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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
PALIsADE coMPANYs DANCE.
Nineteenth Anniversary Celebrated
at Central Hall.

The nineteenth anniversary of the Or
ganization of Palisade Company, No. s.,
G. S. B., W. R. N. J., was celebrated at
Central Hall last evening by a dinner and
reception. The committee in charge of the
affair consisted of Charles Sahr, chairman,
A Dickmann, E. Netting, Theodore
Schmitt, ]. Taffner, C. Bindig and G..
Schoeneberg.
Among those present were:-Captain and
Mrs. John F. Meyer. First Lieutenant and
Mrs. J. Taffner, Second Lieutenant and
Mrs. Charles Sahr, Treasurer and Mrs. G..
Binding, Orderly Sergeant and Mrs. A.
Bottner Sergeant-at-Arms and Mrs j..
Woltmann, Secretary and Mrs. G..
Schoeneberg, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bracht, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Brane. Mr.. and Mrse A.
Dickmann, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Columbo, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Ehlers, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Freers, DR.. and Mrs. j. Faber, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Fiege, Mr. and Mrs. E. Gentzel
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hey, Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Jatzen, Mr.. and Mrs L. Kristen, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Kuntz, Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Meyer,
Mr. and Mrs J. Netting, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. William Meyer, Mr..
and Mrs VIM. Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. F..
often, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Oelerich, Mr.. and
Mrs A. Rapp, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Seekamp
Mr.. and Mrs. P. -Stumpf, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Schmitt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Schnackenberg,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ulmschneider, Mr.. and
Mrs w. Wesp, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wittmer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
NEGRO LYNCHED.
Maryland Mob Avenges Grim
inaI Assault Upon
Woman.

DELAIR. Md, March 27, 1900-Lewis
Harris, the negro who was arrested here
day before yesterday, charged with
criminal assault upon Miss Anne Nell
vaine, was taken from the jail last night
and lynched after a brief struggle be-
tween the Sheriff and the mob, in which
two men were slightly wounded 1t had
been expected that an attempt would be
made to hang Harris yesterday when he
was to have been brought up for hear
ing, but this was postponed until today,
and everything seemed so quiet last night
that the suspicious of the Sheriff were
allayed, but he continued to keep a close
watch.
Shortly before midnight it was an
nounced that a mob was on its way from
Aberdeen, a neighboring Village, and
general movement toward the jail took
place. Presently about twenty men ap-
peared some of whom were masked, and
an attack upon the Jail began. A fusil-
1ade of shots was exchanged between the
Sheriff and his deputies on the one hand,
and the mob on the other, resulting in
the woundng of Robert L. Bull, of this
place, and one of the crowd from Aber
deem, whose name could not be learned.
Bull was shot in the shoulder and the
other man in the hand, neither wound
being serious. The jail door was finally
forced and Harris was taken out. While
in the hands of the mob he exclaimed
''If I did it, men, I was drunk and did
not know what was about. have no
recollection of it,
The mob hustled him to a neighboring
door yard in which stood a large poplar
tree, and, placing a moose around his
neck, flung the other end of the rope
over limb. AS he was hoisted from the
ground, the limb upon which the unfor-
tunate wretch was suspended snapped
short and Harris fell to the ground. He
was lifted up again, moaning and groan-
ing. and quickly hanged a second time,
this time effectively. Several shots were
fired into the body, the loose end OF the
rope was tied to a gate post, and, the
corpse left hanging until this morning,
when it was taken down.
Miss McIlvaine, Harris victim. is an
unmarried woman about ffty-four years
of age, who lives alone near the railway
station. She was called to her door at
midnight Saturday and attacked by
negro whom she afterward identified as
Harris. The indignation aroused by the
crime was more intense because of the
fact that it is the second of the kind
within month, William Black, a negro,
being now confined in the Baltimore
Jail, awaiting trial for assault upon Miss
Jessie Bradford, a young woman resid-
ing in Aberdeen, from which place last
nights mob is said to have come.
1t is asserted that Miss McIlvaine, Har-
riss victim, was with the mob when the
jail was attacked last night, but this can
not be confirmed, and it is certain that
she was not present at the actual hang
in
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
LIBERIAN NAVY SUNK.
[By Gable to The Associated Press

