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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
ASPHALT CONTRACTS.
Street and Water Board Make
an Award Successful Bid
ders for Public Work.

The Board of Street and Water Com
missioners held a regular session this
morning, all of the Commissioners be-
ing present.
Bids We're received for the laying of
asphalt pavement in Union Waverly and
Clinton streets, Fairmount avenue and
the Old Bergen Road There were but
two bidders for the work. the Barber
Asphalt Company and the Metropolitan
Asphalt Company The bid of the latter
company was rejected as informal, as
the sureties named by them are not
residents of this State.
Bids were also received for the paving
of Lake street. Orchard street. and Oak
land avenue with Belgian blocks. and
for the laying of brick pavement in
Dwight street. Several property owners
on the latter street filed an objection to
the improvement. The objection was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets and
Sewers.
HEARING OBJECTIONS.
The Board also gave hearings in the
matters of proposed sewers in Garrison
and st. Paul's avenues. and for the i'm
provement of Wilkes street and Linden
avenue. The only objection raised was in
reference to the Improvement of Wilkes
?
street. the owners of four-ffths of
the. property along, that thoroughfare
After listening to. the reading of the
bids the Board took a recess until one
o'clock.
ASPiALT CONTRACT AWARDED.
After recess the Board awarded the
contracts for asphalting to the Barber
Asphalt Company, their bid being. the
only one received. The Orchard street
contract was awarded to Thomas Har-
a md Of no Il 10 n n
the Sheridan & Shea Company. Harring-
ton also got the, Dwight street, contract,
his bid being the lowest, and Edward
O'Donnell captured the contract for the
Improvement of Lake street. THE Third
street sewer will be reconstructed by P.
T. Plunkett.
The Board ordered Clerk Bouton to
Water Company n the sc deposted pH
them with their bid for a new water
supply.
owners requesting that improvements
be made were received and read by Clerk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
LETTERS TO THE QUEEN.
Few TEissives, Except From Royalty,
Ever Taesch Her.

OF Queen victoria's postbag it is said
that. if her Majesty personally answered
all the letters addressed to her she
would have enough to do to last her two
long lifetimes. Sometimes the daily
mail, as far as personal letters are con-
cerned. numbers forty .nissives; on an
other occasion the mail bag may only
contain a few addressed to her Majesty.
During the year. however, something
like 6.000 letters are conveyed fin the royal
mail bag to Windsor. Osborne. or where
ever else the court may be- but of this
large number many are addressed to
members of the household and others
engaged at the court
1t is curious fact that the letters rd-
dressed to the Queen may be divided
into two classes. One--by far the 1arg-
er of the two-consists of the communi-
cations received from her Majesty's
personal friends, fellow-sovereigns,
members of the peerage. .etc..- who are
honored by the Queens friendship. To
the other class belong communications
sent by people with real or pretended
grievances. lunatics, ETC.. which it is
doubtful il the Queen ever sees. Every
thing enteri9g the royal residence is. OF
course. opeHed by the private. secetary,
who naturally prevents all but the per-
sonal communications belonging to the
FIRST class from going any farther. 1t is
worthy of note in this respect that the
middle class rarely, If ever. trouble the
Queen with letters OF any kind.-E1x-
change.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
THESE FUNNY POLICEMEN.
GreenviIIe Officers Atone for Loss of
Burglars by Nabbin@ Beggars.

