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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30

ing contest. to show myself and say few
words to you. / thank you for the honor
you have done me so far and Ill thank
you great deal more ife'you will keep
it up. Allow me to win my novice race.
1 assure you that / will take good care
of the laurels in the future. Let me de-
clare here that / am no mans candidate,
but the honored candidate of the DEM
ocratic party. If elected / will do all /
can for the honor of the Democratic
party. [ have always worked in an num-
BILE way for the interests of that party.
I am naturally of retiring nature, but
suppose a, candidate is supposed to blow
a trumpet and raise Cain. was going
to say the Devil. If the Devil is the Re-
publican party we will raise it-we'l1 raise
hell with it, too. If elected / will have to
promise to the people of Jersey City, If
respective of party as economical an ad-
ministration of the Office as is possible.
promise to give them good streets,
good sewers and keep UP in general the
work begun by the present Board of
Street and Water Commissioners. If do
that shall have done a great deal for
myself, the party and citizens in general.
Assemblyman James K Murphy told of
the experiences of the Democratic minor
ity at Trenton and of the good work they
did in blocking many bills that without
their stern opposition would have further
burdened the State with unnecessary ex-
penSeS. He also said few words about
Colonel Smith and the other candidates,
and urged his hearers to give them not
only their personal support, but to work
for their election as well. Other speakers
were Joseph II. Keim and Street and Wa
ter Commissioners BoltWoood and Hauck.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
IRVING AT PHILADELPHIA.
Naval Reserve Captain Overlooking
the Monitor M0ntauk

Commander Washington Irving of the
Battalion of the East, Naval Reserves,
left Hoboken this morning for Phfla-
delphia, where he will inspect the old
monitor Montauk, now being repaired in
the League Island Navy Yard prepara-
tory to being taken to Portland, Me-, by
the Reserves. according to orders of the
Navy Department. 1t is expected that the
Montauk will be ready for sea in a few
days and Commander Irving will begin
to make preparations for the Reserves to
take command.
No new orders, it is said, have been
issued on board the sloop of war Ports
mouth at Hoboken. It is rumored, how
ever that the crew selected to take
charge Of the monitor will probably leave
for League Island tomorrow night
Councilman August BeWig this morning
inspected the broken bridge which
crashed into the river on Monday night
with Howitzer and twelve members of
the Reserve within few feet of the
Portsmouth, The Howitzer is now on
board the Portsmouth and has been thor
oughly cleaned and polished. Lieutenant
Mclean in discussing the accident with
Councilman Bewig, said that the old
bridge was q disgrace to Hoboken. 1t had
never been repaired he said. since it was
CONSTRUCTED by the city many years ago
Mr.. Bewig said that he would use his
influence to have the Boardof Tax Com
missioners appropriate sufficient money
for a new bridge. IA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
400 tons displacement and capable Of ex-
eellent service.

400 tons displacement and capable of ex-
eellent service.
AS stated repeatedly in these dispatches
the Navy Department has had in view the
acquisition of a coaling station in the
West indies The Government Is now
without any coaling station in foreign
country of any Importance, matter OF
considerable regret among naval officials
Ever since the trouble with Spain has
been threatened Captain Bradford, the
Chief of the Bureau of Equipment, has
been looking over the field very carefully
and-has indicated to Secretary Long sew
eral desirable places in the West lundies
where excellent harbors exist, which IN
his Judgment might be acquired by the
government
One of these locations is the island OF
ST. Thomas, a Danish possession, wnere
it is said the facilities for the establish
ment of coaling station are admirable
Secretary Long has recognized the force
of Captain Bradfords arguments and
representations in the matter and has
laid the question before the State Depart
ment officials with a view to the acqudsi-
ton of ST. Thomas.
1t is said at the Navy Department today
that no purchase of the island has yet
been consummated. but that negotia-
tions are under way. The Associated
Press announced last week that the island
of Navassa would not be selected, but
that the tendencies were toward the Dan
ish Island which could be purchased for
a considerable sum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
WHAT MILES SAYS.

