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Store.
Daily camera., 1898-05-05

Skillful watch repairing 7ol 5
18th street.
Daily camera., 1898-05-05

To ure . Cold in One Day.
Take L'xa'iv: Bono Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. IS cent?.
Daily camera., 1898-05-05

Mems Suspenders,
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wire buckle, for amazing figure, 15c.
Daily camera., 1898-05-05

Fancy Bosom Shirts, bona fide Is cent
Shirts, for remainder of week at the
amazing figure, Soc.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
KILLED BY SMOKE.
Homeless Negro the Victim Of
a Fire on Newark Ave-
nue. This Morning.

William Hutchins, a homeless negro.
twenty-nine years old, was suffocated in
fire which occurred in this city at 2:55
o'clock this morning. His body is in the
morgue beside those of the six persons
who met death in a similar manner on
Sunday morning.
The fire was discovered shortly after
2:So o'clock this morning in the two-story
frame building No sos Newark avenue.
Flames were shooting out of the second
story window. A citizen sent in an alarm
and several fire engines responded. The
flames were extinguiShed in less than half
destroyed by the fire. The firemen were
cropping their way through the rear room
on the second floor when they stumbled
upon the body of a man. They carried
him to the. street. He was unconscious,
but they believed him to be alive He was
not burned, the flames having been con-
fined to the front of the house.
The first floor Of the building was for
merly used as saloon, the second floor
for living apartments. The entire build
ing has been vacant for some time. The
owner Owen MCGUIRE, gave the negro
Hutchins permission to sleep in the rooms
on the second floor in return for which he
protected the building from the depreda-
tions of the boys in the neighborhood. He
usually slept in the front room. where he
had set up a small stove. From the posi-
ton of Hutchins body when found he had
evidently been overcome by smoke while
irving to make his escape by way of the
stairs which are in the rear of tie build
ing He was removed to the City HoSpi-
tai in a patrol wagon, the police being un-
der the impression that he was still living
The doctors pronounced him dead and his
body was removed to Speers S morgue This
is the third disastrous fire in Jersey City
since Christmas Eve, with a total of nine
deaths and half dozen persons seriously
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
OBJECTED TO HIS BED FELLOW.
James Barry Goes to Sleep Beside a
Horse and the Animal Ktcks.

While the cold wave was raging short
ly before midnight on New Years eve,
James Barry, IS years old, of No. 304 East
Forty-fourth street. New York, wandered
through the streets of Hobo1en in search
of a suitable lodging house where he
could rest for the night. The first place
he came across that compiled with his
empty purse was the Stable of Contractor
Patrick Flaherty on Fourteenth street.
Barry looked the building over awhile for
a means of entrance. but finding no doors
open he craWled in through a window and
lay down to sleep in a stall beside one of
the horses.
Shortly afterward he awoke with sud
den jump and felt stinging sensation on
the top of his head. The horse was pranc-
ing about as though it had been bitten by
a rattlesnake. At frequent intervals it
raised its hind legs and Kicked down a
portion of the woodwork of the stall. 1t
did not take Barry long to escape from
his perilous position. When he began to
investigate his injuries he discovered a
cash three inches long in his head. He
was taken to the Willow avenue police
station, and after City Physician Simon
had sewed up his wound he was sent
home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
TO CONSIDER The MAYORS VETO
Board of Finance VIII Act ON the
Temporary Loan Mater.

There will be meeting of the Finance
Board at four O'Clock this afternoon. The
object of the session is to take action on
the Mayors veto of an issue of s2S, 600
temporary loan bonds.
The bonds were issued merely to pay
City Collector Smith for property he had
bought in for the city at a Martin act
sale. That course has been pursued by
the city ever since the operation of the
Martin act 1t enables the. City Collector
and City Comptroller to keep their books
balanced
Mayor Hoos vetoed the issue on general
principles, contending that in the past the
city has issued temporary loan bonds in
Discriminatory. He is opposed to the sys-
tenn of issuing bonds to pay Collector
Smith for the property he buys in at the
Martin act sales. The City Collector and
Comptroller hold that under the system
now in vogue, which the Mayor objects to,
the city acquires title to property in ar
rearS and subsequently is enabled to sell
and realize atrleast some part of the claim
which the city held against it.
The same officials declare that sale of
such property causes it to pass into the
hands of people who in future viii pay
all taxes and assessments which may be
levied against it
Mayor Hoos proposition not to issue
bonds to pay the City Collector for such
property as he buys in would result in
the city carrying great tracts of property
which could never become productive so
long as the city held it, and was unable to
sell. The Finance Commissioners favor
this afternoons meeting will override the
Mayor veto.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
M'HUGH IN HoBoKEE.
The Labor Agisalor Can't Hold Meet
tngs on the Piers.


