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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-09

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolved, That the Jersey City Water
Company be requested to inform this
Board if it can offer any temporary sup
ply of water during the two years re-
CURED to uild the works, and furnish q
supply of water mentioned in their propo-
sal submitted March rs, 1895, under speci-
fcation &C"
Adopted by the following voee ON the
call for the ayes and Nays
Ayes-An the members of the Board,
five % in number.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-09
IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.

tSale No. 4;
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-09

Extensions presented the following
Resolved. That Alfred Gilbert be and
IS hereby appointed as inspector on lay
ing new Pinch main on east side of
Hudson County Public Road from Sam
ford place to North street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-09

Resolved, That the a Jersey Water
Company be requested to inform this
Board if the auxiliary main, mentioned
in their proposal submitted March 25,
1895, under Specification "a" to connect
Belleville and High Service Reservoirs,
can be arranged to connec with the
main proposed to be u from Great
Notch to Belleville Reservoir, SO that the
pumping at High Service Station can be
dispensed with, and the pumping for
the whole proposed supply of the City
under such specification located at Little
Falls.
Adopted by the following vote on the
call for the e and nays
Ayes-All the members Of the Board
five % in number.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-09

Charge special street account.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-09

Resolved, That a plumbers license be
and is hereby granted to Thomas A.
Sturtevan, to make connections with the
water mains in Jersey City; also to do
general plumbing work, when he files the
required bond in the Office of the Permit
Clerk.
The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote on the call
for the ayes and nays
Ayes-All the members of the Board,
five 90 in number.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
PORT OF RICHMOND. MARCH 2i' 1879
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22

The Richmond Theatre. tho oldest rlay.
house in this city and one of the nlt..,
IN the country. will very probably n A
few days be converted into a rtn.u.r,
store Some OF the greatest actors ,li,
country ever produced began thcir car.er
upon It's stage. and 10 was a. ono finn.
the home Of the best stock corir.nv i,
the United states. of which Joan Nlit,,
Booth was "A member Tho bate Ftv,tn
Booth and William Florence both stated
out there. ana Crcston Clarke. "A nsph.y,
OF Booths. made his first appearance OH
its boards. Item In Dispatch
Oh. save the old Theatre.
monument let Il stand.
or the days that have departed
OF the players. great and grand
Hark. can't you hear the echo
Of the applause Of long ago.
That greeted those of the OH school
Who through fame. at least. yod
know
An. those days the happy days.
The palmy days of yore.
When face and voice familiar were
That we shall know no morel
How infant genius struggled then.
And studied hard each part:
How failure made men sun r
And success made glad the heart,
Then let the old Theatre stand.
Twill all too soon decay
And. like the men who tr0d IT. stage.
Itself will pass away
P0RTIrS pEMlNG
Norfolk, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
FOR M0RGANFIELD.
JUDGE ASHTON ALLOWS HIN THE
Use OF A PAIR OF CRuTCHEs.
The Convicted Train-Robber VIII
Now Take Excrctse-Fivc Genera
,,or. Under One Roof-Funcrn1 of
Master Ashton Burrows.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. March IL
fsneciaI1 Judge Ashton to-day granted
Senator Little an order authorizing Ser
eeant Edrington to procure erutches FOR
Morgaufield. The order was obtained on
n certificate given by Or. Martin. the
iau physician. which stated that crutehes
were necessary for the successful treat
ment Of the prisoner When apprised OF
the fact he was considerably elated' and
will. no doubt. take all the exercise possi-
bic. for he seems TO be exceedingly anN-
ious 10 regain control OF the injured
limb. The crutches will be given bin, to-
morrow and then for the first time for
nearly five months will he voluntarily
leave his couch.
REMARKABLE FACT
The illness Of Mrs. Dickens. an aged
lady living on b street. brings to MIND
the remarkable fact that five generations
OF this family are living under the same
roof. This. 80 FAR as my knowledge goes
IS case without a parallel
Thomas and Eddie Cook. charged win
robbing the storchouse Of Mr.. w. n.
Smith. came before Mayor Rowe this
evening for preliminary hearing. and
after a lengthy Investigation. they were
sent on 10 the grand jury.
IN A BODY.
The funeral Of Master Ashton Burruss.
who died yesterday morning. took place
from the Baptist church this afternoon
at 5 o'clock The Sunbeam Society OF
that church. Of which he was member.
attended i'm a body.
pr 4. c. Montague. who has been quite
unwen. ia much improved to-day and
his speedy recovery Is now looked for.
Mr.. George Fcrneyhough, Jr. who has
been under treatment at the Providence
Hospital. Washington, returned home to-
night. greatly improved in health.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
DIG FIRE NEW ORLEANS.
Half n Million Dollars Worth or
Cation Destroyed.


