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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
TEN LIFE SAVERS DROWNED

TBy Gable to The Associated Press.
MARGATE Eng, Dec 2, 1S97.-The vol
unteer lifeboat belonging to this place
capsized this morning off Nayland Rock.
OF the fourteen men composing her crew,
ten were drowned and four were rescued.
Fierce storms again broke out over the
coasts of England during the past night
and the scenes recorded during the early
part of the week are recurring. Heavy
hail, snow and rain storms accompanied
the gales The Dover and Calais Chan
mel service is temporarily suspended, and
several vessels are reported to have been
wrecked on the Goodwin Sands The num-
ber of wrecks on the Norfolk coast and
the fury of the storm on the Kentish sea-
board are unexampled Lifeboats have
been sent out from all the stations.
The Margate lifeboat, when the acci-
dent occurred was on her way to rescue
the crew of a large vessel, supposed to
be the Persian Empire. The life boat
was about two miles off when she was
overturned.
Heavy SHOWS have fallen in several
parts of France.
The British ship Persian Empire, from
London for Table Bay, collided with the
British steamer Carlisle City during a
gale on Tuesday night while off Deal, and
the Persian Empire was considerably
damaged on her port side.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
PUBLIC IN DANGER
New and Extensive Hog ABB
attoir to Be Established
in the Lower City.
LARGEST SLAUGHTER HOUSE EAST
Swift, of Chicago, Said TO be Be-
hind the Scheme-Mystery Of
a Building Solved.

There is much indignation among the
citizens of the lower part of Jersey City
over 4se discovery that a new and ex-
tensive abattoir is about to be located
in their midst. For some time past q
large frame building has been being
erected at the foot of Jersey avenue,
adjoining Washburn's brick yard, and ly-
ing between the Morris Canal and the
tracks of the Central and Lehigh VAL
ley Railroads, The building has been
surrounded with deep mystery. Every one
seen working about it, who was asked
what it was going to be, invariably re-
piled that he. did not know. AS the pur-
pose of the building could not be de-
termined from its appearance while it
was being put up the mystery remained
unsolved until today. This morning it
was learned that the building is to be
used for an abattoir. This was demonstrate
ed by the machinery and fxings which
were delivered at the building this morn
ing. 1t was also learned that it would
be a hog abattoir, with a capacity of
4,oOO hogs a gay, Whlch WIN make II Ine
part of the country. The capacity OF the
immense abattoir on the meadows, near
the Hackensack River, is 1000 hogs
day. 1t is said that similar establish
mentS for the slaughter of sheep and
calves will be located in the same neigh
borhood by the Swifts of Chicago. That
firm has decided, it is said to do all its
killing for the New York market in the
East. 1t is not so many years ago that
hog abattoir was located in the Lafay-
ette section of the city, and the stenchf
which the south wind carried over the
city were simply unbearable, and in the
opinion of some of the authorities detri-
mental to health. The prospect of hav-
ing another slaughter house so near to
their homes has caused much alarm
among the residents of the city. They
also fear that the projectors of the
and it will be difficult matter to stop
them now.
1t is probable that as soon as work is
begun at the new abattoir application
will be made to the Chancellor for an
injunction to restrain the proprietors
from continuing the nuisance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
SAD NEWS FOR M'KINLEY

CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 2, 1S97.-Mrs. Nancy
Allison Mckinley mother of the President
was stricken with paralysis this morning
and 1t is feared that her death is only a
question of short time
The paralysis at present is of but mild
form. but owing to her extreme age
nearly SO years. Dr. Phillips. the attending
physician, can give but little hope to the
family Mr.. Abner Mckinley of New
York, has been visiting her for few
days, and when his mother was stricken
this morning, Immediately communicated
with the President by telephone. The lat
ter asked if he had best start at once, to
which Mr.. Abner Mckinley replied he had
best wait a further report from the ply
sician, who would make call in time to
advise by one o'clock. The physicians s
statement to the family was that there
was little doubt that the attack would
Ultimately result in death, but that there
was no Indication yet as to just when the
end might come.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
MAY Be ACCOMMODATED
Emperor Of China Says He
Would Rather Lose His
Crown Than Pay
Germany.
[By Cable to The Associated Press. ]


