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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
THE CARPET PAID FOR.
But there Are Other Old Scores to
Settle in Pastor Staehli's Church.

The disclosures in yesterdays JER-
sEY CITY NEWS of the trouble ex-
isting in Pastor Staehli's church
caused about the same result in the
Ladies' Society as would be produced
by poking a stick into hornets nest.
The regular monthly meeting of the
society took place yesterday afternoon.
and was the largest one held in several
months. Pastor Staehli opened the
meeting with prayer. He had just fin
isned speaking when Mrs. Decker walked
in, evidently prepared to settle the dis
pute over the carpet, and settle anyone
who differed from her.
The lady was excited and took no part
in the meeting whatever, passing away
the time by walking the floor. She was
the first one to pay her dues, and was the
last one to leave the meeting room.
After the meeting / learned from Mrs.
Kaiser, Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Guenther,
that Hoos & Schultz had been paid for
the carpet, and that today William Dodd
would be paid for the mating. The car
pet question was undoubtedly discussed
at the meeting, but what was said or done
could not be ascertained.
Last night the regular monthly meet
ing of the Consistory was held in the
church. | managed TO get into the meet
ing room aud found Judge Puster with
copy of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS spread on
table before him reading TO Sinking
Fund Commissioner Jacob Ringle and the
other mem bers of the Consistory the item
concerning the trouble in the church.
was not permitted TO stay and was in
formed that nothing but routine business
would be transacted. Judge Puster was
elected president, Jacob Ringle, treasurer,
and Mr.. Strudel, secretary of the Consis
tory for the ensuing year.
I called on Pastor Staehli again last
night and endeavored to get him to ex-
plain the trouble more at length This
he refused to do until he had consulted
with Judge Puster.
Pastor Staehli's congregation is divided
nto two factions, and not only have the
aides of the church had trouble, but
Pastor Staehli is endeavoring TO settle a
fight for power among his trustees.
Further investigation into the meeting
of the consistory reveals the fact that IL
was a stormy one. The members were
very indignant because of the disclosure
of the trouble in the church, and an in
vestigation is to be made with a view to
ascertaining, If possible. who the guilty
persons are. Several ladies are suspected
and will undoubtedly be called before the
Consistory to explain their actions. Pastor
Staehl refused positively this afternoon
to make any statement concerning the
trouble, as he fears fresh outbreak
would endanger his welfare.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
THE BAYONNE PROTESTS.
Clerk Hamilton Takes No Action In the
Matter-Meeting for Advice.

Clerk Hamilton Takes No Action In the
Matter-Meeting for Advice.
City Clerk Hamilton of Bayonne, took
no action yesterday in the protested petit
tions, but the matter will be pushed in a
day or so. and then he will be forced to
take a decided stand. The several candi-
dates are working with tireless energy
that will count on election day. The
"ring" are putting forth their best efforts,
aad have lots of money to carry on the
fight. Their efforts in this direction are
noticeable in the First ward. The Deces-
sity Of steady fight on the part of the
Fsrr supporters is evident, and cannot be
pushed forward with too much yigor.
The Bayonne Herald says that
s'the issues involved in the present can
yass have their origin chiefly in the con-
duct OF our local affairs by the city gov
ernment-the gerrymandering Of the
ward lines; the condition OF our streets;
matters of taxation and finance; the
favoritism in contracting and carrying
forward city improvements by which
few men are rapidly aceumulating for
tunes: the location and construction of a
city hail out of the way. and with no GER
tain limit as to cost; the purchase Of
rocky and inaccessible water fronts for
public docks, and the control of sRch as
are already constructed; the nepotism and
imbecility evincad in some departments;
the granting Of valuable franchises and
privileges TO corporations aud individuals
without sufficient consideration or COM
pensation TO the city"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
AMENpNENT BY OPINION.
The B1under in the Judges Salary Law
and that Bad Not.
Social 10 a., Fers.,, (ssf,, N-s...


