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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22
PLAYGROUND FOR NO. 2I.
Financiers Mullins and Carnes
Inspect Lots With a View
to Purchase.


Finance Commissioners John Mullins
and John H. Carnes spent some time this
morning investigating property in the
neighborhood of No. 21 School. with view
of purchasing land for playground in
connection with the school.
For some time members of the Second
Ward Improvement Association have been
agitating the purchase of playground
in the rear of the school on Twelfth
street. A delegation from the association
waited on the Finance Board on Wednes-
day afternon to urge the scheme. There
was no place in the neighborooh for the
children to play except the streets. The
Board promised that they would look into
the matter and the visit of Messrs Null
Inns and Carnes today was the result
The most desirable site consists of three
lots on Twelfth street and the price asked
is $1,000 a lot. AT first the Commissioners
thought the price somewhat excessive, but
careful inquiries revealed the fact that
only few days ago lot In that vicinity
was sold for $1,000. The Commissioners
will recommend the purchase of the lots.
As son as the city gets title to the prop
erty work will be begun at once to make
a playground for the future presidents
and vice presidents residing in that por-
tion of the Horseshoe.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22
KNOCKOUT DROPS
Hoboken Police Think They
Have an Expert at
the Game.
INVITED STRANGER TO DRINK
Then Put Choral in His
Glass and Stole His
Money.
INVITED STRANGER TO DRINK

John Martins, thirty-five years old, whe
claims to be a compositor, but who, the
police believe, is professional administer
of Knockout drops, was held by Recorder
Edward Stanton in 5000 bail for tha
Grand Jury, in Hoboken today, charged
with grand larceny. The Complainant in
the case is William Karl, cook, who re-
sides at No. "A Sands street, Brooklyn, and
who claims to have been drugged BY Mar
tins in Hobeken last night.
According to his own testimony Karl
was in Hoboken on his way to visit
friends when he was bumped into by tha
defendant on Newark street. Martin apoI-
ogized for the accident and Karl said Il
was no harm
He then invited me into a nearby sa-
loon to have a drink continued Karl, in
his testimony. 81 had several with him
and 1 have faint recollection Of his
reaching over and pouring something into
the last one. We were seated at the time
and instantly felt drowsy. don't re-
member anything else but waking up in q
cell feeling very sick this morning.
The remainder of the story was fur
nished by the testimony of PatroImen
Winters and Haw. who were called into
the cafe of the Delaware Hotel shortly
after midnight.
''The manager of the hotel told us that
Martin and Karl had entered the place
about a quarter to one testified Win
ters. "He said the bartender refused to
let Karl have any drink but seltzer water.
as he appeared to be drunk. The men
drank together for short time and them
Martin reached over and took the wallet
n f7ka 7loir
ing in the place notified the manager, and
when the manager questioned Martin the
latter offered to give him some OF the
money if he would keep the thing quiet.
We Immediately brought Martin and Karl
to Police Headquarters. On the way to
the station Martin dropped small bottle
Patrolman Haw picked it up and gave it
to Sergeant Hayden
John Sussenitch, the manager of the
hotel, corroborated Winters testimony.
So did John Sh1by, who had notified
Sussenitch of the suspicious conduct Of
Martin.
William Kamlah, druggist, was placed
on the witness stand and was positive in
his testimony that the bottle Martin had
tried to throw away had contained
choral
Martin refused to give his address or
make statement of any kind.
II will make the bail as high as can.
said Recorder Stanton in holding him.
1.-THE evidence you have heard is so much
against you that I believe I am justi-
fed in doing so. We want no men OF
your type plying their trade in Hoboken-''
Kohl had fifty dollars when he left
Brooklyn. A little over forty-one dollars
was in the wallet taken by Martin.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22
Hall. In the afternoon there will be a
grand concert. and in the evening ball.
CHRISTMAS IN HOBOKEN.
The Stevens Family to Have
the Usual Celebration.

