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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
ANOTHER DELAY.
Question of Awarding a
Water Contract Laid
Over Until Friday.
MR.. ooRBlN's EXPLANATIONS
Makes Additional Offers on the
Part of the East Jersey Com
pany to the City.
MR.. ooRBlN'S EXPLANATIONS

The Board of Street and Water Com
missioners at their meeting today decided
rot to take any action in the water ques-
ton today. but adopted resolution
proposed by President Brown, requesting
the Mayor and Board of Finance 10
meet the Board on Friday. in the City
Hall. and there to discuss the merits OIL
the propositions before the Board.
The Board also agreed to ask the Jer-
sey City Water Company to extend TOT
two weeks the time of their bid, which
expires on August l.
Then the Board listened to Counsellor
VIM. H. Corbin. representing the East
Jersey Water Company. He was pre-
pared to answer certain questions put
TO him at the hearing in Mayor wan
ser's office relative to furnishing the
city with water.
At the hearing Finance Commissioners
Simpson and Detwiller are anxious TO
know if the company could give the clty
Lake Hopatcong water. On that ques-
ton Mr.. Corbin Said:-
s.At the conference of the Mayor ana
members of the Boards of Finance ana
Street and Water. the East Jersey Wa
ter Company's representatives We're
asked what the outside price of the com
panv's plant would be if Lake Hopat-
cong were included in the water sheu,
and made a reservoir as an adjunct OF
the plant. The eompany's engineers
have been at work on the question, ana
am prepared at this time to answer
The pIan provides for three great res
ervoirs. one at Lake Hopatcong, another
in Longwood Valley and the last al
Beach Glen
CoMPANY's PRICES.
1.-THE reservoirs, it will be we'll for the
board to remember, have capacity OF
II ,25o,Oo0o0O gallons. We will furnish
these reservoirs. rights of way, water
rights. all laid and everything else tha'
is necessary for $2.465,coo
..Now. in addition to this sum, we
Will build a plan for the city, plus Y
per cent. of it's cost and guarantee thal
it's cost will not exceed S5,145,oOo. with az
Z engineering expenses, legal expenses AND
all legislation that is necessary. FMS
plan is for one pipe.
"The total cost of such a plant viii
not exceed s7.61o.O0O. and we guarantee
that.
From that sum you may deduct S40,-
600 per year. which we offer TOR the
surplus water over 5O0O00O0 gallons a
day. If it is agreeable the city may
capitalize this $50, 900 proposition and we
? will at once pay to the city $5o0.0o0. which
deducted from the gross cost of the
plant will reduce it to s7.11o.0OO. and this
we guarantee will be the outside figure
COST OF PIPES.
For two pipes. the cost of the water
rights, rights of way, ETC.. viii be the
same as single pipe or $2,465o0O. The
xrr;1l tNI1i15 at
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
STORM ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
Cries of Distress Were Heard, But
NorE,iuos Was Found.

MILWAUKEE, July 30 1894 sudden
fall in the temperature was followed by
a wind storm last night between seven
and eight O'Clock which soon developed
into furious gale in Lake Michigan.
AT nine O'Clock the park police at Lake
Park Informed the authorities that cries
for help had been heard on the lake, and
the life boat and the tug Starke went
out Immediately, but returned after a
search OF two hours in the darkness and
storm, having found nothing.
A yacht belonging to Andrew Keen OF OF
Bay View capsized near Lake PARK, M Mpul
Keen was saved. and it IS supposed TINS
fact gave rise to the runlor of great
disaster near the Park.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
PIDC0CK'S SECURITIES TO
BE SOLD.

Chancellor McGill this morning signed
an order directing the sale of Soooooo
worth of securities held by the First
National Bank of Jersey City to secure
advances made to ex-Congressman j.
Nelson Pidcock, one of the directors OF
the Inflated Somerset County Bank and
who is now to be prosecuted criminally
with others for mismanagement OF the
banks affairs.
The order of the Chancellor was grant
ed on the application of William Y.
Johnson, receiver of the insolvent bank,
in which the First National Bank joins,
and directs Counsellor Linsly Rowe as
Master in Chancery to make the sale OF
the securities.
Mr. Rowe is now waiting for the de-
tailed list of these securities and when it
is ready he will fix a date of sale.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
THE MARIA. BARBERI CASE.

