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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
THINKS Her DEAD
Mother Believes Amy Les
ter, Missing Since Tues
day Is Drowned

"Has Amy Lester, of No. 2O2 Thir-
teenth street, whose strange disappear
ance was reported yesterday, been
drowned?'
Mrs. Lester, her mother, thinks so.
Amy, who is only seventeen years old.
and a striking blonde, has been missing
since last Tuesday. Mrs. Lester when
seen by reporter for 'sThe News" to-
day. was seated in her sitting room, her
eyes red from crying. She said
Il have come to the conclusion that
my daughter has been drowned. read
a story in one of the newspapers about
two young girls and two young men
leaving Hoboken Tuesday afternoon in a
sailboat and who were drowned off Coney
Island. Their bodies have never been
recovered.
''Since Amy told me she was going to
Hoboken to the public baths think she
was one of that sailing party. 1t is ter
rible to think of such a thing" and Mrs.
Lesser began sobbing bitterly.
IF she is alive, Oh, why don't she
send word where she is! Even ii she
was drowned and ! knew it my mind
would at least be put at ease. The wor-
riment is making me i'll. / don't think |
have had two hours solid sleep since
Tuesday night"
Mrs. Lester said also that her son
Harry had gone to Philadelphia looking
for his sister. There has been some talk
of Amy having gone there to visit a girl
named Scott.
When asked again if she didn't think
it possible that her daughter might have
gone en- the stage, Mrs. Lester said that
she could not believe such a story.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
Street PAVING.
Finance Board Makes An
Appropriation for Re
pairing Fifth and
Coles Streets.

At yesterday afternoons meeting of
the Board of Finance warrant was Or
dered drawn on the City Treasurer in
favor of that officer for 1858, to be trans
ferred from the license receipts to the
credit of the Street and Water Board
for paving Fifth street, between Newark
avenue and Brunswick street.
Similar warrants of $36S.50 for the
paving of Coles street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets; $242.50 for the sal
aries of inspectors on Public Schools Nos.
% and 20; 5000 for the repairing of as
phalted streets, and $4,000 ON account
of county taxes for 1901, We're also or
dered drawn
report of the Committee on Concur
rent Resolutions was adopted concurring
in the action of the. Board of Street and
Water Commissioners in awarding the
contract for the improvement of Olean
avenue to e. w. Cenlon. The estimated
cost of the work is $2,31432, of which
the city will be assessed $5T.
The resolution of the Street and Water
Board ordering the sale of lot of old
material which has accumulted at the diff
ferent water department stations was
concurred in.
The Street and Water Boards request
for 81, 100 out of the license receipts to
pay for labor and material on paved
streets was allowed.
The extent of the damage done to the
Ravine Road sewer by recent storms was
revealed by the adoption of. resolution
ordering a warrant for $3.50 drawn to
pay for the repairs to the overworked
sewer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
WHISkEY MONEY
Union Hills Young Dress
maker Says a Tramp
Tried to Rob Her.

Louis Welker, who yesterday morn
ing attempted to steal a chatelaine bag
and its contents, a purse. from Miss
Alice Palmer, the nineteen-year-old Full
ton street, Union Hill, dressmaker, while
she was on her way to work on Bergen
corder Hauenstein last evening and held
in default of $500 bail to await the ac-
tion of the Grand Jury.
Miss Palmer made a formal complaint
TO the Recorder, narrating the circum-
stances of the attempt at highway rob
berry, as printed in "The News" yester-
day.
She said in addition that Welker in his
attempt to take the bag, knocked her
down. Miss Palmer's mother was with
her in court, but was not called on to
testify as she had not witnessed any
part of the occurrence.
Welker as he stood at the bar looked
more like an inoffensive tramp than a
highwayman. His clothes, shoes and hat
gave evidence of the fact that he had
slept out in the open air OF the night
before. He said that he was twenty
years old and that he lived in Hoboken.
He gave no address. He said that he
had been in the country seven years and
that he had worked as a helper in
bakeries in Jersey City and Hoboken.
He remembered nothing about the at
tempt to steal from Miss Palmer.
81 had too much whiskey last night, "
he said.
"And you wanted the money in this
lady's bag to get more, didn't you?'
asked the Recorder.
81 had lots of money last night =
Welker answered.
The prisoner was taken to the county
Jail today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
FRIENDS TO VISIT ASBURY
National Convention VIII IncIude
u. S. and Mexican Quakers.

