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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
MERE OPIUM DREAM.
U. s. Embassy In London Pronounces
CIaYsa YiYfsection story a Fake.

GBy Gable to The Associated Press.l
LONDON, Nov. 16, 1S97.-The officials of
the United States Embassy say that the
story of the alleged kidnapping of
Henry S. Clay, of Boston, Mass.," by
prominent physician who is an ardent
vivisectionist," is pure invention. CLAY"
is pronounced to be a mythical person.
age and the letter received at the Unit
ed States Embassy, telling of the kid
mapping" is said to have been merely
the device of begging letter writer
who himself delivered the letter, alleged
to have been found on the sidewalk in
Harley street, (which is mainly occu-
pied by leading physicians" in order to
obtain half-a-crown for his trouble. J.
The United States Embassy investigated
the matter yesterday morning, found that
the address given did not exist and pro-
nounced the whole story to be a fake
According to a despatch published in
this city, the letter referred to, addressed
to the United States Ambassador, had on
it the superscription:-
''Will the finder deliver Immediately, for
Gods sakev'
1t was further alleged that the missive
was found by "a respectable man. des-
master of Harrow Road" and is said to
have contained a statement setting forth
that the writer, Henry S. Clay, was a
resident of Boston, and had been decoyed
"into the house of prominent physician,
who is an ardent vivisectionist" 1t was
CLAY had been confined in garret,
little food had been given him, 'but
opiates had been mixed with it, CLAY"
further asserted he was convinced his
captor intended to operate upon him and
implored the Ambassador to procure his
vol a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
TWO RAILWAY CRASHES
Singer Train splintered at Eliz-
abethport, Smashed by Q
Reading Express.
Especial to ..The Jersey City News."l

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.
ELIZABETH, Nov. 49, 1S97.-A rear-end
collision occurred on the Central Rail-
road in front of the Singer factory in
Elizabethport at 6:45 clock this morning.
A Philadelphia and Reading express train,
known as train No. 514, from Washington,
ran with great force into the rear end
of the special Singer train, which is made
up every morning at Elizabeth to carry
employees to the Singer sewing machine
factory.
All of the passengers on the special had
just alighted. They stood with blanched
faces and watched the express locomotive
plough through the rear coaches of the
train. Men who saw what they had es-
capped shook hands with one another. OW-
ing to the fog the Philadelphia train was
running under reduced speed and only two
coaches were wrecked. The front of the
locomotive was badly broken and the
track was Uttered with wreckage. Travel
was delayed for two hours. The accl-
dent was due to the fog. The Philadel-
phia train was a half hour late.
The Singer train usually discharges its
passengers and then crosses over to the
westbound track near the Newark Bay
Bridge This it was about to do when the
collision occurred. When the crash came
the passengers in the express were badly
frightened and leaped from the train,
many imagining that they We're on the
bridge A few of the passengers were
thrown from their seats, but none was
irI5Ered
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
ANOTHHR DRBYFUS.
Comte Esterhazy Accused Of
Divulging French Military
Secrets His Resigna-
tion Demanded.

by Cable to The Associated Press.l
PARIS, Nov. 16, 1S97.-Conte Esterhazy,
who, it is said, answers the description
of rich and titled officer, well known
in Paris society," who had been requested
to resign his commission in the army In
consequence of the continued leaking of
military secrets since Captain Dreyfus
was deported, has written letter to
General Billot, the Minister for War, with
regard to the alleged Infamous accu-
sation." He demands an investigation and
says that he is ready to reply to all the
charges that may be brought against
him.
AS cabled to The Associated Press last
night, M. Scheurer-Kestner, one of the
Vice Presidents of the French Senate,
who has been agitating for a reopening
of the case of Alfred Dreyfus, the former
captain of artillery, now undergoing a
sentence of Imprisonment for life for sell
ing important. French military plans to
agents of foreign power, in a recent
letter to General Billot, the French Min
lister for War, declared that a rich and
titled officer, well known in Paris society,
had been requested to resign in conse-
quence of the continued leaking of mill
tary secrets since Captain Dreyfus i'm
prisonment. Furthermore, he declared
that this officer was the author of the un-
signed letter which led to the condem-
nation of Captain Dreyfus.
The Paris newspapers today publish the
letter whichSthe brother of Captain Drey-
fus sent to General Billot denouncing the
Comte Esterhazy, who answers the fore
going description of the author of the
unsigned letter.
The Minister of War, General Billot,
replying to questions in the Chamber of
Deputies this afternoon, said M. Scheurer-
keStner, one of the vice presidents of the
Senate, who has been agitating for the
reopening of the case of Alfred Hreyfus,
the former captain of French artillery
now undergoing life Imprisonment, after
having been convicted by court-martial of
selling important military plans to the
agents of a foreign Government had not
considered it expedient to take legal ac-
ton in the matter, but, the Minister said,
since the Dreyfus family had brought
charges against an officer, the War De-
partment intended to demand of them
that they justify their charges. Continu-
ing, the Minister for War remarked
AS the guardian of the home of the
army, shall not fail to do my duty
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
AN BX-PRIsogBR's COMPLAINT.
Charles Lynch Says He Was III
Treated In the County jail.

