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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.
Jefferson Club Hears From One Of
It's Members in the Fourteenth.

The Jefferson Club held a very interest
ing meeting at its headquarters, No. 4OS
Central avenue, last night. A.. Vollers
was elected a member. The club threw a
beautiful American flag to the breeze,
and patriotic speeches were made by sew
eral of the members. The club has also
Cuban transparency in front, which is
Illuminated every might. 1t is very proud
of the transparency, which is the work of
Secretary Henry Spierling.
A letter was read from Sergeant White,
a member of the club. who enlisted with
the fighting Fourteenth Regiment, under
Colonel Fred Grant, and has gone to the
front. The letter gave description of
army life. The married men of the club
extended a challenge to the single men to
play a game of ball on Decoration Day.
The club house is to be renovated and re-
furnished Somewhat of a surprise was
4occasioned by the announcement of the
engagement of F. DeFreitas; owing TO
that members well known baShfulness.
Refreshments were served after the meet
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
OUR WAR ARMY.
Regulars Fast Approaching
the 10000 Mark
Colored Troops.

WASHINGTON, May 21, 1s98.-One hun
dred and three thousand volunteers have
been mustered into the service of the
United States, according to the reports
which have reached Adjutant General
Corbin. and by the end of next week the
officials hope every man of the 125. 900
called for will have taken the oath and
swear allegiance to protect the United
States Government in its war with Spain.
The mastering in of the regular army
branch with view to increasing it TO
so. .00O the war strength authorized by law
continues satisfactorily in all directions
though reports of the officers engaged in
the work are not yet at hand to indicate
the precise number of recruits which hava
been secured.
Arrangements are making for the re-
cruiting of the immune regiments in
the Gulf States. A circular prescribing
the mode of recruiting and the qualilca-
tions requisite for enlistment will be pre-
owing to the great rush of business the
proba bility is that week will elapse be-
! fore anything final can be done in this
direction.
Six colonies for tl1es volunteer immune
regiments were noninted by the President
yesterday, and It would not be surpris-
/ ing If some of the remaining coaonelcies
were given to colored men who have been
| pressed for appointment. Two pf the
! Iappointees to coloneacies are now detail
| ed for duty in the Adjutant,s Generals
! office Of the War Department, Messrs.
Sergeant and Petit.
Major General Merritt, who is TO com
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
ORDERS FOR RECRUITING.
Other Companies Commanded to Be
in Waiting of Immediate Service.

Especial to .sThe Jersey City News.
TRENTON, May 81, 1S98.-Adjutant
General Stryker issued the following or
ders today
l. Captain William III. Howard, First
Regiment, National Guard, will immedi-
ately make an enrolment of the officers
and men of the First Regiment who are
not on duty with the regiment in the
field, and will make return thereof to
this office He will take charge of the
State and regimental property and of the
armory of the regiment until otherwise
ordered. He will open q depot for re-
cruits for the regiment in the field, and
will forward them whenever requisition
therefor is made.
2. Captain Walter v. Clark. Second
Regiment National Guard, will immedi-
ately make an enrolment of the officers
and men of the Second Regiment. He
will open depots in Paterson and Orange
for recruits. Captain Nathan V. Comp
ton, Third Regiment, National Guard,
will Immediately make an enrolment OF
the officers and men of the Third Regi-
ment. He will open depots in Railway,
New Brunswick and Elizabeth for re-
cruits.
4. Colonel William H. Cooper, Sixth
Regiment, and Colonel Charles Z. Bam-
ford, Seventh Regiment, National Guard,
will open depots in Camden and Trenton
for recruits for their companies in the
field
5. The officers and men of the Fourth,
Sixth and Seventh Regiments, the First
and Second Troops and Calling Gun
Companies A and B, National Guard will
hold themselves as awaiting orders for
immediate service
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
MONTSERRAT'S ESCAPE.

[By Cable to The Associated Press.1
CORUNNA, Spain. May 21, 1893. The
Spanish auxiliary cruiser Montserrat ar
rived here unexpectedly yesterday even
ing from Cienfuegos, having escaped the
American blockading ships. Large crowds
of people thronged the squays and the
members of the crew received an ovation
when they went ashore. The people ea
braced the captain and the officers of the
steamer Popular demonstrations fol-
lowed throughout the city.
The commander of the Montserrat de-
clared he was not charged with any mis-
sion and said he was not carrying de-
spatches. But the Spaniards claim he is
patriotically concealing the real facts in
the case.
The Montserrat is to be sent to Ferrol
or Cadiz in order to have her guns mount
ed.
A big fete is being organized here in
honor of the officers and crew of the
Montserrat
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
RAN AWAY TO THE WAR.
Young Patrick Gallagher Shows
His Patriotism.

