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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
The PASSOVER BEGINS TODAY
Hebrews of This City Are Observing
the Feast.

The Hebrews in this city are today ac-
lively preparing for the Feast of the
Passover, which begins at sundown this
evening. The feast has been observed
for 3,21s. All the firstborn of the race be-
gan fast at daybreak. 1t will last un-
til the evening services in the synagogues.
at those services are chanted the 18th
and Hath psalms, referring to the depar-
ture from Egypt. The meetings of the
synagogues are followed by the home
ceremonies. The family celebration, led
by its head, is held around a board
spread with the symbols of the occasion
commentaries.
This home celebration and the svna-
gogue services among the orthodox occu-
secular days of the feast, followed by the
seventh, especially commemorative OF the
passage of the Red Sea, and the last day
which has been added since the Babylon
ian captivity.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
POOR MANAGEMENT
Clean Streets Uttered by Gar
bage Men.

The residents of the Bergen section are
up in arms over the manner in which the
street cleaners and ashmen do their work.
An example of the incomplete system in
operation was witnessed this morning on
Forrest street. The street cleaners paid
their semi-annual visit to that part of tire
Heights yesterday. A sort of a 'lick and
a promise was given. There is no doubt
that the visit was of some benefit, if not
much
Today the ashmen Offset all the good
done by their advance guard and dumped
ashes and tin csns all over the street.
The thoroughfare is a sight. Garbage
and ashes, tin cans and barrels litter the
street and present an unsightly appear
ance.
This is all due to gross negligence. APP
parently no effort is made to gather the
refuse in a careful manner. Carts are
loaded so full that the garbage folls over
The sides. The results are disgusting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
BAYoNRE STRIKERS PLEASED
They Say Things Are Coming Their
Way and They Will Win.

Reports from the local unions of Bay
onne, where the men are on strike for
the wage rate of $275 a day in vogue in
all other sections of the county, were re-
ceived at last nights meeting of the
District Council of Painters at Council
Hall, No. IL Hoboken avenue They
showed that the strike was progressing
favorably to the journeymen
1t was the first meeting at which dele
gates presented themselves from the re-
Gently organized Jewish Local No. 303.
They were ordered seated.
1t was announced that Andrew Lemons
shop, at No. 100 York street, Jersey City,
had been unionzed
Confidence was expressed that the Bay
onne journeymen would win in their
strike, which was begun yesterday, and
the members of all affiliated locals were
warned not to go to work in any shop in
that city, unless authorized by the Busi-
ness Agent of the craft.
The men have taken determined stand
in the matter, and as Business Agent c.
E. Lyons has applications for forty or
fifty. journeymen, there will be no diff
Guilty in placing the men.
A committee of ten was appointed to
visit the Bayonne Local on next Friday
night at a special meeting to be held in
Hendricks's Hall, Avenue d and Thirty
first, street.
A special committee was, appointed to
visit the new Jewish Local on Saturday
night.
The request of some of the Bayonne
bosses for an extension of time for the
new wage schedule until September /
could not be entertained
1t was determined to establish an en-
ployment bureau at Council Hall, where
men out of work could go and obtain
jobs.
An advisory board, to assist Business
pointed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
SALE OF HIGH SCHOOL SITE
Frank Cole Will Auction 1t Off
April %.

