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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-20
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-20
New Attractions.

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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
INSPECTING THE DIVES
Aldermen Find That ihe Proprietors
Are RehaVtng Themselves.

Aldermen Warrin, Calnon and Moran
made q round of the concert hall dens
last night They found that the pro-
prietors had changed their tactics and
were conforming to the rules of the ex-
hibition committee rigidly. Several of
the places were deserted and about all Of
them there was an air of order which was
strange.
The Aldermen paid particular attention
to the hall in Washington street con-
Quoted by Christian Meisner. OF course
everything was orderly and the proprietor
cndeavofed to make it appear he was a
greatly injured person. The Aldermen,
however. were aware that Police Captain
Cox had given the proprietor a short talk
and that he had also sent a new detee-
tive to the place to see show affairs we're
being conducted
=, The Aldermen were not very favorably
impressed, and the circumstances Of
their inspection will be laid before the
Board. Il is probable that some definite
action will be taken and that sthe pro-
prietors Will be allowed TO operate only
under more stringent rules.
Ihe police promise to see that the pres
future. s. s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
PUBLIC BUILDINGS FOB SALE.
City Hall Commission Serves Notices
ON City Omcfals.


The City Hall Commissioners met this
morning and directed Clerk Farrell to
serve notice upon the Board of Alder
men and Street and Water Board to turn
over to them without delay all public
buildings which they now have under
control, so that they may be sold at
public auction for the acquisition of the
s5O,0OO which is still due the Commission
from that source.
The resolutions were passed after an
opinion from Corporation Counsel Blair
had been read. 1t was to the effect that
the Aldermen have power to sell what
furniture remains in the old City Hall;
but the building itself must be sold under
the supervision of the Commission. The
same opinion applies to the Street and
Water Board.
AS soon as the formal transfer is made
the Commissioners will expose all the
old unused public buildings for sale. The
City Hall Commissioners power to re-
tain control of the new building, but that
plan has been abandoned temporarily. A
test may be made later.
Charles Ransom sent letter to the
Commission saying he would put patent
electrical burglar alarm on the safe in
the City Collectors Office and connect it
with Police Headquarters for 1925. The
letter was referred.
Commissioner Hough called attention to
the fact that the night watchman is not
uniformed. The official will wear uni
form in future 1t is also proposed to
adopt a check system, so as to ascertain
what time employees arrive and depart
and how often watchmen make a round
of the building. Everything in the build
ing is to be conducted on systematic
basis.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
BERLIN RACING SCANDAL
Buuable to 10 Unfted Press,

BERLIN. Feb. 8. 10s7.-The hearing OF
the appeal of Robert T. Kneebs. the
American horseman, against the Judgment
OF the court condemning him to nine
months imprisonment for entering the
trotting mare Bethel in races ON the
German courses under the name of Mel
lie Kneebs which began here yesterday,
IS expected to last five days.
Up to this time only the evidence heard
in the original trial has been given, and
nothing has as yet been brought out to
turn the scale upon either side. Knecbs
seems to be perfectly cheerful. He re-
flutes the assertion that the record of
the mare Nellie Kneebs is especially fast
for American trotters and maintains that
the supposed compromising letter alleged
to have been written by his son is a
forgery.
\ United States Ambassador Uhl was
present at the hearing yesterday and to-
day and spoke to Keebs at intervals dur
Ing the proceedings
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
sHBLDON's SON AGAINST HIM.

AUBURN, N. Y. Feb. 8. 1Ss7-The fea-
ture of the day in the Sheldon murder
trial has been the testimony of VIII Shell
don, son of accused. who was called by
the prosecution. He has been on the
stand all day and is listened to with
GREATNESS interest by a crowd that fills
every inch of room.
He is the son who was working In q
field when the tragedy occurred and who
heard the fatal shot. Fifteen or twenty
minutes later he saw his father driving
on his way to Jericho and this is con-
sidered the most damaging proof in the
prosecutions possession
He told what he knew of his fathers
relations with Ellen Sullivan and con-
fessed to bearing enmity. toward the girl
ever since he was eight years old. He is
now IN his twentieth year. His testimony
showed that he did not believe his mother,
committed suicide
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
BIG FIND TN SULPHUR.

