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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
WooLLEY SNUBBED.
Greenvi1le Republicans Refuse to
Indure Him for Chairman.

From present indications it begins to
look as if there would be two factions in
the Greenville Republican Club. This
developed at the last meeting, when a
resolution was offered indorsing Woolley
for Chairman of the County Committee.
Some members were for letting the reso-
luton go through, but those who have
never pulled with the bosses refused to
vote for it, and It was killed. Those
who favored the Endorsement of Woolley
were the strongest kickers against boss
ism about nine months or year ago. AT
that time it was decided to run the club
as an Independent organization until other
leaders of the Republican party in this
county were chosen. The members
spoke very strongly against the bosses,
and declared vehemently that under no
circumstances would they submit to the
dictation of the gang"
How they have kept their word may
be seen from their present friendly atti-
tude to the bosses. They are laboring
under the impression that the League will
be reorganized in the way of patronage.
The condition of affairs in the Seventh
ward is anything but satisfactory to the
Republican leaders, who say the League
leaders began the work of wrecking the
party in that section of the city. A
meeting of the League Club will be held
this evening, and it is thought that a
resolution indorsing Woolley as Chair
man of the County Committee will be
off
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
ST MICHAEL's CLUB ENTERTAINMENT
Reid and Adelaide Proctor Told
About.

A complimentary musical and literary
entertainment was last night given in the
parlors of the St. Michaefs Catholic
Club The programme included an expo
sition of the works of Christian Reid,
the Southern novelist and of Adelaide
Proctor, the English poet. The Heart
of Steel" by Reid, was the principal
work of that author discussed. Prof
Mackey. principal of No. Il School. con-
tributed. in his usually clever manner.
to the enjoyable programme. Several vo-
cal duets were rendered. One that was
especially enjoyed was by Miss Maggie
Kelly, and Miss Mary Breen. Miss Julia
Harvey played piano selections and Mr..
P. ]. Kennedy sang.
The entertainment was of such an en-
joyable character that it was decided to
issue one thousand invitations next Sun
day for similar complimentary enter
'tainment in ST. Marys Hall ,on the eve
of Washington's Birthday.
Among those present were:-The Rev.
Fathers Sheppard, Kelly and Ferretti,
Messrs. Keene, King, Keely.. Ferguson,
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. J.. P. Clossey,
John Cockerins, James Roach, John Nc
Kenna, Peter j. Kennedy Miss Maggie
Breen, Mr.. and Mrs. M. j.: Connolly,
Mrs. Luke Healey, Mrs. F. Kelleher, Mrs.
?. Sweeney Mrs. John MeKenna, Miss
Julia Mnihan, Misses M. and Rose Kelly,
Miss Alice o. Brien. Miss Mcmahon, Miss
Julia Carly, Miss May Ford, Thomas x.
Carly, John Reilly. Miss Garry, Miss Min
ME Foley, Miss Nellie Davis, Miss Mag
gle Foley, Miss Kate Foley, Miss Irene
Foley There were about forty members
also Of st. Mary's parish present, besides
about forty strangers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
TO CREEP UNDER ERIE
Henderson, Grove, Erie and
Monmouth Streets and
Jersey Avenue to Be
Depressed.
WILL COST $1,000
Mayor Hoos Is Opposed.
But Will Give His
Consent.
WILL COST $1,000

Chief Engineer Van Keuren has notified
the Street and Water Board that in ac-
eordanee with the agreements entered
into with the Erie Railroad relative TO
the abolition of grade crossings it will be
necessary for the city to depress Hem
derson, Grove and Erie streets, Mon-
mouth street and Jersey avenue. The cost
of the agreed depression will have to be
borne by the city. A conservative esti-
mate of the cost is 81, 200. That sum will
do the work when favorable conditions
prevail. The Street and Water Commis-
sioners have no funds and the Finance
Commissioners will have to provide the
money. The Finance Board has been re-
quested to appropriate the necessary
81, ,000 The money will be raised ON tenn
porary loan bonds. 1t is the only possible
way to raise it.
Mayor Hoos is opposed to the plan, but
he is willing to waive his objections un-
der the circumstances. The work OF ele-
waiting the tracks between the tunnel and
trainshe6 has progressed to such an ex-
tent that the company is ready. to span
the streets which require depressing. The
erection of the spans at this time, how
ever would close the streets to traffic. as
there would be insufficient clearance to
permit of the passage of trucks
The company has consented to defer the
erection of the spans until the frost is out
of the ground and the work can be done
with as little cost as possible to the city.
In the meantime the company is to re-
grade its yard and get everything in
readiness for the use of the elevated
track just as soon as the city is prepared
says the depression of the streets will not
consume very much tune.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
SHALL THE BANKS GET It.
Mr.. Hough Thinks the City
Should Use the Tax Ar
rearage Money.

