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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
TRUSS SAVED HIS LIFE.
Truck Driver Stabbed When He
Demanded His Wages.

Lewis Quick, of No 27s Eighth street.
was on trial today in the First Criminal
Court on a charge of assault and bat
terry on James Hentz,. who had been in
his employ as truck driver. Hentz tes-
titled that Quick has owed him over S6
for more than three weeks, and the last
time he went to his office to try and col
lect the money Quick attacked him with
a pocket knife, sticking the blade
through his clothing into truss,
which alone prevented 1t entering
his abdomen. and also followed
him with d revolver and threatened TO
shoot him.
Mr.. Van Arsdale, who keeps neighbor-
Quick pursue Hentz and that he took the
knife from his hand. Quick claimed that nat
he had in his hand. and with which he
attempted to chop down his office door,
and he drew the knife in self-de5ence;;
while as to the revolver, it was old ana
useless and unloaded. and that Hentz
threw him upon a truck and otherwise as
saulted him Justice Nevin found Quick
guilty and fined him $40 and costs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
CONDUCTORS NARROW ESCAPE.
Peculiar Accident at Pavonia Ave-
nue Stat:orn of North Hudson.

Al peculiar accident happened this MORN
ing at the Pavonia avenue station, or ter
minus of the Court House elevated line
of the North Hudson County Railway
Company Charles Weber. conductor of
motor car No. H. is lucky in escaping
death or broken limbs 1t was reported
that one of his legs was broken. but the
police say that after examination by DR..
Burdettee it was found that he was not
seriously hurt.
The car had reached the terminus and
the passengers had alighted, when Weber
swung the trolley pole around TO the
other end of the car. He was standing on
the track. directly beneath the wire, try
ing to fix the trolley on the wire over
head. The electric curernt which had
been shut off when the car stopped. had.
through some manner vet unexplained,
been turned on again. for as soon as the
trolley came in contact with the wire
overhead the car leaped forward. 1t had
stopped within a few feet Of the iron
railing which ornaments the grassy plot
about the station. There are no Tenders
orr the cars which traverse the elevated
section of teh road. A man caught on the
track between the car and the railing on
Pavonia avenue could escape serious in
jury by dropping, provided the car did
not go far beyond the end of the track:
There is no bumper to stor the ear. The
track runs into the ground. There is
space enough for a mans body under the
forward part of the ear between the front
axle and the front edge Of the platform
A plank raised a few inches above the
rails would prevent the wheels running
over a body Either the conductor dropped
to the track the instant he saw his danger
or else he was jammed through the rail-
ing by the platform of the car. The
police returns simply say he was run.
over. The railing is a light aaffir but
a section nearest the entrance was torn
clear away, and lies on the ground near
by. There is a flFrOW in the soil beyond
the tracks and the flag stones Of Pavonia
avenue are marked by the fifianges of the
front wheels of the car. The name of the
lnotornlan could not be ascertained. An
other car with a new crew took the place
Of the ear to which the accident hap
.faat1lad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
ORDER FOR The POLICE
Chief Murphy Tells Them
What to Do on Election
Day.
Chief of Police Murphy this morning
issued orders to the police regarding
their conduct on Election Day

Jersey City Police Department,
Jersey City, Nov. 3, 1898.


