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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11

Al the public library at Macon there
is a barometer made simply of a thin
strip OF cedar and a thin strip of white
pine. placed together and stuck perpen-
in a base rest of wood. When
it IS going to rain the strips bend down,
and when it is to be dry they stand rig
idly stiff and straight. IL IS said to in-
dictate coming storms unfaiingly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11
12D-N AV F.-T31-
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
" June, 1879, application was made TO the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners by
John Wurster and others for the
IMPROVEMENT OF CENTRAL
between Congress street and Paterson Plank
Road, eonformably to the provisions of Chap
ter III of the Laws of 1895. and in the fol-
lowing manner, including all Intersections
70 have the street for the full width there
Of graded to the established grade.
thereof.
inch curb set where necessary.
To have the carriageway paved with Belgian
block pavement.
To have new bridgestone crosswa1ks laid
To have the present bridgestone crosswalks
rela1d and new bridgestone laid where neces-
sary.
And all other work done that may he
necessary to provide for the flow Of the
surface water, and to complete the improve
ment In a good and substantial manner
Notice is also given that on the 7th dav Of
July, 1885, the Commissioners of Assessment
filed in the office of the Board of ST raat and
Water Commissioners their preliminary man
for said improvement, showing the probable
total cost Of the contemplated Improvement
and the probable amount TO be assessed on
property specially benefited thereby, and the
same is now open to public inspection in the
office of the Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
AVENUE,
from Congress street to the Paterson Plank
Road. N
olItEEI
from central avenue to a point about SCI feet
west thereof.
NORTH STREET,
from Central avenue to a point about s5s feet
west thereof.
IRVING TREET
from Central avenue to a point about S56 feet
west thereof.
POPLAR STREET,
from Central avenue to a point about ao feet
west thereof.
GRACE STREET,
from Central avenue to a point about $50 feet
west thereof.
LEONARD STREET,
from Central avenue to q point about 362 feet
west thereof.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited the 10Th day Of july.
1896, at two O'clock P. NJ, and the meeting
room of the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners are hereby hxed as the time and
place When and where the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners viii meet TO hear
parties Interested In said application. and all
circumstances against the said proposed inn
proveinent that may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEO. II. BoUToN,
Dated Jersey City, July 10, 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board OF Education on Thursday, July ls.
1896, at S O'clock r. M for such
A AND STEAM HEATING AP-
PARATUS
as may be required for Public School Building
No.. Is. in accordance with specifications on
file in the Office OF the Clerk. High School
Building. Bay street. where blank forms of
bid and agreement Of s~ureties must be OBJ
tanned
Bidders must state a price for the entire
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
velopes. endorsed Proposals for Repairs . to
School No. IS directed TO "Dr. Ulamor Al
len. Chairman, and handed TO the Clerk OF
the Board in open meeting when called for.
by order Of the Board OF Education
ALVIN H.. CRAFT.
Clerk
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SERIOUS RESULT OF a BRAwL.

A fight occurred in front Of No. SOL New
ark avenue yesterday between several
and women, during which IT is al
legged that Clarence Smith Of the above
address kicked Mrs. Minnie Rettino in the
abdomen. The woman is in a delicate
condition and the kick may prove fatal.
Smith was arrested and taken before
Justice Macs, who held him in 500 bail
for the Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11
Coaching ii, Old DAYS.

MOI more than q hundred years b3ek
stage coaches Wculd occupy nineteen Or
twenty hours to travel eighty miles. The.
ssTeiegraph I'M 1883 between Lpudon and
GoSporf. q distance of eighty<thfee miles,
fhe Journey and this Nzs considered HE
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11

