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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-28
MISSOURI A NEWS
'.uP SHE GOEsn

81. LoC1s, Aug. 17.-Cash wheat sold
1t 95 cents a bushel yesterday, and
September options at sS4 cents All
previous records for years were eclipsed
amidst one Of the widest, woolliest
and bullyest" sciences w enacted on
the floor of the merchants exchange.
LITTLE LOWER
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1s.-Yesterday the
local market for wheat closed lower at
s0Hc nominal August: $3.50 bid Sep
!ember; s73s to s714c December; 92c bid
May; 9116 TO s9Lc No. 2 red.
TowARD THE DOLLAR lark.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19.-Wheat closed
yesterday at 9435c August; 941Sc Sep
TENDER; 9Sc December; 951lc May; 9IHc
No. cred.
In New York No. 2 red closed at 9S5<
TO $3.50, and was bid up to a fraction
over one dollar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
Van BBRGENS THIRD
The Team Ended Its Sched-
ule with a Victory Over
Linden Wheelmen-
TEAM TOURNAMENT GAMES
Match B tween Flanagan and Ed
i grsn is of-Harvard Will
Have a Team in N. J. A. G.
Games-Wheel Notes.
TEAM TOURNAMENT M

The last night but one in the Jersey
City League was ended last night with a
series of contests between the Van Ber-
gen and the Linden Wheelmen. They
bowled two games on Hern's alleys, the
home of the Van Bergers, and the re-
suit was a great disappointment. Every
one in the league expected the Greenville
team you'd be the strongest that could
be gotten together, but in place of this
even Eddie Edinger, the captain of the
team, was absent. Five substitutes
rolled and a weak showing was made.
1t was a very fortunate thing for the
Vans that the inden Wheelmen wound
up with them or the chances are with
proper speed against them the team
would have lost one and possibly both
games Van Bergen instead of winding
up strong made one Of the weakest fin
ishes of the season. In the first game
the quintette, by a record of 80 for Ennis
footed up a total of 756. In the second
game there was little improvement, the
scores failing to foot up the average.
The Vans won easily nevertheless. and
this has put them on a level with Clinton
again for third place, but in case there
prize the work would need to be better
than that of last night for the Germans
to get any part of it. Jack Smith rolled
well in the final game, while Ennis was
second high. Seeberger and Kay were
high for Greenville. Score:-
Won BERGEN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
(Omcial Proceedines.l

4EF
Regular meeting at the Assembly
Chamber. City Hall, Tuesday. April ..
The roll was called at s15 O'Clock P. M.
Present-President Simpson and Alder
inen Boldt, Bornemann, Burns. Calnon,
Decker. Guiton, Heavey. Losel. Maxwell.
Aldermen Barr and Henry were alb
isent at the calling of the roll, but sub
~sequently appeared and took their seats.
iEIauck, Heritage, Knoeller. Ross, Tracy
The minutes & of the regular meeting Of
Ing of March rs, 1881. were approved as
PRECIPITATION OF PETITIONS. ETC;
and disposed OF as follows
Petition of Charles G.. Reers. Michael
Ricsio and John Benning, for transfer OF
Referred to Committee on Excise.
Two () applications for restaurant IL
censes and fourteen % applications for
ports subsequently made.)
Referred to Committee on Excise.
Nine 9 applications for licenses to
Two % applications for junk sAop IL
One ~ application for a~uctioneer's IL
cense
One a application for street musicians
license.
One ~ application for hand Ryan IL
cense. lSee reports subsequently made.)
Referred to Committee on Trade Lii
eenses.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims We're presented, received and dis
posed of as follows:=
Of L. Helsterhagen. s8s. IS; Fred Kruger,
$3.50; p. McGuinness, s65; M. Rockford,
$3.50; James Sullivan. $50.
Referred to Committee on Aims.
Of Thomas G. Hall, $40.
Referred to Committee on Baths and
sArmories.
OF Frank McDermott, s1s; Joseph Locke,
Referred to Committee on District
OF Charles H. Dayton, s1s8. IA and s1S5- 30;
Referred to Committee on Elections. Z
Or Evaning Journal Association, $3.50.
Ordinances.
OF Charles H. Dayton, 50 and SIZE. 10:
J. G. News, s14. so and SIG. IS.
Referred to Committee on Printing,
Stationery and Supplies.
OF William Sweeney, $25; Evening Jour
nal Association, $12.
Referred to Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings.
OFFICERS COMMUNICATIONS.
publication in the J. G.. News Of notice
OF two () applications for restaurant
licenses and seventeen I'D applications
Tor transfer of restaurant licenses, and
the same was received n ordered filed.
The Inspector of Buildings reported APP
plications of Bertha J. Green and Joseph
sack Tor permission to erect or alter
frame buildings, and the same was re-
ce1ved n referred to the Committee ON
Laws and Ordinances.
Inc report of the Inspector of BUILDINGS
Tor February and March, 1897. howing
the issue OF permits for the erection of
new buildings, alterations, etc, valued as
| dered fled
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
HOBART ON THE ELECTION.
Thinks the Result in Jersey City and
Patterson ~Stmnifies


