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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
HAD HIS HAIR COMBED.
Mr.. w. j. BunnelIs Encounter with a
CoIored Boy and His Ma.

Mr.. w. j. Bunnell's Encounter with
CoIored Boy and His Ma.
William J. Bunnell, familiarly known
as Chilly the Planter" because of the
many cemeteries he has increased in
population through his business as an
undertaken, had his flowing white beard
and silvery locks combed yesterday in
vigorous manner by ten very energetic
fingers.
Mr.. Bunnell is the fond father of
promising boy. and when yesterday
another promising boy of the Senegam-
blan race threw a stone wickedly and
with malice aforethought. directly at the
head of Mr.. Bunnell's boy, hitting the
mark with the accuracy of finished
marksman, Mr.. Bunnell became angry.
He went for that colored boy. But the
boy went too. He gave the old gentle
man chase, but was finally overnauled.
Just as he was caught by Mr.. Bunnell,
that old gentleman found himself cap
tured. Mrs. Mary Walton, the mother of
the aforesaid promising colored boy, was
his captor. She elutched him by the
beard and tore at his hair, and in two
minutes Mr. Bunnell was firmly con-
vinced that to replace the lost locks would
make corner in wigs.
AS soon as possible he released hi mself
from her clutches and caused her arrest.
This morning he appeared in court to
say that he had forgiven both the mother
and son, and withdrew his complaint.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
DAsHEs ABOUT TOWN.

John Jenning, No. 129 Morgan street,
who was remanded q few days ago for
assault and battery on his wife, was pa
rolled on his own recognizance by Justice
Stilsing this morning Mrs. Jenning re-
fused to press the charge.
Patrolmen Colohan and Whelan last
night raided an old shanty on the tow
path just beyond the Henderson street
bridge and captured James McDonough,
No. S4 Canal street; May Estelle, OF
'VariclS street, and Nellie Winn, of Beacon
avenue. All three were arralgned as dis
orderly persons and remanded for fur
ther hearing. Meantime the police are
searching for the proprietor.
August Faddolm. a Russian, living at
No. 1856 Morris street, fell to the pave
ment at York and Gregory streets last
evening q victim of yesterdays intense
heat. He was attended by DIR. Hill and
sent to the City Hospital.
John Bonnell, aged forty-eight, of No.
50 Vroom street, employed at the Jersey
City and Bergen railway horse stables,
died suddenly while sitting in a chair at
his home last evening.
Evan Sones a vagrant, was arraigned
before Judge Stilsing this morning,
charged with entering and larceny Yes
terday he entered Mrs. Bottoms liquor
store at Wayne and Monmouth streets
and took possession of cigar box con-
tanning S.. So Patrolman McGurk found
the money on Jones. Jones was commit
ted for trial.
Michael Gilmartin, No. 262 Varick
street. was held by Justice Martinez yes
terday, charged with assault on Richard
Holgale, No 265 Barrow street. Gilman
tin tiourished revolver in Holgale's
face and threatened TO shoot him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
WEST BERGEN NOTES.

One thousand tickets have been issued
for the entertainment which takes place
at the West Side Avenue M. E. Church
on Thursday evening, August T. The
proceeds will be for the benefit of Mrs.
+. j. Farquhar, whose husband was re-
Gently killed.
The cabinet of the Epworth League
met last night at the M. E. Church. 1t
was determined to postpone the enter
tainment which was to have been given
on the evening of August 81 till date in
September, to be fixed by the Literary
Committee of the League.
The Committee on Constitution and
By-Lays of the New Athletic Club, recent
ly organized in West Bergen, will meet
this evening at the residence of Mr..
George j. Standish on West Side avenue.
The S. S. of S. gave dance last night
at the residence of Miss Bessie Brooks
bank on Boyd avenue. About thirty
were present.
The big ditch plow Of the Street and
Water Board made a tour of Duncan ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon. The avenue is
much improved thereby.
The gang of men are still working on
he West Side avenue car tracks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
THAT FIREMEN' s PICNIC.

