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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26

Suggestions For BETTER Crop Reports.
The convention Of business men and
statistical experts which met III Wash
sngton last month submitted O number
of suggestions for the improvement Of
crop reports, among which was the fol
lowing:
That arrangements be perfected with
Che United States consular service for
sending by cable to the department on
Or about the 9th of each month y state
sDent giving the best available informa.
sion concerning prospects for crops of
grain and cotton in their respective dis.
sSleta, . be published in connection with
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07

port of the School for Deaf ,Mutes shall
be paid out of the State fund.
Senate 354, repeals act for the support
of School for Deaf Mutes, passed 1888.
Senate 1853. repeals section GO of the
Public Instruction act to accord with
Senate Sl9, repeals act appropriating
a portion of the annual school fund to
sundry purposes connected with the sup
port of the schools.
Senate St1, repeals the Atlantic, City
shareT bill Passfa last winter and pre
Senate, 557. remedies the defects found
class cities. which interferes with assess
ments (applies to City of Passaic).
Senate 345 provides that the Mayor of
New Brunswick may vote upon every
Council when said body is a tie
Senate 346 gives Common Councils or
Board of Aldermen of every city power
to fill vacancies or election boards TO
hold charter elections.
Senate 343 provides. that vacaneies in
| Board of Aldermen in Jersey City or
Newark, however arising: shall be filled
by the Mayor of said cities.
| Senate 344 provides that no Alderman
shall hold over after the term for which
! he has been elected.
Senate 363 provides that vacancies in
sey City or Newark shall be filed by the
| Mayor of said cities.
Senate $40 provides that no School
| Commissioner in first-class cites shall
f; hold over after the term for which he
| has been elected.
and both Houses adjourned to Monday
evening. 1t Is expected that the Cover
nor will sign the remedial bills and veto
| the partisan measures.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
TWO DEAD IN THE PARK.
New York;s Great Suicide Resort
Wei PatroniMed EodMy.

NEW YORY, June 7, 1895-At $50
o'clock today a man about forty-five
years old was found dead sitting on a
bench in the circle of Central Park. near
105th street and Eighth avenue. He had
committed suicide by taking poison. He
was discovered by Park Policeman Bur
ton. On searching his pockets some let
ters and papers were found which in
d.cated that the man was D. G. Turner
of Brewsters. N. Y.
In a letter addressed to his daughter
Edith he said he left her his insurance
papers upon which she could collect
$1,000, and gave directions as to how to
get the money. 81 would like to have
nv body cremated," he wrote. cor buried
at sea, or gwen to some medical col
lege'
He was dressed in a blue overcoat, blue
vest and striped trousers. "A fountain
pen. q gold pencil, and some other eff
fects were found in his pockets. The
body was taken to the morgue, and the
letters and papers sent to the Coroner's s
Office
The dead body of a man thirty years
old was found in Central Park near the
Seventy-seventh street ana Eighth ave-
nue. entrance about five o'clock with d
bullet hole through his head. A revolver
was found close by. He had evidently
committed suicide. Visiting cards with
the name "Robert J. Jones, Cos Hudson
street." were found in his pocket. The
body was removed to the morgue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
LOOKS OM|NOUS.
Mercer County Grand jury
Asks Questions of
Judge Gummere.
NO INDICTMENTS YET
Instructions as to Indicting for
Retention of State Monies-In-
tentions to Be Considered.
spcc:c1 to the lsracu Cstu .Neaus.


