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Evening star., 1898-03-04
Mems caps 90 at 12c

To clear out the balance Of the
tn" choice Of the
Evening star., 1898-03-04

line OF Ladies Puff Scarfs-plain dots and fancy >,
Evening star., 1898-03-04

Tomorrow we plsce on sale a lot ol
boys new spring top coats-the lates,
and most fashionable garments that have
come from the tailors' hands-as n special
value for IS. Choice OF the youths
sizes for $50
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
5DTTERMILK CLUBS DANCE.
An EpjoyabIe Evenin. nj Woods
E%H MAIL

The annual masque ball of the Butter
milk I'll wds held last evening at
I Woods Hall. ON Barrow street. and was
a grand fnaneial success. The gentle
men who had charge of the affair we're
J. Mannion, Captain; A. Mckee, Lieu
tenant; T. Koran, Mascot; c. Ruvoldt.
President; ]. Kane. Vice President; F. J..
Keegel. Second Vice President; E. Man
MON, Treasurer; j. A. Hunter, Financial
Secretary; P. f. McKeon, Recording Sec.
rotary: p. F. Shea, Corresponding Score
tary; j. Du Bots, Sergeant-at-Arms; E.
Skelly, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.
Arrangement Conmittee-F. Schefner,
Chairman; r. j.. Porter, G. Outwafer, e.
Fitzsimanons, Al. j. Ryan.
Floor Manager. ]. T. Ruvoldt; Assist
ant Floor Manager. F. Martin. Floor
Committee. Connolly, chairman; w.
Elliot, j. Mullins, j. ODonrell. j. Nc
Cam, d. Doyle, A. Smith. NJ. Grobholz.
G.. Langrehr, J. Hill and p. j. Murphy.
Reception Committee-H. Rikeman, chair
man; M. Ryan, c.. Koran, T. Gentely,
M. Kneer. d. Harris, F. Engler, Q. Roun-
tree, j. Meagher, T.. Farmer and L.
Bishop. Police Cornmittee-W. White,
Chief; D. MeCauley, Captain; J. Lawler,
Sergeant. Police-D, Covaney, R. Hogan,
E.. l.. Hirsehfield, S. Mlllinkoff, J. Steir,
j.. Henehan. NJ. Farmer, G. Cutley. r..
Engel. G. Huneae. M. Doris, Fl. Hill.
w. Moran, l.. Ponner, A. Smith, Jr., B.
Freitag, J.. Sullivan, J. Nearey and P.
Warren.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
PUBLIC INSPECTION INVITED.

IF the laws on various subjects will be
placed on the statute book. The Din pro-
viding for the public sale OF 5rolles dsam-
nor. This is known as the Jonn heaa
scheme. and particularly affects a Twelve
mile road which runs from ElizapeeR III ~
Plainfield. The electric light pole Dti.
which caused SO much comrnotion, Is IN
the Governors hands.
The legislative record as TO the slaugh-
ter of important bills Is quite extensive
Among the measures which tailed OF pas
sage are the MISUNDERSTANDING Tor a
constitutional convention; reducing the
legal rate of interest 10 five per cent,
the Hudson county equal taxation
scheme; recognizing Boards of Freehold
ers; for the protection of the Palisades;
appropriating syst, Coo for war. purposes;
the repeal Of the Delaware dam laws;
for the creation of a State Board with
county branches to take care OF depend
ent children; for additional common
Pleas Judges in Essex and Hudson coun-
ties; changing the management OF the
Soldiers Home; for q uuiferm rate OF
fare OF five cents on trolley roads: Ior-
bidding the American flag to be used Tor
campaign purposes and advertising enter
nrfses; the police pension bill; for the
regulation OF primary. elections ush.
The appointment of William StalnSDy
as Chief of the Bureau of Labor Stats
tics has caused much displeasure in pollti-
cal and labor circles. The Lentz Republic
can faction in Newark denounce it and
wageworkers feel ehagrined beeaUse one
Of themselves did not get the place. "
Stainsby is known as a Republican poll
tician OF influence. and for tWo score
years he has pattled in the arena of poll
tics. He is about seventy years of age,
and has held Office for many years. nav
ing represented Essex county in the state
Senate fifteen years ago. He has great
force Of character, and has powerful
friends are u~areienting enemies. AS a
leader of Il faction IN his own party ne
has given and received many hard
knocks, and his vitality is such that even
al his present advanced age he is as ready
and willing for a fight as he was when ne
was in the prime OF his vigor and man
hood. His appointment is a good evidence
of his fighting qualities, which enlisted
an influence in his behalf so potential as
10 overcome the combined efforts OF the
Essex Republican delegation in the Leg
islature to have former County Clerk
Samuel Smith named for the office.
Should MI. Stainsby turn out to be as
good a compiler of labor statistics as ne
has proved q. successful Republican gla6l-
ator there will be, no reasons to find fault
with his appointment. Certainly the Gov
ernor has q a difficult task TO perform
in filling this Office. His choice. it IS
feared, is likely to lose him the support
of the labor element in his campaign for
a full term of office as Governor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
FLAG FOB TIE CADETS.

