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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
OUR GENERALS WAVERED
[By Cable. Copyright. 1898. by The Associated
Press.

by Cable, Copyright. 1898, by The Associated
Press.l
SIBONEY, PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO
DE CUBA, July 10, 1898 $500 P. M. via
Playa Del Esre, by the Associated Press
Despatch Boat Cynthia II.-There are
only seventy-fiye wounded men in the hos
pitfalls here who are being treated for SER
ious amputations or bone fractures. In
the hospitals ait the front there are no
wounded soldiers. The serious cases and
all the rest of the wounded are on board
the hospital ship Relief or on the trans
ports bound North.
The situation from a sanitary point of
view is susceptible to much Improvement.
The landing of reinforcemenfs is pro-
crossing rapidly. All the men of the
First Illinois Regiment, six batteries of
light artillery and S51 recruits for the
regular infantry are now ashore, and it
is probable the Ohio men from the St.
Paul will be landed by noon tomorrow.
A coal laden schooner the Stevens,
drifted against the hospital ship Relief.
and both would have drifted ashore but
for the prompt assistance rendered by the
Cynthia H.
General Shafter held a conference with
the American generals at the front today
concerning the offer made by the Span
ish Commander, General Toral. TO sur
der Santiago de Cuba if the Spanish gar
rison is allowed to march out with its
side arms and have twenty miles start
without molestaton. General Toral
agreed that if this was accepted he would
not destroy the ships in the harbor, the
guns and ammunition in the forts, or the
buildings in the city. majority of the
generals, General Wheeler leading are
in favor of the acceptance of those terms,
on the ground that the Spaniards can
march out to the westward anyhow. and
could burn the city and destroy all the
vessels, guns and ammunition before leav-
ing.
Food and water are very scarce in San
tiago. One biscuit was recently sold for
IS in gold.
The Cuban auxiliaries were put to work
this morning policing the camp at this
place.
1t is earnestly hoped that DR.. Gui-
teras will order all the building here to
be burned Immediately and thus reduce
the chances of the spread Of a serious
epidemic
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
JUSTICE GElCER INDICTED.
He is Charged With Having Taken
Illegal Fees.

Justice of the Peace Christian Geiger,
who is known in his bailiwick as the
Court of Errors Without Appeals, was
arraigned in the General Sessions Court
today to plead to an Indictment for mall
feasance in office. 1t appears that Judge
Geiger had an Italian assault and battery
case in his court and disposed OF It in
short order. Margaret Collamera of Third
street complained to Justice Gelger that
Vinceza Cioffi had assaulted her and as
a matter of course and Of business the
Judge promptly issued warrant for the
arrest of the accused woman When the
prisoner was arragned the complaining
witness was net particularly anxious TO
press the complaint and Judge Geiger
disposed of the case by requiring the de-
fendant to furnish 5000 to keep the peace
Then according to the allegation in the
Indictment Judge Geiger suggested to
the defendant that his expenses, that is,
the court expenses made and he fixed the
amount at so. The woman's capital was
only So and the Judge consented to ae-
cept that amount. The Interpreter raked
S. out of the pot. Judge Geiger pleaded
not guilty and furnished bail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
HORSE FOR COL. SMITH,
His Friends Present Him
With a Magnificent
Charger.

Robert Davis, Sheriff William Heller
and few other personal friends of Col.
Robert G. Smith this morning presented
him with magnificent bay charger.
Last night at the Davis Association
rooms it was agreed that no more fitting
token of esteem could be presented the
Colonel at this time than horse. This
morning a fine pair of saddle horses were
brought from Hexamer's riding academy
in Hoboken. The animals We're tried in
Mercer street opposite City Hall. 1t was
a difficult mater to choose between the
two both were so fine Al light bay, ana
an unusually large horse was finally Sc
Iected
The Colonel was sent for. He was TOO
astonished to speak when the magnlncent
animal was turned over to him.
Mr.. Davis remarked TO the Colonel tnat
his friends expected great things OF MIN
and that they wished him to go away as
well equipped as the Colonel from any
other State.
Colonel Smith replied that If opportunity
presented itself he would endeavor to
demonstrate that he possesses true Jer-
sey courage. =
The Colonel said this morning that #
everything goes right his command Will
be in readiness TO move to the front py
the end of the week.
If the regiment is not to be sent to the
front, Colonel Smith says he hopes the
men will be allowed to remain at Sea Girt
where they will be assured better treat
ment chat If stationed at Tampa or any
of the national camps
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
THE TAX BOARD ACTS.
City to Compel the Peoples
Safe and Deposit Company
to Make a Return.
STOCKHOLDERS 10 Be TAXED
Company Declines to Give
Information Concerning
It's Business.

