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The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
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CERV[RA is
HOME BOUND
With His Officers and Men
the Gallant Admiral
Sails Away.
CARRIED BY TIE CITY OF ROME
Warmly Expresses His Graft
tude for the Courteous
Treatment Received.
THE NEWS IN PORTO RICO
Instructions to Spain's Com
missioners There and in
Cuba, Reach San Juan.
THE NEWS IN PORTO RICO

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Sept. II, lS9S.-
Most of the sailors and marines who. SUI
viyed the disaster which befel the war
ships of Admiral Pascual Cervera, the
popular Spanish officer, at Santiago, on
July 8, were taken from Seaveys Island,
this morning, to the steamship City of
Rome, which has been chartered to take
the Admiral and his officers and men 10
their native country. The work of trans
porting the prisoners was begun at 5:45
O'Clock, and at nine all were on board.
The arrang gements necessary for the com
fort of the men during the voyage were
hurried as much as possible, as the sail
ing time had been fixed for noon or soon
after
Admiral ,Cervera, with his son, Angel,
made farewell visits to the officers of the
navy yard at nine o'clock, and afterwards
boarded the City of Rome. On his way
to the boat the gallant Admiral spoke en-
Enthusiastically to those who accompanied
him, of the treatment the Americans had
accorded to the Spanish prisoners, to his
staff and to himself. He detailed the
many courtesies he had received at Ports
mouth, Annapolis, Norfolk, New York
ard Washington. He was favorably i'm
pressed with the American people, and
M esslses would carry home with him many
happy rAollections of the kindness and
generositykof those high in official circles
as well asvof citizens in every walk OF
dorsed by his son, Lieutenant. Angel Ger
vera, and the other officials of his staff.
The City of Rome sailed at l2:15 p. M
for Santander, a port in Northern Spain
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
HOSPITAL TRAIN HERE.
Awaiting Sick Soldiers From
Camp Wikoff--Regulars
Go Through.

A Government hospital train of nine
cars, capable of accommodating $50
patients arrived in the Harsimus Cove
yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
the foot of Bay street, at midnight last
night. The train is in charge of Major
and DIR. Richards, whe is assisted by
Captain and Dr.. Shaw, and a corps of
twenty-three nurses all men, The train
left Ferdinanda on Monday with 1875
fever patients, who were left in Cincin-
natl on Wednesday. The orders at pres
ent are that the train is to lie in Jersey
City and await the arrival of a boat of
sick soldiers from Montauk Point.
A train of seven passenger coaches and
a baggage car, carrying, 23S men of the
Sixteen Regular Infantry under command
Pennsylvania Railroad freight yard short
Iy after midnight The men were from
the camp at Noonan, Georgia. They slept
until daylight when breakfast was served
them in the cars. They left on ferry
boat for Long Island City, en- route for
Montauk Point at six O'clock
The Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer
Regiment, comprising 1852 men, under
command of Colonel Whitney, passed
through Jersey City early this morning
on its way from Framingham, Mass, to
Camp Meade, Pa. II took sixty cars to
transport the regiment. They reached
New York over The New ork. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad and were
roads tracks at Harsimus Cove, where
they arrived at TWO o'clock. The last
section of the train left Jersey city at
3.2D o. clock.
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
THE EMPRESS WILL.
Kept Her Up Though Her
Heart Was Deeply
Pierced.
TBy Cable to The Associated Press. i

