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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
KELEHER'S RESIGNATION.
He Objects to Being Ordered PUB
licly and Insu]ting1y."

Patrick Keleher who has been super
intendent of st. Michael's Catholic Club
since it's organization, has rendered his
resigna ton in that capacity in letter tc
the Board of Directors, which reads as
follows
To the Board. of Directors of the ST.
MichaeTs Club
Gentlemen-I have been Superinten-
dent of St. Michael's Club since it's or
ganization. In every way l have car
ried out the instructions of your
spiritual directors and committees.
Lately it has made itself apparent that
nothing is or can be right while hold
this position. l feel that | am entitled
to gentlemanly consideration. | am a
man, have always acted as such and
expect to be treated as such.
1 am getting too old now to be pub
licly and insultingly told to do this or
that besides being held up as an OBJ
ject of ridicule by the younger MEM
bers of the club, after my years OF
service.
1 therefore tender to you,- as the
Board of Directors of St. MichaePs
Club, my, resignation, to take effect
Immediately or when my successor is
appointed.
Yours respectfully,
PATRICK KELEHER.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
NORTH JERSEY NOT IN IT.
Rumor Revived About Rutherford
Railroad Purchase.

The old rumor of purchase of the Jer-
sey City and Rutherford Railroad Com
pany by a syndicate composed OF ex-
United States Senator James Smith, Jr.,
and Mr.. Bernard M. Stanley, is again
revived and again as promptly denied by
all the persons concerned.
This rumor, however, has new fea-
ture about it, and that is that the North
Jersey Street Railway Company is not in
the deal. President E. F. c. Young is
authority for the statement that he
hasn't heard anything about it, and is
sure that no overtures are l1kely TO pc
made either. Mr. Stanley has been alb
sent in Washington for some weeks. He
returned to his home in Newark on Sat
llrday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
DID SHE COMMIT SUICIDE.
New York Police and Louisa Links
Parents Disagree.

Louisa Link, seventeen years old, a
daughter of Mr.. andF Mrs. Augustus Link,
of No. 102 Kearny avenue, is said to have
committed suicide Saturday evening by
inhaling gas, in a house at No. 7S4 Fifth
avenue, New York, where she had been
living for some time This statement was
made by the New York police.
The girls father said last evening that
he was positive his child never killed her
self Intentionally. He added that she
probably forgot to turn the gas all the
way off when she went to bed.
The girls body was found Sunday morn
ing when the door of her room was brok-
en- in.
The body was taken to the morgue and
from there to the home of her parents;
The death of their daughter has almost
broken the hearts of Mr.. and Mrs Link.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
is FIHcK TO BE SIDE TRAcKsD9

There was a report in City Hall today
that Mr.. Martin Finek, clerk of the Board
of Finance, who is slated to succeed
Joseph Farmer as Deputy Internal Rev
enue Collector, had been side-tracked. Mr..
Finck smiled when he heard the report.
Colonel Dickinson is engineering Mr..
Finck's campaign Colonel Dickinson de-
clines to discuss the subject. His inti-
mate friends say that he has told Mr..
Finck that he is to be Mr.. Farmers sue
cessor They declare that such an asser-
tion is equivalent to having the appoint
ment safely inside his vest pocket.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
ALLER'S DEAD PASSENGER.

A telephone call to Hobolxen Police
Headquarters Saturday afternoon brought
the city ambulance to the Bremen steam
ship. where sick passenger about to
board the A1ler was found. The ambul-
ance removed the sick passenger to St.
Mary's Hospital, where he died at dusk
Saturday evening.
The police have been unable to learn
the identity of the dead person. There was
nothing in the clothing or the effects of
the deceased that would lead to his iden-
tification. The police are of the opinion
they base their belief on is not known.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
MR.. pREsTINe's MUSICAL.

Mr.. Walter Presting, one of Hudson
City's favorite opera and concert singers,
aided by several well known artists,
gave musical in the music room Of
Central Hall, Central avenue, last night.
The musical was a success and the pro-
eramYne was thoroughly appreciated by
a large and critical audience. Mr.. Prest-
ing possesses a magnificent baritone voice
and he is popular in musical circles.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
MosKIvITz HAD SEVERE INJURIES

Sigmond Moskivitz, % years old of No.
5O2 Palisade avenue, Weehawken, was
found bleeding at Newark and Grand
streets. Hoboken, Saturday night. He
told the police that he had fallen from
car 35 of the Grove. street line, that he
had been assaulted by two strange men,
who attempted to rob him. Moskivitz had
been drinking freely, and the police dis
credit r IS story of attempted robbery. His
internal injuries. He was taken to Hobo
ken Police Headquarters. and was later
removed to ST. Mary's Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
FIRST WARD DEMOCRATS.

