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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
MADRID ANXIOUS.
TBy Gable to The Associated Press.I

IBy Gable TO Inc Associated HreSS.J
MADRID. March /, 1S9S-Greater anx-
iety is visible here in regard to the YER
dict of the United States Naval Court of
INQUIRY into the loss of the battleshdp
Maine, than was apparent a week ago.
The constant ruomrs of possible HOSTILE
ties are harassing and ewdakening the
Government and they are also trying the
patience of the public.
The lingo papers" publish exhaustive
dispatches from New York and Washing
ton. to the effect that the relations be-
tween the United States and Spain are
hourly becoming more strained, and at
tributing to President Mckinley a series
of anti-Spanish declarations.
Admiral Bermejo, the Minister of Mar
inc, is actively seeking the best means
to procure additional warships.
The Premier, Senior Sagasta, is quoted
in an interview as saying that he expects
very satisfactory news from Cuba before
April He added
I'm view of the increase in the price of
grain in Spain, the Government has de-
cided to reduce the import dues"
A decree on this subject is momentarily
expected.
A meeting of the Cabinet has been ar
ranged for tomorrow. 1t is believed this
step was taken owing to the receipts of
more reassuring news from the United
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
OWNER SPIRITED DOG AWAY.


On Friday fast seven-year-old Harry
McKohnken. of No 29s Seventh street,
while on his way to No. school was
bitten through the lip by big watch dog
belonging to Milkman Henry Martin at
the latter's stables in Eighth street, near
Grove street. The little fellow had
stopped to peep through the fence to look
ct the dog. which was barking inside,
when the animal bit his lip badly. Patrol
man Mahoney, who found him crying in
the street. took him around to DR.. Hoff-
man and had the wound cauterized. The
boy's mother wanted the dog shot The
man in charge of the stable refused to
give the dog up.
Police Justice Potts issued warrant
for the shooting Of the dog. but when a
policeman went to execute the warrant
1T was found that the dog had been spirit
ed away A summons was issued this
morning by Justice Potts for Mr.. Martins
appearance in court tomorrow morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
TO WELCOME VIZCAYA.

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
HAVANA, March /, 1S98.-There Is a
strong breeze blowing today and active
preparations continue for the public well
come to be accorded to the Spanish
cruiser sVizcaya, which, the Spaniards
hope, will arrive here today from New
York.
Senator Proctor, after his visit to Cap
tain!General Blanco, today, will make ar
rangements to take a trip to the prov
inces, probably first going west to Pinar
del Rio He will accompany Mr.. Elwell,
Miss Clara Barton's business manager.
The steamer Montevideo left Havana
for Barcelona last evening with about
500 soldiers on board. some invalided and
others whose time of service had expired.
There is no word from the divers, thus
far today, of any work of importance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
TRYING TO FREE BLANCH
Mrs. Straight's Way Out Of Jail
Not as Easy as She Made
Her Husbands.

LAWYER Flaacke made an application 10
Judge Hudspeth this morning 10 quasn
the Indictment against Blanche Straight
for aiding her husband to escape from the
City Prison on January 10. 1t Will De
remem bered that Straight was held as a
fugitive from justice to await requlsi-
ton from New York. Pennsylvania, or
any-of several other States where he IS
wanted for alleged extensive swindins
onerations. His wife visited him regH-
1arly. and on one of her visits she sue
ceeded in smuggling two small finely tenn
pered saws to him. Straight used the
saws on the iron window bars of the
toilet room and vanished He has not
been heard of since On the day of his
escape, his wife. who had not heard Oh
it. made one of her customary visits, and
was delighted on learning that her nus
band was not there to receive her. Sne
was arrested and indicted.
Mr.. Flaacke contended this morning,
first. that Straight was unlawfuily de-
tained in the city and consequently it was
no crime or misdemeanor to aid h1m IN
escaping. If he had been arrested on a
a proper warrant he should have been
committed to the County Jail within
forty-eight hours. Instead of that he was
detained in the City Prison for 14S hours.
His detention in the City Prison was no
more legal than if he had been detained
in a private house. The warrant did not
charge him with any specific crime.
In the next place, Mr.. Flaacke said,
the statute relating to such cases provides
only for the punishment of persons aiding
the escape of a prisoner who is charged
with committing some crime in this State.
There is nothing in it concerning aiding
the escape of prisoner who is accused
of committing a crime in some other
State or who is said to be a fugitive from
justice. An indictment against a prisoner
for escaping which does not allege the
The law does not provide any penalty for
aiding a fugitive from justice to escape.
Prosecutor Erwin opposed the motion.
He held that the Indictment is valid. The
first count sets forth that Straight was
held in the Jail or city prison as a fugi-
fully detained. The second count charges
that Blanche Straight unlawfully, will
fully and corruptly aided in his escape.
Under section Is of the Crimes act any
person aiding in the escape of a prisoner
is guilty of misdemeanor irrespective
Of what the prisoner may be held for.
The city prison is just as much of a jail
as the county Jail.
Judge Hudspeth reserved decision.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01

