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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
EPISCOPAL CLERGYMEN.
Meeting in Relation to the Retir-
ing Fund-Distinguished
Visitors.

There was an important meeting Of
Episcopal clergymen in this city Thurs
day afternoon. 1t was the annual meet
ing of the Clergymen's Retiring Fund of
the Protestant Episcopal Church. This
fund was the outcome OF suggestion of
the late DR.. Abercrombie of St. Mat
thew's.
1t was intended to provide an income
for aged clergymen and is supported by
voluntary contributions and by the an
nual dues which the members pay. Any
clergyman in the Episcopal Church can
become member and when ne
has reached the age of sixty years he Is
entitled to draw yearly sum from the
fund proportiOnate to the amount of his
annual dues. The fund now amounts to
$50 600. u
There was a business meeting in the
morning which was attended by the
members only and which was devoted to
the reports of the officers and the stand
ing committees.
In the afternoon there was public
meeting at W hich the best means of in
creasing the scope and efficacy of the
Fund was discussed.
Among the clergymen present were
Bishop Scarborough, of the diocese Of
New Jersey, who presided at both meet
ings; Dean Hoffman. of the General
Theological Seminary of New York:
DIR. G. Gaudaht, of st. AIMS
New York:-Dr. Austice, of Rochester,
N. Y; DR.. Harrington, of Orange. and
DIR. Mock. of ST. Matthews. The Fund
has now 100 members.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
TEARING UP STREETS.
Important Facts About
the Proposed Sub
ways.
COMMISSIONERS ARE WILLING
But Hold That All Wires Should
Go Underground. or None,
and Make One Job of It.

The Dear-Pangborn Afternoon Scold
last Thursday attacked the Street and
Water Commissioners for hanging up q
sweeping ordi nance giving to the New
York and Ne W Jersey Telephone Com
pany the pow er to tear up about one-half
of the principal thorough fares In the city
for the purpose of putin e its lines under
ground. The Public Scold continues by
tating that the Company is willing o
put its wires under ground. thereby
demonstrating the fact that they know
about the wishes of the companies opera
ting and using polls and wires through-
out the city. The Telephone Company
m ay be desirious of placing its wires I'M
der ground, but the telegraph compa ME
don't want this privilege. and the Street
a nd Water Commissioners do not prop ose
permitting one company to tear up all
the best paved streets in the city while
the others remain undisturbed In their
efforts to so load the poles with wires as
almost to shut out tine sunlight.
When the Street and Water Commis
s1oners pass an ordinance permitting the
streets TO be torn up for the construction
Of subways all the telegraph com panies
must join in the petition and put their
respective wires under ground and re-
move the unsghtly poles which now OBJ
truct the streets.
"We permitted the Western Union Tel
egraph Company to use York and w ash
iugton Streets said Commissioner Du-
gan yesterday, ''and that company re-
moved about dozen poles from the
streets. There is before our Board an
ordinance presented by the Telephone
Company asking for the use of number
of streets, but that ordinance does not
specify any arrangement to be made con-
corning the removal of the poles now be-
ing used. That is one reason why the
ordinance Is on the table.
again, besides the New York and
New Jersey Telephone Company, we
have the Long Distance Telephone Com
pany, the Western Union, American Dis
trict and Postal Telegraph lines and the
Fire Department wires, and in q short
| time we will have the new police cleo
trical patrol. To permit one company to
| put the wires underground and others to
still operate wires overhead wOuld be to
| make the city suffer. The Telephone
| Company. even under the sweeping ordi-
| that pole or poles would be removed.
| IF the streets are to be torn up,let them
be torn up once for all, not every month
in the year. We are spending consider-
able mouey In repaviug streets, and it is
not the intention of our Board to permit
| first one company and then another to
turn the city upside down. Let all the
companies combine IN this demand for
| subway privileges, and no doubt exists in
my mind that an ordinance permitting
the same would be adopted by our Board.
Let the companies assure us that the
poles will come down. one and all, and
we will allow them to use the streets, but
in justice to the citizens and taxpayers we
feel that it is our duty not TO permit one
company TO tear up the streets while the
others remain as they are."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
WEST SIDE BRIDGE.
The Grade Will Be Changed to
Secure the Clearance.

