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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-06
R4ILROADS.
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD
In Ensc February l5. 1896
Trains leave JERSEY CITY as foiiows:-

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Trains leave JERSEY CITY as follows
FOR Il WEST.
BIS A. NJ, FAST LINE. with Vestibuie Par
Tor Car, daily for PItssburg.
1o14 A. A the celebrated PENNSYLVANIA
ELL, the pioneer OF this class OF the
service, composed exclusively Of Pullman YES
tioule Compartment, Sleeping, Dining. ooserva-
and movable electric tights. daily for PITS
burg. Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis. Louis
2,ll$ F. NJ L.usas c.nSl5n AND 5a 81. 1854 donis Ex-
les with Pullman vestlbule Sleeping and
Chicago.
s14 P NJ WESTERN EXPRESS. with
Pittsburg. Chicago and Cleveland. Dining
Car = to Philadelehia and Pltsssurg to Chcago.
Pullman siGs +. s Ms: seU aad bi5Ing caT Ex e sis.
2 NJ, indianapolis 1ol5 r. N. St. Louis
SIS F. NJ spy P1cI ITSSs'1 EXPRESS. pullman
Sleeping Car 70 Pittsburg. Connects for Chi
cago daily and Cleveland except Saturday.
BALTIMORE. WASHINGTON AND THE
For Baltimore. Washington and the South at
s sslsss siSi RI 18,Sai l1 f4M1 4; N LIS: sas
a1 % RsRRn sga BailTOaa pinI1g can. s,Ss.
sional Limited Parlor Cars and Pennsylvania
Railroad Dining Car, s.ss. Az, 5.1s and s.l5
Is :. ~. F ofsA P HI.
50. s'i5, sA TX uo la''A senasylya MA LII Limlt sa5.
3.Ss. Alb. 443, IA. 5.1s, STA. S.o2, SIS, SIS P.
s.A uo.n Pennsylyania Limited), 1916, iii
A. NJ. 2.13, a5S. Alb, 443. A., 5.13. GA. 500.
ton. Ills A. M IA and 7.15s P. N. week
days. Sundays. SIS and lis P. NJ.
For Atlantic City. lib A. NJ. cos P. NJ,
and 2.2s +. N. week days. 6S A. M. SUM-
days.
For Cape May, la P. N. week days.
For Long Branch, Asbury Park. Ocean
Grove, Point Pleasant and intermediate sta.
lions, via Railway. 9.23 A. M, 223. 3.52.
5.22 p. NJ and 12.01 night. On Sunday, 1890
A. NJ, 5.22 P. n. (Stop at Interlaken for
Asbury Park or Ocean Grove on Sunday.)
The New York Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from and to hotels and
residences.
S. NJ. PROVOST, ]. r. WOOD.
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Passenger Agent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-06

sHERIFF's SALEM CHANCERY OF NEW
Jersey.
Between Charles Haag, complainant, and
Fl ia. For sale of mortgaged premises.
Returnable May term, 1895.
Hudspeth G. Puster, Solicitors.
By virtue of the above stated writ. to me
directed and delivered. I shall sell BY public
vendue, at Real Estate Salesroom, No. IS
Montgomery street. Jersey City, on
THURSDAY, the twenty-third day of April.
A. D. 1896,
at two O'Clock in the afternoon. all the FOL-
lowing described land and premises, with the
appurtenances. being the same described in
said writ. that is to say
All that certain tract or parcel of land and
premises hereinafter particularly described,
situate, lying and being in the City Of Jersey
City, in the County of Hudson and State Of
New Jersey.
Beginning at a point in the southeasterly
line of Greenville avenue, distant two hun
dred feet GOO ft.) from the corner Of Green
willie avenue and the Cross Road; thence run
ming northeasterly along the line of Greenyille
avenue twenty-five feet (5 fl to land now
or formerly of James Green; thence running
southeasterly one hundred feet 100 ft.1 to
land of the New York Bay Cemetery: thence
along their line southwesterly twenty-five feet
Us ft.l to the line of lands of John Knob
loch, formerly of John Tilton; thence north
westerly one hundred feet GOO ft.) to the
place of beginning.
Said lot being twenty-five feet (25 ftl wide
in front and rear and one hundred feet (1OO ft5
deep throughout. be the same more or less.
Dated March II, 1896.
$40. 60. Shar,tY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-06
BRIDGE BUILDERS HURT.
seafous Accident on h Eric at
Herry,s, Creek

