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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
COAL FOR MEADES SHIPS.
Several Vessels Sent TO Meet fhe
Squadron al Kingston.

Several Vessels Sent TO Meet fhe
Squadron AT Kingston.
WASHINGTON, March e. 1896 A
bark and two schooners which were
loaded with 1881 tons of elk garden big
vein coal at Baltimore month ago
have reached Jamaica and are now wait
Ing In the harbor of Kingston for the
arrival of Admiral Meade's squadron,
which IS due to reach that port next
Friday This is the second shipment of
fuel for the fleet which has. been sent
out by Commander Chadwick, Chief of
Naval Equipment under instructions
from Secretary Herbert to circumvent the
extortionate coaling charges of West In
having been delivered on board the
cruisers to replenish their bunkerS at
Port Of Spain, Trinidad.
According to Admiral Meade's itinerary
he should have reached Kingston on
March lS. and the departure Of, the col.
Iiers was timed to catch him there, but
the squadron is now nine days behind
IT'S schedule and after visiting Port Au
Prince for few days it viii go directly
to Jamaica to recoal.
ston at SO per ton. the United States Will
save S5.15 on each ton shipped nj the
three vessels from alimore, and en- their
cargo alone s1s.730 VIII b. saved, Sec
by tie success which has attended this
new scheme for supporting the fleet, and
the practice of chartering coal for de-
livery TO war ships in foreign waters
will be extended generally Fuel con
pellse IN maintaining cruising vessels;
and IT. il estimated that several hundred
thousand dollars will be savednsach year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
DISGRACBFUL ROWS
Republican Primaries a
Tangle of Dickers and
Squabbles.
USUAL CUT AND DRIED RESULTS
The MeEwan Faction Organizes .
Fake Accusation Against
President Macarthur.
USUAL CUT AND DRIED RESULTS

The Republican primaries for the elec-
tfon of delegates to the convention Cor
the nomination of candidates for the
Street and Water Board. Alderman-at-
Large, Aldermen, Justices of the Peace
and Constables were held throughout
the city last night The usual disgrace
full scenes which characterize Republican
primaries were enacted, particularly on
the Hill section of the city.
In the First district the Brennan fac
ton worked in harmony with jack Gra-
hams Indians, with the result that Com
missioner William H. Hooker captured
the entire delegation. He will be nonlI-
mated, to a moral certainty.
In the Second district Mr.. George W.
Harding's popularity resulted in patching
up the differences between the Dickin-
son and Tilden forces. Commissioner
Harding will be placed, in all probability.
at the head of the Street and Water
Board Republican ticket. He is a strong
candidate. He has, it is claimed, the un-
divided support of the German element
Up in Commissioner McArthur's district
there was a treacherous contest. The
McEwan family turned out in full force,
and. it is alleged, resorted to the most
contemplate tricks to defeat him. While
the primaries were in progress a certain
physician created small sized riot by
declaring that he had seen a man drop
about fifty ballots in the box for Mr..
McArthur's delegates. The alleged crook
ed work took place in a precinct con-
trolled by Mr. Macarthur, and his friends
declare that if such a thing occurred
at all. it was done by one of McE,wan's
henchmen, who wanted to injure Mr..
McArthur's chances OF being nominated.
Mr. Macarthur very properly took no
active part in the primaries, and his
friends propose appealing to the Repub-
lican County Committee for fair play.
In the Fifth district the delegates are
believed to be pledged to ex-Alderman
John Kaiser. In Greenville the dele
gates are ready to vote for Michael
Schultz, Jr., if he will allow his name
to be used. The Aldermanic candidates
have not been decided upon as yet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
JOHN E. soOTT's FUNERAL.
Pail hearers Appointed and the Ser
Vices WILL Ba TOmorrON.

