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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
DEBTS WIPED OUT.
Four Hundred and Fifty
three Have Taken Ad-
vantage Of National
Bankruptcy Law.
[speelal . .rhe Jersey city News..l


TRENTON, April H. 1900-Three hundred
and eightyfour petitions in bankruptcy
have been filed in this State since the
national bankruptcy law went into effect
Some of these petitions represent two
or more persons. The total number of
persons who have sought to take adyan-
tage of the law is 453, of whom 2O2 have
ben discharged from bankruptcy. Five
petitions have been dismissed. This leaves
239 cases still pending, including some of
the first filed. but chiefly those more
| recently filed.
More than twice as many petitioners-122
are from Essex County as any other
county. Hudson follows with Sc, Passaic
with 52 Monmouth with 80, and Mercer
with 26.
The county which has had the least use
for the court is Gloucester, with only one
petition; Sussex and Ocean with four;
Morris and Middlesex with FIVE; Salem
with six; Hunterdon, Cape May and At
lantic with seven, and Burlington and
| Somerset with eight each.
OF Essex county's 122, IS are involuntary,
but Passaic leads the involuntary list with
10. Three of MERGERS &c are involuntary
petitions.
Discharges have been entered in IS of
| Mercer's 26. The persons whose cases are
still pending are Charles S. Burley, oscar
F. Neidt, William I. Pullen, Enoch w.
Hooper, George w. Price, John Ungaro,
Theodore L. Rue, Charles S. Cooper, all
of this city.
In Bergen, Cape May, Gloucester,
Ocean and Hunterdon counties no invol-
untary petitions have been filed.
Discharges have been entered in Sc of
the 122 cases from Essex county.
What amount of debts will be wiped out
of existence by these discharges cannot be
told definitely, but it win amount to sew
eral million dollars.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
GUMMERE'S CHANCES.
He Is Spokenof as a Possible
Successor to McGill.
[speeIal to ..rhe Jerssy Gig News.',l

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey city News."1
TRENTON, April Il, 19OO.-The an
nouncement that Chancellor McGill would
tender his resignation at an early date oc-
casioned much talk as to his probable
successor yesterday. 1t is well known
that Supreme Court Justice William s.
Gummere has the backing of United
States Senator SeweH for the berth.
Many of the leaders express the opin-
ion that the Chancellor's mantle will fall
upon Justice Gummere's shoulders, while
others lean to the belief that Governor
Voorhees, will make the appointment a
purely personal one.
In all his other appointments the Gov
ernor has consulted the wishes of Gen
eral Sewell--or at any rate, they bear
evidence Of the Camden mans hand.
The name of Frank R. Bergen of Eliza
beth who has bene lifelong friend of
Governor Voorhees,, was prominently men,
toned for the Chancellorship up to few
| months ago. Mr.. Bergen is just now
working hand and glove with Senator
John Kean to defeat the Governors par
ticular friend, Congressman Fowler, for a
denomination.
This will, of course, remove Bergen from
the list of possibilities for the Chancel-
lorship.
Another name that has been persist
emily coupled with the office is that of
Supreme Court Justice Gilbert Collins,
and there are a great many leading Re-
publicans who would like to see the Jer-
.sey City mans title changed OF Chancel-
lor Collins.
But the hands on the political dial point
very strongly to Justice Gummere, whose
support is so much more influential from
a party standpoint than that of any of
the others. Besides General Sewell,
Judge Gummere has arrayed on his side
Senator Kean and host of the other big
guns of the party.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Frederick Zagnas Was Caught
Between Two Freight Cars
Yesterday.

