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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
FREIGHT CAR THIEVES CAUGHT
Hoboken Police Arrest Innoesnt
Purchasers of tho Booty.

The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company has been annoyed for some
time by a gang of thieves who have looted
freight cars in the Hoboken yards. The gang
worked Systematically and got away with a
large amount of merchandise. The seals on a
score of freight cars were broken open and
the merchandise carried off. One night last
week a freight scar was broken into and four
teen bags of potatoes stolen. The thieves car
ried off their booty their backs and sold
it to storekeepers and residents In the vicinity.
Detective Hanson of the railroad and a squad
of city detectives were put on the case, but
it was not until last night that the thieves
were located.
Detective Nelson planned raid, which re-
suited in the following arrests.-Thomas Hop
kins 18 years old, of No. 80 Willow avenue;
Thomas Gallagher, IS years. no home; julius
Muller 20 years, home, and Harry Thorp,
10 years, of No. 1900 Willow avenue. A search
was then made for those who had purchased
the booty and five more arrests followed,
on suspicion of receiving stolen goods They
were Ida Bisehoff, 40 years old, of No. 81
Jackson street; Johanna Gallenkamp, 40 years,
of No. ASS Newark street; Leo Wemiger, "a
years restaurant keeper at No. 3l9 Newark
street; Charles Kloz, 81 years, restaurant
keeper at No. 3e1 Newark street, and Celia
Rosenberg, 50 years, of No. S04 Newark street
Recorder McDonough held the suspected
thieves for trial and paroled the other pris-
oners until tomorrow, when they will be ar
raigned for hearing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
CATHEDRAL BUILDING FUND.
At the Small Meeting Held Yester-
day $4,000 Was Subscribed.
Especial to 'srhe Jersey city News"

Especial to '"The Jersey City News."J
NEWARK, Nov. r. 1S97.-Six thousand
dollars was pledged in few minutes to
the construction account of the new
Catholic Cathedral to be erected in this
city, at the meeting held in Institute Hall
News the meeting was presided over by
Bishop Wigger. The Bishops announce
ment Of his determination to give $4,000
to the project, $1,000, a year for ten years,
led others to respond.
John Regain, of this city, stepped up to
the stage and handed in check for $25
as his offering. Then Edward F. Maher
asked II 1t would not be better to delay
the receiving of subscriptions until there
should be held a larger meeting-there
We're scarcely twenty-five persons present
yesterday. Mr. Maher suggested that 1t
might be better to get the various pastors
of the diocese interested and have them
see personally the well-to-do Catholics in
their respective parishes, SO that the sub
scription list might be started with a
number Of generous donations. 1t might
set good example to other contributors
he said.
jeremiah O'Rourke remarked that in
his opinion it would be a mistake. to ad-
journ without having done something deli
mite.
sI believe a start should be made"
spoke up John Donahue, of Paterson,
"and will make it. stand ready to pay
$100 per year for ten years.
eThat's good example, chimed in Mr.
O'Rourke, and 1 will follow it with a
similar offer.
1t was then suggested by the Bishop
that Father Wallace should go to each
man separately, so that they could sub
scribe what they choose quietly or wait
to do SO at a subsequent meeting. Some
of those present gave checks and put
their names down for varying amounts
until the $4,000 had been contributed or
promised.
When the priest had finished his task
Bishop Wigger announced that he had
met John f. Stanley at Madison last
June on the day Mr.. Shanley's daughter
graduated from St, Elizabeth's Academy.
Mr.. Stanley had spoken to him about the
intention to erect a cathedral and he then
and there said that he would give $1,000
to the project for his daughter.
Then followed a discussion about the
advisability of holding the next meeting
on a Sunday afternoon, but the Bishop
stated that his Sundays were enaged for
some time to come and it was decided to
meet some night to be fixed by the
Bishop.
Two of the four plans for the new edi-
fee. have been examined by the commit
tee of clergymen that has charge of the
work and a meeting will be held today to
consider a third set of designs. AT sub
sequent meeting the fourth plan will be
gone over and after that the best of the
four will be selected. The ten years during
which subscriptions will be payable Will
begin January next.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
LOAN EXHIBITION.
Prizes Awarded 30 the Prettiest and
Cgitest Babies.

