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EDITION.
HENNESSEY HELD,
The Indicted Freeholder
May Have to Stand
Trial for Mal
feasance Yet.
.··"**" ·* *
THE SUPREME COURT MAY SAVE HIM.
Judge Lippincott Holds the Grand
Jury to Have Been Legally
Selected.
Judge Lippincott this morning de
cided the points raised by Allan L.
McDerniott in the case of Freeholder
Hennessey, indicted for forgery, that
the Grand Jury which indicted Hen
nessey was not drawn according to law.
The Judge holds that the Grand
Jury was properly drawn, and that
the indictment must stand.
The principal points of Judge Lip
pincott's opinion are given as follows:
"There is a tendency in more modern
decisions to disregard those objections to
the irregularities and omissiohs in the
formation of Grand Juries which are not
fundamental and which do not .prejudice
the defendant on the trial of the merits of
the case. The Sheriif does not select the
Grand Jury, and therefore no return or
caption of his could officially identify
them, or aid in their identification. That
is a matter for the court, and in this case
the record is complete upon that matter.
"The only omission charged is that the
Sheriff has not certified the manner in
which he summoned the Grand Jurors or
caused them to appear in court. His only
duty was to summon them. The duty and
right of select)oh, with all that apper
tained to it, was taken from him in 1888.
He had no power to make a record of the
selection and drawing that was done be
fore his duties commenced.
•'His authority to summon had already
been made a matter of record by the clerk
of the court entering upon the minutes of
the court the fact that the twenty-four
Grand Jurors had appeared and were
sworn in.
"He could not be required to certify
that he had summoned them as persons
qualified as Grand. Jurors. The qualifica
tion, so far as that was a matter of
record, hatl been entrusted to and per
formed by another tribunal, and their
acts had become of record. He could not
be called upon in his return to set forth
his authority to summon them, for that
had already become a matter or record.
Ilis only duty was to cause their appear
ance, and if there existed any duty as to a
return, it was merely to certify that he
had summoned them. The qualifications
of the Grand Jury, its personnel, and his
authority to summon them, was already a
matter of record, and by that record,
irrevocably fixed.
"The defendant here has notjnor can he
be prejudiced in his right to maintain his
defence and have a fair trial upon the
XllBl'lU».
"Taken in connection with the record as
It now stande in relation to the Grand
Jury, it is only such an omission or lack
of form as can at any time be amended or
supplied by the Sheriff and made part of
the record with the fact if it be so, that he
did summon the Grand Jury to attend the
Ê resent term of the courts of the county,
lut this case is decided independently of
such amendment or connection.
"The conclusion reached by the Court is
that the present Grand Jury is a legal
Grand Jury and legally empannelled, and
that the presentment made against the
defendant is α legal presentment.
"The motion to quash is therefore denied.
The defendant must plead to the indict
ment."
When the Court had rendered the
decision on the motion, Mr. McDer
jnott asked that his client be not com
pelled to plead, for he proposed to cer
tiorari the case to the Supreme Court
immediately. The Couit granted the
request. A decision will not be reached
Jby the Supreme Court before Novem
ber next.
Mr. McDerinott will take the matter
to the Supreme Court on certiorari.
HOLDING BACK THE GAS BILL.
Mr. Feeney Stirs Up the Senate Com
mittee About It.
\apeci\U> ι ο me un say \sxiy avewaf.j
Tbknton, March 13, 1889.—Mr. Feeney
spent the morning stirring up the Senate
Committee to either report or give a hear
ng on the gas bill. Bogert and Pfeiffer
were willing to report, but Thompson,
who was chairman of the committee
which held the bill last year, is against it.
The committee will meet this afternoon,
when some decision will be reached.
McDermit and Bigelow were absent this
morning, and without them neither the
Wertsbill nor any other partisan legis
lation can be passed. Colonel Heppen
heiiner, Mr. Feeney and other leaders are
sending dispatches to absent members,
calling them here this afternoon.
The following bills were favorably re
ported:—Adding a member-at-large to
-Jersey City boards: making the salary of
Overseers of the Poor In Jersey City and
Keivark 11,(100; making the term of city
counsels three years. Farrell's bill, pre
« pared by labor organizations, to licence
engineers, was debated. O'Neill. Farrell
and Keeney were in favor of tho bill and
Fagan against, it. The bill was lost by 14
to 34.
«' The Senate ordered to a third reading
the redisricting bill and tho repealer or
the personal registration act. The new
charter bill is being umended now so as to
provide for submitting it to a vote of the
people. This would remove the objfttions
of the Newark members and improve its
chances in the Assembly. The amended
bill will probably pass to a second reading
tomorrow, and be finally passed by the
Senate Monday.
It is reported today that O'Neill's reso
lution for legislative investigation of Jer
sey City's government, which was killed
yesterday, will be introduced in a new
form next week.
THE El'STICS ARE ABSENT.
ΧΙιΙι I» Wliat Delays the Werti Bill and
Other BuNineee at Trenton.
I Sped a I to theJer*ey City iVeiw».]
Trenton, March 12,1889.—It is getting
to he a tfu'od deal of a uou-partlma Legl*
Ittture. As a rule, only those bills are
acted upon which excite no opposition.
