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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
POLL OF The REGIMENTS
Men Of the Fourth and First
Respond in Large Num-
bers to Remain.
POOR HOSPITALS FOR THE FIRST
Gov. Voorhees, to Go to Wash
ington to Get S5oo,ooo
Due the State for Equip
ping Troops.
POOR HOSPITALS FOR THE FIRST
Especial 10 "The jersey city News.,,1

Especial to seThe Jersey City News.u1
TRENTON, Aug. 80, 1S9S--Governo<
Voorhees, has received the full poll OF
the First and Fourth Regiments and ten
companies of the Third Regiment. Nc
word as yet has been received from the
Second Regiment. which is being pol1ed
at Jacksonville by General Spencer and
Senator VIM NJ. Johnson. The Governor
refuses to give the polls so far made.
nor viii he at any time make the vote
public, as it would leave room for un-
favorable comparisons, which it is deem-
ed wise to avoid
AS soon as the polls are all in the Cow
ernor will make recommendation to the
War Department suggesting that the TWO
regiments having the largest percentages
of men willing TO remain in the services
be selected as the New Jersey Regiments
to be retained The Federal government
has no connection with the polling of the
regiments, that being a scheme of the
Governor.
Colonel Alex. G. OIiphant. who, with
General Z. p. Meany. made a poll of tll5
First Regiment. at Camp Alger.. returned
to Trenton during the night and made his
report to the Governor today. Among
other things Col Oliphant ordered that
the hospital accommodations supplied TO
the First Regiment was inadequate and
the Governor at once called Quarter Mas
ter General Ludingtop up on the tele-.
promise that large hospital tent wouM
be sent from, Baltimore to the regiment
today
The Governor has also wired Surgeon
Alters of the First Regiment to telegraph
at once what medicines are necessary Tor
the health of the regiment and as soon
as an answer is received the supplies
will be hurried down at once.
The Governor will go to Washington to-
morrow to try and get some of the money
due the State for the handling and equip
ping of the volunteer troops. The War
Department is now indebted to the State
to the extent of half a million dollars.
Nothing whatever has been paid to the
State and the Governor feels that it IS
time some return was made Before the
regiments are finally mustered out the
Government will owe New Jersey a. much
higher sum.
When the Governor heard of the an
nouncement that the crew of the Badger
was TO be mustered out at Boston he at
once teiegraphed to Secretary Long ask
ing that the New Jersey boys aboard the.
vessel be mustered out at Brooklyn. The
boys enlisted into the service at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard and it is customary
for the Navy Department to muster out
at the place OF enlistment If the boys
were mustered at Boston they would have
to pay their own transportation TO New
ark and this would cut a considerable
hole in the pay OF a seaman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
WHITEWASH PLENTIFUL.
War Department Experts
Think Camp Thomas a
Sort Of Heaven on
Earth.
Observation-Disclosures MA

CHnCKANnAUGA-CH CHATTANOOGA MA
TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn. Aug.
80, 1S9s.-General H. v. Boyton, chairman
of the Chickamauga-Chatt Ma
tional Park Commission, ordered by the
War Department to thoroughly investi-
gate the conditions at Camp Thomas and
report thereon, has completed his report
and forwarded it to Washington. The re-
port is favorable on nearly ever matter
investigated The water is said to be
good, the ground well adapted for camp
ing purposes, the hospitals well located
and the attention given the sick as good
as could be expected.
The indications are that the report will
bring on warm dispute as numerous
statements contained therein are con-
tradicteG by high army officials. The full
text of the report is expected to be made
public by the government officials after
they have pasesd upon it. Owing to a
slight and unexpected hitch which has
occurred between the army officials and
the railroads the work of moving the
first corps to Admission Ala has not yet
sippi and Third Tennessee, are expected
to go tomorrow
1t IS the intention of the officials to
have the seven batteries of artillery away
from the park within forty-eight hours,
but Major Atwell, who is in command
states that this will be almost impossi-
bic. The batteries will not be mustered
out here, but will be sent to their respec-
tive States. The two Georgia batteries
will go to Camp Northern, Griffin. Ca,
where they were mustered in. The four
Ohio will probably go into camp at CO.
lumbuS until mustered out, but 1t is not
known where the Indiana battery will go.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
G. @. P. CONVENTION.
Hudson County Executive
Committee Decides on an
Enrolment on Friday.

