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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
JOKE COST FIVE DOLLARS.
Newspaper Thief Gets Himself Into
Trouble This Morning.

Alexander Nelson, of No. 223 North
street, was fined $5 by Police Justice
Murphy in the Second Criminal Court
this morning for stealing newspapers
from the door of Police Roundsman
Brandt's home, No. Ga Irving street. On
ono occasion Brandt saw Nelson take his
papers that had been left early in the
morning. He and Nelson had row,
and Nelson, who is very big man,
threatened the officer. Brandt had 4
warrant issued charging Nelson with
petit larceny. He had the warrant IN
his pocket while seated in Summit ave-
nue. car last night when Nielsen boarded
the sam ecar. Brandt Immediately served
the warrant and put Nelson under ar
rest In court this morning Nelson said
he took the papers as a joke. His joke
cost him S.,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
ESTATE AN OASIS.
Harrison Grounds Afford a
Cooling Shelter to the
Wearied Pedestrians.

The Harrison estate, at Newark and
Palisade avenues, has for many years
been regarded as an nm ideal site for a
park A good strip Of it is always used
for that purpose at this season of the
year. That is the steep, sloping side
along New York avenue.
During these hot days mothers and
their babies from the tenements across
the way seek the shelter of tile shade
trees on the green slope and children
play on lthe grass or monopolize some
half dozen rope swings that have been
put up by the children themselves. The
spot is veritable oasis for pedestrians
after climbing the exposed Newark ave
me hill
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
URGENT FOR SUICIDE
Mrs. o'Rourke Tears Her
Apron to Pieces and Tries
to Hang Herself.

After she had been committed in the
First Criminal Court today to the peni-
tentiary for three months as disorderly
person, Mary O'Rourke, fifty years old,
who hasn't had real home in years,
tried to strange herself to death in a cell
in the City Prison. She tore her apron
into strings and was in the act of end
ing her miserable existence when Door
man Peter MCGOWAN frustrated the sue
cessful execution Of her plans.
Handouts were placed on her and she
was colsely watched until she started for
Snake Hill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09

William II. Boffey, of No. A Storm
avenue, who gives his occupation as that
of an editor. was b fore Police Justice
Murphy this morning ON a charge of ma
licious mischief Mrs. Boffey accused
her husband of smashing some furniture
and assaulting her. The son interferred
and blacked his fathers eyes. The wife
also accused the husband of being per-
petual fault-inder. She sa.~ their chill
sdren, who are grown and married, con-
tributed $40 week to the household ex-
penses. and were entitle. to some con-
slderation. Mr.. Boffey was put under
bonds to keep the peace.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
GAMBLING TALK.
Trial of a Bucket Shop Man
Brings Up a Discussions
On Wagers.

Arthur A. Morse. whose bucket shot
at 10. As Montgomery street. was raided
last week by the police. was accorded an
examination in the First Criminal Court
this morning on charge of maintaining
a disorderly house in that he allowed
gambling on margins in his premises. He
was defended by Lawyers Archibald and
Dooley. Clerk James Clark of the Grand
Jury took charge of the prosecution for
the State
Sexto Antonio TT r. Wilson and
Eal;x camnball testified that they
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
JERSEY CITY CLUB
During the Summer Part OF
the House Will Be Re-
carpted.

The Board of Governors of the Jersey
City Club will meet tomorrow night and
map out a programme for the coming
season. 1t has been decided to recar-
pet the billiard and ladies room this
summer and to make other alterations.
The members now have the pinnocle
fever, twenty-five of them having decid-
ed to form pinnochle branch and to
play tournaments during the summers
The usual number of entertainments will
be given during the fall and winter un-
der the auspices of the Entertainment
and Reception Committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
TOO MUCH IMPROVEMENT
Union Hill Objects to Super
Excellent Paving When 1t
Has to Defray the
Cost.

Residents of Morgan street in Union
Hill, are greatly incensed because the
Common Council of that town has decid-
ed to improve the thoroughfare with
new pavement manufactured by the
Warren Bituminous Pavement Company
of Boston. The members of the Com
mon Council recently went to Boston up
ON a special invitation from the company
and inspected the new pavement.
They were greatly impressed by it, al
though it costs $143 per lot to lay it.
Asphalt costs STA, and the regular block
pavement 500 per lot. The property
owners who have to defray the expense
of the pavement have engaged Lawyer
Emil Walsheid to fight their case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
CONCERT AT LAST.
Washington Brass Band Make
Night Beautiful Next
Monday.

