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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-28
Milford Matters.

From the Courier,
Tom Auis l. han iag cistern ding
ON bis lot Va the west s.de of Elm
street aud S making good walk
along tie front Of the property. he
expects to buiid a nice residence
thore this year. ....
Rev. il. y. Grimes organized a
Sunday school at Hammel Branch
recently with 80 scholars and the
following officers; Prof. ". L.
Hammond, Supt.; j. G. Giibreth,
Assistant Supt.; Miss Pearl Giles,
See.
Prof. r.. F.. Lomax drove his fine
horse To Dallas last Saturday and
sold him for fancy price. He
rested him at Waxahachie and Ian
caster and says that he made the
trip In five and half hours, exelu-
sive Of stops,
Postmaster Mcknight sent off his
order last Saturday for new furni-
ture for the Milford postoffiee. tits
to be quartered oak, with 235 COM
bination lock boxes, and sufficient
number of call boxes to supply the
demand for a long time. He ex-
poets the furniture to arrive in
about five weeks.
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DO not fail a. call aLonr establish
mant You will Re lhterested In the
the advanced seiegfific method we
use In testing esye. Ross Jewelfy
G onpany.
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Very truly,

A visit to our pptig6l pariors viii
c3uy ince YOU efI ~ ability ~ add
just glasses sri4gfihcaily 10 defect
i've sight. Ross Jewelry Ga.
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On April 2 the Southwestern Tel
egraph and Telephone company will
make Q reduction from $50 to $50
per month on individual residence
phones. Patrons OF this company
win also have the advantage oflong
distance connections. The South
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-28
WHOLE COUNTY IS .AR0gED
The Congressional Campaign In
Bosque is Getting Warmer.
Chase, Texas, Mar. 26.

Chase, Texas, Mar. 26.
TD the Daily Light;
Old residents say that the Woo
ben Beall campaign is the hottest
ever waged in Bosque county. The
whole county is aroused, and al
most every voter has by this time
selected his favorite and is working
for him. Even the women are TAX
ing sides and come out to discus
sions. These people do not mind
telling you who they intend to vote
for, and are not afraid to "speak
out in lneetin'." The fellows in the
mountains say for 80 years they
have been putting bells on their
cows and now they are going TO
Beall Congress. The campaign is
very bitter and the speakers do not
sweeten it up much. They DO not
look around much for a soft word,
but say a spade is a spade. Mr..
Beall is camping on Wooten's trail
as relentIessly as Comanche fol-
lows his foe, and at every camping
place smites him hip and thigh;
while his helpers are out among the
people carrying the campaign into
their very homes. They are not out
by themselves, for Wooten's war
riors al abroad in the land. At ev-
cry cross road and country school
house you find their tracks still
warm. Like their worn and weary
leader they carefully avoid joint
discussions. The Beall men believe
they have got the fight whipped but
this confidence is only giviN <
strength TO the fight WootenSs
strength seems to ne in the townsl,
and his speakers openly charge that
only the poor men are going to vote
for BeaI. This 10 son1e extent
gives heat 10 the fight, TO a man
ON the ground it seems that Jackie
Beall is at the bat and lay the help
Of the Ellis county boys he is going
TO make home run.
Very truly,
Jacb<Tlutep pkins.
a visit to our sptig6l parlors viii
cJuv jnce you efI ~ ability 70 ad-
just glasses sri3pfidcaiiy 30 defect
i've sight. Ross Jewelry Ga.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-28

western people have been makiag
some valuable improvements In
their system hi this city and pat
rons are assured much better ser
vice. New switch boards were I'M
stalled some time ago and severa
hundred dollars have been expended
In putting In pew cables apd
strengthening the poles. d.
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County Surveyor Martin was yes
terday laying out the sewerage line
on the east side, tconnecting the
hotels, the livery stables, the ice
plant and the laundry Ennis
News.
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with The Clubs.

