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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
LAWYER CAKES VERSION.
Says He Paid the Theatres Two-
thirds OF the Money.

NEW YORK. Dec. 10. 1S9S.-Air. Oakes,
when seen today, said that he had no di-
rect knowledge at present that he had
been retained in a suit against Mr.. Bur-
den, but thought it quite likely that the
report was correct. On March %, 1897,
Mr. Burden stated in an interview that
he had paid Streeter & Co. their share
in the reward and that he had received
thar day Mr. Streeter's caibled assurance
that the settlement was satisfactory.
Mr. Burdens statement on this occasion
was caused by an article published in
the London Daily Mali accusing him of
refusing to pay the promised reward. Mr..
Burden emphatically denied every inten-
tion D. this kind; said that he had been
delayed in making payment by suits
brought by Other claimants for the re-
ward, and injunctions by the courts which
until that time March, 1887 had pre-
vented him from paying Streeter & Co..
Mr.. Burden added that the amount paid
to Streeter & Co. was two-thirds of sl0-
GEO. the rewerd offered. This reduction
was made because Mr. Burden stated that
he had only received two-thirds of the
stolen jewelry.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
QUAY FINDS AN EASY JUDGE
Court Grants a Rule Which
Takes the Case Out of
Prosecutor GraElam's
Hands.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10, 1S9S.-Su-
preme Court Justices Green and Williams
today granted a rule allowing the de-
PENDANTS in the Quay conspiracy case to
argue a petition for a writ of certiorari
removing the proceedings from the Court
of Quarter Sessions to the Supreme Court.
The rule is returnahle January T. and all
proceedings are stayed in the meantime.
The defendants in the case are Sena-
tor NJ s. Quay, his son, Richard r.
Quay and ex-State Treasurer Benjamin
r. Haywood. The trial had been fixed to
begin in the Court of Quarter Sessions on
Monday.
One of the results of the rule granted
by the Supreme Court will be to carry
the trial over beyond the term of office of
District Attorney Graham which will ex-
pire with the present year. Mr.. Graaam
has been active in pushing the case, ard
in asking the court a week or ten days
ago to fix an early date for the trial. ne
expressed to the court a desire to dispose
of the case during his official term of
office.
The delay occasioned by the action of
the Supreme Court will also in all proba-
bility have the effect of carrying the pro-
ceedings, or at least the conclusion OF the
trial, beyond the date for the election by
the Legislature of an United States Sena-
tor to succeed Senator Quay, who is a
candidate for reelection. The Legisla-
ture will vote for Senator on January 27.
The defendants are charged with con-
spiracy with John s. Hopkins, the cash
ier of the Peoples Bank of this city, who
committed suicide in March last, in the
misuse of State funds on deposit in that
institution.
The Senator and his attorneys do not
hesitate to admit that their object in Sc
curing delay of the trial is to take the
case out of the hands of District Attor-
ney Graham. Mr.. Graham, they say, IS
an enemy of the Senator and has dis
played great .eagerness in unjustly perse-
cutting his and his co-defendants
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10

sands of letters from persons claiming
relationship with the deceased or asking
for particulars about her One letter
came from a Glasgow lady, who wrote
that she had lost sight of her sister years
ago and thought she had probably mar
ried a man named Kelley. Would the
Embassy kindly investigate the matter?
A parallel Of the Druce case is an
nounced in a despatch from Hohannes-
burg, South Africa, where a man named'
Charles Gum has been arraigned on the
charge of fraud. He declared he was
a brother of the late Duke of Hamilton
and left England after fighting a duel
For private reasons, he added, his death
was formally announced. there was a
sham funeral and his coffin was placed in
the mausoleum at Hamilton Palace,
be opened in order to verify his state
of interest here as it is tantamount to a
claim upon the Dukedom of Hamilton,
the present Duke only succeeding to the
title owing to the absence of a nearer
next-of-kin than cousin. The late Dukes
brother, Lord Charles George Archibald
Hamilton was supposed to have died at
Nice in 1886. His death was registered at
Somerset House. but the cause of his
death was not given.
Unprecedented secrecy obtains as to tie
conditions of the construction OF the
Shamrock, the challenger for the Ameri-
cas- Cup. Not merely are the most strict
precautions taken to prevent a leakage of
the details of her construction but ever
the place where she IS being built is kept
secret. The models and framing are
being made at Fairlfe, on the Clyde; but
instead of being forwarded to the sup
posed builders, Harland & Wolff. at Bel
fast, they have been sent to a forwarding
agent in London who declines to divulge
their ultimate destination.
Interviews with Maurice Grau and the
operate stars, cabled from New York, in
regard to the breach with Faber over
Covent Garden. have caused a sensation
among opera goers here and It
is hoped the troubles win be
patched up at the coming meet
ing of the Grand Opera Syndicate. Faber
has written to the papers explaining
his position and adding that he has ex-
elusive rights to six of Wagner's most
popular operas and others that he intends
to spend f50,Oo0 in their production. It
is generally felt, however, that a con-
tinued rupture between Faber and Grau
would be a calamity to London opera, as
neither of them could give a satisfactory
reason for the dispute
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
. BIG TOBACCO DEAL.

