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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15
FATHER NELL GIVES TESTIMONY.
Causes of the Trouble at Camp AIeer-CI,i-
cago Men Make Good Soldiers.


Washington. Dec. Is. = Rev. Father
Kelly, chaplain Of the Sixth Illinois
volunteer infantry. testifying bzfore the
war investigating commission yester-
day as. TO conditions at Camp Alger.
Va, said the food in quality and guam
tity as far as he knew was good in
camp. but there was difficulty in get
ting 1t il. No one seemed able 10 get
any medical supplies. He thought the
men from the city made the best SOL
diers, being accustomed to irregular
hours. His only real objection 10 the
camp was its proximity to large towns
to which the men could sneak off and
get full II seemed to him the sanitary
condition OF the camps generally de-
pended upon the care given by the Off
gers to the men, for the men were moth
ing but grown childr n"
He created considerable amusement
for the commission by the ass rtion that
his regiment, made UP entirely in Chi
cage. was better physically fitted for
camp life than the others. He was asked
if he credited their alleged superior
physiques to the fact they came from
Chicago. ana in the midst III the levity
Ex-Governor Woodbury. insisted on the
witness stating why it was that "a
man who can stand the climate of Chi
tet5c cannot I'VE anywhere else.
DR.. Benjamin +. Pope. who was chief
surgeon in the Shafter expedition to
Cuba and in charge of the camp al
Tampa early in its occupany. told Of
the lack Of medical supplies, as others
have told. lie ascribed the woes of the
medical department in that expedition
10 the wholesale abandonment of the
regimental outfits Of medicines and
stores by the regiments. He did not
know who was responsible for this, but
corcsded that it was hardly likely that
so sweeping an abandonment would he
made save On orders Of Major General
Shafter, who commanded.
General Dodge said: Please state
how you were supported in your admin
istratiun by the commanding general"
I think" said DR.. Pope. that the
commanding general always listened 90
my views and gave me every support
military conditions would permit"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15
PoIiteness Brings a 5000 Legacy.

A young lady in a department store has just
fallen heir to 5000. The money was left 70 her
by an eccentric old lady who was treated with
great politeneSS by the young woman when
shopping. Her JOY As great as her surprise
when the money was given her Surprise and
ioy will he the lot of many otherpeOrle if they
take HoStetter's Stomach Bitters when sur
fcring from malarial fever. ague, loss o
strength and appetite. The Bitters make the
weak strong, tone up the stomach and assist
digestion. In bad cases OF dy, pepsa the cures
It effects are truly remark able. 1t is palat
bic medicine. II you feel ''Out of sOr 5 try a
few doses of these famous BitterS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15
40 ONE TO MAKE COMPLAINT.
Poison in the Air at Butte, People Dying
Law Violated. AID No Action.

Ian, an old-time miner. was a victim
yesterday to the smelter fumes. which
still cover the city like a poison-sat-
urated blanket. John EnEster. at one
Of the hospitals. is at the poirt of death
ard Miles X. Diamond. a Rough Rider
and Richard Sullivan are in a critical
condition. all Of them suffering from
the smoke.
An effort was made yesterday to sup
press the smoke nuisance, but no one
could be found to sign a complaint
against the sme,ters. The fumes are
from open-air roasting. which is pro-
hibited by law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15
scrnce in the Chamber.


During Tie course of his speech Nc
KiE!ey referred often TO his notes and
constantly paused for the cheers to
stop. scene Of intense enthusiasm
followed when amid impressive silence
these words fell from the lips of the
president: "EyeSy soldiers grave made
during the unfortunate civil war is q
tribute 10 the American va!or. And
while when those graves were made
We differed widely about the future Of
the government. those differences were
long ago settled ~ the arbitrament of
ARMAND the time has now come in
the evolution Of sentiment ard feeling
under jhe providence of God when in
the spirit of fraternity We should share
with YOU in the care Of tae graves Of
Tho C'n.f.-iLra.e snIEfnIs."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15
Ferry HeaIh's honolulu sank.

san Francisco. Dec. 15.-Colonel Geo.
". McFarlane returned by the Coptic
from Honolulu yesterday. and brings
word that the comptroller of the cur
rency has guaranteed to Perry S.
Heath. first assistant postmaster gen
eral. and his associates thaS he will
issue the charter for the rev bank IN
which James Campbell and himself are
Interested as soon as congress extends
the territorial laws to Hawaii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15

