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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20
Harnett's TbermometricaI Report
DIED

JOHNSTON-On Tuesday, July IS. 1888,
Robert H. Johnston, SON of the late AL
exander and Rebecca Johnston, in his
55th year.
Relatives and friends. also members Oh
Bergen Council. No. 149 r. A. are In
vited to attend his funeral services from
his late residence. No. IS Ocean avenue,
on Thursday, July 20, at P. NJ.
SCHUAfANN--On Tuesday. July Is. 1899.
Edward Schurnann, beloved son of Fred-
ersek and Catherine Schumann (nee Can
non}. aged years and months.
Relatives and friends Of the family are
invited to attend the funeral from rest
denee of parents. No. 1S6 Fifteenth street.
on Friday. July p, at P. NJ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20
IRVING, |. /. 0.

TBy Cable to the Associated Press.sl
GLASGOW. July 90 1899 Glasgow Uiai-
versity today conferred the honorary de-
gree of Doctor of Laws upon Sir Henry
Irving, who on the occasion was given
an ovation by large and fashionabls
audience Upon the comforting OF the
degree the students sang He's Jolly
(sood Fellow
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20

Was lhe 1rst -Lanascape Lawn Cemefsrys' n
the State. Lot owners nave no expense for
care Of grounds nor for fencing. II you need
cemetery lot tand every family needs oncs-
you will be interested in Its beauty and nezf-
ness. its moderate prices and easy terms "a
payment. Office in Jersey City. 2s9 Washln<-
phone No 1zI =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20
REORGANIZATION.

Action win be taken this evening by
the Ninth Ward Republican Association
on the communication of the Sub-Com-
mittee recently sent to Chairman Louis
Stubenvoll. The chairman thinks that the
services of the committee will not be
needed, but the matter will be definitely
settled this evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20
KAIsERIN'S BROKEN LEG

fBy Cable to the Associated Press. q
BERLIN. July 30 1859 The accident 70
the Empress on Tuesday last was more.
serious than at first stated, One Of the
leg was broken. The swelling Is 0ecreaS-
Ink and the general condition of Her Ma
je8ty Is 81 tisf f8ctory gompIefS recovery
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20
M0L|N[UX INDICTED.

NEW YORK, July 20, 1sss.-The Grand
Jury has indicted Roland B. Molineux for
the murder Of Mrs. Kate J. Adams.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, July 20, 1Ss9.-Forecast for
the thirty-six hours ending P. NJ, Fri-
day, July p, for New York city and vIctr-
ity:-Fair weather. followed by showers,
and warmer Friday; fresh southerly'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20

= New ierseuts best noair coSts 26e. more a<4
b4xrel xhan ordinary -four, but worth 0dll4x
6x&f4 W6o;osdl4 only II p, b. Clear o. II
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20

2lkss NIiisi1N's sootfiuE asrut fos el.ii,lgen
te4thiuG eholfd always be used for children
U}ile teethinl. It aof5cns thu gums. allays the
pain. cures wind colo kpd ~ {h4 b4st remedy
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

and wrote long letters to the news .lls,.
papers and to Lionel Garden, blleiSH
consul at Havana.
Gen. Ludlow has tired of Hamnon9l
and ordered him sent to Holguln an
by some slip on the part OF the oli ds.snS
he missed the steamer he mas o on NJ
to release Hammond on $500 pail Due
No one wants to go his security. MI.
Garden, the British consul, alliou - - ~
has asked Mai. Gen. Ludlow for HAM HAM
mond's release, has refused TO accepf
the offer made by Gen. Ludlow.
Tnsnector O'Day never had any dis
rect dealings with Hammond OF any "
bic victims but was warned by the po-
lice of Boston and other cities 70 iooh
for the erstwhile clergyman anu u IA
ever arrived in Worcester ne "ouiU
have gone into the tolls quiohiy' or5
Iaunmond's official, police recoiu
would III a good sized book. lie was
born in Lachute county, about on illl I,-s
from Montreal, and has clrcieo the
world with his forgeries ana clever
swindling games. 1,,,+,,
HeS-vvFrs first unearthed by Deputy
Superintendent Bascom OF the Boston
nolice in Franklin Falls, n. H., Wlhere
ba was masduerading as Baptlst
minister. He married Mrs. ". sos -
Broekaway of that place, and ne doseo
her with morphine and roboed ner ol
$4,000. which was recovered When nam
mond was arrested in Boston py the
superintendent.
It is a known fact that he mas mar
ried at least nine times and at dliferent
times has been a Methodist and Pres
bvterian minister and later q Cathoilc
priest. According to his own STORIES ne
has been known to recover insurance
amounting to $4,000 on his wife and SIS
ter who died in Yreaka, Cal Later at
Indian Lake, Ia. he got $4,000 insurance
bv setting fire to his house ana poison,
ing his wife. The police found burglars
tools in his rooms after this last cpl
sode.
He is said to have Joined the Masons
Knights of Pythias. Patrons Of Hus-
bandry and Sons of Temperance, only
to be found out in his true character
and expelled. Yet with all his mlsdeeds
the man had not fallen into the hands
of the police until he reached CUBA ana
Col. Hood arrested him as suspicious
character.
At one time it was supposed that ne
had a friend in Worcester, and later
it was learned that he came here twice
to see a lady friend. The local authorl-
ties kept watch of him, but he evidently
found out that he was being looked for
as he evaded this city afterwards.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

