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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-15

Sealed proposals win be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners, on
Monday. October 25, 1897. at 2 o'clock P. M.
for the
from Hudson Boulevard TO Nelson avenue.
Said Improvement to be made conformably
1895 and in acc ,reance with specifications on
file in the Office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement Of sure
Chief Engineer. City Hall, Jersey City. N. J.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
Standard
of cost.
About 500 cubic yards of earth exoaya-
tion, per cubic yard. .--....--.. ' 20
About g cubic yards Of rock excavation,
About $50 cubic yards of earth filling,
About l6o cubic yards OF sand or gravel
filling. per cubic yard 1.So
About $50 square yards of Belgian paving
in cutters, per square yard.....-.--.... 1.l0
About ], 700 lineal feet Of new curb stone.
About beu ii1 1so s i0Ds feet Of new BRIDGE
stone. per square oot........-...s. .s5
About $3.50 square feet of new Tagging
About % lineai feet Of reset curb stone.
per hneal FOOT. -..... ........--.-.- 20
About 4 receiving basin heads to be re-
About 6 manhole heads to be reset... 800
Time allowed for the completion OF the work
% working days.
The making Of the above Improvement and
| award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrances Of the owners of the prop
erty liable 10 more than one-haf the assess
ment therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
| veiopes, endorsed Proposals for the improve
| ment Of Poplar street" directed to MT
Ferd Heintze, Chairman of the Committee on
Streets and Sewers and handed to the
Clerk of the Board in open meeting when
| called for in the order of business relating to
| sealed proposals..
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution Of sureties be allowed.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
of the hundred per cent standard above quoted
for which they will furnish all materials and
do all the work comprehended in specifications,
and If final award Of contract be made, the
per cent. 50 stated will form the basis upon
which payment will be made for all items.
The Board may. under the provisions of the
act above cited, exercise its right to reject any
OF all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
20 Section Z, Chapter 1874, of the Laws of 1891.
nnder the terms whereof no contract shall
he binding upon the city, or become effective
or lucrative until the bondsmen offered by
fba Contractor have been approved as to sufi-
cisncy by this Board, and as to form by the
Cornoration Counsel, the President of this
BOARD having the power to examine the pro-
nosed bondsmen under oath.
Ry order Of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. t. BoUToN,
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City, October Is, 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-15

sAales proposals will be received by the
BOARD of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday October Is, 1897, at 2 o'clock r. M,
for the construction of a 15-inch vitriaeo
pipe .x-->-rrE
W IN NUNDA
fro,, . Toint about SIS feet north of Duncan
avenue, to and connecting with sewer in Dun
can avenue.
said sewer to be built conformably to the
nrovisions of Chapter 2I7 of the Laws of 1895,
and in accordance with specifications on file
in the office of the Clerk OF said Board.
blank forms of bid and agreement of ~sureties
must be obtained at the office Of the Chief
Engineer. City Hall, Jersey City, N. j.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-15
I
Per Cent.
Standard
of cost.

ABOUT 1,JuU CQD1G LIZ vi a.
ton, per cubic yard. ....- , 70
About 200 cubic yards of rock excavation, > M
About rs cubic yards of sand or gravel
filling, per cubic
About 300 square yards OF Belgian pay ! 10
ing. per square H"
About $3.50 hneal feet of curb stone AZ
AP per 4a n ao uoos Yards Of repaving, per
square Yard. 49,. 1900 ..-..' ~
About 100 iineal feet of reset curb stone, AZ
Earth fIling included in price for paving.
Time allowed for the completion OF the WORK
As working days. nan+ and
award of the contract therefor will be sun3eet
to the remonstrance OF the owners OF me paop-
erty liable to more than one-haI Uhe 49,
ment therefor on the basis Of preliminary
sketch. on
velopes. endorsed Proposal for the amprove-
ment of Cambridge avenue" directed % MT,
Ferd. Heintze. Chairman OF the C4 On INT CleSk
of the Board in open meeting when caAeu 10y
in the order Of business relating 10 seai
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution OF suretles De ailo~eu.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
30 tbe hundred per cent. standard above quot
ed for which they will furnish al maeeri ~
and do all the work comprensnoso c IA
he made the per cent. SO stated VIII form a
basis upon which payment will be made for
II Tbs Roa I'd may. under the provisions of the
act above cited. exercise its right to reject any
" The atteation OF bidders is especially called
to Section I. Chapter 14 Of IF the aant LAYS snail 81 lsf BE-
uinsire mon the city or become effective or
operative until the sel SOnd s ; efe as to ~ su me
con Nv tbis Board and IS to. form by the
CCornoration Counsel, the President OF this
Bcard having the power 70 examine IL po
p9 ay order Of the BOARD Of Street and Water
Commissioners GEO. T. BoUToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-15
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
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NOTICE TO