The introducers of others have them laid
over day after day because there are so
many absentees that thirty-one votes can
not be assured to them. Among the bills
thus stuck on shoals are some of the most
important measures framed by Demo
cratic policy, the Werts bill, for instance,
The Democrats have a majority in the
Legislature, but the majority seems to pre
fer to stay at home.
I ast year, at this time, it was the bliz
zard that kept members away. This year
fifteen members were at home attending
to the local elections. The absentees are
chiefly from the rural districts. The city
members are generally shining lights as
regards regularity and punctuality. Hud
son county's representatives deserve pic
ture cards as rewards for their devotion to
duty. It is true that Assemblyman Far
relrs seat was vacant most of the time, but
that was because he had to look after the
citizens of Kearney and Harrison who
came here to oppose or advocate consoli
dation. It is believed that he got all of
them to go home finally. This is easily
the biggest thing of the year for Mr. Far
rell, and he will have a good deal to ex
plain to his constituents if the measure
does not pass. On the other hand, if it
passes, the opponent s of consolidation will
try to get up a blizzard for his especial
benefit.
PLANS ABANDONED.
With so many members away, the plans
of the Democratic leaders had to be
wholly abandoned. The Senate held no
afternoon session, and the House occu
pied itself with routine work as long as it
could be held together. As announced
yesterday, the Werts bill went over. There
was some talk of bringing out the bill
providing that Freeholders in Hudson
and Essex counties shall be elected, one in
each Assembly district; but this was
deemed too hazardous, and it became an
other measure which will have to be con
sidered in a hurry, in the closing days of
the session, if it is considered at all. Ac
cording to the uresent intentions, the sec
tion relating to a member of the JBoarcl to
be elected at large will be stricken out
because in Essex county a Republican
would probably be elected, and the Essex
county Democrats are not making offices
for Republicans this year.
Not much talk is heard concerning Jer
sey City's new charter. The Newark
people are against it in Its present shape,
and without their votes not much can be
done. The impression is that it will pass
the Senate all right and meet trouble in
the House. A like fate is prophesied for
Mr. Fagan's bill dividing Hudson county.
The idea took with the House caucus
much better than was expected, chiefly
because the creation of a new county
would mean another Democratic Senator,
but seven, at least, out of the ten Hudson
county members, are against it. It is be
lieved that their influence will be strong
enough to defeat it in the joint caucus,
which is to be held tomorrow or next day.
"AL" HOFFMAN'S CHANCE.
Hoboken may derive some consolation
for this in the brightening chances of
Albert Hoffman of getting the lay judge
ship of Hudson county. The choice is be
lieved at present to be between him and
Judge Beach, Judge Davis having fallen
back somewhat in the race in the last
week. Governor Green has not, however,
said any thing which indicates what hit
intentions are, and it is very uncertain
whether or not he will make the appoint
ment before the Legislature adjourns.
Colonel Heppenheimer created a favor
able impression today by the manner in
which he presided over part of the debate
on the Australian Election bill. Should
Jersey City get a new charter, he is talked
of for President of the Council or Presi
dent of the Board of Aldermen, whichever
the office should turn out to be.
SENATORIAL APATHY.
The Senate held a short session in the
morning and held none at all in the after
noon. It is, perhaps, needless to say that
it passed neither the Gas bill nor the anti
swindlecate bill. With regard to the
former, it may be said that the Committee
απ f'rvrnnra.tvirms in whnsft tprwiftr h mi il s it
rests, lias not yet held a meeting to eon
aider it, although it was referred to that
body nearly two weeks ago. Yet the
Senate has been adjourning and taking
recesses because it had no work to do,
This committee consists of Messrs. Bogert,
Pfeiffer and Thompson.
Senator Baker introduced for President
Werts an Australian Election bill. This
will expedite matters when the House bill
on the same subject passes.
Janitor Brown, the Republican custo
dian of the State House, smiles nowadays
when he sees a Democrat. He thinks his
head is all right new. He does not caw
very much for the place, but he thinks ht
might as well be there as elsewhere. And
he thinks he will stay now. One Demo
cratic Assemblyman wants the place and
another has a friend who wants it. Botli
declare that they will not vote for the bill
reorganizing the superintendence of the
State House without a promise of the office,
Their votes being needed to pass it ovei
Republican opposition, the bill lags.
FREIGHT CHARGES.
Mr. Applegate,of Heightstown,made one
of his annual addresses today after the
session. It was about high railroad
freight charges, and he had an audience ot
five. Voorhees, one of them, sat down or
u sofa, put his feet on a cjiair a«d closed
his eyes. Riker sat on the arm of the soft
and put his feet on the back of a chair
Gill listened earnestly. Trier balanced t
chair on his hind legs, and Meeker swung
his glasses with an impartial air. The
Committee will report the bill which Mr.
Applegate thus advocated, but the chances
are that it will not be passed.
lie id. and Phelps.
Chicago, March 13 1889. — A Newt
special from Washington says: Rumor now
Is that Mr. Whitelaw Reid is going tc
France instead of England, as Minister,
but his friends say that he will not accept
the French mission—that he will go tc
England or nowhere, and there is ίι very
strong impression that he will decline in
favor of Mr. Phelps. Both of them can
not be appointed. Mr. Blaine lias ex
plained that very fully. Mr. Phelps gen
erously surrendered his claims in favor oi
Mr. Reid, and now Mr. Reid does not
want to accept the position because he
will feel that he is keeping Mr. Phelps
out and ho is under very many obliga
tions to the latter gentleman.
