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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
OHURoH's WINTER PI0NIO.

The women of the First Universalist
Church gave a unique entertainment IN
the lecture room of the church last night.
1t was called a winter picnic. There swere
swings for the children and games Tor the
older fold, and as a grand finale there was
a cake walk. Comptroller George Hough,
treasurer of the church, had charge OF d
game OF basket ball. Prizes We're OF
fered for those who displayed the great
est skill. The cake walk was judged py
Edward Mitchell, Captain A. j. NeWDerry
ana John Hilton. The chairs were ar
ranged so as to form two ,aisies down
which the contestants walked. Inc Prize,
a large cake as won by James Woolley,
son of Clerk e. w. Woolley. His part,
ner was Miss Leone Jackson. They had
evidently been studying the steps Tor
some time. Mr.. Woolley carried a cane
decorated with bright ribbons and carrlea
himself in every wa as would a negro
cake walker. His grotesque antics re-
ceiyed great APPLAUSE. Other walkers We're:
Isaac Van Saun and Miss Ida May Dem,
Arrest. Joseph Vile and Mrs. Stanley ana
William Cole and Miss Fannie Berrian.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
LITTLE GIRLS SMOKED
Two Small Actresses in
les Favarts" at Has
brouck's Astonish
the Audience.
PUFFED LIKE VETERANS
Miss NJ. vallah CIapp's Latest
Sensation-The Songs That
We're Sung.

Les Favarts,'' a comic opera in three
acts, was produced by children in Has
brouck Hall last night under the auspices
of Industry Council. No. 80. Order of
United American Mechanics, of New Jer-
sey. III was nnder the direction of Miss
M. Valah ciapp. the woman who caused
a sensation three years ago by putting
members of the Sunday school of Grace
Episcopal Church in tights, horrifying the
friends of the performers and nearly
causing a split in the church.
Miss Clapp sprang another surprise on
Favarts' is rather racy in parts and the
characters are not supposed to be saints.
Miss Clapp certainly had the children who
sm-personated the various characters
trained we'll, and there were no bitches
in the production. Some of the stage bu-
siness she introduced howeyer did not
meet with the approval of a large number
of those present. There was no objection
to young girls dressing in mems attire and
impersonating men-a characteristic of
all Miss Clapp's productions-but when
two young girls lighted cigarettes and
smoked them as only a person we'll
trained in the art could, many of the au-
dience were shocked. This business was
not essential to the success of the play,
and could easily have been eliminated.
The girls who smoked are Mamie Moore,
who portrayed the character of NJ. Fav-
art, and Daisy Reid, who appeared as
the Marquis de Pont-Sable. The Moore
girl is. fourteen Years old, While Daisy
Reid is two years her junior. The parents
of the children were in the audience. Both
girls smoked with the ease and abandon
of veterans. The little Reid girl in par
ticular lighted her cigarette. 1ecked off
the ashes and blew the smoke skyward
with a ~noncha1ant and c~ontented air,
which would lave looked natural in an
inveterate smoker, but which seemed de-
cidedly out of place in a girl not yet in
her teens.
Aside from the smoking scenes, which
occurred in the first and second acts, and
a few songs which would sound better in
a burlesque show than coming from the
lips of children, the play was very accept
able. The acting. as a whole, was excel
lent. Even the Objectionable scenes were
acted in perfection. The cast was as fol-
lows
N. Favart. dramatist. .......Mamie Moore
Suzanne Clara Joel
Justine, wife of Favart.. Queenie Willmott
Marquis de Pont-Sable Daisy Reid
Major Contlgnac ......-....H Helen Ancona
Hector de BoiSpreau.......Pearl HOPPER
Biscotin, innkeeper, and
Maurice Lindey ....... Emile Decker
sergeant LdrOSe .GeFtle DalZ
Travellers, Peasants. Guests at Hector de
Boispreau's.
May L~anghagen, Lottie L~anghagen,
Hazel Willmott, Ida Loveland, Mabel Nc
Comb, Katie Healing. Gertie Clearly,
Florence Minningham. Mamie McCartin,
Adele Seaman, Edith Soper, Rose DATE,
Lillian Lane. Lucy Flad, Hattie Flad.
Mamie Joice. Lillian Henderson, Ruby
Hilman, Elsie Karlein. Lille AncOna, Ed
ma Soper, Alice Mcdonald.
Alto Singer-Lottie L~anghagen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
THEIR SILVER WEDDING.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. May, of Boulevard and
Congress street, celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of their marriage last
night and many friends We're present.
Singing. dancing and piano selections
were enjoyed during the evening. -
+ Among those present Were:-Mr. and
Mrs. W.. Boyer, Mr.. and Mrs, G. Boyer
and Mr.. Wolff, all of Brooklyn; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Boyer Of Hoboken, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Fisher of Brooklyn. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Walters of Brooklyn, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
YORK. Mr.. a. Mrs. II. Bo aas NJ Mr. s and
Mrs. J.. Loehring, Mrs. b. Held, Mr..
Martin May of Brooklyn, Miss Annie May
q Brooklyn J9nn a. May, Miss Christian
Fischer of Brooklyn, Fred Tauber. Miss
Clara Tauber. Miss Louisa Walter OF
Brooklyn. Nj. Henry Boyer of Hoboken,
Mr.. Fred Boyer of Hoboken, C. and A.
Loehring and many others.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
THE SIDE BE WOULD FIGHT ON.