The funeral of the late City Clerk,
John E. Scott. takes place tomorrow af-
ternoon at four O'clock. His body will
be In state between eleven and three
o. clock.
TIL pail bearers were named this morn
ing. They will be:-Mayor Wanser. ]. B..
Hasking. Simeon Smith. Charles Case.
Benjamin Murphy Thomas J. Tilden.
Spencer Weart and John Harrison. The
funeral services will be conducted by the
Rev DR.. Duryea formerly of the Lafay-
ette Reformed Church. The Masonic SER
vices will be held tomorrow evening at
eight o'clock.
Interment will be in the New York
Bay Cemetery Sunday morning.
Mayor Wanser this morning sent a
copy of the following letter to the Pres
ddents of the Police. Fire. Street and
Water and Education Boards
Dear Sir--John E. Scott, Esq., City
Clerk of jersey City since the year 1866
died at his home on Pacific avenue on
Thursday morning, March 21st. inst In
asmuch as your board will not meet un-
til after the date set for the funeral SER
vices request that you cause the United
States flag to be displayed at half mast
control of your board on the day set
for his funeral; such action is fitting
tribute to tn memory Of a man who
has SO long and SO acceptably filled one
of the most important of our public Of
fees. Mr. SCOTS annual reelection to
the office of City Clerk without regard
to the political complexion of he Board
of Aldermen. is alike credftable to him
and to the city. Very respectfully,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
ROBBED BY PARROTS.
These Birds Play Part in Shaping
the Destiny of America.

the Destiny of America.
A flight of birds, coupled with a sail
ors superstition, fobbed Columbus of the
honor of discovering the continent. 1t is
curious but historical fact. When Col
lpnbus sailed westward over the un-
known Atlantic he expected to reach
zipangu (Japan). After several days
sail from Gomera. one of the Canary
Islands, he became uneasy at not dis
covering Zipangu, which, according to
his reckoning. should have been ZIG
nautical miles more to the east.
After long discussion he yielded to
the opinion of Martin Alonzo Pinzon,
the commanded Of the Pinta, and steered
to the southwest. Pinzon was guided in
his opinion solely by flight Of parrots.
which took wing in, that direction. It
a fight of birds when engaged upon a
stition anon Spanish seamen of that
day; and this change in the great ma
vigator's course curiously exemplifes the
influence of small and apparently trivial
events In the worlds history.
If Columbus had held to his course he
would have entered the Gulf Stream,
have reached Florida, and then prob
ably have given the present United
States Roman Catholic Spanish Popu-
lation, instead of a Protestant English
one, circumstance OF immeasura5le inn
Never" wrote Humboldt, 'shad the
flight of birds more important conse-
quences. .'-Current Literature.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
MAXIMs PLATE sMAsHER.
A Projectile That VIII Penetrate BE


PrOJectfle That VIII Penetrate Ee-
fore Exploding.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1S95.-The
first batch of heavy side armor for the
battieship Massachusetts has been COM
pleted at the Bethlehem plant, and a
typical 1S-inch Harveyized nickle plate
representing 613 tons of product has been
shipped to Washington for the ballistic
trial which will take place next week.
Tomorrow in the presence of the ord
nance experts several important expert
ments will be conducted at the Indian
Head Proving Grounds, chief of which
will be the firing of novel projectile
submitted by the flying machine investi-
gator and gun inventor, Hiram Maxim,
which is designed to carry a hign ex-
plosive safely through armor of moderate
thickness before detonating the charge.
The navy is already satisfied with the
results 1t has obtained in experiments
through high explosives at long range
with an ordinary rifle, but Mr.. Maxim
proposes to so protect the charge that
it may be forced through a plate and
subsequently exploded Officers are
skeptical about the outcome of this test
and declare that its success will mark
an era in ordnance matters. Tomorrow
a lot of 13-inch sterling common shell
Will De lTleU, Tue lFSL OIL lUlS pattern
that has been submitted for so large a
caliber all projectiles so far secured for
the big 13-inch "peacemakers" having
been solely for perforating purposes. The
new shell must pass through seven-inch
plate without breaking It. up. Its ex-
for the test. but in practice will contain
low explosive.
1t is probable that another shot will
with its reinforced charge designed to
secure high initial velocity by supple
ed cartridge ii earlier tests the sys-
tenn has not exhibited any advance on
present practice, but the inventor has
pected to improve the system.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
ENGLAND'S WORRIES, TOO