Created IN Ihe county
In a New York afternoon newspaper
today Charles Lynch, of No. 542 Jersey
avenue, who was released from the Coun-
ty Jail on Friday, tells a story of al
legged inhuman treatment in that institu-
ton Lynch was sent, by Police Justice
Potts, to the jail for sixty days for
drunkenness on September II.
1.-THE first night l passed in that cell,
says Lynch, "was something dreadful.
There were eighty-six prisoners to be ac-
commodated and only twenty cells. |
shared the cell with four other men. Two
slept on the hunks, while the rest of
us had to sit on the stone floor with
nothing under us. The door was locked
and we were obliged to squeeze our bodies
into that small space as best we could
When / awoke in the morning after very
could scarcely arise
He also complained of the food, saying
that the hallmen, or good behavior
prisoners" kept most of the meat and
vegetables for themselves and what was
left for them to distribute among the
other prisoners was not sufficient and
some of the prisoners became weak for
want of proper rest and nourshment.
Sheriff Heller when spoken to upon the
subject Said:-"Such complaints are fire.
quently made by discharged prisoners,
who, as is natural to suppose, are not
satisfied with the treatment they receive
Lynch's. I will, however, make a careful
Investigation, and if l find any truth in
these stories I will act Immediately. OF
course I cannot help it if more prisoners
are sent to us than we can comfortably
accommodate. The building is wholly in
adequate for the present demands upon
it, but that is matter for the attention
of the Board of Freeholders. 1t is en-
tirely outside my jurisdiction"
Warden Michael Lennon of the Jail when
seen today denied that the prisoners were
i'll fed.
Why" said he, Keeper Sullivan al
ways sees that the food is properly dis
tributed, l believe. That is a part of his
duty"
'I will admit" continued Warden Len
non, that the Jail is sometimes over
crowded, but that is not my fault. I have
to put the prisoners somewhere, and l do
the best that cam
Keeper Sullivan said that he was in the
ward as often as possible looking out for
the welfare of the prisoners.
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as If it would be consumed. Them rail-
road officials sent an engine ann q spe-
cial cNew to protect It's property inc Inen
deluged the switch tower, whlcn 1s ~
that point,With water and put out all tne
embers that few to the trestle.
The scene in the street for time was was
their companions whom they had last seen
in the burning building, and frantlc Woin-
en- were hunting in every direction lor
their daughters. who were employees apo yfa,,na n
there was hugging and kissing ana gem
eral rejoicing. 1t was long time before
all the anxious ones We're reassureu.
Their anxiety was added to greatly by tne
presence upon the scene OF the underlaH,
ing wagon of William Speer, the ofhcial
morgue keeper. 1t was reported that It
/. had come after the bodies of the Killed.
AS a matter of fact the driver had been
taking a short cut across the railroad
property from the Pacific avenue bridge
to Grand street, and had been stopped by
further.
Many of the men who were hurt had
their injuries dressed by their friends and
remained to witness the confiagration.
The women were all taken home by their
friends.
BY twelve O'Clock the fire was well un-
s25, 600. ]. The buildings are all fully in
sured me company holding policies in %
different companies. The fact that the
other buildings were saved is due to the
the company Water tanks are built about
the grounds and a sprinkling apparatus
which cost $4,000, is ready to turn volumes
of water on the buildings as soon as fire is
discovered. In addition to this the pre-
caution is taken to keep the benzine in
tanks sunk in the ground over hun
dred yards from the buildings.
No one is able to explain how the
building came to collapse. There were no
heavy weights in the upper story to cause
it. The greatest loss caused by the fire
was that of two thousand cans of mixed
paints, half of an order which is being
filled for the lighthouse department of the
government.
On the way to the fire one of the horses
attached to Engine No.3, which because
of the many times it has been smashed
and overturned. has gained the name of
the ..Hoodoo," fell and was badly injured
by the machine coming upon it. This de-
layed the engine, which arrived late at
the fire
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
PBNI7BNTIARY KEYS.
Two "sllek" Young Men, Who
Took Lodgings and Hung
Around Corners, Con-
vieted.

