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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
PUBLIC LIBRARY CIRCULATION.

The record of circulation of books for
home reading for the week ending De-
ember "a, 1897, was as follows:-General
works, II; philosophy, q; religion, 81;
sociology. III; philology, s; natural science
1873; useful arts, 81; fine arts. IS; litera-
ature. 227; fiction, 1862; juvenile fiction,
/. 291; history, 112; biography, 1874; travels,
1856. Total, 5.546.
Of this number there were delivered
through the delivery stations, 3s444.
Number Of borrowers registered during
Total number of registered borrowers,
SO. SIG.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27

pears to have been well prepared to meet
all mishaps. Inside Of -~fifteen minutes
after the last explosion, sufficient repairs
had been made to start the dynamos, and
thus the customers of the company suf-
fered practically no inconvenience.
Very high credit is due to the company
and to its executive officer. Manager John
e. Macarthur, for the foresight and prep
aration which the circumstances indicate
and for the energy and vigor which were
developed when the crisis came.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27

1.-TWO Little V~aSrants, az tho
Academy of Music.

The attraction at the Academy of Music
this week will be 1.-TWO Little Migrants"
Charles Klein's English adoption of the
great Partisan success, Les Deux
Gosses.'' by Pierre De Courcelle. The
play is a melo-drama, and is said to be of
the better order and one of the strongest
ever produced in America. A brief sy-
nopsis of the plot will show how strong
the situations are.
Carmen is the wife of an autocratic
diplomat, but she has a lover, Captain
d'Albert, by whom she has had a child
who has been reared in secrecy Helene
is the wife of Garments brother, George
d'Armont, and they have n son, George,
afterwards known as Fan Fan. Helene
endeavors to shield her sister-in-law from
the results of her intimacy with dAlbert,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27


Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day
of December, 1887. the Commissioners of AS
sessment filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners their
final assessment map and report for the
IMPROVEMENT OF BOYD AVENUE,
between Bergen avenue and Hudson Boulevard,
in accordance with petition previously pre-
sented to said Beard on the I'd day of February,
1897, and conformably to the provisions of Chap
ter III of the Laws of 1895. and the same is
now open to public inspection in the office OF
the Clerk Of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
street or avenue or particular section thereof
is included in said assessment, namely
BOYD AVENUE,
from Bergen avenue to Hudson Boulevard.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited the Sd day of January,
1898, at 2 o'clock p. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall are hereby fixed as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and, Water Commissioners will meet
to hear, consider and adjudieate upon all OBJ
iections to the confirmation of said final assess
ment map that may be presented in writing.
BY order OF the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
WILLIAM A. TOLSON,
Clerk pro tenn.
mated Jersey CITY December q lsg7.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
HUDSON CITY B. & /. ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting and banquet of the
members of the Hudson City Mutual
Building and Loan Association, which will
be held at Fehren's Hall. 1853 Beacon ave-
nue., on the evening of January 5. will be
one of unusual interest, for at that time
will be celebrated the eleventh anniver-
sary of the association, and the first ser
les of shares amounting to about $4,000
will be redeemed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
TEUToNIA LODGES OFFICERS.

Teutonia Lodge No. III, D. o. H. elect
ed the following officers at their regular
meeting at Fehren's Germania Hall, Bea-
con avenue, on Friday evening:-Jacob
Michel, ex-barton; G. W-eissenberger,
over-barton; r. Zehl, under-barton. and
Edward Guetlein, secretary. The install
Four new members were initiated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
CLIO wHEELMgN ELEor OFFICERS

The Clio Wheelmen, at a meeting in
their pleasant clubhouse, Boulevard and
Fairmount avenue, on Friday evening
last, elected the following oficers:-L. I.
Lyons, president; VIM. Fl. Smith, Jr., vice
president; E. B. Fisher. treasurer; N. L.
Rowe, Jr., secretary; Harry S. Oakley,
captain; trustees, Gus Buchtenkirk,
Daniel Toffey. John Corley, c. Burrows,
n w. Middleton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
WORKED STOPPED ON SEWERS.

