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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
HAD TAyLoR's HOTEL LINEN.
Two Tramps Arrested While Trying
tn Sell Sheets and pillow Cases.

Patrick Mitchell and Thomas Reilly,
both claiming to live at No. 1888 Fourth
street, went, yesterday afternoon, to the
house of Mrs. Albeit on Grove street, and
asker her to buy a package of goods
they had which Mitchell said he had
found on Pavonia avenue. Mrs. Albeit
examined the contents of the package and
found it to be sheets and pillowcases
marked Taylor's Hotel. They first offer
ed them to her for 81, and subsequently
for fifty cents and their dinner. She de-
clined to purchase, telling the men she be-
lieved the goods had been stolen and if
they were honest they would take them
to the hotel and find out about them;
she would, however, give them dinner,
which she did. Seeing Roundsman Dris-
coll and Policeman Smell pass the house
she informed them of the two men being
in her house and the officers arrested
them.
fed the sheets and pillow cases as be-
longing to that house and expressed his
belief that the goods were stolen out of
laundry wagon at the rear of the hotel.
The case was adjourned until tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
CHANCE FOR COLLECTORS
Sets of Newspapers Stamps
on Sale at the Postoffice
Here.

Collectors and others interested in
stamps, will be glad to know that sets Of
newspaper stamps have arrived at the
Jersey City postoffice, and for a consider
alton of $5 they may have a set of u de-
nominations of very handsome stamps.
Their denomination are as follows:--l, 2,
5, TO- % and 80 cents, 50, S. $40, $40, $50
and $1o0. They are about twice the size
of the ordinary two cent stamp, and about
as large as the Omaha stamp.
Newspaper stamps were prior to July
last used for circulation by the department
between the various offices for the purpose
of indicating the amount of money paid
by the public on second class mail matter,
which includes newspapers, magazines,
serials and books. Those stamps were
affixed to reports showing the amount
and the stamp was voucher and then
cancelled The report was at the end of
each quarter forwarded by the offices to
the department at Washington, to show
the amount received by the Office on
second class mail matter for that period
The department after July / ceased to
use these stamps and ordered $4,000 sets
at S. to be distributed The plates will
be destroyed and these stamps are solely
for the use of the stamp collector.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
SHUT UP IN THE ATTIC.
Mrs. Diehl Sues Her Husband
for Divorce--Alleges
Cruelty.

Mrs. Wilhelmina Diehl, of No. 80 Wood
lawn avenue has brought suit of di-
vorce against her husband, Jacob Diehl,
employed in the American Sugar Refin-
ing Company's factory, in this city. Mrs.
Diehl charges him with cruelty and de-
sertion.
They were married in ST. Boniface's r.
C. Church on February u, 1871, and there
are three children of the marriage, the
daughter Henrietta being with her
Diehl complains that she was forced TO
leave his home ON December 29 1898. Tie
bill in setting out the acts of cruelty.
said that the husband secured the bank
book of their joint savings on the Provi-
dent Institution for Savings, and sold lat
er a house at No. 205 Wilton street, for
So 325, and all she got was $1,000.
Occasionally, Mrs. Diehl alleges, her
husband pointed revolver at her, and
on one occasion pushed her through a
glass window and kept her prisoner in the
attic. Her son was obliged to prepare his
fathers meals during his mothers i.n-
prisonment in the attic.
Another time said the complainant,
Diehl attempted to shoot his wife, but the
son interfered and disarmed him. She
said that he earned 1925 a month and had
an income from his property of $40 a
month
This morning Lawyer w. D. Daily asked
for counsel fees and alimony pending the
suit No decision was given.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
QUAY'S TRIAL.
Postponed at Request Of
District Attorney.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. N 1899.-On mo-
tion of District Attorney Rothermel. the
Quay conspiracy trial has been postponed
until April 10. The District Attorney did
not state his reason for the motion for
the postponement.
Counsel for defendants objected to a
postponement and stated to the Court
that they had summoned witnesses and
gone to considerable trouble to prepare
their case and desired immediate trial
Judge Better, however, granted, the
motion Of the District Attorney for post
ponement and fixed April 10 as the date
for the trial.
Though interest in the trial was intense
throughout the city there was no crowd
issued by the court that only the law
yers directly interested in the case, the
panel of witnesses and a limited number
of newspaper men should be admitted in
to the room. A Gordon of policeman at
each end of the long corridor allowed
only those named and who bore special
cards of admission to approach the door
of the trial room.
court room promptly at ten O'Clock, the
hour. fixed for the opening of the trial.
Accompanying the defendants were their
counsel, Rufus E. Shapley A. s. l..
Shields and David T. Watson, of Pitts
burg. The presence of the latter was a
surprise to those in attendance, as it was
generally understood that he had retired
from the case after his argument before
the Supreme Court to have the trial of
the case removed from the Philadelphia
County Court.
When questioned on the subject MIR.
Shields stated that Mr.. Watson was pres
ent only to make argument on any legal
points which might arise. Otherwise Mr..
Shields and Mr.. Shapley will have full
charge of the case for the defense.
Joseph M. Swerringer, of PittSburg, and
Lyman Y. Gilbert of Harrisburg entered
with the defendants and counsel and took
seats beside them. Among others pres
ent was ex-Judge Gordon who was on the
bench during the preliminary hearing OF
the case.
Senator Quay and his son sat side by
side at the table occupied by their coun-
sci, directly in front of the Judges bench,
and conversed quietly and smilingly with
the friends seated close by. The senior
Senator of the State looked somewhat
careworn, but otherwise was apparently
in good health. He paid close attention
to the opening proceedings, which con-
sisted of tolling the talesmen. The roll
call showed the presence of fifty jurors.
The remaining eight had been excused
on account of illness or other reasons
satisfactory to the Court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
AGAINST
COL. SMITH.
Supreme Court Decides He
Ceased to Be a Commis-
sioner When He En-
tered Army.
WATERCONTRACTA ALL RIGHT
Lehigh Valley Ordinance
Void But Railroad
Blameless.
WATER CONTRACT ALL RIGHT