The Peoples Palace Cadets gave q
drill last night in the Assembly Hall of
the Palace and listened to a patriotic adj
dress by Mr.. Bernstein, who presented
the Cadets with a beautiful American
flag on a staff surmounted by the eagle.
Mr.. Bernstein told the Cadets 10 honor
the flag as the emblem of all that is
good and true, and to be ready at all
times to protect it. He spoke of his in
terest in the Palace and Cadets, and
said he was glad to do what he could to
assist them. Mr.. Alfred Gobisch, in be-
half Of Mr.. Scudder and the Cadets,
thanked Mr.. Bernstein, and also made a
talk filled with patriotic fervor.
The Cadets wore their brand new uni
forms and caps, in which they looked
very soldierly and interesting to- their
many friends who thronged the hall. The
Signal Corps, under the direction Of
Commander Garnet OF the Corps, sent a
message by the aid Of flags, given by Mr..
Bernstein, from one end OF the hall to the
other. where it was read. The message
was, Make it important for the crowd to
keep SILENT After that ice cream and
cake were served, and there was dancing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
FREEBooTERs IN A QUANDARY.
Tney Can't Make UP Their Minds
whether They Are Guilty.

W y
The reason why the Freeholders did not
care to plead yesterday to the indict-
ments against them was because they
were unable to make up their minds
whether they We're guilty or not. When
they were consulting in the morning
with themselves and their numerous con-
sci, some of them were in favor of
pleading non vult and taking their chances
Of escaping with a fine. It was agreed
.Comblne'' being acquitted if they decide
to stand trial on the indictment for ex-
ceeding the appropriation. 1t is adj
mitted that money was spent and obli-
cations incurred in excess of the appro-
priations, and the records of the Board
show il. Consequently there Will be no
valid defence. They could offer as an
excuse that previous Boards had done the
same thing and that when they assumes
iciency left by their predecessors.
fro meet that deficiency they were OBJ
iiged either to meet their appropriation
or refuse to pay outstanding claims, and
thus injure the credit of the county. In
this emergency they simply followed the
example set by several p~revious Boards.
The excuse. of course, would relieve them
fiom the responsibility Of violating the
law. They Will determine before being
arraigned tomorrow morning what plea
they will enter or If they have decided by
that time the arraigHment may be post
poned for a few days.
In the matter Of the Indictment for
maintaining a nuisance by failing to keep
the Boulevard in repair. in which all the
members are included, the plea will
probably be rot guilty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
TROLLEY GO. COMBINLl
North Jersey Syndicate to Rat
ify the Proposition to Lease
the Traction Com
paDy's Roads.

