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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18
Caught on the Diamond.

The Hudson County Amateur Baseball
League Executive Committee will hold
an important meeting at Greenville this
evening. The constitution will be adj
opted, a schedule will be reported hi
several important questions, among them
that of admitting ad iitional clubs to the
league, will be discussed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18

g. AVENUE
from
to
SUNNI AVENUE,
in accordance with plans and specifications on file
in the office of the Chief Engineer. corner of Jersey
avenue and Mercer street. where blank forms of
bid and agreement of sureties must be obtained.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES..
About 400 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About So cubic yards OF rock excavation.
About 5000 cubic yards OF earth filling.
About SUcubic yards of sand filling.
About $500 square yards of stone paving.
About 1900 lireal feet Of new curb stone.
About Us square fest of new bridge stone.
About 7. $50 square feet OF new tagging.
About 50 square yards OF repavlng.
About 6 manholes to be rebuilt.
About 8 receiving basins to be rebuilt.
About SO ltneal feet Of 12.inch vitrifed pipe.
Time allowed for the completion OF the work,
~sixty-five tG5) working days.
The making OF the above improvement, and
the remonsrrance Of the owners OF the property
liable to more than one-halft the assessment there
for.
proposals must be enclosed III sealed envelopes,
avenue. !. directed TO "E. A. Dugan, ESQ., Chairman
OF 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.
No city oh1cial will be accepted as surety, nor
will a substitution OF sureties be allowed.
The attention of bidders is especially called TO
Section IS OF the New Charter of 1889. under the
the city until the bondsinen offered by the contrac-
tor have been approved by the Board of Finance.
the President OF said Board having power to ex
anime the proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order OF the Board OF street and water Com
Gee. I. BoUToN,,
Dated Jersey City, March It'll. 1890.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18
The Pleasure Clubss NiEhl

The Pleasure Bowling Club had a live
ly meeting at Holstein's alleys, on Ber-
gen avenue, last night. The attendance
was large and the bowlers had a royal
time. Several big scores were made.
The final game between selected teams
resulted as follows
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18
ais .....lS 10 Is 895 Totals ......l 10 Is p II

FRAMES.
Roseyille A. C,....-7 l63 236 319 AIS 493 6lS 140 923 S95
Oxfords. .......... .56 128 100 2Ss $40 4t2 AL 5,2 631 79
Averages-Rosevflle A. q, 17s; oxfords, las as.
Umpire-E. r. Crippen.
Scorers-Mr. +. b. Gardiner and Mr.. j. Rose.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18

~)RoposA FOR PRINTING, BINDING AND
4 delivering copies Of the annual Report Of the
Board Of Education of Jersey city. ts Fy-
b7Seaied proposals directsdio tie Committee on An
nual Report will be. received BY the. Board Of Edus
tecabion, at It's meeting to be held March ~, 1880, at
T:p O'Clock p. m, for prantiIlg, binding and deliver
ling 1000 copies OF the, Arnual Report, BOARD OF Edu-
\ cation. ros the year ending November 50. 1889.
wi hundred and 1ftXcopies 10 be bound in cloth
land seven hundred and fifty copies 70 be bound In
4 paper. s
r Hidders must state the price per thousand ems for
lcomposition and Tor psess work the price per token
each, and the price per reana OF sixty pounds sized
Rld caiendared paper, also the price per copy for
binding.
NJ. P. MORAN.
C. A. PfINGSTEN,
PHILIP LDO
Committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18
Notice to Builders and
Contractors.

GEALED PROPOSALS Will BE REcEIyED BY
~ the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
on Monday, March "A, 1899, AT Ten O'Clock a. m, for
the work necessary TO the construction OF new
Fourth Precinct Police Station on Communipaw
avenue, in accordance with plans and specifications
for the same now on file in the Office OF the Chief
Engineer, corner Of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street. where blank forms of proposals, agreement
Of sureties and such additional ~ormat as may
be desired, can be obtained.
as folloNS:-
work.
second-Carpenter work and painting combined.
Third--Pluinbing, steam heating and electrical
work combined
This Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids, IL deemed for the best interest OF the city so
TO do.
Bids must be enclosed IN sealed envelopes, en-
dorsed proposals for tftem ,~speeiledD Fourth Pre-
clnct Police Station, Z directed 10 70. A. Dugan, Esq,
Chairman. of Committee on Public buildings and
Docks and handed TO the Clerk OF the Board In
open meeting when called for in the order of bust
ness relating 10 sealed proposals.
No city offieial Will he accepted as surety, nor will
a substitution of slreties be allowed
ny order OF tue Board OF street and Water Com
missioners.
sslls b 4gna9 eaI Clerk.
b. Dated Jersey City, March II, 1922, e4fs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18
Their Victims Ribs Broken.

