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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
DR.. H0UGHTON TO GO
The Hoboken Rector Becomes
Vicar Of His Unele's
Famous Church.

The Rev. DR.. George G. Houghton, Rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal Church. Hobo
ken, and ex-County Superintendent of
Public Schools, stated to News re-
porter this morning that he would prob
ably accept call as Vicar of the Church
of TRANSPORTATION, more generally known
as the Little Church Around the
Corner, of New York City, in
the near future A rumor to this effect
has been af1oat for some time, but it was
not confirmed by Dr. Houghton until this
morning. The cali from the New York
church was extended to him about year
past year. About 200 900 head were Slaugh-
fusing reports of his intentions.
Dr. Houghton went to Trenton last
Tuesday morning to meet the Committee
on Education of the State Board of Ed
ucation, and was in conference with the
members for some time. He explained
that he should probably remove from the
State very soon, and, in consequence he
desired to present his resignation as
County Superintendent The members of
the Board thanked him for his frankness
and expressed their pleasure and satis-
faction at his long term of service, and
the Doctor withdrew on his laurels.
The State Board subsequently voted for
County Superintendent and cast twelve
votes, three of which were for Otto Ortel,
Supervising Principal of Public Schools
in the Town of Union but the required
majority of votes were cast for p. A.
Murphy, OF New Durham, who had been
an active candidate for some years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
WILLIAM A STILES DEAD.
The Veteran Journalist and Polfti-
clan Passes Away i'm This city.

William Augustus Stiles, Park Com
missioner of New York city and well
known in newspaper and political circles
in this State, died this morning at the
residence of his sister, Mrs. E. II. Davies,
No. 241 Tonnele avenue. He has been con-
fined to his room for several weeks with
an abdominal cancer.
Mr. Stiles was born at Vantage, Sussex
county, this State, in 1887. He was pre-
pared for college at a school kept by his
father at Deckertown, which was known
as Mount Retirement Seminary. He was
graduated from Yale College In 1859 and
taught for some years afterward in his
California and was for some time mem
ber of the engineering corps of the Union
Pacific Railway. Mr.. Stiles had made a
study of botany and scientific farming and
shortly after his return East he became
agricultural editor of the New York
Tribune" In 1888 he became editor of
Garden and Forest," horticultural
paper which position he held until the
time Of his death. In 1895 Mayor Strong
appointed Mr., Stiles a Park Commissioner
Of New York city, and the knowledge of
horticulture which he possessed enabled
him to discharge the duties of the Office
with success Mr. Stiles was a Republi-
can and took an active part in the Presi-
dental and Gubernatorial campaigns of
New Jersey. He was good speaker,
fluent, witty, and an inimftable story
mand He made his first appearance in
the campaign of '6S and was heard in the
subsequent fights until a few years ago.
He was secretary of the New. Jersey Sen
ate during the sessions Of 1883, 1884 and
1885. Mr.. Stiles never married..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
DIED.

COLGAN-On Monday, October 4, 1897.
Margaret NJ. B., the second eldest
daughter of Della and the late Thomas
]. Colgan.e
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence, No. 381 Grand
street, on Thursday, October Z, at nine
Al NJ: thence to ST. Bridget's Church,
where a solemn requiem mass will be
offered for the happy repose of her soul.
MONA1AN.-On Monday, October 4, 1897,
Patrick, widower of the late Mary
Monahan.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully requested to attend his
funeral from the residence of his son,
on Friday, October 5. at nine A. M. !;
thence to st. Bridget's Church, where a
high mass of requiem will be offered for
the happy repose of his soul
zGRINSLADE-Su Suddenly at Leonia, n. J..
on Tuesday, Octoberro, 1897, Leah. only
daughter Of Edward and Annie E..
Grinslade. aged years and Is days.
Funeral services on Friday, October 3,
at 7:45 Fl M, Carriages will be in waiting
at station for train, which leaves Erie
Depot at 6:59 p. NJ.
Interment private.
INGRAM-On Tuesday, October 5, 1897, at
341a Irving street, George ", son Of
Lucius and Olive Ingram, aged 10
months.
KRUYSMAN--At his late residence, 81
Vroom street, Jersey City. on Sunday,
0ctobers3, 1897. Andrew N. Kruysfnan.
aged SO years.
MCCARTHY Mrs. Hannah Mccarthy, be-
loved wife of Daniel Mccarthy, IN her
Notice I'll 81 funsral hereafter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
HANGING HERSELF.
MRS. Mack Sends an discriminating
Letter to Marlin Thorn.