Sect is the equivalent of the Anglo
Saxon word "sceat, meaning taxation,
therefore ''scoG free" originally meant
free from the payment OF taxes, and
now it has become general expression
for freedom from ANYTHING.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15
oae Fare for the Round Trip.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE Chicago. Mil
waukee and ST Paul has given notice
10 all lines of the Western Passenger
association that 1t would act indepen-
IDENTIFY Of the association and make a
rate Of one fare for the round trip from
all its stations to Sioux Fails for the
meeting of the National Creamery But
termakers' association. Jan. IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15
LET Us HAVE PEAGE"
Repeated IN a More Comprehen.
siYe Form by President Nc
Kinley at Atlanta.
PROPOSES BUT one MEMORIAL DAY

Tor 10th the Blue aad the Gray-Most
Notable UtteraHee since the Old Com
nander's- Southerners Go wild Over
the Words-~wc should share " it'll You
In tn, Care OF the Graves of Confederate
SOIdiers.- says the President
Atlanta. ia. Dec. I5.-Prc siGent Nc
Kiul-y made memorable the first day Of
the Atlanta peace jubilee BY notable
utterance In his speech before the joint
session Of the Georgia legislature yes
terday afternoon. His reception by the
general assembly was warm and hearty
in the extreme. and his speech was
punctuGted with frequent oUtbursts of
cheering IT is admitted on all sides
that the address marked an epoch in
history. and f. is on every lip. Upon
the Presidents arrival a. the capitol lie
was greeted with field artillery salute.
and vas at once escorted to Governor
Gamblers Office There was a short in
formal reception there. Upon its con-
clusiGl the president. follow ed by mem
bers Of the CaLi1et. was conducted to
the assembly chamber. where he oc-
rupied the speakers chair. with Cover
nor Gambler on his right. When Presi-
dent Dobson. OF The senate. called the
legislature To order the galleries were
:hroHsed with men ard women.
Scrnce in the Chamber.
The body Of the chamber was fairly
wei filled with state senators and as
semblymen. ~ hi!e the uniforms of vari-
Gus officers and the governors staff
gave touch Of brilliant color to the
gathering. On the first ToW facing the
speaker sat Secretaries Gage. Long
Wilson. Postmaster General Smith and
Secretary Porter. Teside the speakers
desk and below the president Generals
Wheeler, LI-s.ton ard Young. in full
uniform. sat on chairs. The speaker
raped for silence and introduced the
PRECEDENT 20 the audience, after con-
graduating TIE state Of Georgia upon
the FTg-eECe Of their distinguished
guest As the president arose the au-
dienCe apDlaUCed.
S..,-, . s.,, ,1.,..,,, ~,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15
Labor Leader sentenced to Hang.

Helena. Mont. Dec. 15.-Tom Salmon.
the labor leader who shot o. F. Connor.
superintendent of the Rocky Fork coal
mines. at Red Lodge. was yesterday
sentenced to be hanged Jan. q next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15
ming. Torti. "A VIVA cheer.

A wild cheer went up from every
throat in tie typical southern audience
"A cheer that echoed and re-eChoed
through the chamber until IL was taken
UP by the crowd outside. Old men who
fought for the south rose. from their
seats and waved thcir-hats. One Con
federate veteran. now venerable leg
islator. had pressed forward until he
was leaning against the speakers desk.
hanging on each the word the presi?en
uttered. When references was made 10
the Confederate dead this old man
buried his head I'm his arms and while
the cheers rang out cried like little
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-01
Mr.. LEoNARD,S ELoQUENcE.
The Hoboken Lawyer Makes a Vain
Appeal to Judge Blair.

