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Narct Reports as TO Dis;ribution Of ". II. Van =.
derbiit Trust Fund.

A report OF Robert Mazet. appraiser. Ned
IN the SurroSate's Court yesterday, provides
for the distribution OF the trust fund created
under the will OF william II Vanderbilt To
last during the life Of Cornelius Vanderbilt,
his son The fund amounted to s.. .OOO. 900.
hut has increased to eo.42l, ,Oa2 50. Under
the power of appointment Cornelius Van
d"rbiit provided that his son Cornelius should
have only sioo."o9 of he fund. and the rest
These children are Alfred q. Vanderbilt.
Reginald 4. Vanderbilt, Gertrude Wander
hilt whitney and Gladys Moore Vanderbilt.
Each will receive sl.iSO.273 IL.
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THE
"hOuSehOId" Tool Chest,
With Tools Fit to Use.
FOR SALEB ny
LEWIS sGoN5ER
IO3 I32 W. A7D A. I3S ". IIsr.
SOJIBB'S SONS GIT All.
Late Chemists win Explains That wife and
Daughter Have Had Their Shares.

The will of the late Edward Il. SQuibb. the
we-knowu chemist. who died about six weeks
ago NJ h'S home 1862 columbia Heichts.
BROOKLYN. was ',lci for probate with Surrogate
Abbott YESTERDAY No schedule accompanied
the document. hut u - believed that the estate
is worth a. least slou0up1. Tn" will Is dated
MAY -, 1893. and 'hc Witnesses are William
NJ and George :. IugraAam All OF the
estate l. left tn Edward II Sguibh and Charles
i Squibb. the sons at the te~tAtor. The
will explains that the icStatOrs vito. Caroline
I Squibb. and his daughter Mary = Munro,
have Received advances amounting 20 what
lie deem their falr shares OF the estate.
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REV. DIR. BLANCHETT RESIGNS.
Report That He VIII Accept Call to q Brook.
lyn Church.

DoroIAsToS. L. l., Dec. 2i.-Immediately
after the decision OF Bishop Iittleioh In
the Zion Church controversy the Rev. J. b.
Blanchett. rector OF the church. rendered his
resignation. 70 take effect on the first Of next
month. II Is said that To DR.. Blanchett has
been offered tho pastOrate Of an Episcopal
church In Brooklyn and that he intends TO
accept Il DR. BlanchettS resignation Is
the final settlement of the troubles between
himself and tho vestrv Of Zion Church, which
have caused much comment in church circles
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On Trial for Abducting Girls.

Morris Cohen, who gives his addrc~, as s32
Park ay"nur. Brooklyn. and who j. charged
with h'iug a procurcr on the Fast side. was
Iut on II | b fore Judge 70 tcr ye.ter fay on
a. Inuict t'u"Il, cnarging hlm with the db1ue-
uun last November of Molly Ncasteln. n
hr"cn-y y"ar-old girl OF n? Fast Fourth street
According 10 the Gerry agents, Cohen has ab-
Quoted in like fashion about twenty girls.
whom he rlaced IN houses Of III fame,
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BRYAN WIZ HtrE NO AGENTS.
To Protect the Public lie VIII Not Employ
Travelling lanxasscIs.

New HAVEN, Conn. Dec. II Alexander
Trnup. warm fricrd 81 william J. Bryan
to-day received a letter from BRYAN about
IL" iattor's newspaper. He says.
L hope 70 enter into clubbing arrange
moi.t. with Democratic and other reform
papers which supported our tickets in the
lat CImpaIgn. You NAV say tnat ~ order
t. protect N" public from fraud Mt the hands
oi pretended agent, shah not employ travel
ling cunvaS~erS. subscriptions may be- sent
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CONFESSES A DOUBIE MURDER.
Vanover killed Mrs Hall and Her Son Two
Innocent Men We're Nearly Iynched for II.

LEXINGTON. Nv. Dec. 81 Samuel Van
over. aged 80 years. confessed to-day TO
Magistrate Quenen Of Le'cher county TO
the murder Of Mrs Nina Hall and her six
teen ycar-old son Charles in November.
Mrs Hall and her son were found dead and
Vanoyer went iO the authorities and told
them that he was N the Hall home when
lIee and Sol Fleming. brothers, came in
and murdered the woman and her son. He
described the killing IN such n manner as
10 lead the authorities 10 the belief that the
rleinings were GUILTY. They wcro arrested
and IL was only by the merest chance that
they escaped lvnching
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Libel Suit Against Dady Dismissed.