Especial to "The Jersey City News."l
TRENTON, Feb 27, 1Ss9.--The Supreme
Court today rendered a number of inn
portant decisions The Court holds that
Colonel Robert Smith by reason of his
accepting a commission in the United
States militia service, forfeited his place
n the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners of Jersey City. A mandamus
directing Mayor Hoos to fill the vacancy
by appointment is granted.
The ordinance brought up by oliver and
son Railroad Company, in which Colonel
Smiths title was questioned, was set
aside but the Court holds that the rail
road company having acted in good faith
canot be indicted.
Lewis ]. Wendell is reinstated as City
Clerk of Newark, under the Veteran act.
The Court holds that he committed no
illegal act In making charge for certi-
flying copies of the minutes of Council.
The Court held to be valid the statute
empowering the Court, on petition in
damage cases, to appoint a physician to
make an examination of the person
claiming to have been injured and to give
testimony on the trial as to what injuries
the person examined was found to have
sustained. It was claimed that the
act was unconstitutional on the ground
that it violated the rights of persons, and
in holding it valid the Court said that
similar acts had been sustained in other
with damage suits implicitly consent to
any investigation that may lead to the
q fai inn inf nf tri1f
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
FOUND in A FREIGHT CAR.
Two Tramps' Queer Story Of How
They Got on the Train.

James Butler and James Hogan, of No
1,S40 Third avenue, New York, were
found, yesterday morning, by Special Of
ficer Daniel McNally, secreted in a freight
car on the Pennsylvania Railroad, the
seal of which had been broken. McNally
arrested the men as disorderly persons
and they were today arraigned in the
First Criminal Court. McNal1y intimat-
ed that they had broken the seal on the
car to effect an entrance, but produced
no evidence to support his suspicion.
Butler and Hogan said they had been
West and Hogan produced a letter which
he had received from his sister, request
ing him to come home, and in response
to that they were trying to return, when,
according to their statement, they went
to the railroad yard, in Philadelphia, and
one of the employees of the railroad COM
pany, whom they asked to put them on
a train, asked them If they had any
money Hogan said he had about forty
cents and the employe said that if he
would give him quarter he would put
them in a car in which they could ride
to this city without being disturbed Ho-
gan gave him the quarter and he placed
them in the car in which they were
found. McNally wanted to take the men
back to Philadelphia to identify the en-
ploye, but decided to await Instructions
from the railroad company, and the pris-
oners were remanded until tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
LANlcAN'S BOGUS ORDER.
Drawn ON a Man for Whom He Had
Not Worked in Four Years.