TRENTON, June Z, 1S95-The Mercer
County Grand Jury this morning came
into court and propounded to Justice
Gummere a number of hypothetical ques-
tions bearing on accusations made
against officers in consequence of the de-
velopments of the Senate Committees
investigation. The Judge said that
where an officer failed to make requisite
reports of moneys received by him, the
right to indict would depend upon
whether there was fraudulent intention;
as to an officer appropriating money to
his own use for time and afterwards re-
paying it, fraudulent intention would al
so have to be drawn, but where an officer
hazarded public funds through such ap-
propriations to his own use it was a pal
pable violation of law if the officer haz-
arded the money in a way not author
lied by the State. AS to an officer re-
ceiving free the States greater allowance
for clerk hire than was paid out for
clerical assistance. criminality would de-
pend upon the proper construction of the
act making such allowance. The Grand
Jury presented no indictments but re-
turned to their deliberations.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
IMPROVED HYDRANTS.
Commissioner Harding Expertm e mt :
ing to Purify the Water.

Ing to ESuFEIV the VR&teEs
Street and Water Commissioner Hard
ing is experimenting with an improved
hydrant with which he expects to i'm
prove the condition of the drinking
water during the summer months. The
new hydrant is bell Shaped and is to be
attached to the bottom of the water
mains. By blowing it off it has been
found that all sediment in the main
has been drawn off and the water not
disturbed
Commissioner Hardinghas commune
Gated with the authorities of New York,
Chicago, Harrisburg, Pittsburgy Albany.
Newark and Philadelphia where the hy-
drant is in use, asking whether it works
more effectively attached to the side
next week. In the meantime experiments
are to be made by operating from the
bottom.
Fl also proposes doing double work
with the new hydrants Instead of blow
ing the water into the street as is Gus
tornary a hose will be attached and run
into sewer basins. The force of water will
flush the sewers and clean them. The
hydrants are to be built in the Lafayette
section first, where the water mains are
low and flied with sediment The new
hydrants will be painted red so as to be
designated from the ordinary ones.
Chief Engineer Ruggles and Mr., Hard,
ing propose making an lnspe ctlon OF
row and where the most sediment is
found MIGRANTS will be located. The cost
of the hydrants is nominal. Mayor Wan
ser has approved of the scheme to lend
bring about an improvement of the
drinking water.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
ROBBED THE HOBOKEN
P. 0,

NEW YORK, June 7, 1S95.-The al
legged Postoffice robbers, Allen and Rus-
SELL were again brought before United
States Commissioner Shields this morn
inc to be examined regarding the rob
berry of the Hoboken Postcffiee. Ihe
Government announced that several of
their witnesses were not present, and
the hearing was adjourned until Mon
day next.
It was said that on Monday there
would be many witnesses here from
other parts of the country in which
robberies similar to those in Hoboken
and Springfield, H., were committed,
and who would try to identify the pris-
oners. While the matter has been kept
quiet. it is known that the authorities
have been at work constantly since
the arrest of the men in their efforts
to trace other robberies to them
The prisoners were the centre OF in
terest when arraigned in the Federal
Buflding before Commissioner Shields
this morning, for it had just leaked out
that one of the trio had attempted to
brbe his way out of Jail by offering
to pay large sum of money to Keeper
McCabe and Samuel Fredericks. one of
the cleaners of the jail.
Killoran, who is known at Police Head
quarters, and apparently, of the three
prisoners, the man with most brains,
offered Fredericks $500 last Saturday II
he would connive at his escape, and the
prisoner showed F'redericks roll of 500
bills in the effort to tempt his cupidity.
Wednesday Killoran approached Keeper
McCabe and offered him s1,500 to help
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
OPENING ~!
Lange's Haberdashery,
l6 NEWARK AVENUE,
WILL OPEN SATURDAY, JUNE Sth,
With Most Select Stock of
Mems Furnishing Goods,
AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
If you desire the --latest in all details to Mems
Wear, call and examine before going else
where.
PREFER THE old WAY.
Democrats Criticize the Present
HDelsartean' Primary
System.

