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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
CHAMPION FAT MEN.
Jersey City Scooped Several Prizes
at the Clambake.

Among the Jersey City participants in
the festivities incident to Thursdays Is
clambake Of the Fat Mems Association of
Coney Island were Justice of the Peace
Winfield. S. Weed, Freeholder "Andy"
Cullom and "Ras" Lewis. These three
representatives attracted considerable at
tension among the giant devourers of the
succulent bi-valves and each returned
home the proud possessor of prize in the
shape of a Young sucking pig "Ras''
outweighed the New York's champion by
twenty-five pounds. tipping the beams at
4S2, while his New York rival fell below
4l0. The Coney Island champion
weighed but $780, "Ras'' asked him to
throw his wife into the balance, but got
left by eight pounds.
Our corpulent Freeholder did the ele-
giant as a waltzer in such an artistic man
ner as to be awarded pig also as the
grand prize, while our big and handsome
Justice of the Peace was accorded o SINH
lar prize for his gallant and graceful de-
portm ent as leader of the grand march.
Both Judge Sutherland, of Kings county,
and Judge Weed took "spiel' and tried
to eclipse the terpsichorean accomplish
ments of the fantastic Freeholder, but as
they had not "spieled" for the past fif-
teen years, it was noticeable that both
had forgotten the heel and toe accom-
plishments of their younger days.
Judge Weed, who acted as one of the
judges in the award of the prizes for the
most graceful dancer, succeeded also in
inducing the other judges to award
'.Andy's" fair partner prize. When
the corpulent young lady espied the
pig presented her she tainted
and in the excitement which followed the
pig escaped, and most desperate efforts
were made to capture the youthful swine
on the waxed ball room floor, while the
women screaming, sprang to the seats of
the chairs and the tops of tables.
The deniZens of Exchange place were
amazed at the unusual sight early yester-
day morning of coach, on the front of
which sat big Jack O'Keefe, the driver,
Nesting three young pigs in his
lap. When the corpulent trio ar
rived home Judge Weed presented
his prize to Big Jake Kramer, who. an
hour after, was served with a notice from
the Health Inspector threatening a SO
fine if he did not Immediately abate the
nuisance Of maintaining a pig inside the
city limits.
Jake got mad when he realized the
joke, and Immediately dumped the pig
over a fence into Justice Weeds back
yard Caterer Dick Cooper, of the Cres-
cent Club, will serve a succulent lunch to.
morrow
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
RAILROAD NOTES.

It is reported that the Lackawanna
Railroad Company intends to bu lid q
branch from Union Centre. thr ough
Rutherford, crossing the Eric near the
Carlton Hill station, and thence to the
Saddle River valley and along il to the
New York State line and so to the Pougn-
keepsie bridge over the Hudson River.
The Iron Car Equipment Company fled
articles of incorporation last Wednesday
at Elizabeth with the County Clerk of
Union county. The company's plant is
to be located at Summit, with its chief
place of business In New York. It's capi-
tai is placed at %, 500. 900 ana it will trans
act operations in all parts of the world.
The excursion of the Morris and Essex
Employees Association to Lake Hopat-
cong, on Thursday Of last week, netted
profits of 81, 100. The people from New
ark, etc. filed nearly thirty cars, and
from Easton there were nine cars. In all
fiftY-eight cars packed with upwards of
$500 people. The excursionists were ac-
companied by Voss's Band, of Newark.
and Sharett's Orchestra, of Morristown
A company has been organized in PENN
sylvania for the construction of steel
railroad passenger coaches which will
neither break nor go into splinters in
cases of collision or other accidents The
steel car is net an entirely new device,
but the companies did not like it--cer-
tdluly ulo uOb tdho W lN-----ttlti fO4l0 llOt
have it, for that reason, yet there Is
good cause to believe that the
steel car is as likely to be the
passenger coach of the future as
the steel ship is the assured favorite
of the present. In 1t lies apparently the
element OF safety to the most attainable
degree. 1t may be bent, indented or
crushed, even in q collision, but if so
built as to exclude the use of wood in
material measure, it cannot be smashed
and reduced to mass of death dealing
timbers and splinters The question Of
practical lightneSs should not be an un-
answerable one in the construction of
steel passenger coaches, as they could
certainly be strongly built without being
ace and sleeping cars.
Leslie p. Farmer has accepted the po-
sition of chairman of the Passenger Com
mittee of the Trunk Association. He ten
dered his resignation last Saturday as
General Passenger Agent on the Erie
road. 1t is to take effect on August l,
when he will begin his new duties. His
successor will probably be w. G. Rinear-
son, now the Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent of the Erie in charge of New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio affairs at
Cleveland, Ohio.
u The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad has just commenced work
on the new steel bridge across the Della
ware River above Delaware Station, Bel
videre. 1t is the intention of the railroad
company not only to replace the present
iron structure, but to rebuild the piers
also, making them heavier and stronger.
There was some heavy travel on the
Northern Railroad Sunday, trains $50
and 252 requiring two engines each to
draw them. There was over four hun
dred and fifty passengers on afternoon
train 249 to Palisades Park.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
HOLLYWOOD PARKS PRICE.
Mr.. Bonn and His Syndicate 10
Receive s15O,OOO for Kings
Woods.

