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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
THE ST. Louis VOYAGE.
Passengers Pass Resolutions
Endorsing the Great
American Liner.
By Cable to the United Press.

SOUTHAMPTON, June 10, 1s95.-The
steamship st. Louis, 11,000 tons, of the
American line, built at Cramps ship
yards, in Philadelphia, completed her
first voyage across the Atlantic by ar
irving at Southampton at 40 O'Clock
this morning. Her time from New York
to Southampton was seven days, three
hours and fifty-three minutes, which
was made at the almost uniform speed
of eighteen knots per hour. Her daily
runs We're 314, 443, 431, AL, 4S3, 432. 4l6
and 249 knots. Her twin engines made
each an average of eighty revolutions
per minute. Although capable of run
ming at 50, no attempt was made to gain
high speed, but the machinery was OPP
Grated throughout the voyage with great
smoothness and regularity and without
mishap of any kind. The ships stiff
ness in the moderate seas encountered
and the astonishing absence of vibration
from her machinery were subjects OF
admiration not only of her officers, put
of all of her $50 passengers.
Great enthusiasm was manifested at
meeting of the passengers, held Tuesday
evening and presided over by Sir Julian
Pauncefote, her Majesty's Ambassador
to the United States, over the sterling
qualities of the first creation OF new
American merchant marine. Captain
Randle believes that when the ST. Louis
has been prepared for her best work
at high speed, later in the summer, she
will accomplish remarkable results. Her
bottom has not yet been painted except
with red lead, and it has become foul
since her launching last November. The
passengers united in subscribing to reso-
lutions in testimony of their apprecia-
ton of the vessels merits. as follows
"Resolved, That it is the sense of the
passengers that the initial TRANSATLANTIC
voyage of the American built, American
owned aEI American manned steamship
St. Louis has proved in every way an
unqualified success and demonstrated the
Inauguration, under American auspices,
of a new era in the history of ocean
traffic
Resolved, That we congratulate the
International Navigation Company and
Cramp e Sons upon having contributed
to the service of the community this
magnificent triumph of marine architec-
ture, built in an American shipyard, of
American material, by American work
men and unsurpassed in all the world
for beauty, stability and excellence of
construction.
Resolved, That we have profound and
sincere qualification in testifying to Cap
tain Randle and those under his COM
mand our earnest appreciation of the
uniform courtesy displayed by them in
their relations with the passengers whose
fortune it has been to cross the Atlantic
under the flag of the United States of
America from New York to Southamp-
ton upon the first voyage of the great
modern steamship ST. Louis of New
York.
The Committee on Resolutions were
Pierce Archer, G. Roberts, Clayton Nc
Michael, James Pollock, John Drew,
Henry Abbey Sir Julian Pauncefote, w.
NJ Murray, Dingley Barker, R. Tobin,
L. Belloni, F. Barstow, T. Belloni, Row
land Blackstone, Daisy Mohan, ]. Ride
ing, ex-Chamberlain; Thomas Roberts
and Paul Arthur.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
A TRIOKsOME DRUGGIST.
How and why He Enjoys Perpet-
nol COnreHy.

uaI Comedy.
'"There are tricks in all trades, and
ours is no exception, said weI-known
west side druggist, the other evening, to
a friend with whom he was chatting.
"Now, as you know, or think you know.
which is the same thing he continued,
1--WE keep two kinds of mineral water
vichy and congress. We have customers
coming in here every day who drink one
of the brands with gusto and who profess
to abominate the other. Why, had
man come in here the other day and order
vichy, and by mistake / drew him glass
from the tap labeled congress He
grumbled little but said he would try it,
anyway, rather than have the glass
wasted. and after series of wry grim
aces, managed to get down about half
the glass, then he gave it up in disgust
and said it was the vilest tasting stuff
it had ever been his misfortune to sam
Pile To soothe his perturbed palates
drew him glass of vichy, which he
swallowed in gulp and went away
smiling.
1.-THE truth is that both glasses were
drawn from the same cask. In the base
ment is a cask which contains my whole
stock in trade of mineral water. From
this cask runs Y-shaped tube, one
branch of which leads to the vfchy and
the other to the congress tap Yet there
are hundreds of people just like this
ference in flavor between the two alleged
brands of Water.''-Chicago News.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
WILL BE A HUDSON MAN.
State League of Republican Club 10
Elect a President.