imnroperly obstructed. To remove any
such suspicion and to prevent the
possibility of any such obstruction,
the Court adopted the course II
did. Its act operated against the
said officers for a time, suspending
them, so far as this court was concerned
in the exercise of certain privileges,
which such officers would otherwise en-
iov in said court. The right to exercise
such privileges generally comes from
source over which this court hao no con.
trol or authority. The Supreme Court OF
this State grants these privileges ana .ile
tribunal, and it only, can take thein
away. 1t is the sole province Oh the ou-
preme Court to disbar or revoke eiie ~
cense of an attorney or counseior-al
of this State but l assume that III
nroner case any court of justice OF com
netent jurisdiction, in the interests VI
i,,s+ioa and in order that the proper and
daeant administration of justice entrusted
70 the said court may proceed unobstruct-
ad has the mower to suspend one or more
81 tic officers from the performance OF
his privileges as such of1cer Wiien eie
exercise of such privileges mlght III soiiie
degree improperly affect the aamlhlstra-
tion of Justice. 1t is most dehcate po"
ar for the court to exercise, ana III d
measure arbitrary and in its enforcement
the court must see that injustice does not
result.
marty charged with a criminal oIehse
&c under the law presumed to be innocent
and the presumption of innocence sur
rounds and protects him as a shield until
sha+tered by the force of evidence snow
H.. tho euilt of the party beyond rea-
sonable doubt.
This Court has not the power to pass
upon the innocence or guilt OIL these wv
gentlemen. and has not attempted TO 40
so. II, has simply performed what y
conceived to be it's duty, no matter ~"
nainful the performance OF that uu'y
was. The action of this court resul.eu
in the indictment of these gentlemen Ane
fullest investigation of the charges ~
question was made by jury upon the
trial in question, and the law mas lahen
i+s course. BY the course OF Id" Ing
oni1t Of these gentlemen has not yet peen
established.
conceive that the application now
made to this Court is a matter OIL stric'
legal right which this Court IS pouno 70
consider. and determine in IaVor ois ~
simpson. To longer suspend him IN the
exercise of his privileges as an attorney
at-law of the Supreme Court OIL Inns
State. to appear and practlce ~ lnis
Court would be an exercise Oh arpiliais
power on the part of the court anu ~
perversion of justice
Tba SUSPENSION of Mr.. Simpsons priv
;,eeas to appear and practice in this
conrt is removed. The action OF the court
i, +his case also applies to the suspension
80 Mr. Noonan. which is also removed
n,ho court in dfsposing of this application
r,alres no suggestion or passes no Judg-
n,e,,+ = to the innocence or guilt of either
Mr. simnson or Mr.. Noonan regarding the
charges made against them 1t only
deals with the mater of their suspension
and their legal rights regarding the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
FEMININE AMENITIES.
One Woman Assaults Another with

One Woman Assaults Another With
Saucer.
A woman whose face and dress were COW
cred with blood and who looked as if her
throat had been cut, rushed into Police
Headquarters late this morning and asked
to see Chief Murphy. She finally consented
to tell he1 business to Sergeant Edwards
who was in charge of the desk. She was
Kate Fahey, of No. 3S4 Third street. She
said she had been assaulted and cut on the
neck by Sarah Moylan who lives in the same
bouse. From the appearance of the woman
Sergeants Edwards judged her wound to be
serious. He sent Detective Dalton post
hate to arrest the Movlan woman. Kate
Fahey was given an opportunity to wash the
blood from her face and neck It was found
that she was suffering from slight scratch.
Dalton arralgned the Moylan woman before
Acting Police Justice Mccormick who fined
her SIS and costs. She had assaulted her
neighbor with broken saucer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
PARIS FAIR TO Us.

