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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
PRISON LABOR NONsENsE.
Warden of the KndiaDa Penitentfary
Locks Prisoners in Their Cells.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, March IL, 1887
Warden Harley, OF the Indiana State Pris-
on, yesterday ordered the imstamt suspen-
sion of work by every convict mot hired
by a binding contract The order was
unexpected by the contractors, and one
OF the firms will lose the labor of nearly
two hundred men.
This sudden action was due to the dis
covery THAI an emergency clause was
added to a bill passed by the General AS
senbly abolshing contract labor and the
bill thus became a law as soon as Cow
Mount signed it
The result lis two hundred men are lock-
ed In their cells with no means of employ
ment The new law provides that CON-
tract work shall be abolished as fast as
existing contracts expire, and by the end
of the year more than three hundred men
will he idle
1t was intended THAT corvicts should be
employed In making goods for other State
institutions, but no appropriation was
made for buying material to put the
plant into operation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
NEIGBBoRLY STRIFE IN HOBoKEN
Mrs. Tubcrty and Mrs. Diets In
Clothes Lime war

Mrs. Mary Diets, wife of William Diets,
who lives ON the first floor at No. 2S2 Will
low avenue. Hoboken. called at Police
Headquarters in that city this morning
and swore out a warrant for the arrest
of Mrs. Mary Tuberty, of tie same ad-
dress, for assauDting her. Mrs. Tuberty,
who occupies apartments on the second
floor and Mrs. Diets, have been at odds
for over six months. Mrs. Diets says
she was standing In the doorway of her
home yesterday morning when Mrs.
Tuberty came out of her rooms and
dashed a kettle OF hot water in her face.
Fortunately the water was not very hot,
and Mrs. Diets was only slightly scalded.
The day before this incident occurred Mrs
her with a broom.
II have to keep my door aoclSed,'' said
she to the RECORDER, Il can give no rea-
son for Mrs. Tuberty's conduct towards
me. When l go out into the yard she
throws old shoes and everything down On
my head / haven't spoken to the w0na-
an or even looked at her in fur months, ;,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
PROMINENT CITIZEN DEAD.
Henry Lohmann OF EIobeken Passes


Henry Lohmann, one of the oldest and
best known citizens of Hoboken, died at
his home. No. TAI Park avenue, in that
city, last evening. Mr.. Lohmann has
been a resident of Hoboken for the past
thirty-two years. He was born in Ger
many sixty-four years ago. On coming
to this country he entered the butcher
business and was for a number of years
In the employ. of Daniel Toffey & Co.,
wholesale butchers in this city
Through his good business capabilities
he soon went into the trade for himself
and at the time of his death conducted
a large wholesale butcher business in the
Jersey City Abattoir
Mr. Lohmann leaves wife and three
sons Henry. William and Robert. His
oldest son. Henry. is Water Registrar Of
Hoboken. Mr.. Lohmann was always a
staunch Democrat and was at one time
classed among the leaders of the party in
Hoboken, although he never held any
public office. He has been in iii health
for some time. He was taken with q
stroke Of apoplexy last Saturday night
and did not recover from the attack
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
MINISTER OBJECTS TO W. G. T. q
Says Their Interference In Sunday
School Work ik Fad.

The Rev. A. F. Schauffler, of the Mouat
Olivst Baptist Church, i'm New York City,
at the annual meeting and reception Of
tIhe Hudson County Sunday School Asso-
citation, In THE Summit Avenqae Baptist
Church last might, spoke at length upon
the sEncoIragements and Discourage
ments of Sunday School Superlrltendents. .
He denounced in emphatic terms the in
terference of the Womens Christian Tenn
perance Union I'm Sunday School affairs.
The movement which that organization
has started, to have the number OF Sum
days devoted to temperance subjects in
CREASED from four to TWELVE if success
fun, he asserted, would be great det1d-
nnent to Sunday School work. He didn't
believe in outside interference In the Sum
day School work
The meeting which preceded the recep-
tion was conducted by J. " Forester, of
HeddIng Methodist Church, who is presli-
dent of the Association. Prayer was of
fered by the Rev. Arney s. Biddle, and a
service of sorsg was led by George H. Cor
field.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
FIGHT ON A TUGBOAT.
Captain Reilly Esepels Drunken
Crowd with EEts Revolver.