IL
The members of the Washington Brass
Band on the Heights have secured
numerous contributions with which to
erect bandstand at the Boulevard and
Duncan avenue. Work on the stand is
now in progress and thousands of people
will be pleased to learn that a concert
will be given Friday night and concerts
will be continued weekly until Septem-
Der.
Tls stand viii be ready for Friday
night but will not be closed in until the
following week. The members feel that
they have won victory over the mem
bers of the Business Mems Club, who
attempted to stop the concerts by forcing
the band to vacate the porch of the club
house.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
DOWN TOWN
DROUGHT
Lower Jersey City Almost
Afflicted by a Water
Famine in'the Dog
Days.
UP TO THE FINANCE BOARD
Tenement Houses Suffer
Severely-Pi Overtaxed
by Factories House
owners Views.

The continued refusal of the Board OF
Finance to provide sufficient funds to
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners has fallen with great weight on
the tenants and property owners in the
lower section of the First ward. And
the people thereabouts are up in arms
against Mayor Fagan's cabinet. The
trouble is over the scarcity of water in
floors of houses above the third story.
In houses with four, five and six floors,
the upper two are absolutely without any
water supply during the working hours
when the American Sugar Refining Com
pany's plant is operated.
The mains leading to this densely
populated section are inadequate. They
are old, having been in place, with one
single exception, for half century or
more.
HOW THE POOR SUFFER.
They are coated on the inside SO that
only small opening is left for the water
to mae its way through. The sugar
plant uses so much water that not half
enough is left for the citizens in the vi
cinity This is such hardship that peo-
pie living in the upper floors are forced
to go to their neighbors downstairs and
these are subjected to much annoyance
thereby. Few people will put up with
this state of affairs and the result is that
property owners have great deal Of
difficulty renting their apartments. But
the water rents are never reduced. There
are now in the hands of the Street and
Water Commissioners plans for the con-
struction of new water mains in that
section, but there is no money to do the
work, and as the Board of Finance, un-
der the advice Of Mayor Pagan, is now
arranging to give the Street and Water
Board less than half the money it needs,
there is no prospect of any relief for the
water sufferers.
AN OWNERS VIEWS.
Mrs. Mary Macklin. of No 119 Grand
street, who owns four five-story houses
in Sussex and Essex streets, downtown,
was before the Board of Finance at its
last meeting with some others asking
that the situation be bettered, but they
received no encouragement. Mrs. Mack
lin said this morning.
ihe water supply now is little more
than the sugar house uses. Those Of
my tenants who live above the third floor
do not get any water during the day. If
they do not want to annoy their neigh
bors downstairs they must get up before
six O'Clock in the morning and lay in a
supply calculated to last them for the
day. But this is not always practicable,
and not only are they annoyed by going
up and down stairs, but the other neigh
bors are annoyed, and it is very hard to
keep tenants. We are forced to pay for
water we do not get, and this does not
seem fair The Board Of Finance
promised us relief. and when we went
before them we got no satisfaction last
week. We know t4at the Street and
Water Board is not at fault. They can
do nothing without monev. and it is
plain that the Board Of Finance will not
give them the money.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
THROWN FROM CARRIAGE.

While driving through Bayonne yes
terday afternoon, r. f. Lane and SON,
Frank, of Jersey City, collector for
Bernstein, lost control Of their horse,
which ran away. The boy was injured
by falling from the carriage, being cut
on the head. He was taken to Bayonae
Hospital and later removed to his home
The father escaped serious injudy- Tbs
horse ran many blocks. wrecked the car
riage, and was caught by William Clark
son. The runaway began on Avenue D.
near Twelfth street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
RELIGIOUS FAKIR

The police were instructed this morn
ing to arrest on sight a young man Civ
ing the name Of Frank Hall, who is
making an easy warm-weather living coll
lecting money for the Epworth League
He has no tauthority to make collections
and is faliir, according to the police
who have warned all clergymen to look
out for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
OVERLOOKING PLANK ROAD.
Case Against Two Newark Truck
men Postponed,

