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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-03

Miss Minnie johnson sneut New
Vars at her home ii Bristol.
sherlff Iieh is orcnpying he new
tfiran house ~ the frrsr ward.
Eiitor Nnodwnrih Of the Bristol
Cooiier was Ia town yesterday.
John O Thee resigned his positiop
with II I. Tegtmeier, Monday.
Attorney JOS. Alley made a profes.
slonai visit to Aberdeen Friday.
John Hawkins OF Pierpont, il trans
acting business in this city today.
Attorney G. G. Bush was up from
"aubay on legal business Friday.
Albert Green OF Seneca, Wis. was
registered at the European Friday.
C.S. Blodgett and l.. F. Chaddock
were up from Wanbay Wedne sday.
DR.. Harris and family returned last
night from their visit to VermiIion.
The New Years ball was largely at
tended and a most enjoyable event.
l.U. Grain and family of Summit,
are visiting relatives here this week.
Mrs. W. f. Smith returned this morn
ing from her visit to O%watonna. MINI.
Attorneys Taylor and Sears visited
Aberdeen on legal business yesterday.
DR.. {. f. Hash spent the holidays as
the guest OF Father Buscher of Nutley.
Theodore Twett came down from
Bristol aud visited friends over Sunday.
Mrs. l.. G. Tiffany returned Wedres.
day morning from her visit to Corona.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
POINTER FOR LAWYERS.
Vice Chancellor Pitney Tells
How to Manage Justices
of the u. S. Supreme
yCourt.

There was SO little to do in Vice Chan
that his Honor left the bench and for
nearly an hour swapped legal stories with
Judge Scott of Paterson.
There are few better raconteurs
than Mr.. Pitney. Having an excellent
memory he can tell a story to point a
legal moral or adorn a legal tale. One
day there was group of lawyers ir the
court room after adjournment chatting
about the practice before the United
States Supreme Court, and Attorney Gen
eral Grey said:-
''To go before that distinguished body
for the first time makes a fellow very
nervous I can assure you"
81 have case there next week." said a
Newark lawyer, ''and 1 would like a poin-
ter or two
WELL" remarked the Vice Chancellor.
II will tell you a friends experience there
once. He met the late Judge Bradley in
Washington and asked him pretty mucn
the same question you have put, and he
said: My dear fellow, when you are in
the middle of your argument one of the
justices will perhaps say: How about this
point?' and you must reply. I'm coming
to that presently, your honor" Now said
Justice Bradley to the lawyer. His honor
will forget all about that point and you
had better see that you do, too ="
The lawyers laughed heartily at the
story, and said it was a good thing for
lawyers to remember.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
MENAGERlE ON HAMBURG PIER
Wild Animals Consigned to Show
men and Pan-American.

Seven huge elephants, moving cages
filled with wild animals in the glare of
gasoline torches made the Hamburg
American pier in Hoboken look like a cir
Gus ring Saturday night. The menagerie
which arrived from Hamburg on the
freighter Pretoria in the afternoon was
one of the largest consignments of the
kind made to this country in a long
time. There were ninety animals in all,
including elephants, tigehs, lions, hyenas,
camels, waterbuffaloes, giraffes and
monkeys. Hallenbeck the animal col
lcctor of Hamburg, sent them over for
various American showmen, a number
of them being especially ordered for the
Pan-American exhibition.
One of the eight elephants in the con-
signment died on board the Pretoria and
much trouble was experienced in throw
ing carcass overheard.
1t was feared that the tigers and lions
would be frightened by the noise made
by the steam derrick and to guard against
the danger that might result from this
the elephants We're pressed into service
in moving the cages from the hold. BY
hitching them to the ropes on the der
ricks the cages were set on the pier with
out the use of steam.
The animals were shipped to their des-
tinations yesterday
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08

