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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
NO GRIEVANCES
Building Trades Council Has an
Unusual Session.

The hourishing condition of building
trades organized labor was amply
evidenced at last nights meeting of the
United Building Trades Council of Hudson
County, at No. IL Hoboken avenue, Jersey
City Heights. For the first time in the
history of the Council no grievances from;
any trade were reported. Additional
qualification to the delegates was furnish
ed by the reports of the Business Agent
and Executive Board that only two of the
grievances previously reported remained
unsettled and that both of these were in
a fair way of settlement.
In the absence of President David Nor
sison, Delegate James Conroy, of Carpen-
ters' Local Union No. 1S2, Jersey CITY,
was chosen to preside.
The report of the Business Agent for the
week ending January was read and con-
CURED in. Also that of the Executive
Board, which reported matters generally
in satisfactory condition throughout
the county.
The reports of the different trades were
generally satisfactory, indicating a fairly
satisfactory condition considering the
season. The painters reported trade slow
ing up on account of the weather; plumb
ers, not brisk; fathers, good; plasterers,
o. X; laborers, fair; carpenters. fairly
good; sheet and metal works, satisfac-
tory; electrical workers, moving.
The councils treasurer, James A. Gal
lagher, President of Carpenters Local
Union No 29l of Hoboken, who was re-
Gently chosen to represent the council al
the annual convention of the National
Building Trades Council, which begins
on January 4. at Cincinnati, Ohio. was
fully instructed as TO the wishes of the
council mi Important matters affecting
this county which are likely to come be-
fore that body.
The following Auditing Committee on
the financial affairs Of the last quarter
was appointed:--Je O'Donnell, Plumbers
Local Union No. 16S of Hoboken; NJ. Con-
nelly, Plasters' Lcal Union. No. 29, OF
Jersey City, and Frank R. Vreeland, Car
penters' Local Union, No 1885, of Bayonne-
The several published communications
of Lawyer William H. Speer in reference
to trades unionism at the banquet of the
employees of A. J. Corcoran in Jersey City
on Christmas Day, were gone over by the
Council, and it was. decided to formally
reply to the same through the press on
SaturdaV5
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
sTRoLLER's POPULARITY PROVED.
Club House Crowded With Friends
Of che Members.

The 'Strollers," composed of we'll
known young men of the Horseshoe, !"
were .sat home to ladies last evening.
Their club room at Fourth and Grove
street, was thronged with members and
their fair friends The number Of the lat
ter who called attested the popularity of
the organization.
Refreshments were served. In the even
ing vocal solos were rendered by Messrs.
P. J. Walsh, James Ford and Thomas
Kiveney; Andrew Corcoran gave a recita-
ton; John Colohan performed feats OF
legerdemain, and John Buckley gave an
exhibition of ventriloquism.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
LEAGUE CLUBS INSTALLATION.
The Retiring Members Gave Thanks
for Members support.

The Greenville Republican League Club
met last night at the clubhouse on Dam
forth avenue near the Boulevard. The
regular routine business was transacted
and then the lately elected officers of the
club were installed.
The retiring president of the club, Mr..
Theodore EMS, made a farewell address
from the chair and thanked the members
for their cooperation in the work which
had been accomplished by the organiza-
ton during his administration. Mr.. EMS
was offered the nomination for the coming
term, but owing to personal reasons was
unable to- accept He will still remain in
the club as an active member and con-
tinue to do all in his power for the sue
cess of the organization.
Mr. William ]. Charlock received the
nomination and was unanimously elected
to the presidency of the club. Mr.
Charlock has been one OF the foremost
members for a. long time past and has
rendered valuable service to the Repub-
lican party in his ward.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
SLOT MACHINE MEN SCARED.
You Can't Drop Many Nickels In
the Slot Today.

3 The raid by Prosecutors Detectives Nc
Cormack and RELAY yesterday morning,
in which eight. slot machines We're cap
tured in as many business places on
Spring street, West Hoboken, resulted in
the disappearance OF many similar gam
bling devices from saloons in other Sec
tions of the county.
When opened in the Prosecutors office
yesterday afternoon s4s.s5 in nickles was
found in the machines, and the secret
compartments of several, into which the
proflts for the house and owner drop,
bore evidence of having been recently
emptied. The machine captured in Otto
Kunzli's place at No. 434 Spring street
contained the largest amount of money.
The cash will be turned over to the
County Collector and the machines de-
stroyed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
vIcKERS BEGINS HIS WORK.

