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Government Hastening the
Expedition to Seize the
Spanish Islands.
WATSON TO SAIL SPEEDILY
Spain Will Soon Have Fresh
Proof of the Energy With
Which Americans
Fight.
THE YELLOW FEVER SITUATE
Only 300 Cases in Shatter’s
Army—Relatively a Small
Number.
TO COLLECT CUSTOM DUTY
Treasury Department Preparing to
Give Cuba Its First Taste
of Dingleyism.
WASHINGTON, July IS, 1898.—'With the
Santiago campaign successfully closed,
there v:as a lull in the activity of the ft ar
and Navy Departments today, and the of
ficials expressed the belief that the stir
ring developments of the last few weeks
W'culd ROW give way to the details of oc
cupying Santiago, the shipping of Span
ish prisoners to Spain, coping with the
yellow fever situation, and preparation
for tho next aggressive campaign.
The possibilities of peace are as remote
as ever. No move in that direction has
been made by any of the foreign officials
here, and despite the pitiful condition of
Spain, her pride appears to restrain her
from, making any direct overture.
A cabinet official, speaking of this situ
ation to day, said that it was amazing
, that Spain seemed to lack all comprehen
Bsion of her deplorable condition. Her
'Ifeest fleets have been wiped out. her hold
Sta the Philippines is practicall yat an end,
aid now she has approved General Toral s
surrender of 5,000 square miles of Cuban
soil. And yet, he said, Spain semes to
take no account of her misfortunes, and
to adopt no means to limit the extent of
her defeat and losses.
Under such circumstances, he said, the
only thins left for this country to do is
to press on until Spain reaches some com
prehension of her Impotence. It is with
this end in view that active steps are
being taken for further aggressive cam
paign.
No reports from General Shafter or
Admiral Sampson were received during
the early part of the day. A despatch
was received late last night stating that
the entire number of fever cases up to
that time did not exceed 300. This low
ered the estimate by one-half from that
given in press despatches, and was a
source of satisfaction to the authorities.
Colonel Alden, Acting Surgeon General,
says the situation is much less serious
than would appear at fjrst glance, for
while the. flcp-rpcote of 800 seems large.
it is relatively small when it is remem
bered there are 25,000 troops at the front.
Surgeon Arthur at New' York has been
given carte blanche to get together at
the earliest moment a large number of
contract doctors and nurses familiar with
fever cases. They will go to Santiago on
the Resolute, w'hich leaves the American
Line pier tomorrow morning.
Many anxious inquiries from relatives
and friends of soldiers are coming to the
War Department owing to the fever re
ports. This has led to the consideration
of the practicability of getting the full
list of fever patients, mainly as a means
of relieving the anxiety of those wbose
friends are not affected. It Is thought such
a list will be available in a day or so.
In the meantime Inquiries have brought
information that Brigadier General Duf
field. whose condition has been open to
much doubt, was down with a mild case
of fever. It is giving the surgeons no ap
prehension, as the attack is yielding read
ily to treatment.
The following telegram was received
from Dr. Lagarde regarding the case of
General Duffield. It was dated yester
day but did not come to hand until to
day:—
“General Duffield has yellow fever; is
at Division Hospital, but Is doing nicely;
much better today.”
General Duffield is a man of vigorous
constitution and no doubt is felt that he
will be able to recover from the disease.
The President held a conference on. the
war situation at noon, with Secretaries
Pay, Long and Alger, Adjutant General
>Corbin and others. It is believed plans
Hnvanum' ncic uuuci luiv
eideWmon.
ThXplan for sending Commodore AVat
son’s pastern squadron, to Spain have
reached'a point where naval officials are
considering the exact day of departure,
and it is slpid that positive orders have
been givenNthat preparations must be
brought to a\clof»e at once with aview to
having everyt^pg in readiness by the end
of this week.
Two of the colliers wrhich are to ac
company the expedition are at Norfolk
for the purpose of putting light batteries
on them. The officer in charge of the
wrork estimated that it would take twro
weeks more to get these batteries to
gether and ha\7e them mounted. This
meant delay, and an order has been
given that the work be completed this
week, or else that the colliers go without
their light batteries.
The same view Is taken as to the con
dition of tho ships. The fleet officers
would like to have the ships' bottoms
scraped and considerable overhauling
done. But this means delay and the- dis
position here is to have the^cleaning and
repairing done as well as possible by the
men on the ships, so that everything will
be In readiness by the end of the week
or soon thereafter.
General Brooke had another conference
today with Secretary Alger In reference
to the preparations?’ for the Porto Rican
expedition. The General reported that
his army is now ready and it is believed
that they can be embarked within a fort
night. While a positive selection has not
vet been made it is understood that New
port News will be the port of departure of
the larger part of the expedition.
The army of occupation is expected to
consist of about 25,000 men, as it has been
decided to take no chances of repeating
the mistake made in Shafter’s case of
landing with an insufficient force and then
being obliged to lie idle at a critical mo
ment awaiting reinforcements. The em
ployment of an overpowering force is also
expected to save bloodshed.
Evidences of preparation for the expe
dition are everywhere apparent in the
War Department. In order that there
may be no delay in supplying subsistence
store commissary General Egan is hav
ing prepared advertisements inviting pro
posals from the large heef dressing con
cerns for supplying stated quantities of
this article of diet at a certain place in
the island subject to the order of the
General commanding.
Very recently General Egan awarded
contracts for supplying the army at San
tiago with refrigerated beef, and it Is ex
pected that the advertisements for Porto
Rico willf ollow on the same gereal lines.
The contract will be* a big one as it is
the policy of the Department to keep the
army as well supplied as practicable with
rerngeraiea ueet.
The first Spanish battle flag captured
in Cuba by tile American army reached
the War Department today. It was con
signed to General Corbin, who displayed
it to view on the back of a chair in his
office. The flag is a small one, measur
ing only about two by four feet and is
poorly constructed of cheap material. It
was captured by Company B, First U. S.
