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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
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False Methods of Teaching in Use IL
Our Public Schools.

False Methods of Teaching in Use In
Our Public Schools.
A series OF school readers which | have
seen called Seaside and Wayside. " see nj
to me co fail just where they appear to be
so successful. They are a bold. undis-
guised attempt to convey TO children
exact knowledge about the creatures OF
which they treat. A passage from one OF
them is like u mouthful of sawdust.
1t is not dead knowledge OF these
things that the children want. 1t Is the
things themselves. The pictures may
hely, but the bare fncts are as un1nter-
csting as they can be; yet II the life OF the
least of these creatures could be- told as it
hour aud from day TO day, i6 would be OF
perennial Interest.
/ would encourage the children to
bring me whatever to them seems curious
and interesting from their walks in the
fields anu woods. | would ask them to
hunt me up some parasitieal plant ortsome
| rare flowers In its season, or u specimen
| OF the wolf spider, or the box tortoise, or
an Indiau arrow head.
| would ask them To ind out how the
| bulb of tho dog-tooth violet got SO deeply
In the ground since every Que starts from
the seed ut the top, but rests not until it
| planls itself some eight or ten inches In
| the soil. When 1t gets to this depth IL
sends M two leaves instead of Quo aud
| begins blooming. One throb OF love OF
nature which yam eau wake in a ehlldss
| heart is worth any numosr OF dry facts
which you can puS Into his head,-Joha
Burroughs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
Harris Last Statement.
DISASTROUS FIRE in UTICA.

UTICA, N. Y, May 8, 1885, customer
In the gentlemen's furnishing depart
ment of the store of j. B. Wells.
Sou & Co., accidentiv threw
a match this morning in
some mosquito netting that covered the
goods, ana in d moinenb the whole place
was ablaze. the flames spreading to the
~celluloia and other goods In the store
with lightninglike rapidly. Some eighty
clerks, most Of them ladies, became
panic stricken, MS well as the
employees in the upper offices. aud 1t was
with the greatest difficulty they were
gotten OF the building.
The store was totally destroyed.
after a sharp fight OF Twenty-Five mlu-
utes. The offices on the floor above, occu-
ried by Alfred G. Coke. Judge of the
United Stntes Court: Hon ca .Bennison.
The stock was valued at $275, 900. n WAS
practically ruiued. Tnere WAS an insur-
Hnce OF sl07, 900 on the stock and
Sc 5000 on the building and
fixtures. The fire extinguisAed
United States Commissioned, ex-Districb
Attorney w. A. Mattsson and otherA
were damaged by smoke aud water
Frank McCaN's clothing store, adj
ioining the Well's sIoreH. sustained dam
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
WARRING AMAZONs.

Lively Scrap Between Two "Lndi of
Color in the Negro Quarter.
There was a bare knuckle fight and
hair pulling match on Harrison avenue
last night. It took place in the negro
quarter, and The participants
were Sally Marsh and Title
Stokes, two negroes. They had
some words over Sallie's husband, and
from words they passed to blows. Sally
was getting the best OF it. and had just
gotten Que hand firmly fixed in TITLES
hair, while with the other one she
was ella wiDg her ace b another
colored woman. who had been wit
Messing the fight summoned Officer
Mulcox. When they saw the officers
coming they separated, and Tillie ran
into her home, in front Of which the
fight occurred. whics Sally cut across
lots towards her lodging which
are on Communipaw avenue. She
did not escape untouched. as
lilly had caught her right ear between
her testh and bitten it till the blood
flowed. But she was triumphant, for
she had scratched the map OF Darkest
Africa upon Tiliy's face and left her
minus two or three handouts of
hair. She will be careful what she says
the next time she gets into an argument
with Sally, as q few more SUCH eucount-
ers would leave her bald.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
BrookIyn Linemen win.

BROOKLYN. May 9, 1S93.-The Citizens
Electric Light Company of this city has
practically given in to the electrical liue
men in its employ who joined In thu
strike of the lfnemen Of the Telephone
Company when their request for an adj.
vance in wages from $3.50 to 81
the conference between Electrical
Superintendent Peck and the committee
from the meD, headed by Henry Miller.
President of the National Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers. Mr.. PecE intiinated
tina he would advocate the adyisability
of granting the request Of the llnemen
when the Executive Committee of the
company meets on Thursday.
The few iinemen OF the Brooklyn City
Railroad Company who have not left
town will hear from President Lewis
this afternoon. They feel confident that
Mr.. Lewis's decision will be in their
favor, as the company has already made
overtures towards a compromise by offer
ing to Jake the men back at $2.S5 a day.
While it was an easy matter for The
nag ofsthe branch cffice of the, Tele-
phone Company in Brooklyn to stand firm
az inst the mems demand. it is not
thought likely hat they can hold out
much longer since the linemen i'll the
Jersey City Office have Joined In the
strike. The wires over there. the men
say. are In bad shape from the recent
storms, and unless men can be found to
fill the places of the strikers. the com :
pany's wires will be practically useless in
some districts.
Word was sent to Brooklyn this morn
ing that the linemen in New York were
getting anxious to join the strikers. and
were only waiting for The word to go out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
NO PILLOW GLOVES.
Three Bouts in Which the boxers Will
Fight Hard.

