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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17
DEATH And RUIN.
One Hundred Pounds Of Dyna-
mite Explodes With Fright
full Results.

LANCASTER. Pa, Aug. II. 1S96.-A
of New Holland this morning. A party
of men in the employ of the Pennsylvania
Telephone Company were starting out to
work and had placed one hundred pounds
of dynamite in a wagon which was stand
ing in the yard of A. G. Miller's hotel,
when the dynamite exploded. killing three
men, fatally injuring three others and
seriously injuring a score Of others
The dead are
c.. F. Cannon. aged 26, of Reading,
blown to atoms. telephone employe.
F. Hammond, of Harrisburg, married,
leaves widow and two children.
George Crossman. Steelton, water boy,
died on the way to the hospital.
The injured are:-
Michael Wade. aged Il years, of New
Holland. will die
Frank Lewis. of Lancaster, will die.
Philip Lawrence, of Lancaster, will
die.
Frank Peale. of Scranton, foreman.
Davis Hoffman, of Reading.
John Conlon, of Lancaster.
Joseph Hem, of Allentown.
John White. of Lancaster.
Robert Shirk, of Lancaster.
Walter Fasig. of New Holland.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17
The USE OF TE0roRIUM.


GeIatIDe and Wire webb.
WASHINGTON. Aug. II, lS96.-Among
the papers contained in the August volume
of Consular reports issued by the State
Department is one on the Use of Tecto-
rum in Europe" comprising answers
from several Consuls to the departments
request for information ON the subject.
Tectorium consists of a galvanized iron
web covered with a gelatinous substance,
and is translucent, but not transparent.
1t is described by a manufacturer as a
substance that a can be bent without
being broken; 90 is both tough and 1ex-
ible; 90 is not softened by the rays of the
sun; "a is no~n-soluble; (5) is not affected
by severe cold; 60 is a bad conductor of
heat; "a is we'll adapted for roofs, on ac-
count of its extreme hghtness; 80 when
exposed to the sun it loses its original
yellowish color in time and becomes hard
ers and more durable; 80 can be made, by
a very cheap process, to initiate stained
glass in such a manner that it cannot be
recognized from the genuine article; 10)
can be cut by shears, nailed to wood and
transported without danger; I'D can be
easily repaired in case it is cut; az does
not break; and Q3) is well adapted for
factory windows and skylights for hot
houses. market halls, verandas, trans
portable buildings and for roofing.
The Consuls state that it is sold in
small quantities in a few places, but that
it is not known to the general public and
as q commercial product is still an expert
mert.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17
Money to Loan.
MAsrER.s salem cHANcERY OF NEW

MASTERS SALEM cHANCERY OF NEW
Jersey.
plainants. and Josephine Duffy ct al, defend
ants.
On bill for partition and decree for sale.
Robert Carey, Solicitor.
Under and pursuant to and by virtue of a
decree of the Court of Chancery of New Jer-
sey, made in the above stated cause, / will
day, the sixteenth day of September next
$3.50, at two o'clock in the afternoon, on
the premises hereinafter described, in the City
Of Hoboken, in such portions as to me may
seem most for the interest of the parties, all
and singular the premises mentioned in the
said bill of complaint and decree for sale, and
therein described as follows, to witt
All that certain tract or parcel Of land and
premises situate. lying and being in the City
state OF New Jersey, which on a map of
Hoboken, made by Charles Loss. and filed
In the Clerks office OF the County Of Bergen,
is described as follows, viz. -:
Commencing at a corner formed by the In
tersection Of the northerly line of Third street
with the westerly line Of 9 certain alley
map and now known as Court street., and
from said corner running thence ~ westerly
twenty-five t25) feet; thence ~ northerly
and parallel to the easterly line OF Washing
ton street nifty t5Q feet: thence go sasterly
street twenty-five t20 feet to the westerly
line OF said alley, and thence 90 southerly
a a!n9 me westerly we y line IN q said alley My
same premises conveyed to Josephine Helm
sohn, wife Of Nicholas Heinsohn, by Herman
eighth, eighteen hundred ard sevenigsseven1
lfs70, and recorded August second. Eighteen
hundred and seventy-seven (1s77t, In Liber s14,
Il az X c saS1ssias t"s cssistopl.ei g. IT. K eSSfsf ~
menu end Appu1tsasness q re ia sfsm:
1sssH oeaons'nE q A. any y S3ss s95sss5slPs1E
AtSc1al zk6et5f II e1E9o9f1 n M jefS3y.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17
SENATOR DAILY PROTESTS.
Asks Wanser TO Veto the Lehigh
Valley Grade Crossing ordinance.


