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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
KILLED BY TWO FOOT FALL
Steeplejack Had Previously
Escaped Injury From
Hundred Foot Tumbles

Ferdinand Brandes, forty years old, was
killed by fall from a chair at the resi-
dence of Henry Behrens, No. 3O7 Garden
street, Hoboken, Saturday night. Brandes
was ''steeplejack" by occupation and
escaped injury from high falls more than
a dozen times. Two years ago, while
repairing the smokestack of the American
Lead Pencil Company's plant on Clinton
street. Hoboken, he. fell from a height
Of 100 feet. Half an hour later he was 1T
work again. In 1896 he fell ninety feet
from a scaffold he was constructing to
mount the top of the Clark Cotton Works
chimney at Kearny, likewise escaping
without any broken limbs. His most re-
markable fall was from the top of the
Mueller saw mill chimney on Madison
street. Hoboken. This occurred in May
of 1900. The day following Brandes had
another scaffold built around the Chin
ney.
The chair from which he fell Saturday
night was barely two feet from the floor.
In laughing at one of his friends jokes,
he tilted it backward until he was unable
to regain his equilibrium. In falling his
head struck the floor. When Behrens
picked him up he was dead.
The body was removed to the morgue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
COLLECTOR DAVIS'S RETURN
Leader Expresses the Opinion
That Col. Smith Will Be
the Next Mayor.

City Collector Robert Davis arrived
home from his Southern trip shortly after
six O'Clock Saturday evening. Always ro-
bust he looks more so as a result of the
trip. He was accompanied on his trip
by Broker Thomas Fallon. Mr.. Davis had
but little to say about his trip this morn
ing except that he enjoyed it. On the
way home from Miami, Florida, he
stopped at various places of interest, i'll
cluding Washington, where three days
were spent in sight seeing.
When asked if there was anything new
in local politics he said he knew of moth
ing He was asked if he had read Dr. Nc
Gills interview in a local paper advocat-
ing the formation of a municipal league of
citizens to demand the denomination of
Mayor Hoos.
The doctor has right to do or act as
ne pleaseS,H was all Mr.. Davis would say
concerning the doctors interview. But
he added.-
Colonel Smith will be the next Mayor
atty candidate OF tie Democratic party.
This has been decided upon by lne Elk
ecutive Committee of the Democratic
County Committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
MRS. HEADDEN JR. DEAD
She Was Stricken With Apo
pIexy Saturday Night.

Mrs. John Headden, wife of John Head
den, Jr., President of the Hudson City
Savings Bank, died suddenly yesterday
morning at her home, No. 149 Magnolia
avenue. Mrs. Headden was stricken late
Saturday night with apoplexy. Several
physicians Iabored over her until early
Sunday morning when the end came.
Almost all the members of the family in
this city were at the bedside when Mrs.
Headden breathed her last. Her sudden
death is felt very much by the friends Of
the family. She was apparently in the
best of health and there was not the
slightest indication of Illness up to with
in very few minutes of the time she
was stricken.
The funeral services will be held tomor-
row night at the house. The Rev. E. L.
Stoddard, of St. Johns Episcopal Church,
of which Mrs. Headden was a member,
will officiate. Interment will be made
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Headden leaves
two sons and a daughter. all married. She
was Miss Irene Fenton, of Philadelphia.
She was fifty-eight years old and had
been married thirty-seven years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
GIFT TO FATHER BRADY
st. Mary's Parishioners Sub
scribe a Thousand Dol
lars as a Farewell.