Two men were dangerously injured
while building a bridge for the Erie Rail-
read over Berry's Creek on the Hack
ensack meadows this morning. They
were John Hogan, 26 years, a bridge build
er, of Hackensack, who has charge of the
of No. 21 First street this city.
Workmen had raised a derrick and were
swinging a big beam into position when
the ropes gave way. Hogan,s left leg
was broken. and he also sustained Internal
injuries Conway escaped with bruises
about the head and slight internal injIr-
les. Both men were placed on a train.
brought to this city and taken to ST,
Francis, Hospitals -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-06
CON G
COCOA

BIZ FASI-SUPPER.
by a thorough knowledge of the natural
laws which govern the Operations of digestion
and nutrition, and by a careful application
OF the fine properties of well selected Cocoa,
Mr.. Epps has provided for our breakfast and
supper a delicately favored beverage which
may save usi many heavy doctors bills. 1t
is by the judicious use of such articles of
built up until strong enough to resist every
tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle mall
aides are floating around us ready to attack
escape many a fatal shaft by keeping our
selves well fortified. with pure blood and a
zette. Made simply with boiling water or
milk. Sold only in half-pound tins, by Gro
JAMES EPPs & CO., Ltd. homeopathic
Chemists London, England.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-06
List of Buildings to BE sold:

Frame stable, sheds, etc, on the east side
of the Boulevard, between Coal Dock Road
and Park avenue, Weehawken Township.
Northwest corner OF Hudson avenue and
Bellevue avenue, Gutenberg Township-Frame
buildings, bowling alleys and outhouses.
East side of Bellevue avenue, 25 feet north
of Hudson avenue, Gutenberg Township
Frame buildings, sheds and outhouses.
North side of Hermann avenue, at its east
erly terminus, Gutenberg Township-Brick
building, sheds and outhouses.
West side of Ferry Road 125 feet north OF
Hermann avenue. Gutenberg T-ownship-Frams
building, sheds and outhouses.
North side OF Ferry Road, $50 feet east Of
Bulls Ferry Road, Gutenberg Township
Frame buildings, sheds and outhouses.
South side of Ferry Road, 1876 feet east Of
First street, Gutenberg Township-Frame
building, sheds and outhouses.
Southeast corner of Ferry Road and First
street, Gutenberg T-ownship-Frame building
(brick basement), sheds and outhouses.
West side of Bulls Ferry Road, adjoining
school property. District No. /, North Berger
Township-Frame building.
West side of Bulls Ferry ~Road-Churcr
known as the Methodist Episcopal Church OF
JOHN BOYD. Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-06
RBNNER, AuctiOneer.
CONDITIONS OF a L

Twenty per cent. Of purchase money to be
paid down; balance of purchase money to be
paid within ten days. and buildings to be
removed within thirty days of sale.
In case buildings are not removed within
thirty days the amount shall be forfeited to
the county, and the buildings will be again
sold or removed by the County.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-06

JOHN ]. YOFFEY.
$3.50. Sherif.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

|, early one morning, plunged into the
bush from the ship, and against the ad-
vice OF the captain, and got forty skulls
from one of their shrines. These skulls,
although they are of enemies whom the
cannlbals have eaten, are sacred to them,
because the pile takes on the nature of a
shrine. Luckily, got away without any
OF the natives seeing me. If they had, 1t
would have been almost certain death.
81 found in these islands the rare ory-
lorias solatirus, a species of the parrot. It's
breast was bright scarlet, while the back
plumage was a peacock blue, turning
green toward the tail. 1t was an exceed
ingly pretty bird, of the size of young
cockatoo.
''ln Samoa found the dodo, bird sup
posed to be extinct, but which is repre-
sented there by unique species. The
bird is called the manuma by the natives.
The scientific name is diduncula strlgi-
rostris. The bird is worth $500 in Eng
land. | obtained a number of specimens,
one of which went to Chief Justice Ceder-
crantZ.
strangely enough in one of the islands
l explored found bay full of whales. 1t
is new whaling-ground unknown to the
world. 1t was in Blanche Bay, of the
Solomon Islands. l saw forty whales in
line, followed by their calves, all moving
out OF the hay. 1t was remarkable sight.
lhe ad ult whales were monstrouS creatures.
The discovery of whales in that locality
Will no doubt be of great interest to the
world.
I'm all my work l was collecting speci-
mems as general thing relating to man
had great success, and am glad to get out
OF the wilds after so long a time.''
Dr. WolH is on his way to Paris. He is
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
Street Superintendent Ashworth
to the Merchants AsSo-
citation.
PLEADS THE LACK OF FUNDS
The Association Is to Make Plans for
Needed improvements in the
Near Future.

