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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
EXCLUSION LAW DEFIED.
Hundreds of Chinese Land and Ob-
tain Rmp7ey m ent In California.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. /, 1897.--About
four hundreds Chinese laborers have been
landed in this city during the. last flve
months and have been given free entry
in the guise of merchants and students.
They are now working in the orchards
in various parts of the State, in the
salmon canneries on the Columbia River
and in dozens of small Chinatown fac-
tories ofsvarious kinds. Yesterday. forty
one of them were allowed to pass through
the custom house and an additional nun
dred went into quarantine on "Wednesday
night from the steamer Doric ana are
expected to be released today.
These laborerS have nearly all come IN
on certificates issued in Macao, depend
ency of Portugal and which, under an
opinion of the Attorney General of the
United States. delivered May 20, 1896. must
be recognized as prima facie evidence OF
the right Of their bearers to land.
The opinion was in effect that the
British Registrar General at Hong Kong,
the Commissioner of Customs at Canton,
and the officer of any other foreign
country possessing dependencies in emma,
should be recognized as competent to sign
such documents. No Identification at this
port is called for, no previous residence
here is called for, and in short. II seems
as though simple means has been
found to successfully evade the Chinese
restriction act.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
His Extreme Feeb1eness
Makes Those Around
Him Fear He Will
Not Rally.
SKETCH OF LEO THE THIRTEENTH
Cardinal satolli, Former Delegate
to the United States,
Possible Successof.
rBy Cable to The Associated Press. ]

LONDON, Oct. l, 1S97.-Ths Globe
this afternoon, says it hears the Pope's
weakness is increasing and that the
Church dignitaries are afraid he viii not
rally from the extreme feebleness and
exhaustion he now betrays.
Gioacchino Pecci otherwise the Supreme
Pontiff, Pope Leo XIII, was born at Carr
pineto, in the Diocese of Anagni, thirty
seven miles from Rome. on March 2, 1910.
He is a son of Count Luigi Pecci. was
consecrated Archbishop OF Damiata IL
Der 10, 1858, was elected Supreme Pontifss
as successor to Pope Plus IX-r on Feb
ruary 20, 1875 and was crowned Pope on
eighty-six years and six months old and
has occupied the Pontifical throne for
eighteen and one-half years.
Ordinarily, the election Of Pope Is by
scrutiny. Each Cardinal taking part IN
the conclaye, writes on q ticket his own
name and that of the Cardinal whom ne
are laid in a chalice which stands on the
altar of the ccncIave chapel and each
elector approaches the altar, repeats =
prescribed form of oath. Thereupon the
tickets are taken from the chalice by
Scrutators, appointed from the sleoting
body, the tickets are compared with tha
number of Cardinals present and when II
is found that any Cardinal has tWp-
thirds of TIE vote in his favor he 10
declared el eted Pope.
Should turn out that no Cardinal baA
received the needful number OF votes,
another process is gone through, known
as access" so-called because any Car
dinai may accede to the choice of apother
by filling up another ticket made for that
purpose.
The present Supreme Pontiff. who was
chosen unanimously, is regarded as. the
two hundred and sixty-third Pope from
ST. Peter.
The Pope is the absolute ruler Of the
Roman Catholic Church and against his
judgments there is no appeal He has
dinals consisting, when complste. Of
seventy members, namely: six Cardinal
Bishops, fifty Cardinal-Priests and four
teen Cardinal-Deacons.
Mgr. Satolli, the former delegate of the
Pope to the Roman Catholic Church in
the United States has been prominently.
mentioned as the possible successor or
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
ALL THE MRS. LUEqGERTS
Prosecution Has a Knock Out
Blow ID Reserve Battle
of the Bones.

