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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25

are in danger. Every one OF our citizens
should stand ready to help. You pr0papiy
hear discussions as to the cause OF the
present war. Some will tell you that the
war might have been avoided, that 1t was
unnecessary and so forth. Pay no at
tentiom to such talk. We are at war
with Spain and the only business in hand
is to end it as speedily sas possible.
II congratulate you on your appearance
and the patriotic enthusiasm you display.
You have the physique and, / am sure,
the courage to make splendid soldiers.
'In olden times it was said that an
officer was a gentleman. Let me say that
a good soldier, whether he bears a COM
mission or carries musket, Is a gentle
man. Do not think that soldiers should
be brawlers or drunkards with their
mouths filled with oaths. No, If you be-
come soldiers. determine that you will
faithfully perform all your duties.
You must learn that obedience Is the
first and last requisite. Bring to your sol
dier life the same honest desire to succeed
as you display in your private affairs, and
an, sure you will succeed.
The Board of Trade has concluded
that if volunteers are called for that il
will ASSIST in raising a regiment. AS yet
we are not wanted, yet there is nothing
to prevent you organizing company.
AS soon as you secure fifty names, elect
your captain and 1ieutenants and non
commissioned officers, and when the regi-
ment is called for you will be ready to
join, and I am sure will prove to be as
good a company as any in the regiment.
~. Mr.~ Go1ei s. remarks were received with
great enthusiasm.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
DIsoRDERLY HOUSE RAIDED
Captain Breaks Up Divs Patronfzed
by Back nsackfaua

Police Captain Cox on Saturday night
raided another disorderly house kept by
negroes, making the tenth since he has
been in command of the Gregory street
station. The house raided was kept by
Opheiia Meyers, negress, thirty-nine
years old, OF No. SO Steuben Street She
is the mother of three children, ranging
from baby in arms to a girl five years
old. The children were arrested with the
mother. They were in the room with the
inmates of the house.
Captain Cox says he never in all his ex-
perience saw more utterly degrading
scene than that which confronted him on
Saturday night He conducted the raid
himself. With him were Detectives Lar
kins and Prescott and Patrolman ROBIN
SON. In addition to the Meyer woman
there were in the house:-Gracie Moore.
10 years old of Hackensack; Ada Sisco,
10 years old, of Milford John Carleton,
white, q years old, of Hackensaek, and
Arthur Conrad, % years old, of Hacken-
sack They were arrested as disorderly
persons and the Meyer woman 5S,s was n,s neld
for keeping a disorderly house. The prls-
oners were arraigned before Pollce JUS
tice Potts in the First Criminal Court
this morning The examination was post
poned until Wednesday morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
SHERMAN is 0Uq.
The Secretary Of State to Be
Succeeded by Judge Day
Cause OF His Re-
tifement.

WASHINGTON, April 25 1S9S-Another
resignation from the Cabinet occurred to-
day when John Sherman announced his
resignation as Secretary of State to the
President at special meeting of the Cab
met, called together at 10 o'clock This
resignation takes effect as soon as possi-
BILE and with it Mr.. Sherman retires from
public life after a service of over forty
years, embracing the House of Represent
tatives. the United States Senate. the
Secretaryship OF the Treasury andx the
Secretaryship of State. The reasoH lot
the resignation is the condition OF the
Secretary's health which is now impair
ed as the result of years of devotion TO
the public service and the arduous lapors
of a lifetime added to age the veneraDle
Secretary being now within few days
of seventy-five years of age
The Secretarys resignation was tender
ed in a simple note, rendering to the
President the portfolio entrusted TO him
upon the Inauguration of President Nc
Kinley and asking that it take efTectIrom
the close of today The Secretary deciin-
ed to make any statement beyond saying
TO a reporter that he was carrying with
him his resignation and that he might
have something to say later in the day
Secretary Shermans resignation was
handed to the President at 12:15 o'clock
this afternoon. The message was preushl
10 the White House by the Secretary
messenger IT will be accepted AZ AZ o,,cs !. :
and in all probability the resignation ana au
the Presidents acceptance Will pc maae
public this afternoon
Assistant Secretary Day Will sueceeu
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
BAN AWAY TO ENLIST.
Three Young PatFfats From &uAaso
Caught In This City.


