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TUE8DAy7jUL.Y 3, 1900._
This paper U Pemwratic in principles
and is independent in its vietes on all local
qnations. __
Mr. Bryan and Hi* Issue.
Mr. Bryan persistently stands for 16
to J. This is right. The present is no
time for hih> to change.
It Mr. Bryan had begun to see light
shortly after his former defeat, it might
have been taken as a sign of intelligence
and capacity for learning and growing.
Nobody could have blamed him for
changing 'his mind under the influence of
study and reflection, and with the in
struction of passing events. On the con
trary, timely evolution might have won
Mr. Bryan general respect and consider
able new support. It might have opened
the door for old-line Democrats to vote
for him on new Issues, as a less dan
gerous man than McKinley.
But for Mr. Bryan to change now
would be simply despicable. He has ex
actly one excuse for his pernicious po
litical attitude; it is that he is a fanatic.
If he should.at the eleventh hour aban
don the creed for which he has wrecked j
his party, he would show himself to be j
a cold-blooded, cowardly self-seeker. ;
(This, we do not quite think he is, and
we hope, as a matter of common de
cency and public morals, that he will
stand to his guns to the end, as he has
done so, so long.
Mr. Bryan would be Just as badly :
beaten with the 1* to 1 plank left out as i
with it in the platform. He would not j
!gaia any votes worth counting. Nobody
iwould take the least stock in what might
be termed a death-bed repentance. On
the contrary, many persons who might
support him if consistent would be so
disgusted by an act of hypocrisy and
treachery that they would turn against
bj}o long as ho is to be beaten, then, it
Is better he should be beaten upon his j
own terms. We want to get Mr. Bryan i
out of polities. So long as he Is the
standard bearer, there is no ghost of a
hope for the Democracy. Therefore, we
S> see him get all the rope he can
r use in the present campaign, so
hen the final hanging comes he
ay dead and not bob up again as
iader in liKH. If Mr. Bryan should
is time with 16 to 1 left out. he
t»e in a position tq say, ‘‘I told you
id he might claim a new chance
9 ‘‘paramount issue” next time,
ows what the conditions may be
ehieh that contest will he fought,
y have hard times, and if so the
Wiitc vukLn *-“^
faneyof the thoughtless.
But If Mr. Bryan Is allowed to make
hiJ own platform this time, if a con
genial running mate like Sulaer Is given
him. he will not have a word to say the
£ay after election that anyone will listen
>Iis wtH be the responsibility lor the
ster, ana be must take the eonse
lees.
sineerely hope David B. Hill and
he trimmers will fail In their efforts,
hope the Kansas City convention will
ii the colors to the mast. We hope Ur
e 16 to 1 the watchword of the eam
ign and the verdict of the people one
twill dispose of the man and the
or all time.
• A Biasing Pari Proposal.
iropositlpn of the JJew Jersey Zinc
ty that it should he permitted to
tarth sparks and burning einders
s furnaces into the precincts of a
parls, with absolute impunity, is
amingly farcical that the author
ight to at enee transfer his aetivi
the comic opera stage, jt com,
a humanity and decency with the
t the Jug boat eaptaips who did
to the recept water-side fire for
ealfh,
IPs the meet farcical phase of the
is that the company desires im
1'~* iBjury to plants and grass,
tly thinks the danger to hu
a unimportant. Whether the
xpeots to sell its lots to the
hen exclude all persons from
rhettier it considers burning
lg park visitors a negligeable
Jo not exaotly know. But It
one horn or the other jif the
,pd we do not know which is
musing or the more impudent,
yette Bark is to be mainly a
for children. Would it not
an, for the eity, in buying the
to agree that the tract might
ded with sparks and cinders
st furnace?
I Projpjvstlo.
fcnder whether Pope was thlnlc
r the present Empress when he
its famous line:— V '
3s of herself, though china fall, f
Aging Too Good for Thus.
k not think the crime of the tug
kt&ins comes within Mayor
territorial Jurisdiction; but we
g^L as he seems to be the only
fljBy ready to take active steps
fclshment.
AMERICA'S DAY.
Davis Association to Cele
brate the Glorious Fourth
With Much En
thusiasm.
BIG FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Everybody, Irrespective of
Politics, Invited to Hear
Music and Eat Oream.
Following its custom the members of
the Robert Davis Association will fitting
ly celebrate the Fourth with open doors
to all its friends, enemies too will be
welcomed, because tomorrow Is an
American day and there's no politics in
it. There will be a band of music and it
will begin to discourse patriotic airs soon
after seven o’clock in the evening and
then if the clerk of the weather be in
good humor and behaves himself the fol
lowing programme of fireworks display
■will be carried out, beginning at 8:45
P. M.
National salute, 13 reply shells.
Battery display.
Grand illumination.
Rocket display.
Revolving piece (foot race.)
Bombetts fountain.
Bmerald illumination.
Rorobshejl display.
Comical piece, "The old woman and her
escort on a see-saw."
Rocket display.
Crimson illumination.
Portrait Robert Davis.
Battery display.
Good night and final rocket flight.
Should It rain the display will be given
on the first fine night afterwards. It is
well known that the Davis Association
never does things by halves and during
the celebration the ladies will be regaled
with lee cream and other delicacies. As
for the men, they can take of themselves
of the ice coolers,
Mr. Davis always takes a lively Inter
est in these affairs and he will be there
to receive his friends. In his character
istic way he summed up tomorrow’s
festivities:—
"No speeebes, loe cream and firework*.’'
President R. G. Smith and Treaeurer
Thos. J. Migglns. aided by the com
mittees have everything ready and if the
visitors don’t enjoy themselves tomorrow
It will be clearly their own fault.
WILL HELPjf DAVISES
Ninth Ward Democrats to
Join In Tomorrow’s!!
