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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20
ENGEL SHOT HIMSELF.

John A. Engel, fifty years old, who kept
saloon at No. 46 Laidlow avenue COM
mitted suicide in his apartments over the
saloon shortly before seven o'clock last
evening by shooting himself in the left
temple with a SS-ealibre Smith & Wesson
revolver. Engel was born in Germany.
He leaves a wife and family.
He had become respondent over con-
tinusd illness. He was a member of the
Order of Royal Society of Good Fellows.
AID LAFAYETTE RAID
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20
sEvENTH's PIONEER CORPS.

The Seventh Ward Democratic Clubs
company of the Davis Pioneer Corps will
drill in Columbia Hail next Thursday
night. The company has grown SO large
now that two drill masters are required
to drill the men, which makes a fine lot
of material to draw from for the making
up of the final company. All of the men
take an interest in the company and are
rapidly acquiring the proper military
bearing and knowledge of the tactics and
eYolutiQn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20
CHILDREN CARE FOR SCHOOL LAWNS

A number of geranium plants have been
stolen from the flower plots on the
lawns about No. II School in Duncan ave-
nue. and much indignation is felt by the
teachers and pupils. The matter is to
be reported to tho police.
The school children take great pride III
the lawns and flower plots. They have
boen taking great care of the lawns for
ever a year, classes being assigned to
each lawn for that purpose. The lawns
have just been put In good shape and are
kept as smooth as those about the city
Hall
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20
Case Argued Today.

Lawyer Isaac S. Taylor asked Vice
Chancellor Pitney this morning to permit
the Injunction to remain until the appeal
from his decision dismissing the injunc-
ton is decided by the Court of Errors
and Appeals. This request was opposed
by Lawyer r. v. Lindabury.
After a lengthy argument the vice
Chancellor said he would allow the stay
until the first day of the opening of the
Court of Errors and Appeals.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20
BRAKEMAN rock A TUMBLE.

Patrick McHale, of No. 100 st. Paurs
avenue, employed as brakeman on the
Pennsylvania Railroad. while drilling cars
in the yard at the foot of Fifth street at
half-past four o'clock this morning fell
from the top Of a freight car and broke
his right leg just below the knee. He was
taken to Christ Hospital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20
BoATMEN'S TROPHIES STOLEN

The Active boat house, Hudson Square
Basin, Hoboken, was broken into early
yesterday morning by thieves, who car
ried off, with other booty, four silver
cups. won by the clubs oarsmen in re-
gattag. The trophies are valude at $780,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20
MORE SMALLPOX

Another case of smallpox was reported
to the city health authorities this morn
Ing. The patient Is one Bets. eelored
adult.
Persons desiring TO be vaccinated can
he accommodated at the City Hospital ON
Saturday mornings only,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20

NEW YORK, May co. 19O1.-Forecast for
thirty-six hours ending at eight P. NJ,
Tuesday: cloudy with OCCASION
al rain; tomorrow, rain; Winds northwest.
Hartnetts Thermomstrieal Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20

large cans. and oiled With red, ripe tomatoes,
Wholesale At y, =. eieary co.'s atNrss. AJAX
<aNs ssoces for 'eAA,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20

There will be a meeting of the Ninth
Ward Democratic Club tonight II tht
roems on the Boulevard.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20
COURT CALENDARS.

Supreme Court cases on docket for
Tuesday, May M, 1901:-Nos. 81, Il, 72, 7s.
rs, 50, 81 and So.
AALEATHEQ IMnIGA TIOMQ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-20

And the same will be payable to the
Registrar at the office of the Water De.
partment, Room 10. City Hall. Jersey City,
New Jersey.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
Well Taken Care OF.

