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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
GETTYSBURG AND WASHINGTON.
Personally Conducted Tour via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

The battlefield of Gettysburg and the
National Capital in all the glory of its
spring freshness. are attractions so allur
ing that few would feel like refusing 70
visit them. 1t is to place these two "a
fractions within easy reach of every one
that thePennsylvania Railroad Company
announces tour over the interesting bat
tleneld. through the picturesque vallers
of Maryland, and an entertaining stay at
Washington.
The tour will leave New York 500 A. NJ.
and Philadelphia 1920 P. M, Saturday
May II, in charge of one of the company S
tourist agents, and will cover a period of
six days. An experienced chaperon, whose
especial charge will be unescorted ladies'
will accompany the trip throughout.
Round trip tickets, covering transporta-
ton, carriage drives. and hotel accommo-
dations, will be sold at the extremely low
rate of s22 from New York. s2l from Tren-
ton, s1s from Philadelphia, and proper
tionate rates from other points.
For itineraries and full information APP
ply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent, 1876
Broadway, New York; Court Stree.
Brooklyn; 7Ss Broad Street. Newark, \.
j.; or address Geo. w. Boyd. assistant
General Passenger Agent. Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
BOND TRUST
Looks as If There Was a
Combination to Keep
Down Price Of Coun-
ty Securities.

Seemingly a trust has been formed
among bankers handling Hudson Coun-
ty's securities, for at yesterday after
moons adjourned meeting of the Board Of
Freeholders only two ts's-and one of
them informal-were received for the
$4,000 issue Of (2o) year 3h per cent
Boulevard sidewalk bonds. offered for
competition. Not only was this fact sur
prising, but the astonishment of the mem
bers of the Board, their counsel and
County Collector Egan, may be imagined
when it was found that the only bona fide
bid offered exactly par for the gilt edged
secarities-mneh less shaa could be =ob=
tanned for them at private sale.
The par bid was that of J. D. Everett
& Co Farson, Leach & Co. offered 1863
for the amount of the issue in per cent.
bonds. although the specifications on
which the bids were received plainly stat
ed 31a per cent.
Everything about the proceedings, coup
led with the fact that a third intending
bidder, who had been present. made no
offer, led the Freeholders to believe that
the bidders were in collusion to obtain
the bonds at the lowest possible figure.
When the Board assembled later, on mo-
ton of Freeholder Fincke the offers were
at once rejected, and the Finance Com
mittee directed to re-advertise for bids
or sell the bonds at private sale, as they
deemed wise.
The issue of the bonds was made neces-
sary to meet the maturing bonds for the
Boulevard sidewalks. The cost of the inn
provement was $4,000, of which amount
s63, 600 has been paid by some of the own
ers of property on the line of the Coun-
tvs big driveway. The failure of all the
taxpayers affected to settle their share
for the improvement made it necessary to
raise s64, 900 to be added to the $4,000 now
in the sinking fund, with which the or
iginal issue of Boulevard sidewalk bonds
will be redeemed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
IS A CIGARETTE FIEND
Testimony That Birnbaum Who
Is Being Tried for Arson
Smokes Fifteen Packs
a Day.

| The appearance as a witness of Mendei
Hirsch, one of the defendants to the
charge of burning Nathan Birnbaum
furniture store at No. 1872 Newark avenue,
on May 81 last, was the feature of this
| mornings session of the long-drawn out
arson trial in the Court of General Ses-
sions.
This is the seventh day of the trial and
as the defence has not yet completed its
case and the State has a number of wit
nesses to call in rebuttal, the prospects
now are that the trial will continue into
next week.
| Hirschs testimony this morning threw
no more light than Birnbaums had IN
the mystery Of the case how the former
was found locked in the burning store.
Birnbaum had testified that he left
Hirsch there but had not locked the door.
Hirsch could only tell that when he tried
TO leave the store he found the door locked
and all other modes of egress cut off.
Hirsch's story of the incidents imme-
diately preceding the fire corroborated
that told by the co-defendant. He was
closely cross questioned by ex-Judge
Huffman as to alleged previous fires at
places conducted by him. Hirseh adj
mitted a fire at his store in New York
about two years ago. He said that some
thing over two hundred dollars had been
paid for insurance on the same. but he
/ did not secure the money, a creditor hav-
| ing placed lien upon ii.
Counsel for the defendants made many
and vigorous objections to this line of ex-
animation. One of these objections made
by ex-Judge Noonan started wordy con-
troversy between counsel which Judge
Zabriskie finally ended by asking Mr..
Noonan to repeat his objection.
There are SO many objections to my
objections that l now object to stating
my objections" replied Mr.. Noonan as
he resumed his seat amid laughter.
Apothecary Waters, of NO. 81 Grove
street, identified prescriptions filled for
Birnbaum about the time of the fire.
This testimony was to contradict the
Statos assertion that he was only sham
ming Illness at the time.
| Mrs. NJ. Mcbride, the owner of the
burned store, and Fire Captain Roger
Boyle gave unimportant testimony
4 Samuel Aronstein, a tobacco dealer. at
I No. 1856 Second street. testified that before
| the fire he sold Birnbaum three packs of
cigarettes a day, and since he has been
| in jail about fifteen packs day.
/, Mrs. Annie Birnbaum, wife of one of the
defendants, corroborated the testimony
of her husband.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
YOUNG QUaKERs IN TROUBLE
Two Philadelphians Fall Into the
Hands of The Jersey City Police.

