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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19

Denis Byrnes, $124- rs; John Kilroy, $132,
$156; Charles H. Kemp, ss1; Bernard
McGuinnis, $3S, $81; John Cayanagh, $63;
William J. Kennedy. $49; Timothy Murray,
$50; Henry Prigge, $78; julius B~reternitz,
$78; Nicholas Werther, $78.
Also on pay roll, cleaning sewers and
basins, August. 1893, $s15, 25, as correct.
One ~ petition Tor sign favorable.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Municipal Lighting report
ed on claims of Edward Gibson, $50, and
r. A. Randall & Son, So. rs, as correct.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Pumping and Reservoirs
reported on claims of Jersey City Supply
Company, &144.30; o. H, Perry, $21, and
Henry r. Worthington, $3.50, s5.9S. as
correct.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Assessments and Exten.
sions reported on claims of James J. Hig-
gins, $500; Albert DATE, "a. 80; Margaret
Mclaughlin, So; Hugh Dugan. s8917:
Healy. $40.
Pay roll. laying and repairing water pipe,
August, 1850, as correct.
The report was accepted.
Committee on Public Buildings. Docks
and Parks reported on claim Of L. H.
Broeme, 800, and L. H, Giele, $500, as
correct.
The report was accepted.
Committee On Printing and Stationery re-
ported on claims of Jersey City News, 500,
$50. $40, $28. So, as correct.
The report was accepted.
oPENI oil A PROPOSALS.
Proposals for the improvement of Duncan
venue from Bergen avenue to the Hudson
County road. Five % in number we're
| presented, as follows:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19

Cut out and send to this Office
four of the above COUPONS. to
gether with Ten Cents. and we
will send you postpaid ANY Three
of the following books:
No. !. SCARLET LETTER. By Nathanie,
M s. Sao SHs 4 * GS.s|.,s OF ' oeLDn FELL; Or
Nos UNDER hi RED FLAG. By Miss NJ. E.
\ 3 Al KING soLoMos's MINES. By h. Rloer
-So:a AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY
! !. TAE oossiSAs BROTHERS. BY Alex
No. / LADY RAG BY Mrs. Henry Wood.
n: TaE BLACK pwA sGdsa'i s. o IL walter
No 10 NOBLE LIFE. BY Miss Mulock.
LIE pA2GaTEK p Charlotte Ii. Brasms.
No. u. il ALACx TULIP. BY Alexander
30. 4: NURSE REVEL's MISTAKE. By Flor.
M: j.. MERLE's CRUSADE. BY Rosa aou.
No. is. 4 STUDY IN cARLE By A. Conan
.9o.I ROCK RUIN: or. H DAuaArER OF
1h u. Is isL4 LORD 7 Isles SEE snD 4 sIsRasss. By Char.
i0 Ne. y =. R5 III sSt5f5 # OF oP9 Taa Tsorp g. swami
no Il. MI. erLEIL's LOVE STORY. By George
No. 81. A sCARLET SIN. BY Florence Marryat.
No. g H SIEGE OF GRANADA. 81 Sir 4.
MOI Mr.. NELSON'S WILL. By H. Rider
NJ. Is EsNY HARLowE. By W. CLARKE Rus
sell.
No. %. BEAToN's BARGAIN. BY Mrs. Alex
No. n. H sQuIRE's DARLING. By Charlotte
No. .. The RUSSIAN GYPSY. By Alexander
No. b. THE WANDERING HEIR. By Charles
10. 30. FLOWER AND WEED. By Miss M. 4
Braddon.
No. 81. No T-HokoUGHFARE- By Charles
Dickens and Wilkie Collins.
No. s.. THE r. HoGaARTY DIAMOND.
By w. d. Thacxeray.
30. IS. THE sUKaEoNs DAUGHTER. By Sir
Walter Scott.
:. g HILDA; OR. THE FALSE VOW. BY Char
lotte NJ. Draeme, author OF Dora Thorne.'
No. 81. GRANDFAlH HERS HAIR, By Nathaniel
No. n. "Trip TO THE MOON. By Jules Verne.
No. s.. n BY EN-
No. IS. ALITTLE REBEL. By .The Duchess."
No. g; MAsrEE RoCKAs ELLAk's vOYAGE
No. 40. THE HEIREsS OF HILLDRoP. BY
Charlotte NJ. Braene. author of Dora Thorne."
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} on Public Buildings, Docks and Parks.
ing ashes and garbage.
Charge this appropriation.
Resolved, That So, $40 be paid to Edward
O'Donnell on account of contract No. 672
for repaving With new Belgian blocks:
York street from Barrow street to Grove
street.
Sussex street from. Van Worst street to
Greene street.
Morris street from Van Worst street to
Washington street.
This special payment being on account of
work performed on Morris and Sussex streets.
Charge Special Street account,
Resolved, That ST, 9SS be paid to Henry
Cunningham on account Of contract No. 673
for repaying Ninth street from Henderson to
Provost streets. Charge Special Street ac-
count.
Resolved, That 500 be paid to Tohn
Nolan on account of contract No. 674 for
repaying Henderson street from Pavonia
avenue to Hoboken Line.
Charge Special Street account.
Resolved, That So, 900 be paid to Patrick
Ryan on account of contract No. 676 for re-
paving Seventh street from Monmouth to
Provost streets.
CoRtiRusd
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CONTRACTOR MUST wAlT.