Especial to @The Jersey City News
TRENTON, Dec. 10. 1S9s.-The continen-
tai Tobacco Company. with an authorized
capital stock of 81. .o0o. 900, was incorporate
ed here with the Secretary Of State today
The company is empowered 10 cure leaf
tobacco and to Manufacture tobacco in
ali its forms. The stock is divided equal
" between preferred and common.
The preferred is to pay Z per cent. nom
cumulative dividends. The incorporators
are:-James B. Duke, John B. Cobb, Har-
rison j. Drummond, Mark Leopold, Frank
H. Ray, Herbert L. Terrell, Oliver IL.
Payne, Thomas Atkinson, Pierre Lorillard
Jr.. James B. Hughes, Paul Brown, esasel
Doerhoefer Grant B. schley, oren Scot
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
Bureau Of Labor and Indus
tries Makes a Re-
port.
SOME VALUABLE DATA GIVEN
Strong and Weak Points OF
Three Glasses Pointed
Out by Statistics.
SOME VALUABLE DATA GIVEN
Tspecial to "The Jersey city News.


TRENTON, Dec. 10, 1S9S-William
Stainsby, Chief Of the Bureau Of statis-
tics of Labor and Industries will make
Inc following recommendations to the
Legislature. as the result of trouble cx-
perleneed in getting reports from build
ing and loan associations:-
lst. That the Department shall require
every association to file in the ONCE at
trenton a complete statement, in accord
ance with information asked for IN
blank to be furnished by the department.
within a period of sixty days after the
end of the fiscal year Of the associations
and
I'd, That where the report of any assoc
citation is not filed as provided for above,
or is net considered satisfactory as to de-
tail or form. the Chief of the Department
shall, at his discretion, have authority TO
order an examination of the books and ac-
counts of such association, by a compe-
tent person to be selected by the depart
ment
Chief stainsby says that the Attorney
General of the State has ruled
that the law simply requires building ard
loan associations to report to the
Bureau. In making that report the law
is fully complied with. and no matter
how well found a doubt may be as to
the accuracy of the report, there is no
power conferred on the Bureau to ascer-
tain its correctness. The shadowy and
deceptive supervision of the Bureau is.
instead of being a protection against
fraud, a means of making its perpetra-
ton easier.
Nine associations dissolved during the
year. Five associations failed to make
any report
The report Of the Bureau shows that
the total number of associations one
year old and over in operation ~ the
State is 325, Of which 3o5 are locals,
ten State and ten nationals The
increase in the number OF associations
for the year has been twenty-three--
twenty locals and three non-locals,
net increase for the year of fourteen.
The locals report a total of 621,S4
shares in force, an increase of 1886 over
1897. OF this total. 2d5,5es shares are bor-
rowed on for loans by members.
The non-locals report total of 25S,S42
shares in force:-Of this total, 5O,555 are
borrowed on for loans.
The following totals are given from the
reports of the associations
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
JEWELLERS SUE BURDEN.
London Firm Wants Reward
Duchess Of Sutherland's
Jewel.
TBy Cable to The Associated Press-1