A German who applied for naturaliza-
ton yesterday afternoon salts
factorily all the questions put to him by
Chief Inouisitor Billy Wise until. he
came to this one:-'In case of a war be-
tween the United States and Germany,
on which side would you take up arms?'
sOn this side replied the candidate,
promptly. slapping his right arm with his
left hand. He looked disguised at the
laugh which followed his answer. Think
ing that perhaps he had not understood
the question in English Court lnterpre-
ter Steger put it to him in German
ION this side" he replied again, hold.
ing up his right arm and looking as II
he was surprised at the stupidity which
prompted a repetition of the question. He
evidently thought that any fool ought to
know that soldiers carry their guns on
the right arm. The matter was explained
TO him after a while and he passed the
examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02

". Gardner. her husband; Henry K. Manare
and Olive o. Mailard. his wife; heirs at law
Of John F. Parker, deceased.
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
made by the City Collector OF Jersey city, on
the 18th day of April, 1899, the Mayor ana
Aldermen of Jersey City purchased for the sum
of we hundred and eighty-three dollars and nine
ty-three cents ALL the land aud real estate
situate in Jersey City, in the County OF Hud-
son and State of New Jersey. fronting on pan
forth and Gator avenues. which is laid down
and designated as lots eight 90 ana twenty,
nine st29}, in block number twelve hundred ana
seventy-two u27g upon an assessment map
annexed to a report number ninety-three tSSl.
made by the Commissioners of Adjustment,
annointed in and for said City by the Circuit
Court of the County of Hudson, q eertlhed
copy of which report and map was filed IN the
office of the City Collector of Jersey city, on
the oath day of October. 1898, said report ana
map and said sale being made pursuant 70
the provisions of an act Of the Legislature OF
New Jersey, passed March Both, 1886. entitled
IAN Act concerning the settlement and col
lection Of arrearages of unpaid taxes, as
sessrnents and water rates or water rents
in cities of this State, and imposing ana
levyiug a tax, assessment and lien in lieu
and instead of such arrearages, Snu TO
enforce the payment thereof, andHto pro-
vide for the sale of lands subjected to
future taxation and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are furthers notified that You APP
pear 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. a
deed for the same viii be given eonveying to
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City the
fee simple Of said land and real estate, ac-
eording to the provisions OF the said act
pa Dated m sersey CITY n; +, EaSrssFy OF y; lS TER.
sNi 49, E. Hoos.
'ssa Attest NJ. ]. o'DoNNELL.
(sale No. $685.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
PLAYED WITH RAZ0Rs.
Master Bertie WhfteIawss DisastrOus
Call Upon Miss Nellie LeVering.

