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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
SUMMER OUTINGS.

Miss Brigham and Miss M G.. Brigham
are staying at Kendall Place, Stamford,
in the Catskills.
DR.. and Mrs. e. l.. Stoddard and Miss
Stoddard are at Churchill Hall, Stamford.
Mr.. J.. H. Hooke is at the Ocean View
Hotel, Block Island, Rhode Island.
Mr. q. w. Dieterie and Miss Dieterle
are at the Cornish louise Ocean City. At
the same hotel are Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
WebeI, Miss Ann Webei and Miss Hattie
Webe1.
Mr.. &. L. Faiconer is at the Mansion
House, Liberty. Sullivan County, New
York.
DR.. Holloway, of Hoboken avenue, Is
spending the summer at The Nichols"
Liberty.
DR.. Edwin H. HamiH visited friends in
Islip, Long Island, last week
DR.. and Mrs. p. J. Rooms, Of Clifford
avenue, are registered at the Oriental
Hotel, Manhattan, where they Will :
several weeks
Mr.. Charles H. Randall is at the Smith
field Hotel. Patchogue, Long Island.
Mr.. Wolven is at the Dominy House,
Bay Shore, Long Island
Captain and Mrs. J. W Brown Miss
Hattie Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brig
ham. and Master Arthur Brigham, are at
fbes South Bay House, Sayvil1e. Long
Island. At the same hotel are staying
MISS y. Ryan,, Miss G. e. Jaggard n Mr..
W. w. McChesney.
AR. George B.. cordner, of Bayonne, is
spending the summer at Wiclx'S Cottage,
Patehogue, Long Island.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
SUMMIT COUNCIL ooNTRADIOTs

To the Editor of THE Jersey City News"-
Under date of Friday, July 16, THE
Jersey City News has an article headed
American Day OF; O. u. A: M. Councils
al Loggerheads Over the Observance OF
the Occasion" From this article II would
appear that the question of observing the
so-called American Day was brought up
this year in this city by Summit Council,
No. 81, and that it was a subject for de-
bate at the last meeting of the council.
Permit me TO say that this statement Is
erroneous. There was no debate on the
subject at his meeting, nor Will there be
in the future, as summit Council Will
abide by the rulings of its state Council
officers without question, ant II, in their
opinion, it would not be advisable to keep
up an annual observance of the so-called
American Day, we bow to their judgment.
1t is also stated in this article that the
debate was caused BIZ the reception of a
from West Side, dmfr Farragut n
Clinton Councils, who have arranged Tor
an excursion to Boynton Beach, request
ing the members of Summit to sell tick
cts on the basis of ten per cent. commits
sion. Permit me to say again that there
was no debate on the reception of this
circular, that would bring up the question
of American Day. 1t was resolved that
the invitation to attend the excursion be
accepted. but owing to the fact that We
ave been before our friends recently for
favors we did not deem it advisable at
his time to again ask them to purchase
these tickets.
ummit Council has never had under
consideration the observance of American
Day, 1897. The officers have not written
toSGeorge H. Adams Council, of Newark.
requesting a commission on tickets sold by
them for their excursion to Asbury Park.
Summit Council is and always will be
ready to extend the right hand of fellow
ship TO sister councils in this city and
stands ready at all times TO assist them
for the good of our beloved order.
PAST COUNCILLOR,
Summit Council, No. 81.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
BOULEVARD SIDEWALKS.
Those of the Greenvilla Section Al
most Gomp7Aard-Gsnrrai Repair.

The work of laying the sidewalks in the
GreenvilIe section of the Boulevard. is
very nearly completed, and the workrnen
hope to finish up in about a weeks time.
Sidewalks have been laid on both sides of
the Boulevard as far own as the Morris
Canal bridge, in Bayonne. and pedestrians
may now walk along there without fear
of having their legs broken. 1t was almost
impossible to walk along there before the
sidewalks were laid for the piles of ashes
and stones that were lying there obstruct-
ed the walks, and persons wishing toget
past had to climb over them and run the
chance of accidents.
Wheelmen also lave cause to rejoice,
for the the ashes and cinders that were
used as a foundation 70 rthe Tagging and
which were lying in the cutters on both
sides of the road have all been cleared
away, leaving the road in a safe condi-
ton once more. Workrnen were also busy
repairing damaged parts of the road and
laying. in Greenville, a new top dressing
which the rain had previously washed off,
leaving the foundation bare and in a dan
gerous condition. There is still any
amount of work to be done along the road
to put it in proper condition for wheeling.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
DISTURBED OVER WATER.
Hobokpn Councilman Wants
10 Know Where the City is Ar

