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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
PIRATE TREASURES.
A San Franchises skipper in search of

A San Francisco Skipper in Search of a
I,iy Fortune.
The yacht Hayseel, under the COM
rand of Captain August Gisler. sailed
from Stockton recently. bound for Cocos
Island, 400 miles southwest OF Panama.
The object of Captain Gisler's visit to the
distant Isle is to endeavor TO discover the
spot where gold and silver coins, plate
and .welry 10 the alleged value of $780,
UOO,0U0 we're buried by pirates nearly sew
eDty years " Captain Glslef expects
to reach his destination after thirty-two
days sailing. The length of his stay on
the island will depend upon the work
undertaken. The island will first be sur
veyed, uuder the direction OF Captain
Glsler, who owns on-iderable property
on the place. The Lugied treasurer Will
be hunted for on a secret plan of the
ground in the Captains possession.
Captain Gisler spent four years on the
Island. and during that tim made a
vigorous search for the gold, He is con
fdeut Of success. and is determined to
keep up his search. This will be his
fourth trip to the island. He left there
last ia May. 1890. On that visit he md
three companions subslsted for five
mouths on wild hogs, fish and sea birds
while waiting the retur of Il vessel seut
to Valparaiso for supplies. Wh-n Cap
lain Gisler left Stockton be was i'll a
happy mood, and seemed almost certain
of finding The treasure. He gives his
time the sam as the rest of his party, and
annot make a dollar unless his search is
successful.
The story OF the buried treasure has
been told many times and in many
tongues. The treasure was buried by
pirates, who operated In the big Ralamp-
ago in 1922. Cocos Island wa selected as
the treasure repository after the pirate
ship had been driven into the Pacific.
This island is about four miles across,
aud contains IL, GOO acres of ROCKY
and rolling land, we'll watered. The pir-
ates, after capturing anumber of Spanish
galieons, buried church plate, jewe.s and
coin IN two places. On the northeast end
of the island the pirate ere buried IT'S
tons of silver dollars. AT another gold
hilted and jeweled swords were deposited.
In q third excavation they deposited Sl5,-
goo. GOO worth of gold brick. The captain
himself buried a large number of emer-
aids, diamonds, ruuies and pearls. TIT
whole treasure, placed in various vaults
IN the sandstone and hidden in the and,
is estimated according to the story of two
of the briggs piratical crew, as amounting
in value to more than $50, 900, 900. Th
pirates were killed off before they could
return to Cocos Island and recover their
treasures, and tho story OF the buried
riches came from two Englishmen, who
were the only men left TO tell OF the hid
ing place of many millions of stolen golu.
Their stories came out as death-bed con-
LESSONS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

The Democratic voters of New Jersey are re-
quested to meet at such times and places as
may be designated by their loca committees,
to select delegates to a State Convention, to be
held at Taylor Opera House, in the city of
Trenton, on
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH. 1892
At twelve O'Clock NJ, for the purpose of select
ing a candidate for Governor and candidates for
Presidential Electors.
The basis of representation will be one dele
gate for each two hundred Democratic votes
cast at the Gubernatorial election of 1889, and
one for each fraction Of the same over one
hundred; but each ward and township shall be
entitled to at least one delegate.
ALLAN l.. M~cDERMOTT,
Chairman Democratic State Committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
RELIGION AMONG THE NEGROES.
The Church Has Taught Them It Is In
seperabfe From Morality.

