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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
ERIE TIED UP.
Washouts and Floods Greatly
Impede Western and Local
Traffic.

Officials at the Erie Depot last night
said that the washouts oecasioned by the
melting OF snow and packing of rivers by
ice were the worst encountered on that
system since 1889. Through freight traffic
from the West was abandoned Friday
night and efforts only to move high class
freight were put forward Through pas
.senger trains from the West were de !
layed yesterday from six to eight hours.
and one train from Cleveland, due at I.45
A. NJ. did not arrive until $40 P. NJ.
The officials located the main trouble
between Elmira and Waverly, n. Y,
where the road skirts one of the banks Of
the Chemung River. Between that point
and this trains were run on very nearly
schedule time To get around this most
serious break in the line passenger traffic
was switched on to the Lehigh Valley
and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Ases-
tern tracks.
There were several small washouts be-
tween HornelIsville and Adrian, and be-
tween Addison and Corning. but the
tracks at those points were soon put in
repair.
The overflow Of Pompton Creek causeI
trouble on the Greenwood Lake branch at
Wayne and Signac yesterday, but the
officials announced that train service on
this branch road would be in fair condi-
ton today
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
CITY CHARGED TOO MUCH
Corporation Counsel Moves to
Have the Tonnele Award
Set Aside.

Corporation Counsel George L. Record,
before Judge. Nevius in the Circuit Court,
this morning moved for the setting aside
of the verdict for $1,000 obtained by the
estate of John Tonnele for lands taken by
the city for sewer purposes in the Hack
ensack meadows.
The city's representative argued that
the award was excessive by reason of the
fact that all the land required was three
fourths Of an acre. and the value put on
the entire tract by the plaintiff experts
was s2,025 an acre. while the eitys expert
had estimated its worth at but $1,000 an
acre. The award, therefore, above the
value Of the property condemned was for
damages to the adjoining portion of the
fifteen acres.
Mr.. Record said that the jury's award
was undoubtedly prompted by the plain
tiff's contention that in the event of the
open sewer overfiowing the adjoining
property would be damaged. In that case
the counsel argued that the proper reme-
dy would be by enjofnder proceedings.
Senator William D. Edwards defended
the award He denied tnat the jury was
influenced by the point raised by the
city's representative, and said that in
view of the damage to the Tonnele prop
erty the award was very small.
Judge Nevius reserved his decision.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
DESTROYED NEWSPAPERS
Drunken Brute Ruins a Cripp1e's
Stock in Trade.

James Costello, ship carpenter, who
said he belonged in Perth Amboy, was a
prisoner before Recorder Stanton in the
Hoboken police court this morning,
charged with maliciously destroying a
bundle of fifty newspapers owned by
William Steurbeck, a newsboy, of No.
1924 Garden street. Steubeck, who Is a
cripple, was carting the papers around in
small express" wagon. He left the
wagon on the sidewalk on Washington
street about seven o'clock yesterday
morning while he went in a house to
serve a customer.
AS he came out of the house he saw
Costello, who was under the influence of
liquqor, pick up the wogan and throw it
into the street. papers and all The
wagon was smashed and the papers were
smeared with mud. Costello was arrest
ed by Policeman Ford. He was very
apoiogetic this morning for his conduct,
but the Recorder fined $40, s. for the loss
sustained by the newsboy and s. for being
drunk. Costello could not pay the fine,
so he was sent to the county Jail for ten
days
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
BEAUTIFUL CAMBRIDGE SPRING.