NOTICE OF sETTLEMENTLNoTICE is
hereby given that the account OF the sub
scrIber, guardian OF John McGuir and James
McGuiTi. minors. will be audited and stated
b. the Surrogate of the County OF Hudson.
and reported for settlement on Friday. the oath
day OF July next.
Dated MAY 16. A. D. 1896.
PHILIP TUMuLTY.
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MULLINS & SONS.
i2I 10 l25 Jersey Ciiy's Busiest Street
NEWARK AVENUES.
NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
for the construction of a l5-inch vitrified pipe
EVE IN FIRST STREET,
from Colgate street to and connecting with
the sewer in Brunswick street.
to the provisions of Chapter 27 OF
fcations on file in the office Of the Clerk Of
Blank forms Of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the Office Of the
Mercer street. Jersey City, N
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 400 lineai feet Of 15-inch ~vitrifed pipe
About :. asy iineal feet Of piles.
About 1920 feet B. NJ. lumber in Gaping
About $500 feet B. NJ. lumber in flooring.
About 5000 feet B. NJ. lumber in sheathing,
About 100 lbs. Of bolts.
About $50 lbs. of spikes.
About 4 receiving basins and connections
Time allowed for the completion Of the
work, 40 working days.
The making Of the above Improvement and
subject to the remonstrance of the owners of
the property liable 70 more than one-half
Proposals must be enclosed IN sealed en-
velopes, endorsed proposals for Sewer in
First street directed to Mr.. John
G. Kaiser, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers, and
handed TO the Clerk OF the Board in open
meeting, when called for in the order Of BUSH
ness relating to sealed proposals.
No city official win be accepted as surety.
nor Will a substitution of sureties be al
lowed.
The Board may. under the provisions OF the
Act above cited, exercise Its right 10 reject
any or all proposals.
The attention of bidders Is especially CALLED
to Section Z. Chapter 1A OF the Laws Of ss9l,
binding upon the city. or become effective or
operative until the bondsmep offered by he
contractor have been approved as to sufflciency
by this Board, and as to form by the Cor
poration Counsel. the President of this Board
having the power to examine the proposed
bondsmen under oath.
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
GEORGE T. BoUToN.
Clerk
dated Jersey city. July 10. 1895.
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new PUBLIC ROAD

Notice is hereby given by the Board of
Chosen Freeholders of the County of
Hudson, New Jersey. that Sealed Pro-
posals win be received at a meeting of
the said Board, to be held at the Court
House, in said county, on
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11
HUDSON CIRCUIT COURT

Calendar, Monday. June 13. a. D. 1896.
Circuit Court Cases.
Nos. q. rs. ~. go. 2s. ~. b, =
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che a and Delightful EXCURSION.

0"O Ut IfEHEI TIACuIsfOHs
Coney Island. Bergen Beach. Ferris Wheel, Prospect
Park. Bath Beach. Bensonhurst. Manhattan Beach
By Brooklyn Annex Boats from Jersey City every
10 minutes. BROOKLYN and Nassau trolley cars. Fare
from Jersey City Is cents Excursion rate Is cents,
Special trolley cars for picnics on application at
Annex office, Brooklyn. Last boat from Brooklyn
Saturday and sunday nights HIS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11
5Oc.SUNDAY EXCURSIONS SOC.
UP THE HUDSON
AS far as PoUGHKEEpsIE.

As far as POUGHKEEPsIE.
STEAMER CITY OF LOWELL,
Leaving Pier 10, n. r. fold number. next Desbrosses
ST., SUNDAY, JULY u. 10 A. II. and from Brooklyn
by Annex boat from foot Fulton ST. a25 A. M. Re-
freshments. etc. A FINE ORCHESTRA. 150mile
sail on 1.-The American Rhine for so cents. Tick
cts and Stateroonls on sale at Piers 40. N. r.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11

Sealed proposals win be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
on Monday, July ~. 1896, at 2 O'clock r. NJ.
for the construction Of a l2-inch vitrihed pipe
sewer in the easterly sidewalk Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11
~coRPoRATIcN NOTICE

Dated Jersey city, July 10. 1850.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11

Dated Jersey city, July 10. 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11

TO ALL PARTS OF THE STATE
MAIL AND -TELEPEOrE ORDERS REJECT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02
BRUTAL CRUELTY IN HoBoKBN
A Wounded Horse Allowed 10 Suffer
for Fear meon Would Haye 10 pnv

