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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
FOR THE FIRE HORSES.
Commissioners Will Make Improves
uents fer Thsir Comfort.

About two months ago when the Board
of Fire Commissioners was Hepupl-
can body, Commissioner Mills, who is
still a member of that body, introduced
resolution for the purpose Of securing of a
first class veterinary hospital for the
department 1t was then decided that
the engine house on Belmont avenue was
the only place that could be used for
that pupose An extension was built to
the building and it was fitted up with
four stalls The brick upon the inside
of the building was of the white glazed
kind The whole structure was a credit
to thearchitect
1t has now become known that the stalls
are too narrow, and It is impossible for a
sick horse to lay down in comfort. The
alleged box stalls are also to small for
the purpose required and an animal has
hardly room enough to move about in
them. It has also been said upon good
authority that when sick horse was
brought to the hospital that the doors
leading to 1t were of such small dimen-
sions that at times the animal had to be
dragged through the door upon its back.
When they were put in the stalls 1t was
found that they were so narrow that they
have scraped the skin from the bodies.
The present Board intends visiting the
hospital and other houses throughout the
city and make the necessary alterations
for the comfort of the horses of the de-
partment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
JACKSON AVENUE Line.
Traction Company is Now
Ready to Extend the
Route.

The North Jersey Street Railway Com
pany is preparing to extend it's jackson
avenue route. The tracks for this line
have been laid on Jackson avenue from
Communipaw avenue to Warner avenue.
Poles have been erected, wires strung,
and preparations are now under way for
the connecting of the Jackson avenue
tracks with those on Communipaw ave-
nue.. The rails for the curve have ar
rived and the excavating is now going
on.
The route as mapped out for this pro-
posed line extends from Warner avenue
along jackson to Communipaw; thence
to Monticello. to Jordan, to Montgomery
street, to the ferry. In running the
cars along Montgomery street it is
thought that much better time can be
made. Grand street is congested with
heavy traffic through the best part of
the day.
The route west of Warner avenue has
not been decided upon. This has caused
endless trouble Various streets have
been suggested, but all plans have fallen
through. Considerable property win have
to be cut through and this will involve
an enormous expense When the lower
end of the route is completed, the cars
will run to Warner avenue until the
Greenville end of the route is settled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
CAPTAIN FARRIER'S NEW DOG
His Name is "Dewey'' and He is Now
q Police Mascot.

About a week ago a lean, hungry look
ing, tiny dog skulked his way into the
Oakland avenue police station, lodging
every one who noticed him as though he
expected a kick. His yellow hair was
unkempt and shaggy, but beneath the
heavy, struggling growth that covered
his face there shone pair of eyes
whose beauty was only marred by a look
of mingled trouble and injured innocence.
The dogs eyes appealed eloquently to
big Sergeant Rob Miller, who was stand
ing at the gate of the rallied enclosure.
Matron Wyatt, of the Women's Prison,
happened to be standing near the desk
and something about the forlorn appear
ance Of the canine visitor excited her
sympathy. The dog, receiving kind words
instead of kicks, made feeble efforts to
become playful. Pity led to his being
fed. He tried every way known to dogs
to show his appreciation.
II think I'll take that dog home and see
if can't make nice pet of him." said
Sergeant Miller, and he tied string about
his neck and fastened him to the desk be-
hind the rail.
Wren Captain Farrier came In the deg
was in great spirits.
'.Healo, Dewey.' cheerily said the Cap
tain, among whose many fads are pets.
ssOh, goodness, don't name him Deweyr'
exclaimed Matron Wyatt
But somehow the name Dewey stuck
to the dog.
Hes mascot" said Sergeant Duffy,
who was about to relieve Sergeant Miller.
The Captain tok great fancy to the
dog He said he wanted 1t. Sergeant Mil
Ter relinuuished his claim Dewey was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
Mr.. DEHARESTS KICK.
Wants the Republican Appeals Com
mittss's Decision Set Asiee.