BARLEY Grogan, a rough looking GUS
toner who halls from Bristol, Pa, was
a prisoner in Justice Potts court today
Grogan and half dozen drunken COM
panions went down on the Morris street
dock last night and proceeded to have a
high old time The drunken they became
the more noise they made and boatmen
who were unable to sleep were afraid to
interrupt the spree.
Grogan, who appeared to be the ring
leader, boarded Captain Edward Reilly's
tugboat, which lay at the end of the
dock, and proceeded to wreck everything
in sight. Captain Reilly ordered him off
the boat. Grogan refused to go and q
fight ensued.
Grogan was being drubbed in fine fash
ion when his friends went to his assist
ance and attacked Captain Reilly A
fierce fight ensued. Drawing his revolver
the captain fired several shots over the
heads of his assailants. All made hasty
escape except Grogan Policeman Oxley.
who was attracted by the shots, captured
him.
Justice Potts gave him the option of
paying IS fine or going to Snake Hill for
thirty days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
LADIES AID sooIETYs SUPPER

The New England supper, given by the
Ladies Aid Society Of Trinity M. E.
Church, last evening, was great sue
cess. Supper was served in the large lec-
ture room of the church by the ladies Of
the society, and they were kept very
busy during the early part of the even
ing waiting on the large crowd present.
After the supper a musical and literary
entertainment was given by the follow
ing:-Miss Jennie Loughlin, piano solo;
Miss Dolly Friend, song, and Mr.. Stanley
Sanford, elocutionist. The officers of the
society are:-Mrs. Backus, chairman;
Mrs. Randolph, first vice president; Mrs.
Nimmo, second vice president; Mrs. Mil
ler, third vice president; Miss Browning,
secretary; Mrs. Morrow, treasurer, and
Mrs Peters, assistant treasurer. The
proceeds Of the supper viii go to the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
ST. LUOy's NEW BELL.
Bishop wigeer will Re Present at
the Ceremony or BLESSING.

Next Sunday viii be a memorable day
to the people Of the northern section Of
Jersey City. St. Lucy's R. c. Church
bell, weighing 1000 pounds, and made by
the Meneely Bell Company of Troy, N.
X, will be solemnly blessed in the
church, Fifteenth and Grove streets, by
Rt. Rev. w. M. Wigger. D. d., at 80
p. NJ On the following day it will be
placed in the conspicuous spire of the
beautiful edifice recently completed The
orator on the occasion will be the Rev
Henry A. Brann, p. D., of ST.. Agnes
Church. New York. DR.. Brann is we'll
known In Jersey City, having labored In
St. Peters and st. Maryss parishes,
where he endeared himself to the hearts
of the people. His forcible and eloquent
preaching has cIassed him among the or
ators Of today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
RAILROAD AVENUE VACATION.
National Docks Co., Wins the Final
Phase of She Great Fight.

The last of the famous fight over the
Point of Rocks tunnel between the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company and the Ma
tional Docks and Junction Company was
reached yesterday when the Court of Err
rors and Appeals affirmed the decision Of
the lower court granting the vacation of
Raflroad avenue to the Docks Connecting
struggle, during which some of the most
eminent lawyers in the State have been
engaged. :
1t Is a curious fight in connection with
this fight that many of the counsel en-
gagged therein have been elevated to the
bench of this State. Vice Chancellors
Pitney and Emery, Supreme Court JUS
tice VIM. Gummere were on one side or
the other. Ex-Governor Bedle was also
engaged on 1t, and later Messrs. C. l.
Corbin, Dickinson, Thompson and Nc
Master. Messrs- Vredenburgh and Gar
retson, and Messrs. r. ". Lindabury and
Frank Bergen, all held briefs in 1T.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
FEVER FROM SPRING WATER.
Sixteen Men at LaInbertville Dam
gcrously HI After Drinking.
special to the Jersep Cftu Nears

LAMBERTVILLE, March II, 1S97.-The
employees of Launbertvflle rubber factory
have been accustomed to get their drink
ing water from spring on the side of
the hill directly opposite the mill. The
water had always been considered \ clear,
pure and wholesome. During the past
week one after another of the employees
have been taken sick and compelled to
quit work, until today the sixteenth man
was taken sick. Seven of this number
dangerously i'll at this time. Invesfiga-
tion shows the spring water is contamin-
ated The spring was closed and locked
this afternoon, and the employees warned
not to use the water until further notice
The water will be analyzed today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
NEWARK FIREMEN HURT
Special to the JERSEY Cita Nsals.