1t is now conceded by the members
of the State League of Republican lubsC
that the President of the Leaetle, to be
elected at the convention to be held
June rs at Taylor's Opera House, Tren-
ton, will be a Hudson county man. The
committee of arrangements of the Hud-
son County League met at Flackert's
Hall last night and reported this infor-
nation. Hudson county has fifty-five
clubs in the League and each club has
three delegates. These are all pledged to
support a man from this county for the
President of the State League.
The committee reported that it had
received assurances that Essex county
would not oppose Hudson, but on the
other hand, probably would support its
candidate. The position of President of
the State League will be very important
one this fall, and his influence will be
very great in the convention that will
nominate a candidate for Governor,
for nearly every member of the League
is an active worker at primary elections.
When the Committee of Arrangements
met last night, all were present. They
were: Frank J. Higgins, Chairman; John
P. Landrine, Milton z. Pier, G. r. Chris
tie and ]. ]. Bechtold. Ten ether in
fluential Republicans were present, some
of whom were members Of the Executive
Committee. The Secretary reported that
the arrangements were about completed
for the trip to Trenton and said that at
least 3O0Republicans would go there from
this county.
They will leave on a special train
from the Pennsylvania depot at fifteen
minutes past eight o'clock in the morn
ing. The convention will be called to
order at eleven O'Clock A band of
twelve pieces will accompany the dele
cation. and badges will be supplied TO
each delegate.
A handsome new silk banner will be
carried, and large quantity of Prohib-
ition tea will be supplied. A final meet
ing of the committee will be held Tues
day night to complete the details of the
programme of the Hudson County dele
cation on June g.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
FRED DOUGLASS ESTATE.

WASHINGTON, June 13, 1s95.-The eff
fort to settle the estate of the late Fred
Douglass out of court apparently has
been unsuccessful. Nathan Sprague,
whose wife is one of Mr.. Douglass chill
dren and heirs, says suit to enforce
her rights will be begun in a few days.
She will make the widow and her roth-
er, Louis B. Douglass, the administra-
tors under the will, defendants. Mr..
Sprague says that the widow, by the
most recent arrangements, is to get
about everything in sight, that is, if
there is not a proper intervention.
Why, he says, 10" she wants us 1T to ooe con, n
government bonds, one-third of all the
real estate. md will allow US $1,000 for
This property, to begin with, is worth
$35, 900, and my wife has been offered
According to Mr.. Sprague's accounting.
the widow wants to get .S65, 900 in all out
of the estate, which, it has been stated,
is worth less than $780, 900.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
RUSSIAN PETROLEUM AHEAD.
Important Clause in the Russo
Japanese Commercial Treaty.
BIZ Cable to the United Press

ST. PETERSBURG, June 49, 1s95.-The
commercial treaty between Russia and
Japan, which has just been signed by
the contracting parties, contains a para
graph providing that henceforth the
duty upon petroleum imported into Japan
shall be levied upon volume and not
upon weight This arrangement will
work to the detriment of the United
States, American oil being lighter than
the product of Russia, though the latter
is the cheaper. The Russians are de-
lighted over the brilliant stroke accom-
plished by NJ De Witte, Minister of
Finance. in the conclusion of the treaty.
Moreover, it is believed that in return
for Russia's guaranteeing of the Chinese
Paris loan she has obtained the terri
tory between -Nertzehinsk, in Asiatie
Russia. and Port Arthur, which, will
place used as a coaling station; 1t is
understood that Russia will shortly take
possession of theIiao Tung territory,
when it is expected that Germany. Eng
land and the United States will unite in
asserting their rights.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
WILBUR FOR GOVERNOR.
Prohibition Convention Wants
Grand Jury System Changed.