What was formerly known as the Hud-
son Light Guards was organized yester-
day afternoon as the First Ward Demo-
cratic Association, with its headquarters
at Cullen's .4ly Hotel, Hudson and Grand
streets. The association will do active
work for the party at the next election.
The officers and committees will be pub
lished as soon as named.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
CHARLES KLlNK MISSING.

Charles Klink. thirty-six years old, of
No. SO Clerk street, has been missing from
his home since Saturday evening. His
absence was reported to the police of the
feet ten inches in height, has light com
plexion and moustache, and he wore g
dark suit of clothes and derby hat
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
ALLER LEFT FOR ITALY.

The Aller. of the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company, left her pier at the
foot of Second street, Hoboken. for Italy.
Saturday morning Every state room and
berth was occupied with tourists, and the
passenger list includes many prominent
Americans.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
ARL1NGToN cEmETERY

Was the first Landscape Lawn Cemetery" In
the State Lot owners have no expense for
care OF grounds. nor for fencing If you need
a cemetery lot (and every family needs one),
you will be Interested in its beauty and neat
ness, Its moderate prices and easy terms OF
payment. Office in Jersey City 239 Washing
ton street. over pIovident Savings Bank. Tele.
phone No. ST.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Feb. 6, 1ss9.-Forecast
for the thirty-six hours ending at eight
p NJ Tuesday For New York City and
vicinity Snow tonight; clearing Tuesday
morning; colder Tuesday night; fresh.
northeast winds, becoming brisk westerly.
Harsnett's Thermometrical Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06
WANTS TO LEAVE JERSEY CITY.

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."1
NEWARK, Feb. s, 1Sss.-The Board of
Trade received communication from a
Jersey City firm Saturday morning asking
for information regarding unoeeupied
buildings and grounds on railroads or
water fronts suitable for glass manufac-
turing They prefer property In the
suburbs Of Newark. The buildings re-
quired must be 40xS0 50x1o0,' or 75x100 feet,
With buildings for engine and boilers with
half to two acres of ground. Brick
buildings are preferred.
information will be received by the Sec
retary, P. Il. Quinn. from owners Of such
buildings and property as conform to the
requirements,
Say No when dealer offers you a substi-
rhera Is raffinc
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-06

Say Mo- when dealer offers you a substi-
tute for Hoods sarsaparilla. There is nothing
s,just as good Get only Hoods.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
SOUTH AFRICA.
Opening of the Beira-Salisbury Railroad
Slow Growth of Population in Rhodesia.
H.. R. q.

