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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-21

Mrs. Samuel p. Weston entertain
ed Informally at her home Monday
afternoon from until 0 O'Clock. 70
Introduce her sister, Mfrs. Turner Of
Boston.
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IA ROCHE. removed to sil First.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-21
Rainier Beer

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cred % any part 81 the city. 81.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-21

Miss Eta Ward win give a party
Thursday at her home In Brooklyn.
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Mrs. L. c. Gilman has Just return
I'd from a short soJourn at Green
River Hot Springs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
"THE SRAuGHRAUH" A HIT
Second Night Performance by the
Davis Association a Success.

The audience which witnessed last
nights performance of 1.-THE Shaughraun'
at the Academy of Music, by members of
the Robert Davis Association, was much
finer and largers5ne than that of the night
before The play was smoother. What
ever difidence or shyness that might have
been detected on the part of any of the
players the night before had entirely dis
appeared and every one played with an
air of confidence
The lower boxes were filled with ladies'
Many city officials were in the audience
That John c. Sweeney's Con had caught
on was evident from the applause he re-
ceived The acting of Thomas j. Burns
as Kinchella, and Frank D. Lane as Har-
vey Duff elected admiration as it did the
night before; Mr.. Lanes exposition of a
scoundrels fear when about to meet a
just doom is a rema arkable piece of acting
The lady members of the cast played their
respective parts in a becoming manner.
The audience last night was augmented
by coaching party from Gutenberg and
Woodcliffe. The party included Mayor
and Mrs. John Zeller of Gutenberg, Miss
Zeller, Mr. and Mrs Gillie Moore, Miss
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs Anthony Markert.
Miss Markert, Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Miles and
Louis Perand
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
FLYNN'S ANSWER
His Counsel Tells the Board
Of Works Terms Are
Not Accepted.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
Efforts to Be Made This After
noon to Effect a
Compromise.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE

This afternoon the officials are in con-
ference over the modification of the water
contract and it is confidently expected an
agreement on the $4,000 basis will be
reached.
Mr.. Flynn was represented by Mr.. w.
ID. Edwards, whose views are expressed
in these words
Mr.. Flynn cannot agree to the propo-
sition that the city hold back 81, 900 900
pending the acquisition of the entire fow
rights in the Rockaway Valley.
We are ready TO give and we have
offered to give the city practically bond
for $4,000 which we did not have to give
under our contract.
This bond is to make sure that the con-
tract will be carried out to the letter.
In the second place, we have agreed
to extend the time during which the city
may accept the new water works to five
years and eleven months from date of
contract. or to February l, 1904
This increased option, under the
terms of the contract, would cost the
city 100000 if we did not make this
special agreement
On top of this we are willing to let
the city retain $500, 900 pending the acquisi-
tion of the entire flow rights, but we will
never consent to allow the city to retain
I,OOO,O0O. We want to be just and fair.
We recognize the fact that every
days delay now means two or three days
delay in the finishing of the work.
We have tried to impress on the city
that every days delay at the end will
cost the city in increased water charges
at least $500 day
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
APPEALS FOR LOCAL TAXES
State Board in Session Today at the
City Nall--Cases Considered.

The State H~ard of Taxation is sitting
at the City Hall today hearing appeals
from local assessments on properties. The
appeal of the Morris 6 Cummings Dredg-
ing Company from valuation of 100000 on
its riparian and other lands in Bayonne,
and of $446,000 on riparian property in
Greenville. was laid over until July 10.
Lawyer Lindley Garrison appeared for
the company and raised the point tina.
the city had no right to tax riparian Land.
and also that company's lands below
tide water We're under the jurisdiction Of
the STAGE of New York.
Thomas w. Maloney, representing the
Continental Tobacco Company, assessed
at $3.50, 600 on personal property at Secor
ana Warren streets, appeared and said
that ali the company had there was some
desks and safe. He said the assessment
should have been levied on the T. Lo1-
rillard Company. and that Mr.. Lorrillard
would appear before the Board
The hearing of the Adams Express Com
pany's appeal from a valuation of 100000
to $4,000 on personal property was land
over. City Attorney John Wahl Queen
said he could bring. evidence that the
company's horses and wagons were worth
more than $35, 900.
In the matter of the appeal of Mrs.
Lena Wetzler from assessments on four
houses two on Sherman avenue, one or
avenue, the assessments were confirmed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
FLOATERs FOR ALL
New Fad in Boat Naming-Good
Night Sam Dickinson.