The Hoboken Common Council held a
short meeting last night.
Charles Lohndeck, a resident OF the
Fourth Ward, complained TO the Board
about the bad sanitary condition of the
sewers in First street, below Marshal
street, which he said were choked with
fifth. He said that they had not been
cleaned since they were built. The COM
plant was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
A petition was received from President
Myles Tierney, of the North Hudson
County Railway Company asking for per-
mission to lay a double trolley track on
Ferry street. This was also referred to
the committee without debate.
At the last meeting Corporation Attor-
ney Minturn was asked to give his opin-
ion in writing as to the legality of the
bid presented by the Utica Asphalt Paw
ing Company for the asphalting of Hud-
son street. A letter was received from
Mr.. Minturr stating that, in his opinion,
the awarding of the contract to the Utica
Company would result in legal irnplica-
tons which would delay the progress of
the work. The report was received and
filed.
Clerk Havron, of the Board of Health,
notified the Council that the health au-
thorities had declared Court street, or
Pig Alley a public nuisance, and re-
quested that the Council take action to
improve its sanitary condition. The SAM
tary Committee will investigate.
An ordinance passed its first reading for
the repaving of River street, from Hud-
son place TO Fourth street, and Contrae-
tor Patrick Flaherty, Jr., was awarded a
contract to construct a brick sewer in
Park avenue. A number of contracts were
awarded for cleaning sewers.
On motion Of Councilman Steuerwald
the following resolution was then adopt
ed:-
Whereas, 1t appears that the contract
recently entered intor between the city
and the Hackensack Water Company has
been attacked by citizens or the ground
of iilegality, and is now before the courts
for review on that ground; and
Whereas, The contract under which the
city is now receiving water Will expire in
November next, n it is Important for
the citizens to know whether the new
contract is valid or not. and II not, what
the position OF the citizens and the city
will be as to their right TO receive water
from the Hackensack Water Company or
from any other source during the water
litlBdLlOl, ana Setefdily 10 HfON the eA-
act condition and rights of the city con
corning water at this time: and whether
the contract recently entered into was
legally awarded or not; therefore
Resolved, That the Corporation Attor-
ney be and he is hereby requested to in
form the Council as to the matters afore-
said and that he advise the Council
whether the said contract, In his opinion,
is legal or not. and if not, what the legal
rights of the city will be as to Its right to
receive and contract for an independent
or other water supply during the pen
dency of the litigation over the water con
tract.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
FLORA LODGES INSTALLATION.

Flora Lodge. No. II, Rebekah Degree,
Installed their Noble Grand and Vice
Noble Grand at the conclusion of their
regular meeting at Pohlmann's Hall last
night. Mrs. Plump was indicted into the
former and Mrs. Whillers, the latter office
After the ceremonies a social session, with
refreshments, was enjoyed. Mrs. Strater
captured the ladies' prize for the best
score bowled, while for the gentlemen Mr..
Geibel carried off the honors Visiting
delegations were present from Martha
Washington Lodge, of Hoboken n Au-
gusta Lodge.
Some of those present were:3Mesdames
Strater, Geibel and Hoopura, Philip Hoop
ura, Mr.. and Mrs. Ridgeway, Miss Lillian
Sessman, Miss A. Shaw. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
e. Siewers. Mr. and Mrs. D.. Roster, Mr..
and Mrs. iPeter Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. j. Balm, Jr. and Mrs.
III. Plump and Mrs. Sharpe.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
q B~AR0METERS.
some Ways TO Tell OF a Coming
Change In h weather.


