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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
STAMFORD ESTATE LITIGATION
Executors and Legatees Said to BE
at LOggerhea0s.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, 1S97.-There
is possibility of litigation between the
executors and legatees of the Senator
Stanford estate. Charles e. Leydecker
a prominent New York attorney, has ar
rived with the intention of effecting a
settlement of number of legacies men,
legatees are Charles Stanford, Jr., Nora
Stanford Wells Jennie Stanford Bying-
ton, Maud Stanford Kinmouth, A. P.
Stanford, Thomas Welton Stanford, Win
field Scott Stanford, Agnes Stanford Tay-
lor, t. Welton Stanford. Most of these
receive 100000 each as legacies.
There are bequests of $100 each to Mrs.
George H. Iwton, Mrs. Walter H. Hyson,
Mrs. Christine M. L. Cunning and five
others who constitute altogether what is
known as the Saratoga benefciaries un-
N. Y, represents he-Gunning children as
their guardian, and it is believed has
placed their claim in the hands of the Wis
iting attorney. Mrs. Stanford petitioned
the probate court few weeks ago for
partial distribution of the big estate, and
Judge Goffey has announced that her
petition will be acted upon this morning.
1t is said the Eastern legatees are not en-
tirely satisfied with their apportionment
as proposed in Mrs. Stanford's petition
Attorney Leydecker is accompanied
to San Francisco by Charles Stanford of
Albany, who was bequeathed 100000 in
the will, and by William L. Wells of New
York and Charles S. Byington of Albany,
who will look after the interests Of their
relatives who are among the benefciaries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
EXPERIMENTS In ARMoR PLATES
Plant Being Erectedin Cramps Yard
for Carving on the Work

Plant Being Erected In Cramps Yard
for Carrying on the Work.
READING, Pa, Sept. 20, 1S67.-Several
government officials were in this city last
week in consultation with J. H. Carpenter,
the steel projectile manufacturer, whose
proposition to make armor plate for $1O0 a
ton is now before the Armor Board By
his new methods he claims TO have elimina-
ted serious difficulty which all have to
contend with, that is, the acid reactions in
the molten metal, which have prevented
steel from being used with more confidence
and saving in enormous wastage of castings,
which could not be used, because they were
unsound and full of blowholes.
A plant is now being erected at Cramp &
Sons shipyards in Philadelphia, under Mr..
Carpenters supervision, which will soon be
ready for the making os castings and car
rying on of any further experimental work
which he may desire to enter into. The
present method of making steel for arnor
plate is by what is well known as the OPEN
hearth process, and pit takes from eight to
ten hours to convert iron, mixed with steel
scrap, into steel, while by the new process
the same amount of steel is made IN less
than an hour and without the difficulties of
costing incident to the open-hearth method.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
HAzBLToN IN DOUBT.
Indications of More Trouble Today
Storm Cloud al EckIaY

HAZLETON, Pa, Sept 20, 1S97.-The
strike situation again assumed an uncer-
tain phase this morning. An attempt to
resume work was made at Pardee's Lat
timer mines, but only 300 out of 300 min
ers returned to work. These were mainly
Italians, with few English speaking
men.
During the night the Hungarians par
AIDED through the settlement, beating tin
cans and kettles and raising big racket.
This was done to notify those of their
race that they must not go back to work.
The warning was observed. and this morn
ing a band of Hungarians leo by women
were massing and threatening to march
OH the mines later ir the day.
The Thirteenth Regiment is keeping
close watch for further trouble.
News of a disturbance at Eckley
reached Brigade Headquarters about nine
o'clock this morning. The strikers there
had fixed today for tho decision whether
or not to strike. About half the strikers
attempted to return and the others gath
cred about the mines IN menacing man-
ner Companies c and E Of the Fourth
Regiment were sent over and gave the
Would-be workers protection.
The men at Drifton and Jeddo. In the
same district, did not go out. The 2500
miners at the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre' S
McAdoo mines kept their word and re-
turned to work under heavy military pro-
tapfiOu-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20