avenue and met DR.. John Nevin, the
medical director of the company. They
met Mr.. Neckar. The witness was asked
TO relate what occurred. 1t was objected
to as not competent because DR.. Jahr and
Mr.. Kelly were not present. and what
was said and done could not bind them.
The evidence was admitted. The witness
said:-"We appealed to Mr.. Neckar as a
business man. told him that we would
not assume the risk and that the COM
pany had not obligated itself one dol
lars worth. Mr. tNeckar said personally
that he would not presume to stand for
the risk, but as the company had issued
the policy it ought to know what it was
doing. Winston was present part of the
time and they agreed to the cancellation
of the two policies. paid the money re-
ceived from the premiums to Winston.
l gave receipts, got the $1,000 policy, and
was told that Whiston's sister had the
industrial policy
On cross examination the witness said
that he had been an inspector for the
company for about three years. Previous
that he was for two years with the
Prudential Life Insurance Company and
for eight versa previous was a building
contractor in Newark. He first talked
with Mr. Necker two weeks prior to
September s. He spoke to him about the
policies and Mr.. Necker said that he did
not think it was right for the company
to lift the policies after they had been in
force six or seven months.
1--WE agreed he continued. that each
side should select doctor and have
Winston examined again, both to abide
by the decision. DR.. Nevin examined
Winston and said that he was a poor
risk as he had something about the lobe
of one of his lungs
AT this point an adjournment was taken
for recess.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
Girl KILLS
HERSELF.
Rose Rivers Drinks Carbolic
Acid and Dies Two
Hours Later.
RELIGIOUS MANIA THE CAUSE
Her Parents Can Think of No
Other Reason for Her
Suicide.

Rose Rivers, pretty eighteen year old
girl, living with her parents at No. GIG
Bramhall avenue, took big dose of car
bolic acid yesterday morning while she
was home with her younger sister, and
died two hours late at the City Hos
pital. Her parents are heart broken
They can give no reason why their
daughter committed suicide.
The young girl purchased the poison at
Mannings Pharmacy, Bergen and Lex
ington avenues, a short time before her
sister discovered her lying unconscious in
a bedroom. The two girls were home
alone in the fiat, the parents having gone
visiting. Rose said nothing to her sister,
but deliberately drank the poison and
waited for it to take effect. She fell un-
conscious and her sister attracted by her
groans hastened to the bedroom. The
sisters screams brought several tenants
to the rooms.
One hastened for DR.. Robertson, who
has an Office on Bergen avenue. The
doctor labored awhile over the uncon-
scious form and then had her sent to the
hospital. There the doctors made an
heroic effort to save the life of the young
girl, but it was too late. She had swal-
lowed sufficient poison to kill two people.
Her mouth was horribly burned from the
acid.
Rose was the oldest child. Her father
said yesterday that he was perfectly
ignorant of any cause for his daughters
action. He said that she was always
good obedient child and she always told
him her troubles. 1t was all a horrible
mystery, he said, and it was hardly
probable that it would ever be explained.
Both parents feel the blow keenly.
The father is painter by trade. He
has three other children. The body was
brought home from the hospital this
morning. The funeral will take place We'd
nesday.
Friends of the girl believe that she
killed herself because of religious
mania. She was a sincere church worker
and attended Rescue Mission in New
York
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
THE SR0 WBALL
Piece Produced by Mrs. Smith Said
to Be a Success.

Another dramatic entertainment is be-
ing arranged for the benefit of the Zion
Lutheran Church on the Boulevard ana
McAdoo avenue. Two years ago the clever
amateurs presented farce, Three Hats .
and scored success, materially increas-
ing the church fund. This year the pro-
duction of Sydney Gourdey's farce. 'The
SNOWFALL" promises to add more honors
to those already gained by hard work and
to further reduce the church debt
Miss Minnie L. Smith, who successful
ly managed the farce two years ago. is
looking after the details of the coming
productions. Two nights have been Sc
lected, May and 8, for the presentation
of the piece at Columbia Hall. Several
rehearsals have been held under the di-
rection of Mr.. A. Harry Moore, who
coached the players two years ago and
the results attained are highly satisfac-
tory. From now on the rehearsals will
be held twice a week and high degree
of proficiency is expected when the piece
is given.
Miss Smith has also arranged to give
the tCoiloqy of Nations in which eleven
young ladies' will participate. There will
be dancing.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
CAUGHT THEIR CHICKEN THIEF.
Park Detectives Returned
With Their Man,

The two. constables from Asbury Park
who came to Greenville last Friday for
q chicken thief, went back on Saturday
and took their prisoner with them The
first attempt they made to get their man
was Friday night, but they were not sue
cessful.
Captain Nugent, of the Fifth Precinct,
detailed Patrolman Hill to go with them
on Saturday and they then succeeded in
getting their man. Hill saw man answer
ing his description go into house on
Bergen avenue near Claremont avenue,
where this man was supposed to live.
The constables said that he was the
man they were after. Hill went to the
door and was told that there was no
man in the house. He went out and
Mapped to catch the man in the act of
jumping from the rear basement window
of the house.
The Asbury Parkites will wreak dire
vengeance on the man, who, has been
stealing their fowls and whom they spent
so much money to secure.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
JUDICIAL ERMlNE.
Justices Of the Supreme
Court and Equity Bench
May Assume Black
Robes.
LAWYERS FAVOR THE CHANGE
General Opinion That the
Dignity of the Law Is Up
held By Official
Dress.

