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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
EAST RIVER DRAW BRIDGEs.
New scheme of Extravagance of the
Reform Statesman at Alhanx

ALBANY, Jan. 49, 1897-What promises
to be an important bill of the session is
the measure introduced today by Assem-
blyman Wilson of Brooklyn, providing
for the construction of two drawbridges
over the East River, connecting New
York and Brooklyn, or what will be here
after different sections of the greater
New York. One of these bridges is to
start from Washington and Kent ave-
nues, on the Brooklyn side, and extend
to a point near CorlearS street in New
York, as it is at present. The other great
Gold street, in Brooklyn, to point near
Clinton street, in New York. To carry
out this stupendous work the Mayor of
the Greater City of New. York is to ap-
residents of Brooklyn and three from the
present City of New York. The Com
mission Is to have a seventh member in
the person of the Mayor and is empow-
cred to appoint President-from which
office the Mayor is excluded Secretary
and Treasurer. They may employ
counsel and clerical assistance. fixing the
compensation to be paid them, and shall
submit a monthly statement of their
work to the Mayor. They are, soon
as appointed, to prepare plans for the
new bridges covering all the details ap
pertaining thereto. The height of the
fixed at not less than twenty
six feet, and all other heights and
distances must be specifically shown and
the drawings made by acknowledged COM
determine public hearing may be held,
and after due consideration they are au-
thorized to select such plans as they
may deem best To meet the cost of the
new bridges the proper officers of the city
of New York are authorized on the
requisition of the Bridge Commission, to
issue suitable amount of bonds.
The Commissioners, except the Mayor,
are each to receive a salary of 49, 900 per
annum during the period of construction.
The draw feature of the bridges make the
bill one of. the most radical of it's kind
in years.
In speaking of the draw bridge feature
Mr.. Wilson, today said:
London has sixteen bridges over the
Thames within its corporate limits.
THE commerce of Long Island Sound
has never proven SO extensive as to make
1t necessary to hold 100000 people en-
tirely subservient to it, and while it is
a fact that the Sound steamers may with
greater safety to the travelling public
and but little pecuniary loss dock to the
eastward of Grand street. the Interrupt
ton because of draw bridges would be
of little consideration compared with the
interests of the general public to be con-
sidered.
..The bridge projects under act of 1895,
does not in any way conserve the great
manufacturing interests of the districts
stretching q quarter of a mile inland
from the shore of the great tenement
river. 1t conserves the interests alone
of a people whose possessions and whose
calling take them far away from the
river front
structed in two,. or, at most, three years.
They enter directly upon the great manu-
featuring sections; while the present
bridge and the one authorized in 1895,
being suspension bridges, must necessar-
lily turn the travel on beyond this district
In both divisions of the city,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
IVORY TRIAL GOES SLOW.
Solicitor General Had to Attend the
Opening Session of Parliament.
p,t (J0hIe IN the TJ4,Sfeg Ts,~ev~

EU Gable 10 the United Press
LONDON, Jan. 10, 1897.-phe trial of Ed
ward ]. Ivory, the alleged Irish-American
dynamite conspirator, which was begun
in the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey,
yesterday, was resumed this morning
Contrary to expectation there were very
few spectators in the court room when
the proceedings began. Among the Amerl-
cans present were Miss M. F. Sheldon,
DIR. Coutts, c. E. Hammond and J. NJ. G.
Shaw.
A female clerk in the Glasgow Hotel at
which Ivory stopped testified to the pris;-
oner having received kilograms from Botl-
logne, France, where he said ne had
friends.
Several witnesses described Ivorys 5
movements from the, time of his arrival
Glasgow, among them a boy named john
Burns, who ACCOMPANIED Ivory m his
search for the men Caffrey Meagher and
O'Hara. who Were recommended by
when Ivory called, Burns SAID. and Mrs
Meagher refused to accept a letter
which Kearny. had written to her hus-
band, of which livery was the bearer
Neither ssa5a a., could Caffrey or Q'Hara be
and the latter in Ireland.
A telegraph Clerk produced a tele-
gram from kearnsy, in Rotterdam. TO
Ivory, or Ben, IN Glasgow, dated Septen.-
ness stopped Wire Garth"
The court adjourned until tomorrow
2:S0 P. NJ, at the request of Sir R. B.
Fsnlay, the Solicitor General, who is con-
able him to be present at the opening
of Parliament.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
COUNTESS OoWIBY's DIVORCE SUIT
Her Noble spouse Accused of Loving
Married yyomanss Society Too Well
BIZ CabIe TO Inc United Press


