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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
ONLY a MISSING SOLE.
Detective Prince Larlxins Faate ned
II 20 the Sbos of Cinderella McM anus


II 20 the Shoe of Cinderella UcNI anus
Valentine Ringle, who keeps hardware
store on Delaware avenue, reported to
the police yesterday morning that thieves
had entered his store during the night
and carried off some of his goods.
Detective Larkins was detailed to catcb
the thieves. He made tour of the prem
ises and discovered that the thieves had
ent cred through window in the rear of
the store. Larxins also found the sole of
a shoe sticking between the pickets of
the fences, which had evidently been torn
off when the robber had climbed over.
Larkins then meamdered about the
neighborhood to see if he could find any
one with the sole Of his hoe missing
After wandering aroun about an hour
with Is nose to the ground looking for
soleless footprints the detective passed a
man. The mans gait had noise to it.
1t was a peculiar noise that made the
detective put his ear to the ground He
was not deceived. 1t was the familiar
There could be no doubt Of it. He had
the robber within his grasp. For two
eoefs Il Yh bapa hs msshg pe sole
broke the stiffness. The detective S0 was
fast falling prey to his own surging
emotion when he resolved to end the sus-
pense, Without any perceptible increase
in power but slight quickening of his
stroke, he was soon beside his victim.
Not a word-only slight tap on the arm
and the man fell as thought struck by
| lightning, turning his heels to heaven, inn
mediately under the detectives nose,
where they paused for a fe wseconds,
just long enough for the detective to deft-
Iy fit the missing sole in its place.
The game was up and tearfully implor-
ing the detective not to kill him, the mys-
terious stranger confessed his guilt. He
said his name was James McManus. He
said he had two companions In the burg
| larry, Larkins arrested the men later.
They gave their names as James Farmly,
of No. 339 Railroad avenue, and Albert
Gretchel and McManus are also wanted
for robbing the saloon Of Thomas Car
roll of No. 222 Duncan avenue The pris-
| this morning and held for examination.
! Detective Larkins is the hero of Police
HEADQUARTERS. - ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Christian Gheiss, nine years old, of No.
3S9 Germania avenue, fell from a wagon
in front of his home yesterday morning
and broke his right leg.
Mrs Van Soshen 81 years old, of No.
S35 Brunswick street, became suddenly i'll
yesterday afternoon at Palisade avenue
and Elliott place. She was taken in the
Third precinct patrol wagon to the City
Hospital.
Justice Lippincott announced this morning
that Friday will be motion day in his court
hereafter until further notice.
All the Offices in the Court House will be
closed at noon on Saturday during the sum-
mer months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
BENDER WANTS TO BE COUNCILMAN

Fire Commissioner F. VIM Bender of Ho-
boken filed petition with the Hoboken City
Clerk this morning as candidate for Coun-
Gilman of the Second ward, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of the late Col.
Charles Erlenkoetter. The petition is signed
by about twenty members Of the Citizens
party. The Common Council has ordered a
special election for August g. but if Mayor
be declared off. his opponents in the Coun-
ell will be unable to secure two-thirds vote
to pass it over his veto. The Mayor is op-
posed to a special election the grounds
that it is an unnecessary expense upon the
city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
SEVENTH WARD DEMOCRATS.

The Seventh Ward Democratic Club,
at it's meeting last Wednesday evening,
completed further arrangements for its
inaugural picnic, which will be held in
Greenville, Schuetzen Park, on July 29.
Wednesday evening" when all arrange
ments will be completed. The members
are working hard and good results are
looked for
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
oHITOsE's FIRST RIVEr.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 26, 1897.
There will be an imposing ceremony at
the Union Iron Works today over the
driving of the first rivet in the new Ja-
panese cruiser, the Chitose. This in
cident, which marks the beginning of the
work on the new war vessel, is to be
observed with solemn ceremonies and
will be witnessed by Japanese officers
and government officials as well as a
large number of leading members of the
Japanese colony in this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
CITY IN DARKNESS LAST NIGHT

The hill section of the city was plunged in
darkness last night for over an hour, and
those who had occasion to be out wondered
what was up with the electric lights OH in
quiry at the office of the Jersey City Rlectric
Light Company this morning it was learned
that the water pipes in the power house at
Wayne and Fremont streets, in some way be-
came clogged and the company was Obliged
to shut down the engine to clear the pires.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
REPAIRING THE GAS MAIN.

