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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
BLUE FOR GENE
An Indictment Against
Sullivan for Gambling
Likely to be Found
Today.
STAR CHAMBER SESSION
Grand Jury Has a Secret Con-
ference With Judges
Blair and Collins.
LEGAL RULINGS MADE
Questions Regarding Evidence
said to Be Left Over for.
Trial Jury to Pass
Upon.
LEGAL RULINGS MADE

Prosecutor Sheriff court officers, stem
ographers, treporters-in fact everybody
were excluded by Justice Collins from
the Supreme Court room at exactly noon
today when the members of the Decem-
ber term Grand Jury, headed by Foreman
George w. Peterson and Sheriff Ruemp-
Ter filed into court.
The Grand Jury had been in session in
its room from 1880 O clock and as no wit
nesses had been subpoenaed it was known
that the matter under consideration was
the bills prepared by the Court and hand
ed to the Grand Jury at last Friday 5
session. These bills are in connection
with the Gene Sullivan gambling case,
and include as defendants, with Sullivan,
Messrs. Kenny and Ford, who, it was ali
legged, were connected with the gambling
place.
1t is said that the committee, consisting
OF Grand Jurors Wolbert, Cannon and
Degnan. who, on Friday last obtained
from Justice Collins an extension of time
for the further consideration of the SUI
hvan case. did not agree in their re-
ports as TO the Courts opinion on the
matter of sufficiency Of evidence. It was
then determined to have the Grand Jury
wait on the Court IN a body.
It is said that Justice Collins had been
informed in advance of the object of the
Grand Jurys visit and accordingly or
dered the court room cleared so that the
discussion could take place without any
of the Grand Jury's secrets being made
public. From 12 o'clock until LIS Justice
Collins and Judge Blair discussed with
the Grand Jurors matters in connection
with the sullivan case.
Il IS rumored that one of the reasons
for the failure to return true bill into
court in the case was because of the fact
ehat there was no evidence of wagers
being laid with Sullivan. The Court ad-
vissd. it is said, that all the Grand Jury
needed to consider was that bets were
made and that Sullivan was proprietor
of the place. which evidence would be
sufficient TO form the basis of an indict-
ment.
The Court was also asked, it is said,
to pass upon the relevancy of the evil
dence obtained by Foreman Peterson
against Sullivan. The Courts advice on
that matter could not be learned.
The method of obtaining evidence was
also brought up and it is said the court
advised that that was a matter for the
trial jury.
The fact that no action had been taken
by the Grand Jury up to noon today
aroused considerable speculation and the
general belief is that bill viii be found
against Sullivan.
Justice Collins in leaving the bench
said: tThe Grand Jury merely cofegred
with the court on a matter in which it
sought the Courts advice and not for
the purpose Of making any presentment.
The Court will be in session again at 2:30
O'Clock and the Grand Jury may then
make its appearance in court again.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
CASE IN HOBOEEN.
One Mysterious Patient
Proved to Have
Chickenpox.

One more case of smallpox was report
ed 10 the Hoboken Board OF Health to-
day, increasing the total number Of
cases that have been discovered in that
city to twenty-one. The new victim is
Robert Beckmann. of No. S2S Park ave
nue.. The case was reported by Or. r.
F. Rabo. Beekman will be removed to
the pest house at Snake Hill today.
DR.. Joseph Stack. assistant city ply
sician, was notified that there was eaee
of some peculiar disease at No. go Wash
ington street. He. called at the house -
investigate, but was Informed that bis
services were not required The natne OF
the family was -AIathies. Z was under
stood that the members were averse 10
medicine and had not called any doctor.
DR.. Stack demanded that either he or
some other physician be permitted to see
the patient. He was thereupon admitted.
He found a man in the house suffering
from chickenpox- Tha members Ct the
family would not say why they refused
TO call physician. NeighborS aiieSe0
that they were Christian Scientists
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
SOLID FOR DRYDEN
All the Essex Legislature
Endorse His Candidacy
in Caucus.

