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New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
COLLISION OF TROLLEY CARS.
SEVERAL PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN
PATERSON

PATTERSON.
Paterson Nov IS (SpeciaD.-Half a dozen people
were more less seriously injured at 10 O'CLOCK
this morning In a trolley accident. Car No. lo on
the Beech and Clay st. line. into car NO ooi'
on the white" line. at Essex and Beech sts..
where the two lines cross each other. Car NO 10
hit the other car squarely in the middle. IL was
going at high rate of speed. and the COLLISION
sounded like an explosion to those who were near
by at the time The front of car No. 15 was re-
duced to kindling wood and John Mcintyre tne
motorman escaped death as by a miracle ne had
reversed his power soon he saw the wv mite
line car shoot out from the building on the corner
bring his to a standstill. He jumped PACK as
his car hit the other He was thrown down by
the Shock and covered by the debris OF the oemoi-
The passengers In both cars were thrown from
and splinters of wood. one man fell upon the
baby Of Mrs. William Deeths, of Market-st.. which
The baby was injured. The mother was cut about
the hands and face. ann her right ear was literally
cut off. Mrs. John Schroeder, of No S26 Straight
body Miss Minnie Ackershoek, of Twenty-second-
ave. injured about the arms. legs and shoul-
thought to be seriously 9 in. injured @ These were all
were injured. but they disappeared before their
names could be obtained.
There only three passengers in car No. Is
and none of them were seriously injured
A call for physicians and the ambulance was sent
out. Mcintyre, the motorman. tafen into
nearby house and was later taken to his home
right of way at the point where the accident took
place as they were on the older line but since the
merging of all the trolley lines in one company
neither has the right OF way. Both cars are sup
posed to stop on reaching the corner, and cross
This morning eye witnesses say, the white" line
crossing the street. when the other
into It. Both cars were thrown off the tracks and
badly damaged.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
DIES on LEARNING HE'S BIGAHIST.
AN oPT1CIAN MARRIEs AFTER HIS LAWYER PRE-
sENTs HIM SPURIOUS DECREE
OF DIVORCE.

Reuben Shepherd, who engaged in business
as an optcian in East Twenty-thrd-st Manhat-
tan. and who dropped dead last September, was
killed by the sudden discovery that he was uncon-
sciously biganlist The two widows whom he
left still living in Brooklyn. His first wife.
from whom he supposed he had been divorced.
lives with her married Frederick, at No 1885
Broadway. The second Mrs. Shepherd, to whom
he was married on June 5, lives in the old David
son home at No. 461 Wythe-ate. She Miss
Mary Louise Davidson belonging to an old and
well known family.
Shepherd married her on the strength of dec
laration by his lawyer that decree of divorce had
been granted to him at White Plains The papers
for Shepherds arsf wife, discovered that there
was no record Of a decree at White Plains. He
IN shephsdd hf h Raof
never been divorced from his first wife At, The news M
staggered Shepherd An hour later he died at the
No Iaf to bsme s
n him this fG be s S9s We He sfe h hH
said Louise. | would not deceive you to save
my she f has tSs bogus 'SH and the
riage certificate, showing that she was married to
She says that her troubles are not Yet ended for
Mr. bodT from the F plot in
Der of the firm Of Hogan & Shepherd, of Hudson
St, Manhattan. was seen. Yesterday at his home
his mother. Concerning the divorce he sad
19bR @ the first Psoe 1r ny mo1Ser ah Left left
eight years ago. Then my father asked her if she
would go away for a few months to visit some
friends. My mother went away and when she
did my father put some things in storage and pro-
ceeded to have a good time. My mother, hearing
Of all these things, refused to go home again; My
father wanted my mother to go back, and she
would not do He got acquainted with Miss
Davidson about that time: Miss Davidson knew
with her and asked me If l would help him to get
e seo men to ba @ Gner We did ef to s
the divorce proceedings until cousin of mine got
a letter from a lawyer in Manhattan who wanted
my cousin to papers. which he refused to do
My fathers lawyer, a colored man. in the mean
time showed him letter supposed to have been
written by my mother. This letter forged
After my father married he admitted bigamy
/ went down to ask him where he got married and
he started in rage knew he was married and
had committed bigamy. and he came to me and
begged me not to prosecute him. The following
Sunday he died In June he to begging
me not to send him to jail. l wanted to do what
was right by my mother.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
DEEP SEA VoTAGE FOR HOLLAND BOATS