LONDON, Dec. 2, 1S97.-A special de-
spatch from Shanghai. received this after
noon, announces that the Emperor of
China has declared that he would rather
forfeit his crown than agree to the con-
ditions demanded by Germany as redress
for the murder of two German mission
aries, Mes and Hennle, and the destruc-
ton of German mission property in the
province of Shan-Tung.
Admiral Diedrich, the German Comman-
der of Kiao Chou Bay, the despatch fur
ther states, has proclaimed martial law in
the district around Kiao Chou.
China, the despatch concludes. desires
that the. dispute with Germany be submit
ted to arbitrators appointed by Holland
and Belgium.
A special despatch received here today
from Shanghai announces that large rein
forcements of Japanese troops have ar
rived at the Island of Formosa. The
Japanese army now occupying that island
numbers $4,000 men.
1t is believed the reinforcements were
sent to Formost as a result of the seem
ingly pending disturbances in the far
East.
The demands made by Germany upon
China, as cabled to The Associated Press
from Pekin on Monday last, are as fol-
lows
Germany asks for the discovery and
execution of the murderers of the mis-
sionaries, Mes and Hennle; the punish
ment of the implicated officials, including
the Governor of the Province of Shan
Tung; the reconstruction of the mission
airy buildings, the payment of an indem-
nifty of 600 900 taels to the relatives of the
victims, the payment of heavy indem-
nifty to cover the expenses of the German
naval expedition and the maintenance of
the German force at Kiao Chou Bay, the
railroad monopoly of the Shan-Tung
province and the occupation of Kiao Chou
Bay as German coaling station.
It was reported in London yesterday
evening, as cabled to The Associated
Press last night, that the views of the
Russian Government have undergone a
change as to the situation of Kiao Chou
Bay. 1t was at first understood that
Russia acquiesced to the German occu-
said that, seeing the large force Germany
is assembling there, Russia is inclined,
with France. to oppose German action in
China.
1t was also currently reported yester-
day at Shanghai, as announced in spec
ial despatch from that city, that France.
Germany and Russia had entered into a
compact for the acquisition of Chinese
territory Germany taking the Shan-Tung
peninsula, Russia taking Corea and
France taking Fo-Kien and the Island of
Formosa. Formosa was ceded to Japan
by the treaty of Shimonoseki. after the
recent war between China and Japan, and
therefore. if France has any intention of
acquiring it she must either engage in
hostilities with Japan or else come to
some arrangement on the subject with
the japanese Government.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
NOT DECEIVED.
rFrom This MORNINGS ..sun.'l

[From This Mornings 'sSun"]
The deficit in the revenue of the United
States for the first five months of the
fiscal year is officially reported at nearly
SAG, ,OO0, 900. 1t may be reduced a little dur
ing the present month, but for the first
half of the fiscal year it will not be far
from $45 100000. At this rate, 1t will
amount, for the whole year, to $9O,00O,0Oo.
Secretary Gage, it is said, Is hopeful that
the revenue will so far increase, after
January /, 1898, as to reduce the threat
ened deficit by July 1, 1898, to s25ooO, 900.
To effect this, the revenue for the SIX
months from January 1 to July l, lssS'
must not only equal the expenses, which
will require an increase in it of $45,000, 600
over the revenue of the first six months,
but it must exceed them by $2oOOO 600.
Thus. to meet the Secretary's expecta-
tions, the revenue for the last half OF the
current fiscal year will have to be s65, Co.,
600 more than it has been during the first
half. This is possible, but not probable.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
GEORGE HITCH.
The Single Tax Leaders, Son Takes
n Wife IN Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 1S97.-The marriage
Of Miss Marie Hitch, daughter of Cap
tain e. ". Hitch formerly of New Or
leans, to Mr. Henry George, son of the
late Henry George of New York, was
celebrated today at the home Of the
brides father, No. 255 Ontario street. The
wedding was a quiet one, owing to the
recent death of Mr.. Georges father. Only
the most intimate friends and relations
witnessed the CO 'emony, which was per-
formed by the Rev John Rusk of the
Militant Church, The bride, who was
simply but handsomely gowned in white
silk and lace was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Gilmore Hitch, as maid OF hon
or, and the groom was attended by Mr..
Ralph Crawford of New York as best
man. A wedding breakfast was served,
Washington. Mrs. and Miss George
mother and sister of the groom, were
among the wedding guests.
The young couple first met during the
Worlds Fair, although the families had
been intimate for years. The acquaint-
anceship was resumed when Henry
George. .Jr, came west during last years
Presidential campaign to make speeches
for Bryan and this summer while Miss
Hitch was visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George
in New York, the engagement was an
nounced.
week ago. but the sudden death of Mr.,
Georges father during the heat of the
New York campaign, caused postpone
ment until today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
NO RELEASE FOB SOLOMON.

