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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
STOLE A SLEEPING MANS WATCH
Dapfes the Charge Though Causht
in tbe Act.

Joseph Busch, of No. II Lawrence
street, Newark, was arraigned before JUS
tice Potts in the First Criminal Court this
morning, and was held for the Grand Jury
on the charge of stealing a gold watch
from William Fisher of New Brunswick.
He was arrested in the Pennsylvania Rail
road depot shortly before midnight last
night by Patrolman Timothy Murphy.
Fisher. entered the depot at 1880 O'Clock.
He was intoxicated and unable to take
care of himself. Special Officer Kelly put
him in the smoking room where he fell
asleep. In his vest pocket was a heavy
gold watch, to which was attached an
enormous chain, which could not fail to
attract attention. Busch sat on one side
of Fisher while James Pencil, a negro
from Hackensack, was in the seat on the
other side. Officer Kelly. had instructed
Norman Snead, a colored porter, to keep
an eye on Fisher, and see that he came to
no harm.
The later haa been dosing in the smok-
ing room for half an hour or more when
Snead saw Busch stealthily steal his
watch out of his pocket. He was attempt
ing to detach it from the chain when
Snead interfered. Selling Busch by the
hand he compelled him to return the
watch to Fisher pocket. He then handed
the prisoner over to Patrolman Murphy.
Mr.. Fisher promised to appear against
Busch this morning. He was late in ar
irving, and Justice Potts held Busch or
the testimony of Snead and Penneil.
Busch denied his guilt despite the fact
that he was caught in the act.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
plant. That Yield Textiles.

The .useful fibre plants of the world
afford a topic for one of the most inter-
esting bulletins ever issued by the De-
partment of Agriculture. Indeed. the
work is wholly a novelty, no list of these
vegetable treasures nearly complete nav
been pu together hitherto. No fewer
han 1.01S species are enumerated by the
author, Charles Richards Dodge, VINO mas
spent twenty-five years In assembling
them, botanists of many foreign countries
contributing. OF late the f1bre-groWlng IN
dustry in this country has taken a pig
start ahead, and the bulletin in question
is designed to satisfy the requirements OF
an immense number OF people VINO nave
manifested a desire to study the subject.
The history of fibres u interWoven 70 such
an extent with the history of mankind as
10 possess an intense interest. The use OF
some of them goes back to remote an
tiuuity, and today the ~ethnologist obtains
much instruction from a study OF the
hbre plants employed by various races OF
savages. The aboriginal American fibres
in themselves Woul furnish material for
q most entertaining volume. 1t is a very
notable fact that the most valuable COM
mercial ffbres of today were important
hemp and many of the. palms and reeds
were known and valued in long vanished
ages. Flax had q greater antiquity
than any other known fibre, its cultivation
going back to the Stone Age in Europe.
1t is known to have been manufactured by
the Swiss Lake Dwellers-a people con-
temporaReous with the mammoth and
other great extinct Quarternary NAM
mails. Specimens of the fabrics made by
them from this material are actually pre-
served now in museums. At a later perior
the early Egyptians grew flax of the var
iety commercially familiar today, where
as the flax OF the Lake jewellers was a
slightly different plant Philadelphia
PRESS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
81 BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS

arrives Buffalo 1855 P. "a. Pullman vestibuls
Day Coaches and Parlor Cars. Dining Car
Service. Meals a Ia carte. Connects at Buff
falo with through sleepers to Detroit and
Chicago.
CHUNK and intermediate points.
1923 P. NJ. Sunday only. for EASTONs
MAUCH CHUNK and Coal Branches.
1853 P. N. daily except Sunday, for WILKES
BARRE, PITTSTON, SCRANTON and princi-
points in coal regions. Chair Car TO Wilkes
4:22 PAM. daily, except Sunday, for WILKES
BARRE. PITTSTON, and princi-
pal intermediate stations. Connects for an
points in coal regions. Pullman Bumet Farlor
Car to Wilkesbarre.
4ss P. M. daily, except Sunday, for MAUCH
CHUNK and intermediate stations. Chair Car
to Bethlehem.
ia P. NJ. daily for BUFFALO, NIAGARA.
FALLS and all points West. Pullman Sleepe.
Vest!bule Train, New York to Chicago. Sleep
ers to Buffalo and Toronto.
only at SOUTH PLAINFIELD. EASTON,
BETHLEHEM. MAUCE CHUNK, L. & B.
JUNCTION, SAYRE, GENEVA, ROCHESTER,
BATAVIA. BUFFALO and TORONTO. Pull
Car passengers carried. No baggage carried.
9:1S P. NJ. daily for ITHACA, GENEVA
BUFFALO, FALLS
and an points West. Pullman Sleeper to Ith-
AGA.
for ROUND BROOK and intermediate points,
ieave as follows: S:45, 1850 Sundays only)s
II .o3 A. M; 2:44 and 6:42 P. NJ.
Tickets and Pullman accommodation at
Pennsylvania Railroad Depot;
N Y. Transfer Co. will call for and check
baggage from hotel or residence through to
defamation,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
NOTICE.

