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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-13
NEU POSTAL CARD.


A new one-cent postal card is now being
printed at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, and when the first issue of 4, COO.
600 has been counted and bundled the new
card will be placed on sale. Its distinctive
feature is that the new card contains a
vignette of President Mckinley in lieu Of
President .etterson's portrait. The issue Of
the Jefferson card will he discontinued when
the present stock on hand is exhausted.
When desired by purchasers the new
postal card will he furnished in sheets of 40
cards each. II is expected this Arrangement
VIII effect large saving TO purchasers who
have their messages or addresses printed on
postal cards. In order to avoid the heavy
black device at the top of the jefferson card
and leave 4 clear space for the pustmark The
new postal card has three lines of small
type printed about an inch below the ton of
me card. The card is thus divided laterally
INTO two sections one for the postmark and
one for the address.
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-13
BETTER LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EXISTING EVILS POINTED OUT
Suggestions as to How to Apply
the Effective Remedy,

Work of the Citizens Association Reviewed
by Its secretary,lvho Tells ofthe Extrav-
aEance of the Old Levy Court ana Atlyo-
Gates the Stirring Up OF sentiment in
Favor of ElectinE Only Good Men to
Office.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-13
Hard Colds

Hard colds nearly always
lead to something serious.
They run into chronic bron-
chitis, pneumonia, consump-
ton. Doctors know this.
That's why they so generally
approve Of Ayers Cherry
Pectoral. They tell us they
cannot prescribe anything
that cures'coughs so quickly.
"Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cured my
daughter of very bad cough after we
had tried about everything else without
relief. B. Davis, Providence, RI.
ise..s0e.. sl.oO. &c. AVER CO., Lowell. Mess.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-13

Brattleboro VT, March 7. Gen.
Julius $. Estey, president of the Estey
Organ Co, died today. He was 81 years
old.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-13

The poorest man is not the one who
has the least, but the one who wants
the most.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-13

a conspiracy of silence is usually one
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
BAYONNE FIREMEN.
Their All Night Convention Re-
suits in a Deadlock.

The annual convention of the Bayonne
City Volunteer Fire Department resulted
in a deadlock last night and the final
nomination Of two rival tickets for chief
officers to be elected on the first Monday
in January were not named. The CON
vention was composed of three delegates
from each of the ten companies. The
two tickets are as follows:
Independent-For Chief Engineer,
George Mellendick, of Amer:cus; for
First Assistant Chief, George NJ. Schil-
ling, of Protection; for Second Assistant
Chief Edward G. Brown, of Hope Hose
Company.
Opposition-For Chief Engineer, John
Nickels, of Protection; for First Assist
ant Chief, Thomas Warnock of Wash
ington; for Second Assistant Chief, VIM.
Hogan. of Bayonne Engine Company
There was also deadlock over the
nomination Of chairman Of the con-
vention and cent was tossed to decide
sbetween John White. Jr., and former
Chief William Fl. Walters. Waters
won.
The convention was ii session until
three o'clock this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
SERVANT ARRESTED.
Mrs. Moore Accuses a Girl of
Stealing Gems--Boomerang
Maybe.

Margaret Grove, % years old, of No.
800 Maine street, Union Hill, was ar
rested this morning and locked up in
Police Headquarters charged with grand
larceny. Bail was fixed at $1,000 for
her appearance next Tuesday morning
before Recorder Hauenstein.
The complainant is Mrs NJ. Moore, a
wealthy widow living at No. 135 Fulton
street, Union Hill. The Grove girl was
employed as a domestic by Mrs. Moore.
She was discharged about a week ago.
After she left Mrs. Moore discovered
the loss of a tin box containing about
81, 500 worth of jewelry and diamonds.
The box was always kept in closet in
Mrs. Moore's room. She suspected the
Grove girl, because she knew she was
the only one who knew where the box
was hidden. Is
There is no evidence that the girl took
the box and it's contents. The police have
watched her closely. Her arrest has
caused much talk in Union Hill. The
girl has not made any statement. 1t
is said she will prosecute Mrs. Moore
for false Imprisonment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
BOULEVARD
IN DARKNESS
Coal Famine Compels the
Commissioners to Shut
Down the Power
House.
COPPER WIRE STOLEN
Over 1900 Feet Cut From
the Poles and Carried
Away in the Night.
COPPER WIRE STOLEN

