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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
BASE BALL MADE EASY.

(Two girls discussing a game of base
balI.3
First Girl-I've just come from a game
of ball. 1 enjoyed it so much.
Second Gfrl-Do you understand all
about it? Please explain It to me. I
never could make anything out oft.
First Girl-Yes, indeed, l understand it
perfectly. Each side has nine men, and
one odd man that stands in the middle of
the field. He calls out balls and strikes.
That means whether the ball struck the
man or the man struck the ball; gener-
ally, it's the bali struck the man. The
man with the stick fans the air until this
odd man, whom they call umpire, says
Batter outl' This means another man
must take his turn at being struck. Some
times by accident they hit the ball. Then
every one runs against the other; mnybe,
they catch the BAN between them = AT
played it last year. Well, this keeps on
until enough men are gut, and the other
side takes its turn. They continue this
until each side has had nne chances.
But the incest part S when the other side
that isn't trying to hit gets. mad and does
what every oae calls kicking; though, l
must say. I have never seen them kick
themselves or any one else. They do oc-
.icas.onally shake the empire.
Second Girls that all?
First Girl-Oh. no.; / forgot to tell you
the best part. When the man with the
stick gets struck in some portion of his
anatomy, he turns his eye grand-stand-
and drops with a heavy thud to the earth.
Irnmsdiatelytbere ri chorus from the
girls-"Poor fellow! Is he dead? Oh,how
1t is too terrible! / can't look
at him!a' While this interesting perform
ance IS going on, another fellow takes the
stick, and one of the grander and nohler
sex calls out. Give us a liner, Bob!"
The fallen hero gives another look at the
grard stand. finds, alas! those tickle girls
no longer sigh over him, picks up. his
lugubrious c-ountenance and limps off to
a seat on the bench.
Second Girl-How lovely! I am SO much
Obliged. / understand 1t perfectly now.
I shal certainly SO to the next game of
ball.-Index Appeal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
CAUGHT THREE BURGLARS.
Good Work of Detective Fenfon of


Detective Fenton. of Hoboken, early
This morning saw three men acting in a
suspicious manner near the jewelry store
of T. Brown, at No. 113 Washington
street. When the men saw Fenton they
started to move away. Fenton went
over and examined the store and found
q large piece of glass cut out from the
window. near where there was a case
Of watches.
Calling. Sergeant Rathjen and Officers
Haw n Hayes, III. Fenton gave
few blocks away. While bringing the
men to the station house n Of them
was too quick for tae burglar. and
knocked the weapon ont of his hand be-
fore he could raise it TO do any harm.
The. prisoners said they were Joseph
Collin, twenty-tbrae years old. of No. 81
West 127th street. New York; Charles
Shsrrin, twenty eight years old. and
William Carey, t~wenty-three years old,
both Of No. II First street, New York,
They were arraigned before RECORDER
McDonough his morning and held for
the Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
THE DROWNING SEASON
Yesterday S Water Fatalities
A Boys Death Mars a
Feast.
Speciol t. the Jcrsev Citu Nsus.

CAMDEN, Tune 8. 1S95.--With several
companions near him, yet unable 70
offer any aid, Maurice, the twelve year
old son of JOIN M. Cremer.eux of No.
317 South Fifth street, sank to his
death in Cooper's creek, at a point
known as Red Hill, Saturday afternoon
about three O'Clock. Accompanied by
several boy friends. Maurice left his
home Saturday morning about ten
O'Clock for a days outing. The party
Wen to Cooper'sf creek, on the out
skirts of Camden. The boys proposed
they go IN swimming, and they all
~acqu.esced. None OF them could swim,
and, although they used the utmost pre-
caution, Maurice got out beyond his
depth. He felt the un~dercurrent draw
ing him out into deeper water, and he
shoutedst to his companions, but none of
e were able to offer him any assist
ance, and he went dow never to rise
again.
When the boys realized what had hap
pened they spread the alarm, and a
search was at once begun for the body.
One of the boys came. to the city and
broke the news to the parents, Who
grief-stricken father went to the place
at once, and although heroic efforts
were made to recover the BODY. they
were not successful, and the search will
be resumed this morning.
The farewell dinner to the officers of
the French frigate was to have been
held last evening in the room of the
French National Society, which IS in the
second story of the building occupied by
Mr.. Cremerfeux, the treasurer of the as
ISOLATION.
The dinner was held while the father
sad accident cast a gloom over all of
those present, and instead of merry
songs, each one spoke in subdued tones
Farauhar of the League Island Navy
Yard. Edward Shipper, President of the
Consular Corps Commander Strong Of
representing the Trades League: French
Consul louis Vossion and Commandment
Jeannet of the Hussard.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
MONDAY. JUNE 3, 1895.
ma paper Is Democratic !" principles
.sas. sadepsnasst ia IT. vts,ss o. ~ local
ersstioas

