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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
china's Fam0us water Clock.

The famous clepsydra, or water clock,
of Canton is housed in a temple on the
city walls. III China: The Long Lived
Empire" Miss Scidmore tells of visit
paid to this famous temple.
We went into q sorft of rubbish room
and sat down to wait until the expected
bargaining should be concluded and We
we're free to enter some further hall, the
supposed splendid Temple of Time
Lady, jump down. Lady sitting an
cient water clock, said All Poll, out
staggering parrot of a guide: for three
big earthen jars on successive shelves
beside up, fourth and lowest one with
a wooden cover, constituted the whole
clepsydra. and we had unwittingly sat
down upon a quarter section of all time.
The water descerds by slow drops from.
one jar to another, the brass scale on
float in the last crock telling the hours
as it rises. Every afternoon at 5 o'clock
since 1921 A. d. the lowest jar has been
emptied the upper one filled, and the
clock thus wound up for anotner day.
Boards with the number of the hour
are risplayed on the outside wall. that
the city may know the time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
BLAIR WAS MERcIFUL.
He Dispensed Justice in Small Doses
Yesterdav

In the Court of Quarter Sessions yester-
day Afternoon a number of offenders were
arraigned for sentence. Joseph Van
Buren,, convicted of forging two checks,
was let go on payment of costs.
Thomas Murtha, who pleaded non vult
to charge of assault and battery, was
fined $50 and costs of court.
Sentence was suspended in the case of
Cornelius Hardy, who pleaded non vult
to assault and battery. A similar disposi-
ton was made of the case of Andrew
Lyons charged with breaking and enter
ing.
John Helm pleaded non vu1t to receiving
stolen goods. He was fined 500 and costs.
Richard O'TIearn, for breaking and en-
tering, got two years in State Prison;
John Gormley, grand larceny, three years,
state Prison; Fritz Snyder, grand lar
ceny, sentence suspended; George Bor-
ange, breaking and entering, three years.
State Prison, and Richard Rumble and
Cornelius Hardy. who pleaded non vult TO
breaking and entering. sentence sus-
pended.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
SAL0ONK[[PER SUICIDE.
Fourth Man to Kill Himself
in the Horseshoe in
Two Weeks.

Suicides seem to be getting popular in
the Horseshoe. In the last two weeks
four deaths by suicide have been reported
and there We're two. more unfortunates
whose attempts proved unsuccessful.
The fourth victim to die by his own
hand was Matthew Flanagan, forty years
DID, of No. 245 Erie street. saloonkeeper,
who has been in business in that section
for the past ten years. Flanagan was a
bachelor. He resided over his place of
business He was q popular man in the
neighborhood
His friends are at loss to account for
his sudden act.
He opened his saloon yesterday morn
ing at the usual hour. The accounts of
those who happened to go in in the course
of the day, were that he seemed to be in
his usual happy spirits.
Michael King, who is said. 10 be a re1a-
tive of the suicide, was passing the saloon
On his way home from work last evening
at SIX O'Clock. He noticed that both the
front doors of the saloon were locked,
and he at once thought there was some-
thing wrong
He went Up to Flanagan's rooms above
and as he reached the first landing lie
smelled a strong odor Of gas. He knock
ed al Flanagan's doors, and receiving no
reply aroused the neighbors. and then
broke in the doors. AS the door gave way
the gas that poured from the room was
Sitting.
On the bed lay Flanagan with one end
of rubber tube attached to the gas, and
the other in his mouth. Hurry calls was
sent for ad octor, mtu it was no use do
the man had been dead for over an hour.
That Flanagan rad planned to kill him
self could easily been seen~by the ar
rangement of things in his hoom. He
had put on clean sperad on the bed,
and made complete change of under
wear. 0 ma table in the room were all
hisvaluables and what money he had at
home at the time. The only cause that
can be imagined for the mans act is
espondency, and the extreme heat. His
body was removed to Carey's undertaken
establishment, on Grove street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets. His rela-
tives have been notified.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
WANTED MORE CHANGE FROM HER SIS

