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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15

Il Time allowed for the complexion OF the Work,
IS working days
award Of the contract therefor will be sub
iact to the remonstrance of the owners of
the property liable to more than one-half the
assessment therefor on the basis of prelinli-
nary sketch.
velopes. endorsed Proposals for the improve
nent Of Pavonia avenue ; directed to Mr..
Ferdinand Heintze, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers and handed
To the Clerk Of the Board in open meeting
when called for in the order Of business re-
lating to sealed proposals.
>yo city official Wilt be accepted as surety
nor viii a substitution of sureties be allowed. =.
Rfdders must state a single fixed percentage
of the hundred per cent. standard above
unofed. for which they VIII furnish all mate
riaIs and do all the work comprehended in the
sbeciicaticns, and If final award OF contract be
mace the per cent. SO stated will form the
basis upon which payment will be made for
all items.
Act above cited, exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals.
qshe attention of bidders IS especially called
RI Section Z, Chapter 1874. of the Laws OF 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shalt be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the
Contractor have been approved as to ssuiiiciency
zion Counsel, the President OF THIS BOARD hay
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
Sy ord9r 81 The Board Of Street and Water
GEORGE 7. BouToN,.
Dated Jersey city. n. J.. November Z. ISL.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
WAGON AND TROLLEY COLLIDE.

A horse attached to a business wagon
belonging to F. ". Payne ran away at
Newark avenue and Coles street Saturday
afternoon and collided with Court House
car No. 1892. The wagon was badly dam
aged and the fender of the car was
broken
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
Tn Oidest Twins.

Richard and John McGriff, probably the
Oldest twins in the United States, cele-
brated their 95th birthday at Decatur,
Ind. recently.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15

THE present agitation over the "bru-
tai sport,' of football is an interesting
commentary on the great moral victory
which a won when p~rize-fghting was
made a criminal offence. The victory
seems to- consist in the transfer of the
brutality from a PROFESSIONAL class in
the lowest order of the community to a.
vast element in the best and most culti-
waited portion of the community. The
brutes instead of belonging to the decad-
emit class which tends towards extinction,
are to be the fathers Of the next genera
ton: of citizens, of the class from whom
progressive impulse is expected.
1t is a great victory indeed for the doc
trinafres ana pharisees over the laws Of
nature and the iiaextinguishable instincts
of humanity.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15


SMALL YORKSHTRE TERRIER, LOsT SAT
urday morning. Reward will lie paid for re-
turn to DR.. Chambers, Jersey aXenss4 near
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
I Z %

induced by the use of coca, opiate Or nar-
cotic compounds is bad, decidedly bad.
They undermine health and shatter the
constitution and the patient is steadily
growing into a worse condition so often
resulting in the terrible slavery and
misery OF the cocaine and opium habit.
Sleep induced by the use Of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla does not perhaps come as quickly,
but it comes more surely and more per-
manently through natures great restor-
ing and rejuvenating channef-puriied,
vitalized and enriched blood. This feeds
tie nerves with lifc-giving energy and
builds up the system and constitution
from the very foundation Of all health
and hfe-the blood-pure, rich, red blood.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15

The Evening Journal" has thrown off
the mask. 1t used to keep up a pretenee
of being on the. peoples side, at least in
the matter of Taxation. 1t used to cry
out for justice to Hudson against the
railroads with great insistance. We al
ways had our doubts as to the sincerity
of the demand, but we hardly expected
to see the paper come out openly on the
corporation side, seeing that public senti-
ment here is so much stirred up IN the
question. On Saturday. however, in speak
ing of the eleven Democratic Assembly
men from Hudson County, the Journal
said, editorially:-
Their stock in trade will be a series of
so-called equal tax bills. They are ready
to set UP a clamor that the railroads are
not paying into the municipal treasury
equally with other classes OF taxpayers,
and by way of helping the ~hullabaloo
against the corporations along, the So
cialists of the county have imported the
notorious Debs, who is expected to stir
up an agitation that will force the issue.
If the demand for equal taxation of the
railroads and private property owners is
socialism, why, then. the Republican As
semblymen from Hudson County last year
were Socialists, and the Journal" itself
preached socialism. 1t is somewhat hard
to see why what was right then becomes
wrong now, because the: political COM
piexioi of the delegation is changed. 1t
would seenf that the Journal must have
been insincere and Inscriptions then or
else now, for all the Democrats propose
to, demand is what the Republicans pre-
tended to demand, but failed to get, dur
ing the last session of the Legislature.
TT IL really extraordinary the fury into
which the words Equal Taxation" drives
a Republican paper. The Poet of Red
Dog also rad a creation in Saturdays
edition, probably inspired by the chief
railway lobbyist Of the State, in which
the lie Isl revived that the Queen bill
would profit Jersey City at the expense of
the other cities and wi of the State.
It is strange thai. even a ~poet-editor of
a Republican sheet will revive a lie of
this kin year after year in spite of the
reiterated proof of its falsity. The tabu-
lar statement has been printed time after
time, showing thai every city and al
most every town in the State would profit
by the change. There are only half a
dozen towns wherein the tax rate is less
than one per cent. which would undergo
any loss, and their loss would be too
trifing to be considered. Every city and
town which has a rate above one per cent.
would; of course, gain by the change.
That Jersey City would be the largest
gaIneF'i IS due simply to the fact that it is
now the greatest victim. The railroads
have seized our water front and bought
up u read estate. until the burden of
public expenses upon what is left has be-
come ~intolerable.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
About :. 2oo cubic yards Of earth excayae