Patrick Gallagher, a brother of PATROL
man Dennis ]. Gallagher OF the Second
precinct, showed how anxious he was to
go to war, in defence of his country, by
running away from his home, at No. 1917
Erie street, and enlisting in Company A.,
Seventh Artillery, which is now stationed
at Fort Slocum. Young Gallagher was
only twenty-one years old and had q
first-class position as Assistant Pilot Of
the steamboat Monmouth, which runs
between New York and the Atlantic
Highlands and his people We're much
surprised when they received letter
from him the other day announcing that
he had given up his position ana become
a soldier.
young Gallagher said in his letter that
he had left his position about five weeks
ago and he has been in the army for the
no CT r1,arafb
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
UNITED FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Twelfth Ward Citizens Will Work
Together.

About fifteen members attended the
meeting of the Twelfth Ward Club last
night. President Hoehl presided. The
club decided to appoint committee to CO.
operate with similar committees appointed
by the Hudson City Business Mems Asso-
citation, the Hudson City Improvement
Association and the Merchants Protee-
tive Association to agitate the improve
ment of Ravine Road A committee was
also appointed to wait upon Mayor Hoos
and ask for a new fire house in the vicin-
ity of Nelson avenue and the Boulevard.
1t was stated that Finance Commits
sioner Brautigam and other members Of
the Finance Board had promised their
support to the measure. Mr.. Brautigam
will accompany the committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
SONG OF cAeED BIRDS.
It Loses Its Sweetness Apart From
It's Associations.

John Burroughs writes the Songs of
American Birds" in the "The Century .
Mr. Burroughs says: have never yet
seen a Gagged bird that I wanted-at least,
not on account of its song-nor Wild
flower that l desired to transfer to my
garden. A Gagged skylark will sing its
song sitting ON a bit of turf in the bottom
of The cage; but You want to stop your
ears, it is so harsh and slbilant and pene-
trating. But up there against the morn
ing sky, and above the wide expanse of
fields, what delight we have in it, 1t is
not the concord of sweet sounds; it is
the soaring spirit of giadness and ec-
stacy Ranging down upon us from "heav-
ems gate Then, to the the time and the
place, if one could only aGa the associa-
tlon. or hear the bird through the vista
of the years, the song touched with the
magic of youthful memories.
number of years ago friend IN
England sent me a score of skylarks in a
cage gave them their liberty in a
field near my place. They drifted away.
and | never heard them or saw them
again. But one Sunday a Scotchman
from a neighboring city called upon me,
and declared with visible excitement that
in his way along the road he had heard
a. skylark. He was not dreaming: he
knew it was a skylark, though he had
not heard one since he had left the banks
of the Doom, a quarter of century or
more before. What pleasure it gave him!
ROW much more the song meant to him
"
the moment he was on his native heath
again. Then | told him about the larks
I had liberated, and he seemed to enjoy
it allr over again with renewed apprecia-
ton.
JAm.svr wonM eve ,dpyfo.as vbgkqjvcc
Many years ago some skylarl1s were lib
Grated on Long Island. and they became
established there, and may now OCCASION
ally be heard in certain localities. One
summer day a friend of mine was out
there observing them; a lark was soaring
and singing in the sky above him. An Old
Irishman came along, and suddenly stop
ped as If transfixed to the spot; a look of
mingled delight and incredulity came into
his face Was he. indeed, hearing the bird
of his youth? He took off his hat, turned
his face skyward, and with moving lips
and streaming eyes stood a long time re-
garding the bird. stAh," my friend
Thought elf I could only hear that soE g
with his earsl'' How it brought back his
youth and all those long gone days ON his
native hills. The powe rof bird songs over
|eus is so much matter of association.
Hence it is that every traveller 10 other
countries finds the feathered songsters Of
less merit than those he left behind. The
traveller does not hear the btrtis in the
same receptive, uncritical frame of mind
as does the native; they are not in the
same way the voices Of the place and the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
SECOND WARD DEMOCRATS.