THE SUBMARINE CRAFT WILL GO TO THE BER-
MUDAs AND EUROPE IN MARCH
John 2. Holland, the inventor of the submarine
boat confirmed at Newark yesterday the report
that the seagoing qualities of his boats Will be
thoroughly tested by series of deep voyages.
the first of which will probably take place IN
March. 1901. Several of the craft being
constructed for these trials and 1t is expected that
the first will be launched within two months.
Mr.. Holland has planned number of voyages,
running from one thousand TO four thousand miles,
including trip to Cuba and another to Europe.
AS a precautionary tender will accom-
pany the Holland boats. The tender will carry
extra men and duplicate parts of the machinery in
any of the crew are incapacitated the sub
marine boats meet with accident. full crew
of seven will man each craft
1t is the intention of the Holland people to prove
that the boats not uncomfortable in a
heavy sea, recently stated by several
prominent foreign authorities. With this end in
view the boats will be tested In rough weather and
the month of March has been selected for the
trials. that is about the time when the
heaviest weather and toughest seas eneoun-
tered the Atlantic. The southern will be
taken when the trip across the ocean is made. The
first stop will be at the Bermudas and the next at
Lisbon,
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
KAYFARER MEErs SUDDEN DEATH.

Somerville, Nov Is (speciaD-On Friday night a
we'll dressed Engshman about fifty years old
knocked at the door of the house of August Boil
mer. farmer, living near South SomervilIe. and
asked to be allowed to sleep in his barn Bolmer
favoraby impressed with the stranger that
he gave him meal and invited him to sleep in his
house. At o'clock Saturday morning the Boil
mer family was startled by commotion in the
room occupied by the stranger. On entering the
Mrs. Bomer found the in commissions
He died before medical aid could be summoned
County Physician Wagner could find no evidence
that he had taken poison. His body brought
here and tonight Mrs. Thomas Jackson, Of Skill
man Station, identified the body that of Thomas
Jackson her husband. Mrs. Jackson stated that
her husband had left home to search for work
When she last heard from him he in hard
straits. and tramping home. She believes his
death due to hunger and exposure, as he was
too proud beg.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
Found GOLD IN A CHICKEN.S CROP

Plainheld Nov is (SpeciaD.-The farmers in
Piscataway Township anxiously awaiting the
results of the hunt for gold on the farm of George
Beloff, whose place is located between New Market
and Stelton, six miles from this city. Several
weeks ago Belof killed a chicken, and in the crop
Of the fowl he found particles of yellow looking
metal which experts afterward declared was gold
Beloff Immediately decided that there must be
precious metal on his farm, and he secured the
services Of a gold prospector. A shaft sunk
in the barnyard, which is now forty-five feet deep
Belon alleges that he has taken up small quantities
of gold. Every one in the neghborhood is inter
esed in the operations, and Belof place visited
by so many people that at times has 20 shut his
farm gates. He has already spent $500 in his pros
pectnG for the precious metal.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
ERIE ROAD UNITES WITH TROLLEY.

Orange. Nov. IS (specIaD.-Confirmation OF the
reports that the South Orange and Maplewood troll
ley line is to be run in connection with the Watch
ung branch OF the Erie road. and that 1t is to
compete for the freight business OF Orange Valley.
came yesterday. when large force OF was
put at work building a connecting switch between
the two roads, A side switch for a freight station
has been pat in east of the barn, in Forest-st
and others are in contemplation. Meanwhile the
strengthening of the tracks from Chestnut-st. to
Montrose-ave. is being pushed rapidly. The road is
built OF heavy rails. and is well balIasted. Nine
cars of gravel are now in West Orange waiting 10
be used the new cutoff. The officials OF the
road retcent, and will neither deny affirm
repOrts in circulation.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
THE TRIBUNE IN NEWJERsEY.
MORE TESTIMONIALS TO ITS WORK IN THE
CAMPAIGN

CAMPAIGN.
Among the many letters received by The Tribune
recently commenting appreciatvely on the cam
the following:
FROM CHAIRMAN CoDDING OF UNION.
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: wish In this time Of paying the obligations
Republican organization OF JAllon County is deeply
campaign The New-Jersey page OF The Tribune
has given the average W-Jersey reader some In
ably filed field that has been utterly neglected or
very imperfectly attended to- by the other New
YORK papers The counties of Union. Bergen. Es-
sex. Passsic and Morris have A tremendous com
muting class They go to the station IN the
ing and purchase. Of course. a New-York paper
They know everything about New-York City and
State politics. but very little about New-Jersey
affairs. II is because they Indifferent but
because they have means OF knowing local
political conditions II is the hardest class The no
Htical manager in New-Jersey has to deal with
This year the work The Tribune has been doIng,
has aided very greatly in arousing this great
ment. have especially noticed on the cars how
many more people there are reading The Tribune
cause the district leaders have habit OF Obtain
Ing from the newsdealers in quiet way a list os
tricts indication of the sympathes OF the
readers. and know how much more general IS the
reading or Inc Tribune by the commuting element
IL ''''''O'' cHARLEs n. coDDINa.
FROM CHAIRMAN WOOLLEY OF HUDSON
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The Republicans of Hudson County feel that
announcement to the members OF the party in this
vicinity during the recent campaign, and has been
edition has been replete with interesting matter.
up date, and uncOmmonly accurate in present.
ing facts upon the situation; Very respectfully,
Chairman Hudson County Republican COMMITTEES.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19