Blizzard Anniversary.
The regular commuters on the New
York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
who were snow-bound on the Meadows at
Wsst End and found shelter in Jaeger's
Hotel on last Blizzard Day have organ
ized an association mid called it the
Bridgefleld Park Blizzard Club. They
celebrated the event last night at the same
old tavern. The club was present to the
number of about fifty, and they had a good
time generally. Brakemau Conklin's
speech "was the leading feature of the en
tertainment.
Weather Indications.
[Special to the Jersey City Nete».]
Washington, March 13, 1889.—Weather
indications for twenty-four hours are;
For North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Eastern Tennessee, Eastern Florida,
rains; for Minnesota, Dakota, Iowa and
Nevada, snow; for all other State», fait
weather.
The Weather at Hartnett'·.
March 13. Dee. March 18. Deg.
At 8 P. M SI At OA. M «
At 6 P. M 4» At» Α. M *1
At UP. M 41 Atuouu ,5e
, At.midalght «
"BENNIE" AND "TILLY."
The Two Johns in the
Palma Club Board of
Trustee Contest.
THE MULTIFARIOUS COMMITTEE.
A Suspicion of Clique Rule May
Make It More Potent than the
Nominating Committee.
One of the members of the Palma Club
took a copy of yesterday's Jersey City
News Into the parlor of the club room last
evening.
"Read It for us!" exclaimed twenty
voices the moment it became known that
he had a copy of the paper in his hand,
and when he had read it a committee was
appointed to gather in a stock of the
papers from the neighboring newstands.
The newsdealers had already sold out
their supply to earlier purchasers, how.
ever, and the committee, to the regret of
scores of members, returned to the club
room empty handed.
Their special interest in the paper was
due to the second exclusive report pub
lished in its columns, of the contest be
tween the Nominating Committee and
some members of the club over the com
position of the Board of Trustees.
The "Board of Trustees" of the "Palma
Club" is a very large factor In the manage
exclusive charge of some part of tliè
club's business. He is not obliged to call
to his aid his fellow trustees, but was
ment of club affairs. It so completely
controls the destinies of the club as to be,
in fact, the club itself. It has exclusive
management of the finances, and controls
every item of the club's property. Kach
member is the chairman of a committee
havingselect from the members of the club
at .large. It may be presumed however that
he asks for the assistance in committee
work only of those who are in full sympa
thy with the objects he has in view, and
with his methods of attaining them.
The chairman of the Entertainment
Committee, for instance, would not ask
for his assistance any one In conflict with
his view of the affair he is commissoued
to look after; and so with the chairman
of the Library, the Gymnasium, the Bowl
ing and the other committees. It is easy
to see, therefore, that the constitution of
the Board of Trustees is a mfttter of large
importance in the eyes of the club men.
A CLIQUE IN THE CLUB.
It was stated yesterday that the opposi
tion to the nominations made by the Nom
inating Committee was due partly to the
fact that the candidates for Trustees had
been selected with a view to packing the
Board, so as to insure the election of Ed.
Linn to its chairmanship.
It was learned last evening that this was
not the only ground of complaint. It was
said by some members that the trustees
have been in the habit of running the bus
iness of the club too much in the interests
of a little clique, and by others that the
chairmen of the several committees had,
in the choice of their assistants, favored
gentlemen who reside in certain parts of
the city, to the exclusion of gentlemen
living in other sections of the city.
It was the view that the trustees are too
clannish that started the revolt which is
now exciting the club.
" THE TWO JOHNS."
ber who refused to have his name re
ported. "We have in the club a commit
tee which, because of the character of its
duties, is known as the Multifarious Com
mittee. It has no specific functions, but
all the odds and ends of club business
which does not fall within the line of
regular committee work are thrown upon
its shoulders. Its duties are no sinecure.
They require much time and attention,
and for want of other opportunity to look
after them, the members of the committee
spend the best part of Sunday morning in
work.
"Fred. Tilden and Benny Van Dyke are
not only the two hardest workers 'on the
committee, but two of the most popular
members of it as well. They are such fat
and jolly fellows and so inseparable in
their companionship that they have come
to be known as the 'Two Johns' among
the club boys. When the selection of a
new Board of Trustees was at hand 'Ben
nie' conceived the idea that Tilly, as we
familiarly call Fred. Tilden, should be one
of the members of it, and with other club
men, he requested the Nominating Com
mittee to put 'Tilly' in nomination, but
the request was refused.
"This was regarded as another symptom
of clique rule, and 'Bennie' forthwith
armed himself with a book and went
among the club members, asking them to
pledge themselves in writing to vote for
Ids chum und assistant. He urged, first,
that the clique in the club should be
broken up; and second, that Tilden, being
specially valuable in the library, would
make an excellent chairman of the Bibrary
Committee. His arguments have been so
effective that it looks as though 'Tilly'
would get into the Board of Trustees in
spite of the Nominating Committee. 1
don't know how Carter happened to be
coupled with him in the contest unless it
be tnat, as one of the best bowlers in the
club, he will be able to render valuable
service as chairman of the Bowling Com
mittee."
NO BAD FEELING.
At tne same uinu uiu meuiuera are ex
plicit in their declarations that there is uo
ill feeling in the contest and that the
rivalry is entirely pleasant and good na
tured.
