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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-14
Fergus County ar9us.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY by
JOHN NJ. YROOMAN, Editor and Proprietor

Elmira, N. Y, Omaha, Neb.' and
Seattle, Wash, held elections last
week and all three cities went hepuo-
lican. The first named is the home
OF David b. Hill.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-14
Germany Declines.

Durham, March 12.-The Transvaal
having appealed to Germany for me-
diation or intervention i'm the war
with Great Britain, Germany has
replied that she declines to interfere
az she il in no way concerned in the
conflict.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-14
ldwton Fund Delivered.

Washington, March G.-ieneral Corbin
today turned over to Mrs. Law ton, widow
of the late Major General LAYTON, thefunj
subscribed by people Of this country. 1t
amounted to sos, i32.O7.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-14
Kruger Asks intervention.

The Hague, March Fit is learn
ed from "A reliable sourceth at Kruger,
through consuls at Pretoria, has APP
pealed for the interyent ton OF the
great powers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-14
TAKE THE
heuiSt0un -
Castle Stage
THE QUICKEST
THE EASIEST
THE
WAY TO THE

New coaches, good horses, good
trusty drivers; 10 hours ride to
Martinsdale; the finest meals served
at Ubet to passengers travellers 60
ing and coming.
Stage leaves Lewistown every
day, except Sunday, at p. m.
Leaves Martinsdale at 2:30 p. m.
every day, except Sunday.
For information inquire of c. H.
Williams.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
ISRAEL FREEMAN BANKRUPT.
Jersey City Glazier Files Petition
at Trenton,

Especial to "The Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, Jan. "a, 1sO0.-The latest Pc
tition in bankruptcy comes from Enoch
W. Hooper, of this city. who owes some
thing over s59. 600. According to the state
ment accompanying thesapplication which
was filed yesterday with Clerk Cranmer,
of the United States District Court, the
actual liabilities of the petitioner will
reach $50, ,329 81. His assets will total $21 $50,
included in which is the residence of Mr..
Hooper at No. 50 South Clinton avenue,
together with the properties at Nos. 80
and 35 Tyler street, Nos. % and 80 Pearl
streets, and a lot on Hanford place. The
case is to be considered by Judge Kirk
patrick at the next regular session of the
Insolvency Court, held on Monday next.
Israel Freeman of Jersey City, glazier,
owing $4,467 for shades, moulding and the
like, and having but $50 in assets, and
Charles B. Conn, of vineland, with debts
of $13,o5260 and assets of $50, also sub
mitted applications.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
MoHAMMEDAM CHILD A PAUPER.
No Family Can Be Found of That
Faith to Adopt Her.

Especial to "The Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, Jan. "a, 1900.-To discuss the
workings of the law under which it works
the State Board of Childrens Guardians
had consultation with Governor Voor-
hees in the Executive Chamber yesterday
The board laid before the Governor a
novel case, which confronts 1t in Hudson
county. The law contains a provision
that children shall be placed only in the
care Of families who profess the same
religious faith as the parents of the chill
dren.
Heretofore the board has found no
children except those of Christian par
ents, and they have been committed to
the care of Protestant or Catholic fami-
lies, according to the belief of the par
ents. No Hebrews have been found, but
if there had been they could have been
cared for. In. framing the law it was
not expected any unusual faith would oc-
cur but there is in the Hudson County
Almshouse a child whose parents were
Mohammedans.
The little one was born in West Hobo
ken, and unless change in the law is
made there seems to be no provision un-
der it by which a home for the child
outside of the Almshouse can be obtained,
as no suitable family lives in this State.
Those of the faith who suit the require
ments are not willing to take the child.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
STILL BLASTING PALISADES
Tens of Thousands of Tons Blown
Out in Yesterdays Explosion.

Near Woodside, on the New Jersey side
of the Hudson, the largest blast of rock in
many years took place yesterday. A mass
of rock extended from the river shore at
that point, 1t is a picturesque one, and
Quarters have been working for some
time to get out the rock and cut the wall
away.
Joseph Devlin has been working the
quarry He employs about fifteen men
shaping and preparing the granite blocks
which this stone furnishes for the mar
kets, since the advance on that particular
kind of stone lately. For weeks men have
been at work drilling holes in the rock
preparatory to blasting. The work was
finished on Saturday, and yesterday
morning the explosives were placed in the
holes. Four kegs of powder were con-
sumed in the blasting.
They were connected with an electric
battery and there was report that was
heard for miles when the explosion took
place Small pieces of rock and large
amount of smoke rose In the air. There
was no damage caused by the explosion,
although the vibration could be felt a
mile away. 1t is estimated by Mr.. Devlin
that the rock taken out. when cut and
aped, will make about 10000 blocks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
CAUGHT IN ORE CRUSHER
Young O'Rourke Was Hor-
ribly Mangled and He
Died Last Night.