tion may find a practical expression. 1t
cannot be denied that the Republican
ground and that more more than ordinary wis
dom is required to find the true path
which will lead them out of the difficulty.
:, But the Republican politicians al over
ness regardless Of what the outcome may
be of the special election. In Essex
throes of an. exciting contest for the
lucrative berths of County Clerk and
Register of Deeds. Various combina-
tons have been formed to capture the
county convention. and so complicated
has the situation become that prcdic-
tion as to who will be the winning cam
didates is out of the question. fractional
strife is the order of the day and so bitter
is it that apprehension is felt among the
Republican leaders that it may cause
havoc in tho ranks on election cay ana
open the way for Democratic victory.
That would be o had thing eor the Re-
publican party of the State. Should Essex
be conquered by the Democratic enemy
Ihen woe bstide the boom OF Jonn kean
for United States Senator, ard the pros
poets for the election of Republican sue
cessor to Governor Griggs.
Essex county must be held by the Re
publicans this year TO insure success for
their party at the election of next year.
Its II Assemblymen must be counted in
the Republican caucus or else the joint
meeting OF the Legislature will be con-
trolled by the Democrats. And unless the
IL Assemblyn1en are Republicans the
of votes for the Republican candidate for
Governor. AS goes Essex so goes the
State, is a tradition which has never
been more exempHfed than it will dur
ing the campaigns of this and next year.
1t has not been SO many years ago that
Essex was carried by the Democrats.
And should they get together one again
and make an old fashioned fight, who
knows that they may not make another
conquest?
But the question is, will the Democrats
get together again? Will they smash
their silver idol and become rejuvenated
under neW and aggressive leadership
And then, again, will the Republicans, by
their factional squabbles, help the Demo-
Gratis to power once more, and should the
proposed Constitutional amendments fail
of adoption owing to Republican supinc-
ness, would such an event help toward
the discontinue of the dominant party?
These are questions of much moment at
the present time, and it will not be long
before they are answered.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
VOODFORD'SFIRM STAND
Tells Spain's Minister That
the Cuban War Must
Stop.
[By Cable to The Associated Press


PARIS, Sept. 20, 1S97.-A despatch from
San Sebastian to the Temps" of this
city says that m his interview yesterday
with the Duke of Tetuan, the Spanish
Minister for Foreign Affairs, the United
States Minister to Spain General Stewart
L. Woodford, did not present any claim
for indemnity, but confined the interview
to moderate phrased statement of the
great injuries commerce and industry
have suffered in the United States
through the prolongation of the Cuban
war.
General Woodford is said to have added
that Secretary Sherman had desired him
to declare to the Spanish Government that
it was evidently impossible for Spain to
end the rebellion in a reasonable time and,
further, that if the war was continued
Cuba would be devastated and of no util-
ity to Spain or to the Cubans.
In conclusion, the United States Min
lister is reported to have insisted courte-
ously, but firmly, upon the necessity to
terminate the war, declaring that if it
was not terminated by the end of October
the United States would feel justified in
taking measures to secure the indepen-
dence of Cuba.
The Duke of .Tetuan. still according to
the despatch of the Temps" while pro-
testing against alleged American pre-
tensions" said he would reply officially to
the United States Minister when the
Spanish Court returns to Madrid.
MADRID, Sept. 20, 1897-In official cir
cles here the greatest secrecy is main
tanned regarding the United States ulti-
matum, which is looked upon as bound
to cause great sensation in
Europe and to have the greatest conse-
quences for Spain. While not intending
it, it is believed the action of the Unit
ed States has greatly facilitated solu-
tom of the crisis and that there will be
a reorganization of the Conservatives
under General Azcarraga, the Premier,
and Don Francisco Silvella, the leader of
the Dissident Conservatives.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
THIEVES STRIP A HOUSE.
Driver of tho Wagons story Now
BEFORE the Jury.