A. E. Hammond who is now under
arrest in Havana as a suspicious cha
racter, is well known in New England
and Inspector Patrick O'Day of the
Worcester force is one of 200 police in
speetors in New England who would
have liked at one time to lay hands on
him.
While in New England he masque-
raded as a bishop and sometimes as
an ordinary clergyman, and successful
ly worked some of the cleverest conf
dence games that We're ever perpetrat-
ed.
He made no discrimination as to his
victims and selected some of the best
business men in Boston and other cl-
ties and interested them in various
missionary schemes which proved to
be a rich harvest for him. He first ap-
peared in Lynn in the guise OF cler-
gyman and succeeded in getting ABOUT
$1,000 from residents of that place and
then suddenly disappeared only to
again bob up in Boston. The Boston
police sent out circulars inquiring
about him and the Worcester force
was asked to keep watch out Tor
him.
He is described as an unusually at
tractiVe talker and If he once gets d
hold on a man can get him interested
in almost any scheme. His greatest
game was the education of the heath
en- and in this line he got more money
out of people than real missionary
would ever dream of getting. After
working many New England cities,
either in person or by letter, he sud
denly disappeared and was not heard
of again until Col. Hoods immune
regiment was sunt into Holguin, in the
interior of Santiago province, in CUBA.
II developed there that he had been
working several wild schemes.
Hood was informed of his actions and
issued an order for his arrest He
claimed at the time that he was a
hishop in the United States and he
was kept in jail at Holguin for over
six weeks. ssa- -
After he had been in Jail for time
he petitioned the British consul at
Santiago to have him sent to Havana
and MS request was complied with.
he has been in Jail at Havana about
four weeks and is again trying to get
his release Mai. Gen. Ludlow OFFER
I'D To nav his expenses TO the United
states but Hammond refused to go
and he was again arrested. He threat
ened TO begin proceedings for damages
seainst the United States government
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
WHATS IN A NAME?'

Does it stand for anything?
Is it a guarantee from the best au-
thority known of that which is worthy
Of consideration?
The endorsement of Jenness Miller
in any matter of dress is generally cons
ceded to be enough to put aside all
questions as to real merit, for her
suggestions and advice have brought
both health and comfort to many.
1t is true that no articlerof dress SO
much affects both our comfort and
health as shoes, and it is equally true
that those which have the endorse
ment. of .Jenness Miller are proving
such a boon to all who wear them that
her name viii be praised more widely
than ever before. These shoes are
comfortable without being clumsy,
and while they give ease and freedom
to the wearer, they have a style OF
elegance and refinement not always
seen on foot They are made without
any stitches under the foot to grow
rough and uncomfortable, making feet
tired and sore as so many do, and are
sold at a price within the reach Of all,
at the Mechanics Hall Shoe Store, S25
Main street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
ATTACHMENTS RECORDED.

