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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
CHANGE IN HOBART STATUE
Paterson Citizens Didn't Like the
Proposed Pose,

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PATTERSON. Dec. Is. 19OO.-The Hobart
Memorial Committee had a conference
this afternoon with Philip Martiny the
sculptor, who has been selected to erect a
statue to the memory of the late Vice
President Garret A. Hobart Several minor
changes were suggested by the committee
on the model presented by Mr.. Martiny.
The principal one of these is a change
in the pase of the subject, which has
caused Considerable criticism in this city.
1t is understood that the artist will be
able to meet all these criticisms in the
finished statue. The memorial will be
placed on granite base. William S. Ack-
erman, an architect, was also in consulta-
tion with the committee this afternoon in
regard to the base, which he is to design
in collaboration with the sculptor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
SMALLPOX HERE
Man on Larch Street Didn't
Know He Had 1t.

A little furry of excitement was occa-
stoned yesterday in health official cir
cles by the appearance of a case of small
pox in this city. A man entered the office
of DR.. Snyder at Summit and Pavonia
avenue and told the doctor that he felt III
and didn't know what was the matter
with him. The doctor diagnosed his case
and found that symptoms of smallpox had
developed. The man, who said he lived at
No. So Larch street, walked back home
DR.. Snyder Immediately reported the
case to Health Inspector Benjamin, who
sent DR.. Stout of the Health office. and
City Physicians Hail and Everett to the
mans house. Two policemen also went
along. DR.. Converse, County Physician.
who had also been notified of the case,
was present
1t was found that DR.. Snyders diagnosis
was corerct. All the other members OF
the family were Immediately vaecinated
and the man was sent to the smallpox
hospital at Snake Hill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
SIXTY YEARS AT HARD LABOR
Justice Garrison Imposes This Sem
tence on q Murderer.

Especial to ''The Jersey City News')
CAMDEss Dec. b. 1sO0-Sixty years at
hard labor in the State Prison was the
sentence imposed by Cupreme Court JUS
tice Garrison today upon Edward oswald
who murdered his wife and child. The
crime was committed on April Is, 1899. and
Oswald was tried last winter and convict
ed of murder in the first degree The case
was then taken to the Supreme Court on
writ of error and new trial was
grantea. Under New Jersey statute a
defendant is allowed to pleod non vult to
an indictment for murder in the first de-
gree, and in case the Court accepts the
plea the law imposes a penalty of thirty
years at hard labor.
Oswald took advantage of this law. As
there were two indictments, one for the
murder of his wife and the other for the
killing of his child, he was sentenced to
sixty years Imprisonment. This is the
longest ever imposed in the Camden
County Court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
PASSED A FORCED CHECK.
Mrs. Mitchell Will Soon Join Her
Husband in Jail.

In the Court of General Sessions yester-
day Ethel Mitchell was found guilty Of
passing forged check by Judge Blair.
She will be sentenced next Thursday.
The sentence will re-unite her with James
Mitchell, whose common law wife she
admits that she is. Mitchell is now at
the County Jail waiting to be taken to
States prison to serve a sentence of five
years which was imposed on a plea of
non vult for the commission of the same
offense.
Mrs. Mitchell defrauded William Bill, a
butcher, of No. 422 Second street by Civ
ing him a check for SIS purporting to
have been signed by Colgate & Co. She
got steak from the butcher and the
balance of the check in cash. Her defense
was that she did not know the check was
worthless and that her husband told her
that it represented his salary for the
week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
CHRISTIE'S JOKE WENT OFF
And George Had an Em-s
barrassing Time of 1t for
a While.

