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JERSEY CITY. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1889
PRICE TWO CENTS.
[ THE* PENITENT PRIEST.
Bishop Wigger Tells the
Story of Father But
ler's Return to
the Fold.
THE MARRIAGE NOT ANKDLLEI).
There Was None, in the Church
View; Nor Is the Church to
Make Provision lor Theresa
Brady.
ThebéllatSeton Hall College was sum
moning the seminarians to night prayers
when I called there last evening to see
the Right Rev. Bishop Wigger and hear
his version of the story of Rev. Father
Butler's return to the fold.
I was ushered into the parlor by a
black-robed seminarian, and after waiting
for a short time the Bishop entered the
room.
"Yes," he said, after I had introduced
myself, "Father Butler has repented of
the sacrilege he committed by breaking
his vows and living in sin with Theresa
Brady."
^ " Was the letter read from the altar last
Sunday the first intimation you had of
Father Butler's Intention to change his
life?" I asked.
SEEKING FORGIVENESS.
"No," replied the Bishop, "he had
called on me three or tour times before
that and expressed himself willing to
BUDrmtto any pumsnmeni ι snouia care
1» inflict upon him. From the time he
began his evil life, some tivo years ago,
until ho finally cave it up he knew per
fectly well in what state his soul was.
Miss Brady's conscience was also uneasy.
Father Butler's conduct grieved me and
his brother priests extremely, and we did
nil in our power to bring him to a sense
J of his evil conduct.
"I have, myself,repeatedly caused word
to be brought to him that whenever he
Bhould wish to come back to the Church, I
would be willing to receive him. The
Church never forgets her erring chil
dren," continued the Bishop in tones of
deep feeling, "but does all in her power
to relieve them from their sinful courses.
"The action was mutual on the part of
Father Butler and Miss Brady. He is a
strong, healthy man and is very iutelli
gent.
"I am sure that he would have no trou
ble in obtaining work. They had money
enough to support themselves comforta
bly, so no worldly motive could have
possibly caused them to separate. It was
simply bitter remorse of conscience."
THEHE WAS NO MARMAGE.
"Did the Church annul thelmarriage?" I
asked.
"The Church never recognized the
marriage. Father Butler had made a
solemn vow of chastity, and his marriage
was not valid, or in "fact .there was no
marriage. As there was no marriage it
could not be annulled."
"Will any provision be made for Miss
Brady's support, now that the man who
in the eyes of the law, if not in those of
the Church, is her husband has aban
doned her, was my next question.
MISS BRADY NEEDS NO AID.
?*■ - "No," said the Bishop. "When the
pair separated it was as I said before by
> mutual consent, and she herself is in no
need of outside aid. The letter which
Father Butler wrote me I ordered read
by the Rev. Fathers Hanlev and Seney,
of Jersey City, and also had it printed m
the Jersey City News, that the repara
tion might be as widely circulated as the
scandal had been."
"Will you tell me where Father Butlor
Tioo rrnno " Τ «ηΙγργΙ
"No," said the Bishop, "I will not do
that. He has gone to a monastery to do
penance, but where, I do not care to say."
If Father Butler is in the United States
f the monasteries to which Bishop Wigger
could have sent him are those of either
the Passionists in Baltimore, Dunkirk,
Pittsburg, West Hoboken and Cincinnati,
of the Trapists, in Kentucky, or of the
Franciscans or Benedictines.
When Dr. Curran was disciplined by
Archbishop Corrigan, of New York, for
his bold stand in favor of Dr. McGlynn,
he was ordered for a week to the Passftm
ist Monastery, West Hoboken, to do pen
ance.
It is hardly probable, however, that
> Father Butler would be left either in the
United States or Canada. Ho has proba
bly been sent to some monastery in Italy,
where he will expiate his sacrilege.
ABSOLUTION GIVEN.
Both Father Butler and Miss Brady
have made their confessions and have
thus been absolved from the sentence of
excommunication which their conduct
incurred. Father Butler is of course
"once a priest always a priest," and
when his superiors have satisfied them
selves that his repentence is sincere he
may be allowed to say mass, but it is ex
tremely doubtful if he will ever bo
granted any "faculties," as the permis
sion which authorizes a priest to hear
confessions is termed.
Great hearted Father Corrigan, of
Hoboken, had probably more than anyone
else to do with causing Father Butler to
re Dent.
FATHER COEIUGAX'S INFLUENCE.
He had always takeu an interest in the
bright young priest, and when he went
wrong it pained him deeply. Father
Corrigan visited Father Butler several
times and begged him to change his life,
and for a long time his efforts were un
availing. Although discouraged he did
not entirely lose hope, and said:—
"If you ever return to God and need a
friend come to me."
Father Butler remembered his words,
η and when his hour of trial came Father
Corrigan's house sheltered him.
"Father Butler and Miss Brady," said
Bishop Wigger, "are certainly sincere. It
is over a month since they separated, and
during that time they have given every
sign of their sincere determination to do
all iti their power to repair the scandal
they have given God's church and God's
people."
GLYM-D0N0VAi\.
A Quiet Wedding at St. Peter'» Church
this Morning.
Λ qaiet WOUUIUK ni» i^cicumbcu m.
Peter's Κ C. Church, on Grand street,
this morning at hplf-past nine o'clock.
The bride was Miss Mary E. Donovan and
the bridegroom Mr. William A. Glynn.
Miss Elizabeth Doyle attended the bride
and Mr. James P. Glynn was best man.
