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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-11

seem in the eyes of those who have stud
led the subject. there cannot be the slight
est particle of doubt that the contract is
unpopular, that it is going to be bitterly
fought. and that the fight will be at It's
hottest just about the time when the
Mayoralty election is held-that is. If the
contract should be ratified within any rea-
sonable period after the award made last
Friday.
The present Grand Jury has upon it at
least one man, who is the sworn foe of
any contract, and he occupies the inn
portant post of foreman. Mr.. Lebbeus B.
Ward is going about the city as busy as
ever in his work of obstruction. The
Rockaway n Hudson and other defeated
promoters are just waiting for their
chance The public is in a state of absurd
suspicion. The mere word water starts
the average citizen kicking.
So, there we are. What nave the ex-
perte to say about this aspect of the situa-
ton?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-11
pLAFTDEUTsoHgN CLUBS BALL

The first mask and civic ball of the Err
stem Pl~attdeutschen Club was held in
Woods Hall last night. Charles A. Woitke
was floor manager. His assistant was
William Bruening. The committees in
charge we're
Reception-C. A. j. Woitke, H. Strauss,
w. Evers, Otto Fischer, J. Flick.
Gate-H. Lefhalm, J.. Vogel, j. All
rens. F. Wasserman. F. Klosterrnan, J.
Goldschwer, F. Schedenaan.
Arrangement-C. A. J. Woitke, r. JAMS
sen, F. Wassermann, j. Ahrens, j. Ma
thias, w. Evers.
Tho officers of the club are
G. A. j. Woitke, President; H. Strauss,
Ehren President; w. Evers, lite Vice
President; o. Fischer, 2te Vice-President;
r. Jansen, Sktr; ]. Flick, S-chatzmeister;
j. Matthias, Aufseher; Z. Schaper, Yer
waiter.
Trustees-D. Buck, Fl. Harms, W. Hart
mann.
Finance Committee-H Harms. F. Klos-
termann, H. Hinteimann. f. Wassermanns
w. Bruening, j. Goldschwer. ~Fahnentrae-
ger-H. Johannes, w. Rohlfs.
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WIN. PETERS DEATH.
A Wealthy Man Found at the
Mouth of the Erie
Tunnel.

At two o'clock yesterday afternoon John
Meenan, Of No. Up Coles street, found the
body of an elderly man at the east end
of the Erie Railroad tunnel. The authori-
ties were notified and the body removed
to Speer's morgue, where it was identi-
fed this morning as that Of William
Peters. of No. 400 Central avenue.
According to the police he had been
missing from his home since December 8,
but a call ait his house showed that he had
only left there yesterday morning.
Mrs. Henshaw, his daughter, was first
seen, and said that her father had not
been home all night, and when she was
informed hat her father was dead the
scene was heartrending. She called to her
aged mother, and the two bemoaned the
sorrow that had overtaken them.
Mrs. Henshaw said that for some time
her father, who was &C years old, had
been acting somewhat erratically, owing
to trouble with the tenants of his large
at the corner of South street and
Central avenue. He had complained of
inability to sleep, and on December 3 had
left the house and not returned until the
Thursday following. He then said that
he had been to the New York City Hospi-
tai for treatment. He did not secure the
relief there that he had anticipated.
Upon leaving the house yesterday morn
ing he said that hewas going to the In
dia herb store on East Broadway.
Mrs. Henshaw secuted the idea of sui
eide. From the description of the place
where the body was found she was in
clined to believe that her father had been
walking along the edge of the cliff and
fallen over. This theory is hardly
borne out by the condition of the body,
which was not mangled, as it would nave
been had Mr.. Peters fallen such a dis
The deceased, who formerly lived at No.
1,040 Willow avenue, Hoboken, leaves two
grown sons, a married daughter and a
He was Sc years old and owned
considerable property in the upper portion
of Hoboken, besides the houses and lots
on Central avenue
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E PUBLICATIONS.
ssFashfons,, for November.