Letter TO WK3IkIM 4OEus
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 1Ss7.-Mrs. Mack
denied today that she had written the
letter to Martin Thorn which was at
tributed to her in today's Journal and
Advertiser" When the alleged copy of
the letter, which practically amounted to
a confession of guilt and expressed de-
sire for her own and Thorn's suicide. was
shown to her. Mrs. Mack said
.Oh, my God! l never Wrote SucA u
letter as that.
She admitted writing to Thorn, but de-
clared that the substance OF her note
was merely requesting Thorn to get MS
sister to bring her some money. COM
planning about the prison fare and men
tioning some potatoes Wnlch Sne Was
sending Thorn.
When her attention was called to the
alleged reference to suicide In the note,
Mrs. Mack became hysterical. Between
her sobS she said
eff 1t wasn't for my poor mother Ia
be better off dead. Everybody seems TO
be bounding me-"
Sheriff Doht, who is in charge of the
Queens County JAIL said that the note
which Mrs Mack wrote to Thorn on Mon
day was conveyed to Thorn by one OF the
ten day prisoners, who had the run OF
the corridors. The sheriff said that he
had happened to go to Thorn's cell just
after he had received the note. Thorn
was tearing the note into pieces when the
Sheriff asked him what he had there, and
the sheriff says that Thorn promptiy
gave up the torn pieces OF the note WITH
out making any trouble.
District Attorney Youngs and other ol1-
GERS connected with the prosecution or the
alleged murderers of William GuldensuppS
would not deny today that a letter writ
fiscated. AS to the contests they refused
To sneak for publication.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
VILELY LIBELLOUS.
The "Journal's" Cruel Story
that Cornelius ]. Healey
Was Missing.
"woRLD" OUT FAXED THE FAKE
Mr.. Hsaley Was. Meanwhile, at
His Desk in the Sheriff's
Office : Possible Suits
Ahead.
"WORLD" OUT FAXED THE FAKE

With its accustomed recklessness and
disregard for truth, the taking Jour-
nap' announced, yesterday, under faring
headlines, that ex-Water Registrar Corr
nelius ]. Healey was missing and inti-
mated that he had taken some rash step.
If it were not for the wanton cruelty of
the fake it might be amusing. A
Journal reporter was sent out to find
Mr.. Hsaley. Not finding him at once the
reporter jumped to the conclusion that
Mr.. Healey had skipped the town. and
the reckless paper printed grossly Ii
belous story about him.
Mr.. Healey was at his desk in the Sher-
ifs office, yesterday afternoon, long be-
fore the journal went to press. The
first knowledge he had that he was miss
ing was when he bought a copy of the
paper from boy on the Court House
steps and read about it. Later on he
learned from the Evening World" an
other fake" sheet, which is supplied
with news by one of the Journal
''fakirs,' that he was not only missing
but that the police were securing the
city for him.
The world fakir was also the Jour
naf' fakir, but he elaborated the long
range lie. If Mr.. Healey follows the ad-
vice of his friends both papers will have
first-class libel suits on their hands.
A News reporter saw Mr.. Healey in
the Sheriff's Office this morning and asked
him if he had anything to say about the
alleged shortage in his accounts as re-
ported by Expert Charles Both.
Nothing at present. replied Mr..
Healey. It can only say that every dol
lar and every penny received as Water
Registrar I turned over to the City
Mr.. Both has discovered except what
have seen in the papers. Mr.. Both is
liable to make a mistake and feel GER
tain that will be able to prove that he
has. There is mistake somewhere, be-
cause I am certain that my books will
bear me out in my statement that I turned
over all the money received
Mr.. Healey was very much prostrated
over the cruel, wanton statements that
he had run away and did not care to talk
much.
Sheriff Heller has implicit confidence in
Mr.. Healey's integrity and SO has every
body who knows him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06

Democratic platform which was adopt
ed. favoring the abolition of grade
crossings. This should again be agi-
tated. The Democratic party should de-
clare against the further alienation OF
riparian lands-they should be held for
the benefit of the people.
This action of the Republican party in
nlents is a matter Of fair criticism They
never intended to pass them. 1t was a
bunco game that they attempted to
play. The attempt of the Republican
party to abolish home rule by the Nc
Arthur act was frustrated by the
courts. These are but af ew of the
questions which will confront the voters,
and the result ought to favor a change
in the control of the affairs. OF our
70
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
GIRLS SCHOOL HORROR
SixIBurned to Death at Plank
inton, 5. D. Lamp
Exploded.

