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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
IT PROVED WORTHLESS.
Assays of Material Taken from Building
Site at Helena Showed Neither
Gold Nor Silver.

Helena, Mont, Nov. 1O.-Assays of
the material taken from the lead dis
covered on the federal building site
in this city show that there is neither
gold, silver nor any other valua BILE
metal in the supposed rich strike of
rock. The certificate of the assayer
making an analysis of the rock was
filed with B. II. Tatem, assayer in
charge of the United States bureau
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
SAYS war seems YntermInabIe,

Atchison, Kan, Nov. s.-Capt. A.
S. Rowan, who is stationed on the
island of BohoI in the Philippines,
has written a letter to his wife IN
Atchison in which he says the situa-
ton there is discouraging, and that
it seems the war viii never end.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
sELF-CONFRssED THEE.
csbees Short ia His Accounts $751;
OOO-The Order Protected.

Port Huron, Mich, Nov. 8.-Charles
B. Thompson, of this city, supreme
finance keeper of the supreme tent,
Knights of the Maccabees, is a self
confessed defaulter in the sum of ST.
600. The order, however, is protect
ed from loss by Thompson's surety
bond.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
WOULD REVISE THE SYSTEM.
Pension Commissioner Evans Finds Much
to Criticise in the Present Laws for
the Conduct of His Department.

Washington, Nov. SIN his annual
report to congress Pension Commits
sioner Evans discusses at length the
faults of the present system and diff
ficulties in the way of determining
the merits of claims both for increase
and original pensions. He would re-
wise the entire system. He does not
approve of resident examining boards
and recommends travelling boards,
with semi-annuaI sessions at county
seats.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
To Send French Students Here

Paris, Nov. IA decree of the min
lister of commerce has been published,
appointing a commission to study the
origin of an industrial school which
France proposes to establish in the
United States for the study of Amer
lean industrial methods
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
Cost of world,s Fair BuIIdInrs.

st. Louis, Nov. 9.-Chief Architect
Taylor, of the worlds fair, says the
cost of the principal exposition build
ings will aggregate $6,75O,OOO. This
does not include sculpture, triumphal
bridges, cascades, hanging gardens
and other decorative work that will
beautify the main picture.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
To succeed Defauirer THOMPSON.

Port Huron, Mich, Nov. 1O.-Dr. L.
E. Sisler, of Akron, O., has been APP
pointed supreme treasurer of the
Knights of Maccabees, to succeed
Charles D. Thompson, who embez-
xled 100000 from the order,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
peaafmiam.

ssWhat do you think of that for a
recordP Old Chloe, who died yester-
day, was 90 years old and so years
served in the one family"
ooh, I don't nnow-who can tell?
Dill she ever give an account of her
self during the other IS years PUN.
:, Times,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13

Barcelona, Nov. 1.-THE municipal
elections here yesterday were attend
ed by bloodshed< and excitement.
Revolver shots were exchanged and
one person was killed and 40rothers
were wounded,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
Commander Garforth Drowned.

Hamilton, Bermuda, Nov. s.-Com-
mander Frank A. Garforth, of the
guardship Hotspur, was drowned in
the Great sound Wednesday night.
He is supposed to havs fallen over
board, The body has been recovered.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13

ST. Louis, Nov. 9.-E. C. Towne, of
Albany, n. Y, has sent to worlds
fair headquarters a suggestion that
the religious building on the fair
grounds be a reproduction of the
Jerusalem temple of the time of
Christ, as rebuilt by Herod the Great.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
Seven American soldiers Drowned.

Catbalogan, Samar. Nov. 9.-First
Lieut.. Robert T. Crawford, of the
First infantry, a sergeant and five
men. while attempting to cross the
Babylon river in Samar, were drowned.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
whitney-VanderbiIt Money Behind It.


Oklahoma City, Ok, Nov. 9.-The
Oklahoma, Texas & Gulf railway, to
build from Kingfsher via Oklahoma
City and Coalgate to Paris, Tex, was
incorporated yesterday It is said
William C. Whitney and Alfred G.
Vanderbilt will furnish money to
build it,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
Roosevelt Buys a Cartoon of Himself.