LONDON, Jan. 10. 1s97-The trial of the
action for divorce brought by Countess
Cowley against her husband, Henry
Arthur Mornington Wellesley, Earl Cow
ley, was begun in the Divorce Division
of the High Court of Justice this morn
ing. The grounds upon which the suit is
based are desertion and habitual unfaith-
fuLness with Mrs. Charles Charrington
stand and testified that her husband
practically deserted her in 1892 when he
ignored her and openly showed his prefer
ence for the society of Mrs. Charrington
The Earl, the Countess said was accuss-
toned to spend several hours each day
with Mrs. Charrington in that ladys
heudoir, and continued to do so until
Mrs. Charrington's husband interfered
and put stop to their intimacy
Upon cross-examination the Countess
admitted that she had disputes with her
husband concerning household biRs
which differences had led to an agreement
between them to separate.
Countess Cowley denied that she had
assented to her husbands desertien Of
her. She had always been willing to act
as a wife should provided she was treat
ed by her husband as faithful wife
should be treated
Mr.. Charrington was called to the witt
ness stand and testified that he had been
aware that Earl Cowley was a frequert
caller at his house, but he was not aware
that his calls were made after he (the wit
ness) had left the house. Witness said
that he was now living apart from his
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
UNDER DIAz's RULE.
Mr.. II. o. Babbitt Talks of Mckee
10 the Coxmoa Ciuh.

10 the CoSm0s Club.
Counsellor R. o. Babbitt gave the mem
bers of the Cosmos Club last night in the
Hotel Washington one of the most delight
full talks they have enjoyed for a long
time. 1t was all about Mexico, country
through which Mr. Babbitt has travelled
extensively.
When dinner had been disposed cf Pre-
sident Major 2. K. Pangborn, in his grace
full and felicitous way, introduced Mr.
Babbftt
He began by showing the condition of
Mexico at the time when President Diaz
assumed the administration of affairs. AT
that time, in 1876. there was a population
of twelve millions, at least half of which
was composed of Indians, and of the
white people 20 per cent. could neither
read nor write. Ignorance reigmed Dur
ing the administration of Juarez, Diaz's s
predecessor, the Government of the coun-
try was exclusively unuer the control of
the church Political preferment was Il
reeted by it's officers, and uniting with the
clerical party were the rich, the ignorant
and OF course the priesthood. One-third
of the land was owned by the church,
either directly or sod indiTsetly re dds and the
pletely under its control.
When Diaz assumed the direction of the
Government, Mr.. Bapbitt said. the cleri-
cal party was arrayed against him. They
were not openly hostile, but by covert
measures assassination even, they op-
posed him. But Notwithstanding this, said
Mr.. Babbitt, Diaz by his just, firm and
wise administration, had compelled the r
admiration. Labcrers now receive IS
cents per day. when in 1876 they earned
12 Instead of working simply on hacien-
aas they may now work on railroads and
other improvements.
I,,rr IN ofd ftrxyl1f
cares to work cam find 1T in Mexico
The interesting talk closed with re-
view Of the educational work in the re-
public fostered and begun by Diaz and
when he closed his talk there was the
heartiest vess Of thanks for hts remarks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
'TWASN'T A BURGLAR AFTER ALL
Man Shot at by Copper Calls for His

