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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
MIR. DAVIS
REAPpOINTED.
His Services as City Colleo-
tor Rewarded With
a Second Term
of Office.
CITIZENS OF ALL PARTIES REJOICE
His Management Characteriz
ed by Business Principles
and Up to Date Methods.

Mayor Hoos this morning reappointed
Collector Robert Davis for a second term
beginning August and ending August 2,
1902, at an annual salary of $1,000.
Mr.. Davis had just arrived with his GUS
tomary punctuality at his office and was
in the midst of opening his mail when the
telephone bell from the Mayors office
rang. Would Mr.. Davis kindly come up
stairs to the Mayors office. Mr.. Davis
at once went upstairs where he was re-
ceived by the Mayor. Mr.. Hoos in a few
words told Mr.. Davis that he desired to
reappoint him and at the, same time hand
ed to his visitor his commission. This
was accompanied with complimentary
words as to the administration of the Col
lector's office during Mr.. Davis's term
and the general satisfaction it had given
the people. Then followed a quiet chat
behind closed doors. AT its conclusion Mr..
Davis went down to the City Clerks
office and was sworn in He afterwards
reappointed as his assistant, Thomas ].
higgins. There will be no changes in the
personnel of the department.
Mr.. Davis filed his bonds, to the extent
of S150Oo0, this morning with Clerk
Michael f. Kalaher of the Board of FL
nance. The bondsmen were Messrs. E. F.
C. Young, ]. E. Hulshizer, Jr., Hugh
Dugan. Lewis Fischer, A. Post and Henry
Byrne each in the sum of $4,000.
The news quickly circulated around the
City Hail and outside. Whomever you met,
Republican or Democrat, there was moth
ing but, In every sense a good reap
pointm ment'
When Mayor Hoos said that the admin
istration of the Collectors department
had met with general approval his Hon
or stated what was simply true. 1t has
been eminently successful because Mr..
Davis brought to his office the strictest
business principles and up to date meth
ods That he has been successful in his
plan is shown by the amount of coIlec-
tions made.
The famous English Chancellor Of the
Exchequer, Robert Love- once said: cit
is the duty of the collector of taxes to col
leet. and he who collects the most is the
best collector, which aphorsm the
Chancellor himself exemplified by himself
collecting five quarters taxes in one year.
Collector Robert Davis has followed suit
by collecting not only current taxes, but
taxes in arrears, which his predecessors
had given up all hopes of collecting. From
August g. 1895, the date when Mr.. Davis
first took office to July 26 last these mon
les nave flowed through his hands into the
city's exchequer:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
SUFFRAGE AT CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait Speaks at
Dafroit

The great Columbia Catholic Summer
School at Detroit, Mich, has for the first
time given recognition to woman suffrage
by inviting one of the National Suffrage
speakers to occupy the platform on July
n. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait the new
president of the National Association was
selected to give the address, which was
greatly enjoyed by all who heard it.
Mrs Gait was introduced by Father
Dalton, of Kansas City, Mo-. who also
made a good suffrage speech. He said
that he even hoped to see women police
commissioners. Much interest was mani
Tested among the Catholic women.
There is scarcely a summer school, sum
mer resort or summer camp meeting in.
the United States at the present time that
does not have at least one address on,
woman suffrage. Some ofsshem devote
three or four days to The subject.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
LIKE PRUDEATlAL'S THIEF.
Man snatched $A75. in
Newark and
Ran.

