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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
KEPT A PIN IN HIS MOUTH.
And When Tweed Diel the Pin
Was Still There.

Tobias Tweed, of vailsburg, N. r.,
dropped dead yesterday in Dover and in
his mouth they found a pin where all his
days he had carried one.
This strange habit of his was the mar
vel of all who knew him. He was sixty
years old but nobody can tell of a time
except in battle in the war that he had
not the pin in his mouth.
Night and day, sleeping and waking,
eating and drinking, he had one there.
Oftentimes bets were made that he was
without one but Tweed opening his mouth
would show the pin under his tongue, IN
his cheek or somewhere.
A comrade who fought with him in the
Civil War said Tweed never went into
battle without a pin in his mouth. Once
or twice in the heat of the fight he lost
the pin and was in torment until he pro-
cured another.
He had swallowed several pins and it is
thaught that possibly this caused his
DEATH
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
Board Of Works Will Sue
Freeholders for Water
Bill Up to Deem
Der 1900.
INDEBTEDNESS S6.S56.93
New Board Says Appropria-
ton Is Too Small and
Denies Responsibility
for Debt.

If the Board of Chosen Freeholders of
this county doesn't pay its water bill to
Jersey City there's going to be trouble.
Up to December l, 1900, the county owed
to the water department Sc, ,S56ss, and the
Street and Water Board wants a check
right away.
When the city's bill was presented to
the Freeholders reply came back, signed
by Clerk P. ]. Egan, stating that the
Freeholders couldn't pay the bill because
the appropriations for the present fiscal
year were not large enough to warrant
the Board paying the sum demanded.
Then the Board of Freeholders pro-
ceeded to inform the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners that in addition to
the reason given that there was no
money, the Freeholders thought that
they, the present administration, We're
not liable for the debts of their prede-
cessors; a statement which made the
Commissioners gasp in establishment
The letter wound up with a request that
Jersey City should at once meter the
water used by the county.
THAT certainly said one of the Street
ahd Water Commissioners, sis a cool
proposition that a new board can shake
off the financial responsibilities of the
board preceding. Guess wen sue the
county"
According. yesterday afternoon. the
Commissioners passed resolution direct
ing the law officers of the city to com
mence suit to enforce payment of the
Jill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
WEST SIDE lMPR0VERs.
They Are Agitating All Sorts Of
Things for Their Section.

The usual weekly meeting of the West
side improvement Association was held
last evening in Fraternity Hall. Presf-
dent George Russell presided. The sew
eral committees appointed recently to
look after numerous improvements in
that section reported as to work per-
formed
The committee having in charge the
securing of an engine for that section has
visited the Fire Board. The members
were promised assistance by the Com
missioners. 1t is hardly likely, however,
that a new engine will be located in West
Bergen this year The department has
several engines that could be used, but
no fire house. Property would have to be
purchased and a building erected The
board is making extensive improvements
this year. All of the engine houses will
be overhauled and the board needs all
the money appropriated for that purpose.
The Street, and Water Board promised
to see to the paving of the dirt streets.
throughout the west side and some of the
work will oubtless be performed early in
the spring. The committees will continue
to agitate the proposed improvements.
with the hope of greatly improving the
section
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
STOLE BRASS LAMPS.
Two Boys Convicted of Theft in
PR. r, Yards,

Michael Gilmore and John Salinsky,
two youths, were convicted in the Court
Of General Sessions yesterday afternoon
Of stealing some brass lamps and other
hxings from car of the Adams Express
Company lying in Hhe Pennsylvania
Railroad yards at the Cove near Bay
street, Jersey City, on October last.
The watchman, John Craig, testified
that he saw Gilmore and three other
youths hanging around the car. Soon af-
terwards he discovered the robbery.
Officers Rogers saw Gilmore and three
stners coming out of the railroad yards
with a bag of stuff. When they saw him
they dropped the bag and ran.
Calvin Parker, a railroad employe, iden-
tifled the goods found in the bag as be-
onging TO the car that had been robbed.
Both prisoners denied the theft. al
though admitting that they were in the
railroad at the time. They were convict
ID. John Ryan, who It was testified was
With them at the time of the robbery. has
aot been seen since.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
LEASE ONLY VALUABLE ASSET.