The ceremony was performed by the
Bev. A. J. Glynn, D. fl., brother of the
bridegroom, and a nuptial mass was said
by the Key. P. J. McNamara, of Brook
lyn. The bride wore a handsome gown
of pure white faille, with lace decora
tions.
A reception to a few intimate friends
was held at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Doyle, No. 284 Montgomery street,
v where a wedding breakfast was served
"by Morrow & Day. At twelve o'clock
Mr. and Mrs. Glynn departed on an ex
tended tour. They wiU reside in Brook
lyn when they return.
Bogardus Sues Foi-epaugli.
Springfield, 111., Sept. 24,1889—Capt.
A H. Bogardus, the well-known rifle
shot, has commenced suit in the tianga·
mon Circuit Court aeainst Adam Fore
paugh, claiming damages in $10,000 for
the use of his name and lithograph in
connection with the Forepaugh show
whon he was not with it.
SOUTH AMERICAN VISITORS.
Delegate· to the Congregg of Western
Nations Arrive.
At six o'clock this morning a
reception committee composed of
Charles R. Flint, Commissioner to
the International American Con
gress;» F. A. Peroza, ;G. F. Bassett.
C. B. Corwin and G. B. Fowler, boarded
the revenne cutter Manhatten and
steamed down to Quarantine, where they
ir et the City of Para and took oil the
South American delegates to the Inter
national Congress.
The party on the City of Para consisted
of the following gentlemen :—Dr. Jacinto
Castellanos, delegate from Salvador; Dr.
Joaquin Arrieta Kossi, attache; Samuel
Valdioieso, secretary; Senor Juan Fran
cisco Velarde, delegate from Bolivia;
Alcibia Des Velarde and Mariano
Velarde, attaches: Geronimo Zelaya, del
egate from Honduras, and Κ C. Fiallos,
secretary.
Γ.ϊ-'χ-Μ inister Roberts, from Chili, and
Julio M. Foster, Esq., of Santiago, Chili,
were also taken on board the cutter.
The party on the arrival at the barge
office took carriages and were driven to
their hotel. They will leave for Wash
ington in a few days.
In conversation with Senor Zelaya,
delegate from Honduras, that gentleman
said " Our people are very enthusiastic
over this International Congress, and ex
pect many advantageous results from it.
agricultural interests, but our mines are
what we want to see in operation as soon
as possible. We need railroads and an
enlargement of our commerce with
foreign countries, especially the United
States.
' 'All classes in our country desire closer
relations with your people."
FATHER TER WOERT'S VACATION.
It Had Been Previously Arranged for
with the Bishop.
While interviewing Bishop Wigger last
evening about the conduct of Father But"
1er, I took the occasion to ask him the
reason of the unexplained absence of the
Rev. Father Ter Woert, of St. John'j?
Church, in whose place another pries
officiated last Sunday.
The Bishop opened his eyes very wide
when he heard my question.
"Why," said he, with a laugh, "the
mystery is very easily explained. Father
Ter Woert met me at the meeting of the
Cemetery Board in Jersey City a few days
ago and asked mv permission to go off on
a vacation for a f<jw days.
"No priest is allowed, as you may
know, to absent himself from his church
on Sunday without the special permission
of his Ordinary.
"I readily granted Father Ter Woert'e
request, as he is a hard working, energetic
man and I thought he needed a rest.
"I told him, however, that he would
have to get α priest to take his place, and
I understand one of the Benedictine fa
thers officiated.
"Father' Ter Woert will be back next
week, and that is the long and the short
of it," and the Bishop smiled again.
ΤΠΕ STAR BOWLERS,
Prizes Won and Ο (Honrs Sleeted at Last
Evening's Wind Up.
The Star Bowling Club, composed of a
number of German ladies and gentlemen
OU LUC iICijiUU-5, WUUUU cip VUXJ oumuici
season by bowling for prizes on Kroebel's
Assembly Room alleys last evening, and
electing officers for the winter season.
Proprietor Kroebel won the first gen
tleman'a prize, a gold medal and $5. Her
man Runge took second prize, $0, and
Mr. Spleidt, third prize, $5.75. Mr. Bach
captured $5.50; Edward Schultz, $5.50;
Mr. Weibold, $5.25, and Mr. Kaeslan, $5.
Among the lady prize winners Mrs.
Bach took first prize, ίβ; Mrs. Runge,
second, $5.75; Mrs. Schultz, third, $5.50;
Mrs. Kroebel, fourth, $5.25, and Mrs. Wie
bold, fifth, $5.
The election of new officers resulted in
the choice of Edward Schultz for presi
dent, Mrs. Runge for vice president, Mr.
Kaeslan for treasurer and W. Bach for
secretary. Mr. Runge was elected cap
tain.
JUSTICE MSCII IN TROUBLE,
A Suit Alleging That He Got Fee· Vnrte1'
False Pretences.
An action brought by Joseph and Fran
cesco Oberhauser to recover $39 and the
interest thereon, alleged by them to have
been paid under false representations to
Justice of the Peace William P. Rusch,
of Hoboken, came up this morning before
Judge Douglass, in the First District
Court, and wus adjourned until Octo
ber 4.
The state of demand avers that on two
different occasions Rusch was paid by the
filaiutilt $7 to cover the costs of actious
>rought by and against them in the
Hoboken and First District Courts; that
they paid him $10 as a retaining fee for
Counsellor Ryerson, and $15 as a retainer
for Counsellor Newbold, and that none of
the fees in question were paid out by
Rusch.