TACOMA. Wash, Feb. 8, 1S97.-What is
considered one of the greatest quantities
of pure sulphur ever found in the West
has been discovered in the, Colorado
Mountains not far from the Northern
Pacific Railroad. John Kenneth, Of
Orting. the discoverer, has kept the exact
location secret, but has brought out sam
pies which evidence the high value of
the find. BY correspondence. 1t is
said. Mr.. Kenneth has been able to inter-
est a syndicate headed by John d.
Rockefeller, in the discovery.
A representative of the syndicate ar
rived here Saturday and left to examine
the deposit accompanied by Kenneth. If
negotiations are successful 1t is expected
the Rockefellers will secure the property
and develop it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
NINE DAYS WATER LOGGED.
Rescued Crew OF the schooner Jasor
Tell a Tale of Danger and Mardshi

Rescued Crew Of the Schooner Jason,
Tell a Tale of Danger and Hardship
QUARANTINE, S. l., Feb. g. 1897 The
steamer Jason, Captain Fraser, which
arrived this morning from Jamaican
ports, picked up the crew of the dis
masted and sinking schooner, Mary
Sprague, on January 20. near Crooked
Island Passage, and brought them to this
port. The schooner was bound from
Demerara, for Philadelphia. and left the
former port on January 6. with crew
of ten hands all told, and cargo Of
300 tons Of sugar. The story of her loss
was graphically told by Captain Poland
at Quarantine this morning. He said
I'VE left Demerara January S, bound for
Philadelphia.
Everything went well until the night
of January 20, about 9 p M, and while
the vessel was going before the wind in
strong southeast gale, under two reef
ed sails, our fore rigging parted in the
deadeyes, letting the foremast go by the
board, taking the main and spanker mast
with jibboom and all attached, the main
mast in falling breaking rails and
stanchions, smashed the forward house
and one boat all to pieces. The other,
stove SO badly, she could not be
used. The ship was then well off in
trough of the sea and lay for twenty
four hours while we were getting clear
of the wreckage, with the seas making
clean breach over the vessel. and large
quantities of water got in the hold, as
the mast coatings were all torn away
and covering board leaking where the
rails and stanchions were carried away.
sThe vessel lay in this position for
nine days, requiring constant pumping to
keep her free, and, having no spars to
set mainsail on to steady the vessel, the
seas were washing over her decks all
the time. At 5 P. M, on the 18th Jan
uary, the steamer Jason hove in sight
and in answer to my distress signal, bore
up.
II requested the Captain to tow me
into port, but this he refused to do.
then asked If he would take me off, to
which he consented. Having no boats Of
my own, I had to ask the steamer to
send one of her boats. the crew being
schooner, she being entirely lnmanage-
able and leaking SO badly it was i'm
possible to save her without immediate
assistance. The steamer sent a lifeboat
manned by the chief officer and four
seamen, at considerable risk, and took
US all off.
after we were all safely on board the
steamer Captain Fraser sent his first Off
Ger back on board the schooner to set
her on fire, as she was likely to be a
dangerous obstruction to navigation
night coming on and she being right in
the track of vessels bound to and from
the Crooked Island Passage. When last
seen, the Sprague was ahame fore and
aft and burning f1ercely. The Mary
Sprague was three-masted schooner of
SIT tons register. She was built at
Thomaston, Me-, in 1850, and hailed from
that pnrt., 49, l-.... s.- -.A
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
DR.. MGILL'S DIG RESENTED.
Naval Reserve Ofiicers Talk over the
Reports.

At the annual meeting of the Board of
Officers of the Battalion Of the East, Ma
val Reserves, held on board the Ports
mouth, on Monday evening, Brigade
Commander Jacques read his annual re-
port to the Adjutant General The re-
port quotes the commendatory words of
Assistant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo,
who inspected the men recently
1t was decided to make the reserves ia
miliar with the coast defences of the
States, and the boys will take trips down
the Bay during the coming summer.
The officers were nettled at the report
of Surgeon General J. D. McCsill, for
criticizing the naval surgeons. The doc
tor said that a butcher or baker or can
dlestick maker could be naval surgeon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
PHILATELIo LARCENY.