The Executive Committee of the Hud-
son County Republican Committee held
an important meeting last night in Lin
coin Hall, No. 6S1 Pavonia avenue TO ar
range the preliminaries for the State con-
vention.
It was decided to open the books for
enrolment on Friday September 2 10
give persons not already enrolled a
chance to vote at the primary election for
delegates to the State convention which
will be held on September is, from to
o'clock in The evening" Hudson county Is
entitled TO los delegates.
The delegates elected at the primary
will meet in Lincoln Hall, on September
10, at o'clock in the evening to organize
and dispose OF all contests. The State
convention will be held on September 2
in Taylor's Opera House, Trenton. It will
open at noon. The dates for the Con-
gressional County and Freeholders con-
ventions will be named after the regular
meeting OF the County Committee on Sep
tember g. The list Of election officers was
completed last night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
CAMP SCANDAL NEWS.
Enough Beds at Last for All
the Sick at Montauk--
Missing Man.

NEW YORK, Aug. 80, 1S9S-Several hun
dred cots arrived at Camp Wikoff last
night and were today put up in the differ
ent hospitals. There is now room enough
to accommodate all the sick. Gonzales
cents are being discharged daily from the
hospital, and their places are being taken
by the sick from the transports In this
way every cot is in use all the time
More visitors go to the camp every day
now for the fare has been reduced by the
railroad company.
Mrs. Katherine Tingley, President of the
international Brotherhood, a Theosoplist
society," has established a relief tent sbout
three-fourths of a mile from the depot.
There are four female and seven male
nurses in attendance ana there are 20 sick
in the tent. II is a place where fur
loughed soldier can stop on his way to the
depot and secure something to eat gratis
Mrs. M E. Bell, of No 81 sAIdene
for her son % Deloyns Il ii Bel Of Troop igs,a,i
of the Rough Riders. He was stricken
in Cuba with fever and was taken to the
hospital at Siboney. He was to have
come north on the Catania. but suffered q
relapse and was left behind. Mrs. Bel
received word that he had arrived On the
Olvette and she went to Boston, where
only to find that the informa-
ton she had received was ineor-
rect. Then she went to Camp ASIilSof but
as yet has not received any information
as to the whereabouts of her son.
There are now many dead bodies of sol
diers waiting to be claimed by their rela-
tives- Yesterday there was the largest
death rate since the camp was establish
ed. fifteen expiring. There have been
over fifty deaths in the camp ard the
little cemetery on Prospect Hill is slowly
growing.
While the condition of affirs in the hos
pital have improved 1t is generally admit
ted that there will be no marked improve
nient until a large number OF the sick
soldiers are removed to the hospitals in
New York and Brooklyn and to the bar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
racks at the forts where there is better
accommodation.
MERRITT OFF FOR PARIS.
IRy Cable to The Associated Press j

MANILA, Philippine Islands Aug. 30,
IS9S.-The United States transport China
left here today, having on board Major
General Merritt and his staff The Gen
eral is bound for Paris, where he will take
part in the Spanish American peace con-
ference General Otis is Acting Governor
of Manila. Generals Green and Babeock.
with their staffs, are bound for Washing
ton
Opaeibie the insurgent leader, Is going
to Hong Kong, In order TO confer with
the insurgent Junta there. He will receive
Aguinaldo's final Instructions by cable.
Ageneillo another of the illsurgent lea
I ders is going to Washington.
1t is considered probable that the IN
surgenf .Junta Of Hong Kong viii send
a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference.
Aguinaldo remains at BaiSoor. Hun
dreds of unarmed insurgents visited
Manila yesterday.
Rear Admiral Dewey has declined to
permit the coastwise steamers TO resume
running, pending a settlement Of the
Philippine question.
General Rios, the Spanish Governor of
the Vsayas Islands. IS reported to have
proclaimed himself Governor General or
the Spanish Dominions in the Philippine
Islands, and to have invited the adher-
ents of Spain to rally at Iloilo.
The remains of lMr. e. n. Rawson-
Walker, the former British Consul here,
who died before the surrender of Manila
to the American forces, which were tenn
porarly lodged in the Catholic cemetery,
were inferred today in the Protestant
cemetery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
ROBBERY CAUSES A ROW.
Carpenters Who Lose Tools Hold
Owner of House Responsible.