What Kind of a day is it going to be?v
the girls and boys ask eagerly when some
holiday fun, some anticipated pleasure
trip. is dependent upon fine weather. I'm
fortunately the girls and boys do not ask
this information Of the right people. Rain
comes. the pleasure-seekers get a wetting
the fun is spoiled, n there is general
discomfort, simply because nobody dream
ed of consulting one Of natures baro-
meters.
It is worth while to know that many an
imals I'M plants can tell us when a storm
is approaching. You young people who
are in the country, watch the horses and
cattle stretch their necks and sniff the
air, see the chickens huddle together and
hear the cackling of the geese and ducks,
telling you as plainly as they know how
that the storm clouds are not a long way
off. If you are well provided with UNI
brellaS, overshoes and -mackintoshes, you
might go out of doors and watch the wild
birds. The seagulls will not venture out
to sea, they fly inland, or they hover over
the fields. The swallows and martins, as
you know, fly very low when a storm is
coming, skimming the water with their
wings. The robin bushes his cheerful
song, and broods in a bush. Among other
animals the mole begins to dig harder
than he does at other times, while the
wonderful hedgehog fortiies his cave
against the coming storm with an unfail-
ing provision which has earned for this
strange little animal quite a reputation
among weather prophets.
Perhaps sore of our young people know
how the sugar-maple tree behaves before
a storm. It's leaves turn actually upside
down. The silver maple also shows the
white lining of It's leaf. But the common
~chickweed which the canary loves to
feed upon is q most reliable barometer.
Mo- only does 1t close it's flowers firmly in
the damp air preceding a rainstorm. but
it opens again if the rain is soon to cease.
A barometer like that ought to be the
property Of every boy and girl during the
summer vacation. No boating party.
mountain excursion or picnic in the
woods need be spoiled by an unexpected
shower. In many places in the country
you will find number of pine cones. Hang
one in your window. and you viii learn
that a pine cone closes its scales in damp
Weather and expands them when the air
is dry. 1t is a hygrometer.
Undoubtedly there are more barometers
and hygremeters of which we know moth
ing, but our young people may discover
them if they will make a habit of closely
observing the ccmmonest things in ma
ture. and of using the faculty of reason
,Wfleh God mas given them that they may
better respect II understand the won
derful laws of plant life and the marvel
lous gift OF instinct which belongs to the
lower aninnals.Z9ur Animal Friends.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
FRAUDULENT BIDS.
From the Evening Journal Of yes

(From the Evening Journal of yester-
day.)
The Board of Freeholders have long
been notorious for awarding omnibus
contracts which aroused suspicion of COLI
fusion between favored bidder and some
one who was in a position to convey such
as would insure the accept
ance Of a bid that would enable the per-
son securing it to charge more for sup
plies thar a fair price.
An examination of these bids showed
that a lot of supplies were called for in
the specifications which would not be or
dered. A person knowing what would not
be required could offer to supply those ar
ticles for one cent. and could d very
materially to the price charged for the
GOODS that would be called for.
When the items were added together in
order to ascertain whose bid was lowest,
the bid that offered the unnecessary ar9i-
Giles for one cent would have the smallest
total, yet the county would be compelled
to pay exorbitant rates for all that 1t re-
eeiyed.
The lowest bidder is the bidder who Of
fers 70 supply anything called Tor az tns
lowest price. and the lowest bidder should
be called upon 10 supply those arucies
which he offers for rne least money and
nothing else.
This system is now in operation all over
the United States. wherever the general
government calls for bids. 1t is in opera
ton in this State, and there is no reason
why the F~reeholders and the Street and
Water Board should not put it in opera
tien here.
Each Commissioners and each Freehold
er knows that the people are cheated I'M
der the Freebooter plan. Not one of these
officials would expend his own money UNI
der such a system.
Why do they expend the pople's money
in this way?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

Undoubtedly the most extraordinary
township in England is that of Skiddaw.
in Cumberland. It contains but one housa.
the occupier OF which is unable to exer-
else the Briton's privilege of voting be-
cause there is no overseer to prepare a
voters list and no church or other place
of worship or assembly on which to pub
lish one.
The most remote village in England is
that Of Professionalism. This truly
rural spot is thirty miles and a half from
the nearest railway station. AS a contrast
to this may be mentioned the hamlet Of
Ystrad. about ten miles from Cardiff.
This tiny settlement has two important
main roads, two railways and two large
rivers. A very unique feature is exelus-
lively claimed by Trimley. a small village
IN Suffolk. In the n churchyard OF the
parish two churches are to be seen. Ser
vice is conducted three times q week in
each of these churches at the same hour.
The deepest well in England is found at
Hamilton, in Hampshire. 1t stretches $50
feet below the surface of the earth.
About half way down this well shaft is a
subway, three miles in length, which
cad to the sea coast.
Cn tne TOP OF the parish cnurcn tower
in Bicknoller, Sometrsetshire, is a few
tree, now five feet high. and still growing
in a hardy fashion. It is generally be-
lieved that the tree owes its origin to a
seed dropped by a bird.
Perhaps the most splendidly decorated
church in the kingdom is that of Whit
ley Court, Worcestershire. 1t is entirely
constructed of white marble. the pev7s
are chastely carved. II the pulpit is OF
genuine Carara marble. richly panelled
with precious stones.
On the village green at Meriden, in
Warwickshire, there is a large stone
cross, which is supposed to mark the cen
trail point of Engiand.-Pearson.s Week
1vv
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