John Wender bought saloon at No.
421 York street, Hoboken, on November
80 last, from the Lion Brewery Of New
York, for $500. He said a three years
lease of the place was to go with the
stock, fixtures and good viii. The lease
was the most valuable asset of the place.
He paid the money but never got the
lease. He says that he asked John Bun
denbender, the agent of the company, for
the lease many times and on failure to
get it asked to have his money returned.
1t was not returned, so this morning he
brought suit in the Circuit Court, before
Justice Nevius, to compel its return.
Samuel Evans, one of the defendant com
pany's agents, was not in court this
morning when the case was called, and as
both sides wanted him the Court sent an
officer after him to bring him, under ar
rest if necessary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
BURNED WOMAN BURIED.

Mrs. Martha Smith. the aged colored
woman who was burned to death Monday
night In her home, No. SIC Grand street,
was buried this morning IN the Catholic
Cemetery ON West Side avenue She was
buried at the expense of the county. Her
son said that he was too poor to pay for
her burial
The body was Inferred IN the site re-
served FOR the poor. Being a Catholic aud
having received the last rites Of The
church. internaent Ia this eemetery was
permitted. Hes body was thus saved from
Pottes's held III Snake Hill
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
FIREMAN BURNED.
$4,000 Blaze This After
noon in Malone Wool
Factory.

A fire that did over $4,000 worth of
damage broke out in the wool factory of
James g. Malone at Fourteenth and Pro-
vost streets at twenty-five minutes past
one o'clock this afternoon. 1t is sup
posed to have been caused by the explos-
ion of a boiler. About one hundred men
are employed in the building and there
was a pell nell rush to escape from the
burning building, as the flames spread
rapidly. The Fire Department was early
on the scene and the fremen successfully
hattled with the flames on the first floor
and had them under control when it was
discovered that the fire had reached the
third floor, where dressed wool and
hides were stored. The flames rapidly
consumed this infiammable material.
There We're no serious casualties. but
hen Davies. of No Engine Conn
pany, was burned about the face while
directing a stream Of water through a
window by a tongue Of fame that leaped
out upon him. His hat was also burned.
He stood at his post, however, and con-
quered the flames in that part of the
building.
The building is large three-story brick
building. The fire was under control be-
fore three O'clock
The firemen worked under difficulties.
One to the west of the building could not
see a foot ahead of him SO
dense was the smoke for several
blocks.
A great crowd was attracted to the
scene, but the police kept the people back
with lines of rope hastily stretched.
About fifty yards from the burning fac
tory stand three frame tenement houses.
The tenants became excited and caused
much confusion by dragging their furni-
ture into the street. Some of them
threw articles of furniture through win
doWs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
SWEAR TO RONSHEIhER
Imprisoned Saloonkeeper No
Longer Cares to Talk.

No nearer than before is the solution of
the mystery surrounding the identity of
Saloonkeeper Charles Schmidt of Four
teenth and Bloomfield street, HoDoken,
who was arrested at his place of business
on Friday last on an order of the Cir
cult Court issued at the instance of Her
man WELLER, Philadelphia wholesale
liquor merchant, who claims that Schmidt
under the name of John Ronsheimer, by
false representations. swindled him out of
s676.76 about two years ago.
Yesterday Detective Larkins of the Jer-
sey City police visited Schmidt in his cell
at the County Jail and positively identi-
fled him as a man named Ronsheimer,
who about five years ago conducted a sa-
loon.
The detective said that at that time
the policeman ON the post on which Rom
sheimer's saloon was located reported at
the station house that a number of bar
rels Of liquor had been removed from
the place during the night A few days
later the saloon was closed and Rom
sheimer had disappeared.
AS an offset to this Identification, a
Mr.. jacobson, who lives at No. sos Pa
vonia avenue, but formerly conducted q
bottling establishment on Staten Island
called at the Sheriff's office this morning
and said that Schmidt had formerly been
in his employ as a driver. He never
knew him by any other name than
Schmidt and understood that he lived in
Hoboken during the time he was in his
employ. Mr.. Jacobson admitted that he
had not seen Schmidt during the past two
years.
Schmidt refused to see a News re-
porter who called this morning at the
JAIL He said he would not talk about
his case to any one but his counsel,
Lawyer Joseph NJ. Noonan, and he did
not want to see any one except Mr.. Noon
an, his wife. and friend from Hoboken,
who has called every day since his arrest.
To a keeper Schmidt denied that De-
tective Larkins had identified him as
Ronsheimer, who formerly conducted a
saloon in the Bergen section. He reiter-
ated his assertion that it was a case of
mistaken identity and again threatened to
make it "hot' for those responsible for
the mistake" when he got out of jail.
1t is considered somewhat strange that
before Detective Larkins-s investigation
Schmidt was very anxious to talk about
his case for publication, but since he has
become singularly. reticent.
several unsuccessful attempts to obtain
bail. He says he expects to be released
from jail on bail today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
TUESDAY EUCHRE CLUE.
Delightfully."- Entertained Las
Night by Mr.. and Mrs.
J. P. Leach.

