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The colored American., 1901-03-02

sewing establishment and are patron
I'd by the b sst white as well as c0lOred
people OF that place.
Among the Afro. American women
who have gone abroad might be men
toned Miss Ruth NJ Halsey. daughter
If Bishop H. 81. Holsey of the e. A E.
Cnurch, and Miss NJ. Watrick Of Phiia
delphia. Both Young ladies are study
Ing art in Paris, France.
Mrs. Francis Joseph of Ne " o :leans,
La, president of the Francis Willard
Temperance Union OF that city, has de.
voted yesrs OF her life TO prison reform
work and her uniting and persistent
efforts are bearing fruit.
The representa- ives OF the Colored
WOmen's Clubs have at last been rec
ognized and admitted as members to
the National Federation OF Women,
The votes on the question showed 175
TO 63 in favor OF allowing them TO be-
come members,
Miss Imogene Howard, who was
voted one Of the most popular school
teachers in New York and sent to the
Paris Exposition at The expense of a
New YorK daily, has delivered a mum
Der of lectures on her "Trip to Paris"
in aud around New York
Colorado Springs, Colo, has q Wo
mans Loan aud Invesg ment Com oany
controlled by the color, working wo-
men OF ii at city, which has been incnr
pDrated under the avs OF Colorado and
disposed of shares al 81 90 each. the
capital stock in the cumpany being
$40 900
The Oak Street Day Nursery OF Col.
umbus, 0 has opened up a branch es
tablishment at % n 23rd street. The
nursery was established and is opera
ted by the cOlOred women of Colum bus
for the purpose Of caring for the colnred
children whose mothers are obliged tC
work away from home.
Mrs. II R Mobiles OF New Crlesns
La studied four years in Paris, France
g7sdusted from leading school as s
pr ficient seamstress and was offered
S25 week by q Nsw York firm Just
befo returning to this country. She
refused the offer, has gone into bust,
ness for herself and made 8 success o.
| 1t.
The colored American., 1901-03-02

Mis-. Amsnds Smith, the noted evan
gelist, who two years ago, established
q home for cOloTed orphan children in
North Harvey, 8 Chicsgo suburb, With
her own means, now cares for twenty
orphans
Two aides under the firm name of
Fort and Woodhn at Brinkley, Ark
conduct 3 successful Oint millinery and
The colored American., 1901-03-02

Mrs. Z Azalis Hsckley, a product of
Detroit, Mich, and a graduate of the
Denver. Colorado, Conservatory OfMu'
sic, Is fast gaining national reputs-
tioD IS q singer. She has a reputation
in the West as a choral director and in
the lur Of the princIple cities she is
nov making. is me sting W tn great sue
cess and the press wherever she goes is
loud in praise Of her.
ROxbury, Mass, has lored lady
embslmer and funeral director in the
person Of Mrs There So NJ. Roles.
Miss Halle Q Brown, the gifted
elOcutionist, has returned 10 this coun
try again after two years tour in Eu-
rope.
The colored American., 1901-03-02
CaDitaI Loan Guarantee Cor

MONEY To DAN at 81. gsI 1 ora
cent. in sums cf l.f01 n SIN OOO on u G(aoe "a oe
estate; pay off a. Per cent nor,,asSal ieal
and begin anew, all transactions con5sosstes sses
with ronomtcal confederation for bHrroUSssse.u Sseu
M b. oAo oNDERS & Co, l4J7 st. NV
The colored American., 1901-03-02
Capital Savings
Bank

500 F St. n. W., Washington, D. I
Capital soO'OU''
Hon. Jno, r. Lynch, President
L. G. Bailey, Treasurer.
j. A. johnson, Secretary.
D. B. McCary, Cashier,
Directors:
Jno. r. Lynch, DR.. W. S. LOttoo'
Whitefeld McKinlay, ] o. BalsI
Robt. Il. Terrell, W. S, MOntgonar
Wyatt Archer, John A. Pierre PST
E, Baker, James Storum' ). =
johnson, DR.. A. W. TanciL HoS"'
4 Williams.
Deposits received from lO cenN VI
ward. Interest allowed on So'OO -
above. Collections meet with PlODj ~
attention. A general exchange -
bsnking business done. % nj
Rank open from 9 s. n. to 4'''F
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02
.MEADE'S BROTHER APPEARS
Claims the Estete Left by the
Old Couple Who Starved
to Death.