Joseph A. Quirk. Of No. 1856 Grand
street, and John w. Kane, of No. 27S
Justice Stilsing this morning for afro
cioilsiy ASSEMBLING Frank Morriet. at
Steuing's SALOON, Green Montgomery
streets, last night: Moflet Is iii the City
Hospital with several BROKEN ribs, and
rQuirk and Kane were held await the
result Of his injuries. s8T az se
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18
A BIG Pa0L TOURNEY.

Tie Palmas and Jersey City Athletes
Select Experts.
The Jersey City Athletic Club and the
Palma Club have an engagement at pool.
Zach clnb has selected its crack players.
and they will have three meetings. The
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18
IAMROATS.

Ii FARfNs REDUCED VIA sTONING
n TON INE-rhe inside route; Boston, 49, Prov
idence, s.. y; Worcester, $2.5t. Steamers leave
New Pier 81. N. r.. one block above Canal street. AZ
& .. M. Sundaysexceptsd-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18

The organization Of the new rowing
association was completed last night.
Twenty clubs are in it, including he
leading boat clubs in this country. 1t is
to be known as the Middle States Re-
gatta Association. The association will
hold it's annual meeting and elect officers
on April Z at the rooms of the Atlanta
Boat Club, No. 574 Fifth avenue. All
BOAT clubs within a radius Of fifty miles
Of New York city are eligible to member
ship. The rules fix the definition of an
amateur as follows:-
Zone who does not enter into an open
competition, either for a stake, public or
admission money or entrance fee, or COM
pete with or against q professional for
any prize, or who has never taught, pur-
sued or assisted in the pursuit of athletic
exercises as a means of livelihood; whose
membership of any rowing or athletic
club was not brought about,
or does not continue because
of any mutual agreement or understand
ing. expressed or implied, whereby his
becoming a member of such club would
be of any pecuniary benefit to him what
ever, direct or indirect, or who has never
been employed in any occupation involv-
ing any use of oar or paddle, and who
shall otherwise conform to the rules of
thiS association.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18

MONALCbLLO AfENOE
SUMMIT AVENUE,
In the following manner. including all intersec-
TO have the street for the full width thereof
S Eiiins the he same saa s 70 he estab aIius az Syad dseaVa'ins OF
TO have the present euro reset and new Meinch
curb set where necessary
To have the present tagging relaid and new flag
giEg laid where necessary.
To have the carriageway paved with Belgian block
TO have new new bridge-stone cross walks laid.
To have the present bridge-stone crosswalks re-
laid and new b riuge-stone laid where necessary.
And all work done that may be necessary to pro
vide for the flow Of surface water, and to complete
the Improvement in a good and substantial man
ner.
Notice is also given that on the fourth day Of
with the Board OF Street and Water Commissioner
their preliminary sketch showing what property
will probably be assessed and the probable amount
OF assessment per foot OF frontage for the said i'm
provement, ana the same Is now open to public in
Street and water Commissioners.
And notice Is also given that the following streets
ed in SAID assessment, namely
from -
SUMMIT VENUE,
MONTICELLO AVENUE
AVENUE
about IS feet north and d feet south,
SUMMIT AVENUE
from
about 25 feet north and . feet south.
And that the 18th day Of April, 1890, at ten O'Clock
and Water Commissioners are hereby fixed as the
time and place when and where the Board OF Street
interested In said application, and all remonstrances
againsr the said improvement thai may be present
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners. o,,c 70 o,ro
Dated Jersey City, March IA. 1890.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18

~ Henry Glare, Of No. 119 Plymouth
Street, was committed tits morning by
Justice Stilsing for assaulting John
yards. aff HUM
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18