Celebration,
When the quarters of the Ninth Ward
Democratic Club, on the Boulevard, are
thoroughly renovated and an extension
of sixty-five feet is added to the present
structure, the members will be possessed
of one of the finest clubhouses owned by
any political body In the county. At a
meeting held last evening, the officers of
the club, were under the new articles of
incorporation, changed from the Board of
Officers to the Board of Trustees. Messrs.
J. W. Queen, Thomas Brown and W. E.
Smith went over the club's books and
found them in good shape.
Fifty men were added to the mem
bership roll and over $70 was taken In on
dues. The lease of the quarters, which
gives the club the option to purchase in
five years, will be turned over to the
Trustees In a few days, when the optional
clause le added.
Mr. George Henry was extended a vote
of thanks for agreeing to complete the
entire plumbing work of the, new building
gratia.
-me meinuerg wiu assernTpe ai me
quarters tomorrow morning to cheer
“Old Glory,” and to listen to patriotic
speeches. John Wahl Queen has donated
a flag pole, George G. Tennant, the flag
and the House Committee has decided to
secure some talent for the occasion.
There will be some speeches. These ex
ercises will be elaborate and all of the
members are earnestly requested to par
ticipate. In the evening the members
will join forces with the Robert Davis
Association to eelebrate the day in. a fit
ting manner.
A special meeting will be held next Sat
urday night to ratify the nominations
made at the Kansas City National Demo
cratic Convention.
The House Committee organized and
elected George G. Tennant, Chairman; A.
A. Cable, Secretary, and W. J. Dooley,
Treasurer.
The Improvement Committee reported
that the Garrison avenue improvement
would be pushed through and the street
completed and opened to traffic before
the summer was over. Bridgestone cross
walks have been laid at Bergen avenue
and Montgomery and Church streets.
The clubhouse is now indulging in a
thorough overhauling. The three floors are
being repainted and. a bandstand will be
erected over the broad veranda. A hall,
Sixty-flye feef in length, will be built in
the house, extending toward Montgomery
street. Folding doors will separate this
from the meeting room. This hall will be
used for large political gatherings and on
divers Other occasions. In the near fu
ture a return euchre contest wilt, be play
ed with the Eighth Ward Democrats when
the Ninth Warders will endeavor to wipe
out the defeat administered a short time
ago. A pool table has been placed In one
Of the rooms and the receipts from this
are quite large.
The handsome gold watch recently do
nated tp the club was raffled off last
evening. Receipts realized; will more than
pay for all the improvements, and a big
balance will be left.
When the drawing was over it was an
nounced that the winning ticket was held
by W. Edward Beekerle, of -to tag '
Wayne street. The ticket was No. 1,029 of
Series C.
BOSTON’S PERSOMAt TAXES.
Judge Otto Crouse, as receiver of the
Boston Clothing Company, sent to Cor
poration Attorney John W. Queen this
morning, a check for 12.460.17, personal
taxes due for 1896 to 1898.
Constipation,
Headache, Biliousness,
Heartburn, j
Indigestion, Dizziness,
Indicate that your liver
is out of order. The
beet medicine to rones
the liver and core all
these ills, is found in
Hood’s Pills
25 cents. Sold by all medicine dealers.
TRIAL JDED.
Teresnick’s Case Went to
the Jury at 12.55
Today.
DIDN’T KNOW RIGHT AND WRONG
Defenoe Was That Early Ed'
ucation and Training
Made Him Incapable
of Understanding
His Orime.
In order that the Jurors In Terisniok
trial might celebrate the glorious Fourth
In the bosom o ftheir families Court be
gan at nine o'clock this morning and no
time was wasted in examining witnesses.
At the opening of the Court Mr. Me
Sperry moved that the accused be ac
quit ted on the ground that the State had
not proved that he killed Captain Blddle
cura. The motion was promptly refused
and then Mr. McSherry made a brief
opening. He said the crime was the re
sult of the most inhuman and cruel treat
ment on the part of Biddlecum toward
the boy. The defence would not attempt
t deny the crime. It was true that the
boy had ben left at the age of five with
out a mother's care, that he was neglect
ed and generally hungry and that he
possessed the general characteristics of
the slavish race. When Mr. McSherry
finished Herlsnlck was sworn:—.
He took the witness chair with the
same air of unconcern which has marked
his demeanor during the trial. However at
limes his vqlce died away so that all the
Jurors could liar hear him and he fre
quently had to be admonished to speak
up. His direct testimony was brief and
not over twenty minutes was taken up lu
Its recital.
He said he was born in Frussia. He had
two brothers and three sisters. His
mother dide when he was five years old,
and soon afterward he came to this coun
try with his sister. He only went to school
three months and never wen* to Sunday
school. He went to the Polish Church in
Winfield. As soon as he was o*u enough
he wept to work at farming and garden
ing in and about Winfield. He used to go
away for little sailing trips on canal boats
which tied up at West Farms, a point on
the Sound.
He helped ahout the boats for his keep,
but never got any pay. He was thus on
the canal boat “Nellie and Billie,” which
was in a big tow with the “Ivy,” where
he first met Captain Biddlecum. This was
on the way from South Amboy to Jersey
City. The captain asked him to come and
work for him on the “Ivy,” promising to
give him $2 when they got to Jersey City.
He accepted and the first day he had
nothing to eat but two cakes and some
tea. The net day It was the same. He
asked the captain for something more to
eat or some money to buy some food,
but he refused.
On Easter Sunday he went ashore and
met the Captain of another boat who took
him to a saloon, where they had several
glasses of beer and drinks of whiskey and
something to eat. He got hack to the
boat at I o'clock and the captain was
very angry at him and they quarreled.
YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
There was a great deal of sameness
about yesterday afternoon’s proceedings.
