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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
CIVIL SERVICE CANDIDATES.
Large Number of CitizeDs Anxious to
Serve Their Country.

WASHINGTON. Aug. II. 1S97.-The
Civil Service Commission is overwhelmed
with1papers of examination for govern
ment OFFICES and the corps of examiners is
working overtime to dispose of the con-
stant accumulation. So far during this
administration more people have been
examined by the commission throughout
the country than in any previous year,
largely the result OF anticipated changes
in thesrules because of the change of
administrations
Over H.70o papers are now on file pend
ing action, covering all kinds OF examina-
tions. Probably 4,Go0 of these are for
positionsgin postoffices. About $500 We're
filed by candidates for the customs SER
vice and 1500 for the internal revenue SER
vice. while 5000 of the papers belong to
the last spring examinations conducted
by the commissions. In addition to these,
examinations have just been held in fifty
three of the largest postoffices in the
country which are expected to increase
the number of cases by not less than
5000 Chief Examiner Severn says all
this immense increase has been developed
without increase in the clerical force of
the Commission except for temporary
details. Since March there has been
almost treble the amount of business as
compared with similar periods in the
SGT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
SERGEANT JELLY DEAD.
Dread Paresfs Claims as a Victim a
Well Known Omcer

Sergeant Robert Jelly died of paresis
last night at his home, No. 429 Grove
street. He was brought home on Sun
day night from the County Hospital at
Snake Hill, where he had been staying
for some time Jelly was 55 years old,
and was one of the best known officers
of the force, on which he had served for
26 years.
He was appointed a patrolman in 1866,
and in 1871 was appointed Sergeant Six
years later he was removed because of
politics. but in 1881 was reappointed to
his old position Last year the dread
disease of paresis made its appearance,
and Jelly was retired and sent to the hos
pital. He grew thinner and thinner, and
when News" representative saw him
at Snake Hill it was not the handsome
stalwardt police officer. but a careworn
emaciated man who stood before him.
Jelly was much beloved by his friends,
and admired and respected by his col
leagues. In his home he was the model
head, and the city has lost an excellent
officer
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
GAINS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Not a Man Working I'm tho WheeIfus
Diatrict-Organizers Active.

WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. II, 1851
The strikers show material gains in all
sections of West Virginia today In the
Wheeling district there is not a miner
working, while ON the Ohio side of the
river. the last man except those who are
to furnish coal for water and electric
light plants will be out tonight. In the
Fairmount district the strike leaders did
not succeed in closing the Montana mine
entirely, but they made decided gains.
The camp will be maintained there till
the last man leaves his work. When
these recruits will be taken with the
main body to the other Watson Com
pany's mines TO help close them. In
the Kanawha Valley about three hum
dred men have gone to work since yes
terday morning, but more than that
number have left their work. The
trouble is that the mines are so far
apart that concentrated action is hard
to get.
In the Norfolk and Western region, the
organizers have gone to work again with
a will and in sufficient numbers to prove
effective. The leaders are getting into
the United States Court injunctions and
find after careful reading, that they pro-
hibit nothing but trespass, and do not
apply to speech-making or assemblage on
public ground. They are no longer
cause of alarm to the organizers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
TRADING STAMPS DENOUNCED.
Jersey City's Merchants Opposed to
the z nfIra Sch elne

