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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
helping the Poor.

Beginning with the breakfast of the
family, the duty on oatmeal and rolled
oats has been increased 2.47 per cent. The
Wilson law rate was Is per cent. Milk
has been taken from the free list, and a
duty of 2 cents gallon, or Sl.32 per cent
has been added. Sugar will cost at least
cent a pound more under the new tariff
than under the Wilson law. On butter
and its substitutes the rate of duty has
been increased from cents pound to 6
cents a pound, or 12.S7 per cent.
The duty on eggs is increased from &C.
to SC. per dozen. Pork, beef and mutton
ali have marked increases on rates,
though as the United States exports these
articles the effect of the duty is nulIified.
Beans are increased from 2oato 47.5 per
cent. Cabbages, which were free under
the wilson law. bear asduty now of &c.
each. The duty on onions has been in
creased from zoe to 4oc. per bushel Green
peas came in under the Wilson law free;
now they pay duty of 4oc. per bushel
II the peas are dried the duty has been
increased from zoe. to soc bushel- The
duty on potatoes has been increased from
15c to 25cf per bushel.
salt, which was free, now bears a duty
Of 10 cents on each 100 pounds, and on
mustard the duty has been increased from
Is to S7.45 per cent
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
1t win Cost to Drs.. Well.

All cotton plushes, velvets. velveteens.
etc., will now cost the woman "a per cent.
more than under the Wilson law. The
rate has been raised from 40 per cent. to
7i.6 per cent. The classihcations have
not been changed, but the duties have
been increased in each case. All woolen
plushes have been increased from 40 per
cent. to rates that run from IS to 14y per
cent Silk plushes. velvets and chenilles
fare equally as badly. In every classii-
cation the rates have been increased
The increases range from Is TO so per
cent. So the shopper can prepare to take
that much more money with her when
she starts out to procure her winter
o,tf+
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
ROW ON THE RUN BOARD.
Experience OF a Drunken Man on a
Boboken Trolley Car

August Hagen, 40 years old. of No. Ais
Charles street. West Hoboken caused
the Hoboken police a lot of. trouble last
night and narrowly escaped being killed.
If he had not been intoxicated the in
cident would probably not have occurred.
Hagan boarded one Of the Washington
street olley cars of the North Hudson
County Railway at Barclay street ferry,
about nine O'Clock. and told the conduc-
tor that he wanted to get off at Eleventh
street. The car stopped at Eleventh
street, and the conductor called out the
name, but Hagan was not conscious of
this fact until he found that he was
spinning along towards Thirteenth street.
Then he stepped out on the run board
and began to quarrel with the conduc-
tor. He declared that the conductor had
not stopped at Eleventh street, and when
the latter contradicted him he struck
at the conductor with his umbrella.
In his excitement, Hagan jumped from
the car while it was going. He struck
on his head and rolled over several times
him jump. picked him up and carried
him into the undertaking establishment
of Palmer & Campbell, on Washington
street. A call was sent in to Headquar
ters for DR.. Simon and an ambulance,
but when they arrived they were not
needed. Hagan was only stunned. and
although his face WAS badly bruised. This
injuries were not serious. pr. Simon
pronounced Hagan drunk and he was
locked up at the Second precinct police
station. This morning ne was dis
rod
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
OUR LOCAL CHAPMAN
Whiskers MeKalg Fails to Say
Whether He Breaks the Sun
day Law in Making Ar
rests for Pay.

Prosecutor Winfield has taken charge
of the Blue Laws" test case and here
after any action taken by the police VIII
be at his dictation.
When the case is tried before Justice
Potts on Friday next, the Prosecutor wrfl
be on hand to assist Captain McKaig in
keeping withing the law in his zeal
against the ball players.
Captain McKaig said last night that the
season he did not arrest the members of
the Arlington Club for violating the dis
orderly house act on Sunday last was
that he had left the manner of proceed
ing against them entirely 10 Prosecutor
Winfield and Justice Potts, and that
neither of those gentlemen had instructed
him to proceed any differently than he
had week previous. On being asked on
what authority he made the statement
that he would refuse bail if the ball play
ers were arrested again Captain McKaig
smiled and replied
81 may not exactly have any authority,
but it does no harm to scare them little
bit"
He then explained what authority he
presumes he has.
IN the first place. he said, 1.-THE blue
law expressly provides that offenders may
until Monday morning. Then again the
justice of the peace who travels to the
police station to accept bail is violating
the law and he doubly violates it when he
accepts pay for his work. He is liable to
arrest under the same Law, under which
the ball playing is stopped. Still another
reason is that can compel any man who
attempts to take bail for them to prove
that he is a justice of the peace.
'sI know Justice Roe, but he will not be
here next Sunday. I shall make anyone
else. who tries to bail them, produce his
certificate signed by the Governor. Then
if he insists on taking bail I will have the
not permit the holding of court in the
police station" !"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
III ED.