Edward McHugh, the English labor agi-
tator. who came to this country some
months ago for the purpose of organizing
labor unions among longshoremen and
sailors sent a communication to the Hobo
ken police this morning requesting permis-
sion to hold meetings this afternoon IN the
vicinity of the Hamburg-Amer1can ana
North German Lloyd steamship piers.
The request was made in behalf OF the
American LoEgshoremen's Union. OF
which McHugh is President. The execu-
tive Office of tire union is at NO. lOi Bar
row street, New York.
American Company learned of McHugn' 5
intended visit they anticipated trouble,
and the following notice was placed IN
trent of the main entrance to the piers:-
No public meetings will be allowed on
the piers or property of the Hamburg
American line. By order of the Super
intendent.
Captain c. Schuck, who is in charge of
the piers, said this morning to reporter
1--WE don't intend to allow Mr.. McHugh
to interfere with our work. He agitates
strikes, and his teachings have lasting
influence among our men. think he has
become a general nuisance. His aglta-
tions are adverse to our interests, and !
see no. reason why we should permit him
necessary 1 will call upon the police to
keep him off,
Chief Clerk A Won schlemmer of the
North German Lloyd Company, stated
that he had also given orders to prohibit
any public meetings on the company's S
piers.
he said, 1--WE refused him admittance, and
he was obliged to hold meetings in Hud-
son Square Park.
Chief of Police Donovan stated that he
would instruct several policemen to see
that McHugh did not interfere with the
steamship companies.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
GARRY" NEWKIRK ON TRIAL.
He Shot at Mr. Smith while Trying
TO Gain Access to His Wife.

On August 29, about 1880 p. NJ, New
kirk, whose father keeps a saloon at
Communipaw avenue and Sackett street,
armed himself with a revolver and start
ed on a cunning expedition for his wife
and two children. His wife had left him
ana taken temporary refuge with her
grandmother, Mrs. Birch, at No. 237 Mon
ticello avenue. Albert Scott owns a fiat
there and Mrs. Birch occupies rooms on
the top floor. Before going to the house
Garry, as he is familiarly known, load
ed himself UP with whiskey. When he
got to the house Garry gave the bell
several violent pulls. Mrs. Scott put her
head out of the window and asked him
replied that was Garry Newkirk, and
that he wanted to see Mrs. Birch. Mrs.
Scott suggested that it was too late, but
Garry said that he would get in if it
took him all night.
Mr.. Scott then came to the window and
held a conversation with the visitor FL
nally Mr.. Scott said he would go up
a caller at that late hour. Mrs. Scott
conveyed her message to Garry and ad-
y,ised him to go away. Instead of fol-
menced to pull the bell with all the vigor
at his command Finally Mr. Scott went
down stairs and after advising Newkrk
several times to go away pitched him
off the stoop.
On regaining his feet Garry drew his
revolver and pointed it at Scott. That
gentleman, however, had taken refuge
behind the door and the bullet penetrated
the wood instead of his anatomy. When
Newkirk was arrested he said he was
sorry he had not killed Scott. He also
told the policeman that he intended, if
he got into the house, to kill his wife
and children. In the police court the
next morning he again expressed his re-
gret that he had not killed Scott.
NeWkirk's defence is that he was drunk
and does not remember anything he did
or said. The case is still on.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
MISSES EDGES CHRISTMAS DANCE
Matinee Euchre Club Delightfully."-
Eutertained

A Christmas dance was given last week
by the Misses Edge, a their residence.
on Wayne street, to the members of the
Matinee Euchre Club. The spacious
halls and parlors Were richly festooned
with flowers, Christmas greens and mis-
tletoe. giving them gala appearance.
and the dance thoroughly enjoyed by all.
was not concluded until early next morn
ing. Among the members present were
Misses Julia F'oucle, Helen Dixon, Helen
Rae, Julia MCGEE. Margie Post, Edna
Toffey, Evelyn Werts, Bessie White.
Adele Wilson. Bessie Hinds Florence
Reed Eva Niese, Irrna Pyle Jean Rent
ley, Edith Tower, Maude Rowland, Bes-
sic Pearsall. Marie Hardenbergh Daisy
Jarvis, Bertha Anness, Agnes Rowe Jo-
sephine Van Horn, Eta kaufman, Louise
Tompkins. Claire Riddick, Helen Thurs.
ton, Louise Heike, Edna Patten A. Ran
dali, Bertha Martin and the Messrs Ed
gar Bradley. Robt. Jarvis, Walter Eager
Hudson Condict. H. Runyon. Bradford
Alfred Bumstead r.. Toffey. w.
Klump, Frank Voorhees, Willard Reed
Clinton Fisk. Chas. Hardenbergh. Regi-
nald Van Horn. Hilton Williams, JOS
Harris. Harry Ames Geo. Burrows. Wal
Ter Stryker, Jean Bateheler Chauncey
Eyertt, Percy Schenck. Chas. Runyon.
Chas. Bunstead, Clarence Bumstead
John Voorhees,, Eugene Newlzirk, c. New
comb, Daniel Hardenbergh. Rudolph
Heike5 Charles Myers, Weymer Mills
Ralph Perry, Fred White, H b. Bodine,
Kenneth Fowler. Fred Sidman, William
Tonpkins and Alfred Gumaer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
MAGNOLIA LUOHRE CLUB.