Mr. Knox, the Steel Trust Attorney
General, submitted to an interview the
other day which must be reassuring to
unlawful capitalistic combines
Q.-Will you enforce the law relative
to trusts?
Al cannot discuss that, either. I
shall meet a question as it arises and
shall not anticipate.
Q.-Do you believe the existing anti
trust laws adequate?
Al don't wish to talk along that
line now.
OWN you give, in a general way,
your views on centraliation of capital
and combinations?
ANo.
Pierpont Morgan may throw off all
business cares during his European So
journ with the assurance that his in
terests are perfectly safe in the hands of
his faithful Attorney General We pre-
sumo that the appointment of Mr. Knox
was the first step toward the fulfllment
Of the Republican platform pledge con-
corning the trusts.-Indianapolis Sen
tinel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

consumes two and three prices. The
result IS that the English are undersold
in their own markets and supremacy
has passed from English to American
hands.
The purchase by Englishmen Of $780,
DOC, 900 Of the securities Of the United
States Steel Corporation, which English
manufacturers have prophesied and
hoped would be failure, is significant
Of Britain's complete surrender in iron
and steel.
Nevertheless the billion trust is still
in the experimental stage and English
men may yet have reason to regret
their investment. Still they have
risked paltry sum compared to the
$3.50, 100000 which American bankers
have just subscribed to the British con-
sols-just half the new war loan. 1t is
case Of financial reciprocity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
ENGLAND AND THE U. s. STEEL
CORPORATION.

Although the United States Steel Cor
poration, the billion dollar steel trust,
is at best but gigantic experiment
looked upon askance by conservative
financiers as something for wise inves-
tors to keep out of, Mr. Morgan has
succeeded in selling s20,000,000 block
of its securities to Englishmen.
This is. so well nigh accomplishing
the impossible that it stamps Mr.. Nor
gan more than ever the Nestor of
finance
1t goes to show also that London cap
ital is not as conservative as it thinks
it is, or as it is reputed to be-
England's liberal policy long gave
her supremacy throughout the world in
iron and steel, but her day has passed
The natural resources of the United
States have proven too much for Eng
lish manufacturers, while the American
trusts are backed by a tariff policy
which permits them to sell below cost
IN foreign markets. because through
their monopoly at homo they make It
up and more by charging the American
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
The Terry Case.

State Journal.
After quoting from the Marietta Reg
lister, the Parkersburg State Journal
says:
THE unfortunate victim of a sad
tragedy was man universally respect
ed for his worth, and it is difficult to
imagine a more pitiable affair than his
death; but it may be that there are two
sides to the question. Are steamboat
owners and officers, who persist in run
ming their vessels at times when they
produce a great terror and do great
damage, entirely blameless? People
along the shores of the Ohio, with their
houses flooded and shakinga at their foun-
dations, are likely to become desperate.
Desperate men are not cold-blooded and
are not necessarily aSsassfns. This is
where the Register may be wrong in its
views, if they are to be applied to all
persons, who get so wrought up by the
prospective loss Of their homes and
their property, saying nothing about
the likelihood of loss of life, that they
are not calm and considerable
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
ARBITRATION
And Opposition to sympathetic
strikes the key-Note.

And Opposition to sympathetic
strikes the key-Note.
CHICAGO, April Rehabilitation OF
all disputes and opposition to SYM
pathetic strikes are the foundation
principles of new central labor body
to be known as the Chicago building
trades league, which was organized here
tonight. The new organization is
bacekd by fifteen of the eighteen OF the
strong trades in the building indus
try.
An effort by the officers of the Ma
tional Building Trades Council to get
control Of the meeting and organize
new body as Branch of the National
met defeat. "A referendum vote will.
however, be taken on the question as
to whether the new central body will
affiliate with the national organiza-
ton. As to-nlght's action Is in ac-
cordance with the agreements recent
ly made with contractors. 1t presages
peace in local labor circles for some
time TO come.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
Old Reub Must Go.