Jersey City. Nov. 8, 1898
orders No 5s
Following instructions and information
is hereby promulgated to the force con-
the general election on Tuesday next, eta
inst
Precinct commanders will be held re-
s3onsible for peace and order at and about
polling places in their respective pre-
cincts.
The usual custom will be adhered to as
to forwarding the ballot boxes, statlon- on
cry. etc. to polling places and also The
transmission of the result of the count
ing of the votes. 3,
.No leaves OF absence or night off will
be granted TO any member of the force
from P. NJ on Monday until a. NJ on
Wednesday, the 9th, and all the uniformed
force shall be constantly In uniform
when upon the streets from A. NJ. until
midnight on election day
Return roll call of the platoon on last
tour on the morning of election Will pc
at 5 A. NJ, when II will be the duty OF
the said platoon to take boxes, etc, TO
the polls and remain there until A. NJ,
when they Will be relieved by the other
platoon, who will remain at polling places
until the end of the count and escort the
ballot box to the City Hail. They Will
be relieved one hour for supper
Police officers are detailed to polling
places for police duty, not in the interest
Of any party or any Individual Any
police officer guilty Of attempting to in
fiuence a voter in the exercise of his
FRANCHISE Will be summary suspended
on evidence presented TO this Office
Commandments of precincts will read:
to their platoons at the SIX O'Clock roll
calls, from now until Monday, General
Offenses,'' on page Is of the book Of in
structons to election officers, to primary
meeting on page 40, and explain TO their
men their duties, If they witness vlola-
ton Of any of these provisions or their at
tentfon called to it BY a citizen. Should
a policeman al the polls see violation Of
law by an election officer, he VIII immeul-
ately notify his precinct and not permit
the guilty party TO escape until instruc-s
tions are received from some superior
officer
No person other than those mentioned
by law shall be permitted TO loiter in poll
ing places or within hundred feet of the
place for holding the election Persons
charged with not being legal voters SHAH
not Be permitted to deposit their ballot
hut will be arrested.
Night sticks will be worn on election
day, and will ne worn in the belt as on
other occasions.
No Captain shall leave his station on
election night until all of the election pre-
cincts in his precinct have completed their
work and the final result of the vote is
sent TO these Headquarters, On the morn
ing after election each Captain Will bring
10 this Office the complete return of each
election precinct in his charge.
BY order Of.
Chief of Police.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
JACK GRAHAM'S BREAK.
His Low : Lived Threat to
Discipline Voters Likely
to Defeat Him.

The Republicans Of the Ninth ward are
disgusted with Jack Graham. their ma
chino Republican candidate for Free
holder. They have the knife out Tor nlm
and will cut him unmercifuiiy II Is
rumored that there will be but one man
who will be cut more than Graham he
is Louis Stubenvoll candidate. for Beuie-
ward Commissioner Nearly all the think.
ing Republicans in the Ninth ward VIII
vote for Frank Scott for F'reeholder ana
Daniel Y. Lewis for Boulevard Commits
sioner Many of them will also scfatch
John T. Pringle, Republican candloals
for Assembly. He PRESIDED a. .ils ooa,7 s,,d
vention which nominated Graham, ana
his bulldozing methods there are neartliy
condemned BY all honest thinking, seil
respecting Republicans in the ward ~
far as Graham is concerned. the Repup-3
licans do not propose to stand for a prov
beater or a bully, even though ne pc the
choice of their party. As far as GfanaIn
past record in that respect IS concerng;u ,lS; y.
opponent. Mr. Scott, has refrained from
what is commonly known as fnua snug
ing. He has not attacked eranali amin
record, but has simply. said 10 the voters:
you know Mr.. Graham and you know
me- Use your own judgment and yole
for the man who you tnink VIII pest
serve your interests in the Board O.
Freeholders."
The Republicans many of them, for
the sake Of harmony, and believing 1t to
be to the best interest of their party,
have closed their eyes to great many
things in Graham's record which mlght
prove nauseous if Inspected too closely.
Graham was tolerated after the conven-
tion and many Republicans even prom
ised to vote for him. but little incident
occurred night before last that entirely
alters the situation The Republicans
might overlook the fact that Graham
used his fists upon a trolley car con-
ductor simply because he was doing his
duty; they might forgive him for placing
picture of himself in the uniform of the
National Guard upon his diamond cards
when he was got out of that organiza-
ton, because he beat subordinate; they
might even pass by the fraudulent APP
porIonment of delegates, which made the
nomination OF Graham possible, but when
the arch-bully attempts to bully them
they rebel.
lican Club on Tuesday night, Jack
Graham made speech. He talked for
nearly fifteen minutes. He was hot be-
cause of the talk he had heard on all
sides of the manner in which he is to be
scratched from the Republican ticket: His
judgment and in his own peculiar and
forcible way he declared
If / find that any Republican in the
Ninth ward scratches my name, l will
call him to account and will have him
expelled from the party and put out of
the Bergen Republican Club"
That little speech will cost him a num-
Der of votes. He will find that to carry
out his threat he will have to abolish the
club for all but the Stubenvoll crowd
propose to knife him for the sake of the
G. @. P. and to make it plain that the
intelligent Republicans of the Ninth ward
do not mean to be dictated to by bullies
OF the Graham stripe.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
FAcAN'S HYPOCRISY.

