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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
.H0B0KBN'S RIVER FRONT
State Tax Commissioners Hear
an Appeal from Local
Assessments.

The appeal TO the State Board of Tax
alton from the local assessments on the
river front in Hoboken was heard be-
fore the Commissioners in that city this
morning. The hearing took place in the
city hall.
The chamber has seldom SO prominent
body. Aside from Messrs. Albert H
Slape Chas. c. Black. Henry J. West
and Major Carl Lentz, of Newark, repre-
senting that State Board, were present.
Col. E. A. Stevens, Leon Albeit, Jr,
Past Warden Jas P. Laverty, ex-Judge
Able L. Smith, Senator DAILY, ex-senator
w. D. Edwards, A. p Hexamer E. A.
5. Lewis, ex-Judge Garretsen and a
score or two OF. city and county officials
The history Of this case is already
familiar to the readers of 1.-The News. z
For many years the local assessor was
unable to arrive at anywhere near the
NO piece of land there had ever been
solo and the assessment was usually
made upon guess work basis.
w men the ferries were sold, however,
the opportunity came which afforded the
assessors appointed under the new law
10 ascertain what the company valued
tneir river front possessions at, and as a
Result the assessments ass, u saa aa this year jumped
y
tnan the assessment of the previous year.
The Netherland Steamship Company
bremen and Hamburg lines Ocean Steam
ship Company, Yellow Pine Company
Camphell & Company and Martha B. Ste-
vens were eminently affected
Appeals We're submitted to the local
boaru, which, after reviewing their work,
concluded that the assessment should
stand.
Then an appeal was made to the State
Board
Yesterday afternoon the Hoboken Land
and Improvement Company made an ef-
fort to effect a compromise. A represen-
latlve OF the company sent for
Senator Edwards, who has been
engaged to protect Hoboken's IN
would agree to pay eighty per cent of
the water assessment This was under
stood to mean so per cent of the ad-
vance in the assessment, and Mr. Ed
wards and the city authorities were in
favor of accepting it. They ascertained,
however, that the company. meant only
to give 80 per cent of the gross and the
offer was promptly rejected.
When the meeting convened this morn
ing Counselor Lindabury, in behalf of the
Hoboken Land and Improvement Com
pany, submitted a map showing all river
front property upon the assessments for
which appeals had been taken. Then an
adjournment was taken until 80 o'clock,
and in the meantime the State Commits
sionerS made a tour of the river front
and inspected all the property in ques-
ton. They were accompanied by Col.
Stevens, E. A. s. Lewis, Assessor Dynan,
ex-senator Edwards and a delegation of
newspaper men,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
FELL 800 FEET.
Shocking Accident id a Potts
vile Mine Three Men
Killed.

POTTSvILLE, Pa, Jan. 1s, 1Ss7--Wm.
Z. Taylor. aged 40 years: Henry Flynn,
80, John Taylor, "a and Peter Tice, a
Polander, 50 were instantly killed, and
Theodore Fraunkenstein, aged 16, fatally
injured at the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company's new shaft at
Wadesyille this morning They COM
posed part Of the day shift and stood
on the rim Of a big iron bucket to be
lowered to the bottom of the shaft, dis
lance Of six hundred feet
The rope passed through a heavy cross
mead made Of angle iron, which served as
It's guide On account Of the bitter cold
weather the croSshead did not move
when the. bucket started from the shaft.
After it had descended aoout 500 feet
the crosshead gave way, pI'ecipstating the
four men ana boy to the rocky surface
below. a distance of about. 275 feet The
Bodies of the. four men, which were hor-
rlbly mangled, were removed to their re-
spective homes. FraunkenStein was
taken to the Pottsvilles hospital where his
ffe is despaired Of. JOHN Taylor had
never seen the bottom Of the shaft, this
ings.
The dead men all leave families and
were experienced men in shaft sinking.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
TIE ARMY UP TO DATE.