Cotton Destroyed.
NEW ORLEANS. LA, March I.-About
| o'clock this morning a fire destroyed
Kern's coffin and mandatory on
south Peters street between Glrod ana
Lafayette. Loss. $1,000. \ high wind
prevailed. and the air was soon filled
with SHARKS. which. finally. abou; 3
o'clock. ignted uncovered cotton in the
wards OF the international COtton-Press.
seven blocks distant. The iiremen worked
hard. but were unable to do more than
conilue the flames Ia the press-yarls'
which comprise an area OF two squares
bounded by South Peters, Front. Calllope,
and h.rato streets.
Cassius j Meyer and J. II. Lovy
lessees Of the press property, say that
nearly 20.000 bales Of cotton, owned by H.
X &. Newman. A. Adler & CO., NJ. Levy
4 Sons, American Trading Society. H. N
T.. Beer. Lehman, Stern X CO., Coates
brothers. and William Adler. were
damaged or destroyed only one compart-
ment OF cotton being saved. Lessee Meyer
estimates the loss at considerably over
half a million dollars
The Brooklyn Cooperage Company
plant. owned by the American Sugar Re-
fining Company, which covers an entire
block opposite the press. and the large
freight depots of the Illinois Central rail-
way. were considerably scotched, bat
escaped serious damage. No estimate Or
the Insurance has yet been Obtained.
The following firms are among the
heaviest losers: II. x -. Newman. I.OO)
bales. ". Levy q Sons, about 500, -.
Adler * CO.. between 2U00 sud 3VO.
Lehman, Stern * CO.. about 200; II. 4
Il. Beer. about 2.Oo0. American Trading
Society. and Coates BrQthers. several
hundred bales each. .-E--s--- ---.--s---.ss.'s-.-
LATER The total amount Of the loss
on the burned cotton aggregates about
$50 010: fully insured.
Twenty thousand bales we're burned.
The loss on the congresses AMI machinery
is SIS 900, about two thirds roSerld Ly IN
suranCc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
BUFFALO MuRDERERS SENTENCED
Clarence and sadie HObinson Com
demned tO imprisonment.

BUFFALO, y. y, March 2l.-"Twelve
good men and true" the jury selected to
determine the fate of Clarence and Sadie
Robinson. came into court at 10 o'clock
this morning ana reported as their YER
dict that Clarence was guilty Of murder
in the second degree and Sadie guilty OF
manslaughter In the first degree. Cla-
renee was sentenced 10 life Imprisonment
and Sadie TO twenty years.
II WAS night OF terrible anxiety to
Clarence and Sadie as they sat IN their
cell in Erie county jail and waited for
the decision OF those twelve men. But
little sleep visited the prisoners. Sadie
was particularly nervous, alternately
pacing her cell and throwing herself on
her cot.
\ ray OF hope came 10 them when the
jury failed To report when court opened
at o'clock last evening. and they took
II as an omen that justice was to b
tempered with mercy in the punishment
awarded for their crime AT 2:iO O'Clock
this morning. after weary hours OF de-
liberation. the jury reached an agree
meut Their verdict was recorded and
sealed, and then the jurors repaired to
the Jail 10 pass the remainder or the
night
The murder of Montgomery Gibbs,
young Buffalo lawyer about year ago,
was for several months a profound mys-
terry. and had IL not been for a womans
spiteful and impulsive remark the muir
derer might never have been apprehended.
Mr.. Gibbs was walking alone up resi-
dence street. bordered with mansions bril-
liant with light, about 10 o'clock in the
evening suddenly three pistol-sho's rang
out in quick succession. and Gibbs was
found dying from bulet-wound in the
head. lying in the driveway leading 10
fashionable residence. He expired with
out uttering a word.
His assailarts had vanished and left
nothing as clew 10 their Identity. The
only persons who claimed 10 have seen
his assailants were two messenger boys,
who said they saw two men run away
from the spot where the firing occurred.
But the police were unable on experiment
10 see the same distance under the same
circumstances as the boys declared they
did so their evidence was thought or
little worth. \ reporter found what he
though were the footprints Of a woman
near the spot.
No arrests were made until. several
months later. the Buffalo police received
word from the police of Cleveland that
they had Clarence Robinson under arrest.
His wife had betrayed him in an angry
conversation with one Of his relatives.
ant-Superintendent Cusack. Of the
Buffalo police. went 70 Cleveland and
"pinched" Robinson's wife. Sadie. who
confessed that she killed Gibbs herself,
but refused 10 give any details.
Robinson. learning that his wife was
under arrest. made a clean breast OF the
matter, telling how he and his wife had
gone out 10 'hold up somebody that
night. Sadie being attired as a man.
Gibbs had resisted. and in the tuSsle he
had been shot
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
THE BoyDTOy INSTITUTE.
Formerly Portion Of Rnndoiph-
u,con-Discovery of a Rare t"i"'