10 the Editor of THE Jersey City News -
The Republican candidate for Free
holder of the Fifth ward, Mark Pagan,
takes advantage of the favor shown his
candidacy by the Evening Journal. to
parade his honesty, his ability and his
falthfulness to public trust. which, look
ing through a golden lens, is not above
suspicion. After the preliminary organ
ization of the Board of Freeholders,
what excuse has the. candidate to offer
for not joining the business organiza-
tion2 His public statement at the time
that he would not subordinate his Re
publicanism by affiliation with Demo-
Gratis, was contradicted by his negOtia-
t1ons when he realized his services were
not necessary for working majority,
and, at the, eleventh hour, he crept in.
This is conclusive proof of incompetence,
inability and deficiency in not being
equal to the occasion. If it was wrong
to Join the organization at first, it was
equally wrong in the second instance
and shows the inconsistency of his ac-
tions.
His first appointment, after joining the
organization, was to appoint Thomas
Mansfield, mason, at a salary of $500
per day. The man never worked day
as mason, but yet was appointed as me-
chanic, in the face of the fact that there
is large number Of young men in the
ward who gave the best part of their
life to gain proficiency in the trade, but
were rejected by Mark Pagan. A large.
delegation of bricklayers protested
against the appointment, and it was not
until the county authorities, seeing the
appointee was not qualified, suspended
him. But he was reinstated by Fagan as
horse doctor, from which position he
was also suspended for Incompetence.
His next appointment was that of
filled by strictly professional men. re-
gardless of political affiliations; but 1t
was left to the Republican Freeholder of
a shoe e. cobbler to to : administer = medicine
and take care of the sick and dying.
These are some of his appointments;
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
JAMES TREMBLE.

The Freeholder candidate of the Demo-
cratic party from the Fourth ward, is
James Tremble. He is well liked in that
section of the city and has lived there
for the past eighteen years. He Is not
new in politics. for he has been work
er in the ranks OF the Democracy Ior
over for him. but he is making a thor
ough canvass. Mr.. Tremble is at present
engaged in the livery business at Barrow
Daniel 7. Lewis, candidate for Boulevard
Commissioner on the Democratic ticket.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
PHILIP M'covERA.

Philip McGovern. the Democratic as
pirant for Freeholder from the Fifth
ward, is well known to almost every per-
son in that section. He was born there
about thirty-five years ago, and has re-
sided in the same locality ever since. he
is a staunch Democrat and Is conndent OF
McGovern ran two years ago, for the
same position but was beaten. He Is
member of the Consolidated Stock Ex-
change of New York having been there
since he was a boy. He is now member
of the Grand jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
Democratic Meetings.

There will lie eight Democratic mass
meetings tonight. They are scheduled to
take place as f0liows:- National Hall,
Brunswick street. between Sixth and
Seventh streets. The speakers will be
John Griffin, "A Nc. Gray Joseph Smith,
Leon ALBEIT, Alex. Young, James p
Hall, Frank McNally, Joseph Keiin,
Phillip McGovern, T. j. Carroll and Hor-
ace Allen. Polish Club, in Essex street,
6. b. Matthews, w. Fl. Peckharn, John
j. Totten, T. j. Carroll and Alex Gle
ments. Nagongast's Hall, Twenty first
street. Bayonne a. NJ. Henry. G. Nc
Grath. George Tenant, w. j. Kelly, "
II King, Joseph Kejm, James Hall, IF.
II ISelaher, M. Bruder, Maurice Marks;
West Hoboken Casino, Allan L. McDer-
mott W. D. DAILY, A. M. Gray. James
Murphy, Celestine seyer and r J.
Lynch: ST. Lucys Hall, Allan II NC
Dermott, T. j. Carroll, Robert Huds-
peth, NJ Zulich, and M. j. Kenny; Green
willie car stables, G. B. Matthews. j.
Madden. John F. Marion. J Finey, Maui
rice Marks and w II. Peckham.
The Ninth Ward Club, at No. 6S2 Mont
gomery street, viii be addressed by f.
Leake, j. J. Fallon, j. J. Marnell, Frank
Scott, Leon Albeit and NJ. j. Bruder
Joseph Smith, ]. j. Fallon, f. I, kel-
aher. A. M Henry and Richard Dough-
erty will speak at the Bergen Demo-
cratic Club tonight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
CHIEF MURpHY's DENIAL.
Roundsmen Engaged in Election Are
Not All Republicans.