A suit, in the nature of an offset,
brought by Ruach against the Ober
hausers for money claimed to be still
due him for services, was discontinued
this morning.
Moving Day at Christ's Hospital.
Everything is bustlo and racket at
Christ's Hospital, on Magnolia avenue,
today. Preparations for moving into the
quarters on Palisade avenue have begun,
and until October things up there will be
in n. tonsv-turvv condition. There are at
present sixteen patients in the institution
and the authorities are daily refusing ad
mission to many.
The Veteran Buried.
Martin Ryan, the war veteran and
member of Zabrinskie Post, G. A. R_.
whose death was announced in yester
day's Jersey City News, was buried to
day with military honors in St. Peter's
Cemetery, on the Hill. A number of
friends and the members of Zabrinskie
Post attended the funeral.
Fire Commissioner Quinlan Dying.
Fire Commissioner Thomas Quinlan
who has been lying at the point of death
for several days, has not imoroved since
yesterday. His death is hourly looked
for by his family aud the attending
physician. Mr. Quinlan is a sufferer
from Bright's disease of the kidneys, ami
was stricken down nearly two weeks ago.
Fifth District Democrat· Moving.
A meeting will be held tonight at the
Young Men's Democratic Club rooms in
the Fifth district to perfect precinct or
ganization.
The seven County Committeemen of
the district and ten men from each pre
cinct Will be present.
To Kxpel American» from China.
By Cable to the United Presn.
London, Sept. 24, 1889.—Advices from
Shanghai state that the Emperor of China
and the Supreme Council are debating
over a memorial asking the expulsion of
Americans from the country.
BncEUK'is Fills cure blUoua aud nervous ill*.
A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
WILLIAM WAOXXR, OF SOUTH
BJSltQEN, ENDS HIS LIVE.
Depressed by Physical Suffering, the Ré
unit of an Injury—North Hudson
Motes—Au Awful Death from Lock
jaw.
William Wanner, of North Bergen,
shot himself through the head yesterday
afternoon and died instantly.
Wagner has had a sail life. He met
with an accident some years ago which
seriously injured the bone of his right
leg.
From that time until his sad death, he
was in constant pain. He grew more and
more despondent and the efforts of his
wife to cheer him up were unavailing.
Baker Paul employed him for a time
to take charge of his route, but Wagner's
morose disposition, the result of his phy
sical suffering, kept him con
tinually in hot water, and ho lost his
nlono Λ1Γ<ΐΛ·ηη« «ηΐκη^ Λ «Λ'«» HfllArl Vie
was given his walking papers, and it is
said that he drew a pistol and threat
ened to shoot Paul and two other men
who worked with him.
That happened some weeks ago, and
since then Wagner has done nothing foi
his support.
He had often threatened to kill himself,
and his action surprised no one who knew
him. βΒ
Wagner prepared himself for his end in
a most methodical way. He placed t
blanket on the floor, and taking his
position before a mirror, ho placed tht
muzzle of the revolver to his right
temple and fired the fatal shot.
His wife ran up stairs and found him
lying there in a pool of blood, stonf
dead.
Undertaker Gschwind took charge oi
the body. Coroner Brackner has Deeu
notified.
It is thought that his physical nffiictioi
and other troubles unsettled Wagner'i
mind.
Λ Faint Shop Burned.
The paint shop of Julius Newman, cor
ner of Niles and Bergenline avenues
West New York, was burned to tht
ground last night.
West New York has a Fire Departmeni
in name only, and the fires up there gen
erally stop burning wheu there is nothing;
left to burn.
The Union Hill department answerec
the alarm, but reached the scene of tli<
fire too late to render any assistance.
The damage is from $400 to $500. Tht
shop was insured.
Died of Lockjaw.
Julius Kamp, of Cedar street, West Ho
boken, died of lockjaw yesterday after
noon, in horrible agony. Kamp steppec
on a rusty nail a few weeks
ago and this was the cause of the dreac
disease.
He was well known in North Hudson
and had many friends.
His remains will be interred nexl
Thursday.
THEY WILL FIGHT.
Republican Managers Meet to Delude
Themselves with False Hopes*
At a meeting of the Republican State
Committee, held in Taylor's Hotel yes'
terday, Garrett A. Hobart was unani
mously re-elected chairman, despite hi<
strenuous objection. J. Frank Fort ant
Alexander S. Cattell were elected vic<
chairmen; John J. Toffey, treasurer; Johr
Y. Foster, secretary, and J. Herberi
Potts, James P. Logan, and August S
Barbour as assistant secretaries. Thf
Executive Committee is composed of th<
officers, ex-ofiicio and Messrs. Baird
Anderson, Martin, Swayze, Jenkins
Stainsbv and Young, one for each Con
gressional district.
It was decided to open headquarters ir
Jersey City and Trencon, the former tc
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Seymour and Jarnes C. Young, State
Committeeman of Hudson county, undei
the general supervision of Chairmar
Hobart, with James P. Logan, of Bur
lington county, a personal friend of Gen
eral Grubb, as secretary. The Trentor
headquarters will be in charge of Majoi
E. J. Anderson, with Augustus S. Bar
ber, Jr., as secretary, ex-Senator Cattel
exercising general supervision over th<
canvass in South Jersey.
General Grubb was present and declarec
his readiness to co-operate in every move
ment deemed advisable by the committei
to carry the State. Every member insistec
that the utmost harmony in the party pre
vailed everywhere regarding the nominee
whilo nearly all hud remarkable tales tc
tell of Democratic defections.
