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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO CAUCUS
Will Settle Their Few Troubles t.
Night in Trenton.

TRENTON, JAM. s, 1897.-This evening
the eighteen Republican members of the
upper House of the New Jersey Legisla-
ture will come together at the Hotel
Windsor n settle just how the plums
in the Senate are to be disposed of. While
the major part of the fierce scramble for
legislative officers has been confined to
the lower House, yet the Senators will
have enc or two knotty problems to IAN
die.
The stiffest struggle will be over the
Sergeant-at-Arms. 1t is expected that
this berth will be given to Mercer coun-
ty, and in anticipation the county has
three very aggressive candidates. The
position pays 500.
Colonel William S. Sharp is putting up
one of his old-time fights for the place.
He has a strong claim on the party be-
cause of his work in connection with the
exposure of the ba~llot-box frauds in Hud-
son county He was Sergeant-at-Arms Of
the Senate during the session that the
investigation was made. Colonel Sharp
did not get the second year in the SEN
ate because OF the change in the COM
plexion of that body. BY nan his
chances of getting his back dues now are
considered very bright.
Reuben Carter. who was assistant Ser
geant-at-ArmS for the last two years,
also wants the place, but his chances
nave a blush tint.
Samuel J.. Atchley of Ewing Township
is another Mercer Republican who is anx-
ious to be keeper of the gate. He bases
his claim for recognition ON his work
among the ruralites.
Another position over which there has
been much doubt is that of assistant Sec
rotary. Edward NJ. Fielder of Mon
mouth, who looks like Chauncey Depew,
filed this place last veal to e~verybody's
satisfaction. and is willing to give the
same service this year. 1t is quite prob
able. too, that he will have the oppor-
tunity.
The Assemblymen will not hold their
caucus until Monday.
OF course, there will be no contest over
b Presidency. That goes to Senator
Williams of Passaic county. The lead
ership will be in the hands of Senator
voorhees, of Union.
The minority, comprising three mem
bers, will again be led by Senator Daily
of Hudson.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
SEASON.
Lodges and Societies Elect
Officers for the New Year
and Exchange Greet
ings.

This is the season of installations and
elections. Last night several lodges met
to elect and install and incidentally en-
joyed themselves intellectually and ma
terially.
The Ladies' Steberkasse of Hudson
County met last night at No. 100 South
street, and held its annual election.
About four hundred out of the five hun
dred members were present n those Sc
lected to serve for the coming year are:
Mrs. Lind, President; Mrs. Strauss,
vice-Pres.dent; Mrs. Gunter, Secretary;
Mrs. Netting, Financial Secretary, and
Mrs. J. Loos, Treasurer. The two trus-
tees elected are Mrs. Seitz and Mrs
Spald. Following the elction a hasen-
pfeffer was served,at which a speech was
emit MI. Smith received this extraordin-
airy privilege because he was the one who
instituted the lodge.
installed its newly elected officers. In
the drawing for the gold emblem Of the
order Mrs. Henry Spatz drew the lucky
The following officers were installed in
Fraternity Lodge, No. 112. +. O.. o. F., at
Odd Fellows Hall, Hoboken, last even
ing:-J. T. Anderson, Noble Guard; Chas.
cording Secretary; William Van Doren,
Permanent Secretary; j. E. w. Kupes,
Treasurer. w. N. Parslow, c. F. Guth
and Henry Burke were elected Trustees;
A. w. Beeler, Right Supporter Of Noble
Grand; S. Housman, Inside Guard: John
Albrecht, Outside Guard; H. s%chrapper.
Conductor; c.. Ewald, Warden; Harry
Smith, Chaplain; Charles Christianson,
Right Supporter of Vice Grand: John
Donokue, Left Supporter of Vice Grand;
c. Coleman, Left Scene Supporter; g.
Thompson, Right Scene Supporter.
Al the last regular meeting of the
.Greenville LiederkranZ these officers were
elected for the year:-President, Rudolf
Fries; Vice President, Rudolph Lang;
Recording Secretary, Q SchTader;
Financial Secretary, Caspar Hosly;
Treasurer, Max Bauer; First Librarian,
Julius Kruger, Second Librarian: Gustav
R~ilgenroth; Musical Director, Fritz Neu-
kirch; Vice Musical Director, julius
Schmidt. The society has now thirty ac-
tive and forty-two passive members, and
is In a prosperous financial condition.
George H. Thomas Post, G.. A, R.. viii
install it's officers tonight at Jennrichss
Pal:sade Hall, and Zabriskie Post, g. A.
r. will perform the same office at the
The Summit Council, No. 2s4, C. b. L.,
win hold a public installation of its new
" elected officers at Prasser's Central
Avenue Hall on January 10. The install
lat.on will be followed by a social, and
those who took part last month in the
play of Nevada will be presented with
handsome souvenirs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
PATERsoN,g NEW POSTMASTER.
Herman J.. Kohlhaas, Free Sflve
Candidate the Lucky man.