Especial to ''The Jersey City News.'1
ASBURY PARK, Aug. %, 1902
The national convention of Friends to
be held in this city at the beach audi
torium from September to II will bring
many thousands of people to Asbury
Park who have never before visited the
queen city by the sea.
The Importance of this gathering is not
to be over estimated. Coming as it does
early in September, it will mean many
thousands Of dollars spent with the ho-
tells and local merchants that they do
not get at that time of the year as a
rule.
The work of preparing for this conven-
ton has been carried on all summer by
j. w. Hutchinson, superintendent of the
public parks Of New York, who is sum-
mering on Sixth avenue.
aIr Hutchinson has made arrange
mcnts with the railroads to give special
rates from all parts of the United States.
Canada and Mexico because of this con-
yention.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
NORTH JERSEYS PARK.
Will Go Ahead With the Grand
Street Paving, Despite the
Finance Board.

The North Jersey Street Railway Com
pany is placing lot of paving stones on
Grand street preparatory to repaving be-
tween the car tracks and two feet out
side the rails, from Pacific avenue east.
Some time ago the company made a
proposition to the city that the street
should be repaved with Belgian blocks
on concrete foundation for its entire
width. It was estimated that this work
would cost $9S000, of which the COM
pany offered to pay $4,000. The Board
cf Finance refused to make any pro-
vision for the improvement in the tax
budget.
The company proposes to go ahead
with its share of the work. .
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
KATIE CARROLL NOT HEARD OF
No Clue to the Young Girl Missing
Since August 6.

Katie Carroll, of No. 172 Twelfth
street, the ffteen-year-old niece of Mrs.
Carroll. who has not been heard of since
she disappeared on August 6, is still
missing.
On the morning of that day she start
ed for her work at Lorilliard's Tobacco
Factory. Mrs. Carroll don't know what
TO make of her nieces disappearance.
She don't think she was entieed away
by any young man, nor does she think
the girl went on the stage or was drown
ed. The police are still investigating the
case.
Katie wore white waist, black shirt
lace shoes and light straw hat with
black ribbon band.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
Temporary Loan Bonds
Issued to Take Up Half
a Million Of Funded
Debt.
INTEREST AT FOUR PER CENT
First Fruits of the Recent
Fiasco in Floating
100000 of Fund
ed Debt.

An issue of temporary loan bonds
amounting to $50O,OOO, authorized by the
Board of Finance yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of raising funds with
which to redeem a batch of per cent
water bonds which will fall due on Sep
tember 1.
LOWER INTEREST.
The bonds will bear 4 per cent inter-
est and will be taken up by the city
banks.
The "bond sale fizzle" of two weeks
ago. when bankers showed their skittish-
ness about investing in Jersey City secur-
ties by offering bids a little above par
for 100000 worth of per cent. thirty
year redemption gold bonds made it
necessary for the city to borrow half
million dollars to refund the water bonds
maturing on September 1, the Finance
Commissioners having rejected all pro-
posals.
RESOLUTIONS TEXT.
The resolution authorizing the city to
borrow money to tide itself over the
difficulty occasioned by its failure to float
what has always been looked upon as
gilt edged securities until the present ad-
ministration came into power read as
follows:-
s Resolved, That temporary loan
bonds to the amount of $50O.000 be
issued in the name of the Mayor and
Aldermen of Jersey City. in accord
,anee with an act entitled An act
to authorize cities to issue temporary
bonds in certain cases. approved
February 8, 1892 (Chap. s, p L.,
1892 page 19).
Resolved. That said bonds shall
be dated Sept. /, 1902, and payable
on demand with interest at the rate
of per cent. per annum.
Resolved That the proceeds for
the sale of said bonds shall be is
sued to pay like amount of per
cent. water bonds. due September
1, 1902, and for no other purpose.
BROOKS NEGATIVE.
Commissioner Brock also voted in the
negative OH the question of adopting the
resolution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
lyric" ATTACHES HELD.