PLANKINToN, S. D.. Oct. 6. 1S97.-The
Girls Cottage at the State Industrial
School burned at midnight Tillie Hooper,
in charge of the sewing department, Mel
lie Johnston, aged thirteen. of Grafton,
N. D., Mabel Fobert, aged nine, of Sioux
Falls, Bessie Kerby, aged fourteen, of
Hot Springs, Eva Warner, aged sixteen,
of Watertown, and Christina Bergman,
aged eleven, of Yankton, perished in the
building. Twenty-Five escaped in their
night clothes The loss is about $4,000.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but
probably caused by lamp exploding.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
KAISER OF THE OCEAN
Wilhelm der Crosse Beats
AL Records on Her
Eastern Voyage.
5 DAYS. Is HOURS, 10 MINUTES.
Arrival of the Great Ship at
Plymouth Cabled-Anothsr
Kaiser Launched,
$ DAYS. IS HOURS, 10 MINUTES.

LBy Gable TO The Associated Pressl
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 6, 1S97.-Ths North
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse Captain Engelbart, from New
York for Bremen, arrived here at 3:o5
O'Clock this afternoon. The time of pas
sage from New York to Plymouth was
days, Is hours and 10 minutes. The big
ships average speed was 21.so knots per
hour and her biggest days run was 5ls
knots.
A cablegram received from London this
morning by the North German Lioyd's
steamship agents in Hoboken, announces
that the new North German Lloyd steam
er Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross was sighted
passing Scil1y Islands Light at 1885 this
forenoon This announcement made il
quite certain that the 1eviathan steamer
had broken completely all previous rec
ords held to plymouth and Southampton.
and brought the time of passage across
the Atlantic to the English Channel much
closer to five days.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse sailed
from Hoboken for Plymouth and Bremen
on September 30, clearing the bar at 6;o2
p. M. and the Lightship twenty minutes
later, allowing four hours for the run
from Scilly to Plymouth. The agents
said she was due there about 2:S5 o'clock
this afternoon. making the time of pas
sage about days, 15 hours and Is min
utes. This is better by Is hours and II
minutes than the time of the Hamburg
liner Furst Bismarck, which has held the
Plymouth record of 8 days, hours and
"a minutes since August, 1896, and the
rate beats the Southampton record held
by the American liner st. Louis of days,
10 hours and IA minutes made last month
by about 13 hours, for had she been go
ing to Southampton she would have
been due there about $50 o'clock this
evening.
The average rate of speed made on the
passage would be about 21.60 knots per
hour, with her arrival at Plymouth at
the time reckoned
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross on her
arrival at Hoboken on September rs, on
her maiden trip, made the passage from
Southampton in days, 22 hours and 81
minutes at an average speed OF 2l.S9 Knots
lowering the westward Southampton rec
ord held by the St. Paul by one hour ana
sc minutes. BY smashing the records
both eastward and westward she is now
Queen of the Southampton course.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
PROTECTED, WON'T DIVIDE

200 of the 300 employees of the Bradford
Mills, conducted by John and James Dob
son. manufacturers of dress goods and
worsted cloth. have gone on strike be-
cause of the refusal of the firm to grant
an increase of ten per cent. in wages.
The manager of the mills informed a
committee of the employees that a ten
per cent increase would be granted on
or before the first of the year, if new or
ders for goods brought increased prices.
An immediate increase was demanded,
however, and, as stated, 200 of the en-
pIoyes quit work
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
BHEP AT ITS WORST.

WASHINGTON, Oct. g. 1SST-ConsuI
Schramm of Montevideo, has sent to the
State Department an elaborate report
upon the meat products of Uruguay. The
beef which is exported to Cuba, Brazil
and the West Indies. Fifty per cent. or
the nourishing qualities of the beef Is ex-
tracted by the process which makes
Tasajo. Eight hundred and sixty-nino
thousand i've hundred cattle Were
slaughtered for this purpose during the
past wear. Abaut 200,000 head were slaugh-
tered for the manufacture OF a beef ex-
tract The Consul says the extract pos
sesses no nourishing qualities whatever,
the nourishing properties of the meat be-
ing lost in the process of manufacture
hv chemicals
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
CONTRACTOR WANTS TO BACK OUT
Matters of importance to Come Be
fore the Education Roar d.