Over thirty prominent members of St.
Mary's Church held a meeting yesterday
afternoon at the real estate office of John
Craven & Sons. No. n Railroad avenue,
and made arrangements to present to
the Rev. Daniel J. Brady. the former
President of the Catholic Club and first
assistant curate of ST. Mary's Church.
some token of love. and esteem.
Father Brady will leave tomorrow to
take up his new duties as first assistant
curate of Father Gillans church at Pat
erson.
At the meeting Lawyer James R. Bowen
was elected president, DR.. Emmet Smith,
secretary, and Mr.. Michael Craven, tr-a-
surer. The meeting was a very enthusi-
astic one, and subscriptions amounting to
nearly $1,000 We're at once pledged. 4
committee, composed of DR.. j. B. Farrell,
James j. Ferris and Hugh Coyle, Jr.,
was elected to get subscriptions from
members of the Catholic Club, and to-
night a number of prominent ladies of the
church will hold meeting to act as
subscriptions for the presentation.
The date of the presentation will be
made known in short time and the
gentlemen expect that they will secure
over 81, 800 This will be the largest gift
ever presented to any rector or curate
leaving this city. 1t is proof of the
popularity of Father Brady, who, since
he has been connected with ST. Mary s
Church, has been an indefatigable work.
err There are a number of improve
ments both in the church and the Cath
olic Club that are mainly due to his ef-
forts The utmost regret is being ex-
pressed for the loss of Father Brady by
the parishioners.
Father Brady will be first assistant to
Father Gillian. who was formerly connec-
ed with ST. Lucy's, this city. Father
Bradyss place will be filled by the Rev.
Michael f. McGuinness, of St. James 5
Church, Newark.
Father McGuinness will not come to St
Marvs Church a stranger as he is Jer-
sey City man.
Among those present at the meeting
yesterday were:-Finance Commissioners
John Mullins Daniel Moriarity, Superin-
tendent of Ferries; Captain Carroll, Mich
aeI Craven, Henry T. Nugent, James
Birmingham. Charles Cassidy, DR.; Far
rell, Mr.. Emmet Smith, Hugh Coyle, Jr
James J. Ferris and other gentlemen oil
prominence in the parish.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
SCORE CARDS At BALL
Sold Yesterday Instead Of
Admission to Game Be-
ing Charged.

baseball reigned in Lafayette yesterday.
There was no interference from the po-
lice. The system of selling score cards
for the price of admission was adopted
again yesterday with success. There were
about three hundred enthusiasts present
The disorder that the clergymen pro-
test against was not apparent In fact
there was nothing to indicate any desire
to make noise. Good plays were ap-
plauded, but no shouting took place The
crowd was very orderly as usual. Even
people walking within fifty feet of the
grounds would not have known that the
game was on, so quietly was it conducted.
The day was a disastrous one for the
Jersey City team. In a rafting good CON
test the Irvington team won out by the
score of IL to s.
noon about Sunday ball. He reiterated
this part of an interview given to a
News reporter two weeks ago.
THE law says that games shall not be
played for gain, and so long as an ad-
mission is charged or money is obtained
in any way from the spectators for the
privilege of seeing the games, they will
not be permitted to go ON. We will not
allow any such arrangement as that prac-
ticed the last few Sundays of last season
when score cards were sold, the buying
Ol WHICH gave lne purchaser the right to
enter the grounds. If games are played
and we learn that players are being paid
for their services it shall be considered
that they are liable under the law
The Chief said that he did not know
admission was charged yesterday and
that the understanding was that no
games We're to be played for gain. He
added that he did not believe the game
could continue under the plan worked
yesterday. Chief Murphy also said that
many protests. had been made by pas
tors against the game and that it was
plainly up to the police to stop games
for profit.
If the Chiefs orders are carried out
there will be no baseball on Sunday -
Lafayette. No games will be played 70 /.
pure amusement. The management could
never afford to carry out that system
which would mean a dead loss.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED
Bethesda Baptists Happy
Over Their New
Building.

The dedication exercises of the new
Bethesda Baptist Church. at the west end
of York street, took place yesterday af-
ternoon before large audience of colored
people from all sections of the city. The
Rev. Benjamin Otto of the North Bap-
tist Church, this city, made the opening
address, in which he congratulated the
congregation upon their new building and
wished them success in the future Adj
dresses We're also made by the Rev. r.
A. Motley, colored. of Salem Baptist
Church; the Rev. d. De Wolf, general
State agent of the New Jersey Baptist
Convention: the Rev. j. Thornton, coli
ored, of Angelic Baptist, Bayonne, and
Deacon Line of North Baptist Church,
this city.
The pastor, the Rev. ]. C. Butler,
made short address. In the evening
the Rev. H. D. Chambers of New York
conducted the exercises and the hand
some little church was crowded to its
capacity.
1t is frame building, 25x5O, and it cost
S5,0O0 1t has a parsonage facing on
Montgomery street. The church has
made grand progress since the Rev. Mr..
Butler took charge, three years ago, and
the membership has been increasing con-
stantly. When Mr.. Butler took charge it
had a membership of fifteen and services
were then held in small building on
Gregory street. Through hard work the
pastor has secured more suitable quar-
ters, and the membership now numbers
sixty-five. A collection was taken up yes
terday afternoon and evening, and every
used towards the fund for the new build
ing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
THEY TALKED TOO MUCH
Arrested for Making Dist urb
ance on Car Their Thefts
Were Discovered.