On October IA, two well dressed, slick
looking young men called at Mrs. Mary
Russell's house, No. 219 Grand street, and
engaged furnished room. They gave
their names as Wilson and Lord respec-
lively. The man who called himself
Wilson made payment for the room
and Mrs. Russell gave him latch
key for the front door. This was about
thSse o'clock in the afternoon. The pair
returned about seven o'clock in the even
ing and they had valise with them,
which was apparently so full of some
thing that it required the united efforts
of the two men to carry it up to the
room.
After putting the valise safely away,
the men went out and did not, return until
about II o'clock They left the house
about 7:3o the next morning. and after the
departure an overeoat belonging to Mrs.
RusselPs nephew was missed. Mrs; Rus-
sell and Miss Mary l.. McCabe looked IN
there examined it. They had some ldea
from the difficulty with which the Vallse
was carried upstairs that 1t might pc
filled with gold from the Klondike. The
two ladies Were greatly disappointed
when they found that it contained nothing
but paper and pasteboard, and an old bat
tered coat.
MIS-. Russell saw nothing more of her
dodgers until they We're arrested on 0c-
tober Is because they were acting sus-
piciously in the vicinity OF Eighth street
and Jersey avenue. Policemen Mahoney
and Collins We're out in citizens clothes
looking for sneak thieves and picked up
Wilson and Lord. AT the Seventh police
station the prisoners gave their names as
Michael Howard and Frank Leonard, and
they were tried under those names IN
the General Sessions Court yesterday at
ternoon for entering and larceny. Mrs.
Russell and Miss McCabe positively iden-
titled them as the men who engaged a
room in Mrs. Russell's house and who
disappeared simultaneously with Mrs.
RussellS nepheW'S overcoat. A number
of skeleton keys and other keys had
been found in the possession of the prls-
oners when they were searched.
she was Mrs. Wise, of No 343 East Fifth
street, New York, testified for the defense
that the defendants had hired rooms from
her. She identified several of the keys as
her property, and said she had given them
to Howard and Leonard. She was. SO
ant Prosecutor Noonan made her fall into
a very neat trap. He borrowed a key
from Constable Egan, and showing it to
Mrs. Wise asked
What key is that?"
That's the key of my front door," re-
piled the witness without the slightest
hesitation.
Constable Egan took the stand after
Mrs. Wise left it, and testified that the
key was his. The defendants were con-
victed. Their lawyer, James j. Madden,
did not think it advisable to put them on
the stand.
The buxom woman was not held for per-
1I1r1v
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
crash Near Tonawanda.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 16, 1ss7.-A
special to the News from North Tona-
wanda says:-Two passenger trains col
lided just opposite the Central depot this
morning. One car was partly wrecked,
number of passengers shaken up and
badly frightened and a bad accident avert
ed by chance. A north bound Central pas
senger train had just pulled up in front
of the depot, when a West Shore pas
senger train, south bound, dashed into
the yards five minutes late. The block,
it is said was set against the West Shore,
but the south bound train rushed on past
the signal and swung toward the main
track on which the Central train stood
With a crash the Yves. Shore engine
splintered into the side of car II and
the passengers fled with shouts of dis
may toward the exits. Most of them had
become aware of the impending collision
and sprung from the car in time to escape
injury.
hallway men say that the most for
tunate circumstances prevented a catas-
trODle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16

Japan possesses a remarkable timepiece.
and five feet long. representing a MONDAY
landscape In the foreground plum and
cherry trees and rich plants appear in
bloom; in the rear is seen a hill. from
which flows cascade, admirably initiated
in crystal. From this point, says the
Pittsburgh Dispatch a threadlike
stream meanders, encircling rocks and
itself in stretch of woodland In a
miniature sky golden sun turns on silver
wire, striking the hours on silver gongs as
it passes. Each hour is marked by a
creeping tortoise. A bird of exquisite
plumage MARBLES at the close of the hour,
and as the song ceases a mouse sallies
forth from a neighboring grotto and
scampering over the hill to the garden, IS
soon lost to view.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
ONE MAN MISSING.

