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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
LIGHTNING BURNS BARNS.
Much Damage Done Abou ut Belvfdere
"A Washington Relic Struck.
SneciaIt thc .Icrscn Gin Ne1rs.

Special j the Jersey CitD Ne1rs.
BELVIDERE, July %. 1854 severe
storm swept over this region Sunday
night, doing great damage to growing
crops and to property. Several buildings
were struck and burned to the ground.
The barn of Constable Berryhart at
Bridgeville was burned. entailing a
heavy loss. with but partial insurance.
The barns and outbuildings at the
country poor farm are reported a total
loss. A barn at Vienna and one at
Stewartsville were struck by lightning
and burned.
The mammoth buttonwood three in the
Hope Ward, above Belvidere, under
which General Washington and his aids
de-camp are said to have dined On their
way from Trenton to Newburg, N. Y.
was shattered by a heavy bolt of light
ming and has been visited by hundreds
of the country folks since the storm.
The storm was unusually severe at the
Delaware Water Gap, and much damage
was done. A report says g. barn at
BleniStown was struck and several
horses and all the summers crop burned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23

NOTICE 10

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, the thirtieth day of July, 1896, at
10 O'Clock A. NJ, for furnishing and deliver
ing at Belleville, High Service Pumping
Station, WAYNE Street Stable and Pipe Yard
on Bay street. from date of contract until
May l., 1896,
ROSENDALE CEMENT AND NORTH
RIVER BRICK,
in accordance with specifications on file in
the office Of the Clerk of the Board of street
and Water Commissioners.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the Office Of the Chief
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mer-
Ger street. Jersey City.
Proposals must be enclosed. in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for Cement and
Brick" addressed to VIM H. Hooker, ESQ.
Chairman Committee on Pumping and Res
ervoirs,' and handed to the Clerk of the
Board in open meeting when called for IN the
order of business relating to sealed proposals..
No city official will be accepted as surety,
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
ests of the city will be conserved by 50 doing:
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section I, Chapter 134, Laws OF 1871, under
the terms whereof no contract shall be bind
ing upon the city, or become effective or oper-
alive until the bondsmen offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufticiency
by this Board, and as to form by the Corpor-
sfion Counsel the President of this Board
having power to examine the proposed bonds
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
+. w. sTARTUP,
Clerk Pro Tenn.
1nn-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
TUESDAY, JULY %, 1895.
This paper Is Democratic IN principles
oud is Independent in its views on ~ local
questions.


We find the following in yesterdays
s~Journals:-
Mrs. c.. Parkinson writes thus to the
making to secure a pardon for. Jesse
Warren, who injured Mrs. Parkinson's
child so that he died. She says
II see that certain people are trying to
from the Reform School for killing little
Leslie Parkinson, my 6-year,old boy:
not only killed my little boy, but com
mitted an indecent assault upon little
Leslie's baby sister, 2s years DID, ana
tormented me in every way.
This letter a better never have been
written. It is full of wanton misstate-
ments.
not been sent to the Reform School for
killing Leslie Parkinson. He is there
for a technical charge of "atrocious as
sault and battery the overt act being
the throwing of a stone which struck
Leslie.
Secondly, In all human probability
even in the remotest manner to his
death. The little boys death was due
to natural causes. The State did not
attempt a prosecution for homicide, not
having one iota Of evidence to support
such a charge.
Thirdly, the public does know all. The
assault story has been fully exploited.
An attempt was made to lug it into the
trial of Jesse, and it was very properly
excluded by the Court. No doubt it had
its effect upon the jury, however. as 1t
certainly had upon the Judge in impos-
ing the fearfully severe sentence of
which Jesse is now the victim. 1t is
well for the public to know that Jesse
was of the mature age of six when the
crime embraced In this supplementary
ted. Probably most people will agree
that a sound spanking would be much
more in keeping with the demands of
justice in this as In the stone throwing
case than a sentence of twelve years
Imprisonment, with resulting ruin to the
boys whole life.
inson's letter, however, are the final
ones quoted in the Journal" hat Jesse
has "tormented me (her) in every way"
Here, indeed, we have a contribution to
the inner history of the case on which
extended comment is unnecessary,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
NO OHANOEMEN IN HOB0KEN.
Police Commissioners Abolish the
Office Last Night.