Especial to THE Jersey City News")
NEWARK, Aug. l, 1900.-Extreme dar-
ing characterized the robbery of the ticket
oifice of the New Jersey Central Railroad
Company on Broad street about ten
O'Clock yesterday morning. The thief
cooliy picked up $475 from the ticket
agents table. dashed through crowd
with the money in his hand and escaped
aiter long chase, by scaling a high
renee. young man caught him by the
coat as he was getting over the fence, but
the thief shook him off by kicking him in
the face
AT the time the robbery occurred the
telephone line from police headquarters
connecting with all the precincts suddenly
ceased to work, and this gave rise to the
rumor that a confederate of the thief
mad cut the wires to prevent the spread
ing OF the alarm However, it was found
that this was not correct.
The railroad station was crowded with
passengers waiting to take trains this
morning about ten o'clock. Edgar E..
Hendrickson, of NO. Marshall street.
peoIa Uo lsnr 'soWo le4op qua u seM
street, on which thoroughfare the station
opens.
The ticket office communicates with the
mems waiting-room by a door which
closes with a spring catch on the inside.
1t is believed that this catch was not
quite fastened this morning, though Mr..
iendrickson says he is always careful
about closing the door. Another theory
which is plausible is that the thief had
key to the door, and opened it, while
confederate engaged the attention of
the agent at the window.
During all this excitement there was
trouble at police headquarters. Word had
just come in over the. telephone that a
bold robbery had taken place. Sergeant
Prout prepared to send out a general
alarm, when suddenly every wire in the
headquarters central system ceased to
work. Not precinct could be communi-
Gated with, and even the central telephone
ONCE could not be talked to- At once
every one jumped to the conclusion that
confederate of the robber had cut all
the wires to battle pursuit
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
CONDUCTOR HAD A SORRY TIME.
Passenger With Worthless Transfer
Was Rather Abusive.

Frank Kreiger, of Passaic, was ar
raigned in the Second Criminal Court this
morning charged by Conductor Robert
Dunn of the North Hudson County Rail-
way Company, with assault and battery
According to the evidence in court this
morning Kreiger boarded Dunn's car on
Summit avenue last night with his
mother. He handed the conductor two
worthless transfers. The conductor re-
fused them and Kreiger paid the two
fares, but kept abusing the conductor
At Congress street while the conductor
was shifting the trolley pole Kreiger
struck the conductor. Dunn made an
other trip to the ferry and on his re-
turn to Congress street he found Krei-
ger still there. Kreiger jumped upon him
and beat him. Patrolman Boldt arrested
Kreiger. Kreiger was this morning fined
$40 and costs of court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
JERSEYS REPUBLICAN, ELECTORS

The Executive Committee of the Hudson
County Republican Committee will meet
the latter part of this month to arrange
for the primaries at which delegates to
the Presidential electors convention will
be chosen. The convention will take place
in Trenton on September and the pri-
maries a few days previous
1t is possible that Mr.. .Elbert Rappelye
will represent the Seventh Congressional
district as an elector. New Jerseys
quota is ten; one from each of the eight
Congressional districts and two at large.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
SUMMER SCHOOL REPAIRS.
Board of Finance Will Provide
the Necessary Funds
at Once.

Work on the summer emergency repairs
mas begun already and the directors of
the several schools hope to have them al
over at the end of this month.
The Board of Finance, which meets to-
morrow, will have before it some matters
in reference to the repairs. All the money.
estimated by the Board of Finance for
the repairs will be appropriated; the
Finance Commissioners realizing that the
safety and health of the children are the
first considerations
President Mulvaney says that the re-
pairs this year are not as heavy as last
But things will wear out; windows will
break, doors will come off hinges, possi-
bly, with view to having a vacation
and all these mean money.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY DANCED
Delightful Reception Held at Pohl-
mann's Last Might.

The members and friends of Pride of
Loyal American Council, No. 12S, Daugh-
ters of Liberty, enjoyed dance last
evening at Pohlmann's. The affair proved
one of the most enjoyable that has taken
place at that popular resort this season.
One of the features was a lively popu-
larity contest for a silver pitcher, which
was won by Court Stevens of the Order
of Foresters. Castle Point Fife and Drum
Corps made a big fight for the pitcher
Miss "A. M. Huenecke was floor manager
assisted by Miss C. Meyer. The floor com
mittee consisted of Edward A. La Vigne.
Joseph Rice, Miss M. Bennehr and Mrs
E. IL. Relf Charles f. Epple was chair
man of the reception committee. His con-
frefres were Emil b. Tampa, Jacob Hart
mann, Mrs M. Meyer and Miss III. Hor-
wedel. The committee of arrangements
consisted of Edward ]. Re IT, Miss c.
Meyer, Charles f. Epple. Emil B. Lampa
Charles NJ. Ryer, William H. Cutsler and
Mrs r. Hartmann
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01

