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Money on Call.

New York. September 4--Money on call
firm at 56S per cent; closing bid and
asked 5iS@6 prime mercantile paper 5@51s
per cent. Sterling exchange steady with
actual business in bankers bills at 1850
6I4S6 621a for demand and at 49, 75Q4s4 for
60 days; posted rate 48594S41s and 4S71k@
4SS Commercial bills 4s364SS. 80. Bar
silver 51A Mexican dollars Al.
Government bonds strong; state bonds
inactive; railroad bonds irregular.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago, September 4.-Grain was of an
irregular and naggling nature today.
Yesterdays prices doomed on the ex-
peotation Of frosts, but today when the
frosts were reported prices tended to-
ward recession because the frosts were
not hard enough and because warmer
weather might be near There was good
support in wheat for a time by a big
elevator house which helped near fu-
lures somewhat. Crop prospects how
ever, worked against prices for new
grain and at the close September wheat
was 1sc up, December A@ssc down, Sep
TENDER corn &c higher, December &c
lower; September oats &c lower, and
December &c off. Provisions closed PFC
higher to &c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN

81, the exchange for which the ordaa CO -
given.
Correspondents-J. II. Parker & Co n
~. Lee & Co.. Purnell. Hagaman q r.
New York: Fairchild & Hobson, New Or.
leans: Ware & Leland. Chicago.
Reference-First National Bank of R,r.
,oingham. First National Bank OF Rome
TELEPHONE NO. LIE
snecial attention given to orders over
Telephone and orders sent from out Of the
gdty. :
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Cotton Letter.

C. w. Lee & Co.'S Letter to cothran
& Co.
New York. September 4-Proft taxi
ing seemed to be the order of the day
and this brought out reaction in
prices Some Of the original bulls were
men who took no stock in the 1900. 900
bale talk some months ago and sold out
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Fruit and Produce.

Butter-Best Elgin. 29c; Mississippi. best
grade. Csc; Mississippi second grade. 23c;
good country, 15Q2Oc: Cooking l21sc-
Apples-Per barrel, northern stock, 49, so;
choice, $500; per crate, 70 t. 81. green
stock
Peaches-Per crate, 75c and s175
| Plums-S1. 25Q1. so.
Pears-Per crate, 81; per BARREL 81 Is,
! three bushels.
Irish potatoes-Per bushel, Doc.
Tomatoes-Home grown, 50Q75c. basket
Squash-Per crate. s1.00.
Beans-Per bushel. $1.25Q150.
Bananas. Per Bunch culiA sO97sc;
| etraights. 81 251S1.5o
Eggs-Per dozen, 20c
Lemons-Per box, 81. 50G3.00.
Iimes-Per hundred. Sl.O0.
Poultry-Best friers, extra large, SOC;
Alabama, 1s925c: medium, 121zG1S; broil-
ers 109121hc; hens, 35c; Pekin ducks. 400
55c; puddle ducks, 17d20c.
Onons-Per pound, &c.
Cabbage-Virginia, ic per pound.
Peanuts--Per Ind. 416c.
Dried Apples-Calirornia evaporated. Sc:
lib packages. s1hc; sun-dried. &C.
Canteloupes-75cqs1.5 so.
Watermelons-Per hundred. $6.006D16.00
Local Staple Groceries.
FIour-Tennessee patent. 1895; half pat
ent 20.
Sugar-Granulated. &c; Y. c.. 4kc
Coffee-Green. S11G11Mc: Arbuckle's
p -kages, s10.SO; Lion packages, $40 30;
Cordova packages. $685. Porto Rico,
$40 so.
Meats-Dry sailed ribs. 11Hc; clear bel.
lies. sl1. 20; dry salted rio bellies. s11. so;
hens, fancy. 13%c; medium. lac. CALI
fci MIA, 10c; Breakfast bacon. lac.
Cheese-New York full cream. 131zc
Lard-Leaf 11Ac.
Compound Lard-Snow drift. Sc.
Molasses-Centrifugal I5935c: sugar.
house. 9On35c: Georgia cane SEC.
Corn-Mixed 76c; white. SIC.
Meal-Pearl, $685. water ground s13S
Hay-Per ton, choice timothy, SIS. so;
No. l, $17 90; clover, mixed. SIG; prairie,
S13; Johnson grass. ST.. 50Q14. so.
Oats-Mixed, 44c white 4Sc
Cotton Seed Mea1-Per ton. $500.
Bran-Mixed. $40: pure wheat 81
l. l. \
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Mrs. wlnsIow,s SOOTHING svrun.

