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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
UP TO The MAYOR
Board of Finance Tells Him
1t Has Concurred in the
Water Contract.
CITY HALL RUHoRs At TO ITS. FATE
Board of Trades Special Com
mittee Calls on the Mayor
and Urges Delay.
IS Honor Tells the Members That
He Will Not Sign the Award
Until the Last Day of
the Legal Limit.

An official copy of the resolution of the
Board Of Finance concurring in the reso-
lution of the Street and Water Board
awarding the contract for d permanent
supply of water to the East Jersey Water
Company was served on Mayor Wanser
at ten o'clock this morning 1t is con-
tended BY some good lawyers that the
ayor has the right to take his own time
h approving or disapproving the resolu-
fion. Under a provision of the charter
keiating to resolutions generally, ten
days are allowed the Mayor in which to
kact. To avoid complications the Mayor
will act consequently within ten days. AS
usual His Honor declines to discuss the
water question.
1t was said at the City Hall this morn
ing. but not authoritafively,S that the
Mayor will approve the action of the
Board of Finance. The contract which
is to be entered into has all been pre-
pared, 1T is said, and in the event of the
Board Of Finance being approved, the be-
lief is expressed that the contract will
be signed without any delay.
If the Mayor approves the action of the
Boards Of Finance and Street and Water,
it is said that the East Jersey Company
win concede what the Mayor has repeated
" demanded, viz. that the company
charge not more than $40 per million gall
Ions for the temporary supply which it
has furnished since last January.
At the present time there exists no
agreement between the city and company
as to what sum should be paid for the
temporary supply. When the city and
company were at odds the company
through its counsel, Mr. W. H. corbin,
demanded sl3 per million gallons Mayor
Wanser would not consent to any such
price being paid, basing his objections
on the fact that the temporary supply
was for a long time Inadequate, and
finally that it was uncertain as to guam
tity at all times. BY reason Of that I'M
certainty the city has been practically
compelled to keep full force of men at
R1llenllle and High Service notwith-
LANDING. that within the last two months
the employees have had little If anything
70 do, the company having been furnish
ing about 25.e00D00 gallons a day, or
about what is being consumed. In view
OF the expense which the city has been
that $50 million gallons will amply re-
pay the company for delivering the sur
plus of its Pequannock plant into the
mains of this city.
AS soon as the permanent supply uues-
tion is settled an agreement will be en-
tered into, 1t is said, relative to the con-
tiIluance of the temporary supply until
the plant for the permanent supply is
ready for use.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
PLEADING DELAY.
Board Of Trade Committee Asks
Mayor Wanser to Await
the Experts Report.

The Mayor of Jersey City, P. F. Wan
ser, held love feast in his private
Office, in the City Han, this morning.
The Board of Trade lamb lay down
with the city's lion, with the lamb in
side. 1t was remarkable meeting this,
between the Water Committee of the
Board of Trade and Mayor Wanser
! about the East Jersey Company's 81. .oOO.-
wy water contract with the city. and
from the courteous and peaceable man
nef IN which it was conducted, no won
der the eager lobby arrived at the con-
clus-on taat at last the millennium had
come.
Il was not altogether a New Years
gift or surprise party for the Mayor be-
cause he had been previously informed
tina Messrs Frank }. Cole, Joseph A.
Dear, John J. Voorhees,, A. ]. Corcoran.
JohE J. Gone and DR.. L. j. Gordon
Wished to talk to him and with rim
M N the water question, and the Mayor
was ready.
About en- O'Clock The special commit
tee Was ushered In and each member
Pleasantly shook hands with His Honor
and took the seat assigned to him by
Secretary Nevin. There was a moment
ary silence broken by Mr.. Frank 3.
Cole saying
Your Honor, we were appointed by
the Board Of Trade as special COM
mittee to wait upon you and present
our views to you on the award of a
water contract to the East Jersey Water
company.s
The Mayor made a slight bow and
Mr.. Cole, who fits Robbie Burns def
milton Of an orator in a marked de-
gree. in a very quiet and wen considered
as well as well finished speech, told his
Honor that the Board Of Trade had for
rrary Years paid great deal of at
Tsspn to the water contract Of Jersey
CITY. and in view Of the present pro-
WAedings before the Board Of Works
aey had given special attention to the
after. The Board, he said, had de-
ded that in view Of the grave impor-
tnee Of the subject, and the proposed
Expenditure Of millions Of dollars. it was
isest to adopt the Latin maxim OF
sfina 1ente.
The Board Of Trade, he said had there
ys appointed an expert one Mr.. Rafrer.
~ was at present making an investIga-
= 81. q y sas contract ana on his report
Cole was careful to point out, was
made in any spirit Of cavl or caption.
was rnpiy that the Board might cb-
i1 unbiased opinion as @ the merits
q demerifs Of this water contract. Hav-
made that appointment, Mr.. Cole con-
sueds the Board had requested the muni-
Tsf unfii Nj. RsfteF's ! rspori s Z 5ad % Been Been
6ole regretted 4haf the B1snd 81
|ssee bad net needed - app< neds
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FIRE IN DATZs RESIDENCE.