The Art Loan Exhibition, given by the
ladies of Grace Church, Van Worst, closed
last night In spite of the rain the even
ing was most enjoyable. Crahmer's or
chestra played and there was dancing.
The exquisite floral decorations were by
Bonnot. st. Agnes Guild had novel eN-
hibition of baby pictures. The pictures
were of children between the ages OF one
and ten, and Mrs. james flemmlng OIL
fered handsome prizes to the prettlest
and cutest boys and girls. Three bache-
loIs acted as judges. Being bachelofs
names withheld from the public. They
were bachelors having no relatives in the
competition, and they gave serious con-
sideration to the pictures. They finally
decided that Helen Green of Englewood,
was the prettiest, and Helen Menagh,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Menagh
the cutest with honorable mention OF
tiest was Woodruff Condict, son OF Mr..
Lee Condict, and the cutest, Frank I'M
derhill, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ulmer I'm
derhill with honorable mention of George
HumphrieS. The honorable mention
babies received blue ribbons with the date
and occasion in gilt letters. and hand
some silver pin trays were given the girls
and silver 3-blade knives the boys.
Among the children whose pictures were
exhibited, or the patrons and patronesses,
Sadie Trip, Robert W. Inglis. Ray G. In
glis Frank I. Underhill Girard Fl. Under
hill, Emiline Maxwell, Alice c. Forbes.
Sallie Flemming, Constance Muller, Hazel
Mears, L. S. Moses. George L. Follmer,
Arthur Haslxings. Frank III. Merseles,
Gladys uudebrod, Andrew jackson Post,
Helen Green, Jessica Green, Baby
Cox, Harry Cox. Belle Boltwood,
Helen Menagh, Ray Menagh, Hor-
ace Scnermerhorn, Henry Everett,
Hazel Inness, Woodruff Condict, Philip
James, Jr., Conrad D. Turner. Carlton
Moore Arthur. Moore, Walter Foersters,
Carlton Gardner, Hazel Moss, Agnes
Molyneux, Gail Clark, Marjorie Clark,
Frederick Gudebrod, Jr., Robert RI.
Glen, John R. Helfrich. Helena Reynolds,
Hattie Medole, Emma Medole, Alfred Nor
ris, John and Rosevear Jewett, William
and Charlotte Terhune, Fitzhugh Phil
lips, Dorothy Cropper, Eva Niese Char
lotte Niese, Hattie Niese, Florence
Matthias, Maud Matthias, Henry Ernest
Niese, Benedictus Niese, Fred Macdonald
Miss Taylor. There were also cards dis
playing the pictures of the members of
the Guild, taken in babyhood, and some
baby pictures of some young men of the
city.
IN the exhibition besides the china en-
broidery and tapestry owned by the
Guild members, some was loaned by: Miss
Rousseau Mrs. Totten, Mrs. Elmer S.
Forbes, Mrs Dayton, Mrs. Stella Hol-
comb, Mr.. Shephardson, Mr. Ritchel, Mrs
English, Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Holland, Mrs.
Shawda, Mrs Denning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
RKRgFORMED CHURCH ELECTION
Oficers Chosen for the Ensuing Year
-RaunSpn


The annual meeting for the election of
offlcers and three elders of the Park Re
formed Church took place last evening in
the parlors of the church. The elders.
elected were Daniel ]. Hulshizer. William
Wlilams and Thomas M. Ward: deacons
eiected We're. John d. Newton, Benjamin
Garrison and Frank A. Haffner.
After the election a sort of reunion of
the members of the church was held and
speeches were made by the pastor, Rev
j.. Francis Morgan. Rev c. L. Wells,
Of Fiatbush, L. l., who resigned from the
Park Reformed Church thrty-four years
ago, made a very neat speech about the
time he was pastor and the present
growth of the church. Rev Charles L.
Wright. of the Central Avenue Reformed
Church, and the Rev. j. P. Cookman, of
Centenary NJ. 2. Church, also spoke.
vote of thanks was rendered the
pastor for the able way he had worked
to get rid of the church debt. The treas
urers report showed that $8,50918 had
been paid out during the last year and
there is still a substantial balance on
hand. Letters of regret were read from
Rev. j. r. Sydam of Rhinebeck, N. Y;
Thomas Powell of Newell, Paterson, and
Rev. Charles Herr of this city.
The young ladies of the church served
coffee and a small lunch.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
THE NEW OHRON0THANAT0LHTR0N
Novel Entertainment at tho First
Unfversniist Church.

