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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28
FAMILY ASPHYxIATED

Henry Weiss. forty-three years old;
his wife Anna, Of the same age, and a
nephew of Mrs. Harold CAT
fong, seven years old, who was on a
visit, We're found asphyxiated by gas in
their bed chambers at No. % Delaware
avenue. this morning. The building in
which the Weisses lived was owned by
them, it is a two-story frame Euilding.
They occupied it alone The body of
Mrs. Weiss was found in her bed, as
was also that Of the boy, Harsld. in his
bed in an adjoinsag room. That of Mr..
Weiss was found on the door of the
room in which the boy slept. The room
in which was the tody of Mrs. Weiss
was directly over the kitchen in which
gas stove with the rubber tube DIS
connected was found. the gas being turn
ed on almost fully.
Mrs. Frances Anderson, a neighbor.
who lives at No. q Delaware avenue,
next door, sent her daughter over to the
Weiss homie this morning to ask permis-
sion to hang a counterpane on the
clothes line in Mrs. Weiss yard. Miss
Anderson went back and told her mother
that the Weiss folks had all gone away
Mrs. Anderson thought this peculiar, as
she was talking with Mrs. Weiss only
the night before and she knew she had
other plans. Mrs. Anderson went over
to investigate. She found the house all
locked up, but detected strong odor of
gas. She called her husband, who said
he thought II was only coal gas in the
cellar. He summoned Plnlnber Michael
Burke and they got ladder and one
Of them climbed to the second story
window. the shutters Of which We're
open. The sight they witnessed was
gruesome. The police were called and
made investigation. The three bodies
were left at the house in charge Of
friends.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28
WHY THEY VOTED.

Especial to f'The Jersey CITY News.
TRENTON, March %. 1905. Rea-
sons advanced by the Hudson men who
voted for the bill were:
Duff The interests Of the State we've
amply protected BY the bill. and my peo-
pie in Greenrille favor the abandonment
Of the canal. t was stencil in their
nostrils.
Boueher-It is a good bill.
Ernst have no reason except that
think it is i good bin
Loveridge 1T is the only fair measure
that has been presented for the canal
abandonment and | am satisfied that
it will be acceptable 70 4 majority Of
the interests involved.
Gallery have no reason except that
/ believe Hudson people favor the aban-
donment.
Matthews Ii is bill for the people.
What do / care about the politicians. I
represent the people.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28
TWO WOULD BE SUICIDES


There were two cases of men who
tried to commit suicide last night and
this morning by throwing themselves in
front Of swiftly moving trains. Special
Officers Harry Flynn and Thomas Cor
don. of the Pennsylvania Railroad last
night noticed a man acting strangely in
the Waldo avenue yard. They kept
close watch upon him and to- their sur
prise saw him deliberately cross the
tracks, about 200 yards in front of an
approaching Susquehanna traih. They
pulled him off jnst in the nick Of time
and came near being struck BY a passing
freight train going in an opposite direc-
ton. He was arrested. charged with
attempted suicide. He gave his name
as Frank Martini and said he wanted
to kill himself and he didn't care what
they did with him: that he was tired
of life on this planet and preferred to
take a chg Of the life to come. He
said he formerly hailed from Philadel-
phia and had only yesterday been dis
charged from Belerae Hospital. where
he had been coz sned for three months.
The other would-be suicide Is August
Ambrey. Of Ne. S6 Sixth street. He
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28
REWARD OF MERIT
Police Board Presents Col.
Robinson With the Reso-
lutions Passed on His
Retirement.