Chief Engineer Fowler this morning in
structed contractors to stop work on all
public sewers. There is SO much frost
in the ground that, he says, it would be a
waste of money to continue work. In
parts Of the city work on street improve
ments has been stopped.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
SKATERS MAKE MERRY.
willie O,BrIen Breaks Through the
Ressrvoir Ice and Gets a DuckIng.

Reservoir Ice and Gets a Ducking.
The ice on the pond in the unused por-
ton of the reservoir had hardly attained
sufficient thickness before venturesome
youths began to open the seasons skat-
ing. Among them was L year old Willie
O'Brien, of the Boulevard n Poplar
street, who on Friday afternoon last,
succeeded in breaking through the thin
ice, but luckily escaped with only a soak
ing. 1t might have been more serious,
if it had not been for the presence of
mind and quick action of James Nc
Comb, who was standing on the bank
nearby.
The ice on the Morris Canal was firm
on Saturday and crowds of men and
women spent the morning skating on it.
This morning the boys who live near the
canal were busy sweeping it clear of
snow and preparing it for the skating
after chool hours.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
NOTICE
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the 14th day
of December, 1887, the Commissioners of As
sessment and Chief Engineer filed in the office
of the Clerk of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners their final assessment map and
report for acquiring lands and constructing a
@ sEwER IN MILL CREEK.
between Grand street and MerseIes street;
also for a connecting sewer in Montgomery
street, between Mil Creek and Cornelison ave-
nue., together with the necessary manholes,
basins, connections and appurtenances, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Chapter 32s
of the Laws of 1894. and the same is now
open to public inspection in the Office Of the
Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
of are included in said assessment. namely
STREET.
CRAWFORD STREET.
MAIDEN LANE.
MONTGOMERY STREET.
from Bergen a TyeRHs to 9J Mn Greek.
from Montgomery street to Newkirk street.
JORDAN AVENUE.
BALDWIN AVENUE.
from wescott avenue 70 Church street.
from sEAVTEw TERRACE.
FoYE PLACE,
MILL ROAD,
from Montgomery street to Mercer street.
IDAHO PLACE.
HIGHLAND AVENUE,
from Bergen avenue to Hudson Boulevard.
BERGEN AVENUE,
from Moh' VRiooM STREET. avenue
from a point about 20 feet east of Van Reypen
place to Gray street.
W GRAY STREET,
from Church street to a point about LIS feet
north of Wayne street.
WAYNE STREET,
from Summit avenue to Gray street.
JONES
GARRIBRANT PLACE
STREET,
from Tonnele avenue to a point about 100 feet
east of Summit avenue.
AVENIJE
from Van Reypen place to a point about so
feet north of Magnolia avenue.
PLACE.
DICK STREET,
ENOS PLACE,
JONES STREET.
WILKES STREET
WILEY STREET,
MAGNOLIA
from Tonnele avenue to the lands Of the p.
HUDSON BOULEVARD,
from Tonnele avenue to the lands of the p.
SIP AVENUE,
from Hudson Boulevard to Summit avenue.
STREET
from Sip avenue to Summit avenue.
VAN REYPEN PLACE.
from Academy street to Sip avenue.
And that the 18th day of January, 1898,
of two O'clock P. NJ, and the Assembly Cham
Der of the City Hall are hereby fixed as the
time and place when and where the Board of
hear, consider and adjudicate upon all objec-
lions to the confirmation of said final assess
ment map and report that may be presented
in writing.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
VIM. A. FOLSOM,
Clerk pro tenn
Dated Jersey City, December II, 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
II Will Surprise You.

In order to prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head. your drug
gist will supply a generous 10 cent trial
size or we viii mail for 10 cents. Full
size 50 cts.
Ely's Cream Balm has completely cured
me Of catarrh when everything else failed.
MANY acquaintance have used it with ex-
cellent results.-Alfred w. Stevens, Cald-
well. Ohio.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
SEVEN HUNDRED TAX APPEALS

The Commissioners of Appeals In cases
of Taxation have disposed of more than
four hundred cases which had been filed
with them for investigation, In all about
seven hundred appeals nave been filed.
With the assistance of the Tax Commits
sioners the Board hopes to clear up all
the appeals before January Is.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
CITY NEWS r

There will be a meeting of the Board
of Aldermen tomorrow night.
The members of the Robert Davis AS
ISOLATION have decided to keep open house
on New Years Day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27

BEFORE the Acetylene disaster of last
Friday is entirely banished from the pub
lie memory a word should be said re-
garding the manner in which the Jersey
City Electric Light Company met the
Like all other establishments
in the -neighborhood. it sustained consid-
cradle damage to its plant through the
repeated shocks from the explosion Of the
dangerous chemical agent. But it APP
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
Jersey city. water Finances.

