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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02

Two oanaral arrangement of the table
is the same as that Of Table No: 5. ana II
will be seen that both begin as peIore oS
is empty early in July, and before tne
middle of September Clinton reservoir
would also be empty, after wh1cn We must
depend entirely on the river flow. Column
No. q SHOWS what would be the average
amount which could be drawn from sep
TENDER to December, and If we remember
that 20 million gallons mus De ali nss,es
sinnlied by the East Jersey Com
pany, It viii be seen that during septem-
Der Jersey City would have nag an aver
tober. November and December no water
would be available, and what is stiiI worse
instead Of 20 million gallons only rom I I
for Newark and the other communities
dependent upon this source Of supply;
After this the reservoirs begin to MI, and
we have another good illustration OF the
low efficiency of the Clinton reservoir, for
although up to the end of the period 1t
is only t-hree-quarters full the gates nave
been shut Il months; There mas, mean
from the remainder OF the watershed.
not properly provided with reservoirs.
We find that to have supplied 90 million
gallons daily from September to Decem-
Der we should have had 4,l29 million gal
Ions additional storage, but II will be no.
ticed thai we have computed no evapor-
alton from the surface Of the reservoirs
during months in which they stand empty.
With sufficient storage we should have to
add for this 305 million gallons, n then
we must still add for additional evapor-
alton from new reservoirs to be built, 7S5
million gallons, which makes the total
new storage needed, according to this
table, s, 219 million gallons. This, it is true.
is a little more Than the waste during the
period covered by the table, but it will be
seen that the wet season is to follow.
when there is no question that there
would be sufficient water to fill these new
reservoirs. M
The unrellability of the -Pequannock
water shed as now developed as a source
from which to draw so million gallons
daily, which will be required in order to
afford the necessary relief to Jersey City,
Is shown, therefore, by two actual fall
ures to yield that amount during the last
four years and six months. and by the
evidence of Tables No. 8 and 4 that we
must look for still more serious failures
at any time by reason of greater droughts
than those which have occurred in the ex-
perience Of. the East Jersey Water Conn
pany.
Mr.. Herschel states in his letter OF
February S. herewith submitted, that
Macopin Lake was also drawn upon for
storage in 1895 to the extent Of $50 million
gallons, and that it has since been i9n-
proved SO that 1t may be drawn to the
extent of $50 million gallons. adding this
much to the storage provided at Oak
Ridge and Clinton. He claims that thu
would have enabled him to supply 50 mill
Hon gallons daily tn 1886, but If you have
followed my objections to his estimate
Of unavoidable waste you Will observe
that this Will pc only true On an assufap-
zion which caunot Re accepted as cor-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
AN AMATEUR DETECTIVES BLUFF

Herman Rocktef. and amateur detec-
tive. of No. 20l Washington street. after
beating his wife. Annie, Saturday night,
made a bluff at cutting his throat
with a penknife. He took good care
to scratch himself only slightly.
Policeman Faherty was attracted to
the Rocktoff house by a woman's
screams. When he entered he found
that the amateur detective had threaten
ed to kill his wife. Faherty placed him
Grespry arrest sSa a1o removes nam 70 the
charged with threatening life and lock-
ed up An hour later he was released
upon the recommendation of Chief Muir
ply. Rocktoff has trouble with his wife
frequently.
A few weeks ago he secured the evil
dence against Browns clubhouse. in
Montgomery street. near Henderson,.
which resulted in Browns arrest for
keeping a disorderly house.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
A YOUNG WoMAH's DEGRADATION

Rose Corrnors. 20 years old, of Adams
street, Hoboken, gpt SO terribly drunk
Saturday night that she did not even
know her own name. oficer Kruse
found her ON Jefferson street paralyzed
from drink, and he was compelled to
ring for the patrol wagon. At the sta
tion house the girl was put on a stretch
BILE. 1t was well on into Sunday morn
ing before she was able to distinguish
daylight. Recorder McDonough imposed
able to pay, and so she will have to
spend a few days at Sheriff Toffey's
stone house on Newark avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02

these facts, and is q measure of the
storage needed to deliver so million gall
Ions daily.
Table No. 4 shows the flow of the Pe-
quannock River above Macopin intake
computed by the use of table No. 81, page
19 of my Report on Water Supply, a
table computed by me for use in estimat-
ing the flow of the class of streams to
which the Pequannock belongs. The the
DRY on which this table is based is made
up with great care from all the best n
longest stream gaugings in the Eastern
United States. and It's accuracy is being
further attested by actual experience in
sthe operation of this East Jersey plant
on the ~Pequannock. This gives the con-
dition of the East Jersey reservoirs dur
ing the driest period which is likely to
occur on the ~Pequannock water shed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
ARRESTED A QUARTER OF BEEF

