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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
REV. MIR. KRANTZs DESIRE.
Too Many People Attend st. Peters
Church, He Says.

Too Many People Attend st. Peters
Church, He Says.
Pastor John Krantz, preaching in Trinity
NJ. E. Church last night before Industrial
Council o. U. A. H., had something to say
about the parochial school fund. In his
opinion not one dollar of the States fund
should be given to support the parochial
school.
Our Roman Catholic friends he said.
''may think they have cause to ask for funds
for their p%arochial schools; but that is con-
trary to the spirit of our institutions. No
money should be given to the Roman Catho-
lie Church or TO any Protestant church,
Methodist, Presbyterian or Baptist
Mr.. krantz then turned to the manual of
the order of the o. U. A. NJ, and to the
section which condemns the too speedy
naturalization of foreigners, and observed
that there are too many unnaturalized
citizens holding office in this country. We
never hear of Americans holding office in
England, Germany or France. When a
MAJ drops on American soil he should drop
all foreign ~prejudices. There must be no
union of church and State. The distinguish
ing difference between Roman Catholics and
Protestants was that Protestants believed in
individual reading and Interpretation of
Gods Word, while Catholics had made up
their minds that the clergy should be the
only interpreters.
II hope" said Mr.. Krantz, s'that the con-
sistory of this church will soon provide me
with a new parsonage, so that on Sunday
morning when | look out of my window I
may not be compelled to see more people
going to st. Peters Church than go to all
the Protestant churches in the city,"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
Wants ST. PauIs M. e. a Mission
Church.


At St. PauTs M. E. Church Friday evening
the anniversary services were under the
auspices of the Official Board of Trustees.
Mr.. J. R. Brown, the President of the
board, conducted the exercises. The speak
ers were DR.. Briggs, Mr.. Cronin,
Mr. Samuel Sterling and Mr.. ].
Merritt. "reminiscences were the order of
the evening, and many pleasant occurrences
were recalled. Mr.. Merritt read the minutes
of a board meeting held in 1S49. He also
created quite some surprise with the remark,
that in his opinion, st. Pauls Church might
do better work if it became a mission. He
said hat one great advantage of the mission
would be that a minister could be engaged
at a much less salary than what the
church is now paying. He also said that the
church was in an excellent locality for mis-
sion work and although he did not openly
advocate the change he intimated that he
would like to see it. His remarks created
considerable surprise among the members of
the church and after the meeting
much comment was made on
Mr.. Merritt's ideas. The members
were unanimous in declaring that the adj
dress was entirely out Of place, Mrs. Eakins,
wife of the Pastor, and one Of the most en-
thusiastic workers in the church, did not
hesitate in saying that she differed very
much with MIR. Merritt, and also said that
if the church were to become a mission it
would be the worst step that could be
taken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18

Notice is hereby given that on the twenty-nrst
day of November, 1895, the Commissioners Of As
sessment and Chief Engineer filed in the office OF
the Clerk Of the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners, their final assessment map and report
PAvoNIA AVENUE.
from Garrison avenue to West Side avenue. 60 feet
wide. r.
The land to be assessed for said Improvement NAV
be described as follows;-
AvONI AVENUE
from Tonnele avenue to Giles avenue,
AVENUE.
from Pavonia avenue, about 90 feet north and s91, IS
feet south.
MAD AVENUE,
from Pavonia, avenue, about 2l6.11 feet north and
SlSI5 feet south.
VAN wAGENEN AVENUE.
from Pavonia avenue about 1881 feet north and
S69.S6 feet south.
CoRBIN AVENUE.
from Pavonia avenue, about 2Sl.05 feet north and
34S.31 feet south.
WEST D AVENUE.
(rn. the east side from Pavonia avenue. about
1891 feet north and 291 .S feet south.
WEST SIDE ENU
(on the west side from Marion place to Fox place,
GILES AVENUE,
&on the west side from a point in the centre line of
Pavonia avenue. II produced through, about l25 feet
north and 1875 feet south.
And that the eighth day Of January, 1894. at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. and the meeting room Of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners are hereby fixed
as the time and place, when and where the Board OF
street and Water Commissioners will meet to hear
and consider objections to said final repeal,
All objections to the same must be presented in
writing.
By order of the Board of Street and Water Com.
miSSionerS.
Dated Jersey City, December sth, 1895.
GEO. T. BOUToN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
SMITH AND THB TARIFF |
The Junior Senator Talks on the
Wilson Bill-It Means Pro-
lection for the Workman.