The Board of Education will meet to-
morrow evening" This is a special meet
ing, called for the purpose, it is said, of
considering the hitch in the matter of
the contracts for work on the new school,
No. 27. One of the bidders who found
himself 81 300 below his nearest eompeti-
tor, wants to back out because, he says,
he has made a mistake in his figures.
Whether the Board will permit him Is
another matter.
The company had submitted bond and
also a certified check and the Directors
decided that they could hold the COM
pany to its offer The question was sub
mitted to Corporation Counsel Blair, who
said that If the Board persisted litigation
would be inevitable. He was in doubt
too, concerning the result as the contract
Fad not been awarded.
The Directors had a conference yeSter
day afternoon and decided it would be
best to reject all bids and readvertise for
proposals at the expense OF the Baldwin
Company, whose agent consented to as ,
sumo the responsibility for the additional
cost. 1t was predicted that the compete
ton will be Keen and the bids would be
lower and would probably fall below the
amount allowed for the school building,
SO, ,e00 The total Of the lowest bids was
S2S S618
Another matter to come before the
Board tomorrow Is the question of the
fight schools. A, committee will make
its report, over which there will be some
discussion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
QUEER INSURANCE SUIT.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 1Ss7-Judge
Bahrs has rendered Judgment in favor of
Mrs. Alphonse McGrew and against the
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New
York for 5000 insurance on the life of
her former husband, Henri McGrew, who
died in 1894, at Honolulu. McGrew was
divorced from his wife at the time of his
death and the insurance company refus-
ed to pay the policy as the executors of
his estate also laid claim to the money.
Suit was brought in Honolulu BY the
executors and Judgment rendered in their
favor Now that Mrs, McGrew has also
received Judgment the insurance COM
pany is still in doubt as to. whom the
money should be paid.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
POLITICS DEAD IN GREEEvILLE

Politics are at a low ebb in Greenville.
Even the Minkakwa and Republican
League Clubs have momentarily forgot
ten to have their customary spat. There
is no interest taken in the approaching
primary for delegates to the County Con-
vention, and as for the nomination for
Assembly, it is going begging. The pres
ent member key Goldenhorn, with croc-
odile tears, assures his friends that he
doesn't want a denomination. The truth
is, Isaac has been promised, SO he says.
the position of Assistant Prosecutor. and
that is enough honor for him. My gra-
cous, won't he make a Lacquer sweat,
should that individual be unfortunate to
have Ikey agin him
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
DELEGATES INJUREDs

NEW YORK, Oct. s. 1Ss7.-Dr. e. F.
Sheehan and Cornelius Daily, both of Sing
Sing, while on their way, to the Demo-
cratic County Convention, at White
Plains, today, were probably fatally in
jrred by being thrown from their bug
gy The horse was frightened by the
playing of a piano and starting on
dead run upset the buggy. Its two oc-
cupants were thrown down the side of a
stony embankment, and were bruised, cut
and hurt internally. They were taken
back to Tarrytown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
DEF ON THE RAM PAGE.

[From this Mornings 'srribune."l
Custom receipts reported from WASH
ington today were s5o1,Sse internal rev.
enue receipts 1886. .ls5, and the mis-
cellaneous receipts s25, ,1es; total Govern,
ment receipts for the day. 1913. 20; expendi-
lures, s2,soo,00o; excess of expenditures,
$1,3se,7s7. Receipts for the month to date,
1888, ,12o; expenditures, Sc, $50 900; excess of
expenditures, 81, COS, $50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
CHRISTIAN ENDEAV VOR.

Especial to 'sThe Jersey City News
PATERSON, Oct. 6, 1Ss7.-The eleventh
annual Christian Endeavor Convention OF
the State of New Jersey commenced here
today and will continue until Friday.
There were many delegates present The
opening session was devoted to Christian
Citizenship Report, by the Rev. w. q.
Davis, of Lebanon; Christian Citizenship
Address, by Merrill E. Gates, LII. p,
president of Amherst Colleges; address
on Sabbath Observance, by d. J. Burreli,
d. D., New York City; addresses of wei
come, by the Rev. E. E. Miller, D. D.,
and E. W. Thompson, of Paterson: con-
vention sermon by the Rev. Maltby D.
Babcock, d. D., of Baltimore Inc reg
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
pRoTESTANTs IN PERU.