Tonight the Democratic County Com
mttee will meet in Roche's Hall and
discuss the advisability of returning to
the old plan of selecting candidates in
open convention, in preference to the
present system inaugurated by Mr.. Geo.
L. Record, and dubbed by Patrick H.
O'Neill the "Delsartean System"
The present plan was tried last fall.
and although some claim it was entire
~ successful, by the bulk of the party,
it is pronounced failure. Its oppo-
nents contend that since a candidate by
the direct primary plan has to canvass
mis- district twice. once before the pri-
mary and again before election, his ex-
penses are doubled. Another objection
is that it overlooks the interests of the
party at large, and is the best possible
way to encourage, foster and propagate
that which it professed to annihilate.
viz, bossism
In the rural districts of the county
the present plan is generally favored,
but in Hoboken, Bayonne and the Union
Hill and Weehawken sections a strong
desire to revert to the old conventional
is expressed.
MR.. COYLE'S AMENDMENT.
Mr.. NJ j. Coyle committeeman from
Hoboken representing those dissatisfied
with the present direct primary scheme,
gave notice recently that he would move
an amendment to the county commit
tees constitution in respect to the
change. That amendment will come up
tonight and battle is expected.
When that matter is settled the COM
mittee will draw lots for members for
A. ell
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
REGULARS AND THE STATE MILITIA
A Cordial and Sympathetic Bond Be
ixUeeu The TroOpS Desirable.

tween the Troops Desirable.
1t is a matter of the first Importance
that there should be a cordial and SYM
pathetic bond between the regular SER
vice of the United States and the State
troops Wherever there has been an op
portunity to bring the two together, this
bond already exists, and it is desirable
to continue it, foster and extend its in
fiuence. This can be done by still fur
ther extending the detail or regular
officers for service with State troops:
For qeh and the m tbe
States should be in accord. Probably the
simplest way to bring this about would
be for Congress to aa, enact iaw s g gyifag nffl
GERS as could be. spared from active ser
vice for duty with the State militia for
less otherwise specially directed. These
details should be made in accordance
with the requests of State governors,
who, as a rule, would apply for officers
from their own States and thus start the
system under the most favorable aus
pices.
that officers who leave the service and
go into private life are sure to return to
it. on the occurrence of war, with rank
far above that of the officers left behind
amongst the regulars. Jefferson Davis,
Clay, Stevens, Mcclellan, Burnside, Sher-
man, Grant, Mitchell, Slocum, Rcseerans
and Mccall are prominent examples of
this, and there are. numerous. others.
The reason for this Is plain. The regu-
lar officer, cut off very much as he is by
the peculiarities of our service from con-
tact with his fellow-citizens, loses that
touch SO easily kept up by the officers
in civil life. and when the opportunity
the want demanded by the community.
1t is this touch with civil life which it
is intended to keep up by the plan
propose. The Governors of States, having
secured the service of a number of Off
GERS by details for a series of years,
would be enabled to appoint them to
10 C+of. IL
ones as field officers of regiments, the
younger ones on the staff, and the in
fiuence Of all would be speedily felt in
the. State organization.-Nor American
Review for June
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
BOEHuANN'S STORY.
Defense Rests in the John
Seims Murder Trial
in Brooklyn.