The following attachments were re-
corded yesterday at the registry of
deeds
Annie L. Green Of Boston VS.. Almena
D. Kendall, $500, in an action of con-
tract. Writ returnable at municipal
court at Boston. May 9Th,
John A. Carter VS.. Lysander M. Sar-
gent of Philhpston. $500, in an action
of contract. Writ returnable at dis
trict court at Gardner. April %.
Felix D. Fontaine VS.. Simeon j.
Fancher, $500, in an action of contract.
Writ returnable at central district
court, May 20.
Edward J. Mcmahon as counsel for
John ]. Murphy, has received notice
of The discharge of his client in bank
ruptcy from the United States court
at Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
THE CITY.

Mrs Walter M. Coshburn and Miss
Margaret Coshburn left this city last
evening for New York for few days
A meeting has been called of the
waiting list OF the Woman's Club for
Wednesday afternoon, in Salisbury
hall, to talk UP the formation of new
club.
None of the friends or relatives of
Elmer Lufgren, who died at the Home
farm. have put in an appearance or
made known their identity, the funeral
was held yesterday afternoon, and the
burial took place at Hope cemetery.
Amicable settlement was reached
yesterday at the Office of Charles S.
Webster. counsel for Marie Warren, of
the Waite Comedy company, in the
suit brought against her by Arthur w.
Davis. to recover for amount claimed
to be due for five dozen photographs
ordered about five years ago.
There was no change in the situation
at the Dover Printing Company's plant
on School street, yesterday The first
attachment to be served was for $500,
in favor of the American Type Foun-
dry Company of Boston, and the ad
Q damnums of the other five being the-to-
tai amount for which the property has
been attached to about $4,000.
The closing reception to the pupils
of Mrs. A.. H Days private pupils took
place last night. The reception for the
juniors was in Steinert hall, and that
for the older ones in Terpsichorean hall.
The following ladies' acted as patron
esses: Mrs. r. C. Taylor Mrs. G. T.
Harrington, Mrs. James Walls, Mrs, C.
G. Carroll Mrs. Burton w. Potter.
The funeral of Miss Josephine g.
Britt, daughter of William Britt, took
place this morning at her parents
home So Suffolk street. A high mass of
requiem was celebrated in st. Stephens
Church by Rev. D. F. MeGillicuddy.
The bearers were William G. Fltzpat-
rick, Joseph H. Powers, John J. Hay
den, William S. Quarrey, John J. Cos
grove and William P. Fitzpatrick, cou
Sins of the deceased. Burial was at st.
Johns cemetery
The relatives of John w. Carney de-
clare that his untimely end
was due to insanity. Mr. Carney,
they say, had been in i'll health
for a long time, so seriously as to affect
his mental condition, and he was in
a constant state of melancholia. This
fact was known to his relatives and
friends and everything possible was
done for his comfort and convenience.
He passed Thursday, they say, with
his sister Mrs. p. H. HanlOn, No. ITO
Dartmouth street, and she devoted
every effort to make the day a pleas
. ant one for him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
THOMAS MOORE LECTURE.
"A Feature Of Mr.. Dwyer's Lecture VIII
Be Number Of Dissolving Views.

Ever since Michael ]. Dwyer Of
Boston gave his lecture on the poet,
Thomas Moore, in the course at St.
Johns hall in January last, under the
auspices. of the Right Rev. DR.. Thomas
Griffin, there has been a great desire
to have him repeat in this city his
eloquent lecture. on the life and works
of the gifted Irish poet and sing again
the ballads which have made Moore
famous for all time. This wish is to
be gratifed on the 18th inst, when MI
Dwyer is to be heard on the same
theme in Mechanics Hall. As given ii
January the lecture consisted or an eX-
haustive study of. the poets weeks, an
terspersed- with lengthy quotations.
fronla the poem of Lalla Ro0ACh, 2nd
with half dozen or more Of Moore
best tuned and most popular irish mel
odies.
When the lecture, which is APPLY
called "An evening with Thomas
Moore" is given, q greater treat IS
promised, as on that occasion The lee
turer will further illustrate his topic
by a number of appropriate dissolving
views. showing persons places ana
characters described in the poets
works, and will be assisted in singing
the melodies by a quartet of singers
OF Boston, who viii sing either as sclOs
,or.1as "a. quartet ever a. dozen ef the
gems of the poets Irish melodies, The
assisting artists are the. following;
Miss Mary L. Crowley. soprano, sploist
in St. GATHERINGS CHURCH. Boston;
Miss Teresa F. AIaginnis, eontralso. Sc
-ioist in st. GATHERINGS Church. Bos-
ton: Joseph P. Judge, tenor. soleist n
St. Cecilia's Church, Boston; Edward
Machugh. baritone. soloist in ST. c.
elias Church, Boston; James T.
WheIan, pianist, organist in Cathedral
of Holy Cross, Boston.
As a.. speaker, Mr.. Dwyer stands
among the foremost before the public
He has given especial study to such
popular. poets as Moore, Burns. Cold
smith and Longfellow, and his LECTURES
on these poets are among the 4ncst
ENJOYABLE entertainments Ion the
boards. As a trained journalist and
former editor OF Donahoe's Magazine.
Mr.. Dryer has made himself known
throughout the country. and his renlitc
as a thinker and writer is steadily
growing. His present position is that
Of secretary Of the music department.
Of the city Of Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Lillian johnson Terribly
Burned and Dies at
City Hospital.