The Church Has Taught Them 1t Is In
sporadic From Morality.
The Rev. DR.. H. K. Carroll contributes
to the September Forum an interesting
and sugges i've article on "Religious Pro.
gsess of the Negro" After noting that
the negroes are naturally a religious peo-
pie, he offers statistics which Indicate the
strength of the Negroes devotion to re-
ligiou. "We have III the United States"
he says, "accuriiug to the last census,
about seven million four shundred and
seventy thousand Negroes. OF this COL
ored population, six million eight hun
dred and eighty-nine thousand are to b.
found in the old slave territory-sixteen
states, including West Virginia, VITA the
District of Columbia aud Oklahoma"
Since the war the churches have been ac-
tive in behalf of The Negroes; anu that
their efforts have been successful is
shown by the numbers OF Negroes belong
ing to the various denominations. which
d.. Carroll gives as foIlows:C 0lored Bap-
fists, /. 230, 000:C Observation-Disclosures |, 1S6, 900:
Colored Catholics, 121, 900; Colored Pres
byterians, 81, 500; Colored Disciples, 81, 600;
Colored Congregationalists, 6.52l; Col
ored Episcopalians, 4900-an OF these
making Il total OF 2,6l0.5S5 Christians.
The effect of the work of the churches on
the Negroes is very marked, aud may be
summed up as follows:-Ig has taught
them that religion is inseparable from
morality, a distinction in the past they
often,failed clearly to perceive; that Uou-
douism aud all other superstitions are a
degradation to themselves and a dis trace
to religion, and iG has Inspired them with
a desire to profit by the advantages of
civilization. 1.-The Negro" says DR.. Car
roll, understands what way he must
take to reach the heights OF superiority,
and he is eagerly seizlng upon the educs-
tional advantages offered him. His lsola-
ton from higher influences and models is
more apparent than real. we must con-
Glade, when we learn that a million and
a quarter of Negroes were in school in
the South in 1889. Education tends to
,oaka isol.tion i'm nos SihJa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01

some years.
WARRANTED TO KILL OR CURE
the Weekly Journal of 1717 contains an
advertisement which goes far ahead OF
even the most wonderful and conceited
notices of today
her house. the Red Ball in Queen street.
Chespslde, lived a Gentle woman that hath a
most Incompatible Wash to b~eautify the face,
wnlcn far exceeds all that are extant. 1t takes
out al manner of wrinkles, pinlples. redn ess,
morphow, sunburn and y~ellowness caused by
melcurlai, poisonous washes: it also pumps and
soIeens the skin. making it as smooth and tender
as a suchlinS, chiid's: the young 1t keeps so, and
tne oid ~ makes appear young and fair to admir-
atloh; 1t hath nothing of paint in it. neither doth
any person know the secret. You may have it for
from half q crown to five pounds, a bottle.
You may have Pomatun, White Pots, the like
not 10 De compared with. Also a powder for
me teeth which makes them as white as snow.
she hath a most excellent secret to prevent hair
from falling out. She alters red or gray hair
TO a delightful light brown in a few days, which
WIN never change. She shapes the eyebrows
ank makes them beautiful. She hath a delicate
Paste to whiten the hands. and a red Pomatum
to color the lips. She has a certain and infai-
libie cure for Toothache. She cuts hair very
line. She hath also an excellent Colick Water,
also a fine snuff for the head, with an Eyewater
which she defies all Europe to parallel.-Nevark
EUeninq NetuS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01

ONE case of cholera in New York
would probably cost the city a mil
lion of dollars. The sufferers would
be, among Others, hotel keepers, the
atrical managers, dry goods dealers
and manufacturers of food supplies.
The cheapest thing New York can
do is, keep the cholera out. if it costs
a million of dollars.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
CLEVELAND'S GREAT POPULARITY.
From the BROOKLYN Eaqle.

Mr.. Cleveland received 627,216 more
votes in 1888, when he was defeated. tn an
he did in 1884, when he was elected. But
this. although iatteriug, is not a sure in
dication of the rate at which his popular
strength increases. The events of the
past two years make it likely that the re-
turns of the great Democratic victory
next November will show that be is at
least 1000, 000 votes stronger Than he was
in 1899
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
Caught Robbing Bath Houses.
Special to the Jersey c4ty Ne,os.

Ipectut % tHe JeTSe8 Guy NeUS.
AsBURY PARK. Sept. 1. 1892 Detective
Dickinson has run down the thief who
has been committing the robberies at the
Asbufy ayenue and Fourth avenue bath
ing grounds.
youth who claims New Brunswick as mis-
home, who, upon being arraigued before
IL justice, admitted that he had broken
into several bath houses recently and
stolen valuables from the bathers.
Brown was committed to the Freehold
Jail to await the action of the Grand
Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
NOTICE Or -sETTLEMENT.

