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New-York tribune., 1901-11-04
R4GTInE AT MISSION MEETING.
IT COSTS TWO CoLoRED MEN so EACH TO
SING go WAY BACK AND SIT DOWN"

SING go WAY BACK AND SIT DOWN
Notwithstanding the fact that William B. John
son wore Low button, Mayor Van Wyck last
week granted him a license to preach the dospei
in the city streets Mr.. Johnson is an Old colofeu
man who has the morality Of the city at heart ana
wishes actively to take part in its reformation
With several sisters and brothers. Johnson mas 1or
the last few days been holding revival meetings al
Seventh-ave. and Twenty-ninth-st
Last Saturday evening their services were uls-
turhed by two men of their color who were hiied
with things that were alien TO the spirit OF the
little gathering. Missionary Johnson, who at TINS
point had invited all join in singing we Rave
a Home on the Rock was surprised ana siea'iS
perturbed TO hear the strangers give utterahce
in firm lusty voices a secular song entitled 20
Way and Sit Down
a rnomentary silence. born Of chagrin ana as
tonishment was broken by applause at the ap-
pearance of Policeman Murphy, of the West Ihlr-
ty-seventh-st. station, who relieved the street
corner of the intruders. The men gave thel
names as Clarence Ashington. OF NO 2-o west
Twenty-eighth-st., and Isaac Jones of No. 10
West Thirtietl-st.
After rernarking that il noteworthy 1ac'
that AIr Johnson a Republican. should have OBJ
tained license from the Mayor. Magistrate Mott
called Ashington and Jones before HIM When II
was proved that the had really been guilty
of singing such song at such a time and place
they fined SO each
New-York tribune., 1901-11-04

The following Official Weather Bureau
the temperature the last
with corresponding
r. ize+
New-York tribune., 1901-11-04
HIGHH4TMEN N BROOHE-SI-
THEY KNOCK A MAN DOWN AND TAKE HIS
WATCH-AN ARREST.

Arthur Perkins forty years old, VINO says ne
is a bookkeeper. living at No l3o LenoH-aNe''
was walking through Broome-st last night
when two men stopped him and asked the time.
He nu1Ied his watch from his pocket and one Of
RI. man grabbed it while the other knocked
Perkins down. Both men then ran away. The
police heard Perkins's screams, and at Narick-
ST Policeman Adams Of the Macdougal-st- sta
ton caught a man, alleged to be concerned In
the robbery and assault
At the Elizabeth-st- station the prisoner oe-
scrihed himself as James Caibill nineteen years
old The police say the watch was found in his
possession.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-04
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND TUESDAY.

For England increasing cloudiness
IN portion to-day; Tuesday. much colder and
generally fair except probably rain snow in Eastern
Maine fresh winds. becoming variable and
shifting rortheserly tonight with increasing force
For Eastern Nev-York, rain today rapidly falling
sss.perature night; Tuesday. fair and much colder
easfery winds shifting northwesterly tonight and
increasing
For Eastern Pennsylvania and New-Jersey, rain to
day: much colder night: Tuesday fair and much
colder variable winds becoming fresh 10 brisk westerly
the Disric; Of Columbia Delaware and Maryland
colder night. Tuesday. fair and coid
brisk noTthVVestery
Western York. and much colder To-Day.
probably turning night the lakes: Tues
day fair cold cold high west 20 northwest
winds.
For Western Pennsylvania rain and much colder to
probably turning night, with a cold
wave: Tuesday. cold: high west northwest
New-York tribune., 1901-11-04
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER s.
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEw-YoRK. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER g. 1901
ARRIVED.