Special to the Jersey CITY Eeios
TRENTON, April 2. 1s9l.-The fling of
an opinion py Attorney General Stockton
in the matter of the Law Judge law, is a
remarkable transaction. because it has no
precedent in the history Of the State. It's
effect, however, will be watched with
much interest
The amendment was passed by the
Senate aud concurred in by the House,
but the bill was not re-engrossed. The
publication the engrOssed bill as he
received 1t and for which ne
gave his receipt He did not
take any notice of the loose amendment.
The Governor was not satisfied with this
and had the Attorney General write an
opinion on the subject, which he did and
in which he insists that the bill as sent
out for publication was not law because
it had failed to pass the Senate It is
long document. In it he says:--
at is insisted that the bill on file, being
the only engrossed bill, is the law, and
that it, without accompanying amend
ment, should be promulgated, because
in IL. cannot agree to such
proposition. The officials contra
dict it; the records Of the two houses
contradict it. No bill could become law
by the constitutional provision unless II
had passed both houses. and the DILL with
out the amendment never passed the Sem
ate. / think it is clear that whatever
doubt there may be as TO other questions
involved, the unamended bill is not law
and should not be promulgated as such"
II has been agreed now that the bin
shall be re engrossed with the amend
ments. and be promulgated as a substi-
tute for the law now published.
1r. ~s-s,
for errors of this kind. The Attor-
ney General can, in proper form,
ask the Supreme Court TO declare any law
null and void, and the Court
is authorized to take evidence, and can, if
the proofs sustain the claim, strike out the
whole act OF part of it. Two or three citi-
zens can join issue and secure a similar
decision. The regulating of the matter
by an opinion of the Attorney General is
something new and novel
The error in the Ballot Reform law viii
have to remain. The law will be pub
nshed as it is. with the wrong amend
ment, but later IL will come before the
Supreme Court for correction
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
on Bergen avenue with his family aud
was at home - March 3.


City Clerk Scott, on behalf OF the Al
dermen, produced the minutes OF the spe
cial and other meetings. Among them
was that OF March q. when the list OF the
Republican election officers was pre-
sented. These officers have entered upon
their duties. Seventy-six election pre-
cincts have been made for the spring
election and in forty-one OF these il is
necessary to have a house TO house can
vass- Last fall there were eighty-six pre-
cincts in Jersey City, and last spring
there were ninety-two. 1t would have
been necessary To have made new precinct
lines even il the old 7 i~r ranic lines had
not been changed. Under the old lines it
would have been AZ, ssary to have a
house to house canvass in sixty-one pre-
cincts.
HOPELESS DIFFICULTIES
Mr.. Scott then gave in detail the pro-
ceedings which have already been taken
in preparation for the coming election and
said that II would not be feasible to hold
the election on April II on the old lines
in view of the amount of work which has
been done under the new lines
Mr.. Scott upon being cross examined
by Mr.. Seymour, said that he did not
know o. any provision in the Werts Bal
lot Reform Law which provided for the
denomination of candidates in the manner
required by the law in case a matter Of
this kind arose after the time for filing
the nominations naQ expired.
HOW NOTICE WAS SERVED.
Tim Long testified that he had been
City Marshall for twenty-five years. He
served the notice of the special meeting
of March 4 on Alderman Salinger by
showing the notice through the slot in the
Office door-the Office being closed.
That was about five p. m,
March 3. Salin0er never objected to
having notice served upon him by leaving
them at his office. Witness served the
notice upon Alderman Smith by sending
it through the mail. He did this because
a short time after he was elected Alder
man Mr. Smith requested him to send all
papers for him through the mail as his
family were frequently away from home
and he might not get them.
Mr.. Edwards wanted the examination
adjourned to 80 A. NJ. tomorrow in the
State House at Trenton. But MIR. Romaine
said that he did not think he could adj
journ the examination outside of the
county, and it went over until $50 this
evening in the City Clerks Office.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
PEST HOUSE PLANS.
They Are Ready But Where Is the
Site?-HeaIth Board Work.

