The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-12
RACE WAR ON THE HILL.
Chinaman and Italian Make
Life Merry for Jackson
Avenue Residents.

A sanguinary, yet interesting, race war
has been in progress in the Bergen Sec
ton for some time, but not until a day
ago did it assume serious aspect. The
principals are an almond eyed Celestial
laundryman, Charles May by name. and
native of Sunny Italy, Joseph Rosso,
who sells fruit from stand. The bat
tledeld is located on Jackson, near Vir-
ginia avenue. The laundryman is the
Italians landlord, and there is where
the trouble lies.
The principals have progressed frem
fist fights to the courts, and still they
keep up the merry war.
There is a partition running between
the two stores, the Chinaman on one side.
the Italian on the other A window was
located in that partition at one time, bat
the Mongolian got too nosey'' ana the
fruit vendor nailed it up. From that time
on the men grew to hate each other more
and more. Bitter, indeed, were their
feelings for each other. and neither stop
ped at any little thing to annoy the other
Both racked their brains to devise
schemes to make the others life misera-
BILE. The Chinaman scored a telling point
when he leased both stores and thus be-
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was boundless. But his wrath was terri
BILE to behold when the lauRdrymaa
lacked his rent up 81 more a month.
Blood filled the Dagos eyes. He want
ed revenge, but he could not think how it
was to come. So matters continued for
few weeks. A few days ago the fruit
vendor went into the Chinaman's place
for pail of water. He got the water,
but when he got to the door he was given
terrific push by the laundryman. Down
he went on his face, the water thor
oughly drenching him. He uttered one
howl, and jumping up he made a wild
| dash at the "Chink."
The Chinaman saw danger ahead and
he ran to the rear room to fortify himself
| behind hot irons. He was too slow The
Italian nailed him like flash. Two quick
smashes and the laundryman's eyes soon
filled up and turned a few choice coIors
The Dago got square quickly and left
his victim in heap in corner. He was
bewildered and half frightened to death
The next stage of the war saw the
Chinaman making tracks for court for a
warrant for the Italians arrest Then
both were put under bonds to keep the
peace. But the Chinese landlord got
some knowledge of the ejectment process
and sought out counsel in New York A
half a dozen more or less officious Mon
golians appeared on the scene of trouble
to warn the Italian not to get gay or
he would suffer the most terrible eonse-
quences. But Italy's son threatened to
lick the bunch if he was disturbed.
Then the Chinaman went before Judge
Grouse in the First District Court and
sued out ejectment proceedings against
the Italian. The italian was given three
days notice to move, but he used some
political friends to save him, and the
| Chinaman was finally prevailed upon to
accept rent until August. Here is where
the fight stands, with odds in favor OF the
Chinaman. The Mongolian's appearance
is not a presentable one. Both combat
ants are still the bitterest of enemies and
day after day sees them glowering at
each other in frantic hatred.
The Chinaman is peculiar fellow. who
even chases the police from in front Of
his store