@oy NdDlS 10 H1Ile ASSOcidleu ETeSS
GENEVA, Switzerland. Sept u, 1Ss8-
The post mortem examination on the late
Empress of Austria, who was assassin
ated on Saturday by the Italian Anar-
chist, whose name has been variously
given as Lacchoni, Luchosi and Luigini
has revealed that the weapon completely
transfixed the heart, penetrating three
and one-third inches, and making a
wound one-sixth OF an inch wide.
The fact that Her Majesty walked fifty
yards to the steamer is ascribed to her
remarkable will power and natural
energy
The body has been enclosed in triple
coffin and placed in a room transformed
into mortuary chamber. The walls of
this apartment are yelled with black
drapery, covered with silver stars and
on their knees beside the bier praying for
the soul of the departed Near by stands
the prayer-table of the deceased, bearing
her rosary and erucifix.
Tie imposing demonstration of SYM
pathy organized by the Federal Council
began at noon today. The approaches to
gendarnfes. The procession was head
ed by gendarmes with arms reversed.
Then came four beadles with cooked hats
and long cloakS, half yellow and half
mace. They We're followed by the mem
bers of the Government, the Members of
Parliament, the. Diplomatic Corps,
and the civic dignitaries Then came
q great mass of the population OF
Geneva. In close ranks the people deffled
bare headed before the hotel, in spite of
the very hot sun In the meantime the
historical bell of the Cathedral of st.
Clemence changed heavily The process
sion lasted over an hour. All eyes were
directed towards the terrace of the hotel
where stood General Borzoviozy marshal
of the late Empress household; the
Austrian Minister. and the members of
the suite of the deceased. The majority
of the stores were closed.
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
INJUNCTIONS DO GO.
Asbury Park Water Inspector
Gets Into Trouble Over
an Order.

The historic remark of John Y. Me-
Kane, that "injunctions don't CO." was
alleged to have been repeated in a suit Of
The Edward Hotel on Sixth avenue and
Webb street, Asbury Park. against the
Water Commissioners of that thirsty sea-
side resort, phase of which came before
Chancellor McGill this morning.
The application today was that Edgar
Bills. water inspector, should be punished
for contempt of court in disregarding an
order of the Chancellors restraining him
from shutting off the water from the ho-
tel. From Lawyer Stout's statement made
in court, the city had decided to shut of
the supply to Mr.. Hagerman because he
hadn't paid his water bills Mt Bliis
came to the hotel a few weeks ago and
notified the proprietor that ne was ABOUT
TO turn off the water.
but [ have here said the proprietor
waving a telegram in the inspectors face,
s'a message from my lawyer, tnat ne has
secured an Injunction"
'.Injunctions don't go here and | am
going TO carry out my orders and turn OFT
the water the inspector was said to have
replied, and promptly turned off the Wa
What have you to say2' asked the
Chancellor cf Lawyer Hawkins, repre-
senting the water inspector.
He explained that MIR. Hagerman never
showed any telegram to Inspector Blils.
and it was only when he went PACK 10
his office, four hours later, that he saw
the restraining order. On discovering 1t
he, Mr. Bills, instantly turned on the
water to the hotel AS for saying that
'4injunctions don't go he never uttered
such an impudent phrase. What he did
say was that until he saw some formal
order from the Court he must carry out
his duty, but Mr.. Hagerman never show
ed him the telegram and he believed It
to be an excuse.
After hearing Mr.. Bills excuses the
Chancellor decided that he would dis
charge the order for contempt.
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
COMMISSION NOT At WORK
Blanco Would Not Allow
Cuban Junta's Represen-
tatives to Land.

HAVANA, Sept u, 189S-The United
States Cuban Evacuation Commissioners
win not hold meeting today. At eight
O. clock this morning General Butler, two
members of his staff and doctor, land
ed at La Machina Wharf and went for a
carriage ride through the streets of Ha-
vana, taking photographs of public build
1ngs, etc. n
visited Senor Montora, the Secretary OF
the Treasury, bearing a sealed comInu-
nication, understood to refer to the next
meeting of the Commissioners and otfer
details. For the present, communications
between the Commissions are exchanged
in writing.
The yacht Alfredo arrived here yester-
day. having on board Senor Benjamin
Guerra treasurer of the Cuban Junta OF
Carasco. The Government did not per-
NIT them to land.
The steamer Arocuna has arrived here
from the north coast, without passengers,
and the steamer Cosmo Herrera has
reached here from Vera Cruz, with cargo
and passengers. The steamer Alava has
arrived at this port from the Sagua.
The United States Commissioners nave
not engaged rooms ashore. They are re-
naming on board the Resorute
Captain General Blanco has cabled to
Madrid a protest against the alleged un-
just attacks upon the Spanish army
made In the Senate at Madrid.
The local newspapers here, today, pub
lish the text of the protocol.
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
REPRIEVE FOR REID.
Chancellor McGill's Refusal
for a Writ Of Error Pre-
vents Thursdays
Hanging.
COURT OF ERRORS WILL REVIEW CASE
Ex-Judge Hoffman Asked for
the Refusal Because No
Case for the Supreme
Court.

