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The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
ON THE WIRE.
Board Of Trade Discusses
Cheap Communication
to the Far East.
LAW STATISTICS
Boards Assistance Asked to
Amend the Present
Laws.

Last nights meeting of the Board of
Trade was tame, humdrum proceeding
and for once the water topic" was not
referred TO. There We're some commune
cations received, chief among which was
one from /. B. Cordes, asking the opinion
of the Board on a project to secure the
passage of an act by the Congress of the
United States providing for the construe-
ton, maintenance and operation by the
government of a cable telegraph from
California to China, Manila and other
islands in the Pacific, by which the cost
of telegraphing would be reduced at least
one-eighth. Resolutions were enclosed
designed to urge the great Importance
and necessity of the scheme upon the
representatives in Congress by securing
the advocacy of all commercial and busi-
ness interests. A resolution was adopted
favoring the project, of which fact the
secretary was directed to notify the pro-
moters of the enterprise.
A communication from Morris r. Wise
representative of the national association
of referees in bankruptcy, requested the
assistance of the board in gathering stat
istics in relation to the bankrupt law.
and to ascertain what is required to SO
amend it that it will be just and perfect
in it's provisions, the amendments to be
presented to Congress at its next session.
This was referred to the Committee on
Laws and Registration.
Communications in reference to COM
merce in oil and the creation of manu-
factories in Germany, were referred with
out being read. to the Committee on Com
Il
Harbor Congress, held at Baltimore, ask
ing cooperation in securing improvements
of certain rivers and harbors. was re-
ferred to the same committee.
Mr Mungo J. Curry asked for an ex-
preston of the board as TO whether the
Martin act tax sales tend to depreciate
the value of property.
Tax Commissioner Robert Hoos said he
believes that these sales do somewhat
affect the value of property on account
of the low prices which such sales realize.
yet in most cases the land sold is merely
meadow of little value and the buildings
not worth much He does not believe
the general public is well enough posted
in regard to those sales, or that these
sales are any criterion of the true value
of property.
This matter was referred to the COM
mittee on real estate to. make inquiry if
these tax sales are advantageous to the
city and report what changes in the law,
if any, are needed.
The committee on meetings was in
structed to endeavor to secure a larger
attendance at the meetings by selecting
for each meeting one or more subjects for
discussion, announcement of the same to
be made in the notices sent to members.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
SUCH A POOR old WOMAN
Cold, From Sleeping Out
! Nights, She Asks Aid
Of Police. /

A little old woman about five feet tan
and about sixty years old, dressed in
| torn and frayed brown skirt with an old
much used and torn shawl thrown over
her gray head and tightly clutched at the
throat by her nervous, wrinkled hands,
her toes protruding from her broken
shoes, tottered into the First precinct
station house this morning. What could
be seen of her face showed that it was
small, very small, and pinched as if from
hunger. Deep wrinkles gave their mute
testimony to life of drudgery and
worry. But the face was clean and when
her shawl fell from her head it was plain
that the poor old soul had done the best
she could without comb or brush to ar
range her hair. She was a most pitiable
object and as she opened the door labor
iously her breath failed her and came in
short, sharp gasps SO that she tottered,
as if she would fall. She was cold, 80
cold that she shook as If with palsy.
She made her way to the desk unobserved
by Roundsman Sid O'Donnell, who was
on duty in his new uniform, and as this
poor little old woman 4ooked on the we'll
fed. healthy youth at the desk she must
have felt more keenly her own sad straits.
In a small, cracked and very weak voice
the little old woman said
please, mister, can / warm MYSELF"
ODonnell, who was very busy looked
for the voice and had to stand up to see
the woman's head, which hardly reached
the top of the desk. When he saw the
sorry object he asked
What is it, madam
please, may warm myself?"
fai iplx On ric fn ba hos +.
err
The old woman started but she was
very weak and big, good-natured O'Don-
nell dropped his pen and helped her to the
heater.
My, but that's nice and warml And
I'm so cold! Dear, oh, dear, don't know
what I'll do for the winter. I've no home
and no place to go and I'm cold and
hungry. I'll die soon.'
Then the poor old woman put her hands
on the top of the heater and her feet
under it and there she stood for half an
hour until she was comfortably warm.
Captain Cody walked into the station
house and stood behind the desk.
Tucking her shawl about her head again
the old woman made her way along the
rail in front of the desk to Captain Cody
and said
"Can you do anything with my son?
I don't want the dear boy arrested but
he ought to do something for me now
that I'm old and the winter is coming"
Where do you live. madam
She gave the Captain her name and
told where her son lived.
.sWhere do you ive?"
81 don't live anywhere now. My son is
a longshoreman and he lives in Morgan
street. He's working. every day and ne
ought to do something for me.
'-How long have You been sleeping out?"
s.It's so long ago + don't remember now,
and it's awful cold nights to be out.
Captain Cody touched bell and po-
liceman on reserve duty came cut of the
patrolman's room.
Here, officer; take this woman to Poor
master Hewitt. Go along with this Off
GER, lady. The Poormaster will attend to
your case"
Thank you, sir; thank you. And God
bless you.'
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
BAD FOR BERTHOLf.
Grand Jury Said to Have
Indicted Him In Green
Goods Case.