Fire broke out at noon today on the
second floor of the three-story brick
house at No. q Wayne street. owned
and occupied by Albert Datz The fire
was caused by overheated steam pipes.
which run from his printing Office to the
house. In endeavoring to extinguish the
flames Mr.. Datz was badly burned about
the hands and left arm. The second and
third floors were burned out. The loss
is estimated at $1,000. Mr.. Datz recently
overhauled the house and beautifed it to
a great extent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
READY FOB THE MAYORS Re-
CEPTION.

Everything is in readiness for the pub
lie reception to be held by Mayor Wanser
in the new City Hall tomorrow afternoon.
The Mayors rooms have been gorgeously
decorated with palms and flowers, and all
the other departments have been suitably
ernamented. Cigars will be t5arved for the
gentlemen visitors end lemonade for the
ladies'
Everyone is invited and jolly tirue is
urnfY7lced
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
WON'T BE CARDINAL OoRR1aAa
T'u t,abls D the Unitsd Preas.

ROME, Dec 81 1896. Inquiry at the
Vatican concerning the report that Arch
bishop corrigan Of New York was soon
TO be elevated to the Cardinalate. has
ehclted the Information that none OF the
ropes encourage expects that the ap-
polntment will De made The Jesuit ele-
ment IN the Sacred College is favorable
60 the Archbishop's promotion. it Is said
put Cardinal Rampoila. the Papal secre-
Iary OF State, is opposed to it, not for
personal reasons. but solely because Of
sne g slgsp2illcancs 81 which the opposing party
u ~ ne toilege OF Cardinals would attach
said at the Vatican that the nomination
oI any new cardinal at the present time
is extremely unlikely. >----S
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
MRS. BOOTHS REoEP rIoN

The committee in charge of the recep-
tion rendered to Mrs. Balington Booth,
at Hasbroucke Hall some time ago by
the various patriotic orders on the
Heights, met last night at ffe residence
Of Mr.. W. E. Kennard, at No 204 Clin-
ton avenue. The receipts of the meeting
we're SO, which wiu be turned over 20
Mrs Booth The committee after a shorf
entertainment and collation. adjourned
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
SOLOMON sURRBNDRRs HIMSELF

James Solomon, the alleged policy back
er, against whom an Indictment has been
found, surrendered himself in the General
Sessions Court this morning. He was
weary Of being in exile IN New York and
decided to come over and spend New
Years with his friends. He pleaded not
guilty. The bail was fixed at 5000 and
was furnished by James Coyle.
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=; :; !, !,