Officer Stanton, Of Police Headquar-
ters. Hoboken, found a quarter of beef
lying in the gutter at Newark and Gar
den streets, late Saturday night. H took
it to the station house, although 1t
weighed $50 pounds. Shortly afterwards.
J.. F. Wafllers, a grocer and butcher of
Newark and Garden streets, called at
Police Headquarters and claimed it. He
said that as he was closing up a mar
came by and grabbed the meat from the
hook and STARTED down Newark street
with 1t. He CAV chase and was about
to catch the Fellow when he dropped the
meat. Wahlers went back to the store
to get one of his clerks to help him
carry 1t IN, but when they got back the
was in the store that Stanton found it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
GooDRBFoRM SCHOOL CASE.

James Maloney, p years old, of No. 1856
Fourth street. Hoboksn. was arrested
last evening by Special Officer Meehan
of the North Hudson County Railway
Company for breaking windows in the
cars, stalled at the Hoboken terminus of
the road. Young Maloney and a number
standing about 100 feet away and throw
ing stones at the cars. Meehan has
been after them for a long time. and
only succeeded capturing Maloney
lS9odlums were too quick for him. The
boy will be afraigned before Hoboken's
Magistrate this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02


1T~wenty-third street branch of New York
Central I'm. q. A. Of BROOKLYN,
mho Were tied for the honors in Section
r OF the Inter-Gfty League. There was
q great deal OF Interest in the contest.
but II was decided that the New York
team would win and no mistake was
made. They had d eomparativelv easy
time after the first game and rounded
out the tsntht frame with a fine average.
Central gave them a hard struggle In tina
opening game and We're only beaten ~
pins. The result was an encouragemenf
g e Twenty-third street and the team pres
= big margin between them long before
ries the Twanfy.thirid tx Street M~lnl 7. M 'hd e Sc A-
has won the Championship in Section a
and B The score
FIRST GAME.
Central Y. M. G. A.-Marquiss, 16S; b..
tray. IFS; W. Ransoun, las; IL. R~ansoun,
lS6; Pinkney. 152. Total III.
TW~enty-third Street ". M. c.. Amen
ken, ISL; Madden, 1873; Ettinger. 1888; Han
sen, ISL; Detlep, 1871. Total, 739.
SECOND GAME.
Central Y.#M. C. A.-Marquiss, 1853; B.
Grayl l5i w. Ransoun, 1873; L. Ransoun,
l46; Pinkney. 49,. Total. 679.
I~eWenty-thir Street ". M. C. Amen
Ken, l55; Madden. 159: Ettinger, 176; Han
sen, if0i pstiep, ISL. Total. S27.
The Palisade Boat Club rolled two
tournament, and aid good work. The
oarsmen Won both games much to the
surprise of the others, as the Palisades
previous to the contest had won only three
games all told. They put up a good ave-
rage in each game, and showed that they
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02

A New Jersey HDtersehOlasffc league
The meeting Saturday at Elizabeth of
the prominent Preparatory Schools of
New Jersey resulted in the formation of
the New Jersey Interscholas,ic Athletic
Association, which promises to make
things as Interesting among the school
boys ON this side of the river and the
association as successful as the one in
New York. The representatives of schools
were:-Meyers of Pingry, Smith and
Cornwall of Plaintield High School,,
Schultz of Newark Academy. and Sand
ford of Stevens Preparatory School of
Hoboloen. Neither Montclair High nor
Rutgers Preparatory was represented.
Newark Academy ANNOUNCED that it
right withdraw from the association,
in which case Elizabeth High School will
be elected TO membership The ~associa-
ton decided to hold track and field games
on Saturday, June 6, and an effort will
be made to secure the New Jersey a.. c..
grounds at Bergen Point for the occasion.
A series OF baseball games will be played
for the association championship accord
Ing ito the following schedules:-April II,
Rutgers vs. Stevens; April, Il, Montclair
VS.. Plainfield; April Is, Plainffeid VS.. Rut-
gers; April Is, Pingry vs.. Newark: April
5, Montclair VS.. Stevens; April Is, Pingry
VS.. P1ainf1eld: May 2, Newark VS.. Stew
ems; May 2, Montclair vs. Rutgers; May
Plainfields May 16, Montclair VS.. Pingry;
May is, Plainfield VS.. Stevens; May %,
Pingry VS.. Stevens: May q, Newark VS..
Rutgers; May 80, Montclair VS.. Newark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
THIEVES AT A STAG PARTY.

