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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
THE TEXT OF THE DECISION.
The Grounds on Which the Freeholders'
Act Was Unheld.

The Grounds on Which the Freeholders'
Act Was Upheld.
The text of the decision sustaining the
new Freeholders' law, rendered by Chief
Justice Beasley and Justices Depue,
Knapp and Scudder, is as follows:-
In the case of the State Eek rel.) NJ. Osborne
Christian VS.. Mortland, the Judges hearing the
argument are unanimously of the opinion that
the relator is entitled to judgment.
We think this law is general one, being
founded on a legal and complete classification
and its provisions being naturally incident to
population. which is the basis of such classifica-
tion. The adjudication heretofore made is so
plainly pertinent that we regard the present
as readjudicated.
Also in our opinion the title of the act is in
the constitutional sense apty expressive
of the subject matter. With respect to
the argument contained in one of the
briefs, that the Assembly districts to which the
act before refers, as the precincts for the cleo
ton of Freeholders, were not legally created by
the Legislature inasmuch as the constitution re-
quires that members of the Assembly shall be
chosen by the counties at large, we remark that
an inquiry into the constitionality of the Gre
alton of such districts tie argument appears, to
on u.s. in the connection. to be out of place
The act under review refers TO these districts
merely for the purpose OF territorial description
in effect declaring that the inhabitants of each
Assembly district not the persons living in a
different precinct of the country shall be entitled
to elect a Chosen Freebooter; consequently, as
such precinct actually. if not legally exists, the
purpose of the reference to them is completely
satisfied, and it is of no consequence whether or
not they exist for any other purpose.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
DAsHEs ABOUT TOWN.

The pews in the First Baptist Church,
West Hoboken, will be sold at auction
this evening by the trustees for the year
commencing November l. N. p. Merseles
will be the auctioneer.
William Freeman, convicted last week
of embeZzlement, and sentenced to two
years by Judge Lippencott, was taken to
State Prison yesterday morning.
'sOur Union," the well-known literary
and dramatic association of the Fourth
district, is engaged in fitting it's new club
rooms, at No. 324 Central avenue, and in
preparing for the fifth annual enter
tainment and reception by the associa-
tion, to be given at Henkels Casino, Mon
day evening, October 28.
The German Theatre Company will
present the musical comedy of Harlem
julchen" at Kessler's Hall tonight.
The Ladies' Hebrew Aid Society will
give a ball at Cooper's Hall tomorrow
evening.
An Italian, named Delotti, rushed into
the Gregory Street Police Station this
morning in condition of wild excite
ment and reported that two men had
snatched $107 from him on the street.
Detective Clos was sent to find them
Delotti was to sail in the Red Star steam
ship Nordland today. He says that the
robbery took place at the corner of Jersey
avenue and Wayne street.
Andrew Walsh, aged thirty five years,
of No 224 Pine street, was struck by an
engine at the Washington street crossing
of the Pennsylvania Railroad today and
injured about the head. He was attended
by DR.. Boyd and sent to st. Francis
Hospital.
The hearing of the appeal in the Currie
award csse has been postponed until next
week
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
BAYONNE cOUNoILMEN.
One Anderson Saloon Matter Called Up
and Referred.

One Anderson Saloon Matter Called Up
and Referred.
When the members of the Bayonne
Board of Councilmen entered the Council
Chamber last night, it appeared almost
like entering new building, so handsome
did the room appear after its renovation
and refurnishing.
The walls and ceiling have been finished
in light colors. the door and window
frames re-grained, new curtains hung at
the windows, and a very neat carpet put
with cocoa mating. The Board was in
session from a quarter past eight until
after eleven.
The matter of proposed saloon in the
Third district came up in the shape of an
application from r. G.. Anderson to keep
q saloon and restaurant at No. 928 Ave
nue. ID. Immediately afterward a pro-
test was read, signed by over one hundred
persons, asking that the Council refuse
this petition.
The is the matter treated at length in
The SUNDAY MORNING NEWS. The
Committee on Water, Streets and Drain
age will have an opportunity to wrestle
with the knotty problem.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the treasurer to present at the next meet
ing report as to the amount received by
Bayonne on account of railroad taxation
since January l, 1882, and also the
amount of the last State tax (not includ-
ing school tax paid by Bayonne.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
The Wool Industry.