An appeal case of Jerolemon VS.. Fisher,
which involves as much as S32, was up be-
fore Judge Blair in the Common Pleas
Court this morning and melted Lawyer
Clemens de r. Leonar Of Hoboken to a
burst of forensic eloquence. Lawyer
Weller, representing Fisher, the appellee,
asked for a -postponement on the ground
that it had been impossible to secure the
attendance of a very material witness.
Mr.. Weller said that 1t would not be safe
for him to go to trial without the witness,
whose name is Schenck and who is now
in New York, and he read an affidavit
made by his client to that effect.
May it please the court, exclaimed
Mr.. Leonard, rising in all his majesty n
flowing Dundreary whiskers, when this
case was called at the opening of the term
I heard the name of Jerolemon and Mr..
Weller answered ready. i asked Mr..
Weller if l was in the case. and he told
me that / was not. hen I went to the
clerk and found out that I was. This
affidavit is a %bugaboo story. Mr.. Weller
is being duped by his client. / don't at
tribute any double dealing to Mr.. Weller,
but his client is depending upon sharp
practice to cheat us out of our money.
This witness Schenck Is Of no Importance.
He is simply a spittoon cleaner IN the
place where the bowling alley was built,
but they propose to bring him here as an
expert witness on bowling alleys. My
client threatened to lock him up if he
made his appearance, and he skipped to
New York. They cant get him here. /
deem it my duty to the court and to my
client to make this explicit explanation
Mr.. Weller said that when the case was
called he understood that Mr.. Leonard
had an engagement in some court In
South Jersey and he offered to nave any
day fixed that would suit Mr.. Leonard.
When he learned hat the case was set
down for today he did not have time to
get the witness Shenck and he offered to
notify Mr.. Leonard's witnesses at his own
expense.
MY CLIENT said Mr.. Leonard, lis
willing to. swear that that afidav is
false and if Schenck comes over here he
will be arrested for perjury"
Judge Blair set the case down for a
week from FRIDAY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-01
LICENSED VENDORS UNITE
They Propose to Protect Them
selves Against Avaricious
Peddlers--A Test Case.

The licensed peddlers of Jersey City have
organized to fight those that peddle without
licenses and licensed peddlers who send out
more than one helper from their wagons.
The member of the association which has
been formed declare that their business is be-
ing ruined by unlicensed peddlers who COB
Bile up all the trade. This is especially true
during the strawberry season, when hun
dreds of men are supplied BY grocers and
peddlers, with a s4slat" Of berries and hawk
them through the streets without either
license or wagon. Sometimes one peddler
with a wagon and a license will send as
many a dozen of men out in this manner.
The organized peddlers a few days ago
wrote Chief Murphy asking him if he would
not protect them against men who work in
the manner described, by arresting and
prosecuting every person caught so peddling.
They told him that they had hired a man at
$50 a month to cooperate with the police III
bringing the vioiators of the ordinance to
Justice. Chief Murphy yesterday detailed
Detective Prescott to look for the violators
of the peddler's license ordinance. He sue
ceeded in arresting four men whom he
caught peddling strawberries from ''slats."
They are: George Flood, IS years old, of No.
1873 Newark avenue; Louis Bishop, "a years
old, Of Grove street and Railroad avenue;
Thomas Kelly, "a years old, Of No. 1859 Rail
road avenue and Robert Whitaker. 10 years
old, of No. 1874 Railroad avenue.
A test case will be made Of these four
cases. Police Justice Nevin in the First
Criminal Court this morning postponed his
decision until Monday next.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-01
PLAYING THE GOLF FINALS.
Close Of the Jersey City Clubs Sue.
cessful Tournament.

The golf tournaments of the Jersey City
Golf Club will come to a close this afternoon
when the finals will have been played. In
fact, the tournaments ended last Saturday
afternoon and the winners of each Of the
four tournaments which were held during
the month Of May, are playing this after
noon to decide who will capture first prize.
Those who are competing are Il. q. Scott,
Mrs. B. F. Craig, W: e. Ridgeway, G. G..
Harmstad, G.. W. Case, Jr., G. F. Perkins,
Jr., and G. H. Bowly. The game was start
ed about two o'clock on the links at the foot
of Gautier avenue. Fl. L. Scott and w. c..
Ridge way are looked upon as being the ones
to win. Both are good players, each having
made the best scores of the tournaments and
the chances are that either one will capture
first prize. The game will probably end
about half-past four. The tournaments held
by the club have been very successful and
those of the members who have taken part in
the play are very enthusiastic over the game.
Just what the future plans of the club are is
not known at present, but it is thought that
arrangements will soon be made for more
tournaments.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-01
DEAD DRUNK At FOURTEEN
Shocking Case Of Youthful
Depravity--N One Seems
20 Know the Boy.