As result of the scarcity of coal
there have been no electric lights lit on
the Boulevard since last Friday night
and the whole Boulevard has been in ut
ter darkness. The Boulevard Commits
sioners have been unable to obtain coal
to keep the electric light plant, which
supplies this thoroughfare with illum-
nation, in operation. Mr.. Coyle said he
hoped to supply the demand needed by
the Commissioners some time this week.
Mr.. Coyle has the contract to supply
the power house with coal, but owing
to the small shipments made to the local
dealers of this city he has been unable
to deliver even a ton to the Commis
sioners for the past week. Commission
er Gable announced this morning that
Mr.. Coyle had promised them coal by to-
morrow and that the lights will be again
in operation by Saturday evening.
1t being more important that the coun-
coal, Mr.. Coyle has devoted his efforts
to supplying the prison, the poor house,
the old peoples home and other institu-
tions at Snake Hill and therefore the
power house has been neglected and has
not had a piece of coal since Friday last.
Some time during last night five double
coils of copper lighting wire were stolen
from the County Road, between the D.,
L. & W. and the Erie Railroads. Over
1,500 feet of this wire was cut down
from the poles and carried away. The
thieves evidently used hatchets to cut
the wire loose, as the indentations of
such an instrument were left on the cross
bars of the poles where the wires were
fastened.
Had the system been in operation this
would have crippled the lights on the
whole northern end of the Boulevard,
from Manhattan avenue to Fourteenth
street, Hoboken. Men were sent this
morning to replace the missing wire and
diligent watch will be kept by the
police for the thieves.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
BLAME TRACTION COMPANY
Mayor Pagan Writes a Letter
on Complaints He Has
Received.

! Mayor Pagan sent letter to the North
Jersey Street Railway Company this
morning saying that he had received
many letters complaining about the
transfer system, the absence of waiting
rooms at terminals and transfer sta
tions the lack of accommodation and the
consequent overcrowding of the cars.
He said that he did not expect the
company to please everybody but that he
felt satisfied that there were a number of
conditions which could be improved.
The men who are employed in the
large factories below West Side avenue
south of Culver avenue are some of the
principle complainants. They say. that
as the West Side avenue cars do not
run to the end of West Side avenue peo-
pie who go south of Culver avenue are
obliged to walk. The also complain that
in order to go from the neighborhood of
Bergen and Communipaw avenue to any
point OH West Side avenue they are
obliged to pay two fares as the conductor
does mot allow transfers from the Com
munpiaw avenue line to the Vests Side
avenue line.
Mayor Pagan hopes that this formal
complaint against the company will have
some effect.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18

failure to credit the money to it as dedi-
Gated in the tax budget.
Mr.. Brooks resolution to refer the
question to the Corporation Counsel was
designed to get a definite ruling upon the
question involved and to locate just
where in the judgment of the city's law
officers the deficit exists.
In turning the 100000 over to the
Sinking fund nd in consenting to its use
to extinguish temporary loan bond which
has been issued against the tax levy of
1902-3 the board of Finance has simply
robbed the budget of the year to reduce
the budget of another.
1t is paying a legitimate demand of
1923 with money which has already
been appropriated to pay expenses of
1000.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
ST. PETERS LYCEUM.
Flourishing Organization Elect
New Officers.