Chief Murphy this morning made the
following statement
Inspector Lange did not detail the
roundsmen who are making an inquiry
into the election frauds. These men
We're put at this duty by the Chief AS a
matter of fact, four out of the six
roundsmen on this duty are Democrats as
llows:-Toppin, Sheridan, Higgins and
Richards. Scott and Craig are Republi-
cans. The police are playing no favorites
in the election business .
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
EUROP['S WAR CLOUD.
Great Britain Still Pushing
Forward Naval Prepar-
ations--B Buys Coal
Here.
TBv cable . The Associated Press /

HONG KONG. Nov. 3, 1sss.-Extraor-
dinary activity has prevailed in naval
and military circles here during the past
few days, but no information on the sub
ject is obtainable.
The British first class cruiser Powerful
has just taken on board over two thou-
sand tons of COAL and all the other Brit
ish war ship here are taking ON board
stores ana ammunition. 1t is reported
that they have been ordered to be ready
for sea Immediately. The British second
class cruiser Bonaventure. has been re-
night She is now coaling with all pos
sfbIe haste. 1t is reported that the Brit
ism gunboats' have been ordered TO rem
devious here.
At the Navy Yard here the Ordnance
Department is most active and Is engaged
in mounting siege guns.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
FRANK SCOTT.

Frank Scott was chosen to fill the place
of Freeholder candidate Of the Ninth
ward. and his popularity has been showa
many times. Dozens of Republicans
have openly declared that they would sup
port him, to beat Jack Graham, mis-
opponent. He is well known in the ward.
having served two years IN the Board OF
only political position he has ever held.
Mr.. Scott is at present train dispatcher
in the employ Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. He is confident of winning IN
spite of the fact that this ward has all
ways gone strongly for the Republican
candidates
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
DAVID BARRY.

David Barry is the candidate in the
Eighth ward, and although the ward is
overwhelmingly Republican, he is sure to
make good showing. He has any num-
Der of friends ol1t working for him. Mr..
Barry resides on Bergen avenue. and has
been a resident of the ward for almost
twenty years. He has been engaged IN
the wholesale woolen business in New
York, for the past twenty years, and IL
that time has had occasion to travel all
over the world. He is a man Of undoubs..
ed ability and integrity, and will. II
Freeholders to the satisfaction of all.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
SCORED THE REPUBLICANS.
Enthusiastic Democratic Meeting in
Hohoken.

The Democrats of Hoboken turned out
in large numbers last night to attend the
mass meeting at No. 1856 Newark street.
The hall was packed to snffocation and
a more enthusiastic audience was never
seen in Hoboken At various intervals
the speakers were interrupted by loud
applause
The speakers of the evening were:-
Leon Albeit, John J. MarnelI, ]. ]. Fal-
ion, ]. F. Keating, J. e. Walscheil, J.
r Murphy and p. ]. O'Toole
Mr. Albeit, as did several of the speak
ers. scored the Republican Administrative
from beginning TO end, exposing its ex-
fraYagance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
PANAMA SAFE..

by Gable to the Associated Press-1
HAVANA, Nov. 3. 1883 The transport
Panama. from Santiago. fears for whose
safety had been entertained arrived
here this morning.
HAVANA. Nov. 3, ls9s-The Panama
reached this port at nine a, M. and
landed seven American passengers I'M
Guiding some military officers
Size left Havana st about ten A. NJ. her
destination apparently being New York.
It is reported the Panama has about four
hundred sick men on board.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
Big Time FOR Hobolxczs.

Hoboken, win have an opportunity to
hear the leading Democratic speakers of
this ca annpaign Monday night. Leader
Davis has engaged the Lyric Theatre for
the occasion The meeting will probably
he the largest of the campaign The
speakers will be Candidate Elvin W.
Crane William McAdoo, William p. Daily
and Allan L. McDermott. After leaving
tho Lyric. Mr. Crane, Mr.. McAdoo Mr..
hdcDermott and Mr. DAILY will speak in
Kessler's Hail. and finally in St.
Michaefs. The meetings will be the last
of The. .caInnai iglN
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
OFF TO CUBA.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 1s9S.-The War
Department has issued general order
for the movement to Cuba The first
troops will leave on or about November
q. and will comprise a brigade under
Rrigadier General Carpenter The bril-
gade VIII be taken from the Seventh
Army Corps, and one of the regiments TO
gade will be sent to Nueyitas, Puerto
Princtue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
BELATED VOTERS.
County Board of Election
Placing Them on Registry
List.