1t is not very often that the residents of
West Bergen asks favor from the city,
but when they once make a petition there
is continuous agitation until is granted.
A few weeks ago it was discovered that
fire engines could not get under the West
Side avenue bridge of the Central Rail-
way Company. An indignation meeting
was held and West Bergen was sup
postitiously reduced to ashes by an elo-
quent speaker. before an engine could
get there.
A committee waited upon Commits
sioners Dugan, Somers and Cook of the
Board of Street and Water Com mission
ers, and asked that the evil be remedied
at once. The Commissioners promised to
attend to the matter and they did.
Commissioner Dugan yesterday after
noon told me that he had seen Division
Superintendent Peddie, of the Central
Railway. and had notified him of the con-
dition of affairs existing at West Side
avenue.
A few days ago Chief Engineer Rug
giles and the Chief Engineer of the Com
pany made an examination of the bridge
and its immediate surroundings, aud
same to the conclusion that the bridge
could not be raised, as this would eces-
state change OF grade for at least half
d mile each side of the bridge, whic h
would necessitate reconstruction TO he
Hackensack River.
The idea or raising the bridge was at
once abandoned, and Chief Engineer
Ruggles, under orders from Commission
err Dugdn, is preparing a grade map, by
which the street grade will be so changed
that a clearance of thirteen feet will be
gained, or about the same height as exists
at the Washington street crossing of the
Pennsylvania Railway. The cut (which
will have to be made in the street TO
gain this clearance need not be
very steep, rs the Com missiopers
have decided to use as much of the street
as Is necessary, without injuring any
property. The waste water which will
naturally collect under the bridge is to be
disposed of by putting in two receiving
basins which will connect with the sewer
in West Side avenue. The grade maps
for this work will probably be presented
and adopted Monday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
SMITHS TILL TAPPED.
Commissioner Hunt Grabbed Two
of the Thieves-A Hot Chase.

Assessment Commissioner James
Hunt yesterday afternoon grabbed two
of three well-dressed youths whom he
saw rushing out OF J. c. Smiths shoe
store at No. 80 Newark avenue. He
dragged the two men back into
Smiths store and kept then
there until Policeman Fitzhenry
of the Second precinct put in an appear
ance. Fitzhenry placed the men under
arrest. 1t was subsequently, learned that
they had tapped Smiths till to the tune
of $780, The third one of the gang whom
Mr.. Hunt was unable to capture, was
afterwards arrested in WASHINGTON
street, by Policeman Murphy of the First
precinct. Chief of Police Murphy. from
articles found in the possession or the
men, believes that he has in custody three
shrewd crooHs, who are wanted in Provl-
dence, r. l., for burglarizing the hard
ware store of Krusin Brothers, Novem-
ber IL.
The prisoners gave their names as Gus
tave Lawton, eighteen years old; John
Foley, sixteen years of age, of Boston,
Mass, and John Madden, of No. 129 East
Twenty ninth street, New York.
In tapping Smiths till an old ruse was
adopted. Foley occupied Smiths atten-
tion by purchasing pair of shoes while
his accomplice went behind the cash desk
and pocketed the 500. but their haste
in getting away aroused the suspicious OF
Mr.. Hunt into whose arms they ran.
Madden, who succeeded In getting away,
was followed by Smiths brother. A hot
chase down Bay street ensued, but Smith
kept his man well in view.
In Greene street, Madden turned on
young Smith and dealt him blow in the
face which felled him, but Smith was on
his feet again in an instant, and was close
to Madden when Murphy grabbed the
fugitive
Their connection with the robbery of
Krusins Bros store was disclosed by
finding on them a package of knives and
razors exactly answering de-
scription of the stolen goods
received by Chief Murphy
from Chief Childs of Providence. The
prisoners were this morning remanded--
At noon they were "mugged' by order Of
Chfaf MurDkY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
aware draw-bridge and sank. 1t was the
properly of Charles and Edward Ely of
this city, and it is supposed is total loss.
GREEN GOODS AGAIN.
Two Men Who Came As Avengers
Caught Too Soon.

