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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
BOUNCED INSPECTOR
Hoboken Police Signal
System Without a
Head.

By unanimous vote the Hoboken
Board of Police Commissioners yesterday
afternoon dismissed Daniel Kilisn, inspec-
tor of the police signal telegraph system
Kilian. was appointed to the position IN
June, 1885, at a salary OF $500 year. Tne
explanation for his dismissal was that he
was killing time or, in other words, that
there was S40O worth of his time paid for
by the city which the Police Department,
ii is said, did not receive.
All the members of the board We're pres
ent with the exception of Commissioner
Capelii, and all voted for kilian's dis
charge, Mayor Pagan included. No pro-
vision was made for Kilians successor.
1t was the last meeting of the OLD
board. All business remaining unfinished
was cleared up in preparation for the new
board, which will be organized when
Mayor-elect Lankering makes his appoint
ments at the beginning of the new year.
A pleasant, agreeable atmosphere seemed
to pervade the session. Mayor Pagan,
who by virtue of his office is president o.
the board smiled and so did Commis-
sioner Lankering, who will step into The
Mayors shoes at high noon on New
Years Day. There was not dissenting
voice heard from the time the meeting
began until it closed Mayor Pagan even
voted for the refunding of amounts de-
Quoted from the salary warrants of polics-
men who had reported sick, decided
change from his previous course OF oppos-
ing these payments.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
BELDEN CASE
Goes over.
By Consent Of Counsel Vice
Chancellor Emery Grants
a Weeks Adjournment
RECEIVER FOR WATER co. ASKED
The Man Who Knows Whis-
pers That No More May
Be Heard of Suit.

Vice Chancellor Emery, on the consent
of both counsel engaged in the suit to
have a receivership appointed for the Jer-
sey City Water Supply Company, today
granted an adjournment of one week for
the argument set for today for the return
of the rule to show cause.
Those who are in a position to know
confidently say that there will be moth
ing more heard about the attack on the
company and the suit will be dropped.
These authorities say that the suit was
ridiculous because the position of the
company was impregnable. Behind it was
the best of financial support, and the con-
duct regarding the contracts complained
of in the bill was legally, if nothing else,
sound.
The rule was asked for by William Bel
den, one of the stockholders of the com
pany, who alleges that the company is
insolvent and unable to complete its con-
tract The company's answer to the alle-
cations in the bill is complete and shows
that the contract awarded by Mr..
Flynn to others, complained of in the. bill.
were assented to by Mr.. Belden 1t also
shows that the company's course has beer
in all things legal, and there need be no
apprehension about completing what 1T
had undertaken to do.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
Want A NEW SCHOOL
Petition for No. Ii to Be
Sent to the Board Of
Education.

There is a movement on foot among the
residents in the vicinity of Public School
No. II on Bergen Square to urge the erec-
ing for the pupils of that section. The
project has been much talked of among
the property owners. and the Bergen Inn
provement Association will take it up.
A petition is being prepared which will
be sent to the Board of Education ask
ing that the matter be given serious at
tention. The petition will set forth the
reasons why a new school should be
erected. One reason is that the present
building is fast going to decay. It is very
old, in fact,s the Oldest in the city, and
the heating and ventilating apparatuses
are antique. The furniture is badly worn,
and the walls, ceilings and floors are in
very poor shape. In fact there is abso-
lutelv nothing about the old structure
that is considered substantial.
Another reason for the demand is that
there is not room enough to hold all the
pupils. For twenty years or more a little
annex on Tuers avenue has been used
for the beginners. Some advocate the
building of an annex to accommodate the
pupils for time but the majority want
a new school.
1t is said that Assemblymap Tenant
will be asked to introduce bill giving the
Finance Board power to issue bonds for
a new School No. H. The projectors are
working hard and they hope to accom-
plish much.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
PARTING SHOT
Mayor Hoos Vetoes the Reso-
luton to Improve the
South Cove.

