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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
WOMAN SHOT
Mrs. George Opalfens Found
Dead In Her Granary and
Her Husband Can't Be
Found.
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PATERSON. July 26, 1905.-The
dead body of Mrs. George Opalfyens 42
years DID, was found in granary near
her home in Wayne township, two miles
from Little Falls. at $3.50 o'clock yester-
day morning by her son Neal who went
TO call his mother to go to market.
There We're three bullet wounds. one in
the right breast. another in the right SIDE
of the head and the third over the heart.
Opalfvens and his wife had been in
this country for two years. They came
here from Sweden.
Soon after they arrived here they
bought little farm in Wayne township.
near the old race track. The husband
had invested all his money in the farm
and in order to have working capital he
went to work in the Liberty Silk Mills
in this city as dyer's helper.
He boarded at 335 Belmont ayenue
Haledon. His wife stayed on the farm,
where she worked in the fields. She
was a Woodworking woman.
During the past year the two fire.
quently quarreled. Among other things
over which they quarreled was gold
watch and chain which she had given
to him. She finally secured it and the
quarrels became more frequent.
The climax came two weeks ago when
Mrs Opalfyens bought a team out of the
earnings of the farm. The husband de-
She feared he would get possession of
the horses and transferred them to her
son Neal The husband started an ac-
tion in the district court to replevin the
team, but failed. The son sided with
his mother against his stepfather.
The feeling became so intense that
Mrs. Opalfvens was afraid of her hus-
band. In order to be out of harms
way she had room fitted up in small
granary away from the house. She
slept there nights and Sundays.
The son heard noise of quarrel in
the granary last night. but did not go to
his mothers assistance because of the
frequency of the disputes with her hus-
band. This morning he found the dead
body of his mother lying across the couch
on which she had planned to sleep. Her
husbands slouch hat lay npon the aoor
nearby. Opalfvens has disappeared
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
HON0RS EVEN
Jersey City and M trea
Divided a Double Header
at West Side Park Yes
terday.
TWO GAMES FOR TODAY
Ba timore Succumbed TO Roch-
ester Providence to Toronto
and Buffalo to Newark.

The Skeeters We're charitably disposed
yesterday and divided double header
with the Royals. The latter took the
first game. Both games were witnessed
by about FIVE thousand fans. An error
by Bean was mainly responsible for the
loss of the first game by the Skeeters.
The score was to 3 when the Montreal
team went to the bat for the last time.
Cassidy made sensational catch of
Joyce's fly, but Raub put the ball over
the fence for an easy homer. This tied
the score and two men were out when
Bean allowed Pappelau's easy fly to ooze
through his fingers. A passed ball and
two hits let in two runs and the game
was Montreal's.
The Skeeters went back at the visitors
in the second game with a fierceness that
made the Royal players look like a bunch
of schoolboys. They gave Terry, who
was on the slab for Montreal an unmerci-
full smuggling, seeming to land the ball just
wherever and whenever they pleased.
The Montreal felders got tired chasing
it and played in decidedly loose man
ner, all of which assisted the Skeeters in
piling up tallies With the game cinched
beyond all doubt Bean put "Wallys
Woods in the box in the seventh inning.
1t was "wally's" first appearance in the
box this season. AS slab artist he dis
tinguished himself, refusing to allow the
Royals to make solitary hit off him in
the three innings he pitched.
Another double header is scheduled
with Montreal today.
Yesterdays scores:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
DR.. EDGES FUNERAL.

