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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
JURY OUT ONLY THREE MINUTES.
North Hudson Co. r. R. Wins a Sui
Against 1t for Damages.

The case of Myer Silverman VS.. North
Hudson County Railway Company was
tried in the Hudson Circuit Court today
before Judge Nevius and jury.
Silverman alleged that while he was
anghting from the car after it had stop
ped, that the car being suddenly started
threw him to the ground, severely in
juring him The company proved that
Silverman, having forgotten a bundle,
jumped off the car while it was in mo-
ton and in the opposite direction from
which the car was going. The conduc-
tor tried to hold the plaintiff but he
broke away and jumped, notwithstand-
ing the warning of the conductor to
wait until the car had stopped.
The jury were out only nine minutes
and returned a verdict in favor of the
North Hudson County Railway Com
pany.
Commissioner Ferdinand Heintze was
one of the company's witnesses, he hav-
ing been a passenger on the car.
Messrs. Linn & Speer were the plain
tiffs attorneys, and Messrs. Wallis, Ed
wards & Bumsted represented the rail-
way company.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
GOOD ORGAN RECITAL.
Last of the Zion Dedicatory
Services.

The dedicatory services of the new
Zion Evangelical German Lutheran
Church, which began last Sunday, closed
last evening with an organ recital The
new organ was tested and not found
wanting The church was crowded when
the first number was announced. The
large audience appreciated good music,
and was not sparing in applause. Mr..
Frank Miller clearly demonstrated his
ability as a talented musician and play
ed his way into tine favor of the music
loving population of Greenville.
The programme "Toccata," in F
major. Grison; Mr.. Frank Miller, organ
ist; Second Easter Cantata, Fique;
Choral, "Hallelujah''; 2, Fugue, Christ
Thou Lamb of Cod; 8, "The Lord Is
Risen: A. From Grave to Glory; s.
..Thanks Be to God; a cornet solo.
Babylon" by Mr.. H. Schmidt, was ex-
ceptionally good. Miss Anna M. Adelung
Of ST Matthew'S Lutheran Church Choir
sang soprano solo, "Come Unto Me"
Mr.. H. Denton rendered the tenor solo,
"If with All Your Hearts" The pro-
gramme concluded with Sicilian Marin
ners' Hymn, Lux, by Organist Frank
Miller
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
THE AFFAIR WITH TURKEY.
Minister'S "Not Yet" Seems to
Have Alarmed the Porte.
rBr cahle 10 rhe AssocIated Press ]

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CoNSTANTYNOPLE.W Wednesday, April
25. 1sO0-The negotiations between the
United States and the Porte regarding the
American Indemnity claims have again
been transferred here. United States
Charge d'Affairs Griscom. yesterday
handed to Tewfik Pasha, Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. note based upon in
structions he had received from Washing
ton, the tenor of which has not yet been
made public. 1t is understood. however,
that it demands prompt payment of the
indemnity.
The. note will be discussed at the Coun-
ell of Ministers today. Similar steps by
the other Powers are regarded as immi-
nent.
Charge Griscom, in the present circum-
stances declines to express his views
The only issue at present, however, is
the execution of the Porte's repeated
promises to Minister Straus to pay the
indemnity After Mr.. Straus left the
matter remained in allegiance until The
Associated Press dispatch from WASH
ington, April II, sharply reminded the
Turkish Government that the question
required urgent attention. The Porte inn
mediately telegraphed to the Turkish
Minister at Washington. asking for ex-
plantations of the reported strained Ieia-
tions. The Minister replied that he had
called at the State Department and was
informed that the situation had not yet
assumed a serious character. The words
mot YETI seem to have impressed the
Porte and on the strength of this in
for,,oo tio,A fha G,iltan iSSuedf an trade in
regard to the Kherput matter which he
hoped would serve as a sop and defer
pressure in the demands for indemnity,
although it is generally recognized that
permission to rebuild will be of little
value to the missionaries without the
payment of indemnity.
Another trade, issued April 25 orders
Rear Admiral Ahmed Pasha to proceed to
America in order to study the construc-
ton of battleships.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
PARMLy MEMORIAL SOCIAL.
Church Filled with It's Member
Last Night.

