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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
NEWsBOYS' CLUB ENTERTAINMENT
Whittier House the Scene of Great
EnioYmant Last Night.

An entertainment was given at
Whittier House last night to the News
boys Club. Almost the entire member
ship, seventy, were present, and the way
those boys. testified their approval of the
excellent programme made one think of
their memorable New Years dinner.
First the boys sang America in a man
ner which left no doubt as to their pa
triOtic ardor. From the rest of the pro-
gramme everything classical had been
excluded; the music was of the rollicking
order. and the r~ecitations humorous. In
the progress of the songs and recitations
the boys would express their apprecia-
ton or disapproval of the fine sentiments
with such elegant phrases as Sure, now!'
or. init"
The programme was as follows:-yiolin
solo, Mr.. Lefert Carroll: whistling solo,
1.-THE Mocking Bird" Mr.. Dickson, ac-
companied by Miss Vanderbilt; vocal solo
with violin and piano accompaniment,
Pond and Mr. Carroll; comic song, rseita-
ton and banjo solo, Mr.. WiIiiaIn lyle:
recitation, "Seein' Things al Night" Miss
Gertrude Garland: song, 1.-THE Owl and
the Pussy Cat Mr.; Vernon Carroll;
aThe Story Of lobe Miss Carolyn Pad.
dock; song, 1.-THE Wise Old Women" Miss
Pond; song, 1.-THE Wild Man Of Borneo,"
Mr., Vernon Carroll; minstrel songs in
costume, Mr.. Lyle. and Quartette, sLul-
lady,. Misses Pond, Messrs. Carroll.
All these selections were heartily en-
cored by the boys, their most approved
method of applause being a series Of
prolonged whistles and cat calls, which
made all not engaged in this delightful
shut out the sound. The newsboys en-
joyed themselves.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
TONlGHT'S EVENTS.

Companies G and H will drill at the arr
mory tonight.
The pool tournament begins at the
Wanser Club tonight.
The Nonpareil Banjo Club will play to-
night at the ParmIy Memorial Church.
The Royal Oaks hold a reception tonight
in the Avenue House.
The Rev. Cornelius Brett, D.. D.. lee
lures tonight on his "Friesland Trip in
the Bergen Reformed Church.
Good Government Association win hold
an open meeting tonight at Arcanum
Hall.
The Epworth League of the Linden
Avenue Me. Church holds a flower social
tonight in the church.
Lafayette Baptist Sunday School gives
q star sociable tonight in the Sunday
school,.
The Palma Club gives a stag and pro-
gressive euchre party tonight.
Rathbone Lodge. knights of Pythsas.
makes tonight a fraternal visit to st.
Pauls Lodge.
The County Advisory Board OF the
Baptist Church holds a special meeting
tonight az No. Il Cottage street,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Rev. Mr.. Allen. the new pastor Of
the Bergen Baptist Church, viii breach
at that church Sunday morning. "A recep-
ton Will be rendered him next week
Tbs West Bergen Athletic Club will
mold an entertainment in Bergen Hall on
st. Patrick's lay A number az first class
artists have been engaged and the COM
mittee hope to make the affair a success
Roundsman Abner Welsh of the FolIrfh
Precinct Is again attacked by the grippe.
he IS in a very serious condition.
The Emil r. Borneman Association held
is annual ball last night in Henkers
The Boulevard Athletic club Of west
Hohoken, which is largely composed az
young men OF the Old Fourth Distr-cS.
Will hold Its fifth annual ball in Henick's
Hell on March A next.
The third battalion will drill at the ar
merry tomorrow night under Major II.
Lehman, Jr..
Traffic was slightly delayed on the river
his morning by the packed ice ii ira
Slips. Ferryboats had to back ana tba,o
go full speed ahead to reach their moor
ings.
4 p~ocketbook was left in a trolley car
BY q High School girl this morning. An
employe Of The News picked 1t up
and gave It to Conductor No. 1871.
Two boys. named John Larkins and Max
Br0giey, were tried iaslAa SIeciaI Sas-
sions Court this morning for completely in
the taeft Of copper from West sShorss Rail-
road at Grantort4 "a whole gang IF.
bays were concerned in the Tobberv. bat
stAere was no ev dence to connect the de-
SsnSants With It. ard the Court acquitted
taE&Ae& EASH
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
MRS. BURDsLEY'S BODY FOUND.
Discovered Floating i'm Newark Bay
Yesterday Afternoon.