Detective Doyle this morning at half
past twelve arrested, at the Central Rail
road Depot, two Southerners who had
come North to fix the green goods men
and had been unable to live up to their
expectations.
The men gave their names as James
Banges and Henry Gilman, of Hilger,
N. C. The detective accosted them.
and being unsatisfied with their
REPLIES took them TO Police Headquarters.
They were searched and Numerous
green goods circulars, 1920 in good money
and two large revolvers were found upon
them They said some one in
men VINO deal in green goods, and they
intended to beat the swindlers at their
own game.
Al Bound Brok they were met by
steerer who told them to go
to to. NeT e%r.s. York. ;i,, giving. them them
but were unable to get possession of a
sufficiently large amount of money to
make it worth while 70 pull their revolt
vers
They left the den and had bought their
tickets to return home. To Chief Muir
ply, who questioned them, they said they
had not been Swindled and did not intend
to buy any green goods.
Superintendent Smith decided to hold
them for carrying concealed weapons.
He will also communicate with United
States District Attorney White to ascertain
il the men can be punished for having
the green goods circulars in their
possession for reference, which has
lately been declared a penal offense.
The name and address given in the cir
culars as that of the green goods men is
Charles Bennett. No. "a Church street,
New York
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
LOOKS LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE.
But IS Only Jersey City's Way of Re-
pairing Streets.

But IS Only Jersey City's Way of Re-
pairing Streets.
For the past few weeks the down town
section of the city has looked as though
it had suffered the ravages of an earth
quake Some of the streets, notably
Washington and Warren. have borne the
appearance of genuine upheaval. The
streets have been considerably improved
by the transplanting of blocks dis
carded by the New York street
authorities. 1t is urged that these
blocks are as good as new,
ana that the taxpayers will reap the ben
eft of the cheapness of price at
which the blocks were secured.
There is cave-in. however, al
ready in the new road-bed in front
of Justice of the Peace Lockwood's office
in Washington street almost large enough
to bury an ordinary sized water pail in.
This morning the work of tearing up
the old cobbles on each side of the car
tracks in York street, between Warren
and Washington streets. was commenced.
This block and others in the vicinity
are to be repaved.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Daniel Shuts of Tipton Falls had seven
sheep killed and fifteen wounded by dogs
one night recently.
The Camden County Grand Jury on
Wednesday returned forty-dve more in
dictments, making Ill so far found.
peculiar disease has broken out
among the hogs in the vicinity Of
HackettStown, and many of them are
dying. The animals afflicted are unable
to use their hind legs, but drag them
selves about by their fore legs. They die
about ten days after they are attacked by
the disease.
The large canning factory of Starr &
Brother, located at Hancock's bridge,
was sold by their assignees on Thursday.
1t was purchased for Sc, 100. by Robert B.
Griscom, Jeremiah Powell and Q. p.
Harris, farmers residing in the vicinity.
1t is one of the most complete factories in
the State
Howard Conover and James Doughty,
of Millville, wishing to have a fox hunt,
sent TO Virginia for a fox. and Wednesday
night let him loose and gave him half
hours start. They had several dogs and
started to hunt the fox, which they found
a few hundred yards from where it was
liberated.
Thomas Williams, of Tuckahoe, the
father of Lewis S. williams, of the United
States Pension Office, lied fifteen years
ago. His tinman's shop, In the center of
the town, stands today as he left ~. al
though the site is valuable one, and the
place is an eyesore to the town.
Colonel Levi r. Barnard, of the Fifth
Regiment, N. g., and Oscar Clifford. ex
Commander of Post II, q. A. r., came to
blows over the army record of the latter
in the post room at Newark. Colonel
Barnard got the worst of it, ana threatens
q suit for assault aud battery.
Two mammoth ears of corn have been
raised on the farm of Chinreyonce 5.
Holmes of Holmdel. They are of the
| white grain variety, one measuring 13T
inches in length by So inches in circum-
| ference, and the other was II inches long
and 10 inches around it. The two ears
| contained over 1000 grains of corn.
James Young brought an action in JUS
| tice Kruger's court at Carlstadt, Bergen
county, against Henry j. Relchert for
the value of apples on a single tree for
the space Of four years. The defendant
acknowledged having taken the apples,
| because he was under the impression that
the tree stood upon the property leased
by him, he having been Informed by his
landlady that the tree was ber property.
Young had the place surveyed ana found
that the tree was on his land. Justice
Kruger gave Young a judgment for So
Young refused the $40, saying that he
was satisfied with S5. He originally sued
for $50,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
ENGLISH OBTUSENESS.
Our Ow Chauncey'' and the Dull
Britons.