He May Go Ahead When the Cons oil
dated Is Ready.
The Jersey City and Bergen Railroad
Company, or more properly speaking. the
Consolidate Traction Company, Is taking
advantage of the unusually sweeping
ordinance passed for its relief By the
Street and Water Commissio ners. Weeks
q the board in question awarded t o
Henry Byrnes a contract for the improve
mept Of York street to Greene street.
Byrnes wen to work with a will. tore
u the old cobbles. filled 10 where 1t wa
necessary and was in readiness to once
again place the street In a pres
entable ana passable condition
when the company stepped in and
declared its ~intention of laying the new
rails which are to be used for the electric
service. AT first the rails did not suit in
same trihiug particular, aud then other
difficulties arose. with the result that
business men and property rue aud
all persons having business on the street,
have virtually been shut M Byrnes Is
ready to begin work, and mas waited
patiently for the company to do some
thing. When the street will once again
become q public thorougnfare, Is q grave
question. A small fire on the street
would wipe u one or TWO blocks before
iremen could reach them under the
present circumstances. Street Superln-
tendent Tnmilty, for the protection of
enant and property owners. should
take a hand In b matter. He would
afford a great relief to an imposed upon
neighhorhood. Another peculiar thing
the company is doing is fitting its now
uusiRhtlY knd heavy rails with flanges,
thus forntng a deep and dangerous
groove. which, because of It's being on a
level with the grade OF the street, will be
q source of great a%nnoyauce To truck
men. aud win probably result 10 a
light wagons.
1t will make business cool for wheel
wrights. but will at the same time be q
source OF constant menac to drivers Of
all descriptions of vehicles.
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AT THE NEWMAN MISSION.

1t will be offering day tomorrow at the New.
man Mission, and any person desiring to aid a
worthy charity, may do so by sending donations
of any useful article to tho mission. In the
afternoon the services will DO conducted by
Brooklyn. Service will commence at three
o'clock. Thursday night the Christian En-.
deayor Society Of Hedding NJ. E. Church will
conduct the meeting, and on Friday night the
Rev. Mr.. Woifkin will preside.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19
TWO FAMOUS TREES.

A Giant Oak In a Salon Graveyard IL
More Than 200 Years Old.
Special to The Jerssu Cttu Nei1s.
SALEM. Sept. 10. 1893. Standing on the
north side Of Alloway's Creek, In q line
between Mrs. Emma II. Bassett's farm
and the Patterson Homestead In this
county. is o giant chestnut tree-a relic
of the -primeval forest. This monster
measures twenty-five feet In girth of
trunk three inches above ground: twenty
four u q half feet. one loot above; aud
twenty feet and a hall. I'VE feet above
ground.
The famous Old Oak in the Friends
graveyard. In this city, Is also noted for
It's size. and h great spread Of its
branches. 1t has withstood the storms
of centuries, and IL mentioned in the
archives that bear date OF over 200 years
age The trunk measures three inches
above ground, twenty-five feet; FIVE fee
above ground, seventeen n thres-quart.
err feet
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SIG. 25 to II. F. Ritz for repairing fur.