Committeeman E. W. Demarest of West
Hoboken Is preparing lengthy resolution
which he will offer at the next session of
the Republican County Committee, pro-
testing against a recent decision Of the
Appeals Committee. This committee
found him guilty Of giving away copy
of the enrolment book Of West Hoboken
without charging the necessary fee of $
required under the resolution passed last
summer by the Organization Committee.
Half Of the fee goes to the Secretary OF
the committee, the remainder to the com
mittee.
Charles Eichhorn, the Postmaster of
West Hoboken, made the charge against
Demarest. Demarest at the time plead
guilty, claiming that he had promised the
list to friend and had paid the re-
quired sum out Of his own pocket.
1t is now said that Demarest objects to
the verdict found against him and will
protest vigorously against the decision Of
the Appeals Committeeman. Demarest
claims that he was not allowed to pro-
duce witnesses at the meeting and there
fore had no chance to defend himself.
A member of this committee said last
evening that Demarest admitted his guilt
and the committee rendered its decision
accordingly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
BRkkEMAN'S ODD DEATH
Knocked From His Train Into
River.

william Simon, brakeman on the
Lackawanna Railroad, was the victim of
fatal accident last evening the circum-
stances attending which were peculiar.
Simon had his head out of the train ca
boose when the dangling chain of a der
rick near the track struck him. He fell
fnsensible out Of the window and rolled
of the Hoboken freight pier into the
river.
The crew of the barge Annie Laurie
shortly afterwards saw a body floating
in the water. With the aid of graphing
irons and lines they got it on board, when
they were surprised to find that Simon
was not yet dead He was hurried on
shore but died on the way to St. Mary's
Hospital.
Coroner Hoffmann took charge of the
body He was unable to account for
Simon's failure to sink when overheard.
The Annie Laurie's crew saw the body
in the water nearly a quarter Of an hour
before they tried to get it on board. Ihey
thought it was dead body. they said
Simon was forty-nine years old and lived
in Newark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
BISHOP WALTERS RESIGNS
Thomas Fortune Elected Chairman
Of Afro.Amsrican Council.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80. Ss9-The regu-
lar semi-annual meeting of the executive
committee Of the National Afro-American
Council began yesterday, Bishop Alex
ander walters of New Jersey presiding
The principal business of this gathering
is 10 perfect the national organization set
on foot at Rochester. National headquar-
ters will be established in this city, and
special subcommittee, with Prof. Jesse
Lawson as chairman, was appointed 70
have charge Of affairs. Bishop Waters,
chairman OF the Executive Committee,
resigned his position on the committee,
and Thos. Fortune succeeds him. Conn
mittees were appointed to prepare re-
ports on Representative Whites bill 70
prevent lynching: devise menas OF test
ing the Louisiana election law; to inquire
into the convict lease systems Of certain
Southern States; to discuss the Crum-
packer bill re apportioning congression-
all reperes entation on the basis OF the
vote actually act, and OF prepare an ad-
dress to the President and people on the
condition Of the negro.
The next session viii be held in Indian
apolis, August 26. 1900.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
TRACTION FIGHT
Suit to Have Lease Of
Consolidated Road Set
Aside.
QUEER CHARGES ARE MADE
North Jersey Officials Are
Not Much Worried By
the Proceedings.

rsnecial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.'1
TRENTON. Dec 80, 1S9s-An order was
made by Judge Gray in the Federal
Court today restraining the directors OF
the North Jersey Street Railway Com
many from paying on January l. $l9e,VVo
to the stockholders of the Consolidated
Traction Company. The order was maoe
of Trappe, Nd, and Samuel D.. Thomas,
of Easton, Nd, executors of Samuel
n Dickinson, Of New York, owner
of one hundred shares Of the Con-
eolidated Company's stock. Under
of New York. owner of 100 shares OF the
Consolidated Company's stock. Under
rule entered by the court at the same
time the North Jersey Company must
show cause on January H. why per
mauent Injunction should not issue re-
straindng it from operating the street
railways Of the Consolidated Company
and from paying $4,000 year to Bernard
NJ Stanley as its president.
The bill Of complaint AYERS that up TO
1898 the North Jersey Company was
possessed of only two small lines OF street
railway in Essex county and few fran
chises of small value On April rs OF that
year its capital stock was increased from
IS, 600 900 to SIS, 900. The stock was own
ed by the persons who controlled the Con-
solidated Traction Company. The Dill
continues that in March. 1898, Edward +.
C. Young, P. A B. Widener, A. J. Cas-
satt, Jeremiah O'Rourke, Thomas +.
Ryan, William L. Elkins, Elisha B. Cad
dis. Thomas Dolan, G. A. GTiscom and
others, being in control of the Consoli-
dated Traction Company, knowing the
value of its property and franchises,
'.and wishing to appropriate all or as much
as they could, with safety to themselves
personally, and wishing to divert the
profits accrued or about TO accrue to the
stockholders at large entered into con-
spiracy among themselves and with
Bernard NJ Stanley, Halsey NJ. Barrett.
James E. Hulshizer, Jr., Henry NJ. Dore-
mus and other directors of the North
Jersey Street Railway Company and who
were the agents simply of the directors
individually of the Consolidated Traction
individually of the Consolidated Traction
Company to transfer by means of a lease
the railway system of the Consolidated
Traction Company to the North Jersey
Street Railway Company, whose entire
capital stock was their personal prop
er+c>s'
The bill further charges that the interest
and principal Of the $15, 900 600 4 per cent.
bonds issued by the North Jersey Conn
pany WILL as they become due, be paid
out Of 7ti1e earnings of the Consolidated
Traction Company, which money would
otherwise be devoted to the payment of
dividends to, the shareholders Of the Con-
eolidated Company. The complainants,
as minority stockholders of the CONSOLE
dated Company, allege that they have
been defrauded out Of their just profits,
the price agreed upon in the lease being
wholly inadequate for the property. They
furthermore deny fthe constisutionality of
the act Of March IA, 1893, under which the
lease was executed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
REPUBLICAN STAG.
Everything Enjoyable Ex-
cept the Entrance Of
GamalieI Christie.