There is a very pretty row on between
a boss carpenter named Young. who is
erecting house at No. 16 Gautier ave-
nue., in the Johnstown district, and Mr..
George H. Hahn, who lives at No ID
Gautier avenue The trouble arose over
the result of a robbery which took place
last Friday evening. On that occasion
the basement of MIR. Hahn's house was
broken into and a quantity of carpenter
tools taken belonged to the carpenters
who We're working on the new house ad-
joining Mr.. Hahn's. ana had been left
there for safe keeping. It now de-
sinuated that Mr. Hahn was responsible
for the disappearance of the tools. This
Mr.. Hahn denies, and it made him very
angry, because up to that time he had
On the west side of Mr.. Hahn's house
is large bay window besides several
smaller ones. The new house is being
built very close to Mr. Habn's home,
and thereby obscures the view also shut
ting OUT tho light. Mr.. Hahn said moth
iIg when this was being done because he
knew it was done in good faith and not
Out OF spite. Now the carpenters insinu-
ate that he is responsible for the loss OF
The tools.
Hahn is determined that the carpenters
shall not so ahead with the building OF
the new house. The men, in order to
erect that side nearest Mr.. Hahrss resi-
denee, were compelled to build seaf-
fold and the supports were nailed on the
adjoining house. Hahn declares that he
will not let the men go on his property
TO do the work, and said that he would
lave the scahold broken down. He
further declared that the only way the
rev side of that house could be paint
ed would be through a hose from the
street. as he would never allow the work
men to intrude on his property
dip to noon time today the seaffold still
existed and the men worked on it all the
morning. Something decidedly interest
ing in connection with the controversy is
expected to develope very shortly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
BELL USES A RAZOR.
Peculiar Case of Assault in q
Lafayette Saloon.

John Bell. of No sSs Second street,
Pullman porter. employed on the Penn
sylvania Railroad. who lives at No. sSs
Second street, was arraigned in the Sec
ona Criminal Court this morning charged
with atrocious assault and battery on
Vincent Harney, Of No. III Van Horn
street, and Mieh4eI Burke, of No. ~
Haliaday street. The assault oecurred
nearly a week ago.
Bell used razor and in slashing right
ana left among a gang of toughs who
started in to do him, siashed Burke
across the hand and Harvey in the side
He was over in Lafayette and went into
a saloon and asked for change of $40
bill AS the bartender was about to
change one of a gang in the saloon de-
clared that it was only a 81 bill. The bar
tender then also declared that{t was only
a 81 bill Bell took the bin into q neigh-
boring saloon and got it changed. The
gang followed him, made him treat and
then started in to do him.
Sell then drew his razor and did the
slashing. He left town for Chicago on
an early train next morning. AS soon as
he returned he surrendered himself to the
authorities Police Justice Nevin, this
morning postponed the hearing to Sep
TENDER s. Harney and Burke were quite
3as4fsyd mi
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
RoWDlEs ON A CAR.
Police Say If the Conductors Conn
piain They viii Arrest the Offender

Another disgraeeful scene was enacted
on a Bayonne car going east last night
about eleven o'clock.
The disturbance and disgracefui scene
happened on car No. 1855. Four young
people. two young girls and the same
number of equally young men were seated
on the front seat by the motorman; From
the time the car left the car stable IN
Greenyille this quartette Of ladies and
gentlemen kept up an mcessant NOISE
which they termed singing. Every song.
and they We're not very particular wnaI
ones they selected, was sung at the top OF
their voices After that remarks or
disgusting nature were made much TO the
annoyance of the majority of ehe pas
sengers.
several times but his requests went un-
needed A gentleman seated near the
ouartette remarked that the nlotorman
should have stopped in front OF the ocean
avenue station house and had the people
Many people are of the opinion that the
reason the nuisance is not stopped IS be-
cause of the neglect of the police
Captain Nugent of the Greenville police,
said that if the conductors will make the
complaints his men will make the ar
rests but they don't do it, said nes
sand the nuisance continues and the peo-
pie heap the blame on the police.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
MOTHER RECEIVERS HER CHILDREN
Husband Who Took Them From
Mount Vernon C1everIy Checkmated