At Cambridge Springs, Pa, there Is a
hotel that accommodates as many per-
sons as lived in the town ten years ago.
The town has $500 permanent residents
now, and this great hotel can care Tor
500 guests. There are other large Aotels,
however. and many boarding houses. The
only industry is that of making people
well, comfortable and happy. Last year.
$1,000 people visited Cambridge Springs.
and, so far as known, not one but was
benefited by the visit. II you are tired OF
crugs, try Cambridge Springs for the
specific you need. This is merely the
health part; If you want to go to tho--
oughly pleasant place for week, fort.
night or month, you should try Cant
bridge Springs. The cost Is small or
;arge-that depends mostly upon yourself.
Whether Interested or not, whether sick
or we'll. you should have an Erie Railroad
Cambridge booklet. It Is gladly sent for
the asking on application 70 any local
agent or by ID. W. Cooke. General Pas
senger Agent. New York City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
IN COUNTY JAIL
Smallpox Again Attacks a
Prisoner Awaiting Trial.

Smallpox has again made its appearance
in the county jail, and although, under
existing conditions, no fears of an out
break of the disease are entertained, as a
matter of precaution the quarantine Of
the institution which was lately removed
by order of the Court on report of the
County Physician, has been re-estabiished
by Sheriff Ruempler
The victim is James Reilly, twenty years
of age, of NO. IS Coles street, who was
received at the jail on Thursday last. He
was committed to await the action of the
Grand Jury on a charge of breaking, en-
tering and larceny.
Reilly who showed no symptoms of the
disease when he was admitted, was
placed in ward 3, where the disease first
made its appearance. He was at once
vaccinated, as all prisoners are as soon as
received. Yesterday the dread symptoms
were manifested and by order of County
Physician Converse the afflicted man was
at once removed to the Conta gious Dis
ease Hospital and the ward in which he
was confined thoroughly fumigated
AS smallpox takes from ten to twelve
days to deve,op it is evident that Reilly
must have contracted the disease before
he was brought to the jail.
AS prisoners awaiting trial are kept In
the ward in which Reilly was confined it
is probable that there will be no more
criminal trials, except when the accused
are on bail, until all danger is past.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
POpE'S JUBILEE
Letter From Bishop 0'Con-
nor Read in All Catholic
Churches Yester-
day.

At all the Catholic churches in the New
ark diocese yesterday morning the fol-
lowing letter, sent by Bishop o'Connor,
was read:
February Goth, 1902.
Rev Dear Sir:-On the third of March
our holy father Leo XIII, will enter upon
the twenty-fifth year Of his reign as Su-
preme Pontin and Vicar Of Christ. 1t
seems fitting that all of uss priests and
people, should give expression to the feel
ings of joy and gratitude to God which
are naturally awakened in our hearts by
so unusual an event. In the illustrious
line of successors of St. Peter very few
have reigned so long and SO gloriously as
the present occupant of the Holy See.
His labors have been blessed by God with
abundant success and his name is revered
by the best and wisest men everywhere,
without regard to country, class or creed.
AS a proof of your loyal devotion and
affection, I request that on the third of
March every priest in the diocese offer the
Holy Sacrifice for the intentions of the
Holy Father; and that the members Of
the religious communities and as many
of the faithful as possible receive holy
communion and recite the rosary for the
same intentiins on Sunday, March second,
or on some day within the following week.
Asking you one and all to pray that our
venerated Pontiff. may i've to see the
years of Peter with undiminished strength
of mind and body, remain.
Very sincerely yours,
JOHN j. O'CONNOR,
Bishop OF Newark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
HEFTINC is INSANE
He Imagined He Was a Car
negie and Was Rapidly Dis
sipating His Estate.


commission lunatico inquirendo, pre-
sided over by Lawyer James A. Gordon.
assisted by Court Interpreter e. w.
Kaestner and Mr.. Albert Frank, at the
Court House, on Saturday. formally de-
clared John G. Hefting, of No. 3285 Bou-
levard insane.
Hefting is now an inmate of the Morris
Plains Insane Asylum. and Superinten-
dent Britten D. Evans of that institution
testified that in his opinion the patier-
would never recover his reason.
The commission was appoined on motion
of Lawyer Dieffenback, representing the
wife and children of the afflicted man, to
enable them to get control of ss2. 900 per
sonal property and $1,000 realty owned by
him.
Hefting was a prosperous jewel Some
time ago he sold out mis- business to a
man named North, and soon afterwards
his reason became dethroned. He con-
ceived the idea that he was a second
Carnegie, and started in to spend his
little fortune so freely that it promised
soon to be all gone.
After hearing the testimony the jury
was but few minutes in agreeing on
the verdict that viii give Mrs. Heftine
and her children control of the unfortu-
nate mans estate.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
PRETTY PREVARICATOR
Eleven Year old Gertrude
MorreII is Very Precocious
and a Clever Liar.


