davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
1T FLOATS
HOWGArE UP AGAIN.

WASHINGTON, jun 10, 1895.-The
second trial of Captain Henry w. How
gate began in the Criminal Court today,
Judge McComas presiding. The indict-
ment which he is called upon now to
answer charges him with forgery and
embezzlement in connection with his
services as Disbursing Officer of the
Weather Bureau some sixteen years ago.
The Court ordered the formal consolida-
ton of the two cases pending, one for
forgery and the other for presenting
false certificates. The work of selecting
a jury occupied an hour and a half. 1t
was carefully watched by both sides,
the eligible jurors being interrogated in
the usual manner
After the jury was ~impannelled District
Attorney Birney opened for the Govern
ment, explaining the charges against
Captain Howgate in detail and ~reciting
what he expected to prove.
Captain Howgate ad arrived before the
court convened, accompanied by his at
torneys, and his ever faithful daughter.
He was dressed in a neat black suit and
seemed bright and cheerful, conversing
most of the time with his daughter and
others seated near him.. He looked some
what younger han at his last trial, hav-
ing shaved his close cropped grey beard
he wore at that time.
On the face of the papers, District
Attorney Birney said, the transaction
of Disbursing officer Howgate appeared
to be perfectly regular, but he expect
ed to show that the transactions were
irregular and fraudulent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
s11ER1FF's SALEM cHANcERY OF NEW

SHERIFFS SALEM OF NEW
between John H. Grff1th ct al, exrs., etc,
COMMITMENTS. and Edward jenkins ct uX-, de-
PENDANTS. -
Returnable May term, 1885.
Randolph. Condict & Black, Solicitors,
nv virtue of the above stated writ, TO me
| directed and delivered, l shall sell by puOlle
vandue. at Real Estate Salesroom, No. 90
| montgomery street. Jersey City. on
THURSDAY. the thirteenth day of June,
A. D.. 1895.
at two o'clock in the. afternoon, all the fol-
appurtenances, being the same described IN
said writ, that is to say
All that certain lot, piece or parcel OF lanu
and premises, situate, lying and being in the
State of New Jersey. and may be more par
tlcularly described as Lot lettered "A, IN
Block one hundred and one GOD, on FoWler $
Map of Jersey City, and is bounded ana &c
corner formed by the intersection of the
northeasterly side or line of Grand street
with the southeasterly side or line OF Warren
street. and thence running a northeasterly
along the southeasterly line of Warren street
twenty-five (25) feet to a point opposite the
centre line Of a party wall standing partly
on the premises hereby described ana parity
on the premises next adjoining thereto on the
northeast; thence (9 southeaSterly at right
angles with Warren street and passing through
1--WE G5) feet to a corner; thence 90 south
westerly along the rear line of the premises
hereby conveyed twenty-five 25l feet TO a
noint in the northeasterly line of Grand street.
thence Cd n~orthwesterly along saia norslea aas+
erIy line of Grand street seventy-dve O5) ieet
10 the point or place of beginning.
Dated May 18th, 1895. ~
$14.10. JOHN ). Ioffh1. Sheiil'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 9.
Street and Water Bo ard Opens Bids
for the NeW RuildinS.