Paterson Signifies Nothing.
WASHINGTON, April 16, 1ss7.-vice
President Hobart. when asked yesterday
what he thought Of the result of Tues
days elections in his State, said
There is nothing remarkable in these
results SO far as + can judge. Such
changes generally follow a great political
campaign. As for the outcome in Pater-
son, I dc not consider it at all significant.
The plurality this time is by no means
as great as it was at the last election for
Mayor, which preceded the Presidential
campaign. In my opinion the election of
Democratic Mayors in both Paterson and
Jersey City was brought about through
the personal popularity Of the winning
candidates rather than from any political
workings. They are both good men, and
the Jerseymen had the good sense to APP
preciate this fact and act up to their
estimate Of their worth.
81 do not believe that this election can
be compared with or will have any effect
upon other elections in which party feel
ing is more generally aroused than it was
in the present instance. You ask me to
compare the results in Paterson with my
most f1attering majority All that / can
say is, that it would not be modest In
me to discuss that question, though /
July appreciate the great honor con-
ferred.
Vice President Hobart went to his
Paterson home for the Easter holidays
yesterday afternoon. He did not get home
to vote Tuesday, and was therefore not
on hand to hear the returns, which show
ed the election of the democratic candi-
date for Mayor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16

tihonery, ct, etc. for overseer Of the Poor,
ss5 to VIM. Howeth, for groceries for
outdoor poor. to December !, 1895.
$S7 to M Kelly, for groceries for out
door poor, to December / 1896.
si24 20 to Joseph schellenberger. for re-
Poor. to March Is, 1891.
$2S.75 to Michael Sprouts, for groceries
for outdoor poor, to December !, 1896.
Resolved. That the following claims be
SO to Thomas G Hall, for coal at Ar
$57 to Charles E. Hutton 6 Co., for coal
for Armory. February, 1897.
1921 so to Charles E. Hutton & Co., for
si4s'55 to United Gas. Impt. Co. for gag
used at Fourth Regiment Armory, e
ruary, 1897.
Resolved. That the following claims be
ss to Henry ,croffced. for Goa and
Der, 1896, and January, 1ys7.
$50 to Henry crofor6 for coal to Sec
09 sas. District TT 3h GggrtS = Ne NoEag rs 1895 stor-
cry. ETC. for Second District Court,
rs sso FIT t. p aasgsv COLT F: N Ss1ssn ,fo sss5 books
By Committee on Elections
Resolved, That the following claims be
$3.50 to Charles H. Dayton for registry
| books, March, 1897.
20 to Charles H, Dayton for 1000
stsMpes. for election, March, 1897.
ery. etc for registery and election.
PACE e t. 4S ETsqs ptss,a 3, T S3gPst f %.r rent s. E
1896. ~
sA.2 % to Pavonia Furniture Exchange,
Ior furniture for registry and election,
By Committee on Printing. Stationery.
Resolved, That the following claims be
$3.50 to Albert DATE for printing for
City Clerks office. March, 1887.
$15I0 to Charles H. Dayton for station
cry for Building Inspector.
$2o to Frank Paualin for legislative bills,
etc, session 1897, for use of City Clerk.
The resolutions were adopted by the
following vote, the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken:-
eas--AH the members present, seven
teen dD in number.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
The following entitled ordinance was
presented by Alderman Bornemana and
the same was read, received ana laid
| upon the table,
An ordinance to prohibit the carrying or
transporting on a bicycle of any child
under the age of five years.
RESOLUTIONS were presented, received
and disposed of as follows;-
BY Alderman Burns:-
Resolved. That a warrant be drawn on
the city treasurer in favor of Prospero
Spaldo for the sum of four dollars and
fifty cents ga SOD for return of restaurant
transfer fee. deposited with the city
Clerk. February 10, 1897, less cost of adj
yertising, said Spaldo having withdrawn
his application.
The resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote, the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-AH the members present. seyen-
teen ID in number.
By Alderman Calnon and adopted
Whereas, The tagging of the various
crossings at the functions of Grove and
Grand streets, of Bright and Grand
streets, and of Grand and Golden streets
and Jersey avenue are in a most deplor-
able condition, requiring immediate atten-
ton; be it
Resolved, That the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners be and they are
hereby respectfully and urgently request
ed to cause to be repaired and placed in
good condition the tagging of the above
mentioned crossings.
On motion of Alderman Moran the
Board then adjourned.
MICHAEL J.. O:DONNET.L.
Ctfv CfarE
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
ATTEMPT TO KILL A MINISTER
Mystery surrounds the Proposed
Assassination

