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LAST EIMTIfcH ONE CENT *3^ jsrjiKS'll; ^ ^ v with local rains today; overcast with raip . LAST BE»mOf« * ' and thunder and considerably cooler con ditions tomorrow; variaible winds. VOL. XVn=NO. 5081. — ~ ,3 JERSEY"" 19. 1906. .PRICE ONE CENT " SCHULTZ DEFIES THE GRANT CLUB Vice President Declares He Will Attend No More Meetings and Join All the . Organizations He Pleases ROWLAND TO SERVE HIS TERM ROW IS ALL OVER THE CONNEC TION OF THE GRANT’S OFFI CERS WITH THE NEW SEV ENTH WARD FAGAN CLUB Notwithstanding the threats of the U. S. Grant Club to'bounce President Will iam Rowland and Vice-President Will iam Schultz if they did not attend the regular meetings of the club, instead of attending the meetings of the recently organized Seveuth Ward Republican (Fagan) Club, which meets on the same night, when it came to a show down at last night's meeting of the Grant Club the resignation of both were unanimous ly tabled. Vice-President Schultz walk ed out of the room and declared that whether his resignation was accepted or not, that he would never attend another meeting of the club. A score of mem bers were in attendance. President Row land said he would serve out hi® term. He presided at last uight’s meeting of the club. Under the order of new business Vice President Schultz took the floor. He asked for permission to read a letter sent him under orders by the Secretary of the organization. Mr. Schultz said in answer to the demands of the Associa tion that he resign his position as vice president or attend to the duties of that office. :ts follows:—“I didn’t look for this office. The office looked for me. If you don’t like my sentiment as thus expressed you can have it back at any time. The men who made the fight against us are political foxes who have crawled into their own holes and ‘pulled the holes in after them.’ I've got a right to join as many organizations a6 I see fit and do as I think is fit.” The newly organized Seventh Ward Club meets in Danforth Hall, which they recently purchased end are fitting up as a club house. The Grant’s headquarters are located in Ocean avenue, near Wood lawn avenue. Mr. Rowland, the presi dent of the Grant Association (Dickin son) is chairman of the Seventh Ward Republican Association’s entertainment committee, and Vice-President Schultz is also second vice-president of the same organization. -♦ ASBURY BOOMING ASBURY PARK, May 18, 1906.— With June 1, which,used to be looked upon as the opening date of the season, still nearly two weeks away, the “good old summer time” seems to have return ed. The warm weather of the last three days has brought people down from Newark and outlying districts in large numbers. To-day and yesterday the boardwalk strollers were more numerous than they have previously been in late June. Girls have promenaded the beach in full summer costume and straw hats made their appearance this morning. Many of the booths and refreshment stands back in Kingsley street andiin the pavillions along the walk are open and doing considerable business. The talk of obtaining i-egular beach music to play until Pryor’s commencement grows stron ger. and it is believed a musical organi zation will be obtained very shortly. Although City Counsel Patterson is not yet decided that the actual consoli dation of West Park and -Asbury Park has legally taken place, Chief of Police William H. Smith lias begun police sup ervision of West Asbury, under the order of Mayor Atkins and with the approval of Common Council. Counsellor J. Otto Rhome, formerly counsel-at-large, who has been studying the situation, does not think the annexed territory will become a part of this city uutil after the next fall election. With all eager to have city officials act as if consolidation were not to be questioned, however, it seems that there will be no discussion of the matter one way or the other. The city policemen marching into the new terri tory yesterday were greeted with cheers and the waving of American flags. It has been figured out that Asbury Park gained by annexation 438 acres of land, fourteen miles of streets and has its population increased to more than 10.000. This will give the city in point of population a fair place among the leading ones of the State. Nearly all 1 e thoroughfares are in good condition, j . . ■ b*c«:-taut enos being grave) YojiugiHpiiieafly the nc-w district < 1. nt tiie or.gma* ci1-" in th ■ t the i ■ di--Avost of the rail rood runs in B certhwcsterly direction, while that, of i or.