Patrick O'Donnell, eighteen years DID,
of No BOA Railroad avenue, and John
Nelson, seventeen years old, of No 233
Varick street, were arrested about ten
o'clock Saturday night for disorderly con-
duct. The two young men were raising a
disturbance on Bayonne trolley car and
refused to desist when asked by the con-
ductor. They were ringing the bell and
making themselves obnoxious to the pas
sengers by their very fresh actions. The
conductor called the motorman and they
two threw them off the car and turned
them over to an officer who took them
to the Fifth Precinct station house. They
put up fight with the conductor and
motorman, but were quickly overcome
Detective Frank Bennett was in the sta
ton house when they We're brought in
and while they were being searched he
noticed O'Donnell trying to put something
in his shoe. He caught O'DonnelPs hand
and found that he had a gold watch
on the watch was broken and it looked
as though the watch had been s'rung''
from a chain.
Detective Bennett ordered the prisoner
carefully searched and it was found he
had a dollar bill in his shoe.
Bennett went into the prisoners cell
Sunday morning and found that O'Don--
nell had managed to secrete Central
Railroad pass and had later torn it up
in small pieces After considerable trou-
BILE Bennett matched the pieces and found
the pass was made out to John Dickinson,
for use between Arlington avenue sta
ton and Newark. Detective Bennett is
endeavoring to trace the pass and see
whether or not it has been stolen. The
O'Donnell man is not known to the police
as professional crook, but it looks very
much as though he had gotten himself
into a serious position.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
First Lesson in the Use Of
Scaling Ladders Given
Today.

The training school of the Jersey City
Fire Department opened this morning,
with Captain James Coleman as instrnc-
tor. There were nine men shown the uss
of scaling ladders. They went up three
stories and they went through their work
like professionals. There were no mie-
haps and, under the care of Captain Cole
man, they went through the training In
excellent manner. A large life net was
stretched under the men, but none OF
them fell. The men who received their
first lesson were:-Murray, No Truck;
Cookson. No. 8 Truck; Murray, No. 4
Engine; Captain Harms No. Truck:
Flanagan, No. 9 Engine; Kelly, No. 7
Engine; Sweeney. No. 3 Engine; and
Coyle No. 1 Engine
There are two schools held each day.
one from 9 o'clock in the morning TO IL
O'Clock, and 1:3O to 2;30 in the afternoon.
The men were watched, being put
through their work by President James
Hennessey, Commissioners Erickson and
Niblett, Chief Engineer John Conway
Assistant Engineer Lowell Battalion
Chief Dingler, and Clerk Charles Ester
brook. They were all very much pleased
with the exhibition. Tomorrow the men
will be sent the full limit of the skeleton
frame, which is five stories high.
they will be conducted by Captain James
Coleman and Battalion Chief Hugh
Hague, who received their instructions
from the training school of the New
York Fire Department, where they went
through the course.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
TAXES TO Be REPEALED.
Secretary Of Treasury Mott
fies Mr.. Finck ofsChanges
to Take Effect July l.

The Secretary of the Treasury has noti-
fed Mr.. Martin Finck, Deputy Collector
of Internal Revenue here, that on July /,
next. the following taxes will be re-
pealed:-
Special tax of commercial brokers.
Stamp taxes on:-Bank checks; drafts and
orders for the payment of money at
sight or on demand drafts and orders
for the payment of money otherwise than
at sight or on demand remain taxable); !;
certificates of deposit; post office money
orders; promissory notes; mortgages;
leases; export bills of lading (by decision
of the United States Supreme Court this
tax has been decided unconstitutional and
the collection thereof is hereafter pro-
hibited, see internal revenue ruling No.
32S); manifests for custom house entry or
clearance of cargo; powers of attorney;
protests; charter parties; certificates of
all kinds, except certificates of profits or
certificates showing interest in property
or accumulations of companies; ware
house receipts; telegraphic dispatches;
express receipts domestic freight bills of
lading remain taxable); policies of insur-
anee and premiums charged for marine
inland, fire, casualty, fidelity, and guar
antee insurance; taxes on telephone mes
sages.
Stamp taxes on medicinal proprietary
articles, perfumery and cosmetics, chew
ing gum and all articles in Schedule B,
except wines.
The tax on 1egacies for religious, char
table, literary or educational purposes
was repealed, to take effect on and after
March 1, 1901.
Taxes will be reduced on and after July
!, 1901, on:-Conveyances of real estate;
passage tickets; cigars, snuff and tobacco;
fermented liquors; foreign bills of ex-
change and foreign money orders.
Additional taxes are imposed on and
after April /, 1901, viz:-Special tax on
dealers in grain, securities, ETC., doing
bucket-shop business under paragraph 8,
Schedule A, act of March 2. 1901; stamp
tax on contracts, agreements etc., of such
dealers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
TENANTS or TRUST BUILDING

