F.. NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
Ethics Of Money Spending.

In a paper ON THE Ethics of Money
Spending read recently before wo-
mans club, the penny habit was noted
and condemned 1t referred to he stream
of pennies which flows almost perennially
In some families from parents and guar
dams pockets to the slippery fingers of
the children Most American children have
too much spending money. Even the boys
and girls of very poor homes have, while
the weekly wage is being earned. an un-
warrantable proportion of pennies to
waste Money got thus without effort and
in unlimited flow gives the child a false or
rather no appreciation of it's value, and
makes a sharp lesson, later in life,a neces-
sity. 1t was conceded in the discussion
which followed the paper that the task of
teaching q; child the true value of money
without making him little miser or a
too shrewd penny-getter was a difficult
one Perplexed mothers were urged to
work out the problem according to the in
dividual needs and characteristics OF their
children, and certainly not turn their
backs upon it because Of its intricacies II
was cited too, that in some charitable in
stitutions for children the need had been
found to teach the little inmates the use
Of money. They never had handled any.
one case being mentioned where a whole
group of children had never seen any
money. and imitation coins and bills were
provided to give the necessary object les
sons.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
AVENUE A PUMP DRY.
RfcycIfsts on the Boulevard Mourn
Their Loss.

Wheelmen riding in the direction of
Bergen Point will be sorry to learn that
the pump at the junction of Avenue A
and Boulevard has run dry. The water
derived therefrom was excellent and thou
sands of wheelmen were in the habit of
stopping there daily to get COOL refresh
ing drink. and to recuperate under the
trees. The plunger has been taken out of
the pump and the drinking cup has dis
appeared. There is no other place on the
whole road where a cyclist can obtain a
drink without paying for it,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
ROBBERS IN ACCORD.

WASHINGTON, July IT 1ss7.-The con-
ferees on the tariff bill have reached an
agreement on all the important items Of
disagreement on the tariff bill, ana hare
notified the Democratic members that
they will be asked to meet with them
Monday morning.
The House wins on the sugar schedule,
the Senate conferees yielding to the rate
of one-eighth diGerential on refined su-
gar. and also receding from the provision
for a discount on jaggery and other low
grade sugars.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
FOUND THE POLICE OF SOME USE

william Lincoln Graham, who is never
so happy as when reviling the police,
had to depend Eon them in two instances
yesterday. Early ins the afternoon, his
horse which was standing on Baldwin
avenue actually ran away. It was stopped
by Patrolman Reincke-
Later in the afternoon his two children
strayed from their home, No. SO Church
street. He reported the matter at the
Montgomery street station house. At ten
O'Clock last night, theu were restored to
him by patrolman
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-17
SOME RECKLESS ARRESTS.
Hoboken Police Rave No Evidence
Against saloon Keepers.

k10OOAen EO5tce kkaVe NO Ety1aenCe
Agatnst saloon Keepers.
The saloonkeepers arrested recently in
the raid made by the Hoboken police
charged with keeping disorderly houses
were arrigned for examination before Re-
corder Mccullough yesterday afternoon.
The testimony against the places was
trivial and it is likely that some of the
defendants will be discharged.
The first case brought up was that of
Herman Jock who runs a saloon at No.
All Bloomfield street. Several persons liv-
ing in the vicinity testified that piano
playing and singing went on in the place
all night and kept them awake.
Joshua Primer, storekeeper of Wash
ington street said that the noise was so
great that he was obliged to sleep in his
The other defendants examined were
Saloonkeepers Henry Zuerner, of No. 81
Newark street; Henry De Place and his
wife. of No. los Bloomfield street, and
William Fllda, of Newark street
Acting Recorder McCulloch reserved de-
cision in each case.