CHARLES Meade. siXty-three years old,
OF Vaflsburg, called at Police Headquar-
tiers this afternoon, accompanied by Rob-
ert Glover, Justice of the Peace of that
place. He said he was brother of Lewis
and Martha Meade, who were found dead
at No. l52 Virginia avenue, last Thurs
day. They had evidently been dead
about month. and when found their
bodies, had been eaten by rats. The
Chiefs visitors said the name of the dead
woman was Martha. 1t was at first sup
posed the name was Susan. Susan was
the name of an older sister who had died
some years ago.
The Meades left about 81, 900 in money
and real estate. Charles Meade will to-
day visit Surrogate Lillis with view to
having his sister, Mrs. Charlotte Willis.
of Long Island, made executor of the es-
tate.
Charles Meade said that his father was
Lewis Meade, a veteran of the War of
1872, and that he died in 1867, leaving two
sons and two daughters. He, Charles, is
the youngest of the family and is sixty
three years old.
The two brothers were estranged soon
after the death of the father. Lewis took
the death of his father very much to
heartand grew very melancholy. He Sc
Guided himself mingling little more with
his relations than he did with the world.
In 1887 he lived at No. 4a7 West Thirty
fifth street, New York City. About that
time nervous illness that had affected
his sister Martha rendered her an almost
helpless invalid and she went to live with
him early that year. In the same fall they
moved here. About eight years ago they
bought the house in which they died AT
the time of death they were both nearly
seventy years old.
Charles Meade learned of the death
through the newspapers. Chief Murphy
is satisfied that his visitor is Charles
Mazda
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02
ORDINANCES ACCEPTED.
Bergen Turnpike Board Direc-
tors Hold a Special
Meeting.

The directors of the Bergen Turnpike
Road Railroad Company met today in the
First National Bank building for the pur-
pose of accepting the ordinances of the
various municipalities in the northern
part of the county through which the new
trolley road will run to Hackensack At
the meeting were, among Others, Measrs
E. F. c. Young, James E. Hulshizer,
David Young and Dennis Mclaughlin.
directors The ordinances were discussed
and then formally accepted. Now that
these preiminaries are arranged, con-
struction work on the road will be begun
at once, SO that the road may be opened
for traffic before the summer is at our
threshold
This new line, which will open up a
very charming tract of country and bring
into close communication many villages
and townships. will begin at the Hacken-
sack Plank road in WeehaVken, near to
the elevator already constructed by the
company. 1t will connect with the Ho-
boken Fourteenth street ferry and rum
through West Hoboken, Town of Union
the Schuetzen Park, New Durham, Little
Ferry, Ridgewood and clear through to
Hackensack. Contracts for the work
have been given out and it will be pushed
rapidly.
Mr.. David Young is president of the
road and Mr.. J. E. IHulshizer, treasurer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02

Grand Jury can never be corrected. If
Grand Juries refuse to indict because
they think the evidence offered them is
legally insufficient to place the accused
upon his trial. when legally it is asuffi-
cient, then the guilty win go unpublished
for there is no way to reach them except
through the indictment of a grand jury.
Most of you are familiar with the duties
you are about to assume, but few gen.
eral observations upon those duties will
perhaps not come amiss. Ordinarily your
investigation should be limited to the
complaints that come regularly before you
from committing magistrates, and to.
those matters regularly presented by ths
Prosecutor of the Pleas or by the Court
If inquiry is desired by any citizen or
body of citizens resort should be had in
the first instance to the Prosecutor or to
the Court. Communication should not be
sent directly to the Grand Jury. To so
send them is really contempt of Court
Nor should Grand Juries listen to outside
suggestions to make this or that inquiry.
Sometimes private i'll win prompts such
action. Refuse to listen, and refer any,
one who ignorantly, but in good faith,
may SO approach you, to the Prosecutor
or the Court. Do not base an indictment
on unsworn information or hearsay tes-
timony, but only on lawful evidence; for
while the fearless performance of your
duties IS the only safeguard to society.
your indictment if legally unwarranted
may be made the means of much injury
and oppression.
Above all, carefully observe your oath
of secrecy. 1t binds, not only during
your term of service, but through all your
after life. 1t is to be feared some times
that Grand Jurors do not appreciate the
Importance of their duties in this respect
1t frequently happens that in some way
it gets to be known that an Indictment
has been found, and then perhaps the ac-
cused person will flee or desperate eff
fort will be made to effect reconsidera-
ton. Your own comfort and convenience
and the administration of justice will best
be served by a rigorous adherence to your
obligation not to divulge what takes place
in the Grand Jury room.
You may retire now, after you have
selected your officers, and if occasion re-
quires the Court will send for you for
any further instruction that may seem
necessary, and will be glad at any time to
afford you such information as may be
proper in your deliberations.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02
HELP FOR BARNES men
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Will Strike When Mill
Material Is Used.