Parmly Memorial Chhurch, on Grove
street. was crowded to the doors last
evening when the Young Peoples Society
gave a social for the purpose of making
the members of the church petter
acquainted with each other
The pastor. the Rev. J. Madison Hare,
opened the exercises, which took place IN
the auditoriumsof the church He gave a
short address of welcome. Pastor Hare
then introduced the Rev. Horace Jenkins,
a member of the church, who left Jersey
CITY in 1857 for China, where he engaged
in missionary work among the heathens.
He gave an idea of the class of people
in that part of the country, and the good
work being performed bp the mission
aries.
Mr.. William w. Laws superintendent
of the Sunday School and Mr.. j. I.
Richards also spoke. AT the conclusion
of the addresses the committee under the
direction of Miss Nora Foster asked all
present to adjourn to the Sunday school
rooms in the basement, where coffee and
cake were served.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
HELD UP ON VIADUCT.
Garry Says He Was Robbed in
Broad Daylight.

Michael Garry, thirty-eight years old,
of No. 224 Cook street, Brooklyn, report
ed to the Second precinct police yester-
day afternoon at three o'clock that he
had been held up and robbed by four
men at the foot of the Thirteenth street
viaduct He said that the four men fol-
lowed him down the viaduct and sud-
denly fell upon him. One held his arms
and another covered his mouth so that
he could make no outcry. The other
two riaed his pockets and took S4.2o from
him.
Two policemen were sent to the viaduct
and they arrested Christian Dingley, 2S
years old, who said he lived in Pavona
avenue, as one of the robbers. Dingley
was found in McMahon's saloon, which
is located only fifty feet from the place
where Mr. Garry says he was held up
Dingley was held for further examina-
tion by Police Justice Hoos in the First
Criminal Court this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
ARBoRET COUNCIL EHTERTAIHs.

Arboret Council, No. 1,207, of the Royal
Arcanum, held an entertainment and re-
ception at Pohlmann's last evening. 1t
proved a delightful affair and was well
attended The programme included an
overture by the Waverly Orchestra;
recitations by Miss Dasa Harmon; feats
of magic by Prof. E. A. Hendrickson;
tenor solol, by Mr.. Phil Heck; Everyday
Scenes on the Palisades by members OF
the council, assisted by Mr.. Tom Ballen-
tine; cello solos by Mr.. Alex. Jennerich,
late of Proctors Theatre! humorisms and
vocalisms by Mr.. John F. Dillon, mando-
lin solos, by Miss Dasa Harmon; negro
melodies by Mr.. George l.. Thompson:
commedietta, entitled "A Sure Thing"
by Mise Dasa Harmon and Mr.. John F.
Dillon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
He KEPT THE MONEY.
Loan Brokers' Assistant Arrested
FOR Embezzlement.

Thomas J. Neusam, of No. 2S2 Clerk
street, was held in $500 bail in the Second
Criminal Court this morning for examina-
ton tomorrow on a charge of embezzle-
ment The complainant against him is
Peter j. Gilligan, who conducts a broker
age business at Mo. 800 York street. The
amount involved in one charge is $245.7o.
Gilligan also claims that Neusam, after
leaving his employment to work at the
Erie freight office, borrowed in different
amounts $40 from him to ioan out at in
terest to fellow employees and that instead
of putting it out he kept it and made pay
ment on installments only to the extent Of
ST on which he kept on borrowing from
him.
Detectives Larkins and Prescott, who
have been working up the case, yesterday
secured three diamonds, worth nearly a
hundred dollars apiece which Neusam is
alleged to have purchased on credit from
]. r. Wood &, Son, No 81 Maiden Lane,
New York. They had been pawned at
Simpsons pawn shop in Park Row, New
York, for $50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26

union Hills VOTE
Recount Asked by DR..
Schlemm Begun This
Morning.
CHANGE IN SECOND AND THIRD WARDS
Groth's Majority Slightly Re-
duced Vote as Counted
Today.
CHANGE In SECOND AND THIRD WARDS