All Greenvile is laughing at the cpl
sode of yesterday morning, the never
to-be-forgotten burglar chase. At that
early hour the awakened slumberers fail
ed to appreciate the humor Of the situa-
ton Later they did,
Following close upon the startling in
cidents of the early morning, the Fifth
precinct police yesterday afternoon treat
ed the residents of the Greenville sec
tion to another lively man hunt. The
failure of the two policemen in the
early morning to nab the fleeing burg
lars made their brother policemen de-
termined to do something to save the
reputation of the precinct. Captain
Nugent and Detective Egan searched
the lot on Avenue E for clues, while
Mounted Policeman Thau went on a
hunt for beggars and whatever other
suspicious characters the town shell
tered.
His first victim was Frank Baker,
twenty-four years old, of No. At Grand
street, Hoboken, who was begging at
the residences on Winfield avenue.
Baker was locked up. At half-past
twelve while riding down Pearsall ave-
nue. Thau saw a colored man asking
aims of Mrs Seymour at No. "a Pear
sail avenue.
The colored man was standing on the
stoop and when Thau ordered him to
come down he refused to obey the order
Thau clambered up the steps and grab
bing the beggar began to pull him down
to the street. The negro fought every
step of the way and as Thau reached
the gate the prisoner grabbed his arm
and tried to break it by forcing it
against the gate post. Thau released
his hold and the negro started on a
run toward Avenue E. Thau gave chase
but finding the fleeing negro fleet of foot
he drew his revolver and fired two
shots in the air
The negro continued on his run He
went through the alley adjoining the row
of houses at Hooker avenue and clamb-
ering over the rear fence jumped to the
Central Railroad tracks below: Here
and as the negro landed on the tracks
he nabbed him and assisted Thau in
placing him under lock and key
The shooting brought out all the
housewives in the vicinity and many of
them appeared in wrappers and Mother
Hubbards. AS the policeman led the
negro to the station house the ladies
shouted, "Oh, they've got one of the
burglars at last and waved their aprons
at the. blushing policemen.
At the station house the negro regis
Chestnut street, Newark. The. Newark
police. were communicated with and it
was learned chat an italian keeps a
saloon at that number The Italian
when asked if he knew Jackson, said.
"Yes, he owes me forty dol1ars." and
found. Jackson told Mrs. Seymour that
he lived in Rayonne
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
PIRACY ON THE POTOMAC.

BALTIMORE. Sept. "a. 1S95-Captain
Benjamin F. Revelle, of this city, has
been murdered on board his vessel, which
was scuttled and sunk in the Potomac
River, near Riverside Park. 1t is sup
posed that the murderer was member
of the crew and that after committing
the deed and robbing the body and boat
of all the valuables he could find, he went
ashore in a small boat.
Captain Revelle left here week ago,
and subsequently sailed from Annapolis
on his schooner, the John A. H. Dixon,
fer Washington with a load of lumber
Nothing had been heard from the captain
or his vessel until late last night, when it
was reported that the steamer Sue had
found the John A. II. Dixon floating In
the, Potomac. near Cedar Point. On in
vestigation Captain Reyelle's body was
found with wounds showing that he had
been murdered: The Sue towed the
schooner as far as Riverside Park,
where it was found an attempt had been
made to scuttle her. Before she. could
be beached the schooner sank AS yet
there is no clue to the murderer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
ONLY ONE PARDON
Offenders Against Uncle Sam Find
Scant sympathy From Grover.

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a, 1S95-The
President has granted a pardon in the
case of L. A. Mcknight, convicted in the
Indian Territory of burning stacks of
hay belonging to the United States and
sentenced March 1S, 1894. to ten years
imprisonment in the Ohio Penitentiary
The pardon is granted on account of the
serious condition of the prisoners health.
ST suppose his disease has progressed so
far says the President, "and I deem
his release to be iustifable from motives
of humanity and out of regard for the
safety and comfort of those having him
in charge and by whom he is sur
rounded"
Pardons were denied in the case of
John W. Kennedy. convicted in Colorado
and sentenced last July to. imprisonment
for one year and one day in the peniten-
tiary at Canon City, and in the case of
Dolph Pearson. convicted in Mississippi
of robbing mail carrier and of con-
spring to rob the United States mail,
and sentenced in 1892 to eight years inn
prisonment in the House of Correction at
Detroit, Mich. In denying the application
in the latter case the President said
This convict is concededly guilty of
very serious and dangerous crime, and I
do not find in this application sufficient
justification for the exercise of Executive
ri
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
VICTIM OF MALPRACTICE.
Mrs. Valente Dies in st. FTary's Hos
pital 'EOday-Accusad Held.


Mrs. Maria Valente, who made an ante
mortem statement in st. Mary's Hospi-
tal Hoboken, yesterday in which she ac-
cused Mrs. Rosa Pennise, midwife,
of No. 50 McDougal street New York,
of sending her to a DR.. De Noise of No
20 West Tenth street. New York, who
performed an operation upon her, died
at noon today from the operation. As
1.-THE Jersey City News" told it's readers
last night, the woman was found by an
officer at Park avenue and Second street.
lying in the gutter. The policeman
thought she was intoxicated and sum-
moned the patrol wagon. At the station
house she showed no signs of returning
consciousness and City Physician Simon
was summoned. He examined the woman
and said that she was suffering from
the effects of malpractice and he ordered
her to ST. Marys Hospital.
In the Woman'S pockets were found
81 500, which the police have. aer hus-
band left her some time ago and she has
no relations in this country. She has some
friends in Hoboken. who will see that
the body is decently buried
The police of New York were notified
when Mrs. Vslente made the accusation
and the people named therein were at
once arrested. They are in the Tombs on
a charge of malpractice.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
ALL FOR M'GILL.
New Jersey Democracy a
Unit to Make the Chan
cellor Governor
HUDSON CAUCUS TONIGHT
How 1t Looks in Trenton-Nailing
Griggs' Record on the Blue
Nose Law Of 1888.