The Police Board last night presented
Col. Gilbert Robinson, former Clerk,
who was recently retired GU half pay af-
Ter over quarter Of century Of SER
vice III the Police Department, with a
SET Of the resolutions passed on the night
of his retirement. handsomely engrossed
and framed.
Commissioner Tilden said he was sor-
~ he was not prepared 10 say some IN
teresting as well as complimentary
thins, but it fell to his lot to make the
presentation speech at an hour that did
not give him time to make preparation.
The Board, he said, had adopted reso-
lutions expressing its appreciation of
Col. Robinson's services. They had been
ordered 70 be placed on the minutes and
were now the City's properly. Commits
sioner Tilden added that the Colonel
could always feel that this services to
the department were much appreciated.
The Colonel. though taken BY surprise,
said lie deeply appreci ted the gift and
the feeling with !. aich it was given. He
said he would hang il on his parIor wall
and that no souvenir Of the many he has
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28
THE CANAL VOTE

Especial to '"rhe Jersey city News.''9
TRENTON, March is, 1905 This is
him the Assembly voted on the Canal
Abandonment bill which was iammed
through the House last night
For Avis. Barber, Birkholz, Boncher,
Buck, Gallery. Colby, Coyne. De Cou,
Duff, DuiHeld. Elvins, Ernst, Gallagher,
Gibbs, Heck. Henry, r 6; Henry 6.
e., Hildreth, Hoagland, Hulse. Hunt
Jones, KAISER, Lehlbach, Loyeridge.
Manners, Martin, Matthews, Pearee,
Pennington. Reed. Scott, seoyel, Shaw,
Shedaker, Taylor, Tillman, Van Derveer,
Willever, Wilson, Wright, and Perkins
Total, 81
Against Alexander, Baker. Dalrym-
pie, Elyins, Fordyce, Hainill, .Johastone,
Lange, Marelli. Miller. Mills. Murphy;
Riordan, Robbins. wildrick, and Wright
Total. le.
Absent Mabie.
The Hudson men were divided as fol
lows:
For-Boucher, Gallery. Duff, Ernst,
Loveridge. Mattheus, Democrats and
scovel. Republican
Against Alexander, Hamill, Lange,
Murphy. and Riordan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28
Substitute Measure Anprov-
cd By the Corporations
Rushed Through the
House by An Over
helming Vote
s.aMlIL's VAIN OPPOSITION
& publican Majority Defeats
Al Amendments and Votes
Solid Some Democrats
il the JAM"
,sneeia, 8 ..rhe Jersey city News.'')

Special 10 s.The Jersey city News.')
TRENTON, March Is, 19o5.-N Never
since the days Of the notorious coal COM
bne and race track legislation has the
House ef Assembly passed such an IN
iquitious bill as the Morris Canal aban-
donment bill. : declared Assemblyman
HamilI al o'clock this morning, after
the Assembly, BY vote Of ~ 70 10,
had decided to rush through the much
talked abandonment bill, and | sin
cerely regret that several Hudson mem-
bers were induced zto vote for il. It IS
tile most Infamous lind Will undoubtedly
prove the most scandalous measure ever
passed by The Assembly
Air Hamin would not express any
opinion as 10 why six Of the Hudson
Democrats had voted for It. He said
thas they were capable Of explaining
their Conduct to the people they repre-
senfed and that be would not endeavor
TO defend the stand they had taken.
The bill was passed after four hours
Of ghe liveliest Kind Of debate, ia which
tho opponents Of the measure pursued
all serfs Of tactics III their efforts to de-
fear is. They offered amendment after
an.ene:nept % the bill in hope that at
least ana df them wouid be adopted
ahis world have necessitated a reprint
ipg Of j bill and as tile opponenrs claims
"a would practically iasure the bills
defeat. Their hopes however, were
blasted b. tile majority. who We're kept
in line by the lobbyists, and every
amendment proposed was voted down.
At one time il looked as if the op-
ponents would succeed IN placing an
amendment 10 the bin, which wonld ben
eft JERSEY City and protect its rights
to the canal basin, but all chance Of
success was blasted by Assemblyman
Duff, of Hudson. who voted against the
amendment.
The amendment was offered by Mr..
Hamill aud was designed TO guard the
rights Of the State and the canal com
pany in the basin at Jersey City
He then related why he offered the
story Of the connection Of the canal with
the basin and said it had been contended
that the State Riparian Board had no
right to make the grant It had made to
the Lel;eh Valley Railroad Company.
The amendment, Mr.. Hamill said, would
be fair to the State and to ibe canal
company. Mr.. Dnfield said that it
would be well at tie offset. to consider
inonentarily the story Of the efforts to
pass legislation FOR the abandonment u
the Morris Canal. The question had
been before the Legislature for years,
hut he particularly referred to the bill
introduced last February
The Leiiish Valley Railroad Com
pany claims 70 have acquired the States
right Of reyersion by riparian deed in
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28
..Jersey City. March 27.
lows.