With the opening of the boating season
in Greenville the problem of selecting ap-
propriate names for the sailing craft is
occupying considerable discussion. Here
tofore the sailboats have invariably been
named after women, but now the prevail
ing custom is to name them after men.
The person who is responsible for the
change is Martin A. Adams who, as pub
lished in ''The News" a few days age,
christened his new sailboat after CITY
Collector Robert Davis. The novel idea
of naming the boats after politicians has
been followed by others. and in few
days there will be Mayor Hooses, Tony
Haucks and Sam Dickinsons skipping
over the waters of Newark and New
York bays.
Stephen Herig, the proprietor of the
Newark Bay Shore House, has erased the
name "Jennie" from his handsome yacht
and substituted the name of Tony
Hauck." Another amateur yachtsman
who owns a boat formerly known as
Good Night has now named it Sam
Dickinson Other owners of yachts are
thinking seriously of changing the names
of their racers and considerable interest is
manifested in the outcome of the con-
tests when the namesakes of the politic-
ians will try their speed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
INDICTMENT FOR MAaSLAUGHTER
Grand Jury Find True Bills Against
KnickeIs and Demato

Two indictments for manslaughter
were found by the Grand Jury at yes
terday afternoons session. The first was
against David Knickers, who is charged
with being responsible for the death OF
John Murge, VINO died at st. Mary's Hos
pital, Hoboken, as the result of an as
sault committed at the corner of Bloom
field and Fourteenth street on May &C.
Robert Ross, who was also charged with
completely in the crime but was exonerat-
ed by the verdict of the coroner's jury
was called as a witness, as was Charles
Rankin, who was in company with Murge
at the time of the fracas that resulted in
the latter's death
Rankin and Ross are still held as wit
nesses in the County Jail.
The second manslaughter Indictment
was against Thomas Demato, the sixteen
year old Italian boy who is charged with
having caused the death of Warren
Moore, thirteen year old negro boy,
with whom he quarreled at the head OF
the Mercer street viaduct, Jersey City
Heights, about two weeks ago. 1t is
claimed that Demato struck Moore on the
head with piece of iron, lnfiicting a
wound from which he died at the City
Hospital a few days later
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
NO INDICTMENT FOUND
Grand Jury Find No Bill Against
Eueeue Sullivan for PoolselIing.

The April term of the Grand Jury, fol-
lowing the example of its predecessor of
the December, 1900, term, yesterday after
non decided that there was not sufficient
evidence on which to base an indictment
against Eugene Sullivan, whose alleged
pool room on Pavonia avenue was raided
by the police last winter.
1t took about two hours to hear the
evidence of the six witnesses who had
been subpoenaed and decide on mo true
bill.'
The witnesses were:-Chief of Police
Murphy. Inspector Samuel Archibold,
Captain John f. Kelly and Detective
Prescott, who conducted the raid of the
alleged pool room, and Policemen Boyle
and Martin, who, it was learned had
made bets in Sullivan's place and obtained
the evidence which DR.. John D. MeGill of
the Jersey City Police Board said, dur
ing the controversy that followed the
throwing out of the case by the last
Grand Jury, was sufficient to warrant an
indictment.
The evidence adduced at yesterday
afternoons hearing was substantially the
same as before, except that the cards re-
cording the bets which, for some reason
or another, were not produced at the last
inquiry into the case. were offered
DR.. McGill was not subpoenaed as a
witness and did not put in an appearance.
1t was $50 o'clock when the last witness
left the jury room. and within half an
hour an agreement to find no bill was
arrived at
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
Mr.. DAYIS'S TREAT.
About $50 Children Attend
Shraughraun and Re-
ceive Bon Bons.

The children of the Children's Home
and the children from the three Catholic
homes of this city were given a
rare treat this afternoon by Mr. Robert
Davis. They were given free tickets to
the matinee performance of THE
Shaughraun'' now running at the Acad-
emy of Music for the benefit of the ROB-
ert Davis Association.
There are about $50 children all told,
and they have the entire balcony to them
selves. Many of them have never seen
the inside of a theatre, and just at the
present moment they are intent upon the
play, too intent to make any noise, watch
ing the fortunes and misfortunes of the
"Shaughraun."
The children's excitement when they
learned of their treat was great The
Children's Home, through the courtesy OF
Mr.. E. F. c. Young, arrived at the
Academy and will return home by special
trolley. The other children marched
round with their matrons and teachers
the invitations including. of course, those
in charge of the youngsters. Before leav-
ing the Academy each child. will be pre-
sented with a box of bon bons, another
mark of Mr.. Davis's generosity.
A number of the ladies connected with
other children, gave a luncheon i'll honor
of the occasion, and attended the per-
lormance, occupying one OF the boxes
Among them We're: Mrs. E. F. c. Young
Mrs. James H. Noe, Mrs. George Smith
Mrs. J. d. Bedle, Mrs. ]. B. Throckmor-
ton and Mrs. Lee Condict.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
DON'T MONKEY WITH Captains
Expensive Joke Played BY Party
of Jersey City Men.