The hearing in the case of the ex-em-
ployees of the Lyric Theatre, who to-
gether with other members Of Theatrical
Union No. SO, We're arraigned before
Acting Recorder Laverty in the Hoboken
police court, yesterday, charged with
conspiring to injure the business of the
theatre. was continued this morning.
"The News" stated yesterday that men
were charged with distributing pas
tiers calling upon union men not
to patronize the house. Recorder
Layerlv found the evidence sufli-
cient to hold three of the men
for the Grand Jury The men held were
William Barrett. ''Duck" Trado and
Frank Farber They were released later
in the custody of their counsel until they
could secure bail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
GUESTS AT the WASHINGTON

Among the guests registered at the
Hotel Washington are:-Mr. and Mrs.
f. B. Glamear, f. Marina, New York;
S. J. Gutierny, Altoona, Pa; ]. Thomp-
son, Philadelphia; J. Purdorn, London;
Mr.. and Mrs Ii. Il. Studletts, Atlanta;
H. NJ. Miller, Richmond; Douglas
Thomas, Paris, Ky.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
EMMA PUPpEL DEAD.

Emma Puppel, the six-year-old child,
Of No. 106 Jefferson street, Hoboken,
who was fatally burned yesterday while
playing about bonfire in front of her
home, died last night in st. Mary's Hos
pital, that city. The physicians had no
hopes of her recovery, as her body was
horribly burned
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
ANDREW DALzIEl DEAD.

Andrew Dalziel, eighty-six years old.
one Of Jersey City's oldest residents, died
yesterday at his home, No. 20 Astor
place. Death was due to a complication
of diseases. Mr.. Dalziel resided in this
city thirty-five years
Services will be held tonight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
tin said he did not know Demarest'i
whereabouts.
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.

Mr.. Collins was seen at his law
Office in the Equitable Life Building,
New York, and when asked as to the
truth of the current rumors, said: Il do
not care to have any newspaper notoriety
in this matter, but as some story is being
circulated in reference to my family af-
fairs, | will say that ! know where my
wife is at present, and also that | have
my child. Papers were filed at Trenton
about the first of this month in which |
made application for divorce, and |
think that have sufficient evidence
to get a decree"
Mr.. Collins was asked as to whether
or not Mrs. Collins had left town with
Demarest and, in reply, said:--"I have
nothing further to say about this mat
ter It is a very delicate question and
] do not wish to have any more publicity
than is absolutely necessary"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. %, 1907. Fore
cast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8
p. NJ. Sunday:-Fair tonight and to-
morrow; fresh north winds.
Hartnett's Record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23

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, 1902-08-23

WILLIAM DELANEY, Undertaken.
successor to Brady & Delaney, removed
to No. $50 First street, corner Newark
avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23

R. II. DUFF, Undertaken, now at No.
544 Jersey avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23

WILLIAM ]. MORAN, Undertaken
147 Montgomery street. Tel. 347.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-23

Your step has lost elasticity because your
riila will restore
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-10
MI STATEHOOD BILL.

The omnibus bill for the admission
to statehood of the territories Of Arr
IONA, New Mexico and Oklahoma hav-
ing passed the house Of representatives,
the question arises as to its chances in
the senate. Opposition in the house
was chiefly from political considerations
and whether or not these will have any
weight with the senate remains to be
seen. 1t has been stated that a number
Of republican senators were unfavora-
BILE to the measure, for political rea-
sons, and II such is the case the bill
may fail In the senate.
Admitting that the territories are
fitted by population and for
statehood, what of their political rec
ord? In the silver campaigns of 1892
and 1896 New Mexico went democratic,
but in 1893 and 1900 1t was carried by
the republicans. The republican candi-
date for territorial delegate to congress
in 1900 received 21,567 votes to 1887
polled for the democratic candidate.
In the same year Oklahoma gave the
republican candidate for delegate 49,
253 votes against $3.50 for the fusion
candidate. Arizona elected a demo
cratic delegate to congress in 1900, but
by a majority Of only 1000. The re-
suits Of these elections, therefore, do
not warrant the apprehension expressed
by some republicans that the admis-
sion of these territories to statehood
would mean six democratic senators
and five democratic representatives In
congress. On the contrary it would ap-
pear that republicans have something
like a sure thing in New Mexico and
Oklahoma and a good fighting chance
to carry Arizona. At any rate politics
should not be the determining consid-
GRAFTON. If the territories are deemed
to be fitted for statehood they should
be admitted. The republican party In
its last national platform declared in
favor of their admission and 1t should
not stultify itself by refusing to ad-
NIT them.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-10

