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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
SCARED THE CAPTAIN.
Drunken Sailor Smokes on
Board Of a Powder Boat
and Refus ed to Move.

One of the most stringent rules in force
on the powder boats in the bay is that un-
der no circumstances shall smoking be al
lowed. Captain Stanfeld, of the powder
boat Enma, is one of the strictest discip-
linarians in THAT respect. He was mortified
when he went aboard his boat last night
to see one of his men sucking away in
most contented fashion at an old and dis
reputable looking 'tdudheen.''
The man was a Dane, Christopher John
ston, and a most obstinate and surly fel-
low when in his cups. Johnston was par
ticularly we'll loaded when his captain told
him to stop smoking, and instead of COM
plying with the order he invited his supe-
rior to visit the region that is paved with
good Intentions.
This reply nearly para1yzed Captain
Stanfield and he was at a loss how to act.
If he Quarrelels with the drunken man a
spark was liable to send him to eternity,
and he was also fearful of the conse-
Quences if he allowed Johnston to keep on
smoking. He resorted to diplomacy and
invited Johnston to come ashore and have
Johnston accepted the invitation with
alacrlty and the two got in a small boat
with the captain handling the oars.
progress pr Vw was SLOW slow and and discretion uncer- Ger.
tain, and Captain Stanfeld was very
much in doubt as to where he would
finally land. The trip consumed over a
half an hour when ordinarily ten min
utes would have sufficed. The trip was
rendered very perilous by the fact that
Johnston either could not or would not
sit slill. and the little boat rocked in a
most alarming manner.
The boat finally reached land and the
drunken watcher was Steered into the
most convenient saloon, and Captain
Stanfield ordered drinks for the crowd of
loungers who were there. While Johnston
and the gang were drinking, Stanfield
quietly stole out and went on search
for policeman. He found Patrolman
Garnel. without much trouble, and to
him he told his tale of woe. The police
man waited outside of the saloon until
the sailor came out, and then he placed
him under arrest.
The immediate result was a row. in
which the policeman had his hands full
After much trouble Johnston was final
ly sut.dued and a patrol wagon removed
him to the Communipaw avenue police
station house.
When arraigned before Justice Doug-
lass this morning he professed entire ig-
norant5e of last nights proceeding and de-
MED that he had been smoking at ALL
The Captains evidence, however, was
too direct and circumstantfal and for
the next 60. days Johnston will languish
in the sec1usion Of Snake Hill Peniten-
for
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28

ramparts The snow is so deep that ali
traffic on wheels Is stopped.
Trains running into Long Branch are
al delayed. and wires are down from
Barnegat City to Atlantic City,
storm. ~ ~.A~
Haryey's Cedars IS all awash. The
sea- driven by the gale outside, Is surg
ing clear over the spit from the At
iantic into Barnegat Bay. Toms River is
N N bad bad plight. The east side of the vii
lage IS banked by great snow drifts, and
ers. Ae " GO
~, Business Is nearly suspended In Ocean
Clty on account Of the storm The tide
Is the highest for years, and the biggest
Iall Egg q a show' snow mixed with fog. envelops
dared try to get through the inlet today
iranss q piaigfield ag despatch says: About ten
ducnes OF snow has fallen thus far. The
storm was not accompanied by much
m1nd vi dr;ea ana -, IN consequence the snow did
aaot GRIT enough to seriously impede traf-
nc with outlying districts. Trains on
al roads, however, are delayed more or
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
CITY NEWS NOTES.

John Adams. 20 years old, of No. 1s7
Morris. street. a brakeman employed by
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, fell off a fia,
car at Jersey avenue and Grand street
today and broke his right leg.
Mrs. Jane Fisher, 2S years old, of No.
2s3 Sixth street. fell at Jersey avenue
and Third street and broke her left leg.
She was taken home by friends.
East Hamilton place, owned by Dennis
Mclaughlin, was damaged to the extent
Of $500 by fire last might. A detective fius
caused the blaze
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
he DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT.

Jacob Dornbierer was tried In nsthe Cen
eral Sessions Court yesterday afternoon
for assault and battery on Patrick Mul-
vaney, of No. I'll Clinton street, Hoboken.
Mulvaney testified that the defendant
went into the stable where he was work
ing and told him he would have to fight
man named Deyine with whom he had
had quarrel in the morning.
i told him I didn't want to fight and
that !! wouldn't fight, because / had
enough experience of that Kind Then he
smashed me in the face, made my nose
bleed and blackened both my eyes
The defendant said he struck Mulvaney
because he had an open knife and was
about to use it. 4 He was convicted =.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
sWINDLED THB JEWELLER.
LehIgh Valley Conductor; Obtains q
watch on n Stolen Gsrtfficaxe.