ST have come to the conclusion that
playing jokes on ship captains is apt to
be an expensive form of amusement"
said gentleman holding an important po-
sition under the city government to a
News" representative as they sat to-
gether at lunch today.
would you like to hear the story? Last
week some friends and myself were at
Atlantic City and one fine day we hired a
boat and pulled out to sea. When we were
at least three miles from land we saw
coming towards us an Old Dominion Line
steamer bound for New York One of our
party, who is always up to some mischief,
stood up in the bow of the boat and
began to wig-wag his arms in the most
approved signal style. As we got within
hailing distance he yelled at an officer
who came TO the post rail-
Help us, we can't row back because of
the wind and tide. =
,'eThe officer gave a signal and the
steamer slowed up, and we were soon
clambering up the ladder leaving the boat
to go to the Lord knows where When
we reached the deck there was the cap
tain, and our waggish friend lifting his
feeling good and thought 1t would be a
good thing to hold him up on the high
seas and get a ride back to New York.
That captain looked us over carefully and
then quietly said:-
Well, gentlemen, since you are here
suppose you must remain Steward,
please look after the comfort of these
gentlemen.
'The steward escorted us below and
pointing to four berths politely informed
US that the fare from Norfolk was sc
much and for the four of us it would be
$135, or some sum like that. That took all
the joking out of my friend, particularly
when we told him that he must pay the
bill since he originated the joke Well,
he went up to the captain and I don t
know what transpired at the interview,
but later we were sitting in the cabin
with every passenger on board slipping
champagne and smoking cigars at my
waggish or rather wigwaggish friend S
expenSe.o
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12

Its Ninth Anniversary Was Ce1e-
brated Monday Night.

Monday evening was red letter night
in the annals of jollification of the ninth
anniversary of the Young Mems Lutheran
Association at No. SO Wayne street, and
one that win be long remembered by all
those who We're present. The clubhouse
was prettily decorated with flags, bunting
plants and penants of the association,
which gave it a neat appearance. The
supper march was led by President and
Mrs. f. c. Hermann and followed by over
fifty couples.
Among those present were.-Mr and
Mrs. f. c. Wormann, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Evers, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ewald, Mr. and
Mrs. F. steltmann, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Hasdedt, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Behrens, Mr.
and Mrs. II. Behrens, Misses Margaret
Ritchie, Sadie Ritchfe, Ida Zahan. Ida
Gilso. Mamie Holtermann, Anna Kopf
Emelia Kopf, Libbie Steltmann, B. Lipp
mann, Bertha Albers. Lena Dorfng, M
Yulke, Annie Eggers, NJ Buckley,
Mamie Behrens. Eta Hansen, Anna
Doring, Hattie Klussmann, Minnie
Thomas, Marie Scharpen, Mary Lenhart,
Anna Wassermann. T. Paterson, Minnie
Young, Elsie Miller Lille Herreilers, Ed
ma Gumbs Minnie Holtermann, Anna
IAluSSHidHI, Mamie BenrenS, Anna Hart
mann, Maggie Kretsmer, Lizzie Kret5-
mer, Anna Kretsmer, Katie Behrens.
Lena Rugge Messrs. George Hoecker,
Fred w. Steltmann, Fred Holtermann,
Jr., Rudolph Klussmann, Henry Schar-
pen, Fred Pankernier, Hermann Herrei-
iers, Otto Herrielers, Edmund Muse, Os-
ear Doring, John Lohse, William
Spainicht, c. F. w. Mauerer, William
Kopf, George Rugge George Simon, Ar
thur Jacktmann, Louis Wormann, Fred
Kopf. Harry Harken, John Meyer, Chas
Harken, B. Bunje, Frank Prove, John
Miller, John Dubors, Henry Niebanck
Fred Ewald, George Gunther. George
Steltmann, Henry Heye, William Fegt-
meyer, John Peil, F. w. Rugge, Henry
Cordes, Andrew Ewald, John Adelung,
Louis Meyer, John G. Krouse, George
Young, August Scharpen George Ewald
James Love, Fred Frank, Richard Frank
The officers of the association are.-
Frank G. Wormann, President; Fred w.
Steltmann, Vice-P President; William Kopf,
Second Vice President; George Simon,
Treasurer; John Lohse, Financial Secre-
tary; Henry Niebanck, Corresponding
Secretary; Otto Herreilers, Recording
Secretary
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
TAXING TRO[LEYS.
Decision Of Court Will Ap-
ply Also to Gas Mains
and Conduits.
[specIaI te .crhe Jersey city Nsws..,l.

