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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
SOAK 1T TO
EN- GOOD"
Tax Board Makes 10 Cor
porations Bear Nearly
All of gity's Increase.
DISCRIMINATION EVIDENT
State Board will Probably Up
set the Funny Work of
the Pagan Board of
Fiddlers.
DISCRIMINATION EVIDENT

The city is still ringing with criticism
over the action of Mayor Fagans Board
of Tax Commissioners In soaking the
corporations" in the matter of placing in
creased assessed valuations on their hold
ings.
Charges have been made that the Re
publican Commissioners Disseminated in
their work by jacking up the valuations
of certain corporations and making no
increases in the assessments of other con-
Germs. OF the $4,900,000 increase re-
turned by the Board, s4,366,S70 repre-
sents the increased valuations against 10
corporations, leaving $433, ,130 to be ap-
the other corporations and private prop
erty owners in the city.
1t is argued that if nineteen corpora
tions can show such big increase the
other holdings should show correspond
ing increase unless a great amount Of dis
elimination has been shown somewhere
in the work of arriving at valuations.
TO THE STATE BOARD.
The companies, it is understood, are
all planning to fight the assessments by
a nappeal to the State Tax Board They
were waiting for the arrival of their tax
bills before instructing their counsel to
start proceedings.
1t is generally believed that the local
assessors will be unable to give sufficient
ly strong reasons to the State Board to
justify their motive to jumping up the
assessments to such a nexorhibant a fig
nre. The State Board will probably
take off hundreds of thousands of dollors
worth of taxables, and the city in the
end will be short large amount of taxes
On which it is now figuring.
One of the most serious features of
the jumping jack-up boards antics in
''soaking the corporations as they
sleefully refer to their work, is the fact
tlat a number of companies who have
been planning to buy land and build fac
teries in Jersey City may be deferred
from coming here, not caring to be put to
large expense and a lot of trouble by
the Corporation soakers.'' This would
mean the loss of unestimated thousands
in wages, etc.
CLERKS VERY BUSY.
The clerks in the tax office have been
working overtime completing the records
Of the assessments.
A special meeting of the Board of
Finance will probably be held to confirm
the assessment.
1t is a foregone conclusion that the
Democratic Commissioners will not vote
to confirm The Republicans will have
to assume all that responsibility.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
FERRY TICKET FUSS

Emil Froelich, of No. Sc West Fif-
teenth street, New York, has a habit
of trying to make trouble every time he
is asked for a ferry ticket when cross
ing the Pennsylvania ferry. He was
arrested Saturday night by Patrolman
Timothy Murphy. Froelich found a fer
ry ticket when he was put in cell, but
this morning the judge found him guilty
of disorderly conduct and fined him
$15.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
DEMANDED A WIFE.
The Hitherto Peaceful Boarder Sent
Up for Ninety Days.

Alfred Frank up to Saturday night
was peaceful boarder at Miss Lizzie
Sauer's, No. 290 Washington street
Everyone in the place was surprised to
see Frank flourish a pistol Saturday
night and demand that somebody marry
him. Just who he wanted to become his
wife is not quite clear. After terrorizing
everybody about half an hour he was
arrested and taken to the First precinct
station house.
This morning Miss Sauer withdrew
her complaint, but as the Judge recog-
nized Frank as an old offender and gave
him ninety days for carrying concealed
weapon and threatening to kill.
Frank pleaded that the weapon only
contained blank cartridges.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
MATCHES FOR TOYS.
Children Soon Have the House on
Fire.

Eight families We're given a scare
about eight o'clock this morning when a
J. Bergman, on the second floor, the re-
suit of children playing with matches.
The lounge caught fire and the blaze had
made considerable headway before the
mother of the children noticed it.
The fremen of No. engine, which is
located a short distance away, were noti-
fed. 1t took but a short time to extin-
guish the flames.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
LOOTED THE CANDY BOOTH.
Youngsters Flock to the Lutheran
Church Fair on Saturday.