Jersey City ladies who have not as yet
completed their winter wardrobes should
see the December number of Fashions"
the magazine published by Messrs. Brown
& Van Anglen, before making additions
to them. Page AZ shows a dazzling series
of Writer toilets, one prettier than the
other, and embracing morning and even
ing gowns and even wraps. There is a
nice article on Home ~Dressmaking" and
clever suggestions to devotees of fancy
work. "A Christmas gown of velvet and
chiffon on page A, gives an idea well
worth Sc zing. Mrs. Bars charming
story, 81 VIII Marry My Own First Love"
continues with unabated interest and the
other literary features of the magazine
are carried out with the usual care.
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TRIED SUICIDE IN A CELL.

Michael Murphy, "a years old. Of No. S6
Seventh street, attempted to ommit sui
eide in a cell in the Seventh street police
station this morning by hanging himself
to the iron door with a handkerchief. He
was cut down before he accomplished his
purpose. Murphy was drunk He says
he is a reporter and connected with the
Railroad Gazette" When arraigned in
court this morning he said he was una
ware he had attempted 10 end his life. He
had no occasion to, he said. He was dis
charged with a reprimand, because OF his
wife and family. which numbers five.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-11
The Political End mn

The experts might as well save their
"intellects'' at the present stage of tbe
game. They do not count. The water con-
tract is a peg in the political puzzle. and
its fate depends Ear more upon the politi-
cal results dependent from it than upon
any flaw the engineers may find or any
argument the lawyers may advance.
We are going to elect a new Mayor of
Jersey City in March. and rumor has IT
that Peter F. Wanser desires to be a cam
didate and to be elected. We do not know
If this is true, but it seems quite probable.
II His Honor's ambition is correctly
stated, he has two goals to aim at. and he
must kick both in order to win. They
are.-
1.-The nomination.
lThe election.
Now, there can be no doubt but by sign
ing the East Jersey Contract, the a
can greatly improve his chancee of the
nomination The great Republican State
Ring. of which Carrot A. Hobart is now
king pin, and Of which the local Dickin-
son machine is a mere detail, wants the
water contract executed, and wants it
badly. Mr.. Hobart has been working for
1t for fifteen years, and he has never be-
fore come 80 near getting it as now. If
Mayor Wanser can be brought to see it in
the right light, and win sign the contract.
then Mr.. Hobart and his organization will
owe him a deep debt OF gratitude, which
will be cheaply repaid with a renomina-
ton and hard work at the polls. If, on
the other hand, the Mayor refuses to all
low the contract to go through, ii is more
than likely that the utmost power of the
State machine will be concentrated upon
the work of turning atm down." as a
punishment for his independence.
But If Mayor Wanser should for any
reason sign the pending contract. and, af-
ter that. secure a nomination as Mayor,
1T is a grave question whether he would
have the slightest chance Of being elected.
No matter what a thinking man may be-
lieve about the merits Of the su} ply Of
<ered. no matter how low the priA 11ay
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-11
The water Contract and the Expert.

The Experts nave opened their bait
teries upon the water contract, and God
help the city. 1t Is wonderful how these
experts are never heard from Until it is
foe late. II half the wisdom which they
are \ew sxuding had been displayed a
month ago, perhaps the award would
never have been made. Now, perhaps, it
is only in time to promote a lawsuit.
But then, of course. a lawsuit means
experts fees and all that sort of thing.
No doubt the post mortem criticisms are
all for the good of the trade.
The Engineering News which.
throughout this entire struggle, has dis
tinguished itself for narrow minded tech
nical.ty, hobs up again this week on the
same old gauge. With purbl5nd expert
ness It picks cut one or two mouse holes
in the specifications and bids. and shut
ting its eyes to every large and important
consideration It fills a column of in
genious twaddle with technical grounds
for certiorari proceedings.
This article of the Engineering News
is one more proof of the futilfty of piac-
ing the adjudication of great business
questions in the hands of engineers.
Verify, we believe, if progress were left
to professionals and experts, the world
would go back.
BUT the evening Journal also bobs
Up with its expert discussion of the con-
tract. 1t is not who Is Kent this time.
It Is plain Who-Is-It. Whoever 1T is, the
East Jersey Water Company is gently
treated. It's counse are afforded all. the
space they want. and they are really
very amusing.
Here is one of Mr.. William H. corbin,s
arguments in favor of the East Jersey
award
The two great storage reservoirs af-
lorqang a storage capacity of 10. 500 million
gdilons, with an ample watershed behind
800, &c assurance of an unfailing sup
ry- fr5 alone would give fhe
city fifty million gallons a day for DIG
Gays, without depending upon the flow of
the stream for anything.
Now, does anyone remember the famous
Report of the Committee of the Whole on
the award to the Jersey City Water Com
pany? Or, rather, has anyone forgotten it
except Mr. corbin? Storage capacity was
its great feature, and. oh. how Mr.. Cor
bin did tear it to tatters.
But times are changed. and the shoe is |
on the other foot, and so we have Mr..
corbin with his finely trained legal intel
lect and conscience advancing in his own
perspicuoue diction the very self-same ar
gnment in favor of his company which he
50 effectually exploded and SO severely
condemned when it was used. by the other
fellow.
They are nice gentlemen, all these water
people, and they I'VE the good of the city
truly at heart.
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Am USEMENTS


