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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
BABY BROUGHT TROUBLE
Had Smallpox in House With An
other Woman-Thence Trouble.

Mrs. Mary Mcdonald. of No. AT Hen
derson street, was arrested this morning
on charge of assault and battery pre-
ferred by Mrs. Della Whitaker of No.
16S Sixth street Mrs Whitaker charged
that Mrs. Mcdonald had attacked her
a few nights ago. When the case was
called this morning in the First Criminal
Court. Mrs. Whitaker had not succeeded
in getting her witnesses in court. so
Judge Hoos laid the matter over until to-
morrow.
Mrs. MacDonald's story. which was
eoroborated by witness, was to the
opposite effect. She stated that Mrs.
Whitaker had pulled a handful of hair
out of her head and also slapped her
in the face, and the only defense that she
had made was to push Mrs. Whitaker
away.
The trouble started when Mrs. Mac
Donald's baby had smallpox in the same
house that Mrs. Whitaker lived in, aud
ill-feeling existed ever since.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
BELATED N. G's.
Scrap Over Tickets on Sea Girt
Train-Soldiers Win.

Nine of the members of Company G,
Fourth Regiment, OF this city. came near
missing their rife practice at Sea Girt,
yesterday. The train taking the boys 10
Sea Girt left the p. Il. r. station short
ly after seven and with it went the COM
manding officers with the tickets for the
whole company. The nine being out of
army practice and having no bugle call
handy were still sleeping soundly when
their comrades marched stationward.
When they arrived the train had gone.
The mine" took the next train, which
left at 9:15. They told the conductor
their story, adding that they expected
to meet their sergeant at Newark. But
when they got to Newark not an officer
of any kind was in sight
'Come boys, you'll have to get off,
said the brakeman. who was big fellow.
Il have no authority to carry you
further"
But the soldiers refused
Nothing to shoot round here.' nom
chalantly remarked one, pointing his gun
out of the window. not even birdie
Cant you put us off somewhere else?''
Don't one of you move.' said a big,
burly man in blue, assuming command.
The conductor glanced hastily around.
then darted out to the platform and
came in with little man of the Uncle
Sam type, about five feet tall At sight
of him one of the boys fed.
Hi there, what's the matter? Got
cold feet?" yelled the others out of the
window
Come, boys, what are YOU going to
do?" said the conductor. you've held
this train up ten minutes already"
Here another man, the most boyish
looking one of the lot, started to get
out.
''Sit down." thundered the two hun
dred pounds of jolly, who had assumed
command. "There are eight of us here
and we intend to fight it out on this line
if it takes all summer" this last to the
conductor.
The little Uncle Sam man looked
scared, and woman in the seat behind
picked up her umbrella and started for
the door; but one of the soldiers restrain
ed her, assuring her that there was go-
ing to be no boodshed.
The conductor took a last despairing
look. Il guess they are too many for me-"
he remarked, and in a minute more the
train moved on. The boys in blue had
Won.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
Pagan & Go. to Buy the
Property for No. IL School
Because They Had To.
OWNERS THREATENED SUIT
Would Sue the City for Keep
ing a Public Nuisance in
the Present Schoolhouse.

The administration has been getting
lot of credit for going ON record as favor
ing the immediate construction Of a
brand new school building to take the
place of old No II on Bergen Square,
WhIeIs las been descrioe.i rs ,lIssfaee 10
the city.
When the Board of Finance adopted a
resolution last week authorizing the pur-
chase of the Romaine property facing
Academy street in the rear of the build
ias for the purpose of providing the nee
essary room for a new school site, the
friends of the administration thought
that the Mayor and Finance Commis-
sioners were acting in good faith.
CAT OUT THE BAG.
Some people wondered at the time
why the board arbitrarily decided to buy
this plot without giving the Speer estate
a chance to officially say what amount
it would take for fine plot adjoining
the school on the north.
The reason for the hurried action and
the peculiar decision to buy the Romaine
property at the owners price has leaked
out. 1t ism because the administration
is determined to erect a new school in
hurry, but because the Romaine estate
threatened to bring suit against the city
and the administration wanted to ward
it off.
PUBLIC NUISANCE.
The threatened suit was based on a
claim that the unsanitary condition of
No. II School was such that the build
ins was a public nuisance and a detri-
ment to adjoining property.
1t was pointed out, it is said, that the
State could recover substantial damages
from this city, and the administration
got scared into pledging the city to buy
the land it had for sale. Notwi,hstand-
ing Mayor Fagan's announcement tilat
he is determined thar there shall be Il
new No. IL School, it viii be many,
many moons before the new school VIII
become a reality.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
SAFE IN The ECANAL
Boy Flower Thief Dives and
Leaves His Companions
to Their Fate.

