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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
WATER CONDEMNED
Greenyi11e Citizens Protest
Against the PassaiC- at a
Club Meeting.
MAJOR ARMsTRONG'S SPEECH
He Says If Republicans WOn'
Democrats Will Give q
New Supply.

The announcement that the Minkakwa
Club would discuss the water question
brought a large number of members to
the meeting last evening. The small
club house on Ocean avenue was crowd
ed uncomfortabIy, and although the heat
was oppressive, the members debated the
question for over an hour. The discus
sion was opened when the Chairman
called upon Messrs Reid, Boos and Arm
strong, who were appointed at the last
meeting to visit the Street and Water
Board and ascertain whether new sups
ply could be secured. The committee res
ported that it had visited the Comnnis-
sioners and that, judging from what the
authorities said, they were willing to
furnish the new supply if it can be done.
Major Armstrong then made strong
appeal to the members to arouse them
selves and agitate the matter until relief
is afforded.
INEXPRESSIBLY NASTY.
The water that we now receive" said
he, is inexpressibly nasty. 1t is absolu-
tely filthy and unfit for even washing
purposes. |, together with number OF
Works on Monday of last week. and
made a thorough examination of the
water. To describe the condition of the
fluid would be a hard task. 1t would re-
qufre a weeks time to analyze IL, and
ascertain how much refuse mater there
is in it. The men employed at the
works, and they know ell about the
water, refuse to drink the fluid. ALI
they require they secure from ~eIIs m
Ghe vicinity. They know where the
Passaic water comes from, and they
know how dangerous it is to health
And yet the very same water that these
people refuse to touch is sent on to this
city, and we are told by certain Off
cialS it is not so very bad and that
when one gets used to it, it will be all
right This is a nice excuse for city
authorities to offer, isn't it
NEVER SO FILTHY.
st never saw the water so filthy. It
was worse earlier in the summer season.
say that it is impossible to purify it
The engineers told me that the sewers
of Paterson and Passaic. which empty
into our water. cannot be closed The
sewage of these cities. We get the bene-
fit of the sewage. Are we doomed to
drink this filth? Gentlemen. the mater
is wholly in your hands. The city au-
is your privilege to dictate to them. If
you demand new water supply they
must give it to you. If they don't give
it to you, democratic officials WILL This
mater has been debated in the past,
and our authorities know that we are
in dead earnest. If they don't accede to
your demands, just remember it, gentle
men, and when the day arrives for you
to say whether they shall be contin-
ued IN office OF not, remember that you
did not receive what you asked for
and what you paid for. and We're en-
titled to receive. This matter calls for
immediate attention. Our houses are
vacant, and families are moving out
of town by the score. Are you going to
stand by and say nothing?"
Mr.. Armstrong; address was received
with applause. Addresses were also
made by Councillor Isaac Goldenhorn
and ex-Coroner Burns.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
THE PETTY JURY.
Drawn Before Judge Rice OF New
BrunsWick-A Fair Panel.

Drawn Before Judge Rice OF New
Brunswick-A Fair Panel.
Judge Rice of New Brunswick pres
ided over the drawing of the petit jury
today, owing to the absence of Judges
Lippincott and Hudspeth, who are away
on their vacations. The men who will
compose the petit jury for the Septem-
Der term of court. which begins on
the second Tuesday of September, are
as f61lows:-
First District-Joseph O'Donnen, Chas.
Park, Martin Mulry, Charles r.. Leo
pold, Lyman D. Brown, Henry Bedell.
Second District-James Halligan, Jacob
Witterschein, Patrick Haley, Michael
Nolan, William f. Bowen, Daniel
Hartigan.
Third Distriet-Walter Teese, Paul Hal Hal
Ter, George H. Jones, Jacob c. Van
ourth District-SiIas Macarthur,
David A. Peloubet. James Peeyers, K.
W. Barker.
Fifth District-Edward n. Wooster,
C. w. Gesner, William H. Westfan, Ed
ward Wagner, William Meekin. William
Wiltshire, Bernard McNally.
Sixth District-William Decker, VIM.
e. We're, James Stein, Joseph Ross,
John r. Gilmore, Joseph Filoramo, Geo.
Blaisch, Peter Fichtl, William Pierry,
Gustavus Lieuenthal. John o. Oliver.
H. Bohn, Henry j. Kaiser, Henry
Meicke, E. w. Price, William L. Condit,
Conrad Su1tzer, David Miller, Joseph
Hopkinson.
West Hohoken-Albert Granjean.
Weehawken-Georg Reisenberger.
Secausus-Bernard Shea.
Town of Union-Charles Troffman,
John Scherer.
Bayonne-Samuel L. O'Dell.
Kearny-Robert H. Allen.
Harrison-ReubenW Whitehead.
North Bergen-Ernest Herman, Jas.
O. Idell, Cornelius B. Sturgis, Henry
ChaStmer
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
sMoKELEss NAVY FUEL.
The Dolphin to Experiment With
Baltimore Coke.