" ~ ~ j. t q
( -Four-y ear5oid' Lillian Johnson died at
the City Hospital yesterday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock as the result of a burn
ing accident in the morning.
Lillian was the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Johnson, Fairbanks
street, and yesterday morning she was
playing with several companions in
vacant lot near her home. The. neigh
bors had been cleaning house and there
was a pile of rubbish in the lot, which
someone had started into bonfire.
The fire was gradually fading away,
when the children, wishing to continue
the blaze, that they might gather
around it and play, went in search Of
sticks and leaves for fuel. Little Lii
Ian brought her contribution TO the
fire, and as she leaned over to drop it
in the burning embers, a gust OF. wind
famed the Games and heE dress is-
nited +4 y A-e va
The girl was a mass of seething
flames when she started for her home.
Her mother heard the cry of horror
given by the frenzied child, and rushed
forth to save her child. Mrs. john
son had lost her presence of mind, and
it was several moments before she
made an effective attempt to put OUT
the flames. The child was screaming
wildly and every moment her suffering
increased until her. mother had rolled
hersin the dirt'untilSthe fire was Out.
aTHei Companions Of the child =were
too young to be of any assistance to
tie grief stricken mother. One Of the
neighbors summoned the ambulance,
and DRIVER Wilson made a flying trip
up Vernon hill. The child was taken
to the City Hospital where the doctors
alleviated the suffering as much as
possible.s Her bodys head. aud climbs
We're Wei burned alin6ssb 70 a crisp and it
wast only too apparent that nothing
could he done to prOlong life.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
ATELEeRAM LleEL SUIT.
Damages to Extent of $4,000 Claimed
BY Warrington of Gas Machine Fame.

A suit has lust been begun against
the Telegram Newspaper Company of
this city by Perry Warrington for al
legged defamation Of character result
ing from that papers reports of crimi-
nal cases in which he has been the
principal figure in the past few years.
Papers in the case have been served,
the ad damnum being placed at $780,
900, and the Telegram Newspaper Com
pany has been summoned to appear in
court, although the property of the
company has not been attached.
1t will be remembered that several
years ago Mr.. Warrington came to this
CITY and induced John w. Knibbs, the
weT-known stableman, to invest con-
siderable money in a patent gas gener-
ating machine which it was alleged was
to revolutionize and cheaper the cost
of the manufacture of gas, and prac-
tically place the production of the light
giving gas in the hands of the individ-
ual. After Mr. Knibbs had invested
his money. and before the machines
were manufactured or placed on the
market, he became suspicious that eV-
erything about the deal was not as rep
resented, and began criminal SUIT
against Mr.. Warrington for embezzle-
ment In due course of time the case
was tried. but Mr.. Warrington was not
convicted.
Mr.. warrington asserts that there
was a duly signed agreement between
himself. Mr.. Knibbs and Henry B.
Quimby, whereby each was to share in
the proceeds of the company which was
to be formed and capitalized at $780,
900: that several agreements were made
at different times between the parties;
and that, according to the mutual as
sent of Messrs. Knibbs and Quimby,
Mr.. Warrington was to receive stipu-
lated sum of money as his share of the
proceeds, in addition to a large block
of stock He claims that the articles
printed at the time of the trial were
detrimental to his character and he
seeks redress in this way, and init
mates that other papers will be made
parties to similar suits.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

through the preliminaries which led up
70 the final achievement, the rescue by
Admiral Cervera and the Imprisonment
in Moro. to the return OF hooson %
the flagship. The narrative is told
sinplv. sometimes boldly, but withal
modestlv and agreeably. There is no
souan6ering of rhetoric, no nice devices
for giving dramatic point such as
Richard Harding Davis employs so
skillfully. But it is an earnest and
resolutely accurate recital Of events
which the writer was lucky enough to
have been a part of. The volume is
dedicated to Rear Admiral Sampson.
and contains a reproduction Of Cecilia
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
A BOON TO cRIPPLEs.

