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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
DOG ATTACKS a HORSE.
Newfoundland Causes the Death of
a Valuable Animal.

A vicious dog, owned by Edward Burke,
liveryman of 344 Montgomery street,
created a panic on Mercer street yester-
day afternoon and injured valuable
horse so badly that it will have to be
killed. The owner of the horse is Plumber
Phillip Martin. Mr.. Martin was driving
along Mercer street yesterday afternoon
when he saw a big Newfoundland dog Bit
ing at number of cyclists. The wheel
men were riding for fear of their lives.
Martin, who was driving in the opposite
direction leaned out of his carriage and
struck the dog with his whip.
The animal quit following the wheelmen
and turned on Mr. Martin With a bound
and a furious bark the dog sprang at Mr..
Martin and narrowly missed fastening his
teeth in his hand. The plumber continued
to lash the beast with his whip. At Jer-
sey avenue the dog, falling to grab Mar
tin turned on the horse. Selling the bri-
die he dragged the animal by main force
to the ground. Then it fastened its fangs
in the horses throat and hung there un-
til driven away by Martin and witnesses
to the affair. The horse in its struggle
broke it's left leg.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
DIED TO WIN A BET.
Hoboken Police Investigating the
Meath of Thomas Carroll.


The Hoboken police were called upon
this morning to investigate the death of
Thomas Carroll, young man, of No.
800 Madison street. who was found dead
in an unoccupied room on the top floor
of No. 359 Newark street. SO far as could
be ascertained Carroll's death was due to
drunkenness, but the circumstances sur
rounding the case have not been fully
revealed
Carroll, who was better known among
his pals as Bunker HILL" spent yester-
day afternoon and evening drinking in the
neighboring saloons with 'Buttsy'' Muir
ray One of the places they stopped in
was the saloon kept by M. Bell at Willow
avenue and Newark street. While they
were quaffing schooners of beer, it is
said that one of the gang at the bar made
a wager with Carroll as to the quantity
of beer he could consume. What followed
is known only by Bell and the men who
were in the saloon, all of whom refuse
to state the particulars Carroll, it is
alleged, won the bet, but became so IN
toxicated that he could not walk. Know
ing that he would be arrested if turned
out on the street, Murray and another of
the gang carried Carroll to No 359 and
dragged him upstairs to the top floor.
They left Immediately after.
Mrs Catharine Schmidt who lives on
the second floor, said she saw the men go
upstairs about nine o'clock last night, one
holding Carroll's arms and the other his
legs. She stated that she heard Carroll
snoring until about one O'Clock. When
Joseph Moore, painter, OF NO. l0i
Bloomfield street. went up to the rooms
at seven o'clock this morning to do some
painting he discovered Carroll lying on
his back on the floor dead. The body
was removed to the morgue.
Carroll was arrested on numerous sooca-
sions, charged with burglary and at one
time served two years in the States
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
VIEWED BY THE MAYOR.
Bicycle Performance for the Benefit
of the City Hail officials.

A bicycle trick rider who does an
''act' at a local theatre gave an open air
matinee performance in front of the City
Hall today, and as there was no charge
he had a crowded house" AS soon as
he began his tricks all the clerks in the
various departments dropped their pens
and pressed their noses against the WIN
dow panes. The Mayor forgot for a
moment the water question and stood
watching the man. At another window
was City Attorney Douglass and Private
Secretary Hoos, City Clerk O'Donnell had
a box on the ground floor and even the
vigilant Mr.. Emil Datz neglected his
watch on the electric bulbs lest they
should so far forget themselves and again
try to assassinate the Mayor.
''Waste of energy, much better to come
in here and help me with this job,'' NUT
tered the Superintendent as he turned to
resume his observation of the chandeliers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
OUTWITTED HIS PAPA.
Disastrous Attempt to Punish an
Eighteen Year Old BOY.