by Gable to The Associated Press.
PARIS, March /. 1S9s-The French news
papers genrally do full Justice to the atti-
tude of the United States, in view Of the
loss of the battleship Maine, although
they contend that the lingo newspapers
have dangerous influence.
The Temps is inclined to be pessimis-
tic, refers to the "warlike spirit of the
Americans and the pride of the Span
iards, who, if an indemnity is demanded
in case the disaster proves to be the re-
suit of a crime, might refuse point-blank.
haughtily indignant at the thought that
any one could suppose them guilty." and
continues
.sCuba is a royal n1orsel, which tempts
a people intoxicated by their strength
and convinced that Monroeism Is the
voice of international law"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
DISGRACE OF A PRINOEsS.
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IBy CADIe 10 The lAssUcIaleu FreSs.J
VIENNA, March 1-Prince Phillip of
Saxe-Coburg-Go has taken the pre-
liminary steps to obtain a divorce from
his wife, the Princess Louise of Belgium,
eldest daughter of King Leopold. The
case will be heard after the marriage of
their daughter, who is affianced to the
younger brother of the Empress.
Prince Philip fought a duel on Feb. 1S
with Lieutenant Mattachich-K h-Keglevitch
under stringent conditions, first with, pis-
tolls and then with swords. The Prince
was severely wounded in the right arm
The cause of the duel dates from a year
back when the love affairs of the Prin-
cess Louise, who eloped with the Lieuten-
ant, were the talk of Vienna.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
sw1EDLINa AGENT CAUGHT.

Detective. Dalton will leave tomorrow
for Norfolk, Va, with requisition papers for
Bert L. Nirdlenger, who is wanted in this
city for swindling Albert Datz Datz had
him indicted by the Grand Jury last week.
Chief Murphy traced him to Nopfoik and re-
ceived word this morning, that in obedience
to his instructions, the police of that city
had arrested him. Nirdlenger is also wanted
in Boston and Camden for swindles He
makes speciality Of advertising novelties.
He was employed by Datz several months
ago, He exceeded his authority and col
lected a number of bills which be did not
account for to his employer. When he had
secured all the money he could he skipped.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
CITY NEED NOT PAY.

Especial to THE Jersey City News."]
TRENToN. March /, 1SsS.-An opinion
was filed this afternoon in the Court of
Errors holding that Jersey City is not
responsible for the accident IN which
lMynardt Jansen was hurt in the con-
struction of the new City Hall and hold
ing. further, that the question of whether
or not Contractor Richard English should
have been held liable was matter that
should have gone to the jury. This up
holds the Hudson court in granting a nom
suit in so far as Jersey City was con-
cerned and reverses the decision of nom
suit so far as is related to English. jan
sen will now bring suit against English.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
GOVERNMENT MAY BUY HER.
d. L. & w. Tug, Sanford May BE
Converted Inlo = De.pnIch ROat.

d. L. & w. Tug, SaBdford May Be
Converted INT" Da.patch Boat.
1t is rumored in Hoboken that negotia-
tions are pending between the Govern
ment and the D., L. & w. r. R. for the
purchase of the sea going tug Sandford
1t is said to be the intention of the au-
thorities to equip her with several Driggs-
Schroeder rapid fire guns and to station
her at Key West as a despatch boat.
The Sandford was built as a racing
yacht, but was seized for debt by the
railroad company and converted into a
tug. She has been conspicuous figure
in the river and harbor as she is the only
tug in use that is painted entirely white.
Whether the rumor is true or false can
not be verified, but it is positively known
that the Sandford will be at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard on Thursday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01

cedved here, referring to the political sit
uation, says
Nothing could be more promising than
the present relations between the two
countries. General Woodford's words,
peace forever are hailed with delight.
Senior Sagasta, the Cabinet Ministers and
General Woodford all make such ex-
plieit peaceful statements, that peace may
be regarded as assured. This is all the
more satisfactory since the late events all
pointed to different issue
The Liberal" of the same date re-
marks
''The high fever from which a portion
of the populace has been suffering has
considerably decreased within the last
few ho1rS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01

KENNELLY-On Monday, February 2s,
1893, Denis, beloved husband Of Ellen
Kennedy
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend funeral on Wednesday, March q at
A. NJ, from his late residence; thence to
ST. Mary's Church.
Interment at Kingston, N Y
McINERNY-On Saturday, February 26.
1895, Anthony c., beloved husband of
Margaret McInerny, in his 9th year.
Relatives and friends of the family,
also Branch No s of the G. M. B. A., are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from his late residence, No. 321 Pavonia
Church where a so enln h,s h ass of re-
QUEEN will be offered for the happy repose
Of his soul.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
IETEROEDED FOR A LoAFER.

