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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30
BRONX BOROUGH
is TERRORIzEO
Women Fear to Go Out
Alone for Fear Of Meeting
Gussie Pfeiffer's Fate.
JOSEPH GIRARD REApP EARS
HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE HIDING
IN THRoGGs NECK AS A GIRL
AND 4 MAN HAVE NET HIM.

Joseph Girard, wanted for the murder
Of Gussie Pfeiffer, the Bronx girl, and
suspected Of having had a hand in other
crimes committed in the Bronx and
Westchester. is believed to be in hiding
at Throgg's Neck
To-day the police, who have been
securing the country for Girard for
weeks, are beating about Throggs Neck
along the New Dock road They have
learned of several hold-ups in this
vicinity in the past three weeks. and
on Saturday night woman. who re-
fused to give her name. reported to the
police of the Westehester station that
she had been set upon by man whom
she recognized as Girard
She said that she was going to her
home, after visiting friend, when
Girard dashed out of thicket and
seized her about the waist. She tore
herself from his grasp and Screamed
SO loudly that he took fight.
The same night the maids Of st. Jo-
seph's Orphan Asylum We're returning
to their home when the man attacked
them. Their screams frightened him
away.
William spooner, a member of the
volunteer life saving corps at the
Gallagher pier, was returning home late
when the man sprang out on him. He
asked Spooner for money for food and a
bed. Spooner recognized the man from
description. The man blocked his way
in the road and there was nothing. for
spooner to do but fight. He reached
for his revolver and found he did moi
have it.
Spooner. is a discharged seaman, and
he always carries his old sdeep-sea
knife. This he seized, but the man
sprang upon him before he could defend
himself with it, and struck it from his
hand. They fought about the road
Spooner calling for help. Finally, when
he was no match for the highwaymen
he slipped out of his coat and ran down
the road. Arriving at the pier hescalled
his friends and they hurried back to the
spot. The man had disappeared. They
searched the woods but could not find
him.
Friday night William Cummings was
stopped by the same man. Cummings
drew his revolver and fired it into the
air, upon which the man took to his
heels. Several of the life-guards heard
the shot and ran to Cummings aid
Again they searched the woods, bul
could not find the man.
The Century Country Club had plan
ned Halloween party for Tuesday
evening, but it has been postponed, SC
terrorized are the women of the neigh
hnrbood
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30
Essex's Reform Senatorial
Candidate Says the Third
House Must Go.
CORPORATION cRo0KEDNEss
LISTENERS AT THREE MEET
INGs HEAR OF THE WICKED
NESS OF THE BIG COMPANIES
WHICH CONTROL THE "Boss-
esq

Everett Colby spoke at three meetings
on Friday night. He made some big
promises. This is what he said
There is something broader and d seper
than my personality in this campaign, !"
he began. This campaign is really
simply part of a great movement which
is going on all over the country, part
Of the movement started BY Jones in
Ohio, Folk in Missouri, La Toilette in
Wisconsin and Weaver in Philadelphia,
and is now being fought for by Jerome
in New York.
This campaign is distinguished also
from any other campaign ever witnessed
in Essex County. 1t is not a campaign
between two machines or two bosses. It
is not campaign between the Republi-
can and Democratic boss, each trying to
get his heelers and followers to the polls,
but it is campaign of the intelligence
that the people themselves are carrying
on. The people themselves are trying to
work out some serious and very difficult
problems, and they say that these prob
lens can be worked out and that they
will put the men in the right places to
carry them out.
ssrs,,
This whole campaign is one of brains.
We are not trying to do away with the
corporations; we are simply asking that
they be put under the same restrictions
as our privileges, and we want our legis-
lators to attend to their business, with
out regard to the money or influence of
the corporations.
THE corporations make the laws, we
say, by use of money and crooked lob
bies, and down the bills detrimental to
their interests with cash."
Mr.. Colby said that the peops, had
been too much engrossed in money MAX
ilS anu sittShu1AS ~ luSlI pIlNdlS dhdlls,
and the result was that they are now
bound hand and foot by the bosses. He
told of the control of the lobby at Tren-
kton, and gave several Illustrations of the
way in which, he said, the trick was
turned and of its baneful effect.
He also adverted the story of the
bribery said to have been going on at
the time of the Morris Canal agitation,
when the money paid for votes was turn
ed over in the Supreme Court room in
the State House in Trenton, according to
the rumor.
Il don't say that it was,' added Mr.,
Colby. But it proves that there are
men occupying positions in Trenton
capable of doing those things and men
who believe other men capable Of doing
them. 1t proves thatAthere are men ca
pable of taking the money, but, thank
God! they are few. 1t shows the attitude
Of men who prefer to be straight when
I they are evil 1t is one of the most SER
ious conditions that we must face at this
I time and must be stamped out. We will
I do our very best to kick out of the State
/ House the crooked lobby
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30
BUSINESS MEMS RALLY.

