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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-31
HOB0KHN'S APPEAL
Asks the Freeholders for /
Piece Of the Branch
Boulevard.

The Board of Freeholders met yester-
day afternoon. Bids for coal and $4,000
carbons were presented.
Before they were opened Freeholder
klumpp moved that the bids for coal be
rejected. as they had not been. properly
minded that it would probably be better
TO open the bids before rejecting them.
Mr. klumpp insisted hat the advertise
ment called for special coal from certain
mines, and dealers who wanted to bid
We're shut out. The motion was lost.
Ihen 1T appeared that there was only
one PIC, that of James. Coyle, who offered
to furnish the GOAL for 50 a ton. Mr..
klumpp renewed his motion TO reject
the plds, but 1t was voted down again.
.Hoboken came TO the front with an
The towns and townships in North Ber-
gen, including even Weehawkef, have
large slices of it, and Hoboken has just
discovered that she could use a piece of
1t 10 advantage. In order to start the
ball rolling Freeholder Heating present.
ed the following preamble and resolu-
Whereas, No part of Hudson Boulevard
or the Branch Boulevard connecting the
same with WeehaWken township runs to
Whereas, The city of Hoboken pays
nearly one-ffth1 of the entire taxes Of
this county, and has paid and will pay
said Boulevard and Branch Road; and
whereas. The said Branch Road comes
10 within g few blocks of the division
from the city of Hoboken, and said
Branch Road could be constructed to the
city of Hoboken at a comparatively
small expense to the county; and
Whereas, There is but one thorough
fare leading from the city OF Hoboken
to the said Branch Road therefore be it
Resolved, That the Legisiatiye1C commit
tee OF this Board, in conjunction with
Mr.. Noonan, counsel of the Branch
Road, be instructed to have prepared and
presented to the Legislature, at its pres
ent session, an act to provide for an
extension of the said Branch Road into
the city of Hoboken, a distance of about
half q mile; and be it further
Resolved, That said committee and
proportion, If any, Of the lands and real
estate necessary for such extension could
be, acquired by gift or for a nominal
consideration, and to get assurances for
the same in writing SO as to thereby
insure and facilitate the enactment Of
such an act.
Freeholder Heating supported the res
olutlon in an able speech. sFreeholders
Klumpp and Green opposed it on the
ground of expense, but the resolution was
adopted.
Ex-Judge Noonan presented the report
of the Condemnation Commissioners on
the Boulevard loop. The awards have
been published IN The News" The re-
port was ordered filed.
The Committee on Buildings was in
structed to have the Penitantiary and
Asylum insured. Mary Smith and Mary
Dunn We're appointed attendants at the
Asylum. A warrant FOR sS04.2 was order
ed drawn for Expert Davis, who exam
ined electric light plants in Chicago and
elsewhere.
The Board settled up an old claim of
Jersey City for $7,2l5.H for back taxes,
and ordered a warrant drawn for the
a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-31
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD
leave Pennsylvania r.. n. Depot.

7:12 A. M. Daily, except Sunday, for MAUCH
CHUNK and intermediate stations.
S:3S A. NJ. Daily for. GENEVA. ROCKIES.
TER FALLS SITc.
PENSION BRIDGE and the West and min
cipal local points; dining car to Susnension
Bridge. Pullman vestibule sleeper to CHICAGO
I1.24A. NJ. Daily Qeayes 1912 A. nj Svn-
dayl, for CHUNK ana 1nternsdiaAa
points; connecting for Reading and Earrisburr-
IT'S P. NJ. Daily. except Sunday, for EIaTTRA
and all intermediate stations; connecfions for
louisville and READING. Chair car to
Wilkesbarre.
BARRE r s B. JUNCTION, and ali inter-
mediate points.
4:22 P. M. Daily, except Sunday. for /. 4
stations. Pullman buffet parior car to VViIHass
barre connections for Pottsville.
432 p. NJ. Daily, except Sunday. for ROIrNn
Brook and intermediate stations.
5:32 p. NJ Daily. for EASTON ana intsr-
mediate stations.
GIG p. Nj. Daily, for BUFFALO, NIAGARA
FALLS, and all points west: Pullman sleeping
vestibule train. New York to Chicago. sleeper
10 Buffalo and Toronto; connections for Read
ing and Harrisburg.
e:A2 p. M. Daily, except Sunday. Tor EAS-
TON and intermediate stations
9;12 p. NJ. Daily for ITHACA, GENEVA.
ROCHESTER,. BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS.
and all points west; Pullman sleepers to Chi
caso and Buffalo, chair car to Wilkesbarre.
Tickets and Pullman accommodations at
Pennsylvania r.. r. Depot.
The New York TRANSFER Co. will call for and
check baggage from hotel or residence through
to destination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-31
ATLANTIC BOAT CLUB BALL,
Nautical Decorations and Syveet Mu-
sic MAKE II III enlnrable.


