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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
SUPERINTENDENT MATTHEW'S FIX
The New School Law Causes Confu-
sion Ove the Census.
Snecinl TO fine .Te7sej Cit7i Ne1re

TRENTON, Aug. %, 1894.-Compiling
school figures this year is no sinecure,
for the situation is mixed. The school
enumerators work under one law and re-
port under another, and the condition
of affairs is yexatious even to the spirit
of a first class mathematician. In the
due course of last years legislation the
school law was changed and the old dis
trict lines were wiped out. To conform
to the new law, which concentrates. the
school territory in the township, it be-
came necessary to make changes which
affect the details of the school census,
but not the general result. In some of
the school districts in the counties, the
district lines entering into different town
ships a caused much confusion.
The present census was taken under
the old act, compelling the State Super
of School Census to u the
school children during the month of May
in each school district as they existed
at that time. The new township law,
which went into effect on July LIST, re-
quired the school population to be con
solidated into a district described by the
boundaries of the township lines. This
has had the effect of confusing mat
tiers, because the census is taken by
districts, some taken in parts of sew
era townships. The superintendent of
the school money is based upon the
school census, and it now goes to the
townships instead of the districts. To
make, a distribution there must be a
separation of the parts of the townships.
The present census fixes the apportion-
ment for 1886, and the money will not
be available until July of next year II
will be necessary to secure legislation, so
that the trouble can be arranged. No
figuring Ear be done until the law is
passed giving power to rearrange the
population of a divided district.
This condition of affairs exist in nearly
every county in the State, and Essex is
the least affected by it, for nearly every
county has districts that are part of two
townships and some part of two counties
while there is one school district that
takes in corners of three counties. A
chart is being prepared showing these
school districts that go inNo several
townships and counties SO that the
State Board of Education can under
stand the situation and be better able
draft a bill that will cure the evil. 1t
is not likely that any attempt will be
made to secure the passage of that bill
when the Legislature reassembles in
October, because,lt that body is not willing
TO accept any new business, and If the
act be passed early next session it will
be early enough to make the necessary
mathematical changes SO that the APP
portionment can be begun.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
headed man start a really serviceabie
local express and drive all the slow
coaches out of the business.

THE Republican papers are making a
great time about it because some Eng
lish n German manufacturers expect
brisk trade with the United States in
the coming fall and winter seasons. We
really cannot see why. There is GER
tainly nothing surprising in the fact. 1t
is what was expected. 1t is what the
tariff was reformed for. The purpose
was to revive our moribund foreign COM
merce to provide our people with cheap
and good European products, n to Gre
ate a market in Europe for our pro-
ducts in payment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
CAUGHT IN THE UNDERTOW.
Narrow Escape of the Prominent
JerseyInen at Cape May.

CAPE MAY, Aug. %, 1S94.-State Comp
troIler William S. Hancock of Trenton,
ex-Postmaster Yard of Trenton. and
County Clerk Barker Gummere of Mer-
Ger County, all of this State, were taken
from the surf last night in an xhaust-
ed condition.
1t was just six o'clock when the cry for
help came over the waters and reached
the ears of the strollers on the board
walk and strand in front of Congress
Hall. The appeal came from a man
who. was struggling in the ocean pc
yond the surf line n was echoed by his
two companions. who had not gotten so
far beyond their depth. The one man
who was the fartheSt out was Hancock,
and he had swum to deep water without
taking into consideration the strong cur
rent then %runnihgy When he was ready
to return he found his efforts in bat
He struggled until 1t dawned on him
that all efforts would be useless. Cour-
age then, deserted the MAJ and his
strength died out entirely, leaving him at
the mercy of the waves. Slowly but
surely he was being carried seward to
what seemed almost certain death by
drowning.
Blended with the cries of the aerug-
Cling man were the shrieks of a number
of women who were grouped on the
beach in neighboring .payilions. Almost
WIFI Tic AIol dPPCol I0l 5oNtoh ANAAA
Der of men rushed to the beach and at
once launched one of the lifeboats. Vol
unteers to man the boat were plentiful
Even though the efforts of the gallant
rescuers We're carried on with all possible
speed, Hancock was being carried still
further away while Yard and Gummere
were also drifting to deep water.
Finally the lifeboat was forced through
the surf, and the l~ifesavers bent to the
oars. Hancock's cries ceased when he
saw what was being done in his behalf.
and the work of rescue was then a mat
ter of but a few moments. The men
were soon gathered in and brought to a
place of safety, frightened but not ser1-
ousIy affected by the incident.
Thomas F.. Byrnes of Philadelphia,
who so g%allantly assisted in the rescue
the surf when the cry for assistance
came, and he returned to the water at
once and SWAN with all possible speed to
where Gummere was struggling, and
with words of ENCOURAGEMENT helped to
Keep up his spirits until he had gotten
close enough to give him a hand. He
succeeded in bringing him to shallow
water just as the lifeboat brought in the
other two men.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
V. O. PITNEY IN CAMDEN.
His Breezy Ways Astonish Ii South
Jersey Lawyers.
Special to the Jersey City Nems