At the meeting of the Hoboken Police
Commissioners last night Commissioner
Hayden introduced a resolution revoking
the police power of every chanceman
in the department. TIL resolution was
unanimously adopted.
The Commissioner said his reason for
introducing the above resolution was on
account of the large number of chance
men. Chief Donovan, he said did not
know half of them.
1t is probable that many of the chance
men will be taken on again. Last nights
action was only done to weed out the I'M
fit men.
Chanceman Kruse preferred charges. of
cowardice against Chancemen Tobias,
Ghetto n John Gerloch. They were
not cited to appear for trial however
owing to the resolution a~bolishing their
Office.
The trial of John cavanagh for re-
fusing to make an arrest when request
ed to do so by Citizen Wredges of First
street, was postponed.
The payroll, amounting to 81, 369.57, was
passed and the board adjourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
SHOT A POTATO THIEF.
scec,o1 to The Jerscv C.ty Neus.

BRIDGEToN. July %. 1ss5.-Thieves
having entered the potato patch of
George Corson at night n carried off
at least twenty-five baskets of potatoes,
'Ndr. Corson on Saturday night loaded
his double barrelled gun and kept watch.
Between one and two o'clock a horse
and wagon were driven up to the patch
and two men and O. woman alighted and
proceeded to dig the potatoes and fill
their baskets. Mr.; corson took deliberate
aim and fired, when an Indian like yell
went up and a stampede for the wagon
was made. He fired again, but the
thieves got into the wagon and drove off
as fast as possible. Blood marks yester-
day morning showed hat one of them
had been hit by the small shot.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
DAMAGE IN SOMERSET.
Snecinl to the jersey City Nears.

SOMERvILLE, July %, 1Ss5.LDuring
the heavy thunderstorm Sunday night
much damage was done by lightning.
AT South Bound Brook the post office
building was struck by lightning. The
building and contents were damaged by
fire.
A barn belonging to the old Steele
homestead, near East lSomerville, was
totally destroyed by fire: which was
started by a bolt of lightning. At the
Wilson homestead in Washington Val
ley, lightning struck a large barn, killing
three horses and burning the building
and contents to the ground. Two boys
who were near the horses at the time
escaped injury.
Palmer johnson, living near Franklin
Park, had one horse killed and his barn
destroyed as the result of the ~qightning's
work.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water commissioners on
for paving With new Belgian blocks the fol-
MORGAN STREET.
from the bridge stone on east side of Warren
street to bridge stone on west side of Wash
sTEUBEN STREET,
street to the I saSs side s E Warren Y ar street.
from about IS feet north of Pearl street to
bridge stone on north side of Morgan street,
on old Belgian BE RaSfmeH sr P1M en- the street
from bridge stone on east side of Barrow
street to on6 bridge dgsth ss9 sFass on n west Grsnd SIDE stre Of eF PIys
mouth street from bridge stone on east side
of Warren street to about 200 feet west of
EGE AVENUE.
from bridge stone on west side of Ocean
EsTTMATEnoF QUANTITIES.
About 800 square yards OF paving.
About 400 square yards of repaving.
The same to be payable out of license mon
i eeivi Msen a ae cpn9Faea s fo do the as e0n mue6 more 5ee
work, of a similar characterscat the rate bid
and Ina a C pr nga.t to specifications pc ne TONS and mo- contract IN act
vember 80, 1926, and stop any work which may
be menttpea IN any contract upon a resoiu-
The bids to be made and work to be done
in accordance with specifications on file in
and Water Commissioners.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer. corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street, Jersey City. ~
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids If 1t considers the best interests
of the city will be conserved thereby.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for New Belgian
Paving" directed to John c. Kaiser, Esq.
Chairman of Committee on Streets and Sew
ers.' and handed to the Clerk in open meet
ing when called for in the order of business
relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
no1 will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section T. Chapter 1874, Laws of 1891, under
the terms whereof no contract shall be bind
ing upon the city, or become effective or oper-
alive until the bondsmen offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to suficiency
by this Board, and as to form by the Corpor-
alton Counsel, the President of this Board
having power to examine the proposed bonds
men under OATH.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners,
Clerk Pro Tenn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
lola OVERoOMEs THE SUN.

