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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
STRIKE ENDED.
Weavers Going Back to
Work. Demands Not
Recognized.

The strike of the silk weavers of
North Hudson and Northern Jersey City
mill is over. 1t is a case of uncondit-
ional surrender on the part of the weay-
ers.
Yesterday number of the strikers went
back to work at the Poidehard mill in
Jersey City, This morning a big body of
strikers of the same mill held a meeting
at Hefich's Hall, just across the West
Hobo1en line, and decided to abandon
the strike after holding out over six
weeks. The mill owners have steadfast-
" refused to recognize the demands of
the strikers that they recognize the
weavers' unions. They agree merely to
recognize the committee of their own
mills, condition which prevailed before
the strike.
IN JERSEY CITY.
The Poidehard mill strikers that met
at He!lich's Hall this morning marched
in a body to the mill. All except twelve
were allowed to resume their old places
These were barred because during the
strike they made themselves obnoxious
by boisterous conduct. During the strike
forty-slx new looms were put in, so that
all the old workers, except the twelve
above referred to will find places, and
those who took the places of strikers
during the strike will retain theirs.
About twelve hundred persons are en-
ployed when the mill is running full
blast Over half that number were at
work this morning. By Monday 1t is
anticipated that every loom will be man
ned and the mill be running with full
force of hands.
About the same conditions of affairs
prevail in the West Hoboken, Union Hill
and North Bergen mills. The strikers of
the various mills have held meetings in
various halls and decided to return to
work under the old conditions. They are
dropping back into the mills in pairs and
groups. The mills are gradually filling.
At the Clifton MILL in Union Hill, two
hundred and twenty-five of the five hun
dred weavers were at work this morning.
The Swarzenbach, Huber & Co.'S mill.
West Hoboken, was running with half
the usual force of hands. The Giver-
maud mill was also running with half
force,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
new ST. JOSEpH'S.
Numerous Repairs Have Made
the Old Church a Thing of
Beauty.

The decorations of St. Joseph's r. G.
nicely now. They expected to have the
scaffolding down by last Sunday but on
account of slight hitch in the work this
was not done. Now they hope to be able
to take it down next week and then there
will be an informal opening the following
Sunday.
The ceiling and capitals Of the pillars
are finished and the pillars have to be
painted. The baptistry has been built
and now the plastering and decorating is
all to be done.
The sanctuary has been made larger
and the altar rail will extend five feet
further than formerly. A new carpet
will be down in the sanctuary, probably
green.
The new affairs will be marble, beauti-
fully sculptured. The stained glass win
dow in the back of the centre altar will
be raised three feet and when some of
the figures are taken out the window will
be very much more beautiful.
The stations of the cross will be newly
decorated and instead of the pictures
that were there formerly they will be
in half relief. The confessionals will
be moved upstairs to the main audi
toriunl. They have always been in the
basement.
Services will probably be held in the
church about the middle of September.
The old affairs will be put back as the
new ones will not be finished for four or
| Eve months.
When these decorations and repairs
are done the church will more than likely
be one of the most beautiful in the city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
GLAD HE'S ALIVE
Chief Murphy's Narrow Escape
From Death in the Train
Wreck at Belmar.

Chief of Police Murphy ran up from
Belmar today, where he is spending his
vacation with his family. The Chief was
on the platform of the Belmar station
Tuesday evening when the fatal accident
occurred there, and he is congratulating
himself that he is alive today. The Chief
and his wife were at the station with
some friends who had spent the day with
them, and who were on their way to
their homes in this city.
The Chief helped the ladies on to one
of the rear cars of the first section of the
train, the Pennsylvania train, which had
scarcely pulled out of the station when
the second section came in. This mad
barely come to standstill when the
Central train came along and plowed in
to the rear of the Pennsylvania section.
The Chief and his wife had just left
were out Of harms way. Had his party
been a minute or two later they would
have missed the first section and the
Chief and his friends would have been
on one of the cars of the train which
were telescoped and would undoubtedly
have lost their lives. That more people
were not killed the Chief attributes to the
fact that almost everyone who was go-
ing away had boarded the first section,
and those who had come to see them off
had left the platform to return to their
homes
The Chief says he has witnessed many
an appalling spectacle both ON the BATTLE
field and in his work as a police officer,
but none of them came up to this crash.
The word ''telescoped" is often used in
describing railroad wrecks, the Chief
says, but it seldom if ever happens that
it really occurs, but in this case it liter
ally happened. One car was driven SO
completely into another that it looked as
if the first had been built around the
second How the accident occurred Chief
Murphy says is very much of a mystery.
The track at that point is straight away
for several miles sand there was nothing
to prevent the engineer of the Central
train from seeing the lights Of the Penn
I sylvania cars in ample time to stop his
train.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
half MILLION
BOND ISSUE
Temporary Loan the Only
Way to Redeem the Old
7 Per Cents. Fall
ing Due.
BANKS Will TAKE IT UP
Sequel to the Failure to Float
Long Time Bonds at
Reasonable Pre-.
MUM.

