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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
MORE LIGHT.
The =. g. w. Commissioners Make
an Advaufageou. Neal for lhe City.

The =. g. w. Commissioners Make
an Advantageous Tea for the City.
At a meeting of the Street and Water
Commissioners yesterday afternoon the
Committee on Street Lighting. of which
Commissioned Patterson is chairman,
made the following report
Your Committee on Municipal Light
ing respectfully report that. in accord
ance with awards of contract hereto
fore made fo~rslighting the city for the
year 1856, and according to the terms
of the specifications, they have located
and furnished to the successful bidders,
to whom awards of contract were made.
Gus districts described as Districts o, N,
M L of Plan C of lighting.
IN locating the lights in District N,
in which the minimum bid upon, and
on which the award of contract was
made, was 100 lights, your committee
found that, by the system adopted Of
locating the lights, almost a sufficient
number of the lights awarded were left
over In that district to light the ad-
joining district, known as la, which was
a gas district.
You committee arranged with the
United Gas Improvement Company, to
whom had been awarded the contract
Tor lighting fifty gas lamps in District
IA. ito waive their rights to the award
for that district, it being conceded on the
part of the city that said compan would
be allowed fifty additional light in dis.
tricts known as IA, 3A and Al Dis
tricts known as Districts N and la are
now completely lighted with electric
arc lamps, and the work is being pushed
ahead very rapidly in Dictricts o and l..
THE city is receiving the advantage
OF gratuitously being lit in those dis
tricts by the Electric Light Company,
and with no responsibility in the matter
of paymen for those lights Until the
whole electric light system is completed
according to awards of contracts made
last December by your Board.
1T has been deemed wise by your COM
mittee to continue the lighting of the
city in those districts referred to under
the old system also.
You committee asks that Your Hon.
Board ratify and confirm its action in
the matter of extending the electric
light system into district la"
Districts N and la comprise all the
the foot of the hill to the Hoboken line.
Under the new arrangement OF the
lights those districts will be illuminated
by electricity instead of a few of those
lights and gas as was anticipated. Dist
ricts "a, ga and "A, which are to get
the gas lamps Intended for District Ia
comprise certain sections of G~reenville.
Districts Q and l.. where the work is
being rushed along with al practicable
speed, are Hudson City and the souther-
~ end of G~reenville, respectively. It will
be several weeks yet before the electric
lights are ready to be turned on. When
they are there win be almost continuous
daylight.
The residents of Hutton street want an
Electric light to be placed at Sanford
place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
LAWYERS FEES COME HIGH.
GO ntestants of a VIII Abandon the
Case, But Must Pay the Costs.

- &tO 49, DNfS
PuAINFIELD. March 81, 1s96.-Peter
Wooden. a lifelong resident of North
,Plainfeld. died recently. aged SO years.
He left an estate variously estimated
at from $50, 900 to SIS, 600, and with a few
small requests the entire estate was will
ed to churches and charitable institute
Relatives Of the old man contested
the will on The ground Of undue inau-
ence, but the evidence submitted by the
entire counsel for the executors was so
overwhelming that the contestants i'll
court Of SomervilleS yesterday decided to
abandon their suits. Counsel for the
their services. the following amounts
were awarded by. the Court: w. r. Cod
ington, $3.50; William NJ. Stillman U
$3.50; James p. Powers. and Steele &
Meehan, $500; George W. Demeza, 5000,
Craig A, Marsh, who was counsel for
the executors In support of the will.
$1,000.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
0P0sSUM IN CHURCH.
Found in the vesttbule and Killed-
Remafns Will Take Potpic.

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 81. 1885,
Worshipers at the Livingston Avenue
Baptist Church were thrown into a
panic Sunday night, Just after the close
OF services, by an opossum that strayed
into the .~vestibule, h congregation
had started TO leave the church when
tibule.
when the animal ran from behind the
door down the walk, women ran into adj
opossum was finally kicked into the
gutter and beaten to death. but not until
Y mad 40, bitten John Fouratt II the
beating the animal, q carriage driven
by a eolered coachman drew up to the
leaped from his perch and seized the
animal. storing it Under the seat. When
the owner OF the carriage came down
man occupied his seat as II nothing had
happened,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
Thomas McEwan, a New County
Leader.