Especial to ''The Jersey City News
TRENTON, June u, 1961.--Interest in
legal circles still centred yesterday upon
the striking decision of the Supreme
Court in the fight of the Newark tax
officials against the North Jersey Street
Railway Company, in which the court de-
clared that all street railway companies
have property interest in the streets
through which they pass which is taxable
as realty. Nor is the fight ended. There
is little doubt but that the trolley people
will appeal the case to the Court of
Errors, and that they will be Joined by
nearly every other traction company of
Importance in the State in the appeal
The decision of the court will mean an
increase of millions of dollars in ratables
throughout the State, and correspond
ing decrease in tax rate on the citizens
at large is looked forward to-
Nor does the decision of the court re-
garding street using corporations stop at
number of lawyers that the same prin-
ciple will apply to all gas companies hay
ing mains through highways and private
water corporations; also telephone and
telegraph companies using conduits.
Should the contention of these lawyers
prove correct an enormous amount of
money will be taken into the tax Golfers
OF municipalities and from the strong
boxes of quasi public corporations. The
wide reaching effects of the courts de-
cision are inestimable.
Just what action the local Board of
Tax Assessors will take relative to the
decision is not yet as known. The mem
bers of the Board are as yet unwilling
to make any statements and until a meet
ing is held and legal counsel is consulted
nothing can be definitely stated.
Should the traction company of New
ark appeal the case it is highly impreba-
bic that a final decision by the Court
of Errors will be handed down before
fall at least.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
SCORNS HER HUSBAND.
Carmello Trepeko Accused
Of Desertion Makes
Sensational Scene
in Court.

Jerry Arvolio, of No. 11S Brunswick
street, and a woman named Carmello
Trepeko were in the First Criminal Court
this morning before Police Justice Hoos
on a charge made by Trepeko's husband.
With the woman were her two children
and with them she has been living with
Arvolio for some months past. Trepeko,
who lives at No. 2l9 First street, New
York City, charged Arvolio with running
his home. He said that some months
ago he returned TO his home in New York
City and found his wife and children
gone A note from his wife told him that
she loved another and that she had gone
to live with that man. Trepeko then be-
gan search for his little family, and a
few days ago, while making a search
through the Italian quarter in this city,
came face to face with his wife. She
refused to listen to his pleadings and
scorned him Then he asked for the
children and threatened to take them by
force if necessary. Mrs. Trepeko made
a scene and fed.
That night he called at the home of
Arvolio and demanded the custody of the
children. He was ordered from the house
and referred to the courts for the right
cured warrants for the arrest of Arvolio
and his wife and they and the children
were taken to Jail last night. The woman
and her sons were taken to the Third
precinct police station, which is fitted up
for the accommodation of women and
children, and they remained there over
night.
This morning the four were led from
the pen together Arvolio and the
woman looked perfectly happy and the
children seemed to dote on Arvolio. When
Trepeko appeared the children shrank
from him and when he approached them
they were with difficulty restrained from
crying, as one buried its head in its
mothers skirts and the other got behind
the stalwart form of Arvolio.
Trepeko told his story calmly as if he
were describing the most ordinary event
in his career, while Mrs. Trepeko glared
at him and Arvolio smiled scornfully.
Mrs. Trepeko clutched her youngest son
TO her bosom when the father demanded
the possession of his children, and the tot
reached out his hand for Arvolio to hold as
if with him only could the child feel safe.
1t was pathetic scene and appealed to
the spectators very much. The case was
laid over for further hearing.
Arvolio is professional beggar. He
has but one leg. When not pursuing his
regular business he wears a cork leg.
Some months ago he was arrested in
Yonkers, N. Y, for begging in the streets
and was committed to three months in
Crow Hill Penitentiary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
MAY POLICE BREAK THE LAW?
Grand Jury Criticise Affairs for Bet.
ting to Secure Evidences of Crime,