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ceived q. nension every month The kind
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story. and put the girl in her own bed
for the night.
Yesterday morning Mrs. wyatt started
to ask her some further questions and
some of the answers contradfeted hcr
story of the night before. The matrcn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
ANGEL TO TRY AGAIN
He Will Introduce His Engine
Company No. II Resolution
Again at Fire Boards
Next Meeting.

Next Wednesday evening the Board of
Fire Commissioners will meet at Fire
Headquarters, on Bay street, when Com
missioner Angel will again introduce his
resolution resembling the appointments Of
the men of the new engine company No.
II. President Niblett and Commissioner
Hennessey have voted against the reso-
luton three times and there will be no
change in the vote next Wednesday, ss
the two Commissioners have made up
their minds that as the matter is now
pending in the Supreme Court they will
let that tribunal dispose of it. and that
Commissioner Angel can keep on intro
ducing his resolution until he gets tired
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
IN THEIR NEW SCHOOL.
Children of No. Annex Headed
by Principal Lindsey March
Through the Streets.

The new annex to No l Public School,
which was the Flemming homestead on
Grand street adjoining the park, on the
southeast morner of Washington street,
was opened this morning. There were
no formal exercises. The three hundred
pupils headed by Principal Linsley of No.
l School, marched from the old building
at Greene and Grand streets, which has
been used for years.
Principal Linsley headed the procession.
Some of the little ones carried flags. 1t
took but few minutes for the tots to
make the trip. There were no ceremonies
at the new annex, but Directors Ward
and Cluett We're present to assist the
teachers in seating the pupils.
The new quarters are more cemnodious
than the old building just vacated There
are eight rooms in use and several addi-
tionai rooms can be made ready in short
time when the occasion demands. The
building was recently purchased for
5000. Several thousand dollars were spent
to remodel the structure and to putting
in heating apparatus.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
HUNDREDS SAW HIM DROWN
Strenuous Efforts to Save a
Man in the North River.

Before the eyes of three hundred people.
not one of whom could give him assist
ance, an unknown man was drowned in
the middle of the North River yesterday.
The three hundred witnesses of the spec
tacle were passengers on the Hoboken
ferryboat Montclair. The ferryboat was
on its 1880 P NJ trip from the foot of
Christopher street. When in the middle
of the river several of the passengers who
were crowded on the forward deck noticed
a man swimming about three hundred
yards to the southwark. The attention of
Pilot Smith was called to the man. and
the pilot Immediately changed 1.-THE course
of the Montclair and steered directly for
the spot.
AS the boat drew near 1t was seen that
the man was becoming exhausted and was
laboring hard to keep above water. Two
of the deckhands fastened a life preserver
to the end of long rope and threw It to-
wards him. The man made a feeble at
tempt to reach the preserver. but missed
1t and sank When he arose another at
tempt was made to reach him, but he
went down the second time apparently
unable to make the least effort to save
niiitSciA- 11c A4psC q tAtAA ttAtitf fH~ US
appeared moment later. and was not
seen again.
The ferrytoat then continued on Its way
to Hoboken. 1t was fifteen minutes late.
The only description the passengers
could give of the drowned man was that
he wore a white sweater 1t Is believed
that he fell overheard from some tugboat
or barge and was not missed by his ship
mates The only boat in the vicinity be-
sides the ferryboat was New York Cen
trail tug
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
MURDEROUS ITALIANS
They Attack Captain of a Yes
sci and Plot to Overpower
the Police.

