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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
County Tax Board Says the
Townships Don't Pay
Enough Taxes.
THEY WILL BE INCREASED 80 PER CENT
Cities of Hoboken, Bayonne and
Jersey City saddled With
UDjustly Heavy AS
sessments.

Clerk James E. Connolly, of the County
Board for the Equalization of Taxes, Is
busily engaged preparing for the mem
bers of the Board a detailed list oftne
valuations placed upon property in the
outlying districts by the assessors. The
County Board has decided to equalize> the
County tax burdens by compelling the
outlying towns to assume what they con-
slider at least a fair proportion.
In such towns as Harrison, Kearny
West Hoboken, Weehawken and Union
Hill the returns to the County Board
show that the assessors have assessed al
about 40 or so per cent. of the true value
In thfs-eity. Hoboken and Bayonne prop
erty is assessed at 70 per cent. of its
true value. and in some instances more
The consequence is, the members Of the
County Board say that the cities are
saddled with an unjust proportion OF the
county burden.
Those who levy the taxes in the cities
have made increased returns this year
and say that they cannot go dollar
lighter.
In the outlying districts the returns are
about the same as last year, showing
absolutely no increase of any moment
The members of the County Board have
made personal investigation of the
property in the outlying districts and they
were surprised TO find that extensive inn
provements have been made and that
there is lots of room for increased valu-
ations.
Instances were found where property
was assessed at no more than so per
cent. of its value. The cities have been
forced TO pay such a large portion of the
county burdens for SO long a time that
the members of the County Board say
they will show the assessors of the out
lying districts that they need not ex-
pect. in future. to help the towns they
represent escape their share of the ex-
penses by making ridiculously low re-
turns.
In all the tax districts outside of this
city, Roboken and Bayonne the returned
valuations are to be increased from 20
to 30 per cent It will then deyolve upon
the local assessors in these districts TO
apportion the increase as they deem
wise
The decision of the County Board to
force proper valuations on property in
the outlying districts will, IT is expected,
cause howl The Commissioners insist
turns show that such an increase Is war
rantabie.
The Commissioners also announce that
they will continue to revise valuations un-
til each piece of property in the county Is
bearing its fair share of the county bur
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
ONE OF POE'S MANUSCRIPTS.
Through Many vicissitudes Before
1t Found Safe Haven.

Among the original manuscripts at the
Drexel Institute certainly none has pass
ed through more vicisstudes than that of
Poe's Murder in the Rue Morgue.''
ton. Any one may look at it and note
the mere hand writing; it's easier to get
the rest from cold print, though the
manuscript is very legible, even if it is in
fine. close hand. There's very little
crossing out, but just how many would
think the same brain that conjured up
such thoughts as Poe would write just
such a hand
There are II pages of it on large legal
cap-but to it's past One J. w. Johns
ton (from whom Mr.. Ghilds secured
it) when he was an apprentice in the Of
fee of Barrett & Thrasher, a firm of
Philadelphia printers kept possession of
it. almost in spite of himself as one
might say Graham's Magazine was
printed in the came office. After the tale
had been put in type and proof read the
manuscript went into the waste basket,
and that would have been the end of it
had not Mr.. johnson been given pernis-
it home to his fathers house.
With his father, and his fathers lares
and penates, it journeyed about as far as
Maryland and Virginia, folded in one. of
his books. Was even sold down there, but
was discovered among some rubbish and
forwarded to the son again, who in the
meantime Qs47) had removed to Lancas-
ter, Pa, and become daguerreoypist.
Twice his place took fire, and though one
OF these fires (lS50) consumed nearly ev-
erything else, the Poe manuscript escap-
ed the wreck in the leaves of an old music
book
Still another fire, and the precious
manuscript got a slight discoloration.
after that, until 1863 took charge of the
Swan Hotel, Lancaster. In moving the
music book, with its Phoenix-like con-
tents. it was consigned to the ash pile,
but d careful next-door neighbor, fearing
it was a mistake, picked it up and handed
it back. On opening it there was the
manuscript.
Luck was to be trusted no more: Mr..
Johnson had It bound at once,
And this Is the merest outline of it's
vicissitudes; the details and side-iights of
each would spin MAJ story out indefi-
nitely.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
SHOT IN THE HEART
Man crept Up to a Newark
Woman's Bed and Pull
ed the Trigger.
SEVEN -YEAR-oLD SAW THE DEED
A Boarder's Double Treachery
husband Under Arrest
Murderer Missing.
SEVEN -YEAR-oLD SAW THE DEE