the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in cry part OF the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs Wlnslow' .
Soothing Syruy," md take no other kind
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEEfHING, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOL -dS the
CHILD, SOBTENS the ,IJMe ALLAYS
all PAIN. CURES WIND collie. and is
Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
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Naval stores.

Charleston, September 4.-Turpentlne
and rosin unchanged.
Savannah, September 4.-Turpentine
quiet, 45c; receipts 1914, sales 1905, exports
80. Rosin firm; receipts 3242, sales apo.
exports 7i2S. Quote: A, B, c, d,
e, s1.271s, F, 81 .32h; G, s1.971s; H. 81 IS;
l. $1.S5; X, S2.45; NJ, $2.95; N, $40; VIC.
So b: WV. 81 Sc
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, September 4.-Today's
treasury balances exclusive of the gold
reserve show:
Available cash balances 5000. s24,s7S; gold
S115, 114S0S.
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Bends.
COTHRAN & co.

Members of Chicago Board OF Trad.
New Orleans Cotton EXCHANGE anu
Rooms / and Alabama National
Building. nA
Private leased wires to New York NJ
snrlaans and Chicago. 'eW
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Firm; middling sss, sales 30,
receipts soil, stock 32,729.
Mobile-Quiet; middling 81. receipts 1S5,
stock S501
Savannah-Quiet: middling 7-16 sales
1866, receipts 51G0, stock 3430S.
Charleston--Steady, middling s%, re-
ceipts 751, stock 1926.
Wilmington--Firm; middling sH re-
ceipts lib, stock 11,70S.
Norfclk-Firni; middling o sales IT. re-
ceipts go. stock 2250.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling 9, stock
1000
Boston-Steady; miedling s1s. net re-
ceipts g. gross 269.
Phladelphia-Steady. middlng 9ss, re-
ceipts 49, stock 1900.
st. Louis-Steady; middlng DIG. sales
$50, receipts 163 stock 1856.
Memphis-Steady and uncnanged mid
ding BIZ, sales zoo. receipts $50, shipments
20. stock 6051
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IluA Stuck Market.

Chicago, September 4.-Cattle receipts
10000, Including 1000 Texans and 1900
western; prime to good steers tSGS 80,
poor to medium 81. 25d7 So stockers ana
feeders 81. 500D5. %, cows 81. 50d2 So heifers
s.. 5odl5 Gamers S1.50d2. 80. bulls 81. 25@
5.25, calves S2.7sQ7. Texas-fed steers $50
450, western steers SO. 1867
Hog receipts $4,000; market active; good
to choice heavy $7.55Q7. rs. light $1,000
760, bulk of sales $73ea7. SO.
Sheep receipts 1900; sheep and lambs
lower; good to choice wethers $3.5Od3 Is,
fair to choice mixed $2.50u3.51, western
sheep $2.5OQS.5O, native lamtl S3.50a5. 65.
western lambs $685.
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Cash quotations were as follows
Flour-Steady.
Wheat-No. 2. 10; No. 8. 50; No. 2 red.
723s6739s.
Corn-No. 2, SO.
Oats-No. 2. 291kd3o; No. 3 white, s3d37.
Rye-No. 2, 501k.
Barley-Fair to choice mailing, 50963
Flax Seed--No. l, $1.H; No. l north
western, 81 As.
Timothy Seeo-Prime $3.50.
Mess Pork-Per barrel, SIG. 70d16.75
Lard-Per 100 pounds, so. 35410, 40.
Short Ribs Sides-Loose. 10.15@10.25.
Dry Sailed Shoulders-Boxed, SBd9c.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed. 9szG1Ossc
Whisky-Basis of high wines, s1.31.
Clover-Contract grade, $500.
On the produce exchange, today the
butter market firm, Creamery 15@19c;
dairy 1S1kG1711c; cheese, 10d1O%c eggs.
firm, fresh 17i@c
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Birmingham City Bonds.
Birmingham city bonds can be bought
on about a per cent basis.
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New Orleans Market.

