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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17
STUDYING ASTRONOMY.
The Practical Use OF The Telescope
by the Asfronnmer,s Wife.

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I got interested in astronomy not long
ago and bought a good-sized telescope
which l mount in the cupola of our
house. and for several weeks interested
myself making observations of the star
spangled heavens. In the course of time I
got tired of this pastime, however. and
one evening after I had announced that /
would make no more observations. my
wife said she would go up and make a few
observations on her own account.
She had been up on the roof rather more
than an hour, i fancy, when she came
downstairs. her face radiant with success.
well" i asked, did you make any OBJ
servations?"
Did ~ she replied. well, I should
guess"
suppose you have made some import
ant discoveries? ! suggested, sarcastic
That's Just what / have" said she.
For instance" oueried.
an awful row in their .dining-room.'
So that was her way of making obser-
.vations. was it,
Anything else?' I asked.
Yes. Jack BarnstabIe Is out walking
with that horrid grass widow Tompkins
you need never invite him here again;
Milly Jones must be engaged to Charley
Oliver for they are sitting on the back
porch and he has his arm around her
waist and Is kissing her tthey live at the
other end of town.; old Mr.. Skinfint is
twenty-five cents and doing it in the dark
so that no one will see him; Mary Marks
went down to the postoffice and met Joe
Harris there and went to walk with him.
although her father has forbidden her
having anything TO do with him Mrs.
Blacks washing is still out M it is going
Bakers and are playing cards. although
Mrs. Swift told me yesterday thai she
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17
Games ON tbe diamond.

The Orange Athletic Club and the ORR
TAM Field Club will meet for the last time
this season on the Orange Oval at $3.50
F. N. Saturday. In the matter of games
won by these two teams this year, Orange
has won three games, while the Oritanis
succeeded in winning two, and If they
should win tomorrow they would be tied
with their rivals, and this would again
leave the question of supremacy in doubt.
The Oritanis expect to place their phe-
nomenal Fishel in the points in this game
and as he has fully recovered his old
time speed, the Orange contingent will
find that they will have to have good
Eyes to connect on his delivery.
The Pacific Athletic Club will close its
season tomorrow afternoon on the john
ston avenue ground with a game with the
crack Brooklyn Field Club. 1t win be an
exciting contest, the Brooklyns having
made a clever record in the field. The
Pacifies' season has been the l~iveliest in
their career and they have reason to feel
proud of it.
Kid Carsey has arranged a game of
baseball for next Sunday afternoon be-
tween his West New York team and that
of the Morocco Field Club. The Moroccos
claim the championship of the West Side.
having beaten every team from that sec
ton of the town. The game will be
at the WeehaWken grounds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17
HUDSON a. a. FESTIVAL.
A Large Crowd Saw a Novel, Enter.
tainmpuf.

The festival of the Hudson County Ath-
letic Association last night at Baldwin
Park proved one of the most interesting
events of the season at this resort for
pleasure. There was an attendance. of
nearly 1000 people and the various fea-
lures presented were well received. The
promoters made a lot of money and were
well repaid for the work performed. Great
rivalry ensued in the contest for the silk
banner between the members OF the
Daisntless Social Club and the James
Welsh Association. They hustled among
their friends and got out a pretty heavy
vote. The Dauntless Club was the win
ner by a vote of 227 to 1853 for the Welshs.
The prize spelling contest in which Joe
Curran. Chuck Connors' substitute,
and Liz Wilson, 'sChuck's'' woman,
represented New York. n Charles
Kicker and Ida Norton this city, came
to a close. The characters were as
tough as it would be possible to picture
and after giving a lengthy exhibition on
the floor the judges decided the match a
draw. An interesting exhibition of fancy
bicycle riding was given or the platform
by Leroy See of Brooklyn, who has won
prizes without number Nor his c~leverness
and he upheld his reputation last evening.
The final event was q cake walk. in which
the participants were white instead of the
usual colored walkers. There were eight
down TO 9 struggle between Jack Driscoll
and Ella Smith and Tom Nixon and Nellie
Curtin, in which the former oup were
declared the winners.
Becker 20 Fake a Rest.
Larry Becker, the champion feather
weight boxer of Bayonne, has decided to
change his plans regarding his contem-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17

