The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-03

ceived q letter from an Individual whose knowl
edge of city o~flcials must be but scaut, judging
from the envelope, which was addressed as fol-
lows;-"To the Governor of New Brunswick,
New Jersey City"
A collection of $500 has been taken MP among
the teachers of the public schools of Long
Branch for the purchase of a bronze tablet in
c-ommemoration of the late Senator Thomas g.
Chattle, to whom Long Branch owes much for
it's excellent school system. The tablet will be
school chapel platform.
Articles Incorporating the Suburban Publishing
Company have been nled in the Essex County
Clerks office by W, EIomiltoD Schuyler, of
Orange; Louis A. Chandler, of East Orange, and
Robert Nice. Robinson, Of New York. They in
tend to publish a handsomely Illustrated society
paper at Orange. The first number will appear
as a Christmas souvenir, Colonel G, B. heHar-
vey Is to be the editor.
Twelve young negroes were sent to jail Sunday
by Mayor Pratt. of Camden, to serve from five to
ten days each for playing dice on the steps OF
the Macedonian A. NJ. Il. Church.
In denying the Democratic report that Dr.Wal-
lace McGeorge would be a candidate for the
State Senate next fall, to succeed Senator Roe,
of Gloucester, the Woodbury. Constellation
says.-.'The doctor is in business and practice
that pays better than Senatorial honors. He is
one of the sharpest, shrewdest and most success
vi real estate operators in Gloucester county.
His property In and about Woodbury. is valued
at about $70,000." DR.. McGeorge's deelination to
stand would seem to leave the field clear for
Senator Roe's denomination, unless it be that
ex-Assemhlyman Job 8. Haipes should conclude
to go in.
0ratory in the Senate will be chiefly Demo
cratic. Gardner is the only debater on the Re-
publican side. Nevius can make a set speech il
he has lots of time to get IL ready, but is useless
in the 'igive and take" discussions. The Demo
Gratis are, however, thoroughly equipped. Nc
Donald, of Hudson, is an excellent debater; Adj
rian is first rate; Winron can talk on occasion,
and so can Wyckoff, while Werts has a State
reputation.
William S. Sharp, whose indefatignele at
tempts to unload the useless volumes of Smith 9
History upon the State have made him notorious
of late years, IS a candidate for Secretary OF the
Senate. Gus Barber, of Gloucester county, will,
however, be the winning man. Ex-senator
Nichols will get the Assistant Secretaryship, and
the immortal Goble, the fog horn from ocean
county. wants the Engrossiug Clerkship.
The ballot reform bills introduced will be in
Vulnerable. But there will be one Democratic
reform bin and one Republican reform, and the
real fight will be as between these two. That of
the Republicans will probably be the more radi-
cal. 1t will be put through the Senate promptly
and sent to the House, while the House viii send
its own bill to the Senate. Gardner, of Atlantic,
the leader of the Republicans, is really opposed
to the change in the proposed ballot system, but
will probably bow to the storm of demand.
Major Samuel Klotz is talked Of as the Demo
cratic nominee for Congress in his district next
year.
The Delaware and Raritan Canal will be closed
to navigation ON December 20, if the ice does not
close 1t sooner.
The all absorbing topic in military circles just
now is the possibility for a reorganization of the
Guard of this State on some such plan
as that proposed in the Adjutant-G Generals re-
port two years ago. The plan, briefly stated.
would provide for regiments of twelve companies
each, the regiments being sub-divided into bat
of four companies each. Each regiment
would have a colonel, lieutenant-colonel and
three majors. The plan does not meet with favor
except from a select few, the majority OF the
regiment and battalion officers, as well as the
rank and file, being satisfied with the present
organization. While some commandments are of
course only too willing to take charge of twelve
regiments, even though the companies
be located over a wide area, others prefer to
command a three-company regiment, in order
that they may have direct supervision over their
entire at all times. In case the reor-
scheme should be carried through it
make a big cut down In the number of
field and staff officers.
Mark Jobes, age ten, of Railway, on Thanks
giving Day was cut cunning and took hold of his
gun by the muzzle when the trigger caught in a
sapIing and the weapon was discharged. The
ball entered the boys mouth and lodged in his
brain. Death was instantaneous, In the very
spot last summer he fell and broke both
legs.
A car on the Orange and Bloomfield road Fri
day, occupied by a dozen or more Newark High
girls suddenly toppled over. Wild ex-
element followed, but nobody was injured. The
ground had caved in owing to a washout.