AZ the meeting yesssfd#y aIseE-
naoa 81 tts sfs tlat ~
sparks slx games ii wtiss we're
tyaa. T contest WAS quigs spif-
stsel asa a sfta deal os interest was
mani tested. AfSs LUIa hirkpat-
FlcN Moe ihe elab prize and was
nied SILVER candia stick
A .f thirty ladies were present.
l3e re8rsss ! eats consisted q ice
raara apd e4ee Tie affair Nas a
1gosi euloyatie ege.
fbe Twentieth Century tasb inst
s;eraay afternoon wi b Mics
Minnie Siaas4 The attendance was
good and roll cail was responded 10
by quotations from prec@iing ies-
sons. Mrs. j. f. Leigh, of the
Shakespeare Club, was present and
made short talk with reference 10
the Federation Of Clubs.
The lesson was taught BY Miss
Sims ard II proved to Pe very inter
eAting.
The next meeting Of the clph will
he held With Mrs, Walter Filiye on
Water street
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-14
DRIVEN TO THEFT
Three Boys When Arrested
Say They Stole Because
They Were Hungry

John Perkins. Philip McGovern and Jo-
sepn Finnery three boys who live at No.
24S Railroad avenue. and Frederick Blake,
fourteen years old, of No 1852 Monmouth
street, were arrested by Detective Dan
Lee yesterday. charged with stealing q
lot of zinc and brass stair rods from the
tenement building. No. 1o1 Railroad ave-
nue., owned by John Duffy, of No. 81
Wayne street.
The property was found at junk shops
of Andrew Peters, No 256 Railroad ave-
nue.. and Gabriel Masters, No. 353 First
street. Detective Lee says the boys con-
fessed, but when the boys were arraigned
in the First Criminal Court this morli-
ing Police Justice Hoos said he wanted
other testimony before holding the boys
for the Grand Jury.
1t developed that the boys had been car
rying on the same line of work for sew
eral weeks and have stripped a number
of buildings of brass stair rods. lneii
method was to land in front of a house
with a small push cart and bag ani
watch opportunities for entering. While
two kept watch for anyone coming the
others, with the aid of a screw driver
would unscrew the rods and put them II
the bag. Most of the Railways of tht
houses thus robbed are in semi-darknes $
during the day time. If surprised while al
work the boys would pretend that they
were hungry and had come to ask fol
something to eat.
Among the houses robbed was one al
Fifth and Grove streets, one at t.ourtf
and Grove, and at Bay and Grove; one a
Bright and Jersey avenue. Nos. l01 anl
l07 Railroad avenue one at Second ant
Erie streets, and No 245 Monmouth street
The boys would sell rods to junKmen ana
generally made from so cents to d.25 OF
each job About 50 worth of The stoler
goods were recovered by Detective Lee.
Frank Rice. another junkman of no
345 First street. was arrested. some of tns
goods stolen from the home of Williars
F. Odds, of No 203 Newark avenue, hav-
ing been found in his possession. TIL:
junkmen admit having purchased ths
goods from number of boys. They art
held for further examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-14
WAS AN OLD OFFENDER
First Prisoner Sentenced BY
Judge Blair Before Him
Again for Robbery.

After Judge Blair's appointment to the
county crimina, court bench one of the
first prisoners arraigned before him for
sentence was James Kelly, a noted thief
He was sent to State Prison for two
years
Yesterday Kelly again stood at the bar
of the Quarter Sessions Court. He lad
pleaded guilty to stealing IS in cash and
some liquor and cigars from Peter De-
mattos saloon at No 81 Colgate street,
on January 10 last.
your last lesson evidently did not
benefit you remarked the Judge. there
fore / will give you three years this
time"
Because William Etse.l's skull was too
tough to allow of the passage of a bullet
through it, Nicho.as Bauer was arraisned
for sentence on a charge of atroeious as
sault instead of one of murder Etsell
boarded with Bauer and during a quarrel
the latter shot him. Bauer will spend the
next year at the county penitentiary.
In the case of Dominick Marino it was
because of his bad craftsmanship that
he was not arraigned on a more serious
charge than that of firing of a revolver
in the public street. TIa pleaded guilty
to this and was fined 20 and costs OF
court. He had intended the lu.let for
Antonio Cherreln. but didn't come any
where near hitting him.
James Burns, who was convicted of
stealing lead pipe from vacant house In
Harrison was released under suspension
of sentence.
Wallace Smalley, who on January 81
last. robbed the poorbox in Father nc-
Laughlin,s church In Union Hill, was SEN
fenced to six months in the County Jail
Smailey only got S6 cents, but his punish
nent would have been more severe only
for the fact that he is wanted for more
serious offence committed at Darian,
Conn.,. and preparations for his extradi-
ton. as soon as his term here is COM
pleted, have been made.
CAPITA n Vada, who while temporarily in
sane. dove head first through show win
dow Of a West Hoboken store was re-
leased under a suspension OF sentence
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-14
A. 0. U. W. GRAND LODGE
state Board Holding It's
Annual Session in Trenton.