Ihis amount for similar period in the
last Collectors administration is at least
half million dollars ahead To only
efficient methods have these results been
obtained, and one excellent feature intro
duced by Collector Davis was setting
apart two clerks whose sole duty it was
to attend to arrearages of taxes. The
plan before was anybody could take a
hack al them when he felt inclined or
other work was slow. Mr.. Davis saw the
error in this and at once corrected it in.
the manner described.
Again, in the collection of arrearages of
personal taxes, Martin act sales and tax
arrearages. Mr.. Davis introduced features
which simpliffed the work of the office and
the collection of the taxes. His personal
management of peremptory sales under
the Martin act and Martin act sales
proper drew from professional auctioneers
outside nothing but praise. and the city
reaped the benefit in bigger prices for the
lands sold under the hammer.
In all these labors the Collector has had
able and efficient assistant in Thomas
j. higgins, who, although young man,
has filled many high offices. He served
as assistant postmaster, where he won
his spurs in matters financial. He has
been a member of the Board of Education
and is now treasurer of the largest po-
htical organization in the State, the
Robert Davis Association. Mr.. higgins
is modest, obliging and extremely
capable official, whom destiny has marked
for higher things.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
MAYOR Hoos's GOOD SUGGESTION
Various City Reports to BE- Bound
in One Volume.

The custom hitherto observed in this
city by the heads of the various municipal
departments was for each to issue their
report separately. Mayor Hoos thinks
that it would be more convenient and less
expensive if all the reports were
embodied in one volume, as in the case
of nearly every other city. To that end
ne sent the following communication this
morning to the Board of Finance
august /. 1900
Honorable Board Of Finance:-
Gentlemen beg to call your atten-
tion to the fact that heretofore each de-
partment of our city government has been
in the habit of printing and publishing
separate reports. I feel sanguine If your
Honorable Board will apply to the diff
ferent departments for the necessary
data, same will be furnished you and a
combined report may be printed under
your direction. This would result in con-
venience as well as economy and | trust
you will give the matter your atten-
tion.
Very respectfully,
MayOr.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
kuHNs ARRANGEMENT POSTPONED

Annie Kuhns Cor Mrs. Reiner), was to
have been examined in the Second Grim
inal Court this morning the charge
of atrocious assault and battery on
Robert Reiner, but the examination was
postponed one week. This was done at
the request of Counsellor George DAILY,
counsel for the defendant, whose father
Congressman William D. DAILY. died yes
terday morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
CAPT. M'lNTosH I'LL.

Captain John Mcintosh, commodore Of
the Ward Steamship Line feet, is danger
ously i'll at his home, No 2ss Monmouth
street, suffering with Bright's disease.
The Captain complained of illness last
evening but thought it nothing serious.
This morning he was found unconscious in
his bed
Drs. Petrie and Krauss were called in
and they are now attending him Cap
tain Mcintosh is now in his sixty
second year and is one of the best known
seamen in the vicinity of New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
KRIL HEARING TOMORROW

Chief Murphy and the Detective
Bureau are working diligently on the
case of John Kril, the prisoner charged
with robbing Miss Laura Rickerich of
the Prudential Life Insurance Company
of 1889, of her employers money in
satchel on July II. The case was
adjourned yesterday at Chief Murphy's
request until tomorrow morning The
Chief feels that the evidence he will pre-
sent in the case will prove sufficient to
warrant Justice Hoos holding Kril for in
dictment by the Grand Jury. The details
of the investigation made by the police
will be made public tomorrow at the hear
ing in the First Criminal Court
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

The Street and Water Board yesterday
afternoon accepted as complete the i'm
provement of Garfield avenue. from New
ark and New York Railroad to Bayview
avenue.
The contract for the Improvement Of
van Reipen street with asphalt pavement
was awarded to the National Asphalt
Company.
The following specifications for i'm
provements were adopted: - Randolph
avenue, from Carteret to Claremont ave-
nues; Congress street and Orient avenue.
from Ocean to Jackson avenues.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
HER TIME roo VALUABLE.