Policeman Beatty's burglar called at
the Communipaw avenue station house
yesterday to reclaim the rubber overshoe
which he lost while trying to escape
Beatty and his revolver.
Sunday morning at about 320 o'clock
Policeman Beatty was on Bergen avenue.
He saw a man walking along the ave-
nue. with his hat pulled over his eyes
and his coat collar turned up. Beatty
before going on post had been warned to
keep watchful eye for the burglar who
had kept the residents on the Heights in
perpetual state of terror for the past
two weeks.
Now when Beatty saw the figure steal
ing up the avenue in the shadow of the
trees he thought that at last chance
had arrived for him to distinguish him
self. He would capture the burglar and
bring him in great pride to the station
house. Already could he hear the praise
of his. superiors ringing in his ears and
he gripped his nightstick tighter as he
started across the street to nab the sup
posed burglar. But the man in the long
overcoat thought differently.
When the policeman started to cross
the street the man In the overcoat began
to take longer strides until finally he
broke into run. Beatty shouted to him
to stop, but the runner redoubled his
pace. Beatty then drew his revolver and
fired twice in the air. Neither shot took
effect and the fellow turned down Gift
ford place and was soon lost in the dark
ness.
The shots attracted Detectives Hottie
and Pearson, but thorough search fall
ed to discover Beattys burglar The Off
GERS found, however, a rubber overShoe
which was taken to the station house by
Beatty in altogether different manner
than that in which he proposed to march
his burglar there.
terday when the owner of the overshoe
called to claim his property. He turned
out to be Leonard Rose, a young man
who is employed as a clerk In John
Brummeis grocery store, at the corner
OF Jackson and Bramhall avenues, and
who lives at No. III Belmont avenue.
He told Captain McKaig that he had
was returning home when he met Beat
ty on Bergen avenue. He did not see
the uniform, he said, and upon hearing
some one call upon him to stop he
thought it was the burglar who had
been operating in the neighborhood, and,
supposing that he was going to be rob-
bed, he started to run. The shots which
turned down Clifford placeeand ran to the
Boulevard There, he met a nilkman
named John JobeS, to whom he told a
jumbled story about being pursued by a
burglar. Jobes accompanied him to his
home
Rose afterward learned of the true state
of affairs yesterday and promptly called
upon Captain McKaig and explained to
him. His Overshoe was returned to him
and he was allowed to go.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
FAIRBANKS TO BE SENATOR.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, JAM 10, 1s97.-In
the House and Senate today Charles w.
Fairbanks was elected United States
Senator. d. w. Voorhees, was put in
nomination by the Democrats. Leroy
Templeton by the Populists and Fair
banks by the Republicans. In the House
Fairbanks was severely arraigned by the
Democrats, who called him a millionaire
representative of corporations The vote
in the House was:-Fairbanks, IS: yoor-
hoes, 16; Templeton, /. In the Senate the
same programme was carried out, Fair
banks receiving majority of the votes
cast.
Tomorrow at 10 A. M. the House and
Senate will meet in joint session and an
other vote will be taken which will be
the final step in e1ecting Fairbanks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
DIVORCING THF PRINCESS

BRUSSELS, Jan. 1s, 1ss7.-The proceed
ings fer divorce brought by the Prince
of Chimay against his wife, formerly
Clara Ward, of Detroit, who eloped from
Paris last fall with Hungarian gypsy
fiddler named Janos Rigo. were heard TO-
day at Charleroi. The court room was
crowded with spectators as soon as it was
opened, and the interest in the case was
further shown by the presence of news
paper correspondents from nearly all Of
the European capitalists
Before any testimony was taken the
Public Prosecutor, M. Moral. asked that
the case be tried privately and the Judge
granted the request and ordered the court
room cleared of all spectators, press rep
resentatives included
The Prince of Chinay and his cousin,
Prince Joseph, were present. The Princess
was represented by Maitre Allain, of the
Paris Court of Appeal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
TROLLEY CARS APIRE.
Big Shed at Greenvll,e Escapes Dec
struction Tbas Morning.

The Greenville car stables were threat
ened this morning with total destruction
by fire. An overheated stove set fire to
three of the cars standing in the she'd
Policeman Dunnegan noticed the smoke
issuing from the shed and gave the
alarm. The motormen and other en-
ployes rashed in with buckets but the
flames had spread from the cars to the
beams supporting the roof. There were
fifty cars in the shed at the time, and
these greatly hindered the work of the
firemen who promptly responded to the
call.
AT last they succeeded in getting at the
burning cars and roof and soon had the
flames extinguished
The blaze will cost the Consolidated
Traction Company about s. coo
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
COHEN GUARDS RECEPTION.