GAS for his methods of work, M. Zola,
whose book Rome is we'll under way,
said: ''Whe I was a poor clerk and
worked all day, I had only the night
left for writing. So strong a hold did
when I had leisure to work in the day
t;me. I was compelled to close the shut-
tiers and light the lamps to cheat mvserf
into the belief that It was night and the
ton deserted me.s'-Exchange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
INJURED BY A FALL.
Snecjai 10 the .Jerseu Citu Ne,rs

BURLINGTON, July %, 1866. G..
Cleaver, of Wrightstown, an electrical
expert, was seriously injured yesterday
on the trolley road in East Burlington.
Cleaver was seated on one of the poles
which are thirty feet high, making some
repairs, when his body came in contact
with the feed wire and the shock of
electricity threw him violently to the
ground.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
FREE LIBRARY WEEKLY REPORT

Mr.. George Watson Cole, librarian Of
the Free Public Library. reports that the
record of circulation of books for home
reading for the past week ending July 20
was:-Total weekly circulation, 6,S32: total
Of borrowers registered during the week,
10, which makes the total number Of
borrowers, 25s191.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
BIBLE CONFERENCE ADDRESSES
MADE.
specta1 To the jersey Citv Nsus.

AsBURY PARK~sJuly %. 18s5.-The
INSTRUMENTATION Bible Conference re-
sumed It's sessions yesterday. when adj
dresses were made by Prof. Ernst F.
Troeter. of New York; DR.. L. w. Munhall
of Philadelphia: DR.. Julius E. Grammer.
DR. william J. Erdman. the Rev. Will
liam VI. Clark and the Rev. J. Scho-
field. The subjects discussed were
rophecy 1.-THE Epistle to the Ro-
mans" and 1.-THE First Epistle OF Thes-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
Dated Jersey CITY. N. J.. MY IS 1895.

NoTTiicE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders Of the
Rider q Driver Publishing Company will be
held at the office Of the Company, in the
Daily News Building, No, 2n Washington
street. Jerseyi city, on Friday, the 18th day
Of August, 1896, at four O'Clock In the after
noon OF that day, for the election Of a Board
OF Directors. and for all other business that
The Transfer Books VIII be closed for this
purpose at the close of business on the $50
day OF July, 1896. and will be opened on the
of the 18th of August. 1895.
Dated July 2sd, 1896.
SAMUEL WALTER TAYLOR. JR.,
Secretary and Treasurer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
PENNsvLvANIA's TROLLEY LINE
Special to the jersey City Neacs.

MOUNT HOLLY. July %, 1Ss5.-The
new trolley line of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. between Burlington and Moun
Holly, was formally opened yesterday to
the public and scored a success. not only
in mechanical operation and speed, but
also in the patronage it received and
the reduction in fares made possible.
AS a steam road the line has never paid
n for this reason it was selected by
the railroad company as a promising field
for experiment as to the a~dvisability of
prove as successful as expected 1t is be-
lieved that the same change of motor
power win be made on many other short
branches of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
THE NAVAL RESERVES.
By Next Year Jerseys Division May
Go to Sea.

WASHINGTON. July %, 1Ss5.-Assist-
ont Secretary of the Navy McAdoo re-
turned to the city yesterday on the
Dolphin from a tour of the naval militia
stations along the coast. He said that
he had had a very pleasant trip, and
was more convinced thar ever of the I'M
portance of building up a reserve naval
force. -
militia he said that it would be impossi-
HE at this time to send the force to sea,
as it was not in proper condition, but ne
Uniformed and otherwise prepared for
their sea experience.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
CONGRESS FISHING CLUB.

Tickets are out for the third annual
fishing excursion of the Congress Fish
ing Club. of the Heights. to take place
on Sunday. August IS. Ten dollars in
gold will be given to the one catching
the largest fish. The steamer John T.
Moore will take the party to the banks,
1t will leave the Hoboken wharf. r.
Hentze and w. f. Patterson are making
final arrangements for the event,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23

membered that, if defeated, the company
is to pay the city rent for the use of the
land during the years when this appeal
has been pending. This was one of the
few good things done by the old Somers
Street and Water Board.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
MARY LoGAN's PECULIAR ACCIDENT