The new extension shoe now being
demonstrated at Bemls & Co.'s shoe
store is as complete an affair as could
we'll be imagined. People with one
short leg, who have been wearing the
unsixhtly iron foot. or the ungainly and
awkward box heel and sole will be
much interested in the announcement
OF Bemis & Co. in this issue.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

Beaux's fine portrait of him; the from
tispiece. however, is partralt OF the
young naval constructor.
G. Stanley Hall will lecture before
the Society of Antiquity, in Salisbury
Hail. Tuesday evening. April Is, at s
O'Clock. on the subject. Education Of
the feelings and sentiments"
Arthur J. Bassett viii give a compli-
mentary recital for his pupil, Miss
Clara a. Blood. Tuesday evening, in
Memorial hall. Miss Blood, who will
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

There will be an opening of the ice
cream and soda season at WilkinsOn's
New York candy kitchen. 434 Main
street. opposite Front street, on Tues
day afternoon from , D. m. Ice cream
will be served free. All are invited TO
attend and test the quality and mode
Of serving. 1t is put up in bricks to
carry home and guaranteed TO keep
hard two hours.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM.
Chief brennan Receives Estimates on
m the Cost Of Installing One.

Chief of Police brennan received es-
Inmates yesterday from the Gamewell
and Municipal companies on the cost
OF installing the new police signal sys-
tenn. The estimates were turned over
to the committee on police, and will
probably be presented at the meeting
OF the city council tomorrow night. The
specifications call for so boxes, an in
crease of ten over the present number.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

Don't wait until you are sick before
trying Carriers Little Liver Pills. but get
a Wal at once. You can't take them with
odt benefit
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

Tickets now on sale at $50 Main
street for Michael ]. Dryers Illustrated
lecture and concert, Mechanics han.
April &c.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

You can't afford to take chances buy
ing a cheap bargain bicycle. % wheels
are SIS at Havener's-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

nual meeting with Miss Marion E.
Rose, Is Tirrell street. yesterday af-
ternoon. and reelected the following
officers for the coming year: Presi-
dent. Mrs. George Siocomb; first vice
president. Miss Marion Z. Rose; sec
ond vice-president. Miss Kate Taft;
secretary and treasurer Miss Edith
Inman.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-12-13
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13, 1899.
Saving Soil Moisture.

Probably we do not recognize the
Importance of moisture in crop pro-
ductiOn 1t has been shown that the
average annual yields Of farm crops
in the United States have been re-
duced from 25 to Is per cent. owing to
a lack of sufficient moisture to prop
erly carry the crop to maturity.
Stranger still is the fact that in vast
areas of our country sufficient rains
fall to insure a maximum crop. This
being the case, it behooves us to give
more attention to this important sub
ject, and to endeavor to conserve the
necessary moisture for the growth Of
larger crops.
In dealing with this subject we must
first study the character of the soil
Three particular types, with innumer-
able subdivisions, present themselves
for consideration. Sandy soils as a
rule are leachy. To remedy this de-
feet we must pillow under green crops
from time to time to give the soil
vegetable matter and make it reten-
tive of moisture. Clayey soils are too
retentive of moisture and are hard to
till The texture is so close that mois-
ture can not readily penetrate, and
much of it runs off of the surface. BY
the addition of vegetable matter and
lime to these soils, they are 1occulat-
ed; made friable and easy to till. Be
cause of the affinity of humus for wa
ter, they are able to supply the crop
with an abundance of water, and
hence they form what are termed our
our "sure CROP soils.
The Importance of water in crop pro-
duction will be emphasized when we re-
member that actual experiments have
demonstrated that for every ton of dry
matter produced in oats, 522 tons of
water must be drawn up through the
plant and evaporated into the air. In