Detective Clark Of the Seventh street
station, late Saturday night picked up
three boys from Buffalo, who were on
their way to Brooklyn to join the Navy
They are in the City Prison awaiting the
arrival of their parents who have BEEN
notified of their arrest. The young runa-
No. 46 Commercial street: Charles Gilal-
10, 16 years old, of No. 16 Boyer street,
and Anthony Deltirio, Is years old, OF NO.
De Boney's father is welllto-do. He Ia
the proprietor OF a large hotel; also the
owner of a concert hall in Buffalo. He
has been very much worried over the as-
sent his description to all parts OF the
country 1t was on the description fur
rushed the police that petectlve 1 : SiaTk ss Fe-
They were trying to pawn an amethysr
ring on Pavonia avenue when arrested
The prisoners were res seen m me ~ Gres9rS M
porter for .sThe News. Young De Boney
Il wish | could get out of here before
Rochester for me-, He will be Sure to
send me Othe reform school as soon as
he gets me home. I wanted to join the
to get money to get to Brooklyn when we
were arrested. How's the war going
Do you think If we got out we could o.,ssl. en-
but the fathers of the other fellows DOM
care whether they enlist or not. We
were going straight To the Navy 1 afQs
We decided to go Thursday afternoon and
left on Thursday night We beat our
way on freight trains on the Erie Rail-
road and got here yesterday afternoon
This going on the road is not what 1t il
cracked up to be. / wouldn't have. at
tempted it If I hadn't wanted to enlist"
They were more Interested in asking
questions about the war than they We're
in talking of their own troubles, and they
begged the reporter to get them a, morn
ing newspaper so that they could read the
latest news.
De Boney was turned over to his father
last night The other boys were before
Police Justice Potts in the First Criminal
Court this morning and We're discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25

having ordered the Dauntless to lay To-
permission was requested to return to Key
West Ensign Mcntyre said ne woula
transmit the request to the Elnclnna m =, u
Before leaving the Dauntless the CADET
made the following entry IN the iog o.
the despatch boat:-"At ten Q CLOCK
boarded by Naval Cadet e: " Mclntyre
of u. S. S. Cincinnati, and captain was
informed that they were :.ot 70 enter any
Cuban port under penalty OF being nred
upon. but must report to outside SQUAD
ron and obtain permission before entering
any port
The Cincinnati was also informed that
the Dauntless would cheerfully take BACK
any mail In ten minutes beat re-
turned with this messag sage:-7rCaptain Cnes-
ter's compliments, and he will be Obliged
If YOU will take in this mail. You can go.
Advise that you steam due west SIX
miles when you make your first course,
or you may get into more trouble.
The Instructions were cbeyed literally,
and the Dauntless set off on her return.
Before she Had gone six miles We saw
q torpedo boat astern, evidently Keeping
an eve on us. Then we saw the Cin-
cinnatis search-hghts sweep the horizon.
and afterwards we heard four s5ots IN
quick succession. AS they We're not foi-
lowed by others we presumed that some
other boat had been overhauled. Ger
tainiy there was no bombardment OF Ma
tanzas commenced at night. The paunt-
less made a good run. the north gale
having abated and the water being
smooth in the Straits She arrived on
Sand Key Light at five O'Clock TINS
morning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
GROVE ST. HARD Luck
Hudson Railway Bond Rejected
-Idiotie Delay by Property
Owners.