All Right, and for Worthy Object.
The gentlemen who are canvassing for
advertisements for programme of pic
mic Of the Exempt Firemen's Associa-
tion are engaged iii good work, and en-
titled to all the patronage they can OBJ
tain The association is regularly incor
porated. and numbers among its officers
and members many of the prominent
citizens of Jersey City. When it was
announced that picnic was being III
ranged for the firemen, enquiry was made
at Fire Headquarters, and through mis-
understanding it was there stated that
no such scheme was sanctioned by the
Board The mistake probably arose from
the suppositlon that the canvass was
being made in the name of the active
corps, whereas it is really for the vets.
The excursion, however, which will be
to Sylvan Beach Grove, on August 27, is
for worthy object, and those canvassing
for the programme or selling tickets have
credentials signed by Martin Rouse and
countersigned by President Conway, of
the Board Of Fire Commissioners.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
suRFMAN DROWNED IN THE SURF.
Tragic End of Joe Mcguire, the Noted
Cape May Swimmer.
speciaI to the JERSEY Ctr Mems.

SDeCfut 10 Tue Jersey Cttu Hetrs.
CAPE MAY, August l, 1S9O.-Joe Ma
guire was drowned last night while bath
ing in thesurf. he had been long known
here as one of the most fearless guardi-
ans of the beach, and hundreds of people
living today owe their lives to mis- efforts
in their behalf. He had been proprietor
of bath houses here for some time and
was one of the best swimmers, having
frequently been III contests in which he
generally came out victor.
At seven o'clock Mcguire walked out
to the end of the pier attired in his bath
ing suit and dived into the ocean. AS he
came to the surface he started to swim
down the line of breakers. He continued
swimming until a point directly opposite
the Grant street station was reached
when his movements became slower and
more labored until he appeared to be
thoroughly helpless, dashed about at the
will of the breakers and unable to put
forth an exertion in his own behalf. His
dangerous position was at this time
noticed by William Hebenthal, who was
driving carriage down the boulevard
Hebenthal jumped off the carriage,
climbed over the boardwalk and dashed
through the brakers, closely followed by
George Mitchell, who was just about to
take dip in the surf. Mitchell ana He
benthal waded out to where Mcguire was,
but by this time bis struggles had ceased
and he was utterly helpless.
Hebenthal caught Mcguire, and with
the assistance of Mitchell and several
others brought him to the shore. Ma
guire was now unconscious and every
effort was made to resuscitate him. DR..
Kennedy and a.number of others labored
with him for over half hour trying to
revive some faint spark of life, but met
with no success. Mcguire was thirty
years of age and leaves wife and two
children
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
LOW WATER.
High Service Reservoir Has Eight
Feet Less Than the Limit.

Notwithstanding the apparent har-
mony existing between the Board Of
Finance and the Street and Water Com
missioners over the appropriation of the
latter Board, beneath the surface there is
merry war.
Commissioners Dugan, Somers and
Van Keuren, with Chief Engineer
Ruggles, visited the Board of Finance at
their executive meeting yesterday morn
ing and lost no time in letting the Nnau-
ciers know just what they thought OF the
been treated by the Board.
The Financiers were not slow in giving
the Commissioners to- understand that
they had been given all the money they
would get and they had better guage their
expenses accordingly. for no money
would be borrowed on their account and
if they went beyond their limit they
would do so at their peril
Hot as the weather was 'sthe confer
ence" was hotter. and above the rattle of
the street below, even through the care
fully bolted doors, could be heard the
angry voices of "conferees.n
The Street and Water Commissioners
finally left with blood In their optics
Chief Engineer Ruggles stated that the
water at High Service Station had fallen
eight feet below the limit. visited the
High Service Station on Summit avenue
this morningsto learn. il possible, the real
condition of the reservoir. The Chief En-
gineer said that the water had been fall
ing at an average of three inches per day
for month, and that the water was now
eight feet less than the lowest limit,
which is twenty-six feet.
In places saw that the bottom of the
reservoir was dry where there should
have been at least sir feet OF water, and
the engineer said that if the water con-
tinued to fall at the same rate 1t had been
falling other places In the reservoir
would also be dry tomorrow. The meas
urement taken this morning showed that
there was a depth Of eighteen feet of
water in the deepest part.
There was no danger of water famine,
Engineer Ruggles, said. but the con- :
dition of things was decidedly unpleasant;
foot below the limit, he continued, was
the most the water should fall He ad-
vanced novel explanation for the loss of
water He thought that there were ten
times as many water motors being used
in this city to propeI fans this year than
last
The amount Of water now being sent
out from the reservoir is twenty-five mil
lion gallons. Chief Engineer Ruggles has
had two divers at work in the Hacken-
sack river examining the pipes, but
they discovered no leak.
The engineer at the High Service sta
ton could give no cause for the falling
off in the supply other than possible
leak in the pipes supplying Jersey City
frfSvr, Eol IvflIo
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
THAT BUDGET.
Commissioners Inclined to Say
"What's the Use of Kickingp"