Misgoverned Jersey City is struggling
with a deficit in its water accounts.
There has been a large falling off in the
receipts. principally by reason of the fact
that consumers are delinquent in paying.
From December l to December IS the
daily receipts fell off from $780, 81 to
$50. IS. On January l the interest of $751;
S52.54 on the water debt is due. and there
will also be payable at that time about
for water furnished. To meet these large
payments there is only about $40. 900 in the
water account, and if the average of re-
eeipts is kept up until January l the de-
felt in the account will be about 500, 900.
How would Newark taxpayers like hat
style of municipal government?-Newark
Advertiser
If Newarkers wish to experiment in that
direction they will have an opportunity
next spring by giving the "old gang" com
plete possession of the city government
New York Tribune"
We expect neither common sense nor
Segard for truth from the ghost of the
Newark Advertiser but we have
thought from time to time that we detect
ed in the .sTribune's'' Jersey page a de-
sire to be fair and decent.
On the assumption that the Tribune
possesses an elementary sense of truth
and justice, we will direct it's attention to
one or two facts.
lit was during the five years of Re-
publican administration, from 1892 to 1897.
that the water deficit was created.
PIT is the contract with the East Jer-
sey Water Company which causes the de-
felt. This was fastened upon the city by
the Republican Street and Water Board.
3-The Democratic administration has
materially reduced the payroll of the Wa
ter Department.
1.-The Democratic admiris.ratio has
done more in nine months towards eff
Client collection of the water rents than
the Republicans ever did. 1t was during
the Republican period tina the enormous
sum of arrearages rolled up. The Demo-
Gratis have already collected a goodIy pro-
portion of them and will In time gather
in every collectible dollar.
The postponement of the drastic ac-
ton Of cutting off the supply is justified
by reason and good feeling. After five
years of laxity, it would be more than
harsh to apply such a remedy on six
weeks notice.
Perhaps the less Republican papers
speak of the water leicl-, the better IT
will be for their party.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
policy holders of the Union Mutual Fire
Insurance Company OF New Jersey will
be held at its office. Room 30S, No. 259
washington street. Jersey City, N. r.. on
Wednesday, January II. 1898, from II
O'Clock A. NJ. to 2 o'clock p. M, for the
purpose of electing a Board of Directors
and for the transaction of such other
meeting.
Jersey City, N. j.. December q, 1897.
3. F. PABODIE,
Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
The First National Bank.

JERSEY CITY. Dec. %, 1897.
At a meeting of the Board Of Directors held this
day, a dividend of SIX Ql PER CENT. was dc
clared free fromtax, payable on and after January
5. 1898. The transfer books will remain closed
&. w. CoNKLIN, Cashier.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
HELP


CLERKS AND CARRIERS for the Jersey City
Postoffee. Examination soon. 5000 appoint
ments in postofhce service last year. Full
particulars about all government positions, sal
aries. dates of examinations. etc, and beau
tiful views Of Washington free. National Cor
respondence Institute, Dept. N, Washington,
d. C.. 2
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MONDAY, DECEMBER q, 1897.

This paper Is Democratic m principles
end Is t~ndependent an ats eseics os all local
osiesffooas
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27

FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Jersey City, Dec. Sth, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that an election
for eight Directors of this Bank will be
held at the Banking House, IN Tues
day, the eleventh. day of January next
The polls will be open from IL M. to
G. w. coNKL1N,
Cashier.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27

Boulevard and Fifty-lrst Street. Bayonne.
ARLINGTON HOTEL, Formerly ~salter'sl
First Class Restaurant and Hotel, with latest
Improvement and accommodation for large parties
and stocked with best brands of goods
Surrounded by beautiful park, on Newark BAY,
and suitable for balls. picnics, outings anu enter
tainnlents.
Largest Dancing Pavilion in the State
KIMBERLY & MANNING, Proprfetors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
NOTICE.

