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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-03

In the subject Of dress. He h known In
Texas az a dress reformer and has spoken
often for a sensible, rational. simple dress
for men. A thin alpaca coat or plain,
honest shirt sleeves Is q part OF the garb
which he recommends for summer wear.
Who would have thought that this praiser
of homely clothes would soon be stand
ing before KingsY
Well, there are few longer legs in
Great Britain than those which the Hon.
JIM Hoaa Is to insert into smalls next
Friday; and there Is no heartier laugh
anywhere. The Oil King is a good fellow,
bears up under his actual and prospec-
tive riches bravely, can shake hands as
strongly as any man in the world. would
have made a persuasive book agent. and
will probably make the King take a
small block Of stock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-03

ws-gtninsesr q Ikbsrsl Uniouis a.
ssrtsrs Of Lord sALasBuEr's bannes.
The Spectator predicted that there would
be no such deserters, and the prediction
has been fulfilled. Lord RosEBEBf
and his three henchmen, who probably
by this time regard him as an son's
fotuus, have been officially informed
that, II they enter the Liberal Unionist
camp as recruits, they will be welcome.
but not otherwise. Their dream Of
leading an independent and quickly
triumphant party must be diamissed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-03
Farmer. and National Loan. In Sweden,
r,om N, -. Pau Dispatch.

Ffon Wf 81 FHW HNFHN"
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2?-The Aersrian party a, It's
meeting here showed itself In sympathy with a
proposal TO compel farmers, when borrowing money
90 land 10 ohligatc themselves 20 pay back 2 ncr
cen, Of the loan annually. Major Bergman 4,
member Of the upper house. said:
Agricultural property has been mortrared for
one third Of It's total value during the last twenty
wears. n this continues the farmers Of the n,r,
generation win he overwhelmed with deb, and nm
able TO Withstand competition. Furthermore. Land
Is a national asset and It's burial under mort cages ,
national peril. The state forces the municin,lIu,.
to repay loans within a reasonable period. Tn.
same principle should apply 10 fhrmers-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-03

An atrabilious New E~nglander, writing,
Of course. to the Springfield Republican,
ironically applauds Secretary HAY for
using In his Mckinley Grafton the phrase
g under the shadow OF our flag In refer
ring to our recently acquired island posses
sions. Gould anything be more closely
descriptivei' he asks. 1t might be made
stronger by inserting the word cold be-
fore shadow but that is not necessary
Cutting of the sunshine implies cold.
DAVID the Psalmist, it appears. COM
mitted the same rhetorical improperly
when he implored the Lord to keep me
under the shadow Of Thy wings
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-03
Burrah for the Department of Agricultural

FF0W M IIHN UdHI II'NN
The Department OF Agriculture WAS fornery
a lest and a by word It's reports, sent by train io,d'
70 plaoa,e voters, were rele rated to aitios or thrown
into the ash barrels. Seeds sent 10 those who
never asked for them. as Is NJ for unsought gins
would not turn out right. az late years this I'm
portAnt department has been elevated 10 q CAbine'
position and It's scope broadened. In forestry
II has stoned for the past; In horticulture. II Is
now directing intelligent effort; In the single ID
vision Of cotton culture. t has developed an Egyptian
staple OF cotton which will thrive on American sol,
furnishing a soft nbro suited for underwear and
hosiery. In place of a cotton plant liable 20 attacks
of a destructive insect. II has hybridiEed q variety
which Il Immune 10 such oreatures-bad for the
bugs but better for The planters. This work reaches
beyond the agricultural interests and touches
the Affairs Of the whole people and should be In
dorsed by the community and sustained BY Con.
groSs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-03
A Girl Fell into HIS Bathtub.

BosToY, Feb, 27.-whilo a patron was
bathing In 2 barber shop. on shawmut
avenue. to-day. there was a tremendous
splash and he was nearly paralyyed with
excitement to find that a hfteen-year-oid
girl had appeared in the tub beside which
ne was standing; The girl had been leaning
through the skylight into the bathroom.
Her injuries are not serious.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-03
Had Little Use for street Carr.