for the New B ufldtng.
On June IA. the anniversary of the adop-
ton of the Stars n Stripes by Congress
will be appropriately celebrated by the
various branches of the New Jersey So
ciety of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton. The residents of this city and the
municipal authorities are requested to ex-
hibit the flag in such a manner as to en-
phasize the patriotic sentiments inspired
by the recurrence of the anniversary.
The Street and Water Commissioners
decided this morning to hold their week
ly meetings hereafter on Tuesday morn
made in order to give Clerk Bouton and
his assistants time in which to prepare
the many resolutions that are presented
the Commissioners will sign all bills so
that in future the business of the board
will be disposed of more speedily. Es-
the erection of Public School No. 9 on
Brunswick street. between Mercer and
Montgomery streets.
& Jones, SAG. $50; Joseph Cutley, 81, 574; P.
J. Condor, s43, 500; Refill & Burns, $39,9Ss;
NJ. T; Connolly, $50, 2S7: William Robert
Son. $4s.o 900; CoNman 8 Ross, sss,447: Car
pfenter work A. Zoo j. u Ditmar 8 Son, s 81, d 400
Kelly Bros, SIS, s25; b. Donaldson. 27,573:
81. 800; +: +; P i5i S1s!, s., 200; Joseph
s2s, ss7; Patrick Byrne, s1s.s7s:- Plumbing
work. Phillip 2; Martin: ls,4s7.; F
Blackshaw, s15, $50; WV. Farrfer, $14, 7s9.
Byrne and w. w. Farrier are low. They
will do the work for s6S. 0S9. The various
contracts may be awarded at a meeting
ing. There were lots of offlceseekers on
hand but no dismissals were made.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
PROPOSALS FOR new WATER
SUPPLY.
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Scaled PROPOSALS will be received at the of1lce
of the Board of Street and Water CoHmis.
sioners. corner of Jersey avenue ana NleTcsi
street. Jersey City. N. j. on MONDAY, 1uis
/. 1895, at ten o'clock A. M, FOR q new suppl
of water for said city, In accordance VII u
Specifications, a copy of which may pc optain,
ed on application at the office OF lhe Shet
Engineer or of the Clerk of said Board d.
the address above noted. 1900
Proposals must be made upon plank FORMS
obtainable only at the ofhce OF the ohie'
Engineer. nil
Each bidder. in lieu of other BOND boN I Wi Wi
deposit one hundred thousand G100, Wo:eV DOL
lars in one of the National Banks OF Jersey
City or the New Jersey Title Guarantee ane
Trust Co., and attach to MS prop4sai d ~
order of the Treasurer of Jersey CITY,
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
welcomes. endorsed Proposals for a new sup
ply of water for the City of Jersey City.
n. j." directed to the Board of Street ano
Water Conmissioners.'' and handed to the
called for in the order of business relating
to sealed proposals.
The bonds required in the specifications Will
be subject to Section 7, Chapter 134 of the
Laws of New Jersey, 1881, under the terms
whereof no contract shall be binding upoI
the city or become effective or operative until
the bondsmen offered by the contractor have
been approved by this Board and the Cor,
poration Counsel, the President of this Board
having power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
The Board, according to the terms of the
specifications, reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals., if deemed for the best In
terests of the city so to do.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Dated Jersav Civ. N. T.. June. 10. 1885.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
I-TyTY TEpCEv A q
PRINTERS GALA DAY.
Annual outing of the Employees of
the J.. C. Printing Co.

Two tally-ho coaches left Nos. GO and
70 York street. at nine o'clock SATURDAY
morning, with employees of the Jersey
City Printing Company on board, bound
for Wagner's Union Park, Carlstadt, on
their annual outing. The printers, ar
irving at the park, INDUCED in games
and sports, with the following result
Bowling contestlCompositors VS.. Press
men. Score. ia to 1872 in favor of the
latter.
Baseball teams-Pressmen VS.. Binders'
T innings. Score, 8 to 81 in favor of the
former.
Throwing baseball for distance-Won
by John Kelly.
kicking football for distance-Won by
H. A. Mcintyre.
Hop, step and a jump-Won by John
Kelly.
Putting the shot-won by T. Reding-
ton.
The three prizes for one-mile race
were won by H. Clausen. first; c. Peck,
second, and ]. Drach. third.
The prizes for the married mems r Mce
Iptyre, second, and H. F. Fischer, third.
Prizes in string race for boys We're won
by ]. Drach. Joe Durnin and K. Keavel
were er t Carried Eape off BY George Fischer, T.
McWilliams and James Corrigan.
The quot match between the Ports
VS., Feeders ended in favor OF the port
John S. Watson. who represented the
officials. The judges were II. Mcintyre,
Fl. Bundy and T. Durnin. The following
committee arranged the successful out
irg:-H. Rundy. J.. Genader, G. Graf, J.
and T. Redington.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
NOTICE TO