A novel entertainment was given in the First
Universalist Church last night 1t was an
nounced as an exhibition of the 'Chronothan-
atoletron, death and time annihilator." Miss
Ida May Demarest appeared as the inventress
of the affar.
The entertainment opened with an argu-
ment between the inventress and genius. as rep
resented by Miss Helen May Oakley. Genius
contended that the present age is not as great
as those that have passed. To disprove this
the inventress produces, by the aid OF her
machine with the unpronounceable name, the
following characters Sarah, Miss Bertha
RIM: Pharoah's Daughter. Edith Gibsons Cor
nelia Mrs. Thompson; Cleopatra, Miss Vir-
ginia Doggett; Queen Elizabeth, Miss Tessie
SehaIkenbach; Cecilia, Miss Eta Banfield;
Agensi of Bologna, Miss Carrie Meyers; Hypa-
tia Miss Fannie Berlan; Pochahontas Miss EN-
ma Finger; Joan dare, Miss Jennie Courier;
Sappho Miss Minnie Doggett; Precilla, Miss
Hosmer; Mother Bickendyke, Miss Lettie Fin
GER Martha Washington, Mrs. Matthews. Miss
Fischer sang Snow Flakes and other seec-
tions. She was enthusiastically received and
was obliged to respond to several encores.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
PULLED HER EAR OFF
Inhuman Treatment Of an
Eight Year Old 0rphaA
by Her Adopter.
JUDGE HUDsPETH,s iNDIGEATIoy
Orders The Arrest Of the Human
Brute and Declares He Will
Punish Him Severely

A case Of most outrageous cruelty and
brutality to a child was brought to the
attention of Judge Hudspeth this morn
ing by Warden Ryan of the Aims House
at Snake Hill. The Warden brought Ka-
tie Chesney. pretty and intelligent lit
tie girl, eight years old, into court, and
told a tale which made the Judge and
everybody who heard it shudder. Katie's
mother is dead. Her father is supposed to
be living, but she does not know where he
is. The child was sent to the Aims House
in 1893 by Poormaster Hewitt. On Sept. 2
of this year she was indentured to Henry
Henkendorf, of No. 4O2 Grand street, Ho-
boken. Yesterday Mrs. Henkendorf took
Katie back to the Aims House and left
her there. The child was evidently glad
to get back. Warden Ryan noticed that
one of her ears was badly lacerated, as
II somebody had been trying to tear it
off, and he questioned Katie. The little
one burst into tears and between her sobS
told a story Of brutal treatment which
would be incredible but for the conclusive
evidence on her body in the shape Of
bruises and lacerations
She said that on Wednesday she lost
her pencil, and as she needed one in
school she asked Henkendorf for penny
to buy one. Henkendorf became fright
fully enraged. He seized the childs ear
and pulled it so hard that it was partially
separated from her head. Then he beat
her and knocked her down. The child's
screams seemed to further inhame the
fiend's brutal frenzy, and he kicked the
helpless child with his heavy boot He
probably would have killed her but for
the interference of his wife, who threat
ened to go for policeman. That brought
him to his senses, and he stopped. The
next day Mrs. Henkendorf took her back
to the Aims House.
Judge Hudspeth examined the child this
morning. There is scarcely particle of
her body that is not covered with bruises
where the brutal ruffian kicked her Her
Hudspeth could not find words to ex-
press his Indignation. He Immediately is
sued a bench warrant for the arrest of
Henkendorf, and said that he would make
the bail so heavy that the brute would
have to stay in Jail for time at least.
Katie was taken down stairs to the Pros
ecutor's office, and Assistant Prosecutor
Noonan took her complaint.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
oITY's MARTIN AOr SALES.
Mayor Hoos Sends a letter 30 the
Finance ConvnissfOBers

