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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
KEROSENE IN THE WATER.
Bad Flavor to East Jerseys Tenn
pOrary supply.

The flavor of kerosene oil was detected
yesterday in the city's temporary supply
of water furnished by the East Jersey
Water Company. Many complaints were
made about it. President Boltweod tried
to ascertain the cause of it, but up to
noon had failed. All the information he
could secure from the East Jersey Water
Company was that the location of the
cause of the obnoxious flavor was above
the company's intake from which this
city is supplied. The people of Newark
With 3r Which 9hG ofy Eev aSfe ol
piled. President Sherrerd of the Newark
Board of Works. believes that a quantity
of oil from the Standard Oil Company's $
works at New Foundland had entered the
intake and passed into pipes supplying
the Belleville reservoirs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
TONS OF POWDER SHIPPED


The Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern Railroad last week shipped $4,000 tons
of gunpowder and ammunition from the
Government storehouses at Dover A
train load of powder and ammunition left
Dover each night last week, and at Ho-
boken was placed on lighters and taken
to the coast Notifications. Railroad Off
cials would neither deny nor affirm the
report that they had received orders
from the Government to hold a special
train in readiness sidetracked. near the
Government powder stores. Employees in
the railroad yards at Hoboken make no
secret of having received orders to have
train ready for carrying ammunition IN
case of an emergency.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
serd. who said that the house was dis
graceful place and a resort of a loose and
criminal character.
II IS TO LAUGH.
The Accurate Information New
York Yellow News
papers Give About
Hudson.
[Ffom Today's New York Evening
Journal"1
SCANDAL OF
HUDSON
COUNTY.
Sensational Developments
Expected at GledhilI Com
miitee's Sessions.

The Gledhill Investigating Committee
resumed it's sessions in Jersey City this
morning More sensational developments
are expected during the day regarding the
workings of the Public Prosecutors Of
fee. The cloud of scandal is growing
darker.
The office was made notorious through
the recent Noonan-Simpson alleged con-
spiracy, but the present investigation IS
expected to eclipse even that.
Noonan was the Acting Prosecutor at
the time of his indictment with Assembly
may Simpson for the alleged selling OF
the liberty of the prisoners in the county
Jail, and the jury which failed to agree
upon the guilt of the accused nave since
made public their vote, disclosing the
fact that nine of them voted for the con-
viction of the two alleged bribe-takers.
Prosecutor Winfield. who had given the
conduct of the office of the Prosecutor OF
the Pleas to Noonan during temporary
absence is now under the fire of the in
vestigating committee, despite thea fact
that the disclosure of his subordinate's
doings forced his resignation, and Sheriff
Heller whose Office was actually given to
the aid of the defence during the progress
of the ,Noonan-Simpson trial, will also
be shown under the official searchlight of
legislative inquiry.
The investigation into past methods in
vogue in the office of the Prosecutor Of
Hudson county, which, it is claimed. with
the friendly connivance of the SherlH S
office have allowed lawbreakers to go uL-
punished hundreds of cases to be nolle
pressed, hundreds of thousands of dollars
in forfeited bail bonds toI remain uncol-
lected and the actual and frequent deliv-
cry from Jail of incarcerated persons for
alleged cash considerations, will probably
occupy the whole of the coming week,
when the committee will turn its atten-
ton to olner alleged cesspools of political
and criminal corruption in Hudson, CAM
den and Passaic counties.
[The Gledhill Committee adjourned last
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
GEORGE R. LAWRENCE ROBBED
swindIed by the Same came Eighteen
Months Age.

George r. Lawrence, a feed dealer Of
No. 2s6 Fairmount avenue was robbed
on Saturday by an old swindling game,
and one which was successfully worked
on him eighteen months ago. A man en-
tered his store and asked him the price
of curryeonb and brush which hung
in front of the place. He took Mr.. Law
renee outside to point out the article he
wanted. The two men engaged in oon-
versation regarding the price of feed and
harness, and it was several minutes be-
An hour later he found that $50 was miss
ing from the safe, which was in the
rear of the store, with the door un-
locked
The last time the game was worked on
him he lost $50. Captain Cox and De-
tective Larkins caught the thieves then,
and they were sentenced to three years
and six months in States Prison, The
police have no clue to the swiIidlers wins
worked the game on Saturday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
is THIS FOB sPAIN7
Mysterious Craft Loading Dynamite
In Jersey City.