An ordcr was signed by Supreme Court
Justice Maddox In BROOKLYN yesterday
dismisslng the suit Of r Ross Appleton against
Michael J. padv to recover $50 ooo for alleged
litel This action never got boy ond the
service Of tn" notice on Dady on Aug 81
last. No complaint was served Appleton
and Dady were opposed al the First Assembly
district primary and the alleged libel was
uttered during the contest for supremacy.
Appleton organized the Pure Primary
I
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TWO FIREMEN INJURED.
Ladder Truck Upset I'm Its way to . Small Fire
on Blackweu's Island.

A small wooden shed in the rear OF the
City Hospital on Blackwclls Island caught
fro last night The hre truck which is
stationed on the island. was overturned
while going TO the blaze. Two Of the crew,
Firemen Burns and lialpln. were caught
under the wheels and severely hurt The
former received COMMISSIONS on the face
and BODY and had his left kneecap broken.
Hapin was injured internally. The damage
by the fire WAS slight.
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JEWS CONFER WIN HOFFMAN.
Project OF Getting Their Regiment Into the
National Cuard Not Advanced Far.

A committee Of those interested In a new
regiment TO be composed exclusively Of jews
had conference with Adjutan' General
Hoffman yesterday ~ tho State Arsenal In
National Guard
Gen Hoffman eyrl,in"d to them th1t the
Governor was the person 10 whom appli-
cation should b. made. and also informed
them what form the application should take
The next meeting OF those VINO have en-
rolled in the new comtuand will bs held in
Apollo Hall on Jan IL
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Rice VIII Case Adjournsd.

Tho trial Of the contested will OF william
VI Rice. executed on Sept. 20 1890. was on
the calendar before Surrogate Fitzgerald
yesterday, nu, ave, nrnse Hm"hg G"unSn,
February, The will is contested bv Albert
T Patrick, a prisoner In the romhs. whose
counsel said thft he was not prepared with
expert evidence on his contention that the
name OF one of the witnesses TO the vii! was
forped
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arning From the India Famine Committee.

william T.. Dodge. chairman Of tho Com
mlt'ee Of one Hundred on Indian Famine
Relief. nsks TRT SUS to warn the public that
tho Use OF letterheada and envelorcs. pur-
porting to b' those that of committee, bv
Arthur W Mlburv. a former cmtlolce of
IN" committee. for personal solicitation of
funds for m indefinite educational project
IL entirely unau'horilcd
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CHICAGO, Dec 81 Philip ID Armour. who
has been III at his home fpr several weeks, hsd
D slight RELAPSE g. night He IL confined 10 his
bed by cold and !, somewhat better Tonight
No apprehension Is tet Us to his condition
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Contract for the New Custom Ho use

Collector Bdwell returned Yesterday from
Washington. where he consulted with the
Treasury Department authorities regarding
the awarding Of the contract for the iounda-
tious of tho new Custom House bu ilding
The Collector said that he Thought the award
would he mad" public IN Washington to-day
or Oh Monday
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HAMMERSLOUGH BROS.
RETIRING FROM BUSINESS.

III modern gift giving lad
MsNo> many good man glad
II he's the family nnH"cisr--
That Christina. comes but once year.
Iot tn ugh lie gives p'tS nj, o,v"'y on.
IT., donaIs doughnutS that hen get none
Your Christmas will be a Merry
Christmas in something more than
name if you'll come here to-day and
let us tit YOU out Ia new stylish suit
and overcoat.
For III. clothes We make are cele-
brated as the M ST beautiful, fashion.
able and reliable in this country ana we
are selling them at the lowest prlces
YOU have ever known.
We aIe retiring from the retail busi-
ness and are selling every garment here
at exactly co cents on the dollar.
our nacsi sic. SIS and SO fall oyrrcuat,-some
SILK lined and are now marked down TO 50 50.
OPEN TONIGHT TILLa
.2;IS. SS$S,SS. $50 BROADWAY 'is515ss1sssn s15S,As
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christmas CIT Of o Per Cent. Of Their Ysars
Wages

CHICAGO. Dec 81 The 1000 employees
Of the Crane company. manufacturers will
receive substantial and acceptable Christmas
presents from their employers this year
Every man in the service Of the company
will reCeiv" an amount equal 20 S per cent
Of the aggregate ui his wages during last
wear The total amount which thus will
he distributed reaches slolUp. This "
the result az year OF unparalleled pros
lpritV
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fire In IIiinois State Capitol.

