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The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
ANOTHER HEATH REPORT
Mr.. Abernethy's Auditor Dis
approves Of More Street
and Water Claims.

The Board of Finance Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon at the City Hall
and transacted a little business The
most important thing they did was to re-
ceive and consider communication from
Forrest A Heath. the Assistant Clerk of
The Board who was recently appointed
auditor by Commissioner Abernethy. The
communication showed that gentleman
Investigation Of several claims. The
communication follows:
Jersey City. N. j.. Feb. IS, 1902
Honorable H. Fl. Abernethy, Chairman OF
the Committee on Concurrent Resou-
tions of the Board Of Finance of Jer-
sey City, N. j.:
Dear sir-In accordance with your in
structions have investigated claims Mo-
"a, Is. 1902 80. 2is and 1863. and beg to re-
port as foliows:
The last two ca e. Nolan, for six Rus
sian leather memorandurn books for the
WateS Purveyor, ss15 and East Jersey
Water Co., for water delivered to Jersey
City in October, November and Decem-
her 1901, ss,6a0.5o). are respectfully rec
commended for you approval
Claim No. 102, claim OF NJ Kearney sor
carting ashes from High Service in De-
cember, 1901. $3.50. already has been TO-
ported to your committee. / win take
advantage of the fact that a clerical ef-
ror has prevented it's return with memor-
andum to tn Board of Street and Water
Commissioners. respectfully to call your
attention to the fact that this claim is
for work that is necessary and regular;
that it makes total expense for cart
ing ashes in December of about s4S. when
it should not be over $8 and to suggest
that inasmuch as the Water Board has
expressed itself desirous of cooperating
with your board in cutting down unnec-
sary expenditures, the Water Commits
sioners probably would heed a request
to have this work done by contract.
Claims No. "A and 2S; claims of P Tu-
mu.ty. Jr., for laying water pipe. erc.,
Stevens avenue. s32556, and for lowering
water mains, Stevens avenue, $s2s.S5, are
submitted for non-approval Here are
two claims for one piece of work, which,
under the law, should have been adver-
tised and let to the lowest bidder, the total
being over $500. Not only was it one piece
Of work, but Mr. Ferris. the surveyor Of
the Engineers Department, informs me
that it was continuous. Respectfully,
FORREST A. HEATH, Auditor.
The communication was referred to-
the committee Of the whole to be acted
upon at the next meeting.
The board transferred S2.oe0 from the
liquor license fund to the school fund.
A committee from the Board of Health
waited Gil the commissioners and request
ed additional funds for the working Of
their department The matter was re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole,
and win be acted on al the next meeting.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
Ninth WARD DEHocRATs

The executive committee of the Ninth
Ward Democratic Club organized at the
club house, Boulevard and Fairmount
avenue, last night, by electing Gregory
A. Judge, chairman, and Aianson A.
Gable. secretary.
A special meeting of the club has been
called for Monday evening to take action
on the recommendation of the executive
committee that a euchre and reception
be held at Phillips Hall in April.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
FOR FATHERS JEWElRy
Lembeck's Ts miIy Goes to Law Over
His Diamond Pin and Chain.


A family quarrel between a stepmother
and her husbands children over dia-
mond stud and gold watch, chain and
iocket belonging to the late John c. Lem
beck. who died at No $50 Coles street on
January 26, 1901 occupied almost the en-
tire day yesterday in the Second District
Court.
Mr. Lembeck, who was foreman of the
Wells. Fargo Express Co.'S stables, was
well known. His wife, Emma F. and
three children by former marriage. John
c., Jr., Lester X. and Mrs. A. Royal
Guest, survived him. BY the provisions
Of his will gold watch. chain and locket
presented to the deceased by the eH-
ployes of the express company. and dia-
mond stud, which he said had been pre-
sented to him by his wife, were be-
queathed to John@C. Lembeck. Jr.
While Mr. ~mbeck was sick the jew
e1ry disappeared and suit was brought
by Traphagen & Beckman, on behalf OF
the son to recover from his stepmother
the articles mentioned
Considerable bad feeling was mani-
tested by both sides and the testimony
of the widow was IN direct contradiction
CT that Of her step children.
The plaintiff said at one time when he
asked his stepmother for his fathers jew
elry she promised to give II to him later.
Mrs. Lembeck denied having possession
OF the same or that she had ever made
the promise attributed to her by her
stepson
Lawyer McA1ahon of New York. who
represented the widow. wanted a non suit
entered on the grounds that il was neces-
sary to prove that the defendant was ~
possession Of the property named. He
also held that under the law wife could
not be held responsible for her husband >
Fleets while he was a live.
J,dge Parker denied the motion for q
non suit and reserved his decision In the
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
JUMPED HIS BAIL