Dated Jersey city, October Is, 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-15
NOTICE.

Dated Jersey city. October Is. 1887.
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CORPORATION NOTICE.

Dated Jersey City, October Is.
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Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners. on
Monday, October rs. 1897. at 2 O'Clock P. M.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-15
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dated Jersey City. octobe
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CORPORATION NOTICE.

dated Jersey City. octobI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
ARMY AND NAVY UNION.
Ritual ana bylaws Adopted for
WOmen's Auxiliary.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 2S.-To-day's session
of the eighth annual meeting of the Army
end Navy Union of the United States was
held in secret Much time was spent in dis
cussing amendments to the constitution of
the order. The most important proceeding
of the session was an agreement to organ
ize ladies' auxiliary in connection with
the union and with this end in view ritual
and bylaws were adopted for the womens
branch. At the close of the days session,
resolutions were adopted criticising the
press of Chicago for it's method Of treating
passing events at Fort Sheridan The reso-
buttons recte that newspaper criticisms of
alleged brutality in the army create false
impressions as to the lot of the common sol
der, ard declares that he is better treated,
better fed and better housed than is the SOL
der of any other nation. Instances of bru-
tality are declared to be exceptionally rare.
The resolutions seek to inform the public
that no wide gulf separates officers and
men and that the line of social demarka-
ton is fairly drawn. In conclusion, the reso-
lutions regret the inclination OF the Chicago
newspapers to magnify every detail of in
subordination at Fort Sheridan, as tending
to incite INSTRUMENTATION among the less in
telligent men of the army.
Detroit Omaha and Denver are after the
next annual meeting, which will convene on
the third Monday in November next.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
Ab0U5ma''Ss
("THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS")