SPRiNGrirLp III, Dec 81 Fire that started
IT, the state lIou~" at o'clock this morning
for .. <:He threatened the destruction OF the
capitol l. took the entire fire department
10 cNnngulsn the blaze The origin Of the
blaze il unknown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-25
HILL UNION SERVICES.
The Rev. j. B. Mullan of Canada
Will Preach.

The union services of the First Congre-
gational, First Presbyterian and Bergen
Reformed Churches of Jersey City
Heights, will be especially interesting this
summer in view of the fact that the COM
mittee in charge have been successful in
getting Rev. I. B. Mullan of Canada y
conduct the services. Had not Mr.. Null
Ian been coming this way to spend his va
cation he could not have been secured. AS
the Jersey cioast is a great attraction Tor
those who love seabathing distinguished
preachers can be found in the vicinity OF
Asbury Park who can be induced to run
I'D to New York and its Environments and
occupy metropolitan pulpits.
Mr.. Mullen is a. most fascinating
preacher, singularly quaint and original
in his way of putting things and at the
same time he is an unusually spirited
preacher. The uniting congregations con-
graduate themselves upon getting man
who will crowd the churching during the
six weens of vacation service. A morning
service at 1 and vesper service in the
afternoon viii lbe held each Sabbath. Mr..
S. H. Olin has been selected treasurer for
these Union services.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-25
WHAT SHOULD FRIED OYSTERS cosT2
Leary Thought Twenty-Five Cents
Exorbitant.

John Leary, 2S years old, of No. 22s
Adams street, Hoboken, thought twenty
five cents was an exorbitant charge for
a plate of fried oysters and threw the
handful of change from till rendered IN
payment at the face of the restaurant
keeper who demanded it. The latter, Z.
Broderick. of No. 400 Washington street,
had one of mis- eyes closed by the silver.
He started to eject Leary and Patrolman
P. Hayes came to his assistance.
This was late Saturday night and
Washington street was deserted. sLeary
who is a burly fellow nearly six feet tall
promised to accompany Hayes to Police
Headquarters without resistance. But
when he got the officer in dark spot he
turned on the officer and edalt the police
man a blow in the face. Hayes, who is an
oarsman and trained amateur athlete
subdued his big prisoner without the use
of his club.
Then John Ryan appeared and came to
Leary's assistance. A constable happened
along and took charge of Ryan. Both
men were locked up.
ton yesterday they tried to get judicial
opinion on the price of fried oysters.
The magistrate refused to enter into a
disquisition and sentenced both men to
the County Jail as disorderly persons.
Leary got ninety days and Ryan ten.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-25
CHASE AFTER IMPoSToR.
Meyer Impsrsonated Detective and
Ran When He Saw Police.

William Meyer, eighteen years old, OF
No. 81 Montgomery street, was arralgneo
in the Second Criminal Court this morn
ing charged with impersonating an officer.
Shortly after midnight last night he ac-
costed Mrs Josephine Kelly of NO. f4i
Erie street, who had just come out OF a
restaurant in lower Montgomery street,
telling her that he was detective and
wanted money. He threw his coat back
and exhibited shield and threatened to
arrest Mrs. Kelly unless she gave him
money.
Mrs. Kelly entered a saloon near by
and Never followed, still demanding
money. Mrs. Kelly went out and espying
Patrolman Dundon on an opposite corner
went over and told him of Meyers de-
mand. Dundon understood her to say
Meyer had taken her pocketbook and
started after him.
Meyer ran up Montgomery street and
turned into Washington street. Dundon
following. After calling to Meyer to halt
he fired two shots. Meyer kept on run
ming. He turned into Grand street, thence
into Warren and back to York street.
Patrolman Downs attention had been at
tracted by the firing of the shots. He
saw Meyer coming and ran him into the
hallway of No. 183 York street. By this
tire Dundon came up. A search was
made.
Meyer was found in a bed with his
clothes on on the third floor of the build
ing, in apartments occupied by Mrs.
Catharine Valley. Meyer in his efforts to
escape had entered Mrs. Valleys bedroom
and jumped into her bed and pulled the
covers up over his head. Mr.. Valley was
in the room. Both he and wife were
dazed. They had not had time to recover
from their surprise and fright before the
two policemen knocked at the door.
In the excitement of the moment Valley
refused to open the door. 1t had flashed
across his mind that his strange midnight
visitor was being pursued by the police
and he feared he would be arrested for
completely in whatever crime the visitor
had committed. The police opened the
door and found Meyer covered up in the
bed Meyer was pulled out and taken to
the Gregory street station.
Mrs. Kelly subsequently identified him
as the man who had impersonated a de-
tective and demanded money from her.
Meyer refused to make a statement, ex-
cept that he had thrown away the badge
in York street. He was arraigned in the
First Criminal Court this morning and
remanded for further examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-25