Fraternity Hall, West Side and Will
liams avenue, was crowded on Saturday
afternoon and evening, the third day of
the fair of the English Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour.
Children were admitted free of charge
at the matinee and a merry crowd of
youngsters filled the hall, romped about
the booths and incidentally succeeded in
buying all the sweets at the candy
booths.
A fine musical programme was given
during the evening, when many of the,
tables We're almost depleted of their
stock of goods.
The fair will come to a close THIS
evening. All articles remaining unsold
at half-past ten O'Clock will be auctioned
off to the highest bidder.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
FELL INTO VESSELS HOLD
John Hartnett, Fatally Hurt. Is
Laid Near His Wife in the
Same Hospital.

John Hartnett, forty-seven years old,
in attempting to reach cafal boat ON a
rope-ladder from the deck of the Ham
burg-American liner Deutschland, in Ho-
boken yesterday, missed his footing and
fell into the hold of the boat, distance
of 25 feet.
He was picked up unconscious and
taken to st. Mary's Hospital fatally in
jured. Hartnett's wife has been i'll at the
hospital for three weeks.
The couple have six children, one of
whom, boy of seven, broke leg sew
eral days ago. The family live at No.
S03 Willow avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
ATTACKED by HIS GANG.
Private Slueth Nadoski Done Up by
Old Pa1slzis.

William Nadaski used to be one of the
crowd of young fellows who congregated
on Green street, near Washington street,
but lately was employed as a private
detective by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Last night, while on a detecting tour, he
ran into the gang" One Of them
punched him and then Albert Roth
chased him for block or two. Nadoski
had Roth arrested and he was fined 50
ii the First Criminal Court this morn
ine
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
BOUQUETS FOR THE LADIES
Features of the Howe Association
Masquerade Ball.

The William J. Howe Association will
give masquerade ball IN Woods Hall,
No. 31S Barrow street, Monday evening,
December 80 Plans have been made for
a parade to the ball.
One of the features will be presenta-
tion of bouquet of coronations and
roses to each lady in the grand march by
A. A. Holman of No. 514 Newark ave-
nue..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
EDWARD GlLLlLAND BURIED.
Funeral Held in the Homestead on
Academy Street.

The funeral services of Edward GilIi-
land, a we'll known resident of the Hill,
who died Friday, tok place yesterday af-
ternoon at his home, No. 213 Academy
street. The services: were conducted by
the Rev. Robert K. Boyd. pastor of Trim
ity NJ. e. Church, of which Mr.. Gilliland
was a member. A large number Of
friends and relatives attended.
The hymns, Nearer My God to
Thee and ASLEEP in Jesus" We're sung
by the choir. The pail bearers We're
John Nimmo, William Laughlin, Frank
S. Peter and James Browning. The in
terment was in the family pot in jersey
City Cemetery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
spARR0 Gagged In BROOKLYN

Carlo Sparro, the Italian who stabbed
a felolw countryman in River street, Ho-
Doken, several weeks ago, and escaped,
is under arrest in Brooklyn. Arrange
ments had ben made to have him ex-
tradited, but writ of habeas corpus
was APPLIED for by counsel for Sparro and
is being argued before Supreme Court
Justice Hall in New York this afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
DIDN'T KNOW HER ADDRESS

Two elderly women brought to the
Communipaw avenue police station at
five o'clock last night young colored
girl who, the women said, they had
found on West Side avenue, wandering
about the street in an apparently bewil-
dered manner.
The girl told Roundsman Leonard that
her name was Lulu Jones, and that she
was twenty-five years old. Her address
she did not seem to know, nor could she
remember the name of any of her friends.
She was removed to the woman's
prison in the Third Precinct police sta
ton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
ST. MARY's P. {. BENEFIT.
Sunday Scholars and Musicians
Will Give the Entertainment.

The teachers of the Sunday school of
St. Mary's P. e. Church, Summit and
Pavonia avenues, are planning to grve
an entertainment Tuesday evening, No
vember %, in the Sunday school room
for the benefit of the Sunday school.
The first part of the programme will
consist of recitations, singing, drills and
fancy dances by the children. The sec
ond part will be given by musicians and
singers of Hudson county.
This will be the first entertainment
given in st. Mary's Church since the
new edifce was dedicated last month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
CRUSHED BY SUGAR.
Manuel Bryant's Leg Is Broken in
she Sugar Honse.