FITZPATRICK.-On Monday, July 10,
1891. Thomas, beloved son of Patrick
and the late Sarah Fitzpatrick.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from the residence of
his brother, John Fitzpatrick, No. 1888 Ok
ford avenue. on Wednesday, July p, at
eight A. NJ; thence to St. Aloysius r. G.
Church. where a solemn high mass will
be offered for the happy repose of his
soul.
O'NEILL.-Suddenly, at her late resi-
dence, No. 21S Twelfth street Catherine
O,Neill, beloved wife of John O.Neill.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
SEE. E.-Elmer e. See late of this city, in
his 36th year.
Relatives and friends. also members of
Woodland Lodge. K, Of F., are respects
Wednesday,, July q, at two r. M, from
his late residence, No, 34A Murry street,
Elizabeth, n. ],
CASEY -On Monday July l9 1897, Alice
Casey, youngest daughter of Frank p.
ard Katie M, Casey, aged three years.
Funeral from residence,20S Second street
on wednesday,, July u, at two r. NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
JAnMING IT THROUGH
Democrats in the Senate, How
ever, Will Insist on De-
batting the Tariff.

WASHINGTON, July 2o 18s7.-The
tariff struggle was removed to the Senate
today. but there was little evidence of an
exciting contest when the session opened.
Several of the Senators who have been
absent from the city We're back again
anticipating that every vote might be
needed.
The gallery attendance was greater than
usual, although there was no crowd On
the desk before Mr.. Allison qowa) in
charge of the tariff bill was the ponderous
manuscript of the tariff conference re-
port.
Mr.. Allison then formally presented the
conference report and asked for its con-
sideration.
Mr.. Berry (Arkansas) interposed the re-
quest that the pending resolution en-
powering the President to take steps for
the release of Ona Melton and other Com
petitor prisoners, be considered. He urged
that it was more important to protect
American citizens, unjustly held by Spain,
than to pass tariff bill If this resolu-
tion was not considered now, the tariff
discussion would cut it off,.
With some reluctance, Mr.. Allison
agreed to let the resolution be considered
with the agreement that there should be
no debate and an immediate vote. The
resolution was then put on its final pas
sage and without comment and by unani-
nous vote was passed without roll
call.
The Vice President announced, in re-
sponse to an inquiry by Mr.. Allen (Neb9
that the pending Union Pacific resolution
was the unfinished business and would
con eome up at E M unless displaced.
as TO the purpose to have full discussion
of the pending question. 1t was intend
ed, he said, to discuss the tariff report
in all its political, financial and historical
bearings. Aside from this, it was pro-
posed to secure consideration for the
Union Pacific resolution either by itself or
during the tariff debate If this became
essential 1t was not an orderly practice,
but said Mr.. Morgan, when men Eere
tied up and lashed over the back they
were not disposed to stand on the nice
he said, to save $4,000, coo by the Union
Pacific resolution man to pass the tariff
bill.
Mr.. Allison mildly suggested that there
able consideration of the report. 1t was
too important, however. to give way to
other questions which might be brought
forward.
The conference report was then read
in detail When the first clause was
read, Mr.. Jones (Arlsansas) made an
earliest protest against proceeding on the
technical report, without an intelligent
explanation on its meaning. There had
been no opportunity for the Democratic
conferees to consider it in committee. 1t
had been rushed through the House in a
single day, without time for preparation
to discuss it there. 1t was due to the
American people, he declared, that some
explanation be given.
The reading of the lengthy conference
report then proceeded rapidly. There
frequent inquiries by Mr.. Jones and brief
explanations from Mr.. Allison, but these
did not cause material delay. Seven
pages of the printed report. covering
thirty eight pages of the bill were dis
posed of in the first half hour.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
KLoNDYKEs FABUeoUs WEALTH
More Golden Tales 20 Dazzle For
tune Seekers.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 20, 1897.-Hon.
c. B. Mcintosh of the Northwest terri
tory in which is included the far-famed
Klondyke district, is in Seattle. The
Governor freely subscribes to the truth
fulness of the stories sent out as to the
richness of the new digging. He estimates
that the Klondyke and its tributaries
yielded over s3.Oo0.oo in gold last winter.
Of this amout he says s2,ooooO0 and up
wards came via the steamships Portland
and Excelsior. More than a million dol
lars in dust. he says, is now stored away
in the cabins of miners along the creek
being developed
.rhe British Yukon yield of gold for
1S97,, the Governor resumes, will be less
than $4,000 000." He says surveyors are
now at work trying to ascertain the feast
bility of the construction of railroad
into the Yukon. One route eontemplates
q line of steamers from Fort Wrangle up
the Styken river. 13
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
BRUTAL POLICE
OUTRAGE,
Man Shockingly Hurt Lock-
ed Up All Night
in a Cell.
DOUBLY INJURED HUSBAND
Beaten and Then Accused by
the Friend of His Youth
full Wife.
ARRAIGNED IN GREAT AGONY
Justice Nevin Secures the Medi-
cal Relief Which Police Cul-
pability Failed to Provide.
ARRAIGNEp IN GREAT AGONY