A richly attired young woman, accom-
panied by two pretty children, entered
Hoboken Police Headquarters last night
and the woman called for the protection
of the police. She described herself as
Mrs. Voss, of Mount Vernon, and she had
d letter from the Chief of Police of that
town introducing her to Chief Donovan OF
Hoboken From the story the woman
told the police 1t appears that her hts
band is alleged to be a worthless char
actef, and because she refused to deed
her property to him he abused her. Sne
caused his arrest in Mount Vernon. When
he WAS released from jail he left town.
taking with him the couples two chill
dren aged respectively five and three
years.
Mrs. Noss was almost distracted at the
loss of her children until last week, when
she got tidingss of them in in unexpected
manner. A Mount Vernon young woman,
who happened to be staying with friends
in Hoboken, saw the two Voss children
in Washington street, and when she re-
turned to Mount Vernon she told Mrs.
Vess where the children could be found.
Mrs Voss took the first train for Hobokel
and after waiting awhile on Washington
street found her children and took fne1n
to Police Headquarters.
The husband arrived in a short time and
tried to regain possession of the children,
but was unable to do~so. Mrs. Voss. and
her children left this morning for Mount
Vernon
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
DOG BITES THE BOYS HAND.
Justice Potts Deoiled He Had No
Authority to Punish the Owners.

Mary Connors, of No. 2S5 Montgomery
street. was before Police Justice Potts IN
the First Criminal Court this morning 70
answer to a complaint made by Mrs.
Nellie Swing of the same address.
Mrs. Swings fiye-year-old son was bitten
in the chest on August 25 by Mrs. Com
nors dog, a large Newfoundland Mrs.
Swing asked the Court to order its de-
struetion The evidence was that Mrs.
Connors dog and small dog belonging
to Mrs. Swing were lighting in the yard.
Mrs. Swing sent her little boy to get her
dog. The boy picked the animal up and
held it under his arm. Hrs. Gcnnois
dog jumped at the other animal and in
stead of catching it bit the boy in the
breast. The whole affair occurred in the
yard.
Police Justice Potts decided that as the
boy was not III the street when he was
bitten he had no jurisdiction in the case.
He dismissed the complaint.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
ROW OVER STABLE OWNERSHIP.

William Tenschler and Frank Dorgaf
live in the same house, No. 357 Seventh
street There is a stable in the rear of
the building, the ownership of which is
a matter which has been disputed in the
Court of Chancery for some time. Each
of the men claims that he has authority
to take care of the stable Dorgaff placed
some of his goods in the building. When
he went to get them yesterday Tenschler
refused to admit him to the stable and,
he alleges. assaulted him. Police Justice
Potts on Questioning the men found that
they had both used their fists freely and
were equally to blame. He fined them
each $5 and costs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
WORTH TWO DEAD MEN.
Report That Patro1man Johnston
Had Died Surprises His Wife.

1t was reported at Police Headquarters.
this morning, that Chanceman William D.
johnson, Of the Gregory street police sta
ton, had died suddenly. Just who re-
ported it is not known, but it was ae-
cepted by Inspector and Acting Chief
Lange as a fact, and a report was made
OF it. In order TO issue general order
TO the department, as is usual on the
death of a policeman, it was necessary for
Inspector Lange to know what arrange
ments had been made for the funeral.
PatroImax Van Vechten WAS sent to john
ston's home No. 2l5 Newark avenue, to
get the required information Mrs. john
ston came to the door,
Il have come to find out what arrange
ments have been made for the funeral "
said Van Nechten.
s.Whose funeral?" asked Mrs Johnston,
utter surprise depicted upon her counten-
why Patrolman Johnston's," replied
the policeman.
..TIe is sick at the home of friends. on
Staten Island. He has typhoid fever.
but is in no danger"
Inspector Lange is trying to find out now
how the report of Johnston's death or
iginated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
GROVE STREET PAvEMENTS.
Mayor Hoos Calls the Attention Of
the N. II. Go. r. R. to the Fact.

Mayor Hoos today sent the following
letter to the General Manager of the
North Hudson County Railway Com
zsasly.-
Il most respectfully call your attention
to the condition of the. pavement both
between and outside of the tracks on the
Grove street line. between Newark ave-
nue ana the TIoboken city line. The
pavement is IN d wretched condition and
is q constant source of complaint. It Is
itnpossible for the street, cleaner to do
his wcclS properly while these holes and
rats exist they fill up with dust and
dirt ana when il rains the resulting filth.
ans It Is i,acv1ia cent upon your company
"a remedy this condition of affairs.
trust irssnsetIiata steps will be taken 10
bring about the desired result.
If the eaIlpaffy does not comply with
the Aiayprss request the Street and Water.
commissioners viii take some action TO
enforce the repair of the street,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
Yum YUA'S RIGHTS.
Peshall Carries His Dog Tax
Fight Into Judge Blair's
Court.