Three bloodthirsty Italians, crazed with
drink and armed with long. murderous-
looking knives. created great excitement
on the trader Taunton from Calcutta, now
tied UP at the National Storage Docks at
Block Tom. when they made an attack
on the captain, Joseph socberg. yesterday
afternoon.
The police reserves Of the Ocean and
Communipaw avenue station houses we're
called out to quell the disturbance and to
hustle the disturbers OFF to the station
houses. The captain was forced 10 flee
for his life and secure himself in his cab
in. There he armed himself with revol-
yer and warned the men that he would
shoot to kill If they made an attempt 70
beat down the doors.
The prisoners gave their names as Gu
growd Carrnink. eighteen years old, Miiu-
aini Attilio, eighteen years old. and Frank
Jordon. thirty-eight years old. The men
were employed as firemen On the steamer.
and were shipped at Calcutta. When the
ship arrived in this port last Wednesday,
the men were allowed to go ashore. They
remained away until yesterday afternoon.
When they struck the ship all were under
them to taslaand a dispute arose over the
payment of some money. It was then
that the men made a rush at the captain.
He sought refuge in his cabin and man
aged to send word to the station house.
The reserves found the three men in a
corner of the. ship and made them pris-
soners. All were hustled aboard the patrol
wagon.
The men planned to escape. from the
wagon by attacking the police. but one of
them weakened and informed on his com
panions. The knives were taken from the
prisoners at the station house.
In court this morning, Attilio was dis
charged. but Jordan and Cormink were
fined S. The captain said he did not wish
to make a charge which would necessitate
his being kept in port until the case came
up, because he wished to sail in day or
two.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
JERSEY LEADS
Ahead of All Other States in
the Industry Of Redn-
ing Oil.
AVERAGE OF WAGES HIGH
Greater Part of the Works
Are Located in Hudson
County.


William stainsby. chief of the New Jer-
sey Bureau Of Statistics. has Incorporated
in his annual report on State manufac-
lures. highly interesting series OF sta
tistics. showing the extent Of the Of
refining industry in the State for the
year 1860.
The figures are based on returns made
TO tho department by the firms or corppr-
ations controlling the fftean establish
ments engaged in the business Inelnaed
in the totals are all the different varieties
of oils produced, and also the valuable
by-products obtained in the process CT
refining crude petroleum.
The capital invested in the oil Industry
is exceeded in amount only by thar en-
gagged in the manufacture Of SILK goods,
which is the principal industry OF ths
State In value of product also, If the
refined oils only be considered 1t is ssc-
ond to silk; but the by-products added
gives the manufacture of oil a lead over
silk of about one million OF dollars, and
places it first among tne industries of the
State in the value of product during the
year covered by the compilation.
OF the fifteen establishments ten are
controlled by corporations and five BIZ
private firms. The stockholders-maie
female and trustees-number 3,S22 Thefe
are eight partners in the five private
firms. The total amount of capital IN
vested is 81. .470Ss2
The industry employed throughout the
year an average number Of 2.sa men.
Employment seems TO have been very
steady as the difference between the
greatest and smallest number 'errnlaved
at any period during the year was onsy
141. and outside Of regular holidays and
time taken for making necessary repairs
to plant, operations were carried on dur
ing substantially every working Gay OF
the year.
The total amount paid in wages was
81, SIC $50, and the average yearly earnings
OF each empioye. seo4.44. That the weekly
earnings of the employees may be seen.
the classification Of weekly wages. as
prepared by the bureau, and the number
receiving the amounts Indicated. is here
with given:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
BETRAYED BY HIS HAIR CUT
William Kessler Marries Miss
Jennie Halpin at Police
Headquarters.