President E. f. C. Young Of the Con-
| solidated Traction Company will, in a
few days, send to the North Jersey Street
Railway Company the official result Of
| Yesterdays meeting Of the stockholders,
at which it was decided to lease the Trac-
ton Company's system to the North Jer-
sey Company. The stockholders of the
latter company will then meet to ratify
the proposition. After that the requisite
arrangements for the formal transfer and
| other matters will be made and the new
lessees put in possession.
1t is said that there viii be practically
no change in the personnel of the COM
pany here and in Newark; but the head
| quarters of the North Jersey Syndicate
at present located in the Prudential
Building, Newark, will be very likely re-
moved to Jersey City to the present hand
| some suite of offices at the ferry. 1t has
been decided not to change the name on
| the cars Immediately from the CONSOLE
| dated Traction Company to the North
Jersey Company, but when a new ear is
turned out it will bear on it's sides sim
ply Nortn jersey Company.
The stockholders of the Traction Com
pany are, of course, satisfied with the
tIiditS u LIN It'll ilC
| ana concentrated capital the financial fu-
ture looks very sa satisfactory. A mistake
| was made III the statements made yester-
| day about the terms of the lease SO far
as the percentage is concerned. The
bonds will not receive any interest until
| after the first year, and then it will be 2
per cent. increasing in eight years to four
| per cent, at which figure it will stop.
7 a+alxr +ha T,rarti11 (Nnvnnony has haon q
| paying concern, and the new syndicate
| viii have to build up in the county and
outlying districts, economic and plan to
put the entire system on the same level
as that part leased from the Traction
Company. To do this there will be more
capital put in, and thus for a year there
/ at the read of the syndicate, and in a
few years. it is said. the stock will be a
.sgilt edged security
morning that it will be at least a week or
two before anything can be done in the
matter of the transfer: When that TAKES
| place., he observed, with a smile, he would
be out OF a job, but he wasn't worrying.
To an outsider. however. there will be
nothing at the Traction Company's Office
after the transfer had taken place TO in
dictate that there was a change in the
management of the road. Things will go
on just the same.
IN reference to the, combine, a story was
afloat yesterday that the Jersey City n
Bergen Railroad Company, who origin
ally owned the franchise, would have
something. to say about it. inasmuch as
the Consolidated Traction Company were
~lessees of the ]. c.. and B. r. r. Com
pany, SO said the story
President Charles Z. Thurston of the
Jersey City and b.. R. R. Company, when
| told of this runlor, said that it was abb
surd. The Traction Company, he said,
had bought out the stock Of the Jersey
City and Bergen r. r., and merely kept
up the latter corporations name.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
THREW ZIP THE CONTRACT.
A Mfafake In Figures DELAYS a EIuch
Needed improvements

G.. B. Rodman, who was awarded the
contract for the opening, Improvement and
extension of Baldwin avenue, has re-
linquished the contract. He discovered,
it is said. that he had made errors in the
preparation of his bid which would cost
him thousands of dollars.
Rodman having refused to do the work,
the Street and Water Board directed the
Clerk TO readvertise for proposals. At
the same time City Attorney Douglass
was instructed to at once proceed against
Rodman and his boildsmen for the recoy-
cry of the cost of readvertising and the
other expenses attending it.
The property owners along the line of
the Improvement are very much annoyed
and have already urged the Board to
have the work rushed with all speed. One
hitch after another has ollowed every
attempt to ave the avenue improved.
The work as mapped cut will cost in the
reighborhood of So, 000.
When completed it will form the north
east drive and furnish q smooth surface
oadway connection from the Mercer
street Viaduct nortnerly to the Boulevard
at the n~ortherly end of the city.
The improvement was originally
mapped out by P. +. Wanser when he was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
TO WELCOME JOHN DAILY.