49,
Sealed proposals will be received. by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday. June II, 1885, at 10 O'Clock a. M,
for the
from a point where present pavement ends
(about six hundred feet easterly from summit
avenue) to the easterly side of Mill Road,
in accordance with specifications on lie IN
Jersey avenue and Mercer street, where
blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained.
Payment for work herein advertised for IS
to be made out of license monies when SET
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 1000 cubic yards Of earth excavation.
About 500 cubic yards of earth filling:
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, four az months.
velopes, endorsed Proposals for Improvement
of Wayne Street" directed to "John G..
Kaiser, Esq, Chairman Of ami on
Streets and Sewers" and handed to ! the ne
called for in the order of business relating
No city official will be accepted. as surety
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids if it considers that the best IN
terests of the city can be conserved by SO
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall
be binding upon the city or become effective
the contractor have been approved as to
sufficiency by this Board and as to form by
the Corporation Counsel, the President Of this
Board having power to examine the proposed
bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
commissioners.
Dated Jersey City, June Z. 1886.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
BREEZE IN OHANCERY.
Charges of Forgery Set Two PrOmi-
nent Lawyers Wran@Ifng.

A Newark case, that of Whiteside VS..
Farr. for an accounting, provoked a little
ripple of excitement to relieve the usual
humdrum proceedings of motion day IN
Chancery Chambers this morning. The
motion for a temporary injunction re-
straining Mr.. Farr from d;spos.ng of the
property of the company unless in the
ordinary way had been from time to
time adjourned, and Mr.. R. N. McCarter,
for Mr.. Farr, today again asked for
adjournment because he, counsel, had no
time to look into the matter.
Counsel sat down and MIR. Whiteside's
lawyer vehemently urged the Chancellor
to refuse any more adjournments.
sfYour honor" he said, my client
wants to be indicated. He has been
accused of cheating and committing for
geries and erasures in the books of the
company -"
1--WE never charged Mr.. Wh.teside with
that" responded Mr.. McCarter, 1--WE
simply alleged that there was a mistake
in the accounting and that we paid
ooh, no, your answer distinctly says
we committed forgery when these for
geries in the books, these erasures were
all Committed by your client and he ad-
Mr.. MoCarter quietly replied that he
had been engaged in Newton for several
weeks and he did not know anything
about Mr.. Whiteside's alleged statement,
but an adjournment could not hurt him
and would allow counsel time to hunt up
the case.
"That's all right" retorted Counsellor
Elias F. Morrow, but my client rests
under the imputation. of aving cheated
and made entries in the books when it is
your man who confesses it and We don't
propose to remain any longer under a
cloud. 1t hurts my client in his bust
ness"
Chancellor MeGill said that he would
grant the adjournment because he knew
that Mr.. McCarter had nc knowledge of
the case.
"All we want is ~v:ndicat;on." said
Mr.. Morrow, and the case dropped. Next
week there will be a lively hearing
when the case comes up.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
ACRES OF FIRE.
Lumber Yard Burned in Mil
waukee -Fifty Thousand
Tons Of Coal, Too.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, june 10, 1885,
Fire started at two o'clock this morn
ing in the Forster lumber Company's
yards. Cape and Cherry streets. An hour
later the big lumber yard was a seeth-
ing furnace and the flames had spread
to uhrig's coal yard, in which there was
stored fifty thousand tons of coal. The
frame work surrounding the piles of
coal was quickly consumed, notwith-
standing the fact that twenty streams of
water were by hat time constantly
pouring on them.
The steam barge Raleigh, of Detroit,
loaded with coal. was in the canal slip
and caught fire. Her upper works were
burned. The schooner Lucy Graham
lay alongside the lumber dock her
deck load Of lumber caught fire. The
captain and sailors had barely time to
| escape from the cabin, and with the use
of cables pulled the schooner from her
moorings and put out the fire with
buckets. THE plant of the Brodesser
Manufacturing Company, makers OF eie-
vators, fronts on Commerce street ana
backs up to the canal. 1t caught IRE
in the rear and sustained some damage,
but the firemen found no trouble In ex-
tinguishing the flames.
At BIS O'Clock the fire was under con-
troll.
B.. Uhrig and sons. coal yard. had been
burned out-a loss of perhaps $4,000. The
flames were still burning in the lumber
piles of the Forster Company, the loss
of which, including sixteen horses, was
about $40. 900.
The steam barge Raleigh, at first re-
ported burned, escaped with the, loss OF
her cabin and upper works, prgpaply a
loss of not more han $500. She, was
loaded with coal for the Uhrig yards.
The roof of the Schlitz BreWing Com.
pany's barn was burned, put the plant
which was at one time pug 70 pe
in hanger, escaped. The company,s loss
is about $4,000
The Gailun Tannery was slightly dam
aged and at one time was thought to be
doomed.
The schooner Lucy Graham was dam
aged about $1,000.
Both the fire tugs and al the depart
| ment were summoned to the scene ana
in spite of the start the fire had
| gained, finally succeeded in
| its spread to the big tanperies, mills and
| factories in the vicinity. Sparks com
| story frame barn of the Schlitz Brew
ing ompan on the west. side of Com
merce street, and its roof was. quickly
,eblaze. The horses We're all gotten OUT,
however. and a large crowd OF men
caught hold of the tongues of the beer
wagons and conveyed them to a place. OF
safety, The upper part of the barn, with
| about 1000 tons of hay, was burned;
The total loss will be about Slo0.0W.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
POUNDED THE BALL
Jersey rCitY's Ball Tossers
We're Busy Saturday
and Yesterday.
A FINE DAY FOR WHEELMEN
How the Local Cyclists Spent Sun
day-N. J. A. C.'s Cricket Team
Defeated.


