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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
THAT HAWAIIAN CABLE.
Arguments Made Before the Inter-
state Commerce COMMITTEES.

AYEum entS Made Before the Inter-
state Commerce COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1S96.-The
Hou seCemmittee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce today heard Edmund l..
Baylies of New York City in support of
the bill to establish cable between the
United States and the Hawaiian Islands.
He spoke of it's Importance and said the
cable if allowed will start from the
coast of California or Oregon
and proceed to the Hawaiian
Islands, a distance of 2.097 miles: thence
in a. southwesterly direction 1881 miles to
the Marshall Islands. and thence north
westerly 2,502 miles to Yokohoma. the
total length of the cable thus being $500
miles. It's estimate cost when ready for
operation would be $7,5oo,o00 Continu-
Dos posed i to 'a ask from the the United
States Government to aid in the building
of the cable sum which would equal
approximately $176000 per year for twenty
years; and during this period the Japan
ese Government is to be asked to con-
tribute 100000 a year.
Mr.. Baylies said that if the proposed
cable was laid the rate for the trans
mission of messages would, in a short
time, be reduced from 80 to SO per cent.
L. L. Spaulding of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, representing another cable COM
pany, will present the claims of his COM
pany later.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
CECIL RHODES TALKS.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

LONDON. an. II. t1S95.-The correspon-
dent of the "Pall Mall Gazette" at Cape
Town, sends to that paper a report of
an interview with Cecil j. Rhodes. ex-
Premier of the Cape Colony, just prior
to the latter's embarking Tor England.
Mr.. Rhodes is represented as saying
'It is of the highest importance that the
situation should. not be prejudiced. Until
all of the facts are known the people
of Johannesburg should not be thought
towards, though they were undoubtedly
crushed by the Beers in the recent con-
flict."
Mr.. Rhodes expressed hope that Mr.
Chamberlain would support the Uitlanders
in their efforts to obtain reforms. He
thought that President Kruger would
prosecute few of the Reform Committee
arrested at johannesburg with extreme
severity, but would finally be compelled
to concede the main points of the Uit-
landers' demands
1t is expected that the ringleaders
among the persons arrested at Johannes
burg and taken to Pretoria for having
taken part in the movement against the
Transvaal Government, will be sentenced
to Imprisonment for term of five years.
and that the others will be condemned
to pay heavy fines
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
GOES TO THE JURY TODAY.
The Fate of the City Hall Commits
sioners MAY He X nuKn Rafora Nfrhf