The United Irish Societies OF Hudson
County were we'll represented Sunday
evening. in Humboldt Hall by delegates
who are making arrangements for a re-
ception in honor Of John DAILY. to be
held at the Academy Of Music on Sun-
day evening. April "a Nj. T. j.. OHMara
presided. The roll call shove that TWEEN
ty-eight societies were represented.
The committees which were appointed
to nave charge of the various business
in connection with the meeting were Sc
lected from the Oldest members of the
different societies. There has been se-
cured for the occasion a filling musical
programme. Mayer Hoos will preside at
the meeting, and some Of the most tai
ented speakers In Hudson county Will ad-
dress the meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
SOORCHERs BEWARE.
Eicyclc Police Went on Duty This

S~eorchers and fast drivers had better
have a care from now on. as Chief Muir
ply had the bicycle cops detailed 20 duty
at one O'Clock this afternoon. There are
seven men in all, one in each precinct, as
follows:-Patrolman O'Donnell, in the
First; John Murphy, in The Second;
George Murphy. in the Third; Joseph
Cronhan1, in the Fourth; Nicholas Glenn
enson, in the Fifth; George Heck. in the
Sixth, and Buckbec in the Seventh; Tbs
men made a fine appearance. equipped
with new bicycles. The wheels are enara-
elled blue. with the words, Jersey City
Police in gold letters on the front fork.
The mon all wore nw blue suits. blue
stockings and peaked caps.
Chief Murphy expects good service from
his bicycle corps, as they have no
to complain of poor wheels, Ike they did
last year. The bicycles are the same as
those used by the New York police. The
posts Of four of the bicycle policemen
touch the Boulevard. and Chief Murphy
said that there will be very little scorch-
ing done this year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
ADJUSTMENTS.
Andrew Mack in sAns Irish Gentle
n,an,, at the Academy.

A large audience at the Academy of
Music last night showed their apprecia-
ton of the excellent work of Andrew
| Mack and his company in can Irish Cen
tIeman'' by frequent applause.
The play is an excellent one, and deals
with John Morrow, who admits that he
committed forgery to save his friend,
Stephen Tyrrell, the real forger. He is
sent away from home. and under the
name of Jack Shannon goes to live with
clifford Sherlock. a wealthy country gem
tleman. He falls desperately in love with
Mrs. Sherlock's pretty daughter. Maura,
and is loved in turn by her.
Stephen Tyrrell also falls in love with
Maura and seeing the lay of the land tries
to ruin Shannon's character. With the
connivance of Lacy Sherlock, a young VIII
lain, a stolen thousand pound note is
| found on Shannon. Of course. everything
turns out all right. Tyrrell is exposed
and goes to Jail, while Jack marries the
pretty Maura and lives happily with her
forever after. Those who have seen Mr..
Mack act need only to be told that he
is as good as ever. In each act he sings
and sings just as sweetly as he did when
here before.
Miss Olive White, as Maura Sherlock,
is q pretty actress, who won many friends
by her charming manner and good acting.
AS the vivacious. rollicking Irish girl she
was simply bewitching and won much
| merited applause.
TO Adoiph Jackson was entrusted the
| unpopular and difficult role of Stephen
Tyrrell, the villain, and we'll did he DEM
onstrafe the wisdom of the managers in
giving him that difficult part. Florence
Ashbrooke made a capital Mrs. Fairleigh.
a willy widow. and contributed much to
tho SfIcPpSS of the evening.
The other members of the excellent cast
were:-Cliford Sherlock. a, country gen.
| tleman, Richard j. Dillon; Lacy Sherlock.
Clifford SherIock's son. Edwin Brandt;
! Father Lawler. everybody's friend, Geo.
! W. Deyo; Hugh Dillon. SherIock's neigh
/ Dor, Thomas Jackson; O'DoEoghue. SER
| want at Did Court, w. J.. Mason; officer.
| a disappointed man, B. Wiliams; Easter,
| h~ousekeeper at Old Court, Marie Bates;
Peggy, .housekeeper at Old Court, little
Florence Olp.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
FIFTH LENTEN EUUHKE.
Exciting Playing at St. PauPs
Catholic Climb Last Night.

