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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
TRUTH AND LIES.
Madrid's Version Of the.
Manila Affair Terri
Bile Situation.
[By Gable to The Associated Press !

TBy Gable to The Associated Press
MADRID, May IA. 1898 $500 A. MA
despatch to the Liberal from Manila,
dated May 9 and sent by special
steamer to Hong Kong. says
"The arsenal has surrendered and Cavite
has been evacuated by our troops. The
Spanish losses were three hundred men
killed and six hundred men wounded.
The enemy suffered considerably, includ-
ing an officer killed on the Olympia. The
Baltimore was damaged Our shells did
not burst, and all the enemy's shells
burst.
admiral Dewey has had a long con-
ference with the foreign consuls.
.sThe Yankees took and burned the mer
chant ships. Corregidor Island was be-
trayed.
IA Consultative Assembly is discussing
the horrible situation created by hunger
and misery. We are isolated by the
blockade and in fear Of an immediate at
tack
Since the cable was cut, little new has
happened. The blockade continues; but
Admiral Dewey says he will not bonn
bard the town without his Governments S
orders. He also says he hopes that a
general rebellion viii take place within
four days New bands are on foot in
Pampanga."
The Manila despatch to the Liberal
also says the Panay insurgents have been
conquered and adds that armed and uni
formed bands Of insurgents have appeared
in the Province of Capiz.
The Gamboles Island and Luzon Militia,
it appears, is being organized for the de-
fence Of the province
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
SAMPSON SILENT.

WASHINGTON, May IA. 1898 Admiral
Sampson has not contributed any further
details to the Navy Department touching
his engagement with the batteries at San
Juan and it is doubtful whether the de-
partment knows the exact whereabouts
of Admiral Sampson at this moment.
He did not communicate with the de-
partment over night and 1t is just possi-
BILE that he finds considerable di Guilty
in sending Ais ships to cable stations of
neutral powers in the West Indies with
out exhausting his privilege in the num-
ber of calls he can make
1t is unlikely, in view OF the newspaper
accounts of the fight at San JUAN that
at the time Sampson drew off his squad
ron he had been informed of the pres
ence of the Spanish squadron off Mar
Unique and it is possible that he is still
lurking on the north coast of Porto Rico
preparing for another onslaught upon San
Juan
Naval officers have. changed decidedly
the loose way in which the term bonn
Dardment is being used as descriptive Of
such engag agememts as that between Samp-
sons squadron and the forts at San Juan.
They contend that it is not necessary to
give "a hours notice, or any notice, of an
intention TO attack fortffications.
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which was afterwards torn to pieces by a

which was afterwards torn to pieces by
shell from the Window.
With desperate courage the American
sailors remained calmly at their posts
and succeeded in dragging up the second
relay of the cable and severing it.
In the meanwhile Spanish bullets fell
in every direction around the small boats.
The attack had come suddenly and
iercely, but the bluejackets were not dis
mayed. Seven men badly wounded was
the count when the work was done, and
one of them, Reagan, died while on the
way back to the ship. Lieutenant Wins
low was shot in the hand a number of
Others were more or less injured
On the Nashville, Captain Maynard was
standing forward, with an ensign. when
a Spanish bullet passed througbt the
ensign's shoulder and struck Maynard on
the chest. near the heart, wounding him
only slightly
The Marblehead was struck a score Of
times by bullets from machine guns and
rhe Nashville suffered to about the same
extent. The Window also had many
marks of the fray. Her shell. blowing
up the lighthouse and scattering the
Spaniards in an directions ended the bat
tle
When the boats returned to the ships.
Reagan, who was in one of the Marble
heads boats, of which there were two,
was found to have been killed and six
men were seen to be badly wounded.
The Spaniards had by this time suffered
severe loss. Their shots from the light
house struck the warships several
times, and although they did not
do much damage. the fire aroused
the determination of the American Off
GERS to exterminate the fort. Therefore,
for the moment, the fire of the warships
was concentrated upon the lighthouse and
the imprevised fort was blown to pieces.
As there were great numbers of Span
iards in and behind thefort at the time,
there is no doubt that many of them were
killed
The Marblehead and the Nashville used
their heaviest guns, as well as their small
rapid fire guns and hundreds of shots
were thrown into the Spanish troops.
On board the ships a number of men
were slightly wounded, but, it is not
thought any of the latter are seriously
wounded.
The remains of Reagan were buried at
sea-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
BURNED AT THE DUMPS.
A Child's Clothing Takes
Fire From Blazing
Refuse.

