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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
GOV NEWElL's NEW DUTY
Venerable Stateman Now Serving on
Grand Jury.
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TRENTON, May q, 1901-Former Gov
ernor William A. Newell, New Jerseys
veteran statesman, was in this city Satur-
day Despite his advanced years, he still
maintains much of the mental and physi-
cal vigor which has marked his busy life.
He has not only been Governor of New
Jersey, but Governor of Washington ter
ritory and a member of Congress, and al
though an octogenarian is engaged in the
active practice of medicine at Allentown.
The former Governor has lately been
adding to the long sum of his public SER
vices by acting as foreman of the Mon
mouth county Grand Jury. That the la
bors of this body are not light by any
means is shown by the fact that it has
just returned eighty Indictments
1t is this Grand Jury which Justice Fort
proposes to continue in session at, inter-
walls throughout the summer, in order that
it may be prepared to cope with the Long
Branch gamblers, and there is no doubt
that in former Governor Newell the jus
tice will find an earnest and energetic as
sietant in his determination to abolish
this nest of lawbreakers.
The colts on the Grand Jury, few
days ago gave dinner to their associates
at which the veneral former Governor was
presented with gold-headed cane and a
gold-mounted umbrella.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
FINDS LOST SWEETHEART
Soldier Sees Her In Chorus and
Claims His Bride.

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PATERSON, May q, 1sO1.-Mars as
sisted Cupid wonderfully in bringing to-
gether Sergeant Fred Emmet and Miss
Grace Irvine, who were married Saturday
night by Justice John Keys. The two
were playmates in Providence. They
went to and from school together, and
when they grew up the girl showed a
marked prediction for Fred's society.
When the call was issued for soldiers
for the Spanish war Fred was one of the
first to enlist. He and his sweetheart
made solemn promises of fidelity, and
Fred went to the war rejoicing When
he was mustered out he went straight to
see his sweetheart, from whom he had
not heard for a long time. Bitter was
his disappointment. Grace's family had
moved, and had neglected to write to their
former neighbors.
Fred heard Grace had another sweet
heart. He believed this, and in his sor-
row re-enlisted in the regulars. He show
ed himself an exceptionally bright SOL
dier, and it was decided he would be a
good man to send to recrduiting sta
ton to instruct new soldiers He was
sent to Paterson.
A couple of nights ago at a. theatrical
performance. he was attracted by the
face of one of the chorus girls. Her:
name was not that Of his sweetheart, but
he felt sure that It was she. and he sent
a note 10 her. She came running to dnd
the sender II took only q few minutes
to arrange for the wedding.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
TO FOIL ICE TRUST.
Newark Commissioners Will
Buy Options or Water
shed Lands.

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STOCKHOLM. May q, 1901.-~commis-
sioners Baumann, Garrison and vinson,
with Engineer Sherrerd, visited the water
shed at this place Saturday to make a
preliminary inspection of the territory
which the city of Newark may acquire
to foil a quiet attempt now under way
by an ice company to get control Of 5000
acres of the best watershed lands IN the
northern part of the State
The movement of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners in this direc-
tion has been kept quiet, and the ex-
cursion today was advertised as being
something of pleasure trip, but back
of it all is an evident determination OF
the part of the Board to let no chance
slip by to provide for emergencies in the
years to come
The situation is ideal for reservoir par
poses. The Pequannock bills are all
around, and the floor of the basin il al
most level.
A dam can be constructed fifty feet
deep and two hundred feet long in
natural gully between two hills which
would provide a reservoir equal in capac-
ity to Canistear and Oak Ridge COM
bined.
Dover ice dealers established a plant
here about year ago, constructing an
eighteen foot dam of light construction at
a neck of the upper brook, which floods
about fifty acres, with capacity of about
one hundred more, with dam raise OF
five feet.
The Ice Trust in its exploration for
available basins discovered it, and imme-
diately tried to secure options on the
whole valley, with the ultimate Intention
of securing control of the neighborhocd
and succeeded in getting most of it, but
met a stumbling block in the person of
Edward Kineaid and the trustees OF the
Van Orden estate, who own bottom lands
which hold the key to the situation.
The investigation by the board is to ind
out whether some few thousands of dol
lars spent now in the acquisition of op-
tons, with the possibility of future con-
demnation proceedings, may not be q
move in the direction of economy.
The condition of the entire watershed Is
magnificent there being more waterA now
stored than in years. The recent heavy
rains have flooded every stream. and
every reservoir, with the exception of
Canistear, is full. and the latter is within
three feet of its limit
Engineer SherFerd says if it did not rain
for six months Newark would not suffer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
Faithful Shepherd Dogs.