Mary Logan, 40 years old, of No. 1879
Essex street, met with a peculiar acct
dent at her home this morning. II clos
ing a shutter 1t became unfastened from
the upper hinge. In attempting to keep
arm was broken and her shoulder blade
dislocated. She was removed to the City
Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
ACCUSED OF STEALING A HORSE

Cornelius Corvenny, of No. 1859 Pavonia
avenue, was accused of the theft of a
horse and wagon in Justice Potts court
this morning by G. Casagan, of No. 1853
New York street. Newark. The prisoner
with two ~accornplices stole the rig last
Until his acomplices can BE arrested.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23

WE are astonished at the inhumanity
and inaccuracy of the Journal in its
Introductory statement. The gentlemen
on the news staff of that paper well
know that the connection between
Jesse's boyish act and the Parkinson
child's death is a wholly unsupported
p~ssrmnfion
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
SO Montgomery Street, Jersey City.
HELP WA4TKD.


HANDS WANTED FOR BEADING ALL
kinds of dress trimmings; good prices.
II. L. Opper & Bro, No. l02 Greene street,
New York t. -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
Money to Loan on Household
Furniture, Pianos.

and personal property without removal. You
can have the use of both the property and
the money and you can have the money as
long as you desire. and you can pay 1t by
installments. Furniture leases paid off and
more money advanced. Loans made prompt
ly at the lowest rates.
CARTON & CO.. NO. ZIG NEWARK AVE..
Cor. Grove st. Booream Building, Room No. l.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23

The Proyident Institution for
Savings In Jersey City.

July Is, 1895.
The Board of Managers have this day
declared the 103d semi-annual dividend,
payable on and after Monday, July Y,
1895. at the following rates:-On sums OF
$500 and over and not exceeding $1,000.
at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum;
ceeding s.. 600, at the rate of 3 per cent.
per annum and on the excess above 1900
at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum-
cipal and take interest from July l, 1895.
FREEMAN A. SMITH.
President.
EDMUND W. KINGSDAND.
Treasurer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23
NOTICE TO

Dated Jersey city. July 10.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-15
&c Rosr-NTELLIaENcE "a Tue-oE-wAR TRoPHY.

2oxing-Fox an j Zample
FIRST heat in g-3f-war fo- P2st-In-
tel gencsF trQplly.
Second heat IN tug-5f-E1r frr Post-In-
tell. grenrAr trophy
club swinging Dy Prof Trennaman.
Single stlck-Chlr!es Tean and J. S.
Tanner.
Lightweight boxirs-AIoore and Camp
hell
FollsJacobsen and 2for3ng.
FIRST half basket balls. :. c. and 7.
II c. A
Boxing-Prof Green and Savage.
Second half basket bail.
FINAL tug-5f-w4r for Post-IntelIigencer
trophy.
clerks Of coarsa-parkhurst Bal!.c;t
and Hughes
Judges tug-of-w4r for PosJ-IntelliEen-
.er troThy-Goy. McG ~ and Mr. Wat
son.
Timekeepers-Pr9f. Van Derveer, I. p.
TAYLOR and DR.. r Y. Young.
Referee basket haII-Wflllim Blaine
Tmpire-A J. bat;5ett
Mus:c-Prof Bravs orchestra
Assault commences al ; p. m sharp
Carriages AZ l0-}1 ?. IN.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-15

Victoria brought an immense crowd Of
visitors 10 that city. Next year the :. A
c. xiH endeayor 70 have the races held
here again.
Unfortunately the clubs racing shells
proved faulty. and from the very 1rst IN
satisfactory. and this year the crew row
Cd in "a boat that was hardly ~ for a green
crew 70 practice IN and was decidedly
unsafe. ON thclr return from the Vic
torla regatta many friends Of rowing
came forward and offered 10 subscribe
for a new racing shell then and there
THE & A c. with its various branches
Of sport is unable 10 purchase new
shell The rowing members were adj
verse 10 asking their friends for sub
scription and the idea u raising the
money rs giving a flrst-class athletic en-
tertainmenf was started
Now. as business propo J ion. every
business man IN town should help out
this entertainment. \ large regatta held
here next summer would bring thousands
Of people 10 this city, and each year
succeeding we can make the races more
inviting with decent encOuraEement
from our people there is every reason %
hope that IN two or three years We can
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-15
BETTER ALASKA CONVICTIONS.
Merchants want Them and say San
IFmnefseeg Is Faxssrsa