Ex-Mayor Collins, of Jersey City, has
agreed to undertake an organization simi
lar to that perfected by him in 1883, tc
have an honest couot of the vote in Hud
son county. Republicans hope to keej
Abbett's majority down to 30,000 in Hud
son county.
Altogether the inference drawn iron;
the talk of those who attended the meet
ing is that the Republican leaders of New
Jersey think they can win, aud that thej
intend to make a desperate effort to eleel
General Grubb Governor.
The headquarters will probably be al
Taylor's Hotel.
The Democratic State Committee wil
open headquarters in Taylor's Hotel this
week.
CAN'T GET INTO THE SCHOOLS
Over Seven Hundred Children Ari
Crowded Ont.
Over seven hundred children have beer
refused admission to the public schooli
of Jersey City since the reopening 01
September 10, and the returns are not ye
all in.
This result in figures is but a confirma
tion of the full story of the overcrowdec
schools which was printed in The Jkbsei
City News at the opening of the term.
THE WAK AT THE GAP.
Rival Captains Can Hotli Ban Ferrie!
for the Present.
Chancellor McGill so modified the in
junction obtained by Thomas Mills
against Captain Conroy, yesterday, as t*
permit him to use tùut portion or Wash
inston street west oi the middle.
This will enable Captain Conroy tc
establish a ferry witnout interfering witl
Captain Mills. Counseller Collins asked
the Chancellor to permit the temporarj
injunction to stand against the whole gap
until the appeal is decided. The Chan
cellor said that he would render his de
cisiou next week in this matter.
The Krmhiie Social Club.
The Erminio Social Club, of this city
held their annual election of officers last
evening. The following gentlemen wert
elected:—F. Riordan, president; J. Crosby
vice president; S. Wertheim, secretary
C. Kimmerle, treasurer; J. Wilson, ser
geant-at-arms. After the meeting a fin(
supper was served.
Second District Club.
The Second District Democratic Clul
held a short meeting last evening and ad
jourued till next W ednesday evening.
The Spielman Ouarde.
The Spielman Guards have organized
for a target excuruou, October ·Μ. Tht
only officer thus far selected is Under
keeper Hanlev, of the jail, who will have
charge of the commissary department
nml will care for the sick and thirsty.
Saturday night the Guards will again
meet at Kelsey's Hall, on Hoboken ave
nue, to perfect the organization.
ΡϋΟΡΕΒΤϊ OWNERS COMBINE.
Fifth and Sixth District Men Form an
Organization.
A dozen or so representative residents
of the Fifth and Sixth districts, inter
ested in the improvement and develop
ment of the city and county in general,
but the elevated district in particular,
assemDled last evening in Haisey's real
estate agency, at No. 121 Monticello av
enue, ou the Heights. The main object
of the gathering was to establish a citi
zens protective association in the districts
represented, and then by combining forces
with similar organizations of the Fourth
and Lafayette districts, eventually secure
desired reforms and all needed improve
ments.
J. A. MacBierney was elected president,
and C. A. Roe secretary. On the motion
of Mr. Tate it was decided to make the
organization permanent, and also to
secure a hall wherein they could have
their headquarters. Aside from these
formal proceedings no business of im
portance was transacted.
A controversy on the justice of taxing
the property holder for improvements,
between S. F. Campbell, a Montgomery
street property owner,and John A Moley,
a Monticello avenue second-hand furni
ture dealer and holder of property on the
Heights, occupied nearly the whole
time ot the meeting. Mr. Campbell's
advocacy of improvements under any
and all circumstances was bitterly op
posed by Mr. Molcv, with his Ileury
George principles. The former believed
that r/inid transit., sewers emrt vine into
the Hackensack, etc., would increase the
value of property near the place of the
improvements, and in justice to
the people, advocated the assess
ment of property holders for these im
provements.
Mr. Moley, however, believed that all
taxation 01· assessment for these improve
ments should be made on the increased
value of the property. Mr. Moley is an
earnest talker. His oratory, however,
had little effect on his audience.
A comical incident occurred during the
course of his address, which temporarily
"broke him up."
Mr. Moley grew up from a toddling
youngster ri^ht in the heart of the
Heights, and is known to every mother's
son thereabouts. His juvenile acquaint
ances who happened to pass Halsey's
last evening were surprised to see him
shouting his objections and gesticulat
ing wildly by way of impressing his
hearers. One youngster, with his eyes
just peeping over the partly raised win
dow curtain, not wishing his companion
to miss the treat, shouted to him:—"Hi,
Muggsy: get on ter Moley spoutin' will
yer."
Mr. Moley ceased objecting just long
enough to make a broad grin to make
the rounds of the room.
An adjournment was then taken. The
next meeting will be held just as soon as
a hall can be secured.
TUE SCUUBERTS.
Their Preparations for the Concert Season
of 1880-90.
The Executive Committee of the Schu"
bert Glee Club announce the commence
ment of rehearsals for the season of
iiiSS-OO. It is in contemplation to enhance,
as far as possible, the high character of
the compositions included in the club's
repertoire, and in addition, to increase the
attractiveness of tho concerts by the pro
duction of one or more of the entire works
of famous masters.
As in the past highly successful seasons,
every effort will be made to secure attrac
tive soloists, both vocal and instrumental,
and the committee will use all means in
its power to make the approaching con
certs a source of both pleasure and in
struction to lovers of music in Jersey
City. It has been decided to continue the
subscriptions on the same basis as hereto
fore, via.:—Five dollars for the series of
three concerts, with four tickets to each
concert. The subscription list will be
limited to 2S0 names to prevent disappoint
ment.