Valley Grade Crossing Ordinance.
Senator William D. Daily and his family
are at the Hotel Columbia, Asbsry Park.
The Senator wirile there on Saturday heard
for the first time of the action of the
Street and Water Board in granting the
Lehigh Valley Company permission to
cross Communipaw avenue at grade with
our tracks. He Immediately sat down and
wrote this open letter to Mayor Wanser:-
My Dear Mayor learn with regret
that the Board of Street and Water Com
msssioners has granted permission to the
Lehsgh Valley Railroad Company to cross
with four tracks at grade Communipaw
avenue, one of the main tthoroughfares
OF that section of Jersey City. You know
what efforts have been used in the past
to compel the Erie road to elevate at their
crossings, and it was only after a long
and bitter struggle the object was at
tanned at the last session of the Legisla-
ture. If you consent TO the approval Nof
the resolution it will in effect nullify all
our efforts as we'll as yours for the abol-
ishment of grade crossings. You cannot
consistently say to the Erie you must
elevate while at the same time grant per-
mission to another to maintain grade
crossings.
l nno understand how a municipal
Board can grant such a privilege with
the object lessons Of the late terrible dis
aster at Atlantis City before them. / sim
cerely trust you will veto the action of
the Board.
Sincerely yours,
D.. DAILY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17
FOUGHT OVER A CAT.
An Atlantic City Butcher May Die as
The Result of His Injuries.
Snccfdi to The Jeisep CitD Neirs.

r' i
ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. II. 1s96.-A
fight which will probably result seriously,
and which almost ended in a riot. occur
red at six o'clock yesterday. evening on
Atlantic avenue. near North Carolina
avenue. John Mealey, a butcher, has a
large establishment at that location, and
among his possessions is a h~ighly-prized
cat. The feline was sitting outside his
store at the time mentioned, when Lyle,
a colored special officer, was passing.
Lytle took a fancy to the cat and picking
it up started off with it. A boy in the
employ of Mealey gave chase and over
hauling Lyle within a few steps de-
manded the return of the cat. 1t was at
first refused, but Mrs. Mealey, who had
followed the boy, succeeded in regaining
it.
After relinquishing the animal, Lyle,
it is stated, abused the young man.
Immediately followed Mealey, who had
been an interested observer of what pass
ed, rushed to the lads assistance, and
was almost Immediately struck across
the forehead by the heavy stick which
Lytle carried. Mealey fell to the ground
like a log, and an angry crowd soon
began to gather about the assailant.
Several instantly attacked Lytle, and
beat him numerically.
He managed to reach the steps Of At
lantic City National Bank, where he
stood at bay. Threats were freely made.
but the dangerous club which Lyle still
brandished. awed the mob until the arri-
val of Officer John Clements, VINO placed
Lytle under arrest and with the assist
ance of other policemen took him to
police headquarters.
Mealey was carried to the City Hos
pital, where he is now lying in a danger
Gus condition. 1t IS feared that his
frontal bone has been fractured and that
death may ensue. Mealey is an old
and w~ell-known merchant in his COM
munity, and the affair has created wild
excitement. Lytle is held without bail
awaiting the result of Mealey's injuries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17
Buys NADBHAPPY
Over 10, 900 Free Baths Al
ready Given at the Peoples
Palace on Grand
Street.

To the Editor of "The Jersey City
News
There is nc letting up to the crowds
of boys who come daily to the Peoples
Palace, No. 18S Grand street, for the
privileges of the free baths. 1t is a real
pleasure to see them come, and to know
they are clean and invigorated when they
go out. The excessive heat. for the last
two weeks, has been severe on the poor
of Jersey City, and the deaths recorded
have caused adnes to man. hearts.
We are glad the Peoples Palace. through
the contributions from friends, has been
able to give health, happiness and pleas
ure to the thousands who, already, have
awaited themselves of its benefits. es-
pecially in the bathing department. Of
all kinds of benevolent work, none can
depreciate or doubt the value of this
great uplifting power in alleviating suf-
fering humanity. Let the good work go
on. We have already given a larger
number of baths than we did last sum-
mer, and we expect to reach at least
fifteen thousand this season.
Only n contribution has come ID from
the city since the last report-Dr. Ulamor
Allen, 81. Previously acknowledged,
$336.05. Total, S33S.05.
j. LESTER WELLS, Sec'y.
No. 1888 Grand street. August II, 1886.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17


Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, August Is, 1896. at 10 O'Clock A. IL,
for all the labor and materials necessary for
the taking down and rebuilding Of about l45
lineal feet of retaining wall and the rebuilding
of about 10 lineal feet of new retaining wall
on
MOUNTAIN RoAD.
north Of stairway. at the foot of Franklin
street. in accordance with specifications on file
in the Office of the Clerk OF said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street. Jersey City, N. ].
Payment for work herein advertised for is
to be made out OF license monies
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 500 cubic yards of cement masonry.
is lineal feet of coping.
1000 lbs. of / steel beams.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, 30 working days
The Eoard reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals, if it Is deemed for he hest
No city official will be accepted as surety,
nor viii a substitution of sureties be al
lowed.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
operative. until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as 10 sufi-
cheney, by this Board. and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel, the President OF this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey City. August G. 1896.
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CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
of August, 1896. the Commissioners of Assess
ment fled in the office of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
their final assessment map and report for the
construction of a
SEWER IN HARMON STREET.
from lao feet east of the south side Of Grand
street to Garfield avenue, in accordance with
petition previously presented to said Board. on
the 18th day of July, 1895. and in accordance
Laws OF 1885. and the same Is now open to
public inspection In the office of the Clerk of
said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
of are included in said assessment, namely
HARMON STREET
from a point about SS.e5 feet west of Garfield
avenue to a point about 1881 feet east of
Grand street.
RANDOLPH AVENUE.
from Harmon street about 7S. 20 feet north and
1Go feet south.
Ana that in accordance with the provisions
OF the act above cited. the 18th day of August,
1886. at 10 o'clock A. M. and the meeting
room of the Board Of Street and Water COM
missioners ares hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear.
consider and adiudicate upon all objections
to the confirmation of said final assessment
map that may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
f T.. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey City, August IA. 1885.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17
PUBLIC LIBRARY CIRCULATION.

The record of circulation of books for
home reading for the week ending August
10, 1896, was as follows:-General works,
S.; philosophy. %; religion, 2S; sociology.
81; philology, Z; natural science, 10; useful
ton, 3,729; Juvenile fcticn. 1.517; history,
ST; biography, 81; travels, 80. Total, 6,073.
IF this number there were delivered
through the delivery stations, 1882.
Number of borrowers registered during
the week, %.
Total number of registered borrowers,
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CORPORATION NOTICE.

COhFCf1A140N NO3A(E-
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
of August, 1895. the Commissioners OF Assess
rnent filed in the Office Of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
their final assessment map and report for the
improvement Of y
HANCOCK AVENUE,
between Bowers street and Congress street,
in accordance with petition previously pre-
sented to said Board on the 9Th day OF May,
1895, and co~rfornably to the provisions Of
Chapter PIT of the Laws Of 1895. and the same
is now open to public inspection in the office
Of the Clerk Of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
Of are included in said assessment, nahsely@
HANCOCK AEENUE
from Bowers street 10 Congress street
BOWERS STREET,
on the north side from Hancock avenue about
$50 feet east and 16.s feet west.
SOUTH STREET,
on the north side from Hancock avenue about
AS feet east and 20. II feet west.
CONGRESS STREET.
on the south side from Hancock avenue about
rs feet east and rs feet west.
And that ia accordance with the provisions
1896, at 10 o'clock A NJ. and the meeting
room of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear,
consider and adjudicate upon all objections
to the confirmation of said dnal assessment
map thar may be presented in writing
BY order of the Board Of Street and Water
GEO. t. BoUToN
Dated Jersey City. August Il. 1885.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17

