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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
AMusEMENTs.


Martha Morton's play, "TRe Merch ant, "
is now In its second week at the Madison
Square Theatre, aud Is drawing crowded
houses. 1t Is a commentary gu manager
ial judgment that Mr.. \ M. rainier
should have produced a long series OF
English failures at this theatre during the
winter, and that at the tail end OF the
season two marked successes by Ameri-
Gun AUTHORS, "Alsbama" aud The
Merchant" should have followed them /,
And Mr.. Palmer is responsible for
neither success. Alabama" was put on
as a stop-gap, aud the production OF Inc
Merchants" is the work OF that aole man
ager. Mr.. Thomas Il. Marlborough.
1.-THE Merchant" Is a strong. clean.
healthy play, with bright dialogue, rea-
sonable situations, n a moral distinct
but not ~obtrusive. IL is BEAUTIFULLY
staged. and played by an exceptionally
strong cast. Henry Miller has for once
forgotten his ramrod stiffness and plays
Carroll Vanderstyle" with all the feel
ings OF a man. He fails in the strong
scene in the third act betweeu his wife,
Dupre and himself because the emotions
to be displayed are too Intense, ana he
has not within himself sufficlent resource
He becomes stagily melodramatic in
stead OF real. However, he does the best
work of his career, and should be COM
mended.
The great successes Of the piece are Mary
Hampton as '.Jes Morgan" X. +. Cotton
as Professor Higgins" and T. J. Henley
as Fired Dupre."
Mary Hampton is the cleverest ingenue
on the stage, spontaneous, natural, grace
fuf. pretty and Intelligent. "Jes Nor
gan" as she PLAYS her. is just the kind OF
q bright girl that every one likes 70 have
around the house. Miss Hampton never
overacts. but has the line art to be her,
self. She and Charles Dickson as Lord
Dudley Northwick" are b bright
comedy spots in the play.
Mr.. Cotton's makeup and appearance as
the Professor are ideal. His shrewd
knowledge of men and things, and his
caustic humor, which cannot conceal a
warm heart, make him a favorite with
the audience at his first entrance n he
gro VS. in their favor all the way through.
4. j. Hen ley deserves the greatest
praise for his conception OF Fred Dupre.
This man Is like many another. who is
greeted as a favorite in society today.
His experience among fashionable women
has taught him to desDise them as insin-
cere and without depth Of feeling. His
contempt has dulled his moral senses until
ne could deceive "A wife and remain the hus-
bands best friend-because he probably
believed the husband WAS doing the same
thing. 1t needed an instance OF unselfsh
love In a woman to bring. gu the manly
qualities of Fired Dupre," and Myrtle
Vanderstylep did 1t. Dupre, in his
cynicism, forgot that genuine sentiment
does exist. Mr.. Henley struck the right
key, and his performance was nj able
that Of a flushed actor, with An fntelli-
gent conception OF a modern man Of his
kind
Viola Allen. Virginia Buchanan and
Henrietta Lander do good work, and so
does Frank Drew a "Tuobs," tue butler.
1.-THE Merchant" Is q great s~cccese, and
will repay the judgment or It's pro-
prietors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
BAYONNE.

In the winter cub house of the Newark
Bay Boat Club on West Thirty-fourth
street a musical and literary entertain
ment will be given this evening under The
auspices of Mansfield Post. No. %, G.. A.
r. The Home Benefit Guards, a squad Of
young ladies connected with the Home
Benefit Circle of Kings Daughters. will
give an exhibition drill
Bsyonne Mutual Building and Loan
Association, No. 2, met last evening in
Schuyler Hall At premiums of tw enty-
five cents per share per month, the Bay
onne Loan improvement Company Sc
cured a loan of SIS. 200, and Joseph Thom-
as. Jr., was awarded a loan OF So. 800. The
receipts from all sources aggregated
S14.3 $50.
Special services were held last evening
In the new st. johns Episcopal Church.
Members of the arch-deaconry were pres
emit, and several of them made interesting
addresses.
Messrs. Jacob Wirtb. John Speer. John
J. Snyder, Anton Slight, and Robert
Weinmer, have been elected members of
Americas Engine Company. No, 2, and
John Precht has been dropped from the
roll.
According TO the monthly report of
City Treasurer Nathaniel w. Trash, the
following balances remain in the several
financial accounts of the city:-General
account, S62, O. II; water account,
So. us. 10; appropriation account, Sl1,-
842. So, subdivided as follows:-Police De-
partment. S3,03405; gas, s2,l5o20; salary,
81 ,66S. So; street repairs, 81, 102. so;
s~prinkling aud repairs to macadamized
roads. Sl,701; poor, s673.58; garbage,
s5s3. so; fire department, $3s9.63; book,
stationery, advertising and printing,
1857 "a; elections, SlS317; insurance,
$2S. 40; contingent, exhausted.
Having served the requisite number OF
years as active members, Messrs. E. Wal
ter Snyder and Edward NJ. Griffin have
had their names placed on the exempt
role of Hope Hook and Ladder Company.
Carl Suhr, a German laborer, who had
only been in this country fourteen days
and who lived at Elizabethport with his
family, was instantly killed on the New
Jersey Central Railway bridge across
Newark Bay yesterday afternoon by an
eastbound Somerville express. His body
was brought to the West Eighth stree
station and then sent 10 his family. He
leaves a widow and three children. He
was going home from u fishing trip.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14

