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The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
SPLIT WITHIN A SPLIT.
Game of Rivalry Between
Building Trades Locals for
Representative at
Denver.

Rivalry for the honor of representing
the United Building Trades Council Of
Hudson county at the National Conven-
ton of Building Trades councils at Dem
yer, COL, opening on January Is, and in
cidentaily the spergs' in connection there
with, has become intense between Treas
urer James Gallagher, of the local coun-
eli. and Mr.. McManus, painters Local
No. 169 Mr. Gallagher is member of
Carpenters Local No. 391 of HoboiSen.
The carpenters can easily outvote the
other crafts on the floor of the local coun-
ell and Mr.. Gallagher has been consid-
cred as having the best of chances of rep
resenting the local council at the national
convention. IT is rumored that McManus
has induced George Yreeland of the Car
penter's Local No. 3S1 of Bayonne to en-
ter the race in the hope of splitting the
carpenters vote in the selection of repre-
sentatives. Vreeland is an ex-president
of the district council of carpenters and
is very popular.
The carpenters will doubtless combine
on Gallagher, as they are anxious to have
carpenter as the local councils repre-
sentative and do not wish to split their
vote. Nevertheless there is lots of cleo
pioneering on the part of the candidates
and their respective friends are working
on the quiet.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
The MYSTERY
SOL we'd
Greenville's { Woman in
Black " Is Discovered
to Be a Man in
Disguise.
ASSAULTS YOUNG WOMEN
Angry Crowd Pursues Him
But He Manages to Make
His Escape.
ASSAULTS YOUNG WOMEN

That mysterious woman in black, !"
who made her appearance in Greenyille
couple Of weeks ago, soaring young
girls has been again in the neighborhood
of Kearney and Jackson avenues and has
been found to be man in woman i
clothing. Last night crowd Of thirty
men chased the mysterious person, but
after a pursuit Of half a mile the object
of the search disappeared in vacant
lot
The entire neighborhood is aroused
with fear to go down upon the streets
after dark. Only last night young lady
was accosted by this person in black on
kearney near Jackson avenue. The girl
screamed and the attention of a crowd Of
men was attracted. They Immediately
gave chase Th person in black ran up
Kearney avenue, to Bergen avenue and
then down Virginia avenue, disappear
ing in lot.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Great excitement followed the appear
ance of the mysterious being. Thursday
night Mrs. Kate Arendt of Kearney av-
avenue, was going home about ten
enue, cashier for a butcher on jackson
o'clock when she was seized by the arms
from behind. She was dragged under an
electric light distance of ten feet, be-
fore the stranger released her. She yelled
for help, but the person had disappeared
before anyone come to help her.
V0TTN(r vNnaJAN AECncrrIrTN
Pretty nineteen year old Margaret
Cash, of No. 255 Randolph avenue, was
murderously assaulted by this same
stranger late Saturday night near her
home, while she was returning from shop
ping. She was choked and felled to the
ground by a blow in the face The neigh
borhood was deserted at the time and the
fellow escaped.
Miss Cash in reporting the matter to
the police, said that the fellow accosted
her and asked her to have drink. She
answered that she preferred being alone
and started to walk faster She was
then seized by the throat which prevented
her from screaming. After releasing his
hold he struck her in the face.
The police made search of the neigh
borhood but failed to find the assailant
Detective Hottie remained out all night
trying to find the men.
The police of the Communipaw ave-
paw and Ocean avenue station houses are
now thoroughly aroused to the serious
ness of the situation. The entire neigh
bornood is alarmed and women fear to
venture on the streets after dark. Cap
tain Nugent, Detectives Bennett and Hol-
tic and several patrolmen will be out, to-
night in an effort to catch the stranger.
He. is described as being nearly 81 feet
tall, but dressed in woman's clothes, all
black.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
NOT At ALL FUNNY PAUL D. Van CLEEF
Memorial Services For the
Dead Divine Held In the
Wayne Street Church.