NEW YORK, July 80. 1S95.-The pub
fishers of the Italian paper, sChristo-
for Colombo" notified the law firm of
Friend & House today that they would
defray the expenses of an appeal in
behalf of Maria Barberi, the Italian
der of her recreant lover. The pub
fishers state that they have received a
large sum Of money through voluntary
me unfortunate woman from the death
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
NEW DUCHESS OF ARGYLE
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

LONDON. July 80, 1Ss5.-The Duke Of
Argyll was married at Ripon this after
noon to his cousin, Ina Erskine Nc
Neill. who is one of the Queens Extra
Lorne, son of the Duke of Argyll and
son-in-law of the Queen, was present,
and the ceremony was performed by the
Rt. Rev. William Boyd CARPENTER
the bride. The wedding was very
Quiet one, owing to the recent death Of Of
Lord Colin Campbell, the fourth son OF
the Duke. who died in India from pneu-
The bride received a large number of
presents, among them several valuable
gifts from the Queen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

NEW YORK, July 80. 1S95.-The mem
bers of the Nicaragua Canal Commission
met this morning at their headquarters
in the Army Building: They had
little trouble in securing rooms but
finally succeeded in getting. quarters in
the Quartermaster's room. The members
wore Colonel VIM. Ludlow, Commander
NJ. T. Endfcott and Civil Engineer Al
fred Noble of Chicago. The conmi ssion
viii sit every day for some time and
their administrations are secret. 1t will be
a. few days before they get down; to earn
est work on their report, which VIII
occ1,py all their time between now and
November /. on which date It will have
to-bs presented to president Glevelapo.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
PANAMA STRIKE BROK EN-

WASHINGTON, July 80, 1854 be-
lated telegram dated Saturday was re
ceived at the State Department onls
morning from Consul General Vltqualn'
a Panama, stating that trains were
moving without interruption over the
route of the Panama Railway. 1t IS pc
leved at the Department that the srlke
is practically over.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
AURANIA AP SANDY HOOK.

NEW YORK, July 80, 1S95.-The Cu1lard
steamer Aurania. Captain Mckay, from
Liverpool and Queenstown, which was
spoken by the steamers Manitoba, Fries
land and saale on Friday and Saturday
last about 800 miles east of Sandy Hook,
stopped and repairing disabled engine,
was sighted off Sandy Hook at $40 Am.
today.
The Aurania sailed from Liverpool on
July 20, and Queenstown 21st. and was
due here on Sunday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
MYSTERY OF DEAD MANS HOLLOW

WASHINGTON, july 80. 1S95-Another
death is to be credited to Dead Mans S
Hollow on the Virginia side of the Po-
tornae River near Arlington cemetery,
which boasts man mysteries Jesse Web
ster, a colored boy, while walking
through the glen Sunday morning, was
shot in the back and died this morning
from the effects of the wound. No clue
exists as to the identity of the person
SO far as known are making effort to
Il lic.no him
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
STOLE HIS LANDLADY's GOODS.

Arthur Mahlen, TWENTY-FIVE years old,
secured lodgings the other day from a
Mrs. Margaret Kuhlmanil, at No. 1879
Bloomfield street. Hohoken. She missed
several valuable articles from the
house and caused MahIen.s arrest.
Pawn tickets for these articles were
found in his possession &
Recorder McDoncug4i committed him
for trial this morning upon the charge
of grand LARCENY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
sPELLIssYs sLAYBRs BX0EERATED
Coroner,s Jury Say 1t Was Justifable
Homicide.

The inquiry last evening in Union Hill
touching the death of John Spellissy. the
tough who was shot by Sergeant Krue-
ger and Patrolman O'Brien. terminated
as everybody expected it would in the
exoneration of the officers. The jury was
returned with a verdict of .'justifiable
homicide the crowd of people danced,
yelled and cheered vociferously the po-
the shooting the verdict was not sur
prisirlg. Coroner Volk took the testimony
with which readers Of this paper are IA osa :
ilrvss verdict the officers will have to
await the action of the Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
NOTICE.
Water Consumers Are Unduly
Wasting the Water by a.
lowing 1t to Run.

The mains from Belleville do not carry
enough water to supply Jersey Citys
consumption in extreme summer and
winter weather.
The mains will be kept carrying the full
capacity. Each water consumer can help
the city by using the water as sparngly
as possible during the present extreme
weather.
BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER ecll
MlSsIoNERs.
/. ". sTARTUP,
/ ~. Clerk pro tenn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
MANS INHUMANITY.
Citizens Complain of Cruelty TO a
Horse in EFoboken.