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plenty OF applause was oeslo"eo On s-el-
VI ene particapants-
One unpieasaHt iealurs was lne e1atr ratiee
OF esamahea Cnrlstie. VINO neaoeo cro"o
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the aisies. ne lhterrupted one o. pne per
TURNER'S, VINO was 1orceo 70 uhsconsi'1ue .'1
ner act. for ten minutes the eassur Dance
lasted, 10 the utter oissuss q si1lose
everyone OF unose present. unpleAsalle
Temarhs were mace % MISS JOSIE SisAi II,
WIG Was on the stage 81 tns tlli'S, e-44s
Snrisue was requested 70 oesls
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

officer of the North Jersey Street Rail-
way up to noon today, the company paid
over the amount to the Consolidated
Company IN accordance with the terms OF
the lease
owe had to pay that sum today or our
lease would be broken said Vice Presi-
dent David Young to a News represen-
tative. so far as any injunction suit is
concerned, we have not been served with
any legal paper and we only know of the
suit by hearsay.
President E. F. c. Young smiled when
he was asked to say something about the
suit and replied that not having seem the
bill he couldn't discuss it. He dismissed
the subject as utterly trivial and ridicu-
lous.
Il have only seen what the newspapers
say" said Mr.. Spencer Weart, counsel TO
the company. we have not been served
with any notice and, of course until We
are the company will so along as usual.
The money mentioned in our lease, $Soo, ,OOo
is due today, and will be paid, If it isn't
already
1T is paid interposed Mr.. David
Young.
"our lease, continued Mr.. Weart, with
the Consolidated Traction Company wan
executed May %, 1888. and the first pay
merlt Of $780, 600 fell due today. On six
months from today s150000 will be paid,
and the same amount for the next three
succeeding six months. After that it VIII
be s1S7, 500 for the next two six months )
s225, 900 four times, sS62, ,5o0 twice, and after
that for the expiration of the lease
$500, co.,
What is the length of the lease's
Mine hundred and ninety-nine years,
said Mr. Weart, and reverting to the Dill
said:-"The charge in the newspapers Is,
1 see, conspiracy. How utterly ridiculous
such a charge is, when 1t is remembered
that all the 600 of stock voted for
the transfer, excepting, suppose. Dick
inson, who hold 6,4oo worth. The suit is
absurd and seems not to be bona-fide
proceeding.
Mr. Jas. E. Hulshizer, Jr, who Is made
a party to the suit, like the others, laugh
ed at the proceedings and carelessiy add
ed that there would be no worrying done
by anyone except perhaps by the plain
tiffs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
QUARREL OVER CAR DOORS
Passengers w antea Them Shut Com
ductor Kept Them Open.

