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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
Jersey City Lawyers De-
nounce the Wholesale
Perjury in New
York Courts.
IMPOSSIBLE IN CHANCERY
System of Referring Cases to
a Master Insures JUS
tice and Truth.

The topic uppermost In discussion among
Jersey City lawyers this morning was the
divorce frauds in the New York courts. 1t
was the unanimous opinion that in the
Jersey Court of Chancery such Wholesale
perjury couldn't possibly happen.
New York lawyers have over and over
again ridiculed the New Jersey equity
practice, modelled as it is after the Eng
lish system, as slow and cumbersome, hut
its soundness and thoroughness is demon
strated," said one lawyer downtown.
Another leader of the bar had this to
say
There could be no fraud IN a divorce
case here for the very good reason that
our Chancellors have from time long since
always referred cases to Special Masters
whose character and high standing at the
bar are beyond question. In this county,
for instance, such lawyers as Messrs-
Washington B. Williams, Isaac S. Tay-
lor. Otto Grouse, William A. Lewis.
James B. vredenburgh, C. L. & w. II
Corbin, and many others could name, to
whom these cases are frequently re-
ferred. are men who exercise the
greatest patience In cases before them,
and know of one divorce case at least
which one of our Special Masters held
back for six months simply to ascertain
the truth Of certain facts bearing on the
case. There is no hurry to get the tes-
timony through in New Jersey. make a
report and get the fee, as in New York
For these reasons I unhesitatingly give
it as my opinion that the cases here are
straight, and I will go further and say
that the practice in New Jersey is better
than any other State in the Union"
A former member of the Bench resid-
ing here in this city endorsed the last
lawyers opinion, adding
'I do not mean in any way to eriticise
the Bench in New York. There are splen-
did men there, upright as one could wish;
but it is not their fault. They are VIC
Tins of system. and because of the
vast mass of cases of law and equity
for there, you know, they have no spe-
cial equity tribunal as we have-they are
obliged to hand them over to referees
The New York Legislature must take up
this matter and create an officer some
thing like the Queens Proctor in the
English court. who shall have authority
to investigate all cases of divorce for the
purpose of ascertaining If there has been
any fraud or eellusion between the iti-
eating parties. think that would be
the remedy in New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
WIFE LEFT HE TOOK ANOTHER
RockIiffe Says That Is What
Any Man Would Do in
His Place.

At the request of the New York police,
Adrian A. RoclSliffe was arrested last
night in his boarding place, in No II
Bleecl1er street. Newark, on a charge of
bigamy. He admits the charge is true,
but says he did only what any other man
would do in his place.
In May 1885, he married, in ST. Marks
Church, Jersey City, Hattie Butler At
the time he was mate on a vessel in which
he owned an interest. He was prosperous
but fate was against him. He lost his
all, and was compelled to get job as day
laborer on a new building in Newark.
Every night he came home with grimy
hands, and his wife, he says, became dis
gusted with him and left him, despite his
pleadings. He stored his furniture for a
while, and subsequently transferred 1t to
fiat in No. 1872 Third avenue, New York.
At that time he had a job in Harlem.
He advertised for housekeeper, and
Connors. She proved to be such a de-
through the "ad'' engaged Mrs. Ellen
sirable helpmeet that he married her. be-
lieving his wife had cast him off entirely.
When the Harlem job was finished he
went to Newark on another job and
boarded there, leaving wife No. 2 in the
Harlem fiat.
To his astonishment wife No. appeared
in his boarding house few days ago and
said she had repented and had come back
to live with him. He was in terrible
stew. Knowing no way to get out of the
difficulty, he made a clean breast of his
second marriage.
Wife No. flew into a passion and rush
ed out for policeman Roc1xJiffa woe
taken to Police Headquarters. where he
promised Chief of Police Hopper to stay
within each reach of the law His first
wife then went to New York and swore
out the warrant through which the ar
rest was made yesterday Then she went
to the Harlem fiat and astonished wife
No. with the information that Rockliffe
was about to be arrested as bigamist.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
TO INCREASE ITS STOCK.
Greenville Banking and Trust Conn
pany to Double Its Capital.