An Acknowledgements from the Acad.
envy of Music.
James j. Corbett VIII appear at the
Academy of Music next week in "A Naval
Cadet" Owing to the act that Mr.. Cor
bett had agreed to appear at the Mace
Donavan benefit in New York on Monday
night, December IA, before the engagement
was made, it has been arranged to start
the performance at 7:5 on Monday even
ing so that Mr.. Corbett can get away at
al earlier hour than usual. The evening
performances during the rest of the week
will start at the usual hour.
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FRIDAY. DECEMBER Il, 1896.

This ape Is Democratic in principles
and is Independent IN ats vieaps on all local
questions.
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NOTICE no NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a.

NOTICE TO CREDITORsAEsTATE OF
KATHARIN SEEBURGER, deceased.
John Seeburger and John Dusel, exec
BY order Of the Surrogate of Hudson
County, dated November s, 1896, hereby
gives notice TO the creditors of said de-
cedent to bring in their debts. demands
and claims against the estate of sai5
decedent, under bath or affirmation. with
in nine months from the date OF said
order, or they will be forever barred OF
any action therefor against said exec
utors. JOHN SEEBURCER,
JOHN DUSEL-
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NOTICE TO CREDITORs-EsTATE OF
SAMUEL H HALL, deceased; Chris
tan v. Fedderson, administrator of
Samuel H. Hall, deceased, by order OF
the Surrogate of Hudson County, dated
November p, 1896, hereby gives notice to
the creditors of said decedent to bring
in their debts, demands and claims against
the estate of said decedent, under oath
or affirmation, within nine months from
the date of said order. or they will be
forever barred of any action therefor
against said administrator.
CHRISTIAN " FEDDERSON.
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NOTICE TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
BENJAMIN F. AMIN, deceased. The
New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust
min, deceased, by order of the Surrors1e
OF Hudson County, dated October Is. lSgs,
hereby gives notice to the creditors Of
SAID d~eeedenF 20 bring in their debts.
demands and claims against the esfafex
Of said decedent, under oath or afirfna
ton, within nine months from the da1
OF said order, OF they will be forev
said executor. THE NEW JERSF
TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST al
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NOTICE TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF MAR
TIN w. VAN BELT. deceased: Elizabeth A..
Van Peit. Administrators Of Martin W Van
Pelt, deceased, by order Of the Surrogate Of
by gives notice to the creditors Of said de-
cedent to bring in their debts. demands and
claims against the estate OF said decedent.
under oath or affirmation, within nine months
from the date Of said order, or they Will be
forever barred Of any action therefor against
said administratrix.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS+EsTATE
HIRAM WALLACE. deceased, E
r. Daily, executor of Hiram Wallace. "A
ceased, by order of the Surrogate Of HUG
o County dated November %, Isl
hereby gives notice to the creditors N
said decedent to bring in their debts, do
mands and claims against the estate OF
said deeedent, under oath or affirmation,
within nine months from the date of said
order. or they Will be forever barred of
any action therefor against said executor.
DAVID r. DAILY.
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NOTICE TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES On
ROSENA BENNETT, deceased. Fred
erlck w. Wright. one of the executors
Of Resena. Bennett. deceased, by order Of
me surrogate OF Hudson County, dated
the creditors OF said decedent to bring
IN their debss, demands and claims
against the estate Of said decedent. un-
der oath or affirmation. within nine
months from the date of said order, or
they will be forever barred of anv ac-
ton therefor against said executor.
FREDERICK w. WRIGHT.
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NOTICE OF SUPERINTENDENT
is hereby given that the account of th3
subscriber. executor of the estate OF CathN
arine O,Neiil. deceased. will be audited
and stated by the Surrogate of the CounI
ty of Hudson, and reported for settled
ment on Friday, the 18th day of Jany&
ary. 1897.
Dated November %. a. D. 1896. 4
BERNARD McMULLIN.
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT-NOTICE IS
hereby given that the account Of the sub
scribers, executors Of the estate Of Ephraim
L. Lambert, deceased, will be audited and
stated by the Surrogate Of the County of Hud-
son and reported for settlement on Friday,
the 22d day of January, 1897.
Dated November 16, A D. 1886.
Lie NJ. LAMBERT.
D. LAMBERT
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF
CARSrEN BEHRENS. deceased: Henry
Behrens. administrator of Carsten Behrens,
deceased. by order Of the Deputy Surrogate
Of Hudson County. dated November q. 1856.
hereby gives notice To the creditors OF said
decedent to bring in their debts, demands
and claims against the estate Of said de-
cedent, under oath or affirmation. within
nine months from the date Of said order. or
they viii be forever barred Of any action
therefor against said administrator
N BEHRENS.
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s~URROGATE,S NOTICES

