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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
CORPORATION TAX
State Assessors Find That
Jersey Will Get Nearly
Two Millions.

1t is apparently satisfied goose that
Is laying the golden egg for New Jersey.
Accompanying its positive statement that
its last quota of war debts has been paid,
comes the extraordinary statement that
the income from the tax on the amalga-
mated corporations called trusts, and the
other financial syndicates will be upward
of two million dollars this year. The
Morgan stel trust alone pays $53, ,750.
The Secretary of State has issued red
covered book that deals entirely with the
corporations of 1900, and it covers 253
pages, with an average of Is incorpora-
tions to the page, making a list of Alps
interpretations for the year of 1900. In
point of numbers this was heavy year,
while as to point of consequences as to
capital the year 1901 has already exceeded
it, the increase being due to the ineor-
poration of a billion dollar steel trust.
The State Board Of Assessors have beer
obliged to work over time because the
same two clerks who assessed 1000 cor
porations now assess about 1900
This augers tremendous balance for
the State at the end of the fiscal year, a
total and fixed balance, because the State
has arranged for all it's debts.
The corporations this year have given
great activity to all the departments. The
Secretary of State. as they are registered
and settled with a certified check, enters
thm in a book, open to all examiners.
From this the State Board of Assessors
abstract their list, which is simply mat
ter of transcriblng. Then the Secretary
of the State Board of Assessors, Irvln
Maguire and William Barnard, figure out
the tax that is due. This has been a
heavy task this year, and it caused the
general elongation of the working hours.
The tax list is then sent to the State
Comptroller's office, where the tax bills
are prepared and the settlement politely
requestd.
An idea of the despatch that is exer
cised by the departments to get in the
coin of the corporations is shown by the
fact that twenty-six hours after the State
Board of Assessors had returned its first
schedule to the State Comptrol1ers office
there were over 1900 tax bills made and
signed, sealed and stamped ready for the
post office. This haste was due to the
fact that after July 1 interest is charged
on the unpaid bills
The returns made to the State Board of
Assessors during the past month have
been of that character which indicates
that many of the corporations formed
last year were of fiimsy character
Over the face of the returns there was
frequently made "Gone out of business"
Another had 4.The trust died aborning,"
while another individual wrote in bold
hand, This thing has busted and if you
want SATISFACTION. please find Tom White.
and when you do l want to know
The municipal corporations, who have
challenged the right of the State to inn
pose a franchise tax, because they claim
that they operate under the special State
charter which exempts them from NUM-
cipal tax, have not increased in number,
but stand firmly on their original ground.
They have agreed that the State consent
to a friendly suit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
TRIED TO STEAL BUILDING
Italians Were Walking Off
With Girders When Police
Appeared.

A telephone message reached Hoboken
Police Headquarters last evening that a
gang of men were stealing the Franklin
Paper Mill at Eighth and Grand street
Sergeant Flattery was unable to under
stand how the building could be stolen,
but to prevent the possible larceny he
despatched Detective Kivlan and Rounds
man Hammond to the scene. The build
ing, which was gutted by fire year ago.
occupies block in a deserted part of the
meadow section. When Tlivlan and Ham
mond reached it they found a hundred or
more Italians battering down the wool
work and piling up iron girders and other
material on the sidewalk. They arrested
three of the men, the others having fed
When the police put in an appearance.
The prisoners described themselves as
Petro Detzo, of No. 610 Monroe street: !:
Joseph Tuga, of No. 6S6 Grand street, and
Frank Bunralia, of No. 634 Grand street.
The three are junk dealers.
Win arraigned in the Recorders court
today they pleaded that they thought the
owner of the building had no use for the
materials they were taking and would
not object to their loss. Recorder Stan
ton remanded them
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
JERSEY TO PAY HER DEBT
Last of the States Bonds Fall Due
January 1. 1902.
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TRENTON, June 10. 1901.-New JerseIy
will be free from debt after January l,
1902 The last of the old war bonds.
amounting to s71.OOO, falls due then. An
appropriation has been made for the pay
ment and the money is on hand.
While the State will be free of debt
there is considerable municipal and coun-
ty Indebtedness in various parts. The
net bonded debt of all the cities In the
State amounts TO $444Ss, 1SS, and the total
floating debt for the citiese s3,740,391, an
aggregate debt of $4S,22S 100. The net
bonded debt of the townships is s1,s54, ,46S
and the floating debt $16O15S. an aggre-
gate debt of $1,S5446s. The bonded debt
of the numerous borough is $2,099, ,S91 and
the current debt $500, 1853, total of ST.
406,e Town debts aggregate S3,6l9.6SS.
County government net debts aggregate
81, 961 of funded debt, with $685. 1SS of
floating debt, making a total of $9.S $40
The entire county and municipal net
debt in the State is SCI. .926.645 against an
assessed valuation for the State of SS91.-
2S7. 1885, or about per cent of the total
assessment
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
Bo1TLlne LIQUORS PROFITABLE
Assets of N. J. Bottling Association
TO Go to the Creditors.