who was not an employee of the postal serv-
ice. but of the Grand Trunk Railway Com
pany. His depredations were particularly
embarrassing to the government, however,
as they were confined to the Canadian
American mail, to which he had easy access
at the depot in Detroit, when In his care
at night while waiting to make connection
with the Western trains. His method was
to rip open the canvas mail bag, and ex-
tract packages of letters therefrom, then
sew the rent, and send the bag on to its
destination In this way the pouch was
never missing, and only part of the con-
tents failed to arrive as addressed, which
made it very difficult to locate the thief:
for the depredations might have occurred
at either the mailing or distributing office
In Canada, on the Canadian mail trains,
at the transfer office at Detroit, on the
American postal cars, or at the office of
destination 1t was most perpiexing case
to unravel for the ripping OF the seams
and the resewing were very deftly done,
and would escape any but the most minute
inspection. After many plans had been
formed. many experiments made, and many
theories exhausted as to the source of these
depredations. which had occasioned months
of hard work, mental anxiety and worry
to the inspectors, and an immeasurabie
amount of trouble, inconvenience and bus
mess complications to the general public
ard the banking institutions of this country
when a Canadian bag arrived, that it had
been repaired IN one of its seams with
yellow thread, quite unlike the kind with
which the bag was originally sewed. 1t
was ascertained that no such thread was
used at the repair shops, and close exam
ination showed that the rip was large
enough to admit the passage of package
of letters. This slender clew was followed
diligently, but it was weeks before the case
was brought to a successful termination.
Postal clerks We're tested and watched;
transfer CLERKS in both Detroit and Chicago
were kept under close espionage. The mail
bags were Swallowed from the time they
were unloaded from the car in Chicago I'M
til they were delivered in the Chicago post
office, and were most closely examined aft
er received. In the. meantime the inspec-
tor, who was watching with equal anxiety
and vigilance at Detroit. became satisfied
that Laraway was causing the trouble, as
a quiet search of his room, and of the
clothing therein revealed the presence OF
small rawlings of yellow thread and the
remainder of the work was simply a ques-
ton of time and patience. A hole was
bored in the floor of the mailroom, under
which the Inspector crawled and watched.
His efforts were at last rewarded by plain
ly seeing Laraway commit the theft as
before recited; and it was well that his evil
dence was direct rather than circumstan-
tial. and that there was not the slightest
slip in the chain, for the case was most
bitterly fought at the trial, which resulted
in LaraWay'S conviction"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
BLOW TO THE WABASH.
Important Legal Documents d.
stroyed I'm the st. Louis Fire.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 28.-Not until tomorrow
will the sufferers by yesterdays fire in the
Wabash building be able to approximate
with any degree of exactitude the total loss
sustained A rough estimate made to-day
puts the total at $9O0,O0O divided as follows
To the Wabash building, owned by Robert
S. Bookings, 100000, insured for $125,O0O
to the Wabash Railroad Company, $4,000.
partially insured; to the adjoining build
ings and tenants of the first floor of the
Wabash building, $4,000. Some OF the rec
ords of the auditors office were taken from
the ruins to-day in a sodden condition Such
of these as can be saved were put in safe
place. AS yet no headquarters has been
secured by the management, the different
departments being scattered. Every other
railroad in the United States and every
steamship line with which the Wabash did
business was notified by wire to-day of tho
big fire. With the notification was sent a
request that copies be made of all Wabash
correspondence and sent to St. Louis. 1t is
the loss of such correspondence and records,
maps legal documents and other papers
dating back thirty-tive years which falls so
heavily on the railway company. A money
valuation cannot be put on them. The rail-
road it is understood had the data and
documents in several important lawsuits.
This in itself is almost an erretrlevaDle loss.
BY comparison the railroad officials say the
loss to the furniture, tickets and books Will
be insignificant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
ELKs DO NOT WANT FITz.
Marion Lodge Numbered i'm Admit
ting the Prize Fighter.

Marion Lodge Numbered in Admit
ting the Prize Fighter.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Oct. 2S.-The admission
of pugilist Bob Fftzsimmons to the Order
of Elks on the occasion Of his visit to Ma
rion this week will raise a big disturbance
in that order, which, in fact, has already
commenced. On the evening of the initia-
ton Marion Lodge telegraphed to District
Deputy A B. Armstrong, of Kokomo, ask
ing his consent TO the proposed action. Mr..
Armstrong Immediately telegraphed back
not TO admit Fitzsimmons under any condi-
lions, that it was in direct violation of the
rules of the order Paying no attention to
the order of the district deputy, the lodge
went ahead and initiated Fitzsimmons Mr..
Armstrong, who has jurisdiction and full
authority over the Order of ElkS in In
diana, Will go to Marion Friday and demand
the immediate ousting of the offensive
member. In case the Marion Lodge de-
clineS to expel Fitzsimmons, Mr.. Arm
strong will declare the lodge charter re-
voked. The deputy is strictly in earnest
in the matter, and either Fitzsimmons or
from the violation of the rules and prin-
ciples of the order in admitting men of
Fitzsimmonss character, Mr. Armstrong
says the Marion lodge had no jurisdiction,
the applicant being a resident of New
York that the Marion lodge had no right
to admit him without the consent of the
lodge at his home
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
GoRMAN,s STRUGGLE.
The MaryInnd E5oss Making the Great
est Effort OF His Life