New Orleans, September A-The spot
cotton market was comparatively quiet
today. Factors continue to ask full and
in some instances materially higher
prices for their holdings, but the fall
ure of Liverpool too responded adequate
ly to yesterdays bulge in prices on this
side and the evident fact that spinners
place little reliance on the short crop
reports has had the effect of making
buyers somewhat timid, with the result
that they are holding back and refusing
to treat for the purchase Of cotton at the
present level Of values. Sales 1000 bales
including 1850 to arrive. Quotations I'M
changed.
A marked change in sentiment was OBJ
served today In the market for con-
tracts. Yesterdays furry incidental to
the receipt Of the bureau report OF av-
erage crop conditions did not outlast the
day. The market opened slightly below
yesterdays level and moved up 5 to Q
points on early buying, but broke sharp
ly Immediately after the morning hours
under free covering of long cotton large
ly by Wall street, it is claimed and
heavy selling by local shorts. This down
ward turn continued pretty well through
out the day At the close the board show
ed net losses of Ii points on Septem-
Der and IA to IT points on the other
months.
New Orleans. September 4.-Cotton flu
lures steady; September s35d1s 81, Octo-
Der S.290S 30, November s. 25dS. 81, Decem-
Der 1908 81, January s.30@S. 81. February
S31dS 33, March S.341S.35.
New Orleans, September T. Cotton
quiet, sales 1000; ordinary 7 3-16, good or
dlnary 711L16 low middling 5-16 mid
ding S%, good middling 81 middling fair
ga, receipts 1860, stock 44,415
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Cotton Seed Oil.

New Orleans, September 4--Cotton seed
oil: Prime refined, in barrels, &c., off re-
fined. in barrels, 35c; prime crude. loose.
nominal.
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We make cuts. Age-Herald Engray.
ing Department.
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Cincinnati September 4-Hogs quiet
lower, s.. 52@7.25. Cattle steady STAT. CO.
Sheep steady, 81 .25d3. Lambs steady, 500
5.35.
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New York, Septem 4-Cotton SEED
oil easy; prime crude, nominal; prime
crude, yellow, 40c. Petroleum steady
Rosin firm. Turpentine firm.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-28
QUARTERLY POLICE REPORT
Arrests, Thefts and Fires in
Three Months--Promotion
Question in CharIock's
Case.

Chief of Police Murphy submitted his
quarterly report to the Board of Police
Commissioners at last nights meeting. 1t
showed that during the quarter ending
September 30, 1909 persons were arrest
ed, Lib of which were white, 96 colored,
1895 men and PA women. OF this num-
Der 800 were committed 229 fined, 81 de-
livered to other authorities and 975 dis
charged. The amount of property stolen
during the three months was valued at
$5,27S.O5, of which $2,S45.2S was fecov-
cred for the owners. And 81, ,7O3 was
collected from fines imposed.
Only one suicide was reported. The
police turned out to attend 10 fires, and
the patrol wagons were called 1,279
times.
A resolution was offered asking that
Corporation Record report upon the pos
sibility of Chapter No. 43 of the laws of
1902 preventing the promotion of Acting
Patrolman William Charlock from acting
patrolman, third grade, to patrolman.
Charlock received the first bronze cross
for bravery, having risked his life at a
fire to save others. The law says acting
patrolmen shall be promoted from grade
to grade according to term of service.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-28
COLLEEN BAWN WELL GIVEN
ST. Johns Dramatic Circle En-
tertains Large Audience.