The County Board of Health adopted
plans for a new pest house at Snake Hill
yesterday, and decided to advertise for
proposals.
The building will be two story brick
structure built on a traprock foundation
with n cellar beneath the entire building.
The pest house is 10 be 1i6 feet front and
forty feet deep. On the first floor will be
four wards, two for males and two for
females divided by hall in the centre Of
the building aud PARTITION. At the rear
Of the hall will be the kitchen aud din
ing room. Near the main entrance is to be
the fumigating room which will be built
perfectly tight. A sitting-room will also
be in the front. The ward rooms viii be
ventilated by windows and also by ventil-
ators in the roof. The ceilings Of all the
rooms on this floor will be twelve feet
high and the walls are to be Of lath and
plaster. The ceiling will be Of open tim
Der.
The second floor will be used for a con-
valescent room, and there will be three
sleeping apartments for attendants A
vitrified drain pipe 250 feet long will carry
away the waste water to the meadows.
THE SITE QUESTION.
When these plans were adopted re-
porter for IHE JERSEY CITY NEWS saw
Freeholder Kimmerly aud asked him
where the pest house would be located.
He replied he did not know. He did not
believe there was any room for the build
ing on the ground now owned by the
County. He certainly would not vote to
have pest house built there, because it
would be too near other institutions and
might endanger many lives. Ifthe Board
of Health wanted to go on the Meadow
land, the only place available, he would
aid that body in locating.
Freeholder Coyie was in bad bumor,
and he fiercely declined to say anything.
The Board of Health will have difficulty
in locating its pet hobby If the Court over
turns the recent purchase of the Thurber-
Smith tracts of land, is the opinion of
many.
GENERAL HEALTH MATTERS.
DR.. DETROIT failed to report a case OF
membranous Group; DIR. S. N. w. Stout
neglected to report a case of diphtheria,
and DR.. Forman did not report the health
Of Francis A Duncan. The Board di-
rected Council to ascertain the reason in
each case. Counsel to the Board informed
it that he had directed Foye g. Co. to get
the signatures of twenty-five property
owners to petition to build a sewer on
St. Paurs avenue, and that the much
complained of nuisance on Nelson avenue
would be abated.
DIR. b. A. Watson threw a boomerang
that reeoiled with financial force upon
himself. He recently complained to In
spector Allen of O nuisance in the back
yard of his tenement house, No. 523 Hen
derson street. The Board concluded DR.
Watson was responsible for it, and direct
ed the inspector to notify him to have 1t
stopped.
Clerk Rooney reported the following
comparative table of contagious diseases
reported at the Health Officer
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
MR.. MULLONE'S PURCHASE.
What he Proposes to DO with ST. John
Hall

Ahat he proposes TO 10 Win 81. John-s
Hall.
The title to the property known as ST.
Johns Hall, in Gregory street, purchased
BY Assembiyman Michael Mullone some
months ago for SIS. 900. was passed to-day.
Nj. MulIone proposes to utilize portion
of the lower floor for additional dressing
and property rooms for the new theatre
facing on Newark avenue.
Mr.. Mullone proposes to build a new
front to the hall and extend it to the
street line on Gregory street. 1t now
stands ten feet back Of the street line.
The new front will be of a more modern
style Of architecture and of handsome ap-
pearauce. The ten additional feet will be
given TO the ante and cloak rooms. which
wiz be renovated and handsomely fur
uished. The present stairway will be
torn out and a wide, straight stairway
leading directly 70 the bali room on the
second floor substituted in its place.
IL is MIR. Mulloneis intention TO make
the ballroom one of the coSiest and preJ-
test in the city Ii already has 70x40
feet CT the best ballroom flooring. The
present four-toot gallery over the front
entrance will be extended TO eight feet
and instead Of running straight aer oss
the hall viii be extended galloway arou nd
and along the side walls.
The new gallery VIII seat between one
hundred and fifty and two hundred peo-
pie The windows on the sides will be
closed and light and ventilation secured
from the roof The plans are already in
the hands of the architect
The name will be changed from St.
Johns Hall to Opera Hall.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
HAPPY DEPOsITORS.
Final Dividend of the Mechanics and
Laborers Bank Paid Today.

Final Dividend OF the Mechanics and
Laborers Bank Paid Today.
Advisory Master in Chancery Washing
ton b. Williams gIaddened the hearts Of
the depositors of the defunet Mechanics
and Laborers Bank today, when he an
nounced that the sixth and final payment
would be made.
The first dividend was 80 per cent By
tranferring mortgages, selling property
aud cleaning up old accounts IL was found
that another payment could be made and
accordingly inaI dividend OF AZ l-5 per
cent was declared, making in all 70 is
per cent. paid.
This dividend OF 47..l-5 per cent. amounts
Sos, 900. Up TO ss2;30 O'Clock today 5000
had been paid.
One of the clerks engaged in drawing
checks for the depositors made mistake
which caused great exc ement. In draw
ing the check he made the amount for the
full value of the deposiior's account in
stead of the Al Is per cent. TO which he
was entitled. The check was returned
later. The payments viii all be made in
about ten days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
TYPOS ELECT OFFICERS