Frederick Zagnas, forty-five years old,
of NO. 1856 Danforth avenue, checker,
employed at the Greene street frelght
yard of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was
crushed to death yesterday afternoon. He
was jammed between two freight cars
while at work.
A drill engine was placing some cars OF
freight so that they could be properly
unloaded and their contents checked.
Zagnas started across the tracks, either
not knowing of the approach of the NOV
ing cars or taking a chance on reaching
the desired position. The cars crashed to-
gether just as Zagnas reached a point be-
tween the drawheads, which came to-
gether, and Zagnas was pinned in. He
screamed in mortal agony and startled
number of fellow employees who immedl-
ately rushed to his assistance. The cars
were drawn apart and zagnas mangled
body fell to the ground. County Physl-
clan Converse was notified and the body
was removed to Speer's morgue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11

evidently in the minority this spring, pul
we'll try again next fall"
In the Fifth and Sixth Precincts of the
Seventh Ward there was evidence of the
Republican ticket being knitted, apparent
ly by members of the U. S. Grant Associa-
zion. some of whom are known to oe
hostile to Fry. Both of these precincts
gave a large majority to the Democratic
candidates. whereas in previous elections
they have gone Republican. 1t was said
last night that several members of the
Minkakwa Club, of which Mr.. Fry is
president. failed to take the trouble to
vote.
A Republican who has been doing active
work for the party this spring, said last
night, that if the Minkakwa Club had
properly supported Fry, the result would
have been different.
"At the ratification meeting held at the
rooms of the Greenville League Club,
Saturday night, there were just five Minks
present out of a Campaign Committee
of nineteen" said he. "Mr. Fry certainly
deserved better treatment than that at
the hands of his clubmates."
William Jordan, the Republican nominee
for Justice of the Peace. was much dis
appointed at his defeat and severely
scored the Republicans of the Fifth and
Sixth Precincts for their apathy or in
difference. It is said lAat Mr.. Jordan had
been assured of success and had pur-
chased a number OF law books for enlight-
ment on the duties of a Justice of the
Peace.
The result of the vote in the ward fully
demonstrates that the Seventh Ward has
firm position in the Democratic column
and is slowly but surely increasing its
Democratic strength.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
HOBOKEN'S DOGS.
Health Commissioners Hear
a New Ordinance Regu-
lating the Keeping
Of CANNES.

The new ordinance to regulate and con-
troll the keeping Of dogs and to prevent
the same from running at large in Hobo
KEN passed it's first and second reading
at the meeting of the Health Commis
sioners of that town yesterday. The or
dinance Isl
BE it ordained by the Board of Health
of the city of Hoboken as follows:-
"First-Every person owning or having
in his possession dog shall on or before
June l. 1900, and annually thereafter, pro-
cure a permit from the Board of Health
Of the city of Hoboken for each and every
dog, whether male or female, so owned
or had in possession, for which permit
the sum of 50 shall be paid and the clerk
of the said Board shall deliver metal
tag or plate for each and every dog for
which the said sum of 81 shall be paid
.Second-From and after June l. 1900 no
dog whether male or female shall be al
lowed to run at large in the City of Ho-
bolzen without the aforesaid metal tag or
plate securely fastened and worn upon a
strap or collar upon its neck nor unless
a permit as hereinbefore provided shall
have been provided for said dog.
'Third-The Board of Health of the city
of Hoboken shall appoint subordinate
officer or agent whose duty it shall be to
catch and safely keep impounded or con-
fined all dogs whether male or female
found running at large in the City of
Hoboken, not wearing the aforesaid metal
tag or plate and for which a permit shall
not have been issued as aforesaid for the
space of three days if said dogs are not in
the meantime redeemed. All owners of
dogs when redeeming the same from Gus
tody of said officer or agent shall pay the
sum of one dollar for each dog so redeem
ed and also the further sum of twenty
five cents for each day or fraction of
day for the keeping of the same. All dogs
caught and impounded by said officer or
agent and remaining in his custody un-
redeemed ait the expiration of three days
shall be killed.
''Fourth-Every person owning or hav-
ing in his possession dog who shall neg
lect to procure permit as herein be-
fore provided, or who shall suffer any
dog to run at large in the City of Hobo
ken without the aforesaid tag or plate
securely fastened and worn upon strap
or collar upon the neck of said dog shall
be guilty of a violation of this ordinance
and on conviction thereof shall forfeit and
pay a fine of ten dollars
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11

schmidt's majority ...............