The attention of President Edelstein. of
the Board of Finance, was called to the
article in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS of last
evening uDon the budget, and he was
asked If the Board of Finance expected to
be able to pay off S1.0OO,000 of the bonds
during the next fiscal year. He replied
that it did. When next asked in what
manner he expected this would be done,
he did not reply, but he did say that if the
bonds were not paid off they would be re-
funded at a lower rate of interest. and
the city saved large amount in de-
creased interest.
EDUCATORS RESIGNED.
The members of the Board of Educa-
tion take the appropriation made to them
s'Well, what is the use of kickingw
was the sterotyped phrase of sew
eral of the members whom l met last
night.
has cut us in the item for repairs, gas,
heating and ventilating We asked for
$4,000. and they give us $1,000. This ap-
preparation think just, however, mas
much as the Board only recently asked
and received SIS, 900 for repairs.
How about this enormous cut IN
teachers salaries and fuelY' asked;
II do not know anything about that.
was the reply. "The Committee on FL
nance asked for that sum. suppose that
the reason they asked for IL was the an
ticipation of new schools"
Director MuldOon said he Thought the
cut was outrageous, and that the TN ance
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
THE wHITECAR WILL CONTEST.
An Expert Swears the IntsrIineations
Are Illegal.

An Expert Swears the Interlineations
Are Illegal.
The time of Judge Lippincott yester-
day afternoon was taken up in hearing
testimony in the contest over the will of
the late Joseph Whitecar, the particulars
of which were told in THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS yesterday. The principal witness
called was Prof. Flynn, of Paterson The
Professor said he was an expert in chem
istry and chirography and he testified
that the interlineations in the will were
not in the same handwriting as the body
of the will and that they were not made
at the same time the will was drawn.
The ink used, the Professor said was diff
ferent also from that in the body of the
will He thought the interlineations
were very recent. He had examined
them carefully through microscope and
was positive that the interlineations were
made subsequent to the execution of the
will
A couple of unimportant witnesses
were called in relation to the deed made
to Margaret Whitecar to prove that it
was made subsequent to the will. and
then Judge Lippincott said he would at
an early date make q decree from which
the interlineations would be omitted
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
siIyerman is Held.

Hyman Silverman, who owned the dry
goods store at No. 800 Grand street,
burned night before last, and who was
held yesterday on charge of arson. and
his friend Susritzky, of No. 377 Grand
street, held also as an accessory. were
arraigned before Justice Stilsing this
morning. Susritzky. who had been
placed under arrest by Patrolman Land
messer, because he was seen to inspect
the ruins just after the fire and exclaim
',AIl burned. all burned" and then start
to run at the patrolman's appearance, was
paroled.
There was no further direct evidence
against Silverman, but the court consid-
cred that that already presented warrant
ed further investigation. Counsellor Pus-
ter, who represented Silverman agreed to
an adjournment Of the case until tomor-
row morning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
BAYONNE BONDS.

They Are Bringing Big Premiums-In-
cendiary Fires Annoy the Firemen.
Bayonne is finding liberal purchasers
w. Fuller, her City Attorney. He re-
Gently sold for the city authorities at
premium of 104, to the trustees of the
State School Sinking Fund, two new
issues of short lived bonds. Yesterday
he completed negotiations for wealthy
client for the sale of two patches of
bonds, aggregatiDg $22 500, at the highest
premium yet paid. A batch of bonds
having eighteen years to run brought Ill,
and another batch having twenty eight
years to run brought 113.
Coroner Brackner held an inquest into
the death of Mrs. Margaret Dee. The
evidence showed that the woman was
drunk when her husband, Michael Dee,
returned home. He showed her aside and
she fell down. County Physician Con-
verse testified that the woman's death
was due to hemorrhage of the brain, pro-
duced by shock, the brain being dis
eased through dissipation. Dee's reputa-
tion as an iDoffensive, temperate man
was proven, aud the jury rendered YER
dict exonerating him.
1ncendiary fires, evidently kindled by
m1schevious boys, have given the Bay
onne Volunteer Fire Department two
hard runs and caused the Bayonne police
much annoyance during the present
week. Early Wednesday evening the
firemen were summoned to vacant
frame house at the corner of Isabella
avenue and Linnet street by the Shrek
ing of locomotive whistles. They found
a lively blaze in the upper story of the
structure. About $500 damage was
done. 1t is owned by the Bay
onne Mutual Building and Loan
Association Late last evening they
were again called out by an alarm from
the Bergen Point bell tower. an incipient
blaze having been discovered in another
unoccupied frame house at the corner of
Cottage street and Hobart avenue. They
had their run for nothing, however. for
the fire was put out before they arrived
by some people living in the vicinity.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
THE HORSE tanner IN TROUBLE.