There is no such thing as closing ones
eyes to the fact that Congressman Thomas
McEwan has become a political power in
Hudson county. From the rank of an
energetic ward or district leader he pro-
crossed, last night, to tina of a county
Lmagnate. 1t may be that the strength which
ne developed in opposition to Colonel Tof-
Vvey was not all his own. 1t may be that
khe old feud of the latter gentleman with
}Eemptroller Sammy Dickinson cut an i'm
portant figure in the result. No matter;
the result. following upon his progressive
successes of the last three or four years.
puts Mr.. MeEwan right up beside the big
gsst men in his party in the county. He
must for many years to come be eckoned
with In any big political combination that
Is to be made.
There is little doubt that Mr.. McEwan's
immediate ambition is the Mayoralty
nomination. to succeed Mayor Wanser-
prospect of a Republican victory. next
year. Just how far his success 1sst
night forwards that ambition depends on
what sort of an alliance has been formed
between him and Colonel Dickinson.
"The News has already pointed out that
the ColonePs fidelity to Mayor wanser
depended entirely on circumstances. and
that he was keeping Mr.. McEwan in hand
as a good second chcice,I
The prospect for the Democracy seems
to be rather bettered by the rise of the
new iuminary. If the Republicans turn
down Mayor Wanser next year, they disa-
VOW their w record and enter upon a
defensive campaign. On the other hand,
If they renominate him, they brave some
him very like the open enmity of Mr..
McEwan, who has spent much of his
energy for the last three years in q
demning the Mayors public policy. gem
orally and specifically. I
Assuredly. the situation is not cleared
Of complications for the G. o. P. by the
sudden rise of the new leader.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
COLONEL PERRINE VISITS JERSEY
Contempt Proceedings Temporarily
Suspended Over Him.
III to The Jerseu Citu Ncscs-

TRENTON March 81. 1ss6.-Lewis Per-
rine. who has been keeping off New Jer-
sey soil for several weeks to avoid ar
rest for contempt of court growing out
of his conduct of the suit before Vice
Chancellor Bird over the possession of
the children of Captain Slack, was nj
town yesterday. The Colonel comes
nnnfemnt decress 10 testify todav n tthhee
United States Court in a case against the
Trenton Passenger Railway Company.
The children are with Mrs. Perrine. and
have not seen their mother for a month.
He hopes soon to be allowed to return to
New Jersey. Under the Chandeliers or
der the Colonel must leave the State
as soon as he has given his testimony
or be arrested under the contempt order.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
Am ENTS.
The Stand of the Midnight SUM, at
the Academy.


The Land of the Midnight sun" nre-
scented at the Academy this week.
though the play bill does not SO an
nounce it, it is a dramatization of Hall
Games novel, THE Bondsman.. a drama
tization which would bewilder Hall
Calne himself at times. An attempt was
made to ~localize the play. and the first
ave Wa acts take place in North Carolina
instead OF the Isle of Man. The play
ueSls with two men, Jason n Sun
Jocks who learn to love each other like
n r3 ! when working together in the
~ rne mines because of hatred of the
otner. As is usual with Hall Gaines
oooks, noan men are in love with the
sS'he W Land lit dF Two mi a. although IN
MAZDA" is for the most part a strong
character. The play has five acts: the
mrs. fbsaa two ", merely preliminary, but the
three last are fun of action. The end
or the last act. while more pleasant, is
not as strong as the ending of the Bonds
man. It IS 2 relief to the audience.
Jason. to have him saved as well as Sun
tocks. put u leaves the pathetic, the
'f Mr. .W slds Of IT. the s,o play. ineomplste,
lent. he looks the part. he speaks the
part and he acts it ably. In the SUI
p1ur mine when protecting Sunlocks, and
Of .Grimsey for sunlocks, he is at his besf
MI. Paul Menifee, as Sunlocks, is weak
at times, and leaves much Of Sunlocks'
strong personality and character to the
imagination. but he also wakes up in the
sulphur mines and does his best.
Mr. George w. Walters. as jolly
meather, is all that can be desired. He
is funny and enjoyable. The dramatic
way in which he. drew out the American
flag and enfelded in it Jason and SIM
locks carried the audience by storm. Miss
Belle Stoddard. as Mazda. was good, as
was Miss Nellie Walters as Kitty.
Il was a little amusing to see how
very easily Jollymather left the Govern
ment House and Sunlocks entered it when
It was surrounded on all sides with SOL
diers instructed to capture SunIocks and
all connected with him. IT was also
little short of miraculous : way in
which Jollymather and his sailors enter
the House. evidently passing through the
ranks OF the soldiers without being cha'-
lenged. And was the little negro. Gus. a
freak2 His ears and NECK we're So
perfectly white and his face so coaly
black.
THE Land of the Midnight Sun" is a
good play. n creditably acted. 1t will
be given this week with the usual mat
ineeS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31