BALTIMORE, Aug. IA, 1S94.-The Davis
Coke and Coal Company of West Vir
ginia of which ex-senator Henry c.
Davis is president, has for some time
been in active correspondence with the
Navy Department with view to induce
a trial of coke on board of one of
Uncle Sans warships as a smokeless
fuel 1t Is stated that the effort has
been successful, and that the United
States steamship Dolphin, upon which
Secretary Herbert is about to make a
tour of the navy yards of the eastern
coast, has now in her bunkers some
fifty tons of specially prepared coke
from the Davis Company which will be
used on the trip and thoroughly tested
officer of the navy.
In April last the steam yacht Conner
tried the fuel and the experiment was
pronounced most successful 1t was
demonstrated that coke, when properly
prepared, is not only perfectly smoke
less fuel, but of extraordinary steam
producing power, this latter fact being
due to there being a friction upward of
ninety per cent. of pure carbon in coke,
as an analysis shows, thus demonstrat-
ing a great heat-produeing power.
The advent of snokeless powder for
army use. which bids fair to revolution
modern warfare, since it's use precludeS
in no small degree the old plan of mass
ing large bodies of troops under cover
of heavy fire and smoke, is now to be
followed up, If the experiment proves sue
ceSsful, and which it Is confidently as
serted will be successful, by the use of
smokeless fuel in the navy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
JOHN QUINOEY ADAMS DEAD.
He WAS Once a Candidate for Vice
President.


QUINCY, Mass, Aug. IA, 1894.-Mr.
John Quincy Adams, descendant of the
illustrious President of that name, died
at his residence in Quincy at $50 this
morning Mr. Adams had not enjoyed
good health since his return from Europe
last summer and had been gradually fall
ing, although it was not thought that his
About week ago he sustained a slight
attack Of apoplexy, brought on by weak
ness, bpt soon rallied from it. This morn
ing about four O'Clock he had another at
tack, from which he failed to rally and
he expired about an hour later.
John Quincy Adams was son of
Charles Francis Adams and was born in
Boston September %, 1888, where he re-
Harvard College and graduated in 1853.
His early years he spent in Europe with
his father, who was then United States
Minister to the Court of ST. James. Re-
and has been resident of this city ever
since. He was a candidate for Governor
on the Democratic ticket in 1867, 1868 and
1869, but was defeated, and was a candi-
date for the Vice Presidency in 1872 on
the ticket with Charles O'Connor.
He represented this district in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature several years.
In 1884 he was nominated for Congress,
but declined in favor of DR.. William Ever
ett. In town affairs he always took a
great interest and for years was mode
member of the Fifty Associates of Bos-
ton and of several local and historical
organizations.
Funeral services will be held from his
late residence in Quincy, Thursday after
noon and will be strictly private.
The deceased leaves widow and three
sons, Charles Francis I'd, member of
the Quincy, City government; Ger X. an; ana
Arthur. There is also a daughter, Abb
gail, who is about fifteen years OF age.
and the youngest child.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
REVENUE FROM SUGAR.
BUSINESS WAKING UP
Comptroller Eckels Sees Signs of Inn
proyerneInt EyeryWhere


BOSTON, Aug. IA, 1894.-Post Master
General Bissell and Comptroller Eckles,
were at the Parker House yesterday. The
former was on his way to Washington
from Kennsbunkport, Me-, where he has
been spending the past few days.
Comptroller Eckles is on his way from
Marion to Saratoga, where, on Wednes-
day, he is to deliver an address before
the bankers of New York State.
In an interview, the Comptroller said
that he could not speak with positive
ness on the present state of the finances
because of two or three weeks absence
from the Capitol.
'-The general tendency, however, is up
ward said he, Business seems to be
we feel encouraged concerning the treas
ury outlook. The gold reserve has been
increasing during the past few days, and
as. soon as the tariff is disposed of, and
marked improvement"
What about the report from Washing
ton to the effect that the Secretary OF
the Treasury thinks it injudicious to
give out any information about the state
of the treasury for the present. was
asked.
/ can't credit such a statement to Secre-
tary Carlisle, especially matters are
steadily improving. You may say that
the treasury outlook Is encouraging"
what do you think of the adoption of
the Senate tariff bill by the House?"
.Well, suppose the Senate measure is
better than no bill.
ssWhat viii be the course of President
Cleveland?"
'sMr. Cleveland will undoubtedly sign
the bill or veto it. The report that ne
viii probably allow it to become law
without his signature is one that | cam
not credit Mr.. Cleveland is not that
kind of a man. Presumably he will sign
the bill, and send message to Congress
stating the reasons for SO doing"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
BUSINESS SUSPENDED
BedelI and Trimmer's Kindling
Factory Temporarily
Closed.