London, Nov. president Roose-
velt has purchased the original draw
ing of Bernard Partridge's recent
Punch cartoon representing him as a
rough rider,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-11-13
New Railroad Opened in wyoming.

Denver, Col, Nov. 9.-The Burling-
ton yesterday opened its new road
from Toluca to Cody. in northern
Wyoming. The road is 125 miles long
and opens to the outside world a vast
territory.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
FIGHTING MCPHERSON WILL
Mrs. Muir Will Make Separate
Contest in Washington.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug, 49, 1901
Mrs Ella Mcpherson Muir, daughter of
the late United States Senator of New
Jersey yesterday filed a contest of the
will of her mother in the Probate Court
of this city. She alleges undue influence
on the part of the beneficiaries under the
will.
This action is entirely Independent of
the proceedings begun some time ago III
the New Jersey Courts. The suit is in
stituted here because about $4,000 worth
of the $750O00 worth of property left by
Mrs Mcpherson consists of Washington
property
Mrs. Muir says she believes that the ac-
ton of the New Jersey Surrogate Court
in admitting her mothers will to probate
was ineffective because Mrs. Mcpherson
at the time of her death was not a resi-
dent of New Jersey. She contends that
her father in his will bequeathing his
property to his wife virtually left instruc-
tions that their children should be pro-
vided for, the bequest to the mother be-
ing practically in trust for the benefit of
the children. Hence the contention that
Mrs. Pherson was without power to make
such disposition of the property as would
give Mrs. Muir. the only surviving child,
a mere life interest in it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
ssRENADE FOR FOLSOM.
He Goes to Baltimore to Work
KelIy's Boom.

Assistant Clerk William A. Tolson, of
the Street and Water Board, left this
morning for Baltimore, Md, where the
Supreme Convention Of Foresters of
America is in session. Mr.. Tolson's vaca-
ton began today and he will spend por-
ton of it in Baltimore electloneering il:
the interest of Police Captain John +.
Kelly of this city, who is a candidate fer
Supreme Chief Ranger.
The Captain is a past sub-chief ranger,
snd his chances of being elected Supreme
Chief are said to be good, but there are
many prominent Foresters in all sections
of the country who aspire to the lofty
position. Mr.. To1son will, after the con-
yention, join party of representatives to
the Supreme Court in a trip that will in
clude Washington, Mount Vernon, Old
Point Comfort, Fortress Monroe and other
points of interest
The fellow clerks of Mr.. Tolson sur
prised him with serenade just before he
left on Pullman train that drew out Of
the Pennsylvania train shed at $3.50
o'clock Even venerable Mr.. Woodcock,
the Permit Clerk, was in the serenading
party. Others in the party were Clerks
Charles Hart, Dominick Mahon, john
Harmon. F. j. Murphy, John Lenahan,
Fred Nissan, Water Assessor Edward
Mccarthy. "A beautiful basket Of flowers
was presented to Mr.. Tolson. The pre-
sentation speech was made by Clerk
Charles A. Hart.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
SEVEN MILLION MORTGAGE
Bethlehem Steel Company Files Big
Document With County Clerk.

A mortgage for $7,500000 in favor of the
Girard Trust Company of Philadelphia,
covering all the property, real and per-
sonal of the Bethlehem Steel Company of
Bethlehem, Pa. was filed in the office of
the County Register yesterday.
The document is dated Aug. 16, 1901, and
states that it was issued for the purpose
of acquiesing the property of the Bethele-
hem Iron Company. 1t is secured by
bonds of the company payable Aug. l.,
1893, with interest at the rate of per
cent.
The mortgage covers all the property
at South Bethlehem and Northampton
Heights. Pa, in which the mills and
works of the company are located and
is filed in this county because of the fact
that included in the sureties is plot of
5,655 acres at Tonnele avenue and Secau-
Gus Road, Jersey city. which belongs to
the company.
The mortgage is signed by Robert p.
Linderman, presirent, and Abraham p.
Schropp, secretary of the Steel CO., and
w. N. Ely, vice president and G. J..
Rhoads. treasurer Of the Girard Trust
Company.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
PAY FOR LAST YEARS LIGHT
Appropriation Was Insufficient
Finance Board Meets

