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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
ROBBED BEFORE HER EYES.
Mrs. Joch Sits Still While a Thief
Rifles Her Husbands Vest.

About $50 o'clock last evening while
Mrs. Herman Joch was seated in her bed
room at No. 126 Hudson street, looking
out of the window, her attention was at
traeted by the opening of the bedroom
door. She saw man walk into the room
and go over to a chair on which her hus--
bands vest was hanging Mrs Joch did
not scream. She was so taken by surprise
that she sat still and gazed upon the in
truder while he rified the pockets of the
vest The burglar after securing the con-
tents of the vest. which consisted of a
gold watchs and chain and 81 in change
quickly left the room and ran to the
street.
Mr.. Joch happened into the room short3
ly after the burglar had left and his wife
told him what had happened. Mr.. Joch
hastened TO the street in search OF the
thief but could find no trace of him. Mr..
Joch notified the police
From description furnished Mr.. Joeh
by his wife. he is inclined to believe that
the thief is one of the loungers about his
saloon, which is at the same address,
The police up to midnight had not cap
tured the fellow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
MORE D|SGRAC[FUL WORK
Clerk Street Taxpayers in
Arms Against the Way
in Which the Street
Was Paved.

Sheridan & Shea Company will doubt
less have to repave Clerk street before
any further payments are made to it by
the Street and Water Board. Some months
ago the Street and Water Board declared
against the further laying of macadam
pavement in the city. There was pending
at that time an award to Sheridan &
Shea Company to macadamize Clerk
street, from the Newark and New York
Railroad bridge to Claremont avenue. The
Street and Water Commissioners were in
favor of stopping the proposed pavement,
but before definite action was taken the
contracts had all been signed and Sheri-
dan & Shea Company had commenced
work
From the day ground was broken the
property owners who are liable to asess-
nIent for the Improvement, have been
complaining. They have charged that the
specifications. The company went ahead
with the work, and a few days ago an
nounced that it was finished.
Tho street was thrown open to public
use. Last week a payment on account
was made to the company by the Street
and Water Board. No more payments viii
be made, however. until the street has
been put in satisfactory condition. Just
at present the street is unsafe, and is
practically impossible. The recent rain
storms played havoc with the street,
WaSflils5 AWAY Wlidt WAS aSuppOsStl u nave
been the top dressing leaving the founda-
ton exposed. Even the foundation stones
are said 70 have been thrown in so care
lessiy that they are loose; due it Is
charged, to the FACT that q heavy roller,
If used at all, was used very sparingly.
The block between Carteret and Clare
mont avenues is in frightful condition.
On the west side of the street the gut
tiers have washed away and the gutter
stones and curb have sunk below the es-
tablished grade about nine inches. Near
the Newark and New York Railroad
bridge the contractors failed to fill in
the sidewalk, so that it too has washed
away, leaving an excavation about eight
inches deep That no one has tumbled
into one of the many holes and sustained
serious injury is q mystery.
James S. Nolan, Chairman of the Conn
n3ittee on Streets. proposes inspecting the
Improvement tomorrow. He says he VIII
withhold all payments until the work has
been properly done. The property own
ers are up in arms and declare that the
street is in worse shape new than It was
before the Sheridan. Shea Company were
supposed to have improved it. They as
sert that they will not pay the assess
nents unless the street Is properly I'M
proved.
The Sheridan, Shea Company had the
Improvement of lower Montgomery
street taken out of their hands because of
unsatisfactory work. The city did the
work for the firm. The case is now IN
the COURTS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
FREEHOL.DERS PAY UP.
They Settle For the Water
They Used Up to
July /.