The Second Ward Democratic Club last
night filled the two vacancies caused by
the resignation of John Larkins as Presi-
dent and James Mahony as Vice Presi-
dent. p. J. Kennedy, who served as
President of the Mclaughlin Association,
was elected to the first position, AMI ]. Ii.
Sullivan to the second.
Various matters Of interest to the Or
ganization were discussed and plans eff
fected to keep up interest in the club 5
affairs during the summer months.
The following committee was last night
appointed to arrange for the big picnic
which the club proposes to hold at Pohi-
mann's on August 49, Michael T. Hear
den, Chairman; John Hoelz, John Sheehy,
James Kent John W. Donnegan, Joseph
f. Feeley and John @. Mahon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
CUT CHILDRENS HEADS OFF
Neighbors' Interference Re-
sponsible for Insane
Mothers Awful Crime.

& POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, May p, 1885,
Mrs. Lena SPORT. widow Of John Sporri,
late. fireman at vassar College. who died
about month ago leaving this widow
and two children, a son two years Of age
and daughter five months old, was to-
day arrested on a charge of infanticide.
husband, Mrs. SPORT had been acting
strangely, and at the time of his death
lows lodge, of which John SPORT had been
a member. caused Mrs. SPORT to be ex-
aIuined BY two physicians and sought TO
haze her incarcerated in the insane
asylum, but failed. although the phy-
sicians pronounced her insane.
At about two o'clock this morning Mrs.
Srorri murdered both of her children by
deeapitating them The son was sleep
ing in the same room with Mrs. Sporri
and the baby daughter in a crib in the
kitchen. Mrs. Sporri took the children
out Of their beds and laying them on the
floor. cut off each of their heads with a
bread knife. She was arrested and is
now locked up at police headquarters
pending an examination. She will be sent
to the Mattawan Insane Asylum for IN
sane Criminals.
The failure of the attempt Of the Ode
Fellows to get her committed to the in
sane asylum at the time of her husbands
death was due to the interference of the
neighbors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
\ / / r R A !! !!
SOLDIERS KILLED.
Five Missouri Victims Of
a Railroad Disaster
Near Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
[By cable to The AssocIated PRESS !

EBy Gable to The Associated Press.]
Il CHATTANOOGA Tenn, May Il 1898 =
hs train conveying the First Missouri IN
sHantry from the city to the park was
wrecked III d collision 1t Rosssi;ie Slation
about nve miles out at nine O'clock this
morning Five privates were killed and
twelve were injured. The military train
was run into by a regular passenger train
running at a high rate Of speed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
TROUBLE WITH The SUI TAN

[By Cable to The Associated Press.l
CoNsTANTTNoPLE, May 21. 1SsS.-The
United States Minister here, Mr.. James
B. Angel, has entered protest with the
Turkish Government against the action
of the authorities in refusing to grant
passports to Americans. so as to enable
them to travel in the interior. in contra
vention of existing treaties. These pass
ports are withheld from American citizens
and British subjects only.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
VETERAN GE!SEL DEAD.

philip Geisel, well Known baker Of
Oakland avenue, died suddenly yesterday,
shortly after nine O'Clock. He was nifty
four years old. For the past year or 50
he has been ailing with, dropsy. Mr..
Geisel was a veteran of the late civil
war having gone to the front with the
Fifty-fourth New York Volunteers. He
was several times made prisoner Of
war and suffered in Andersonville, Sa-
vannah and Libbey Prisons. He was a
member of ZabrislSie Post and will be
buried with military honors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
Fabrications and Facts Raise the
Hopes of the People and
the Government.