A service was held yesterday morning
in the Wayne Street Reformed Church
in memory of the Rev. Paul Duryea Van
Cleef, D. d., pastor and pastor emeritus
of that church, who died recently. The
church was well filed with people who
knew and loved DIR. Van Cieef and who
had come to pay last tribute to the
memory of the man who had labored in
that church for so many years.
The memorial sermon was preached
by the Rev. E. Tanjore Corwin, D. D.,
Of New Brunswick, who was boy when
DR.. Van Cleef first came to Jersey City
at the age of twenty-eight. DR.. Corwin
told of the life of DR.. Van Cleef, of his
boyhood, of his early manhood, of his
struggles in the church. He said that
when DR. Van Cleef was boy of six
teen he lived in New Brunswick. At
that time there was a great revival
which lasted five or six months. About
600 people Joined the churches of the
town during that short time and 40
Joined the Reformed Church. Among
the 140 was DR.. Van Cleef. 1t was then
that he decided to study for the ministry
He was installed in 1876 and accepted
d call TO anotherP church before coming
here in 1856. At that time there were
very few churches in this part of the city.
DR.. Corwin told of the time that the
church was burned. He told how every
one tried to save the things in the church,
how Dr. Van Cleef was almost smothered
with smoke in his efforts to save the
great altar Bible.
There are many incidents which We're
of great interest to those who knew DR..
Van Cleef.
The present pastor the Rev. J. Alex
ander Brown made a short address in
which he told about the three short years
during which time he has been pastor of
the church. He said
1.-THE first Sunday | preached here I
was nervous at the thought Of preaching
before so great preacher as DIR. Van
Cleef. But ! found in him instead of a
critic a comforter and friend"
He then told of the many times that
he received encouragement from DR.. Van
Cleef
Mr.. Brown then read four letters out
Of the many that had been received by
the family from friends of the late pas
tor. These four were from Dir. Crispell
Of Spring Valley, New York; DR.. Dennis
Workman, of East Orange; Or. David
Cole, of Yonkers, New York; and DR..
Austin Scott of Rutgers College, New
Brunswick. They all told of the sorrow
Of the writers and the sympathy extend
ed to the family.
Miss Florence
Miss Louise Barthel sang Il know that
my Redeemer liyeth. y
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
REFUSED TO ACCEPT SICK MAN
DR.. varick Said He Was Not III
Enough for the City Hospital.

William Cunning, 63 years old, was
taken sick yesterday morning at the Sal
vation Army Lodging House, at No. 90
Montgomery street. The police were
notified and took Cunning away in the
patrol wagon. He could not gain admit
tance to st. Francis Hospital and when
he arrived at the City Hospital DIR. w.
w. yarick recognized him as man who
had been there before and had received
treatment for alcoholism. Dr. Varick re-
fused to accept him, saying he was not
i'll enough.
Cunning was taken back to the First
Precinct Station House and begged so
piteously for place to stay that Ser
geant Finney called UP Warden Mac
Andrews, Of the City Hospital, and
prevailed upon him to agree to take the
sick man in. When Cunning was told
that he would be received in the City
Hospital he refused to go and asked
to be allowed to go over to New
York and ask for admittance to the
Cnambers Street Hospital Sergeant
Finney allowed him to be escorted by
Patrolman Cox to the ferry and put
aboard a boat.
When asked why he did not want to
go to the City Hospital Cunning said
that heahad been there before and did
not like the treatment.
Warden MacAndrews said when inter-
viewed Cunning was received in this
hospital on December Both, suffering
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
ROLL OF HONOR.
Bright Boys and Girls Who
Lead at St. Peters
School.