NEWARK, Dec. IS, 1~893.-Senator James
Smith, Jr. was asked this morning for his
views upon the Wilson Tariff bill and in re.
ply said:
The Wilson bill is being SO amended and
changed every day that it is almost impossi-
bic to form any definite opinion at this time.
l VIII say this, however, that the Wilson bill,
when completed and passed, will be satisfac-
torary to the great mass of the people. The
bill was drawn in full knowledge of the diff
ference in wages paid on the other side of
the ocean and wages paid here and with a
view to protect the wage-earner in this coun-
try instead of his employer. By wages paid
on the other side of the ocean | do not mean
those paid in Belgium and other countries of
tnat inferior order, but countries in which
the hlghest wages are paid to the working
people.
WILSON BILL PLEASEs MANUFACTURERS.
i nave heard that many manufacturers
are very much pleased with the Wilson bill
Cnat It's passage will give them an opportun-
lty to increase their profits Is or 20 per cent.
by cutting down wages-a thing that they
nave not had an opportunity to do for some
Tune. They will cut down wages and charge
that 1T is made necessary by the tariff bill.
As to the effect of the bill upon the in
dustrles OF this State, nothing of value may
be said until the bill is completed. In the
thread industry I understand the chief cause
OF complaint to be as to the duty on what
they call netting, the prices of which are so
enormously high hat it all but ruins a fisher
man to mend his net. He does not catch
enough fish to defray the cost of the pur-
chase.
I'm the hating trade there is some obiec-
tlon to the proposition of a reduction of 20
per cent, but I am informed that the hat
makers will be satisfied if the duties on the
materials for Innings and bindings are re-
duced proportionately at the same time.
Joseph Dill and Frank Foster, a committee
from the matters of Bloomfield, called here
this morning. | told them l thought thew
needed to be protected from themselves
rather than from the foreign wage-earner
They said there were Russians and Hun
garlans working in various places for a min
mum wage
HAWAII POLICY ALL RIGHT.
"As to the Hawaiian affairg' suggested
the reporter, as the Senator paused.
1T is hard to say anything about that
until all the facts and the papers are be-
fore u.s. was the response. eff Mr..
Gresham and Mr.. Cleveland nave planned
to usurp the functions of Congress and re-
store Queen L~iliuokalani to her throne by
force OF arms, it is a very serious matter
but do not anticipate that such will prove
to be the case. [ think it will be shown that
their policy has been lawful and perfectly
j~ustifiable."
when do you think the correspondence
will be submitted to Congress?"
The papers are being copied at the pres
ent time, and they will doubtless be sent in
the moment the work is concluded"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
ITEMS FROM

The Board of Education win hold a special
meeting tonight. The monthly payrolis for De.
cetnber will be- passed.
A meeting of the Rotterdam Light Guards
was held at three o'clock yesterday afternoon
at the Belvidere Hotel. Club affairs were dis
cussed.
The Pastime Pleasure Club danced at Turn
Hall on Saturday evening.
The new chorus at st. Paul's Church rendered
excellent music yesterday at alt the services.
William Heyer and Elizabeth Hover OF New
YORK. were married by Mayor Pagan Sat urday
afternoon.
Tbs annual election of officers of the City
Club will be held tomorrow evening.
Several contributions have been made Mrs
hermann of No. l08 Grand street, whose penui-
less and distressing condition was pictured in
The NEWS a week ago.
One might think it rather cold o. nights to be
riding bicycles. yet a young man steered down
Washington street Saturday night late, appa-
rentiy enjoying the Journey on the silent steed.
There's plenty Of patching to be done on
Heboken's streets, if anyone wants to do 1t, A
general scrubbIng up would be a great thing
FOR the town.
Holiday vacations at Stevens College
commence next Thursday and extend for two
weeks from the following Monday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
The Grand Jury and the Jail.