CAMDEN, Aug. %, 1894.-Vice Chan
cellor Pitney, who has been holding court
here, gave the lawyers of Camden yes
terday one of those exhibitions with
which the legal brethren of the northern
part of the State are perfectly familiar.
The old gentleman was more than usually
irascible when he entered the Chancery
Chamber at eleven o'clock in the morning
Lawyers Bake and Abbott of Atlantic
county were the first to catch it. Those
two gentlemen aroused his ire by reason
of a defect in a document which they
submitted to him..
"HumphI' he calculated, f1inging the
paper aside: you had better go back
and study some more law"
Mr.. Bake colored to the roots of his
hair, but did not descend to any vulgar
manifestation of spleen in answering the
Court.
Harry Iszard, a clerk in the Sheriff.
well known by everybody at all familiar
with public life as a quiet, dfgnified, mod
est and unassuming young man. His
accuracy is a feature of his business
qualification. He was called to testify as
to where he had placed notices of a rule
in the Hollingshead case. He informed
the Court that one notice had been posted
on a fence.
What was the farmers name who
owned the fence?" inquired the Vice
Chancellor, with a twirk of his trousers.
81 didn't ask" answered the witness.
"Humphl Where did you put the
other?"
Near a railroad station"
Your affidavit here shows that you put
it in the station"
mo. L put it near the station"
A few more questions and answers on
this strain and the Vice Chancellor, throw
ing his arms wildly about his head and
pounding away with his gavel said
young man, if you aren't telling the
truth o are committing perjury"
The lawyers present vainly endeavored
to suppress a smile at this legal senti-
ment.
Another question or two and the Vice
Chancellor said to Mr.. Iszard:-
You may go. You are a stupid block
head.,'
Mr.. Iszard said nothing in reply, but
subsequently observed to Sheriff Barrett
tina he would nave answered the Vice
Chancellor as he deserved and gone to
jail for 1t if he had not been representing
the Sehriff's office.
Several prominent lawyers who were
present declare that the remark was en-
tirely uncalled for.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
Mr.. Tom McEwan,s Candidature.


1t is stu rumored that Assemblyman
Thomas McEwan will be Republican cam
didate for Congress in this district on
a platform of hostility to Mayor Wanser.
The Assemblyman, in an interview with
a reporter of 1.-The Jersey City News,
published some weeks ago, defined ms
position. He severely scored the Mayor
for permitting the new Street and Water
Board to discharge competent democrats
while they employed in their stead a
still larger number of incompetent re-
p%ublicans. He thought the Mayor should
have reduced the tax rate more than he
did and furnished a new water supply.
points, but the one thing that seemed
to loom up in Mr.. McEwan's mind as
Overwhelmingly important was that point
about the discharged democrats. He said
that the discharges had greatly weak
ened the Republican party in this part
of the State and might lead to it's de-
feat. i
From this we gather that Mr.. Nc
Evan intends to run as a sort of half
and half Democratic-Republican or Re
publico-Democratic candidate for Con-
gress. 1t is rather a new idea; but Mr..
McEwan is a young nan of originality
and his genius takes the form of doing
queer things. His position now is not
unlike that which he held all through
the recent session of the Legislature. All
everything his party did was wrong.
He stood up for Democratic ideas about
two-thirds of the time, and we really ex-
pected him to come right over into the
Democratic camp.
If Mr.. McEwan gets the Republican
nomination, it will be a funny campaign.
While the Democratic candidate strug-
giles to get votes by talking tariff and
old Grover and the like, Mr.. McEwan
will try to win Democratic support by
pounding Mayor Wanser and shouting
for a new water supply. We would like
to see the fun; but strange as it may
seem, there are republicans who say it
will not e~ventuate, because Mr.. McEwan
will not get the nomination. Some of
them say that there is a large sized va
cancy on the dusty, mouldy shelf wait
ing to be filled when Mr.. McEwan's
present term in the Assembly expires.
Then will be the xSslng gentleman's
chance to come over to the Democratic
party, which might, under the circum-
stances, send him to the Assembly again.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
NAMED OCEAN CLUB.
Because Ther Were Oceans of Fun
and Everything Else.