CHICAGO, Oct. l. 1S97.-The prosecution
is planning the delivery of crushing blow
to the defense in the Luetgert murder
trial. When this blow reaches the solar
plexeus OF the case, all sesamoids, pha-
langes. temporals and other anatomical
exhibits will be knocked out of considera-
ton for the time being.
1t is now asserted that the prosecution
will produce upon the witness stand three
of the women whom witnesses have iden-
titled as Mrs. Luetgert. One OF these IS
persons in Kenosha, Wis, on May and
5. She is now in Chicago and iSSbeing
watched constantly by detectivex rms
is the woman who left one or her Shippers
inthe Kenosha police station. She was
described by several witnesses who saw
her at the Northwestern Railroad station
in Kenosha and at two OF tine ieadlng
hotels Of the town and identified by means
of photograph as Mrs. Luetgert.
This woman will be put on the witness
stand. She will relate all conversa tons
she had with the police officials and others
III Kenosha, it is said. She is said to be
a character we'll known in certain dis
trictS of Chicago.
Detective Decolle has traced the wom-
an met on the country road near Kenosha
May by Fred Schebe and Identified as
Mrs Lusgert to Jost where s1 Is she il now ~
the witness stand, it is said, and will tes-
tify that she is a local evangelist, and
was in the vicinity of Kenosha on the
date mentioned, in the interest OF some
religious work.
Chicago detectives are now in the vi
ctnity of Elgin, Ill, running. down the
story of Peddler Opdyke, who positively
identified one of two women who slept in
grove near his wagon at Lake Urich,
near Elgin, on the night Of June 4, as
Mrs. Luetgert. 1t has been discovered, it
is said, that these women were gypsies,
of band of nomads seen in the vicinity
of Elgin during the first two weeks OF
June.
Police Inspector Setback entered the
court room today carrying an armful of
bones.
II guess these will keep the boys busy
today observed the inspector as he laid
his burden down.
Luetgert walked into the court room
without the aid of his crutch. He is
recovering rapidly from the injury to
his leg.
The big sausage maker appeared with
a cigar between his teeth and appeared
to be in the best of spirits.
DR.. Walter H. Airport was recalled for
further cross-examination and the battle
of the Sesamoids was renewed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
SWINDLER IMPRISONED.
A Bogus Employment Agent
Goes to State Prison for
Two Years.

Richard Linke, the enterprising gentle
man who, in the early part of September,
opened the Star Employment Bureau"
at No. Al Montgomery street. and started
in to swindle poor men who were seeking
for employment, came to grief yesterday
afternoon. He was convicted in the Spe-
cial Sessions Court of obtaining money
under false pretences and Judge Hudspeth
sentenced him to two years in State
Prison.
William A. schubart. of No. 52s Bloom
field street, Hoboken, testified that he in
serted a want advertisement in the
.-Staats Zeitung." The next day he re-
ceived a postal card from Linke asking
Schubart called. Linke told him that he
had position open for him in a brewery
in Arlington which he would get for him
in a few days. Schubart paid Linke ~
and went away with the understanding
that he was to call again in a few days.
Before the time fixed for his call Linke
learned that there is no brewery in Ar
lington.
Henry Lange had a more varied ex-
perience with Linke. He arrived in this
country on September and advertised for
a position as chemist in a distillery. He
got q postal card from an employment
agency al No. 316 Ninth street, New York.
The proprietor of that place sent him to
Linke, who was then at No. $50 Third
avenue, New York. Linke told him that
he had a position for him but it was not
to come to this city and he offered Lange
a position of collector for him at $3.50
week while he was waiting for the other
place. Lange pawned his watch and dia-'
mond ring to raise $50, which Linke re-
quired him to put up as security. He
raised $45 on them and Linke accepted that
Lange found that he had nothing to do
but sit around the office. as Linke did all
the collecting from applicants himself He
charged each applicant from 81 to So.
Lange testified that Linke never had
position on his books during the time he
was with him and he never got place
for any of the applicants who had paid
him money.
Linke testified in his defence that he
never told any of the applicants that ne
had position ready. He merely charged
them fee for his assistance in getting
job for them, but he never got anyone a
job.
In passing sentence Judge Hudspeth
said:-"You have been convicted of
mean and contemplate offence. You are
one of those men who prey on the mis-
fortunes of your fellow men. A man out
of employment and seeking work to obtain
bread is a very easy victim for such as
you. You get these poor fellows within
your meshes. You get their money and
they get nothing. They are worse of
than before they fell into. your clutches
There are others engaged in this business
and trust your. punishment Will be
warning to them
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
LAW BREAKERS PUNISHED.
An Old MAN Weeps Whep Sent to
state Prison.