Tax Commissioners elected
First Ward-John Callahan, D.
Second Ward-John Horstmann, ID.
Third Ward-Richard Mooney, D:
Fourth Ward-William Korbach, d.
Fifth Ward-Martin Whalen, D.
Councilman Steils when seen today and
asked to account for his victory over the
regular Democratic candidate, said:-"I
ran independently, it is true, but I have
always been a staunch Democrat, and
Democratic friends helped at the polls.
The people of the Fifth ward want me
to serve another term, it would appear.
When my opponent received both the
Democratic and Republican nominations
1 determined to work all the harder. The
result speaks for itself.
'sWhen the official verification of the
election returns are made I believe my
iority will be over 800. The City Clerk $
tally and the one made by the police last
night differ materially. According to the
former my majority is 914. The police
count makes it 1877. Either figure is very
good showing to make on pastors, my
friends say, and agree with them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Court Triumph, Foresters of America,
is preparing for its annual ball to be
held at Columbia Hall, Ocean and Gator
avenues, Monday evening, April 10 "A
handsome silk American flag VIII be
awarded to the best represented court
A stag euchre will be held this evening
at the Jersey City Club, under the au-
spices of the Entertainment Committee
The same committee is arranging for a
stag to be given on April Is.
A lecture will be given by the Rev ;.
Trevens Jackson, Chaplain of the Grand
Lodge of New Jersey, l. 0. 0. F. under
The auspices of Mechanics Lodge, No. 66,
/. o. o. F., Wednesday evening, May 2,
at the Jersey City Club Theatre. Cres-
cent and Clinton avenues. The subject
will be, ga Tramp Abroad" Stereopti-
con views will be used in illustration. The
Boer and Spanish war pilctures viii be
among those shown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
FUNERAL OF DR.. PEARcE.

The body of DR.. S. Austin Pearce, the
organist of the First Presbyterian
Church on Emory street who died Sum
day morning from an attack of apaplexy,
was removed to Yonkers, N. y, yesterday
afternoon by his brother. Interment will
be made in the Yonkers Cemetery Many
members of the church visited the morgue
to pay a last tribute OF respect.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11

The Fourth Annual Gymnastic cham
to be held in the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club Theatre, Madison avenue and Forty
fifth street, New York City, on Thursday,
April 49, 1900, is attracting great deal Of
attention. 1t is the intention of the differ
ent clubs and colleges to send the win
ners to compete at the Paris Exposition,
July 20 and 80. Commissioner Peck has
forwarded to the Secretary Of the Anna
teur Athletic Union, entry blanks and
other data pertaining thereto, and il
seems to be the first athletic feature that
is receiving the attention Of the Paris
officials BY an error In the entry blank
the athletes were led to believe that the
rope climbing competition has been
eliminated. It is not
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
DIED.

DFJNyER.-At No. Sl3 Grove street. Jer-
sew City. on Tuesday. April 10. Susan
H. Denver. wife of John W Denver
and daughter of Henry J. Hallock.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
1900. I.ettitia Van Arsdale, wife Of
George M. Cross.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at her late
residence No $50 Romaine avenue. on
Thursday, April u, at s P NJ.
KELL.Y-On Monday, April 9, 1900, Mar
garet, beloved sister Of the late
Thomas and aunt of the late Thomas
H. Kelly.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from her late residence,
No. 90 Wayne street, on Thursday, April
interment Calvary Cemetery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Magnolia Baseball Club is anxious
to meet all teams averaging fourteen
years Of age. The team is:-Catcher,
Harry Speicher; pitcher, Robert Dohl-
meyer; first base, Nat Smith; shortstop,
Harry Smith; third base, John Finn; right
field. David Blackham; centre field. Earle
Ogden left field, Arthur Steller.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
ARLINGTON CEMETERY

was the first Landscape Lawn Cemetery in
the State Lot owners have no expense for
care of grounds, nor for fencing. If you need
a cemetery lot (and every family needs onel.
YOU will be interested in Its beauty and neat
ness its moderate prices and easy terms OF
nayment Office in JERSEY City. 23S Washing
ton street. over Provident Savings Bank. Tele-
phone No. 521.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
WE ARE GETTING eooDl

Not a single arrest was made yesterday
in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth or
Sixth Police Precincts, yesterday,
despite the fact that 1t was election day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
MA1IERs OF FACE