"And," said Secretary Carrick yester
day evening, "there is one error in your
paper whicn I wisli you would correct.
There is no opposition here to the election
of Hudson Boat Club members because
they are Hudson Boat Club members. In
fact, Fred Carter, one of the opposition
aBiindidates, was himself an active member
"t that club."
ALMOST CREMATED.
Λ Drunken Lodger Upset* a Burning
Lamp.
Edward Connor, of No. 222 York street,
was arraigned before Justice Stilslng this
morning upon a charge of drunkenness
and disorderly conduct.
He has for some time post been a lodger
with Mrs. Abers, of No. 222 York street.
Last evening Mrs. Abers smelled
smoke in the house, and traced it
to the room occupied by Connor. She
rushed into the apartment and found Con
nor in a drunken stupor under a table,
which was burning from an overturned
lamp.
The fire was put out without much
damage, and Policeman Nelderwetter
locked Connor up in the Gregory street
station.
Shoe Over a Woman'· Picture.
RUM Rivkr C.UU", Minn,, March IS,
1889.—-Louis White, generally known as
"Curly Bill," the terror of the Pine
regions of Minnesota, wa» instantly killed
yesterday afternoon by Charles E. Hay
den. In the noon mail Hayden received a
cabinet photograph of his wife and two
children, and the loggers gathered about
him to look at it. White attacked the
woman's character, and a quarrel ensued,
ending In a rough and tumble fight, Hay
den coming off the victor. After the
fight White" went to his room, and return
ing with an ax, rushed at Hayden, who
drew a revolver and shot the Jjully through
the heart.
GOING IT 1I1S OWN WAY,
» ______
Evangelist King'» Effort» Seem to be
Worktug ftt tlie "Wrong Direction.
Standing room was at a premium on the
floor of the Tabernacle last night, when
Lincoln King, the Western giant,
went for the people of this city.
The peculiar way in which he
went on Monday evening fairly frightened
Pastor Scudder, who became fearful that
the stranger from the Western wilds, with
his peculiar manners, would drive away
the people, and in the ond raise ructions
in his congregation.
He took the evangelist aside on Tuesday
evening and t-old, him to go it easy, some
thing in the Mifis style. The request
almost broke his liea^i and the conse
quence was that the Monday evening's
meeting was not a marked success.
During the meeting the evangelist was
out of sorts and the next day he was "all
broke up." Last-night he walked into the
church with a slow and faltering step and
going to Mr. Scudder, said in his quaiut
language:—
"Please let me go it my own way."
The request was granted. He told those
present in no measured terms that they
would rather go to a theatre, or, in fact,
any where than to a revival meeting,
which was calculated to save souls that
were going to hell through the "gin
mills." He told' them their duties and
how they should perform them. All the
while he was Illustrating his remarks by
telling stories which kept the audience in
good humor.
At the close of the meeting numbers
who are in the habit of attending the
church expressed their feelings, and told
each other that they would never go there
again.
IMPORTANT IF TRUE
Rumored Purchase of tlio N. Y.. S. & TV.
Koad by the P. Κ. R.
It was rumored about the Pennsylvania
Railroad station this morning that the
Pennsylvania people had purchased the
New York, Susquehanna and "Western
Railroad. I called at the offices of both
companies in this city and was assured
that if such a purchase ha<l been made
nothing was known of it in this city.
Bishop Ryan Doe» Not Favor Prohibition.
Philadelphia, March 13, 1889.—Arch
bishop Ryan, in response to the request of
the editor of the Catholic Total Absti
nence News for his views upon the sub
ject of the prohibition amendment, has
sent the following letter:
Dear Sir:—In reply to your question I beg to
state that I believe Constitutional amendments
to be extreme measures, which should be adopted
only in case of supreme necessity. I believe, as
far as I am capable of forming a judgment on the
subject, that high license and other laws enacted
to preserve the people from intemperance, if
duly enforced, would be <juita sufficient to attain
the desired end—that is, as far as mere legisla
tion can attain it. More stringent laws could be
enacted, if found necessary, without touching
the Constitution Itself.
Yours sincerely in Christ,
P. J. Ryan, Archbishop.
As far as has been learned Archbishop
Ryan's position is sustained in a large de
gree by the Roman Catholic clergy of the
State.
Security Building and Loan Association.
The Security Building and Loan Asso
ciation met last evening in their rooms
in the Third National Bank Building.
They received mh.'MS.hu la nues, ana opened
il new series with over 200 shares. This
association is the only one in the county
which opens a new series every three
months, and results of last night's meet
ing are very gratifiying to the progeni
tors. President. William M. Laws; vice
president, Enoch Kessler; secretary,
George W' Young; treasurer, R. S. Ross.
The Board of Directors are composed of
some of the best business men in the com
munity.
Gathering in the Converts.
Special services were held last evening
at the Bergen Reformed Church, Presby
terian, Emory, Bergen Baptist, and West
minster. They were gotten up mainly
for the converts that Evangelist Mills left
behind him, and will be held for several
weeks more. Tne lady members of the
different churches have organized a union
prayer meeting to meet at the different
churches each week. The first will be
held Monday at Bergen Presbyterian
Church.
Fell From a Wiudow.