Chicago City CBr). Hunter. October I6
Swanses -. with ndse and ! cabin passenger
ArkeIl q Co. Arrived Al m
Steamer Rotterdam Dutch. Stenger. Rotterdam Oc-
- and Bouogne . with 40
steerage passengers the Holland-America Line
the Bar at 2:30 m.
Steamer Ls F1andre Dutchl oortgiese. Ghent October
at $50 m
Steamer John (3r) Smith, favre October 10
and Dunkirk Il. with rndse to Barber & Co. Arrived
Bar at
with cse cabin 765 seeage passengers 20 the
Cornpagne Generate TransaIlantique Bar
al 10 Ss a m.
Steamer Castilian Prince CBr Coul Santos October 8,
Seager Co. Arrived at the Bar AT 9:i5 %.
Montserrat SPAN. LAWN Vera Cruz October
Havana % with rndse, 33 cabin and 81
passengers to NJ Ceballos & Co Arrived the
Steamer Havana Robertson Havana October 80 in
3:24
Steamer winifred. Armstrong Tampa October 26
phosphate rock the American Agricultural Chem
cal Company; vessel TO Bull Co: will discharge
al
Steamer Arapahoe Kemble, Jacksonville October 81
Charleston November !. with mdse passengers
to william Clyde & Co
jefferson Dale Newport News Norfolk.
Goldsboro. French Philadelphia, mdse to
William p Clyde & Co.
sandy Hook y J. Nov 4. $50 p rl-wind north-north-
light clear.
Steamers Donald (Sor) Kingston: Hilary CBr Bar
bados, Para Ceara. South America (B Cape Town
via Norfolk Bordeaux Fr) Harre st Louis. Philade-
phfs Primers Point CBl Leith and Dundee Goldseoro
Phiisdepha; Matanzas Tampico TNxpan. ETC.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-04

Highest temperature yesterday s5 degrees: lowest a.
5: Temperature corresponding date
last as corresponding date
last twenty-five years.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-04
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS

Lizard. Nov 3-Passed steamer Ryndam Dutch B9nier
LveTT,ooL NsX Arrlye, steamer 2truria Uep Mckay
canning QIl HaTmrnd. New-York via Manchester
Southampton Nov 3-Sailed VadersnJ "a,
Albrecht. from Antwerp for New-York ''
Queenstown, Nov 3. 9:35 a m-Saied steamer Iucar,.
(f3r). Mckay, from Liverpool Nevy-York
Plymouth. Nov B. 9:o5 m-Arrived. steamer Kronprinz
Wilhelm Ger, StoerTner. New-York for Cherhourg
and Bremen land proceeded. s
Hull. Nov SAILED. steamer MarteIo (sp Jenkins
New-York- '''
New-York tribune., 1901-11-04
HONE NEWS.
possession

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS
ALBEMARLE-Fi P; Fish: OF Boston. CAN An
FIFTH AVENUE-R. Canning Winlo. OF London
MANHATTAN-Captair G. T. Patterson. |. :. A
WAIDORF-Seaator J. ". Bailey, of Texas.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-04

Our waterproof shoe sheds water like
ducks back-in fact it's duck of a
shoe
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
ADMITTED SHE WAS A sAopuFTER
Mrs. MERRILL Scored by the Cham
oallar for Her Temper.

N.rs Nancy Merrill of North Bergen,
who IS suing her husband Oscar, freight
conductor on the West Shore Raiiroao,
for maintenance admitted to Vfce-Chan-
cellor Pitney this morning in ChanceTy
Chambers. on the hearing cf the cause,
that she had been convicted of shopHft-
ing in New York
sBut. your honor, I did it while under
the influence of opium she said, looking
whole arsenal Of deadly weapons at her
husband. anyway it has nothing to do
with this case. He doesn't support inc
ana he earns enough"
The husband then told the Court that
his wife had such violent temper, and
was ALWAYS ..nagging and pickering" that
she drove her own mother from the house
and he was obliged to leave her. She was.
be continued. widow before he married
her. and she had $1,000 in the bank At
Mar work as a dressmaker she saved up
80 fs;0 more and all this sum of $4,000 she
still possessed. Her income from ner
trade and rent of her rooms to boarders
brought her in about $50, a month. while
his salary was not much more than that.
"Tne facts show said the Vice-Chan-
cellor. that there is nothing here to prove
the allegations OF the wife's bill. It seems
that her counsel have been deceived. The
evidence shows that this woman has not
treated her own mother properly and
brought disgrace on her husband by shop
lifting. He must, however, give her some
support. and I will order SO a month"
Mrs. Merrill tossed her head, picked up
her skirts and sailed Indignantly out of
the room.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
FIRE At BLACK TOM
Storage Warehouse Burn
ed By Big Blaze
Last Night.

