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The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
CORONER GOING
Defiance Of His Old Preroga
tive Declared Not Illegal
by the Supreme Court
at Trenton.
Especial to aThe Jersey city News."1

TRENTON, July 10. 1902 deci-
sion has been handed down in the Su-
preme Court upholding the rules and
regulations as laid down by the Jersey
City Police Department.
Stephen Wyse, Hudson County Cor
soner, discovered soon after his election,
that the police in Jersey City made a
practice of sending bodies of unknown
dead to the morgue and then notifying
the County Physician, ignoring the Cor
oners altogether.
He sent communication to the Board
of Police Commissioners demanding that
the police be instructed to turn bodies
over to his care. The Board refused and
the Coroner sued out writ Of certiorari
moving to the Supreme Court for review
certain rules of the Board which, he de-
clared, infringed on his rights and pre-
rogatiTes. The Court decided that the
rules were not antagonistic tofthe State
laws and refused to set any of them
aside.
The rules were drawn up by Chief
OF Police Murphy and have several times
stood the test of the courts.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
NEW COMPANIES.
Flexible Collar Button Corporation
Starts With 100000 Capital.

New interpretations to file articles in
the County Clerks office yesterday
afternoon were:-
Stamford Engine and Machine Com
pany, capital stock, $250,000. Register
ed office No. 76 Montgomery street, Jer-
sey City. Incorporators:-Wa Walter M.
Lawson, William f. Ellis. George G..
GammeIl, and Samuel Hall. of Jersey
City, and John r. Bouvicr, of Nutley.
AIacrode Fibre Company, manufac-
lures goods made of paper pulp. Capt.
tai stock. $150,000 Registered office,
No. rs Montgomery street. Jersey City.
Incorporators: John E. White, Francis
MeFarlan. L. F. Seaman.
Lewis Flexible Collar Button Com
pany, capital stock 100000. Registered
office No 185 Montgomery street, Jersey
City. Incorporators. Ebenezer w. Lewis,
Arthur Van Cleef and George Allison.
Sherman Casey Manufacturing Com
pany; capital stock, $1j0,000. Registered
office, No. 185 Montgomery street, Jersey
City. Incorporators, Morris Sherman,
George r. Allison and William f. Rea.
Empire Adjustable Shade Holder
Company; capital stock, $4,000 Regis
tered Office, MOI 1856 Montgomery street,
Jersey City Incorporators, John w. Az
cry, George r. Allison and Francis
Eccles.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
Mark Pagan, Mayor Of the Repub-
lican Machine, Plainly Says He
Wears Rappleye's Collar.

porter to get the Mayor to answer ques-
tions were fruitless.
This is the second time that the Mayor
has shown dsgraceful partisanship III
communicating exclusively to the Jour
nal' the news of his office. The frss
time when he took office and announced
all his original appointments. On that
occasion, the appointments were prom
ised TO the other papers but were held
in the journal office until it was too
late for the other papers to print them.
The Mayor, when asked about'the mat
ter at that time, said he wasn't responsi
BILE; but later, to protect the Journal
he said, ''You can lay the blame with
me-"
The reporter this morning asked the
Mayor if President Bacon of the Excise
Board knew at the time the Journal"
published the story that he would sue
ceed General Abernethy in the Finance
Board that he was to be the Generals
successor.
HE certainly did, answered the
Mayor.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
CODY RAIDS
] BUCKET SHOP
Two Brokers" and a Tele-
graph Operator Arrested
for swindling.
VICTIM DROPS $50
Doesn't Mind the Loss; He
Says. But Objects to Being
Sold Out on Faxed
Quotations.