Candidate h Lucky Man.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1S96.-The nom
nations sent to the Senate by the Presi-
dent yesterday of Herman J. Kohlhaas
as Postmaster of Paterson, N. J., has
created much talk.
There has been quite a contest for the
Paters on Postmastership, the fight being
between the sound money and free silver
Democrats.
Ex-Congressman Cornelius A.. Cadmus
OF Paterson, who represented the sound
money Democrats and had the endorse
ment of Senator James Smith and many
leading gold Democrats in the State, was
one of the candidates for the position.
He, 1t is said, also had the endorsement
of Governor Griggs and Vice President
elect Hobart.
The successful candidate, Mr.. Kohl
haas, was a Bryanite during the late
silver men.
h nomination caused surprise among
the New Jersey contingent here owing to
the hard fight ex-Congressman Cadnus
was known to be making for the place,
and when the contingent learned some
time 6 that Senate Smith had endors-
ed Mr.. Cadmus 1t was thought more than
probable that the ex-Congressman would
get the nomnation.
Senator Smith said to a correspondent
yesterday afternoon, after the nomination
had been sent to the Senate.@
THE department has made a practice
Of promoting assistants to first place in
Postoffices when the Postmaster has re-
signed, died or been discharged
Michael Devine's nomination at Attain
tic City was not pursuant to hat rule .
the correspondent suggested.
That is one of the EXCEPTIONS" said
Senator Smith.
Did the fact that Mr.. Cadmus voted
against the Wilson bill have anything to
do with his being turned down?'
THE department aid that that had
nothing to do with it, Senator Smith
replied.
Senator Wilson of Washington said this
afternoon that If it develops that Mr..
Kohlhaas is a strong free silver man the
Senate will not confirm him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
REPuBLIoAN oHEEsE PAIRING.

Poor Girls "a Suffer THAT the Party
May Cain a Reputation for Economy.
Considerable comment, and most of it
u~nfavorable, was heard through the
State House yesterday of the report that
Clerk of Chancery Thompson had ordered
a change in the compensation of the
ladies' employed as copyists and enrollers
from $40 a month to 2k cents a folio.
1t has always been recognized that the
work of copying official papers is the
most trying and wearing of an employ
ments and that at 8 cents a folio it re-
quired steady work for many hours of
every day to earn SO or So a week. When
the Legislature sought to reduce the in
come of the Clerk in Chancery by cut
ting down his fee for copying and en-
rolling official papers. 1t sought to protect
the copyists by requiring that they
should receive for doing all the work
for which the fee was charged not less
than 3 cents a folio. That fee has been
paid by all the Clerks In Chancery since
the act was passed until last year when
the office was put on a salary basis
Upon taking hold of the Office, Clerk
Thompson made his selection of copyists
and paid them a salary of $40 a month,
with certain hours of work and such va
cations as are allowed other State en-
ployes. The salaries were not princely,
but they suficed to afford a respectable
living for those who earned them. But,
under some injudicious advice, Clerk
Thompson has decided that the best way
is to pay by the folio, and that the fair
thing is to keep one-half of the fee
charged by the Office for the use of the
State. and pay the other half to the per-
sons who do all the work.
The fee of S cents per folio allowed in
the Chancery office for copying and en-
rolling is lower than the fee allowed for
the same service to any County Clerk or
Surrogate. 1t was made so low because
the volume of business from which the
Clerk made his. profit was SO large as to
make the salary of the official princely.
But that rule does not apply to the copy
lists themselves; each one could only do
so much work, and could only earn SO
much. and therefore the Legislature
stepped in to protect the worker from
the extortion of the employer by fixing
the minimum fee.
The Office of the Clerk ought to be a
profitable one to the State; but if it is
not, the profit ought not to be made out
of the few people who do arduous work
for the smallest wages.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
COURT CASTLE POINT ENTERTAIEs
Installs New Officers and Has q
Social Session.