Thieves visited Prasser's Hall last Sat
urday night during the Fremont Club stag
and succeeded in gathering a fairly good
booty. They were scattered all over
the hall and even invaded the stage. They
did their work well and nothing was
missed until the stag was over. Then
the proprietor OF the place was besieeed
by the unfortunate victims. One of the
young lady performers missed her pocket
book containing six dollars. She re-
pI promptly reimbursed her. Several UNI
brellas were taken, and the poor unfor-
Inmates had to walk home in the drenching
rain without them. One young man said
his watch had been stolen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
Tfmpson's Rad Mtatake About Hi
vaErant UmbrelIn.

UkDEfttus
Mr.. John J, Timpson. of No. 3l6 River
street. Hoboken. lost an umbrella safrr-
day night. He was our walking on Hud-
son stree. with his vile Elizabeth, last
night when they saw Frank Sanders OF
No. PIT West 124th street. New York, with
an umbrella which looked exactly like
the lost one. Timpson approached Sand
ers n demanded. the umbrella. Sanders
BECAME highly indignant and asked him
II he was crazy or only had paresis. Then
Timpson got mad and threatened TO break
Mr.. Sanders head. Angry words were ex-
changed and blows wee about to follow
when a staiwart blue coat put in an APP
pearance and took the trio to Police
Headquarters. AT the station house. Mr..
Timpson preferred q charge Of larceny
against Mr.. Sanders and Mr.. Sander
preferred a counter charge of threaten
ing assault against Mr.. Timpson and
Mrs. Tfmpson- Sergeant Flaltery who
was lehind the desk thought that a mis-
take had been made on someone's part
and when Mr.. Tianpson discovered that
the umbrella was not his after all. he
apologized and withdrew his charge. Mr..
Sanders then withdrew his charge
against Mr.. Tfmpson and his wife, and
then. the three exchanged apologies,
shook hands and invited each other out
TO Smile"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
REPUBLICANS MAKE MERRY.

The Five Corners Republican Club held
a stag Saturday night in the Avenue
House, ala a merry time was spent.
Speeches were made by Sheriff John j.
Toffey President T. w. lowering. Com
missioner Peterson. DETECTIVE Clay Keen
an, Under Sheriff Joseph@Locke, William
Republican Club; Counsellor Max Selin-
ger, Deputy Sheriff John j, Erwin and
County Clerk John G. Fischer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
king Forfeits 20 Eran.

At the Jersey City Handball Court on
Mercer street yesterday afternoon a
large number of admirers of the game
gathered to witness the final games in
the match between John Egan of this
city and John King of Greanpoint. Tle
latter, however, preferred 10 forfeit, and
Egan appeared ready for play and was
declared the winner after tossing a few
balls against the end wall. Egan won in
Greenpoint several weeks g and he an
ticipated an cas- victory in the remain
ing set. Several very interesting games
We're played and the crowd was worked
up to high pitch by the games between
Larry Forde and ]. Falvey against Pat
Scott and Tom Holmes, which the vet
Grams won. The scores of the best games
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
A YOUNG BURGLAR d

Detective Hottie arrested ]. McDon7
ough. alias .Nigger." of No. PIG Grand
street. last night. MeDonough and his
pal "Brockyy Miller entered the house of
F. D. Gills, No. 81 Pacific avenue. on the
night of December 4. and stole a clock
and a vase,besides damaging the premises.
Detective Hottie arrested Miller on Da-
cember 10, but McDonough elided him
and succeeded in reaching New York.
where he has been in hiding.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
POLICEMAN IN a NEW ROLE.

Patrolman Enoch Perry, Of the Third
precinct will lecture at the Gospel Tenn
perance Mission, No, sos Newark avenue
at eight r. N. h subject will be. .aThe
Good Samaritan, Org Who Is Ny Neigh
Dor. Stereopticon views will be given
representing scenes IN Jerusalem, Bethany
and Judea.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
Crickelers Will Arrange for the
championship.