1t Is currently reported on apparently
good authority that the Grand Jury at
yesterday afternoons session, indicted
Manager John B. Bertholf and Superin-
tendent Charles P. Adams of the Jersey
City office of Western Union Telegraph
Company for aiding and abetting green
goods operators by receiving and trans
mitting messages for the swindlers. Oper-
ator Kaiser, who was employed in the
Greenville branch office of the telegraph
company under Adams and was also ar
rested at the time Chief Murphy made
the discovery that the Claremont avenue
station of the Central Railroad in Jer-
sey City was the place al which messages
from the .'come-ons, were received by the
green goods men. it is said, escaped In
dictment the Grand Jury considering him
in the light of an employe acting under
the instructions of his superior and not
responsible for their orders.
This is the second time that Manager
Bertho1f has been charged with such an
offense, the first indictment found against
him having been nolle pressed on his
promise to do all in his power to prevent
the company's wires from being used by
or for the green goods men.
1t is said that Chief Murphys case
against the telegraph compaSys officials
was very strong, and the vote by which
the true bill was found was almost unanl-
nous, so the probability is that both men
will have to stand trial.
Hitherto the telegraph company's Off
cials have contended that as common car
riers they were obliged to receive and
send the messages, and that the dispatches
were couched in such language that it
was impossible to determine the character
of the kilograms. 1t is thought that this
will be the line of defense when the case
comes to trial.
Mr.. Bertholf was in the Court House
corridor during the inquiry. but was not
called into the Grand Jury room. He
seemed nervous and excited.
While the Grand Jury was finding an in
dictment against Adams and Bertholf
Chief Murphy and Detective Frank Ben
nett were working on case against Isaac
Kershaw. a general storekeeper of Dar-
forth and Ocean avenues, Greenville, who
has been suspected for months of receiv-
ing and transmitting green goods mes
sages. Detective Bennett went there yes
terday and after threatening Kershaw'
with arrest convinced him that he could
best conserve his own interests by telling
the truth in regard to the dealings he had
mad with the green goods men. Kershaw
then told that he had not sent any mes
sages he received to those green goods
swindlers to whom they were sent, but
TO another office and that this office de-
livered the messages With Kershaw's
evidence the Chief is now preparing TO
arrest The manager implicated.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
NAPHTHA CAR EXPLODED
Two Men Burned While Tn.
coupling It.

A freight car loaded with naphtha blew
up last night in the meadow yards of the
Pennsylvania Railroad about ten o'clocw.
Two men, William Farrell and Timothy
Murphy, trainmen, were severely burn
ed about the head and bands The men
we re taken to the st. Francis's Hospi-
tai and their burns treated. This morn
ing it was said at the hospital that they
were still unconscious, but not In a
critical condition.
The blaze resulting from the explosion
lighted the sky for mites around. The
injured men were uncoupling the burning
car from the rest of the train when they
were burned. The car was totally de-
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
RECORD TO RUN.
Republicans Will Give Him
One More Chance to Be
Knocked Down.

who ran for Senator against Senator
Robert S. Hudspeth, will be the nominee
of the Republican party next fall for
Congressional 'honors. Republicans gem
orally regard Record as the logical candi-
date. They say that he carried the Con-
gressional district in which he will run
by about 1000 votes. The normal Repub-
lican majority is said to be about 600.
Democrats smile at Records chances of
victory.
Two Street and Water Commissioners
are to be elected next fall and William
Reed, of the Seventh ward, who was
beaten three years ago, will get one Of
the nominations.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
TROLLEY TAX APPEAL.

