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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
MILI7IAMEN In TROUBLE
Held for Breaking Jail in Mon
mouth County-Result
Of a Spree.

George Oppenshaw, nineteen years old,
of No. 209 Fifth street, and Alfred Meyer,
nineteen years old, of No. 38S Grove
street, both members of Company D,
Fourth Regiment, were prisoners in JUS
tice Potts court this morning They were
arrested by Detective Dalton and are
wanted by the Monmouth county authori-
ties on the serious charge of Jail breaking.
Their arrest is the outcome of a lively
rollick at Manasquan, N ]. On September
A. Oppenshaw and Meyer, with other
members of Company D, went to Sea
Girt for rifle practice. Having finished
their duty at the range they started out
with their companions for a good time.
They swooped down upon Manasquan and
in short order had that little town in an
uproar.
They became hilarious and went SO far,
it is alleged as to administer a severe
drubbing to one of the natives. A warrant
was issued for their arrest. Constable
Hawkins caught Meyer and Oppenshaw
without any trouble and arraigned them
before Recorder Hawkins. That worthy
official read the riot act to them for being
fresh and then committed them in default
of IS fine to the Manasquan lookup,
The lookup is one-story ramshackle
building and is none too strong for the
purposes to which it is put. 1t was strong
enough, however, to confine the sorrowful
militiamen. They were consoling each
other in their dark, dirty cell when a
familiar whistle reached their ears. They
were all attention at once.
Looking out through the bars they were
astonished to see about forty of their
young companions about the lookup.
They were armed with crow bars, fence
rails, car coupling pins and SO on. FL
nally one ffthe number whose name is
withheld for some reason, made a de-
mand upon the constable in charge for
the release of the imprisoned rnilitiamen.
The demand was not granted. The next
instant the front door was battered in,
bars torn from the windows and the lock-
up generally demolished. Oppenshaw and
Meyer were released from their cells and
carried on the shoulders of their COM
panions to Branchport, where a train for
this city was boarded.
Many of the militiar1en thought there
would be no trouble over the occurrence.
The re-arrest of their companions, how
ever, has astonished them, and they now
fear court martial for their actions. OPP
penshaw and Meyer will be delivered to
the Manasquan authorities on Wednes-
day. They say they took no part in the
jail breaking and insist that they would
have returned had they been allowed and
remained in custody until they could
have paid their fines.
1t is probable that the prisoners will be
compelled to disgorge the names of some
of the Young men who wrecked the 1ail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13

streets vacated the company is to con-
struot two new streets, which. will run
parallel with its lines and afford easy
and direct communication with Central
and Summit avenues and the Hudson
Boulevard.
The proposed open cut, It is expected,
will meet with some opposition as prop,
erty owners and churches on the Hill
say the noise will be destructive Of their
and on slight grade rise oyer r,sh the IL tnn,
trestle. which by an easy fall will con-
meet with the main stem tracks on the
Hackensack meadows.
The company insists that if 1t is to
expend 81. 100000 in abolishing grade cross,
ings in the lower section of the city Hill
residents should be willing to meet them
half way and allow them to make i'm,
enable them to offer better, safer and
quicker facilities for the patrons of their
road.
The open cut is to be used exclusively
for passenger traffic, while the old tunnel
will be passed over for the freight SER
vice
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
.SKAGOAY'S HARDSHIPS.
Vivid Description of the Suffer-
ings Endured in Following
This Trail to the
Diggings.

