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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-21
CERvERA MADE A MISTAKE.
Belief That the Spanish Admiral VIII
Not Offer Battle.

beiief That the Spanish Admiral VIII
Not Offer Battle.
LONDON, May 21.-,According to the best
expert opinion in London, If Admiral Ger
vera has gone to Santiago de Cuba. he has
made fatal mistake.
Vice Admiral Philip; Howard Colomb. re-
tired, the author off a number of naval
works, including The Naval War Came"
writes that he is convinced the Spanish ad-
miral Is now unlikely to strike at all. He
adds that if he enters south Cuban port
1t will scarcely affect the United States
blockade, for Rear Admiral Sampson will
only have to detach q somewhat superior
force of his heavier ships to cover Cerveras
fleet while group Of the lightest and swift
est vessels would be watching to see that
he did not move without being reported and
all the rest Of Rear Admiral SIMPSONS
fleet could devote. themselves to the block
ade Of other Cuban ports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-21
sHAFTER SUCCEEDS WADE.
Change in Commanders of Troops mt
Tampa, Fla.


TAMPA. Fla, May 21.-Maj. Gen. W. r.
Shafter today assumed formal command
of the 9Th Army Corps. composed of the
regular and volunteer troops stationed at
Tampa and vicinity. There were no for
malities attendant upon the transfer of the
ccrps command from Gen. Wade TO Gen.
Shafter beyond a short formal order by the
former. giving notice of REIMBURSEMENT of
command and a similar order by Gen. sshaf-
ter, assuming charge. Gen. Wade and his
staff leave for Chickamauga tonight.
Unusual activity again prevails in army
circles here, and important developments
are expected in the near future. 1t is i'm
possible to speculate on their nature on ac-
count of the rigid censorship. Mr.. W. c.
F. Fellers, manager of the Western Union
telegraph at Tampa, was today sworn In
as official censor by order of Gen. Shafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-21
THE QUIET OF DESPAIR.

spain IN Tranquil Despite Famine and
Ruined Trade.
MADRID, May 21.-It is announced here
today that perfect tranquility prevails
throughout Spain, In spite of the war, the
fact that famine is imminent, and that
Spanish trade is ruined
An official dispatch from Havana today
says several American warships have ar
rived in front of the hay. 1t is added that
the vessels remain distant from the port.
Another dispatch from Havana says two
American ships again ,shelled Guantanamo
yesterday, without doing any damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-21
Gen. Thaulow Arriyex.

Gen. Thaulow of the Norwegian army
mas arrived in this city for the purpose of
making arrangements to view the military
operations of the American army in Cuba.
He was a passenger on the steamer Ger
manic, which arrived at New York Thurs
day, and immediately hastened to this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-21
REUBEN p. CANNON DEAD.
Prominent Factor in Ohio Politics
and Patron ofsGarield.

AURORA. Ohio, May Y.-Re1ben p. Can
non. formerly we'll kK wn throughout the
state as leading politician. Is dead. aged
seventy-niDe years. Before the civil war
he was recognized factor in politics and
recognizing the great ability and possible
future of James A. Garfield, then principal
or Hiram College, heyinduced him to con-
slde" the proposition OF accepting the
carried out few weeks later, and was the
oemdnencen ent of Garfesd's elevation to
the presidency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-21

The Evening Star is the only
afternoon paper in Washington
that receives the dispatches of
the Associated Press. 1t is
therefore the only one in which
the reader can find the complete
news of the world, directly trans
mite by telegraph, up to the
moment OF going to press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-21
Revising the Reveuu. MN.

The Senate committee on finance met at
hoon today and. immediately entered upon
the task of revising the war revenue bill in
the particulars in which the developments
of the past week have shown 1t to be de-
fectiYe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-21
steem.hip Arrivals.

At New York-Pretoria. from Hamburg;
Hekla. from Copenhagen: American, from
Rotterdam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-21
ARMY ORDERS.

Lieuts. S. D. stursis. 9th Artillery. and z,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
MLAUGHLINg REVIVED.
Old Organization About to Resume
Its Former Influence.