Notlce Is hereby given that the ilaal account OF
the subscriber, guardian or Mary Ann Smith, late
q MINOR wiii DC audated and stated by the Surro-
gate OF Tue county OF Hudson. and reported for
setsiement on Friday. the rhirtieth day OF Sep
Dated July II A. D., 1892.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01

The Pav0nia Building and Loan Associ-
alton will hold a meeting this evening at
its rooms in nhe Booraem Building, No.
1l6 Newark avenue. Au expert recen thy
examined the books and securities of this
association and found everything in a
satisfactory condition. The t~wenty-ninth
quarterly statement of the association
which has just been issued shows that the
receipts have been 1928, 666. SO. OF this
amount S176, 400 has been loaned on bonds
and mortgages, while the net earnings
have beer $3s. 514 so.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
The impending soourge.


ceive unqualified approval for his
course in refusing to allow bales of
rags from Hamburg to be landed in
this city. Everybody knows that the
filthy rags which are imported for
paper stock are the most prolific nests
of disease germs. In their filthy ac-
cretions, the bacilli thrive and multi
ply. When the bales are opened
the microbes fill the air. When
the rags are taken to the
paper factory and washed, the water
from them carries away the microbes
to the sewers and thence to the riv-
ers. and SO they work their deadly
way around to the homes of human
beings.
1t will be said that these rags are
funigated. No matter. Nobody can
guarantee the thoroughness of such
disinfection. The business of our
health officers, especially in a city
like this, which is in a fearfully re-
ceptive condition, is to see that no
chances whatever are taken, however
remote. Jersey City is not in a po-
sition to deal with the plague in a
metropolitan way. We have not a
sequestered water supply like New
York. We have no no means of
protecting the supply against polu-
ton. The city is full of pest-breed-
ing nuisances from end to end.
The very soil of half the city is
marshy and favorable to infection.
We have no proper hospital accom-
mediation. 1t is doubtful if money
could be raised to sproperly fight the
disease. Our officials have no expert
ence in dealing with such problems as
q plague would present. Our doc
tors-whose ability and skill in gen
eral are admirable-have, with one or
two exceptions, never seen a case of
cholera. We are in the worst possible
shape If the disease once gets in.
Then let US keep it out at any cost.
We have no desire to create a
panicky feeling. Far otherwise. In
deed it is as much for the preserva-
tion OF a tranquil feeling as for any
other reason that we urge the most
stringent precautions. We would de-
sire that every citizen should realize
the seriousness of the situation, with
a cholera infected ship lying not
twelve miles from us. We would de-
sire to see every one take all reason
able sanitary precautions. But out
of these precautions, we hope to see a
proper courage and confidence main
tanned among the people.
PERHAPS the most criminal enter
prise that a newspaper ever instigated
was that of the New York World yes
terday in trying to send eight men on
board the cholera ship, Moravia.
This is certainly newspaper enterprise
gone mad.
Not the slightest good or useful pur-
pose was t o be served. At the best,
the only result could be the gratifica-
ton of a morbid curiosity anent the
details of the mortality. OF course,
the true motive was to get an adver-
tisement for the wicked sheet itself.
The idea was to have its reporters do
something that those of no other
paper would do, so that it might crow
and flap its wings in it's own vulgar,
blatant way.
To get this cheap notoriety, this
villainous paper was willing to carry
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01

members. Vice Chaneel!or Bird has or
dered that tie receiver stall not incur
any expense for counsel fees without fitss
obtaining an order from the court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01

THAT newspaper men have the
courage to face death in any form in
the pursuit of their service to til .
public has been too often proven to
need further demonstration. But
newspaper men eve until yesterday
imperilled thousands of lives of other
people without the slightest possible
ity of doing good.
1t is the useful purpose inspiring
the action, which differentiates de-
voted bravery from INSCRIPTIONS
recklessness.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1892.