The recount of the votes cast in Union
Hill at the last election was begun yester-
day afternoon by the County Board of
Canvassers The recount took place in
the Circuit Court room. Former Judge
Hudspeth represented DR.. Richard
Schjlemm and two other petitioners.
Emil Groth and the other candidates who
were declared elected by the local Board
of Canvassers were represented by Law
yer Frederick Ffambach.
Only one box, that in the First district
of the First ward; was counted. and the
result made a decided change in the stu
alton, Groth losing II votes. The petit
TONERS did not expect anything from this
box. The change reduces Groth's major
ity from 81 to 40, and if the other boxes
pan out the same way Schlemm will be
elected.
The greatest change is expected in the
Second and Third wards, and it is upon
the affidavits of the watchers in these
wards that the recount was ordered py
the Court.
The recount disclosed many eccentrici-
ties of voters. One man voted his rent re-
ceipt by mistake which explained the
presence of an empty envelope on the
string. The last envelope on the string
contained two Democratic ballots and ex-
Judge Hudspeth, who is supervis-
ing the recount for the contestants
endeavored to have the extra ballot
counted as belong to the empty envelope.
This was objected to by Counselor Fran
bach, who explained the rent receipt in
cident, and said the receipt had been re-
turned to the voter.
Some of the rejected ballots were
marked with blue and purple lead pencils.
Others had an X marked opposite the
words .'for'' and against on the Free
holder ISSUE instead of crossing the
word out and one had written in lead
pencil opposite the word for " Free
holders" The vote on the rejection of
the ballots was unanimous except Where
the Board desired the count to pass upon
these ballots, two headed by Schlemm's
name and one by Groths name.
The vote as recounted and as announced
after election together with the net loss
to each candidate in the First district of
the First ward is as fololws:-
an-at-Large-Emil Groth, fu-
sion. recount 112; first count, 130; loss,
IS votes. Richard schlem Dem, recount;
209 first count, 216; loss, Z.
Board of Education-H. Reisberger, fu-
sion, recount, 116; first count. 1870; loss, a.
P. Phelan, Dem, recount 20S; first count,
217; loss, g.
Pounukeepers-J. Sanford, fusion, re-
count Id; first count, rs; loss, II. +.
Dunning, Dem, recount, POI; first count,
220 loss, 13.
Constable--F Fuehrlein, fusion, recount
ia, first count 1871, loss l3; j. Sanders,
Dem, recount 20S, first court ia, loss II.
Commissioner of Appeals-Jo Ken
loss 10; James CLARK, DEM, recount Ho,
first count 127, loss II.
The recount will be resumed tomorrow
morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
MISS AsHHuRsT WANTS DAMAGES

Miss Alice Ashhurst, Vice Principal of
Public School, No. 2. is the plaintiff in
a damage suit which is being tried in the
Supreme Court today before Justice Lip
pincott and jury. The defendant is the
Atlantic Coast Electric Railway Com
pany. On December 80, 1898, Miss ASH
hurst and her sister were visiting friends
at Asbury Park. AS the plaintiff was
about to board a trolley car at Main, and
Second streets, she fell into drain which
she was unable to see on account of the
shadow thrown by an electric light, and
injured her spine SO severely that she
has never recovered and will be an in
valid for the remainder of her life. She
has been unable to resume her position in
the school Miss Ashhurst is suing for
s50OO0 damages. She is represented by
Lawyers Warren Dixon and John p
Stockton, Jr. Flavel McGee represents
the defendants.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
DARsERous CRANK AT LARGE.
Sends in False Fire Alarms for
Hospitals.

Strenuous efforts are being made to find
the crank or villain who on three occa-
sions within the past few weeks~has sent
out a false alarm from fire box No. Az,
located in front of Christ Hospital
A fire which broke out in the laundry of
the hospital shortly after ten o'clock last
night entirely consumed the dryer, burnt
up the machinery and destroyed lots of
bedding and clothing, including nearly all
of those of the superintendent, the three
doctors and the nurses. Yesterday was
wash day. The loss is estimated at about
$500.
Despite the excellent management of the
Institution fire on the premises is
peculiarly dangerous to the patients. They
naturally fear that dangerous news is
being withheld from them and their con-
dition is seriously affected They had no
sooner recovered their fright last night
when the fire engines came changing up
again. throwing the patients into new new
throes of terror. The alarm was false
one at that and 1t is believed was sent out
by the same person who on two former
occasions sent out alarms from the same
box. The hospital authorities will ask
the Fire Commissioners to remove Inc
box to the vestibule of the building.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
TRADES COUNCILS PICNIC
Arrangements Being Made
for Labor Day Demon
stration.