10y CdpI6 u Lu6 ASSOC1dLeQ HTeSS.
LONDON, March q, 190O-Mail news re-
ceived here from Monrovia, the capital of
the African Republic of Liberia, an
nounces the extinction of the Liberian
Navy, consisting of two gunboats. 1t is
added that the Rocktown was sunk in the
harbor of Monrovia March 10, while the
Gerronomah was capsized in the ST. Paul
River, where she was going to be over
hauled.
The gunboats cost about $4,000, and
will be a serious losse to the Government
of Liberia, which probably will be unable
to replace them.
The Rocktown was a steel gunboat, So
called, rigged as fore and aft schooner
and having one smokestack. She was 100
feet long, had 20 feet beam. was said to
be able to steam twelve knots and mount
ed one six-pounder quick-fring gun and
three machine guns.
The Gorronomah was a steel gunboat
9s feet inches long, with a displacement
of $50 tons and an estimated speed of
Il knots. Her armament consisted of one
siX-pounder quick-firing gun, one three
FOUNDER quick-firer and two brass salut-
ing-guns.
The Gorronomah was built at Belfast in
1892 and the RocktoWn was launched at
Rotterdam in 1894.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
sYRAcUsE's PR0DIGAL SON
This Time the Mother Does the
Welcoming.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, March q, 1905. v.
Kellogg, who at the age of seventeen ran
away from his home in Fayetteville and
came to Syracuse to enlist in the army
during the last year of the Civil War, and
who then went West, returned to the
home of his mother in this city this
morning Mr.. Kellogg has been in Fort
Jones, Cal, for a number of years and
had been mourned for as dead by his par
ents until a few months ago when he was
located by his mother. She telegraphed
him a ticket for Syracuse and money for
travelling expenses.
The father of the man who arrived here
today was a cousin of Mrs. Mark Hopkins,
who inherited the many millions left by
her husband. She was later married to
Edward F. Searles, to whom all of her
property was left when she died The
mother of the wanderer, Mrs. Kellogg of
this city, is one of the relatives who are
contesting the will.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
BOER PRISONER.
Newspaper Correspondent Tells How
He Was Treated.

[By Gable to The Associated Press.]
DURBAN, Monday, March 26 1900
Mr. William Cox, a newspaper correspon-
dent, who was released from imprison-
ment at Pretoria, has arrived here. He
adds his testimony to the stories of the
good treatment of the prisoners by the
Transvaal authorities, though the sub
ordinates sometimes subjected the cap
tives to annoyances.
Mr.. Cox saw Secretary Reitz and says
he evidently worried at the turn of events.
Prominent persons at the Transvaal capi-
tai bitterly accuse Mr.. Hofmeyer, the
Afrikander leader, and Premier Schreiner
of deserting them. They say they ex-
pected a hundred thousand Cape Colonists
to join the Republics.
General Joubert is apparently suspected
of half-heartedness, and Mr.. Cox gathered
that his life will be in danger at the hands
of the irate burghers if Pretoria is be-
sieged
AT Delagoa Bay Mr.. Cox saw well
known Transvaal secret service agents
purchasing and forwarding all kinds OF
goods to the Transvaal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
SALISBURY'S APOLOGY"

[By Gable to The Associated Press1
LONDON, March 27, 1900-6:17 P. M
The rport, published in the United States,
that Lord Salisbury has apologized for
the opening of American Consular mail
in South Africa is untrue. Nothing what
ever has passed between the two Govern
ments on this matter and the British
Premier has taken no action to invcsti-
gate the allegations of Mr.. Charles e.
Macrum, former Consul of the United
States at Pretoria, nor has he been re-
ouested to do so.
A printed fac simile of a letter to Mr..
Marcum alleged to have ben opened was
given to Lord Salisbury by a representa-
tive of The Associated Press, but he made
no comment nor did he direct that any
thing be done. -.-ss.la..---.l
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
COMMISSIONS ON JOBS.
Poughkeepsie Recorder Says There's
No Law Prohibiting It.

POUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, March 81 1900.
"A somewhat novel case was tried be-
fore Recorder Merschauser here last
night. Theodore Seifts, foreman of a
department in the Buckeye Mower and
Reaper Works was arrested for collecting
commissions from laborers for whom he
obtained employment. Several witnesses
testified that they paid Seifts sums rang
ing from 81 to s. in return for their jobs.
The Recorder discharged the foreman
on the ground that he had violated no
law He said that there was no doubt
that this practice is followed by foremen
in large factories and on the railroad, but
much to his regret he could find no law
making 1t a criminal proceeding.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
TRACTION cos PLANS.
Past Year the Most Success
full on Record Prepare
tions for Summer.