Mayor Hoos sent this morning to the
Board of Finance the following letter.
To the Honorable Board or F-inance:-
Gentlemeh-I would call the attention of
your honorable Board to a resolution which
you passed ordering the City Treasurer to
refund to one Nathaniel E. Smith the sum of
$454. u, which was paid by him for deposits.
auctioneer's s fees and interest a contern-
plated purchase of city property. Your hon.
orable Board ordered this money refunded be-
from one of the parcels of property bought by
Mr.. Smith and because the city could not
place Mr.. Smith in possession of the other
parcel. The fact that 1 refused to confirm
the sale of the parcel first mentioned is NOS
in itself a sufficient reason for refunding ths
money and negativing the sale. / am
that you will agree with me that there was
no error II my judgment when refused 10
sanction sale of property which cost the city
81 1639.S1 and which the city was about TO
present to Mr.. Smith for $3.50.
In the case of the second parcel of property
mentioned 1 would state that confirmed the
sale on the day following, inasmuch as the
purchaser agreed to pay S1,900 for property
which cost the city S2.6S6.79 This consider
ing the general of absolute sale prices
deemed fair bargain, and naturally L
confirmed the sale Why the city could give
no deed for said property and why the for
mer owner would not surrender, cannot say,
but [ do say that such echoes of s.abSolut5
sales are detrimental to the city's interests
This matter should be Investigated and the
blame placed upon the department responsible
and whose duty it is to see to it that when
a sale is ordered under the Martin Act that
all matters, even to the minutest detail, have
been thoroughly attended to, SO that the pos
sblity of any question to the right OF
possession or the title may be rendered im-
probable Considering the fact that the pur-
chaser was willing, and several occasions
did Offer to pay for the property, and the
fact that he could not get possession of 1t be-
cause the city could give him no deed, 7
reluctantly approved of the resolution.
Trusting that this matter may be given thu
consideration which 1t demands, I am.
Yours respectfully
EDWARD HooS. Mayor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
TO DR.. DURYBH's MEMORY.
Lafayette Reformed Church Unveils
Memorial Tablet.

The congregation of Lafayette Reformed
Church unveiled a bronze tablet last night
to the memory of the Rev. DR.. Duryee, a
former pastor of the church. 1t is set in
the wall to the right of the altar. 1t
bears this inscription:-''W William Rankin
Duryee, D. D., pastor of this church, from
1864 to 1881. Born 1885, Died 1897. He be-
ing dead, yet speaketh.''
There is also the coat-of-arms of the
Dutch Reformed Church. and the inscrip-
ton, in Latin, which translated MEANS
without God, nothing =
The services which attended the unveil-
ing were conducted by the Rev Mr..
Kommers, pastor of the church, assisted
by the Rev Dr. Brett. Of the Bergen Re
man, D. D., of Saugerties, N. Y.
DR.. Brett opened the services with pray
er and then Mr.. Kommers spoke briefly
of DR.. Duryee's work in the church.
Dr. Brett talked of DR.. Duryee as he
knew him in the Chassis of Bergen, and
later as a professor atsRutgers. Dr. Wort
man made the principal address OF the
evening. He attended college with DR..
Duryee, and he spoke at length of his
career in the university and later in the
,fcff
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
AUsTRIA'S WEAK PRESIDENT.

[By Cable to The Associated Press1
VIENNA, Nov. u, 1S97.-Dr. Abrahamovics
the First Vice President of the Lower House
of the Reichsrath, has been elected President
of that body, in succession to DIR. Kathrein,
who resigned that Office on October 26. 1t
was understood that Dr. Kathrein's resigna-
ton was due to the fact that he opposed
to taking extreme measures against the OBJ
struction being carried on by the aggressive
section of the German representatives.
DR.. Ebenhoch mentioned Tuesday
last as likely to be the new President of the
Lower House of the Reichsrath. 1t add
ed that the latter was a man of the most
robust type and of the most determined dis
position. Therefore, it expected that his
Presidency, supposing he was elected, would
be marked by repetition of the violent scenes
which have been witnessed in the Lower House
of the Austrian Parliament for long time
past.
DR.. Abrahamovics has acted as President
since the resignation of DR.. Kathren but he
does not appear to have been able to quell
the uproars which have repeatedly occurred
in the House, although, in his efforts to do
so, he has repeatedly suspended the sittings.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
SPAIN HARD Up.
Hustling for a Navy on Credit
Ridiculous Battle
Ship Fiaseo.
icy Gable to The Associated Press.1