( LONDON, Dec. 10, 1Sss.-Streeters. the
jewelers. of Bond street. have instructed
Mr. Charles Oal5es. Of Pine street, New
York. to commence proceedings against
Mr. T. Townsend Burden to recover the
balance Of the reward in connection with
the robbery OF jewels from the Burden
mansion in 1855, when about s5s,00O worth
of jewelry was stolen from the house by
servants A reward of $4,000 was offered
by Mr. Burden for the recovery of the
jeweIry. and the thieves were arrested
in April OF the following year, after hay
ing offered some of the jewelry for sale
to the Streeters. who communicated with
the police. The Bond street jewellers say
esS2 out OF the promised e1,40o is still uu-
paid.
The police here have made further re-
covery of jewelry stolen from the Duchess
of Sutherland. Three-fourths of the
jewels stolen from the Duchess have now
t,esa7,a ,.acoxynrad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
IARnHoLDERs AND BORROWERS.

Chief Stainsby says that while the
ratio of borrowers-the life of every such
organization-in the locals is about
one-thrd in the ..State'' and nationals"
it is below ten per cent.
In the locals" one-third the total
shares issued are pledged; in the state"
and ''nationals," less than twenty per
cent In the locals the ratio of Dor-
rowers to total shareholders is practically
the same as the ratio of shares pledged
to total shares issued. but in the State's
and nationals the ratio Of shares
pledged averages twice that of the ratio
of borrowers to shareholders. The aver
age number of pledged shares to each
borrower in the State and nationals
is seventeen and in the locals seven
in the former more than double the lat
ter. These facts indicate that loans are
made much more literally In the State
and nationals than in the locals
In the extension of the business it has
come 10 the knowledge of the department.
that the report of the bureausfs used by
canvassers in some instances to show
the standings of the concerns they re-
present Inquiries are constantly coming
to this office as TO the real standing of
some of these associations. How essen
%-Ae%e
the report made to the bureau should be
full and complete.
After an analysis of the business of the
nationals and locals the report says
Many of the facts given above militate
strongly against stability and permanency
in the state and nationals.
The large percentage Of forfeitures and
lapses may compensate in the statement
of profit and loss for curtailment of prof
its In other directions. but the forfeitures
operate against the interests Of unforfuE-
ate shareholders and for the benefit Of
those more fortunate. 1t is ques tionable
whether this is m line with the true spIr-
it Of building and loan associations and
whether the practices above referred to
come within the purpose of the law eu-
thoriaing their Incorporation. There is
certainly room for a very careful review
Of the entire question by the Legislature,
at least on the lines laid down in the
above recommendations
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
FINED A DRUNKEN BRUTE.

John Benz, of No. sss Henderson street
was tried before Police Justice Potts in
the First Criminal Court, this morning,
for beating his wife. She alleged THAI he
was continually in a drunken state, and
would remain away from home while he
had money returning to abuse her
when 1t was all gone. She demlared
that he had not given her one cent in two
weeks, and that on Thursday night ne
drove her and her two children from the
house with knife. threatening to kill
them. Christina Trimpen, sister to Mrs.
Benz, also accused Benz Of assaulting
her He was found guilty IN each case
and was fined in all $40. He took the
pledge for six months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
DR.. SCUDDER'S TROUBLES
Uptown and Downtown Con-
gregations Likely to
Split.
CRISIS REACHED LAST NIGHT
J" A House Divided Against
Itself Cannot Stand !"
COMMITTEE Fails
to Report.
CRISIS REACHED LAST NIGHT