Especial to THE Jersey City >News.''l
TRENTON, March IA 1s02.-The Grand
Lodge Of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen began its annual session yester-
day morning in the headquarters Of the
local lodge in the Ribsam building. Every
lodge of the order in the State was repre-
sented, there being about 500 delegates
present.
In the morning the various officers made
their reports, which were Of most en-
couragIng nature.
The report NOW the order to be in q
ffourishing condition Gains have bean
made during the past year on all lines
particularly in membership.
IN the afternoon the meeting resolved
itself into a committee OF the whole and
d proposition to change the manner Of
levying assessments and inaugnrate a
classified plan was discussed. No action
was taken however but the matter Will
be acted upon this morning.
This afternoon the election OF ouieers
1vili be held Three grand representatives
to the Supreme Lodge will also be named
A brief session OF the lodge was held
Ia 1T night and matters relating to tne or
der were considered &
The distinguished visitors present at
vest er{dayts session Weres Past Grand
Master Workman Colonel E. g. Staisl. of
this citv Mr.. Holman, Of PennSVlVa q,
and SUPREME Recorder SAcketss Leeds
IYliif1 - @
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-14
DIED.

SMITH-On Thursday. March 1S, 1902, John
H., beloved husband OF the late Cath
arine Smith. aged 6S years.
Relatives and friends are respeetfs@ly
invited to attend the funeral from his la'tQ
residence. $50 Montgomery street. on sat-
urlay, March Is. at A. IA; thence 10 St.
Bridget's Church, whore a solemn high
mass of requiem viii be celebrated.
SONNA-On Wednesday. March II lsea,
Mary. beloved widow of the late Owen
Sonna.~ aged 5S years
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited 10 ttend the funeral from her late
residence. % Pamrapo avenue. on Satur~
dav March Is, at A. NJ. thence to ST.
Pauis r. G. Church, where solemn Hlga
mass OF requiem Will be said fer the hap
ply srepose Of her soul
YOuNC-Ax his home $50 Park avenues
Rutherford N. T.. on March u, 19Q2, sud-
denly, of pneumonia, Stephen 4ounE,
aged 50 years.
Relatives ana friends OF the family are
invited to the funeral services at bis late
n. j.. on Saturday. March ID AZ Ms
Interment at Bay View Cemetery. ssHs
day March 16 al $50 O'Clock
Enterprise Lodge. No. aS. Fl e A. M
Hudson County Caledenian Society also
sisters Of Esther Chapter No. + Eastern
Star, are all respectfully invited IS ct
tend the funeral services All the house
I8tRIsEY Y~On March IL lse2. Apples heS
loved wife Of Francis Hurley and mother
at Ahs late Mary keiehaT.
Relatives and friends are respsexksiitx
residence, 81 WesterVeit street; tneneA ss
ST PAtric3<S Church at Z A. M.. SatNtdANs|
March Is. Interment Holy Nams Gene
Teri
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-14
ers are naturally timld. are fearful Of no.

ers are naturally timid. are fearful OF no.
toriety, and as a rule submit
The present system will tend to drive
our best teachers from Jersey city | be-
about third in the nation for prohclency,
and the teachers are probably the poorest
paid of any, in city of its size, IN thls
country Such teachers if employed IN
New York or Brooklyn would receive al
most double the compensation greater
New York is in need OF our teachers, anu anu
number who could not be kept mere
through sentiment have left US. It Wouiu
seem therefore, in such situation, unWise
to increase their burdens or give them
the idea that you intend 70 treat thehh
unfairly, so as to drive them from US;
1t seems to me that the Board OF Edu-
cation in compelling teachers to suDmlt 70
an examination is lodging its responsible
ity and shifting it upon others the poafd
should have the courage, notwltnslahdlilss =
what portions of the public may say, OF
determining for itself what teachers
should or should not be promoted, based
on their record. Men who are unwiiling
to bear the adverse criticisms OF their lei..
loWnen even though unfair, should not
assume public office; they must eXpect,
in a large community with men of differ-
ent minds, different interests--and some
times little information on the supJect-
to be criticised, right or wrong.
In closing I suggest that whether or
not YOU conclude to abolish the present
system of examination for promotion,
you certainly, as matter OF justice. anu AZ y
right. should pass resolution providing
that the Superintendent of Schools, on the
application of any teacher who mas SUD
mitted to an examination, snail furnsh
In writing you, lido not intend to reflect
on the members of the Board OF Educa-
ton past or present, or any oHlcer OF
committee; my criticism is directed
against the system.
JOHN GRIFFIN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-14