VI y
.Three b. nj
Dear Afr. Cbief:-Plcase help me to
ind my sweetheart, Bennie II. Blair.
He left me in the Bijou Theatre one
night about 4 month ago and i can't see
ny Bennie any more. have travelled
all over Newark avenue looking for
hin. He said the night he left me he
Was going TO Join i play. When he
went down the street he said he would
be only gone i few moments. But he
never came back. beg you to find
him somewhere and send him the news
about me. don't know his address.
love him 50 vel / could die for his
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28


it desires the big basin in Jersey City,
equal III SIDE q six large city blocks
Mr.. Hanill Denounced the bill as the
mose iniauitous measure that had come
before file legislature III years. He asked
the members Is give this swindle bill''
a knssk-eut blow
.sssemblynen Foraye. Marelli and
Robbins also opposed the bill and de-
clared thar il was drawn in the inter-
ests Of the Iehigh Valley Railroad and
that it offered the people Of tie State
no protection.
Mr. Alexander of Hoboken, denounc-
ed the men Who supported the bill and
who gays no reason why they favored it.
Il believe taat every man who votes
for this bilI, I Ne said should giv. rea-
son. Let Us hear What they have to
sar but don't lei them sneak under the
cover Of silence in voting.
II. Alexander re- arks were regard
Cd as d hot shot at the Hudson men
who intended voting for the bill. but
refused to make any statement.
It was one o'clock before roll e-ll
was ordered and the bill PASSED by 4
vote of Il 10 1G
President McCarter of the Public Ser
vice Corporation and Counsellor William
HI Corbin Of the LeIigh valley Rail-
road were III the lobby when the bill
was passed, and were highly elated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28
Sister Cities to Unite In cele-
brating Her Fiftieth Birth
day With Parades and
Banquets,
TEN THOUSAND TO MARCH
Military and Civil Organiza,
tions to Take Part Colo
mel Stevens Grand
Marshall.

Hoboken is to-day in gala attire II
honor Of attaining the fftieth year Of
her history as city. and the celebration
Of which win close with a big parads
aud numerous banauets tonight. The
golden jubilee is being celebrated with
a great amount Of enthusiasm Almost
every building in the city is ablaze with
decorations. Jersey City and ueishbor-
ing towns will join in the big celebration.
1t is estimated that there VIII be nearly
ten thousand men in the line Of parade
tonight, including the Fourth Regiment
of the National Guard, and various So
cieties, lodges, etc. There are also ts
be many floats representing the indHs-
trial and social advancement Of the city.
The EIks and Eagles of both Hohoken
and this city win figure largely in the
big parade. Students from Stevens In
stitute will make big demonstration.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28
S. & w. BOARD MET.