While Patrolman Fred Herring was do
ing desk duty at the Communipaw ave-
nue. station house last night. a woman
who would not give her name came in
with boy about eight years old. She
said that she sent her boy to butcher on
Jackson avenue to purchase meat She
gave him five dollar bill The lad
claimed that all the change he got was
less than four dollars. He claimed that
he was positive Of this. The woman
wanted the police to compel the butcher
to give up another dollar in. change. The
police could not see it that way, The
woman left very much disappointed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
YOUNG cRlees's PERILs

Especial to ssThe Jersey City News'']
PATTERSON, July 49, 1901. = Daniel
Griggs, son Of former Attorney General
John w Griggs, has recently had unusual
experiences on the borders of Mexico,
where he was sent by the International
Boundary Commission with Chief Engi-
neer Cunningham
About six weeks. ago they started down
the Rio Grande. Shortly after passing
Ell Paso Mr.. Cunningham was bitten by
a nloccasin snake and his life was in dam
ger. They pushed on, however, and
about thirty miles below Eagle Pass Mr..
Cunningham $ boat was upset and ne was
drowned Young Griggs was unable to.
recover the body and he returned to Ell
Paso for assistance.
In passing through a canon Mr. Grtgss s
boat was upset and he was carried down
the long canon clinging to the side #f the
trail craft.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
UP THE HUDSON.

On August i, s, Is. % and 20 the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will run IT'S
usual midsummer excursions to tne Up
per Hudson" under personal escort Spec
lay excursion tickets will be sold on those
dates for regular trains arriving at Jersey
City prior to 1000 A. M, good to return
on same day on any regular train ieaVlhs
Jersey City after arrival of steamer
A stop will be made at West Point, CIV
ing those whe disembark an hour ana
half at that point and enabling hem to
view the United States Military Academy
In order to insure an early return, no
stop will be made at Newburgh, although
the steamer VIII run to a point Off that
city and there turn.
Round trip rates: Princeton, $500; New
Brunswick, Metuchen and Perth Amboy,
100; Railway. so cents; Elizabeth, Is
cents; Newark so cents. Proportionate
rates from other points
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
.FAKER'S EUCHRED'
Home Market League Repu-
dates the "Offloial Organ
Printed in New York.
WILL HAVE A BULLETIN
Merchants Say They Are En-.
couraged by Increased
Trade.

After hearing the reports of the var
ious sub-committees yesterday, the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Home Market
League unanimously passed the following
resolution
Whereas, Some person or persons
..The National Single Line Store" are
going throughout Jersey City solicit
ing advertising and claiming this pub
hcation is the official organ OF the
Home Market League; and
Whereas This publication is not only
unknown to the Home Market League,
but also is printed and published in
New York City; therefore be 1t
Resolved. That we warn our mem-
bers and the public generally that the
publication known as The, NATIONAL
Single Line Store" is not the official
organ Of the Home Market League,
and that we repudiate any connection
with it and ask thar local merchants
use care in dealing with it and any other
publication, except the regularly pup-
llsned Hudson county papers and The
Home Market Bulletin which last is
to be the leagues official organ, and
which is to be published under the au-
spices of the Committee on Literature
and Publicity, and for which we be-
speak large patronage from our own
merchants and citizens.
The reports of the various sub-commit-
tees showed remarkable progress and
proved the value of the movement so far.
Messrs. Ringle, Bernstein, Van Anglen,
Perlmutter and others related instances
where new customers were being added
daily to their lists who never before
bought in Jersey City. Letters were read
from L. Won Benschoten and others wnc
do business in New York and live in Jer-
sey City, heartily commencing the league
and giving support to the movement.
The Rev. w. w. Mix of New York was
condemned for his sermon on Labor
Slavery in Jersey City," Mr.. Mix claimed
to have the authority of some Jersey City
clerk for the statement he made. the
general opinion was that if any clerk did
write 1t was done at the suggestion OF q
oisgruntied employer who is sore because
he is not placed well up ''in the front OF
the procession"
The Executive Committee meets again
at No. 50 Newark avenue next Monday,
when it will be ready to make definite
announcement of the work accomplished
up to date The Home Market Leag ue
now has 16S members.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
AT THE CENTURY MARK.