About II p NJ. on July %, Policemen
Mullaney and Jonas of Bayonne, while
walking in Avenue B, near Fifty-first
street, heard a noise. They went around
into Fifty-first street, and seeing horse
and wagon standing there examined the
wagon. The officers found two coils of
lead pipe in the bottom of the wagon,
and Hiram Parish, the owner of the rig,
was apparently asleep with his head rest
ing on the pipe. Parish was surprised
when he discovered the kind of pillow his
head was resting on. He declared that
the wagon.
Officer Jonas stood guard over the horse
wagon and Parish, while Mullaney went
around to some new houses in Fifty-first
street. AS the officer reached window
at the rear of the house he saw three
young men climbing out of the front base
ment windows. Two of the ran in one
direction and the third ran plump into
Officer Jonas's arms. He was Abram
Levine of Nineteenth street, Bayonne.
The other two, who were afterward ar
rested, were Salomon Rosenthal and Elias
Cohen of Twenty-first street. Two of
the new houses had been completely
stripped of all the lead pipe and plumb
ing that had been put into them.
Parish was tried in the Special Sessions
Court last week for completely in the bur-
glary and was convicted.
Levine was put on trial in the General
Sessions Court today Louis Epstein, of
No. 4S7 Avenue C, Bayonne, who did the
plumbing, testified that 200 pounds of lead
pipe had been torn out of the house. The
damage amounted to $75.
Parish testified that he was driving
along the Boulevard when Rosenthal and
Cohen met him, and offered him job.
He didn't want to take it, but they per-
suaded him, and Rosenthal drove the
horse and wagon to the place where the
officers discovered them. Rosenthal gave
him some whiskey out of bottle and he
fell asleep. He did not know how the
lead pipe got into the wagon.
Levine testified that he had nothing to
do with the robbery except to hold a can
die while RoSenthal and Cohen cut the
pipe. He did not know at first that they
were stealing the pipe, and just as soon
as the idea dawned upon his mind that
they possibly might be stealing it he
threw the candle away and ran. The
throwing away of the candle was stimuli
taneous with the appearance of Police
man Mullaney at the rear window. The
jury is considering the case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
MUCH ORY, LITTLE WOOL.
Examination of Water Accounts
Practically n Failure.

EXa mi M ton OF Water Accounts
Practically a Failure.
It was reported at the City Hall today
that Charles Both, the expert who was
appointed nearly a year ago to look over
the accounts of the Water Department,
has found a deficiency of about $4,000.
Both has finished the investigation,
which cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
He has not filed his report with the
Street and Water Commissioners as yet
but he will probably do so in a day or
two.
Concerning the foundation for the ru-
NOR the Street and Water Commissioners
are in ignorance. They say they have
not watched Both's work and insist that
they continued to pay him only because
they had entered into an agreement with
the Board of Finance to do so.
The investigation covered the years
1887 to 1897. 1t was expected that great
and extensive evidences of fraud and ir-
regular work would be unearthed, but in
that respect the examination has been a
failure.
The alleged shortage is supposed to be
the result of careless entries on books and
confusion resulting from the frequent
cndnse oi CLERKS curing the peflod lne
examination covered.
What was expected, however, and what
1.-The News exposed, while the Street
and Water Board was Republican, in con-
nection with the wiping out of water
assessments without authority by certain
officials, has been found. Altogether as
sessments asgregating $135, 900 were strick-
en- off and only trace of $4,000 worth
having been authorized by resolution can
be found. There may be a further in
vestigation into that loose method of
conducting affairs.
The accounts of ex-Register Broderick
were found to be SO short. That was due
to clerical error, it is said.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
MORE YELLOW JACK.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Sept. 20, 1887
DR.. Joseph Holt, ex7President of the
Board of Health, has reported nine cases
of yellow fever in his practice. He says
they were all stricken violently, but
were much relieved by prompt medical at
tention.
Many towns continue to refuse to re-
ceive the New Orleans papers, fearing in
fection. The Charity Hospital has Of
fered TO send free physicians and medi
cines TO the INDECENT who are attacked
with fever Authorities do not care to
receive yellow fever patients in the Char
ity Hospital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
OARELESSNBss CHARGED.
Committee Will Investigate Bureau
of Engineering

The Street and Water Commissioners,
at their meeting this afternoon, decided
to appoint committee of three to look
into the management of affairs in the
Engineering Bureau. Accusations of
carelessness have been made against
those connected with the engineering de-
partment. Commissioner Heintze, who
is chairman OF the committee having
supervision of the bureau, finally decided
to have an investigation made, to ascer-
tain whether there is any ground for
the accusation or not. Chief Engineer
Ruggles, who is mainly interested in the
proposed investigation, being at the head
Of the department, says he is satisfied
that an examination of affairs will prove
that the Engineering Bureau has, under
his supervision. been judiciously and eco
nomfcally conducted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
BALLOTS READY.
City Clerk O'Donnell's Pre-
parations for the
Special Election.
VOTE WILL BE VERY LIGHT
Dates for Registration and What
Are On the Ballots-Little
Interest Shown.
VOTE WILL BE VERY LIGHT