BROOKLYN, June 7. 1895.-When his
trial for murder N the first degree, for
the killing of John Seinns, with gas at
Millers Hotel, on February II, was re-
sumed this morning in the Court OF
Oyer and Terminer, Brooklyn, John
Boehmann, the accused, continued n the
witness stand. Assistant District At-
torney John f. Clarke went on with his
cross-examnation.
MIR. Clarke tried to get Boehmann 70
admit facts that would show a motive
for the crime. He wanted him to say
that his friends in Omaha had been
urging him to come to that city, and
that he wished to go. This would have
shown why Boehmann wanted money!
He denied that ne had contemplated
going west
Boehmann testified that he was not
with the boys ON Saturday, February IS.
at ALL On that day, he alleged, he Went
to Secaucus looking for work. He said
he spoke to but one man, whose name
he never found out. He couldn't tell the
names of the saloons he said he was IN,
and he couldn't describe their location.
WHO WERE THE "WE"?
Up to this time Boehmann contended
that he was alone. In telling the NUM-
Der of drinks he had, he said We may
have had two or three. Mr.. Clarke
seized on this. He wanted to know Wh9
the others of the 'twe" were. Boehmann
appeared confused, but insisted he said
me- not swe, He got back to Hobo
ken, he said. little after twelve. THIS
was about the time the dead boys were
getting room at Miller's Hotel He
went into Weinthalfs concert hall, he
testified The proprietor, he was sure,
saw him. Mr.. Weinthal has been sub
poenaed.
The prisoner SAID he had the money
Detective Nelson found under the carpet
of his room a long time. He admitted
he'd never displayed it to anyone till
after the alleged murder. Then he
showed it to his landlady.
Mr.. Clarke then tried to prove that
he was poverty stricken before the
death of the lads. Boehmann admitted
that he had pawned some of his clothing;
that a tailor had got a small Judgment,
which had not yet been paid; that he
earned money by wood carving and
rafting off his wares; and that for a
long time he had no steady work In
his room was found box of cigars. He
said he had bought it off Knoop.
When Boehmann finished -testifylng the
defense rested. He was rne only witness
they had called. Mr.. Clarke then put on
some witnesses who contradicted the
testimony that Boehmann had given.
Counsel Will sum up this afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
HOW TO WALK UPSTAIRS.

ssThere are very few persons who
know how to walk upstairs properly,
said a well-known physician Usually
a person will tread on the ball of his
foot in taking each step, springing him
self up to the next step. This is very
tiresome and wearing on the muscles, ss
Of the body on the muscles of the legs
and feet. You should in walking o.,
climbing stairs seek, for the NEST equal
distribution of the body's weight posi-.
Should pts, II be paced placed sauareiy down on the
step, heel and all. and then the work
should be performed slowly and deloer-
apoS ar@,s any IN! particular muscle, but each
one is doing it's duty in a natural man
ner The man who goes up stairs with
nhilosopher, or at least, his reasoning
has not been directed to that subject -
E,Sabauge
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
ADVANTAGE OF BEING A WIDOW

eff I were a woman-a young woman
it. would be my first ambition to be
widow" said a young man.
Il was in big store this morning, and
a pretty widow came in. She Wore be-
coming black and high and wide Gains
borough hat. The clerks rushed over one
another to wait on her.
"a little, Misunderstanding fellow
with a sandy muStache and light hair
was the lucky man. She gave him d
smile that fairly made his head swim.
.sThe other clerks were simply con-
sumed with iealously.
.sShe wanted to look at some dress
stuff and she toyed with il daintily, she
paid more attention to the little clerk
than to the goods.
"She looked at every piece in. the store
and consumed three-quarters of an hour
of the Ettle fellows time. In the mean
time number of men came in ana man
aged to lounge around where they could
get a good view of her.
FINALLY she bought one of the cost
Test pieces in the house, and the clerk
was SO agitated he made three mistakes
in fixing up the check.
THAT was not all. She had COM
pletely demoralized the whole store.
The clerks had eyes for nothing but her.
.tAnd 1t was all because she was a
widow and wore black. There's an
occult fascination about widows that /
could never fully Observation-Disclosures
Constitution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
FREEHOLDERS DE-
MAND CASH.

NEWARK, June 7, 1S95.-The Board Of
Freeholders of Hudson county has de-
manded of the Common Council of Har-
rison to make good part of the defalca-
ton yet unpaid by the defau.sing Treas
urers, Smith, and Reilly. The joint
stealings of these men, which occurred
some years ago, amounted to 100000.
They promised to pay up If not prose-
cuted. They have made good only half
the amount, and recently stopped pay
ing Harrison Common Council will give
Hudson county bond for the amount,
and proceed against Smith and Reilly
if they continue to refuse to pay up.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
DIRECTIONS FOR sTERILIzING MILK