The season at Marshall & Ball Co.'S
Jersey City establishment is an ex-
ceptionally busy one, their sales of last
Saturday SURPRISING any single day since
their location in Jersey City. The special
ties of purnell cashmere suits advertised
suit sells another as the wearer
is interrogated by. his friend about
purchasing One thing about Marshall
& Ball Co. may be truthfully said,
and is here vouched for, and that is
they indulge in no tricky advertising.
They advertise extensively and literally
through the different mediums, but you
never hear of customer being inveigled
there with the idea that he can buy an all
wool suit of the latest pattern, silk
lined and stylishly trimmed for u five
dollar note. The intent of such adver-
tisements is to get the buyer in the store
when he is sorrowfully informed by the
sympathetic salesman that the last of
those suits have been disposed of, and
they didn't amount to much any way,
but if the disappointed man will look
at the $40 suit he will find just the article
he is looking for. This is method of
advertising that the public are fast be-
coming familiar with, and it cannot last
much longer.
There is not, nor was there ever, any of
this done by Marshall g. Ball Co. All
wool is all wool there, and the buyer pays
for it the same as he would were he going
into the market purchasing the raw ma
terial Marshall g. Ball Co.'s simple
claim is that they sell the article ar
tistically made up at closer margin than
any other ready made clothing establish
ment in the country. Their three stores,
with headquarters at Newark, where
they manufacture, are the largest in the
State.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16

president was elected from each precinct
These are James H. O'Neill, Peter Beck,
jacob Woltman, John Waters, James II.
Plant, James Carl, Michael Kuntz,
Thomas McNeill, Thomas Scanlon, Her
man Bergkamp,. Thomas Sommerville
and V. Potts. The Executive Committee
elected is composed of Charles O'Connell,
Patrick Bolger, Ernest Meyer, Frank
Drake, Thomas Duff, Joseph Boland, ID.
McMahon, James Allen, Frank j. Culium.
Patrick Mulviehill and Peter Cavanagh
Hughey Costello was elected sergeant-at-
arms. The members of the new club de-
cided to attend the Albeit mass meeting
this evening at Jacobs Hoboken Theatre
in body. William f. Heppenheimer,
Freeholder Adam Smith and Surrogate
O'Neil addressed the club. Regular
meetings win be held every Monday
night
The Fourth District Independent Club
has been organized at Zibetti's Hall, Gem
trail avenue, with these officers:-Presi-
dent, William Paterson; vice president,
II. j. Rusch; recording secretary, Henry
Strater; corresponding secretary. Theo-
dore Korsen: treasurer, Frederick H.
Korsen. Meetings will be held at Zibetti' g
Hall every Saturday evening.
The Fourth District Republican Execu-
tive Committee will meet this evening at
No. 40S PaliSade avenue to arrange for
the District and Freeholder convention.
The First District Democratic Associa-
tion will meet at No. $40 Grove street on
Thursday night. Everybody will be well
come. Prominent speakers will address
the meeting
SThe Jacksonian Club, of Hoboken, will
meet tonight at their headquarters, No.
226 Willow avenue, to hear the report of
the delegates to the convention of Demo-
cratic clubs, and possibly endorse candi-
dates.
The Seventh District Democrats last
night nominated John Kelly for Free
holder The chairman broke tie be-
tween him and Ellis by voting twice.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16

Congressman Kean and others at Ryan's
hotel. There was a course dinner and
champagne galore. Hudson at this din
ner was represented by Jimmy Young
and Sam Finney.
AN EVENING MEETING.
In the evening there was meeting, at
which it was confidently stated that ex-
State Senator Griggs, who, the Republi-
cans have just discovered, secured the
passage of the Railroad Tax law, would
pulveriZe Leon Albeit and his chances of
being elected Governor. The meeting
was disappointing in every respect. The
Opera House was but two-thirds full, the
band played out of tune and Senator
Griggs is one of the most monotonous
speakers in the State. He does not seem
to be able to rid himself of the court
room 8rgumentative manner which char
acterizes his speeches. Had shut my
eyes could easily have imagined that /
was in the Court of Chancery listening to
Lawyer Griggs arguing for rule to show
cause why Leon Albeit should not be
hung for daring to run for Governor on
the Democratic ticket.
His best points fell fiat and his jokes
raised but little merriment. The ap-
plause was labored and never hearty or
spontaneous.
gusted with his job that he sat with his
back to the audience more than half of
his time.
Mr.. Griggs condemned Mr.. Albeit for
using the personal pronoun "I'' SO much
in his speeches, and differed from the ex-
Governor in that respect only by substi-
tuting myself" for 81"
He referred to the temperance question
and ballot reform in the smallest number
of words possible, and then proceeded to
annihilate Leon Albeit. He accused the
Ex-Governor of all sorts of crimes and mis-
tlemeanors. and extolled the 1900 honest
Democrats of Hudson County led by
Senator Rabe." One of his other jokes
was this:-'"They say am the attorney of
the Republican party. Well have a
magnificent client. Leon Albeit seems
to be the attorney of Leon Albeit. and
would like to remind him of the old
adage that he who pleds his own cause
has fool for Client"
Some laughed at this centennial chest
nut, but John Kean left the presiding
officers seat and went to the rear of the
stage and the trombone player went to
sleep.
1t was announced in the afternoon that
four other eloquent gentlemen" would
follow Mr.. Griggs, but after the ex-
Senator had spoken about two hours
there was such a small part of the orig
inal audience remaining that the meeting
was dismissed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
THE OLD GUARD.
Received With Honors Their Return
from Their Shoot.