Before very long the justices of the SUI
preme Court and the judges of the Equity
bench of this State will wear the black
robes now worn by the judiciary of New
York and other adjoining States, that is
with the proviso that the present mcm-
bers of the bench are agreeable.
Some members of the Hudson and Essex
Counties Bar Associations have been dis
cussing this and it has been suggested
that joint meeting of both bar assoeia-
tions shall be called and by authority of
these bodies a petition shall be drafted
and sent to the judges named requesting
them to adopt the change
New Jersey ought to be in the 'front.'
one of the lawyers referred to in discuss
ing the matter, "and since the judges of
ether States have followed the custom of
the United State Supreme Court, I don't
see why our judges don't do the same
tnlng. To my mind it is fitting and prop
er. 1t adds to the dignity of the bench.
There are some know who make ligar of
It, but distinctive dress for certain ranks
and professions is adopted. the world over
and if we are to obey these critics why
we should do away with uniforms in the
army and navy at once.
Was lluH impressed, COullHucu lLC
lawyer " last year with the sight of the
United Supreme Bench and the High
Court of Justice in England, and the
Cours de Cessation in Paris, where the
judges were becomingly attired in robes
pertaining to their Office. Nowadays there
is tendency in some of our courts to
show what / might call soupcon of in
difference to the majesty of the law. Why.
only the other day 1 observed in a Jersey
City court of justice people hanging
about, lolling and lounging just as If they
were in a clubroom or barroom and the
presiding judge had from time to time
to bang his gavel to hear the lawyers and
witnesses / hold that anything which
tends to maintain a proper respect and
decorum in our courts of justice is good
thing and the wearing of the judicial
ermine, or with US, robe, is eminently
proper. I'll heartily support the move
ment''
Another lawyer present at the informal
discussion in Chancery Chambers this
morning on this topic said that he would
bring it up before the next meeting Of the
BGr Association of Essex, where it had
been talked about some time ago. 1t is
a well known fact that the late Chief
Justice Mercer Beasley and Chancellor
McGill were in favor of wearing the robe
and the latter on one occasion remarked
to a News" representative after his re-
turn from his last trip to England
''It may at first sight seem strange,
but there is after all something impressive
in the sight of bench of judges clad in
official robes and you can have no idea
what effect it has unless you have wit
messed it. 1t carries with it to the think
ing mind lesson and I am inclined to
the opinion expressed by eminent jurists
in this and other lands that it has an
influence which must not be lightly disre-
garded.''
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
AN ITALIAN MIX UP.

Michael Capawanna, an Italian, sixty
four years of age, who has become very
prominent among the Italians of the
county, was arrested last night by
Chanceman Caprio for atrocously as
saulting John Rascoaski, of No. 50 Rail-
road avenue. His daughter Maggie was
also arrested for assaulting Maggie Bud
wiski. All the parties concerned live in
the same house, which is owned by Cap
pawanna. He and his daughter went to
the rooms of their victims and demanded
the payment of rent due. The rent was
refused because it was a holy day. A
general fight followed in which a pistol
was fired, but no one was struck by the
bullet. Raseoaski suffered stab wound
in the left side of the head. He did not
know how he was wounded.
All three appeared before Police Justice
Hoos this morning and mutually agreed
to a postponement of the examination for
a week.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
WELL WORTH THREE CENTS
Passengers on P. r. r. Ferry
boat Had an Exciting
Time.