Infantry, Regulars. This company is
part of the First Brigade, Second Dlvi- j
sion, Fifth Army Corps. The flag was
captured at Juraguaoita, June 23, 1898. by
the following detail:—Corporals Newman
and Boyle, Privates Keysor, Cooley and
Houghtaling. J. J. Crittenden was Cap
tain of Company B.
The United States will take immediate
steps to collect the custom revenues at
Santiago as a war contribution, and it is
not improbablo that a government cus
iom.5 office will be epened there and ready
for business as early as tomororw morn
ing.
This action will be taken pending the
final setlement of the question of the
status of Cuba after the close of the war.
Secretary Gage and Assistant Secretary
Howell are toustl. engaged today in going
over the customs schedules which have1
■been in force under Spanish rule, and it
is expected that a telegram embodying
the principal features of the new sched
ules may be sent to General Shatter to
night. ,
The new rates will follow more or less
closelv those, hitherto in force in Cuba,
and will no discriminations in favor of or
against citizens of any foreign power, in
cluding the United States. Any incon
sistencies and excessive levies, however,
will bo corrected as soon as possible.
Within a dav or two a customs expert
wiil be designated to take charge of the
details of the work under the general di
rection of the military governor of the
surrendered territory, as has been done
in the 'Philippines, and as rapidly as pos
sible printed forms, schedules and record
books will be sent forward.
Admiral Sampson s report on me ue
struction of the Cervera squadron has not
yet reached the Navy Department, al
though it is now more than two weeks
since that famous naval fight occurred.
The report is on its way, however, com
ing by one of the auxiliary craft, and
will be on hand within the next few days.
One of the battle-scarred victims of the
war has reached the city and came to see
Secretary Alger today. He is Captain A.
L. Mills of the First Cavalry, who was
wounded while storming San Juan. Cap
tain Mills performed meritorious service
on that occasion as also several days be
fore when he engaged in reconnoitering.
He was shot though the front of the
head, the ball going in near ope eye and
coming out just back of the other.
There is yet some dispute over the final
disposition of the Buffalo, formerly the
Niehtheroy, now at Norfolk. The Bureau
of Construction, has reported that to put
her in first class shape in every particular
would cost JloO.OOO. The department re
fused to expend such an amount on this
vessel, and for a lime it was supposed
the Buffalo would not become a cruiser.
Commander Hemphill, who will have
command of the Buffalo, if she is con
verted into a cruiser, informed the De
partment that with a crew he could make
such repairs as was deemed necessary,
such as tearing out the woodwork and
replacing it with iron work, and getting
rid of yellow fever germs that may be
lurking aboard the ship.
It has been decided to allow this, and
the ship will be filed out with guns and
sent into the war. The ship has been or
dered to New York.
A French warship will be the first for
eign ship to fire to salute the American
flag flying on Cuban soil. Word has been
received here that the French cruiser
Rigault de Genouiily has been ordered to
Santiago.
GENERALrMTaSSIGNED
He Succeeds Colonel Campbell
in Command of the First
Brigade, First Division.
CAMP ALGER, FALLS CHURCH. Va.,
July 18, 1898.—Major General Graham,
commanding the Second Army Corns,
Saturday afternoon assigned Brigadier
General Joseph W. Plume to the com
mand of the First Brigade, First Division,
composed of the First New Jersey. Sixty
fifth New York and Seventh Ohio regi
ments.
This brigade has been under the com- j
mand of Col. E. A. Campbell, of the !
First New Jersey, ever since it was form
ed.
After receiving his assignment General i
Plume reported from corps headquarters
of the camp of the First New Jersey,
where he issued the following general or
der:—
“Having been assigned by general or
der No. 46, Second Army Corps, to the
command of the First Brigade. First Di
vision. Second Army Corps, I hereby as
sume command.
“JOSEPH W. PLUME.
“Brigadier General Commanding.”
Immediately after issuing his first gen
eral order General Plume went to divi
sion headquarters to pay his respects to
Major General M. C. Butler, but as the
commandant of the division was absent
the visit will be repeated later.
General Plume’s headquarters will be
in the camp of the New' Jersey regiment.
Colonel Campbell has already returned to
the command of the First New Jersey
Regiment, relieving Lieutenant Colonel
Rreintnall. who has been at the head of
the regiment for some time.
M A.2 J.MM& OF FACT.
—Stores, factories and institutions can now
get their supplies as good as any N. Y. house
can serve them. Complete stock, low prices,
at D. E. Cleary & Co.’s wholesale grocery
stores, Montgomery and Greene streets.
SCHLEY SAILS li
Commodore Inspects the
Harbor of Santiago in a
Steam Launch.
ARMAMENT POOR AFTER ALL
Work of the American Guns
Visible in Many
Places.
RICH PRIZES FOR THE NAYY
General Spanish Steamships
Corralled in the Port—
Warship Salvage.
GARRISONS STILL HOLD OUT
Minor Places Awaiting Toral’s Or
to Surrender—Our Flag on
the Morro Castle.
[By Cable. Copyright, 389ft, by The Associated
Press, j
UNDER 'MORRO CASTLE, HARBOR
OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July IT, 1898
(3 P, M.), via Playa del Este, Province of
Santiago de Cuba, July 17.—(Delayed in
transmission.)—-At exactly nine o'clock
this morning the Spanish flag was lower
ed from the staff crowning the heights
upon which battered Morro' Castle
spreads half way. The lowering of this
emblem of the defunct sovereignty of
Spain in this part of the world was wit
nessed by a few’ Spanish and American
troops on shore and by the Brooklyn,
New York, Vixen and Vesuvius, lying
within a few hundred yards off the har- ,
bor entrance.
Almost immediately after the flag wras
hauled down steam launches commanded
by Lieutenants Hobson and Palmer en
tered the harbor, penetrating as far as
fipiTi.p ntntl.mn r\f + l-l a CllVimarinP
mines. These mines were judged to be
not as formidable as expected, and, later
in the afternoon, they were, all exploded
under the supervision of the Vixen.