/ Captain Cody and five men Of the
First precinct raided an alleged bucket
shop in the Fuller Building shortly be-
fore noon today and arrested two s'bro-
kers" and a telegraph operator. The
brokers" described themselves as Mar
Gus Selinger Of No. 129 East Eighty fifth
street, and Rixan Grossman, of No. $50
Second avenue, New York City The
operator was Richard +. Carroll, of No.
8 Elm street, Newark.
The raid was made ON the authority of
a warrant issued by. Justice of the Peace
Mccormick on complaint of Joseph Hen
derson, of No. 187 Duffield street,
Brooklyn. who said that he was fleeced
out of $50 in the place. He didn't mind
losing the money, he explained, but he
objected to being sold out on quotations
that never existed. He visited the shop
this morning in room SIG on the third
floor of the building, taking witness
with him, and demanded the return of
the money which he was supposed to
have lost on margins at false quotations.
He was told that the cash had been los.
on legitimate transaction and he had
nerve to expect that he would get it back.
Then he obtained the warrant and went
back to the Fuller Building to see the
brokers" put out of business
The raiding party consisted of the Cap
tain. Detective Dan Lee, Roundsman
Higgins and Policemen Hunt, Burns and
Monahan. As they opened the office
door, on which appeared the inscription.
Fuller, Alexander & Co., bankers and
brokers" an electric bell sounded They
walked into small waiting room lead
ing into an inner Office which was di-
vided by a partition, They found the
operator at work over his instrument in
one room while member of the firm
was standing by his side watching the
market quotations as they were received
There was also a ticker in operation in
this room. The second partner sat at a
big desk in the other room.
Captain Cody showed the warrant and
the brokers said they were perfectly
willing to make settlement with Hen
derson then and there. They were told
that settlement was out of the ques-
ton and the pair, who were well dressed
men, wearing well trimmed Van Dyke
boards and eye glasses. were taken to
the station house Seliger was apparent
ly the banker. He had roll of bills
amounting to $40 and check for $50.
Grossnan had some loose change.
The men were arraigned before JUS
tice Mccormick, who fixed bail at $500
for examination tomorrow morning in
the case of Seliger and Grossman. The
operators bail was fixed at 500.
1t was said at the Fuller Building
that the brokers" had been doing busi-
ness there for two months.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
49,
LABOR Vs.
!. FAGl|u
Energetic Protest Formally
Made by the Working
men Of the City
Against the Re-
publican Ma
chine.
KNIGHTS or LABOR'SAPPEAL
Condemnation of the With
holding of Money Which
Should Be Used for EN-
ployment Purposes.
IS m aff ~
ABERNETHYas EXIT
IS s 81 eI
ABERNETHYts EXIT
Letters From the People on the
vagaries of the RepubIi-
can Administration.
To the Editor of .The Jersey City

To the Editor of s'The Jersey City
News":-
We respectfully ask yeu to give the
following space in your valuable
paper
AT a meeting of Local Assembly 1920,
knights of Labor, composed of PAYERS.
hammers and stonecutters, held on the
above date. there We're resolutions passed
eondemning the action of the Mayor and
Board of Finance in the step they have
taken in Withholding the money that
should be used to employ the working
men of this city, and using it for petty
measures such as free baths which We
consider unnecessary, as the working
class of people generally go to the shore
to bathe where they know it is clean,
and not where the hoboes of the county
battle. We consider any money spent
for the workingmen well spent. and not
squandered, as his Honor the Mayor
seems to think.
I We also appeal to all union men
throughout the county to give us their
assistance, and to the merchants of the
city who have to supply us with the
necessities of life. All we want is
work and we know there is plenty of it
to be done in this city, as can be seen by
an inspection of our streets; they are in
anything but good condition at present.
We also refute the statements through
the press from his Honor that we are
political heelers or loafers. We are all
citizens and honest workingmen' of this
city.
Respectfully submitted.
NJ. CASEY, Sec.
Jersey City, July Z. 1902.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
AFTER DAYTON'S PLACE.
Politicians Already Specializing
as to His Probable Sue
cessor.