. There is a mystery surrounding the bark
Santiago now taking in a cargo of dyna-
mite and other high explosives from Lee
high Valley Railroad cars at the foot of
washington street, ON the south side of
the gap Gangs of men are loading her
as fast as possible and hint that the ves-
sci will unload in Havana.
Walking backwards and forwards on
the wharf is tall swarthy looking Span
lard who is as polite as he is tactiturn
He keeps a sharp lookout while the men
are handling the boxes marked, Dyna-
mita-Expiosivos,' and froWns If stran-
ger tries to ask questions & Ihe eApiosivsS 5s;,,
destination, as least so the captain says,
was Callao, Peru That officer is A
christensen, and tins IS MS nrst Voyage
communicative than the Spanlard on
guard on the wharf, and in response TO
questions said
I'VE are going from here tomorrow, l
hope, for Callao, but my. orders may be
changed at any moment -.
Captain Christensen said that he had
MT the remotest idea who the Shippers
of the explosives were. neither did ne
know to whom they were consigned. HIS
agents in New York knew; of course, put
they kept that fact from him.
''Fhen you are not taking these Tor the
Spanish government?" he was asked.
80 far as know, l am not"
The deadly cargo consisted OF long
wooden boxes about thre feet in length
and twelve inches wide, and the same in
thickness. The freight cars from which
they were taken had tackled on them a
big white card on which in red letters
could be read. Powder. Handle Gently"
and the 'longshoremen obeeyd the in
structions to the letter. There was no
ffinging them down as they do with any
other package. for the jar to any one of
these boxes would be quite sufficient to
send every man jack of the gang to eter-
nifty in million pieces.
Ks each box was lifted from the car
two men on deck received it from the
other hands, and it was deposited care
fully in the hold The mate of the SAM
tiaeo stood at the hatehway checking off
in his cargo book the number of boxes.
How much dynamite have you
that the Spaniard was not in hearing he
whispered
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
sAMMY'S NOVEL PLEA.
II the Judge would Let Him Go He
Would Enlist In. the Navy.

Samuel oLgan, twenty-six years old,
who has been dwarfed by the habitual use
of intoxicants since he was a boy in short
breeehes. was prisoner in the First
Criminal Court this morning before Po-
lice Justice Nevin. He was released from
the oenitentiary on Saturday and was
drunk Saturday night. Knowing that he
has spent nearly his whole life in Jail or
prison. no officer arrested him until early
this morning, when he was TOO drunk to
stand UP and was lying in the street
This morning he had brand-new excuse,
which i'll a man of good ordinary size and
strength might have availed, but which,
coming from the dwarf, merely caused
everyone who heard it to laugh aloud.
sTf you will let me 60" he said sIll go
right to Brccklyn and join the navy"
Justice Nevin sent him up for six months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
OUR PARIS COMMISSION.

IBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
PARIS, March Z, 1S9S-The Minister for
Foreign Affairs, NJ Hanotaux, has in-
General Horace Porter that he will re-
ceive the United States Special Commits
sion to the Paris Exposition of 1900, con-
sisting, Of Mr.. Thomas w. Cridler. the
Hamburger, the Assistant Commissioners,
and Lieutenant A. c. Baker, U. s. N,
who is attached to the Commission, on
Wednesday next
The Commissioners, this morning, re-
ceived deputation from the American
Chamber of Commerce, headed by Mr..
eapiZation
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
DISTURBED THE TENANTS.
Occupants of Rafdsd House suffer
Annoyance.