Some men walking yesterday afternoon
on the Central Railroad bridge crossing
Newark Bay. saw the body Of a woman
floating in the water beneath. With great
trouble they secured the body, and at
once notified the police. 1t was afterwards
identified as that of Mrs. Margaret S.
Burdsley, the mother of ex-Assemblyman
George A. Heaney. of this city, by means
Of rings on the fingers. One of tnem
contained a stone engraved with the let
ter M" There were also a wedding ring
and a gold guard ring. The former was
inscribed q. S. B.. to Margie." Suisse
quently Mr.. Heaney called at the Morgue
and verified the identification.
Mrs. Burdsley disappeared from her
home on December II. 1t was supposed
she had gone out to purchase some sta
tionery. That evening Thomas Brady,
Jr., and ex-Freeholder Charles T. Mum
saw a woman resembling her walking to
and fro on the sea wall fronting the Kiln
Won Kull and extending along East First
street. Bergen Point. The attention OF
Brady. was attracted about half an hour
the water. He ran to the end of his
fathers pier and saw the woman strug-
Cling in the strong current. Although
he quickly got into a rowboat, the Wom-
Burdsley's. relatives were convinced that
she was the woman seen by Brady. AS
she had been g~rieving over the death of
her husband, they concluded that she
had committed suicide. When the body
was found several pieces of brick were
fastened to the clothing, and this the fam
lily regard as confrmatory of their belief
that she drowned herself.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
BUILDING BUSINESS STORES.
Permits Issued Last Week by the
Building Inspector.

Business in the building line wass slow
last week. The only permits issued by
Inspector Jones we're
E.. b. Colby. to build a two story frame
storage warehouse at Monmouth and
Eighteenth streets, at a cost of $500.
T. Conroy. to build a three story frame
house. to cost A,417, 1t st. Paul's avenue
and Lewis street.
Bentley Clark. to build a one story and
brick cellar house. to cost $1,000, at No.
SO Columbia avenue.
Consolidated Traction Company, to al
ter brick building at Montgomery street
and Jordan avenue. at al expense of S5,-
800.
Bernard Schmid. to huild a three story
brick house at South street n Webster
avenue, at a cost of Sc, 500.
James Lane, to build a stable, to cost
500. at West Side avenue and Grant
avenues.
Alex. Horne. put new front in store No.
129 Halliday street, at an expense of
$50.
Richard Tibbs. to make an extension. to
cost 5000, to house No. SO Kearny ave-
nue..
William j. Hazelton, to make alterations
and repairs to house No. IS Clendenny
e n to cost 5000.
Michael Gilhooly. to make an extension
to house No. 1923 Newark avenue. at a
cost of SIS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
The memerIc Rutnre Life.

In the great historic ages of Greece. the
old Acha.an or Homeric conception of the
future life tended rather to dwindle than
to grow. 1t nowhere assumed the char
acter of a force operative through personal
expectations upon life. Yet the idea of ex-
tinction and death. while it was argued
for and against in the philosophic schools,
had no place in the mind or heart OF
humanity at large. Grote, who has
formed so low an estimate of the upshot
of the great labors of Plato, nevertheless
writes as follows:-'The popular orthodoxy
recognized some sort of p~osthumous exis-
tence as a part of its creed. and the unin-
curing multitude continued in the teach
ing and traditions of their youth" II.
however, we wish to appreciate the practi-
cal attitude of the public mind with ref
erence to the world of shadows, we must
look. not so much to tragediaus who had
to deal with Archaic traditions and ideals
of life. as to A-ristophanes, who bodied
forth the true form and pressure of his
time. and who leaves upon us the impress
sion that the prevailing conception of the
future life bad been effectually stripped OF
all that could make it either venerable in
theory or operative upon life. The eariy
part of the Frogs of Aristophanes APP
pears to supply conclusive evidence that
the underworld and the future life could
safely be made the theme of ridicule be-
fore the most cultivated and populaf au-
dienee in Greece or in the world.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
H%OBoKENITEs CAUGHT.