The funeral of DR.. Benjamin Edge,
who died at his home No. 80 Wayne
street yesterday morning, at six o'clock.
will take place from st. Peters r. G..
Church Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
A solemn Requiem Mass will be cele-
brated. There will be no pall-bearers.
The remains will be placed in the family
vault in the Jersey City Cemetery and
will be removed from there to the new
family vault in the Holy Name Gene
terry next fall Many friends of the Edge
family have called at the Edge home
stead to express their sorrow and SYM
pathy over the family's bereavement.
Undertaken William Moran has charge
of the funeral arrangements.
The announcement of the death of
DR.. Edge who was one Of the city's
foremost citizens and descendant of
one of its oldest families, created pro-
found sorrow throughout the city, and
to many who did not know that the Doc
tor was i'll it came as shock. Death
was due to complication of diseases,
but the principal ailment was gastritis.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
COvERNOR'S AIDS
White House Administratio n
Is Very Pleasant and
Popular.
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Especial to '"The Jersey city Nevs.'')
TRENTON, July 26, 1905. Governor
Stokes was particularly fortunate in
selecting his staff for the Sea Giri camp,
and never before in the history of the
State was the Little White House hy
the sea so popular, vet at the same time
free from all criticisms which marred
some former administrations The staff
say that this is because of the Govern.
or's wonderful genial personality, but the
Governor attributes it all to his aides.
While the enterta inment is on a modest
scale, vet all so fine and graceful that
men and women leave the Governors
home with most delightful recollections.
One instance will show in part the time
III courtesy that is extended. A few
days ago a young man drove up to the
cottage TO see the Governor and Id went
to pay the fare the driver had no change
for his bill.
There was a crowded porch but none
there knew the visitor and Immediately
one of the Governors aides was bit the
side of the stranger offering to carry his
bag to the cottage The handsome man
in kahki saw in an instant that the
stranger was embarrassed for wslnt of
the change, and quick as lightning he
went in his own pocket (not the state's)
and gave the driver the necessary money.
The stranger gave his card to the aide
who Immediately went in search e,f the
governor. In the meantime the stranger
had run across the governor and d few
minutes later the aide approached and
formally announced the arrival Of the
visitor. This aide, who is entitled to
wear the Cross Of the Legion Of Honor,
was Captain Harry G. Kramer, assistant
inspector-g general, and city clerk of Cam
den.
In the taking of the census of poor
Camden the population of that nice lit
tie town could have been increased if
Captain Kramer had been counted sew
eral times, for he possesses several fimes
over the making of the ordinary gentle
man. And the entire staff is built slong
these lines, General Edward G. Murray,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
DIED IN BUTCHERS WAGON.

Henry Martin, of 359 Summit avenue.
employed by Butcher Grim, Of Bergen
avenue committed suicide by taking car
bolic acid while driving one Of his en-
ployer's wagons on one of his delivery
rounds this morning. The wagon com
tanning NIarsin in an almost unconscious
condition was found by two boys on the
Hackensack Plank Road The boys goa
into the wagon and drove back to
Butcher Grim's store. Martin was stiIl
in an almost unconscious condition.
Butcher Grim drove the wagon to Mar
tins home, where Martin died shortly
afterward. Financial troubles drove him
to take his life.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
TRIED SUICIDE AT THIRTEEN.

Thirteen-year-old Annie Morano, of
No 652 Grand street, was severely scold-
ed for some offense yesterday. The child
brooded over the quarrel she had with
her mother and decided that life wasn't
worth living. Going to closet where's
bottle of carbolic acid solution was kept
by one of the members of the family for
dressing sore hand, she took the bottle,
went out in vacant lot in State street.
near Grand street, and drained its com
tents. Then she screamed in agony and
fell unconscious. She was found BY
neighbors and taken to the City Hospi-
tal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
WHERE is DANIEL ROSS?

Mrs Daniel L. Ross, of No. 2o7
Grand street, is rying to locate her hus-
band, who went away from home in
May last to look for work. He is a
machinist He joined the Fraternal Or
der Of Eagles in Camden some time be-
fore he left his home in Grand street,
this city. Mrs. Ross has appealed to
prominent Eagles as well as to the police
to help her locate her husband. she is
at present stopping with her uncle, John
Woods. of No. 81 Marion. street, New
York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26

objections, for all the business necessary
could be done after twelve. Our presi-
dent Of the w. c. +. o., and was her
right hand, determined to change this
law, and we, being interested politicians,
understood the way to work. We engag-
ed our lawyer, United States Senator G.
D. Clark. This lawyer drew up new
law, closing the saloons all day Sunday,
and before the liquor party knew what
we were doing we sent our lawyer to
Cheyenne and the law was passed that
stands to-day upon the statute books.
All over the great-state Of Wyoming, if
they choose to enforce it, the saloons are
closed all day Sunday because women
could vote.
Now, in financial and business way
it pays to have the power of the ballot in
your hands. o women of the twentieth
century; women of New Jersey, you that
are interested in the carving on of great
reforms. do you not realize how this God
given right would make these reforms
possible? If through one term of four
years l had the power to give to you
this right, and make you anxious for this
privilege, you would have second revo-
luton rather than give up that which
would mean so much to you and yours"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
Dismal Swamp Near New
Market swarms With
Searchers for MUIR
derer Leng.
ALL ANXIOUS FOR REWARD
It Is Confident y Believed the
Hunters Have Run Down
Their Quarry at Last