Police Captain Cox has received numer-
Gus complaints from the occupants of
houses on Plymouth and Washington
streets since he raided those houses and
had their occupants fined or held for the
upper court as disorderly persons. The
negro women, who are now obeying the
law, complain that white men knock at
their doors at all hours of the night and
demand admittance.
Saturday night Captain Cox Sergeant
Wade and Detective Larkins watched the
houses and as result arrested four
young men who annoyed the inmates in
the manner described. They are Robert
Braden of No. 4 Long street; Andrew
Draher No. 8 POLAND place; Michael
Bondon, Communipaw avenue, and Wal
dorf Coombs No. 2SS Halliday street
Justice Nevin in the First Criminal Court
this morning fined Braden and Draher $40
each and the others 500 each.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
SUNDAY POOL PLAYING.
Young Men Arrested in n Spasm Of
Police Activity.

Roundsman Craig and Patrolman Kelly
of the Montgomery street station yester-
day afternoon raided the pool room of
Edward Hobbs, at No. Tuers avenue,
where number of young men were play
ing, in violation of the Sunday OBJ
servance laws. In addition to the pro-
prietor there were arrested the following
men George Perry, of No. 81 Clark
street; James Jones. of No. 46S Bergen
avenue; William Jansen, of No. 131 High
land avenue; Garret Hornet and Vim.
Hornet, of No. 6S1 Montgomery street;
Thomas DAILY. of No. so Monticello ave-
nue.; John Kelly, of No. 6S1 Montgomery
street; Dennis Cummings, of No. 20 Teurs
avenue; George A. Scofield, of No. 50
Fairmount avenue, and George Bernard,
of No 232 Monticello avenue.
In the Second Criminal Court this MORN
ing Police Justice Potts held Hobbs for
the Grand Jury for keeping a disorderis
house and fined the others IS each.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
KILLED WHILE STEALING A RIDE

Thomas Duff employed at Fagan's Iron
Works at Monmouth and Fifteenth
body of eight year old George Noble, of
No 1888 Jersey avenue, lying near the
tracks in the rear of the iron works. The
was taken to the Seventh street station,
where it was viewed by County Physician
Converse, after which it was removed to
been killed while stealing ride on an
Erie Railroad train.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
PURCHAsABLE WARSHIPs

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.l
LONDON. March Z 1S9s.-Two separate
commissions of Spanish officers arrived in
London last week to purchase ammuni-
tion
noon says:-
1.-THE United States is not buying any
warships as long az she does not feel the
need for any outside reinforcements. 1t
is understood that the efforts of the Unit
ed States representatives in England are
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
RIVAL BANDS.

On Saturday evening a. German brass
band assembled in front Of Rumpler Ho-
tel Oakland and Newark avenues, and
began to play several selections. The Sal
walton Army was on the corner of New
ark and Oakland avenues also, and was
preaching and playing to the crowd that
gathered to listen and watch the fun. AS
soon as the band started to play a tune
the Salvation band started to play hymns
The rivalry afforded much amusement to
the three hundred spectators
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
HOW THEY WERE MADE TO SING
Rector Stoddard's Novel Division of
His choir.

The Rev. +. l.. Stoddard, in making the
announcements in st. Johns Episcopal
Church week ago. complained about the
singing by the congregation. He said the
members did not do their part, and that
as a result the music was to certain ex-
tent i, failure. 70 urge the congregation
to sing louder and more in unison and to
give better tone to the music he tried
novel experiment last night Instead
of having the boy choir sit in the front
pews in their regular places, he marched
them to the rear of the church, where
senior choir occupied its accustomed place
in the stalls. This division of the singing
forces had the desired effect, the sing
ing being much imI Iroved
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
MRS. BBBRsoLB WANTS. A DIVORCE

The application Of Jennie Ebersole for
a divorce from her husband Henry, on
the ground of desertioh, came up before
Vice Chancellor Emery this morning and
was postponed to next week.
The couple was married on November 6,
1894, by the Rev. DR.. Eaton of st. PauIs
following February. Mrs. Ebersole claims
that her husband and his mother put her
out of the house while Ebersole says his
wife left him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
FOUND A TRAVELLERS sAToHBL