Seven year old Wilhelmina Mangina
was SO severely burned in Hoboken this
morning that her life is dispaired Of The
are peculiarly distressing.
THE cnilds parents are in a destitute
condition. They live in a big tenement
house at No. COS Second street. Near by
are the Hobolxen meadows, an unsanitary
tract of land. New York firms have been
in the habit Of dumping garbags in this
plague spot. The carts get to Hoboken
early and the poor children in the neigh
{ zs,s ,s Il .4 o,a+,,i,,s
pofhoou PICK the Jumps 70 niiu soiiissii'
Of value. Very often as many as loo poor
children were at work In the dumps.
recently cltlzehs n the heis hpoi iiieou
complained that nuisance was created
ia mi = el1i1flren ana tf1f city
~ 49,.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
AN ITALIAN DISPUTE.
Murder Nearly Results From
an Argument Over a Gun.

A free fight which nearly resulted in mur-
der occurred shortly after six O'Clock last
night at Warren street and Railroad avenue.
Pistols and guns were used and it was only
by the merest chance that some of the shots
which were fired did not take effect. Frank
Capuano, of No. 393 Fourth street, keeps a
saloon at No. % Railroad avenue. Patrick
Clinton, of No. 157 Newark avenue and
George Tormey, of No 1853 Stuben street
vera in the saloon last night when the con-
versation drifted to firearms. Capuano
boasted of small sized arsenal which he
Keeps in his saloon. He took q fire arm
down from the wall and asked his two Gus
toners to inspect his shot gun. They declar
ed that it was not shot gun but rifle.
The difference of opinions led to quarrel
and finally to blows.
Capuano hit Clinton over the back with
the shot gun, whereupon Clinton pitched in
to him. The quarrel had in the meantime
led the men into the street. In the excite
ment the gun was discharged. Capuano
went into his saloon and returned with two
revolvers. He began blazing away at Clin-
ton and Tormey and did not cease until
very chamber was emptied., The two men
fed for their lives losing their hats in their
hurry to get away.
In the meantime word had been taken to
the Gregory street station that murder was
being committed in Warren street. The
police reserves were turned out. They rush
ed to the scene of the fight, headed by
Detective Larkins Larklus met Clinton
and Tormey running down Warren street
and arrested them Patrolman Cannon dis
armed and arrested Capuano. In the First
Criminal Court this morning Police Nevin
fined Capuano $50 and costs for assault and
battery upon Clinton He discharge the
other prisoners.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
FAKE DETECTIVE CAUGHT.

from Indianapolis, and subsequently from
Poughkeepsie, was \ arrested by PATROL
man DUFFY of the Third precinct this
morning, for palming himself off as de-
tective. Exhibiting a badge and pair
of handouts he attempted to arrest Will
lam j. Crowley of No. 30 Palisade ave-
nue., who became involved in a row in a
Hill saloon. FTeer was arraigned in the
Second Criminal Court this morning, and
was unable to give Police Justice Potts a
satisfactory explanation of his conduct.
The Justice turned him over to Chief Of
Police Murphy. Freer, who does not
seem to be over bright, impressed the
Chief as being victim of a fake con-
cern which for 81 furnishes outfits and
claims to make men full fiedged detec-
tiyeS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
HELD AT BAY WITH ACID.
An Irate Father and His Sons Whip
Hoboken Druggist.

There was an exciting scene on upper
Washington street. Hoboken, last night.
Miss Ida BremmerEann, the daughter of
a well known real estate dealer, bought
some medicine from Druggist i Simon of
No 800 Washington street There was
some trouble about the payment and the
Young woman went home crying Her
father, her brother and her brother-in-
law, William Davis, later met the drug
gist on the street ard gave him severe
beating
When they followed the druggist in his
shop the druggist ran behind the counter
and grabbing a jar of carbolic acid,
threatened to throw it at them. Simon
with the untitled jar of acid kept the bel
iigerents at bay until others interfered.
This noon Druggist Simon called on Re-
f.order Stanton and after relating the
story as told above, procured warrants
for the arrest of his three assailants.
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GLORIOUS DEATH.
One Seaman of the
Marblehead Killed
and Three Nor
tally Hurt.
NUMEROUS MINOR WOUNDS
Captain Maynard, Lieut..
WinsloW and Other Of
ficers Struck by
Spanish Bullets.
CUTTING cIENFuEeos CABLE.
Desperate Gallantry of the
Boat Parties Under a
whitening Small
Arms Fire.
SHIPS HIT BUT NOT INJURED
SIMPSONS and the Spanish
Fleets Apparently Playing
Blind Mans Bluff.
NO NEWS AT WASHINGTON
Alleged Plans of Admiral cervera--
Action Hourly Expected
Between the Great
squadrons.
The Fighting at Cienfnegos.

