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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
OALIsTHENIOs FOR THE SOLDIERS
/ Popular Tunes fn General Orders
6eneral HHarrltt,s LateSt n Had

WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. 1ss7-Maior
General Wesley Merritt, Commanding the
Department of the Missouri, has issued
from headquarters at Chicago a general
circular embodying a manual of bell
bar caisthenics to be performed with the
service rife by the men in all the troops
under his orders. The system was de-
vised by Commander Cotton Of the
Navy, and is used on the flagship Phila-
delphia, now at Valparaiso, Chile.
An innovation in army orders appearing
in this circular consists of twenty-one
pages of music for band instruments to
accompany the various exercises General
Merritt advises, however that any slow
march is applicable to the first three ex-
ercsses, and that any quiekstep viii do
for the fourth, adding Ton the United
states flagship Philadelphia. where the
physical drill was well tested, the airs
N greatest favor were respectively,
Daisy Bell" the .'See Saw" waltz
TOO Little Girls in Blue" and the
Sidewalks of New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
EMPIRE MINE SQUEEZING.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. Jan. 8, 1S97.-For
some days past there has been considera-
BILE chipping of the rib and roof IN the
famous Empire mines which mas
attracted much attention among the mine
bosses. Today there is much alarm felt
among the miners employed there who
fear a serious extension of the squeeze
which has been in progress for over a
week past. The extent of the area at
fected cannot as yet be estimated, but
experienced men believe that Nos. g. 8
and planes in the mine will soon be
cut off. At present the squeeze VIII be
confined to the old working. The EN-
pire coliery has been in operation for
over thirty years and has always been
the premier breaker of the Lehigh and
W1lkesbarre Coal Company
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
DEAD IN THE ICE
Woods Was suppose to Rc Will
Friends--R ROys Found Him.

Alexander Sullivan, boy of twelve,
and two companions, while playing about
IL o'clock this forenoon ON the Ice on the
meadows. at the southwest corner Of
jackson and Fourth streets, Hoboken,
discovered the body of man frozen
about fifty feet from the Erie and West
truding above the ice. The three boys
then broke the ice from around the
body and dragged it up on to the bank.
They next notified the police, and the
body was brought to the morgue.
Tile man was about iiye feet seven
inches in height and about fifty-fve years
Of age. The body had the appearance
of being in the water over week. 1t
was frozen stiff. In the pockets were a
match safe, a pair Of eyeglasses. two
combs, eight cents and lock of wom-
ans hair in a piece of brown paper. There
was in ope OF the pockets challenger 5
certificate for the Third ward of Hobo
ken for the fall election of 1895. The
certificate was signed by Augustus Rich.
There was also pawn ticket issued by
Meyers pawn shop on Washington street
for a ring, on which three. dollars had
been lent
William Patterson. an ice dealer, iden-
tilted the man as the father Of William
Woods, another ice dealer. He said that
the last place the father was employed
was as driver for William T. Let's.
Woods was known to- be quite a hard
drinker, and it is supposed that he wan
dered off to this lonely place in the mead
ows and in his drunken state fell in the
water and mud and was unable to set
up and froze to death.
William Woods went to the morgue and
Identified the corpse as that of his father.
He said that when his father disappear
ed he thought that he had gone to stay
with friends as was often his habit No
report had been made to the police. The
body will be removed to the sons house,
at No. 722 Park avenue. at clock this
evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
JESSE POMEROY'S LATEST

BOSTON, Jan. g. lSs7.-It was discovered
yesterday that Jesse Pomeroy, the muir
derer who has been confined in State pris-
ON for the past twenty-five years, or since
he was fifteen years Of age, had nearly
succeeded in digging through the prison
wallis i'm an attempt to escape, the attempt
being revealed by suspicious looking
brick The prisoner has BEEN closely
watched during the entire time Of his I'M
carceraticn, being considered the most
dangerous prisoner in the institution, and
by what means hs was enabled to carry
his operations aus far as he did cannot be
Imagined by the officials. The latter, how
ever, are very close-mouthed and few facts
in the case can be learned from them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
ECHO OF DyBs.