The Tax Commissioners met at noon
today and passed the following preamble
and resolution which explain themselves.
Whereas. The Peoples Safe Deposit and
Trust Company a body corporate of the
State of New Jersey, was on May a. 1898
served by registered letter with written
request from the Board of Tax Commits
sioners Of Jersey City asking said cor
poration to send to the Tax Board list
of it's resident. nonresident and foreign
shareholders, and as yet no answer has
been made; and
sWhereas This Board has learned un-
officially that the company's contention ls
that 1t is not liable to an assessement
on its stock and therefore declines to SUD
init said list; and
.Whereas. The Greenville Banking and
Trust Company, organized under the same
law has made return, last year and TINS
year, of its stockholders i'll accordance
with said law, aud is assessed therefore
in order that an equitable and just assess
ment may be made with regard to all par
ties concerned; therefore be it
Resolved That the Corporation Coun-
sci be respectfully requested to proceed
against such Peoples Safe Deposit ana
Trust Company fer the purpose Of COM
pelilng it to furnish q list of its share
holders TO the taxing department.
President Heppenheimer, OF the Board
of Finance is one of the largest share
holders Of the Peoples Trust Company
1t is believed that the company IS acting
in accordance with advice given by him.
The only way the Tax Commissioners
have of ascertaining who the sharehol-
ders of a concern are. is by a sworn
statement from each company Of corpora
tion. Every banking house in the city
has complied with the request of the Tax
Board save the Peoples Company of tine
Hudson City section Should the COM
pany be able to have its contention up
held by the Courts the city would be a
heavy loser. !,
Corporation Counsel McDermott will
proceed against the company at once
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
R[|NFORC[hENTS.
Busy Scenes at the Landing
Of Troops and Supplies
at Juragua.
(By Gable. Copyright, 1888, by The Asso-
ciated Press.)


| (By Gable. Copyright, 1888, by The Asso-
ciated Press.)
JURAGTA, July 10, 1898, via The Asso'
ciated Press Despatch Boat Dandy, 20
Port Antonio, Jamaica, July Il, via Kings
ton. jamaica July II (6,S0 A. M}-ine
shores OF this little cave were the busiest
place in Cuba this afternoon. Five thou
sand men were either disembarkng from
steamers or preparing to take up the
march to General Skaters headquarters,
near Santiago de Cuba where as mucn
confusion as if ten cifcuses were prepar-
ing to make camp. The officers We're look
ing for horses and mules, trying TO keep
their men together, sending SICK men 10
the hospital and attending to rations ana
baggage. The engineers were building a
rough wharf of heavy timbers, to be used
in landing artillery from the lighters.
The First Illinois Infantry numbering
$50 men. which arrived here yesterday
and began disemharlxing last night VIII
nrabably be the first of General Skaters
reinforcements to reach him.
About $50 recruits of the regular resl-
merits In the field were also well on thelr
way to the front
The District Of Columpia ihiahtis' eoii-
slsting of 915 men, arrived here TINS MORN
ing on the Cantania and began ianding at
once.
The auxiliary cruiser ST. Paul mas alse
arrived here with the Eighth Ohio In
fantry, $50 men. The steamer is at
anchor quite a distance from the shore.
which necessitates a long pull IN the
,,aa4, ~ oraer IN aet the men ashore
p'a' - - ssaars ,ere is necessar
~ ,,,a,l noats carving fifteen
.,s -. ...a,st,, non each The boats run
.,,na,,a,, ,,gbt surf and the landing is
..fa &c ~ wharf. though the men
afta, get vat
80 long fine to unload regi-
St.ras borses and mules. which
80, ,,,,ra on lighters. The artil>
-. s.,a,,1a ~ landed when the wharf is
g., 10 at3a,;es If light artillery
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
CAPT. M'KAIG'S ANNIVERSARY.


