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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
STATE GAZETTE'S GIFT.
Buchanan Receives Files Of Old
Newspapers for the Library.

Especial to 'The Jersey City News.'')
TRENTON, Jan. 10, 1s0o.-The John. L.
Murphy Publishing Company yesterday
sent to State Librarian Buchanan twen-
ty-cne volumes of newspapers and thirty
four volumes of the minutes of the Senate
and Assembly, which the State accepts
There were seven volumes Of Bach 5
Philadelphia Aurora from 1901 to 1910;
eight volumes of National Intelligencer
and Washington Advertiser: one volume
of Dunlap & Claypoole's Daily Adver-
tiser," 1894; one volume of New York
State Gazette" 1883; two volumes of
Trenton Daily Monitor" 1864 to 1866; one
volume of Trenton Evening Argus
1s72-1S7s; and one volume of New Jersey
Journal" 1792-1793.
In addition to the above. there was
placed in the custody of the State liz
brarian 109 volumes of the files of the
Daily State Gazette" from 1897 to 1889.
The files of this paper are missing from
1892 to 1897, but Mr. Buchanan has hopes
that in q few years the desired volumes
will be found and secured for the Lii
hrary,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
oLEoMAIeARlnE SELLERS APPEAL
Say the Substance Bought Was Not
Produced in COURT.

Pleas Thursday afternoon heard two ap-
peals from convictions for violations of
the act forbidding the sale of oleomar-
garine as butter. Each appellee had been
fined s10O and each based his appeal on
the ground that the substance bought
had not been produced in court as the
substance sold. Incidentally. objection
was also made to the form of the com
plants on which the arrests were based
The complainant and appellant in both
cases was the State Dairy Commission.
The appeal of Grocer Adolp Reiman, of
No. 494 Newark avenue, Jersey City, was
first considered. Inspector John G. Tracey
testified that on July 16 last he had sent
Frederick. Geiger to Reimans place for
a pound of butter. Geiger, he said. had
received oleomargarine, which he at once
sealed in a package and sent to State
Chemist DR.. Stephen Wallace.
DR.. Wallace testified to receiving the
package, with the seal unbroken, and
said that it's contents was oleomargarine.
The other case called was that of Gro
Ger e. J. Kennedy, of No. 429 Grove
street, Jersey City. The evidence in this
case, which was also obtained by Inspec-
tor Tracey on April % last, was similar
to the preceding one.
Judge Blair reserved decision on both
appeals
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
NEW KIND OF SUICIDE CLUB.
Members May Do as They Please
About Killing Themselves.

from Westwood comes news of a Suicide
Club, but no one takes it seriously. The
members Of the town regard 1t as de-
eided fake. There is one thing about this
organization that makes 1t different from
other clubs of the same kind-the COM
pulsory rule in the matter of self-destruc-
tion is not to be enforced. Members can
commit suicide if they desire, but there
will be no drawing of straws to find a
victim.
There is no telling just what our mem
bers will do,' said Barney Graefer, the
President of the Suicide Club. TT is
against the law in New Jersey, under
stand, to contemplate, death, 80 our
club doesn't want to get into trouble
right on the start. But it is an open
secret that if any of our members wan
to distinguish themselves by self-de-
struction we will give him a first-olass
funeral and will hang his picture on the
wall.
1--WE will meet once a week and thor
oughly discuss the question of suicide.
We will have weekly contributions to
our fund, but none of this will be spent
ON the funerals of members who die
natural deaths.
"Our other officers are Edward vohre,
Vice President; John C. Van Buskirk,
Secretary; John Westerfield, Treasurer,
and P. Demarest, Door-Tende.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
ABSENT MINDED COON.
Shows Little knowledge Of the Inci-
dents of His Robbery.