Our Ow Chauncey" and the Dull
Thomas G. Sherman's experience last
American humor, when his ironical de-
fense of landlordism was literally con-
strued, recalls the story told of Chauncey
M. Depew, VINO, at meeting of Oxford
University masters and students. had oc-
caslon to introduce some students or one
of the American universities, says the
Standard. Depew said it afforded him
great pleasure TO introduce these young
men, the more so as his American friends
were prepared to give some slight indica-
tion of their musical attainments. For
you know" said he, while you give little
attention to music, we devote great at
tention to it in our higher education,
making it one of the most important
studies"
With this introduction, which raised
the English mind to high state of ex-
pectancy, the American students got up
and launched off into "The Son of a Gam
boleer" and her edifying college glees.
There was something like sensation
when they sat down, one of the masters
turning to another and remarking:-
Really, had expected more OF them; IL
Mr.. Depew had not assured me OF their
finished musical education, l should nave
supposed they had had only a very little.
A few weeks after this Depew met one of
these Englishmen in Paris. The English
man remarked that he had come to the
conclusion that Mr.. Depew had been
joking in his address at Oxford. "How
Depew. NO." said the Englishman,
wondering at what appeared to be the ir-
relevancy of the question, II came by
Dover expressl"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
POLICE PATROL BOXES.
Points From Which Alarms Can be
Turned In.

The following list of signal stations for
the Police Patrol system, showing the
points from which alarms may be sent to
the nearest police station, has been pre-
pared for publication by direction of
President Feeney;-
FIRST PRECINCT Pennsylvania Depot.
Warren and Newark avenue.
Green and Essex streets.
Washington and Sussex streets.
Henderson and Bay streets.
Grove and Grand streets.
Barrow and Montgomery streets.
Grove and Railroad avenue.
Grand and Varick streais.
Monmouth and Montgomery streets.
Collegiate and Wayne streets.
Monmouth and Second streets.
SECOND PREoINcT-Pavonia Ferry.
Henderson and Pavonia avenne
West Hamilton place and Ninth street.
Grove and Thirteenth streets.
Jersey avenue and Twelfth street.
Henderson and Fifth streets.
Grove and Morgan streets
Jersey avenue and Newark avenue.
Cole and Seventh streets.
Monmouth and Sixth streets
brunswick street and Newark avenue.
Jersey avenue and Fifth street.
FOURTH PREcINcT Communipaw av (RR Station).
IA cIfc avenue and johnson avenue.
van Horn and Bramhall avenue.
West SIDE and Ege avenue )R. r. station.
Bergen and Comm unipaw avenues.
Jackson and Virginia avenues
Summit and Jewett avenues.
Communipaw and Grand street,
Fairmount avenue and Grand street.
Crescent avenue and Astor place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
SMASHED BoRGsTHDE's ROOF.

Serious Result of Contractor O'Neil's
Careless Blasting at GreenvilIe.
Workmen are employed at Brown place.
near the canal, Greenville, blasting rock,
which is cut into paving blocks. The
men are employed by Contractor O'Neil :.
When blasting they do not use logs, and
the rocks fly in all directions. Yesterday
afternoon a large fragment, weighing
sixteen pounds, struck the residence of
Mr.. j. Borgstede, on Garfield avenue.
The house is over quarter of a mile
from where the blasting is going
on. The rock sank into the
roof. smashing the tin and boards,
and it will cost Mr.. Borastede snug sum
to repair the damage. The police, when
questioned about the matter, professed
ignorance. They said that they did
not know that the reckless blasting
was going on, and that they would
Immediately put a stop to it.. In the
vicinity of where the rock fell there are
many houses. and Garfield avenue is al
ways crowded with vehicles.
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JOHN ASHHURST DEAD.
Well Known and Popular He Will
Be Sincerely Mourned.