Last October a cold spell in Montana
killed a sheep herdel in the Great Falls
district; two feet Of snow covered the
range in places. and the thermometer in
dicated forty degrees below zero, reports
the Morning Oregonian. The herder
was frozen to death ON the prairies while
caring for the sheep, and it was three
days before his fate was known to his
employers. Two shepherd dogs We're with
him when he died. and one of these stay
ed with his body while the other attended
to the sheep. just as though the herder
had been with him. The dog drove them.
out ON the range in the morning and back
again at night, guarding them from
wolves and preventing them from stray
ing off Neither dog had anything to ca.
during the three days vigil, so far as.
could be aseeftained, but the $500 sheep
thrived as well. apparently, as though di-
rscted by human agency The singular
1s4ct about the matter is that these faith
full animals would have starved to death
rather than harm oRs Of the sheep let
In their charge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
EXEMPT PROPERTY
Tax Clerk Connolly Calls At
tention to Buildings Own
ed BY Churches.

At the meeting of the Tax oard on
Saturday morning last the appended COM
munication was submitted by Chief Clerk
James E. Connolly. A hearing will be
given the interested parties by the Tax
Board at the City Hall next Saturday
morning, June l. The letter is:-
sey City, N. J.:-
Gentlemen-Upon complaint of John
Kruszinski of No, 126 Thirteenth street,
block 800, lots II to 20, Jersey City, sit
uate on the corner of Sixth and Bruns-
wick streets, should not be exempted
from taxes, an investigation has been
This property is owned by the Church
of st. Anthony of Padua, and comprises
21z story brick building, erected fin No
upper floors of that part of the building
situated on lots 10 and 20 and fronting on
Brunswick street, are used for dwelling
lies, who pay rent. Two of these pay s12
per month; two pay $40 per month. and
six pay SO per month, making a total of
$sS per month or $1,176 annual rental.
by the Artificial Stone Co. edward
Kwia atkowsky and e. Sonntag), engaged
in the business of laying cement side
walks. 1t gould not be ascertained from
Kwiatkowsky where said company kept
its material
Rev DR.. Kwiatowsky. the pastor of the
church and brother of Edward Kwiat-
kowsky, collects the rents.
I call your attention to these facts at
this time for the reason that said prop
erty was recently before the State Board
for review and the assessment was con-
firmed for 1898 and cancelled for 1899 All
of said property is now marked exempt
on the Field Book.
Respectfully submitted
JAMES e. CONNOLLY,
Chief Clerk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
G. A. R. SERVICES.
Posts Heard Sermons at
Several Churches Yes
terday.