S0A~A
Notice is hereby given that on the sth day
Of August, 1895, application was made 10 the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners By
Francis Kearney and others for the construc-
tion Of q 15~inch vitfifed pipe
w IN FIRST STREE
from Colgate street to Brunswick street.
Said sewer to be built conformably to tbs
provisions Of Chapter S7 Of the Laws Of 1885
and in accordance With the established plan
Of sewerage. together with all the necessary
manhoses. receiving basins and appurtenances-
Notice IS ais5 given that on the 11th day OF
August. 1886. the Commissioners of Assessment
filed IN the office OF the Board Of Street ard
Water commissioners their preliminary map
for said Improvement. showing the probable
and the probable amount 20 be assessed on
property specially. benefited thereby. and the
same is now open 70 public inspection in the
ONCE of the Clerk of said Board,
And rotice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
of are included in said assessment. namely
IRIS STREET,
from Colgate street to Brunswick street.
Rec
on the east side from First street about -
feet north.
And THAT in accordance with the provisions
OF the act above cited the s5th day Of August.
1896. at 70 o'clock An. and the meeting
room Of the Board Of Street ard Wafer Com
missioners are hereby fixed as the time aad
place when and where the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners VIII meet to hear
parties Interested In said application and
improvement that may be presented In writ
By order ot the Board Of street and water
= GEORGE T BorroN.
Dated Jersey City, Aug. Il. 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17

Sec. 13. All drain, soil, waste, vent and
supply pipes shall be as direct and concen-
trated as possible. protected from frost and
readily accessible for convenience in repairing
and inspection. When necessarily placed with,
waste pipes must never be covered except
with Woodwork. said woodwork to be so fas-
tened with screws never nails) as to pc readily
Sec. ID. Every vertical soil pipe. waste pipe
and vent pipe must be Of cast or wrought
iron or D lead. and must extend full size
at least two feet above the roof or coping,
except in the case of hat-roof tenement houses.
in which case it shall extend at least six
feet above the roof. and in all cases such pipe
shall terminate at a point which shall be
approved by the Board of Health No cap
or cowl shall be affixed to the top of such
ventilation pipe, but a strong wire basket shall
be provided and securely fastened thereto.
Each length shall be securely fastened and in
the case Of each line of soil pipe it shall rest
at its foot on a pier or foundation to pre-
vent settling. All Joints In c~ast-iron drain, soil
or waste pipes must be so filed with oakum
and lead and hand-caulked as to make them
gas tight. and the amount of lead used shall
not be less than u ounces to each inch diam
iron pipes shall have sas tight screw Joints.
Lead pipes shall have wiped joints.
Sec. Is. Horizontal soil and waste pipes are
Sec. is. There shall be no traps placed on
vertical soil and waste pipes.
Sec. II. All changes IN direction In east or
wrought iron pipes shall be made with curved
pipes. and all connections, with Y branches
and one-sixteenth or one-eighth bends. If pos
sible.
Sec. IS. Soil, waste and vert pipes in an
extension must be extended above the roof
Of the main building, when otherwise they
would open within twenty feet OF the win
dows Of the main house or the adjoining
house.
sec. 49,. The least diameter OF soil-pipe must
be four inches: A vertical waste pipe, into
which a line OF kitchen sinks disehares. must
be at least three inches IN diameter. IL receiy-
ing the waste of nve or more sinks, and shall
have two inch branches.
Sec. 90 Where lead pipes are used to con-
meet fixtures with vertical soil or waste pipes.
or to connect traps with vertical vent pipes,
they must not be lighter than b lead pipes
Sec. ~ Az competition Of lead with iron
pipes must be made with a brass sleeve or
ferrule Of the same size as the lead pipe, but
ia the hub Of the branch Of the iron pipe ana
caulked with lead The lead pipe must BE al
tached @ the ferrule BY 4 wiped ioinf. All
connections OF lead, waste or vent-ptpes shall
be made by mcann of wiped jofnSss
Dee: 81 Every weter-closst, srinai. sink, ~
SIN. wash tray bath; 4nd tvary tuB ~ Sef
Il tubs and hydfent W8xte pipe must be se5Sz
fatciy and e4ecfixely tr4pped. Brin85 pfsf~
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WILD


was . sufferer for eight years from Eczema, but
now am entirely cured. The palms Of my haHds
were covered and badly infsmsd; little white
9 red, smooth surface, which would burn Ike
IRE and itch On the inside Of tho uppss part Of
my limbs, great red blotohes would appear, and
as soon az ! became warm, the burpfng and Itch
awake and scratch, and almost 70 wild, Irofa
box Of CUTIcuRA, and a bottle Of CuT1cuRA RI
SOLVENT, and after q few spplichtions 4 nodded
the redness and inflammation disappear s5<foreI
s zgs a { e.. 9n tr1 1fs az assert ssss ss sss 3 s ss,o 3. . nstss: e
CUrIcuKA REMEDIES cured me.
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RAILROADS.
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
The Standard Railway OF America
In EGect June as. 1896.
Trains leave JERSEY CITY as ros,ows.-
FOR raE yEs-

