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The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
SAVE THE WATER.
Repair Of the Broken Main
Continues But the Sup
ply Is Short.

There is little relief in the depleted
state of the cttys water supply. West
Hoboken supplied 100000 gallons of wa
ter yesterday from their Hackensack Wa
ter Company's supply.
In the meantime" said Chief Engi-
neer Van Keuren today, 1.-The wrecking
company are making satisfactory progress
with the broken pipe, The work is at
tended with great difficulty. You see the
pipe has S6 feet of water above 1t, and It
dips in the centre at the bed of the river
and has depleted down stream. This de-
Election will be remedied first and then
the pipe will be lifted, sleeves placed un-
der it and rock bridge constructed to
support it. The pipe will when the work
is finished be in a straight line.
Again the Chief Engineer made a re-
quest that the citizens would not waste
the water 1t is well known that many
nouseholders allow their faucets to run
all night. Great waste exists among liquor
dealers and in factories. A little precau-
tfon would prevent famine and save
the city many hundreds of dollars.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
THE CLEMENTS OUTING
Association Had All Sorts
Of Athletic Events
Yesterday. i

The lower section of the city last even
ing was ablaze with red fire when the
members of the Alex ]. Clements Assoc
ciation of the First Ward, named after
the popular ex-Freeholder, returned from
WitzeIs Point View Grove, College Point,
l.. l., after spending the day at that re-
sort Prominent politicians from all sec-
tions of the county were present on the
outing Conspicuous in the front lines
were City Collector Robert Davis, Street
and Water Commissioners Colonel Robert
G. Smith, Sullivan, Heintze. Nolan and
Hauck, County Clerk Maurice Stack,
Register James C. Clarke, Sheriff Carl
Ruempler and Surrogate James T. Lillis.
Every other Democratic politician Of
prominence in the county was presents
There were over five hundred men in line,
who wore steel-gray fedoras and carried
canes. Suspended from their coats We're
handsome purple badges with photographs
of the standard bearer.
The picnickers were conveyed to the
goal on the steamer Valley Girl which
left the Morris street do at 1890 o'clock.
When the grove was reached dinner was
served and at Its conclusion athletic
games We're induged in.
The 100-yard dash was won by Thomas
Madigan. with Tip O'Neill second and
Harry Heller third. In the haIf-mile run
the finish was very exciting and it was
captured by John Smith, with Murt Hare
second and Tony Murray third. An
amusing event was the 100-yard run for
fat men, Michael Devlin, weighing over
three hundred pounds, after hard work,
was declared the winner by one yard,
with Martin Daab of Hoboken close sec
ond and William Kett third. The three
legged race was captured by Patrick
Cooney and Timothy Connaught. In the
one-mile run, which was the most exciting
event of the day, the honors were carried
off by Tip O'Neill@with Ben Taylor sec
ond. Joseph Mallon ran third
The pig race created any amount of fun.
After a long, tiresome chase the pig was
captured by William Pascal.
A game of baseball between teams re-
presenting the Clements Association and
the Second Ward Democratic Club was
won by the Clements with score of 5
to q The Second Ward Club was cap
tanned by ex-Assemblyman Pierce J.
Fleming, and John Smith was in charge
of the Clements. Another game between
the fat men, one side being captained
by Martin Daab and the other by William
Kett. was won by Daab's team with a
score of Z to 5.
A bicycle race of two miles was won
by Thomas Anderson, with D. McPeet
second and Ernest August third.
The field events over, the members were
entertained with two three-round bouts,
both very scientific affairs. The first one
was between Michael Murphy and Kid
Smith of Brooklyn, and the other between
Kid Mcfarland and Danny Duane of
New York. The starter and timer of the
field events was Constable Frank Hague,
and Frank Barker acted as referee.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
SMALLPOX NEAR CAMP.
Manasquan is Boycotted By
Order of the Gov
ernor.