Court Castle Point, No. 54, Foresters of
America, had an installation of officers
last night at their lodge rooms in Odd
Fellows Hall, Hoboken, with Chief
Ranger E. j. Donohue in the chair. The
Installing officers were Deputy Grand
Chief Ranger Morgan Ivory. assisted by
Michael Griffin as Herald. The officers
Installed for the ensuing term were John
J. Fallon, Chief Ranger; Charles D. KEEL
II. Sub-Chief Ranger; Financial secre-
rotary. James MeKesver; Treasurer.
Henry Healy: Junior woodward James
Tor BedIe. Joseph McGablei Trustee, for
three years, John J.. Marnell; trustee for
two years, John stelter; Trustee for one
Apothecary, Dr.. Cunnelly: organist,
George Gundersdorf.
After the installation Deputy Morgan
Ivory presented Thomas A. Haverty with
a handsome certificate of honor for past
honors in the office. Brothers M. ].
Griffin presented Past Chief Ranger
Thomas Mclaughlin and Financial Secre-
tary Charles Carroll with certificates of
honor and esteem.
Deputy Morgan Ivory, M. J. Griffin,
David Hurlihy. John ]. Marneil, Charles
Kelly and James Hanahan made adj
dresses relative to the welfare of the or
der during the past year. A committee
reported that everything was ready for
the annual ball on February 10.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08

Academy Of Mnsic.


I'm Old Kentucky" admitted to be tho
biggest hit Of years. will be seen at the
Academy of Music next week, where 1t
viii be presented by the complete original
company. No American play ever pro-
duced has excited such enthusiastic APP
prevail as this stirring story of Blue
Grass life. 1t is n drama Of the most
powerful and absorbingly interesting
type. 1t abounds in interesting episodes
and thrilling situations, has powerful
and highly sensational climaxes and it
trative Of the truth of the poets line
that the course of true love never does
run smooth. Although the thread of the
plot runs In familiar grooves, the skillful
combination of melodramatic material
catches the popular fancy and ~enthuses
the multitude. The merry making picka-
ninnnies. with their clever dancing, their
are Of themselves a first class and highly
move entertainment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
FREMONT CLUBS ELECTION,

The Fremont Club, Of Central avenue,
met last night and held It's annual cleo
ton. There was only one candidate for
each of the three highest offices, but for
all the others there were spirited con-
tests. The newly elected officers ares
Charles e. Siebert, President; Henry
Ortlieb, First Vice President; Andrew
Knox, Second Vice President; b. B. Nc
Fadden. Corresponding Secretary; Fred
erick Lembcke, Recording Secretary;
Hugh Logan, Treasurer; Joseph Holman,
Sergeant-at-Arms, and William Knoll,
Librarian.
George M. We'll of No. % Cambridge
avenue, was elected to membership.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
MISS BoVIE's RECEPTION.