st. Marks Episcopal Church OH Jersey
avenue, between Bright and York streets,
was crowded yesterday afternoon with
the members of Henry Wilson Post No
13, q. A. r., who attended memorial SER
vices The Rev. Frederick Mortimer. rec
tor of st. Marks, preached a sermon ap-
propriate to the occasion. The members
of Henry Wilson Post assembled at their
quarters, No. 1856 Newark avenue, and
marched to the church in body in full
uniform. There was a. large number of
comrades present from other posts.
George H. Thomas Grand Army post at
tended divine service in body last night
at the Second Reformed Church of Hud-
son City in Central avenue. The sermon
which was appropriate to the OCCASION,
was delivered by the Rev. E. A. Meury
special musical programme, including
the national hymn, my Country 'Tis OF
Thee" was rendered by the main choir.
A number of Grand Army veterans at
tended service at Simpson Methodist
Church last night and listened to an elo-
quent discourse by the Rev. Robert M.
Aylsworth, entitled ttThe Old Guard
''The Stones of Memorial was the title
of an interesting sermon delivered by the
Rev. Walter ]. Swaffield, at the Summit
Avenue Baptist Church, last night, to the
members of Zabriskie Post, No. 3S, G. A
r. Despite the inclement weather the
veterans turned out in force.
Pastor Swaffield has accepted. the invi-
tation of Zabrskie Post to accompany
the post on its Memorial Day parade and
deliver the grafton at Speers Cemetery.
Comrade Joseph Locke as grand marshall
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
HAD A DOC FIGHT
But MCCARTHY Interfered and
the Owners Were
Arrested.

A gang of Greenville sports got together
two bulldogs and began to amuse them
selves by permitting the animals to have
set-to in the middle of the street at
GreenviIle and Garfield avenues. The fight
had scarcely commenced when President
George NJ. Mccarthy, of the S. P. c. A.,
who resides in the vicinity, came along.
He rushed to a telephone, notified the
Fifth precinct police to send a wagon and
then went back to the fight.
Stephen A. Miles, of No. 81 Greenville
avenue, the owner of one of the dogs, re-
sisted arrest While Mccarthy grappled
with him the owner of the other dog got
away and when the patrol wagon arrived
the crowd had dispersed. Mccarthy SUBJ
dued his man, however after a lively
tussle. Miles, with a badly battered nose
and his dog, was taken to the police sta
ton, while Police Captain Nugent and
Mccarthy went out after the other dog
and its owner, They found the pair on
the street half an hour later The other
prisoner described himself as William H.
Short, of No. % Princeton avenue. He ad-
mitted that he owned one of the dogs, but
declared he was not present at the fight
Each prisoner was released under $500 bail
to appear for trial in the Second Criminal
Court at three O'Clock this afternoon on
a charge of cruelty to animals. The dogs
were confiscated by the society.
Miles said there was a dispute over the
merits of the dogs and it was decided to
settle the question by letting them have
"a friendly CO."
The prisoners were arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Macs this morning,
and the hearing was postponed until late
this afternoon. There is a. heavy fine for
the offense or years punishment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
LIQUOR DEALER WINS
Judge Blair Gould Not Revoke
Transfer Arbitrarily.

The decision of the Court of Errors and
Appeals in the certiorari proceedings in
stituted by Ferdinand Bethel for the re-
view of the action of the Hudson County
Court of Common Pleas in ordering the
revocation of a. liquor license that hac
been transferred, has been handed dowr,
and the order of the Hudson County Court
has been set aside.
The decision is of interest to liquor dea-
lers in municipalities over which the
Common Pleas Court has licensing juris-
diction. The point made was that Judge
trarily but only after a judicial hearing.
The Court in it's opinion says
"The order of revocation was made
practically without a hearing or notice of
the proposed action. 1t was made on the
petition of the Daniel Bermes's Brewing
Company alleging want of notice of the
application to transfer and interested in
the license on chattel mortgage.
Upon the petition the Court granted a
rule to show cause upon the licensee why
the transfer should not be revoked.
'.An affidavit in answer to this rule was
fled by the licensee and without any
further hearing the court made an
order revolxing the license on the ground
that no notice on the grounds that no no.
tice of the application to transfer was
filed with the Clerk.
'Witnout determining at this time
whether the Court had jurisdiction to
make this order of revocation, or whether
its power was exhausted when the order
transferring was made 1t appears thar
the trar sfer was revoked practically with
out any hearing or notice of the proposed
action, which was judicial in its nature.
The order of revocation will therefore
be set aside and the matter remanded to
the Hudson Common Pleas to proceed
with hearing if it considers 1t has jurls-
diction.''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
FOURTEEN HUNDRED MARCH
Father Meehan's People Make
Second PiIgrimape.