NEWARK. March 12, 1Ss7.-In the de-
struction by fire today of the japanning
department of Blanchard Brothers &
Lane, patent leather manufacturers, at
Nos. 20 to 3S Bruen street, four firemen
were hurt by being pinned under fall
ing shed. An employe was burned about
the hands. The loss is estimated at $10,-
900. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The injured firemen were:-Thomas
Godbar, James Dolan, William McCon-
nell and John Hebring. They were res
cued from their serious predicament by
companions and assisted to their homes.
The workman whose hands were burned
was Thomas Kane OF John street, Harri-
son.
The burned building was two and a
half story frame structure, located at the
corner of McWhorter and Hamilton
streets,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
CROOK CAUGHT WITH HIS BOOTY

John Lavidge, crook, was captured
this morning by Policeman Rogers after
a lively chase. Layidge had broken m
to John Kassery saloon, at No. 1865 steu-
ben street, stolen an overcoat guam
tity of liquor, small sum of money and d
revolver. Rogers saw him leaving the
saloon with his booty Giving chase he
captured him in Warren street. Justice
Potts committed him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
TOO much OF a Good Thing.

Btmham-'sHenry, am glad to learn
thai you don't drink any more, but how
did you come to leave off ?'
Hsnry-ssYou remember the last time
my mother-in-law was here?"
Bemham--''Yes."
Hanry-"Well, one night while she was
hers I came home in pretty bad shape
and saw three of her. That settled it,
EInslish T1aDer
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
FOREST FIRES BREAK OUT.
It Is Believed They Were Started
IntentfoRaily
SpecidI to tho jersey CttD Neaca-

SDecidI to the Jersey City NeacA
EGG HARBOR, March II, 1897.-A small
but serious forest fire originated in the
heavy pine belt, one mile from the city
limits in South Egg Harbor. shortly after
noon yesterday, and soon swept over an
area of nearly two square miles destroy
ing valuable pine timber.
A number of people went to the scene
of ccnf1agration and partly checked the
flames, but they are still raging in a.
scuthwe westerly direction. A similar blaze
swept over the dense woods in Galloway
township, and illuminated the sky last
might. 1t Is alleged the woods were SET
ON fire intentionally
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
BAD FOR THE TURKS.
Bv Gable 10 the United Press.

PARIS, March II, 1S97-The Journal
publishes despatch from Larissa. on
the Turkish frontier of Greece. saying
that the Greek troops there and at
Mikala number 5000. The equipment of
the men Is perfect, their magazines are
filled with ammunition and they are well
provisioned. The enthusiasm of the men
the despatch says, is indescribable. The
same authority states that within a
small area across the Turkish frontier
there. are 1900 insurgents awaiting the
signal from Greece to rise against the
SuHtaHs Government,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
P. R. R. BONDS STOLEN.

Nlw YORK. March Il, 1Ss7.-The De-
tective Bureau received a letter today
from the chief constable of Hove. Eng
land. giving information that on Feb
ruaIy 20 last five one thousand Pennsyl-
vania Railroad bonds were stolen from q
Miss Fleming living in Hove.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
SPLIT OVER THE PHILIPPINES.
BIZ Cable 70 the United Press,

MADRID. March Il, 1ss7.-The .Im-
parcial" asserts that at the Cabinet Coun-
cn, which was held yesterday, the Queen
Regent refused to sign a decree submitted
ny the Ministers recalling General Pola-
vleja from his position as Captain-G General
OF the Philippine Islands and that there
are consequent rurnors of a Ministerial
crisis
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
CITY W. O I. o. MEETS.

The City Woman i Christian Temper
ance Union holds its annual meeting this
Afternoon and evening ID Centenary Metfl-
odist Church Supper will be served to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12

statement in prison retracting his first
confession, but Justice Keogh after an
examination of the facts, refused to
grant new trial and Mayhem was again
sentenced to die. Governor Black, the
last resort left, declining to grant a stay
of execution, Maytlew today paid the
penalty for his cruel crime.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
70 HANG SCOTT JACKSON

FRANFoRT, KY, March II, 1897. Gov
ernor Bradley at 12:45 this afternoon re-
fused to grant Scott Jackson's appeal for
clemency. Jackson will be hanged
March 20.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
Iaartnett,s Thermepaeter Repo
MATTERS oFFAoT.