Especial to The Jersey City News.''l
WOODBURY., April 16, 1S97.-A clumsy
attempt to kill or seriously inj'sre the
Rev. William Lilly, pastor of st. Pauls
M. E. Church, at Bridgeport last night
has stirred tina town to it's depths. Mr..
Lilly was sitting at the desk in his study
about ten o'clock when he was startled
by a great Earring of the house and crash
of glass in the window just back of him.
Fragments of glass from four large shat
tered panes flew all about him, and that
he was not seriously cut seems well-nigh
miraculous.
So heavy was the crash that Mr..
Lilly believed some one had thrown a
bomb, and arising hastily he turned out
the light and exclaimed: is some one
trying to murder me?'
The pastors wife and eldest daughter,
greatly frightened, came running into
the study, and when they learned h
had happened they prevented him from
leaving the house in the darkness to in
vestigate the matter, Sc h a nothing
was known about it until this morning.
AS soon as he arose this morning Mr..
Lilly went outside to investigate, and
found lying beneath the shattered win
dows a great, heavy oak plank, bound
by two iron straps. The would-be as
sassin's effort had been thwarted by the
direction the heavy beam had taken In
stead of going end-foremost, 1t few side
wise and struck across THE window frame,
dropping to the ground.
The people of the town are very in
dignant over the matter, and quiet in
quiry has been going en- all day. The
only explanation of the outrage is that
someone was incensed by Pastor Lilly's
refusal to allow the Methodist Protestant
pastor to preach in his pulpit. There
nave been some differences between the
two preachers, and Mr.. Lilly said an
apology was due him. 1t is probable that
a reward will be offered for information
leading to the identity of the would-be
aSSailant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
BUSH GETS DAMAGES.
Ex-Atte,rnev General stockton App
pears as Counsel.

lSpecidl " iAe Jersey lily NEWS.
TRENTON, April 16. 1897.-The case Of
Jesse w. Bush, Of Union Hill, against
the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company, was tried in the
United States District Court yesterday,
and the jury, after being out for about
three hours, returned with a verdict of
$1,000 damages for the pIaintiff.
Bush is a teamster and while loading a
freight car with barrels from a wagon he
was quite badly hurt BY an engine sud
denly backing into the train of which the
car was one. Bus was rolling the
barrels lip an incline plslne, and had one
almost lat the top when the engine
backed in. The car crashed into the
wagonl breaking 1T badly, and the bar
rel rolled down the inclille, striking Bush
and injuring his back.
Ex-Attorney General John r. Stockton
appeared. In the case, representing the
company with James WI denburgh. job
=. Weller appeared FOR Hush.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16

The tWo-men team games in the tour
nament on Wendt's Jersey alleys ended
tn some high rolling by Brown and Gori,
both pounding out a large average. In
the first setto Robb and Kilian Of the.
Karker team bowled strongly, but the IN
were out to do them, and by some
beautiful work succeeded. In the next
match Robb and Kilian were again I'M
Spohn and Ostrander, the
leaders, who had an unbroken record.
rolled some good totals and won in two
straight. The good thing went wrong in
the third match, and Brown and aori
had b honor Of opportionfng out their
ffrst to the leaders n the record. II the
four games rolled tle lowest average tor
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16