All the members of the Finance Board
except Commissioner Mullins were pres
ent yesterday afternoon.
The Board passed a resolution appro-
priating SIS, ,2l6.61 to the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners for public light
ing for the fiscal year ending November
80, 1900, for the payment of unpaid bills,
the appropriation for street lighting with
electric, gas and gasoline lamps for the
last ,year having been insufficient. The
Committee on Finance was authorized to
borrow the above mentioned amount on
bonds to be payable as follows:-S2,0O0 in
each year hereafter for eight years and
$9,21660 in nine years hereafter, said bonds
to bear interest at not exceeding S1a per
cent. and payable semi-annually,
The Board concurred in the resolution
of the Street and Water Board author
izing the Committee on Streets of that
Board to enter into an agreement for the
use of two sewer cleaning machines of
the M. T. Connolly Contracting Company
for a period not exceeding November 80,
1901, payment for same TO be made at the
rate of s., 900 each year and to be paid out
of appropriation heretofore made for
cleaning sewers and basins in the current
fiscal year.
The following resolutions of contract
awards were concurred in:-Warner-
Quinlan Asphalt Company, Improvement
of Fairview avenue, from Hudson Boule-
ward to West Side avenue; Bernard Can
non, Improvement of Columbia avenue,
from Thorn street to North street; Philip
Tumilty, Jr., construction of sewer in
Wayne street, from Cornelison avenue to
and connecting with sewer in Wayne
street at Merseles street.
Through a resolution offered by Mr..
Ringle the various Boards were requested
to send to the Finance Board all specifi-
cations and contracts when concurrence
is required.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
TRUSTEES WIN.
Vice Chancellor Emery Dis
misses the Injunction
Affecting the Taber-
nacle Sale,
ELKS' POSITION SECURE
Text of the Opinion Settling
the Dispute Between Up
town and Downtown
Congregationalists.
ELKS' POSITION SECURE

Vice Chancellor Emery has dismissed
the bill of injunction brought by Theo-
dore l.. Parker and others to restrain the
trustees of the First Congregational
Church from disposing of mortgage of
$4,000 given to the trustees upon the sale
of the Tabernacle. The suit in Chancery
sought also to set aside the sale of the
church to the Jersey City Lodge of Elks.
Lawyer Frank Hall, representing the
trustees, received the opinion this morn
ing. In it the Vice Chancellor says
The bill prays that the trustees may
be decreed to hold the mortgage and it's
proceeds in trust for the purpose of pro-
viding the complainants and such other
members of the church as attended SER
vice at the property sold, with. suitable
place for religious worship and pastor
to minister to them. Upon further ex-
animation and consideration of the bill
and affidavits I fail to find any facts
which would justify me in holding that
the mortgage in the hands of the trustees
for the property sold is or can be sub
ject to any trust in favor of a portion of
the congregation, or is or can be sub
ject to any other trust than those i'm
posed by the statutes relating to religious
associations viz, that it is properly held
for the benefit of the entire congregation
and must be used for this purpose Nor
gan VS.. Rose, c. E., Green, page 5S7,
Errors and Appeals, 1S71).
THE understanding" continued the
Vice Chancellor, "or agreement set up in
the bill as to the methods and policy of
the management of the two churches be-
longing to the society even if it exist
ed, which the defendants deny, can have
no operation or effect upon the legal or
equitable property rights of the trustees
or of the members of the entire congre-
CATION To allow it to have such opera
tion would nullify the statute as to re-
ligious societies. If this view as to the
status and effect of the alleged agree
ment be correct, the complanants if they
are members of the congregation as to
which / now express no opinion, cannot
have any separate or independent right
to any of the funds held by the trus-
tees for the benefit of the entire congre-
cation under the statute. Their bill,
therefore, based upon the claim of such
separate right or properly should be dis
missed and the injunction should be dis
solved"
Mr.. Chas. D. Thompson and Mr.. T. H.
Hall represented the trustees and Mr..
VIM. D. Edwards the complainants
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
CHILDREN'S DAY.
Eleventh Ward Club is Now
Entertaining Two Thous-
and Youngsters.