Conditions on the principal streets are
commencing to receive some degree of con-
sideration. The cobblestone, that marvel
to the tourist, is apparently doomed !;
though, like other bad things. it will prob
ably be long a-dying. The following let
ter on the subject was received at the head
quarters of the Merchants Association
yesterday:
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 1896.
+. ". Dohrmann Esq, President Merchants As
S0elGtiofs, San FrdnciScO-DEAR SIR: herewith
submit to your consideration a statement OF
the condition OF the Street Department fund
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896, show
ing the expenditures made UP TO March l,
1896, and the balances to the credit of the de-
partment on that date, as also a list of out
standing liabilities against the fund.
desire TO specially direct your attention to
the fact that in submitting to the Auditor an
estimate of the amount equlred for the use OF
the Street Department for the fiscal year. in
cluded therein an item for the amount quired
tor "repaving streets now paved with cobbles-
151 blocks and forty-eight crossings" which
estimate would cost $452, $50.
In the REPORT OF the superintendent OF Pub
lie Streets, Highways and Squares" submitted
to the Board OF Supervisors ON July 10, 1885,
appears the the following: 1.-The cobble pave
ment should no longer be allowed to disgrace
our City, and earnestly recommend that on
streets OF suitable grade the cobbles be re-
moved and replaced with smooth and noise
less pavement"
Municipal Reports, San Francisco, 1S94-95.
OF a total appropriation OF $526, 500, not
more than one-third of this appropriation is
within the control and at the disposal of the
Street Superintendent.
The only portion of the fund over which he
exercises any disposition is that which is COM
pretended within the scope of the immediate
necessities incident to the department. The
remainder is subject TO the special apprOpria-
tions made by the Board of Supervisors for
particular improvements and the subsequent
pleasure of said board as to other improve
ments petitioned for from time to time.
Your notice is respectfully directed to the
balance available for accepted streets and
sewers of $6S,899 80, out of a specially fixed
appropriation of $4,000 The drain on this
necessary repairs OF accepted streets. cleaning
ana repairing sewers, in addition to the de-
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

past dozen years, is looking much the
worse for the siege he has run. In some
of the islands he had as many as dozen
guides, all well armed, and along with them
were as many more natives, who were
used as carriers. He travelled like Stanley
in Africa when he was making his way
through the Dark Forest.
DR.. Wolff looks frail of constitution,
and his face is drawn and yellow. His
hard experiences seem to sit lightly on his
mind, however, now that he is through
them. He has been in a half dozen great
enterprises at different periods of his life.
He is an American, born in New Jersey,
and his father was a manufacturer of oils
in New York. He went abroad early. He
studied in France and Belgium, where he
obtained his degree, and after that was
attached to the Franco-Egyptian College
in Alexandria. Then he went to Jerusa-
lem and made explorations for nearly a
year.
In the past thirteen years he has been
collecting for various governments. He
has been during this time collecting for
the Smithsonian Institution, the War De-
partment, and various institutes, societies
and museums of France, Germany and
Italy.
arctic Commission, organized some time
ago, with the celebrated Baron Nordensk-
iold as president, and served for one year.
He also succeeded in raising SIS, 5000 for the
Antarctic expedition, whose purposes were
not then carried out. but which now seem
in fair way to be successful. DR.. Wolff
savs he was able to become secretary
through Baron Won Mueller, the famous
botauist, who was his warm friend.
At the solicitation of DR.. David Starr
Jordan and President Kellogg of Stanford
and Berkeley universities, he will deliver
several lectures, which will be illustrated
bv photographs in some instances.
II left for an exploration of the islands
in 1892, after | had visited Samoa" said
he. land went to the coast of Northwest
ern Australia to investigate the pearl shell
fisheries. / thence proceeded TO Albany
and Port Darwin. / explored parts of
British New Guinea, the Solomon Islands,
the Friendly group and Fiji.
II found many new and strange things
in science and had some very narrow
escapes from ferocious natives. | went IN
the British ship Royailst to tne solomon
Islands. then set out and managed to
get between fifty and sixty miles IN the
interior as far as dare go. | had ten or
twelye Guides, all of whom were We'll
armed. and my supplies were brought
along bv carriers. The country was so
beautiful; there was so much 10 interest
me from an chronological and anthropo,
logical point of view that L desired at all
hazards to 90 farther. 1t was extremely
dangerous to attempt 1t.
The Governor was appealed to by me
to send tfp fifty Snyder rifles, but he
wouldn't do it. The fact is the Govern
ment was afraid would be killed. They
didn't want anybody to so up, because II
any one was killed lot OF talk would
result and they feared it would be bad for
them.
During this expedition to these islands
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