The young people who are mentioned
December at st. Peters Parochial
School, York and Van Worst streets.
are:-
First Grammar Grade-Robert Do
herty, Elizabeth Fox, Estelle Menzie,
Mary Nolan, Mary Flaherty.
Second Grammar Grade-Margaret
Cummings, Margaret Carey, Mary
Palmer, Thomas Fitzpatrick, John Nc
Carthy
Third Grammar Grade-Annie Smith,
Margaret Wheeler, Alice Barry, Cath
arine Mahoney, James Egan, Stephen
Smith.
Fourth Grammar Grade-John Breen,
Mary Fitzpatrick, Catharine Phelan,
William Morrisey, Joseph Finneran.
Sixth GRAMMAR Grade--M Martin Dillon,
Benedict Gepp, Mary Farley, Susan
Foley, Caroline Siel.
First Primary Grade-Leo McMahon,
David Siggins, Mary Durnin, Anita
Downes, Madeline Humpheries.
Second Primary Grade-John Mahon,
Patrick Johnston, Michael Smith. Katie
Gately, Julia Rocks.
Third Primary Grade-John Young,
Thomas Murphy, Nellie Welsh, Marry
Smith, Irene Doyle.
Fourth Primary Grade-Edward Nc
Carroll Thomas Monahan, Thomas
Krymcky, Margaret Mcmahon, Julia
Coyle.
Fifth Primary Grade-Alice Smith,
Catharine Katunski, Annie Fitzpatrick,
Thomas Evans, Michael Altengarten.
Sixth Primary Grade-John McArdle,
Aloysius Malvanerton, Helen Flaherty
Elizabeth Free, Rose Rooney.
Seventh Primary Grade-Charles
Hagan, John Lesky, Francis Domleski,
Jennie McDermott, Annie Bucherer.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
PLEASED WITH THE RESULT
St. Johns Club Congratulated
on the Outcome of Its
Tournament.

The tournament week of St. Johns
Young Mems Catholic Club was brought
to a clese Saturday and Sunday nights
in the ciubrooms at Van Wrinkle street
and the Boulevard.
The siluffleboard tournament was held
Saturday night. Over fifty members en-
tered and each tried to excel the other
The terms of the game were that eacn
man be allowed twelve weights and the
one making the highest score be declared
the champion. Samuel Ray won first
prize, winning six games, and J. Murphy
came second with five games. Each
contestant displayed great skill in the
sliding and placing of the weights.
Sunday afternoon the checker contest
was held. Each member played fifteen
games and the best three men we're
awarded prizes.
The result Of the games is as follows
James Turner, Jr., 1915 games;
Thomas Burns, N. Kelley, Walter o.
Reid, 11Ha games; J. Farraro, j. Accor-
dino, 10 games: James Turner, Sr., I
games; James Burns, s. Melone, 6
games; W Reed. 5 games; Charles Herr
man, s. Ray, games; +. Farrell,
games; +. o. Mera, 2 games; w. Hef-
from, / game.
The committee in charge of the shuttle
board contest were:-CharIes Manta,
Chairman; Michael Goldman and james
Ray, Jr.
Tile checker contest was under the di-
rection of Robert Guy, Chairman; 3.
Turner, M. Kelley.
The debate which was TO have taken
place last night has ben postponed until
the next melting night. Monday, January
IL. The winners of the various contests
during the weeks entertainment will also
be awarded their respective prizes at this
meeting.
Father Preston, the moderator of the
club. has ben very well pleased in the ir-
terest shown by the members in the club
aid says last week was one Of the best
social weeks the club has witnessed for
a long time.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05

