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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
MASS or REQUIEM
One Hundred Priest Join in
Memorial to Bishop
Wigger.

More than 120 priests from all parts OF
the Roman Catholic diocese of Newark
assembled at St. Patrick's Cathedral Sat
urday and assisted at the mass of re-
QUEEN offered for the repose of the soul
of Bishop Winand M. Wigger, who died a
year ago. There was large attendance
of the laity also and the services were
more than usually impressive
Rt. Rev. John J. OConnor, who sue
9eeeded Bishop Wigger. celebrated pen
tifcal high mass. He was assisted by
Rev. Fathers ]. F. Mccarthy and W. j.
Richmond of the Cathedral and Rev.
Messrs. MeElhone, Glennon. Hampton
and Bennett, deacons at the Seminary of
the Immaculate Conception attached to
Seton Hall College at South Orange. Rev.
Father w. f. Grady of the Cathedral,
was master of ceremonies. Moneignor
Doane sat within the sanctuary, where
there were more than fifty surp.iced
acoiytes. The main body of priests oceu-
pied the front pews.
Al the head of the main aisle, and al
most at the sanctuary rail. was casket
on a catafalque 1t was covered with
yestments significant Of the high office
which the dead priest had held. During
parts of the mass the responses were
made by the priests. The form OF bless
ing the casiSet was also observed. Z. J..
Hattersley presided at the organ and the
vocal music was by the cathedral choir
The anniversary of the death of Bishop
Wigger was also COMMUNICATED at Seton
Hall College. where solemn high mass
of requiem was sung in the seminary
chapel by the vice president Of the col
lege Rev John A. Westman. Rev. MIR.
Dunn was deacon and Rev Mr.. NcElhone
was sub-deacon. The master of cere-
monies was Rev. Mr.. Hampton. The
mass was attended by the seminarians
and several hundred students.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
PEST SPREADS
Second Case Of Smallpox
Reported at the City
Hospital.
LODGING HOUSE CLEANED OUT
More Victims Discovered
Today in Salvation Army
Headquarters.
FLAT HOUSE GUARANTEED
Conductor Has the Disease
and Is Taken to Snake


James Connolly, a sixteen-y boy,
walked into the City Hospital, Saturday
afternoon, and told Warden Osborne that
he was sick-e He was put to bed. Yes
terday a rash broke out on his face and
the Warden concluded it was another
smallpox case. DR.. Canverse was called.
He pronounced the disease smallpox. The
lad was questioned and it was then learn
ed that he came from the Salvation
Army lodging house, No. so Montgomery
street, where several cases had been dis
covered.
Young Connolly was in the lodging
house Friday when the health authori-
ties came there to vaccinate the inmates.
He escaped without beng vaccinated and
he wandered around the city until he
was too sick to stand it longer. He was
sent to Snake Hill this morning. Extra
precautions are being taken to guard
against an epidemic at the hospital. All
the patients and nurses have been vac
cinated
Another case of smallpox was taken
from the Salvation Army lodging house
yesterday morning. The patient was
Michael O'Hara 1t being Sunday the
house was pretty well filled. Stxty-six
dodgers and those employed in the place
were quarantined. The doors were locked
and smallpox Sign nailed up.
Every one of the inmates was stripped
of his clothing and put to bed. after
vaccination, and his clothes thoroughly
fumigated. Three doctors from the
Health Board were busy for hours again
fumigating the premises.
The sixty-six dodgers were not let out
until this morning. The place was then
closed to all except those who work there
and the regular dodgers.
Frank M. Perry, employed as conduc-
tor on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad, was taken from his
home, No. 254 York street, suffering with
smallpox, this morning. The inmates of
the house. which is a fiat house, were
vaccinated and the premises fumigated-
The house was then quarantined.
Mark Kilmurray. who had a few days
ago stopped at the Salvation Army house,
walked into the Health Boards Office
this morning with symptoms OF the dis
ease. He was hustled up into the deten-
tion room and afterwards taken to the
smallpox hospital.
suspect case was reported from No
s74 Second street today. The patient is
Joseph Smell, thirty-five years old.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
SKATED INTO HOUSE
Four Youthful Marauders
Made Things Lively for
Hoboken Man.