The witnesses were all members of the
Jersey City and Newtown, B. I„ police
forces. The first witness was Captain
White of the Seventy-seventh preelnct. as
the police force of Newtown is known in
the Greater New York department. Win
field, the home of Teresnick. where he was
arrested, is in their precinct. Prosecutor
Erwin produced the confession of uie
youthful murderer which he made in me
Newtown police station soon after his
arrest. Mr. Erwin proceeded to examine
the Captain on the pacer, when Mr. Me
Sherry, counsel for the defendant. Inter
posed the objection that as the paper was
not In the Captain’s handwriting, be
could not be examined upon It. The Court
sustained the objection, and the Captain,
gave way to Roundsman Hough, of . the
same precinct, who wrote the confession
as Teresnick made It. There was much
legal sparring between Mr. McSherry and
the Prosecutor over the confession. Mr.
McSherry fought it step by step, and when
It was finally admitted took an exception.
The roundsman, after swearing that he
took the words down just as the youthful
defendant uttered them, read the confes
sion. In it Teresnick said that on Easter
Sunday Captain Biddlecum told him that
If be would wash down and sweep up, the
deck be would give him a quarter, tae did
the work but did not get the quarter. The
old man, however, allowed him to sleep,
aboard the boat, as he had no money to go
home. He went to sleep in the after cab
in of the boat. About midnight he awoke
and taking the double edged axe with
which the crime was commuted, he went
Into the cabin where Captain Biddlecum
was asleep and struck him over the side
of the head. “The old man grunted and
rolled over on his left side, ' the confes
sion continued. "Then he made a grab
for me, but; missed me and fell back on
the bed.”
! The boy said he then took the captain’s
; trousers from under his Woody head and
taking $28 from one pocket and forty
eight cents from the other went away.
Mr. MeSherry subjected the Rounds
man to a severe cross-examination with
a view of having him. admit that some
inducement was held out to Teresnlek to
make the confession, but the officer was
positive that the hoy was warned that he
need not answer any question unless he
was perfectly willing to do so and that
anything he might say would be used,
against him one his trial. He declared
that the boy was perfectly cool and col
lected and appeared anxious to talk.
Chief of Police Murphy, of this city,
testified to two other confessions which
■be obtained from the boy after his arrest.
They were practically the same as that
made to the Newtown police except that
in the one obtained in this city the boy
positively declared that he only struck
the old man once, whereas the State
claims that three blows were struck. Mr.
MeSherry closely questioned the Chief as
to whether any Inducements were held
out to Teresnlek to make the confessions
and he was positive In his declaration
that on the contrary the boy appeared to
be both willing and anxious to talk. The
other police officers who. signed the con
fessions as witnesses were placed upon
the stand and all declared, that the boy
had full and distinct warning that any
thing he said would be used against him
Detective Piet, of the Seventy-seventh
precinct, who was with Detective Mc
Naily of this city, who arrested the boy
at the home Of his father in Winfteld,
L. I., was also a witness. He tofd that
they found Tereenfck in the yard of
father’s house and how after
into the bouse on a prete '
*rrMt- A* th* station he saw
th* boy searched and identified a wutch,
some pieces of money and Captain Biddle*
cum a_knlf« as among the articles taken
from Teresniek's sockets.
'Detective afCNally testified in the same
line.. He paid that when the boy was In
the house he said, "Frederick, when did
you leave Jersey City?” the boy replied
that his name was not 'Frederick but
Casper, Casper Teresnick, and that he had
not been to Jersey City.
William Bobineon, Chief Murphy's sec
retary, testified that he took down the
Jersey City confession just as Teresnick
spoke and that its language was wholly
the boy's and not a word the writer’s.
A*:® Gallagher, another Jersey City
policeman, corroborated the testimony of
. the other policemen concerning the arrest
of Teresnick in Winfield. He said he did
not see the boy give McffiJally the Cap
tain s knife as McNally testified.
Captain James Vandervere, and his wife
Mary, of the canal boat Nellie and Lillie,
on which Teresnick sailed before going
with Captain Bldjleeum, testified to see
ing the boy on the Ivy with the Captain.
Dr. Converse, the county physician, who
examined the body after it was discovered,
testified that there were ten wounds on
the head. The one which caused death
was a clean-cut incised wound on the
right side where the skull was crushed in
and depressed
At this point one of the Juror* arose and
asked if the cabin ceiling was high enough
to give the boy a clear swing with the
axe, and ‘Mr. Converse replied that he
thought tt was.
Casper Kronmeyer, another canal boat
captain, corroborated previous testimony
as to the presence of the boy on the Ivy
and the discovery of the Captain’s body.
Andrew J. Ahern, of No. 112 Essex street,
testified that he saw Teresnick on the
street on Easter Sunday playing craps
with some boys.
The next witness was Philip Unger, a
Hebrew "clothing merchant,” from *. .n
fteld, who swore that he gold a suit of
clothes on Eaater Monday to Teresnick.
He asked 212 for them at first, but finally
oonoluded to take 21ft.
On cross examination Mr. MoSherry
asked the merchant some questions
about his business which made every one
smile.
“No, »lf; I gets all der mone'V I can.”
honestly replied the witness, at which
there was a general laugh, in which Ter
esniek joined.
Sarah Unger, daughter of the previous
witness, testified that when Teresnick was
buying tbe clothes she asked him why
he did not get his clothes for Easter
Sunday and he replied that he had just
gotten his money and did. not have any
on Sunday. Mrs. Kate Brummer. who
keeps a candy store at Winfield, said that
Teresnick was tn her store on Easter
1 Monday buying candy and told her that
: he had a splendid place. He got 2S0 for
j two weeks’ work, was given plenty to eat
j and had three bottles of beer a day. On
! the Thursday following Easter he asked
her if she had Tuesday’s paper and when
i she said "no,” he asked her if she had
! Wednesday’s. Then he asked her if she
< had read about a canal boat captain get
: ting killed in Jersey and she said yes.
[ “It was too bad, wasn’t it?” she said
’ Teresnick said.
At this point the State rested and the
Court then adjourned for the day.