City Treasurer Dickinson today re-
ceived the $435,00O from the Central Rail-
road Company which was raised on tenn
porary loan bonds for the accommodation
of that company in the payment of its
adjusted taxes. The money was deposited
in the Second and Third National Banks,
for the reason that the city's accounts
in those institutions are not as great as
in the other depository.
Unless the plan suggested by Comp
troller Hough for the immediate employ
ment of the money is adopted, it will lie
idle in the banks until May 10 next. The
banks, of course, under such circum-
stances will have free use of the big
fund. Comptroller Hough does not ap-
prove of that. He insists that it is the
duty of the Sinking Fund Commissioners
to so arrange matters that the city will
be a big gained by having such large
sum of money on hand In May next
$4l0,000 of tax arrearage bonds become
due. Their retirement at this time would
net the city a neat sum. Mr.. Hough
observes that the adjustment of the Cen
trail Railroads taxes cost the city a con-
siderable sum.
For that reason he maintains that no
opportunity should be lost to recover
some of the money that was lost The
one opportunity the city has. he argues,
is in calling in the arrearage bonds ma
turing in May.
Sinking Fund Commissioner James
Hasking was in the Comptrollers office
yesterday. Mr.. Hasking is in a peculiar
position. He happens to have control of
the $435, 600, on the city's account, and in
the capacity of cashier of the Second Ma
tional Bank he has the disposition of that
part of the fund which has been depos-
tied in that institution. Mr.. Hasking,
however, will, it is believed, consult with
Mr.. Hough and arrange to have the Sink
ing Fund Commission retire the arrearage
bonds of the May issue with as little de-
lay as possible.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
REV. Mr.. WiSKER ARRESTED
One of His Flock Charges Him
With Getting Money Under
False Pretense.

Daniel w. Wisker, a colored minister,
who preached at the Mount Olivet Bap-
tist Church, at Fifty-second street and
Seventh avenue, New York City, and who
resides at No. 81 Storm avenue, this city,
was arraigned in the Oakland avenue
court this morning, charged with obtain
ing money under false pretences. Mrs
Bertha G.. Thomas, very sstylishly
dressed colored woman, of No. 212 Month
cello avenue, is the complainant. Law
yer James Manning represented the COM
plainant The defendant asked to have
the case postponed for week, until he
could obtain witnesses and counsel. Law
yer Manning objected to this, and the case
was put off until Saturday morning.
Mrs. Thomas said she could see of no
good reason why the case should be post
poned, because the defendant had admit
ted taking the money. She was told
that the defendant had perfect right to
counsel and time to produce witnesses.
Mrs. Thomas was accompanied by Two
other stylishly dressed colored ladies.
The story behind Wisker's arrest is q
long one, and leads into church row,
which is being waged in the defendant 3
months ago Mrs. Thomas husband died,
leaving her quite some property. Wisker,
it is alleged, presented note for s2a0
alleged to have been given by Mr.. Thomas
to him. When the estate was being set
tied up, s1S0 of the sum was paid. About
two months ago, it developed that the
note was fraudulent. Wisker paid back
the sum he received, and the matter was
thought to have been settled. Not until
last evening was Wisker arrested.
Mrs. Thomas is member of Wisker' s
church, where there is a big row over the
election of a new Board of Deacons.
There are two factions and Mrs. Thomas
is on the side opposed to the pastor. 1t
is said that the charge was brought for
the purpose of turning the minister's fol-
lowing against him. Neither Mrs.
Thomas or Wisker would speak about the
matter this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
KELLY PAYS HIS DEBT.
He Gives Francis Forty-five Cents
Worth of Licking.