It was seen that two mines had been
exploded at the time of the entrance of
the Merrimac into the channel of San- i
tiago harbor; but it is not thought prob
able that either of them had anything to :
do with the sinking of the craft.
Six or seven fine steamers in the harbor
fall as prizes to the navy and army. The
Spanish gunboat Alvarez had already been
.taken possession of by a prize crew from
the New York. The other vessels lie at
the other end of the harbor, an Santiago
proper.
Soon after noon, Commodore Schley
with Captain Cook of the Brooklyn, Lieu
tenant J. H. Sears, the flag lieutenant;
Lieutenant B. W. Wells, the flag secre
tary, and three invited correspondents of
the Associated Press, went into the harbor
on a steam launch, which moved slowly
in order to make close observation of the
Spanish f-orts and batteries.
Every one expressed satisfaction at the
fact that Morro Castle was not demolish
ed by the bombardment, Captain Cook
saying:—
“We need El Morro as an object lesson,
afid America is rather shy on ruins, any
how.”
The old fort stands on the bluff, terrace
fashion. From the water’s edge to the
brow of the beetling cliff there are huge
caves formed by the action of the waves, ;
and round the base and in the super
structure are not a fdw caves made by ■
the navy’s projectiles. It would appear,
however, that only one bastion was j
knocked to pieces, while the queer little
sentry boxes, dating back to the sixteenth
century, escaped almost intact.
Morro Castle is the. only imposing forti
fication in the harbor, and it is only so in j
appearance, since noi a gun is inuunieu ,
within or on the crumbled- walls. In
fact, all the batteries, masked and open, '
dwindled in their terror inspiring quali- j
ties as the inspection grew closer.
Crowning the hill on the. west side of
the entrance were the famous six inch
rapid fire guns from the Spanish cruiser ;
Reina Mercedes. These were ugly look
ing and dangerous, while below, on brick
foundations on the western shore of the
entrance were some revolving guns. These
were the ones which poured such a bitter
fire into the Merrimac.
Directly east of Morro Castle, on the
crest of the plateau-like cliff, were six
big guns, one or two of each were dis
mounted.
The Estrella Battery and a small neigh
bor further in showed no guns, while the
famous Cay Smith filled the islet with
blue, white and yellow houses situated in
groves of flowering trees, some of the
buildings looking as if they had been the
resorts of pleasure seekers' in happier
times. Others were humble- enough in ap
pearance for fishermen's houses. All were ,
deserted and. strange to say, not one, ap
parently, was touched by a hostile pro- j
jeccile.
On the inside of the slope and hill to
the Westward side hastily constructed,
but very comforting were seen
into which tho Spanish gunners
were worn to retire when our ships open
ed fire. When the firing ceased, the gun
re rs only had a few stpes to climb to their
C-imc-h rapid fire guns, which almost al
ways fired a few spiteful farewell shots.
At Punta G-orda there weip two 4-inch
guns, one above the other, and neither
protected by even suind or earth. These
guns commanded the harbor entrance
pretty well; but, they could have been
siicmced by oiv© weft directed heavy shell.
Commodore Schley has over and over
again expressed the belief that our fleet
could probably have entered the harbor
without the loss of a single ship. The
mines might have stopped ingress by
sinking the leading ship. But this is a
chance of war and not so grave as many
taken during the civil strife, nor as ser
ious as would have been, the- situation had
there been good batteries, properly ;
manned, in the harbor.
Commodore Schley's party first steamed ,
around the wreck of the Hein a Mercedes,
which lies with her bow pointed towards :
the city. She had a list to starboard and
rested on a reef near the foot of Morro
cliff. The- cruiser was sunk to the upper
deck, on which one six-inch gun remained.
One torpedo tube was loaded and the
auxiliary battery seemed in place. Evi
dently the crew of the Reina Mercedes
left her in a hurry* This is loss to bo
wondered at when it is noted that there
were great gaps in her sides, showing
where two twelve and two thirteen-inch
shells had struck her.
The sea washed gently through the
after cabin of the cruiser, which was
decorated in old-fashioned style, and the
wind fluttered a red siik curtain, which
could be plainly seen over an inner door,
as the launch steamed by.
About six hundred yards ahead of tfhe
Heine Marcedes and almost in line with
her was the wreck of the Merrimac, lying
in fully six fathoms of water, and on. the
very edge of the channel. Had not the
curernt swung the doomed ship along
side, instead of athwart the channel, the
latter would have been well blocked.
! When. Assistant Naval Constructor Hob
son took 'the* collier into the harbor he
was hunting for a four fathom spot, and
! only inissf J. it by a few hundred, yards.
Ac the firing stations at the West side,
which Commodore Schley inspected in
person, the American party mot a Span
ish artillery Captain, who was courteous
but gloomy. Commodore Schley was his
own interpreter and advised the officer,
with the few men under his command, to
go up to the city and surrender as quick
ly as possible.
When the Spanish captain was asked to
point out the route to the 6-inch battery
on the west hill, he said there was none
and explained that the way to get there
was over steep, rocky and difficult
ground, it was learned later that this
was not true and it was surmised that
the Spaniard was anxious to prevent the
Americans from seeing the damage done
by the bombardment.
/ - in . . ,1 , ., L'/rtVilni. An coi,1 Via. IT O O O n _
ter mined to have a glimpse of Santiago
City and the launch was headed along
the west side of the channel, going slow
ly gild sticking to the shallow water, lest
sorh'o contact mine put an end, as the
Commodore remarked, ‘‘to our quiet
pleasure party.”
Skirting the bi'-oad, lake-like spot in the
harbor where the Spanish fleet, destroyed
two weeks ago today, used to lie during
the bombardments, antj noting the bril
liantly painted buoys which marked the
shallows, Punta Gorda was rounded and,
distant about two miles, the City of Santi
ago shone out. the Cathedral being es
pecially well defined and the masts and
funnels of not a few vessels showing at
its wharves.
At that distance Santiago did not show
any traces of the destruction wrought
by the 101 out of the 106 eight-inch shells
fired on the city limits last Monday.