NEW YORK. Feb. 8, 1S97.-Han,ilten F..
Colman, clerk in the General Land
Office at Washington, was arrested by
Postoffice inspectors today on a charge
of having stolen large quantities of pos
tage stamps. Fe was held in $1,000 bail
for examination before Commissioner
Shields on Wednesday last.
Fifty-five hundred and sixty dollars
worth of periodical stamps" were found
in the possession of Colman when he was
arrested. 1t is said that he and others
have been Systematically rotioing the
stamp department in Washington and
selling what are called "sets" of stamps
ranging in value from one cent to $50
each. to philatelists for from s1.2o to
81 % a set
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
NEW FIRE ENGINE ARRIVES.

The new Amoskeag fire engine recently
purchased by the Fire Commissioners, is
representatives of the engine company ar
rive the engine will be tested as to ca
pacity and its ability to throw stream
of water a great distance The new en-
gfne is to be sent to the house of engine
No. 9. at Bergen and Duncan avenues.
Old No. 9 engine is to be sent to the Ege
avenue house and the engine used by
that company is to be fitted with wide
wheels and sent to Marion The Com
missioners propose keeping the first class
engines down town in the thickly popu-
lated sections; second class on the HilI,
and third class in the outlying districts.
The Legislature is to be appealed to pass
Of chemical engines, which do effective
work s5lE-.l. ..s ll
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
QUEER WORK OF < RAYS.
Attempted Suicide Made Bald and
Pala7ed- Bullet Not located

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 1S97.-Bellevue
Hospital physicians are at loss to ac-
count for the peculiar effect the x rays
have produced on the head and body of
Henry Cohen. who carries bullet in his
head as result of attempted suicide.
Cohen is now in a lamentable condition,
one side of his head being bald and one
side of his body paralyzed. Cohen is 25
years old, and lived at ia Ludlow street.
He was taken to the hospital last July,
and placed in the prison ward because OF
his attempt at suicide. He was one of
the striking tailors. and had been out of
work long time when he made his un-
successful attempt.
The Bellevue physicians probed for the
bullet which Cohen had fred point blank
into his right temple. but were unable to
find it. He was dismissed some time af-
terward from the hospital. but his con-
dftion so frightened his friends that they
sent him to the German hospital at Park
avenue and Seventy seventh street, Prof.
Jacob then attempted by the use of x
+. The X rays revealed what appeared to
be two bullets, when there was positive
evidence that there was but one in the
This SO alarmed the professor that he
was afraid to probe for the bullet. being
unable to decide which spot in the cath
which a shadow.
Cohen finally left the hospital, still car
rying the bullet in his head, and on No
vember. 10, in Central Park, again at
tempted suicide. He was prevented by
a policeman. Cohen again applied for fol
treatment on January 20 at Bellevue
Hospital. Now he lies with his entire
right side paralyzed and the hair on the
right side of his head. including part Of
a thick beard, entirely gone
The. physicians say that it could not
have been heat that affected his head and
rays are responsible in some way
e The case is said to be unique, although
some complaints have been made by ex-
of the x rays on their fingers and finger
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

PRICtGE-On Tuesday, February 2, 1897,
john Fredrick, son of Henry and Eliza
beth Prigge, aged five months and six
days.
P. NJ, from late residence, $50 Germania
avenue.
HUNTER-On Tuesday. February g. 1897,
Ellen Louise, daughter of Andrew and
Emily C. Hunter, aged 81 years.
Funeral services at the Summit ave-
nue. Baptist Church. Friday, February 5,
at ore p. M.
KNOEGY.-On Monday, February 1. 1897,
Jacob Knoegy, aged SO years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from his
late residence, No. 161 Noble street, Green
vile. on Thursday, February 4, at two
P. M
SULLIvAN.-On Tuesday, February Q,
1897, John, beloved husband of Mar
garet Sullivan.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from his late residence,
No. 307 Thirteenth street. on Friday.
February 5. at one p, NJ. Jnterment at
Calvary Cemetery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
THE MADEIRA STRIKE,
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