The Board of Finance at its meeting
this afternoon will probably issue $780,
600 worth of temporary loan bonds
bearing per cent. interest, to raise the
amount required for the redemption OF
batch of per cent. water bonds ma
turing next month.
This action is necessary owing to the
failure of the city to dispose of 5000, 900
worth of 4 per cent. thirty year gold
bonds which were offered for sale two
weeks ago. Only three bids were re-
ceived, the highest being 100.79. The
low price was extremely disappointing
to the financial officers of the city, who
had been in the habit of seeing much
larger offers made for Jersey City Sc
curities. The Finance Commissioners re-
jected all the proposals and decided to
advertise later on for new bids.
Although the boomers of the adminis-
tration tried to make it appear that the
fizzle of the bond sale was due to the
fact that municipal bonds were glut
on the market and that bankers pre-
Icrf6u " lufGSl III OthSA rSNuA'e >--~~a>-
were others who figured it out that the
credit of the city had something to DO
with the lack of demand for the bonds.
1t is notorious that the recklessness of
the present administration has had a ten-
dency to cause investors to think long
time before buying city securities. Other
cities have sold their bonds at good prices
of late, and some people see no reason
why Jersey City's securities should not
have produced equally good offers. Jer-
sey City bonds have sold as high as l0y.
The drop to 1O0.79 made the administra=
ton shudder.
The batch of half million temporary
loan bonds which will be authorized to-
day will probably be distributed among
the four city banks, as the Sinking Funk
Commission has not the money on hand
to take them up. The Commission keeps
the city's money too closely invested to
provide for such large loan.
The Board Of Finance will be obliged
to make provision to refund $400,Oo0
more of water bonds later on.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
PRETTY BLONDE
MISSING
Amy Lester, Seventeen,
Went to Battle But Never
Went Near the
Water.
STAGE OR PHILADELPHIA
She Had No Beaux, But
Everything Else in Life
Where Is She ?

| Harry Lester, of No. POP Thirteenth
street. reported to-da ythe strange disap-
pearance of his sister, Amy, who started
last Tuesday afternoon from her home
for the Hoboken public bath. She didn't
reach the bath, according to inquiries
made there.
Amy is seventeen years old. weights
about 112 pounds, is FIVE feet six inches
in height and decided blonde. She is
remarkably pretty and to the neighbor-
hood in which she lived, appeared to be
model girl. She was employed in New
York at Broadway and Eighth street.
When about fourteen years old she APP
peared in amateur theatricals IL is said
she has gone on the stage but Mrs. Les
ser doesn't think so.
To a reporter for ''The News" Mrs.
Lesser said today
"Amy came home from work Tuesday
afternoon. She said she felt tired and
intended to go to the bath in Hoboken
and come home and retire. She went and
took a hand satched containing the bath
ing suit. That is the last I've seen OF
her.
I'D you think she has gone on the
stageY' Mrs. Lester was asked.
Il do not. She received a letter from
young lady named Scott in Philadel-
phia inviting her to spend few days.
Now, she may have gone to Philadelphia
but l don't know where she could have
gotten the money with which to buy
ticket"
rs there anything you can think of
that would make her disappear so
strangely ?" was asked.
why" said Mrs. Lester. "the girl
had all her heart wished for. She didn't
haves to work but got tired of staying
around the house. She was model
girl and never went any place except
with her brother Harry. He is in a ter
rible state of mind over her disappear
ance. HTe has looked all over for her.
He went to Chief Murphy. Hhe Chief
said she may have gone to Philadelphia
and would come back
Mrs. Lester said also that at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night she went to Amy's ward
robe and found black silk skirt. several
shirt waists, and other small pieces of
wearing apparel missing. She said the
girl never had any young men calling on
her When she left home Amy was at
tired in black and white shirt, black
and white stripped shirt waist and wore
light colored straw hat with plain trim
ming.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
POISON
IN THE PARK
Richard Kuttler Of Hoboken
Dead on the Grass in
Hudson Square
TWO FAREWELL LETTERS
Separated From His Family
and Unsuccessful in Busi-
ness Had Many
Friends.
TWO FAREWELL LETTERS