Especial TO 'The Jersey City News"l
NEWARK, July %, 1S97.-Mrs. Michael
kmentz, wife of a saloon keeper, at No.
81 Broome street, this city, was found
murdered in bed at their home today.
Her husband and her seven years old son
are in the custody of the police The
officers are looking for one Andrew
Maluiak who, the child told them, shot
the woman and fed
The woman was shot through the
heart. According to the story of the boy
who slept in the same room with his
father and mother, Maluiak entered his
parents bed chamber early this morn
ing. He was in his stocking feet. Mrs.
Kmentz was lying ON the outside of he
bed. The boy says Maluiak crept up to
the bed noiselessly and drew revolver
He pressed it against the right side of
Mrs. Kmentz and pulled the trigger
Only one shot was fired. Then he fed
from the house. His mother never moved
The fathers story differs from that of
the son. Kmentz says that he was
awakened by the noise of the shot. He
saw Maluiak in the room and sprang out
of bed and grappled with him. Maluiak
still clutched the revolver. Kmentz says,
di1u ISeu IL on the I&tterS leaQ, kQOck-
ing him down. Maiuiak ran from the
house and he followed. He yelled for the
police and some citizens who We're pass
ing heard him. He explained the shoot
ing, but they were unable to find any
trace of Maluiak. From this and other
statements that conflict the police are
inclined to doubt whether Maluiak COM
mitted the murder.
M. Kmentz and his son have been
separated and an effort will be made to
get at the truth when the boys excite
ment shall wear off :. Mrs. Kmentz was
So years old. The family lived over the
saloon.
Maluiak for several years had boarded
at the Kmentz house. Last week the
saloon keeper ordered the boarder to
leave, Maluiak went away, but wrote a
letter to Kmentz in which he told of
intimacy with the dead woman, and said
it was his intention to kill her on sight.
Kmentz got warrant for Maluiak's ar
rest, but it was not served as the latter
disappeared. The letter is said to have
so frightened Mrs. kmentz that she fed
from the househ on Saturday last taking
her two children with her. Her husband
could not locate her, but she returned
home on Tuesday night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
INJURED ON A YACHT.
Brooklyn Lawyer Meets His Death
Cruising on the Almeda.

Especial to THE Jersey City News."1
TRENTON. July %, 1Ss7.-John Grant
Mitchell, Brooklyn lawyer, died in this
city today from an injury he received
early this morning on board the sailing
Yacht Almeda, near Bordentown.
About four feet of the mast was broken
off by coming in contact with a tree and
Mitchell was struck on the head by the
falling piece Mitchell was brought to
this city, the yacht being towed by a
canal boat After mis- arrival here he
died.
Mitchell's address is No. 56l Manhattan
avenue, Greenpoint, L. I. He and four
others were bringing the boat from St.
Michaels. Nd. where it had been built.
Those in the party besides Mitchell were
Sias Edwards, the owner of the boat;
George Edwards, his son: Thomas j.
Grehr and Captain John Tyler.
Captain Tyler states that last night, on
account of the crowded condition Of the
cabin. and while the boat was anchored
at Bordentown, he slept on deck Dur
ing the night he was robbed of SAT in
cash, a gold watch and chain and a
check for $50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
PATRIARCH PRIEST DEAD.
Rev. Peter Havermans, of Troy, the
Oldest Catholic Rrelate of America.