A capias for the arrest of saIoonkeeper
Abraham Strahi, of No. 725 West Newark
avenue, has been issued by Judge Blair.
but he cannot be found.
In the batch of indictments handed into
court by the Grand Jury on Friday last
was one charging Strahl with assault and
battery, and another with resisting an
officer. Matthias Last, of No. POP War
rem street, was surety in s400 for the sa-
loonkeeper's appearance when wanted,
but could not produce him when Assis-
tant Prosecutoryickers asked for -Strahfs
arraignment to plead to the indictments.
The missing man is said to have left
the city on Saturday. and is now in
Brooklyn. If he does not put in an ap-
pearance shortly his bail will be declared
forfeited.
Strahl has been a familiar figure both
as complainant and defendant in the po-
lice and county courts for some time past.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
NATIOaaL LEAD co s ELECTION

The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the National Lead Company took place
today in their offices, at No. Exchange
place.
These officers and directors were elect
ed:-L. A. Cole. President F. W. Rock
well. viee-President: T. A Stevens. Sec
ond Vice President ]. I. McBurnsy.
Treasurer: Chas. Dawson. Secretary J.
b. Frotifingha1n, Assistant Secretarys F.
X Fortmeyef. Assistant Treasurer Di-
rectorss-E. f. BeaIe. G. Q. Carpenter. l..
A. Cole, r r. Colgate, e c. Goshen, J.
Rowe ., P. Shipmsn. A. F. Thompson,
" Fl. Thompson and C. It. Wills
The company's statement shows that L
is organised with a capital stock OF
S45.Q0a eco On per cent. preferred stock.
ard $i50ao, 900 common stock. OF the pre-
ferred there IS outstanding $lA. .Se4. 90. ana
of the common 81 9Q5. 400 The statement
ti1fe wear
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
SOMEBODY SHOULD DIE
Crepe Hung on Mrs. Woods's
Door With Malicious In
tent Shocks Her
Guests.

A dozen or more members Of the We'd
nesday Night Euchre Club received Sc
we're shock last night when they assern=
bled 1t the residence of Mrs. Mary J..
Woods. No sSs Forest street. to take part
in the weekly games. Hanging on the
doorbell was a piece Of black and white
crepe. The members were dlmbfounded.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Marinus, relatives
OF Mrs. Woods. were the first to arrive.
Other couples were econ on hand. Mr..
and Mrs. Marinus turned pale at the
sight of the crepe Every room in the
house was brilliantly lighted, and they
were very much puzzled over the crepe.
Mr.. Marinus rang the bell. and Mrs.
Woods answered the summons
who's dead2 asked her brother as
she opened the door
"Deade' she exclaimed, as she turned
the color Of a white waist she was wear
Ing. Why no one that 7 know, she re-
piled.
'.Well, there is a crepe on the door. I"
said Mr.. Marinus, pointing to the object
named 1t then dawned on the players
that some one had played trick for the
purpose of breaking up the games The
hostess was indignant and removed the
crepe and burned 1t. The other members
thought that the game was off for the
night: but on being assured that there
was no death in the house. they remained
for the games.
No one could be found who knew any
thing about the crepe. It is believed that
some boys in the neighborhood were re-
sponsible for the act The guilty ones
could not be located, but the police were
not notified It was decided to let the
matter drop.
The euchre was a success after the I'M
pleasant incident wore off, but the mem
bers discussed 1t all the evening.
half dozen plates; Mrs c. Fl. Marinus,
salad dish; Mr. ". PLIERS, stein; and Mr..
w Chaplin set of monks heads Re
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
EDUCATING PORTO RlcAHS
DR.. Brumbagh's Interestins Lecture
20 Teachers Association.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Jersey city Teachers Association yester-
day afternoon. held in the auditorium OF
Public School No. 1. on York street. there
was a large attendance. After the regu-
lar business meeting, at which only rou-
tine business was transacted, the teachers
listened to an interesting lecture by Dr.
Martin G Brumbagh. a Commissioner Of
Educa ton at Porto Rico
T1r. Rrurnbagh explained to his audience
the progress that is being made in edn7
eating Of the children ef that Island. and
how anxious the children were to attend
school. They come to school he said. IN IN
,aen9bered one little urchin who made
his appearance one day elad inn IN under
ri1hf In the front but as view was
caught of the boy in the. rear II was no.
tieed that the only portion that neld y
On tho boys body was the coliar Dand
which did not happen TO be torn
The natives. he said We're very Snxious
TO be educated, and were very faithful
students.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
WARDEN WAS RIGHT
Mr. Osborne Said Mclaughlin
Had Smallpox, DR.. Hem
dricks said Chick
enpox.