This evening the Democratic leaders
of the county will hold a caucus in
Roche's Hall to consider choice of
candidate for Thursdays convention.
From one who is well posted in political
affairs and who will be present tonight,
1t is understood that only one name will
be presented at the caucus and that is
Alexander t. McGill.
This morning a rumor was freely cir
culated that in the event of the Cham
cellor receiving the nomination he will
resign from the bench and take an ac-
tive part in the campaign. Any cor
roboration or denial of this report could
not be learned. because of the chancei-
lors absence in Trenton.
Another rumor was heard that the
Chancellor will under no circumstances
run. but this was dispelled by the posi-
tive assurance of one of the Chanceller's
friends who said
'.Rubbishl He will take that nomina-
tion and it will be given to him. Mark
thatr'
A News representative talked with
many of the delegates this morning and
they are enthusiastic about the Chan
cellor and from the present indications
he viii on the first ballot gain the re-
uuisite number. A few complimentary
votes are to be given to Messrs Cutler.
Lippincott. carrow and Kirkpatrick. but
McGill will be the nominee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
FORTS COMMITTEES.
Republicans Who VIII Garry Out
the Conventions Orders.
Special to the jersey City Nelrs.


NEWARK. Sept. 2A 4s95.-In accord
anee with the orders of the Republican
State Convention. Chairman ]. Frank
Fort yesterday appointed the commit
tees who will carry out the instructions
of the convention. The committees are
as follows
Members-at-Large of the Republican
State Committee:-Garret A. Hobart,
Passaic: Franklin Murphy, Essex; Bar
ker Gummere. Mercer; William Bettle.
Camden.
Committee to officially notify the can
didate of the Republican Convention Of
his nomination for Governor:-Edward C.
Stokes. Cumberland: Robert c. Futchin-
son. Burlington; Peter Vredenburgh,
Monmouth: Henry Huston. Sussex; II.
c. II. Herold. Essex: Roderick B.. Sey-
mour Hudson: BENJAMIN A. Vail. Union.
Committee to fill vacancies in the tick
et:-David Baird Camden; A. M. Brad
shaw, Ocean: Louis H. Schenck, Somer-
set: George M. Shipman Warren; James
Z. Stewart, Passaic; Carl Lentz, New
ark. Samuel ID. Dickinson, Hudson; j. J.
H Love, Montclair.
The committee to notify the candidate
will mold meeting at the Headquarters
Of the Republican State Committee in
Newark, Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. John w. Griggs will also attend
the meeting and will formally accept the
nomination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
LOOKS LIKE MURDER.
BODY of Man Taken Out of the
River Endicates Foul Play.

NEW YORK, Sept. "a, 1S95.-The body
of man was picked up this morning
from the East River at Pier 10 under
suspicious circumstances.
Patrolman McNulty of the Old Slip
station was informed ait 7:3O o'clock
that there was the body of drowned
man floating off Pier 10. With the
assistance of 'longshoreman, who was
standing nearbya McNu1ty pulled the
body out of the water and laid it on the
dock.
The deceased was a man about fifty
years old and five feet eight inches high.
He had gray hair and gray mustache.
He wore a red flannel undershirt, gray
drawers. blue jumper. a black cutaway
coat, dark brown striped pants and a
new pair of outing shoes.
The policeman noticed when the body
was placed on the pier that the right
hand pocket of the trousers had been
turned inside out as if somebody had
rihed. There was also a deep cash on
the right temple from which the blood
exuded.
The only articles found on the body
was a cotton hook, such as 'longshoremen
use, a paper of chewing tobacco, red
bandana handkerchief, clay pipe and a
Der %. This would show that the de-
ceased could have been in the water only
since last night.
The hands of the drowned man were
extended upwards as if he was trying to
save himself and there was a look of
terror in the eyes
All the morning the body was inspected
by crowds of longshorernen, but up to
1890 o'clock nobody identified tha re-
mains.
The police of the Old slip Station
think it very suspicious case. Acting
Sergeant Snyder said that the cut on
the right temple looked very suspicious.
'It looks like a case of foul play"
said he. "and we are investigating it.
There are three men detailed to lok it
UP. The fact that one of the pockets
was found turned inside out is also very
suspicious and it looks as if somebody
went through the deceased
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
JERSEY VETS MEET.
The seventh Annual Reunion of the
TNenty-Second Regiment.
.Sreciet ID tfe Jersen Cstn n 1rs.