Intending subscribers should forward
applications to the secretary, Mr. David
B. Gulick, No. 11 Britton street, Jersey
City Heights. Mr. J. W. Harrison, No.
ίο i^xcnange place, win aiso receive su»
scriptions and give any information
desired.
The concerts will be given In the Taber
nacle ou Tuesday evenings, November 19,
1889; January 28 and April 8, 1890.
Kiernan and Hie Wife Arraigned.
Daniel Kiernan and his wife Mary, who
are charged with inhuman treatment of
their live-year-old daughter in allowing
her to lie sick abed for several weeks
without medical attendance, were in
Judge Stilsing's court this morning for
examination. The child is in ' the City
Hospital and it is believed by the physi
cians there that she cannot recover. The
inhuman parents, who, it is alleged, spent
all their money for liquor, instead of buy
ing medicine for their child, will have a
formal examination tomorrow, when
Poormaster Hewitt and others will be
called upon to testify to the facts in the
case.
The roroeters' Parade.
The Foresters will have their annual
parade, picnic and games tomorrow.
They will form at Hamilton Park. The
line of march is from Hamilton
Park, to Jersey avenue, Grand street,
Washington street, Montgomery street,
Newark avenue, Grove street, Pavonia
avenue, Twelfth street, Henderson
1 street to Newark street, Hoboken, to
Washington street, First street, Munroe
, street to Grove street, Jersey City, to
Pavonia avenue, and then to the Erio
. depot. A special train will convey them
to the Union Hill Scheutzen Park,where
the games and picnic will be held.
t'ouug Highwaymen Committed.
Joseph Segale, John Brogan, Thomas
Delury and Thomas and John Mitchell,
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last week for stealing six pairs of drawers
from Michael Sheer, a peddler, had an
examination this morning in the First
district police court. Lawyer Daley ap
peared for the boys, but they were com
mitted for trial.
You Jig Democrats of the First District.
There will be a regular meeting of the
First District Young Men's Democratic
League at Coopers' Hall this evening. All
members are requested to littend. The
enrollment of members and other busi
ness of importance will engage attention
' Who Own» the 11 least Pin.
A lady's breast pin, containing a lock of
hair, is at Police Headquarters, awaiting
an owner. It was picked up on Newark
avenue by a policeman who handed it in
at Police Headquarters.
A l utul Fall.
Frank Dellish, a two-year-old child, fel]
from the window of his parents' home on
the fourth floor of the houso No. 14€
Morris street yesterday and was fatally
injured.
Six Months for Stealing an Umbrella.
Ellen Davie was convicted In the Court
of Sessions yesterday afternoon of steal
ing an umbrella and was sent to Snake
Hill for six mouths.
KÂYLOR is supplanted.
TUE FINANCE HOARD MAKES TOM
X'KJEON ASSISTANT CLERK.
Improvements Agreed to—An Interest
ing Decision l»y Corporation Counsel
Edwards About tlie Payment of the
Street Cleaning Moneys.
Clerk German, of the Board of Finance,
will have the services of a new assistant,
beginning on October 1. The now assist
ant will be Thomas C. McKeon, and John
M. T. Kaylor, who has adorned the Board
of Finance office for some years, will cease
to be assistant. The Board, by resolution,
relieved Mr. Kaylor, but it did not appear
from the resolution what reason the Board
had for its action. It was said after the
meeting that Mr. Kaylor had not been
nttentling to his duties as assistant clerk
and that this had come to the notice of
the Board. Some members of the Board
wanted Mr. Kaylor dismissed at the last
meeting. Mr. Kaylor learned of the in
tention and secured sufficient influence to
have the Board defer its action. The new
assistant is now one of the Evening
Journal staff of reporters.
IMPROVEMENTS AGUEED TO.
The Board ordered paid the interest and
salary warrants, and concurred in the fol
lowing resolutions of the Street and
Water Commissioners:—
The proposed seweriue of Cambridge
nvenue; the repaying of Greene street, be
tween Kssex and Grand Btreets: repaying
of Wflshincrr.nn sfcrppt. hetwppii Gr.*tnd aim
Washington streets, and the improve
ment of Van Horn street.
The Board refused to concur in the
award of the contract to John Fox for
furnishing 600 lengths of water pipe, on
the ground that Mr. Fox was not the
lowest bidder.
Joseph Warren sent a communication
to the Board stating that he had collected
$200 for rent of the shanty adjoining the
liell tower, and that he had turned the
money into the City Treasury. The city
owns the pronerty.
THE CONTRACTOR IS ENTITLED TO ALL
A lengthy communication was sent in
by Corporation Counsel Edwards in re
gard to claims passed by the old Board of
Works for cleaning the streets. The old
Board awarded the contract for cleaning
the streets to John G. Dunn. The Board of
Finance held the matter over, and
llnally for some reason refused to concur
in the award of the contract to Dunn.
The Board readvertised for bids, and the
contract was finally awarded to Henry
Byrnes, the present contractor.
While the matter was in abeyance it
was found necessary to take steps to have
the garbage and ashes removed, and the
Committee on Streets and Sewers engaged
sufficient horses anil help to do the work.
The question which Corporation Coun
sel Edwards was asked to settle was,
Whether the city can deduct from Con
tractor Byrnes'a bid the cost of removing
the ashes and garbage before tne time
that the contract with Mr.