A Grove street trolley car was bounding
merily aIong after rounding the curve at
Newark avenue and Grove street, bound
for Hoboken, Thursday afternoon. Sud
denly there was muffled sound off,
''Ting-a- a-ling-a-ling.- a-lng-a-ling- ling
a-ling-a-ling-"
The score or more of passengers looked
around in wonder. Some Of them glanced
with curious interest at the machine that
registers fares. The conductor shot a
swift glance at the face of the machine,
then he looked wonderingly around at the
passengers.
Ting -a-ling-a-iing a-ling-a-lng-a-ln ling
b-r-r-r,' continued the sound with in
creased velocity of accentuation.
'Wot tn" yawned good looking, well
dressed, but sleepy passenger in one of the.
front corners. sClock-sh-sh gone (hics
wrong. 'Taint (hic) time to get up yet
Just got in bed nic)-Um-m-m-n.
Still came the sound
''Ting-a-ling -a-ling- -br-r-r.''
; Suddenly the sleepy pasensger gave a
start
''Wot t'ell!' he again exclaimed, as he
made a grab for his right overcoat pock
ct. He seemed to be trying to smother
the sound that proceeded therefrom. Then
in desperation he sheepishly drew forth
nickle plated ninety-five cent alarm clock
that still kept up it's infamous
Ting -a-ling-a -a-ling- -br-r-r."
The embarrassed passenger turned it
upside down, laid it upon its face, shook
it, but all to no purpose.
Finally he gave a jerk at the front door,
slid it open and made gesture as though
to throw the whirring thing out. The
joke had dawned upon the passengers who
were roaring with laughter, thus contrib
uting in no little measure to the passes
ser's embarrassment
Through the whirring noise he was
heard to exclaim:-
"one of that blamed Jack Christie 5
jokes
Then he laughed himself as he recalled
leaving it behind the bar of well known
downtown cafe. After being on duty for
double turn he had purchased the alarm
clock to keep from oversleeping himself,
and had showed the clock to his friend
Jack. The latter had set the alarm at
four P. NJ
Muzzle it next time, George said one
of the passengers who had limited ac-
quaintance with him as George blushingly
made his way through the we'll filled car
to get off at the street in which he lives.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
CONSPIRACY CHARGED
Patrolman Accuses Sergeant
and Roundsman Of
Trying to In
jure Him.


The BoaaA of Police Commissioners held
a trial meeting last night and arraigned
ten delinquent bluecoats. The charges
were all of a trivial nature and light
punishments were inflicted President Nc
Gill and Commissioner Tilden were alone
on the bench, Commissioner Walter not
being present.
Patrolman Bracken was charged with
not being on post on the morning of
November %, when Roundsman CIouster-
man was looking for him. In his defense
he said that Sergeant Reardon and
Roundsman Clousterman had conspired to
injure him bq bringing him before the
board without proper cause, saying he was
on his post. The case went over until the
next meeting.
The following resolution was adopted
Whereas, The number of policemen
retired under the law which makes it
mandatory upon the Police Commits
sioners to retire at his request men
who have served 20 years and are
over 90 years of age has been so eX-
eessive during the past fiscal year that
the pension fund has been so exhaust
ed that funds had to be borrowed;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Honorable Board
of Finance be requested to transfer
the balance now to the credit of the
Committee on Salaries, s1,062.24 to the
credit of the pension fund of the fiscal
year of 1S99-1900.
The report of the City Hospital for last
month was as follows Number of
patients, November 1, So; admitted, 1872;
total. 200 discharged as cured, 100; i'm
proved, 30; sent to county institutions, 10;
died. II; number Dec l, IS. Dispensary
cases-surgical, 2sS; medical, 112; eye and
ear, $3.50; prescriptions filed, 1852. Re-
ceived from sale OF drugs and board of
patients, $2ss5s.
Chanceman Pierce Beauchfield resigned
Chanceman Martin and Saunders were
charged with being late in reporting from
their signal boxes. They gave satisfac-
tory explanation and the charges were dis
missed.
Chanceman Capro was fined two days
pay for not rtporting for drill.
Patrolmen McKaik and Bloom and
Chanceman Sanders were arraigned for
selling teir warrants. Each was fined
three days pay. Two days more was
added to McKain because of sulliness on
the stand.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
HE WANTS TOO MUCH.