City Clerk M. J. O'Donnell has every
thing in readiness for the special election.
This afternoon he sent ont the necessary
SUPPLIES to the several precincts. The
State furnished a major part of the
requisite supplies.
Tomorrow is the first day of registra-
ton for the special election. The elec.
ton itself takes place one week from to-
morrow. The ballots for the special cleo
tion are different from those used at regu-
lar elections. They are about three
inches wide and four inches long. They
contain the proposed amendments in
full.
First is the one intended to be a death
blow to race track gambling; second pro-
hibiting the appointment of an officer by
the Governor whose appointment has
once been rejected, and finally the clause
authorizing women to vote i'll school dis
tricts.
There are no official envelopes for the
ballots. Voters merely have to run a
line through the amendment they are op-
posed to.
1t is not thought that a very heavy vote
will be polled, as there appears to be
very little interest being taken in the
election. The polls will be open from six
O'Clock in the morning until seven O'Clock
in the evening.
There may be some confusion, as it hap
pens that the first day of registration
falls ON the day of the special election.
The registry boards will meet from one
o'clock in the afternoon until nine o'clock
at night.
There will be two more registration
days for the general election. They fall
on October 5 and 12
City Clerk O'Donnell has everything in
readiness for the general election, not
Withs landing the fact that it does not
take place until November 2,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
DEED.

BIRCH-On Saturday, September IS, 1897,
Clair Birch, Sr.
Funeral services from late residence,
evening at eight O'CLOCK. Relatives and
friends invited.
BUDENBENDER-o Sunday, Septem-
ber 10, 1897, William Budenbender, be-
loved husband of Elizabeth Budenben-
der, aged AZ years.
Relatives and friends, also Hudson
Council. No. 175, Jr. o. U: A. M, are re-
Wednesday, September %. at two P. NJ,
from his late residence, No. So Cottage
street.
o'CONNoR- Thomas O'Connor, aged SO
Funeral Tuesday, Sept. q, at A. NJ,
from No. so Laidlaw avenue.
WENDT-At Jersey City, on Saturday
Sept. Is, 1872 Katharine Wendt (nee
Sievers), beloved wife of FIR. Wendt
in her 25th year.
Funeral takes place on Tuesday, Sept
q, at 2:3O P. NJ, from her late residence
No. 81 Prospect street.
WHEELAN-At HIS late residence, No.
2OS Boulevard, on Monday, Sept. 20,
Mary Cotter
Notice of funeral hereafter.
BURNs-on Sunday, September 10, 1897,
James, son of Ann and the late
Michael Burns. aged 20 years and 2
months.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from the res
idence of his mother, No. 12S Fremont
Der %, at eight a. M; thence to St. Brid-
gets Church, where a mass will be Of
fered for the repose of his soul.
HINNERS-On Sunday, Sept. 10. 1897,
Johanna A. Wiese, beloved wife of
John A. Hinners, aged As years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from her
late residence, No. 60 Court House place,
on Wednesday, Sept. q, at P. NJ.
MURTHA-On Saturday, Sept 49, 1897,
John p, beloved son of Mary Kelly
and the late John Murtha.
Relatives and friends, also ST. Bridg-
cts Catholic Lyceum. are requested to
attend his funeral from his late resi-
dence, No. 1853 Montgomery street, on
Tuesday, Sept. a. at A. M; thence to
st. Briaget's Church, where a high mass
of re<Eaiem will be offered for the happy
repose of his soul.
HEDDEN-On Monday, Sept. 20, 1897, at
her late residence, No. 10 Bentley ave-
nue., Ella S., wife of Frank S. He'd.
den.
Notice of funeral hereafter
CLOUGH-Suddenly in this city, on Sun
day, Sept. 10, 1897, Jacob H. Clough.
a aged 70 years.
Relatives and friends of the family
on Tuesday. Sept. q, at 80 P. M, from
the residence of his daughter. Mrs. E.
F. Jennings, No. 3S9 York street.
Interment at Athens, N. Y.
GUEST-On Saturday, Sept. IS, 1897, Hen
ry w. Guest.
Relatives and friends of the family,
also VIM. L. Dickinson Council, No. 54S,
II. A., and Jersey City Lodge, No. a. l.
Q. O. F., are invited to attend the funeral
from his late residence, No 2oS Willis
avenue. New York, on Tuesday, Sept. q,
at 1:30 p. NJ.
Interment New York Bay Cemetery
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
PEACE AT LAST.

by Cable to The Associated Press.1
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 20. 1s97.-It
was officially announced today that peace
between Greece and Turkey had been signed
and the ministers of war and marine have SO
notified all the Turkish military and naval
commanders Most of the European sover-
eigns have congratulated the Sultan upon
the conclusion of peace.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
JOHN BULL BLEATs.
The ssGIobe" Sho outs {, WHO'S A frafd,,
Uncle Sam a Fourth Rate.