During a residence OF forty-sir year. in
Chicago, Frederick d.. Ehlen, a pioneer wheel
ronized the street railroad companies only
half a dozen times. That was during the
World tair. when the distance from his
North Side residence 10 jackson Park made
walking out Of the question. II was due
70 his habit OF walking that he finally con-
In his eighty-frst wear.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-03

r,ou N. Columbus Z renting Republican
The Mayor Of Louisville has oeenh1a 70 nsrs
|. new ore engine named amer nm. y. 80
70 Be oarytns the Ken'uesS sn"P"'"'
10 q y7dicuieus extreme.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-03

Fron fht Rertv Of R,r,v,

FTv' ." HEF"U " Hfufut
OF the as ancient and modern tranNnt,o,, -,
the Bible. ESQ have been made by nlSsionanes' and
the annual circulation In what are known 40 -
sion nelds Is over three and a quar,., rn,oa :.
volumes, LARGELY portions. but with nearly nins,v
nvo thousana entire BlhleA A"Vt-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-03

Alternative.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
FOR The SICK.
Christmas Guild Of st. Fran
els Hospital Makes a
Fine Display.

In large room on the main floor of
st. Francis Hospital there is on exllibi-
tion today over eight hundred blankets,
comfortables, sheets, spreads, pillow
eases, towels, pieces of table linen and
articles of wearing apparel. They were
collected by and donated to the Christ
mas Guild of the Hospital for use as the
sisters of the hospital may direct.
The display is similar to those of for
mef years but more elaborate. The doc
tors who have each donated a pair Of
blankets are:-Dr. John D. McGill, DR..
Hart, DR.. Russi and DIR. LOTUS, house
physicians at the hospital; DR.. Blanch-
ard, DR.. Hill, DR.. Brinkerhoff, DR.. Law,
Dr. Mulvaney, DR.. Parsons, DIR. Faison,
DR.. Heatherington, DR.. Pyle, DR.. Boyd
and DR.. Hoffman.
Mrs. William Heppenheimer gave a
dozen pairs Of blankets, and Mrs. An
drew ]. Corcoran a half-dozen. In all
there are fifty-five pairs of blankets.
About two dozen comfortables were do
mated by different people The Excelsior
Clothing Company sent one hundred and
fifty articles of wearing apparel.
The Christmas Guild is considered by
the sisters of the hospital a wonderful
help. The guild is composed of promi-
nent ladies. The president is Miss Ellie
UNeill, daughter of the late Mayor
Charles III. O'Neill. She exercises untir-
ing interest in the Christmas exhibit.
which is usually held at this time of the
year Miss O'Neill has been of great as
sistance to st. Francis Hospital for sew
eral years. The assistants to Miss
so'Neill are:-Mrs. A. J. Corcoran. Mrs.
Robert Jennings, Mrs. Charles H.
O'Neill, wife of the late Mayor; Mrs.
Emil Datz, Mrs. Frank MeDonough.
Miss NJ. L. Edge, and Miss McEntee.
i. An afternoon tea for those who have
so generously donated articles viii ltake
place in the reception room of the hospi-
TAI this afternoon. 1t will be given under
the auspices of the Christmas Guild.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
HEDDINC ROBBED
Thieves Strip the Church
PeWs Of the Silver
Name Plates.
SUSPECTED WRONG MAN
Ashamed of Thsir Suspicious
the Good Members Are
Now Contrite.

One of the strangest things that has
ever happened in the history of the
Hedding NJ. E. Church, Montgomery
street. near Barrow street, was the steal
ing of the silver plates from the pews of
that church. No one knows who took
them OF when they were taken, but taken
they were.
r The church was closed for six weeks
during the summer, when all the services
We're held in the basement, because the
upper part of the church is so hot in
summer. The sexton had no occasion to
go upstairs, except to pass through.
which he did several times. He did not
notice that anything was wrong until he
was cleaning the church to begin to hold
services there. Then he happened to
notice that one of the plates was gone
and when, on looking at each pew, he
found all missing, he reported the theft
at once to Mr.. f. S. Wells. one of the
members of the official board.
They looked the matter up and found
that 1t was the SEXTON said and that
not only had they been taken but the Job
nau peen done so neatly that not
mark was left on the pew but the mark
OF the plate. The thief had unscrewed
each silver screw carefully and precisely.
At that time teh church had been help
ing poor man and as he disappeared
very suddenly the Board thought he
might have taken the plates They i'm
mediately looked the matter up and
found the man was innocent. They We're
then ashamed of themselves for sus-
pecting an innocent person.
The mystery has not been solved, and
is still the chief topic of conversation in
the church
1t is very amusing to see the members
come up the aisle at the church services
and COUNT six or seven pews from the
front as the case may be, and sit down
onlys to- be- routed ouf by some one who
swears that his scat is the sixth pew
from the front They all take. it good
humoredly, but still there is a feeling Of
sadness for. .as one lady said:--
How much those plates could tell if
they could talk"
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
SAM SEES MARK
The Boss Talks Pretty Plain
" to the Mayor About
Coming Appointments.