KEY WEST May 49, via Jacksonville
Tonight sees the close of the most in
tensely anxious and most vexatious day
Key West has known since the war be-
gan. Everything indicates the proximity
of a big naval battle and with an un-
seen foe, which may appear at any one
of several points and possibly strike
blow and get away before force can be
massed to crush them.
At this hour the whereabouts of
Schley's and SIMPSONS squqadrons are
the fixed quantities in the equation. the
Spaniards are represented by x. Day
break found Commander Schley's squad
ron, that had sailed from Hampton Roads
on Friday, anchored off Sand Key Light,
six miles below Key West. They have
Joined Captain Sigsbees big greyhound,
the st. Paul. which leaving the Roads
a day later than they had, beat them
here almost a day and a half.
The appearance of the flying squadron
was supplemented about $50 by two of
the despatch boats that had been at
Admiral Simpsons fleet, racing in neck
and neck, the Associated Press boat
Dauntless in the lead. The necessity of
cutting the cable at Santiago de Cuba
has already been evidenced in Key West
by several Madrid cablegrame via London,
sent after the bloody fight at Cienfuegos
last week. when the Marblehead's boat
crew cut the cable at that point.
Admiral Simpsons fleet arrived here at
five P. NJ This confirmed the forecast
made in these dispatches Sunday as to
the whereabouts and intentions of these
two fleets, both had been slower in arr
irving than well posted naval officers here
supposed at that time. All this was in
teresting enough, but not a word was al
lowed past the censor's office and score
of correspondents who had been be-
sieging the cable office all the morning
wilted down into the hotel veranda chairs
out of the broiling sun, helpless to get a
word of the real news of the situation to
their papers.
Naval officers for the most part were ig-
norant as the correspondents as to how
matters stood in the world outside Of
Key West. and whether or not the mat
tiers being censored had not already leak
ed out Through the less CONSTRUCTED cham
nels at washington. Naval men, how
ever, had les slime for speculation, for
the feet was busily engaged in preparing
for some move, the details of which were
known only to Commodore Watson and
his staff.
Every officer ashore was on the alert
for orders to hurry aboard his ship. Such,
last night was the fate Of the men from
the Bancroft the Castine the Helena and
the Wilmington. Hurry orders reached
them about 6:3o The Bancroft's quarter
master was ashore looking after stores
when word was sent him to cancel pro-
vision contract and come aboard. The
small feet was already under way when
he reached her, and the Bancroft's gig
was snatched up to her davits while sh
was steaming out Of the harbor
Ahere the small fleet went Is still q
mystery. all being too slow to act as
scouts in the hunt for Spanish fleet, and
not strong enough to do more than help
1t Havana where there are already more
hoats than are, actually needed. The most
4 4.S .sa4J< x31v4ftH TYlr
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
CLAN M'LEoD's RECEPTION.

the Avenue House, last evening. Tanist
Proven reported arrangements completed
for Grand Opera night. That is what
the Clan has seen 1T to call an entertain
ment for the celebration of its eighth
anniversary, to be held Tuesday, June I.
A reception and dance will follow the
entertainment. Four candidates will be
initiated at the next meeting of the Clan
Clanoman David Shurlock won the spe-
cial prize last night, under the Good of
the Order feature of the meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
FOUND THE AID soClETYs CASH

On Wednesday morning last, Mrs, r..
p. Graham lost $50 belonging to the La
dies Aid Society Of the Church Of the As
cension. The money was tied UP in 4
handkerchief 1t was found by Miss AM
ME HOFFMAN, Of No. 446 Spring street,
West Hoboken, and returned yesterday.
Miss Hoffman was given s. reward.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

..Ninety-eight per cent. of genius is hard
work., says Thomas A. Edison, and he adds:
ssAs for genius being inspired, inspiration Is
in most eases another word for perspiration.
AS the foremost example in the world of one
type OF genius, Mr.. Edison is an authority on
the subject and his aphorism corrobates john
sons often quoted definition of genius, the
infinite capacity for taking palms,"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
TO PROD ASSESSORS.

Mayor Hoos notified Water Assessor
McGrath today to send all the reassessors
to him on Monday. Three months ago
eight reassessors were appointed to make
an entirely new water assessment. His
Honor has discovered that the work has
been carelessly done Some returns have
been made by the reassessors on which
the Mayor may demand the dismissal of
the men responsible.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
BICYCLE POLICEMAN HURT.

While attempting to catch a man in O
buggy who was violating the rules rela-
tive to fast driving on the Boulevard last
right Bicycle Patrolman Heck met with
an acident The pedals of his bike broke,
and Heck was thrown violently to the
ground He got up. however, and carried
his wheel to the Webster avenue station
horse
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
a. Good Platform.

A candidate for the Office of Governor in
a Southern state has aesingle plank in his
platform - Simple. unadulterated unpur-
chasable unbclldczable manhood" " An
excellent working summary for every
one candidate or voter.-Youths Com
Eanion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
The 0ueen,s Mail.