Pour-year old George Hunter, a bright
little son of John Hunter, residing on the
top floor of No. 481 Grove street, fell from
a fourth story window about six o'clock
last evening, to the pavement below. The
child was picked up and carried to St.
Francis Hospital, where it was reported
this morning as suffering with only a
broken leg. The fall was over forty feet,
and was broken by a sign, which doubt
less prevented instant death.
Stole a Fence.
John Niner, ot 14» Linden avenue, was
arraigned before Justice Wanser, of the
Third precinct, this morning on a charge
of stealing the party fence between the
old Van Ripen and Tice estates. The
complaint was made by Peter Wesert, of
41 Jackson avenue. After listening to
both sides, Justice Wanser said that it
would have to be decided in the civil
court.
The Crescents Will.
Col. Michael Brown's bowling alley was
the scene of much excitement and pleas
ure last night. It was caused by the
contest between the Crescents and Glen
wood bowling clubs. The result was a
victory for the Crescent Clnb, who scored
1,553. The Glenwood's scored 1,444.
5,000 Milk Tickets*
George F. Taylor, this morning indicted
for embezzlement, pleaded guilty to petit
larceny and was sent to the penitentiary
for six months. He was accused of having
stolen $400 from milk dealer Francis
Jackson, of Hoboken.
Eight Months for an Umbrella Thief.
In the Court of Special Sessions John
Layton pleaded guilty to petit larceny.
He stole two umbrellas with gold heads
on them. Because he betrayed the name
of his accomplice the Court only sentenced
him to a term of eight months In the Peni
tentiary.
The Carbolic Suic ide (retting Better.
Henry Van Bargen, who yesterday took
a dose of carbolic acid in Burt's barber
shop, on Franklin street, was reported at
City Hospital this morning as recovering.
Besults at Clifton.
First Hack.—Distance one mile and an
eighth. Trueborn first, Savage second,
Prospect thud. Time, 3:03^.
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THEY ARE THE SOLID MEN
Jersey City's Board of
Trade Banquets and
Makes Speeches.
THEY SEE A BOOM COMING.
Ex-Governor Abbett for the State
and the Mayor for the City—
Erastna Wiman's Congratu
lations.
The first annual dinner of the Board of
Trade took place last evening at Taylor's
Hotel and was in all respects a decided
success. Previous to the dinner the mem
bers of the Board met in the parlors of
the hotel with their guests, and an hour
or more was spent in social intercourse.
Then forming in line of twos the company
marched to the large banqueting hall to
the music of the orchestra.
Dr. L. -J. Gordon, president of the Board,
sat at the head of the table with Mayor
Cleveland on his ijght and Erastus Wiman
on his left. Seated near him and at the
other tables were W. H. Parsons, the
paper manufacturer of New York, K.
Wayne Parker, president of the Newark
Board of Trade, William Dalton, repre
senting the Board of Trade of Trenton;
Mayor Grassmann, of Hoboken; Major
Ζ. K. Pangborn, Jacob Ringle, J. A. Dear,
J. G. Haskiuge, cashier of the Second
National Bank; Frank Stevens, K.
M. Doane, Charles S. Purst, J. H.
Carnes, H. W. Carr, J'obert W. Elliot,
James Flemming, James P. Hall, R. M.
τ τ* \itr ι — e tr Cmitv. w
J. Tait, C. C. Van Ànglen, Robert Elliott,
J. E. Muller, G. Metzler, Wm. F. Abbett,
Assistant District Attorney Joseph M.
Noonan, Dr. Pierson Rector, Frank Em
mons, Finance Commissioner Datz,
Cashier Coukiin, of the First National
Bank; J. J. Warner, C. G. Rochat, Delos
Bliss, William J. Tate, Dr. Boyd,
•John G. Gopsill, Maxwell Abnernetny,
Capt. L. F. Norton, R. H. Illingsworth,
W. E. Gordon, Sheriff Robert Davis, W.
H. Ewald, Louis F. Boetcher, Postmaster
Kelly, Nelson Edge, Fred. Carter,
Mortimer Mills, John J. Voorhis, F.
W. Gallery, ex-Sheriff Heintz, Frank
Williams, Dr. Beuj. F. Edge. Michael
Nathan, John Keller, Ν. B. G'ushing, C.
A. Miller, Frederick Kane, W. Williams
and C. Striger.
DR. GORDON RATS TO ORDER.
When Landlord De Revere's cigars be
gan to fill the room with their delicate
aroma Dr. Gordon called the company to
gether and said:—"Geutlemen, the sight
which greets us tonight is one long to be
remembered and murks an advance in
civilization. Jersey City has at Lost awak
ened from its Rip Van Winkle sleep of
twenty years and the Board of Trade,
which"has done much for our city, prom
ises to do more. We have entered" upon a
new era. Our credit has improved, build
ing has increased, new papers have been
started, and elevated railroads are pro
posed.
"Still much remains to be done. Our
rates of interest and our assessments are
high. We need anew form of government
in which there will be less politics and
more economy. The day will soon arrive
when we will be relieved of the small
politicians."
Dr. Gordon closed his remarks by ex
tending a cordial welcome to all present
including those from "the suuurban
villages of New York, Brooklyn and Ho
boken."
Secretary Doane read letters of regret
from Governor Green and Congressman
McAdoo; and ex-Governor Abbett was in
troduced to respond to "The State of New
Jersey."