Mayor Hoos sent a Christmas gift to
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners today in the shape of the follow
ing
December "a, 1900.
Honorable Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
Gentlemen-I herewith return to your
Honorable Board without my approval
resolution passede at your meeting heid
December II, 1901, of which the enclosed is
certified copy.
] have taken this action for the follow
ing reasons
The Board of Street and Water Com
mssioneres are at present unable to meet
the demands upon the department Tor
money and fail to see just how the vast
amount necessary TO carry out this con-
tract is going to be provided for unless
bonds be issued. The Board of Finance
has always been the safeguard on the
city treasury and in this matter you have
entirely ignored that important body. l
feel that where large sums of money are
involved, as in this matter, the resoiu-
ton should come to me through the
Board of Finance
any action taken under an act passed
some thirty years ago which does not re-
quire the concurrence of that Board, 1
fear might be dangerous and it would, to
say the leaet, be unfair to saddle upon
the taxpayers such an enormous contract
without having the sanction of the Board
of Finance. who have TO provide the
needed appropriations for all the DEPART
ments and fix the tax rate. which has
been slowly reduced and which reduction
should be continued. l have always been,
and am now. heartily in favor of the inn
provement of the South Cove. but now,
within ten days of the expiration Of my
term, I do not feel that l should take
any action which might enbarrass the
incoming administration in order to pro-
vide funds TO carry out the terms of
contract in the making of which they
had no voice.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD HCOS,
Mayor
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
SANTA IN WHITTIER HOUSE
kindergarten Children Made
Happy This Morning.

About fifty tiny children, all the way
from three to six years Of age, were
made supremely happy this morning in
Whittier House, No. 176 Grand street.
It was the annual Christmas entertain
ment of the kindergarten, and a big tree,
beautifully decked in glistening orna-
ments Of silver, gold and tinsel, besides
paper chains made by the youngsters
themselves, and lighted with hundreds of
candles, stood at the upper end of the
big reception room From the tree pres
ents were distributed.
The entertainment was given at ten un-
der the direction of Miss Stohr and Miss
Smalley For half an hour or SO while
the tree remained lighted an entertain-
ment was given by the children them
selves. Kindergarten games were played
and Christmas carols sung. Two little
colored children gave a cake walk which
fairly brought down the house.
After the entertainment gifts were dis
tributed. Each girl received prettily
dressed doll the gift of the young ladies
of the Bergen school for girls. and the
bows received toys of various descriptions
from drums down, the gifts of kind
friends. The tree and its trimmings were
also donated. Not only did the children
receive the Whittier House gifts but the
parents. most Of whom were present, toos
this occasion to bring Santa Claus TO
their offspring. Then, too the parents re-
ceived gifts from the children in the way
Of Christmas cards made by the Kinder
gardeners for this purpose. Each child
went home loaded with gifts and happy
The school will reopen at Whittier House
Annex, No 11S Sussex street, the Monday
after New Years Day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24

DIED

MULLIGAN.-On Sunday, December q,
1901, Mary Fl. Mulligan.
Relatives and friends are invited to att
No. 50 Jordan avenue, on Thursday. De-
celnber &c; thence to ST. Patricks Church.
where mass will be offered for her at
$50 A. M.
OLENDORF.-At Mount Vernon, NJ
December 81 1901, Anna Nancy, VII
of John Olendorf, in her SD year
Funeral services will be held at
late residence. No. 40 South Eighth
nue., on Tuesday, December "a, at p
RONALD.-On Monday, December q. IL
at/2 A. NJ at his late residence, n; Is
l6S Grand street, Jersey City, Hugh
Ronald, in his 10th year.
Funeral services Tuesday evening. De-
celuber "a at 8 o'clock.
Interrnent Wednesday morning, Decem-
ber 25.
VAN ARSDALE.- E.-Suddenly, in this city
on Sunday, December y. 1901. Stephen
T. Van Arsdale, in his SD year.
Funeral services at his late residence
No. IS Mercer street, on Tuesday even
ing. December "a, at o'clock.
WRIGHT On Monday, December %, 1901
MARY E.. widow OF the late Police
Commissioner Frederick w. Wright
aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services on Tuesday, De,
cenber "a. at 5 p. NJ, from her late resl-
dence, No. 81 Oak street.
Int srnent at stamford, Conn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24