Four small boys were hailed before Re-
corder Stanton in the Hoboken polics
court this morning charged with having
entered a house owned and occupied by
Michael Hourigan on the meadows near
Twelfth streetin that city. Mr. Hourssaa
said that the boys broke into the houss
yesterday while ne was out. They kuock-
ed over the kitchen table. enptlsd the
contents of a can Of CONDENSED milk upon
the f7cor and mussed things In general.
The boys took exception oMr. HoN-
rigan's charge Of breaking and enter
Ing.
1--WE didn't break into the house, your
honor" one exclaimed.
.-Yor0idn'ti Then how did You get 1n3''
.sWe skated in" replied the boy.
1t was learned that the lower hoer OK
Mr. Hourigan's house was flooded. The
door had been left open and when the
water froze it was impossible to shut
it The boys, who were skating around
the building. could not resist the tenspta-
ton to skate inside of it. Then theT
went upstairs and began to wreck things
Mr. HoursSan said there were about one
hundred boys in the house. There was
no evidence against the four prisoners
and they were discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
Board of Education Clerk
Elected for a Five
Years Term.
AFTER REBHAM'S EMPTY CHAIR
Applicants Steer Clear of An Ex-
animation on Physics and
Geometry.

The question that now troubles the Re
publicans generally isl
WIN George L. Record resign one Of
his two effiees?s
Mr. Record is Corporation Counsel and
counsel to the Riparian Commissioners.
He has not declared and will not yet de-
clare his attitude toward dual office hold
ing as applying TO his own case, but ne
had no two opinions when he talked of
Allan L. McDermott during the recer
campaign. But then it was political
fight an effort to elect one man by show
ing the "unfitness' of anothers now tha
conditions are reversed and IDEAS do no
come so freely. However, there is a gen-
tral impression that Mr.. Record will re
sign his place under the Riparian Com
mission. Mr.. Record himself has said
that he had not yet reached any conclu-
sion in this respect, bat a remark dropped
byMayor Fagar this morning lei the ca.
cut of the bag to some extent.
Mayor Pagan was seen by reporter
of sThe News this morning at his Office.
lie said there was nothing TO give to the
public today
isn't Corporation Counsel Record a
dual officeholder now?' the reporter
asked
Mayor Fagan only smiled.
What is your opinion about dual office
holding?g
II don't care to say anything about that
now
'syour predecessor was rather strong
in his opinions. Haven't you formed any
at all?''
The Mayor almost laughed outright, but
he would say nothing.
.tWin Mr.. Record resign one of the
offices ~
Il don't know now. Perhaps in a week
or ten days there may be something done
about that"
Mr.. Records friends are opposed to his
resigning either office. They hold that
nothing can be said against a Corporation
Counsel who holds only State office in
addition to the city office, but there is
another set OF Republicans who are urg-
ing Mr.. Record to give up the Riparian
Board. He is to be candidate for Con
gress in the new district next fail and
they do not want him TO do anything now
that can be used as political capital
against him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
ONE MORE FED.
New Clerk for the Sinking
Fund-Sedore Stops
Howling.