There Is probably a substantial foun-
dalton for the statement that some of
the large American railroads are to be
the principal owners of the Atlantic
steamship combination. IL is said to be
the plan to make the ocean lines feeders
to the largest railroad transportation
companies Of the United States, so that
1t will be possible to control rates from
the principal interior points of this coun-
try to leading European centers. Sew
eral great railroad companies are men
toned as being represented in the under
writer's syndicate of the steamship com
bination for $4,000, 900.
Assuming the report to have n sub
stantial foundation, It suggests the
question whether such a combination of
railway and steamship interests may not
intensity existing evils in connection
with transportation. OF course the steam
ship merger has for its object the lessen
ing of competition in the ocean carrying
trade and will doubtless have this re-
suit. 1t is pointed out that If the steam
ship combine were an independent or
ganization in no way controlled by the
railways and having no relations with
them, 1t would of course have the power
of making rates stable and equitable,
and in the long run would find its high
est interest in doing so, especially since
it would be much easier to introduce
new competition into the steamship than
into the railway business. But the fact
that the combine is closely related to
the railways will almost necessarily re-
suit in rate determinations as to exports
and imports, thus creating a condition
that will intensity the difficulties now
being cOntended with. Another consid-
Grafton is that the steamship combina-
ton must necessarily result in more
than ever giving to the transportation
companies the control of our prospects
as an exporting country, Just as they
now practically hold In their hands the
welfare Of independent producing com
munities in the United States. 1t will,
interest of the domestic for
the sake of stimulating a foreign market
as the trusts have done already.
The establishment of such relations
between the great railroads aud the At
lantic steamship lines as are said to be
projected, If not already practically ar
ranged, would be an advance in the
movement toward monopoly in transpor-
tation which may well be regarded with
apprehension, for it cannot be reason
ably assumed that such a combination
would be managed with a view to con-
the public interests and welfare.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-10
A CITY LULLABY.
Puck.

The gong on the street car is working its
best,
The truck peddlers' lungs are never at
rest;
The cry of the scissorsman brings you
And the shrill shrieking newsboy is add
ing his mite
To the clamor-but sleep,
Don't YOU peep!
Hush, my little one, hush!
The patrol wagons coming-Zip (Quiet,
now sweetO
There's a neat little riot just In the next
That soothing new sound that adds to the
Is the FIRE department a-calins next
door.
What a rushl
Now, YOU hushl
Rest, my little one, restl
Hoot? That is only the toot
OF the on the scoot;
Now the chauffeurs attempting TO pass
Through a beautiful window made Of plate
glass.
There's a crash-wel. I'm blest!
But YOU rest!
Dream, my pretty one, dream! -
Here comes the hand organ man for a
At III TrovatOre" and The Blooms on
And e you are quiet perhaps he will
Till the dinky street band comes ana
drives him away
With "Tannhausef"-Don't sorsaml
Just YOU lie there and dream!
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-10
STANDING IN THGIR Own LIeHr

The franchised corporations have no
ground for assuming that they have not
been fairly treated by the city of
Omaha. They have enjoyed valuable
privileges almost without cost and have
heretofore been allowed practically to
make their own assessments.
II they had been content with the ex-
tremely liberal assessments made by
Tax Commissioner Fleming these cor
poratiOns would have saved themselves
a vast amount of trouble and expense
and would moreover have retained the
good will Of the community. In forcing
the taxpayers to unite for ~self-protection
and compelling them to invoke the
power Of the courts to undo the arbi-
trary and unjust action Of the boards
Of review and equalization, they
brought on themselves the sweeping de-
cision Of the supreme court that requires
the assessment Of their property on the
basis OF the market value Of their stocks
and bonds.
Any effort they may 10 make to
evade the enforcement Of the courts
mandate through manipulation OF
the majority of the council is sure to
react and force a continuation Of the
fight begun some months ago, which
can only embitter tine community and
in the end will prove disastrous TO the
interests OF the corporations. II they
should succeed In beating down their
city assessments for this year they will
be compelled to face the music at the
court house when the county commits
slOners pass on the county assessments
and next year they will encounter a
more hostile public sentiment that viii
listen to no compromises and consent to
no concessions.
II the corporation managers and their
attorneys are sagacious they win ask
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-10
PALMA OUTLINES HIS PoLIOY.