The annual reception of the First Bat
TALON of the Cohen Guards will take
place tonight at Odd Fellows Hall,
Washington street, Hoboken, Arrange
ments for the affair were completed at a
meeting of the Board of Officers last
night The guardsmen will appear in their
new uniforms and the event promises to
be most successful one. There are now
three companies of the guards, one in Ho-
boken, Bayonne and Union Hill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19

Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cam
bridge occupied cross bench and the
galleries We're filled with the wives and
daughters Of peers e
United States Ambassador Bayard and
Mrs. Bayard occupied seats in the diplo-
matte gallery. After the Lord Chancel-
lor. Lord Halsbury, had read the speech
from the throne. the customary address
IN reply to the speech was moved by the
Marquis of Bath who was attired In the
uniform of an officer of the .Yeomen of
the Guards. The motion was seconded
by Lord Kenyon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
MILLIONS FOR COLLEGES.

ALBANY, Jan. 10, 1ss7.-The Court Of
Appeals today decided the. Fayerweather
will contest.
The effect of the decision is to dis
tribute three millions of dollars involved
among the following colleges, in equal
proportions, viz.:-Amherst, Bowdoin.
Dartmouth. Williams. Yale, Columbia,
Hamilton, Lafayette, Lincoln, Maryvilie,
Marietta, Adelbert. Wabash, Park, the
Wesleyan University the Universities of
Rochester, Cornell, Virginia and Hampton
and the Union Theological Seminary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
MONTGOMERY READY FOR SEA.

NEW YORK. Jan. 10, 1s97.-The United
States cruiser Montgomery, which has
been in dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard undergoing repairs to her keel. port
propeller and one of the plates forward
of her propeller, which were all damaged
in her accident off Governors Island last
week. was foated out of dry dock today
and is ready for sea-
The report OF the court of inquiry to
fix the responsibility for the damage to
the cruiser will be forwarded to Wash
ington as soon as 1t is Icompleted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
HIT MAY BE IT.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 10, 1Ss7-Con-
gresham H. R. Hits chances for sue
ceeding John NJ. Palmer as Senator from
Illinois, have greatly improved within the
last twentyfour hours, and he is now be-
heved to be the coming man. 1t is the
general opinion that the failure of Mason
last nights caucus leaves them out of the
race and there are indications that the
Lorimar or machine" following are pre-
pairing to climb into the Hit band wagon
to secure Mason's defeat if for no other
purpose
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
DYNAMITBR on THE ToWPATH.

SCHENECTADY, N, u, Jan. 49, 1897. -
An explosion of dynamite occurred on the
Erie canal tow path, in the city of AM
morning, where work on the canal inn
provement is going on. 1t killed two
horses blew out the side Of a barn, and
shattered many windows all over that
part of the city. No persons were in
jured
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
WEYLER OFF AGAIN.
BIZ cable 10 The rrniteir preas

HAVANA. Jan. 10, 1897. -Captain-Gen
Weyler, accompanied by his staff, started
Tor the field at eight O'Clock this morning.
The General took a carriage from the pei
ace to the outskirts of the city, where he
mounted a horse and rode in the direc-
ton of San Jose de las Lajas to the south
east of Havana
He was escorted by several regiments of
cavalry and body guard of negro troops
recently drafted into tine service.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
TWO KILLED IN NEWARK.
speeial e lhe 'e1seE SEQ Ns,us.

NEWARK, Jan. 10. 1Ss7.-David Dold
was killed and John Wilson and Sigmund
Goring seriously injured by the giving
way of a scaffold attached to the build
ing. No. l91 johnson street. this morn
ing. The men were at work on the scaf-
fold and one of the ropes suddenly part
ed, preeipitating them TO the ground,
thirty-fye feet below.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
TRACK ELEVATION HEAR
INGS.