Walter Lanigan, of No. 5e5 West Fifty
seventh street, New York, was today ar
raigned in the First Criminal Court
charged with obtaining $40 from Charles
H. Haley, saloonkeeper, of No. III Pa
vonia avenue, under false pretences.
Haley alleged that on June % Lanigan
asked him for the loan of $40, saying he
was to sail the next day in charge Of a
gang of men on a cattle ship in the en-
ploy of Steinberg & CO., of Forty-ffth
street and First avenue, New York, and
would give him an order on that firm for
the money, payable on presentation at
any time after the following Tuesday,
which was pay day.
Haley says he gave him the money on
this representation and took the order,
but on presenting it at the office in New
York was told that Lanigan had not been
in the employ of that firm for four years.
Lanigan insisted that he had been en-
gagged to go out on the vessel as stated
by representative of that firm and that
all he received from Haley was 50. The
examination will be continued tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
cUENTHER WOLFE.
Pretty Wedding Last Night at
Robaschung's Hall.

A very pretty wedding took place last
evening at Robaschung's Hall, in Grif-
fifth street. Miss Bella Wolfe, daug a ter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolfe, of No. 100
Central avenue, was married to Mr.. Rob-
ert Guenther. of No. 112 Franklin street
the Rev. John Luehrs of st. Johannes
German Lutheran Church, officiating.
Mr.. Henry Wolfe, brother of the bride,
was best man, and Miss Elizabeth Jaeger
was bridesmaid.
The bride wore gown of white satin
trimmed with Duchess lace. The brides
maid wore pink silk. A reception fol-
for a bridal trip to Washington.
Among those who attended the recap
tion were:-Mr. and Mrs. John Wolfe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Guenther, G. Nolte,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robaschung, Peter Wolf e.
Muller, A. Unger, Mr.. Mcdonald, Miss B.
Schumann, X. Rotzinger, c. Kennel, Mr..
and Mrs Robaschung
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
MICE IN SCHOOL NO. Il.
Mutilate Papers in Princi-
pals Desk Children
Back at Work
Again.

The pupils of No II School on Duncan
avenue near West Side avenue, returned
to their work today The school was
closed on February I because the steam
heating apparatus froze and broke.
When the school closed for the day en-
February 6, the last piece of coal had
been used. A new supply was expected
that afternoon. 1t did not arrive. The
fires went out, the building became like a
barn and the next morning the school
could not be opened. No coal arrived un-
til the following day, the Sth. AS soon
as it came the fires were re-lighted.
February was a bitter cold day. All
the heating apparatus became affected by
the cold. AS soon as the fires in the fur
mace blazed up the whole system was
ruined. Pipes brokes and the whole APP
paratus was rendered useless. Scnool
was dismissed and plumbers were set at
work on the necessary repairs.
On the 10Th 1t was thought that every
thing was in working order and the chil-
dren were instructed &c. return to their
studies. They reported at an the seh41i, }6s
building could not be properly heated.
On February 20 they again reported with
the same result. A third time futile
attempt was made to open the school, ON
the sd.
Now, however, the heating apparatus
is in perfect order and no further lrouD.e
is anticipated. A thorough examination
of the entire heating system was made be-
fore Director Rice ordered the reopen
ing Of the school.
Miss NJ G. Evans is principal of No. 4
School When the school closed she ieft
the papers in her roll top desk in perfect
order. The pigeon holes were filled with
papers and documents of more or less I'M
portance When she examined the desk
q week ago the papers were still in order
and she noticed nothing unusual about
the desk.
This morning when she opened the
desk she was astonished to find her papers
in a disordered condition. They had been
pulled out of the pigeon holes and many
of them had been torn to bits. She was
at first inclined to believe that some per
son had meddled with her desk. but on a
closer examination she found that the de-
struction had been accomplished by mice.
aYou would scarcely believe she said,
"fhat in the short time the school was
closed mice could get into my desk and
do so much damage. None of them were
about this morning. / suppose they must
have been frozen OUT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
WILL NOT EXAMINE OUR FRUIT.
nv cahle 10 The Associated Press.

[By Cable to The Associated Press
BERLIN. Feb. "a, 1899. The officials of
the German Foreign office have notified
the United States Embassy that the Gov
ernment will henceforth admit American
oranges, lemons and saisins without ex-
animation, and also that all American
fresh and dried fruit will be allowed to
pass in bond through Germany without
being examined.
The decisions are based on the favorable
reports Of the German experts sent to
America.
The question whether dried fruit sent
transmission of the San Jose and other
insects, and whether the fruit may be
imported without previous examination
has not yet been decided. The PROBABLE
ity is that the decision will be favorable
to American interests.
The officials of the United States
Embassy have cabled the above facts tc
the authorities at Washingt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
FOG ON THE RIVER TODAY.
Only a Slight Interruption to the
General Traffic.