Then the teacher would lose $40 The
Mayor, whose salary is 5000 a year, would
lose $780, a reduction of ten per- cent.
The same reduction will apply to every
employe of the city, large or small. The
policeman getting $1,000 would get only
s900 A reduction of ten per cent. in the
moneys to pay expenses of the city would
naturally entail reduction of ten per
cent. in expenses. Salaries are expenses,
the only expenses practically to which
controllable moneys are applied.
Then there is a mandatory law that
says the city shall pay into the pension
fund Of the police department. $4,000 a
year. This money is set aside 10 pay
pensions to those defenders OF the peace
and property of the city who have grown
old and feeble in service. Should Baehei-
ler's bill become Jaw the Board of FL
nance could wipe this pension fund out.
The f1remen want a pension fund es-
tablished for them. Bachelors bin kills
that hope.
When the Board of Finance heard Of
Bachelors bill they were overjoyed. Tney
hastened to Trenton and worked for the
bill
Commissioner Ring.e ehis morning was
dShSQ HIS FitW
1T is the best bill ever introduced In the
Legislature. 1t gives the control of the
city's money TO the Board of Finance.
1t prevents those who want salaries in
creased and pension funds established
from going to Trenton and having bits
passed that allows them to put their
hand into the city treas1sy and take what
they wish"
Would the bill make a reduction in
the school teachers salaries?''
Yes, If the money cannot be paid them
as now.
DO you think the teachers salaries too
large a present for the treasury
'Yes.
And the fremen and policemen and
other city employees and officials?
1T would affect them too.
1t would wipe out the $4,000 year
for the pension fund of the Police De-
partment would it not?'
'tYes. Wipe them all OUT
Are any other members Of the Board of
Finance in favor Of the billg
Yes. several. IS W..
You urged its passage ?''
Yes. Such bin must he passed sooner
or later and better now h&n when the
city defaults. as s 4 ~
Mayor Pagan. when seen thsS mornirf
said:-
II have heard If tha bill. hut have nok
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-14
OUT TRAGE0US MEASURE
Mr. Bachelors Bill for First Class ClJles
Gives the Board Of Finance
MOnstrOus Powers.
EVERY SALARY WOULD BE CUT
Police Firemen and Teachers Slated By Com
missioner Ringle for Heavy Re-
ductions.
TWO PER CENT LIMIT ON TAX RATE
Departments Would Retain No Power Over Ihelr
Expenditures Fixed Appropriations
Abolished.
TWO PER CENT LIMIT ON

relating appropriation the various
@ P such f0S ify
by Of New
jersey
be duty o board commission and de-
which orn
detail the expenses
the such detailed
branch and department of the city az
department making the est
expenses
the
the such city and
control Of the hnan
the said several bodies boards
departments appropra
the ordinance such sums
council other board or body
the of
provide appropriations made
other municipal re-
ceipt
All parts Of acts providing for the raising
commission of such cities
the valuation Of the assessed property IN such cities
al fixed be raised IN such
thereof fr the
intention OF this
the finances
relating the raising by taxation
otherwise provided and full
discretion in all matters relating the
appropriation Of
exclusive control
the of said cities here
to the contra notwithstanding.
the class shall
dollars hundred dollars Of the oc
ia
herewith hereby repealed;
provided shall construed apply
ordinances
provide sinking fund the
nent Of any
cities for the Indebtedness Of
anys
ac shall take effect Immediately.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-14
WEST HUDSON'S
NEW ROAD
Freeholders Considering the
Purchase Of Arlington
Turnpike.
OWNED BY A CORPORATION
Commissioners Appointed by
the Court Have Appraised
It at ST., 900.