The question as to whether the police
have the right to- furnish money for the
purpose of securing evidence by them
selves violating the law was before the
Grand Jury yesterday and Foreman
Davis, it is said. denounced. the methods
of the officials in no uncertain terms.
The question was brought up in the dis
cussion of the Gene" Sullivan case,
which was again thrown out by the jury.
Chief of Police Murphy and Captain
Kelly were questioned and admitted that
they had furnished money for the pur-
pose of securing evidence against Sulli-
van by betting.
Upon their retirement Foreman Davis
said that in his opinion they had no right
to resort to such measures.
Prosecutor Erwin to whom the ques-
tion was referred said the ends justified
the MEANS
Mr.. Davis insisted that in doing so the
police were aiding and abetting crime
and their evidence should receive no con-
sideration at the hands of the Grand
Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
MR. YOUNG WAITS FOR OPINION
Will Garry the Decision to the
Court of Errors at Once.

Mr.. David Young of the North Jersey
Street Railway Company has not received
the Supreme Court decision and he says
until he knows precisely what 1t
says he can express no opinion. So
far as the tax on franchise is concerned,
he said today, the company has always
been taxed for that. On the main ques-
ton of the realty of the company he
thinks that a point for discussion The
company's property in the street is per-
sonal and that view is shared by many
lawyers.
When the opinion reaches the city there
will be a conference, Mr.. Young said, with
the railroad officials and their legal adj
visers. Mr.. Spencer Weart, attorney for
the company, is expected to be in the city
tomorrow and he will at once push for
ward the legal work.
Lawyers who have studied the case
are of opinion that the decision will be
reversed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
REPUBLICANS TAKE A REST
Political Gossips Say That Murphy
Is Their Man for Governor

There will be no session Of the Repub-
iican County Committee before Septem-
ber. 1t was announced some weeks ago
that there would be a session in August
of the City Committee to arrange for
primaries, but this has been abandoned.
The word has gone along the line that
Franklin Murphy, the chairman of the
State Committee, is to be the party nomI-
nee for Governor. No delegates are to
be elected to the State Convention from
Hudson county who are averse to his
nomination. Primaries will be held the
latter part of September and the State
Committee will meet in the same month
to set the date for the State Convention.
Hudson has but one candidate and he is
Murphy Fhe bosses have so ordained
and the few kiekers will be driven into the
cod. There is little likelihood of there
being any serious opposition to the ring
this fall. The machine has now every
ward and township and control the situa-
ton completely.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
s424,945

The contract for the construction of
sewer in Hopkins avenue, from Bevan
street and connecting with the sewer in
Summit avenue at the intersection of
HOPKINS avenue, was awarded to e. w.
conlon at 81 per cent. of the standard
cost. Bernard Cannon was awarded the
contract for the construction of a sewer
in Skillman avenue, from Hopkins ave-
nue.. and connecting with sewer in St.
Paui's avenue, at SO per cent. of the
standard price. The contract for repair
ang certain sidewalks was awarded to Ed
ward w Conlon at 81 per cent. of stand
ard cost, and Henry Byrnen got the con-
tract for repairing and maintaining OF
macadam roadways north of Communi-
paw avenue from date of contract to
November 80, 1901, at 80 per cent of
standard cost; Mr.. Byrne also captured
the contract to repair and maintain the
macadam roads south of Communipaw
avenue at the same price Baldwin ave-
me was ordered closed for three weeks,
commencing June II. Peter McCabe was
awarded the contract for the Improvement
Of Oxford avenue, from West Side avenue
to Mallory avenue, at 79 per cent OF
standard cost.
The Board decided to proceed with the
construction of a sewer in Romaine ave-
rue, from point 116 feet north Of Pa
vonia avenue, to and connecting with
sewer in Broadway; also sewer in Rutgers
avenue, from 900 feet south of Gator ave-
nue. to Gator avenue; also for sewer in
Van Wagenen avenue from 44O feet south
Of SIP avenue to Sip avenue.
The report and resolution for the inn
provement<of Porter street, from Newark
avenue to Han Winkle street, and Van
Wrinkle avenue, from Porter street to
Ferris street, adopted May IA, were re-
scinded.