The flowers that bloom in the spring
had nothing to do with this case; these
were simply artificial flowers, for steal
ing which Willie Whitekanich and
Charles Prenduk, ten and~-eight years
old, respectively, were arraigned in the
First Criminal Court this morning.
Mrs. Jennie Kopelik, of No. 1S5 War
case and charged the two little fellows
with stealing flowers, shoe laces and
shoes and also hitting her with a stick
The smallest of the two admitted taking
an artificial flower valued at ten cegts,
but denied the other charges. The eldest
had stolen nothing at all, as was proven
by the witness for Mrs. Kopilik.
The real culprit, it was learned, had
escaped custody yesterday by diving into
the canal when the officeIs chased him.
Judge Hoos asked Charles Parenduk
what the other fellows name was. He
answered.
Its dis way, Judge. Dis feller's
name is Joe Adds an dey call him de
big tief He's on de bum because he
won't go home'
Judge Hoos laid the matter over until
Saturday morning, when it is hoped that
Adds will have been captured. The two
boys were paroled.
Mrs. Kunilik seemed to be Of the
opinion that the boys ought to be hung
or electrocuted, and She insisted on
1 r., e,,I
Donelan, who appeared for the boys out
of pure sympathy, whenever they adj
dressed the Judge or questioned the
boys. MADAM, will you be quiet?'
Judge Hoos asked her several times, but
when she left. the court room she was
still talking A witness was asked
whether she was any relation to the
complainant and replied: NO, sir, am
an Italian"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
YESTERDAY A BLANK TO HIM
From Bayonne and His Name
Is k-Remembers
Practically Moth
ing Else.

A young man of fine appearance, put
whose whole memory save the fact that
his first name is Jack" has apparently
deserted him. is detained at the Oakland
avenue prison pending investigation by
the police. Unless he is taking he is
the strangest case that the police of the
city have had in hand in a long while.
He was found by Acting Patrolman
Clarke, of the Ocean avenue station, at
one o'clock this morning sitting on the
steps of the church OF the Holy Cross
at Arlington and Claremont avenues. He
was unable to give any account of him
self whatever.
He appeared to be neither crazy nor
intoxicated but could not explain why he
was sitting where he was found at that
hour in the morning. In his pocket was
found commutation ticket for the IIo-
boken ferry, but nothing else leading to
his identity.
IN COURT TODAY.
The young man was locked up for
Police Justice Murphy in the Second
Criminal Court this morning. He vas
still unable to give any account of him
self, despite close questioning by the JUS
tice, who tried to assist him in his
memory. Not a thing beyond the fact
that his name was Jacob could be elicit
ed. He could not tell anything about the
pass that was found in his pocket. He
was, sure he did not live in HoboSen, but
nodded his head affirmatively when the
justice asked him if he lived in Bay
onne
"Jack" is a bright-looking young man
of nineteen-or twenty years, of light COM
plexion, straight light hair. smooth-faced
with pink cheeks and bluish-gray eyes
The white of his right eye is marked
with what looks like a small smudge of
iron rust. His chin is long and straight
He is dressed in a well-ftting suit Of blue
serge without vest and though there are
straps for waist belt, he has no belt on.
His shirt is white silk ribbed negligee,
and his hat of the fine straight brimmed
straw variety.
TALKS TO "THE NEWS. MAN.
A reporter for 'tThe News interview
ed the young man in the corridor of the
prison.
..Are you sure you live in Bayonne?'
he was asked.
A hesitating affirmative nod of the
head was the only answer.
IS your father liying?"
Eyes,
"Where does he live?'
s'I don't know.
"What is his business?"
Il can't remember
"Think hard"
Il have tried to-
Is your mother living?'
"Yes.'
"Have you any brothers or sisters?''
eyes, two or three. l can't remem-
ber.y
Don't you know where you worked?"
II can't remember"
'.Do you know when you left homer
81 can't remember. | know | ate just
before leaving"
LAST NIGHT.
Don't you remember where you were
last nlght!
mo"
'Were you at a picnic?'
Il don't know
"You say you live in Bayonne; did
you ever go to Bergen Point?"
"No."
The prisoner seemed to recognize the
name of Bergen Point.
''Have you recently been sick?"
mo"
Haven't had any trouble over heat?'
"No."
sDo you drink"
mo"
81 see you are smoking cigarettes; do
you smoke many during the day!v
81 do not smoke many"
The prisoner showed no signs of nerve
disorder and his hands were not stained !.
with nicotine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
GUTTING-GRESsLER.