The firm of BeGeli & Trimmer, kindling
wood manufacturers, of which Alva A.
Bedell, an ex-Finahce Commissioner of this
city, is the senior member, suspended bust
ness this morning, and, as a result nearly
three hundred men are thrown out of EN-
ployment
The cause is that the big wood trust, the
Standard Wood Company, has been cutting
prices to freeze out less large concerns than
theirs, and while Bedell & Trimmer
stood this for some time when
small firms were succumbing to the
ruinous price cutting operation of the
trust had at last to give up. Besides Messrs.
Bedell & Trimmer lost thousands of dollars
by the heavy floods which occurred in the
upper part of the State during the spring.
The freshets carried away from the firms
mills nearly $50, 600 worth of wood used in
their business Besides this the present hard
times have hampered and embarrassed them
to such an extent that a suspension was IN
evitable.
Brave1y, in face of all these disastrous
causes, Messrs. Bedell & Trimmer kept their
several mills running, hoping for a revival
of trade. This alone meant a weekly loss of
$500, for besides the men at the mills men
toned, there are seventy-fve drivers in the
city, to say nothing of bundlers, stable keep
els, boys and packers.
ONLY A TEMPORARY STOPPAGE.
A NEWS reporter saw Mr.. Bedell this
morning who would not at present give any
positive news.
1--WE cannot state when we will re-
sumo business" said Mr.. Bedell. sit all de-
pends on the conditions. At the present
time we are receiving no orders, and we will
not receive any until we find that we can
continue business under more favorable cir
cumstances."
In few days Mr.. Bedell will adjust mat
ters satisfactorily, for his credit in New York
is unlimited, and there are plenty of banks
who will come to the relief of the firm.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
PHENOMENAL LUCK.

"It's better to be born lucky than with a
silver spoon" Some six years ago boy
from the Canadian side of the lake came to
Rochester to reside. He secured a position
in dry goods store and worked faithfully
for two years. The boy had ambition, and
so he left the city and located in New York.
He continued to work as dry goods clerk,
but while doing so made large number of
friends, some of them who knew the
drift of the Stock Exchange. He got
tip one day s,o and md b. sasdsas Little
again and won $4,000. He pursued the
market, and in the course of a year had
made in actual profit something over Sl20,-
COO He then branched out and invested in
various enterprises, and it seemed that every
thing he touched turned to gold. In tne
four years that he has operated he has been
able to net something like S750,000. He has
a magnificent mansion on Riverside, New
York He drives team of spanking horses
and lives like prince. The gentleman re
ferred to is only twenty seven years old
now-Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.
Meeting I'm New York to Form
League.

New YORK, Aug, IA, 1S94.-Many men
whose names have been prominently con-
nected with matters relating TO baseball met
in the Fifth Avenue Hotel this morning for
the purpose of forming a National Profes-
sional Football League. Among those pres
ent were Fl. R. Vanderhorst of Baltimore,
E. w. Talcott and George Stackhouse of
New York, A. H. Soden of Boston. @ 81.
Byrne of Brooklyn, Arthur irwin OF Fhfla-
delphia and J. L. Wagner Of Washington.
Mr.. Irwin was selected as chairman pro tenn.
Before the meeting began one of the or
ganizers briefly outlined 60 q reporter what
he and his colleagues hoped to accomplish.
He said
1--WE shall adopt a constitution, make rules
and elect officers to govern the association.
Games will be scheduled to be played
during the season in Washington,
Baltimore. Boston. Brooklyn and New York.
Players will be engaged under contract, and
ordered to report not later than September
18th The rules to be adopted will be those
known as Association Rules of 1894. think
the scheme will be success, as we believe
the public want football.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
Excellent Reports from The New Gold
FieIds-TronbIes of the Paraguay

