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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
WHY He is AGAINST NOLAN
Mr. Deutschberger Neglected His
Job It Is Said and Was Bounced.

The threat of Adolph Deutschberger to
withdraw the support of the German
American voters of the Hudson City Sec
tion from Street and Water Comis-
sioner James Nolan for the next
Shrievalty nomination, has both amused
and reused the ire of the Commissioner
Deutschberger is one of the organizers
man-American Democratic Club of Hud-
son City. Mr.. Nolan said to a News
reporter today
This man Deutschberger secured a job
as a permanent inspector of street i'm
provements. He works on a newspaper
in New York. He was first put on the
New York avenue sewer job. The pay
for that job comes out of the liquor
license moneys. There was a great deal
of blasting to be done and it was not
necessary for Mr.. Deutschberger to be on
hand all day. When we put an inspector
on an asphalt paving job, property owners
who are assessed expect the inspector to
be about experimenting the job all day.
Mr.. Deutschberger was put ON one of
these jobs and did not attend to it, ] put
another man in his place. Hence his
newspaper attack on me- don't think he
can hurt me much among the German
Americans. My action in putting on an
inspector in Mr.. Deutschberger's place
is no affront to their organization They
have only to mention some one of their
duty and he can have Mr.. Deutschber-
gers place."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
GENERAL sPENCER'S DENIAL
Says Militiamen Are Not Charged
for Ammunition at Sea Girt

General Bird w. Spencer, Inspector
General of Rifle Practice of the National
Guard, has this to say concerning COM
plant made by Paterson militiamen
that they have to buy ammunition at Sea
Girt for practice ON tine State range
My attention has been called to a com
plant in reference to the business
methods at the State rifle ranges at Sea
Girt. The complaint states that he marks
men of he National Guard are over
charged for ammunition because the
money is needed to maintain the "excll-
sive officers club at the range and that
1.-The State furnishes each man with am
munition for a straight string of seven
shots at each of the four ranges, or
twenty-eight shots in ALL
The simple facts are that the State
allows each man twenty-eight at each Of
the fou ranges and ten at the slzirmish
run, or 122 shots in all, with wlnicl. TO
complete his qualification mot twenty
eight. If he desies to still further inn
prove his core or obtain additional prac-
tice, ammunition is sold to those who de-
sire to purchase 1t at actual cost to the
State
Promicuously reloaded ammunition is
not permitted to be used because it has
many times been shown to be unsafe and
dangerous to those in the vicinity of the
place Of its use. The Rifle Association
has nothing whatever to do with the sale
of ammunition.
The club house at the grounds is owned
and supported by its members, and has
quite as many enlisted men as officers on
its roster.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES
A Disastrous Fire Visits
Sussex Street and Does
$4,000 Damage.

A fire that did about $4,000 worth of
damage broke out on Saturday night,
shortly after eleven o'clock, in the plant
of the Monarch Covering Company, No.
40 and 172 Sussex street The blaze spread
to the store room of Day & O'Donnell, at
No 166 and 168 and to a three story frame
tenement house, at No. 215 Van Worst
street. The plants of the first two men
toned concerns were entirely destroyed.
The tenement house was only scorched in
the rear. Great volumes Of smoke, how
ever, drove the tenents to the streets after
they had thrown all the furniture handy
through the windows The greatest ex-
element prevailed throughout the neigh
borhood. Because of the great amount of
in1ammable material at the point where
the fire first occurred the fire department
took the greatest precautions to prevent
the flames from spreading. Three alarms
were sent in and ten engines and two
trucks were at work upon the burning
property and on that adjoining for some
time. Chief Conway on arriving at the
scene took charge of the department, and
the fire heroes worked with vigor that
placed the blaze under control in short
time. This was done, however, only after
a hard fight
Soon after the blaze caught headway it
was seen that the cooperage shop of Day
& O'Donnell could not be saved. The
property not yet attacked by the flames
demanded the firemen's attention, and
they turned number of streams on these
points. A fire that might have reached
alarming proportions was thus averted
There was no comfort for the tenents of
the house at No. 215 Van Worst street.
They were not able to return to their
rooms until this morning. During the
night when the fire was under control,
Frank Newsinger, who keep a grocery
store on the ground floor of the tenement
house, supplied the families and firenaen
with sandwiches and coffee. His assist
ance in this way was great aid to the
homeless and to the fireworkers. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
TROUBLE IN HARRISON.
Board of Education's Action
Causes Adverse Criti-
ciSm.