eral persons lodged IN the upper part Of
the building, but they were aroused and
escaped before the fire had made great
headway.
Willard s. White and hts wife and three
children were slow in leaving their rooms
in the third floor after being awakened.
and when, they got into the hallway 1t was
full of smoke and they found some diff
Guilty in making their way out.
Captain H. r. Williamson, Superin-
tendent of the insurance fire patrol. while
directing the work of spreading covers
in the building, was overcome by smoke
and had to be removed to the open air.
where he shortly recovered and resumed
the direction Of the work.
The building is owned by the Cromp-
ton Associates. The ground floor Is oc-
cupied by J. J. Kennedy's saloon. aud
the wholesale shoe store of H. E. Smith
& Company. On the second floor are
the rooms of Battery B band and the
press and composing rooms of r. s.
Blanchard & Company, book and iob
printers
The third floor was occupied by William
s. White. chemist, who had laboratory
and tenement there; J. H. Martel, music
teacher; c. c. Gem, manufacturer ef
musical Instruments; G. H. Davis, piano
tuner; Richard Pickering, needle manu-
facsurer, and E. NJ. Bliss, slipper manu-
facturer. The fourth floer was occupied
by the slipper nanufsctory of J. p. Gros-
venor and the upper floor by the shoe
factory of o. S. Shepard and Company.
The insurance patrol spread every cover
ton for more covers to be sent out by tho
af.1{er< train
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
QUEER DOUBLE SUICIDE.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 81, 1s9.-T5arry Ridge
" and John G. Griffith both colored and
each about thirty years of age, shut
last night and turned on a full flow Of gas
They were found dead from asphyxiatson
today clasped IN each others arms. No
cause is known for the double suicide.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
BURGLARY NOT EPIDEMIC

There was report in police circles
today that there was an epidemic of
burglaries on the HILL Chief Murphy,
when asked about the report. said that
the city has been unusually free from
burglaries and even sneak thieves during
the last two months
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
GOMEZ WANTED PEACE.
BIZ Cable to the United Pres.

MADRID. Dec. 81, 1896 s--A mild sensa-
non mas been created here by the pub
hcation Of a letter written by Maxine
Gomez' the Cuban ihsurgent leader to
Generai Martinez Campos. dated four
days prior to the date on which the
latter was replaced by General Weyler
IN the office of Captain General Of Cuba,
offering to establish peace in Cuba pro-
vlded that acceptable terms could be
agreed upon General Martinez Campos,
pelng on the eve OF his retirement, turned
the letter over to General Wevler'
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EX-ooEsUL READS FUNERAL

PARIS. Dec. 81. 1sss-The funeral sof
General John Meredith Read, formerly
United States Consul General here and
later United States Minister to Greece,
who died in Paris on Sunday last, took
place in Trinity Church in this city to-
day. The services were conducted by
the Rev. DR. John B. Morgan. rector of
Trinity Church. The body was deposit
ed temporarily In the vault underneath
the altar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
HER HUSBANDS ALL DIE
Ri Gable to the Iy,asfsd pros.

LONDON. Dec. 81. lSss.-Lord william
Beresford, husband of the Dowager
Duchess Of Marlborough, formerly Mrs.
Hamersiey Of New York. was throw, from
iiis honse while hunting yesterday ana
seriously injured. He IS lying in criti-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
GRBENVILLEs BAPTIST oHURoH

The committee appointed by the con-
isitory OF the Bergen Baptist Church to
decide the advisabilty of conducting SER
vices in Greenviie held a short meeting
last night. The committee consists Of
Pastor J. c. Allen: DR. Melville Sn1ath ami
Mr.. Warner. Nnthing definite was dec:d-
ed upon. The committee viii meet agai1
next week
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
SERIOUS FALL DaWasTAlRs.

Michael Green. forty-nine years old, of
Manning avenue. sustained painful in
iuries this afternoon by falling down a
flight OF stairs at hts home. He sus-
tanned concussion Of the brain.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
sTEIEITzs WEAK PLAY.
81 Gable to ths United prss,

MOSCOW. Dec. 81. 1sss-The fifteenth
game Of the championship chess match
between Lasker and Steinitz. a Queens
garnbit declined. was played yesterday
evening IN this city, and resulted in a
3aFaw after thirty-six moves Present
score: Lasker. s; Steinitz. 2; drawn, 5.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Dec. 81. 1886 For the ss
New York City and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Friday; slightly cooler; north
erly winds.
Harsuetf,s Therms meter Reporr.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
FIFTEEN DROWNED.


] LONDON, Dec ST. 1896. The French
coasting steamer, Deux Freres. from
Fecanp for Calais, has foundered III
the English Channel and her crew Of
fifteen men drowned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
LAURABA AT GIBRALTAR.
BIZ cab;e % tlts unfted Pres

GIBRALTAR. Dec. 81, 1Ss.-The former
filibustering steamer Laurada arrived here
from Messina today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31
DISASTER IN WORCESTER.
Whole Hleek Burnsd and 100000
Worth os Property DESTROYED.