New Jerseys best nour costs 25c. more per
barrel than ordinary flour, but worth dollar
extra wholesale only at D. z. cleary Co.'s
stores Greene and Mons tsomery streets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, April II, 1sOo.-Forecest
for the thirty-six hours ending P. M.
Thursday. April u, for New York City
and vicinity:-Rain late tonight and
Thursday; increasing northeast winds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-11
Hartnett's ThermOmetrica1 Report

.sRetter late than never 1t is best, how
ever to be never late about taking Hoods
sarsapariila to purify. your blood. Take It
now.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04

cut shows . pump raised and the
elevated platform boxed in, the in
terror being filed with hay to keep
the pump from freezing. This is not
q difficult job, and the results are
often worth a great deal during a
single winter even. The pump can
be lowered again for summer use if
desired, setting the elevated platform
away for s again the following win
ter. Few realize what an immense
amount of animal heat land therefore
feed and milky is wasted when COWS
are turned out to a watering place on
q cold day in winter. The animals
come in shivering, their backs rounded
up with the cold and every hair
standing on end. It takes an hour at
least before they feel comfortable
again. Under such conditions the
best results in dairying cannot be
secured. Where water can be run into
the barn in the way suggested, it will,
on standing a while, acquire the
temperature of the barn, being then
much suitable for cows to drink,
while the latter will also be saved the
exposure to cold winds.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04

"Up at my camp near the Four
Peaks" told Jim Bark, the WE'LL
known cattleman, ''the boys are han
dy with a rifle. We've got a lot of
guns up there. The old fashioned
black powder Winchester has been
discarded and nothing but the best
goes. Most of the new guns were
bought during the Spanish war, when
we would experiment all day with tree
trunks and rough trenches, learning
the art of wal at home. We found
that a bullet from one of the new
Winehesters, driven by smokeless
powder, was good for four feet and
more of pine timber and for more
than an inch of iron.
II thought the boys had done about
everything in the shooting line that
could be done long ago, but 1 was
mistaken. / sent them up a wagon.
In hauling down some frewood they
broke the holsters all to finders. The
holsters hold up the wagon bed, you
know. Well, the boys figured out all
right the rebuilding of the wood
parts, but came near being stumped
on the iron fixings. They got some
old iron wagon tires and cut them in
proper lengths. but hadn't a way that
they could see to punch the necessary
bolt holes. Finally the question was
solved. One of the boys carefully
marked the place for the bolts, stood
the piece OF tire against q tree and
put a bullet, thirty calihre, through
the tire at each place marked. It was
a novel sort of blacksmithing, but it
worked. The Arizona Grapevine.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04


It would be a public misfortune
were bicycles to disappear. They have
proved themselves agents of health
and innocent pleasure; they have slim
ulated love for honest sports; they
have been the means of a large dis
tribution of money in the accessible
districts; they have acquainted thou
sands with local geography and have
enabled them to discover natural
beauty in regions where they did not
know it to exist; they have created in.
dustries that employ thousands, and,
above all, they have caused in this
country an interest in good roads,
without which no nation may call it.
self civilized.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04
Weekly pays the following

Harper's Weekly pays the following
tribute to the worth of the dead Bo3r
leader, General Joubert: Whatever
may be the results of the South Afri-
can conflict, it has served to bring be-
fore the public eye a real statesman,
q soldier and q gentleman. It mat
tiers little what side we may take in
the unhappy quarrel itself, we are all
of one mind regarding the late General
Joubert; and if it we're possible for
him to-day to look into the hearts Of
his fellow-men all the world over,
friend and foe alike, he would see
that which would stir his rugged
and chivalrous soul. for in the hour
Of his death all men lamented his nm.
timely end and bowed their heads il
reverence to his memory. To hare
produced u citizen like General
Joubert is q finer achievement than
to have won : thousand bloody Vie
tories upon the field Of battIs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04
PITH N POINT.