Chancellor AIeGill, this morning. re-
fused a writ of error in the case of Will
liam Reid, who is sentenced to be hanged
next Thursday, for the murder Of Andrew
Henry The matter was brought to the
attention of the Chancellor by ex-Judge
William r. Hoffman, Assistant Prosecu-
tor Marshall Van Wrinkle was there to
represent the county.
In making the application, Mr.. Hoff-
man said that the condemned man was
tried and convicted at the last term OF
Hudson County Oyer and Terminer, and
his defense was insanity. He had con-
ceived 1t to be his duty to take the case
to the Court of Errors and Appeals be-
cause as matter of law there was
enough in the case to go to the Supreme
Court There was one question involved,
and that was whether the defendant had
right to prove the reputation of a per-
son as insane.
Il found, recently" resumed Mr. Hoff-
man." that by rule of the Court OF
Errors and Appeals an application must
first be made to your honor for a writ
Of error. If your honor grants it it goes
from the Supreme Court, and if your
AACAAOi 4 C4hSNoy we Ce11l 50 ~ Tic COult w
Errors and Appeals and have a revision
of the whole case. Now, as we DON'T
want to go to the Supreme Court. I will,
while making the application for writ,
ask your honor to refuse it so that we
can go to the Court of Errors. .
Have you any objection? said the
Chancellor to the Assistant Prosecutor.
and on that gentleman replying in the
negative His Honor said that he would
refuse the writ. Judge Hoffman can now
take it before the court OF last resort.
This acts of course, as a stay of eK6cu-
tion and the doomed man will have at
least a reprieve of several months.
Should the Court of Errors and Ap-
peals dismiss the writ, the Court of Par
dons will be appealed to for clemency.
The crime for which Reid was conyict-
ed of murder in the first degree was
committed on the night of May II last,
in Woltmann's saloon, No. 1858 Newark
street. Hoboken. Reid went into the sa-
loon and deliberately shot his victim, who
staggered outside and, while lying wound-
ed on the sidewalk, the murderer poured
more shots into him until he expired. On
the stand Reid simulated insanity and
practised the same before the medical ex-
aminers, who all pronounced him sane.
He is now in Murderers Row. with the
deathwateh on guard. The watch will
be removed this morning.
Hangn1an Van Hise, of Newark, called
at the Jail today to look his man over
The distinguished executioner didn't feel
overpleased when he heard that on Thurs
day next he wouldn't be called on to
work off, the murderer.
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
IN A NEW WORLD.
How a Little Porto Rican
Was Frightened by Our
Civilization.