There is woe and wrath in the lowering
family of 2l5 Clinton street, Hoboken. The
woe is over little Nellie lowering, who
nearly bled to death yesterday, and the
wrath is against eight.year-old BERTHE
Whitelaw, of 200 Clinton street.
Yesterday, during Mrs. Levering's alb
sence, BERTHE called on Miss Nellie and Incl
dentally inquired as to where her father
kept his razors. Nellie didn't know, but
after some searching, found them and
handed them to young Whitelaw. Then
that precocious youngster proposed to play
sscutting fingers, and before the little girl
knew What happened three fingers of her
right hand had been slashed and gashed in a
.frightful manner.
She ran screaming through the house and
before some of the tenants had hastily ban
daged up the cuts, she was faint and weak
from loss of blood. Medical aid was soon
summoned and her injuries carefully at
tended to.
Young Whitelaw has not been arrested
and seems unable to offer any explanation of
his bloodthirsty action.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
The aJournars. KeckIessne.s.

The article which we publish upon our
front page today, upon the record OF
Charles H. Winfield as Prosecutor of the
Pleas of this county, has an important
bearing upon the Noonan-Simpson case,
which may not at first occur TO inc
reader. One of the assumptions upoi'
which the Journals" attack upon these
two men has found credence, is TINS
that the journal would not venture TO
publish anything thai it did not know 10
be true. and provable by evidence beyond
the possibility of refutation.
Well. here we have the Journal pub
fishing nearly three pages of the most
virulent abuse of a public official, ana'
upon examination, it is found not only
unprovable, but absolutely false-prepos-
terousiy, absurdly, recklessly, wantohiy
faiseAso false that it is hard to believe
tbs .Journarv did not know it to be false
in almost every detail.
!. is only necessary TO read the news
article today to understand the absolute
contempt for truth and accurac which
characterized the preparation of these ar
tieies. 1t is not to say that the reporters
and editors. who got them up, took no
pa;ns to INQUIRE for the truth. They did
not even use their own knowledge. they
did not tax their own memories in order
to~get their facts straight. Take the case
of DR.. Albanesius as an isolated instance
Even the New York and Hackensack m
portations of the journal" must have
known that this case was brought te
trial, and had there been the slightest
scruple about lying in the preparation OF
the article. it never would have been pre-
scented to the public in the guise Of an I'M
tried case.
The apparent truth is that neither in
the selection of it's instruments nor in the
acceptance and publication of their work
was the least scrap of honor or conscience
displayed by the management of the yell
Taur cbaat
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
NAVAL RESERVES READY.
Tell Commander IRVING on the Ports
mouth They VIII Fight.

The..Third Division of the Battalion of the
East, Naval Reserves, was drilled last night
in the City Hall Armory, Hoboken, by Lieu
tenant B. Franklin Hart.
About eighty men were in the ranks and
at the conclusion of the evolutions the men
were marched to the U. S. S.. Portsmouth
and after being drawn up in line on the
deck, were briefly addressed by Commander
Washington Irving.
He informed mis- command that he had re-
ceived a letter from the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy asking as to the availability of
the battalion. He said that he replied that
in case of emergency his whole com
mand was at the service of the State and
that the Government could count on every
man doing his duty.
He then stated that all those who desired
to remain at home in case of trouble to say
so. No one answered; but every maj an
swered "yes'' When the question YVES asked
as to his willingness to serve his flag.
Commander Irving expressed his nnqual-
flied satisfaction and pride in commanding
s1ch a cOrDs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
PEBRENs-ALTMAN.

The marriage of MISS Mamie Altman
of No. 172 Beacon avenue to Henry F.
Fehrens. Jr., of No 1853 Beacon avenue.
quietly took place on Sunday last. Pastor
E. Meury of Sherman place officiated.
Miss Altman was employed in Colgate's
soap factory. Both the young people are
well known in church circles of the
heights. and their quiet marriage will no
doubt cause much surprise to their many
friends. They are residing at No. l62
Beacon avenue,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
NOTICE TO