Early this morning politicians were
speculating on possible candidates for
the place in the Tax Board made vacant
by Mr.. Dayton's death. 1t is known on
all sides that Mr.. Dayton stood in the
way of the present administration. be-
cause he refused to allow Mayor Pagan
or anyone else to force nim to acts that
he knew would bring down upon him
public condemnation When It became
apparent that the Tax Board would not
jack up all the ratables in the city so
that the Mayors pet schemes might be
put through, the administration sighed
for the day when they wou..- control this
Board Mr. Dayton's death now gives
them their wish, and the new appointee
will probably be annoupced in few
DAYS. Among those who nave been men
toned is James IL. Love, the real estate
partner of Postmaster Wanser. Mr..
Love was close friend of Mr.. Dayton.
and this afternoon he denied that he had
any ambitions for the ploce or had heard
anything about the likelihood of his get
ting the appointment
Mayor Pagan said this morning that
it was premature yet to speak of the
matter.
Asked to-day when he would announce
a successor to Tax Commissioner Day
ton, Mayor Pagan said:-.'Not for two
or three days. feel deeply sorry for his
family"
The Mayor. in company with Tax
Commissioner Degnan, called upon Mrs.
Dayton this morning and condoled with
her.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
Lower Section of the City
May Organize It's Pro-
perty Owners to De-
mand Relief.

1t is not unlikely that an organization
will be formed in the lower part of the
First ward by the property owners, to
protest against the shortage of water in
that section. These owners of real estate
are up in arms against the lack of a suffi-
cient supply Of water and mean to take
definite action in the matter very shortly.
Mr.. Z. Coyle, the owner of large
amount of property on Sussex street,
stated that the people would organize
and appear before the Board of Finance
asking for appropriations with which to
build large water mains to give the peo-
pie of lower Jersey City good supply.
For MONTHS" said Mr.. Coyie, I'VE
have been receiving kicks from our ten
ants because of the lack of water and
many have actually moved away to
places where they could get a supply
without having to climb several flights
ofsstairs carrying pals of water for their
daily use.
EPIDEMIC FEARED.
"What we most fear is an epidemic of
disease because of the lack of water for
the lavatories. Our houses are in a
frightful condition some days and the
Board of Health will son have trouble
unless the people have water. Think of
what sick people would experience in hot
weather Tenants are not particularly
desirous of carting water up and down
stairs all day and the owners of property
are tired of hearing kicks all day long.
Mr.. George thurman, an owner of
large fiat houses wherein not less than
thirty and forty families reside, said that
he had gone before the Board of Finance
asking for relief.
my tenants are repeatedly kicking
about the lack of water during the
day." said he ''The Board of Finance
must give us relief"
STARTLING.
"The condition of affairs" he went
on. sin that section is little less than
startling. Thousands of people are
forced to go without a sufficient supply
of water daily. 1t is stated by property
owners that the water mains are in a
deplorable condition. owing to their age
These pipes are badly corroded and un-
fit for use The factories use large
supply daily and seem to have no trou-
Bile in getting all they want. When the
factories are in full blast tenement
houses suffer mostly. Seldom does the
flow of water go above the third floor,
and tenants above have to carry water to
their apartments and this is considered a
hardship.
In the evening the water supply inn
proves as the factories shut down. Prop
erty owners want a good supply all the
time and will make determined fight
for their rights
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
DOCTORS SORE.
DR.. Hart Says Lawyers Had
No Reason to Challenge
Wells. q