The ordinance allowing the North Hud-
son County Railway Company to substi-
tute electricity for its horse power on the
Grove street line would have been passed
TINS afternoon by the Street and Water
commissioners but for an unforeseen oc-
cuErence.
The ordinance as originally presented
Tor passage was amended two weeks ago
requiring the company to give the city
a SiV,U00 bond for the faithful performance
OF al agreements attending the granting
of the ordinance. The bond Proposition
was agreeable to the company. Its coun-
sci, William d. Edwards, prepared the
necessary bond and filed it with the Street
and Water Board.
Commissioner Heintze took possession
OF 1t and sent it to Corporation Counsel
Allan L. McDermott for approval. Mr..
McDernott examined 1t carefully and re-
that it was not worth the .,aper it was
written on, although the sureties are
thoroughly satisfactory. The defect is in
the form of the bond.
Mr.. McDermott contends that under it
the city could force the company to do
nothing nor could 1t collect anything un-
der it.
!, Counsellor Edwards is not in the city
today SO that it will be impossible to
remedy the defect in time to secure the
passage of the ordinance. 1t is not now
| likely the ordinance would be passed to-
day even though the bond muddle was
| Strengthened out. The owners of prop
| erty on Grove and Erie streets have now
conceived the idea that it would be an
| excellent idea to have the Hoboken cars
run to that city through Grove street,
/ returning through Erie street, or vice
| versa.
This morning Michael T. Connolly and q
! few property owners waited on Mayor
Hoos and the Street and Waser Oommis-
| sioners and urged him and them to pro-
| pose the use of both streets by the com
pany The city officials are m no way
/ opposed to the proposition, and IN fact
say it world enable the company to give
! a much more satisfactory service than
| the use of a single line, with switches In
/ Grove street.
The Street and Water Commissioners
unfortunately have no power to grant q
| franchise allowing the use of Erie street.
| When the Consolidated TRACTION COM
| pany was given a franchise by the city,
| power went with it to use every street,
i lane alley and avenue in the city at any
! time it desires. The Traction Company
has made unsuccessful efforts to absorb
| the North Hudson County Company ano
consequently no one believes It Will sur
render Erie street for the relief OF tnas
competitor.
The property owners, however, want tc
| try their luck and this afternoon at rne
! street and Water Boards mees1ng wiil
| urge the Board to defer action on ths
North Hudson County,s ordinance unit
| they have had opportunity to consult VILE
! the Traction Company officials.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
TO AID gomez.
Plans for Landing an Expedition
on the Coast of Cuba.

WASHINGTON. April %, 1S9S.-The
strategic boards of the Army and Navy
are being urged to supplement the pacific
blockade by the taking of one port on the
north coast of Cuba and one on the
south coast, for the purpose of establish
ing a juncture with General Gomez's In
surgent troops at Sanoti Spritus, and
with General Glrcia'S insurgent forces in
Santiago de Cuba. Secretary AlbertiIi,
of the Cuban Legation, said today that
movements of this character would be
extremely valuable in opening up con-
nections with the insurgent forces. 1t is
felt that small ports could be taken
practically without opposition, and the
Cienfuegos, on the south coast and Sagua
la Grande on the north coast are prob
ably best fitted in point of location and
lack of coast defences at these bases Of
supplies. Cienfugos, on the south coast,
is the point most accessible to the com
mands of both Gomez and aGrcia, while
Sagua is within easy reach of Gomez.
BY having two bases, one on the north
and one on the south, the danger of in
one or the other would be avoided, and
it is thought through communications be-
tween the two could be effected.
1t is stated that Cienfuegos and Sagua
could not offer the resistance that Matan-
zas and other large ports are able to
present. The large Cuban ports have
fairly good shore batteries, and it would
take considerable naval force and the
batants time for departure before they
could be captured. On the other hand
smaller ports could make little more than
formal defense, if. indeed. they did not
surrender at the outset, knowing that
opposition was useless. With two such
bases of operations secured, the Cuban
authorities here feel that the Cuban forces
in the field, and those ready to take the
field. could be speedily and effectively
equipped with arms, ammunition and sup
plies.
It is stated that Gomez and Garcia have
the men and the enthusiasm capable of
striking an effective blow once they have
arms in hand and that the only reason
for their present inaction is their failure
to have adequate ammunition for a strong
forward movement on the Spanish forces.
Recent conferences between the Cuban
military officers here and General Miles
leave little doubt that TIL War Depart
ment will equip the Cuban forces in every
way practicable with the present heavy
demand for arms and ammunition made
by the calling into active service OF the
full force of the army and l25000 yolun-
teers.
But 1T will still be necessary to erect
a iuncture with the Cuban forces and to
fhis end the suggestion is being made
that ports on the north and south coasts
resuectfvely of Cuba be taken. A de-
cision on the move has not yet been made,
but it is likely to follow as soon as the
War Department feels that It is READY
TO place adequate supplies OF arms and
ammunition in the hands OF the Gupans.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
NO BOARD OF TRADE GUARDS.