Lawyer George T. Vickers was yester-
day sworn into office as Assistant Prose-
cutor by County Clerk Maurice j. Stack.
The simple ceremony took place in the
office of the County Clerk at noon. The
only other persons present were Prose-
cutor Erwin and Deputy County clerk
Edward w. Gritten At its conclusion
Mr.. Vickers was warmly congratulated
by the County Clerk and his new su-
perior.
The new assistant at once entered on
the duties of his new position, occupying
the desk recently vacated by Marshall A.
Van Wrinkle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
MoTERMAn ACTED QUICKLY

James Wakeman, forty-ive years old.
who lives at Smith and McNeirs Hotel,
Greenwich street New York City, narrow
ly escaped death at midnight last night
at the corner of Green and Montgomery
streets, by being run down by trolley car
No. 234 of the Newark avenue line. Only
the presence of mind of Motorman john
son prevented more serious injuries than
those sustained by Wakeman. He was
very severely injured about the head.
Patrolman Downs had the man removed
to the First Precinct police station. where
his wounds were dressed He left for New
York few hours later.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
TIE DECKER ELECTION.

last night by the George w. Decker Re
publican Association of the Eighth ward,
at the rooms, Bergen avenue and Union
street. Abram L. Wilson was reelected
President; Walter K. Birdsall, Vice Presi-
dent; George w. Robertson, Secretary,
and John Cole, Treasurer. Committees
will be selected later. The Ward Asso-
citation will organize on January 10. Mr..
Decker will be it's chairman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
ANOTHER NEW LAW FIRM.

Another new law firm has come into
the city with the new century. Mr.. Joseph
F. Randolph has Withdrawn from the
firm of Randolph, Condict & Black and a
new firm has been formed to be known as
Condict, Black & Drayton. The new
member is MI. Albert l. Drayton, who
has for some time been connected with
the office of the old firm.
Mr.. Randolph announces that he will
retain his office in Morristown and at No.
Is Broad street, New York, for general
New Jersey practice, and for special
counsel in questions of testamentary law
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
HAD TO COPE WITH SPIRITS.

Fire broke out in the basement of
FIegenheimer Brothers, wholesale wine
merchants, at Washington and Fourth
streets, last night The basement is used
for storing spirits Of various kinds and
for time the fremen thought they would
have big blaze to deal with. The men
succeeded in putting out the flames be-
fore they had reached the stored goods,
however. and thus prevented the danger
feared. The damage was trifing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
FELL DEAD IN A SALOON.

George Johnson, thirty-nine years old.
of No. 81 President street, Brooklyn. fell
dead from heart disease while drinking in
the saloon Of Richard Buck, No. 13 Sussex
street, yesterday afternoon. Johnson was
accompanied by friend. James Walsh.
of No. SIG Hicks street, Brooklyn, who
claimed the body and had 1t removed to
the undertaking establishment Of p. J.
German, of Mo. "a Greene street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
CHURCH FEDERATION CIRCULARS

The executive committee of the Jersey
City Council, Church Federation. will
have it's circulars ready for the pastors
of the various church in the course of a
week. The circulars. explaining the pro-
ject, are to be distributed to all the
families visited in the respective districts
canyassed by the pastors and their as
sistants. Not until March will the council
meet as a body to hear reports and to
n q n on1f 1alaa1s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
THIRD REPUBS PRAISED.

The Third Ward Republican League met
last night at No. $40 Jersey avenue. The
attendance was not very large, owing to
many of the members desiring to repair
to their homes to assist their wives In
receiving their friends 1T being ladies
day
The past years work was reviewed by
the president. He congratulated the
members on their efforts and urged them
to be doubly active in the future. He
expressed the hope that ere the dawn of
the next century Hudson county would
be strongly Republican. social session
followed the meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
POVERTY CLUB RECEIVED
Kept Open House for Ladies Last
Night.