About 10000 letters addressed to Queen
Victoria yearly from her subjects. Those that
are not stamped are rotforwarded by the off,
cials. The Queens letters have precedence Of
special messenger from the general postofice.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
gemortal to john Hampden.

An historically -interesting memorial dedicated
to the memory of the patriot. John Ham
pden who was slain en- Chalgrove Field. in
l64s, has Just been unveiled in the parish
church of Great Hampden Bucks, where his
body is buried. 1t consists of a beautiful
stained glass window, descriptive of the Cruci-
fxion. erected over the altar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

pleting arrangements and receiving final
instructions prior to departure for San
Franciso The general said that he ex-
pected to leave for the coast as soon as
he finished the business which called him
here, but whether this would betoday or
later he could not say.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
STEAMER STOPPED.

by Cable to The Associated Press.1
ADEN. May 2l, 1s9s.-The Spanish
steamed Pc de Satrustegui, which arrived
here on May 4 bound from Barcelona for
Manila has been ordered to return to SUI
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, May u, 1ssS-Forecast
for thirty-six hours ending at eight P. NJ.
Sunday For New York City and vicinity.
Partly cloudy with possibly light showers
tonight and Sunday; stationary tenpera-
ture: northeasterly winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

IL ostrich feathers would only stay in curl
and hair in erinlp ard houses in order and one s.
friends and family in good hl1nor- what a diff
ferent world ths would be FOR woinenl
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
Re.t Protecfion Agasnst .rramps.

for information is hereby answered that the
best measure OF protection against tramps yet
known is to fill the front yard with rattle
-sTIarpers Bazar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
HURT STOPPING A RUNAWAY HORSE

A horse attached to a wagon belonging
to Herman Castens Of Central avenue. ran
away last night, dashing up Lincoln street
to Summit avenue. The wagon was upset
and partially demolished. The horse was
caught by a young. son of Mr. Castens
Young Castens was considerably bruised.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

Spring hunaors, boils. pimples, eruptions,
sores, may be completely cured by purifying
the blood with Hoods Sarsaparilla
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-02
WOODBURY..

E. p. Morco,n's bird dog, "Prosper.
ity," died shortly after the papers an-
nOunced the election Of Mark
Hanna.
Woodburn will furnish several
Klondikers in the near future.
The Abraham Lincoln Bimetallic
Republican club of Woodburn, propose
to conduct clean campaign and will
let the other fellows do the mud sling
ing,
Revival services are being held In
the G. p. church at this place under
the leadership of Rev. M. e Aldrich.
The Silver Republicans met in
Bealh'S hall last Saturday afternoon
and organized with a membership of
II.
The meeting was called to order by
E. p. Morcom county chairman of
the Union forces and Mayor John
Eagan was chosen temporary chair
man.
The following officers were elected:
Pres. G. w. Corby; Vice Prests, j. H.
Gates, Geo. Whitney; Treas John
Eagon: Secy. f. NJ. Cammack, jr. The
names adopted was the same as our
Silver Club during the last campaign.
"The Abraham Lincoln Bimetallic
Republican Club. The forces are a
unit in this precinct and will roll up
as strong a front for reform as any
precinct iL the county. The fighting
refoTmers are diligently at work in
WOODBURY..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-02

vice president and he was elected by
acclamation.
Tue executive committee chosen II
as fOllows: s. B. Eakin, Of Lane;
committeeman. at-large and members
for the first district; A. NJ. Crawford,
of Douglas: r B. Sinnott. Of Wasco;
III. Nj. Cake, Multnomah, and NJ. A.
Moody, OF Nasco.
The delegates-at-large to the ma
tional league are: ]. n. Sanders, of
Union; e. o. Potter, of Lane; Geo.
Maygler, of Columbia: E. r. Lake, Of
Benton; w A. Perkins, OF Douglas,
and II. B. Plummer, Of Polk.
First District-J. w. Hobbs, of
Yamhill; G. B. Winn, of Linn; @. s..
Moore, of Klamath; Theo. Cameron.
Second District-J. J. Donegan, of
Harney; J. M. Ferguson, of Umatiila
&. A. Jones, of Baker; ]. II. Putnam,
OF Gillian.
II. L. Wells was reelected secretary
for the fourth consecutive term.
The convention adjourned sine die.