Alcaldie Debedu, the Porto Rican boy
who was brought to this city on the
transport Mississippi by the troopers
who arrived from Ponce ON Saturday, and
who. after wandering about the river
front all the afternoon, was taken to the
Oakland avenue police station. will be
returned to his home in Porto Rico on
the first steamer sailing for Ponce. He
was taken to the Gregory street police
station this morning and was given a
bath Three policemen scrubbed him by
turns until their arms ached before they
were satisfied with his appearance. He
was then fitted out with new suit of
clothes by Mr. Sampler, of the. Excelsior
Clothing Company, who read Of the boys
plight and took pity on him. He was then
taken to dinner by an officer of the Greg
ory street station. 1t was a cruel manner
in which the boy was lured from his
home. His mother sent him to the store
to get a loaf of bread. He loitered about
the pier watching the loading of the
Mississippi. One of the soldiers asked
him if he wanted to take sail But ne
has told the story in his own werds,
through a spanish Interpreter. He said:---
My name is Alcadie Debedu. | i've IN
Ponce, Porto Rico. The day the United
States transport Mississippi sailed for this
l.
other boys, was on the pier. The Ameri-
canos had been very good to US and we
wanted to see them off. / had told my
mother, who is dressmaker, that
would be home soon, but the ship was
long time in going away and so stayed
and stayed. Just before the big anchor
was taken up one of the soldiers who
spoke my language shouted to us thar
the ship was coming back soon and that
we could have a good ride. so we went
along. A few hours after began to think
OF my mother and what she would say
who spoke my language when we would
turn to shore. He said to me that II
wanted to go home | might swim That
made me cry. The other boys didn't care,
for they had no mothers.
The day we reached this city, the
name of which / don't know, / began to
be afraid. I saw lot of big houses
which I thought would surely fall on US
and kill us all. Then there were a lot of
ships that came so close that l ran below
and hid. There was more noise than
ever heard before. Much of it came from
tops of the ships where the smoke comes
out. People waved things at me and
was sure they didn't want me here.
could see them from one of the holes in
the boat. BY and by, When we got to
land. all the people in the world were
there. They ran about so fast that | re-
membered what mother had said about
the world coming to an end and listened
for the Angel Gabriefs trumpet. There
wagons that went without any ponies,
but the trumpet didn't sound.
The soldiers made me get off the boat.
but | ran away from them. l was tired
and sat down on another wagon. 1t soon
started and l fell off and bumped my
funny clothes came and took me to this
house,
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
THE RELIEF WORK.
The Good Samaritans Still
Need More Help.

The Soldiers Relief Committee in this
city has fed several hundred persons
since Saturday, and has cared for a large
number of sick soldiers. The work is
being carried on quietly and systematical-
ly. Great good is beng accomplished by
the Rev Charles f. Coydendale and the
corps of women who assist him. Many
persons, recognizing the need of the Work
have rendered assistance in money and
necessities to the committee, but the con-
tributions are not coming in as rapidly is
is required. The committee has barely
funds enough to keep the relief station
going.
The railroad men. who witness the suf-
fering of the sick soldiers daily, take a
great interest in the relief work and 10
All in their power to help the comnittee.
The employees of the freight yard at Har-
sinus Cove, this morning, contributed SO.
It was collected by Charles H. Houghton.
George Holland, a private Of the Sixteenth
Infantry. was sent to Christ Hospital
this morning. He was taken III and was
unable to continue with his comrades,
who were bound for Montauk Point and
passed through the city early this morn
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
pHILADELP PHIA'S HORROR.
Five Known to Be Dead and
Others May Be in the
Ruins.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12, 1SsS.-Five
persons are known to have lost their lives
as a result of the gasoline explosion
which occurred last night, at Fifteenth
and South streets. The fifth body, that
of a woman supposed to be Rebecca
Sehaftenstein, aged nineteen years, a
daughter of the proprietor of the store
where the explosion occurred, was taken
from the ruins at ten o'clock this morn
ing. The remains were SO badly charred
that Identification was practically i'm
possible,
It IS believed that at least half a dozen
bodies are yet in the ruins. Three chill
dren who were playing in the yard of the
building where the explosion occurred,
at the time, are thought to have been
killed. There has been no report of
missing persons made to the police de-
partn1eut, but this accounted for by the
fact that the destroyed buildings We're
tenanted mainly by foreigners who are
ignorant of police regulations in such
cases.
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
THE HANGING JURY.
Official Witnesses to the judicial
Murder of Reid.