HuIu premiums 10 1n hNfuf&MCe
Company That Has Failed.
Counsellors Skinner. Marnell and Fall
lon. Of Hoboken, have been retained by
a large number of the policy holders in
the defunct United Brethren Mutual
Aid Society, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, to
file claims against the company for the
recovery Of premiums bald into the COM
pany by them. The lawyers wrote. to
the State Department of Banking and
Insurance at Trenton for information re-
garding The state of the company and
received a reply from Commissioner G.
S.. Duryee that the compa had been
placed in the hands of a reseiver. The
Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
CounselloFs Marnell and Fallow said
this morning that the company has been
struggling to keep up since 1894, when in
that year they were Sill 900 behind on
their death claims. The company, they
lars assets, and they were going to sue
It for the cover of the premium.
Among the many Hobokenites holding
policies in the company are Senato
William I. Daily, A~ssemblyman William
N. -Parslow, ex-Assemblyman and Mrs.
Charles Donovan, Captain Patrick Hayes,
man Hammond, Clerk Of Recorders
Court James Moore. ex-Police Commits
sioner Charles Kaufman, king Simon
Kelley of Weehawken,l ex-Assemblyman
Andrew Cullen, wife and son. Fire Chief
Ivan D.. Apologize, Fire Commissioner
o. Donnell and nearly every city official.
policeman and fireman in the city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
FIRST WARD DEMOCRATS BALL

On Tuesday, March 8, in Woods Hall
the inaugural ball of the First Ward.
Democratic Club is to be held. 1t prom
ises TO be a great social-political event.
Every ward and political club in the
ceeds will be devoted to the building of
a clubhouse. Already fourteen hundred
tickets have been sent out and only a
few returned. The chairman of the Re-
ception Committee will be William J.
Moran. He will have one hundred assist
ants. The Floor Committee will have
Edward Kelly as its chairman. He will
have fifty assistants. The Executive
Committee, of which John Boyd is chair
man, will have a wine room. Mr.. Boyd
be entertained in this room. The decora-
tions will be elaborate. A brass band will
furnish dance music and a Hungarian
band music for promenadingt Tickets
should be procured at once.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
ssThe Heart of Mary1ande at the
Herald square Theatre.

The Heart of Maryland David Bel
asco's superb drama. now in its sixth
month at the Herald Square Theatre, is
conceded to be the greatest stage sue
cess New York has known in fifteen
years. Every night since it's advent in
the early fall, the handsome Broadway
playhouse has been crowded with the
city's culture and fashion. Dramatic cen
sors are one in its overwhelming praise,
select magazines are even yet glowing in
its favor and the public continue to
throng to it.. 1t is a beautiful drama,
T pfern n c0lorf .urn ~f11se AND splendldly
H-eadquarters at Boonesbbro.s THE Old
Church. 1.-The Vestfbule" and 1.-THE
Belfry" are among the plays striking
scenes. It is chockablock with effects.
And the magic of this Illusion! This
MARCH! This movement of an over
whelming army-the tremendous roll Of
heavy infantry over pontoon bridges
the clank and clash n clatter of tens
of thousands of scabbards-the hoof falls
huzzas and shouts of desperate men
the dust eve of yellow roads blowing on
in clouds in the wake of scores and
scores of numbering battallions.
Lloyd .Lowndes of Maryland, viii en-
brace before the close of the plays pre-
sent hearing, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and
Tuesday night. March 9, Managers
Evans. Bleiman and Mann celebrated
the 150th performance by the preserta-
ton ofsa minatured curfew in silver de-
signed to ,surpass in attractiveness the
memoration Of the dramas great
triumph.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
Ron Ton Theatre.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


The March Ladies, Home journal.
Just a few suggestions, of the APP
preach of spring. and the coming of
timely interest in the March Ladies
Home Journal. which in its literary, ar
tistic and more practical features, is ex-
ceptionally strong and unusually attrac-
tive. The number opens with a fascin-
ating story by the late Eugene Field
THE Werewolf" is the only manuscript
that has not been published, and that it
was written and rewritten eight times
by the author before it exactly met mis-
the story admirably General A. W. Greedy
u. s.. A, presents his first paper on
The Personal Side Of Washington, =
Colonial Dame emfwyp cmfwyp cmfwyp
and from photographs. This is supple
mented by Mrs. Burton Harrison's "A
the duties 81 a'a Presidsnt. and Sfl1 their Ha ate
tendant ~annoyances and vexations. been
SO clearly revealed as they are in the
Edward v. Box taikes most infersest-
ingly Of Mary Anderson as She is To-
day., A well written article on "Pader-
ewski in His Daily Life, tells Of the
sorrows, his triumphs. his work and his
diversions. Emma Nevada. the prima.
Singing sDnaa, f In Rnne,s and ne cha afmp9 +. Adam of
the venerable and famous vocal in
structor,. has another practical paper
Finish in the same number.
Kate Greenway's delightful little folks.
in pretty groups. will occupy a page.
set daintily in a poem by Laura e. Rich
ards. Edward w. Box editorially consid-
ers New York N Boston from a liter
airy standpoint. Women and Tipping
he also discusses. DR.. Parkhurst consid-
ers The Best Thing in the World to
be a sound body-healthy physical devel-
o-pment-forcibly contending that it is the
superstructure upon which mental adj
yancement must be built. Spring hats
fancies for Eastertide, are described
connprshensively, and Illustrate. "A $500
Shingle House" Home Games the
fourth of Mary E. wilkins "Neighbor-
hood Types and contributions by var
ious department editors are also included
in the unique March issue of The
Ladies' Home Journal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
The Disgrace of the Washington
Courts.