Cards still hold sway among the So
ciety coteries in Jersey City, and every
day this week in taken up with at least
one card party given by either club or IN
dividual
Among the former was the euchre given
last evening by the Tuesday Euchre Club
at the residence of Mrs. ]. p. Leach, Of
No. 1M Bentley avenue, where there were
eleven tables and forty four players. The
game of progressive euchre was that in
vogue, and prizes were awarded according
to points instead of games, the winners
being Mrs. William Mattocks, Mrs. J. NJ.
G. Thomas. Miss Cora Lowell. Mr.. Hiram
Bennett, Mr.. Herbert Scott and Mr.. Sam
uel West.
At the conclusion of the game buffet
supper was served and the usual social
hour ensued. 1t was decided to hold the
next meeting at the residence of Mrs.
William Mattocks, Bentley avenue, on
the afternoon of Tuesday, February 5. s
Among the guests present were: Mr.
and Mrs J. T. Rowland, Miss Anna
Hume of Philadelphia, Miss Cora Lowell
Miss Francis Ungerer of New York, Mr..
and Mrs. r. Wobcke, Mr.. Oscar Taussig,
Mr.. James q. Pyle and Mrs. Samuel r.
West.
The club members present ere:-Mr
and Mrs Pearson. Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs William Midlige
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mattocks, Mr.. and Mrs
E. Janeway, DR.. and Mrs George Will
kinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Scott, Mr..
and Mrs. J. M G. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs
Hiram Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Me-
Laughlin, Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krugler Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Jones, DR.. and Mrs. William
Pyle, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Leach, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Menagh, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Kelly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
MAYOR H0oS COMPLAINS.
Removal of Ashes From the Streets
Not Efficiently Done.

Mayor Hoos having received letters
from citizens complaining about the re-
moval of ashes, walked into the meeting
OF the Street and Water Board yesterday
afternoon and asked the Commissioners
to do something to redress the grievances
complained of. The particular complaint
to the Mayor came from P. j. Mcdonald
of Boyd avenue. On that thoroughfare
the gentlemen who ought to remove the
ashes, ETC., don't do it as promptly as it
should be done. A little reminder will be
sent to them by the Street and Water
Board that they must perform their
duties
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
VALUABLE ALMANAC FREE.

We have received copy Of the new
almanac for 1901, published by the Royal
Baking Powder Co. 1t is an artistic and
useful book and will be of interest to
housekeepers. A noteworthy feature Of
the almanac is prediction Of the weather
for every day Of the year, by Prof. De
Voc, who correctly prophesied the great
Galveston cyclone and other important
meteorological events. We are author
lied to say that any woman reader Of
this paper can secure a copy without
cost by sending request to the COM
pany, at No. 100 William street, New
York
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
GRANTS TO PLAY EUcHRE.

The U. S. Grant Association met last
night at the clubroom on Ocean near
Woodiawn avenues. the report from the
Ward Association was received, but no
action can be taken until a further meet
ing of that body is held.
euchre will be given in the clubroom
some time in February, which will be an
invitation affair. The members and their
friends will be invited but no one will be
admitted except those holding invitations
signed by members. A series of debates
on various topics will also be held during
February by the members
The committee on the euchre will be
j. Koller. R. e. Douglass and v. Karl
schmidt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
FINAL MAPS CONFIRMED.

ing improvements were yesterday after
noon confirmed by the Street and Water
Board
Armstrong place, Greenville.
Lienau place, from Prospect street to
Booraem avenue.
Van Reypen avenue.
Lincoln street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
$1,000 FOR CHRIST CHURCH.