In England on the evening of Guy
Fawkes's day (November 81 many bonfire
clubs held carnivals The most note
worthy was at Lewes. The mock bishops
of the various societies delivered orations
appropriate to the occasion, and four
cleverly-devised tableaux were destroyed.
The tableaux of one society was fiery
representation of the electrocution OF
Czolgosz.
AT Bridgewater there was a Fawkes
saturnalia The most gorgeous features
of the torchlight procession were the rep
resentation on cars of King Alfred burn
ing cakes in the neatherd's cottage, the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and suite
on their Colonial tour and that of a
Shamrock and Columbia yacht race.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
MORCUE RECORD
Nearly Two Thousand
Bodies Received in
Eight Years.
HALF UNIDENTIFIED
Keeper speer Advocates Bill
Providing for Taking
Pictures.

In a month less than eight years 1,Sso
bodies were received at the Jersey City
Morgue This is the record from Janu-
ary l, 1894, to December l, 1901 Of this
number, $50 were claimed by friends or
relatives, and the remainder, ss5, were
either buried in Potter's Field or in st.
Peters Cemetery on West Side avenue,
which is practically the same as Snake
Hill.
Fifty per cent. of these cases were from
the hospitals. largely the City Hospital
This is due to the fact that anybody is
received at the city institution. Ths
homeless and friendless are taken there
and left to die of some incurable diseaS,
About twenty per cent. are accidents,
mostly on the railroad, and the rest are
suicides and murders. OF these cases
there have been many strange ones which
the police were unable to solve.
Men of good families have killed them
selves in local hotels and have been
buried from the morgue. No one came
to identify them.
Morgue Keeper William Speer has adyo-
Gated the passage of a bill providing that
all unidentified bodies be photographed.
This, he Gays, will be of great assistance
to relatives who do not learn of the loss
of their loved ones until some time after
the burial in Potter's Field. If there are
no means of identification the body re-
mains in a pauper's grave forever, when
a photograph would lead to an identih-
cation. Numbers are the only records
kept of the bodies brought to the morgue.
1t is believed that the bill will reeeive
the attention of the legislators CHS
spring. A bill has been drawn up and
will be introduced by a man from Hud-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
loved TURNED
TO STONES.
Mrs. Kennedy Showers New
York Geological Speci-
mems on Mr.. Bat
chelar-
LONGING FOR ARREST
Romantic Tale of Tangled
Troths Told in Police JUS
tice Murphy's Court.
LONGING FOR ARREST