Christmas will be observed by the
Stevens family at Castle Point, Hoboken.
1t has been the custom for years back
for the family to make the day one of
great rejoicing not only for themselves,
but for all their servants and the poor.
This custom will be carried out by Mrs.
Edwin A. Stevens this year, she has per-
fected arrangements for festival to last
three days and the Castle, which is to be
the gathering place for her guests is un-
dergoing splendid decorations.
The rotunda is hung with evergreens
and in everyroom the Yuletide IS sug-
gested by holly and mistletoe Mottos
bearing appropriate inscriptions are dis
played on the walls and big Christmas
tree will be placed in the central room
laden with gifts.
The celebration will begin on Christmas
eve when the old custom of the family
of burning the Yule log and candle will
be observed to usher in the festivities.
The day will not be observed with any
special celebration elsewhere in Hoboken.
A host of smaller Christmas entertain
ments were held during the past week in
the churches and schools. One of these
that attracted a big gathering was given
by the members of the High School FRI
day and Saturday evenings Two farces
and many specialities comprised the
programme.
Justice of the Peace George Seymour
will be good st. Nicholas to a company of
stranded actors in the town. The COM
pany was srupted on Wednesday, and
the performers have been having hard
time of it SINCE. They expect to be able
to get away before New Years and the
Justice hopes to make them for get the
hardships they have encountered by in
vlting them to a Christmas dinner in the
Delaware Hotel.
Two pigs were included among the
props of the show. These were at
tached with the other chattels of the COM
pany, but they are to be released and
killed for the banquet. Ten turkeys and a
lot of other edibles collected by the Justice
promise to make up a attractive menu
for the company.
Turkey dinners will be given to all des-
titute applicants at st. Mary's Hospital,
and City Prisonkeeper McAleer says he
intends to provide all prisoners at Police
Headquarters with the same mess.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22

DIED

SAUER-On Thursday. December 20, 1900,
Katherine, beloved wife of Ferdinand
n. Sauer, in her sixty-hfth year.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at her late resi-
dence, No. 79 Coles street, on Sunday, De-
cember 23. at 2:30 P. M.
DURBOROW-Loretta beloved and only
child Of Michael H. and Mary Dur
borrow, aged AZ years.
Funeral from her parents residence, No.
2S5 Third street, on Sunday, December q.
at 2 P. M.
ELLIOTT-On Thursday, December -,
1900, James Elliott, aged 6S years.
Funeral services from his late residence
No. 11015 Coles street, on Sunday, Decem-
ber g. at 2:30 P. NJ
MUNKER-On Friday, December q, 1900,
Julia, beloved wife of Conrad Munker
(nee Schwartz. aged 30 years IL months
days.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from her late home. No.
1913 Griffith street, Sunday, December zs
at P. NJ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22
"HE WAS GRATEFUL. I"
How an English Jailer Comforted
His Prisoner.

There are many ways to comfort the un-
fortunate, says "Tit-Bits." One of the
most original Of htem is recorded by Sir
David Dundas, once Circuit Judge of
England. In the earlier half of the CEN
tury, in many of the rural districts, there
was but one session of the Courts during
the year, and it consequently became the
Judges duty to make clean sweep of
the prisoners cases before a session
ended.
Sir David had Just finished a session at
Scarborough. and the Court was about to
be closed, when the gaoler approached
What, your honor" said he, lis to be
done with the man who created a disturb
ance in Court last year? Your honor wiz
recollect that you committed him for con-
tempt
Good heavensi' exclaimed Sir David,
who had, of course, only committed the
prisoner for the day. "Has the man been
confined for year? Release him at
once.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22
CALLED Her BLUFF.
Husband Did All in His Power
to Make Wife's Sui
eide Easy.

Otto Brown, alias Burl1opskie, was ar
ragned in the Second Criminal Court this
morning on a charge of abandonment.
He has been married for fifteen years.
According to the testimony Mr.. Brown
transferred his affections from his wife
about two years ago to comely German
servant girl. The latter eighteen months
ago inherited $4,000. She bought farm
at Lake ARIEL. Pa, and she Ives there
on. Brown was arrested there by de-
tective of the name of Robert Crowie
and was extradited.
His wife says that when he first wanted
to get rid of her he made things unpleas-
ant at home by kicking the furniture to
pieces. She told him one time that if she
had gas in the house she'd commit sui
eide, and the next day he ha the gas
men at work putting in gas. Police JUS
tice Murphy put him under bonds to pay
his wife $3.50 week. Mrs. Burkopskie
lives at No. 8S7 Bergen avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22
PAY UP OR SHUT OFF.
rect and Water boards Action to