in politics and all questions of the day was un-
tagging. A friend of his, in speaking of him yes
terday. said
His honesty and fearessness in the expression
Of his opinions absolute. Although death has
removed him &C suddenly, those who knew him felt
that II could not come when he not prepared
for It. His faith in another life was unswerying.
and he had an unusual power of imparting the 10y
OF his belief to others who had less Of IT, He be-
ueVed that those who gone have not ceased
their communication with us. AS Gerald Massey
heard and recognized the very voices of those who
nave passed over and that the dark Of death grows
all alive with gracious presences." Those who
knew him would say, with Cicero, What a bless
Ing Is a friend who relieve thy cares by his
conversation, thy doubts by his counsels. thy sad
ness by his good humor. and whose very look
gives comfort to thee"
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
SHE THINKS SHE WAS DRrccRn

MRS. AMANDA Dellanhurd. twenty-seven years old
VINO safu her home was at Evergreen Long Island
was found soon after midnight Saturday IN
stupor at Nyckoff-ave. and North-st.. Brooklvn
one was taken to the Hamburg-ave police station
Dr' baly said she suffering from aIcbo1r1,o
SSnre x,ILlonen The woman finely dressed and
npIe expensive JeWeIrY she was locked nm r.
oots Ialer her condition became alarming that
aIo'htI All was sent to the hospital Dr ~
removed her 10 the hospital She declared tb4t WI
I 1s nay bfeh dfugged. She said that she had SET
S,,nsa. n 9d5HrdaF evening 10 make purchases for
bsd dohs a., dinner and had no recollection Of what
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR DIR. sToRRs

services in memory of the Rev. Dr. Richard Sal
yer "'orrs VIII be held in the Church of the Pill
BT!ms' Henry and Remsen SITS. Brooklyn to-niebt
al o'clock it being the fty-fourth anniversary or
ms becoming pastor of the church The princinaI
euiogy is to de delivered by the Rev DR. 7
LYMAN, pastor of the South Congregational Church
3ddresses a Will also be made by the Rev. DR. Robert
X. Meredlth. OF the Tompkins Avenue Church. the
Rev Dr: Charles Cuthbert Hall and the Rav' NJ
H. j Douglas Adam The Rev; DR., Henry p Dewey
the present pastor Of the Church of the Pilpri,nS
VIII read the Scripture and offer prayer The RnS
Dr + 81 Mcleod. of the Clinton Avenue ChurCh
VIII also take part in the services u'ci
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
PRESIDENT MGILLs RIG MISSING.

Shortly before o'clock last evening Joseph D.
McGill. president OF the Jersey City Police Board
informed Police Headquarters in Jersey City that
his horse and buggy had been stolen from in front
of No. 124 Mercer-st This announcement set head
quarters In uproar, and every available man
turned out to find the missing rig In about
hour Policeman Sullivan returned with the
horse and buggy, and also George Besant of No.
the horse when the policeman found him. Besant
said he saw the animal going down Montgomery
st. without a driver and trying TO find the
owner. when he met the policeman. He had been
to the house of DR. Wolfson and asked II the doc
tor owned the turnout. The police believed Be
SAINTS story. but the young man held for ex-
animation
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
PANIC CAUSED By A GREAT DANE.
THE DOG MAKES THREE RAIDS ON CHURCH
AND SENDS EVERYBODY FLYING.