■vYTJTir Tfnowv π * ut1 prncp
"On most toast lists they generally
glace 'The President' or 'The United
tates,' " began Mr. Abbett when the
cheers which greeted the announcement
of his name had subsided, "but knowing
that I had very little to do with the pres
ent administration, the committee has
placed New Jersey iirst.
"There is not one of the forty-two States
equal to our glorious little Common
wealth. In railroads we beat them all.
The vast commerce behind us has no other
outlet, and even Stat eu Island is wooing us
kindly to bridge over to theui. Boards of
Trade are advantageous not only to locali
ties but to the whole State. They will
keep down the small politicians, but what
you are going to do with the large politi
cians, God only knows."
The speaker continued in a pleasant
strain, and when he resumed his seat
there were cheers which completely
drowned the frantic efforts of the orches
tra. Amid its efforts to make itself heard
Mayor Cleveland arose to respond to "Jer
sey City."
THE MAYOR FOR THE CITY.
The company was in α generous mood
and the ovation which greeted the popu
lar Mayor was simply deafening. He de
clared that Jersey City was the great im
perial city of the garden State of the
Union. He declared that the tirst settlers
of this part of the country came to our
city tlrst because it was tue most attrac
tive spot in this vicinity. His imagina
tion then took a tremeuuous leap into the
future and he pictured in glowing terms
the prospective career of Jersey City. He
predicted that many of those present
would live to see it one of the grandest
and most powerful cities on the continent.
Krastus Wimau followed Mayor Cleve
land and came in for a full share of ap
plause aud cheers. He responded to the
"Harbor of New York."
"Το Ιιανο such a reception from Jersey
City," ho said, "is indeed an honor. 1 con
gratulate you most heartily upon the suc
cess of your first banquet. The 'Harbor
of New York' is the locality most import
ant to America. In a certain sense it is
the pivotal point upon which turns the
commerce oi the Western Hemisphere.
Here it is the products of a contingent
meet the tonnage of the world. Here it is
where the great tide in the affairs of men
meet."
Mr. Wiman then proceeded in his char
acteristic manner to boom Stateu Island
and his bridge across the Kill.Von Kull.
He then dwelt upon the immense natural
dockage and wharfage resources of Jersey
City and said what it cost millions of
pounds to do for Liverpool the Almighty
had done for .Jersey City. In speaking of
the many improvements to be made in the
harbor lie said that he had received ad
vices from a London banker saying that
the capital for the completion of the Hud
son River tunnel had been subscribed four
times over.
Iu closing he congratulated Jersey City
upon the brilliant future she has before
her.
Major Ζ. K. Pangborn, who followed
him, said that there could be no Board
of Trade without advertising, and there
could be uo advertising without a live
newspaper. It is the duty of the press, ho
declared, to co-operate with every move
ment designed to beuelit the public.
Ex-Mayor Gilbert Collins, in responding
to "The Bar," told what highly benevo
lent and moral individuals lawyers are -
and K. Wayne Park recounted the marf
vellous deeds which the Newark Board o;
Trade had accomplished.
William Dalton saw that Treutou and
its Board of Trade was duly eulogized and
the company broke up with the impression
that boards of trade would be the most
potent factor in bringing about the mil
lenlum.
DOWN ON BEEP TRUSTS.
The Interstate Convention In 3LlveIy Ses
sion at St. I.ouls.
St. Louis, March 13, 1889.—The Inter
State Legislative Convention to investi
gate the beef and pork industry, and to
formulate uniform laws for the proper in
spection of live stock for slaughtering,
met at the Southern Hotel, yester
day. In an addrejjHof welcome Gover
nor Francis atronnly'nrged the necessity of
legislation to contrast and prevent the
growth of trusts. Senator Frank E. Gil
lette, who was made chairman of the per
manent organization, pointed out how
compettiive markets anil legitimate busi
ness rivalry had been destroyed by
the drifting of products to a com
mon centre and how a centralization
of capital at such points had placed it in
the power of the few to dictate to the
many the price of their labor and toil.
The decline of nearly fifty per cent, in the
price of cattle within the space of five
years he charged to the manipulation of
the "Big Four."
Albert Head of Iowa, introduced resolu
tions setting forth that it was commonly
asserted and very generally accepted as
true that certain powerful trusts and com
binations or corporations and individuals
had, contrary to public policy, combined
for the purpose of controlling the market
price for certain products; that State laws
are inadequate to wholly remedy the evils
complained of, and requesting Congresl
to pass a law, with adequate penalties for
violation, prohibiting aÛ combinations for
the purpose of regulating, fixing or con
trolling the price of the beef, pork, grain
or other productions of the country. After
a long discussion the resolution was sent
to the Resolutions Committee on a yea
and nay vote, Illinois only recording her
eight votes in favor of immediate con
sideration.
Resolutions were also offered and re
ferred, memorializing Congress to make
such amendment to the inter State Com
merce law as shall punish with the utmost
rigor of the law all interference or dis
crimination by railroads in the transporta
tion of beef or pork in any of its forms.
A WORTHLESS CHECK.
How a Young; Man Paid Hie Hill at His |
Hoarding House.
Herbert L. Brown, of No. 84 Sussex
street, was arraigned before Justice Stil
sing this morning for passing a worthless
check. He boarded with Philip White at
the above number, and became in arrears
for his board to the extent of $5.