Tho Street and Water Board took no
action on Corporation Counsel Records
communication advising the Board not
t p& the East Jersey Water Company
for Der furnished for the last quarter
it owes.
The Bosrd decided to construct 4
sewer on the west side of the boulevard
to dsain the vicinity Of Germania avenue,
Tonpele avenue and Spruce street.
6. II. Lennon, who was appointed m
spector 81 tho jackson avenue sewer.
resigned from the inspectorship Of the
Rarthosli avenue improvement.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28


called for about flye Ilines he snaae'is
appeared before fhe alerK ass ana
voted against 1ae amendment II Foes
aeleafed + ps Z Note 8 ss9 s ~
Asse1nblys1lan Ha'nlfl was peep's
ehagElnea and expressed l9lhlse's Y aof'
cible terms. NJ bnh laes ~ 9p's
defeated the amendment D''' paa Aa''4
whatever cnaaee flie eanaa eppops''s
had Of killing the measure
AT l'iif inststes sil''s 81 a'''s'Ds'''sAs
was unnecessary s. s. S. al'p's pss
teetea Jersey ei's tH'.e'sss.
Alfef Af' ''ah Aaa N0's0 a's'''''' ~.
amendment air' 10y 's1'ss e Z''''s ~ IS
strongly opposed e ''s ao"p''0 '''s,'s
scheme 's hls lflenuS ''oas''s - sS's''
De' ne safpflssa sse1s''ps = $
'iouisins 'H''s $ ''''s''s s
ene Dlii-
Asss'lho'sil'ah 'aa''as'aa i''' 4 s.
bill from the start and voted 1or Il
Amendment after amendment was pro-
posea aus eoeeo u'Mil = ~ ~
~ il'inla'' spsaA'''s 4 \
ment which be proposed g the nth sec
tion Of the bill. said # the valuation
sSi1ss''e - 20 s = =
into force, the aband med property
would be yalueless, because the legisla-
tion provides that the reversionary
rights in the property shall be assessed
as if they were canal property.
Mr. Miller opposed the amendment
He said he believed the canal, as a prop
erty, was still valuable. DIR. Duffield
said that Mr. HamilI had insinuated that
the provision Of the act which he wish
ed to amend had been Incorporated in
it for a purpose. He repudiated this
insinuation, and said that the provision
of the bill was in almost the identical
language of the canal commissioners.
Ex-Supreme Court Justice Van Sickel
also said that the provision was just
ana en,itahle
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28

salt rleum, OF eczema. with its itehing
and biting, is cured by Hoods S1asayatitla
80 are ali other blood diseases
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28

Patrons Of the Hoboken line of the
Public Service Corporation are wonder
ing how much truth there is in the re-
port that open Or summer cars win be
operated during the warm season. The
innovation, If ii comes, will be hailed
with delight. Impromptu trolley rides
will be lad in the Horseshoe, and the
trolley company, as well as the young
folks. will be benefited thereby.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28

Asselnblynan Hamin was surprised
vest elsiay when he heard that his $500
600 Speedway bill was repndiated BY
the Hudson County Road Drivers As
sociation. When the bill was handed to
him for introduction he supposed that
it had the approval Of that organization.
In fact. he had been given to understand
that such was the case That the asso-
citation had no interest in the bin was
news to Mr. Hamin and his friends. He
said he would have nothing further to
do with The measure Some queer things
have happened at this session Of the
Legislature. This ii one Of them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-28

John J Heavey and Egbert Seymour
have been occupying the centre Of the
political stage az possible shrievalty
candidates almost to the exclusion Of
the other aspirants for the Democratic
nomination. The bos ms of James J.
Kelly and George Brackner have been
lost sight of 50 great is the rivalry be-
tween the two more prominent aspirants
Mr.. Kelly doesn't propose thar his cam
didaey shall he entirely neglected and he
has announced that he will soon ente0
upon an active campaign for the nomi-
nation This will add to the political
excitement. Mr. Kelly has many warm
friends who think he would make q,
good fight as any of the others who
are mentioned for the nomination. The
Tenth Ward Democratic Club is ar
ranging TO give him d helping hand. A
meeting viii be aeld this week at which
Ar. Kelly's candidac. will be Endorsed.
B Who will get the appointment Of Com
missioner of Charities and Corrections,
one of 8he numerous new Offices created
by the present Legislature? Gov Stokes
has approved the bill. The SALARY Of the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-24
The Better Side of Life.