At meeting of st. Peters Lyceum
held last evening the election Of officers
and appointing of committees for the en-
suing year took place. The meeting was
well attended and was presided over by
the president, the Rev. Father Keaney.
The officers elected were:-President
the Rev. Father Keaney; vice president,
Mark A. Sullivan; financial secretary,
Joseph Fitzpatrick; treasurer, James
Mullins; recording secretary, Edward
Rooney; corresponding secretary, Charles
Seeley; sergeant-at-arms, William Floyd,
and librarian, William Meegan. The
chairmen of the committees:-E Enter
tainment, Thomas #. Curtis; Investiga-
tion-John Fallon; Pool-Dennis Lane;
Bowling Edward McKenna; Athletic
William Curtis; Gymnasium-James
Mannion; Press-John Milton; and
Member-at-Large of House Committee
Patrick Lillis.
At the previous meeting it was decided
that the clause in the bylaws of the
Lyceum where membership in the Sodal-
ity of the church was necessary to mem
bership in the Lyeeum was ordered
stricken out, and since that time there
have been over twenty new members
elected to the Lyceum.
The Lyceum is in very prosperous
condition, and the chairmen of the new
committees predict that this will be a
very busy year for the organization.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
COL. SMITH WEDS
Fourth Regiments Gallant
Commander Married in
New York Yesterday.

Colonel Robert Gibson Smith, COM
mander ofthe ourth Regiment, President
of the Street and Water Board, and
Superintendent of the Cunard Steamship
Line, was married at high noon yester-
day to Mrs. Frances Cairns Smith, at
her heme, One Hundred and Fifth street,
near West End avenue, New York City.
The Rev. s. De Lancey Townsend, Of
the Church of All Angels, Eighty-frst
street and West End avenue, performed
the ceremony, which was witnessed only
by the immediate families of the bride
and groom.
The bride was formerly the widow Of
Fire Commissioner Smith of Jersey City.
Colonel and Mrs. Snnf1i1 are making
wedding tour of Washington and the
South, and left Jersey City at four
O'Clock yesterday afternoon on the Con-
gressional Limited of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. On their return they viii
make their home at No. 564 Mercer
street, this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
MUST PROTECT SEWER.
Riparian Board Stops the Clos
ing of a Newark Drain.

The State Board of Riparian Comnis-
sioners met to1day and heard number
Of petitions relative to rights along the
Passaic River in Newark. The protest
of the city of Newark against the action
Of A. G. Courier who in filling in his
property, which has closed sewer which
emptied at the point occupied most Of
the morning session. The city, was rep
resented by Col. Price, Street & Water
Commissioners Garrison and Ballard and
City Engineer Ernest Adam. Col. Price
said that the sewer which ran through
Mr.. Courter's property to the river was
laid twenty-seyen years ago. He,argued
that Mr.. Courier had no right to close
it. Mr.. Courier made application to the
board some time ago for the riparian
rights and his application was granted
He then began to fill in and closed up
the sewer Gof Price elaissea that the.
cityis rights should be protected and he
asked that the board make some proyis-
ion whereby Mr.. Courier would be
Obliged to respect them.
The board consented to add provis-
ion to the grant which would cover the
situation.
An application was made by the Pat
ton Paint Company to perfect its rights
on the river at Woodside The Company
holds at present a Freeholders license
TO a portion of the water front As the
act under which the grant was made was
REPEALED in 1891 the company now seeks
to acquire a grant from the state board
in order to protect its interests. The
board consented the grant the price to
be fixed later.
A similar application was made by the
Bouker Bertilizer Company on the Ar
thur Kills at Elizabeth The Bouker
Company also holds a Freeholder's IL
cense.
Senator Barker of Pennsylvania in be-
half of a land company composed of
Philip P. Baker, Latimer r. Baker and
j. Thomson Baker of that state, made
application for rights to about 1, 100 rect
of ocean frontage at Wildwood in Cape
May County. The grant will probably
be made at 81 per foot.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
DELEGATES FOR TRENTON
Jersey City Viii Be Well Rep
resented at the Teachers
Association

