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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
NO GRADE CROSSING.
Mayor Hoos Does Not Ap-
prove of the Oil Com
pany's Proposal.
CAN'T CROSS SEVENTEENTH STREET
Nice Little Game Checked by the
'Nsws" Publishing the Facts
Citizens Delighted.

Mayor Hoos this morning received a
deputation of citizens from the north side
Of the Erie Railroad tracks protesting
against the outrageous proposal of the
Crevelich Oil Company to lay tracks
across Seventeenth street
1t was THE Jersey City News which
called the publics attention to the ac-
ton of the oil company filing in over the
water pipe preparatory to laying the
tracks, and the story created great SEN
sation among property owners south of
the tracks. Messrs. Andrew ]. Corcoran
and John Casey promptly went to Mayor
Hoos and told him what was going on
His Honor told them that he had read
The News story and he would make
a personal investigation.
This morning Mayor Hoos assured
Messrs. Patrick Connolly and W. Burns
that he would certainly not approve of
any resolution granting the oil company
permission to lay tracks across the
streets and the deputation retired thank
ing the Mayor for his praiseworthy act
The Street and Water Commissioners will
act on the company's request at their
next meeting, and as they are known to
be opposed 10 grade crossings the result
of their action may easily be OWNED
They Will not grant it and the oil COM
pany must devise some other plan for
the completion of their aim to secure
spur to the West Shore tracks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
Supreme Court Decides Quo
Warranto Proceedings
Against Repubn-
cans.
NOW TO TIE COURT OF ERRORS
If That Tribunal Is So Disposed
the Case Can Be Heard
in Two Weeks.
Especial to .rhe Jersey city News. "a,

TRENTON. June . 1907 -rhs s,,,t -
ex-Mayor Peter r wanser - +.~+ ~.
right of Aravor HOG ~ ~. , -. 80
o+nar 80 ~ ms sea- ana tns
olner quo Warrante cases were disposed
of yesterday afternoon as far as the SUI
preme Court is oo,oarr.a ...+ss :.
- - NooeA neu- AS Heateo IA
these oespatches yesterday the case was
referred by the Chief Justices to Justices
Garrison and r.,,ro-,o,a 49, - -
T,s-t.-S to ouiliiaeie. the same TWO
9uslices VINO declared the Macarthur
Term Extender unconstitutional The
reason for tbis mos t,,r,so,s
o,,ostta,s s.-S % ."oAoiu' as ene same
NJ T1es'ion' the constitutionaNty Of the
Term Extender. which was involved n,
the o1o warrant, ,,re,oaa,5,~,,,r 49,. -
T,,a,a e'o pioeeeuiiss' THESE Two
1uoses naving thoroughly heard that
question, would not have to consume. the
time necessarv ~ hoar ~. .---.s-
o,.-r,,a, ~, ~ near the QUESTION
argued all over again and to consider the
arguments. Moreover. these Justices hay-
ms once cohSpoereo the subject, coud noS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
MERRIoK ROAD MURDER.
Miss lBertech LIKELY to Dle-Othel
Victims a Little Better.


NEW YORK, June 2, 1S97-Miss Clara
Stewart. who was so seriously injured in
the talley-ho disaster in Long Island on
Monday was reported at the Hospital in
Brooklyn to be slightly better today. Miss
Emma Bertsch. another victim of the
disaster, is rather worse and in very
critical condition.
The other injured persons are progress
ing favora'bly. Earl B. Barnes and his
younger brother Lawrence X, Jr.. are
not considered in danger The younger
man had his skull fractured and is still
in the hospital, but is expected to re-
cover The elder of the two only sus-
tanned slight injuries to his head
Coroner M. c. Combs has fixed Mon
day evening as the time for the begin
ming Of the inquest The in1estif .tion
will be- held in Odd Fellowz Hail s
InWood Z. 4 The Coroner IS sstill husv
collecting evidence to lay before the inrv
and the investigation win be a scare hing
one. FF 7 - b - e e
The railroad officials are actively en-
gagged ~ securing evidence, to show that
the company was not to blame for the
disaster and that the tally-ho party did
not observe the warning given
Inspector George S. GatscheIl of +ha
State Railroad Commission is expecfed
at Valley Stream, L. r., today, to begin
an official investigation on behalf. Of the
Railroad Commissioners He win examine
witnesses and will report his findings to
Ile Q18H L.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
OWL ENGINEER IN TEE NAVY
President MCKINLEY Has a Soft snap
To Sstua suap Sannrrrr