Before the United Building Trades Coun-
Gil met last evening the committee ap-
pointed to arrange the annual labor dem-
onstration on Labor Day met and decided
to hold the picnic in connection with the
demonstration at Baldwin Park, where
it was held last year. Last years demon
stration was the largest ever made by or
ganized labor in Hudson county 1t is de-
termined that this years demonstration
shall eclipse that of last year. The sub
committees on parade, games, gate, ETC.,
viii meet at Council Hall Sunday morning
at ten o'clock.
Delegate Morrison presided at the meet
ing of the Council. The committee on the
conference between the local and the New
York and Essex Building Trades Councils
reported progress. 1t is believed that the
three Councils will come to mutual and
agreeable understandings with each
other.
A Committee of the Tin and Sheet Iron
Workers read report showing that 1t had
been successful in bringing about an
agreement with the Brooklyn Tin and
Sheet Iron Workers and the New York
Slate and Metal Workers whereby the
three unions will interchange cards. This
was not brought about until the commit
tees representing each union had met
seven times Credit for the success of the
agreement was accorded the Jersey City
committee, composed of ]. w. Duffy, M.
]. Courtrade, W. J. SCHNEIDER. NJ. ]. Gill
and j. W. Humphrey. Joseph Bobbs was
chairman of the New York committee and
John H. Ryan chairman of the Brooklyn
committee The agreement was ratified
on Friday last.
Business Agent Conroy reported on the
various grievances he had looked after
during the past week. The report was
satisfactory
Tt was also reported that Proprietor
Woodhouse of the planning mill in Bishop
street. had undonized his mill. The mat
ter was agreed to through a conference
between the mill workers and the Mill
Owners Association. All the union men
| in the shop who went out have returned
to work and in future all mem employed
| there will be union men. The six nom
union men who refused to go out have
affiliated with the union of mill wood
workers.
| The failure of the Executive COMMITTEES
to make a report in three weeks caused
some comment. The trouble is due to ILL
ness of Temporary Secretary Kreis.
! The plumbers fathers and masons'
laborers of North Hudson demanded the
services of the Business Agent on and
after May 1, when their demands for in
| creased pay and eight hours to constitute
a days labor goes into, effect. The
masons' laborers of Bayonne made a
similar demand. Delegate Gear was ap-
pointed a temporary business agent to
| look after the Bayonne 1aborers' demand.
A boss painter in Bayonne, who refuses
to unionize his mill be given immediate
attention. The Business Agent was in
structed to leave no stone unturned to
bring about the unionizing of the shop.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
QUEEN LEAVES IRELAND.
Loyal and Hearty Demonstration
Given Victoria.
rRv cable to me Associated Pre-

by Cable to The Associated Fress1
DUBLIN, April 26, 19oO.-Queen Victoria
and the Princesses Christian and Henry
of Battenberg left the Vice-regal Lodge
at noon and drove to Kingsbridge station,
on their way to Kingstown and England.
Large crowds at every point of vantage
gave Her Majesty a loyal farewell.
The trains started for Kingstown at
1890 amidst the heartiest demonstration.
Enormous numbers of people had preced-
ed the Queen to Kingstown and occupied
the piers and other places from which the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert was vis-
ible A memorable demonstration oc-
Cured as her Majesty, attended by a
brilliant suite, boarded the yacht, which
steamed seaward at LIS P. NJ, amid the
firing of a royal salute by the feet and
hearty and prolonged cheering from the
throngs lining the waterside.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
CART[R'S SAD JOURNEY
Under Military Escort He
Starts for Three Years
Stay in a Kansas
Prison.

Captain Oberlin M. Carter, who de-
frauded the United States Government OF
s., 200, 900 and was subsequently tried, con-
victed and condemned to serve five years
in a military prison and pay fine of
5000, arrived in Jersey City last night
on his way to Fort Leavenworth, KAN,
where he will serve out his sentence
The Government tender General Thayer
conveyed Captain Carter, who was IN
charge of Lieutenant Thomas r. Harker,
Fifteenth United States Infantry, SER
geant and four privates, from Governor
Island to the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
ton, this city, at six o'clock last night.
The convict was dressed in plain dark
clothing. He wore a golf cap and SMOKED
a cigar. His coat collar was turned up.
His eyes turned wistfully toward the bay
and the city which he Is not to see again
for some time.
The train left this city at 7:l5 P M.
Carter was recognized by few as he enter
ed a parlor car with Lieutenant Harker,
who also was in plain clothes. He had
Pullman section. His guards will change
watches frequently, so that the prisoner
never will be unguarded. No relatives or
for the nle OF soldiers he would not nave
attracted notice.
In Fort Leavenworth Captain Garter
likely will be assigned to work requlr-
ing knowledge of engineering IN con-
structing the new military prison at fort
Leayenworth He will be OF more ser
vice in this line than if put at manual
labor in the brick kilns or stone yaro'
where other prisoners with less attain
ments are employed. There are no PRIV
ileged classes in the prison, however, ana
apart from his work an army off1cer OF
the highest grade receives no better treat
meut than is accorded the commonest
malefactor
Under the usual rule of Communication
for good conduct Captain Carter will get
an allowance of two months in every
twelve for good behavior. This will re-
duce the term which he must serve to
four years and sixty days. AS he has
served seven months, less five days, in
Castle Williams he must spend about
three years and seven months in Fort
Leavenworth.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
RODERTS'S CHASE
Running Fight Between the
FlyingsSquadron and the
Flying Dutchmen.
COMMENTS IN THE COMMONS
Bobs, It Seems. Did Not Criti-
else Methuen-Relief Of
Mafeking.
COMMENTS IN THE COMMONS