Lawyer Charles j. Peshall appeared
before Judge Blair in the Common Pleas
Court this morning, accompanied by his
counsel. Edward A. Ransom. to lay the
distressing case of Yum Yum, Mr.
court Police Justice Potts. the other
day, imposed d fine Of SO on Mr. PeshaH
for having failed to provide Yum Yum
with a tag showing that her owner had
paid the tax of 81 required by the Board
that the judgment of the Police Court be
reversed and submitted a brief giving
his reasons for making the request. He
eontended that the Health Board ordi-
nance, which provides that no person
Shall keep any chickens ducks or geese
or dogs in the city of Jersey City with
out a permit from this Board. which per-
NIT shall be renewed annually and for
each and every permit SO granted the
sum of one dollar shah be paid, " is Illegal
and void. Mr.. Ransom also held that the
salt should have been brought IN the
name of the Board of Health instead of
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen He
contended that the Board of Health had
no right to pass such an ordinance and
besides that the fee of one dollar is
greater than is necessary and greater
than the law allows.
The principal point raised by Mr.. Ran
som was that the fee is tax and that the
ordnance provides that it shall be Raid
to the Board of Health whereas the law
provides that the license fees for the
keeping of dogs shall be assessed in the
same manner and collected at the same
time and manner as other taxes are as
sessed and collected and that such fees
shall be applied by the governing body
of the municipality toward the payment
of the expenses of such municipality. In
addition to all this the law confers au-
thority upon the Board Of Aldermen to
fix by resolution the amount of license
for dogs, and no such resolution has been
passed.
Judge Blair granted a writ of certiorari
and will fix a day for hearing argument.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
ENGLAND ON The NILE
rBv cable to The ASSOCIATED Press. j

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, Aug. So 1sss.A brigade
of friendly Arabs, commanded by Major
Stuart Wortley, it is announced III de-
spafch from Wad-El-Obeid. dated yes
terday, which has been pushing round
Onldurman, the Dervish camp neal
khartoum with the view of cutting of
the retreat of the forces of the Khalifa
had its first brush with the enemy or
the east bank OF the Nile and captured
FIVE men and a grain-laden boat.
The Dervish scouts. the despatch con-
tinaes, are now frequently sighted, an6
the whole Anglo Egyptian Army has
reached Umterif, thirty miles from On
6urman 1t will move into a new camp
ten miles further south. today.
The gunboat Melik has been wrecked
while accommodating ten miles up the
river, in a terrific sand storm.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
suTR0 WILL CONTEST.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3d. 1sas.-The
Examiner says;-F'our heirs Of the
Adolph Sutro estate have begun con-
test of the will on the ground that the
ex-Mayor was mentally incompetent to
execute a valid instrument at the date
mentioned in the document
Those WHO challenge the probate Of
their fathers vii, are Mrs. r. v. Morbse
Mrs. Neusbauni, Edgar Sutro and Miss
Clara Sutro. Their attorneys will attack
the viii on all the legal srounds allowed
by the statutes Of California.
Two of the heirs, Mrs. DR.. Emma Mer-
ritt and Charles sutro have not joined IN
the contest. The matter will come up
before Judge Coffey today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-30
STAR BoARDER CAUSES TROUBLE

When Elias Delingo, a baker, of No:
Eefore Recorder Stanton this morning on
charge of assault and battery. pres
ferred BY Mrs. Delingo, a queer story de-
veloped Delingo told the Recorder that
he earns SI2 week as a baker on Jersey
City Heights, and that he gives all his
wages to his wife on Saturday night
He says that his wife gives him fifteen
cents day for tobacco and beer, and
that he walks to and from his place of
employment.
But the cause of all Delingo's woe is
~ star boarder, He is Henry Meyer a
steamship fireman Whenever Meyer is
ii port Mrs. Delingo clases her husband
Delingo got mad yesterday aud assaulted
both his wife and the star boarder
whence his arrest Recorder Stanton dis
missed 1he complaint and severely criti-
cized Mrs. Delingo for her conduct.