-
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday. March Z, 1898, at two o'clock r. M,
in the Assembly Chamber of the CITY Hall,
for the furnishing and delivering OF about
2-3way 20-inch branches
100 lengths of 4-inch
800 lengths of 6-inch
600 lengths of S-inch
25 lengths of 10-inch
% lengths of 16-inch
50 lengths of 20-inch
CAST IRON WATER PIPE,
in accordance with specifications for the same
on file in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sureties
must be obtained at the office of the Chle1 En-
gineer, City Hall. Jersey City. n. j.
Delivery of pipe must be made at either tlrst
street, West Shore r.. R.. Hoboken; Pennsyl-
vania R. r.. Jersey City, or Morgan Street
Dock, Jersey City.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals if it believes that the best
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution Of sureties be allowed.
Proposals must bezenelosed In sealed en-
velopes, endorsed, Proposals Tor Sast irnh
Fvood. Chairman of the Committee on Assess
ments and Extensions and handed to the
Clerk of the Board in open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating to
sealed proposals..
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section I, Chapter 134, Of the Laws oil 1871,
under the terms whereof no contract shall De
binding upon the city or become eifecllNe of
operative until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to suficiency
by this Board and as to form by the corpora
ton Counsel, the President Oh TINS BOARD nav
ing the power 10 examine ~ ptoposeu oo"u9
men under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and water
Commissioners.
Clerk pro tenn.
ra fed Jersey CITY. February IS, 1898.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
ME-. OoNKLIN's pIVoRoB SUIT.

Vice Chancellor Stevens heard this
morning further testimony in the suit for
divorce brought by John L.. Conklin of
West Newark avenue against his wife,
Sarah G.. Conlxiin, whom he alleges de-
serted him. Conklin is an employee of the
Susquehanna Railroad and the witnesses
called TINS morning Were fallroad people;
did not properly support her and his cruel
conduct compelled her to leave him.
Charles PETER and other who boarded
with the Conklins said that he never saw
Conkli drunk nor had he ever seen him
ill-treat his wife.
The case is still on.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
Eas. Jerseys --latest Coup.

The protest filed with the Street and
Water Board, yesterday. by the East Jer-
sey Water Company's ally, the Morris
Canal and Banking Company, completes
and rounds out the definition of the cor
porations' position regarding the Jersey
City supply. In a word, it is this
East Jersey or nothingI And East Jer-
sey on its own termsi
On the day when the bids were received
the East Jersey Company itself addressed
a communication to the city, in which it
declined to bid because the specifications
were not drawn to suit it.
Yesterday it served notice, through the
Canal Company, that no other bidder
would be allowed to fill the contract.
1t is a very pretty state of things, and
the city owes a deep debt of gratitude to
Lebbeus B.. Ward & Co., who have thus
delivered it over to its enemy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
INSPECTING THIRTEBNTHsT SEWER

Acting Chief Engineer Van Keuren and
Engineer Earle, of the Ravine Road Sewer
Commission are to-day inspecting the con
dition of Thirteenth street sewer, in an
effort to agree as to who should be held
responsible for the damages thereto sus-
taired. The city claims that the construc-
tion of the Ravine Road sewer in such close
proximity to the old sewer, from Provost
street to the river has caused its present
diiapidated condition. The two engineers
willreport to the Street and Water Board,
and the Rayine Road Sewer Commission in
conference go
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
WALTER MANNING's LUCKY DAY

Walter Manning, a 8 year old tot, of $50
Newark street, Hoboken, had a most mira
culous escape from instant death yesterday
afternoon. The little fellow had been left
on a chair near the kitchen window, and
while his mother was in another part of the
house he climbed out on the extension. He
crawled along to the gutter and suddenly
toppled over, hanging on the tagging about
80 feet below. He was found later on, sit
ting up and sobbing softly. No bones were
broker and the child apparently escaped amy
injury whatever.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
MORE LIGHT FOR TIE CITY.

New electric lamps to take the place of
oil lamps were placed yesterday on the
following streets:-On the point of Greg
ory and York streets; Hague street. be-
tween Summit and Paterson Plank Road;
corner Manhattan and Central: Nunda,
north of Duncan Duncan between Will
mot and Freeman; Duncan, between
Plainfeld and Mallory; Duncan, opposite
Nunda: Duncan, between Clean and Bel
vedere; Belvedere, 500 feet north of Dun
can; Plainfield. 500 feet north of Duncan
Mallory, 500 feet north of Duncan; Clean,
800 feet north of Duncan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
fRENoHMBN INSPECT TRoLLEYs
Eight Mem beers ofrhe Chemtn de Fer
d,Orleaus See the wheels Go Round.