Those Jersey City doctors who got up
against the lawyers iii Tuesday, III
game are sore physically and mentally,
first, over the yay they were beaten, and.
second, over the treatment of one of their
number, DIR. w. H. Wells, who. as told
exclusively in yesterdays "News," was
challenged by the lawyers because he
had no State certificate for the practice
of medicine and therefore was no doe
tor
committee, in an interview with a
"News" reporter this morning, said that
the lawyers had no right to challenge
Wells, that her was doctor in. regular
practice, having received his degree of
M. D., and, as he understood it, hav-
ing passed the State Board examination
NO REASON TO KICK.
: The lawyers had no reason whatever
to kick" said he, DIR. Wells is regu-
lar physician. We only had one or two
good players and putting him in the box
we thought would make the game much
closer and more interesting. At first |
was to pitch, but Wells was found to
be much better at it. As for his not
being doctor. that is not so, but even
if it was the lawyers had intended to
put in law student and we didn't kick.
Why. they made the snrne objection to
Dr. Russi DIR. Wells is now practicing
n1a ,f +1a e
of our doctors who is off on his vaca-
tion. There was no challenge whatever
as to medical or law degrees. I simply
went to Mr.. Griffitls to arrange for the
baseball park for match game between
the Jersey City and Bayonne doctors
and Mr.. Grifiths said: Why not play
against us? We could get up pretty
good team / told him We would be
happy to. That was all the challenge
there was.
NOT FAIRLY TREATED.
Counselor Grttiths said he did not
think the lawyers had been fairly treat
ed in the matter. that from the challenge
it was understood they should all be
bona fde men on both sides and ama
teurs.
..When we objected to Wells, he said.
s.the doctors said taey would not play
unless he could occupy the box. They
told us to go ahead and PLAY. Then. if
we were beaten. we could challenge them
again. and Wells would be left out. but
! guess there's no challenge coming to
them. We didn't expect they were go-
ing to put on a lot Of professionals
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
MASTER MAsoNs' DEGREES
To be Conferred on Five Postnlants
JuIve14.

The Degree of Master Mason will be
conferred on five postulants on the eve
ming of July II at half-past seven, in
the Ionic Room, Masonic Hall. Sixth
avenue and Twenty-tnird street. New
York, by Pioneer Lodge, No. 20.
The new members to be enrolled are
e. III. Watson. Lester Corey, Fred W.
Robinson, VIM. T. Totten. Harry Land
field, Jos. M. Landfield and A. Hack
The Masters original historical lecture
will be an interesting feature the enact
ment of their several parts and marchall-
ing, guiding and directing the mystic la
bors oil the floor with the deftness and
skill Of Masters by twelve Pioneers as
Fellowcrafts, obeisant to the Royal Man
date, will enhance the ceremonial. a
dinner will follow.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
WANT REDUCTIONS
State Tax Board Hears Many
Petitioners, Requesting
Lower Rates on
Their Prop
erty.

All but one case before the State Tax
Board that met in the City Hall today
was dismissed. The exception was the
appeal of the Jersey City Wagon Eleva-
tor Company fro man assessment of
! $50, 900 on the plant, operating between
| Ogden avenue and Ferry street and Ho-
boken. The local assessors raised the
assessment on the plant from $4,000 to
$50. 900.
Lawyer Lawrence. representing the
elevator company, said that the original
assessment $11 900, and that was raised
to $4,000, which was thought to be
high enough without running it up to
$35, 600. The State Board considered
$4,000 enough made the reduction.
The Sneed & Company Iron Works of
Lafayette asked for reduction of an
assessment of $4,000 on its plant, but
it was refused
The Central Railroad Company asked
to have assessments of 81 ,603.0 900 on
property known as Lot /, Block 1.479,
reduced, but because the company's
counsel, ex-senator Edwards, who is in
Europe, was not present, the case was
laid over until October.
Edward Burgess and Edward H. Ben
nitt, both owning about three acres of
property each in Bayonne, asked to have
their assessment reduced from 81 900 an
acre. The case was dismissed because
the Board showed that neighboring
property was assessed no less.
Adolph Strubling asked to have an as
sessment of $4,000 on lot on Bergen
avenue reduced to $500, but the case
was dismissed.
G. w. Cooper wanted an assessment
of $1,000 on property ON Kearney ave-
nue. reduced to $1,000, but the case was
dismissed
The Lehigh Valley Terminal Company
considered an assessment of $1,000 an
acre on S1.3 acres on the New York Bay
too high and asked to have it reduced.
1t was said by a representative of the
company that the land was purchased
from the State at figure Ness than
1000 an acre. Secretary Payne of the
State Riparian Commission said the
property was sold for less than it's true
value. The case was dismissed.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
HEAT VICTIMS.