One of the most shameless travesties
upon justice ever seen in this or any other
civilized country was the disposal of the
case of Elizabeth NJ. Fiagler for the muir
der OF Ernest Green last August. The
scene of the atrocity was Washington,
and the result merely confirms the long
extant impression that the District of
Columbia courts are the most d~iseredit-
able in the United States.
There cannot be the slightest doubt
that if this murderess belonged to an
obscure family in poor or ordinary cir
cumstances. she would have been sent
to prison at hard labor for a term of
years. No sympathy would have attended
her, for her crime was deliberate. reck-
less and wanton. In a country like Eng
land. where homicide is severely dealt
with, she would most unquestionably
have been hanged.
The opera bouffe sentence of three hours
in the Penitentiary was simply calculated
TO make a mockery of the law. 1t was
MT even administered in such a way as
to produce a moral effect on the criminal.
The judge uttered no words Of censure.
TIE woman was driven to the jail in her
carriage and instead of being locked in
a cell to reflect on her iniquity, she was
allowed to sit in the Matron's parlor and
chat with a friend.
I am afraid we must trespass on your
hospitality a little longer said the fair
ard interesting convict, when her term,
had expired, "as my carriage has not
arrived"
No doubt, some other young woman
was brought to that jail in the course of
the same day, who through sore need OF
bad bringing up mad stolen Some triae or
comm.tteed some other offence against
the moral law. When such a one arrived
she was stripped of her street garb and
clothed in bed ticking. If she was to stay
any tirae, her hair was cut eff. She was
locked in a cell to sleep on a hard pallet.
Her occupation fer ten or twelve hours
a day will be to pick oakum or sew gunny
bags. Her food will be the coarse convict
diet. When her term is over, she will be
glad enough to creep away from the scene
Of her punishment, and try and hide her
disgrace.
Society, we are told, in Washington is
trying TO make up its mind whether or
not it should send the Flagler woman to
coventry. As she has many friends, 1t is
expected no notice will be taken of the
convict brand upon her.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
SENT TO THE REFORM SCHOOL.

Frederick Jordan. an eleven-year-old
boy, was convicted IN the Special Ses-
sions Court this morning of breaking into
John A. Van Reipen's candy manufac-
tory, 71S Grand street, on February IA,
and stealing two pans of candy. Jordan
Tate. nine years old. broke the win,
guilty, and jordan say that a boy named
Wheelihan was with them and shared
in the spoils, but Wheelihan denies it
n Will stand trial, Judge Hudspeth
could not keep boys of their age at
home instead of allowing them to prowl
around the streets at night stealing. De-
Tgte had not slept at home in a month.
Tne boys were sent to the reform
cnhoal Sf
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
BE HAD COME TO DINNER.
Congressman Miners Adventures
While Looking for His Hosts.