ing, by Fior!an, of the mural painting
by Lenepveu In the Pantheon at Paris
g striking representation of the execu-
lion Of Joan. An engraving is given Of
Fremiet's statue, and other Illustrations
Of the closing scenes of the imprison-
ment and martyrdom from drawings by
Du Mond. A poem by Katrina Trask
(author of Finder King ~Constantine,'1,
entitled. "A Night and Morning in Jeru-
salem" beautifully Illustrated by Now
bray, is a special feature. Mao An
thony Wayne's Victory by the Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt, a bright contrast to
the disastrous defeat Of St. Clair, al
ready described by the same writer in
revelation than has yet been made pub
lie of the relation of British command
ers In the Northwest TO the Indian wars
of that period. Caspar w. Whitney's
to the Barren Grounds" is conducted
with a graphic description of musk-ox
hunting in that desolate region. The
story of The German Struggle for
Liberty" by Poultney Bigelow, traces
the downward course of Napoleon in his
conflict with the allies at Gross Beeren.
katzbach and Kuhn, with brilliant illus
t~rations from drawings by Cation Wood
vile. When so much attention is being
given to college sports 1t is worth while
10 remind people of some deeper currents
of our American university life. From
this point of view an article by Henry T.
Fowler, entitled IA Phase of Modern
College Life" is novel and interesting,
as showing to what extent organized
Christian work is carried on in our col
ieges. TIL fiction of the number in
cludes Mr.. Blacks new novel "Briseis,"
now approaching its conclusion; a short
story by Octave Thanet, entitled "A Mis-
sionary Sheriff" illustrated by Frost;
"A Spring Flood in Broadway a new
"Vignette of Manhattan" by Brander
Matthews, illustrated by Smedley; and
The Voice of Authority" by Mrs.
Alexander, illustrated by John w. Alex
ander. George w. Smalley gives some
very interesting intimate personal rem
iniscences of Lowell in London" Poems
by Alfred II. Louis and Julia M. Lipp-
man: the Editors Study" by Charles
Dudley Warner; and the Editors
Drawer" with an Introductory short
story by Margaret Sutton Briscoe, COM
plete the varied contents of the num-
ter.
Our Indians.
"Our Indians is the title of a strong
article by Hon. Hoke Smith, Secretary of
e 5as pn5s5lqF' + uDl Maseh in IS srhe se YDutn,s
Smith gives much valuable information
about the present condition and pros
poets Of the Indians their increasing
ministration toward Them. This article
, Is one OF 3 a series b American States
Guiding articles by Hon. Thomas B. Reed.
Hon. H. A. Herbert, Secretary of the
Navy, and Hon. j. Sterling Morton. Sec
rotary of Agriculture.
History ofthe a merican Ta,fG.
A History of the American Tariff from
Washington to Cleveland, by Eugene c..
Lewis. is announced for immediate pub
LEGATION by Charles H. Kerr & Company
of Chicago. 1t is designed not for special
lists but for those who wish to learn
something of the history of one of the
without the expenditure of time and
money demanded by more technical
works.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
when Solid Iron Floats.

Experiments lately made in England
show that If a ball of solid iron is lowered
into a mass of LIQUID iron by means of a
metal fork, the ball at first sinks to the
onds it leaves the prongs and rises to the
surface, where it continues to float until
it melts. The rising is explained by the
expansion of the ball, due to heating,
whereby it becomes bulk for bulk, less
dense than the molten metal.-Youth's
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
TUESDAY. MARCH 81. 1896.

This paper is Democratic IN principles
and is Independent in IFS uieaos on all local
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
LEGAL NOTICES.