Byrnes was signed. Mr. Edwards
decided that Mr. Byrnes was entitled to
the full contract price, aud that the
other claims for work in cleaning the
streets should be paid out of the unex
pended balance of the appropriation for
1888-1889.
Contractor Byrnes has consented to an
arrangement by which the old claims
will be paid out of the sum to which he
is entitled, on condition that ho will not
be obliged to do the full amount of work
which he has agreed to do under the con
tract.
JEFFEK80NIAN KICKERS.
Willinm B, Rankin Contrasts Poor Jer
sey City wltli Blissful Brooklyn.
A mass meeting of the Jeffersonian
kickers was held last night at Germania
Hall, No. 382 First street. There were
about fifty people present, but what was
lacking in numbers was made up in en
thusiasm, although but two speakers
wore introduced.
A letter from ex-Senator BrinkerhoiT
was read. In it he apologized for his ab
sence and stated that he would support
their nominees if they would "place the
name of his dear friend, Leon Abbett, at
the head of their ticket."
Then Chairman Stuhr said α few cheer
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introduced Senator Rabe, of Hoboken.
That gentleman caused in the midst of
an energetic speech, also about ring rule,
to ask:—''Why did you send delegates to
the Trenton State Convention?" Nobody
answered this conundrum, and the gen
tleman proceeded with his remarks.
"We intond to purify the Democratic
partv, even if defeated at the polls." said
he. ""Better defeat than victory under the
present spoils system."
William B. Rankin was the next
speaker. He contrasted the miseries of
existence in Jersey City with the bliss of
living in Brooklyn. That favored city,
with its population of 1,000,000, as Mr.
Rankin figures it, has a debt of only $35,
500,000.
"And look what they have got for it,"
exclaimed Mr. Rankin. "Well paved
streets, beautiful parks and everything
that a well-kept city ought to have. Their
debt is small in proportion to ours. Why,
evt: ν man owning a house in Jersey City
has given a mortgage to tho city at 33 1-3
per cent."
Mr. Rankin saw repudiation of this
city's debt as a certain event of the near
future, only to be staved off by the puri
fying influence of the New County Com
mittee.
MES. LEE'S INSANITY,
The Lue* of Property Tempts lier to Eat
Her Children.
A pitiable case of insanity has been
brought to the notice of Father Gillen
of St. Lucy's Catholic Church. The victim
is Mrs. Lee, of Sixteenth and Erie streets.
During his life time her brother pur
chased a lot at that point and gave it to
her.
Somehow or other the deed was never
in lier name, but she hud a little homo
for herself and her children built upou
it. After his death her brother's wife,
Airs. McQuade, assumed possession of it,
and the;loss of her property affected Mrs.
Let; so badl) that she lost her mind. She
had, it is said, an irrisistible impulse to
oat one of her seven children, but she
was restrained from harming them.
Appeal was mado to Father Gillen, and
he wrote to Mrs. McQuade. She is
wealthy and would gladly have surren
dered half a dozen lots if it could have re
stored her sister's reason. But it is be
lieved that the afilioted woman is beyond
help, and her removal to an asylum will
probably be necessary.
Ooortby to Victor Baler.
Mr. Victor Baler, the well known mu
sical director and teacher, whose efforts
in behalf of the public school children in
this city for the past nine years are well
knowu, severs ms iuiir connection wit α
the public schools tomorrow. His final
lesson to the children will be given at
No. 14 School, on Union street, to-morrow,
at one p. m., anil the pupils, to show their
high appreciation of the Professor, will
<iive liim a rousing send-off. Hereafter
Sir. Baier's whole attention will be given
to Hasbrouck's Institute.
llrakeiuan Drincoll Killed.
Richard Driscoll, of No. 335)£ Tenth
street, was struck by an engine on the
Erie Railroad tracks at West Bergen last
night, and had his left leg and left arm
nearly severed from his body. He died
from the result of his injuries in St.
Francis Hospital at half-past six o'clock
this morning.
A Lecture oil Mnemonics.
At the home of Major Ζ. K. Pangborn
last night tlie members of the Cosmos
Clnb were entertained by a lecture on
Mnemonics by Prof. Down». The lec
turer gave his theories oi the cultivation
of memory, which were very interesting.
THE SEWS OK HOBOKEN.
Λ Trrtnk XVlth «138,000 of Stolen Noney
Sejxed by tlie S h cri IT.
Under Sheriff McPhilips this morning
levied on an iron safe at Busch's Hotel,
Hoboken. It was the property of Simon
Baruch, an alleged embezzler from
Austria. ·
The safe was supposed to contain $138,
000 in money and bonds, $58,000 belong
ing to the Austrian government and the
balance to his brother, Daniel Baruch.
Yesterday Simon Baruck was arrested
add taken before United States Commis
sioner Hitchcock, in New York city, and
committed to Ludlow street jail.
Today Anton von Palitschek, the Aus
trian Consul, obtained the writs of attach
ments. and the Sheriff seized the effects,
and holds them, subject to the New York
authorities and the Austrian Consul.
A reward of ten per cent has been
offered by the Austrian Government for
all money recoveren from Baruch.
Hoboken Police Board.
The full Board of Police Commission
ers of Hoboken were present last night
when Acting Mayor Erlenkotter called
the meeting to order. At the conclusion
of the routine business Commissioner
Dcob nominated George Whitlock to suc
ceed Patrolman Hanly, deceased. Whit
lock was unanimously elected.
resolution, wfcich was defeated, promot
ing Aid Edmonston to the position of
captain. Chief Donovan's report of ar
rests was read and approved, as Was also
the monthly pay roll.