The Greenville Banking and Trust Com
pany has sent notices to the stockholders
calling for a meeting on November 20,
for the purpose of discussing the advis-
ability of raising the capital stock The
capital at present is $4,000. 1t is the
intention of the stockholders to raise this
to 100000.
This institution was organized three
years ago and was financed to some ex-
tent by Finance Commissioner Henry
Lembec1. 1t has hourished and today
shares are rated at $1SO. No dividends
have been declared as yet. This intended
increase in the capital is looked upon as
evidence of increased prosperity. as the
firm has demands for twice the money
1t has on hand
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
DELMoNIcO'S TRIAL MONDAY.

On Monday next the trial of John Del
at Hoboken, in September last, will be be-
gun before Judge Blair in the Court Of
Oyer and Terminer. The prisoner will be
defended by Lawyer Alec c.. Young.
1t is claimed that the Killing of Rosso
was due to the anger of John and Michael
Delmonico over a song celebrating the
assassination OF King Humbert of Italy,
which Rosso was singing on the stoop
in front of his house on Monroe street.
Hnhoken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
HAS Japhet Pound His Father Yet >

The extraordinary vogue of certain his
torical novels of the past few years IS
not so unprecedented thing as reviewers
would have us believe. Sixty years ago.
when one of Captain Marryat's novels was
running serially, vessels in mid-ocean used
to run up the signal, HAS Japhet found
his father yeti" and wait for the reply.
Fancy the Deutschland slowing up the
hairbreadth of knot to ask bookish
questions of the Oceanic!
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
THE ELECTION RETURNS.

The official canvass of the County
Board of Elections of the votes cast at
the recent election will not begin until
Tuesday next at noon. The returns are
not yet complete, many of the town and
township Election Boards having failed
to send them in
Clerk Frank Lockwood and a force of
assistants are busy tabulating the returns
as received and making every preparation
to facilitate the work Of the canvass.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
WALTER COLLINS ILL

Supreme Court Justice Dixon sat in
place of Justice Collins this morning and
disposed of a few minor matters that
came before the court. Justice Collins
was at the bedside of his son, Lawyer
Walter Collins, who has beene i'll for some
time and this morning had an operation
for an attack of appendicitis. The opera
tion was performed by DR.. H. ILL., of
Newark. and is said to have been sue
noe f,,l
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
FReEnolDERs' LAST MEETING.

Clerk John P, Egan of the Board of
Freeholders this morning sent out notices
for special meeting of the Board. to
be held on November o. when the busi-
ness of the year will be wound UP, and
everything put in readiness for the new
Board. which will assume charge of the
countys affairs on December 8, next
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 1sO0.-Forecast
for thirty-six hours ending at P. NJ on
Sunday;-Fair tonight. Sunday warmer.
with rain Sunday evening or night winds
becoming fresh southerly.
Hartnett's ThermometrioaI Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
GRlGsS TO BE TURNED OUT.

The rumor that Attorney General Griggs
is to be turned out of President Mcxin-
ley's Cabinet is again becoming promi-
nent. The runor takes the polite form in
the Washington dispatches of a statement
that Mr.. Griggs is ito resign AT the
present time Mr.. Griggs's resignation
seems to be the only one contemplated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-10
FOURTH'S ATHLETICS
Competitions Arranged for
This Season by the
Committee.

The Athletic Committee Of the Fourth
Regiment has begun preparations for the
season of sports and earnestly soiicits the
cooperation of all members and officers.
Last year success was the result of hard
work and the committee hopes to dupli-
cate the success of last years events.
The committee has prepared a list OF
entries and in the following circular it
sets forth the. details of all events, the
dates, rules and prizes:-
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13
"a Story OF COUNTRY LIFE.

By ALMA i. PARKER, GUIDE ROCK, NEB.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13
DEAR BOY LETTERS No. z.

