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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
KILLED DECORATING SALOON
William Butler Dies Preparing
Welcome for the Davis
Association.

William Butler, of No. 204 Third street,
died in ST. Francis's Hospital shortly af-
ter o'clock last night, from fractured
skull, received by falling from the second
story window of the house at No. S99
Grove street. He was decorating the sa-
loon of his brother John, in honor of the
Davis Association outing, shortly after six
o'clock.
Mr.. Butler was spreading some bunting
over the window of the saloon. He
dropped the cloth and grabbed for it. He
lost his balance and before he could
grasp anything to support himself he
fell. He made one complete revolution
while falling and struck the sidewalk on
his head. His skull was cracked from
just above the right eye to the base, and
the man lay still as in death. A crowd
had gathered about the store to see the
work of decoration and the awful tragedy
was enacted before their eyes. A groan
of horror went up from the onlookers
and soon great crowd had gathered A
policeman quickly arrived on the scene,
and he sent in call for an ambulance to
st. Francis's Hospital. When the ambu-
lance arrived life was almost extinct. At
the hospital heroic efforts were made to
save the mans life, but he breathed his
last just about the time the excursionists
were forming at the Morris street dock
for the parade home. The great process
sion passed the saloon where rsan had
lost his life to welcome the association
home but none of the happy paraders
knew the. cause of the darkened saloon,
with it's tasteful decorations.
The injured man was in the hospital be-
fore his wife heard of the accident. and
there she went. He never regained con-
sciousness. Mr.. Butler was a railroad
clerk and popular resident of the Third
ward. He had no children. No arrange
ments have been made for the funeral
as vet
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
JERSEY CITY AHEAD

It was officially announced yesterday by
the Post Office Department, in Washing
ton, that of the fifty principal post offices
Jersey City has the highest percentage
of increase in receipts for the month OF
August. The total receipts were: $3,964,-
OH, net increase of $43S9 952, or ia per
cent. compared with the same month last
year.
Jersey City had the highest percentages
of increase, 27.5 per cent, the receipts ag-
gregating $21. .25S, a gain of A,593. Buffalo
Scored an increase of 22.9 per cent; Los
Angeles 1872 per cent; Philadelphia, 1873
per cent; Chicago. 1873 per cent: Bos-
ton. l4.9 per cent. and New York, 1913
per cent, the increases at the city last
named being $73,62S on receipts of s7ss,ss7.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
FIT AS A WITNESS
Ostertage Said Non-Vult and
Promptly Proved His Plea.

While being led out of the Court of
General Sessions this morning, after
pleading non vult to charge of assault
and battery, Albert Ostertage was sud
denly seized with an epileptic fit.
Ostertage was in the custody OF Con-
stable O'Brien. They had just passed out
of the rear door of the court room and
were going to the jail, when Ostertage
threw up his hands and rolled about the
floor of the corridor in commissions. 1t
required the united efforts of Constables
O'Brien, Stanton and Dlworth to quiet
Ostertage. He is resident of Hoboken.
He lives at No. rs Third street.
The charge on which he pleaded this
morning was that he bit James Hanahan
of No. 13 Bloomfield street, this city in
the thumb, hand and leg in an alterca-
ton that the two men had on August 4
last. Ostertage said that at the time he
was subject to fits and today's episode
bears out the truthfulness of this state
ment unless the man is clever actor and
fakir
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12

