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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
THE NAVAL RESERVE TROUBLE
at Has Nothing 10 no with This End
of fraa STATE.

There is much Indignation among the
members of the Battalion of the East,
Naval Reserve, over the stories which
come from the Battalion Of the West,
with headquarters at Camden. The two
battalions are two distinct organizations,
like two regiments of the military, and
what affects the department and discipline
of one in no way applies to the other.
The Battalion of the East is composed of
the First or Jersey City division; the
Second, or Newark division, and the
Third or Engineer division, of Hoboken.
Each of these divisions is in q fouriShing
condition and the state of efficiency of
the battalion as a whole is excellent. The
excellent work on board the U. s. ).
Maine during the cruise of last summer
won the unfeigned commentator of the
efforts of that battlesnip. The seaman
ship of the reserves particularly won
them praise. Commanded by their own
officers the North Jersey Reserves sailed
the old Portsmouth for fourteen days,
six Of which were on the Atlantic Ocean.
The Battalion Of the East has now set.
tied down to active work for the drill
season. There has been some delay IN
getting to work rhis fall owing to the
change in the berth of the battalion ship,
the u. S. S. Portsmouth When the Re-
serves returned from their annual cruise
last August the vessel was moored at its
old berth, the Fifteenth street dock, 1Io-
boken. This was an inconVenient place
Of Hoboken, and a distance from the
homes of the majority of the young sail
ors. Commander Washington Irving inn
Inediately went to work to secure a new
berth, and obtained permission from the
Ioboken authorities to moor the vessel
off Hudson Park, in the neighborhood of
Fourth street. 1t was necessary to dreGge
out the new BERTH as it is not of sufH-
cient depth to admit the Portsmouth. This
work has been done and the old sloop of
war will be towed to its new moorings in
q few days.
The drills in seamanship have been sus-
pended until spring, when they viii be re-
newed In the meantime the young sailor
men win be kept busy perfecting them
selves in gunnery, infantry tactics and
cutlass and revolver work The Newark
men drill on Monday evening the Hobo
ken men on Tuesday and the Jersey City
men on Wednesday. The drills differ at
each meeting. One night drills with the
long guns will be the prominent feature
of the work aiternated with fencing with
the cutlasses and practicing with the re-
volver. On another might. If the weather
permits, the men are marched ON to the
wharf and through the streets adjacent
to the river for skirn1ish and riot drill.
while another night will be devoted to the
small guns.
The utmost harmony prevails between
the men and officers of the various divi-
sions and all are working together with
only one object in view: to make the
Naval Reserves of New Jersey the leading
body of citizen sailors In the country.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
]. WATTS KBARNYs DoMIgILE.

The habeas corpus proceedings in the
case of J. Watts Kearny, Jr. to secure
his release, are being argued today before
Justice Lippincott in the Supreme Court.
Neither Young Kearny nor his father
General Kearny, was present, but the
Marquise De Kernel, General Kearnys S
sister and her son. listened attentiyely
to the argument. The argument was
chiefly as to the legal points involved in
the case.
Lawyer William H. speer contended
that the proceedings in Chancery, when
young Kearny was declared to be an ha o.
itual drlnkard, were irregular. Accord
ing to the testimony taken by Supreme
Court Commissioner Nugent, the young
man is not and never has been a resident
of New Jersey. He claims to be a resi-
dent Of Kentucky Mr. Speer contended
that the Chancellor had no jurisdiction in
LAWYER Charles L. Corbin insisted that
the Chancellor possessed full jurisdiction,
that the proceedings in the Chancery
Court were regular, and that the young
man, being lawfully adjudged an habitual
drunkard, Justice Lippincott has no al-
thority to release him on a writ of ha-
beas corpus.
and the lawyers briefs and. reserved de-
cisiOn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
SAYS NAME" STOLE Els DOG.
Miss Peters Again in Trouble with
THE Police.