(By Gable, Copyright. 1898, by the Asso-
ciated Press.)
KEY WEST, Fla. May IA. 1SsS.-The
United States Cruiser Marblehead, the
gunboat Nashville and the auxiliary crui-
ser Window steamed up to the harbor
of Cienfuegos early WEDNESDAY morning
with orders to cut the cable connecting
Havana with Santiago de Cuba. This task
was accomplished; but, only after ter
rife fight between our warsrhips and
several thousand Spanish troops which
lined the shore and lay concealed behind
improvised breastworks. One man. sea-
man named, Reagan, of the Marblehead,
was killed outright in one of the working
smallboats and six men were severely
wounded. In addition, a large number on
board the ship received minor wounds
Captain s. E. Mcguire, of the Window,
believes that several of the six badly
wounded men whom were brought to Key
West this morning ON theWindom cannot
recover.
The IoHOWlns - tHe uSe
wounded
HERMAN REAGAN, seaman of the
Marblehead, killed.
John Davis. of No. GA Twenty-hfth
street, New York, badly wounded.
John J. Doran, of No. A Spring street,
Fan River. Mass, badly wounded.
Ernest suntzeanickle, badly wounded.
Herman W. Hochneister. badly wound
ed
Harry Hendrickson. badly wounded.
All the above belonged to the Marble
head.
Robert Boltz, carteret county, N. c., Of
the Nashville, badly wounded.
Soon after arrival of the warships off
Cienfuegos four boats were launched and
proceeded in shore for the purpose OF
graphing for the cable In order to cut it.
The warships lay to about 1000 yards or
more off the harbor.
The commanders of the Marblehead and
the Nashville, when the proper time had
arrived, called for volunteers to man the
hoats and cut the cable and the men re-
sponded with jump
Lieutenant G. MGR, Winslow. Of the
Nashville, tok command Of the Nash
ville's boats.
The shore surrounding the entrance oI
the f1arbor was first shelled and then the
boats proceeded in.
It was observed that the Spanish troops
had assembled, but it was not known that
heavy guns had been placed in masked
battery and that the old lighthouse far
out on neck of land, had been trans
formed into a formidable fort
The work Of finding the cable was slow
" and cautiously proceeded with. The
cable was deep in the channel and was
found with difficulty. One Of the relays
OF the cable had been cut when the Span
iards opened fire. The marines in the
boats replied at once and machine gun
on the forward launch sent in a stream
of bullets, while heavy shells from the
warships drove the spaniards from the
ride pits along the shore. many Of them
seeking refuge n the lighthouse fort,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
MRS. BURKE NoN-SUlTED.
Justice Lippincott Decides Her Hus-
band Coutributed TO His Own Death.

Justice Lippincott granted non-suit
today in the suit of Mrs. Mary Burke of
Bayonne to recover $4,000 from the New
Jersey Central Railroad Company for the
death of her husband, Michael Burke.
On the evening of June 27, 1895, Burke
attempted to cross the railroad tracks
at Twenty-second street, Bayonne, in
front of an approaching train and was
killed. Burke and his wife and child had
alighted from a trolley car and were pm
their way home.
Former Senator William D. Edwards,
who appeared for the defendant, set up
contributory negligence as 9 defence and
pincott granted the non-suit. Former
Judge Thomas F. Noonan appeared for
the plaintiff. It was brought out at the
trial that the widow married again few
months after Burke's death
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
SPECIAL STREET FUND.
Conference on Monday in Regard to
Street Improvement.