The annual election of Typographical
Union No. o. was held last evening at
STEERS hall, First street and Jersey ave-
nue.. Il was the most exciting election
held since the formation of the union in
Hudson County. The contest for Presi-
dent was between Thomas J. Scanlan, an
old member of "Big Six" of New YORK.
Secretary.
When the vote was conuted 1t was
found Mr.. Seaman had won the victory
by a small majority. The other officers
elected were:- Vice President, Thomas
Brady; Secretary, w. C. Smith; Treasurer,
Thomas Hedger; Trustees, w. Mcleod,
j. Meksig and B. J. Drurv; Sergeant-at-
Arms. Edgar Brewer; Executive Com
mittee, John Mckiernan, H. Strickland,
Edward Sweetwood, Joseph Merritt, Ed
win Blossom and Stephen Bell.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

Late yesterday afternoon James Crow
ley, a brakeman with the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company, was crushed
between the bumpers of two coal cars on
the Port Johnston coal wharves. Hewas
carried To the West Eighth street railroad
station aboard locomotive, and removed
to the City Hospital in the ambulance.
Crowley is about twenty-five years old.
He lives at No 1888 Evergreen street with
his widowed mother, whose sole support
he has been for several years. His in
juries are principally external aud not
necessarily of fatal character.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

The Central Railroad of New Jersey
has come to an understanding
with the New York authors
ties and Comptroller Meyer
has been authorized TO lease the Liberty
street ferry slip privilege for $4,000 =
year. The Fourteenth street slip viii be
leased for eight per cent. of the
gross receipts for five years, with an un-
derstanding that a pending suit for dam
ages caused by street opening be dis
missed, The West Shore ferry slips
will be increased from e 500 10 $1,000
year because the CITY alleged the CON-
pany had treated il unfairly by sell
ing through railroad tickets over
the ferry thus avoiding the payment
under the terms of the old leave OF per
centage on the ferriage paid in cash al the
Oata
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
THE SUPERINTENDENT LAW.

1t is rumored on the streets today that
Mayor Cleveland viii not make any ap
pointments under the bill signed BY the
Governor yesterday creating Superinten-
dents of the Police and Fire Departments
until after the charter election.
Mayor Cleveland, when interviewed up
on the subject, simply remarked; s.PH
make the appointments some time"
There appears TO be not a particle Of
doubt but Police Inspector Smith will
be the first Superintendent of Police
Commissioner John Brown will get the
Fire Department post.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

directed 'Freeholder Of CamberIand
County. New Jersey" and upon opening
II Mr.. Moore found ft 90 contain about a
dozen printed slips relatinv to a we'll
known but erratic farmer, Reese HuriI.
Across one Of the slips was written in red
ink, Indignant citizens OF mberiaud
County command you to take care Of this
scoundreL lSigned) White Cap Lodge,
No. es." Mr.. Moore has not the 81 "a est
idea who the sender is. Il is not probable
that the Freehoider will feel called upon
to take action
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
Tha DaIton Case.

The time of the Orphans Court was
taken up this morning by the eontinua-
ton of the examination into the account
ing made by Leon Dalton and his sister,
Mrs. Reynolds, as executors of the estate
of the late Robert J. Dalton. The testi-
mony concerning the accounting Of the
personal property elected by Counsellor
Willard c. Fisk s cross-examinations was
but a repetition and corroboration Of the
facts as published in The NEWS last FRI
day. Judge Puster appeared for the exc
cutors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
peath of Michaer DriscolI.

Michael Driscoll, well known citizen,
died OF pneumonia at his late residence.
No. 21S Fifth street. this morn
ing. Mr.. Driscol was engaged
in the manufacture Of barrels
and accumulated quite fortune in buy
ing and selling oil barrels. He owned r
cooperage in Bay street. BE was forty
four years of age. His funeral will take
place from ST. Mary's Church Monday
morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
Elks Install omeers.

officers at their rooms on Hudson street,
Hoboken last night. ID. ID. G. E. r. Nc
Donough presided and the following were
installed:-C. w. Kaufman. L. H.; l. II.
Kiernan, James f. Harmon, 7. II. Garlic
ton, Est. l.. X; James A. Brown, Treas
urer; I. +. Hatfield. Secretary; Il. Price,
THAR: DIR. Taylor, Louis Phioert
and Frank McDonough, Trustees. After
the installation the members held
pleasant social session.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