The Freeholders today paid Water
Registrar w. H. Pecknam IS. 400 That is
all the county owes the city for water,
save for the supply furnished during May
and June. The reason the Freeholders
made such a large payment at this time
is that the Board Of Finance had in
structed Comptroller Hough to pay no
money 10 County Collector Dugan on ac-
count Of the county taxes until the city s
water claim had been settled. The city
owes the county a good round sum for
way to extract money from the Free
holders was 70 withhold what was due
them
Some Of the FreehoIders have been talk
ing Of securing water for the public in
stitutions from the Montelair Water Com
pany. They say ii would cost little to
mains. The company has offered the
Freeholders water at cheaper rates than
the city s.
It is believed. however. that the Free
holders will not change their service of
supply for some time to come.
l<earny has also made a payment to
Water Registrar Peckham. 1t has paid
S3,9S5.o9, bur still owes for a supply Of
six months. which aggregates $1,000.
kearny kept its agreement to pay some
thing on account by the middle of July.
Harrison was to have made a payment
not later than July Is, but 50 far Moth
ing has been heard from thar municipal
ity. Harrison owes $4,000 or more with
interest.
Corporation Counsel AfcDermott has ad-
vised the Street and Water Commission
ers that they can cut off the supply of
a delinquent corporation or municipality
at any time. Harrison has shown no dis
position to pay up and the Street and
Water Commissioners propose forcing the
town to make a settlement without any
further delay. There is strong lil1eli-'
hood that the towns supply will be cut
off if payment in full is not made by
the first Of the month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
DON'T KNOW THEY'RE BEAT
[By cable 10 The Associated Press ]

GUANTANAMO BAY, July It, 1898 g A.
M).-The problem Of notifying the Span
ish troops of the Fourth Army Corps out
side of those which composed the garri-
son of Santiago de Cuba, of the surrender
of General Torars forces is likely to
cause some trouble. The Spaniards at
Guantanamo are evidently still ignorant
Of the surrender and the Cubans under
General Perez. have daily skirmshes with
the defenders Of the town, who are APP
parently trying TO break through the lines
and join the Spanish forces at Santiago
de Cuba.
General Miles, who arrived here on the
Yale this afternoon, says that General
Toral will send officers to the different
garrisons in the province notifying them
Of the surrender. The Spanfares In Guam
tanamo can be easily reached and they
win be ordered to come down the bay and
surrender. Those inland, however, will
be more difficult to communicate with,and
it will probably be some time before all
the Spanish troops are notified.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
COULDN'T TAKE THE PICTURE.
An Alleged Piclrpooket Makes Things
Unpleasant for the HoboIxen Police

Rebecca Colston, sixty years old. who
gave her address as No 25 Atlantic ave
nue., Brooklyn, and who was arrested in
IIohoken on Saturday afternoon, on a
charge of picking pockets, gave three OF
Hoboken's detectives and q police officer
a hard tussle yesterday morning. Detec-
tives Weinthal Quinn Fenton and Otfleer
Peter Murray. were taking the woman
up Washington street. in the ambulance,
to the photographing gallery to have her
picture taken. They woman gave the men
all they could do to keep her in the
vehicle At the gallery. while seated IN
a chair, she bit Detective Fenton, s thumb
iacerating' it so badly, that he had to have
It canterized by City Physician Arlitz-
The photogra pler was unable to take
picture of the woman, as she twttched
her face in every Imaginable shape.
Detective Quinn paid a visit TO the ad-
dress given by the womans on Saturday,
but could find no one by the name of Col
st0n there or any where In the neighbor-
hood Quinn also paid 4 visit TO Police
Headuuarters. in New York, and was
there informed that the woman was an
old time crook. Rebecca was sentenced 70
nlnety days in the penitentiary
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
ASSAULTED A ctIlNAMAN.
Two Young Toughs Injure an I'M
offensive Celestial.

Frank DAILY, seventeen years old, of No.
1tyats Cole street, and John Batenan,
fyyent ~. & vSone years old, of No. 800 Sixth
street were held for examination by Po-
lice Justice Potts in the First Criminal
tSe1,,.f this morning for breaking the right
arm, s,f Wing Sing. a Chinese laundryran
al No ISL Grove street. Sing and three
other Cinnamon were returning home
fraIn New York last night when or Pa
.tsf,,1ia avenue. near Barnun1 street. they
we're set upon hy the prisoners and sew
eral other young toughs.
srhe rowdies brutally assaulted the
.tsl,i,.aa,aer. IN the scufle Wing Sing
was thrown to the ground and HIS arm
was broken The matter was reported
to the police Wing Sing was sent 70 the
fsfty T5nspital Patrolnlan Dunn was put
o,l The case and arrested DAILY and Bates
man who were identified at the hospital
Nv the Chinaman The case was post
naned pending the release Of Wing Sing
from the hospital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18