The Puritans of Greenville trotted out
three new players on Saturday after
noon in the game with the st. Louis
team of New York. The new men were
Couch at third base. Kennedy at short
stop and Higley in right field. They
acquitted themselves with credit. and
played so we'll that they will probably
be retained on the team. Couch in par
ticular played well. His fielding and
throwing to bases seemed far above the
amateur standard. He proved a player
at the bat. too. and hit the ball in lively
style. The game was an exceedingly
close and hot one up to the seventh inn
ing, when the visitors batted Chester
field fer seven runs. The Puritans, how
ever. were out to win, and in the eighth
inning administered the same dose as
had been given them to the st. Louis
team. The Puritans won by the follow
ing Score:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received. by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, June II. 1895. at 10 o'clock A M
IMPROVEMENT OF ARLINGTON AVENUE.
from Grand street to Bay View avenue; Bay
View avenue from Arlington avenue rn no Ga
View avenue to the macadam payeMen at
about three hundred feet south Ct CARES ave
ment to be made conformably to the pro
visions of Chapter 2I7 of the Laws of 1895.
in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement OF sure
Chief Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About IA, 500 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 500 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 1,40O cubic yards of earth filling.
About 1900 cubic yards OF sand or graVel
About s.4oe square yards Of Belgian paving
About 100 square yards Of repaving.
About Il. 900 lineal feet Of reset curb stone.
About $500 square feet OF relaid bridge stone,
About 25 manhole heads to be reset.
About Is new catch basins and connec-
About J receiving basins and connections to
be rebuilt complete.
About 1900 lineal feet of l2-inch vitriied
About 1.soo lineal feet of 15-inch vitrihed
About 500 lineal feet of 1s-inch vitrifed
pipe. u
About 40, 230 square yards OF macadam paw
ing.
The party to whom contract may be award
ed will be allowed until December 1. 1895. to
complete the work.
The making of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the remonstrance of the owners OF
the property liable to more than one-half
the assessment therefor. on the basis OF pre-
liminary sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for Improvement
of Arlington, Bay View and GARFIELD Ave
nues,' directed to John c. Kaiser, ESD,
Chairman of Committee on Streets and Sew
ers." and handed to the Clerk of the Board
In open meeting when called for in the order
of business relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of s%ureties. be allowed.
The Board may, under the law above quoted,
exercise its right to reject any OF all pro-
The attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section I, Chapter 1874, of the Laws of
shall be binding upon the city or become
effective or operative until the bondsmen offer
ed by the contractor have been approved as
to suhiciency by this Board and as TO form
by the Corporation Counsel, the President of
this Board having power to examine the
proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
AT WORK.
Jersey City Wheelmen Enjoyed the
Day-Club Runs.