The Dennis Mclaughlin Association.
which has apparently been suffering from
a torpid liver or something of that kind
for quite a while, has taken a new lease
of life and proposed to attain its pristine
vigor. 1t has always been strong fnan-
cially. and is yet. All the lead wood has
been weeded out and committees com
posed of active, energetic men have been
appointed to manage the affairs. of the as
ISOLATION.
The Executive Committee consists of
Police Commissioner John P. Feeney.
Thomas Burns, John Wolf, William
Kennedy, Michael Foster, Frank McDer-
mott, James Donnelly. Patrick Connolly,
James j. Halligan and John F. Madden.
The HOUSE COMMITTEES is composed of
Patrick Mullins, Nicholas Grogan, Philip
Denning, George Carroll, Bernard Nc
Cormack, James d. McHale and James
O'Brien. Both committees will meet In
the associations rooms this evening for
organization, and will take steps to in
augurate the vigorous, aggressive policy
it is proposed to pursue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
OAPELLI MAKES UP HIS MIND.
He VIII Apply for a Recount ON she
Grouudn of Fraud.

Councilman TONY Capelli. who was
defeated for reelection in the Third ward,
Hoboken, last Tuesday, by job M. Fitz-
patrick, the Pagan candidate, by twenty
votes. definitely decided this morning that
he would apply to the County Board of
Elections for a recount of the votes in the
Third ward. He said that if the County
Board of Elections refused to grant a re-
count of the votes but merely canvassed
the returns of the election officers, he
would make an application to Justice
Lippincott for a recount
Capelli claims that many votes in the
Third ward were fraudulently recorded,
and that a recount will show that he has
been elected.
The election officers rejected three bah
lots in the Third ward which Capelli
claims should have been counted. There
were two ballots rejected in the Second
precinct and one ballot in the Third pre-
cinct. CapeHi claims that they bore his
name and were rejected upon a flimsy pre-
text that they were marked ballots.
Many of Capeli's friends lave urged
him to seek a recount, claiming that
fraud was committed.
Capelli filed an application with the
County Board of Elections at the Court
House today for a recount of the votes
cast in his ward. Ex-State Senator Will
lam S. Stuhr will act as his counsel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
FIGHTING FOB GUARDIANSHIP.
Hoboken,s Couucil,nen ScrambIiDg
for the Spof1s,

Councilmen Bewig, Londrigan and Steil
of the Hoboken Board of Council have
announced themselves as aspirants for
the craftsmanship of the new Council
when it is organized, on May 1. An effort
was made this morning to arrange for a
meeting of all the Couneilmen to settle
the Craftsmanship question apportion the
official plums, but a~majority were OPP
posed. to suchsa meeting until a later
date. 1T was proposed to hold such a
meeting his evening
Mayor Pagan will control a majority in
the new Council, and it is more than prob
able that the candidate he selects will be
appointed Chairman. It is understood
that Mayor Pagan will select Councilman
Steil, as Councilman Londrigan is not
~over-anxious to be onored with the
craftsmanship.
Mayor Pagan will cave the city for a
few days next. week, and it is thought
b craftsmanship question will not be de-
cided until he returns.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
PHI. HE0K's CONCERT.
An Excellent Proaramm Given at
Prassersn Hall.

By request. Mr.. Phil. C.. Heck, the
popular tenor singer, last night repeated
the entertainment recently arranged by
him al Prasser's Hall.
The same hall was well filed last night
by an audience that thoroughly enjoyed
the entertainment. Mr.. Heck sang several
of his most popular songs. Mr.. ]. Leslie
Gossin recited Old Glory and the Maine
assisted by a young girl posing as the
Goddess of Liberty. This piece was recited
by Mr.. Gossin at Pohlmann's recently on
the occasion of the Arboret Council,
(R. Al anniversary entertainment, when
the recitation was followed by an out
burst of patriotic cheering by the audi
enc and the Joining in singing Of the
Star Spangled Banner" There was a
similar patriotic outburst at Prasser's
Hall last night,
Other entertainers were:-Allen and
Regain, Mr.. George Melville, the Temple
Male Quartette, Jules and Ella Garrison,
Rush and Farmer, Master Eddie Rodgers
and Daily and Devere. Cinematograph
views, with animated objects and persons
thrown upon, anvass closed the enter
tainnent. The views of the Maine and
picture Of Captain Sigsbee provoked
cheers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
WILL KILL HIS FATHER.
william DIVERS Terrible Threst as
He rs sent to Jail.

Michael Dwyer, a well-known resident
of the Third ward. Hoboken, where he
has lived during the past thirty years,
charged his son. William Dwyer, twenty
seven years old, with having abused and
threatened to kill him, last night, and
asked Recorder McDonough. this morn
ing, to commit his son to jail.
1t appears that young Dwyer came home
last evening under the influence of liquor,
and when his father upbraided him for
his conduct he retaliated by threatening
10 kill the old gentleman. Policeman
Fitzpatrick was called and before young
Dwyer could carry out his threats he was
arrested.
Dwyer did not seem ~penitent when ar
raigned before the Recorder this morning,
and was committed TO jail for fifteen
days. He declared he would kill his father
when he was released. Much sympathy
was expressed for his father by the spec
tators in court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
PLEA FOR new SCHOOL
West Hoboken Trustees Ask
Gov. Voorhees, to Sign
Their Bill.