Charles McKenna, a Lehigh Valley
Railroad conductor, was arrested this
morning at the instance of c. g. Rochat,
a jeweller of Montgomery street.
McKenna, it is alleged, is an accom-
plice of John Burns, the notorious forg-
er, who is now under arrest in Buffalo.
Burns is also accused of swindling sew
eral local jewellers.
Jeweller Rochat Is the official time in
spector of the railroad, and in that ca
pacity sells watches to the employees up
on producing certificate of employment
from the company. A 500 watch was
obtained from Rochat on McKenna's cer-
tif1cate. McKenna says Burns, the forg-
er, stole his certificate.
At any rate, yesterday McKenna went
to Counsellor Seguine and for a consid-
GRAFTON offered to tell him where the
Rochat watch could be. found. Mr.. Sc
quqine notified Mr. Rochat and McKen-
mas arrest followed. He is held pending
a further investigation. 1t is alleged that
there are two more men implicated In
the scheme.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
FOR sTABBING HIs BROTHER.

Justice Potts today committed Thomas
Cannon of No. 126 Brunswick street for
stabbing his brother Bernard The men
quarrelled and fought last night. Thomas
was being .worsted when he drew knife
from his hip pocket and plunged the
blade into Berhards leg. infiicting a
wound five inches long and a half inch
deep. Bernard was taken to ST. Francis
Hospital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
WHY ME- AOKERMAN Is IN BED.
His Bad-Esoy srois All HIS Clothes
and PayVnrd Thern

John Aekerman, father of Harry Acker-
man, of No. sS2e Montgomery street. is in
bed today. He Is not i'll. His imprison-
ment is compulsory, Last night his son.
a wayward boy, stole all his clothes and
pawned them
At noon Mrs. Ackerman had not raised
sufficient money to redeem her husband 5
held. His parents want him Committed
to the Reform School. They say he has
stolen everything from the house that is
not nailed down or too hot to carry
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
STORM CLOSES THE SCHOOLS.

There was only one session in the public
schools today owing to the storm The
buildings were sufficiently warm, but
Superintendent Snyder thought it advis-
able to adjourn school at noon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
CHEERS FOR LA RUsSIE.
BIZ Gable 10 the Unsted Press.

PARIS. Jan. 2S, 1897. Count Nuravioff,
the newly appointed head of the Russian
Foreign Office, arrived in Paris this
morning. A large crowd of persons as
sembled at the station to await his com
ing and greeted him with cheers and
cries of s.Vive Russia as he made his
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
PARB0lLED,
Joseph A. Dear Plunged
Into Boiling Water.
Loses His Head
and Hide.
FRANK 0. COLE STIRRED THE FIRE
And the Board Of Trade Yelled
as the East Jersey Advo-
cate squirmed, and
Squealed. and
Spluttered.
HOT STUFF FROM THE START
condict Makes Bad Breaks and Is
Roasted Under Raking
Fire Of Questions.
The Hoard of Trade Finally Disap-
proves of the Award TO the
East Jersey co.
The BOARD of Trade Finally Disap-
proves of the Award TO the
East Jersey co.

The Board of Trade renounced the
award of a water contract with the East
Jersey Water Company at a very bot
water meeting last night. The defenders
of the award, Messrs. J. A. Dear, John
J. Cone and H. w. Condict, made stub
bord fight. and even when beaten, like
Goldsmitfl's schoolmaster. were ready to
argue STILL Their vitality evoked from
the irrepressble Mr.. Frank o. Cole the
remark:
BY gollys when man is dead like
There was an ,,,,,,s,,.,,,, ,ar
o,a =, 80 - e -
lug anu more tnan nalI were non mem
nrornsnent bifbsrto -, ,-a4a- ~, ~,
xyba-, = .a,.,as = - .ss,-s" s.
ana ,.ea s,de ! ZANE 70 aIrayang themselves on
ed AWAY. and their absence. papa rise 10
sast~ - 49,. iSe -
5hsra ;,o,-,,,a,, tSors. rae..ss.. . ~no We
John J.. Voohees. DIR. L. T. Gordon
Mvron / E,,,rs+ ~,,,a.1a, IT,. aon
A. Dear, Henry Lembeck John ]. Cone.
H. v. Condict. Secretary w = TAFT
Nathaniel Roharts 7 .,,,is 1,,a,' 1,a.,a.s a.,
Hoos, l. v. Booraem. G. Blau. T. Holt,
F. D. Cole w Pearson r3oher+
derson. James Anderson. James Flem-
ing EdloW w. Harrison and as many
others.
When President corcoran had raped
for order and briefly stated the object
of the meeting. which was to consider
rne report OF the water committee, Mr..
rrank raaa 9. Cole. chairman Of that body,
1eporl "nich upnelo
-ReAe r<Aeeef views ana conclusions.
Aller reciting the circumstances attend
ing the selection of Rafter as ssaxrr.rt >,
x,,,s ..a..s..5 - - IAp1i I,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S, 1887. the
thirty six hours ending at eight p. M.
Frid;ly For New York city and vicinity
Clearing this afternoon or tonight fair
winds. {
Rzisrtnets,s Therm am ater FScport.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
ASHORE AT POINT PLEA
SAINT.
specses to the Jersey estu Ns,rs.