John Bismark. sixty years old. of No.
s42 Monmouth street, was taken TO the
City Hospital this morning suffering from
a broken rib and a badly damaged eye.
Bismark was locked up at neon yesterday
and had been confined in a cell over
night.
The police were mot aware" that he
was so badly injured.
1t appears that in the same house with
Bismark lives James Byrne. Bismark has
a wife many years his junior. She seemed
to have formed a great liking for Byrne.
Yesterday the men quarreiied and then
fought. Byrne escaped unhurt, but Bis
mark was badly done up. Bismark went
tosthe Gregory street station and was
making complaint against Byrne when
the latter entered Counter charges were
made and both men were locked up.
This morning, the men were arraigned
before Justice Nevin. Bismark was
scarcely able to walk. and each time he
moved ne groaned as tnough IN agony.
He spoke with the greatest difficulty.
THAT man is in no condition to be ar
raigned here said Justice Nevin. Take
him down stairs, send for a physician
and have him attended to-
Bismark was carried down stairs. City
Physician Atkinson was sent for He
made hasty examination of the mans
injuries and ordered his removal to the
City Hospital
One or two ribs were found to be
broken and the wound over the mans
eye may cost him the sight Of it.
The wounds were the result of brutal
kicking
Byrne is held TO await the result of
Bismark's injuries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20

Jean Ingelow was born in 1920 at Bos-
ton, Lincolnshire where her father was a
banker. In late years she has lived in
London. AS a poet and writer of stories
she enjoyed great popularity both in Eng
land and America. Among her best known
works are "A Rhyming Chronicle of Incl
dents and FEELINGS 1850; "Allerton and
Dreux, or the War of Opinion 1851;
TALES of Orris, 1850; Poems, 1853; Stud
les for Stories, from Girls Lives" 1854;
rStories Told to Child" 1866; Home
Thoughts and Home Scenes 1858; Little
Rio and the Rosebuds. 1867; "The Sus-
picious Jackdaw," 1867; 1.-THE Grand
portunity, 1861; "Deborahs Book. ? 1867; !;
"Silvertailed Minnows and Two Ways OF
Telling a Story" 1858; 1.-THE Wild Duck
Shooter 1858; "A Sisters Bye-Hours,'' 2
1858: "Mopsa, the Fairy" 1869; 1.-THE Little
Wonder Horn 1872; "Off the Skeliigs,'' .
1872; "Fated to Be Free 1875; four series
of poems, 1S76-lSS6; Sarah de Berenger,'' =
1879; Don john 1881; John Jerome"
1885, and THE Little Wonder Box" 1886
OF these numerous works the books
written for children were the most sue
cessful, some of them running to more
than half dozen editions. OF the more
ambitious stories. "of the skelligs;"
tracted the most attention, and were
made the subjects of extensive reviews in
the English literary journals.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
Pap for she Coal Trust.