Three Bouts in Which the Boxers Will
Fight Hard.
The managers of the Union Athletic
Club are confident that the boxing show
TO be given at their rooms, No. 11l6
Washington street. Hoboken, Friday
evening next, will be first class in every
respect. The men VINO will participates
in the three special bouts arranged will
he on hand not to box with pillows, but
to show what they really can 10 ia the
boxing line. Tom Reilly of The Scottish
Americans of this city, will meet George
Reynolds of New York in the first bout
of the evening. The men Will weigh III
at 1873 pounds, and will box eight rounds
unless a decision shall be reached before
The expiration of that time. Bob Wilson
and Tom Murray and an unknown and
Casper Leon will appear in the other
bouts. All three set-tOs will De for the
money, and all three should be fast
enough TO satisfy the most ardent all
mirer OF the sport.
The battle between Rat Cahill and
Murphy is off. The police object to
allowing the show to go on. The men
were to lave met at O stag of the Scot
tisn-American A. G.
meet at the Pr Hive A. C's boxing ex-
hibition, and 5 predicted that It will
not be a tame flair. The men are not
warm friends.
Judge Newton, the manager aud
matchmaker of the Coney Island Athletic
Club, had an interview with Billy Smith
yesterday. and as a result Smith has
signed articles to box JacE Dempsey TO II
flush before the Island club on the even.
ing of June 80. A purse of $4,000 will be
hung up for the winner. The contestants
agree 10 weigh in at 142 pounds at three
O'Clock on the afternoon of the mill, and
viii deposit q forfeit OF $500 each AZ a
guarantee that they will weigh 10 at the
limit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
CITY NEWS NOTES.

gade will hold "a drill this evening at Sickle
Square. 1sn
The XII Euchre Club will give q dance on
May 2b, at the home Of Miss Jarvis on Glen
wood avenue
A reception of the Bible class of 81. FREQ
Church. will be held at the home of Miss Miriam
Scott, Bramhall avenue. on May 10.
at half-past five o'clock this morning Thomas
O'Rrien. of No. 50 Wayne street was found in
the hallway of No. l27 Brunswick street, suffer-
Ing from p fracture Of the left leg. He was re-
moved 10 the City Hospital In the ambulance.
The Berry Cadets Of the United Presbyterian
Church. Montgomery street, are rehearsing for
an entertainment TO be given on May 16. The
cadets are all young ladies.
James Murray, a iabcre-, forty years old,
whose homc wao Al PIC Erie street, die1 Of con-
sumption at the City Hospital yesterday. His
friends took charge " his body.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
METHODIST BISHOPS PLACED.

CHICAGO, May 0. 1ssa.-The ~semi-annual
meeting of the Board of Methodist
Bishops, which has been in session in
Eyenston during the last week, practical
Iys closed closed last evening. Arrange
meufs for the conferences next fall were
made.
The Rock River conference will owen
October 4 aud will be presided over by
Bishop Cyrus D. Foss who has almost re-
covered FROM his fall and will leave
Monday by way of a Fran
cisco for Japan and China. and
he will hold all the fall
conferences in tiose countries. Bishop
John II. Vincent will preside over tile
European conferences and will leave
"a America on this mission in few weeks.
Bishop John T.. Hurst's work will be III
thes West.
The next meeting Of the bishops will
be at Milwaukee ia November next. A
fual meeting for tue adjournment OF the
bishops Will be held this mornins.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
Sixth 1--we. and 18th 81.


morning was set for a hearing on both
sides of the question.
Payrolls for laborers on streets for
April. amounting to $100.50. cleaning
sewers, for Aprll, 1914; i~eppaving over
street openings. $215. for April. were passed
The Belleville aud High Service pay
roll. amounting to s4l2,8o3, was also
passed.
1t was also decided to advertise for
the carting and trimming OF 900
tons of coal at Belleville and
800 tons at High Service. The General
Sup~erintendent's payroll for April,
81. 525. was passed. Commissioner Cook
moved that the office hours of
the clerks of the Water Department
be fixed from half-pAst eight A. N.
to half past four p. NJ. while water rates
are being collected. Duyan aud.
somers objected. but without avail
Patrick Nolan was appointed in
spector of the Central avenue
sewer improvement. On May II at half
past ten o'clock the water supply bidders
will be heard. The public is invited to
attend the session,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
DIED.