St johns Hall, the Boulevard and
Van Winkle street, was crowded lasr
night with an enthusiastic audience to
witness the four act drama, colleen
Bawn; or, The Bride of Garryowen,' y
given by St Jehns Dramatic Circle, un-
der the direction of Mr.. John Costello.
The characters were we'll played and
the dialect was excellent
The cast follaNs.-Myles Ma Coppa-
leen, Mr.. Thomas P. Haley; Hardness
Cregan, Mr.. james A. Ray; Danny
Mann, Mr.. William E. Kelly; Kyrle
DAILY, Mr. Walter o. Reed: Father
Tom, Mr.. James E. Coyle; Mr.. Corrigan,
Mr.. James j. Hagen; BERTHE O'Moore,
Mr.. Edward 2. Reed; Hyland Creagh,
Mr.. Frank B. Hayes: servant Mr.. James
Cavanagh; corporal, Mr.. Robert A. Fen
nell; Ely O'Connor, Miss Susie Coyle;
Anne Chute, Miss Anna Casserley; Mrs
Cregan, Miss Lucy Fennell; Sheelah,
Miss Rose Gilbert
The play will be continued tonight,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Dur
ing the intermissions Professor Keleher's
orchestra entertained with popular selec-
tions.
The directors are:-Mr. Thomas P.
Haley, Mr.. Daniel Mahoney and Mr..
Robert Guy. The stage managers: Mr..
Thomas z. Haley and Mr.. Walter o.
Reed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-28
PLAYED SYMPATHY GAME
Ward Admits His Sick Family
Story Has Yielded Him $50.


Mrs. krem, an agent of the Organized
Aid Society, called Thursday upon Chief
of Police Murphy with letters from the
Commercial Advertiser" and Brooklyn
Eagle" inquiring about a man named
Werner Ward, of No. 500 jackson ave-
nue.. The letters said Ward had wife
i'll and he needed money to care for her
and the family. He said he was too
feeble to work. She also produced a
letter marked England, and signed A. n.
Fletcher, author" No. 1924 Carlisle
street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Commercial Advertiser said
that paper had taken up a collection
the paper had taken ,up subscription
of $S3 for Ward
Chief Murphy sent for Wrd and he
admitted he had been playing the SYM
pathy game and had collected about
$3.50.
The Chief threatened him with arrest
the next time he caught him at this
trick.
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namely $500, being the amount paid
the sub-contraetor for his work.
This scandal becomes all the more
scandalous in the face of the factN that
at the time the rock contract was award
ed at So per yard, the Board of Educa-
ton had a formal bid before it for $1.50
per yard, from reputable contractor.
call the facts to the attention of the
Mayor. and of all interested in the public
veal; in the face of these facts the talk
about an honest job INDUCED in by DIR.
Egbert in his opening remarks, and the
funny talk of the Superintendent, be-
come all the more remarkable.
With your permission, Mr.. Editor, 1
shall, from time to time, write to you
upon other topics of interest.
Yours very truly.
TAXPAYER.
Jersey City. Oct. 81, 1902.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-28
LESINDORSE THE TICKET
Herman Hoppe, Candidate for
Councilman, Says Ochs
Broke a Promise.

The Michael J. Coyle Association met
last night in Hoboken and endorsed the
Democratic ticket. Speeches We're made
by Boulevard Superintendent Coyle,
Poormaster Harry Barck, Councilman
Richard Greten, Committeeman Patrick
Griffen and other members of the asse-
citation.
Herman Hoppe, candidate for Council
man in the First ward, made an address
in whichh e criticized Councilman Hugo
Ochs for seeking reelection on an inde-
pendent ticket. Before the primaries
We're held" he said, "Ochs and myself
signed a written document in which we
each agreed to support the man selected
at the primaries. If / had been defeat
ed would have supported Ochs. By
running Independently he repudiates a
promise to which he has affixed his sig
nature"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-28
BAD BOY CURED.
Lawrence Vogt Promises to At
tend School and Cut Out
Crap.