A heavy odor Of gas has permeated the
atmosphere Of lower Montgomery street for
the last few days, and many people have
wondered at the cause. At the same time
ysorkmen have been excavating in various
parts of the street. All this is caused by a
leak in the gas main, which has been located
and will soon be repaired
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
VREELAND IS CAPTAIN

Company G. Fourth Regiment, held a
meeting last night for the purpose of
electing a captain and first lieutenant in
the places of Captain Bouker and Lieu
tenant OaNeill, who resigned because of
trouble in the company. as was exclusive
ly told at the time in THE News. For
mer Lieutenant Wallace N. Freeland was
elected captain, while John r. Purtell
Clerk of General Sessions, secured the
first lieutenancy. The newly elected off,
GERS entertained their comrades at Heye's s
cafe Fairmount and Bergen avenue with
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
HJMBBRT TO oREoEIveGEN. DRAPER

by Cable to The Associated Press.]
ROME. June 2s, 1897. King Humbert
VIII formerly receive General William F.
Draper, the new United States Ambassa-
dor to Italy, on Tuesday next, June 49,
when he will present his credentials
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
BROKE PLATE GLASS wITH HIS FIST

Albert Wormsley. Is years old, of No.
146 Mon sgomery street, severed an artery
in his wrist last night by crashing his
hand through mirror. He was attended
at the Gregory street station by DR..
Faison and sent home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
CHANCELLOR M'GILL MUCH BETTER

Chancellor McGill passed through the
Pennsylvania Railroad station yesterday.
He has been In the mountains OF New
York and took q train for the seeshore.
He was looking very well and as though
he had been much benefited by his trip.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26

TORREDO BOAT DESTROY ERS-3U.
Hasty, Lightning, Hunter, Ranger,
Hardy, Contest, James, sturgeonl Salmon,
Snapper, Haughty. Decoy, Ferret, Lynse' 5,Is,s
Virago, Thrasher, Sparrowhawk. Des-
perate, Fame, Havoc. Hornet, Spitfire,
Rocket Foam, Whiting; crews, fifty
TORPEDO BOATS-20
Nos. GA, 65. 81, 6S. Y, q. "a g. u. 76, II.
70. 81, 49,. 50. 50, SIS. 81, So and S5 Each Of
these vessels has a crew of twenty men,
is of 700 horse power and is Of 60 tons
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
COLONEL PRIOR BETTER.
[By Cable to The Associated Prs

[By Cable to The Associated Press.
LONDON. June 26 1897 The condition
Of Colonel Prior. of the Canadian con-
tingent of troops, who met with an acci-
dent, blood poison supervening, and who
was taken to hospital is much i'm
proved
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
MAT1ERS oFFAcr

Stores. factories and institutions can -~--
get their supplies as good as any ~. r. A.sasx
can serve them. Complete Stock low prices
1t p. f. Cleary & Co.'s wholesale grocery
stosss. Montgomery and Greene streesa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, June 26, 1Ss7.-Forecast for
thirty-six hours ending eight P. NJ. Sum
day, for New York city and vicinity:--
Fair this afternoon, tonight and Sunday;
cooler Sunday; northwesterly winds
Hartnettss Thermometer Report.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26

The confdenre u the people in Hoods sarsa-
parilla is due to its uneauailed record Of Won
derful cures,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
CROSHING RBBUKE.
Mayor Hoos Forced to Correct
journal" Faking Over His
Own Signatures.
Mayor Hoos today sent the following
letter to the Journal:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
MAYORS OFFICE
CITY L1AJJ,