H~AMILToN-In this city, on Monday, May s. 1898.
Eliza Moore, WIDOW OF Alexander Hamilton.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend The
funeral services ut her la'e residence, NO. 81
Highland avenue, on Thursday, May II, at three
O'Clock p. III.
Thursday. May 0. at II Frazer Place,
Mary Smith. aged Go years.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
KEELER nee McILvRID-on Monday. May, 3
and daughter OF William and saran Mcliyrid-
aged twenty-five years, Tour months aud M
teen days. -
to attend the I neral on "Wednesday afternoon.
May 10, at two O'Clock. from the Residence OF ner
parents, Nc. Is Clen1enny avenue.
wARREN-ln Brooklyn, N. Y, on May g.. 1898, Man
ming Leather, onIl child OF Samuel q. and the
late Mary /. Warren, aged one year.
Relatives and fi .nds are respectfully invited 20
attend the funernl services az the residence or his
father, No 81 Bright street. on "Wednesday. May
III. at twJ i. Nj.
KoPF.-In this city, ON MAY g.. 1891, Henry, son Of
Freder ok u. and WiihsImina kopf, aged SIX
years and six months.
Relatives and friends OF tho family are respect
fully inv iiod to attend tho funeral ul "Wednesday,
May II. at three +, M, fiom. the residence OF MS
parents. No l05tsreene strees
YoRK-on Monday, May q. 1899, Francis May In
tant osughter ofFrauk and Mary y fork, hge
y sixteen mouths.
n Vunerui "Wednesday from her l0to resluencei NO.
iQf Wayne street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09

David Bramley take part. bat also
the Juniors. The 2ymnastic Pyramids
and tableaux will beespecially attractive.
There will be music and literatary exer-
cises and medals awarded for proficiency
in the departments. All members of the
Palace will be admitted free. Others are
invited to pay fifteen cents at the door to-
ward the expenses.
The young men of the Physical Depart
mont, who desire TO enter The exam1ua-
ton for medals, are requested to meet
Prof. David Branlley this evening. In the
Opmnasium,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
They Join in the Strike With
Their Brethren Each
Side Claims 1t Will Win,

The striking linemen met last night In
Keily's Hall, at Newark venue and
Grove street. The meeting was held I'M
der the auspices of Local Union No. 81 OF
National Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers.
Representative Brotherhood linemen,
climbers and inspectors from all parts OF
the State were present. A delegation
from Newark caused some excitement by
Informing the local strikers that this
morning che men in the employ or the
New York and New Jersey Telephone
Company in the Newark Division woulu
demand the same increase in pay winch
the men are striking for here.
NEWARK MEN ON STRIKE.
The demand WAS mad this morning nj
niue o'clock upon the Newark officials,
aud it is said that the demand was re-
fused. The Newark men are now also
on strike. 1t was reported at last nights
session that Superintendent McCuliv had
called the men from Montclair to Jersey
City to Rtake the places of the istrikers
here. The Montclair men, upon learning
that a strike was in progress here, de-
clined to go to work.
The company has but one man at work
in this city and he comes from orange.
Tonight the State Board of Arbitr alton
and the State Council will meet with the
local strikers. 1t will be decided at to-
nights session whether or not 1t is advi5-
able to call out every lineman III the
State.
STRIKE WILL
President Thomas Watson OF Jersey
City Union No. 81, in speaking of the
situation. this morning, said
The Ne warK men are out on strike
now, and in a few days Timagine theNew
York mi New Jersey Telephone Com
pany will be in q bad waY tor men. l do
not believe that it will De as easy as the
company imagined to fill the places OF
on men. We will be reinforced from
time to time by Union men, and in my
opinion will win.
Our demand" he continued. sis a
Just one. Other companies pay the wages
We want, and there is no reason why THIS
company should pay its men less than the
others. We work equally hard. and are
just as experienced men.
A CAPITALISTIC LINEMAN.
1.-The only man whom the company mas
Is from Orange. He was asked not to work
by our men and he replied that he could
not afford to. That same man owns g
house in Orange which brings him in $50
per mouth rent. The men are deter
mined and will fight this thing to the
end"
Superintendent McCully was not dis
posed 10 discuss the situation this morn
ing. He maintains, however, that the
company has felt no Inconvenience from
the strike.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
NEWARK LINEMHN OU7. MAYOR PAGAN FOLHD S
He Receives a Setback at
the Hands of Commits
sioner Utz.