John Nelson, fifty years old, of No. 21S
Jersey avenue, this city, was overcome
by the heat in Garden street, Hoboken,
yesterday afternoon. He was removed
to ST. Mary's Hospital.
George Miller, 65 years old, of No.
1921 Bloomfield street Hoboken, was
taken sick in Hudson street, that city,
yesterday afternoon and was taken to St
Mary's Hospital in serious condition.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
EXCISE ENDING
Board May Finish Work To-
morrow Rejected APP
ulicants to Appear Be-
fore the Commits
sioners. J.


The Board of Excise Commissioners
will meet tomorrow night at the City
Hall, when it is thought that all liquor
license business will be disposed Of.
There are sixty new applications to be
acted upon which has already been ad-
vertised
The Commissioners will also consider
the following applications that were laid
over at the meeting last Monday night:
David Kreiger, No. 245 Monmouth
street; Anton Grukowski. No. 16S War
ren street; J. Smokowski, No. 12S Steu-
ben street; Samuel Malapsky, No. 800
Warren street; Anson AIilczarski, No.
80 Essex street: George A. Bendrick,
No. 81 Eussex street; Malachi Tarrant,
No. $40 Grove street; Henry A. Il. Rose,
No. 226 Ninth street; Frank Giordano,s
No. 162 Brunswick street; Thomas E.
Bell, No. PA Wayne street; Frank J.
LOTUS, No. 5S8 Grand street; Joseph
Gotilieb, No. 81 Leonard street; Albert
Wolfe, No, $40 Henderson street; Joseph
NJ. Bran, No. TAT West Newark ave
nue.; Theodore Link, No. $40 Central
dfeuue, 4lyiliau lAOSeHUeTS, NO. I'D I1eOIl-
ard street, and Meyer Silverman, No.
Gil Summit avenue.
The applications of John Bell, No. 273
Henderson street; Timothy ]. Murphy,
corner of Grove and Twelfth streets;
.Adolph Singer, go. 233 Monticello ave-
nue., and Charles 4. Hooper No. 656
Grand street, which were held over from
pervious meetings, because objections
were made to the applicants getting
license. will also be disposed of.
1t is understood that the seven saloon
keepers who were refused licenses at the
meeting Monday night will attend the
meeting tomorrow night and ask for an
explanation of why they are denied the
right to sell liquor. They are:--Charles
Jocksan, No. 4S Montgomery street;
Bernard Lennon, No. 273 Washington
street; Louis F. McGrath, No 3S4 Grove
street; Henry Klaus, No. JAG Grove
street; Eugene Sullivan, No. 189 Pavonia
avenue; Elizabeth Sanford, No. 1873 New
ark avenue, and Larry. Sutton, No. 464
Hoboken avenue.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
Handsome : New Jersey 4
at Her Pier Here Await
ing Her Engines.
PILOT COMMISSIONERS MEET
Inspect the Craft and Receive
Full List of All Branch
Sandy Hook Pilots.