The Lorillard A. C. will meet this even
ing.
The Wayne A. G. will hold a picnic and
athletic games at CALIFORNIAN Park, Jersey
City, ON June 20. The following handi-
only, will be contested:-One hundred
yards run, 40 yards runs. $50 yards run,
mile I'M a bait steeplechase. three mile
run. Valuable prizes will be given ia
zach event.
At the spring games of the Columbia
College Athletic Union yesterday, several
college records were broken. Victor
Mapes' broad jump Of % f. 9l1z in. is the
greatest jump ever made by u collegian,
and his % As seconds for the furlong dash
Is nearly az good. Herbert Napes was
also in good condition, as was shown by
his clearing the high hurdles in 16 2-5 sec
onds. The other college record breaking
performances were +. X. Whituey's ex-
cellent mile in An. 30 3,5&; Vosburg's
fast half mile in Pm. Is, and Lloyd Col
lis mile walk in I'm. 4 lbs. supplanting
Eldridge's recor which has stood since
1877.
President Carr, of the Manhattan A. G.,
laughs at the story that discussions have
been caused by the issue OF the scrip to
provide for the payment OF sl15.0 900 in ex-
cess Of the two mortgages.
Luther Carey, encouraged by t he sue
cess OK his record breaking att efnpt on
Saturday, will try to eclipse Ovens 9 As
seconds for 100 yards and SherrilI's ii 40
seconds for $50 yards at the Berkeley
Athletic Clubs anne next Saturday.
The meeting promises TO eclipse last
years, at which records went tumbling SO
fast that IL became m~onotonous. The
events are scratched aud limited handi-
cap, aud all the cracks have entered.
Princeton and Columbia Will send inter-
collegiate teams, although Yale and Har-
wards duel Will keep away their cracks.
Dohm and Downs Will probably meet in
the 300-yard and quarter mile runs, and
the hair will fly IL they do.
johnson, OF Taft's College. at the col
lege games yesterday threw the baseball
3i2 feet 9 inches. breaking the coll eye
record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
REVIEWING THE FIRES.
The Subject to be Investigated by State
Geoiogist smocS.

The Subject to be Investigated by state
Geological smocS.
Special to TIE JERSEY Ctr Neux.
TRENTON, May IA, 1S9i.-The forest fires
in the New Jersey pines, just extin-
euished. were the most destructive In the
history Of the State. aud of sufficient
magnitude to attract the attention Of the
State authorities, who will make an in
y~estiratlon of the origin OF the fires, as
we'll as some method OF prevention. IL
Is impossible at his time to esti nate the
loss, but State Geologist Smock intends to
collect authentic data as to the area in
jured and the value Of the timber de-
stroyed. The rough estimate now at
hand is over $4,000
An elaborate paper is to be prepared for
general circulation as to what can be done
TO prevent the spreading of foreign hres
over large areas. The subject Is OF much
importance to the Eastern States. and par
ticularly In New Jersey, where forest fires
are of frequent occurrence aud very de-
structive. The records Of the geological
department shows that Prof. George
Cook. the former Re0logist. computed
that the loss in timber from forest fires In
the state, on a low estimate, has averaged
81. 900, 900 per year for the last hfteen years
This loss Is much more than the mere
value of the wood. The soil is inpover-
ished by these periodical burnings, which
deprive it Of all vegetable matter, 10 that
its capacity for producing timber is much
diminished.
Prof. Smock, who Is 70 prepare the
paper on a remedy for forest fires. states
that there are numerous ways suggested.
but the best Is to cut up the large tracts
and plant farms in the midst of them.
The Jersey pine land is one forest. A fire
once started, runs fast, and its fury is in
creased as it progresses. The planting of
farms in the midst of this wild country
would afford good fighting ground. The
railroads cut wide tracks alone the line OF
these roads so us to prevent communica-
tions Of fire, but in recent fires flames
jumped over cleared spaces half a mile
long. This shows that the popular idea
of preventing communication ia not prac-
tical. There are law in New Jersey
which prevents the indiscriminate use OF
fire in forest countries. Some scheme
should be invented TO arrest locomotive
sparks, because statistics show that more
fires are started by sparks than by any
other cause. Out OF hfry-four forest fires
in one year, twenty-eight were started by
locomotives.
The question Of devising some plan OF
prevention earnestly recommends itself
to the State authorities. because New Jer-
sey has 1909, sos acres Of woodland. In
the burned district Atlantic has 424,436
square miles of wooded area: Camuen,
l64, 042; Burlington, 502 .o51, and Ocean.
461, 1879 Enquiry among man OF the
railroads cutting through wooded
try shows that they have standing orders
10 trackmen to spare no pains In lighting
fires caused by locomotive sparks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
NORTH HUDSON.