The members of the Poverty Club re-
ceived their friends of the fair sex at the
clubs costly furnished rooms in Central
avenue last night. Quite number called
and were entertained Cake, coffee. ice
cream and other refreshments were
served.
The ushers were Messrs. Samuel john
son, Conrad Sanderson and Ernest Just.
Vocal solos were rendered by Miss Kate
Mackbach, Miss Minnie Scholderer and
Samuel johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kuntz gave harmonica and whistling
duet. John Scholderer favored with
violin selections and Miss Vidulich with
piano selections.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
COULDN'T GET ON AGAR.

Frederick Letter. twenty-five years old,
of No. 575 Ferry street, Hoboken, came to
this city yesterday and drank more rum
than was good for him. About eight
o'clock he was found drunk and unable
to care for himself at the corner of Bar
row and Wayne streets. His right ankle
was sprained. Patrolman Dunden took
Letter to the First precinct police station
where DR.. McGill examined him and or
dered his removal to the City Hospital.
Letter says he fell while trying to board
a Newark avenue car.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
NO CASES READY.

The call of the calendar Of District
Court appeals before Judge Blair in the
Court of Common Pleas this morning
showed none of the cases ready and the
Court Immediately adjourned.
There will be arraignments and sem
tences in Special Sessions tomorrow and
on Friday Judge Blair will sit in the
Orphans Court
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
BOOKS NEARLY REMOVED.
Work Progressing Satisfactorily at
tho New Library Building.

There only remain a few books to be
removed from the old to the new Free
Public Library, so rapidly has the work
of removal been carried out, and these
will be on the new shelves by the end Of
the week Today men are stripping the
interior of the old quarters of shelves and
book stacks and carting off things which
will accumulate in Free Library
AT the new building the employees have
affairs in very good shape. DR.. L. J..
Gordon, who is experimenting the re-
moval, said that the work so far had been
entirely satisfactory. In few days he
hopes to see the new library in running
order
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
CHICKENS COMFORT.
s. P. c. A. Man Thinks They
Should Be Happy While
Preparing for the Axe.

Emil .Walphalk, a driver. Of Elizabeth,
was arrested this morning at the juno
tion by $. p. G, A. Officer Louis Janicke.
and subsequently fined $25 and costs by
Justice of the Peace Macs. Waephalk
was driving with cases of chickens on
his wagon. Janicke thought that the live
stock was packed too tightly in the
crates and arrested him. After paying
his fine, Walphalk secured several small
boxes and distributed the chickens so as
to make them appear more comfortable.
The driver then resumed his journey to
Elizabeth
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03

Died

MISUNDERSTANDING, on Tuesday. Jan. I.
1901, julius Jarecki. beloved husband
of Henrietta Jarecki.
Funeral from his late residence, No l4o
Erie street, on Friday, Jan. 4, at $3.50 A. NJ.
LANGAN--On Tuesday, Jan. l. 1900 John
Langan, the beloved husband of Mary
Langan, aged 81 years
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral from his
late residence, No. 154 Cornelison avenue.
on Friday, Jan, 4, at 8 Al NJ, thence t.
st. Patrick's Church. where high mass
Of requiem wim be offered fer the happy
repose of her soul
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
HOLMES GETS A GAvEL

A pleasant incident Of yesterday after
moons caucus Of the members of the
Board of Freeholders was the presenta-
tion to Director Michael B. Holmes of a
beautiful ivory gavel by his colleagues.
The presentation speech was made by
County Counsel John Griffen. The sur
prised Director made suitable reply.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
MlKADo REHEARSED.
Operetta to BE Given for Home Of
the Home ess Februar7 A and 5.

The young ladies and gentlemen who are
to take part in the operetta "Mikado,'' to
be given for the benefit of the Home of
the Homeless in the Jersey City Club
Theatre, on the evenings Of February 4
and 5, held their first rehearsal last night
at the residence of Mrs. Joseph A. Dear,
No 103 Summit avenue.
The cast is not yet complete, but some
of the choruses were practiced. Mr.,
Macomber, who last year arranged
Priscilla is in charge. He will have a
chorus at least hundred strong, and the
leading parts will be assigned on Satur-
day evening, when the second rehearsal
will be held in the Bergen Reformed
Church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
RECORDS OF THE REGISTER