THE Herald IS conducting q very
entertaining campaign in behalf of Gus"
Cutter for Governor. One of the amusing
features is that Mr.. Cutler takes i
seriously, at least SO we gather from
shIs paragraph in yesterdays edition.
Mr.. Cutler has put himself into indireet
SENDS word that he is all right on ne
money question. Finances were she
Issue when he was In Congress, ana ne
WAS not q grsenbacker at a. time wnen.
With the FINANCIAL freaks OF the Maroon
All ~clainorsng Tor Imitation and the nat
some reason have Yielded to the tsmpta.
tion Of Joining the ranks Of those wing
think that the Governments stamp can
rye q value to something that mas none
ri us own. He has no sympathy with
fhe heres.es that would dehase the CON
OF the nation, and he challenges an IN
yestfgation Of his record. by n =
who NAV be inclined to believe that ne is
not 70 be trusted on the money question,
1t Is pleasing to know that Mr.. Cutler
has been right on at least n pubic
question Ia his lively career.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals Will be received. by the
Board of Street and Water Comnlissioners on
Monday,June II, 1895, at10 O'Clock A.M-,for
rs STEEL NWiiADuccT IN MERCER STREET.
from or about the easterly curb line OF Fac
tory street west TO about the easterly line
of the Mill Road. and the paving Of the road.
way of such viaduet with vitr;hed bries
either of blue stone or the cement style known
us grano!ithic. and the CONSTRUCTION OF .
under said viaduct, from Cornslison avenue,
and running easteriy TO the point where tne
b by the 'S Natiol.i D lsoH IA RgailNey Company
ends in Mercer street, such Nladuet, p1Fehlent,
sewer, etc, etc, being necessary to the max
ing Of q continuous and suitan Die public high
way rry'n Merseles street., IN lover Jersey
and the same to be made conformably to
the provisions of Chapter 2s or me LaWs OF
file in the ofSce Of the Clerk Of said Board.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement OF sure
Chief Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and
Mercer street.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About $50 piles.
About 760 lbs. of bolts and spikes.
About 1870 cubic yards OF masonry.
About $50 lineal feet of viaduct.
About 800 square yards Of brick pavins.
including concrete foundation and sand.
About Is, s0o square feet Of granolithie sts 3.
About 100 lineal feet OF zl-inch cast iron
About 20 cubic yards of concrete.
About ~ pieces of coping, each 8 feet 4
inches Y 3 feet @ inches X u inches.
About A pieces of coping, each 2 feet =
inches x 2 feet 6 inches X IL inches.
The party to whom the contract may De
awarded will be allowed three (D months
for the iron work complete, and one ~ month
for paving thereafter, making four a. months
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 prelimi-
nary sketch
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
yelopes, endorsed Proposals for Viaduct, etc,
in Mercer Street, directed to John c.
Kaiser, Esq, Chairman of Committee on
Streets and Sewers" 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 sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the law above quoted,
exercise its right to reject any or all pro-
The attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section I, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall
he binding upon the city or become effective
or operative until the bondsmen offered by
the contractor have been approved as to
the Corporation Counsel. the President of
this Board having power to examine the pro-
nosed bondsmen under oath.
Bv order of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners. -
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City. May q. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
ON THE new boulevard
In Spite Of the Heat Many
Citizens Sped Their
Horses Yesterday.