The fifth progressive euchre party Of the
Lenten season was held last evening by
the mebers of ST. Paul's Catholic Club.
Frank Roehrenbeck won the first prize,
a ssls umbrella. with ten games: John
Kelly captured second prize, a handsome
engraving, and Thomas Smith was award
ed third prize, a gold pin. A euchre party
will be given to the ladies of the parish
on April Is. A reception will follow.
Those present last evening were:-
John Heine. John Lane. B. Riley, w.
NcKenna, F. Roehrenbeck, Jr., F.. Roeh-
renbecis. Sr., Rev. Father Halter, p. NAH
Ter. J. Duffy, T.. Duffy. NJ. McEvoy, ].
McGuirk. T. Smith, G.. Riley. J. Fitz, p.
Lane, NJ. Fagen, B. Kelly, H. -Chandley,
William Kelly, A. Cook. G. Mengan, j.
Francis, H. O'NeiL NJ. Roeh, G.. Chandley.
J.. Kelly. J. Donovan II. OMena, y. NC
Killop and E. Mahoney.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
LAWYER RYERsoN ACCUSED.
Bar Association Esears the Charges
M3da by Wr. franklin.

The Committee on Ethics of the Hudson
County Bar Association met yesterday
afternoon in Chancery Chambers to hear
a complaint against the professional
character of Lawyer George A. Ryerson.
The complainant was a man named
Franklin, who said that some time ago he
employed Mr.. Ryerson to bring suit for
divorce against Mrs. Franklin, and paid
him a sum of money in advance. The
matter ran along for six months, and
nearing nothing from his LAWYER Frank
lin engaged another lawyer, VINO dlScov-
cred. SO the charge said, that Mr.. Ryer-
son had not brought the suit, and he
went before the Grand jury with the
complaint.
Lawyer Ryerson was not present at
Yesterdays meeting. nor was he repre-.
scented by counsel. Franklin was not
cross-exanined, but simply told his story,
and the committee decided to meet again
next week when Lawyer Ryerson Will
doubtlessly tell his version of the trans
action.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
1T WAS HELMS D

The body Of the old man which was
found in the Hackensack River at the
foot of st. Paul's avenue. on Friday last,
was identified last night as that Of jos
eph Helm, 6A years old, of No. 4yo Sher-
man avenue, who mysteriously disap-
peared from his home on February 8.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29

IT may be doubted, however, whether
the Cubans would have consented to that
armistice. Their leaders are not as big
fools as Mckinley is. They have their
brutal tyrants practically beaten now,
and they are not going to surrender their
advantages now because Mark Hanna
sees more money in peace a war.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
NEGRO PIoKPooKETs AT WORK.

teph I.angdon, Of No. 461 Grove
street, reported to the police last night
aid, and both wearing dark clothes and
derby hats. had entered his store and
while one Of them engaged MRS. Langdon
in conversation regarding some goods
book containing S24.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
FELL FROM his WAGON.

Daniel Costigan, a driver, living at No.
SS2 Wayne street, fell from his wagon at
Jersey avenue and Seventeenth street this
morning and had the heavy wheels run
over both his legs. He was taken to st.
Francis, Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
oARTERIT CLUBS OFFICERS.

The Carteret Club met last night and
appointed as a committee to nominate
officers, to be voted for at the election in
the latter part Of April, Robert Meyer,
John ]. Toffey and William Bumsted. No
other business of Importance was trans
acfp1 s4fAAE9 u
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
aRgENVILLB,s BEgFsTEAK EATERS

The Columbia Beefsteak Clu of Greer
vile will hold the second of its dinr
this evening in Columbia Hall, o.
and Gator avenues. Alderman ES
Barr, City Marshal Edwin vreela&
James Dodds are the conn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
Bon Ton Theatre.

