The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-11
Big FORESTRY ROW.
Court Stevens Won't Be Die
tated To By the Grand
Officers.

There is trouble existing between the
New Jerssv Grand Court of the Ancient
Order OF Foresters of America and Court
Stevens of Hoboken. which threatens the
ultimate withdrawal of Court Stevens
from the American Order. The Grand
Court, should it persist In its arbitrary
actions towards Court Stevens, will
eventually compel the court to pursue
the same course that Court ,Hoboken did
some time ago. and swing over TO the
English Order.
Court Stevens met last evening at Odd
Fellows Hall. Hoboken, for rhe regular
transaction of business. About nine
o'clock delegation from the Grand
Court pounded on the doors OF Court
Stevens room and demanded admlttRnce
aud audience. They had come from
Jersey City to take Court Stevens by
storm and compel them taxing action in
certain matters as the Grand Court
should dictate. The Grand Court officers
were refused admittance and they stood
shivering outside the lodge room for
while. at last they persuaded Court
Stevens to unlock the door and they were
admitted. SEE
GRAND COURT OFFICERS DEMANDS.
They made known the purport OF their
FlSlt Huu W Luo VI gn0
members of Court stevens demanded the
immedis to dismissal from the latter
court OF certain member whose name
could not De ascertailed. They
were answered that no such
thing would be done without the
Grand Court should give apparent and
sufficient cause for the removal Of the
mem bers. The Grand Court officers
were considerably provoked and ep-
deavored 60 intimidate the lowsr court
into performi tg the acti on, but they
could not. Court Stevens refused to
suspend he member unless specified nd
warrantable charges were made
The Grand Court members left In a
disgnsted mood. Court Stevens is In
dignant over the matter and the menu
bers consider 1t an encroachment upon
| their authority for the Grand Court to
assume to direct them in such a matter
without cause. The liveliest KIDD OF u
scrimmage of words followed the depart-
ure of Grand Court officers. The sounds
emanaiing from Court Stevens room
resembleo general stirring up of hor-
nets nest.
MAY FOLLOW COURT HoBoKEN.
When the members of Court Hoboken
heard of the action of the Grand Court of
Forestry this morning, they endeavOred
to persuade the Master OF Court Stevens
to influence his court TO withdraw from
the American order auusunlteiWlth the m.
The matter will come up before Court
Stew, MS at its next meeting.
A JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter could
not learn why the Grand Court had as
sumed the tack it has or what will be
It's advantage by doing it. Court Stevens
is strongly opposed to the dictatorial
methods which the Grand Court has en-
ployed for some time past aud they are
about resolved now TO revolt and stand
upon their own grounds. Court Stevens.
with its one hundred and fifty members,
is power in the Court. aud the Grand
Court recognizes this. 1t was the
distasteful means and measures that The
Grand Court pursued In the tax levy
matter that determined the course for
Court Hoboken, and twas equally as
| disagreeable to Court Stevens. Bot the
latter court resolved to hold back and
watch the culminstion OF the row. They
will be urged now TO Withdraw, aud it Is
| not improbable that they will.