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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
EXPERT At NBVORLBANS
Progress Of the Fever Epidemic
and Of Government Effort
to Suppress It.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. n, 1881
DR.. John w. Guiteras, the noted yellow
fever expert, engaged by the Marine Hos
pftal authorities. arrived here on a spe-
cial train shortly after o'clock this
morning and Immediately went to the st.
Charles Hotel, where he retired. He has
not yet made known his intentions as to
when he will proceed to Texas. where it
is his intention to examine into the fever
prevailing at Galveston and other points.
The doctor came from yicksburg and
was very much fatigued.
The Southern Pacific is making arrange
ments for a special train to leave here on
Wednesday. Dr. Carter of the Marine
Hospital Service and President Oliphant,
will be aboard. 1t is expected that DR..
Swearingen, of Texas, will join the party.
The train will stop at various points on
the Southern and Texas Pacific roads,
between here and Shreveport and gather
up health officers in the different parishes
and towns for conference to decide upon
a united line of action in the matter of
quarantines against infected points and
the handling of properly disinfected and
vouched for merchandise from New
Orleans.
There is some anxiety in the sugar
district among planters as to obtaining
labor to work in the fields and in the
sugar houses. Most of the labor thus
employed is from New Orleans and the
rigidity of the quarantine regulations has
made it well nigh impossible for plant
ers to get the help they require.
Terre Bonne has set an example. how
ever, that may be followed by other
parishes. 1t provides for detention of
labor at the quarantine camp at the
mouth of the river for a limited period.
From the detention camp the labor will
subsequently be permitted to enter Terre
Bonne. No attempt was made last night
to destroy the Beauregard school, which
is to be used as yellow fever hospital,
and the authorities expect to move a num-
Der of patients to the institution today.
The Mayor will properly guard the hnild-
ing at night, though in spits of threats it
is not thought that the building will again
be attacked.
No new cases and no deaths up to s:45
A. M
Three eases and two deaths have been
reported up to noon today in the city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
LADY RAEDoLPHs swINDLER.
Capt. Cruick shank Confronted In
Court by DIsappointed Women.


fBy Gable to The Associated Press
LONDON, Sept. 27, 1ss7.-At Bow Street
Police Court today, Captain ]. H. I.
Cruickshank was again arraigned on re-
mand, charged with defrauding Lady
Randolph Churchill and her sisters, Mrs.
Moreton Frewen and Mrs Leslie, out of
the sum of $3.50, and with defrauding
other women out of sums varying from
$500 to SIS, 900, the whole amount totalling
up about $50, 600.
Sir George Lewis, representing Lady
Randolph Churchill and others. announc-
ed that the Public Prosecutor had taken
up the case and had requested him to
conduct the prosecution for the Treasury
Department.
Mrs. Moreton Frewen was called as a
witness and testified to a conversation
which she had with the Hon. Arthur
Cadogan brother of Earl Cadogan, the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who is said
to have introduced some Of the com
plainants to Captain Cruickshank- This
conversation, Mrs. Frewen said, was In
struct branch line to connect two rail-
roads in America and promises were held
out which induced her to make invest
ments.
Upon cross ss-examination, the witness
admitted saying to Captain Cruick-
shank
you know all our family are great
gamblers and if the speculation comes on
we shall be delighted and if 1t does not
you will never hear an unkind word from
u.s."
The defence proposed to read letter
by Lady Randolph Churchill to Cruick-
shank, but the reading was postponed un-
til Lady Randolph testifes.
Upon re-examinauon, Mrs. Moreton Free
wen said, the Hon. Arthur CadogaR had
not told her Cruickshank was an undis-
charged bankrupt with debts amounting
to $4,000.
Eventually the prisoner was again re-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
CHURCH ARMY POST.
Opening Services on Pacific
Avenue Draw a Large
Gathering.

Jersey City Post No. 1, of the United
States Church Army, took possession of
it's new hall, No. 210 Pacific avenue, last
night, and held its opening services. 1t
was expected that General Hadley, the
military head of the movement, would be
present, but he was detained by a
meeting in Orange. The meeting was
conducted by Lieutenant Ladd, who will
probably be placed permanently in charge
of the post.
Mrs. Brice Collard, of ST. Johns P. E.
Der of young ladies from st. Johns
Church aided in the singing. When the
meeting began the hall was crowded and
a number of persons were obliged to
stand in the street and catch what they
could of the singing and speaking through
the open doors.
After short prayer, lockwood Mac
Questen, secretary of the Rescue Box De-
partment of the National Headquarters,
spoke briefly upon the work of the Church
Army. The work was begun in England,
he said, several years before the Salvation
Army came into prominence. The work
is well established in this country. Posts
are being organized right along and Will
soon extend all the way across the conti-
nent
The remainder of the meeting was much
similar to that of the Volunteers of Amer
lea or the Salvation Army. There were
Brother Fitch read passage from the
Scriptures and Lieutenant Allsdorf sang.
Lieutenant Ladd exhorted sinners to re-
pentance.
Lieutenant Kendall of New Haven will
be in charge of the meeting tonight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
FREEBOuTE IS WAKE UP.