The members of the Merchants Protec-
tive Association of Hudson County who
attended the meeting in the Avenue House
last night with one accord denounced the
trading stamp system which is being in
troduced throughout the county and seri-
ously considered the advisability of ex-
pelling any member who adopts the prac-
tce of giving trading stamps with pur
chases The matter will be made the
subject of special discussion at the next
meeting of the association when all the
members will be notified to appear and
take definite action toward wiping out
the evil. The matter was brought up for
discussion by John Burns, who wanted
to know if any of the members had adopt
ed the trading stamp system. He also
wanted to know who benefited by it. In
his opinion it was scheme gotten up
to defraud both the dealer and the public
persons reaping any benefit from it,
James Banks said--"The trading
stamp fever started in Brooklyn and
now it has been spread to this
city. The people who use the books are
the ones who must suffer as the merchant
is bound to make up for the cost Of the
stamps in the price Of his goods It is
one of the sharpest schemes in existence
for fleeing the public. Any member OF
this association doing business with this
concern should be expelled. This is pretty
strong language but l will not take one
word of it back"
Mr. Burns said :-'It would be blessing
if the press would take up the matter and
expose the scheme. 1t is going to do piles
of damage to the merchants of Jersey
City,"
John Cough said he sent all customers
who asked him for trading stamps to his
neighbor who deals in them. He thought
the subject should be made special fea-
ture of the next meeting, and it was de-
cided to follow out his suggestion and try
and bring all the members possible to-
gether in order to make the denunciation
of the fraud more effective.
President Anderson thought the great
est danger to be feared from the business
was that when the Trading Stamp Com
pany had out million or more of it's
merchants to make good the contract to
redeem them. The discussion lasted near
ly an hour. The members were unani-
NOUS in denouncing the scheme
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
CAME TO JERSEY TO DIE.
A New York Girls Suspicious Let
ter and Disappearauce

ttF anu DaSAppSdFa
Florence Cox fourteen year old school
girl disappeared from her home, No. 81
Abingdon square, New York, early this
morning and because she left long letter
saying that she had gone to Jersey City
to kill herself her people think she has
committed suicide. The girl evidently
meant Hoboken as she said in her letter
that where she was going could be
reached by the Fourteenth street ferry
Nellie Russell, an eleven years old girl
of No. 6o5 Hudson street, said to
Florence's mother this morning
Il saw Florence last night. and she told
ME good bye She said might never see
her again.
When Mrs. Cox heard this from
Florence's playmate she went to the
Charles street police station and had a
general alarm sent out.
In the police slip regarding Florence
she was described as brunette of light
complexion, large brown eyes and quite
pretty.
When Mrs. Cox returned home she also
found a lock of Florences hair which the
girl had cut off and left on the mantel.
A search of the girls room revealed that
she had taken with her her best clothes.
which were three skirt waists, three new
skirts and a new hat
Emily. Florences sister. who is two
years younger than Florence. said that
the mother admonished the missing girl
yesterday because she was reluctant to
do some housework
You will not see me any more said
Florence, whereupon she went to bed
and has not been seen since.
The father pf the girl, Charles Cox, is
a truckman. He went to Hoboken this
morning and asked the police to help in
the search for his daughter.
The police of this city think the girl
left the note for a blind, SO that She
could run away and her parents. giving
her up for dead, would not search for
her
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
THE NEW PETIT JURY.
sheriff Heller Draws the Good Men
and True.

Sheriff Heller and County Clerk Fisher,
in the presence of Justice Lippincott, this
morning, drew the petit jury which is to
serve the first two weeks of the Septem-
Der term. The jurors are:-
Jersey City Leopold Loewenstein,
Michael Brady. John Dorsey, Thomas
McGuinness. Thomas d. West, Dennis
McAnerney, Thomas J. McCabe, Louis
F1ackenhaar, Michael F Reardon, Har-
mon Van Bussum, Edward Preiss, Pat
rick Dolan, John Shields, George Fl.
Smith, Richard Cahill, William T. Mark
ham, Frank P Leblanc, John Neidert,
Matthew Moran, James Mclaughlin,
August Just, John Tooney Timothy Muir
ray, John Davies, Thomas Woods, John
S. Reehill William Midmer, John Duncan,
Samuel l.. Barry, Edward Murphy, VIM.
T. Ryar, John S. Rosd. Richard r. Cook
son, John Bischoff. Thomas Murphy, John
Briody. Timothy Kelly. Henry ]. Murphy,
William Fl. jackson, Edwin B.. Lewis,
Thomas j. Fox George Flynn. John w.
Berkhard Thomas Mansfield. Elmer
Brand John H. MCGOWAN, Michael j.
Murphy.
Hoboken--James G. McHugh, William
F. krolI and George Woods.
North Hudson-George Mears. Cornelius
B. Sturges, Charles c. Galbraith. James
Capp and James Peirus-
Bayonne-Rudolph Siler
Harrison-John MCGOWAN, William T.
Dunn. James Scannell and Edward r. Nc
Clone.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
LIBRARIAN WILSON'S MURDER.
Belief Gaining Ground That Negroes
Did H for Robbery.