Over two thousand children are this af-
ternoon enjoying a concert and field
games and sports on the old abandoned
reservoir site at Central, Manhattan and
Summit avenues. The affair is exclusive
ly under the auspices Of the Eleventh
Ward Democratic Club
Mayor Hoos opened the exercises at two
O'Clock Members of the Finance Board,
the Street and Water Board and other
officials are present.
The grounds are swarming with 0nil-
dren, who commenced to arrive on the
scene in droves, groups and punches.
Kellaher's military band is giving a de-
lightful concert. Hundreds of the chill
dren are contesting in various games for
prizes. Over one hundred prizes are be-
ing contested for. Many of the children
are accompanied by their parents.
The rich are mingling with the poor.
Boys clad in clean white duck with lace
collars and silk ties, and girls in dainty
muslin frocks are vieing with shavers in
tattered knickerboekers, held awry with
one suspender barefoot girls with dresses
showing signs of much wear. But they
are all having a jolly time.
A long severed table filled with fruits
sweets, bread, cake, ETC., neatly decorated,
first greeted the sight of the youngsters
as they came trooping through the
breaks in the high. wall, and there were
signs of free ice cream in abundance.
From this table it was arranged to re-
fresh two thousand children with tooth
some delicacies and an array of MEM
bers of the club in shirt sleeves and
white aprons assisted by committee of
ladies TODD ready to wait upon the chill
dren at the proper time.
Everything at the opening becpoke sue
cess greater than had been even planned
for
The principal object of the affair is to
show the city authorities the need of
converting the site into a recreation
ground
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
NOT MUCH POLITICS in 1T
Eighth Ward Republicans Club Had
Its Annual Picnic Last Night

Republicans of the Eighth ward and
many from other sections of the county
gathered at Armbruster's Greenville
Schuetzen Park last night at the first an
nual picnic of the Eighth Ward Repub
lican Club. The club, which has it's
headquarters in the house formerly occu
pied by the old New Jersey Bowling Club
on Virginia avenue, was organized some
time ago with a view to concentrating
the Republican vote in the ward. The
affair last night was successful, but there
was room in the park for more Repub-
licans than the Eighth ward turned out.
Politics figured but little in the conver-
sation of the evening, the majority of the
members taking either to the bowling all
leys or the dancing pavilion. Postmaster
P. F. Wanser was there and SO were
Police Commissioner Thomas W. Tilden,
ex-Alderman George w. Decker, Assistant
Postmaster E. w. Woolley and Prosecutor
j. S. Erwin There We're also present
delegations from Bayonne and Hoboken.
The picnic was in charge of Floor Man
ager e. J.. Poole, Assistant Floor Manager
Harry Joyce, Jr.; Floor Communities.
James Alardice, James ID. Blair. l.. c.
Miller and F. e. Holt. Reception Com
mittee, John H. Weastell Edward w.
Woolley, Frank H. Hall, Duncan Cal
quhoun, Frank " Adamthwaite, Geo. w.
Decker, Howard Griffiths, Thomas Phil
lips, Charles H. Richardson and Cornelius
A. Price.
Among others present were:-Joseph D..
Moore, George w. Harding, John Mitchell,
Benjamin King, Edward Frey ex-Police
Justice J. Herbert Potts, Assistant Prose-
cutor George w. vickers, Charles H.
Richardson, E. H. Leach, Frank j. Hig-
gins, Charles Murphy, Winfield C. Dunn,
George c. Collins. William Warwick, Mil
ton Hoyt, lie Roy H. Petit, DR.. Malalieu,
Leander Lewis, Frank Hail. Robert Carey.
Howard c. Griffiths Frank H. Holt, Cor
nelius Price, M. A Higginbotham, Arthur
Grain, Walter Tully, Frank Stivers,
James Blair, John H. Weastell, William
Mahon, Robert Green, Richard Dale, Vim.
E. Broat, William H. Speer, Factory In
spector bod of Hoboken, Postmaster
Frank H. Melville of Bayonne, Jacob
Straus, John c. Kaiser, Augustus Kaiser,
Joseph Zumbusch, Frank Angel, Fred T.
Mackey, William Mackey, Fred Holman,
James Allardice. Duncan Calquhoun,
Emory c. Pratt, p. Donnel1y, M. T. Nc
Donough, James Colford, Dewitt Smiley,
Harry Pratt, Clarence Sturges, John
Oliver, Harry Lutz, William Roehrer,
Henry Nicodemus, William Nimmo, Rich
ard Trenery. Edward Phillips, p. O'Don-
nell, Arthur McGucken, Fred Embleton,
Edward w. Beebe and John H. Won Drele
of Hoboken, and Detective Frank Ben
nett.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
FIVE BURNED.
Gas Man Held Lighte'
Match to Leak and
Room Filled With
Flame.
TWO NOW IN HOSPITAL
In Rescuing Baby a Neighboi
Was Seriously
Hurt.