Roman Paucheck, a silk weaver, of No.
43 Grey street, was arraigned in the
Special Sessions Court before Judge Blair
yesterday afternoon, on complaint of his
wife, Mary Paucheek, for assault and
battery. Paucheck takes to the road in
the summer and is of no comfort or help
to his wife and when the cold wind Of
winter stirs he returns to hibernate at
the expense Of his wife. Because he could
not get all the delicacies of the season
he assaulted his wife few days ago He
will be sent to hibernate by Judge Blair,
at the States expense, on Thursday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
RUN DOWN RIDING HIS WHEEL

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.')
PLAINFIELD, Dec. Is, Corporation
Counsel Craig A. Marsh of West Eighth
street, was run down and badly injured
while riding on his wheel in Park avenue,
this evening. Theodore Roantree of New
Market, drove into Mr.. Marsh, throwing
him from his bicycle. He was carried to
The home of Dr. Endicott, where eight
stitches were taken in one side of his
head. He was badly bruised and suffered
from nervous shock. He was subsequently
taken home. His injuries are serious.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
WoRDY WAR ENDS IN BLOWS.

Hawly Finch, twenty-three years old,
of No. Is Palisade avenue, and Otto Uri-
man, twenty-four years old, of No. SIG
Smith street, West Hoboken, fought war
of words over the Boer cause while maxi
ing trip on the Barclay street ferry
boat Bremen last night. When they
reached Hoboken hostiitfes assumed an
intensity too strong for mere words, and
they engaged in fierce fight on the
street
Wieman was laid low with blow
which cut his right eye and he summoned
a policeman and had Finch arrested. In
the Recorders Court today he charged
Finch with atrocious assault The de-
fendant gave bail for hearing before the
Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
fANoTHER JOURNAL FAKE /?

In the Journal last night was found
the story of an attempt to burn tene-
ment house at No 911 Montgomery street,
at some unmentioned time. Chanceman
John Dundon, was cracked UP as hero
for smothering the flames and saving the
lives of dozens of people in the house.
The story tells of the explosion of some
benzine that was in a milk bottle benea tn
the stairs in the hallway. Chanceman
Dundon according to the story was at
tracted by the cries of a child. He
smothered the flames with his coat and
thus saved from a horrible death six
families.
The police allege that they have no re-
port of the plot of incendiarism and that
they know nothing of any such fire.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
INSPECTING REFoRMAToRY

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.')
ELIZABETH, Dec. 15 19OO-Governor
Voorhees, late this afternoon started for
Boston, accompanied by the members of
the New Jersey State Reformatory Com
mission, and also by Supreme Court Judge
j. Franklin Fort of Newark, State Con-
troller Hancock and State Senators Benja-
min A. Vail and Edward c. Stokes.
They will go from Boston to Concord,
Mass, where they will inspect the State
Reformatory, in order to be able to intro
duce some of the methods in use there in
to the government of the new State Re-
formatory now being built at Railway.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
SAILOR TURNED RIVER THIEF.

John Quasted, a follower Of the sea
will be (oae,5o Ht aD,. Dhn2, HCq mwahm
until he became river thief, will be sent
to States Prison on Thursday next upon
conviction yesterday in the Special
Sessions Court On October Is last he was
caught by John Hatfield, night watchman
for the Natioal Storage Cobpany at Black
Tom Island with a boat load of rope
which was afterward identified by John
Fergerson. Robert Peterson and Oliver
Kempler as their property.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
CLERICAL ORDERS.
PennsyIvania Railroad Company
Will Issue Those for 1901.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces that clerical orders will be is
sued for the year 1901 to ordained clergy
men having charge of churches located
on or near the line Of its road.
Application blanks may be obtained of
ticket agents, and same should reach the
General Office by December %, so that
orders may be mailed December 81 to
clergymen entitled to receive them.
Orders will be issued only on Individual
application of clergymen when made on
blanks furnished by the company and GER
tilted to by one of its agents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
TAKEN Ill ON THE STREET AND DIED

Philip Rutlinger, sixty years old, of No.
6S Charles street, while going to work
early this morning was taken suddenly
III at Germania avenue and Zabriskie
street. He was taken into the house.
No 1856 zabriskie street by Bernard Dill
Ter, of No. 1873 Zabriskie street where
he died a few moments later. His wife
took charge Of the body
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
FIRE IN HOTEL.