On Wednesday evening next there will
be a business mems equal taxation rally
at the Catholic Institute in Third street,
between Grove and Erie streets. The
meeting will be addressed by Charles G.
Black, former State Senator Robes.
Hudspeth, Assemblyman James A. Ham
i'll, former Police Justice James ]. MUIR
ply and candidates Seymour and Henry.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30
BIG HORSESHOE MEETING.

The Democrats Of the Horseshoe (Sec-
ond Ward are planning for monster
rally in the interests of Seymour and
Henry and the other Democratic candi-
dates. It win be held next Friday even
ing in st. Lucy's Hall. Some Of the
best Democratic orators of the campaign
will address the meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30

While the Fagah campaign managers
are engaged in desperate effort to in
fame the public against corporations,
the Bacon Committee that is raking in the
dough isn't saying word. The corpora
tions have no great fear of Mayor Fa-
gan. They know that he had adopted
the anti-corporation cry for political pur-
poses and that he is no more against
them now than he was in the Guberna
torial campaign Of last year, when he
worked and voted against Charles c.
Black, the peoples champion in the
cause of equal taxation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30
On November | the Railroad
Will Receive Sixteen Of
the Largest Engines Built
for PASSENGER Service.
FIFTEEN MILLIONS SPENT
IMMENSE EXPENDITURE BY THE
ERIE FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF
ALL soRTs-wHAT HAS BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED.

On the first Of November the American
Locomotive Company will deliver to the
Erie Railroad the sixteen new passen-
ger engines Of what is known as the 2510
type, the largest locomotives ever built
exclusively for passenger service. This
will complete the delivery of the 159 To-
comotives ordered for the Erie system for
the present year. With the other rolling
stock, orders for which were placed with
dolas and other equipment that was abso-
lutely imperative for delivery before win
ter sets in, the Erie will have expended
$15, 100000 for locomotives and rolling
stock, orders for which were placedwith-
in the past twelve months. This will give
the road better working equipment
than it has ever had in its existence.
Something like $1S,OO0,OoO has been
appropriated and is now in course of ex-
penditure in other improvements, which
will put the Erie in as good physical
condition as any railroad in the world Of
this amount $l0,000,0O0 will be required
for what is known as the Erie & Jersey
Railroad, which gives a freight track at
! very low grade all the way between
, New York and Port Jervis Work has
already been begun on the mile long tun-
mel under Guymard hill, between Mid
dletown and Port Jeryis, the contract for
which was let some three months ago.
-Four million dollars more will be re-
quired to construct the Genesee Valley
Railroad, which will give practically
sea-leyel line between Cuba and Porlagc
in the western part of New York State,
thus avoiding in its freight traffic two
of the worst grades on the line between
Hornellsville and Cuba.
A further sum of million and half
will be required to construct the Colum
bus & Erie Road, which not only double
tracks the Main Line between Colum-
bus, Pa, and jamestown, n Y, but
gives to the road a one per cent. grade,
abolishing two very heavy grades in that
vicinity.
For machine shops, round houses, ma
chinery and the equipment Of the repair
shops and tool houses, one million and 4
| half is now being expended, and the
greater part of the work will be COM
pleted before January next
| A round million has been expended
this year in the erection of new bridges
and the reconstruction and rebuilding of
old ones., Two hundred thousand dollars
is to be expended immediately in increas-
ing the facilities Of the transfer houses
and other equipment of the terminal
yards at Marion, o.. and Hammond,
| Ind.
The installation of the new automatic
signals on the New York Division, the
facts as to which have recently been pub
lished will require the immediate ex-
penditure of at least 1925, COO
Orders have just been placed with the
Pressed Steel Car Company and the
Standard Steel Car Company for 2,20o
self-cleaning hopper gondolas to care for
the steadily increasing coal traffic De-
livery of these cars will begin in January
or February next.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30
LECTURE AT THE LIBRARY.