The Boulevard was enotGas lively yes
terday afternoon as it is usually on Sun
day. The excessive heat kept promen-
aders home and drivers waited until late
in the afternoon before taking out their
horses. After six O'Clock many famil-
lar faces were seen. David b. Day was
among the early ones to arrive. He was
exercising a team of young horses. Easy
driving was the order of the day. Street
and Water Commissioner Harding was
out in a new rig and behind him drove
ex-President Macarthur of the Street ana
Water Board with a high stepping bay.
James Hunt took a spin down the road
with Louis Fl. Broome. Henry Lempech
was out and close behind him was Colonel
Abernethy, holding the reins over perhaps
the fastest road horse in the county.
Robert Shaw. Fred Brinkmann. Robert
Hauck and Captain Farrier went down
the road together and a few minutes
later a surrey occupied by H. H. Far
rier, Jacob Kramer, Alderman Wltter
and H. Wallace passed them. Martin
Collins and his wife were out with a
high stepping team of cobs. Ex-Street
and Water Commissioner Henry kelers,
Louis Booraem, Joseph Perlmutter, John
n1byes and Frank Henderson were also
Conspicuous drivers.
Thomas Bedle and his brother drove
to Bergen Point behind a snowy cob:
M. 4. Connolly and Samuel Ellis ane
Commissioner John P. Feeney represented
the northern section of the city.
MANY FAMILY CONvEYANCES.
There were a score of family convey
ances to be seen and hired rigs in large
numbers. A greater part of the drivers
went to Bergen Point, where at the road
ing the evening. The breezes from the
river made those resorts attractive.
All along the Newark Bay shore front
picnic parties were in evidence Chlldrer
romped about in the shade and enjoyed
themselves generally, while their parents
in many instances slept or tried to sleep.
Lemonade of doubtful antecedents was
hawked about by boys who carried It IT
pals. They had no trouble In disposine
of the mixture to weary walkers at three
cents a glass.
Yachtsmen were active all day but the
breeze over the bay was so light that
there was very little pleasure to be had
on the water.
All day long the shores Of Msg YORK
ers. The police did not disturb them.
The cars from Bergen. Point, Bayonne
n Greenville were packed last evening
from six O'Clock until nearly twelve.
conductors declare that the travel was
heavier yesterday than they remember
for any Sunday for years past.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
HAWAII's SUGAR TRADE,

A New Deal Divcrts 10000 Tons
From San FRA neisfo Ia New YORK.
Mr.. Ellis Mills, Consul General at Eono-
lulu. saws in a recent report:-
By a new arrangement with its agents
-Messrs. William G. Irwin & Co, OF this
city-the Western Sugar Refining COM
pany is purchasing ant shipping large
Quantities of sugar from Hoqoluiu ulrsGt
10 New York. This new deal, II IS estle
meted viii divert at least $1,000 tons OF
sugar from the port or san Francisce
during the present year. It Will or
,;Jurst,, cause considerable loss TO the
lumber and coal laden vessels which come
to this port. and have heretofore gen
orally got a cargo Of sugar for san Fran
year in ballast, and other had to wait
Railroads in the United States will also
lose considerable in freights, as most
Of the Z which is now being, carried
around cape Horn was conveyed across
the continent Of America by rail.
The first vessel leaving here with a
cargo Consigned TO the .'order of the
Western Sugar Refining Company" was
the Kenilworth. She cleared on the. 9Th
instant, carrying a cargo of 1912 bags
Il. 1898 tons) of sugar invoiced at $500 ,423.4O
The Charmer cleared for the same port
on the 25th instant, carrying to the same
consignees 47,019 bags(2,9lS .tons) of sugar
invoiced at $f49, 1T5.1O, and the T. F.. Cakes,
which arrived here in ballast on the ?lst
instant, is now preparing TO receive her
- ,-rra
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
AMERICAN WINES.
Destined to BE Ono of the Moat Am
portant Industries in C~alifOrnia.

The growth of the wine-making indus
try il. California and the recent profit
able sale in San Francisco of 5,0Oo,00O
gallons of the product at twelve cents
per gallon seem to indicate thai wine Will
soon become, if it be not already, one OF
the most important productions of the
Pacific slope. But though California has
been, the pioneer in the business of wine
making on a large scale, there Is no
reason why other localities should not
compete with her. 1t it said that the
great staked Plain of Texas is admirably
adapted to the growth of the vine, and
there are no doubts other states in which
the soil and climate would prove IA
vorable to grape culture, and where TINS
industry might be pursued with SUCCESS.
ohio and the Carolinas have long been
amous for certain brands of wine; as
well for table grapes. indeed. 1ners
is hardly a state in the Union in when
some variety of the vine does noI f nour,
that the business of wlne-makinS mas as
yet assumed large proportions. II IS
not at all unlikely that in the mean ~
ture agriculturists in other suitable SEC
tions Of the country will abandon ne
cultivation of such crops as are alreaay
being raised in surplus quantltaes any
products The denand is rapidly lnC
creasing both for home
export, and for the prejudice ina noI-
merely existed in favor Of foreign wines
has been greatly modified by the excel
i has and and wholesome quality, Of the prod
uct that California winei;maSers are now
1rba low nrice at which domestic wines
Fan now be proftably sold, and the
probability, that as experience t SHAH VIII III
crease and af,,r methods e1 nongaa lmpr the hope that
fhesp may $50 Soon be produced in such qaan,
titles and at such prices as to FURNISH ns
a popular substitute for the s!r tbis
cehSange in taste of the shrinking public
should take, place it would be a pbn
step toward the temperance reforn.Eh MI
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
GILT G BOHEMIA.
Trilby Discussed and Lauded Mt the
Whittier louise