The entire southern section OF one OF
the immense brick storage warehouses of
the National Storage Company a Black
Tom was Quilted by a fire which broke
out at seven o'clock last evening. The
building was filed with jute, hay and
hemp. The companyS own fire depart
ment and the New York fire tugs, worked
on the flames all night. The fire was u1l-
der control this morning but was still
smoldering.
The fire department of this city was
unable to lend any assistance as the ap-
paratus could not reach the fire. Black
Tom is more than mile off the Com
munipaw shore. 1t was formerly an is
land. but is now connected with the main
land by a neck of made ground. This
neck is monopolized by railroad tracks.
Fire box No. 672 in the yards of the
Standard Oil Company on the mainland.
was pulled but when the engines got
there the firemen found it impossible to
reach the burning building.
The damaged building was warehouse
No. 2. 1t was five stories and had large
windows with iron shutters.
1t is not known how the fire originated.
The flames attracted eight fire tugs which
rendered good service in preventing the
fire from spreading to the company's 3
other buildings. The loss is estimated at
$75, 900.
1t was rumored that one man had lost
his life in the fire, but the report proved
YrouudleSs
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
"sAW THEIR DUTY AND DONE IT,"
E1ks Association Compliments Their
Directors With Re-s1ection

The 'Elks' Building Association" stock
holders have paid the compliment to their
board of directors by re-electing them en-
bloc. This was done for no other reason
than it served them right. The board
comprises:-P T. Powers, President; !;
VIM. H. Peckham, Vice President; James
f. O'Adealia, Treasurer; James 7. Hogan,
Secretary; William Mckinley. Charles III.
Smith and Colonel r. G. Agens-
President Powers made report and It
was most gratifying one-full of good
deeds done and good things to be done.
He described the work done by the build
ing committee in running around corners
and holding up real estate men to find out
a desirable site for a home for the Best
People On Earth. Then by the merest
good luck the Tabernacle property came
their way and good luck has attended its
purchase The building has been restored
with $4,000 cold cash and is now good
piece of investment and the handsomest
E,ks' hall in the State. All this having
been accomplished by the committee the
stockholders very properly voted them
back again into office with the encomium,
not very classic but very expressive.
..They saw their duty and they done it.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20

does create an absolutely new system,
that it is not amendatory, nor is 1t an
act t'private local or special in charac-
ter or effect.
1.-The public school SYSTEM" continues
the petition, 'is the only branch of the
State Government the perpetuity of which
is secured by the constitution. 1t is not
a forced construction of the constitution
to assert that it was the intention OF
the organic law to leave at the absolute
discretion of the Legislature the crea-
ton of a system of public instruction and
to impose upon the Legislature. as con-
stitutional duty, the establishment Of
such a system.
''The Legislature is the popular branch
of the government over which the people
exercise absolute control. If the Legisla-
ture fails in the discharge of its duty to
provide an efficient system of public In
struction the remedy is at hand. A new
Legislature will make such provision at
once
The petition next treats of the Difficult
ties encountered by the Legislature III
its effort to establish a new school sys-
tenn on account of the different conditions
encountered in different cities. There
struction within the meaning of the con-
stitution, local laws, general laws. mnni-
cipal charters and special acts antedat-
ing the constitution OF 1875 and regulat-
ing upon different lines the public schools
of various localities.
1.-The act of 1900 repealed all these laws
and submitted in lieu of this mulriform
legislation, by a single act. the present
harmonious and uniform plan, which is
the first in New Jersey that can be prop
erly described as an efficient system of
public Instruction. If this system is
disturbed it's efficacy is destroyed and
the object of the constitution is defeated.
"In the opinion of the court, the uncon-
stitutionality of those sections of the act
which have been treated as open to judi
cial criticism is rested upon the ground
that the act attempts to discriminate up
on the basis of population, using that as
a means of classification. 1t is respect
fully suggested that this is an erroneous
view.
..The provisions Of the act which have
been criticised as unconstitutional are
mere recognitions by the Legislature of
an existing condition, not created by the
Legislature for the purpose of making the
law applicable to any given municipai-
ity, but accepted by the Legislature to
facilitate the execution of the general
plan.
1T is difficult to see how the legisla-
tive declaration in reference to the ope-
ration of the act in municipalities divided
into wards, as distinguished from those
not so divided can be regarded as a legis-
lative classification by population. The
legislation is general in its application
to all municipalities and this provision Of
the act, which is a mere recognition of
organic distinctions, which are found in
municipalities, and which it was neces-
sary for the Legislature to recognize in
order to make the law effective as a gem
eral system of legislation does not make
the act in question a special or local
law
The court will pass upon the petition
for a rehearing of the case at an early
date.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
GRAND JURY SENSATION.
clossey Raid Brings Out
Spirited Controversies
Over Testimony.