Vice Chancellor Pitney today signed an
order permitting the receiver of the New
Jersey Bottling Association to distribute
about $4,000 worth of assets among the
creditors.
Counsel, in making the application, said
the case was unique in the Court OF
Chancery. The concern was really selling
wines and liquors and had been losing
81 500 a month prior to the time of its in
solyency. When the receiver took
charge he had 5000 on hand. He was
offered $1,000 for the assets, but refused.
He ran the business himself, with the
result that in about four months he had
made $4,000.
Good business that" remarked the
Vice Chancellor.
Finally the receiver was offered $500
for the assets, which offer he had ac-
cepted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
WOMAN PAINTS HER HOUSE
She Doesn't Have to Wait for Strik
ing Workmen.
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TRENTON, June 10, 1sO1.-The
painters of Trenton have been on
three weeks and the house decor
business is at a standstill, generally speak
ing, but Mrs. Anna Ryan, of Rushing
avenue, proved her Independence of the
strikers Saturday, when she purchased
paint and brushes and began to paint her
house.
Mrs. Ryan is a self-reliant young wom-
an. A few weeks ago she contracted for
the painting of her house, and then the
painters struck. Saturday Mrs Ryan
went to a paint store and told the pro-
prietor that she wanted enough paint to
give her dwelling two coats inside and out.
The paint was supplied, then brushes were
asked for.
Now said Mrs. Ryan, 'T want a lads
der. and want a strong one"
Are you going to use it yourseif7's
asked the paint store man.
Yes replied the woman, I'm getting
tired of waiting for the painters. I'm
going to do the work myself. I never
had any experience. but don't see why
anybody with common sense can't put
paint on boards"
The ladder was sent around to Mrs.
Ryan's house and with the assistanca
of couple of men she set up the ladder
and. mounting it, began to put en- the
paint She worked all day, and ak night
was so well satisfied with what she had
accomplished that she said she would
finish the job whether the strikers set
tied their trouble or not.
Mrs, Ryan was watched by curious
crowd while she welded the brush.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
BAPTIST ROW.
Anti Allenites Gain a Point
on Mr.. Prior's Elec-
ton.
DEACONS HOLD UP NOTICE
Then There's a Warm Dis
cussion and the Fight
Goes On.

There is another upheayal in the Ber-
gen Baptist Church, and this time the
minority faction is on top Since the
discussion arose several months ago
which eliminated in the forcing of the
Rev. ]. c. Allen from the pulpit, there
has been continual fire between the
factions. Up to Saturday night the MI
nority, or those who forced Pastor Allen
out, have been blocked in all efforts to
secure any recognition. Church rules
were changed to meet the approval of the
majority faction and the Church Board
was purposely dissolved in order to throw
power into their hands.
All of these changes were made for the
sole object of getting rid of Trustee
Charles NJ. Prior, who is not member
of the church. Mr.. Prior was among
those who helped force out Mr.. Allen. The
rules when changed ordered that no per-
son not a member of the church could
be present at a business meeting, nor
could he become member of any church
committee. This was all directed at
Trustee Prior
Saturday night the Trustees met in the
chapel to organize for the year. Six were
present and one absent. DR.. w. Robert
son Is an Allenite but when Mr.. Prior's
name came up for the position of Chair
man of the Board he voted with the
rest Edwin NJ Farrier was made Secre-
tary. Then the Finance Committee was
appointed. All are firm anti-Allenites.
They are: Arthur E. Farrier, George
Sykes, Edward l. Church, B. F. Waters
and Edwin NJ Farrier.
This election of Mr.. Prior's is regarded
- hi fri
rejoice. But the result of the meeting
came like a thunderbolt to the Allenites
II was some time before they recovered
their breath and when the Rev. M. H.
Pogson read the notice last night from
the pulpit, there were many who could
not wait until the service was over to dis
cuss it.
There was a rather warm tilt between
the Gaacons and trustees yesterday over
the reading of the notice of the proceed-
ings of the trustees. All notices go
through the hands of the deacons before
being read. This notice was held up by
the deacons and not read at the morning
service. The warm discussion came when
the trustees went to learn the reasons for
Withholding the notice.
AS the case now stands the trustees hold
the bulk of the power. The Finance Com
1nittee controls the expenditure of every
cent and has first say at the money be-.
fore the treasurer gets it. The church is
run by the trustees, who are ROW more
bitter than ever against their enemies.
This eruption is at most critical time.
The new pastor, the Rev. Morgan Moore,
is to take hold Wednesday night at a sal
airy of 81 100. There was movement to
keep the factional differences quiet when
he came in order to prevent him from
being discouraged and handicapped in his
new field. The news must come out soon,
now that the differences are so strong.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
PUSHED INTO DANGER
Boy Says He Was Thrust Be-
tween Moving Cars.