William Meade, twenty-four years old, of
No. IA Provost street, was tried before act
ing Police Justice Mccormick this morning
for Insulting women on the Jersey avenue
bridge. He was arrested by Special Officer
Jerry q Brien of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
His wife wrs'in court with a baby in her arms
Her tears and the entercession of O'Brien
were all that saved the prisoner from severe
sentence. Justice Mccormick severely re-
primanded him and paroled him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
JUST A LITTLE ONE
(From This Mornings .'Tribune.

(From This Mornings "Tribune.o
Customs receipts reported from Wash
ington, s6oS, ,965: internal revenue receipts
81, ,O54, 1888, and the miscellaneous receipts,
$216,9Sl; total Government receipts for the
day, s1,s75.7so expenditures, s5s4,ooo; ex-
cess of receipts, s1,2s1.7ao. Receipts for
the month. SOS. .572 s5S: expenditures, S27,-
627, 600: excess of receipts, s945.35S.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
ACTIVITY AT wILLETs POINT.

NEW YORK, March L, 1SsS.-The work
of mounting two new eight-inch disap-
pearing guns at Willets Point, L. l.,
which was begun week ago by men
from Fort Schuyler, is progressing rap
idly.
Only a short time ago three new guns
were mounted at Willets Point One was
an eight-inch bore, and the two others
were ten-inch weapons, Weighing thirty
three tons each
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
BOARDING HOUSE THIEF HELD.

Charles Carr, the negro boarding house
thief who was arrested on Saturday last and
who was held yesterday forA robbing the
boarding house, No. COS Conmunipaw ave-
nue.. was identified by Mrs. G. H. Brown
of No 60 Newark avenue, as the man who,
in October last, hired room Of her and
stole two razors, 1922 in money and gold
ring from her room. Carr was held by
Acting Police Justice Mccormick on this
charge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
RESERVES WAR DRILL.

The Naval Reserves of the Division OF
the East have been ordered to report
aboard the U. S. S. Portsmouth at 7:30
this evening They are also instructed
to have with them all necessary clothing,
etc, and will be put through war
drill A full attendance is not only exc
pected but demanded The Portsmouth
is now moored at the foot of Fourth
street. Hoboken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
BBLGIUM's PRINCE EN- ROUTE.

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
BREMEN, March 1, 1S9S.-The North
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse sailing from this port today
for New York, via Southampton. takes
among her passengers Prince Albert of
Belgium, nephew of King Leopold and
heir apparent to the throne, who is to
make an extensive tour of the United
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
TO INSPECT TEE WATER SHED.

The G. Inman Contracting Company
has extended an invitation to the Street
and Water Board to inspect the water
sheds controlled by that company. The
invitation was received at yesterdays
meeting of the Street and Water Board
and ordered filed without comment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
THEATRICAL ARTISTS MARRIED

Justice of the Peace Winfield Weed last
night married Miss Alice A. Carr, an ac-
tress living at No. 632 Myrtle avenue,
Brooklyn to Martin l.. Hollem, a member
of De Wolf Hopper's Comic Ope1@ Com
pany. Hollem secured the necessary Ii
cense on February %. He assigned no
cause for coming to this city to be mar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
RENDERS THE ATTRACTION.

