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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23
PROF. FERRY'S FUNERAL.
rowds Attend the solemn Services
nj st. Ppfer,a.

Fully two thousand people attended the
funeral services of the late Prof. Ferry
this morning at st. Peters Church, where
a solemn mass of requiem was celebrated
for the happy repose of his soul
The mass was celebrated by the Rev.
Father Harpes, assisted by the Rev.
Fathers Busom and Petit. In the in
cloure of the altar rail there were fully
forty altar boys. During the mass the
boy choir that was organized by the de-
ceased a number of years ago, sang. The
members of the American Legion of
Honor and a Houten Post. No. 8, G.
A. r., and a number of sodality members
attended the funeral in a body.
Prof. Ferry was born in Alsace-Lorraine
and received his musical education at the
University of Paris. When nineteen years
old he came to this country and served
in the War of the Rebellion as a bugler
sin the Union Army. AT the close of the
war he settled in Jersey City, where he
lived up to the time of his death.
About fourteen years ago he was ap-
pointed musical director and organist of
st. Peters Church. He organized the first
boy choir in Jersey City at ST. Peters
Church, and it is considered one of the
best in the State today. He also took an
active interest in forming the well known
st. Peters Fife and Drum Corps, and
brought out a number of good singers
from this parish through his own teach
ing.
The death of Prof. Ferry was a sad one
to all his friends and he will be greatly
missed. especially from st. Peters parish.
where he had labored SO many years and
did so much good. Mr.. Ferry met his
death in a very tragic manner on Monday
evening from a violent hemorrhage. He
had been rehearsing the. choir boys for
the Christmas service and after the re-
hearsal walked to Montgomery and War
rem streets for the purpose of taking a
car for his home when he was seized
with the hemorrhage and fell to the
ground from weakness. Before assistance
could arrive he died. Mr.. Ferry leaves
a. widow and one son. The funeral SER
vices was. attended by all the priests of
St. Peters Church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23
NO Observation-Disclosures
The New Election Committee
Decides Against the Aus
traIian Ballot and
Sunset Law.
Especial l. ..rhe Jersey city News.,'1

ELIZABETH, Dec. %, 1s97.-Senator
johnson of Bergen county made an import
ant announcement this morning to a repre-
sentative of .s'The Elizabeth Journal" but
not only authorized, but requested that it be
published.
Senator johnson is chairman Of the COM
mission appointed by Governor Griggs to re-
wise the election laws; the two other mem
bers being Judge Gross Of this city and
Judge Woodruff OF Mercer.
The committee met in Judge Cross Office
this morning to take up the work assigned
to them, and it was while they were thus en-
gagged that "The Journal representative
saw them.
In answer to the question if they had any
piled they had.
81 think it should be said,n he remarked,
'sthat this committee will recommend no
Australian ballot. 1t has been given out
that the committee had met and agreed to
recommend a number of things, but this is
merely newspaper talk.
"The sunset election law" the senator
continued, sis more of a newspaper agita-
ton than a popular sentiment, and | think
the whole of the committee agrees with me
when I say that We ave no inclination to
shorten the hours of voting. Whatever re-
peating is lone is done early in the day, and
the effect Of closing the polls before seven
O'Clock would be to disfranchise a great
many people,. Even on election day and
holidays a great many people go to New
York, and they would not get back in time
to vote. There are railroad men and others
who are similarly situated, and would not
vote at all.
1.-The seven O'Clock feature of tine election
law is all right, and the committee see no
reason to change it. The committee will re-
wise the election laws as they now stand, and
not any violent changes
incidentally the question of the writ Of
certiorari in the anti gambling case became
the topic of conversation. Judge Cross held
that the court did well to grant the writ.
There are, he said, very important questions
involved. The constitution is the highest
law in the State, and we want nothing in it
that is not put there properly. As to the ul-
innate result, he had little doubt, but he be-
lieved it wise to argue the questions in
yolved and to settle them definitely.
Senator johnson said the granting of the
writ indicated nothing. Often, he said,
counsel would apply to the court for q writ,
and the court would frankly say to counsel
that he would probably not succeed, but
would grant the writ simply because the
question involved was Of sufficient impor-
tance to be argued nd decided. 1t would
be a bad precedent, he said, to allow any,
thing to become a part of the state copstitu-
ton about which there was any question.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23