Mr.. John w. Griggs, once Governor of
the State of New Jersey, and recently
United States Attorney General, was in
this city this morning inspecting his
Offices in the new Commercial Trust
Company building. Mr.. briggs is located
on the top floor on the Exchange place
side. He hasn't yet, he explained, began
to move in his law books and furniture
and won't do so until the building is COM
pleted and that will be at the end of the
month.
1t is fine building" he said, "and will
be very convenient for New York people,
On the floor below the ex-Attorney
General will be the offices of ex-Speaker
Thomas B. Reed, who was also looking
over the building last week.
"Ah" said the Czar, with chuckle,
when he was informed of the proximity
of Mr.. Griggs. tits lucky that he's on
top of me Instead of being beneath me-"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
DIED PLAYING CARDS.
Klee's Friends Thought He
Was Thinking Out His
Hand.

Max Klee, a well known citizen of the
Hudson City section, who lived at No.
256 Bowers street, was stricken with
apoplexy and died suddenly while en-
gagged in a card game of scat at Central
Hail, about II o'clock Saturday night.
There were four men in the game and
others in the cafe were sitting around the
various tables Klee had expired some
seconds before even his partners knew
anything allied him. They were waiting
for him to play his hand and he sat mo-
tionless, holding his card in one hand
and resting his head on the other, with
his elbow on the table, as though in deep
thought as to which card he should play.
go on and play" said one of his COM
panions, who lived in Union Hill 81
want to get home some time tonight
What are you waiting 80 long for?''
another player asked.
Hes gone to Sleep" said the third.
They shook him, but to no purpose.
Then all three became alarmed
He's tainted" said one. The trio arose.
The conversation attracted the attention
of other patrons.
DR.. Nevin was hastily summoned. Mean
while water was sprinkled on Klees face
and attempts were made to force brandy
down his throat. When DIR. Nevin arrived
he pronounced the man dead.
County Physician Converse was sent for
and he viewed the body. He agreed with
DR.. Nevin that death was due to apo
plexy. The body was then removed to
the undertaking establishment of Meinken
& Eppel, in central avenue.
Klee was a widower, forty-nine years
old. and the father of six children, the
eldest of whom is Mrs. Frederick Kuhl-
the funeral will take place Wednesday
morning. He was employed as a sales
man for a well known cigar manufac-
turer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
GOODBYE TO DECKER.
Association Bearing His
Name Has Little Use
for Him.

The friends of George W. Decker OF the
Eighth ward, also his fellow club faem-
bers, look upon him with a feeling OF the
deepest pity. They sympathize heartily
with him and express deep concern over
his welfare since the leaders of the ma
chine got him in tow. His recent attitude
has caused the independent Republicans
to regard him as come on in the
hands of certain leaders.
Decker has lost more friends in the last
week than he will ever regain in his life
since he advocated the abolition of the
Decker Republican Club. He also inti-
mated that it was up to the members of
his club to get in line and join the MAJ
chine organization the Eighth Ware
Club. He bases his remarks on the fact
that his club went down on record as
agreeing to get together. Now he
threatens to forbid his name being used
in connection with any political organiza-
ton if his requests are refused.
President Abraham Wilson, of the Deck
er Club had some interesting things to
say on the subject, among which was;
that he would see no reason why the club
should go over. They had the whip hand
and should use it to good advantage.
Il Deckef wishes TO go over with MS
few members of the Ward Association, :
said he, "he may do so. But we can still
control the situation. These people sim
ply want the Ward Association.
Il feel that the club will never consent
to become a purely social affair If the
worst comes. an independent club will be
formed and Decker along with the ma
cnine can be beaten.
Il believe that Mr. Decker is really SIM
cere, but he has been a very good thing
for these people. BY simply putting hira
on the Finance Committee they have CIV
en- him one of the hardest places on the
County Committee. Much more will be
expected of him than he can ever do.
Then If he fails to do what all these other
so-called leaders have also failed TO ac-
compish he will be thrown down. That
will be Mr. Deckers finish with the ma
chine. He may then be dropped out into
the cold''
A meeting of the Deckers is to be held
tomorrow night when the whole question
will be definitely settled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
FAMILY EVENLY DIVIDED.
Daughter Supports the Father and
Son the Mother.