The duty on kindling wood has been
placed at three-tenths of a cent on
bundles of the size of one-fourth of a
of cent for such additional quarter of a
cubic foot.
The coal which is to be used will have a
duty of At cents a ton. Under the Wilson
law it is 40 cents ton. Tin pans and
cups have an additional duty. The rate
on tin plates has been increased from
is to Y cent per pound to the manu-
facturer The duty on cheap brown or
yellow earthenware has been increased
from 20 to 25 per cent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
ONE OF THE JURORS PAINTED.
The Second Day of rhe O'Nefl Trial
Highly Sensational.

GREENFIELD, Mass, July 20 1897
The second day of the trial of John
sO'Neil, for the murder of Mrs. Hattie e.
McCloud, at Shelbourne, January s, OPEN
ed with the address of District Attor-
ney Hammond, who outlined the case
for the Commonwealth. There was a
large attendance of spectators, and the
proceedings were given the closest
attention by all those present
In beginning, the District Attor-
ney stated that the evidence
would be necessarily circumstantian He
traced the movements of Mrs. McCloufd
on the night of the murder and stated
that the procession would show that the
woman died from strangulation caused
by pressure upon the throat, so great
that the trachea was ruptured; that the
body was violated; that John O'Neil had
been heard to express lustful intentions;
that he disappeared at the same time the
woman did; that he reappeared soon after
the time which. she did, and that he had
$40 BILL a IS bill, silver half-dollar, and
three dollars in change, which was ex-
actly the sum the woman had in her
satchel.
Mr.. Hammond also stated that he would
show that O'Neilrs denial of all knowl-
edge of the tragedy, his stories of how he
came in possession of the money, and of
his whereabouts were preposterous.
The first witness was D. w. Hyde,
of Boston, a civil engineer, who testi-
he had made. John Peters, Mr.. Critten-
denis hired man, gave the story of find
ing the body and DR.. J. D. Canedy, med
ical examiner of Shelbourne. told of the
condition of the body when found and
of the autopsy, which showed that the
trachea was ruptured at the second and
third ring.
The witness then began his evidence
concerning the violation of the body,
when Juror Weatherhead tainted. He
was removed from the court room and
DR. Canedy attended him. A recess was
declared pending his recovery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
PRIZE HOLD Up In HOB0KEN.
John Murtha Says He Was Robbed
Ey Eonr Men.

John Murtha. q big stalwart man, who
keeps a saloon at No. 300 Grand street,
Hoboken told Chief Detective Nelson
strange story of a holdup this morning.
Murtfaa. who lives at No. 304 Madison
street, said that he closed his saloon at
l:40 O'Clock this morning and started to
walk down Jefferson street towards his
home, in company with Michael Connor,
of No. 31S Monroe street.
Connor is equally as strong as Murtha
and both are about six feet in height.
When they reached the corner of Third
street, according to Murtha's story, four
men approached them. Three of the gang
drew revolvers from their pockets and
pointing them at Murtha and Connor
shouted
Hold up your hands. we want your
money!
.'Of course we held up our hands" con-
tinued Murtha, eand then one of the men
started to search our pockets. He took
s270 in bills from my inside coat pocket
and s7l5 in silver from my trousers. Con-
nor had no money AS soon as the men
got through with us they returned their
revolvers to their pockets and ran off.
Three of them ran up Jefferson street,
street Connor and / followed three of the
gang as far as Fifth street, but they es-
caped.''
Murtha said he did not think of re,
porting the hold-up to the police until
this morning; After giving up the chase s;e
home and went to bed. About eight
O'clock this morning he was in bis saloon,
tending bar when August Mohnking,
collector for a brewery. called and
Murtha began telling him of the robbery;
Mohnking was surprised when he learned
that Murtha had not reported the 4a. affair
keeper to do so Immediately. Murtha
thereupon went to POLICE Headauarters
Nelson Nelson questioned Murtha close
ly A strange part of the saloonkeeper,s
story is his own admission that he made
no outcry for, the police while he was was
pursuing the highwaymen. He can also
give no reason for not notifying the
police at once other than that he forgot
about it,
Connor corroborates Murtha's story.
The police, however, are determined to
make thorough investigation before
they place any confidence in 1t.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
ROBBERY FIRST OF ALL.