The Hudson County Park Commission
ers have concluded not to press the con-
domination proceedings under which they
will pay Mr.. John H. Bonn, the owner,
his price without any further cavil.
When the park project was first put un-
der way it became known that President
Bonn Of the North Hudson Railway Com
pany had purchased one of the sites likely
to be taken for about $50 900. He offered
It to the PARK Board for $50 900. It was
one of the most desirable sites in the
county probably the only one of all those
submitted that commended itself, and the
Park Board knew that if it were not Sc
lected howl of Indignation and chagrin
would go up from all parts Of the county.
But they thought Mr.. Bonn's price too
high, and tried to induce him to lower his
terms.
Neither Mr. Bonn nor those who were
associated with him in the ownership of
the site would consent to a asmaller figure,
and the Commissioners directed ex-J Judge
Garretson. the counsel of the Park Board,
to commence proceedings in condemna-
tion. Even under this menace, Mr..
Bonn stuck to his price, and told the
Board to go anead
.'No proceedings have been taken," said
Colonel Heppenheimer to me day or
two ago. "We have consulted men we'll
informed in real estate values in that
section, and we are convinced that the
property is worth all that Mr.. Bonn wants
for it. One of his partners sold his share
to speculator on the basis of $3.50, 900. The
syndicate has had an offer for the whole
plot of $l65000, and if it were
let off in lots, more than $150,000 can
easily be secured for it. Our counsel in
structed US that in condemnification pro-
ceedings all these proofs of value would
be submitted to the Court; that at the
end Of the proceedings we should proba-
bly, be obliged to pay him all that he
wanted for it, and SO advised that we
close with him on his own terms, The
contract has been made and he and his
partners are to receive S150.000."
An attempt is being made to include
the tract in the taxable property Of the
town OF Union au valuation OF $92, 00O
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
ITALIANS ON THE RAMPAGE.
They Attack the Sherry Family VII
Razors and an Axe.

They Attack the Sherry Family with
Razors and an Axe.
Antoine Petoni, of No. 54S Grove street,
it is alleged yesterday afternoon COM
mitted an atrocious assault upon Francis
Sherry, of No. 54s Grove street. Petoni
was committed without bail to await the
result of Sherry's injuries. Sherry is in
the hospital.
Sherry was cut about the face with q
razor 1t is not yet positively known
whether Antoine or an older brother did
the cutting. Mrs. Mary Sherry. the wife
OF the wounded man, this morning had
Mary Petoni and her daughter arrested
on the same charge. She alleges that the
whole Sherry family was assaulted with
razors and an axe. and that in welding
the axe one of the Petoni brothers acci-
dentally struck his sister Mary with the
implement with which he intended to
deal q murderous blow to one of her
family.
The Petroni people have had warrant
issued for the arrest of Mrs. Sherry on a
counter charge.
Sherry's wounds are not considered
dangerous.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
Hoboken Notes.

