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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
PASSED A WORTHLESS CHECK.

Eileen Moore, twenty-four years old
of No. 8 Wayne street. was held in $500
bail for the rand Jury by Acting Police
Justice Hanna in the First Criminal Court
this morning for passing a worthless
check on Mrs. Catherine Rodgers, wife
of Patrolman John Rodgers.
Mrs. Moore has boarded with Mrs
Rodgers for nine months. Yesterday she
gave her a check for s14 in payment for
board. It was drawn on the New Jersey
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Patrolman Rodgers presented the check
at the bank and was told that the woman
had no account there. He told his wife,
who accused Mrs Moore of trying to
swindle her
Mrs. Moore declared that it was all a
mistake. She had been In the habit of
drawing checks for her mother, Margaret
Cassidy, and thought that there was
money in the bank. The bank officials
say that the account was closed in June
last. Mrs. Moore asked Mrs. Rodgers to
destroy the check and said she would
get her the money. Mrs. Rodgers re-
fused and had her husband arrest the
woman
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
HOSPITAL NURSES SICK
Effects of Hard Work at
Montauk Point Seventy
First's Home Coming.

NEW YORK, Aug. p, 1898 THE list
New York Volunteers did not break
camp today at Camp Wikoff. MontaulS
Point. L. l., and come to New York as
expected. While some of them viii come
in today on the regular train the regi-
ment as a body viii leave Montauk Mon
day morning. This delay will give many
now on the sick list a chance to brace up
so they may go along with the regiment.
Some of the nurses in the eneral Hos
pital are suffering from dysentery and
orders were issued today that they be
given more time to themselves in which
to exercise. battle and rest More nurses
arrived today and ten will reach camp
every day to take the places of those
overworked, until all that are needed are
here. There are three male and three
female nurses in each ward during the
day time and two ON duty at night.
When the Eighth Ohio was landed
nearly 300 reported sick, and were sent
to the general hospital, but it developed
that 10 of the s'sick" men were only suf-
fering from hunger. When these men
were fed they were able to leave the hos
pital. The repeated the hardships they
encountered coming up from Cuba and
said it was almost impossible for them to
get food
Onehundred and fifty men in the gem
eral hospital were allowed to go on sixty
days furlough today, as they had inn
proved.
The First Regular Infantry which ar
rived on the D. Fl. Miller yesterday, with
the exception of Company F, was Gen
eral Shafter's old command,
Yesterday was the largest day in the
manner of the arrival of transports since
the camp was established. Six in all
arrived. They were the D. H. Miller
with S7s of the First Regular Infantry;
the Yucatan with 4Ss of the Seventh
Regular Infantry; the Hudson. with 514 of
the First Regiment District of Columbia
Volunteers; the Catania, with 401 sick
men of various regiments; the Prairie
with about 600 of the Seventh Regular
Infantry, and the Santiago, which got in
late, and a report of which has not yet
been made
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
HoNORS TO A HERO.
Residents OF Iron Spring House
Give a Reception to One
Who Fought at
San Juan.

The guests, including some Jersey City
people. stopping at the Iron Spring
House, near Hdorristown, have had an ex-
ceedingly interesting visitor for the past
few days in the person of Lieutenant
William Z. Murray, Of Company l. Of
the Seventy-first Volunteers, who fought
so galiantly at San Juan.
When it became known that the Lieu
tenant was coming the guests instantly
held meeting and these gentlemen were
appointed a committee to make suitable
arrangements for a reception:-M
). P. Davenport, A. M. Powell, ]. w.
Lestrode, c. L. Nichols, A. H. Evans,
w H. De Camp, A. j. Brown, James
Lnsley, Theodore Baldwin and James p.
Northrop, counsellor, of this city.
When the gallant soldier arrived at the
depot he found a carriage splendidly
decorated with bunting to carry him to
the hotel and when he got there the
people there did everything to him that
hospitable minds can devise.
The lieutenant being an Irishman, has
the fighting blood Of the descendants of
Cruimead in his veins, and while some
think they had enough of fighting with
the Spaniards, Mr.. Murray is just spelling
to get another crack at the Dons The
famous charge up the hill was vividly de-
scribed by him, and he had nothing but
praise for the colored soldiers. Their
fierceness in battle, he said, could hardly
be described. and not a single man Of
them showed the slightest sign of fear.
Referring to the charges against the
Commissariat Department, MIR. Murray
said that many stories about there being
no supplies for the soldiers were either
false or grossly exaggerated. There were
any amount of supplies for the men, but
1t was impossible, he said, to bring them
into camp because of the bad roads The
mules sank to their stomachs, time and
time again, SO heavy and muddy We're
the roads. Lieutenant Murray greatly
praised the work of the surgeons, and, in
fact, all the men who took part in the
battle of San Juan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
UNCLE SANS FL0TlLLA
warships and Transports Own All
the Anchorage OF Quarantine,