Ihe Fate nf the City Hall Com mis-
sioners May Fe Known Hefore Night
The case of the City Hall Commission
ers will go to the jury late this after.
noon. Allan McDermott, who was sum-
ming uD yesterday when the Court ad-
journed at o'clock, resumed his argu-
ment at 1:so Prosecutor Winfield fol-
lowed and Judge Hedspeth delivered his
terday. Contractor English was called
and enumerated some of the buildings
he has erected. Among them are the
Hudson County Bank, the Catholic
clubhouse and the Weldon building He
submitted the sub-contracts he had
and all the other n material. Footed up
ready. paid out $139,3o0. The. witness de-
clared that after paying for the materials
and the labor there would be nothing
left for him.
Gilbert c. Brown testified that the
trolling of the stone is all right
Ex-Judge Hoffman opened for the de-
Tense and was followed by Allan Nc
Dermott. At. four o'clock, Judge Hud-
speth, ordered recess until 1:3O p. M.
today. This was done because he would
be occupied with Orphans Court BUSH
ness in the morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
STRUCK BY 4 9YPHOON
Thrilling Experience on the
Warship Baltimore During
Her Last Trip.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1896-The
Secretary of the Navy today received
an official report by mail from Captain
B. F. Day. commanding the United
States cruiser Baltimore, giving a de-
tailed account of the thrilling experien-
ces of that vessel in typhoon while on
the way from Yokohama to Honolulu
The report is dated at Honolulu. whence
the Baltimore is said to have sailed for
San Francisco on the 10th inst. Although
told in the usual formal manner gov
erning the phraseology OF such reports
the story which Captain Day embodies
in his communication is of intense inter-
est. The Baltimore sailed from Yoko-
hama on December 3. and on the night
Of the succeeding day was overtaken by
typhoon about 400 miles off the Japan
coast. -Four days and half were lost
lying to in the midst of the storm.
On the difth the weather conditions had
grown much worse, Aatches were batten-
way, and all preparations made for heavy
weather. The barometer fell steadily dur
ing the days of the typhoon until it
Long before this. Captain Day had con-
cluded that the ship was. in the north
, east quadrant g Of typhoon. but the
with such great force had created a
wicked sea, with remarkably steep adj
vancing face, and he was apprehensive
of serious consequences should he at
tempt to keep away and run out, and saw
no other safer course than to ride head
to it.
The ship took many seas on board dur
ing the time she was head to the ty-
phoon, some of them heavy, but when
running. off comparatively. little water
Day, had we stopped the engines and and
supplied with such an appliance. 1t
would be extremely difficult to impro-
wise one and launch it in the midst of a
heavy gale
The damage done was not serious, but
the lives of two men were sacrificed.
These were Carpenter Isaac Cooper of
Philadelphia. who was killed by being
thrown violently to the deck, and Gustav
Jessen, acting boatswain's mate who
was lost overheard under conditions
which made it impossible to save him. A
number of the boats were injured, and
some of the deck fittings carried away
and railings bent
This ship has been looked upon with
suspicion as regards her seagoing auaii-
ties and for my part I have never been
desirous of testing her. But by her per-
formance in the gale, my confidence in
her has been fully established and con-
slider her an excellent seRboht. No ship
could have done bettre. 1t was the
worst weather I have ever experienced
at sea, yet the ship went through it with
out serious damage or danger and was
quite fit to encounter another at once"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17

Committee of the Board of Works, seems
somewhat inclined to favor the plan to
enter into an agreement whereby New
main. In an interview. Mr.. Bailey said
he would be satisfied to vote to have the
city bear a proportionate part Of the cost
could obtain all the water it should want
for roal Its ewn use at once, and ,d derive a
Mr.. Baileys idea is TO pay a small
share of the expense of the pipe line
under. an agreement which would permit
East Jersey Water Company after 1900 at
SO SO M much per million gallons M He would
tension of the old contract.
Commissioner Stainsby has announced
himself In favor Of compelling the carry
clared that he would not vote to spend
any money for the purpose of securing
larger main than is necessary to guaran-
50.0o000O gallons every day after 1900. The
commissioner is also opposed to extending
the time of the original contract.
city would be benefited If the clause fix
ing the daily maximum supply at q, ,500,-
600 gallons should be waived by the COM
pany. and though he says that in order
to secure such "a waiver he might vote
to spend sum of money, he would not
go into a discussion of the question this
morning. He declared that he would have
to give the subject more thought before
expressing decided opinion as to what
action he would favor.
The fact that the East Jersey Water
Company receives no pay for the water
it now gives Jersey City seems to have
led the local officials to believe that New
ark will be practically safe from the ne
cessity of being compelled to pump Pas
sale water. Even though the extra pipe
line should be constructed, and should
the East Jersey Company get customers
for all the water it could force through
the pipes, the interests of this city would
be zealously guarded.
In case the delivery report of the wa
tershed for December should show that
the Storage facilities are not sufficient, or
should such informal ton be gained by OBJ
servations to be made by the city, steps
ting the worst of it, it has been declared.
Regarding the water companys propo-
sition now in the hands of the board,
though it was considered to have been
made under a. misunderstanding of facts
it will probably be acted upon at the
meeting of the board this afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
NEWARK MEN THINKING.
The East Jerseys Proposition
to Jersey City Stirs Up the
Essex People.

