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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
ELKS IN FOOL CAPS
Excellent Entertainment Last
Night by J. c. Lodge
No. 2ll.

Jersey city Lodge, No. 211, B. r. O.
Eikss held iast evening at their handsome
hall, York and Henderson streets, what
they termed an old time social session
and an April Fools Party Every
member of the lodge that was able to at
tend did SO. and he also invited his friends
to participate in the evenings enjoyment.
Jersey City Lodge members are too well
known to the people of this city to make
it necessary to add that neither hosts nor
guests were disappointed Fun reigned
supreme.
Mr.. William Mckinley acted as chair
man in a mastery fashion, so those pres
ent say, although they did not expect
to be fined and reprimanded in the ludie-
rous manner they were, to the great de-
light of all the spectators. A beer mallet
in the hands of the vigorous chairman
made a most order compelling gavel On
the chairmans left sat Mr.. Charles Dem
ecke, the treasurer of the occasion, whose
close proximity to the Notwithstanding
weapon must have made him a fit sub
ject for Paine's Celery Compound
Great delight was occasioned by the col
lection of tWenty-five-cent fines. When
the unlucky delinquent entrusted bill to
Mckinley he saw the last of it. Amidst
the universal shouts of mo change it
went into the treasurer's Golfers to emerge
no more.
The members of the Benefit Committee
passed snappers among the audience and
also fools caps, and when those present
donned their caps of varied color, the pic
ture was pretty and comical The enter
tainers during the evening were all very
good and the audience was very generous
with applause The performers we're
Robert Mcdonald humorist; William
Rooney, tenor soloist, John Kelly, tramp
comedian; Alice Fowler, serio-co'nic: An
drew Hart coster singer: w. Boniface,
vocalist One of the chief features was a
four round boxing exhibition by Mcintyre
and Hensen.
There were refreshments to close an un-
usually successful entertainment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
LICENSES AND TRANSFERS

The Board of Excise Commissioners
held regular meeting last night and
granted four licenses and six transfers.
That was about all the business one.
Licenses were granted to Peter Yosu.
laitys. No. l34 Morris street; Joseph
Fanaia. No. Isl Newark avenue; Charles
Mccullough No. 2sa Wayne street;
Charles &. Eldridge. No. sl2 communipaw
avenue
Transfers were made from Thomas
Flynn TO Charles McCiaren, No. l25 Mont
gomery street; from John Mccormick 10
James Siinons. No. $50 Grand street; from
T. *. Andersen to John Kirans No. ls
Charles street; from John Colligan to
Bernard T. Lannon, No. z73 Washington
street; from Herman Brauer 10 William
). Mason. No. 2ss johnson avenue, and
from Frank Kanzewski, from 40. s6a
Iisndsrson street to ~. eea Henderson
street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
cRUcIBtE STEEL FENCE
To Close End OF Claremont Avenue
.-Trnction Street Repairs.

The crucible Steel Company Of Clare
mont avenue was yesterday granted per-
mission by the Street and Water Board
to build fence across Claremont avenue.
one hundred feet north of Mallory ave-
nue.. The company owns the property on
both sides of the street which is to be
enclosed The city is to receive s25 a
year for the privilege.
The Traction Company was notified to
pave and repair between the tracks on all
those streets that are not In proper con-
dition,
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
was granted permission to make sucn
nhssngns al JERSEY avenue. between Fifth
and sixth Streets as are necessary for
the progress Of the work OF reconsfruct-
ing the road there.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
YOUNG REPUBLICANS EUcHRE
One Hundred Press VIII He Dis
tribnted mong the Players.

The Young Mems Republican Associa-
tion at a meeting last evening at their
Quarters. No. II Gregory street. completed
arrangements for the grand euchre anu
reception they will give on Wednesday
evening, April so at Philips Hail. Bergen
one hundred prizes win be awarded.
and the euchre VIII be attended ~
nrosninent Republicans from all over tie
eal,lstrv The clubhouse of the young
men IS being thoroughly renovated from,
top to bottom.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
TO REPAIR FIRE ENGINES
Fire Commissioners Ask to
Have Accounts Transferred.