1 There is likely to be trouble in Harri-
son over the action of the Board of
Education of that town in awarding a
contract at a meeting of the board on
Friday night for the steam heating of
the Washington street school. The board
did not advertise for bids, as the law
when the meeting opened, announced
that there were three bids for the work
all from local men, who were responsible.
The bidders were Thomas Leahey, who
offered to do the entire work for sS1S
John H. Cooney's bid was 1884, and Ste
phen F. Riordan, whose bid was $3.50.
The bids of Cooney and Leahey seemed
to be surprise to some Of the members
of the board and they looked non-plussed
for few moments A lively tilt followed
the reading of the bids, In which Presi-
dent Hanlon and Trustee Chamberlain
took part.
The contract was awarded to Riordan,
the highest bidder by the votes of Trus-
tees chamberlain, Ford and Heelin.
President Harmon voted against the
awarding of the contract. Both Mr..
Leahey and Cooney were present, and
were indignant at the treatment they
received. They requested to be heard,
and, on being granted the privilege of
the floor, Mr.. Leahey said: 81 am the
lowest bidder and qualified to do the
work. l am a resident and taxpayer in
the town, and you members of the board
are not treating me right in this matter.
You should have advertised for bids for
this work 1t is a shame to see three of
the four members of board of educa-
tion of this town, composed of men who
have no interest whatever in the town,
not one of them being property owner,
yet these are the kind of men that the
tax payers of this town have in office
to run their affairs. All I want is fair
play, and / will have it if have to go
into court." "
Mr. Cooney followed Mr.. Leahey, and
told the members 1t was shame to ask
them OF lose time bidding on the work,
If they did not intend to give it " tho
lowest bidder.
Mr.. eLahey said he would push the
matter as far as he could, and compel
the board to do what was right and just
in the matter.
when my bid was opened and about
to be read" said CMr. Leahey, 'T was
asked if I had certified check for the
said No. but / can put up the cash
right away If you need it,
Mr. Riorlan said:-"All I know about
the matter is thatI have been informed
that received the contract, mad the
specifications read that the board re-.
served the right to reject any and all
bids. / sen in my certified check with
the bid
President Hanlan said last night that
no certified check had ben received from
any of the bidders at the melting of the
haa ri 0n Fridav night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
DON'T LIKE THEIR CANNON
Newarkers Growl at Their
Aldermen's Disposition Of
Spanish War Trophy.

For more than an hour the other
morning reporter stood at the head of
Military Park and observed how the pass
ersby regarded the old Spanish cannon
and the chicken-wire fence inclosing it,
says the Newark DAILY Advertiser Ev-
cry person that passed on the west side
walk took glance at the cannon. Some
men shrugged their shoulders, others
smiled scornfully as they looked, and
more acted as If ashamed or as angry at
the city's neglect to put the captured
cannon on pedestal.
A man whose ancestors were among
the early settlers of Newark was asked
what he thought of leaving the cannon
without pedestal for fourteen months.
He replied that it was a disgrace to the
city and that no man who has spark
of civic pride in him can feel anything
but anger and disgust.
ssWhat must the Government authori-
ties at washington think of Newark and
its people?" he said. Men who were
working for personal reasons begged the
Government for months for the cannon,
and got CONGRESSMAN Parker to use his
influence to get it, After it was brought
here the Common Council appropriated
$1,000, plans were accepted for pedes-
tal and yet the cannon remains there
today with the old wire fence around it.
It's shame"
A bank officer, when asked what he
thought of the neglect to put the Spanish
cannon on pedestal, smiled, shook his
head, and then passed on down Broad
street.
a physician whose family were resi-
dents of Newark for generations, said:
tits shame and disgrace to Newark.
When visitors ask me how long the cam
non has been in the park have been
ashamed to tell them, for other cities had
their cannon properly mounted on pedese
tails Immediately. The excuse that city
officers are waiting until the site of the
new City Hall is decided is no excuse at
all, for if the City Hall is built in the
non at the extereme south end of the
park
The City Hall Commissioners have not
officially decided upon the site for the
new City Hall, but If they locate it in the
park it will be in a place where it would
in no way interfere with the cannon If
placed on pedestal at the head of the
park The proposition of the Commis-
sioners was, in case they could use the
park for City Hall purposes, to place the
building quite distance north of the
Kearny statue.
There are men in this city who go
into every popular movement with a
rush to get a name for themselves 2 an
old citizen said, land before the object
is attained let their enthusiasm peter out.
CT no aac Of ho Ccfl,
years. If it had not been for the late
General Runyon the Frelinghuysen statue
might not bein the park now When
the Kearny statue was put up men boast-
ed that the insignificant figure would soon
be replaced by bronze statue that would
be a credit to Newark, and worthy Of the
cant statue is In the. park yet"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
REPUBLICANS BUSY.
Scramble Soon to Begin When
Col. Dickinson Gets
Home.