men Postponed,
The cases of Henry A. Jaeger and
Henry Schulz, the two Newark men in
dicted for maliciously injuring the New
ark plank road bridge over the Hacken-
sack, was listed for trial in the Court of
General Sessions this morning, but was
postponed at the request of Lawyer John
Kerr Of Newark, representing the de-
PENDANTS.
The charges against Jaeger and Schulz
is that they violated uthe statute in driv-
ing loads over the bridge in excess of
the ten ton limit fixed by law. Jaeger is
the owner of twelve ton truck which
lis drawn by twelve horses. The horses
alone weigh twenty tons.
The defendants were arrested early in
June on complaint of the North Jersey
Street Railway Company and We're held
for the Grand Jury by Police Justice
Murphy Of Jersey City. There are
seven counts in the Indictment, which
was handed into court on June 26.
Lawyer Kerr said this morning that
he wanted chance to demur to the in
dictment and would raise the Question
as to the public and private character
of the bridge and the existence Of the
Plank Road Company as a corporation.
Judge Blair said he would hear argu-
ment on the demurrer week from to-
day.
james Atkinson, counsel for the trolley
company, said this morning that the de-
PENDANTS still persist in violating the
law and that the use of the bridge by
them is endangering the safety of the
public. The penalty on conviction Of the
offence charged is six months imprison-
ment and $500 fine, or both.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
CONCERT ORDER.
First to Take Place On Mon
day, July 28, and the
Last On Thursday,
August 28.

The first band concert in the parks
will take place in Van Worst Park on
Monday evening. July %, and will be
conducted by Bandmaster Henry Wal
son. The last concert will occur in La
fayette Park on Thursday evening, Au-
gust %. Yesterday the Street and
Water Board awarded the contracts for
the band concerts and named the dates
for holding eaclI concert and who the
bandmastcrs shall be and when and
where they shall play BY adopting the
following resolution
Resolved. That the contracts for
the furnishing of band music III the
several parks Of Jersey City, in ac-
cordance with specifications hereto
fore adopted and on file. and In
further accordance with proposals
heretofore received, be and are here
by awarded to the parties herein
after named, for such number OF
concerts in those parks and on the
evenings of the dates designated
To Henry Walson:-
Van Worst Park. July %.
River View Park, August Z.
Lafayette Park, August 10.
To Louis Eckert:
River View Park, July 20.
Mt. Pleasant Park, August 8.
Columbia Park, August 20.
To Diodemo Cupo:
Mt. Pleasant Park, July 30.
Lafayette Park, August IL.
Mt. Pleasant Park August 21.
To James X. Holden:-
Hamilton Park, July 81.
Bay Side Park, August ~.
River View Park. August %.
To Philip A. ANON
Lafayette Park, August 1.
Van Worst Park, August 13.
Hamilton Park, August 25.
To Salem r. Davis
Columbia Park, August 4.
River View Park, August IA.
Van Worst Park, August 26.
To George NJ. Connell:-
Van Worst Park, August 5.
Hamilton Park, August Is.
Bay Side Park, August 27.
To Frank Siefert:-
Hamilton Park, August 6.
Mt. Pleasant Park, August Is.
Lafayette Park, August %.
The prices to be paid therefor to
be $105 for each concert when given,
that being the lowest bid received,
and that the Corporation Attorney
be and is hereby directed to prepare
and have executed the necessary
contract for the same.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
TELEGRAPH co. $ FINAL NOTICE

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has been notified BY the PenAsyl-
yania Railroad Company that it must
remove its property from the company's
premises not later than September 30
next.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
PARKER DEFEATED.
Benny to be Solicitor for Bayonne
Building Association.

Judge Parker of the First District
Court of Jersey City, was defeated last
night for solicitor of the Bayonne Build
ing Association, No. 2, by vote of nine
to four.
His opponent was Attorney James
Benny, Of Jersey City. Judge Parker
ran as substitute for his law partner.
De Witt Van Buskirk, the solicitor and
attorney twenty years for the associa-
tion
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
SEVENTH WARDERs' PICNIC.

The Seventh Ward Democratic Club
will hold their fourth annual picnic ar
Greenville Schuetzen Park, THURSDAY.
July 10. There will be games and prize
bowling. In the evening there will be
grand cake walk By professional color
ed cake walkers furnished by James Nc
Herman. These cake walkers are from
the Williams and Walker and Cole and
johnson Companies.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
STOCKS IMPROVE
Plank Road Decision Affects
Trolley Securities
Today.

A ripple in local stocks was caused to-
day after it became known that Vice
Chancellor Stevenson had decreed that
In the Newark plank road matter Hud-
son and Essex should respectively pay
tlree-eights and five-eights of the cost
and maintenance Of the road and bridges.
Men interested in North Jersey Street
Railway Company's stocks say that the
division means a settlement of a matter
which llas long been desirable By all
parties concerned, and the result Of the
decision was that at the close Of the day
these were the figures:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
Men and Woman

Italy. Roumania Scrvia and Greece
are the only European countries where
men outnumber women. Greece has lis
men to 100 women.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
IA Largo Family.