I: ppS'S COCOA

rBy a thorough Enowiedeeg of thai natural
and nutrition. and BY d lcarsfal application
Of the fine properties of well selected Cocoa
MIR. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with .
delieately Favored beverage which may save us
use OF sueh articles of diet thar a constitution may
be gradually built up until strong enongh 60 resist
every tendency to disease. Hundreds Of subtle
ma1adles are floating arounu US ready 60 ettees
wherever there Is a weak point. We may escape
titled agith pure blood aud a properly nourisned
fgame. "-Civtl Service Gazette Aade. sunply, win
hoiline water or milk. Sold only IN half pound thus
BY Grocers. labelled thus
JAMES EPPS j. CO., homeopathic Chem
lists, LONDON, Eng.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18


first will be on Wednesday night at the
Palma Club house.
Each club. will be represented by SIX
players. They will play in pairs--that Is,
a Palma man will play against an Attn
lete until m or the other makes 6u
points, when the game ends and the next
pair play until GO points are made; 36u
points will be made each evening. The
second meeting will be on the Jersey City
A. C.'s alleys, and the third ana last
meeting will be on April 8 at the Carteret
Club.
The Painfas have chosen the following
players:-Stnples, Bedle, Wild, Vulteei
Pearson and Meyer.
Substitutes-Van Keuren, Spielman, f.
jenkins and Albeit
The Jersey City A. G. has selected as
its team, Annis, Clark, d. Bowley, G
Bowley, Soper and Giles.
Substitutes-Lyons, Fairchild, Nichols
aud Lockert.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18

FRAMES.
Roseville A, CD 1T6 2S S48 422 54 53 $50 721 8y
0xfords. ...........6 5 1871 224 81 S69 All 5S 500 Cos 141
6vara uaa : poaov;lla r. 1870 os. nyfarda 1Q LIZ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18
Notice to Contractors.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED All
- the onice OF the Board OF street and Water
commissioners on, Monday. March Nth. 1870. at ten
o'clock a. m, for the Improvement OF
PKI AVENUE
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18
AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION.

Totals. .1s . g IO5sI Totals. Il
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-18
CORPORATION Notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT on THE,
In thirteenth day of January, 1890. applicati9fi
was made TO the Board of Street and Water Conn
missioners by 9. +. Patterson and others for the
improvement of
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-13
ADVERTISING FOR \ WIFE

k"'i'nucr ihrt D!dn'i iuru Out ne inc
Advertiser Expected.
Fro he New YorX sun
4" adv"rtismcnG appeared in the
Lon! 'n Advertiser a short time aro
from Il man residing at Tamby Bay,
named lhbo, sou, in which re spoke of
his desire TO seCuroa Christian woman
AS Il wife. Among thre.. who read the
advertisement was n widow rcsiiinm ot
Perth, mother rf twU children, VINO
answered it The gentleman wrote q
reply, in which he dCscTib,u his hDIl-e
and worldly goods, amt explained that
he desired sDrne ONE to take CHARGE of
his household. The widow after some
correspondence purchased ticket 10
go TO her prospective husband. she
dld not hnd things quite IA she expe,...-
ed. Tne household consisted of the
father and Zine children, the younyest
OF whom was seven years ofM%c. The
chlldren'S mother had dies insane.
and the charming widow was 10th %
complfic the transaction which she
had begun so bravC!v She was STOP
ping at Hilton, am the widowcr went
thlthcr to interview her, but the lady
would not be seen at all.
This would be sad end were it not
that another chapter yet remains to
be told. a youHg man at 1anby BAY
heard of the lady being there, and
that she had two little children, 5 and
s years old. He haJ a ni.:e lit! Ie talk
with her on Sunday, propo: ed MARI
age on Monday, was accepted. and the
Wedcing took place on Tuesday. The
widow says she has not made a mi3-
take, even if it WAS hasty action, fer
the young man in question is sober,
respected and indus rous. At last nc,
counts Mr.. 1bbo'son was on his wav TO
Bruce Mines, to meet another lady who
had taken preliminary steps toward
matrlinony in response to tn; adver-
tiscment
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-13
4 NhTAL EiRiE.
ihrr" Persons Uurued TO Dcnih-The wife
hnd thr Daughter OF secretary Irncy
Among tho Vigllms.