The Board Of Fire Commissioners. called
on Mayor Fagan yesterday afternoon 70
ask his assistance in their application to
the Board OF Finance 70 transfer S.s9s
from the salary account to the repairs &C
count. The salary account now mas a
balance of something like 81 900 No.
Truck ard No. ! Engine and No. 10 Eu-
gIne arc sadly in need Of repairs.
THE Board of Finance will hear the ap-
piication at tbs afternoons melting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
BARTEHDERS MEET
Dispensers OF Liquid Refreshments
For-,, ! EenevoIsnt Union.

The second meeting of the Bartenders'
Union. which was recently organized Al
the Cottage Montgomery and Henderson
streets. took place last evening and the
attendance was five times larger than at
the first meeting.
The union was organized for the puT-
pose of forming a social and benevolent
association, and the founders of It ex-
pect every bartender in the city will be-
come a member OF It just as soon as they
become acquainted with the purpose OF
ed lasf evening was mainly devoted to
completing the formation of the union,
and twenty-five new members We're eieet-
ed. The next meeting Will take place
on Tuesday evening. April 8, at the Cot
tage-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
GOLF VS.. PING PONG
No Schedule for Summer Tourna-
ments Yet Made.

Golf for the present seems to have
given way to ping pong. The Golf Cub
members have simply gone wild over it.
At the club social, held last night in the
clubhouse, the time was spent in inspect
ing two handsome new tables and ping
pong sets which had just arrived. This
makes three ping pong sets in all now
owned by the club.
AS yet no schedule for the summer golf
tournaments has been made out, although
usually by this time the opening game is
Played. But then the members are be
coming experts in ping pong.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
LABOR NEWS.
Various Trades Preparing
for the New Wage and
Hour Schedule.

The greater part of the time at last
nights meeting OF the Executive Board
of the United Building Trades Council
Of Hudson County. at Council Hail, No
II Hoboken avenue. was devoted to the
consideration OF matters relating to the
enforcement Of the new wage and hour
schedules OF the allied Industries, most
of which become operative on Monday
next.
It was decided that the Executive Board
would meet at headquarters at eight
o'clock on Monday morning to consult
with the Councils Business Agent and
the agents OF the several trades. and re-
ceive reports from different sections Of
the county relative to contractors who
are allowing the demands.
The report Of Business Agent Westlake
indicated that there would be little or no
opposition BY employers to the new schedr
uies in any section Of the county. but
the Executive Board VIII continue In ses-
sien daily until the entire matter is
settled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK. April 2. 1s02-Forecass
for the thirty-sfx hours ending at eight
p NJ Thursday.-Partiy cloudy tonight
and tomorrow. brisk west winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02

Business Agent Westlake at last nights
meeting of the executive board Of the
Building Trades Council, presented a
grievance against Contractors Norden &
Wooden, of North Bergen, who, IS
claimed, employ non-union carpenters; It
was decided to declare all jobs being done
bv the rm unfair, ana direct the Allied
Trades not to work on them.
A grievance by Tin and Sheet Iron
Workers. Local No IS. of Bayonne,
against members of Carpenters Local
Ma, 4s6 of that city. putting on corrugate |
iron Mrk was rdered returned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
Hartnstt's Record.
MATTERS OF FACE

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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
George ". O'Dell Elected

The election for carpenters business
agent to succeed George w. odeii. has
ended and the vote viii be canvassed and
the result announced at Saturday nights
meeting Of the District Council of the
craft. at Council Hall, No. II Hoboken
avenue. The ballot was a secret one, the
vote being taken in each local and at
once sealed and forwarded to the Dis
trict Council without being counted, but
the prevalent impression now IS that the
race lies between former Business Agent
R. e. Edwards and the incumbent, George
w. Odell, with the~chances in favor of the
former. There were in all eight eandi-
ing this fact was surprisingly small, less
tina ma thousand members of the craft
sling ba1Inrc
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
TO CURE GRIP in TWO DAYS

I,axative RroTao-Q QusnIne removes the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02
Plumbers Expect No Tronble

Plumbers Local, No. 1sl, Of Bayonne,
announces that no trouble is anticipated
at the Inauguration Of the junior system
on Monday next, as a majority OF the
bosses favor it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-02

The executive board of the Carpenters
District Council Will also be in session 81
Council Hall on Jnday. and as long
thereafter as necessary to receive the re-
ports of its agent and the special agents
sent out TO assist him by each OF the Il
l0calS of the tradp
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19
"Far west" Wiped Out.