SJetfpt 10 INC JefSip tatp 1Ntlrs.
RIDGEWOOD, Sept "a, 1S95-The sew
enth annual reunion of the veterans of
New Jersey Twenty-second Regiment oc-
Cured here yesterday. Many business
places and residences were properly
decorated and a rousing welcome was
rendered the veterans
The exercises We're held at the Opera
House, which was crowded, Rev ]. A.
Van Neste delivering the welcoming ad-
dress and Colonel A. G. Demorest reply
ing. After the business meeting, which
followed, they adjourned to the Reclere
HotAe, where dinner was served.
The Rev ]. w. Gillard delivered the
Grafton at the afternoon session. One
hundred and eighteen of the one hun
dred and thirty-two survivors of the
regiment answered to roll cal.
The following officers were elected
President, Colonel A. G. Demorest; Sec
retary, i. A. Haring; Treasurer, w. C.
Haring. The next reunion will be held
in HackenSack
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
MAssAoRED BY 0UBANs.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

MADRID. Sept. "a, 1854 special de-
spatch to the s1mparcial' from Havana
says that on Saturday last a force of
800 rebels surprised party of 36 Govern
ment troops under Captain Reestra at
Palma Sola. in the Sagua district. The
soldiers made a stubborn resistance, but
were overpowered by numbers and
twenty of them We're killed. Captain
Reestra and the remaining sixteen of
the party succeeded in making their es-
cape
Reports have been received here that
Colonel Hernandez. commanding the
Government troops in the Sagua district,
overlook a band of rebels on the plan
tation of Carload and routed them. Pur-
suing them. he attacked them again at
Libano. killing three. taking three pris-
oners and capturing a quantity of horses,
arms, ammunition. etc.
It is also reported from Sancti Spiritus
officially that Lieutenant Colonels Nayas
and Cavestany. with their combined
forces, had q battle with the rebels at
Claleita on September 21 in which four
rebels were killed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
YOUNG MUzzo IN TROUBLE.
Senator Haly's Limb of the Law
Accused of assault.

Senator Days young hopeful Leo
Nuzzo, who recently called Counsellor
Alex. Young down in the Hoboken Dis
tkct Court, was arrested this morning,
charged with assault and battery upon
Fred Quarfeldt of No. 1o1 Seventh
street.
Quarfeldt, who is forty years old. ac-
cuses Nuzzo of hitting him with bottles.
Nuzzo's father was also arrested upon
the same complaint
1t seems that several days ago the
Nuzzos gave a house warming and dur
ing the a. eve evening several you, youngsters an. an.
and drove them away While doing so
Quarfeldt interfered, which caused the
Nuzzos to "do him. up Quarfeldt was
a sorry looking sight when he appeared
for the warrant this morning.
Senator Daily went bail for both his
promising clerk and the old man.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
OSCAR WILDR'S DEBTS.
Bp CabIc % the Unftcd Prgss.

LONDON. Sept. "a, 1Ss5.-The examin-
alton of Oscar Wilde in bankruptcy pro-
ceedings was to have taken place today
and the convict playwright and author
was brought from his prison to the Bank
ruptey Court. in cab. He was not
called to the stand, however. his coun-
sci having asked for an adjournment of
the proceedings, which the Court grant
ed. In moving for the adjournment coun-
sci stated that Wilde's debts amounted
to 1851. Toward the liquidation of this
sum his friends had subscribed f15OO and
the remainder would be made up, so
that twenty shillings in the pound would
be maid
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
HARRY WRIGHT EXHAUSTED.
Special to the .Jersey Citu News.

Dpec1Ut 70 ute jersey CttY NelUS.
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. "a, 1S95.-The
condition of. Mr.. Harry Wright the
veteran baseball manager, is not i'm
proved today. Professor William Pop
per, of Philadelphia, arrived here this
morning in response to telegram and
held a consultation with the several
other physicians who are in attendance
upon Mr. Wright. The patient is in an
exhausted condition, and even his rela-
tives are denied admission to his room
at the Sanitarium.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
DIABoLIOAL CHINA.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

LONDON. Sept. "a. 1S95.-A despatch
to the Pail Mall Gazette from shang-
hal says that the entire Province of
Che-Kiang has again been placarded
with anti-foreign and anti-Christian pro-
carnations, causing much anxiety among
the foreign residents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
TO GOBBLE MADAGASCAR.
By Cable to the United Press.

