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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
FOREST FIRES RAGING.
Waterford and Mays Land.
ing Fighting the Flames
Great Destruction.
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WATERFORD, May, /, 1Se9.-This place
was covered with dense smoke last night
from three forest fires within as many
miles of here. The worst fire broke out
at two o'clock yesterday afternoon on the
Bates mill road, and burned everything
clean to the village. 1t was stopped by
back firing. The Bates mill, school house
the BUST houses and those of R. F. Nc
Dougall and L. w. Niepling were also
saved by the back firing. George Pratts'
feed store caught fire and the roof was
which women took part, saved the build
ing.
Nearly every person in town turned out
to fight the fires. They eve came from
the Methodist Sunday school, and pro-
curing shovels from the stores, turned in
to save property. Engineer Samuel Allen
was compelled to run the two trains lying
at the station to a point OF safety Oh the
main track to save them from the flames,
which were famed by a stiff breeze and
roared fiercely.
Another fire a mile down the railroad
was in the meantime burning over Jeffer-
son Booger's cranberry bog n cedar
wamp and threatening Bustleton. A lot
Of fine timber was destroyed. The citi-
zens of this place are fighting the flames
tonight, n have them under control. An
other fire broke u near Anchora, en-
dangering several cranberry boys The
bog belonging to William Heggan was on
fire several times. This fire is thought 10
be under control below Anchora. 1t has
destroyed a thousand acres at least OF
good timber.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
Mr.. HANDLERS FUNERAL.


Few more largely attended funerals
have ever been seen in the Hudson City
section thar that of Frederick Mandler,
the saddle and harness maker, who died
at his late home. No. 1872 Palisade ave-
nue.. on Wednesday last. Mr.. Mandler
was a member of over a dozen ~organiza-
tions, and every one of them turned out
in full force at the funeral or were rep
resented by large delegations.
Coaches lined both sides of the streets
for several blocks and many of the cross
streets were taken up with them. There
were several bands in the funeral process
sion playing dirges. The uniformed
Schuetzens and long line of societies the
various members of which were badged
and wore white gloves made quite an
imposing spectacle. 1t was preceded by
a coupe laden with beautiful floral tri-
butes.
The services. at the church was con-
Quoted by the Rev. Emil A. Meury. At
the grave, in Weehawken, services were
conducted by the Schuetzens and Odd
Fellows. The following societies were
represented in the funeral procession
Palisade Company No. 5 and other COM
panies of the German Schuetzen Bund;
steuben Lodge. No. 1e3, I. 9. 0. f.;
Unique Lodge. "a, A. o. U. W; Allege-
mceinel Deutsche Sterile Kasses Ger
NINA Lodge, No. 1eS, X and l.. of H.;
Hudson County Sterile Kasse. Platt-
deutsche SVerein and the Hudson City
Business Mems Association.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
new CORPORATIONS
Union Match Company Has a
Capital Of Ten Millions.

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TRENTON, May /, 1S99.-Articles of in
corporation were filed with the Secre-
tary Of State on Saturday, by the Union
Match Company. The capital stock is
SIC. 900. 600. and the incorporators are-
2. H. Bronson, l.. Cramwell, W. E. Cook,
wi,liam M. WINS, C. H. Williams and
Camilius G. Kidder.
Other companies Incorporated on Sat
urday we're
Union Gas and Electric Company.
The capital stock is 81 $50, 600, and the
i~ncorporators are:-Richard s. Stoors, of
Orange; Mckee D. Mckee and Frank s.
Buterworth, of New York.
Abbott-Dusan Canal Company. The
capital stock is $500, 600, and the incor-
porators are: c. C. Dusan, M. Abbott.
and G. l.. Crippen, of Crowley, La, and
E. J. Whitney of Newark
Electric Enameling Company. The cap
ital stock is $25O,0Oo and the incorporators
are: Aaron Carter, of Newark; Charles
H. Waterman, of Pompton, and Wilbur
NJ. Coombs, of Newark.
Mclean Combination Square Company.
The capital stock is 100000 and the in
corporators are James T. Beck, of Cam
den. Alabama; A. S. Herd, J. P. MCCOY
ern and william Coe, of New York, and
A. C. Young of Hoboken.
The Pennsylvania Sweep Smelling and
Refining Company. The capital stock
Is 500, 600 and the ncorporators are
Isaac Miller. William Sierra and p,
E.. Hoffer, Of Philadelphia; E.. 7. Taylor,
of Landsdowne and E. Lafferty, of Cam
den.
Empire Land and Improvement Com
pany. The capital stock Is $50, Zoo and
the incorporators are,-C. ?. Smith, John
Cavanagh, E. G.. Wilson and John Arm
strong.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
PLEASURE SEEKERS OUT
Pedestrians Throng the Open
Cars and Bicyclists Try
the Boulevard.