Thomas Mclaughlin, thirty-seven years
old, was brought to the city Hospital yes
ferday from a canal boat supposed TO be
suffering from c1icken-pox. The doctors
and Warden Osborne said that the patient
had smallpox Health Inspector Hem
was chicken-pox. The warden was not
satisfied with the decisions of the doc
Tors. and he notified County Physician
Converse Of the case
DR.. Converse pronounced It smallpox,
and Mclaughlin was sent to Snake Hill.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
SPERO CONVICTED
Judge Blair Does Not Believe
His Shovel Wounded O'NeilI
Accidentally.

Jospeh spero, alias Spade, the italian la
borer who struck his boss, Thos. O'Neill of
this city, over the head with a shovel at
the Weehawken Heights reservoir on De-
cenber "a last, was convicted of atrocous
assault in the Court of Special Sessions
yesterday.
Spero who was defended by Lawyer
Robert Carey, denied the assault, and
claimed that the wound inflicted by his
shovel was an accident. Six fellow coun-
trymen who worked on the job substan-
tiated this story as if it had been re-
hearsed, but Judge Blair did not believe
them and found Spero guilty
Assistant Prosecutor George T. vickers
conducted the States case.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
BOYD IS SAFE
His Place is Controlled By
Tenure of Office Act and
There Is Nc Cause
for His Removal.

Mayor Fagan's communication 70 the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers demanding the abolition of the ofice
of Lamp Inspector, now filed by John
BOYD. Will be considered and acted on at
the next meeting of that body, to be held
next Tuesday afternoon. The board viii
not abolish the office. In the first place
the office was created by an act of the
Legislature in 1885. when Tony Conk was
the inspector. Conk went to Trenton and
secured the passage of bill placing the
position on the tenure of office act and
had.
Conk was then under the jurisdiction of
the Board of Police Commissioners. But
in 1880 an act was passed which trans
ferred the jurisdiction over the Lamp
Inspector to the Board of Street. and
Water Commissioners. Under the tenure
Of office Boyd can be removed only for
good cause, but the office cannot be
abolished without an act of the Legisla-
ture
Boyd is a Democrat. The Board of
Street and Water Commissioners is DEM
ocratic ana all the members are his
friends This is in addition to the fact
that the work Of the department demands
that there shall be light inspector and
as Boyd has proven himself capable and
efficient in the office it is not likely thai
lie will be removed.
Commissioner Nolan said this morning:
There has always been lamp in
spector and IL is likely that there always
will be one. Boyd does the work properly
and the Board is perfectly satisfied SO
there is no likelihood that he will be re-
moved In any case there would have
to be a good cause Now there is no
rood r.a11Se -
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS
County Board Now Daily Arrang.
ing for Mex Months Contests.

The County Board of Elections is in
daily session at its office, adjoining the
court house, arranging for the township
and borough elections to be held on March
II. and the town election, to be held
April 9.
In North Bergen, Weehawken, Secaucus
and East Newark the only day for regis
tration will be Tuesday, March 4. and in
Union Hill, West Hoboken. Gutenberg,
West New York, Harrison and Kearny,
April will be the day for registration.
The registry list of last fall will be re-
vised for use at the spring elections in all
the municipalities.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
MRS. De GRAY Hoa.sUTED
She Did Not Show That Murray's 5
Dog Was Notorious'y Vicious.

A non-suit was ordered by Judge New
ins in the Circuit Court this morning in
the case of Mrs, Ella De Gray. of High
land avenue, whose suit against Donald
Murray, of Delaware avenue for dam-
ages for injuries received By being bitten
bv a dog owned by the defendant has
been In progress for several days
In granting the defendants counsei's
motion for a non-suit. the court held that
ously vicious had not been offered, and
besides ii had not been shown that the
defendant was aware that the dog was
of vicious nature and had failed 10 take
reasonahle precautiou.
The defence by les -eNamina ton.
showed that the dog had become sudden-
II mad on February 10 of last year. that
Murray had tied the animal up but i
had escaped and bitten FIVE or six per-
sons before being killed BY policeman.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
TRIED 10 "WoRH' The HOSPITAL
Instead John Smith viii Work in
ths Count jail.