MAYORS OFFICE,
CITY HALL,
JERSEY CITY, N. j., June 26, 1897.
Editor Evening Jpurnal':-
Dear Sir--It hal been repeatedly as
serted in the columns of your paper that
that | would reduce the tax rate from
$27.40 per thousand to $780, While /
would be most happy to bring about this
result, ! hereby most emphatically as
sert that the above statement was never
made by me and that 1 am opposed to
having the public deluded in this man.
rer: Trusting that you will give this de-
NAL as prominent a place in your paper
as you did the articles on this matter,
remain,
Yours very respectfully,
EDWARD HOOS, Mayor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26
MRS. 0LIPHANP DEAD.
Author Of the Chronicles Of
Carlingford Sueeumbs to
Cancer A Prolific
Writer.

by Gable to The Associated Prcssl
LONDON, June 2s.. 1Ss7-Mrs. Margaret
Oliphant, the author, died yesterday even
ing of cancer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-26

Two.things are to be noted after q tour
of this tremendous aggregation of sea
fighting power. The first is that fact that
IL need be- their number and fighting
value can be duplicated as this feet was
only the Channel Squadron and coast de-
fence fleet slightly augmented by new and
larger ships The most noteworthy fact
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

The Japanese are as courteous as
they are theatrical and artistic. Their
courtesy and their art are very closely
allied. Their keen sense of courtesy.
and their unflagging practice of 1t,
has, believe, as much to do with the
quietness and fitness of their funerals
as has their fine artistic instinct. They
are as a nation even prouder and more
studious, | think, of their courtesy than
of their artistic excellence. Cry. il
will do you good!"I said once to a moor
japanese woman. who, crouching be-
side her dying husband, was controlling
herself with an effort that would.
feared, make her i'll. She laid her it,
tie, slim, brown finger upon her trem-
bling red lip and shook her head. then
whispered: 1T might disturb him .
Cry; it will do you good" / said the
next day when the man was dead. and
she seemed almost PROSTATE with grief
and o~ver-enforced s%elf-control. az
would be most rude to make a bideo,,s
noise before the sacred dead" came tho
,oft reply.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

immunity from both affections. After
emancipation they appeared to quickly
lose this immunity, and at the present
time are exceedingly susceptible to
both. Formerly, although in a state of
slavery. they are said to have been we'll
cared for, compelled to lead orderly.
regular lives. and kept from dissipa-
ton and excess. Freedom removed
these restraints, and they quickly
plunged into riotous and vicious habits.
A physician who has Investigated the
subject writes In a transatlantic con-
temporary that "the rapid increase OF
insanity and consumption In this race
Is due to a combination Of causes and
conditions. They have developed a
highly insane. consumptive. syphilitic
and alcoholic constitution which pre-
disposes them to diseases they were
formerly free from. In this disturbed
and unstable condition they seem to
be totally unable to resist the slightest
excitement. Recent mortality returns
show that the death rate OF the colored
people from tuberculosis is three times
high as that Of the whites"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

"a year ago a Russian ba~cteriologist
made some experiments for the pur-
pose Of determining the influence OF
coffee in destroying disease germs
says M0uern Medicine. 'The conclu-
sion was that coffee is to some degree
a disinfectant. The disinfectant prop
critics of coffee depend, however, not
upon the active principle Of coffee, or
caffein, which 1t contains, but upon
the substances developed in the roast
ing OF the coffee. 1t was found that
the various substances for coffee are
also germicides, and, like 1t, develop
di~sinfectant properties during the
roasting process. A watery infusion
of either coffee or its substitutes was
found to be capable of killing the
germs of cholera within a few hours,
and OF typhoid fever in a somewhat
longer time. The conclusion should
not, however. be drawn from these
statements that either coffee or it's
substitutes are to be considered Of
value on account Of their slight anti
septic properties, as too long a time
Is required for the destruction OF
germs by them"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