PARIS. Sept "a. 1S95.-The '.Figaro"
says that President Faure has summoned
General Desbordes to the Palace of the
Elyssee to confer with him in regard to
military operations in Madagascar. NJ.
Granddier. President of the Madagascar
tablish an effective protectorate over
the Island of madagascar, totally de-
barring foreign interference.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
AMERICANS ABROAD .
.Rn CnliIe to the United Press.

I3U LtlJIo 20 Ute UIIItEI f7SSS-
LONDON, Sept. "a, 1S95.-Doctor j. T.
Trueworthy, of Los Angeles, Cal, will
sail for New York from Queenstown to-
morrow on the steamer Aurania. He has
been passing season in Paris in com
pany with DR.. CIapp, of California
A. w. Lawson, of the American Am
ateur Baseball team which resently
played in England. will sail fer Phila-
delphia on board the steamer Belgenland,
which leaves LiVerpool today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
A WORLDS RECORD BEATEN

SYRACUSE. N Y. Sept. a. 1885,. The
New York Central has again broken
the record for fast time. This morning
special consisting of three coaches
and drawn by No. 999 left Albany at six
o'clock and arrived here at S:12 thus
making the run of 14S miles in 1872
minutes. This beats the worlds record
for this distance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
TO GUARD THE GEAR.
By Gable to the United Press.

BERLIN, Sept. "A. 1Ss5.-The Konigs-
berg "Zeitung'' asserts that the Czar is
about to pay visit to the Kaiser at
Rominten, and that therefore a strong
military guard will be thrown around
that place. The paper alleges that the
visit of the Russian Emperor was planned
by the Chancellor, Prince Won Hohenlohe
while on his recent visit to ST. Peters
burg.
The high officials here profess to dis
credit the ''Zeitung's' statements.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
RUssIA's ACTIVE FLEET.
Rn Cchle to DC Untted prcss.

LONDON. Sept. "a. 1854 despatch to
the Central News from Odessa says the
ships of the Russian Black Sea squadron
have returned from Sebastopol, having
finished their autumn manoeuvres. The
ships have been ordered to be held in
readiness for sea service. and it is sup
posed that it is the intention to have
them engage in operations upon the
coast of Asia Minor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
RICH COLORED WOMAN
KILLED.
Speeiaz to the .Jerseu Cftu Ne,cs.

LONG BRANCH. Sept. "A, 18s5.-A
wagonette containing four colored wom
en- was struck by a special passenger
train on the New Jersey Central road
at Little Silver at two o'clock this morn
ing. In the wagonette were Mrs. Annie
Bell. Miss Banks. Mrs. Holmes and a
cousin of the latter. Mrs. Bell was in
stantly killed and Miss Banks and
Mrs. Holmes had their legs broken. The
fourth woman and the driver escaped
injury. The horses were ground to
pieces with the vehicle. Mrs. Bell owned
large property interests at Red Bank.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
Destruction in Maine.

PHILLIPS. Maine, Sept. "a, 1S95-Three
distinct fires are raging within sight of
this village. and causing much loss.
In Pleasant Valley Avon a territory
lof about one by three miles has been
burned over and the fire is still spread
ing. A set of buildings is said to have
been burned.
There is another serious fire at Bragg's
Corner and another in pasture just
out of this village. There is much ex-
element and heavy loss is feared.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
MILK THIEVES DETECTED.

John Luhrs, twenty-one years old, and
George Lehman, twenty-four years old,
both homeless youths, were arrested this
morning for stealing milk from area
ways on Park avenue, Hoboken. They
said they We're nearly starved No one
was on hand to press a complaint, and
they We're held for examination
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
WILL LEAD TIE BAD REPUBLICANS
From the Trenton Times

From the Trenton Times"
The nomination of John W. Griggs by
the Republicans was made in Difference
to the better element in that party, and
there was considerable doubt even on
the day of the convention whether the
Difference to the better element which
Mr.. Griggs' nomination meant would
pay or not, and while. Mr.. Griggs repre-
sents the better element OF his party he.
cannot be elected without the vote of
Ali the bad Republicans. but WILL need
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
ETHELWYNN TN THE LEAD

CENTER ISLAND. Sept. "A, 1856
The yachts Ethelwynn and Spruce "
started at one O'Clock in the second race
of the series. The Ethelwynns secured the
lead There is but little wind.