--Stores, factories and Institutions can ro--
gel their supplies good as any W. u house
ca,i serve them Complete STOCK low prices,
at D. q. Cieary & Co.'S wholesale grocery
stsyes. Montgomery and Greene streetA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, March u, 1ss7.-For the
S6 hours ending at eight P. NJ Saturday
For New York City and vicinity Rain
ane. fog this afternoon; clearing tonight !;
Saturday fair and colder; winds becoming
northwest
Izar1ueffss Therma uafar Raaarr
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Albert Wade, of Philadelphia, was fined
$40 today by Justice Potts for carrying
concealed weapons. He was folhrisshing
a big revolver in Exchange place when
arrested
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
wraas They Gail Il in sso.tou.

Drowning, DEAR" said Mr.. Emerson to
her husband, what is a cutaneous pas
time 2"
"a cutaneous pastime, love? never
heard of such a thing
Well. heard two men on the street
car talking, and one Of them spoke Of a
skin game. ''-B Brooklyn Life
Hoods Sarsaparilla Is known to be an hon
est medicine. and II actually cures when ali
others fail. Take It NOW.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-03

public roads, that Il small per capi-
ia and property tax should be le-
We'd fer that purpose.
Inmy opinion the scale Of rates for
public carrying should be regu!a-
ted SO that our people would not be
subjected to extortionate charges
at the will Of the carriers, and that
the telegraph lines should be con-
trolied in the same manner. 1t no
better plan can be devised, l favor
the establishment Of public car
riers commission for such purpose.
I believe that our insurance laws
should be such as to afford greater
protection to the insured.
Having thus briefly outlined my
position on what l consider the
most prominent questions that will
come before the convention, | will
say to the voters of Natchitoches
Parish, that if my colleague, Mr..
Russ, and myself more fully rep
resent their views than our honor
able opponents, | earnestly solicit
their votes, and would respectfully
call their attention to the import
ance Of registering without de-
lay. Respectfully,
E. J. GAMBLE.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-03
& Good Time.

Will be had at each one Of Prof.
Vincent's meetings in this parish.
A basket dinner and picnic will
be arranged at each one Of the day
meetings, and the night meetings
will be equally entertaining.
Our candidates, Messrs. Rnss
and Gamble, will be present to
meet the people and perhaps talk
to them, while Prof. Vincent is
not surpassed as Lecturer and
Campaigner in the United States.
Don't forget the dates.
Lake Village, Friday, Dec. 10th,
Pleasant Hill Church, Friday.
Dec. 10th, I p. NJ.
Campti, Saturday, Dec. 1lth
10 a. m.
|Natchitoches, Saturday, Dec. 1ltt
Up. m.
Harmony Church, Monday, Dec
18th, 1Oa. N.
Red Rock, Monday, Dec. 18th
I p. m.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-03

Some men are all the time talk
ING about ''standing on principle
whether they rise OF fall" as if
there we're any proposition by any
honest populist to do otherwise.
The middle Of the roader mistakes
method for principle. When there
Hisa proposition to unite all the
strength opposed to pIutocracy into
one effective campaign for the pur-
pose Of gaining victory for prin-
|ciple, the unthinking man opposes
|it On the pretended ground that
There is sacrifice of principle.
The best wayto sacrifice principle
without appearing to wish to do SO
I Is to rnake q acampaign On such lines
lbs it is impossible toll win on, and
then declare that you stand on
principle though YOU go down in
Islefeat. \
------.
Court meets, Mnnslav
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-03
NatcI,itociles to Monroe.