POINT PLEASANT, Jan. %, 1s97.-The
fishing schooner Hattie Benecon, Capt
Carter. from Atlantic City. went ashore
at six o'clock this morning during a
thick snow storm two miles northeast of
sea Island City, N j. The crew, six in
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
SUPPLY BIDS ooNsIDHREn.

The COMMITTEES on County Affairs of the
Board of Freeholders held a meeting yes
terday and considered the bids for sun
plies. They decided to recommend that
the contracts be awarded to the lowest
bidder in each case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
LIEUT.. LYMAN, q. s. N. DEAD.

! WASHINGTON Jan, 2s 1ss7.-Lieuten-
ant Charles H. Lyman, on duty at the
Naval Observatory. died of pneumonia
this morning. He was appointed from
Ohio and was navigator Of the Kear-
sarge when she was lost on Roncador
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28

Do mot allow your system to get weak and
debil tated. It Is easy to keep wen and strong
by taktng Hood y Sarsaparilla.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28

Stores, factories and Institutions can now
get their supplies as good as any N. Y. house
can serve them Complete stock. low prices.
at d. E. Cleary2& Co.'S wholesale grocery
stores. Montgomery and Greene streets.
IFor Death Notices. see Fourth Page.J
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28

taken by the city under the circumstances.
The committee believes that the provi-
sions with regard to the bond of s500000 to
be furnished by the contractor for the per-
formance of the contract up to the date
of the acceptance of the water supply
thereunder. at which time the said bond
shan be cancelled and a new bond fur
nished Guaranteeing only the faithful per-
formance of the contract as to the deliv-
cry of the water), conceals dangerous pos
sibiitieS of fraud. = =
The committee calls attention to the
fact that Notwithstanding this contract
involves an expenditure of money,
amounting to one-twelfth of the city s
valuation, the opinion of the taxpayer
desired from the day that the proposal
was received by the city, during the
months that the question was before the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers; also that the award was acted upon
by the Board of Finance at late hour
of a night session, when a few friends
of the measure had been hurriedly sum
maoned to "a afford pretence OF p, popular ' ar
order to forestall the investigation order
ed by your Board.
The committee, in conclusion, submits
that the close attention and criticism
given the proceedings Of the city boards
in regard to water contracts in the past
by citizens, represented by this Board
and by voluntary committees, has been
successful in causing an extraordinary
reduction in the terms offered by the
most prominent bidder. Appended to this
report is an abstract of successive pro-
posals made by the East Jersey Water
Company.
The committee deems that the results
of its investigation afford the very
weightiest reasons for condemning the
pending contract. The city is now guar
anteed an ample supply of pure and
wholesome water until the close of the
present century, fact which destroys all
excuse for hasty, injudicious or timid
changes of policy in favor of private
corporate monopoly of the element most
Indispensable to the existence of populous
communities. Confidence should be re-
stored in the capacity of the municipali-
ties to cope with the water question, and
in their disposition to extend their friend
ly aid and cooperation in cases of diff
Guilty.
Abstract Of successive proposals made
by the East Jersey Water Company for
constructing gravity works having q
gallons daily capacity, connecting with
the upper Passaic watersheds, and deliv-
er1ng water to Jersey City at head of
210 feet above tide, showing the price set
upon the works, and the price of water
delivered, per million gallons:-
l. PROPOSAL OF MARCH 25, 1895.
Option price set upon the
WORKS .................. $11 200 900 90
Rate charged for water de-
livered, per million gallons
Hlghest ................ 1867 so
Lowest ...... S..-......... u w
Average. ........ ..... Al 10 s
Annual cost of 25 millions de-
livered daily, at $59........-.s-- s5sS ,375 90
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to SECURE an expression Of opinion from
You on the points as stated below and also
any further information which you may
be inclined to favor me with. Trusting
you Will pardon the liberty I take and
thanking you in advance for your trouble.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-28
8. PROPOSAL OF AUGUST "a, 1896.