The explosion of gas i'm room ia tn
apartments of David Keegan, on the seu
ond floor of the three-story brick building
No. lSS Pavonia avenue, at 7:30 o'clocl
last evening, caused five persons to bl
badly burned, two Of them seriously. Th
explosion was caused by lighted mattel
in the hands of Herman Reings, thirty
one years old, of No. 1910 Washington
street, Hoboken, an employe Of the Hud
son County Gas Company.
Reings was hunting for leak in q gai
pipe. He had reached bed room OF thu
Keegan. As soon as the match wal
struck there was an explosion and the
room was almost instantly ablaze.
Reings's clothing caught fire and hh
hair and eyebrows were burned off. Hs
was burned badly about the face, necl
and hands Mr.. Keegan was also badlJ
burned. TIE flame set fire to the bed
clothes.
Mrs. Keegan rushed into the rom to ass
sist her husband and Reings Her cloths
ing caught fire and she was terribl,
burned about the legs and body. Hel
clothes were almost burned from hes
body.
a fhree-year-old daughter, Matilda
toddled into the room. Mrs Margaret
Baldwin, who lived on the same floor and
heard Mrs. Keegan's screams for help,
dove through the flames and caught VI
Mrs. Keegan's child and carried It in
safety to the hallway and started to re-
turn to Mrs. Keegan's assistance. Mrs.
Baldwin's hands were badly burned and
her face scorched by the flames in the at,
tempt Her husband and Christian
Schafer reached her just as she swoonea
away.
Both their hands were blistered in thl
attempt to smother the flames about Mrs.
Keegan's body. Samuel Keegan, an IL
year-old son, had his hands badly burned
pulling clothes from the bed that had
caught fire. Firemen in response to stia
alarm had reached the scene by this tims
and the flames were quickly subdued by
members of No. 2 Truck.
Mrs. Keegan was sent to st. Francis,s 3
Hospital in serious condition. Reings
also went to st. Franciss Hospital, whers
his wounds were dressed. Mr.. Keegan' !
wounds were dressed at Moneys drug
store. Mrs. Baldwin was attended at
home.
The house is owned by the Traphagen
estate
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-29
.B|GAM|ST AT SEVENTEEN
Pretty Frances Marie jan
sen Weds Two Hus-
bands in Less Than
Eight Months.

Married twice in less than eight months
pretty seventeen year old Frances Marie
Jansen. of No. 279 Highland avenue,
Newark now languishes in the hudson
county jail, victim of her confidence
that the love of husband No. would
withstand the shock of learning that the
man she had first promised to love, honor
and obey and who he thought had
passed to the great beyond still had a
mortal existence.A
Frances, who does not look a day older
than the years she confesses to, was ar
rested at her mothers home in Newark
last night by Constable Mclaughlin, who
was armed with warrant issued by JUS
tice of the Peace George C. L. Macs of
this city. She did not seem greatly per-
turbed over the position in which she
found herself; in fact, she took the mat
ter most philosophically, considering her
tender years, and willingly accompanied
the officer to this city.
Beyond admitting the truth of the
charge made against her by husband No.
2, the girl would make no statement when
arraigned before the Justice.
Albert Joseph Coeyman, of Bellevilie,
VINO swore out the warrant for the youth
full bigamist's arrest, said that he had
been married to her by Justice of the
Peace William ]. Harrison in this city Oh
February IS, 1901. He was given to un-
derstand that his young wife was still
mourning the death of a former hus-
band wnen she met and fell in love with
him. Everything was peaceful and happy
until recently when Coeyman was taken
seriously i'll and his life was despaired of.