.t
The traffic on the Greenville and Bay
yesterday. TIL beautiful weather brought
out the people in great numbers. At the
Junction there was scarcely a minute that
there was not a crowd waiting to board
a Bayonne car.
The shore fronts were much patronized,
especially at Bergen Point.
The Bergen section of the Boulevard
presented a very animated appearance
yesterday with the countless cyclists, Pc
d%estrians and horses and carriages. The
vast %concourse filled the big roadway
from noontime until Old Sol disappeared
about seven O'Clock. There would prob
ably have been more riders, but many
are afraid to venture on the poorly kept
road. The condition of this big drive
way is murderous in some places. The
dust, which is scattered over the road, is
binding
At Communipaw avenue there is a spot
which cyclists shun. Not a few dismount
rather than take the chance of riding
over the treacherous pavement. The ruts
at his place and the dangerous manner
in which the crosswalks have been laid
have caused many an accident.
The Greenville section of the Boulevard
was thronged yesterday with the usual
Sunday crowd of pleasure seekers.
Vehicles of all styles and description
were numerous. Cyclists were also plen-
tiful.
Many remarks were heard in reference
to the condition of the road, which GER
tainly needs repairing badly From Ste
vens avenue to the canal bridge there are
numerous holes and ridges. Sand and
dirt have been washed down from some
of the side streets, leaving piles of debris
varying from one inch to three inches
in depth. These things tend to make
cycling anything but a pleasure after
dark, and cyclists are learning to give
that portion of the road a wide birth.
The thick dust is also a cause for much
%nnoyance to f~requenters of the Boule-
ward, the slightest wind causing it to rise
in clouds, to again settle on the unfortu-
nate riders and pedestrians.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
IS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL ?
The Meadow Reclamation Law
May Meet the Same Fate as
One Passed Years Ago.

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NEWARK, May 1, 1S99.-.Property
owners in the Tenth and Twelfth wards
will nave to pay the greater part of the
cost of reclaiming the swamp meadows"
a Tenth ward man said today, IF the
Holland scheme of diking be used by the
city. / favored the plant at first but my
lawyer tells me now that the law provides
that a very large proportion of the total
cost of the work shall be assessed on the
owners of lands and real estate peculiarly
benefited.
This means, as I understand 1t, that
not only the owners of the almost worth
less swamp meadow land will be as
sessed, but that every owner of a house
and lot along the line of the meadows
will be taxed also, for it would be claimed
that we would be benefited by the So
called Improvement. The result would be
a confiscation of our property as well as
the meadow lands, for we could not pay
large assessments for a job that may cost
upward of $40 900. Every house owner
east of the Pennsylvania Railroad ought
to oppose the scheme
Years ago a New York man named
briggs got a law passed by the New Jer-
sey.Legislature providing for the reclaim
alton of the Newark meadows The act
was called the briggs law h courts
declared it unconstitutional because the
scheme was a practical confiscation of the
meadow property, which, it is asserted,
will be the effect of the present scheme.
II have faith in Mayor Seymour's
common sense said a property owner
this afternoon, land / believe he will not
sign the resolution Of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners providing for
the advertising of proposals for bids to
dixie and pump the meadows. I am sat-
isfied that n~inety-nine property owners in
every hundred are opposed to saddling on
the city a bonded debt of 1880, 900 to
s.. 900, 900 for a work that may not be a
success.
1.-THE owners of meadow land can't pay
for the work. and property owners in
the Tenth and Twelfth wards will kick
against being assessed for it. And in
every other ward the citizens will, I am
sure, fight as one man against paying
assessments for a scheme from which
they will not derive a dollar of benefit"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
NEW HEBREW CITIZENS LEAGUE.