Robert Graham is eighteen years old and
lives with his parents on Congress street.
Although he considers himself very much
of a man his father still looks upon him
as a child, and the other night hen
'eBob," as he is familiarly called, came
home after the hour fixed by his parent
for his return, and when his parent spoke
to him about it ''sassed," his father
locked him in closet.
ssBob'' did not like this punishment. but
as his repeated knocks at the door failed
to produce any effect on his stern parent,
he cast around for some means of escape.
He espied small window which could
be conveniently reached, and which he
concluded would be good means of
egress, but suddenly he remembered that
he was en- dishabille Glancing around he
discovered the regimental toggery which
he wore as member of the Gallant
Fourth" Soon he was rigged out and
ready for dress parade, if there had been
one.
In a short time he was ont of the win
dow and on the roof of a convenient shed.
Thence to the street was small matter,
and within a short time he was at the
home of his bosom friend. Willie Bender
who lives on Congress street.
When "Pop" Graham, after concluding
that Bob had been sufficiently punished,
for daring to question the parental inJunc-
tions, opened the closet door, he found to
his amazement that his son and heir had
vanished as if into air. The disappearing
trick performed at some theatre could not
have Surprised .sPop'' more. He knew that
Bob when he thrust him into that closet
was in no condition to have been seen IN
company. But as his eye glanced at the
open window, and he saw, too, that the
regimental togs no longer hung on their
accustomed hook, vision dawned upon
hir-Bob had fled as a soldier
There was nothing to do but. await ms
return, but Pop Graham has determined
hereafter to adopt other means of punish
ment. or if he sticks to his closet scneme;
to see that there are no windows in 1t and
no regimentals handy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
BRAVO, MR. FOWLER!
All Imperfect Paving Blocks
Barred From Mont
gomery Street.
SHERIDAN & SHEA POUT
But the Chief Engineer Insists
That the City Will No Longer
Stand Imposition.

1t has been discovered that not more
than thirty per cent. of the blocks that
have been piled along the north side of
lower Montgomery street for the paving
of that thoroughfare are up to the re-
quired specifications.
The real work of paving the street be-
gan about eleven. o'clock this morning.
Chief Engineer Fowler had directed Sur
veyor Charles A. Van Keuren to allow no
blocks to be used that were not up
to the specifications. Mr.. Van Keuren
notified the chief of what was going on.
and the chief immediately fastened to
the scene The work of repaving with
imperfect blocks was ordered stopped be-
fore it had proceeded more than a couple
of yards.
The contractors, Messrs. Sheridan &
Shea, grunbled and pouted somewhat,
and intimated that they were being push
ed to close But the chief was obdurate.
He ordered that the blocks should be
culled and that not one of them should be
used unless they met with the require
ments set forth in the contract.
1t was hinted around that the contrac-
tors would throw up the JOB, but the pres
enee of carts and workmen culling the
stones SO that the imperfect ones could
be taken away, showed that the contrac-
tors were not bent upon such a course. In
addition to the extra expense of carting.
the contractors will lose by the delay of
culling, as they are paying the PAYERS by
the day. The extra expense the con-
tractors have thus been put to will almost
double the difference of cost between good
and bad material. 1t is thought the blocks
at present on the ground did not cost
more than SIS or $50 per thousand. A
good syemite or Princeton block would
have cost $45 or more, per thousand
Chief Engineer Fowler said that the city
did not intend hereafter to put up with
any inferior material or work on any OF
its jobs, and that contractors. no matter
who they were, would have to live rigid
ly up to every contract that it makes with
the city.
There is no reason he said, why we
should not have just as good pavement as
New York or Brooklyn.
81 want to add one thing" said the
Chief. "Messrs. Sheridan & Shea have
SO far IF g1Ten o ths Sly on cad Inl5 p 5ep & nae Ne
the curbs and the concrete layers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
BLANOO RECEIVES.
Havana Society Bends Its Spine in
Honor of the Captain General.

