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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
TO Finish THE MESSAGE
President Cleveland Sum
mons Secretary Carlisle
to Gray Gables.

WAS HINGToN. Aug. 1, 1898. Secretary
Carlisle will leave here at four O'Clock
this afternoon over the Pennsylvania
Railroad for Buzzard's Bay. Mass, on n
visit to President Cleveland. Hs will
stop en- route at New York tonight and a
portion Of the day tomorrow, prob
ably leaving during the after
noon for Gray Gables. Secretary
Carlisle's visit to President Clevs-
and at this time is at the request Of the
President, who desires naturally enough
to discuss with his Secretary of lie
Treasury the financial situation before
he completes the preparation OF his
message to Congress on ths sill
yer question. Secretary Carlisle carries
with him much information, especially
collated at the request of the President
on tho question. The Presidents mes
sage to Congress- it is understood he Will
deal solely with the financial question,
all other questions being left for the sub
sequent communications TO Congress.
MT Cleveland, Though away from the
national capital, has kept fully abreast of
the financial situation, and since he be-
gan the preparation of his massage hard
ly day has passed but. In response 10
written requests, financial information
has been sent to BUzzard's Bay.
Assistant Secretary Hamlln took grip
sack full of official documents. The
message will be practically completed at
Grab Gables after Secretary Carlisle ar
rIves. and as at PRESENT. arranged
the President accompanied by
Secretary Carlisle anc Sc cretary
Lament will leave Bnzzards
Bay for Washington late Friday evening.
so as TO arrive at the Executive Mansion
Saturday night. This arrange ment is,
however. subject to cnange. aud 1t is pos
sible the President may not return to
Washington until Monday morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
ON HIS LAST VOYAGE.
An Old Sailor succumbs to Age and
Hardship.

An Old Sailor Succumbs to Age and
Hardship.
Henry Ainsley. aged sixty-six years.
was yesterday fouut lying helpless on
the grass on Chapel avenue, New YorK
Bay Cemetery, and was taken 80 the City
Hospital, whore he is suffering from
rheumatism and malaria as well as gen
eral debility.
This poor old fellow has been quite a
character about Greenviile for the past
few years, and Is well known to all the
fishermen aud sailors around that part of
New York Bay. His life, it seems, has
becu hard and varied one
The first known of him was when he
lived nc Caven Pond nsar Communipaw.
He there built X boat out of drift wood
with NO tools except saw and 3 hatcnet.
In this craft he started two years ago
this summer to snil for Sandy HOOK. but
the wind aud tids drlfted him into the
cove at the foot of Chapel avenue. Hore
he metz. q. Bearns, Que of tho old tlme
flrsnermeu, who treated him SO Kindly
tnat he thought hs would remain. His
boat was hauled into little creek and
fastened aud there he lived for two
years. winter and summer.
Mr.. bearns says that the old man had
always been retlcsnt about himself
Ainsley had told him, however, that he
aud brother had been amongst ths first
drivers the old Broadway Stag, Com
pauy OF New York ever had. and that be
mad also been ons Of the FIRST employees
of the original Merritt tWreckIngC gCompany
of New York wnen it started. He has
been sailor most of his life and has
touched at ports all over the world. His
boat is cat boat, rigged. about twenty
feet long and very hign In proportion.
He has u cabin on it contaiping his bunk
and more knick-knacks than could ba
enumerated here. He supported himself
grafting for oysters anu clans and d ig-
ging worms for fishermen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
FIXING THE TAX RATE.
The Tax Commissioners Going Over
the Figures Very Carefully.

The Tax Commissioners met this
morning and were in session
from half past nine o'clock until
noon, working on the State
school, county and city tax rates. The
Board went over all the city assessments
and made number of revisions. The
lax rate was not struck, hut it
will not exceed the figures
published in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS,
$27 81 on the thousand. The whole
amount of real estate upon which the
city, State and county taxes are
to be raised is $3.50. .2090o2 per-
sonsl $l1 ,3s2,2l0, or "a total of
$141 .591 ,212. The whole amount OF State
school taxes to be raised is 1879 9,S38.63. of
this sum jersey City's share is S227.-
90S 26. The whole amount OF county
tx is S749. 100. aud Jersey City's share Of
this is $3.50. 1868. The tax rate. rs struck
by the County Board, is 2T cents on
the hundred aud So cents on
the hundred for county purposes.
The lowness OF tho late this year refecrs
great credit upon the work OF the city
board.
Thomas p. Mcnamara was appointed a
general clerk to succeed William +. Her
bert
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
WHAT TO Do WITH TRAMPs.