*ip*l city runs iu a northerly c-.-tetioa. ' ' -v — ROCHESTER’S DAY Broncos Kicked Hard With th3 Result That They Completely Shut Oat the Skeeters BIS0NS BEAT SAILORS BUFFALO’S TEAM HOLD THE FIRST PLAOE WITH NEWARK CLOSE BEHIND—NO GAME IN TORONTO—CLUBS’ STANDING Rochester turned the tables on the Jer sey City team yesterday. The Skeeters trere shut out and the Broncos made three circuits of the-’bases. The Jerseys played in hard luck. They found Mc Lean, who was in the box for Rochester, for nine hits and yet were unable to turn one of them to account. Moskimon pitched for Jersey City and allowed but five hits, but he also issued a couple of free passes. The Skeeters were beaten by the snappy fielding of the Broncos. Clement, the first man to face McLean, made a cameo hit. Bean, who was next man up, did the same. Cassidy flied out to right. Hanford was passed to first. It looked well for the Jerseys, but Clement was cut off at the plate, and 'Halligan was put out at first. No runs were scored until the sixth inning, when two Broncos crossed the plate on a base on balls, a sacrifice and twb hits. Duffy got a pass and reached second on Moran’s sacrifice and third on Wallace’s short sin gle. He scored on Clancy’s safety. Wal lace also got on Loudenslager’s flyout to left. The other run was made in the seventh. Barclay drew a pass. McCor mick sacrificed and Barclay went home on ‘McLean’s single. With three runs against them it look ed in the ninth inning as if the Skeeters had at least a fighting chance. Raidy made a clean hit. WTood flied out to second, but Moskimon’s 'balloon anchored safely in the rear of second base. Clem ent put out a fly to right. Wallace dropped it. The bases were all filled and only -one man out. There was almost every indication that through a hit or <yi error the Skeeters would at least tie the score and prolong the game. Bpt Bean popped a little one to Clancy and Ca'ssidy, one of the best ‘batsmen of the Jersey City team, flied out to Moran in the inner field. The score:— ROCHESTER. R. H. P.O. A. E. Duffy, cf. 1 0 5 0 1 Moran, gs. 0 1 2 4 0 Wallace, rf. ,-wvBt. .112 0 1 Clancy, lb. 0 2 11 1 0 Loudeutdager, 2b. .. 0 0 2 3 X Burrell. 3b. 0 0 0 1 0 Barclay, If. 1 0 1 0 0 McCormick, c. 0 0 2 0 0 McLean, p. 0 1 1 3 0 O’Brien, ss... 0 0 1 0 0 Totals. 3 5 27 12 3 JERSEY CITY. R. H. P.O. A. E. Clement, If. 0 2 3 0 0 Bean, ss. 0 1 3 3 0 Cassidy. 1b. 0 2 10 0 O Handford, rf. 0 1 X 0 HalJigan. cf. 0 1 2 1 0 Butler, c. .. 0 0 3 1 1 Reidy, 2b. 0 1 0 3 Oj Woods, 3b. 0 0 2 1 0 Moskiman, p. 0 1 0 3 0 Totals. 0 9 24 12 1 Rochester .000002 1 0 x—3 Jersey City. 00000000 0—0 Sacrifice hits—Moran, McCormick. Stolen bases—Handford, Moran. Double plays—Bean and Cassidy; Moran. Lou dens lager and1 Clancy. First base on er rors—Jersey City—2. Bases on balls— Off McMLean. 1: off Moskiman, 2, Hit by pitched ball—By McLean, 1. Struck out—'By McLean, 1; by Moskiman, 2. Left on bases—Rocbester, 5; Jersey Cityr, 12. Time of game—1 hour and 35 min utes. Umpire—Mr. Kelly. Attendance —1,750. The Bisons almost devoured the Sail ors at Buffalo yesterday. Both teams are fighting for first place, with the Or ioles on their heels. Xn the first two in nings of yesterday’s game the Beasts hammered Fertsch for five runs. Then McCoy, a new one, wag put in the box in Fertsch’s place. The Bisons biffed his curves for five hits—three singles, a triple and a homer—enabling them to score six more tallies. After that inning, however, McCoy held the Bisons to two singles and one tally. The score:— Buffalo .. 230000 1 0 x—12 Newark. 0000 2 00 1 0— 3 Batteries—Kissinger and McManus; Fertsch, McCoy and Shea. EASTERN LEAGUE RESULTS. Rochester, 3; Jersey City, 0. Buffalo, 12; Newark, 3. The Toronto-Baitimore game was post poned on account of wet grounds. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. W. L. P.C. Buffalo . 12 6 .667 Newark . 11 7 .011 Baltimore . 10 8 .550 Providence . 9 9 ,5<h> Montreal . 0 10 .474 Jersey City. 7 9 .438 Rochester . 7 9 .4 )8 Toronto . 5 12 .294 GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY. Jersey City in lUmhester. J Newark in Buffalo. Baltimore in Toronto. — jjjvsr ,_ Providence in Montreal. MERELY MENTIONED ______ Politicians from ail over the State will attend to-day at Gloucester a planked shad dinner given by Col. A. R. Kuser. Because Mr. Ivus»r is a son-in-law of United States Senator Dryden, it is thought that the dinner was gotten up for the purpose of making friends for the Senator in his fight for re-election. All the members of the Legislature have re ceived invitations. Organization Repub licans, Colbyites and Democrats will take in the dinner. There is much competition and rivalry among the Faganites and the followers of Col. Dickinson in the sale of outing tickets. Every Fagan policeman and fireman ha* a block of the Fagan club tickets. This is a big advantage, while there are many friends of the Dickinson Club in both these departments, they cannot show their hands like the Fagan ites. It would be worth their jobs if they were caught disposing of tickets for the Dickinsofc outing. The Fagan tickets are selling faster than the Dickinson tickets. That doesn’t mean, though, that the Fagan outing will be the larger of the two. Many merchants and saiuon keepers and property owners are buying Fagan tickets because they deem it to their interest to do so. A majority of these tickets will not be used. No /one is compelled to buy a Dickinson ticket, and the members are confident that no ticket will go to waste. It is rather significant that Tax Com missioner Weastell is disposing of more Fagan tickets than any one else. Last year he was at the top of the list in the number of tickets sold for the Dickinson Club. As Tax Commissioner he doesn’t have much difficulty in getting rid of tickets for any project in which he is interested. He would find it _uite diff erent if he 'were plain John Weastell. ■Some property owners have a regard for him as Tax Commissioner that they would not have if he did not hold that position. Of the three political clubs that are going to hold outings the Davie’s is the only one that is not selling tickets to any one who will buy them. No man is ask ed to take a Davis ticket. As in previous years, tickets are sent only to members. There is no “holding up’’ of saloon keep ers or property owners, a^d yet it is safe to say that the Davis outing will be larger tbr either of the two Republican clubs. If there are two physicians in Jersey City who would like to have “Commis sioner” affixed to their name, all they need do is to notify Mayor Fagan and he will give them jobs as Health Com missioners. There are two vacancies in the Health Board and the Mayor is hav ing his own trouble® in trying to induce reputable physicians to accept appoint ments. All of them are doing the dodg ing act. They don’t like the idea of running the Health Department on polit ical lines and they know that unless they are willing to play politics the Health Board is no place for them. Dr. Dickinson got out of the Board be cause politics figured in almost every thing that was done. Several other phy sicians resigned for the same reason. Now Warden Stolilman of the City Hos pital says the reason he is seeking a job elsewhere is that he is hampered too much by politics. And there is a so-eall ed reform administration. Assemblyman Coyle, who is one of the most enthusiastic Fagan workers in the First Ward, says he has been appointed to a clerkship in the Tax office. Tax Commissioner Weaetell says this is news to him. Guess Coyle got the wrong tip. Appointments in the tax office are not mode without Weastell’s knowledge. It may be thats-some one “higher up” told Coyle to go to work without thinking it necessary to tell the Tax Commissioner. V Thomas N. McCarter! President of the Public Service Corporation, has resign ed his membership in the Republican State Committee. President McCarter is an organization Republican. He hasn’t any use for reformers, especially the kind of reformers that are to he found in New Jersey. Although retiring from the State Committee Mr. McCarter will con tinue to take an active interest in the politics of the State. —-—♦—-- T After the grip, or other serion? ijicess. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the znedhwie to : :n'take to restore the appetite and sueasth. * : , i JERSEY CHAIRMEN State’s Representatives Who Are Head of Congres sional Committees HOUSE CLERK FROM CAMDEN WILLIAM J. BROWNING HAS ONE OF THE BEST EQUIPPED OF FICES IN THE CAPITOL Four important committees of the House of Representatives have Jersey men for chairmen. They are pensions, banking and currency, labor and immi gration and naturalization. The chair men of these committees are Henry C. Loudenslager, Charles N. Fowler, John J. Gardner and Benjamin F. Howell, respectively. All are veterans in ser vice. Mr. Gardner and Mr. Louden slager are serving their seventh terms, while Mt. Howell and Mi-. Fowler are serving their sixth terms. The committee on pensions has a vast amount of work in a session of congress. To it are referred all of the pension cases that are not Civil war cases. It' therefore takes in the war of 1812, Mexican war and some of the Spanish American war claims. The committee holds a meeting on every Wednesday, and usually several thousand cases are considered in one congress. Mr. Loudenslager has thirteen Con gressmen associated with him on the com mittee. The ranking member is William H. Draper, of New York, with Philip H. Campbell, of Kansas, next in order and Butler Ames, of Massachusetts, the fourth man. Hersehel M. Hogg, of Colo rado, is fifth; Nicholas Longworth, the son-in-law of the President, is the sixth; Joseph B. Bennett, of Kentucky, sev enth; Frank S. Dixon, of Illinois, the eighth, and Edward W. Samuel, of Penn sylvania, the ninth. William Richard son, of 'Alabama; Frank A. McLain, of Mississippi; Wyatt Aiken, of South Caro lina; Robert B. Macon, of Arkansas, and James M. Richardson, of Kentucky, are the five Democrats. It will be seen that there are two Richardsons and two mem bers from Kentucky. Representative Fowler has 'an import ant committee, that of banking and cur rency, and many important measures are considered by it at times. Of late, how ever, there has been practically no legis lation of a financial nature, and he has there fore had little to do. This, prob ably accounts for his occasional absence from congress. Thus far the commit tee has reported some bills of minor im portance, and the bouse bas passed the bill to permit national banks1 to loan on their surplus as well as capital stock. Mr. Fowler’s committtee is composed of all parte of the country. The ranking member is- George W. Prince, of Illinois; William A. Calder head, of Kansas, is third; Llewellyn Powers of Maine, fourth; Henry Me Creary, of Pennsylvania, seventh, and Joseph R. Knowland, of California eighth. George E. Waldo, of New York is ninth man; Cassius M. SUartel, of Missouri, tenth; Everis A. Hayes, of ■California, and John W. Weeks, of Mas sachusetts, eleventh and twelfth, respec tively. The sis Democrats on the com mittee are E. B. Lewis, of Georgia; A. P. Pujo, of Louisiana; Carter Glass, of Virginia: O. W. Gillespie,- of Texas; Ollie M. James, of Kentucky, and George S. Legare, of South Carolina. Tlie meetings are held on Wednesday. Representative Gardner is not afraid of the “thirteenth hoodoo.” He has that number on his committee, and the regu lar meeting day is Thursday. The rank ing man is Richard Bartholdt, of Mis souri, and the third man is Samuel W. McCall, of Massachusetts. E. B. Vree land, of New York, is fourth; James P. Connor, of Iowa, fifth-; Herman P. Goe bel, of Ohio, sixth; Kittredge Haskins, of Vermont, seventh and' George W. Norris, of Nebraska, eighth. The first Democrat \n the list is William R. Hearst, the New York publisher. His colleagues are John T. Hunt, of Mis souri; Henry T. Rainey, of