Mr. McSherry summed up 'cri-etiy in the
line of his opening, claiming that the boy’s
meagre education and early environment
made it impossible for him to distinguish
between right and wrong. Mr. Erwin
summed up tbe evidence for the State,
and claimed that he bad proved that the
boy murdered Captain Biddlei-ura for the
purpose of robbing him. Judge Lippln
cott’s charge followed and the case was
given to the Jury at 12:53 o’clock.
MR. STUCHELL ORDAINED
Installation Services at Clare
mont Church Last Night,
The Rev. William Torrence Stuchell,
who recently accepted a call from the
Claremont Presbyterian Church, was or
dained and officially installed as Its pas
tor last night. The services were under
the direction of the Presbytery of Jersey
City, of which the Rev, James Wyckoff
Is moderator. The exercises were inter
esting and were witnessed by the entire
congregation.
The invocation was made by the Rev.
Mr. Wyckhoff, which was followed by the
hymn, "The Church’s One Foundation,”
by the congregation. The Rev. T. E.
Montgomery read a chapter from the
Scripturesi which was followed, by a
short sermon by the Rev. John E. Stitch
eU, father of the new pastor. "Until the
nay Breaks” was rendered by Miss Mar
garet Davison as a soprano- solo.
The ordinatiem and installation of Mr.
Stuchell followedv the Rev. Mr. Wyckoff
officiating. Following the prayer of or
dination, the Rev. Arthur Newto*
Thompson. D. D., began the Installation
by reading the charge to the pastor. The
congregation then sang, “A Mighty Fort
ress Is Our God” The charge to the
people was read by the Rev. Charles
Herr, R D. A hymn, “Blest Be the Tie
that Binds,” by the congregation, and a
benediction by the pastor, concluded the
exercises.
Mr. Stuchell received the congratula
tions of his new congregation, which Is
evidently much satisfied with him. New
life has been Infused into the church, and
■it Is now expected that it will soon be
come prosperous.
“SIG0 B D CLASS RECORD. *
Number of Interesting Short Essays
Written—School No, 12 Pupils,
“Be Independent” is the motto Inscribed
on the “Second Class Record,” published
every month by the juniors o£ No. 311
Grammar School, and most appropriately
: In. anticipation of the Fourth does that
■ motttt come in £or the June Issue, just
, published.
This Issue contains a number of very
| good short essays cleverly w,rlttan hy the.
pupils. One. on “Gold,” hy Blanch*
Mitchell; one on “Music,” by Anna
jClynee;. “My Business Ventures,” by Caleb
Rlngle; “Franz Peter Schubert.” by Ethel
Hughes;, “Names on Ferryboats,” Robert
•Cherry; “Our Roll-Call,” Mad'olin L.
Groff; ’’Sosa Bonheux,” by George Byrne;
•’Bicycle Biding,” by Elliott R. Halsey;
“Canoeing,” William B. Wolverton; “Dis
obedience," Walter Paul Murphy; “How
to be Cheerful,” by Olivette 'Blanch. Gim
bert, besides other short essays on. sub
jects more closely connected- with the
; class, by Elisabeth Livinis McGown, Ada
Ryan, Mamie Greason, Harry Childs,
Miranda Thomas, Carrie L. Downs, Ger
: trude BilUngton. Lille Ward, Benjamin T.
Chester, Tillle Malcolm.
There- are also a couple of poems on
“Our School?’ by Archie MacActhur. and
“Alas, Alack,” a piece in which one of
the teachers is pictured as deploring the
absence of the class when it goes to. High
School, by Stephen Hunt, Jt.
The "Record” further contain® a list of
the names of graduates and a copy of the
programme given to celebrate the close of
school last 'Friday.
SI. MATTHEWS PICNIC.
at. Matthew's Evangelical German
Lutheran Church, of Wayne street, suc
cessfully held its annual picnic yesterday*
; at Greenville Sehuetzen Park. The
children indulged in athletic games dur
ing the afternoon and had great fun. The
younger children were taken home at six
o'clock In sipeelal trolley cars. Dancing
and prize bowling were the attractions
for the older folk.
Mr. Thomas Wolf, was floor manager,
and he was assisted by John Lohse. On
the Reception Committee were:—Messrs.
J. Rech. Henry Guenther, Frederick Rolf.
John Sttunan and A, Straus. The Ar
rangement Committee consisted at
Kjasea. L. Rugge, B. H. Martens, 0,
A delung, Charles, BUI and Charles Melter.
| ALDERMEN’S 8U5Y NIGHT. ^
j Three hundred appHoatfoiw for licenses
will be passed upon by the Board of
AJdermen tonight mad a few of Gimp wm
op post
SPARKSJ PARK.
Serious Danger to Children
In the Van Horne Site
In Lafayette.
ZINC WORKS QUEER PROPOSITION
Hot Goals From Furnaces
Fall on the Lots at Cast
ing Time.
The Lafayette Park project is still un
der consideration by . the Board of Fi
nance, Street and Water Board and Mayor
Hoos. At a private conference held a few
days ago in the rooms of the Board of
Finance, at which all the Commissioners
and the Mayor were present, the question
of the price of the property at Communl
paw, Van Horne and Lafayette Btreets
came up for discussion. Mr. Abraham
Van Horne, who owns fifty-two lots on
these three streets, offered them to the
Board of Finance for the sum of $50,000.
The Commissioners were not a bit slow
In remarking that the price was far too
high and that if Mr. Van Horne wished
to dispose of his valuable ground he
would have to lop a big slice of that sum.
In faet the deal might have been closed
that day if Mr. Van Horne had showed
any tendency to ease up a bit on the sum
and keep it below the $40,000 mark.