Director Green of the Board of Free
holders this morning. called the atten-
tion of the Committee on County Institu-
tions to the fact that there is an epidemic
of skin disease among the children at the
Almshouse and suggested than an investi-
cation be made.
Warden Ryan said this morning that
half a dozen of the children are suffering
from the itch and that they had been
removed to the hospital for contagious
diseases. The bedding and clothing have
been taken out. There is no epidemic,
he alleges and no danger of the. disease
spreading.
The children are under the immediate
care of DIR King. who says that the dis
ease is a form of itch and is not serious.
The children will all be cured in few
days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
NO LOVE LOST.
fBy Gable to The Associated press.1

fBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
LONDON, Sept. q, 1S97.-The st. James
Gazette this afternoon remarks:-
1t is quite clear that no concession we
can make and no display, however sin
cere of our wish to be friendly, has
availed one jot to disarm the bitter hos
tility of those Americans who are always
ready for aggressive action. Neither is
there a shred of evidence to show that
the cold, passive dislike which so many
Americans, who are friendly enough to
the individual Englishmen, feel for the
British government, has been warmed in
the least degree
Recalling ex-Secretary Olney's alleged
dictum that all connection between a Eu-
ropean and an American State is in itself
unnatural. the st. James Gazette" adds:
s'That some such doctrine is working in
the Ameican mind is evidenced by many
signs, of whish the persistent nursing of
the Behring Sea dispute is not the least.
This is in itself a fact of which we and
the other governments interested in
America must take note, not as an excuse
for losing our heads and rushing to meet
an evil half way. but as good reason for
clearing our minds and preparing for
serious practical action.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
CASES UP TO DATE.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 1881. The
summary of yellow fever cases for yester-
day, prepared by the Surgeon General of
the Marine Hospital Service, gives the
following results
New Orleans, II cases. one death; Scran-
ten, one case and one death; Ocean
Springs, one case and one death; Ed
wards, "a new cases; Mobile, 5 new cases; !;
Biloxi. 10 new cases.
Dr. Carter wires from New Orleans that
the report of the appearance of fever at
Gramercy has been investigated and been
found to be unwarranted.
DIR. Sawtelle reports from Atlanta that
there are no suspicious cases in the city
and that two suspects in camp prove not
to be affected with fever.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
VOTE TOMORROW.
Tomorrow the vote is to be taken upon
the three proposed Constitutional Amend
VICTIM OF YGLLow JOURNALISM
mrs. Clara Matseu Presents a Psti-
.a. - sl.> VIA Cha ancallar.

tion 10 tho Wee Chancellor.
Mrs. Clara Matsen, the woman who
thinks she has been wronged by COM
bination of '.unscrupulous" lawyers and
who is egged on by the yellow journal
lists, was in the Court of Chancery again
this morning. There was also present
number of the penny dreadful reporters,
who are trying to make a martyr OF Mrs.
Matsen in their yellow papers. The
whole substance of Mrs. Matsen's case Is
that because she could not pay the inter-
est on a mortgage she lost her property,
like many another has done before her.
This morning Mrs. Matsen had bulky
petition, which she handed to Vice Chan-
cellor Pitney. The Vice Chancellor glanc-
ed at it and then handed it over TO
Judge William P. Douglass, SAYING
have no time to look at this. Judge. You
read it over and let me know what there
is in it" Judge Douglass waded through
the voluminous document and then aa-
vised the Vice Chancellor to read It him.
self Mr.. Pitney said he would do SO
and took the paper
The petition of Mrs. Matsen consists OF
copies of the pleadings in the. suits
against her and a prayer for relief in
which she asks $4,000 for her property
and $4,000 for the wear and tear or ner
system over those same proceedings.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27