Yesterday proved an ideal day for cy-
cling. and all of the local clubs held
runs to various points Of interest. A
delegation of cyclists of the Jersey City
Club enjoyed a run to Hacensack, and
returned early in the afternoon. h
G~reenville Wheelmen on Saturday even
ing held a moonlight run to New Haven.
The start was made at seven o'clock,
and New Haven vas REACHED shortly
after midnight. The wheelmen returned
by boat, and yesterday afternoon they
took another run to Totsenville. Many
Jersey City unattached cyclists were
seen in Hackensack. New Milford, Yon-
kers. Englewood, Fort Lee and on the
famous Riverside drive in New York. 1t
was a great day for the wheelmen, and
was thoroughly enjoyed by them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
FRANKLIN BOUKER'S SUICIDE.
A We'll known Citizen Shoots Him.
self Through the Heart.

Franklin Bouker of No. 63 Jackson
avenue committed suicide yesterday af-
ternoon by shooting himself through the
head. He had been sitting in the parlor
with his daughter Ida and at a quarter
to six o'clock went to his room which is
upstairs and directly over the parlor.
Miss Ida went into the rear yard and
was busily engaged watering the plants
there when she heard the report of a
revolver. She ran into the house and
found her father lying on the floor of
his room, the smoking revolver still in
his hand. Her screams before she fell
In a faint were heard by neighbors who
came to her aid. and at once sent for
DIR. Bidwell.
When the doctor arrived he pronounced
Mr.. ouker dead. The shot passed through
his body and passed into the parlor,
Mrs. Bouker, who was visiting friends
in Worcester returned home this morning
and was Frustrated when informed of her
husbands death. Mr.. Bouker was EN-
ployed as a bookkeeper by Bigelow &
Co.. furniture dealers in New York. His
wife is unable to find a cause for his act.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-10
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Commits,
sioners of Assessments for Jersey City W.
by the Board of Street and Water Commits,
sioners, at the corner of Mercer street and
day, June 18th, 1895, at 8 O'Clock in the fore.
noon. TO appraise and determine the value or
s ubic bea any yst awne 70 Of IF sash real cal estate or Of
any interest therein, may sustain by reason
Of the lm pr te baund "a ep'a Of west Wlo SIDE s V
nue., between the west SIDE OF Poiiock ave
nue. and the east side Of Tanforth avenue;
Said West Side avenue to be sixty Ss! f ee5
wide. The real estate to be taken Tor SAID
Improvement may be described as oll9ws 70
vital real estate within thirty (oUl- 1eet,
the Centre line of West Side avenue, be
and amdea said cent Centre line of West Side avenue is
hereby described as follows, to witEBegin.
ming at a point in the centre line Of West
side of Pollock avenue if produced southerIy
would intersect said centre line of West Side
measured at right angles, from the present
northerly line Or side of West s SIDE aEen and
West Side avenue twenty-six GIG, feet, more
thence southerly and parallel with said pres,
ent westerly side of West Side avenue and
distant thirty. SO) feet, therefrom measured
at right angles eleven hundred and thirty
northerly side df produced) Of the Mallinchrodt
Chemical Works property, SAID pony oelns
distant one hundred ana eighty looJ lcct
from the centre line of the West Side Con-
Meeting Railroad, measured along the. north
eriy side of the Mallinchrodt Chemical works
property; thence s%outherly seven hundred and
seventy 77W feet, more or less, TO a poln1
distant three hundred and forty GAO feet and
thirty-two one-hundredths (32-l00 Of a foot
from the centre line Of the West Side Con-
Meeting Railroad. measured along the south,
erly line of property now or formerly owned
by Anna M. DeMott and others; thence south
erly about fifteen hundred GEO feet to tb a
radial line at a point distant one hundred
and seventy u70J feet from the point OF curve
of the centre line of the West Side Connect
ing Railroad, said point of curve being dis
tant about one hundred and forty-iye Q4ol
feet north of Swampy Creek, measured along
the centre line of said Connecting Railroad;
thence southerly parallel with the centre line
of said Connecting Railroad and distant one
hundred and seventy q7O feet easterly there
from to Danforth avenue, at which time and
place said Commissioners of Assessments VIII
hear all parties interested in. said improve
ment who desire to be heard before them on
the value of land to be taken and the dam
ages the owners of such land or of any IN
terest therein will sustain by reason of said
improvement.
Dated Jersey City, y. j.. June LIST, 1895.
HUMPHREY w. CARR,
JR-,
CORNELIUS ]. CRONAN,
Commissioners of Assessments.