WASHINGTON. June 2, 1Ss7.-Within
the next few weeks one of the most de-
slrable appointments in the Navy within
the gift of the President will be made
The retirement of Civil Engineer McCoI-
iom will permit such appointment in the
corps of Civil Engineers, and in antici-
patton of this vacancy there are already
several applicants. The position is an ex-
ceedingly desirable one 1t is a life office
and the salary progressively increases
from s2,40O until it reaches s., 800 after fif-
teen years service. Upon attaining the
age of sixty-two years the civil engineers
are retired upon three quarters of the
highest maximum pay. There is no sea
duty attached to the position and quar-
ters are assigned at some navy yard
AS the law does not prescribe any but
a physical examination it is within the
powers of the President to appoint any
civil engineer of standing Strong pres-
sure is being brought to bear upon the
President to permit a competitive exam
ination for the place
me prospect of work being resumed
upon the Nicaragua Canal probably will
induce civil engineers of national repute
to compete for the position If the Presi-
dent takes such a method of filling the
vacancy, since some civil engineer Of the
navy undoubtedly will be detailed to rep
resent the Navy Department in that inn
portant national work.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
THREATENED ozAR REED.
Aetter Signed Cuban Hints al
Coming AssaasinafInn

IA.
WASHINGTON, June Q 1907 -s,a,,,or
Reed, like every other public man n h;at
official station has received threatening
iel.ers from time to time, but has never
palo any attention to them. Yesterday
however, one was received of such a
nature that it seemed command more
tnan ordinary attention and the Speakers
private secretary. without Mr.. Reeds
knoWiedge deemed it his duty to turn il
over to the proper authorities for in
vestigation and that the precautions
might be taken to prevent a possible
catastrophe.
Ine letter was mailed in Washington
1t stated that the lone man power, must
stop and threatened both the speaker and
MI. Dlngiey with assassination. If was
signed "A cuban The letter stated that
tue writer would be in the house gallery
ana that if the speaker did not do his
plddlng he (the speaker would never
leave the. chair alive
u was not this letter which created the
aldIm. II was the fact that it was the
last OF a series of letters written on the
same paper, in the same hand-writing
ana OF the same general tone The others
nad neen mailed from New York. This
one showed that he might carry out his
threat led the Speakers's secretary Mr.
Alien, to notify Sergednt-at-Arms Rus
SELL The latter Immediately communi-
Gated with Inspector of Police Hollinber-
ger ana after some investigation both
ne and the Sergeant-at-Arms came to the
conclusion that the letters had not been
written by a crank but by some one
deslrous of perpetrating hoax for sem
sational purposes.
subsequent investigation, it is said this
morning, has convinced the police of the
correctness of this theory. The writer
mas been located and before night it is,
ha dnt. i
complete disclosure of the details of the
scheme will be ready for the pubic -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
THE CHEYENNE TROUBLES.

HELENA. Mont. June ,. 1897. The diff
Guilty between the white settlers and the
Cheyennes in the southwestern part of
tne State promises to simmer down to a
dispute between the State and Federal
authorities as to which is supreme in the
enforcement of the law, and it is thought
all danger of bloodshed is past, there be-
ing six companies of regulars near Lame
Deer and large force of deputies and
armed citizens near the edge of the reser-
vation. ready to protect the interests Of
citizens if the Indians should manifest
a war-lilse spirit. Governor Smith while
insisting in his correspondence with the
general government that the State has
the power to arrest the depredators, has
decided not to order the militia out upon
me advice that the. Sheriff and posse can
40 everything required when the govern
ment comedies them the right to go upon
the reservations to make arrests.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02