American aud European tramp were
never before SO carefully classified aud
described as they are in the August
Forum by Profe ssor j. j. McCook. the
sociological expert. The gsS of 1,349
tramp autobiographies he eondenses into
few vivid pages, showing that more
than one-hRlf the tramps questioned
have trades; seventy five per cent. are
under forty; only eight per cent. are in
bad health;" hfty-six per cent. are
Americans; nearly all can read and
write. and tile daily newspaper is one of
the items on which they are most likely
to snend money. The 45, ,345 tramps In
the United STATES Professo or McCook esti-
mates costs the community about $40 q
year each, or a total of 50. l60, ,000--"a half
more than the cost OF the Indian Depart
meut and one-half the cost OF our Navy"
THIS exhaustive study of our vsgeant
army closes with practical sugg estions
for It's abolition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
NAyAH0E CREATES SURPRISE.
The Times" saye She Is Remarkably
Faat.

The Times" Says She Is Remarkably
Fast
BIZ Gable to the United Press.
LONDON, August /, 1893-Tne Times,
commenting on yesterdays yacht race.
says
1T must be admitted that British
vac ltsmsn thought the Navahoe an
ouGre model. and that they had only n
moderate oDinfon of her abilities. She
has fatally upset the preconceived epin-
ions entertained in regard to her. She
IS remarkably fast. She cannot sail in a
race which is sailed under what could be
called international lines. inasmucn as
the BritSnnia and Valkyrie weather
bowed each other unmercifully during
the contest. giving their opponent every
chance of winning.
No doubt light weather will prove the
Navaboe's forte. Her curious and far
from taking lines seem perfectly designed
Tor vessel of the cenJrebosrd type. Hsr
draught when racing with her centre.
beard down was twentv-three feet"
The statement that Emperor William
followed the racers yesterday on his
yacht Meteor was erroneous. He accom-
pauied toe Prince of Wales On tha Brita H.
MIA, and was jubllant when the Britannia
so handsomely won the race
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
THE NAVAHOE A WINNER.
sailed Today In the Royal Southampton
Yacht Club Regatta.

Yacht Club Regatta.
By to Cabte,the United Press.
LONDON, August /, 1s93-Tne regatta of
the Royal Southampton Yacht Club was
held today. The course covered a dis
tance Of fifty miles. The contestants
were the American yacht Navaboe.
owned by Mr.. Royal Phelps Carroll, Mr..
"A. y. ClarRe's Satanita, Mr.. p. Donald
sons Caiiuna, Mr.. J. Jameson's Iverna.
The signal gun was fired at ten o'ciock X
rnd the Navanoe uas the first to cross th 9
line, followed by the Satanita. Caliuna
and Iverna in the order nsmed
The Navahoe won the race. The Sa-
tanita was second. The Caluna carried
away her bohstay and was ompelled to
withdraw. The Iverna also gave up the
race.
The race for the Queens Cup, open to
noats owned by members of the Royal
Yacht Squadron. also took place. The
course in this race was also fittY
miles lono. The yachts starting
were the Valkyris. Britannia, Meteor
owned BIZ tina German Emperor), Viking
aud Mohawk. The start was made at
ten O'Clock The wind was very light,
aDd the yachts drifted Rntil a slight
breeze set ip.
The Valkyris finished first, the Britau-
MIA was second ard the Meteor third.
Ths judges declared the Valkyris the
winner
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
WATER FAMINE AT HAND
Very Deplorab1e State of
Affairs at High
Service.
RESERVOIRS ALMOST EMPTY.
If Four Feet More Be Drawn Off
the Sediment Will Flow
Into The Pipes.