Cricketers are looking forward to the
annual meeting of the Metropolitan Dis
trict Cricket League to be held tomorrow
might. when every arrangement will be
made for the opening Of the champion
ship season AS the league now stands,
it comprises the Staten Island, New Jer-
sey. Manhattan, Brooklyn AMI New York
clubs. There is a rumor that the New
Yorks viii drop out, and If this be SO. the
league will still consist of Ave clubs.
The Staten Island and New Jersey clubs
will again be the most likely teams to
carry off the pennant. The New Jerseys
will be strengthened considerably by the
addition of a. S. Webster, a crack bats
man and d noted wicket keeper of Cali
fornia, and IL the players pull together,
should ecover. some OF the pres
tfgel lost last year. The Manhatlan a.. c..
will be much stronger. IF. j. Prendergast
has gone back to his old club, and sew
should also help materially in winning
games. The Brooklvns win be weaker,
but still expect to be able to make a
good showing. The return Of Archie.
Brown to active cricket will be a materials
benefit to the club.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER
COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Continued. }

here two failures to collect the so mil
lion gallons daily in a period of fourteen
months.
This table is intended merely to show
the workings of the plant based on the
measured flow of the Passaie and the
empty reservoirs. We have pointed out
in our Report on Water Supply that
small watersheds are liable to severer
droughts a large ones, on the other
hand. evaporation is less on the Pequan-
mock than on the Passaic, taken as a
whole. Our next table allows for both
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
SOAP
HT FLOATS

The difference in the cost of a weeks wash with common soap
and with Ivory Soap is only two or three cents, and as the clothes will
be whittier and will last longer, you may find that after all Ivory Soap
is much the cheaper.
TMP Rmrea & G.as Co. cMr.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02

J.. Norton and P. McTamany..e1 IA 21-5s
w. Davy n J.. Cayne........18 p 1S-52
J. Mccormack & F. Hennessy. n Il 1876
T. Waters and w. Conroy... is 20 21-56
N. Egan and P. Flaherty.....A IS 21-5s
j. Flaherty and E.. Ficke.....0 81 1871
J. Marley and NJ. Egan........l4 81 21-56
T. Flaherty and p. Burns....1 20 17-5S
L. Forde and j.. Falvey.......M II 2-59
p Scott and 7. Holmes.......1 10 q E-57
M. Egan and p. Scott..........N IL 21-53
T, Holmes and T. Flaherty II q 19-57
=. Norton and j. Peil..S.....M IS e1-55
P. Waters and r. MeTamany.19 81 1873
2. Corrigan and j. Silver......2 81 10 21-61
J. X. Murray & c. Mu~lligan.-.20 81 17-5S
T. Waldron & T.. Higgins .21 q IS 21-S1
J. Waldron & ]. Murphy. 30 II 81 13-65
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02

Physical culture IS receiving consider
able attention among the members of
st. Bridget's L~yceum,Ain fact it is the
only question discussed. Yesterdays
meeting was largely attended and much
interest was manifested. The committee
reported they were fortunate enough to
secure the services of a prominent doctor
as examining physician and a compe-
tent Instructor in the person of John
Hayes. who possesses a thorough knowl-i
edge of ~gy1nnastic training. The physi-
cal examination will begin at once and
when completed the class will commence
exercising on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday evenings of eachsweek.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02

TABLE NO. 4
Easf 3 gersey n RssseGpv ~ aa Ii aSanth Emsr IN ao Milo aI gslona year ad condition Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
SECOND GAME

Riverside-Cad3z, 161; Smith, 211; Roll
1871; Reese, 1876; Pierson, 2O9. Total. 9eS.
Columbia-Storm, III; Willin, 1853; Wal
scheid, 172; Frommel. 1863: Sawyer, 1856
Total. $50.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05
TROY
Sent the Officers Back and Came in and Sur
rendered.


