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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-27
'assed April Z, 1890.
CHAPTER oXLvIII.

An act feT confirming of eonveyanees of
1und made By virtue of letters of
agency, power of attorney, or other
powers or authorities.
l. BE it enacted BY the Senate and Cen
ergd Assemblyot the State OF New Jersey,
Yhat alldeeds, grants, sales, lenses, assur-
ances or other conveyances whatsoever,
heretofore made By virtue OF letters Of
agency. powers of attorney or other
powers or authorities. whatsoever, that
have been entered on the public books OF
record Of this State whereby any lands,
tenements or hereditaments what
soeyer in this State, have been
granted, sold, conveyed, assured, re-
leased or transferred 10 any person or
persons, pursuant to such powers and
authorities whatsoever. shall be and are
hereby declared as good, valid and sufli-
Gent little In the law TO all intents, COLI
strnctioDs and purposes whatsoever unto
the said grantees, and to their heirs and
assigns, as il the constituent OF eonstitu-
ents had then and there sold and con-
yeyed the land or lands, aud had exc
cuted deeds according to the true intent
and meaning of such grants, deeds or
cpnyeyances shall be of force against
conclude and bind all and every the
constituents, employers, grantOrs of such
powers and authorities, and their and NIL
and every of their heirs, and all and every
other person or persons claiming or to
claim estate from or under them, and any
of them severaliy and respectively; pro-
vided, that all ouch powers and authori-
ties as aforesaid have been duly acknowl-
edged and now entered upon the public
records; and provided further, that this
net shall rot effect the title of any bona
tide purchasers or mortgages for vaiu-
able consideration.
2. Aud be it enacted, That thisact shall
take effect immediately.
Approved April 8, 1890.
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CHAprER1 CT.r

An Actto provide for Tie arpo. ntment of
cities of tho third class in counties OF
the first cless By the governing body
thereof, end limit the CON pa.ss;ien for
performance OF drty therefor.
l. nc 1t eascted By Tho Senate snd GEN
ertI Assembly OF the State of New Jersey.
the third class ili counties OF The first
class which is divided into wards so
called, aud where now it is proviusd and
required by law that the assessors Cor
such town or city shall be elected an
nualiy iu and FOR such wards, such mode
reby aboiisEed; and hereafter it shall
lawful for the common council or
er governing body Of such towp or
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Passed ApritS, A. d. 1899.
CHAPTER CT.
Vl4N4tL 7 I4lt t7tz9
An Ast concerning the right Of snffrag

III Aot CONCERNING ING fINht OF shIITlElsu
linstlils state
l. Be It enacted by the Senate and Con
eral Assembly OF the Stats of New Jer-
sey, that every citizen OF this State en-
titled 10 vote at a general election Of mum
ie.pal officers held in tho city, town OF
other municipality where such citizen
may reside.
=, And he it enacted, That all acts or
parts of acts, inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this act. be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that t;ais act shall
lake efrec6 immediately
Approved A pril s, 1850
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ton and ordinance shall form a part of
ssiG borough and become subject to all
the laws ana ordinances regulating and
governing the same.
s. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect immediately.
Approved Apru IA 1890
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AUn,ouo str,k,,n R-oo.,vr

A strike Is in progress among tho journey
men plumbers on the new police station In
Bedford and Classon avenues Brooklyn. The
men had no complaint to make about their
wages or hours Of labor but went on strike
because Contractor Gstely, the boss plumber
Master Plumbers Association, Last winter an
agreement was made between the association
and the Plumbers Union that no union Jour
master plumber who was not a member In
good standing Of the association. and it IS
Gately does not elect to-day to Join the ASSOC
citation. all the other union mechanics on the
building will Join the striking plumbers, and
work WIN be entirely suspended.
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MANHATTAN REACT HOTEL.
1t Goes into the Hands OF n Receiver on Ac
count OF Last Winter's storms