Received With HOnors ON Their Return
from Their Shoot.
There was an abundance of mud in the
streets yesterday morning and the wealth
er was sufficiently disagreeable to make
many younger parties forego parade,
but these conditions did not deter the
Old Guard of Jersey City Heights from
making their fifth annual parade and ex-
cursion. At nine o'clock sixty veterans,
wearing high tiles, armed with canes and
each wearing boutonniere provided by
Landlord Raisch, started from the Ave
nue. House for the Cottage on the Hill,
at Passaic Falls, under command of
Captain AL Heritage and Lieutenant Otto
w. Meyer. Uncle Zeke Thorpe, William
Fl. Allen, Eddie" Mcdonald, Freeholder
Nelson, John Troll, DIR. Adams, John
Doscher, John E. Macarthur, Rich
ard Brown, Carl Ruempler, Henry Simon
and other choice spirits were in the COM
pany, and Theodore Lemmerz, the musi-
cal director, swung his baton proudly in
front of Voss' Newark Band, as they
marched away.
The Vets had big time all day. In
the prize shooting William Howe won
the huge leather medal, and he will own
it for this year. Numerous prize pack
ages were won, but the winners were
reticent as to their contents. p. M. Van
Name shot for Henry Simon and won for
him genuine monkey. An excellent
dinner was served by Landlord Henry
Baum, and Voss' Band discoursed any
quantity of good music.
In the evening West Newark, Newark
and Hoboken avenues were thronged
with people anxious to witness the re-
turn of the old boys.
The Toffey Guard escorted them from
West End, over the line of march to the
Avenue House, and the citizens well
coined the Guard with cheering, bon
fires and fireworks along the line. At
the Avenue House the Toffey Guard par
took of collation., and the tired veterans
returned to their homes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
BOTH were STABBED.
A Brakeman's Insult to a
Woman on a Train
Makes a Bloody
Row.
HUSBANDS WOUND DANGEROUS.
Neither the lnsulter Nor the
Defender Knew He Had Been
Cut for Hours Afterwards.