A horrible accident occurred in the New
Jersey Zinc Works, just off CommunipaW
avenue near the canal, yesterday morn
ing, when William O'Rourke. twenty-six
years old, of No. 90 Westervelt street, a
Iaborer. was terrible crushed in one of the
ponderous ore crushers. That the victim
was not killed instantly is miracle
After being extrica ted from the machinery
ORourke was taken to the City Hospital,
where he lived until five O'Clock last night
He remained unconscious until the end.
The left arm was torn from its socket
and the legs of the unfortunate man were
horribly crushed Other parts of the body
were mashed to a jelly.
No one seems to know how O'Rourke
fell to his death. 1t was his duty to feed
the ore crusher, and in performing this
work he stood upon a high platform
Fellow workmens heard his screams and
the machinery was stopped as soon as
possible. It was a most difficult task to
extricate the dying man.
He was hurried to the City Hospital
but medical attendance was of no avail.
The police got no report of the accident
until this morning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
A PARROT IN DISPUTE.
The Naughty Bird Refused to Speak
and Help Its Owner.

The ownership of a homely parrot
caused considerable amusement in the
First Criminal Court this afternoon. Mrs.
Roxbury's parrot disappeared from its
cage in Mrs. Roxbury's apartments, at
No. SO Newark avenue, December 15 Mrs.
Roxbury few days ago learned that Mrs.
Howdell, of No. 2se Henderson street, was
in possession of the bird. Mrs. RoNbury
called on Mrs. Howdell and demanded
that the parrot be returned to her.
THAT parrot belongs to me-" said Mrs
Howdell.
sIts my bird and I am going to have
it, retorted Mrs. Ro0bury, as she walked
over-to the cage and attempted to scratch
the parrots head. The bird. however, re-
scented any Familiarity on Mrs. Roxbury's S
part and made grab for her fingers.
.qSee'' exclaimed Mr.. Howdell, stne
bird does not even know you. Will ad-
nit that my boy found it on the street,
and if you can make it talk will let you
have it.
Mrs. Roxbury did her utmost TO get the
parrot to talk but she failed. Mrs Rox-
bury then left the house She visited the
First Criminal Court yesterday morning.
and secured summons for Mrs. How
dell's and the PARROTS appearance IN
court this morning.
The case was not called until near 1:S0
O'Clock Mrs. HowdeI appeared without
her parrot Justice Nevin ordered her to
20 home and get it. This was done, and
as soon as Mrs. Roxbury saw 1T she SAID
it belonged to her.
The bird however. refused toE 7cognize
Mrs Roxbury.
'sTIow do you know the bird is yours?''
asked Justice Nevin addressing Mrs.
Roxbury
Mrs. Roxbury pointed out marks of
Identification She also said:-'gThe parrot
could say, Hello Dewey, Pretty Poll,
Papa's pretty boy, and several other sem
tences.
Mrs. Roxbury did her best to get the
parrot to talk but she could not.
Justice Nevdn came to the Conclusion
that the bird was the property OF Mrs.
Roxbury, because of her complete identi-
ficaIt|on of it. Mrs. Howdell's assertion
tl.af her son had found the bird also
served to aid Justice Nevin IN rendering
hts decision. After paying Mrs. HoWdell
far keeping the parrot for five weeks, Mrs
RoxlDury, her daughter and the parrot left
court happy
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
KNIGHTS IN COURT.
Vice Chancellor Stevens Hears
of One of PowderIy's
poings.