James Conover, the Newark negro,
whose remarkable absence of mind and
contradictory statements at the trial of
Robert Ravel, for larceny from the person
in the Special Sessions Court on Thurs
day, resulted in Judge Blair's ordering his
arrest on charge of perjury, was ar
raigned before Acting Police Macs in the
Second Criminal Court yesterday after
noon and committed to await the action
of the Grand Jury.
The complaint on which the negro was
arrested was made by Assistant Prosecu-
tor George T. Vickers. 1t charges per-
jury and alleges that Conover swore at
the recent trial of Ravel that he did not
know where George Thompson had OBJ
tanned 81 given by Thompson to him,
whereas he well knew that the mother of
Robert Ravel had given the money to
Thompson to be paid to him.
Judge Blair signed Ravel's release and
as he left the Jail he was Immediately
rearrested by Constable George Stanton
and taken to the Oakland avenue police
court.
After Judge Macs had read the COM
plant and asked the prisoner what he
had to say, the negro became afflicted
with the absent mindedness what marked
his testimony on Thursday last, and re-
piled.
.Nuthin cept dunt know what I'm
rested fer.
He was locked up in station house over
night and returned to the County Jail
this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
$4,000 FOR MRS. BARRY.
And Her Husband Gets SO, ,O0O DAM
ages Against the p. r. r.

| Fifteen thousand dollars-$12, 900 to the
| wife for her injuries and $1,000 to the
husband for the loss of his wife's services
was the verdict returned by the jury
| in the Supreme Court yesterday after
noon in the suit of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
NJ. Barry, against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. A previous arial of
| the suit had resulted in a verdict for S.
COO less than this amount-sS0 0c9 FOR Mrs.
Berry and $4,000 for the husband. This
amount was set aside by the Supreme
Court on the grounds that the amount
was noe warranted by the expert medical
testimony as to the extent of the wom-
ans injuries.
The accident resulting in the suit oc-
Cured on September "a, 1899, when Mrs
Barry with her two months old baby was
passenger in Pullman car of the
.Congressiora Limited" from Washing
ton. At Philadelphia one of the cars
had a hot box and had to be detached
from the train. When another car was
substituted the jolt when it was coupled
threw Mrs. Barry and her child against
| the side Of the toilet compartment with
| such force that she sustained injuries
| which she claims are of a permanent
character
| Expert medical testimony as to the ex-
tent of Mrs. Barry's injuries constituted
/ large part of the evidence. Six phy-
sicians testified for the plaintiff and four
for the defendant company.
| Yesterdays proceedings consisted MAIN
| ly of rebuttal testimony by the COM
pany's physicians. DR.. Gray and Mrs.
Barry were also called.
| Mr.. Barry is Assistant Treasurer Of
the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
rany. He resides with his wife on Airing
| ton avenue
| plaintiff and James B. Vredenburgh the
| defendant
| The verdict will be appealed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
BURGLARS VISIT BERGEN.
Louis c. Smiths House En-
tered and Robbed in Broad
Day Light.

The "Knights of the Jimmy have
again descended upon the Bergen section.
Their first attempt was decidedly sue
cessful. The house Of Louis c. Smith,
No. 161k Glenwood avenue, was broken
into yesterday in broad daylight. Mr..
Smith reported the robbery. to Sergeant
hce station about midnight, with the sig
nificant remark that he supposed it
wouldn't do much good,
The house was entered by the rear
basement door, which was forced. The
locks were demolished. No one was home
al the time. The house was securely
locked when the occupants left in the
morning. Mr.. Smith, on arriving home
alone last evening, did not notice any
thing wrong until he went to bedroom
closet to change his trousers. He then
found that his best clothes were gone.
This induced him to further investigate
and he found that every bureau drawer
in the house had been turned inside out.
The contents were scattered over the
floor. In the dining room the thieves took
everything of value that could be safely
carried away by them. A large quantity
of silverware was taken. How much has
not been ascertained. Mrs. Smith is away
and she alone can tell what is missing.
No one seems to have seen any one
about the place during the day. The
theft was committed in broad daylight,
like numerous other robberies of a like
nature in that section of the city. The
police are looking into the case. The
victim has given UP all hope Of seeing
his property again.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
WINTER At LAST.
Snow and Cold Arrive To-
gether and Make
Things Lively.