John Smith, forty years old. and hav-
ing no home, entered the Seventh Street
Police Station early this morning and ex-
hibited a pair of bleeding hands, which,
he said, were frozen. The skin. had peeled
OFF both hands In many places. Smith
was taken to the City Hospital, where it
was found that his hands were not frozen.
He was taken back to the station-house
and locked up as a disorderly person.
This morning he was arraigned in the
First Criminal Court and was recognized
as one of the habituals who work the
hospital in cold GATHER.
AS he had no home, he was fined SIS in
default Of payment of which he was sent
to the county jail.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
Mr.. eREelRoWIous is HoNoREO

At the regular meeting OF the Liberty
Benevolent Association, held At Fifth and
Bloomfield streets, Hoboken, last night,
handsomely engrossed resolutions were
presented to ex-President Richard Gre
gorowious The presentation speech was
made BY the presiding officer, Mr.. Nathan
Goldman, and responded to Sflttingly by
the ex-president. Speeches euiogistic Of
Mr. Gregorowious' work for the organi-
zation were made by several members. In
ciuding Treasurer Hatfield. A banquet
fallayvpd
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
SHOT WITH A TOY PISTOL

Edward Truesdell, fourteen years old.
of No. 40 Hancock avenue, while playing
with toy pistol. fired blank cartridge
at close range at Charles Ender, fifteen
years old. OF No. 1874 Sherman avenue.
The waddIng was buried in young
Erder's neck and his skin was burned by
the powder. Truesdeli was arrested by
Patrolman Golden charged with atrocious
assault and battery.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
WATER CONFERENCE
No Date Has Yet Been Fixed
for the Next Meeting

No date has yet been set for water
conference between Mayor Fagan the
Board of Finance, the Street and Water
Commissioners and the representatives CT
the Jersey City Water Supply Company
Mayor Fagen said today that he was
unable to state when conference can
be held. but he hopes the date will be
arranged before Saturday, SO that next
week will see some decisive action in the
matter.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
MAY ISSUE BONDS
Court of Errors Gives a Decis-
ion Affecting Town Of
Gutenberg.

Especial to THE Jersey City News. =
TRENTON, Feb. 20. 1902.-An opinion
was filed yesterday in tn Court of Errors
and Appeals in the suit against the town
OF Gutenberg to prevent it from issing
$4,000 worth of bonds TO pay off exist
ing bonds and other obligations.
The case was decided in favor of issu-
ing the bonds at the November term OF
court. and this is neld to be perfectly
legal, as the evident II debit edness cf the
town is over S95.000
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
BOWLING GREEN CLUB

The New Jersey Bowling Green Club
Will hold grand entertainment this
evening at Elks' Hall, York and Hender-
son streets.
The gentlemen in charge have spared
no expense In preparing a fine programme
to entertain those who will attend, and 1t
prom ses to be great night for the
Scnt chrneD
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
WANT ASHES COLLECTED

The residents Of the Heights in the
Bergen section are kicking vigorously over
the failure of the ashmen to collect ashes
ana garbage since last Friday. The resi-
dents make some allowances for the diff
ficfllties occasi0ned BY the snow but say
that steps should be taken TO provide ex-
Almost every street Is Uttered with
barrels and boxes and In some places
folr and five barrels grace the walks.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20

The recently appointed appeals comrsft-
tee Of the Republican County Committee
organized at Lincoln Hall last night BY
electing Postmaster Charles IT. Efchhorn.
OF West Hoboken, chairman. Assistant
Secretary Martin by virtue Of his office.
Il secretary OF the committee. No other
business was transacted
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
.DEWs COULD NOT PUT OUT THIS FIRE

The hardware store Of c. A. Dews, To-
Gated in the three story frame structure.
No. sol Central avenue. caught fire yes
terday afternoon and was considerably
tanned before the flames were extsn-
ru!shed by iiremen. 1t IS not known kssN
The fire originated. The building Is owned
by A. e. kennard.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
MONEY FOR FIREmEa

The payroll for the month OF Fehra2
aiS of the Jersey City Fire Department.
amounting to Sl5s57S.s2 ana the pension
roil Ss1as9 were passed last evening a.
the meeting OF the Fire Board.
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
SUGAR HOUSE WANTS BRIDGE

The American sugar. Company yester-
dsy made application TO the Board Of
street and Water Commissioners for per-
mission to build a bridge between its
buildings in Washington street TIE ap1
piication was referred 10 the Con1a5 ttee
on Streets ana Sewers
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20
COURT CALENDAR.