Especial to 'eThe Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, July 10, 1so1.--Nrs. Lydia
Ann Parsons, a member of sturdy old
family of Pennsylvania Quakers, was 100
years old yesterday. She was born at
Penn Manor July IS, 1901, and is now liv-
Case and Miss Elizabeth Parsons.
Mrs. Parsons spent the day in bed. and
is SO i'll that it was feared she would not
live through the day. She has five chill
dren, in the neighborhood of twenty
grandchildren, and almost double that
number of great grandchildren, many of
whom called at the house today. Until
able vigor, but her end is now imminent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
MCPHERSON WILL HEARING

The hearing in the contest over the will
of the late Edla J. Mcpherson is on in
Judge Blair's court this afternoon. Mrs.
Edla ]. Muir, the contestant was in court
with counsel and was the cynosure of all
eyes.
Miss Cornelia Parsons, the late Mrs.
McPhersons nurse, was called as wit
ness. She testified to the circumstances
surrounding the making of the will
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
THREATENED TO KILL HIM.
Tongh Gang Say They VIII Get
Square for Rosenbohn's Complaint

The members of the tough gang that
held up and robbed Alexander Rosen-
bohm, driver for the Schmolz bakery of
Hoboken, early Tuesday morning on
Grand street near Manning avenue, have
threatened to kill Rosenbohm for prose-
cutting them
Two of the gang were discharged by
Police Justice Murphy on the charge of
robbery and John Doyle, one armed fell
low, was fined s.. It appears that the
baker could not positively identify the
two who were discharged, but Doyle he
recognized.
Patrolman Martin was sent down to
protect Rosenbohm from the gang. He
was told to prevent interference by the
gang at all costs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
PASSAGES STENCIL.

Especial to ''The Jersey City News."1
NEWARK, July 49, 19o1-The Newark
Board of Health was swamped yesterday
with complaints from business men and
residents along the Passaic River regard
ing the foul odors from the stream. Re
ports of sickness caused by them have
been received in large numbers ever since
the hot weather set in.
Factory owners whose shops are ad
jacent to the river say they are actually
crippled through the many cases of in
disposition among their employees, all of
which they attribute to the condition of
the river.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
WHO HURLED THE STONE?

Michael ]. Fitzgerald, As years old, Of
No. 324 Fifth street, while at work on
dock L as a laborer, was struck by a
large stone over the right eye and re-
ceived such severe cut that it was nee
essary to send him to the City Hospital
It could not be learned who hurled the
stone in among the gang.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
VAN WORST PARK CONCERT

The following programme will be given
at Van Worst Park by Holden's band this
evening"
Part First-March, tenth Regiment" !"
Hail. overture, Morning, Noon and
Night Suppe; waltz, "Quo Vadis,' Bow
ers; song, "For all Eternity" Maohoroni,
~. Cathcart; Pilgrims Chorus, Tam
hauser," Wagner.
Part Second-Medley, ''Texas," Boett-
ger; serenade, "Salome," Rocker; cornet
solo, sweet Sixteen j. Berger; Ethi-
opean Cotton Blossoms Hall; two step,
.Hurrah, BOYS" La Gale.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
PERSONAL

Mrs James Hunt Of Bergen who is now
stopping at her cottage in Deal Beach,
met with painful accident yesterday.
were badly torn. 1t will be some time
before she can walk.
Ex-senator William Brinkerhof OF
Summit avenue left town today for Ann
herst Mass, where Mrs Brinkerhoff and
her daughter are staying for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Carlow of Clare
mont avenue are at Atlantic City for q
week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
Women Who Attend 10 the Fope's
Clothes.

A large staff or women is employed at
the Vatican for the sole purpose of keep
ing the Popes wardrobe in perfect condi-
ton. No spot or stain may disfigure the
garments worn by His Holiness, and as
he always appears in white, even a few
hours wear deprives the robes of their
freshness. IT is considered that no mans
hand is dainty enough for their care, so
in this one respect women are permitted
to serve the Pontiff. Only the most deli
cate materials are used, moire silk being
the summer fabric and a specially woven
fine cloth the winter one.-TIt-B
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
BODY FOUND IN RIVER.