"Jim" Solomon, the convicted Policy
King, who is in the County Jail awaiting
the action of the Supreme Court on an
appeal from his conviction and sentence,
had "a strong hope this morning of being
released, but the hope was rudely shat
tered. His friends, who have been work
ing diligently, persuaded Robert ]. Ma
gee, of North Bergen, to offer himself
as bondsman. The bail is $4,000. Judge
Hudspeth questioned Magee as to his re-
sponsibility. Magee said that he owns a
row of houses which are in process of
construction and also considerable unim-
proved property. blanket mortgage of
s., ZOO covers it. Judge Hudspeth decided
that the security was insufficient, and
would not properly protect the State.
Solomons countenance fell and he looked
very much depressed as he was taken
back to the iail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02

offered water from the Rockaway River
for $35 per million gallons An option
was given to the city to purchase at W.
for seven million dollars by gravity, and
issue four per cent. bonds to pay for the
same, the interest charges would be $zeo,-
sand for operating expenses we have sSzo,-
900 per annum, which would make sup-
ply of thirty million gallons daily, .;S,s- Cost
ing US only thirty dollars per million
gallons, and fifty million gallons daily
would cost us less than SIS per million
gallons. and this for pure water. 1t Will
be noticed that the average cost, accord
ing to the Mayors message. of water OBJ
tanned by new contract is not likely TO
exceed sM per million gallons. The differ-
city from every days unnecessary delay.
In the communication of May 29, to
which we have referred, His Honor seeks
prompt action to be followed with all
possible speed to the end'
1t is pertinent to remark how much we
regret that anything should transpire to
obscure his then expressed clear vision
of what was for the best interests OF the
city.
In conclusion, your committee would
recommend that the suggestion of His
Honor the Mayor that 1--WE shall reach
an early agreement be respectfully de-
clined. Your Board may err in declaring
in favor of specifications SO perfect from
the standpoint of fully protecting the in
terests of the city, as to make bidding
by any company or contractor lmpossl-
BILE, but it can never afford to err by
adopting specifications SO drawn as to
make bidding impossible for anyone but
one company or contractor.
Your committee would advise the con-
currence in the same specifications if
again presented, upon adoption by the
Board of Street and Water Commission
ers.
Respectfully submitted
HENRY BRAUTIGAM,
H. L. KELLERS,
REUBEN SIMPSON,
JAS. s. BAILEY
Committee of the Whole.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
REGULAR
CLOUDBURST.
Finance and Street and
Water Boards Have a
Great Water Night.
FRAPPE FOR MAYOR HO0S
His Veto of the Old Speeifea-
tions Placed by the Fi-
naneiers in a Very
Unpleasant
Light.
NEW ONES ON THEIR WAY TO Hin
Only One Very Trifling Change
From Those Which He Dis
approved.
EAST JERSEYS HAND EXPOSED
His Honor,s sExpert. Suggestions
Would Make II Impossible
for Amy other Conn
pany 10 Bid.
EAST JERSEYS HAND EXPOSED

The water specifications. vetoed recently
by Mayor Hoos and repassed. with only
a slight change, by the Street and Water
Commissioners today, will be sent to the
Mayor this afternoon. and everybody is
asking
What will he do with them?"
So far as the members of the Board of
Finance and Street and Water Commits
sioners are concerned, they have decided
that the plans and specifications are as
well and safely drawn as they possibly
can be, and they mean to advertise for
bids as soon as possible. Before that
stage is reached, some yards of red-tape
will be wound around the specifications.
The resolution of today ordering the
specifications to be advertised, will go to
well as to the Mayor. The Finance Board
will act upon that resolution on We'd
nesday, December s, and they will con-
eur in it, After that the concurrent reso-
luton will go to the Mayor for approval
Both Boards will. in the event of a veto,
promptly override it. This is definitely
settled upon.
The preliminary work of receiving bids,
holding hearings and the award of the
contract will be rushed through, finally
landing the contract in front of Mayor
Hoos. whose signature must be secured
before it can become legal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
WATER SPECIFICATIONS
Street and Water Board Re-
Adopts Those Vetoed by
Mayor Hoos.