The presence of smallpox in Mahas-
guam, and d letter received from the
State Board of Health by Governor Voor-
hees, at Sea Girt, informing him off
ciauy of the fact, has led to the most
stringent regulations being objected TO
prevent the disease being brought into
camp. Orders were issued that no MEM
ber of the regiment was to go to the
village under any circumstances, and the
officers warned the men not to buy lemon
ade or eatables from any of the boys and
men Who came into camp from the viii
lage to peddle their wares. The same
discipline will be applied 10 the cooks and
servants and camp followers. and every
possible source of contamination will be
guarded strictly.
A provost guard from Company B, in
command of Captain Hurdley, went to
Souan Tuesday night with orders to
bayonet, if necessary, any member of the
regiment found there who refused TO re-
turn to camp at once. A similar guard
will be sent out every night with the same
orders.
While the smallpox situation is not
serious, only two cases of the disease hav-
ing been reported, one several weeks ago
and the other recently, potn OA "4leh
have been given prompt attention and
isolated treatment by the local health
officials. the military authorities do not
propose to take any chances whatever
Dr. Mitchell, of the state board Of health
told the governor that the first case OF
smallpox was recovering and the second
case, which is one of varioloid, was do
ing we'll
Adjutant General Ollphant said that he
did not think there was any cause for
alarm in the situation at Manasquan, and
that the orders to the regiment had been
given simply as an extra precautionary
measure.
Manasquan tradesmen and others are
being censured for not having given warm
ing to the soldiers of the existence of the
disease in their village and Governor Vor-
hees was very indignant that the presence
of the malady should have been kept sec
ret. In their own behalf the Manasduan
people assert that an isolation hospital
was built and the patient removed there
within forty eight hours after the first
case was discovered, and in their opinion
there is little danger of the smallpoS
spreading or becoming epidemic.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
CAR JUMPS TRACK
Trolley From Bayonne De-
rallied at Pacific Avenue
Curve.
FOUR PASSENGERS HURT
Lamp-post and Letter Box
Smashed But No
Other Damage.

Car No. 1928 of the Bayonne line, jumped
the track at the curve at Communipaw
and Pacific avenues at half past one this
morning and a dozen passengers We're
thrown out Four were badly hurt. but
not seriously Those injured of whom the
police got a record were Bella Reynolds
of No. $50 Fifth street injured about ths
head; George Dawson, of No. 155 YORK
street, hurt about the head; Phillip War
ren, of No. 245 Warren street, right shout
der dislocated, and Henry McEntee of NO.
112 Wayne street hurt about the back
Miss Reynolds was attended by DR., j.
J. Broderick, who was hustled out OF PED
She was sent home in the patrol wagon
along with Phillip Warren whose shoul-
der was dislocated McEntee and Davi-
sonwere attended by friends and taken
home.
Motorman Samuel Fletcher was in
charge of the car. There were about
fifty people aboard, most of whom had
come from Bergen Point. When the car
hit the curve it was going so fast that 1t
left the track entirely The motorman
jumped after shutting off the power The
big car jumped over the stones ana
climbed up over the big sewer basin on
the corner. Anold lamp post with letter
box attached stood almost on the corner
The car hit this solid whack and down
it went, smashed into a dozen pieces
The post doubtless saved the salon on
the corner owned by Albert Grandjean.
The car had climbed over the sidewalk to
within five feet ofthe big plate glass win
downs It's force was spent at that point
and it failed.
There it rested in a lopsided manner.
The four passengers hurt were thrown
heavily to the pavement. Others were
rudely Jared and shaken up, but as far
as the police know no others were in
jured.
Telephone messages were sent for the
patrol wagon and the wreeking car. The
patrol wagon arrived in a few minutes
to take the injured ones home.
The wrecking car pulled the derailed
car onto the tracks again. Strange to
say only the dashboard of the car was
damaged The sidewalk for ten feet
around was torn up.
Although the letter box was broken
when the accident occurred the police got
no report of it until half past five, four
hours later,
Fortunately the accident took place
when traffic was at work for over an
hour.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
TAX INJUSTICE
Revelations at Y esterday's
Meeting Of the Board
Of Equalization.
THE ENDLESS APPEAL SYSTEM
Where One Man Gets a Re-
duction Neighbors Must
Make Good the
Difference.
THE ENDLESS APPEAL SYSTEM