Colonel S. ID. Dickinson, who has been
touring through Germany, is on his way
home and is expected some time next
week. When he gets back the Republican
pot will begin TO boil and arrangements
will be made for the fight n'the county.
In the meantime the various ward as
sociations are busy booming possible
nominees. There seems to be great deal
of interest in the candidates for Assem-
bly,. William H. Speer and Robert Carey,
who Topped over from the Democratic
side: ex-Fire Commissioner John Bren-
nan, Henry Ewald, Elmer Demorest,
Isaac F. Goldenhorn, Stewart Wander
beck, Jack Graham, Frank j. Higgins,
Edward Mitchell, Frank Angel have all
their small coterie of supporters.
Gamabiel Christie who has started an
association of his own from the remnants
of the Thomas AIcEwan Association, is
already in the field as the political
Micawber waiting for something to turn
up. He has joined hands with John J..
Erwin and these two mean to nominate
Senator Mahlon Pitney for Governor. No
one else in the county wants Pitney, the
leaders all favoring Franklin Murphy
Oddly enough Christie has announced
himself a Democrat and has resigned
from the County Committee much to the
relief of those who were compelled to
listen to his picturesque style of oratory.
Chairman E. W.Weolley, whom the First
Ward Republicans enthusiastically
nominated for Congress on Saturday
night will not accept the honor. He pre-
fers his present position to wearing the
mantle which dropped off the shoulders
of that great and good man Thomas
AIcEwan, whom President Mckinley had
the bad taste to deprive of few
remunerative appointments. Another
object of the Honorable Toms wrath is
the present Gov. Voorhees,. Precisely
what that gentleman has done to deserve
this consideration doesn't appear. This is
the only point of contact between the
leaders of Hudson County Republicans
and the sage of West Hoboken. Voorhees,
is heartily detested by them who charge
all manner of political treaehery.
VOORHEES, is a dead cock in the pit and
deservedly so.' said leader this morn
ing chatting about the situation He has
studiously ignored the proper authority
here and foisted Republicans into vacant
Offices who were in every way unfit for
the places"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
THANKED THE RESERVES
Commander Irving Says They Saved
the Portsmouth From Fire.

An order. numbered General Orders
No. 26, Naval Reserve of New Jersey. u.
S. s. Portsmouth" was issued last week
by Commander Irving, and it read as fol-
lows
The commanding officer desires to ex-
press his appreciation of the conduct OF
the officers and men who were on the
Portsmouth on the afternoon and even-
ing Of June 80, and who labored persist
entity and effectively to prevent the de-
struction of the ship by fire. The activity.
energy. spirit and discipline displayed
Were admirable, and their determined and
we'll directed efforts saved the ship.
The order alludes to the disaster at the
Hoboken piers when scores of lives were
lost An officer of the battalion in speak
ing of the order yesterday said that at the
time the fire was discovered there were
only the six caretakers or the ship, but
that within a half hour members of the
battalion began to arrive, although no
summons had been issued. and they came
from Hoboken, Jersey City, New York,
while half a dozen or so went from New
ark. AS fast as they arrived the men went
below, donned their working uniforms and
reported on deck to help save the ship.
They were kept busy with hose for a long
time, Before nightfall the ship was full
of reserve men. Their action in Fastening
to the protection of the old warship was
spontaneous, and all the more creditahle
for that reason The ships sides were
badly singed by fame and the upper
works were SeOrched by the heat.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
.NEWSDEALERS CONVENTION
National Association Will
Meet in Newark Next
Week.