TSnecial 10 ssThe Jersey City News.l
NEWARK Jan TO- l9O2.-The eleven AS
semblymen and one Senator of Essex held
caucus last evening TO consider the
United states Senatorial fight and some
matters of legislation which they will lay
before the Legislature at the coming
session.
At the caucus held last week. which en-
dorsed John F. Dryden for the Senatorial
nomination, four of the Assemblymen.
viz: Cummings Brown, Schmidt and
Howe were absent and it was industri-
ously circulated through the State that
they were in favor of elisha Gaddis and
the delegation was not solid for Mr..
Dryden Their absence from the caucus
was advanced as proof of the assertion
and the adilerents of the other booms
were much elated over the supposed de-
lection in Essex. This rumor was quickly
nut to rest as soon as the caucus was cali
ed TO order A motion to approve the min
MES Of the last meeting, including the
resolution endorsing Mr.. Dryden, was
adopted unanimously
The caucus resolved to secure, If pos
sible, the repeal Of the law which makes
mandatory the amount of the appropria-
ffnnS Tor the t1Te anu EOliEd feodAdS ~
this city. Another significant resolution
which was adopted provides for weekly
caueuses Of the delegation during the ses-
sion Of the Legislature The significance
Of this lies in the fact that it is consid-
cred equivalent to the unit rule. If an at
tempt had been made to enforce the unit
rule arbitrarily, it is said, there would
have been grand kick, but the weekly
caucus, it is claimed, will accomplish the
same purpose In less repuisive manner
to those very good members, who viii do
anything the bosses want them to, pro-
vided they are not made to appear as
though they were being driven.
The caucus took no action on either
the state Treasurership or the Attorney
Generalship and as far as could be learn
ed the two subjects we're not discussed
Senator McCarter. who il credited with
having his eyes on the Attorney General 5
office, when asked # amy action was taxi
en- in the matter. said Good eveningf
Distress after eatinx. bslehlas, and I'atsea
between meals are symptoms e dxspt paias
which Hooa's sarsaparilla always csires
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
VARIOLOI) IN JAIL
Two Prisoners Have Mil
Form of Smallpox as :
Result of Vaccination.
HOSPITAL FREE FROM TIE PES
Court House Odicers Now
Have Sore Arms as Result
Of Extra Precautions.
HOSPITAL FREE FROM TIE PES

No more cases of smallpox were dis
covered up to noon at the City HosEltai
The doctors are keeping q close watef
and all suspects viii be confined ia
room set apart for that purpose
Two prisoners committed TO the county
Jail by Recorder Stanton Of Hoheken de-
veloped symptoms OF smallpox in the mild
form known as varioloid. yesterday. and
were al once removed to Snake dIin. They
were Robert Groinnert, who was await
ing trial on charge of robbery, and
John Lutz. who was committed to the
jail for three months on charge Of as
sault Both had been vaccinated at the
time the disease first broke out in the
Jail. which accounts for the mildness Or
the attack.
The only case received al the C0n-
tagious Disease Hospital up to noon te-
day was that of Robert Beckman, Of No.
S23 Park avenue. Hoboken.
Stephen Carney, twenty years old. OF
No. 355 York street, was removed from nlS
home yesterday. suffering with smallpox
There are eight families in the house
Everyone in the neighborhood has been
vaccinated and the premises fumigatea-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
HIS TALE OF WOE
Captain Jack Differs From
the Ancient Mariner in
That the Police
Hold Him.
HERO OF MANY WARS
He Fought With Gomez and
Kitchener and Did Up a
Wicked Markee for the
Sake of a Million
aires Wife.
HERO OF MANY WARS