SDecidt to tho Jersey City Nears
NEWARK, June 13, 1S95.-More than
200 delegates from the twenty-one coun-
ties of the State were present at the open
Ing of the State Convention of the Pro-
hibition party in Essex Lyceum yester-
day. The convention will be continued
today. The leading candidates for Gov
ernor are DR.. Franklin p. Lefferts, Mayor
of Belvidere; Joel w. Brown of Jersey
City; Henry w. Wilbur, of Vineland, and
John w. Schenck, of the State Commit
tee.
H. w. Wilbur presided and said of the
situation:-"We want better government,
and We want good government clubs, not
padded to shield one party or the other.
The best good government clubs are the
prohibition societies all over the land,
which are not padded, but always spiked
for the enemy. We may not win this
year, but we will win in time. The peo-
pie are getting disgusted and will rise"
A State Central Committee, to serve
until the next Gubernatoral Convention,
was ordered appointed.
Mr.. Burger, of Hudson County, asked:--
'Is the political complexion Democratic,
Republican or Prohibitionist?' "Prohibi-
tion,'' was the answer.
'sThen if it is that central placard is
an insult to all present. he said The
placard referred to read:-''Do you vote
the same ticket as the rumseller?"
Then a half dozen rose and explained,
That's for the people who are coming
here tonight, the outsiders The rest
of the session was taken up with rou-
tine business.
This afternoon the convention adopted
a platform. Among other things they
favor change in the present Grand
Jury system.
Henry Wilber of Vineland was nomin-
ated for Governor
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
COAL CONTRACT AWARDED.
Street and Water Eoard VIII Buy of
Patton & Co.

The Street and Water Board have
awarded the contract for 10000 tons of
soft coal for Belleville pumping station
to the Patton Coal Company. There
were two bidders for the contract One
was the Chesapeake and Ohio Coal
Agency and the other the Patton Coal
Company, and at the time the bids were
received experiments were made with
different grades of bituminous coal at
High Service. This was done to ascertain
the quantity of pounds of steam a GER
tain quantity of coal would use and the
ashes also produced. The results os
each grade we're compared and sent by
the Chief Engineer to the board
Delays ensued before the Commission
ers came to any decision, which had
some effect on the bidders who were
clamor:ng for an award either way. At
last the board agreed on the coal and
Patton & Co. will supply it at s2.62 per
ton. Some wild yarns were spread by
rival competitors, which are now set at
rest by the action of the board.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
: THE DUKE VS.. TOBACCO.

1t is not quite fifty years since the issue
from the Horse Guards of general order
No. ST., which contained the following
memorable counterblast: ''The command
er-in-chief has been informed that the
practice of smoking, by the use of pipes,
cigars or cheroots, has become prevalent
among the officers of the army, which is
not only in itself a species of intexica ton,
occasioned by the fumes of tobacco, but,
undoubtedly OCCASIONS drinking and tip
ping by those who acquire the habit; and
he entreats the officers commanding regi-
ments to prevent smoking in the mess
rooms of their several regiments and in
the adjoining apartments, and to dis
courage the practice among the officers
of junior rank in their regiments. Notes
and Queries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
A CURIOUS ROYAL COLLECTION.

One of the most curious collections in
the world is that upon which the Queen
of Italy has been engaged for years.
1t consists of old boots, shoes and slip
pers, to many which a historical interest
attaches. Queen Margaret is the happy
possessor. for instance, of pair of
course, heavy shoes that are said to
have belonged to Joan of Arc; she has
also dainty pair of boots supposed to
have been worn by Marie Stuart at her
execution, as well as some slippers of
Queen Marie Antoinette and the famous
tradition says that she had lovers after
she had reached the age of fourscore.
Somebody has suggested that it is pos
sibly the fact that the kingdom cf Italy
is shaped like a boot that suggested to
the Queen her strange hobby.-London
Daily News.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
A COURSE IN MODERN NOVELS.
Prof. Phelps List of Fifteen for Yale
Students to Review

n order that Yale students taking the
new course on modern novels may do a
part of the necessary reading this sum-
mer, DIR. Phelps has announced fifteen of
the novels which will be reviewed. They
are:
Far from the Madding Crowd" and
Hardy; Lord Ormont and His Amin
ta," by G. Meredith: ester Waters,'
by G. Moore; THE Manxman,' by Hall
Caine; "Marcella," by Mrs. Ward; "Anna
Karenina,' by Tolstoi; Fathers and
Sons, by Turgeniev; 'fThe Children of
the World by P. Hoyse: Dane Care
France by S. s.2weyman; Treasure Is Is
land by r. L. Stevenson; "A Modern
Instance by w. D. Howells; "a Su-
Lorna Doone,'' by r. Blackmore. @ =
The course has been elected by $50
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
THE sPouTING oF A VALE.