The Jersey City Teachers Association
held a meeting yesterday afternoon at
Public School No. /, on York street
Previous to the regular business meeting,
a special melting of the Board of Direc-
tors took place for the purpose of de-
termining whether or not it would send
a delegation of teachers from this city
to the convention of the State Teachers
Association, which will be held at Tren-
ton on December 90, 80 and 81.
1t was decided to send fifteen teachers
from this city. Their names will be
made known some time next week.
At the State Teachers Association
convention the first two days time will
be occupied by the following programme:
At the business meeting the teachers
listened to an interesting reading by
Mr.. Charles f. Underhill on Colonel
Carter of Cartersville.'
Monday afternoon the nominating
committee will be chosen, and that even
ing President Taylor, of Vassar, is to
speak on ''The Place of Pedagogy in the
Training of the Teacher"
Tuesday morning Miss Margaret A.
Haley of Chicago, president of the Ma
tional Federation of Teachers, is to speak
on .'The Material Welfare of the
Teacher"
1t will be followed by Earl Barnes of
Philadelphia. whose subject is "Can a
Teachers Retirement Fund be Good
Business Investment and also a Phil
anthropy?" followed the report of the
department of the association, which is
to be succeeded by a general discussion
of retirement fund topics by City Super
intendent Bryan, Of Camden, and other
superintendents. Tuesday afternoon the
annual business meeting of the retirement
fund department will be held. :
Tuesday evening, Mr.. w. ]. Long, Of
Stamford, Conn. is to speak ON Study
of Nature and Animal Life" Wednes.
day, morning, the election of officers OF
the Association takes place, and Rev.
Rush Rees. d. D., President of the Uni
versity of Rochester is scheduled fol
"Thoroughness versus Breadth .
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
LITTLE GIRL
FOILS BURGL ARS
Poormaster Barck's Daugh-
ter Frightens Thieves
Who Were Robbing
Her Aunt.
THEY COULD NOT SCARE Her
When She Screamed They
Dropped Their Booty and
Ran Away.
THEY COULD NOT SCARE HER

Eleven-year-old Eleanor Barck, dauah-
ter of Poormaster Barck of Hoboken
doesn't know much about women's rights
in the generally accepted sense of the
term, but she has very positive conyic-
| tions on what her own rights are, and
her persistency in asserting them yester-
day afternoon foiled two housebreakers
just as they We're about to escape with
their plumber
Eleanor is very much attached to her
aunt, Mrs. William Hoth, and visits the
Flatter's home at No. 210 Hudson street
Hoboken, every afternoon. When she
| called yesterday the vestibule door didn't
open until after she had kept her finger
on the electric button for more than two
| INMATES, and Eleanor was beginning to
think that her auntie was very busy. II
| developed afterward that the door had
above, who knew of the girls daily visits
and had concluded as Eleanor had done
that Mrs. Holt was too busy to answer
the bell.
When Eleanor entered the hall she
was metz by two burly looking men in
| overalls, who inquired gruffly what her
business was.
1--WE come to see my auntie," said the
girl. "She lives on this floor"
"Your auntie is not home," said one
of the men, 'and you had better clear out
of this. We're busy making repairs
| here
Il don't care what you're DOING" re-
piled Eleanor, obstinately. 1--WE come to
see my auntie and you have no right tc
stop me. I'm going right to her room :
One of the men grabbed the child and
tried to hold her back, but she screamed
franticallyl and broke away from him
Before she had entered the Holt apart
| ments both men bolted for the hall door
| and disappeared.
When Eleanor got into her aunt:
home she found it in great disorder
Bureau drawe We're bottom-up on the
| floor. and bags loaded with silver ware
and household utensils were piled up OF
table in the dining room.
Eleanor ran upstairs and notified Mrs
Frank kiilian, a friend of her aunt, ant
| the woman hurried to the apartments
| and recognized the disorder as the worl
of thieves. She asked Eleanor if she haG
seen anyone leave the house, and wher
the girl told her story she was patted on
| the head and assured that she had saved
her aunt the loss of several hundred dol
| lars.
| Mrs. Hoth arrived few minutes late,
and found that the thieves had not left
with single article of value She was
more than an hour in asserting the bags
and putting the things in order again.
| Mrs. Killian told her that the men had
| gained admittance to the house by re-
presenting themselves to be plumbers
They had asked Mrs. Killian and Other
tenants to let their kitchen faucets run
for the purpose, it was afterward readily
conjectured, of drowning the noise they
made while looting the Hoth apartments
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
GUESTS AT THE WASHINGTON