The death of John Ashhurst took place
at three m. today at Woodside, near
Bellevile The deceased was about
thirty-four years old and was one of the
best known young men in this city. He
was born in Berkenhurst, Eng
land, and with his parents came
to this country when he was three years
old. His father at once was engaged as
teacher in a parochial school at New
burg, n. Y, and the boy was
educated there until he was about
thirteen years old, when the
death of his father, John Ashhurst, ST.,
caused the youth TO begin life for him.
self. He went with brother to Cleve-
land, o., and studied telegraphy, and
when he had mastered its details he came
East and was given a responsible position
in the New York Office of the Western
Union Company
He remained there until he was ap-
pointed Superintendent of the fire alarm
and telegraph system of this city.
This was the only public office
Young Ashhurst ever held, and
he filed it creditaby for
cans secured control of the Fire Board
they appointed successor to Superin-
tendent Ashhurst He returned to the
Western Union Company, but
becoming dissatisfied with the
duties, he entered the field of journalism.
His first employment as a reporter was
on the argus, and from there he went to
Washington, where he was connected
with a newspaper syndicate that supplied
papers with Washington correspondence.
After remaining in Washington more
than two years he returned to this city
because of ill health.
He was made an inspector Of the block
signal system of the Erie
Railroad, which position he left
to become connected with Gaine-
well Il Co., Of the police patrol sys-
tenn He was in the employ of this firm
when he died. A mother and four sisters
survive him. The deceased was never
married
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
MAHONEY'S BIG BoUNeER.

Threw Boy From the Saloon-Lawyer
Traphagen's Wasted Time.
Nathan Speer, boy who was peddling
matches, was fired bodily into the stree t
yesterday afternoon from d. j. Mahoney IS
liquor saloon, No. 259 Washington street.
1t was Mahoney's bartender who acJed
in the capacity of bouncer The boy
fell upon his bundle of matches
and the friction caused the matches to
take fire, considerably damaging the
stock. Lawyer Henry NJ. Traphagen
happened along while the boy was at
tempting to save the unburned portion of
his stock. He questioned the lad closely
with a view to taking up his case and
suing Mahoney,
The bov. however, appeared too much
confused to answer intelligently the
questions put TO him. Mr.. Traphagen
gave the boy his name and address and
told him to call on him. The boy has not
yet called, and Mr. Traphagen this morn
ing said he didn't think he'd bother him
self any more about it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
HORSE CAR SERVICE.

Jersey City and Bergen Willing to
Oblige the Street and Water Board.
Street and Water Commissioner Dugan's
crusade against the Jersey City and Ber-
gen Railway Company to have more cars
run from the ferry during tine day will
probably be amicably settled. 1t is stated
on good authority that President Thur
ston is perfectly willing to run more
Court House, Pacific Avenue. Greenville
and Bayonne cars.
Except during the busy hours Of the
day cars are run on these lines under
seven and ten minutes headway.
On the Erie street, Montgomery street
and Lafayette lines, however, the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-14
HOW WAS THIS MAN HURT?

Apparently Victim of Saloon Row and
Needed Doctor.
A tall man, of swarthy complexion and
somewhat striking appearance, was
found by Patrolman Bose early this
morning wandering aimlessly along
Bergen avenue. Blood oozed from a
wound in the back of his head. The
patrolman questioned him.
With half vacant stare he told the
patrolman q disconnected story of how
he had entered house last night and
was mistaken for a burglar, and shot by
a policeman in citizens clothes as he Was
making his escape. Patrolman Bose
locked him up. In the prison pen
this morning ne laughed continually,
shook his head ominously toward Bose
and threatened, as Mason, to get square
with him.
His story to Justice Kimmerly was also
disconnected. but he muttered something
about being struck with a beer glass in
some saloon. He was still drunk and
Justice Kimmerly sent him up for ten
days He gave his name as D. r. Brad
ford
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KEARNY SEWER ASSESSMENT.
General Kearny Objects to the Levy
Against His Property.

General Kearny Objects to the Levy
Against His Property.
General John Watts Kearny appeared
before Judge Knapp this morning and
objected to the confirmation of the final
assess ment for the Kearny and Johnson
avenue sewer in kearny.
General Kearny said that when the pre-
liminary map and assessment for the
work was filed his property was not men
tioued, but when the Commissioners ap-
pointed by the Court made their
report his property was included for pros
pective benefits. He claimed that accord
ing to law no land could be assessed fin
ally, except that which VS. in
the preliminary assessment, for by SO
doing his right of remons trance against
the improvement which was given him
under the charter was taken
away. Judge Knapp agreed with
the view taken by the General and Or
dered the commissioners to make new
report and include only the property
named In the preliminary map,