My Dear Boy You say that YOU have
read MIR. Bryan's speech at indianapolis
and that there are some things in 1t that
appear to be reasonable.
Well, Mr.. Bryan is very pleasant
speaker and can make q plausible show
ing when. he has a very weak case. He
is clever, respectable gentleman who
learns his bread by the sweat of his
jaw and he has learned his trade very
we'll But let me cali your attention to
few solid facts for you to consider be-
fore you feel inclined to yield your mind
to his brilliant generalities about impe-
rialism.
/. Mr.. Bryan's record proves him to
be an unsafe leader. He is the0rist
rather than practical man Of affairs.
! In every campaign in the past and upon
every issue heretofore presented to the
people for settlement, Mr.. Bryan has
been mistaken. The results have proved
chat he was mistaken. The natural pre-
sumption is that he is mistaken now.
! When a Democratic Congressman and
also Populist leader in 1892, Mr.. Bryan
was very sure that free trade was the
/ thing needed to insure prosperity in the
/ United States. He was sure that the
/ srobber tariff was making it hard for
j the farmer and the wage Garner to live.
He and those who believed as he did
i succeeded in convincing the people, and
4 the Wilson bill, free trade measure, was
5Eadopted and became law. Three years
of bitter experience proved that Mr..
4 Bryan and his friends were mistaken,
4 Factories were closed laboring men We're
without employment; capital found no
productive investment, aud the produce
Of the farm brought no adequate return
to the farmer from 1898 to 1897 while
this free trade bill was the law.
In 1896 Mr.. Bryan and his Democratic.
Populist following dropped the tariff is.
sue like a hot potato and took up that
of free silver. During that campaign he
declared that if the free coinage Of sill.
yer at the ratio OF 16 to / was not adopt.
ed, il a gold standard continued to be
the law and became the fixed policy OF
the country, that prices viii so down is
as certain as the law OF grayitation;'
that "the rich will grow richer and the
poor poorer that there will be de
crease in the amount of money in circuia
tom" that "the army Of the unemployed
will continue to increase.
Results have proved that Mr.. Bryan
was again mistaken. Every 1ae of hi
predictions aurned out to be false. w
have now protective tariff and the golt
standard law Prices have gone up in
stead of down, while the rich have grown
richer, the poor have shared in the gen
eral prosperity, the amount of money il
circulation has largely increased, and la
Dor was never more generally employed
nor more adequately rewarded than now
Is it not fair to presume that the gen
tleman who has always been mistaken
upon every other leading issue is mistak
en- about imperialism, which he declare
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13
ITO be eontinued.)
why he vii, Vote for Bryan,

Prosperity has made labor scarce IN
Kansas and the thriving farmers are
compelled to import men to harvest the
crops these days, said well-known
wheat farmer who has just harvested
100000 bushels which brought him ST0,-
coo. He said in the course of CONVEX
sation: II voted FOR Mckinley four years
ago, but this year am going to vote for
Bryan | asked him why, if conditions
were so prosperous. WELL" he said.
''four years ago could get all the Labor
wanted at dollar a day, but now I
have hard work getting men at SIS and
even SIS, and we farmers are too busy
paying off mortgages TO hunt the men
up It strikes me that some people are
hard to satisfy,
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13
Eating ON Is Cents a Day,

A New York yellow Journal is vigorous
" advocating the election of William j.
Bryan for President, and at the same
time daily printing articles to prove that
it is possible for a man to live ON fifteen
cents a day wages. This is very con-
sistent thing to do under such circum-
stances. With Bryan President there
might soon be such state of affairs that
the working man would be glad to earn
fifteen cents day. and it is good thing
for him to be informed that he can live
well and grow fat and prosperous on
that income according to the yellow
Democratic organ in question.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13
Talks BY Prominent Men.

tell you, increase and multiply and
expand Is the law Of this nations exist
ence. You cannot limit this great repub-
lie By mere boundary lines, saying Thus
| far shalt thou go and no further Just
| so far an our interests require additional
| territory, In the North, In the South, or
on the islands OF the ocean, am for it,
! Stephen A. Douglas, one Of Lincoln's
opponents ia the election Of 1860.
II prefer TO trust Mckinley and inan-
ence the policy Of my party later in a
way to give the distant lands the best and
freest government possible. cannot
trust party that has been instrumental
| in forcing the adoption OF the treaty in
| the Senate and now holds the President
| responsible for doing his duty. ] cannot
trust party which is so anxious for the
rights Of the Filipinos, and tramples
these sacred rights under foot in our land
in the South. - Rabbi Hirsch.
What want to say is this: We are
on the eve of a campaign second in inn
portance to none other in the history Of
our party, campaign ON the issues OF
| WAASiA ApPSHuS UuE3luLHIt pEuSptFlty
don't propose TO discuss these issues, but
want to say few words to sound a
note Of warning which the Importance Of
this campaign justities me in saying, not
only to the Republicans Of New Jersey,
but to the Republicans Of the whole
country. 1t is your duty and the time is
at hand when every man, no matter how
humble, how prominent or influential, is
called upon to contribute all the efforts,
all the influence in his power to perpet-
nate this administration. tell
you, my friends, in all sincerity and hon
esty, it will not do to take anything for
granted, not to neglect single effort, nor
miss a trick. We are confronted by a
desperate foe. The fate Of Organism
hangs in the balance. II killed now, it
is killed foreyer."-M. A. Hanna, in AS
bury Park speech.
Our business, that is, the retail house
for which Tspeak, has each year for sew
era years, handsomely surpassed its
predecessors. The last six months have
shown greater sales by a large percent
age, aud there is more general satisfac-
ton than has ever been shown hereto
fore. Our pay roll is much larger than
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13
wouldn't be surprised II pa WINS wrong.
Anyway. she was goin' to Jet time prove