Especial to s'The Jersey City News')
TRENTON, Nov. 20, 19O1.-The Court of
Errors and Appeals opened for the No
vember term yesterday with sixty-nine
cases on the list and about a dozen were
added during the morning. After the
swearing in of the new Chief Justice and
new Justice the list of causes was taken
up.
The suit of Newark v. State Board Of
Taxation and North Jersey Street Rail-
way Company, will be argued next Tues
day. The suit was brought as the out
come Of the taxes imposed by the city
of Newark upon the franchise of the
street railway.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
GRAND JURY DINNER

The Grand Jury at the conclusion of its
session at the Court House yesterday af-
ternoon appointed the usual committees
to arrange for the dinner to be given ar
ter the end of the present term or court,
The date for the affair mas not boen
fixed, but it is probable that the naA-
quet will be held at Daab's Hotel.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
WILL NOT lNDIcT BOY.

The Grand Jury yesterday afternoon
heard evidence relative to the drowning
of little Joseph Naab at the foot of Hud-
son street last summer. Two juvenile
witnesses were called. They testified that
John Kurayluzki, an eleven-year-old pay
mate of MAIDS, had pulled the boy over-
board W.T.. him. The Grand Jury decided
that the case was not one for INDICTMENT.
It will report its finding to the court In
the shape of a presentment, with the re-
quest that the cour dispose ~ the matter
as Ii may deem best.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, Iso1.-Foresast
for the thirty-six hours ending at eight
p. NJ Thursday:-Partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow: northwest winds.
Hartnett's Thermometrical Report
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
COURT CALENDAR.

Supreme Court-Next motion day Mo-
veuber q.
General Sessions Court-November n,
Grand jury will meet Friday Novsms
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20

Pavonia Brand Of Fine Early June Canned
peas, for sale at nearly an good grocery
stores. and wholesale at the p. F. cleary Co.'S
stores.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
Stops the Cough
and works off the Cold.

Laxative Brono- Quinine Tablets cure cold
in enc day. 10 Cure No Pay. Price . cents.
The Jersey City news., 1901-11-20
Neport
a. Ola ana We'll Tried Remsily.

Mrs. Winsaow's Soothing Syrup for chill :
dren teethihg should always be used for
children while teethins. It softens the
gums, allays the pain. cures wind coliu
and is the best remsdy for dtagrh0eas
Twenty-Five cents per bottle.
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03
A Story 10 One Word.
New York Sun.

New York sun.
A ssllOw, emaciated young man who
looked ~ u he had just got up from =
severe 1T ~ illness boarded q Madi-
o avenue car In Forty second stree.
the other afternoon aud sat down Cd.
posite y pretty girl. He carried o bag
that seemed Q big load Of him and he
apparently didn't notice the girl until
he had leaned back In his seat after
arranging the bag under his legs.
Then swiftly he q upright again
and looked q little alarmed, like u man
who In not sure ~ himself after the
visions Of fever. In q moment, how
ever, the alarm was gone and he start.
ed ut her In u way that reminded you
OF u thirsty man drinking water.
The girl couldn't help but feel his
gaze and turned her eyes to him cold
ly and then looked coldly away. A
mere COST Of color showed in the
young mans cheek. Then he smiled
foolishly and continued to stare atthe
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03
General Funston.

A great deal has been Published, Of
late. oa the career Of General Funston,
but the subject Is approached from IN
unusual point Of view by Prof. James
II. Garfield In the Review Of Reviews
for May. DIR. Garfield was one of
Funston's college teachers In the Tn.
iversity OF Kansas. He writes sppre.
cialively OF the qualities displayed by
young Funston In the classroom, re.
calling that he was himself once fairly
.'hoored' on . point In economies by
his brilliant pupil.
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03
IN n COUNTY.
MALTA BEND.

A. Shepherd il on the sick list.
Hot weather for the fret Of May.
Mrs. G. n. Thomas Is quite sick.
Geo. Matter has had . relapse and
~ this writing Is suft ring severely.
Our farmers ARE very busy planting
corn. They are very anxious for a
rain.
Several from here sre arranging to
go " work m the Il. Il. which will
soon begin.
DR.. J. Il. Brown was In 81. Louis
several days, attending To some bust.
ness matters.
Mrs. James Baker IL entertaining
her mother aud sister, Of Manhattan.
Kansas. this week.
Word has reached here that T.. y.
Meier II % In sherman. Texas.
helping Ia put In a new mill.
I'D Hammond and family went 10
Kansas City on Saturday aud will re-.
main several days visiting friends and
relatives.
a. +. Brown. Jr.. who has been at.
tending q medical college In 81. Louis.
returned home Friday. He has one
more years work before he will IN en-.
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03

Dissolution Notice.

The firm Of BOwles 4 Evans has this
day been dissolved. j. w. B0wles
has sold his interest u his partner,
John l.. Evans, who will continue the
business.
Mr.. Evans will buy and sell horses
and mules, handle feed Of all kinds
and give careful attention to transient
bOarders.
Parties owing the firm are requested
to pay up by May LIST.
Marshall, Mo, April %, 1901. Ut
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03
Bail Game.