Father and daughter arrayed against
mother and son is the unusual feature OF
suit for $4,000 damages for the aliena-
ton of wifes affections on trial before
Judge Nevius and a jury in the Circuit
Court today. The plaintiff in the action
is Frank G. Howell, Bayonne man, who
asks $40, 900 damages from George w. Mui-
laney, his wife's brother, who, he says
induced Mrs. Howell to leave him. By the
side of the father sat the pretty sixteen
year-old daughter of the couple. Occa-
sionally the young girls eyes would wan
der in bitter seorn in the direction of her
mother, who sat surrounded by a bevy of
female friends in the front row of the
spectators benches. AS devoted as was
the daughter to her father was the son to
his mother.
The plaintiff was the first witness called
by his counsel, Lawyer William D. Salter.
He testified that he was married to Emma
Mullaney in 1881 and two children were
born. They lived happily until 1894 when
the father of Mrs Howell died. The plain
tiff said that he was away on business
at the time, and because of his failure to
attend the funeral his brother-in-law,
George, became much incensed and threat
ened to get even with him From that
time on his home relations were far from
pleasant, until May S, 1898, when he re-
turned home and found his household be-
longings moved away
He will try to prove that his brother
in-law, George, who is Bayonne police
man, was the cause of his domestic un-
happiness by inducing his wife to leave
him.
Ex-Judge Robert S. Hudspeth, who re-
presents the defense, will endeavor to
show that Howell lived dependent upon
the bounty of his father-in-law, the late
Michael Mullaney, the contest of whose
will by an alleged wife was concluded in
favor of the blood heirs a short time
ago, after bitter fight in the Orphans
Court lasting over six months
The trial will probably last all day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-29
ELKS' DEDICATION.
Lodge No 2ll Will Move
Into Its New Quart
ers Tonight.

The committee in charge of the dedi-
cation of the new hall Of Jersey City
Lodge of Elks, No. I'll, has announced the
full programme for tonight's ceremonies.
The members Of Jersey City Lodge will
assemble in the new lodge room at seven
Q clock and transact their regular order
OF business. A recess will follow and
members will then form in line to take
Their places in the line Of parade, which
viii form on Warren street, with right
OF line resting on Grand street Visiting
lodges from all parts of the State will
be present, ana the order Of march will
be as follows
Platoon Of police; Grand Marshal
Brother Colonel Robert e. Smith; band
Of Is pieces Of the Fourth Regiment; !;
Past Exalted Rulers of Jersey City
Lodge; Dedication Committee; orator Of
the evening and other Grand Lodge Off
GERS; New York Lodge No. / band of
music; Newark Lodge No. 81; Brooklyn
Lodge No. 22; band of music; Hoboken
Lodge No. IA Paterson Lodge; Elizabeth
Lodge; Orange Lodge; New Brunswick
Lodge; band of music; Bayonne Lodge;
Trenton Lodge; band of music, rs pieces,
and Jersey City Lodge.
The route will be Grand street to Hud-
son, to Montgomery, to Newark avenue,
to Jersey avenue, to York street, to Bar
row. to Mercer, to Grove, to York and
to the hall and disband.
Along the line of march there will be
displays of fireworks. These will be in
charge of G. HI. Roster, who had charge
of the display and the decorations at
the Inauguration March A.
The stations at which these displays
will be given will be in front of the old
hall, No. SO Montgomery street; Van
Worst Park. City Hall and at the new
hail.. when the head of the procession
reaches there. Residents along the line
OF march will decorate and illuminate
their homes in honor of the visiting Elks.
Upon reaching the hall all lodges will
pass INTO the building followed by their
o1lcers with those of the Grand Lodge,
VINO will take their places on the STAGE
and the ceremonies will begin. The ora
tor of the evening will be Past Grand Ex-
allied Ruler Meade D. Detweiler of Harris
burg, Pa.
An orchestra of twenty-five pieces will
enllVen the ceremonies in the hall and a
quartette and other singers will take part
in the services. AT the conclusion the new
hail viii be inspected and a collation. will
follow in the social hall. 1t will be the
biggest night for Elks ever seen in New
Jersey.