The body of an unidentified man about
thirty-five years old, smooth face, light
hair, dressed in a white and red neglige
shirt and gray trousers was found floating
at the foot of Pavonia avenue in the
Hudson River this morning and removed
to Speer's Morgue where it awaists
claimant Sixty cents was found on the
body and no papers to show who he was.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK. July 10. lsO1.-Forecast
for the tbirty-six hours ending at eight
p. M, aturday:-Partly cloudy and
cooler tonight; cloudy tomorrow; winds
northerly.
Hartnett's Thernometrieal Rcpor
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
FELL STARVING IN STREET

Harry Harris, who arrived from England
few weeks ago fell unconscious on the
street in Union HILL II was thought he
was a victim of the heat, but he revived
su fciently to say that he was starving
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
BATTALION SCORED

Especial to "The Jersey City News."1
CAMP VOORHEES,, Sea Girt, July 1s.-
Colonel Edward A Campbell, of the First
Regiment, who is acting brigaue COM
rnander formed the Passaic County
Third EattalIon into a hollow square and
told the battalion that it was disgrace
to the regiment because of the disorderly
conduct that occurred in the company
streets after supper Wednesday night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19
MAgTERS Or FACE

Pavanfa Brand Of Zine Early June Canned
f,eas Gor sale at nearly al good grocery
Stores. ana wholesale at the p. e. CIeary Co.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-19

After hearing the reports of the var
ious sub committees yesterday, the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Home Market
League unanimously passed the following
resolution
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-02
MINES IN LITIGATION.
Corundum Deposits Of Gallatin Ore in
Large Demand.

The corundum mines of Gallatin
county, said to be the most valuable of
this class on earth, are in litigation, says
a message from Bozeman to the Helena
Record.
A complaint was filed in the district
court last week which stated that DR..
F. W. Traphagen and Reno Sales some
time prior to February %. 1900, discov-
cred and located the corundum mines
on what they supposed was public land,
but which turned out afterwards to
have been purchased from the Northern
Pacific railway company by Harris
Kirk
The plaintiffs and defendant then en-
tered into an agreement, the terms of
which were that the plaintiffs were to
convey a one-thifd interest in the mine
to Harris kirt and he. in consideration
thereof, was to transfer twO-thirds in
terest, together with certain water
right, or rather a right in the use of the
water, to Messrs. Traphagen and Sales
Kirk has never transferred the interest
and the suit is to compel specific per-
Torrance.
AS the corundum deposit is supposed
to be one Of the most valuabl in the
world there is likely to be a big fight
A corporation was to have been organ
lied by DR.. Mccoy and others last week
but has been nipped in the bud by the
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-02
LEAD SIXTY FEET WIDE.
Golden Wave May Prove to Be Yellow
Metal Bonanza

The work of prosecuting the lead on
the Golden Wave mine, under lease and
Lond by Colonel McKaskle. has been
continued all week. says the Pony Sem
tinel. Up to Wednesday night the lead
was proven to be sixty feet wide and
no sign of the other wall.
Mckaskle is talking of letting con-
tract to run 800 foot tunnel. starting
lower down the hill which will give a
greater depth.
There is a chance for a big mining
proposition where this lead has been
struck The trend of the vein is right
through the Old Joe which has already
a big vein of its own, and will make
that valuable property still more valu-
able. A company that could secure these
two mines and few others contiguous
would have another proposition nearly
as big, if not quite, as the Clipper Boss
Tweed.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-02
MINING NOTES.
Butte Men Have Taken a Lease and
Bond on the Ida.

It is reported that Norman Halter of
Helena has bought the Bernatz interest
in the iron mine east of Boulder, JEFF
ferson county.
Samuel Myhre and his two sons are
driving a tunnel on a claim in the Ama>
zon district of Jefferson county, the
lead for which they are running
being opened up on the surface and it
will take 600-foot tunel to reach it be-
low.
Butte men have taken lease and
bond on the Ida claim, about IA miles
from Boulder, and are developing the
property. In sinking the shaft they
cut a vein of zinc ore which afterwards
turned into lead and silver. The vein
is three feet wide. One shipment of ore
has been made. The mine is owned by
Messrs. Harris and Beattie of Helena.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-02
MINING NEAR BASIN.
Grey Eagle to Be Developed-William
Owsley Shipping.