SIG. IS to H. F. Ritz for repairing fur
niture.
Resolved, That the salary of Jacob EIier,
heretofore appointed and approved as gen.
cral clerk in the Water Department. be and
is hereby fixed at seventy dollars per month.
The foregoing were each adopted by the
following vote IN the call for the ayes and
nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board, FIVE
In number.
Committee on Public Buildings, Docks
and Parks presented the following;
Resolved, That the plans and speci6ca-
tons submitted by the architect this day for
a anew school house in the Woodlawn section
be and are hereby confirmed, and that the
Clerk be directed to advertise for proposals
in conformity Herewith, provided, however,
submitted to the Board Of Education for
approval
Adopted by the following vote On the call
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board,
five in number.
Committee on Laws and Ordinances pre-
scented the following.
Resolved, That the following sums be
paid to the newspapers hereinafter named
for publishing ordinance to authorize the
New York and New Jersey Telephone Com
pany to use certain streets, etc., for teie-
phone purposes.
$54 to the Jersey City Herald.
S165 to the Jersey City News.
$751; 20 to the New Jersey Stats
Zeitung.
$163. So to the Evening Journal Associa-
ton,
Charge ordinance account.
Adopted by the following vote IN the call
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-President Madden and Commits
sioners Somers. Yoe and Cook.
Nay-Commissioner Dugan-1.
Committee on Printing and Stationery
presented the following:
Resolved, That $39.75 be paid to Francis
Fallon for incidental expenses from Decem-
Der, 1892. to August, 1898, inclusive.
Charge printing and stationery.
Adopted by the following vote on the cal
for the ayes and nays:
Ayes-All the members of the Board, FIVE
in number.
The Board on motion adjourned.
GEe. 4. BouToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19
INDEPENDENT PLEASURE CIRCLE.

The Independent Pleasure Circle held an en-
joyable evening a. an ''tnvltatfon recegtion"
last evening ct Schuetzsn Hall. Ne. BIG Third
affair was a grand success: Floor Manager,
J. Hansen; Floor Committee, Chr. F. Henning,
Emil Hutepara. 4. Crosby and N. Rescn; Re
NJ. Lowenstein and f. styles. The Royal Must
cal attended In o body and made quite a hit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19

For IS inch oval brick sewer, per nneal foot -. ........ 49,. 8 g8 6s $50 8
F OF sseR an and every every CUBIC euSe yad Of Of c conereea ..aa -. .:. % % 81 So 81 i
Proposals for building IN IS inch sewer in Congress street, from a point about 800
feet west of Central avenue to pierce avenue Five Isl were presented, as follows:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19

For each and every cubic yard of earth excavation. 4J 81 81
For each and every cubic yard OF rock excavation. ~. 8 Dol 10 oslo Q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19

For sin inch Ms oval a brick ss sever n per l1 ED%a foot sSS go ! go = g 3 g
For each reciyingb basin 100 00WO M1N O075 0S0 90
For each cubic yard of concrete. -. ...... 5 10 30 O6 500
Received and orderedh filed with the Clerk for me week.
Proposals for paving with brck the school yard Of School No. 25 Two 90
were presented as follows:
The pyoposal of Denis Byrnes wasr rejected as informal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19

For q inch oval brck sewer per InealfootI 2 sol 5 IS sol sol 8 DOL COL 2o
or 80 inch oval brick sewer pei Hneal f0t1 2 Tt 5 5 5 SOL 8 rs s 800 40 so
reach n every cubic yard ofrocke xcaya1 I Il -
-HOh... E6U 2G.- III W Sp S0W %
For each and every receiving basin -. -. hoo Nh20 Oqs0 OOWO 00o0 Os5 DOL IS
For each and everyc ubicy ardo fc concrete. j 8 COL 400 OIL OIL 6Oq100 B
Proposals for building Al 1sinch brio sewer in Leonard Street from a points bout
90 feet east of Summit avenue to and connecting with thesewer to De built in Central
avenue Four D werep presented, as follows: 80 I'D
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sails for building a "a and 9einch sewer in Summit avenue, from Laidlaw
sandford place to Bowers street Seven % were presented, as follows:
Evening journal., 1893-02-08
EXPEcTINa A sTRIKE.
Railroad omcials Anticipate Labor
Uprising During the Worlds Fair.

Railroad omcials Anticipate a Labor
Uprising During the Worlds Fair.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Feb. s.-Ever
since the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany began to discharge members of the
labor organizations in this and other
cities there has been a general under
standing that strike was impending
and the developments within the past
few days have convinced careful
observers that the railroads are prepar-
ing to meet such an emergency as a
general strike would put.
While none Of the railroad officials are
willing to be quoted at present, they do
not hesitate to say that the labor organi-
cations are preparing for strike during
the Worlds Fair. That they have in
formation regarding some proposed
movement among employees is not denied
and some of the less discreet among the
employees are outspoken in indorsing a
general strike aud in declaring that ar
rangements are making for one wher
the Worlds Fair opens
Evening journal., 1893-02-08
SPEEDING TO THE ISSUE.