There is an alarming condition OF
affairs at Bellevllle and High Service.
There are fears of q water famine aud
fears In this direction were never
founded on better reasons. The officials
are 10th to acknowledge the fact
and have by every means in
their power striven TO keep the matter
from becoming public. The water 10 rbs
reservoirs at ths High Service is usually
twenty-six feet deep, but at the present
time ten feet have been drawn eff, and but
four feet more can be drawn when the
sediment of years will be drawn into tho
pipes and delivared to the oity consumers
BY drawing off even four feet. parts Of
he bottom of the reservoirs will be un-
covered aud exposed to the rays of the
sun.
THIS DUE TO CONSUMPTION
That the water being delivered from
Belleville intn Hign Service is insuffi-
ciest to meet the demands of the city IL
shown by the fact that the fall Of ten
feet in the reservoirs is only the
result of natural eousumptlon. Tina
tAlilng has neep SO steady
that iJ has caused the great
est salarm amongst the Street and
Wafer Commissioners. Last weak it was
thougnG tnas DY shutting or the foo
gates which supply Grsenville a nj West
Bergen at night thst the depth of water
in the reservoirs would be In
creased. Tne experiment was
a failure, as the water decreased ~
the same rapid rate. until now the Street
and Water Commissioners believe thar
1t will be abs slnteiy necessary To cut of
horss trouEhs and compel consumers to
use only what water is absolutely nsc-
essary
DEFLeRABLE CONDITION OF THE MAINS.
The old mafu across the meadows mas
a fall OF thirty feet TO High Serviee. but
1t is SO covered with sediments that t5
possesses euiy about QUE half of iiS
original carrying capacity. Tie latest
| main is il the same deplorable
condition, if not worse, owing to the
| sediment. Tho new pipe has but fall Of
| fourteen feeF. and as a result the matter
is transported very slowly, and
now that the consumption ia
heavy, the stand pipe ia
rarely full. The condition of affairs is
indeed dangerous. and water famine
| seems inevitable.
INSPECTING BELLEvILLE.
This morning Finance oOmmIs-
sionsr Detwillsr and Engineer
w. W. Ruggles of this city made
an inspection Of the Bellevills AID High
Service stations. UOon the report of
these gentlemen will DEPEND the uen-
struction Of the new $500, 900 across
the Hackeasack. The Commissioners
| realize that something must be done in
| order to give ths city q supply equal to
tbs demand without fear from any
source.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
NOT YET IDENTIFIED.

The unknown man who was killed on Sunday
the Erie Railroad had q knife in his poe Ket
which may lead to his Identification. 1t is
about three inch es long and has a bone handle
knife he had basket with him in which was
fishing line and bait The line was wet as if
he had used it. He about twenty-five or
thirty years old, five foot six inches in height
and weighed about 1870 pounds. On tine little
finger of his right hand he wore ring with a
red stone in it. 1t is supposed that he was one
Of the party which went on the Legion of
Honor excursion to Greenwood Lake.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
s.P.0A. OFFICERS DOSING.
Sergeant Snow Arrests a Man for Cruelty
to n HorRA

Sergeant Snow Arrests a Man for Cruelty
to Horse
This morning Sergeant Snow, of the
Fourth precinct station house, arrested a
man for cruelty right under the noses of
four of the officers of the S.P.C.A. Society.
each one of whom was apparently watch
ing for cases. OHicer Farrant was at the
junction, Hackleton was in Justice ROe's
ONCE, Barber Smith was standing in front
of the station house. and Onslow was Just
above him. Sergeant Snow was sitting in
the station house reading his paper, when,
happening to look up, he saw a horse
passing tnat could hardly walk and had u
sore on its shoulder as big as the palm of
mans hand,
Sergeant Snow placed the driver under
arrest. When Saith saw him do it he
woke up and sale Och, 1nein Gott, how
did he do it," Hackleton tried to get cut
of it by saying that Judge" Roe dis
tracted his attention. while Farrant made
all sorts of excuses. The wagon belonged
to HEIDI q Sons, the coopers, and was
driven by John Dolan. He wes fined $40
by Justice Roe
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
NEWSPAPERS APPRECIATED.