w eDSter ECnO.
Another of the old landmarks of West
Virginia is about to disappear before
the onward march of civilization and
enterprise. For over half century
the hack drivers who take passengers
from the railroad to Webster Springs,
have been an important factor, but their
day is about over, and in few months
they will have to give way to the snort
of the iron horse. A railroad is well
under way from Palmer junction to
Addison, and the contractor promises
to have it completed by the middle Of
August. And when the railroad comes,
| wonder what will become of Reub
Weese and another one or two who have
carried passengers to and from the
Springs for. 10, these many years Ev-
cry foot of that horrible mountain road
is as familiar to Reub as the best side
walk in town is to our oldest citiz IN, and
the belated traveller who had to make
the dangerous trip on a dark night
was just as safe in Reuben's care as if
he were esconced the comfortable
couch of palace car.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

CINCINNATI. o., April 2s.-Mrs.
Richard Crater, the wife Of house
painter, on being unable TO keep her
husband from a saloon on Ludlow ave-
nue., went to the place to-day with one
of his caleimine buckets and a white
wash crush. She calcimined him from
head to foot in the saloon. He re-
turned to the saloon after he had ac-
companied her home and changed his
clothing. She followed him again, and
the next time caleimined the saloon
keeper and his bar and its fixtures. and
gave notice that she would repeat the
performance TO any one selling liquor
to her husband.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

SYRACUSE, N. Y, April ga spe-
cial to the Post-Standard from Saranac
Lake says:
This afternoon fire caught in the dry
ing rooms OF the Branch and Callahan
mill in the center OF the village. The
mill, four store houses and five hundred
thousand feet of lumber were destroyed.
Several of the dwelling houses and two
freight cars were damaged. The total
loss will be $4,000. partly insured.
Tonight the fire Is thought to be under
control, but 1t was feared II the wind
increased, many OF the dwelling houses
would be destroyed
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
FROM wzBT VIRGINIA.



Martinsburg World.
Beware, We loafers! Steer clear Of the
Court House step; otherwise you will
get good ducking.
Some queer spirit, with bucket in
hand, has taken possession of the corri-
dor on the second boor of the Court
House and is baptizing everyone who
makes bed out of the stone steps be-
low. The nature of the spirit no one
knows, but when a corner loafer fails
off into dreamland on the steps a bucker
protrudes from the window above, emp
ties its contents and quietly gets back
through the windows. Who or what is
behind the bucket no one knows.
This bucket, however, is performing
a mission that all the laws and police
on the police force have not been able
to perform; it is keeping the steps clear
of those lazy loungers who hold forth
on the stone steps to the disgust Of all
passers-by, and over whom it is at times
necessary to climb in order to enter the
Court House.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
THE AFRICAN GRAB GAME.

Almost every power in Europe has
dipped into the African grabbing to the
extent of it's reach and ability to hold
on. The result is that out of total
area of 11,514,O00 square miles, but a
little over million and half are left.
France is the largest winner in the
game, influencing" no less than 2,903,-
600 square miles, while Great Britain
comes next with 2,733,640, which, how
ever, is not proving bargain, being a
secondhand grab which the original
grabbers contest. 1t is proving the
most expensive territory ever gobbled
Then comes little Belgium with S65 900
square miles, seventy-six times it's own
size. Portugal exercises a protectorate
over 831 900 square miles. The war
lord of Germany Yields sovereignty
over $4,000 square miles, while once
mighty Spain, which owned most of the
known world few centuries back,
comes last with but 203,764 square
miles. Poor little Liberia has trouble
holding a small and insignificant tract
It's motley pirate crew in control of
Africa now. They are jealous, in
triguing and utter INSCRIPTIONS each in
advancing its own interests and each
ones interests, as a rule, are opposed
to those of its neighbor.
The future of the dark continent is
fraught with strange things and there
are great developments in store. 1t is
a century ago, but its history promises
to be far different.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
LAWYER LEWIS FRESH HAIR
FUND.
This Endless Chain Started by
Friends in Aid of Bald Man.