The adjourned case against Charles
Stewart who was charged as being q
disorderly person week ago by Con-
ductor Mccarthy. of one of the Bayoone
line of cars was heard in the Second
Criminal Court this morning.
A row between the two men occurred
on McCarthy's car near the junction.
Stewart insisted on the doors of the car
being shut as the evening was cold Fne
conductor wanted the doors 10 remain
omen Stewart closed them. The con-
duetor Immediately opened them. Stew
art closed them again.
This time, according to Stewart and his
witnesses, the conductor pulled open the
doors and dealt Stewart blow with his
fist Stewards face was cut ana ne
claims that McCarty struck him with ms
transfer punch. Justice Nevin reserved
his decision.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
WHESE IS Mr.. RUSSELL.
d. L. & w. New superintendent
Has Been Missing Some
Time.

General Superintendent Edward g..
Russell of the Lackawanna Railroad d's-
appeared from his office, at No. 70 Eix-
change place, New York, two weeks ago.
He has At returned since and his con-
tinued absence has given rise to all kinds
Of rurnors among railroad men at the
Hoboken end of the line. When the
sl,perintendent's absence first became
known it was said at the Hoboken office
of the company that he was overworked
and had gone to the Hot Springs 10 re-
cuperate He would be back in few
days, 1t was announced.
Mr.. Russell has not returned since ana
his continued absence in such Dusy
railroad season has led to the rumor tnat
the amicable relations which had exist
cd between himself and President Will
lam Fl. Truesdale are strained
Mr.. Russell became connected with the
Lackawanna Road when the new man
agement took hold. Many Of the changes
effected in the system were his ideas.
The employees of the road have always
regarded him as next in authority 70
Truesdale. AS such they cannot account
for the sudden leave and protraeted aD-
sence.
The President refuses to discuss the
matter. When asked whether or not Mr.
Russell was still connected with the
company he said he was, but declined to
discuss his affairs further
Announcements Of more changes IN
the official staff of the road are looked
for nevertheless, by the employees Cen
eral Traffic Manager B. T. Caldwell has
been attending to the General Superin-
tendent's duties since the latter's depar-
f1lra
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
SENATOR REEDS PLAN:
How tho Somerset Leader Thfnh
Equal Taxation May he SECURED.

Especial to seThe Jersey City News.1
PLAINFIELD. Dec. 30, 1899. Senator
Reed, OF Somerset county, who has been
giving much attention to the question Of
equal taxation has plan which he hopes
will effect good results. His idea will
take the form of bill which will be in
troduced at the coming session Of the
Legislature. Senator Reed said yester-
day.: s.
.sThe bin will be a brief and a very SIM
pie one. It win provide for the publication
In the local newspapers of all the assess
.ments onsreaa estate made BY the city and
township assessors. BY, this means each
property -owner can see AZ what figure bis
.neighbor is assessed. and IL there should
be any discrepancy or favoritism the fact
will be at once apparent md the solution
'of the vexed question Of equal taxation
will work itself out in Its own and II q
natural way through the medium Of pro-
test where the assessments have been un-
inst or ur I'd II. 4 s5
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
BRIDGEToN FACTORIES IDLE.
Winaow G ass Blowers Seek Em-
ploym ent in the West.
Especial to THE Jersey City News ]

Especial to THE Jersey City News.'1
BRIDGETON, Dec. 80, 1889. I'm the last!
twenty-four hours eighty window glass
blowers have left this city for other
places where they have secured work at
their trade Altogether between 200 and
500 window glass worlxmen have left this
city since September.
The three large window glass factories
here Will remain idle this fire. The large
Cohansey tank. which employs some lSo
blowers when in full blast, is nailed up
ana will not be fred up at all: the
More-Jonas window glass works which
employs 12o blowers, will not attempt to
start a FIRE this blast, though they say
they could If they wish, but that they
can buy glass cheaper than they can
make 1t now. The Cumberland. OF
ss1slark window Glass Company which
amnlov between 100 ands2O0 blowers, will
not start their fires during this blast
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
WOULDN'T PAY HIS FERRIAeES
Kusbe Spends the Night in Jail and
Paxs a SO Fine.

Christopher Kuehr, IS years old, of No.
AZ East 10th street, New York, was ar
rested at the Pavonia Ferry, last night,
by Policeman Martin of the Seventh
street station. charged with being dis
orderly person. Kuehr, who was well
dressed, refused to pay his fare to cross
the ferry and became very boisterous
when the ferry master insisted on getting
the money. This morning Kuehr, after
spending the night In jail, was arraigned
In the First Criminal Court. Justice Potts
fined Kuehr $3 The prisoner pulled out a
roll of $50 bills and handed one to Clerk
Higgfns In payment of the fine. Kuehr
then left the court feeling satisfied that
he was not compelled to pay his ferriage.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
NO PAPERS SERVED.
N. ]. R. R. Officials Curious
to See the Bill They
Smile at Suit.