Frank H. Cole. son of Frank o. Cole.
was yesterday appointed by the Street
and Water Board auctioneer for the sale
of the property purchased some years ago
for High School site, at Bergen and
F'airmount avenue. April % at 10 A. NJ.
was liked as the date of the sale
Before filing the final assessment nlao
for sewer in Merseles and Fourth
streets a hearing was granted to a num-
Der of interested property owners who OBJ
jected on the ground that the assessments
were too high. Among the objectors were
]. f. Lynch, of No. SS6 Fourth street; W.
]. Melham, No. $50 Fourth street; Mar
tin DAILY, No. 2S7 Fourth street, and
Christian Gruber, No. 300 Newark avenue.
James ]. Kelly and others made appl-
cation for the construction of a sewer in
Newkirk street, between Baldwin avenue
and Academy street, and into Wayne
street. Commissioner Heintze declared
that specifications for the kind OF sewer
asked for would show that it would De
inadequate to carry off the sewage
E. E. Phillips asked for pipe sewer in
Romaine street.
The Board adopted specifications sub
mitted by the Chief Engineer for the lin-
provemeDt of Washburn street, between
Oakland avenue ard the east end Of the
block line; also the specifications for the
improvement of Harrison avenue, be-
tween Bergen avenue and the Boulevard.
The Board decided to proceed with TIE
proposed Improvement of Sherman ave
nue., between Bowers and Griffith streets.
The contract for the Improvement of
Fremont street was awarded TO Henry
Byrne. Captain Ferdinand Fuller was ap-
pointed inspector of the Union street inn
provement. between We and NAL
Iory avenues.
The East Jersey watel 5re-
sented its claim of $1O0sSs fol s..yplying
water during the past three months.
City Wharinger MeDermott reported
that the receipts of the city dock for
March amounted to s240. His report was
accompanied with a check for s2S6. IS. The
incidental expenses We're $S.25.
Garwood Ferris, engineer in charge Of
the construction of the new water plant
submitted the following report:-
Jersey City, April 2. 19Oi.
Hon. Board of Street and Water Com
miSSionerS:-
Gentlemen-During March The headings
on Conduit No. 4 (Watching) haze been
driven four hundred eighteen tllS) teet.
making a total of seventeen hundred
siXty-one Q76D feet excavation to date,
out of a total required length of seventy-
two hundred twelve C7.2l2) feet
Progress has also been made during
the month on the iiiling for the proposed
embankment on thc Hackensaek meadows
the partial filing now extends east from
Kingsland all the way to the Hackensack
River. There is nothing else of interest
ito report as to actual construction during
the month of March.
Respectfully submitted
GARWOOD FERRIS.
Engineer in Charge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
COUNTY'S LOSSES
Effect Of the Recent Decision
Of the Supreme Court in
Added Percentages.
CLERK CONNOLLY'S COMPUTATION
North Hudson. Townships
Appeal Means a Loss
of Over $4,000.

The County Board for the Equaliza ton
OF Taxes in August last added certain
percentages to the North Hudson taxing
districts and with the exception of Ho-
Doken and Gutenberg the authorities in
these places objected and Joined in pro-
ceedlngs to review the Commissioners
alton before the Supreme Court. The in
creases were on real and personal prop
erty and in March last the Court handed
down an opinion upholding the Board s
action with respect to the real property
per centage. but set aside that affecting
the personal tax on the technical ground
of informality of the notice.
To know just where the county sis att
by this decision, how muh it has lost or
gained by it, Mr.. James E. Connolly,
secretary of the County Board, has drawn
up debit and credit statement, setting
forth clearly what many property owners
will be interested to know. After giving
the figures in each of the townships for
the county and school taxes, Mr.. Con-
nolly's statement shows:-
County rate extended. .0O5522492622, or
5.53 per 1000 ratabIes
State school rate extended. .OO25679s1174,
or 2.57 per 1000 ratables.
Total loss to county,
State school tax ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $64O As
County tax .S.......................1 1,377. 2
s2,ol7.7s
Qncludihg Hoboken and Guttenberg.)
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
VICE CHANCELLOR'S PLANS

The newly appointed Vice Chancellor,
Mr.. Eugene Stevenson, of Passaic, will,
by an arrangement with Chancellor Ma
gle, sit in Jersey City Chancery Chambers
the fircst week in May. He win open
court in Paterson before that time and
thus relieve the Passaic County lawyers
from the Inconvenience of having to rush
to Newark or Jersey City for motions.
Vice Chancello stevenson will sit most
of the time Jersey City and, acting
under q reeenS suggestion mTs BOZ
delayed cases before him. fo, slerssi s's,,s. i
speedy trial. 81 Sotiis 4
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
The DALLAs-FARR SUIT OVER.

The suit of ex-Mayor William G. Farr
of Bayonne against Dr. Alexander Dali
las for s5o,00o damages for alleged libel,
which has been pending for nearly two
years, was begun before Justice Collins
and jury in the Supreme Court this
morning. The suit is the outcome of the
Bayonne mayoraliy campaign of 1899, in
which DR.. Dallas was one of the two can
didaies who ran against Mayor Farr, who
was seeking reelection.
Counselor R. v. Lindabury Of Elizabeth
is associated with the law firm of Ander-
son and Farr of Bayonne for the plaintiff
and Ex-Governor George IT.. Werts with
Defendant
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
ENROLMENT FOR NORTH HUDSON

The County Board of Electors viii sit
at Its office adjoining the Court House
tomorrow and Saturday for the purpose
of enrolling on the registry lists of the
North Hudson municipalities the names
of citizens omitted through inadvertence
or because they were unable to present
themselves at their respective polling
places on the regular registration day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE

On the evening of Good Friday service
will be held in the Bergen Reformed
Church at eight o'clock. The choir will
sing Stainer's "Cricifixion." An address
will be delivered by the Rev. T. c. May
hem. The Re-. A. Henry, D. D. VIII
offer the prayei
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
CITY NEWS NOTES

Fire Box No. 4s was pulled by PATROL
man Wolfe for a slight fire that broke
out IN the rhree-story frame tenemenr
house, No. 497 Pavonia avenue, yesterday v
afternoon. The building IS owned BY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
An lold and well Tried Remedy

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething shae, ssee.Af j be used for chilarea
sv .ssrz -esltfivss Soothy[
eThfhg should Away gems tne gums allays the
hile teething Il soT d and is the best remedy
! ~; ,s cures WING eY ty-hye censs per bottle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE 70 MEET

A regular meeting of the Hudson Coun-
ty Democratic Committee will be held on
Friday evening at Headquarters, No. is
Mercer street, at eight o'clock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
Thsrmometrloal Roras4
DIED.

SMITH-At Montclair, N T., on Monday
April l. 1861, George Seymour Smith.
formerly of Jersey City.
Funeral services at his late residence,
Wafren place, on Thursday, April i, ut
P. NJ Carriages will meet d. L. 81 w.
tsSin Leaving New York at 2:5Q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
ANOTHER SMALLPOX CASE.

Another case of smallpox was reported
to the health authorities this morning.
The patient is Charles Hayward, of No.
271s Storm avenue. The usual precautions
were taken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03

During the last century 400 human lives.
$125, 900. 900 and 200 ships have been lost
Ii fruitless efforts to find the North Pole.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, April 8, 1s01.-Forecast for
thirty-six hours ending at S 2, NJ, Thurs
day;-Tonight and tomorrow, cloudy and
colder; east to northeast gales.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03
ROCKAWAY
WATER
P. H. Flynn Asks to Have
His Contract With City
Construed.
THE MORRIS CANAL TROUBLE
Two Millions Already Spent
on the Work and Four
and Half Needed to
Go On With It.

At a meeting of the Street and Water
Board yesterday Mr.. William d. Edwards
presented a petition from the Jersey City
Water Supply Company, the assignees of
Patrick H. Flynn, the contractor for the
new water supply for Jersey City, for a
modification OF the contract according to
the bill passed at the last Legislature.
The petition was referred to the consult
ing engineers. This is the text of the
petition:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-03

The Following menu was enjoyed:
Evening star., 1901-07-01
On the Bay.
The Evening Star.


ARUNDEL-ON-THE-B BAY. Md.
June Is. 1901.
The recent hot weather has added quite
number of cottagers to the colony. Among
the recent arrivals are: Mr.. ]. c. Courts
and family Jas. w. Somerville and family,
Mr. Mcintyre and family, Mr.. Peters and
family Mai. F. Medford and family;
Judge l.. Z. Payson and family, Mr.. and
Mrs NJ E. Towers, Miss Mary Vandersah,
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry Linton, Mr.. A Lee
Lowe and family, Mr.. t. w. Smith and
family and Mr.. Geo. B. Matthews.
Mr. Thos Somerville and wife are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. w. Somer-
vile.
Several camping parties have pitched
their tents on Chesapeake avenue. camp
Quiet is composed of c. A. Baker and {.
B. Noble, while another pretty camp in
cludes Mrs. c. f. Dubois and Messrs: G +.
Dubois ]. G. Dubois and Clarence Fisher
as its inmates.
are: Mrs. ]. w. Hughes, Miss Ruth Helm
ard Miss Richie. Mr.. VIM. T. Perry. Mas
ter Raymond Ferguson, Miss Jennie Fergu-
son. Mrs. Wilt Heinard. Mr.. S. Hughes,
Mrs s. Hughes, Mrs. Hartshorn of Wash
ington and Miss Hattie Silkman Of New
York.
p H. McKim are the guests of Mrs. A.
Lee Lowe.
Several very pleasant sailing parties on
the Mystery, have been given during the
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin T. Sanner have
been entertaining a large house party of
young people from Washington and Balti-
more.
Mrs. Ruth Griffin and Miss Norma Zeiber
are the guests of Mrs. T. w Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Webster OF Washing
ton and Miss Marguerite Scholl of Roam
oke Va, are with Mrs. NJ. E Towers.
Much excitement was caused here Thurs
day by the capsizing of a large canoe in
the channel, just of Arundel The occu-
pants of the boat were rescued by those
aboard two sailboats near by. and were
taken to Annapolis.
Mr. Robt. Linton is the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs Berry Linton.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
Gen. SickIes Mistaken.