Lower Sixth street today reminds one
of Oakland avenue when a big circus is
in town The great herd of reindeer
which were landed at the Central Stock
Yards yesterday is the great attraction.
Thousands of men, women and children
have been traversing the street leading
to the entrance all day to set a peep at
the herd.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, March /, 1S9S.-Forecast
for thirty-six hours, ending at P. NJ,
Wednesday,
For New ,York City and vicinity:-Fair
tonight and Wednesday,; stationary tenn
perature; southerly winds.
BarInett's Thermometer Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
COURT CALENDARS.

wednesday March 2, 189S:
Common Pleas Court cases, before Judge
HlIdspeth-Nos. 20, 26, 49, &c. 39 40 As, so,
81 So. 54, 55, 81, 58, So, 60. 81, g. g. GA, 66.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
mA11ERS oFFA0r.

stores. factories and Institutions can ~c~-
get their supplies as good AZ ans sx~ r. house
can serve them Complete stock, low prices,
Al D. B. Cieary & Co.'S wholesale grocery
stores. Montgomery and Greene streets
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
THE PIRATES GRIP,
Nobody But East Jersey
Must Dare Supply Jer-
sey City With Water.
CANAL USED AS A CLUB
Monopoly Won't Bid Itself and
and Will Not Let Any
Other Company Do So.
Experts Declare the lnman Prop
osition Informal But It is
Not Excluded.
CANAL USED AS A CLUB

At yesterdays meeting OF the stree
and Water Board the following communl
cation was read and referred to Commit
tee of the Whole
To the Mayor and Aldermen of Jer-
sey City and the Board OF street
and Water Commissioners of Jersey
GentIemen-The Morris Canal and
Banking Company respectfully call
your attention to the fact that some OF
your city presented on February %,
1898, by the Rockaway and HUDSON
Company. by Patrick II. Flynn and by
O'Brien, Sheehan, Mclean and Rod
gers, proposed to take waters TOR the
ready been appropriated and are in
public use for the purposes of the
Morris Canal under legislative author
ity. and which cannot, therefore, pc
diverted and appropriated to other
uses under existing law.
Said company therefore respectfully
demonstrate and object to your max
ing any contract which would lnVolVe
the use of these waters. we reler
particularly to the waters of the Rock
away River and its tributaries offered
in some of the bids above mentioned.
Your attention is called to the decls-
ion of the Supreme Court of the case
of Van Reipen VS.. Jersey City, re-
ported in 20 Vr, p. 262 wherein it was
adjudicated that existing statutes do
not authorize the taking of the wa
tiers of the Morris Canal.
Dated February "a, 1898.
TIE MORRIS CANAL AND BANK
CHARLES HARTsHORNE,
Attest: Vice-President.
Join R. FANsHAwE Sec.
THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY,
ALFRED WALKER,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
WORDS OF PEACE.

rBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
LONDON. March /, lsss.-The "Globo,'
Of Madrid, dated Feb. 26. and just re-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01

Be sure you are right, then 50 ahead Be
sure you get Hoods Sarsaparilla. and not some
cheap and worthless substitute.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
A5tefi Join R. FANsHAwE, Sec.

Commissioner Heintze said this morn
ing. in reference to the communication
that he supposed the East Jersey Water
Company was behind the notice thus
served He said he did not believe, how
ever. that it would have any effect upon
the Board so far as awarding a contract
was concerned.
IF" said he, .'the Board finds among
the bids any one that meets with the ap-
proval of the Board as being one upon
which the city can secure its supply on
the most advantageous terms, complying
fully with the specifications. I take it for
granted that the award willb award
ed without regard to the above protest
l am sure l shall vote that way. The
company which secures the contract Will
be under bonds, and we will look to the
company for the fulfillment of it's con-
tract
The following communication was re-
ceived from Water Experts c. c. Yer
meule and Garwood Ferris
President Charles Boltwood, Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners OF
We have % examined the proposals for
anew water supply submitted to your
Board at the meeting of February 2S,
and Gadr md that ndn 5ne cppfrset ppfpost Company
is defective and does not comply with
the specifications, in that It fails to
give the capacity of Long Pond reser-
yoir or the area, depth and capacity
of the two reservoirs near Sparta
1t also fails to show, profiles and
hydraulics, gradients of conduits or
give the necessary data for determin-
ing their capacity. The other bids not
already rejected by your Board we
find formal.
Respectfully submitted,
GHRWOOD FERRIS,
C. c. VERMEULE.
The above report was enclosed in
statement made by the committee of the
whole headed by Commissioner Heintze.
Contrary to the statement made in the
Evening Journal last night, the lnman
bid was not thrown out and the report
was not endorsed. One of the Commits
sioners objected to the bid being thrown
out and his opposition was successful