John Mcclure. % years old. and James
Kelly, p years old. of Philadelphia, paid
a visit to New York yesterday to see
the big city and its many enhancing
sights. They imbibed too freely in the
amber fluid and after seeing all they
could of New York they thought they
would take a trip TO Jersey City and look
this town over.
They stroned up Newark avenue until
they came to schlitz's Cafe. at No. $50,
where they had another and another,
fer old times sake. until they got one too
many and they thought they were in a
hotel. They went upstairs to the lodge
rooms over the cafe and began 10 knock
things around as if they owned the buiid-
ing. Proprietor August had them arrest
ed and this morning they were arraigned
before Justice Hoos in the First Criminal
Court
Both of the young men were very peni-
tent when they appeared before Judge
Hoos. and Proprietor August thinking
they had been punished enough BY hav-
ing to stay in jail all night refused to
press the complaint.
Judge Hoos gave the young Quakers q
reprimand and informed them that in the
future If they wanted to amuse them
selves they had better keep away from
Jersey City. They took the first train
they could get from this city to Phiia-
deiphia
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
MANNED BY TROLLEY
Four Year Old Tot Run Down
on Grand Street and Her
Left Foot Cut Off.

Lillian May Epstran, four years of age,
OF No. 211 Grand street. yesterday after
noon was struck and knocked under the
wheels of Bayonne car No. 1923, in charge
of Motorman Walter Hart. of No. 80
Ocean avenue and her left foot was cut
0 fiat the ankle
The accident took place at Grand and
Henderson streets. almost directly in
front of the little ones home. It is said
that the child attempted to cross the
street in front of the car. which was on
the eastbound track, when the trolley
swooped down upon her and struck her
with such force that it hurled her several
feet in front of the ear before the wheel
passed over her foot
Witnesses to the accident also said that
Hart, the motorman. did all that he
could to stop his car before it struck the
child. but the momentum was too great
Hart was arrested by Sergeant McDev-
lit, of the First Precinct, on charge of
atrocious assault and battery. The. child
was removed to St. Francis Hospital,
where it was said this morning she was
doing we'll
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
NEW COMPANIES ORGANIZED.

With the Secretary Of State yesterday
were fled articles of Incorporation for
these:-
The Thompson Safety Appliance COM
pany was organized with capital stock
of sl50.000 to manufacture various ra:
ented articles. The incorporators are
GUM Thompson, Caleb A. Burbank and
John ]. Reedy of Jersey. City.
The College Company was incorporated
with capital stock of s125, ,G00.s the OBJ
ject Of the company is to operate board
ing halls and house for the use of college
students The incirporators are III i,
Caughlin, Frederic K Seward and Ken
meth X. McLaren, Of Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
GRAHAM THANKS
Captain Jack Praises En-
gine Company No. o.
Fire Board Meets.