Tommy-"Pop, what's a wooden
vedding?" Tommy's Pop-.'When o
chip lnarries a fellow who is a perfect
stick"
: miss Bird sent two dollars for o
sure method to preserve the voice.
what was it?" "Sing into a phono,
raph."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Despite the price OF gIddy bonnet.
Mhen woman sets her mind upon 1t,
It isn't long before you find
The bonnet set upon her mind.
Clara-"I have my photograph
taken every three years; I think it's
so interesting" Fanny-"Oh, what.
ever do you do with them al?"-Pick
Me-Up.
He-"Will we announce our en-.
gsgement on Wednesday," She-.Td
rather not; I have an important en-
gagement for that day."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Customer-s'Give me ten cents'
worth of paregoric, please" Druggist
Yes, SIR" Customer absent
mindedly)-"How much is it?" Drug
gist--'A quarter"
Smiles-"I'm glad I wasn't Shakes
pere." Giles .sWhy are you?"
Smiles-"Because I should be dead
now" Giles-"Yes, that's true-and
SHAKESPEARE would be forgotten"
"Why stand ye idle here all the
day?" asked the taxpayer, who is
fond of quotations. Because re-
piled the party of the second part,
II am a city employe. Chicago
News.
ST will admit" said the Cornfed
Philosopher. shat oratory is mostly
gas, but even gas is illuminating
not to mention the way it rips things
open sometimes" = Indianapolis
Press.
Prospective Purchaser-"I thought
you said this place would make a good
poultry farm. Why, it's almost COM
pletely under water" Real Estate
Agent-"Just the thing for ducks, my
dear SIR"
Condemned Mar Ito lawyer)-sIt's
. long sentence, sir, to be sent to
prison for life." Lawyer (inclined to
be more hopeful)-"Yes, it does seem
long. but perhaps you won't live q
great while. "-Tit-Bits.
cts no trouble at all to get mar
ried," remarked the girl with the new
engagement ring. "No," replied her
married sister, with a sigh. ''The
trouble doesn't begin until shortly
after the ceremony."-Chicago News.
you're looking kind OF green,
Bill" said the Half Eagle to the Dol
lar Note; s'You need change" "No,
thank you, replied the other, ''changs
would break me up completely, and
probably make me look like thirty
cents"
"Well, gentlemen" remarked the
president of the club, motions are in
order. 1t has been suggested that wa
have a banquet. What shall be done?"
Mr.. President" spoke mp the man
who Observation-Disclosures ST move
we dispose of it by laying it on the
table," The motion was carried
Philadelphia North American.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04

A new canning factory Is being erected
1t L~eesburg.
The season for pike and pickerel fishing
opened on May 1.
Engineers are at work laying out the
nsw seaside resort below Stone Harbor, on
Seven Mile Beach.
Rafting on the Delaware has almost been
abandoned. Only q few have passed down
the river 80 far this year.
War among the bakers Of Glen Gardner.
Clinton and High Bridge has reduced
bread to four cents per Loaf.
The Bridgeton City Council has taken mp
an ordinance providing for the bonding Of
the city for 800, 900. to be expended In
street paving.
Shad have been caught In Mad Horse
Greek this spring for the first time in the
known history OF the stream.
The forest fire which wrought such havoc
at Pleasant Mills also burned the hall oil
the Junior Mechanics, causing q loss Of
$500, with $1,000 insurance.
The Government buoy boat, Zizania, has
been sent to Bordentown to replace q can
buoy which marked the bar there, and
which was washed away last winter.
The Rev. George II. Whitney, OF First
Place, PlainAeld, formerly President OF the
Hackettstown Institute, which Is now be.
ing rebuilt by the Methodists, was elected
President emeritus by the Board OF Truss
tees Of the institute.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04

Do not permit the children to form
the habit Of ~disputing and q~uarreling
with each other. It may be prevent
ed, like other bad habits, by watch
fulness, particularly if the training is
begun when the children are very
young. Separation is the best pun
ishment, breaking up the play and
taking away the cause of the dispute.
Children are social beings and do not
like to play alone. They dislike soli-
tude, and if they find it is invariably
the result of ~quarreling they will take
pains to be more amiable SO as not to
be forced into it, observes a writer in
the Ladies' Home journal.