Illinois; A. O. Stanley, of Kentucky, and Thomas B. Davis, of West Virginia. All bills relating to labor matters go to the committee on labor. In his ad dress before the president, the vice-pres ident and the speaker of the house some weeks ago, Samuel G-ompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, spoke of V f. Gardner as being a warm and consistent friend of labor. He said, however, that the committee majority was not in sympathy with the plans to legislate fer the laboring man. Mr. Gar dner was a member of the industrial i commiss'on.which some Scars ago made ! an t :i:r lav;rrigafk 3 t'.s "O'.: r t» iVT.l . < ’ . *•. M-V.’ \ 1" r ■ it...- co- ;r; .. I: _ -..hi -. umes for the full report of the commis sion. Mutters affecting naturalization and the restriction of immigration goes to municipalities or individuals may im prove inlets will have further considera tion by the committee. Representative Wood has been advised (hat rural free delivery routes will he es tablished at White House Station and at Junction, Hunterdon County, on July 2, 1900. He has recommended the reap pointment of W. B. R. Mason as post master at Bound Brook, Somerset Coun ty. Mr. Howell has 'been advised that the claim of 'Mrs. Mary Blakey for an al lowance of $508.36 for postage stamps stolen from the postofflee at Sea Girt, Monmouth County, in November last, will nut be allowed' by the Postofflee De partment. It is claimed that the post master did not take due precautions to prevent the theft. The gross receipts of the postofffee at Newark for April, 1905, were $00,317.20, and for April, 1900, they were $05,225.01, an increase of $4,907.81 or 8.12 per cent. The gross receipts of Jersey City for April, 1905, were $25,084.82, and for April, 1906, $29,389.68, an increase of $4,255.36 or 16.96 per cent. Representative Howell has been advis ed that a pension has been granted to George H. Lambert, of New Brunswick, at $10 a month from January 4, 1906; to Rebecca A. Reeves, of Barnegat, at $8 a month from December 6, 1906; to Silas C. Todd, of Boonton, at $12 a month from December 6, 1905, and to Elizabeth Zimmerman, of North Long Branch, at $8 a month from July 31, 1905. Representative Loudenslager has been advised that pensions have been granted to the following:—Edwin C. Hess, of Camden, $6 a month from February 23, 1906; James Marine, of Swedesboro, $8 a month from March 12, 1906; William >H. Swope, of Camden, at $8 a month from December 13, 1905; John Farrell, of Camden, at $12 a month from Janu ary 19. 1906. Representative Gardnar has been ad vised that pensions have been granted to Isaac D. Mayhew, of Vineland, at $12 a month from AprlJ 4, 1906; to Elizabeth Vanneman, of Millville, accrued pension due her deceased husband) W. A. Vaune man. He has introduaed a bill for a childs labor bureau, with a chief, assist ant chief and other officers, the chief to receive $5 a year salary. He has a petit ion from Steteham Corsair & Co., of Newport, relating to the pure food bill. He has been advised that a pension of $8 a month has been granted to Mrs. Bridget Carmichael, an inmate of the Burlington County Poor Farm, at New Lisbon, and also the accrued pension of her husband to September 24, 1903. As the woman will receive about $260 back pension it is probable it will enable her to leave the Poor Farm. Mr. Gardner has also been advised that a pension has been granted to Hannah D. Oobb, of Leesburg, at $8 a mouth, from Novem ber 16, 1905. PARIS ON ROOSEVELT PARIS, May 18, 1906.—President Roosevelt’s fight with the United States Senate and the breaking away from es tablished methods and ideals of the Re publican party are commented upon by the Paris newspapers to-dny at great length. The press agrees in the opinion that it presages great changes in the whole conception of politics in the Unit ed States. The Journal des Debats says that Mr. Roosevelt's action must inevit ably cause just such a resetting of lines as recently took place in Australia and England. It says further:— “President Roosevelt’s conversion to radicalism coincides with the remarkable upspringing of Socialistic ideas in trans Atlantic