Ii is announced from Barringen, in
Boiemias- that Herr Storr. wealthy
citize:,. has just had his thirty seventh
child baptized.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09

Fayonia Brand Of Canned Tomatoes. extra.
large cans. and flled with red ripe xoEnatoes.
wholesale 1t D. E. C1eary Co.'S ntoreA AHk
v-srr srpcer fnr am
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09
North Jersey Street Ry.... 81 81
North Jersey st. Ry. 4s.... 84H S5
OTHER STOCKS IMPROVED.

Queer, bnt it is true, that rise in one
stock affects others, and this was the
case with these local Securities, some of
which are identified in way with the
North Jersey
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09

Hoods Sarsapari1la builds Mp a broken
down system It begins IT. work right
that il, on the blood. 8:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09

BID. ASKED.
Consolidated Traction Co.. 6S1a 6SM
Consolidated Trac. Co. 5s. 40 110h
Jersey City, Hob. & Pat. p 22h
jersey City. Hob. & Pat As S0a S1A
There was a marked improvement in
Electric stock, too, and there was a rise
of a quarter of point, the figures clos
ing as follows -
Bid Asked
United Electric Co...... AN 1914
United Electric Co. 4s... 681a 6S%
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-09

Hartnett's Record.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-01
THOUGHT HIM A GHOST.
Fugitive From the worIhouse beg
sing for Clothes on the street.

Fugitive From the WorkhOuse Beg
sing Tot Clothes ON the street
After having spent almost the entire
year Of 1901 in the WOrkhOuse- owen Don
nelly. an Irisaman about sixty years Of
age. decided 20 turn over a new leaf last
night and made his escape from the work
house hospital He was found in the vi
cinity OF the institution. going from house
20 house begging for clothing He was
very scanyiIy attired, having on only
summer suit Of underwear and an old pair
Of socks.
While patrolling his beat. which extends
TO the workhOuse. Policeman White saw
a white figure lutter across the street
and 20 from one house 70 another. He
went up closer 20 the figure and saw that
10 had whiskers-
After asking himself whether ghost had
whiskers. White recovered himself enough
TO put a question 10 the "snowy-ciad
night liner The man replied that his
name was Owen DOnnely- This was enough.
White took his cue. and sent the man to
the station. where the charge Of being
fugitive from justice was entered against
him.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-01
ACTIVITY IN CIVIL SERVICE.
The Nunn le>iEPntIon Thought 60
FOrEhndoW Others.

That Presient Roosevelt should call
for the resigBticn Of Col d. A. Nunu,
Collector OF eternal Revenue for the
Fifth or NASHVILLE tTenn) district is no
surprise in Cyii Service quarters. In
fact the only tonder expressed was that
the reSignatin WAS rot asked for six
weeks agO.
For more Ia year the Civl Service
Commission h been active in its iovesti-
cations OF reorted violation OF tho Civil
Service law s Collector Num- and it is
said that cary Iast spring the C0mmis-
sion Tecommnded The collectors re-
moval. Thisaction on the part OF the
President is on idered significant. for it
is believed D mean that several other
collectors ofjnternaI revenue in differ
ent States vi De called upon TO resign.
one Of theliTsU internal revenue col
lectOTs who On under the ban was O. r
Sapp. Of LOtsvIIe. who resigned early
last N0vemhr TO escape removal The
Sapp case nd been pending for over a
year, but wru it reached President
Roosevelt it mas quickly settled.
Now come the case OF Nunu. which
viii Ec fOIlHcd. 30 is said. by several
others that hive been under tiZatiOn
by the Civil Service Commission. 70 rs
very cyideutthat during AIR Roosevelt
Adminf=tratin the recommendation az
the Civil SeSiee Commission viii be
acted on
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-01
CHARGESL0DGED
AGAINST PRIESTS
Many Catholic Cl0rgym0n
Involved by Accusations.
LAYMEN DEMAND INVESTIGATION.
Committee to Call Upon MOnsignOr
Martinelli and Ask Him to Sift
the Matter, and to Punish
All Found Guilty.