The matter of purchasing and putting
in repair the Arlington turnpikeas tie
four mile stretch OF road extending north
west from the Newark Turnpike to Bake
vile is knownis being considered by the
Board of Freeholders and the proJabili-
ties now are that at the next meeting OF
the county governing oiy action Will be
taken that will soon provide at least enc
decent thoroughfare to connect lhs west
ern municipalities with other sections Of
the county
The Arlington Turnpike is d substantial
old corduroy road built over 4 century
ago. Its foundation is of cedar legs ard
although the surface has been for many
years sadly in need IF repair the founda-
ton IS as solid today as when the road
was built
Times innumerable the citizens of Kear-
ny have endeavored to induce the county
to purchase the road and repair it in order
that they might have proper highway
connecting that municipality with the cas-
tern part of the county,n but every effort
has been abortive, and the old road which
furnished such promising opportunity to
properly unite the eastern and western
parts OF the county has been allowed to
fall further into decay until today it IS
almost impossible for vehicle traffic. .
The road is much used by funerals en-
route for the Arlington Cematery, and
great inconvenience is experienced by per-
sons abliged TO use the old dilapidated
thoroughfare.
At present the Arlington Turnpike is
owned by a corporation which has sew
eraI times offered it to the county at a
reasonable price On January 80. 1889, a
commission appointed by the late Su-
preme Court Justice Manning NJ. Knapp
fixed the price of the road at $1,000, and
Counsellor Charles H. Corbin, as the le-
gal representative of the owners, endeav-
ored unsuccessfuliy to induce the county
authorities to purchase at that figure
When the project for boulevard
| loop to connect the West Hoboken
municipalities with the main boulevard
was talked of some years ago the old cor
duroy road over the meadows was at first
considered favorably for part of the
system bsat fhe bulk of the population
at the southern end of West Hudson in
duced the authorities to prepare plans for
a road from the Newark Turnpike that
would reach the upland at a point in Har-
rison. The cost of building such road
across the meadows was largely instru-
mental in the defeat of the scheme.
The Freeholders. IL they take possession
of the Arlington Turnpike are prepared
to take advantage of the state road act ny
which one-third of the cost of putting the
road in repair will be paid by inc
state.
Freeholder Caparn of West Hudson is
an earnest advocate of the plan to have
the county purchase and put in repair
the old road. His efforts are Warmly
seconded by Freeholder VIM. ]. Moran
and. the prospects now are that at the
next meeting of the Freeholders definite
action will be taken ON the subject.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-14

The above bill has been introduced in
the Legislature by Assemblyman Bachel-
Ter. of Newark and has passed second
reading 1t is to come up for third read
ing and final passage next week. The
purpose of the bill is to place the Board
of Finance in cities of the first-class in
complete control of the municipal gov
ernment No other board will have any
thing to say regarding the management
of the departments under their control
The members of the Board of Street and
water Commissioners, the Board of Edu-
cation. the Board of Police Commission,
ers the Board of Fire Commissioners and
every head of a department would be-
come merely municipal officer Every
man and woman in the employ OF the city
would be directly under the hand of the
Board of Finance and their salaries would
be large or small as the Finance Commis-
sioners pleased The salaries fixed now
by law for those employed by the city
could be continued as at present, or re-
duced or increased at Will. and those who
appoint and maintain these employees
would have absolutely nothing to say
about how much or how little the salaries
should be. In short the whole city gov
ernment would be reyolutionized at once.
The bill provides that not more than two
per cent. of all moneys raised by taxation
shall be applied to pay the city's ex-
penses At present the rate is two per
cent. This means that where $40 on
every s10o of taxable property is now
spent for the running Of the city govern>
ment. but 81 shall be spent under this
act. should it become law. This reduc-
ton of ten cents on the hundred dollars
means in the aggregate reduction OF
more than $4,000 year Of the present
comfortable moneys. Taking last years
taxes as a basis it is shown that where
s2. eli .s77 were collected there was Of this
s82s. SIS, which could not be controlled by
the city as 1t was set aside BY law for
sinking funds and interest on bonds.
There will be no reductions In these un-
uncomfortable moneys
The bill wipes out all mandatory laws.
For instance, where there Is law that
saws a school teacher shall receive S4oo
wear. the Board Of Finance In It's wisdom
may reduce this salary BY ten per cent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-14
STEPHEN YOUNG DEAD
An Old Citizen of Jersey City Passes
Away.

Stephen Young, a former resident of this
city, died at his home in Rutherford. n.
T., on March u. in his sixty-ninth year.
He contracted heavy cold a few weeks
ago, which developed into pneumonia and
caused his death.
He was a resident of this city for forty
years. and took an active interest in
Scottish matters in this country.
He was machinist by trade. and an ex-
pert one at that, who was employed in
New York for over thirty years until the
time of illness. He is survived by two
daughters and a son. Mr.. Young was a
member of Enterprise Lodge, No. 49, F. &
A. NJ, Hudson County Caledonian Club
and numerous other societies in this city.
The funeral will take place Sunday from
his home at 12 O'Clock, and the interment
will be held at Bay View Cemetery, this
city, at 1:30 P. NJ