The Fire Commissioners, at their meet
ing last evening. transacted very little
business. A communication was received
from Captain Jack Graham, of No. 2e5
Fairmount avenue, thanking the members
of No Engine Company for the excel
lent work they performed at the fire at
No. 263 Fairmount avenue, next to his
home, on the night of April IS, and also
the members of the other companies that
helped extinguish the blaze.
The communication was spread in full
upon the minutes, and a copy ordered
sent to the members of No. 9 Company.
The residents in the vicinity of Nos.
236 and 24S Palisade avenue petitioned the
Board to. have removed or boarded up an
old building at Waverly and Palisade ave-
nues. which is used by tramps as a rem
devious where they smoke ard carry on.
AS all the buildings in the neighborhood
are frame, the residents are afraid that
fire will occur in the old building sooner
or later, and that their lives and prop
erty will be endangered. The commits
sioners referred the communication to
Chief Engineer John Conway. who will
investigate the complaint
DR.. Lochner. the medical examiner. re-
ported that during the past month he
had eleven men under treatment. all but
two of whom have returned to duty.
Representatives from the Newark Dis
trict Telegraph Company, who were
granted permission to connect their
auxiliary firm alarm boxes with the de
partment's system, and who failed to
live up TO their contract with the depart
ment were present and agreed to submit
written statement of their side Of the
case. The statement will be presented at
the next meeting and if satisfactory to
the Commissioners a new agreement will
be made.
During the past two weeks twenty-six
alarms were received in the department.
The Board then adjourned until Wednes-
day evening, May Z
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
TOO RUcH pIaocHLE
Herr schtickelfritz TO BE Compelled
to Support His Fani y.

Papers were today served in suit for
maintenance brought by Mrs. Hilda
Schnickelfritz against her husband Hans,
whom she asserts devotes too much Of
his time TO pinochle and skart and too lit
tie to his duty TO support her and the
three little Schnickelfritzes, all of whom
live, on Avenue D, Bayonne-
The defendant with the melodious name
is a manufacturer Of that Teutonic deli
cacy. frankfurters and other wursts, bit
of late has been reversing the procedure
by allowing his store TO so 10 the DOGS.
Ali MS time he spends in a Bayonne Pc
ME garden ard in spite of wiTely remon-
sswaIlces he hives out and won't support
lAs family.
suit for the wife which promises to
bring out something funny when II comes
into court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
ITALIANS MADE HOMELESS
Shanty in Which Pennsylvania
Laborers Worked Burned.

Fifty or more Italians employed on tire
docks of the Pennsylvania Railroad in
Greenville were deprived of their home
early this morning by a fire which broke
out in their lodgings at the foot of Lin
den avenue The laborers were all hous-
ed in one dwelling. -
Il was about four O'Clock when some
of them arose to prepare breakfast. Ow-
ing to careless on the part of the men the
building took fire. There was great con-
fusion for several minutes. A number of
the men were in bed when the fire start
ed Some rushed out Of the burning
structure without waiting to dress. Others
seized their belongings and took them TO
a place of safety.
The police learned of the fire and sent
an alarm in. The engines responded and
several hundred lengths of hose were
used to make up one line. Just when this
was working nicely a Lehigh Valley tram
came alone and cut the hose in two. Il
took considerable time to make another
connection and the building was destroyed
before the firemen could get stream on
it. The loss does not amount to more
than 8, ,00O
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24

DIED.

GAIIAGHER-On Tuesday, April e. 1901
Edward Gallagher, aged twenty
years.
invited to attend the funeral services fTori
his sisters residence. Mrs. White. No. "a
Railroad avenue, on Friday. at $50 A. NJ
thence to St Bridgets r. c. Churca
where mass will be celebrated at ten
A NJ.
DESMOND Wednesday. April 1901
Mary, beloved wife of William Des-
nond.
The relatlves4and friends are respecz full
Is invited TO attend the funeral from her
late residence No. 49S Henderson sffeef
st Michael's r. 6. Church. where hika
mass OF requiem will be- offered for the
happy repose Of her s5nk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
Contractors to Build Boom
ton Dam Preparing for
Their Task.
EXTENT OF THEIR CONTRACT
Steel for Pipe Line Ordered
and Arrangements for
Temporary Supply
to High Ser
vice.