Passengers on the $50 boat from New
York Saturday afternoon on the Court
landt street line, had their moneys worth
many times over, If excitement goes for
anything. An elderly man entered the
mems cabin, who was the possesser Of an
accumulation of liquids which had made
him lighting mad. The first man he ran
up against was about six feet two inches.
and the drunken man had a very lucky
escape
The man with the bundle walked up
to the big fellow and saying. You're a
Tammany man you," punched
him in the face. The big man looked
down with a panied expression. but did
not hit back; just took him by the slloul-
ders and told him to go along.
The man wandered down the cabin
about half way when another man who
had met lot of friends himself before
he went home met him and asked him
where he got it all. The two affiliated al
once, and they were rapidly becoming
intimate friends when man who SEEM
ed to be friend of the first went up 10
him and tried to secure his company.
The second man resented this interfer-
ence and promptly expressed his dispieas-
ure by well directed punch at No. 8.
The sober man went back at him and
missed. No. grabbed No. and told him
it was all right and let it go.
Things quieted down a little until ths
boat almost reached the dock when No.
l saw a man whose looks he did not like,
so to improve No. As appearances he
went up and handed No. a punch on
the nose. The fellow got his deserts from
tins man, who returned the punch with
interest. By this time the crowd LAD
closed in and further hostilities were
stopped.
The man who caused all the trouble
seemed TO take a great deal of sadsfas>
ton in telling the fellow who had hit lsIrl
that he had real teeth instead OF false,
and he hoped No. As hand was cut.
When the boat struck the dock all the
various participants in the exchange OF
punches went their various ways without
mixing it up any more.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
PALMA CLUB ELECTION
Annual Theatre Party Will Be to
EIorodora

The regular monthly meeting and an
nual election of officers of the Palma
Club, will be held on Friday evening, at
o'clock. The following ticket was pre-
sented by the Nominating Committee, and
accepted, at the last regular meeting of
the club, March S:-For president, John
F. Rich; for vice president, Frank I.
Vanderbeek; for secretary, VIM. M. Bu-
bier; for Trustees, long term, Leroy
Schermerhorn, Walter e. Ammon, j.
Henry Castens, Walter G. Muirheid !;
for trustee, short term, P. Anthony
Brock.
On Thursday evening April II, there will
be bowled match game by ten men
teams from the Jersey City and Palma
Clubs, on the Palma alleys.
On Thursday evening, April 25, the
Thursday Night Bowlers'' will have their
second annual dinner snd theatre party.
Seats have been secured for "Florodora,' -
and members are requested to attend
upon the regular meetings nights on the
eleventh and eighteenth of this month, in
order to learn particulars regarding the
dinner.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
SUSPECTED OF ROBBERY

John McGarry, 19 years old, of No. 214
Twelfth street; John Herdman, "a years
old, of No SIG Sixth street; and John Kelly
"a years old, of No. SSS Seventh street,
were arrested yesterday morning between
/ and o'clock charged with the robbery
of the butcher store of Patrick Corrigan,
of No. 1888 Erie street. Policemen Brown
and Beahs saw the men acting suspicious
" and placed them under arrest. 1t was
later found that Corrigan's store was
robbed and circumstances led to the be-
lief that the three youths were respon-
sible for the crime. They deny the
charge and were placed under $500 bail
each to await further examination tomor-
row morning when they will be arraign-
ed before Justice Hoos in the First Grim
inal Court.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
WILL MAKE GAS HERE
Consolidated Company to
Build 100000 Plant
at Shadyside.

For some time past the w. H. Gautier
Company, of this city, with offices in the
First National Bank Building, have had
their tugs and scows employed in taking
millions of tons of ashes and refuse from
the Consolidated Gas Companys plant in
New York and filing in large stretch of
land at Shadyside on the Hudson just
north of Weehawken. The future of this
tract was kept secret, but it now leaks
out. The plans of the gas company with
regard to the newly made land have just
been announced. 1t will put up a 100000
gas plant, which will be connected with
New York by a tunnel under the river.
The company at first entertained the pro-
ject of building the plant at Astoria OF
land acquired by thy Astoria Lighv,
Heat and Power Company. 1t measured
S4s acres of water front including Ber-
rians Island One of the gas companys s
officials explained the change of plans in
this statement
''The idea in locating the plant in
Astoria was to have it on tract of land
undivided by streets which we could not
secure in this borough. This we felt
would more than compensate US for the
expense of the tunnel under the river.
Although the land is mostly a swamp
which we have filled in, apparently the
idea of the city to run at least
dozen streets through it, and
the plans already drawn would
be worthless. We have now Sc
cured the same amount of land
on the Jersey side so that in case
the city decides to put streets through we
can at once begin the construction of the
plant in Jersey. The tunnel under the
river will be somewhat longer be sure,
but not enough to make it count for
much. We will probably sell our Astoria
property, although of course this all de-
pends on what the city decides to do. We
do not anticipate any obstacles toward
our locating in New jersey
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
BEAT HIS FATHER IN LAW