est Effort OK His Life.
BALTIMORE. Oct Ex-senator German
yesterday took personal charge of his cam
paign and went to work with an energy
born of desperation. From now until the
eve of election he viii be almost constantly
at headquarters directing the work of his
lieutenants. He is as cool and confident
as ever. He says the party lines are tight
~ drawn; that nearly all the Democrats
who bolted two years ago have returned to
the fold. and he counts on the Legislature
being Democratic on joint ballot. The
senator, however, realizes that it is the
fight Of his life and that the odds are
against him. During the last week he has
been flooding the counties of Maryland
with all kinds of documents sealed and di-
rected personally to those qualified to cast
votes. The mails from Washington have
been laden down by Mr.. Germans mis-
one day there were 125 sacks of
'franked mail matter sent out from the
Washington postofice by Senator German.
The sacks were large ones and each of
them contained probably 100 Volumes which
would make a total of 1850 books sent
forth. Each of these was nicely wrapped
and sealed, and each was addressed to
somebody in one of the Maryland counties.
Large quantities of the literature were
sent to the various county seats, but the
small postofticeS were not neglected and
they received their full share. For once in
his life Senator German undoubtedly re-
rnennbered his constituents. And the end is
not yet From the postoflice Mr.. German
has had sent to him three boxes of blanks,
which when pasted upon a letter or a pack
age and stamped with his signature entitle
the matter 30 free transportation through
the mails Each of these boxes is about
ten inches square, and the blanks being
about the size of a postal card printed upon
thin paper, it may be imagined how many
blanks the boxes contain. The Democrats
also seem to have barrels of money. There
has not been SO much Doodle in a Maryland
campaign for years The money is being
used largely in paying negroes in the coun-
ties from s. TO SIS each to stay away from
the polls ON election day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SUMMITVILLE Ind, Oct 2S-The Union
Traction Company, now building a street.
railway line between Anderson and Alex
anclia has concluded to extend the line
north to this place and will put force
of men and teams at work here this week.
1t was originally the intention to build
from Anderson to Alexandria and from
Jcnesboro to Paramount this year and con-
meet the gap Of ten miles next spring but
the refusal of the Paramount City Council
to grant favorable franchise caused them
TO abandon the Fairmount branch this year
A franchise was granted to-day In the
meantime representatives of the Clodfelter
Company are arranging to build line from
Marion through here to Alexandria west 10
Elwood and Noblesville and south to In
dianapolis. The property of that company,
line between here and Marion, will be sold
at receivers sale Nov. Il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
onnoeed to 600 AIcohoI.

CHICAGO, Get. 2S.-The special congress
Eional committee resumed its inquiry into
the use Of alcohol in the arts and the manu-
features to-day. Leo Eliel wholesale and
retail druggist of South Bend, Ind. said
he represented the views of many druggists
in opposing any free alcohol. He claimed
the forty thousand druggists In the United
States would be compelled TO keep separate
establishments for the sale of taxed alcohoi
ard free alcohol and the government would
be compelled 20 expend millions year in
watching and supervising the druggists.
Other witnesses commended that untaxed al
cohoi would be an incentive for establish
ment OF q legion Of bar pharmacists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29

In order to prove the great merit OF
Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold i'll Head, we have
prepared generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send lOc to
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. Y. City.
Rev. John Reid. Jr., of Great Falls,
Mont. recommended Ely's Cream Balm to
me. / can emphasize his statement, 1T
is positive cure for catarrh if used as di-
rected. REV. Francis w. Poole, Pastor
Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
so cents. At druggists or by mail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
" BY His
Anthony Hope in Vaudeville.
New York Evening Sun