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aood anoboraqa along tba staten Island
Shore of the harbor
Off To7nnIxinsyt are the baftleships
Texas Indiana and Massachusetts and
tbe arn1ored cruisers New York and
BROOKLYN and the government steamer
Supply. At Quarantine are the auxiliary
cruisers Yale and Harvard and transports
Leona, LIE Grande, Duchesse and Nor
terra. These five Quarantined steamers
have been employed in transferring the
returning troops from Santiago to Mon
tauk and have been sent to New York
They will be disinfected at Quarantine
The United States cruiser Harvard ar
rived this morning from Montauk where
she landed 6l5 men OF the IhlrIy-tnlru
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27

the troops and officers in the final muster
out. There must be an accounting of al
/ government property and each muster
roll must be complete and satisfactory
to the accounting officers of the govern
ment before ther can be a final settle
ment. The clothing and purchases by the
soldiers will have to be looked up and
balanced by the pay officers before final
payment is made.
All officers who have charge of govern
ment property of any kind must account
for it before they can receive final dis
charge The ordnance officers are busy
preparing for the reception and; disposal
of the arms of the soldiers and blanks
and papers being made ready. officers
from each branch of the service will pc
detailed to go to the State camp where
the final mastering out occurs, to re-
ceive the government property, make
final payment and give the soldiers their
discharge
She Gloucester, commanded by Com
mander Wainwright, has been ordered to
sail from Guantanamo to New York.
Secretary Day did not come to the De-
partment of State today but remained at
home making arrangements for his de-
parture as member of the Peace Com
mission
DR.. Wyman, Surgeon General of the
Marine Hospital Service, has received a
telegram from one of his assistants at
Galveston, stating that the army surgeon
in charge there considers three additional
fever cases as somewhat suspicious. He
has isolated them and has taken the pre-
caution to burn their clothing and bed
ding. There are a few cases also at
Key West which may turn out to be
genuine yellow fever but theyhave not
yet sufficiently developed to warrant
positive statement in regard to them.
The Surgeon General of the army re-
ceived a telegram this morning from Sur
geon Ireland at Ndontauk Point, L. l.,
saying that the steamship Catania ar
rived at that point yesterday from San
tiago with s53 convalescent patients from
the siboney Hospital and that nine
deaths occurred on the trip.
He also reports that Major George Nc
Craa,1r s,,r,ac,, TT diad ~, tha
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
MOVING OUT or CAMP
First Corps to Leave Chatta-
nooga--Lack of Water
at Huntsville.

CHICKAMAUGA-CH Ma
TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn, Aug.
q, 1898. Three regiments left Camp
Thomas for Knoxville today. They were
the Second Missouri, the Fifth Missouri
and the Sixth Ohio. The Southern Rail
way. which is moving most of the troops
now has things in such shape that here
after the regiments win be moved rap
idly General BreSinridge has made his
arrangements accordingly and expects to
get the whole of the First Corps out dur
ing the next two days.
Just when the Third Corps win go or
where it will go are questions not yet
positively answered. The lack of water
facilities at Huntsville reported by Cen
eral Frank has caused a disarrangement
of plans which may cause delay. The Of
ficils favor Anniston, Ala, as substi-
tute for Huntsville, but it is probable
that a more thorough investigation will
be made before definite decision is
reached
The work Of mastering out the Second
Nebraska is progressing rapidly and
probably will be finished by Monday
night.
1t is not yet known definitely when the
command will leave for Omaha, but it
probably will go Tuesday. AS soon as
the mastering officers dispose of this regi-
rnent they begin upon the light batteries.
The sick in the regimental division and
generak hospitals are now receiving the
best of attention. Hundreds of patients
have been sent home during the last few
davs and the doctors and nurses can well
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
PRESIDENT TAXES A VACATION.
He and Mrs Mckinley Go to Penn
sylvania for Few Days.