COLONY.
VICTORIA, B. c., Aug IA, 1994.-Among
the cargo of the Australian steamer Arawa,
which arrived Sunday, was consignment
of timber used in Australia for paving
streets. and which has been sent here to be
used as a sample.
The following Australian adyices arc re-
ported:-Latest news from the Coolgardie
gold fields states that three mon have re-
turned from Mount Margaret with l50
ounces of gold each. They give excellent
accounts of the country, stating that there is
plenty of water and feed
The Government of New South Wales in
tends to introduce Australian rabbit into
English markets by shipping them in a
frozen condition. They hope thus to get rid
of the pest. Earthquake shocks were felt at
Georgetown on the 18th inst. There was q
heavy vibration which shook buildings, fol-
lowed by a low, rumbIing noise like distant
thunder
NJ De c. Findlay, the Secretary of the
British Legation at Argentine, has furnished
the Argus London correspondent with
the result of his visit to the new Australian
Cooperative settlement in Paraguay. . He
considers that the Colonists started with
everything in their favor, free land immun-
ity from taxation, good climate and a GER
tain command of capital. He regards the
settlers as a fine class of men, but very
independent in character, hard to lead and
impossible to drive. Their efforts to found
a Utopia appear to have failed. for within
thirteen weeks of their arrival some of their
number assured Mr. Findlay that they had
only created ''Hell upon Earth" Disputes
had arisen owing TO three men breaking the
total abstinence agreement and this resulted
in eighty five of the settlers leaving.
Mr.. Findlay evidently thinks that Mr.
Lanes views will be found "too straight"
and that his administration is too strict for
ordinary men, though ne admits that should
his ideal be realized, he may found pecu-
liar people like Cromwells lronsides, and,
like them, may accomplish great things. Mr..
Findlay is convinced that had the colony
been started on an individualistic basis and
with no complicated regulations, not man
would have left the settlement.
At a political meeting held at Lucknow,
N S. w, at the beginning of last month,
Sir George Dibbs, the ex-Premier and advo-
cate of Free Trade was hustled off the plat
form by a mob and hooted down. Amongst
the defeated candidates were Hon. +. Suttef,
the former Minister of Education in the
Dibbs government, and Hon. E. Rarton. ex-
Attorney General. Suttsr was one Of the
delegates to the Inter-Colonial conference,
while Barton visited Canada by the second
steamer of the line.
A party, headed by surveyor named
Bradshaw, while exploring in Western Aus
tralia in the beginning of last month, were
attacked bv band of blacks in narrow de-
file A black servant of the party was
speared, and the rest had a narrow escape.
By the Steamer Maori King the expert
ment of shipping live cattle to England has
been tried. Twenty head have been shipped.
Cattle were worth "a, los. in Australia, but
it is thought they will bring Els to $50 in
England
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
GRAND PYTHIAN ENGAMPMENT.
General Carahanss Order for the
Event at yyasllingtOn.


WASHINGTON, Aug. Il, 1S94-General
Carnahan has issued from the headquart-
ers of the Uniform Rank knights of
Pythias, Indianapolis, Ind. general
arder in regard to the approaching en-
campment in this city, which provides
| as follows:-
1.-The brigades and separate regiments
and divisions of the Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias will assemble for the
third biennial encampment in the City
of Washington, DC, Monday, August
27, 1884, and will be assigned to quarters"
in Camp George Washington (the ground
around the Washington Monument where
the GAR. encamped), according to sem
iority of brigade commanders that have
reported their brigades for camp, in the
following order
First-The Indiana Brigade, Brig. Gen.
r. Ross, commanding.
Second-The Kansas Brigade, Brig,
Gen. Joseph H. Lyon, commanding.
Third-rhe Massachusetts Brigade,
Brig. Gen. John II. Abbott, commanding.
Fourth-The Iowa Brigade, Brig. Gen.
John G. Loper commanding
Flfth-The Illinois Brigade, Brig. Gen.
j. H. Barkley, commanding.
Sixth-The Wisconsin Irigade, Brig.
Gen. L. w. Halsey, commanding.
seventh-The Kentucky Brigade, Brig.
Gen. Geo. 2. Curry, commanding.
Eighth-The Texas Brigade, Brdg. *.
Ninth-The Pennsylvania Brigade,
Brig. Gen. Charles E. Bentley, command
Tenth-The Nebraska Brigade. Brig.
Eleventh-The West Virginia Brigade,
Brig. Gen. John W. Mather, command
fwelfth-The Missouri Brigade. Brig.
Gen. S. B. Provost. commanding.
Brig. Gen. George Fl. Rhodes, command
ing
Fourteenth-The Ohio Brigade Brig.
Gen. Peter Weidner, commanding.
Fiftenth-The Tennessee Brigade, Brig.
Gen. Alexander Allison, commanding.
Sixteenth-The Minnesota Brigade,
Brig. Gen. F. S. Mcdonald, command
Seventeenth-The Michigan Brigade,
Brig. Gen. William G. Gage. command
ing.
Eighteenth-Th New York Brigade,
Brig. Gen. Charles A. Luton, command
Nineteenth-Th Connecticut Brigade,
Brig. Gen. E. o. Shaler, commanding.
Twentieth-The Coast Brigade, COM
posed of the First Regiment Georgia;
the First Regiment, Flornda; the. First
Regiment South Carolina; and the Di-
visions of North Carolina; Col. R. FL.
Harmon, commanding.
Twenty y-frst-Tne Cavalry Squadron,
composed of the Banner Hussars of II
linois, the D. D. Burns Hussars of Mis-
souri,, Phil Sheridan Division and Joe
Hooker Division of New York and Ar
lington Mounted Division of the District
of Columbia; Major Jefferson Young OF
the First New York Squadron. command
illO
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
LONDON BUS HORSES.