Blown dust is a general and familiar
nuisance to housekeepers over the en-
tire west. A minimum estimate. veri-
lied by direct observation, for the
quantity of dust settling on floors dur
Ing such storms is about a fourteenth
Of an n of dust on a surface Of a
square yard in half a day. A maxi
mum estimate made on the basis of
the above newspaper accounts would
be at least five pounds to a square yard
Of surface for a storm lasting twenty
four hours. If we then suppose that
a house is t~wenty-four feet wide and
thirty-two feet has open crevices
which average a sixteenth of an inch
In width and has a running length in
windows and doors of one hundred
and fifty feet, the wind may be sup
posed to enter half of these ~crevices
with a velocity of five miles per hour
for the time the storm lasts, or for
twenty-four hours. The dust may be
supposed to settle on not less than
e~ighty-f1ve square yards Of surface. in
GLIDING floor space and horizontal sur
faces OF furniture. The minimum esti-
mate, based on these figures, gives us
two hundred and twenty-five tons OF
dust to the cubic mile Of air. The
estimate would be one hum
ired and twenty-six thousand tons
Appleton's Popular Science Monthly.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

Of audience and the pearl mosque. The
last Of these buildings is a tiny three
domed marble jewel, called by one the
daintiest little building in all India,
and which, as another has said, Should
be kept in a jewel-case."
The hall Of public audience is a red
sandstone structure, richly inlaid with
marble, open on three sides and sup
ported by beautiful colonades. The m
peror's throne and canopy made of
white marble and adorned with birds.
flowers and fruits In semi-precious
stones, stood in the center of the back
wall of this court Of audience. But the
crowning glory Of the palace was the
Diwan-i-Khas. or private hall Of audi
ence, an open, white-marble building.
richly adorned by inlaid work, former
" decorated in gold, and the ceiling
plated with silver. In the center OF
this superb hall still stands the white
marble dais on which was formerly
placed the world-famous peacock
throne, whose value-for Americans
like to know the cost Of things-was
from $50. 0o0, 900 to $50. 900. 900. Shah
Julian employed the services OF a.
French jeweIer. Austin de Bordeaux. to
construct this matchless royal seat.
which was decorated with the lsures
Of two immense peacooks. whose spread
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

Of a musical scale. When the singer
strikes c, the c sphere vibrates, and
so on through the gamut. Thus it
may be seen that the voice-the sounds
that 1t means!-become matters to be
seen rather than heard. In fact. a
person who is totally deaf could tell,
with a little practice. just exactly what
these gas Jets told in the way of mu-
sic. To see musical sounds is some
thing few people ever expected would
happen, but. as has often occurred
before, science has brought about the
apparently impossible. The person
whose voice is tested with the Hallock
apparatus can always have a photo
graph taken thereof, which will show
4 power exact in accordance with the
facts. The possibility Of photograph
the singers voice also renders 1t
possible to give Photographic certif-
,ates of excellence. One of these days
Il Is likely to become as common a
natter to see a photograph of a per-
voice in a newspaper as it is
If his face. Thus the great singers
If the world can give ocular evidence
# the power of their singing voices.
When a new star appears In the oper-
tic world by means of the Hallock
discoveries, the public may become
thoroughly familiarized with his or
Ter singing powers before they have
leard the voice. Some scientists de-
lare that this discovery is the begin
ing of an area in photography where
not only the human voice shall be
photographed, but the thoughts of a
'erson as they are framed in the
nind.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

A. r. Dodge of Dexter, Me-. tells this
one: THE other day, coming down
Maple street, | saw a dog strike cross
lots from Park street. Some ANNA,
was in pursuit. At first | thought T.
was another dog; then it looked its
a large cat; ultimately / saw that 4
was a fox. The dog was putting in his
nest iicks, yelping like mad, and tho
sox was not on his trail. With a final
iong-orawn howl the dog reached the
piazza OF his masters house and from
that vantage ground sat down tn watch
his pursuer. The fox stationed b,rnsa,s
about six or eight feet away. and The
two sat cycling each other for soyna
'ame. Finally the door opened and tbe
Seg slipped inside. Then the shed doc,
Tz5 cautiously opened. and by the aid
OF the neighbors the fox was driven IN
to the shed and is now a captive.n
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

drive tne floating Ice before them. ana
at new and full moon the tidal attrac-
tion OF the sun Is added to that OF the
moon. 80 that they may be said to pull
together. and the effect on the sea Is
Increased. Or. hansen also observed
that the ice does not form by direct
freezing on the Polar Sea to q thick
ness exceeding thirteen feet. That
was the maximum noticed by him; but
in the Ice fields the thickness becomes
greatly increased by the plling up OF
broken masses. under the action OF
winds and THE massive Ice
cap which many explorers have be-
lieved to cover the polar area" he
said In his recent lecture in London,
has been shattered. Instead Of 1t we
have ever-wandering ice fields"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