The Christ Evangelical Lutheran
Church, in Layfayette, is the beneficiary
to the extent of $1,000 by the death of a
former member, Mr.. J. H. Meyer. He
died recently in Paterson. He formerly
resided in Lafayette. In his will he be-
queathed $1,000 10 the church where he
worshipped. Ehe fund will be paid over
when the estate has been administered.
This is the first benefit of that nature
the church has received.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
TO CONDEMN LANDS FOR PIPE LINE

The formal resolution giving Messrs.
city the power of conducting the con-
demnation proceedings on the part Of
Jersey City for the pipe line bringing the
new water supply from Boonton was
passed yesterday afternoon at the meet
ing of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners. The lands to be taken are
in the townships of Caldwell, Verona and
easterly to the Hackensack River.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
E. / SYNOD TO MEET HERE.

The New York Conference of the New
York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church has accepted the invitation to
hold the annual conference in the Christ
Lutheran Church in Lafayette, of which
the Rev. Charles B. Rabbow is pastor
The conference will be held on April 2f
and 25. in the church parlor.
There are about seventy-ffve congre-
cations connected with the Synod. The
usual business will be transmitted. The
proceedings this year win not amount to
more than routine work, including the
election of new officers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
WOULDN'T LEAVE MUCH BEHIND.

Mary McGregor. of No. 3,169 Boulevard.
was held for the Grand Jury in $500 yes
terday in the Second Criminal Court on a
charge of malicious mischief. She was a
tenant of Laura Requiclz, who lives in the
same house. Mary got behind in her rent
and was ordered out. BY way of retail
alton she tore down a water pipe, broke
off door knob and otherwise damaged
the premises.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
HoB0KEH ELgs CELEBRATE.

Hoboken Lodge No. IA, B. P. o. E..
celebrated its thirteenth anniversary with
an entertainment and dance last night in
Quartette Club Hall. The programme in
cluded the following vaudeville perform
ers;-Press Eldridge, Miss Inga Orner,
William B. Green, Sabine and Lewis, the
Amity Quartette, the Weston Sisters, c..
Southland Thompson, Jean Schwartz and
Dillon and Harman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
FELL OFF TROLLEY.

John R. Lambert, of No 175 Bayview
avenue, fell from south-bound Bay
onne trolley car last night about mid
night. Lambert was waiting to get off
at Bayview avenue and in some mex
plicable manner lost his hold and fell to
the ground. He received slight injuries
on the left side. Patrolman Moulton took
him to his home in the patrol wagon
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
BERaSTEIN'S EMPLOYEES BALL.

The fifth annual reception of the Bern
stein & Company Employees Mutual
Benefit Association will be held at Column
bia Hall. Gator and Ocean avenues, on
Thursday evening, February IA. The
committee in charge has spared no effort
to make the affair success and the pres
ent indications are that their efforts will
be rewarded. Mr.. Bernstein will attend
and will lead the march.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
TO ATTEND INAUGURATION.

It is now practically assured that three
companies of the Fourth Regiment will
attend the Inauguration of President Nc
Kinley on March if the Legislature pro-
yides the appropriation. Colonel Quincy
ON. Gilmore of the Second Regiment,
will probably be in command.
The three companies likely to be selected
from the Fourth are Companies A, c and
4. Major Lohuann as the senior major
battalion
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
PEDDLlNG RUGS WITHOUT LICENSE

Michael Ristrum, an Armenian peddler
of Turkish and Armenian rugs, who lives
at No. s6 Wayne street. was fined $40
by Police Justice Murphy in the Second
Criminal Court this morning for peddling
without license. Ristrum wa. arrested
by Patrolman Golden, who found him III
Reed street peddling the rugs from
wagon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
STRUCK BY TRAIN IN TUNNEL.

William Knoth, forty-nine years old. of
First and Grand streets, Hoboken, was
struck yesterday by west bound train
near the Erie Railroad tunnel and was
badly injured about the head and body
He was removed to st. Francis Hospital
in a patrol wagon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
IMPORTANT PATENT DECISION.