Fourteen hundred members of All
Saints parish of Lafayette took part in
the second public pilgrimage yesterday
afternoon. Under most unfortunate COR
ditions even more journeyed to the four
churches than on the previous Sunday.
The assemblage was the biggest kind Of
II. Meehan.
The procession formed on time and left
promptly at half-past one. Umbrellas
entire afternoon Each of the churches,
ST. Peters, St. Mary's ST. Michael's and
st. Joseph's, were visited in turn and
prayers said. Services were held as be-
turn to that parish.
The last pilgrimage will be made next
Sunday. IF the weather is clear Father
Meehan hopes to have at least two thou
sand IN line.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
BOARD or TRADES JAUNT.

The trip of the Board of Trade to Boom
ton to inspect the new water works,
scheduled for tomorrow, has been post
poned until Tuesday, June A. At ten
o'clock tomorrow morning the committee
of five lawyers appointed by the Board
of Trade will consult with the special
committee consisting Of the Mayor, and
two members each of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners and Finance,
and further discuss terms proposed by
Contractor Flynn in consideration of a
modification Of the present water supply
contract
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
WHO COT $4,000 ?.
President Erwing's Queer
Story Told in Chanoery
Court Today.
BROOKLYN POLITICIAN INVOLVED
Bribe Offered to Ensure
Good Influences for Fire
Alarm Telegraph
Company.

/ Albert Goldstein, formerly general man
ager Of the United Pneumatic Telegraph
L Alarm Co. of New York, was in the
Court of Chancery today on a further
hearing in his suit against President Ber-
/! nard M. Ewing of the company to set
aside the election of a board of directors
of the corporation and certain transfer
| of stock.
| 1t was during hearing in this suit on
April Is last in this city, before Vice
chancellor Pitney, that Goldstein alleged
that Mr.. Ewing paid $4,000 to Thomas r.
Nevins, former Chief of the Brooklyn
Fire Department and Hugh Mclaughlin 5
righthand man, to secure Nevins's infiu-
ence with the New York Fire Depart
ment in behalf of the Pneumatic Tele-
graph Fire Alarm Co., 1t was alleged that
Mr.. Neyins at first wanted salary of
$1,000 year and didn't want tof accept
$4,000 worth of the company's stock. The
negotiations were then broken off.
Mr.. Robert s. Green, son of a former
Governor of New Jersey and counsel for
Mr.. Ewing, denounced Goldsteins story
as "sanitarium talk and Mr.. Nevin' 3
made this statement
II saw neither Mr.. Ewing nor any
Representative of his, nor got any money
from him. 1t is absolutely nonsense. l
would not accept such salary. Iswouidn't
bother with it. There is not a word of
truth in the statement. 1 wrote to Mr..
Ewing's lawyer telling him, as have told
YOU, that the statements about me were
untrue
When Vice Chancellor Pitney opened
Cn11 nd iC
counsel were on hand, and President
Ewing was there with his, Messrs. Green
and r. ". Lindabury President Ewing
and his party sat at the opposite end of
the room from their opponents. He
wouldn't say anything of the case except
ing that what he had to say would be on
examination and this was rehashed today
on the stand:-
How did you become the owner of
those five shares of stock?"
because / lent the money to the com
pany on October 80, 19Oo,' said Mr..
Ewing
..You loaned the company how much
money?' asked the lawyer.
'sTen thousand dollars
ssIn what form did you loan it to the
company"
4 paid debt which Mr.. Goldstein said
he had contracted"
''In what form did you pay it?"
.I paid it in money"
''Whom did you pay it top
81 don't know the mans name.'
ssWhat was the considerations"
"It was to settle a dispute that Mr.
Goldstein had gotten into"
with whom?"
with the Fire Alarm Company, one
of our rivals"
'sWhat is the name of the company"
ssThe Gamewell Company"
.fWhat officer of the Gamewell Com
pany did you pay it to?'
st don't know
What receipt did you take?''
None
Vice Chancellor Pitney at the close of
Mr.. Ewing's testimony said that he was
satisfied that the latter had paid the
money in good faith.
Henry G. Collerd, bookkeeper, testified
that one day he saw a slip on his desk
instructing him to charge $4,000 to gem
eral fire account and he did so. Mr.
Ewing told him it was all right.
The hearing will continue this afternoon,
when Goldstein will be recalled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
ROYAL Democracy.