A case of much interest, to members of
the Order of Knights of Labor was be-
fore Vice Chancellor Stevens this morn
ing in the Court of Chancery In 1887,
Richard Trevellick, a prominent knight
of Labor, gave a bank in Detroit, Mich,
a mortgage for 1900. He asked the Cen
eral Assembly of the Knights to take
the mortgage and it finally did so, tax
ing note and another mortgage, pay
able in five years. This new mortgage
was made to Frederick Turner of Jersey
City, who was then general treasurer of
the Order, as treasurer but without any
trust favor of the Knights of Labor
Turner was afterwards succeeded as
treasurer by James w. Hayes of New
Brunswick.
Trevellick died and steps were taken by
the Knights of Laborto adjust the matter
with his estate. His widow agreed to pay
81 coo for the mortgage and the Knights
agreed to accept it. AS the mortgage was
in Turner's name it was necessary Tor
him to satisfy it,, but when asked to DO
SO he said he had turned the mortgage
over to Hayes.
The Knights of Labor then through
Hudspeth & Puster, filed a bill in Chan-
ce1.y to compel Turner to satisfy the
mortgage or formally make an assignment
of it.
TURNER filed an answer through Henry
L. R. Van Dyke. setting up that the
money was gift from the Knights to
Trevelliclz and What Turner had satisfied
the mortgage by carrying out that gift.
The matter came UP this morning on
final hearing. Turner testified that he
had satisfied the mortgage in the manner
set UP in his bill by direction of Terrence
" Powderly, who was at that time at
the head of the order. The Vice Chan
cellor decided that Turner must make a
formal assignment of the mortgage to
Hlayes
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
RESERVATIONS POUR IN
Bergen Republicans Who
Oppose the Ring Intend
to Leave the Club.

The recently elected officers of the Ber-
gen Republican Club assumed charge OF
the clubs affairs last night. President
w. r. Harrison presided. The resigna-
tions of L. Pilleth and Alfred Rake, two
loyal anti-ring men, were accepted. These
are likely to be the beginning of a long
list of designations
Reports were heard from the old House
and Entertainment Committees. The
president then announced these commit
tees for the ensuing year:-House-W. w.
Coward Eugene Forshee, Isaac G. Suit
terlin, Garret Felter and w. G. Miller.
Finance-Joseph Barrett, John Pringle,
and Joseph McComb. Membership-W. F..
Ely, George johnson, Sr., and David Glib
son.
The treasurer reported a balance OF
$1S510. A report from the committee ap-
pointed to purchase the property on which
the clubhouse stands showed that the
deed would be placed with the club at
the next meeting. An entertainment to
be given in the near future was discussed,
also the coming euchre on January ".
AT the conclusion of the meeting, IN con-
formfty to "a resolution passed at the last
meeting OF the ciuD, THe EoliilAetoc az
pointed to select and present gift 10
Garret Filter, a member of the House
Committee, now confined to his home on
Tuers avenue, performed that duty hand
somely. Mr.. C. w. Hutchings was select
ed as spokesman. AT the head of crowd
of forty members he marched to Mr.
Filters home All of the members filed
into the room where their fellow member
was seated Mr.. Filter simply gasped for
breath.
Mr., Hutchings in neat little speech
told Mr. Filter how much he was missed
from the club, and said as result OF
the highe esteem in which he was held by
the members, Mr.. Hutchings had the
honor to present handsome bronze clock
and two bronze candle sticks to him.
Cheering followed.
Mr. Filter thanked the members, but
was unable to reply at length. Mr. Harri-
son responded in Mr.. Filters behalf. The
members wished Mr.. Filter speedy re-
coverv and marched back to the club
house.
Those on the committee were:-John
Pringle, Frank Higgins, Louis Stubenvoll.
Charles R. Mason, Joseph Barrett, David
Gibson and c. w. Hutchings
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
BRYANS VISIT HERE.

Colonel William Jennings Bryan will ar
rive in Jersey City tonight at $50 P. M,
and not 16 minutes to l, as some may
put it. He will be escorted to the City
Hall from the Hoffman House by Con-
gresham William D. Daily and Mr. James
f. Minturn, of Hoboken. They will go
to the Robert Davis Association rooms,
where they will be received by Mr.. Robert
Davis. A collation. will be served.
AT eight o'clock he will go to ST. Peters
Hail., where the meeting is to be held.
1t will be opened by Mr.. Davis, who will
introduce Mayor Hoos as presiding officer.
After Mr.. Bryan's address, possibly Mr..
DAILY will speak When the meeting is
over Mr.. Bryan will return to the Davis
Association, where an informal reception
will be held.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
DON'T BELIEVE sWEDE WAS ROBBED
Police Place No Credence in Hem
drickson's Story.

The police of this city place no faith In
the allegation made by Gustave Hen
erickson, a Swede, Of Ohio, that he had
been robbed of $l2O while stopping at a
hotel in Exchange place several days ago.
Hendrickson sailed for Germany yester-
day morning on the North German Lloyd
steamship Lain.
Before the vessel sailed Hendrickson re-
ported to United States Marshal Bern
hardt, who was on the pier in Hoboken,
that he had been robbed. Bernhardt took
the complaint and promised to investigate
the matter.
Inspector Archibold detailed Detective
Larkins, of Chief Murphy's staff, to the
case Larkins visited all the hotels in the
lower section of the city. He could not
find any trace of the hotel at which
Hendrickson was supposed to have stop
ped. nor did he hear any particulars OF
robbery.
When questioned about the matter TINS
morning Inspector Archibold said:-
s'I do not believe that any such robbery
was committed in this city. 1t would be
an easy matter for a traveller to invent
such a story before making his departure.
He would not be present If any person
were apprehended. The police would then
have to shoulder all blame. have had
the matter thoroughly investigated and
have come to the conclusion that there
is nothing in the strangers story.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
OUTCOME OF GIRLS LARK.
Miss Berger's Brother Tried Be-
cause of Her Freak Pictures.