Patrick Murphy, 'longshoreman, was
injured on the Wilson Line dock by a
falling bale of cotton yesterday. He was
attended by DIR. Heller and sent to ST.
Mary's Hospital.
August Faber, aged sixty-five years, of
No Third street, was badly bitten in
the leg last night by dog belonging to
Mrs Fredrichs. of No. so River street.
The wounds were cauterized by DR.. Hell
fer.
Joseph Brand. aged thirty-five years, a
ship caulker employed on Lang's dry
dock at the foot of Fifteenth street, was
overcome by the heat yesterday. He was
brought to the station house and attend
ed by DIR. Simon, aud later removed to
his home, corner of Henderson and Nor
gan streets, Jersey City.
John sweeney, a tinsmith, of Fifth and
Adams street, was before the Recorder
this morning. charged with assault and
battery on Mrs. Stinson. his married SIS
ter, and her daughter Mamie. He was
held for trial.
The Jersey Juniors will play the Mo-
hawk nine from New York in the
Elysian Fields this afternoon.
Henry Struckman, butcher, of No. z
Willow avenue, was before the Recorder
this morning charged by his wife with
desertion. The wife said that her hus-
band was making preparations to leave
her. After hearing the husbands story
the Judge dismissed the complaint
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
RAYoNEE NEWS

The delinquent lands in six of the six
teen reports that have been made by the
Bayonne Board of Commissioners of Adj
iustment under the Martin act, have
been advertised for sale by City Collector
Ccmbes. The sale is the first to be held
in Bayonne. 1t will take place on Thurs
day. August 28, at one O'Clock in the af-
ternoon, at the Bayonne City Hail. 1t
embraces 200 pieces of property, 206 own
ers having squared accounts with the city
Traffic over the west-bound track of til g
New Jersey Central Railroad was delayed
for some time last evening by a mishap
to locomotive No. 1873. The locomotive
was drawing the half-past five O'Clock
from New York express train for Dun
ellen, and just as it pulled out of the Ber-
gen Point station valve seat on the left
hand side gave way. Inc passengers
and baggage were transferred TO another
train and the express was shunted upon u
siding.
The trustees of the Bayonne Firemen's
Relief Fund Association loaned 81 900 to
Thomas Herbert, at the rate of five per
cent. interest during their meeting last
evening.
The Rev Henry De vries. of Peekskill,
vAx HourES's. cocoA-"once tried always
usad.n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
THOSE SCHOOL REPAIRS.
No Provision Made to Take Up the
$4,000 of Bonds---Working
on Speculation.

The half of the story of the fraud in
the Board of Finances budget for next
year has not yet been told in THE JERSEY
markable for what it does not contain
than for what it does contain. The big
point in it all is that while the expendi-
lures, as stated the other day, are to be
S150,0OO more for current expenses next
year than they are this year. the city Is
not to derive any substantial benefit
from them.
No public improvement is contem-
plated in the vast outlay. No provision
Is made for the new station houses that
We're projected. The great city hall en-
terprise vanishes into thin air. The new
schools that were to be provided for each
district under the bonding law Of 1884
sink out of sight.
In all the s2, 5OO00o or more of money
the Ring proposes TO squander, provision
Is not even made to keep the streets in q
condition of presentable cleanliness.
The whole vast sum is to go into the
pockets Of the vandal-like sinecurists
whom His Fraudulency has let in upon
the City Treasury.
THE SCHOOL REPAIRS.
But tho most disgraceful feature OF the
gyindliAg appropriation list is the neg
lect of te repairs that are needed to put
the SCH bis in serviceable order for the
fail. All of the school buildings are in a
state of dilapidation; many OF them are
m state OF decay. Some of them are in
such condition that if they are not re-
paired this summer 1t will be an absolute
impossibility to open them for the recep-
tion OF pupils in the fall
This utterly disreputable state OF
affairs prompted the Board Of Education
10 make requisition upon the Board OF
Finance last May for the issuance OF tenn.
norary loan bonds to the amount of
s15. GOO, to cover the expense OF the needed
repairs. The Board oi Finance consented,
and on June 10 adopted q preamble re-
citing the fact that the schools were In
aboniinable disorder, and resolution
ssGhat in order to provide funds for said
extraordinary appropriation tho Com
plittea on Finance be authorized TO s5x-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
FAKE FINANCE
Startling Revelations Re-
garding the City
Tax Budget.
FALSIFIED RAIL-
WAY FIGURES.
Jersey City's Share from the State
Rated $4,000 Above
Possibility.
A SCHOOL REPAIR INFAMY.
No Provision Made for the $4,000
Worth Of Work Authorized by
the Finance Board
SCHOOL REPAIR INFAMY.
spscsal to the Jerseu CITY Mems.