Gen Sckles says he had the personal
pledge Of President Mckinley, made after
the late election. that Mr.. Evans would not
be retained" He believes the President
is willing" to redeem his pledge. but is
deferred through the influence of r.. A.
Hitchcock. Secretary Of the Interior. Gen
Sickles is probably mistaken. The people
know the President to be one who prom
ises only in a broad and open way-to do
his duty. They Will not believe that he
would be deferred" by the requests OF one
from doing his duty, any more than he can
be moved by the personal antagonism and
fussiness of another from the duty of up
holding a faithful official.
Evening star., 1901-07-01

From the Norf0lk Landmark.
1t is a hard road which II. Clay Evans,
commissioner of PENSIONS. has TO travel in
his efforts to conGuCt his Office honestly.
Ever since he has been where he is the
pension sharks have been waging unremit-
ting war against him: and Il Is one of the
chief things to President Mckinleys credit
that he has stood by his appointee. even
defying the protest of the q. A. X. Gen.
Dan. E Sckles is the latest prominent as
sailant of Mr. Evans. Gen. Sickles is a
character" He IS one of these clustering,
fire-eating, bIoody-shirt-waving, epithet-
calling fellows who makes terrible uproar
wherever he goes.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
Affected by the Hot Spell.
From the New York Evening Post.

Cen. Sickles seems to be the worst suf-
ferer from the hot spell. He was so much
overcome by the combination of high tenn
perature and excessive humidity yesterday
that. in an Interview with reporter Oh the
Times he gave utterance to the following:
This crusade against the old soldiers be-
ing made by papers like the New York
Times and the New York Evening Post is
disgraceful. If in any part OF the south
neWspaner should make such wanton at
tacks on the confederate veterans as are
continually being made in the north upon
the men who saved the Union the office
would be wrecked by mob inside OF t~en-
ty-four hours And if were twenty years
Younger | wouldn't hesitate to take part in
pursuing a similar course of treatment here
in the north / would lead the column.
1t would obviously be a waste of time to
discuss any question with a man in such
mental condition as this.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
SickIes Not to he Humored.
The President's Backbone.


All other considerations aside the out
come of the renewal of the fight on Com
missioner Evans will be watched with in
terest because the question Of the back
bone of the President is involved.
Senator Hanna is represented as work
ing vigorously upon the President who stih
sustains Evans. thus barring the treasury
doors against a new looting scheme and
the country is watching to see whether Tor
once Mr. Mckinley will stand out tn the
end in defiance of his partys dictator.
All right-thinking people. irrespective OF
party. hope that be will. and credit him
with an honest purpose so to do, hut in
view of his past record in yielding to Mark,
IL is to he feared that he will not.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
1t Concerns the Soldiers Most.
From tho New York Press,

Gen. Sickles' pistol-point demand that
the President turn over the pension office
to him as the alleged representative of the
veterans of the rebellion immensely simplt-
fies the situation All doubts to the re-
tention of Commissioner Evans until such
time as professional heroes and pension
agents come to realize their relations to the
government and their place in the nation
are dissipated by this action. President
Mckinley is the most conciliatory Of men.
but the abject surrender Of the appointive
power in response to 8 truculent public
summons is not conciliation. 1t is abdica-
ton,
Evening star., 1901-07-01
Sometimes 1t Won't Work.

From the Chicago Post.
"Of course" he said thoughtfully, "the
faith cure idea may be all right, but there
are occasions when it won't work."
Have you tried it?"
II have. l went to a champagne dinner
last night, and worked the scheme to the
limit. told myself that champagne WASH t
Intoxicating, and later insisted with equal
strenuousness that / wasn't intoxicated,
that I couldn't possibly be Intoxicated be-
cause I knew champagne wasn't intoxi-
eating"
"Well?"
"Well, my wife said was wrong"
Evening star., 1901-07-01
Gen. Sick1es is Heated.

Gen. Sickles' confession Of defeat is play
full. II not humorous. When he declares
that If he were twenty years younger he
would be glad to lead column of old SOL
diers against the office of the Times to
wreck and demolish 1t in revenge for it's
plain speaking about the pension-grabbers
of the Grand Army of the Republic he is
not angry he Is not heated. He does not
at all mean what he says. He is not
mob leader, but a law-abidtng citizen, who
has his wits about him all the time. His
talk about demolishing newspaper offices
is merely a way Of saying that he has run
out Of arguments.
Evening star., 1901-07-01

From the Baltimore Sun.