The Hebrews in the lower section of
the city met last evening in Humboldt
Hall and organized a Hebrew Citizens
League, which will be for the better i'm
provement of streets and good govern
ment. There were about sixty Hebrews
present. Counsellor Peter James was
elected temporary chairman The follow
ing officers were then chosen for the term
of one year:-Louis Stang, president; S.
Lastig, vice president; M. Stuhrman,
j. H. Weisburg, recording sec
rotary; H. Rabner, financial secretary,
and w. Stuhrman, sergeant-at-arms.
The next meeting will tax place Sun
day afternoon. Nav Z.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
GOSPEL cINEMAToGRAPH.
Pictures Given to Raise Money Fol-
Coney Island Church.

Cinematograph pictures, illustrating
scenes in the life of Christ, were given
at the First Congregational Church, Boyd
and Bergen venues, last evening. The
scenes were shown mainly as an object
lesson for children. There were about
twenty-five scenes in all, p~ortraying the
life and sufferings of Christ. Portions of
the Scripture were read for each scene.
It is claimed that these pictures were
shown in some of the New York churches
during rassion Week
Colonel William D. Hughes. the gospel
worker, was in charge. Mrs. William D.
hughes rendered a number of vocal solos.
Mr.. Hughes has been engaged in gospel
work in Coney Island for some time past,
and is endeavoring to raise funds for the
erection of a house Of worship at that
place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01

In the matter of the sale of lands Of Alice
Tierney, deceased, for the payment of her
debts.
Edward Kenny. Proctor.
BY virtue of an order entered in the above
stated matter, on the seventh day OF April,
A. d. 1899, 1 shall sell, at public yendue, on
the premises. on
THIfRSDAY, the first day of June, A. D. 1899,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, all the following
described land and premises, with the APP
purtenances, being the same described in said
order. that is to say
An that tract or parcel of land and prem
Uses. situated and being in the Borough or
East Newark, Hudson County, New Jersey, de-
seribed as
Beginning on the northerly side of Searins
street or avenue, at a point therein distant
easterly one hundred and seventy-hve feet from
the corner of the same and Passaic avenue, as
the same are laid out on a map of the Scar
ing property. made out by u. Dunn. surveyor,
March, 1860, and filed in the County Clerks
office Of Hudson County, and from thence run
ming, north twenty degrees and ten minutes
east ninety-hve feet: thence south sixty-nine
degrees and fifty minutes east twenty-five
feet. thence south twenty degrees and ten
minutes west ninety-five feet to the line OF
Soaring avenue aforesaid; thence along thu
same north sixty-nine degrees and fifty min
MES west twenty-five feet to the place of be-
shining, and being lot No. IS on the aforesaid
map.
D B. F. WALSH.
Aduntni SfraforL
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
MISSION SCHOOL CLOSED.
Mrs. Brice CoIlard Gives the
Girls of Her Sewing School
a Special Social Saturday.

OF all the phinanthropic movements in
which Mrs. Briee Collard is interested her
Mission Sewing School is perhaps the
most interesting, and Saturday afternoon
when the school closed for the summer
was a notable event in the lives of from
three to four hundred girls. and more
particularly to the ninety and nine who
won prizes.
The afternoons programme opened in
Bergen Hall with singing by the school,
after which Mrs. Collard gave a brief adj
dress explaining the work with a report of
the schools accomplishments during the
year.
This school has been in existence for
over twenty years; the regular meetings
are held Saturday afternoons, between
the months of October and May, making
about thirty meetings in all, when the
girls are taught to sew by a system
wherein they begin by learning the
stitches, n finish by turning out a full
made garment, and in many Instances at
terward gain a livelihood in the Dress
| making business. The school now ruin-
bers about five hundred girls, some of
whom nave been in the school n year
and a few who have been members for
eight months. OF these latter, Miss An
ME Buchanan, who has gained the neces-
sary hundred per cent. for her years work
was awarded with a very pretty silver
watch. Miss Nellie Fitzpatrick, a seven
| year pupil, won a handsome work box,
| and Miss Rena Dawson, who has been
| in the school six years, a paint box. Inc
| remaining ninety-six pupils received
palms.
Addresses were made by the Rev. E.. l..
| Stoddard, Rev. Mr.. Brush, Rev. Mr.. Goss
| and Rev. Mr.. Clements, all of whom COM
| plimented the school in a Witty and in
| teresting manner. Prizes were awarded
| to Mrs. Schevaller, Miss Adams, Miss
| Curtiss. Miss Shedden, Miss Coffin, Miss
| Nichols, Miss Mary Collard, Miss Wayne
| and Miss Buckley, who as teachers had
| reached the hundred mark. These prizes
| consisted of palms, averaging in size ac-
| cording to the length of time the teacher
| had been with the school.
At the conclusion of the programme
ice cream and cake were served, and the
school ~disbanded until mex fall.
The hall was crowded, there being pres
| ent, beside the members, about a hun
| dred visitors, not to mention the children
of the Home of the Homeless, sent hither
in a special car, the yearly courtesy OF
Mr.. E. F.. C. Young.
Among the teachers are:-Mrs. Brice
| Collard, president; Misses e and M. Col
lard, Mrs. H. H. Adams, Miss c. Adams,
| Mrs. A. Il. Clements, Mrs. G. E. Nichols,
| Mrs. George Mallory, Miss NJ. A Tux
| bury. Mrs. j.. Chevalier, Mrs. L.. A. Gray,
Mrs. Garrick, Mrs. c. E. Laid, Miss Kate
| Mallory, Mrs. L. Landfear. Misses ]. and
NJ. Booth, Miss L.. Wayne, Miss Curtis,
| Miss Grace Coffin, Miss NJ. Clemson, Mrs.
&C. A.. Mills and Miss Addie Mills.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
TABERNACLE RECONCILED (?
MIR. Scudder Will Administer
Communion There Next
Sunday.