Each pair works two Journeys day,
more They are out of the stable for
about four, hours and have the other 20
in rest and comfort. Four hours may
seem but short days work, but the
work, while it lasts, is severe and much
more trying than the longer hours of
horses enjoying frequent rests. How
hard it is may be gathered from the brier
career of each horse. All that 1 saw
were strong. well developed animals, in
for They are bought young, when about
five years old, and cost from fS5 to f40
But after four years they are OF. little
use for omnibus purposes and are
sold.
OF the wretched scarecrows sometimes
seen toiling in the pirate buses did not
venture to ask. But upon the whole
thera seems in recent years to have
been decided advance in the character
of the horses used, as we'll as in their
treatment.-"Good Words
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
WHERE HORSES LIVE LONG

orange county, NJ ", is section
where horses hate to die. Albert Knapp
has one that was foaled in August. 1856,
and still does chores about the farm
IS years old that this season raked 100
loads of hay j. M. Wellyins has a 33-
year-old horse that does DUTY daily as a
drives a horse between his farm and
Middletown that was 80 years old last
spring. William McWhorter and Selah
NANNY have each horse that has
passed it's 3Oth year and does work daily.
W. Fl. Lane did all his moving with a
horse that was 80 years old on the 4th
of July" Philadelphia Press
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
FOUND A FORTUNE.
An Arkansas NIan Digs UP $4,000
In American Coin.

INDIAN BAY, Ark, Aug. IA, 1s94-While
B. B. Sanders of this place was squirrel
hunting across the river this week he found
a pot containing upward of $4,000 in silver
and gold American coins, none of them
minted later than 1860.
The money was unearthed by the roots Of
a large oak tree, which was blown over by a
severe wind storm few weeks ago. The
lind was made on the farm of NJ D. Cart
right of Ripley, Miss. Old settlers say the
deposit was made by the noted bandit, John
A Murrell. 5. A. Murrell, relative. of the
bandit, who formerly lived here, was known
to dig for money in the locality where this
find was made twenty years ago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
''HB sNIFPETH THE EARTHQUAKE

1t is well known fact that horses can
hear sounds that are not preceptible to
human ears. For days previous to the great
earthquake in the Riviera the horses of that
locality showed every symptom of aject
fear. which continued without change of
character unless it was in the direction of
greater frenzy till the fury of the great con-
vulsion broke forth. Not until a few sec
onds, however, before the earth began to
tremble, did human beings hear the sub
terranean rumblings. One writer from the
scene says that in his opinion the horses
knew that the great quake was on the way
from 70 TO 100 hours before their masters
heard or felt the first jar Exchange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
O0LORED MINER KILLED
Shot BY a Fellow Negro-The MUIR
derer Escaped.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. II, 1S94.-James
Douglass, a colored laborer, was shot and
instantly killed by fellow laborer of his
owr. race last evening, ON the Washington
accommodation train of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad just as the train was ap-
preaching Gastonvllle. The murderer leaped
from the train and escaped in the darkness
The train had carload of negroes and aliens
en- route to mines of the PIttsburg and Chi
cago Gas Coal Company at Gastonville. The
two men became involved in quarrel over
some trivial matter which soon led to fight
during which the fatal shot was fired Both
men came from the coke region yesterday.