thought and implies that he is taking this line so as to secure his re election in 1908. “The energy of this imperious man is intact and the hour of his repose will not sobn strike. It is impossible to conceive that Theodore Roosevelt can be satisfied in two years with premature political ex tinction, and liow could he renounce the exercise on public life of his preponder ant influence.” -♦— FLORIDA AND CAROLINA RE SORTS, ATLANTA, BIRMING HAM AND MEMPHIS The Seaboard Air Line Railway is the shortest route to Pinehurst, Camden, Sa vannah, Jacksonville, Tampa and all re sorts in Florida and the Carolinas. Three daily trains with through sleeping and dining cars New York to Atlanta, Bir mingham and Memphis. >r resort book lets or information address W. E. Conk- j 1 !ya, G. If. r. ASJiit, 3 Broadway, ! _ ..v -or:.. , •' ^ ' I DRYDEN WANTS THE DIVISION Senior Senator Would Like the State Troop3 to Be Well Represented at the McClellan Unveiling mm UMi DATE FIXED TOR OCTOBER 16 NEW JERSEY’S PEOPLE ASK THAT THE DUTY ON DENATUR ED ALCOHOL BE REMOVED— PENSIONS GRANTED. (Special to “The Jersey City News.’’) WASHINGTON, May 18, 1906.— Referring to the invitation of the Secre tary of War to the Governor of New Jersey to send two brigades of infantry here on October 16 next, to participate in the ceremonies incident to the unveil ing of the monument to the late General George B. McClellan, in an interview 'Senator Dryden said:— “I hope it may be found practicable rio send the five regiments of infantry in ac cord with the request of Secretary Taft. It will be an excellent opportunity to mo bilize the infantry of the 'State, and, in my opinion, it is desirable that New Jer sey should hav<* the best possible repre sentation here for an occasion that will be in honor of a former Governor. As has been stated, it would be a splendid advertisement for New Jersey, and for that reason, as well as others, it is hoped that the arrangement may be made to send all of the infantry.” “The State would not be left unpro tected, for it would have two troops of cavalry, the Signal Corps and two bat teries of artillery, and, in the event of need, one or two regiments of infantry could be rushed home in about five hours from Washington. !I hope, therefore, that this imaginery fear that the State will not be properly protected may not interfere with the sending of the five reg iments. I do not apprehend any serious danger in the temporary absence of the major portion of the National Guard, be cause the time at *most would not be more than a day and a half.” Senators Kean- and Dryden have re ceived a communication from the New ark Board of Trade, and a similar com munication from the Board of Trade of Elizabeth, favoring the removal of the duty on denatured alcohol. They have also received a letter from Mrs. J. M. Spier, of Montclair, favoring the Crane child labor bill. William Nelson, of Paterson, corre sponding secretary of the New Jersey Historical Society, has written- to mem bers of the New Jersey delegation asking them to support a resolution which pro vides for the publication of the names of heads of families returned at the first census in 1790. He states that the names have never been printed and the original lists are becoming greatly worn with use. He declares that the publica tion of the names would be of benefit to historical societies and students in gen eral. Senator Dryden has taken up the case of Solomon Woohvorth, of Newark, a veteran of the Civil War, who is now 85 years of age. The old man says he lost his discharge from the army in 1866, when it was stolen from him. He has been drawing a pension from August 8. 