Residents Of this city were treated to a
genuine taste of winter this morning. At
six O'Clock this morning the mercury in
Hartnett's thermometer had dropped as
low as seventeen degrees and remained
standing for several hours The air all
the morning was filed with flying snow
flakes.
Along about eleven o'clock old Boreas
grew furious and whirled great clouds of
snow in every direction at once. The sky
grew so dark that occupants of count
ing rooms, offices and shops were obliged
to light gas or turn on the electric light
in order to continue work. AS long as
it lasted it had all the features of a bliz-
zard.
The dry snow was driven by the wind
into peoples faces with a force that
blinded them Pedestrians were Obliged
to turn coat collars up about the ears,
duck their heads and grope forward over
the icy payements. In the few moments
the blizzard ragged people were covered
with snow as though they had been on a
long jaunt through steady fall of
snow. The blasts Of wind were icy and
Jack Frost worked his game for all it is
worth.
The asphalted streets were soon alive
snow stopped falling and the sunshine
was almost that of model winter day.
The furry was, happily soon over. The
with children in gay. colored dresses and
head gear happy with shining sleds, and
the appearance of the neighborhoods
through which these streets runs was
that of a gay holiday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
PATERSON PLANK ROAD BRIDGE
Special Meeting Called for the
Adoption Of Resolutions.

A slight hitch over the bond issue to
pay the cost of construction of the new
Paterson Plank Road bridge over the
Hackensack River has necessitated a call
for a special meeting, which will be held
ON Wednesday evening next, at the con-
c1usion of the regular committee meet
ings The new bridge is to cost 1924 900,
of which amount Hudson and Bergen
counties must each pay one-half and the
Rutherford Trolley Company $4,000.
Bergen county has already sold bonds for
100000 to cover its share of the cost of
construction. Under the law governing
the sale of bonds in counties of the second
class it must be made clear that the i'm
provement for which the bonds are issued
must be shown to be absolutely necessary.
Bergen county has already adopted reso-
lutions setting forth this fact, but the
bankers who have purchased the bonds
demand that in order to remove all ques-
ton as to their validity this county pass
a similar resolution
This will be done at Wednesdays special
meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
WAS IT ERWIN !?
Grand Jury Investigating
Recent Ubiquitous Free
holder Indictments.
PROSECUTOR ACCUSED
It Is Charged That the Perse-
cution Resulted from His
Instigation and Urging.

The Grand Jury has taken preliminary
steps towards an investigation of the
question of who was responsible for the
Indictment of officials found by Sheriff
McLeans reform Grand Jury of the
pressed by Prosecutor Erwin on the
grounds that they did not have sufficient
merit in which to bring them OF trial.
Whatever the outcome it is known that
a committee Of the Grand Jury, of which
ex-Police Justice John j. Neyin is chair
man, was appointed at a preceding ses-
sion and at yesterday afternoons S meeting
iti S said submitted a report recommend
ing that the members of the September
term, 1899 body be subpoenaed before them
to give information in regard to the ques-
ton to which the public is anxiously
awaiting an answer.
1t is said that the investigation was
precepitated by the Grand Jury receiving
from ex-Freeholder Joseph A. Riordan, of
Harrison, copy of the letter already
published in the News in which he
practically charges that the indictments
found on recommendation Of the Prose-
cutor and would not have resulted but for
Mr. Erwin's urging.
In addition, the letter in substance
charged the Prosecutor with putting the
county to an expense and the members
of the Board of Freeholders to great
trouble by forcing an Indictment that had
absolutely no merit.
Further Mr. Riordan said that, accord
ing to Mr.. Erwin's statement made at
the. time, the nolle prosse was entered,
did not differ in the least from the in
dictment found against preceding Board
of Freeholders by another Grand Jury,
which indictment was also nolle pressed
by the Court.
The report of the committee yesterday
afternoon precipitated a lively discussion
as to the right of the present Grand Jury
to summon their predecessors of the
April, 1899, term as witnesses to testify
to what had occurred in the Grand Jury
room during the term of the latter body.
At the conclusion of the discussion ac-
tion on the matter was deferred pending
further inquiry into the question of the
power of the Grand Jury in the prem
ises.
Prosecutor Erwin when seen refused to
discuss the matter, but admitted that he
knew such en- investigation was in pro-
gress.
In his statement read at the time of
the noll pressing of the indictments, the
Prosecutor defended the right of the
April, 1899, term Grand Jury to find the
indictments on the grounds that a prima
facie case had been presented to them,
which subsequent events, such as the re-
ceipt of additional money from the State
in the case of one of the indictments
against the Board of Freeholders. had put
a new phase on the case.
The proceedings taken by the present
Grand Jury are bound to create SEN
eation, and the probability is it will be
the principal subject of discussion at the
next meeting when the committee will
probably furnish additional information
as to the right of the present body to
summon their predecessors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES.
Patrick O'Mara Has Been Elected
President of the Reorganized Club.