JAMES H. oNErL. Surrogate. ONCE hours. sam
to4P.M- Saturdays . tot
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT NOTICE Is
scriber. guardian OF Johanna Bolte. a minor.
Will be audited and stated by the Surrogate
Of the County Of Hudson and reported for set
Element on Friday. the 18th day OF December
next.
Dated October s. A. D. 1896.
ELISE RnIrE
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT NOTICE
hereby given thai the final account Of t
subscriber, executor OF Rachel 4. Powell. dc
ceased. will be audited and stated by the Sur
rogate OF the County Of Hudson and reported
for settlement on Friday. the nth day a.
December next.
Dated October 2. A. D. 1896.
NIUE O. CHURCH.
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NOTICE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
is hereby given that the account OF the
subscribers, executors of Timothy Kear-
ney, deceased. viii be audited and stated
by the Surrogate of the County of Hud-
son and reported for settlement on FRI
day, the Sth day of January, 1891
Dated November 4, A. .. 1886.
TIMOTHY LEAHY,
LEWIS FISCHER y
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-11

The Odd Volumes VIII be entertained by
Mrs. Horace C. Wait next Wednesday
afternoon at her residence, No. "a Clinton
avenue. The Odd Volumes are having
some very unusual essay this year. At
a recent meeting Mrs. John A. Walker
read a paper which she will reread in the
near f~uture-this time to the Educational
Committee Of the Woman's Club. The
subject is:-s~The Philosophy Of History
as Related to the Musical Scale"
Miss Gaines iectured Monday afternoon
In the Carteret Club house on Sonia
K~ovalevski. Her other lectures are:-
December z:-Woman In Music, Clara
schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Cham
made, Mrs, Beach. January 4:-Pioneers
in Education. Mary Wolstoncraft. Har-
9zet Martaneal. Emma willard. Jaun-
--@H&
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hereby given that the account of the
subscriber, administrator of Catherine
McEwan. deceased, will be audited and
stated by the Surrogate Of the County
on Friday the 18th day of December next.
Dated October Is. A. D. 1896.
JOHN YOUNG.
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NOTICE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
is hereby given that the account Of
the subscriber, executor of hi r. Hal
laday. deceased, will be audited and
stated by the Surrogate of the County of
Hudson. and reported for settlement on
Friday, the 18th day of January. 1897.
Dated November 9. A. d. 1896.
STEPHEN MORGAN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-25