BY means Of a "nickel-in-the-slot
machine attached to a gas meter. a
French inventor has rendered it pos
sible for Parisians to take a penny's
worth Of light when they want 1t and
escape paying for gas that they do
not want, or do not get. A sou. equal
in value to two American cents. is
dropped into the slot, and Immediately
the gas begins to flow. When two
cents worth of gas has been burned
the flow automatically ceases, and IL
the consumer wants more light he
must put more money into the ma
chine The inventors think this de-
vice will suit people who want to know
exactly how much they must pay Ia.
their light.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

ern science, has to bear the burden OF
yet another human infrmity, IL we
may credit the report made by DR..
Sabouraud, to the Dermatologicai So
ciety OF Paris. He asserts that pre-
mature badness is chiefly due to the
ravages of a bacillus which takes up
its abode in the fatty cells lying about
the roots of the hair. Whether this
parasite the nutriment pro-
vided by nature for the support of the
capillary crop or secretes a toxin"
that is fatal to the hirsute growth.
seems to be as yet undecided. The
eminent psychologist has succeeded in
cultivating the creature after the most
approved Pasteurian methods and the
fleece OF a sheep inoculated with the
virus shows bare patches of a most
gratifying nature. Now comes tho
question of the remedy. Shall W. all
us have to be vaccinated for bald
ness. just as we may be for smallpox.
rabies, ~diphtheria. phthisis, bubonic
plague and the other ills that flesh is
heir to?
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

Microbe-free oysters, even If we
could get them, are not to be desired.
according to a report by Professor w.
A. Herdman Of University College.
Liverpool. Our milk, our bread and
cheese, our ham sandwiches and other
kinds of food, are teaming with germs,
most of them harmless so far as we
know, but some of them may be Just
as bad as any that can be In she'll
fish. II we were to insist on breathing
filtered air and eating nothing but
sterile food, washed down with anti
septic drinks. we should probably die
of starvation or something worse.
While d~eprecating extreme measures
by sanitary reformers, however. Pro-
fessor Herdman recommends inspec-
ton of shellfsh grounds, o insure
their practical freedom from sewage.
He would also have oysters kept alive
In running water for a short time, as
experiments show that the living ami
NAL in clean water soon gets rid of
any disease germs with which it may
be infected.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-05

knights in a tournament, in no spirit
of fellowship and fraternity, but each
anxious for an imperial verdict in his
favor. Akbar was an eclectic in re-
ligion and in matrimony. His wives
were from various faiths.
European residents have their homes
outside most Indian cities, and in al
most all our explorations of the native
bazaars we drive a considerable dis
lance through English cantonments, by
the side of the bungalows inhabited by
missionaries, civil and military Of
fcers, before we reach the town. Del
hi, although it has a population Of
nearly 200, 900, and, although its ba-
zaars are rich with enameled jewelry.
exquisite miniatures, engraved gems,
cashmere shawls, embroideries, pot
teries and carved ivory, has the usual
squalid look of Indian cities, dignified,
however, by the walls and gates of the
town, by n magnificent and un-
equaled mosque, the Jumma Musjid,
and most of all by the imperial fort
palace, which, in its golden prime, be-
fore the building of barracks and its
devastation by the English military oc-
cupants, probably was unsurpassed by
any royal residence in the world. The
red sandstone walls inclosing an area
1900 feet long by 500 feet wide are
grandly imposing, and the gateway is
indeed noble. Mr.. Ferguson, the ar
chitect, calls it "the noblest entrance
that belongs to any existing palace"
The three objects of SURPRISING interest
within the royal Enclosure are the pub
lie hall of audience, the private hall