There is trouble in the First Congrega-
tional Church, which from present ap-
pearances may. cause a split. Last night
was the regular annual meeting for the
election or deacons and other church
matters, as special meeting had al
ready been called to act upon the resig-
nation of the Rev. Sydney III. Cox.
For some time the First Congregational
Church has felt the burden Of two con-
gregations too keenly. The uptown
branch has gradually sucked away the
greater part of the strength from the
downtown branch, until now when
crisis has come it looks as though the old
Tabernacle might be entirely swallowed
by its protegee. In fact, at that meet
ing Dr.. Scudder read a paper which he
afterward called Suggestion, setting
forth that as the Tabernacle could not
now support itself, it be closed, assembly
hall and the lecture room being retained
for the purpose of a mission church, to
be run by the people themselves, thereby
doing away with the expense of a regu-
lar pastor
The uptown congregation had come
down to the meeting in overwhelming
numbers, 50 that instead Of using the les
tuTe room for the meeting the churca
had to be opened. AS Mr. Scudder flE-
ished his paper, there were mods Of ap-
proval from this portion Of the house, but
the downtown congregation We're indig-
nant.
Things got to such a pass that Deacon
Hunt who was acting &C chairman, rose
to a point of order, and asked for an adj
journment. But the uptown people had
come down to act upon Mr.. Scudder's
proposition. Mr.. Parker here came TO the
rescue. saying that he had plan by
which the Tabernacle could run itself ond
support pastor but which at present ne
would not divulge. It was then decided
to appoint a committee who should report
at the following meeting, and here came
more trouble Mr.. Hall moved that the
Board of Trustees be appointed. but as
they were all supposed to be in sympathy
with the uptown branch the motion was
lost. All last the appointment of the
committee was placed in the hands Of the
chair and he appointed the deasons.
Last night this committee was to report,
but was not ready. 1t appears there is
SPLIT even in the committee, for one mem
Der got up and wanted to know why they
could not report as the report was ready
This was denied.
TAera were more parliamentary
wrangles. and at last it was moved to call
another special meeting for next Tuesday
evening to consider the committees re-
port But here came up the question as
to where they should meet The uptown
people do not want to come down town
again while the downtown people feel
+l,a avro bar,aacia iS fha prODer place for.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
MURDERED THREE PEOPLE.
Brother-in-Law Completes Bloody
Tragedy bv Killing Himself.

DETROIT. Mich, Dec. 10, 1ssS.-A spe-
.cial to the Journal from Freesoil, Mich,
says:-william GIitchings, brother-i1l-
law of John Hunt. a farmer, who lived
about two miles west of this place killed
Mr.. Hunt, Mrs Hunt and their hired
man. Thomas Hayward. yesterday after
noon, and then cut his own throat.
Hunt. Hayward and Hitchings were IN
the woods cutting wood. when the lat
ter hit Hunt with his axe, killing him
instantly. Hayward started to run but
fell ana was killed by Hitchings while "
ing on the ground FIitchings then went
to the house and killed Mrs. Hunt by
stabbing her in the neck with jack
knife,
After killing Mrs Hunt, Hitchings went
upstairs and cut his throat from ear 70
ear ana must have died at once from the
way blood is FLASHED about the room
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
JUDGE o'BRIEN NOT TO RESIGN.

NEW YORK, Dec. TO- 1895 The Even
ing Post, says Senator Platt and 3. b.
O'Den Chairman OF the State Republic
can Committee, had breakfast with Col.
Roosevelt today It was developed, in
the course of their talk. that Justice
Morgan j., O'Brien would not resign from
the Supreme Court bench either on De-
tccrnbers 81 or at any other time, SO far as
the Justice himself now knows.
"This, of course, obviates all chance Of
friction between the Goyernor-elect and
the machine on the question OF appoint-
ing Justice DAILY to succeed him..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
T F|NhNC|ERS WILL CONCUR

The Finance Commissioners have all
consented to attend the adjourned
meeting of the Board which is to be held
Monday afternoon. at four O'Clock. The
resolution awarding the water contract
to P. H. Flynn win be considered and
unless all signs fail the action of the
Street and Water Board will be con-
Cured in.
Commissioner Simpson has made ex-
tensive inquiry on the subject and there
are two of his colleagues who believe
that he will vote to concur
Mayor Hoos has been consulted by all
the officials who have to pass upon the
contract, but he remains non-committal.
Just what the Mayors stand is no one
knows. There are few who believe he
will approve the award.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
A'[WAN EXPECTS TO WIN.
He Is Sure Of Being Chair
man Of the Republican
County Committee.
EMIL DAYz TRIES TO BIZ FUNNY
Last Meeting Of the Old
Body in Lincoln Hall
Last Evening.


