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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08

DIED.

CoNDON-Catherine Condor. beloved wife
of John Condor.
invited to attend her funeral from her
late residence 4S9 Henderson street, at
ten A. NJ, Tuesday, February 8.
MORRISEY-On Sunday, February z.
1897 Martin Morrisey, the beloved hus-
band of Catherine Mcrrisey, aged 65
Relatives and friends, also Henry Will
son Posi- St. 6 a. N0 III II are inyted to
S25 Seventh street, on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 10, at nine A. NJ; thence to ST.
Mary's Ehnrcns u, sl, wneTs sa a solemn 50 requiem
of his soul.
PRIGGE.-On Sunday, February z, 1897,
Augusta Matilda, daughter of Henry
and Elizabeth Prigge, aged l year, 10
months and rs days.
Funeral from No. $50 Germania avenue,
on Tuesday, February 8, at two p. M.
ROUGET.-In this city, on Sunday, Feb
ruary Z. 1897, John r. Rouget.
Funeral from the residence of his
and friends are invited to attend the
funeral services at St. Peters Church, on
Tuesday morning, February 9, at ten
O'Clock. Interment private.
SCHWETTZER-On Saturday, February
s, 1897, Marie, beloved wife of Adam
Schweitzer, aged 45 years, IL months.
Relatives and friends are requested to
attend her funeral from her late resi-
Tuesday, january 9, at 1880 p. M. Ser
vices at the First German Evangelical
Church. Monmouth near Wayne street,
at two p. NJ
SEXTCN-E. ]. Sexton, beloved son of
Michael and Catherine Sexton, aged 6
Is years and / MONTH
Friends are respectfully invited to at
tend the funeral from the residence of his
parents, No. 307 Belvidere avenue, at nine
A. NJ, on Tuesday, February g.
WAGNER-On Sunday, February Z, 1897,
Charles r. Wagner beloved husband
of Emma Wagner, aged As years
Relatives and friends, also Summit Coun-
fully invited to attend the funeral SER
vices on Tuesday evening, February 9,
at eight o'clock, from his late residence,
No 1893 Bramhall avenue. (Take Lafayette
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
CHILDREN AGAINST FATHER.
Prosecution i'm tho SSaeldon Murder
Case Nearing Ifa End.

AUBURN, N. Y, Feb. 8, 1S97-The Shell
don murder trial was resumed at ten
o'clock this morning after resting since
Friday. Attorney Shurtleff of Weedsport
associate counsel for the defence, ap-
peared today after weeks illnes@. The
first witness was May Sheldon, who WAS
recalled. She was asked about letter
from Ellen Sullivan to her father which
she had read and burned, but counsel OBJ
jected and the Court sustained the OBJ
lection.
She said nothing was missed from the
house on the day of her natherss-d death.
Asked if she examined her mothers
hands as she lay dead she replied yes
and that they were clean and cold She
also testified to her mothers fear of fire.
arms, saying she would not touch re-
volver under any circumstances. One
little point brought out was that in pre-
pairing her mothers remains for burial
she curled her hair with a hot curling
iron and dropped it, burning the hair
considerably. In going over her mothers S
farewell talk with her she testified that
her mother said she could not stand the
way things We're going, referring to the
Sullivan woman, but she would stand it
until Willie, her son, was twenty-one.
Will Sheldon was also recalled to the
stand. He heard but one shot on the day
of the tragedy. He identified the box of
cartridges used for his fathers revolver.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
MADE HIS OWN QUIETUs.
Chicago Man Reads led amlet,s SelfIe-
nuv and Kills Himself.

CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 1S97.-Warren E.
Linney read the soliloquy of Hamlet yes
terday afternoon. Thens he barred his
body to the waist and thrust a dagger
through his heart. His hfeless form fell
forward upon the copy of Shakespeare
he had been reading. This part of the
solloquy was marked in pencil
"For who would bear the whips and
scorns of time,
The oppresors' wrong. the proud mans
cOntumely,
The pangs of despised love, the laws de-
lay,
The insolence Of office and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworth takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With bare bodlxin?"
Linney resided with his mother and
brother at No. 1872 West Adams street.
He ate dinner with his relatives yester-
day and at the dinner seemed cheerful.
After dinner he retired to his room
alone. With him as he entered his room
he carried a stiletto, having a six-inch
blade, which had been hung in the house
as an ornament. He formerly was man
ager of a furnishing goods store. He
lost that position and has not been en-
ployed' steadily since. Acquaintance,
when they heard of his suicide and the
manner of it, intimated that a young
woman was at the bottom of the suicide.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
NOT EVEN INGENIOUS.
So Young Scoupdrel Was Convicted
of Two HurglarEes.