To look at the dance hall Of the Quar-
tette Club building. Hoboken, last night,
would for a moment make one think
that the handsome reception room of the
Atlantic Boat CLUB had been moved into
the Quartette Club building. as the hall
had been decorated in such a manner with
flags. paddles, oars and light canoes, that
it resembled the reception room Very
much. only pom a much larger and more
magnificent scale. Besides the above
mentioned articles there was a profusion
of potted plants. ferns and palms placed
conspicuously about the hail., and srresIa-
ers of evergreen, which hung from the
galleries in Ions sweeping cr~escents. The
platform. upon winch was the orchestra,
consisting Of a dozen pieces CT string
music. was a ver3table tropical flower
garden. The musicians We're completely
from the view OF the dancers, and
~the music. which was excellent. seemed to
come from the plants On the edge OF the
platform We're alternately placed a dozen
large palms and ferns. from each OF
which hung a bright blue electric light,
lnsking the scene very effective and beau
tiful
The dancers. did not begin to arrive I'M
before the opening promenade began.
Then Colonel Charles Erlenkotter and mis-
wife started the Dali rolling by. marching
cut upon theNfloor, and in a few minutes
they We're followed py, over $50 couples,
Henry Timken, q. H. Hasselmann, Mss
A. Vanderbilt. Trustee Harry f.. Smith,
Miss H.. Ruttman. A. Lunnirg, Miss Lii
liam Smith. e. Ulrjch. Miss Emily Ulrich.
Edward Wolff, Miss Emily Torpier, Al
fred Wolff. Miss Cara. Gelsler, DOCTOR
and Mrs. VIII am Kanliah. G. Cir, Miss
Georgia Pustkuchen. Herman Gelsnlar.
Miss Madge Loemis.Z ]. f. e. Never, Miss
Z. Oest. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rogers. NJ.
il. Johnson, Miss Sarah Johnson, H. j.
C. Schumann. MISS Ida Forst, s.. Delin.
If IS Theresa SehuIaann, Charles Maim-
qhist. Dudolpn Getting, Miss Emma. ia
cehson. Rudolph DINNERS. Miss Nellie
Jones, Otto Cob. MISS Johanna st.. Appel.
Morris Appel. Miss Georg e 1Siet. Max
Huber. Miss Hannah .Freygarg, Mr.. and
Mrs. John grouls. William Kepplsr. Miss
Sophie Hineken, Edward DINNERS. MSS
Dora Kohlneyer, NJ. n. Palmetto, Miss
Thalia Pugh Of BROOKLYN; Charles H2hnel,
Miss Minnie Sehluter. Herman Lange. Miss
Kohlmeyer. w. E. Somers, Miss Clara
Frenz, n. Frenz, Miss A.. Mutt. w.
Becke, MSS A. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
rad Koch. Assistant Water Registrar and
Mrs. r. J. Ryan. Charles Nordhaus. Miss
Josie Kennedy. F. Leonhard. Miss Mamie
lynch
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-31

RAILROAD.
The Standard Railway OF America
IN Effect January Is. 1895.
Trains leave JERSEY CITY as 1oiiows:-
FOR THE WEST