2 Fer CeNE-
Standard
OF cost.
Nt ton. per cubic yard .....sN.~'... $ 80
About 100 cubic yards of earth filling,
per cubic yard...s.. .....-............ Nv
Af fii.ihg 3 per enp Cubic Yst yard a. s@ar = 1.25
ing in rs ga SAerss per saia Square "a yard..i... 40
About 1.720 lineal feet of new curb
stone, per lineal foot ....-...-...... AS
Ap per SQUARE Jar si FOOT .ee. nv" ..... is
About 10 square yards of repaving. per
square .VV
About % lineal feet of reset curb stone,
per lineal foot. %
Ap pep SQUARE 3 aa0d loot .tes....e..s .Os
A eaeh. $50. s.....ss 500
A eacb : amy : 800
About 3 trees 10 be removed, each..... 500
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
MONDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1897.

This paper as Democratic in principles
end is indcpendeas an ats raeacs on att local
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15

Scaled proposals will be received. by the
Board of Street ana Water Commissioners on
Monday. November %. 1897, at 2 o'clock P NJ,
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall, for
the
IMPROVEMENT OF PAvONIA AVENUE,
from Newark avenue to Chestnut avenue.
said Improvement to be made co~nformably to
the provisions Of Chapter 217 of the Laws OF
1895. and in accordance with the specifications
on file in the office of the Clerk of said Board
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sureties
must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, City Hall Ierssy City. N, ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
NOTICE
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, November q. 1897, at 2 O'Clock p. NJ,
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hal,
for the
RECONSTRUCTION OF COMMuNIPAW
AyENUE
from Bergen avenue to West Side avenue, in
accordance with the specilcationy on file in the
office of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City. \. ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15

LAW OFFICES -
McEWAN u McEWAN,
1e Montgomery Street. Jersey City.
For the convenience or our Jersey City clients. we
have opened an office at the above address 49,,
We Will continue our old Office at AVS Centrai
Avenue, as heretofore.
hcEwAN &McEwAN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
PERSONAL.

M,EyAs. JR. GEORGE J. M'EwA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15

About $50 cubic yards of sand or gravel
filling, per cubic rd...r.ar-s... $3.50
ing, per square yard. 10
per lasai NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 50
per sqaaTe yard. - :. .spa IS
stone, per lineaf loot. .@
About s manhole heads brought to grade.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
WORK WANTED


HAVE YOUR FIREPLACE HEATERS AND
Furnaces repaired and fixed and put in order
now, before the winter rush sets in.
We have good facilities for doing this work.
repairs and fixtures for oil classes OF heaterA.
ranges and furnaces.
Drop US a postal and we Will cali on you
JACOB EINGLE & SON
Nos. 1885 Newark Avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
NOTICE TO

Dated Jersey city, N. j.. November Il. 1881
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15

FOR BARGAINS IN ALL WORK RE-
lating to Painting, Kaisomining and
Papering, so to Frank A. Bergstrom. NO.
22 Warren street, north of Montgomery
street. Orders by mail or otherwise
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-15
HUDSON COUNTY cIRcuIr COURT.

DATED Jersey city. N. .. Noyembel
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
SAN FRANCISCO WINNERS.
The Card Was a Very Unique One, All
the Races Being Mt II Mile
or Over.