Governor Voorhees, this morning In
Chancery Chambers received a delegation
from West Hoboken requesting him to
sign Senate No. 2s7. introduced March %,
1898, by Senator w. D.. DAILY, to permit the
town Of West Hoboken TO raise $4,000 for
a new school. The delegation consisted
of. Louis Menegaux. president of the
Board of School Trustees, and his col
leagues on the Board, Edwin Snyder and
Adoiph Schleicher. There were also pres
emit County Superintendent E. A. Murphy
and Senator DAILY and Town Attorney Au-
gustus A. Rich.
The act says that whenever the Board OF
Education in any town of this State shall
by resolution, adopted by a vote of a ma
jority of the members thereof, declare
that additional school Accommodations
are needed in any such town, a copy OF
such resolution, certified under the hands
of the Board, transmitted to the Council,
it shall be lawful for that Council to or
der an appropriation of a specific sum,
not exceeding $4,000, for the purchase of
lands and the erection of a suitable school
building, etc.
The bill passed both houses, and is now
in the hands of the Governor.
The trustees and Attorney Rich pointed
out that the town badly needed a third
school. AS the situation is at present the
accommodation is SO scant in the schools
that the average number ofpupils to each
teacher is ninety, and this they contend
was a disgrace.
Governor Voorhees, admitted that the
grievance needed a prompt redress, but
he thought that the proper course was
for the people to vote upon the matter
and not place the power in the hands OF
the Board of Education or the Town
Council for raising monies for school pur-
poses under the act of 1895, under which
towns were Incorporated.
Attorney Rich said that the Governors
contention was true, but both political
parties were in the habit of putting on
the ticket for the popular vote more than
was necessary, and thus the plan was
frustrated. He urged the Governor to
sign the bill, because of the peculiar mer-
its of the case.
AS the Governors presence was needed
in the Court of Pardons, he adjourned the
meeting until late this afternoon. The
impression is that the Governor viii not
sign the bill, but will recommend a new
enactment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS"

arrives Buffalo 1855 P. NJ Pullman vestiSuis
Day Coaches and Paxicr Cars. Dining Car
Service. Meals a Ia carte Connects at Buff
falo with through sieepers to Detroit and
10 F. NJ. daily. for EASToN. MAUCH
days.. PI1TSTON and Coai Branches. Chai-
Cal to Maueh Chunk.
422 p. M. daily, except Sunday. fer WILKES
BARRE. PITTSTON, SCRANTON and princi-
pal intermediates stations. Connects for all
points in coal regions Pullman Buffet Parlok
4.33 P. N. daily, except Sunday. for MAUCE
u and intermediates stations. Chair Car
to EaSton.
5:2s P. NJ. Sundays only, for Mauch Chunk
ana intermediate stations.
6:23 P. NJ. daily except Sunday. for EASTON
ard principal intermediate stations
TIA P. NJ. daily Tor BUFFALO. NIAGARA
FALLS and all points West. Pullmsp Sleeper
Vestibule Train. New York to Chicago. Sleep
es to Buffalo and Toronto.
only at SOUTH PLAINFIELD. EASTON.
BETHLEHEM, MAUCH CHUNK. SAYRE,
GENEVA, ROCHESTER. BATAVIA, BUZZ
FALO and TORONTO. Pullman Sleeper for
Buffalo. None but Sleeping Car passengers
carried. No baggage carried.
ROCHESTER, BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALL
and all points West. Pullman Sleeper to Ith-
AGA.
Additional local trains daily, except Sunday.
for SOUTH PLAINFIELD. BOUND BROOK.
and intermediate points. leave as follows:-
s:45. 1850 Sundays oply}. 11:os A. NJ; IN.
s:34 and $40 p. NJ.
Tickets and Pullman accommodation at
Pennsylvania Railroad Depot.
N. Y. Transfer Co. will call for and check
baggage nom hotel or residence through to
destination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
Notice Of Applications I0f Licenses.