FOX THE WEST
SIS A. M, FAST LINE, with yestiprie Par
lor Car, daily for PitSsburg.
1914 A. NJ, the celebrated PENNSYLVANIA
Lated, the pioneer Of this class Of the
Thule Compartment. Sleeping, Dining. Crserva-
o na ana Smoking Cars. lighted by stationary
ouTg, Ghlcago, Cleveland. Indianapolis, Louis
wife 81 Louis. Cincinnati and Toledo.
pRRIEsP 1. N; N ST. LOUIS Ex-
pl1ing Cars, daily to St. Louis. Louisville
6.H F. ". WESTERN EXPRESS, with Pull
bgrg, Chicago and Cleveland. Dining car to
S,es ?. NJ. s6uT TIi'SgGsi + enWlsssei
cinnati ana ssle q fo,, ana Dining ,g Cars to GiD n
z a., indianapolis l0.15 P. NJ. St. Louis 100
a; AN NJ 5 seeS n p PanInggc rx,pp-.
S5eepl1g Car tc Pittsburg, Connects for Cni-
sage daily and Cleveland except Saturday
SOUTH.
For Baltimore. Washington and the South at
CONGRESSIONAL Limited: Parior Cars and
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Dining Carr, ass. 4.44.
day. S.4, s,44, Ills 4. NJ. ss.s2 Congressional
Limited ParIor Cars and Lennsyiyania Rail-
and 12.so night. For Baltimore only. LA P. NJ.
week days.
EXPRESS for for PhiiadeIp6ia, SIS. zs4, s1s.
So s.15. 9A d914 Pennsylvania Limited.
s s;ss is / as ~ a. d ssiS. III ii. s. o. SIS. ia s is, p s II.
and 1880 night. sunday, 6.sl, S.44. sis, e.44
d0;14 PENNSYLVANIA Limited, 10.16. lib A.. NJ,
2ls S.SS Alb, AS, All, SIS. GA, 500. SIS.
sl5 P NJ: and 1890 night. Accommodation.
Ills a. NJ, IA and lis F. NJ. week days.
Sundays, 5.15 and IT'S P. NJ.
For Atlantic City. 11.lS A.. NJ. eos P. NJ.
Pullman Buffet Parlor Car and day COACH
and 22S P. N, week days, 6.S4 A. NJ. Sundays.
For Cape May. LA P. NJ. week Gays.
For Long Branch. Asbury Park. Ocean
Grove. Point Pleasant and intermediate sta
tons, via Railway. 9.23 A. NJ, 1923. S.52. 5.2e
r NJ: and 1901 night. On Sunday. 10.0 90 M,
522 P: NJ. (Stop at Interlaken for Asbury
Park or Ocean Grove on Sunday.1
The New York Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from and to hotels and
S. NJ. PROVOST, J. r. wOOD.
Gen'l Manager. Gent Passenger Agent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-31
CANDIDATES PoR SHAKE HELL.
B'yuo Sonns Hslachgnards Wreck
Nll0oa aud Assault its Eranr1nfnr

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saloon asd Assault its Proprietor.
Edgar Dena.s. nineteen years old, of
Gates avenue. and Thomas Smith, aged
twenty of No. 4 Sea View avenue, were
arrested yesterday on warrants issued to
Rudolph Sehurnann and his wife, Nina,
charging them with assault and battery.
Detective Egan made the arrest on Ocean
avenue. They gave bail before Justice
of the Peace LANCER to insure their APP
pearance IN court tomorrow. Mr.. Walter
EIemins IS Denais' bondsman, and Frank
Chase is Smiths.
On Saturday night the young men at
tempted to run in al uproarious man
ner the saloon owned by the Sehurnanns
ct Old Bergen Road and Panlrapo ave-
snue, When Sahuanann objected they
turned on him and struck him several
and S-sith struck her. too. There are two
warrants for Smith for that reason. one
sworn out by each Of the assaulted couple.
Genai5 was arrested on QnI one warrant.
that CT Rudolph SeEufnann.
There are no further charges against
The we rouGhs. although they smashed III
the door OF the saloon after they had been
pezs-ed before or after the trouble. and the
Wr&clsea door was nos reported at the
fifth precinct station house, although it
swas n evidence al day long Sunday.
The first hesrd AT khe affair at the station
house was when the warrants were pre-
selted for serving.
evef mere than hall right s0a. come
aoN began the nsw boar2Sr TIKI other
Salf,S continued tire Eheegfu1 Idiot. SIS
Observation-Disclosures ~0urnaE
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-31
81 NEWARK AVE

JERSEY CITY, January q, 1896.
Notice is hereby given hat there will
he sold at
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-31

that the skirt was good and fit to wear.
After the case was closed Mr.. Palmer
Campbell asked if he might ask Morris
Ackerman a question. Mr.. Mr.. Grouse
SAID he had no objection, but Mr.. Win
field objected to reopening the case. JUS
tice Lfppilcott said the witness could not
pc recalled except by consent OF counsel.
WASHINGTON.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-31