Manuel Bryant, colored, fortyfve
years old, of No. 81 Fleet place, Brook
lyn, had his left ankle broken at 1.45
this afternoon at the sugar house. foot
of Washington street.
Bryant was employed in taking bags
of sugar from the steamship Yucatan,
which arrived Saturday from Cuba at
the sugar sheds in the Gap. While max
ing draft to be lifted up, another draft
of four bags fell on his left foot, fractur-
ing his ankle. He was taken to Christ
Hospital in the ambulance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
In HIS SONS PULPIT.

The Rev. John Stuckell of the First
Church, Elizabeth, father of the Rev.
William Terrence Stuchell, preached last
night in the Claremont avenue Presby-
terian Church, this city, before large
congregation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
THE pRODIGAL SON.

Rev. Addison Moore's sermon, 'The
Prodigal Son." delivered in the Bergen
Baptist Church yesterday morning. at
tracted large congregation, and for the
first time in the history Of the church,
the men were in the majority, there being
5S5 present, and about $50 of the gentler
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
D0WIE DISCIPLES MEET

Mrs. William Howe's home at No. %
Crescent avenue, was the scene last night
of gathering of the faithful, the disci-
pies of John Alexander Dowie. Two
missionaries sent from Chicago to gain
converts made addresses. No definite
plans were discussed, but another meet
ing will be held in this city in a short
time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
FELL FROM SECOND STORY.

Josephine Pitopotski, eighteen years
old, in the employ of NJ. A. J. Cummings,
at No. 63S Jersey avenue, while clean
ing windows yesterday on the second
story, fell into the rear yard, breaking
her right ankle. She was taken to ST.
Francis Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
DEDICATED THE BABY.
Salvation Army Has a Series of Re-
ligious Ceremonies.

The Salvation Army re-opened its
Memorial Chapel on Jewett avenue near
Monticello avenue, on Saturday evening,
with Appropriate ceremonies. The cele-
bration was continued at three services
yesterday.
Brigadier T.. W. Scott, Major J. Atkin-
son, Major Dunham, Staff Captain An
derson and a number of others, including
addresses at the various services.
The dedication of baby to the army
yesterday morning was accompanied by
special music and singing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
HIS CHARACTER ASSAllED.
Ralph Bush Sues Two Kearny Men
for SANDER.

Ralph J. Bush, member of the
Kearny Board of Health, has brought
suits against David W. Reid and Adam
Gauch to recover $500 each. He charges
had extorted money from the public
scavenger. He accuses Gauch, the scav-
enger, of falsely saying that he, Gauch,
had paid the plaintiff commissions on
all jobs he got in Kearny. The suits
may be tried TOMORROW.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
VETERAN IN NEED.
Man Who Fought With Toffey
Has the Hardest Fight of
His Life.

Carl Hexamer, 81 years old, of No. SOB
Grand street, Hoboken, applied with his
aged wife to Poormaster Barck for as
sistance. The couple had been without
food for day, Hexamer said. The old
man is G. A. r. veteran, having fought
in the First New Jersey Infantry under
Colonel Toffey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
THROUGH THE sKYLIeHTs.
Little Kettle Kennedy Breaks a LIE,
Playing ON the Roof.

Katie Kennedy, eleven years old, of
No. 45 Sussex street, is lying in the City
Hospital with compound fracture of
the left leg.
Katie and two girl friends went to the
roof Of her home yesterday afternoon.
The skylight was left open and while
running across the roof the little girl
tripped and fell through to the floor be-
low.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
MUSIC and OYSTERS.
West Side Orchestra Will
Entertain Its Friends on
the Half Shell.