On board the North German Lloyd
Steamship Kaiserin Maria TheTesia,whtcA
arriyen in Heboken this morning, was 4
voung man who described himself a.
Captain Arthur B. Jack, formerly of the
insurgent army in Cuba. Jack. who IS
twenty-elght years old, earned his pas
sage TO this country from Germany b.
dong work in the mail department of the
steamer. To reporters he related a re
narkabIe story of his experiences
He said he was born in Harrisburg.
Va and was educated at the military
institute at Lexington, Va. he went TO
f,nha in 1885 and joined the insurgeat
forces there He was made a captain
soon afterwards and when General snaI-
Ter arrived on the island he was appoint
ed interpreter. He claims to be famiiiar
with the French, Spanish and Italian ian-
guages.
After the war with Spain Capt Jack
saws he went to Washington, D. G., where
he acted as one of the marshais durlhs
+na neaee Jubilee celebration. In Novem-
her. 1899. he sailed for England There
he enlisted in the Imperial feomanry ana
was promoted to a sergearcy. lie got
DRINK. assaulted cabman and was as
charged
Then he went to Italy In Naples ne
mef sam Strong, a millionaire miner from
cripple Creek Strong and his wife We're
an wedding tour Capt. Jack says he
was strongss guest at the Contnental
Hotel in Naples. Among those at the
MOTEL was a nobleman whom Jack de-
scribes as Marquis Casseioardo- One day
While the millionaire from Cripple Creek
was away from the hotel the Marquis IN
smiled Mrs. Strong. Strong became en-
ragged He told Capt. Jack and Jack says
he got drunk and then went looking for
ths Narauis. He came across the noDie-
man and fred two shots at him. Ihe
MARQUIS died two days later. Jack says
he fed but was arrested in Marseiiies
and sent to the San Pierre prison, where
he remained fourteen months, during
which time he says he had no communl-
cation with the outer world. He tried to
find out something about his case but
could learn nothing. once ne was tolo
that he had been convicted ana MouAu pe
put to death He fnally go5 wore F,,s,, 70 sis 5
note which was carried by prisoner re-
leased from the prison.
The attention of Horace Porter. Anerl-
ran Ambassador to France, was later
drawn to the case, according TO the story,
and Jack was eventually released. He
then worked his way to Geneva, Swftzer-
land and from there to Berne and thence
10 Rramen. where. through the asisst-
ance of the American consul, he secured
passage on the steamer.
Captain Jack sad he was well ac-
uuainted with former Police Captain
Westervelt OF New York. He also mem
toned the names of number of New
York newspaper men whom he met IN
the Cuban campaign
Captain Jack until his identity was yer1-
fled
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
SIX DAYS WITHOUT WATER
TWO Stowaways on the Kaiserin
Maria Theresa.

The North German Lloyd steamship
Kaiserin Maria Theresa which arrived
at Hobolzen this morning had on board
two stowaways The men said they were
Max Benz. twenty years old, a black
smith. and Adolph Krauser, a farmer
They hid among the ships cargo until
January 6, when famished for water they
we're Obliged to give themselves up to
the ships officers. They had some bread
in their hiding place but no water. They
tuck it out six days before they showed
themselves.
DR. Bergfeldt, the ships doctor, had
difficulty in bringing them around. The
men were confined in bed until yesterday.
They were sent to Ellis Island to be de-
ported They said that they came to
this country to find employment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
NAVIGATION STOPPED
Bridges Crossing Hackensack and
Passaio to Be Repaired

The county bridges crossing the Hack
ensack and Passaic Rivers are to be re-
paired during the first and twentieth day
of February This is done by order of the
joint committees of the Freahulders cf
Hudson and Essex counties
All inspection Of the Clay street and
jackson street bridges over the Fassaic
Convinced the committee that something
must be done at once Timbers, piling,
Win Sc pfasbed as rapidly as possible.
During he days mentioned navigation
will be stopped.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10

CnossMAN.-on Jan. s. 1909. at his resi-
dence. No. az Montgomery stfeees
Jersey City. Captain James A., dearly
beloved husband Of NJ Louisa Cress-
man tnee HalghD -
Funeral services ~ St. Paufs f. ~
Church, Duncan avenue JerSey LILY, ~
p. M. on Saturday. Jan II
GRUBB.-On Tuesday 5anusfg 1871
Catherine Grubb. beloved wife e
Philip Gfuhb. aged ~ years.
Friends are invited to ATTEND the fstnsTAl 81
ON Saturday January II from her late
residence. No 245 kearney avenue, at >
A. M. thence 10 st. Aloysius r. 81
Church. wnere high mass Of requiem
wisl be offered for the happy reposs of
her soul.
AfESKIEI4-on Wednesday. Jsnrnry =
1902 ffelen, beloved vie ef Miehatl. -
Afeskili ard daughter Of Ellen ant tne
late John o'Toose, aged - years en&
ReafiSes and friends are invited 70 ct
tend the foneEai from her late reFt'isnfs,
Ne 2Ss Ntfifh street, on SATURDAY.. 3ANAr
ary ii. at 8 A. ". thenxs y 81. AiicnaelS
G urch where a solemn reurifrR u14*{
VIII DC offered tor the havpy rs2os~ =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
BYRNE SUES CITY