A warrant has been issued for the ar
rest of Maggie Rafferty,, the Newark ave-
nue. woman, who refused to obey sum-
mons to the Second Criminal Court and
wrote Clerk James F. Norton that her
time was too valuable to answer sum-
moonses to court. The court believed that
the woman is insane. The warrant was
issued by Justice by Justice of the Peace
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
RECEIVER FOR HARRISON.
Indignant Citizens Advocate Dras-
tic Measures for Deadlock.

Contrary to general expectations the
dead lock in the Harrison Town Council
was not broken Monday night.
A petition signed by twenty-one of the
twenty-five members of the Democratic
Town Committee was read at the Council
meeting Monday night, requesting the four
alleged Democrats to vote for Alderman
Joseph F. Riordan, true Democrat and
an honest man, for president of that
body. At a big meeting of citizens after
wards a motion was carried, with cheers,
repeating the request of the official Demo-
cratic organization of the town.
Rjce, Henry, Bulger and
3o~ea both requests,
for doing which they got what they de-
s.-lu sroanS and con-
temp OF the Democratic voters at the
meeting. They were repudiated by their
ow nparty. The citizens meeting also
adopted motion demanding that the
eight Aldermen resign and go before the
voters for election again, and also that
the courts be asked to appoint a receiver
to take charge of the affairs of the town.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
for doing which they got what What tiSsssis, they de-
BANNER RAISING TOMORROW

Bryan and Stevenson banner will be
raised tomorrow night at the corner of
Fourth and Coles street by the M. Sulli-
van Association. This association is COM
posed of about three hundred active
young Democrats of that locality and
good time is anticipated Among the
speakers will be Colonel Dean. Colonel Ok
ley, p. Fl. Murphy and Mr.. Sullivan
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
THREE MlcRAELs TO RACE.

The Mulligan Guards held meeting
last night and decided that one of the
events on the day of the Guards outing
at Greenville, on Labor Day should be
bicycle race between the three Michaels-
Michael vahey. Michael Sharp and
Michael Clancy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
Hartnett's ThermometrioaI Report
sA;as.x l
DIED.

,UNDERwOOD-S after brief
illness. on Monday, July 80 1900, st
Highwood, Park, Weehawken, William
Underwood in his list year.
Funeral services at his late residence,
corner Bonn Place and Boulevard, High
wood Park, FWeehawken, N. j., on We'd
nesday Aug. l. at s p. NJ.
Interment at convenience of family.
MORAN-After a short illness, on Tnes-
day, July 81 1900. Della L., daughter
of Natalie p. and the late Thomas
Moran.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from the residence of her mother, No. Is
Crawford street. on Thursday. Aug q at
8 A. M; thence to ST Patrickis Church.
where solemn high mass VIII be cele-
brated for the happy repose Of her soul.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
Farming by Eleotrie Aid.

Canada boasts of one of the most won
derful farms in the world. Its popularity
lies in the fact that everything Is worked
by electricity. Two waterfalls within the
bounds of the farm, some 60 feet and laO
feet high, furnish the motive power, q
central power-house being erected near,
and the current is transmitted by wires to
every available place on the farm.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
LOVING CUP FOR T. H. WILLIAMS.
Managers of Griffin Iron Co. Ar
range Little Surprise.

The heads of departments of the
Griffing Iron Co, gave Mr., Thomas H.
Williams, of that company very big
surprise few nights ago. Mr.. Williams
was sitting on his front verandah,
negligee fashion, when at the back
door entered the visitors, one of whom
made speech full of complimentary
phrases and then presented Mr.. Williams
with magnificent silver loving cup.
Mr.. Williamss eloquence deserted him
and all he could stammer out was a few
broken sentences of thanks. Good things
were then set before the visitors and a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
LUCKY cHANcEMAN.

Friends of Chanceman Durrnan of the
Seventh street station who was recently
appointed to the police force, last night
presented him with silver mounted
Smith & Wesson revolver. The presen-
tation took place at Thirteenth and
Grove streets. A banquet followed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
so He SAYS.