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. Is. 1884,
Among the various reports of hardship
from the Skaguay, one of the most vivid
descriptions of the trail is given by j..
M. Hagerty, who writes in part as fol-
lows
Less than $4,000 would make a good
wagon road from Dyea to the head OF the
canyon, but one bridge would have to pc
eeptbe eui as ehs cS and the st ' mud I is
countered. The trail from Camp Pleas
ant to Sheep Camp is fairly good, an
average of about 500 feet elevation with
Sheep Camp is fifteen miles from Dyea
and the character of the country sud
denly changes and becomes more rougn
continual music. There is scarcely any
soil or timber from there to the summit:
There were not many people camped
on Lake Bennett, only those who had
come over the Skaguay trail, about 20 in
number, and only one complete outnt hao
got through on September l. that of Rob-
ert Cahel and wife.
first man>to break through the trail, only
had a part of his outfit, and it was scat
tered from there to the summit. What
cents a pound. All the rest were in the
same fix, their supplies being scattered
all along the trail.
The trail over the summit is just. one
claimed for it, and two hundred feet
higher than the Chilkoot Pass.
At the third hill we found over two hum
dred people camped where there was
room for only about twenty, and in q dis
trict of a mile and a half over one thou
sand and as many horses, mules, bur-
ros, bulls and oxen.
Not one packer in fifty on the Skaguay
trail knows how to pack an animal, and
half of them never had anything to do
with a horse before.
Near the third bridge we met Mrs. M:
L. Wommach of Seattle, formerly of
Butte, Mont. She started for the Klon--
dixie last March by way of Dyea and
Chilkoot trail, got her stuff all on Lake
Bennett, and then received word of the
sickness of her children in Seattle. She
sold out her outfit and returned there,
arranging to have them cared for, and
started again.
On her first trip she was accompanied
by another woman, Mrs. Smith and two
babies. Mr.. Smith has a claim on Bon
aza Creek, and sent for his wife and ba-
bies, but Mrs. Wommack helped her to
bury both of them when on the trip be-
fore she got to Lake Bennett.
No road over this pass can be made to
compete with the Chilkoot as a trail,
though it may as railroad proposition
as the grade is more gradual from this
side.
(Signed) J. NJ Hagerty,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
ANOTHER PITTS MURDER GLUE
Hoboken Young Man Suspected of
knowing Something of the Crime.

1t was learned today that a notorious
young man who is well known in Hobo
ken is under suspicion of having some-
thing to do with the Pitts murder case
which paralyzed the residents of Summit,
N. j., recently. The young man in ques-
ton is said to live in Hudson street, Ho-
bcken, but the police refuse to give his
name. His photograph is in the Hobo
ken rogues' gallery.
Last Saturday some residents of Sum-
NIT came to Hoboken and identified it
as that of the man who they had seen loi-
tering about Summit on the night of the
murder. He has been arSested twice in
Hoboken. Once for giving Knockout
drops to an immigrant and at another
time for grand larceny. He is said to be
one of gang of thieves who last win
ter robbed SO many houses in Hoboken.
The police are hunting for him, but have
so far not been successful in finding him.
Chief Detective Nelson says that he
thinks the man is not at present in the
city, and that sharp lookout will be
kept for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
DIED.
BERRY-In this city, on Saturday, Sept.
II, 1897, John, beloved husband of

BERRY-In this city, on Saturday, Sept
Il, 1897, John, beloved husband OF
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the .funera
from his late residence. No. % Fairmount
NJ. thence to st. Patrick's Church, cor
ner Bramhall and Ocean avenues, where
q high mass of requiem will be oHerec
for the happy repose OF his SOUL
CLARK-On Sunday, Sept. 12, 1897, AL
mira, wife of B. d. Clark.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services from her late
residence No. 59S Bramhall avenue, on
Tuesday, Sept. IA, at s p. M.
KENNEY-In this city on Saturday,
Sept. IL, 1897, John w. Kenney.
Funeral services at his late residence
No. 62 Tuers avenue, on Tuesday, Sept
IA, at P. M.
KENZEL~-On Saturday, September II,
1897, William H. Kennel, aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral 81 services on Tuesday,
residence, No. 375 Communipaw avenue,
corner Pacific avenue.
Interment at Woodlawn.
Please omit flowers.
KREMER-In this city, on Sunday. Sep
tember IL, 1897, Christian w. Kremer,
in his 64th year.
Relatives and friends of the family are
day, September Is. at two P. NJ, from his
late residence, 81 Bright street.
OLIVE.-At Hoboken, on Sunday evening.
September II, 1897, Robert Olive, aged
rs years.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from his late residence,
No. 407 Newark street. Hoboken, on We'd
nesday, September 15, at $50 A. NJ; thence
to the Church of Our Lady of Grace,
where solemn requiem mass will be held
Interment in Hudson County Catholic
Cemetery.
VAN NOTE.-In this city. on Saturday,
September II, 1897, Lester Brader, son
of John B. and Florence c. Van Note,
aged s months.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral on Tuesday, September
IA. at IL A. M, from parents residence.
No. 260 Paramount avenue, Heights.
WILEY. I'm this city, on Sunday, Sep
tember u, 1897 John, son of Margaret
and the late William Wiley, aged AZ
years.
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral on Tuesday
September IA, at two p. NJ, from his late
residence. No. 4221A Henderson street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
Cause of swelling.