A suit Of Contractor Henry Byrne to
recover from Jersey CITY the cost Of the
sixth street sewer Improvement is on
trial today before Justice Collins in the
Supreme Court without a jury
The city, refuses TO pay the claim on
the grounds that on June %, 1890 when
the contract was executed. the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners had no
finds available to pay for the improve
4aent and therefore the contracs was
fsGuaiid The cost Of the work was to
have been paid out Of the Hcuese moneys.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
THE DAVIS BALL.

The annual lnvatfon ball Of the Robert
Davis Association is to be held on Janu-
AIRY 20 at Pohlinan's Hall. Ogden avenue
and Ferry streets in the Hudson citf
section. The military division Of tfse AZ
soclation will give an exhibition uriii-
Both large halls, the upper and lower.
win be used. There will be accomnoda-
tions for 5000 guests.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
SORE ARMS 1T COURT HOUSE

At the request Of shsrlif Ruempler all
court officers attached to his Office were
vaccinated yesterday and many sore arms
are now being tenderly nursed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
A USE FOUND FOR GRAHAM

Capt. Jack Graham was an interested
spectator at last nights meeting Of the
Board of Education As it is commonly
known that ne is looking for anything in
the line of job that may present itself
his presence caused some comment. FL
nally he was approached by two gentle-
men and asked il he was "looking for
anything.
mo, he answered
How would you like to be janitor in
one of the schools 2"
*Oh, / don't know
1t would be great saving to the city
to have you AZ 5anitar IN school re-
marked one Of the gentlemen, shecause 1t
would not be neees to buy coal. You
could heat the building with your hot
air
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK. Jan. 10. 1909 Forecast for
the thirty -ss.x hours ending at eight T. H..
aSturday Partly cloudy
Hartnett's Thermomesrioal Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10

Pavonia Brand OF cannea Tomatoes extra
large cans. and fl}ied with red ripe tomatoes
wholesale at II. u. Cleary Cv. stores AsH
xo4ir Erocer fur '&Sn,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
ROUGHS CLERKS NOT FOUND

City Comptroller Hough has not yet
found the clerks for. his office. He said
this morning that he did not know when
he would find them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10
JUNCTION SNOW BLOCKADE
Orerloa ell plnnkroad Tesmstsrs
Got II Tie TroIlar Cars, xuau

The snow has caused no END Of trouble
ID motormen and truclmen at the juno
tion. Last night at least ten trucks were
stalled on the tracks of the y9rious car
lines and great many cars were held up
much to this annoyance Of PASSENGERS
The hill at the Junction is SO steep that
horses are unable to drag the iieayy loads
through the snow. The drivers use the
tracks and often cause long delays by
so dong
Lasf night EaN delay after delay. Sew
cfal s aa5.k 4essf becuHae stalled On
ffs saAa biack4d tls@ three car
ins trcsDit continued fof several
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10

cause of the absence Of President Robert
q. smith The committees had not been
appointed ana it was therefore ilnpos-
sible to do any business:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-10

Distress after eating. belchIng. and nausea
between meals are sylnptoIns nf dxspepaias
which HOOD sarsaparilla always csirss
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
SOME TARIFF FACTS.