TO PATRICK MCCARTHY, MRS. PATRICK
Mccarthy. his wife, and Elizabeth MAJ
Ludlow, executrix of will of Robert Ceate-,
deceased
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
made by the City Collector of Jersey City, on
the 18th day of October, 1894, The Mayor and
Alaernen 81 Jersey city purchased for the sum
of one hundred and seventy dollars and ninety
three cents ALI the land and real estate sit
uate in Jersey city, in the County of HUDSON
ana State of New Jersey. fronting on Hutton
street. which is laid down and designated as
hrr:ored and thirfy-fve (s35), upon an assess
ment map annexed to a report number ninety
900, made by the Commissioner OF ADJUST
Circuit Court of the County of Hudson, q GER
titled copy Of which report and map was filed
Wv m the Tth day of March, 1898, said re-
mort and map and said sale being made pur-
suant to the provisions OF an act Of the Leg
~issature of New Jersey, passed March Both,
1886, entitled
lection OF arrearages of unpaid taxes, as
easements and water rates or water rents
in cities Of this State. and imposing and
Ievying a tax, assessment ana lien in lieu
and instead Of such arrearages. and to EN-
force the payment thereof, and to provide
fer the sale of lands subjected to future
taxation and assessment
Ana the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you ap-
naar to have an estate or interest ia said
pa and real estate, ana unless the said 3snS
ana real estate shall be redeemed, as provided
in said acts. before the expiration Of six
months from and after the service hereof. .
aeed for the same Will be given conveying 20
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City. the
d rec s,aa's 10 the provisions Of the sald act I :
dated Jersey City, N. j., November @, 1897.
THE MAYOR y ALDERMEN OF JER-
E. HOGS,
sssal Attest M. ]. osDoNNELIaas
(saie No. 1891
The New Jersey Title Guarantee s Trust Co.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23
The proposed Jury Commission Law

AC OROSO0
The Bar Association at its ADJOURNED
meeting on Tuesday afternoon adopted
one of those fatuous resolutions whicn
contemplate a general revolution for the
sake of getting rid of some limited griev-
ance. Some of the members. a majority
of those present at that particular meet
ing, are dissatisfied with the juries in TINS
county and therefore they propose to
make a sweeping change throughout the
State. IT reminds us of the man who
burned down his house because he ala
not like the color of the wallpaper in his
bedroom.
Nothing but purblind prejudice couid
discover any remedy, in the proposed
changes.
One proposition is to substitute a Jury
Commissioner, to be elected by the people
for the Sheriff. In the name of common
sense. SO outraged by reformers, how is
this a reformg What, in effect, will be
the difference between one man chosen
by the people and another under a differ-
ent title? What matter whether the juries
are chosen by Commissioner or Sherif,
SO long as both COMMISSIONS and Sheriff
are chosen by the same voters?
Well. then. say the reformers, have the
Commissioner appointed by the Governor.
BY what Governor? we reply. Is it not a
fact that the very people who urge the
annointment by John W. Griggs would
have had spasms of indignant virtue over
such a power being confided to Leon
Albeit or George 7. Werts? Is there n
limit TO the short sight of such people?
There remains still another proposition,
to have several commissioners. And these
same men who make it are the men who
with open eyes. from day to day, watch
the doings of city and State commissions
They see but they do not understand.
They do not reason from the conditions
which are before them as plain as noon
day. They will not perceive that nothing
so completely destroys responsibility ana
leads to corruption and malfeasance as
the division of responsibility. Where every
one is to blame, no one is to blame. In a
commission, each member can throw the
blame on his colleagues and the people
not only are betrayed but they never can
find out whom to punish.
The present cry is a mere product OF
political Mysteries. Tomorrow q Mon
day, at the latest, viii show how entirely
unfounded the attacks upon our present
jury system are. There is, in fact, moth
ing to complain of in it. It works well
and gives the courts and the main body
of the people complete satisfaction. Under
the ruling in the Hoos case, it could not
be changed without affecting every county
in the State, and on grounds both of
politics and reason 1t is practically in
credible that any measure will be passed
by the Legislature disturbing it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23

OF Music.