The case of William Clossey. who .:s>
charged with keeping gambling sstal y 81
lishment ON the upper floor of Ne. 5.
Newark avenue. was before the Gran" : :
Jury yesterday afternoon. 1t was r1@a
nored that some sensational testimony
developed and caused a spirited centro-
versy among several of the members.
Among the witnesses who testified were
Chief of Police Murphy, Inspector Archi-
bold, Detective Prescott and Captain. john
Kelly. who conducted the raid at Clesseys
place about two months ago which te.
suited in the arrest of a number OF poker
players.
City Physician Everett. who made the
complaint about the place to Police Cont
missioner dcGiii. was on the witness
stand for about an hour. 1t Is sal8 that
he testified that he had gone TO C1sssey
CLUB room for the purpose OF saving
young friend who, he had learned, was
gambling away e recent inheritance. He
denied, it is said, that he was ever Il
member of the Baldwin Social Club" an
Incorporated organization, which Cfossey
claims had its headquarters in the rooru
which was raided. DR.. Everett admitted
having played poker there saversl
times but insisted that he did so in order
to get into the place and look after his
friends interests.
Chanceman Langon, who was introduced
into the place by DIR. Everett, and was in
the room and opened the door for the pe-
lice when the raid was made, 1t is rumcr-
ed also gave damaging testimony.
Clossey claims that the Baldwin Social
Club" has a bona fide existence, and that
he is simply the treasurer of the ergani-
zation. He claims no one was allowed to
play cards in the room except members.
and says that Langon was admitted and
allowed to play on the recommendation OF
DIR. Everett, who, he says. proposed the
chanceman for membership.
1t is said that while no indictment was
found yesterday the case will be eonsid-
cred further at the next session OF the
Grand Jury on Friday afternoon.
1t was stated that immediately atter
his examination by the Grand Jury Dr.
Everett rushed to the office OF the Jer-
sey City journal" and there gave a de-
tailed account of his examination, for
what purpose is not known. This morn
ing he was still talking about the ak
perience. Among other things he said
that one of the Grand Jurors had asked
if he had ever before acted in the capac-
ity of .'stool pigeon" for the police
Dr. Everett was very indignant because
of the form of the question, which he
regarded as a personal insult.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION
Annual Election Held Yester-
day at Trenton.

The Prosecutors Association of New
Jersey net yesterday afternoon in the
Senate Chamber at the State House, a.
Trenton, and elected new officers for the
ensuing year as follows:APresident, John
S. VOORHEES,, of New Brunswick, Prosecu-
tor of Middlesex county; Vice President.
Peter w Stagg, of Hackensack, ex-
Prosecutor of Bergen county; Treasurer,
George A. Angle, of Belvidere. Prosecutor
of Warren county; Secretary, Nelson Y.
DUNCAN, OF Someryille, ex-Prosecuior of
Somerset county; trustees, James l..
Griggs, of Som erville, Prosecutor of Som
erset count. and Theodore r. J. Brown,
of Toms River, Prosecutor of Ocean
county.
The following committees were ap-
pointed
Admissions to the bar--John B. Vree-
land, Merristown, Judge of Morris Conr.-
ty; James H. Fithia1l, of Bridgeton.
Prosecutor of Cumberland county, and
Walter F. Hayhurst, of Lambertviiie,
Prosecutor of Hunterdon county.
Criminal law and procedure-Louis I'll.
Schenck, of Somerville, Judge Of Somer-
set county; James S. Erwin, of Jersey
city. Prosecutor of Hudson county; AL
fred Elmer Mills, of Morristown Prose-
cutor of Morris county; Lewis Starr, Of
Woodbury., Prosecutor of Gloucester
county, and N. C. J. English. of Eliza
beth, Prosecutor of Union county.
Arrangements were made for the an
nual dinner to be held in Trenton when
the February term of the Supreme Court
opens. and Messrs. Voorhees,. DUNCAN
and Hayhurst were appointed commit
tee of arrangements. Special efforts will
be made to have this annual dinner one
Of the biggest events of its kind ever held
nv the association
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
WATER PLANT SURVEY
Engineer Ferris Tells What
It Has Saved the
City.