Z PHILADELPHIAsaA Aug. II, 1S97.-As the
details of last nights horrible crime the
murder of the aged librarian and Biblio-
phfle, William c. Wilson, are being
brought to light by the police, the fact
seems more clearly established that the
motive for the crime was robbery, and
that the perpetrators were familiar with
the habits and movements of the old man.
The belief is gaining ground that the
work was that Of negroes. They live in
large numbers in that immediate neigh
borhood and the worst of them have long
been a source of worriment to the police
because of the numerous assaults upon
women.
But little is known about the murdered
man. While his acquaintances were nu-
merous, none was familiar with his
private life. As far as is known, ne was
born In Spencer. Mass. Later In life he
moved to Worcester. where ne was. eipz
ployed in a library. When about 29
years of age he went to New York City
and in 1861 enlisted in the One Hundred
and Fourth Regiment, Infantry. fter
the war he IS said to have purchased
a farm near Long Island where he al
books He came to Philadelphia about
fifteen years ago and started the library
bearing his name, which almost atxonce
sprung into favor among lovers or
The few Semployes of Wilson were dumb-
futiffded at Che crime, and were unable
to assist the police In playing upon any
clue They said he was in the habit of
carrying a large roll of money about him
and of carelessly displaying it, Whether
he had any secreted about the house they
cannot say. The police last night were
by w Wilse1~hut conld IIo9F ind him. This
morning He reported for work as usual
and tlle police think he Issinoeent of any.
participation in The crime, Mr.. Wilson
was # Member 81 the T1ranklfn Chess
lubs8nd Meade Post No. G. A. r.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
ONE OF AEDRBES PIGEONS.
Explorer Had Passed $50 safely aud
Reports a Good Journey Northward.

by Gable to The Associated Press
CHRISTIANIA. Aug II, 1S97.-Informa-
tion received here confirms the story, pub
hshed in despatch from Hammerfest
Norway. saying that one of the search
ers for Herr Andree met the sealing YES
sci Aiken, about July o, and was in
formed by her captain that one of the
crew had shot a pigeon between North
Cape and Seven Islands, on the north
coast of Lapland, bearing message from
the explorer addressed to the "Afton-
bladet" of Stockholm which read as fol-
lows
Eighty-two degrees passed. Good jour
ney northward Andree"
The date of the message was illegible
The pigeon also carried a letter ad-
dressed to the .'Aftonbladet.' but the
captain of the Aiken declined to sur
render either the despatch or the pigeon
and continued his voyage northward The
captain is familiar with Andree's plans
and is greatly interested in them.
The news arrived here very indirectly
The captain of the Aiken communicated
the information referred to to the com
mander of the ship Injeporg. of Tromsoe
the latter transmitted the news to the
commander of the steamer Express, upon
which the Lerner polar expedition was
coming home, and the Express finally
passed the news along to the steamer
lofoen, which brought it here.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
WANT NUIsAEOHs ABATED.
County Board of Health Hold a
Mfdsu MINER Meeting

All the members of the County Board
of Health were present and accounted
for when Clerk c. J. Rooney called the
roll yesterday afternoon. County Physic-
jan Converse was obliged to leave how
ever, to attend to some official business
in Bayonne and President Varick and DIR.
Connell were obliged to transact the bust
ness of the meeting without his assist
ance. They had no difficulty in getting
through with it
Clerk Rooney informed the Board that
a DIR. S.. Colletti~ Reina, of No 172 Boule-
yard. West Hoboken. was practicing with
out having provided himself with a license
from the State Board of Health. The
discovery was made because one of DR..
Reina's patients had died and the doctor
had sent a certificate to the office.
Deputy Health Inspector Mitchell will
call on DR.. Reina and inform him as to
the requirements of the law.
/. Two men appeared before the Board to
enquire what had been done in regard
to the Staples candle factory in Waverly
street, near Oakland avenue. They said
they represented the fifty signers to the
protest against the continuance of the
place is a nuisance, detrimental to the
health of people living in the neighbor-
hood and destructive of the value of
property in the vicinity. The gentlemen
were informed that the protest had been
referred to the City Board of Health and
is now under consideration. The license
to run the factory has not been renewed,
but 1t is operating under a temporary
permit granted by Health Inspector
Benjamin. The men gave notice that un-
less prompt measures are taken to sup
press the alleged nuisance the matter will
be laid before the Grand jury.
A complaint was received from four
property owners in the Town of Union
that some persons on the east side Of
Cleveland place are draining their out
houses into private drain intended only
for house drainage and rain water. There
is sewer in the street and there is no
reason, the complaint alleges. why these
persons should not drain into that. They
will be ordered to make connection with
the sewer
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
SHE TOOK UARBoL1O ACID.
NIrs Moeck Was a Sufferer From
Nervous Prostraafop.