A communication from Chief Donovan,
in referance to the dog fieht which was to
have taken place in Peter Dufresoe's
saloon on Washington street, near
Eleventh street, a short time ago, and
which the police broke up, was referred.
Longshoremen Held for Trial.
John Sexton, of No. 28 Grand street.
Hoboken; William Miller, of No. é8 Essex
street, Jersey City; Patrick Healey, of
No. 127 Ninth street, Jersey City, and
Joseph Scott, of No. 128 Clinton street,
Hoboken, the longshoremen engaged in
yesterday's melee at the Bremen docks,
Hoboken, were arraigned before Recorder
McDonough this morning.
Sexton was cherged with assaulting a
policeman, and the others with resisting
him. The Recorder gave the men a red
hot lecture and held them in $200 bail each
for trial.
Firemen Fight.
Thomas Lorder, a fireman on the steam
ship Buffalo, of the Wilson line, and
William Stevenson, of the steamship
Sulmo, also of the Wilson line, were con
siderably under the influence of liquor
yesterday afternoon. They want about
Hoboken, drinking at every saloon.
Larder attacked Stevenson, but wa3 res
cued by Chanceman Weeks. Larder was
arrested, and In court this morning was
held for trial. Stevenson failed to appear
as complainant.
Edward Oirerman Missing.
Edward Offerman, a well known real
estate and insurance agent of Hoboken
has been missing since Tuesday last. Mr)
Offerman is secretary of the Valencia
Boat Club and a member of the Hoboken
Quartette Club, and of many secret soci
eties also.
Ofterman's Insurance accounts have
been examined and have been found all
straight. He will probably return home
in a few days.
Λ Silk Weaver Kfhelng.
John Near, of Hoboken, is reported
missing. He is a silk, weaver, twenty
three years old, of No. 1,233 Summit av
enue. He left home on Sunday afternoon
and nothing has yet been heard of him.
Hoboken Notes.
The Entertainment Committee of Les"
sing Council, A. L. of H., will meet to
night at Scheller's Favorite, No, 60 Hud
son street, Hoboken.
Freeholder Kenney, of Hoboken, is out
again after his late illness.
The free bath of the H. L. & I. Co., at
foot of Tenth street, Hoboken, has been
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tlie Fourteenth street ferry.
The friends of ex-Collector John Mc
Malion are making strenuous efforts to
secure his pardon. His five years' term
of Imprisonment expires next February.
TO FIX THE PAVEMENTS.
Street an<l Water Commissioner· Pass
Sfme Good Rrtiolutiom.
The adjourned meeting of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners last
evening resulted merely in the passage of
two resolutions rescinding all acts, reso
lutions or portions of resolutions pre
viously made by the Board concerning
the repaving of Monticello avenue, from
Belmont to Fairmount avenues, and
Grand street, from Woodward street to
Fairmount avenue.
It is the intention of the Board to repave
those streets wholly at the public expense,
under provisions made by Section 11 of
the new charter. This Is a popular move
and is done in direct accordance with the
wishes of Mayor Cleveland. No assess
ments will be made upon the property
owners.
The Board has also decided to repave
all streets paved witli the old Nicholson
pavement by the same financial method.
Montgomery street, from Jersey avenue
to Colgate street, and Bergen Square
will next receive the attention of the
Commissioners. _
Τ1ΙΕΪΈΕ ALL MISSING.
A Ten-Year-Old Child and Two Young
Men Sought by Anxious Relatives.
The police have been asked to try and
And Katie Riley, a ten-year-old girl, who
has been missing from her home, No. 117
Button street, since seven o'clock this
morning.
The relatives of John Mier, of No. 1283
Summit avenue, are worried over his ab
sence from home. Mier has been missing
since Saturday, and as he was of good
habits his relatives fear something has
happened him. The police have been
notified.
Mier is twenty-three years old, a Ger
man, flvo feet eight inches in height, and
was dressed in a dark coat and vest and
light gray pants.
Relatives of George Combs, a fourteen
year-old boy, who lives nt I3ay Shore,
Long Island, were in this city today look
ing for him. Young Combs left home a
week ago and lias not since been seen or
heard of. Members of his family think
he is iu this city with a lad named John
Shaffer, who said that he lived here.
Hudson Circuit Court.
Calendar. Wednesday, September 25, Supreme
and Circuit Court cases, Nos. 64, 56, 57, 59, 04 and
65. By order of the Court,
Dennis McLaughlin, Clerk.
Dash os About Town.
The Hoboken Independent Schuetzen Corps,
Captain August Bewig, will hold prize bowling
(μια shooting contests at KroebePs tomorrow.
The Teutonia Singing Society and its friends
will dance at HenkcPs Casino, near the elevator,
this evening.
The Palisade Bowling Club reorganized last
night at Kroebel's Assembly Rooms by electing
John Freidenberg, president; Mr. Digan, secre
tary; Charles Schnieder, treasurer, and Mr. Hal
beck, sergeaut-at-arms. Charles Burk was
elected captain.
WHERE'S EDFAMLL?
Anxious Creditors of the
Assemblyman Looking
For Him.
HE IS SAID TO BE AT HOME·
But So Far No One Has Been Abli
to Get Close Enough to Him to
Interview Him.