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, which has a
membership of $4,000 in the country, has
taken up the fight of the locked out em-
ployes of the Barnes Manufacturing
Company, and will push it wherever the
manufactured product of that mill is
used. Agent Phil Connors of Mill Wood
workers Union No. 11S, who has been
actively engaged in locating jobs to which
Barnes material was delivered, held a
conference with Business Agent T. f.
Conroy of the Building Trades Council
yesterday. and it was decided, with the
assistance Of the Business Agent Of
Brooklyn, to strike all jobs on which was
being used sash glazed by Harris Chrys-
tai of No. IA Sumner avenue, Brooklyn,
e. d. The same course will be pursued
with the work of Marks g. Jacobs and
Olaski & Parker, boss builders Of East
street, New York; also on the jobs being
done by Tom Howe of Tonnele avenue,
near st. Paurs avenue, Jersey City.
Up to the present time not single em-
ploye Of the Barnes Company who quit
work when the strike began has returned.
They are being ably supported by the
allied trades, and If necessary they are
in position to carry on iha fight for 4
years
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02
SEWELL-BATES RUPTlALS.
To Take Place in Washington April
8, at Noon.

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."1
+. WASHINGTON, April 2 1901.-The first
of the Easter weddings at the Capital is
to be one in which the citizens of New
Jersey are especially interested. On
Monday, April s, at noon, Miss Blance
Allen Bates and Captain Robert Sewell,
United States Army, are to be married,
the ceremony to take place at All Souls
Church, Fourteenth and L streets.
Miss Bates Is the daughter of Lieuten-
ant Colonel and Mrs. James A. Bates,
now occupying their suburban home near
this city, while the bridegroom is the
son of Senator and Mrs. William J. Sew
ell OF Camden. The brides attendants
will be Miss Edith Totten of this city and
Miss Helen Knipe of Philadelphia. Cap
tain Sewell will have as his best man
his brother, William J. Sewell, Jr. The
ushers will be brother officers of the
bridegroom. who served with distinction
in the Philippines.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02
TO PENSION PAUPERS.
Organized Aid Will Establish
Allowance Fund for
Special Cases.

For the first time in its existence the
Organized Aid Association of Jersey City
has decided to establish a pension fund
Tor special cases. The necessity for this
arose from one case in the Third District
where the applicant was too old to work
and yet not eligible for any of the homes
for aged people. AT present this is the
only case if the kind where continuous aid
has to be furnished, but the association
anticipates more, even where the people
are eligible for entrance to one of the
homes for the aged, the supply of homes
fall short of the demand. The practice of
pensoning applicants is quite common
among the charity organizations in Lon
don, but is not generally in vogue here.
The pension decision was made yester-
day at a meeting of the Third District
First Presbyterian Church on Emory
street. 1t was also decided to take a
greater interest in the work room sale 10
be opened on April Is. 1t is requested that
donations of clothing be sent to the work
room, No. 151 Montgomery street prior to
that date that they may be overhaule1
and cleaned in due time. 49,
Miss West, superintendent of the
w OIh fSpOTlSu ludl III lilS IIlOulA
sixty-six women had been supplied each
with days work in the room. Com
pensation consists in certain amount of
groceries and luncheon. Fifteen of the
best workers from these sixty-six wom-
en- will be chosen for permanent en-
ployment in the new Trust Building
A meeting of the Fifth District Friend
ly Visitors of the Organized Aid will be
held on Tuesday, April 16, at the resi-
dence of Miss Sturdivant, No. 634 Pali-
sade avenue, in connection with the Open
Hand Club.
Among those present yesterday were
the Rev. E. l.. Stoddard, who presided;
Mrs. G. V. H. Brinkerhoff and Miss Nc
Naughton, representing the First Pres
byterian Church: Mrs. Beck and Mrs.
Boyd, the Lafayette NJ. E.. Mrs. OPP
dyke, Emory M. E.; Miss Thomas and
Mrs. Chandless, Holy Cross Episcopal;
Miss Mallory, st. Johns P. E.; Miss
West, First Congregational Mrs. Huds-
peth-Benson, representing the entire
Greenville section, and Mrs. Badgley and
Miss Sharlow, agent and assistant agent
of the Organized Aid
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02
SPENGEMAN AGAIN
He Tells His Grounds for
Believing Van Horns
Price Is Exor-
bitant.