TO CHESTER c, MONROE, EXECUTOR
ana trustee, under will of Russell H. Hoad-
ley, deceased Russell H. Hoadley, individ-
viii of Russell H. Hoadley, deceased; Alice
H Hoadley widow. Edith H. Hoadley.
Rowland Hoadley and Charles W.. Hoadiey
dnfant):-
You are hereby notified that at a public
sac made by the City Collector of Jersey
Mayor and Aldermen 'o q jersey or xp civ p 1sss; Tss
Tor the sum Of thirty-three dollars and nine
Jersey City, in the County Of Hudson and
STATE OF New Jersey, fronting on Williams
as lot one ~. in block number Ave Kindred
ana Iorty.nve t54O, upon an assessment map
made by the "Reminiscences sHangsr Of ssS Eainssms Ses.;
sppotntee N and for said City by the Circuit
court OF the County of Hudson, a certified
copy OF which report and map was Sled in
the office Of the City Collector of Jersey CITY.
on the 18th day Of April, 1881, said report and
the provisions Of an act Of the Leeislatrre
o. New Jersey, passed March Goth, 1886, en-
An Act concerning the settlement and col
ments and water rates or water rents in
cities Of this State, and imposing ana levy
ing a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and
instead Of such arrearages. and to enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
SAFE OF lands subjected to future taxation
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that Won an
pear 20 nave an estate or interest in said land
and real estate, and unless the said land and
real estate shall be redeemed. as provided in
said acts. before the expiration of six months
the same will be given conveying to The
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City. the fee
simple of said land and real estate according
to the provisions of the said act.
Dated Jersey City, N. J., March "a, 1896.
SEY CITY,
fs.., F. F. wANsER.
CSeaio Mayor.
Attest. CITY Clerk
(Sale No. $685.
The New Jersey Title Giiarantaa and Tr,,s4- O.
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TO SAMUEL MURPHY. TIMOTHY o'CAL-
lshan, Mary o'Callahan. his wife; John
Patrick oica Iahsaa julia Eha'a McNievi ms T gohn
MeNevins, her husband: Eliza O'Brien, John
Murphy. his @ wife; Ellen ean' Murphy nSgpn Swid Rsna
Edward MURPHY. and Annie Murphy, his
wife. heirs-at-law of Johanna Murphy, de-
ceased. and The State Of New Jersey
You are hereby notified that at a public
sale made BY the City. COLLECTOR of Jersey
and Aldermen Of Jersey City purchased for
the sum of sixteen dollars and hfty-four cents
sey City. IN the County Of Hudson and state
Of New Jersey, fronting on Miller street.
~ 500. in block number fve hundred and
forty-fve t545l, upon an assessment map an
made by the scommissioners Of Adjustment
apnointed in and for said City BY the Circuit
cory of which report and map was filed in the
office of the City Collector of Jersey City.
map and said sale being made pursuant to
the provisions of an act of the Legislature of
New Jersey, passed March Goth, 1856. en-
titled
can Act concerning the settlement and coll
lection of arrearages Of unpaid taxes, assess
ments and water rates or water rents in
cities of this State. and imposing and levy
ing a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and
instead Of such arrearages. and to enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale Of lands subjected to future taxation
and assessment
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you APP
pear TO have an estate or interest in said land
and real estate, and unless the said land and
real estate shall be redeemed, as provided in
said acts before the expiration OF six months
from and after the service hereof. a deed for
the same viii be given conveying to The
simple of said land and real estate according
to the provisions Of the said act
TIE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN ST JER-
(seai.0 Mayor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
FERDINAND HEINTzE,
CHARLES HOLLYWOOD.
FOR ALDERMEN.


One Year Term.
L-JAMEs BURNS.
y.-CHARLEs MAXWELL.
YII.-HENRY GoTTHARDT.
IX.-JoHN A. KNoELLER.
AI.-RUDoLPH E. HARTMAN.
AII.-JoHN Z. BoLDT.
Two Year Term.
I.-WtLLIAM ]. MORAN.
II.-JoHN J. HEAyEY.
III.-ARcHIBALD NJ. HENRY.
IV.-SAMUELG WARREN.
V.-JoHN A. TRACY.
VI.-ANTHoNY HAUCK.
VII.-EDwARD BARR.
VIII.-DANIEL NJ. SHINE.
IX.-FRANK SCOTT.
X.-FRANcIs j. WEIs.
XI.-DENSIs MULLINS.
~XII.-ARTHUR j. CoRBETT,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31
Lyric TheaIre, Hohoken.