AT two o'clock this afternoon it was re-
employed in the shipping department, was
missing. His wife had searched high and
low for him, but could find no trace Of
him.
She hung around the scene of the dis
aster, nearly frantic with grief. Labor
ers were set at work searching the ruins
for his dead body. The crowd which had
dispersed, returned to the scene and
viewed the labors of the wreckers with
morbid interest.
So great did the crowd become that at
two o'clock Captain Farrier was obliged
to send up the reserves to preserve order.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
Elghteen Centuries old.

The renovated pump room in Bath, Eng
land. which the Duke of Cambridge
opened the other day, is really eighteen
centuries old, says the New York @Tri-
bune," for it is founded in the famous
baths which the Romans built in 60 A. D.,
if not earlier. The Saxons destroyed the
grand structure in 577, and for centuries
the ruins were used as a quarry, from
which some of the stone for the Cathe-
dral was obtained. The Roman baths were
rediscovered in 1754, but little was done
with them until 1877, when the corporation
poration has been engaged in restoring
them to something of their original gran
deur, and even yet much remains to be
done. So far five baths have been exca-
waited.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
MORE FOG ON THE RIVER.

The harbor and vicinity was visited by
another fog this morning. The fog began
to clear away by nine o'clock in the morn
ing, and by ten o'clock nearly all danger
was passed on the ferry lines No ships
tried to move in from Sandy Hook until
bound vessels weighed anchor. No out
bound vessels started before $50 o'clock.
At eight O'Clock there was a light breeze,
west by southwest, which tended to clear
the fog out toward Fire Island. Nearly
all the ferry lines took the precautien
to reduce the number of trips with a
view to lessening the danger of passing
in the fog, and even with the pains taken
to blow whistles every fifteen seconds
there were some narrow escapes between
New York, Brooklyn, this city and Staten
Island
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
MOHAMMEDAN REVIVAL.

, [By Cable to The Associated Press.1
SIMLA, Nov. IS, 1S97.-Oficial de-
spatches which reached here today from
the British camp in the Madam Valley
announce that General Kempster's bri-
gade, while coming in yesterday evening
was attacked by the enemy in force. The
tribesmen were driven off, with the as
sistance of star shells, which Illuminated
the scene of the encounter sufficiently to
enable the tribesmen to be seen.
The British officers found, in the resi-
dence of the Mullah Said Akbar, shortly
before the latter was destroyed, letters
from the Haddah Mullah, saying:-''The
Turks have beaten the Greeks and have
seized the approaches to India, and, as
the British reinforeements are cut off,
now is the time to strike blow for
TSIamn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
HURT BY FALLING CHURCH WALL
Edifice in Course of Construction
ColIapxes at Exeter. N. II.

EXETER, N. H, Nov. 16, 1S97.-Just be-
fore twelve o'clock today a stone wall, 45
feet high, which comprised a part of the
side wall of the new church of the Con-
gregational society here, collapsed and
four men We're buried in the ruins. The
heavy rain of last night had loosened the
foundation, and without moments warn
ing an immense wall fell in. The con-
tractors had made the wall to this height
without the timberSof the buildings hav-
ing been put in place and there was moth
ing to retain it.
OF the men who were injured John Null
ligan of Boston, is expected to die. He
had both legs broken, and sustained SER
iaus internal injuries, The other three
men were James Golsen, of Boston, badly
cut on the head; Meyer Donohue, of
Springfield, badly cut on legs and back,
and Michael Brantaie, of Boston, hurt
about the head and neck. They were all
taken to the hospital.
The cornerstone of the church was laid
four weeks ago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
THE L0VAT PEERAGE FAKE.
scotch Court of Sessions Dismisses
the Famous Lawsuit.