MADRID. Feb. 8. 1881. disturbances
which prevailed here yesterday in conse-
quence of the strike Of a large number
of workingmen have subsidized. and the
city is now perfectly quiet
The rioting which took place at Arau-
juez, in New CASTLE, yesterday, grew
out of the action of the authorities in
exacting an octroi duty ON -four which
had the effect to increase the price OF
bread. Details of the disturbances show
that the mob handled the Mayor and the
members of the Town Council very rough
y. and that the disorder was only auelled
after the arrival of strong force OF
away, which together with theIcivil guard
dispersed the mob and restored order. In
the fight which took place thirty-two
persons were wounded
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
NOW FOR SQUALLS.
Kaiser Steps Out and the
Board of Works Is
Evenly Divided.
MAYOR WANTED HIM TO STAY
Experts to Be Engaged for The
City in the Erie Track
Elevation Matter.

The Street and Water Commissioners
were to have met today, but at noon Clerk
Bouton adjourned the session until next
Monday. A meeting would have been held
had mot Commissioner Kaiser insisted
upon lesigndng from the Board.
Yesterday at noon Mr. Kaiser handed his
resignation to Mayor Wanser. His Honor
would not accept 1t. The Mayor wanted
the Commissioner to remain in the Board
for several reasons, the principal one be-
ing that President Brown will have to be
absent for a week, or perhaps longer. The
Mayor did not want a new man in the
Board with Commissioner Harding alone
to look out after the Republican interests.
He also thought the Democratic members
might raise ructions If the Board were
evenly divided politically.
Commissioner Kaiser said he would like
to please the Mayor, but having arrang-
ed to enter upon the duties Of his County
office, he thought 1T his duty to do so
without any more delay. Mayor Wanser
has not, as yet, accepted Mr.. Kaiser's res
ignation, but that gentleman is debarred
from acting as Commissioner by reason
of having taken the oath of Office OF
Boulevard Inspector this morning.
Mr.. Kaiser was at the office of the
Street and Water Board until noon to-
day. He packed up his belongings and
walked out with Commissioner Heintze,
after having said goodbye to the clerks
and host of friends.
Just who Mr.. Kaiser's successor will
be is not known. Mayor Wanser is anx-
ious to find some one who is thoroughly
familiar with the duties of the office.
President Browns absence from the city
is imperative, and 1t is probable that
while he is away there will be lively
times in the Board with the members
evenly divided politically.
The subject of engaging expert engi-
neers to look after the city's interests in
the matter of the elevation of the Erie's
tracks was discussed by the Commissions
ers today. It was practically decided to
retain three disinterested men whose
duty 1t will be to devise some plan where
by 1t will not be necessary to depress or
close any of the streets between the tun-
mel and trainshed. It is reported that
the company will be requested to abandon
the old tunnel and also the new one,
creating open cuts. In this way it is
thought it will be. possible for the COM
height as to do away s with with the h Iaea preaenl
Objectionable features in its plans.
me new suggestion will involve the
elevation of the trainshed and depot, but
whether the company will consent to do
that is grave question. The company,
it Is reported, is willing to meet the city
half way in any reasonable proposition
More public hearings are to be held.
In the meantime the city will probably
have engaged its engineers. They will
then discuss the situation with Engi-
neer Buchholz of the Erie and also the
demonstrating property owners It is
believed that it will be to eliminate the
most Questionable features from tha
pending plans.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
TERRIBLE PETB'sp CONFESSION.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. 3, 1891. The
condemned murderer Peter Wassil, alias
Terrible Pete" has made a full confess
sion detailing his connection with the
plot to release himself and Shaffer from
the Luzerne county prison. 1t is said
that in his confession he gives the names
acy. The officers at the prison this morn
ing are reticent about the matter, but
there is no doubt that Wassil has male
clean breast of it. u.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
LOU PAyN'S FAT JOB.
Vhe Infamous Insurance SuperInten.
dent on Deck-FFis PATRONAGE