President-elect Palma has outlined the
policy which he will urge in his message
to the Cuban congress. One feature of
1t is stated to be that no commercial
treaty shall be made with the United
States until the amount Of the reduc-
ton in the American duties is known
and this reduction would have to
be more than 20 per cent. 1t seems
to us that in making this state
ment Senior Palma was indiscreet.
The proposition before the congress of
the United States is to grant Cuban
products a tariff concession Of 20 per
cent, asking in return al equivalent con-
cession from Cuba for American prod
ucts imported into that island. The
fate of that proposition is uncertain and
its chances will certainly not be i'm
proved by such a policy on the part Of
Cuba as Palma recommends, which
e that Cuba and not the United
States is to determine the question Of
the tariff concession this country shall
make.
That is a declaration which we think
is not likely to make new supporters for
the Cuban reciprocity bill and it will
be surprising If Its effect is not to some
what weaken that measure. The Gu
bans are not, of course, to be blamed
for asking all that they think it pos
sible to obtain, but this should be done
in a spirit that does not in the least
degree avo of dictation. 1t is of the
most vital concern to them to cultivate
close commercial relations with the
United States and they cannot afford to
endanger any opportunity to do this.
In presuming to say what tariff reduc-
ton the United States shall make In
order to secure a commercial treaty
with Cuba Senior Palma has not shown
the good judgment with which he is
praditpd.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-10

The council sitting as a Board Of
Equalization has inaugurated star cham
Der methods that will simply intensity
the public sentiment in this community
in favor of action entirely independent
Of the Real Estate exchange. Where all
is on the square there is nothing to con-
ceal. The taxpaying citizens of Omaha
have a right to know the views of every
member of the council as the ~investiga-
ton proceeds and they have a right to
know how every councilman votes On
every motion or resolution that comes
before the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-10
DRIFT.

The proceedings OF the Illinois repub-
lican convention will hardly be classed as
a joke by Senator Billy Mason.
Envious critics are convinced that the
cupola on Mr.. Bryan's barn is a political
observatory "in rustic verdure clad"
The assessed valuation Of taxable prop
erty in Missouri is $1,046, ass, IA. Corporate
property in the state is assessed at $47,-
225. 432.
After an uncommonly disagreeable
shower Of political mud In st. Paul the
voters endorsed the city administration by
re-electing most Of the officers.
District Attorney Jerome Of New York
is overwhelmed with the rush Of work
in his office. His greatest consolation is
to pause occasionally and permit a Gamers
to catch his fieeting smile for front page
decoration.
Congressman Stephen F. Morgan Of the
Tenth Ohio district achieved denomination
without a struggle on the strength Of his
fame as the silent man of congress. He
has served nearly four years without
breaking into the Congressional Record.
1t is announced with an air Of authority
that New York Bryanites have abandoned
their intention to lead an independent
movement against Dave Hills harmony
party. The sugary tones Of Wolfert's Roost
again triumph over Norman Mack's vinegar
barrel.
General E. L. Bragg OF Wisconsin, who
has been selected as consul general at
Havana, is the man who said he loved
Cleveland for the enemies he had made
referring to Tammany's fight on Grover.
He is a war democrat and a gold"
democrat, and a very gallant veteran of
the union army. General Bragg is 75
years Of age.
Golden Rule" Jones. mayor OF Toledo,
was recently legislated out OF the once
of peace magistrate, and on the last day
upon which he discharged his duties he
also discharged all those brought before
him charged with trivial misdemeanors
with the Injunction, NOW try TO be a
good man" To every offender he spoke
gently. advising him to mend his ways
and brace up. Five plain DRINKS" were
much affected by the mayors kindly
words. Before leaving the court room
Of his own volition the I'VE men in
turn grasped Mayor Jones hand and made
a solemn pledge never to touch another
drop OF liquor. There was scarcely a dry
eye in the court room as this pathetic
scene was enacted"