While waiting for an Erie coal train to
pass the Seventh street crossing in Hobo
ken last evening, seventeen year old Will
ian Reed. of No liz Grand street, was
deliberately pushed between the moving
cars by youth who ran off and escaped
up the hillside into West Hoboken.
Reeds left leg was badly mangled. 1t was
amputated below the knee at st. Mary S
Hospital.
Reeds story of the incident was cor
roborated by his brother William and a
companion named Frank Kenney. The
three were returning from a picnic III
Schuetzen Park, Union Hill, and they
were waiting for the train to pass when
the youth, who was stranger TO them,
came up and joined them. Without a
word, the boys assert, he pushed Reed
under the cars and then ran off. The po-
lice are looking for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
LAST OF OLD NAME DEAD
Laurent John Tonnele Dies
at Residence of His
Sister.

Laurent John Tonnele, the last member
of the family of that name, which has
helped to make the history of this coun-
ty, died of pneumonia Saturday after
noon, at the residence of his sister, Mrs.
John B. GinEechio, No. 5S2 Pavonia ave-
nue., Jersey City Heights, the house IN
which Mrs. Corbin the mother of Gem
eral u. S. Grant, died, and to which the
famous soldier was frequent visitor be-
fore his death. The Tonnele family was
of French extraction. Laurent ronnele
was born in lower New York City IN
1927. In 1885 John Tonnele with his fam
lily, moved to New Jersey, to which was
then the township Of Bergen in the coun-
ty of that name, and which afterwards
became a part of old Hudson City when
that municipality was incorporated in the
new County of Hudson, which was cre-
ated from the eastern portion of Bergen
county.
Shortly after his arrival here John Ton
nele built the stone mansion, which still
stands near the head OF Magnolia avenue.
He acquired considerable adjoining prop
erty in the neighborhood of what is now
Magnolia, Pavonia and Van Reipen ave-
nues. The Tonneie family resided in the
lOr over twenty years. II
then became Ihe original home of Christ
Hospital and finally was purchased by
Congressman Allan L. McDermott.
The elder Tonnele was elected State
Senator and in 1S43 he laid the corner
stone of the present Hudson county Court
House. He soon became an important
factor in the politics of the State. Tom
nele avenue, in Jersey City, was named
after John Tonnele.
Laurent j. Tonnele, like his father, took
an active interest in public affairs and
held many offices. He was a Justice of
the Peace member of the Volunteer
Fire Department, and when the Civil
War broke out he organized military or
ganization known as the Montgomery
Guards, and as it's Captain went to the
front and remained until mustered out of
the service.
In 1876 Mr.. Tonnele married Mrs. Mary
Barrett, by whom he had one son, Lau-
rent j., Jr. His widow, two sisters, Mrs.
j. B. Ginnochio and Mrs. Frank Mitchell,
survive him.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning, when solemn requiem mass
will be celebrated at st. Joseph's R. c.
Church, Baldwin avenue. Jersey City
Heights.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
ARSON SUSPECTED