The unfairness of the present system OF
county taxation was brought forcibly TO
light at yesterday afternoons meeting OF
the County Board for the Equalization OF
Taxes. when, in reply to questions pro-
pounded by Assessor Hannah. the Com
missioners admitted that if any reduce
TONS from the assessors figures are al
lowed either by the county board on APP
peal of taxpayers or by the State Board
of Taxation in disputed cases, the loss
must be borne by the taxing district af-
fected.
In other words, If the $3.50, 900 assessment
of the shore front of the King estate in
Weehawken, now in dispute is reduced to
its old figures of 900 by the State board
the township must suI pay the State
school and county tax on the difference,
although the action OF the appellant booy
takes from the ratables the difference. In
other words the taxpayers of Weehawken
must pay on a valuation which the high
est appeal body decides does not exist,
even il, as is expected, the State Board
gives Its decision before the actual valu-
ations of the county's ratables are liked
or the State school and county tax rates
formally agreed upon.
1t was also practically decided by the
board that if any reduction from the as
sessor's figures was allowed by them as
Commissioners of Appeals, the loss must
be sustained by the taxing district al
fected.
This decision carries with it the fact
that there can be no reduction from the
State school and county tax rate for the
coming wear as already estimated and
announced in these columns, and this de-
spite the assertion of Commissioner Nc
Lean that the reason the official figures
of the apportionment were not gwen out
earlier was because there might be
changes made through the appeals of in
dlvidual taxpayers.
For the fifth time the members of the
County Board for the Equalization Of
Taxes sat as Commissioners of Appeals,
and, as on the preceding four days, not Il
single protesting taxpayer appeared to
appeal from the valuation of MS property
as fixed by the assessor of his taxing dis
trlCt.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
NO WILL FOUND Yet
DR.. Dickinson Administrator
for Lebbeus B. Wards Es-
tate Still Hunting.

DR.. Gordon X. Dickinson is still hunt
ing for Lebpeus B. Wards will.
The doctor has been appointed admins
traitor, and since the appointment has
made very diligent search among Mr.
Wards papers, but no will has been
found. and he hasn't the remotest idea
where to look for it, but he is bearing in
mind the advice given on another ocea-
sion by a Greek king to his son, VINO haa
lost his sword:-
Look into all the places you think 1t is
likely to be and into all the places you
don't think it is likely to be and thou
must find it."
The doctor has followed the first part
of the injunction, but thinks the latter
part is too great an undertaking, at LEASE
for the hot weather.
Judge Otto Grouse is acting as counsel
for the administrator. A strange feature
of the case is that none of Mr Ward
family has the slightest idea OF MS
wealth. His brother, Mr.. John +. Ward,
was in town a few days ago and he was
asked if he knew the state of his brother S
affairs.
NO" drawled Mr.. Ward, with quiet
smile; ''he wasn't in the habit of consult
ing me about his money matters, and |
guess you knew as much about them as
anybody else. My brother was not what
YOU might call very communicative about
his private business.
The property in DR. Dickinsonis hands
at present consists of the handbook of Mr..
Ward, a gold watch, wearing apparei,
books and an immense quantity of clip
pings from local newspapers on the wa
ter question, in which Mr.. Ward took
Gaep interest
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
GREAT Hat TRUST
Movement on Foot to Combine Fac-
tories Into One Company.

TSpecial to THE Jersey City News. j
ORANGE. July Is, 1901-Hat manufac-
turers of New Jersey and Connecticut are
discussing plan for great combination
of all the factories. The scheme is to or
ganize a central company, which viii con-
troll the leading hat factories of the coun-
try. almost all of which are in Orange and
in Danbury, Conn. with a few in Phila-
delphia and Newark. The new company
will probably be called the United Hat
Manufacturers of the United States
When operations are begun the new con-
cern win purchase the plant and good will
of the firms that are known to be doing
a successful business. The different faeto-
ries will retain their firm names, and in
almost every instance the former owners
win manage their respective factories. In
addition to this it is proposed to have one
large salesroom in New York where the
different factories in the combination will
display their goods and each firm viii have
one of its own men in charge.
The plans further provide that the diff
erent factories shall only make such
grades of hats as are their particular
speciality. and no factory viii be called
upon to make goods at loss lust TO
accommodate the trade, as Is said to be
the case now.
the fur used in the world Is handled in
the United States and the promoters OF
the proposed new concern believe the VEN
ture will be a big success
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
QUEER POLICE WORK.
Mrs. McGregor Says She
Was Locked Up Five
Times on Unsub-
stantiated Charges.