Especial to "The Jersey City News.'')
NEWARK, Aug. 20. 1900-Final arrange
ments were made at a meeting of the New
ark Newsdealers' Association yesterday
afternoon for the eighteenth annual con-
vention of the National Association of
Newsdealers. Booksellers and Stationers,
which will be held next Tuesday and We'd
nescay at Jacoby's Hail, this city. Near
ly all the local arrangements for the con-
vention have been completed, but few
small details have yet to be concluded.
Considerable important business will
come before the convention next week.
The last convention was held in Buff
falo and the session was a decided sue
cess. Several projects for the betterment
of newsdealers in general were since
taken up by the Executive Board of the
association, and consideration of them
will be taken up by the convention One
of the principal subjects to be discussed
is the matter of making returns of news
papers. Some news men have been
cheating publishers, and the reputable
dealers desire to prevent this. 1t is
possible that at the coming convention
some drastic measure may be suggested
to stop this practice.
Another matter to come up will be the
endorsement of the bill introduced in
Congress by Representative Loud to in
crease the postage on second-cless mat
ter This would reduce, if not abolish
entirely, the competition between dealers
and publishers that now exist.
The Newsdealers' Association includes
a membership from the Atlantic coast to
Minnesota, and has shown great
strength throughout the country. Its
first convention was held in 1888, and
since that time it has achieved results
that proved the profit that comes from
such an organization. Its influence has
always been thrown toward the benefit
of the trade and it has elevated the
standard of the business. A strong fra
ternal feeling has been generated
amongst members and better status
than they had before has been establish
ed.
Newsdealers who are not members of
the organization will be allowed to at
tend the convention within certain limita-
tions. The first business session viii pc
held Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock After
adjournment parade Will be formed,
and the delegates to the convention will
form in a parade which will Serenade the
various newspaper offices. In the even
ing at 8 O'Clock banquet will be served
in Jaceby's Hall. The business session
will be resumed "Wednesday morning at
10 O'Clock After adjournment the dele
gates will be the guest of the local asso-
ciation on a trolley ride to Maplewood,
where dinner will be served. The parade
will be headed by Major Mcbride, of the
Veteran Zouave Association.
The local committee in charge of the ar
rangements consists of William III. Skin
ner,. president OF the Newark Associa-
ton chairman; Rudolph SaDelson, Fred
eriek Breithut. John McKeon o. j.
Shortau, John Sehroth, C. A. Schuldt and
Max Rosenberg
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
HAUCK FOR MAYOR.
His Boom Gets Fresh Start at
Reuter- Coaching Clubs Outing.

The third annual outing of the Henry
Reuter- Coaching Club yesterday was one
of political as well as social significance.
The club is composed of we'll known
Democrats of the Tenth, Eleventh and
Twelfth Wards. Thirty coaches, appro-
priately decorated and each carrying four
members of the club left the clubs head
quarters yesterday morning at ten
o'clock The procession attracted a great
deal of attention as it wended its way from
Griffith street and Summit avenue, down
Summit avenue to Hutton street to Cen
tral avenue, to Leonard street to Sum-
snnit avenue, to Pavonia avenue, to the
Boulevard, The party stopped at KIM
merly's Arlington Hotel, in Bayonne, for
refreshments and proceeded by ferry to
Cove Hotel, West New Brighton S. I.
Here a breakfast was served first, after
which the members INDUCED in various
games.
At the dinner the club declared itself
for Anthony Hauck for Mayor; James
Nolan, for Sheriff; James Kelly for Free
holder, and Ad. G. Smith as the next AS
semblyman from the Eleventh and
Twelfth Wards. All these gentlemen
were present and responded to calls for
speeches. Mr.. Hauck declared that If
nominated and elected he would give Jer-
sey City one Of the best governments it
ever had. Mr.. Nolan said that should ne
ever become Sheriff he would conduct the
office to the very best Of his ability. Mr..
Kelly declared that In the event Of his
election to the new Board Of Freeholders
ne would see to It that the Tenth,
Eleventh and Twelfth Wards would be
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
POISONED BY pAssAIc.
Queer Experience of Women Who
Dipped Their Hands in tho Water