On his return to the Brooklyn, Commo
dore* Schley, accompanied by his staff,
entered the harbor this evening soon after
the mines were exploded. Captain Cook,
of the Brooklyn, is authoritative for the
statement that the former Spanish flag
ship, the Infanta Maria Teresa, has
floated off the reef on which site stranded
and that he heavy armament is practical
ly uninjured. The captain also says this
cruiser will almost surely be saved and
form an addition to the United States
Navy, a trophy of the glorious July 3.
The Cristobal Colon may also be saved,
though a good deals depends on the
weather, which is very uncertain at this
time of the year. A heavy storm
might drive the cruiser so high on the
coral reef that it would be impossible to
float her.
Many of the naval men are outspoken
in their criticism of the treatment of the
Colon immediately after her surrender.
They believe the ship could have been
saved when she slipped back from the
reef into deep water, had divers, carpen
ters and machinists, with a competent
prize crew, been sent on board of her.
The crew of the Brooklyn regarded the
Vizcaya as their particular enemy since
the time when they were both present at
Queen Victoria’s Jubilee display, when
there was much comment abroad on what
a good fight might be expected between
the two ships if they ever met.
Of the four big ships which were in
Admiral Cervera’s fleet only two are
surely doomed to destruction. They are
the Vizcaya and the Almirante Oauendo.
and those, as a coincidence, were the two
cruisers which went into Havana harbor
after the blowing upvof :he Maine and
were moored near the wreck of the United
States battleship in all the bravery of
paint, gilding and bunting, seeming to
gloat over the ruin caused, while the
people of Havana shouted themselves
hoarse, fired myriads of bombs and
midable armored cruisers of Spain would
do with the United States navy, should
ever a fair fight be possible.
“Surely,” remarked Lieutenant Com
mander Wainwright, of the Gloucester,
formerly of the Maine, “this avenges the
Maine.”
Speaking of the military victories of
July 1 and 2, and of the naval victory of
July 3. Comm dore Schley said seriously:—
“These victories may serve not only to
deprive Spain of her colonial possessions,
but to bring about a change of frontiers
in Europe. She cannot get the .terms now
what she might have had two months ago.
What can she hope.for in six months
more of such warfare? ‘Whom the Gods
would destroy they first make mad.’ ”
[By Cable to The Associated Pre|s.]
GUANTANAMO BAY, July IT, 1898 (9 A.
M).—The problem of notifying the Span
ish troops of the Fourth Army Corps out
side. of those which composed the garri
son of Santiago de Cuba, of the surrender
of General Total’s forces, is likely to
cause some trouble. The Spaniards at
Guantanamo are evidently still ignorant
of the surrender and the Cubans under
General Perez, have daily skirmishes with
the defenders of the town, who are ap
parently trying to break through the lines
and join the Spanish forces at Santiago
de. Cuba.
General Miles, who arrived here on the
Yale this afternoon., says that General
Toral will send officers to the different
e^irrisnns in the province notifying them
of the surrender. The Spaniards In Guan
tanamo can be easily reached and they
will 'be ordered to come down the bay and
surrender.. Those inland, however, will
be more difficult to communicate with,and
it will probably be some time before all
the Spanish troops are notified.
fBy Cable rto The Associated Press.]
MADRID, July IS, 1898.—The defence
works are being actively pushed at all
the Spanish ports.
The newspapers here assert that the
United States intends to demand an en
ormous indemnity, “in order to have the
pretext to seize the Philippine Islands as
a guarantee.”
The supposed American peace terms are
greatly exciting the public, and the opin
ion is expressed among the people that
war to the death would be preferable to
the ruin of Spain.
TANGIER, July 18, 1898.—The Sultan of
Morocco is concentrating considerable
forces in the vicinity of Ceuta and Meiila,
in order to - ird the frontier and pre
serve neutral, ty.
ALGIERS. July 18, 1898.—The Spanish
authorities in the Balearic Islands have
extinguished until further orders all the
coast- lights there.
[By Cable to The Associated Press.]
HONG KONG, July 18, 1898.—The Ger
man cruiser Oormoran, from Manila on
July 15. has arrived here. She reports
that all was quiet at the capital of the
Philippine Islands when she left Manila.
The insurgents had not advanced, the
second American contingent had not ar
rived and all the ships of the American
fleet were? at Cavite.
It was reported at Manila, previous to,
the departure of the Cormoran, that
General Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader,
had been accorded an interview with Cap
tain General Agustin. at Manila, the re
sult of which was not know*.
FREEHOLDERS FAY OP.
They Settle For the Water
They Used Up to
July 1.
The Freeholders today paid Water
Registrar W. H. Peckham $8,400. That is
all the county owes the city for water,
save for the supply furnished during May
and June. The reason the Freeholders
made such a large payment at this time
is that the Board of Finance had in
s true ted Comx>troller Hough to pay no
money to County Collector Dugan on ac
count of the county taxes until the city’s
water claim had been settled. The city
owes the county a good round sum for
taxes, but it was decided that the best
way to extract money from the Free
holders was to withhold what was due
them.
Some cf the Freeholders have been talk
ing of securing water for the public in
stitutions from the Montclair Water Com
pany. They say it would cost little to
make connection with that company's
mains. The company has offered the
Freeholders water at cheaper rates than
the city’s.
It is believed, however, that the Free
holders will not change their service of
supply for some time to come.
Kearny has also made a payment to
Water Registrar Peckham. It has paid
$3,985.09, but still owes for a supply of
six months, v/hieh aggregates $1,000.
Kearny kept its agreement to pay some
thing on account by the middle of July.
Harrison was to have made a payment
not later than July 15. but so far noth
ing has been heard from that municipal
ity. Harrison owes $16,000 or more with
interest.
Corporation Counsel McDermott has ad
vised the Street and Water Commission
ers that they can cut off the supply of
a delinquent corporation or municipality
at any time. Harrison has shown no dis
position to pay up and the Street and
water commissioners propose rorcing tne
town to make a settlement without any
further delay. There is a strong likeli
hood that the town’s supply will be cut*
off if payment in full is not made by
the first of the month.
suocessfuTburglary.