James Murphy, a youthful looking pro-
fessional burglar. gave a remarkable ex-
hibition of nerve in the General Sessions
Court today. On Saturday evening, Janu-
airy 16 Murphy broke into Daniel F..
Donovan's shop No. 800 Seventh street,
and stole a coat, hat pair OF gloves and
file. At 2:3o the following morning
Policeman Cox found Murphy in Mrs.
Yetta Becker's fruit stand at No. IS
Pavonia avenue The place had been
/ broken open and looted The only part
of the stock left was a box of candy.
When the prisoner was taken to the Sec
ond precinct station, Donovan's coat, hat
and file were found in his possession. He
was wearing the coat and hat and the file
was in pocket of the coat.
Notwithstanding all this Murphy had
the nerve to stand trial. Donovan testi-
ned that his place was broken into be-
tween five and eight p. NJ and the prop
erty stolen. The rear door had been
forced open with a jimmy. Policeman
Cox testified that he found Mrs. Becker s
store broken open and completely looted.
Murphy was crOuched in a corner and
pretended to be asleep.
The defendant told a story that hadn'
even the merit of ingenuity He said that
he was walking along Jersey avenue be-
tween 730 and P. M. when he met man
who had the coat and hat and offered to
sell them to him. The man said he was
hungry and wanted money to buy some
thing to eat Murphy's compassion was
moved and he negotiated trade with
the hungry man. He exchanged coats
and hats with the man and gave him
fifty cents to boot. Then Murphy Went
to New York and got drunk. On his way
back he noticed that the fruit stand was
open and he went in there to sleep.
Policeman Cox disturbed his slumbers.
Murphy was convicted on both charges.
John Goggins who was charged with
being concerned with Murphy in the loot
ing of the fruit stand. was tried. The evil
dence was insufficient and he was ac-
quilted by direction of the Court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
HEADS WILL FALL.
Street and Water Board Agrees
to Cut Down Expenses
at BelleviIle.

The Street and Water and Finance
Commissioners held an important confer
ence today in the private office of the
tlnance Commissioners. The subject un-
der discussion was the necessity Of re-
ducing the number of employees at the
Belleville and High Service works and
consequently the payrolls of those depart
nents.
The Finance Commissioners at their
last meeting for various reasons, all of
winch were told in 1.-THE News refused
10 concur in the February payrolls of
Belleville and High Service returning
them to the Street and Water Commits
sioners for revision.
At this mornings conference President
Brown of the Street and Water Board
showed that it would be unwise and un-
safe for him to dispense with all the
employees at Belleville and High Service.
He announced that he has from time to
time dismissed men and will continue
cutting down the force just as fast as he
deems it is safe for him to do it.
This satisfied the Finance Commission
ers to some extent; but they insisted
that few. more reductions than had
been made were in order
President Brown consented to make the
suggested reduction, and as conse-
quence it is probable that at this after
Moons meeting of the Street and Water
Board several heads will be chopped off.
Men at both Belleville and High Service
are to be let go as rapidly as possible,
Il being agreed to retain only sufficient
number OF men to keep the water works
In proper shape.
Immediately after the conference the
Board of Finance met and in accordance
WITH the agreements made, set aside
$l,t60 of the liquor license money to pay
the January payroll of the Superintend-
ent and laborers on streets, and also the
January payroll of the Belleville and
Hlgh Service payrolls The February
payroiis of the water department were
not paid. They may be revised to some
extent
The February payrolls are to be paid
later; but only, it Is said, with the un-
derstanding that the March payrolls will
be greatly reduced by reduction of the
working forces,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
PITNEY7s TRIUMPH.
Defeating a Big Fraud After a Warm
Contest