this city, Sunday. Sep
tember rs. 1897, Duncan, husband of
the late Mary Anderson, aged IS years.
Funeral from his late residence, No. s
Services in Cathedral Albany, N. Y,
Thursday morning. September so. at nine
clock.
'ATKINSON.- this city. on Saturday,
September IS. 1897 Johanna Atkinson.
Funeral services from the residence of
her son-in-law. Charles w. Randall, No
67I Palisade avenue, Heights, on Tuesday,
September 2S, at two P. NJ
Michael S.. eldest son of Patrick and
Helen Moran.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from the
residence of his father, No. 2S3 Seventh
street, on Wednesday, Sept. 20. at 3 A. NJ,
thence to ST. Mary's Church, where q
solemn high mass of requiem will be said
for the happy repose of his soul.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
HoBoKBN GIRLS ON THE AILBgN

The members of the Hoboken Girls In
dustrial School enjoyed pleasant sail up
the Hudson yesterday on the yacht Aileen
owned by Richard Stevens of Castle
Point. Mr.. Stevens offered the use OF his
yacht at his own expense, and furnished
everything to give the girls a days en-
joyment Forty-six Of the girls accept
ed the invitation. They left Hoboken yes
terday morning and went as far as Hav-
erstraw.
While passing Fort Lee number of
Mr.. Stevens friends fired a salute from
the hillside. Refreshments were served
and the party returned home about eight
O'Clock.
Misses Emma and Minnie Kruger, Lulu
Koenig, Sophie Benz, Katie Richmann az
Maggie Muzzo, Minnie Hartzing, y Sula-
van, Minnie Berterini. Lydia Dohern,
Martha Held, Sarah Carey, Katie Rowe,
Annie Fleming. Annie Lutz, Jennie Borst-
wick, Jennie and Rosa Weinstein, Louisa
Schafer L. Peters and Martha Dehard.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
KAssALA EVACUATED.
All Arrangements for Hts Cession to
Great Briiafn oempIeted.

IBy Cable to The Associated Press.
ROME, Sept 27, 1ss7.-All arrangements
for the cession of Kassala to Great Brit
aain have been completed and everything
is ready for the occupation of that town
by British troops.
Kassala is a town of Abyssinia situated,
roughly speaking, about half way be-
tween Khartoum and Massowa, ON the
Red Sea. 1t is also only about 800 miles
south southwest of Suakin and Is the
junction of three telegraph lines. Kassala
has an Arab population of some 5000
people and was one of the towns occupied
by the Italian troops In the efforts of
Italy to est4.o1is an African, colony by
cooperating with the British forces in
Egypt.
On May s, 1896, the italian Government,
answering a question in the Chamber of
Deputies, announced that Kassala would
be retained, as it was to Italy's interest
to fulfil the claims of Great Britain $
friendship, which, it is understood, called
for the holding of Kassala. by Italian
troops. But, even then, 1t was believed
Italy would only hold Kassala temporarily
and since then events have caused the
practical abandonment of Italy's African
colonization schemes and therefore Kas-
sala apparently falls into the hands of
the British.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
VOTE TOMORROW.
Tomorrow the vote is to be taken upon
the three proposed Constitutional Amend
TIE oANADAIGUA LAKE SUICIDE
He Was a Divorced Man Who Had
Been Arreated for Beating His Wiz.

He Was q Divorced Wan VINO HaO
Been Arreated for Beating His Wiz.
ELMIRA, N. Y, Sept q, 1s97.-E. L..
Burnett, whose body was found in Canaan
daigue Lake yesterday. was son OF DR..
VIM. w. Burnett, we'll known herb doc
tor of this city. He was thirty-nine years
of age and left Elmira on May of the
present year, and DR.. Burnett stated this
morning that he did not know where his
son had been since he left home, Dut
thought he went east from here. He had
not made his home in Elmira for several
years. He was an expert penman ana
during his last visit here wrote many
cards. -
He was arrested December rs, 1879, on
warrant sworn out by his wife, Anna
Powell Burnett, charging him with deser-
tion and neglect to support her and their
infant child. He was prosecuted by for
mer Congressman H. H. Rockwell and
was sentenced to the Monroe county pen1-
tentiary for six months and to pay flne
of fifty dollars. Mrs. Burnett afterwards
secured a divorce, married a man named
Peterman, and now lives at Hornellsville.
George E. Pratt. former Circuit Judge
in Wisconsin, and an uncle of Chemung
County Judge Charles R. Pratt, was Re-
corder of the city before whom Burnett
was tried. A. M. Dewitt was q former
employer of Anna Powell and assisted
committed suicide Friday by jumping in
to the Hudson at F'ishlSill, was then
editor Of the Elmira Gazette, and said
things about Burnett which were not
pleasant to the latter. All Of them are
nnm dead
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
MAYOR TO The RESCUE.
Street and Water Board Urged
by His Honor to Repair
Harmon Street.