The Rev. DR.. J. G. johnson, who is tenn
porarily filling the Tabernacle pulpit,
made the announcement yesterday that
the Rev. John L. Scudder would serve
communion On the following Sabbath.
DR.. johnson spoke very nicely of the diff
ferences between the uptown and down
town branches of Mr.. Scudder's church,
and said tina he hoped Mr.. Scudder's re-
turn to the Tabernacle would be the be-
ginning of the end of those difficulties
which at present exist. He further sand
that he himself would be present if pos
sible, but might find he could not come.
This will be the first time Mr.. Sudder
has filed the Tabernacle pulpit or served
communion since last November.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
BY EDWARD HOGS.
Mavor
tsale No. 2sss.)
MASTERS SALEM cHANcERr OF NEW

MASTERS SALEM cHANCERT OF NEW
Between The Farmers Loan and Trust Com
parry ct al, complainants, and Hudson Tunnel
Railway Company ct ais, defendants
ri ia. For Sale of Mortgaged Premises &c
Returnable May Term, 1899.
Henry S. White, Solicitor.
Notice is hereby given that In pursuance OF
a decree in the above entitled cause. and by
virtue of the above stated writ. to me directed
and delivered, I shall sell by public venaue. on
office of the Hudson Tunnel Railway Company,
situated at the foot OF Fifteenth street. on the
Nav Jersey, On Tuesday, the second day Of
Nav. A. d. 1899, at twelve o'clock and fifteen
serihed property, rights and franchises. with
the appurtenances. that is to say
All and singular the Hudson Tunnel Railway
ready constructed or now in course of eenstruc-
fion- and which said tunnels are now known or
f mIgndsu extending from New Yosk city. in the
State of New York, TO Jersey City, in the state
of New Jersey, insiudins al sidlngs, Dran neia
houses. car-houses, freight-houses and other
buildings; structures and terminal z "a faoliities,
in the City of New York; appertaini1S 10 all
Of the same, and all rolling stock. maehinerr.
tools, implements, materials, fuel and all other
Equipments, appurtenances and personal prop
erty of every nature, kind and description
NINA Mna's sfter the 18th day of April, 1859. held or
acquired by the Hudson Tunnel Railway Conn
many. together with all and singular the tene-
ments. hereditaments and appurtenances to the
said railways, branches. lands and premises.
or either thereof, belonging or in any wise APP
pertaining. and the reversion and reyersions.
remainder and remainders, tolls. incomes.
revenues, rents, issues and profits thereof. ana
erty. possession. claim and demand whatso-
ever, as well at law as in equity. of the said
Hudson Tunnel Railway Company, OF, IN ana
to the same and every and any part thereof,
with the appurtenances. and all the property.
rights and franchises granted TO or conferred
mon the said Hudson Tunnel Railway Com
pany.
RANDOLPH PARMEY.
Master in Chancery of New Jersey.
HENRY S. WHITE.
Solicitor for Complainants,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01