LONDON, March 22, 1sS5-In the House
of Commons today Sir Edward Grey,
Under Foreign Secretary, announced
that the Government had learned Off
cially that all of the American ecclesias-
tics now in prison would be brought to
Constantinople and all released upon talk
ing an oath guaranteeing their future
good behaviour.
Mr.. Alfred Webb. member for West
Waterford, asked if it were true that
all holders of United States securities
must send to the United States authcTi-
ties returns Of their total income before
April Is, under a penalty of fifty per
cent. additional income tax.
Sir Edward Grey said that the an
nouncenent which the Foreign Office had
caused to be published in the Gazette
of March 10 gave the law as 1T was. As
to details, inquirers should communicate
with Her Majesty's Consul in New York
Mr.. C. f. H.. Vincent asked If Great
Britain had asked any reparation from
Nicaragua for her infraction of British
territorial rights in the Mosquito Reserve
and her arbitrary action in regard to the
British Vice Consul.
Sir Edward Grey said that communica-
tion had been had with Nicaragua
through the representative accredited by
that country to the United Kingdom re-
garding the arrest OF the Vice Consul
at Bluefields, and the Imprisonment and
expulsion from Nicaragua of certain Brit
ish subjects last, August.
Until Nicaragua s. reply was received
he thought it would be undesirable to
make any public statement of the terms
of Great Britain's communication.
The "Pall Mall Gazette" says that with
out doubt the Nicaragua indemnity will
be raised by the issue of coffee bonds
The Gazette blames the council of
foreign bondholders for not securing the
already sufficient export duty on coffee
debt 1t also condemns the council for
its mismanagement OF the debts of Cen
traI America. for not making a reason
able settlement nd for making excessive
demands. The result will be, the paper
says, that the bondholder will eventually
have to accept infinitely less than he
might have obtained a few years ago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
BLONDE 1t R0Es GONE.
Noveiists Complain That Our Modern
Aomlag naan 4 re Dark Natred.


Where has the fair-haired laddie gone?
A lady novelist, writing to a contempo-
rary, complains that the golden-haired
youth is fast becoming extinct, and that
heroes of fiction. to be true to natures
up-to-date, must be endowed with dark
locks.
1t was but a week or two ago that
commented on the discovery, made by
an observant scheolmaster that red
haired boys were noml comparatively
rare, so we are presumably. reaching an
era when the Saxon type of man will no
longer exist.
This is regrettable from a picturesque
point of view, but there seems little rea-
son why the novelist should be exercised
from our midst. 1t is my firm opinion
vote t would be found that the majority
OF girls-who are, o. course, The largest
consumers Of tiction--prefeA the, hero
black hair TO the insipid tiaxen-polled
and blue-eyed lover.
But in any case, there is no reason
why the novelist should not give his or
her readers what they like, and II fair
haired men really are SO scarce. and
really are admired. it will be all the more
agreeable to meet with them in fiction,
instead of commonplace dark men such
as one encounters IN real hfe.-Lady's
Pictorial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22

IAN REIPEN Is OUT
positively Declines the Nom
ination for President of
the Aldermen.
TRoNG FIGHT FOR J. ]. CONE
emocratic County Committee Will
Determine Its Candidates
Tonight.
TRoNG FIGHT FOR ]. ]. CONE

Mr.. Garret Van Reipen positively re-
sed this morning to accept the Demo-
attic nomination for President of the
oard of Aldermen.
.eWhen I assumed the Presidency of
le Hudson City Savings Bank" said
:, .I promised the officials that
ould not accept any political office.
aat promise. of course. mean to keep.
''The petition nominating me for the
sftion in the Aldermaric Board was
rculated and presented without my
notion or knowledge. No one ever
pke to me of such a thing. I will
IT,. the committee at once That under
/, circumstance will I stand. Outside
the foregoing reason would not con-
ut to enter a political contest"
COUNTING THE VOTE.
The Executive Communities Of the
smocratic County Committee met at
e rooms Of the Robert Davis Associa-
IN on Mercer street last night and can
.ssed the primary returns. The vote
each candidate by district. and his
kal vote is shown In the following table:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
HoBoKEN's CANDIDATES.
Democrats who VIII Run for Noln-
nations.