Sergeant Houghey, of the West New
York police, tried a bad boy cure last
evening that, while not new, worked
most satisfactorily, and will doubtless
have restraining effect on the small
boys of the neighborhood, who have a
Discrimination to attend school regularly
Lawrence yogt, diminutive youth of
eight years, was brought to the West
New York police station by his father,
Michael Yogt, shortly after nine o'clock
last night The father requested that
the boy be locked up. for a week. After
looking over the top of the desk and not
ing the size of the prisoner, Sergeant
Haughey refused.
But" protested yogt, "the bays mo-
ther is dead, and | am a laboring man
and obliged to be away from home all
day. You see the boy is left alone and
stays away from school. Ell has gotten
in with a bad crowd of boys older than
himself and plays craps and stays out
late nights. can do nothing with him.
So | brought him here"
Very well, said the sergeant, after
a whispered consultation, ''if he is as
bad as that | will lock him up
The smile on Lawrence's face faded.
He had apparently taken the whole af-
fair as a game of bluff on his fathers
part. When he was led to a cell and the
door locked and the lights in the corridor
extinguished it became an entirely differ
ent mater.
In four minutes Lawrence Vogt was
thoroughly repentant and indicated the
fact to the sergeant by loud howls of
grief The lights were turned on, but
before he was released and permitted to
return to his home in Flower Hill ave-
nue. the lad was given a severe lecture.
With tears in his eyes he promised to
'tcut out crap" be a good boy and go to
school.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-28
PLUNGED FROM
PALISADES
Henry Stillo's Frightful Fall
Down the Steep Precipice
at w eehaWken.
ON A DANGEROUS PATH
He Was Taking a Short Cut
Down the Side of the Cliff
When He Fell.


Henry Stillo, sixty-fve years old,
stone mason, of No. $50 Spring street,
West Hoboken,+ was found unconscious
last evening at the foot of the Palisades
in the rear of the King estate, Wee
hawken. His skull was fractured and
his face badly lacerated. A track man
on the West Shore Railroad found him
at the foot of path which runs down
the face of the Palisades and is used by
those who wish to take a short cut to
the West Shore ferry. Few use it, how
ever, as it is steep and slippery. 1t is
believed that Ittilo was descending the
path when he slipped and fell to the bot
tom. At that point the Palisades are
200 feet above the river. He was taken
to the North Hudson Hospital, where he
died without gaining consciousness early
this morning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-28
LIVINGSTON TO SPEAK.
Eloquent Georgian Will Elec-
trify the Democrats of the
Ninth Ward.

Arrangements are being perfected for
big Democratic mass meeting in Phil
lips's Hall Thursday night. 1t will be
held under the auspices of the Ninth
Ward Democratic Club.
Secretary John J. Ryan has succeeded
in obtaining Congressman Livingston of
Georgia as the principal speaker. This
eloquent members of the House of Re
representatives. made speech in eBrgen
last year, taking his auditors by storm.
His enthusiastic listeners would not con-
sent to his leaving the platform at nine
O'Clock on that occasion, and he was com
PEELED to stay two more hours until, ex-
hausted, he was forced to retire.
He will undoubtedly receive an ovation
when he is introduced Thursday even
ing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-28
Cen trail s
APPEAL
State Tax Board Resumes
Hearing This Morning
at the City Hall.
MAJOR LENTz MISSING
Essex q. o. 2. Boss Too Busy
Campaigning to Attend
to Public Duties.
MAJOR LENTz MISSING