TBy Cable to The Associated Pressl
HAVANA, Dec. 10, 1S97.-Marshal Blan-
co, the Captain General. held reception
at the Palace last night. There was a
large attendance of politicians, bankers
and others The United States Consul
General, General Futzhugh Lee, introduce
ed to the Captain General Past Assist
ant Surgeon Eugene Wasdin and Past
Assistant Surgeon H. D. Geddings, of
the United States Marine Hospital Ser
vice, who have been specially detailed by
President Mckinley to establish a labor
atory here for the purpose of investigat-
ing the cause and nature of yellow fever,
in which work they had previously been
engaged at New Orleans. Mr.. Alfred
Meyers and Baron Barral, of New Or
leans, delegate to the Information Phar-
maceutical Congress, at Brussels, in ,Au-
gust last were also introduced.
Among those present were all the news
paper correspondents.
The Captain General was most courte-
Gus in entertaining his guests. The con-
versation was carried on largely in
French.
During the evening, Marshal Blanco
showed his visitors the salon containing
the portraits of all the Captains General
of Cuba.
Dr. Antonio Albertini was married at
eight O'Clock last night, in the Jesuit
Church, to Miss Blanca Broch. Among
those present We're the Captain General
and 600 invited guests including the leod-
ers of the best society of Havana.
The insurgents have burned the cane
fields of the plantation of San Jose. this
province, belonging to Miss Lacoste.
General Pando has ordered the construc-
ton of forts at the fords in the River
Cauto, north of Manzanillo in the Prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba: in order to
prevent the passage of the insurgent
forces from the Bayamo and Manzanillo,
districts into the Holquin or Tunas dis
trictS or vice versa.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
ROASTING TN 4 FLOB
Horrible Plight of an Iron
Worker in the Funnel of
a Steamship.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 1S97-Michael
Pursell, boilermaker, was making some
repairs inside the smokestack OF the
steamer Wellington at the Folsom street
wharf, when six fires were started below
him. He was strapped 'on chair sus-
pended from the top Of the stack, about ~
feet from the dampers below.
1t was impossible to go up and to go
down without assistance meant being
roasted alive on the hot dampers. Dense
volumes of hot smoke began rolling up
the stack while Pursen loudly shouted for
help. The heat increased every moment
until the boilermaker's clothing caught
fire.
He beat on the iron with all his power
and shouted for fully ten minutes before
his helper on the outside, Martin Philpot,
realized his plight and rescued him just
as the rope supporting him was catching
fire. Pursell is in a critical condition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
TEUTOEIA LODGE MEETS

Forty-two of the fifty-five members of
Teutonia Lodge, No. III. D. Q. H., We're
present at ~last nights meeting at
Fehren's Germania Hall, No. 1eS Beacon
avenue
August Berenger, Charles Meister and
Theodore Wolfert who were proposed for
membership at the last meeting by ex-
Barton Guetlein and Robert Ze1l who was
proposed by Over-B Barton, Jacob Franck,
were initiated
Propositions for membership were re-
ceived from Gus Koerner, Henry Sieg-
Inund and Henry Riese.
At the conclusion of the meeting lunch
con was served
1t was announced that q grand fare
well would be rendered to Brother Charles
Aberst. of No. IS Franklin street, at the
Dulzes's House, Hoboken, on the morn
ing of his departure for Germany, Tues
day, December IA.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
WATER MAY BE CUT OFF.
Water Pipe to Be Gus to Go Under
the RavIme Sewer.

Should the good housewives of Jersey
City find tomorrow morning foR a few
minutes that the water from the faucets
suddenly stops they mustn't conclude that
the East Jersey Water Company has cut
off the supply because it's bill isn't paid.
The water will. perhaps, be shut of be-
Water Board are putting an elbow in the
water pipe on Fifteenth street to enable
it to pass under the Ravine Road sewer.
In building the sewer 1t was found
necessary to cross the city's water pipe
and the engineers of the commission and
the Street and Water Board decided to
put in an elbow on the water pipe and
thus pass it under the sewer. To do this
the pipe must be cut and the waterflow
temporarily checked.
''It may be that the supply won't be
stopped at all, but there will be of course
not SO much pressure. The inconvenience
will be slight and only for few minutes,
said President Boltwood this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
HILDT'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Caught fn Betting and Hurled
arauud hx RexalYiu0 NHachlnerI.