Oldest Catholic Prelate of America.
TROY, N. Y, July %, 1S97.-Rev. Peter
Havermans, the eldest Catholic priest in
the United States, died this morning at
four O'Clock.
Father HavermaYls was born in the
Province of North Brabant, Holland,
March q, 1906, ane was educated in the
common schools of his native town, and
for time was under the tutorship of
his uncle, Rev John Beyserveld. He later
studied at Thurnhourt, in the school of
Dr. De Neff, and in the Academy of that
city At the age of II he entered the
seminary at Hoeven, where he studied
philosophy for one year and the Scrip
lures for four years.
He was ordained by Bishop Won de
Veldgat Client, June 6, 1880, and came to
America in the October following, at
which time there were but twelve
Catholic priests in the United States.
He first located at Norfolk, Va, and
became a student at Georgetown College,
where he learned the English language.
In st. Mary's county, Maryland, he
labored twelve years, and through the ef-
forts of Bishop Hughes, the deceased was
induced to come to this city in 1S4l. He
was appointed pastor of st. Peters
Church, then the only Catholic Church in
this section.
Deceased was instrumental in spreading
the educational advantages of the city.
He found the Brothers Academy, now
known as Lasalle Institute. His career
has been a remarkable one in many
particulars 1t was due to his efforts
alone that the draft riots of 1868 were
quelled and he always took an active In
terest in the welfare of the city as well
as of his congregation. His face and
form were familiar to almost every man,
woman and child in this city, and his
death removed one whose life and history
has been a portion of this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
WILL REDUCE EXPENSES.
Eerman-AmerIcanS School 70 BE Com
sfnued After Vacation.

About fifty persons, who are interest
ed in the German-American school on
the Heights, responded to a call for a
mass meeting of parents and friends of
the institution, to be held in the Arion
Clubs hall, at Hutton and Cambridge
streets. last night. The meeting, as was
announced in The News was for the
purpose of discussing means for contin-
uing the school. which for the last two
or three years has not been paying ex-
perses The discussion was all carried
on in German. Charles Petre, president
ct the School Association, presided,
while Ludwig F. Seggel acted as secre-
tary Around a large table sat the other
officers of the association:-Walter
Wirth, vice president; William L. Frank
enbach, treasurer, and George w. Au-
gustin, Robert Won Cleft, Frederick Diff
fenbach Jr, John Mehl Jr. and Hiiari-
us Pattberg, directors.
Several plans whereby the school may
be continued were discussed. One plan
offered the reduction of the tuition fee,
wh.ch is at present $50 a year. President
Petre said that sucn a course would be
Impossible, as the fee is row 50 less than
that of any other school he knows of,
the Hoboken Academy included.
Another man thought that the direc-
tors should have Informed the parents
long ago of the condition of the school,
He thought it strange that there should
be a deficiency and thought the treas
urer should make a statement of the
funds for the past five years to the meet
ing.
Treasurer Frankenbach had a report
prepared showing the income and ex-
penditures from April l. 1891, to April l
last 1t was as follows: For the year
ending April /. 1892, receipts from tuition,
81. 3333 rs: expenditures, S6,605.1l: April J.,
1898. receipts, s7,3s9 ana expenditures,
Sc. .ss612: April 1894, receipts. $7,032.75; ex-
penditures. s7.S7992; April, 1895. receipts,
s6.10s: expenditures, s69S0.94: April. 1896.
receipts, $5,629.90; expenditures, s7.14647.
April 1887, receipts. 81 g77.75; expenditures,
$6,024.36. The deficiency at present is
over $500 Treasurer Frankenbach sug-
gestcd that the money might be raised
by holding fair in October. It was de-
cided to do this. An auxiliary assocfa-
tfon was formed of th0sea present whose
duty it will be to help the directors by
every means in their power to maintain
the school.
1t was deciding to reduce expenses by
will necessitate the discharge of a teach
err but who it will be that will have
to go has not yet been decided. Here
after the school will be comprised of five
Nrimary classes and kindergarten de-
Hartmcnt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
REID'S FEAST FOR WALES

[By Cable to The Associated Press.1
LONDON, July %, 1897.-Whitelaw Reid,
Special Envoy of the United States to the
recent Diamond Jubilee festivities, will
give notable dinner this evening as a
return for British hospitality extended
to him and Mrs. Reid during the last six
weeks.
Covers will be laid for thirty. Among
the guests will be the Prince of Wales,
Baron do Staal, the Russian Ambassador.
the Duke and Duchess of Portland, the
Earl and Countess of Londonderry, the
Earl and Countess of Warwick Mr.. and
Mrs. Ogden Goelet and Mr.. Henry White,
of the United States Legation.
After dinner Mrs Reid will give re-
ception, at which Melba, Pol Plancon and
others will sing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
LEARY.-on Tuesday, July 20, 1897, John.
beloved son of Mary and the late
Dayjd