Street and Water boards Action to
Collect Arrearaees OF Water Ron 8
It's pay up or shut off now with the
water rents. That's the way Supervising
Clerk George T. Bouton of the Street and
Water Board puts it.
Since his appointment he has instituted
vigorous crusade to collect arrearages
of water rents and he has been eminently
successful in this, that thousands of dol
lars have poured into the city's money
box.
1.-THE edict has gone FORTH he said to-
day, that people must pay their water
bills or else we will cut off their supply.
That's all there is about it,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22
GIRL HELD UP A BURGLAR.
Jennie Griffith Stopped Thief with
His Own Revolver.

Especial to 'TThe Jersey City News.")
TRENTON, Dec. p, 1s0O-Friends of
thirteen-year-old Jennie Grifith. daughter
of Thomas Griffith, whose house is near
Greenwood Cemetery, are today congrat-
ulating, her on her bravery in holding up
a burglar.
She saw a thief yesterday in the din
ing room packing up bundle of silver
Drawing revolver the girl called on
him to stop.
Don't shoot" he cried. He made to-
ward the door. and when the girl was un-
guarded knocked her down and escaped
wit honly small part Of his plunder.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22
FELL FROM FREIGHT CAR

Lewis Golden. of No. 115 Marshal street.
Hoboken, fell from the top of a freight
car in the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western Railroad yard, at the foot Of
Nineteenth street, this morning, and was
severely injured about the left hip. He
was taken to ST. Francis's Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22

Mrs. Ninsiow's Soothing Syrup for
children teething should a.ways De used
for children whise trethIng. II softens the
gums. ailays the pain. cures wind collie
arG is the best remedy tor diarrhoea.
twenty-five cents per bottle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Dec. q. 1sOO-Foreeast
for thirty-six hours ending at eight P. NJ.
Saturdays and Sunday fair.
winds variable.
Harfnett's ThermometricaI Repart
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22
TREATED HIS HORSE CRUELTY.

Moses Silver, of No. 4s East Nineteenth
stret, New York, was yesterday fined sis
and costs by Justice Of the Peace Macs
for cruelty treating horse He was ar
rested by Officer Janicke Of the S. P. q. A..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-22

The best projection against fevers. pneumo-
mia, diphtheria. etc., is in building up the
system with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
gaxxSzssSS
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-07-11

os 11 70 / without v:,i;'ng for tbs
aid or consent CT any other nation.
But for the prolonged agony over
that plank the convention would
have moved through its work
without Il Jar. There was no other
point Of contest. Bryan was ask
ed for no other concession. But
he had the Democratic party, or
sucl, remnant Of it rs remains, at
his feet, and he exacted from it
the utmost subordination to his
own political views and Populist
affiliations.
In all human probability every
| state that rejected free coinage
four years ago VII do it again next
November, and there are states
that supported it before that re-
gard it as lost and dcscrye.lly
beaten cause. All the arguments
upon which it was urged four years
ago have been disprovcd. The
gold standard is an accomplished
fact. based upon Il splendid pros
perity. In every continent the
drift has been away from silver as
Il financial standard. The world
has ceased to think about it. But
the Democratic party is chained to it
anew against its better judgment.
The false step Of four years ago
has lead to another that is worse,
and which, from the standpoint of
sober reason, must be regarded as
suicidal. As for the rest of the
platform the convention gave it
little attention, and it is worth
little. The talk about imperialism
is cant. None exists. except in
the imagination of demagogues.
The plank on trusts is inferior to
that of the Republican platform,
and the latter means something
practical. Hundreds Of thousands
Of Democratic voters will repu-
date the work of the Kansas CITY
convention. Bryan turned face
Of stone to their ovcrtures. and
they will be as obduratc in Novcm-
ber as he in JuIy.-Giobc- Demo
crut.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-07-11
The Old Fight Over Again.