WASHINGTON. Jan. s, 1ss7.-An echo
of the great railway strikes in Chicago
four years ago, which eliminated in the
Imprisonment of Eugene v. Debs, was
heard in the House Committee on the Ju-
dietary today. The bill in relation to
Hcontempts of court which passed the
Screte lost session has been under con-
sideration by the House Committee for
the past fortnight and today the Senate
able report. In its present form the
House bill provides that any contempt jim
the presence of the Court may be p1n-
tempt outside of the Court, except the
refusal of witnesses or jurors to attend.
must be tried by a jury if the accused
so demands
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
FREE LIBRARY RUK0R.
Purchase of the street aud Water
hoard building ContempIatud.

The Finace Commissioners ordered $780,
77s.s7 paid to the Free Public Library
Trustees last night. The money repre-
sents the percentage of the tax levy
which is set aside each year for the main
tenance of the library
The Library trustees are saving as
much of the appropriation as possible for
the new Library building.
1t is now said that they propose toS buy
the old office building of the Street and
Water Board at Jersey avenue and Mer-
Ger street. Between the office and the
houses al Jersey avenue and Montgomery
street already acquired by the trustees,
ported that the house is also to be ac-
CURED and connected with the old Albeit
house and Street and Water building. If
age of fifty feet on Van Worst. Park and
will extend from Mont gomery street 10
Mercer street on Jersey avenue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08

tonight and the proceedings of the De-
cember 20 meeting expunged from ths
record
Commissioner Simpson in speak of
the so-called secret meeting, says that
after the Committee of the Whole ad-
journed he opened the office door. There
is snap latch on the door and he is not
positive, he declares. whether or not he
fastened the catch back or not.
This morning Martin Finck, Clerk of
the Board of Finance. served on the
Mayor an official copy of the resolution
passed last night concurring in the award
to the East Jersey Company. Had not
the Finance Commissioners made the
move they did last night the Mayor
would have been compelled to act on the
original award tomorrow. Now he has
ten days more in which to dispose of the
resolution. When seen this morning the
Mayor declined to discuss the water sub
ject. He was asked if he would act on
the new resolution tomorrow. He de-
clined to answer.
Some of the officials interested in the
water contract are of the opinion that
the Mayor will act tomorrow in order to
get the troublesome contract out of the
way before the Legislature meets.
Another reason given for the probable
action of the Mayor tomorrow is that
the Board of Trades expert is expected
to make his report next week. 1t is be-
lieved by many of the city officials that
the report will be disagreeable one.
The Mayor, it is said, did not promise
the Board of Trade he would defer ac-
tion until its expert had been heard from.
Consequently it is believed he will dis
pose of the award without further delay
in order to avoid becoming involved in Il
controversy with the expert as to the
merits of the East Jerseys proposition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
GRAND JURY WANTS TO KNOW.
SeektBs reformation About til
Award Of she Water Contract.

The Grand Jury is on still hunt for
information concerning the water con-
tract award by the Street and Water
Commissioners to the East Jersey Water
Company. Frank o. Cole, the foreman,
has a drag net out for facts, but it is
believed that he is not catching much
fish. On Wednesday Cornelius C. YER
meule. the water expert, who is in the
employ of the~city, was before the Grand
Jury. He was kept on the witness stand
for two hours. Questions of al kinds
were fired at him. All were answered.
When Mr.. Vermeule was allowed to de-
part the jurymen knew q lot about wa
tersheds and rainfall but nothing about
the contract recently awarded the East
Jersey Water Company
George T. Bouton, Clerk of the Street
and Water Board, has also been before
the Grand Jury telling what he knows
about the water contract. The informa-
ton Mr.. Bouton furnished was hardly
what the jurymen expected or desired.
It is said that all the Street and Water
Commissioners are TO be examined by the
jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
PHOTOGRAPHIC OoUHTERFBITER.
Ma Maker OF Very Fine Plates Arrested
I'm Detroit by Secret service Agents.