It Goes into the Hands or Receiver on Ao-
count of Last Winters storms.
The high tide Of last September and tho
storms that swept the coast caused so much
damage to the property Of the Manhattan
Beach Improvement Company that reorgan-
izaton was rendered necessary. and yesterday
the first step was taken to that end by the APP
rointment OF a receiver. The application was
made to Justice Pratt In the Supreme Court.
Brooklyn. in behalf OF the bondholders and
stockholders, and James K. o. Sherwood OF
Glen Cove was appointed. Under bond Of
$4,000 he will take possession Of the property
ms trustee. collect the debts, put the property
in repair, and operate the hotel.
The deposition Of Austin Corbin was among
the papers su omitted. Mr.. Corbin said he had
been familiar with the property for twenty
years. For the last two years especially il had
suffered from the action of the soa, and In Sep
TENDER last. during tho phenomenally high
tide. large mount OF damage had been DONE
The profits had been absorbed by the cost of
repairs and II was necessary to borrow money
for running expenses.
The receiver will ioreclose a mortgage OF
$l,OOOOOO on the property. The bombs are at
per cent. out the company Is to be reOrgan-
lied with now Issue Of bonds at per cent,
and the deficiency will be made up to the bond
holders in additional stock. Tho hotel will
open as usual this season.
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DATIS PAYS THE PENALTY.
Ho is Hanged for n Murder OF which He
Falsely Accused Others.

COLUMBIA. s. c., May 9.-William Davis
was hanged In Union to-day for the murder
last December OF Susan Fernandez. Susan
Fernandez was young colored woman. She
disappeared one evening and q week later her
body was found in a ditch In an old field. The
head had been nearly severed from the body
and knife was left by her SIDE William
Davis, Q negro. was arrested. There was evil
denoe against him and a number OF others. and
Davis finally made q confession. in which he
implicated number Of others. He said that
Charley Gillian choked the woman with a
handkerchief while James Vinson cut her
throat with q knife. and Lottie Mcmahon
watched while he held o bucket to catch the
blood. After numbering tho woman Davis said
they hid her body in a receiving vault in the
Presbyterian graveyard, where it remained for
week. Then they removed It to the ditch.
where 1t was found the following morning.
Whom this confession was finished, the Coro-
ner's Jury brought In verdict charging James
Unison. CHAR ey Gillian. Lottie McMahon and
William Davis with the murder. Davis was
tried with the others and was the only one con-
victed. Just before his death he made a writ
ten confession generating all those whom he
had previously charged with the crime The
murdered woman had been assaulted and her
body was robbed OF a sum OF money. The exc
cution this morning was private. Davis died
satisfied that his soul was saved.
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PERILS OF THE SEA.
Fishermen Adrirt on tho Banks-A 5choon,
err Sinks In Five Minutes.


CANso. Nova Scotia, May 9.-The Captain
and crew Of the schooner Ossipee Of Glouces-
ter. which was wrecked of Isaac's Harbor on
Tuesday night. reached here yesterday on the
steamer Princess Beatrice. The Captain re-
ports that the vessel struck during a dense
fog and sank In less than five minutes. The
crew with difficulty saved their lives. The o.
sipee was bound to Cape North for fish.
Accidents among tho fishing fleet on the
Banks are reported. A dory which had strayed
from the Hattie F. Wooster Of Gloucester on
Middle Bank on the 5th inst. reached here yes
terday. 1t contained Alfred Cameron and Fred
Walsh. The men had drifted about In the fog.
cold. wet. and hungry for three days.
Later In the day another dory belonging to
the schooner Marguerite OF Gloucester found
its way through the breakers to one Of the out
lying islands. and its occupants. Freeman
Harkin and Ben Amio. were cared for by the
fishermen there and we're afterward brought
on Tuesday morning to get their trawl. After
securing dory load OF fish they started to re-
turn to the vessel. but soon found they were
lost IN the fog. They decided to row for land.
and after being some sixty hours without food
or fire reached here,
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TALKS WITH NO TONGUE,
Man or Many Languages and No Taste
In the Charity Hospital.

George Watson, n Texas ranchman,
reached New York the latter part OF November
With consignment Of polo ponies from Gray
son county. They were part OF purchase By
James Gordon Bennett and Lord Lonsdae. and
were to be shipped to England. Watson had
cancer Of the tongue and went to the Charity
Hospital. 1t was decided to remove his tongue,
lower palate. and the lingual glands beneath the
tongue. On the afternoon OF Dec. the opera
ton was performed by Drs. J. T.. Kelly and Cuth-
bert Gillian. For several months Watson took
nourlshment through silver tube inserted
into his Gsophagus Just below the right ear.
lie was unable to artiCulate Rt all for mont h
following the operation aud the first words he
uttered were shouted at troublesome cat In
his ward In the hospital. His language was
idiomatic and emphatic. There are no Out-
ward indications to show that Watson ia
tonRuelesS and pGlateless. His speech is ham
pered great deal his articulation being de-
fective. o will always speak somewhat In
articulately The greatest loss to him is the
loss OF ALL sense OF tnsto and smell swallow
ing solids is very difficult task for him. as he
mas lost the power TO gulp food which the
tongue gives.
Watson was official Interpreter for the In
nlanS at Washington q dozen years ago. lie
speaks-or spoke the Comancho Priste
h4awnee. Ute. Shoshone OF Arapahoe Hugo.
re was In the ranks Of the Texas rangers and
rebellion. ''N
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Billy Murphy shows the White Feather.