Below is given list of the Democrats
Iioboken Democratic City Committee and
qualified as candidates for nomination. to
be voted for at the primaries on Mon
day night
Mayor-Lawrence Pagan and August
Grassrnan.
Recorder-F. McDonough.
Water Register-Henry Lohmann, Jr
First Ward-Councilmen John B. Acker,
Harry l.. Barck, e. Fischer and NJ Muir
ry. School Trustee, A. Lehman. Conn
missioner of appeals, Harry Anderson
Constable, William Wise.
Second Ward-Councilmen ]. II. Fink
en- and H. Stegeman. School Trustees.
DIR. F. Nichols and E. Russ. Tax COM
missioner, G. Schizel Commissioners OF
Appeals. w. Seeligburg. Justice of the
Peace, w. Budenbender. Constable, r.
Third Ward-councilmen, E. offermann
and Z; Won der Leltle ,s School ofsao TruS-
Hanley and H. Allen. Tax Commissioner,
Richard Mooney and Alfred Thomas.
Commissioner of Appeals. J. Keefe. JUS
tiee of the Peace, George Seymour. Con-
Fourth Ward-Councilmen, ]. ]. Fox,
T. f. Fitzpatrick and ]. j. McGovern.
School Trustees, H. Meyer w. Reynolds,
L. c. Schoek and j. II. Murphy. Con-
stable, ?. Quinn and D. Mccarthy.
1t is said upon good authority that
If the vote for the Mayoralty nominee
tion is anyway close, Mr.. Grassman will
get out and run ON an independent
ticket.
Mayor Pagan told Jersey City News
reporter that there was no doubt about
his (dr. Fagan) getting the nomination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
The KHAN OF JANDoL ANGRY

CALCUTTA, March 22 1S95-The trou-
BILE in Chitral, or Little Cashgar, on the
south sloop of the Hindoo koosh, is on
the eve of renewal. Umra, the Khan of
Jandol, learning that a British expedi-
tion was coming to expel him from the
territory which he invaded few months
ago, when he defeated the forces of the
Mehtar of Chitral, recently collected
two thousand mules to convey provisions
to a strong fort where he Intended TO
fortify himself against the British. In
the meantime Sher Afzul, uncle of the
Rajah of Chitra1, who was murdered last
winter by his brother. .AIneer Ulmulk,
captured the town of Chitral and i'm
mediately sent a propitiatory offering in
the shap of treasure to Umra, hoping. by
this token of friendship to avert further
troops recognize Sher Afgul as their
ruler in preference to Ameer Ulnnulk
who proclaimed himself Rajah.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
NEW TELEPHONE RAID.
A Chicago Lawyer to Attack Its Ex-
cesstve Rentals.

II
cesstve Rentals.
CHICAGO. March % 1895.-Accordfng
to a morning paper, a fresh onslaught
on the Bell Telephone Company is short
ly to be made through the courts. Ex-
Solicitor General Aldrich Is preparing a
bill which Shall seek to limit the power
which the Bell Company arrogates to
itself under its contracts with its con-
stibuent companies to demand and col
lect excessive rentals for ins rum ents, a
privilege which has yieldtd large re-
turns. Milo c. Kellogg, of this city, a
director in the Central Union Telephone
Company, is Mr.. Aldrtch's client.
In the same bill the alleged intention
of the Bell Company to assist the growth
of its flourishing child, the Long Dts
tance Telephone Company, at the ter
rftorfa1 expense of the Central Union
Company, it is stated, will be attacked.
Mr. Kellogg. at a recent meeting of the
directors of a constituent Bell Com
pany, in which he is interested, is said
to have alleged the company was pay
ing the Bell $3.50 per annum for an
sasc5 or 81 each Oia' In euantiies H I The constfu
ent company uses 5000 of them.
The directors, IT is saio, told Mr.. Kel-
logg the Bell Company had many patents
Indispensable to the business; that It
was the part of wisdom to Yield in the
matter under discussion. Thereupon Mr..
kellogg informed them that he would
hold chem personally responsible for a
continuance of excessive rentals.
1.-THE bill 1 am preparing Mr.. Aldrich
said, denies the right of the Bell Tele-
phone Company to make a contract with
itself. It seeks to restrain the pay
ment of excessive rentals which have
been forced. 1t involves, in word. the
contract covering Instruments used, which
is made by the Bell with its constitu-
compel the Bell Company to carry out
its original contract with the Central
Union as to territory, charging that a
portion of the latter rightfully belonging
10 the Central Union has been given
over to the Long Distance Company
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
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A aRAvE sITuATIoN.