The swelling which follows from blow
is natures effort to protect the part from
further injury and to keep it at rest
while repair is going on. What actually
takes place at the seat of injury is not
even now quite understood. The injury
to the smaller blood vessels interferes
with the flow of blood through them and
the white corpuscles, with part of the
serum, the watering part of the blood, es-
the same time the blood vessels in the
neighborhood dilate and the increased
flow of blood with the thoroughfare OBJ
structed increases the swelling. 1t is
probable that the white corpuscles of
the blood pass into the tissues to assist
in the repair as bees or ants assemble
at an injury to their storehouse, but with
this difference, that the substance of the
corpuscles is probably converted into the
tissue of repair. From one point of view
the human body is only one gigantic col
ony of individuals, and the swelling that
follows injury but the rush of these to re-
pair the breach-Philadelphi Times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
AFRIDIS REPULsID.
Files Concentrates His Forces for a
Final Advance.

by Cable to The Associated Press.]
SIMLA, Sept. 13, 1S97.-At daybreak yes
terday, following the repulse of the in
fsurgents by General Yeatman-Biggs, who
was attacked in the rear while moving
along the Samana ridge to prevent an
attack on Fort Shahukhel, which was
found to be secure, the British commander
despatched a small column to recover
some stores. This body of troops found
the enemy in force, with thirteen stand
ards, but the tribesmen did not venture to
attack the column
The Afridis are reported to be attacking
all of the Samana posts.
General Files is concentrating his forces
at Shabkadr today, preliminary to maxi
ing final advance into the Mohmand
country
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
FATAL JUMP FROM A OAR.
Strange Conduct of Couple Travel
ling TO Jersey City.

ling TO Jersey City.
Mrs. Byron P. Turner, of No. 407 Fourth
street, N. W., Washington died last night
in the German Hospital in Newark of
injuries received from jumping off a troll
ley car at Van Buren and Market streets,
on Thursday night. There are many
peculiar circumstances in connection with
her case.
On the car with her was man. They
were engaged in an animated conversation
when suddenly the man jumped off the
car. Mrs. Turner grew hysterical and
before anyone could stop her she jumped,
too, but backwards. The car was going
at full speed. She landed on the back
of her head. Her companion, who saw
her jump, rushed to her side. He knelt
beside her and lifted her head into his
lap.
"Oh, why didn't you sit still, as I told
you?" he cried. you should have gone
one to Jersey City,
The woman tried to answer him, but
could not speak. She was carried into a
drug store and afterwards said she was
Mrs. B. Smith, of No. 149 West Side ave-
nue. Jersey City. Her companion gave
his name as E. B. Waters.
At the German Hospital it was dis
covered that the woman was suffering
from a fracture at the base of the skull
and that she would probably die. When
she was told this she hesitated a mo-
ment and then said she had not given
her right name.
She was Mrs. Byron P. Turner, of No.
4O7 Fourth street, N. W., Washington,
D. c.. The man declared that he was
VIM. Dyer of No. 142 Brooklyn Heights.
There is no such address.
At No. 142 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn,
no one knew or had ever heard of Dyer.
He said that they gave false names in
the drug store, as they feared the acci-
dent, which did not then seem to be seri-
Gus, would get into the newspapers and
frighten the lady's friends.
Dyer said that he was escorting Mrs
Turner to Jersey City at the request of
her husband. They were on their way
to the house of Mrs. E. Welsh of No. 45O
Fairmount avenue, Jersey City, where
they were to dine together
81 simply got off the car to see a
friend and told her that I would follow
on the next car. 1 cannot imagine why
she jumped" he said.
Mrs. Turner sank rapidly. Before her
death her husband called at the hospital
and was at her side all night. She died
early yesterday morning.
Turner declared that Mr.. Dyer had
told the truth, and that there was moth
ing out of the way in their being to-
gether. He could not understand why
they had given fictitious names.
The body will be sent on to Washington
today.
and so far as is known there is no Mrs.
E. Welsh on Paramount avenue at all.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
NEW CORPORATIONS.