Harry Morris Twentieth Century Maids
were at the Bon Ton last evening. and
to say that they are up to date would
not do them Justice. they are far in adj
vance Of the Twentieth century. The
entertainments opened with a buriesque,
entitled 1.-THE Century Widows then fol-
lowed an olio interspersed with Living
Futures after which another bur1es-
que. .aToo Much Trilby." closed the show.
The best feature of the entire evenings
performance was the skit, Don't notice
# :, bv Harry Emerson and Ollie Omega
Emerson. who has been here before, but
that did not prevent him from making a
hit last night. Leila Trlmble shoul not
woman and a charming singer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29

HOW any man, possessing the common
sense of a boy in his teens. could have
devised the Presidential plan asa course
of action, to be seriously considered, it is
hard to see.
Boiled down to its true meaning, it is
this: that we should give Spain the long
rest which she needs to recuperate her
exhausted resources. We would save her
the necessity of keeping the field in Cuba.
and we would feed her starving people
out of our own resources. She would,
meanwhile. ~reorganize her army, rebuild
her navy, rehabilitate her shattered
financial resources.
Her people would be justly encouraged
with the idea that she had intimidated
US, and in six months she would be in a
very fair position to fight us and give US
a long and ugly tussle.
1t is no wonder that Spain was willing
to accede to the Presidents terms. She
could not have devised anything more ad-
y~antageous for herself.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
Help WANTED.
MALE.
Committee on Finance.
Mar. Is. %. %. Apr. 5. 70.

WORK FOR US AT YOUR HOME; DAY
or evening; 81 TO S12 weekly; no anvass
ing or experience required; full particu-
lars and work mailed on application.
Columbian Mfg. Co., S31 N. 9Th ST, Phila.,
Pa.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-29
Republican state Finance.

The Republican orators, according to
the Tribune nave no. reason to be
ashamed of increase in the State expen-
ditures, according to the Tribune 1t
says
They rave no need to be ashamed of
the increase in New Jersey expenditures
any more than the leading cities of the
State have to be ashamed OF theirs. II
Jersey City hadn't built its new City
Hall it would have less debt today. but
is there a progressive, publie-spirited citi-
zen of that town sorry for the expense
incurred? And the State is in a better
condition because it was unnecessary to
go into debt to complete and maintain
its institutions. Value can be shown for
lions.
This is mere talk. The increase is not
in the way of public improvements, as
THE News has clearly shown. 1t is
In the Ordinary expenses of the State.
These ORDINARY expenses have in
creased as follows in the recent years
of Republican rule
81, 1901 26
2,uUZ,ll1 81
z,i4i,565 81
And we defy anyone to tell where the
money is going. Besides the apparent in
crease there is also the sum Of $4,000 a
year saved on the publication of the laws
to be accounted for.
In plain English, THE ORDINARY
EXPENSES OF THE STATE HAVE
INCREASED $500. 900 IN THREE YEARS.
- ~ r--.lrt..~ r.1x7 - xLsoo
the case of the office of the Clerk in
Chancery. In the old days of the fee
system, there were SIG, 900 a year., ex-
elusive of the Clerks compensation. (See
sworn testimony before the Voorhees,
committee.) They are placed in the latest
Appropriation bill at s25, 900 a year.
Now let the Gledhfll Committee get to
work in earnest and strike right and left
at the sources of protected crime in Hud-
the personality or the politics of the per-
sons likely to be hit.-"Tribune."
Rats.
THE CALLED jade WINGED some more
yesterday.
WAIT until the vote is counted on
April IL.
MAYOR PAGAN seems to be drifting
into old Horseshoe methods.
For a man whose highest ambition is
to get out Of politics. his activity Is as
remarkable as It is eccentric.
The leg Of a chair Is a grand argument
at a heated primary.
WHY doesn't the sJournar' fake up a
conspiracy story TO explain It's falsifica-