President and Mrs. Mckinley left Wash
ington at nine O'Clock this morning over
the Pennsylvania road for Somerset, Pa,
where they will spend some days with
Mr.. Abner Mckinley, the President S
brother. The only other members OF the
party were Mr.. cortelyou, assistant sec
retary to the President, and Mrs. McKin-
ley's maid
Secretary Alger arrived in town from
Montauk Point about eight O'Clock this
morning and drove at once to the White
House. where he had a half hours con-
ference with the President In regard to
the condition al Camp Wikoff. The only
other caller was Mr.. Kohlsaat Of Chicago
who saw the President for few min
rIf 90
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
LOTS OF TROUBLE FOR LEACH.

Charles Leach. of No. Yale avenue.
was arraigned in the Second Criminal
Court this morning on three separate
charges. Last January he assaulted
Robert Kehoe, saloonkeeper, of No. 1872
Communipaw avenue. a warrant was
issued for his arrest, but he kept out Of
the sway Last night Chanceman
Scheffmeyer found him at Communipaw
and West Side avenues. He attempted
to execute the warrant and was assaulted
by Leache. The ehanceman was badly
bruised about the face. His l@t eye was
closed He arrested his man, however,
and landed him at the Fourth precinct
station house.
Leach was charged not only with as
saulting Keogh, but with interfering with
the chanceman in the discharge of his
duty. and assadlting him. He was held
in 81, 900.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
ABADCER TRAGEDY
Naval Reserve Seaman nsl-
linger's Fatal Fall From
the Topmast.
HIS SPINE BADLY FRACTURED
Lived Only Two Hours
Was Popular Among
His Shipmates

Word was received in this city today
that Coxswain Nellinger, a member of
the Jersey City Division of the Naval
Reserve. had been killed on board the
U. S. s. Badger, which is now manned by
the New Jersey Reserves. Nellinger went
aloft yesterday to clear away penant
which had become entangled in the wreck
of the topmast, which was struck by
lightning in the recent storm.
Having finished his work, he released
his hold of the mast and slid a few feet
down the backstay. holding fast with one
hand only. To those who were witnesses
of his apparent rashness. it looked as
though he was going to come down hand
over hand on the shrouds-a very reckless
thing to attempt.
An instant later it was apparent he
had lost control of himself, and was falt-
ing. and a cry Of horror went up from
those on deck as Nellinger's body came
flying through space and struck the
deck seventy feet below. with sickening
thhd.
In his fall he struck the awning strut,
breaking it as if it had been match.
and then striking the deck on his back.
AS DR.. Simpson, who was near him at
the time, hurried to his assistance. it
was hoped that the awning strut had
broken his fall sufficiently to save his
life, but the hope was vain one.
Despite Surgeon simpsons skill, which
the doctor exercised to the utmost, moth
ing could bed one to relieve the unfor-
tunate man, and at s:2o A. NJ. he had
finished his last cruise. On first exami-
nation it did not appear that any bones
had been broken, but later paralysis of
the legs ensued, and it became evident
his back had been broken when he struck
the deck.
Coxswain Nellinger was resident of
New York City, although he has been
faithful attendant at all the drills Of
the Jersey City Division. of which he has
been member since its inception three
years ago. He leaves a sister of whom
he was the sole support It is supposed
he must have been taken with some sud-
den faintness. as he had the reputation Of
being one of the most careful and handy
men aloft in the ships company
DR.. Simpson and his assistants pre-
pared the body for embalment, SO that
it would keep until we reached Boston.
The body of the unfortunate man win
be shipped home at once, and Adjt-
Yardley, who is in care of the battal-
lions affairs at home, viii be tele-
graphed to receive it and take charge
of the funeral ceremonies. Everybody
on the Badger is greatly depressed.
Nellinger lived in New York and was
in the insurance Office of Paymaster
Arthur Colby, through whom he enlistAA
in the New Jersey Reserves.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
oMAHAs SUCCESSFUL EXPOSITION

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. p, 1898. The cool
weather this week has operated to in
crease the attendance at the Exposition
very largely, the daily average being
about 10000.
General Manager CIarkson says that
within twenty days the balance of the
floating debt win be paid. President
Wattles has appointed a special com
mittee to wait upon President Mckinley,
members of the Cabinet, Supreme Court
Justices, and other high dignitaries and
invite them to attend the peace jubilee
October 10. Senators Thurston and Allen,
Congressman Mercer, and John l.. Web
ster. John c. Wharton and General John
C. Gown will go to Washington next
week to present the invitations.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
DECLARES HE is INNOCENT.
Quartermaster Sergeant Young Says
He Did Not Embezzle Army Money