When Mr. White asked him for the
amount he offered in payment a check for
$80 drawn on the Third National Bank, to
his own order, by George H. Barker. Mr.
White took the check and paid Brown the
difference, $25, in cash.
When Mr. White presented the check
for payment at tne bank, he ascertained
that George H. Barker was a mythical
person. He complained to the police, and
Detective Dalton arrested Brown. He was
committed for trial by the Justice.
Howling at Becker's.
At Becker's Hall last evening the sec- j
ond of a series of games was rolled be- I
tween teams from the New Jersey Bowl
ing Club, of Bergen, and the Westfield
Bowling Club, of westfield, N. J.
The iNew Jersey Club gained the lead
on the first frame and maintained it
throughout the entire game. At the end
of the seventh frame they were 146 pins in
advance of the Westfleldsj but the latter
rallied somewhat on the ninth and tenth
frame and reduced the lead at the end of
the tenth frame to 92 pins. Following is
the score:—
New Jersey. Score.
Pesseneckur 134
Danoefeleer 115
Duval 140
Martin Τ 143
Rapp 13Θ
Mejer 120
Babcock 102
Piercy 154
Kay 108
Belmont 144
Tr cxtfield. Score.
Dowall 129
Van Einburçh.... 144
Cohen 109
Rease 122
Gardner 128
Pierson 130
Dallas 144
Wookcock 124
Still 157
Seeley 119
Total 1.4581 Total 1,366
Referee—Ν. L. Arms.
Scorer tor New Jersey—Fred. Wright.
Scorer for Westfield—Samuel Hall.
The team of the Pamrapo Bowling Club
will visit Orient Hall, corner of Orient
and Jackson avenues, tonight, to do battle
with the team of the Orient Bowling Club.
There is a great deal of rivalry existing
between the two clubs, and a hotly con
tested game may be expected, despite the
sanguine predictions of the Pamrapos.
I.arge Sales of Real Estate.
Joseph Warren, auctioneer, reports the
following sales during the past week:—
Property on the northeast corner of New
ark avenue and Erie street,
owned by Alexander Hamilton, sold to
L. Fischer for $22,500; lot No. tit Morris
street, owned by George B. English, sold
to Dr. Cravan for $4.000; house and lot
No. 340 Second street, by order of Wallace,
Edwards & Bumsted, to Mrs. Cunning
ham, for $0,500; house and lot No. 340X
Fifth street; property of R. A. McAllister,
to Herman Junker, for il,100; house
and lot No. 321 Fifth street,
property of Joseph Mayer, to
S. Goldberg, for $4,825; house and lot, No.
182 Fifth street, to My les McSweeney for
#3,750; house and lot, No. 318, Fourth
street, property of Harriet L. Hill, to
Charles F. Scfiueler, for $3,t>75; house
and lot, No. 241 Third street, prop
erty of M. Lie nan to Dr. Loomis
for $5,500, making a total of 151,850. The
sales were largely attended and bidding
was spirited, the prices realized in all
cases being satisfactory to the owners.
Tlie Fight ΛΥ011 ou a Foul.
Nokwalk, March 18, 188!).—Michael Ca
liill, of Norwalk, and ETonxinick Fitz
patrick, of Elizabeth, N. J., met at Wood
side Park, Stamford, at six a. m. to-day
and fought with hard gloves for $100 a side
and a purse of #200. Ike Williams and
Mike Gillespie were Cahill's seconds,
while Mike Gushing and Kobert Adams
seconded Fitzpatrlck.
Eleven rounds were fought, and resulted
in a victory for Cahill on a foul, as Fitz
patrick struck him twice when he was on
his hands and knees. The lirst blood was
won by Fitzpatrick in the tlfth round,
after which the battle was bloodless.
Nearly 500 people were present. The light
was in a densely populated part of Stam
ford. Both men were in good condition.
This was the first ring light Cahill had
been in. It is rumored that another bout
will bo had soon.
Desperate Prisoners Free.
Asiii.and, Wis., March 13, 1889.—Six
desperate prisoners escaped from the jail
here last evening. By a preconcerted
plan they knocked down the jailer, ob
tained possession of the keys and let
themselves out. The alarm was given
shortly after, and a posse was at once or
ganized and started in pursuit. Up to a
late hour they had not been captured.
Among those who escaped were two mur
derers.
Kev. Mr. Young Resign*.
Rev. G. Young, who organized the
Baptist Mission School, on Second street,
Hoboken, about four months ago, has de
cided to change his field of labors. He has
received a call from a church at Buffalo
which he left to come to Hoboken. He
leaves a flourishing school, which num
bers 115 children and has eleven teachers.
Mr. G. E. Gimm, the superintendent, will
carry on the mission.
TO BE AMENDED,
Newark Features To Be Elim·
iiiated from the New
City Charter.
ITS PRESENT SHAPE.
A Careful Summary of the Bill as It
Is Now Proposed to Pass It.
The charter bill, Introduced by Senator
Edwards, will be materially amended be
fore it comes up for its flnp.1 reading.
In its original shape the bill applied to
Newark and Jersey City, the only cities in
the State of over one hundred thousand
inhabitants, end was not to have been
submitted to a vote of the people.