Dated Jersey City, December "a. is
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Dated Jersey city, December "a, Is:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
EIRsn NATIONAL RANK

Dated Jersey CITY, December q, 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Dated Jersey city. December il, 1857.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27

Notice is hereby given that on the 14th da,
of December, 1897, the Commissioners of As
sessment and Chief Engineer filed in the cftic
of the Clerk of the Beard Of Street and Waite
Commissioners their final assessment map an
report for acquiring lands and constructing
main
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-27
NOTICE.

Dated Jersey city, December 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-11
WOMEN FIGHT BIG STORES.
Cook County Business Mems Associa-
ton Require Assistance.

Chicago. May 11.-Women's auxiliary
societies to fight department stores will
probably be discussed at the next meet
ing of the Cook County Business Mems
association at the Sherman House to-
morrow afternoon. 1t is felt that here
in lies a weapon which may be used
most effectively against the department
stores, as through its fundamentally
it is thought women may be educated
to the real evils in connection with
these stores. In other words the move
ment is to be of an educational char
acter.
Much interest was shown by women
in the meeting on the North side last
night when the subject of the forna-
ton of q woman's auxiliary was dis
cussed, and it is expected an Organiza-
ton of several hundred members will
be formed.
Arrangements will also be made at
Wednesdays meeting for the demon
stration and mass meeting to be held
at Electric park on Thursday, May 20.
The proceeds will go to a fund for pay
ing the expenses of legal proceedings
incidental to testing the constitutional
ity of the law, which the association
feels confident the legislature will pass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-11
HOCH BISMARCK.
5000 Men Parade in Honor of Ger
many's "Grand Old Man"

Friedrichsruhe, May 11.-Three thous-
and men were in line in a torchlight
parade given last evening in honor of
Prince Bismarck. A heavy rain was
falling, but in spite of this Prince Bis
marck appeared upon the balcony and
witnessed the procession march past.
The crowd then gathered in front Of
him and listened to a brief address by
DR.. Senior, cOngratulating him upon
his recovery from his recent illness.
Despite the rain, everybody uncov-
cred when Prince Bismarck began his
reply. He changed his familiar cap
for a cuirassier's helmet and the Incl
dent was greeted with a storm of
cheers. He spoke deliberately and dis
tinctly and with much of his old vigOr.
He referred to the fact that it was just
so years ago when he entered parIia-
mentary life, and added:
zone of the advantages of becoming
old is that we become Indifferent to
hatred. insult and calumny, while ones
capacity for love and good viii is in
creased
In concluding he expressed his love
for all who had done him the honor
of the evening and called for cheers for
Hamburg and then left the balcony
and sat in a tent erected in the park to
witness the further proceedings. Count
Herbert Bismarck, Count Won Rant
Eau and DR.. Schweninger received nu-
merOuS tokens on behalf of the prince.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-11
III. w. A. IN CAMP.
Accounts of the Order are Found to
be in Bad Shape.

Clinton, Ia, May 11.-AbOut 40 camps
of the Modern W0odmen of America,
representing the central west, in con-
vention here last night are considering
the report of a committee appointed to
investigate the affairs of the Head
Clerk HAYES office.
The report as adopted sharply CEN
sures the head officers. charging extrav-
agance, excessive allowances, lax bust
ness management and alleges knowI-
n1-evfoI1s to the head Damn Tnaetine al
Madison, Wis, of the alleged shortage
of former Head Banker link, which, it
is now said, amounts to $4,000 Many
charges of less Importance are made
The report created a sensation and was
adopted in full.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-11
FOR A TARIFF COMMISSION.
a Proposition for a Permanent Body
to be Started.

Washington. May 1.-THE advocates
lieve that provision for such an insti-
tuition will be incorporated in the i'm
pending tariff bill by an amendment
which Senator Cullom of Illinois has
promised to introduce and which they
believe will be adopted by both houses
President Mckinley is favorably dis
posed, and they know of no active op-
position to the proposition.
Representative Fowler of New Jersey
is to offer a bill embOdying the tariff
commission plan in the house on Mon
day at the request of Samuel 3. Archer
of Newark. n. J, secretary and treas
urer of the tariff commission league.
who has been here this week and will
return shortly to open up permanent
headquarters for the league. Mr. Arch
er has received a letter from Senator
CullOm strongly iudorsing the idea of
getting the tariff out of politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-11
LAST OF THE FOX OAKS.
It's Companion in Flushing Destroyed
by Fire in 1873.