WASHINGTON, JAM IS, 1S97.--To give
the United States army a modern organi-
cation and enable it to fight on even terms
with European arunies employing modern
armament and methods is the purpose of
a bill that was ordered to be fayorably re-
ported today by the House Committee on
Military Affairs. The blll increases the
dist of enlisted men from 25000 to $4,000,
the number of companies in each regiment
from ten to twelve. and adds two
regiment of artillary to the army with
the new methods in force each infantry
regiment will contain in future three
majors instead of one as at present. Tire
effect Of this will be to promote fifty
captains to the rank of major; fifty lieu
tenants to captains and fifty second lieu
tenants to first neutenants.
IF the military academy at West Point
cannot furnish the additional number of
cadets necessary to fill these second lieu
tenancies, the appointments may be made
from the enlisted men or from civil
life. The bill has the approval of
the Secretary of War and may be
said in a general way to have been
prepared at the war department The
House Committee have had it under a5-
visement for some time and the instrnc-
tons today to Mr.. Hull of Iowa, the
Chairman of the committee to report it
favorably, expressed practically the
unanimous sentiment of the members.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
WEYLER OONrRABI0gED.
Rebels StIll Strong In Plnar del Rio.
Crx.eleu tn VEI.n

CF6elIy 30 w 0sn en-.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 1Ss7-A letter re-
ceived by a gentleman in this city inter-
ested in the Cuban cause. dated Baja,
Province of Pinar del Rio, january !,
says that Weyler and his officers are
guilty of audacious falsehoods regarding
the strength of the insurgents and their
condition. 1t states that although Wey-
Ter has $4,000 troops in the province he has
never penetratss1 the hills, as he has
claimed; that the insurgents have 1,5O0
troops in the province, plenty ef ammuni-
tion, and that the death of Maceo has so
angered them that they are anxious to
face Weyler and his forces. The letter
says that all the pacihcos IN the province
have been killed; that the Spanish have
been guilty of revolving cruelty to all fe-
males, and that the reason the life of
Harry pelgado was saved was because
he was mistaken for Colonel Delgado, on
whose head there is a price of several
Thousand dollars
Another reason given by the letter for
the sparing OF Delgado's life is that
General Melguiso, into whose hands he
was surrendered, was about to order him
killed, when he, recalled the trouble be-
tween the United States and Spain grow
ing out of his (Melguiso's) attempt to
kill DR.. Jose Delgado on a former occa-
sion. Young Delgado, the letter further
says, is now in hospital and the Span
ish are willing to release him if old Dr.
Delgado will surrender his claim for in
demnity against Spain.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
PROSPEROUS LEHIGH VALLEY.
Company Had a aGcody and Earned
n HfNfde Hsff.- n exrr M ~ h.n.In


q Dfvfde nd--New Methods.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10, 1856. The
Board of Directors of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad yesterday formally approved the
report Of the operations of the company
for the fiscal year ending November 3O
1896, and it will be presented to the
stockholders at their annual meeting on
Tuesday next. According to the report
the company had fairly good year and
earned surplus sufficient to have paid
a dividend of about one per cent. to the
stockholders
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company,
whose bonds are guaranteed by the rail-
road company, was not SO fortunate,
however owing to the dullness in the
coal trade, and its expenses consumed
the surplus earned by the railroad COM
pany. There was an increase in both the
freight and passenger traffic. and for
the hrst time in the history of the COM
panys the tonnage mileage of miscellan-
eous freights exceeded that of anthracite
and hituminous coal and coke.
The total tonnage for the year was
lS,575S68 tons, an increase of SIG, ,1S1 tons
over the previous year. The number of
passengers carried for the year was
5020, 1854, an increase of 272, 827. The trans
portation earnings amounted to S1s5l4e60
an increase ovel. 1895 of $3.50, ,206. Operat-
ing expenses were sl4,583, ,s57, an increase
OF S555,2o5. The net earnings, IS, ,124, ,682
show an increase of 1856, ,003 The surplus
after deducting fixed and other charges
is $449, 1872, a decrease of s193 oS2 as com
pared with 1895.
An innovation is promised by the direc-
tors during the coming year in the form
of monthly reports Of the business of
the company as we'll as that of the Le-
high Valley Coal Company. The English
system Of annual examination of the
companyss accounts by public account
ant is also under consideration by a
committee of the Board of Directors.
The report details at length tEe inn
provements made during the past year
and shows that the property of the com
pany has been kept up to high stand
ard
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
Speciat to the Jersep Citu News.