A raw, dense fog drifted up from the
sea this morning and for an hour or two
it interfered with the traffic both on
river and land. AS the bIgSP. r. r. ferry
boat Cincinnati was ploughing its way
across to New York shortly after eight
O. clock when the tugboat Austin bumped
into her stern. There was no damage,
mo shrieking or fainting OF ladies', Ior
the good reason that there were hohe
on board
Teams were of course delayed and Ex-
change place was congested for short
time Those going to Brooklyn mad g
wait for nearly a hour before they could
get aboard and when they did the passage
was slaw The. boats being late coming
over the elef n cars were delayed lew
minutes Fy teh o'clock the fog nfted
and traffic resumed its normal condition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
JEWISH FIGHT UP TODAY.
Trouble Started With Snowballs and
Ended With Fists.

The Jewish Synagogue fight was up
again today in the First Criminal Court,
but had not progressed far when it was
adjourned until tomorrow. Morris Stein
man, whom Benjamin and Kupper Wald-
man are charged with assaulting, testified
that the trouble was started by some of
the young men who were snowballing OUT
side Of the church; One Of them received
which they continued after entering the
church. Steinman by virtue Of being an
ex-trustee, as no trustee was present.
considered himself in charge of the place
ana he arose and ordered them to be
quiet He was struck by the Waldmans,
one blackening his eve with some weapon.
The Waldmans have made counter
charges against Steinman. Complaints
have 5lso been made against others.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
FILIPINO DECREE.
American Professions and
Promises Hypocrisy--
Women Called to
Fight.
[By Cable to The Associated Press.1


HONG KONG, Feb. 27, 1899-The Filipino
Government has issued another virulent
anti-American decree, in which the fol-
lowing passages occur:-
"The American guns respect neither
honor nor property, but barbarously
massacre women and children.
Manila has witnessed the most horrible
outrages, confiscating the properties and
savings Of the people at the point of the
bayonet and shooting the defenceless, ac-
companied by odious acts of abomination,
repugnant barbarism and racial hatred
worse than the doing in Carolina. Unless
you conjure a Holy War for independence
you are only worthy to be slaves and
pariahs. Proclaim before. the, civilized
world that you will fight to the death
against American treachery and brute
force. Even the women should fight if
necessary.
American professions and promises are
pure hypocrisy. They covet the spoils OF
this patrimony of our race wishing to
implan here a more irritating and bar
barous dominion than in the past"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
TEUToNlA's MASK BALL.
Held Successfully Saturday Night at
PohImann's.

The Teutonia Singing Society held a
mask ball, at Pohlmann's, Saturday
night, which proved a most enjoyable
success. The Floor Committee consisted
Of Julius Dreher, Reinhard schuefel, y.
Reception reception Committee of Louis Reitz,
Hugo Becker. Bernard Kelm, Ernest
Hausgen, Louis Lau, Otto Meme, l..
Flachsenhaar and Frederick Stems.
Among those present were Mr.. and
IIupfer Mr.: and Mrs. William Brennan,
Mr. and Mrs C. Hund, Mr. and Mrs.
August Poencke. Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Weiss,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bindig,. Mr.; and Mrs. F.
starh Rudolph Hars I'M, Robert Hart! Hart
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Kuehel Mr.. and Mrs. A.
ZengeI Mr.. and Mrs. w. Weiss, r. Zoel<
Ter. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stoll. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Heuser, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Becker, Mr.
and Mrs. r. Kelm, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Kelm, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Hufnagel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Wenzel. Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav
George, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lau Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Menne; Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Harde, School Director and Mrs.
F. Mersheimer, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Lothes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
CITY NEWS NOTES