Jennie Halpfn, of No. 1888 York street,
nineteen years old, was married last
night at Police Headquarters by Justice
of the Peace Mccormack, to William
Kessler, of No. ss2 Johnston avanue. The
bride week ago had warrant out for
the arrest of Keasler and he left the city.
Saturday night he returned. Detective
Dan Lee was on the watch for him and
found him at his home. Kess.er denied
his identity The detective said
Wei. you're good enough for me and
I'll have to take you along know you
by your Terry McGovern hair cut
Kessler then admitted dis identity.
Later in the day he consented to marry
Miss Halpfn and both appeared TO he
happy when the ceremony was performed
last night
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
THOUGHT CHURCH ON FIRE
Defective Flue in st. Joseph's
Brings Out Engines and At
tracts Crowd.

Smoke in considerable volume pouring
from beneath the brown stone coping on
which rests the cross on the top of The
rear wall of ST. Joseph's r. c. Church,
at Baldwin and Pavonia avenues, startled
pedestrians at 5:s5 o'c,ock yesterday af-
ternoon. At once the report spread that
the church was afire. Patro,man Van
Reipen. who was in the neighborhood,
sent in an alarm from box No. 431 and en-
immense crowd gathered as the fire en-
gines arrived on the scene.
The sexton, when he learned the cause
of the unusual excitement, explained that
the escaping smoke came from broken
fiue and that there was no fire except
the one he had just kindled in the base
ment OF the church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
TO TAMP OUT
SMALLPOX
Chief Murphy Issues String
ent Orders to His
Men.
SAFEGUARDS AGAINST DISEASE
All Tenements, Flats, Cellars
and Alleys Must Be
Thoroughly In
spected.

The appended order, known as No. 10,
was issued by Chief of Police Murphy this
morning Such orders are of yearly oc-
currence and this one was not due entire-
'ly to the prevalence of smallpox. Every
patrolman is sort Of sanitary inspector
the year around. The object Of issuing
more rigidly enforce general instructions
to members of the department pertaining
to the sanitary condition of the city. The
order reads as follows:-
.sThe Board Of Health directs that a
thorough inspection be made of all tene-
ment houses, flats, cellars and alleys
in connection with said houses, partic-
ularly as to the sanitary condition of the
same; also all public places, such as
dances halls, theatres, etc.
'An inquiry and inspection will also
be made to discover all dogs. goats, cows,
chickens. pigs, pigeons and other AMI
mails that may be kept upon the premises
or in the yards connecting with any
dwelling house, store, barn or clubhouse.
Particular attention will be given 10
the sanitary condition of water closets in
houses and privies in yards of houses. fac
tories, ETC., and all waste and running
water and water in cellars.
while on this duty should any police
officer get information as 20 any infec-
tious or contagious disease that have not
been reported to the Board of Health,
they will make a report of same on
printed blanks that viii be furnished.
"Commandants of precincts will arrangs
the work so as not to interfere any mors
than possible with the duties of patrol
men while on post. Care will be taken
that this work be done thoroughly and
the reports of which will be submitted to
this office every morning.
'sThe Board of Health complains CT
plumbers who violate the rules by falling
to get a permit before doing plumbing
work
Policemen on post must be more yigilapt
in detecting such work and ascertainins
whether or not a permit has been issued
by the Board of Health.
''By order of.
BENJAMIN MURPHY,
s'chief of Police.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-03
FLElScHMAEN SUIT
Want Proceedings in Partition Suit
to Be Stayei.

Vice Chancellor Pitney heard today an
application by the heirs of Macmillan
and Charles Fleischmann, the manufac-
turers of the big yeast concern, to stay
proceedings in a partition suit.
Lawyer Allen Strong, for the executors
of Charles Fleischmannn, had started suit
in the Middlesex County Courts 10 have
certain property in Trenton and Paterson
sold and divided among the heirs Coun-
sci argued that If this suit was prosecut-
ed, it would be necessary 70 bring into
this State the company's books and there
were several hundred of them.
Mr.. Strong read affidavits to the effect
that suit for an accounting was now be-
ing heard before a referee in New York,
and as a result all the questions at issue
would be heard affecting the suits in Mid
dlesex County.
The Vice Chancellor would make no or
der, but continued the matter for one
week