Opening of the Beira-salisbury Railroad
Slow Growth of Population in Rhodesia.
The railway between Beira. on the Portu-
Ruese East African coast. and Salisbury. In
Rhodesia. has been completed. and on May
Day the first train steamed into the town with
the engine decorated with the words Bulawayo
and Cairo in floral characters. In due course
the line uniting Bulawayo with Salisbury will
be constructed. and the isolation OF this. one
OF the newest Of African settlements. will be a
thing Of the past. There is. however. one. and
a very serious. drawback to the success Of Rho
desia that is. the want Of population. There APP
pearsto be but little attraction in the country
for the ordinary emigrant from Europe. partly
on account Of the Innate. and partly because
OF the difficulty OF obtaining land under salts
factory conditions. The blame is laid at the
door OF the Chartered Company. and an in
stance OF its inability to grasp the situation is
given in arecent number Of a Rhodesian paper.
At the time the country was being settled a
large number Of Dutch farmers were induced
to leave the Transvaal and other parts OF South
Africa under promises OF grants OF land and
assistance. So many responded TO the invita-
ton that 1t gave Mr.. Cecil Rhodes the occasion.
in a speech in the Cape Parliament. to taunt
President Kruger with the fact that he had
already nearly half his people In Rhodesia and
1t would not be long before he had the re-
mainder. Only a very few, however, OF those
who moved into Rhodesia obtained the prom
ised grants Of land. the. majority being left to
shift for themselves as best they could.
For a, time they found employment as trans
port riders and in similar occupations. but
hard times set In and they applied to the
company that had brought them into the coun;
responsibility repudiated. They then laid their
case before President KRUGER, who had no diff
Guilty in persuading his Government TO appro-
pirate the necessary funds and in finding lands
on which to settle SO desirable an addition to
the population Of the Transvaal. An emigra-
ton en- masse at once began out OF Rhodesi1 Of
the disappointed settlers. and a considerable
number OF them have been placed on the lands
recently vaca.ed by the Makatese Chief M'Pcfu
and his followers. after their defeat by the
Beers under Gen. Joubert in the campaign
recently described In The SUS. Their depar-
ture from Rhodesia has been severely felt and
q great deal of dissatisfaction expressed BY the
business community. at Bulawayo, md else
where at the action OF the Chartered Company.
but too. late to arrest the departure Of a very
useful class OF people.
The relations OF tho Rhodesians also with the
native Mashonas and .Matabeles appear to be
NO. better, The feeling is growing that the
only satisfactory solution Of the present DIM
assume control OF the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
SEVEN SANCTIFIED SISTERS.
1t Il Said That They Keep tho Best Hotel in
tho State of Texas.
From tie Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record.
They say that the best hotel In Texas Is to be
found at Bolton. a town on the Santa Fe road.
and 1t Is kept by seven sanctiied sisters" as
the proprletors are popularity called.
Several years ago q woman In that place and
her husband quarrelled over the best way OF ex-
pounding the Scriptures to a Sunday school
class. and were so stubborn that they sepa-
rated and were finally divorced. This family
controversy was taken up BY tho town. which
was soon. distinctly divided between the ad-
herents OF the husband and the adherents Of
the wife. The result was q large crop. OF di-
yorces. andi seyen husbandless women. includ-
ing the original cause OF the commotion. Joined
together and rented the town hotel. One OF
maid. a third made up the beds. and so they
divided the work among them and ran the es-
tablishment upon the co-operative plan. They
though the most OF their patrons were men. OF
course. People saw that women travellers pre-
ferred to stop clseCwhere, and that would be
fec, sisters" used to drive n big ~carryall down
to the railway station three or four times a day
to meet the trains, hut she let the regular
The hotel prospered from the beginning.
and there was no reason why 1t should not. for
everything was neat and homelike. and the
saying much. perhaps, but is a good reason
why II was appreciated. Every Sunday 1t was
crowded. The drummers used to swarm there
and aT%m ever. al 5hG pa nSTsnse9- S on ths R santS S' r fae s StHtS;
was an advertising agent. The "sanctihed
sisters" made money. as they deserved to do:
Sn ley eR Rnn5ry T., thS cnn GssStpIIsn with ana started
drummers left their soiled clothes to lie done
up while they were out during the week. Then
the sisters" bought a hotel at Waco. and
New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21

administration. defence. irrigation. justics. he
has 10 attend to II all. and in connection with
all he In equally competent. We have not lost
our capacity for administering new countries.
especially II they are occupied BY what are
called tho subject races. We have also not
lost the knaok OF distributlon-the working up
Of the raw material and the distribution Of It
throughout the world.
What, however. Ia the use OF taking up now
countries II you know that everything may be
worked up and distributed by some one else2
I want these things to be done by our own peo-
ple. and l see these manufactured products
from other countries increasing more and
more. We believe that on the basis OF free
trade we shall acquire nearly the whole OF the
trade. and what I am DESTROYS Of doing Is to
warn you that tina. appears to be not the case.
I will give you a practical illustration. The At
bara Bridge had to be ordered from America.
You may say Quite true. but we were not
ready In that matter in England. and In Amer
lea they were ready. That was a chance trans
action But the other day we gave an order
tor $50 miles OF rails. We had q large number
Of tenders. and the lowest tender. you may be
sorry to hear. was sent bv an American. Mr..
Carnegie. Fortunately. however. the tender
was not In order. and we were therefore able to
give the work to our own people. II may be
taid that this American tender was a question
OF workman and strikes. and Il may he the
fault OF capitalists. / am afraid II Is rather q
habit. when a little wealth is accumulated. for
the heir TO II to disregard his fathers work
and spend what has been LETT to him between
Piccadilly and the south Of France. | think
this question generally Is worthy Of con sidera-
ton. 1t is as important as a London Munich
pal Council bill or an Old Age Pension bill:
and Il Is a thought which l should like TO give
through you to the English people,"
Fl r q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
A WRITER TRULY GREAT.
a4o Miles of Literature or Whereabouts His
Record Up to Date.