This is the record of alleged malicious
persecution for which Mrs. Mary McGre-
gor and her husband Frederick, yesterday
instituted suit for $1,000 damages against
Louisa Reynolds and her hus-
band Anthony of No. 3169 Boulevard. Jer-
sey City, December IS, 1900. Mrs, McGre-
gor arrested on a warrant issued by Po-
lice Justice Murphy on charge of lar
ceny of rent receipt. Imprisoned twenty
four hours, discharged next day.
Jan. 4, 19O1-Mrs. McGregor, arrested on
warrant issued by Police Justice Murphy,
on a charge of threatening to xiii Mrs.
Reznieck Imprisoned twenty -four hours.
Discharged next morning.
Jan s, 1901-Mrs. McGregor, arrested on
warrant issued by Acting Police Justice
Macs. Imprisoned twenty-nine hours.
Acquitted next morning by Police Justice
Murphy.
Jan 1S, 1901-Mrs. McGregor, arrested on
warrant charging malicious mischief, is
sued by Police Justice Murphy on COM
plant of Mrs Reznieck. Held for Grand
Jury; gave bail; tried and acquitted in
Court of General Sessions. July 1, 1901,
April IS, 1901 Mrs. McGregor, arrested
on warrant charging larceny of clothes
issued by Police Justice Murphy. I'm
prisoned wtenty-four hours; discharged
next day.
In addition to these trifiing incidents the
Reznfecks have twice instituted disposses
proceedings against the McGregors, who
were their tenants, alleging they did not
pay their rent. Both of these cases We're
dismissed by Judge Parker, in the
Second District Court
According to the statement made by the
McCregors to Counsellors Hendricks and
Wills, who represent them in the suit they
were tenants in a house owned by the
Rezniecks for about four months. The
two families disagreed and then began a
systematic persecution by the landlord
and the wife which finally cuminated in
forcing the tenants to leave for which
they now ask $4,000 damages for Mrs Nc
Gregor and $500 for her husband for being
deprived of the aid, comfort and fellow
ship of his wife. Papers in the case We're
filed in the Sheriff's Office yesterday after
noon
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
A STJJI FIGHT.
Ez-County Physician De-
mands His Wife's Es-
tate Which He
Himself Earned

Former County Physician Stephen v.
w Stout will contest the will OF his de-
ceased wife which bequeaths an estate
estimated to be worth $4,000 to their
children, and cuts. him off with a life in
terest in the property at the corner OF
Summit avenue and Bowers street, Jer-
sey City Heights in which the family has
resided for many years.
The former County Physician declares
that the estate from which he is thus
cut off with only a bequest of what the
law would allow him If no will had been
made at all, was earned by himself dur
ing his practice of thirty-five years.
The will of Mrs. Stout was admitted to
probate on Monday last and DR.. Stout
was not aware of the fact until Tuesday
night.
He said yesterday that he had no idea
that there was such a document in exist
ence and that he certainly would appeal
from its probate,
The will was drawn on May shortly
before Mrs Stouts death and is as fol-
lows
The first section of the will makes the
usual provisions for the payment of debts.
1t continued
second-.I give devise and bequeath
to my husband, DR.. Stephen Stout, the
lots known by streets and numbers 9S3 and
995 Summit avenue, with the houses there
on and the furniture therein for his use
and benefit as long as he lives; also
the lots 19O,192, 1874 Bowers street with the
houses therein, the taxes to be paid and
to keep them in repair from the rent.
Thlrd-In the event of his death sad
property to be sold and the proceeds from
such sale to be put out at interest; sald
interest shall be paid in equal parts tc
my two sons. James S. and George 5
Stout. until the younger of them shall
have attained the age of thirty-five years
at which time 1 direct that the prineipa
sum shall be paid in equal parts to my
two sons aforesaid.
Fourth give devise and pequeath tt
my daughters Martha ]. Henry all my
clothing, jewelry, sterling silver, monies
in bank, also all mortgages held by me.
Fifth give, devise and bequeath tc
nv daughter Mary E. Whiteside $1,000
Sixth-I give, devise and bequeath tt
my niece Nellie v. Seguine my mother
potrait painted in oil, also my silver tete-
a-tete set.
David ]. Senior of Paterson, cousin
and DR.. John P Henry of Jersey City
Heights, a son-in-law of the testatrix, are
namedl as executors. 1t is witnessed by
George B. and MaryL Senior
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
WANTS POLES TAKEN DOWN
Another Electric Fight in the Court
of Chancery.

Vice Chancellor Stevenson held solitary
court this morning in Chancery Chambers
and heard two Bergen county lawyers
argue the case of Lillian Fellows Platt
who is said to be a relation of the late
John r. Fellows, against the Gas and
Electric Company of Bergen county. whose
main office is in Hackensack- The COM
pany erected some poles in front of Mrs
Platt's residence at Tenafiy Road and
John street Englewood, without her per-
mission, and her son went out at four
o'clock one morning and chopped them
down. The company quickly replaced the
poles tand now Mrs. Platt wants the
Court of Chancery to make it take them
down. The company contends that it oo-
tanned all the permission to erect tha
poles it required from the proper authori-
ties of Englewood The vice-Chanceilor
reserved his decision.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
SUMMER OUTINGS.