The whale does not discharge water,
but only it's breath. This, however, in
rushing up into the air hot from the
animals body has the moisture con-
densed to form a sort of rain, and
the colder the air, just as in the
case of our own breath. the more
marked the result. When the spout is
made with the blowhole clear above the
surface of the water, it apears like a
sudden Jet of steam from boiler.
When effected, as it sometimes is, be-
fore the blowhole reaches the surface,
a low fountain, as from street fire.
plug, is formed, and when the hole is
close to the surface. at the moment
Jet of steam. The cloud blown up does
not disappear at once, but hangs little
while, and is often seen to drift a short
Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
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DIED.

FITZPATRICK.-On Tuesday, June II.
1895. Michael, beloved husband of Mary
Fitzpatrick.
also St. Peters T. A. B., Society and
members of Division No. 2, A. o. H, of
A., are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral from his late residence, No. 81
Gregory street, on Friday, June IA,
1895, at half past eight A. NJ, sharp;
thence to St. Peters Church. where a
high mass of requiem will be offered for
the happy repese of his soul.
DICKINSON-In this city, on Tuesday.
June IL, 1895, at the residence of her
parents. No. 2S Storm avenue, Catha-
rine, daughter of Edward C. and FL
len Dickinson.
Funeral at ST. Patrick's Church, Ocean
and Bramhall avenues, on Friday. June
IA. at ten A. NJ.
KDNNEY-On Wednesday,, June IL, 1895,
at her late residence. No. $50 Eighth
street, Ann Kenney, aged sixty-one
years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
yAN-ZEE-On Thursday June 1S, 1895,
Cornelius, husband of the late Della
yan-Zee, in his 80th year.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral at the residence of his
son, Mr.. William Van-Zee, No. 81 Lex
ington avenues.on Saturday. June Is. At
two p M.
Interment at Arlington. S-.sAA.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
SHE SUPPOSED THEY KNEW.

A story at the expense of the Appa-
lachian Mountain Club of Boston, is re-
lated in Happy Thought An excursion
party from the club, it appears had gone
to rural part of the State. and in default
of sufficient hotel accommodations some
of the members were obliged to seek
quarters in a farm house.
Simplicity was the order of the day
Everything was scrupulously clean, but
there was a natural absence of some of
Some of the ladies' of the party discovered
that there were no keys in the locks of
their rooms. and waited upon the farmers
wife.
That good woman was surprised.
"Why,'' she said 1--WE don't usually
lock our doors here, and there's no enc
here but you. But, then. I suppose you
know your own party BEST.
THE visitors did not insist upon the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
ANDREWS HANGED,
snecfnl to the .Jerscu citu Nears.


BELVIDERE, June 13, 1S95.--George
Andravs +ba co,ored wife murderer. was
4,,.u
iiahseu a. hah pas. 'en
morning. Ihe execution was Wllhoue
special incident, life being pronounced
av+;,,o+ tr,a1,,a ,,,i,,,+as af+ar tho dron
ieii
George Andrews. colored, of Washing
ton, Warren county, was convicted for
the murder of his wife, Hessie. The
crime was committed October 2S 1893
They had always resided in washington.
They had lived together as man and
wife for about eight wears and had had
frequent ouarrels. The Saturday before
the murder thav had a quarrel on the
straets of WASHINGTON The week of
tho no,,rder ba remained from work
Ea made MANY thraats against her. saw
inc he ought to kill her. Hessie then
went to live with her sister.
On tho aftarnoon of the murder she
was in oornanv with tho wife of An
drau,s hrotbar Tobn with whom An
dra7,,s ,1,os hoo rd;ne Later that AFTER
noon Andraws and bis wife went to
Iobn,s bo,,sa 81 n +ir,o when both knew
+horo 1,os 10 onno +baro At the eate
rosr,o No.. 900, 70 bas.ta+e about going
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
a BIT OF ACTING.