Flushing, L. l., May 1.-THE last of
the two Fox oaks was cut down yester-
day. 1t stood almost in the center of
Bovine avenue, but because of its his
tOrica1 associations no one ever thought
of complaining that it was in the way
There were originally two mammoth
oaks standing in front of the Bovine
House, which was built in 1861
In was under the big oaks that George
used to preach to the assem- bled Qua
l1ers in 1873 The old oak had been
dead several years, and recent storms
had so affected it that it was thought
a menace to life to allow it to stand
longer. It's companion was killed by
fire and was cut down in 1873 A gray
marble stone engraved Fox Oaks
was placed where the tree had stood.
The stone is still there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-11
POSTAL TELEGRAPH
Nav Come From the Meeting of the
International Postal Congress-

Washington, May 11.-There were
two significant features of today's de-
veIopments of the universal postal con-
gress. The first was the positive an
nouncement from the COrean minister
here. Mr.. Chin Pom Ye that the little
kingdom would join the union and the
second a decision that was reached aft
er a long discussion to reduce the rates
of international postal orders on a
sliding scale basis after reaching GER
tain amount. This matter does not at
feet the United States The action will
not affect the postal orders for less
than 100 francs, or $40, but will cheaper
the cost of all issued for more than that
sum.
Despite positive announcements from
Pekin some months ago there is some
doubt now as to China joining the I'M
ion, though its delegates are in at
tendance but without vote. The Or
ange Free State also has not been
heard from. A scheme is being urged
and may be submitted at this con-
gress for a report at the next providing
for an international Geographic service
at the pOstoffices of some of the lead
ing cities of the various countries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-11
REPUBLICAN OR TAMMANY.
and Lauterbach Seem De-
termined to Enforce.


New York, May 11-Thos. C. Platt's
latest interview with himself, published
today, is considered by the politicians
as merely a repetition, in a less blunt
form, of the declaration made by Ed
ward Lauterbach recently, that the
Republican machine would rather see
Tammany in power again than contrib
ute to the election of a nOn-partisan
citizens ticket. Mr.. Plat is not so
frank as his lieutenant, but his whole
statement is regarded as a threat to
put Tammany in office il the citizens
union does not accept a ticket prepared
by the Republican county convention.
There is no doubt that Plat and Lau-
terbach express exactly the feeling of
the machine. All the district leaders
have taken up the cry, we must have
a Republican mayor or a Tammany
mayor" and they are repeating in var
ious forms all that Plat says.
They may be forced to abandon this
position by the Republican voters later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-11
KANSAS SALT RESOURCES.
Results of a Geological Reconnais-
sance by Prof Cragin of Colo
RADIO College.

Denver, May 11.-Professor F. w.
Cragin of Colorado college has recently
made a geological reconnaissance of the
main line of the Union Pacific Denver
q Gulf road and outlying territory. He
reports valuable salt resOrces on lands
tributary to this road in Greer county,
Oklahoma, and in Texas.
Prof Cragin was the first one to rec
ognize that there are two entirely dis
tinct salt-bearing formations on the
plains, a lower salt measures and an
upper, and to point out that the salt
now manufactured at Hutchinson,
KanOpOlis, Kingman, and other central
Kansas points, is derived from the low
er, while the salt of the Great Salt plain
of the CinarrOn river belongs to the up
per salt measures. This upper salt
measures, he had previously traced into
southern Kansas and southwark to CEN
tral Oklahoma
During this latest trip, he has found
that it crosses a large extent of country
tributary to the Gulf road in south
western Oklahoma and northern Texas,
extending at least as far southwark as
StonewaH county in the latter state. At
several points, especially on Elm creek
in western Greer county, and on Salt
Croton creek in StOnewa1 county, the
conditions are such that salt can be
manufactured at merely nominal cost
the brine being exceedingly strong and
fuel at hand