Such deed as that of the two peo-
pie who found the $3.50 lost by Mrs.
Macy Salvin, and returned it, refusing
auy reward and even declining to give
their names, is enough to renew faith
In the inherent goodness Of human
nature.
Many dishonest things are done in
this town, many brutal aud scouu-
drelly deeds, but ell the time me and
noble actions are being committed
quietly and unobtrusively. If we read
the newspapers we are prone to think
that mankind is degeuerating into a
superior variety of beasts of prey,
rending and robbing each other by
every cruel method and device. The
fact, of course. is that news Of this
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-24
is THE DISPENSARY DOOMED.
Coming Elections Thought to be q Begin.
ming Of the End.
News and Courier May 14,h.

time practically every county in the
State would vote out the dispensary,
with the exception of Charleston and
Richland. Strange, is it not? The
two most ardent opponents Of the dis.
pensary should now be put down in
the columns as the strongest dispen-
sary counties in the State.
The explanation is simply that un-
der the Brice bill there IL no option
looking to local license system. It
is simply choice between prohibition
and the dispensary system, with its
incidental profits to the city and coun-
ty. Charleston and Columbia have
not the public sentiment that would
enforce prohibition law, they do
not want prohibition pure and simple,
and realize that without public senti-
ment to back up such law it would
be throwing away the present profit
into illegitimate hands and that the
''tigering" business would be worse
than ever. If Charleston and Co.
lumbia could get what they want-a
license system, under restrictions Of
the dispensary law, prohibiting the
sale of liquor after dark, in less than
half pints and cash sales-they would
willingly let the business go into pri-
vate hands under such restrictions,
but that could not be accomplished
under present conditions.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-24
MoVEDY

W have moved our Shop and cAce below Peoples Bank front Of
Mr. T. Frewes Stables We respectfully
fng done kind work Engine Stacks Evanao
any kind OF Gravel Roofing prepared odo
Respectfully BURRISS & DIVER
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-24

= 1t makes most any man feel hon
est not to be in politics.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-05
DRILL INJURIES man
Laborer Found Unconscious I'm
Sewer Hole

Struck on the head by a descending
rock drill while at work in a sewer on
superior street. near West Seventh
John Carlson, a laborer living at I55
East Twelfth street, was seriously in
Jured yesterday afternoon
carlson was picked up unconscious
with an ugly cash in the side of his
mead and taken to a neighboring house
physician was called, who pro-
nounced Carlson's injuries serious. but
not fatal. The police ambulance was
called and the injured man taken to his
nome, lob East Twelfth street.
carlson was employed in operating a
steam drill used in boring out rock and
was several feet below ground when the
accident happened. Something went
wrong with the mechanism of the drill.
winch leaped from Carlson's grasp,
shot above his head and then crashed
down with terrific force. The drill only
struck the man glancing blow. Carl
sons companions. who were working
above We're unaware of the accident for
some little time. but on calling to him
ana receiving no response started to
investigate and found him living un-
walton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-05
WIRES TO Be CUT
Fire Board Tired of Trolley
Company's Delay

AT the meeting of the board of fire
commissioners last night il was decided
TO communicate with the street rail-
way company at the earliest conven-
fence and demand the reason for the
company's inaction in installing cut
out switches.
The cut-out switch was proposed
over year ago and the street car COM
pany agreed to the proposition and
promised to have the switches INSTALL
ed. Nothing has been done about the
matter. however. although a committee
from the fire board has repeatedly call
ed on the street car officials and asked
that the work be FASTENED
Last night it was decided to wait no
longer and if the company refuses to
Install the switches nothing more will
be said about the matter, but in case
of fire me trolley wires will be cut If
necessary, as of yore.
= resolution thanking former Chief
John Jackson for his efficient services
in the department., and lauding his
work as fireman, was accepted by the
commissioners and placed on record.
A copy will be forwarded to the former
chief as soon as possible.