mands approved on account of contracts let
by the Board OF Supervisors for new work,
has left this special fund in an unsatisfactory
In fact, in order to meet the actual require
menls of this department for the balance OF
the fiscal year it will be necessary to en-
croach upon sums appropriated for other pur-
poses.
This is also especially true as to providing
funds for the payment OF the contracts for repay
ing Folsom street, Van Ness avenue, Mason
street, between Pacific and Jackson, Taylor
street, between Pacific and Broadway, and
other contracts already awarded by the Board
OF Supervisors.
appreciate fully the necessity for replacing
the cobble pavement in the business section OF
the City with more desirable pavement, but
in the matter of projecting this much needed
Board OF Supervisors. am endeavoring now,
with the limited means at my disposal, to re-
construct pavements the streets in that
portion of the City near the water front where
heavy. drayage is conducted, and for which
there is pressing necessity. l am satisfied that
the efforts of the Merchants Association to Sc
cure special appropriation in the levy to be
made in June next, for the removal OF cobbes
and the substitution OF bituminouS rock for
the pavement of the streets in the business
center OF the City would be crowned with sue
cess, and can assure you that in this behalf
shall heartily cooperate with the association
Respectfully yours, THos. AsHwoRTH,
superintendent OF Public Streets, Highways
and Squares.
To this the secretary of the association
made answer in the following terms:
SAN FRANCISCO March 27, 1896.
Hon. Thomas Ashioorth, Superintendent Of Pub
lic Streets, Highways and Squares, City and
County Of San Franc5sc0-DBAR SIR: Your es-
teemed favor of yesterday has duly reached
this Office and has been submitted to the presi-
dent of this association. He requests me to
acknowledge the receipt of the same and to
assure you that this association fully recog
niZes the difficulties, as presented in your
communication, of making the suggested i'm
provements during this fiscal year. The op-
portunity, however, will be taken shortly by
the board of directors of this association to
formulate plans for securing these improve
ments during the next fiscal year. These plans
as soon as prepared, will be submitted to your
consideration: and it affords us great pleasure
to be assured that the association will have
your hearty cooperation in this important
matter. j. RICHARD FREUD,
Secretary Merchants Association.
A former City and County official, when
shown the correspondence above copied,
remarked:
tThere may be something in it, who
knows? But my conviction is that there
will be cobbIe pavements in San Francisco
fifty years from now, unless the rising
generation takes more interest in public
works than the element which now holds
the reins.'
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
SHARP CONFIDENCE GAME
Arthur II. Steil Swindled Out of
$1,000 by a Bogus Foot
race.
]. w. Flynn and James Ryan, Two
Sporting Een. Arrested for
Grand Larceny.