with corresponding increase to the tax
able values of the States and munlcipali-
ties in which they lie.
"An additional reason for improving
this important waterway is that it will
afford a protected inland route from
Perth Amboy and South Amboy to Up
per New York bay, thereby providing un-
interrupted communication during stormy
weather when the navigation of Raritan
Bay and Lower New York Bay is ex-
tremely hazardous.
'-Under the present project, which is for
a 14-foot channel, foreign commerce is ex-
cluded from the northerly ten miles of the
Arthur Kill. The coastwise traffic is ex-
cluded to an extent increasing with the
present tendency to build vessels and
barges of greater size and draft. A depth
Of q feet at mean low water, or about 26
feet at mean high water. would admit all
but the largest of vessels.
TT is believed that the proposed i'm
provement is of permanent nature, and
will require only a small expenditure for
maintenance, as there are no considerable
silt-bearing tributaries, the shoals are not
sedimentary deposits, and there are no
shifting sand bars. These favorable con-
ditions do not prevail at any of the inn
provements proposed or adopted in this
district, or probably in this vicinity.
'sThe cost of the improvement, in COM
parison with the benefits to accrue and
their lasting character, is reasonable, and
the opinion expressed in the report upon
the preliminary examination, that the
project. was a worthy one, is adhered to
after this more detailed investigation.
The estimate of COST
To provide channel from the Kill Won
Kull to Raritan Bay, 800 feet wide and q
feet deep at mean low water:-
Dredging, S.7e6.15O cubic yards, at
an average rate of about a cents. .$523. .24S
Rock removal, 24,Oo cubic yards,
Diking, 5000 lineal feet............... $500
and contingencies,
Total .......... ..................ss $685., go
Annual cost of maintenance....... 5000
Judge Burton listened very attentively
to the explanation and from the remarks
he dropped the committee conceived the
idea that he was favorably impressed with
the project and felt much encouraged.
When Seawarren was reached the Con-
gressmen, Colonel Barlow and the Wood
bridge delegation took two launches and
ran up the Woodbridge Creek short
distance The good people of that little
village see in the dim, misty future great
possibilities for their community if they
can only get an appropriation to be ex-
pended upon their creek. At present it is
too shallow for the Victor's draft and
the transfer to launches had to be made.
When the launches returned to the Victor
dinner was served in the after cabin and
the boat turned homeward Ex-senator
Daniel c. Chase of South Amboy and
Peter Bennett of Elizabeth looked after
ing to be desired in that direction.
the comfort of the guests and left moth
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-25
THE CENSUS RETURNS.
Supervisor Weastell Hopes TO Have
Them Completed July Z.

The Supervisor of the Census for this
district hopes to complete all his
schedules for shipment to Washington by
July T. The cities are practically COM
pleted A few districts are being recan-
vassed, but these will be computed in a
few days at the most
The outlying districts will be thorough
ly canvassed by the end of the month.
The computing of these figures will take
but a few days. The men whose books
We're sent a week or ten days ago are be-
ginning to look for their treasury drafts
from Washington. These are now due
The Supervisor is desirous of completing
his duties in a most thorough manner,
and wishes it announced that he will be
pleased to hear from all those persons
who have been unavoidably omitted from
the enumeration by the enumerators. Sew
eral persons have sent word to the Super
visor to this effect with the result that
the persons were looked UP by the emu
merators and properly recorded on the big
schedules without difficulty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-25
TRUSTEE M'cULLoUHG RESIGNS.
He No Longer Has a Say About
State Home for Girls.

Especial to "The Jersey City News."]
TRENTON, June 25, 19O0.-William H.
Mccullough, of the Board Of Trustees,
of the State Home for Girls, has rendered
his resignation to Governor Voorhees,. He
assigns no reason for his action, but it is
understood that it on account of the
somewhat strained relations existing be
tween him and the other members of the
Board, as the result of Mr.. McCullough's
taking an attitude which, if not opposed
to the management of Mrs. Eyler, was not
in accord with the other members of the
Board.
Mr.. Mccullough was formerly Presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees, but be-
cause he gave some testimony at the
investigation which was not entirely fav-
orable to Mrs. Eyler, he was turned
dow nwhen the Board reorganized. He
was further slighted by not even being
appointed on any committee of conse-
quence.
Governor Voorhees, has as yet taken no
action upon the resignation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-25
HOLY TRINITY EXCURSION.
No Need Of Bothering With Lunoh-
con Thursday.