Among the guests registered at the
Hotel Washington are:-Mrs. Gertrude
Van Keuren and daughter, United Or
der of Architects: Chas. Weber, William
A. Suter, City; Creswell MacLaughlin.
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson; Mr.. and Mrs.
John p. Harris, Baltimore; Lieutenant
f. E. Hopkins. U. IS. A.; Thomas Winn,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 3. Smith, G.. S. Cings,
the Rev. p. J. Assinna, New York City;
H: Henrig Carpenter, Chicago; Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel E. r Wilson, Baltimore:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnhardt, Engle-
wood, N. j.; William Buch, Delaware;
Mrs. e. Wolsey, Pittsburg: H Christy,
Philadelphia; Peter j. Tremari, Brook
lyn; Harry Hopkins, Mt. Warm, r. r.;
Chas. Davis, New Orleans: j. w. Hood,
Birmingham, Alabama; Mr.. and Mrs.
3. B Deerfeld rittsburg.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
CHILDREN'S home SOCIETY.
Agents Are Doing Aggressive w Work
and Receipts Amount to 50, ,27S.

The reports of the New Jersey Chill
dren's Home Society for the quarter end
ing December 1, presented recently to
the Board of Managers, indicated ag-
gressive work On the part of the society," 5
agents during the fall. The receipts
for the general fun amounted to $2,2I6.S6
and $315.35 were received for the Nc
Kinley Memorial Fund. The object of
the fund is to procure receiving home,
in which the children are to be kept
awaiting placement in family homes.
Mr. G. Y. Williams was elected as
sistant superintendent in place of the
Rev. Walter l.. Mayo, who resigned on
account of i'll health.
The society was generously remember
ed in the thanksgiving offerings through
out the State. Contributions have been
received from thirty-six towns and
cities. representing at least one hundred
congregations.
During the quarter thirteen children
were placed in family homes for the first
time and twenty-eight were replaced. Six
hundred annual members We're secured.
-Four adoption papers were granted by
the courts. The total number of children
placed i'll family homes from the begin
ming Of the society has reached 722
Mrs. Il. III. Braddock and the Rev Il.
]. Brewer were announced as additional
helpers of the superintendent. Superin-
tendent Lamb reported plan for dis
tricting the State, assigning territory to
each of his assistants.
The Committee on Literature reported
plan for the publication Of series of
leaflets, setting forth the principles, the
aims and the methods of the society. un-
der the editorship Of Miss E. ID. Paxton,
Of Princeton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-18
WIFE BEATER WEEPS.
Man Arrested Eight Times
Cries When Sentenced
Jail.

"You are a habitual wife beater," said
Judge Blair to John Thompson, of Kear-
ny, in the Quarter Sessions Court this
morning, ''and the sentence of the law
is that you be confined in State prison
for period of three years and thence
until tile costs are paid
Thompson, who is about forty years of
age, and a strongly built laborer, burst
out crying and made an attempt to say
something as he was shackled to con-
stable and led from the court room.
Thompson has been arrested eight
times for the same offence. The last
time he beat his wife one OF their chill
dren was living dead in their rooms. He
tore her hair out by the roots and kicked
her into the street.
The sentences imposed were:
Patrick Cummings, assault and bat
terry. $25 and costs. He live on Tuers
avenue, Jersey City.
John Glm, a professional thief who
on November 27, stole a watch. chain
and money from Pennsylvania R. r.
caboose, two years in state prison.
Job Adds, an incorrigble $Touth who
Smith of III Warren street, Jersey City
was sent to the State Home for Boys.
John Cooper alias Joker, who pleaded
guilty to the thief of a set Of harness from
! Hexamers stable, Hoboken, was SEN
fenced to one year in the penitentiary
Peter Van Buskirk, who pleaded guilty
to having embezzled S12 from Mrs. Sar-
ah Van Woert of Bayonne, was SEN
fenced to one year in the penitentiary,
Thomas Clancy, who on the night OF
December 5, robbed Dennis Fitzgerald
saloon, at Hudson and Sixth streets
Hoboken. taking $12 in cash. three boxes
of cigars and other stock, was sentenced
to three years in state prison.
Frank Harker, who pleaded guilty to
assault and battery was fined 500 and
COSTS.