1t is possible that the abuses of the
Jail system in this county may not be
of a nature to warrant an Indictment.
We do not know to what extent ex-
tortion is carried on. nor dc we know
how much evidence could be procured
to fasten it upon any particular per-
son. Neither do we know whether
other indictable offences are COM
mitted.
But we are very certain that the
system as established by law is utterly
bad. 1t is in itself a huge abuse. 1t
is the worst possible system for the
poor prisoners, and it simply amounts
to legalized robbery Of the county.
There is something shocking in the
mere idea that the Jail is run at a
profit. Think of it. The restraint of
the vicious and the unfortunate is
made a business, and one that pays
from SIS, 900 to $40, 600 a year, and this
in an American city in the Nineteenth
century. But if the thing itself is
shocking, it is simply grotesque that
the money should go into the pocket
of an individual. 1t would be ludi-
crou if it were not shameful that the
detention of prisoners is a fat per-
quisite of some powerful political
boss. Like all things essentially rot
ten. this system has been fertile of
corruption. 1t is openly asserted that
the office or the job. what you like to
call it, has been procured from pre-
vious boards of freeholders by fagi-
tious bribery. The present appoint
ment, even il free from that reproach,
was, the result of the p~lainest boss
dictation.
The coming Legislature, we believe,
will be just of the temper to reform
this abomination. The Grand Jury
can do a great work by calling atten-
tion to the need of reform with all the
authority of their high position.
Even if there be nc grounds for indict-
ment, they can make a presentment
to the Court. which will serve as a
basis of official information to the
Legislature. What we want is q sys-
tenn like that of Essex County, where
by the Jail is managed by the county
at the public expense and for the pub
lie good. The Jailer should be made
merely the executive head of the es-
t~ablishment with a salary of say 50. 600
a year-all they paw in Essex is 81, 200.
1t is probable that by a e deal of
this sort the county would save from
&c. 900 to SIS, 900 a year, and the poor
prisoners would be less robbed and
better treated by fifty per cent. 1t is
not improbable that the necessary
legislation will be had anyway; but
the Grand Jury can make it a prac-
teal certainty by dealing judiciously
with the subject.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
CORPORATION NOTICE.


Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th day Of
August, 1898, application was made to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners by JOseph A.
Cronkright and others for the construction Of a
sewer on
SEVENTH STREET.
from brunswick street to within q hundred feet OF
Newark avenue, of suitable dimensions and in ae-
gether with all the necessary manholes, receiving
basins and appurten2nces.
Notice Is also given that on the Nth day of No
Vemner, 1888, the Commissioners of Assessment fled
with the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
their preliminary sketch, showing what property
VIII probably be assessed and the probable amount
OF oenent TO each lot or parcel OF land, also the
probable amount of assessment per foot of frontage
for the said Improvement, and the same Is now open
10 pubic inspection in the ONCE OF the Clerk Of the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners.
And notice is also given that the following streets
or avenues or particular sections thereof are in
cluded in said assessment, namely:
SEVENTH STREET,
on the south side from 100 feet west OF Bruasyyice
street to Newark avenue.
STREET.
on the north side from 25 feet west of Rrunsvvicr
street to a point about IS feet west Of Division
street.
And that on the sth day OF January. 1904 of N
o'clock, A. NJ, and the meeting room OF the Roarfi ~
Street and Water commissioners are hereby fixed NJ
the time and place when and where tho BOARD ~
Street and water commissioners will meet to hear
parties interested in said application and all ren,on-
strances against the said Improvement that NAV he
presented in writing. "
By order Of the Board of Street and Water Com.
missioners.
GEO. 7. Bouton,
Dated Jersey City, n. j. December sth. 1888
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
LIBERTY A OFFICERS

The annual election of officers of the Lib
erty Guards of Hudson county, was held at
Zibettis, in Central avenue, on Saturday
night last and resulted as follows:-Presi-
dent, NJ. Piperoux; Vice President, F.. Du-
drop; Secretary, L. Plique; Treasurer, G.
Antoine, Corresponding Secretary, A. Combe
Assistant Treasurer, A. Lambert; Trustees,
F. Ballard, T. Marmet, F. Zibeth; Com
mander of the military company, o.. Treich;
Surgeon, A. De Leemans. The Liberty
Guards is composed of French Americans
who not only form a full uniformed military
company but a mutual benefit society. Its
headquarters are in Zibettils Hall, No. 443
Central venue The organization is in a
hourishing condition financially, and is
growing rapidly. The Guards will hold
their annual civic and masquerade ball at
Pohlmann's on Saturday evening, Janu-
airy q.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
RECEPTION AT CASTLE POINT,