East Newark is full of unpleasant m
mors concerning the behavior and where
abouts of Assemblyman Edward P. Far
reU, who represented the Eighth district
of this county in the Legislature last
winter and the winter before. Clients
who have left money in his hands are
looking for him, but they claim to be un
able to find him. One of his transactions
involved the sum of $2,000, another of
8300, and several others ranging from <25
to $100.
Several months ago Mrs. Hanna Con
don, an elderly widow, who resides at No.
316 Warren street, Harrison, decided to
build a lionse and proposed to borrow
l"î,500 from a building and loan associa
tion with which she was connetned. Far
rell, who was intimately acquainted with
Mkl ftanrinn her fnmilv onH a. frft
quent visitor at lier house, persuaded her
to borrow the sum required from Owen
McCabe, of the firm of Lewis, Lyons &
Co., boiler makers of this city, for whom
he said he was acting as agent. He also
said that McCabe, through him. had
loaned several thousands "to Harrison
parties previous to this time.
A BAD CHECK.
Mrs. Condon accepted Farrell's proposi
tion and the money was passed over to
Farrell by Mr. McCabe after the latter
was satisfied that everything was all
right. The money was placed at Farrell's
disposal and work upon the house was
begun. On August 16 the first payment
of $500 fell due and Farrell gave Michael
Brudor, who had the building contract, a
check for that amount on the Essex
County National Bank. Mr. Bruder drew
the money from his own bank on the
check, which was subsequently honored
by Farrell's bank.
A week ago last Thursday the second
payment of $1,200 came due, for which
Farrell gave Bruder another check on
the same bank. When the latter pre
sented this check he was informed that
there was no money to Farrell's credit
in the Essex County Bank.
Mr. Brader demanded an explanation
of Farrell, and the ex-Assemblyman
begged him to let the matter rest for a
day or two, when everything would be all
right. Mr. Brader did so, and is waiting
yet.
Farrell went about the town and en
deavored to borrow money in sums rang
ing from $25 to $100 from his friends.
Some of them had heard of the Bruder
affair and refused to have anything to do
with him. He succeeded, however, in
securing one loan of $100 and several of
smaller amounts. This was on Wednes
day of last week. Since then he has not
been seen in the town.
FARKELL IN TOWN.
His sister, when seen last evening, said
that he had been at home earlier, bat
had gone out again. She could not say
where, nor could she say when he will
return.
A special from the Newark Journal to
The Jersey City News this morning
saya that Farrell was in East Newark
last evening, but that he went to Orange
on business and was expected back this
morning.
The matter has created a decided sensa
tion in the town, owing to Farrell's prom
inence. The people can hardly bring
themselves to believe him guilty of fraud.
Much sympathy is felt for his sisters and
brother, who are held in high esteem by
all who know them. They had mode
great sacrifices to enable their wayward
brother to reach the success he had at
tained, and the blow is a severe one to
them.
Mrs. Condon, though she was disin
clined to say anything about the matter
when approached by a reporter, corrobor
ated the above story in all its details when
prop
The house is a three-story frame struct
ure on the corner of Warren and Fitth
streets. There is no work being done on
it at present, as the masons have just
completed scratch-coating the inside and
it is Deing allowed to dry.
Mrs. Condon has taken no steps in the
matter, but is awaiting developments.
She is hoping that Farrell will turn up
and make everything all right. Her
hopes are not shared by any of his old.
friends and associates.
Another transaction, which involves
the sum of $"300, has resulted in the issue
of a summons by Justice Collins agaiast
the Arm of Farrell & Kearns, of which.
Farrell is senior partner. The summons
was issued at the instance o£ Frank Mo
Hush, of Grant avenue.
ANOTHER UNSETTLED CLAIM.
It appears that McHugh purchased two
lots ou John street with the intention of
building thereon. A judgment was found
standing against the property in the name
of John Thompson, of Morristown, a for
mer Newark surveyor. Farrell was act
ins as McHugh's agent in the purchase,
and received from the latter $200 with
which to satisfy the judgment. This
money has never been paid, and McHugh
cannot build until the matter is settled.
Farrell promised him to return the money
and so held him off until his later doings
came to light.
Farrell recently purchased the Kearny
Record, but he has not attended to its
affairs of late.
Burned by an Exploded Torch.
Gautlieb Caust·, a lamplighter oil the
Heights, while plying his vocation on
Uelmont avenue about Ave o'clock last
evening, was severely burned about the
face and neck by the explosion of his gas
oline torch. He was taken to his home,
No. 653 Communipaw avenue, where his
burns were dressed.
The Schuetxeu Park Released.
Louis Wendel, the proprietor of Schuef
zon Park, settled the claim of $300, last
evening, that Sheriff Davis levied against
his property.
T.ook Out for Heavy Raine.
Washington, Sept. 30, 1889 (Special
bulletin)—The cyclone reported yesterday
morning as central off the Alabama
coast has moved to the northwestward,
and is now central near Charlotte, N. C.
Maximum velocities of forty-four miles
per hour is reported from the South
Atlantic coast. During today the storm
will move northeastward to the New Jer
sey coast, causing general and heavy
rains in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, In
iiiniia. Pennsylvania. New York and New
Jersey.
Forecast—For Eastern New York, rain,
preceded in Northern New York by fair
weather, easterly winds, slightly
warmer.
For Western New York, rain, north
easterly winds; no decided change in
temperuture.
The Weather at Ilurtuelt'i.
September ϋϊ.
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At 6 P. M tel
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