A&~ ="
10 DUDLEY G. GAUTIER, INDIVIDUALLY
and as executor and trustee under Win OF
Josiah H. Gautier, deceased; Annie e. With
erbee, Walter C. Witherbee, her husband, in
.dividually and as executor and trustee under
Will of Josiah H Gautier. deceased; cara
s. Bird, Oliver w. Bird. her husband;
Charles E. Gregory, executor and trustee
under viii of Josiah H. Gautier. deceased;
Charles E, Gautier and Charles E. Gautier,
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
made by the City Collector of Jersey City, on
Aldermen 1of Jersey city purchased for the
sum of twenty-five dollars and sixteen cents
sey City. in the County Of Hudson and
state of Nsw Jersey. fronting on Sand stress
which IS aid down and designated as lou
dred and ffty-one a251l, upon an
assessment map annexed to a report number
ninety-three t9), made by the Commissions
ers Of Adjustment. appointed in and for said
City by the Circuit Court of the County of
Hudson, a certified copy of which report and
map was filed in the office of the City Celiec-
tor Of Jersey City, on the 2Ah day of October,
ing made pursuant to the provisions Of an
act of the Legislature of New Jersey, passed
March 30th, 1856, entitled
can Act concerning the settlement and coliec-
ton OF arrearages of unpaid taxes, assess
m ,e,as ana h,S water rates or water rents in
ing a tax. assessment and lien in lieu ana
ms nsr, of such thsr arrsea rag :. and ,,pov, e enforce qac rec
sale of lands subjected to future taxation
And the several supplements thereto. g.
And you are further nornIed that YOU appear
to have an estate or interest In said land
and real estate. and unless the said land ana
real estate shall be redeemed. as provided in
said acts. before the expiration of SIX months
from and after the service hereof. a deed
for the same will be given conveying to The
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City the fee slm-
Pile OF said land and real estate according to the
provisions of the said act.
Dated Jersey City. N. J., August 16, 1897.
THE MAYOR N ALDERMEN OF JEFs
e. Hoos,
(Seal) Mayor
Attest: NJ. J. o'DoNNELL.
City Clerk
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17
Yours RESPECTFULLY,
JOHN
JOHN j. CONE,

E4 LAO11l1
President Mills being absent, Commits
sioner Brennan was on motion eiected
Pro tempore.
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the officers and men
employed in this department, also the
Commissioners, for salaries for the month
of August, 1897, when due, as per list filed
herewith, amounting in the aggregate TO
fifteen thousand, one hundred and sixty
two dollars and fifty cents @l5,l62. 500
Resolved. Tha warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the following named
persons for pensions, to September ], 1897
amounting in the aggregate to one hun
dredeand Seventy-foursdollars and ninety
eight cents &174. 9S}:
Agnes E. Farier, s55.55, for month end
ing August 81, 1897.
LOUISE Oman, s23.61, for month ending
August 81, 1887.
ing Aug. 81, 1897.
MATTHEW Bligh, s4l Sc, for month ending
August 81, 1887.
August 81, 1897.
The yeas any nays having been called
for and taken on each of the foregoing
resolutions, they were adopted by the fol-
lowing vote
Yeas-Comsnissioners Brennan and
Mills.
Nays-None.
Absent-President Mills.
On motion adjourned.
CHARLES ESTERBROOK,.
IflhrK ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17

TO HULDAH. WHEATON, ENOCH
Wheaton. her husband; Phoebe Corbett,
Peters William H. Peters, Alice Peters.
his wife; Robert Lundy, Julia B. Sey-
mour and The Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York.
You are hereby notified that at a pub
lie sale made by the City Collector of
Jersey City, on the 18th day of October,
City purchased for the sum of one hun
dred and thirteen dollars and forty-one
cents ALL the Ian and real estate Sit
Hudson and State Of New Jersey. 'front.'
ing on Lewis avenue and Lundy's Lane,
which is laid down and designated as
teen % to 16), in block number ten hun
bred and -seventy-nine A co.'s Al, upon
an assessment map annexed to a report
commissioners of Adjustment appoint
ed in and for said City by the Circuit
Court of the County of Hudson. a GER
fled in the office of the city Collector of
Jersey City, on the 18th day of July,
1891, said report and map and said sale
being made pursuant to the provisions of
an act of the Legislature of New Jersey,
passed March Both, 1886. entitled
ian Act concerning the settlement and collec-
ments and water rates or water rents in
cities of this State. and imposing and levy
instead of such arrearages, and 30 enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
and assessment" u
And the several supplements thereto, 4
And you are further notified that you appear
to have an estate or interest IN said land
and real estate. and unless the said land and
said acts, before the expiration Of six months
from and after the service hereof. a deed
for the same will be given conveying to The
Mayor and Aldermen OF jersey City the Zee sim
Die of said land and real estate according to the
provisions of the said act.
Dated Jersey City, N. J., September 4tsl,
1897.
81. HOGS,
Attest: NJ D. o'DoNNHfh,
City Clerk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17