Mrs. E. A. Stevens of Castle Point gave a
reception from four to seven o'clock IN
Saturday, introducing Mrs. Richard Stew
ems, who was recently married. Society of
Jersey City, Hoboken and New York was
represented, among those present being
Judge and Mrs. A. Q. Garretson, Counsellor
and Mrs. Abel l. Smith and Ex-Governor
and Miss Albeit of Jersey City; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walcott Jackson of Newark; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund Randolph, Mrs. G. Randolph,
Mr.. and Mrs. Killian Van Rensselaer,, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Sturges, Livington Rogers,
Miss Olive Van Rensselaer,, DR.. and Mrs. E.
B. Bench, Mr.. and Mrs. George Scott and
Miss Emile Trainer of New York; DR.. and
Mrs. William Jenvey, DR.. and Mrs. Kud-
Itch, Counsellor and Mrs. John G.. Besson,
and T. G. Dunn of Hoboken. The brides
maids who officiated at Miss Stevens we'd
ding, received at the house on Saturday.
They were Misses Elizabeth Van Rensselaer,,
Katharine Minturn, Nanita Adams, Dora
Marris, Caroline Dodd and Angelica Crosby.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
A DECK HAND SQUEEZED.

Edward White, % years of g of No.
217 Sixth street, this city, was crushed be-
tween the ferryboat Moonachie of the Four
teeth street line, Hoboken, and the pile
guides on Saturday night. White is a deck
hand on the boat. AS the Moonachie en-
tered the slip White stepped outside the
gate. The boat edged toward toward the
wall and White walked along the gunwale.
He squeezed between the boat and the wall
as the boat slammed into the guide, but
managed to maintain his hold of the railing.
He was taken to Police Headquarters quite
badly injured and was attended by DR..
Simon. Later ne was removed to his home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
FaIsifying the Tariff Issue.

1t is highly amusing to note that
the only people who object to the
protection features of the Wilson Bill
are the high protectionists. They
simply cannot forgive the proposed
measure for failing TO be out and out
free trade. This looks as if they
were protectionists far more for poll
tics than for business. and indeed this
is strictly the truth with a large
number of the most loud mouthed
of them.
We hear a great deal of nonsense
about the Democratic party not being
true to its platform because it has
made limited determinations in favor
of certain home industries in appor-
tioning the burden of the govern
ment's needs. This talk on the part
of those who thoroughly understand
the tariff question is simply malig-
nant. If the platform of 1892 had
called for horizontal imposts--wbich
was not the case--and if the party
were now modifying it's policy to es-
cape that absurdity, it would deserve
high credit not blame. Nothing
could be biaineworthy but pig
headed adherence to error. But the
words of the platform laid down a
general principle. which the Will
son bill amply bears out.
The method of application of
that principle was amply defined
in the thousands OF campaign
speeches which were made and the
thousands of articles which were
written. These over ana over again
defined the tariff policy of the party
in detail along the present lines of the
Wilson bill, and it was in the light
which they afforded that the people
voted. The speeches and public doc
uments of Grover Cleveland for years
before had made the public as familiar
with what he meant by tariff reform
rs they are with the story of Wash
ington and the hatchet. They knew
Just what he would urge on Congress-;
they knew what Congressman in ac-
cord with him would be sure to do,
and in electing him and in electing
such congressman, they voted for the
programme which he and his lieuten-
ants had a thousand times laid down.
That programme is embodied in the
Wilson bin. and no honest man a
deny 1t.
Does any rational human being
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
YOUNG MEMS LYOEUM RECEPTION.

Pohlmann's Hall was filled with merry
dancers on Saturday evening, the occasion
being the fifth annual ball of the Young
Mems Lyceum of Hoboken. The affair, like
all those given by the lyceum, was a very
pleasant and successful one Richard j.
Butler was floor manager, assisted by
Michael Crosson. The Floor Committee were
Dennis Moran. Frank Molz, John J. Farmer,
Timothy Desmond, David F. Herlihy
and Thomas Murphy. Thomas Shea was
chairman of the Reception Committee. His
confreres were John Powers, William Brady,
Michael Shannon, James Dennison, George
Searles, Joseph Ryan, Louis Volz, John
Whalan, James Searles and Edward Ryan.
The Reception Committee were John j.
Ryan, Edward F. Carroll, Thomas McGrath,
Michael 7. Shannon, John O'Connor, Dennis
Moran and Thomas Murphy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18

ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE
"A Mathison and Walter Mathison to lay and
maintain q track in Fourteenth street, between
Provost street and the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad.
The Mayor and Board of Street and Water Com
miSSioneTs. for and on behalf Of the municipality of
Jersey City, SO ordain as follows:
Section l. That James MathiSon and Walter Mathi-
son are hereby authorized to lay and maintain an
additional track in Fourteenth street between Pro
vost street and the line OF the Delaware, Lacka-
posed plan thereof made by the Chief Engineer, and
on file in the Office of the Clerk of this Board, the
centre line of which track may be described as fol
lows:
Beginning at a point in Fourteenth street, distant,
Southerly, seven and onehalf feet from the north
erly side thereof, and in the eaSterly side of Provost
street; thence running eaSterly, and always distant
seven and one-half feet from said n~ortherly side Of
Fourteenth street, q distance of one hundred and
eighty feet; thence crossing to the right with a radius
of three hundred feet and crossing Fourteenth
ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Section 2. That the tracks herein authorized to be
laid shall be laid under the supervision of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers and OF me Chief En-
gineer, and shall in no way interfere with the ordi-
nary use OF said street.
Section s. That said track shall be removed at any
time upon the repeal of this ordinance, upon thirty
days notice to said licensees, the right to revoke
this ordinance being expressly reserved by the city.
Passed December 4th, 1898.
JOHN f. MADDEN,
President.
Attest: Mayor.
CfarR pro fnr1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
MRS. SCALES HAS FAITH.
She Tells a Reporter of Her Experf-
emcR.

She Tells a Reporter of Her Experf-
ence.
Praise the Lord, He will do anything for
us if we only ave faith in Him; bless His
Holy name, I have proved it." The speaker
was Mrs. David Scales, sixty-four years old,
of No. 210 Pacific avenue. She and her hus-
band, David, are regular attendants at the
Bergen Mission. They used to be members
of Corps No. 3 of the Salvation Army, but
when they moved to Lafayette the distance
to the chapel was too great, SO they joined
the mission, whose work is similar to that of
the Army. Mrs. Scales is a firm believer in
divine healing through faith, and claims to
be a living example of 1t. She told a JERSEY
Cry NEWS reporter the story Of how when
q child she was wonderfully healed through
faith.
II lived when a child,n she said, "on the
Isle of Man. When about seven years old I
suffered dreadfully from scald head, and
nothing could be done to cure it. All of the
doctors from the country for miles around
were called in, but their skill was ~unavail-
ing. All known remedies were tried, but
without success. Childlike faith did what
all scientific means failed to do. had been
taught to love God and to trust in Him, and
while my parents consulted with eminent
physicians and grew alarmed at their power
l~essness to do anything for me, / looked to
God and prayed that He might blessedly
cure me. MY prayers were answered in a
wonderful manner. One night / had a vision
In which was pointed out to me what /
should do. The next day, with perfect faith,
l vent to some woods near my fathers house
and kneeling upon the ground and closing
my eyes I poured out my soul to God. When
I had finished praying | reached out my
hand three times and plucked some herbs,
each time repeating, In the name of the
Father and Of the Son and of the Holy
Ghost These herbs I took home and with
out telling anyone made n ointment of
them, which / applied to my head, which
was soon cured. Ny parents marveled at
the cure, but II was q long time before l told
them What 1t resulted FROM Mrs. Scales,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
INDEPENDENT IN MATTERS POLITI.
CAT,
From the Kcarnv Record.

The JERSEY CITY NEWS merits the con-
gratulations of its contemporaries on its inn
proved appearance. The paper has been
clad in a new and tasteful type dress, and
though it always was a really newsy sheet it
is more interesting and attractive than ever.
The Record would incidentally take this oc-
casion to commend THE News for its uni
form franknes and independence in matters
political.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-18
OPPOSED TO OFFICIAL CORRUPTION
From the Ne,D YORK. World of Toda,

From the NelO York World of Today.
THE JERSEY Cry NEWS, one of the
brightest and most enterprising journals in
the State, is out in a new dress and looks
p~rettier than ever. THE NEWS is nswerv
ing in its advocacy of Democratic principles,
but, like The World, it is opposed to rings
and official corruption, though in the recent
Hudson County Shrievalty contest it was on
the wrong side. Under the able editorial
management Of Mr.. James Luby THE NEWS
has forced its way to the front rank of New
Jersey journalism. /.