There is a man In New Hampshire
named William g. Todd, who holds to
the theory that ne is bene fitting his fell
low creatures when he puts abundant
supplies OF newspapers within their
reach. He lately provided for all expeu-
diture of 80, 600 year for newspapers for
the Boston Public Library. and it has
since been discovered that he recently
made a similar provision for the public
library OF Newburyport. He believes in
the value of newspapers. aud yet it seems
that he is not q pa tent medicine man, rs
one might suppose. but retired school
master. who has been great traveller,
and now pursues life of studious retire
ment in village. In extenuatien of his
action he declares that the press hast be-
come the great agency by which lnforma-
tion Is diffused and ths people are edu-
Gated, anu that free reading rooms are
likely to be more in demand in the future
that free libraries. 1t is interesting to
notice that he seems not to have suffered
frem newspaper publicity, about which
there is so much complaint, and that
even his bsignbors in Atkinson, where he
lives, were found to possess scarcely any
reliable Information about his past
career or the size OF his fortune They
knew him TO be frugal IN hls personal
habits aud generous in his peuetactions,
but that was ALL HGrper's Weekly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
DEPOSIT0RS CALMER.
The Run on the New York Say
ings Banks Checked Today.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 1898. There was a
sons In the different savings banks this
morning. The condition of affairs
when the banks opened for busl-
ness showed that tho depositors
had regaiaed their confidence. The
only depoaitors on hand were Italian
and servant girls. whe were scared by re
ports they had heard. The only notice
able crowd was at the German Spar Bank
at Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue.
The depositers there were of the
ignorant class. The line reached quite
distan ce on the sidewalk.
At the Dry Dock Bank. the Bowery
Bank, the Greenwich Savings Bank and
several other bangs where crowds
gathered yesterday everything WAS quiet.
Business was gong on in tins usual way.
At the Green wich Savings Bank eighty
three women and Ihirty-seven meu lad
given notice Yesterday that ut the end of
sixty days they would withdraw their en-
tire account from the bank A statement
was given out this morning tnatSl0. COO had
been received yesterday from ia deposit
tors. Five hundred and thirty two de-
positors withdrew $52. 900. OF the $50, 900
taken ont, $4,000 went to thirty deposit
tors by check. 1t was not until each
deposiuor showed that be really needed
that he got what he wanted beyond the
stipulated 500,
President J. Harsen Rhoades said this
morning: From the accounts OF July
81, 1892, we find thar S23 900 was paid into
the bank and $4,000 witharawn; so you
can see how it compares with yesterday.
"The outlook ia favorable. We shah
have at least $1oeo0.o 600 In gold from
abroad inside OF ten days. 1t
is already in Esight. All that
the country needs is to have
Congress meet ana repeal the purchasing
clause In the Sherman law at once and
then go home. leaving everything elsa
alone. The country needs rest aud con-
fidence will then be restored"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
A LUCKY BOY.

Some boys have great deal of luck
Probapably tbs luckiest boy the world
ever knew was the little Maidstone (Eng-
land) boy, who had a very narrow escape
while flying his kite some i've or six
years ago. Not locking where he was
going, be stepped backwards and fell inio
u quarry forty feet deep, to the horror of
some persons walking near. The string
Of the kite, however. being fas.eaeA
round his wrist, the boy Was lowered
gently inte the pit, the kite aotina rs q
paraenuts, and instead of being dgshea
to pieces, he escaped unhurt. Perhaps
his mark in the world. The great Lord
Give, when youth, tried three times to
shoot himself. nut the pistol missed fire
saon time.-Harper Young People.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
FENCING FOR PEACE.
Dufferin and Develle Still at Work
Carving Siam.
By Gable to the United Press.

LONDON. August /, 1S93.--A despatch
from Paris to the United Press, states
that Lord Dufferin. the British Ambas-
sador to France. aud NJ Develle. the
Foreign Minister. al their interview yes
terday, merely amplitied the papers that
had already been prepared for signature.
Inquiry at the Foreign Office elicits the
information that the discussion was cou-
fined to rough draft of convention for
the delinistlon nf frontiers OF the terri
tory TO bs handed over to the French by
the Siamese and the formation of buffer
country between the French and British
possessions.
the Standard this merning again
afi1rms, and at greater length than yes
terday, that owing TO the representation
made TO M. Dsvelle. tue Foreign Minis
ter, by Lord Dufferin, the British Ambas-
sacor to France, the question of neutral
zono between the French possessions In
the Siamese peninsuis and British Bur
nah and the Shan States has been set
tied satisfactorily. and that it has been
agreed that the French blockade of the
Siamese coast shall be raised imme-
diately.
Reports of similar purp ort appear today
in the Times and Post.
A despatch from Paris to the Daily
NetUs says:-"There are signs that the
Government is bending somewhat be-
fore the blast ,nat Is blowing from the
boulevards. It is now explained that
France has not actually accepted Siam 8
submission to the full demands of the
French ultimatum. The submission
was only put on record when it
was received from Prince Vadhanl,
the Sianese Minister to France. and
nothing final will be dons until NJ
Lemyre de Villiers, the French Plenipo-
Tertiary. who is now on his way to Siam,
has accomplished his mission TO Bang
kok. His instructions, as Slams sub
mission to the terms of the ultimatum
was expected, Were to exact material
guarantees against renewal of the ST.
amess attacks upon the French. and TO
ask for special advantages on behalf of
the French, In whic the financial world
is understood to be interested.
The Daily Netvs makes special feature
OF the Bangkok despatch to the Central
NelCS. which was ssnt to America last
evening by the Louden representative OF
the United Press. This despatch men-
tiopsd the uneasiuess there, the arrival of
more French xnnboats, the issue of sec
end niock ads lotice aud other unfavor-
able features Of the situation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
ANNOYING BLOCKADE.