.'Big Name Peters, who was pris-
oner in the First Criminal Court yester-
day. charged with stealing $40 from John
Kirby who hired a furnished room in her
house, No. 2sS Grand street, and who es-
capped through lack of evidence, is again a
prisoner. She viii be arraigned before
Justice Potts Monday morning for steal
ing sky terrier dog from James Arm
rock, of No. I'll washington street. The
dog will be exhibited in court as evil
dence.
Mamie says it is all mistake While
she admits that the animal was found in
her possession this morning she declares
her innocence of its theft. Amrock lost his
dog. which he values highly, two weeks
ago. He made his loss known to the boys
in his neighborhood and offered a reward
to the one who should recover the ami
NAL. This morning a small boy triumph
antly led the lost pet to its owner. AM
rock was not satisfied with recovering the
animal. He wanted satisfaction as well,
so ne questioned the boy and learned that
the Peters woman had had the terrier.
He complained at once to Justice Ports
who issued a warrant for the arrest of
Mamie" It was served at once by Pa
trolman Dougherty.
ters explained TO Sergeant Hopkins how
she came to have the dog. 1t had followed
Maude Adams one of her Iodgers, home
one day. Maude wanted to keep it in her
furnished room, but Mamie Peters OBJ
Jected. She consented to keep it in the
airing this morning when the small boy
nabDed it
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
PBENsY's NEW CRUISER.
Ferryboaf New Rrunsv1ck Launched
at philadelphia Today.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4, 1S97.-The
new steel ferryboat New Brunswick,
which is being built for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company was successfully
launched from the shipyard Of the Chas.
Hillman Ship Building Company, at
10:15 o'clock this morning. The boat as
she left the ways was christened by Miss
Margaret Hillman. When completed the
New Brunswick viii be placed in service
on the new ferry line of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, between Jer-
sey City and Twenty-third street, New
York. The new boat will be similar in
construction to the st. Louis, which was
built year ago and is now in service on
the Twenty-third street ferry line.
The dimensions of the new ferryboat
are:-Length, 206 feet; width over guards,
65 feet, and depth of hald, II feet There
are two inciosed decks with q hurricane
deck, and twin screws at both ends.
The New Brunswick is commodious in
her interior arrangements and finish. She
is equipped with q pair of three cylinder
compound engines, with cylinders 70
inches, 81 inches and 81 inches by q 24
inch stroke. The horsepower is 1,500.
The engines viii be supplied with four
Ward water tube boilers. The boilers
will be given q test of l50 pounds steam
DreSSlIr6
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
FOR HONOR AND FORTUNE.
nsrs. Grahaasass EsisGer struggle with
Her Dead Hausband'a SON.

The Graham viii case was continued
Yesterday before Judge Hudspeth in the
Orphans Court Mrs. Graham was again
placed on the stand and gave further
testimony concerning the circumstances
leading up to and her marriage with
Mr. Graham, ST.. She denied that she
had ever recognized Gilbert Craig. or
Curry, as her first husband Sand testified
that when she confronted Craig, or Cur
nv. he denied that he had ever known
her Mrs. Graham was questioned as to
her relations with several men and en-
Dhatically denied that she had ever over
stepped the bounds of propriety with
any of them.
The proceedings in the First Criminal
Court. when Mrs. Graham wAs arraign-
"A before Police Justice Potts on a charge
Of bigaTny, were again rebearsed and the
witness placed especial stress on the fact
that the charge was quashed
Counsellor Griffin, who appears for
William Graham the contestant of the
win, tried to shake Mrs. Grahazn's testi-
nnony. He cross-questioned her as to her
past history In an endeavor to prove
that she had deliberately plotted to mar
~ Graham. sr., when she knew her
first husband was still alive. Mrs. Gra-
nam however. stuck to her guns and
did not contradict her original testimony
In any essential particular.
The case will be continued next We'd
snasday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
EsTBRHAzY COURT MARTIAL
General SaussEer Reports 5 gainst the
Opening of the Dreyfus Case.
[By Cable to The Associated Press.

by Gable to The Associated Press.1
PARIS. Dec. H. 1S97.-The Military Gov
ernor Of Paris, General Saussier, has
ordered the formation of a court-martial
to examine into the charges brought
against Count Ferdinand Walsin Ester
hazy the retired Major of the French
Army, who is accused of writing the
letter which brought about the sentencing
of Alfred Dreyfus to imprisonment for
life, on the charge of selling important
military secrets to the agents of a foreign
power, and who, in any case, appears
to have admitted the authorship of let
ters. published in the Figaro recently,
bitterly rejecting upon France and the
French Army.
The Journal says that the decision of
General Saussier on the report of Gen
eral Pellieux, who was appointed to ex-
anime into the charges brought against
Count Esterhazy, is as follows:-
80 far as Dreyfus is concerned, the
case has been tried, no new fact has been
brought to light and no new document
has been submitted during the course of
the inquiry to justify a revision of the
trial. In consequence, there is no ground
for proceeding against Count Esterhazy,
so far as regards the crime of high treas
on, for which Alfred Dreyfus was con-
dernned'' -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
CARS In TIE CANAL
Lively Smash up at the
ViaduCt Over Commu-
nipaW Avenue.
BRAKEMAN's JUMP FOR LIFE
Railway Disasters Of a Day-Grain
Elevator Burned and Trolley
Cars in Collision.
BRAKEMAN'S JUMP FOR LIFE