It is pretty well understood that the
Johnston avenue site, which is owned by
the city under the Martin Act for Back
taxes, is doomed as far as using it for a
park is concerned. Several of the Commis
sioners have stated that they will not vote
for the building of a breathing spot on
the Johnston avenue site. Their reasons
for this are numerous. Generally speaking
the majority of the Lafayette residents
are desirous of having the park located on
the Communip&w avenue site. The cost
of the property, quoting the prices now
asked, amounts to $67,200. There are
twelve lots adjoining the Van Horne lots
which are owned by the New Jersey Zinc
Company. On several of these lots there
are a few buildings which will have to
come down. The price asked is $7,200 for
the doxen lots. The Zinc Company, how
ever, wishes it to appear in the bill of sale
that it will not be responsible for damage
done to the grass or flower beds by the
sparks or hot coals thrown out bv the
huge pipes of the blast furnaces. There
are a great many of these sparks seen
floating around when the casting is going
on and the grass plots might suffer some
damage. The city will enter into no such
agreement if the tots are purchased, and
the Zinc Company will be forced to pay
for all damage.
The price asked by Mr. Van Horne for
hla fifty-two lota Is said to be very high,
and the city, if the property were con
demned, would not pay much over $36,
000. It is not unlikely that the condem
nation proceedings may Be begun if the
owner fails to chop off the figure to
wbat the Board of Finance thinks a rea
sonable amount. The act of the Legis
lature, under which the park would be
provided for, states that the city boards
have power to institute condemnation
proceedings, requesting the Court to ap
point a commission to ascertain the
amount of damages due the owner. Ac
tion of this sort, it is hoped, will not be
brought about if an easier method can
be devised,. The cost of putting the prop
erty in shape would not go beyond $6,000,
and Lafayette would then have a park
second to none in the city. The Street
and Water Board has requested the
Board of Finance to appropriate a large
sum for the purchase of park property,
but the action will be deferred until the
amount of purchase money required is
decided upon.
The bitter disputes between the advo- j
cates of the two sites seem to have sunk ;
into oblivion. Scarcely a word Is now i
said about the Johnston avenue plot, and
the bad feeling that existed only ten
days ago has blown over.
MR. M’GUiKNESS WIU SUE
Another Phase In the Litlga
tion Between Well Known
Jersey City People.
Counsel for Mrs. Mary Ellen McGuin
ness, wife of Thomas MoGuinness, the
wealthy contractor of Clinton avenue, was
in Chancery Chambers yesterday after
noon with a motion to reopen her suit for
maintenance. Ex-Senator William. Brinker
hoff, counsel for the- husband, not being
present, through a serious illness, the
.Vice Chancellor laid the motion over.
Mrs. McGuinness's petLtion sets out that
her husband has repeatedly refused to
:give her and her two children any sup
port although he owns a large amount of
property In Jersey City, New York and
'Brooklyn, and has « racing stable at
Coney Island. She says also that she has
been unable to serve him with legal notice
of the suit because he Is hiding in Phila
delphia. A paper at a former suit was
served on Mr. McGuinness’s gardener by
a clerk from, Lawyer Marshall Van
Winkle’s office, but the service was con
tested by Mr. Brinkerboff. whose conten
tion, was upheld by the Court.
It transpired yesterday that Mr. IMc
Guinness contemplates filing a petLtion of
divorce from his wife on statutory
grounds, alleging misconduct with a
gardener formerly in his employ. Mrs.
McGuinness is at present living with her
father in Newark.
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HR. JORDAN'S WOES.
Bergen County Divorce Suit Heard
in Chancery Today.
Thirty-seven witnesses, the majority of
whom were women, were tn Chancery
Chambers this morning to take part in, the
trial of the divorce suit of Mrs. Emma
Jordan against her husband, Obadiah, a
well to do resident of Bergen county, and
who owns fishing privileges in the Hud
son Blver.
Mrs. Johdan's case was presented by
Prosecutor P. W. Stagg of Bergen county
la that her husband on several occasions
beat her and otherwise assaulted her._—
though possessed of means he wouldn’t
give her sufficient money to clothe her.
Her petition asks for a divorce meusa et
thoro and maintenance.
Mr. Obadiah. like his distinguished
namesake, is profuse in denials. The
charges, he swears are trumped up and
his wife is no- better than she ought to be,
with which faint praise he asks that the
petition be dismissed.
Vke Cbancelolr SteVbns ia hearing ..a
suit.
GRANTS MEET TONfGRT.
■The tT. S. Grant Association will meet
Uonlght at Its quarters on Ocean avenue.
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by what means
can he best make certain the permanent comfort of
his family ? With this question before him no man
should hesitate.
He should secure a policy of Life Insurance in
The Prudential at once, for it affords the most reli
able and least expensive way of accomplishing the
desired end.
__WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.
THE PRUDENTIAL
JOHN F. DRYDEN. President. EDGAR B. WARD, 2d Vice Pres.
and Counsel,
LESLIE D. WARD. Vice President. FORREST F. DRYDEN. Secretary
F. B. REILLY, Supt.. Fuller Bldg., No. HI Hudson Street, Jersey City, N. J
H. R. CROOKSTON, Supt., No. 573 Newark avenue. Jersey City, N, j.
The New Jersey j
S3 MONTGOMERY STREET, JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Offers to the public the privileges of its
Safe Deposit Vault
At prices that are within the reach of all. The
Vault is protected against burglary, fire, etc., by
every known device. A box may be rented for one
year for $5. Vault open daily, 9 to 5 P. M. Satur
day, 9 A. M. to 12 M. Public inspection invited.
UELY WANTED.
CASH FOR ACCEPTABLE IDEAS. STATE
if patented. Address Tne Patent Record.
Baltimore, Md.
WANTED.
w^^^atSTbuts^allT"yoiirold
Metal, Copper, Bran, Lead, Zinc, at the
highest price. No. 33 Grand Street. Jersey
City.
PERSONAL.
LADIES.—FREE?"HARMLESS MONTH
ly Regulator. Cannot fall. Mrs. B.