Richard Kuttler, 55 years old, Ger
man, well known in Hoboken, committed
suicide last night by drinking poison in
Hudson Square Park, that city. His
body was found by Policeman Schneider
at 4:35 o'clock this morning lying on the
grass near the river walk. Near by was
an empty glass. The rain had washed the
glass clean and there was not even an
odor of the poison left. Neither were
there any burns on the dead mans mouth
that would indicate the nature of the
drug he selected to end his life.
Kuttler left two sealed letters which
were found in his pockets. One of the
letters was addressed to Anthony j.
Volk, a Hoboken undertaken, and the
other was addressed to his wife and chill
nue., this city. 1t was learned that Kut-
tier had not lived with his family for
several weeks owing, it is said, to differ
ences which arose between him and his
wife. The family resided in Hoboken
for many years. One week ago the wife
and children moved to Jersey City
Heights. Kuttler refused to go along
with them. He engaged board at Mrs.
Puck's, at Fourth and Hudson streets,
Hoboken.
When a reporter for 'The News
called ON Mrs. Kuttler, in the Webster
avenue house this morning, she had just
received the sealed liter found on her
husbands body She was greatly shocked
by the news. She declined to reveal the
exact contents of the letter, but stated
that her husband bade his family fare
well and added that he thought his act
was for the best. Mrs. Kuttler denied
trouble. One of her daughters stated that
the father was despoHdent over his fail
ure to prosper in business. Kuttler had
not had any steady employment for some
time. He occasionally sold pictures on
commission for the American Litlograph
Company. He had a large circle of
friends in Hoboken. He was a member
of Royal Arcanum Council No. 80 of
Benevolent Association of this city, and
was i'll good standing in both.
In the letter which he left for Under
taker Volk he requested that his body
be cremated, saying that his wife would
pay the costs of the funeral out of the
insurance she received on his life. He
also requested Mr.. Nolk TO notify his
friends of his death. He mentioned
among his friends G.. *. keageben. ex-
Fire Commissioner Frederick W. Bender.
Joseph Kitz. Otto Kupfer. Rudolph
Schoenfeldt and ex-senator William S.
Stube.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
DIED

BERGER.-On Thursday, August 21s
1902, Francis Berger, aged 2 weeks
Funeral from the residence of his par
ents, No. 100 Hopkins avenue, Saturday.
at 2:30 p. M.
DOHERTY. August u, 1902,
Richard youngest son of DIR. John
w. and Eleanor English Doherty
Funeral will take place from the home
of his parents. No 2T2 Barrow street, on
Saturday August %, 1902, at 2 p. M
Friends of the family are invited.
DOOLEY. On Thursday, August. 21,
1902. Annie. beloved wife of Martin
Dooley, aged 80 years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from her
late residence, 100 Newark avenue. on
Saturday, August %, at 8 a. M. thence
TO ST. Johns II. C. Church.
FLOOD.-On Thursday, august u,
1902, Mary j., beloved daughter OF
Matthew and Olive Flood, aged III
years and 10 months.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from the
residence of her parents, No. 1S4 st.
Paul's avenue, on Saturday, August 23s
at 8 a. m.
FRANK Thursday, August 81,
1902, Lester Frank, aged 6 months.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from the residence of
his parents, No. 1872 st. Paufs avenue
on Saturday, August %, at ? p. ms
thence to st. Joseph's r. G. Church,
where as mass of requium will be offered
for the happy repose of her soul.
PRATT. suddenly ON Thursday, Au.
gust II, 1902. Algernon Pratt, aged
26 years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
REID. suddenly at Park Ridge, n. i.
on Wednesday. August 20, 1902,
Isabella. widow of Andrew Reid.
and daughter of the late James Q.
Daniels.
Funeral service at her late residence,
No. 172 Arlington avenue, on Friday
evening, August %, at eight o'clock.
WALKER.-On Thursday, August 21,
1902, John, infant son of John +.
and Mary Walker, aged 3 months
20 days.
Funeral from residence of parents. No
252 Mercer street, ON Friday, Aug. 2z
at 3 y. m.
WARD.-On Thursday, August Fl,
1902 Margaret Ward, beloved wifa
of William Ward
Relatives and friends of the family
are invited to attend the funeral from
her late residence, No. 415 Henderson
street, or Monday, August %, at 3 A
NJ. thence to st. Mary's Church, whert
4 solemn high mass of requiem will bs
offered for the repose Of her soul.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
union VS.. Lyric"
Four Laborers Arrested Be-
cause of Posters Against
the Theatre.