representative Mahlon Pitney Of this
State had lot of fighting to do in the
House of Representatives last week, and
he won his contests. The heaviest OF
these was to kill fraud which had once
succeeded, and which would have cost
the National Treasury about million
and a half dollars. The subject came up
with the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill last Tuesday upon a proposition
to repeal the act of February 1S, 1898,
bill which had been passed by very
questionable methods, and which had the
effect of reopening 100 or more old claims
against the District of Columbia, all of
which had theirs origin during the regime
of Boss" Shepherd in 1871-1S74. The claims
are absolutely without merit have all
been once or twice adjudicated and set
tied, and the claimants paid at least all
they We're entitled to, and many of them
paid IN excess. Yet they had filed claims
under the act of 1895 amounting with in
terest, to 81. 100000.
Last Tuesday Mr.. Dockery offered an
amendment to the District of Columbia
Appropriation bill. then under discussion
IN the Committee of the Whole, proposing
to repeal the act of 1895. The amendment
was ruled out of order as contrary to the
rule which prohibits new legislation In an
pro forma amendment with the object
Of exposing the iniquitous character of
the claims, and of the act of 1895. On
Wednesday the Committee ON rules re-
ported resolution to change the rules of
the House, so as to make it in order to
offer the Dockery amendment to the APP
preparation bill
After debate the resolution was adopted,
and the next day the Dockery amendment
was accordingly moved, and after full de-
bate, was adopted. During this discussion
Mr.. Pitney led the fight for the repeal,
and won it handsomely. Curiously enough
Representative McEwan. of Jersey City,
opposed It,
Mr.. Pitney had another warm contest
in the House on Tuesday. This time it
was in regard to electric lighting in
Washington, in which he defended the
District of Columbia Commissioners for
giving opposition companies a chance to
compete for the lighting, against the
United States Company, which had had
the monopoly. There was no vote on
the subject, but the attacks upon the
Commissioners for their independence
ceased.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
Write SHIPS Howl TO.
Admiral Bunee's Squadron Lay
by the Amphitrite in
Bad Weather.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 1897. Captain
Platt, of the Clyde Liner Algonquin, for
charleston, which arrived in port late
last night, reports that he sighted four
ships OF the North Atlantic Squadron
hove to during the storm on Saturday
night, February 6. The vessels, Of which
ne recognized the Columbia, Newark and
New York, lay between Frying Pan
Shoal and Cape Lookout. They were.
about five miles apart and seemed to
riding out the storm in good shape.
very heavy sea was running and the wind
blew moderate gale. Steamship City of
Augusta was also sighted in the vicinity,
hove to, riding. out the gale
Admiral Bunce's squadron, consisting of
the New York, Columbia Indiana, Maine
and Amphitrite, sailed from Hampton
Roads early last week for Charleston,
where they were to participate in naval
manoeuvres off that port. When day
out they ran into a big blow and heavy
seas and the battleship Indiana, Captain
Taylor commanding, put about and re-
turned to the Roads. Her officers claimed
that the clamps holding her big turrets
showed signs of weakness and as the
ship had once before had a deal of trouble
from this source, it was deemed wise to
return.
Nothing had been heard from the other
vessels of the fleet and some uneasiness
has been felt, as it was known a big gale
ragged at sea off the Capes on Friday
and Saturday. Captain Iolatts report of
the whereabouts of the vessels will dis
pei this anxiety.
1t is presumed that Admiral Bunce hove
his fleet to in order to lay by the Am
phitrite, which is a low freeboard vessel
and cannot make much headWay in a big
sea. The other vessels of the squadron
would have no difficulty in proceeding in
any kind of sea or wind
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
FOB ILLrUs1NG POOR JACK.
Ru Cable to the United Press.

LONDON, Feb. g. 1s9.-The first and
second mates and fifteen of the crew of
the British ship George T. Hay. who were
brought here from Rio Janeiro on January
8, charged with having caused the death
of seaman named Brostrom, through ILL
treatment, will be arraigned for trial In
the Winchester court tomorrow. The
specific charge against them is assault
with intent to kill The George T. Hay is
owned by G. D. Spicer, of Parrsboro. N S.,
where her crew also belong, and, the Cana
dian High Commissioner is watching the
case on behalf of the men. The ship sail
ed from Mobile August "a, 1896, for Rio
Janeiro where She arrived on November
% last 1t was on this voyage that Bros
from is alleged to have been so badly
treated that he died from the effects of his
ill-usage
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
STIRRING Up THE MEMBERS.