A train of five cars of the Central Rail-
road Of New Jersey fell onto the tow
path and into the Morris Canal from the
top of the branch pockets of the Waddell
Coal Company, shortly before ten O'Clock
this morning. A brakeman who was on
the first car to SO over luckily escaped
death. The upper parts of the cars were
smashed into Kindlink wood, while the.
iron trucks and axles were twisted into
shapeless masses. One of the cars lies on
the bottom of the canal. A wreclring crew
has been at work all the forenoon and
afternoon trying to raise the wreck and
clear the tow path The snow and ice
responsible for the accident.
The pockets of the Waddell Coal Com
pany lie just south of Communipaw ave-
nue. and east of the bridge over the Nor
ris Canal The coal trains reach the
pockets over a track which connects with
the Central Railroads Newark and New
York Branch south of the Grifiing Iron
Works The track runs on the level as it
passes the. iron works and then shoots up
a sharp incline which increases in height
until it is nearly fifty feet when it reaches
the zinc works.
Over the Waddell coal pickets the
track is about thirty feet above the street
level. The rails were coated with ice
this morning and the snow packed be-
tween them to their level 1t was difd-
cult matter for the engines to push their
heavy loads up the incline-they did not
attempt to pull them up.
At nine-thirty o'clock an engine started
to push train of five empty cars up the
incline to the zinc works, to the north
of Conmunipaw avenue where they were
10 be loaded with Stag The engine took
a flying start from below the Grifiing Iron
Works and went at full speed for the in
cline so that there would be less of
chance OF its lead slipping back.
Joseph August, a brakeman, was on the
forward car as lookout The first car had
nearly reached the highest point OF the
pockets when it left the track and started
for the rail which runs beside the tracks
August had just times enough to take
flying jump and save himself as the car
tore away the railing and went over into
the canal Before the engineer realized
what had happened OF. could stop the en-
gine the other cars followed the first one
and fell in a heap on the towpath
Luckily the light cars were not sufficient
in weight to take the engine from the
track The couplings OF the last car
snapped and left the locomotive free. A
wreclzing crew was sent Immediately to
the scene of the wreck, but, owing to
the peculiar situation of the pockets, and
the position of the wrecked cars 1t was
not until four O'Clock this afternoon that
the Worknen could even begin the work
of raising the cars. It was q difficult
matter to keep the wreeking train from
slipping down the incline.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
THORN REACHES SING SING.

SING SING, n. Y, Dec. A. 1S97.-Not-
withstanding the disagreeable weather a
large crowd today assembled to get a
look at Martin Thorn, the murderer OF
William Csuldensuppe, who arrived here
at nine o'clock this morning. Thorn was
self-possessed and took his incarceration
as q matter of course. Handcuffed to
Police Captain Methven and accompanied
by Sheriff Doht, Thorn entered a car
riage at the depot and was driven to the
prison. They did not stop at the clerk :
office, as is customary, but went direct
to the office of Chief Keeper Connaugh-
ton: thence to the death house, where
the convicted murderer Of William Gul-
densuppe will now occupy cell.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
READY FOR BATTLE.