Mayor Hoos today sent the following
communication to the Street and Water
Board
Sept. Is, 1897.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
Genrlemea-I am, almost daily, the re-
cipient of numerous complaints concern
street. l am informed that this street
has been rendered almost impossible, and
that ii is in condition dangerous both 10
life and limb. 1t is my wish that i'm
mediate steps be taken by your Honor
able Board to put an end TO this state OF
affairs.
Respectfully submitted
EDWARD HOOS, Mayor.
The communication was referred to the
Committee on Streets, with instructions
to make such repairs as are necessary at
once.
The disgraceful condition of Harmon
street is due to John J. Ficken, livery
man, who has his stable at Arlington
avenue and Harmon street. Ficken owns
property extending for over 100 feet along
Harmon street. For several years he
tried in vain to get the other property
owners on the street, between Arlington
and Crescent avenues, to petition to nave
the street paved. They refused because
succeeded in getting Seth Babcock.
who owns the property directly opposite
his, to join with him in petitioning the
Street and Water Commissioners for per-
mission to pave the street by private
contract, they to bear the entire expense.
Permission was granted and the. work
was done to the entire satisfaction OF
Mr.. Ficken and the alarm of the other
property owners. When the paving was
finished the street was in peculiar con-
dition. The grade, which Ficken alleges
was given him by Engineer Ruggles, is
about four feet lower than the present
grade of the street.
Fickens men cut away the street to
the grade the entire distance of his prop
erty, with the result that a wall of dirt
four feet high confronted any one driv-
ing up Harmon street, while wagons COM
ing from the direction of Crescent ave
nue. were in danger of dropping over the
embankment The same condition of af-
fairs existed on the sidewalk.
Mr. Ficken, however, furnished wooden
steps for the use of pedestrians. This
state of affairs continued for some time.
1t was slightly improved few days ago
when Mr.. Ficken had the centre of the
embankmcnt cut down so as TO permit OF
wagons driving up the street. Several of
Mr.. Ficken's neighbors threaten to bring
suit against him for the damage he has
done their property in running the street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
TUG BURNED In The HUDSON.
A Hudson River Tow Totally De-
afrOYed by Fire.

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y, Sept. 27, 1857
The tugboat John A. Woods was de-
stroyed by fire on the Hudson River last
night. The boat was proceeding down
the river with a long raft of piles, en-
route from Troy to Brooklyn, and when
opposite Camelot, four miles south of
this city, fire was discovered under the
boiler 1t spread to the woodwork and
as the crew were unable to extinguish
it, a signal of distress (six whistles) was
sounded.
Andrew Helmes, boatman of Camelot,
was awakened by the whistles and went
to the rescue of the crew in a rowboat.
The first taken off were the deck hands,
whom Helmes put on the raft, which
was cut loose from the tug. Captain
George Woods and Engineer Harrison,
despite the danger of the flames, refused
to leave the tug until they had beached
her on the flats south of Camelot.
The tug, which was owned by Captain
Woods. IS a total loss. She was valued
at about $751; 900 and is fully insured.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
THIEF KNEW THE ROPES.

Before closing his saloon on Saturday
night, Richard vreeland, of Ocean ave-
nue. and Oak street, took good care to
place the IS in change which he left for
the use of his bartender, in safe place,
as he thought, beyond the reach of bur-
glars. He did not care to have his cash
register broken so he left it wide open.
The money he put into a cigar box, which
he placed beneath beer keg in the ice
box This morning when he opened the
saloon the money was gone. The thief
had entered through the rear window.
The police are looking for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
GLADSTONE AND THE POWERS.

[By Cable to The Associated Press
LONDON. Sept. 27. 1Ss7.-Replying to
the accusation of inconsistency made
against him for condemning the concert,
or so-called concert of the Powers, Mr..
Gladstone writes
In 1880 we tried to make the concert
act and we failed and went on without it.
We thus procured enlarged territory for
Montenegro and Thessaly for Greece.
This is exactly what 1 have desired as
a mode of action in the East in these two
disgraceful years. Compare the results" !"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
THE KAISER ooNDoLEs.