u1tht kAOuSes i
Trilby, discussed in a literary way,
was the subject of an entertainment at
the Whittier House Saturday evening.
In spite of the heat there was a large
number present and the people showed
by their enthusiastic applause that they
had forgotten all about the unusually
hot night. Mrs. Frank Cavall. played a
piano solo and Mr.. McCurdy followed
with a short talk Upon the "Hypnotism
in Trilby." He said hypnotism is not a
fad of the present day; it has not a
It's birth in his century: it has been
known In various forms through the
Medieval Ages and the time of Mesmer.
Although %hypnotism has been known
such a long time the study of it as a
science is still IN its infancy. Mr.. Nc
Curdy said further that the evidence Of
hypnotism which Du Maurier uses in
"Trilby" are not over drawn or far
fetched; that many well authenticated
incidents of such hypnotic influence have
been adduced to prove the reality of
Trilby.
Mr.. Mccurdy thought # Trilby had be-
come familiar with the portrait of
him, It was possible that the portrait
would have sufficient influence to again
fypnot.ze her.
Mrs: Luther E. Shinn of New York. The
subject was THE Bohemian Life of
Trilby. from a Literary Point of View"
She sad the reason T'rilby had become
so widely known was, in her estimation,
pose; We have had so many novels
s Wrlssea the wlsh t T tPupTp a aau aa YORK Tr,5 cut
being but 9 DELIGHTFULLY."- true story, de-
scr.pt.ve Of life in the Latin Quarter,
The part which most appeals to Mrs.
Shinn is the friendship of the three
artists. She said she did not consider
the book immoral and the only adverse
criticism she made was h 50 many
ave a delightful account of a Bohemian
club to. which she belonged several years
ago. She told of the nicknames to which
all all / were we e SUBJECTED sis and told some O. the
president in that club depended upon his
good behavior. Mrs. Sh:nn said tho
popular belief in regard to Bohemia IS
erroneous, and it is not mere lawlessness
are on terms of equality, whether the
humblest scrfbbler or the most success
full novelist of the lot. Conce.t "a a
fungus which does not thrive in b.
h 4 Mrs shinn said Du Manrier, in
scr,pt:on of the Bohemia of Paris and
has described the close friendships so
often found there. Mrs. Shinn considers
that Trilby contains the best account Of
After Mrs. Shinn's paper, Miss Games
read the musical chapter OF Trilby.
which gives the description of her sing
ing. After Miss Gaines had read the
description Of each song Miss Nelson
Refreshments were served to the par
t-cipants in the entertainment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
THE COST OF ELECTRIC COOKING

Inquiry is often made as to the cost of
electric cooking. Nelson w. Perry. writ
ing on this subject gives the most relia-
BILE data at present ~obtainable. The cost
of an electric lamp is taken at about one
cent per hour. One pint of water can be
brought from 60 degrees Fahrenheit to the
boiling point at a cost of two-sixteen
power lamps for one hour; or by
the use of the equivalent of five lamps,
ii can be made to boil in twelve minutes,
while by the use of the equivalent of
sixte en- and q half lamps it can be made
to boil in 81 minutes. Four or five outlets
can be fried by employing the equivalent
OF five lamps for twelve minutes. This
include s the time required for heating the
pan. When the electric oven Is used the
equivalent of eighteen lamps will raise
the temperature from 80 degrees Faren-
heit to 120 degrees in nye minutes, to 2o6
degrees in ten minutes, to 1856 degrees in
fifteen minutes, and to 1877 degrees in
nty minutes. At this rate electric
cooking is stil more expensive than or
binary methods. Nevertheless, its use is
daily increasing. Its great advantage
is perfect cleanliness. The electric
kitchen hardly seems to be a kitchen at
all. There is no heat from the fires, no
smoke and no dirty utensils. As soon
as the current can be sold at d figure
which viii commend its use fer kitchen
purposes to everybody it will become
univ rsal. When that time arrives cook
ing will be elevated to an act science.
and dyspepsia will becomef but a memor
of the past.-Boston Transcript.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
PREACHED TOO LONG.