A reception to her many friends was ten
dered a few nights g by Miss A. Bowie,
of No. 1913 Sherman avenue. Much of the
pleasure of the evening was due to the re-
citations and singing of the guests. Frank
Roenmeht recited The Lame Girl at the
BaH' in the m o touching manner, and
Miss Annie Proet sang most feeiingly
The Church Across the Way" A most
amusing half Jul was dine to Albert
Proet who, attired in woman's clothes.
sang several soprano solos. Among those
present were:-Mrs. NJ. Proet, Frank
Roemmelt, Miss A. Proet, Paul Abel, Mr..
Davis, James Mulhearn, Miss S. Casca-
din. James Prost, Miss Eta Jarvis, Miss
A.. Heibel. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Proet, Miss
Mabel Bowie, Mr. and Mrs. P. Bowie.
Frank Proet, Miss NJ. Little and Joseph
Masters.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
FORTUNE IN DODGED TAXES.
Collections SHY by $s9,77l
for the Year.
Specfal to the Jerscu Cftu Neas.

Specfdl to the Jersey Cttu Nears.
CAMDEN, Jam 8, 1S9L-Camden City
Council last might reelected c. c. Moffett
superintendent Of the City Hall for a term
Of two years. A petition was received
from the Camden Fire Association asking
that the fire plugs be opened every thirty
days.
A request from the Temple Association
that 1872 in tax penalties on their theatre
property be renritted was refused.
Receiver Of Taxes Burdsau reported
having collected S$517,2S1 up to january l
and he presented a list of delinquent tax
payers who owed $S9.771.2. The CITY
Counsel was Instructed to collect the lat
ter claims under tire Martin act. Water
Clerk Fithian reported having collected
$144. 348. A. His delinquent list footed up
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
THIRTEEN SUCCESSFUL YEARS.
Report of b Phoenix b. & L. Associa,
ton shows FIourishfng Fina nce..

Tit Phoenix Loan and Building Asso-
citation held its first meeting in the new
year last evening at Bergen Hall. The
report of the auditors, P. w. Ffgue;ra
and George H. Trew, showed a gratify-
ing statement of the business for the
thirteenth fiscal year ending December
"a, 1895. Assets, 1926, 817. so; due share
holders. SIG. 73l; bills payable, $4s.5 so: sur
plus, $60,0S7. Receipts last night. IS. S65.
Shares to the amount of $1,000 in the
third series were redeemed. $4,000 Of
which were by Van Houten Post to paw
on Its property on Belmont avenue. The
following officers were reelected for the
ensuing year:-Presfdent, Frank O.. Cole.
Vice-President ANDREW Brannigan: Treas.
urer, William F. Bait: Secretary, John s.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
SYLVIA ATHLETIooLUB's TROUBLES

The Governing Committee Of the Sylva
Athletic Gu is extremely tired of con-
veying a lot of dead wood. About 20
members are in arrears to the amount of
about $500, and these gentlemen have
been given fifteen days in which to make
good or else get out. Some of those in
arrears are among those lncst promi-
nent In the club, and trouble is expect
ed II the committee carries out its ex~
pressed determination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
THIEVES WANT CHICKENS
leave Notice for = Farmer to Em-
prove His Stock.
SDccAo7f ia the JERSEY Caxu Ncsre.

SDcc70' n tHE Jt7S<1 U WczrE.
BENNINGTON, Jan. 8. ISs7.-Chicken
thieves continue to prey upon the hen
neries in Hunterdon and Somerset coun-
ties. Tuesday night they looted the
roost of Wesley Eick and stole a number
of his choicest fowls. Several other
places were entered the same night. Yes
terday Mr.. Eick in passing through his
woods, a mile distant, discovered fifty
Of his brood with their legs tied. The
thieves had evidently stolen more thar
they could carry and had secreted part
of their booty.
One farmer found this inscription on
his chicken house yesterday morning.
Your chickens too poor; fatten EN-.
Well be round SOON"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
MEETINGS.