About 9:15 this morning Mrs. Gertrude
Moeck, aged 49, a married woman, living
at No. 614 Palisade avenue, Jersey City
Heights, attempted suicide by taking a
desc of carbolic acid. DR.. Mcmillan of
Webster avenue and Congress street,
was hastily summoned and administered
antidotes, but with no apparent benefi-
cial results. He says the woman will not
recover.
When seen at his home by reporter
this morning the woman's husband re-
fused to talk about the case other than
to say that his wife had been suffering
for some time from nervous prostration,
and he could assign no other cause for
the attempt at self destruction.
He said he did not want any newspa-
per publicity, as he did not consider it the
public's business.
The woman died at p. NJ today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
Officially Announces He Is
Not a Candidate for
United States SEN
ator.
CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE 1T
His Duty 10 His Family Will Not
Permit Him TO Sacrifice His
Practice for $4,000 a Year.
Especial to ..The Jersey city News."l

Especial to THE Jersey City News.''l
TRENTON, Aug. IT. ls97-Governor
Griggs, through Secretary Of State
Werts, gave out an authorized interview
relative of his proposed candidacy for
the United States Senate, TO succeed
James Smith, Jr., in 1899. The Governor
says that he has never done or said any
thing to justify the current belief that
has no doubt whatever that the Republi-
cans will remain in control of the State
and be able to choose a successor to Mr..
Smith, and although many have expressed
to him the hope that he would be that
successor, yet he is not a candidate and
cannot accept the Office. This is not be-
cause that the place is not attractive or
not to his taste, but he cannot afford it.
He says that it is impossible for him to
sacrifice his business at the bar for $1,000
year, and he cannot in justice to him
self and family. entail upon himself and
family the necessary expenditures con-
nected with such an office
He0kpresses himself as intensely CRATE
full for the support of hosts of friends,
yet he wants it to be understood that it
is entirely settled that he is not candi-
date and will not be. He concludes by
saying that at the end of his term as
Governor he will resume his practice at
the bar, free from political aspirations,
but always ready to give to the Repubh-
can party any assistance in his power.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
WOMEN FIGHT FOR A MAN.
Then the vanquished Gives the Cause
OF the Battle n Sound Thrashing.

Two women fought in the street at
Laidlaw and Oakland avenues yesterday
over the man they both loved. He was
in the crowd that witnessed the spectacle
hut did not interfere. When the wom-
en-. who are scarcely more than girls, had
finished clawing each other one of them
turned on the subject of their dispute and
gave him a sound beating. The man in
question is John Woelke, who is employed
as bartender by Phillip Tully. Woelke
had been keeping company for some time
with Kate Hayes, pretty brunette who
lives at No. 125 Oakland avenue. and is
employed in Steele's laundry at Laidlaw
and Oakland avenues He vowed to her
that she was his true and only love, and
she believed him until she found that he
was spending considerable of his time in
the company of Kate Kelly, who lives on
West Newark avenue. She upbraided
him and he promised to give up the Kelly
girl.
Miss Kelly heard of this and vowed
vengeance Miss Kelly doesn't work any
where. consequently her time is at her
disposal. She took up her station short
ly before noon time yesterday at the door
of the laundry, and waited for the girls
to come out at the dinner hour. When
Miss Hayes appeared Miss Kelly made at
her like tiger and tearing her hat off
and seizing her by the hair with one hand
she pounded her with the other. Miss
Hayes retaliated, and the two had it hot
and heavy while the other girls formed
ring about them. A large crowd of men
and boys were attracted by the unusual
scene .and stood about enjoying it i'm
mensely. Among them was Woelke, who
commented freely on the points gained
by the combatants as the fight pro-
gressed The two women bit and clawed
and kicked until both were bleeding from
a dozen wounds, and were utterly ex-
hausted.
Miss Hayes got much the worst end
of the conflict She was pretty badly
used up, but when she broke away from
her antagonist she still had strength
sufficient to spring at Woelke and give
him a sound thrashng. Then she went
to Justice of the Peace George G. l..
Macs and caused warrant to be issued
for the arrest of Miss Kelly. Miss Kelly
heard of the ACTION of her rival, and
when Constable Williamson called at her
home to serve the warrant he found that
she had fled for parts unknown to escape
Imprisonment. Kate Hayes will have
nothing more to do with Woeike.
whom it was generally rumored prior to
the fight, she was soon to marry.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
STATE REPUBLICANS CONFER.
The Situation Cauyassed at a Sea-
side Gathering.