were great gaps in her sides showing
where two twelve and two thirteen-inch
shells had struck her
The sea washed gently through the
after cabin of the craiser, which was
decorated IN old-fashoned style, and the
wind ffuttered a red silk curtain, which
could be plainly seen over an inner door,
as the launch steamed by.
About six hundred yards ahead of the
Keina Marcedes and almost in line with
her was the wreck OF the Merrimae lying
in fully six fathoms of water, and on the
very edge Of the channel. Had not the
curernt swung the doomed ship along
side instead of athwart the channel, the
latter would have been well blocked.
When Assistant Naval Constructor Hob
son took the collier into the harbor he
was hurting for a four fathom spot. and
oniy missed it by a few hundred yards
Al the firing stations at the West side,
which Commodore Schley inspected in
person. the American party met Span
sh artillery Captain, who was courteous
but gloomy. Commodore Schley was his
own Interpreter and advised the offieer,
with the few men under his command, to
go up to the city and surrender as quick
~ as possible.
When the Spanish captain was asked to
point out the route to the 6-inch battery
on the west hill he said there was none
and explained that the way to get there
sas over steep. rocky and difficult
ground. It was learned later that this
was not true and il was surmised that
the SpaniarG was anxious to prevent the
Americans from seeing the damage done
by the bon1bariment.
Commodore Schley then said he was de-
tcrlnined to have a glimpse of Santiago
City and the launch was headed along
the west side Of the channel going slow
" and sfielyS.,a "a the shallow water lest
some contact mine put an end as the
Commodore remarked ito our quiet
pleasure party.
Skirtfng the broad lake-like SPOT in the
harboi where the Spanish fleet, destroyed
two weeks ago today. used to lie during
ljantlv painfed bIoys which marked fhe
shadows. Ptlnta Corda was rounded and,
distant about two miles the City Of Santi-
ago shone out. the Cathedral being es-
peciallv well defined and the masts and
FUMES Of ret s few vessels Showing at
its wharves
AT that distance Santiago did not show
anv traces a. 41e dasfr1lcfion wrought
~ the lGl out Of the fG6 eighf-inch shells
fred on the citv limits lasf Monday.
on his retllrJ9 "a tho Rrool,iyn Cornno-
entered The harbor this evening soon after
the mines were exploded. Captain Cook
of the BROOKLYN IS authoritative for the
statement that the former Spanish flag
floated OFF the reef on which size stranded
and that he heavy armament is practical
" uninjured. The captain also says this
cruiser will almost surely be saved and
Navy, a trophy Of the glorious July 3.
The Cristobal Colon may also be saved,
though a good aeals aepenGs on the
weather, which Is very uncertain at TINS
time Of the year "A nedvy storm
might drive the cruiser so high on the
colal reei that II Wouid pe lmpossloie 70
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
CONES VERDICT UPSET
Supreme Court Orders New
Trial Of His Case Against
the Central Railroad.
ABRAHAM GRAHAM LOSES AGAH
Justice Gummere Says Sc, 900
is Too Big a Judgment for
His Child's Death.
ABRAHAM GRAHAM LOSES AGAIH