Bloomfield. Nov. Is (5peciaD.-A monster dog OF
the Great Dane variety almost caused a panic IN
the Park Methodist Church In this place at noon
to-day. just as the congregation had been dis
missed. The animal bounded into the church and
out into the chapel where the Sunday school was
about to begin its session. One Of the girls gave
scream at sight of the brute and this was the
signal for a general scattering of the children and
others who jumped the chairs and climbed up
in the windows The sexton was appealed 10. ana
he, with the aid of several other men. drove tne
tied down than the dog came in through another
door. and once more they scattered IN dismay All
the doors but one were closed after the dog had
been driven out the second time. and Wnen ths
animal came in through this open door on ms thrd
raid the sexton seized axe ana cnased the III
truder all around the church. and hnally INTO the
cellar which was then locked. The dog was later
lassooed and taken 10 the pound. 1t Is not known
who owns the dog.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
THIEVES DRIVE A HORSE TO EXHAUSTION

A valuable horse and buggy belonging to Charles
Neuweier. OF Maspeth. Long Island were stolen
SATURDAY evening from in front Of saloon at No
oIe tlushing-aye., Brooklyn ny three men Non
weller reported his loss at the Vprnon-ava noitoo
etauoh ana detectives were put on the case The
Ig. tosetner with the three men. was found early
Stslerday morning ar Marcy and Flushing ayee
Mnere me morse had fallen from exhaustion Men.
WelieT refuSed to prosecute the men savino h.. NJ.
satsned TO recover his property 20 - "AS
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
SUICIDE HAD GRrETED AT WlFE's DEATH

FRANK Hammer. German, sixty seven years old.
was found insensible at Bushwick-ave and Mel
rose-St' Williamsburg. yesterday morning and died
on the way to St GATHERINGS Hospital At first the
mans death was attributed In axnosura hut a.,
auaoLsy maze last night showed that Hammer had
conmitLen suicide by drinking cafboic acid Ham
s snei VIE. 10 whom he was much devoted died
asM .nontns ago, and since that time he had fre-
quenuy expressed desire for death Hammer b,ad
at No. l.4Sf Greene ''iHe' H'eo
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
MISS BOOTH, THE ACTRESS, DEAD
FALL FROM A RUNABoUT IN CENTRAL
PARK ENDS FATALLY


Miss Edith Booth twenty-three years old an
actress. formerly attached to Marie Burroughs's 8
company. died in St Vfncents Hospital yesterday
. from the effects OF accident which occurred A
week ago yesterday Miss Booth. Newton Stachel-
berg and James p McQuaid, Of No. 1,653 Fifth ave.
dined together in the &cGuwn Pass Tavern, in
Central Park. in the evening After the dinner a
drive suggested in Mr. McQuaid's about.
the intention being to drive up seventh-ave.
Just as the horse, spirited animal, was turning
from McGown's Pass into Seventh-ave he became
frightened and away. overturnlng the vehicle
and throwing out the occupants. The two men
landed on their feet and were uninjured. but Miss
Booth struck her head a stone and became un-
conscious.
The injured woman was taken to the Harlem
Hospital for treatment. where she remained until
the next day. when she was removed to Bellevue
il was feared that her skull was fractured and
her condition was considered serious. On Wednes-
day Miss Booth was removed from Bellevue Hos
pital to st. Nincent's Hospital There her condl-
tion hecame still and she failed in strength
until she died yesterday
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
HRS GRIGGs RETrRNs TO KASH1NGroN

Washington. Nov IS (SpecaD.-Mrs Griggs and
her three step-daughters returned to Washington
on Saturday. after absence of six months She
Will resume her duties as a Cabinet hostess this
winter. and there Is universal regret that owing
to the withdrawal of Attorney General Griggs on
March T. she and her family will be missed from
Mrs Johnson. wife of ex-State Senator William
Johnson First Assistant Postmaster General is in
tho cit
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
FAIR OF THE METHODIST Bovr

The annual fair in aid of the RrookIvn Nso,h,,.
Episcopal Church Home for the Aged Will ba haI,
In the Brooklyn Academy OF Music, opening On
Wednesday at 8 p. m. and continuing Tbursda
frlday and Saturday from II a. m to 10 n -
each dhy. The Board of Managers Is maL,n III,
strenuous efforts to have this fair one Of the r,n
success1ul ever held by 1t. and to this end Nil
IrToeuce several new and attractive featuraa
Inc me assembly room will be utilized as n nrst cIass
restaurant, where luncheon and dinner urI -
served at able prices The Duhiic 10 o5i VII ne
Invited to attend the fair " N'iuiaHy
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
MoNTEFIoRE HOMES ANNUAL ELECTION

An entertainment and reception by the Young
Ladies and Gentlemen's League of the Montefore
HcTne viii be held Thursday evening in the
waldorf Astoria Hotel in aid of the Home. Ar
Iangements were perfected yesterday afternoon at
/. a meeting OF the league, in the Montefore Home
One-hnndred- and thirty y-eighth-st. and Broadway
onicers for The ensuing year were elected yesteT-
cay. as follows: President, Mortimer Hayman;
vice Nce president; Miss A r. Rosenfeld: secretary
Silss Flora Biinn: treasurer B. J. Greenhut and
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.