Thieves Enter F. C. Oimstead’s
House and Steal $600
Worth of Jewelry.
A daring burglary occurred in the Ber
gen section last night. The thieves se
cured over $600 worth of booty, the prop
erty of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Olmstead, of
No. 294 Bergen avenue. The Olmstead
home is near Emory street. Co nsiderable
ground surrounds the house and separates
it from the houses on either side. The
occupants of the houses adjoining that
of Mr. Olmstead are away for the sum
mer and the houses are vacant.
Mr. and Mrs. Olmstead left their home
at eight o’clock last night to go to Ber
gen Point. The servant was out. The
Olmsieads returned at ten o'clock and en
tering the house they were astonished to
find everything topsy-turvey. The bed
roc-ms had been ransacked during their
absence and all their valuable jewelry
.had been stolen. Tiie contents of drawers
were scattered about the floors.
•Mr. Olmstead investigated and found
that the thieves had entered through a
side window, the catch of which had been
forced, evidently with some thin bladed
instrument.
Mrs. Olmstead made an inventory of
her effects and found that a gold watch
and ratlin valued at $65. a pair of costly
bracelets, diamond earrings worth $250
and other articles of jewelry had been
stolen.
The matter was reported to the police
and Detective Holtic was detailed to the
case. He has ns yet been unable to find
any clue of the thieves. He believes that
whoever the robber was he knew the
premises and watched Mr. and Mrs. Olm
stead when they left the house, timing the
burglary accordingly.
NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY TO THE RESCUE
Mow fcteorge »eii> Wnippea tne Mill
Collector*
George Selp. a blacksmith, 38 years old,
of No. 142 Pavonia avenue, was fined $10
and costs by Police Justice Potts in the
First Criminal Court, This morning, for
assaulting Joseph Etzali. of No. 708 Jer
sey avenue, and mutilating his counte
nance. Selp alleged that Etzali was the
aggressor and that he had to strike him
in self-defence.
The evidence was that Etzali went to
Selp’s shop to collect a bill which the
blacksmith denied he owed. The two men
quarrelled and came to blows. There was
conflicting testimony as to who struck
the first blow but all the witnesses
agreed that Etzali had Selp down and
was pounding him unmercifully when
Selp’s nine-year-aid son attacked him
with a bar of iron and turned the tables
on him. giving the elder Selp a chance
to get up and pound his opponent.
NOVELTY COMPANY INSOLVENT.
Thp E. M. Roche Novelty Company, of
No. 38 Mechanic streets, Newark, is in
an insolvent condition. and this morning
Chancellor McGill was asked to grant an
order to show cause why a receiver should
wot be appointed, and the officers of the
companr be restrained from disposing of
anv of the company’s property.
The petition for the receivership was
presented by Counselor R. J. Wortendyke,
on behalf of Herbert B. Simpson and
Howard N. Simpson., stockholders and
creditors to the extent of $9,Mt. which
they loaned to keep the corporation on
its legs. They said that on June 1, 1896.
13. Malvern Roche. Peter J. Ruth. Robert
J. Duncan and G. H. Frew, incorporated
the E. M. Roche Novelty Company, un
der the laws of this State, for the purpose
v,f motvtifjhtnrintp- tm- hnrvkft and other
novelties, at 38 Mechanic street, Newark.
The capital stock was $2,000, and of that
$1,200 was subscribed. The stork consist
ed of twenty shares of $100 per par value.
Subsequently in May. the capital stock
was increased to $10,000, and the total
amount of outstanding stock was $8,200.
The liabilities are $20,300, of which sum
$9.si4 is the indebtedness to Simp
son. Against this the company has about
$14,000 assets, comprising manufacturing
stock and property on the premises.
The Chancellor granted the .order, which
will be returnable in one week.
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Frederick Anderson, a painter. of No.
514 'First street. 'Hoboken, while at work
this morning on the new buildings in
course of e roction by the Hoboken Land
and Improvement Company at Twelfth j
and Washington streets, fell from a scaf
fold and broke his right leg and was in- i
j tired internally. He was taken to the
Second precinct police station, and was
later removed to St. Mary’s Hospital.
DEFINITION OF A FLAT HOUSE.
In the injunction suit brought to re
strain Mr. " and Mrs. Smathurst from
building a flat house on Brinkerhoff streets,
Chancellor McGill decided as to the loea
»i.,„ ih.it a. "flat" was not a private dwotl
N0 SWEAT GAMES IN JERSEY CITY
held bin. for the Grand Jury.
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MORE DISGRACEFUL WORK
Clerk Street Taxpayers in
Arms Against the Way
in Which the Street
Was Paved,
Sheridan & Shea Company will doubt
less have to repave Clerk street before
any further payments are made to It by
the Street and 'Water Board. Some months
ago the Street and -Water Board declared
against the further laying of macadam
pavement in the city. There was pending
at that time an award to Sheridan &
Shea -Company to macadamize Clerk
street, from the Newark and -New York
Railroad bridge .to Claremont avenue. The
Street and Water Commissioners were in
favor of stopping the proposed pavement,
but before definite action was taken the
contracts had all been signed and Sheri
dan & Shea Company had commenced
work.
Prom the day ground was broken the
property owners who are liable to asess
men-t for the improvement, have been
complaining. They have charged that the
work was not being done according to
specification's. The company went ahead
with the work, and a few days ago an
nounced that it was finished.
Tho street was . thrown Open to public
use. East week a payment on account
was made to the company by the Street
and Water Board. No more payments will
be made, however, until the street has
been put in a satisfactory condition. Just
at present the street is unsafe, and is
practically impassable. The recent rain
storms played havoc with the street,
washing away what was supposed to have
been the top dressing, leaving the founda
tion exposed. Even the foundation stones
are said to have been thrown in so care
lessly that they are loose; due, it is
charged, to the. fact that a heavy roller,
if used at all, was used very' sparingly.