1t was a veritable triumphal march. The
brilliancy of the scene was enhanced by
thousands of fair women who crowded
the stoops and windows of the residences
along the route. All along the route the
association received a. magnificent ova-
tion. Along Grove and Ninth streets and
Jersey avenue handkerchiefs waved In a
sea of creamy foam and fair women
otherwise testified their appreciation. IN
Grand street huge fires blazed and many
in the parade thought ther was great
conflagration. From window on an up-
per floor of tenement in Grand street
a Barbara Freitchie waved what looked
like petticoat and on the reviewing
stand a woman, having nothing else,
waved a baby in swadling clothes. After
turning into Mercer street, past the DAVIS
club house, the parade disbanded.
While the politicians, after the partici-
pants of the outing were photographed,
in accordance with the usual custom, made
for the parlors of Donnelly's pavilion, the
great crowd spread over the lawn. Some
kicked at footballs. Others organized
teams of baseball
A long path was staked and roped off
for the various races. Joseph Quirk was
in charge of the races, and the value OF
his experience, as demonstrated yester-
day, was highly appreciated. Every one
of the thousands present had a good view
of all the games and races.
After substantial dinner, to serve
which Proprietor Donnelly, of the Grove
after twenty-five years of experience,
found himself at his wits end to provide
for such an enormous crowd and at the
same time maintain his reputation, the
games and races were thoroughly relished.
While the big guns over at the pavilion
were planning political battles the rank
and file of Hudson's Democracy enjoyed
themselves in witnessing athletic feats
and other contests of skill, prowess and
physical endurance.
The 100 yard, handicap. dash was won
by V. Benedict, Joseph Neury second.
Time, II 3-5 seconds.
The 100 yard fat mems race was won
by Joseph Kennel, of North Hudson, with
James Van der Boch as a close second.
Time, IS 2-5 seconds.
The 100 yard dash for policemen was
won by Thomas Lynch of the Seventh
police precinct of this city, with Joseph
Martin of the Fourth precinct as a close
second Time, u 2-5 seconds.
The three-legged race was won by Rob-
ert Dolan and John Keane.
There was a four round boxing bout
between Patrick McGuigan of Newark
and Charles Seeger of Hoboken. No de-
cision was given, but it was universally
conceded that McGuigan won on points.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
GRABBED HIS WATCH IN TIME.

Desk Officer Sidney O'Donnell of Police
Headquarters last night arrested man
who described himself as Harry Berger,
twenty years old, of No. 1341k Monroe
street, New York City, and charged him
with being disorderly person The po-
lice believe the prisoner is thief and
he is held at Police Headquarters to await
further examination. He was arraigned be-
fore Police Justice Hoos in the First
Criminal Court this morning.
Berger was in the crowd at the Morris
street dock last night when the Davis
Association outing returned. He was
close to Enoch Smith when the latter felt
a hand go into his pocket. Mr. Smith
grabbed Berger and Berger protested his
innocence SO strongly that he was per-
mitted to go.
Mr.. Smith told Officer O'Donnell, who
arrested the man. Berger's career will
be Investigated today
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
(Wehr laast er ruech slaffer)

Wreck our city some night,
So we laid her here to wait for Old
Harry"
(Wehr laast er ruech slafer)
In the woods near Lake Hopatcong there
is little mound of earth at one end of
which stands a board bearing the above
inscription. The inmate of the grave is a
dummy resembling Mrs. Carrie Nation.
The victim was cruelty executed by the
members of the Hoboken Independent
Sehuetzen Corps while on an outing to
Lake Hopatcong yesterday.
Arrangements for the execution were
! made on an elaborate scale and the
Schuetzens, most of whom are saloon
keepers, enjoyed the proceedings immen-
sely. Captain Emil Berckmann acted the
part of the Sheriff of Morris county, and
Herman Rehm was rugged up to represent
Mrs. Nation. In order to make the sport
more exciting it was decided that the
saloon smasher should escape and that
the sheriff and posse should go out after
her. The chase was through the woods:
elected roars of laughter from the on
lockers.
Rehm is considered a good sprinter, but
the dress he wore hampered him. He
finally pulled the skirts up to his waist
and jumped into a lot of scrub oaks. His
pursuers did not go in after him for fear
of having their eyes scratched out by the
bushes, so they waited for him to come
out. To their amusement when Rehm
tried to extricate himself he found that
his skirts had taken an intense liking to
the scrub oaks and had decided to remain
there. He pulled off the skirt and crawled
out without it into the hands of his cap
tors.
Rehm kicked when it came to the hang
ing so dummy was prepared to take
nounced on Mrs Nation and then the
dummy was hanged to the limb of tree.
Ii was buried with all due ceremonies
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
BOARD OF TRADES NOMINATIONS