For several years past a number OF
Greenville and Lafayette residents have
made it a practice to invite their New
York friends to visit Greenville and
spend an evening in merrymaking. Last
night these residents entertained their
friends from the big city across the river
at Kachlees' New York Bay House. Ocean
and Wilkinson venue and although
more of the members of the fair sex
were present, the affair was one of the
most enjoyable of its kind held in the
Celery district. Those who were present
last night DESTROYS of continuing the
social gatherings, decided to organize a
permanent organization. The organize
ton was christened the Ocean Social
Club. This name was selected because
all the annual gatherings are marked
by oceans of the amber riuid, oceans OF
fun, and oceans of things for the inner
man. Mr.. Alexander Kachlee having
furnished the latter SO well, was unani5
mously elected honorary president, ana
last night he filled the post with honor
and credit to himself.
When the gathering was called to order
there Were fifty members present, and
one half of htese journeyed from New
York. They We're well paid for their
trouble, as every detail tending to their
comfort and enjoyment had been care
fully looked after. The programme was
opened by Mr.. William Henderson, who
rendered a number of tenor solos. Mr..
William Brown Everybody knows him)
followed with tenor solos, after which
Scheid brothers and Mr.. Cont, the Ocean
Quartette, rendered vocal selections.
They had to reply to a number of en-
cores. The well known colored Mascots
of the Scottish-American Athletic Club,
then gave a clever exhibiti.4 of the man
ly art. The young boxers showed re-
markabIc proficiency, and dealt upper
cuts and straight leads" in a manner
that made the sporty members applaud
with vigor. After ten minutes work
with their countenances badly battered
UP. Messrs. Ferris and Charles Pollard
followed with tenor solos. and each re-
ceived we'll merited applause. Ned Ber-
ry, who has achieved considerable fame
as the writer of the songs which the in
imitable Maggie Cline has made so
popular, sent the member into convul-
sions with his comic songs. Up to three
months ago Mr.. Berry was a resident
of New York, but he realized the ad-
vantages of Jersey City mot pure water)
as a place of residence, n now resides
in a pretty cottage on the Hill. Browns
amateur orchestral G~reenyille's latest
musical organization, also rendered a
number of selections. AT midnight the
dining hall was opened, and the mem
bers were not long in putting the ability
of Mr.. Kachlee as "mein host TO a Sc
we're test. The supper however, was all
that could be desired, and Mr.. Kachlee
was duly indicated. After supper the
entertainment was continued, and it was
after w O'Clock before the lights were
put out. The committee that had charge
of the affair was as follows:-Messrs.
Fl ank Rechtel1. John Welbrock, Peter
Walsh, Adam Brash, Reuben Baker and
Frank Barry.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
CITY NEWS T

4 small fire occurred at 10 o'clock last night
in the house of Max Kali, No. 2Sa Clendenny
aJen,,e The property Is owned by Gus Bar
hier who lives next door. He ran into the
house and in a short time got the flames I'M
der control, but not before several engines
were called out. The damage is about $z5.
There will be a free lecture and reading in
the guild room of Christ p. e. Church, on
Clairmont avenue, tomorrow afternoon at !
p. M.
There avs no meeting of the Fire Board las.
night, owing to the want of a quorum.
Justice Potts will not be on the bench to-
morrow or Saturday. He is going away o.,
a pleasure trip. Justices Douglass or Lock
wood will act in his stead.
John Weber, 81 years old, having no home,
was found in a periiouss position in the
swamps at the head of Eighth street, this
morning. HI had evidently slept there ali
night. He was removed 70 the city Hospfta..
lie is believed to be demented.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
lur AbsurdIy Bad Express Com
panies.