The Burger jury, soon after leaving the
court room, returned with a verdict Of
mot guilty"
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-18

the average appropriations for the past six years have been SIG, 700, ,O0O year, while including the present bill and the two others for the remainder of this century the total amount of these six years will only average $l3,O0O,OOO a year. The report repeatedly emphasizes the committees approval of the con- tract system as being less expensive to the government and securing more prompt and satisfactory results. This system is the distinctive feature of the bill.
 The only objection that justly could be urged against tine river and harbor bill is the matter of appropriating large sums of money for public improvements when the deficit of the treasury is so large and still growing. But the com mittee shows that the annual appropri- ation made by the present measure is nearly S5,000,000 less than. the average yearly expenditure for like purposes for the past six years. Congress therefore has taken into consideration the na- tion's financial woes by cutting off the appropriations to a large extent, still believing, however, that the guaranty of future prosperity as the result of the bcnefcent republican policies to be inaugurated after March 4, 1897, war rants the continuance of river and har- bor improvements so necessary to our commerce.-Albany Journal.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-18
POLITICAL DRIFT.

DThe democratic party has grea, talent for identifying itself with men. aces to the prosperity of the country St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 DThe Cleveland administration has been to the country exactly what the tornado has been to St. Louis-the most destructive ever known. = N. Y. Re- corder.
 OEven Grover Cleveland begins to see that the treasury needs more money" and less deficit. It takes a long time for an idsa to get through some peoples heads. = Chicago Inter Ocean.
 DGrover Cleveland will be the last of the democratic presidents. The party is going to pieces. The best parts of it will coalesce with the republicans and the rest, with few renegade republic ans. will form the populist party Iowa State Register.
 DThe latest in trusts is the nut and bolt trust, consisting of combination of 43 individual establishments, which thus seek to control the market. This is another evidence of how we'll tho democratic party keeps its promises. It assured the people back in 1892 that if it was placed in power the trusts would quickly disappear, but instead of disappearing they are growing moro nnmerous.-Troy Times.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-18

narrate what happened as overheard hy me from conversations during the next few days.
 The good bark c. B. Jones, of Brox. port, Me-, bound from Buenos Ayres to Boston with a cargo of hides and tal- low, sighted the steamer Good For tune," of Bournemouth, with flag of distress flying. As all the steamers boats were gone, the first mate and four seamen took the long boat and rowed to the Good Fortune with the humane in- tention of relieving the signaled wants of the steamer, bringing q barrel of pork and bag of biscuit. So weak, as it seemed, were the crew of the steamer that they could scarcely lend hand to hoist the provisions aboard. After quite long delay the long boat started to return, but Capt. Jones was nston- ished to see that the boat contained six others in addition to his own men. And as they neared the vessel he failed to distinguish the smiling, cheery face of his first mate. Before he could recover his presence of mind the men clambered up the sides, and as he advanced to speak with them the foremost intruder drew a revolver and shot him through the heart. The scanty crew eagerly threw up their hands in surrender, but after they were bound the cold-blooded monsters murdered them, as we'll as the captains wife and child. A few hn,,lnaI lo1I fv, ,to os,,so I>s few watches and little money from the forecastle and some miscellaneous articles comprised the whole plunder, and the ship was scuttled and sunk. In due course she was announced as over. due and missing, as many another good ship has been before; but what fiend- ish ingenuity was displayed in destroy. ing the ship and her entire crew, so that not one should live to tell the tale. Some prizes, it seemed, netted them thou. sands, but in the majority of cases a dozen human lives were sacrificed for a mere trifle.
 With my brain almost unhinged by the horror of being in the power of these demons, I lay long in sort of stupor. When I came to my senses found myself struggling in the water, with naught between my life and eter- nifty but my packing box. It floated me bravely. however. and when the dark. ness had cleared away was picked up by the Altania, of the Cunard line, and conveyed back to New York.
 Whether the Good Fortune-lying name, as she herself was lie-sunk in collision with n rock or iceberg, or whether she still ranges the seas un. checked, know not; but drowning seems to me all too light punishment for the wicked deeds of it's crew.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-18