Samuel Gray OF No. IS Bergenline av-
enue, Union Hill. who was arrested on
complaint of his wife Alice. escaped from
the Union Hin lookup yesterday morn
ing. The present lookup Is unsafe and
this Is not the first successful attempt TO
break Jail.
The Union Hill Town Council has de-
nounced the action Of Director at Large
Bruggsmann of the Board of F~reehosders
Palisade Engine Company OF Union
Hill will hold a parade and picnic on
july 4
Henry Allison a boatmau on the coal
barge Navesink lying at the Weehawken
noon and was drowned. The body has
u OF yet been discovered.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
A Malicious journal Lie.

In an article regarding Editor
schlesinger's controversy with the
city authorities over the amount of
printing to which the law entities
him, the E1ening Journal, yesterday,
embodied a statement that THE SUN
DAY MORNING NEWS is ''acting to get
the patronage now secured by the
Stats Zestuag.n
This is an absolute, unqualified, ma
licious lie. Editor Schlesinger never
said it. as the Journal asserts, and
that jealous and malicious publica-
ton manufactured the lie out Of
whole cloth. The whole article was
obviously published for the sake of
telling nat lie. in the hope of injuring
the News in the public estimation.
THE JERSEY CRY NEWS and its
Sunday edition desire nothing that
they are not entitled to in law and
justice. They seek from the city
nothing that the law does not give
them or that they cannot gain by
fair business competition. No person
connected with the NEWS ever for a
moment dreamed Of obtaining any
advantage which Mr.. Schlesinger now
enjoys, either by direct or indirect
means. The notion is simply absurd.
As for the merits Of Mr.. Schles-
myers claims, we have very well
defined opinions; but the matter has
not come up in any official shape,
which makes it a proper subject OF
discussion. Doubtless the members
of the Board of Finance are good
enough business men to tell whether
they are paying too much for the
whistle or not.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
A FAKf 4 YARN.
Four Yards of Black Serpent Said to
Have Been Slain on the Meadows.

-Four Yards of Black Serpent Said to
Have Been Slain on the eadow
A pretty fiction was told in a New
York paper yesterday morning. As the
story runs Henry Sherman. Of No. 81
Cottage street, was hunting for ~cattails
in the meadows near the Erie Railroad
track yesterday aftern oon, when
a black snake twelve feet long gracefully
coiled itself about the calf Of his leg and
prepared to dine on his face.
Henry shrieked in wild dismay and the
engineer and fireman of a passing train
obligingly stopped and, descending TO
MI. Sherman's assistance, killed the
snake. The usual measuring following
and his length was discovered to be just
-four yards.
There are many earth worms on the
meadows and sometimes an occasional
garter snake, which, when looked at
through the bottom OF a black bottle,
often assume a strange and terrible APP
pearance. Blu this is the first time a jim
jam serpent is known stopped a railroad
train.
II Mr.. Sherman wasn't there and didn't
see any snalS-probably the fact-aDolo-
gies are due him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
TESTING The SWITCHES.
Drill Trains Darling in aud Out of The
New Depot.

Drill Trains Darling in and Out OF The
New Depot.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is practically testing the switches and
signals at the approach to the new train
shed, and acquainting the train men with
their workings.
All day long drill trains have been
shooting in aud out of the massive struc-
ture. Everything works smoothly and
appears 10 be in order. The iron for the
continuation of the peak to the roof
of the depot has arrived and
the structure will be hurried to
complexion. The glass is almost all 10
place and this morning the tinsmiths be-
gan to put on the tin which will cover
the wooden portion of the root.
1t Is doubtful If the depot will be open
for traffic on Sunday as was contemplated,
and many think it will be on june ! be-
fore trains will arrive and depart from II
regularly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
Escaped With a Reg Of Beer.