A horse belonging to the Hoboken EN-
press Company on Second street, Hobo
ken, is in disgraceful condition, the re
suit of neglect and i'll treatment. yet the
President. Henry Rietveld, does not seem
to think much of it.
Yesterday a delegation of indignant
citizens lodged complaint against the
humane President and Detective Gal
lagier' In company with Fred Hoar of
the SIP. G. "A. and a Jersey City News
reporter inspected the poor brute. The
wretched animal, the horse. will be shot.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
INCREASE FOR SEVEN HUN
DRIED.

BALTIMORE. July 80, 1S95.-The Mary
land Steel Company has decided to in
crease the wages of 700 employees ten
per cent, to take immediate effect.
President Wood says:-"The great bust
ness revival warrants the employment of
a larger number of men at higher
WAGES"
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OBJECTED TO TIE GRADE.
Columbia Avenue Improvement Will
Go On.

AS the Board of Adjudication of the
street and Water Commissioners this
morning CALLED for objections against
the proposed change of grade of Column
bja avenue, Frank White, representing
Henry Loewer objected to the old grade
being used in any part of the work.
He with others, urged that new grade
as fixed by Engineer Ruggles be
adopted.
The property owners favor the change
of grade and want work begun as soon
as possible They have. been trying fol-
one wear and two months to get the i'm
provement made. No objections being
made the work was ordered proceeded
with.
No objections were presented against
the proposed construction of a sewer In
Waverly street. Remonstrances against
the proposed construction Of sewers in
IIighland avenue Van Retpen place.
Central avenue, iMontrose avenue, Pros.
pect street and Zsbrlskie street Were
called for, but none appeared.
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BUDGET NOT YET COMPLETE.
Finance Com misSEoners Hold Long
Secret Meeting.

The Finance Commissioners, with the
exception of Mr.. Hardenbergh. worked
behind closed doors until nearly mid
night last night on the budget of appro-
priations 1t was impossible to, decide
iIDon all the appropriations ana as d
result a final meeting is to be held TINS
Commissioner Hardenbergh intends at1s
making an effort to be presenL ailo IN dis die
nosed of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30

MATTERS OF F4or.

stores, factories and institutions can now
get their supplies as good as any N K.
house can serve them. Complete stock. low
prires. at the D. E. Cleary Co.'S wholesala
grocery stores. MQntgensry and Greene strsetas
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

hours ending at eight P. NJ. Wednes-
day.
For New York and vicinity
CLOUDY and threatening with occasional
showers today and tonight; probably
clearing by Wednesday morning, with
cooler northwest winds.
HartnetI,s Thern emerer Report.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30

Now see that your blood is pure Good
health follows the use of Hoods Sarsapartlla,-
which il the one great blood npriher@ aAa.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-29
the turrets that Is, they are not inside
with roof