Especial to ''The Jersey City News.''1
NEWARK, Aug. 20, 19OO.-T polluted
waters of the Passaic River are held re-
sponsible for peculiar case of poisoning.
Mrs. NJ. Won Linden, of Mo. 81 SPRING
field avenue, and her daughter, Lillian,
went boating on the river, the other day,
with an excursion party and dragged their
hand over the sides of the boat in the
water. Miss Won Linden touched her wet
hand to her face.
Two days later the hands of both
mother and daughter were terribly swollen
and looked as if they were covered with
white blisters. Miss Won Linden's face.
where she had touched it with her wet
hand, bore the same appearance. Both
suffered excruciating pain. They are posi-
tive the foul river water poisoned them.
Adolph Masman, q Springfield avenue
druggist, who treated Miss Won Linden
when she first noticed the blisters, has
similar biisters on his hands. He says the
poison must be extremely virulent, whSt-
ever it is. All three victims are still suf-
fering from it's effects
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
WooLLEY FOR CONGRESS-.
First Ward Republicans Put Up q
Banner and Start His Boom.

The First Ward Republican Club raised
a large transparency in front of its club
house last Saturday evening with the
names of Mckinley and Roosevelt painted
upon it, before crowd of three hundred
people Previous to, the raising OF the
banner display of fireworks were given
When the transparency had been put in
place addresses were made by ex-Alder-
man Miller of Long Island and ex-Assem-
blyman Robert McAndrews of this city.
The speakers referred to Edward w.
WooTley as Congressman. Woolley, and it
started a great boom for that gentleman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
ERWIN ASSOCIATIONS OUTING.
Its Members Made Fine Show as
They Paraaed Through the City.

The outing of the John J. Erwin Assso-
citation took place today to Beck's Grove,
H. l. Over two hundred men were in line.
They wore white Fedora hats and carried
bamboo canes and wore gilt badges with
the picture of the standard bearer on it,
They paraded through the lower section
of the city and then marched to the Nor
ris street dock, where they boarded a
steamer and enjoyed pleasant sail up
the river. AT the grove athletic games
were INDUCED in. Upon its return this
evening the association will be greeted
with grand display of fireworks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20

man, he would do the same concerning
the Eleventh and Twelfth Wards. Among
the guests were representatives Of the
Timothy Finn Association and the
Timothy ]. Gowan Association of New
York. Ex-Fire Commissioner William
H. Kern handled the coaches in manner
that brought forth praise from all the
members of the club.
Among the athletic events at the grove
was game of baseball between mar
ried team captaiued by Alderman Cook
son and a single mems team captained by
ex-Freeholder ''Ad'' Smith. The single
men defeated the married men by score
of IA to 2. George Bremner distinguished
himself as first baseman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
ALMOST FATAL BLUND[R
Boy Sent for Paregoric For
gets His Errand and Gets
Carbolic Acid.

Mrs. Mary Foss, Ga years old, of No.
4S5 Communipaw avenue had a narrow
escape yesterday from accidental death
by carbolic acid poison. Her grandson,
Harry Foss, ten years old, was RESPONSE
bic for the accident
Mrs. Foss had been troubled for several
days with aching gums and determined
to try paregoric to relieve the pain. She
called Harry and handing him a bottle
directed him to go to Wolverton's drug
store at Summit and Communipaw ave-
nues, for five cents worth of the drug.
Harry took the bottle and the money
and left the house. Instead, however, of
going direct to the drug store he met
some boy playmates and stopped to play
with them. All thoughts of grand
mother and paregoric fled from his mind
and when he finally concluded to complete
his errand he found himself in dilemma.
He had forgotten what he had been sent
for.
The clerk at Wolverton's was surprised
a few minutes later to see small boy
walk up and, depositing bottle and five
cents on the counter, asked for five
cents worth of carbolic acid,
Whom is it for?" asked the clerk.
For my grandmother answered
Harry.
Do you know what she wants to use
it for?'' Harry was asked
He replied that he didn't and the
clerk, thinking it was all right, gave the
boy the poison. Harry brought the bot
tie and contents home and handed them
to Mrs. Foss.
She poured some on her finger and
was just about to apply it to her lips
when she noticed the odor and felt the
acid burning her finger and lips. She
was again pressed into service This
time he brought a doctor back with him.
1t was found that except for the burned
lips and finger, Mrs. Foss was not in
any danger, as none of the poison had
gone down her throat.