The primary suit in the Innovation
trunk patent infringement case has re-
suited in the U. s. Circuit Court decree
ing that sworn statements and account
ings must be rendered to the Innovation
patentee by the infringers. The case will
be further pressed on separate counts and
recourse will be had against all middle
men handling such infringements. The
patents cover the stand-on-end trunk in
which garments hang without being
folded
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
LoaesRoREMER ACCUSED or THEFT

Agent Obermeyer, John Schroeder, Emil
Mofz. Carl Folger and Joseph Korner,
cngshoremen, employed on the Hamburg
american Line piers in Hoboken, were
leld for the Grand Jury by Recorder
Stanton today, charged with having
Etolen case Of soap from one Of the
5teamships they were unloading yester-
lay. The men were arrested on the COM
}lafnt Of Frank Koel1ler. their foreman
All furnished bail fixed by the Recorder.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
F0RGAvE HER HUSBAND

Patrick McNally, of No. 1s Westervelt
street, broke a heavy tea cup over his
wife's head in the course of a quarrel
yesterday. She had him arrested for as
sault and battery, and it would have
fared hard win McNally in the Second
Criminal Court this morning had she not
withdrawn the complaint and begged her
husband off,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
MAENRERcH0R'S c0MIas BALL.

The Jersey City Maennerchor will hold
its annual ball on February y, Lineoln's S
Birthday, at Imperial Music Hall. Her
man Taylor, of white Front fame, is
to be floor manager. A tableau, entitled
t'The Conquest Of China, will be novel
feature Of the evening
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
EuCHRE FOR HOSPITAL.

The German Hospital and Dispensary.
Association will give a progressive euchre
ana dance at Turn Hall February is. The
Ladies' Aid Society will have charge. The
ing fund
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
RECONSTRUCT GROVE STREET SEWER

The Board OF Street and Water Com
missioners have decided 10 reconstruct
the sewer on Grove street between Four
teenth and Sixteenth streets They yes
terday awarded Nhe contract for the work
to ]. NJ. Leahy whose price was sats per
cent OF standard.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Jan. so, 1901.-Forecast for
ths thirty-six hours ending at eight r.
M. Thursday:- with occasional
snow, tonight and tomorrow; winds east
erly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
49, a.4iiszgS
DIED.

ELDER-In this city, on Monday, jan
Elder, aged A years.
Funeral services at her late residence
Ne. 4SS Mercer street, on Thursdays Jan
81, 1T F. NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-30
Al Old and Well Tried Remedy.

MRS. zEinziow,s Soothing Syrup far children
eethins should always be used for children
7lassa teet'.iax Il aoftens the gums, a1lays he
ain ci3eH sind c1iie End IS the best remedy
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-09
Treating Disease by Light.

The recent development Of this art,
called phototherapy, is due to Profess
or Finsen of Copenhagen. He discoy-
cred that smallpox patients when kept
In red light escape with little, II any,
soaring of the hands and face. The
reason smallpox scars are found prin-
cipally on exposed parts Of the skin is
because the blue. or chemical, rays of
light promote the suppuratlon OF the
eruptions. Finsen next found that the
chemical rays when concentrated by
lenses cutting out the red rays viii
cure superficial diseases Of the skin.
such as lupus. Powerful electric arc
lights can for this purpose be subst!-
tuted for sunlight. The success Of this
treatment at the Light institute IN Co
per hagen has led to Its introduction In
the London hospital.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-09
The numblebee as a Motor.

Ii is well known that the humble
bees weight is but small fraction OF
an ounce, but when he strikes q small
boy In the vicinity OF the eyebrow bis
reserve force Is such as to make 1t ap-
pear as II he weighed a ton. A half
dozen ahlebodied bumblebees have
been known to impart motion OF at
least fifteen miles an hour to a whole
country school, weighing in the aggre-'
gate perhaps a ton. No argument
based upon such a misapprehension
can quench mans ambition to fy or
demonstrate Its unpracticability.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-09
London Streets.

There are still thirty High streets In
London, although many have been re-
named. There are eleven st. Johns
roads and nine st. James places. Eley-
en- Queen streets still exist, although
thirty-three have been renamed, and
fifteen King streets remain out OF the
original fifty-three. There are two OK
ford streets other than the famous one
and five Victoria streets,