Mayor Lawrence Pagan received some
thing Of a setback at the meeting OF the
Hoboken Police Board last night. A slate
which had bsen arranged by tae Mayor
was smashed all to pieces by Police Com
missioner Utz. MIR. Utz says that he is
heart aud soul with the Mayor in his
efforts to reform the department., bnt he
does not believe In interfering with
members of the department., simply be
cause Mayor Pagan dues not ike Them
personally.
BoMBsHELLS WHICH FAILED.
It will be remembered that ut the last
meeting OF the Police Board. at which
Chief Donovan and Captain Hayes re-
ceived such an awful scoring, Commits
sloner Utz voted with COMMISSIONS
Smith to sustain Mayor Pagan. Mayor
Pagan and his political aGhereuts We're
jubilant, and said that Pagan controlled
the Police Department. Conscious of his
power Mayor Fagan began preparing u
couple OF bombshells, which he intended
to IRE at the meeting last night. But IN
doing this he is said TO have let his ami
mostly TO certain members of the depart
! men5 and his favOrltism to Others get
the better Of his Judgment. The conse-
quence was that when u caucus was held
yesterday, and the Mayor told Commits
sioner Uiz of his programme, that gen
tleman politely, but druily. refused to be
a party TO it.
Just what this programme was to be
cannot be positively learned. IL is said,
however, that Mayor Pagan wanted to
GUST several members of the department.
who opposed him on election day, and
promote those who worked for him. ALI
day yesterday the Mayor and the Com
missioners fitted about, and there were
many rumors af1oat.
DISAPPOINTED LOBBY.
Wnen the board met last night one OF
the largest lobbies that ever crowded iuto
the council chamber was present.
Everybody thought that there would be
another shaking up, but they were
doomed to disappointment. Commits
sioner Utz could not be induced to be a
meeting was comparatively an uneventful
one.
Commissioner Coyle was absent.
Policeman Christian Muller, was ar
raigned on the complaint of Sergeant
Rathjen. for being off post one hour an d
forty-dve minutes, on the afternoon OF
April 81. lie was tried and found guilty.
He was fined ten days paw and was
severely reprimanded by Mayor Fagau.
Mayor Fagan then announced the fol-
lowing standing committees for the
year,
FINANCE AND sALARrEs.-Utz, Hayden and
Smith.
Appo1NTmENrs.-Smith Hayden and Utz.
SUPPLIEs.-Hayden, Smith and Utz.
It will be noticed thai the name OF
Commissioner Coyle does not appear on
| any of the committees.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
4 SAMPLE OF MOTHER VIII.

Toward the end of a performance of
,.The Green Bushes" Miss Dslavalle B r
rington, who played Miami. was supposed
TO commit suicide by jumping Into the
river. When, however. she reached the
usual eminence OF rock, she founl TO her
dismay that no mattress had been plecad
in the river for her to jump on, so down
she came on the boards with a hard thud.
Her confusion was intense, bat it WAS
increased tantold when q voice from the
gallery san out In a rich tongue; "Ocht
be iahers the waters groxea.n This res
ma \ set the house ia q roar,-L0adoa
MalioN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
OBJECT TO THE TROLLEY.

Bramhall and Crescent Avenues do Not
Want the Electric Cars.
AT Yesterdays meeting of the Street and
Water Board Commissioners, a protest
was filed against the invasion of the
Jersey City Rapid Transit Company
with its trolley system running through
Bramhall and Crescent avenues. The
protestants were former petitioners. and
they changed their mind because of the
fact that the trolley cars had been intro
duced. One of the chief oojectors
was Governor Werts,. who resides
Harrison e. Early, said that many who
had formerly objected were now petition
ers. and he thought that the matter
could be amicablv settled. Thursday
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
COUDERT ON SEAL MURDER.
RI Cable to the United Press

Do CW0tt q 10 -
PARIS, May 9, 1s93.-Mr. F. r. Coudert,
of counsel for the United States, con
tinued his argument today before the
Behring Sea Tribunal of Arbitration. Mr..
Coudert narrated the history of pelagic
sealing, and showed chat since the adop-
ton Of the modus UiDendi the pelagic seal
ers had increased their demands. He
quoted statements from the counter case
Of Great Britain, which, he argued, viz
tualIy confirmed his contention that
pelagic sealing was gradually destroying
The seal species, and he read and COM
mented on the evidence of London fur
riers showing that while the seal catch at
the Pribylof Islands was chiefly of males,
the seals captured by the pelagic hunters
were chiefly females.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
CHICAGO A N CRASH.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 9, 1s9s.-Comp-
troller Eckels was today advised of the
failure of the Chemical National Benk of
Chicago, capital 81, 600, 600, having a branch
at the Worlds Fair grounds, but no par
ticulars of the failure, its cause or prob
able effects, have reached the Treasury
Department. The bank has been in bad
shape for some time, and its failure was
not unexpected here in view of the recent
report of the examiner.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
CONDITIONS OF SALE.