Llewellyn J. Berger, of Bayonne, was
to have been tried in the General Sessions
Court yesterday afternoon for assault and
battery on John Jay Hunt, but he avoided
the trouble and expense by pleading gull
ty. This is the outcome of frolic which
some young ladies indulged in last Au-
gust,
Berger's sister is member of the Bap-
tist Church Choir. She and some of her
young friends went to Hunts photograph
gallery at No. 796 Avenue D and had
some grotesque photographs tagken One
of the pictures represented a drinking
scene in which Miss Berger is attired in
the photographers hat and coat Another
represents her standing behind chair
with soda water bottle in front of her.
Although there is nothing specially
wrong about the pictues, they created
some talk among the church people. Mr..
Berger went to Hunts gallery and de-
manded the photographs and negatives,
but Hunt refused to surrender them Ber-
ger became angry and metaphorically
wiped the floor with the photographer.
This occurred on August a.
Berger had drawn a revolver when John
Mott summoned a policeman. Berger will
be sentenced tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
s199. .242 90 s4,764 "a
1922 90 2O4,Oo "a
Balance due January 1, lsOO... .slS5,Oh a

Balance due January !, lSuU... .sioo,o4i ~
Every current bill is promptly passed
bv the Street and Water Board and as
promptly concurred in by the Board OF
Finance and signed by the Mayor. War
rants are ordered drawn, but the trouble
is there is not enough money to meet
them, and why? Taxpayers are not
prompt enough in paying their water bills.
When Mayor Hoos came into office the
arrearages on the water account to May
i. 1897 was about 100000. This included
a months salaries due, claims Of various
sorts and about s15o,0O0 due to the East
Jersey FWater Company; the total sum
being, as already stated, about $20o,oOO
At that time the Treasurer had on hand
about $4,000 in cash, making the entire
outstanding debts amount to s1S6,OOo in
round figures.
since then the city has been wiping on
sums every year, but somehow 1t seems
never to be able to rid itself or a DEBT
ranging from $1s0,0Oo to 100000
The total water rents, arrears and bal
ances, of 1S99-1900 due January 2S, 1901
amount to exactly $226,58s.40
The whole trouble, to sum up the mat
ter. is that the collection of water rents
needs revising and changing. On the
books are many accounts which can never
be collected These should be, said a
prominent official, SO that the city gould
then know what could be collected. These
amounts being then ascertained, the de-
linquents should be made to settle or the
water should be cut Oft.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
AFTER q YEARS.
Man Seeks Father Who De-
serted His Family When
He Was a Babe.

Twenty-three years ago Charles Wall1cR.
husband of Fannie Francis Wallick, kissed
her and her infant child in their humble
home No. 254 Railroad avenue. He pro-
fessed great love for her and her babe,
the youngest of five children. He said he
was going down the avenue to buy a
pair of shoes for the babe in the crib
The then matronly and good looking wife
kissed him again just before ne opened
the hall door. He never came back.
More than two decades have passed
since that good-bye kiss was given, and
the beautiful woman of three-score years,
now surrounded by grown up children and
grandchildren, is still hoping that the man
to whom she gave herself SO many years
ago will come back to her. If he is living
he is now seventy years old.
The eldest child is forty-two years o,d.
The youngest the child whom the father
kissed twenty-three years ago when ne
said he was "just going down the avenue
to purchase for the babe a pair of shoes,
is in the employ of the Apgar family, one
of the oldest and best known families of
the Bergen section of the Heights This
young man, who never saw his father
after his baby eyes rested on the fathers
iaee' mas laheh ~ upol aiiiieeil 70 S'ai
an investigation in the hope that it may
ultimately result in the reuniting of his
father and mother
When Wallick left his wife he was
ci vz, Ia LIZ; LIZ t1a e
:, nai+ tb Di fi orEs
tba, a epgo enSy., nc ~ the Ionst nonnia,,s
sacti,ons ~ Te,rsov rity
After f1avs of Vain Watching for the hus-
hand,s reY,,rns the wife aoncl1ded tina
she had been deserted. Further inyestiga-
tion Satisfied her that her husband had
eloned with a married woman neigh
bor-his fondness for whom he had been
unable to conceal. This woman disappear
ed about the same time Mrs. Wallick
does NOT claim that she is in position to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
PUISsANT GENERAL COUNCIL
Meeting and Election Held Yester-
day in Trenton.