This Endless Chain Started by
Friends in Aid of a Bald Man.
When Lawyer Abe Levy got down TO
his office the other morning he found
fifty-four letters awaiting his arrival.
Forty-nine of them contained advice as
TO what might be done in the way OF
growing hair on bald heads It was
evident that the letters were sent in re-
Spouse to an advertisement in an out
of-town newspaper. Lawyer Levy, who
had no hair on the top Of his head, took
the matter philosophically.
Undoubtedly sprung by one of my
friends-a practical joker he said.
We'll, can stand it If they can"
The next day another big. batch of
letters arrived. Some contained offers
from patent medicine men who agreed
to produce a spring crop of new hair
for stipulated sum. Others wrote to
say that they had forwarded the only
hair restorer known to be of value to
bald heads. Then came boxes and bot
ties OF patent medicines and hair tonics.
One bottle contained this warning:
Please don't spill upon the door step
unless you want a new mat"
Among the packages was a box filed
with prairie grass. 1t bore this in
scriptaon:
Chew this instead Of chewing the rag
in court It puts hair on the buffaloee
in the West
Another package contained big bot
tie ok nuciiase and package Of horse
hair with Instructions g 70 how It
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

might be applied to bald heads. The
only letter the lawyer seemed interested
in contained q newspaper clipping say
ing:
The baldest head may be covered
with hair BY grating. Small gratis can
be taken from several good heads of
hair and grated into the bald head.
This has been done with perfect sue
cess
On Tuesday night he attended lodge
meeting in Yorkville He told some Of
his lodge friends about the job that had
been put up on him. Then he confiden-
TALLY let them into the secret contained
in the hair grating tip.
Il beneve lnat it is possible to graft
hair upon a bald head. he said solemn
ly.
That settled it. When Lawyer Levy
left the lodge room his friends decided
TO help him out with the aid of the end
less chain scheme. Ten members of the
lodge sent out letters each to three
friends. Here is sample letter:
My Dear Blank; Lawyer Abe Levy
has no hair on his head. He has discov-
cred a cure for badness, He believes that
a lock of hair from each of his friends
can be grated upon his head Please aid
in this charitable work and send lock
OF your hair to Mr.. Levy. 1t matters not
a 6 10 ha ar,tn ne no hos, ., LAT
ter and send it to three of your friends
Please don't break the chain. One good
graft deserves another. You may be bald
headed yourself some day"
On Thursday he received nfty letters
containing punches of hair and bundles OF
advice. On Friday he got $50 letters and
locks of hair Hero is a sample:
Dear Mr.. Levy: Learning that you are
going into the grating business send
You inclosed a. lock of my whlsxers. Ii is
a duty we owe to our friends TO assist
when there is grating TO be done / hope
your other friends viii be as generous
as | am and send YOU some of their hair.
Yours very respectfully.
SOLOMON. THE WISE"
Long black hair accompanied this let
ter Then came bunch OF bright red
halr tea with q nlue RIBBON. With the
red hair came this letter.
Mr., Levy: Please find inclosed contri-
button from young lady who sympa-
thizes with you in your misfortune. With
coincidence, l remain, yours truly,
ONLY A TYPEWRITER GIRL
Here are some clippings from my pug
dog Nellie" was what a Harlem woman
wrote, and a Bowery museum man wrote:
This is contribution from the bearded
lady"
Three switches and two wigs came as
contributions. Red haired girls. whita
horse, black cats yellow dogs and greens
goods men helped along the fresh hair
fund
The last letter which Lawyer Levy
opened was accompanied by bottle OF
hair restorer. The bottle bore these in
structions: For external use IL you
drink this you will get hair lip"
IF could find the fellow who started
this" said Mr., Levy. II would make him
live on whiskers for the remainder OF his
life"
But still the letters come
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
THE CANAL MUST BE AMERICAN.