The West Side Orchestra will give an
oyster supper, followed by n musicale
tomorrow evening in the West Side
Avenue M. e. Church. A fine musical
programme has been provided and the
members of the orchestra hope that the
combination of oysters and music will not
be fatal to the digestion of those who at
tend.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17

While riding trolley car from Jersey
City to his home in Bayonne, Abraham
Linder complains he was robbed of his
gold watch and chain Saturday night.
He has reported his experience to the po
lice. Linder is unable to explain the de-
tails of the robbery.
He lives at No. 34 West Twenty-frst
street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
Mr.. BRUCE ON THE PROPHECY

j. r. Bruce, the well known Christian
lecturer, talked in Elks Hall last evening
to good audience. Mr.. Bruce's subject
was 'sThe -Four Beasts of Daniels
Prophecy. He win lecture at Elks'
Hal lnext Sunday evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
ARION sTERBEKAsE MEET

The Arion Sterbekase met last night
at Zebettis Hall, Central avenue and
Bleecker street. One member was initi-
ated and two new members were pro-
posed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
KNIGHTS AT CHURCH.
Jersey City Cou.scil Marches to Pray
at St. Jcseph's.

Jersey City Council No. 1877, knights
of Columbus, met last night at st.
Joseph's Hall, and from there marched
to St. Joseph's r. G. Church, Baldwin
and Pavonias avenues, to attend the sol
elnn vesper service.
The members of the council sat in a
body in the middle aisle. The Rev.
Father Walter Leahy Of Swedesbore
preached the sermon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17

Choice selection of Cut Flowers and
Funeral Designs,
At COLES. the Florist.
No. 146 Newark Avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
COURT CALENDAR

Supreme Court-Justice Collins will
1 hear motions every Saturday morning at
Circuit Court cases. Nov. 1S-Nos.
33a, 3S1 and AS; Nov. 10, Nos. 1872 and
316; Nov. 20, No. 33S.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
FAIR OF THE GRACEFUL.

A fair will be held Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings, in Grace
P. e. Parish Hail. Erie street, between
Second and Third streets. All the
parish will take part.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
STAR COUNCIL TO MEET.

The Star Council of Bethlehem, Order
Of the Shepherds of Hudson County,
will hold reception and dance tonight
in the Avenue House, Five Corners.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Nov. II, 1902.-Fore-
east for the thirty-six hours ending at 8
z. NJ. Tuesday Rain tonight and to-
morrow; southeast to south winds.
Hartuett's Report.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17

THOMAS HUGHES, Undertaken
lO1 Montgomery street N. Y. & n. J.
Telephone 1856.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17

BONNOT, THE FLORIST, has a
large variety of flowers always on hand.
No. 145 Newark avenue, Jersey CITY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17

GEORGE STEVENS. Underta ken,
No. Cos Jersey avenue. Tel. 124.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
MATTERS OF FACE

Pavonia Brand of Fine Early June Canned
Peas. for sale at nearly all good grocery
stores. and wholesale at the D. E. cleary co.'s
stores.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17

R. II. DUFF, Undertaken. now at No.
544 Jersey avenue. Tel. 5S1.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17

WILLIAM ]. MORAN. Undettaxsr
LAT Montgomery street. Tel. 34T.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17

JAMES ]. MERRITY, UNDERTAKES.
No. 460 Grove street. Hudson Tel $50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17
METAL WORKERS BALL.

Local Union No. 13, of the Hudson
County Amalgamated Sheet Metal Wcrk-
ers win hold ball in pohlmann's to-
night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-11-17

LOST-A LINK BUTTON. yENE-
tian coin, date 1897; liberal reward
will be paid on return of same to Frank
McNally, No. GA Jersey avenue.
The Washington times., 1902-10-12

But / think you had better make Mrs
Haley's acquaintance and interview her
on this subject. At any rate. whether
am considered a good husband or not.
have n good wife, and / can say without
hesitation that. If / have achieved any
thing of success, l owe it all to my
wife"
Mrs. Haley said when spoken to on the
subject: well. 1 really can't see why a
bandmaster shouldn't make good hus-
band" Then with laugh che added. Il
might have done lots worse in many
other professions. or perhaps might have
gotten good deal worse husband among
the bandmasters. But all l can say to
you is that am very we'll pleased We
have been married twelve years. and
don't think either one of us is ready to
get a divorce
II is argued that the domestic life OF
the late Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore was
one of perfect peace and harmony
Members of Gilmore's band have repeat
edly been known to remark on the de-
votion of tie family to enc another
They all travelled with them and Gilmore
was unusually proud Of his beautiful
daughter.
The Washington times., 1902-10-12