Mayor Hoos notified the Street and Wa
ter Commissioners today that he wanted
to have talk with them on Monday
about the use of the special street fund.
Three weeks ago Commissioner Heintze,
who was Chairman of the Street Com
n1ittee, was forced to discharge all men
employed on the streets. Many public
Improvements which the city would have
to pay for were abandoned. The Board
is anxious to push work now, but the
Mayor has decided to put the screws on.
Corporation Counsel McDermott has ad-
vised the Mayor not to allow the Street
and Water Board to do any street work
without advertising for proposals. The
Street and Water Commissioners will do
no work rather than submit to further
dictation from His Honor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14

Mr.. Alfred w Hatton died suddenly
Friday night His death was due to
lead poisoning, a case Of long standing
Mr.. Hatton was superintendent of large
publishing concern in this city for num-
man and staunch Republican. He was
a member of Farnsworth Lodge No. 143,
I. O. o. f., American Legion of Honor
and the Improved Land and Loan Asso-
citation. He leaves a widow and three
children
Funeral services will take place on
Monday evening5at his late residence, No.
18 Van Reypen place, at eight P. M. In
terment vii be in Mount Moriah Ce1ne-
terry Philadelphia.
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PAGES BELOW ENUMERATED.

r.a cartaret ave. block 5s1, lots SO to So.
Page g. Halliday St, same block, lots 40 20 o.
page r. Marion place, block a, lois a1o :.
page IA, Randolph ave-, block 6ss, lots IVA %
Page 50, van winkle ave. block si5' lots
to IL. ..
Page 81, Halliday ST.. same block. lots ss-ss
PAGE Sc. Van Keuren ave, north of block
es1, lot IS N, frame dwelling and 10 acres.
Page A. Lincoln ST., S. e. cor. Terrace ayes
D Page g. Germania ave-. N. E. cor. Van
Winkle ave, block 617 lot 20.
Page 40. Skfllman ave. same block. lots 10
's Page ss' i. Garfield ave-. S E. cor. carteret
ave-, block go. lots S6 and 81 frame dwelling.
Page 81 Commercial street, block 81. lots =
page 50. Germania ave. block s4s. lots
and 2.
Page So. Meadow, block $50. lot 49,
Page So. Carteret ave-. block 672, lots 8,
and s.
page S. Canal 81, same block. lots 4s to S.
Page IS, Pine st. No. 2ss, block 4s4. lot 1sx
Page 81, Virginia ave., block SCI. lot Is.
Page 92, Second ST., block 4S1, lot L.
Page se. Western ave, block ss7, lots p. p
Page 80, Grand ST.. n. W. cor. westervels
place. block S52, lots 10 and 20. frame dwell-
ings.
2S and %.
Page lO7 Laidlaw ave.. No. 81: block 7os.
lot 4. frame dwelling.
Page 120, Anderson ST., block 1901, lots 80 to
35 and block 1.050. lot ST.
Page 12l, Woodward st, block sss, lot 81
Page 1875, Bergen ave, No. 1876. block 50S1s.
lots and J, frame dwelling
Page III, Manhattan ave, block s7s, lot IS
to 81 Alt
Page 12S Tonnee ave-. block $50, lot 4.
and o.
Page 12s, Waller st. ard Harris place. block
976. lots to Il. and block 975. lots 4s to So
Page 129, Manhattan ave-. block s74, lots p
to 40 Alt.
Page 12s. Waller St. same block, lots 2s to
IS AIT.
Watch the daily Jersey City evening papers
for ADDITIONAL PAGES of Book Map on
which property TO be sold is located.
Further particulars at Office of the Auctioneer,
80 Montgomery street, Jersey City. Telephone 49,
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HOW FABLES ARISE.
nav cable to The Associated Press. j

by Cable zfssUcIaleu
KEY WEST, Fla, May H.-A rumor
was started last night to the effect that
a Spanish spy had been shot at the fort,
where the new fortifeatiops are being
constructed. Investigation revealed that
a coiored boy had chased a runaway mule
into the garrison grounds and was chal-
lenged by a sentry. The boy failed to
answer and was shot. He will probably
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
Of Ministerial changes is still undecided

OF Ministerial changes IS sun uhuecIueu
upon.
private despatch from San Juan de
Porto Rico says the damage done to the
town by the bomibardment Of Rear Adj
miral Sampson's fleet is 'unimportant.
The despatch adds that the American
shells We're aimed at the higher portion
Of the city, and that, passing over IT,
they fell into the bay. The despatch fur
ther says "the enemy's bombardment was
very fieree''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
METERED WATER.
Purveyor coar's Report for
April Filed School 49,
Consumption.