Edward Reed and a gang OF tough
companions entered the liquor saloon of
Joseph Hennegan in Dudley street yes
terday and demanded drinks without
pay. Proprietor Hennegan started to
chase out the gang. Daring the scufie
keg Of beer aud made their escape, before
either they or the keg were missed. Reed
was arrested by Constable O'Grady, and
locked up pending an investigation by
Justice Weed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
A Haid Upon Young rourhs.

Patrolmen McGurk, DAILY. Harvey and
Dunnigan, in citizens clothes. last night
raided a gang OF disorderly young toughs
who congregate at the d. L s. W. bridge
on Grove street and at the Hoboken end
Of Henderson street, INT throw stones
at pedestrians. Several complaints OF
these offences had reached the Grove
Street Station House. As a result of the
raid William Glacken, Bernard Hart,
Michael Murray, aud Alexander H4rring-
tou were placed under arrest after az ex
citing chase. Police Justice O'Donnel
fined them s. a piece this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
PERSONAL

Mr.. W. Fl. Turner, Of Turner s. Bennell, ac-
companied by his daughter Miss Florence and
his brother j. r. Turner Of the Heights will sail
for Europe on Saturday on the steamer Etruria
about two months abroad and viii travel
through Ireland, Switzerland, Scotland and
France
A party of friends will accompany them as
far as Sandy Hook. The trip is being made by
Mr.. Turner for his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa W. Dickinson viii sail for
Europe next week on a tour OF England and the
Continent.
Ex-Alderma8 Harry ]. Powell has been APP
pointed by j. & J. Eager, importers at No. "a
Cliff street, New York, the successor OF the late
BILLY" Guinan In Hudson County.
Messrs. G. +. and @. c. Holmes will leave this
city on Monday next for Cincinnati Ohio, where
they will reside permanently.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14

A HANDFUL OF thugs having de-
stroyed the property Of the Clarks'
Thread Company at Kearney the
company has begun suit against Hud-
son county for the amount of the dam
age. The company has undoubtedly
the right of 1t and the county will
have to pay. Thus the malice Of a
few ruffians drains the pockets of
peaceable and hard working people.
Their wickedness recoils on people of
their own class in particular, for, Of
course, a large part of the damages
sad Of the expenses of the suit will
have to be paid through the taxation
Of working people. The rich will not
suffer from their share of the burden,
but to the poor v tribes are serious.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14

The prizes were very pretty. Morrow &
Day served suppsr. which was followed
BY music and ssancing.
Among the Enests were Governor 40
bett. Mrs. James Dodd. Mrs. and Mrs
Cooley, Mr.. ard Mrs. William Condiet.
Miss Condict. Mt. ard Mrs Sheriff., Mr.
aud Mrs. Vanderbeek. Judge and Mrs.
Marcus Beach. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry. TRAD
hagen, Miss T~raphagen, Mr.. and MIS-
Lambert, Willard Carter, Fred Carter,
and Mr.. Beekman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14

Al ORDINANCE TO PREVENT LETTERING THE
streets with refuse matter. the MAYOR and
sey. City do ordain Tor ana on behalf Of the munich
SECTION / That no person shah litter any street
or gnoi,c pace eg placing or Lermitang or
walk thereon. any piece OF paper. straw. ~shavings.
ashes. garbage or sweepingS or any other refuse
SECTION 2-1hat no person shall place or permit
or cause 70 be placed IN any ASH can, ash barrel or
refuse intended 70 be emptIed or novel by the
Rsg gPt m e9nsra n an e5 o'Ser~ise; any paper or other
liable TO ne blown out Of or on from. or otherwise
SECTION SHAT no contractor or other persons
handling or removing any ashes. garbage or oEher
same through any stfees shah 1 per sHaSs any pi sce
o. paper. straw. shavings or any ashes or garbage.
dry. 20 fall upon or be ielt in any such street or
sEcTIoS 4-Ihat no person snan. distribute or
strew about any street or public place or place in
doorstep OF the same. or cause 10 be so distfibuted
or strewei about or place in any street or public
of paper, circular, card or pamphlet. and no per-
son snan ofop OF arrow INTO any street or public
place any newslagsr or any piece OF paper. eircu-
upon any street or public place. or cause or con
sent to the sa'he. any piece OF paper. straw.
shsxingA leaves or other refuse. or any bonfire
s sssi Ss. sr MaSl nam IA aIins 9. Grading up any
other unobJectionabie refuse matter where the
| the 6uing contains paper or otner substance or
matter liable 10 Glow on upon any public street or
place. the same shall Immediately be covered with
clean earth. sand or gravel. and any corporation or
oficer or servant OF a corporation or any other
requirements Of this section shali he Liable TO the
penalties mentioned in Section seven OF this
ordinance, and to the penalty Tor q second offence
for every day such neglect or refusal shall con
tiuue.
SECTION THAT any person violating or causing
or permitting or consentfng TO the Violation OF ans
provision OF this ordinance shall bs subject TO q
nne or penalty Of not exceeding nse dollars for
the FIRST onence AMI OF twenty dollars Tor any
cHAs. J. soMERs.
President
Approved May 4. 1891,
oKESIEs cLEvELAND.
Mayor.
Passed May 4 1871
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
DIED.