=
eenth century was compelled tc sd;ust
herself to the new order without in the
least showing how to do go There was
something at once pathetic and tragic in
the iDfantile helplessness of the average
woman not more than generation ago
She had first to learn how to helm her.
self. and when che had in a measure
done that she had to contend with the
ubiquitous theory that even when she
does the same work that men do she is
not entitled to the same Remuneration.
That theory, We may say in passing, is
not yet dead, but its days are numbered.
1t would be useless to deny that the
movement which has evolved the new
woman has been characterized by no
mistakes, or that the new woman her
self has not sometimes made the Judi
ciOus grieve. Many false and foolish
ideas about woman and her relation to
man and the universe have grown ont of
the movement that has given us the
woman of today, but concerning the
movement itself there can be only one
opinion-its good results to both men
and women have been incalculable. For
merly mans superior, according to the
dissolute and fustian poets of the eioht-
zenith century, woman is now his equal.
and in that change is found the whole
story Of modern civilization.-New
York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-25
Mrs. Louis G. Roehle.

Mrs. Louis c. Roehle of Baltimore is
skilled in working tapestry and in paint
ing on silk and china. She has employ
ed her spare hours in these pursuits for
years, and her house is filled with beau
tiful things of her own making. During
the national W. G. Il. U. convention at
Baltimore she became interested in the
Armenian question, and wishing to raise
money for the relief fund she lately
threw open her house and invited her
friends to come and see all it contained
that was worth seeing. She charged no
admission fec, but every visitor contrib
uted what he or she chose. The result
was S77 for the relief fund.- Mrs. Roehle
says she wanted to do something, but
did not know what to do, so she thought
and thought, and finally she thought Of
that" Here is hint for other society
women.-Woman's Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-25
Woman In New Jersey.

The alarmed male lords of New Jer-
sey take up their last census to find that
the women have a handsome majority
in their state. With one end of the state
fed by New York and the other by Phil
adelphia the girls find the sands of Jer-
sey an excellent field for employment.
Many of the German women, q large
element of the female population of the
state, engage in field work on the farms.
But what is most significant is the fact
that the females increase much faster
by birth than the males Is this to be
considered fixed tendency under the
present conditions Of American ciyiliza-
ton? Some statisticians aver that it is.
In several states. ON the basis of univer-
sal suffrage. the women. if they chose to
unite, would run things. They could
outvote the men in New Jersey today.
The Likelihood of a woman combine"
against man even under q universal suf-
frage regime is not contingency great
ly to be feared. Nevertheless the citizen
who votes should have care. Unless he
behaves himself. who can tell what may
happen to him i'll a coming age, when
women may outnumber men all along
the line!-Elmira Telegram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-25
Two Girl Mail Messengers.

There are two girls living in Titicus,
in the southern part of Fairfield county,
Conn.,, who take considerable pride in
the fact that they are employees of Un-
Gle Sam. Their names are Maud and
Alice Baxter, aged IL and IS years re.
spectively, and the government service
which they perform is carrying the
United States mail. They are the chill
dren Of d. Crosby Baxter, a farmer liy.
ing in Titicus. The girls are known to
everybody for miles around as the girl
mail messengers. The route over which
the two girls carry the mail is between
Ridgetield station and Titicus. They
make two trips day, and their regu-
larity in making these trips has made
their faces familiar to the summer con-
tingent from New York that spends the
season there.
The Titicns mail carriers drive over
the country road in light sideboard
carriage to which is attached a sorrel
horse, which they have named Uncle
Sam. Officially Maud is the mail mes
senger, but the girls by mutual agree
ment divide the pay for the work, and
Alice is the companion ON every trip
that Maud makes with the mail. The
pay the girls receive for the work is
500 each year. To reach the train it is
necessary for the girls to rise early.
Then comes drive to the Titicus post
Office to secure the mailbag from Post
master Nash and then drive of five
miles to Ridgefield station. The train
leaves before s O'Clock, and when the
travelling is bad on the country roads, it
makes Uncle Sam puff to get there in
time. As the Baxter girls pull up to the
station Maud jumps out with the mail
pouch and hands it over to the railroad
men.
This is very nice in the summer
months. In the winter it is different.
They tell of many struggles to get over
the almost impossible country roads,
but not once have they hesitated in start
ing out. Besides making two trips a day
they attend the district school.-New
York Sun.