After the meeting of the stockholders Oh
the North Jersey Street Railway Com
pany yesterday afternoon the directors
met and elected Mr. E. r. c. Young, Pres
ident; David Young, Vice President; VIII
bur johnson, Secretary and E. N. Hill,
Treasurer. Mr.. Young will have no salary
as president of the company
Although the directors of both the Con-
solidated Traction Company and the
North Jersey Company made no pubic
statement concerning the company's Dusl-
ness during the year past, yet 1t trans
pfred that the result of the year sur
passed even what the most sanguine an
ticipateG. This was due to the manage
ment, and the same policy hitherto pur-
sued will be as strictly adhered to in the
future.
eve have" said one of the directors
today. ''the best equipped trolley system
in the country, and 1 might quote what
our esteemed president, Mr.. E. f. Z.
Young, himself said at the banquet given
in his honor: The best trolley system IN
the world. The company means to give
the people of this section of the State the
best of rapid transit. Everything cannot
be done in day We are aware that there
are many features which could be
changed, many improvements carried out,
but we are moving in that direction and
the travelling public will see that we are
endeavoring to serve them, and 1 hope
they will credit us with that
So far as the equipment of the road is
concerned already preparations are being
made for opening of the summer season.
Cars are being overhauled and schedules
are being devised. The company will give
special rates for parties desiring trolley
rides and encourage in every way travel
by the trolley
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
BOULEVARD NUMBERS.
The Weehawken Loop Puzzles
the Commissioners.


Mr.. Charles B. Brush, of the firm OF
Brush & Co., civil engineers, called upon
the Boulevard Commissioners this morn
ing He said he was about to prepare
a map to be used by insurance men, and
as he was numbering the houses and lots
along the Weehawken Loop, and as he
wants to make the numbers official, he
wanted to know how the numbers along
the Loop should be numbered.
The proposition to call the Boulevard
by it's official title, Hudson Boulevard,
with the Loop would run the figures up
above ten thousand. The houses and lots
fronting on it have never yet been Off
cially numbered. Each city and town
ship has adopted numbers to suit its re-
spective taxing district.
The question is puzzler for the Com
missioners. They referred Mr.. Brush's s
request for information to the Board $
counsel. 1t is a question as to whether
it should be divided into East and West
Boulevard, or be called as designated in
the act empowering it's construction,
Weehawken extension.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
It's Thermometrioal Report
DIED.

TASCH-In this city. on Sunday, March
Is, 1900 Louise NJ, wife of Peter Taseh.
aged seventy-one years.
Relatives and friends, also members Of
Farnsworth Lodge, No. 14S |. O.. o. F.,
are invited to attend the funeral services
from her late residence, No: % Orchard
P. N.
THOMPSON-On Sunday, March 25, 1900,
Bridget, beloved wife of George "A.
Thompson, aged thirty-six years.
Relatives and friends also members OF
Go-Won-Go Council, No. 10, l. o. r. NJ,
and Pride of N. J. Circle, No. 50, are in
vited to attend the funeral from her late
residence, No. 62S Communipaw avenue,
on Wednesday, March Is, at nine A. NJ;
thence to St. Patriek's Church, where a
solemn high mass of requiem will be Of
fered for the happy repose of her soul.
HERITAGE-On Monday, March 26 1900,
George w. Heritage, beloved husband
of Mary E. Heritage, aged ffty-fve
years.
Bergen Lodge. No. AZ, F. & A. M. Cyrus
Chapter, No. 80, r. A. NJ, and Hugh de
Payens Commandery, No. l. K. T., are
late residence, No. 12O North street, on
Wednesday, March 2S. at eight P, M.
BAKER-On Monday, March 26, 1900 Mary
J., widow of the late Col. II. NJ. Bak-
er, in her Seventy-eighth year.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from the residence of her
sister, Mrs. E. c. Hopper. No. 164 Union
street, on ThurSday, Marcn ~, al nine A.
M; thence to St. Patricks Church, where
a solemn high mass will be offered for the
happy repose of her soul.
ONSLOW-On Saturday, March "a, 1900,
Adoiph Onslow, aged 20 years.
Funeral services at the residence of his
daughter Mrs, Herbert Temple, No SIG
Jersey avenue, Jersey City, on Tuesday
March 27, at eight P. M. Friends invited
BUSH-On Sunday, March 25 1900, Edward
r., Jr.. son of Edward R. and Clarissa
b Bush, aged two months and nine
days.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services on Tuesday,
March 81, at eight P. NJ, at the residence
of his grandparent, S. B. McGown No. 2SS
Fifth street.
Interment at Tarrytown, N. Y.
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WILL NOT BE A DIRECTOR.
III. C. Frick Says He Will Not Ee
One in Carnegie Comnany.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 27, 19O0-The
speculation as to whether or not H. G..
Frick would be a director of the new
Carnegie Steel Company has been dis
posed of by Mr.. Frick himself When
asked the question, he replied mo"
The officials of the company and their
attorneys are still busy arranging the
plans of reorganization and before night
it is expected that the new board of di-
rectors will be chosen.
The suits instituted by H. Frick and
John Walker against the Carnegie Steel
Company, Limited, are still matter of
record and pending. They have not been
discontinued and probably will not be for
some time to come. It was stated by
some of the persons interested that Mr.
Frick would file no additional statements
with the payment of costs and that of
course will permit the bill and the an
swer to speak for themselves.
The public has both sides of the con-
troversy and now that both participants
are friends again there is no necessity
to make additional public apologies.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
GERRANY's FLEET.
Won Buelow Says Tt Should Be
Increased.