Judge Hudspeth disposed Of a number
Of prisoners Yesterday AFTERNOON. Abra-
ham Levine and Lyman Parish, who were
convicted of completely in stripping the
lead pipe and plumbing 6ut of a new
house in Bayonne, while Rosenthai and
Cohen. the principals, esckped through a
miscarriage of justice, was let of with a
light punishment. Lawyer Max Salinger
made an appeal to the Court in their be-
half. Judge Hudspeth said that the ac-
ouittal of the principals was a gross mis-
carriage of justice. and he was at a loss
to comprehend what motive could have
influenced the jury to find such verdict.
The principals were palpably guilty of
the crime, and not only that, but they
perjured themselves. Levine and Parish
were let off with one month in the County
Jail and costs.
Captain Jack" Graham's sentence for
assault and battery on a trolley car con-
ductor, was postponed until next Thurs
day.
John Schultz Joseph Philareus, Charles
Galley and Gus Dressler. the young men
who were convicted of burning thirty
hay stacks belonging to farmer in
North Bergen, were let off with a suspen-
sion of sentence on payment of costs, Max
Salinger, their counsel, having made
strong appeal for them.
Nathan Morey, 55 years old, of Harrl-
son. was sent to State Prison for two
years for an indecent assault on Joseph
inc M. Banus and Mary McCullum, seven
and nine years old, respectfully. Judge
Hudspeth said: You have been convicted
of a very heinous offence. Your eonvic-
ton for such crime astonishes the
Court. 1t is almost impossible to appre-
ciate the horror of this case. You are a
man of education and intelligence. You
have respectable family, and why you
should commit such crime passes COM
prehension."
The old man cried while the Judge was
addressing him. His wife had interced-
ed with Judge HudSpeth, and that prob
ably saved Morey from having the full
penalty of the law imposed upon him.
John Donohue, who was convicted of
abducting Katie Lyons, the eleven year
old daughter of his friend, John Lyons of
Bayonne, on May 81, was sentenced to six
months at the County Farm. The Court
was convinced that Donohue had no evil
intentions toward the child.
Michael Langton was sentenced to two
years in State Prison for breaking, enter
ing and larceny Langton and John Cliff
ford broke into John Donohue's house
about year ago and stole his trousers,
victed several months ago and sentenced
to two years in State Prison. Judge
Hudspeth said he could not make Lang
toms sentence any lighter, although he
led an honest life for ten years after
serving a term in State Prison.
Richard Kreiger, who was to be sem
fenced for assault and battery on his
wife was remanded, Judge Hudspeth hav-
ing received information that Kreiger is
wanted in New York for bigamy
George Montgomery colored boy, was
sent to the County Jail for ten days for
cutting William Brown, another colored
boy with a knife. After Montgomery
was, convicted Brown pleaded for mercy
for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
Surplus.
CORRECTED FIGURES.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 1Ss7.-The
monthly statement of the Government re-
ceipts and expenditures during Septem-
Der. 1897 shows the receipts to have been
$21, ,s3s, ,09S, and the expenditures s25, SIS.
an excess of expenditures over receipts
of So, ,4S5, III. For the three months of the
fiscal year the excess has been SIS, ,Ol5,ss4.
As compared with September 1896, there
is loss of $2,651, ,146 in the amount OF the
revenues, and decrease of $1,2lO,7 TO in
the expenditures. The receipts for Sep
tember last are given as follows;--
Customs $7,s4s, 100; internal revenue, s12,-
701. .s35; miscellaneous $1,2SS,o22. AS conn
pared with September, 1896 this is loss
of abuot So, 400 90 from customs and gain
of about 81, 900, 900 from internal sources.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
COUNTY BANKRUPT.
Freebooters Beg an Exten-
sion of Time to Settle
Their Liabilities.
JERSEY CITYS WATER BILL
E. W Woolley officially Informs
Mayor Hoos That the County
Treasury is Empty.

Mayor Hoos this morning received a
communication from E. w. Woolley,
clerk of the Board of Freebooters, inform
ing him that on Monday next commit
tee of the Board will meet with him and
the members of the Street and water
Board to arrange for the payment OF the
back water bills. The Freebooters owe
the city in the neighborhood of 1900 for
water supplied the public institutions at
Snake HILL
The Street and Water Commissioners
at their last meeting passed resolution
giving delinquents sixty days in whicn
to pay water rents in arrears. In default
of settlement at the expiration of that
time water is to be cut of. The Freeboot-
ers have exhausted all their appropria-
tions and will have no money until De-
cember /, when the next fiscal years ap-
propriations become available. The sixty
days limit would have caused the Free
hooters inconvenience if the resolution
were enforced The object of the confer
ence is TO give the Freebooters until De-
cember in which to pay their back bills.
Some of the delinquents who have been
notified of the action of the Street and
Water Board have paid their arrearages.
The outlook is. the Commissioners say,
that perhaps one-half the delinquents
will pay up If they do the water account
will be in condition shortly to warrant
the payment of some of the claims that
have been piling up since May 30.
City Treasurer Dickinson says he will
audit no claims until he is satisfied that
there is sufficient money on hand to pay
salaries. intehest and the. charges of the
East Jersey Water Company.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01

ssThe Heal ssrengtb.,s =
igenspan's Newark Half and Halt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
HoBoKBN POLITICS.
Horace Allen and John J. Marnel1
for theAsscmbly.