A large delegation Of Monroe's
best business men were here last
Saturday, looking over the advant-
ages OF our city and country, and
comforting with our people with a
view of building railroad from
Monroe to Natchitoches.
They made liberal but earnest
and business-like proposals to our
people, and expressed themselves
as well pleased with what they saw
and heard here. They also lnvi-
ted our people to a meeting IN
Monroe Of all the parishes along
the proposed route, and on Sunday
evening, Messrs. Porter C.. W
Dixon, Weaver, of this city, and
Raphael and Henry of Camptl,
started for Monroe, and met on
Monday the leading citizens of that
place and VIM and jackson par
ishes.
A most satisfactory meeting was
held and plans were matured Tor
the building Of the road within Is
months from date on which the
necessary franchises are voted,
which on our part will be a s.
mill tax on city and wards 2 and 4,
and $4,000 for bridge at Grand
| Ecore.
The Monroe Railway and Con-
struction company has put up a
$4,000 forfeit as a guarantee to
Winn parish, and the petitions for
tax are already in circulation.
This is undoubtedly the best
thing ever dreamed Of for Natchi-
toches, and will no doubt bring
the Edenborn road here from Cou-
shatta, and with the Welsh road
from Baton Rouge to Shreveport,
will give us the finest railroad con
nections in the State. Competition
will then cut freights to our owl
price. Our rich lands will be pu'
in cane. Our lighter soils will b'
put in grain. Cotton will be com
, pressed and carried for SOC. pc
, bale, and probably manufactures
, right here at home. There will b
plenty OF work for those wh
want it.
The building of these roads wi
put hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars into circulation in our paris
and the hustler can got some OF j
and the other fellow will growl s
be does now about the pittance OF
tax.
Our people have paid dearly K
S refusing assistance to raiiroa
J, building, la,. them profit by it.
a
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-03
"Fiscss VS.. Fiction

Under the above heading in its
issue of Nov. 18th, the Enterprise,
which by the way claims to be a
respectable and truthful paper,
charged that the Populist strikers
then engaged in organizing clubs
throughout the parish, did amuse
themselves and delude the un-
thinking with the statement that
the Democrats, through Assessor
Porter, had taken SO cents per
acre off the lands of the rich and
added that amount to the homes Of
the small planters.
said Enterprise then proceeded
to abuse said Populist strikers and
give the lie to their supposed state
mentS in q way that, coming from
some papers, would have been IN
furious.
1t now transpires that the above
quoted statement, which is a false.
Ihood, and which the Enterprise ane
Its informant attributed to th.
"populist strikers" was origina
tod and circulated by a prominen
Democrat, and instead Of repeat
ling it those s'Populist strikers
contradicted it and discouraged it
/ Wonder if there il a spark Q
nobility in the Enterprise sufRcien
Ito induce it to correct the injury
has tried to doa
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-03
GaEHi,sc accepts.
St. Maurice, La, Nov. 80, 20.
MIR. S. ]. Henry, Chairman Pop
,t;st ,,artv Eafrhitoches Ph.

St. Maurice, La, NOV oo, ~
Mr.. S. j. Henry, Chairman Pop,
alist party, Eatchitoches Ph.
Dear Sir--ln accepting the nom
ination as ID delegate to the State
constitutional convention, | deem
it necessary to express my views
on the questions on which this con-
yeniion will be called upon to act,
in order TINT the voters OF Natchi-
toches Parish may know what to
expect Of ME if ! am elected.
First, since in my opinion, no
people can prosper financially nor
progress socially and edncationaliy
unless their laws are judiciously
made and faithfully administered.
I lock upon tho suffrage question as
most important. | believe that tho
law makers and executors OF those
laws should be elected by the in
telligent vote Of the people, and
that the ignorant negro vote which
has heretofore been the source OF
great political disturbance in our
State, should be forever eliminated,
and | should expect to cooperate
with whatever element in the con-
|yention th,.t in my opinion propo-
ses the best plan to accomplish
| these ends.
| / believe that all Office should De
1 filled by election, and not by ap-
pointmentll
! | believe, that the revenues for
the maintenance of 0tlr public
schools should be increased.
i / believe that taxes paid for
school purposes by the white peo-
ple Of The State should be expend-
ed in sustaining public schools for
whites, and that such taxes paid by
the negro, should be devoted to the
support oil schools for blacks.
I beliey, that our Judiciary sys.
} tenn shoul,l be so reconstructed as
to be less expensive. In changing
!. the systenl, | think it OF great I'm
portance that the powers Of the
Justices of the Peace should be In
creased s, that they may render
iudgmentIin all minor cases, ane
81 sentence offenders to pay q line o.
, | work on The public roads.
] am in full accord with the plat
,, form in regard to tho State con
yicts, and believe that instead Q:
leasing them to private individuals
i THAT their labor should be utilizet
in building public highways.
/ believe that instead Of tn
present sJsteln Of keeping up oul