Especial to "The Jersey City News.''1
TRENTON, Sept. 10, 1Ss7.-The follow
ing corporations filed their certificates to-
day:-The New York and Sonora Smelling
Company, of Mexico, was incorporates
with a capital stock of $1.O0o,Oo0 The
incorporators are:-John R. Magruder. OF
Sonora, Mexico; Charles F. Duval. of
Hoboken, and Lewis Gregary, of New
York.
A certificate of Incorporation was filed
by the Staten Island Clay Company, with
a capital stock of $500O0O. The ncorpor-
ators are:-John A. Miller, of New York;
Charles D. Thompson, of Montclair, and
Frank II. Hall. of Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
MR.. RoMMEL's FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Benson M
Rommel, the veteran ferrymaster, yester-
day afternoon, from No. 260 Summit ave-
nue., was largely attended, many being
present from New York, Brooklyn
Hackensack and other places outside of
the city Many representatives of the
Exempt Firemen's and Ferrymens As
sociations formed an assemblage of old
citizens rarely seen together at the pres
ent time. The services were conducted by
the Rev. Arney S. Biddle. The casket
was covered with floral offerings from the
associations and friends. The interment
was in New York Bay Cemetery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
THE OLD AND THE NEW.

The Grand Jury for the April term will
be discharged this afternoon.
All the courts will open for the Sep
tember term tomorrow. Justice Lippin-
colt will charge the Grand Jury and then
the list of causes will be called and dates
fixed for trial. The list of causes in the
Circuit Court will be called by Judge
Nevius and the list of appeals in the
Common Pleas Court by Judge Hudspeth.
The petit jury will report for duty on
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
LOUIS IN A QUANDARY

Louis Emerich owns some property on
the loop of the Boulevard, in Weehawk-
en- Township, and when the county want
ed his land the Condemnation Commits
sioners gave him $1.s97. But the land
was mortgaged and leased, and now
Louis wants to know how that sum
should be divided. Through his counsel,
General w. c. Heppenheimer, he asked
Vice Chancellor Pitney to make some
kind of an arrangement which Mr. Pit
ney will shortly make.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
JEALOUS LOVERS BLUFF.
Threatened 10 shoot With an I'm
loaded Revolver.

Jacob Warren, jealous lover was fined
$40 by Justice Potts today for carrying
concealed weapons. Warren lives at No.
1874 Grand street. Although twenty-five
years old he had the bad taste to fall
desperately in love with Mamie McNally
Of No. 3e Morris street.
Saturday night Jacob called on Mamie.
They quarreled and he attempted to shoot
her with a revolver that was not loaded.
Mamie was not aware that the weapon
was not loaded and of course tainted.
When she recovered she caused her
lovers arrest In the meantime Jacob
had threatened to shoot his father with
the same harmless weapon. His father
was not to be bluffed The old gentle
man gave his son a black eye and passed
him over to policeman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
YELLOW FEVER IN MANAGUA.
Objectors to Mr. Merry's Appeint-
ment as Minister Now Praise Him

Objectors to Mr. Merry's Appe1nt-
ment as Minister Now Praise Him
Correspondence of the Associated Press.1
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Aug. 81, 1897
Yellow fever has appeared at Leon, in
Western Nicaragua. Several natives have
died of the disease recently and it is
spreading.
The Nicaraguan Congress has appointed
Committee to investigate the charter
and affairs of the London Bank of Central
America, Limited, of Managua, with the
object of annulling its charter if possi-
BILE.
Several officials of the Greater Republic
of Central America who were prominent
in objecting to W. L. Merry as United
States Minister to the Greater Republic
of Central America are now loud in his
praises and are anxiously awaiting his
arrival here
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
JOHN OHINAMAN RETALIATED.

George Graham, of No. AZ Sussex street,
and Michael Brown, of No. 40 Sussex
street, was committed this morning by
Justice Potts. Last night they entered
the laundry of Charles Wing at No. 1873
Grand street, and after attempting TO rob
him they beat him brutally.
The Chinaman chased his asSailantS
with a hot fiat iron into Hohman's saloon
on Montgomery street. where they were
arrested by Roundsman Noonan, Police
man Wicking and Detective Bennett. The
Chief Murphy is investigating the case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
TO AVBNGE TIE DEAD STRIKERS
Four Thousand Sympathixers Meet
in the Lithuanian Church.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Sept. 13, 1Ss7-A
meeting of about 1900 Lithuanians, Poles,
Hungarians and Slavonians was held on
the grounds of the Lithuanian Church
here last night. to take action on the
Lattimer shooting. The Rev. Peter
Abromailis, of the Lithuanian Church,
presided and M. M. Burke was present as
specially engaged counsel to operate in
behalf Of the local organizations in the
prosecution Of Sheriff Martin and his
deputies
Rev ~. Milukas, curate Of the
Lithuanian Church, and Rev. Cornelius
Larrisin Of the Greek Catholic Church.
together with number of representative
citizens of the respective nationalities,
made addresses, after which resolutions
were adopted condemning the course Of
Sheriff Martin and his deputies, SYM
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
one WEEK OF DEF,