Patrick Cavanagh. fifty-seven years oids
received injuries from which he may die
in quarrel with his son-in-law. Frank
Perelliy at their home, No. 157 Fourteenth
street, Hoboken, last night
Perelliy assaulted the old man with q
chair, leaving him senseless in a pool Of
blood. He then fed from the house, but
he was captured an hour later on an
alarm sent out blythe police of the Second
precinct His captors Patrolmen Sulli-
van and Dougherty, had to club him into
held him to await the result of his vie
TINS injuries.
Perelliy's wife died a month ago. He
has since failed to provide properly for
his young son, Cavanagh claims. 1t was
words over the child that led to the quar-
.-al
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
STABBlnG AFFRAY OVER CARDS

James Tacconi. twenty-five years old.
of No. 81 Colgate street. was arrested
last night at his home by Patfolman
O'Connor, of the First precinct police sta.
ton, charged with atrocious assault and
battery on Patrick Madden, of No 81 Col
gate street. The two men quarrelled over
a game of cards. Tacconi cut Madden
with a pocket knife about the neck. Hs
was removed to the City Hospital and
his wounds dressed. Later he was broughs
to the station house and held as a wit
ness.
Police Justice Hoos laid the case over
when the men appeared before him this
morning. They were not disposed 10
make complaints.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
PLANK ROAD DIFFICULTY

This afternooni n the office of County
John Griffin in the Fuller Building was
held conference in reference to the
Newark plank road difficulty. Represent
ing the Hudson Freeholoers were Messrs.
Moran Of Jersey City, Caparn of Harri-
son and Nugent of Bayonne, the Commit
tee on South Bridges. County Council
Joseph Mum and five Freeholders of Es-
sex were present. A long discussion Isl
sued as to the points of difference be-
tween the counties and suggestions to re-
move them. When the conference decides
on the action of the two boards a report
to each will be made up.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
CHICAGO" IN COMMISSION
p. r. RS. New Ferryboat Put in
Service Today.

The new steel ferryboat, the Chicago,
recently launched at Staten Island, was
put in commission this morning on the
Cortllandt street ferry this morning. 1t
is the latest addition to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's fine fleet.
The boat was built by the Burlee Dry
Dock Company of Staten Island and was
designed particularly with a view to the
greatest stability. 1t is of the most mod
ern construction and of the handsomest
and most attractive character of anything
yet attempted in this line. 1t has steel
bulkheads, both upper and lower deck
passenger cabins, ample stairways, rubber
tile flooring, staff panels and mahogany
finish. Captain Carroll, superintendent Of
the ferries, is as proud of her as a girl
with a new doll, and he has good reason
to be. She certainly is a beauty.
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
TO WASHINGTON.
Three Days Personally-conducted
Tour via PouusyIvania Railroad.

On April % the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will run the sixth tour of the
season to Washington. Tourist Agent
and Chaperon will accompany the party.
Round trip rate, covering transporta-
ton for the round trip, hotel accemmo-
dations, and transfer in Washington, sta
tion to hotel s14.50 from New York, $500
from Trenton, and $11.50 from Philadel-
phia. These rates include accommoda-
tions for two days at the Arlington, Nor
mandie, Riggs, or Ebbitt House. For ac-
commodations at Wizards, Regent, Me-
tropolitan, or National Hotel, $3.50 less
Side trips to Mount Vernon, Richmond
Old Point Comfort, and Norfolk at great
ly reduced rates.
All tickets good for ten days, with spe-
cial hotel rates after expiration of hotel
coupons.
vFor itineraries and full information ap-
ply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent, No.
1886 Broadway, New York; No. Court
street. Brooklyn; or address Geo. w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia
The Jersey City news., 1901-04-08
GIFTS TO RAYMOND ROTH HOME

The gifts to the Raymond Roth Pioneer
Home in March were:-Mrs. Winki, one
gallon of wine; Mr.. Heintze, beef; Mesers.
Schmitt & Dierkson, Hoboken, bolognas;
Mr. Frederick, two kegs of lager. Meat,
bread and cakes--M essrs Alexander,
Kneisel, Schmitt. Berger, Bush Brothers,
Klink, Borgheim, Bender, Simon, Kopp,
Rohde, Hohmeyer, Hupmann, Adelung,
Jansen, Wittpenn, Martens, Spangen-
berg, Steurnagel, Ackermann, Kuhrfehs,
Hoecker, McAusland, Lau, Wolf, Tamke,
Brautigam, Jaeger, Deyher. Grau, Hell
big, Blum, Weigele, Hennessey, Lohmann,
Aenning, Hasting, Mastlek, koehler,
Twenty applicants for work were supplied
with places last month.