Rowan, R 132, Milwaukee. Wis.
MEETINGS
CONSOLIDATED TRACTION COMPANY, 29
Exchange Place.
Jersey City, N. J., June 28, 1900.
The Board of Directors have this day or
dered paid, on July 16, I960, out of the rental
payment made by the North Jersey Street
Railway Company to the Consolidated Traction
Company* under the terms of the lease be
tween said companies, dated May 25th, 1898,
a dividend of one per cent. (1%) on the capi
tal stock of the Consolidated Traction Com
pany.
The payment will be made to stockholders
of record on the 36th day of June, 1900.
Transfer books close June 30, 1900, at noon,
and reopen July 17, 1906; at 10 A. ^1.
E. N. HILL.
Treasurer.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Jersey City, June 21st, 1900.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors* held
this day, a dividend of
SIX (6) PER CENT.
was declared free from tax, payable on and
after July 2d, 1900.
The transfer books will remain closed until
that date.
G. W. CONKLIN.
Cashier.
CORPORATION NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 26th day
Of June, 1900, the Commissioners of Assessment
filed in the office of the Clerk erf the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners their final
assessment map and report for the construction
of a
SEWER TN GARRISON AVENUE,
from about 240 feet south of Pavonia avenue
to connect with sewer in Pavonia avenue, also
from a point about 470 feet north of Sip avenue
to connect with sewer in Sip avenue, in accord
ance with petition previously presented to said
Board on the 16th day of May, 1899, and con
formably to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the
Laws of 1896, and the same is now open to
public Inspection in the office of the Clerk of
said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
street or avenue of particular section thereof
is included in said assessment, namely:—
GARRISON AVENUE,
on the west side from a point about 129.62 feet
north of Sip avenue to a point about 106.29 feet
south of Pavonia avenue, and on the east side
from a point about 107.63 feet north of Sip
avenue to Pavonia avenue.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the Act above cited the 10th day of July,
1900, at 2 o'clock P. M.. and the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall are hereby fixed as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners will meet
to hear, consider and adjudicate upon all ob
jections to the confirmation of said final as
sessment map and report that may be presented
in writing.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners..
GEO. T. BOUTON.
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City, June 30, 1900.
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IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.
To Frederick Hodge, or his heirs, de
visees or personal representatives; Will
iam J. Hodge (Jr.) and Mrs. Frederick
Hodge:—
By virtue of an order of the Court of
Chancery of New Jersey, made on the
day of the date hereof, in a cause where
in The Howard Savings Institution is
complainant, and you and others are de
fendants, you are required to appear,
plead, answer or demur to the said com
plainant’s bill on or before the twenty
ninth. day of August next, or said bill
will be taken as confessed against you.
The said bill is filed to foreclose a mort
gage given by William J. Hodge and
Kate, his wife, to complainant on land in
the Township of Kearny, Hudson County,
New Jersey, dated September 27, 189$.
You, Frederick Hodge, or his heirs, de
visees or personal representatives, and ,
William J. Hodge (Jr.), are made de- !
fendants because you have an interest in
said land, and you* Mrs. Frederick Hodge,
because you may have an inchoate es
tate of dower therein.
Dated June 28, 1900.
james c. McDonald.
Complainant’s Solicitor,
22 Clinton St.,
Newark, N. J.
NOTICE or smuaEST - notice is
hereby given that the final account of the
subscriber, assignee ot the estate of John F.
Kelly, an Insolvent debtor, will be audited and
stated by the Surrogate of the Cgttnty of Hud
son, and reported for aetttemdnt on Friday, the
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Seated proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners, on
Tuesday, July 10, 1900, at 2 o'clock P. M.,
in t'ne Assembly Chamber of the City Hall,
for the
IMPROVEMENT OP VAN REYPEN STREET,
from Highland avenue to the northerly inter
section of Vroom street.
Said improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1895, and in accordance with specifications
on die In the office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank fcrms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer. City Hail, Jersey City, N. J.
ESTIMATE OP QUANTITIES.
100%
Standard
j About 800 cubic yards of earth excava
tion, per cubic yard.JO.25
About*’ 10 cubic yards of rock excavation,
per cubic yard . 2.00
About 40 cubic yards of earth filling, per
cubic yard .10
About 20 cubic yards of sand filling, per
cubic yard . 1.15
About 1,580 square yards of asphalt*, pav
ing, per square yard . 1.75
About 1.120 lineal feet of curbstone, per
lineal foot .65
About 2,010 square feet of flagging, per
square foot .15
! About 10 square yards of repaving, per
square yard .30
About 28 lineal feet of reset and dressed
curb, per lineal foot.20
About 92 square feet of relaid and dressed
bridgestone, per square foot.05
; About 2,100 square feet of relaid and
dressed flagstone, per square foot.02
About 100 lineal feet of cribbing, per
lineal foot. .10
About 3 manhole heads to be reset, each.. 2.00
About 1 new receiving basin and connec
tions, complete, at. 85.00
About 2 receiving basins and connections i
complete, to be rebuilt, each. 25.00 !
Time allowed for the completion of the work, i
36 working days.
The making of the above Improvement and !
award of the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the remonstrance of the owners of the |
property liable to more than one-half the as- |
sessment therefor on the basis of preliminary l
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed In sealed en- •
velopes. endorsed “Proposals for the Improve- •
ment of Van Reypen street,” directed to “-Mr. j
Jas. S. Nolan, Chairman of the Committee
on Streets and Sewers,” and handed to the
Clerk of the Board In open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating to
sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro
posals (and a possible subsequent contract)
are those of some surety company authorized
to do business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
of the hundred per cent, standard above
quoted for which they will furnish all mate
rials and do all the work comprehended in
specifications, and if final award of contract
be made the per cent, so stated will form the
basis upon which payment will be made for
all items.