Frank Francis, an italian. of No. 2O1
Ocean avenue, appeared in the Oak
land avenue court this morning against
Patrick Kelly, of No. 221 Ocean
avenue, whom he charges with as
sault. The complainant alleges that
he entered a saloon at Ocean and
Wilkinson avenues Saturday night few
minutes before midnight and drank a
glass of beer. The prisoner, he said, was
there also. Francis alleges that Kelly
left the saloon with two friends and that
he followed shortly afterward. When he
reached the street, Kelly, he said, punch
ed him, knocking him down and kicking
him while Kelly's two friends encouraged
him. telling him to kill the dago."
Francis further said that Kelly owed
him forty-tive cents and that he had
asked him for the money several times.
Justice Potts asked the complainant if the
money was ever paid back.
He paid me-" said Francis, 'by lick
ing me-"
"Ra ther pleasant way" remarked the
Judss.
Lawyer James Manning appeared as
counsel for Kelly, who was held for the
Grand Jury. Later he was paroled in the
custody of his counsel
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
THEY THINK THEY WILL.
Street and Water Board VIII
Force an Appropriation by
Leaving Refuse in Streets.

The Street and Water Boards appro-
priation for the cleaning of sewers and
swer basins is exhausted. The cleaning
of sewers cannot, with safety, be abarl-
doned, as it would result in the flooding
of cellars and Easements within week.
The Finance Board has been asked for
money to carry on the work several
times, but that body has shown no dis
position to help the Commissioners out
of their dilemma.
The principal item in the cleaning OF
the sewers is the hiring of wagons. to
remove the refuse from the basins With
a view to forcing an appropriation from
the Finance Board, the Street and Water
Commissioners say they will clean the
basins and if needs be leave the refuse
on the streets. Such a plan, they say
would bring the Health Board on the
ears of the Finance Commissioners and
probably result in the necessary appro-
priation being made
All that Is required is S5, 900 for carrying
on the work. The Street and Water
Commissioners say that had the Finance
Commissioners made the usual supple
mentary appropriation, last year, there
would have been no trouble. The FL
nance Commissioners meet tonight. Some
action may be taken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
HIS EYE SIGHT AFFECTED.
Joseph Flynn Sues the Traction Conn
pany for the Injury.

A suit of Joseph B. Flynn to recover
damages from the Consolidated Traction
Company for injuries received on August
8, last year, is being tried in the Supreme
Court today, before Justice Lippincott
and a jury. The accident which caused
the plaintiffs injuries, was somewhat
peculiar. Flynn is a cooper and was en-
ployed at the National Docks Storage
Company's works. On the day of the ac-
cident he boarded a car at Bayonne and
asked the conductor to let him off at
Claremont avenue. When the car, which
was an open one, was within half a
block of Claremont avenue, Flynn stood
up and signalled to the conductor to
stop. The car slowed down a little and
Flynn stepped out on the run board
preparatory to getting off. The car did
not stop and after it had passed the
crossing the speed was increased. Flynn
shouted to the conductor and while he
was attracting the conductors attention
the car overlook a milk wagon going
along in the Same direction and close to
the track AS Flynn turned around his
eye came in contact with the protruding
handle bars on the side of the milk wag-
on. The sight of the eye was impaired
to such an extent that the plaintiff has
not been able to work since and he Is
suffering from insomnia. The defence is
contributory negligence. Thomas F. Moo
nan represents the plaintiff and A. q.
Garretson the defendant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
SYNAGOGUE THIEF CAUGHT
He Made a Specially of Rob-
bing a Hebrew Places of
Worship.

Policeman William Wolf, of the Seventh
street station, who distinguished himself
on Sunday night by arresting the mo-
torious Red Dugan, who had shot at
Mrs J. C. Petersen, after robbing her
house, made another important arrest this
morning He caught a second thief, with
his booty and burglars tools in his pos
session.
The follow was Louis Hekler, twenty
seven years old, no home, who seems to
have made speciality of robbing Jewish
synagogues. He was arrested for robbing
the synagogue of the Society of the Tef-
ferth Israel, on Fifth street, between
Jersey avenue and Erie street, some time
early this morning. At 1850 O'Clock the
sexton of the synagogue called at the
Seventh street station and reported that
the building had been entered during the
night and had been stripped of all that
was of value within it. Among the
articles stolen were twenty-six talliees or
praying robes, silver chalices, silver
hand which was part of the altar fur
nishings in fact everything that was on
the altar. The poor boxes, which had
about 50 in them, were also taken. The
thief even stripped the stair carpet OF
S The policemen who went on duty at
O'Clock were told to look out for the
thief They were furnished with meagre
description of the thief, who had been
seen by the sexton Had the sexton
been a little less susceptible he would
have had the thief without any assist
ance from the police. When he went to
open up the synagogue for prayers this
morning he met Nekler, who came of the
basement of the building.
What are you doing here?' demanded
Nathan Richman, the sexton.
81 had no place to CO." replied Nekler,
$50 / just crawled in to get a sleep. |
am very cold, but I have five cents and
will go for glass of whiskey to warm
me up"
Richman let him go and then opened up
the building. He found everything in a
gone. He at once notified the Secretary,
Morris Klen, who told him to notify the
police.
Patrolman Wolf had hardly reached
Newark avenue which is the boundry line
of his post when he spied Nekler walking
down Newark avenue near Grove street.
The thief had two bundles under his arm
he was the man who was wanted. He ar
rested him and took him to the Seventh
street station. The articles which Mex
Ter had in his bundles were identified as
those that had been stolen from the
synagogue.
He also had SO pawntickets all of them
for praying robes similar to those he
that the articles had been pawned at
various times and places during December
and the present month.
Nekler was arraigned before Police JUS
tice Nevin in the First Criminal Court
and was held for the Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
WILL IMPROVE PROSPECT STREET