Colonel Samuel D.. Dickinson had Q
long talk with Mayor Pagan in his Office
at the City Hall this forenoon. 1t was
his fourth or fifth call in as many weeks
Neither would say what they talked
about.
1t is understood that they had Their
heads together about possible appoint.
ments of the officials which His Honor
viii announce few days before Janu-
airy i.
The Mayor has shown "a certain
amount of independence in the matter OF
his selections, which isn't pleasing to the
G. o. F. boss.
Whether the Colonel will bring him to
time remains to be seen.
1t is said that the Republican machine
workers think that they are entitled to
more jobs than his Honor is willing to
alot them. He wants to save some
places for personal friends to whom
promises have been made.
1t was rumored that the Colonel had
something to say about the new electric
light contract which hasn't been award
ed yet.
Mr.. Fagan hasn't said whether he ia.
vors one or five year contract.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
ELKS' new BUILDING.
Old Peoples Palace Has Been
Turned Into an Anause-
ment Hall.

The formal opening of the new addi-
ton to Elks Hall will take place next
Wednesday evening, when stag will
be held for the members only
The property of the Peoples Palace
on Grand street, which was recently ac-
quired b. the Lodge, has been undergoing
repairs fer the past month, and it has
been transformed into building where
all kinds of games can be indulged in
b the members.
The rapidly growing membership nee
essitated these additional quarters. Bill
lard and pool tables, Switchboard, bowling
alleys, ping pong and numerous other
games will be place din the new build
ing. On the opening night there yill be
a grand bowling match between the four
men team, consisting of Samuel Coff-
man. Anthony Bembeck, Richard Duff,
DR.. ]. B. Farrell, Andy Wright, Joseph
Perlmutter, Christie McCabe and Wal
ter C.. Smith.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
ORGANIZED AID REPORT.
Thanksgiving Gift, Acknowledged
From individuals and Institutions


Miss Kremm, agent for the Organized
Aid Association, reports for the month
of November, thirty-six cases under
treatment as against % last year. 10
new cases as against II last year. % re-
current cases as against 10 last year;
persons for whom days work has been
secured, 20, as against last year; per-
sons for whom permanent positions have
been secured, 8, as against Z last year.
and number of visits made by the agent
100 as against SO last year.
The Organized Aid also gratefully ac-
knowledges for the month of November,
1902:-Two tons of coal, Mr. FL. Gull
lum; one ton for laundry and nursery
one ton for worthy poor families; Mrs.
Belle Butcher. Arlington. N. J., cloth
ing; needlework guild, ~ garments for
Organized Aid Association: Woman's
Club Needlework Guild. 265 garments
for day nursery; philanthropic depart
ment, one hundred dollars for day nur-
sery; Miss Battin, for special case, one
dollar; thanksgiving dinners, Mr.. Chas.
Seymour; Miss Mcbride and Mr.. George
r. Beach; First congregational Church,
through Mr.. Post; generous donation of
groceries and vegetables, for Thanks
giving; No. 8 School,, quantity of gro
ceries and vegetables; No. 3 School, gro
ceries and condensed milk for nursery,
No. % School, groceries, fruit and vege-
tables for nursery: donation of money
for day nursery, thanksgiving offering,
from the High SCHOOL, Hasbrouck In
stitute and First Congregational Sunday
Cchaol
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
RUMBLE WANTS $500, 900
Civil Engineer Sues Water
Company for Promoting
Successfully Bay
onne's Contract.