Provide six,-er eight half-pint bottles,
according to the number of times the
child is fed during the twenty-four hours.
Put the proper amount of fead for one
feeding in each bottle and u5 a tuft of
cotton batting as a stopper. Have a
saucepan that the bottles can stand in
conveniently. Invert a perforated tin
pieplate in the bottom and put in enough
water to come above the milk in the bot
ties. Stand the bottles on it, when the
cooler part of the stove, where the water
will remain near the boiling point, but
not actually boiling. Cover the. saucepan
and let the bottles. remain in it one
hour. Put them In the icebox, or a cool
place in the winter.-Ladies Home Jour-
nal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
FRUIT EATING.

Although fruit as a common article of
diet is making great advances among US
its use is by no means as general as it
might be The reason why it has made
such rapid strides is due In no small de-
gree to our great need Of it. The in
creased consumption of cereal foods con-
tanning starch in large qualities has
promoted the use of drugs and less
aperients to correct irregularitv of
habits Ripe fruits provide us with a
form of sugar which taxes the digestive
organs least and a series of dilute acids
of decided solvent action in the medium
of water Of natures own distilling. =.
Medical Record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
EARTHQUAKE MADE THEM HOME
LESS.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

FLORENCE, June Z, 1se5-The author
tiles have caused large number of
houses in the Compartments of Tuscany
to be demolished, as they are threaten
in to fall as the result of yesterdays S
earthquake shocks. Notwithstanding
there were no shocks subsequent to those
of Yesterday morning thousands of
people camped out in the open fields last
night though a violent storm was raging
Three peasants and a number of cattle
were killed by lightning at San Casciano,
eight mile southwest of here last night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
OVER THE HENLEY COURSE.
Special ,, the Jersey City Ncar

HENLEY, June I, 1Ss5.-The Cornell
crew launched their racing boat at 1910
this morning for spin over the course.
The weather was bright clear and warm,
with strong wind blowing up the
course. The Americans padded to the
regatta winning post and rowed over
the course, keeping close under the
Berkshire shore They pulled a short,
quick stroke and held well together,
going through the rough water in good
style. At Remenham Farm. half the
distance of the course. the crew turned
their boat and rowed back to Henley,
keeping the same stroke with which they
started Upon reaching the bridge they
turned again and rowed back to Remen-
ham Farm a second time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
FIRED A SHOT AT BALMORAL.
BIZ Cable to the United Press

ABERDEEN, June Z, 1S95.-An I'M
known man was arraigned in court here
today charged by the Sheriff with having
fired a revolver on the Dallater Road,
near Balmoral. The hearing of the
prisoner was adjourned pending inquiry
for additional evidence. The man is
suspected of being crank and of hav-
ing loitered about Balmoral watching his
chance to make an attack upon some
member of the royal family.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
DIED.

John H. Sands. aged ffty-one years.
Relatives and friends are Invited to
attend the funeral at his late residence,
No. 1877 Second street, on Saturday, June
s, at two P. NJ.
MURPHY.-On Thursday, June 6. 1895,
Rev. John ]. Murphy, pastor of st.
Peters r. c. Church, Belleville, N.
City, and ST. Lawrence's Weehawken.
Funeral services at ST Peters Chuch,
Belleville, ON Monday, June 10. at $3.50
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
HE'LL GET THERE.

There is a young fellow of Is in St.
Louis Mo-, who is going to make his
way he is now pursuing. His father is
a Scientist of considerable note, and it is
the boys aim to follow in his father S
to go to school in Paris. For two or three
years this young man has been saving
money in one way or onother One OF
these ways is by riding to and from
school on his wheel The other day a
young women who knew his story met
him and asked him how he was getting
sFirst rate" he said. 81 now say that
/ am riding to Paris. counted up my
savings the other day and found that I
had ridden to New York already. Now
| am going to tackle the Atlantic ocean in
the same way.