From The Chicago Tribune
ITS time we were turning up the chaps who did
the safe breaking job in the coal offce the other
night" remarked the Chief of Police Have you
made any arrests?''
II run In couple of suspicious looking fellows
this morning." replied the patrolman
What was suspicious about them?'
'"They wore plug hats and sack coats" said the
patrolman who had better days.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
MEMBERSHIPS INTERNAL RETENUE

Washington. Nov. IS (SpeciaD.-During the fiscal
year ended June SO 1900, the aggregate collections
Of internal for the two districts of New
Jersey follows:
FIRST District Collector Isaac Moffett, 425 S3
Fifth District, Collector II. Herod S. 269 469 Al The
total receipts therefore, for New-Jersey were
s.. SOS S95 04.
Representative Salmon. of the IVth Congress Dis
trct, here on business yesterday, and started
for home this morning
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
SERTTCES N pLYu0rrH curpcy

preached the second in series of serroot ~ ..,
Return Of the Tides Of Faith which he Is giving g.,
Plymouth Church. Brooklyn The subie.t -
Ioos Sef-DfsclosUres: His Ascending Series of
INeteiA'iohs from Physical Nature TO Their CIImar
IN Jesus Christ DR.. Hills was in Inner ,,ort
elsir, y j. last night, whore he preached the Anal
sh ssIn1n ~ ne dedlcatlon OF Congrega t!ons
cnoreh: iR Plymouth Church Or Rosefer e. - iini
mona !eetured before the Young Mems Crub 10 on
Peter Cooper, the Great Phianthronjst {" NiU" oh
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
DIR. JENKINS FOR MAYOR OF PLATyF1ELD.

PlainfeId. Nov. IS (speciaD.-It is practically
sured that Dr. OIin L, Jenkins will be the Repub-
lican candidate for Mayor in the approaching
nicipal campaign. Since the announcement OF
former Mayor Charles j. Fisk that he would not
accept the nomination under any circumstances the
party leaders in the First and Fourth wards have
united on Dr. Jenkins the candidate As these
wards control the majority Of the delegates his
selection seems certain n small boom in favor OF
DR.. W. H Murray. present president OF the
Beard of Health. has developed in the Second
Ward but 1t Is not thought that IL will prove for
midable against DIR. Jenkins.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
SEA CLIFF pUBLJC LJRR4pv

sea Chn Long Island. Nov. 1s (specIaD.-The Sea
Shft Public Library trustees held special rnea,,n
Oh ihursday evening. The vacancy caused by the
ttsssisnauon OF Trustee g. p. Howard was filled by
ahs @ appointment OF George w. Collord II was de
o cineo 20 oner an engagement to the present lIhrs
!. at the present salary " Aprl
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
FOE A SINGLE Elliot IN NEWJERsEY.

FOR SINGLE BILLOI n NEW-JERSEF.
Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson. leader OF the
Republican party In Hudson County. has de-
clared himself in favor the Massachusetts, ballot
law which he woul6 like to ses replace the Werts
ballot law, in force In New-JeTsey- The change
would be that instead Of each party having a sepa-
rate ballot as now. there would be only one ballot
containing the names OF the candidates OF all
parties and the would express his preference
by making mark opposite the names
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
MANUF4CTCRERS' LADIES y1GH7v

The Manufacturers Association of New-York will
have Ladies' Night at the Knapp Mans,on
Beoford ave and Ross-st. Brooklyn next wednes-
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
A1fomobiIe COATS
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A Splendid Show
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New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
he WAS BELIEVER IN sPIRITUALIsM
CHARACTERISTICS OF EDWARD H KELLOGG
WHO DIED SATURDAY.

Edward H. Kellogg. the oil merchant. who died
at his home, No. III Columbia Heights. Brooklyn,
Saturday a firm believer IN spiritualism
and almost every Sunday spent part of his time
with fellow believers in Manhattan At times Spir-
itualists entertained his home.
Mr.. Kellogg in active business up to the day
before that on which he passed away. His interest
New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
A Superb Collection Of X
Muslin VndereOeor

gathering
superb and dainty merchandise
making
which the decorated
sleeves
folds of the petcoaa tell the of the nfnhs with which
ared and executed
Mun, cmbr
in
for and for them
Prices follows:
pettcoas SOC $40 $3.50 Night Gowns to
Corset Covers 25c to S3.75 Chemises. 35C to 81 so