TO sfICHAEL REILLY. ANN KELLY. HIS
w.sss Frances p. Coles. widow; Charles r.
soles. HARRY A. Coles, De Witt Tappan.
yhn B. e. Tappan. Eliza G. Tappan. Fanny
infant; heirs-at-iaS OF Franklin Coles.
dee',i: Richard Lahey, Lizzie 4. Lahey, his
wife; Mary zimmerman. tennanI. ard Tia
State of New Jersey
You are hereby notified that a public sale
made by the City Colec.or OF Jersey City. on
the Sd day af July. 1907. The Mayor and Alder.
men of Jersey Clty llsf tAaSec fos thS sum Of
sixty-two dollars and ninety -siA cents Att
the land and real estate situate in Jersey CIV.
In the County OF Hudson and SsetS or New
Jersey, fronting on Hopkins avenue, which .s
laid down and designated as lot s. c. in block
number 564, as shown upon L. D. FowleE'~
Official Assessment Map Of Jersey CITY. N. g.,
1894. said sale being made pursuant to the pro-
visions Of an act of tse Legislature Of New
'An Act concerning the settlement and c3l-
lection of arrearages oT 4lpaid taxes. as
sessments and water rates or water ssnta
in cities Of this State. and imposing Ana
AN instead of such arrearages. and 10 er
fofcs The payment thereof, and to provide
for the sale OF lands subjected 20 future
And the several Supplements thereto.
And you are rurtner norifed that you appear
to have an estate or interest in sa d land and
vssate snall be redeemed. provided IN saia
acts. within one year frotn the date "a sAis
and before the expiration OF six rporths frnrc
and after the service hereof. deed for ths
and Aldermen Of Jersey City the sss silnpis
OF said land and real estate according 10 tNs
provisions OF the said acts.
THE MkYoA AND ALDERMEN OF JERSEY
.sc6sw
At.sst:- NJ. J. o'DcNNELL
fsaie No. ess4s
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
GreenviIle Girls Who Played
Jokes On Engaged Men
Severely Criticised.

All Greenville is discussing the recep-
tion held Friday night in Belvedere Hall
by the Greenville Musical and Social
Club, at which the young ladies played
jokes on the engaged young men. The
gifts to the young men, mentioned in
Saturday nights '.News," were the topic
of much gossip.
The girls believed it great joke to
give these presents to the men and they
had many a good laugh over it. But
there are a great many people who ques-
tion the discretion of the girls actions
They say that the young women went
too far in giving, presents of corsets,
dolls, etc., to the Young men.
The members don't seem to care fer
the criticism one bit. They say that they
had their fun out of the reception and
that there was no intention on their part
of doing anything out of the way. The
young men, too, regard the affair as
a huge joke.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
FRANCHISE TAX
Jersey City Expec' 5 to Raise
59,559.83 From Corpora
tions for 1902.

Jersey City figures on receiving $780,
359-S3 franchise tax for the year 1902.
City Collector Edward Fry has re-
ceived the following communication from
Chief Clerk James u. Connolly. Of the
Tax Board, in regard to the appoint
ment:
Dear SIR
enclosed herewith we are handing
you a statement rfo collection, showing
the amount of franchise tox ascertained
and apportioned by the State Board of
Assessors to the taxing district Of Jersey
City, and certified to us by the State
Board Of Assessors, as, the franchise tax
for the year 1902, due from the corpora
tions herein named
Per order Of the Board,
JAMES u. CONNOLLY,
Chief Clerk.
American District Telegraph Company
of Jersey City, $2B.56.
Hudson County Gas Company, $19,-
$3.50.
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, Sal
Hudson Telephone Company, $165. IA.
New York and New Jersey Telephone
Company, SO, 3,343.S4.
Postal Telegraph Gable Company,
$3.08.
New York Transit Company, $126.24.
Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson
Street Railway Company, SO, 1926.
North Jersey Street Railway Company,
$16,22119.
Western Union Telegraph Company,
S355.43.
Jersey, s11,574S2
Total, $59,559.S3.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
BOOK CAME BACK.
Mr.. Tuttle Gave Index Guide to
Assessments Which He
Owned to City Col
lector.