sa.;oe is hereby given that on the 18th day
~ 1897. application was made to the
u -" street and Water Commissioners. by
b ,oa a Rode and others for the construc-
I nc ~ a 15-inch vitrihed pipe
eioh GrWER N
no;nt about 500 feet west of Old Ber-
from 2 through Seaview avenue and con-
gen 18th the sewer at the intersection of
nectir r4sresn Road with Seaview avenue.
Ola sewer to be built eonformably
10 ..pnoss and in accordance with the establish
oil iS9o, If sewerage, together with all the
ca dp,sary manholes, receiving basins and APP
performances. ri,sr tbat ~ ~ . -.
STovember, 1897, the Commissioners of AS
OF tiled in the office of the Clerk of
sss ssh 4 of Street and Water Commissions
tne tbefr preliminary map for said improve
ers showing the probable total cost of the
Contemplated impro essaa an and prdrd the probable
aannaGted thereby, and the same is now open
nen nnblic inspection in the office Of the Clerk
OF "a notice is also given that the following
~ snch,ded in said assessment, namely
is SEAvIEW AVENUE,
srom old Bergen Road to a point about 600
feet northwest thereof.
u the Act above cited, the 9Th day Of Decem-
Ser' 1897, at two o'clock p. NJ, and the
see. Chamber of the City Hall are
barehy fixed as the time and place when and
missioners viii meet to hear all parties inter-
esteds in said application and all remonstrances
against the said proposed improvement that
may be presented in writing.
BY order Of the Board OF Street and Water
commissioners.
Dated Jersey city. November IS. 1881.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
SAT ON HIS HAT.
A Laugh Raised in Parliament attne
xpe of Sir francis POWELL.

Expense of Sir Frnncis rover.
once more the great hat q~uestion-not
the matinee, but the ordinary silk nat OF
commercials been before the House OIL
Commons owing to a sad misadventure
which befell the tile of Sir Francls
Powell, member for Wigan. Our leglsla-
tors are sadly hampered with their mats
If they leave them in the vestlpuie tney
NAV find themselves in the predlcaiaeht
of Mr.. Gladstone, who, on one occasion,
felt oblige latter question put, TO au-
dress the chair. In such a contingency
if is imperative that a member DESTROYS
of speaking should be covered.
Mr.. Gladstone never brought his nat
into the House, and the consequence was
500 he had TO borrow the Solicitor Gen
erals NOW Lord HerschelD for the occa-
sjon. and. as it was much too small LOT
him. the then Prime Minister was opllseu
to balance it on his fead IKE d - me
Sneaker. But if to avoid such a preolca-
ment member carry their mats VIII
them to their seats, there IS always ~
danger that, in the eXcdts he articles
Nv string on them. The late MI. Beres-
ford-Hope and Sir George CamppSl VIZ
good friends to the hatters IN thal -
spect. for nearly every GRAFTON tney 1iaue
spteiied the collapse of one hat ana the
purchase of another. ~,
Recently Sir Francis Powell was very
eloquent. but, unfortunately. forgot that
he had left his brilliant
on the seat. So, after his peroralloh' ne
On his hat. which gave a 'scrunch," and
then assumed the form of a windiess
concertina. The House cheered the m non u
orahle ember' accident, and Sir FRAN
&c consoledV himself with the reflection
thu h his speech had placed the argu-
ments of his opponents in the same con-
dition as his hat.-London Telegraph.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
H. b, KIRK & CO.,
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the It'll day
of June, 1897, application was made to the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners by
A. M. Gansburgen and others for the con-
struction of a IL and IS inch vitrifed pipe
sewer and a 24-inch brick oval
SEWER IN BERGEN AVENUE,
from Myrtle avenue to and connecting with
sewer in Fulton avenue.
Said sewers to be built conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1895, and in accordance with the established
plan of sewerage, together with all the nee
essary manholes, receiving basins and appurte-
nances.
Notice is also given that on the 23d day
of November, 1897, the Commissioners of AS
sessment filed in the office of the Clerk of
the Board of Street and Water Commission
ers their preliminary map for said improve
ment, showing the probable total cost of the
contemplated Improvement and the probable
amount to be assessed on property specially
benefited thereby, and the same is now open
to public inspection in the office of the Clerk
of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
of are included in said assessment. namely
BERGEN AVENUE.
on the easterly side, from Myrtle avenue to a
point about 25 feet north of Fulton avenue.
BERGEN AVENUE,
on the westerly side, from the southerly side
of Myrtle avenue If produced westerly to a
point about 20 feet south of Fulton avenue.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the Act above cited, the 9Th day of Deem
Der, 1897, at two O'Clock P. M, AMI
the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall ara
hereby fixed as the time and place when and
where the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners will meet to hear all parties inter-
ested in said application and all remonstrances
against the said proposed Improvement that
may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners.
VIM. A. ToLsoN,
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey City, November 26. 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
OUTLET FOB THE BIG sEWER
Bayonne TO Protest Against Its Lo
cation Near That City.