The Street and Water Commissioners this
afternoon passed plans and specifications
for a gravity and filtered water supply
for the city. The plans were ordered to
be advertised for bids.
These specifications are identical with
those vetoed by Mayor Hoos a few weeks
ago excepting in one unimportant par
ticular. In the old specifications appeared
this paragraph in reference to the time
allowed the contractor, to complete his
work.
1.-The CONTRACTOR will be allowed two
years and six months from the date of
contract to complete the work and. fur
nish the water specified. For every days
delay beyond the term of contract, the
contractor shall pay the city of Jersey
City the sum of two hundred dollars per
day as liquidated damages and not by
way of penalty"
The Street and Water Commissioners
today inserted $500 in the place of the
sum mentioned and that is all the change
made, notwithstanding the array of OBJ
jections he made in his veto message.
The Mayor, so far as the damages
clause was concerned, insisted that 5000
was too small a sum. He suggested $1,000.
ence and made it $500.
The Mayor suggested that the forty
feet right of way for the water pipe was
too much in view of the fact that Newark
had only thirty feet. No notice has been
paid to that suggestion. Again, the
Mayor thought that Plan B, which pro-
vided for supply of thirty-fve million
gallons at an elevation of 21O feet, and
n io, Jo1 of
70, 600 900 gallons at an elevation of 127 feet
should be discarded because they were
absolutely worthless, as he termed them
Plan A, which provided for fifty million
gallon supply at an elevation of 210 feet
should be the only one for which bids
should be sought The Street and Water
Commissioners reply to that suggestion
is to put both schemes in the new plans
and for this reason
"If we exclude the second and third
plans that leaves only one watershed to
receive bids from and you know what
company would get it. Supposing we did
that and excluded other competitors and
the contract was signed by the Mayor
who favors that illiberal plan, the courts
would knock out the contract, as they did
before on the anne grounds and for the
very same reason"
When Mayor Hoos was informed what
the Street and Water Commissioners had
done he smiled and refused to discuss the
subject. 1t is confidently asserted in the
City Hall that His Honor will approve
the new specifications. since he sees that
the Boards of Finance and Street and
Water Commissioners are working to-
gether to push the water question to a
satisfactory result and he does not want
these officials to say
"Oh, we did all we could to get a water
supply for Jersey City; but you persist
emily stopped US by vetoes. Now it's up
to you."
1t is well known that the Mayor is
anxious to get the preliminary matters
out of the way, but he wishes to hasten
slowly and not to do one thing one mo-
ment to reverse it the next.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
DJUCHE FOR HIS HONOR
Board Of Finances Reply to the
Water Veto Is What
May Be Called
a. Soaker.

The Board of Finance, last night, laid
Mayor Hoos' veto of the water specifi-
cations on the table and then listened to
a report of it's Committee of the Whole
on the Mayors action. 1t was adopted by
all the Commissioners save Mr.. w. F.
Midlige. who was excused from voting.
AS the News said yesterday, the re-
port is a very thorough review of the
Mayors objection and contains many
facts concerning the much vexed ques-
ton of water which the people of Jersey
City will find very interesting. In allow
ing the veto to go by default the Board
of Finance will wait for the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners to pass
the water specifications, which will be
done today precisely as they were and
they will concur in them at their next
meeting. The Finance Commissioners in
following the lead of the Street and Water
Board do not wish it be understood that
both Boards are working together in this
matter, for the Finance Board has always
refused to go into conference with the
Street and Water Commissioners, prefer
ring independent action Nevertheless
there is tacit understanding that there
is to be no monkey business, no shifting
of responsibility in the water question.
The report last night was read by Clerk
Martin Finck and beyond the formal
adoption there was nothing said 1t was
as follows
Jersey City N. J., Dec. 1. 1897.
To the Honorable Board of Finance
Gentlemen-Your Committee of the
Whole, to whom was referred the COM
munication of His Honor the Mayor,
dated November Is, 1897, vetoing the reso-
luton unanimously adopted by the Board
concurred in by the unanimous vote of
your Board, approving the specifications
for new wa 3supply for Jersey City,
would n report that it has con-
siderS: and the specifications
with the EST care, and advises that
no action De taken by your Board upon
the same. Your committee has arrived
at this conclusion for the reason that it
believes that it would be futile at this
time to override the veto. The Board of
Street and Water Commissioners have
ignored the communication, and your
committee favors similar action ON the
part of your Board. Your committee,
however, feels that it Is due your Board
and its members that the public should
be made acquainted with the effect that
the adoption of the recommendations
made by the Chief Executive would have
upon the water matter, and the reasons
why this Board has arrived at the con-
clusion that the less alteration made in
the specifications as at present constftut-
ed, the better for the interests OF the
WHAT THE SPECIFICATIONS PRO
VIDED.
The specifications as prepared and sub
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
THE CARLISLE SCHOOL.