Estimate of cost of water
supply based upon the experts
Cost Of construction of works
having a double line of con-
duits, and a capacity of de-
Ions daily ...................... 5000, 900
S per cent. .....:......... 100000
Administration and ordi-
nary maintenance. .... $34, 500
Extraordinary repairs
and betterments.. 2550O 100000
Total annual charges. s.......... $3.50, 900
Cost of water per million gal
Ions, assuming an average
consumption of 37,500,000 gal
Ions per day for the next
25 years 13,6S7.5 millions per
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day Jersey City stayed out of the Peouan-
mock watershed she was losing ain oppor-
tunity to secure good water. Jersey City
couldn't build her own works. 1t would
take ten years and cost too much He was
opposed to the amendment Of Mr. Cole.
which substituted the majority for the
minority report
During this speech DR.. Gordon on the
one side and Mr.. Condict on the other had
been doing little lobbying and counting
noses. Mr.. William E. Pearson. who had
been won over to the East Jerseys side.
was about to leave the meeting when Mr..
Condfct in alarm at losing a vote be
thought himself of a brilliant strategic
move in flank, only it didn't work.
The Board of Trade always does things
regular he began in a plirring way, "afid
I don't like 1t to do anything o1lt Of the
way-but-as-sMr. Pearson here wants to
go away i thought that-perhaps- with
an appealing look at Messrs Voorhees,,
before he goes"
Are you crazy2 Did anybody ever hear
of such a frivolous proposal?'' cried Mr..
Cole, and the members laughed jeerlngly.
.'Oh, well, If you want to choke it, off,
why humbly said Mr.. Condict, resun-
ing his seat.
That's rot, shouted Mr.. John j. yoor-
hees enjoying the lawyers discontinue,
while pr. Gordon, Mr.. Myron F'urst and
award laughed derlsiveiy at the PROPOSE
tion while poor Mr.. COndict sadly put !?
opposite Mr. PeaTsonis name on his list.
pr. Leonardo. Gordon who has a facul-
dissect Mr. Gone S authorities Efcling up
the specifications Of the Brooklyn system
which Mr.. Gone said his firm had pre-
pared, the doctor read in a schoolboy sing
song gp-to7sleep tome:
{. And there shall be vavles, crossheads.
joints wal ter taps, conduits, brass joints,
copper head; b1oMouts, hzgigs. tllinglmbe-
bobs What IL q ys callunas; an of the sizes,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-24

Millions who DO Not Celebrate Christmas.
There are millions upon millions OF
people in the world who will not cele-
brate Christmas, and there are other
millions TO whom Christmas is objec.
tionable.
Take tho followers of Mohammed,
for instance. They are divided into
forty or fifty different sects, among
which are the Nousay.rie-yeh. There
are about 80, 900 Of them, and they be-
lieve in transmigraton of the soul.
They believe that mems souls pass
after death into the bodies of animals.
For them the story of the birth and
life Of Christ has no charms.
Then there are the Druses, who
profess TO have knowledge that God
has visited the world 234 times, but
they do not believe in Christ. For
them Christmas has no significance.
1t is equally disregarded by Bud
dhists, Japanese, Chinese, Brahmins
and Mohammedans. "Thero is no
God but Allah" says the Mohamme-
dams, "and Mohammed is his prophet"
Mohammed's followers also have curl
Gus notions in regard to the fate of un-
believers children. Some believe
that these children act as the servants
of the faithful in paradise. and Mo-
manned is recorded rs saying on one
occasion to his wife:
eff though desirest, I can make
thee hear their cries in Hades."
Other Mohammedan authorities,
however, dissent from this view, and
one of them boldly says; 81 know that
Allah will not torment those who have
not committed any SIM"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-24
Even Christmas Had No Torrors.