Water Purveyor Robert Coar today
fled with the Street and Water Board an
interesting report showing the average
daily consumption in April to have been
q, 500 gallons in No. 9 School, which used
10000 cubic feet s1l2.5o; No. z School,
100000 cubic feet, sl32.5O, an average of
$500 gallons day; City Hall. 10000 cubic
feet. s1125o.
The metered water for the month was
q s fnllnEXS.-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, May 14-Forecast for
thirty six hours ending at P. NJ, Sun
day:
For New York City and Vicinity Fair
tonight aud Sunday stationary tempera-
ture; winds becoming easterly.
Harsnett's ThermometricaI Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14

The quarterly returns for the month
amount to Sc 1880 making the months
receipts. outside of the regular consum-
ers. SIS. 81. .95
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14

The need Of good Spring Medicine Is almost
universal ana Hood Sarsaparlla exactly
meets this need. Be sure to get Hoods.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-13

contributions TO the treasury OF the feder.
alton, stating that wherever the GERS Of
the federation had failed to accomplish al
that was expected of them during the pas
| year the lack Of effectiveness had been due
| TO lack of funds If similar state of az
fairs IS to be avoided in the future, he
said. the organizations must either con.
| tribute more funds or the conventions
| must not lay out so extensive and expen-
| sive a program 20 be carried out during the
ensuing year.
Secretary Frank Morrison reported a
/ gratifying increase of membership. Only
| two of the sixty-seven affiliated organi-
cations reported decrease, he savid. All
! others held their own or decreased their
| numbers, and several had doubled or
| trebled their membership. Twenty-Five or
| CARNATIONS surrendered their charters
| during the year, among them being the
| Western Federation of Miners. with a
membership of 1000. The others were local
unions, and represented but 412 members.
Three local unions were suspended, and
ninety-eight were dropped for non-payment
Of the per capita tax.
Tonight many of the delegates attended
ball given in their honor by the local
trades unionists
REELECTION OF GOMPERS.
Although there seems no doubt but that
Mr.. Gompers will be reelected, fight Will
be made upon him by a small faction.
headed by Isaac Cowen and Max Hayes OF
Cleveland
Il would fight against Gompers," said
Cowen, in an interview today. IF it were
Gt I hod a
pers is entirely too conservative and slow
We have not selected candidate yet but
shall do so. He will be representative of
up-to-date socialism"
D. Douglass Wilson OF Chicago has
caused to be Withdrawn his name as a
candidate against President Gompers.
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 12.-Theodore S.
Jones of Kansas City, president of the
National Building Trades Council. called
the second annual convention Of that or
ganization to order al $50 this morning AT
Labor headquarters. All parts of the coun-
try are represented. The convention will,
be in session for about four days, aud one
OF the most important questions to be
brought up will be the establishment of
joint board of arbitration, 70 be composed
of master builders and members of the
building trades council. whose Office shall
be the settlement by arbitration of all dis
putes and grievances between employer
and employe- There will be no attmpt at
consolidation with the American Fedora
ton OF Labor, according to the statement
OF General Secretary and Treasurer W. II.
Steinbeiss of st. Louis
The afternoon session was taken up with
consideration of the report Of President |
S. Jones and Secretary Treas |
urer W. H. Steinbeiss. which were deliv- |
cred in executive session and withheld /
from the press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-13
TRIPLE MURDER AND SUICIDE
William Hitehing Does Deadly Ike
cution With an Axe i'm VI schiGan

Free Soil. Mich. Dec le-NiRiaTn Hitch
ings yesterday afternoon killed his broth
er-in-law. John Hunt. also his sister. Mrs.
Hunt. and Thomas Hayward. a le-year-o.d
youth employed 10y Hunt Hitchings then
cut his thrOat The three were cutting
wood together on Hunts farm TWO miles
west Of this village. when Hitchinss
without warning attacked his hrotaer-in-
law with an axe killing him Instantly
The insane man then chased Hayward
untR the latter slipped and feil and Hltch-
ings killed the PROSTATE boy with his aka
He next covered his hroSher-In-lax' .
bod with brush and then proceeded 20
the farm house. and after desperate and
terrible struggle with Mrs. Hunt, he stab
bed her IN the neck with = jack-knife.
killing her also.
After the wouan's body had been dis
posed OF by being pushed under a bod.
Hithings Went upstairs % his own rom
leaving unmolested baby asleep in IS
cradle. The madmsn's last act was 10
apply the Jack knife - his own throat.
He succeeded in killing himself. evideutiy
after two attempts. Hitchings was con-
s.dered 20 De not bright mentally and cut
OF his mind al times.
No adequae reason for MS awful crime
daughter found her mothers body on her
return from school Her clothes had
been nearly torn OF In The unequal strux-
gle Neighbors found the bodies % Hunt
and Hayward in the woods late az night