OF the typnoId lever cases four were IN
Jersey City, and one in Bayonne.
DR.. Gordon asked Counsellor Winfield
If the health authorities could stop the
city from dumping garbage in sunken
lots.
tYes,p said Mr. Winfield, "by a suit in
Chancery. il you can get a complaint; or
we can sue under the ordinance. What
lots do you refer to ?"
Those on the south side of Newark
avenue under the HILL" answered DR..
Gordon.
The matter was discussed and an in
spector was directed to ascertain who
owned the lots and who did the dumping.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

Vice Chancellor Green decided this
morning the case of r. p. Francis & Son
against Daniel Lawrence, his wife
Bridget and Daniel Talon. Lawrence
was builder in North Bergen and left
the State owing several sums of money.
Among his creditors were Messrs. Fran
els & Son. just before he left Lawrence
conveyed house and lot in North Ber-
gen to Talon, who in turn conveyed it to
Mrs. Lawrence.
The suit was brought to set aside these
conveyances and the Vice Chancellor
made decree 10 that effect. Thomas
McEwan represented Mr.. Francis and
hiS son
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02
Failed to Recognize Them.

Three of Inspector Byrnes' men were
closeted with Chief Donovan OF Hoboken
this morning. They were there for the
purpose of identifying the two young
men and the woman who were arrested
by Detective Sergeant Rathjen and Police
man Nelson at No. 81 Bloomfield street.
and who it is supposed are professional
thieves. The New York detectives failed
to recogn Use them. They are still held
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

Special 10 he JERSEY tstD fcsoS.
BRIDGEToN, April 2. 1s91.-1he so called
"white Caps have sprung into promi-
nence again by an enclosure received by
mail yesterday by Freeholder w. J.
Moore, OF this city. The envelope was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

WASHINGTON. April 2, Is91.-Weathe-
indications for twenty-four hours for
Eastern New York. New Jersey and Easr-
ern Pennsylvania:-Rain southeasterly
winds; warmer
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

THAT tired feeling IS entirely overcome hT
Hoods S2rsaparilla which gives a feeling d
buoyancy and strength 10 the whole system.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

The Glasshoro Railroad Is probaly tn e
shorest in the State. 1t Is half-a- mile
long and runs TO South Glassboro.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

Mayor Cleveland yesterday sent this
letter to the members of the Board OF Al
dermen and to City Clerk Scott
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-02

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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-12-12
SUNDAY SERVICES.

81. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL,
Third Sunday in Advent:
Cathedral services,
Holy communion (Hawaiian) $3.50
a. m.
Morning prayer and Sermon at
! a. m.
Evening prayer (IIawaiian) and
sermon, 1880 p. m.
Evening prayer ard sermon at
1880 p. N.
SECOND CONGREGATION.
The services Of the Second Con-
gregation of st. Andrew Cathedral
Tomorrow will be as follows;
Morning prayer with sermon al
9:4j a, m.
re Deum, b. Barrett in Il fiat.
Anthem, Chime, o Lord, Is the
greatness" by Kent.
Hymns 22G and 81.
Eyensong and sermon at 6:3Op, N,
Anthem, "Teach me, o Lord, y
by Atwood.
Hymns "a and 23I.
Rev. Alex. Macintosh, pastor All
are invited to these services.
BRITO HALL.
Sunday evening at Brito's Hall,
corner of Smith and King streets,
Elder Haws will preach, Subject -
What works if any are necessary TO
be saved IN the Kingdom Of G0di
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.
Low mass, 6 and 7 a. ",
High mass, 10 a. m.
Rosary and catechism, 2 p. N.
BenedictiOn of the most blessed
Sacrament, 4 p, m.
QUEEN EMMA HALL,
EvangeIistic services will be held
in Queen Emma Hall on Saturday
and Sunday evening, at 7;15 O'Clock,
under the auspices of the I'M ca.
Y. NJ. G. a. HALL.
Services at the Y. NJ. G.. A, hall at
G:3O Sunday. Short addresses.
Good singing.
CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.
Preaching by the pastor at ! am,
and 1880 pm.