J. w. Flynn and James Ryan, sporting
men, were arrested yesterday by Detectives
Bee and Harper on the charge of grand
larceny. The complaining witness is
Arthur 81. Steil, son of Henry Steil, the
tailor, in the Chronicle building, 646 Mar
ket street.
Steil is $1,000 out of pocket by a clever
confidence trick which has been success
fully played in this City on more than one
occasion. He has a FREUD named G.. G.
McIver, and a few days ago McIver went
to him and represented that he had a
sure thing" He told him there was to
be foot race between Flynn and Ryan in
Golden Gate Park last Thursday, and as
Ryan was the champion 75-yard runner of
the world he could easily defeat FLYNN.
McIver suggested that Steil should bet
$1,000 on Ryan. Steil demurred, but was
finally persuaded to put up the money on
the understanding that he should be pres
ent to see the race.
On Thursday Steil and Mclver went out
to the park and Ryan and Flynn were
there. the latter stripped for the race. AS
soon as Steil appeared Ryan ran up to him
and said: Chow much money have you
gotto put up on me?" Steil pulled the
$1,000 out of his pocket and Ryan grabbed
it and ran, picking up his clothes as he
passed them. Steil started to go after
him, but Flynn pulled a revolver out of
his pocket and threatened to shoot him
if he followed Ryan.
Flynn then handed the revolver to a
man named Kerr. who was supposed to be
the stakeholder, and he kept Steil at bay
while flynn ran in the direction Ryan
had taken. D
Steil notified the police and they ad-
vised him to swear out warrant for the
arrest of Flynn and Ryan. 1t was placed
in the hands of detectives B ee and Harper
and yesterday they arrested the two men.
Kerr, the stakeholder has disappeared.
Captain Lees said last night that he did
not think McIver was party to the con-
fidence game, but had been made an inno-
cent tool of by Flynn and Ryan.
No TROUBLE from mosquitoes, feas or poison
oak if you have Mitchell's Magic Lotion.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT
Superintendent Babcock on the
Various Institutions of
Learning.
Great Progress Has Been Made-Obitu.
aries OF Deceased Teachers
and Statistics.

The annual report of the Superintendent
of Common Schools, compiled by the
incumbent, Madison Babcock, has Just
been issued, showing the great prog
ress during the past twelve months of
the various institutions of learning under
the control of the Board of Education. In
his Introductory remarks, Mr.. Babcock
says:
Gentlemen: Herewith please find report for
year ending June, 1895. But for the sickness
and subsequent death of superintendent
Moulder, this would have appeared as his re-
port. He had devoted much time and thought
to study of the conditions of the schools, and
had he lived, would have written q report full
of wise and helpful suggestions.
that I assume the duties of an Office that has
been filled by such men as Denman, Mann, An
derson, SWEET and Moulder. No one who has
not undertaken it knows how great the re-
sponsibilitv. To fill such position even con-
scientiously, not to say ably, requires no small
degree of wise forethought and careful dscre
ton. A Superintendent OF Schools in large
city finds it quite as difficult to tell what not
to do as what 10 do Any one can tear down
and terrorize, but it remains for few to build
with wisdom and courage.
In this connection, permit me to say that
my highest ambition is to assist in some de-
gree in the creation of higher ideals among
principals and teachers and thus secure to the
children in our schools such instruction as
can citizenship
Considerable space is devoted to the
various branches of study and the i'm
proved methods of teaching and biograph-
ical sketches of the most prominent edu-
Gators in the department are also given.
Obituary notices of Andrew j. Moulder,
whom Mr.. Babcock succeeded, and Miss
Lille Z. Gallagher, Miss Helen A. Sing
ley, Miss Mary Batten. Mrs. F. E..
Reynolds, Mrs. A. c. Palmer Miss Caro-
line r. Putnam. Miss Eva White, Dudley
C. Stone and James G.. Kennedy are made
a feature of the report, which concludes
with complete statistical report of the
condition of the schools during the year
past. In conclusion Mr.. Bapcock says:
In conclusion wish to express in most posi-
tive phrase my high appreciation of the people
and the press of San Francisco for their vel Y
cordial support of the schools; of the pupils
for their uniformly studious habits and their
almost always good-natured, CHEEKY obedience:
ofthe teachers for their genial, earnest, able
devotion to duty, and of the members of the
present Board OF Education for the intelligent
courage with which they manage the schools.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
valuable Gift to the University.

The mining and neurological departments
of the University of California have received
two very valuable donations from J. B. Ran
dol, for many years manager of the New Al
MAIDEN quicksilver mine and now one of the
owners of the Mirabel quicksilver mine
For many years Mr.. Rando Jhas gathered
together all the available literature ON the
mining and metallurgy OF quicksilver, as also
many valuable manuscript reports and collec-
tions of newspaper clippings on the statistics
of the subject. The collection includes books
and pamphlets in French, German and Span
1sh, as well as in English. The entire collec-
tion has been given to the University.
He has also presented a number of valuable
quicksilver ores from New Aim aden and other
parts of California, as well specimens of ores
from Almaden in Spain and Idria in Austria.
The collection contains many rare and perfect
the varied form in which quicksilver occurs
in all parts of the world, and will be OF great
use to mining students.