The United Irish Societies of Hudson
County have reorganized. Patrick O'Mara
who is president of the Horticulturist So
ciety of the United States, has been again
elected president of the United Irish So
cieties. Their affairs will be pushed along
with more activity in the future, as new
life has been infused an the societies are
working in harmony A plan is on foot
to hold a big mass meeting in the near
future at which Major Mcbride, recently
returned from the Transvaal, and Maud
Come will be invited to speak.
The various societies have been appoint
ed to confer with each other concerning
the date of holding the meeting. Secre-
tary M J. Larkin and Second Vice Presl-
dent James Amrock of the United Irish
Societies have been appointed committee
to arrange a joint meeting of the com
mittees of the various societies to discuss
the mass meeting project. This meeting
will be held next Thursday night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
RAILROAD MEN AT WAR;
Two Benefit Organizations
Formed by Employees Of
the Laekawanna.

meeting of railroad men was held
yesterday afternoon in the Y. M. G. A.
| headquarters of the Lackawanna Rail-
road, Hoboken. at which preliminary ar
rangements were made for the establish
ment of a benevolent organization to be
known as the Lackawanna Mutual Relief
Association. The disbanding of the old
Morris and Essex Employees Mutual
Benefit Association last week and
the organization of the new order
known as the Morris and Essex
Railroad Benefit Society did not
meet with the approval of large
number of the members of the old or
ganization, and it was these dissatisfied
ones that met yesterday to form a rival
new order.
Considerable reticence is maintained by
the dissenters as to what led them to re-
fuse to enter the reorganized Morris and
Essex society and few of them could be
induced to discuss their grievances when
seen after the meeting. 1t is known, how
ever, that the rival organization is the
outgrowth of dissatisfied spirit that had
long been manifest among some of the
railroad employees over the conduct of the
old organization.
Most of the officers of the old organiza-
tion were reelected in the reorganized
society and it was this that led to the
wholesale bolting of the men who met
yesterday They have assurances that
the new order to be formed by them will
start off with a membership of at least
two hundred, they say. Henry Byrnes
was elected temporary chairman and
Harry Burns secretary pro tenn. A COM
mittee of five was appointed to draft a
constitution and bylaws for the proposed
organization. The committee will report
on it's progress at meeting to be held
next Wednesday, when 1T is expected that
permanent organization shall be eff
fected.
The disbanded Morris and Essex En-
ployes' Mutual Benefit Association had
been in existence fourteen years. It's dis
ruption is attributed to poor organization
methods and the bitter antagonism be-
tween its officers and the members form
ing the new rival order. Some of the
latter declared yesterday that they had
paid assessments since the organization
was started without receiving single
benefit in return The officers of the road
will take no part in the fight between the
two new organizations, it is said, although
an intense rivalry is looked forward to.
The fight is engaging the attention of rail-
road men throughout the State.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
SPRING ELECTIONS
Essex Assemblymen Con-
vinced It Would Be
UnWise to Abol-
ish Them.
HARRISON ANNEXATION SCHEME
How the Essex Brigands Pro-
pose to Legalize Their
Plundering.
HARRISON ANNEXATION SCHEME