ALLEN.-on Tuesday, March u. 1891, Sarah A. j..
beloved wife OF Isaac L. Allen. ST.. in the sixty
fourth year of her age.
Relatives ana friends OF the family and mem
be rs of Iroquois Lodge No. 81 and Mount sinai En-
campment No. 5. l o. o. F.. are invited 70 attend
the funeral services on Friday evening. May 10
at 7oO O'Clock. at her late residence. No 50 Centre
street. Bayonne City Intermsnta at convenience OF
family.
Curley.
Funeral from her lste residence. No. A65 Pavonia
avenue. on Friday at y a. m.
DICKSON. On "wednesday morning. May i8. 1891.
Gordon Dickson. aged sixty niue years
Relatives and friends. also the members OF err
gen Council lt9, 4. A. and Resolote CouneilOrder
OF Chosen Friends, are invited TO attend the
funeral services AZ his late residence. No. y storm
avenue. on hrlday at 2 O'Clock .. IN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
they Desire Municipalization.

In a series of resolutions. the First
land probably the last Nationalist
Club Of Jersey City states that since
its organization twelve months ago it
has met with every encouragement to
continue its existence. We are sorry
to break so good a record, but il the
club has no other reasons for exist
cnce than those presented in the adj
dress to the public, we do not think
that the law Of the survival of the fit
test will operate in its favor.
The world moves" says the First
Nationalist Club. Quite true, but
from this fact n would be rash
to infer that the world is moving in
the direction of ''municipalization."
Under this fearful title the Last Ma
tionalist Club groups some features Of
small and very obiectional state So
cialism. The question is very OBJ
scurely argued, and reply would be
superfiuous.
1t appears that by the methods adj
vocated the New York city govern
ment has been brought to its present
state Of perfect and unassailable o r
ruption that the towu of Ypsilanti,
Mich, has secured a gas lamp for only
So a year, while Paris, ILL.,, has got it
down to SOS that Glasgow, Birming-
ham, Sydney, in foreign parts, and
Grand Ledge. in the State Of Michi-
gan, are doing quite well. We are
glad to learn good things Of u
brethren in these remote parts, but
we cannot venture to hope that Jer-
sey City win ever be made SO blest an
abode as Ypsilanti, Mich, by the
efforts of the Late Nationalist Club.
The address concludes by appealing
to the citizens of Jersey City. regard
less of party and politicians, to form
a new party with new politicians
which shall substitute ourselves :"
for 1.-THE agencies which now rob us
with only half serving u.s.
For the First Nationalist Club as a
social institution contrib utory to the
pleasure of its very worthy members
we have the highest regard, but we
honestly do not see anything but dim
and cropping error in its methods of
political reform.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14

Proprietor Fred HEM, OF the Centen-
NAL alleys, presented the Empire Bowl
ing Club, with a handsome gold club
medal. and last evening be dup Heated
the prese ntation to the Bergen b owing
CluO. The medals are similar in design
to that presented 10 the Teutonia Club.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
R I'M DANCING.

Mr.. and sfrs. Young Entertain Their As
sociates In the Eachre Club.
Nh. and Mrs. E. F. G. Young entertained
the euchre club of which they are MEM
bers, at their residence, No. IS Glenwood
avenue. last evening. The guests were
charmingly entertained and spent the
early part Of the evening in card playing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
JERSEY Athletes win Another.

The New Jersey Athletic Clubs base
ball team is making a splendid record.
1t visited Staten Island yesterday, and
for the second time vanquished the Cor
inthian A. C.. 1t was a close. Interesting
match. The Jersey boys managed to get
in a run in the ninth inning and won.
The score was as follows:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-14
soldiers, pronument Fund.

The Soldiers Monument Committee
met Tuesday night and received sl09. 20. to
be added TO the fund. OF this amount
School No. 8 contributed $50; School
No. IL. $50 20; Sheriff McPhillips
s1o; Joseph Cutley. IS. Thomas Post, 81