The Hudson County Republican Com
mittee met last night in Lincoln Hall. II
was the last meeting of the present conn
mittee. Little business was TRANSACTED,
ii was nine o'clock before the meeting
was called to order by Chairman Wooi-
lev. The members gathered long before
that hour and collected in little groups
about the building There was great
deal of electioneering on the part Oh me
MeEwan and the leaders of the Wooiley-
Dickinson gang.
Al the next meeting the present com
mittee will adjourn sine die and the new
committee, elected at the primaries last
Wednesday night will organize and elect
a Chairman. Although Edward WOOL
ley claims to have come off victorious at
the primaries, Thomas McEwan has not
given up the fight by any means. He IS
more confident of landing the Chairman
ship of the County Committee than ne
ever was before 1t is rumored that
many of the men who We're elected on Inc
Woolley ticket are at heart McEwan men
and will vote for Honest Tom when the
time comes. If they do they will be
marked by the Dickinson gang who had
the constitution changed so as to declare
his preference.
Last January wien rhe present commit.
tee organized, McEwan only lacked 20
votes TO secure a majority. a majority
of the newly elected members of the
committee may be for Woolley, but there
are number of holdovers who must be
considered. AS the holdovers are familiar
with the methods Of the Woolley gang i
Is safe to assume that all but those VINO
are closely allied TO the Boss VIII throw
their votes for McEwan. 50 confldent is
McEwan of his strength that prior 10 the
meeting last night he declared TO re-
porter for THE News that ne mas ma
jority of the new committee he Went
further and said he felt reasonable sure
of capturing 60 per cent. Of the vote.
john Landrine was aboutsthe corridors
receiving the condolences of his friends
and it was surprising to see how many
persons felt really sorry % about his de-
feat. Hypocrisy is part Of the stock in
trade OF the Woolley heelers. and it was
not astonishing that many Of them SHOULD
tell John how badly they felt at the
thought of leaving the committee. where
he had served for SO many years. Lam
drine assured them that while he felt
rather blue at leaving the committee af-
ter being in it for fifteen years he felt
greatly relieved at the thought of being
able to return to private life
When the meeting was called to order
the secretary read F'layel McGee's report
of the decision of the Supreme Court in
the matter of Joseph Lehman against the
County Committee. Lehman certioraried
the amendment to the constitution which
gave the chairman the power to appoint
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
PIANO investigations COMMITTEE
Members Organize Today and Will
Hear Mr.. Holmes ON Monday.

The Piano Investigation Committee, "
appointed by President J. L. Firm Of the
Board Of Education, organized this MORN
ing in Superintendent Snyder's office in
the city Hall. Director Nimmo was
elected chairman and Director Mulvaney,
secretary.
The committee decided to summon
Manager Walter q. Holmes of the Brad
bury Piano Company Of Montgomery
street, to appear and substantiate the
charges he made several weeks ago about
the purchase of the fourteen pianos, now
in use in the public schools. The hearing
will be held on Monday morning, at nine
O. clock. Mr.. Holmes Will be accompanied
by several Witnesses
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
SHAKY CABINET.
fBy cable to The Associated Press. ]

[By Gable to The ASSOCIATED Press.I
LONDON, Dec. TO- 1S9S.-A special d.
spatch from Madrid says the position OF
the Cabinet is most critical and that the
resignation of the Ministry is expected as
soon as the treaty Of peace is signed
IN commercial circles, it is added, the
fall of the Cabinet has been discounted
owing to the dull state of business and
the heavy taxation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10

DIED.

HEEB-On Wednesday, December s. 1895,
Chris Heeb he beloved husband OF
Mary Roylan Heeb
Relatives and friends of the family are
espestfully Invited 10 attend the funeral.
from his late residence &c Hudson street.
corner Of Essex street. on Sunday De-
t:einber III 1885, at p M
1888. after lingering illness Anna
Maria Sehenck. beloved wife of John
r ScheIck, in her seventieth year.
Relatives and friends are respectfu1isr,
iasited to attend the funeral services d
her late residence, .082 Boulevard. on.
Saturday. December To- at 7.30 r. M.
In1eFnent Ut eonyensence Of family.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10

The so-ealled State and '.National'
associations conduct their business on
very different lines from the local assoc
ciations. Comparison is made below OF
some of the items taken from the records
of the office. The comparison covers Only
three years. The figures of the local
and of the State and i'nationals" ASSOC
Citations are given separately
SHAREHOLDERS AND BORROWERS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-10
INJURED BY A BIcYcLIST.

Minnie Tieaemann, eight years old, of
No. s94 Bloomfield street. Hoboken, was
knocked, down BY bieycliHi q Nintn aad
Garden streets, Hoboken, last night. Two
Of her ribs were broken. She was taken
ID ST Mary,s Hospital.