Bis A. n. FAST LINE. with vestibuls
Psrlor Car. daily for Plttsburz.
LIMITED, the pioneer OF this class Of the SER
vice. composed exclusively OF Pullman vests-
ton ana Smoking Cars. sighted BY stationary
ana movable electric lights. daily for Pits
vile. 81. Louis, Cincinnati and Toleao.
21s 2 NJ. CHICAGO and ST LOUIS Exz
Dining Cars. daily to ST. Louis. Louisville AID
s.It II. WESTERN EXPRESS. YIN
burg. Chicago and Cleveland. Dinins Car to
Philadslphia and plsssbnrg e Chicago,
gasi and St Louis Arrives Sineisnati az
SIS F. NJ, PACIFIC EXPRESS. Pullaa
Sleeping car e Pittsburg; Connects for chi.
B1LTIaonE. WASHINGTON AND TEE
For Baltimore. .wsshlng!on and the seuta z
sls Z, st eoS "a; ~ IA 4 4 n l1s + sI
Cars and Pennsylvsnia Railroad Dining caIl.
z44 E.a2 and rs p At and ~ y night. On
sional Limited Parlsr Cars ana Pennsylvania
Railroad Dining Carl 4A, 5.8z and s-E 2.
n. and 1880 night For Baltimore only. liz
FOR PHILADELPHIA
s.is, s.44. si5. s.A dslf Pennsylvania L:n.tedj.
413. AIS, IA, 522. e.14. SOC. Sis. BIS P. N.
and 12.30 night Sunday, 83. So. SIS. IA
n0.H Pennsylvania Limifed). 1a.1e. lL1s A. n,
2.1s. Alb. IA. 5.sz. sM. 200. SIS. as
P. n. and 123o night. accommodation. t1-1s
days, 5.1s and It's P. n.
For Atlantic City, s.ss CO. "a Saturdays onlo
and lib A. NJ 1919. lis COB r. NJ, Pullman
P. NJ. weekdays. 63z A. NJ. Sundays.
For Cape May, u.1s A. NJ, la z.03 and
2.23 P. NJ. weekdays.
ycr Long Branch. Asbury Park, Ocean
Grove. Point Pleasant and intermediate sta
lions, via Railway. 3.4s. 7.53, s.23, 10 * A.. u.
Il. %. 1.32 Saturdays only1. 2.43. 3.24. 3-52. AZ,
5.22 and TIA P. NJ. On Sunday. SIS. 1000 A..
NJ. 5.s3 p. NJ. fStop at Interiaken for Asbury
Park or Ocean Grove on Sunday)
The New York Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from and 10 hotels
and residences.
s. NJ. PROVOST. J.. R. WOCD
Cent Manager. Gensl Passenger Agent.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. Nicholas Bratton and family. of
NO. 81 Henry street, and Mrs. w. j. Brat
ION ana family, of the Heights. have
gone 70 Ocean Grove for several weeks
cutting.
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SHERIFFsS SALE HUDSON COMMON
Pleas Court.
George w. Heritage VS.. George C. futile.
Edgar w. Nonemaker, partners. trading as
Tuttie & Nonemaker.
On Docketed Judgment.
Fl. fas etc.
Returnable September 8. 1886.
McEwan & McEwan. Attorneys.
BY virtue Of the above stated writ. to me
directed and delivereA I have levied upon
and shall sell by public vendue. at Real
Estate Saiesroom. No S. Montgomery street,
Jersey City, on
THURSDAY, the twenty-seventh day of Au-
gust next.
at two O'Clock In the afternoon. all the right.
title and estate Of the above named defend
ants, George C. futile. Edgar W.. Nonemaker,
partners, trading as futile & Nonemaker, In
and TO all the following described land and
premises, with the appurtenances. that is to
say
All that certain lot. tract. or parcel of
land and premises, situate, lying and being
In the City OF Jersey City, County of Hudson
and State of New Jersey, and which on a
certain map on file in the Registers Office Of
Hudson County, and entitled Map of the
Heritage Homestead is known as lot num-
bered ten tlW, in block lettered c, being the
same premises conveyed to said Heritage by
John ]. Toffey. Sheriff. by deed dated October
Is, 1895.
DATED July q. 1896.
s11o. Sheriff.