roru,rrIy n Portion of Hnhn"'p"
u,cou-Discovery of "a Rare C"in'
ROyDTON. VA. March I.-tSpecial)-
| rocated lust one mile west OF TINS to"h
,s the Bovdton institute, an insutuuon
y, learning for the colored race, founded
a few years ago by Dr. Charles 'uiiis'
of Boston. Mass. Let II not be forgotteh'
moreover, that right here. IN antt ii-iL ~
- GOOD classic. old Randolph Macon
collage now located at Ashland, Tor mere
and ,bers All over our Southland may De
fo,pd Graduates Of this noted Methodlst
institution when IN was located NJ boyu-
ton Now only one Of the large brick
b,,ildingg remains in the beautiful oak
grove. which was at one time sdiu 10
he the prettlest In the state ot virginia
And here the negroes have e5taDnsbed
bigh-grade school. presided over by north-
ern tutors. In this section the emancl-
mated race has enjoyed since the war re-
markable opportunities for educational
inuroycment, and most or the Younger
element avail themselves OF the puDhc
and private schools. and but compara-
lively few Of them cannot read ana write
RARE OLD COIN.
Mr. w. b. Meacham. an old resident
here has recently become the owner OF
Il rare old gold coin. II is OF pure goIu'
and weighs the same as s. goid-plece'
has on one side the English fags-tour
In number-and on the opposite side
rrodlc of Queen Anne, with the words
Anna Del Gratia." The coin was re-
Gently found In a washOut on the farm
Of Mr. ] Jackson. two miles east OF SCUM
HIN. this county. and Is supposed TO have
been lost thereabouts more than luO years
AGO. Collectors Of old coins can cor
feepond with Mr. Meacham here, as. no
doubt this find Is Of great value.
County Court will continue throughout
this week The grand jury is stu In ses-
sion. a. a number Of true bills have
been returned against persons here for
unlawful selling = liquor in the town
IL IS estimated tiiat this term OF the
county Court will cost the state ana
county not less than one thousand dollars.
am reliably informed that Hon w
r. McKenney will take no depositions In
this county in defence of his seat IN
Congress. having secured all the evi-
dence necessary In the depositons taken
by Mr. Thorp to sustain himself with
ability.
4 furious equinoxical storm ragged here
yesterday, and to-day the ground Is
covered with six inches Of the beautiful
snow. which fell during the day and
night.
At a recent meeting Of the county
Board Of Supervisors IT was decided not
70 remove but to repair the county jail
and erect a dwelling thereby for the
abode OF the jailer.
Although Boyd'on has a population Of
leo, and Is noted among other things
for healthfulness and beautiful women,
not n wedding has occurred here for
more than two years.
Deputy County Court Clerk ". III. g.
walker is quite sick at his home. near
Smiths X-Roads.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
GREAT FIRE IN sIOUx CITY.
The Heaviest Losers Agricultural
Implement Concerns.


Implement Concerns.
SIOUX CITY, IA. March 2l.-The
greatest fire I'm the history Of this city
this morning destroyed property TO the
value Of 10000. 1t started at 10 O'Clock
In pile Of rubbish on the platform Of
the Western Transfer COmpanys ware
house, and In an hour the great iron
building, four stories high covering A
fun quarter block Of ground. and with
over S20O.00D worth OF implements and
carriages IN It. was "A heap 0f ruins. The
tire spread 10 the plant of the Sioux city
Linseed OIL Company, and soon the big
elevator, with 10000 bushels OF flax Ia IT,.
was destroyed.
Every piece ~ fire apparatus in the
city was at work, but IL was impossible
then to control the fire. az the wind blew
a gale all day. The eastern part " the
cltys business section was Threatened
with destruction. and the Mayor sent tele-
grams TO surrounding towns for additional
fire apparatus The fire was only con-
trOlled I'm time 10 save the main build
ings of the Linseed OH Company. includ-
ing the mill. The loss 10 the company Is
$4,000 fully covered by insurance.
The heaviest losers by the ire are the
dozen or more agricultural implement
houses. that had stock In storage. The
Walter A. Wood Company had q tJOO00
stock destroyed. What insurance the
companies carried IL not known here. as
most Of the insurance was carried at the
headquarters OF the concerns The local
men are generally secured by their in
surance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
ENGLAND AND NICARAGUA.
The Former VIII Not Seek TO Ac-
aufre American Territory.