John G. Henry, a railroad brakeman, is
locked up in the Oakland avenue police
station awaiting the result of the injuries
sustained by Thomas Kelly, of No. 70
Danforth avenue. During fight last
night Henry is accused of having stabbed
Kelly.
Henry lives at No 40 Pearsa1l avenue
with his mother and wife. He bears the
reputation of being quiet, peaceable
man. and his arrest for atrocious assault
and battery was somewhat of surprise
to his acquaintance.
INSULTING UNPROTECTED WOMEN.
Yesterday Henry registered in Green
vile and paid visit to friends in New
York. He returned to this city on the
last train over the Central Railroad early
this morning
Among the passengers were Keely, his
wife and a lady friend. The car was
pretty well crowded and the two ladies
became separated from Mr.. Kelly. They
procured seats near where Henry was
sitting and, they allege, were insulted by
him.
They accuse him of ogling them and
motioning to them.
THE HUSBAND TO THE RESCUE.
When they attempted to leave the train
at Greenville, Henry, they aIlege, took
hold of Mrs. Kelly's arm. Kelly. seeing
this, sprang at Henry; and the two men
grappled. The women interfered and the
men were separated. Kelly and his COM
panions started to go home, and
Henry followed but did not interfere
until Kelly was about to go into his
house, when Henry sprang at him and
the pair again became involved in fight.
This time Policeman Routh of the Fifth
T1rnCir1rf inf rad nd OF
Kelly went into his house and Henry
went home.
MYSTERIOUS WOUND.
Some time later, when undressing,
Kelly discovered that he had been cut In
the fracas and Policeman Routh was
again summoned, together with ply
s1c1an. Kelly instructed the policeman
to arrest Henry, which was done. 1t is
said that Kelly's injuries are serious.
The knife with which the wound was
inflicted pierced the lung. Kelly bled
profusely during the night and this
morning when Henry was arraigned be-
fore Justice Wanser word was received
that Kelly was in a precarious condition.
THE BRAKEMAN STABBED TOO.
/ saw Henry in the Third Precinct
lookup after his arraignmeft. He dis
claimed any knowledge of what occurred;
denied that he carried knife or inflicted
the injuries with which he is charged
he complained that he was badly used
up in some way, and while STOPPING his
head to show me where his neck was
swollen. discovered stab wound. evil
IDENTIFY made with the blade of PEN
knife. This discovery was q surprise to
Henry and also to the police officials.
His coat was slashed in several places,
which shows that some one else welded
a knife as well as Henry. Upon impart-
ing my discovery to Captain Newton .
physician was summoned and the wound
was dressed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
St. Paul,s of the Cross.

The Catholic Young Mems Literary
Association, connected with the Church
of st. Paul of the Cross, has taken pos
session of the recently fitted up club
rooms in the new parochial school build
ing on Shenandoah avenue The new
quarters will be provided with meeting,
reading and billiard rooms. The society
numbers eighty-seyen members and it's
list increases weekly.
The Church of st. Paul of the Cross
will formally open the new school build
ing October 81 with fair which will
continue two weeks. The c. Y. NJ Lit
erary Association will present parlor
Father Quinn proposes series of enter
tainments during the fair.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
CLERK HASBRoUcK'S WITHDRAWAL.

1t Is Not Received with Unmixed Re-
gret-North Hudson Notes.
'The resignation of Alexander Has
brouck, the quondam Town Clerk of
Weehawken," said an old resident this
morning, has freed that little town
rom great deal of embarrassment.
SIT is better to be without clerk than
to be encumbered with one whose whole
sale naglect of duties interfered continu-
ally with the transaction of the towns
business" F"
Hr. Hasbrouck's s successor, Mr.. Hauser,
is business man of ability.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
Honoring Ex-nrayor seidler.

The congregation of the Bergen Baptist
Church assembled last evening in the
large chapel of the church to show
their appreciation of ex-Mayor Charles
Seidler's efforts and zeal for the welfare
of the church and his munihcence in pay
ing half the church debt--a gift of $17, 500.
The church parlors had been hand
somely decorated for the occasion but
they proved to be too small
The pastor, Rev. d. J. Ellison, presided,
and offered set Of resolutions thanking
Mr.. Seidler for his gift.
The Rev. Mr.. Ellison also delivered
short address. Mr.. Seidler responded
feelingly.
Subsequently refreshments were served.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
THE VAN WORST LAND SALE.
Auctioneer Rouget Hammers Out Some
Good Prices.

Auctioneer Rouget Hammers ont some
Good Prices.
One of the most important sales of real
estate which has taken place in this city
for some time came off yesterday after
noon. William j. Rouget, the young
auctioneer of Grove street, sold the choice
piece of property lying between Grove
and Henderson. Second and Third
streets, except five lots on Henderson
street.
The attendance at the sale was large
and the bidding spirited. The prices
obtained were considered good and
ranged from 50, 500 to Sc, 6,450 per lot. The
entire plot brought $S1 ,645.
The purchasers were ID. e. Cleary, Johh
Anderson, Peter A. Somers, Owen Farley,
Michael Driscoll, H. A. Heidi, Henry
Hinse, DIR. Mclaughlin, A. A. Zabriskie,
Ann Hultmann. William Dohrman, Mat
thew Blighe, James O'Neill and Martin
TOpnfnrr1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
THE COURT APOLOGIZED.
A Similarity of Names Brings Thomas
Connors Into Court.