The Magnolia Euchre Club was organ
lied ON New Years Eve, at the home of
Mr.. A. E. Rouse No. 2s7 Magnolia ave-
nue.. The following officers were elected
Mr.. E. w Bertholf, President; Mrs.
Bertholf Treasurer; Mrs A. E. Rouse,
Secretary The members of the new club,
which is intended to supplant the once
disbanded last season on account of
internal discussions are:-Captain and
Mrs. Charles Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
Newkirk, Mr.. and Mrs. James Stinnard,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Davis, Miss Irene
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Rouse, Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. AL.
Heritage, Misses Nettie and Lizzie Cox,
and Mr.. Walter Regan. The opening
games will be played ON the evening Of
January g. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stinnard, No. 290 Magnolia avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
TRIED TO HOLD Up A SALOON.
Four Men Attempt TO Rob Hebokeu
Liquor Dealer.

Charles Welz who keeps saloon at
No. S5l First street. noboken. was just
about to close up his place at 4:30 O'Clock
yesterday morning when four rough-look-
ing men entered and lined up in front of
the bar AS Welz was about to ask them
what they wanted. one of the four drew
club from his pocket and made a vicious
blow at the saloon keepers head. Welz
lodged quickly and the club struck the
bar. He then picked up heavy beer
glass and threw it at his assailant with all
his strength, but the glass missed IT'S
mark and crashed in pieces against the
wall
Welz emembered that he had a whistle
in his pocket, so he blew this to attract
the police.
Stop that" yelled one of the gang,
who drew revolver from his pocket and
pointed it at the saloon keeper. IF you
don't; II blow your - - head or
Weiz, however, lodged behind the bar
and continued to blow the whistle
The men evidently became afraid. for
they ran out on the street and escaped
Welz notified the police of the attempted
hold-up.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
HILARIOUS GREbNVILLEITES.
Arrests of Too Ardent CeIebraters OF
New Years. Advent.

The police of the Ocean avenue station
had their hands full with drunks Saturday
afternoon. The victims were celebrating
the New Year in their own peculiar way.
The first to come within the clutches of
the law was Frederick Merker of No. 277
Danforth avenue, Greenvile. Merker was
arrested on complaint of Conductor Ter
ence McGrath, who claimed that the
the car and refused to pay for them
When the car reached the station house
the police had to drag Merker from the
car, and they locked him up. His father
paid for the damage later.
Dennis Riley, of 301 Twelfth street, Bay
onne, was the next victim. He was ours
ing at the top of his voice and acting in
a very disorderly manner on Gator ave-
nue. when arrested. Number three was
Daniel Sullivan, of Currie's lane, in Green
vile. He was also shouting at the top
of his voice, and on being told to keep
quiet by policeman began to give back
talk He was then arrested.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
ASHES WELL CARED FOR NOW.
Both Byrne and Harrington Are
Gathering Up the ssarbage

Little ,Tommy'' Harrington is in trouble
again. On Saturday he decided that he
kneW ta Ro,., the business of the Street and wa
Yer Board better than the Commissioners
themselves did. Tommy doesn't loaS
any dlHerent today. but he knows a little
more; A feW weeks ago Tommy, MT
N a DID Tor the removal of the ashes and
gaI9age from the streets for the fiscal
year. He did not want the work. bur he
qid NOT want Henry Byrne to have ii.
fryan,ss gyrne and ai Harrington have not been
Irlends for some time When the bids
We're opened Little Tommy was low
lie was awarded the contract but tha
important document still lacks the Nav
or OF signature. President Boltwood of the
street ana Water Board only signed il
notwithstanding this fact. .aTommv,,
started in on Saturday to remove tba
asnes. Byrne kept right on as though
nothing unusual was going on. His men
We're followed about by Little ssTom-
my Ihe ash gatherers are Italians
anu a clash was expected at almost any
Tommy's" men were still shadowine
Byrnes this morning. Mr. Byrne has the
upper hand. He will be paid for all the
work he does until the Harrington con-
tract is signed and filed with the Comp
troller Harrington will doubtless des-
cr1be several different kinds of somer-
sautts when he finds he has been doing
work for nothing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
TO ESCAPE THE Moose |
Board Of Pardons Hears Peti-
tions for Clemeney-
Cases Considered.