The block between Carteret and Clare
mont avenues is in a frightful condition.
On the west side of the street the gut
ters have washed away and the gutter
stones and curb have sunk below the es
tablished grade about nine inches. Near
the Newark and New York Railroad
bridge the contractors failed to fill in
J_n- .... Vn-w*
away, leaving an excavation about eight
inches deep. That no one has tumbled
into one of the many holes and sustained
serious injury is a mystery*
James S. Nolan, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Streets, proposes inspecting the
improvement tomorrow. He says he will
withhold all payments until the work has
been properly don-e. The property own
ers are up in arms and declare that the
street is in worse shape new than it was
before the Sheridan. Shea Company were
supposed to have improved it. They as
pen. that they will not pay the assess
ments unless the street is properly im
proved,.
The Sheridan, Shea Company had the
improvement of lower Montgomery
street taken out of their hands because of
unsatisfactory work. The city did the
work for the firm. The case is now m
the courts.__
YOUNG ZOBEL TURNS UP AGAIN.
This Time He is Accused of Enter
ing a Bicycle Store.
About two o'clock this morning Patrol
man O'Donnell of Oakland avenue police
station found a sixteen-year-old lad act
ing in a suspicious manner in the vicinity
of the bicycle store of E. House, at the
Boulevard and Pavonla avenue. His at
tention was first attracted by hearing a
low whistle. The boy. who subsequently
gave his name as Edward Zobel, of Hicks
street. Brooklyn, was standing nc-ar an
open window on the north side of the
bicycle store. The policeman closely
questioned the boy, who became confused
and told several conflicting stories. Sud
denly the boy turned and darted off in
the ‘direction of the Pennsylvania Rail
road bridge. O'Donnell, suspecting some
one else was in the store, blew his call
whistle. Police Sergeant Coffin and Pa
trolman Tent of the Montgomery street
station responded. Tent caught the boy
and handed him over to O'Donnell. The
bicycle, store was examined, but nothing
Zobel was remanded in the Second
Criminal Court this morning, on a charge
of breaking and entering. His record is
bad. He was arrested on March la for
the same offense on complaint of Will
iam Connors, of No. 23 Wallis avenue,
and tried in the Court of Special Sessions.
He was accused of stealing a revolver
three dresses^xnd a dollar, and found
guiltv, but serRence wots suspended. On
July's he was arrested by Patrolman
Golden as a disorderly person and fined
$3 in the Second Criminal Court.
COULDN’T TAKE THE PICTURE.
An Alleged Pickpocket Makes Things
Unpleasant for the Hoboken Police
Rebecca Colston, sixty years old. who
gave her address as No, 25 Atlantic ave
nue, Brooklyn, and who was arrested in
Hoboken, on Saturday afternoon, on a
charge of picking pockets, gave three of
Hoboken's detectives and a police officer
a hard tussle yesterday morning. Detec
tives Weinthal, Quinn Fenton and Officer
Peter Murray were taking the woman
up Washington street, in the ambulance,
to the photographing gallery to have her
picture taken. They woman gave the men
all they could do to keep her in the
vehicle. At the gallery, while seated in
a chair, she bit Detective Fenton’s thumb
lacerating it so badly, that he had to have
it cauterized by City Physician ArHtz.
The photographer was unable to take a
picture of the woman, as she twitched
her face in every imaginable shape.
Detective Quinn paid a visit to the ad
dress given by the woman, on Saturday,
but could find no one by the name of Col
ston there or any where in’the neighbor
hood. Quinn also paid a visit to Police
Headquarters, in New York, and was
■there informed that the woman was an
oia time croon, neuwca » ^
ninety days In the peultenttliiry.
ASSAULTED A CHINAMAN.
Two Young Toughs Injure an Un
offensivo Celestial.
Frank Daly, seventeen years old. of No.
lOilii. Cole street, and John Bateman,
twenty-one years old, of No. 300 s>ixth
street were held for examination by Po
lice Justice Potts in the First Criminal
Court this morning for breaking the right
arm of Wing Sing, a Chinese laundry-man
of No. 581 drove street. Sing and three
other Chinamen were returning home
from New York last night when or., Fa
vonia avenue, near Barnum street, they
wore set upon by the prisoner? and sev
eral other young toughs
The rowdies brutally assaulted the
Chinamen. in the scuffle Wing Sing
was thrown to the ground and his arm
was broken. The matter was reported
to the police. Wing Sing was sent to the
City Hospital. Patrolman Dunn was put
on the’ case and arrested Daly and Bate
man- who were identified at the hospital
bv the Chinaman. The case was post
poned pending the release of Wing Sing
from the hospital.
wants Tent' twice over.
An interesting question came up before
Chancellor McGill this morning. It was
that concerning the receivership of the
property at No. 17 Montgomery stregt.
sold under foreclosure proceedings last
January. Mr. F. C. Wolbert. a tenant,
had paid four months rent in advance
and the purchaser of the property under
the safe wished to compel him to pay
these four months to him. but Mr. Wol
her: represented by Counselor Otto
Crouse, had strong objections to repeating
that act. The present owner will lose his
claim. _ _
The victory rests with America's Greatest
Medicine, Hold's Sarsaparilla, when it enters
the battle against impure blood.
GEORGE GILSON ARRESTED
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His Wife Complains That He
Will Not Support Her
and His Child.
George D. Gilsom, twenty-two years old,
of No. 17 Astor place, was exam
ined by Police Justice Potts, in the
First Criminal Court this morning, for
abandoning his wife and baby, and failing
to support them*?*
Gilson is well known throughout this
city. His father, who has been dead sev-»
eral years, was the senior member of the
lumber firm of Gilson, Collins & Co. He
left a considerable fortune, a large share
of which was inherited by George Gilson.
The latter was inclined to be wild in his
ways before his father’s death, and when
he came into possession of his inheritance
ho did not improve, but soon went
through with the greater portion of his
money. He was known all over the town
as a “good fellow’’ and a “man about
town.’’
A little over a year ago he eloped with
Josephine McKernan, daughter of James
McKernan, of No. 141 Academy street.