Former Chief Clerk William H. Tuttle
Of the City Collectors Office who resigned
before Robert Daviss term expired to ac-
cept position as teller i4 the West Hud-
son County Trust Company's Office at
Harrison sent to County Collector Fry
today an index book which he had pre-
pared for his guidance in looking up the
assessments against properties Mr.. Tut
tie took the book away with him believ-
ing it to be his personal property.
Clerk Charles Krebs who succeeded
him was unable to get along without it.
Mr.. Tutle had no desire to hamper the
work in the Collectors Office and readily
gave up the book.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
NOTHING TO
ADjJDICATE
Supreme Courts Opinion On
the Cent orari of the
Single Head Com
mission Act.
JUSTICE COLLINS WRITES IT
vots Of the People settled the
Controversy Col Smiths
Position AS Prose cutor.
JUSTICE COLLINS WRITES 1T

The opinion of the Supreme Court JUS
tees Dixon, Collins aud Hendrickson in
the certiorari proceedings to test Mayor
Fagan's Single Headed Street and Water
Commissioner was received this morning.
The application for the writ sought by
Colonel r. G.. Smith, president of the
Street and Water Board, was dismissed
for the following reasons embodied in the
opinion written by Justice Gilbert Col
lins:
An act providing for the appointment
of an officer TO be known as street and
water commissioner in cities of the first
class in this State. and defining his
powers and duties.' approved April IL,
1902, provides that it shall not go into
effect in any city until accepted by the
voters at general or charter election
upon submission by resolution of the
municipal board or body having charge
Of the finances of the city, approved by
the Mayor.
ION September II, 1902, the Board of
Finance of Jersey City passed the pre-
scribed resolution for such submission at
the general election of November, 1902,
and on September Is, 1902, the Mayor
approved the same. On September %,
1902, writ of certiorari, to remove to
this court for review such resolution.
was allowed with limitation that the
writ should not act as q stay. 1t was
returna bic and was duly returned before
the date of the election. The cause has
been submitted on briefs and counsel on
both sides have argued the merits of the
controversy which involve the constitu-
tfonality Of the statute
WRIT ALLOWED IN LIMINE.
''The writ was allowed in limine in
order that there might be prompt argu-
ment and decision if the act should be
accepted, as the election at which sub
ission was directed to be made would
be eoincident with the opening of the
present term of this court Had the ap-
plieation for the writ been delayed until
after the election it would have been en-
tertained only in the event of acceptance.
Rejection would have reduced the mat
~ ~ Scat1OfCtSt " u mere uDSlIdtl
question and writ would have been de-
MED. For the same reason if the act.
has been in effect rejected, the writ
should now be dismissed.
PROSECUTORS INTEREST.
"The only special interest Of the prose
cutor In the case, beyond that of any
citizen and taxpayer is that of member
ship IN a public board whose functions
would have been superseded by the act
If constitutional and accepted by the
voters. On rejection he no longer has
any interest. unless as to costs. which on
a eertisrari like this are discretionary.
If, within ten days after the fling of this
opinion, application shall be made by the
prosecutor to have certified the result of
the vote on the submission of the act.
decision win be delayed until such in
formation is furnished. If no such ap-'
plicatlon is made the writ will be dis
missed but without costs"
Congressman Allah L. McDermott.
was for Colonel Smith and Corporation
Counsel g. L. Record for the Mayor and
Aldermen.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
VETERANS INSTALLATION
Zabriskie Post and the Relief
Corps Have a. Joint
Ceremony.