plated European trip and instead will lake
q needed rest. He has been going it
pretty lively, Of late and has had too many
battles for his own good. and his friends
are OF the opinion that he should rave
had q longer time in which to prepare
FOR his recent fight with Frank Erne at
which resulted in Becker's first
defeat since he entered the ring. 1t was
Jack Smiths intention previous to this
70 take Becker abroad and force Dave
sullivan to fight him, but the trip has
been declared off for the present.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17

SlC1 d. N
- o, noa+nr g tba po.rd
95yaoa ro,a n : 55ssionars haid ~ Denarf-
y srlr 9ae 9a19arfsrs Wandav evening An
lngn' % Ise3
gH gfha ~ rol NV va called at S.25 o'clock
1ne-aoti Tan o; = e Rrennan and
Iohe. pres;der+ Nr;1,s
President j tsi Mlns p sragn aDse rom On n mDllen
81 0omlnissiols P1,seadlian, Y a5onar
Cone WaS gisSSgu sSa9fIlf X ! w S
REALM VI SMM Wy
invitatlo1 from ene hnisiles y plel,
Woou Torss. ~ aryiem & 1so7 p and fro .,
the Robert Davis Association to reylew
the parade 90 tneir assoela.toa oep.
temper 70, ~ were preseuesu - N
Jersey City, y. o. Aug. IS, 1897.
EXPERIMENTATION are hereby respectfully
fixed the following amounts as the APP
your Board for the fiscal year beginning
80. 1898. Yours truly,
CLERK. s
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TO DUDLEY G. GAUTIDR. INDIVIDUALLY
and as executor and trustee under VIII of
Josiah H. Gautier, deceaseds Annie E. With
dividually and as executor and trustee under
Will of Josiah H. Gautier, deceased; Clara
S. Bird, Oliver W. Bird. her husband;
under Will of Josiah H. Gautier, deceased;
Charles E.. Gautier and Charles E. Gautier.
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
made by the City Collector of Jersey City, on
Aldermen of Jersey City purchased for the
sum of eleven dollars and ninety-one cents
City, in the County of Hudson and State OF
New Jersey, fronting on Sand street, which is
laid down and designated as lot q three
E3l, in block number twelve hun
dred and hfty-two Q252. upon an as
sessinent made annexed to a report number
ers of Adjustment appointed in and for said
City by the Circuit Court of the County OF
Hudson, a certified copy Of which report and
map was filed in the office of the City ColIec-
tor of Jersey City, on the 24th day of October,
1898, said report and map and said sale be-
ing made pursuant to the provisions of an
act of the Legislature of New Jersey, passed
March s0th, 1856, entitled
ton OF arrearages of unpaid taxes. assess
ments and water rates or water rents in
ing a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and
instead OF such arrearages, and to eIforcs
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale Of lands subjected to future taxatisa
and assessment"
And the SeNSTdi supplements IleTstO-
Ard you are further notified that you appear
to have an estate or interest in said land
and real estate, and unless the said land
and real estate shall be redeemed, as pro-
yided in said acts, before the expiration of
six months from and after the service hereof.
a deed for the same will be given conveying
to The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City.
the fee simple of said land and real estate
according to the provisions of the said act.
Dated Jersey City, N. j., August 16. 1897.
THE AYO M ALDERMEN OF JER
E. HOGS,
(SeaL) Mayor.
Attest: NJ. J. o'DONNELL,
City Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17