CHICAGO. Jan AT a meeting Of
Catholic laymen held today. committee
OF six was chosen for The purpose Of de-
handing of Monsignor NartmeHi an in
vestigotion OF charges involving nineteen
priests Of the Chicago Diocese.
The committeeman. who are mostly ad-
herents of Father Crowley. formerly of
Oregon. Illinois, expect 60 meet M9nsignor
M1rJinelH in Chicago on Sunday.
To Demand investigation.
II the plans of the committee are car
ried out. the laymcn viii call upon Mon
signor NartiueIH soon after his arrival in
Chicago. They will present charges Of inn
morality against the nineteen priests. and
demand an Investigation, and that punish
ment be melted ont to those found guilty
Of the charges.
OF the priests involved in the charges,
Eve or six are among the most prominent
in Chicago. and one involved is OF present
a high olicet in the Catholic Church
what Charges Include.
The charges include these made by
Father Crowley. In addition to these are
others growing out Of the alleged miscon-
duet OF priests since the elevation of
Bishop Muld5on
In connection with the expected visit OF
Monsignor Martineli comes the news of
the yacating Of the order OF ez-commuui-
cation placed upon Father Crowley by
Monsignor MartineHi just after the eIc-
- ton OF Bishop Muldoou.
Father Crowley made sensational
charges at that time and sought 40 pre-
vent the advancement Of Father AIuIIo5n.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-01

oil They were IN flames when Bates
Ieaped from his bed and ran into tse
street Neighbors went TO the assist
snce Of the two women and by rolling
them in blankets. extiuguishcd the flames.
The house had caught FIRE in the mean
time. but the flames were extinguished-
a call vas rung in for ambulances and the
women conveyed to the hospital
Lucy Below soon died.
Mrs. Bayes can hardly recover.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-01
GASOLINE ENGINES FOR RUSSIA.
The Cars Navy Figuring Upon PHr-
rhn.c. In Michigan.

MARQUETTE. Mich Jan AFTER cor
respondeuce covering several weeks, a
local engiae-building firm is in receipt
Of a formal enquiry from the naval de-
partmcnt Of the Russian Government
asking as 20 when engines can be ship
ped to Russia and conveying the infOr-
nation that large order viii be placed
The engines operated by gasoline are
wanted for service on the Car S torpedo
boat feet
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-01

to the ear the musical rhythm Of sweet
bells in tune, sounding with defiant notes
the 'Stsr-SpanRled Banner" and Ny
Country, 'Tis OF Thee" Nelson Gappen
va- playing on the chimes OF the Metro
politan Church.
Sounds to Memory Dear.
When his subtitle touch rang out the
pathos OF that noble hymn which has al
most become q national air. Nearer. My
God, to Thee" many heads were barred,
and not a few as they gazed at the brill
liaEtly lighted boulevard thought OF the
man who had ridden so often in trump and
A. last in death. and how when AzraeI
Was near, sang the words which viii ever
ha reminiscent Of William Mckinley
dcathhcl
The Merry T-hrOnEinG Crowds.
The cafes and saloons were jammed
I.sJ night with mobs Of men struggling
TO secure service. In almost every party
There was some one who had declared
his intention of taking his last drink for
aI Zine Just before the old year was
added to the mass Of buried ages.
Grouped around the bar Of an uptown
hotel vas lot OF we'll grOOmcd fellows
I'm evening clothes. decreasing France $
wine output and 'sJringiDE' one of the
party who asserted that after the first Of
the year he intended TO take The cold
plunge and "cut cut" the demon rum for
ever and Tor ave
Theory and Practice.
At one minute to y the men. holding
their glasses aIoft. toasted their friend
good resolution.
Hurry up. Jack" said a big. fat chap
to the future apostle Of temperance, and
drink your fizz or you'll be carrying your
tide ever in the New Year"
Jack, who was very unsteady On his legs,
and was wondering how he managed 20
hold the three GLASSES he saw iI his hand
said thickly- Shay, feIrs. mixed up iu
longhstude, gOt threc more hOurs'h &
booze.
You are uutty." laughed the man next
to bin, why, It's New Year now. Lis
ten"
And from the street came The Wild
sounds Of The revelry celebrating the
birth of 1902.
4 Precise Mathematician.
You don mneI straE.' continued Jack
when he could make himself heard: 81
wash born in n'cisco"-aHd ne had
a NEST horrible time pronouEeiHg the
name OF the city of his birth-"threG
hours'h Offence IN time. Amt sveariu
/ on time tia clock See point2'
And he called for another quart OF the
/ yellow fussy stun amid the yclls of his
companions.