The appended letter was received from
Real Estate Dealer F. w. Spengeman by
the Street and Water Board in connec-
ton with the Lafayette park site con-
troversy and read at this afternoons
meeting of the Board 1t was referred
to the Committee on Buildings, Parks
and Docks:-
Jersey City, April l, 1901.
To the Hon. Street and Water Board,
Jersey City, N. j.
Gentlemen notice letter of March
80 to the Street and Water Board of Mr.
Howard Slater, in regard to the park
site. corner of ,Communipaw avenue and
Van Horn streets. In the letter Mr..
Slater asserts that a certain citizen
bought property opposite some five or ten
years ago, on the corner of Communipaw
avenue and Van Horn streets. Now,
gentlemen, there is not piece of prop
erty in this entire Lafayette section
that has been bought in the last fifteen
years that the owner can get back again
the price paid for it.. I own property in
Lafayette on one of the best streets, La
fayette street. l bought 1t in 1894 when
there was no improvements on the street.
and l will sell it for less than l paid
for it.
"The Halliday estate was sold about
year ago. The houses on Wilton street
brought $1,000 apiece. There is block
of houses on Communipaw> avenue, be-
tween Pacific avenue and Wilton street,
on the west side. These houses were
DOuSlt 1Of 3lZ,uVU anu IN The last three
years they were sold for less than half
have been in the real estate business
for thirty years and have sold a good
many houses in Lafayette. Property is
generally valued by the Improvement on
the street. What improvements are there
on Van Horn street, from Johnston ave-
nue. to Communipaw avenue? Nothing
but colored people and tenements and no
paving. Yet Mr.. Slater claims lots are
worth $500 on on that street.
Il think the man would be crazy to pay
such price as Mr. Slater puts on them.
What is the market value today of those
lots? Not what the people paid ten years
ago. We want to know what they are
worth today. If they think they are 80
valuable why do they no. put them up at
auction and see if they can sell them.
There has not been lot sold in this sec
ton in fifteen years years. Now, Will
make a proposition to Mr.. Slater. Let
him put ...e property up at auction and
if it brings his figures / will stand the
cost of the sale. If they do not let him
stand the cost of the sale. think that
is a fair proposition.
"I have just sold three lots on Union
street for $650--asphalt pavement and fire
location. / also attended sale on the
9th of last month on Atlantic street-as'
phait pavement. The lots brought only
$780, He puts lots on Van Horn street at
$500 when $400 is a big price, as stated oe
fore. They will not bring that figure.
'sYours truly,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02
NOW IT'S NO SESSION.
Voorhees, Trims to the Wind
From Passaic County.