This latter proviso caused no end of dis
content among the citizens of Newark,
and seriously endangered the passage ol
the bill. It was therefore changed. In its
new form, any city or State, of no matter
what number of inhabitants, may adopt
it for its government. Newark numbers
among the officials of its city government,
a Receiver of Taxes. Collectors of Arrears,
a City Auditor, an Aqueduct Board, City
Surveyor, Assistant Corporation Counsel,
and a number of special Police Justices.
In the hope of pleasing Newark these
offices were created by the bill, and Jersey
City would have been obliged to have had
Ο UV.U UIIICIUUI.
Now that Newark has refused to accent!
the bill, and there is no further any use®®®»
trying to please her, these features have
been eliminated from the bill, and the
names of the Mayor and Comptroller have
baen stricken from the clause which
added them to the Sinking Fund Com
missions. Its duties will i)e vested in
three citizens whom the Mayor will ap
point.
For some time past the relations be
tween the Democratic Police Commission
ers and the Republican policé force of
Newark, have, to say the least, been ex
tremely strained. Despite the anxiety of
the Democratic Board to oust its Republi
can inferiors, they were obliged to re
frain, owing, to the existence of the
tenure of office and the soldiers law, which
tied their hands.
A clause in the new chartes had been
especially drawn to remedy this, repealing
the tenure of office act and thus giving
the Police Commissioners the necessary
power of removal. This clause has now
been stricken from the bill.
IN ITS PRESENT SHAPE.
The City Charter as It la Mow Proposed J
to Pass It. I
The charter in its present shape pro- J
vides in the first section that the ■
Mayor of all the cities shall appoint ■
all City Comptrollers, City Treas- jfl
urers. City Collectors; that their terms fl
shall be three years, and their salaries ^
$3,000 per year; that each of the officers Λ
named in the section shall have power to S
employ a deputy, with a salary of «1,500 H
per year, to serve at the pleasure Of the M
appointing power. Each may employ β
such other clerks or messengers as the J|J
chief officer may deem necessary, and the"? 4!
Board of Finance may consent to.
Section 2 provides that the Mayor
shall appoint three Tax Commissioners,
to receive $2,500 per year each, and to
serve three years. They are to choose
their own president and a $1,500 per year
clerk. The first appointments will be for
one, two and three years respectively, and
vne shall go out each year. One of the Tax
Commissioners must represent the
minnHtv r»n.rt.v
This Board and other Tax Commission
ers also provided for in the act shall be
substituted for any Assessors or Tax Com
missioners or Board of Tax Commission
ers now existing, and shall act as Com
missioners now existing, and shall act ae
Commissioners of Appeals. Their assess
ment books are to l>e approved by the
Board of Finance, and the assessments
then become a lien.
The several Boards of Tax Commission
ers are empowered by Section 4 to em
ploy such clerical assistance as they re
quire—no clerk to receive more than $1,
300 per year, however. The assessors are
wiped out.
Section 6 empowers the Mayor to ap
point a Corporation Counsel and a Cor
poration Attorney now paid for three year
terms.
Section 7 relates to the Street, Sewer and
Water Commissioners. The Mayor shall
appoint three suitable persons, to be ,
known as Street, Sewer and Water Com
missioners, three year terms, and they are
to be known as the Board of Street, Sewer
and Water Commissioners. They are to
give $10,000 bonds each. They shall have
power to employ engineers, surveyors,
clerks, &c. They are to exercise the func
tions of the Board of Works, &c. The
Board of Finance is to concur in their ex
penditures if over #2,000. They are to re
ceive tii,500 per year.
Section lti relates to the Board of Finance,
to consist of the President of the Alder
men, and four persons to be selected by
the Mayor, two of each party. The term
is to be a two-year term, and the salary
4·ΚΛA
Section 17 provides for a sinking fund
commission of three citizens to be ap
pointed by the Mayor, with three-year
terms, and
Section 19 gives the Mayor a two-thirds
veto power on all the Boards, and by
Section 21 the acting Mayor shall ntii
appoint.
"There shall be three Police Commis
sioners and three Fire Commissioners,
with three year terms and $1,000 annual
salaries.
'l'he Presidentof the Board of Aldermen
is to be elected at large for two years.
The Mayor may appoint two Police Jus
tices, at $2,500 per year, for three years,
and Overseers of the Poor for three years,
at salaries to be fixed by the Board of
Finance.
The City Collector or Receiver of Taxes
is to collect the water moneys, and in
water matters the appeal may be from the
City Collector to tlie Street, Sewer and
Water Board.
One-quarter of all the moneys received
for licenses shall be kept apart and ap
plied to the construction ana furnishing
of school buildings.
Freeholder Kimmerly Very 111,
A report was prevalent in the Sixth Dis
trict this morning to the effect that Free
holder Frank H. Kimmerly was dead.
This report, on being investigated by an
Evening News reporter, was found to be
untrue. It was learned, however, that
Mr. Kimmerly has been dangerously ill
since last Sunday, and his attendidg phy
sician, Dr. O'Grady, will not allow his
friends, under any circumstances, to see
him, as he has been in an extremely criti
| cal condition, and must be kept as quiet
I as possible.
Crushed by Cars.
Paul Flaherty, of Elizabeth port, waa
coupling cars in the yards of the Central
Railroad, at Communipaw, last evening,
when his arm was caught between the
cars and badly mangled. He wae «eat to
Newark for treatment.