the turrets, that Is, they are not inside
round steel house, with roof.
They are stationed simply in wide
break in the bulwarks, and they, are pro-
tectcd simply by a big shield through
which the muzzle projects. This shield
is SO shaped that it's sloping sides are ex.
pected to cause a shell to glance. Two OF
the New Yorks great eight-inch rifles are
mounted in covered turret on the main
deck forward, where they command a
grand sweep of all that is in front OF the
vessel 1t is verT interesting to climb
into this turret through the small holes
that serve as doors in the seven-inch thick
steel walls The space inside is OF course
circular, about 10 feet in diameter and
seven feet high. This turret revolves IN
side barbette, ten inches in thickness
OF course the butts of the two great guns
occupy the front part ofsthe interior. A
hole about two feet in diameter opens be-
tween them and goes down into the
bowels of the ship. When the gunner
wants!ammunition of anyskind, he simply
presses button and up it comes through
this hole on an elevator, from which 1t
can be swung into the butt end OF the
gun. Thore are eight men in the turret
during an action, four of them to each
gun. The officer in charge of the gun
stands on a raised platform on one side
Of the gun, SO that his head is in Cir,
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wonderful Fiske range finder. All that
| is necessary is that the officers at the two
teleseopes shall keep the cross wires ex-
actly on the object. In this wonderful
way these huge guns sbsl II fe s,s long carry
| q 70 10 miles are made to change the
elevation of their barrels Just enough to
| suit the VARYING distance Of an enemy S
sbin at fn11 speed. OF course the gunner
m,ist make allowance for the wind. if
there is one, but he must do this by i,ldg-
ment and experience. The force of ii Q
wind has not yet Deen reduced to figures
in this connection.
Our idea of the commander of a war
ship in time Of battle Is derived from pic
lures of some greaS naval hero dashed to
the rigging, or waving his sword on the
Quarter deck, or cut down by shot and
she'll diving in his officers arms amidst
the falling masts and spars.
How different is the picture of the cap
tain Of these modern war ships enclosed
like a prisoner in dungeon, in the
tinv room of that coming tower and
looking out upon the scene of battlo,
through narrow crack In those walls e
solid Steel. ten inches thick OF course
the value of the coming tower has been
as vet but little demonstrated In the
late war between Chilli and Peru, the
coming tower Of the war ship Huascar
was str11ck by a shell which penetrated it
and burst inside. OF the unfortunate
captain scarcely piece OF the leather Of
bis boot as big as dollar could be found.
THE QUICK FIRE GUNS.
There is almost as much interest in the
small gums as the big ones and they are
almost as interesting. The little six
Founders on the lower ''fghting-tops"
on the New York's masts and the still
smaller one Founders, perched on the
edge of the highest "fghtingtops'' are
important than they look. They are
quick firing guns, as distinguished from
rapid firing. such as the Calling and
Maxim guns.
Three men operate a six-pounder. One
does the aiming and moves the lever that
opens and shuts the breach, another in
serts the cartridges as the breech is op-
ened, the third works the clamp-screwers
which hold the gun fast in the carriage.
These three men can lire this gun at the
rate of GA shots a minute That is when
the gun is pointed at the same place.
When it is necessary to aim it IN service,
they can shoot effectively from l to 20
shots minute These six-pounders can
shoot three miles and are effective even
against an ironclad. OF course they can
destroy any other kind of craft.
And those little one-pounders upon
highest fighting tops can shoot mile
and half with effect They can pierce
the IRON walls of great transatlantic
steamer and can put so many holes in
her so quickly that they can sink her. OF
course they are also of special effective
ness in shooting down upon the decks of
an enemy's ship.
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cular projection in the roof of the turret.
There are tiny Sits at short intervals,
through which he can see outside. Tha
Sits are scarcely a half inch in width
He aims the great guns by
SIGHTING THROUGH A TINY HOLE
no larger than Fthe sight hole on hand
rifle, that is less than the size of the head
of pin. BY sighting through this hole
on to the target he is able to determine
just how much to swing the turret He
has his hand on lever, which controls
the machinery that revolves the turret.
The depression or elevation of the barrel
of the gun i'll order to hit the target, of
course depends upon the latter's distance.
This distance. or range is determined
from the coming tower and communicat-
ed to the turret from there. By means
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THE VETE RAMS.
Reunion of the Twenty-Seventh Regiment
at South WATERFORD.
Corr. of the PREss.)

WATERFORD, Aug. 2ot
The 9th Me- Regiment held their an
nual reunion at South WATERFORD yester-
day. 1t was more largely attended than
for several years. In the early morning
teams began coming, and by nine O'Clock
the village had quite festive air, blue
coats, brass buttons, flags and bunting
praviling everywhere A few speeches.
and war songs, hand shaking ana stories
broke up the morning hours Dinner
was served 10 about five hundred in Odd
Fellows hall The unbounded hospitality
of the citizens served to good purpose and
the ladies were untiring in their Efforts
To render the occasion success. A bust
ness meeting was held directly after noon
and reporus Of officers were made, and the
following officers elected:
Presiden t-Wm. Fl Dunn. Portland.
1st Vice P res.-Capt Getchell, Wells.
sd Vice Pres.-Capt. J. +. Warren,
Buxton.
Treas Joseph Z. Mason, Biddeford.
Executive Com.-H. Fl. Burbank, J.
Warren. Geo. W. Gerrish, NJ Q.
Sninnev O. M Emery, N. N. Hurd, G.
Fl Norton. A. F. Smith, Geo. Smith.
RI was voted to have the regimental
history printed, and members can secure
them of the secretary, W: 9. TASTY Saco
0A The nrogramne opened by chorus of
male Voices in patriotic airs: prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Snow. Short speeches by Adgt.
Rand. President Hall. Original poem BY
Rev, II. F. Snow, character song, W..
A. Follett; remarks by VIM. s. Dunn,
Ella Jordan Mason and Joseph Hobbs.
A yery enthusiastic vote Of thanks was
rendered the citizens, Odd Fellows and
Knights of Pythias ana al oe ~ ebs d Mne
The next reunion will be held in Kit
tarv AugIst 9th, 1896.
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steamers loaded to their utmost capacity
were landing and taking off passengers
as fast as they could make the trips.
Great was the admiration expressed by
the visitors as they saw the wonderful
equipment of the fighting machines.
To the thousands of visitors to the war
ships. the New York, especially, the
great guns are the chief objects OF inter
est, and of course it seems simple thing
to understand just what these big guns
are and how they can hurl death and de.
strucrion SO uuerringly for miles and
miles over the water.
But the fact is that the handling OF
these big guns involves as compile ated
and delicate and marvellous machinery as
the working of the engines and propellers.
There are eight eight-inch guns on the
New York. two in a turret on the for
ward deck, two in q turret on the after
deck, and two on each side of the vessel
amidship. Those on the sides of the YES
sci are not SO well protected as those in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-29
Great Crowds Visit the War
Ships.
HOW THE ssBRAINS,' OF THE SHIP
DIRECT THE FIRE.