Charles Klein's English version of De
Courcelie's great melodrama, LES Deux
Gosses'' called Two Little Migrants"
will be seen at the Academy of Music next
week for a brief engagement. Two
Little Migrants made a most phen-
omenal success in New York City last
season, and will be given in this city
with all the original scenery, costumes,
properties and mechanical effects. The
play has passed its Booth performance at
the Theatre Ambigu, Paris, and is still
running there to crowded houses, and is
also being played in London, where it IS
nearing the end of its first year. Pathos
and humor and thrilling situations are
said to be skillfully blended Manager
Edward c. White has engaged a strong
company OF popular and well known play
ers. at the head of which is Miss Mildred
Holland.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23
NOTICE.
NOTICE.

-
Notice is hereby given that on the 14th day
of December, 1897, the Commissioners of As
essmen and Chief Engineer fled in the office
of the Clerk of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners their final assessment map and
report for acquiring lands and constructing a
main
between Grand street and Merseles street;
also for a connecting sewer i'll Montgomery
street, between Mill Creek and Cornelison ave-
nue.. together with the necessary manholes,
basins, connections and appurtenances, in ae-
cordance with the provisions eff Chapter 32S
of the Laws Of 1884 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
Of are included in said assessment, namely
ORCHARD STREET
CRAWFORD STREET.
MAIDEN LANE,
MONTGOMERY STRBET,
from Bergen avenue to Mil Creek.
TUERS AVENUE.
from Montgomery street TO Newkirk street.
ORDAN AVENUE,
from, Orchard street to Nroom street.
'0 BALDWIN AVENUE.
from Wescott avenue to Church street.
from, Wescott avenue to Sip avenue.
o" SEAVIEW TERRACE.
FOYE PLACE,
MILL ROAD,
from Montgomery street to Mercer street.
- IDAHO PLACE.
HIGHLAND AVENUE,
eroy, Bergen avenue to Hudson Boulevard.
BERGEN AVENUE.
rop Montgomery street to Sip avenue.
iioAA VROOAN STREET,
from a point about 20 feet east of Van Reypen
Mace to Gray street.
pAaSe Ora STREET,
from Church street to a point about lis feet
north of Wayne street.
WAYNE STREET
srom summit avenue to Gray street.
JONES PLACE
GARRIBRANT PLACE,
STREET,
from Tcnnele avenue to a point about 100 feet
cast Of Summit avenue.
TONNELE AVENUE.
FROM Van Reypen place to a point about so
feet north of Magnolia avenue.
PLACE.
DICK STREET,
ENOS PLACE,
JONES STREET.
WILKES TREET
WILEY STREET,
MAGNOLIA AVENUE,
from Tonnele avenue to the lands of the P.
HUDSON BOULEVARD,
from Tonnele avenue to the lands of the P.
~ SIP AVENUE,
from Hudson Boulevard to Summit avenue.
Rec
from Sip avenue to Summit avenue.
VAN REYPEN PLACE.
from Academy street to Sip avenue.
And that the 18th day Of January. 1893.
at two o'clock p. NJ, and the Assembly Cham
Der of the City Hall are hereby fixed as the
time and place when and where the Board Of
hear, consider and adjudicate upon all objec-
lions to the confirmation of said final assess
mem map and report that may be presented
By order of the Board of Street ana wasar
WIN. A. ToLsoN.
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey City. December II, 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23
VOLUNTEER HBR0ISM..
Ballington Booth Eulogizes His
Army and Its Work in
the Highways and
Hedges.