A beaten candidate and beaten
issue are adopted by tho Demo
cratic party for another trial.
Again 16 to is to be the battle
cry, and al attempt to debase the
currency the issue urged npon the
people. 1t isa fact apparent to all
that a majority of delegates in the
Democratic convention were oppos-
cd to distinct declaration for the
old ratio. But the grip upon the
party of Bryan and populism is
too powerful to be relaxed. The
convention dared not dispute any
thing that Bryan demanded. 1t
dared not break with him. 1t put
into the platform every word that
he wanted there and some it knew
would lead to another crushing
condemnation by the people. But
with merciless indifference to the
existance of the Democratic party
as a separate organization Bryan
bent it at his will. He held over
it his nomination by another party
and his purpose to rU, in any
event on a platform of his own
choosing. Knowing its own weak
ness, the Democratic party shrank
from an attempt to stand alone on
its merits. Conquered by Pop
ulistic principles in 1896 it goes
down before them again, and It's
fall is far more humiliating than
before.
1t is vain to pretend that there is
any issue in the platform of the
same significance as Is to /. That
! plank alone kept the convention
in state of high tention for two
days and through an alI-night ses-
sion of the committee on resolu-
tions. Hundreds of messages went
to Nebraska imploring the master
of the party to yield on this point.
He refused, and so the platform
demands ''the immediate restor-
alton of the free coinage Of silver
and cold at the present LEGAL ratio
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-07-11

The St. Paul Globe Dem bolts
Organism and calls the Kansas
City platform "a crime repeated -
Speaking of Bryan's autocratic
direction of the partys policies the
Globe says: ''lt lies in the mouth
Of no Democrat who accepts the
dictation which forced the 16 to /
folly into his national platform to
say ought against the accepted con-
troll of the Republican National
Convention by Senator Hanna, of
Ohio. That control at least led in
in directions which pointed toward
possible success. The control of
of William j. Bryan, which, under
threat Of withdrawal, forced the
free silver falsehood down the
throat of the Kansas City conven-
ton, points to a pathway already
gone over in the Journey to Demo
cratic defeat and disaster"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-07-11
Specifications Furnished.

The Pennington News speaks Of
''the awful record the Democratic
party has made in its management
of state affairs,' but leaves it's
readers to guess at what that aw-
full record Is. Specifications are
not furnished, because there are
none TO furnish. sh.-Hillsboro Den1e-
crat.
The Democrat man is singularly
blind to all the misgovernment that
has been going on at Jefferson City
for the past twenty-five years or
more. He is probably 80 busy
looking for faults among Republi-
cans that he has become quite OBJ
livious of those of his own party.
Since he desires the specifications
of the Indictment against the party
in power in the state, we will run
over a few Of the more important
charges, which have never been
successfully refuted:
First. That the successiv G
Democratic administrations have
missapplied large sums of the
money collected on State Interest
Fund account, fund which, under
the constitution, should have been
held sacred to the payment of the
interest on the state bonds, and for
the redemption of said bonds. BY
Gov. Stephens confession that
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-07-11

There must bo unity and harmo-
ny among the Republicans of
Washington County this year.
The party's nominations for the
county Offices should be made SO
as to secure the strongest men with
the least possible friction. Many
Of the representative mon of the
party are in favor of making the
nominations by primary election,
believing that the usual charges of
slate work will thereby be mini
mixed, and there will be less ocea-
sion for soreness among the
defeated candidates. The Repub-
liean party Of this county has
always endeavored to give candi-
dates for party favors fair show,
whether it nominates its ticket by
primary election or in delegate
convention, and any man who bolts
the party's action because Of fail
ure to secure a nomination is not
true Republican, and would help
the party but little were he in Office.
True Republicans work for the
good Of the party, and, therefore,
those who ask the party for favors,
must pledge themselves to sustain
the party's action at all times.
Let it be primary election or
delegate convention, but let the
defeated candidates Civ e
that support to the ticket they
would ask had they been given a
place on the ticket. Let US have
unity and the Republican ticket will
sweep the field.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-07-11
The Tragedy In iron County.