Messrs. Quailey & Mcdonald, to whom
the Jersey City Water Supply Company
has awarded the contract to complete fns
dam for the city's new water works at
Boonton. are now deep in preparations fur
the commencement of the work. They
have satisfied the Water Company ard
the East Jersey Water Company. its as
sociate in this water matter, that they
are entirely responsible people and know
What to be done, and cah do it SO far
as the building of a dam is concerned.
This was the sine qua now pronounced
by President Gardiner of the Jersey City
Water Supply Companx last Monday
when the bids were received
Under the specifications the new dam ss
to total length of BIS feet. What 5
termed as the masonry centre is to be
2l50 feet, the wings accounting for the
difference. Then it must be 10 feet high
with width at the top of the structure
OF II feet and at the base 70 feet As to
It's shape: take right angied triangle,
cut little of the top, and "a curvilineur
hypotenuse.' to speak freely. 1t will De
of solid masonry with front and back Of
dressed blocks. These stones will be cut
at the quarries a few miles from the site
of the dam. Indeed there is a quantity
OF stone there now which will keep the
contractors busy for some time
The contract awarded to the Quaiiey
people has only reference to the main
dam. One has to be built at Paisippany.
This is known as the back dam. For that
work other bids will be received. WORK
on the main dam includes large amount
of steel work for the valves. back and
front gates and SO forth
As to the conduits and tunnels through
the Watching and Hook Mountains,
through which the new supply from the
Rockaway River will flow, that work is
already given to Messrs. Rehin and Ed
wards, of this city, who will now be able
to resume their work. since all the tedious
and complex problems which have delay
ed the progress of the work have been re-
moved.
Sheet steel for the pipe to convey the
water to High Service has already been
ordered from the T. A Gillespie Co, and
viii be delivered as soon as possible.
When that pipe line is laid east from
upper Montclair to High Service eonnec-
tions will be made by the Jersey city
Water Supply Company from the East
Jersey Water Company's crossing to run
their temporary supply to Jersey City un-
til such time as the new supply shall be
turned on.
Naturally the officials Of the water
companies interested in the contract are
glad that the snags have been removed.
and they say that Jersey City need have
no fear that the contract will be com
pleted on time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
FOR MAYOR or RoRRIsToWa
Ex-Alderman Reed Named by Demo.
ornts-Aldermanio Nominees

Especial 10 Il ne Jersey lily News.
aIORRIsTOWN, April "a. 1902 Former
Alderman Charlton A. Reed was hast
night unanimously nominated by the
Democrats as their candidate for Mayor
George C. Smith was chosen chairman of
the convention and John " Wise secre-
tary. Six school commissioners were
nominated. as foi.ows:-D. Farrand Stur-
g:s Abraham L. Adams, Clifford A. Fair
child, L. D. Babbitt, Jacob Van Winkle
and Dr. e. o. Peck.
Previous to the convention being called
to order. Democratic primaries were held
for the purpose of placing in nominal on
Aldermanic candidates, which resulted as
foli0ws:-First ward, Eugene S. Burke
SeEond ward, Frank Z. Lippman; Third
ward. Nicholas Arrowsmitil; Fourth ward,
James r. Be-by.
The Republican candidates for Alder
men are:-F'irst ward. Stephen s. Day;
Second ward, Ira Twimby; Third ward.
George Grove. In the Fourth ward James
s. Adams was nominated but he declined
to run. A. yet no one has been selected
to take his place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
ARCHITECTS BOARD
Commissioners Roberts Says That
Something VIII Be Doing Soon.

Considerable gratificatfon is expressed
that Mr. Hugh Roberts. architect of the
city. was recently appointed by Governor
Murphy a member of the State Board Of
Architects. He said today that his Off
eial commission had not reached him yet,
and no plans had consequently been for
mulated for the work of the new board.
yes he said. II am Commissioner
without a salary. We viii pass rules to
govern the admission of architects, and
from a glance at my colleagues on the
board. / know that they viii do their
utmost TO make proper standard for adj
,nissioTlsato tie professfen In a few days
we will convene and then make plans, of
course since we are architects
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
PRuDEN's SUCCESSOR


WASHINGTON. April "a. 1902.-The
President has appointed Benjamin r.
Barnes, of New Jersey, assistant secre-
tars, to succeed the late Q. L. Pruden.
Mr.. Barnes was born abroad of American
parents, December 8, 1868. He removed TO
New Jersey in 1876; was educated there
and in the Chicago High school; was ap-
pointed d clerk in the Postoffice Depa +
ment In October. 1887, promoted in 1889 70
be private secretary to the First Assistant
Postmaster General
In January. 1898. he was appointed to a
position In the executive office, and was
promoted July /, 1885, to executive clerk.
President Mckinley made him assistant
secretary TO the President day l, 1900
and ne was transferred to the Treasury
Department IN January, 1902 but remaia-
ed at the White House on detail since
that time as an assistant to Secretary
Cortelyou He is a graduate Of the law
department Of Georgetown University.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24