Robert Caire, eleven years old, of No.
"a Bovd avenue, found a satchel yester-
day morning on Boyd avenue. 1t con-
tained a rumber of toilet articles and
writing paper and materials On card
desjinaIion Alexandria, March s. 1898.
Cabin baggage, North German Lloyd s. s.
CO. S. S. Sale. State room r, No. 321."
1t is supposed that the satchel fell from
some express wagon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
MRS. NEWELL DISMISSED.
Politics Creeping into tho state
Especial to "The Jersey (

Especial to "The Jersey City News.''l
S TRENTON, March Z, 1S9s.-This after
noon the Board Of State Prison Inspec-
tors are in session considering the appli-
cation of the deputy inspectors to have
their former wages restored. The cut
IS aimed mainly at Democrats and varied
from IS to Sl5 a month. The night ma
tron. Mrs. Newell has been dismissed to
make way for a Republican. The reason
for dismissal given out by Keeper. Moore
That Mrs Newell carried letters into
prisoners Mrs. Newell is a sister-in-law
nf ex-C Governor Newell.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
UNREST IN INDIA.

by Cable to The Associated Press.1
BOMBAY. March I, 1S9s.-The situation
here is grave. There is extreme unrest
among the natives, who are incensed ah
the plague measures, which wound their
religious susceptibilities. In addition, the
with the city corporation, which has
stopped their supplies of money.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
CORONER STOPS a FUNERAL.

The funeral of William e. Lohmann.
who died suddenly on Saturday at his
home. No 74l Park street. Hoboken, was
stopped this afternoon by Coroner Charles
Norman. Mrs. Lohmann, the wife Of the
deceased, complained to the Coroner that
her husbands death was suspicious, and
that he had cnly been III three days. The
Coroner will make an investigation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
PERSIAN INsURREOTIoN.
10. The Associated Pregs.l

by Cable to The Associated Press.1
TEHERAN March Z, 1S9s-The Cover
nor of the Province of Herman has rout-
ed the insu1 gents of several points in Per-
sian Reluehistan, where it is expected or
der will shortly be restored
There were serious riots at Hamaden,
capital of the Persian province of that
name, on Feb. e. due to a quarrel be-
tween the partisans of rival priests, dur
ing which twenty-seven persons were
killed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
DIsEMBowLED By a LoOoMoTIVB

not be ascertained, was struck by an out
going passenger train this afternoon, at
one O'Clock, at the Marion end Of the
tunnel, and was completely disembowel-
ed. was brought to Hoboken on drill en-
CINE No so and was then taken to St.
Mary's Hospital, where it is said he
ranrat recover
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
MRS. SCHMIDT GETS A DIVORCE.

Especial to 1.-The Jersey City News."l
TRENTON, March Z, 1S9s.--A decree was
made today, divorcing Carl G. Schmidt, a
Jersey City cigar manufacturer, from mis-
wife, Rosie Wi6mayer Schmidt. The hus-
band deserted his wife after they had
been married five years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
NEW SPANISH TORPEDO BOATS.

fBy Cable to The Associated Press
GLASGOW, March Z, 1S9S.-The crews to
man the Spanish tropedo boats Osaoo ino
Andez. which are being completed by the
Thomsons for Spain, have arrived here
Tt is expe cted that the boats will be COM
pleted on Friday or Saturday, when they
viii go to Ferrol, Spain, where they VIII
take on board their sarmanents. FROM
I'errol the Osado and Andez are going 10
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
RAVIrB AVENUE SIDEWALKS.

Numerous complaints have peen made
about the condition of the sidewalk on
Ogden avenue near Ravine avenue. and
sidewalk for a roadway. Several months
ago new sidewalks were LAID, but now
there are no sidewalks at all. Many
women and children have come near be-
ing run over by the reckless driving of
the drivers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
FRANKLIN CLUB STAG

The Franklin Social Club, of No. 144
Franklin street, held a stag on Saturday
night. A first-class programme had been
arranged and was we'll received Ihe
Committee of Arrangements consisted
OFF. Klein. Robert White, 0. Klein, G.
Holzschuch and 0. Dahl.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
AIRED F0R PLAYING ON THE
STREET.