IBy Gable to The Associated Press.1
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 27, 1ss7.-Em-
peror William, in answer to the despatch
of the Russian Minister of Marine. ex-
pressing coincidence with the family of
the young Duke of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin. who was drowned by the cap
sizing of torpedo boat No. 26, off Cux-
haven, on Wednesday last, has tele-
graphed saying
Il am deeply touched at the expression
of sympathy evinced by. the Russian fleet
at the sinking of the torpedo boat. The
death of the worthy young Prince is a
sad loss to me and to the German Navy.
1 look upon the expression of coincidence
upon the part of my comrades of the
Russian navy upon this melancholy occa-
sion as an act Of kindly comradeship'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
Up WARD AND ONWARD

From This Mornings 'sTribune.')
The United States Treasury received
last week from customs 81. 1905. 14s, from in
ternal revenue ss.142. 100. and from mis-
cellaneous sources slSs,ssS, making to-
tai of s51so,so6. against s4,7s5,s47 in the
preceding week. The receipts for the
month to date amount to s17,751155, and
the payments to s2l, 600. making the ex-
cess of expenditures over receipts, So
351,s45. Receipts for the fiscal year to
date, s75,s5s.s74; expenditures. s1o4,7s1a a5s;
excess of expenditures, $2S. .es2,os2.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
VILEsT BRUTE ON RECORD

William Greencorn, of No. 264 Newark
avenue, was fined $40 today by Justice
Mccormick for cruelty in driving horse.
Greencorn had rawhide whip to the
lash of which he had attached small
pieces of steel which he had well sharp
ened. Every time the whip was used
the steel sank into the animals flesh, in
fTicting an ugly wound. The horses side
was covered with blood when Greencorn
was arrested.
He paid the fine under protest.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
MUST PAY AN INDEMNITY.

WASHINGTON, Sept. q. 1ss7.-Theres
was conference at the State Depart
ment today between Secretary Sherman
and Assistant Secretary Cridler- and
Senior Egiguren, the Peruvian minister,
respecting the claim of indemnity of Mr..
McCord, an American engineer who was
imprisoned and mulcted in fines in Peru
by government officials in the course of
one Of the revolutions in that country.
Our government has taken the position
that an indemnity must be paid and al
though an effort has been made by the
Peruvian government to reopenN the in
quiry into the facts of the case. there is
no reason to doubt that the position of the
State Department will remain unaltered.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
PAwNEEs' MYnToINE DANCE.

s GUTHRIE, Okla, Sept. 27, 1Ss7.-Six
hundred Sac and Fox Pawnee and Usage
Indians are holding grand medicine
dance on the Pawnee reservation. A
large part of them are stripped to the
skin and painted in most gorgeous style,
and hundreds of ponies are being ex-
changed as gifts
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
SECRETARY HUOS ENGAGED

The engagement of Mr.. Edward H.
Hoos, son of Mayor Hoos, and secretary
to him was announced today. The young
lady is Miss Louise F. kerner, OF ParK
Ridge, N. ]. The wedding will be cele-
brated before 1898 makes it's appearance.
Miss Kerner is a charming young lady
and already has a host of friends. in the
city Secretary Hoss received the con-
gratulations of a host of friends today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
THE FRENCH GRAIN CROPS.

TBy Cable to The Associated Press
PARIS, Sept. N, 1s97.-The official re-
ports of the crops yield of barley and oats
for 1897, show the former will yield 15,-
542, ,210 hectolitres compared with 1924, AL
in 1896, and the latter will yield 81, ,061 $3.50
compared with 92,003, 1893 in 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
SCHOONER A DERELIOT.
The Grace Bradley Found Water
Lo0gs d In Mid Ocean.

NEW YORK. Sept. 27, 1ss7-Captain
Boyce of the Ward Line steamer Yumuri,
which arrived this morning from Havana
and Mexican ports, reports that on Sep
tember Is; at 2:so in the s, ;e afternoon g in IN
the schooner Grace Bradley of Thomas
ton. Maine, floating on the surface
and dismasted. Upon approaching
nearer the derelict her deck load
Of yellow pine lumber, was seen to be
all afioat and her spars were ,aaa hanging
launched and sent over to her, and it
was found that the vessel had been abane
life remaining was the cat. which was
taken off the wreck and carried on board
the Yumuri After the Yumuri had
gone about thirty-three miles north
easterly from the wreck, at five o clock
of the same afternoon she passed a
schooners long boat, painted white with
having no name, leaving it an open ques-5
ton whether the boat belongssd, s,,t;ss t. the s
favor of it. It is possible that the crew
were picked up by a passing vessel