Police Captain Archibald McKaig today
celebrates the thirty-second anniversary
of his appointment to the Jersey City po-
lice department. He is the senior Captain.
He was born in Ireland in 1898, and came
to this country in 1858, when he went into
business with Colgate & Co. as clerk. He
remained with them until 1851, when the
war broke out He enlisted for three
months in the Second New Jersey militia
at the first call for troops. After his. term
of enlistment expired he re-enlisted for
three years. During his active service
he was at different times promoted Ser
geant and Acting Sergeant Major. After
coming home from the war he returned g. 10
where he remained until 1866. He joined
the police department as patrolman, July
II. 1856; was promoted Sergeant October
j. 1871; Captain, October, 1875; reduced to
Sergeant June, 1877; promoted Captain
May, 1880.
Captain McKaig has three sons and one
daughter He lives In his own home, NO
143 Bergen avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
MRS. FEENEY'S BURGLAR.
She Saw Him But the Police Find No
Trace of Him.

Some little excitement was occagioned
in the vicinity of the home of James
Feeney of No. All New York avenue,
about half-past ten o'clock ;sSa saturaay ,l1.ls
lar alarm. Mr.. Feeney is clerk in one OF
the drug stores on the Heights He sent n
wife that he would not be home until
late. The Feeney. family had retired put at
seven-year-old Edward Feeney started to
answer a ring at the door bell>~,Il the
hallway he encountered an unknown nm man; an
mother The mother came out into the
hallway with a lighted lamp and md saw he she
Immediately withdrew to her room and
from an open window shouted Burg
Patrolman Heck and citizen respond
ed They found no trace of man in the
house One citizen claims to have seen
a man jump over a fence in the rear
yard The police further investigated df me me
tempted burglary. The messenger dis
patched by Mr.. Feeney says ne left the
message with other people who live IN the
50 me- house
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
MRS. NoIRoT's CHARGES.
Says Her Husband Makes a Large
Sum in Policy.

Mrs Annette Noirot who formerly
lived or Fourth street, this city, asked
Chancellor McGili today. TO compel her
Husband. James, to give her maintenanee.
In her petition. read by Counselor Nof-
man +. Rowe she says that her hus=
band has for many years been engaged IN
the policy business. and has now deposit
ed to his credit in the Prevident lnsti-
tutlon for Savings, a large sum OF money
He makes. every month, she swears, q
large sum of money by policy, and ought
to be compelled to support her. me par,
ties were married on January Is. 1888, ana
" ent to live in Fifth street, where she
remained month. and after that time
WAS obliged TO go and live with ner SIS
ter. because her husband wouldn't sup
mort her. She went back to him and they
lived on Newark avenue for three weeks.
at the end of which time ne deserted ner
and refused to support her. She Is now,
She says, living with friends.
The Chancellor referred the case 10 ex-
Judge Gsrrick who will make james AIS
gorge some of the profits of his policy
business
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
WHIPPED THE CONSTABLE.

The Prenble is yacht owned by sew
eral young men of the swell set of Hobo
ken. When she went on a long cruise
she was stacked with liquors from the
hostelry of ex-Fire Commissioner Hauser.
OF late the young men have not paid for
the liquors, and Mr.. Hauser began suit
in the District Court in Hoboken Judgs
ment was secured and an attachment on
the yacht was issued.
Saturday night Constable Farrell slept
on the boat. In his coat pocket he had
the attachment. About midnight he was
rudely awakened by Max Schuman. the
captain of the yacht. Schuman ordered
Farrell off the boat and when Farrell re-
fused there was a rough and tumble
fight. Both men fought fIercely, and
finally clinched and fell into the water.
When they struck the water they broke
away and both scrambled for the boat.
Farrell finally subdued the pugnacious
captain and brought him to the Second
precinct police station. where Schuman
was locked up, charged with assault and
battery.x This morning Recorder 6tantoA
held ScGuman to await the action of the
Grand .IIiry
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
WHAT is A PRIVATE RESIDENCE ?
Curious Case Before Chancellor Me.
Gill Today.

Among the many odd things coming up
before Chancellor McGin for decision, His
Honor had one this morning which was
unique. 1t was, What is dwelling
house2"
The suit was an injunction to restrain
Mr.. and Mrs. Smathurst building fiat
house on Brinkerhoff street, adjoining the
residence of Mr.. Skillman. 1t appears
that when Mr. Skillman sold the lot to
Mr. and Mrs. Smathurst there was re-
striction in the deed as to the location
and character of the house to be built.
The language of the deed was that only
a private residence could be built;-sb but
Mr. and Mrs. Smathurst construed this
to mean an apartment house. and pro-
ceeded to erect a three-story frame build
ing which Mr.. Skiliman at first protested
against and next sought the power OF the
Court of Chancery to restrain his neigh
Dor from damaging, as he claimed. his
property and violating the terms OF the
deed.
Counsellor Allan L. McDermott. for the
defendants, claimed that an apartment
house was a private residence and was
quite distinct from hotel or boarding
house.
Counsellor w A. Lewis, for the COM
plainants, held that an apartment house,
a fiat or tenement house was not strict
ly a private residence
The Chancellor took the papers and will
define the meaning of private residence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
THE CHECK WAS FORGED.