The Board of Pardons are in session
this afternoon in the First National Bank
Building, and have before them large
number of petitions for clemency. 1t was
understood that the cases of two murder
ers, one in Hudson and the other in Es-
sex county, would be disposed of. They,
however, were only mentioned for the pur-
pose of fixing a date for their counsel
TO make oral arguments.
Counsellor William H. Speer was at the
meeting in the interests of Edward Cliff
ford, the condemned murderer of Super
intendent Watson, whom he shot at
Board that he was not there to make an
argument but to say that counsel en-
gagged in the case had not agreed about
the papers in the matter and he asked
the Board to permit him to present an
oral argument at some day convenient to
the Board. This request was granted and
Mr.. Speer asked that the Prosecu-
the case could be threshed out there and
then.
Clifford has not yet been resentenced
since the adverse decision of the Court
of Errors and Appeals
In the second case Lawyer Field
half of Andreas Malinak Of Es-
murder of Annie Kemitz on Broome street
Newark, on July 27, 1897. Malinak has
been sentenced to be hanged on January
q next, and his lawyer was anxious that
his case should be presented today, but
the Board said that was impossible. They
decided to fix a date for argument and
notify the counsel. Malinak, it is
claimed, is of unsound mind.
Il hope the day will be before January
n, was the lawyers grim remark, as
Clerk E. Fox ushered him out of the pres
ence of the Governor, the Chancellor, Lay
Judges of the Court of Errors and Secre-
tary of State.
Another murder case brought up this
afternoon was that of Patrick Mulvihill
of Jersey City, who was sentenced to 20
years imprisonment He has served six
years and because of sickness his people
seek his pardon. His aged mother was
outside of the meeting room this after
noon and managed to see Gov. Grigggs
before the opening of the meeting. 1t IS
said that the murderer will be released
on parole.
Up to three o'clock the Court was still
in secret session. The list to be con-
sidered is unusually long.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
E. 3. VESSELS SUED.
William r. Hrrmans Wants Pay for
Running His Shoe Department.

A suit of William F. Hermans, a we'll
known shoe dealer, against E. r. Wes-
sells, the halter, is being tried in the Cir
cult Court today. Mr.. Hermans wants
Mr.. Vessels to pay him $1,000 for alleged
breach of contract. Mr. Hermans story
is that on Mr.. Vessels request he made
a contract with Mr.. Vessels to manage
the shoe department of his store, which
was then located at No. % Newark ave-
nue.. The contract was made in January,
1897 and was to continue for one year,
the terms being that Hermans was 70 re-
ceive 40 per cent. of the gross receipts.
Mr. Vessels told him at the time that ne
had been losing $1,000 year in the depart,
ment, and he wanted somebody to bulid
it up.
Mr.. Hermanns took charge on February
and Immediately thereafter business Pc
ban to boom. Hermans says that ne
asked Vessels for money from time 10
time. but Vessels put him off. Vessels
moved to his old store at Grove street
and Newark avenue on March 10 flnaily
after repeated requests Hermahs sucesea5 e15
ed in squeezing the munificent sum OF sl2
cut of Vessels. That was the only mon,
ey he had received up to that time, ana
ne claims that he has not received any n,
mat HermanS ought to share the expense
Of the electric lights which illuminated the
store but Hermans could not see ms way
clear to do it were he ever so Wllllng.
Some time in September, Hermans, after
vainly endeavoring to get some money on
account, demanded a full settlement; Ihat
amused Vessels, but he proceeded to
make up a set of statements showing that
Hermans had received all the money he
was entitled to for his nine months work
THAT WAS the s12 which he paid in May.
Hermans insists that these statements
are false and fraudulent, According to
Hermans accounts, Vessels owes MN
81, $50. When he threatened 10 sue ives
sells the gentleman said
ooh, that's only a bluff; go ahead" The
case will probably be finished today Law
yer Bowen appears for the plaintiff and
LAWYER Tenant for the defendant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
JUDGE HUDsPETH's PRESENTS.
They Were Not At All Acceptable 10
the Recipients on New Years. Eve