1903, and he thinks he should have a pen sion from the time of the enactment of the act of June, 1890. He has made ap plication for the back pension, and Sena tor Dryden will aid him in every way possible. Petitions in favor of the child labor bureau have been received by Senators Kean and Dryden from Montclair, in fa vor of the immigration bill from West field and Plainfield, and from E. R. John stone, Superintendent of the School for Feeble-minded, and in favor of the Alas kan schools being controlled by the Bu reau of Education from the Monroe Ave nue Episcopal Church, qf Plainfield. The joint committee from the New Jersey Legislature, consisting of Sena tors James F. Minturn, of Hudson; L. M. Cresse, of Gape May, and Assembly men H. D, Thompson, of Mercer; Thos. C. Elvin, of Atlantic, and George C. Warren, of Ocean, is here. The Jersey men arrived last night. They had a con ference this morning with (Senator Dry den, and also saw Representative Bur ton, Chairman of the Committee on Riv ers and Harbors. It is expected tbe matter of granting permission to the State of New Jersey to arrueee so that the cOEpnittee of which II Benjamin T. Howell is tl This committee has do work this year. It rep make uniform the v of the .United Stat wag recommended by the president, and it reported favorably a bill whieh, if enacted, it is believed will cut down immigration into this country fully twen ty-five per cent. Briefly, the immigra tion bill imposes a head tax of $5; re quires aliens to be able to read English or some other language; requires rtem to have a certain sum of money in. their possession; establishes a bureau of infor mation and, altogether, strengthens the present immigration laws. The committee meets on Tuesdays and the ranking members is Robert Axlams. Jr., of Pennsylvania, with Augustus P. Gardner, of Massachusetts who has charge of the immigration bill the third man on the committee. Burton L. French, of Idaho, is fourth; Robert \V. Bonynge, of Colorado, fifth; Frederick C. Stevens, of Minnesota, sixth, Ira W. Wood, of New Jersey, seventh; W. S. Bennet, of New York, eighth, and E. A. Hayes, of California, ninth. The five Democrats on the committee are Jacob Ruppert, Jr., of New York: John L. Burnett, of Alabama; J. E. Ellerbe. of South Carolina; John M. Moore, of Texas, and Thomas M. Bell, of Georgia. There are two men from New Jersey, Howell and Wood, ' and two from New York, Bennet and Ruppert. The committee room on pensions is one of the finest in the capitol. It is in the corner of the west corridor, on the main floor, and is furnished throughout with handsome mahogany furniture. It is lighted with a chandelier that was formerly in the east room of the White House. The committee room on banking and currency is on the galley floor, west side of the house, and it too.like that of pensions, is furnished elaborately in ma hogany. Mr. Gardner’s committee room is on the ground floor, in the front of the capi tol, and under the old library space. It is not as cheerful a room as the com mittee room on pensions, but it looks out to the west and. is pleasant in the after noon, It is not as elaborately furnished as some of the committee rooms, but it is nevertheless comfortable for all that, and serves the purpose of Mr. Gardner and his colleagues. It is a plain every day working place without any uunee ctssary frills in the way of mahogany furniture or handsome electric chan deliers. Mr. Howell’s committee room is lo cated in the lower terrace. From the window a good view may be had of the peace monument and Pennsylvania ave nue. The committee room is furnished plainly, with oak table and plain oak chairs and an ordinary electric chande lier with a cluster of lights. The room is a trifle out of the way aud incon venient from the house, but when the committee wants to work this is an ad vantage and interruptions are as fre quent as they are at the pensions com mitte room, which is in the path of travel of the multitude of visitors that throngs the capitol daily. Probably one of the finest equipped roms in the capitol is that occupied by William J. Browning, of Camden, chief clerk of the house. The room is small, and off the office of the disbursing clerk of the house. It is furnished handsome ly and lighted with a small chandelier whieh at one time did duty at the White House. Mr. Browning has the walls de corated with some fine pixtures. He has one of Speaker Cannon, Major McDowell the clerk and himself. He also has some excellent pictures of the late Wil liam McKinley, the late Garret A. Ho bart, President Roosevelt, - Yice-Presi dent Fairbanks and other distinguished men. He also has a valuable collection of souvenirs of different kinds, some of which decorate the walls of his office. COLBY WILL DEBATE (Special to “The Jersey City News.”) NEWARK. May 19. 