The new steam pilot boat New Jersey,
the first of its kind, is now lying at tile
dock at the foot of Grand street await.
ing its engines. This morning it was fu-
spected by the New Jersey Pilot Qom-
missioners, who expressed satisfaction
with the boat, which is not surpassed
even by. the New York boat
The New Jersey was d few days ago
launched at Browns shipyard at Toften-
vile and will cost when all equipped
about $4,000. She is a peculiar craft,
with wide sweeping sheer, built to with
stand the heavy seas while cruising of
Sandy Hook awaiting incoming ships.
She will be manned by New Jersey pilots
holding United States licenses and will
be under the direct supervision of the
Pilotage Commission
NEW BOAT NEEDED.
In former days the Sandy Hook pilots,
while .laying off for vessels bound here
used schooner This was found 70 be
too slow a craft to keep pace with the
fast steam pilot boat the New York,
belonging to the New York Association
and the Pilot Commissioners determined
to procure one for New Jersey pilots.
After a great deal of work President
d. G. Nose and his colleagues made the
proper authorities unloosen the purse
strings and the result is the handsome,
fast commodions and comfortable New
Jersey. The pilots are delighter with her,
and are eagerly counting the days until
Sept /, when she will so into commits
sion.
LIST OF BRANCH PILOTS.
At this mornings meeting were present
ex-senator D. G. Chase, president OF the
Commission; Captain John r. Dewar,
of Jersey City, secretary, and Captains
H. W. Miller, H. Gulick and Mark
Townsend. They received from the
United New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots
Association" the full list of branch pilots
today under the, jurisdiction Of New
Jerseys Commissioners. The list COM
prises these names :-J a. AshTaft, j !
+, Brown, ]. D. NJ. Beebe, Richard Big
ley, T. f. Barrett, Richard Behrens, s.
f7ssNtlOpef, ~. 4TOcheI, ~. ~ SdIf.' W.
s. Devereaux, Charles Devereaux, w.
O. Earle, Charles Foster, B. +. GUM
ness, John r. Hall. William G. A. Hall,
j. +. Hopkins, w. ]. Hurrell, I. G.
! Lehman, w. B. Lehman, William Lewis,
William Lowe and G. A. Martin.
The Commissioners received a report
from Pilot Hilcraft that the steamship
St. Hubert nad grounded off Ward $
Point. There being no complaint from
the owners of the vessel the report was
fled
The Commissioners have not vet re-
ceiyed the decision of the Supreme Court
in respect to the mandamus proceedings
brought by Pilot Dexter for reinstate-
ment. The pilots counsel was Mr.. AL
bert G. Wall, of the firm of Vreden-
lburgh, Wall and Van Winkle. The case
for the Board was that they had no jur-
isdiction.
No meeting OF the Board will take
place until August.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
NEW CARS NEARLY READY.

General Manager David Young of the
North Jersey Street Railway Company
said to-day that the sixty new trolley
cars ordered from the John Stephenson
Car Company, of Elizabethport, will be
ready for use on the system next month.
The new cars are of the 'fifty-feet'
length, equipper with the most recent
motors, brakes, heaters, etc. Mr. Young
will appoint the cars equally between
Jersey City and Newark. In this city
they will be used chiefly on the Bayonne
and Plankroad lines. and when occasion
demands as special cars for parties, ex-
cursions and so forth.
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
STREET COLLISION.

At 9:05 o'clock tllis morning trolley car
No. 162 of the Uifon Hill line collided
with a team of Horses attached to a
wagon belonging to Heiney Brothers, No.
235 New York Avenue, smashing the
shafts and front psft Of the wagon and
severely injuring Ehe horses. Gibson
WandelI, twenty eight years old. of No.
20 Wayerlv street, Who was in charge Of
Hcnley Brothers te(m. was squeezed in
betwee nhis wag0if hnd anothesr owned
By. Mr.. Bergenail4e and was seriously
injured. He was talen TO Christ Hosps
tai Bergelnann's s horses and wagon
were also infused. .
The Jersey City news., 1902-07-10
BARMAIDs TO co WATER PROTEST
Suppression Of Hoboken' $
Curious Institution Con-
firmed by Supreme
Court.

A decision in the suit brought by Louis
Goodman, a Hoboken saloonkeeper. to
test the right of the Hoboken Common
Council to prevent BY ordinance the
employment of barmaids in the saloons
of that city has been handed down by the
New Jersey Supreme Court upholding the
action of the Council and consequently
sustaining Recorder Stanton and the po-
lice in arresting and fIning violators OF
the ordinance.
The case was tried by Corporation At
torney james f Minturn of Hohoken. 1t
is the final stroke in the long litigation
over Hoboken's barmaids, and legally
puts an end to their existence in that
CITY,