The Democratic County Committee met
last night and organized for the coming
year There was large attendance of
members. The meeting was brief, the
organization being the only business
TRANSACTED. The regular ticket was eject
ed with any opposition. The officers elect
ed are. John A. Erickson. Chairman; JOS
eph Clark of Hoboken. First Vice Chair
man; John, Thompson of Bayonne, Sec
ond Vice Chairman; P. II. Murphy, Secre-
tary; John J. O'Reilly, Treasurer; John
McGovern, ergeant-at-Arms.
The City Committee, consisting of the
members from this city. organized after
ward by electing Mr.. Erickson Chairman;
Joseph Mannix, Vice-Chairman and
Messrs. Murphy. O'Reilly and NGeGovern,
TO the same position they Will hold in the
County Committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
ANNEX CHANGES HANDS
The P. R. R. Has Bougth
the Brooklyn Ferry.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has just secured control of the Brooklyn
Annex ferry. Articles of Incorporation Of
the Pennsylvania Annex Ferry Company
have been filed in the Hudson County
Clerks office and among the incorporators
are E. F. Brook, superintendent of the
New York division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company; f. Wolcot Jackson.
general superintendent OF the United
Railroads of New Jersey Division and
Charles 3. Thurston.
The ineorporators will meet in Mr.. Jack
sons office in the Pennsylvania Building
.on Monday and form an organization
The annex ferry heretofore has been a
private venture, owned mainly by General
Daniel Butterfeld of New York city. The
Pennsylvania Company has purchased the
Generals interest and secured control Of
the property.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
TOWER OF FLAME
Grain Elevator Burned to the
Waters Edge Lives and
Shipping in Peril.

The steam grain elevator, Columbia,
owned by the International E1evating
Company of New York, was destroyed by
fire on the Hudson River, at four O'Clock
this morning, entailing a loss of over
$50, JO0
The elevator was moored to the Ham
hllrg-American pier at Hoboken. While
Martin Bruno, the watchman on the pier,
was making his rounds about daybreak,
he discovered smoke coming from the
Columbia's hold. He quickly notified Po-
liceman Haw, who sent in an alarm from
Box No. 73 in River street. In a few min
utes the fire department was on the scene
and assisted by the fire tug New York,
began to pump water into the burning
craft The flames, however, shot up
through the elevator and soon the whole
boat was ablaze.
The four men who constitute the crew
of the Columbia were asleep in their
hunks when the fire broke out, but all
escaped in safety. 1t was soon evident
that the Columbia was doomed, and the
Hamburg American officials, fearing that
the piers and steamers in the vicinity
would be fired ordered the tug boat I'll
tus to pull the burning elevator. out in
midstream This was done with extreme
difficulty, owing to the intense heat Of
the flames.
When the Columbia had been tewed a
few hundred feet from the pier one of
her boilers exploded with a loud report.
The roof of the elevator was blown off
into the river. Over a dozen tug boats
gathered around the burning craft, but
Iseri4e +J,a efforts cf tlae osnvyS the faY1ns
ragged as fercely as ever. The boat final
ly burned to the waters edge, and was
then towed to the foot Of Fourteenth
street, where it sank
The loss is fully covered by insurance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
UNHAPPY CUBA.
EBy Gable to The Associated Press !

LBy Gable to The Associated Press.1
HAVANA, Dec. 4, .1Ss7.-News has just
been received here of a Terrible fire
which occurred yesterday at Jaruco, a
town of about 10000 inhabitants, in this
province. About 110 houses We're destroy
ed with nearly ALL their contents No
accurate estimate of the amount of dam
age done can be made. The confagration
which was started accidentally, spread on
account of a high wind which prevailed
Hundreds of families have been rendered
homeless and the situation at Jaruco is
very. distressing. No further details are
obtainable as this despatch is sent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
BOYS WELCOME TIE Snow.

Bridget Druery, fifty years old, Of No
752 Jersey avenue, slipped on the ice on
the front steps of her home last night and
sprained her right ankle. She was at
tended by DR. Nopetscllney.
Della Coleman, twenty-niIe years old
Of Freeman street and Duncan avenue
fell in front of No $50 Grand street yes
terday afternoon and sprained her ankle
She was taken to the City Hospital. Ice
was responsible for her fall.
The small boys ON the Heights well
coined the fall OF snow yesterday after
noon, and when it turned to hail and froze
they danced with glee. A number Of
Youngsters from Summit avenue and Cli4-
ton place got their sleds out and spent
several hQurs IN coasting down the Glass
House dsill. This morning several boys
were seen amusing themselves in a Similar
manner on the Mercer street viaduct.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
THE PoPEs POOR HEALTH.
Ris Physicians Forbid the Annfver-
s8ry Ceremonies ofEEis BsIrsa Mass.