BRoCKToN, May 9.-Australian Billy MUIR
ply may be a fighter OF the first water. but
Brockton and Boston sports don't believe It.
lie showed the white feather tonight In the
most approved manner. and when the time
came for his four-round go with Johnny Grit
fin. whom he defeated in San Francisco,
he was conspicuous by his absence. lie
was about town all the afternoon. aud
early In the evening he visited the
rooms OF the Brockton Athletic Club. where he
and Griffin were booked to spar al a later
hour. He peeled oil his coat and vest and
punched the bag a while. loudly procaiminR
his eagerness 10 got at Griffin once more
grimm entered the room while Murphy was
mus Doastlng OF his prowess, AMI the Aus
tralIans mouth closed Immediately.
lie had talked about tackling anybody within
as fine as silk when he stripped for little OK
ercise, and those who were present say that
Murphy, didn't look happy when he saw how
strong his opponent WAS. The men had NOT
met since Murphy's victory in the San Fran
cisco ring. and Griffin was In much better
shape tonight than he was then.
Murphy ASKED how much no weighed. exam
Ing him carefully, and then left the hall. lie
must have ieit the city, also, for nothing moro
up arrived Murphy wasn't there. SO Griffin
boxed four rounds with one OF his pupils.
Whom MurDhys coWardiCe was announced ho
was roundy Kissed. ro-night's funk has low
cred his hRhtinG stock fully 100 per cent. and
he will have TO fight now or return 10 California
In disgrace. Ike Weir wants another go at HIM,
and there are plenty who will back the Spider
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barnard College omeers.

The Board OF Trustees Of Barnard College.
Coumbia's annex for the education of women, hold
their first annual meeting yesterday in the college par
lors at $40 Madison avenue These officers were re-
elected. Tho Rev. Arthur Brooke ChairmAni Mira Jo-
seph II. ChoAto Vice Chairman; Hamilton W. habie,
Secretary. and Jacob H. schir, Treasurer.
Mr.. schits report for the year showed that tho
ceipts had been, from animal subscriptions S4+T5;
rom donations S4s73 from students tees g. $50 from
other 81 1877 81 making total Of Sill 6S7 81.
There is a balance IN the treasury OF 81 Although
tho Barnard College last four years. the curri
culum only the first two years has a. yet been
pared After discussion was decided to defer
action this and other matters TIL tho noXt meeting.
or the twenty-five trustees seventeen were present,
among them Mrs Francs b. Arnold Mira Joseph H..
Choato, Frederick r. Coudort MIRA John D. Rock efel-
ler Miss ellen Dawes Brown. Mrs James & 6trana-
han, Mrs. James Ta!cott and Miss Ella Weed.
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Reed Alumuo In Conedy and Comic Opera.


An enjoyable entertainment was given at
the Lyceum Theatre yesterday afternoon In
aid OF the Chapel Hill Fresh Air Mission The
audience was almost entirely composed OF
women and girls. Most OF the latter were
either graduates or pupils OF Mrs. Reeds
school. for the entertainment was under the
direction OF the Reed Alumni League. by
which the missionis managed. The entertain
ment numbered among It's p4tronesses, Mrs.
Chauncey NJ Depew. Mira Frederic j. de-
Peyster. Mrs. John d. Jones, Mrs. q. 5. Scher-
merhorn. Mrs. Frederic Coudert Mrs. burton
Harrison and Mrs. Frederick 5. Tallmadge.
pieces which were presented and Miss Alice
Lawrence In two OF them. Mr. Robert Living
ston Cutting. Jr.. played with Miss Rita Laur;
ence in the first piece. comeuletta entltled
The Nettle" In the NEXT play. Jerome Il;
Jerome's Sunset" Mr.. robert Lee Morrell did
remarkably well. Miss Ansell. Miss Rita
Laurence Mr.. Palmer Coolidge. and Mr.. h, do
GaordoVa we're tho other persons IN the play.
me concluding piece was the most AMBITIOUS
1T was Onenbach's lie Marriage aux Ian
ternes." Tho operetta was sung with spirit
and viRor seldom displayed by amateurs Mr..
George d. Anderson gave a careful although
subdued study OF q Fronch peasant, and Miss
wonderfully good as village widows Their
duet, which ended IN fight. French fashion,
with shoes for weapons. was both spirited ana
realistic. Tho lantern scene nj the eud, which
gave It's name to the operetta- was very pretty,
inc lights rendering SUI moreIGGht l Inc
RnCe produced o handsome sum for the mis-
sion, which Is IN Monmouth county, n. j.
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THE CHES1Noo pooRuoUsE FIRE.
It IL Now Believed that at Least Thirty
Persons Persisted In the Flames.