OF course the main topic Of the Street"
today was the suit against the North
Jersey Street Railway Company, and
when It leaked out that Thomas Kinds.
who resides on Bergen avenue and who
Is interested in some kind of business in
Canada. had some connection with the
suit there was many a smile and many a
wink. Evidently there was something
funny about it.
Mr. Kinds made one Of the afldayits
appended to the bill for an injunction.
which charges all manner Of wrongdoing
in the transfer of the lease of the Con-
solidated Traction Company to the North
Jersey. He was seen this morning in his
Office on the third floor Of the First Ma
tionai Bank building-the sign on his door
reads, Telephone Contracting Company 2
YES" he said, Il signed an affidavit,
but that's all ! have to do with it. No,
I have no monetary interest In the suit
and you had better see the counsel"
Who is your counsel?"
tMr Duffy next door,
Lawyer Duffy prepared the bill and
filed it. He was not in town this morn
ing.
The history of the Dickinson Kinds In
terest In the company dates back some
years, when Mr. Kinds and s. T. Dickin-
son were in partnership When the Jef-
sey City & Bergen r. r. Co. was about
to be leased to the Consolidated Traction
Company, Messrs. Dickinson & Kinds
Company organized they asked for some
Of the stock and bonds Dickinson held
these and ultimately went to live in
Maryland, where he died Now, then,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
BULLET cLERR THROUGH HIS HEAD
Despondent Arthur Thorton Conn
mits Suioide in Hoboken.

Arthur Thornton. sixty-three years old,
a blacksmith, employed in the Lackawan-
ma shops at Kingsland, committed suicide
in Gonzales Hotel, Hoboken, This morn
ing. by shooting himself through the
head with pistol.
Thornton was widower. He had been
despondent of late At $50 o'clock he
was called as usual by one OF the hotel
employees. A half hour later q pistol shot
was heard in his room. Thornton was
found lying on the bed with blood oozing
from his temples. A 32-calibre revolver
was found on the floor. Death was in
t,gasfs from the right side and gon clean
through the skull It clipped the plaster
from the wall, exposing the brickwork.
and fell TO the floor where 1t was found
by the police.
Coroner Hoffman tok charge Of the re-
mains. The dead man lived In Newark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
FOR BEGGING on THE STREET,

Mrs. Hannah Gully, fifty years old, who
resides at No, 14s Morgan street, was
arrested by Policeman chinnery Of the
Gregory street station, for begging On.
the streets. In court this morning Mrs
Gully told Justice Potts a pitiful tale
about her son dying several days ago and
ef slck knessein her family
The court, hoWever did mot put any
faith fiji the Woman's story and sent linn.
10 Snake Hill for thirty days
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
SHEPPARD GANG CONVICTED

John Mahaney. alias Jack Sheppard, and
George Edwards, alias Mcintyre. were
convicted in the General Sessions Court
Thursday afternoon of committing the
burglary in Louis Mascone's tailoring es-
tablishment In Washington street, Hobo
ken. The jury agreed upon the verdict
within ten minutes after Judge Blair had
delivered charge.
1t is not likely that any Of the other in
dictments against them will be tried The
defendants viii probably plead guilty and
save the county the expense OF trial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
ARLIrGToN CEmRrKnx

was the nrst Landscape Lawn csmstexx, n
the State Lot owners havs no exvennt ecr
care Of grounds. nor for fencing. II you n<ea
= cemetery lot (aud every family needr cne&
vou wiz be interested In its beauty and n~a<-
ness its moderate prices and easy terms ok
nay1nent Office In Jersey City, 1aa Washinx-
ton street over Provident Savings Bank Tt1e-
phone No. Ell
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
Died.

MoKAIN.--on Tuesday, December 81 1889.
SamueI W., son of Annie and the late
Joseph Mckain, aged Is years.
Relatives and friends are invited % at-
tend the funeral on Sunday, December 81.
at 3 p M, from the residence OF his
mother, No. 1884, Jackson avenue