II now appears from Gen Sickles' state
ment that the Grand Army. particularly in
the western states. votes in national cleo
tions solely with regard to the administra-
ton of the pension bureau. Gen. Sickles,
in a reply to Senator Scott Of West Nir-
ginia asserts that I'm several close states
in the west the "old-soldier' vote would
have been cast soldly against President
Mckinley last year If assurances had not
been given that Commissioner Evans would
be removed Mr. Evans only Offense has
been to execute the pension laws honestly
and intelligently.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
Grand Army for Pensions.


According to Gen. Sickles, the Grand
Army issue at the time when the public
mind was absorbed with fear of the demo-
cratic undertaking to destroy the national
credit to nullify the courts, to bring the
American flag and army scuttling home
from the Philippines and to give the rest of
the world contempt for our power and pur-
pose as a nation, was none of these. but
pensions, 1t is Impossible to imagine re-
suit more undesirable, so far concerns
the Grand Army, than the success of war
upon Commissioner Evans under these cir
cumstanceS.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
Evans still i'm Office.
From the Pittsburg Press.

The President makes haste very slowly
in the matter Of removing Commissioners
Evans Gen. Sickles is the latest veteran
of prominence to parade around with Mr..
Evans imaginary scalp dangling at his
belt Gen. Sckles was reported a few days
ago to have denied the story that he was
carrying in his pocket a pledge of Mr..
Evans decapitation, but the report was
erroneous the general now confessing that
the pledge and his reported possession Of
1t are actual facts.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
Evans Has the Best of II

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
The commissioner in declining to resign
under fire from the professional veterans
who are fighting him in the interest of the
pension agents will be sustained by public
opinion. He has decidedly the best OF II IN
the controversy with Gen. Sickles. who is
raking the chestnuts out of the fire for the
army of pension attorneys whose interest
it is to get all the pension allowances pos
Sible.
Evening star., 1901-07-01

Where He Was at Fault.
From the Chicago Post.
He hasn't bit of sporting blood in his
veins"
why do you say thatT
"He has just returned from fishing trip
and he admitted that he didn't catch a
fish,"
"Oh. well. the best of fishermen are un-
lucky sometimes"
Quite right; but he admitted IT,
Evening star., 1901-07-01

From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
Gen Sickles must now face Senator
Scott's denial that he, Scott, ever prom
ised the general that Commissioner Evans
would be removed by the President IL
Gen Sickles has no letter from Scott con-
taining the pledge the issue will become
one of veracity between two distinguished
men.
Evening star., 1901-07-01

From the Rochester Herald.
H Clay Evans should not be astonished
at any performance of Gen. Dan. f.
Sickles howev-r peculiar il might be.
Evening star., 1901-07-01

From the Brooklyn Citizen.
The hotheads in the G. A. r. are bringing
that great and glorious organization INTO
disrepute with the American people by their
course in this matter. Commissioner Evans
clearly has the right side of this contro-
versy and his removal by the President at
this time will, in the eyes of a majority OF
the people, place a permanent stigma upon
the administration.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
Gen. SfckIes on the Rampage.

From the Baltimore News.
Gen. Sickles is getting stirred up TO
white heat over the question of the re-
moval of Commissioner Evans as head or
the pension bureau. The more the general
saws, too. the worse mess he makes Of his
case.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
Gen. sickies' Ambition.

From the Roch aste- Post-Express.
Gen. Sickles was certainly stanch friend
of Pension Commissioner Evans two years
ago and is certainly a strong opponent now.
We hope for the sake of Gen. Sickles repu-
tation that there is no truth in the current
story that the change in his attitude is due
to his ambition to be elected commander
in-chfef of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
That Letter of ScOtt's.

From the Newark Advertiser.
The publication of that letter of Senator
Scott excites a smile If there is any
promise or pledge in 1t only the magma
ton of Sickles can detect the same.
Evening star., 1901-07-01
Gen. SfckIes DemoraIfzed.

From the New York Commercial ADVERTISER.
Gen Sickles is doubtless able to perceive
now that he ha smade it impossible for the
President, If he wished to do so, to get Mr..
Evans out of the pension bureau, directly
or indirectly. The general comes out of the
controversy in a decidedly demoralized con-
dition.