IBy Cable to The Associated Press.l
BERLIN, March 27, 1900.-The Reich
stag, today, during the course of a de-
bate on the Estimates, adopted by large
majority a motion requesting the Bundles
rath to amend the constitution so as to
provide payment for members of the
Reichstag who attend the sessions of
that body and also asking the Bundesrath
to provide travelling expenses for Reich
stag members.
The Budget Committee, today, COM
menced the debate of the Naval bill
Count Won Buelow, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, made a confidential state
ment showing that additions to the fleet
were imperatively necessary to assure the
maintenance of pacifer policy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
ELEVENTH WARD ENDORSEMENT.

The Eleventh Ward Democratic Club
met last night and endorsed the candi-
dacies of Street and Water Commission
ers Nolan and Hauck for reelection,
Alderman August Menge for reelection,
William Coles and Frank Martens for
election as Justices of the Peace, and w.
]. Hutton for election as Constable. The
club will hold a mass meeting at Spatz's
Hall. Palisade avenue and Ferry street
on the evening Of April g.. The candidates
and other prominent speakers will address
the meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
LAFAYETTE IMPROVEMENTS.
Hauck Tells the Sixth What This
Administration Has Done.

A short session of the Sixth Ward
Democratic Club was held last night in
Palmetto Hall, Lafayette and Wilton
streets. Chairman Erickson presided.
The attendance was good. Plans were
discussed for rousing campaign and
ratification meeting will be held next
week.
Commissioner Hauck spoke of the
streets that have been taken care OF IN
Lafayette in the present administration
and promised that the interests of the
taxpayers would always be looked after.
Commissioner Erickson referred to the
usual campaign details and added that
nlenty of hard work was essential to
successful campaign. Others spoke in the
same strain.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
TO INSPECT THE SUMNER.

WASHINGTON, March 27, 1sOO-A dis
tinguished party of officials of the War
Department will leave here tonight for
New York to inspect the army transport
Summer which is osail for the Philip
pines Thursday afternoon. The party
will consist of Secretary Root, Inspector
General Breckenridge. Quartermaster
General Ludington, Acting Commissary
General Weston, Surgeon General Stern
berg and Paymaster General Bates. The
officials will Sc that the Sumner is in per-
feet condition and completely equipped in
every respect for her long voyage to
Manila.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
AsPHYxlATED IN HOTEL.
New Haven Police Thinks j. p.
DaIv,s, Death Was Accidental.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March q, 1900
A man who registered at the Adams
House here, last night, as ''P. J. DAILY,
Boston," was found dead in bed today.
A gas jet in the room was turned on full
and the room was filed with deadly
vapor. The police believe death resulted
accidentally.
In the mans pockets were found several
letters addressed to III. Collins, New
made in the same name, and $3.50 in
money. He was about forty years old.
five feet seven inches tall, weight l6o
pounds. had a heavy brown moustache
and dark brown hair.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27