Charles Long, the giant negro ck
Trenton, who is charged with the mur-
der of a rival in that city, to-day is
thought to be lying in what Is known in
New jersey as Dismal Swamp, between
South Plainfeld and New Marker, a
wide. dangerous stretch Of s3gx land
from which there are few avenues Of es-
cape.
1t is 50 strongly believed that the fu-
gitve has at last been run Gown that a
large posse of citizens is putting up W
ali manner of discomfort and loss Of tia 9
and sleep to be present when the nsgc
makes his. expected break for libe. ty.
and is anxiously awaiting the opp9rtu-
n,ty to assist as much as possible in
bringing him to justice.
Perhaps the strongest incentive + y
the men who hourly were becoming more
eager for sight Of the runaway Wis
the $3.50 reward offered for the nesro's
capture dead or alive.
That Dismal Swamp is not a spot to
spend a night in except en- exceedingly
important business. 1t is not place
where farmers watch the harvest moon-
All WHO i've in the Plainfield section Of
the State learn to look upon it with re-
/ pulsion and some fenr. 1t Is such a
moist retreat as Shakespeare's witches
would have chosen to boil down tleir
wiekedness. Stretching over many an
acre, marked here and there with muggy
F, bletcles of quicksand. relieved from abb
solute barrenness of bog by clumps Of
scraggly bushes surrounding little pools
of stagnant water and extending 10 the
low hills that roughly run down to is
treaeherous tdge. the swamp is dismal
truly. even under an open snn.
The watchers knew the land too well
to venture in it during the hours Of dark
ness and contented themselves with re-
naming on the border ready to sheot
down the negro should be become des-
perate after realizing what sort Of
region he had been compelled 10 take
refuge IN AS the sun ross and cleared
away the mists this morning a score or
more of men, their lips pouting with d.
termination stood or sat at intervals
around the whole circumference Of the
bog and waited for the appearance #
Long. In the foggy light their business
didn't seem the most Inspiring or needfpl.
Long is wanted in connection with
the murder of Matthew Cunningham u
Trenton on June IT, He ;s charged wirh
the crime which is said to have been IN
spired by hatred of the man. whom he
looked upon. it is said. as rival. Cum
ningh;irns head was blown off with
shotgun Long was not to be found
when the time for the arrest came. but
he was finally seen in the vicinity Of
Plain6eld. working on the farm Of
Frank Nelson, in Piscataway townships.
He was in the fields when an automobile
drove up and its occupants had some tax
with the negro's employer.
1t was evident that the autoist was a
detective and Long took to his heels and
disappeared in the adjoining woods. That
was the signal for a more strenuous
search for him and soon the pursuit turn
ed into a man hunt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
dation Of his neighbors and fellow citi
zens; therefore be il

dation of his neighbors and fellow citi-
zens; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Pontiac Club in
recognition Of the peculiar aptitude. mem
tally and politically, for the office of
Sheriff to which he rightfully aspires,
and his distinguished career as public
official, together with sense of his keen
appreciation of the functions and duties
Of the Sheriff, hereby sanction and en-
dorse his candidacy and pledge their sup
port to him at the primary and general
elections.
The resolution endorsing Mr.. Henry
for Mayor reads as follows
Whereas, The voters of Jersey City
will be called upon at the next election
in November to select for its highest ex-
ecutiye office successor to the preseOt
occupant of the Mayoralty chair; and.
Whereas. A lively interest in Demo
cratic activity and Jealous regard for
the success of its cause and its candidate
renders it becoming for this club to issue
to the citizens of the Fifth Ward state
ment of the qualifications and attributes,
which it deems should be possessed by
the Mayoralty candidate, together with
declaration of position and convictions
of the candidate upon vital municipal
problems; and.
Whereas. 1t is the sense of this club
that the Democratic candidate for May
or of Jersey City should be man of
serupulous probity, and that his career,
public and private should be such as 10
endow him with knowledge of the
pressing needs and actual necessities of
this municipality. coupled with the at
tainment of such position in mercantile
life. as to be an assurance of predomin-
ant executive ability and complete mas
terry of the intricacies of municipal man
agement: ands
Whereas, Archibald NJ. Henry, whose
success in business and reputation as
prudent and upright citizen are due to
his keenness and fairness, in his rela-
tions with numerous residents to whom
he has been personally kaown during his
life in this city; and
Whereas, His capacity to appreciate
the Importance of important civic ques-
tions has been duly tested in the crucible
of legislative experience in the Municipal
Assembly of Jersey City, where his in
flexible decision and accuracy of judg-
ment earned for him not only the loyalty
and gratitude of his constituents. but al
so the good will and ratification of his
political opponents: therefore be it
Resolved. That the candidacy of Arch
ibald NJ. Henry receive not only the un-
qualified appreciation and Endorsement of
the Pontiac Club and the individual and
collective assurance of our interest in
his canvass and candidacy at the pri-
mary election, but that we pledge our
aid to insure his success at the polls.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
FERRY CASE HEARD.