George irving, fourteen years old, is in
the Jersey City Hospital suffering from
alcoholism. He is the youngest victim of
intoxicants ever treated in the hospital.
He is IN a very bad@condition and may no.
recover from the effects of his debauch
for several days. DIR. Young, the house
surgeon, said this morning that young
Irving cannot even be moved to his home
until tomorrow. When he is able TO
leave the hospital Irving will be tried in
the Second Criminal Cour before Police
Justice Potts for being drunk In the
streets.
Ills is one Of the worst cases on record
in Jersey City. Chanceman Cotton was
walking along Palisade avenue early last
evening. when near Cedar street he saw a
number of boys in a vacant lot gathered
about some object which was lying on
the ground. Cotton investigated ana
found that the object which attracted the
attention of the boys was young Irving.
conscious condition. His, face wasspurple
and his breathing heavy.
What is the matter with him? ?" asked
Cotton.
Drunk" replied the boys. Cotton lost
~ fltiC VI Sdltl11iOlllltS dill III l. oAo
sending the unconscious boy to the City
Hospital. He then investigated and
learned that Irving had purchased the
liquor of August Beusch, of No. 5S7-Pali-
sade avenue Cotton arrested Beusch for
selling liquor to a minor. He was before
Police Justice Potts in the Second Grim
ina Court this morning, and was held for
examination.
The police do not know where Irving
belongs. They learned his name from a
boy who was with him when he was
picked up by Chanceman Cotton. AL
though he has been in the City Hospital
since last evening no one has been to see
him. If he has any parents they have
ignored him and left him to his fate. The
police of the Webster avenue station have
made inquiry, but have been unable to
learn where his home is.
The boy is George Irwin, of No. 961 Sum-
init avenue. John Brady, of No. q
Sherman avenue, the boy who purchased
the whiskey, is the complainant against
Beusch. sOwing to young Twins inability
to appear in the Second Criminal Court
this morning, and at the request of the
police, the examination of the charge Of
selling liquor to minors preferred against
Beusch was laid over until friday.
Beusch was in court with his counsel. 1t
is understood. that he will plead guilty.
Twins mother and sister visited the hos
pital his morning. They found the boy
recovering.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-01
NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that on the 2sd day
mont iled in the cfice of the Clerk Of the
hoard of Street and Water Commissioners
their final assessment map and report for the
OF WEST SIDE AVENUE,
from Yale avenue to Culver avenue. and the
same is now open to public inspection in the
Office of the Clerk Of said Board.
Notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
of are included in said assessment. namely
WEST SIDE AVENUE.
from Yale avenue to Culver avenue.
YALE AVENUE.
from West Side avenue on the southwest side
to a point about 1854 feet northwest thereof.
CLAREMONT AVENUE,
from West Side avenue to a point about zS0.5
feet southeast thereof.
GRANT AVENUE.
from West Side avenue to a point about s12. "a
feet northwest thereof.
GRANT AVENUE.
from West Side avenue to a point about 245. 80
feet southeast thereof.
POLLOCK AVENUE.
from West Side avenue to a point about 366. OF
feet northwest thereof.
CULVER AVENUE.
from West Side avenue on the northeast side
to a point about S0.31 feet northwest thereof.
And the 18th day Of June, 1898, at 8 o'clock
p. M, and the Assembly Chamber of the
CITY Hall are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners will meet to hear. con-
confirmation of said final assessment map that
may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Dated Jersey City, May "a, 1895.
GEO. T. BOUTON,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-01
Gang Of Tramps Take Them
From Their Escorts and
Disappear With Them.
POLICE SECURING THE NEIGHDORHOOD
Police Have the Two Young
Men Fined Who Told
Them of the Oc-
currence.