IBy Gable TO The Associated Press.
EDINBURGH, Nov. 49, 1S97-The Court
of Session today delivered judgment, dis
missing the action of the pursuer in the
famous Lovat Peerage case, in which
John Fraser claimed the peerage and
e120,0oO (S6O0,000) from the holder of the
title, for intermissions since he succeed
ed to the title,
John Fraser of Carnarvon has unsuc-
cessfully contested the Lovat Peerage for
long time past, the first legal action
taking place about II years ago About
two years ago it was announced that
Fraser had secured most important evil
dence and was about to resume the con-
test.
The suit brought forth some decidedly
theatrical evidence discovered in an old
London building, documents found in
coffins tombstone Inscriptions and Sc
'cret vault in house at Kirk Hall.
The case had peculiar interest to the
Free Church of Scotland, which, if the
suit had been successful, would have lost
a mortgage of f25, 600 ts125, ,000).
Simon Joseph Fraser, sixteenth Baron
Lovat, the present holder of the title, was
born in 1871, and succeeded to the title
on the death of his father, in 1887. Baron
Lovat is a lieutenant in the First Life
Guards and is a deputy lieutenant for In
verness-shire. The family seat is Beau
fort Castle, Beauty, Inverness-shire.
Diseases often lurk in the blood before they
openly manifest themselves. Therefore keep
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
"Wednesday, Nov. 24th. 1887
AT ten o'clock in the forenoon.

At ten O'CLOCK IN the I0TeH00H'
the coal NAV be Inspected at the office Of the
Clerk to said Board (Room y, City Hall, be-
tween the hours of A. NJ and P. NJ, daily,
where blank forms of bid must be obtained.
Parties making proposals for furnishing and
delivering of said coal under the specifications
will be required to present with their esti-
mate. a bond as now provided by law, or a
certified check for twenty-five per cent. of the
amount of their respective bid. as a guarantee
bond as will be drawn by the Corporation At
The Commissioners reserve the right to re-
iect any or all bids, if deemed for the pesx
interests of the city so to do.
Proposals will be marked Proposals for
Coal, City Hail." directed to City Hail Com
missioners Jersey City, and handed to the
clerk in open meeting when called for in the
order of business relating to sealed proposals.
GEORGE f. FARRELL,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
TORIES TN CONVENTION.
rBy Gable to The Associated Press

fBy Gable to The Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 16. 1S97-Earl Cadogan,
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, was elect
ed President of the National Union of
Conservative Associations, st. James
Hall today, in succession to the Earl of
Derby. There was large attendance of
delegates from the different associations
of Conservatives.
The meeting unanimously adopted a res
olution in favor of the establishment of a
royal residence in Ireland and its occa-
sional occupation by the Queen or a
member of the royal family "as this
would tend to increase the sentiments of
loyalty to the Crown and attachment to
Constitutional government.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
Wednesday, Nov. 24th 1887
An Ten O'Clock in the forenoon. .

AT ten O'Clock IN tne Iorenoon
snecifications for furnishing and delivering
the above supplies may be inspected at the
office of the Clerk to said Board (Room y,
City HALL between the hours of A. H. and
p NJ daily, where blank forms of bid must
be obtained.
Parties making proposals for furnishing and
delivering the supplies called for in the speci-
fications will be required to present, with
their estimate, a bond as now provided by
law. as a guarantee of good faith for signing
such contract and bond as will be drawn by
the Corporation Attorney.
The Commissioners reserve the right to re-
iect any or all bids, if deemed for the best
interests of the city so to do.
Proposals will be marked Proposals for
Supplies City Hail." directed to Board Of
CITY Hall Commissioners. Jersey City, and
handed to the Clerk in open meeting when
called for in the order Of business relating to
sealed proposals.
Ey ORDER Of the Commissioners.
GEORGE F. FARRELL
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-16
PUBLIC GRAVE BLOOD.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, Nov. 16. 1897
The public sale of tickets -.for the Yale
Princeton football game began at nine
o'clock this morning. The line began to
form in front of Osborne Hall Pharmacy
late last night, and this morning there
were about i50 in line and others constant
iy coming. Nothing but $1.50 seats on
he end stands were to be had the distri-
bution of tickets by application having dis
posed of every seat on the side stands
and some of the best on the north and
south stands. At ten A. M. nearly every
seat had been sold and hundreds are un-
supplied