GIeason's Stock Attached as it Was
About to be Sold.
The affairs of Gleason, the horse tanner,
seem to be in a very tangled condition at
present.
He had advertised an auction of horses
to take place yesterday afternoon, but be-
fore the time set for the auction an att
tachment, issued by Roylance g. Co., Of
New York. for an unpaid debt of $3.50, was
served on Gleason and he was prevented
from selling the most valuable team of
all the horses advertised for sale.
The horses which he put up for sale
brought such meagre prices tnat he was
forced to bid them in. To pro-
tect himself Gleason had an emploYe
named Cowles swear that he was the
owner of the team attached. This will
place Gleason in worse position, for
Lawyer f. Seguine, counsel for Roylance
& Co., says, If Gleason does not own the
horses he will have him arrested for
false representations Gleason is very
likely to prolong his stay in Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
R. WAYNE PARKER DECLINES.
He will Not be Assistant U. S. Attorney
General.
Special to the jersey citu Ne,Os.

Special to the jersey City Ne,os
NEWARK, August 1, 1890-Some of the
leaders of the Republican party in Essex
county received great surprise yester-
day on q question of federal patronage.
While they have been asking for recogni-
tion on all sides for offices they were
astonished on being infol med that the
position of assistant United States Attor-
ney-General, an officer second only in po-
sition to that of cabinet officer, had been
offered to R. Wayne Parker, whose name
had been sent in some time ago with that
of ex-Judge Fort for the United States
solicitor generalsh1p.
The greater surprise was on the an
nouncement that Mr. Parker had refused
the office. The salary is 5000 year and
there is only one condition to its accept
ance, that the gentleman who gets the
position must reside at Washington Mr.
Parker replied that the question of resi-
dence would prevent him from accepting
the office. He explained that it would
not be worth his while to neglect his
practice in Newark. The correspondence
which has been going on for some time
was only revealed by the struggle to get
the position of United States District At
torney for ex-senator Fish in place OF
George Duryea, resigned
Chairman w. r. Williams OF the Re
publican City Central Committee wrote
very strong letter to Attorney General
Miller, urging Mr.. Fish for the vacancy.
Mr.. White, Of Red Bank, was considered
to have the inside track. Mr. Lehlbach
seconded these efforts, and personally
urged Mr.. Fish. Then Mr.. Miller, the
attorney general. said that he understood
that Essex county Republicans did not
want any Offices. This surprise was
followed up with the statement that r.
Wayne Parker had declined valuable
Office and led the local leaders to expect
recognation for other gentlemen who will
not be slow to accept 1t is understood
that Mr.. Fishes chances under these cir
cumstances will be good for the United
States district attorneyship, while some
feel that it would have been wiser had
th ey been informed of Mr.. Parker's offer
bnf ore IL was declined
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
NORTH HUDSON NOTES.

Ex-Postmaster Casey, of Union Hill,
had a narrow escape from death yes
terday afternoon. He was superintend-
ing the digging of nine-foot trench
when the earth gave away, burying him.
He was dug out after considerable diff
received rf Internal Injuries, which are RE- not %
serious.
Recorder Schleicher. of Union Hill, left
yesterday for Calicoon, Sullivan county,
N. Y. Recorder Hanenstein. of West New
York, viii officiate at Union fill until
Recorder Schleicher's return.
IAe George O'Keete Association, Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
JERSEY MORTGAGES.
Figures from the State Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
special to he jersey Ctr Ne,o..