painless
One of the things needed to make life
worth living in this city is a reasonably
efficient local express system. There are
two or three competing concerns now,
but they compete chiefly in badness of
service. 1t is a good deal easier to send
a parcel from the Heights to Philadel-
Sphia or Chicago or any other point COW
cred by the great express companies
than to New York, or Hoboken, or wen
10 one of the Jersey City railway sta
tons.
There is no pretense of punctuality in
answering calls, and when a parcel is
,nce confided to the wretcned one-horse
concerns, there is no telling when it will
reach its destination. People who have
rains or boats to catch have to have
heir trunks taken from their homes the
lay before to have any kind of certainty
that they will turn IN in time for
checking. With all this, the charges are
exorbitant, being about forty per cent.
higher than in New York.
Why doss not some energetic, clear
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
Notice no DEALERS N SCHOOL FURNE

NOTICE TO DEALERS IN SCHOOL FURNI-
~ ture. -
Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners on Thursday, August
so, 1884 at 10 O'Clock A. u. for such seats. desks. etc,
as are necessary to the furnishing of Public
School Building No. Is, in accordance with speci-
hcations on file in the Office of the Chief Engineer,
corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer street, where
blank forms of bid and agreement of sureties
must be obtained.
follows:
l. Pupils Desk.
9. Opera Chairs.
2. Teachers Desks etc.
Proposals must De enclosed in sealed envelopes.
endorsed. Proposals for dtem Specihed) Furniture
School No. IS" directed to John E. Macarthur,
Esq. Chairman OF on Public Buildings,
Docks and Parks" and handed TO the Clerk of the
Board in open meeting when called for IN the order
No city official will be accepted as surety nor will
a substitution of suretles be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids, or to award in whole or in part If 1t is eoRsid-
erred to the best interest of the city so to do. II
The attention of bidders is especially called TO Sec
ton /, Chapter 134. Laws Of 1891, under the. terms
whereof no contract shall DE binding upon the city
or become effective or operative until the bondshlen
offered by the contractor have been approved aSibo
sunicieney by this Board and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel. the President Of this Board
having power to examine the proposed bondsmen
under oath.
missioners-
Datad IerSav ri+v Apa,,st % 1894
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
CHOSEN FRIENDS FESTIVAL.
Fortuna Council Gives Hts Annual
Picnic.

The members and friends of Fortuna Coun-
Gil No. 60, o. C. F, danced last night at
Berg's Oriental Park. 1t was a small but
select affair. Dancing commenced at eight
P. NJ, and continued until midnight. Those
who participated were Grand Councillor and
Mrs. w. B. Wilson, Grand Treasurer and
Mrs. J. Snyder, Grand Secretary and Mrs.
J. Reardon, Grand Deputy and Mrs: G..
Pfeiffer, Past Councillor Miss Sophie Hem,
Chief Councillor and Mrs. Otto Schneider,
Vice Councillor Fritz Earl, Floor Manager
and Mrs. G.. H. Fersch, Mr.. and Mrs, A. L.
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. N. B. johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs. Alanson Carroll,
John Hughes, Miss NJ. Carroll, William
Raymond, Miss Nellie Wilkes, and delega-
tions from Teutonia, Hoboken, Hanover,
Central and Schiller Councils.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
German and the Free List Bills.

The 'FWorld" brings out another nice
serts that Senator German positively
promised the House conferrees that if
the Senate bill were adopted, the separ-
ate bills dealing with sugar, coal and
iron ore would be passed by the Sen
ate. His present excuse for not carry
ing out his bargain is that Secretary Car
isles letter showst he country could
not stand the loss of income consequent
on putting these commodities OF the
free list.
If the House leaders were tricked by
Mr.. German in this way, they deserved
it. 1t is hard to see how they could be
SO %credulous as to accept a promise
that this willy and selfish old rascal
would undo in a breath all that he had
braved obloquy and enmity to accomplish.
But it is added that Senator Blackburn
took part in the negotiations, and finally
Mr.. Catchings, who was the sceptic on
the House side, accepted the Kentuck-
ian's guarantee that the bills would
pass.
Now, It is said, Mr.. Blackburn feels
so outraged by Germans treachery that
he will at the first opportunity make a
statement of all the facts on the floor
of the Senate. Let us hope the oppor-
tunitywill soon arise. The more thorough
" their disgrace is brought home to the
men who betrayed the Democratic party.
the better it will be for the future of
the party.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
THE LARGEST ORCHARD.