Car No. 85. Bergen Railway. had hard time
of it this morning on its downward trip from
the Court HOUSE on Newark avenue. Two
lumber wagons became wrecked on the tracks
in different spots. One the property of
Dodge & Bliss and the second of the Woodstock
Lumber Company, both OF West End Inside
the car dozen impatient passengers waited
for the large trucks TO be moved off lne line of
travel One woman became SO nervous and
agitated that she madc break for the door and
escaped with her life She had an idea that
she'd lose 1t, somehow, if she didn't hee. The
car was thirty minutes late.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
BEAT OTHER MEMS WIVES.

Justice Macs did a thriving business in the
assault and battery line yesterday. Ellen
Cavanaugh, of No. II Wales avenue. this wife of
q New Y York reporter, claimed that Wolf Hess a
neighbor, punched her twice in the face yester-
day afternoon, upon no prcvoca ton. Her
showed evidence of the punches.
Constable Mitchell served warrant on Hess
later, and Justic. Macs held the man for ths
Grand Jury, under $500 bail Later the con-
stable brought George Colbert before the JUS
tic. Colbert had vigorously hit Mrs. Mary
Gumbei, of No. 50 james street, for no valid
son. He used her punching bag until
Mary IS husband interfered Colbert received the
sumo dose as Hess
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
THE BARTENDBRs ARRESTED.

Charles Murphy and John Muller were re-
arraigned this morning before Justice Birdsall.
They werc charged with having fails d to COM
ply with the liquor license ordinance In rocur-
ing licenses. 1t was found however that they
are bartenders, and not proprietors. Murphy
was employed by John McAndrsws, at No. 10
Laidlaw avenue. AS soon as Mean drews heard
that his employe had been arrested he clos ed
up shop rather than get his license. Muller
worked for Henry Fackert, on Newar avenue,
near the Court House. His employer procured
the license, and apprised the Court of the fact.
Both prisoners were discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
A FRENGEMAN AND A GERMAN.

Two saleenkeepers. Freuchman and the
other German, were brought before Justice
Kimmsrly to answer to the charge of selling
liquor without licenses. Thay we're arrested By
Patrolman Johnston, OF Captain NuEent's pre-
cipct. They were Edward Sirubls, of No. 303
Old Bergen Road and gugans Simon, OF No y
Greenvie avenue. They both admitted that
they had mad no license siRce July /, but Simon
said his came last night and struble said he ex-
peeted his in few days, SO they were paroled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
MATIERS OF FACT.

For a large assortment ofToilet Articles,
Fancy Soaps, Sponges, Chamois Skins,
brushes, Combs, at low prices, visit Ewing
& Company.
For coughs and colds, Hartnett's Emul
sion Of Cod Liver Oil is sure cure.
80 cents per bottle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
CLIFTON TRACK LICENSED
Special TO The Jersey City Ns.cs.

PATERSON, Aug. l. lssss-The Foard of
Freeholders of Paasaic County this
morning granted license to the Clifton
Race Track for three years at 81 eco per
year by vote OF IL to /. The local
clergy offered strong protest. but their
words had no effect on the members.
1t is thought the eswill begin week
from next Menday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK BY AN AXE.

john Nelson, y deck builder, who lives
at No 315 Grand street. Hoboken. while
at work on the Seventh street dock this
this morning, WAS accidentally struck
on the head by an axe in the hands
of one of the workmen Dr. Simon. who
dressed the wound, says Nelson's skull is
fractured. Nelson was taken to St.
Mary's Hospital. Henry Gillison
OF Brooklyn, the mau who struck
him, was placed under arrest.
Notwithstanding Nelson objected. saying
1t was enEirsly an accident. The police,
however, thought 1t best TO hold Gillison,
aa The condition Of Nelson is serious.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-01
WATS0N'S CREDITORS.
A Meeting This Aftern oon in Chancery
to settle

&
to settle.
The creditors Of George E. Watson &
Co. met In chancery chambers this after
noon in second attempt to agree upon a
settlement. Assignee William Fl. Turner
said that the committee who were
appointed to correspond with. and
interview creditors with a view of effect
ing a settlement on the 90 per cent. basis
proposed by Mr.. Watson had received
many favorable answers. but he was un-
able to say what the result of the meet
ing might be. AT the preceding Meeting
Mr. Watson's efer was declined by
heavy vote.
This committee conferred. and figured
until ferty-five minutes past two. when
they reported that creditors representing
$4,000 had accepted; $4,000 were not
heard from, and the balance OF about
S25, 600 declined.