wouldn't be surprised II pa WINS wrong
| Anyway, she was goin' to Jet time prove
MI things to her. III Mckinley was
elected and times got better then she'd
| know that our money system doesn't
need changing, but II times got worse,
then she'd think the Populists Were
right, or il Bryan was elected she'ds
watch his administration just the same
Anna had said that surely would be-
the simplest way Of proving which SIDE
was right, but Mary, she knew nghf
Enow that 1G to was just what we
needed, that it meant sixteen dollars
where we have one now, and anybody
ought to know that would be q goodi
thing, and then Winnie and Anna laugh
ed and said she had better find out the
true meaning Of 16 to before she COM
menced to argue.
81 hope;;s Cynthia thought to herself
"that Winnie, win be loyal to the Popu-'
list party, for they may give her the
candidacy for Superintendent.
Cynthia had now finished mi1lkin' and
gone to the Kitchen, to help the girls
with the evening work. Suddenly fhe
door few open,. and Simon plunged into
the room He Had returned much soon
or than uaual. and Cynthia wondered
what coulif be the matter. He seemed
mad, 2 and without saying word TO-
explain his distorted appearance, taluew
postal card ON the. table. With O.
heavy crash, Ills fst came down after
1T. From the noise produced, she might
have Thought lie used sledge hammer
Simon Grey yossn break that ta'-
Bile Are You crazy 7"
No, sir! But darn the luck! Read
that Internal card and find out for your.
self"
Cynthia, picking II up, read these.
words:
W Pa, Sept 10. 1896.
ssIr.. Simon Grey Boonsville:
.'Dear Brother . am coming to make
you visit. WiIlsarriwe Wednesday onl
the west bound train
..Hurrah for McKinley!!!
EZRA GREY. Z,
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13
The Prosperity Alphabet.

Abundance of work.
Better times.
Calamity dethroned.
Duty performed.
Expansion realized.
Free silver exposed.
Gold standard continued.
Hawaii annexed
Independence to Cuba.
Justice to all.
knowledge promoted.
Liberty extended.
McKinley's reelection.
National honor upheld.
Opportunities improved.
Protection assured.
Quantities of employment.
Roosevelt winner.
Stability of credit.
Trade extended.
Union forever.
Values upheld.
Wages increased.
Ks" more plentiful.
Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Zenith Of prosperity.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13
CHAPTER II.
Supply and Desnand.