The work of bringing the records of the
extra clerks employed some time ago for
this work have been discharged because
there was no further need for their SER
vices. They are James Young, Thomas
Mears and Henry Kahlert.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
BREWING co. INCORPORATED.

william J. Kelly Of this city, Dean
Emery and Thomas Mckee of New York
were elected directors yesterday of the
D. G. Yuengling Brewing Company Of
New York City. This is new concern.
the former corporation being dissolved
vesterdav
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
BABE DIED ON FERRY BOAT.
Mothers Cries Roussa Passengers,
Who Found Infant in Arms Dead

Passengers on the Fourteenth street
ferryboat Hackensack, which left her slip
on the Jersey side at 1890 P. M. yester-
day. were attracted by the shrieks of a
woman in the ladies' cabin carrying a
child.
When declxhands and passengers came
up to the mother she pointed to the in
FAINT who had just died in her arms. The
boat was in midstream at the time The
mother, Mrs. A. La Crew, of No. 511 Lake
street. West Hoboken, took the next boat
back to Hoboken, carrying the dead child
with her The little one, a thirteen
months odd girl, had been suffering with
Group The police of West Hoboken in
vestigated the case to satisfy themselves
death resulted from natural causes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS.

Jeremiah ONeill, 26 years old, Of No: 81
Washington street, Hoboken, was crushed
between freight cars in the Lackawanna
yard today. He was taken to st. Mary's
Hospital, where it was said his condi-
tion was serious.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
CHRISTMAS TREE CATCHES FIRE

A lighted Christmas tree caused fire
in the three story brick house. No. iii
Sixth street shortly before seven o'clock
last evening, and did considerable dam
age before It was extinguished by police
pied w Christ tan Handle ana family.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
MEN ENTERTAIN WOMEN.

The members of the Hudson City Tur1
verein entertained the members Of the
Ladies' Dramatic Section at the verein's
hall in Webster avenue last night
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03

Mamma" said Johnny, 'I don't believe
this a health food"
why not, son?''
at tastes good. ."-Chicago Tribune"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
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PENRSYS EARNINGS.
An increase of s642, 800 in Net Re-
ceiyts for November.


The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
makes this comparison of earnings and
expenses for the month of November, 1900,
and for eleven months ending November
80, 1900 with the same periods of 1885,
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD-Lines Di-
rectly Operated.
November II Months.
Gross earnings. Inc. 921, 800 Inc. 11,454, 900
Expenses ...s....Inc. 207, 100 Inc 5lso, 400
Net earnings line. 14,200 Inc. 6,S23. 800
The above figures do not include the
operations of the Buffalo and Allegheny
Valley Division.
PHILADELPHIA, Will. AND BALT.
November. IL Months
Gross earnings Dec. 10 900 Inc. 66s. 100
Expenses .....Dec. 12,100 Inc. $4,000
Net earnings. Dec 400 Inc 224, 100
NORTHERN CENTRAL.
November II Months.
Gross earnings. Inc. 45,Se0 Inc. 519i900
Expenses ......Dec. AZ, 400 Inc. 800
Net earnings. Inc 92,200 Inc 306, 400
WEST JERSEY AND SEASHORE.
November Il Months
Gross earnings. Inc. 1900 Inc $so, 200 ;90
Net Ne peear earnings.. Inc ,S0s Inc. Inc 5000
LINES WEST OF PITTSBUG & ERIE
Directly Operated
November II Months
Cross earnings Dec. 1S5,709 Inc. 3.093. 900
Expenses ..Dec. 2S,900 Inc. 2,61 100
Net earnings. Dec. 157,700 Inc. AL 800
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
CITY NEWS NOTES

A few transfers, q batch OF claims
passed and ST. 100 transferred to the Street
done Ia the Board Of Yinance meeting
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
JUDGES NEW JOB.

Ex-Assistant Storekeeper Richard Judge,
who lost his job at Snake Hill under the
new Board Of Freeholders, runs cafe
In the Horseshoe"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 1901 Forecast for
thirty-six hours ending at eight P. M.
Thursday:--Tonight and Friday fair and
continued cold; winds fresh north.
Hartnett's Thermometrioa1 Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-03
COURT CALENDAR.
His suspioions Aroused.

friday, January a.
Supreme Court cases-Nos. 2S, IS, 80, IL
New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
ELECTRIC GLASS MAKING.