Fresi0enf hSrautigam,s Talk to the
Berkeley Cluh-HfFlcers Nominated.
The Berkeley Club held a well attended
meeting on Saturday evening, at its
house, Webster and Ravine avenues.
President Fl. Brautigam spoke very plain
ly. He said that the finances of the
club were in excellent condition, yet the
usual slim attendance at the meetings
was a matter of deep regret.
He also urged the members to spend
more of their spare time in the clubhouse
and that matters would be more satis-
factory if many of the inactive became
active members.
There is some talk of coalition of the
Berkeley Club and Arboret Wheelmen.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Hob
lutzell, Bornemann, Tissot, Wild and
Uchtruam, was appointed to consider the
project.
1t was decided to reduce the annual
dues from SIS to $12 a year.
Treasurer Tissot reported a cash bal
ance on hand of over 5000 and the follow
ing officers were unanimously renomf-
ed:-Henry Brautigam, President: John
A. Roebuck, Vice President; c. A. Tissot,
Treasurer; James s. Lynch, Secretary; j.
G. c. Cottier chairman of the Executive
Committee. The election will be held in
two weeks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
BRIGHT NAVAL CADET DEAD.

TAUNTON, Mass, Feb. s, 1S97.-Charles
Walker, cadet in thesUnited States Naval
School, at Annapolis, whence he would
have been graduated this year, died on
Sunday, at his fathers residence in this
city. He was at the head of his class
in the Engineering Department; had serv-
ed on the Columbia and on the Min
neapolis, and was present at the corona
ton of the Russian Gar.
He contracted a severe cold at Algiers,
which settled upon his lungs, and he was
sent hom on sick leave three months
since. He failed in health until the fatal
termination came.
He was twenty three years old
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
INDIANA ALL RIGHT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1Sg7.-Capt. Tav-
lor has been ordered to go to sea with the
battleship Indiana and join Admiral
Bunce's sqadron as soon as the weather
moderates.
This order was the result OF confer
ence between Secretary Herbert, Assistant
Secretary McAdoo, Admiral Ramsay and
Chief Constructor Richborne this morning,
at which Naval Constructor Taylor who
Inspected the Indiana's turrets yesterday,
reported that nothing was the matter with
the vessel.
After considering all the reports the
conclusion was reached by those in the
conference that the return of the ship to
Hampton Roads was unnecessary, and 1t
Is thought that Admiral Bunce, as soon
as opportunity offers, will have court
of inquiry into the affair.
The Indiana may go to sea tonight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
PROFESSIONAL BONDSMAN Re
JEOTED.

George Wick of Hoboken was arraigned
in the General Sessions Court this morn
ing to plead to an Indictment for assault
and battery. He pleaded not guilty, and
Ernest Wolf of Newark and Adams
streets, Hoboken, stepped up to give
bonds for him.
.'Your honor said Assistant Prosecu-
tor Noonan, this man Wolf offers him
self as bail and object"
Judge Hudspeth was indignant. Didn't
I tell you,'' he said, addressing Wolf,
never to offer yourself as bail in this
court again? If you ever come here again
there will be trouble. want you to
bear that in mind for your own sake. We
have no use for professional bondsmen
here, and l don't propose to tolerate
them."
Wolf attempted to say something, but
the Court stopped. him and he sneaked
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
PREOAUTIoN GONE CRAZY.

QUARANTINE. S. l., Feb. 8, 1Ss7-The
E,ritish ship Bardowie (of Glasgow, Cap
tain Butler, arrived during the night and
anchored in Quarantine after passage
of fifty-eight days from Cape Town,
Africa. When Health officer Doty board
eT ed the vessel this morning he found that
man, had died on February and had
been buried at sea. DR.. Doty says:-s'Ehis
vessel had one of her crew die the day
before arriving and the body was burieA.
at sea. do not know what caused the
mans death, but presume from question:
ing the captain that dysentery carried
him off. He had been i'll for about forty
been sick. However, I think it we'll to
dlsinfect the vessel and the seamen's bag
gage and battle the crew. This will prob
ably take all day. The vessel will then
ha ralaa God -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
QUARRELED In THEIR CUPS.
Young Tough, Comes Home and As
sauIts HIS MOshar.in. Law.

John Roach, of No. Bostwick place.
was this morning held by Justice Doug
lass on charge of atrocious assault and
battery. He came home very drunk at
an early hour yesterday morning and
found his mother-in-law in a somewhat
similar condition. The two began to
quarrel and in the melee he knocked her
down and began kicking her in the face
and body. Her cries awoke the neigh
bors The police were notified and the
young tough arrested.
Mrs. Roach was removed to the hospital
in a precarious condition, but it is said
that she will eventually recover.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THINKING
EsoIlo Campbell Offers 10 Audit Cfty,s
Books at 22 a DAY