OFFICE
PEOPLES GAS LIGHT COMPANY,
Cor. Grand and Greene Streets.
JERSEY CITY, jan 2, 1897.
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
this Company, for the election of nine 90
directors. to serve for the year 1897. will be
held at the office of the Company, No. 60
Grand street. Jersey City, on Monday. Janu-
airy IL. 1897. between the hours of one %
and two ~ o'clock P. NJ. Polls will close
at two CD o'clock P. M.
EDWIN R. ASH,
4-lErE Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
sERGEANT-AT-ARMs HAGaERTYIL III,

Thomas Haggerty, Sergean&-at-Arms Of
the Court Of Chancery. is dangerously i'll
at his home in Asbury Park. He has
been i'll for some time. and on Wednes-
day night was finally obliged to remain
at home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08

The trial of Captain Chapman, in New
York. long g ~degenerated into an effort
to make it so ugly for the guests at the
Seeley dinner that In the future nobody
would dare complain of a New York po-
lice official, nc matter what outrage he
might commit This is a form of retalia-
fion which is said to have fourished in
the old Tammany days. but if it did it
certainly never was forced upon the pub
lie attention as 1t has been in at least
two instances under the ~Parkhurstian re-
Crane being the former and this Seeley-
Chapman case the second.
Chapman seems to, have more or less
succeeded in diverting the attention of
the public and the newspapers from the
real Issue in this case. The question is
not whether the Seeley diners were be-
having according to the best standards
of morality and manhood. In fact. this
has nothing to do with the case. The
question is whether the New York police
have the power to break In upon a pri-
waite party of reputable citizens, gathered
IN a reputable place, practically for the
time being, in their own rooms. and make
forcible inquisition as to their proceed
ings- We think the police has no such
right, with or without a judicial war
rant, and especially without one. They
do such things In Russia and sometimes
In Austria and under other arbitrary
governments. and when they do, we
Americans hold up our hands and shoot
OF our ~eloquence in horror at the des-
potic conduct of effete European ruler
ship. Now. we submit, such action is
no more j~ustifiable in New York than it
Is in Vienna or st. Petersburg, and when
h people resolve to tamely submit to
It, the institutions Of the country are be-
ginning to be in peril. It seems to us
that there is a wrong Involved In this,
q danger to the American people In COM
parison with which ali the injury to good
morals that all the couchee-couchee dane
ers in existence can do is not to be COM
pared.
IN the details Of the case, the ruffian
chapman does not come out nicely. 1t
Is not pleasant to think OF q uniformed
policeman forcing his way into a wom-
4 dressing room, calling her a dis
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
HUDSON CIRQUE COURT

Calendar. Tuesday, January IL, 1885,
Supreme and Circuit Court ~cases-iSes. 10,
IS 4, u, ~, q, 80. So, Al, 40. "a, IS.
Wednesday, January 13-Nos. L, 20, %,
80, "a. 49, 80, Is. 48. 50. 81.
Monday. January II, Circuit Court--Ncs.
III, $50, s.. l6S. 164, 166s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08

hereby given that the final account Of the
subscriber. ADMINISTRATIVE of Nelson [. Arms.
deceased, will be audited and stated by the
Surrogate of the County OF Hudson and re-
ported for settlement on Friday, the 5th day
n RETT ARMA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08

NOTICE TO CREDITORS = ESTATE OF
CARSTEN BEHRENS. deceased; Henry
Behrens, administrator OF Carsten Behrens.
deceased. by order of the Deputy Surrogate
of Hudson County. dated November %. 1896,
hereby gives notice to the creditors OF said
decedent to bring In their debts, demands
ceeent, under oath or affirmation, within
nine months from the date Of said order. or
they will be forever barred OF any actioa
therefor against said administrators.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08
ABSOLUTEEY PURE

and Misses Lulu Hussa. t5ula jackson
and Josephine Gubelman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-08