Commander Ballington Booth. OF the
Volunteers of America. spoke last night
in the Parmly Memorial Church on Grove
street. The meeting was under the aus
pices of the local posts. under command
of Captain Ford. There was a slim at
tendance. After prayer by Major Fred
Gardner and singing by the Volunteer
Trio, Secretary Sunderland of the Rail-
road Mems Y. NJ. c.. A, was introduced
and spoke of the work of the Volunteers
among the railroad men. He said that
Commander Booth and his workers have
not only won the hearts of the men at
the throttle and the dinner-pail brigade
but of the officials as wei. He told how,
when the split occurred in the Salvation
Army, the men turned General Booths
picture. which. hung in the Y. NJ. C. A..
room. toward the wall and finally removed
it altogether. placing that of Ballington
Booth in its stead.
After saving a number of'complimentary
things about the and their
work Mr.. Sunderland introduced Com
mander Booth as the speaker of the even
ing. Commander Booth said that should
ha oons,,1+ bic our, faa1ines he ua,,la o;,,o
way " OtHeT speakers, Dut ne hdu
promised to speak of the work of the
1ro,,n+aars ,ad - 49, - - ir+an
Foiuheeie enu tx a nesei sel y
tionaily broken a promise. He was racked
in mind and body by the strain of over
u,or,- oo,b;,oa u;th a. anv,o, no
"oiA, eohioihec with me dnAie'y &C
stoned by the illness of his wife, who was
in the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital. lowering
ha4uoon If. 80 aoa+h po nou ~
oe'"eSh ihe ahu ueatn. = uew az
analogy betWeen the work of the Voiun-
taers in going into the highways and
49, -
heoses e1o even uo"n into 'ie sulteis %
moral degradation in an effort to reach
lost humanity and a. fashionably dressed
,aau ~ paris n,bo ,v.r saan ono d.v
iaus - 81 "ho VS. $50
plunging her deiicately formed hands and
arms into tbe slime of the street in
saarah - +ou-al uhioh So had 1os4
die y q Je"ei with ene "a US
from her ring.
an the Volunteer he said.
s.nau ,.an1.. zoo aoa.aana4a a@aan.
'neie ais nearly wv oonseiaeeu oi
and i.eV0 local workers VINO daily go down
like the lady after her lost level. and
ero,a a. mer.1 m,a 80 .sua a,i4ho,+
ioii rs ii Hoa aHu si'
fear of being smlrched, and with ungloved
hands pick from it the Jewels which So
a;+r, -. 80 r. - 49,. a,,4w ra,ob
eiety nas iose. u - tneH oues " ea
all who are, IN hanger and trouble ana
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23
NOTICE.

TO REBEcCA A. DWIGHT. John ".
Dwight and John Miller, executors Of Will Of
Jeremiah W. Dwight. deceased; Rebecca a.
Dwight ewidow6 JOHN W. Dwight, Emma
Dwight, his wife; Annie A. Tyler, Richard
S. Tyler, her husband; Julia r. Dwight,
Adeiia A. Dwight, Mary NJ. Rockwell,
Enastus Sanders Rockwell, her husband, and
you are hereby notified that at a pablic sale
made by the City Collector of Jersey City, on
the l4th day Of April, 1896, ! purchased for the
sum. Of FIVE hundred and eighty-seven dollars
and tWeaty-three cents ALL the land and real
estate situate in Jersey City, in the County
Of Hudson and State of New Jersey, fronting
on Dwight street, which is laid down and desig-
mated as lots twenty-five f25) 10 f5rty-seven
t4D, in block number thirteen hundred and
thirty 1880 upon an assessment map annexed
to a report number ninety-nine (s9), made by
the commissioner of Adjustment appointed
IN and for said City b. the Circuit Court Of
the County of Hudson, a certified copy of which
report and map was fled in The office CT the
City Collector of Jersey City, on the 14tn day
Of May, 1885, said report and map and said
sale being made pursuant 10 the provisions Of
an act cf the Legislature of New Jersey, passed
March S0th. 1886. entitled:
A Act concerning the settlement and collec-
ton Of arrearages Of unpaid taxes, assess
ments and water rates or water rents in
cities of this State, and imposing and levy
ing a tax, assessment and lien in lieu ard
instead of such arrearages, and to enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale of lands subjected to future taxation
and assessment
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that You appear
to have an estate or interest in said land and
real estate, and unless the said land and real
estate shall be redeemed, as provided in said
acts, before the expiration of six months from
| and after the service hereof q deed for +ha
same will be given conveying to the purchaser
the fee simple of said land and real estate ac-
cordiTlg to the provisions of the said acts.
Dated Jersey City, n. j., December I'D, 1897.
FRANCIS W. MITCHELL,
149 West 121st ST., New York City,
Purchaser.
JOHN J. WALSH,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23
ORIENT AVENUE FLOODED.

The bursting of a water pipe in one OF
a row of ten new houses on Orient ave
nue., between Jackson and Ocean avenues,
last evening, caused considerable damage.
The walls and ceilings were ruined by
the water. which must have been running
for an hour. Patrolman C~lenenson of the
Ocean avenue station house, while pass
ing through that street late last evening,
noticed the water flowing from the house
into the street. The houses are very near
completion, but are not tenanted. Glenn
enson forced the door and on investigating
found the broken pipe. He used his club
to pound the hole in the pipe together,
thus stopping the flow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23
TROLLEY WHEEL BREAKS In TWO
Cars Blocked on Washington street
EsoboEeD, for Over an Hour.