Mr.. 0. G. G. Megie will lecture to-
morrow night at the Public Library
His subject will be THE Isthmian Ca
nal.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30

The Bacon Committees dough-bag
from all accounts. is filed to overflow
ing, and the committee has not rejected
any of the so-called tainted money that
has been sent it by the corporations to
which apeals for financial aid were
made. The Bacon Committee believes
in the saying that everything goes in
politics. Therefore its members have no
scruples about accepting contributions
from the corporations that Mayor Pagan
processes to despise.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30
FAoAN RALLY AT HAsBRouCK

Tomorrow night there will be q Pagan
rally at Hasbrouck Eall. .-.--..-1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30

Mayor Pagan says he lisa sincere ad-
yocate of Equal Taxation Why, if this
be the case, did he oppose Charles @.
Black, james A. Hamill and ether
acknowledged champions of the people
in the cause Of Equal Taxation, and why
has he repudiated Assemblyman Scott,
who he declared was dominated by the
corporations at the last session of the
Legislature?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30

Mayor Pagan says he has the interests
of the city at heart, and he is not a poli-
tician. Then why has he destroyed dis
cipline in the police and fire departments
by injecting politics into these import
ant branches Of the municipal govern
ment, curtailing the powers of Chief
Murphy and humiliating policemen and
iremen who are opposed to his methods? :?
One of the Pagan members Of the
Board of Police Commissioners admits
that Capt. Cody was transferred from
the First Precinct for political reasons.
"Capt. Cody handn't ought ca com
>plain,' remarked the Commissioner. He
ought to know that everything is fair in
love, war and politics. His friendship
for Col. Dickinson is the only thing that
stands in his way. We could not expect
him to go back on the Colonel The First
is an important precinct in political
campaign, and the Pagan managers did
not care to take any chances. We want
captain who we know is with US. The
business men of the precinct who have
petitioned for the return Of Capt. Cody
win have their appeal granted, but they
must wait until after the election
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30

Mayor Fagan says the Republican
party is not worthy the confidence Of
the people. Then why did he accept its
nomination?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30

Mayor Fagan says he is opposed tc
bossism. Then why did he allow Col
Dickinson, whom he is now dominating
as boss. TO assist in nominating him
for a third term?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-30
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. elcsobeF o. 19O5.--Isor
csst for the thirtysix hours ending 7
al. Tuesday Fair today, cloudy tomor
row; east winds
The Washington times., 1905-06-08
COMMONS ELECTS
LOWTHER SPEAKER
Unanimously Chosen at To
days Session.
SUCCEEDS WILLIAM C. GULLY
New Incumbent Active in Politics
Member of House Nineteen Years
Consecutively.

LONDON. June S.-The house Of com
CONS today unanimously elected James
W. Lowther as speaker. He succeeds
William Court Gully, who officially
rendered his resignation on Tuesday af-
ternoon after serving for a decade in
that position.
The new speaker has been deputy
speaker and chairman of the committee
on ways and means. and has taken an
active part I'm politics for years.
Mr. Lowther was born in London in
1865. being the eldest son of William
Lowther. He was educated at Eton,
Kings College. London, and Trinity Col
lege, Cambridge. In 1886 he married Mary
Beresford-Hope, daughter OF the late
Right Hon. A. J. B. Beresford- Hope.
Mr. Lowther represents the Penritk
division of Cumberland, from which he
was first elected in 1856. Previous to that
he had occupied a seat for Rutland from
August, 1888. to November, 1885. In that
year he was a candidate for Mid-Cum-
berland, but was defeated.
He was parliamentary secretary for
foreign affairs from 1891 to 1892. He is a
member of the Inner Temple to which
he was called in 1879.
The Washington times., 1905-06-08
SUBMARINE BOAT
GOES TO BOTTOM
AF TER EXPLOSION
Third Disaster of Kind
in Great Britain's
Navy.
FOURTEEN MEN PERISH
FOURTEEN MEN PERISH
Survivors of Crew Are I'm
able to Tell Cause of Ac-
cident to Vessel.