The County Board of Elections is hold
ing an all day session in Justice Lippin-
colts court room, for the purpose OF
giving certificates to unregistered voters
who can give good reason for not hav-
ing been registered. About fifty applica-
tions had been made up to one o'clock,
when the Board took a recess for lunch.
1t was found, on looking at the regis
try books. that about one-half of the
applicants had been registered by affida-
Wit but were not aware of it. Certificates
were granted to the other half. The
Board will be in session on Saturday,
from eight a. NJ until five z. M.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
CHAPTER cxLIv.

was of great uedl VI peiiN
veterans of this State
CHAPTER cxLIv.
An Act in regard to honorably dis
charged Union soldiers and sailors
holding public office or position
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State OF Ne"
Jersey, That no person holding or
hereafter holding public office or po-
sition under the government OF any
city or county of this State, whose
term of office is not fixed by law, ana
who receives a salary from the city
or county, and who is an honorary
discharged Union soldier or sailor,
having served in the war of the re-
bellion. shall be removed from such
Office or position except for good
cause shown after hearing. but sucn
person shall hold his office during good
behavior. and shall not be removed
for political or partisan reasons
2. And be it enacted. That all acts
and parts of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed, and this
act shall take effect Immediately.
Passed April 8, 1889.
1t will no doubt be of a great deal of
interest to veterans of this State to know
that Foster NJ. VOORHEES,. the Republican
candidate for Governor, was the only
man to vote against IT. Not only was
he the only man to vote against it, but
was the only one opposed to it, A proof
of this assertion can be found in the fol-
lowing verbatim copy Of the minutes OF
the Assembly
Assembly bill No. ss1, entitled IAN Act
in regard to honorably discharged Union
soldiers and sailors holding public office
or position" "
Was taken up, read third time, and
passed by the following vote:-
In the affirmative were-Messrs. Bale,
Brown, Chambers Cheesman, Cole, Cut
ter, Davis De Ronde, Donnelly, Doron.
Pagan, Farrell, Feeney, Francois, Gill,
Goblc, Hansell. Harrington, Harris, Hep
penheimer, Higgins A. A., Higgins G. H.,
Holt, Hoover, Hudson, Hudspeth Speak
err, Kalisch Kane, Keys. Klotz Marsh,
Martin, McDermit, MCGOWAN, Meeker,
Mutehler. Naughright O'Neili, Patterson,
Potts, Riker, Schmelz. Schroth, Smith,
Trenchard, Trier, Trimmer, Ulrich Welch,
West, Wiedenmayer. Woodward-52
In the negative was-Mr. Voorhees,.
A bill, similar to the above, intro
duced by Assemblyman Peter Donnelly,
of this city, ON February IS, 1889, was
passed by the Assembly on February 2S,
but did not become law, for the reason
that the above bill was deemed all that
was necessary. Mr.. Voorhees, was con-
sistent with his action on the above bill,
by voting against Mr.. Donnelly's bill.
which was drawn by the law firm of
Collins & Corbin. The following Assem-
blymen voted in the affirmative
Bale. Brown, Cheeseman, Cole, Davis,
De Ronde, Donnelly, Doron, Feeney.
Francois Gill. Goble, Hansen, Harris,
Heppenheimer, Herbert Holt Hudson,
Hudspeth. Kalisch, Keys, Martin, Nc
Gowan, Meeker, Mutchler, Naughright,
Nevin. o'Neill, Patterson, Potts, Riker
schroth, Smith. Trenchard. Trier, Tim
mer, Welch, West and Woodward.
In the negative was Foster M. Voorhees,
the only man opposed TO it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
Davis Association,

The Robert Davis Association met last
night and arranged a rare treat for the
members and their friends. President
Thomas higgins announced that the
main hall would be finished by election
night, when the room viii be thrown
open to the public. Returns will be re-
zceived from this State and New York.
Arrangements for the complete returns
have been made with the Western Union
Telegraph Company. : For the benefit of
those who win be unable to get inside
the clubhouse a. cinenlatograph has been
engaged. The returns will be shown on
a large canvass at the east end of the
clubhouse. Moving pictures will also be
shown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
VOORHEES, DoDeES ISSUES.

The Republicans of Hoboken, held a
mass meeting in St Mary's Hall, last night,
at Fifth street and Willow avenue, and al
though a band had been provided the
speakers were unable to hold an audience
for longer than an hour. Mr.. Voorhees,
made a brief address. in which he lodged
State issues as usual and dwelt mainly
on national subjects. At the conclusion
Of Mr.. Voorhees, speech. the audience
ffocked out Of the hall as fast as they
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
REGISTER SATURDAY.

The County Board of Elections will be
in session at the Court House all day
Saturday to hear applications for regis
tration from voters who, for any good
reason, have not been registered. The
Board will sit in the front court room