[By Cable to The Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 4, 1S97.-A despatch to
the "Pall Mall Gazette" from Rome,
published this afternoon, announces that
the Pope, lately, has not been enjoying
his usual health. DR.. Lapponi, the at
tending physician of His Holiness, has
been obliged to adopt special precau-
tions against the weather and has chang
ed the not sand baths, which the vener-
able primate has been taking weekly, to
It is explained is the only way by which
the doctor can counteract the rheumatic
symptoms of the Pope, which, accord
ing to the despatch, supervel.e at the pa
TENTS slightest exposure.
DR.. Lapponi, it is added has forbidden
His Holiness to take part in any firing
function, and, therefore the programme
mapped out for the ceremonies which
niversary of the celebration of the first
mass of Leo XIII. have been abandoned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04

[From This Mornings "Tribune.'l
Customs receipts reported from Wagil-
ington today were s821 14S7, internal reve-
nue. receipts $575. .7S8, and the miscellaneous
receipts s141,o9 total Government re-
ceipts for the day, $1,Os8,87o; expenditures.
$S57, 900; excess of receipts, s1S1,S7o Re
ceipts for the month to date ss,54s,Sls;
expenditures, s428s,ooo excess of re-
ceipts, $5,2s6,s1G.
The true deficiency for the month'to
date Is $S8s 1Sl.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
BRIGHT BOY ADOPTED

Assistant Prosecutor joseph M. Noonan
made application to the Orphans Court
yesterday afternoon for an order permit
ting Mrs Rutherford T Taylor 70 adopt
Francis Curran three years old The
boy is an orphan and has been cared for
since the death of his parents by Mrs.
Mary A. Hatfield He Is entitled to g
legacy OF $500 when he comes OF age and
his father made a small allowance in his
wil for his care.
Mrs. dfatfield Is q poor woman. Mrs.
Taylor Is a literary woman and IN affluent
circumstances. She is the correspondent
for the London sHimes and lives in the
1Iotel vendome, New York. She Is q
strikingly handsome blonde, When asked
why she wanted to adopt the boy she said
He was Il bright, winning little fellow and
she was very fond of him. She has no
children OF her own.
As Mrs Taylors ability 10 take care of
tho boy WAS fully established ana as Mrs.
Hatfield was willing 70 surrender him the
Court made an order permitting Mrs.
eTayior to adopt him.
business Mon i Table d'iloie. IA to ar. NJ.
Tayi0f'S Hotel. Soc.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
All SIN IN PBTFIOOATs.

NEWPORT, VT. Dec. A. 1Ss7.-Reports
that several Cinnamon disguised as
women have recently crossed the Cam
adian border and made their way safely
into the United States has aroused fresh
activity on the part of the Governments s
secret service men, and the shores of Lake
Memphremagog are being watched very
closely for smugglers. 1t is believed that
some of the disguised Cinnamon came
oyer on freight trains.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
TO SUE BAY0NNE.
cry VIII Puah the suit for the

The challenge of Mayor Egbert Seymour
to the Street and Water Board over Bay
onne's little 5000 water bill due to Jersey
City, will be promptly taken up.
Commissioners Boltwood, Heintze and
Nolan said this morning that the city will
not bulge an inch from its position, and
they will push the suit to recover the
money.
Bayonne's chief magistrate said that his
city did not owe that amount. Jersey City
replies that the bill is correct and the
Court will do the rest
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-04
CREW OF TIE DAUNILHSS
Commander PilIsbury U. S. N.
Denies Spain's Statement
That They Were Gu
ban Filibusters.
[By Gable to The Associated Press.1


MADRID, Dec. A, 18s7-The Spanish
Government, it is semi-officialy an
nounced, has received details of the land
ing Of an expedition in Cuba from the
American steamer Dauntless, and 1t is un-
derstood the Spanish Minister at Wash
ington, Senior Depuy De LONE. will short
~ present in this connection a claim for
damages from the United States.
1t is announced today in despatch
from Washington, dated yesterday, that
Commander Pillsbury, of the o. S. s..
Yesuvius, which has been doing patrol
DUTY OF the coast of Florida recently,
with the view of preventing the de-
pdrture of hlibustering expeditions has
written a letter to the Navy Department
detailing the movements from November
last of the Dauntless, showing her to
nave been repeatedly searched and ap-
parently proving beyond doubt that the
steamer has not been engaged of late in
landing filibustering expeditions on the
coast of Cuba.