dsOrleaus See the wheels Go Round.
Eight members of the Board of Directors
of the Chemin de Fer D'orleans of Or
leans. France. yesterday afternoon in
spccted the Hoboken river front freight
trolley road. The party was escorted by
Palmer Campbell of the Hoboken L. ana
i. Co. and attended by a representative
of the General Electric Company OF Sche-
nectady, N. Y. They are in this country
inspecting trolley freight roads, and app
peared to be much impressed with the
ease ana working capacity of the Hobo
ken line.
Al the. conclusion of the inspection they
boarded the directors car, New jersey OF
the Consolidated Traction Company and
were taken on a trip through the different
portions of the county. A collation. was
served later in Hoboken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
BROKE HIS LEG WHILE PLAYING

Walter Meyer, a newsboy Is years old, of
ASP Second street, Hoboken, had both bones
Of his left leg broken yesterday while sky
larking in the pressroom of the Hoboken
..sEvening News" The boy is employed in
another department, but in running through
the pressroom his foot was caught in the
betting of the press and he was thrown 10
the ground, both bones at the same time sus-
tanning a serious fracture. He was attended
on the spot by City Physician Simon and
later removed to st. Mary's Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
PROSECUTOR ERwIN's PLANS.

all the indictments which have been held
over. In cases where the witnesses cannot
be found. the indictments will be nolle
pressed. All Jail cases will be disposed of as
Speedily as possible. Next week promises to
be a busy week in the Prosecutors Office.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02

Of Music Sunday afternoon and evening,
March 8.
The pictures have been taken from
sketches made OF the last Oberammersat.
representation of the Passion Play It
is an interesting and instructive exhibit
ton bringing more wildly 10 the minds
of the young and old The Life OF
Christi A descriptive lecture or the
subject will be delivered by Prot. T. +
W1n1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
Am ENTs.
OF Music.

"a Hot Old Time" which will appear at
the Academy of Music next week, is a
comedy written by Edgar Selden, author
who wrote the successful Me
Kenna,s Filtration" Absurd and anus
ing situations are the life of the piece.
and bright music with other specialties
enhance the attractfveness. The plot
is the old yet ever new mistaken
identity idea which has served SO well
m~anySwriters for the stage, from Plautus
down to the moderns, but in the present
comedy the fertile theme is dressed in
new garb, n laughter is the result.
Johnny and Emma Ray carry off the hon
ors in their company of well selected
performers. Their character delineations
Johnny as the Irish expressman, and EN-
ma as Mrs. General Stonewall Blazer,
boss of the whole outfit" are i~rresist-
ably funny. Madeleine Marshall and
Kitty Nelson are sparkling successes as
Cherry and Blossom Blazer, and their
clever dancing speclalties nave an impor-
tant part. Bernard Dyllyn, Aka
Ike" is cast in a part well suited to his
talents. He makes up as Buffalo Bill
with realistic effect. John G.. Leach APP
pears as General Blazer; Gilbert Girard
Hugh Converse. George Sparks, 3. ID.
Smith and Lillian Marlboro help to form
the rest Of a well balanced company.
Good dancing and singing. fetching cos
TUNES and adequate staging make "A
Hot Old Time" one of the successful
plays of the season.
Passion Play by Cinematograph.
H. G~.+ nxhthftinn 80 sn1,1,e Rac.san
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
NEW JERSEY SOCIAL CLUB,

The New Jersey Social Club will meet for
reorganization on Thursday evening next at
their club house, No. ISL Sixth street. The
officers of this ultra fashionable set, the hoi
aristoi OF that section Of the city have a plan
for a series of social entertainments which
an Astor never dreamed of.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
BEACON AVENUE CLEANED AT LAST

The citizens who have complained for
the past six months about the filthy CON
dition of Beacon avenue were surprised
to see some thirty street cleaners with
brooms and siloveis on the street this
morning Beacon avenue hitherto, as well
as Central avena has been SO neglected
that the citizens came to the conclusion
that their street was not on the map.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
LAFAYETTE BATTERY MEETS.

The Lafayette Republican Battery met
last night and elected several new members
Nosaction was taken regarding the playing
of pool on Sundays. Arrangements tor a
ieiichre tournament were made to be held
March 81