If Former Judge Hoffman's plans In
behalf of Murderer William Reid should,
by any possibility, miscarry and Reid
should have to pay the penalty on Thurs
day next for the cold-blooded assassina-
ton of Andrew Henry, these are the
jurors selected by the Court and tha
Sheriff to witness the execution
Justice Lippincott's jury-John D. Me-
Gill, NJ. D.; John E. West. M. d.; Romeo
F. Chabert, NJ D.; Joseph A. Dear, Law-
renee Pagan, Frank Vanderbeek, James
Love, Simeon H. Smith, John Headden,
Jr., James E. Banks, John NJ. Jones.
Sheriff Heller's jury-A. G. Pfenning, NJ
D., No. 229 Elm street West Hoboken:
Richard Schlemm, NJ. D., Town of Union;
William McComb, N. D.. Smallpox Hos
pital Snake Hill; George H Donaldsons
No. 81 Newark avenue; John Nevin, N.
D. No 1873 Wayne street; F; H Murphy
Surrogate's office; John McNulty, No. 81
Brunswick street; George J. Hornung.
No. 302 Grove street; John Hefiick. West
Hoboken; John Roberts, No. 7o6 Grand
street; William ]. Moran, No. Ia Mont-
gomery street; Charles Hoffman, Hobo
hon
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
YELLOW JACK At PONCE
But Only One Case and the
Percentage Of Sickness
Not High.
IRx Gable to The Asseeiated Press. l

PONCE, Island of Porto Rico, Sept II
1898 delayed in transmission).-The Unit
ed States army surgeons here believe
there has been a genuine case of yellow
fever at this camp. Charles Miner, pri-
vate of the Nineteenth Infantry, died On
Friday and the symptoms pointed to that
disease. But it was not until the autopsy
was held yesterday that the surgeons pro-
nounced it yellow fever. They are so con-
fdent they are correct that Brigadier
General Henry reported the case to Cen
eral Brooke al San Juan.
The Spanish steamer Alfonso XIII,
which arrived at San Juan. this morning,
from Barcelona, with mail and passen-
gers, and which brought instructions to
the Spanish Commissioners here, also had
on board instructions for the Spanish
Cuban Evacuation Commission. She pro-
ceeded for Havana this afternoon, as al
ready eabled.
of Barbadoes has delayed the sailing of
the Spanish warships for Spain. All our
ships on this station are safe in the har-
Dors. The monitors are at Guanica, and
the Cincinnati and New Orleans are here.
Six naval cadets, who were on board the
Cincinnati, are TO be sent to Annapolis
by the Seneca, which sails on Tuesday,
with Signal Corps men who are to be
mustered out.
General Henrys report made to General
Brooke yesterday on the condition of the
troops OH IHe SOQln size OF the 1SidEQ
shows there are l. 553 sick out of total Of
11,090, the highest percentage yet record
ed. General Ernst's brigade, consisting
Of the First Kentucky, the Third Wiscon-
sin, and theSSixteenth Pennsylvania, aver
age 7 per cent. But half of the COO cases
are diarrhoea, and IS are cases of ty-
gade has $50 sick. the First Volunteer
Engineers have 40 sick. General Grant S
brigade has $50 sick. Battery M of the
Seventh Artillery has Is sick Battery A
of the Sixth Artillery has so sick and
Troop s Of the Second Cavalry has Al
sick There is almost no sickness in Bat
terry = OF the Fifth Artillery, Battery G
of the First Artillery and the First Bat
talon OF Engineers.
Although the percentage of sick is high,
generally, large proportion of the cases
are not serious and the death rate is
dow. Typhoid fever is decreasing and
there is no occasion for alarm
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
CLEARING CAMP THOMAS.
Only One Regiment and the Sick
There After Tomorrow.