Maker OF Very Fine Plates Arrested
I'm Detroit by Secret service Agents.
DETROIT. Mich, Jan. 5. 1896.-Alfred
Deveraux, commercial photographer,
who conducted his business at A-43 AIon-
roe avenue in this city, was arrested
last night by Detective w. j. Burns of
the Secret Service. He is charged with
being the leader of the gang of photo
graphic counterfeiters whom. Chief Hazen
of the Secret Service has been cndeavor-
ing to run down for the past seven years.
The first arrest was that OF
George Lepper, alias NJ York,
in Chicago. Then Detective Burns
came to this city q week ago and arrested
". II. Lepper, barber in the Hotel
Cadillac shop, and a few days later A. L.
Seper, another barber, was arrested The
arrest of Devereaux completed the chain
and the officers think that they have cor
rallied one of the most dangerous counter
feiting gangs in the country In the gal
lery was found a complete Photographic
counterfeiting apparatus. The camera is
of peculiar design, with unusually fine
lenses and the plates We're constructed
for bills of different denominations and
were very fine. The officers say 1t is the
finest outfit of the kind ever found in
America.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
PUZZLES OF THE SAHARA.
Scientists Endeayor to Explain sonn'

Scientists ERdeayor to Explain Some
of the Hncegruitses of the Desert.
M. Bonnel de Mezieres. member of the
Maistre and Attanoux Missions, has ex-
pressed his opinion on the future of Sa-
hara, to the effect that there is no doubt
that immense sand ocean will be in time
changed into a fruitful territory. THE
Sahara rivers which have crossed,
says NJ de Mezieres, tall hide rich sub
terranean stratum of water, and form
the natural passage to the SOudan, on
which with very little trouble, vegetation
can be largely developed. In the south
of Temassinin and lin the Igharghars,
there are groves of tamarind, gum trees,
ETC., two miles long scarcely separated by
rivers, which in spring are full of water
are from three to ten miles wide.
when the water retreats, the beds of
the rivers are changed into rich meadows
The date seed planted by Flatters at Ell
Biod have grown without the slightest
care into fine trees, and the same is the
fact also of the seeds planted near the
cisterns of Tebalbalet, in spite of the
c0nsiderate manner in which the Tuaregss
get in the harvest. The Tuaregs often
assured our expedition that we would
have to march two of three days without
finding water. but very soon we found a
little out of the path some filled-up or
otherwise purposely hidden wells.
For Tuaregs, who serve as guides
for caravans, always choose the most diff
cult and desolate routes in order to keep
the caravans in state of dependence.
Caravans will become more frequent; trav-
ellers will succeed each other, but the se-
,eret of the Sahara is well kept, and its
reputation of baroness is still preserved.
For example Oscar Lentz crossed the
Sahara and reached Timbuctoo without
seeing anything but desert land, and yet
he mentions that behind a chain of hills
which he passed there was place called
by the natives The Head of the Water
DR.. Barth, who was for months in Tua-
reg camps and was the guest and friend
of Sheik El Bakey, was told innumer-
able facts about the traditions and man
ners of the land, but its geography was
hidden from him.
when Lieutenant Hourst and Lieuten-
ant Bluyer explored the region and an
armof the Niger, they found a lake near
100 miles vlong. And when the officers Of
the Timbuctoo extended their excursions
they found that not only one but mora
than twenty lakes existed all very large
and stretching far to the north into the
very heart of the supposed arid Sahara.
If there be no water. and. therefore, no
vegetation where does the charcoal come
from that is sold by the Tuaregs? Where
do they find nonrishment for the numer..
GUS camels, horses, sheep, asses and,
goats they possess?' Boston Transcript
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
MISERABLE PRINCESS cHIMAY.
F,if, ,Iahle 10 tic United press.

LONDON. Jan. s, 1897.-The sePau Mall
Gazette" publishes a dispatch from it's
correspondent in Brussels, saying that the
Princess of Chinay and Caraman, for
merly Miss Clara Ward, of Detroit, Mich,
who eloped from Paris in November with
Hungarian Gypsy musician named
Janos Rsgo, has recently written letters
to a number of her former aristocratic
friends in Belgium. in which she confesaRs
that since she left her husband and chill
dren she has been the unhappiest woman
alive. The Princess is living in Budapest
with her Hungarian lover, and few days
ago it was announced that arrangements
had been made with q theatrical manager
for her appearances ca the stage as a sing
er and dancer in conjunction with her
paramours 5 musical performances.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
LADY SCOqF'S SENTENCE.
Ten Months Without Hard
Labor for Libelling
Earl Russell.
BRUTALITY OF JUDGE HAWKINS
A Half Hour Harangue Delivered Il
the Suffering Woman-she
is Unrepentant.
BIZ cabis to The United Press.