When MI. Hope made his first appearance
fering from a severe hoarseness. Before he
was quarter way through the programme
the hoarseness had increased and the water
pitcher on the table was drained dry The
short. stout but prominent Brooklynite who
was doing the honors of the occasion sprang
to his feet his intention being, as all the
audience saw, to refill the pitcher. Mr.. Hops
Saw it. too. and he at once gave his hand
backward wave signifying that he didn't
wish to give so much trouble. The only
trouble was that he didn't look where he was
waving. What was meant for a polite little
gesture, therefore, hit the short, stout but
prominent Brooklynite plump in the abdo-
men. sending him back into his chair While
his heels flew up into the air. 1t was all
over in a minute, of course: the Brooklyn
lite righted himself, Mr. Hope made ample
apologies and the reading proceeded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
Escaped Under Her skirts.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 2S.-Frank Hayden,
who has been confined in the county jail
awaiting trial on the charge of stealing
sheep, made a peculiar escape to-day.
Charles Conway, colored, is the turnkey at
the jail and his wife is the cook. During
the absence of the turnkey the colored
woman permitted a man and woman to en-
ter the Jail to visit Hayden, and as they
were being let out by Mrs. Conway Hayden
slipped through the door under the folds
of the Woman'S dress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
NEW BICYCLE RECORD.
Eddie McDufTie Puts the Mile, Paced,
Mark at / 80 20.

PHILADELPHIA Oct. 2S.-Eddie Nc
Dufie to-day at Willow Grove bicycle track
established a new worlds record for one
mile, paced, covering the distance in 1875 20.
s-5 of second lower than the record made
by Jimmy Michael on the same track sew
eral weeks ago. McDuffie's time to-day also
equals the time made by Stocks in London
last summer, although the latters time
was not accepted in this country on account
of the character Of his pace, a motor cycle.
successful attempts fifteen minutes inter-
vening between each trial. McDuf1e was
paced by quint, a quad and two sextets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
WRECK ON THE 1. E. & w.
ENGINE AND BAGGAGE WENT OVER
A THIRTY-FOoT ENHANCEMENT.
Marion EIks May Lose Their Charter
for Initiating Fifxsimmons
Glass workers Trouble.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 23.-The Lake
Erie & Western passenger train, No. ~.
was wrecked at II o'clock tonight by the
derailing switch being open at the crossing
of the Pennsylvania Company two miles
southwest Of the city. The engine and bag
gage car turned completely over and went
down a thirty-foot embankment. The front
end of the smoking car was left hanging
over the bank Engineer Robert E. Kelley
was scalded and so badly injured that he
can live but few hours. He says he had
the white signal giving him a clear track
over the other railroad but it was suddenly
turned against him too late to avoid going
off the end of the rail- Beyond shaking
up no one else was injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
Tin Plate from Raw Material.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Oct. 2S.-The new auto
matte bar mill just completed by the Amer
lean Tin Plate Company at a cost of over
100000 was put in partial operation yester-
day and manufactured perfectly the first
bars ever made in Madison county. The
machinery is mostly automatic, and n.y.
draullc pressure is used. So perfect is the
arrangement Of machinery that only two
men are required in that par to do the
work. The mill viii be in steady operation
from now on and will add 300 employees to
the working force of the tin-plate factory,
making total of 1,600 hands. The COM
pany is now able to manufacture tin plate
from the raw material through all the
various stems
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
District Odd Fellows Meeting.
cpaofof e. 4I,a Tnatoooro1t. ro,,.~,.f

special to the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Oct. 2S.-The district
meeting of the encampment /. o. o. f. was
held here to-day There was a fair attend
ance Of the Odd Fellows. Ed Faner, of
Rushville, grand instructor; J. E. Bodine,
of Indianapolis department commander,
and w. Fl. Leedy of Indianapolis grand
scribe, were present. Canton Capitol, No.
~, of Indianapolis, was in attendance and
took part in the street parade, which took
place at l o'clock This afternoon the
Patriarchal degree, Golden Rule degree
and Royal Purple degree were given by
Metropolitan Encampment No. IS, of In
dianapolis. At O'Clock took place the or
ganization of Boone Canton, No. 81, which
consists of thirty members The canton
was instituted under the direction of De-
partment Commander j. e. Bodine To-
night at 1880 O'Clock the degree of Chivalry
was conferred by the grand officers of the
Patriarchal Militant and the grand officers
of the Rebekah State Assembly, assisted
by the indianapolis canton in full uniform
This portion of the days exercises was
held in Locninvar Hall and was open to the
public. At $50 o'clock occurred the organs
ization and work in the PatriarchM Mill
tant degree.