of the goods desired by the consumer.
And SO, too. the consumer should have
the opportunity to examine the goods
which the manufacturer is anxious to dis
It follows, then, that a recognized CEN
trail institution such as this Is of real
cannot be questioned, with ample means
can be made of inestimable advantage,
not only to generation in a single
the vast future. Ability as wei as capt
tai are essential to the success of trade,
and fortunately with both of these the
that the data which can here be found
ready for quick and accurate reference is
obtafnable to a degree not even attempted
anywhere else in the world.
Under the circumstances, and even at
this early date. it is not too much to
say that a movement of this kind is in
that. international in character-and to
predict that its success. if wisely con-
Quoted, will surprise even it's most en-
thusiastic friends and founders: Resting
to the welfare of the country at large,
benefiting other nations as we'll as our
own, the intent and realization of this
worlds industrial object lesson is in ac-
cord with the best spirit of the age and
worthy of the good win and helpfulness
of every patriotic American
| assure the promoters of this enterprise
OF the deep interest of our Government
and the people in its success. | con-
sAd.uidte the cltlzenS of philadelphia,
justly renowned for the Centennial Exno,
sltion which first demonstrated to the
world the marvellous DEVELOPMENT of our
resources; that to them have been in
lrusted the care and completion of this
great work
Well and farsightedly has this munich
panty [ acted IN creating the new institu-
ton as practically a separate department
OF Us government With liberal appro-
prlatlons of money and the gift of a val
pa6le 1;r3 =, site the people Of this city, the
birthplace OF American liberty have once
more demonstrated their patriotic spirit
ana purpose, calling into Fellowship and
counsel representatives of the chief com
na,l,s mereiai bodies Of this continent. Phila-
delpnia contributed immeasurable to the
triumph of liberty: she would now aid in
the triumphs of labor.
VINO can doubt that the deliberations
or these able and public-spirited men, act
ing together freely and cordially, animat-
ed by common impulse and common
interest, viii result in still closer reia-
tions of international comfy, and a high
er prosperity for ALL
May Gods blessing rest upon this
worthy enterprise and upon those who
shall labor for its welfarer
l now declare the Philadelphia Museum
formally opened.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
THE DURRANT HANGING.
Two Hundred Invitations Issued but
| a Writ of Habsas Cornus Exnecfed.

a Writ of Hab.as Corpus Expected.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2, 1897. There
will be 200 invitations issued for the ex-
ecutfon of Durrant, and Warden Hale
has fixed 1890 A. NJ as the hour of hang
ing. Twenty-Five medical men will be
permitted to witness the tragedy at the
request of his attorneys. Durrant yes
terday made a formal demand for re-
lease, claiming to be unjustly impris-
oned. This will be part of the. appeal to
the Supreme Court, and is to cover the
point which might be made that by fail
ing to protest and demand his liberty he
had lost the right to complain.
The, appeal raises point, which accord
ing to the statement OF Durrant's coun-
sci has never before been raised in this
State and must be decided before Dur
rant can be hanged. The contention is
that Judge Bahr's sentence inflicted two
Observation-Disclosures and death
while the law says one or the other shall
be specified Counsel will hold that
Durrant,s life in San Quentin is not de-
tention but imprisonment; that the pnsi-
tlcn or the Attorney General is untenable
as life in the county jail carries with II
no shaving, stripes and no indicnity ofher
than detention. This statement will also.
pc heard in the Federal Court where II
IS expected that the same action will he
taken as IN the Worden case-that Of Sc
curing writ of habeas corpus
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
TIME TO STOP THIS.
Practical Joking I'm Judge Nevius,
Court Gets Up TO ForgerY.

Joshua Limerick, the eccentric old man
from Hoboken, who was dismissed from
the panel of jurors by Judge Nevius yes
terday because he struck George Moore,
another juror on the head with his cane,
was in court bright and early this morn
ing. Edward Conger, the practical joker,
whose teasing of Limerick was the cause
of all the disturbance, was also there, but
Judge Nevius thought that the Court
could manage to struggle along without
his services and placed him on the re-
tired list.
Mr. Limericks visit was the result of
a letter he received in the mail last night
The letter was written on letterhead
OF the Board of Freeholders and was
signed John Y. Nevius. 1t was written
OF course, by some practical joker, but
Joshua took it for granted that it was a
personal communication from Judge
Neyius. The Judge is represented as
apologizing for the hasty action of the
Court yesterday in excusing him for the
term. and the letter urgently requested
MI. Limerick to come to court this morn
ing and be reinstated
Joshua presented his letter to Sergeant
alarms Dewey and he handed it to
Judge Nevius. The judge was unable to
appreciate the latent humor of the affair
and will endeayor to discover the writer
of the letter. Joshua returned to Hobo-
ken greatly disappointed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
NEW TARIFF ASEAILLD
villainfes of the iron Schedule Eek
poaed by Democrats Senators