At 1925 O'Clock yesterday morning the
blacksmith shop, No. 4S6 Tonnele avenue,
occupied by Samuel Stevens and owned
by Samuel Goldstein, of Eldridge street,
New York, took fire and was burned to
the ground. The fire excited suspicion
and yesterday afternoon Detective Gal
lagher arrested John Mensing, German
saloon keeper. of No. 4Ss Tonnele avenue,
charging him with arson.
The complaint was made by Goldstein,
the owner Of the property. He and the
saloon keeper had quarreled over a fence
which Goldstein had erected and, it is
alleged, that the saloon keeper vowed
vengeance on Goldstein, saying:-"T will
fix you. will clear up that place. /
won't let you go any further
Mensing gave bail to appear in the Sec
ond Criminal Court this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
CODY ON The WARPATH
He Makes a Clean Sweep of
His Precinct.

Police Captain John Cody Saturday
night started out to clean his precinct,
the lower part of the city, of street walk
ers and those with whom they have to do.
He went out himself with Detective Lee
and five policemen and they made a
thorough job of 1t. Sixteen prisoners
were taken in. Nine of the prisoners were
women Some of them were caught So
liciting and some were caught in company
with men. These prisoners were fined
sums ranging from S. to s15.
Incidental to the cleaning of the streets
three disorderly houses We're raided They
were kept by Hattie Horner at No. 291
First street; Lorenzo Chisille, at NO. 81
Coles street, and Joseph Deseli, at No. $50
Brunswick street. These cases were laid
over for further hearing.
The prisoners were arraigned before Po-
lice Justice Hoos in the First Criminal
Court this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
GIRLS FATAL MISTAKE
Marries Man She Met on the
Street and Finds Him
An Imposter.

Mrs. Annie Corder, of No. 26l First
street. called at the First Precinct police
station Saturday night and told the
sergeant behind the desk that her hus-
band, Joseph Harmon Corder, had de-
serted her. She asked that he be located
and arrested. Then she told story that
has few equals for quick courtships.
She said that on May is, when she left
her boarding house to go to work in New
York City, she was aceosted at the stoop
by a nice looking, well dressed young
man. who saluted her. She accepted bis
proffered escort to the ferry, and on the
way he proved a very interesting COM
panion. She left him at West street and
did not see him again until the follow
ing Wednesday morning. when she met
him as before. The two walked to the
ferry and on the boat the young man
proposed marriage. He was accepted.
The following Saturday, or one week
after the first meeting, they were married
by Justice of the Peace Frank p. Le-
hane at his home.
Then, says Mrs. Corder, they started
on wedding trip that was to end at
Pittsburg, but it came to a sudden end
in New York City that evening when she
found her husband was an impostor.
They returned home, but Mrs Corder
made no complaint because she had made
her bargain, she said, and decided to
put up with it. Shortly after the we'd
ding Mrs. Cor6er handed her husband $50
at his request. He said he needed the
money to perfect an invention. Last SAT-
urday he packed his trunk and left for
parts unknown. Corder gave the Justice
Of
his address. Where that number ought
to be there is vacant lot. Mrs. Corder
admits she knows nothing about her hus-
bands people. The police are looking for
Corder.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
STRIKING WOMEN IN COURT
Vice Chancellor Pitney Will Fix a
Day for Trial of Paterson Case.

Sixteen young women, in many hued
shirt waists. were in Vice Chancellor Pit
ney's court today and took a lively in
terest in its proceedings. They were
operators in a Paterson silk mill, whose
proprietors, Frank & Dugan, are seeking
an Injunction to prevent these striking
young women from interfering with those
who refuse to strike with them.
1t was in this suit that Vice Chancel-
lor Pitney recently laid down the opinion
that everybody may strike if he or she
pleases, but no one has a right to pre-
vent others from working
The strikers, however; claim that where
large number of people are fighting for
a principle they are within their rights
of their cause by outsiders. Counsel to-
day. will ask the Court to fix date for
trial
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
Elk PRoPRIo vle0RE

A stout, respectfully dressed woman en-
tered a Montgomery street car this after
noon and pumped down into the nearest
seat.
Excuse me, ma'am." said small boy
next to her, but you have sat down on
my parcel
Just then the passengers noticed pc
culiar odor, and when the woman, garing
at the boy, rose he took from the seat on
which she had been sitting piece of
paper with something inside 1attened out
like a pancake.
'I am sorry" she faltered, looking at
the parcel The boy left the car and to a
conductors inquiry replied with a GRIM
.sLimburger!'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
WATER CONTRACT MODIFICATION