BUFFALO, March 80, 1S9S.-General
Miles, in an interview here today, said
that war with Spain was speculative;
that the people were a thinking people
and if they wanted war they would so
express themselves. In the event of war.
he said. the problem is to defend our
coast cities.
The old Notifications were too close to
the cities. enabling ships of the enemy
to keep out of range and throw shells into
The cities: new defence forts are being
built further away. The Sandy Hook for
tifications were an instance of this.
Speaking of the New York Militia he
said that if they should be called out,
some of them probably would be used
in protecting their own coast in any way
that might be thought advisable If as
signed to the coast defenses they would
be used as infantry reserve. They could
not be expected to man any guns, those
modern engines are at once the most del
icate and the most massive of ma
chimes -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
CORRUPTION SUPPRESSED.
Presfd ent A bernetby Sque.ched Testi-
mouy About the ssLlbrary Fund.o

Chanceman John Driscoll, of the Greg
ory street station, was tried by the Police
Board yesterday afternoon for assaulting
Fireman James Flanagan, as told in
"The News of yesterday. He was found
guilty and fined one days pay. The sem
tence was a surprise to all who heard
the testimony, as the evidence was clear
iy that Driscoll had deliberately attempt
ed to assault Flanagan in the engine
house on Sussex street and had an hour
later waited for him near his home and
ATTEMPTED to strike him with his billy
Flanagan grabbed the billy just as the
blow was descending and held it until
Driscoll desisted from his attempted as
sault on the advice of Roundsman Sheri-
dan who providentially appeared on the
scene.
When Flannigan's testimony and that
of Captain Brennan, who put Driseoll out
of the engine house. had been heard,
President Abernethy asked if there were
anv other witnesses. A man stepped for
ward and said that he was not Interested
in the case before the Board but he want
ed to say that Driscoll had called at his
house to collect rents for his wife's
mother and had assaulted the women in
the mouse. ptdthliiS tif0 CyS VI viz -
them. The man was silenced and or
dered to take a seat. The trouble be-
tween Driscon and Flanagan started over
the payment of rent. Flanagan alleges
that Driscoll prosecuted him because he
would not pay months rent he did not
owe. The specific cause of the trouble on
Monday was that Flanagan had called
Driscoll a thief. Flanagan admitted
having done so and tried to state his
reason for the statement He was
sllenced, however, before he got through.
1t came out before he stopped talking.
however, that Driscoll called on him last
fall and collected IS for campaign pur-
poses. saying that the authority to do so
had been given him by one high in the
ranks of the Republican party, who. when
questioned. denied any knowledge of the
alleged fund. Commissioner Abernethy
would not let Flanagan go into details
or mention the name of the man who was
supposed to receive the money.
Driscoll wanted to explain, but he also
was silenced. Driscoll was appointed to
the police force after the alleged occur
renee which Flanagan mentioned. Dris-
coll has the reputation of being free to
use his club both while on duty and when
in plain clothes.
Commissioner Feeney was opposed to
imposing such a small sentence upon him.
He was heard to say that it ought to have
been at least five days pay.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
SPAIN TALKS PEACE.
fBy cable to The Associated Press. /