Zabriskie Post, No. SO, G. A. r., and
the Zabriskie Woman's Relief Corps,
No. %, held a joint installation of their
new officers Saturday evening in the
Avenue House at the. Five Corners. The
room was crowded and the event was
like large family gathering of the vet
Grams and their wives. Many of the
other G.. A. r. Posts and Relief Corps
of Hudson County were represented.
The installation of the officers of the
Post preceded that of the Relief Corps.
The members sang patriotic hymn and
the chaplain bestowed the blessing.
The officers Of the past year were
then discharged and the new officers off
cially installed by Chaplain Charles
Kholleher of Van Houten Post, who was
appointed installation officer. The new
officers are as follows:--James McCrarn,
commander; Cornelius Ackerson, senior
vice; |. s. Carpenter, junior vice; George
r. Patterson, chaplain; Charles r.
Vale, quartermaster; George F. Robin
son, adjutant; ]. NJ Van Wrinkle,
surgeon; W. II. Bannister, officer of the
day; Stephen Van Nest. officer of the
guard; NJ Gilhooly, outside guard: Her
man Wackerman, inside guard
After the officers Of the Post had been
installed, the members of the Woman's
Relief Corps held their installation. Last
years officers were properly discharged
and the members sang MY Country
'Tis of Thee" The chaplain then be-
slowed the blessing, after which the
president introduced President-elect Miss
B. Rodman, of the Varick Relief Corps,
a sthe installing officer.
Mrs. Jackson, acting as conductor,
escorted the new officers to the altar
and thence to their proper places.
The officers installed are as follows::
Mrs. Jane Gilvary, president; Mrs. e.
Parker, senior vice; Mrs. E. Croydon,
junior vice; Mrs. G.. Thomair, treasurer;
Mrs. Petit, secretary; Mrs G. Fowell,
chaplain; Mrs. A. Witt, guard; Mrs.
G. Brown, conductor; Mrs. Garrabrant,
assistant conductor; Mrs. Decker, Mrs.
Corcon. Mrs. Ackerson and Mrs.
Heinds, color bearers.
The ladies of the Relief Corps sur
prised the veterans after the installation
with an excellent turkey supper, served
in the dining room by Otto Raisch Over
sixty people were seated around the long
table.
The members Of tile Relief Corps pre-
sented the retiring president, Mrs. Nor
bo- u Ia
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
BRAKEMAN HURT.

George w. Fox. a brakeman employed
IN the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, had his
head and face badly crushed BY being
caught between two cars while drilling
in the meadow yard last night. He was
brought to the depot at the foot of Ex-
change Place and from there taken to st.
Francis Hospital in an ambulance.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
yERElN ELECTION.

The annual election of officers of the
Plattedeutsche yerein Of Hudson County
took place at Central Hall yesterday and
resulted as follows: Christian Weitkamp
president; Henry Paradise, first vice
president; John Koselowski. second vice
president; Edward Kuehlke, financial
secretary; II Tiedeman, recording sec
retary.
The verein decided to hold a social it
Central Hail on Sunday evening Mareh
4 and fixed July 10 as date Of the open
ing Of thine annual festival ii Schuetzen
Park.
The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05


SY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE Or
pnans Court Of the County OF hudsoa. maae
on the nineteenth day of December 1872 the
deceased, will, on the twenty-seventh day b.
January. 1903. at two O'clock in the Afternoon,
sell at public yendue, upon the premises known
as No. los Cottage street, Jersey City, all that
tract or parcel of land and premises, situate
lying and being in Jersey City, County OF
Hudson and State OF New Jersey, and which
on map entitled Map of land belonging to
Edwin V. r. Wright and Job Smith, situate l
at Hudson, Hudson County New Jersey 1s52 -
and flied in the office of the Clerk flow Regis
ter) Of the County of Hudson, January 2Sth
1857, includes part Of lots numbered -FOUR "a
and hve (5); and which premises are particu-
larly described foiiows:--
Beginning at point in the northerly line OF
Cottage street as now laid out distant two
hundred and thirty-eight feet and eighty-three
one-hupdredths OF foot, more less, westerly
from the westerly line of the Hudson Boale-
ward, which point is also the division line be-
tween lots three e3) and four (4) on said map;
nearly so to the northery line of Cottage
street, and along the division line between
lots number three go and four al one hun-
dred and twenty-five feet and seventy IN. ne
ne-hundredtfs OF a foot more or less: thence
westerly parallel with Cottage street fifty fest: :
thence southerly parallel with the first course
one hundred and twenty-eight feet and sky
seven one-hundredtbs OF a foot to Cottage
street; thence easterly along Cottage street
hfty feet to the place Of beginning.
Dated Jersey City, n. j., Dec 2Sth 1862
JOHN H. ScHEFFLING, JR,
Executor OF George Schuchhsrdt. deceased