NEWARK, Jan. II, 1896.lThe propo-
sition of the East Jersey Water Company
to build another pipe line at once, made
to the Jersey City authorities yesterday,
has set the authorities in this city think
ing. If the pipe line is to be built it will
have to be 1t least thirty-six inches in
diameter. 1t is argued, and such main
would be ample for Newark's needs. it is
claimed.
If the East Jersey Water Company
proposes to lay a second conduit right
away, l say let them go ahead.'' said
President Van Duyne, of the Board of
Works this morning. IT'S question in
my mind whether the company can afford
to lay less than a thirty-six inch main.
# such conduit was to be laid, doubt
if l would favor entering any agreement
to secure larger pipe by having the city
pay a proportion of the cost.
Still the question is weighty one
and the Commissioners will probably hold
conference with other city officials be-
fore deciding just what we will do. I
think, though, that with a thirty-s;x and
forty eight inch main the city will be
comparatively safe.
About securing more than the maxi
mum daily supply of 27,5OO, 900 gallons?
Cn! uouUl very mucn II the city Will
be forced to pump Passaic water again.
The more I think Of this question the
more convinced | become that the inter
ests Of the city and East Jersey Water
Company are closely allied at many
points. don't wish to be considered as
making threats at all, but hardly be
lieve that the water company could ar
ford to act very mean with u.s. So far,
must say" Mr.. Van Duyne went Oh.
ssthat the company has shown disposi-
tion to give Newark all 1t Is entitled to
submitted to Jersey City yesterday
strikes me as being one that 1t would
be hardly fair to criticise. AT present,
taking its41l In all, I think Newark lis In
such Position that we need not feel
fh6 lIeast bit Uncomfortable. =
kxtnrx p. Bailey. ohsirman Of tie Water
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
LOCOMOTIVE BLOWN Up.

BINGHAMTON. N. Y. JAN II. 1885,
AS wildcat freight from Elmira was
entering the D., L. & w. r. r. yards,
at Halstead, Pa. at o'clock this morn
ing. there was terrific explosion, re-
sulfing In the probably fatal injury OF
Fireman Evans of Elmira. Evans was
blown over the tender and two or three
cars and landed some distance away on
the bank. Both his eyes were blown
out, his nose was blown off and he re-
eeived other injuries that make his re-
Hospital at Scranton Engineer Williams,
also of Emira, escaped uninjured.
Examination showed that the crown
sheet of the boiler had dropped down
because of insufficient water in the boil
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
DIED.

airy is. 1896, David Scales, aged 81
years, 2 months, IL days
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
tend the funeral on Saturday, January
u, at one F; M, from his late residence,
No 2l0 Pacific avenue.
SHORT-On Wednesday, January 8. 1896
Mrs. Lydia Short, aged Y years
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at the residence
Of her. son-in-law, J. Wallace Black. No.
January II. at eight p NJ
HALLIGAN-On Thursday. January 16.
1895, Mary. wife of the late Patrick
Relatives and friends of the family ara
from her late residence, No. 1ss Thirtesnth sl il
o'clock A. M; thence to ST. Michael's
Church. where a solemn. high mass will
be offered for the happy repose Of her
soul.
Carolina Musch. aged>Ss years.
Relatives and friends are. respectfully
Jam 10, at 2 P. NJ, from her late resi-
dence. No. 50 Cottage street, Heights.
NIEMEIER-At her late residence, No
So Jackson avenue. Heights, the be-
loved wife of Louis Niemeier
Funeral on Sunday, Jan. 19. at p NJ.
from Baptist Chuch, Clinton and Madfs
son avenues.
EARTNETT-On Friday. anuary II. 1895.
Ian iiaInora, beloved wife of the late Pat
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully, invited to attend the funeral
avenue. on Sunday, January 10, at two
P. M
KENNY-on Thursday. January 1s. 1896.
Kate beloved wife of John Kenny,
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
P. NJ N. ~ 70nuas' 'anuars - al TWO
MATHIS-On Wednesday. anuary Is 1896.
Jesse S. Mathis. aged 81 years. !.
Van Houten Post. No 5. G. 4. r.. are are
from his late residence; No. 2al First s5rst
thence to Trinity NJ &. Church, Yori;
street, between Warren and Washington
Interment at New York Bay Cemetery.
sBOYD.-On Thurs lay. January i6. 1895.
Isabella, widow OF Isooert J.. Boyd.
at two P. NJ. from No. IL High Street,
Heights.
GARLING.- Elite Garling, only daughter
OF Ellen and the late Andrew CARING,
aged IA years, months and % DAYS.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend her funeral on Sunday,
January ls; lat at two F M from the rest
avenue Heights.
SETRMA NN.--In this city, on Wednes-
day, January 16, 1896. Anna Magda-
lena. wife of Martin sethmann, aged
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral on Sum
day, January 49, at l P NJ, from her
late residence No. 81 Morris street.
UNREIN-On Friday, January II. 1896.
Charles Unrein. in his 56th year.
Relatives and friends also members
Hoboken <chuetzen Corps. Captain Her
man Luettich, and Hoboken Quartet
Club. are invited to attend the funeral
on Sunday. January 10, at / p M from
Hoboken Quartet Club Hail. Washing.
ton street. Hoboken-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
TROUBLES OF THE DAWsoNs.
The Patrolman,s Wife Sues Him for
Divorce on Many Qkarses