WORCESTER Macs, Dec. 81, 1Se6.-The
most disastrous fire Of the year. with one
exception, in this city broke cut at threa
o'clock this morning IN the Cronpton
block, on Mechanic street. double gem
erai alarm called every piece Of fire ap-
paratus to the scene, and the freznen had
one Of the hardest fights they have had IN
years The crompton block is flva-story
brick structure, occupied by large num-
Der OF tenants. and all Of them suffered
serious damage. for while the fire was
confined to the two upper stories every
thing below was deluged with tons of wa
ter which was poured upon the flames.
The loss is estimated at upwards Of
100000, and Is largely covered by insur;
ance. The origin OF the fire is q mystery
1t started 10 the shoe heel manufacto
of H. c. Shepard & Company. on the hf
floor and spread w4sa kreat rapid
IRE was "a discovered Isman
Mccarthy the entir1 Iahlaze
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-10-26
a sMimming AIachine.

The old-fashioned method of teaching
swimming by means of a belt and rope
running ON a wire over the bath is still
in vogue in many swimming schools,
and has survived many more preten-
tious systems. a somewhat elaborate
looking machine has been invented for
this purpose which is said to be of great
assistance to the swimming pupil. The
machine is a series of strong metal rods
on which the pupil is placed. These
rods move in such way as to cause the
pupil to make all the motions of swim
ming. When the habit of striking out
properly is learned, the learner is al
lowed to go into water and put it into
practice.
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aIOO Rewara R1OO,

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a consfi-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Care is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the toun-
dation of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprletors have so much
faith in its curative powers. that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list OF
testimonials. Address:
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
- Sold by Druggists, 70 cents.
: No. 2-S.
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Failure of Fusion in Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ca, Get. 23.-The sub-com-
mittee of the Populist state committee,
to whom was entrusted the settlement
of the fusion question, tonight formally
withdrew the Populist electoral ticket in
Georgia. This is understood to be the
result Of "a failure of negotiations between
Chairman Jones and Committeeman
Washburn in Chicago. The Populists
will devote themselves to electing their
Congressional candidates. on which, it is
said, they will in several instances have
the assistance of the Republican vote. A
large section of the populist vote, it is
thought, will be cast for Mckinley.
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a Chinese PiIedriver.

Piles were being driven in one of the
new buildings for a foundation for "a
punch. They were eight inches in
diameter and fourteen feet long. The
staging was bamboo, and SO was the
frame for the hammer, which was
round piece of cast iron, with hole in
the center for a guide rod. Attached
to the hammer block were - ropes, car
ried up TO the top OF the frame and down
on the outside, loo!:ing very much like
the old-fashioned MayPolc. Twenty
seven women had hold of the ends. and
with a sing-song, all together, pulled
down; up the rod, four feet, trav-
eled the hammer; then, at scream, all
let go, and down it came on top of the
pile, which was rotected by a band or
ring. The women were paid 20 cents i'll
gold per day. This Maypole driver is
in general use throughout Japan and
China
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An Engineers Carelessness
Caused a Bad Accident.
TRAINS coLLlDED NEAR ST. LOUIS
Eight Persons Were Killed, and
Twenty-one More or Less In
jured--Many VIII Die.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25.-Shortly before 10
O'Clock this morning, two passenger
trains on the ST. Louis & San Francisco
railroad, going in opposite directions,
collided near Windsor station, thirteen
miles from this city, instantly killing
eight persons and injuring large num-
Der, three of whom will probably die.
The killed are all of st. Louis.
The collision occurred between the
second section of an excursion train
bound west, and the Frisco Valley Park
accommodation.
From what can be learned at this
hour, the accident was the result of dis
obedience or neglect of orders on the
part of the excursion crew, who shonld
have remained at Spring Park for
orders, and let the accommodation train
through. The excursion train was the
second section of a special bound for St.
James, Mo-, 100 miles west of st. Louis,
where the Missouri Home for Aged
Veterans was dedicated today under the
auspices of the q. A. r. and Women's
Relief Corps. The first section had
gone through safely, and the second,
which consisted of eleven coaches
heavily laden with q. A. r. men, their
wives and children, left St. Louis about
O'Clock. According to ]. D. Dishman,
the telegraph operator and station agent
at Spring Park, it ehoufd have stopped
at that place for orders. Instead of
doing so, the second section passed by
the station, and soon after met the ac-
commodation coming down the grade at
full speed.
Engineer Hohl, of the accommoda-
ton, was not aware the second section
was on the road, and in trying to make
the switch at Kirkwood, crashed into
the ill-fated train in cut just thirteen
miles from the st. Louis union station.
There was only one car, combination
baggage and coach, on Engineer Hohl's
train, but the collision was terrific, both
engines being demolished and number
of cars telescopec. The wreckage was
pulled high on the track, and above the
sound of escaping steam could be heard
the cries of the frightened and injured
passengers.
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MIR. REED IN KANSAS.
Greeted by Immense Audiences In
Wichita.