Joseph Burello, of No. sos Grand street.
was arragned before Acting Police JUS
this morning on a charge Of forgery. The
complainant was John O 'Brien,. of No. III
Brunswick street. who cashed cheek
for Burello for s14 The check was re-
turned to OBrien by one of the banks
whose officials pronounced it forgery:
In court this morning Burello succeeded
in convincing both Acting Justice Macs
and O'Brien that he did not know the
check had been forged and had cashed 1t
for another man. O'Brien refused to press
the charge of forgery against Burello and
Burello was discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT
While Bathing in the Bay a
New York Young Man is
Seized With Cramps.

A very sad drowning accident was re-
ported to the police of the Ocean avenue
station. Sunday evening, when Joseph
Bush said that his companion, Walter
Henry, twenty years old, Of No. 80 Bar
row street, New York. was drowned
while in swimming in the Newark Bay.
The story told by Bush is that he, Henry
and two other men came over from New
York early yesterday morning to indulge
in days fishing in the Newark Bay.
The quartette arrived in GreenvilIe about
ten o'clock, and hired a row boat at
UiurIch's boat house, at the foot of Dam
forsh avenue. facing the Newark Bay
Having their dinner with them the young
men stayed out all day fishing with more
or less success. They pulled in their lines
about six o'clock for the last time but
Henry said that before they went in he
WAS gcing to have a swim. Accordingly.
ha undTessed and jumped overheard from
the bow of the boat. After repeating this
perfor nance one of his companions start
ed 10 undress to join young Henry In his
spart Henry came aboard the boat and
jumped from the bow third time. He
sank out of sight as he had done before
but :. few seconds later his companions
were startled to see his hands and head
ward his friends and uttered two, despair
ing cries of "Helpp' 'sHelpr' and then he
sank for the first time.
The young man in the boat had his
clothes off by this time and he dived In
and swan towards the spot where Henrv
was seen to go down. Before he reached
there, however, the unfortunate swim
mer had gone down for his last time, and
he was seen no more. His companions
waited around for while hoping to re-
cover the body. but it did not appear.
They then reported to the police.
Joseph Bush. who reported the accident,
said that he thought his friend had been
attacked with cramps, as the water was
rather cool and not warm enough to
swim in with safety. The dead lad s
father is a policeman in New York City.
and young Henry had for year past
been boarding with his friend, Bush. The
body up to noon today had not been re-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
CRISIS IN SPAIN
Public Mind Tending To-
wards Peace--A Scape-
coat Wanted.
rBy Cable, Copyright, 1898, by The Associated
Press.

TBy Gable, Copyright, 1895 by The Associated
Press.
MADRID, Sunday July 10, lS9S VIA
Hendaye. France, July 11.-In spite OF the
fact that public opinion is divided, II IS
inclining rapidly in favor of peace, the
people becoming more convinced every
day of the impossibilty of withstandins
the power of the United States me
peace party in the Cabinet is urging I'M
mediate negotiations looking to peace,
and Senior Gamazo, the Minister OF Pup-
lie instruction, threatens TO resign II the
war party outweighs his influence. The
war party, however, urges a continuance
of the struggle, ito convince America
that it is difficult to obtain a prompt
triumph for her army, and thus secure for
Spain better terms"
There is a split in the Cabinet which
will probably result in its resignation and
the formation of intermediary govern
ment. because Senior Silvela and the Con-
servatives are unwilling to incur the re-
sponsibility of the peace negotiations, for
the best obtainable terms are certain to
be trying to Spanish pride. which will de-
mand a scapegoat.
The increasing unpopularity of Senior
Sagasta's Government Is supported by the
Throne regardless of public opinion, may
damage the Throne. The situation Is
most trying to the Queen Regent, who is
suffering more keenly than her subjects
Swayed by outside counsels and by the
undivided opinion of the Cabinet and ma
ton. Her Majesty must soon decide upon
some course of action and will probably
form Government with strong mill
tary element and including the most popu-
lar politicians She began consulting on
this subject today and had a long con-
ference with Senor Romero y Robledo
The newspapers of this city openly dis
cuss the imminence of the Ministerial
crisis, owing to the attitude of Senior
! Gamazo, the Minister of Public Instruc-
| ton.
The official Correspondence confirms
the report Of the Cabinet CRISIS ~,
I'VE think Importance should be at
tached to the fact that Spain will reap
before Santiago and Manil. and perhaps
even Porto Rico are captured. as, should
the Americans occupy these places, their
teTms Tbe VII nasaaaly ADDS az i most
probable that the Government will tele-
graph Captain General Blanco to this
effect. urging him to direct the. opinion
General Blanco's reply depends whether
the Government commences negotiations
immediately without awaiting the OUT
come of the situation at Santiago DC
The The Liberal publishes an interview
with Minister who lis quoted as saying
That = Cabinet cfiss saR igt ossqr ant toaay cay
1t will not be long delayed.
The Minister Is said to have added that
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
HONOLULU GARRISON.