SALEM, Mass, June 8. 1S95.-Rev. Ed
mund M. Wilson. pastor of the North
Unitarian Church. was stricken i'll in
his pulpit yesterday and had to be re-
moved in a carriage to home on Chest
nut street.
Mr.. Wilson, who will be seventy-five
years old in August. conducted the en-
tire forenoon service, the occasion being
the thirty-sixth anniversary Of his pas
ally long. together with the oppressive
heat, proved too much for the venerable
preacher, and after the benediction was
pronounced he tainted in the pulpit.
Mr.. Wilson is one of the best known
ministers in the State, and is the long
est settled pastor in Salems9H is Pres
ident of sothe Essex institute, and for
years has been a prominent worker in
all reform movements.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
oHILDREN's HOME SOCIETY.
Annual Conference to BE Held In
Treuton This Week.
c,,cc. ri fo fLs .IerscM C:au Ne1rs.

SssrrfTft n ms JefSfN SsstU Rsfcs.
TRENTON, June 3, 1895.-The first an
nual conference of the Children's Home
Society will be held in the Y. NJ. G. A.
building, Trenton. on Wednesday at 1890
A. M. Representatives of the local
boards of the State will listen to the re-
port of the work done during the nine
months of the society's existence and de-
eide upon plans for the future. About
twenty-five children rave been placed in.
homes already.
This society has fallen upon what is
thought to be the least expensive plan
for caring for homeless children. At the
same time it shas found the best way Of
d,sposing of them for their own good,
namely. Putting them in family homes
rather than in o~rphanages or Ike instftu-
tions.
Knox, D. D., of New Brunswick, Presi-
dent OF the State Board; Rev, M; t.
Lamb, the State Superintendent: Rev.
Walter L. Mayo n others
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
CITY NEWS NOTES.

James Corcoran, thirty-three years old,
was found dead in a stable at No. III
Pavonia avenue yesterday. Heart dis
ease caused death.
Fire did $500 damage at No. 66 Essex
street yesterday afternoon.
The lawyers in the case of the Hudson
Contracting Company against the Board
Of Freeho1ders, completed their argu-
briefs a week from Monday after which
Judge Lippincott will render his de-
cision.
of Taxes will hold it's first meeting this
afternoon.
Justice Douglass today committed
Jacob Bunnie to the County jail for
thirty days. Bunnie pleaded guilty to
stealing and pawning an .overcoat that
belonged to Michael Burke of No. ITS
Sixth street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
INJURED BY BALL PLAYERS.

A number of young men were playing
ball yesterday at West End, near the
Black Bridge. Julius Dovedecker of No.
157 Germania avenue stopped to look
at them. There were hoodlums among
the crowd, and, so Dovedecker says.
they assaulted him without prevocation
and struck him on the head and body
with stones. Dovedecker was hurt very
badly. He complained to the police,
who arrested Daniel Somers of Columbia
avenue and John Bushell CT No. ia Ger
mania avenu Justice Douglass this
morning dismissed the complaint against
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
ACCUSED OF DROWNING A GIRL.
Tennfe Grogle she First Victim of
the Season at Atlantic City.
SprcfaI to The Jcrscu Citu Ncfr

NUFFINI 70 TIC JcTXfW tTIU NC1IX.
ATLANTIC CITY. June 8, 1S95.-M.ss
Jennie Grogle, of Philadelphia, aged
werfty-one years, was the first victim
If the surf this year She was bathing
n front of Bews Jetty yesterday and was
,aught in the current and swept away
from her escort, Charles Crawford. The
lrowned girl was a guest here of Mrs.
lanes Farley, who, this evening, swore
out a warrant for the arrest of Crawford.
The charge was that Crawford wilfu1iy
anttced the girl into deep water and
'aused her death. AT a hearing he was
-emanded for a further hearing tomor-
sow. Before being arrested, he gave the
name of Richard Thomas, and sad he
'ived at Cleveland, O. The body of Miss
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-03
TEARS WOULD NOT SAVE her.

Lena Dohmeyer. seventeen years old,
was. in the employ of Mrs. Ellen Bathie
OF Park avenue. Hoboken. last April,
when she was taken sick n sent to
st. Mary's Hospital. After the girl had
gone to the hospital Mrs. Bathie dis
covered that several valuable rings and
other trinkets had gone with her and
so Mrs. sBathie had a warrant issued for
h girls arrest. Lena was discharged
from the hospital as cured yesterday
morning and was Immediately taken into
custody. When a%rraignsd before Recorder der
cried and said 1t was a shame that She
should be arrested. as she had been really
a. prisoner since she went to the hos
pttal, but she was committed.