LONDON, Jan. s, 1S96.-The Old Bailey
Court room was crowded this morning
when Lady Selma Scott. John Cockerton
and William Aylott, who yesterday
pleaded guilty of having criminally IL
belled Earl RUSSELL Lady Scotts son-In-
law, Were brought up for sentence. Lady
Scott entered the court room accom-
panied by her daughter, Countess Rus
sell.
When the prisoners were called to ths
bar for sentence Mr.. John Lawson Wal.
ton, NJ. p. solicitor for Lady Scott, adj
dressed the Court in behalf of his client
saying that her ladyship pledged herself
not to republish any of the ibels she had
uttered again Earl Russell. Solicitor
Hall, speaking for Cockerton and Aylott,
said that his clients did not withdraw q
single word they had said or any state
ment that they had made concerning
Earl Russell. having told nothing but the
truth about him. Lady Scott in reply
to the usual questions by the Court as
to what she had to say why sentence
should not be pronounced upon her, said
that she was perfectly willing to accept
any punishment that his lordship the
Judge might see fit to inflict All that
she had done, she said was IN defense
of her darling daughter and she would
gladly suffer anything for her sake
The Judge then addressed the prisoners.
speaking for half an hour. He was re-
peatedly interrupted by Lady Scott, who
niIaly became exasperated at the lectur-
lng of the Court, and exclaimed:-
For goodness sake let me have my SEM
tence. am only a woman" The Judge
then pronounced sentence upon the prison.
ers. condemning each of them to eight
months Imprisonment without hard labor
Lady Scott, on account of her delicate
hearth, Will be treated as a first-class mis-
demeanant, but Cockerton and Aylott will
be treated as ordinary prisoners
As Lady Scott was leaving the prisoners
dock after the Judge had sentenced her.
she turned and said:-
Every word I uttered against my
daughters husband is true
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
MoETANUs ABAEDoEs HIS SUIT

Ernest Montanus, the New York drug
gist, who sued out Of the Court of
Chancery writ Of habeas corpus to re-
cover possession of his six-year-old
daughter, has abandoned the contest. His
wife, with the child. is believed to be
abroad and Montanus. has decided that
it is useless under such circumstances to
push the matter further.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
FREE PUBLIC LECTURES.


Board Of Education Arranges for a
Course I'm school No. 8.
The Lecture Committee of the Board of
course of lectures to be held in School
No. 9. The first lecture will be given
on January IS by Director William H.
Beach. His subject will be, AT Home
and Abroad" The next lecture will be
given on Friday, January %, by the Rev.
DR.. Cornelius Brett, on THE History of
Bigelow." The third will be given by
Director John A. Walker of the Board of
Education, on Monday, February Is.
His subject will be, What I Saw in
Europe" Other lectures will be announce
ed later. All lectures will be accompanied
with musical and other entertainment.
The lectures will be free and all are in
vited to attend.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
WANTS a SLICE. OF KANSAS CITY

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, jan 5, 1896. Jos
eph Boulanger, a half breed Of Elgin.
Kansas, announced yesterday that ne
would Immediately bring suit to recover
forty acres of land in the heart OF Kan
sas City, now worth between $4,000, 900
and s50,oO0C00
The land was bought by the govern
ment in 1882 from Collise Montardeau, a
French trader, who was the grandfather
of the present claimant.
Bouianger claims that his father, being
ignorant of legal forms, had never filed
the patent, and that the transfers of the
property since then have been invalid
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
FOUND ONLY a LONELY TOUCH.

Constables Hague and Rhorbeck, from
the Sheriff's office yesterday swooped
down on Heine's Hall. at Newark and
Henderson streets Their errand was to
raid a supposed pool room. They found
no such thing in operation There was
young tough in the place named Thomp-
son, who wanted to know from the Off
GERS what their business was He called
them stool pigeons and attempted to put
one of them out. He was arrested and
this morning was arraigned before JUS
tice Macs. He was put under $500 bonds
to await the action of the Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
NATURAL GAS In NEW YORK.