WASHINGTON June 2. 1S97.-The first
formal notice Of tariff speech in the
Senate was made by Mr. Mantle (Silver
Rep, Mont.), who said he would address
the Senate on Friday on the wooI sched-
ule
The tariff bill was then taken up. Mr..
Aldrich, who has been in charge thus
far was not present, and Mr.. Allison.
of Iowa, and Mr. Platt OF Connecticut,
sat together and directed the course of
the bill.
Mr.. Stewart (Pop., Nev.) preceded the
debate by offering an amendment propos-
ing the maintenance Of a treasury re-
serve of sl25,ocoo00 ana the retirement of
bonds out of the surplus above s125. .ooo,-
goo. Mr.. Stewart stated that a previous
amendment offered by him might lead to
injecting the silver question into the tariff
debate so that he preferred to strip the
question OF everything beyond a regula-
tlon OF the treasury reserve.
The consideration of the tariff bill be-
gan with schedule ssC'' relating to metals
and manufacturers of metals. The first
paragraph on iron ore etc. went over at
the request of Mr.. Quay The paragraphs
on IRON m PIGS and on bar iron were the
same in the House and Senate bills.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas took occasion
the absurdity, he said. of keeping up the
taxes on these products when the Aneri-
can producer had absolute control of the
market and shipping large quantities
abroad.
Mr.. Jones reviewed the dissolution of
the steel rail combination This reduced
the price of steel rails 50 per cent he
SAID. and why should law protect pro-
ducers who could by combination double
their prices on steel rails.
He spoke also of the effect of this com
ninatlon, an dthat o nwire nails in rails
ing the price to American consumers
Wnlie the same goods were being sold at
lower prices to foreign consumers.
1t was condition, he asserted which
should arouse the people from ocean to
ocean, until they stamped to pieces these
computations. Mr.. Jones said the iron
trade was no longer an infant Industry.
put had grown to giant proportions until
lhe United States led the world in iron
MT. Caffery Dem. Lao also spoke gem
eTaliy against the rates of the metal
scheduie. He maintained that our manu-
featured iron goods were being shipped
aproad IN enormous quantities and that
the tariff on the raw material embar-
rassed this trade.
Mr. Caffery then branched into a gen
erai speech against the bill In the main
MS speech was a protest against an in
crease of duties on necessaries of life and
on raw materials. He did not mention
the sugar schedule
Progress of the bill was then resumed
and the paragraphs were agreed to on
round iron in coils or rods; beams. Cir
ders, etc, boiler or other plate iron or
steel
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
he PRAoTIsED oHAMPBRTY.
Appeal Case from Judge Bed,e,s
GGnft EpaSy for Hrt.1


Court Ready for Trial.
Something of surprise was sprung on
the Common Pleas Court this morning.
by the announcement of the LAWYERS on
either side of an appeal case that the
case was ready for trial. 1t was case
which came up from Judge Bedle,s Dis
trict Court in which George Stanford
was the appellant and John Werder the
appellee. Werder lives in East Newark.
About year ago Werder and his wife
met with an accident on one of the
Consolidated Traction Companyss cars.
Stanford who loans money at a liberal
interest and on guilt edged security and
is also an adjuster of claims, read about
the accident in the newspapers and hur-
ried to see Werder for the purpose of
recurring the case. He pursuaded the
Werders to let him have charge of the
case and an agreement was made that
there should be an equal division of the
proceeds. Pending The settlement of the
case out of Court or the result of a
suit if it shall become necessary to sue.
Stamford agreed to provide the Werders
with whatever money they might need
He advanced about $500
Notwithstanding Stanford's strict in
junction to the Werders that they must
not. under any circumstances hold any
communication with any representative of
the Traction Company, one of the COM
pany's adjusters succeeded in getting an
interview with them and settling the case
Tor 81, 800 when Stanford wasn't looking
Stanford then sued for the money he had
advanced.
Judge Bedle decided against him on the
ground that he had practiced champerty
and that he was one of certain class
of men who make a business of stirring
up litigation.
The case was still on at recess H. v.
Osborne appears for the appellant and
Mr.. Roseberg for the appellee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
AP0L0GIzED TO SENATOR sEWEr,T,
The Unpleasant Incident Concerpsup
the Metropolitan Club Dinner


WASHINGTON, June /, 1se7.-The
Metropolitan Club of this city has ten
dered an apology to Senator SewelI for
the insult to him and his guests at the
clubhouse some time ago. 1t will be re-
membered that the Senator's order for a
dinner was understood to be for the
tWenty-fifth instead of the twenty-third of
the month; that when he and his guests
assembled on the night of the twenty
third their dinner was not prepared; that
Senator Sewell took his guests into a
room set aside for another member Of the
club, who had invited the same humber
OF guests; that Senator Sewell there de-
manded that he there be served, and that
after waiting in vain for over an hour
to be served, he took his guests to Cham-
perlins and had dinner there
There was much talk over the incl
dent, to which additional Importance
was given owing to the Vice Presidents
being one of the guests. But Senator
Sewell closed the incident by accepting
the apology, and once more attends the
club, where everything is satisfactory.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
A boat 4,5OO Years old.