3 Mr.. Harry Hartmann, of SECOND street
and Hercules A. Mamay, are spending
two weeks at the cottage of II. r Cruise,
Dorchester, Cumberland County.
Deputy Sergeant-at-A Arms Albert Mans,
field of the Circuit Court accompanied
Nv Clerk Charles Toomey, of the Regis
ter's office and Banker James F; Kelly
will leave in a few days for Atlantic City,
where they will spend the balance Of the
hot season.
CLERK Ge orge Landwehr, of the County
cicrls,s office. will 90 to Saratoga, on Au-
gust 10, to spend his vacation
Roundsman Jackson of the Ocean ave
nue station hoJge left today for ten
DAYS Of rest. Wis vacation will be spent
out Of town.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
SHOT ON BROADWAY

Lower Broadway had a bit of excite
ment today through the firing of two
shots after a fugitive by Central Office
Detective Crystal James Wilson, who
was trying to escape from Crystal had
suddenly struck the detective in the
face with heavy valise while being
taken to Police Headquarters for the
theft of a half dozen pairs Of shoes from
4 store where he was employed as q
The shots stopped Wilson but Crystal
had a long and hard struggle with his
man before he could get him to Head
quarters Wilson who lives at No. 46 Paw
onia avenue, Jersey City has, it is said,
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
PETIT JURY DISCHARGED

The petit jury was yesterday discharged
fir the term by Judge Blair. This means
that there can be no more jury trials in
general sessions or any of the other coun-
tv courts and virtually signifies the close
of the term.
The present panel has served twenty
eight days-more than any other since the
law authorizing panels TO be Drawn every
two weeks was passed In dlscharglng
them, the court in the name Of the county
expressed thanks for their services ana
staed that they had been eminentiy sa-
isfactory.
The September term of court will not
open until the second Tuesday in THAI
month.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
PAY THE TAxBlLL, NOT she.
Indignans Lady Shakes Up City
Official This Morning.

There is a small gentleman in one of the
CITY Hail offices, a very active gentleman
and a very popular one who never loses
his temper it doesn't matter how much
trouble he is put to by one of the genus
citizen. Let US call him Thomas Tor
that surely is a respectable name. he
was behind his desk this morning when
little perky woman came in. she was
dressed in black. carried a black bag over
her arm, wore black hat trimmed with
a black feather and carried black lace
gloves on her hand. In keeping with all
this the re was a black look on her highly
acidulated contenance. She meant busi-
ness and began at once
what does this mean, this bill for per-
sonal taxes?'
Really ma,am you had better apply OF
the
You are city officer aren't you2"
"Yes, but
..Then you ought to know. What are
you paid for?"
..You see ma'am the bill is not issued
from"
Il don't care about that. what I want
to know that it means and why should
pay it?'
Everyone has"
mo they haven't. There's Mrs. story,
next door, know her well who never got
such a bill and she told me 1t was an
imposition and I won't pay it, SO there.
This making fish of one and flesh OF
anohtre won't do; it is an outrage |
know my rights and there's your old bill, :
and SO saying she threw the paper on the
counter and bounced out bristling with in
dignation
Thomas was so completely upset that
only a bicycle ride to Coney Island to-
night will restore him to his wonted good
humor.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
BURNED BY MOLTEN LEAD

Daniel Donovan, of No. 29s1k Pavonis
avenue, while at work in the shop of the
Jersey City Smelling Works, at No. IS
Morgan street last night, was burned by
pot of molten lead which upset on him.
His shoulders and arms were painfully
burned. He was not badly injured, how
ever, and he left the shop to go home
The pain of his burns weakened him con-
siderably. On his way home he met Po-
liceman Stratford. who suggested that ne
go to St. Francis's Hospital. His burns
were dressed there and ne went home.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
VAN WORST PARK CONCERT
The free open air concert on Friday
evening will be given in Van Worst Park.
A special programme has been arranged.
BRlcKLAYER'S OUTING

The inaugural outing of the Bricklayers'
Union No. /, of New Jersey. will be held to
witzel's Point. View Grove. College Point, L. L.,
on Thursday. July 25. The steamer Victor will
leave the Morris street dock at 10 a. NJ.
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK. July IS. 19O1.-Forecast FOL
the thirty-six hours ending at eight r NJ
y:-Thunderstorms tonight and
probably tomorrow; winds southwest 70
west.
Har4nott's Tharu,ometrical Report
The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
ONLY ONE BANKRUPT.

The only bankrupt noted in the
,,nited states District Court yesterday,
n,hose liabilities foot up S5.ST3., with assets
~ - 5oo An the liabilities are small
Claims of rom 81 to $3.50