The Republican leaders are in as great
a quandary as ever as to what to do with
all those who were on deck in the recent
election and are still out in the open
fighting for all they are worth for some
CT the graft that is to be handed out.
How to satisfy all who are nowling for
jobs is question that is keeping them
awake nights. After scheming all they
could they still found that there was an
alarming array OF members OF the old
gang. their friends the Friends of the
Mayor ana the Good Citizens who are de-
fnanding that their services be rewarded
with plums of the large juicy kind. At
last the Board of Managers, after long
deliberation and serious consideration, .
as they give it to lheir office seeking
friends, determined 10 make II least orc
more Job. The new plac els chat Of clerk
to the Board of Sinking Fund Commits
sior ers.
It has also been the custom for the
Deputy City Comptroller to act as clerk
to the Sinking Fund Commission, bur
that has been changed now SO that sorne
one who had nothing now has something.
It is better to place two men in TWO jobs
and thus fcrestalf at least a small part of
The howl than have one man in TWO jobs,
custom To tie contrary Notwithstanding,
says the Board OF Managers. so there -
d new face in the City Hall. Il is that Of
Charles Sedora who was elected clerk 20
the Board of Sinking Fund Commission
ers at an organization meeting last Sat
urday Mr.. James Haskins, the minority
member, was reelected President.
The appointment of Mr.. Sedore followed
the adoption of resolution offered by
Commissioner Simmons.
The new clerk is a member of the
Samuel D. Dickinson Association and he
was a most persistent office seeker. He
is from the Third Ward and was among
the foremost of those who were classed
as howlers, and his appointment was
made. the envious say, for the purpose
of stopping his particular howl.
The Board of Managers don't want any
soft spoken man who does not make much
noise. They want the one who makes the
most noise and therefore spreads the
howl to heretofore unaffected quarters.
The cry now is, "Quiet the howlers as
soon as possible, the loudest first"
Frank Van Winkie is the Deputy City
Comptroller at a salary of s1,50O year.
The clerk to the Sinking Fund Commis-
sion gets s400 a year and Mr. Van
Winkle decided to let the latter job go to
some one that will be thus quieted
There threatens to be great competition
among the ''howlers" Each will try by
way to make the most trouble and thus
get job.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
HIS OWN DETECTIVE
DR.. Stout Finds His Stolen
Coats on the Thieves.

DR.. James Stout, Of the City Health
Biard, has recovered his two coats which
were stolen while he was at work vacci-
mating the dodgers in the Salvation Army
lodging house at No. so Montgomery
street, Friday might The doctor was out
on the Newark turnpike near Marion,
yesterday, attending to a small case of
smallpox when he saw two men enter a
saloon. One of them wore his overcoat.
He followed the men into the place and
stood by while they tried to sell the coat
to the bartender.
DR.. Stort notified the police of the Oak
land avenue station house by telephone
and caused the arrest of the Two men.
eli recognized one of the prisoners as the
man Dunn who was at the lodging house
On suspicion. Dunn wore the doctor :
sack ccat and his friend had on the over
coat Justice Hoos held both the pris
oners for the grand Jury.
DR.. Stout thoroughly fumigated ihs re-
turned garments.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06


The trouble now, as It always has been
with the ..antis, is the lack OF leader
ship.
AS matters now stand it Is practically
settled that Assistant Postmaster Edward
w Woolley viii step down and out OF
the craftsmanship of the committee Not
that he wants TO relinquish the reins that
he has held for nine years, but the pres
sure is too strong. He has known Tor
some time that he must go and has not
attended a single meeting since the sum-
mer vacation ended.
Everything indicates that Excise Com
missioner Edward Fry of Jersey City
now chairma nof the Executive Commit t
tee, will succeed to Mr.. Woolley's official
shoes. Colonel Dickinson wants him, and
the Wanser- Woolley element realizes he
cannot be beaten, so the lxickers viii
probably make the best OF disagreeaple
bargain.
A first vice president must be named to
succeed the late Flavel McGee, and It IS
rumored that as a boom for Lawyer
William H. Speer. Jr. $, play for the
Prosecutorship he may be chosen for that
position.
Ex-Freeholder Edwin Cadmus of Bay
onne will probably be allowed to hold the
title of second vice president for another
year, and nobody seems to doubt that
Probation Officer Frank Higgins will be
reelected secretary and Michael Schultz
be allowed to handle the committees
funds again during the coming year
Now that Eddie Mitchell has at last
succeeded in landing Albert Blake as an
officer in judge Blair's court, that young
man will probably be induced to continue
his watch at the door of the County Com
mittee room on meeting nights and
therefore viii be reelected sergeant-at-
arms
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
NO LOCK BARS HIN
Youthful Thief Boasts He Can
Pick Any in Existence.