The Nominating Committee of the
Board of Trade of Jersey City has posted
the following in the Board of Trade
rooms:-
"The Nominating Committee of the Jer-
sey City Board of Trade nominates the
following ticket for election at the Board
meeting of September II, 19O1:-President,
Samuel c. Mount; vice presidents, Mungo
J. Currie, Robert Anderson and B. L.
Stowe; treasurer Frank Stevens; secre-
tary, William j. TAFT; directors-Daniel
2. Cleary, H. v. Condict, A. J. Corcoran,
H. w. Carr, Joseph A. Dear, M. J. Furst,
L. J. Gordon, James 7. Cough, o H. Lob
sen. James G. Hasking, G. H. Slater.
.tCharles A. Crossley, James T. Cough,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
RELIEF OF ENeLE FAMILY.

The committee of Greenville citizens ap-
pointed to collect subscriptions for the
relief of the family of George Engle,
whose home was wrecked by the tornado
of August "a, has met with considerable
success. Joseph Heider, treasurer of the
committee, has sS7 besides two wagon
loads of furniture. Engle and his wife
are still in the City Hospital BY the
time they are able to get out it is expected
that the committee will be able to furnish
a new home for them and give them a
fresh start
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
BUSY BEES BAZAAR

The charity fair of the Busy Bee Benev-
olent Association, which was opened last
Monday evening at Columbia Hall, Ocean
and Gator avenues, Greenville, Will pc
at first decided to close the bazaar this
evening, but as there are many articles
vet to be disposed Of the committee con-
cluded to continue it another evening.
Admission to the fair is now free of
charge. Yesterday afternoon was devoted
to the children. A large number were
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
SUING TROLLEY COMPANY

Caroline Seigfed of No. 100 Paterson
Plank Road, is suing the Jersey City, Ho-
boken and Rutherford Street Railway
Company. before Justice Collins and a
jury in the Supreme Court today, to re-
cover $1,000 damages for injuries alleged
to have been received on September Ii,
1900, near Poplar street.
She claims that the conductor in charge
Of a car gave the signal to go ahead be-
fore she had alighted, that she was
which confined her to her bed for seven
weeks.
Counsellor Carries C. Black and w. B.
Gilmore appeared for the plaintiff; w. d.
Edwards for the defendant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
USED UMBRELLA TO STAB

On motion of John I. Weller, the trial
of William Kleinschmidt, who stabbed
William Croenke in the head with an UNI
brella, piercing his temple, in a quarrel
that the two men had a few weeks ago,
was reduced this morning on application
to Judge Blair in the Court of General
Sessions from $1,000 to 81, 600 Both assail-
ant and complainant are cab drivers in
Hoboken and have had trouble before
Croenke yesterday commenced suit
against Kleinschmidt in the Supreme
Court for 5000 damages for assault and
battery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
COLLECTOR BET ON HORSES

Arthur :. Burgess, a young man who
until recently was employed by the New
Jersey Trust Company selling small saw
ings banks at 81 each, was arrested in
Hoboken this morning, charged with en-
bezzling $H of his employers money.
Burgess lives at No. 2,442 Seventh avenue,
New York City. He went to Hoboken
upon a summons issued by Recorder
Stanton and gave himself up. He admit
ted using the money and said that he
had lost it betting on race horses He
was held for trial in default of $500 bail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
ELECTION OFFICERS

The County Board of Elections viii meet
tomorrow at twelve o'clock, and it Is ex-
pected that it will announce the appoint-
ment Of election officers.
The Democratic County Committee will
meet at the rooms of the Robert Davis
Association tomorrow evening to fix the
date and places for holding the primaries
and TOR the making ok the enrolment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
CLEAR SUMNER COURT WORK

County Orphans Court tomorrow to pass
upon accounts of executors and adminis-
traitors which have accumulated in the
Surrogate's Office during the summer. In
all forty-one matters are listed for to-
morrow calendar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
sIoo FOR ASSAULT

John Sebeck. of Hudson Boulevard, near
Main street, in the Township of North
Bergen, secured a Judgment of slOO in the
First District Court, Jersey City, this
morning, against Policeman Frederick
Kiss, 2 policeman Of the Township of
and false imprisonment. The case was
tried by Judge Parker Of the Second Dis
trict Court. John /. Weller appeared for
the plaintiff, Emil Walscheid for the de-
fendant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
MATTERS or F4CE.