A progressive euchre and social session
will take place tomorrow evening in the
rooms of the Thomas ]. Kelly Association
Newark avenue and Grove street. Six
handsome prizes will be awarded the win
lers The social session will follow the
euchre There will be a number of first
class entertainers present.
Lewis Temmich, of No. 116 First street,
was fined $40 in the Second Criminal
Court this morning for dumping load of
ashes at the foot of Danforth avenue,
The fine was subsequently reduced to
SO.
The annual ball of the John F. Kelly AS
sociation will take place this evening at
Imperial Music Hail. on Gregory street
The tickets have been sold very rapidly
by the members, and it is expected that
the attendance will be very large.
The annual soiree of the Scotch Pres
byterian Church will be held tomorrow
evening in the church parlors on Wayne
street, under the auspices of the members
of the Ladies' Church Home Society.
Michael Burns, of No. 1S1 Fulton street,
Greenville slipped on the Central Rail-
road tracks, at West Bergen yesterday
morning. and broke his left leg. He was
taken to the City Hospital
The Lafayette Oratorio Society will give
a concert tomorrow night in the Lafayette
Methodist Church, Pacific avenue.
Here's tae We. -Feigenspan's Scotch
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
NEW TELEGRAPHY SYSTEM.
Tested by the r. r. r. saturday--No
Receiving Operator Necessary.

Prof. Henry Rowland, of John Hopkins
University, has invented a system Of tel
egraphy, which, it is claimed, if success
fully put into practice, will throw thou
sands of telegraph operators out of en-
pioyment His machines are fitted with
keyboards like ordinary typewriters to the
ends of wire 1,500 miles in length, and
an operator, by playing on the one end
of the line can print a message at The
other, thus requiring but one man for
every two now employed, or just half the
operators at the various stations.
Saturday the system was tested over the
p r. r. wires between Jersey City and
Philadelphia with apparent success. In
this way forty-five words a minute We're
sent and printed. 1t had been intended
to send four messages each way, eight in
all, but owing to some imperfection in
one of the machines at either end OF the
made
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
SAYS THEY STOLE DUMMIES.

Charles Scott sixteen years old, of No.
4s3 Central avenue, and John Malcolm,
sixteen years old, of No. 1873 Congress
street, were arraigned in the Second
Criminal Court this morning as disorderly
persons ON complaint of B. Levin, of No.
457 Central avenue. who said the boys
were continually annoying him. He said
the boys throw rotten fish at him and
steal his dummies from in front of his
store The boys were paroled until to-
marrow morning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
WATER CONTRACT SAFE.
Ordinance Passed After
Col. Smith Was
Reappointed.

The decision of the Supreme Court does
not affect the contract with Patrick H.
Flynn for new supply of pure and
wholesome water.
Colonel Smith resigned from the army
and on November Is, Mayor Hoos reap
pointed him member of the Street and
Water Board and on DecemberS, the
Board passed the resolution making the
award to Flynn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27

DIED.

BANCKER-On Saturday, February rs,
1899 Gerard Bancker, aged 50 years.
Funeral services at his late residence,
No. s. Congress street, Heights, on Nom
day, February q, at eight p. NJ.
MORGAN-In this city, on Saturday,
February 25, 1899, Samuel Morgan, aged
81 years.
Relatives and friends, also the members
Mechanics Lodge No. 66, and Mt. Sinai
Encampment No. 5, l. o. o. F., and Wash
ington Council, No. Z, Order of Chosen
services at his late residence. No. 5l5
Grove street, on Monday, February Y, at
eight p. NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
cor ON A CAR HALF DRESSED

Charles Eucha and August Tuher, of
No. 27a Ocean avenue, were fined IS each
in the Second Criminal Court this morn
ing, as disorderly persons. While drunk,
last night, they left their apartments not
fully dressed and wandered from saloon
to saloon. drinking at each. Eucha was
barefooted.
The two men got into a car at the
Junction to go home, thinking 1t was an
Ocean avenue car out found themselves
They raised row and We're locked up by
Policeman Buckbee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
FACT AND FANCY.
Views Of the Situation as
Expressed at Manila
and Hong Kong.
[Bx Cable to The Associated Press.

MANILA, Feb. 27, 1S99.-4:55 A. Nd
Two Commissioners, who returned from
Malolos, under a flag of truce, today, re-
port that eight thousand rebels are anx-
ious to surrender. They also express the
belief that Aguinaldo is inclined to ac-
cept pacific overtures.
Major General Otis did not receive the
Commissioners
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
FRANK CUTLEY MISSING.

Frank Cutley IA years old, of No. 10
Coles street, has been missing from his
home since February q. He wore blue
overalls, blue Jacket, gray cap, lace
shoes and black stockings. His mother