TBy Gable to The Associated Press.1
MADRID, March 80, 1S9s The general
tenor of the press today foreshadows
peace.
The Pals (Republican alone, refer
ring to thet conference yesterday between
the United States Minister General Stew
art L. Woodford. and Senior Sagasta,
the Premier; Senior Gullon, the Minister
for oFreign Affairs, and Senior Moret, the
Minister for the Colonies. sees therein
that the United States is gaining time
and awaiting the rainy season to take
Spain at disadvantage in Cuba
Continuing, the "Pais" also expresses
the belief that the Spanish Government
is prepared to make further concessions
to the United States. and fears the up
shot may mean the loss : Cuba, money
and dignity 1t further Says that all the
questions pending between Spain and the
United States were discussed yesterday,
but that nothing further is known.
The tone of the article is pessimistic.
The Liberal (Moderate Republican,
says nothing has leaked out beyond the
official note, adding
eve respect this secrecy, provided 1t
does not hide a definite decision prior to
the opening of the Cortes. The nation
must be consulted as well as the Queen
Regent and the Minister'S
According to the 'lmparciag' Independ-
ent) Senior Segasta will have an inter-
view with the Queen Regent today re-
specting the conference of yesterday.
The "Globo" (LiberaD heads its edito-
rial article, Reserve Serenity, Conf
veil of Ministerial secrecy.
The 'Imparciar' opens long article
by exclaiming. There is patriotism!
That is what is heard everywhere in con-
nection with the generous offers arriv-
ing from all the provinces It is a ma
tional spirit like this which acconpHsbes
what riches cannot"
The great mass of the people" the
"Imparcia1' adds, respond to the call to
lend help in the defense Of the honor and
integrity of the Fatherland, In which is
Wrapped up the honor and dignity of the
nation. Nothing will SO decisively pre-
vent the Government at Washington, on
humanitarian pretexts, from interfering
in the internal affairs Of Cuba. Charity,
as the Americans understand it, is not
charity, it is an outrage to the pious,
Christian sentiment existing in Spain. In
the minds of other people Spain's consent
to allow United States otficials to suecor
lCubans constitutes true qgnpminy.
There is one moral integrity necessary
to the honor Of the nation, as well as the
material integrity. It is the former the
United States is trying to wound. With
the sums collected and collecting by sub
scriptions in Havana, by theatrical per-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
BLOOD IN CUBA.

HAVANA, March 80, 1S9S-T'he "Diario
de La Marina, commenting editorially
today on the strained relations between
Spain and the United States and the
hopes expressed here that the end Of the
trouble may be that the United States
will declare itself in favor of the annexa-
the island says
Spain will spend her last dollar before
giving Cuba up to either the insurgents
or the Americans
Nothing further has been learned re-
garding the wrecking train sent to the
relief of the train carrying supplies to
towns in Havana Province, which was
wrecked yesterday, about p miles outside
of this city, between the Cienaga and Be-
jucaI,by an explosion on the track. No one
was injured by the accident, ewever,
though four freight cars left track
and one was overturned in a ditth. The
only loss reported is tive sacks of corn
meal. The stores will be distributed to-
day. Special Commissioners Louis Klopsch,
who was in the passenger coach behind
the freight cars, will return to New York
today or tomorrow
A man named Garcia. who has acted as
interpreter here for a New York news
paper, leaves IOT Key vest TO-DAY Dy OF
der of the Chief of Police, who accuses
him of being the author of many sensa-
tional stories and Of having been in com
munication with the insurgents.
The great iron railroad bridge near
Palmira, Province of Santa Clara. was de-
stroyed by the insurgents on March 2S.
with the use of dynamite. The report of
the explosion was heard fifteen miles
away. 1t is reported that orders have
been given to expel from Cuba George c.
Musgrave the correspondent OF a New
York paper
The Palace authorities announce that
the Spanish forces at Cacagual. in the
Sancti Spiritus district of the Province of
Santa Clara, have been engaged with the
insurgents. II s added that the latter
left nine men led on the field and re-
tired with their wounded Among the
latter, it is alleged, is General Chucho'
Monte Agudo. who is reported to be Sc
riously wounded in the breast.
A Spanish column commanded by Col.
Escario in the district of Manzanillo,
Province of Santiago de Cuba, has, 1t is
announced by the Spaniards, destroyed
ninety-four farms sugar cane mill, a
coffee plantation some barracks and two
hospitals during the last three days. In
addition, Colonel Escarios troops cap
tured six insurgents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
MILITARY OFFICERS TO MEET.
Colonel Smith Will Consult with
His SubordInates.