TRENTON, Jam 10, 1s9s.-There is
some talk in military circles here of the
Sea Girt grounds being made the future
camping place of the New York State
Militia. and there is. chance that by
next summer the New York National
Guardsmen will pitch their tents ON Jer-
ssy sHi, where the cool breezes Blow
sIrasght from the ocean, instead Of at
Peekskill. as. heretofore.
There h4 is desire among military officers
OF New York to hold brigade Gather than
regimental encampments, and the Peek
skili camp ground is not large enough to
nsr can Its size be Increased without
large sndy expenditures; The Sea ,Girt camp
mont of brisade, and the adyisabii.tv
o o. Leash Leasing It for short period each year
tary officials. New Jersey military
authorities also are talking about the
coop; eoop;osl.lon. and they give It favorable
could be accommodated with time for
tneir eneasnpment without Inconvenience
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
THE SUGAR TRUST MEETS.
Directors EIccfed aad Speeches Made
.-Yearss EARNINGS SIO.OoO.0OO.

The annual meeting of the American
Sugar Refining Company was neld in lis
office, Washington street, this city, at
noon today. Theodore Havermeyer pre-
sided and John D. Searles acted as Sec
retary. There were sS5 shares of stock
represented in person and more than
500, coo shares, which have a value of S50,-
000, eco, wer represented by proxy
The object of the meeting was to elect
directors to succeed H. 0. Havemeyer
f. Matthiesen and William Dick <sThe
three gentlemen were renominated. There
were no candidate against them and they
We're declared elected
Theodore Havenleyer called attention of
the stockholders to the fact that the cor
poratien laws of this State mad been
amended and necesSitated a slight change
in the company's bylaws. The necessary
change was made upon his recommends
ton. He said that business had been
fairly good IN the past week and tnat the
concern was prosperous. The earnings
of the trust last year are said TO have
exceeded SO, 900. 900. Mr.. Havemeyer said
the directors would give the business the
same careful attention they have n the
past so that dividends may be declared
with regularity
At the suggestion of Joseph Gleason.
the directors and officers We're thanked
for their conduct of the company's af-
fairs and expressing entire confidence IN
them. The yearly financial statement
was not presented.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13

DNED.
Monday. January !

AITCHIsON.-On Monday. January II,
1897, Irving T., eldest daughter of
James and Agnes Aitchison.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend funeral services On Wednesday, Jam
uary 13, at $50 P. NJ, from No. 200 Clerk
street
CARPENTER.-In this city. on Sunday
January 10. 1897, Esther, wife of S. s.
Carpenter, aged Il years.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at her late resi-
dence. No. 149 Sip avenue. on Tuesday,
January II, at P. NJ.
IRWIN.-In this city. on Sunday, january
10, 1897. Amelia. eldest daughter OF Elga
and the late Henry Irwin
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at the residence
of her mother, No. 20 Magnolia avenue.
on Friday, January Is. at 7:30 P. NJ
BAHR.-Entered into rest, on Tuesday.
January II, 1897, Mary Florence, wife
OF John F. Bahr, aged 46 years, Z
months and "A days.
Funeral service ait hsr late residence, No.
ii, at P. NJ.
HERCHE.-In this city, on Monday, Jant-
AIRY IL, 1897. Jacob ]. Herche, beloved
husband of the late Elizabeth Herche.
aged 46 years.
Relatives and friends of the family, also
members of Jersey City Council. No. &C.
A. L.. of H. are invited to attend the funa-
raj from his late residence. No. asa Pros
2 P. NJ.
Interment at New York Bay Cemetery
KANOJTSE-At Jersey City Heights, on
Monday. January II. 1891, Lackey N.
Kanouse, in her 61st year.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral service at the residence
of her son-in-law. Jessie L. Baker No.
IA Waverly street. Heights. on Wednes
day, January 1S. at 1850 P. NJ
Suddenly, Tuesday, Jan.
IL, 1891, Phineas P. Lounsbery NJ D.,
of San Antonio, Texas. aged q years.
Funeral services from the residence Of
William H. Cummings, No. 136 Bergen
avenue, Jersey City, Thursday. the l4th.
at 1.S0 P, NJ.
Crawford, n: J., papers please copy.
DEMARESF-4Tn. this city,at her late resi-
dence. 27ll7 Eight street., on Tuesday,
January Y, 1881. Raehael Gilmouri re-
loved wife of Albert W. Dernares7.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services on Friday evon-
ing, January 10. at eight o'clock Re-
mains viii be taken to Montgomery. ".
Y, for interment on Saturday morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
DISMISSED FROM WATER SERVICE
Seventeen Heads Fall to the Monster
Eeauomv