The Board may, under the provisions of the
Act above cited, exercise Its right to reject
any or ail proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section 7, Chapter 134 of the Daws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con
tractor have been approved as to sufficiency
by this Board and as to form by the Corpora
tion Counsel, the President of this Board hav
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEORGF T. BOUTON.
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City, June 30, 1900.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY—DEfPART
raent of State—Certificate of Dissolution.
To all to whom these presents shall come.
Greeting.
Whereas, It appears to my satisfaction,
by duly authenticated record of the pro
ceedings of the voluntary dissolution
thereof by the unanimous consent of all
the stockholders, deposited in my office,
that the Supply World Publishing Com
pany, a corporation of this State, whose
principal office is situated at No. 170 Clark
street, in the City of Jersey City. County
or Hudson, State of New Jersey (James
M. Washburne being agent therein and j
in charge thereof, upon whom process
may be served), has complied with the
requirements of “An Act concerning cor
porations (Revision of 1S96),” preliminary
to the issuing of this certificate of disso
lution.
Now, therefore, I, George Wurts, Secre
tary of State of the State of New Jersey,
do hereby certify that the said corpora
tion did, on the ninth day of June, 19C0.
file in my office a duly executed and at
tested consent in writing to the disso
lution of said corporation, executed by all
the stockholders thereof, which said con
sent and the record of the proceedings
aforesaid are now on file in my said office
as provided by law.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand affixed my official
(L. S.) seal, at Trenton, this ninth dav
of June. A. D. one thousand nine
hundred.
(Signed)
GEORGR WURTS,
Secretary of State.
NOTICE, OF SETTLEMENT — NOTICE IS
hereby given that tne account of the sub
scriber, e%cutor of the eetate of Ellen F.
Igoe. deceased, will be audited and stated by
the Surrogate^ of the County of Hudson and
reported for settlement on Friday, the ICS day
•f February aexbi^
SPECIAL MASTER'S SALE— INr^Bsfl|
df New Jersey. ^BIP
Between Harriet E. Mackenzie al^Bl
complainants, and Robert W. Rou^B!
ala.; defendants.
On bill for partition and decree fo^B
Lo Grand Rouker, Solicitor.
By virtue of a decree of the Court B
eery of New Jersey, made in the aboB
cause bearing date May 31st, 1900, ■
a sale of all and singular the premB
twined and described in the bill of B
f;au**e and said decree for ■
W‘J Lam K. See, one of the Special ^
in Chancery of New Jersey, shall sell at
vendue to the highest bidders, in sue
tlons as to me shall seem most for the
esu of the parties, on
THURSDAY, the nineteenth day of
A. D. 1900.
- , <■ uc diitri uuuii, at trie
of the Board of Trade, No. 65 MontgomeH^
street. Jersey City, N. J. (under Second Na^
tlonal Bank), all the following lands and ^
premises, being the same described in said 1
decree for sale, to wit:—
All that certain lot or parcel of land and
premises, situate, lying and being in Jersey
City, in the County of Hudson and State of
New Jersey, described as follows:—
Beginning at a point on the northerly side
or line of Bright street, as the same is laid
viT/1. on a raaD of property belonging to
Abijah .Mann, Jr., made by Joseph F. Bridges,
July 29. 1847, distant one hundred and sixty
three feet easterly from the easterly line of
Barrow street, as the same Is laid down on
said map. and running thence northerly at
right angles to said Bright street forty feet
to the rear of the bouse now erected on the
lot herein intended to be conveyed; thence
westerly parallel with Bright street six
inches; thence northerly at right angles to
Bright street sixty feet to the rear of the
property herein intended to be conveyed;
thence easterly parallel with Bright street
twelve feet and six inches to the easterly line
of said lot herein intended to be conveyed;
thence southerly at right angles to Bright
street fifty-five feet to the rear of the house
above named; thence easterly five and one
half inches to the easterly side of said house;
thence southerly along the easterly side of
said house forty-five feet to the said north
erly line of Bright street; thence westerly
along the northerly line of Bright street twelve
feet five and one-half inches to the point or
place of beginning.
Also all that certain lot of land and prem
ises, situate, lying and being in Jersey City,
la the County of Hudson and State of New
Jersey, and which on a map of the farm of
Cornelius Van Vorst, now deceased, made for
him by Joseph F. Bridges, of the City of
New York, surveyor, bearing date June, A. D.
1835. filed In the office of the Clerk of ths
County of Hudson, the twenty-fourth day of
April, 1847, is known and distinguished as lot
numbered seventeen (17), on block numbered
thirty-five (35), being twenty-five feet wide in
front and rear and one hundred feet deep
throughout, and fronting on Mercer street.
Also all that certain lot. tract or parcel o»
land and premises, situate, lying and beinf
In the City of Jersey City, in the County o
Hudson and State of New Jersey, which on t
map of the farm of Cornelius Van Vorst
made by Joseph F. Bridges, Surveyor, and
filed in the Clerk's ofTlce of the County ol
Hudson, A. D. 1847, is known and distinguished
as part of Jot numbered eleven (11), in block
numbered thirty-four (34). Beginning on the
southerly side of Montgomery street where it
Is intersected by the easterly line of said lot
number eleven (11); ther.ce running southerly
along said easterly line of lot number eleven
(11) eighty feet; thence westerly parallel with
Montgomery street twenty-five feet; thence
northerly along the westerly line of said lot
number eleven (11) eighty feet (80 ft.) to the
southerly line of Montgomery street; thence
easterly along that line twenty-five feet to
the place of beginning.
Also all that lot of land and premises, sit
uate, lying and being in Jersey City, New
Jersey, and which on a map of the farm of
Cornelius Van Vorst, made for him by Joseph
F. Bridges of the City of New York, Sur
veyor, bearing date June, A. D. 1835, and
filed In the Clerk’s office of Hudson County,
April 24, 1847, is known and distinguished as
lot numbered sixteen (16), in block thirty-five
(35), being twenty-five feet wide in front and
rear and one hundred feet deep on each side,
and fronting on the southerly side of Mercer
street, in the block which on Bacot's Map of
Jersey City, A. D. 1861, is numbered two
hundred and thirty-seven (237).