The bal, game played At Boonviile
Monday, April ~, between the Mis-.
souri, Valley and Kemper teams, re-
suited In q victory for Kemper. Score
II 70 u.
The first High school team was also
beaten Monday at Slater by the Slater
High School team 10 to 4. This Is
hard on the n. s. team, but II At first
you don't succeed try again.
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03
SALT SPRINGS.

Preaching next Sunday. morning
and evening.
Ernest Elsea had cattle In Kansas
City Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Galloway takes mando-
lin lessons In MARSHALL once q week.
Remember the installation services
At the chur n on Saturday evening ut
= o'clock.
WIN. kellett expects u try q wire.
less corn planter on part Of his corn
ground thi. spring.
Miss Ella Hamburger went To Kan
. City on the excursion Saturday.
She accompanied Mrs. +. A. McIen.
nan.
The school board mel Wednesday
and employed Miss Annie liagsd ale f
Marshall IA teach the next school
year.
Rev. Mckinney, accompanied by his
father. of Appleton City WERE here
Wednesday. His mother IL also Wis.
iting him. They will remain over
Sunday.
Wilson Blair received word from
his wife. saying that she arrived In
Canada, just In time for her mothers
funeral. She Is expected home next
week.
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03
Hs Ny Sill Be Needed.

New York Evening sun.
Judge Tarsney, Of Kansas City, who
has served several terms In the house
OF representatives and Is q shrewd OBJ
server Of political affairs, notes .
steady decline Of MIR. Bryan's person.
al influence. Nevertheless. JudgeTar.
sney says: ~ think that the Demo.
cratic party Of the west II willing 70
support the Bryan wing In the next
national campaign. but the candidate
must he another man, and there must
be radical departure from the plat.
forms Of 1893 and 1900. Some man
identified with the Bryan wing Of the
party IL necessary In order to unite
the party and bring about harmony.
Who II To be the leader Il II now too
early To say. The recent city elections
show that the party II going tn break
away from Bryan ss a personal guam
tity, and there must be q reimbursement
along different lines than were forced
on the party last year." What the II.
sues are to be Judge Tarsney does not
venture To predict. but he thinks they
may he propsga,ed In q period Of de.
preston following the present boom
In business. II good times continue
until 1904. mo power on earth" he
says, ''can dislodge the Republican,"
The only hope. then. ofthe Democratic
party Ii q calamity, ~ Of old. That
being So. why drop Mr.. Bryan. u the
country happens Ia he labOring In the
trough of hard timesy The Democrat.
ic party would want q demagogue for
leader, and In that role Mr.. Bryan on
the stump would be worth oil the other
orators who could be named.
In the last issue Of the Commouer
MIR. Bryan writes In q personal strain
about politic,, which confirms Judge
Tarsney's diagnosis. III I ever be-
come = candidate again" he says.
ut will be because Il seems necessary
for the advancement Of the principles
tn which ] adhere. and that does not
seem probable" But II he II q csndi.
date II will be on the old platform, for
he explains that he still believes In it,
principles and intends to advocate
them during the remainder Of his life.
Between the lines Of Mr.. Bryan's an.
houncement may he read . conjecture
that there may he q coll for him ~ o
reactionsry candidate, and that, In
spite OF adverse influences, the battle
Of buncombe IL not irretrie, ably lost.
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03

young woman with so much fervor
that she finally turned her fscetoward
him again with . little fiirt Of annoy.
sLce.
The young man. apparently, was
quite shameless. He met her eyes
squsrely. She lowered them and be.
gan to look him over with disd ain.
He laughed again, foolishly. Nearby
passengers showed that they shared
the young woman's Indignation by
this time, but he Was such q scarecrow
OF . man that their wonder was per.
hsps stronger than their anger.
The young woman's eyes travelled
witheringly from his head 70 his feet
and then started on the return journey.
There Ii no treatment more blightinv
To q mSsher than this. The scarecrow
fdgeted under the gaze and laid his
hand nerviously on his knees.
On one Of the fingers ri the left hand
was u curiously chased gold ring. II
was so loose that II looked as II Il
would surely fall on were the young
man to hold his fingers downward. The
ring caught the girls eyes In passing,
and the eyes widened suddenly. then
flashed from the ring To the young
mans face and back again. The scare.
CROW smiled n more, fOolishly, but
there was q curious mist In his eyes.
The pretty girl gazed for an instant
Into his face exactly rs he had been
gazing nj her.
Dick" said the pretty girl.
II would take too many columns to
tell oil she said In the word. but before
II vas quite out she was sitting beside
him and had the hand with the ring on
II. The rest Of the passengers didn't
seem Ia count.
Transport, San Francisco. last
week. Tried IN surprise. Hospital ut
Csvite, bullet In the chest and side.
No sense In frightening the family"
"Dick!" said the pretty girl. She
motioned To the conductor aud seized
the s~csrecrow's bag.
'Only two years and you had for
gotten. You said
'Dick!"
And the car went on and left them
standing on the crossing.
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03
Visitors to tho Pau.Amsricau Exposition.