Especial to 'sThe Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, Jan. "a, 1s00.-The Puissant
Grand Council of Royal and Select Mas
ters had it's forty-second annual session
in Masonic Temple yesterday at which
the following officers We're elected:-M /.
6. NJ, Joseph Mason, of Paterson; Deputy
M. 1. G. NJ, A. J. Chapman, of Jersey
City; S. P. c.. of W., Herman w. Withoe-
fe, of Camden; Grand Recorder, Charles
Bechtel, of Trenton; Grand Marshal,
Hiram E. Deats, of Burlingtenshrdlum
Hiram E. Deats, of Pennington; Grand
Steward, Christopher Hepp, of Paterson;
Grand Sentinel, A. T. Osmond, of Trenton.
1t was late in the afternoon when the
business session was held and at six
o'clock the members of the lodge, num-
bering between twenty and thirty, sat
down to banquet in the Trenton House.
The Grand Lodge of NUew Jersey holds
its annual meeting in this city today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
FIXTURES WERE MoRTeAeED.
The Seller, Is Charged With FRAUD
BY the Barber Who Beught.

Henry Odenwald, a German barber OF
No. 224 Monticello avenue, was arrested by
Detective Gallagher last evening on q
charge of obtaining money under false
pretences. Clemento Quannacone. of No.
12S Brunswick street. preferred the
charges. Justice of the Peace Charles Roe
issued the warrant.
The complainant states that the prisoner
sold him the fixtures of the barber shop
for $45 and that he paid s. down. The rest
was to be paid on the installment plan.
The complainant further claims that
Odenwald had previously mortgaged the
fixtures for SIS. Odenwald in defence
states that he told the purchaser that
the fixtures were mortgaged. The casS
viii be argued b efore Justice Potts.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-24
MURDER SUSPECTED.
Child Found Dead in Bed
and It's Mother
Arrested.

AT an early hour this morning the Ho-
boken police received information that the
body of a male infant was lying in
bed at No. 56 Second street. Patrolmen
Sullivan and Burke were sent to the house
and found the child in bed, dressed. The
face and neck were black and bore evil
dences of strangulation. Pursuing their
investigation the patrolmen learned from
William Geip, the lessee of the house,
that woman named Krange had rented
the apartment from him on January ID.
She was accompanied by man whom
SHE gave the tenants to understand was
her husband. The coroner was notified
and took charge of the body
From the information furnished by
Geip and Police Commissioner Lally, Pa
trolmen Burke and Sullivan arrested the
woman whom they found in a hallway on
Grand street. With her they found Will
lam ]. Monsers, of No. 115 Grand street.
Both were locked up. Monsers willingly
made statement ito the police. He had
met the woman, he said, last evening and
gone with her to her apartments The
child was in an adjoining room. Shortly
before midnight the woman told him the
child was dead. Monsers became fright
ened at this and after making sure what
the woman told him was true. left her
and called at once upon Police Commits
sioner Lally, to whom he explained mat
ters. Lally communicated at once with
Police Headquarters and the Investiga-
ton which led to the arrests followed.
When arraigned before Acting Recorder
James IAverty this morning the woman
said her name was Mrs. Ellen Wilcocks
The child was born on November 49, she
said. 1t had died from convulsions, she
claimed. Upon the advice of her counsel,
Herbert E.. Davis, She refused to commit
herself further and was held without bail
pending an investigation by County Phy-
siclan Converse. She wept throughout the
whole proceedings. A black garter which
was found in the bed beside the body of
the dead child is in the possession of the
police.
Mrs. Susan Seip, the sister of the lessee
of the apartment house, says the woman
has frequently been heard to complain
that the child was nuisance. Police
Surgeon William Arlitz declares that the
body bears unmistakable evidences of
strangulation. There are blood discolor-
ations in different parts of it which he
does not belleve could nave peen cduseu
by convulsions.
The police have since learned that the
woman was also known by the name OF
Smith. She was once a frequenter OF
McGurk's Bowery dive, they say. They
are unable to learn where her husband,
if any, is. Her father is said to live
somewhere in North Hudson. The wom-
an says she is thirty-five years old.