Mr.. Frank O. Cole, who is one of the
Board of Trade Committee to raise volun-
teers for service, this morning gave out
this piece of information
The committee of the Board of Trade
has concluded that it would be unwise
to take any steps at present to organize
given by the Governor of the State. There
IS no reason, however. why individual
companies may not be organized through
out the city, as the men of each COM
pany would undoubtedly elect the COM
pany officers. These companies could
drill as the occasion offered and when
the Governor calls for troops it would
be matter of but a few days to or
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
RESERVES PROTEST..
Secretary Roosevelt Says That
Those Who Enlist Will Have
One Years Leave Of
Absence.
-snso,a, 70 "Tbe Jersey ci4y Newsss

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey Cry News
TRENrON. April 25 1S9S.-Assistant sec
retary of the Navy Roosevelt today8no
fed Adjutant General Stryker that mem
hers Of the New Jersey Naval Reserve
who enter the United States service will
be recorded as absent with leave for
neriod of one year This notice is IN an
swer to a protest against the Navy De
nartment,s proposition that Naval Re-
serves should be discharged by the State
and then elist in the United States ser
vice.
It permits them to retain their places
in the Reserve.
Ouartermaster General Donnelly this
morning went to the Brooklyn Navy Yard
to procure additional uniforms for details
of Reserve now held under waiting orders.
From Brooklyn he goes to Sea Girt to SUI
perintend the construction of the camp
The State Department here has not vet
received any official call for volunteers.
so there is nothing new on tnat score.
If the press reports are right three reglee
merits will be required Colonel Hlne OF
Orange, commander of the Second Reg1-
ment. has communicated with the Gov
ernf11ent asking that that regiment be IN
cluded in the first CALL
Governor VOORHEES, procured from 3sa In snS :
State Arsenal a new flag which ne hau
spread behind his desk. 1t contains a
broad field of gold, bearing the great sea-
of the State, and is known as the Gov
ernor,s Flag" This marks the headquar-
ters Of the Commander in Chief
The Governor also ordered the CUSTODIAN
to keep Old Glory floating frem the Capri
tol flagstaff until the war Is enaea. 1ss y, ,zs
CAPTAIN Bryant of the Morris Guafds,
4 private and wealthy military organiza-
ton of Atlantic City, today called on Gov
ernor Vorhees and offered the services W oI
fhe Guards. The Governor told him to
hold the organization IN readiness for q
second call for volunteers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
MRS. PARRoTT NoN-sUITEp.

Mrs. Christian Parrot, the Hoboken
woman who tried to prevent the erection
of a telegraph pole in front of her prem
ises, was non suited today by Justice Lip
the North Hudson County Railway COM
pany The company was planting poles
on August 25 The men had dug a deep
hole in front of Mrs. Parrott's, and We're
about to plant a pole in it when Mrs. Par
rott's husband jumped into the hole and
defied the men to touch him. The men
were removing him by main force when
Mrs. Parrot went to his assistance. She
claims that one of the workmen injured
her seriously and she sued the company
for $1,000.
peared for the defence, contended that
under the statute and by virtue of an or
,Iinance of the city of Hoboken the COM
when the PARROTS interfered they We're
trespassers. Justice Lippincott granted
Senator Edwards motion for non-sult.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
eERMAs-AMEsIoAE FAIR CLOSED
Result of lbe Popularity Voting
Contents.