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
LIMA, Peru, via Galveston, Texas, Oct.
6, 1S97.-The United States, British and
German Ministers here have reiterated the
representations which they had previous
ly made to the Peruvian Government ask
ing for the legal register of non n-Catholic
citizens. The Minister for Foreign At
fairs replied that the Government had
strongly recommended to Congress the
approval of bill introduced for this pur-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
GLoUOEsTER REPUBLICANS.
[specia1 10 ..rhe jersey city Newg.,,-

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News''1
GLOUCESTER, Oct. s, 1891. -Repnbli-
cans of this place met at the City Hall
last night and placed in nomination dele
gates for the Surrogate and Assembly
conventions. The following were nomi-
mated Surrogate convention, William H.
Banks; Mason c. Lafferty and John Mof-
fett; Assembly convention, Cooper Prick
ett Benjamin Poole and David M. An
derson; primary board, Judge, Frank
Butler; inspectors, James Lee and VIM.
Wood; clerk, Hugh Sterling. The pri-
maries will be held on Monday next. The
Surrogate convention will be held on Oc-
tohAr Ia
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
NEW OCEAN KAISER.

IBy Cable to The Associated Press1
BERLIN, Oct. 6, 1Ss7.-At the launch-
ing of the Kaiser Friedrich at Dantzic
yesterday Emperor William said:-I
ought to be jealous of the Lloyd fleet, as
it is larger than mine"
His Majesty sent a long despatch to ex-
Empress Frederick expressing. his pleas
ure at having the new North German
Lloyd steamer named in his fathers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
NOTHING LIKE WIND.

GBy Gable to The Associated Press
PARIS, Oct s, 1ss7.-Major Moses P.
Handy, the Special United States Com
missioner to the Paris Exposition of 1900
has secured twenty-five per cent. addi-
tional space for the American exhibits,
making the space of the United States
equal to that of the other big nations
of the world.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
NIoKALLs DENIES.

TByACable to The Associated Press
LONDON, Oct. g. 1Ss7.-Mr. Guy Nick
alls, the famous English oarsman, con-
tradicts the announcement that he and
Mr.. ]. G. Coll, the stroke of the Oxford
and Leander eights of the past two years,
are going to the United States in order
to coach the Yale screws. Mr.. Nickails
says
'sMr. Whitney Captain Payne Whit
ney, of the Yale University crew. said,
casually why don't you come oyer and
coach u.s.? But I never thought he was
speaking seriously, and I have no rea-
son to suppose Yale is dissatisfied with
Mr. Cook In any case, could not II l
wanted to-.
Clasper has finished cedar shell for
ya1a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
SENATOR ROSS WITHDRAWAL.

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News"1
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, Oct. 6,
1s97..Friends Of Senator Ross denounce
the published statement announcing his
probable withdrawal from the contest for
a denomination, as simply a cowardly
campaign trick of his opponents. Senator
Ross authorizes the statement that at no
time in the past two months have his
prospects for success been so good as at
rra
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
PRIZES TO WOMEN.
Opening at Bernssefn 4 Co.'s Store
T0morroxv.

Clothier Bernstein & Co., Nos. 50 and s.
Newark avenue, announce, in their adj
vertisement of today, how the fifty spe-
cial prizes to the first women and men
patrons of their clothing department are
10 be distributed. The opening time set
is ten o'clock tomorrow morning and
who the lucky fifty men and fifty women
will be is to be announced hereafter.
Pretty opening souvenirs will be given
to all patrons Thursday, Friday and Sat
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
DEAD In HIS BERTH.

CHICAGO, Oct. s, 1S97.-When Mrsk
William J. Work awoke in her berth jusS
before the Chicago and Erie train fron6
the east drew in to the Dearborn street
Station today, she discovered that her hus-
band. who she supposed had been Sleep
ing. was cold and apparently in faint.
An examination by a physician on board
the train disclosed the fact that Mr..
Work had been dead for several hours.
He had been spending the summer in New
London, Conn, in the hope of relief for
an affection of the lungs. He and his
wife took the train for Chicago at Mand-
field o. last night and it IS thought Mr..
Work died soon after retiring.