IhE NANAL MtSI DE AMEHICAN.
No doubt England would be willing
to abrogate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
on a guarantee of neutrality of the
Nicaragua canal as stated. Since that
treaty has already been superseded in
the American view, England would be
getting good thing for nothing.
1t is reported that Secretary Hay as
certained the wishes of majority of
the Senators as to a new treaty and
formal negotiations will be renewed on
the subject as soon as Mr.. Hay returns
from the Presidential junket to the
Pacific slope.
1t is impossible to say what view the
next Congress will take of the matter.
1t will have such an overwhelming Re-
publican majority that the administra-
ton will doubtless be able to crowd
through almost any measure. But if
the administration imagines that the
country will quietly submit to foreign
dictation as to the Nicaragua canal or to
anything but complete American con-
troll of that most important waterway
in time of war it is more mistaken than
usual.
Mr.. Mckinley will not have to keep
his ear long to the ground to discover
this.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
Feels Good Over 1t.
Charleston Gazette.

Charleston Gazette.
Auditor Scherr is wearing one Of
those large and salubrious" smiles to-
day. The cause of it all is the way
corporation licenses are coming in. This
morning the Office received a little over
$4,000 in one mail. In the list of checks
received were three of 81 $50 each, and
others Of lesser amount. OF course, the
auditor does not get any fees out Of this
money, but he says he feels so good be-
cause the revenues for the State from
corporation sources have been increased
over 100 per cent But the exact effect of
the Dawson bill will not be known until
it is known how many of the foreign
corporations have forfeited their char
tiers. 1t is altogether probable that
many will do this, but the number will
not be ascertained until the close of
the time allowed to reduce capital and
to pay the license tax The compan,es
that have paid are not as many as there
We're one year ago. No doubt a number
will forfeit their charters.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

who is President of the Unite
States?" asked Pennsylvania judge Of
a foreigner who applied for naturaliza-
ton. Mark Hanna" promptly replied
the man. Your application is refused
said the court, whereupon the applicant
whipped newspaper out of his pocket
and pointed to an editorial paragraph,
which read: Notwithstanding the
claim of the Republicans, Mark Hanna
rs President" The judge relented and
admitted the applicant to citizenship
on the ground that he had been misled
by irony which he had mistaken for
fact But was he misled very far?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. April ga
dog was the cause OF a bloody fight
three miles below Oxford, in which four
persons participated. J. w. House and
son Gus. and w. n. Johnson and his
14-year-old son. Both the Houses and
the elder Johnson were shot with Win
chester rifles and one was dangerously
wounded.
The elder House had killed dog OF
Johnson's- Johnson pursued House and
shot him twice through the stomach.
Gus House. seeing the trouble. secured
gun and shot the elder Johnson. and
was Immediately shot by the 14-year-
old son Of Jonnson, who escaped IN
jury.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
An Unfortunate Intimacy.

We are not disposed TO judge Mr..
Knox in advance. But at the same
time as things go in this world, it must
be admitted to be unfortunate that the
man who may be called on to enforce
the antitrust law should have such in
innate relations with the combinations
against which that law is directed.-In-
dianapolis News.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

The Dowager Empress of China has
evidently been studying Mr.. Mckinley S
methods. She has appointed board OF
national administration to relieve her
of her public functions. BY this move
she avoids responsibility for what may
happen in the future. AS has been al
most invariably the case with Mr.. Nc
Kinley's boards, however, the situation
does not seem bright and the prospect
proved.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

day ii which to prepare The acts tor
publication, and Ia addition be gets
$500 year as keeper Of the rolls IN
all q 40 for 1O6 days work., Is not 50
bad, is it
With this showing, was there any
reason for increasing the clerks pay
during the session from so to $12 a
day, especially in view Of the fact that
our Republican friends are looking for
ward it with so much apprehension.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
Why Kill These Birdss

mcdowell Recorder
N. NJ Mitchell, of Sand Lick, was in
town Tuesday. He says that on last
Monday, while out in his yard, he saw
large eagle, of the bald-head variety,
flying towards him, about one hundred
yards high. as near as he could judge.
Hastily procuring his shotgun, he fired
al the bird, which gave evidence CT be-
ing hit hard as it made frantic efforts
to ascend without avail Placing an
other cartridge in his gun, he fred
again, which brought the king of birds
to the earth. The eagle measured nine
feet from tip to tip of wings. and is the
largest ever killed in this section.