Isaac Romaine, Special Master in Chan
cery, took testimony this afternoon in a
suit for separation instituted by Mrs.
Lizzie Dawson against Patrolman VIM.
A. Dawson of the First precinct. Mrs.
Dawson is represented by Counsellor
Goldenhorn and her husband by William
N. Dougherty =
The couple live at No. Bright street,
They have only been married two years.
They have :, child seven mosnths old The
Dawson IS charged with drunkenness,
cruelty and non-support. He goes on
periodical drunks, during which he is
sometimes absent from home for days.
trerne cruelty. She says he at one time
struck her with heavy frying pan The
blow was aimed at her head. and. she
believes. might have killed her If she had
not thrown up her arm and received the
force Of the blow upon 1t. Her arm was
cut and badly confused from the stroke.
On last election day she says Dawson
stood over her with q knife and asked her
II she was ready to die. He foretold for
her q violent death and indirectly threat
ened her: on Monday Counsellor Golden
horn Will apply tor a1itaony and counsel
fees for his client, IS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
SOCIALISTS LEFT OUT.
Rr Gable to the United Press.

BERLIN. JAN II. 1Sss-The .evorwarts." I"
the leading organ of the Socialists. prints
beforehand the Emperors decree which
will be promulgated tomorrow. January
1S. on the occasion of the twenty fifth an
niversary of the proclamation of the
German Empire, pardoning military Of
Tenders who are undergoing sentences re-
quiring the payment of less than $50
marks fine or six weeks imprisonment
Offenders who are fined or imprisoned for
ill-treatment OF their interiors in rank eor
for desertion are not included in the class
receiving clemency.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17

Patrick Turner's, an employe in Land 5
stone yard, on Willow avenue, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, Hobo
ken, was hosting large stone in the
yard this morning when the derrick
broke, and Turner'S, who was upon tt.
was hurled to the ground, distance Of
juries, from which 1T is feared he will
die An ambulance was summoned and
he was taken to st. Mary's Hospital
His wife was notified of her husband q
ton street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
INJURED ON A STEAMSHIP.

A carpenter in the employ Of Fletcher
Bros. machine shops at Thirteenth and
Hudson streets, Hoboken, fell from the
hurricane deck of the steamship Adiron-
dack, which is being repaired at the
Fletcher dry docks, foot of Fourteenth
street, this morning and broke both Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
CITY NEWS NOTES.

A new fire box, No. 1852, was placed at
the corner Of jackson avenue and Ferris
street yesterday.
The Board of Education will pass pay
rolls for the balance of the salaries due
the teachers and janitors for their Mo-
venber night school work at their next
meeting
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
MORE AUSTRIAN REFORM.
Bu Cable to the United Pres,

VIENNA. Jan. IL 1ss6-count Badeni.
Prime Minister of Austria. will submit to
the Reichsrath when that body reassem-
bles after the Parliamentary vacation, a
scheme for electoral reform which will
add Y members elected by universal sllf-
rage to the existing 1853 deputies who are
elected in that way.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17

Gratis in the Senate There is compara-
lively no snow on the ground and among
the hills to melt next spring ana Ill the
lakes and streams whfcn sorm the water
shed. and unless. there is heavy fall of
rain or snow soon the consequences may
be serious
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
NAY MEAN WAR ON US.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

BD Cable to the United Press.
LONDON. Jan. II. 1s96.-The Central
News circulates report. which it says
is unofficial. that the British flying
squadron has just put into commission is
destined for the Bermudas. This report
cannot now be confirmed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Jan. II. 1S96-For the 36
hours ending at P. M, Saturday:-For
New York City and vicinity: Rain or
snow tonight and on Saturday; station
airy temperature; brisk to high north
easterly winds.
Hartnett,s Thermometer Reporf.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
FRANCES PREMIER DYING
BIZ Gable to the United Pres.