A publishing house in this city, says
the Chicago Chronicle. has received
nm order from the Yukon region for
books expressive Of what Is now the
far" Northwest. The order includes
Gibbons Rome. Macaulay's England.
the writings Of John Stuart Mil. Of
Flammarion and other engaging sci.
entists. graphic novels. humorous
stories. but none Of Bret Harte's. The
Far West Of Bret Harte Is at the van
ishing point. 4 hurry postscript OBJ.
served that the navigation season Is
short and that only letter mail Is car.
ried over the Ice.
In truth. there Is no longer any
far West or far Northwest. The
rugged and often illiterate humanity
that cleft the mountains and swan
the rivers. opening up a new empire
for all the world. Is also Of the past.
The universal free school sends dif-
ferent multitude now to the advancing
frontier. Sturdy but not Illiterate.
the new pioneers want books wherever
they 60. and science and the organized
forces of civilization enable them to
crafty their taste. Culture Is no lon-
ger monopoly OF the older portions
Of the country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19
| MINING ANTHRACITE.
How H Pennsylvania Cool Fields
Are Worked.

TH HE word anthracite. which
has become such a vital part
Of the life Of the American
people, Is q striking example
Of how the world becomes dependent
on what niay be termed the latter-day
progress Of mankind. Just 100 years
ago Philadelphia received her frs,
shipment Of anthracite coal. 1t came
to the city In two great river arks. and
was used to gravel the sidewalks. \
small quantity Of this coal was burned
In q CRATE. but the experiment was not
Q success. and In 1SO6. when another
ark load Of coal tied up at the wharf
In the Quaker city II was rejected
no one wanted It. In 1908 Judge Fell.
Of Wilkesbarre. successfully burned
anthracite In CRATE. In 1912 another
effort was made to market anthracite
coal In Philadelphia. but nine wagon
loads which were sent there from
Poftsville had to be given away.
The real history Of the anthracite
coal industry begins In 1920. when 365
tons Of coal were shipped to Phlladel.
phia from the Lehlgh region. During
the next ten years the trade from the
Lehigh regions was firmly established.
and the Schuylkill region was opened
up upon the completion Of water com.
munication with Philadelphia. During
the latter part Of this period the Della.
ware and Hudson Canal Company was
organised and began the shipment Of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19
Curious Surgical Case.

The popular BELIEF that man who
receives q wound from bullet In the
heart Is bound to die therefrom almost
instantaneously Is now seen to be un.
founded. for at the last meeting OF the
French Academy Of Medicine Dr. Pey-
rat told Of a man who was restored to
health after his heart had been pierced
By ball from a revolver. The wound.
ed man. he said. was placed In hos
pltal In Paris. and DR.. Launay. noted
surgeon. operated on him there with
great success. According to DR.. Pey.
ra, this Is the only case Of the kind
on record. True. statistics recently
compiled by DR.. Dentu. show that out
Of every hundred persons who receive
wounds In the heart from swords or
dagsers frLm thirty to forty-two are
cured. but. though medical books have
been carefully searched. no record has
been found In them Of man whs
has been rescued from death after his
heart had been perforated by ball.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19
RECEPTION HELD ON sArrLsr,slr
Prssidsnt Visits Cedar 9fountsin and
Hears Story os Fight.

Brandy Station, ,ya.-President Roose.
velt passed several hours on the battle.
field Of Cedar Mountain. Accompanied
by Secretary Root, Secretary Cortelyou
and DR.. Rixey. the President drove to
the site Of the struggle and there re-
celved from an eye witness and par.
ticipant an account Of the hght. Il
was the most interesting happening
on his pleasure trip. The day was per.
feet and the drive to the battlefield
was as pleasurable as could be desired.
In the very heart Of the battlefield
President Roosevelt held an Informal
reception. Many people had gathered
from the surrounding country and af.
ter Judge Grimsley had described the
battle the President received inform
ally those who had assembled on the
field: The President while receiving
was photographed by Mrs. Frances
Boddle. Of Culpepper. both alone and
In q group with Secretary Root. Secre.
tary Cortelyou. DR.. Rixey and Judge
Grimsley. Subsequently the President
received q shell which had been dug
up on the battlefield as memento Of
his visit. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19
BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE
Father and Daughter Killed and
Mother Injured at Chicago.
Charles Smith, Rejected suitor, Arrest.
sd-said to Have Made Threats
to Blow Up the House.