baT 10 fTOtehL ASAAubt = Ao
cation Near That City.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commits
sion visited Bayonne today and made a
trip through the water adjacent to that
city, for the purpose of inspecting the
point on the west shore of Newark Bay,
where it is proposed to locate the outlet
of the Passaic Valley sewer.
The Commissioners were met by Mayor
Seymour of Bayonne, Corporation Counse
Fuller and a representative each of the
Common Council, Board of Trade and
Good Government Association, at the
Pennsylvania Railroad Depot. this city,
at two P. NJ.
The party boarded a tug n sailed
around Bergen Point to the Kill Won Kull,
and thence to the Point, where it was
proposed to have the outlet of the big
sewer. After the inspection the 'Commis-
sioners held a public hearing in the
Council Chamber at Bayonne.
The residents of Bayonne do not want
the outlet Of the sewer anywhere near
their city. They claim it would be detri-
mental to the health of the community
and would greatly depreciate property
values.
mission will be held at the Board Of
Trade rooms in this city. No date has yet
been fixed. blu it is expected to take place
some time next week. There will be a
public hearing at this meeting and there
will also be hearings at Belleville, Pas
sale, Paterson, Harrison, Kearny, Airing
ton and East Newark.
The Commission is composed of Sena-
tor Williams of Passaic, Senator john
son of Bergen, Assemblyman Derousse
of Camden and Colonel T. c. Wildman of
Arlington. The latter is secretary of the
commission and Senator Williams is pres
ident.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
DATED Jersey city. November I'd. 11gsz.

TO ELIZA A. BESSON (widow), Emma E.
Besson. John Besson, assignee. for the bene-
fit of creditors of Samuel A. Besson and Ann
Early
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
made by the City Collector of Jersey City.
on the Sd day of October, 1893, The Mayor and
Aldermen of Jersey City purchased for the
sum OF five hundred and forty-three dollars
and ninety-three cents L the land and real
estate situate in Jersey City, in the County
of Hudson and State of New Jersey, fronting
on Kearny avenue, which is laid down and
designated as lot four (), in block number
six hundred and sixty-fve (665), upon an as
sessment map annexed to a report number
seventy-eight (78), made by the .sCommjs-
sioners of Adjustment appointed in and for
said City by the Circuit Court of the County
Of Hudson, a certified copy of which report
and map was filed in the office of the City Col
lector OF Jersey City, on the 22d day OF March,
1892, said report and map and said sale being
made pursuant to the provisions of an act of
the Legislature of New Jersey, passed March
30th, 1886. entitled
IAN act concerning the settlement and col
lection of arrearages of unpaid taxes. as
sessments and water rates or water rents
in cities OF this State. and imposing ana
levying a tax, assessment and lien in lieu
and instead of such errearages, and to
vide for the sale of lands subjected to
future taxation and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you an
pear to have an estate or interest In said
and real estate shall be redeemed. as uro.
vided in said acts. before the expiration OF
six months from and after the service hereof.
u deed for the same will be given conveying
to The Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey City
the fee simple OF said land and real estate.
according to the provisions of the said act.
Dated Jersey City. N. j., November %, 1897.
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JER-
E. HOGS.
(Seal.) Mayor.
Attest: II. J.. O'DONNELL,
(sale No. $780,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01