WASHINGTON. July 20. 1Ss7.-It is
semi-officially announced today that
President Mckinley will withhold his
currency message until after the confer
ence report on the tariff bill has been
adopted by the Senate The Republican
leaders in the Senate do not desire to
have any new question thrown into the
Senate while the debate is on, lest it
NAV lead to complications and delay. 1t
is in Difference to their opinions and
wishes that the President has postponed
sending the message to Congress He
is, of course, as anxious as-any of them
can be to have the bill become a law at
the earliest possible moment, but as soon
as the bill is out of the way the cur
rency message will be sent to Congress.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
Dear Glass and nhina.

Chinaware has an increased duty of %
per cent, being raised from So to 60 per
cent. Besides, two new classifcations
have been placed on the dutiable list. On
pressed glass the duty has been increased
from 40 per cent under the Wilson law
to go per cent. On cut glass the increase
has been 15 per cent, from IS to 60 per
cent. Decanters, ETC., have an increased
duty of from 40 to 60 per cent. All the
table cutlery bears an increased burden,
the duty having been changed from 35 per
cent. under the Wilson law to 40 per
cent
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
CRUELTY ON THE BENCH.
Howell G. Rees TO Stay i'm An Asy-
lum NIonfha for Mere Examimation. 10 u.

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y, July 20, 1897
Howell c. Rees. President of the Mattea-
wan Gas Company and who is interested
in other business enterprises in New
York, will have to remain in the Hudson
Rive State Hospital until September IS
in order that the State physicians may
determine his mental condition. This de-
cision was reached by Judge Barnard of
the Supreme Court this morning, after
q hearing of both sides of the case Rees
is the young man who was committed to
DR.. Ferguson's sanitarium at Central
Valley on the petition of his father last
Wednesday, and who escaping from the
institution on Saturday night, made his
way to the home of his lawyer, James
G. Meyer, in Matteawsn, afterwards
placing himself under the protection of
Judge Barnard and going voluntarily to
the State Hospital here. Rees appeared
rational and calm in court this morning.
His father and DIR. Ferguson were there
with Colonel Beecher of Brooklyn to OPP
pose the fabeas corpus proceedings which
the young mans lawyers had instituted.
Judge Barnard himself suggested the adj
journment until September 13 in order to
give the physicians at the State Hospital
an opportunity to observe the patient.
These doctors would not give an opinion
as to the mans mental condition after
observing him only two days. Rees ask
ing and receiving permission to speak
said
81 desire to say that if a period of rest
is to be prescribed for me it seems that
I should be allowed to go to such a place
as I should select. I desire to make OBJ
lection to a postponement of this case
until September 13, as during the in
terval period, unless some report
of my condition is made public,
l am still resting under the obloquy of,
this terrible accusation, which is based
upon the report that he suspicion that the
charges made are properly founded"
Judge Barnard said that he did not sug-
gest a period of rest but temporary
Commitment for the purpose of having
At this Herman Aarons, of New York,
one Of Rees' lawyers, protested most Wig
crously and in pointed language against
an adjournment for SO long time, and
the Court asked Colonel Beecher what he
had to say. The latter answered that he
was willing to go on with the Trial at
cnce, but Rees wanted an adjournment
for a day or two to get witnesses.
Judge Barnard thereupon made his first
suggestion final and committed Rees to
the State Hospital until September 49, In
the meantime his lawyers may have their
patient before a Sheriffs jury to judge of
his mental condition, but they have not
yet decided upon that course.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
THE FOURTH'S SICK LIST

Especial to .sThe Jersey City News."1
SEA GIRT. July 20. ls97-Many of the
members of the Fourth Regiment were
still unable to take their place in line for
the drills today on account of being down
with Camp Cholera" About one-thirc
of the regiment was affected at one time,
and the post surgeons were kept on the
Jump The Hospital Corps is getting
some good practical experience. The de-
cision of the Court Martial Board which
heard the charges against Private Nc
Auley of Company g. of conduct unpe-
ing disrespectfully to Captain Wallace
n Vreeland has not yet been announced,
but it is generally believed that McAuley
will be punished.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
JERsBYITEs III THE YELLOWSTONE

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo., July
20, 1S97.-Two special trains have brought
500 more Christian Endeavorers to Yellow
stone Park, including the New York con-
tingent, few from Pennsylvania, and
the remainder from the New Jersey dele
CATION the first section of which arrived
Saturday. They are being handled by the
Park Transportation Company without
accident and on schedule time.
The delegates who arrived Saturday and
are now in the interior of the park exper-
fenced the novelty of riding in a snow
storm in July. The snow melted almost
as fast as it fell.