240 Miles of Literature or Whereabouts His
Record Up to Date.
whoever 1t is that has been calculating how
many miles Of pen travel the big writer's cover
in a lifetime" said a New York publisher as he
finished reading n paragraph on the subject.
surely doesn't know a friend OF mine who
makes a living as a write-up writer. Don't
know what trade that is? Why. he's a man
who does the biographies Of eminent men OF
our day and Of leaders OF Sawdust City's
progress toward commercial supremacy Ask
any business mai about it-that's the writc-up
scheme in one Of its insidious forms: there
must be twenty concerns who make a business
OF write-up books. New York has four big
firms. Chicago two. st. Louis two-all Of them
playing on the vanity of folk who like to be
praised In print and advertised in well-round-
MY friends specially ia terms Of that kind.
He has been, writing write-ups now for ten
seticIe a ,bsr ne ts;s w promine eaf', ci Fe,.lng sn en- up tb an
thriving industrial enterprise from facts gath.
cred by Q man who goes around reporting md
yenir book which forms the schemes outer
dress. During these ten years he has turned
S Sss t to' to ao maks articles snr ki 2 Te Of n on p,H an Sve et a
dozen. About 500 words each article runs
never. much less and seldom much more. He's
years ali the, wrtte;up publishers know him.
and they send him lots OF work, by his tally
70 ronshlys, i5.o66.660 words "'''''eS ai '0''-SA''
All the paper he uses, must be,,the rules Of
the Wrlte,mp trade are rigid on this p2int.si5
page. averaging, eight pages to an article:
Figure i al up for the decade: and you'll find
ssss this som lise66a5y m tGiler vh has and pushed onSeb, hIs m mn
S |aa . s!%f miles SIX ja ass"S Sy Es%ii l Ana tS tSas y Sp
Yet people seem to think it's the Kiplings
that do most pen-travelllng In a lifetime!"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
LARRIGAN GOT A JOB.
New Method of Attacking the Vaudeville,
Booking Agent.

"A curious-looking chap ran in here the
other day" said the vaudeville booking agent.
and hrowin himself Town on that couch.
said to me in excited fashion,:
That's the narrowest escape l ever had
"'Who are you. anyway p l asked.
II came mighty near not being anybody at
ALL he said. suddenly becoming serious.
That's q fact. 1 came mighty near not being
anybody at all. Nothing but my cussed luck
saved me from four kinds OF destruction yes.
five kinds OF destruction
Il saw l was up against a crank. and thought
that the best thing l could do was to let him
talk himself out. wasn't busy. anyway. and
he struck me as being kind Of funny.
well. l suppose you're going to tell mccall
about it, l said. Fire away
I'm the luckiest man in the world. 'he.said.
and you'll agree with me when I'm through
I got up this morning feeling very blue. When
/ got through eating my breakfast l was
bluer than ever. By 10 O'Clock I was dead GER
tain that the only rest for me was in death. I
got more and more stuck on this idea tho more
l thought about it. Finally l Just made up my
mind that I'd do it. and. having come to that
conclusion. / swore I'd make a clean job OF it.
80 | went out and bought a can OF Kerosene oil,
a box OF matches: two ounces OF arsenic. twenty
With this outfit | went up on the Harlem River
and got q boat. I rowed along until l came to
y ~ SlO' "ob u Z VII u
long branch extending out over the river. |
stoHped under this branch ard tied the rope to
1t. Then made a moose on the end Of the
rome. put 1t around my neck and hauled it SO
tight that when / kicked the boat out from
under me ia be left swinging there. Next
poured the kerosene oil all over me. swallowed
the arsenic. touched my oily clothes of with a
match. put the revolver to my head and fired.
kicking the boat out from under Inc at the
same time.
YOU'RE a liar!' I exclaimed at this point,
for ia become 50 interested that l forgot I was
dealing with a crank.
Hold on. now he said. wait till you hear
the rest, and you'll believe Pm. the luckiest
man in the world. You see. kicking the boat
out from under me threw my pistol hand up.
end the bullet went through the rope cutting
water put out the fire. and l swallowed so much
OF the dirty stuff that l got sick ant. was re-
lieved Of the arsenic; B'gosh, II, I hadn't
known how to swim I'd a drowned right there
nyway 2" l asked.
Just one Of my stories.' said the man. sud-
denly becoming business like. I'm LarriRan,
one while 1 juggle. Can you book me 2?
Il booked Larrigan for the balance Of the
season. and l venture to say that no comedian
ever got a Job by such novel methods before"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
ON THE ALKALI PLAINS.
A Way In Which Irrigated Farms Are Some-
times Hopelessly Ruined.