In the arrest of Gotlerb Welnecht, nine
teen years old. who is awaiting trial in
the county jail on a charge Of grand
larceny, the Hohoken police are cond-
dent they have solved number Of fnys-
terious robberies that have been eom-
mitted recently in that city. Within ths
past month more than half a dozen sa-
looms have been entered and robbed. The
police made every effort to get on the
trail Of the thief but without success. on
December II last Detective Fallon arrest
ed Weinecht in saloon kept by Mrs.
Rings at No. 10 Washington street,
charged with having stolen check book
from Charles Fosted. Of No. z21 Garden
street. Weinecht had filed out NUM-
Der OF checks 10 his own order and was
trying to cash them. He was also charged
with having stolen a gold locket from
Mrs Ring
Weinecht wac acquainted with woman
named Florence Brown. upon whom the
police learned. he had spent money lsvish-
Iy Weinecht had teld the woman that
he could open any lock invented
The police found some of Weineelet's
effects this morning in furnished room
on Bloomfield street. Among them was
a small steel savings bank issued By the
New Jersey Trust Company. Detsetiye
Fallon took the bank to the Office Of tie
trust company and learned that it had
been issued to Max Hart. a saloonkeeper
at No. IS Bloomfield street Mr. William
C. Heppenheimer. Of the trust company,
said that the bank could be opened only
by a key in the possession of the conn
pany. The banks are given to deposlsors
TO assist them to save. Notwithstanding
Mr.. Heppenheimer's assertion it was dis
covered that the bank had been un-
locked and its contents extracted. Harts
saloon was broken into and robbed few
days before Weineclet was arrested. The
bank was among the articles stolen. It
was numbered f S47 and had contained
ABOUT $14 which Hart was saving to buy
his wife Christmas present. The banks
were patented January !, 1901. A gold
ForreSter's pin which was also stelen
from Harts place was found in the
Ha1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
SAYS IT'S A FRAUD.
Suit to Resist Payment Of a
$23, 900 Note in a
Queer Case.

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Mr.. Iayior said ne would snow tnat the
procesuiilss were nuse sensne on tiio
part OF F1tt TO goppie up MISS 1hoinp-
son estate
We claiH' your Honor, said Mr. ray
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
NO JAIL TRIALS.
Defendants in Smallpox
Corridor Must Wait.

The outbreak of smallpox in the County
Jail has resulted in the discontinuance
of criminal trials where the defendants
are confined in the County Jail When the
case of Nathan Birnbaum and Medel
/ Hirsch, accused of arson in connection
with the mysterious fire in the clothing
store owned by the former at No. 1872
Newark avenue, on May 81 of last year,
was called in the Court of General Ses-
sions this morning .ex-Judge Noonan.
Counsellor Goldenhorn and Senator Huds-
peth, who appeared for the defence. asked
for postponement on the grounds that
they had been unable to consult with
their clients owing to the outbreak of
smallpox in the ward of the jail in which
Bernbaum and Hirsch are confined.
Prosecutor Erwin for the State and ex-
Judge William T. Hoffman. who will as
sist him as the representative of the in
suranee company that issued the policy
on Birnbaum's place. opposed the motion.
They insited that they had done consid-
cradle work in getting all the witnesses
in court and preparing their case, and
that counsel for the defense had hitherto
been very anxious to have the case
moved
was not afraid of the smallpox as far as
he himself was concerned. he hesitated
to risk the danger necessarily accompany
ing a trial under existing conditions on
account of his family.
Ex-Judge Hudspeth. who represents
Hirsch, said that while he was opposed
to the trial going on for the same rea-
sons mentioned by the other counsel for
the defence, he wished TO notify the
Court tl1at when the case was moved he
intended to apply for a severence of the
Indictment and separate trial for his
client.
Judge Blair said: THE prisoners about
to be tried are confined in the part of the
jail in which smallpox has appeared. To
proceed with The trial would Involve con
siderable danger as the prisone1s would
have to come IN contact with counsel ard
the court officers. /. therefore. thing die
Court is justified In adjournin3s this case
When II Will be called Will depend on the
couriticn existing il the jail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
WISEMAA IS 0. K.
Board of Education Clerk Has
a Five Year Term and
Cannot Be Touched.