There will be meeting in the City Hall
on Wednesday between the city officials
and the representatives of the Jersey City
Water Supply Company to make a new
effort to come to some understanding in
the matter of the modification of the con-
tract
1t is understood that the views of those
who held for large sum to be retained
have considerably modified since the in
spection of the work done at Boonton and
on the pipe line.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
OIL STOVE EXPLODED

An oil stove exploded Saturday in the
apartments of Mrs. Kate Fanert, of No.
174 Hopkins avenue, a two story, frame
building, owned by Frederick Herbert.
1t set fire to the furniture but the, flames
were extinguished by the members of No.
Z Engine Company before much damage
WAS done.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
NEWARK'S TAX RATE
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NEWARK, June 10, 1sO1-Newark tax
payers will be asked this year to con-
tribute s2,5s6,55I.64 for the support of the
city government and the liquidation OF
it's obligations. This amount was fixed by
the tax ordinance for 1901, which was read
for the first and second time at the meet
ing Of Common Council Saturday night
The sum is $16S, 1856 greater than was
raised in the same manner last year. but
owing to the increase of valuations and
the prospective reduction OF the county
ratefhe total tax rate will be below that
of 1900 Then Il was 1924, This year it
promises to be between $2.15 and = 20,
probably Sss.17 or S2.1s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
DROWNED WHILE BATHING

The body OF man about twenty -eight
years old was found floating at the foot
of Twelfth street, Hoboken, this morning,
at ten o'clock. There was nothing on the
body except a pair of bathing trunks 1t
was removed to Parslows morgue to
await Identification. There were no
marks of any kind on the body 1t is pre-
sumed that the man must have been
drowned while swimming.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
SET HERSELF ON FIRE

Miss Kate Higgins, a servant in the
home of David DAILY, at No. $40 York
street, while cleaning house Saturday
spilled some turpentine over her clothes
and later lighted a match, which she
handled so carslessly that her dress
caught fire She was ablaze in an in
slant. She ran into the street screaming
A passing citizen threw his coai about
her ana extinguished the flames before
she was much burned. DR.. Parsons WAS
called.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
Or. sToDDARD OFF TO BUFFALO

The Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Stoddard will
leave the city tomorrow for Buffalo and
the Pan-American. They will be gone till
Friday, and in their absence the Rev.
Mr.. Richey will be on hand at the rec
tory, Summit avenue, near Belmont ave-
nue., to respond in case clergyman is
needed In ST. Johns p E. parish, Of
which DR.. Stoddard is rector.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
HoBoKEN PILGRIMAGE

Over a thousand men of Our Lady of
Grace Church, Hoboken, marched in
body to the different local Catholic
churches yesterday on the pilgrimage
Jubilee. The marchers visited in turn st.
Frinciss Church, St. Joseph's Church and
SITS. Peters and Paul Church, returning
to Our Lady of Grace Church at 5:90 P. NJ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
HEAD CUT WITH ICE

Bernard Smith. an iceman, twenty-eight
years old. of No TAI Jersey avenue. while
delivering ice at his residence, accidental
" struck Mary Mahon thirteen years old
of No. $50 Eleventh street, ON the head
with a piece of ice. The childs head was
cut and she was stunned. She was TAX
en- home by companions
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
DIDN'T KNOW HOW SHE FELL IN

Mrs Margaret Denning, forey-eight
years old who claims Paterson as her
home, was found struggling in the Morris
Canal at HENDERSON street Saturday
evening ait o'clock by Captain Henry
Nye of the schooner Kleinberg She was
hshed out and found to be very drunk
Sne did not know how she got in the wa
ter. A patrol wagon was called and the
woman was removed 70 the City Hospi-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-10
PATTBERG'S CO. s AFFAIRS.

Judge Otto Grouse, representing Re-
ceiver William G. Heppenheimer of the
Pattberg Brothers Company, obtained an
order from Vice Chancellor Pitney this
morning for the distribution of $1,000,
turned over to him by the New York
ancillary receiver of the insolvent cor
poration. The receiver has already paid
l5 per cent. The Court allowed the re-
ceiver $50 and the counsel s5O