waiting for their money. None Of them
being men of Independent means ! went
paid their salaries, amounting in all to
$3.50, myself. That was part of the S1,1o0
which the company claims that If ! paid
out I did so without authority.
The compan makes a claim that I
was discharged for mismanagement. No
more recently than February L. 1897. !
eongratulating me on, the administration
of the company's affairs in my district
and my ability to make COLLECTIONS. When
through hard work and conscientious eff
forts in the company's behalf, they en-
ployed a superintendent at SIS a week 10
contract with me. but propose to collect
every dollar due me under my contract.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
TREY FAVE a PULL.
Two Hundred Dentists ia Session at
Atlantic City.

Especial to THE Jersey City News"
ATLANTIC CITY, July %. iS97.-The
annual convention of the New Jersey
State Dental Society opened at the Grand
Atlantic Hotel yesterday morning. Most
OF the days sessions were devoted to the
reading of papers and q Symposium on
Root Canals which was Joined in by
many eminent practitioners, who em-
bodied their latest ideas in a series Of
short, pfthy, five-minute papers Among
the important papers read and discussed
were those by d. D. Smith. Nj. D.. DDS,
of Philadelphia; C. w. HoIbrook W. Il
Finney, of Baltimore. and Joseph T.
New York, and w. L. Mason. Red Bank.
Over two hundred of the profession from
various sections are in attendance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
PREPARING FOR The gIETRA0HT

The CoIumgia Singing Society held a
meeting and rehearsal at Zibetti's Hall.
Central avenue and Blocker street, last
night. The songs rehearsed were those
which will be sung by the society at
the forfdeth anniversary celebration of
the ssEintracht'' which will be held in he
Sohuetzen Park, Union Hill, on August 2s.
The following are the recently elected
officers of the society-Fred Hopper,
President: William Miller, Vice President;
Fred Feabel, Secretary; Henry Horlz-
skunk Treasurer: J. H. Peters, Librarian.
The society meets every Wednesday
night, at Zibetti's Hall, n is DESTROYS Of
adding to it's membership young men OF
good regulations VINO are deslrous OF
aftaining greater proficiency in singing in
English.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

It is a subject for anxious consideration
party in strength at this time
with what it mustered last November.
There are so many conflicting elements
in the problem that dt is hard TO form
any opinion.
If a new election could be held. to-
morrow, We have not the slightest doubt
that Mckinley would be defeated over
wh~elmingly, and the Republican majority
in the House of Representatives would
be wiped out. The disgust at the pro
oeedings of the Extraordinary session
possesses not only Democrats, but Re
%publicans. But this defeat would not
be a triumph for 16 to 1 nor eor
the right of riot, nor for turning tho SUI
preme Court into an Anarchfstic junta.
It would be a victory, rather, for old
and true Democracy as represented by
opposition to tariff-robbery and legis-
lation generally in the interest of mon
opolies.
As a matter of fact. the temporary
crazes, which furnished the shouting for
the recent campaign. are almost for
gotten. Many of the leaders of lunacy
then have expressly ~repudiated the 16
to ! doctrine, and a vast majority of those
who voted for Bryan have forgotten what
It msant-if they 0wer knew It would be
almost as impossible to get up an en-
xhusiasm now about silver as about the
ssbloody shirt" The only things that
give the Bryanite element vitality are
ennity TO the gold Democrats, who
helped defeat them, and the cheap and
selfish ambition of the greenhorns and
third raters, who were made leaders by
the wave of insanity and who naturally
strive against being sent back TO OBJ
security by the return of the people to
their old and true guides.
Just how much this bitterness counts
for with the mass of the voters is the
urscefsain factor in the problem. They
have heard Traitor howled al such
men as Carlisle, Bynum, Cochran and
McDermott so fercely hat some of them
may have contracted a prejudice which
It viii take more than a year or two to
overcome. Our hope. however, is in the
good sense of the American people, who,
when they see that the Altgelds and Dam
forths and Dadys n Prices can lead
them only to disaster, and can offer them
no consolation of principle upheld even
in h hour of defeat, they will very soon
desert the false prophets and come back
to the true fold.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE MEETS.