GA-CHATTANOOGA Ma
TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn, Sept.
12, 1S9S.-The Ninth New York is being
paid today. The regiment has packed all
its effects and is expected to leave for
home early tomorrow morning. The Sec
ond Kentucky is also In readiness to
move, and is expected to get away before
regiments will leave only about 1880 men
al Chickamauga, comprising one regi-
ment and five hundred men in the hos
pitfalls.
The Midway at Lytle, which has been
the scene of so much turmoil during the
summer, is now thing of the past, The
the majority of the shopmen going to oth-
er camps The work of cleaning up the
park is progressing rapidly. The. refuse
is being burned, and great quantities OF
disinfeetants are being used
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
Other Schools.

There were more than one hundred and
fifty applicants for admission at mo.
School, Congress street and Central ave-
nue. Their names and addresses were
taken. All the old pupils were received.
No. 27 School which will probably be
crowded condition of No. Z.
1t was found necessary to establish six
halliday classes in No. School, in Sher-
man avenue The school has received
some little repairing, and has been reno
waited during the summer months.
School No. 26. rapidly approaching conn
pletion, will relieve No. 5, and abolish the
halliday classes
At No 6 School, in Central avenue. near
Hoboizen avenue, there We're over two
hundred new applicants, fifty of which
were those of pupils of the grammar
grade. None were turned away. Prin-
cipal WaAeman established halliday
asses for their accommodation. 1t is eX-
pected tht four hundred pupils will be
sent from this school to No. 26, when the
latter is completed.
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
SECRETARY BROWN IN THE WEST

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Sept 12. 1885,
Rev Charles B. Brown, formerly member
ship secretary of the Minneapolis Young
Mems Christian Association. and ex-as-
sociate superintendent of the Union City
Mission. arrived in this city yesterday
from New York, and will be a guest at
the association building several days. MIR.
Brown is now general secretary Of the
jersey City Y. NJ. c. A.. a city with the
same population as Minneapolis, and is
on his way to ST. Louis, where he will
make an extended stay before returning
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
No.I5.

School No. Is was also crowded when
the first session began this morning, and,
like No 90 could not begin to care for
all the applicants. Some $50 new scholars
applied for admission but 1t is more than
doubtful If one half Of them can be look
ed after at present. The Principal Mr..
Goodenough, said that if the new busld-
ing in Greenville, was only in condition
to receive pupils, all the trouble and
bother would be avoided. We will have
to actually turn away applicants, ne
said land those on our waiting list will
number over a hundred. The grammar
department is running smoothly, but we
Our rooms are now overcrowded, but we
will do our best to look after them all z
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12
THIS PEDDLER A THIEF.

John Reilly, of No. $40 West Thirty
ninth street, New York. posing as a
sailor and pretending TO peddle SOAP was
caught in the act of stealing a shawl
from a rack in the hallway OF the house
of Jeremiah Coughlin, of No. 1853 Ger
mania avenue, Saturday afternoon. After
a lively chase he was captured by PATROL
man Eliot and the shawl found tucked
under his coat. He was sentenced to
ninety days in the County jail by Acting
Police Justice Hanna in the Second Crin1-
inal Court this morning.
The Jersey City news., 1898-09-12

panies of regulars and a company of
volunteers from Maine. In the latter
company were Captain G. w. Butler,
First Lieutenant c. e. Walker, Sergeants
M. H. Welsh, w. D. Floyd, a. w. Her
rick, w. H. Mitchell. "a. A. Hobbs, II. r
Emmons, George Frary; Cerporals ]. NJ.
Miller, A. w. Hooper w. II. Cox, G. w.
Lawrence and c. F. Johnson. and
Privates L. T. Hartman, H. E. Harrl-
p. Merrill, G. D. Wright, r. o. Wooster,
j. F. OMEN, C. Johnson H. M. Sterling,
l.. W. Ball, B. R. Brackley. G. r. Jones,
John 7, Feeny, M. 3. Jordan, C. N. Rand,
W. l.. Tifton and E n. Locke.