There will be meeting of the field
officers of the Fourth Regiment this even
ing when Colonel Smith will address
them. The meeting was called by the
Colonel. 1t was a surprise to the officers
when they received the orders for it this
morning What the object in calling
them together is they cannot guess unless
1t is to consider emergency war prepara-
tions.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Officers will be held on Friday night, and
any ordinary business would come before
that meeting. 1t is known that Colonel
Smith had private conference with
Brigadier General Wanser yesterday, and
it is thought that this evenings meeting
is the outcome of that interview The
officers are all excitement and are hourly
expecting orders to call their men togeth-
er for service. The conference between
General Wanser and Colonel Smith oc-
CURED in the Office of Chief Of Police
Murphy. They met by appointment, not
accidentally, as they would have had it
appear. Few persons were aware of the
meeting General Wanser, when inter-
viewed, said that it was foolishness to ex-
pect him to talk for publication at a time
like the present.
One rumor that is af1oat is to the effect
that the captains will receive a lecture
tonight for what is considered little short
Of INSTRUMENTATION. 1t is said that they
held secret meeting a few nights ago
and decided that in the event of Presi-
dent McKinley's calling for volunteers
they would volunteer with their COM
panies, they having sounded the men and
found their sentiments in the matter. 1t
is said that they openly expressed their
displeasure at General Plume, who said
that he would not respond to a direct call.
from President mckinley, but would tai take
meeting will probably be one of the sub
jects discussed tonight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
EHRHART SURE TO WIN.
Republicans Hopeless1y Divided in
the Seventh-The Mtuks Venxsance.

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There will be any amount of excite
ment this evening at the meeting of the
Greenville Republican League Club. The.
Leaguers were led to believe that the
Minks were going to work hard for the
ticket this spring. but they now realize
that Petty is doomed to defeat. He has
enemies in the Mnkakwa Club, and these
members will leave no stone unturned to
turn him down. In fact. the Republic
cans are wondering who the Minks will
support outside of the Street and Water
Board nominee The Minks are sour on
Petty and Boos the Aldermanic nominee
who resigned from that club not long
ago because he would not put up with
the plans of the members.
The Leaguers now realize the trap that
they escaped falling into. more by good
luck than good management. If the
Minks could only have gotten all the
Leaguers on the ticket the members
would have paid back old scores with a
vengeance by cutting the ticket to pieces.
The members of the League Club, or at
least a few of them, are afraid Of the
Minks. knowing that they cannot depend
on them for support, and are watching
the movements of that organization very
closely. Just to get line on the club S
doings and to find out where they are at,
said one Lacquer A prominent Republic
can who wishes his name kept secret
said last evening that there was no hope
for the Republicans in the Seventh ward
this spring, and that Peter Enrhart the
sure to win easily Petty will never
win anyhow he said; If any Of the
others BY chance should be lucky enough
to land. =
well liked throughout Greenville, and
his friends are determined to elect him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
.ARKIN's FINDS A POLICY SHOP
I Was at Montgomery and Greene
Streets-Proprietor Arrested.

Streets-Proprietor Arrested.
Detective Larkins of the Gregory street
tation yesterday afternoon raided a poll
shop which was running in the base
lent beneath the saloon of Alderman
tudolph Hartman, at Montgomery and
ireene streets. He arrested the propri-
etol, James MOI 5, of No. 397 West Side
avenue, who was held in $500 bail this
morning by Police Justice Nevin in the
First Criminal Court, for examination on
Friday morning.
Larkins had been watching the place
for some time. He believed it to be q
policy shop because of the large number
Of negroes who passed in and out dur
ing the daytime, and especially at the
time when the drawings come out Yes
terday he watched the place closely and
saw an unusually large number of men
go in. He followed them, passing
through a barber shop in the basement
to a little rear room. In this room
Larkins found a number OF negroes and
white men with policy Slips IN their
hands. Norris was handing out the slips.
Larkins let the players escape and de-
voted his attention to Norris. He seized,
what money there was in the place and
a quantity of slips.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
PARTY OF DISASTER.
Tho seventh Ward Repu blicans
Haysn,t Ghost of a show.