and forwards. Here was predicament indeed! knew that if discovered should be handed over to the ignorant police justice who would be utterly un- moved by any statement that might make. Unless I could get off the ship tsome other point, or the sentry should once more relax his vigilance, should probably be caught and sent to jail as a vagrant, if not an actual thief It may we'll be imagined how cursed the idle curiosity that had led me to place myself in such an unenviable position.
 But repining was worse than useless. I determined to reconnoitre the possi- bilities of escape, and watching my chance when the scntry's back was turned, l stole away in the darkness. The steamship, as near as could judge, was of the typical tramp" class, with sparteck cut away between the masts for the better accommodation of cat tie shipments. In the forward cut stumbled over quantity of stores, which had seemingly not been taken care of by the steward-hams, barrels of flour, canned goods and as nearly as could judge, several hundred loaves of Dread were piled up in disorderly man. ner. Much as marveled at this further exhibition of lack of discipline, it was certainly n lucky find for me-, and made no delay in breaking off loaf of the bread and munched it greedily.
 The greater part of the cut was oc- 'cupied by large number of packing cases, and while making my way over them was surprised to discover by the hollow sounds given forth that they were seemingly empty. Just about the middle of the cut I almost fell into a email space which had been left between two cases in slowing; and in recovering my balance wrenched loose one of the :; boards on the side. Again my idle curi- osity proved my curse, for without any -set purpose lowered myself down and
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-18

houses indorsed with remarkable unan-
 unity the Venezuelan policy of President
 Cleveland, and created the commission
 which is now at work ascertaining the
 correct boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana. On this occasion
 congress showed that it was not un- mindful of the honor of the country.
 By appropriating $l1,0OO,000 for coast defenses congress showed that it was not indifferent'to the safety of the country. This question of coast de- lenses, neglected shamefully for so many years, has received due considera-
 ion at last. Nor has the navy been forgotten. though more would have been done but for the course pursued by the senate. The provision for the construction of two new steel revenue cutters for lake service which can be equipped with heavy guns on short mo- tice is recognition of the fact that the northern frontier is defenseless.
 The two houses have been of one mind on the Cuban question also. They have expressed their sympathy for the strug- gling patriots of that island. It is the fault of the president rather than of congress that the insurgents have not been given the belligerent rights they are entitled to.
 Of general legislation, outside of the appropriation bills, there has been very little thus far. The only noteworthy measure which have gone through have been the filled cheese bill, the one pro- hibiting prize fighting in the territories and the District of Columbia, and the one repeating the unavoidable provision ,f the present tariff law exempting al- cohol used in the arts from internal rev. enue taxation. The act abolishing the lee system of paying district attorneys and marshals is an excellent measure.
 The house. which worked industri- ously and intelligently, sent to the sen- ate Q number of bills. Among them is one to regulate immigration, and an- other provides general bankruptcy system. But the senate has been devot. ing its time to free silver speeches and passing measures like the Butler bond bill. Hence it has not acted On them.
 As regards the appropriations. while Speaker Reed tried to keep them down IS much as possible, and made enemies thereby. he could not control the sen- ate. As consequence some of the ap- propriation bills are heavier than they should be. especially the river and harbor bill. The rotten general de- [iciency bill was trimmed down some- what by the presidents veto.
 The record of congress thus far has been both good and bad. The latter may be said to predominate. because of the failure to deal with financial ques- lions. But the free silver senate and not the sound money house ig to blame tor that.-Chicago Tribune. =.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-18
AN AMERICAN GIRL.
Bit of Story Which Has the Merit of
 Truth.

Truth. Here's bit of story that comes | from London and has the rare merit of I truth. There was a certain young American girl in London who had come over with only the courage of youth and ! the point of pen to keep the wolf away. She hadn't the easiest time in the | world. let me tell you. One day she presented herself at the l office of an editor who had bought stuff" of her. The great man was busy, but as she insisted on seeing him she was allowed to enter. She had q bundle of manuscript in her hand, and she begged the editor to read it at once. Oddly enough, he consented. It was story.
 It was a story about young woman writer who purchased a typewriting machine on the installment plan. All went we'll till the final payment of one pound was due. She hadn't the money and couldn't get it. Twice the people who sold the machine gave her addi- tional time. At her wits end, the poor girl begged him to wait just two hours She gave him something to read. and she wheedled him little, and he offered to wait.
 So she sat down at the machine and rattled off a pathetic story of her own struggles with fate and of her fruitless efforts to raise money to pay for tho typewriter. When she finished she put on her bonnet and went to a newspaper office, sold the story and brought back the money in time to save the ma chine.
 It was a prettily told story and pathetic one.
 By Jove," said the editor, as ha finished reading it. "I always said you could do fiction, but you never would. Come around next week, and I'll let you know whether we'll publish it."
 The girl hesitated.
 "1f you please, sir" she said, "won't you decide now?"
 "Why?" asked the editor, in surprise.
 "Well." said the girl, "you see, the man who came after the typewriter is waiting for the money."- = Chicago Record.