The old Board OF Education win meet
on Thursday evening and end its exist
cree by approving the minutes and then
will give way to the new Board as ap-
pointed by Mayor Pagan. The organiza-
tion of the new Board will not be marked
by anything Of Importance, it is believed.
The members will merely be introduced
to each other and plan course of action
for the term they are to serve.
There is some discussion going on in
many quarters about who viii be the
clerk of the incoming Board. In addition
to the discussion there is hope in the
hearts of many aspirants for office that
some one Of them win be appointed to
take the place of James Wiseman, who
is the present clerk. These discussions
and hopes are of no avail to those en-
gagged in the pleasant tasks. Mr. Wise
man win continue in office for the term
of the new Board. And he viii be in the
Board that viii succeed that appointed
by the Mayor.
Mr. Wiseman was appointed clerk to
the Board a year ago last May under an
act passed by the Legislature of 1899,
which gave 10 the boards OF education in
cities of the first class the right to ap-
POINT clerkH IDf tne term OF Hye years.
THIS extended the term to May. 1904, and
if the Meeker act extends the clerks term
az ii does the terms Of so many others
Mr.. Wiseman will hold Office until Janu-
ary, 1865. That act that holds Mr.. Wise
man In office was passed at the request
of the Republican clerk of the Board of
Education Of Newark and was introduced
by Republican member from Essex,
passed by Republican Legislature and
Signed by Republican Governor. That
puts the matter beyond the hands of the
Hoard Of Managers of Mayor Fagan, who
were 50 anxious 10 grab az the graft IN
sight and some that was not quite visible.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
MORE SMALLPOX
IN PEN|TENT|ARY
Remarkable Low Death Rate
From the Disease in
This County.

The efficacy of County Physician Com
verses treatment Of smallpox patients at
Snake Hill IS shown in the fact that al
though the cases still keep arriving at
the contagious disease hospital. the cures
are being effected faster than new cases
appear. There were under treatment ii
the hospital two weeks ago 122 patients.
and now there are but 66, which glves the
County Health Board plenty Of leeway
in the mater of facilities, unless the cases
thai develop IN the future are Of the corr
fluent type and require longer detention
accommodations at the contagious disease
hospital are for 14o patients, which NUM-.
ber would crowd the institution somewhat,
bur would still give separate sleeping COTS
for all
1t may be asked what became Of the
other contagious diseases during this per-
iod. That is readily answered. There
have been no such cases isolated m sew
eral years. The hospital for over a year
past has been used as a hospital for the
inmates of the various Institutions.
Compulsory isolation does not apply to
contagious disease cases Of a zynotie
character.
ire efficiency Of DR. conyerse's Gu
for the disease is shown in the fact Ii
although ne mas treated 167 hospital cas-
since the outbreak there have been on
nine deaths. The average percentage
mortality in other cities is 15 per 100
fllcted persons.
The rates is higher than this in Fl
rope At the office of the Board Of Free
holders letters of thanks are daily re
ceived from patients who have been dis
charged as cured in which the officia
are commended for the kind attention
and comfortable treatment they receive.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
FAVOR m'DERMOTT

While the Republican members Of the
Legislature are puzzling their heads over
the candidate for United States Senator
TO succeed the late William J. Seweil.
the Democrats are giving the subject but
little attention. No candidate to receive
the eighteen votes of the minority has as
yet been agreed upon, and 1t is not likely
tnat he will be chosen until the Senators
and members get together at trenton on
the eve of the organization
There Is strong possibility that Allan
A1cDerlnott Of this city will be given the
empty distinction. There IS a feeling
throughout the State that he is entitled
10 whatever honor there may be in the
nomination and no Democrat VIII b.
gIudge him Inc votes of the minority in
the joint meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-06
FRY TO Be CHAIRMAN
Woolley Slated for the Out
side Willy NilIy.

The election of officers Of the Repub-
Hcan County Committee for the ensuing
year viii take place at the annual meet
Ing to be held at Lincoln Hall on Friday
evening next. From present indications
the event VIII be Of the harmonious
variety. 1t Is likely but one set of can
didates Will be presented,
This must not be construed as indi-
eating that the various factions of the
organization are at peace With the regu-
lars. on the contrary the disappoint-
ment caused by Mayor Fagan's appoint
menta and local quarrels in other sec
lions have created an cement willing to
pool Issues with any anti-organization
movement That promises to be formidable.