If one wanted further evidence of the
democratic tendencies of the Netherlands
Court there was plenty of 1t at hand,
writes Curtis Brown in Frank Leslie, ~
While the wedding guests were arriving
at The Hague the Queen and the Duke
were accustomed to drive down to the
station to give greetings in person. and
reviewed from the balcony of the palace
an imposing procession Of trade and mu-
nicipal societies she juggled about to keep
fashion and Joined heartily in the laugh
ter of the crowd below when the Duke
manifested his Independence of his future
mot n-law by firmly net using to wear
his great coat, persist emily urged upon
him by that excellent lady
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
MAY BE MURDER.

John Merge, thirty-seven years old, of
No. S26 River street, Hoboken, lies in St.
Mary's Hospital with a fractured skull.
The hospital doctors say he will die. The
injury was received by Merge in a bar
room brawl late Saturday night Robert
Ross and Charles Rankin, companions of
Merge, were arrested and held by Re-
corder Stanton today to await the result
of his injury.
Eight witnesses swear that they saw
both men strike Merge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
PLANK ROAD DECISION

A special meeting of the Board of Free
holders will be held this afternoon at four
o'clock to take action on the Newark
Plankroad matter. The argument pre-
pared by the trolley company has already
been accepted by the Essex Freeho4aers,
and it is probable that this county's rep
resentatives will also agree to the terms
by which the company will keep the road
and bridges open and in condition for one
year.
The Freeholders consider this the easiest
solution of the muddle until the next Leg
islature meets and passes a bill to equal
ize the expenses of maintenance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
DECORATION DAY SPORT

Decoration Day will be commemorated
on Thursday by the members of the New
Jersey Bowling Green Club at their beau
tiful grounds on Phillip street, Communi-
paw. The green will be open from ten
A. M. until dark, and it is expected that
the members and their lady friends will
be present in large numbers, as every
member considers 1t one of the best, If
not the best way to get rest and recrea-
tion and thereby enjoy the holiday to the
best advantage
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
STATE ENcAMPMENT.
Jersey City Veterans Are Prepar-
ing to Attend Nsxt Week.

The annual State encampment of the
G. A. r. VIII be held at Asbury Park ON
June and s. Many of the Jersey City
veterans are arranging to attend
There is a great deal of interest in the
coming melting, as there are four can
didates for the office of Department Conn
mander, and the men are all enlisted in
the fight
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
REMEMBER THEIR SERGEANT

Several non-commissioned officers OF
the Seventy-irst Regiment, New York,
visited New York Bay Cemetery yester-
day afternoon and conducted services
over the grave of former Sergeant Frank
Pearce. Sergeant Pearce fought in the
San Juan Hill engagement and received
wounds from which he never recovered.
He was buried in Greenville almost two
xears ago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
when H EAT ThAn

Stout Man (whose appetite has been the
envy of his fellow boarders)--.'I declare /
have three buttons Off my vest" Mistress
of the House twho has been aching to
give him hint)--ssYou will probably fni
them in tho diningroem, sir -. I'D bits
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
COURT CALENDAR.

Common Pleas Appeals. &C., before
Ma May IS, 1901, Nos. s, IA, 1s. q. 80. 49, 49,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethins should always be used for children
while seethins. Il softens the gums, allays the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27

Psvonia Brand Of Canned Tomatoes. extra
large cans. ana filled With red. ripe tomatoes
xholesaIe at p. p cleary Co.'S stores. Ask
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-27
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, May 27 1so1.-Forecast for
the thlrty-six hours ending at eight +. N
ably rain; northeast winds.
Hartnetts ThsrmOmetrisaI Report