Mr.GIadstOne Anxious to Close the Debate
ON the Queens Address for Consideration
OF the Home Rule Bill.
LONDON, Feb. 8 The House Of Com
mons reassembled at noon to-day and
Mr.. Gladstone at once announced that he
would tomorrow or Friday move the
suspension Of the rule under which the
House rises at midnight. This evidence
of the prime minister's intention to bring
the debate on the address in reply to the
Queens speech to an end Rs speedily as
possible so that he may introduce the
Home Rule bill at the time fixed. Monday
next, was greeted with cheers by the
supporters of the government.
The debate on the address was then
resumed. Jesse Ceilings, representing
the Bordesley division Of Birmingham
who though a Radical, opposes the Home
Rule bill, moved an amendment urging
that legislation for the betterment of the
condition Of agriculturists have prece-
dence over the Home Rule bill. In
speaking to this motion Mr.. Ceilings
taunted the Liberals with promising to
help the agriculturists and then forget
ing their promises when they came into
power
Evening journal., 1893-02-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A fox-hunt will start on Friday morn
ing from McHugh's Corner, Heald street and
New Castle avenue. South Wilmington.
A musical and literary entertainment
was given in Red Mems Hall, last evoning,
by class l3 Of the Asbury NJ. +. Sunday
School.
- Cornelius Lyons and William Powell,
old offenders were fined S5 aud costs for
drunkenness in the Municipal Court this
morning.
The transfer Of a lot at Claymont -and
Iobdeu streets from the heirs OF William
Press 10 Henry r. Dure, was recorded at the
Surveying department this morning.
- A lecture on Castles and Cathedrals OF
EnglAndm will be delivered ia ST. John g
Church, this evening under the auspices OF
the Mems Guild of that church.
80 Leland 7. Powers. the well-known elocu-
Zionist Of the Red Path Lyceum Will appear
i'm the play Of David Copperheld" at the
New-Century Club on February p.
- Joshua Daniels, Lizzie Walker and Eliza
beth short Of Thurlow. who were recently
arraigned nefOre United States Commissioned
smith in this city. W. re held under $50 bail
for a further hearing yesterday, BY United
states Commissioner Bell in Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1893-02-08

Crowds Drawn To the Capital to Witness
the Formal Ceremonies of Determining
the Choice OF the states for President.
WAsaINGToN, Feb. s.-Immense
crowds were drawn to the Capitol to-day
by the merely formal ceremonies incident
to the official counting Of the electoral
votes.
vice-president Morton some days since
appointed as tellers on behalf Of the
Senate for this important ceremony, Mr..
Hale of Maine, and Mr.. Blackburn, Of
Kentucky Speaker Crisp appointed
Judge Chipman, of Michigan and Henry
Cabot Lodge, Of Massachusetts, as the
House tellers.
The actual ceremonies were nearly the
same to-day as four years ago with a
slight difference in personnel There
was the ceremonious opening OF the safe
In the vice president s room and the taking
out Of the eighty eight sealed packages
supposed to represent the votes Of the
forty four states as received in duplicate
by mail and messenger; there was the
solemn procession in goose step OF old
Captain Bassett. who has participated IN
every presidential count for more than
sixty years, escorted by squad Of Capi
tol police to prevent raid being made
upon the precious locked boxes contain
ing the votes.
The boxes having been safely deposited
in the House, the Senate in a body
follower shortly before 10 o'clock. The
vice-President assembled the speaker,
platform and took his seat at the right
hand Of Sperker Crisp. After the last
certificates had been read and the result,
footed up, the vice President made tn,
customary announcement that under tn,
law this was a sufficient declaration thR
Grover Cleveland. of the State Of New
York, was elected president Of the
United States, and that Ada
+. Stevenson was elected vice
president of the United States
each for the term beginning March A
1898, and that this result would be en-
tered together with list Of the votes, ol
the journals of the Senate and House o
| Re presentatives.
Evening journal., 1893-02-08
GAM ON EXEMPTION.
HIS Bill to Prevent Fraud by the Mer-
chant Passes the House.