The Street and Water Commissioners
met today and chopped off the official
heads Of seventeen men who have been
drawing fat salaries from the water ac-
count. Those who We're made to walk the
plank were: DR.. George w. C. Phillips,
chemist. and River Inspector William
Burns. From the Belleville pumping sta
ton: John H. James, first assistant en-
gineer: Charles Stevens. L. Wilson and
A. Morehouse, assistant engineers; w. H.
Black, clerk; J. Connors, mason: w. H
Dunlap and Thomas Mailly, firernen;
Isaac M. Pinckney, carpenter; John B.
Allen, Michael Lyons and John Moran,
eaulkers; Thomas Gilmartin and Michael
D'Brien, laberers. From the High Ser
vice: Thomas Connors, fireman.
y. u Aims a fireman, was transferred
from Belleville to High Service to sue
ceed Thomas Conners. The dismissals
take effect January Il. They are, it is
said, to be followed by more shortly,
is understood, until both forces at Belle
vile and High Service are gotten rid Of
Commissioner Brown, who recommended
the dismissals. says that it has been con-
clusively proven to him that the East
Jersey Water Company is In a position
to continue giving the city a bountffal
supply of water until such time as the
city secures its own plant. AS a conse-
squence he intends getting rid of as many
employees of the water department as
practicable, SO that the salaries which
have been paid them may hereafter be
devoted to the payment of the cost OF the
temporary supply.
For the last three months the Finance
Commissioners have been kicking about
paying 1.-The Belleville and High Service
men, for the reason that DURING that
time they have had absolutely nothing
to do. The East Jersey Company has
furnished all the water the city required
but the Street and Water Commissioners
retained the full working force just the
same, contending that it would be Unsafe
to discharge the men until there was no
question about the East Jerseys ability
to keep up the necessary supply.
Thomas Hardy a laborer, whcahas been
employed on asphalt streets was trans
ferred to paved streets. Anpaica items
We're made for the construction of sewers
in Fifth and Canal streets
Edward Roch, of No. 1923 Grace street,
complained that H. l. Darling, Of No. 1873
Grace street. has built an unsfghtly fence
which occupies two feet of the sidewalk
in fzDnt of his house. Roch wants the
fence set back.
The Improvement of zabriskie street,
College street ana Herbert place were ac-
cepted as complete.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
BEAT HER OWN RECORD.
The st. Loufr Falls only an Hour
SheFt of the Hest South m pt . Tim .