Aefe hsnts 10 ST large shippers charge
t5e Fs~lfe Cast =. rnkclr Company z9th
05sefinslnsti0E IN favor y Gan Francinc0
~ tFansferf.nx fae ssn Francisco freight
~ PORT Tgsz8Hero. instead ~ bringing IL
- taaa Dort for resa3ynness 80 fhsr they
can ~ orders Blga fae resent arrivals.
TIE company eissFns - have met the 9e-
uaaaas - the merchants half say by re-
Gently arranging 70 have ~ freight from
Al ss3a consigned = ssn FrsrcEAco Trans
ferrea here. Eflie ~ fFefgnt from saa
Francsae3 consi sue1 - Alaska is trans
ferreS ~ Port TgDnEeHa. as formerly BY
tH1 p8an fbe company claims - have
dgDe fhe fair thing ~ both geatrle and
PORT T0Wnserd
Bar the Sfsffle merchants are Mt a. all
satisfied. They clsirn tnaf the e1scrlmfns-
ION .u favor - ian Fr4uessco Is as great
rs i ever vas. and that they are not help
u AZ aH ~ the rev arrangement sad
- Gordon yesterday:
"a hst ~ Uant - 70 ~ able % Ell ore
8eTE from Aiashs Immediately On tire ar
rival - the boat that brings our gods
from FEn Francisco There are certain
seasans when Ee are getting car lad lots
- E51dH from san FrauctEe5. ard we could.
= tHe ffegbfs sere Transferred here. FIJI
Alask4 orders - soon a. these goods come
in while BndeT the pTesent arrangement
snch UerlahsBls goods as we have had ~
- Is . Determination against the Seattle
msvkefs ard III favor - S8n Fraac.sc5
markets That's plain enough"
J b. TrsavDr.dge superintendent q the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company. SAID
yesterday. n don't see wnat the rer-
chants have - c3rnpialn about. I am sure
ne base 10 idea u discriminating IN favor
q san Francisco We are trying our best
g. sus the convenience q the largest
number = our clients All tnat Tie fner-
chants have - compi8in q Is az - per-
lshaAla freight Eurn ~ they get from
San Frsrclse3 many months u The year
Sometime the Alaska steamer has been 4
triae late. ard they h8se been able a. get
5ut Their freight o. her But Rc cannot
hold tHt steamer for this purpose. as Il
might necessirate the passengers laying
over ard they would naturally object
However. we hope 20 be able 10 change
soon. so that the Seattle merchants VIII
have no couse - complaint Brhatcver"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-15
THE GATZERT KINDERGARTES.
handsome Building 10 Be Opened on
Mr.. Gatzert's Hirt haav Anniversary

=
Early next month Seattle VIII have A
new free kindergarten FOR the education
or the small children OF the poor. Il i
already built and Is being rapidly furn-
ished and fitted up. and the whole cost.
already over $500. has been met by one
person, Mrs Bailey Gatzert. who Is max
ing the institution memorial 70 her hus-
band. v hose death took place three years
ago Mrs. Gatzert left Seattle on Satur-
day for san Francisco 10 engage a pr.n-
c pal for the institution. and viii return
in time for the Inauguration, which is 70
take place on December s. her late hus-
hands birthday. The lady selected as
principal IS a graduate 0f a kinderEarteu
high school In the East. and has had
good experience OF kindergarten work n
san Francisco.
The selection Of site was as good a one 2
could re- made. as II Is in one Of the poor
est districts in the city. The new building
occupies three lots on South Eleventh
street. near Dearborn street. leaving
space around Il terraced for large play
ground. II IS in the cottage style. one
story and attic, with large windows nearly
the fan depth of the rooms. and thus max
ing the interior very light and a. nv There
sra seven Of these large windows on the
south side. and AZ the northwest corner is
a square tower. forming the entrance,
over which are the words: Bailey Cat
CERT Memorial Free Kindergarten" 5.
Aronso1, OF Schwabacher & Co is treas
urer OF the new institution, and J. c
Redward had charge Of the erection Of
the building. Mrs. Gatzert Is exceedingly
enthusiastic about her good work and as
she intends 10 give il her close personal
attention IL Will without doubt prove a
success and a great boon 70 the poor
mothers 81 fhe locality