Cries of fire drove guests scurrying from
the Hotel Amsterdam in Hoboken at 500
o'clock this morning. When the firemen
arrived it was learned that the alarm had
ben an unnecessary one. The hot water
tank behind the kitchen range had ex-
ploded and an excited employe of the
hotel sent in the alarm before waiting to
ascertain the extent of the explosion The
iremens help was not needed as no
flames had resulted. The damage was
trifiing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
STOLE FROM BERNSTEIN.

John Rowan twenty-seven years old.
of No 14o Mercer street, a salesman, en-
ployed by Bernstein & Company, was ar
rested this morning at his home by
Patrolman Robinson, of Police Head
quarters on charge Of petit larceny pre-
ferred by Mr.. Bernstein. Rowan is ac-
cused of having stolen an overcoat from
the stock in the store and then pawning
It. He confesses to the crime He was
held until Tuesday morning BY Police JUS
tice Hoos when he win be examined tn
the First Criminal Court
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
A SMALL FIRE

Members of No. 4 Engine Company ex-
tinguished a fire that broke out last
night in the apartments of William Burke
in the four story brick house, No. 264
Third street The damage fas slight.
The house is owned by John F. Lynch and
is occupied by eight families. There was
considerable excitement while the fire
lasted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
TRIED TO STEAL

Dennis Driscoll, who was caught break
ing and entering the store of Philip
Sterns, at No. AZ Montgomery street, on
November 2S last, was convicted in the
General Sessions Court yesterday after
noon of an attempt to commit burglary.
Drseoll, who is known as Boston" was
captured in the saloon of Felix Loves,
opposite Police Headquarters The pris-
oner will be sentenced Thursday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
. Turhish supsratifion.

The Turkish mother loads her child with
amulets as soon as II IL born, and small
bit or mud, stepped in hot water. prepared
BY previous charms, is stuck on its fore
head.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
WORK ON THE COURT HOUSE.

A force ofs painters Is engaged Ia var
nis hing painting and laying new linoleum
IN the Circuit Court room and ii putting
the Office into first -class condi tfon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
An Old and Wen Tried Remedy

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for
children teeIhing should Always pc used
for children whine Ieething. II softens the
gums. alIays the pain. cures wind colo
and Is the best remedy tor diarrhoea-
we ertv-f7ve rante Dar Sef+fe
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-15
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Dec. Is, 1e0O.-Forecast
for thirty-six hours ending at eight P. NJ.
and Sunday, fair; winds
north to northeast.
Hartuett's ThermometrioaI Repork
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-01
WILL NOT INTERFERE.
United States Will Not Oppose Other
Chinese Expeditions.

New York, Dec IA special to the
Herald from Washington says: No op>
position will be made by this govern
ment against punitive expeditions in
China OF other nations. This decision
was reached at the meeting OF the cab
met when Secretary Hay brought for
ward a dispatch received through WI
Ting Fang from the viceroys Of south
ern China, appealing to this government,
to use its influence to prevent the dis
patch of a punitive expedition to the
province of Shan ST.
The authorities will not permit Ameri-
can troops to accak peaceful Chinese,
and it is believed that the attitude OF
this government will have a good effect
on Europe.
Secretary Hay has received word tha,
in compliance with the instructions sent
him on Tuesday, Minister Conger has
begun negotiations to secure a modifica-
ton of the demands of China adopted
by foreign diplomats.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-01
DISCUSSES CANALS.
Engineer Prepares Paper on New
York Water Ways.

New York, Dec. 1.-Major Thomas w.
Symons of the corps of United States
engineers has prepared an interesting
paper for the American Society of Civil
Engineers or 1.-The Canals From the
Lakes to NV York. in which he says
in part:
"The decline in traffic on the Erie
canal is due to very many causes, the
principal ones being that it is not in
any manner up to date, that the towing
is still being done on it largely by horses
and mules and business has never been
organized and conducted on modern
lines. 1t has been seriously handicapped
by the fact that improvements have been
undertaken an discussed which would
render the old type and size of boats
Obsolete; rendering it inadvisable as a
business proposition for people to build
new boats for canal business or to re-
place those outworn, with the possibil-
ity before them of a larger canan in the
near future.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-01
CAR ROBBERS
ARE BAFFLED
CHICAGO BANDITS MEET WITH
LIVELY RECEPTION-MAKE
AWAY WITH THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS.