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TRENTON, Aug. 2, 1s9o.-There has been
much amusement about the State House
at the expense of the Jersey City Board
of Finance. The attention of the State
officials has been called to the financial
budget prepared by the Board, which in
cluded an estimate of $685. 900 to be re-
ceived from the State Board of Assessors
as Jersey City's share of the railroad
taxes. The amount was so much out of
all proportion that the members of the
State Board, as well as the State officials,
at once concluded that the expert tinan-
cier of the Jersey City Board has
large lump of the imaginative faculty.
The declaration bears the stamp of de-
liberate Misrepresentation, because the
entire amount levied in the State is
ss2s. 4s3 N, and according to the figuring
of the Jersey City Board the rest of the
State will have to be satisfied with a triie
over $1,000. The books in the Comp
troller's Office show that out of this $685..
49, n, the amount levied for the use of
Jersey City is s2o4, 4,o4s06. The city has
already received $1ss, ,49o.79, and the bal
ance win be forthcoming in about q
week
In figuring on such large share of the
tax of 1890, which is to be distributed in
1891, the Jersey City financlers are count
ing their chickens before they are
Matched. Inquiry was made of Col. John
Van Cleef, Secretary Of the State Board
of Assessors, whether there was any rea-
son for the Jersey City Board figuring on
such a tremendous income from railroad
taxation next year. He could assign no
reason, and knew of no plan of the Board
to raise more money. or to increase the
valuations. If the amount that Jersey
City will receive next year is increased.
it will be the normal increase of about
$1,000.
State Comptroller Anderson was very
much puzzled when he was asked to ex-
plain how Jersey City figured on getting
SO much of an increase. He was sure
that the left hand figure was wrong and
instead of being perhaps should be a
q Even $225, 900 would be tremendous
jump and there is no rule by which it
could be obtained.
State Treasurer Toffey. who knows
about all new railroads that are to be
built. because they are required by law
to make deposit with him, states that
there are only several small roads under
process OF construction and they will not
swell the tax list to any considerable ex-
tent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02

any by discriminating. He was com
PEELED to vote.
A resolution authorizing the County
Collector to borrow $4,000 on temporary
loan bonds to run nine months at not
more that five per cent. interest was
adopted. This was said to be done to en-
able the County Collector to meet inter-
est on county bonds should any fall due
before the new tax levy is in. The Board
did not explain what extravaganza
caused the necessity Of this loan and why
money was not on hand to meet the in
terest. The next meeting of the Free
holders will be in September.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02

\. Y, will conduct the services of the
Bergen Point Reformed Church.
Fourteen new members will be received
into the Bergen Point Baptist Church to-
morrow morning.
Ex-C0uncilman and Mrs James Muir
ply are sojourning in the Catskills.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Francis Il. Ludy and their
family are having an outing at Asbury
Park.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
HIS SECOND VENTURE.
A New York Divorced Man Married by
Justice Aldrich.

A Now York Divorced Man MARRIED. by
Justice Aldrich.
Justice Aldrich this morning performed
marriage in the back room at the Court
House. The contracting parties were
Abraham Rusch, twenty-four years, of
No. 1874 Fifth ftreet. New York, and Annie
city
Rusch told the Justice that his wife
had obtained divorce from him three
months ago, and that he came to this
State to be married because he could not
be legally married in New York
The Justice performed the ceremony in
his customary dignified manner and
looked pleased when five dollar note
was placed before him on the table for
his services.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02

Johanna Drewes complained to Justice
Wanser that her husband Morton Drewes,
beat her yesterday when drunk A war
rant was issued and the husband was
arrested In the Police Court this morn
ing his wife said he was but twenty years
old and was drunkard and she could no
longer endure his abuse The Justice
held him for further examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
AGREENYILLE SEWER IN COURT.
Justice Dixon Allows Writ of Certiorari
Against the Street and Water Board.

Justice Dixon Allows Writ of Certiorari
Against the Street and Water Board.
Justice Dixon, OF the Supreme Court.
heard ordinary motions in the law
library this morning and allowed the
heirs OF Richard Vreeland writ of certi-
orari removing the condemnation pro-
ceedings of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners in the matter of
the GreenvilIe sewer. Mr.. James Flem-
ming, for the heirs, contended that as
one-nalf of the property owners along the
line of the proposed sewer objected TO its
construction the Board should according
to a law of 1885 stop proceedings on the
sewer. He also contended that the Board
cording to law.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02

The band of musicians connected with
ment against Gleason last night for un-
paid wages. Gleason paid the amount in
question and discharged the musicians.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02

defects, all OF which can be remedied
with but slight expense"
1t was the intention of the Freehol der5
to consider the acceptance of the build
ing at the committee meeting held yes
terday but the matter was postponed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02

Merit wins, as the marvellous success Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla show. It possesses true
medicnai merit sold by ell druggists
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
Chairman stanton Sails.