Supreme. Greet and Orphans Court
Motion day ta-fnozf ow.
The grand jury afil meet At clock to-
MORO ~.
The county courts VIII all close on SAT-
The Jersey City news., 1902-02-20

/ Pa<onia Brand o< Ftns Early Jnne 4
:sss:: ss: IS 81 ss'.:si. :s's & 81 sss ssss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13

happy commonwealth Of South Africa have
been turned into wastc?"
But on what prctcxt did Canada cstab-
llsh dangerous precedcnt 10y volunteering
To Civ" military aid 20 the British scheme
OF conquest in South Africa? So far a. the
rank and file of the Canadians were con-
cerned, they seemed To have been deluded
by the proposterous belief that Eng
land was engaged in n defensive war,
brought on by an unprovohcl and
causeless invasion Of the Quoca'S domiu-
ions They were told of a dark conspir-
acy, formed by a scattered and relatively
iuhGi,esima population of farmers. pos
Sessing no regular military force, except
small corps of artillery. for the invasion
VI the British Empire, II is not 10 be pre-
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Our author quotes LORD nurhams own
words upon the point: Il entertain" he
-aid mo douh'sa~ to the national character
which must be given To Lower Canada;
il must b" that of the British Empire that
of the majority of Tia" population of British
America, tha' of the great race which must
in the laps" Of no long period Of time, bc
predominant over the whole North Amer
lean Continent. Hcncc!prth," Lee goes on
to say, "it must be- the first and steady pur-
Iosr Of III" British Government to estah-
lish an English population. with English
laws and laugIagc in this PROVINCE, and TO
limit its government To none but a dccid-
eddy English Legislature" l. not this. asks
Mr., Guldwin Smith, precisely the Trim
ciple as the result Of acting upon which the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-13

stunned iuat the Dominion Ministers vrr
III" victims Of any such dclusiou. AM
a. a matter Of fact, the prctrxt that Fn.,.
band Twas engaged in a defensive war d,,,.
not figure among the grounds for Canada,
&C OPERATION, assigned in the resolution. if.
roJuC"d and SummariIy passed in the on
tawa House Of Commons. Those rcsnh,
,lnns rc"itod that. although her Ma les, ,
was su2Craiu of the TranSvaal Republic
her subjects in that region were deprive
81 any adequate ricipation In It's GOV.
crnm"rt and We're sub ioCtcd to intoler,bl,
oppression A. Sir Wifrid Iaurirr wa,
well aware that there was no ground for
the charge Of "intolerable oppression" We
Continued ON Tenth Pace
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-01
A QUEER FUND.
Awaiting First Death Among Seven
Survivors of knights of Labor.

Awaiting First Death Among Seven
Survivors of Knights of Labor.
Here's a bank deposit that nobody
is scratching for. It's small, to De
sure, but that isn't the reason.
1t Is a fund of only 500 safely Sc
cured in the vaults Of the German Saw
ings bank in Baltimore, awaiting the
first death among seven of the oldest
survivors Of Hope assembly, knights
of Labor The sum will be used to de-
fray the funeral expenses of the next
to die None of the survivors are anX-
ious to claim the amount or to have
the honor of being laid away by the
six who survive.
The creation Of the fund is enYironed
with an interesting bit Of labor union
history. 1t was established about ten
years ago, when Hope assembly Of
Baltimore disbanded and all its men,
bers affiliated with Painters union No
1 OF the Brotherhood of Painters and
Decorators Of America.
At that time number of the mem
bers of Hope assembly were too old to
become entitled to full benefits in the
painters union, and so it was decided
to set aside the balance in the treasury
of the assembly, which amounted to
about S700, for the establishment Of a
fund for the benefit Of these old mem
bers.
There were nineteen Of them at the
time Trustees were appointed and
the amount deposited in an envelope
with the bank instead OF in the usual
way, so that there would be no possi-
bility of it being diminished in any
way except by the amounts drawn
from it on the death of a beneficiary.
From time TO time the fund was
drawn upon, until now but $65 is left.
If the fund had been placed on interest
it is thought it would have grown
large enough to defray the expenses of
all of the beneficiaries. The seven
benef1ciaries who remain are all over
10 years of age. One of them said the
other day that there is absolutely no
jealousy as to the eventual disposition
of the balance or as TO whose relatives
may receive it. The condition Is re
garded by union men as unique and
interesting.