Five days had passed by since the-'
| postal card from Ezra Grey was re-
cebved It was now the. day for him to-
arrive in Boonsville:
The County Convention Of the Peo-
pies Independent party had been held;
and Winnie Grey was successful In re-
! ceiying the nomination, She was now
candidate for County Superintendent
of Public Schools intWarble County on
the PopulisI ticket.
Political Simon was-vesT proud OF hiss
daughter and only one thing marred
his happiness --the awful fact that his
brother Ezra was Republican.
Elis first impulse. after reading that
seEsiarrah for Mckinley followed by
three exclamation points, was to give
hiss brother cool welcome, but after
much thought and consideration he de-
cddRd to treat him all right as long as
Ezsa didn't let his snsfghbors know that
he was Republicans He felt II It be-
came known in Brownsville 1t would dis
grace the Grey family especially as he-.
had said so much about sending for his
brokher to give a-ssTfesS Of lectures Inn
fhaor of Free Silver,
III was a bitterrcup for him to sWaI--.
low, but there was no way to escape.
So. when Ezra Grey stepped from the-
platform Of the train simon graspeda
his hand and gayeita.hearty shake, az
the same time taking: a,sacret survey or
his clothes to seetifshe had q Mckinley
| button on To-, his satisfaction there
wns nothing aboutlhis>p erson to inforans
people Of the awful trnth; 50 with rea.,t
delight he introduced him to all he ms'hs
as his brother Mr. Grey from Pennsyl4.'
pania.
Just as they were. preparing to START,
fiM home Ezra Grey S keen ear heard ias,
group of men,. near bN discussing hira.
One Of the men, evidently a Populst,
was heard to remark:
.sTalk about the Ropnlist party being
composed of; igRorana men, and them
look at that.fellow's face. Would YOU,
call him anignoramus?'
/ BY this time the, tTo brothers hadt
started up the dusty road, and Ezral
|, Grey heard no more Of the converse
\ ton.
\ ..Say, Simon,' z. he, said, ibid you ,heazt.
those fellows, discussing me-? They
seem to,have tta Impression that i ann
a Populist Wonder how they eUers
happened to think that n he said laugh
| ing. ,
| Blame me, fan. that said Simon. T.
| told them that had brothar back IN /
Pennsylvania, capable OFF making
speeches, and i thought of sending; for
! him 10 lecture. for Free Silver in these
parts througl the campaign. This WAS
| before I received YOU, cand, of coarse.
Is it possible, Ezra, that you have not
/ yen seen tho lfght?"
Ezra Grey ehuckled, N, spite Of ST.,
mons soletainfty.
esThe lig3at2 Is that the name they
have for the silver delusion la this part8
i Of the coaRtry? So yos, are, a Pop, are
you, SiIneA?'
I ''Indesdll am. l am proud of that dis
tinctiom'@
.Weih Simon, am truly sorry thaSi
| you haNye been led into the silver tr9p.
/ have tspent much time studying bhei
subject, and am thoroughly convinced
that free silver is not what we aeed3
ana u at 1t is a fraud. Z
! . m \ 4 =
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13

A Story in Nine Chapters, as follows
1. The sign on the house.
2. Supply and demand.
8. Simon,s fight for his honor.
4. Cynthia grows skeptical.
8. The road to the poorhouse missed.
6. The Spanish-Ameriean war.
Z. Winnie Grey's remarkable speech.
8. The ideas of the Irishman.
8. Healing of the breach. ~
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-09-13

at any period In our history, on account
4 OF more help being employed and also
because Of higher salaries. In fact, the
! general average Of wages Is higher to-day
than at any time within my knowledge.
Anticipating, might say that the gem
eral outlook for all trade - very good and
we have at this moment no reason to
question the satisfactoriness OF the last
six months of the present year. "--E. A.
Selfridge, Of Marshall Field y 90.
go into any city or town east Of the
Missouri and north of the Ohio rivers, and
| you will find SO per cent Of the business
men hostile to the supremacy OF the Dem
ocratic party. have not seen one BUSH
ness man who is not confident that Pres
ident Mckinley will be reelected, and
this very confidence may prove disas-
trous. Over-con6dence is the only dam
ger which threatens the Republicans. Ii
the business interests were not so sure
Of success there would not be any doubt
about the result in November. There is
a sense Of absolute security in the bust
ness world which is highly compliments
airy to the Republicans. but over-confi-
dence may beget apathy. That Is the
only thing we have to guard against
Chairman Henry @. Payne.
"Originally, Croker was genteel
tough He had his uses. Then he grew
rich, the devil knows how, and set up for
vulgar swell Now he is the merest
flash sport Of the la-da-da variety, all
shirt front and sinners, and quite bereft
of brains. In the long run, what Hill
will do to him will be a-plcnty. Henry
Watterson (Democrat).
Germans Commend Expansion.
Commenting on the recently published
report Of international trade, the Weser
Zeitung says that expansion pays glori-
3ously ID the case Of the United States,
and advises Germany to pattern herself
after the new world. It points out that
four years ago the trade OF the United
States with Cuba amounted to only 81
900, 900, while 1t now reaches SIS, 000,-
600. Likewise four years ago the trade
with Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Phil
ippines was $4,000, 900, $4,000, 600 and
$500, 900 respectively. Now the Porto
Rican commerce amounts to $4,000, 600,
that Of Hawaii to $13,0O0,000, and that
with the Philippines to $2,500. 600.
a Money Is Cheap.
Western towns and counties now bor-
row money at about 31h per cent. Truly
prosperity benefits everybody.