epeciaI to the jersey City Neacs
TRENTON, August /, 1890 The annual
report of the State Bureau of Statistics
of Labor and Industries has Just been
issued. 1t contains an interesting chap
throughout the State 1t is stated that
during the past nine years 1896 farmers
were sold out under foreclosure proceed
ings. Oh account Of the large number of
failures large corporations are not will
ing to loan to any extent on New Jersey
particularly to show the decrease in
urban localities. In 1870 Essex had 1857
mortgages at per cent. In 1888 there
were 3,31T at 6 per cent, ], ,462 at per
cent and 10 at per cent.
During the years from 1881 to 1888 there
were 20,7f1 mortgages recorded in this
State. They were divided as follows:-
Largely urban counties, comprising Es-
sex, Hudson, Camden, Passaic and Union,
1890; partly urban counties, comprising
Bergen, Cumberland, Mercer, Middlesex
and Morris, 4,541; largely rural counties,
comprising Burlington, Gloucester,
Hunterdon, Salem, Somerset; Sus-
side counties, comprising Atlantic.
Ocean, Cape May and Monmouth,
TAI In the year 1883 mort
cages were recorded as follows:-E Essex.
1888; Hudson, S,035; Camden, 1852; Mer-
Ger, 1877; Monmouth, 1,546; Passaic,
1851; Union, l, 1856; Atlantic, 995; Bergen,
Sl5; Burlington, 99s; Cape May. 26Y;
Cumberland, s45; Gloucester, 504; Hunt
erdon, 541; Middlesex, 897; Morris, 719;
Ocean, 254; Salem, 45l; Somerset, 475;
Sussex. 264; Warren, $50.
The mortgages in Essex county in 1883
amounted to $40. 140,0 A total of 81, 1885,
SIT was given to building and loan asso-
Citations.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01
Meetings of Commissioners of Assess
ment.

Commissioners of Assessment James
Hunt, James Turnilty and James n
Davis will meet in the Street and Water
Board building on Tuesday morning,
August 19, at nine o'clock. to APP
praise the value of the land to be taken
for opening Lienau place, from Prospect
street to Booraem avenue. All parties
interested will be given an opportunity
to discuss the matter with the Commis-
sioners on August 10.
On the same date, at ten o'clock, the
Commissioners of Assessment will APP
praise the value of the land to be taken
for opening Nesbitt street from R-a<s
voir sYenue to Booraem avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01

An important meeting that is absorb
ing the attention of all the members of
the organization will be held at the rooms
OF the Wayne Athletic Club next Mon
day night. Nominations are to be made
for officers to be elected at the last meet
ing in August. There are many candi-
ably spoken of for the positions are:-
President, James E. Kelly and Thomas
+. O'Brien; vice president, Daniel f.
Cody and John Clark; recording secre-
tary, William Berrigan and George
Ryan; treasurer, Frank kellagher and
Edward Robinsons financial secretary,
Thomas Yarrow ana George McEntee:
captain, Thomas Vogellus and William
Clossey; lieutenants. James Gill. Henry
Halstead, Louis Michel and Daniel Coffey.
siderable wire pulling to have them
elected, and it is hard to predict how the
rivalry will result.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01

The Council did not meet yesterday
afternoon. Councilmen Londrigan, Sny-
der, Bewig and Chairman Stanton were
present. The others did not attend. An
other attempt will be made to hold a
meeting this afternoon. Chairman Stan
ton sails for Europe tomorrow morning.
The Harry L. Barck Association met
last night and perfected arrangements for
their chowder party on August %.
The excursion of St. Mary's Temper
ance Society, which was held yesterday,
was decided success.
Christopher Spelling was the most de-
spised prisoner before Recorder McDon-
ough this morning. He lives at No. 90
Madison street. and was on accused of
beating his mother. He was committed
for trial
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01

West Hoboken, went on their chowder
party to Carlstadt yesterday. The boys
had a splendid time
A snake fifteen feet in length was
killed by Otto Hahn in Gutenberg yes
terday.
The engagement is announced of George
Detters, of West Hoboken. to Miss Alma
Cross, of New York.
The drinking fountain which was re-
Gently placed on Palisade avenue by the
w. G. I. U. is being extensively patron
lied these days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01

The members of Zabriskie Post, G. A.
R., at u meeting held in the Avenue
House last evening, unanimously decided
to visit Boston on August IL as Post A
committee was appointed to secure q
band of twenty-five pieces to accompany
the Post and to perfect other necessary
arranOamanta
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-01

arrested yesterday, on charge of as
sault and battery When he was ar
raigned before Justice Wanser this morn
ing Johannah did not appear. Martin
had been out of work for some time, and
when his wife referred to him as lazy ne
slapped her face She thereupon pro-
cured a warrant for his arrest.
Justice Wanser remanded him until
Mrs. Drewes can be found.