The Street and Water Commissioners
held a conference in the City Hall today
and decided that at their meeting tomor-
row afternoon they will fix days for hear
ings on the plans for the elevation of the
Erie's tracks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
WEATHER INDICATIONS,

NEW YORK, Jan. 10. 1ss7..-Eor the ss
hours ending at eight p NJ. Wednes-
day. For New York City and vicinity:
Fair till Wednesday,; colder tonight;
brisk to high north winds.
Esarsnett,s ThernalAssaasar Report.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
mATTERS oF Ezor

stores. factories and institutions can now
get their supplies as good any n. T. house
can serve them. Complete stock. low prices
at D. T. cleary & Cas- Wholesale grocery.
stores. Montgomery ana Greene streets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
THE OzAR rs ALL RIGHT.
Bu Cnblc to the United press

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 10, 1ss7-It is
seni-effcially announced that the health
OF the Car is excellent, and that the
stories of his ailments are without foual
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
DILLON TO LEAD AGAIN.
BIZ Cable to tho United Press

LONDON, Jan. 10. 1Ssz-At meeting
of the members of the Irish National
party in Parliament, held today, John
Dillon, NJ. P. for East Mayo, was re-elect-
ed party leader
The Progress., 1897-12-18
why Doesa,s the Boiler Barstq

What tremendous force is strugcli,c
to tear a boiler to atoms! Take,
ample, horizontal tubular boI4er u
ordinary proportions, so inches in di
anleter by Is feet long, containing
eighty three 1 inch tubes. Such boiler
has u surface area of 40, rio square
inches.
Suppose this boiler is operated with
working pressure of 100 pounds per
square inch, which is not at all uncom-
mon. The boiler therefore sustains to-
tai pressure of 4.071 600 pounds, or
more than 2, 035 tons.
Do we realize what this means? The
boiler has resting upon it the equivalent
of a column of granite 10 feet square
and 254. 5 feet high. or, to put it another
way, the boiler is holding up the equiv
alent weight of 22,371 persons, each
weighing 49, pounds.
The best authorities agree that the
ordinary draft horse, working eight
hours a day, exerts an average force
during that time of 100 pounds.
Now, this force acting to disrupt the
boiler longitudinally is 226, 200 pounds,
SO that to produce an equivalent stress
it would be necessary TO hitch up TO the
ends of the boiler two teams of 1855
horses altogether. -Strand Magazine
The Progress., 1897-12-18

dication OF rcsenting our action III drop
ping him. Now what do you suppose
was the explanation OF his thefts: I
never have been able to find one that
was satisfactory. It has been asserted
that despite his large income he is nat
urally very misery fellow, but that is
merely gossip I meet him occasionally.
and he is always affable. II was disa-
greeable affair, and to this day an in
applicable one
A man who had listened attentively
to the broker story said:
Il can equal that with IN experience
in my own club The man in question
has recently died and it is only charita-
BILE to say that he was probably insane
for several years before he died. He was
Arthur Blank''-mentioning histor-
ical name. "A bout three years ago this
man began to wear very shabby clothes.
He had always been very careful in his
dress and this change was surprising.
He came to the club and sat around.
looking like tramp. His linen was
ragged, and even the walters looked
askance at his clothes I knew that he
had money, but it was not pleasant
task TO suggest to him that he should
SSt ScIllS new ClclISS. I1e WAS dil Olu
| bachelor, aud he had rooms in an ex-
| pensive bachelor apartment house. His
condition was a disgrace TO the club
and as q last resort half a dozen of his
| old friends got up purse of 500 aud
went to his tailor and ordered new
salt of clothes for him. They told the
tailor that it was in payment of q
wager. When the suit was made, they
packed it in box with a new hat,
| shoes, collars, shirts and two scarfs and
sent it to Blank. A letter was inc1osed
| which read:
| DEAR BLANK-By express / send you the
| outfit that lest by my last election wager
'tTae signature was such that no one
could read it. There was some specula.
ton as to bow Blank would take this
hint. Two days later he turned up al
the club III his new clothes. and whei
he was congratulated on them he sale
they were the result Of an election
wager. The new clothes We're too much
for him, however. He get drunk on til,
strength CT then, and staid drunk at tht
club for the next two weeks, when ht
was dropped from membership. New
York Sun.
The Progress., 1897-12-18
They Are Friends.

Helen-I wonder why Kate doesn't
mind her own business.
Mattie-She hash any.
Helen--Business?
Mattie--No; mind. Chicago News.
Nearly 2uo patents nave been issued
for horseshoes, bat not one of the invsia.
tious has ever come into general use.