NEW YORK Jan. 49, 1Ss7.-The Ameri-
can Line steamer ST. Louis was hard af-
ter the Hamburg american liner Furst
Bisrnarck's laurels when she passed
Hurst Castle at $40 o'clock this morn
ing. surprising her own best previous
record by small margin, ana failing ny
only one hour. and twenty minutes 10
equal the eastward Southampton record
which the Bismarck has held since Sep
tember, 1898, of days, 10 hours and IS
minutes.
St. Louis passed over Sandy Hook bar
at llao A. NJ on Wednesday last, and
minutes later. To have equalled the Bis
marck's time she was due to pass Hurst
Castle at 80 j.. M. today. Her time on
this trip will closely approximate days
z hours and 20 minutes, which is re-
markably fast time for this season Of
the year.
Two other liners, the Campania and
Urperia, made their fastest eastward pas
sages in the rnonth of December-the
Campania in "a and the Umb-ia in '9o
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
THE PLATES ALL RIGHT.
Naval Constructor on the yvfsec nsin,s
Araa0r--The Other Delayed Ships.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. 1S97.-Naval
Constructor Dashiell, member of the
Steel Board, has returned from Bethle-
hem. Pa. where he examined the plates
made for the battleship Wisconsin, now
under construction at San FrAncisce. He
found them fully up to specifications, SO
there will be no delay on that vessel.
Constructor Dashiel will new 20 to
Newport News, where the werk on bait
tleships Kearsarge and Kentucky is
practically suspended on account of tests
which cast doubt on the quality of all
the steel provided. It is believed that
the methods OF working the plates into
those ships is as much at fault as the
plates themselves ana the constructor
hopes to devise some method by which
sufficient good material out of the hun
dreds of tons on hand, may be selected
and the work continued, while the steel
contractors are given an opportunity to
make good the deficiency.
The Steel Board will consider Construc-
tor Dashiells report on Friday and there
is likelihood that construction may be re-
commenced at Newport News next week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
ORIPpLEps AWFUL DEATH.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. IS, Ss7-7John
zeer, cripple, was burned to death at
his home ON jones avenue, late last night
Lizzie Robinson, aged sixty years, was
so badly injured that she cannot recover
zeer wHas penned in by the, flames and
by reason of his distorted limbs was un-
able to escape Zeer, who lived ON the
first floor. Attempted to fill lamp with
oil while 1t was yet lighted. An explosion
followed. Mrs Zeer gave an alarm to the
other occupants of the tenement house and
all except Zeesr escaped in their night
clothing by jumping from windows
Among the latter was Lizzie Robinson.
who threw herself from a second story
window.
The house was fraM affair, and with
all it's contents was quickly consumed
Zeer was 'Hell-known character about
the streets. selling pencils for a living.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
BOULEVARD SALOONS.
Donnslly & oe. Retain Their License
for No. 14S virginta Avenue.

The excise committee of the Board of
Aldermen reported against revoking the
license recently granted to James Dom
nelly & Co. to operate saloon at No.
1874 Virginia avenue.
Some time ago the Aldermen announced
that they would not license any more
saloons to do business on the Boulevard
No. 134 Virginia avenue is on the corner
Of the Boulevard. Six months ago an APP
rlication was made to open q saloon there
but it was not granted because the petit
ton showed the building to be at the
boulevard and Virginia avenue and 1t
was granted. the Aldermen not knowing
that tho building faced the Boulevard
Property owners kicked, and some al
legged that the license was obtained by
deceit. The contrary was shown at a
hearing which was given the protestants
by the excise committee.
Corporation Counsel Blair advised the
Aldermen that they could revoke the II
cense, but another lawyer in whom the
Aldermen have great confidence warned
them against such a proceeding
Last night Alderman Decker made a
double edged speech. He wanted the Ii
cense revoked but he wanted it under
stood that he was not opposed to sa-
looms generally. The Alderman squared
himself nicely with the liquor interests
without hurting the feelings Of his con-
stituents.
The report not to revoke was passed
Aldermen Decker and Bornemann voting
no.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
AGRICULTURAL SUGGESTIONS.

TRENTON. Jan. 10. 1ss7-The annual
of Agriculture assembled at the State
House today. President D. Denise Of
Freehold. presided. The report Of the
of agriculture in the district schools, and
says that the State Board Of Educat ton
should endorse the book, entitled ..The
First Principles Of Agriculture as a
text book. The report describes a
series of visits paid by the members eof
the copmittee to so-cal1ed fancy farms
owned by wealthy men in the State and
advocates continuance of the holding
Of farmers institutes in the different
counties Of the State. The Board, on
motion of Mr.. Castellane, of Morris
county, adopted a motion asking the
Legislature to repeal the township school
law. The Board will be in session three