August Hildt, Is years old, of No. 81
Leonard street, had a narrow escape from
death this morning. AS it is, he is badly
injured about the head and body and is
at his home in precarious condition.
Hildt is employed as a machine hand in
the wood turning establishment Of Smith
& Lenzigner No "a Ferry street.
He was at work shortly after ten o'clock
this morning when his attention was
drawn for a second from the rapidly re-
yolving machine. With his head turned
he moved too near the machinery and
his clothing caught in the betting Be
fore he could realize what had happened
he was whirling around with the. belt
ing. His body knocked against adjacent
objects and was terribly battered.
His companions heard his screams and
one OF them stopped the machinery. Hildt
was more dead than alive when rescued
from his terrible position, He was re-
moved to his home In the city ambu-
lance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
NOTICE TO PRINTERS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned, at the office of the County
Collector of Hudson County, N. j.. No
s50 Grove street. in Jersey City, on the
18th day of December, 1887. for the print
ing of
ONE THOUSAND Q,OOW COPIES OF
THE COUNTY COLLECTORS
ANNUAL REPORT
of receipts and expenditures for the last
fiscal year; also the report of Sinking
Fund commissioners for the same Pc
riod.
The copy and full particulars as to the
work to be done may be obtained on APP
plication to the subscriber.
The right to reject any and ell pro-
posals is reserved.
HUGH DUGAN. County COLLECTION
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
TAXES POURING IN.
Collector Smiih Makes Record Over
Last Years Figures.

City Collector Smith was brimming
over with satisfaction this morning and
no wonder! For the ten days collection
of taxes he has received, in round num-
bers, $4,000 more than during the same
period last year. The figures for 1896
were $7s1, ,95s.7s: this year they are SI99.-
0lS. AS. or a difference of Se7, ,059.70. He
confidently expects that before the year
is out he viii have collected half the
taxes.
his attention to the personal tax delin-
quents and Will firmly conduct warfare
against them. On ali sides there are fat
tering things said about the manner in
which the personal tax matter has been
handled by Mr. Smith.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
APPEALS COMMISSIONERS WORK

Commissioners of Appeals Mortimer
Lampson, John Mehl, Jr., and Charles
H. Dayton have adopted a course in re-
gard to petitions before them which has
been very much commended In all
cases of appeals they propose to spend a
day with the assessors and they will con-
pare notes as to the facts in each case.
The Commissioners have shown such a
knowledge of the matters before them and
have shown such a disposition to sit on
perennial cranks that eight appeals have
been withdrawn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10

Although most of us agree with Char
mion that we lose long life better than
figs there seems no reason why one
should not enjoy both good things to-
ge<her. Just now one notices in the show
windows OF importing grocers curious
shaped bundles the shape and size of a
fez, or of those round -bottomed work bas-
on board lightsh.ps. These baskets are
packed with figs of good quality. They
are covered with strong cotton cloth,
stenciled with the label Turkey, stfld
their close-mouthed fiat tops and curving
sides suggest a compressed store of dain-
ties to be found within. The figs are
nice for dessert.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
MRS. M'KINLEY SINKING

CANTON, O., Dec TO- 1s97.-At 10:45
o'clock Mrs. Mckinley was growing weak
er. 1t was not thought, however, that
the end would come for some hours, and
some of the younger members of the
xamily left the house for little exercise
in the open air. The President rested a
short time during the latter part of the
night and resumed his vigil in the sick
room during the forenoon. He remained
almost constantly at the bedside and al
ways within call.
DR.. Phillips reported his patient much
weaker. He said she might not survive
an hour, but it was barely possible that
she might last the day out Except for
the greatly increased weakness there is
no change in her condition. She con-
tinues in a lethargic sleep.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
GONE 70 The SOUTH POLE.
Gentleman with a Jag EnlIvens the
Greenville Police StaLiOn.