UTICA, May 9.-.The number OF bodies
found in the ruins OF the poorhouse at Preston,
ChenanRo county, already numbers thirteen
The impression Is growing that the loss OF life
far exceeds tho first estimate The keepers
believe that at least thirty persons perlshed
In the building we're many very aged mon and
women, some OF whom had not left their beds
for months, and others who. from weakness Of
mind, were incapable OF finding their way out
OF the building in the midst OF the confusion
and excitement which prevailed. 1t is now be-
loved that q number Of those persisted. and
this belief is strengthened by the discovery
OF body this morning ut some distance from
the department occupied BY imbeciles There
are several feet OF ashes and debris In the cell
lar and the probabilities are that when they
Many OF the old people had no relatives. and
they are only brought to mind by the recolec-
ton OF the keeper and their companions. so it
is impossible yet to say who and how many are
The building burned very rapidly. as II
pitched and terred. and with great ferceness.
lists that some Of the bodies we're 30 completely
inclnerated that no trace of hem can be found.
The following are known to have been burned
Sor T anu Julia 4a4t ons @
sane woman was captured near Plymouth.
about. 10 miles distant. last night. She was
only half clad. and was bewailing the loss of
One Of the imbeclles was scared into her
senses by the fire, aud. escaping from the burn.
Ing room by window. reached the roof and
srawled along the ridge board ! and rouse,l the
On Monday the Coroners Jury will begin the
taking OF testimony; and It is not eTpected that
shs h T BE- ef FdSsh
10 Utica on Saturday. and preparations are
made in the State hospital to receive them.
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when tho curtain had fallen upon the
closing scenes OF Tho Editor" at Pamor's
Theatre last night and the audience had de-
parted the stage was lighted again, and Louis
Alnrich came upon the bourd9 In his ovoly-da ny
sItife 10 receive token Of regard from his
lenow actors in tho Actors order of Friend
snip The members of his comTAny were
grouped about him, and nearly lOo actora
GIrI91Wil9d In the wings Stuart Robson told Mr..
hnn,dissda h2% much actors thought Of him and
hH oaeu him gold watch, chain, pencil and
s snar OF The order and tho actors initials In
mat the presence Of an Fuglishman in Ria
SsIV,m1psny was not inconsistent with his pTopo-
nnItId thal foreign actors should not be i'm
no hsd not mpoT cd Mr. GarthoTne il was the
nat he opposed. '"S'
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Some Baking Powders
Lose Their Strength Quickly.

For twenty-five years the Royal Baking Powder
Company has refused be controlled by the mania of
its competitors-to produce cheap baking powder at
the sacrifice of quality wholesomeness Some lower
cost brands are being pushed the market, which
made of inferior materials and lose their strength
quickly after the can is once opened At the second
third baking there will be noticed falling off in strength
tits always the that the suffers in pocket
not health by accepting any substitute for the Royal
Baking Powder especially when the substitute is offered
the ground that is cheaper
The Royal Baking Powder is the embodiment of all
the excellence that it is possible attain in abso-
lutely pure powder 1t is always strictly reliable 1t is
only economical because of its greater strength
but will retain its full leavening power until used and
make more wholesome food.
Was there ever any article of human consumption
that has many friends among housekeepers as the
Royal Bakinn Powder?
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AGAINST MRS. KELLoGG's MEMoRIALs.
Her Surviving Brothers Seeking to Havo
Her VIII Set Aside.