And it came to pass that the Meek.
Eyed Youth looked upon the Glorious
Girl while her cheeks were red, and
he spake unto her, saying; "Fairest
creature upon earth, wilt thou be my
beauteous bride?"
And the Glorious Girl made swift
answer, saying: mot, o Reginald!
not until you have given me positive
proof that you love me-"
And the face of the Glorious Girl was
even as the wild lily of the untrodden
forest for coyness, but her voice was
like unto the tax collectors for firm
ness.
And the Meek-Eyed Youth looked
him far away into the henceforth, for
q great fear was with him. and in his
wailing woe he was fain to end it all.
And it came to pass that in that
darkest moment great light dawned
upon him, and he spake unto the
Glorious Girl, saying LEST, perad-
venture, thou misunderstandst me,
again do say, benny beauteous bride.
AS for proof that 1 love thee, fair one,
let me draw your attention to the fact
that Christmas is scarce four weeks
hence-dost want more proofP" ,- 7
And straightway the Glorious Girl
nestled close TO his more or less manly
breast, and even as she nestiec
spake, saying: "Thou art indeed brave.
Most men would have waited till after
Christmas but you-ouch! You
mustn't muss my hair, dear"--Balti-
more News.
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7FlP1 j. +
HANGING THE STOCKINGS.


Six little worsted stockings hanging all In q
row,
And have patched two scarlet heels, and
darncd crimson toe.
Over the eyes OF azure, over the eyes
OF brown,
Seemed as though the eyelids could never
be coaxed down.
I sang for good long hour before they
were shut quite tight.
For tomorrow will be Christmas, and old
Nick comes tonight.
We laughed "a we dropped the candles into
heel and toe,
For not one little stocking was missing
from the row.
But oh, the empty cradles-the tears that
pillows wet
Tho voice OF Rachael crying-my soul can
not forget;
For there Is no child tonight in many u
house know,
Where u little sock was hanging only year
ago.
And when our work was ended, We stood
little apart.
silently praying the Father 10 sootho that
mothers heart,
Who looks on her unworn stockings amid
her falling tears,
Whose darling " keeping Christmas In
Christs eternal years.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-24

blue gown, and some pale winter roses
were on her breast.
"Well," and the colonel laughed un-
mirthfully, "the tale is soon told. /
loved her from the first moment ever
saw her went back to college with
my head filed full of fancies about her,
graduated and came home to settle
down to the peaceful life OF o Ken
lucky farmer. BY and by Alicia prom
ised to be my wife, and for six months
L lived in a FOOLS paradise. Wait
her father said; you are both too
young to marry, and so 1 waited on
patiently enoughr- E-vry day wac 80
pressed down and running over with
Joy that I had no need to hurry.
"Did you ever think" asked the
colonel suddenly, "that great love is
like strong light held close to the
eyes? 1t blinds one to everything
else, and sometimes it is the seliishest
thing on earth. Afterwards / knew
that Alicia never really loved me.
That /, slow of thought and speech,
with no grace of manner or person,
was never the one to have filled her
ideal or touched her fancy. IN prom
Using to marry me she had been swept
away by the strength of my passion.
And / poured out such q wealth OF
love on her that / never noticed she
gave nothing in return, She let me
love her-that was enough.
"That Christmas Walton, a college
mate of mine, came to spend the holi-
days with me. He was snowy, brill
liant young fellow, but one whom l had
never fancied, and his coming was en-
tirely accidental. He happened to be
in that part Of the State and dropped
in to see ME. You know how such
things happen. OF course he met
Alicia. They sang together aud danced
together, and all ut once my pensive
little darling blossomed out into q
brilliant woman, and still | suspected
nothing, loved her too well; l was
too loyal to be jealous. She seemed
happy in Walton's company, and 30 |
pressed him to stay, and he fingered
on for weeks and weeks.
after while Walton went away,
and / could but notice kind of fear,
constant, aversion, / don't know what,
that had come upon Alicia. Then one
day, in little burst Of petulant, unrea-
scning wrath about some trihe, she
turned upon me aud told me the whole
bitter truth-that she had never really
loved me--that her heart was given to
Walton, and she hated me because l
stood between her and him.
"Of course one cannot bind a woman
to one when she wishes to be free. I
was not cur enough to whine, but l
went to Europe for bit, and when l
came back settled in tho city. ]
couldn't go back there. She had
changed the world for me.
alicia and Walton were soon mar
ried, and it turned out most unfor.
tunately. He broke her heart by
every refinement of cruelty; he wasted
her fortune, neglected and deserted
her, and through it oil she loved him
still. God knows .woman's ideals
| die hardl
Finally he had the grace to die, and
left her penniless to face the world
alone. Nothing on EARTH" said the
colonel slowly, lis so sad to me as a
gentle woman, used to the re6nements
and elegancies OF life, who finds her
self dependent on her own exertions
for livelihood. OF course often they
work out the hard problem but at