LONDON, June S.-Submarine boat No.
AS was blown up at Plymouth to-day
Fourteen men perishcd.
The unfortunate craft was going to
sea to engage III fnaneuYers and prac-
tice. When the explosion occurred she
was working in deep water off Plymouth
harbor FeI,i, of her crew were thrown
to the surface by the first explosion and
were picked up. They could tell nothing
OF the cause of the disaster. The first
explosion was followed by two others
quickly, and then ali was quiet.
Divers were brought at once from
Plymouth and the work of rescuing the
bodies Of the dead was at once under
taken. There is no hope that any OF
the fourteen are still alive.
Disaster to Al.
In the disaster to the Al eleven Off
GERS and men were drowned. The yes
sci was lying in seven fathoms of water
when run down by steamer. 1t Il sup
posed that when the steamer struck the
submarine the latter was upset, the gas
oienc In her tanks was spilled and the
boat rendered helpless. Battened down,
the crew was suffocated amid the fumes
of the gasolene.
On Tuesday of this week an accident
happened to a submarine while maneu-
vering off Palermo, Sicily, in which six
men lost their lives
The Washington times., 1905-06-08
Third Submarine Disaster
Inside of Sixteen Months

NEW YORK.s-Jnns S-The explosion
on the submarine AS off Plymouth this
morning is the third disaster to British
submarines which has occurred inside
OF sixteen months. On March Is last
year the submarine Al was sunk Off
Portsmouth as tee result of being run
down by q steamer while maneuyering.
On February 16 last submarine AS sank
as the result of explosions which oC.
Cured aboard the vessel
The first explosion on board the Az
was described as being so violent that
it was heard ten miles away and shook
the submarines convoy, the Hazard
from stem to stern. Six men We're LOST
and twelve seriously injured in the ac-
cident.
Dense volumes of smoke were immedi-
ately seen pouring from the only outlet
OF the boat.
Rescuers hurried to the scene. but il
was only by superhuman efforts thai
they were able to force their way
through the sitting fumes, having beer
repeatedly driven back.
When they finally reached the lower
part of The boat. the rescuers encoun
tered a terrible spectacle.
OF the wounded and dying crew onl!
one man was able to speak, and h
was begging to be saved While tn,
rescuers Were forcing the manhoIe for
ward open, second explosion occur
red, but only one man was thrown il
the water and he was rescued.
The AS was a new boat which haC
only just left her builders, and afte
extensive and satisfactory trials hat
been ordered to Queenstown for tn
purpose Of famliarizing military of
ficers with the appearance of a subma
rine boat
The Washington times., 1905-06-08
Smithsonian Clerk Held
on $4,000 Embezzle-
ment Charge.
FRIENDS SEEKING BOND
Officials of Institution Be-
lleve Shortage Larger Than
the Amount Named.

William W. karr, diSbursing officer
Of the Smithsonian Institution, accused
of embezzling $4,000 of the institution'S
funds, waived preliminary hearing this
morning Mn the Police Court and his
friends this afternoon are trying TO Sc
cure his release on a bond of $4,000 de-
n.anded by the court.
Preliminary hearing was waived
through his attorney, A. S. Worthing
ton, when karr was arraigned before
Judge Scott in the United States branch
OF the court. Assistant District Attorney
Ralph Given was asked what bond he
desired and suggested $4,000, which
amount the court demanded.
After the prisoner was arraisned by
Clerk Potts he was taken into Marshal
Lacey's office, where he smoked and
chatted for several hours At o'clock
this afternoon he was still in Lacey's
charge and seemed in high spirits If
bond is not furnished by o'clock he
will be remanded to Jail to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
A private carriage will be used, as the
vans will have made their last trip by
that hour.
Prisoner Smoked IncessantIy.
Shortly after o'clock this morning
karr's youngest son, who is employed
in an F street jewelry store. appeared
at the First precinct station, where his
father spent the night, with two-horse
carriage. Detectives Helan and McNa-
NEE were there waiting for the son. All
four climbed into the hack and were
soon on their way to Police Headquar-
ters.
The prisoner smoked his cigar inces-
sanity, and his hands twitched nervous
ly. His eyes were sunken deep In their
sockets, and his step was anything but
elastic. Beside him walked his son,
whose eyes were infiamed and filled with
tears.
After visiting Captain Boardman's Of
| flee. the father. son. and two deteC-
| across the street. No handouts were
| put on the prisoner, nor did the detec-
| tiveS even walk beside him. Karr and
his son walked together and Helan and
McNamee followed, several PAGES be-
| hind.
| The prisoner was directed to Marshal
| Lacey's office, and there lit another ci-
gar. Shortly afterward one OF his
| friends from the Smithsonian appeared
and, after talking with him for a few
moments, went out with the son and re-
turned with Mr. Worthington, who an
nounced that the defendant desired to
| waive the preliminary examination.
The Washington times., 1905-06-08
NOBODY IN BERLIN
TO MAKE CLOTHES
Tailors on Strike and Masters
Threaten a Lockout-Not One
at Work.
Especial Copyright Cable.)