This paper is democratic IN principles
and is Independent in its UteWs on all
locdl questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01

the seeds of the deadly pest into the
crowded city, amid the crowded
streets, into the restaurants aud pub
lie places and finally into as many
homes as there were men engaged in
the wicked attempt.
This is certainly the acme of news
paper scoundrelism. 1t has no parallel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
Dated July II A. D.
NOTICE OF sETTLEMENr.

Notice is hereby given that the final account or
the subscriber, executor of Ann McDougall. de-
ceased: VIII be audited ana stated by the Surro-
gaIe OF the County of Hudson. and reported for
settlement on friday. the thirtieth dav Of Septem m
Dated July ". A. D., 1882.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01

TPk JERSEY CITY NEWS Cthe Only Democratic
Loilp paper published i1 Jersey ~City):-Single
copies, two cents; subscription nix dollars per
year; postage free.
Entered in the postoface at Jersey City as seq
ond class mail matter.
All business communications should be ad-
dressed to the CRY PuBL1sHINa COMPANY; all
Theirs to the Managing Editor.
BRANCH OFFICES;
Advertisements. Subscriptions and Newsdsal-
ers' Orders received:-
Union HmL-H. Fischer, No. So PalIsade avenue.
EERGEN PoMT-T. W. Dobson, opposite Railway
Depot.
BAyoSNE-J. Fl. Brewer. No. ISL Avenue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
The new JERSEY
TITLE GUARANTEE
AND
TRUST COMPANY.
CAPITAL 10000

HE RESIDENTS Of Jersey City should pat
ronize the Safe Deposit Vaults of the New
Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Company.
The Company has spared neither pains nor
expense to make these Vaults as secure as the best
Vaults in New York City. Every device and safe
guard known to the business have been adopted,
and the public may deposit their valuables with
entire confidence that they will be protected against
Fire, Water, Burglary and Riot.
To those who propose being away from the city
during the Summer, absolute protection is afforded
in the care of silver and other valuables which can
be stored in trunks or boxes.
Burglar proof safes can be rented in the Vaults
for SIS to $75 per annum.
The renter has entire control of his Safe, and
rooms are provided in which securities and papers
can be examined without fear OF robbery or disturb
ance of any kind.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
~ Office OF SETTLEMENT.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice Is hereby given that the final account OF
the subscriber. administrator of Louisa Perry, de-
ceased. VIII be audited and stated By the Sure
gate OF the County OF Hudson, and reported for
settlement on FRIDAY. the thirtieth day OF
September next,
Dated July 81 A. D. 1889.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
! Power attest u. S. Govt Report
ABSOLUTELY pzJpE::

the wonld-be M. p. who gave notice some
eighty years since that he
Wanted, on due consideration, a seat in a GER
tam assembly, either for a short time OF for
some years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the account of
the subscriber. administrators or de bonis
mon CT henry G. Autton deceased, will be
audited end stated by the Surrogate OF the
County of Hudson. anu re ported for settlement
Oh friday, the twenty first day OF october next.
Dated August Is A. D.. 1899.
mi Z. BROWN.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-07
Time Is Money.