Hobokenites have begun to make pre-
parations for the approaching election.
The campaign, however, as far as the city
is concerned will not be as exciting as
usual owing to the fact that no local
offices are to be filed The only nomina-
tions to be made are two Assemblymen
from the Ninth and Tenth Districts.
Although no petitions for nomination have
as yet been field, it is said that the Demo-
cratic candidates will be Counsellor John
]. Marnell from the Ninth District and
ex-Assemblyman Horace L. Allen, from
the Tenth District, both of whom We're
defeated. in the race last spring.
Counsellor Marnell will meet no opposi-
ton at the primaries. In the Tenth dis
trict it is stated that Patrick McGoyern. a
saloonkeeper, will oppose Allen, but his
chances of securing the nomination are
slight Allen served one term in the As
sembly in 1895.
The Republican slate has not been made
up. Chairman Leonard Schroeder of the
Republican City Committee, said yester-
day to a News reporter:-'I don't know
who are candidates will be. No one has
been slated as yet and / haven't the least
idea whom they will select.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
LOCKED THE KEEPERS IN
Insane Stephen Lazarus Walks
Out Of the Freebooters'
oueerly Managed
Asylum.

Stephen Lazarus. twenty-five years old,
lof No. AS Grove street, an inmate of the
Snake Hill asylum, escaped from that in
stitution this morning. and for three hours
was at liberty.
Lazarus has shown signs of recovering
and his Keepers, Messrs Lippman and
Walsh, have allowed him to boss the
sweeping gang. This morning he hid be-
hind door when the others were
marched back to the asylum.
The keepers followed their charges in
and they were surprised a moment later
when Lazarus locked them in and made
q break for liberty. He obtained an old
suit of clothes from a tool house near by
and started for his city.
He was only block from his brothers S
house, at No. 44s Grove street. when he
was captured. He was returned to the
aSylum
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
.SEPTE MBER DEF|CItT

[From This Mornings "Tyibune."l
Customs receipts reported from Wash
ington today were ss755s1, internal rev
enue receipts s55s, ,ssl, and the miscellane-
GUS receipts $1s.771: total Government re-
celpts for the day, $685. expenditures,
sI71, ,561; excess of receipts, 1883. Re-
ceipts for the month, s21. .sls.e44; expendi-
lures, $24, ,752, 1861; excess of expenditures,
s.. 4s2, III. Receipts for fiscal year to date.
SIS, AS 1863: expenditures, sloS AL, ,s1s; excess
of expenditures, s2s,o12, ,s55.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
VILE DEN TO REOPEN.
New Proprietor for Cap tain Keyess
Old Place.

The tenants in the Weldon Building at
Montgomery and Washington streets, are
disturbed over rumors that the saloon ad-
joining the building on Washington street,
which they have just succeeded in closing
up is about to be reopened under new
management. The fight which was re-
quired to drive out Captain Keyes. the
hole, is too recent to need repetition here
When the Captain was finally driven
away and the fixtures of the old concern
carried off the people breathed free and
comforted themselves with the fact that
at last they had gotten rid of the pest
hole.
turbed yesterday when a brand new bar
and necessary fixtures were taken into
the very place occupied by Captain Keyes'
bar II is said that man of unsavory
reputation is about to conduct the saloon
but at this time the rumor cannot be
verified
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
AFRAID OF YELLOW FEVER.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. /, 1S9L--In con-
sequence of the yellow fever quarantine
ii the Southern States, the Southern Pa
cific Company has decided to close Its
gulf route to all freight traffic.
Arrangements have been perfected by
the Southern Pacific with the Texas and
Pacific, whereby connection may be had
with New Orleans and other points in
the southern parts of Louisiana. Through
freight for the East will also be turned
over to the Texas and Pacific at Ell Paso.
,rhis arrangement will be only temporary,
viii continue until the abatement of the
yellow fever epidemic.
Another effort Of the yellow fever scare
is the decision of the passenger depart
ment Of the company, not to run the Sun
set Limited to New Orleans this winter.
II will run to Chicago instead.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
NINE CARS TELESC0PED.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass Oct. /, 1S97.-A
had freight wreck occurred on the Boston
and Maine Railroad, just above the Con-
necticut River Company's plant in Holy Ply
mnrrning. blocking all traffic between that
city and Northampton. Nine cars We're
telescoped through some unknown cause.
Passengers on the early trains were trans
ferred around the wreck, while through
trains n We're sent through by. way of
Springfield. Westfield and Northampton.
There is no estimate. on the loss. me
tracks will probably be cleared late to-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
z. NJ @. A. RECEPTION.