LONDON, April IS, 1900.-All the interest
in the South African war is now centered
in the running fight in progress between
the burghers retreating from the southern
portion of the Orange Free States and
General French's horsemen and the in
fantry of Generals Pole-Carew, Cherm-
side and Rumble. But the British hope OF
conclusive results is slim at present, the
Beers escaping uhbeaten and having ac-
complished an immense amount of dam
age They clung to their positions as long
as it was safe to do 50, and they have
now slipped off to hold the next COM
manding ridge through a broken country
admirably suited for a rear-guard de-
fence.
Dispatches from Aliwal North, under
date of Wednesday, April 25, say the Beers
left wepener so hurriedly that many OF
the dead were left in the trenches un-
buried
Commandant S. Cronje is reported to
have been killed.
According to advices from Bloemfontein,
the attempt of the Beers at Brandfort to
get in touch with the command al Tha-
banchu was frustrated by force des-
patched by General Tucker from Glen.
A despatch from Pretoria reports the ar
rival there of Lord Rosslyn as an un-
wounded prisoner.
An official dispatch from Mafeking re-
ports all well on April TO-
The War Office has received the follow
ing message from Lord Roberts,
.sBloomfontein, April 3.-Good news
from BadenlPowell up TO April TO- Mac
laren much better. All the wounded doing
we'll The Beers captured several native
women who were trying to escape from
Mafeking but these were turned back
after being stripped and sjamboked."
The "sjamboke" referred to in the war
bulletin, dated London, April 26, 1:5S
P. NJ" is a whip made of rhinoeeros
hide, or other leather, usually carried by
the Beers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
WILL Be ExTRADITED.
Teresnick Will Be Brough,
Here for Trial Next
Week.

Casper Teresniclz the young man who
confessed to numbering Captain William
Biddlecum of the coal barge Ivy, on
Easter Sunday night, while the Captain
was asleep in his bunk on board the
boat, at the foot of Hudson street, will
be brought to this city for trial next
week. The man was arrested in Win
field, l.. l., Tuesday afternoon, by De-
tectives McNally and Gallagher of the
local Detective Bureau. He is now con-
fined in the Long Island City Prison
awaiting extradition. The papers will be
sent to Long Island early next week and
the murderer will be brought here.
There are no new developments in the
details of the case
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
TURN vEREIA'S RAG PARTY.

The ladies' section of the Greenville
Turn Verein have arranged rag party
for Monday May in the Turn Hall, Dan
forth avenue, which promises to be a
highly amusing and entertaining affair.
AS the ladies explain the rag party it is
the name for a costume ball whose char
acters are taken from the street life of a
cosmopolitan city. Prizes will be ofrered
for the most original lady's as well as
gentleman's costume, and this is worthy
of note those who come in the hall with
out costume will be fined. Among the
active ladies of the committee are Mrs.
Otto Weisz- Hamburger, Miss Weisz-Ham
burger and Mrs. Brinkman, VINO are IA
boring assiduously to make the party as
successful as other entertainments man
aged by those ladies.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
ST. PATRIcKs EUcHRE.

The annual euchre and reception of st.
Patricks parish is to be held tonight in
the Jersey City Club Fifty prizes, do
nations from business men, will be dis
tributed.
Arrangements will be made tomorrow
night by joint committee for a recep-
ton to Father Carroll upon his return
naxf week
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-26
CHESS PLAYER AGAIN INSANE
William Steinitz Once Champion
VIII Be Sent TO Asylum.

NEW YORK, April 26, 1soO.-William
Steinitz, at one time the champion chess
player of the world, who was recently re-
leased from sanitarium where he was
being treated for insanity, was arrested at
his home in this city today for insanity.
Steinitz, who has written many books on
chess and has edited chess columns in
the daily papers. is thought to, have lost
his mind by much study over the game;
About week ago he began to suffer
from hallucination that he had made a
great discovery and was the possesosr or
Immense wealth. Last night he. Went 70
walk and it was found afterward that he
had given all the money with him to small
boys He probably will be again COM
mitted to an asylum.