1900.—State Sen ator Everett Colby sent yesterday the following letter to State Senator Thomas J. Hillery, in reply to the Morris County legislator’s challenge to a series of po litical debates:— “My Dear Senator:—I sett by the pub lic prints that you have forwarded me a letter requesting that I meet you in joint debate in Morris County upon certain questions and issues, and upon certain conditions, which you suggest. “I have not as yet received your letter, and take it that it has gone astray; but I accept with pleasure your challenge, and shall be glad to meet you and ar range for dates and places.” . -♦— TOUR TO GETTYSBURG AND WASHINGTON An attractive and interesting six-day tour over the Battlefield of Gettysburg and to Washington, will leave New York and Philadelphia via Pennsylvania Rail road. on Saturday. May 2C. Rates, cov ering all necessary expenses, $22 from New York. $19 front Philadelphia and proportionate rates from other points. For itineraries and full information ap ply to nearest Ticket Agent, or address Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia. __ __ __ FIREMEN MOURN FORPoorpuNcr Beautiful Dog That Accom panied Chemical Engine No- 4 On All Trips Falls a Victim to Duty - ~':~3 DIED ON FALSE ALARM HE NOW LIES IX A SATIN-LINBD COFFIN AND HIS FUNERAL WILL BE LARGELY ATTENDED TO-MORROW There is mourning among the- member* of Chemical Engine Company No. 4, lo cated in Fourth street. “Punch.” a splendid specimen of a dog of the black and white (lotted variety, was run over and killed by the engine while the mem bers of the company were responding to a false alarm sent out from Colgate and Second streets last night. “Punch” was what is generally known by horsemen as a carriage dog. He always ran with the horses' and has accompanied those in the service of the engine company on many a mad rush, to a fire. Indeed, it is claim ed by one of the members of the com pany that “Punch” knew as well as themselves the location of a fire after an alarm came in. He was the masc-otte of the company and W8s considered by the members as a fellow member. The ac cident that caused Punch's death was due to a sudden swerve of the engine in an effort of the driver to dodge a trolley car. On the Teturn trip from the location from where the false alarm was sent in the firemen stopped and picked up “Punch's” mutilated corpse and took it with them to the engine house. A satin lined coffin has been ordered and the pet ted “Punch” will be given a funeral ac companied with pomp and ceremony to morrow afternoon. Better than an Extra Servant! An Ertension^Tele* phone Station! It saves you the troubi# of going up or down stairs to use the* telephone, by . bringing tlite message to you. You <can have It; placed iu anyiroom in your! residence and! it will cost! on y $l4CX)»a month The New Yori and INew ’Jersef Telephone Company 8-14 Erie Street, Jersey py Telephone 9D85 J, C. NOTICE Is Hereby Given That * '•§ WATER RENTS For the Year 1906-1907 Will.be due on the FIRST CAY OF MAY, 1906 and (he same will be payable to the Water Registrar, at the office of the Water Department, Room 19, City Hal!. Jersey City, X. J. Penalties for non-payment will be add- . ed as follows:—On all rents remaining unpaid on the 1st day of July, ONE (1) PER CENT. Ou the 1st day of September, TWO (2) PER CENT. On the 1st day of November, THREE (3) PER CENT. Interest at the rate of SEVEN (7) . PER CENT, per annum will be added ' to all rents remaining unpaid on the 20th day of December, following. Water rents for the year 1906-1901, will not be received for property in ar rears until such arrears are paid. All property iu arrears for water rent* will, at a date not later than June 1st. 1906, be liable to have the water shut off therefrom without further notice. For the Board of Street and Water Commissioners. GEO. T. BOUTON, Clerk. Dated, Jersey City, April 2S, 1906, J