The marriage of Mr.. Franz Cutting,
of No. 400 Madison street, Hoboken, to
Miss Wilhelinina Gressler, of No. 10
Clinton street, HoboAen, took place at
the parsonage of the Second Dutch Re-
formed Church Saturday. The Rev. e..
A. Meury performed the ceremony.
Miss Elizabeth Grupp and Mr.. Carl
Schmidt were the witnesses.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
METER BILL
Will Probably Soon BE Paid BY the
Board OF Finance.

Will Probably Soon BE Paid BY the.
Beard OF Finance.
Meter settlers claims amounting to
$G30.50, which were passed by the Street
and Water Board and held up by the
Board OF Finance, will be corrected be-
fore they are finally passed.
The Street and Water Board adopted
resolution yesterday afternoon rescind7
ing its resolution ordering the claims in
dispute paid, and asking the Mayor and
Board of Finance to return the bills.
1t was claimed that the time slips of
the foremen Of the meter settlers didn't
tally with the number of days for which
they asked pay from the CITY. The Beard
Of Finance WILL concur in the resolution
after the bills have been corrected.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20

of the candidates for Excise Commits
sioners on the ballots.
FULL BALLOT.
The Democrats viii, it is said, nomi-
nate a full set of Commissioners. The
Republicans claim now that they are rot
at all uneasy and win stick by the Hon.
John and his three colleagues, not deign-
ing to make any nominations.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
x111EkS or F4cE

Pavonia Brand Of Fine Early June Canned
Peas for sale at nearly ali good grocery
stores. and wholesale at the p. 2. Cleary Co sI
stores.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
EXCISE
ORDINANCE
Alderman Calnon Pro-
poses the Establish
ment Of a Board
Under the ''Cam-
den Act
TOBE PASSED NExTMEETING
Will Be Vetoed by the May
or, and Repassed by the
Aldermen, Making it
Operative.
REPUBS ON THE RUN
The Misfit" Doesn't Know
What 1t Will Do Yet
Whistling to Keep Up
Courage.

An ordinance was introduced by Al
del1nan Calnon at last nights session OF
the Board of Aldermen providing for the
establishment of Board of Excise Com
missioners under the authority of an act
of the Legislature which was rushed
through in the closing hours of the ses-
sicn last spring.
This act, as has been fully explained
in .sThe Jersey City News applies to
all the cities the State and contains
provision repeating the act under which
the four "Kommishes," Messrs. Siebert,
Mason, Bowling and the Hon. John
O'Brien, who were appointed by Mayor
Pagan, are now issuing saloon licenses.
REPUBs ON THE RUN.
The Republican officials who are run
ming the administration, acknowledge
that the Excise Commissioners haven't
any legal right to conduct business and
now have their heads together discussing
remedial legislation which they will try
to jam through the next Legislature, pro-
viding, of course, that the people of the.
State give them chance to bungle leg
islation again, which is doubtful.
THE ORDINANCE.
When City Clerk NJ. j. O'Donnell
read the ordinance the Aldermen follow
ed every word with interest. 1t is as fol
lows
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of Jersey City
/. That in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 195 of the
laws of 1902, entitled, "An act to
establish an Excise Department in
cities of this State" approved April
9Th, 1862, Board Of Excise Com
missioners is and shall be established
in and for the city Of Jersey City,
such Board of Excise Commissioners
to consist Of five members, to serve
for the term of three years.
p That the salary of the members
of such Board shall be, and is here
by fixed at the sum of three hundred
dollars per annum for each member.
3. Each of the members of such
Board shall give bond to the city in
its corporate name, with at least two
good and sufficient sureties, being
residents and frceholders ii the city
of Jersey City, to be approved by
this Board, in the sum of five hun
dred dollars conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties Of ).
his Office.
4. This ordinance viii take effect
Immediately.
TO BE PASSED.
Tie ordinance was laid over under
the rules and will probably be passed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 19O2.-Fore-
cast for the thirty-six hours ending Mt 8
2. Nj. Thursday:-F tonight and to-
morrow; northeast winds.
Hartnett's Record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20

Choice selection of Cut Flowers and
funeral Designs,
At COLES, the Florist,
No. 146 Newark Avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20
WILLIAM DELANEY. Undert