-OMCl0 SAMh u EOuFtu tkat6s
[By Cable to The Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 26, 1S97.-The Globe,
this afternoon, in an editorial on the futility
of arbitration with power (which disre-
CARDS alike the legal prescriptions and ordi-
nary courtesies of civilized nations, says:
0Lord Salisbury has treated the United
States with kindness that they do not de-
serve, always wearing the silk glove until
America has forgotten the existence of the
iron hand beneath it"
In conclusion the Globe remarks:
''The idea of our being afraid of fourth
rate power like the United States could only
have occurred to sufferers from a severe at
tack of swelled head. America has lost all
sense Of proportion ana has forgotten she
only minor role in the affairs of the world.
We hope our relations with America will
hereafter be distinguished by firmer tone,
as the only way to avert trouble is to make
her plainly understands that we are deter
mined not to be shouted out of our rights"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
FOUR REPUBLICANS, FOUR DEMOCRATS


Especial to ''The Jersey City NeWs"1
STATE HOUSE. Trenton, Sept. 20. 1897.
The Court of Errors and Appeals this
morning affirmed the decision of Justices
Gummere and Garrison of the Supreme
Court. declaring unconstitutional the law
passed last winter changing the time for
holding the municipal elections in Jersey
City and Newark from April to November
and providing that the governments in
power at the time of the approval of the
bill should continue in Office in both cities
until January /, 1898.
Owing to delay on the railroad, which
eleven o'clock before the Court went into
conference. Those who conferred were
Chief Justice Magic, Justices Dixon,
Depue, Van Syckel, Lippincott, Ludlow
and Collins and Lay Judges Adams,
Nixon Hendrickson and Bogert. Chan
cellor McGill and Justices Garrison and
Gummere were present, but as the Chan
cellor did not sit on the argument and the
two Justices decided the case in the lower
court, they did not take part in the con-
ference
1t was ten minutes to one o'clock when
the Court emerged from the conference
room and took seats upon the bench.
The Chief Justice announced that the
case of Wanser against Hoos would be
first taken up. 81 vote to affirm the de-
ceeded to take the vote.
Justices Collins, Dixon and Ludlow
voted to reverse the decision while the
others followed the example of the Chief
Justice, the vote being eight to affirm
and three to reverse. The cases of Will
lams versus Leonard and the coIlusive
suit of the Evening Journal Associa-
ton against Jersey City were then taken
up in the order named and disposed of in
the same manner and by the same vote
OF those voting to reverse, Justices Col
Inns and Dixon are Republicans and JUS
tice Ludlow a Democrat. OF those voting
to affirm. Magic, Depue, Nixon and Adams
are Republicans, and Van Syckel, Lippin-
colt. Hendrickson and Bogert are Demo-
Gratis.
There was no excitement in the court
room and none of the lawyers in the case
were present. When the decision was an
nounced, John Bonnell, custodian of the
State House. three newspaper men and
two citizens of Trenton were all who
were in the court room.
Mr.. McDermott was seen at his office
and it was easily to be seen that he was
highly pleased at the result of his fight
against the act. He was diffident about
talking about the opinion but finally
said
The only surprise 1 experienced is
that anyone would have been in favor of
sustaining the act. The legislation was
of the most iniquitous character and it's
defeat secures to the people of Jersey
City good municipal government.
ITO have Joined the municipal to the
national elections would have been urged
as further evidence that New Jersey was
out of the Union.
That's all have to say, except per-
haps,'' said MIR. McDermott, with a
smile. "that it would be in order for the
New York Tribune to stop calling Mr..
Hoos Acting Mayor
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
D|NGLEY'S PRODUCT
[From this Mornings "Tribune."l

[From this Mornings "Tribune."1
The United States Treasury received
last week from customs s1,S43,649, from
internal revenue $2.77G,Soo and from mis-
cellaneous sources s145,49S, making a
total of s4,765,947, against $4,2o2,o1o in the
preceding week. The receipts for the
month to date amount to s12,6165s1, and
the payments to s15,25s,ooe, making the
excess of expenditures over receipts
$2.e42. 469. Receipts for the fiscal year to
date, s7o,725.249; expenditures, s9s.s47, ,s56;
excess of expenditures, 2S,222, ,7o7.