ROME. N. Y, Jan. 8. 1897. Drilling for
natural gas is proceeding at the Rome
factory building company's pant night
and day. About eleven o'clock last
night new VEN was struck which
showed pressure OF over 10 pounds 10
the square inch. The pressure has stead
ily Increased. and altnough il is difficult
to measure it accurately. it i now esti-
mated at 60 to 80 pounds to the square
inch. Experts say that the How is mora
than sufficient TO run the boilers of the
Rome Manufacturing Company, The
well is 625 feet deep.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
PAYRoLLs HELD UP


vile and High Service employees were
sent to the Board Of Finance last night
for concurrence. Commissioner Simpson,
who is chairman of the Committee on
Concurrent Resolutions, pigeon -holed the
payrolls. When asked why he held them
up he said that he5wanted to look over
them carefully before approving them.
The Finance Commissioners, 1t is said,
do not like the plan of the Street and
Water Commissioners keeping large forces
of men at both pumping stations at full
pay when there Is absolutely nothing for
them to do. For more than two months
nishing all the water necessary, but no
reduction has been made In the citys
working force.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
FERRY RATE FIGHT.

Justice Lppincott this morning ON the
application OF Lawyer James B. Vreden-
burgh granted a writ OF centiorard to re-
move to Ahe Supreme Court for review the
resolution adopted by the Board of Free
holders last year fixing the rate of ferriage
on the West Shore ferry at three cents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
NOT A FILIBUsTER.
Steamer Daunsless Occupied in Legiti
mate ygrscking Work.

mate Wrscixing Work.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s. 1S97.-The
steamer Dauntless has been cleared of
the suspicion that she was engaged in
filibustering operations during her re-
cent trip out from Jacksonville. She re-
turned to Jacksonville Wednesday mid
night, and under instructions from the
Secretary of the Treasury the collector
of customs there today made a report by
telegraphs stating, in substance. that the
Dauntless has been occupied in legitimate
wrecking work.
The coiiector also reported that appli.a-
ton had been made for clearance fer
the Dauntless for the port of Neuyitas.
Cuba, with a cargo of munitions of war
and requested instructions.
Mr.. Carlisle Immediately wired him to
send full report on which lhe depart
ment could take action.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
HALF OF TIE PEOPLE DEAD.
~ ra6ie to the ITnite.i Prexs

BOMBAY, Jan. 5, 1S97.-The Times of
india in an ar5iele on the bubonic plague
which is ravagirg the city, says that since
the outbreak of the plague the popula-
ticn Of Bombay has been reduced one-half
ard the weekly mortal ity has averaged 200
per Thousand.
AT the feogest of Lord George Hami1-
ton, Secretary OF State for India, he
Right Hon. George F. F'an6ei-2hill,ps,
Lord Mayor OF London, has star,ed a
fund for the relief CT the sufferers from
the famine in India. and large sums of
money are being. subscribed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
FLAGS FLY FOR JACKSON.

NEW YORK, Jan. s. 1Ss7-F1ags were
flying from public buildings today and
from many private ones in honor of the
eighty-seeond anniversary of General
Andrew Jackson's famous victory over
the English forces at New Orleans on
January g. 1876
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
CoURTMARFIAL OVER STEEL.

WASHINGTON. Jan. s, 1S97.-Ensign H.
T. Coleman. steel inspector at Harris
burg, will be courtmartialed at the Wash
ington Navy Yard next Monday on a
charge of neglect of duty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Jan. S, 1ss7-For the Sc
hours ending at s P. NJ, Saturday -
New York City and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and on Saturday; warmer;
winds.
Anrsnesl,s Therm nsser Report.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
HONOR FOR BISHOP KEANE.
Re canle 10 Inc Undtsz Pres.

II sti1IE % mo U5tt[FtJ Fg6ss
merly Rector of the Catholic University
at Washington, has been nominated Bish-
op Assistant at the Pontsfical throne. 1t
Is understood that he will be stationed in
Rome.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
MA1ZERS orEA0r.

New Jerseys best flour costs 25c. more pe1
barrel than ordinary Hour but wQrt}a 8 dollar
extra. Wholesale only &t ~ e. JS1eaxy co.'f
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
An oId ANA Nell-tried nsmedy.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for
children teething should always be used
for children while teething. 1t softens
the gums. allays the pain, cures wind
celtc and Is the best remedy for d.
aFrhosa. Twenty-Five Cents per Bottle