The Y. N. c. A. gave a reception to
its friends, last night, in the associa-
tion's rooms. in Hasbrouck Hall. The
reception was preceded by an entertain
ment. The programme opened with a
selection by the clubs orchestra This
was followed by whistling solo, by
Miss Lillian Prior. which was received
with tremendous applause. After a trio
by Rudolph. Arthur and Miss Eta
Spatchil, Secretary Lucas made an adj
dress in which he dwelt upon the advan-
tages to be derived from the T. M. c. Al.
and advised all the young men present to
become members.
Refreshments were served by the young
1daies of Bergen Baptist Church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
BY NBIGHB0RS
Mrs. Mary Shingler Attacked
By Two Tramps Whom She
Tried to Keep Out Of
Her House.

Mrs. Mary Shingler Of No. 129 Lake
street, Jersey City, had a thrilling expe-
rience, yesterday afternoon, with two
tramps, who tried to enter her home.
She was in the house alone, shortly after
two o'clock when two strange men
knocked at the rear door. The door was
open but the screen was fastened. One
of the men asked If Mr.. Smith lived in
the house. Mrs. Shingler replied that
she knew no Mr.. Smith who lived no
Lake street. She became alarmed at the
rough appearance of the men and tried
to close the inner door.
One of the men pulled the screen door
open and put his foot in the way of her
closing the other door. At the same time
he seized Mrs. Shingler by the throat
while his companion leveled a revolver at
her head and ordered her to keep silence.
The plucky woman struggled and scream
ed, despite the threats of the tramps.
Her scream was heard by Edward and
William Becker, neighbors, who ran to
her assistance. The tramps fled, with
the Becker brothers in full pursuit.
Many other neighbors Joined in the
chase. The pursuit was continued as far
as the Hackensack, where the tramps
were lost track of in the meadows. In
their flight the tramps threw away. their
revolver. 1t was of 32-calibre and was
loaded
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
A DESPERATE VILLAIN.

George Brow n, the colored man, of West
Thirtieth street, New York, who was ar
robbery and assault Of two Brooklyn boys
has turned out to be desperate criminal.
Detective Morris, today, identified him
as the man who two months ago shot
Richard Gunnery, near Shelton, M. J.
Brown robbed Quincy of $50 first, and be-
cause his victim kicked, he shot him.
When Brown is tried here he viii be
handed over to the Middlesex county
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
HoBoKEN STRIKERS ARRESTED.
They Are Caught FASTING Boycot
Notices on Privnte Houses.

The members of the Hudson County
Bakers Union are on fighting terms with
Baker Charles Schmolz of Hudson street,
Hoboken, because he refuses to employ
union men. An effort is being made by
the bakers to boycott Schmolz's trade
by posting circulars along the streets
ploys scabs. The police declare that the
practice is a violation of a State law.
Several arrests have been made of the
Illegal practice Every lamppost, tele-
graph pole and board fence in the city
is covered with the posters.
At three o'clock this morning John
Hertmann and Robert Erbsmeh1, two
bakers of No. 1,132 Willow avenues were
arrested for pasting the circulars On the
window of a house in Washington street.
They were held this morning for further
examina fion
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01
CABINET SITS ON SPAIN.

WASHINGTON, Oct /. 1Ss7.-The Cabi-
net meeting today was devoted almost
entirely to the consideration Of the Span
ish situation and other foreign affairs.
1t was one of the longest meetings held
since the advent of the present admins.
tration, lasting over two and one-half
hours The main subject of considera-
tion was the present Cabinet crisis in
Spain and it's effect upon our relations
with the Madrid Government and our at
titude toward Cuba. 1t is believed that
an important cable has been received
from Minister Woodford and that this
formed the basis of the discussion.