rendered.
Troy, March 4.-(Special.)-J. f. Davis,
a young white man who lives in Coving-
ton county, was before Commissioner
Stratton Monday on the charge of Illicit
distilling. Deputy Collector Tutwiler and
Deputy Marshals Hill and Buck Adams
went down after Davis. They found
him at the STILL Tutwiler stayed to de-
stroy the still, while the marshals took
the alleged offender on to the house IN
order that he might get his Sunday-go-
connecting clothes and accompany them
to the city. As he stepped into his house
Davis picked up his WINCHESTER and de-
manded that they stand back" 1eVeling
the gun on Hill, while Adams got away.
Mrs. Davis ran in between the men. Hill
got behind tree and, peeping out, tried
to study out the true solution of shoot
ing around curves and the philosophy of
the standing still process while you are
safe. Finally the moonshiner solved the
problem. His heart melted and he said:
II will not shoot you, but do you see that
gate there?" YES" said the deputy
Well drop that pistol and git out at it,
then" said the moonshiner. He dropped
1t and got out in short order, glad of so
safe a chance of escape. The deputies
came off expecting to re-enforce and re-
turn for the purpose of bringing him in.
The safu Adams decided later that he had
best come and give up. He did this and
gave as his plea that the deputy had
drawn a pistol on his wife He was
placed under a $500 bond.
The case of J. Y. Crawford was set for
hearing today, but Crawford, through his
attorney, waived examination Crawford
was charged with the fraudulent use of
the mails at Ozark. The case came before
Commissioner Stratton.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05
GADSDEN.
The Queen City Good Stock Market-Pe
sonal Mention.

The Queen City Good Stock Market-Per-
sonal Mention.
Gadsden, March 4.--(fadsden is one of
the best horse and mule markets in the
state. Nearly every Saturday one or two
car loads of horses and mules are sold at
auction. 1t is good stock, and brings
from $25 to $500. The immense sales of
stock and the large quantity of fertilizers
that our merchants are buying indicate
that this years cotton crop will be the
largest ever made in this section.
The Elliott band of this city will give
a minstrel performance at the opera
house Friday night, and 1t is very evil
dent that they will have large audience,
that will experience some fine music and
acts.
Mrs. James L. Tanner returned to her
home in Atlanta last week, after a
pleasant visit to her mother, on Chestnut
street
Maj. NR. o. Randall OF Birmingham
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
family, on Walnut street.
Chancellor S. K. McSpadden of Center
was in the city last week
Mrs. George E. Turrentine and little
son, George, returned last week from
visit to relatives in Birmingham
Otto Agricola is having his residence
on Fifth street moved back and remodel
ed.
Wesley Hardy of Chicago is visiting
his parents, near the city.
Miss Lille Mitchell has returned from
a visit to friends in Rome, Ga.
W. G. Brockway returned last week
from New York.
Robert G. Waltney of chattanooga was
in town several days last week.
w w Walls of Montgomery was in the
city Friday
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05
MAPLESVILLE.
A New Town Centrally. as Well as Other
wise, Favorably Located.

A New Town Centrally. as Well as Other
wise, Favorably Located.
MaplesviIle, March 4.-(Special )-There
may be nothing in a name, but as Ma
plesviIle is in Chiffon county and in the
central portion of the great state OF Ala
bama-being situated so nearly on the
line dividing north and south Alabama
a few items of interest TO the people or
Birmingham and Selma, as well as to
ourselves, might not injure your clrcula-
ton and may probably induce some OF
yorr progressive merchants and men of
business to keep an eye ON Maplesville
and Bibb and Chiffon counties
For the present we can deal only with
Maplesville not Duluth nor odd Naples
Vile" but the present new and boom
ing" MaplesyiIle-the embryo city of
crossties. shingles and railroad and
bridge timbers, new stores, contented and
smiling merchants and happy and pros
porous farmers, for We are still rural
community.
The town lots have not yet been staked
off and the fortunate owners of our sand
hills and alluyial bottoms have plenty
Of room for flowers and fruits and druid
oalxs" around their homes, and do their
best to make life pleasant for them
selves and their friends from south Ala
bama who have already found out that
this is no mean little city set upon hills,
and has never yet entertained the idea
of having itself or its light under
bushel.
Speaking of bushels remiads me of my
text, "Our merchants buy their corn and
oats of our farmers, as wen as the gol-
den syrup of ribbon cane and Cuba
care" They also do considerable bust
ness in bartering goods tdry goods for
eggs, poultry, hams, etc, shipping from
500 to 1900 pounds of eggs alone per
month Next to Randolph now, we ex-
pect soon to surpass her IN that line, and
to induce one her most enterprising citi-