lBy Gable to The Associated Press1
LONDON, Nov. 12, 1S97.-Striking evi-
dence of Spain's financial straits is fur
nished in the dispatch of the Madrid cor
respondent of the DAILY Mail" cabled to
the Associated Press last night, saying
the Spanish Government, finding it i'm
possible to raise the sum of s3,000,000 (s15,
00000W by loan or taxation, to carry out
its original naval plans, has decided to
build two new cruisers only, of 1000 tons
each The dispatch added that 1t is in
tended to summon the CorteS as soon as
possible, in order to obtain credits to build
more men-of-War, and to place more pow
erful guns on board the existing vessels.
Il y now pc pointed @ opt that the ne, cruisers
pondent were to have been battleships,
for whose construction the Government of
Spain negotiated with the Armstrong;
months ago. The contracts were eventu-
ally signed and the keels of the new bat
tleships were laid but the Armstrong; re-
fused to proceed without assurances of
payment. Now it is doubtful if Spain will
even be able to pay for the small and
comparatively ineffective cruisers which
are intended to replace the projected bat
tleships. Yet, in spite of this, according
to the correspondent of the Daily Mail, .
the Spanish naval authorities claim to
regard the Spanish navy as being already
superior to the navy of the United States,
which may explain some of the bellicose
utterances of the Spanish press.
In connection with Spain's hunt for war
ships, American diplomats have learned
that Spain recently endeayored to make
an arrangement with Japan whereby. in
the event of war with the United States
the thirty or so warsnips now building in
various shipyards for Japan would be
transferred to Spain and 1t is supposed
that upon the failure of these negotiations
the Spanish Government entered upon a
deal with Chill for the transfer to the
Spanish flag of several vessels about
completed for the Chilial Republic.
The diplomats referred to express the
opinion that, from the standpoint of in
ternational law, the completion of such
a deal might be regarded as an unfriend-
ly act towards the United States.
Besides the Rothschilds other prominent
financiers of London and Paris have en-
tirely cut off the monetary supplies which
Spain has hitherto succeeded in obtaining.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
Es
Died.

AsHHURST.-O Wednesday morning.
November TO- 1897, at the residence OF
her mother, No. 100 Virginia avenue,
Margaret PetronilIa, daughter of Mary
and the late John Ashhurst.
Friends are invited to attend the funeral
from the above address on Friday, Mo-
yennber IL, at eight A. NJ.
Interment at Newburgh, N. Y.
ROSSELOT-In this city, on Thursday.
Nov IL, 1897, Elizabeth NJ, wife of
Edward p. Rosselot aged 40 years.
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral on Satur-
day, Nov. 1S, at p NJ, from her late
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
sWINDLED HIS FELLOW COUNTRY
ssBob', Pearson Goes TO Buffalo for
a Mean SWfndIer.

Detective Pearson, of Police Head
quarters, went to Buffalo this morning
with reqWsition for Nickodemus Boez-
koski whN was arrested in that city last
night by order of Chief Murphy for
swindling members of the Polish colony
in Jersey City and vicinity
Boezkoski did a sort of banking business
among the Polish population. Tony Cy-
bulskie, of No. 2 Skillman avenue. in
trusted him with $40 which he was to for
ward to Poland, while Annie Cybulskie
gave him s35 for the same purpose. In
stead of fulfilling his trust the alleged
banker cleared out. The police traced
him to Buffalo, where he was engaging
in the same business.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-12
TO SPEND THE DEFICIT.

WASHINGTON, Nov. u, 1Ss7.-It is the
intention of Chairman Cannon of the APP
committee of the House to
begin the preparation of the appropriation
bills at the earliest possible date. He has
the appointment of the sub
and those on the Pension and
the Legislative. Executive and Judicial
bills have been called to meet November
q, week in advance of the assembling of
Congress-