WICHITA, Kan, Oct. 24.-Hon. Thorn
as B. Reed of Maine arrived here today
and was greeted by possibly the largest
collection of people ever assembled in
Kansas. Nearly Z 900 non-residents came
in on the excursion trains. These in
cluded eight bands of music. Mr.. Reed
made two speeches in the interest of
Congressman Chester I. Long of this
district, Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma
and the entire republican cause. One
speech was in an immense circus tent to
about z ,0G0 men, and the other speech
was at the Auditorium to $500 ladies.
One OF the remarkable accidental feat
ures of both speeches was the fact that
Mr.. Reed did not mention the name of
Major Mckinley IN either speech. The
leading theme of Mr.. Reeds speeches
was the tariff. He said that there is
money enough in the country, but not
work enough. He said that what the
people of this nation wanted is the en-
ployment of all its people and a credit
sufficient to sustain employment. With
reference to the money question, he said
that he wanted money that would be
good when dynasties fell, when kings
are overthrown and when republics go to
pieces. That money, he said, is gold.
He said the policy of the republican
party is to marry labor and capital.
"Bryan's shadow" he said, "caused
the Pennsylvania road to fall off 81 ,250,
900 in its earnings last month. What
loss will the substance cause?"
The days jubilee ended in tre-
mendous torchlight and pyrotechnic
demonstration at night.
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seem to have waned. The speeches and
influence of Watson have strengthened
the intentions of the populist managers
to fuse only on terms which the demo-
Gratis will not yield to. From present
indications both parties will continue
their electoral tickets in the field, and
in counties where the Australian ballot
system prevails no changes can be made
of names on the official ballot, the limit
having expired at u O'Clock last night.
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The Wasco Warehouse Co. begs leav
te inform Farmers that they have STOR-
AGE ROOM for 100000 SACKS of
WHEAT and any one wishing to store
their wheat and hold for later market
can do so on usual terms. Also, they
will pay the HIGHEST CASH PRICE
for Wheat, Oats, Barley and Rye.
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s1oKELs COMMENTS ON HIS TOUR.
Says the Tramps of the West Are fo1
Bryan.
passengers


Says the Tramps of the West Are for
Bryan.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. "a. The war gen.
erals who have been on a campaigning
tour throughout the West in the interest
of Mckinley and Hobart baYe cause to
feel proud of the reception rendered
them in this city tonight. Altogether it
is estimated not less than 10000 people
heard the speakers.
General Daniel E. Sickels, who made
the principal address, said: SIN the
West we found the tramps unanimously
for Bryan. His strength among the
tramps Is simply overwhelming. don't
know any one who has surpassed Bryan
in recent years but Coxey. Out West
we were told the war was over and that
the people saw no reason for us old
wrecks going around making speeches.
We said it would not be out of the way
for Bryan to invite some of the union
and confederate generals to accompany
him. He might ask General Longstreet.
who shot off my leg, but Longstreet
would answer I cannot, for I am Nc
Kinley elector from Georgia.
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Anyone desiring their chimneys
cleaned can have it done by calling upon
or addressing Mr.. Ike Peary or James
Hogan, The Dalles or telephone to No.
80. oI7-tf
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Sc Warren St., n
Cash in Your checks.

al county warrants registered prior
to July IL, 1892, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after Oct. 20,
1896. G. L. PHILLIPS,
County Treasurer.
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Clark, the East End jeweler, makes
speciality OF fine watch repairing. Cal
and see him.