The hearing of the appeal of the Cen
tral Railroad Of New Jersey for redue-
tion in its assessmenr>1evied by the local
Tax Commissioners for the years 1900
and 1901 was resumed this morning be-
fore the State Tax Board in the Assem-
bly, Chamber at the City Hall.
Major Carl Lentz of Newark was too
busy looking out for his political fences
in Essex County to attend to his duties
mighty hard time running as the G.. o. P.
candidate for Sheriff in that county. 1t
is said that the Essex machine realizes
that the Majors chances for election are
extremely slim and is working overtime
in the hope of pulling him through.
President West and Commissioners
Charles G. Black and Joseph Thompson
listened to the testimony of Engineer
Edlow w. Harrison, expert for the city,
who was recalled by Corporation Counsel
George i. Record.
William d. Edwards, counsel for the
Central Railroad, was unable to attend
this mornings session. He was engaged
in a trial at the Court House Former
Judge J. ID. Bedle, one of his law part
ners, looked out for the Central's inter-
ests.
Corporation Attorney John Wahl
Queen assisted Mr.. Record.
HARRISON'S TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Harrison's testimony showed that
these prices had been paid per acre for
shore front property since 1S69:-Be
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets,
$24, 600; between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets, $4,000; Ferry street, Ho-
bokcn, sale of Hoboken Land and I'M
provement Company to Morris and Essex
Railroad, sol 900; property adjoining
Harsinaus Cove, $73,013; between Bay
and First street, $a1 ,734; subsequent sale
of same property, 1000; between Steu-
ben and Morgan streets. $69, 900; between
Bay and Morgan streets, $4,000.
Hhe said that the sale of shore front
property from Twelfth street to Fifteenth
street by the Jersey Shore and Improve
ment Company to the Lackawanna Rail-
road for 81 100000 or at the. rate of $780,
600 an acre, in his opinion fixed the value
of shore lands. The State Board assessed
this property at $4,000 at acre.
"The Central's tract if improved, he
said, would be better suited for rail
road terminal than this property
VALUATIONS.
Judge Bedle elected the statement
from Mr.. Harrison that in the sales
which he mentioned the purchasers were
obliged to pay the amounts demanded
because they had to have the property
at any price.
The Central was assessed at the rate
of $4,051 ON the northerly plot at Com
munipaw, consisting of 397 acres, and
$3,0S1 ON the southerly plot. The total
valuations We're 81, COB 900, and $771, 900
respectively. The railroad asked that
the valuations be reduced to $749, 600 on
the northerly and $4,000 on the south
erly plot.
The Board adjourned at 1890, recon-
vening an hour later.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-28
SETTING FIRE
FOR REVENGE :?
Recent Resident Of Hoboken
Arrested on a Charge
of Arson.
FAMILY LATELY EvICTED
Nephew Of the Property Own
er Says He Saw the Man
Feeding the Blaze.
FAMILY LATELY EvICTED

The arraignment of Amos Schubert, of
No. 1897 Thirteenth street, Jersey City,
in the Hoboken Recorders Court today,
revealed what the police allege is one of
the most deliberate attempts at arson
ever made in the city.
Schubert was arrested on the com
plaint of Mrs. Linda Arata, of No. SIT
Garden street, owner of the fve-story
double tenements, Nos. 133-135 Adams
street, Hoboken.
Schubert boarded with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sunder in No. 135 until they
were evicted by the owner several weeks
ago. He then went with them to Jersey
City and was not seen again in Hobo
ken until last Saturday night.
The accusation against Schubert was
thus described in court today by nine
teen-year-old Paul Arata, nephew Of
the owner:K
Shortly before twelve o'clock Satur-
day night heard noise in the cellar
of the house, No. 135 Adams street, and
l started down from an upper floor to in
vestigate. When l got to the head of
the cellar stairs / saw bright glare and
hurried down.
SCHUBERT ACCUSED.
when | got to the cellar I saw Schu-
bert piling paper ON a fire built against
wooden partition which supported
gas meter. / first thought he was crazy,
and hollered at him to stop.
When he saw me, he stopped feeding
the fire and rushed from the cellar, say
ing, I'll put an end to these houses be-
fore / stop | put the fire out and then
went to the street to find him, but he
was nowhere in sight. / can't imagine
why he would want to set the houses on
fire unless it was for revenge at being
evicted with the Snnders.'
Schubert admitted that Ne was in the
neighborhood of the houses Saturday
night with the Sunders, but made a
general denial of the boys story and said
he had not been in the cellar.
Recorder Stanton remanded Schubert
without bail for further examination
tomorrow. The police claim to have
more evidence of the alleged plot than
came otu at the hearing today, and other
arrests are expected.
There are more than fifty persons iv-
ing in the two houses. which are located
in the heart of Hoboken's tenement dis
trict.