Especial to "The Jersey City News"1
PATTERSON, April 2, 1901.-Mayor
HinchliRe held telephonic communica-
ton with Governor Voorhees, on the Pas
salc pollution question, and the PROPOSE
ton to call a special session of the Leg
lslature at the request of the Newark deli
egation for the purpose of making an ef-
fort to pass the pollution bills
The Board of Trade of Newark an
pointed committee of fifty, including the
Mayors of the various municipalities in
the Passaic Valley, to wait upon the
Governor on Tuesday next to petition
him to call special session.
My name" Mayor Hinehliffe said to
the Governor, was placed on that com
mittee without authority. l don't think
a special session of the Legislature is
justified, especially as the request comes
from the men who voted in favor of the
bills that were drafted. If the request
had come from representatives who had
voted against the bills and believed now
it would be a good thing to pass them.
the situation would be different Our peo-
pie are opposed to the bills presented by
Newark, and 1 am opposed to them in the
shape Newark has presented them"
We'll, I don't think there will be a
special session. said the Governor, .sbut,
of course, I will be prepared to listen to
anything the delegation from Newark has
to Offer
Your action" the Mayor told the Gov
ernor, ''in transferring $500 to the ac-
count of the State Sewerage Commission
will enable us to give the people definite
knowledge as to the cost and feasibility
of the various methods suggested. think
by the time the next Legislature meets
we will be in position to present a bill
that will be satisfactory to all the cities
and towns interested in the pollution
project
i quite agree with you, Mr. Mayor"
said the Governor. ''It, won't delay mat
ters any to wait until the next session of
the Legislature, and I think that is the
best plan that can be suggested"
The Mayors talk with the Governor
seems TO settle any doubt as to what
course he should pursue when the delega-
tion calls upon him on Tuesday.
The name of Mayor Howe, of Passaic,
was also on the Newark Board of Trades
committee of fifty, but it is we'll known
that he also is opposed to NeWarkS 3 puri-
fication scheme. There appears to be lit
tie doubt, however, that something de-
finite will be accomplished next year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02
SpEER'S MYSTERIOUS MAN
Identified Today by Mrs. HoI-
born as Her Husband.

The mystery surrounding the death of
well dressed man found in the Hack
ensack River at the Penitentiary dock
about a month ago was cleared up today
The discovery of the body frozen in a
huge cake of ice led the police to believe
that the man had met with foul play
The widow and several relatives, in
Guiding the family doctor, called cd
Morgue Keeper William H. Speer this
morning and sought information regard
ing the disposition of the body. The
widow said her name was Mrs Mary Hol-
born.
The party went to Snake Hill, where
the body was exhumed. John Hunt, a
brother-in-law of the dead man, collapsed
when he saw the body. The doctor iden-
titled the body by several scars on the
right side, which were the result of two
operations performed by him some time
ago. Mrs. Holborn said that the small
stud found in the shirt front of the dead
man belonged to her husband.
He was a jeweler, she said. and had
been missing since last October He left
her, she said, month before that. They
lived in Brooklyn, where he was employ
ed. Mrs Holborn said that her husband
was demented and that she felt positive
that he committed suicide while his mind
was unbalanced.
No money or effects were found in the
clothes when the body was dug out Of
the ice. The morgue keeper sent men out
at night to get the corpse. The job was
a gruesome one. 1t was necessary to use
lanterns The body was brought back
from Snake Hill this afternoon. It is ter
rtbly decomposed. The features are be-
yond recognition. 1t would have been i'm
possible to identify the remains had it
not been for the scars on the side.
Holborn had some insurance and he wa
member Of the Royal Arcanum. The
funeral will take place tomorrow morn
ing. Holborn was thirty-nine years old.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02
DR.. GOODMAN DESIRES To co.
IF the Bishops Consent He Will Ac-
cent His New Call.

1t is understood that the Rev. DR..
Francis Goodman, of Centenary Church,
is willing to accept the call rendered him
to the pastorate of a big Methodist
church on Washington Heights, New
York. He leaves the matter in the hands
of the Bishops of the New York and
Newark Conferences, both of which
bodies meet on April TO- While averse to
that the new charge which he has bben
rendered is one in which he could accom-
plish much, as it is located in section
of New York City that is rapidly build
ing up.
Dr. Goodman has served as Centen-
ary's pastor for FIVE years. The church
voted to reg IA him for the sixth year.
by the General Conference at its last ses-
sion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-02
new CASE OF SMALLPOX.

a suspected case of smallpox was inves-
tigated yesterday. 1t was that of Thomas
Sampson, a Pullman car cook, who arriv-
ed from Florida the day before yesterday.
His case is aa bad one His home is at
No 2l11s Brunswick street, in the heart
of the Italian colony.
All the city physicians and deputy doc
tors have been busy searching for sus-
pect cases in Little Italy, vaccinating the
occupants of all the houses and eSNering
a general cleaning up of the premises.
No new cases We're reported today and
Inspector Benjamin says there is no dam
ger of a spread of the disease. All the
cases, he says, came from New York or
elsewhere.