Are you not interested in saving time
during this short Journey through life,
and are YOU not DESTROYS of computing
your calculations so accurately that.
having an engagement in the worlds
fair city at, say a. m, you may be able
to meet it? If punctuality is not one of
your business maXimS. you are going
back upon the first principles of COM
mercial intercourse. You have a note
in bank to meet before o'clock of a
certain day. Do you permit the bank
doors to close without an effort upon
your part to meet your obligation?
Well, hardly. Your credit and your
honor demand that you shall keep UP in
the Journey with Father Time, and that
while he turns his hOur-glasS you shall
take advantage of everything in your
favor, and reach your destination on
time safely and complacently The
system of dispatching has reached such
Il stage Of perfection on some roads that
to be OFF time is the rare exception. 1t
is no small matter TO start out trains 400
miles distant from each other and have
them reach the terminals precisely upon
the minute scheduled. This perfection
has been reached by at least one road,
and it has achieved such reputation in
this respect that it is marvel TO the
travelling public, and an ever-preSent
cause Of discomfort to its less fortunate
neighbors.
Timepleces have been dispensed with
by the ladies living in the beautiful
suburban towns along its line from
DoWner's Grove to Chicago, so regular
is the Burlington'S Number Forty-eight,
which is scheduled to arrive i'll Chicago
at 9 a. IN. every day in the year, the
train leaving the union depots Ill Min
ueapolis at $50, and ST Paul at 7:30
the previous evening. From Jan. to
Oct. 81 inclusive, period Of 305 days,
it was practically on time. and during
the months of February, March, August,
September and October absolutely on
time. not having varied minute. The
equipment is unsurpassed, every we'll
known appliance conducive to the COM
fort and convenience OF passengers be-
ing promptly adopted. No experiments
are tried at the expense of patrons.
Ladies travelling alone or with children
are shown courteous attention. In a
few weeks the present superb equip
ment will be replaced with the very
latest designs from the Pullman works,
an especial feature being compartment
sleeping cars of superior workmanship
and finish, surprising anything of the
kind in America. Tickets may be pro-
cured, and Pullman accommodations re-
served, at the company'S offices, 800
Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis; 1914 East
Third street, st. Paul, and at union
depots in both cities: or inquiries may
be addressed to
w. j. C. KENYON,
General Passenger Agent, st. Paul,
MINI.
n. B.-Trains north-Dound from Chi
cago and ST. Louis leave and arrive at
convenient hours. Try the line in
either direction and be convinced of the
merits advertised.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-07
CIVIL SERVICE.
Increase of the Number Of Failures

Increase Of the Number Of Failures
to Pass Examination.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The United
States civil service commission today
made public its ninth report to the
president. 1t shows that from July l,
1891, to June so, 1892. the whole number
of applicants examined for the five
branches of the classified service was
400, of which IL, 100 passed and 1900
failed to pass. Compared with the
previous year, this shows an increase
of 1896 in the whole number examined;
decrease in the whole number who
passed OF SIG, and all increase in the
whole number who failed to pass OF
1.0l2. The whole number appointed IN
the year covered by this report is as
follows: Departmental service, l6l;
postal service, 2. l13; railway mail ser
ice, l,l69, and Indian service. 10; total.
1851; a decrease of 1,434 over the pre-
viouS year. OF political assessments
the report says:
This is the first time the civil service
commission has in the midst of presi-
dental campaign actively interfered to
prevent the collection of these assess
mentS, and it believes its action had
most beneficial effect. and that there
was much less done than ever before.
although it cannot be doubted that, as
it was, altogether too much took place.
In the opinion of the commission this
practice will not be wholly broken up
until it is made penal offenSe for any
person whatsoever to solicit political
contribution from a government en-
ploye in any place whatsoever"
The commission declares that the
- i II, Il Tod
rapidly as practicable. as, for instance.
to clerks and writer's i'll navy yards. TO
the internal revenue service, to custom
houses with twenty-five employees and
to free delivery pOstofnces. The Ma
tiOnal Letter Carriers association. act
ing in its capacity of branch of the
Knights of Labor, has recommended
that all free delivery offices be CLASH
fed. The letter carriers are just like
other American citizens. They want
to feel that. when they do the work of
the public honestly, zeaiouSly and IN
telIgently, they should not be made the
sport Of political bosses.
The commission also urges the adop-
ton Of a new classification of the Gus
toms and postal services and modlfl-
cation of the rules, 50 that the number
of excepted places and of places subject
to non-competitiyc examination may be
greatly reduced in all branches of the
| service. The commission thinks the
exceptions from examination i'll any
post0tfice may be properly limited to
the postmaster, assistant postmaster,
cashier, private secretary, and perh APPS
superintendent of the money order
division. In the same way the number
of exempted places in the department
at Washington should be greatly re-
duced. Very serious harm, in our
Judgment, results from allowing the
chiefs of divisions to be excepted from
examination. and we think they should
be put under the general rule and be
appointed by promotion from within
the service