The largest orchard IN the world is said
TO he that belonging to Elwood Cooper,
of Barbara, Cal. 1t IS a tract of LOO
acres. and contains 1000 olive trees,
800 in full bearing, the remainder be-
ing young trees set out during the past
year and a half. Besides the olive trees,
there are 5000 English walnut trees,
1890 Japanese persinmon trees, 10000
almond trees, and about 1000 other fruit
and nut trees. THE 10000 olive trees
Welded 10000 quart bottles of OLIVE oil
last year which found ready market at
is. a bottle. The nut trees bore thousand
of bushels of nuts. to say nothing OF
the Japanese observation-disclosures.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
HEEL AND TOE DANCING.
Enjoyable Picnic of the shamrock
Club.

Club.
The Shamrock Club, a social organization
of this city, composed of members chiefly de
scendents of old Erin, held its annual festival
last night at Pohlmann's Pavilion. The af-
fair was very well attended, and the dam
ing included a number Of heel and toe reels,
which were well executed and highly appre-
ciated.
Among those who enjoyed the event were;
President NJ. j, Cassidy, Miss N. ReardoD,
Vice President ME-. Lyman, Miss NJ, Brofey,
j. J. Moynahan, Miss L. Connect, D.. F. Sui
hvan. Mr.. and Mrs. George Cosselmon, ] F.
Cassidy, Miss n. Cassidy, H; G.. Hughes,
Nh. and Mrs. S. Mclaughlin. Mr.. B. Cas-
sidy, J. L. Cassidy, Miss N. Ryan, E. Bren-
nan, F. S. DAILY, Miss Rose Gillian, j. Laza-
rus, Miss B. Druery, L.. Weissenbach, Miss
N. Monallan, j. Keeshen, R. Doherty, Miss
Bridget Moriarity and delegations from the
Cuckoo Rangers, Horseshoe Rangers, Gable
A. c., Scottish-American A. c., Emerald
Isle Association, Frank McNa " Association
and T. J. Carroll Association.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
NOT AGENTS OF TIE HOME.

Men representing themselves to be agents
of the Newman Mission Rescue Home have
for the past week been soliciting orders for
wood, and in some Instances making collec7
tons. One 81 the frauds is a medium sized
man wearing a gray suit, and the other is at
tired in a pepper andsalt suit.
The only authorized solicitor OF the Home
are Charles H. Wood and Tony Sayforth.
The other men stole order cards while being
cared for at the Home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
CAPTAIN GRAHAM ARRESTED.
Must Answer for Arresting a Ohfan
For a PickpOcket.
Special to the Jerseu City Nelrs.

Special to the Jerseu City Nclcs.
AsBURY PARK, Aug. %, 1S94-Captain
"Jack" Graham, Jersey City's Marshall and
a Deputy Sheriff for Hudson County, who
caused the arrest last week of c. E. Bell, the
wealthy manufacturer of Hillsboro, o., on
the charge of being a pickpocket, appeared
before Justice Borden yesterday and gave
bail in the sum of $500 for his appearance be-
fore the Grand Jury in answer to the com
plant of assault and false Imprisonment
preferred by Mr.. Bell. L. 3. Watson OF
Ocean Grove, Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House of Assembly, went on Captain
Jacks bond. Bell, the complainant, was
obliged to leave for home today, but declares
he will be here next October when the
Grand Jury hears the case
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.

Chanceman Cavanagh arrested two men
at nine O'Clock last night on Monticello ave-
nue. as suspicious characters. This morn
mo Justice DOUGLASS remanded them until
tomorrow. They said they were Hugh Sui
ivan. twenty-five years. of Philadelphia,
and James Sweeney, thirty-fve years, of
Fairview, NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-23
TEMPLARs FIELD DAY.
High Degree Masons Will Parade at
Asbury Park.

Special to the jersey City NemS.
AsBURY PARK, Aug. %, 1s94.-fhe an
nual field day exercises of the knights
Templar of New jersey will be held on We'd
nesday. August 90, when the several Com
manderies will come here and parade. Cor
son ~Commandery, No. Is, of this place, is
preparing for the event, and will make a
fine show in the pageant.
The dress parade will take place on AS
bury avenue at 2:30 Pm. Immediately
after the official parade the COMMANDERS
will march over the following route:-
Down Asbury avenue to Kingsley street,
to Coakman avenue, to Main street, to Main
avenue, Ocean Grove; to Boardwalk to
Asbury avenue, to Ocean, to Fourth: to
Grand, to Second, to Main street, to Asbury
avenue, to reviewing stand, n will be re
viewed by the officers of the Grand Com
,mandery ind visiting Grand Officers from
New York and Pennsylvania.
The reviewing stand will be erected IN
front of the Ocean Hotel, the headquarters
of the Grand Commandery.