Chicago, Dec. IA daring attempt was
made last night by five men to hold up
an Ogden avenue electric car at Ran
dolph and Canal streets. The robbers
were beaten off after a furious battle
with the crew of the car and several pas
sengers, but not until Edward ]. Wright,
president of commission house on
South Water street, was robbed of a
satchel containing more than $500 in cur
rency and checks. There We're twenty
passengers on the car.
When the police patrol wagon arrived
on the scene in response to a riot call
turned in by citizen, they found the
conductor, John Steindeck, lying insens-
ible in the street, bleeding from half a
dozen wounds.
The interior of the car was wrecked.
The windows We're braken and the r1oor
and seats spattered with blood. During
the fight in the car several wolnen
tainted while others leaped panic strick-
en- from the car. Several passengers
whose names the police were unable to
learn, received cuts and bruises.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-01
UNION DlsMEMBE Erred.
Chicago Association Concludes Not to
Assist Contractors.

Chicago, Dec 1.-The industrial trades
union, organized last spring at the in
stigation of the contractors, to help
them in their fight against the building
trades council, passed out of existence
last night.
President Symmes explained the situ-
alton to the members as he saw it at a
meeting last night, and they voted to
adjourn sine die. He said:
After nine months experience with
the building contractors of Chicago, we
have learned that the position taken by
the unions affiliated with the building
trades council was just. To maintain
the industrial union would be a barrier
to organized labor and to individual
prosperity"
The officials of the regular unions re-
gard the dismemberment of the in
pendent union a victory for them
over the contractors, but the contractors
attach little Importance to the occur
renee.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-01
CHRISTIANS RE-ENTER.
They Go Back Into the Provinces of
Canton.

Paris Dec. 1.--At a meeting of the
cabinet this morning the minister of for
eign affairs M. Delcasse, announced that
the Christians had re-entered the towns
they formerly inhabited in the province
of Canton district of Shuntak, and es-
corted by French military and Chinese
troops. Official notices, he added, had
been posted in the villages, requesting
the population not to disturb the Chris
tians, and announcing penalties for fur
ther outrages. The Chinese authorities
have been notified that they will be dis
missed and their goods confscated in
case of renewed trouble. The Chinese
who are known to have been guilty OF
murder will be executed in the presence
of the French troops.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-01
Wines Testifes About How Jessie Nor
rison Treated Mrs. Castle Who
Was Alleged Rival.
DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT
Defendant IS CALM AND COLLECTED WHILE NEGHB0Rs TELL
THE STORY OF HER FURY-MANY
TO BE CALLED.

Eldorado, kas., Dec. 1.-Intense in
terest is taken here in the trial of Jessie
Morrison, who is charged with murder
ing Mrs. Castle, her alleged rival.
When the trial opened Jessie Morrison
calm and collected and scarcely moving
a muscle, listened to the dramatic recit-
al by two of her former neighbors of
the tragic death struggles of Mrs Castle
for whose murder she is being tried. Ehe
witnesses We're Mrs. Bette Mobery and
Mrs. ,Emma r. Spangler, the first per-
sons to enter the Castle home in response
to Mrs. Castles screams for help. They
were introduced 10y the state and will
probably prove the strongest witnesses
put forth by the prosecution. A total Of
lis witnesses will be presented for ex-
animation.
Mrs. Moberly testified to seeing black
handled razor lying on the body of Mrs.
Castle as Miss Morrison stood over her.
When blood-stained razor that had
been found in the Castle home was eX-
h!bited, witness said she thought it was
the same one. Later, when another
neighbor arrived they both led Miss
Morrison out of the house. Jessie want
ed to go back for a letter that she had
left on the floor near Mrs Castle. This
letter. bloodstained. was shown to wit
ness and identified by her The letter,
according to the prosecution, was taken
out of the Dostoflice by Miss Morrison
on the morning f the murder, and was
handed by her to the murdered woman 50
she might have an opportunity for at
tack as Mrs Castle read it. The cross
examination ELECTED nothing new, In