A Horse Allowed 10 Suffer
for Fear eimeon Would Have TO Par
George Seigel of Weehawken was driv-
ing a horse and truck up Willow ave-
nue. near Sixteenth street, Hcboken, at
o'clock last night when trolley car
No 3 of the North Hudson County Rail-
way came along and smashed into the
rear end of the truck. Seigel and a
friend, John Fleming of No. % Beule-
ward, Weellawken, were knocked off the
truck and the horse was Knocked down.
Seigel and the horse were seriously in
jured.
The motorman claims tina Seigel was
on the up track, the same track as the
car was upon, and when he rang his
BEN for him to get off he refused to
DO SO: On the other hand Seigel claims
that he was turning off the track when
the car started up and tried to push
him off.
Seigel, who was hurt quite badly. re-
fused to go to the hospital and was
taken to his home and attended by a
local physician. The horse was so seri-
ously bruised that those who saw him
said that he ought to be killed. Seigel
refused however to have him killed as
he said he had an excellent case against
the company, and the mpa refused
to order him shot, and the police would
not kill him for fear Seigel would sue
the city. So the poor animal was left
TO suffer all night, and not until eight
o'clock this morning was it put out of
its miSerinS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02
CLARA BARq0N'S WORK
Unconditional Relief for the
Armenians = Missionaries
Not Expelled.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April / CWednes-
day., 1Ss6.-As the result of the inces-
SAINT pressure brought to bear upon the
Porte by Mr.. ]. w. Riddle, United States
Charge dAffaires. and Sir Philip Currie.
British Ambassador, Tewfk Pasha. Turk
lsh Foreign Minister. has given his as
sent to the demand that all relief afford
ed to the suffering Armenians BY the
agents OF the American Red Cross So
ciety shall be distributed unconditional
~, with the exception of one provision.
namely, that one member of the Turkish
relief Commission shall be present. If
Is believed now that there viii he M
further ~hindrance to the distrihl,tinn af
reiiei. Or. Harris, with two assistants
VIII start IRON Beyrouth for Marash i'm
mediately to work among the sufferers
M = typnoid FEVER at that place.
Inc Porte has made an explicit denial
OF the report that an trade had been is
sued expelling the American miss;os1a rias
nnapp ana Cole from Bitlis, whose i'm
medlate departure was ordered by the
governor of that place a few DAYS ago
MT. fiddle sent to, the Porte YESTERDAY
TOR FOR me the promised paper authorizing the
their missionary work undlsturbed. bIf
Tewf1k Pasha replied that such 4 panar
was not necessary.
MISS Clara Barton. President of fine
American Red Cross SociefyS has te Ie
from Perar to the representative
OF the United Press as follows-
This distress and disease at Marasb
increasing alarmingly. I nave ordered
eight physicians and apofheca rios ,y;tI
medical supplies to proceed to Marash
from Bayrouth at once. Another caravan
win goods is due at Marash now. Dr..
HubbelFs relief party has supplied Aintab
and are now starting for Corfa. Mr.
Wlsters party have not yet reported
but they are probably near Harput. Each
party IS accompanied by a caravan with
supplies. We are also making heavy
shipments of supplies by each steamer.
The Porte has ordered that every facil-
dty, be given to our distributions. The
only hlndrance now is slow ~nspor
missionaries at Marash. writes that there
IS not a yard of cotton cloth in that
place. She also says that smallpox.
ysentery and typhoid fever are raging
there and that there are no doctors in
the place except those we send.n
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eleverest Of amateur performers on the


eleverest Of amateur performers on the
piano.
At one time it was common in some
pants of hin for the parents to preeede
the weddings Of their daughters by three
days of mourning. as a sign that they
We're dead to each .obher. and the young
friends OF the intended bride sat and wept
with her before she left her parental
home for that of a stranger. Formerly
at a Moslem wedding the bride rode with
a veil over her face and an umbrella over
her head, ana she saluted all whom she
met by bowling. She was accompanied by
her servants n nurses. who made a
great lamentation over her.
The decorated stone pots SO largely in
use IN d-rawing-rooms for growing plants
heed to be selected with care, SAYS the
Ladies' Home Journal. They should not
only be adapted in c~oloring to the plants
they are to hold, but there should be a
armon in the jars themselves. as no
matter how beautiful each Individual one
may pc. II there is ~incongruity in. the col
oring the whole effect will be unpleasing.
Even an uneducated eye would detect the
inharmonious effect without being able to
discover the cause.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02
Toni@hr,s Shumeboard Match.
JUST A NEIGHB0RLY SPAT.
The DaIys Threw Rocks and Mrs.
McCarshy's Painters Pourad Paint.