1t Is thought that two young women
were kidnapped by a gang of over
a dozen tramps on the outskirts OF
Jersey City early this morning. The
affair occurred in one of the loneliest
spots in Hudson county. on the County
Road, near ecaucus The girls who were
kidnapped had run ava from home.
They were in the company of two young
men from Hoboken, Philip Lindner, twen-
ty-two years old, of No. $50 Seventh
street, and James Boylson, twenty years
old, of No. 219 Clinton street, both of Ho-
boken. The girls are Mamie sievers.
twenty-one years-old, of New York ave-
nue. and Congress treet. and Mamie Town
send of the same address. The police
learned from the parents of the girls that
they left home a week ago. Lindner and
Boylson are their friends. At first they
told the police that the girls were their
wives. but later they admitted that that
was not SO.
Lindner, Boylson and the two girls went
walking early last evening. They walked
as far as Moqre's road house, on the
County Road. There they stopped and
had several drinks. They left the road
house at midnight to return home. They
had arrived at a point about 200 feet east
of Penn Horn Creek, an extremely lonely
portion of the road, when they were sud-
denly set upon by a gang of fifteen men.
The men assaulted them, beating Lind
ner and Boylson and selling the girls.
Lindner and Boylson seeing that they
were outnumbered ran and left the girls
screaming in the grasp of their assailants.
The two fugitives never stopped until
they met Patrolman Waters of the Web
ster avenue stations- They told him what
had occurred. He summoned Patrolman
Toner, who in turn notified Sergeant
Holderer. Holderer turned out the re-
serves and sent them in the patrol wagon
to Waters assistance. Accompanied by
Lindner and Boylson, the policemen
secured the neighborhood, searching ev-
cry nook and corner within half a mile
of the place where the assault occurred,
in search of the girls and their captors.
They found no trace of them, but they
found evidences of the struggle at the
place described by Lindner and Boylson.
After searching the neighborhood for
some time and finding no trace of the
girls, the police came back to their sta
ton and desiring some result of their la
bors locked Boylson and Lindner up upon
a charge of intoxication and disofderly
conduct. They were arraigned before Po-
lice Justice Potts. who fined them each
XXI
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-01
CITY NEWS NOTES

The Jolly Five, Of the Hudson City Coun-
Gil, No. 900, G. B. T., are preparing for their
annual outing at Kroebels Boulevard Park,
on August Il.
The trustees of Odd Fellows Home, at
Ridgelev, will meet at the Avenue House,
Wednesday night to elect officers and a
board Of managers for the institution.
The Franklin Social Club. the h~eadquart-
ers of which are at No. IA Franklin street,
will hold its annual picnic at Pohlmann's on
July Is.
The Good Roads Committee of tht
Palma Club will meet this evening al the
clubhouse, Jersey avenue and Bright
street, when business of Importance VII
be transacted.
The Grand Jury filed into court yester-
day afternoon and handed up eighteen In
dictments to Justice Lippincott. There
were no presentments-
Photographer Charles III. Rossbach, .
newly elected Justice OF the Peace OF the
Eleventh ward, filed his bonds with
County Clerk Fisher this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-01

SPECIAL MASTERS SALEM CHANCERY
of New Jersey.
Between Everett L. Brown, complainant. and
Harriet De Long vehslage and others, defen-
dants.
Randolph Parnly, Solicitor.
BY virtue of a decree of the Court of Chan
Gerry Of New Jersey made in the above cause
on the twenty-eighth day of April, eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight, directing a sale OF
all and singular the premises mentioned ana
described in said bill OF complaint and sad
Master in Chancery of New Jersey, snail sell
at public vendue. to the highest bidder, on
Wednesday, the eighth day of June. eighteen
hundred and ninety-eiaht, at two o'clock in
the afternoon, upon the premises described
below. all the following described lands and
bill of complaint and said decree for sale, to
All that certain tract or parcel of land and
premises. hereinafter particularly described,
situate, lying and being in the city OF Ho.
boken, in the. County of Hudson and State of
known by the name of Hoboken. and which on
a map Of said tract made by Charles Loss
and duly filed in the office Of the Clerk Of the
County of Bergen, is situated and described as
follows. to w~it.-Comnencing at q point in
the easterly line OF Hudson street distant one
hundred and sixty-two tl6sl Ieet and SIX g,
Hudson and Sixth 6th) streets, and running
thence northerly and along the east line OF
Hudson street twenty-one (2D feet and three
"a inches: thence easteriy and parallel with
sixth street one hundred QoW feet; thence
southerly and parallel with Hudson street
twenty-one st2D feet and three tO inches, and
thence westerly and parallel with Sixth street
one hundred d0o feet to the easterly line of
Hudson street, the point or place Of beginning
Being the same premises conveyed to Rosina
Shapter by Timothy Foley and wife by deed
dated February 10. 1869, and recorded in the
Registers (then Clerks office of Hudson
County in Book 1877 Of Deeds, on page 1876
together with all and singular the heredita-
ments and appurtenances to the said premises
HENRY S. WHITE,
Special Master In Chancery of New Jersey
Dated May 10. 1898. SlLlV