WILLIAM DELANEY, Undertaken.
successor to Brady & Delaney, removed
to No. 2S0 First street, corner Newark
avenue.
r. H. DUFF, Undertaken, now at No.
544 Jersey avenue.
WILLIAM ]. MORAN, Undertaken,
147 Montgomery street Tel. SAT.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-20


"A. james Amrocls.
70. Daniel Leddy.
~. Joseph Kennel.
N. NJ. T.. Cronin.
Us. Richard Powell.
10. John f. Mcdonnell.
90 r. A. Elliott.
n. Alex>Iloe.
22. Michael Kohl.
-. Jonl 4. Bell.
"a John Kelly.
20. Edward hssMahon.
70. James i. Mcbride.
"a. John Grimes.
rs. William j. DufTy.
70. Roger Boy.e
30. Wiisiam Clossey.
3l. Eugere Sullivan.
81. George A. Ryan.
SO. F. w. Repper.
"a. Jacob ]. Miller.
Is35. Edward Barr.
36. B. S. pollak.
81. M. j. Curry.
3S. A. J. Manning.
80. A. II. Sauer and.
40. Joseph Il. Finn.
THIRD BATTALION.
Major J. e. w. upper.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-02
Events at Hillsboro.

Especial to News and Observer)
Hillsboro, N. c., August 1.-Rev. IT.
Swain has been appointed principal of
the public school here. The session opens
next September.
Rev. c. E. Maddry is County Super.
iGtendent of Schools and is doing great
work in the educational line and has
aroused the people more than they ever
have been to the necessity Of education.
and also better schools and school build
ings and longer terms.
The political atmosphere is quite thick
with candidates before the Democratic
county convention which meets here
August 18th. Among the many promi-
nent candidates whose names will be
presented to the convention fro the diff
ferent offices are c. w. Johnson, Esq,
of Chapel Hill township, and Capt. VIM
N. Pritchard. of Chapel Hill, for State
Senator. and Charles Strayhorn for Su-
perior Court Clerk. All these are good
men.
Rev. H. S. Bradshaw. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, New Bern,
spent the most of last week here visit
ing the family of Miss Maria Nash. Mr.
BRADSHAW was former pastor of this
church.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-02
MORE LAwLEss THAN MINERS.
Mitchell Declares the Chief v1olators Are the
Iron and Coal Police
(By the Associated Press J

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. President
Mitchell, in the course of his reply to
the Citizens Alliance, which communi-
cation was made public this afternoon,
says:
Permit me to say that do not recog-
nize your right to make demands upon
me to specifically declare myself opposed
to any special classes of lawlessness. AS
citizen of the United States and the
chief executive of the miners organiZa.
ton, have declared on innumerable oc-
casions, and in language not susceptible
, of misconstruction that | am opposed to
lawlessness of every character, and l
do not propose to alter my views to
conform to the tenets of the Citizens
Alliance, namely, wink at capital crimes
while inveighing against minor offenses.
have never in my life sought to con-
done an unlawful act. 1 have thrown
the full weight of my personality and in
fiuence on the side of law and order, and
can say without egotism that the
Miners Union and it's officers have done
more for the conservation of peace than
all the citizens alliances that have been
or could be formed by men like your
selves, whose sympathy with the poor
and oppressed is like unto the friendship
Brutus entertained for Caesar.
81 do not assume to say that there
have not been some transgressions of
law by members of the Miners Union,
but do say, and defy you to successfully
contradict the statement that there has
been much less lawlessness on the part
of the miners-and that which has oc-
Cured has been less serious-in proper
tion to their number than on the part
of deputies and coal and iron police, who
are charged with authority and are speci-
ficaily commissioned to preserve the law,
and against whom you have made no
protest and your association has taken
no action whatsoever. And further, the
records in the police courts will demon
strate that d smaller number of miners
have been convicted of crime in the
anthracite mining towns during the prog
ress of the strike than for like period
preceding it,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-02
A DASH TO THE POLE
EvyIn BALDWIN Thinks His
Work Makes This Posi-
BILE Next Year.
(By the Associated Press.)