and esets Its Owner a Beating.
Nora Conlin, a pretty blonde miss OF
seventeen years, and Phillip Cashin, her
brother-in-law, both of whom live at NO.
.442 Second street. were a~rraigned before
Justice Potts in the First Criminal Court
his morning on the charge of a~ssaulting
Thomas Ferguson, OF mol 4S7 Second
street. Ferguson alleged that on Sunday
last Cashin drove up in a carriage to
where he was standing and descending 10
the ground struck him In the head with
out provocation, knocking his hat OH.
While he wal STOPPING to pick up his hat
Cashin, he alleged, struck him again and
Nora Conlin hit him over the head with
a tin can.
Cashin told a different tale of the
trouble. 'There was a ball at the Avenue
House last Monday evening a week ago,
he said. land there was voting on a desk
which was to be given to the most popu-
lar organization. 1t was won by the
Jolly Twentys.' OF course Ferguson IS
president of the Jolly Twentys, and when
they gave the desk he got in the middle
of the floor and made a speech. he sala
he was obliged to the American stars
they're ladies, your Honor-for the as
sistance they had rendered the 'IWentys,
to enable them to get the prize. He said
he was obliged to all but two of the Stars,
and although he mentioned no names
everyone knew that he meant my sister
in-law as one of them. She came nome
crying and told my wife about 1t. She
and her other sister went up to the ball
and Kissed Ferguson as he was parading
in the grand march. He put his, finger
to his nose at them and they told me.
Sunday was the first time l met him
after that and l asked him if he had
lone as was said. He said he had ana
wanted to know what I'd do if he did. L
told him had a good mind to give him
a slap in the lip and he hauled off to hit
me. I hit him a clout in the head in
self defence. I'll swear the girl didn't hit
him. She picked up a can to chuck at
him, but | stopped her."
Justice Potts discharged the prisoners.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
subscribers, the Commissioners of ADJUST
ment for the Town OF Harrison, County OF
Hudson and State Of New Jersey, appointed
by the Circuit Court of the County of Hudson.
on the twenty-ninth day Of October, A. D.
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. for the
purpose of performing the duties and executing
the powers conferred by Chapter 196 of the
Laws of 1897, entitled AN Act concerning the
settlement and collection Of arrearages of un-
paid taxes, assessments and water rates or
water rents in towns of this State, and inn
posing and levying a tax, assessment and lien
in lieu and instead Of such arrearages and to-
enforce the payment thereof. and to provided
fion and assessment" approved May eigh-
taenth. eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. do
hereby make known that they. the said CONF
missioners of Adjustment for the Town OF
Harrison, will meet in the Council Chamber
IN the Town Hall of the said Town of Har-
rison- ON Tuesday, the fourteenth day of De-
oen,ber. A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety
seven. at the hour of two o'clock in the after
moan of that day, to hear, either personally or
by counsel, all persons Interested. either as1
tsxnayers, owners of assessed lands or other
wise in the reassessment or adjustment under,
said act. Of the taxes. assessments or water
rates in arrears in the said town. and irc
Claims for local improvements heretofore made :
Dated Town of Harrison. N. j., OCTOBER
-. 20" WILLIAM ]. DAVIS,
r J.. GOODMAN,
EDWARD RUSS, &
Commissioners or Adjustment OF the Town OF
Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey.
r. Z
Corporation Counsel
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
PAINTERS MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
They Fall Thfrty-ive Feet without
Receiving Sarinus lniurx.