Notice is hereby given. as required by Chap
ter Is. of the Laws of 1892. that application
Jersey City BY the following N nam mtasr1 person os
for Licenses to sell Spirituous, yinous. Malt
and Brewed Liquors, at the following named
Restaurants.
FIRST WARD.
Timothy Shannon, 81 York street; resi-
dence. Ct York street.
Patrick Naughton. g. Railroad avenue;
residence. 66 Washington street.
SECOND WARD.
Hartman 4 Green, 100 Pavonia avenue;
residence, IS PaliSade avenue.
Walter S. Brown, 492 Monmouth street;
residence, 113 Bright street.
Philip. Seiden. 242 Newark avenue; resi-
FIFTH WARD.
Louis G. Bulloch, 81 Railroad avenue:
residence, g psKalb avenue
Thomas McFadden, 5 Ivy place; resi-
dence, Is Westervelt street.
ELEVENTH WARD.
Fred Brueck, 40 Ogden avenue; resi-
TWELFTH WARD.
Fred Kramer. 1913 summit avenue;
residence, 1,21S Summit avenue.
Transfers.
FIRST WARD.
John T. Murphy, 200 Morgan street:
residence. 1913 Johnston avenue.
SECOND WARDs
Max Labul, 255 Provost street; resi-
dence, 101 Morris street.
SEVENTH WARD.
Val. Ruthiein. 24 McAdoo avenue; resi-
dence, 204 McAdo avenue.
NINTH WARD.
William Oetken. k9 Monticello avenue;
residence, 167 Monticello avenue.
TENTH WARD.
JOIN j. Harkin, Go West Side avenue;
residence, $50 West Side avenue.
ELEVENTH WARD.
Christian Bach. At rank street; resi-
dence, AZ FRANKLIN street.
BY order of the Board of Aldermen.
NJ. ]. OtDONNELL,
City Clerk.
1898.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15

Bridal couples are always a source OF
an,senent to travellers ii they are de-
teefed. and they usually are. iunny
ir,cident happenedi at Baltimore one eysn-
ing not long ago relates the : aGrn go
s~aTribune.r One of the through trans
n,,l;ad into the sheds and made a br1el
SION before continuing it's long Journey ~
me West. A large crowd OF young 1oik
Uere assembled at the station, mo II de,
veloned that they had come GOWN 10 piu
farewell to a newly married pair; Ing
hridal couple entered the car ana $1,000
throwing kisses through the Wliaow a.
those gathered on the PLATFORM. Ihey
made SO much commotion that evefyone
in fhe car was attracted, II asst was al
most midnight nearly everyone mao soiie
10 he'd Heads were stuck out
from behind curtains, and Wnen II
was seen what was going on every
one smiled. A large man IN the peftl
Immediately opposite the n e ne ussa
nv fhe bridal couple seemed TO enjoy II
MOST Of all and stuck his head away out.
lust as the first tremble of starting was
fejf through the train one of the party
an the platform darted into the. car ana
threw a handful of rice at the couple.
They lodged behind the curtain, put the
man opposite, in leaning out too far,
caught the shower fair on ms heaq an9
neck. The rice whirled into his bed and
siffed down his neck. His laughter was
turned to anger and he began to curse
under his breath. He spent the rest OF
the night digging rice out of his bed ana
his clothing. Any one who happens to
have tried It knows that it is impossible
to sleep in a bed plentifully ~sprinkled with
rice. Attention was drawn from the
bridal couple to the berth in which the
subdued oaths, and the joke was changed
for nnrP
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
THERE WAS NO SENSATION.
Baker Lampssr Is Held for Snug
Cling Phenacerine.

Morris. Lamper, a baker on the HAM
burg-American steamship Palatia, who
was arrested two weeks ago, charged
with smuggling phenacetine, was arraign-
ed before United States COMMISSIONS
Edward Russ, in Hoboken, this morning
and held in default of 81, 900 bail for trial
by the Federal Grand Jury.
Lampser was arrested by two Customs
Inspectors while leaving the Hamburg
pier with a quantity of phenacetine con-
cealed under his overcoat. It was expect
ed that some interesting testimony would
be given at the hearing duplicating a
number of Hoboken storeleepers. who, II
is said, purchase the Struggled drug, but
no sensation was revealed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
CAUGHT IN TIL ACT.
A Woman.s Screams Cause the Ar
rest of n Burglar.