A Viking craft found in Norway some
time ago was in use about the wear 1000
A. D, and at once became famous as by
far the oldest specimen of water-cra fl il
existence The boats in the Gizeh Mus
cum, It was decided by the learned. were
used at least 450o years ago, and were
contemporaneous with the Dashl,r nvra-
mlds u.s. Of the ae eleventh Egyptian dynasty.
with this boat and the two which re-
main in the Cairo museum were two
more, which still rest In the sands which
stretch desolatedly from the Dashur pvr-
amids, near which they were found.
The. five boats were found buried at 4
considerable depth, not far from the
famous largest pyramid, and iii such or
derly form and with such n1Athema tjca1
relationship to the great pile Of stone
that it was evident that they had been
buried with design at that particular
The boats were found to be alike in tbe
material OF which they were constructed
and in their general dimensions. The
cedar of antiquity which entered into 50
much of the construction Of thinrs az
wood, was used in building these boats
While the equipments OF the boats had Had
generally Disappeared with time thar
shapely outlines still remained -
The boat that Is In Chicago now was
propably better preserved than any 1t
Is thirty feet long, eight feet Of beam,
and four feet Of hold. "a well-preserved
and peculiarly marked and designed piece
Of rudder OF wood was found near fhe
boats Harper Round Tsssss.es<' 4.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
RUssIA's KOREAN GRAB.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 1S97.-Ac-
cording to mail advices another crisis was
precipitated in Korean affairs by the ac-
tion of Russia in practically forcing the
acceptance of her officers as instructors
after the Cabinet had decided to aban-
aon the proposed. All the ministers, in
cludlng Kim Pyong and Cho Pyong-
chong' who had opposed the scheme
have rendered their designations.
IWatutla' IN the ne1ghborhood of Tai
pen, Formosa, was attacked by about
oU pandltS az 3.3O O'CLOCK on the morn
ing of May g. The Japanese troops. 20
nee ana gendarmar1e Who had been pre-
parlng Tor the abtack, engaged the ban
dts, and after fight lasting two hours
and half repulsed them In the en-
counter about one hundred rebels were
killed, including the ringleader, named
Tan-Ching, fifty wounded and seventeen
captured. -l.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02

EVANS-On Tuesday, June /, 1897 Teresa,
beloved wife of Douglas Evans and
daughter Of Mrs Alicia Kearney.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral on Friday, June T. at
nine A. M, from her late residence, No.
ISL Third street; thence to St. Mary S
Church, where a solemn high mass of re-
QUEEN will be offered for the happy re-
South Amboy papers please copy.
sCOLLINS-On Tuesday, June J. 1897,
Mary A., beloved daughter of Bridget
% and the late William Collins. :.
Mercer stseet. on Thursday, June 3, at 10
A. M.
CULLEN.-On Tuesday, June /. 1897. at
No. 402A Fairmount avenue, Jcne, be-
loved daughter of Ellen and the late
John D. Cullen.
Funeral at convenience of the family.
ELLIOTT.-On Tuesday, June |. 1897.
John, beloved husband of the late
Relatives and friends of the family are
from the residence of his brother-in-law ill :.
Christopher Mooney, No 2l0 Second
street, on Thursday, June g. at nine A. NJ. !;
THENCE to st. Mary's r. G. Church, where
solemn nigh mass of requiem will be
offered for the happy repose of his soul.
SHERRY-On Wednesday, June 2. 1897 ar
his late residence, % Clark place Peter
n. Sherry, beloved husband of Mamie
kobbitt and son of John and Gather
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
HOLTIN.-Entered into rest, on Sunday
May 30, 1897. at Nashville, Tenn
Charles H, only son Of Henry G. and
Mary e. Holtin. ''.'
Relatives and friends are invited to 81
tend the funeral at the residence of his
parents, No. l10O Bloomfield street, Hobo
zen; on thursday evening, June 8. at 8