William Hunter, a painter, 80 years old,
of No. 407 West Fifty-sixth street, New
York, and another painter, whose name
Hunter says he does not know, while
painting one of DR.. enox' houses at
No. 656 Ocean avenue, Greenville, yester-
day, narrowly escaped being killed by
the breaking of the scaffold rope, while
they were about thirty-five feet in the
air. AS it was, Hunter sustained a frac-
ture of his right foot. His companion
escaped without a scratch. Hunter. after
being examined by -Dr. Lambert, was
taken to the City Hospital.
How the rop come to break is not
known. for just previous to hosting the
scaffold up the rope was examined. The
scaffold, with both men on. was drawn
up to within about four feet of the roof.
Hunter then used a Small step-ladder,
which he rested on the scaffold to reach
the high cornice work, while his com
panion was putting the finishing touches
on the edge of the roof.
Suddenly and before either had time to
scramble upon the roof of the house, the
rope parted. and both men were thrown
to- the ground. That Hunters ompan
escaped injury is miraculous, and the
~strangest part of all is that he picked
himself up and walked away without
giving assistance to Hunter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
DEATH IN syYLARKING.
August Charlton Crushed 10 Death
Undar a Coal Cart.

John Dillon, 26 years old, of No. 60 Cam
bridge avenue, was arraigned before JUS
tice Nevin in the Second Criminal Court
this morning on the charge of manslaugh-
ter. His arrest was more a matter of
formality than anything else, and Justice
,Nevin, recognizing this fact, paroled him
to await the action of the coroner's jury.
Dillon is accused of being responsible for
the death of August Charlton, SO years old,
of No. 702 Cortlandt street, Hoboken.
Charlton was a driver in the employ of
Edwards & Walker, coal dealers. Dillon
is also a driver. Dillon was driving his
team up the H~ackensack Plank Road yes
terday afternoon. Charlon's team was
close behind HIM. The two men were
friends. rs Charlon's team came OPP
posite that OF Dillon Charlton leanedsover
to Dillon's wagon TO pick UP a piece of
coal. He lost his balance and fell under
the wheels of Dillon's wagon. Before
Dillon could stop his horses the heavy
wheels of the coal wagon had passed over
Charlon's chest. He died instantly. His
body was taken to Hoffman's undertaking
establishment in Hoboken, and Dillon was
arrested.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01

Pearls are named according to their size.
The very large are called paragon pearls;
when the size Of a cherry, cherry pearls;
medium are called piece pearls; smallest,
dust pearls. The oval and long are term
ed pear pearls, while badly formed speci-
mems are known as baroQues. The value
of pearls varies, of course, with the quail
ity and general c~olors, but the piece, seed
and dust pearls always have a market
price.
The cherry and paragon are sold on an
entirely different basis. If many fine ones
are on the market at a time, they may be
had unreasonable rates. Some years they
bring almost any price. The last two
years, especially, the dealers say, there
has been a great~scarcity of fine pearls,
although there is no falling off in the sup
ply of the small stuff.
When a pearl exceeds one karat in
weight it is sold separately. Under that
weight they are sold in parcels, and be-
come less valuable as they become small
or. The smallest dust pearls collected
average about 5000 to the troy ounce, and
are at present rated at about 50 per
ounce. Ii, on the contrary, one para
gon weighing an ounce Tor $50 carats)
was on sale, 1t would bring any amount
from $4,000 to s200.0o according to quail
ity.-Philadelphia Times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
WORKMEN WANT THEIR PAY.
Their Families suffering on Account
of a Legal Complication.

A number of workmen employed by
Contractor Patrick Flaherty in improving
Newark street, Hoboken, called at the
Hoboken City Hall this morning to in
quire about the delay in the payment of
their wages. The men said that they had
not received any money in six weeks and
had been told that their employer could
not collect from the city. They said that
their families were starving. The grocers
and butchers had refused to give them
any more food and unless their wages
were paid they said they could not work.
The workmen wanted to explain their
predicament to Mayor Pagan, but the
Mayor WIS not in his office.
1t was learned that the delay was
caused by a dispute over the constitution
atty of the act under which the improves
ments are being made. Bonds were issued
for the work. but they cannot be sold
until the validity of the act Is settled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-01
Debarred from Church.

With the object of conciliating the
deposed Queen of Madagascar a few
months ago adopted the Roman Catholic
faith in lieu of the Protestant denomina-
ton, to which she had until that time be-
longed after a fashion According to the
latest intelligence received from the island
of Reunion, to which she has been exiled,
she has just received orders from the
Governor to abstain from any further at
tendance at the Cathedral unless she re-.
ceives special permission to go ~toNchurch.
The explanation given for this curious
order is that Queen Ranavalo has been in
The habit of going in too much for self
adornment, and for -extravagant and &C.
centric raiment, which she sported at
church to theSd etriment of the congrega-
the clergymen