At yesterday afternoons meeting of the
Street and Water Board the following
communication was received from Mr..
Garwood Ferris, engineer in charge of the
construction of the new water works.
Jersey City, November 18th, 1901.
Hon. Board of Street and Water Com
missioners:-
Gentlemen-The results of the survey
able body of the reservoir basin proposed
by the contractor for the new water sup
ply of Jersey City are as follows
The contractor proposed, for the fifty
million daily supply, to erect a dam, hav-
ing its flow line at an elevation of three
hundred and four and seven-tenths feet
Estate base) and water surface at that
elevation of 7SO.792 acres.
According to the survey that elevation
would have a water surface of but 767.02l
acres and the quantity of water which
could be impounded would be 1888 million
gallons sort of meeting the requirement
of the specifications. To provide for
specification requirements the flow line
would have to be brought up to an ele-
walton of 3O525 feet and the area of water
surface at that elevation would >be 1884
acres.
The elevation of flow line for the reser-
voir when the dam would be raised SO as
to impound the quantity of water re-
quired for the seventy million daily sup
ply was given by the contractor at s2ss
feet The survey shows that basin SO
constructed would be 100 million gallons
short of meeting the specification re-
ouirement and that the water level would
have to be raised to an elevation of 324
feet, with an area of water surface of
.4S1 acres
/ have forwarded to the contractor the
areas as found by our survey and noti-
fed him that the height of the fifty mill
ion dam would have to be Increased and
that more acreage would have to be pro-
vided for the storage basin for the seven
ty million daily supply.
The result fully justihes the wisdom OF
your honorable body in sanctioning the
survey. With the reservoir once filed IT
would thereafter be impossible to salts
factorily determine it's actual capacity.
In impounding large quantities Of water
it is generally assumed that $500 per mill-
ion gallons is fair amount to allow for
cost Of dam and land flowed. At that
rate the 1873 million gallons short will be
worth s27 900, which exceeds the cost to
Jersey City Of supervision, inspection and
all other charges of whatever description
properly chargeable to the account of the
new water supply from the award Of con
tract up To the present time,
1'sss's e csARWocDs " FERRIS,
EnsInesf in Charge.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
CADDY ROODOOED.
Caddies Wanted Steinert to
Win and Childs Lost
His Goat.

There was. trouble on the gilf links yes
terday among the caddies. It was not
likely that the caddy championship should
pass without dispute-that was too much
TO expect of the elders. The trouble
seemed TO arise through jealousy be-
tween the playing caddies or between the
playing and non-playing caddies, and for
time the noise the 'shooddeoin,'' as one
of the hoodooers expressed it, sounded
like regular prize fight. One of the
caddies thus describes lt:
Yer see, Harry Childs was playin'
steinert and they both kept even. Well,
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
TROLLEY SHELTER
Mrs. Benson Will Contin-
ue Her Effort at the
Junction.

Mrs. Mary Hudspeth-Benson has de-
cided to try again to induce the North
Jersey Street Railway Company to erect
a shelter at the Junction. She began this
effort some time ago. An agreement be-
tween the proprietor of the saloon at the
Junction and the Traction Company was
necessary. AT first the company desired
to purchase the building to erect walt
ing room. The price asked was too high.
Then Mrs Benson suggested that a big
shed be built around the building This
was agreeable to the company, but the
proprietor objected on the ground that
his place would be darkened. He de-
manded, in addition to payment for the
privilege of putting up the shed, that the
Traction Company light the store There
is where the hitch came in. The company
refused the demand.
Mrs. Hudspeth-Benson said few days
ago that she was going to see Vice Presi-
dent David Young again and urge him
to do something for the thousands of pas
sengers who travel at the Junction
weekly.
There is need of some protection for
passengers at this point said she. Now
that the winter is coming on the shelter
will be demanded more than ever"
The proprietor of the saloon has lease
of the place which will not run out for
about four years. He asks big price to
surrender the lease to the company. 1t
is believed that the company will wait
until the lease expires before taking any
action on the purchase of the place.
Boulevard Commissioner Daniel Y.
Lewis is the owner of the building. He
stated to News reporter that he
would consider any offer made by the
trolley agents and he was ready at any
time to discuss propositions.