The appearance of Hanlon Brothers in
their elaborate production "Fantasmaf'
at the Lyric Theatre, Hoboken, last
night. was a bowling success. Like all
the other popular shows that have been
presented at the Lyric this season, it
was greeted by a crowded house. and
e the curtain dropped at the close
OF the last act q more contented audi
ence could not be found anywhere.
"Fantasma' is, as its name implies, a
spectacular pantomine. 1t has been SO
revised and strengthened by numerous
additional attractions invented by Messrs.
Hanlon Brothers that is really a novelty
mysterious and amusing tina the audi
ence gazes in wonderment one minute
and breaks into peals of laughter the
next. Beautiful scenery is also a marked
feature. Zamaliel, king of the realms of
Hates, is seen in his strange abode at
the bottom of the deep sea. The fishes
swim around him and the sea serpents
open their ghastly mouths and crawl
hither and thither. The adventures Of
Pico, a silly clown, in the realm of the
ways in trouble. He visits the haunted
dormitory, where everything seems to
be alive.* Inanimate objects display won
derful ppwers of locomotion and demons
appear and disappear like flashes of
lightning. In addition to all these mys-
teries there are other interesting at
fractions. Matthew Byrne performs some
fantastic Juggling feats, and All and
Benz, the Egyptian whirlwinds, unlble
and vault in true arabian styse. Popular
songs are rendered by Orie Gerard, Miss
Sadie Stephens and Coughlin Brothers.
Miss Pauline Glidden, the cornet
soioist, plays sweetly. Some pretty
d RTotiaers show some rem nartaahe
feats in athletics. The play closes
with, a Transformation scene, entitled,
Leaves from Nature These are q SER
thrown colored lights. Among those who
ham BENJAMIN q Miles, George Adams,
Stephens. john M. coughiin' r raa q
Orie Gerard. Walter Kali. ]. Sonerant,
Matthew Byrne, John III. Haslasm, e. F..
Fletcher. Diedrich Sandman, Martha
Morris Tonina Adams.
Bon Ton Theatre.
There are several good things at the
Bon Ton this week. Foremost of all is
Mark Murphy. the popular Irish come
sJehn and NeliSe Healy are almost as we'll
Known. There plantation sketch always
makes a hit. They sing delightfully."- and
in the country. Misses Cook and elm
ton do some difficult feats with a rifle.
Their playing Of Home Sweet Home, on
shooting at them is not the least ef-
fective Of their efforts. Richard M. Carr
roll In another well-known Irish artist,
who appears in Mortar and Bricks.
The Fifzgdbbon Trio, whowere engaged in
d suuabbie with their sisters husband.
w, Murphy, OF Murpny and Mccoy. III
Judge Puster.s court two months ago,
are d~isproving that gentleman's Islander
Of their ability. Edward Louis and Bert
make up the team. and they play quite
cieveriy and with good musical effect.
Others on the programme are Brown and
Deity, singing and dancing duettsts;
Maude Harris, the magnetic, spark; Jennie
mast master of sleight Of hand: Kiiroy
and RaNspn, singing parodies illustrated
with sstereopticon views: George ST.
George Hussey, ventriloqufst.
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TIONS.

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HELP WANTED.


MALE.
WANTED-CAPABLE statesmen TO
sen a line OF specialties. including var
nlshes, ETC., to paint dealers. painters
stores, etc. First-class oppor
tnnily to proper party. Samples fur
nashed free. Garland Refining Company.
Cleveland, o.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIyEN ruAT TIJr
annual meeting of the Stockholders Of THE
Jersey City and Bergen Railroad Company.
ior the election of eleven Directors, Will be
Hsiu al the ONCE of the Company, No. 1
April Is, 1896, between the hours of Twelve
O'Clock noon and one O'clock p. NJ.
THOMAS ]. GEORGE, Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-31

Receives Deposits Subject to Checks and Allows Interest
on Daily Balance; Issues Time and Demand Certificates of
Deposit Bearing Interest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
LITERARY NOTES.

A life of Lady Burton is 10 be published Mr. w.
II wilkins having undertaken TO write IL. ms Is
news Of doubtful interest. Lady Burton was an
admirable woman and n wife, II IL probable that
few records similar to hers could Ice found I'm his
tory TO have been wife to Sir Richard Burton must
have been no trihing experience. Yet. II Is said.
with all due respect and appreciation. why should
there be Life of Lady Burton? In these days
OF indiscriminate bookmakng. the fact Indicated
above presumably sufficient but the weary
reader is iet. wondering lie can admire Iady
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05

The autobiogra phical "reminiscences OF Mrs' run
die Charles, the author Of the Sehonoers-Oo.'''
Chronicles are to no brought out In the ia''' ""'''
the title of "Our Seven Homes