PARIS. Jan. II. 1896 -Ex-Premier
with congestion OF the lungs. is dying.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
MATTERS oEEAG CT

--stores factories and institutions can now
set their supplies as good as any N. r,
house can serve them Complete stock, low
eezy stores. Montgomery ana arssue streets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
An Appropriate Hymn.

At the close of long and laborious
sermon by a local pastor on Sunday he
very appropriately gave out the hymn,
nal. =
but Hoods Sarsaparilla cured him. MIS- X.
Goodwin. NO As Fxnnklin street. Jersey City
Heights, N. J. s
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-07-07

A delightful story from Johannes
burg describes a dispute among a group
or Beers over the color Of the English
nag. There was great ignorance and
much difference Of opinion on the sub
1ect until an old patriarch. clad In n
blue shirt and soiled yellow moleskln
trousers, arose. His rife was slung
over his right arm, his beard WINS long
and white, his face was yellow with
seventy years exposure TO the sun
md his eyes, once keen. were duh. He
knew nothing about the English. was
Ignorant OF their language, their ways.
and their grievances. but he was solid
on the color OF the flag that the sun al
ways shines on. When he stood up
there was murmur OF Dom Peet and
a respectful pause.
THE English flag" he said, with an
air OF placid certainty, sis white"
\ There was a general cry of expostu-
lation, which had no sort OF effect on
the old warrior.
Don't know he asked. gently. az
have seen it, seen 1t three times; once
Mt Majuba, once at BronkerspruIt. AMI
once at Doornkop. Each time is was
hoisted and each time 1t was white"
And that settled it.-New York Sun
Cable.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-07-07
DAIRY BULL.

Professor Craig, of the Wisconsin
Agricultural Experiment Station, saws
That the most valuable characteristics
Of the breeding OF dairy bull are the
number and merit of the performances
That have been made by the COWS that
enter into his pedigree. The most
important feature Of this is the degree
TO which his dam was good dairy
COW, and then In n Iessening degree
The merit of his grandeur and great
granddam. Next to these facts is the
number and performances of the COWS
chat have been gotten by the sire
that enter into his pedigree. A bull
that has breeding of high order,
based on performances, is rs certain
asst hlnSs can be to get good calves,
provided that as an individual he is
satisfactory. As an individual the
first requirement is constitution and
health. Constitution aud breeding
qualities mny be estimated to n con
adorable degree by the masculine ap.
pearancc of the bull in head and horn
and crest, but much moro so by the
depth of the chest, rotundity of the
ribs, and the general appearance of
thrift and vigor in the hair, hide and
eye. Besides these qualities it is not
amiss to have the uudeveloped tests
on bull large and well placed, as
well MS with wide, high and broad
rs !utcheon. -Kansns Farmer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-07-07
A DUCHESS NEW GOWN.

l obtained the following description
of the dress made by Worth which the
Duchess of Marlborough will wear at
the next Queens drawing room. in
London, writes a correspondent of the
New York Journal from Paris. The
dress is an electric blue with decollette
corsage draped on the side and fas-
tened to each shoulder by two piquets.
White ostrich feathers and diamonds
trim the corsage, descending to the
waist, and are kept in place by satin
band, making bow on the side.
AT the top of the corsage is a veil of
white Mechlin lace. The sleeves are
of lace, with bars of blue satin. The
skirt is of electric blue satin with a
train two metres long in one piece.
L learn the Duchess ordered from
Rouf II mantle to go with the dress,
but has refused to accept it because of
a bad fit.