The annual excursion of the Sunday
school of the English Lutheran Church of
Holy Trinity, will be held Thursday The
capacious and comnlodious Ironsteamboat
''Cepheus'' IS to take the excursionists
to the Isl,lnd of Oscawanna Boat will
leave Morris treet dock at A. M.
1t is the acknowledged pleasure day of
English Lutherans, who will flock to the
scene of migration from Brooklyn, New
York and surrounding cities and suburbs
There will he no necessity for preparing
a luncheon; it will be wasting precious
moments to think of such question, for
the catering is to be under the absolute
control of a committee whose supplies al
ready could stock up a fancy grocery and
delicatessen store, an ice cream parlor and
candy store, also a miniature fruit
orchard. Prof. H. A. Wagner's orchestra
is to accompany excursion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-25
A Plea for Tea.

Mature is, after all, to be depended
upon pretty thoroughly" said a Chicago
physician who has made a study of the
effects of tea on the system. For exam
pie, it is the exceptional person who
Graves tea at breakfast, time of the day
at which it is least needed and is f,e-
quently most injurious. Tea with dinner.
too is not to be recommended, because
even if perfectly made there is sure to be
little tanic acid in the composition. and
the stomaching. in attempting the diges-
tion of a heavy meal, is much better with
out this principal. After o'clock, how
ever the hour that fashion and custom
agree in providing tea, is an hour that is
alsoalso proper and favorable to the sys-
tenn The supply of energy with which
the day was begun is about exhausted
and cup of well-made tea is often a re-
freshment and tonic that is both accept
able and desirable"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-25
WANTS NEW COURT ROOM.
Vice Chancellor iPitney Complains
of His Present Quarters.

Vice Chancellor Pitney's patience ceased
to be virtue this morning and he strong
ly denounced the present Chancery Court
room During the trial of a cause one OF
the counsel complained that he could not
hear what a witness said. Il know 1t,
exclaimed the Court 1.-THE State of New
Jersey ought to furnish its Court OF
Chancery with a quieter court room. L
am almost at that point where 1 will say
that won't try another case In this
room. The season is now here when we
must either have the windows open or
die with the heat, and when the windows
are open it is almost impossible to near
the proceedings" Having thus relieved
himself the Vice Chancellor directed the
witness on the stand to speak louder and
went on with the case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-25
INVENTION HIS WEAKNESS
Fireman Mumford's Desire for
Greatness Made Him
Insane.

A mania for invention has driven Fire
man Pierson Mumford, of Engine Com
pany No. /, Hoboken, violently insane.
Physicians at ST. Marys Hospital, where
he was removed Saturday night, say the
chances for his recovery are doubtful
Mumford is twenty-eight years old He
has been connected with the Hoboken
department since 1891. His peculiar talk
and conduct have attracted the attention
of his superiors several times.
81 will be a great inventor one of these
days. he frequently used to tell his
friends. II don't know what I will in
vent, but the idea worth money will come
to me yet and then 1 will be the talk of
the country 1 am always thinking some
thing out and it's bound to come along.
I've been born to greatness"
Captain William Fenton, with whom
Mumford boarded, informed the police
Saturday night that the fireman had be-
come violent With much difficulty Mum
ford was induced to accompany two
patrolmen to Police Headquarters.
"At last l have hit upon the great in
vention of the age" he began to declaim
at the station. You'd never guess what
it was, either. It's shoe blacking. With
it will shine Ry way through the world.
I will become rich and famous. the
capitalists will be running after me by
the hundreds soon. But | won't notice
them. I'll treat them with scorn. III oe
my own boss. I'll have monopoly on
Mumford's great discovery. Another week
and my name will be on every tongue.
Police Captain Hayes succeeded after a
while in calming the excited young man.
More difficulty was experienced in getting
him to the hospital, but he finally was in
duced to enter the ambulance when told
that he was being taken to a friend in
terested in his invention.
Before he became afflicted Mumford was
regarded as a good fireman in Hoboken.
He first showed signs of his peculiar
weakness about two years ago.