HENRY BEHRENS.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF
SARAH :. deceased; Eleanor
son County. dated December s 1895. hereby
gives notice to the creditors Of said decedens
against the estate of said d~ecedent. under oath
date Of said order, or they will be forever
barred of any action therefor against said
NOTICE TO GaEpyIroRs Estate OF
Murphy and Mary E. Murphy. executrices OF
Timothy Murphy !, as,,s deceased sas by order Of the
Der 10, 1896. hereby gives notice to the cred
itors of said decedent to bring In their debts.
demands and claims against the estate OF
said decedent, under oath or affirmation. with
in nine men hs from the date Of said order:
therefor against said executrices. -
LIZZIE A. MURPHY.
MARY E. MURPHY.
NOTICE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ia
hereby given that the account OF the sub
stated aa aI By the surrogate Of the County q Hud-
'n Dated ted November is. 4. 8. 1896.
ALICE NJ. LAMBERT,
D. LAMBERT.
NOTICE OF sETTLEMENT-NoTICH
is hereby given that the account Of the
subscriber, executor of the estate of Cath
arine O'Neill. deceased, will be audited
ana SIaIe0 DIV Tile 0QIfokdl6 OIL the GOnn-
fy of Hudson. and reported for settle
ment on Friday. the 18th day of Janu-
Dated November Is, A.. D. 1896.
BERNARD McMuLLIN.
NOTICE OF sETTLEMENT-NoTICE
is hereby given hat the account Of
the subscriber, xecutor of John R. Hal
laday, deceased. will be audited and
stated by the Surrogate of the County Of
Friday. the 18th day of January, 1897.
Dated November 8, A. D.. 1885.
NOTICE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IS
subscriber hersps s' Guardian dian Of aas Mi nhae s 5. anison q. lane sas
q minor. will be audited and stated by thu
ported for settlement On Friday. the ed day
Of January, 1897.
Dated November =. A. p. 1886
NOTICE OF ,sETTLEMENT-NoTTcE IS
hereby given that the final account Of the
subscriber, executor of Margaret Hutchinson.
Surrogate Of the County Of Hudson and
reported for settlement on Friday, the l2th
day Of February. 1881;
ALEXANDER C. HUTCHINSON.
NOTICE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
is hereby given that the account of the
ney. deceased viii be AUDITED i9 andS sfafsd
by the. Surrogate Of the County of Hud-
SON and reported for settlement on Fri
day, the 18Th day OF January 1887.
TIMOTHY LEAHY,
LEWIS FISCHER.
NOTICE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is
hereby given that the final account Of the
deceased, will be audited and stated by the
Surrogate of the County Of Hudson ana ra-
ported for settlement on Friday, the 5th day
AMo RETr ARMsA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-02

That delightful Italian writer ana
ohsorvant traveller Edmondo de- Amicls
has not given as much to the world
In the last few years o. Il was his habit
formerly 20 do. But he has recently
been IN Paris and wha, he tells IA Is
full OF plquant interest. Tie describes
sardou as looking "a little like a priest.
a little like diplomat hish IN the pa
pal court. little like Napoleon. a IA.
tie like Voltaire and a little like the
smiling portrait OF an actress hanging
In hls library" To sardou. IN discuss
Ing the French theaters. De Amicls re-.
marked upon the extraordinary rapid
enunclatlon OF French actors. "You
are quite right. exclaimed NJ sardou.
IL Is thing which has driven me TO
despair more than once. Sara herself
Is sometimes unin,elllglble. At the
anal rehearsal she IL divine: IN the
lrst performance she IL Overwhelming.
but later on Il Is all a mad race up to
tho fan Of the curtain. heard her
once In Nice Il was worse than In
Paris. an you could catch was 'ta.ta.
ta.ta. She and her company were like
school children anxious 20 set through
their rocltatlons as soon a. possible. n
was horrible. they should have an had
a good Gaming. "-Leslle's Weekly.