An amusing incident occurred at the
Edgewood Avenue Theatre last summer
during the opera season there. The opera
La Mascotte was being put on, Miss
Adelaide Randall, the coy and blonde
prima DONNA, playing the title roll. At
one part in the opera she Is pursued by a
number of men who want to kiss her.
She is evading them as best she can.
They are, of course, rushing after her
with all the eagerness and zeal that
young men usually show in such pur-
suits.
Miss Randall didn't Ike the way the
scene went off. She thought the men
didn't put enough activity into 1t. They
didn't try hard enough to kiss her. They
were mostly chorus men who had the
kissing parts, and she called them to-
gether one day and told them that when
men wanted to kiss a pretty girl like her
they went at it with a rush.
You men run as If you We're hunting
a bill collector she said. "You want to
come out like a cyclone and rush up to
me as If you intended to kiss me or
die Now want this scene done better,
and TIL give every man fifty cents for
every, time he kisses me. Now try it
The result was one of the finest pieces
of stage realism that has ever been seen
on the Atlanta stage. When the kissing
scene came on the. men swarmed like
madmen. They rushed at Miss Randall
with the fury of a football team. One
big fellow, who wore glasses, headed the
mob. He was the first to. reach her. and
turning, she made several desperate dabs
with her fingers. She struck the glasses
and sent them spinning across the stage.
Not a bit deferred, he rushed at her
again and gave her a sounding smack.
The story goes that he kissed her about
four dollars worth in about th-rty-two
seconds.
Furious with the result of the scene,
she rushed into the wings. A bucket
of water was sitting close at hand, and,
gathering it up. she poured, the entire
contents upon the luckless chorus man,
streams of it flooding the stage.
'sThere'' she said, take that for your
impudence.'
they though was the finest bit of acting
seen during the entire ason.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
LINCOLN AND THE HIGHwAYMAN

The following is a current story of
Abraham Lincoln, which, if it is not true
las it probably it is not-is at least en-
titled to a place in legendary literature:
Lincoln was once riding along lonely
road when an Unlocking man, who held
a cooked revolver, suddenly faced him.
what do you want, my friend?" Lin
coin asked
II am going to shoot you," answered
.sWell,'' said Lincoln, 81 don't mind
being killed. but l should like to know
your reasons
II once vowed" said the man, ''that
if I ever met the man homelier than
am I would shoot him.
Lincoln looked critically at his assail-
ant for a minute and then said:-
swell, if | am any homelier than you
are, then for PHYS sake shoot!"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
TEE CUBAN REVOLT.
Rebels Beaten Baek-Dupuy de
Lone Blames Florida
Cigar Makers.
BIZ Cable to the United Press

MADRID. June 10, 1Ss5.-A despatch
from Havana says that yesterday two
insurgent bands aggregating 500 men
made an attempt to capture the town of
Maron in the province of Puerto Prin-
cipe, but were repulsed by the troops.
1t IS announced that the next Cabinet
Council will consider the question of
Strengthening the Spanish naval force
in Cuba at once.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
CHILDREN SHUT OUT OF SCHOOL
No Accommoa aatfon of 200 little
Ones on tho Heights.

On account of the crowded condition
of the primary department in Public
School No. 8 on Sherman avenue, over
two hundred children have been refused
admittance. Principal Charles Hoyt says
he has taken every child in his school
he can possibly make room for. The
age of the children who have been oblig-
ed to remain out of school varies be-
tween six and seven years. There is
plenty of room in the grammar depart
ment but the primary classes are en-
tirely overcrowded.
1t is said that there is sufficient num-
Der of children debarred from the pub
lie schools in that section of the city
to fill large primary school or an
annex and a public petition for a new
school will be forwarded to the proper
authorities.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
RosBBERY's EMBARRASSMENT.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

LONDON, June 13, 1S95.-The Cabinet
Council met at elevon o'clock this fore
noon. Lord Rosebery presiding. Before
the meeting Sir William Harcourt had
an extended interview with Mr.. Thomas
E. Ellis, the first Liberal Whip in the
House of Commons. The business of the
Council was chiefly devoted to consid-
GRAFTON of the position of the govern
ment in the House of Commons. The
Council adjourned at noon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
KIPLING'S PRIVATE MULVANEy. "

The original of Rudyard Kipling5s
"Private Mulvaney,, William McManus.
formerly a soldier in India, is in San
Francisco. and says that most of Kip
Hng's stories are founded on fact. He
adds:
81 remember Kipling in those days
a pluclzy, inquistive little fellow in the
Civil Service whom / first met at Gavin
among us privates and then got us to tell
all the yarns of the barrack room. He
wore specs Philadelphia Record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
FISHING FOR LOST ANCHORS.

are at the Delaware Breakwater On
their annual cruise for sweeping the bot
tom of the bay for lost anchors. Yes
sells frequently break loose while anchor
ed there, and with most of them the
time and expense involved in recovery
are worth more than the anchors lost.
Captain Fuller and Hearst have a
schooner and a sloop fitted with machi-
cry for dragging the bottom of the bay
and hoisting the anchors aboard when
found. The anchors are sold in New
York and Boston, and the business Is
said to be Observation-Disclosures Rec