WASHINGTON. March 2l.-Dispatches
from Minister Bayard to-day in response
TO kilograms from this government re-
questlng him TO ascertain the attitude OF
Great Britain In case Nicaragua should
refuse to pay the indemnity demanded for
the outrage on Mr.. Hatch. indicated very
clearly that whatever else might happen.
England Will not seek To acquire Amer-
can territory. The telegram 10 Mr.. Ba-
yard was the result Of the Cabinet coun-
Gil OF yesterday. and the reply received
to-day is regarded as very satisfactory.
VENEZUELA.
No loss agreeable 10 the government
here Is the latest phase of the Venezuelan
question. which. inasmuch as there are
limitations from the British Government
OF disposition 10 submit that case TO
arbitration. is held to be a diplomatic
triumph for the administration.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
BALL At CHARLESTON.
Washington md Bost"n Clubs Try
CoHcIusions-Thc Result.

| CHARLESTON. S c.. March 2i.-The
| Washington and Boston clubs met at the
mark this afternoon This was the first
game that the weather has permitted
here. Both clubs were in very good shape
and played wen. The ground was only
IN fair cuIdttiUn ard tine audience was
small on account of the unpleasant
weather The game was snappy, but iar
from erroTcss, and while some good, hard
work was shown, there were 10 brilliant
plays. Score:
Washington ..............0 90 I'll
Roston .....................1 0O1041 O-S
Batteries: Mercer. Mularky. and Nc
Guire: Dolan. Wilson. and Warner
THE PITTSRURGERS.
SAVANNAH. GA. March 1.-THE two
teams Of the Pittsburg Club played
game OF ball here to-day. In which the
Colts were victorious. The game was
parody on baseball. and only lasted SIX
innings The game was witnessed by ten
mon and "A bow. Score: r. II. T..
colts ............,........4O ) q 4-V s
Regulars ...............03 302l 3--9 1 0
Batteries: Hawley. Hart. and Mack,
ColcolouPh Jordan. and Sueden.
GIANTS COMING NORTH.
JACKSONVILLE FLA. March H.-The
New York Giants played their last game
Of ball here to-day. They leave for the
North tomorrow. ana on the way viii
play the local clubs of the fol owing
cities: Columbia. :. G.; Charlotte, y. c.;
panviue. Richmond, Portsmouth, and
Norfolk, Va.
The Regulars to-day gave pretty ex-
hlbiton of ball-playing, shutting out the
second team. Score: X. II. T.
Regular team .....0 ! o. OX-5
Second team .......0 100000 3
Batteries; Clark. Krlusc, and Farrell;
German. Meekin and Wilson.
NEW ORLEANS DEFEATED.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. March 2L-The
St Louis browns defeated the home team
to-day In very loosely-played game,
errors being abundant Score:
r.. II. +.
-. Louis .........O05 O24x-T Il :
New Orleans .....2 . / 0002 o. II &
Batteries-Not given.
THE BALTIMOREANS.
MACON, GA. March 1.-THE Baltimore
club left her to-day for New Orleans.
stopping en- route at Montgomery. where
they will play two exhibition games.
THE BRIDEGROOMS
AUGUSTA. GA. March 2l-The Brook
lyn team arrived IN Augusta to-day. They
had a short practice during the afternoon.
and will play an exhibition game to-mOr-
row. making up two teams With their own
men.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
4 Haunted Lumber Camp.

tbanSOr Dally NeNsb
Strange tales come from the soursna.
hulk region this season In REGARD 20 Jack
Reeds depot camp on the road leading 70
Strickland's Mountain The camp IL
built over the grave of nan who was
killed I'm some unknown way. md the
wooJsmen say the place IL haunted N
any rate, on every moonlight night in
tha winter time a listener standing out
side the camp can hear the sound N
rolling stones that apparently are grating.
grinding, rattling. plunking each other,
as though sliding down the steep bank
Diligcnt search has been made Cor tho
source If this strange Noise. but 80 FAR
no one has yet solved the mystery. OH
lumbetmen remember that the camp has
beel considered 90 be haunted for rihny
vars, and the sound % rolling stone,
has been heard on many A moonlight
night In the past. Many lumbsrmen who
aIe on their way into the Souriuahl,
region prefer to push by the depot camp
Cad take "A night tramp rather than sleep
over that grave and hear aa0se grinding.
rolling stones,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22