The Finance Commissioners were aston
ished today to receive from Rollo Camp
bell, an accountant of Hoboken, a letter.
offering his services at $S a day, agreeing
to work seven hours day, and to make a
weekly report of the progress of his work
In view of the fact that Charles Both is
being paid $40 a day to examine the rec
ords of the Water Department, and fur
ther that he wants to hire assistants at
the expense of the city, has caused the Fl
nance Commissioners to do a lot of think
ing.
ences, and it is probable the Street and
Water Commissioners will be advised to
bounce Both and engage Campbell
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
sigh ted at Charleston,

CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 8, 1ss7.-The
cruiser Columbia and the monitor Amphi-
trite have been sighted off the bar They
do not appear to have sustained any dam
age in the recent sorm. The flagship New
York and the Maine are not yet reported.
1t will be impossible to communicate with
the ships for some time yet. The New
York and Maine are now about twenty
four hours overdue, according to Admir-
al Bunce's schedule given to Capt. Mans
field, of the Fern, just before sailing from
Hampton Roads on Thursday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
Mr.. AND MRS. OGDBN's PARTY.

Mr. and Mrs. Silas B. S. Ogden of No.
1S Cottage street, celebrated their wood
en- wedding a few evenings ago. A host
of friends gathered and wished them all
kinds of happiness and success. They
were also made the recipients of many
valuable and useful articles. A musical
programme had been arranged and was
well rendered. Prof john Coffin delight
ed the guests with a variety of sleight of
hand tricks. jolly time was had by
midnight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
BICYCLE FATAL TO HIM

Frederick Alberts. Is years old. son of
Assistant Collector OF Revenue Robert II.
Alberts, of Hobolzen, died this morning at
his parents home at Bloomfield and
Twelfth streets. Mr.. Alberts received in
termal injuries several months ago by fail
ing from his bicycle. 1t was thought
that he had entirely recovered until two
weeks ago when his health gradually be-
gan TO fail u
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
SUICIDE AT SEA.

NEW YORK, Feb. s, 1S96.-Dr G. W.
Cooper of this city, a cabin passenger on
the steamship Columbia of the Hamburg
American line, which arrived in port to-
day, jumped overheard ON February Z
and was lost
DR.. Bruhl the ships surgeon, said that
Dr. Cooper had been i'll and extremely
nervous throughout the passage. and
that he had taken the trip abroad for his
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
ELECTRICITY ON BALDWIN AVENUE

Shortly before II O'Clock last night
quite an amount of excitement was caus-
ed in the neighborhood Of Baldwin and
Newark avenues. A fuse or plug got
burnt out in the electric light switch box
on that corner. The sight was a beau
tiful one, as the box emitted vari-color-
ed flames and spit sparks at a great rate.
The exhibition did not last long, however,
and In a short while the damage had been
repaired and new box substituted
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
ekYNoR AGAINST WuRsTgR

BROOKLYN. N. Y, Feb. S:-Jrtice
Gaynor in the Supreme Court today,
granted the application of the Greater
New York Athletic Club of Coney Island,
for an injunction, restraining Mayor Wur-
si,er and the police from Interfering with
a glove contest scheduled to take place
before that club in a few days. The May
ol. recently revoked the license of the club.
ON the strength of report that the law
was being violated. The Court holds that
if the cub violates the law it is the duty
OF the nolice to make arrests.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
SCULPTOR NOBLE CLEARED

NEW YORK, Feb s, 1S97.-Clark Noble.
the sculptor who was charged by Evelyn
Price, his model, with having obtained
s., 600 from her on the promise of mar
riage, was this morning discharged by
Magistrate Flammer in the, Essex Market
Police Court
plant saying that Miss Prices remedy
was civil action
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
GREEK SHIPS AT CRETE
Bp Gable to the Untted Press

ATHENS, Feb. 8. 1ss7.-Advices re-
ceived here today from Canea say that
the Greek squardon has arrived at that
place and that upon arriving failed to
salute the Turkish flag, according to GUS
tom. The officer in command of the
British warships at Canea paid a visit
to the. commander of the Greek vessels
immediately upon their arrival
Ihe dispatches also say that the Chris
tlaraS and Moslems at Retimo, Crete, are
maSsing IN opposition to one another and
making all preparations for battle
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-08
GARIBALDTs SON ON BOARD.
By Cable to the United Press.

GIBRALTAR, Feb. 8. 1Ss7-The North
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
II. sailed from this port for New York at
midnight last might Among the pas
sengers on board Is Signor Manlio Carl
baldi, son of the late General Carl
halM