One Of the most dastardly, cold
blooded murders was committed in
tue West End Of Iron county,
about four miles from Red Point,
on Sunday, June "A, that ever
darkenc,! the fair name of Iron
County. The victim was james
W. Asher, and the perpetrators,
Thomas Hall and his mother,
Martha Hall.
Bad blood had existed between
Asher and Halls for some time.
Several times the latter had threat
encd Asher's life, and Tom had
drawn a gun on him nnmder of
times. They had sued Asher
several times at law on various
pretexts, but always failed in
their suits. Each failure added
more fuel to their already consnm-
ing fire of hatred, until their VEN
geance was somewhat appeased
Sunday morning when Asher was
shot down i'll the public road, in
presence of three other men.
Jacob Clements, young man
who lives just above the Halls on
the same creek, started to church
Sunday morning about nine o clock,
going horseback and alone. Halls
have been telling trees across the
public road leading from Bays
and Clements to the church house
and to the mill, for several months,
each time some of Bays or Glenn
cnts having to clear the road.
Saturday evening the road was
filled with trees again. When Gle
ments came to where the trees had
been cut across the road, he could
not get through, SO he called to
his folks at the house to bring him
the axe. A young man by the
name of Summer started with the
axe-CIements' father and Asher
went with him. When they got to
where the trees were across the
road, Summer began to cut the
limbs out of the road and Clements
piled the brush out Of the way.
Soon the old lady Hall came up
and began to abuse the men for
clearing the road, claiming that
the road was on her land. She
ordered them to stop, but they
worked on. She made some
threats and called her son. He
stepped around from behind some
fallen trees with a winchester rifle
in his hands, and said, with BIT
! ter oath attached: ''Jim Asher,
I'm going to kill YOU Asher
said. ''Hold on, Tom Hall, I'm
not doing any thing" Instantly
Hall fired, the ball entering Asher 5
left side near the heart, penetrat-
! ing his chest. He fell where he
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-07-11

The question Of reiterating the
16 to l plank in the Democratic
platform made at Kansas City last
week was determined by a major
ity Of one vote in the committee on
resolutions, and the deciding vote
was cast by Prince David, of Ha-
waii. A prince of the blood royal
and exponent Of all that is ropre-
sentcd by government in mcparchinl
form sitting in a Democratic con-
ycntion; a sublime sight, truly.
Should the Democrats be Success
full at the coming election, Prince
David would naturally and consist
emily expect tho Bryan admins
tration to pull down the American
flag in Hawaii and restore a rotten
monarchy to power in the islands.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-07-11

Never get it into your head that
you are too good to mingle with
the ''common people," Nice
clothes and a four-inch collar do
not necessarily make you too good
to be civil with those who wear a
pair Of blue overaIls and blouse.
In young men this feeling is called
swell head and in older men aris-
tocracy. Whatever it may be it is
not gentlelnanliness. No man,
Young or old, can be gentleman
who treats the workingman as an
inferior being. Some of the most
intelligent men of the age were at
one time, are to-day, workinemen
-men who are not afraid to take
off their coats and work at hard la
Dor. But the man who boasts that
he never had to work and always
had good clothes, and who thinks
he is doing a working man
great favor by speaking to him, is
one the world could get along
much better without. The work !
ing man could get along without
the well dressed gentleman who
does not work, but the well dressed
gentleman could not get along
without the working man.-Ex.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-07-11

was standing. Hall reloaded his
gun, told young Clements that he
was going to kill him too. Glenn
ents jumped behind some tree
tops and told his father and Sum
mer to run-none of them had any
weapons. Clements ran to where
his father was holding his horse,
mounted and soon notified the
neighbors. Some got to where
Asher was lying within about fif-
teen minutes after the shot was
fired. This was between nine and
ten o'clock. Asher lived till about
three o'clock that afternoon.
A coroner's jury was summoned
and an inquest held over the body
at Mr.. Clements house, where As
her had been carried before he died.
The jury found that he had been
murdered by Thos. Hall, also that
Martha Hall was accessory to the
murder, before the act.
Warrants were issued for their
arrest, but at the time of this writ
ing they are still at large.
Mr.. Asher leaves a wife and
four little children.-Ironton
Eagle.