A GRAVE SITUATION.
Everything considered. an unusually
avy vote was polled for a primary
ection nj very clearly shows that
candidates did g. lot of hustling.
DIR. Hoos' declaration that he will not
come candidate under any circum-
lnces has stirred ND the Eveliest kind
struggle and unless the members
the County Committee act judiciously
adjust the difficulties amicably, there
apt to be fatal split in the party
nks The young and. better element:
the party demand that Mr.. Cone be
med as a candidate in Mr.. Hoos' stead.
ey contend that he is popular and an
usually strong candidate. The theory
been advanced that he VIII not only
pture the vote of the young and in.
iigent Democrats. but also a number
young men of the Republican persua-
a who admire the fight he has made
the Street and Water Board for tax
yers generally.
I'LL NOT RUN INDEPENDENTLY.
dr. Gone accepts his defeat like a true
mocrat. He declared this morning that
would not runindependently. He wants
see lllG party t4otOA Aoho edid WI w
in his power to elect the regular nom-
ses He is satisfied that his defeat is
tirely due to ring workers and not to
Independent voters of the party.
Mr. Coe is not nominated 1t is prob
le that the younger element of the
rty will support the Republican can
tates
.he candidate for A1derman-at-Large
u be Garret Van Reipen.
POSSIBLE CITY FATHERS.
he Aldermanac candidates elected are:
frst district. Henry Adelung; Second,
abrose Guiton; Third. Albert Loesel;
urth John Manion: Fifth. Michael J.
r1ey: Sixth. Charles Parkison.
he candidates for Justice of the Peace
Constables are the same as hereto
e published.
he Executive Committee of the Coun-
Committee will meet in Roche's Hall
light and officially announce the party
fdidateS,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
ADAM BADEAU'S FUNERAL.
Special to the Jersey Csty Ne,rs.

Special to the Jersey CITY Netrs. 81
RIDGEwOOD, March %, 1S95.-The fun
eral services of Gen. Adam Badeau took
place at the Church of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel this morning at eleven
O'Clock. The ceremonies were according
to the most solemn rites of the Roman
Catholic Church, and many clergymen
from cities In the vicinity assisted
Bishop Wigger of the Diocese of New
ark. was the celebrant of the mass:
Dean McNulty. of Paterson, was the as
sistamt priest: Rev. I. P. Whelan. of
Paterson deacon, and Rev. j. A. Sulk-
van and Rev, Father Wallace. Chan
deacons a Among the pall-bearera were
Judge Barkalan, of Paterson, and ex-
Mayor O'Neil Of Jersey City.
Rev J. A. Sullivan. Pastor of the
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
pronounced the euiogy on the dead
The remains of the deceased will be
INFERRED at Tarrytowns N. Y.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
A STRIKES DESERVED COLLAPSE

NEW YORK. March %, 1S95.-Some 1000
men belonging to the Electrical Workers
and Building Unions went back to work
this morning, because the strike in which
they were engaged some weeks ago was
formally declared off yesterday through
the efforts of the master builders, as
sisted by Bishop Potter's Council of
Cancellation and Arbitration"
The strike began on February Is with
q demand for an elgllt-hour day by the
Electrical Workers. The building trades
followed suft o,lt of sympathy, because
the Board of Delegates dll-advisedly or
dered It.
The agreement reached on Wednesday
last was signed by the officers Of tine
Electrical Contractors Association, by
those of the Board of Walking Dele
gajtes, and by those of the Mason Build
srs' Association. 1t is in effect that all
matters in dispute shall be subject to
mutual agreement between the contrac-
tors and the union,