John DAILY, of No. IS ST. Paul's ave.
nue., and Ellen Mccarthy, of No. 20 st.
Paul's avenue, are neighbors. OF course
as sometimes is the custom with neigh
bors. they are very friendly, and spend
hours discussing their ether neighbors,
affairs ION their front stoops.
Yesterday morning, however, these two
neighbors had a little misunderstandin
and swords were drawn for a battle
Mrs. Mccarthy, about one week ago
commenced to paint a house BELONGING
to her which is on the side of the strest
opposite to where she lives and adjoin-
ing John Days house. The painters had
finished three sides of the house yester-
day morning. In the afternoon thev
commenced ito paint the fourth side OF
the house. This side faces Days house,
over Days property.
The painters raised the seaffold and
commenced to paint the house at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Daily
yard and ordered them off her ground,
They did not go. Then John DAILY came
to Mrs. Days aid and they made a
joint demand upon the painters 10 come
down off the scaffold.
Mrs. MCCARTHY had been informed by
another friendly neighbor of the
trouble and she hurried to the SPOT. She
tried to reason with the two Days, but
4 WOtldl l. L
You come off that scaffold" DAILY
shouted. "or tn brain you"
Ihe painters would not come down. SO
Daly and his wife threw stones at them.
Tnen commenced the battle in earnest.
me DAYS We're REINFORCED by their son
John. They were armed with stones.
and the painters We're armed with painf
stones flew about the heads of the paint
tender spots. Finally the painters got
a show to get square. Young John Daly
managed to get right under the scaffold
when one of the painters picked up q
can OF paint and let the contents flow on
the top Of young Days new Easter
derpy nat. When the painter was through
Days hat was yellow instead of black
and his clothes matched the derby.
Wnen old DAILY saw his sons new hat
destroyed, he was mad through and
through. He threw rocks at the painters
and Threatened to get his gun, Then fhe
painters came down.
DAILY now turned his attention to Mrs
MCCARTHY, who was talking excitedly 81
his wife. At the particular moment
when DAILY saw Mrs. Mccarthy She was
calling his ais wife names. This made DAILY
a person as Mrs. Mccarthy Should cali
his wife namesi He picked up a pail Of
dirty water, used by the painters, and
threw It at her. It struck Mrs, McCar-
my on the shoulder and drenched her
She called a policeman and had Dalv
arrested on a charge OF. assault.
This morning the prisoner was arraign-
ca before Justice Douglass. DAILY denied
painters testified that ne committed the
assault and the Justice promptly fined
him SO and costs, Both parties own
several houses in the neiglaborhood and
are well known residents.
Today the painters We're again work
Ing on the house. About one month ago
the Dalys had a similar fight with 4
neig'hbor by the name Of Ward. Daily
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02

A Separate Cure for Each Dis
ease at All Druggists,
Mostly Is Cents a Bottle.

Munyon's Improved Homeopathic
Remedies act almost instantly, speedily
curing the most obstinate cases. Rheu-
matism cured in from | to 8 days. Dys-
pepsia and all stomach troubles quickly
relieved. Catarrh positively cured.
Headache cured in 5 minutes. Nervous-dis-
eases promptly cured. Kidney trouhles.
Piles, Neuralgia, Asthma and all Female
Complaints quickly cured. Munyon's
Vitalizer imparfs new life and vigor to
weak and d~ebilitatsd men.
Personal letters to Prof. Munyon, 1906
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa, answered
with free medical advice for any disease.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02

their protested am6 last night on the
Ltlfaei alleys In Greenville and the home
Team won. Before starting tine games
the I'airmounts entered a protest with
me umpire against the legality Of the
Gonlests tbs was entertained and the
uIrinountse ire determined 10 fierce the
question to 4 board Of arbitration. The
controversy over The games aroused d
great deal ef interest," and the alleys
were crowded. The visitors were cont
dent Of winning one game, but luck was
against them. T1Ie Iindens put mp "a
remarkably strong game at the start
and continued it with 4 greater impetus
IN the second, preventing al possibility
Of the Fairmounts winning by beating
a 1870 average. The Ieairmount followers
We're considerably disappointed over the
poor bowling OF the team, but still feel
confident the Fairriounts will win, as
they nave two games to bow at home
with the Liy1dens. Tasch was high for
Fairmount and Dickson for Linden. Iii
the second game Frantz rolled 2W for
Linden and Duncan 1888 for Paramount.
The scores WERE
FIRST GAME.
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MR.. MINTURN IS ILL.