Mrs Wilma B. Kennedy, Of No. Al West
Sixty-fourth street, New York City, threw
three large stones through the windows
of the home of James -Batchelar, of No.
232 Summit avenue, last night. She took the
stones from satchel in which she had
carried them from New York. She said
that she threw the stones because she
wished to be arrested. Her desire was
promptly gratified.
The scene drew a large crowd and a
great deal of excitement prevailed for
time. The woman was kept a prisoner ali
night This morning she told an interest
ing story when she was arraigned before
Police Justice Murphy in. the Second
Criminal Court
She said that she met Mr.. Batchelar
four years ago, when he was widoWer.
She was then living with her husband.
but she learned to love Batchelar and
when he said he would marry her II
she would get rid of hes husband she
promptly left the husband and two years
ago obtained a divorce from him. Then
She and Batchelar made all arrangements
to be married, she alleges, but he put
the ceremony off from time to time on
a variety of excuses. She said that last
Christmas Sne ana Bdlcnelar went siioP-
ping for presents for his children and he
then made her very happy by saying
that this Christmas would be an especial
ly joyous one, because they would be
married.
Last summer she found letter Batche-
lar dropped she said, and read it. 1t was
from Miss Jessie McGoldrich of Lyons, N.
y, and it contained many terms of en-
dearment. Mrs. Kennedy further said
that she went TO Lyons and saw Miss Nc
Goldrich and charged her with coming
between two lovers. She says that Miss
AIcGoldrich replied
..Weil, he may have been your James
but he is my James now.
Then Mrs Kennedy said. Il asked
James about it, but he assured me that
it was nothing to worry about. few
weeks ago he married Miss McGoldrich,
and 1 have started suit for $4,000 for
breach of promise
When Justice Murphy heard this story
he paroled Mrs. Kennedy on her promise
not to bother Mr.. Batchelar again.
Mr.. Batchelar is printer of New York
City. He is the owner Of large con-
Germ and is said to be wealthy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
M'CIVNEY GETS AWARD
Bid to Sewer Havana at Last
Accepted BY the City
Council.


Contractor Henry McGivney Of this city,
who IS on his way home from Cuba. sent
word today that he had been awarded the
contract to sewer the city of Havana.
The award Of this contract has been a
bitter. fight between a Brooklyn contrac-
tor and the Jersey City firm Of McGivney
& Rokely, the extraordinary vacillation.
backing and filing and general going
backward and forward Of the city council,
Of Havana gave no end Of trouble. Finally
the Council Ajunciamiento, if you please,
decided that the best thing to do was 10
give ii to the Jersey City firm at their
price OF $40 o,6as, ,626.
Mr.. McGivney IS well known man in
this city ana had much to do with the
construction Of the Boulevard. He is a
prominent member of the Berkeley CLUB
and has offices in the Commercial Trust
Company s building
He will, it IS said, begin the work on
tine first day of the new year, and Jersey
City men will be taken to Havana on the
work.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
COURT HOUSE CHRISTMAS
Kris Kringle Leaves Many
Handsome Gifts
There.


Kris Kringle was very much in evidence
around the different county offices at the
Court House this morning. Sheriff Ruem
pier received from the attaches Of his
office magnificent Venetian urn anc
stand. and a handsome cut glass punch
bowl and stand. From the employees o.
the County Jail came beautiful manila
set oil an onyx clock and two brass can
dlestleks. The Sheriff gave to each of his
employees a check for a substantial
amount.
beautiful cut glass wine and water set
adorned table in the office Of County
Clerk Maurice J. Stack this morning. #
was q Christmas remembrance from the
attaches Of his office and the popular Off
5ciaI rewarded his faithful clerks with good
sized checks.
County Register James c. Clarke re-
ceiyed a unique bronze frame mirror and
a dressing set from his appreciative em-
ployes. Chief Clerk James Baker was
remembered by Mayor-elect Laundering Of
Hoboken with box Of fine cigars, and
each of the clerks Of the office received
from the Register a gold bound fountain
pen and from the New Jersey Title Guar
antee Company box of cigars.
A handsome solid silver loving cup,
suitably inscribed, was the gift of the
attaches Of the Surrogates office to their
superior, Surrogate James T. Lillis.
Inc the Circuit Court room, this morn
ing, Judge Neyius's desk was adorned
with a beautiful azalea plant enclosed
in a golden basket. the gift of the court
attaches:
Nearly all the clerks Of the different
offices were remembered with suitable
gifts and everybody around the old stone
building on the Hill was happy
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
KNOCKED OUT BARTENDER
When Reilly Didn't Get Up the
Men Fled.