1t seems to be favorite contention
of the democratic party that the pres
ent tariff is robber measure, that it
gives to the producer of manufactured
articles the opportunity to raise the
price of articles sold to home consum-
ers. They often claim that rate of
tariff is added to the cost of produce
tion and fair per cent of profit, thus
giving to the manufacturers an illegi-
innate profit amounting to the same as
the tariff rate. One of the articles Of
ten mentioned by the democrats in
this connection is wire nails. Howev-
er, an investigation with regard to
this particular product discloses the
fact that the price of wire nails is
l 65-100 cents per pound while the tar
iff is 2 cents per pound. 1t will thus
be seen that the selling price of wire
nails is 35-100 of cent less than the
duty on that article. That this same
condition prevails in many other arti--
cles is shown by comparison of the
selling price and tariff of the Ameri--
can manufactured products.
Following is list of the American
manufactured articles giving the sell
ing price and the tariff rate upon these
same articles, and it will be seen that
in none of these promiscuously chosen
products does the selling price exceed
the rate of protection given by the
present tariff law:
Wire nails, duty 2 cents per pound;
price l 65-100 cents per pound. Hand
saw files, duty, rs cents per dozen;
price, 48 cents per dozen. Bunting,
duty, % cents per yard; price, %
cents per yard. Lead pencils, duty go
cents per gross; price, 45 cents per
gross. Calico, duty, 5 cents per
yard; price, 32a cents per yard. Shirt
ing prints, duty, cents per yard;
price, s cents per yard. Six-pound
wool blankets, duty, $1.3S each; price,
$1.32 each. Carpets, duty, GA cents per
square yard; price, so cents per square
yard. Cheviots, duty, 65 cents per
yard; price, AZ cents per yard. CAL
leo aprons, duty, cents per yard;
price, Az, cents per yard Working
mems shirts, duty, 5 cents per yard;
price, cents per yard. Flannel
shirts, duty, $3.50 each; price, So
cents each. Boys pants, duty, 43
cents each; price, q cents each. Cot
ton handkerchiefs, duty, cents per
yard; price, cents per yard. Blan--
kets, duty, 80 cents each; price, 80
cents each. Comfortables, cotton,
wool. duty, $1.31 each; price, 81 each.
Workingmens trousers, duty, 80 cents
each; price, SO cents each. Boys suits,
duty, $1.24 each; price, $1.20 each
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
ANOTHER DANGEROUS BILL.
lMontezuma Repuhlican.l

Four years ago one J. B. Weaver
went up and down this district faunt-
ing in the faces of the people bill
that he claimed was pending in con-
gress and would be passed at the first
opportunity. Like all of the generals
surmises the passage of this bill would
bring remorse, calamity and destruc-
ton to the American people. 1t was
known as the McCleery bill. Mr.Wea-
yer would work himself up to a des-
perate frame of mind and then in the
presence of the audience he would as
sumo a dramatic attitude, spit upon
the alleged bill and trample it under
his feet. The sympathetic statesmen
present would then cheer the cham
pion of the peoples interests and for
the time being the country seemed to
have beeen saved. After Mr.. Weaver
received the usual drubbing at the
election both himself and the McClee-
ry bill passed from the stage of action
in this district. Weaver has been
heard from few times since, but the
McCleery bill never. 1t was pure
game of bluff on the part Of the gener
al and was so characterized at the
time by this paper.
And now comes one Reese, the
walking delegate" in the tracks of
Mr.. Weaver and he too has bill. 1t
is fraught with just about the same
amount of danger as was the Nc
Cleery bill 1t seems that man
named Fowler has given his name to
the measure at the instance of the
committee on currency and banking.
Senator Dolliver says the bill has no
merit whatever and has no more
chance of passing than Bryan has of
becoming president. It is a bill pre-
sumably in the interest of the bankers
of the country, but last week the Bank
ers' association of Illinois voted
against approving it, so it will be seen
that it has not even the sanction Of
the class in whose interests it is said
to be drawn. Major Lacey voted
against it's consideration at the repub-
lican caucus and four-ffths Of the rep
resentatives are known to be against
the passage of the measure. Mr..
Reese is amusing the people in his
attempt to make capital for himself
out of it to about the same extent as
did Gen. Weaver with his famous Nc
| Cleery bill.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28

The republicans of Wapello county
sent their delegates to the county con-
vention. That convention nominated
ticket. That ticket is before the
people. Every loyal republican had a
part in naming that ticket and now he
realizes that he has part to perform
in electing it. The republicans have a
majority of several hundred in this
county. They will elect every man
and give John F. Lacey splendid ma
jority if they go to the polls. 1t is
to the interest of this county to show
the district what it can do. The coun-
ty will respond in most gratifying
way-if the voters will go to the polls.
Spend day saving the present pros
perity rather than a day saving a
crop for free trade prices.