Chicago. - Joseph Kordech and his
daughter Lucy. twenty years old, were
blown to pieces by dynamite bomb
while asleep in their home at Chicago
Heights. Mrs. Kordech, who was
sleeping with an infant two weeks old.
was badly injured. but will recover.
Charles Smith. a former boarder at
the Kordech home. Is under arrest at
the lookup charged with blowing up
the house and with the double murder.
Smith had made repeated threats to
blow up the Kordech home. II is
charged.
He Is q rejected suitor Of Mamie. old.
est daughter Of the Kordechs, and he
also had q grievance against the K0r-
dech family because $685. Of his money
was q boarder In their home. This
was more than q year ago. Smith
charged the family with taking the
money. and he has said on several oc.
caslons, It Is charged, that he would
"get even."
In fire following the explosion Of
the bomb the ruins Of the Kordech
home. which Is at 1434 Portland ave.
nue.. was completely consumed. to.
gether with a frame building q few
yards to the south. The house was q
one-story frame structure.
The bomb had been placed under the
foor Of the room occupied by the faith.
er and mother and directly under their
bed.
The bomb Is thought to have been
about ten inches In length. It was Of
sheet steel and lined with lead.
The explosion was terrific. Two
large pieces Of steel were found i'm.
bedded in the wall Of J. G. Adams's
house, 500 feet away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19

coal passes. AS far as possible the
work Of sorting sizes anI picking out
impurities Is done by machinery. AS
the illustration shows. the general plan
Is TO sort the coal over inclined bars.
then 10 pass what goes through th'
bars over revolving or shaking screens,
while what goes through goes directly
TO the loading bins. or else Is broken
I'D into smaller sizes by rolls and then
separated into the various sizes By
screens. The capacity Of the average
breaker Is from 1000 to 1900 tons OF
coal day.
The tendency OF recent years has
been to use more OF the smaller sizes
OF anthracite. and consequently the
breaking has been done with this END
In view.
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anthracite from Carbondale by the

anthracite from Carbondale by the
canal and the gravity railroad.
From this time on the trade rapidly
Increased. canals and gravity roads
multiplied. only to be replaced by loco
motives on their advent. One OF the
first locomotives used In this country
was for the purpose OF hauling anthra-
cite.
The process Of mining anthracite coal
consists Of two MISUNDERSTANDING and
closed work. Stripping Is the process
where the coal lies near the surface
Of the ground As It does In many In.
stances In the anthracite field. The
closed work is that done under ground.
or at the bottom Of shaft. Owing to
the character OF the deposits the room
and pillar system IL employed. When
the shaft cannot be placed so as to
reach the lowest point Of the deposit.
Oh coal below Is reached by inside or
blind shafts or inside slopes. These
shafts. which are sometimes sunk to
depth Of over 1000 feet. usually have
several compartments. one for the
pumpway and ladder. and two or more
for holsting. A common size Of the
hoistIng compartments Is Ix12 feet.
The coal Is brought to the bottom Of
The shaft from the inside or blind shafts
by means Of small cars. and In some in
stances sheet iron chutes. according to
the inclination Of the shaft. according
as the blind shaft slopes up or down
&rom the bottom Of the shat, from the
surface.
Anthracite IL mined with hand rotary
drills and by black blasting powder.
Dynamite or giant powder Is used for
rock work. sometimes for driving
gangways. and In some locations for
blasting coal itself where fire damp
necessitates finmeless explosive. The
mines are ventilated by rotary fans.
The law requires that each miner shall
be supplied with at least 200 cubic feet
Of air per minute. Fire damp Is preva-
lent In many Of the anthracite shafts.
necessitatIng the use Of safety lamps
BY the miners.
The cost Of mining anthracite coal Is
greater tOnn the COST OF miuluS Ditu-
minous coai, and this cost does not .nd
when the coal Is landed at the surface
Of the mine. Anthracite as 1t comes
from the mine consists Of Jumps Of va
yiouD sizes. and intermi1ed with these
Jumps Is a mixture Of rocks. These
Jumps must be broken and assorted
as to size before the anthracite Is ready
for the market. since the economic use
of anthracite requires that the Jumps
must be Of as near uniform size as pos
sible. and as there Is n greater demand
for the intermediate sizes. the larger
Jumps must be broken down TO smaller
sizes. This elaborate preparation
greatly increases the cost Of the coal.
Anthracite Ia prepared for market In
what IL known as the coal breaker. a
large building. usually built OF timber.
but sometimes Of steel and iron. The
coal Ii broken up by machinery con-
sIsting Of toothed rolls. after which 1t
"a screened in circular revolving
screens. The slate Is picked out BY
hand by boys and old men. who sit
along the chutes through which the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19
strikiss Street Car Cards.