George Dagan. of No. 22l1s Sixth street,
and a man whom the police do not know
yesterday afternoon entered the saloon
of James Kilmead, at Railroad and Jersey
avenues. and became engaged in an argu-
ment. Several glasses were knocked from
the bar and broken
Bartender Andrew Reilly, who was in
charge at the time, undertook to put the
men out. He ordered them from the place
and was promptly knocked down. He
followed the men to the street and was
again knocked down. This time he fell
SO that his head struck the curb and he
sustained conclusion of the brain. The
men picked him up and carried him to-
the bar room where they left him on the
floor and fed. They are still at large
and the police are doing all they can to
Reilly Is at his home in bed. Ills in
jury is not serious
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
CHILDREN RAISE S ,0O8.SI
Large Contributions to McKin
ley Memorial Fund.

OF the $500 to be raised by Jersey City
for the Mckinley Memorial Fund, the
public schools alone have raised s1,0OS.S1,
from pennies collected from the children.
OF this amount School No u has raised
the largest sum- $77.75, and School No. II
comes next with ss9.32. The third on
the list is School No. s, with $6253. The
following is list of the schools and
their donations to December "a, 1901
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK. Dec. "a, 1901. Forecast Tor
thirty-six hours ending at eight r. NJ,
Wednesday:-Fa tonight; partly cloudy
tomorrow; fresh west winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
1on TIE
HOLIDAYS.

ADDITIONAL LIGHT for the holidays can be
obtained from the WELSBACH LIGHT at the
lowest cost.
BEAUTIFUL EFFECTS FOR STORE LIGHT
ING studied and advice given by experts in our
employ upon application.
The attractive Reading lamps on exhibit at
our Offices of new and varied design make
ideal Christmas presents.
Gas Heating appliances placed in cold rooms
save doctor bills and afford great convenience
and comfort to the occupants.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24
70 CURE 4 COLD INoNE DAy.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets Al
q W Groves signature = on each box. s5c.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24

Mayor Hoos sent Christmas gift to
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners today in the shape of the follow
ing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-24

Total 81, ,00S 81
The fund had reached over $500 at noon
i0dav
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-23

DIR Dickson. os,eopnth, Huston
block. room /, Tuesday and Satur-
day afternoon. Consultation free
64p d
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-23

The Ladies' of the Maccabees
gave another ball in Morgan hall
last night which was attended by
more people than was any dance
given in Florence this year The
crowd was so great and the floor
so crowded that it was hard
proposition to dance with grace
and ease. The l.. O. T. NJ. drill
was feature that brought forth
commendation from every one
present. The ladies we're atiired
in white dresses and red caps and
sashes The music was splendid
and the dance was continued till
an early hour this morning,
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-23

Don't forget that Bookings
secondhand store is the place to
buy your camping aud prospecting
outfits cheap. Blackmer's old
stand. 64tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-23

DR.. w. NJ. Shultz has moved to
his permanent office. rooms l, 3
and ). Andrews block. 2S-tf.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-23
Program for Sunday.

The Post. Relief Corps, Circle
and all veterans or soldiers of the
late war will please fall in at city
hall Sunday afternoon. May 26.
at 2:30. to march to the Methodist
church to hear Memorial sermon
by Rev e j Denham
BY request of Post commander
W l. WALK.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-23

The county has large nun ber
of workmen on Newlin creek
grading down the embankment oi
the creek SO that the road between
here and Wetmore can be travelled.
1t intends having someone figure
on taking the bridge, which was
washed away apart, and replace i.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-23
Wanted /!

To contract with experienced
parties to bore an oil well in
Pueblo county. Parties should
apply at once to f. p. Hawke, sec
retary Pueblo Crude Oil q Fuel
company, Pueblo. Call on or ad-
dress at 927 Routt avenue, or court
house. u
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-23
Why Are We So BUSY?

Because our styles are dnintv
our hats are exquisite and our
workmanship perfect in every
detail. and our prices the very low
est. PROCTOR & Co. 66tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-05-23
LOCAL NOTES.
A residence telephone for sc a
day. "Ask the man" t26

The Florence ~ Cripple Greek
is examining some of its iremer
with the view to promoting them
to engineers