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.vJ
TRENTON. June IS, 1S9S.-Justice Cum
mere, today. filed in the Supreme Court
opinions in several cases. The verdict os
the Hudson Court awarding John ]. Cons
$500 damages against the Central Raik
road of New. Jersey, is set aside. Conc
in April of last year. purchased at thu
Communipaw avenue station, Jersey City
an excursion ticket to Elizabethport to
which place he went. On his return he
boarded a train, having been told by
trainnan that the train would stop al
Communipaw avenue. The train was an
express, and did not stop until 1t reached
the Jersey City terminal. The conductor
informed Cone that the train did not stor
at Communipaw avenue, and that he would
have to pay an additional fare; Cone reA
fused to do this, and when Jersey City
was reached he was arrested. but the
Police Justice refused TO entertain the
charge. He sued the railroad company
and a verdict for s. coo was given.
Justice Gummere says the trial Judges
charge that II the railroad was naDIs
punitive damages might be assessed
against 1t, was erroneous. The verdict,
he says, was due to this instruction, and
he therefore sets it aside.
Allan L. McDermott is counsel for
Gone and a new trial will be had
The verdict of 5000 secured by ADra-
nam L. Graham, administrator, agalnsb
the Consolidated Traction Company, is
also set aside as excessive. This is the
second time the case has been set asids
as excessive, and the second time the
case has been tried and each time a ver-
dict was given for $1,000. Grahams five
year-old child was killed by one of the
TRACTION Company's cars and the verdict
was secured in the Hudson Circuit. When
the first verdict was taken to the Su-
preme Court direction was given to re-
duce it to $1,000 Graham refused to con-
sent to such a reduction and the case
was again tried, resulting in a 5000 ver-
diet A second rule was taken and
Judge Gummere again set the verdict
aside. The damages are excessive. ha
says.
III is the universal rule that children
are burden and not a pecuniary benefit
to the father, and yet on the theory the
larger a mans family the more likely iS
he to die rich. In the present case tf
father Of the decedent had a reasors
expectation of being benefited in doll
ana cents to the extent of 5000 by
continu1fs g OF life Of his child. A IN
of ten sons would justify the assumI
that at his death he would be better
$4,000 than he would If he never has
1 size -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
cHANcERY COURT VACATION.
Judges in Equity TO Enjoy a Hard
Earned Rest.

when Chancellor MeGill was asked this
morning to fix dates for cases during
August, he quietly informed counsel that
the Court of Chancery needed a vacation
Just like other courts and until September
there would be no cases heard. 1t is
well known that the Court has been very
several weeks. Vice Chancellor f. w.
Stevens has been sick for some time and
consequently extra work has fallen on
the Chancellor and his colleagues. An
other Vice Chancellor was hors de combat
for some time and Mr.. H. c. Pitney is IN
Europe. thus piling up work on the re-
mainder. No appointments. references,
arguments, ETC., therefore, will be made
until after the first week in September In
the meantime the Chancellor and the Vice
Chancellors will enjoy a well earned resi-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
NINE-YEAR-olD BOY TO THE RESCUE
How George selp Whipped the Bill
Collector.

George selp, blacksmith, SS years old,
of No. 142 Pavonia avenue. was fined $40
and costs by Police Justice Potts in the
First Criminal Court, this morning, for
assaulting Joseph Etzall. of No. 70S Jer-
sey avenue, and mutilating his eounte-
nance. Selp alleged that Etzall was the
aggressor and that he had to strike him
i'll self-defence.
The evidence was that Etzall went to
Selp's shop to collect a bill which the
blacksmith denied he owed. The two men
quarreIled and came to blows. There was
conflicting testimony as to who struck
the first blow but all the witnesses
agreed that Etzal had Selp down and
was pounding him numerically when
Selp's nine-year-old son attacked him
with a bar of iron and turned the tables
on him, giving the elder Selp q chance
to get up and pound his opponent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
WILL APPROVE ERIE ORDINANCES

George 7. Boutom Clerk of the Street
ard Water Roard, today, filed with Mayor
Hoos an official copy of the ordinance
passed for the relief of the Erie Railroad
BY the Street and Water Board, vacat-
ing Provost Brunswick, Tenth and part
OF Eleventh streets.
The Mayor will approve the ordinance
because it is in strict compliance with
the agreement entered in to between the
city and the company when the elevation
Of the tracks was consented 10. The Mayor
is of the opinion that too many privileges
have been extended to the company. BY
the time the tracks have been elevated,
tn Mayor is of the opinion that the city
will have its hands full of damage suits.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
WATSON SCARES EN-.
TBv Cable to The Associated Press ]

BY Cable to The Associated I'FesS.i
MADRID, July IS, 1898. The defence
works are being actively pushed at all
the Spanish ports.
The newspapers here assert that the
United States intends to demand an en-
ormous indemnity, lin order to have the
pretext to seize the Philippine Islands as
a guarantee
The supposed American peace terms are
greatly exciting the public, and the opin-
ion is expressed among the people that
war to the death would be preferable 70
the ruin Of Spain.
TANGIER, July Is, 1s9S.-The Sultan Of
Morocco is concentrating considerable
forces in the vicinity Of Ceuta and Meiila,
in order to srd the frontier ana pre-
serve neutraiIy.
ALGFERs, july IS, 1893. The Spanish
authorities in the Balearic Islands nave
extinguished until further orders all the
coast lights there.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
BREAKING UP CORNER GANGS.