Chairman Stanton. of the Hoboken
Council, sailed for Europe on the Bremen
steamer, Kaiser Wilhelm, this morning.
He received royal send off. The tug
Colonel E. A. Stevens accompanied the
steamer as far as the Narrows. Aboard
the tug were Police Commissioner Utz.
Chief Donovan, Councilmen Snyder,
Bonalet and Londrigan. Fred
Mersheimer, Freeholders Coyle, Wat
er Commissioners Quidore and
Hayden, Street Commissioner Kelly,
Eddie Beakey, James Laverty. Corpora
ton Attorney Minturn; Christopher
Stanton, Father Francis Lehner, Detec-
tive Guinan, OF the Erie Railroad. John
Tanning. Thomas McAleer. Captain
Mike Boyle, City Clerk McDermott,
School Trustee Acker and Assistant City
Clerks Darcy and Kirschner. Mr. Stan
ton will visit Berlin and other portions
of Germany and will return in about two
months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02

A daring and successful sneak robbery
was perpetrated in Hoboken early Thurs
day evening. 1t was reported to the
police yesterday, but the thieves have
thus far eluded arrest. The victim of the
robbery was William Cliff, the saloon
keeper.
Gift owns q saloon ut the corner OF
Second street and PARK avenue. On
Thursday his bartender went on an ex
cursion and Cliff took charge of the
place. He generally carries large sum
of money in a tin box behind the bar.
Thursday morning he placed 81, 100
in bills and silver in the box About
eight O'Clock in the evening during a lull
in business, Cliff went outside the saloon
and sat on chair talking to some friends.
He remained outside for about ten min
utes. 1t was probably then that the rob-
berry was committed. About half an hour
later Cliff had occasion to go to the tin
box and found that it was missing and
he instantly realized that he had been
robbed,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02

vAx HourEx's. cocoA--"once tried. always
nsed.n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-02
4 HOBOKEN CONSTABLE
Strikes a Tough Job With
an Attachment on Reed
the Judge"

George Chamberlain was sworn in as
constable by Justice Seymour in Hoboken
yesterday, to serve an attachment. Cham
berlain says this morning that he never
wants to serve another one. The attach
ment was issued at instance Of Frederick
Zetter, the captain of the tow boat Reed
the Judge" and was to satisfy claim
for wages. The boat was lying at the
Hamburger dock among lot of other
boats. Chamberlain went aboard the
boat at about noon, and Kept watch until
about half past six O'Clock when the tug
Eastend steamed up.
Two men whom Chamberlain swears
weighed jointly about four hundred and
fifty pounds, boarded Reed the judge
and at once commenced to unite the lines.
Chamberlain protested and said that he
was an officer and showed the attachment
papers; :,
ITO hi with you and your papers" !"
said one of the new cOmers
Chamberlain was then picked up bodily
and fired aboard the boat adjoining. He
picked up Delaying pin and again
boarded "Reed the Judge" and struck
out with it. The weapon was taken from
him again and several of the tugs crew
puueQ buelT Suthtl Knives. It tuUugnb
discretion the better part of valor and
went to the next boat.
The captain of the tug then ordered her
crew to cut the lines and two fellows
went about cutting the ropes. Pretty
soon all of the fleet of tow boats cut loose
from their fastenings were floating out
with the tide into mid stream. The tug
Eastend steamed away with Reed the
judge in tow.
The only persons on board some of the
boats cut loose were women, and they
screamed Justify for help. Chamberlain
was sent adrift on a tow boat, the only
other person on board being Maggie
O'Neil, cook. At an opportune mo-
ment, during the excitement, Maggie
O'Neil took fit, and Chamberlain was in
more trouble. Finally all of the boats
were towed back again to the dock and
secured with new lines. The captains
and owners of the boats vow dire venge-
ance on the captain or the tug Eastend
and Doran & Co., the owners of Reed
the Judge" Chamberlain says that he
will never attempt to serve another at
tachment. He will go before United
States Commissioner Romaine in this
city today and state the case.