Also all that certain piece or parcel of land
and premises, situate, lying and being in
Jersey City, in the County of Hudson and
State of New Jersey, beginning at a point
where the present northerly line of Myrtle
avenue intersects the present easterly line of
Ocean avenue; thence northerly along said
easterly line of Ocean avenue forty-one feet;
thence easterly at right angles to Ocean ave
nue ninety-five feet; thence southerly and par
allel with Ocean avenue sixty feet and forty
two one-hundredths of a foot to the present
northerly line of Myrtle avenue; thence west
erly along said northerly line of Myrtle ave
nue ninety-six and ninety-seven one-hun
dredths of a foot to the place of beginning.
Also. Lot O, In block two hundred and thirty
five (235), fronting on Bright street, in the
First District of Jersey City, New Jersey, as
laid down and shown on an assessment map
accompanying a report made by the "Commis
sioners of Adjustment" and filed with their
report In the office of the Clerk of the County
of Hudson, being the premises described in
paragraph five of the bill of complaint filed in
the above entitled cause. Including also the
inchoate right of dower of the defendants.
Dollie Rouse, wife of said Robert W. Rouse,
and Addie EL Rouse, wife of said William H.
Rouse.
Together with all and singular the heredita
ments and appurtenances to the said prem
ises belonging or in anywise appertaining.
Dated June 14th, A. D. 1900.
WILLIAM G. E. SEE,
Special Master in Chancery of New Jersey,
No. 1 Montgomery St.,
Jersey City, N. J.
SPECIAL MASTER'S SALE—IN CHANCERY
of New Jersey.
Between Alberta Commerce et a!*., com
plainants, and Alfred E. Van Doren et als.,
defendants.
On bill for partition and decree for sal*.
Garrick & Ewald. Solrs.
By virtue of a decree of the Court of Chan
cery of New Jersey, made in the above cause,
on the thirty-first day of May, nineteen hun
dred, directing a sale of all and singular the
premises mentioned and described in the said
bill of complaint and decree for sale, I. Isaac
Romaine, Special Master in Chancery of New *
Jersey, shall sell at public vendue, to the
highest bidder, on
WEDNESDAY, the eleventh day of July
next (1900),
at two o’clock In the afternoon, upon the
premises hereinafter described, in such por
tions as to me shall seem most for the' in
terest of the parties, all the following de
scribed lands and premises, being the sam«
described in said bill of complaint and decree
for sale, that Is to say:—
All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land
and premises, situate, lying and being in
Jersey City, in the County of Hudson and
State of New Jersey, bounded and described
as follows, to wit:—
Beginning at the southwesterly corner of Erie
street and Thirteenth (formerly North Fifth)
street; thence running (1) southerly along th*
westerly line of Erie street twenty-one feet
and six inches (21' 6"); thence (2) westerly
parallel with said Thirteenth street seventy
five feet (75 ft.); thence (3) northerly par
allel with Erie street twenty-one feet and
six inches (2T 6") to said Thirteenth street;
thence (4) easterly along the southerly line of
said Thirteenth street seventy-five feet (75 ft.)
to Erie street and place of beginning.
Including the estate and interest by way
of courtesy of said Albert Commerce in said
premises, together with all and singular th*
hereditaments and appurtenances to said prem
ises belonging or in anywise appertaining.
ISAAC ROMAINE.
Special Master In Chancery of New Jersey.
Dated June 9. 1900. _
TO THE BERGEN LAND COMPANY. ABBY
F. Eaton, Thomas Eaton, her husband; John
V. V. Booraem, The Home for Aged Women
in Jersey City, Clara C. King, administratrix
of the estate of Francis King, Jr., deceased,
and Harry Johnson, John McGrath, Charles
E. Ainsworth, William Maxon, tenants:—
You are hereby notified that at a public
sale made by the City Collector of Jersey
City, on the 6th day of October, 1896, The
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City purchased
for the sum of seventy-two dollars and fifty
one cents ALL the land and real estate situat*
in Jersey City, In the County of Hudson and
State of New Jersey, fronting on Oxford ave
nue, which is laid down and designated as
lot 6, in block number 527—1800. upon an as
sessment map annexed to a report number 101.
made by the “Commissioners of Adjustment*’
appointed in and for said City by the Circuit
Court of the County of Hudson, a certified
copy of which report and map was filed in
the office of the City Collector of Jersey City,
on the 3rd day of September, 1S95. said report
and map and said sale being made pursuant
to the provisions of an act of the Legislature
of New Jersey, passed March 30th, 1886, en
titled:—
•*An Act concerning tne settlement and collec
tion of arrearages of unpaid taxes, as
sessments and water rates or water rents in
cities of this State, and imposing and levy
ing a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and
Instead of such arrearages, and to enforc*
the payment thereof, and to provide for
the sale of lands subjected to future taxa
tion and assessment.”
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you appear
to have an estate or Interest In said land and
real .estate, and unless the said land and real
estate shall be redeemed, as provided in said
acts, before the expiration of six months from
and after the service hereof, a deed for th#
same will be given conveying to The Mayor
and Aldermen of Jersey City, the fee simple
of said land and real estate according to th#
provisions of the said act.
Dated Jersey City, N. J.. June 4th, 1900.
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JER
SEY CITY.
E. HOOS,
(Seal.) Mayor.
Attest;— M. J. O’DON’NELD.
City Clerk.
(Sale No, 6690 )
NOTICE OF SETTLEM ENT—NOTICE 13
hereby g.ven that the account of the sub
executor of the estate of John J.
^sed, wi-t be audited and stated
of the County of K^cn.
settlement on Frl^^^thf