Especial to .sThe Jersey City News.)
NEWARK, JAN Is, 1901-There IS very
little prospect of an anti-spring election
bill being introduced in the Legislature
during the pending session. The Stats Re-
publican leaders ara said to have about
concluded that it would be unwiss 10 eorce
such legislation in face of the fact that q
Governor is to be elected this fall. ana
statement that no such bill will be intro
duced would not be far from the truth.
A canvass of the Essex delegation
would indicate that the men who repre-
sent this county concur in the opinion
that it would perhaps be better to let
present conditions, so far as elections are
concerned, severely alone for at least
another year, and it is dollars to dough-
nuts that no anti-spring election bill VIII
be offered by an Essex member.
Just as soon as the Legislature gets
down TO real business, however, after the
usual dilatoriness of the early weeks Of
the session has worn eff, there promises
TO be several bills introduced which will
materially affect Newark and Essex
county. If the measures pass the state
ment materially affect" can be taken
literally, too, for two of the Contemplated
II. the one instance and the county in the
other
That an effort will be made to tack
Harrison, East Newark and Kearny on
70 Essex is practically assured, for Sena-
tor McCarter has declared himself on that
issue and says that he will take the initi-
ative so far as trying to secure needed
legislation is concerned, if necessary, in
order to bring about what he believes 10
be desirable result.
The form which the talked-of bill viii
| take has not been determined fully. but
| i. is considered likely that the trans
Passaic communities will for the time be-
ing be permitted to retain their respec~
tive municipal integrity, but TO transfer
the county fealty from Hudson to Essex.
So as to remove what may appear to
be arbitrary features of the Contemplated
action, it is believed that the bill to be
submitted to the legislators will contain
referendum clause, providing that the
voters of the towns to be affected shall
say by their ballots whether or not they
will accept the proposition. This referen-
| dunn. it is expected, will go far toward
lessening the effect of whatever argu-
ments the Hudson Assemblymen and
Senator may advance against the en-
croachments on Hudson County territory
Aside from the proposition to bring the
West Hudson communities into Essex,
there Is talk of plans being perfected for
the extension of Newarks boundary lines
on the south and west, so as to bring
Clinton Township, the twon of Iryington
and the borough of Vailsburgh within the
corporate limits of the city. There Is
nothing being said about this proposition
being referred to the voters of the places
which such a law would annex. bus the
promoters of the scheme profess to be-
lieve that the plan will meet with no In
surmountable objections.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-19
SOMETIMES DUDES CAN
And Then surls Truck Drivers Get
the Worst OF II.

In the few minutes when it was so very
dark this morning and the snuwfiakes
We're especially dense. there was some
fun in Montgomery street that was en-
joyed by several people who happened on
the scene just in time. 1t was all over
in a very few minutes and spectators and
principals went their various ways. There
were smiles on the faces of all but one of
the principals, truck driver. His ex-
preston was sad, his eye was red and
swelling 1t is probably now such an eye
as no artist could paint.
It all happened very suddenly and was
in progress for an incredibly short period.
The actors were the truck driver and a
well dressed, athletic looking young fell
low, whose calmness made him hero
in the eyes of the spectators. The truck
driver wore a great ulster, the collar Of
which almost shut out his view. The
well dressed young fellow wore a swell
Lord Raglan. His collar was down. His
eyes took in everything and he seemed
delighted in battling with the wind.
The truck driver turned into Montgom-
cry street suddenly and swiftly. The
wearer of the Lord Raglan reached the
corner almost at the same instant. Be
fore he could get out of the way the
two collided.
Why don't yere look where yer goin?''
demanded the truck driver.
81 was looking where l was going, SIR
replied the young man.
wen den why don't yer go where yer
lookin,'' was the surly reply. 81 got a
good idea to brake your jaw you fresh
dude"
The truck driver had brushed back the
ends of his collar by this time so that he
could see. His loud voive drew several
people about the two and crowd was
collecting. He was evidently determined
ii carry out the idea of punching the
young mans head for he drew back his
arm and the air as the young man side
stepped like professional boxer Then
that young mans right hand crossed
the truck driver and one of the drivers
eyes was put out of commission. He
dropped to the ground and his conqueror
gallantly helped him to his feet, handling
him easily and showing no signs of exer-
ton Then he remarked:
run along now, little ma, and be
good, always try to be gentleman, even
if it hurts you
The truck driver Shrunk away and
seemed anxious to lose himself in a crowd.
The wearer of the Lord Raglin took a
deep breath as though he enjoyed the
cold air and strode on up Newark avenue,
the crowd looking after him admiringly.