The Hoboken police court was crowded
this morning with scene shifters and
others employed "behind the wings" who
had come to hear the testimony in the
case of the four men subpoenaed by
Acting Recorder Layerty, upon complaint
of Manager Henry 2. Soulier. OF the
Lyric Theatre, Hoboken. who charged
them with conspiring to injure his busi-
ness.
WORKED AT THE lyric"
The defendants We're William Barrett.
James Butler, Frank Farber and Duck
Trado, all members of Theatrical Union
No. 80, of this city. Al 1.-The men had at
one time or another worked on the
Lyric stage, but had left Manager Sou
lier's employ because they alleged he
did not employ union labor
The union was represented by Lawyer
James Donelan. of this city, and As
semblyman William Hurley, of Hoboken.
Mr. Soulier was represented by Lawyer
Isaac Goldenhorn.
POSTERS UP.
The testimony showed that some per-
sons were tacking up posters throughout
Hoboken and this city calling upon
union men not to patronize the theatre
in question. 1t was alleged that MEM
bors of the union had tried TO induce
other men not to work in the house and
had in other ways attempted to inJure
the business of the theatre.
Manager Soulier testified that many
of the posters referred to had been task
ed up in the city. He could not tell,
however who had distributed them. He
said that the trouble with the union arose
because he would not discharge William
Hancock, stage hand, who was said
to be a non-union man. Shortly after
the trouble occurred the theatre was
placed on the unfair list by the Central
Labor Union.
CASE ADJOURNED.
William Barrett, one of the defen-
dants. is agent for Theatrical Union No.
so. 1t was by his orders that the stage
hands quit work on May Is last, since
which time the theatre and the union has
been at loggerheads. None of the men
complained of were put on the stand.
Upon request of counsel the case was
adjourned until tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
BURNING Girl
FIRES A HOUSE
Six Year Old Emma Puppel
Victim Of Play About
a Bonfire.
RUSH FANS The FLAMES
Her Death in Hospital Elk.
pected Any Moment-Her
Home Saved by the
Firemen.
RUSH FANS The FLAMES

Emma Puppel, the six-year-old daugh-
ter of Henry Puppel, of No. 106 Jeffer-
son street, Hoboken, is lying at the point
of death in St. Mary's Hospital, that
city, with her little body horribly burned.
This morning she was happy, and as
she left her home about 8 o'clock to play
with the other children on the block her
chief But Emma carelessly disregard
ed her mothers warning A small boy
in the neighborhood secured matches and
began to start a fire with some papers
in the street.
PLAYED WITH MATCHES.
Emma helped to build the bonfire and
when the flames began to leap above the
pile she romped around them with the
other children brimful of delight. A mo-
ment later, however, her joy was chang
ed to terror and pain. Her dress caught
fire. She tried to quench the blaze, but
before she had time even to scream she
was enveloped in flames.
The other children were so frightened
that they could do nothing. Emma.
Started to run hom to her mother.
Screaming at the top of her voice she
fled in to the house with scarcely an
inch of her body that was not covered
with fire. Several neighbors ran to her
assistance, but before they could extin-
gush the blaze Emma was unconscious,
and every stitch of her clothing was
burned off. Her body was frightfully
burned.
HOUSE AFIRE.
In their efforts to save the child's life
the neighbors failed to notice that the
house had taken fire. The carpet and
some curtains were already burning, and
a serious fire was imminent. Some one
sent in fire alarm, however, -hefore it
went too far and the fremen had the
blaze under control soon afterwards.
Little damage occurred to the property.
The burned child was removed to St.
Mary's Hospital. 1t was said this morn
ing that there was but slight chance
for her recovery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
POISON AFTER A YEAR.
Insects Bite Proves Danger
Gus a TweIfthmonth After
wards.