Haven't q GhOHt of a Show.
The Republicans of the Seventh ward
are very deep in the Quagmire these days,
and apathy reigns in the ranks. The ques-
ton which is troubling a few of them is
what they are going to do about the va
cancies which the Ward Convention left
in the ticket at the session last Friday
night.
One candidate for Justice of the Peace
was nominated and the other two nom
nations were not filled, because nobody
wanted them. The convention adjourned
sine die, but not before committee had
been appointed to fill the vacancies. I'm
der the Werts Ballot Reform act this COM
mittee cannot fill those vacancies. Sec
tion 274 contains this paragraph
Should any person so nominated
Chat is, by convention or petitiom die
before election day, or decline the
no lination, as in this act provided, or
should any certificate of nomination be
insufficient or imperative, the vacancy
or vacancies thus occasioned may be
filled in a ma Ter required for original
nominations.
The section goes on to provide for the
appointing of a committee to fill the afore-
said vacancies.
The committee appointed at the conven-
ton Friday night is powerless to fill the
vacancies of Justices of the Peace now
existing City Clerk O'Donnell said this
morning that he would not accept any
nominations of the committee for these
places. This puts the Republicans in
Greenville all at sea, with only one cam
didate for Justice of the Peace, when
three were called for. Some Republicans
are of the opinion that the committee
has power to fill vacancies other than
those provided for in the act, but the
wiser ones say nay
The Minkakawa Republican Club held
a star chamber session in the clubhouse
last Saturday night, and it leaked out to-
day that the members are going to do
nothing in the matter of filling vacancies,
and let the matter drop. In fact, the
Minks don't care what happens to Henry
Petty the only candidate nominated for
Justice of the Peace, but one thing they
are certain of is that he will never be
elected this spring
The Minxs at the convention Friday
night were contented with the way things
went, so long as the Leaguers were appar-
emily running the convention, but many
of the MinkS regret that more LeaguerS
are not on the ticket
ooh they wouldn't have been swamped
or anything like that remarked a Mink
last night. Its all over with the Repub-.
licans this spring, and the entire Demo-
cratic ticket will be elected in the Sew
enth ward, with Peter Ehrhart at the
head of the ward ticket"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
WILLIAM P. JUDGES FUNERAL.

Funeral services OF the late ex-Polica
Commissioner William p. Judge of Hobo-
ken, who died recently at his home in
Brooklyn, were held this morning In the
Church of Our Lady of Grace, Willow
avenue Hoboken. Many city officials at
tended and the church was crowded.
high requiem mass was offered by Rev.
Father Brown. assisted by Rev. Father
Doyle of New York as deacon, and Rev.
Father Kelly as sub-deacon. Interment
was made in St. Peters Roman Catholic
Cemetery, this city.
The deceased was a member of the Ho-
boken Board of Police Commissioners
many years ago. and was the father-in-
law Of City Treasurer James Smith. He
removed to Brooklyn several years ago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
ROBBED BY AN OLD FRIEND,
Michael Conners Regrsts His Hospi-
tally i'm the Merning.

Michael Connors of No. 2S5 Fourteenth
street, last night met an old acquaint-
ance, Joseph Sharkey of No. 442 Elizabeth
avenue, Eizabethport who said he had
no place to sleep for the night. Connors
offered him the hospitality of his home.
EARLY this morning Sharkey dressed HIM
self in Connors' clothes and left tho
house, taking with him valuable rug.
Patrolman Donovan met him and ques-
toned him about the rug. He was not
satisfied with the answers he received
and traced Sharkey back to Connors'
house. He arrested Sharkey. Police
Justice Nevin, in the First Criminal Court
this morning, made Sharkey enter his
room and strip off Connors' clothes and
put on his own rags, which he had left
behind He was sent to the County Peni-
tentiary for six months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
THE GREAT INDICTED.

The Freeholders and their counsel ara
still deliberating as to what is the most
advisable course to pursue in the matter
of the indictments against the Board, and
will not be able to arrive at any conclu-
sion for a few days more. The legal
ceremony of arraigning them, which was
to have taken place this morning, has.
therefore, been postponed until next
Monday. The Freeholders expect to
have their minds made up by that time
as to whether they will stand trial OK
plead non vult.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
BERLIN RUM0Rs.


BERLIN, March 80, 1898. Lieutenant
Commander Albert p Niblack, United
States Naval Attaehe here, is continuing
his negotiations with the Gernania yard
for 5000 ton armored cruiser, which is
being built there for Brazil, but which
will not be finished for a long time.
The .sTageblatt' today announces the
presence in this city of an American finan-
cer, representing syndicate, who is said
to be trying to interest Berlin fnanciers
in project for purchasing Cuba and pay
ing Spain 1,500 900 pesetas, the syndi-
cate recouping from the customs of Cuba.
Inquiries made at the United States
Embassy and at the leading banks here
show that they have no knowledge of the