Companies, Il LOO each s.ss 5000 90
Five () Captains of Hook and
Ladder Companies at $1,200
Five 81 Tilermen at 81, 600 each 5000 90
each -. 5000 90
each 49,. .s q, $50 90
Total SIS, 300 90
SCHEDULE p.
Pensions (Board Of Fire Commission
ers1:-
Mrs. Agnes Farrier $500 81
Mrs. Louisa Oman ....... 1888 80
Mrs. Catherine Guiton ..... \. 500 90
Mrs. Jone Liddell ...... ... so 90
Matthew Bligh ........ .......... 500 90
Thomas Keogh, engineer, ...... $50 90
Total ........ 49,. ........... $3.50 90
PRESENTATION Of CLAIMS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17
BOARD OFF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

Special meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head-
quarters, Thursday evening, August 70,
Present at roll call:-Commissioners
Brennan and Gone.
Absent-President Mills.
The following call for the meeting was
Jersey City. N. j., Aug. "a, 1897.
Mr.. Charles Esterbrook, Clerk Board OF
Fire Commissioners
Dear Sir-You will please call a special
meeting of the Board of Fire Commission
ers for Thursday evening, August 70, 1871,
at eight O'Clock. for the purpose of TAX
action upon monthly payroll and pen
sion roll.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17

Larry Becker, the champion feather
weight boxer of Bayonne, has decided to
change his plans regarding his contem-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17

(sale No. 2S17.)
The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-17

(Sa1e No. 3257.)
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Well, as to fashions. writes Katharine
De Forest to .Harper's Bazaar in a let
ter from Paris, let me tell you tha every
well regulated summer frock now has in
it a note of black chiffon. All sorts of
dainty summer muslins are seen, with
black chiffon ties and chiffon sashes-
these last worn on the left side at the
back. | nave already spoken Of these.
bat the style is so marked that it de-
serves special mention. Another feature
of the summer styles is the lingerie coll
lars which are an especially charming
finish to dresses of nuns yelling and
fouIard.
blue and white foulard had three
tiny ruffles outlining an apron beginning
about u inches from the waist-line in
front. and running up high in fhe back.
The bodice was made with a lingerie
collar and vest. A lingerie vest is made
of narrow tucks. what the French call
petits pills de lingerie, of the finest white
or cream or ecru batiste- The tucxs run
horizontally and have insertion or not
between them. as one pleasrs, or tiny lace
frills, and the vest is finished with a
collar made of tho same little tucks.
The bodice is a blouse like a sailors
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-06
Statement That Another Com.
bine of Distillers Had Been
E'Ormed Denied.
Western Men Refused to Be Be-
guiled by Any Terms
Yet Offered.
New York Wheat Ring Cleared
Up Six Hundred Thousand
on the Rise.

OMAHA, Aug. 6.-When the dispatch
relative to the alleged successful reor-
ganization of the whisky trust was
shown to P. E. Her, he emphatically
stated that no such combination had
been effected, and none could be, on the
basis indicated. The Eastern distillers
would like to get the Western distillers
into combination, but the Western
men had refused to be beguiled and any
statement that the combination had
been formed on the lines indicated was
absolutely untrue. Mr.. Her said that
some time ago he had received Motif.
cation to the effect that he had been ap.
pointed a member of the arbitration
committee, but he had promptly re.
turned his emphatic refusal to have
anything to do with it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-06
ARE IN BRITISH TERRITORY.

No Doubt Regarding the Ownership Of the
Klondyke Gold Fields.
WASHINGTON, Aug 6.-Incited by the
newspaper publications tending to
throw doubt upon the ownership Of the
Klondyke gold fields, some Of the high
government officials, who would nat.
urally be expected to deal with the
question if it comes to practical isuse,
have been quietly looking into the mat
ter with view to preparing themselves
for any controversy that might arise.
Their views are in substance that there
can be do valid objection advanced to
the title of Great Britain to this terri
tory. A careful examination Of all the
reliable charts and maps, made far
enough back in date to be free from
suspicion of influence of the recent
heavy gold finds has convinced these
officers that SO far as the Klondyke
fields, as defined by the latest reports,
are concerned, there can be nc o>luestion
but that they lie east of the l4lst me.
ridian which defines the boundary line,
and so are within British territory by
about 35 miles at least.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-06
THE WISH OF THE COLONIES.
Secretafy Chamberlain Explains the Re-
cent Treaty Denunciations.