WINE * Tor 1918 k3ostS.
The Washington correspondent of the
State Gazette, tells a good story of a
dinner given by the Palisades Park Com
missioner to the Military Committee of
the House of Representatives.
The joint committee for the preservation
OF the Palisades-that named by New York
and New Jersey-entertained the members
Of the New York and New Jersey delega-
lions in Congress at a banquet at the Nor
mandie last night. Among the others
who responded TO the invitation was Con-
gresham Harry C. Miner, of New York.
He put on his claw-hammer, slaeked down
his raven locks, thrust his card into his
pocket and STROBE forth frcm his hotel.
Marching with the grand air of which
only a new member of Congress is capa-
Die, up the steps of the Shoreham, he said
to the colored lackey at the door that he
had come to dinner.
"An right, sah,' replied the colored man,
saluting with many salaams. s.The dim
S open, SahI"
NO. but to the d~inner!' persisted the
Congressman.
I doan know nothin' bout any 'tiekler
dinner" pleaded the ianissary.
Why the banquet, you know"
No banket here, yer honor, s l knows
on
The clery must know all about it,
quoth the Congressman, as he threw back
ms coat flaps so as to exhibit its satin
lining; I'm ask him."
And the clerk was as astonished as
the man at the door had been. He knew
nothing about any banquet.
why exclaimed the Congressman, as
he Indignantly threw his invitation on the
desk. queer hosts these must be to invite
a fellow to an %unspread feast, or a queer
motel that doesn't know the feast is being
eaten within its walls"
The clerk idly handled the invite while
ne listened to the petulant observations.
he read. cat the Normandie." upon it.
ALLOW me to direct you, sfr,' he said,
THE Normandie is across the street"
The. blushing Congressman retired in as
good order as was possible. When he
reached the b%anqueting board he heard
speeches by Parker. Pitney and Stewart.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
FOREIGNERS In FRANCE
The Proportion Very gmall-The
Figures in Paris.

Figures in Paris.
The official statistics just published in
The Journal Oficiel shows that in 1894
only $3.50 persons belonging by birth to
foreign nationalities became naturalized
French citizens. The previous year the
number had been even smaller, APP. but.
IN 1880 it was $3.50. The result is all the
more remarkable because the sons of for
eigners residing in France have consid-
cradle difficulty in preserving their ma
tlonality. In the case of their being born
on french SOIL they are regarded as of
French nationality till they attain their
majority. and can only avoid being in
corporated in the French Nation by a
announcement of French nationality eff
fected between the twenty-frst and
twenty-seeond birthdays. If a young
man or woman neglects to go through
the tedious formalities required by French
law to permit him or her to retain his
or her national birthright, that person
IS, after his or her t~wenty-second birth
day, a French citizen, and cannot escape
the consequences.
In connection with these statistics 1t
Is interesting to note those recently pub
lished by the Paris Municipality concern
mig the population of the French Capi-
tai; They are based on the census of 1891.
and bring to light the rather astonishing
fact that of the inhabitants of Paris
only one in every three are really Paris.
ians-that is to say. born within the walls
cent. According to M. Bertillon. who is
al authority on such matters, the mum
Der Of native-born citizens in ST. Peters
burgh Is even smaller, being only 80 per
cent of the population. The proportion of
native-born citizens in Berlin is Al per
cent, in Vienna As per cent. and in Log
don IS per cent
In Paris, which is the city containing
the greatest proportion eff foreigners.
there Are about 1S1. 900 persons of nation
elites other than French-that is to say.
rs per thousand. OF those foreigners.
26,S6S are Germans, whereas at Berlin
there are only 397 Frenchmen. In London.
according to M. Bertilon, there are about
$1,000 foreigners, or 2 per 1000 Of the pop
ulation. At ST. Petersburgh the proper
ton of foreigners is "A per 1000; at Vien-
ma, p per 1000, and at Berlin, II per 1000.
London Standard.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
WANTED A MORNING SHAVE.

George H. Shaw, of Kearney, was out
at 2 A. M. on February IA, and think
ing a shave would do him god went to
Donate Rizzolo's barber shop. The shop
courage Shaw. He got into the cellar
and in trying to get up into the shop
upset a barber chair which was standing
colo and his wife. Rizzolo asked his
untimedy visitor what he wanted. Shaw
said he wanted to get shaved, but in
down he sneaEed back through the
trap door, into the cellar and then hur-
ried out to the street where a policeman
c0llared him. Shaw was convicted in thu
Special Sessions Court this morning Of
breaking and entering with intent to
steal. The Court will investigate his
record before passing sentence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-27
HOORMANN-sOHULTz

A pretty home wedding occurred last
night at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoormann. No. 1,02S Garden street, Ho-
boken. The groom was Mr.. George
Hoormann. and the bride, Miss Aramanta
Schultz. also of Hoboken. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. DR.. George c..
Eoughton, of Trinity Church. Hoboken.
Mr.. John Steljes was best mar and Miss
Rebecca Hoormann, bridesmaid. Messrs.
G.. H. Steljes and l.. G. Cells We're
The house was beautifully dec
GRATED with palms and ferns. Supper
was served by Caterer B~raudenburg. of
the Quartette Club, after which a recep-
ton was held. The happy couple left for
an extended tour through the West.