Andrew Leake,. thirty-fve years old,
of No. 181 Ninth street, was sent to
Christ Hospital yesterday to undergo
an operation for blood poisoning. About
a year ago Mr.. Leake, who is foreman
in the wagon factory of William Ober-
felt, on Ninth street, was bitten on the
right leg by an insect of some kind while
at work He scratched the bite until it
bled. 1t healed and he thought nothing
more about it until month ago when
his leg began to swell. 1t swelled al
most to the thickness of telegraph pole
and obliged Mr.. Leake to remain home.
He doctored the leg by using liniments.
There was mo relief and yesterday he
decided to 60 to the hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
OYERWORKED HORSES.
S. P. C. A. Has Arrested Thirty
Cruel Drivers This Summer.

The S.. p. G. A. are doing excellent
work at the junction this summer and
the Newark drivers who overload their
trucks are made to suffer for their cruel
ty to their horses. Not less than thirty
drivers have been arrested in the vicinity
of the junction for this offense. In all
cases they were made to feel the hand of
the law
Yesterday Russian driver. who could
not speak word of English, was ar
rested near Grand street for driving a
horse that was hobbIing along on two
good legs, the others. being crippled.
There were numerous sores on the ami
NAL. 1t was one of the worst cases
the society has come across in some
time.
Through an interpreter it was learned
that the driver resided IN Elizabeth. He
was fined SIS and costs. He paid the
fine
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
STONE COMES BACK
d. L. q w. Roturn Patrick Nc
Mahon His Goods

The Delaware and Lackawanna Rail-
road Company returned this morning at
the foot of Fifteenth street one of the
two car loads of paving blocks that were
reported stolen by Patrick McMahon.
A spur was built from the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
yards into a yard Of a manufactures at
the foot of Fifteenth street. The paving
blocks were taken up and carried off by
the railroad company. Mcmahon noticed
the loss and reported it. The company
promised TO retur nthem. The second car
load will be returned tomorrow. Nc
Mahon said to-day that he thought the
Street and Water Board should not be
so willing to grant favors to railroad
companies when the treatment by the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western is
c0nsidered
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
PLUMBERS MEET.
Associations Annual Trolley Ride
Tomorrow.


At last nights meeting of the Master
Plumbers's Association, at Groeschers
Hall. Oakland and Beacon avenues, ar
rangements were completed for the asso-
ciation's annual trolley ride to Wagner's
Park, Carlstadt, tomorrow afternoon
Five cars will convey the party TO and
from the grove. They will leave Ex-
change Place at 2 o'clock. The committee
in charge of the arrangements consists of
James A. Joans, William J. Cross, Val
cntine J. Werner. Thomas +. Heather
ton, George w. Knoll and Joseph Doran.
President A. e. Becker will assist the
committee. A schedule of games and con-
tests has been made out, one of the
features of which win be a baseball
match between representatives of the
supply men and the master plumbers.
There will be several foot races and
bowling for prizes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
BOYS STEALS BRASS PLATES

Detectives Coppelman and Skidmore,
Of the Lackawanna Railroad, last night
arrested John Swnizki, 13 years old, and
Joseph Kaicjenski, 10 years old, both of
No 116 Fifteenth street, this city. charg-
ed with stealing brass plates from the
car shops i'll the Hoboken yards. The
boys were remanded by Acting Recorder
Laverty this morning for further ex-
animation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
WARRANTS FOR POLICE.
Dire Troubles for the Bluecoats
Who Allotted the North
Bergen Police.

''The News" yesterday stated that
warrants would be issued from the Pros
ecutor's Office for the arrest of the pro-
prietor of the Eagle Hotel of New Dur
ham and possibly for some of the promi-
nent politicians of that place implicated
in one way or another in the alleged pull
ing off of a recent prize fight between
Handler and Zeigler.
This morning Prosecutors Detective
Mccormack arrested Joseph Kennel,
proprietor of the hotel in question. Other
warrants in the hands of detectives are
believed to be for the arrest of policemen
of North Bergen township for aiding and
abetting
If you are losing appetite, lying awake
nights, take Hoods Sarsap parilla-it's just
the tonic you need.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-22
Ex-G0v. WERTS OUT AGAIN.
He Has Been Confined to His Home
With a Broken Ankle.

Ex-Governor George I. Werts made
his first appearance ON the street yester-
day after being confined to the house FIVE
weeks with broken ankle. He walks
with cane and limps. One evening
about five weeks ago, when alighting
from train in the Pennsylvania Rail-
road station. the Ex-Governor slipped and
broke his ankle.