He Met with Great Success and Ten.
fhusInsrn-Ncw pIny To-\irht


Enthusiasm and great success fell to
the lot Of Salvini last night. when he
op' rcd his engagement in this city at
the Academy. with Dumas's "Three
Grardsmon" The theme Of the story, it
viii hc remembered. Is the effort Of
Richeheu 10 encompass the ruin OF Anne
of Austria 10y disclosing To King Louis
NH. the tokens OF her prediction for
the English Duke of Buckingham; and
her dcliVrrancc from the iniriyues Of the
willy Cardinal" through the instTu-
mentality of one of the Kings guards
men named pArtagan. Admirably
constructed. with simple and powerful
story. which D. developed naturally, and
with intense dramatic force. IL never
fails 20 touch an audience. and last night
the audience seemed to be Jbstr, p
orously young: they found keen enjoy
ment. their pulses icHped. and their palms
grew electrical. and thunder charged.
\ GREAT CHARACTERIZATION.
SalVini. as the gallant and heroic
b'Arjacnn, gave Characterization OF
tpmaTklhle force aud finish he i'm
trovemcnt in hts work Is very evident.
sten since his last appearance here. lie
'turas 50 refined SO purely natural an
actor 10 Is not his VlOCutiOndry skill
Duusual gnd excellent though IL be: II is
not the splendid virility of his more pas
sorate scenes; II Is not even ihe fine
ing 90 true feeling that Is heard through
ogt for which he deserves the laurels
hcapci upon him. To the writer at any
rate. there appears sterling luality
# reality which stamps him as an artist
ln the highest sense. William Rednund.
who is Sllynis leading support. and an
Gcior ~ merit was for some occult rea-
tor Disappointing as Athos. lie fire.
qu'nty forgot his lines. and in the one
really fine speech that ne has To deliver
TN Act IL. in DArtarans lodgings. lie
was rambling and unconvincing.
THE LADY CHARACTERS.
The Anne of. Austria Of Eleanor Mo-
retu was full of dignity. refinement. and
true passion. while Augusta de Forrest
riayed the poiyaudrous Lady de Winter
with distinct chGtm, and in Act Ill with
great deaf ~ somewhat undisclplined
emotion. Nsuic DiNon's Constance was
ihli OF grace and charm, and ben John
son, William Harris. Elmer Delama,er.
and Paul CalCucuVe We're excellent in
tAcir respective roles The rest Of the
company were thoroughly capable The
scenery and costumes were handsome and
elaborate
N.Nints new play. "rhr Student Of
salamanca" viii be presented tonight
in response 60 an enthusiastic curtain
call AZ the end OF Act II. Salvini made
very graceful speech. in the course of
which he thanked the audience for their
kinG ana generous applause and ex-
pressed the hope that the acquaintance
s. happily begun some few years ago
would continue for many years 20 come.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
The Goodman Verdict.

RICHMOND. VA, March q. 1876.
have read your editorials. This ~
the view | take:
l. n Parsons had cause for the perse-
cution of Goodman, then the murder was
most foll.
2 n he had none. as his letter seems
proof then his death was really his own
act
g. II az sets fire 10 "B's' kitchen
from unprovoked malice. and the fire
extends to Bs house. and burns up Bs
wife. \ ~ guilty OF her death
T. TO seek. with proyOcation. to deprive
a man OF the means, by honest labor, 81
supporting his family Is a grieyous ant
heartless offence.
II one man hates another without cause.
he Is murderer (at hearD. Th!s ID
Bible doctrine.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
SPAIN FOR PEACE.
Prompt Adjustment OF aiIinnca
Difficulty Desired by Lenders.

LONDON. March 2i.--The Central News
correspondent In Madrid says: The lead
ing politicians here are not inclined to the
Idea OF letting the AllLInca affair result
in a serious difference between Spain and
the United States. The matter ought 60
be adjusted easily. unless the United
States insists on demands injurious 10
Spain's dignity. Spain Is most anxious
to maintain the friendship Of the two
countries. and would even prefer to waive
an overdose Investigation and accept
the Washington view rather than risk
a quarrel. Some Of the leading journals
argue In this spirit with a view to pre-
venting public Indignation in caste the
government yields to the United States"