BERLIN. June Sunless a kind prov
idence interferes the prospects are that
the people in Germany will have . make
their own clothes or go i.akeG.
For many weeks there has been a
strike of the tailors. when broke cut
just as Berlin was ready to order srr,ng
clothes. And the strike hos spread so
that not Il tailor is at work.
To crown the misery, master tailcrs
of Germany have met and dec;dcd IL de-
clare a general iockouta'f the strike is
not declared off before June Is. As tlra
strikers have not the slightest intcn-
ton of doing this. having plenty CT
money to hold out to fall +he lD',knut
might as well be declared today
/ 1t is to be winter cloth IS or nC clctnes
at ali, this summer.
The Washington times., 1905-06-08
WiFE-BEATEnn WHIPPED
IN STATE OF OREGON

PORTLAND, Ore, June S.-'rhe first
punishment under the new law making
the whipping post the punishment for
wife b1ating was meted out D tharles
]. McGinity, an athlete, who had pleaded
guilty to that charge He was sentenced
to receive twenty lashes and Jailer
Grafton carried out the courts orders.
After the twenty lashes. McGinity
dropped into a swoon. The opportunity
was given Mrs. McGinity to wieid the
last lash herself, but she refused.
The Washington times., 1905-06-08
BARON KAN[KO HERE
TO SEE PRE- ES|DENT
May Play Important Role in
Peace Negotiations.
vExED INDEMNITY QUESTION
More Confidence Expressed In Success
of Movement to End the
War.

That Japan is ready to confide to Pres
ident Roosevelt an outline, at least, of
her peace terms. is now confidently be-
EeVed.
Baron Raneko, Japan's chief financial
agent in European and American money
centers, who has SO successfully con-
Quoted her loans since the war began,
has arrived in Washington.
1t is recalled that the statement was
made some time ago that when peace
was to be considered he would have an
important part in the negotiations. Even
Minister Takahira. it is supposed in
diplomatic quarters will be secondary
to the financial representative of Japan
When il was made known that the
baron was to see the President by ap-
pointment more confidence was express
ed than ever before that the efforts OF
the Executive to start an effective peace
movement were about to be crowned
with success
The Washington times., 1905-06-08
RELATIVE OF SAGE WAS
TOO PROUD TO BEG

NEW YORK, June S--His fortune oe
500 000 lost in speculation. William NJ.
Riley. a relative of Russell Sage. lived
for years in need and now is dead at
the New York Hospital.
His widow, who occupies small apart.
.1ent at 264 West Nineteenth street, ana
IS a relative of the Huntingtons, say0
they were too proud ever TO ask money
Of their rich connections.
The Washington times., 1905-06-08
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The disturbance of Wednesday morn
ing over Lake Erie moved southeast
ward during the day 10 the Virginia
coast and thence apparently northeast
ward causing general showers and
thunder storms from North Carolina.
northward. The high area in the rear of
the disturbance has moved eastward.
accompanied by rapidly falling temper
atures which are this morning from 3
degrees to II deorees below the seasonal
average from the Ohio valley north
West the pressure is low with higher
tennerature, and there were thunder
storms in Colorado and the Southwest.
Z, The high area over the interior will
continue its eastward movement with
resuitine low temperature tonight and
soue slight moderation Friday.
Light frost is probable tonight in the
mountain districts or pennsylvania and
the Virginias the loWlands. of New
Jersey, and exposed places in interior Of
New York
The Washington times., 1905-06-08
WIFE OF RUSSIAN COUNT
WAITS NEWS OF HUSBAND

NEWaYORK. June S.-Countess NJ. do
Chrapovitzky, who has just arrived
from Bremen. left today for Fort Trurn-
bull-Bech, Milford, where her father,
a wealthy Connecticut man named Tay.
lor, has q cottage.
The countess husband was an officer
OIL the battfeship Alexander II, sunk
recently by Admiral Togo. In the alb
sence of definite news as to her hus.
bands fate. she does not know whether
she is a widow OF not.