down; balaece of purchase money TO be paid
in thirty days of sale. In case buildings are not
removed within thirty DAYS che amount p,id shall
be again sold or removed br the County.
in ssF ean be ee esaSinsa from e 70 AS SesGF5RR'i GRAs s 9qSs'
Custodian OF Buildings, at the odiee of the Chief
/ jersey City, or Of The clsrE Of tie Poaard Of Chosen
freeholders, at the Office oftne Board.
s s ] corner Danforth s9d Bergen avenues
No; III Grant avenue, between Bergen ana West
No. $ Morton Place. between Bergen and westziie
NO. d Morton Place, between Bergen and westsids
No IS Morton Place. between Bergen and wsstsids
No. 80 Union street
No. AZ Clendenny avenus
| NO. a Clendenny avenue
No. 50 ClenQenny avenue
No. 50 Clendenny avenue
! No.4i LexinSton avenue, between Bergen and
J Weststds avenues
No; 100 Harrison avenue, between Bergen and
Weststde avenues
Nc. IS Ksnsington avenue, between Bergen and
No: ia Jewett avenue, between Bergen and West
No. Si Fatrrount avenue, between Bergen and
No. go FaiTmount avenue, between Bergen and
Nos s6s SCI, IS, si1 and sTs Paramount avenue, be-
tween Bergen aud Westside avenues
Nc. q Gienwood avenue, between Bergen and West
side avenues
No. Is Stuves SAINT avenue
No. II Stuveysant avs nue.
No. 10 Survey SAINT avenue
East side Rutherford av enue, 100 feet south Of Sip
avenue
No. 81 Wilks street
40. IS Wills street.
No. 81 Cottage street
No. So Cottage street
No. So Cottage street
No. 81 Cottage street
Nos. l and IL Smith street
Nos s and 7Smith street
Nos 8 and Ii Smith street
By order of Committee on New Public Road,
JOBN BOYD, CLERK.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
MISS GERNDTos SCORE.
She Made the Best Possible Total In
Coaeiol Sboot.

She Made the Best Possible Total In q
Special Shoot.
Miss Gerndt made the highest possible
score last night in the special shoot OF
the Lady Miller Rifle Club. She sent
three bullets into the centre OF the bulls
eye, and scored rs. She won a pretty
mantel ornament.
In the regular competition, thirteen
participated. Miss Prien lad the top
total. The scores:-Miss Prien. 225;
Miss Kloepping. 221; Mrs. Meyns. 216;
Miss Gerndt, PIG; Mrs. Stein, ZIG; Miss
Miller. 2l5; Mrs. Fisher, IA; Mrs. Miller,
207: Miss Gottscha!k, 2O6; Miss Born. 203;
Mrs. Schroeder. 1893; Miss Sanders, $50;
Mrs. Ahnert, $50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
DEATH OF EX-CONSUL R0FF.

Joseph Dye Hoff, ex-Consul of the United
States at Vera Cruz, died Sunday, at Keyport,
aged eighty years. Iii his early life he was a
ship builder. In 1s43 he was appointed one of
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of
Monmouth County. N. j., and served 10 that
capacity for five years, after which he sentersd
upon a maritime career.
In 1881 Secretary Blaine appointed Mr. Hof
Consular Agent at the port of Coatcacesleas,
Mexico. This post he held for four years. and
was then appointed by President Cleveland as
Consul at Vera Cruz, and remained In thar
office until April, 1891. r.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-09
GRAND ROYAL ARCANUM.
s,oecioI to the yersey Cftv Neius

SCeC7UE 10 Ile JRTSPU IGIV NeIrS
TRENTON, Mayo, 1S93.-The eleventh IN
nual session of the Grand Royal Arcanum
began in Odd Fellows Hall this morning,
there being over $50 delegates present, the
grand regent. j. Griffith, of HobokeD,
presiding. The grand t~reasurer's report
shows cash receipts, $4,000. IA; disburse-
ments. SO, 292. 81: amount now on hand,
s11, 41O.3 8. The election Of officers takes
place this afternoon.