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TRENTON. July 26. 1905.-A hear
ing involving the jurisdiction of the State
Board Of Assessors and the local asses
sors in the City Of Hoboken in the mat-
ter of assessing the property of the Ho-
boken Ferry company took place before
the State board at the State house yes
terday. Decision was reserved pending
a further hearing next Tuesday.
State Senator James F. AIinturn, Of
Jersey City, represented Hoboken and
Walter w. Ross and ]. d. Bedle, son of
former Governor Bedle, appeared for
the Morris and Essex railroad and the
Delaware. Lackawanna aud Western
Railroad company, its lessess, which are
interested in the ferry company.
The city has been assessing the prop
erty, and including the real estate, per-
sonal property and franchises. but a vail
uation on it in 1904 of $4.0o00OO In
1903 it was assessed in the same manner
and the valuation was $2.500000. The
city contends it should still assess the
property and collect the taxes.
The other side of the argument was
that the State Board should levy the as
sessment because the property IS used for
railrod purposes. If this were done the
State would collect the tax under the
state Railroad law, and pay it back TO
the city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
TO The WOODS
Trees the Chief Topic Of Dis
oussion At Last Nights
Aldermanic Meeting.

The monotony of the tedious routine of
the business of the Board of Aldermen
at last nights meeting wos momentarily
relieved by the reading of the following
communication:
Jersey City. July I, 1905.
''To the Board of Common Council:--
..Gentleinen-There are two trees. cor
ner of FIRST and Erie streets. that n
slider menace both to health and COM
fort. They are riddled with caiepillars
and invade the house and stoop and back
yard in all directions. Taking to thu
owner does no good. Won't you cut
them down and relieve US of the terr BILE
nuisance The house with the trees is
240 First, and live next door.
yours very respectfully.
SARAH w. REEFMAN.
'.242 First street"
Several of the Aldermen looked anus,
ed and others, who chafe under the
stripped condition CT sAldermanic power
began to wonder if there was even a re-
mote chance of abridging such power
even if they were asked to roll up the +
sleeves and chop wood. Others who
know how to saw wood looked wise
and ''said nothing The communica-
ton was referred to the Board of Heal h..
probably with a due regard to the efforts
of that Board as mosquito extermina-
tors. Why not let the Health Board ex-
terminate cetarpillars.
1t is a mere coincidence that two Of
the prominent subjects brought before
the City Fathers last night related TO
trees, and if they '.tosk to the wo9Is
they cannot much be blamed
Alderman Grosskaus introduced a
resolution favoring the taking advantag &c
of the law authorizing the appointment
of Shade Tree Commission of three
members to serve without compensation
The resolution was defeated by the fol
lowing vote
President Brock, Aldermen
Barry, Cunningham, Devine. Harder
Hart Horn. I4oughlin, Prout. Sweeney
sheehy and Weir
Ayes-Barr, Bilby, Grosklaus, Holm
es, Rowland and Schmidhauser.
sAbsent-Allardice Calnon. Chester
Graef, Kilmurray, Roe and yoight.
Building Inspector John Saul's repor
for the month of June showed that IL;
permits for building extensions. altera
tions and repairs of buildings, at a COS
/ of $439, 81. were issued. Forty-threi
were for improvements in the Eight
Ward which will cost S168,348. TIL,
amount of cost of other building i'm
provements by wards is as follows
First. $500; Second, $21, ,506; Third
$4,000; Fourth, $2.695; Fifth, $3.50
Sixth, s2650; Seventh, $72,362; Ninth
| $4,000; Tenth, $57,204; Eleventh, ss1,
| TO. Twelfth, s15.70O.
The Board refused the application o
Edwin Manners to repair the three-stor,
frame buildings Nos 80 and 81 Newarl
avenue.
| Applications for licenses were grante'
as follows: Peddlers, 307; junkmen. 80
pawnbrokers, II; hand organs, 10; intel
| ligence offices, 8; public posters, 8; bn
posters,1.
| The Committee on Elections was au
thorized to secure election printing an
stationery and make general preparation
for the coming election.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
HURT IN COLLISION.