August Freeberg has lease on the
famous Grey Eagle mine, near Comet
and will commence opera tons there Mon
day morning with a competent force OF
miners. says the Basin Progress.
The Minnesota company. headed by ex-
Governor Lind. that had a lease and bond
on the Grey Eagle mine. has suspended
operations and the property has reverted
back to the original owners.
Ore is steadily coming from the Ada
mine for shipment to the Butte smelters.
a very rich streak was recently uncov-
cred in this property. which proves that
it is one of the greatest mines In Montana
for the degree of development work that
has been done upon it.
The Baltimore mine in Boomerang
gulch. owned by Sam Mackey and at
present being operated by William Ows-
ley of Butte, is showing up fine and ship
ments are being made regularly to the
Anaconda smelters. The ore is loaded at
the Boomerang spur recently put in by
the Great Northern.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-02
ST. JULIEN ALL RIGHT.
Some Of the Ore Shows Gold in Gsner-
Gus Profusion.

Recent DEVELOPMENTS at the ST. Julien
mine, in the Emigrant distriot. owned
and operated by the Nolan Brothers OF
this city and their business associates,
demonstrations more and more. as the
work progresses. the faith all old time
mining men have always maintained re-
garding that mineral district. says the
Park County Republican.
The ST. Julien is unique in some re-
spects. For one thing it is not prop
erty which has received its chief devel-
opment and exploiting in the columns
of a newspaper While interesting
items have come down from time to
time, it has not been mined by miners
who did most of their mining telling
stories of fabulous mines and big strikes
while holding down a chair with their
feet cooked up on some bar room stove.
In all mining districts bar room pros
pecting and mining has been more or
less prominent feature. and many tons
of rich ore and many fabulous strikes
have thus been made.
Some of the ore lately uncovered in
the St. Julien shows gold in profusion
to the naked eye. and while there is con-
sidera BILE of this character Of ore the i'm
mense quantity of the gold bearing rock
in the mine shows that it is mine with
long and prosperous career before it,
Too much could not be said in praise Of
this property, and when it is thoroughly
equipped with the necessary and proper
machinery for the reduction of its out
put, and no doubt will be in the near
future, and operations are carried on
there commensurate with the productive
capabilities of the mine, the monthly
output of the single standard metal
which will go down to the credit of Park
county will be considerably increased.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-02
FINE PLAY WELL PRESENTED.
William Golden and His Company in
"0ld Jed Prouty" at Sutton's.

Very little need be said of odd Jed
ffouty, as presented by Richard Golden
and his company at Sutton's new theater
last night.
1T was one of the earliest and is one of
the best Of rural dramas, making it's ap-
peal to the public on its simplicity and
naturalness.
These are realistic qualities in Richard
Golden's play and with his finely con-
ceived and we'll acted performance alto
gather the star and his Offering make an
exceedingly enjoyable evening 80 those
VINO admire an interesting but plain tale
or honest hearts and peculiar characters
Every one of the theatrical clientele
knows the story of "Old jed" Mr.. Golden
has already made it familiar throughout
America. and, like all really good plays
1t still retains it's attractiveness on ac-
count OF the exquisite directness of it's
art 1t leaves an ennobling impression
on the memory of the spectator and chal-
lenges him to kinder thoughts and better
impulses.
Mr.. Golden could scarcely improve in
the role of Jed. The creation of the char
acter has made him famous, and has been
the source of many of his histrionic tri-
umphs and f1attering social honors.
In Maine the name of Edwin Booth
sinks into significance alongside of that
or Richard Golden, and the dramatic tall
ents of any-theatrical aspirant who visits
that state is only measured by COMPARE
son with the genius of the only" Richard
Golden.
And this idea of Mr.. Golden's ability is
not confined to Maine or the New Eng
land states, the entire country long ago
emphatically giving it's stamp of approval
to his contribution to our great imper-
sonations.
Both his play and it's chief character
are numbered among the classics of the
American stage. Both are replete with
artistic detail and delicate touches of ex-
preston proving that it is all the result
of master of stage technique.
Mr. Golden's Jed Prouty is all the more
| remarkable after his tremendous success
| as the comedian in the comic opera OF
THE Mascot" in which he created a
furOr although the latter was as de-
cided a contrast to Jed as night is to day
In THE Mascot" he had the magnif-
cent support of the aptly called Sweet
| singer Of Maine." Dora Wiley, who was
then his wife.
A large audience witnessed the per-
Torrance last evening. and heartily en-
joyed its every line and bit Of action. II
was played by the same cast as when seen
here last season, which means that 1t is