Secretary Chamberlain Explains the Re-
cent Treaty Denunciations.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-The secretary Of
state for the colonies, Mr.. Chamberlain,
answering question in the house of
commons on the subject Of the denun-
citation by the government Of Great
Britain Of the treaties of commerce
with Germany and Belgium, said the
aenunciation was the unanimous wish
Of the self.governing colonies, who
desired to deal with the United King
dom on preferential terms. Mr..
Chamberlain added that at the con-
ference between the colonial premiers
and himself O resolution was passed
unanimously, the substance being that
the premiers of the self governing col
onies heartily recommended the earliest
denunciation of the treaties as hamper.
ing the trade of Great Britain and her
colonies and that it was accompanied by
an important and significant resolution,
namely, that in the hope of improving
the trade relations between the mother
country and the colonies, the premiers
present undertood to confer with their
colleagues as to what result could be
secured by preference given by the
colonies to the products of the United
Kingdom.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-06
MOORS MUST SETTLE.

Naval Demonstration Followed by o De-
mand for Indemnity.
TANGIER, Aug. GA special COM
mission, headed by Vice Consul Carle.
ton, who recently participated in the
demonstration made by the United
States cruiser Raleigh at the principal
ports on the coast Of Morocco, in conse.
quence of the differences between the
United States and Morocco relative to
the rights of American citizens, has ar
rived in the city Of Morocco, with i'm.
portant instructions in connection with
American claims. It is reported that
the commission has had ON interview
with the vizer.
The original difficulty arose over the
discrimination of the authorities of
Morocco against Americans in refusing
to permit them to employ native help, q
privilege allowed Europeans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-06
Population and Per Capita Wealth.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The latest Of
fcial estimate of the population of the
United States is 73,000,06S. It is made
by the actuary of the treasury, an Of
ticer whose duty it is, at fixed intervals,
to report on the per capita circulation CT
money in the United States. He esti.
mates that the present holdings of
money is s22.53 for every man, woman
and child in the United States
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-06
FORTUNE IN SIXTY DAYS.

six Hundred Thousand Dollars Taken Out
of the Chicago Wheat Pit.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The Inter Ocean
says: Six hundred thousand dollars
have been taken out of the wheat mar.
ket on the long side in the past 90 days
by syndicate of traders who are work.
ing here through young New Yorker,
George B. French. The syndicate is
mainly composed Of wealthy Wall
street men. They started bull cam
paign in wheat over 60 days ago, buy.
ing July wheat when prices were l3 to
Is cents lower than at present. They
made no demonstration of their opera
tons, but bought wheat whenever local
traders had selling fit. When the
shorts tried to cover they found that
there was very little W heat to be had,
and the syndicate quietly sat down on
their holdings and let the short sellers
get the prices up. They accumulated a
line of over 5000, 900, and the price was
run up Is cents.
They took especial pains to sell on the
sharp advances, and while there were a
great many tailers who expected that
they would hold the market stiff up to
the last, the French syndicate quietly
worked out Of their holdings Friday,
making profit of 100000. They re.
placed their line with September around
70 cents, and in the past three days
have sold 100000 bushels at q profit
that netted them 5000, 900, making their
aggregate winnings 100000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-06

ST. PAUL, Aug. 6.-The bids received
by the state fuel commission for supply.
ing the state institutions with coal for
the coming year are uniformly consid.
erably lower than the lowest bid last
year, and in the aggregate the state is
going to save tidy sum Of money on
this score over 1885, The average de.
crease on soft coal prices is about SO
cents per ton. The combined contr acts
call for $4,000 tons of soft coal and 1870
tons Of hare coal
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-06
A Hav Fever COLONY.

LUvERNE, Mimi, Aug. Ga hay
fever organization has been effected
here and its membership is composed Of
a number of well-to-do people. The oh.
ject is to find location where the fever
is unknown and to build a cottage large
enough to accommodate the colony dur.
ing the hay fever epidemic. Leech lake,
in Cass county, is the spot selected,
and next week will see all exodus in
that direction.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-06
Flour Prices Have Advanced Steadily.

Flour Prices Have Advanced Steadily.
CHICAGO, Aug 6.-Flour is rising and
is bringing $3.50 barrel. Last. April it
cost $3.50, the low price here. Since
then the advance has been steady. and
some Of the trade think it will continue
until war time prices will prevail. The
millers say that every advance Of cent
in the price Of wheat means an advance
Of 8 cents in the price of barrel Of
flour, and they expect continuous ad-
vance in the price of wheat because Of
short crops and the fact that this couu.
try has got rid of most of its surplus.