Here is the deficit record from TINS
mornings Tribune
The united States Treasury , rece f !
;afernni reyen1ie S. so. 1877, and from mis-
Inc sources $3.50, 7os, a total OF siu,-
sso.ioS, against SIC. 275, 1876 in the preceaing
ssf sI sy-. expenditures. SCI, S54, 600; excess
Of expenditures. sd. 2s2 as: Receipts for
9scaI wear to date, $424, 05e, Ola: expendl-
lures. s53S, $50, 30S; excess OF expenditures
sos, 800, $50
Deducting 81. 900, 900, received on account
of the Pacific Railroad sales, from the
income total the deficit is found to De
actually over n hundred and twenty
millions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a
petition has been presented TO the
Board of Street and Water Commission,
ers of Jersey City by the Erie Railroad
Company and Others for a change of the
route of the Hoboken avenue sewer, now
under construction, by discontinulag that
portion thereof west of Concord street
and nv continuing the said from its
present westerly terminus as constructed
in Hoboken avenue northerly along Con-
cord street to Fleet street, and thence
westerly along Fleet street to the Cen
trail avenue sewer connecting herewith,
and the said Board have liked Tuesday,
the ninth day of May, A. D. 1893. at two
D M at the meeting room of the Board,
at the City Hall, in Jersey City, as tins
time and place when and where an par
Ties interested in the change proposed
By order of the Board of Street and
water George T. BoUToN,
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City. April Is, 1899.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01
arribune. Shows It's Hand.

The ~.sTribune's'' G. o P. reorganlza-i
tion crusade is rapidly getting down "
something tangible. Today, it is doTSdS 20
common sense, practical politics.
In the usual long disquisition, tie con-
clusion is reached that nothing can be
lone without counting in he present
leaders. They are to be &sked to take
the work of ~reorganizat;Sn in hand, and
to make such concessions as will bring
back all the wandering sheep into the
fold. The method of reorganization pro-
posed is a County Convention of the
party, and it is urged that this be held
at once, so as to have an effect on the
fall elections.
Later on, some light is thrown on what
the Tribune" means by leaders, and
what it suggests in the way of conces-
sjons. The leaders are evidently Colonel
Dickinson, Samuel D. Dickinson, ex-city
Treasurer Dickinson and Sam" Dick1n-
SON. The concessions are to consist In
making everyone eiSo wa"
The idea is neatly preached in the fol-
lowing paragraph
Chairman E. w. woolley of the County
Organization and Joseph ]. Guisto, who IS
recognized as Colonel Dickinson's right
hand in Hoboken, are held by many re
nnhifcans to be largely responsible for
the chaos which now exists, and 1t is
demanded that they be relegated to the
ranks. Mr.. Wooiley's opponents nave
L111 or7aa x-nrSnO tn dpnriEe MIN OIL MS
political power ever since he has been at
the head of the county organization, put
with the aid of Colonel Dickinson ne mas
been kept in the saddle.
Evidently the Tribune has a secret
understanding with the gallant Colonel
and the scheme is to save him out OF
the party wreck, by throwing every one
else overheard.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01

Oh, I am F-st-r V-rh-s
And / govern all Jerseg,
1 command the military,
And l rule the St2te's navee.s
I make the best Officials,
Each office M with care,
And only laws most wholesome
Receive pay signatuaire.
I'm always on the level,
And " act upon the square;
Who doubts this is referred
TQSany reportaire.
So if you want a candidate
RFor President or Vice,
AOr just to fill the Gen'raIs shoes,
You'll find me something nice!
J-S-PH L. N-R.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-01

NOTICE TO CREDITORs-EsTATE OF
FREDREK HAUSER, deceased; Rosina
Hauser, Edwin Hauser and Frederick
Hauser, executors of Fredrek Hauser,
deceased. by order of the Deputy Sur
roeate of Hudson County, dated March
18Th. 1899. hereby give notice to the cred
itors of said decedent to bring in their
debts. demands ard claims against the
estate of said decedent, under oath or at
frn1ation. within nine months from the
date of said order, or they will be for
ever barred of any action therefor against
said executors.
ROSTNA HAUSER,
EDWIN HAUSER,
FREDERICK HAUSER.