on the chess board and then gets MS
pawns, rocks and kings one by one, ana
places them where he wants them. lie
is a silent, secretive, stKong man, who
looks on oratory as foolishness and who
does his work in committee rooms
where there are none to see and hear
save the subject who is being operated
upon. He is an extreme protectionist
He goes so far in his allegiance to tnls
Republican doctrine that he is bitterly OF,
posed to the reciprocity treaties now be-
fore the Committee on Foreign relations,
although these treaties were negotiated
at the direction and with the approval OF
that high priest of protection, William
Mckinley.
Aldridge represents combinations. lie
stands for trusts Politics is the hand
maiden of business with him. It is the
theory of the men he stands for that any
steps toward tariff revision, no matter
how great the pressure may be nor how
urgent the need would tend to disturb
existing business conditions. There are
big schemes yet to be perfected. Business
must not be disturbed. Therefore, there
must be no reduction of tariffs on beef or
other meats That. he thinks, would lead
TO an opening of the whole subject OF tar
iff revision, an evil day apprehension tina
haunts MIN.
Afdrich is the chairman of the great
Finance Committee of the Senate All
tariff legislation must go to that CON-
mittee. He has enough power with the
members of that committee to bury any
measure that might come from the
House If that body should do the mir
aculous and pass bill to cripple the pee1
trust He will not listen to arguments.
His mind is made up. The tariff must not
be revised at this time in the slightest de-
gree
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
WONT Be FLEEGED
Street and Water Commission
ers Want All the License
Money Due Them.

The Board of Finance has about decided
to give to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners the SIS. 900 due it from last
years share Of the liquor license money.
The financiers. however. want TO pay out
of this money $4,000 for a Judgment OBJ
tanned by Contractor Henry Byrne against
the city for the construction of the Sixth
street sewer. The plan is to pay over the
5000 remainder 10 the Street and Water
Board. This the Street and Water Board
refuses to consider. and demands the
whole of the money due it under the law.
There was no money in the Street and
Water Department to pay Byrne the time
the job was sompleted- 1t is now held
that as the Judgment was given against
the city the city must pay it. To DO this,
it will be necessary TO issue bonds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
UP TO SECRETARY ROOT

Engineer John c. Payne, of the Ripar-
ian Board. is back in town from flying
visit paid to Washington to see Secretary
of War Root in reference to the modifi-
cation of the pier lines in Newark Bay.
The War Office, a few days ago, inform
ed the Riparian Commission that their
application would be refused because the
government engineers had advised ad
versely to the scheme.
The visit of Mr.. Payne was to ask the
Secretary of War before approving the
findings to hear an argument for the re-
quest to fiji in lands on the west shore
of the Bay Mr.. Payne saw the Assist
ant Secretary and preferred his request.
and received the assurance that it would
be duly considered"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
TOOK POISON ON BOAT
Passenger on the Washington swal-
lows Poison While COMING From N. Y

This morning at $3.50 O'Clock while the
ferryboat Washington, of the Penhsyl-
vania Railroad, was on its way from New
York to Jersey City r. H. Cole. s. years
of age. Of No. I5s Essex street. this city,
was suddenly taken sick and had to be
removed to the City Hospital upon ths
arrival Of the boat on this side of river.
The man, when taken to the hospital.
was in an unconscious condition. and it
is thought that he attempted suicide. as
a number of the passengers had seen him
take small bottle from his pocket and
swallow its contents. He is supposed to
have taken choral.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-24
CONNOLLY AGAIN
Efficient Clerk of the Tax Board
Elected for Another
Term.

James Connolly. chief clerk Of the Board
Of Tax Commissioners, was reelected for
three years yesterday at the meeting OF
the Board. Commissioners Dayton and
Hoos voted for him. Commissioner Deg
nan nominated and voted for George
Pforr
Commissioner Hoos was urged very
strongly to vote for Prorr. The Beef
Trust party leaders made him many fiat
tering promises and did all they could 70
influence him in behalf of Pforr. but Mr.
Hoos Simply said:-
Il am Democrat
After the meeting Mr.. Connolly left the
office with Commissioner Dayton to make
assessments.