The fair for the benefit of the ssaI German n
operation at Prassers Hall in Central
avenue during the past week same a1no,t3e 70
estimate that about $3.50 was cleared
the various popularity contests grew IN
usually exciting toward the close and re-
suited as follows:-
Most popular druggist pair Of balance
scales. i. Lischke, 17S votes; most popu-
lar business ma sold headed oes cane, no,naiar merr
Schuetzen officer, sword and scabbard
William Meyer, Of Hoboken, rs votes, stess,
let, Arion, 307 votes. Biggest prlze'
music box, F. LiscEke.
The tickets which won the toilet set, al
bum. clock and vases were respectively
Nos 1016, 1861 447 and l02-
The concert last right was given py n
spahr's mandolin and guitar 30 orchestrfp =. lsst e,
President Charles Petri, Vice-Preslaen1d 1l 8
Iueirs. wehe the gents committee. The
treasury committee were william WI IL, L
Frankellbach, e. Krusius and Fred Arm
bruster The arrangement and enter
,ainment committee were E. d. Stlgeorge
w. G. Crempien, Robert Schmidt and =
A. Clanberg.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
"oLD GLORY IN HoBoKEE.

Hoboken would be a rather unhealthy
place for gentlemen with nicotine COM
plexion and sibillant pronunciation these
days. War talk and talk that means busi-
ness is heard everywhere. Men to whom
Sunday Is day of needed rest left their
rooms early yesterday morning and with
earnest faces turned deft and willing
hands TO the work of making "Old Glory
a sign of patriotic fervor on every house
in every street and avenue.
Washington street We'd with Hudson,
and from the Weehawken line TO the
southern ferries and west to the hill boun-
daries the Faganites and other s'ites'
buried the hatchet political and raised the
iag. Lines of bunting festooned houses,
rivulets of bunting rippled across streets
and great flags of weight and beauty made
apt pauses at time here and there to
point the picture and give symmetery tc
the whole To name those who made yes
terday Hobokens flag day would be to
tranScrile the City DirectorY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
"EDn HALL DISCHARGED.

Norman L. Rowe made an application
to Judge Blair this morning to have Ed
Hall and his son Harry admitted to
bail on their own recognizance. There is
an Indictment against them for stealing a
trunk containing cloth from the. United
States Express Company's platform in
Communipaw. There were two trunks
stolen, one of which contained silk. The
Halls were tried last week for stealing
the trunk full of silk and We're acquitted.
Mr.. Rowe said that it was not at all
likely that they could be convicted, and as
they had been in jail for a long time they
that they had been acquitted on the other
charge. Prosecutor Erwin said he had no
objection and Judge Blair granted the mo-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
UNFORTUNATE FOR ROWE.
About 10 BE Discharged when His
FaIber-in- aw Turns Up.

John Rowe of No. 1S9 Congress street
was arraigned in the Second Criminal
Court this morning, charged with the lar
ceny of a bundle containing an old suit
of clothes and some other articles belong
ing to John Masters of No. 4G1s Charles
street. Rowe had taken the bundle from
the bar of q saloon on the heights He
said he did so by mistake, as he had just
laid down several bundles almost imme-
diately adjacent
Masters did not care to press the charge
and Rowe was creating a favorable i'm
preston when nervous, excitable OLD
gentleman, leading a little girl by the
justices desk. He was Rowess father-in-
law, Henry Oster. He insisted that Rowe
took the bundle Intentionally. He also
accused Rowe of having taken $50 out Of
the house, every dollar there was in it,
and spending it for drinks. He said
Rowe's wife died last week Of a broken
heart. as the result of Rowes conduct.
Rowe accused the old gentleman of exag-
geration Justice Nevin fined Rowe $40.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-25
NEW P. R. R. STATIONS.
Pile Drivers Put In Place for Pre-
narIng the E0 n pdatiOn.

room Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. to replace the one recently DESTROYED
BY lire, is now under way. Workmen
this morning began putting IN place tne
h1ge DiIe drivers which will be used to
drive the great piles which will form the
foundation of the new structure one OF
the pile drivers is being set up Whefe Inc
will be- put to work on the SPOT where
the ferry superintendent's of1ce
stood at the north of the driveway to the
Brooklyn Annex ferries.
fThese pile drivers will be in place by
tonight, and tomorrow morning it is ex-
pecfed the work of driving the piles will
begin. Workmen were engaged all the
morning in tearing UP the flooring on the
rorth side of the Annex ferry entrance 50
the piles for the foundation can be driven
there.