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. q, 1898 S-Quar-
termaster Sergeant James A. Young, of
Kansas,s sentenced to Imprisonment for
embezzlement, declares that he is not
guilty because if he violated any military
law it was through ignorance and he
never appropriated a cent of the money
to his own use. He says that he has
friends at home who will present his
case direct to Secretary Alger, and that
he will soon be out of the Penitentiary.
General Miller says many ameliorating
circumstances in the case will be for-e
warded by him to the Adtltapt General
at Washington
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
LIEUT.. COL. REBUKED.
Called Over the Goals for RECON-
mending Promotions.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. q, 1ssS.-All of
the troops now in this city have been
moved from Camp Merritt to the Pres
idio, and it is believed by theregimental
surgeons that thehealth of the men will
be greatly improved by the change.
Captain w. H. McKittriek who raised
the American flag over Santiago, is here.
The Board of Survey appointed to es-
innate the damage done the persons and
property of the Thomas family by riotous
soldiers of the Tennessee Regiment, has
not yet concluded its labor.
Colonel Funston, of the Kansas volun-
teers, has sternly rebuked lieutenant
Colonel Little for writing a letter to the
Governor of Kansas. recommending the
promotion of certain men of the regi-
ment, although Little was aware that
Colonel Funston had made his own re-
concentrations
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
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KISSES
FOR SCHL[Y
The Hero Of Santiago
Overwhelmed by Navy
Department Lady
Clerks.
CHEERED BY TIE men, TOO
Extraordinary Enthusiasm
Greets the Valiant Ad-
miral at Headquar-
ters.
REGIMENTS MUSTERED OUT
The Seventy-First Does Not
Leave Camp Starvation
Today Many Sick
Nurses.
sPAIH'S PEACE COMMISSIONERS. /.
Likely to Be Named at To-
nights Cabinet Meeting
--Receiving Santiago
Soldiers.
COURT MARTIAL FOR cERVERA
fovernmens Determined to Find a
scapegoat for Its Incompe-
tence and Tmbecility.

WASHINGTON, Aug. q, 1S9S.-Admiral
Schley received a great demonstration at
the Navy Department today He came to
the Department quite early and after a
call upon Acting Secretary Allen, he
emerged from the main door of the Sec
retary's office. His presence in the build
ing had become known, however, and as
soon as he was seen cheers rent the
air from the clerks who had assembled to
catch a glimpse of the hero of Santiago.
The officers and clerks from the Navy,
State and War Departments crowded the
corridors leading up to the Navy Depart
ment, until it was impossible to pass
through They crowded around the Ad-
niral eagerly reaching forward to shake
his hand. The lady clerks were even
more demonstrative, and the Admiral
was kissed by old and young without dis
elimination.
It was finally necessary to form line
and pass the crowd around through the
order to give them a chance to shake
hands with Admiral schley Many
prominent army officers took part in the
demonstration.
The Admiral finally escaped into Cap
tain Crowninshield's Office.
Admiral Schley will leave Washington
this afternoon. He expects to sail for
Porto Rico next Wednesday with the
military commission
The following volunteer regiments were
today ordered to be mustered out of the
SERVICE
The First and Fifth Missouri, now at
Chickamauga, and the Third Missouri,
now at Middletown, Pa, will go to Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo. The 159th Indiana,
now at Middletown, will go to Indian
apolis. The EiHhth New York, now at
chickamauga, will go to Hampstead.
L. l.
The Porto Rican military commission
viii sail for Porto Rico on the senaca,
which at present is one of the vessels of
the War Department, but probably will be
transferred to the Navy. Admiral Schley
will hoist his flag on her while the Brook
lyn win go into dock for repairs.
Secretary Alger returned today from
his visit of inspection to the camp at
afostauk Point. He was accompanied by
Brigadier Generals Sumner and Ludlow,
81 eaeral Skaters corps, who rendered
9ssspicuous services in the Santiago cam
sn, and by Colonel Hecker and Major
fopkins. of his personal STAFF. The Sec
etary proceeded direct to the White
zouse, where he had conference with
he President in regard to mattrs of mill
Gtary administration with special refer
epee TO the prompt and effective relief Of
the sick and wounded soldiers at various
camps.
Every bureau Of the War Department
is busy with matters connected with the
close Of the war. The pay department
has big task before It in settling with
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
MORE PEOPLE IN TROUBLE.