The pair had not known each other many
weeks when they went to New York one
evening and wer married. Gilson alleged
afterwards that he was drunk when the
ceremony was performed. This his wife
denies. The marriage was kept secret for
several weeks, and then Mrs. Gilson broke
the news to 'her mother. Mrs. McKernan
forgave her daughter and provided a
home for her and for her husband. Mrs.
Gilson had, previous to her marriage con
tributed to the support of the family. Gil-'
son. just previous to his marriage had
invented his remaining capital in a wood
en box manufacturing concern, at No. 21
Gold street, New York, and had assumed
the management of the concern. He still
holds h-is interest in the plant. For a
while he lived with his wife’s parents,
a few’ months after his marriage, to re
turn to his old haunts and habits. Fre
quent quarrels with his wife resulted.
List February a child was born to Mrs.
Gilson. tVhen it was seven weeks old
Gilson proposed a separation he wanted
to live in New York, away from his old
associates, ami his wife to remain with
her parents, he to contribute regularly
to her support and the support of their
child. Mrs. Gilson consented to his terms
and signed articles of separation. Two
days later, or on April 5, Gilson adrvertised
in the local papers as follows:—
Josephine Gilson and the undersign
ed, having by mutual agreement sep
arated from each other, I therefore
give notice to all tradesmen that I will
not be liable for any debts contracted
by her.
GEORGE D. GILSON.
Gilson kept his agreement for a while
and sent his wife the amount stipulated
at regular intervals. Of late, however, he
has failed to provide for her. and Satur
day she was obliged to appeal to Poor
master Hewitt to aid her in securing sup
port for her and her baby. Police Jus
tice Potts issued a warrant on Poor
master Hewitt's recommendation', ami Gil
son was arrested by Detectives McNally
iri l Pearson or. Saturday night.
Gilson was represented at the. examina
tion this morning toy Lawyer Peter Bent
lev. Mrs. Gilson testified that her hus
band lias not contributed to her support
since June (5. Gilson declared that he £ad
had no income since that date, when the
company in which he held the controlling
interest, went into the hands of a re.
eeiver. He had been looking for work
since that date, but could not secure em
ployment. He was willing to give half
of warn he might earn to his wife. He
thought his mother would be witling to
help her until he was in a position to do
so. Police • Justice Potts paroled Gilson
in the custody of his counsel and gave
him one week in which to make provision
for his wife.
ROBBED BEFORE HER EYES.
Mrs. Joch. Sits Still Wiile a Tliief
Rifles Her Husband's Vest.
About 5:30 o’clock last evening while
Mrs. Herman Joch was seated in her bed
room at ‘No. 12G Hudson street, looking
out of the window, her attention was at
tracted by the opening of the bedroom
door. She saw a man walk into the room
and go over to a chair on wmen ner nus
band's vest was hanging. Mrs. Joch did
not scream. She was so taken by surprise
that she sat still and gazed upon the in
truder while he rifled the pockets of the
vest. The burglar after securing the con
tents of the vest, which consisted of a
gold watch# and chain and $2 in change,
quickly left the room and ran to the
street.
Mr. Joch happened Into the room short-*
ly after the burglar had left and his wife#
told him what had happened. Mr. Joch
hastened ito the street in search of the
thief, but could find no trace of him. Mr.
Joch notified the police.
From a description furnished Mr. Joch
by his wife, he is inclined to believe that
the thief is one of the loungers about his
saloon, which is at the same address.
The police up to midnight had not cap
tured the fellow.
BREAKING UP CORNER GANGS.
The police of the Hudson City section
are putting forth every effort to keep
the street corners clear of disorderly
loungers. Two arrests were made yes
terday. Thomas Rouan, of Xo. 103 Bowers
street, was this morning fined So in the
Second Criminal Court. The case against
Edward Herbig for the same offence was
■adjourned until tomorrow in order to al
low him to secure witnesses for defence.
WILL AFPROVE ERIE ORDINANCES
George T. Bouton, Clerk of the Street
ar.d Water Board, today, died with Mayor
Hcos an official copy of the ordinance
passed for the relief of the Erie Railroad
by the Street and Water Board, vacat
ing Provost, Brunswick. Tenth and part
of Eleventh streets.
The Mayor wm approve me ordinance
because it is im strict, compliance with
the agreement entered in to between the
city and the company when the elevation
of the tracks was consented to. The Mayor
is of the opinion that too many privileges
have been extended to the company. By
the time the tracks have been elevated,
th Mayor is of the opinion that the city
wall have its hands full of damage suits.
EHLING WILL UPSET THINGS.
Fred Ehling. a barber, who runs a shop
at No. 69 Franklin street, was arrested
yesterday for keeping his barber shop
open after one o'clock, the legal time for
closing on Sunday. The arrest was made
at the instance of other barbers, who
object to being forced to close while
other remain open. Ehling was fined $1.
He threatens to close every saloon, cigar
store and ice cream saloon in Hudson
City by wray of retaliation.
ASPHALT CONTRACT CERTIORARIED
An application w*as made to Justice Lip- |
pii.cott by Lawyer Charles H. Corbin for i
a writ of certiorari to remove to the Su- :
prune Court for review the contract for
isphaiting Clinton avenue. West Hoboken. ]
After an argument by Mr. Corbin and i
Lawyer A. A. Rich the rule was granted, j
MR. DAVIS COMES BACK.
Robert Davis returned from Aera,
Green county. New York, today. He is
looking much I nm roved after his four
Jays’ vacation. Since his arrival at his
ifike he has been besieged by politicians
from all parts of the county.
PERSONAL.
Commissioner James F. Gannon ar.d
family are summering at the Colonnade,
Beiraar.
Justice John Nc-vin. and family axe in
Bciiuar.
CONE'S VERDICT UPSE1
Supreme Court Orders E[ew
Trial of His Qase Agaipsfi
the Central Eailroadf.