Everybody knows that in the western half OF
the country there are large tracts covered with
alkali. which. at a distance. resembles fields Of
snow. The investigationhfeJrled out last year
by the Department OF ~ .ficulture In the
Yellowstone Valley OF Montana threw light on
the occurrence OF alkali at the surface Of the
ground. and the results OF these studies are Of
special interest because they relate to con-
ditions that are found more or less throughout
the western part OF the country.
The Yellowstone Valley is arid. and irriea-
ton is necessary for agriculture. Only a small
amount OF land is under cultivation, and water
has been used to irrigate these fields only
twelve to fifteen years: but already a consider
able area OF the fertile fields has been DESTROYED
the surface preventing the growth Of crops.
Last years investigation showed that the
source OF this salt is the underlying shales and
9ther rocks whose decay produces the soils.
rails in the soil would be removed, but in this
arid region they tend to accumulate. Too
much water has been applied to the soil in irri-
CATION ana the consequent evaporation draws
TO the surface the water that has percolated
into the soil. This water leaves at or near the
top OF the ground all the mineral matter that
crust Is formed.
The result Is that though one farmer may he
exceedingly careful not TO water his lands too
l~essness Of %neighbors working at a higher
elevation, from whose land the excess water
G may ~ Tay RSe GJ to the acres Of the more
matter in solution. The Department Of Xgri.
culture will carry out similar Investigations
this season in the Pecos Valley OF New Mexico
and the great Central Valley Of Utah, paving
particular attention to the occurrence on aikal
and the evil, effects OF its development and
spread over the surface Of the ground.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
SOME MARYLAND FOLKLORE.
A Collection Of Rules warrnnted,to Suit All
Ordinary Requirements.

The Seventh Son OF a Seventh Son who Is
also a Sunday Child is. II occupying an ascer-
tainable domicile anywhere in the United
States. q resident OF the Eastern Shore" OF
Maryland. the long. narrow. fertile stretch OF
country between the Chesapeake Bay and the
Delaware state line and including Queen Anne.
Kent, Cecil. Talbot. Carroll and Dorchester
counties, In this region many old-fashioned
folklore customs and expressions still prevail
and the Baltimore Folklore Society has ar
ranged to publish some Of them in book form
this year. Here are q few Namples
Never shake crumbs out of a window after
dark. They are certain to disturb the spirits
OF the dead who wander abroad at night.
Never wash your hands In water In which eggs
have been boiled, Theyiare more liable thereby
TO become covered with warts. Never step on q
railroad track on a walk of importance. 1t will
be a failure IL you do. A schoolboy who let's
fall q book on his way to school should quickly
put his foot on 1t before picking 1t up or he will
miss his lesson. The widespread superstition
that II you spill salt you must throw some
over your left shoulder. or you will have
trouble. prevails along the Eastern Shore. The
theory Is that the salt thus thrown ava
goes into the eyes OF the devil. who
Is lurking around. II you meet a fiat-footed
man or woman. go home and eat o
good square meal and drink water. or some
thing dreadful will happen. 1t is believed evil
spirits enter throu.h the soles of fat footed
people. Study the Chesapeake Bay tides and
watch the lights along shore when in trouble
a Pickering light signifies an early end OF good
or evil fortune n steady lieht their continue
ance, an extinguished light an end to hope ex-
cept at dawn. A light still burning at dawn
means good fortune In abundance,
According to the records collated by Miss
whitney. the Secretary of the Baltimore Folk
lore Society. this is,one OF the rhymes popular
among children in rural Maryland to ward of
evil:
God made man and man made money;
aoa MAJ. tne hoo ana IN. h.o n.a. ho,.v,
~. "'"'''
goo made satan and satan made sin;
God made a little hole to put the devil in.
MI $500 ,
LIZ q ho'e l 'he Elounu' repeae tnieSano