A few days ago it was arranged that
j. Flanagan, the celebrated Irish ham
mer thrower, and Robert c. Edgren, the
Pacific Coast wonder. would meet in a
private competition at Baldwin Park,
this city, on April 81. 1t now transpires
that such a contest will not take place,
as Flanagan has written to Edgren de-
Ginning to meet him. The %Irishman, when
asked his reason for such a course, said:
Wei, you see, up to the present time
| I've always been in the habit of COM
peting orly in public, and all my rec
ords hav been made in open competition
and /, therefore, am reluctant to depart
from that custom. l also dislike the idea
of bothering the public or press with any
OF my exhibition performances. I have
promises the New Jersey A. c.. that my
American debut will be at their games
on Decoration Day, and should Mr.. Ed
gren wish to compete, the public will
have a better. chance of judging our re-
1atiUa fnnrits
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16

In place of Coffman, Jack Clark bowled
with Andy Wright in the games of the
North Hudson two men team tournament
on Groth's alleys in Union Hill and the
local pair were only successful in their
last contests losing the first series after
some strong bowling to Russell and Full
ler- The opening matches were bowled
by Russell and Fuller and Delo and
Delo and Schwartz. The former won the
first game, but lost the second and third.
In the contest with the Woods Hall
team Russell and Fuller won the first
game, lost the second. but were success
full in the third. In the final match by
winning from Delo and Schwartz the Jer-
sey City representatives made it an
even thing all around. h scores
Were:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
One Mile Championship Team Race

SGcTetaTy sullivan has received from
Col. Hamburger. Director General of the
Chicago Military and Athletic Carnival, a
telegram stating that the Chicago A. A.
has issued a challenge I'd meet the Bos-
ton A. A, the New Yorl, A. G. and the
Knickerbocker A. c., in d one-mile relay
race on May IL, at the carnival to be
held in the Coliseum Building. This to
a certain extent will decide the national
championship of the A. A. u. of the
United States. 1t is not necessary that
the events be confined to these four
clubs, but as they are four Of the largest
and wealthfest organizations of their
kind in the country, it is to be hoped that
they will accept the challenge and send
a team to Chicago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
(Saie No. 5104.J
The New Jersey Title Guarantee q Trust Co
HUDSON COUNTY ORPHANS COURT.

o application Of John w. Queen, adminis-
TRAITOR of Patrick Mccall, deceased, for sale of
lands to pay debts.
Order to Show Cause.
John w Queen, administrators of Patrick
Mccall. deceased, having exhibited to this
the personal estate and debts Of said deceased.
whereby 1t appears that the personal estate Of
said Patrick Mccall Is Insufficient to pay his
debts. and having requested the aid Of the
Court in the premises, It is. on this twenty
sixth day of March, A. ID. eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. ordered, that all persons IN
terested in the lands. enements and real es-
tate Of said Patrick Mccall, deceased, appear
before this Court. at the Court House, in the
City of Jersey City. on the twenty-efghth day
of May. A. d, eighteen hundred and ninety-
seven, at 10 A. NJ. to show cause why 50
much of the said lands, tenements. heredita-
ments and real estate OF the said Patrick Me-
Cali, deceased. should not be sold, as will ba
suflcient to pay his debts or the residue there's
OF. as the case may require.
JAS. T. Hills.
Clerk xNsa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
London and Paris Police.

Some interesting comparisons have
been made between the police of London
and those of Paris in connection with the
annual report for the year 1896, issued
from Scotland Yard. In the first place,
it has been ascertained that the London
constables cost less than the Paris ser
gents de vile or agents., although they
are one-third more numerous and have
to deal with a more extensive popula-
ton. The London metropolitan police,
for instance, are supposed to patrol an
extent Of territory larger than Paris,
with the extramural boroughs of st.
Cloud, Medoun and sevres included.
The Paris "sergots," as the criminals call
them, arrest annually about 267 murderers
or perpetrators of ~bloodthirsty assaults,
whereas in London there was only an
average Of eighteen cases Of accom-
pIished or attempted assassination in a
year. In the matter of burglary, how
ever, london eclipses Paris. The great
British metropolis harbors a small army
of housebreakers, who In general do
successful work, while the house thieves
on this side Of the channel are frequent
Iy handicapped by the doorkeepers, The
figures from the Scotland Yard report
show that during 1895 there were 2.625
cases OF burElarious entry into houses
and shops. For the same period III Parts
there has been IN average Of 97g burglar
iee.-L0ndon Telegraph
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
The Match il or.

address james e. Sullivan, No. 241 Broad
way, New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16