William Crooks. of No. II Ravine Road,
was fined $40 and costs of court in the
Second Criminal Court this morning for
assault and battery on Stephen Eyre, of
No. As Ravine Road.
Rudolph Schuman, of No. 80 Old Ber-
gen Road. was arraigned on a charge of
assaulting his wife, Minnie, but the
hearing was adjourned until next We'd
poc6ar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
ROUGH RIDER DYING.

FIsIKILL, n. Y, Aug. q, 1S9S.-Pri-
vate Merritt, of Colonel Roosevelt's 5
Rough Riders, is very low at the home of
his father James Merritt, at Marlbor-
ough, Ulster county, having been stricken
down with fever after he had passed
through all the battles without scratch.
1t is thought he cannot live. Young Mer-
ritt was living in Arizona at the time he
Joined the regiment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
CAPTAIN HARMS BRAVE DEED.

Captain Harms, of No. 2 Truck Com
pany, distinguished himself at fire at
No. 173 Seventeenth street, yesterday af-
ternoon. The building is a three story
frame one, and the fire broke out in the
apartments of Frederick Bowen, on the
second floor. Harms swung from the
roof into a window on the top floor and
assisted in saving some of the furniture.
When he accomplished his difficult feat
his clotheswere saturated with the chem
ical liquid from small extinguishers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
THE CENTRAL FEDERATION
[By cable to The Associated Press. ]

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, Aug. q, 1895
-Cvia Galveston, Tex.)-The members of
the convention which has been engaged
here in formulating constitution for
the United States of Central America.
embracing Salvador Honduras and Nfca-
ragua, have signed the constitution.
Senores Angel, ugarte, Salvador Golli-
ges. Manuel, Coronel arsd Matez have
bene appointed Commissioners and en-
powered to act as a Federal government
until the election in December next of a
Federal President ana Congressman, to be
installed on March l. 1899
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
POLICEMAN DOYLE DEAD.
DR.. Nevin Was Waiting to Examine
Him When He Died.

John Doyle. of No. 214 Wayne street
who for the past ten years has been a
member of the local police force, doing
duty at Communipaw avenue Station,
died at eleven o'clock yesterday morning
DOYLE had been sick for some time from
some internal trouble, and yesterday
morning was to have appeared before In
spector Lange for examination as to
whether he was able to resume his
duties. Dir. Nevin was on hand to con-
duct the examination.
Precisely at eleven o'clock a telephone
message was received at Police Head
quarters on Gregory street, announcing
the death of the officer. He will be
buried on Monday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN OHIO.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Aug. 81, 1898. spec
ial 10 the .'Dispatch" gives details Of the
most destructive fire which ever visited
Patasakala, eighteen miles east OF here.
The fire, presumably Of incendiary origin,
started at 1880 this morning and burned
for three hours, the business blocks and
stores ON Depot street from Main to
Wood in the centre of the town being en-
tirely destroyed together with nearly all
their contents. entailing loss Of $25, 90.
insurance $ls,eoO.
Patasakala had no fire department and
an engine company was sent from Colum-
bus.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
YUM YUM WILL APPEAL.

Judge Blair will be in court next Tues
day and Wednesday chiefly for the pur-
pose of naturalizing applicants for citi-
zenship 1t is understood that he will all
SO hear an appeal from the decision Of
Police Justice Potts imposing fine Of SO
on Lawyer Charles ]. PeshaIl for failing
to provide Yum Yum with a Board of
Health tag
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
MAMIE MANNING MISSING.

The Hoboken police have been asked
to look out for Mamie Manning, a pretty
fifteen year old girl, of No. "A Clinton
street. She left her home Wednesday
evening saying that she was going to the
picnic Of the Plattdeutscher Volksfest
Verein, at the Union Hill Schuetzen Park
and that was the last her parent saw q
her. The girl has dark hair and eyes, is
unusually pretty and well developed fol
her year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
LYNcH's MODEST MOVE.

Henry Lynch Of No. 81 Boulevard, en-
tered the Oakland avenue police station
in a very excited frame of mind last
night and insisted that Police Sergeant
Kelly should let him have the exclusive
use of twenty-five reserves for protection
against a regiment of fends that were
pursuing him. He was sent to the County
Jail this morning for ten days to await
examination by the County Physician.