WASHINGTON, Dee 2, 1Ss7.-The- an
nual reports of Indian Schools show con-
siderable progress at Carlisle. 80, and
Hampton, Va, the principal dtutions
Superintendent Pratt, of Carlisle reports
an enrolment of 1872 pupils at the begin
ming of this fiscal year, and they include
representatives of sixty-eight different
tribes. Captain Pratt presents a strong
advocacy of the Indian outing system,
which he says enforces economy and saw
ing.
BY this means the boys and girls at
Carlisle earned s20,44S' during the year.
The total enrolment at the Hampton In
stitute is 1873, embracing representatives
of thirteen tribes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
HOW IT WAS DONE.
[From This Mornings ..world. ]

[From This Mornings "World.'1
AS a sample of how to change a deficit
into a surplus Secretary Gage has made
an illustration The daily Treasury state
ment for November 80 made the deficit
for November $7,s77,O12, and for the fiscal
year to date $45,s ,O23. The comparative
statement, issued today, for November
makes the excess of receipts over expen-
ditures s5,553, 766 and reduces the deficit
for the fiscal year to SS2, 456,2 244.
This has been brought about by direct
order to the division of bookkeeping and
warrants to transfer to the current re-
ceipts the money received from the Union
Pacific sale. 1t doesn't make any actual
difference, but it is the first time in the
history of the department that such book
keeping has been resorted to.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
MARTIAL LAW IN PRAGUE.
TBy Gable to The Associated Press. ]

TBy Gable to The Associated Press.1
PRAGUE, Dec. 2, 1S97.-Martial law has
been proclaimed here as well as in the Ju-
dicial Districts of Karolenemthal, Ziskow,
Weinberg and Smichow. as a result of the
rioting here and elsewhere. growing out
of the animosity of the Slavs and Czechs
against the Germans, caused by the Ian
guage ordinances and by the downfall of
the late Premier, Count Badeni, which
was due to the German obstructionistS.
Rioting commenced here at eight o clock
this morning, at which hour the stores
and houses in two streets Of the old
town were being pillaged. Seven bat
talions of infantry and two squadrons of
cavalry were Immediately called out to
disperse the mob.
Two additional battalions of infantry
have arrived here from KoenigsgratZ and
three battalions of infantry have reached
here from Theresienstadt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
SHAMELESS JUGGLf

[From This Morning .sTribune."l
Customs receipts reported from Wash
ington today were $546,26s, internal rev.
enue receipts $546,26S, and the miscel-
laneous receipts s6,1S9. $50; total Govern
ment receipts for the day, $7,105550; ex-
penditures, s2,O75,0o0; excess of receipts,
s503O,55O. Receipts for fiscal year, to date,
$155, ,219, ,426; expenditures. $780, ,119; ex-
cess of expenditures. s27, ,425, ,693. Receipts
of National bank notes for redemption to-
day, 1926, ,479. The decrease in the excess
of expenditures over receipts for the year
is due to the Union Pacific payments,
which have been deducted from the pre-
vious excess.
The above statement is shameless
juggle of facts and figures, designed to
deceive the voters of the country. Yester-
day, the second payment of Sc, 100000 on ac-
count of the Union Pacific Railroad was
made. and the stimulation of a surplus is
procured by reckoning this in as IN
come'' The reduction in the deficit for
the year is the result of an arbitrary
order of the Secretary of the Treasury
to reckon in the entire sum paid on ac-
count of Union Pacific, about $4,000, ,OOo
as income" 1t is as if a citizen who
owned property should sell one OF his
houses. and call the price which he re-
ceived for it income. The trick is on
par with the famous fractional currency
fund juggle in the last year of President
Harrisons term.
The actual deficit yesterday, ascertained
by subtracting the expenditures of the
Government from. it's receipts after the
Union Pacific money was ruled out, was
s1,o7e, 49, The deficit for the year is really
about 100000.