Traffic on the Washington street line of
North Hudson County Railway in Hobo
ken was delayed for an hour this morning
owing to an accident which happened to
one of the trolley cars. When car No. At
reached Second street on its way to the
Barclay street ferry about SIS o'clock
with a heavy load of passengers, one of
the front wheels of the motor broke in
two pieces. Although the car was not
going at a rapid speed the motorman was
unable to stop it untilit had moved about
fifty feet after the accident occurred. The
passengers were shaken up considerably,
but none was seriously injured. 1t is be-
lieved that the wheel contained a flaw.
The hour at which the break occurred
is one of the busiest on the line and nun
dreds of passengers We're delayed in get
ting to their employment In New York;
Eight cars were stalled on the track. and
the entire line was crippled. The wheel
then pushed to the ferry by another mo-
tor. Later the disabled motor was taken
to the company's shops at Fourteenth
street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23
PEoUAENooK POLLUTION.
Newark Board of Health Frying 90
Protect tRie w aier supply.


Especial to ''The Jersey City News"
NEWARK, Dec. %, 1S9T.-Inspeetion of
sources of pollution of the watershed of
the P~equannock, from which Newark's
water supply is taken, was before a
special meeting of the Board Of Health
last night. f. L. B. Gardner, conptrol-
Ter of the East Jersey Water Company,
wrote that his company has not yet Sc
lected an attorney and IN Inspector to act
in cases of violation of the law of 1897,
concerning this matter. He added that he
supposed that Joseph Coult might be
preferred by the Board to be the attor-
ney.
An opinion from City Counsel Price
was read as to the safest course for the
wrote
81 am of the opinion that the safest
course for your Board to pursue in the
matter referred to is to ascertain from the
East Jersey Water Company the names
Of the persons whom they propose to
employ as attorney and Inspector, and
then for your Board to adopt said agents
as your agents and authorize them to take
all necessary proceeding to prosecute yio-
~iations Of the provisions of the law Of
1897, such proceeding to be taken in the
name Of your Board as required by the
said act.
s'Th official action of your Board
would enable the officials referred to to
take instant action whenever an emer-
gency should occur, and would place the
belongs, to wit, on the East Jersey Water
Company and its officers and agents. OF
course. the letter of MIR. Gardner states
that his company will pay all expenses
connected with the employment of the
agents 50 to be selected by them"
d. D. Chandler, the Health Officer, said
that GaJe51c Ia Prfon had told him to would
write to Mr.. Gardner for the name Of the
inspector. DR.. Wallace remarked that I'M
til the name of the inspector was known
the Board could not act. The matter was
then laid over.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-23

About this time every year there is a
painful outbreak in New York of arrests
of women of all ages and conditions on
the charge of shoplifting. A large num-
Der of the cases prove to be genuine ex-
amples of deliberate crime. A good num-
mediate temptation. Not a few belong to
the doubtful category, where a mistake
may have been made, and there are all
ways two or three in which the arrest is
paipably an outrage.
Now, it may be taken as a first princi-
pie in considering the subject that it is
better a thousand thieves escaped than
that one innocent woman should be sub
jected to the indignity of arrest, search,
and, perhaps, a~rraignment in court, and
all the responsibility should be thrown
upon the storekcepers of avoiding mis-
takes of any kind or description. 1t is a
remarkable fact that the cases which
reach the newspapers almost all arise in
establishments of a VIGOROUSLY Cheap
John class, and it may almost be said that
the recklessness displayed is in proper
ton to the bargain counter spirit of the
house.
1t is for their own advantage that the
storckeepers spread out their wares in
such a manner as to invite pilfering and
to court accident. 1t is not to accom-
modate the customers but to allure them.
It is a radically wrong method of doing
business. 1t creates unreasonable risks; it
offers understandable temptations. It is
done no doubt because it results in large
profits; but if those who resort to it are
eager for the gain, they must be content
to stand some of the losses, too.
We do not mean. in the least, to JUS
tify shopliftingss or to argue that the
storekeepers should submit to be robbed,
where there is no doubt about the facts
But we are very certain that they have
no right TO take any chances in making
accusations. When there is the remotest
element of doubt, they should stand the
loss, and their detectives should be in
structed to act on that principle.
One 4 Dtice nov in vogue is nonstrous
in the iast degree. This is the exaction
OF a confession of guilt as a condition of
release. A woman is seized and taken to