The quietness which usually surrounds
the Ocean avenue station house in the
evening, or, in fact, any time, was rudely
broken last evening by a rather bolster
pus individual who wandered into the sta
Eion house with jag" shouting out that
his name was Pat, and that he had a
secret that he wanted to impart to the
Sergeant. In addition to the Jag" he
had a most beautiful pair of highly col
pred eyes and a large cut upon the bridge
Of his nose, which looked as though he
had come out second best in fight with
the sidewalk. His gait was a trifle un-
steady, and If match had been touched
to breath it would have gone off.
fWell, what is it you want?" said Ser
geant Reardon, who was behind the desk
This is private affair."" said Pat
"and would you mind stepping in front of
the desk so as 1 can whisper to you?"
The Sergeant came out, and the fellow
with the Jag explained that his name
was Patrick Tougher, and that he had
just come over from Brooklyn, and
brought with him his little girl Nora, who
had been visiting friends there, and whom
he had left at his house, No. las Linden
avenue. All this had been told in a stage
whisper, and was overheard by several
policemen in the -backreom
"Well, what of it?' said the Sergeant
us there anything out of the way in a
man bringing his child home?"
'Well," said Patrick, Il just wanted to
tell you, that's all"
"so, that's the great secret" said the
Sergeant. well, good bye"
Say, did you ever ksslg any good recita-
tions?' said his jaglets. I'm give you a
good one."
He then recited the ''village Black
smith" His re1hdering of it was very
good, never once did he make a break.
bye" Patrick then wanted to give the
mad scene from Hamlet, but he didn't
Three times he started for the door, and
each time he came back to tell about his
all his ancestors for years back He was
at last persuaded to go out, but he re-
turned and insisted on singing Just tell
them that you saw me-
'.Say officer he said; "have you any
objections to my going to Klondike or
even to the North Pole?"
.'None at ALL" said Sergeant Rsardon,
.sgo by all means
car bound for the ferry. To say that he
owned that car would be putting it mildly.
He started off by again telling about his
little girl. Then he sang the star Sta r
of Thee" He received an abundance of
well merited applause from the passen-
gers. This evidently pleased him, for he
announced that he would now give imita-
tions Of different great actors. He stood
up, struck a number of poses. and wound
UP with a volley of oaths. That the fell
low is demented there is no doubt, and the
last heard of him he was going to the
South Pole.
Catarrh like scrofua is a disease of the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
Yri.h vsoa crew. Here.

a strip Of bog similar IN almost every
respect to that found in ireland and
which Is used all over that country for
fuel, was discovered recently at Elm and
Leonard streets, New York, where exca-
vations are being made for tho founda-
tiuna OF Il big building.
The peat stratum varies from two to
six feet Iii thickness. Ii Ia ii part OF d
swamp which used to be the marshy mar
gin OF d pond
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
D|NCLEY'S FIGURE.
(From this Mornings aTribune.")

From this Mornings 'Tribune.")
Customs receipts reported from Wash
ington today were sse7,sso. internal
revenue receipts o7,267, and the mis-
cellaneous receipts s1Ss,949; total Govern
ment receipts for the day, $1.15s,1o7; ex-
penditures, s9SS, 5000; excess of receipts,
s171. .107. Receipts for the month to date,
$2s, ,4se, ,s34; expenditures, s1o.s44,o 900; excess
of receipts, s12, ,552ss4.
The true deficit for December, to date,
is s2.447, 1866
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 1ss7-Forecast
for thirty-six hours ending eight p, NJ.
Friday, for New York city and vicinity
on Saturday; warmer tonight southerly
winds.
Harfnets,s Thermouaeter Report.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
q
E,HED.

MANDIGO-In this city, on Wednesday,
Dec. s. 1897, Maria M, widow of Jacob
/. D. b. Mandigo, aged Y years.
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral services
from her late residence No. 15 Cottage
street. on Saturday, Dec. II, at p. NJ.
Interment at Mahwah N. j.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
OFFICERS TO FEAST.

The officers OF the Fourth Regiment
will banquet ut the Hotel Washington
next Monday night,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
VIC HAS HAY FOR DINNER.

IBy Cable to The Associated Pressl
LONDON, Dec 10, 1Ss7.--The United
States Ambassador Colonel John Hay
and Mrs Hay viii dine with Queen Vic
toria at Windsor this evening and will
sleep at the castle,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10

Catarrh, like scrofula, is a disease Of the
blood and may be cured BY purifying the blood
18th Hoods Sarsaparilla.