Martin NJ. Kellogg. retired dry goods
merchant. died last autumn in his fiat In the
Chelsea apartment house. leaving all his prop
erty to his widow.who. already, had a considera-
blelortune OF her own. The combined properties
amounted to about 100000. The couple had
no children. Mrs. Kellogg died month after
her husband. Both we're buried in Montpelier.
Vt, which had been the birthplace of both.
In the interval between her husbands death
and her own Mrs Kellogg made will In which
she left $50. 900 to build a chapel In the ceme-
terry In which their bodies now lie and $4,000
10 build q grand gate to the graveyard. The
rest OF the estate she ordered to be devoted to
the erection and equipment Of public library
IN the city OF Montpelier. Both the library
memorials to her departed husband, whom she
was 30 soon to follow. Hermann II. Cammann
and William Man were made executors II the
contained no other bequests.
Erastus and Gustavus Hubbard. Mrs. Kel-
peiier. who. in the event Of her dying intestate
BRING sait to have the viii set aside on the
tho testatrtx was not competent to make Il
will The win being on tho Surrogate's calendar
OF Wills for probate yesterday. testimony was
appearing for Mrs. KellogRs brothers.
eunS ssrG ef the Gheses
informalties rendering the will. of which he
was one Of the witnesses. Invalid. and also
tetor. whose mind he said. was apparently
affected By grief ut her husbands death. 1t
appeared from his testimony that Mrs. Kellogg
failed to declare the paper to be her will when
she called upon him to witness 1t. and that she
acted strangely both then and before and after
the latter years OF their ife. lie did business
% dry goods merchant in Boston.
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A Fight for tho Florida senatorsh,p.

TALLAHASSEE, May Fun is seen ahead
in the Congress race for Senator Calls place.
Col. w. d. Chipley, ex-Chairman Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee. has been at work for
the last month sharpening his scalping knife.
and he began his active warfare on Call on the
stump throughout the State this week. Hun
dreds Of immense posters have been scattered.
giving the dates OF Chipley's meetings and at
lacking Call savaRely. AS Gov. Fleming and
the present Chairman Of the Democratic state
Committee, J. 7. Taliaferro. have Congress
bees in their hats Calls outlook for reelection
looks dim.
would be Governor II Fleming was elected.
and who is opposed to Call, Is busily working
up FIeming,s candidacy; Ex.Congressman
ley. as he has old scores to settle with Call.
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ThIeyes In the Post once building.

While United States District Attorney
Mitchell was busy in the Claassen trial yes
terday some one entered his office in the
Broadway end of the second floor OF tho build
Commissioner Shields says that somebody has
been stealing typewrltinR paper from his Office :
Judge Brown Of the United States District
Court says that two Dictionaries have been
taken from hls chambers within the past week.
and Judge Wallace OF the Circuit Court re-
ports the loss of his oyercoat
Two months ago Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Rose lost his overcoat He
found It In Simpsons pawn shop, where II had
been spouted for IS.
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MR. BLA1NE's zHREE-HANDLED CUP
A Token OF Esteem From Latin.American
Pan-Anericnns.

A Token OF Esteem From Latin.Ameriean
Pan-Anericnns.
Tiffany & Co. are at work upon a silver
loving cup" the gift Of the Latin American
delegates to the Pan-American Conference to
Secretary Blaine. The gift is made in token Of
the personal esteem OF the delegates for Mr..
Blaine and In recognition of his services as
President Of the Conference The cup Is to be
presented In Washington about May II. 1t Is
about 10 inches high and 2I inches In
diameter. From the edge OF the CUP. equi-
distant from each other and curyinR outward
and down to points four inches from the bot
tom. are three chased handles lone inscribed.
North America" another Cent? al America"
and tho " third South America" On the SIDES
of the cup the names OF Secretary Blaine and
all the delegates from the Latin-A American
countries are engraved.
The base Of the cup Is covered with designs
taken from the flora OF the southern countries
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IN ANGRY FATHER THRAsHEs HIM.
A Gay Chap Has an Adventure with a
Girl and Her PugilIstIc Parent

a cay SnAp hnB an adventure Win q
Girl and Her PuGilIstIc Parent
ST LOUIS, May 9-Carl Schraubstader q
young merchant OF this city. figured In a SEN
sational episode at st. Joseph. Mo-. to day lie
had been In ST. Joe for a few days on business
trip. and while there became acquainted with
Cora Leard. the l6-year-old daughter of ]. c.
Leard. well-known citizen. The pair met at
a theatre and subsequently made arrange
ments to run of together TO Denver. The
girls conduct aroused the suspicious OF her
father, and he followed her when she left
home this morning. He saw her meet Schraub-
stader at hotel. and the par were about to
Indignant parent declared himself
He hit the masher under the ear and Knocked
him down. Schrau bstader yelled at the top of
his voice. and the girl screamed. The father
however, WAS an old slugger. and the way he
busted up the sidewalk with the fellow was
revelation to the onlookers. The police finally
arrested him. and be gave bond and took his
foolish girl home. The st. Louis man Is laid
IN for repairs.