these men love their art and nave de-
voted their best energies to its develop
ment. Mrs. Innes' innuendo is summar
lily rejected by the Washington band
masters. They claim tina. her allegation
is preposierous, and in no way substan-
tiated by the history of the musical pro-
fesslou.
DO bandmasters make good hus-
bands?" said Lieut.. William II. Santel-
mann. the leader of the Marine Band,
to Times representative yesterday.
Mrs. Innes says they do not, but don't
know; you know there are bandmasters
and handmasters. Perhaps Mrs. Santel-
mann could enlighten you more on that
subject than / can. However, don't
think my wife has ever complained If
she has / have never heard 80 it, and
she had no right to II she did. l always
was under the impression that Mrs. San
telmann rather liked bandmasters.
why shouldn't bandmaster make a
good husband? Well, l see no special
reason why they should not. Perhaps
they meet more pretty girls than any
other class of men. and because they
chat pleasantly with them all and make
themselves generally agreeable they may
The Washington times., 1902-10-12

races. The men we're off we'll together
at the crack of the pistol. At twenty
thirty, forty and fifty yards it was a
question with the spectators as TO
whether Duffey or his chief rival
Schick of Harvard. was in the lead. Nor
could the spectator have told anything
about the time except that it marked
extremely rapid running.
Then was made the most tremendous
squirt in the history of the cinder track,
II seemed TO the audience as if an in
visible giant arm had suddenly pushed
Duffey with awful force from the rear,
He shot forward with apparently super
human-speed. Then. two full yards in
advance of his competitor, he threw up
his arms and broke the tape. Timers
and judges and fellow athletes rushed
TO shake his hands and hug him. while
the crowd, learning that the fastest hun
dred yards in history had been run
broke into a mighty uproar.
Such was the event to the Onlookers.
How did Duffey himself feel, and how
did he do it? Let him tell his own
story.
Il had no idea." said the wonderful
sprinter, that l could run until after
The Washington times., 1902-10-12

was considerable animation among the
audience. There was. as always on such
events, the young fellows with brothers
at college who came out a loyalty, there
were young alumni, who had not lived
down their hunger for things athletic;
there were old alumni whose hearts were
still as young as ever. and who seem,
indeed. to enthuse more and more with
the advance of healthy age.
There were pretty girls with brothers
and cousins and sweethearts in college,
and who made up for lack of technical
appreciation with lively enthusiasm
There were wiser maidens from young
women's colleges, who knew the mean
ing Of records. who disdained frivolous
remarks. and discoursed learnedly OF
form and condition and stride and the
take-off. There were matrons, old and
young, who knew something Of athletics
and nothing at all of athletics, who
spoke not of events and records but of
Harry and Jack and Tom.
To the casual observer nobody looked
so happy and free from care as the ath-
letes themselves. They sauntered out
Of their dressing rooms in bath robes
or with blankets wrapped around them
in the mahher of the wild inhabitants
The Washington times., 1902-10-12
DFFEY WHO NAY RACE NO MORE BROKE HJREDYARD RECORD

and went to England twice and won
races for the International Challenge
Cup. never got over dreading my
races. have always been nervous Just
before contest. and I made up my
mind every season to quit athletics. But
did not quit.
II was more afraid than ever at the
Intercollegiate this year. You see.
when a man begins athletics as young
as I did. he usually finds himself worn
out after few years Of training. Ac-
cordng to the general average, 1 was
just about due to fail this season. One
reason 1 held on. l think, was that my
training has always been of the very
lightest character. In the opening of
season have begun with a little Jog
ging, only a little to timber up my
muscles and get them into shape. and.
not enough to make my movements
slow Then have practiced starts In
an easy way. with now and then run
OF about thirty or forty yards.
81 felt fine before the late inter-
collegiate event. / thought 1 could do
as we'll as / ever had done. but / did
not expect to make nav record, be-
cause did not believe 1t possible. So