The Street and Water Commissioners
have decided to make the Improvement of
Pre- eiect street as petitioned for. Leopold
Kremer filed an objection to the asphalt
ing of Bay View avenue. He says the as
phalt is broken and poorly laid. No OBJ
ject.-ns were made to the final maps for
the Improvement of Ege avenue, High
land avenue, Reservoir avenue or Logan
street. Permission was granted to the LII
brary Trustees to maintain an enclosure
and Jersey avenue while the old buildings
are being removed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
BIG THR0NG AT BIG FAIR
Last Evenings Attendance
at the Davis Bazaar the
Largest Yet.
1T WAS HOBOK EMS NIGHT
All the Booths Do Good Busi-
ness-In the Popularity
Contests.

Metropolitan Hall, with its several large
doors, could not comfortably accommodate
the vast crowd which attended the great
fair of the Robert Davis Association last
night On the second floor it was a
crush and for the first time since the
fair opened the lower floor was thronged
all the evening. 1t was "Hoboken Night"
and the usual crowd of workers and pat
rons were greatly augmented. Both in
point of attendance and in the matter OF
financial receipts it was the biggest night
of the fair since the doors were thrown
open to the public.
The stock of useful and beautiful arti-
cles for sale or to be CHANGED off seems
inexhaustible. Donations are still pourrns
in. The fair is the most popular resort
in the county and visitors from other To-
calities help to swell the throng. A
good crowd of spenders was on hand last
night and as a result business as well as
amusement was lively and exciting. The
fortune wheels, with which nearly every
booth is equipped, were kept constantly
whirling and those in charge grew red
in the face and hoarse as they yelled out
the next attraction for which bats" were
being peddled. and endeavored to drown
each others voices There are many fun
ny little tits between the men al the
wheel and some of them afford exhilerat-
ing amusement. The crowd is there to
be amused and every thing which con-
tributes to their amusement is thoroughly
appreciated. The scene is bright and
pleasing. Hundreds of pretty faces of
women enthusiastically working fer the
success of the venture greet the eye
everywhere, smiling and exerting their
charms to magnetic the coin and rolls
in the pockets of spenders toward the
treasury.
The only unpleasant faces to be seen in
the entire assemblage are those of the
men whose duty it is to keep the stair
and passageways cleared. 1t Is incum-
bent upon them to do SO. but the passage
ways will become jammed with such
crowd and the ushers cannot use force
1t being sHoboken night the crowd
which thronged about the Hoboken booth
was densest. The coterie of handsome
women who have had charge of that
booth was greatly augmented by some of
Hoboken's fairest daughters. Michael J.
Coyle. Assemblymen Fallon ana MaTnen. t,l.
and Poormaster Harry Barck piled the
fortu. wheel vigorously. Maurice STACK
worked -aasa and spent money freely
Among the other spenders We're Chalr-
man ReEig of the Common Council, Leon
Albeit. Jr. Councilman Capelli, Phillip
Daab. Councilman James Fox and Her
man Kruser. The managers OF the Dootn
and the ladies with books were Kept very
busy until the bell rang for the close of
the fair for the night. The receipts were
far in excess of those of any previous
night. though they have been always hlgn.
The attractions at the Hoboken booth
did not detract from the success of any
other booth at the fair. The financial
receipts of every booth was far above the
aVRraPG.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
MRS. sANBoRN WINS HER CASE

The jury in the suit of Lizzie M. San
born and her husband Edward G. San
born, to recover from the Consolidateu
Traction Company for injuries received on
June 80, 1897 brought in verdict yester-
day afternoon of 81 900 for Mrs San6orn
and 1895 to her husband, for the loss OF
her services. On the day of the accident
Mrs. sanborn, with her baby, accom-
Point. They boarded an open trolley car
at Ocean avenue and Union street The
car started suddenly and Mrs. Sanborn
with the baby in her arms was thrown
fractured. She was confined to her bed
for ten days and unable to leave the
house for three weeks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
BERGEN REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Holds a Euohre. and Tries a New
Way of Counting.