ALBANY, Feb. 8, 1897-Louis F. Pawn.
who has been confirmed by the Senate al,
State Superintendent of Insurance. said
this morning that he would take his oath
OF office and file his bond of SIS 900 so al,
to be ready to assume the duties of his,
new position about week from tomorrow.
when the term of the present Superinten-
DENT of Insurance, James F. Pierce, will
expire. Mr.. Payn says there will be no
changes in the department for the pres
ent, until after he becomes acquainted
with the duties of his office Mr.. Payr
will spend a couple of days at the Insur.
ance Department this week with Superin,-
tendent Pierce, who will endeavor to fa-
miliarize him with the details and man
agement of the office.
The patronage of Mr. Payn,s DEPART
ment amounts in salaries and expenses
to nearly as much as that of the office of
District Attorney Olcott, of New York
county, or, in other words, upwards Of
$150,000 a year.
The superintendent gets salary Of
$, ,000 a year and serves for three years
4 rhe re- first deputy receives a salary Of
$4,000, and the second deputy 81 500 and
the third deputy $4,000.
The actuary receives a salary of So, ,O0C,
the deputy. actuary $2,200 the private Sec
retary and the cashier each $500, and
sixteen clerks and half dozen examiners
as well as several stenographers receive
salaries running from 81, 900 to So, 900.
There are about forty employees in the
department and good salary is at
tached to every position.
The only positions in the department
that are EXEMPT from competitive civil
service examinations are the three Dep-
uty Superintendents, the Private Secre-
tary, the Chief Actuary, two Confiden-
stial Examiners and one Stenographer.
will undoubtedly be appointed by MI.
Payn as one of the Deputy Superintend-
ents of Insurance, probably First Dep
uty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
FOUR DEAD IN TIE WRECK.

ARLINGTON, S. D.. Feb. 8. 1se7-A
wreck occurred on the Northwestern Rail-
way at this point at $50 last evening, in
which four perosns We're killed, and a
large number were injured. The killed
were:-
Conductor r. Addington.
Brakeman f. L. Hosac.
John LOTUS, of Kismet.
Samuel Harris, of Arlington.
The train which was wrecked was un-
able to take the side track, the switch
being clogged with ice. The engine from
the approaching train struck the passen-
ger car, completely wrecking it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
THE s0UTH's ASPIRATIONS.

CANTON, O.. Feb. 3, 1897. THE contest
for cabinet place among the Southern
Republicans is unabated. The friends
of Judge Lewis M. McComas and James
A. Cary. of Maryland. were here yester-
day and a day or two earlier, and Fl.
Clay Evans of Tennessee is expected to-
day. A close personal and political
friend of General Powell CLAYTON of Ar
kansas, who had a long interview with
the President-elect last evening, said that
before leaving Canton today that General
Clayton would be appointed minister to
Mexico few days after the Fourth of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
GABLE CARS CRASH.

NEW YORK, Feb. g. 1S97.-Two cable
cars collided at noon today on Broadway
between Twenty second and Twenty-third
streets. The following passengers were
injured - May Young, knee injured; Fred
erick Luyster, cut over right eye; Thomas
B. ShaHghnessy, right hand cut and scalp
wound; Benjamin Stainmann, slight cut
by glass, and DR.. Carl Pfister, left leg
bruised. All are residents of this city.
They were able to go to ther homes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
ONE OF oUR IDIoTIo LAWS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1S97..-The Com
mittee on Ways and Means today agreed
to report favorably the bill to amend the
law regulating the sale of opium seized
for failure to pay the duty on that ar
ticle. The law requires that such for
feited opium shall not be sold for less
than the amount of the duty--slO pound.
AS the market price of opium is but s6
not, of course, secure the duty price.
The amendment proposes that the opium
shall be sold to the highest bidder.