LEARY.-On Tuesday, July 20, 1897, John.
beloved son of Mary and the late
David Leary.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited TO attend the funeral
from the residence of his mother No. 245
Fifteenth street, on Friday, July 2S, at
nine A. NJ; thence to st. LucyS r. c.
Church. where a solemn high mass of re-
QUEEN will offered for the happy repose of
his soul.
wIGGINS.-On Wednesday,. July 21. 1897,
Rebecca, wife of Benjamin Virgins.
Funedal from her late residence, No.
369 Webster avenue, on Friday, July %,
at p. NJ.
FRIED.-At Hoboken, on Wednesday,
July 81 1897, Harry. the only son OF
Henry and Minnie Fried, in his 18th
year.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services
from the residence of his parents, No. l52
Second street Hoboken, on Sunday, July
Is, at 1880 P. NJ.
MOLLER.-On Wednesday, July q, 1897.
Hattie Virginia, daughter of Charles
and Marie Moller, aged thirteen years
and five months.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral on Friday, July 2S, at 1:3O
p NJ. fvomthe residence of her parents,
No 72 Monticello avenue.
SCHRODER-On Thursday. July %. 1897.
Bertha, daughter of Frank and Grace
Schroeder, aged 6 years and mOnthS-s
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral on Saturday, July "a at
F.. M, from the residence of her par
ents. No. 252 Barrow street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
KLOuDYKE PRlVA4IOu
Returned Miner Tells of
Lack Of Food at the
Gold Fields.
POOR GRADE OF METAL FOUND
Possibilities of Stewart River
international Question Over
Yukon Navigation.
POOR GRADE OF METAL FOUND

SEATTLE, WASH, July 22 1897.-Fred
Price, Seattle man, who has returned
from the Klondyke with several thou
sand dollars in gold dust says that there
is great fear of suffering on the part of
those who attempt to go into that country
without an abundance Of supplies of pro-
visions. He does not believe the trading
companies can begin to supply the de-
mand which will be made on them. Price
thinks the men who take up horses to
cross the passes from Dyea viii do well.
They can get their provisions in easy
that way and sell the horses for dog
meat afterwards.
He also advises new comers to look for
claims on other creeks besides the tribu-
taries of the Klondyke, the latter being
pretty we'll staked out Stewart River
creeks promise as well as the Klondyke.
He says further that gambling dens and
dance halls have already opened in Daw-
ming. and some of the miners play very
heavy They so into the mining town IN
sheer desperation at the loneliness and
gloom of winter and gamble in q reckless
manner to break the monotOny. Price
says it is hard to get along in Dawson
City on less than So day and many OF
the men. spend ten times that much: He He
claims that one saloon cleaned up ,000
in three weeks this summer
The steamer Portland which sails this
afternoon for ST. Michael's, Alaska, car
ries l25 passengers, the full limit, and is
loaded almost to the danger limit with
provisions. Among her passengers are
several well-known men. Ex-Governor
McGraw, who for many years was presi-
dent of the First National Bank of
Seattle, Governor of Washington for four
years ending January last, and later a
candidate for U. S. Senator to succeed
w. S: Squire, goes to the Klondyke to
seek fortune again. General M. f. Carr,
formerly Brigadier General of the State
militia, and whose law practice is the
largest in the State, is also a passenger
on the Portland. Captain A. J. Ballet,
at one time Yale's greatest oarsman and
football player, leaves q handsome law
practice to seek gold on the Yukon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
COAL SHORTAGE FELT.