The Lincolns are a club of high rollers.
The members kept ND their record In
the matches of this week on the Central
alleys and of the number hat beat the
average. Kopke had a score of 206. Totals
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12

Account of the Disease Among Cattle at
Muivane

Some weeks ago Mr. RusselIs dog bit
one Of MS boys, at least one Of his COWS,
some horses ana killed a turkey The
same evening the dog disappeared and
has not been seen since. The boys were
running after a mule colt TO drive it out
OF a corn patch, when the dog Bit the
boy. During that day he was with the
boys, who were herdng cattle, and it
was then that he bit the stock. Three
COWS have died, the first one showing
symptoms Of hydrOphobia. This alarm
ed Mr.. Russell, on account of the boy
who was bitten, and he naturally con-
cluded that the dog was mad. Three
cows, in all, have died, but the last
two showed no symptoms of hydropho-
Dia
Professor Paul Fischer, Of the state
agricultural college, was notified and
came Wednesday morning He did not
get to see any of the sick cows, but he
saw the stomach Of one that died the
day before he came. From the slight
evidence thus afforded him and from
the symptoms described by those VINO
saw the cattle while sick, ne is pretty
well satisfied that the cattle died of dry
murrian. It is bad enough for Mr.. Rus
sell to lose his cattle, but it is a great
relief 10 know that hydrophobia was
not the cause of their death.-Mulvane
Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
How 1t Really Feels When Your Train ID
Wrecked

A gentleman in this city yesterday re-
| ceived graphic letter from his sister,
who lives at Emporia, describing the
wreck east Of the city. She writes:
Dear Brother:-I must write and tell
you that it is by close scratch that l
am on this mudam sphere this evening.
for | was in the railroad wreck We'd
nesday evening. | went up 20 Bur-
lingame on the II so train with Albert
Cher husband) To see and hear Mr.. Bry-
an. ! left for home on the Hestbound.
leaving Albert al Burlingame The
train was crowded. 1 dropped init the
first vacant seat l came to, which was
in the front end of the coach next to the
smoker. 1 rode very comfortably with
out presentation Of danger, while realiz-
ing that we We're going at a great rate
OF speed. Suddenly, with grea, noise.
our coach began 10 roll and creak, and
the end just where I was sitting came
crashing in / wat not hit | sat still
and hung onto the arm OF the seat and
breathed prayer for help. while gen.
tleman near by me was crying nightly
to the Lord for help. In five seconds our
car ceased TO move and lay upon its
side al an angle Of about forty-five de-
gcees. Then the ext, through the win
dowS began and I was nit slow in fol-
lowing my seatmate on the lower side
where we SAT. l started for the high
side, fearing the car would fall over far
Their crushing me as I was getting ou..
but the seatmate continued 10 call 70
me 10 come that way and he would save
me. So climbed GU; ana was soon out
OF danger. When l could see the fear
ful wreck. which has been already
graphically described in the EaSle. much
better than can. hunted up and down
the track 70 find some one l knew. There
were a number OF Enporia gentlemen
on the train, but in the confusion ! fail
Ell 10 recognize anyone. Finally = gen.
tlsman accostei me oy name. who was
as anxious 10 get 10 Emporia. bat three
miles away. as I. So We started az once
walking. / being familiar with tie va
gon road. We were soon over,aken by
a number Of Emporia gentlemen who
had secured a spring wagon. who took
me in, sni about sixty minutes from
the time o; The wreck ! reached home
and my children who were 70 meet me
az the station with the carriage and had
learned OF the catastrophe had their
fears allawey by the neighoors. although
everyone expected - see ne brought
home on s;re;cher. You may believe
il was glad meeting. As soon as pos
sible I wired Albert who had heard o.
the collision before he received my tele-
gram and was frantic until he heard
from me.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-12
WATCH GOT BACK HOME
Mrs. Monahans Stolen watch Takes the
Back Track.

Mrs. Monahan, living on the corner OF
Main and Third streets, had gold watch
stolen on Friday evening about o'clock.
The case was put in the hands OF Wood
and Sutton and they got so hot on the
trail Of the stolen property that the watch
in some mysterious manner found its
way back to the owner. There were only
two persons a; Mrs. Monahan's that af-
ternoon, one being her servant. a colored
girl, and the other a hair dresser The
colored girl was arrested and taken down
TO the police station. Just after dark
the screen door to Mrs Monahan's house
vas cut and the watch was put inside.
where she found il. She notified the Of
ficers and the girl was released.