Because he says he was frozen out
after promoting successfully a water
contract with the city Of Bayonne, Civil
Engineer William Rumble. of that city,
seeks to recover 100000 from the New
York and New Jersey Water Company.
Testimony has been taken at the City
Hall before a Supreme Court Commits
sioner. Much secrecy was observed.
The valuable water contract has
proven profitable William de H. Wash-
ington and Turner A. Beall, of New
York, are the principal officers Of the
water company and likewise the original
promoters. They are said to be practi-
cally the whole company.
Jersey City's present Corporation
Counsel, Record, made strenuous efforts
at the time 10 capture the contract for
an opposition syndicate, but was defeat
ed. Records speech at d former Bar
Association dinner about d curious old
Irishman was published in ''Tne News
with the history Of the TRANSACTION.
Mr.. Rumble claims 10 have an agree
ment that stock for $150,D00 should be
given him; also $4,000 ana employment
two years at $10,O00. RnmIles lawyer
is Senator Charles 4. Guy Of New York,
with Counselor Thomas j. Kennedy of
Jersey City his associate counsel. Joseph
81 Beall, 4 brother Of Turner a. Bea11,
s Among Witnesses examined were for-
mer Councilman WiIliam Kelly, Sc the
s'curious oM Irishniaflf fofn1er Mayor
William O.. Farr former City Attornek
James Benny, and Treasurer M: NJ
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
is There A ALEAK?
Freeholders Puzzled Over
the Large Size Of the
County's Water
Bills.

I Is great volume of the water sup
piled by Jersey City for use at the Snake
Hill institutions, and for which the coun-
ty must pay, flooding the meadows aielg-
side of the county road leading to the
institutions?
This is the interesting question now
being inquired into by County Supervisor
Frank McNaly. the Freeholders and
County Superintendent c. P. Smith, and
from present indications an affirmative
answer to the query seems likely.
While hte leak which has resulted in
an increase of over 100 per cent. in the
county's water bills in few months
has not been discovered, it is now be-
lieyed to exist in some part of the
county road, from Tonnele avenue to the
bend in the road leading to the insti-
tutions and to have been caused by the
careless wor kof those in charge of the
laying of the water main along that
thoroughfare for the new Jersey City
supply.
The water used at the institutions is
metered where the county's main inter-
sects Jersey City's pipe line at Tonnnele
avenue, and any leakage along the long
stretch of pipe from hat paint to Snake
Hill, of course, means a loss to the
County.
In excavating for the new Jersey City
supply main the roadway was not prop
erly showed up and after the filling was
completed the macadam alongside began
to crack, presumably carrying with it,
az the bed of the road shifted, sections
of the county water pipes which it is
believed have been broken, allowing
the water to escape into the swamps
The foundation of this belief in in shr
The foundation of this belief is in
th largely increased water bills secured
b ythe county since this work was begun.
In June last and for many months be-
fore that the county's bill for water was
between $500 and $400 Last month
it was over $500. If this continues the
$4,000 paid by. the water company for
laying their mains along the road will
not result in any great benefit to the
county.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
ERNIN'S OFFICE AT FAULT
incomplete Records Cause
Mrs. Schrieber to Lose Her
Suit for Damages.


A non-suit was ordered entered by JUS
tice Collins in the Supreme Court rtiyester-
day in the case of Mrs, Margaret Schrie-
Der against George Bermes, of Virginia
avenue, to recover 5000 damages for
false arrest and Imprisonment. The rea-
son for the non-suit was because the
records of the Prosecutors office before
Prosecutor Erwin's time were found in
complete.
It appears that certain property was
taken from Mr.. Bermies's home by a ser
want or relation and left with Mrs.
Schrlber. She promised that the goods
wonN be returned. The incident hap
pencil iii the fall Of 1896 Mrs. Schrie-
Der WAS arrested in February. 1897, and
Police Justice Douglas held her for the
Grand Jury
She was indicted and on trial was dis
charged by Judge Hudspeth. The civil
suit followed The effort to connect
Bermies with the finding of the indiet-
ment aud prosecution was unsuccessful
because of the incomplete records.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
WEEHA NKEN'S
CASH SHORT
Martin Act Commissioners
Make a Startling Dis
covery.
OVER $4,000 GONE
Henry Price, Now Dead, Was
the Collector at the Time
Of the Shortage.