The Methodist Ministerial Association OF
Williamsport, Pa. has posted cards bear
ing Scripture texts on the liquor question
in the street cars OF that city. In one Of
the ca-s, fitted in between two hotel ad.
vertisements, is . card bearing the words,
"Wine is . mockes, strong drink is raging,
and whosoever 10 deceived thereby Is not
wise" In the same care arc the advertise.
ments Of three hotels and three kinds OF
beer and whisky. with another kind Of beer
Advertised outside. In another car are tho
words, 'wine-at last it bi,eth like ser.
pent and stinseth like an adder" In this
car were the advertisements of Ave hotels
and brands OF whisky and beer. In still
another was the warning. Woe unto him
that eiveth his neiehbor drink, that put
test the bottle to him. and maketh him
drunk also" In this car were five sd-e--
tisements of the drink referred to.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19
TURKS TO DEFEND AsRAHAm's TOME
Refuse 70 Let Aisrican Search in Place
It 10 Supposed to~Be.

Constantinople. Turkey.-In spite OF
the formal promise given to United
States Minister Leishman last August.
in the name Of the Sultan. by Izzet
Bey. his secretary. to grant Mr.. Banks,
an American citizen, q frmin author.
izing him to make archaeological re-
searches at .Tel.Abraham, Mesopota.
mia, the Porte now has declared to
Spencer Eddy. Secretary Of Legation
and Acting Minister. that It is unable
to grant his authorization In question.
as the place where the American
wishes to carry on his researches Is sa.
cred ground. and Is supposed to con.
tain the tomb Of Abraham.
The Porte expresses Its willingness
to indemnify Mr. Banks. Mr.. Eddy has
forwarded this communication to
Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19
Two Found Dead in Om.h., Nsb.

The Rev. william G. Rabe. pastor
Of the German Baptist Church. ct
Omaha, Neb.. and Miss Augusta Bush.
a young woman, were found dead In o
vestibule In the rear Of the church
auditorium. The two bodies were
locked In embrace. and the gas Jets
were turned on. but not burning. The
Rev. Mr.. Rabe was ffty-four years old
and O prominent minister. Miss Bush
was about thirty-one years old. and
was missionary pastor Of the church.
She weat to Omaha fve years ago
from Chicago missionary college. and
had worked with the Rev. Mr.. Rabe
ever since.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19
Woman q, Railroad Crossing.

The feminine guardian Of railroad
crossing Is a type well known to trav-
elers in France. AS the train ap-
proaches q crossing on sees quaint
old dame. with a sunburned face. wear
Ing an apron with woudrous stripes.
and a queer-look!ng | l.ack hat made
Of waxed cloth, similar IN shape to the
old straw hat Of the Jack Tar Of by.
gone days. This hat Is Only worn
when a train goes by. presumably to
give q certain amount Of official dignity
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19

nInety-seven pounds Ii measured
over five feet. considerable more than
the little lady who made so successful
a haul. The catch was effected from
q steamer anchored In Union Bay.
British Columbia. a strong salmon line
and salmon bait being used. and so
delighted were the crew with her sue.
cess that nothing would satisfy them
but that the small fisherwoman and
her giant fish should be photographed
together.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-19
The Dangerous Lie.

The most dangerous thing about lie
Is that word once uttered can never
be obliterated. Some one has said that
lying Is worse crime than counter
feltlng. There Is some hope Of follow.
Ing up bad coins until they are all re.
covered. but an evil word can never be
overtaken. The mind Of the hearer or
reader has been poisoned. and human
devices cannot reach In and cleanse 1t.
Lies can never be called back.-Sew
York News.