Pavonia Brand Of Fine Early June Canned
Peas for sale At nearly an good grocery.
stores. and wholesale at the p r. cleary Co. i
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
BURIED MRS. NATION
Hoboken Schuetzen Imper-
sonates Her and His
Comrades Chase
Him.

Here lies the terrible Carrie,
Who in Hoboken never did tarry;
lBut We thought that she might
Wreck our city some night,
So we laid her here to wait for Old
Harry"
lNTohr 1nos.+ a.. .,,ool. .no 81
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-16
SAME OLD STORY.

It is reported, and not yet denied, all though it may be any minute, that Sugar" is to have more competition. The story is that Adolph Segal and sev- eral wealthy capitalists will build upon the Delaware river front in Philadel- phia one of the largest sugar refineries in the United States. Several millions of dollars will it is now said, be ex pended on the plant.
 Whether this story is true CT not it illustrates what has already happened to some of the trusts and what is cer- tain to happen to others. It may yet be discovered that "unification of interest,"" or Community of interest" wont do what it is expected to do. Just now it is impressive, but time may cxposs a weakness in it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-16
PLAIN.

t'Why are Englishmen wearing their trousers turned up more than ever?" Because they are afraid of De Wet!' Washington Correspondent. Willie--I think I could die listening to Miss Triller sing. Cy Nick-Oh, you may feel like dying, but you'll pull through; I've been through it often.-Columbus (O) State Journal.
 In This Age of Combines.-"How do you think MT. Simpson proposed.'
 'I'll never guess
 He asked me if I felt favorably dis posed to a unfication of interests."- Chicago Record.
 Mosher-Gargel says he has lots of ac- quaintances, but hardly and friends
 Tilbury-I should suppose that the more acquaintances man like Gargel had the fewer would be his friends.- Boston Transcript.
 ''The man who is waging war on the modern prize fight is a regular Don Quixote."
 You think so?' X
 "Of course, he's only fighting wind mills. s."-Philadelphia Press
 That there farm said the driver, lon the off side belongs to a feller in town that runs it fer his health"
 How does he get along?" asked the drummer.
 'Oh, bout wells the rest of us, only he don't have to buy no gold bricks to come out loser, like we do. "-Indianap- oils Press.
 Infantile Pessimism.--Aunt Emma Well, Mary, I haven't seen you for a long time. l hear that you have lit- tie sister at your house. I suppose she cries sometimes.
 Little Mary-Cries? We'll, I should say she does! Why, never saw any one that appeared to look on the dark side of things as she does!-Puck
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-16
The Secretary of the Civil Service Conn
 misslOM.


 To the Editor of the Journal and Courier: In your report of yesterdays hearing before the Committee on Cities and Boroughs there are two errors which l should be glad to have you correct. You describe the bill in question as aiming Ito amend the charter so as to provide that the secretary of the Civil Service Commission shall not be member of the commission"
 Q.) The bill in question does not amend the charter, but simply heals a wound which was made in 1t two years ago, when it was provided that the sec retary should be member of the com mission. This act was passed without advertisement, without any hearing be- fore a committee, without any public discussion and without the knowledge either of the mayor, the corporation counsel or the Civil Service board. The person who put it in was evidently ashamed of his own work, since he has never come forward to take the respon- sibility of it or to advocate it.
 (2.) It is not proposed, in restoring the charter to its former reading, to provide that the secretary shall not be member of the board. It merely leaves the board free to choose its own secretary according to fitness, whether or not he be a member of the board. By making these corrections you will oblige HENRY w. FARNAM.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-16
NORE WANTED.