The members of the Bergen Republican
Club had a, progressive euchre last even-
ing at the clubhouse on Bergen avenue.
Twelve tables were in use with four
players at each. A new system of
counting was inaugurated, each mar.
counting every point made. 1t was after
eleven O'Clock when the games ended.
Those who won prizes were:-John Prin-
gle, silk umbrella; David Gibson. foun-
tain pen, and C. B. Hobson. a briarwood
pipe. Those who took part were:-John
Pringle, E. Mitchell Thomas Leslie. j. w.
Booth, ]. w. Cook, W. Post. John StayeTS
J. p Landrine, A. w. Green, Frederick
Kohrar, w. H. Harrison, Louis Stuben-
vol, Mr.. Draper. George Gowan, Frank
Higgins. L. Forshen, Boyd Mclean. O. K.
Gardner Mr.. Horrmann, William Vile, G.
W. Robinson, Mr.. Gibbon, Mr.. Bryan,
Daniel Kiiburn. w. w Ewart, A. M.
schuItze. Joseph McComb, John Graham,
Manning, Mr. Fitzgerald Charles Steli,
E. Johnson, L. Mawbry, F. Jacques. Mr..
Hobson, George Johnson and John john
son. Jr.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
SENT THE. SEXTON FLYING
Young Man Determined to Stay
at Secret Meeting to Hear
the Preachers Case.

In the early hours this morning the
members of st. Paul's Lutheran Church,
in Bayonne, were still in session III the
church, loudly discussing the charges
that the pastor, the Rev. George A.
Herbst, talked in a grocery store, read
newspapers there and smoked too much.
Several young men wanted to enter the
meeting, which was behind closed doors,
but Sexton Scholze barred the way. Will
lam Brown stuck out his fist and await
ed results. The first landed under the
sections ear. The sexton rose into the
air sufficiently high to clear the back of
a pew and then, the impetus exhausted,
he settled down to the floor between two
seats His flight was anything but grace
full or gentle.
Even a prejudiced referee could not
have counted him out, however, before
he was back on his feet and preparing
to get back at Mr.. Brown. The whole
gathering was on its feet and shouting,
but some one acted the peacemaker, and
things settled down to the unending talk
and squabble. No decision in the pastor S
case was announced.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-18
THE POPULARITY CONTESTS

THE contests still continue to excite
attention. Those who are watching close
know that the figures on the blackboard
do not signify the relative strength of
the contestants Surprises are watched
for and now and then the name of some
contestant near the bottom of the list,
with hut a few votes to his credit, sud
denly figures with prominence with
lump of fifty or one hundred votes to his
credit. This generally signifies that the
candidate is in the race to stay and those
of his friends who see that he has
fighting chance of winning renew their
efforts.
The various contests last night stood as
follows
For the most popular wheelma7an-J.
Waylett, "a: La Due, l, and DAILY, u
For the most popular conductor or mo-
torman-John McGeough, 100; E. j. Lehl-
beck, =; E. ]. McCabe
For ths most en populaagg polRee
O'Brien, 10; Finnie, s; Cody, 8; Batters-
bee, 15
For the most popular policeman or fire.
Hugh BARLEY, 5; Roger Boyle 81 Ser
geant Duffy, q; John Ryan, i; John Nc
Donald,s1; Goode, l.
For the most popular Elk-Meenan, lT,
Kelly, Isl; Donaldson. s..
For the most popular horseman in Hud-
son county (robe and wh&ip}mJsoh1a & Man Man
nix sns IL Georgi egs HenTy James se TaIb Taembe o
Smith, q; Robert Endley, 2.
For the most popular association To-
SAmerican silk hag).A = Clements; qT;;,;e loO :;
Wiley Association, Sixth Ward Demo-
cratic Association.
4 For + sis the most popular Irish society drish