Benjamin Jacobson, twenty-four years
oNa. Of No. 6S West Forty-iirst st:eet.
Bayonne. while out driving on Grand
street, near Barrow street. last even ng
colIided with trolley car No. PSI, of the
Pacific avenue line. He was throxn
from the carriage and severely injured
about the Hips. He was taken to the
City Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
PONTIACS OUT
FOR SEYMOUR
i Democratic Club Of the Fifth
Ward Declares for the
Bayonne Shrievalty
Candidate.
ONLY ONE DISSENTING VOTE
Vote Endorsing A. M. Henry
for the Mayoralty Nomi.
nation Was IMAM
imous.
ONLY ONE DISSENTING VOTE

The Pontiac Club last night endorsed
Egbert Seymour for Sheriff and Archi-
bald NJ. Henry for Mayor. There was
but one dissenting vote on the resolution
endorsing Mr.. Seymour for the Shirley
atty nomination. He is an ofiice-holder
and put a hard single-handed fight in the
interest of John j. Heayey. The resolu-
ton endorsing Mr.. Henry for the May
orally nomination was adopted unani-
mously. Both resolutions were adopted
amid cheers. There was a big attend
ance of members. The resolutions were
offered by former Director of the Board
of Education Robert Thompson, as chair
man of the executive committee on be-
half of the executive committee. 1t was
said that both Mr.. Seymour and Mr..
Heavey will attend the next meeting of
the club ON August 1. Mr.. Henry will
also attend.
Thomas J. Byrnes resigned as treas
urer of the club hast night because of
business pressure. Horace J. Fox was
elected in his stead.
The Seymour resolution read as fol-
lows
Whereas. The peoples of the County
of Hudson. by virtue of their constitu-
tional right of suffrage. will hold an elec-
tion in November, 1905. for the purpose
of eleeting successor to the present
Democratic incumbent of the Shrieralty;
and.
Whereas, 1t is meet and proper that
the club. fulfilling the purposes of its in
stitution. in order to stimulate the activ-
ity of its members and give assurance of
It's fidelity and loyalty to the Dmocratic
cause. which it tspouses, should public
" and officially announce its position,
not only in regard to the principles but
also as to the personality of the partic-
mar aspirant whom it reems worthy of
recognition and support at the primaries
md.
Whereas. the attitude of Egbert Sey-
mour, formerly chief executive) of our
sister city. Bayenne, in matters affecting
the public welfare. has always merited
the unstinted praise and appreciation of
all citizens. irrespective of partisanship,
and his pronounced fealty and unswery-
ing allegiance to the basic principles of
Democracy have gained for him an un-
perishable esteem wherever the pennant
Of Democracy is unfurled, and his prac-
tical and consistent application of Dem
ocratic principles in his relations, polite
ally and socially. have caused his name
to be honored throughout the County as
synonym for honesty, integrity and
reliability. and the beauty and simplicity
Df his private and domestic life has been
such as to evoke the continued commen
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
HURT STEALING a RIDE.

Ten-year-old Edward o'Hearn. Of No.
81 Paterson street. Hoboken, while steal
ing ride on an Erie freight train yes
terday afternoon, fell and was seriously
injured. He was taken to st. Frapcis'
Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
*Batted for Pfanmiller in ninth inning.
MONTREAL.
Totals. !. II. 6 5 Z
Clement out; hit by batted ball.

Jersey City - o o o 0 0013 o.
Montreal ...... 0 y q q 3-6
First base on errors-Jersey City. A;
Montreal, g. Left on bases-Jersey City,
A Montreal. 5. First base on balls-Off
Pappalau, 1: off Pfanmiller, / Struck
out-By Pfanmiller. /. Home run
Raub. Two-base hit-Cassidy Sacri-
fee hits-Meaney. +. Hartman. Joyce,
L. Hartman. Stolen bases Bannon,
Keister (2), HaIligan. Double play
WeidensauI, T.. Hartman and Raub. Hit
by pitcher-By Pfanniller, l. Passed
ball-yandergrift Umpire-Mr. Egan.
Time of game hour and 80 minutes
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-26
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Montreal in Jersey City.
Buffalo in Newark.
Toronto in Providence.
Rochester in Baltimore