Henry Oterson, of Ninth street and Jer-
sey avenue, has returned from his Euro
pean trip. While in Rome he met the
Pope and also shook hands with Italy's
queen, so he says.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Olaf Lingwood, a boatman, twenty-one
years old, employed on the coal barge
Aroma of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was
arrested yesterday at the Lehigh Valley
Railroad dock for rushing about threaten
ing all he met with a revolver. Lingwood
was fined SIS by Justice Hoos this morn
ing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
An Old and We'll Tried Remedy

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup for
children teerhing snonid aswavs pc used
for children While r.setnine tt sofrens he
gums. allays tae PAIN cures wind cole
arc Is the best remedy for dIarrhoea-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
JUDGE BLAIR MAKES NEW CITIZENS

Judge Blair yesterday made several new
cltizens At the Couyf House There were
thirty W. applical}ts, and all except Elk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
COUNTY TAX BOARD TO MEET.

The County Board for the Equalization
of Taxes will meet tomorrow afternoon at
the Court House and further consider the
assessments of the county.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1, 1900. Forecast
for the thirty-six hours ending at eight
T: M, Thursday. For New York City and
vicinity: Tonight and Wednesday fair
and cool; winds north.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01

In taking this stand the Governorias ars
bitrary and that he must cali an election
TO meet the requirements of the law.t.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-01

When you need medicine yon should get the
proves this ~ be Haods sarsapariIia.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-11-02

Protective tariffs have been in opera
ton in the United States during SO of
the 10 years since the adoption of the
constitution. During these SO years
exports exceeded imports by more than
81, soc. $1,000. During the So years in
which low tariffs were in operation,
imports exceeded exports by more than
$500,O00,O00 Here you have sufficient
ly long period or series of periods (more
than half century of each) in which
low or protective tariffs have been in
operation, TO enable practical dem
onstration of their effects upon COM
merce. The low tariffs have been ac-
companied by balance of trade of
$500, 600, 900 against the United States.
A shorter period of protective tariffs
has been accompanied by balance of
trade of $2,5O0,OOO,0oo in favor of the
limited States.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-11-02
AMERICAN PRESTIGE ABROAD.
Since the Republicans Have Been In
Control Europe HAS Learned
Our Abilities,

"People of European nations now
have much greater respect for the
United States than they had previous
to the last two or three years. Our un-
precedented prosperous condition, and
our ability to make money and ac-
cumulate wealth have placed us high
in their esteem. In Europe money is
tight, and here the contrary is the
rule. The.Spanish war, demonstrating
our resources and ability to act and act
quickly, opened their eyes,"
This statement was made by j. r.
Harahan, second vice president of the
Illinois Central railroad, upon his re-
turn from Europe.
Foreigners are buying our goods in
greater quantity than ever BEFORE"
continued Mr.. Harahan. "Our machin-
cry far excels theirs, and they are pur-
chasing in our market. The cornmeal
exhibit at Paris, where an old colored
aunty made corn cakes, and distributed
them free of charge, attracted the at
tention of thousands. We will benefit
from it by selling more of our corn.
"While away made partial arrange
ments for line OF steamships which
will sail from New Orleans for South
American ports. There are certain
shipping interests which desire to en-
ter the field. The wars in South Africa
and China have taken many steamers
out of the merchant marine, but many
of these will soon be free again. What
we need is more steamers to carry
away our products.
'One thing railway men accom-
plished was to secure for thislcountry
the international railway congress Of
1904. That was one thing which took
me abroad. The congress met this year
in Paris, and five years ago in London.
Delegates were present from every
country that has a railroad. The city
In the United States where the congress
will convene is to be selected by the
permanent commission which has such
matters in charge"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-11-02
Prosperity in Cuba.

The people in the central and west.
ern parts of Cuba are at work at living
wages and the agricultural interests
are reviving-not as fast as they should
ital were not carelessly withheld from
many profitable employments, but
steadily and perceptibly, nevertheless
as the new planted cane and tobacco
fields all along the railroads prove even
to the casual observer. In Santiago
province 1 was informed, the case was
different. That province is the only
one containing negro majority, and
being mountainous, its agricultural in
terests are not large, and there is not
the same employment offered to labor
as In the west.