HIS Bin to Prevent Fraud by the Mer-
chant Passes the House.
Representative Gam, the able and act
i've young representative from Red Lion
hundred, is taking the greatest interest
in the exemption laws Of the state. IL Is
his desire TO so amend them as TO pre-
vent their use in the preparation Of
fraud by the small merchant against his
employees, and the wholesale merchant
from whom he gets his wares.
with this end in view he, several days
ago. introduced q bill which only covers
one-half Of the ground intended Yes
terday afternoon, In committee, he sub
stituted the following bill for the origi-
nal
Section / That section ?, chapter
562 volume xiv, Laws Of Delaware, be
and the same is hereby amended by ad-
ding thereto the following;
provided, That the exemption shall
aot apply TO goods or chattels Of mer.
chsntable character bought TO be sold
and traficked in by the person or persons
in the prosecution Of his, her or their
required business or occupation. Aud
provided, further, that no person shall
have exempt from execution or attachment
that which is expressly exempted by
section / Of the act hereby amended
when such exemption would prevent the
collection, according TO Law, OF any debt
or claim that may be due OF growing due
for labor or services other than profes
sional services, rendered by any clerk
mechanic. laborer OF other employe oi
any person or persons against whom such
i I'D anf nj hQVf
been or may be issued.
The bill was reported in this shape
and passed by the House.
The Durney Bill Killed.
The Senate made short work Of the
Durnev oil inspector for New Castle
county bill yesterday afternoon. IL bort
a very inoffensive title but the inside oi
the bill was what exploded it. The true
purport of the bill was to create an Office
for Mr.. Durney and TO allow him to hold
it until 1897.
When Senator Pyle, on behalf Of the
committee. reported the bill, he said;
Owe have no report TO make on thii
hill. We submit il to the House without
recommendation. The bill applies 70 the
city of Wilmington pretty much anS
also to New Castle county at large II
is bill that is loaded. move that th'
clerk read the bill
The reading clerk read tue title and
enacting clause. Before he could ge
any farther Senator Pilling said.
Il move that the enacting clause b
stricken out of the bill.
MI. Williams-''i second the motion
/ Mr. PYLE well let me fully under
stand the scope Of that motiong'
? Pilling-"It kills the bill.
Pyle-"Does it do away with all IN
speetion of oill'
Mr. Lacey-"No. The original ls'
r stands.
; Mr.. Pilling's motion was carried will
out dissenting vote.
In Defense Of Fish OIL.
7 Robert Arnold, Charles Martin, an
l other well-known citizens OF Lewe
we're here TO protest against the passal
Evening journal., 1893-02-08
omcInl Rottsnps.. IN Illinois.

SPRINeFIELD, ILL.,. Feb. s.-The lower
House of the Legislature has adopted a
resolution for inquiry into official con-
duct of ex-stAte treasurers and auditors
for sixteen years back. No one doubts
what the finding of the attorney-general
IS and it is said that Immediately on
petition of hisofficial report Governor
Sill will direct that prosecution be insti.
tuted against all ex.state treasurers and
auditors who have violated the provis
ions of the statute and constitution. 1t
is alleged that the insurance fees have
been misapplied for many years.
Evening journal., 1893-02-08
MuRpER ENps A FuEp.

A Fierce Quarrel Between Two Mexi-
cans Ends In a Lynching at Albuquerque.
DENVER, Col, Feb. S.-A special from
Albuquerque, N. NJ, gives particulars Of
a lynching at Cebolleta on Sunday night,
For some years there has been bad blood
between the Mexican families Of
Desidorio sandoval and Ireneo Gonzales.
who married sisters. At a recent election
many fights took place between the
factions.
Sunday Gonzales came into Cebolleta
and while drunk fired several shots into
the house Of Sandoval previously having
a fight with the mans son. A constable
arrested Gonzales when number Of San
devals friends threw lasso around his
neck dragged him through town and
hanged him All the parties TO the affair
have been arrested.
Evening journal., 1893-02-08
FEELING HUNGER'S PANGS.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE
VERGE OF STARVATION.

Last Summers Floods and This Winters
Cold Spread Famine over Northern
Louisiana-Fruit Damaged by Icy
Blasts in Texas.
Memphis, Tenn, Feb. S.-Four thou
sand people in Concordia and Catahoula
par ishes, in the northern portion Of
Louisiana, are on the verge Of starva
tion. Information received from that
section yesterday shows that the people
are in a pitiable plight and unless relief
is given them at once many deaths from
starvation will result
The floods Of last summer destroyed
their crops and the water remained on
the earth so long that it was not possible
to plant cotton or anything else beyond
some quickly maturing vegetables.
Hundreds moved away but thousands
were unable to leave. Those remaining
have subsisted during the winter on
wild game but now they have nothing to
keep body and soul together.
The presidents of the different ex-
changes in Memphis, Vicksburg, and
New Orleans have called special meetings
of their organizations to raise funds foI
the sufferers. The New Orleans board
of trade heads the list with $1,000.