ABRAHAM GRAHAM LOSES AGAU
Justice Gummere Says $5,OOC
is Too Big a Judgment for
His Child’s Death.
fSpecial to “The Jersey Olty News."!
TRENTON, June 18, 1S98.—Justice Gunn
mere, today, filed in the Supreme Court*
opinions lr. several cases. The verdict o<
the Hudson Court awarding John J. Cora*
$5,000 damages against the Central Rain
road o£ New. Jersey, is set aside. Cone*
in April of last year, purchased at th<
Communipaw avenue station, Jersey City;
an excursion ticket to Elizabethport, t«
which place he went. On his return h«
boarded a train, having been told by a
trainman that the train, would stop al
Communipaw avenue. The train was an
express, and did not stop until it readied
the Jersey City terminal. The conduetoi
informed Cone that the train did not stop
at Communipaw avenue.and that he would
have to pay an additonJal fare; Cone re«
fused to do this, and when Jersey City
was reached he was arrested, but th«
Police Justice refused to entertain iha
charge. He sued the railroad company
and a verdict for $5,000 was given.
Justice Gummere says the trial Judge”!
charge that if the railroad was liable
punitive damages might be assessed
■igai iiai it, was ci i uiicuua. jl iitr vciuiut,
he says, was due to this instruction, and
he therefore sets it aside.
Allan L. McDermott is counsel foi
Cone and a new trial will be had.
The verdict of $5,000 secured by Abra
ham L. Graham, administrator, against
the Consolidated Traction Company, ia
also set aside as excessive. This is tha
second time the case has been set aside
as excessive, and the second time the
case has been tried and each time a ver-*
diet was given for So.000. Graham's five
vear-olrl child was killed by one of the
Traction Company's cars and the verdict
was secured in the Hudson Circuit. When
the first verdict was taken to the Su
preme Court a direction was given to re- -
duce it to $1,000. Graham refused to con
sent to such a reduction and the case
was again tried, resulting in a $5,000 ver
dict. A second rule was taken and
Judge Gummere again set the verdict
aside. The damages are excessive, ha
says. ** M
*Tt is the universal rule that children
are a burden and not a pecuniary benefit
to the father, and yet on the theory the
larger a man’s family the more likely ^
he to die rich. In the present case . tb*
father of the decedent had a reason^
expectation of being benefitted in dolfg
and cents to the extent of $5,000 by %
<? of life of his child. A fa
of ten sons would justify the assumijf
that at his death he would be better c||
$50,000 than he would if he never had:
sue.”__
COULDN’T CATCH THE THIEVES.
Hoboken Policeman’s Long Chase
for Alleged Burglars.
While Bicycle Policeman- David Fall was
riding up Garden street, Hoboken-, yester
day afternoon, he was approached by
middle aged woman, who in a very excit-*
ed tone, told him that she had just de
tected two sneak thieves trying to enter
one of the apartments of the flat in which
she lived. The officers was accompany
ing the woman up Tenth street, toward
her house, when two men darted around
the corner from Bloomfield street, and
ran towards Washington street The
woman pointed the men out as the bur
glars to Fall, who was about a half a
block away. He immediately gave chase
on his wheel. The men- ran through
Tenth street to the River Walk, where
they turned south. Fall dismounted af
ter chasing the thieves two blocks, ana
he pursued: them on foot.
T-»:. .• 1. „ Dil-on Wall*
the men had got a good start, and he just
spied thv..n as they' were rounding a curve
in the road. He continued on his chase,
and by the time he reached the curve the
men had disappeared. Fall searched the
neighborhood for fully half an hour
thinking that they had secluded them
selves in some of the lumber piles* or
which there are many in that section. Hia
search availed nothing, and he returned
to his wheel. On his way back he picked*
up a “jimmy,” which the thieves must
have dropped in their escape. The bur
glars did not succeed in forcing an en
trance as they were evidently’ frightened
away by the woman. She did not givo
her name. __.
CHANCERY COURT VACATION.
Judges in Equity to Enjoy a Hard
Earned Rest.
When Chancellor McGill was asked this
morning to fix dates for cases during
August, he quietly informed counsel that
the Court of Chancery needed a vacation
just like other courts and until September
5 there would be no cases heard. It is
well know n that the Court has been very
severely taxed in the matter of work for
several weeks. Vice Chancellor F. W*
Stevens has been sick for some time and
consequently extra work has fallen on
the Chancellor and his colleagues. An
other Vice Chancellor was hors de combat
for some time and Mr. H. C. Pitney is la
j Europe, thus piling up work on the re
i mHinder. No appointments, references*
arguments, etc., therefore, will be made
until after the first week In September. In
the meantime the Chancellor and the Vies
Chancellors will enjoy a well earned rest*
RAN AWAY FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
While Sergeant Archibald was quietly
reading a paper in Police Headquarters
yesterday afternoon a young lad came up
to the sergeant s desk ahd said that his
name whs Harry Steinwoecke, o»f No. 370
East Chestnut street, Coatesville, Pa., and
that on July 12 he ran away from home.
He had been traveling ever since, he said
i ne ponce or inai city were notinea ant*
the hoy’s father looked up. Young Stein
woecke was taken home by his father thij
morning. __
STRUCK BY A LOCOMOTIVE.
An unknown man. about thirty-five
years of age. five feet nine inches im
height, of sandy complexion, was stiuck
by a locomotive and Instantly killed on
the Northern Railroad track just west
cf the Krie tunnel yesterday afternoon.
1 he man wore a black coat, gray pants,
gray stockings, white undershirt and
slippers. The body was taken to Speer's
morgue.
WEATHER INDICATIONS,
NEW YORK. July IS. ISO).—Forecast for
New York City and vicinity for the
thirty-six hours ending c-ight P. M. Tues
day Showers and thunder storms to
night and probably Tuesday; continue
warmer and sultry; southerly winds.
Hartnett’s Tiioraio-netrieal Report
July IT. Deg. July 18. Dee.
3 P. M.79 G A. M. 70
G P. M. <5. 9 A. M. H
9 tP. M. it 12 noon. 78
13 midnight.7ti,
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