| This country has been more generous
 to its old soldiers than any other coun- try has been to its old soldiers, but 1t
 appears that the old soldiers of this
 country are not satisfied with what has
 been done for them. At the closing ses-
 sion of the thirty-fifth annual encamp-
 ment of the Massachusetts department
 of the G. A. R. the pension business
 was talked over. and the idea was that there should be a regular service pen sion for all honorably discharged Union soldiers and sailors who had served in the civil war One speaker said that it was time that the men who fought in '61-65 should stand up in their boots and tell the congress of the United States what they wanted-a pension that will keep them out of the poor house, Another said that "it was time the veterans were placed above mendi- cancy;" while Commander -in- Chief Rassier intimated In his address that President Mckinley had proved un- faithful to them. and that. unless be- fore the 4th of March next he showed signs of a willingness to support their cause, 1t would be necessary for them to make their protest against his inac- tion publicly known.
 In view of this talk the Boston Her. aid says with truth: It is this unwill- ingness to acknowledge what the people of this country have done, these repeat ed and insistent demands for more, this appeal to organize for the purpose of forcing a payment of larger gratuities, that is undermining the reputation of the G. A. R., and is likely to more ser iously weaken it as time goes on, and men come to the front who have no personal recollection of the trials of our civil war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-16
THE CONNECTICUT.

When the government of the United States seemed inclined to put Connec- ticut's glorious name on a monitor there was kick" which showed that whatever the government of the United States might think the people of Con- nectieut had a proper appreciation of what was due their State. AS a re- suit of this kick Connecticut's glorious name is to be put on battleships and this one of the thirteen original States is not to be disgraced by having her name put on dog when it belongs on a lion.
 : Iris well. The money to build the Connecticut isn't yet appropriated, but 1t will be, and in three or four years we shall be able to feel that we are well represented in the navy. We love peace in Conn necticut, but it must be peace with honor, and peace with honor requires battleships suitably named
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-16

and minerals More than one-seventh of Scotland is owned by the Dukes of Sutherland, Buccleuch, Richmond, Fife and Athol, and the Marquis of Breadal- bane. The largest land owner in Eng land, who possesses 136,0O0 acres. He is the only one of the twenty-eight who owns no property in either Scotland or Ireland. The largest land owner in England is the Marquis Conyngham, who owns 156000 acres, and in Wales the palm is taken by Sir Watkins Will liam Wynn with 145,000 acres. The last named is the only one of the twenty eight who is not peer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-16
PAPYRI FROM THE FAYOUM.

Interesting Discoveries Among Waste
 Paper Sixteen Hundred Years Old
 During the last century the science of Oriental archaeology has taught us many things, but none, perhaps, more important than to regard nothing as rubbish or waste. Broken potsherds have restored important chapters in old world history and proved the con- nection between the isles of the Aegean and the Nile valley some six thousand years ago. Small scraps of slate have shown us the artistic efforts of the an- cient Chaldeans at an equally remote period; but still more valuable matter has been extracted from the waste pa- per heaps of ancient Egypt, and espec- ially of the fertile province of the Fay oum Papyrus hunting in the Foyoum is almost the latest development of Egyptian research. but already, under the auspices of the Greco Roman branch of the Egypt exploration fund, it has yielded great results. It is a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-16
EN7ERPRISEIN DENVER

A man in Denver, Colorado, is show
 ing the government and those who
 make the government what can be done
 in the delivery of local mail matter. He
 is carrying sealed drop letters through
 out the city for one cent each, thus saving the sender one cent on every letter. His patrons so far are confined largely to the big mercantile establish ments and circular advertising concerns of the city. Some of these send out thousands of drop letters every month. At present the contractor is operating his service largely in the downtown section, but is rapidly expanding his business so as to include the entire city,
 He has been delivering by his plan less than month. He started in single handed but the volume of his service has so increased as to enable him to employ five carriers, and he expects as soon as the business justifies it to have as many carriers as the local post-o flee. Up to date he makes only two de- liveries a day. He expects soon, how ever to provide for three or more de- liveries daily, and ultimately to rem der service equally as efficient as the post office Unlike the government, he places no restrictions upon the weight or size of the letters, provided, of 3ourse, his patrons do not try to take advantage of him by sloading his car
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-16

riers down with heavy and unwieldy matter. He delivers for 1 cent letters for which the postal rate would require ten to fifteen cents. To facilitate mat ters, he has supplied his patrons with mail boxes, to which his carriers hold keys.
 The talk is that this enterprising Den- yer man isn't violating any law. If he isn't he is doing we'll, and his example will soon be initiated.