TEST VI -
Mrs, Emma Margfrede, wire OF Herman
Margfrede, a grocer, was alone IN her
apartments on the second floor Oh the Ten
ement at No. 564 Ferry street, HoooKen,
~ noon today when she heard a NOISE
in the hall. AS she opened the door she
saw a man wearing a brown derby ana a
dark suit of clothes, prying open a door
loading to rooms occupied by a family
named Schmidt, on the same moor. MIS-.
orofrede knew that the Schmidt family
WAS not at home, so she screamed Tor
help. -.
The man darted down the stairway, put
hafora he had reached the street a num-
her Of the tenants were after him. Drop
ping an iron jimmy, which he hao useu
in opening the door, the thle1 ran dlohS
Madison street to Second street anu
thro,,eh Second to Jefferson street. Ihe
tenants shouted to pedestrians to join IN
the chase. and in a few minutes the
s+raats were crowded. Policeman Guinan
grabbed the fugitive in Madison street.
The stranger made a violent effort TO
escape. but was finally overpowered ana
taken to Police Headquarters, where ne
described himself as Walter Smith, TWEEN
weight wears old, of New York. In his
rockets were a bunch of skeleton keys
and fifteen pawn tickets, representing
gold rings, diamonds, watches ana over
coats of every description.
Chief OF Police Donovan. Recognized
Smith as a professional thIgl. 'laLsd
nm to await examination before Recorder
McDonough tomorrow morning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
REELECTED LOVERS RAGE
Trials Of the Widow Of a Maine
Victim With a too Per-
sistent Wooer.

The trials Of q Widow Of one Of the VIC
Tins of the Maine disaster were made
public through proceedings before Ponce
Justice Potts in the First Criminal Court
this morning. to punish Gustav Titus, a
deck hand, t~hirty-six years old, for as
sault and battery and malicious mischief.
The complainant was Mrs. Bertha Camp
| bell. whose husband, Jacob Campbell, was
an oiler on the ibattleship Maine and was
blown to pieces in Havana harbor. Mrs.
Campbell bears the marks Of Titus fists
upon her face and body.
When her husband sailed or the Maine
Mrs. Campbell opened a boarding house
at No. 14o Eight street. Among her
boarders was Titus. He always paid
promptly and was considered ~ the other
boarders to be the favored one of their
number. 1t was noticed that he paid
marked to the boarding mis-
tress, but as she was married and did not
seem over-pleased with his attentions
nothing was thought Of it. It was thought
thai Titus was merely trying to make
himself agreeable.
When the news of the blowing up of the
Maine was received and the list of dead
was published Titus attempted to console
Mrs. Campbell, whose husband was one
of the murdered. A few days later, how
ever, he showed his real motives in max
ing himself agreeable. He visited the
widow in her parlor one evening and pro-
posed that she marry him at once She
Indignantly ~repulsed him and ordered him
to leave the house. From that time on
he forced his attentions upon her, in
sisting that she marry him.
One night he called at the house. slight
ly under the influence of liquor and when
Mrs. Campbell again refused his demand
he struck her. She called for the police
and Titus was arrested, but she was
merciful and did not appear against him.
Last night he went TO the house and en-
tering the parlor repeated his demand.
He was refused as before. In his fury
he picked up a silver watch belonging to
Mrs. Campbell and hurting 1t against the
wall smashed it in bits. He then threw a
chair through a window. smashed a table.
tearing the legs off of it. broke a large
mirror and concluded by grabbing Mrs.
Campbell by the hair and lifting her
again and again. She screamed for help
and the other boarders and Patrolman
Coz came to her assistance. Cox ar
rested Titus. Police Justice Potts held
him for the Grand Jury on the charge of
malicious mischief and finding him guilty
of assault and battery, suspended sem
tence on that charge on payment of costs.
On the graver charge he is held in $500
bail. He is liable to a long term of i'm
prisonment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS.
List # PersoRaI shtrkers 10 BE Pub
iIxhed In a Few Days.

The list of delinquent personal taxpay-
ers will be ready for publication in a few
days. Last week the Tax Commissioners
recommendeY that about one thousand
names be<sfricken from the list, owing
to the &ct that those upon whom the
assessments were levied have either died
or mefed.
Th9 resolution approving the removal
of the names is before the Mayor. If he
approves, and it is said he will, the re-
mAining d~elinquents' narne will be pub
l@hed. Comptroller Hough is only awit-
ing the Mayors action.
Probably in the latter part of May City
.y1lactor Smith will sell another batch
of property in which taxes, water rents
and assessments have not been paid for
two wears.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-15
FINED FOR CRUELTY TO A HORSE

David othea. a truck driver, of No. 1859
Ferry Areet. New York. was clubbing a
balky horse near the lower Heboken fer
~, yesterday afternoon, with the butt end
of a whip that looked more like a bale
stick, when S.. p. C. A Officer Bennet in
terfered. Othea. it was claimed, began
to abuse the society's officer for his al
legged unwarranted interference and was
arrested.
When arraigned before Recorder Nc
Donough this morning, Othea claimed
that Benefits interference was unjusti-
fable, as he was compelled to club the
horse to compel him to move. He ex-
hibited the whip which he used. The Re-
corder said it looked like a club and med
him So. othea's employer was in court
and paid the fine.