Honningsvaag, Norway, Aug. 1.-Evyln
Baldwin, the Arctic explorer, arrived
here today. He reported all his men in
good health and said:
1--WE have been baffled but not beaten" "
Mr.. Baldwin continued as follows:
1.-THE years work has been successful
in that enormous deDots of condensed
food have been established by means of
sledges one in Rudolf Land, within sight
of the Italian expedition headquarters,
another in latitude 81 degrees, 33 min
utes and a third at Kane Lodge, Greedy
Island. These depots, together with
houses and stores left at Camp Ziegler,
will afford the means for a large Polar
dash in 1903. All channels through
Franz Josef Land remained blocked with
ice during the autumn of 1901 and pre-
vented the establishment of depots by
steamer last year. The breaking up of
ice early i'll June compelled the use of
reserve supplies, hence the departure
from Camp Ziegler on July 1 in order not
to imperil the expedition. l dispatched
fifteen balloons with 900 messages and
in June l obtained the first moving pic
ture of Arctic life. l also discovered
Nansen's hut, recovering original docu-
ments and securing paintings of the hut
Marine collections for the national
museum, including new charts ETC., were
obtained, in the field work thirty men,
13 ponies, so sledges and 10 dogs were
employed from January 21 to May 21
and this severe work resulted in the de-
struction of sledges and destruction of
the food for ponies and dogs, thus rem
dering our return imperative. 1 shall
remain at Tromsoe for week for re-
pairs to the Americas rudder and pro-
peller frame, which were broken by the
ice on the return voyage. The main
anchor was lost during a gale in Oc-
tober."
Mr.. Baldwin sailed from Vardoe, Nor
way, on July 80, 1901. An auxiliary ex-
pedition started from Vardoe on July 7.
1902. under command of William S.
Champ, to join them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-02
Wonderings OF a Derelict.
fBv the Associated Press !

Baltimore, Aug. 1.-The wanderings of
the lumber laden derelict schooner, B..
r. Woodside, which has been drifting
about the Atlantic below Cape Hatteras.
a danger to navigation, for five months,
are plotted on the July issue of the
North Atlantic pilot chart made public
today by the local photographic office.
This craft was abandoned March l and
bids fair to become one of the oceans
famous derelicts. Since that time she
has been sighted by vessels not less than
o6 times. She was abandoned off
Charleston and drifted toward Bermuda.
Then she drifted in toward the coast
again, next she made loop out to sea
again and back to the vicinity of the
point from which she started. Next she
made a 2O0 mile drift southwark. The
craft was seen six times off the Florida
coast during July. The derelict is now
bound north again. She is kept adrift
by her lumber cargo.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-02
HE ADMITS He is GUILTY
Has Stolen and Squandered Two Hun
dred Thousand Dollars,
WILLARD C. VANDERBILT Is The MAN
He Can Give no Details of the Crime as He Has
DESTROYED All Records Not Even
Saving His Check
Siubbs.
CBy the Associated press.) ]

Boston, Mass, Aug by his own ad-
mission, Willard C. Vanderlip, promi-
nent Boston lawyer, who has had for
years the care of several estates, is
guilty of embezzlement and the estate of
the late George B. Emerson, of which
he had charge for sixteen years, has been
dissipated III ways of which Mr.. Wander
lip is unable to give account.
Vanderlip was arrested at his home
this afternoon. He was arraigned on the
charge of larceny of bonds valued at
$4,000 from John Lowell, a relative of
Mr.. Emerson, pleaded not guilty and was
held in $S 000
Mr.. Vanderlip says that the total
amount involved is somewhere around
100000" Colonel w. ID. Sohier and John
Lowell, who are acting on behalf of the
estate, however, declare that 5000 900 has
disappeared. The accused man fort thirty
years has acted as confidential agent of
numerous law firms in the city in the
care of estates. the collection of divi-
dends, the purchase and sale of securi-
ties and the disposal of real estate. He
also a prominent member of the Order
of Elks and is a Mason of high degree
Colonel SOhier says;
For sixteen years Vanderlip has had,
as trustee. management of the Emerson
estate. He rendered mis- accounts quar-
terly, and submitted statements, the ac-
curacy of which there was no reason to
question. A few days ago bonds to the
value of $4,000 were missed This led
TO an investigation and after a severe
cross examination, Vanderlip admitted
that he had taken the bonds and that
he had squandered the entire Emerson
estate"
He could not give details as he has
destroyed all records. not even saving
his check stubs. He asked for time, say
ing he could make restitution, and was
given ten days in which to return the
missing funds. He turned over property
valued at about $4,000 but as complete
settlement appeared remote, when the
ten days of grace had expired, it was
resolved to prosecute the case.
Vanderlip was under sureties of $780,
COO. bearing the names of John Lyons,
a Beach street liquor dealer, and j.
James Starbuck, a Hanover street dem
tist. Both of these men declare that
they never signed the bond.