Thr"" Persons Uuruedto DcnIh-Thc Wife
nnd thr Daughter OF secretary Trncy
Among the Victims.
WAsuINGToN, February 3.-A ter
ihlo ca!nmity visited the hous eho!d Of
secretary Tracy This morning, where
by three persons lost their lives ard
three others were badly injured. The
house Is ~ three-StOry aud basement
brick Is situated on | street, betwe en-
Connecticut avenue and 18th street
and has recently undergone extensive
improvements. Persons passing the
house at Z o'clock this morning saw
smoke issuing from the front windows
and at once raised an alarm of fire.
and police departments responded
pr"mplly. The premises were almost
'"hIcaled by dense smoke which was
,hlcken"d by heavy fog which was
Just lifting. 1t w"s soon seon that the
house Was al. ahiazo inside, and that
the maIu 81 ialrWay was burnt, thus cut
ting Cil Communication " ith the sleep
ing apartments on tho second and
third doors. Several streams of water
We're played on tho flames, and every
effort made 10 check the fire and to
rescue ,no inmates Mrs. Wilmerd-
ing, the $cctotary's daughter, and Miss
Wilmer Ding jumped from tho second
story window. Both were badly hurt.
Mr.. Tracy endeavored 10 escape by
dropping herself from her bed room
window, and in her effort to decrease
the distance TO tho ground, she grasp
Ell marrow stone window sill and
lowered herself as far as sho was able.
Those who saw her in her perilous
position shouted to her to hold on,
but either size did not hear or her
strength failed her, for after thus
hanging a moment between lifo and
death, she fell forty feet into an area
way. She was Immediately taken to
the house ola neighbor, by DR.. Rheem,
and placed upon u lounge in q sitting
room. she was perfectly conscious
and did not seem to suffer pain. She
died in short while.
Miss Mary, the Secretary's daugh-
ter, died in the burning building. She
was burnt almost beyond recognition.
Josephine, French maid, suffered a
like fate.
Secretary Tracy himself had an
almost miraculous escape. IIo was
overcome by the smoke, and became
unconscious. In this condition he
VAS taHen out Of the house. After Il
few hours he recovered consciousness.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The flames were discovered about
seven o'clock this morning. The fire
had gained such hcadway that the
tr"mcn did little in checking it, but
rather confined their endeavor5 to
saving tho lives Of the occupants Of the
house.
WASHINGToN: February 4.-Sccrc-
taly Tracy is slowly improving. Mrs.
and Miss Wildcrming are also getting
better.
Ia consequence Of this tragedy, and
| The death Of secretary Blainc'S ,iaugh
ter, Mrs. Coppingcr, number of social
| entertainments have been POSTPONED
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-13
Is God DiScakCF,

Blood d's"asrs are terrible on account
other nathsrmc peture, and the fact
that they wreck the constitution 50 COM
pletety unless the proper antidotc is
applied. B. = l. (Bmauic Blood Balm)
is composed Of She true artidote for
blood poison. It's use pcvcr fn!ls tn give
satisfaction.
Mrs. Laura Hart. Beaufort, 5. G.,
wri'~s: ~ lnoihsomc form Of blood
pols"n WIS killing me. My appetite
was lost, my bpucs achrd, aud parts Of
my flesh seemed az if it would come oil
my boncs. friend brought me "a bot
tic of b. B. B. The sores began healing
at once, and when / had taken two bot.
ties surprised my friends at my rapid
recovery"
w. A. Bryant, Moody, Texas, writes
81 had an agonizing case of SAT- Rhcnu
for four years, which mciicinc | took
only seemed TO aggravatc until I fonuC
B. b. B. 1t cured my hand, which rc
scmblcs burnt surface. |: also cureC
my two children of Itch, which had &c
sister: previous trcatmcDu.n
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-13
she Edgcncid 0ueI on.