SAN FRANCISCO July II. 1895. Ma
jor General Otis is authority for the state
ment that the regiment to be stationed
at Honolulu has not yet been selected.
Rear Admiral Miller, as the Naval Repre-
sentative of the United States, will take
formal part in the raising Of the flag 1T
Honolulu. The U. S. Mochiean and the
gnaboas Bennington with the cruiser
Philadelphia, viii participate in the DEM
onstratlon. The Admiral expects to sail
July 20. on the Philadelphia. The cruiser
Will carry no troops. After the cerelno-
MES cf annexation the Admiral expects TO
return here to resume charge of the naval
establishments on this coast.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
THE CHAMPION FAINTER.

Mrs Kate Scott, Mrs. Nichols and Mrs.
Smith, of No. 229 Clinton street, Hoboken
were summoned to the General Sessions
Court today to plead to an Indictment for
the same address. The defendants, It is
alleged, were in the habit of borrowing
beer money during the week. from Mrs
day. Mrs Carmody's husband objected
and the loan office was shut down. The
other ladies resented this by waylaying
her up.
In court this morning Mrs. Scott. al
though robust looking woman, proved
herself an expert in fainting She tainted
no less than four times and received sew
erai internal applications OF Ice water but
they seem to have no effect. She final
ly managed to hold herself together long
enough to give bail and her friends took
her aWay
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
WEIsE HELD FOR cHASMER's DEATH

In Hoboken Saturday night Coroner
Hoffman and a jury held an inquest into
the death of John Chasmer, a West Shore
Railroad employee who was killed in a
row in Alfred Mullers saloon, Third
street and Herman avenue, Guttenberg
Saturday night. June rs.
From the testimony it appears that
there was a general barroom row in the
saloon on the night mentioned. During
its progress. Fred Weise, who lives in
West New York, hit Chasmer a powerful
blow in the jaw Chasmer fell outside. the
saloon. striking the back of his head on
the pavement. He wa rendered uncon-
scious and was removed to st. Mary $
Hospltal. Hoboken, where he died In q few
davs. The jury brought in a verdict hold
inc Welse responsible for Chasmers $
death Weise is locked up in the Hudson
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
| LIBRARY PLANS.

: Or. LEONARD j. Gordon and the commit
tee of the Free Library in charge of the
new building scheme, are engaged in ex-
amining and comparing forty-seven plans
submitted by architects from all over the
country for the proposed library to be.
built on Jersey avenue. from Montgomery
street to Mercer street. It will easily be
seen that the task is no small one and the
committee are giving the most careful at
tention to each design. They are deter
mined that the city shall haveS the best
plan and the best building procurabIe for
the money
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-11
BOSTON" MURRAY CONVICTED.
He and French Brown Caught With
Burglar Tools.

John Murray. Of Boston, who IS knoWn
as .Bosfon', Murray and Frank Brown.
of the Bowery, New York were tried in
the General Sessions Court today for .I. hay az,
William Smith also of the Bowery, was
on the list to be tried with them, but he he
turned States evidence and @squealed
tl,a Rowery and arranged to go over TO
Bayonne for the purpose as Smith testi-
fled, Of doing business. Policemen Thomas ma s
Is On Avenue d and kept them under
Surveillance. They walked north seven
blocks, then east one black and then Is south
IN Avenue e several blocks. Wheian
talanhoned to Police Headquarters for as
sistance and the gentlemen were arrest
ed. They said this morning that they
were in Bayonne looking for work Ine
illry convicted them.