Corporation Attorney Minturn is sick
with pneumonia at the house of a friend
in Toms River. Mr.. Minturn left Ho-
poken last Friday for Washington on
business. He had a severe cold when he
left, and when he reached Philadelnhia
his condition was such that he went di-
rectly to bed. The next morning he was
sent to Toms River. as that was the near
Grew, his physician, was te~legraphed for
and he went to Toms River, where he re-
manned with the lawyer until yesterday.
When seen. this morning DR.. Grew said
that Mr.. Minturn was suffering from an
attack of pneumonia, but that his condi-
ton was very favorable, and that he would
be able to return home in a few days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02
CALLERS ON TOM REED.

WASHINGTON, April 2, 1s96.-Speaker.
Reed found time from his many duties
this morning to receive an excursion par
~ OF sixty-eight ladies and gentlemen
from New England. Some of the mem
bers were citizens from Maine, and the
remainder were principally from Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut. The speaker
received them standing in his committee
room. TO each he extended a pleasant
greeting, chatting for a moment with suclr
Of the party as he knew personally. The
visitors retired as speedily as they were
presented, and the whole affair lasted
a few minutes
Tbs same excursionists were received
BY Senator Frye, of Maine, in the Senate
wing Of the Capitol later in the day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02
FROM HOSPITAL TO OELL.

John Noon. a young Hobokenite, LIVING,
at No. s. Jefferson street, was one of the
most respondent people in that gloomy
city this morning. He sprained his ankle
q couple Of weeks 6 and was seat to
st. Mary's Hospital, where he was eon-
fined until this morning when he was dis
charged as q convalescent patient. He
had no more than set his foot upon the
street when he was placed under arrest
Upon & serious charge preferred AGAINST
gnim by Fatanie Thurman, az No. s656 New
4rk street. He M now confined in Police
H-eaaqnarters awaiting examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02
ITALY's GREAT FOE
81 Cqtas 10 me U,,ftgd pr<.,

ROME, April 2, 1sse.-GeneraI Baldls-
sera' comfnander-in-Chief of the Italian
lorees IN Abyssinia, telegraphs to the
war Office that King Menelek will pass
pne ADysslnian Easter season in Makalie.
an attempt has been made 10 assassfnaTe
pas Makonnen, the commander Of the
ADysslnia army which invested Makalle
az the time that that Italian Stronghold
MAS neld py Colonel then MaJor) GaIliano-
Inc attempt on the life OF this chief IS
attributed 70 Jealousy growing out Of the
rivalry between Ras Makohnen and Raa
Mangascia for military preference.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02
P%RIGHTPULLY WHIPPED.

HAkRoDsBURG, Ky. April 2. 1885,
Tuesday night whitecaps went Ia the
house Of Laura Stout and found Joshua
simras there. They called him out and
asked him why ne neglected his family
and lived with the Stout woman IA
had no good excuse and the mob took
him to a woods nearby and hanged him
to a tree. He begged for his life. and
aIter ne mad been allowed to hang sew
eral minutes he was cut down ne was
then stripped, tied to a tree and Aogged
in a frightful manner.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02
DEATH FOR REBELS.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

MADRID, April 3 d8s6,-A despatch
from Havana to the tImparciar, saws
serious differences exist between the
insurgent leaders. The despatch also saws
the truth of the report that Gomez
is dead is very much doubted.
Spanish warships are searching for a
expedition which is reported
to nave left Philadelphia recently.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02

The man for the place II Hama. of OHIO.
Kinley would naturally pick him for me
e~9airHnanship. He is a man who gets
aaons without friction ard never goes
hunting ducks with q brass band
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-02

SCORE BY FRAMES.
Linden. ..S5 no 244 3s9 AS 541 CPS 726 $50 925
Fairm't. ...92 17e 2i9 304 1858 437 502 Sig 6s 100