Clyde Barber, a messenger boy, living
at No 159 Railroad avenue, was arrested
by Patrolman Chinnery yesterday for
playing hockey on Barrow street. He
was with a gang OF boys and was warned
several times before he was arrested. In
the First Criminal Court this morning
Police Justice Nevin paroied him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
NEWMAN MISSION BNDEAVoRERs

The members OF the Christian Endeavor
Society corrected with the Newman Mis-
sion held short business meeting last
Saturday evening at the Mission House on
Grand street. The meeting was led by
Mr. Merrill, after which hymns were sung
by all the members.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
FINED FOR PLAYING CRAPS.

Joseph Manuel Is years old, of No. 1855
Grove street, was fined $5 by Police JUS
tice lNevin in the First Criminal Court
this morning for shooting craps on York
street. He was arrested by Chanceman
Driscopl Six months ago he was ar
rested for the same offense. Driscoll
says he is leader of a gang of crap play
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
A WEEKS DEF,

From This Mornings '"Tribune.'D
The United States Treasury received last
week from customs 49, ,4s6: from in
ternal revenue, ss,O7s.sse, and from mis-
cellaneous sources s1,s4s,4o2, making a
total of sS.1s7,174, against $eeo5, ,sls in the
preceding week of five days. Receipts for
the month to date, 1928 45s; expenditures,
s7,429,oOo; excess of expenditures. s1,1s5,547.
Making the proper deduction for Kansas
Pacific payment, the true deficit for the
month to date is $2.1O5.547.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
cITY NEWS NOTES.

A live electric light wire set fire to the
boulevard bridge over the Pennsylvania
Railroad cut last night. It did but little
damage.
There will be d box sociable tonight n
the First Cuivcrsalist Church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
THE POPE is WELL.
rBy Cable 10 The Associatsd Prss.

IBy Cable 10 The Associated Press.
ROME, March 7, 1S9S.-The Pope, who
was in excellent health, received 400 per-
sons today, including $50 Swiss Pilgrims.
His Holiness assisted at Mass and, after
wards, the leaders of the Pilgrims were
personally received in audience by the
Pope, who was seated on the throne.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, March Z, 1SsS.-Forecast
for thirty-six hours, ending at s P. NJ.
Tuesday
For New York City and vicilnity:-Fair
tonight and Tuesday; stationary tempera-
ture; easterly winds.
EgarInett,. .Therm omeser Report.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
FELL FROM A TRAIN.

Alexander johnson. of No. TAI Fremont
street Philadelphia, a brakeman on the
Pannsvlvania Railroad, fell from train
at Marion yesterday and had his left leg
cut below the knee. He was taken to the
Citv Hospital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
VALUABLE DOG STOLEN !.

collie dog, valued at 800, was stolen
on Saturday evening from L. Purdy of
No. So Summit avenue. The police have
been notified The dog has white legs
and white belly, white face and black
nose, and has white fur on the tip of it's
tail and in the form of a oand about its
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07

not directed towards the purchase OF
building, but to preVehllHs
Spain from purchasing them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-07
FRENCH LAW IN OHANOERY.

THE GledhiII COMMITTEE ADJOURN
Friday until next Friday.1
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

men nor toyless tots. It is to eat. drink
and be merry.
one great daily paper proposes 70
make 1900 little ones happy by dlstfib.
uting Kris kringie's bounty from It's
heavy laden trees. Pensioners have
collected suitable gifts Tor the army u
Sunday school scholars. Men and wo-
men ~ hlrh degree have given thought
10 the care Of slum hahiiuca. as we'll as
The worthy. And when we assemble
about our own festive boards We will
remember there In peace ON earth
good VIII toward men"
We are glad rs over. though. The
brain fncklng and tlrosomc trips to re-
mote sections In search ~ novelties for
Christmas giving have become a thing
NJ the past, not to be regretted. felt
always like congratulatlng myself when
! reached home after one Of these sub
urban lnunta because Of my extreme
good nature.
one morning. confess. I was cross.
ia been pokod In the ribs by n horde
~ fuasy nondoacript women, showed aad
clbowcl lncontlncntly by Nantes
mamma striving 90 reach the bargain
counter. whcreon lay the coveted wax
baby that opens and shuts It's eyes,"
has real hair and II dressed like a
lady"