Z CHICAGO, July %, 1se7.-A shortage of
coal has begun to make itself manifest
in the Chicago market. The Chicago
Sugar Refinery, which uses 400 tons of
bituminous coal daily, has suspended op
erations, in view Of the, high prices OBJ
tanning for fuel. Local coal men believe
that the sugar refinery suspension is a
forerunner of a number of similar cases
when large consumers attempt to replen-
ish their stock. Governor George w. At
kinson, of West Virginia, who is here
attending the Logan Day ceremonies, be-
heves that the minels will eventually win
in the great coal strike. He says
"All the indications in West Virginia
point to the success of the miners.
believe that the miners in my State will
leave their work. They have nothing to
complain of, but they eare in sympathy
with the suffering miners outside. So am
/, and so is everybody else know any
thing about. There are 5000 miners in
the State, and, of course it will take
time to reach them all and perfect or
ganizaticn, but there is no reason for
the discouragement of the strikers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
HEALTH AND MORALS.
[By Cable to The Associated Press

BY Cable to The Associated RreSS.I
SIMLA, July %, 1S97.-The Vice Regal
Legislative Council today adopted the
bill introduced by Mr.. Chalmers on July
repeating the Cantonments Act of 1895,
which itself had repealed similar act
of 1889.
The object of this action is to restore
to the Governor-General in council power
to make rules for checking the spread
of contagious diseases In cantonments.
The effect of the bill is to unite the
hands of the Government.
The Hon. W. Mackworth Young, Lieu
tenant Governor of the Punjab in the
course of the debate on Mr. Chalmers
bill, said that the repeal of the canton
ments act of 1889 had proved very dis
astrous to the. British troops in India
Experience had shown that it was not
raise the standard of morality.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
NOT ANDRES PIGEON.

by Gable to The Associated Press.J
STOCKHOLM. July %, 1Ss7.-Dr. Elk
hola, who was associated with Andree in
the projected balloon expedition of last
year, does not believe that the carrier
pigeon caught on Tuesday in the neigh
borhood of Soevde, in Rifyike, with a
silver ring on one of its feet and the
message North Pole 142 w. AZ, g." on
its wings. is one of Andreess pigeons.
He says that Andree's pigeons do not
wear silver rings on their legs and they
have "Andree' stamped on their wings.
Moreover, he is confident that Andree
would not send such an obscure message.
A special despatch from Copenhagen
says that carrier pigeon has been
caught in the vicinity of Tromsoe Island,
near the north point of Norway, with the
following stamped on its wings
snort Pole passed. Fifteenth
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
AFRAID OF LIGHT.

WASHINGTON, July p, 1Ss7.-senator
Jones of Nevada, chairman of the
Committee on Contingent Expenses, to-
day submitted the report of that COM
mittee on the resolution introduced by
Senator Tillman for an investigation of
the charges of speculating in sugar
stocks. etc The report takes a strong
position against ordering the investiga-
ton and IS a very exhaustive review of
the procedure of the Senate in the past
in such matters.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
YUKON NAVIGATION.

WASHINGTON, July %, 1ss7.-A ques-
ton has arisen in the Treasury Depart
ment as to the rights of foreign vessels
to carry passengers and freight on the
Upper Yukon River to the Klondyke gold
fields. A request has been received from
the owners of the Canadian steamer
Islander for permission to carry pas
sengers and freight to Dyea, seventy
entry on the river going up The matter
has been referred to the solicitor of the
department for an opinion, but it is be-
lieved that under existing laws the
and that the trip to Dyea must be COM
pleted in an American vessel. The
Islander will clear from Victoria.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
TALMAGE SATISFIED.

DES MONIES. Ia, July p, 1s9z-T. De
Witt Talnaage was asked today:-"Is the
report true that you are dissatisfied with
Washington and that you will not return
in the autumn and that you will probably
go to Chicago?"
DR.. Talmage replied:--"N that story
from top to bottom and from stem to
stern is falsehood. have no idea of
leaving the church in Washington Every
thing is satisfactory. The congregation
and myself are in perfect harmony. The
attendance was larger last year than ever
before. and many more people desire to
worship with US than could be accomdat-
ed The church has met all it's obligations
me- My relations to DR.. Sunderland, in
the co-pastorate, are completely happy. /
expect to live and die in Washington.
will be in my pulpit the second Sabbath
in September. Providence permitting
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
cANADA's FAST STEAMERS.

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.J
LONDON, July %, 1ss7.-In the House
of Commons today Mr.. Chamberlain.
Secretary of State for the Colonies, re-
plying to a question as to the present
position of the projected fast mail SER
vice to Canada. said that by the terms
of the contract two steamers must be
ready to begin the service on or before
May 81. 1899, and the other two not later
than Nav i 1900.