" you contemplate going u Buffalo
during the Pan.Americsn Exposition.
drop a line to the undersigned, who
will mail you q beautiful illustrated
pamphlet issued by the Bureau Of Pub.
LEFTY and Accommodation OF the Pan.
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GEO. j. CHARLTON,
Gen. Pass. Agt. Chicago& Alton Ry.,
Chicago, III.
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03
Horrors Of Journalism.

From the Chicago Tribune.
"Speaking Of Professor Heron"
YEARLY began the information editor.
"Spesking Of Professor Herrin',,
truculently broke In I, exchange ed.
itor. ''he isn't one at oil. He's q
lobster"
"Without the enacting clawsy Get
thee to . csnnery. He's = sardine."
"Thst only shows you haven't read
Heron. Glide mildly the"
Don't. That's the limit. Speak.
Ing Of the professor, though, what Is
the difference between him and king
Edwardy'
None. Both Rex. Why Is n
rhinoceros' hide
Like q ward beeler's cousin =
Tough hide. Why is"
"Not at oil. Why In q rhinoceros'
hide like . tariff on pork"
Projects the meat. Big skin game,
Why Is . coal bank st the North
Pole"
Never mind. Why IL Pat Grove"
"Caws he Is. Whst's the difference
between . besch-c0mber and"
IAN Indian ~ sunrisey Ones Q
breaking wave and the Others Q wax.
Ing brave. What's the difference be.
tween . short gun with . big bore"
''One's . blunderbuss and the other
IL q blunder busted. Whats the dit.
terence between . town pump and .
wrestling match"
Ones on the square and the other
isn't. What's the difference between
IN American tiger and"
"A last weeks drunk Ones q jsQ.
Q and the others o jag O mad.
Why 10 . wet ginger cookey like .
mo snap In Il. Why IL q lob n
night police reporter like . dead mud
mo snap. Why is On old suspen.
mo snap. Why is 4 dog muzxle-"
"NOse snap"
"Iet M, on that. Why Is q dog
Hold your jaw. Why is a table
Wipe OF your chin. Why is q
give US q rest. Why is a no,
Drop +! Why Is . pipe organ"
Al this point they clinched.
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03

WANTED TRUaTWORTHY MEN AND
women Ia travel and Hdvertiss IOr old sstw6.
lished house Of solid financial standing,
salary s1s,H year and expenses, all payable.
~ cmsh, 1--WE references and enclGse self.
addressed stamped enveiOp. Address Man.
niger, ~, t'mNtOn bidH.. Chicago. lima
The Marshall republican., 1901-05-03
Dr.. q. Q. Go,s Houored,

DIR. ID. &. Gore was this week ap-
pointed Surgeon General by Governor
Dockery.
LA CROSSE N B co.
Operate their own
Private Telephone System.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-04
4 COSTLY FIRE II BUFFALO
Two Five-Story Business Struc-
lures Destroyed
i Dozen Firms Burned Out, with an
Aggregate Loss OF 91aO,O0O.
The 0riEIn a Mystery.

BUFFALO. y Y. Jan 4-Fire gutted
tao 5-story buildings. covering a quarter
Of block in Washington Street, next TO
the Lyceum Theatre. this morning.
The total loss VIII be about $50 Geo.
nearly all of which is covered by insur-
ance-
: dozen firms were burned cut. includ-
ing the Butts & Adams Photographers
Supply Company. the Hammond Printing
Company. the Ha1s1nan & schweiger
Printing Company. the New Process
Laundry Company, and tie plant Of Charles
Rohlfs. manufacturer OF antique furniture
One OF the buildings was owned BY How
ard Bros. ard the other by the Richmond
estate.
Tie origin OF The fire is mystery which
the police are trying to solve. The flames
were discovered al 2:25 O'Clock on one Of
the upper floors and within ten minutes
every floor in the building was aire-
Assistant Chief Murphy OF the fire de-
partment, was severely cut in the face by
falling glass. The hremen had z hard
time fighting the flames. because the in
teCse cold caused the water 10 freeze on
thu ladders and all parts OF the building
where the flames gave no heat