have to see what the ward convention
brings FORTH
1t is evident that no one is losing sleep
seeking the honor. The past few years
have taught Republicans that a nominal
ton is rarely followed by enough votes
to give any of them an Aldermanic title
The Democratic party in the ward has
greatly increased in strength, which Is
in part due to the excellent organization
effected by its capable leaders The ma
jority of Democrats in the ward are en-
rolled on the clubs books, and those who
are not are visited in person by some
of the leaders, when their votes are
needed. Commissioner Edward Barr is
one of the most active club members.
He devotes much of his time to the inter-
ests of the party. City Marshal Edgar
Vreeland, rFreeholder Joseph Murray, AL
derman Peter Ehrhardt, Timothy Aarons,
Henry Jaehne and Joseph Blaese are all
hustlers, and are mainly responsible for
the present strength of the Democratic
party in the Seventh ward.
The Building Committee is laboring in
dustriously to obtain and equip new
clubhouse. The growth of the party has
made the need of permanent political
home more keenly felt, and extra efforts
will be put forth to obtain such a home
in the near future.
The club has an option on building on
Ocean avenue, between Warner and Ste
vens avenues This place can be pur-
chased for $4,000. The payments can be
made to suit the convenience. of the club.
If no more desirable building can be
found within the next few weeks, it is
probable that the club will decide to pur-
chase this building. 1t is located in a
central part of the ward, which is big
factor in its favor. The leaders feel that
a pleasant home, properly furnished, with
the essential means of amusement would
ganization and win votes than oceans of
ora tOrV
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
TOOK THEIR OWN STONE.

Albert Pettke and Thomas Bannahan,
a couple of masons. entered the yard OF
Mrs. Harry Smith, of No. 5S4 West Side
avenue, yesterday and started to take
some stone tagging away. Mrs. Smith
objected. a quarrel followed and Mrs.
Smith had the two masons arrested as
disorderly persons. The men explained
their right to the stone this morning to
Police Justice Potts and were discharged
from nl1St0dv
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.

ALBANY, N Y, March q, 19o0--The
Senate has passed the Annual Appropria-
tion bill of s16,441, 1.55 by a party vote of
q to 1S, the Democrats objecting to the
bill because of the appropriation of $751;
500 for the New York Election Bureau.
Minority party objection to the usual APP
bill is almost unprecedented.
such objection always being presented
finally when the bill is in committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION MEET

WASHINGTON. March q. 1sOO-The
new Philippine Commission held pre-
liminary meeting today at the headquar-
ters of the Old Commission on Vermont
avenue. Judge Taft, the President, called
the body to order, and in a discussion
which lasted about three hours the plans
for the movements of the Commission
were thoroughly canvassed. Soon after
one o'clock a recess was taken for an
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
TELEPHONE DEAL RATIFIED.

BOSTON, March 27, 19OO-The stockhol-
ders of the American Bell Telephone Com
pany today ratified the recommendation
Of the directors that the real estate and
other property, except it's ownership in
the stock in the Long Distance Telephone
Company, be transferred to the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company. They
also ratified the recommendation that two
shares of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Stock be exchanged for each
share Of stock held in the American Bell
Company.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
IMMIGRATION COMMISSION.

NEW YORK, March 27 1eOO-John J. S.
Rogers. Commissioner of immigration at
the port of Philadelphia, and Special In
spector R. K. Campbell. of the Treasury
Department at Washington, are still sit
ting as an investigating committee on i'm
migration matters in this city They ex-
pect to conclude their investigation by
Saturday.
Commissioner General of immigration
Powderly and Assistant Secretary Taylor
Of the United States Treasury, have re-
turned to Washington.
The officials have thus far strenuously
refused to divulge the subjects and per-
some under discussion,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27
SUMNER TO SAIL THURSDAY.

NEW YORK, March 27. 1sOO.-The new
United States army transport Sumner will
sail for Manila, via the Suez Canal,
Thursday afternoon, her departure having
been delayed from Saturday The vessel
is considered the finest transport now in
the government fleet, and will probably
be put on the western run between San
Francisco and Manila after she disem-
barked her army officers and some 1,1Oo
recruits at Manila
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-27

will probably endeavor to have this fea-
ture eliminated by the abolition of all
field privileges tickets. 1t is suggested
that coaches and substitutes have a
enclosure somewhat removed
from the gridiron, and also that the UNI
pire be empowered to punish the side
offending by outside coaching, either by
the loss of the ball or by giving the OPP
posing team so many yards.