The police of the Hudson City section
are putting forth every effort to keep
the street corners clear of disorderly
ioungers. Two arrests were made yes
terday Thomas Rouan, of No. 103 Bowers
street was this morning fined 50 in the
Second Criminal Court The case against
Edward Herbig for the same offence was
adjourned until tomorrow in order to al
low him to secure witnesses for defence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
EHLiNG WILL UPSET THINGS.

Fred Ehling. q barber, who runs a shop
yesterday for keeping his barber shop
open after one O'Clock. the legal time for
closing on Sunday. The arrest was made
at the instance Of other BARRIERS, who
object to being forced to close while
other remain open. Ehling was fined ST.
He threatens to close every saloon. cigar
store and ice cream saloon in Hudson
City by way of retaliation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
GENERAL PLUME ASSIGNED
He Succeeds Colonel Campbell
in Command of the First
Brigade, First Division.

CAMP ALGER, FALLS CHURCH. Va,
July IS, 189S.-AGajor General Graham,
commanding the Second Army Corps,
Saturday afternoon assigned Brigadier
General Joseph w. Plume to the com
mand of the First Brigade. First Division.
composed of the First New Jersey, Sixty
fifth New York and Seventh Ohio regi-
ments.
This brigade has been under the com
mand of Col. e. A. Campbell, of the
First New Jersey, ever since it was form
ed.
After receiving his assignment General
Plume reported from corps headquarters
Of the camp of the First New Jersey,
where he issued the following general or
DER
Having been assigned by general or
der No. 46, Second Army Corps. to the
command of the First Brigade First Di-
vision, Second Army Corps, hereby as
JOSEPH w. PLUME,
Brigadier General Commanding.
Immediately after issuing his first gen
eraI order General Plume went to divi-
sion headquarters to pay his respects to
Major General M. C. Butler, but as the
cornmandant of the division was absent
the visit will be repeated later.
General Plumes headquarters will be
in the camp of the New Jersey regiment
Colonel Campbell has already returned to
the command Of the First New Jersey
Regiment relieving Lieutenant Colonel
Breintnall. who has been at the head of
the regiment for some time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
STRUCK BY A LOCOMOTIVE.

An unknown man. about thirty-five
years of age, FIVE feet nine inches in
height. of sandy complexion, was struck
the Northern Railrosd track just west
CT the Erie tunnel yesterday afternoon.
The man wore g black coat gray pants
gray stockings. white un6ershirt and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
NO SWEAT CANES IN Jersey CITY

aEichael Tamrnany. Of MOI sT9 Montgon-
efy street. was arrested by Special Ohleer4
Charles Wagner Of the Central Railroad
81 New Jersey. Yesterday afternoon, for
cendrsI railroad property. ait the foot Of.
Jersey avenue Police JUsfce Potts IN!
The First Criminal Court this morning
held him for the Grand jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
RAN AWAY FROM Pennsylvania

While Sergeant Archibald was quietly
reading a paper in Police Headquarters
yesterday afternoon young lad came up
to the sergeant's desk and said that his
name was Harry Steinwoecke, Of No. 800
that on July u he ran away from home-
He had been travelling ever since, he said
The police of that city were notified and
the boys father looked up. Young Stein
woeeke was taken home by his father this
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
DEFINITION OF A FLAT HOUSE.

In the Injunction suit brought to re
strain Mr. and Mrs Smathurst from
building 4 fiat house on BrinkerhoT street
Chancellor NeGill decided as TO the ioca-
fion that a Hat was rot a private dwell
ing house The defendants are restrained
from building out to the street line and
4 rev bill will be filed to restrain them
from erecting tenement or nat mousse
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
MR.. DAVIS COMES BACK.

Robert Davis returned from AGRA,
Green county. New York, today. He is
looking much improved after his four
days vacation. Since his arrival at his
office he has been besIeged by politicians
from all parts of the county.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18

Stores factories and institutions can now
get their supplies as GOOD as any n. z house
can serve them. Complete stock. low prices
at d e. Cleary & CO.'S wholesale grocery
stores, Montgomery and Greene streets.