HIPS Of war pos
sess a great fasci-
nation for all
classes Of people,
as has been forci-
bly, impressed up
on all who saw
the great crowds
that visited the
New York and
other Vessels of
the feet in Ithis
harbor on Tues
day and Wednes-
dav Excursion
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-29
SOUTH PORTLAND.

DR.. W. S. Eldridge is very ill at his
home on Front street.
Tuesday the electric cars carried fewer
passengers than might have been expect
ed hit on Wednesday they received a
a few evenings ago the engine at the
Cane electric power house was stopped,
thereby leaving a car stranded helplessly
FOR some time on the fort road.
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Messengers Notice.


Office of the Sheriff Of Cumberland County,
State of Maine Cumberland. SIS, August 2lst,
A. D. 1895. o.,
rEYHIS is to give notice that on the 18th day OF
4 August, A. d. 1895. q warrant III lnsoi-
vency was issued out OF the Court OF Insolvency
for said County of Cumberland, against the
estate OF &
JOHN H. FLANAGAN. of Deering.
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor
on petition of said Debtor, which petition was
fled on the 18th OF August, a. d. 1893
to which date interest on claims is to be
computed.
That the payment OF any debts to or by said
Debtor and the transfer and de-
livery of any property by him are forbidden by
law.
That meeting Of the creditors of said
Debtor to prove their debts and
choose one or more assignees of his estate. will
be held at Court OF Insolvency to be holden
at Probate Court Room. in said Portland. In
said County Of Cumberland. on the I'd day of
September, A. D. 1895, at 10 O'Clock in the
GIVEN under my hand the date first above
written.
G. L. BUCHANAN,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court Of
Insolvency for said County OF Cumberland.
aug22&29
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The Power House.

The masons have finished their work
on the tall chimney of the Portland Rail-
road Company's power house, and the
stagfngs are coming down by degrees as
the painters oil she brick work and put
on the finishing touches. Workmen yes
terday were putting in the two heavy
turned poles that are to support the cleo
trie cables running into the power house.
The building is fast approaching compile
tion without and Within
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no !! FOR THE WAR SHIPS.

The Steamer MARY w. Lib
RY Will make quick trips TO
amd from the War ships, leav-
Tag eHEe east side OF Portland
Pier every Eaaif-hOEzF after 9 AIM.
Also SAEE Every Evening
around tHse Ships. which will
sng2T DIST
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GRAINS" OF THE SHIP,

DIeAIANbO, VI l. LIN ho1AAAt
SO called. 1t is situated just abaft and
above this forward gun turret. 1t is not
dissimilar to one of the small turrets Oh
some old feudal castle, only the walls
are ten inches of steel instead OF stone.
The space inside is very small not any
more than large enough for two men and
the little wheel, by which the great ship
is steered. The walls are covered with
electric buttons and speaking tubes. The
door, which is on the aft side, is protect
ed by great curving wall of solid stesl
eight inches thick.
During an action the captains post is
in this little round room in the top Of this
tower. There are no windows. He is
able to see out by simply turning screws
WHICH LIFT THE ROOF,
so that a small crack appears about on a
level with his eyes and running all the
way round the tower, so that he can see