EDGEFlElp, s. G., February 4.--The
cb"'ien-e passed helwe cen Mr.. E. J..
Norr Ihd Ny. Benjamin Gardner
has been withSrawn, and the diff
ru'iy IL tween them has passed with
Gu, an! h'CCdshed or bodily hurt TO
uiher panty. B,th arc under a peace
bond and CleIe IS no further trouble
apprch'pded between them. The
cause "f the trouble was the alleged
dlscardins Of Mr. Gardncr's sister by
Mr.. Norris, after the arrangemen s
had been made for their marriage in IL
few weeks Norris wrote TO the Young
lady, suggesting IL postponemCnt Of
their marriage until fall. Ben Gard
her who is about Is years old, drove
into town and with two friends went
TO Norris IL Il cowhided him on the
street. Norris had cotton knife in
his hand and making motion as
though he would use it, an uncle of
Gardner, 0. +, Chcatham, drew a
pistol and thrust il in Norris's face.
The matter then stopped. Norris
sent challenge which was accepted
and arrangements made ~ NEE, at
Sand Bar Ferry. Tie principals were
soon arrested.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-13
POIYYnMnY md IiiEn..LN.

WAsulNGToN, Feb. J.--T1: Supreme
Court OF the Unitcd S''t;cs h"> ,v5uc,c3
an opinion through Jraticr r,c.:i affirm
ing the judgment of The ;i!ir. .Iuhict"!
District Cuur, IN the f3hnu< I,!ah0 t 81
oath case, regarding tie c"us:lluti"nali-
ty of the tc>; 01th section OF 'hr "a
munds- Tucker poygamy ,u.T. Il,c
Court decldcs >hns polyYamy and ti.~:yny
arc oiIcnscs rgaiuS! mhnklnG. nui A,c
not property part e any rrii&;p". "''::
and ,hAt Il ,uvnlDcr uf Nc Nj \. r
church or a"y sect lhai rncru1n""; '.&,
gamy, can not take ne ;,S! '&,:r on al
plying for registration t vote. with ut
Violating tho law.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-13
AN IRON RiVEr IL It5 NECK.
= Man Dirs of Wound ,Yhich Army
Surgeons Claimed Did NOT Exist

" Man Dies of Wound which Army
Surgeons Claimed Did Not Exist.
ROME, n. Y Feb. G.-Nicna.l Fan.
VII" formerly kept the California G,uSc,
near heic, served in TIC war uf the Il. =
bc'ilon in Company +. New York voluu-
tecrs, from 1861 TO 1868 He was
"ounded twicC-once in the left hin
and once the neck. The latter wound
he supposed, was Inflicted by a spent
Dali. Tue surgeons, however, failed to
discover any trace Of a ball ard said the
man was mistaken. He was awarded u
pension OF Sd per month for the wound
IN the hip, but nothing for the one in
the neck.
lie always felt II pain in his neck, and
eventually lost all power Of speech and
became physical wreck. In 1883 Dr..
n. &. Scuddcr examined the man and
gave 1t as his opinion that a or some
such substance was lodged at the root OF
the lArynx. Mr.. Finn died in 1885.
In order to enable the widow to OBJ
tain an increase Of pension, if possible,
DIR. Scuddcr and Justice Bowers, of this
city, made an examination Of Mr. Finns
neck on January 10, 1S90-tive years af.
ter his death-and found imbsbbed
therein button Snapped rivet of iron,
which he had carried for twenty-five
years, and which was the immediate
cause Of his death.
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A Newspaper Mum Catches II.

BGRMINGHAM, ALA., Feb. The
Sunday Critic to-day gave details OF
an alleged dehauch OF NJ. c.. Shelly, n
young society man. After seeing q
copy ofthc newspaper Shelly procured
a heavy horsewhip, and accompanied
oy his brother, went to- the Office OF
the Critic Leonard Baton, business.
manager, was in the Office aud was
asked If he was responsible for the,
publication. He said he was, where
upon Shelly drew the whip from I'M
der his vest and la he'd the newspaper
man furiously. Button drew a pistol
md attempted TO fire, but tho cartridge
snapped and before he could "ro ,s the
trigger again, Shelly'a brother made
him drop the revolver. The men then
grappl ed and a rough -and.tumblo light
ensued. Shelly is a son of the Fourth
Auditor Of the Treasury under Cleve-
lands administration.