From The Engineering Magazine
The process of Manufacturing glass has under
gone several important notifications within recent
wears these changes appearing mainly IN the
methods and apparatus Tor tuSlng the mixture OF
silica and alkalieS-
The pot furnace in which number Of clay pots
are arranged within furnace and acted upon
externally by the heat from adjacent crate. has
largely gwen way to the sO-called tank furnace,
the glass being fused in large quantities upon the
hearth of q reyerberatory furnace. With the in
PRODUCTION OF the tank furnace the OF direct FIR
ing has been replaced by gas firing, and with this
either regenerative or recuperaIve systems are en-
ployed
The use of the electric furnace is advocated
for the purpose Of glass making, and IN a recent
issue of the ElektrCchernische ZeitSchrift
an article by Dr. Bermbach, describing the arrange
ment Of furnaces for the employment of electric
IN the types of electric furnaces employed for
the production of carborundum and calcium
bide the operation is generally Intermittent, a
charge of material being placed in the furnace the
terminals adjusted and the current turned until
the operation completed. after which the mass
is permitted cool. ana removed for fresh
Various attempts have been made to construct
continuous electric furnaces, especially for the
production OF calcium carbide. but yet these
not In commercial and practical service.
Since the temperature OF fusion OF the materials
for glass making is much lower than that required
for calcium carbide. or for carborundum the prob
lem OF constructing q continuous furnace is ma
terialy sinplifed- Dr. Bermbach gives the general
crushed and mixed material is fed in continuous
stream the fused glass being drawn off in like
manner. The furnace contains three electric arcs,
arranged in succession along inclined plane,
each arc having sort of pocket below it in which
the fused mass can collect and overflow to the
next The crushed materials fused be-
tween the terminals of the first arc, and more
thoroughly mixed in their passage to the second,
New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
LIVE STOCK EXHIBITION ENDED.

Chicago. Dec. Tt is estimated that four hun
dred thousand persons visited the International
Live Stock Exposition. which closed here tonight
Pupils of the public schools had free admission to
the grounds to-day, and nearly every school OF
the city represented among the thousands Of
spectators
A few of the exhibits were shipped out tonight
including the Canadian representatives. but the
greater proportion of the $4,000 animals VIII remain
until Monday and the grounds will be open to
spectators tomorrow. Four hundred will be
required to transport the exhibits.
The judging of exhibits in all the live animal
classes was concluded to-day, but it neces-
sary to postpone the judging of dressed beef
casSes until Monday the carcasses not having
cooled sufficiently for cutting into commercial
sizes.
The awards in the Intercollegiate students live
stock judging contest were announced to-day, Iowa
getting the Spoor trophy, and Guelph. Ont; ILL.,
nois. Michigan Wisconsin. Indiana and North Da-
kota being placed in the order named. The grand
total of averages by points follows: Iowa, $3.50
points Guelph, $50; Illinois s4ssh2; ., Michigan
North Dakota ISIS 2-3.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
HELD A CARLOAD AT BAY.
BOLD MOVE OF A THIEF WHO HAD
ROBBED A BOY.

Passaic, N J.. Dec Z (SpecaD.-Holding at
bay trolley car full OF passengers bold thief
escaped to-day after he had been captured by
a citizen. The thief had swinded a butcher,
Robert Goodwin out of $50 by old trick He
sent an order for meat and a request for change
for $50. A boy sent out with the change
The thief waiting in Ann-st. He snatched
the money and ran.
John Schlech. a citizen, witnessed the theft
and gave chase. He followed the thief for few
blocks. In Main-ave, the principal business
street the fugitive boardtd car bound for Pat
erson. He took front seat Schleich caught
the and going up to the thief placed him
under arrest The thief. young man, got up
and drawing a revolver aimed It at Schleichs
head.
Let go I'll kill you" he said.
Then, keeping the nun and the other pas
sergers IN range. he backed out. The conductor
stepped aside to let him pass. THE man that
touches me is dead he said. and dropped off the
IN front OF the Peoples Bank and mingling
with the crowd, escaped. The women aboard
the car were in a state OF terror