The Greenyi1le Republican Club met last
night in its rooms on Danforth avenue
and decided to frame the picture OF the
chair of flowers that was sent by the clup
ard Grimm. who was a member, and the
memorial sermon preached on the occa-
sion by the Rev. Charles Allen; OF the
published in THE News"
The club is busy revising its bylaws and
constitution and hopes to finish the work
in a month or So.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
THUNDER REVEALS A BODY.
shock Brings Drowned VANS Corpse
to W3teroa Surface.

Especial to ssrhc Jersey City News.
TRENTON, July %. 1s97.-A severe hun
derstorm yesterday morning had the eff
feet of bringing to the surface of the wa
ter the body of Alvin Matthews, for which
a general search has been kept up for
several days
Matthews was drowned in front of the
State House on Monday. After a severe
clap of thunder this morning the body
was found floating on the water near Riv-
erview Cemetery.
Al the same time tho lightning struck
the tower of the machine shop of Duncan
Mackenzie and partly ruined II. The
bridge house of the railroad bridge was
also struck and damaged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
GREEEVILLE DEMOCRATS PIouIo

The Seventh Ward Democratic Club at
its meeting last evening in the clubhouse
on Greenville avenue and the Boulevard.
succeeded in getting everything in shape
for its inaugural picnic, which will be
held in Greenville Schuetzen Park on
Thursday next. The members hope to
make his one of the biggest affairs of
its kind ever held in Greenville.
Invitations have been sent to all the
Democratic Clubs In the county, and also
to prominent politicians.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
ODD FELLOWS GRAND WARDEN.

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."J
TRENTON, July %. 1Se7.-The Grand
Secretary of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows of New Jersey, Lewis
Parker, officially announces the nomina-
ton of William A. Stryker. Past Grand
of Mansfield Lodge, No. 40, Of Washing
ton, the well known ex-District Attorney
Of Warren county, as Grand Warden, by
t~wenty-three lodges of the State. The
will take place in October next.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
TOMORROW NIGHTS CONCERT.

The following programme will be per-
formed in Hamilton Park Friday night
by Holden's Band:-
PART I.
March. American .Thiele
Overture, Grown of Gold"-.--..H Hermann
Gavotte, "Bijou kottaun
Potpourri, Songs from the Levee"
Waltz, ia CarmeIa .Witmark
PART II.
Overture, "A Pleasant Evening". Sever
Selection, Creme de la Creme
...... ............. --Laurendeau
Cornet Solo, 1.-The Hartman
u. Beyer.)
Songs, (a) My Star ~ Wi You
Love Their as MISREPRESENTATION
March. Vampire ...-.........,C Crosby
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
oHILDREN's DAY AT ST. PATRIOK's

Yesterday was children's day at the
garden party of st. Patrick's R. G.
Church, which is open all this week at
Bramhall and Ocean avenue, but the little
tots didn't have much chance to enjoy
themselves, as the rain kept them under
cover. N~evertheiesssNa Punch and judy
show was given on the dancing pialIorIa,
which is covered with canvas, for their
amusement. 1t takes more than a. ram
storm to keep the more enthusiastic
dancers away from the party and as usual
that pastime was INDUCED in py many IN
the evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
EDELWB1ss oTFI0ERs INSTALLED

The Excelsior Singing Society held a
regular meeting at BrilIs Hall, corner of
Hutton street and Sherman avenue, last
nigbt. The following recently elected
dent; Carl Mendel, Vice President; Julius
Raffania. Treasurer. and Henry Young,
Secretary. At hi conclusion of the meet
ing a rehearsal and social session were
held.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22
SURPRISED MRS. EIsLER.

About a dozen young ladies, friends of
Mrs. c.. HisIer, of Nc. 2o9 Hutton street,
gave her a surprise kaffee klatch at her
home last night. A most enjoyable even
ing was spent in dancing. singing and in
~partaking of the usual refreshments. A
few Of those present were:-Mesdames
Henry Feibel, E. Herman, S. Schwied,
John Ellers, E. Wellschusen, Buch, Fred
Mandier. Graham, Reikers, Walters and
Hattie Feldt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-22

TT is well to see III the Police Com
missioners of this city win enquire into
the outrage of locking up ohn Bismark.
in a cell, ~grievously, almost fatally
wounded. They should not stop al in
~vesttgatdng. however. They should punish
severely and establish a precedent which
i'll not soon be forgotten.