Judge Hudspeth gave out on Friday
some New Years gifts which the recipi-
ents would Just as leave have struggled
along without. Joseph Anger, the ten
vear-old boy who organized and manag-
ed a band of juvenile thieves, was sent
"a the Reform School, with some appro-
pirate remarks from the Court
Otto Drewes, an enterarising burglar,
who broke into hollse and managed to
get away with property valued at s1S6,
was sent to state ErlSoh loi tWo Years
William Bennett. the little colored boy
who stole two diamond rings gold med
al. a pair of field glasses and gold pen,
valued in all at $500, from DR.. Lampson's $
house, was sent to the Reform School
Herman Lehman was semi to the Coun-
ty Jail for sixty days Tor petty larceny.
George Labrey was sent to the same in
stitution for a similar period Tor stealing
a pair of trousers.
William P. Doyle. who stole Dr. Nc
Gills horse and buggy, was let off
with a year in the Penitentiary. He had
pleaded guilty and excused the theft.
on the ground that he was SO drunk
that he did not know what he was do
ing. He had previously borne a good
reputation and this was his first offense.
Alexander Harris, the coloreds gentle-
man who bit a piece from the nose Of
another colored gentleman named Morris,
was sent to the County Farm for three
Joseph. Werned win board with Warden
Crimes at the Penitentiary. for Il year
for sealing a bicycle He said he stole
the wheel because he was out OF work
and hungry.
James MeGrath and Peter Plunkett,
who stole kegs of beer from a saloon in
Weehawken. were sent to the County
Farm for six months.
William Wernecke, the lodger In Fred
erick Schurrs house in Hoboken. who
assaulted the landlord because the latter
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
CAPTAIN F0RD'S NEW MISSION.
I've VIII Conduct Faith Cure Branch
as Grand and State streets

Captain George Ford. who resigned from
the Volunteers of America on Thursday
last to affiliate with Sister Jackson's band
of Faith Curists, has been assigned by the
Faith Curists to the charge of a mission
which is 10 be opened at Grand and State
streets tomorrow night The hall. store
already been fitted up. A sign on the
window reads.--''L Life Saving Mission
The apartments above the han have
been furnished by the Faith Curists. and
will be occupied by the Rev. Mr.. Ford and
Ills family as their living quarters. Mr..
Ford preached at the Tabernacle of the
Testimony ON Friday night last. He chose
as his text Ephesians III: ?, concerning the
coming out among the children OF dis
obedience. 1t Is Sister Jackson's plan to
close the church on Bramhall avenue on
Wednesday, and Friday evenings and have
all the members take part in the meetings
at the new mission.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-03
ALEX. SIMPSON RESIGNS
His Resignation to Take Effect
if He Is Convicted Boez-
kowski's Sentence
Reeonsidered.

Assemblyman-e Alexander Simpson,
who was recently indicted with Assistant
Prosecutor Joseph NJ. Noonan, for con-
spiracy to secure the release OF a man
who had pleaded guilty of embezzlement,
sent his resignation as an Assemblyman
to Robert Davis this morning. The
resignation was enclosed in this letter.
Jersey City, December 27, 1897.
Mr.. Robert Davis, Chairman of the
Hudson County Executive Com
mittee:-
Ny Dear Mr.. Davis:-Under the
present unpleasant condition of af-
fairs, desire to disembarrass the
Democratic party in this county OF
criticism that might follow my per-
tinaciously clinging to the office to
which | was elected last fall, and !!
therefore enclose my resignation OF
that office. desire that you nold
the resignation until the completion
of my trial on the indictment found
against me, and upon the failure or
the Evening Journal to establish the
charges made against me, of which
am certain, l desire you to return the
resignation to me.
Very respectfully,
ALEXANDER SIMPSON.
This is the letter of resignation
Jersey City, N. j., December 27, 1897.
Honorable John w. Griggs, Governor
of the State of New jersey
Dear Sir-Herewith l resign the office
of the representative of the county
of Hudson. to which office l was elect
ed in the election of November last
Very respectfully,
ALEXANDER SIMPSON.
Nicodeme Boczkowski, the Pole around
whom all of Mr. Noonan's and Mr.. Simp-
sons trouble centres, was brought into
the Court of Sessions Friday and his sen
tence of five years reconsidered by Judge
Hudspeth He had pleaded guilty in the
Special Sessions Court of three charges
of embezzlement. His sentence was re-
duced to two years and costs.