Especial to r'The Jersey City News."1
CAPE MAY, Aug. II, 1s97.-New Jersey
Republicans held conference lasting far
into Saturday night, and also one yes
terday. John Kean sent letter to Sher-
if Baird, of Camden, stating that an i'm
portmt meeting in the upper part of the
State would prevent him from being
here. The party included State Comp
troller William S. Hancock, County Clerk
Barker Gummere, Jr., and Surrogate J..
W. Cornell, of Mercer county; Congress-
man Loudenslager and ex-Congressman
Hires. of the First district; Senator Rich
ard c.. Miller and Senate Clerk Richard
T. Starr, of Salem; ex-Judge John NJ
Moore and Colonel Millard f. Dubois. of
Gloucester county; Internal Revenue Col
lector Isaac Moffett and Counclman-at-
Large Richard r. Miller, of Camden
among the leading persons in the con-
ference
The principal topic discussed was the
most available candidates for the State
Senate in the counties of Cape May,
Burlington. Huntefdon, Mddlesex, Pas
sale and Sussex, all of which are now
represented by Republicans. excepting
Hunterdon. In Cape May county, which
seemed to be the question to be settled
last night, the two leading candidates are
Senator Ross and Assemblyman Hand.
IL Is understood tnat II the WISHES OF
a more prominent leader are carried out
neither Ross nor Hand will be the can
didate;. thar the latter will be given,
Federal position, and a former member
of the House will be recommended to
Ge Cape May county delegates for the
nomination when the time comes.
While the United States Senatorship
was being talked over, the selection of
the most formidable candidate for the
Governorship was also brought up.
he was very close-mouthed about the
matter Several Essex county residents
suggested the name of Congressman
Mahlon Pitney, of the Fourth district.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
HELD UP A TRAIN.
Santa Fe Tram Loses 5000 But the
Passengers Escape.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Q. T.. Aug. II, 1897.
Passenger train No. 4o5. southbound on
the Santa Fe. in charge of Conductor
Beers and Engineer Rain, was held up at
1916 this morning between here and Ed
mond by half dozen masked highway
men, A charge of dynamite placed be-
meath the Wells-Fargo safe failed to open
it. However, it is said the robbers Sc
cured Between $500 and $500 from valuable
packages in the local safevand escaped.
The passengers were not molested,
The train was the regular passenger for
Forth Worth, Texas. and left Kansas
City at 500 yesterday morning; Local
Agent C. r. Leas, of the Wells-Fargo
Company, says that the time lock safe
could not have been opened till it reached
quite a distance beyond the scene of the
robbery and ridicules the story that the
robbers secured anything of value from
the express car. There was another small
safe aboard, but this. Agent Leas de-
clares contained no money and nothing
of much value.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
Looking for His Sister.

James Cox of No. q Arlington Square,.
New York, called at the Second pre-
cinct police station, in Hoboken, last
night and said he was searching for his
fourteen-year-old sister, Florence, who
disappeared from her home last Sunday.
Cox said that his sister had threatened
to kill herself when her mother told her
that she would have to go back to
school in September. At first her par
ents thought she was joking, but when
she disappeared on Sunday night they
became greatly alarmed. Cox thought
that his sister had gone over to Hobo
ken to visit friends. Failing to find her
ne notified the police The police have
learned nothing of Florences where
aboutS.