[From this Mornings sTribune."1
The United States Treasury received
last week from customs $2O52, ,232, from
internal revenue $2,0OS,S76 and from mis-
cellaneous sources $140, ,so2 making total
of $4,2o2,o1o, against $4,66S, ,Sss in the pre-
ceding week. The receipts for the month
to date amount to $7S55,574, and the pay
ments to s1o,4oS,Ooo making the excess of
expenditures over receipts s2,552,426.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
HORsEWHIPPBD HER TRADUOER
Mrs. Sherman's Prompt Way of Re-
futing SANDER.

Mrs. Maggie Sherman, of No. 800 Mon
roe street, Hoboken, swore out war
rant before Recorder McDonough for the
arrest of Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Christy, for
SANDER Mrs. Sherman lives with her
husband on the third floor of the above
address and the Christys on the floor
above them.
Mrs. Sherman claims that last Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Christy slandered her to
such an extent, she said, that to sleep
thinking about it, At four o'clock in the
morning Mrs. Sherman heard Chrsty
coming down stairs and she got up and
horsewhipped him in great style, The
noise awoke Mr.. Sherman, and when he
had seen what was going on he refused
to interfere,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13

pathizing with the families of the victims,
and also pledging moral and financial sup
port in the prosecution of Sheriff Martin
and his deputies.
1t was also decided that special high
mass of requiem should be celebrated in
the Polish, Lithuanian, Greek Catholic and
Slavonic churches today for the souls of
the victims One of the Lithuanian
speakers attempted during the meeting to
inject political sentiment aimed at the
Republican administration, but the as
semblage forced him to desist by it's pro-
tests.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
Killfpg a Report.

A story has travelled lately about a
stenographer writing 402 words in one
minute, but the first question that sug-
gests itself is who is able to enunciate
402 words in a minute for the stenog-
rapher to write. Clergymen in deliver
ing sermon average perhaps ninety
words per minute; political campaign
speakers, no. AS rule. Senators in de-
bate don't talk fasteR thans $50 words
a minute, and, in spurts, they seldom
reach 220 In fact very rapid readers
find difficulty in uttering intelligibly 275
and 800 words in sixty seconds. kansas
CITY Star
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
KEARNY BRIGADE REUNION.

The old Kearny First Brigade is to
have big reunion at Trenton tomorrow.
Captain Farrier and many old veterans of
the Brigade who live in this city are
to attend.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
NOTED CRIMINAL ESCAPES.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 1s, 1ss7.-Rev.
G.. B. F. Howard has escaped from the
Ohio Penitentiary. He ives a most FAM
Gus United States prisoner from Tennes-
see.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
BATTLE SHIP REHowN ATHALIFAx

HALIFAX. N. s., Sept. 1s, 1ss7.-The
British battle ship Renown, Admiral Sir
John Fisher which is to relieve the Cres.
cent on this station, arrived this morn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
New Orlsan., Peril.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 1S, 1897
Supt. Dunn and General Agent Leake, of
the Illinois Central, who made tour of
Mississippi with Doctors Hunter and
Quinn, of the Mississippi Board of
Health, returned to the city in their
special car this morning.
The results of their personal visit to
the various towns would have been ex-
cellent had the Board of Health here not
been compelled yesterday to officially an
nounce the existence of seven cases of
yellow fever in New Orleans.
This morning every town of Importance
is quarantined against New Orleans.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
OoNVIOTs WITH KEYS.
Astounding Conspir acy Discovered I'm
an idaho Penitentiary.

BOISE, Ida, Sept. 13, 1897.-An investi-
CATION of the penitentiary conspiracy has
developed some astounding facts. 1t is
understood the discovery has been made
that a number of keys have in some
mysterious manner fallen into the
possession of the conviets with which
they can open their cell doors. 1t also
developed that drugs and other dangerous
articles have been smuggled into the
prisoners. The officials are determined to
get to the bottom of the matter, and the
result of their investigation is liable to
implicate some who would never be sus-
pected by the public.
There's no question about it. Hoods Sarsa-
M r;ll, host hlood n,irfer This is uroverl