The Martin Act Commissioners OF
Weehawken, while at work today pre-
pairing report on the arrearages Of
taxes in that town revealed sensational
condition of affairs From what could
be learned this morning the Commission
ers have discovered an alleged shortage
of at least $4,000 in the tax books of
the township.
In looking over the delinquent accounts
the Commissioners found that, accord
ing to the books, the West Shore Rail-
road Company was indebted to the town
ship in the sum of $4,000. including
$1,000 for taxes and the balance In in
terest
COMPANY HAD PAID.
When bill was sent to the railroad
company the latter produced receipts
showing that the taxes had been paid.
No record of the payment could be found
on the town books.
About three years ago Tax Collector
Robert Noble, who had charge Of the
books, was run over and killed by a New
York Central Railroad train in New
York. There was rumor at the time
that he committed suicide.
EXPERT DISCOVERS SHORTAGE.
Shortly afterward the Town Council
engaged an expert to examine the books,
and an alleged shortage of 81 900 was
discovered. Suit was Immediately be-
gan by the township against Mobiles
heirs to recover the amount. The suit is
still pending.
It was said this morning that, the sher-
iff had attached $1,000 insurance policy
held by Mrs. Noble on her. husbands life
This report, however could not be veri-
fed. The policy was issued hy: Con-
Eneeticut company
The receipt of the Railroad Company
for the missing taxes is dated 1888. at
which time Henry Price, now dead, was
the collector -..
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
HURL ED TO SAFETY
Jersey Citv Children's Novel
Rescue From Sinking
Barge in the
Sound. )

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. II, 1902.
Two women, two children and two men
were rescued from sinking coal barges on
Long Island Sound Monday under cir
cumstances that ff thrilling features
find no parallel in marine stories in this
vicinity.
The children were hurled through the
air by their father, Captain Lpuis Wha-
len of Jersey City, in the same manner
that a hammer thrower gives impetus to
the lead, and we're caught by willing
hands OH the deck of the tugboat Charles
McWilliams. Mrs. Whalen and Mrs.
John Snow were dragged through the
freezing water at the end of three-inch
hawser. Their husbands, too, were res
cued. The party of six were brought to
this city yesterday
Captain John Snow and wife, of the
coal barge Dixie, and Captain Louis
Whalen, his wife and two children, of the
coal barge Lady Jane, were at the mer-
cy of tile angry sea in zero freezing
wind of Hammonassett Point, near Clin-
ton, Conn, late Monday, when the haw-
sers broke. Captain Van Ettan turned
the tug Charles McWflliams about, but
the barges We're pitching SO that he had
to hold the tug about fifteen feet from
the Lady Jane while Captain Whalen,
stepping back and swinging the half
frozen body of his little boy about him,
sent it. through space and across the
white capped interval of water. He re-
peated the feat with the second child. He
and his wife were then rescued by means
of hawser. The McWiIliams then
steamed to the Dixie and took off Cap
tand and Mrs. Snow in the same man
ner. The Lady Jane turned turtle few
moments after Captain Whalen made his
leap for life.
The Lady Jane in going down carried
the Dixie after her, with their cargoes
of nearly ! 400 tons Of soft coal The tug
left here. yesterday afternoon for Jersey
City with the rescued On board.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-11
MALONE CAN'T
Be FOUND
50 the Police Report When
His and Doolsy's Case
Is Called.
IN THE LAWYERS BEHALF
Many Maglstra tes Ready to
Testify That Tney Havs
Taken Malone.s
Bond Before.
IN THE LAWYERS BEHALF
Many Maglstra tes Ready to

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tbis h.t -. Il,
apnes ranca ~ Malone tbe hearing vss
postponed unt,l tan o,clocL tomorrou
morning
LAWYERS Manning. and Archibold who
appeared for Mr.. Dooley. insisted verv
strongly for an immediate hearing. They
had summoned witnesses. they said and
were ready to 90 ON and prove to the
Court that q very serious mistake had
been made in the arrest of the defend
ants, and in the case. of Lawyer Dooley
IN particular. Assistant Prosecutor
Vickers said that the State was ..cor-