Connors Into Court.
A small comedy of errors was enacted
in the First District Police Court yester
day morning. Thomas Connors was
summoned to answer for having in his
possession $40 bill which was claimed
by another man named Thomas Connors
Mr.. Connors was indignant at the charge
and could not understand what it was all
about.
.Are you Thomas Connors who works
for Jacob Ringle?" asked the Justice.
eyes, SIR"
"Well you are the man; the complain
ant says it's the same name as his. Is the
complainant herel" said the Justice.
The complainant said he was there but
something was wrong. The man he
wanted was Thomas Cannon, who
worked for Mr.. Ringle, and his name was
Thomas Cannon, too. Mr.. Connors was
dismissed with apologies. and an effort
will be made to get the right man this
time
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
Peter Hague's Wild Drive.

Peter Hague, who lives on Jersey ave-
nue., was arrested last evening for tax
ing possession of horse and wagon be-
longing to John Mullins and driving
through the streets at breakneck pace.
He was drunk at the time When Police
men Donovan and Cannon brought him
to the Grove street station he fought des-
perately. He was held for trial by JUS
tice Stilsing this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
ROBBED THE MAIL.

A Hoboken Letter Carrier Caught With
Marked Money.
John Goodman, thirty-one years old, OF
No. 119 Washington street, Hoboken, was
arrested this morning by Post Office
Inspector Brigg. Postmaster Keil charged
him with robbing the mails.
Complaints Inspector Briggs watched
Goodman and placed marked bill in an
envelope and dropped it in a box on
Goodman's route. When the latter re-
turned his collections this morning the
prepared envelope was not among the
others. The marked bill was found in
his pocket
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
The Church and Labor.

Last night the debating society in con-
nection with the Tabernacle took up the
labor question and discussed it from the
standpoint of Edward Bellamy's work,
Looking Backward" President J. M.
Harty was in the chair.
The discussion was participated in by
Prof. H. c. Waite, Mr. Thomas, Lawyer
De Hail, the Rev. John L.. .Scudder, who
pronounced against trusts, and Robert
Campbell. The discussion will be pur-
sued fnrther
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
Governor Abbett,s FIeet Launch.

Ex- Governor Albeit has had built a
steam launch which has been christened
the New Jersey. The trial trip was made
Yesterday, and the launch made fourteen
the trip, but the boat was easily handled
and was safely landed. She ran up the
river as far as Newburgh. The launch
will receive the finishing touches at South
Shrewsbury The boat win probably be-
come one of the Jersey City Yacht Clubs
fleet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
The North hudson b. and Z. A.

The North Hudson County Building
and Loan Association held its regular
monthly meeting last evening in its
rooms at Apples Hall, Central avenue.
This association for the benefit of it's
members, posts on blackboard the full
report of the business done from its or
ganization to date. Last night it showed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
subsequently refreshments were served.
The Palma's Coming Entertainment.

The PaIma's Coming Entertainment,
The entertainment Committee of the
Palma Club has announced an entertain-
ment to be given under its auspices by
professional talent on the evening Of
Tuesday, October 20. The list of partici-
pants includes Miss Maud Morgan, harp
ist; Nine. Carrie Hun King, saprano; Miss
Bessie H. Mecklem, saxophonist; the
Dudley Buck Quartette, Mr.. j. J. Hayes,
elocutionist, and Mr.. Adolph Close, ac-
companist.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
Hugh ArbuckIe Dies in JAN.

Hugh r. Arbuckle, one of the well
known Lafayette family, was taken to
day, and died there about three O'clock
this morning of alcoholism.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
Aid Edmonson injured.

Aid Edmonson, of the Hoboken police
force, while riding with Mr.. Henry
Voltke, of Hoboken, near Fort Lee yes
terday, was thrown from the wagon and
had his shoulder dislocated
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
The Weather Rulletin.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 16, 1ss9.-The
storm has moved to the Eastward from
the Middle Atlantic Coast.
For Eastern New York and New Jer-
sey-Fair till Friday; no change in tenn
perature; northwesterly winds.
For Western New York-Fair, slightly
warmer; variable winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
Tonight,s Concord at che Tabernacle.

The Tabernacle Cornet Band promises
a splendid musical treat at the Taber-
nacle Congregational Church this even
ing. Excellent local talent will assist
the popular musicians in making their
concert for the benefit of the band fund
one of the musical events of the season.
Ticket, admitting lady and gentleman.
fifty cents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-16
who Shot Constable McGinnis.

Deputy Constable Patrick McGinnis,
while intoxicated last evening and fool
ing with a pistol, was shot in the right
ear. The bullet pierced the brain, and it
is feared that he will die. He is now at
the CITY Hospital.