San Francisco, Jan. 27-Ingleside present.
ed a unique card to racegoers to-day.
There were seven races. all of which were
at mile or more. Despite the dismal day
and steady drizzle of rain, the attractive
card drew great crowd. No such card
had ever before been given in the history
of racing in California and probably in the
United States.
Burns &, Warehouses; colt. Casper, won
the mile handicap in 40, which is very
fast for a muddy track. Morte Fonso low
cred the track record at a mile and half.
running the distance in asst. Track mud
dy; weather rainy. Summary:
First race-One mile. Last Chance won;
aPS''a' i:44S. Ss'0''U' HN'''''e'' '"''u' ii'i'e'
Second race-One and one-sixteenth miles:
selling. Benamela won; Semper Lex, sec
ond; Flash Light, third. Time, 1:50A.
Third race-One mile; handicap. Caspar
1:42.
over four hurdles; selling. Mr.. Reed won;
Tuxedo, second; Governor Budd, third.
Time. 2:O61s.
ing. Morte Fonso won: Foremost, second;
Doyle, third. Time, 2:3S12.
Sixth race-One mile. Greyhurst won:
Lou Lou R., second; Stentor, third. Time,
Seventh race-one mile: Salvation won;
Unity, second; Scimitar, third. Time, 1:4i.
Entries for tomorrow:
Sir William F'itzjames-YsabeD 112; Will
lis May QGcuador-Miss Dawson), 109; Daisy
Uuke Blackburn-Daisy Hoey), 1G; Rosa
(Apache-Rosabella). 109: Morega (Sobrante
dam by Darebin), 10s; Vida fliindooI7M.issSs .sS
Effie), l09: Queen Nab, 103; Kummel, 1O3;
Falcon, 100: Free Lady, 10S.
Second race-9ne mile Two Cheers; eS. ,s 80;
tin, "a; Clssie B.. 90; Palmerston, 104;
Schnitz, 1O9; Double Quick, 1O4; Jack Rich
elieu, 102; Hazard, "a.
Third race-One and one-eighth miles.
Bright Phoebus, 1O7; Benamela, los; oseter
Joe, los; Argentina, s.; Scarf Pin. 81. -
Fourth race-Six furlongs. Morven, 81;
Ransome, 1872: Fullerton Lass, 1O4; Mike
Rice, So; Zorlein, 100; Miss Ross, SO; ALA
Eabad, 81; Banjo, 81.
Fifth race-Six furlongs. Sport McAllis-
ter, 110: Tempestuous. 81; Fly, 1O5; Sugar
Foot, So; Potentate. 1O7; Kowalsky. 9S; So
MIRO. SS; Pat Murphy, 81; Caliente, 100;
Doubtful, 1O3; Boreas, 100.
Sixth race-Seven furlongs. Cogent, 1O5:
Amelia S., 100; Rebekah 105; The Tourist.
100; Moreno, 50: Installatrix, .95; Play Boy,
81. Draught, 110; Suisun, %; imp. Sain, 1O5;
Jane Andrews, 95
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
AT THE SKATING TOURNAMENT.
Reynolds Captured the Quarter Mile
Event and Thomas the Five
Mile Championship.

New York Jan. 27-The national speed
skating tournament was resumed at Silver
Lake, S. l., to-day. Three thousand peo-
pie were present. A continuous fall of light
snow made it impossible for the manage
ment to keep straightaway track clear.
but space was cleared for Il circular
track and the quarter and five mile cham
pionships were brought off on 1t. E. Rey-
nolds, of Chicago, who won the one mile
championship yesterday, captured the
quarter mile to-day in clever style. He
won the final heat by about twenty inches
from =. A. Thomas. of Newburgh, n. Y,
after a hard race, and Thomas beat Nor
gan. who was third by about four yards.
Eight men started for the five mile cham
pionship. and they We're well punched from
couple Of laps and then gave way to
Thomas, who made the running.
In the last lap Thomas spurted at Won
derful gait, followed by Cooney, Phillips
and McClave, in the order named. When
this quartette entered the stretch each one
of them strained every muscle in his ef-
fort to gain the much coveted prize, but
Thomas held his lead and won from Cooney
by two yards. In the last 200 yards Cooney
. came away from McClave and beat the
latter by fifteen yards. The contest for
third place between McClave and Phillips
was very hot one. and the former gained
the verdict by about two inches on the
tape
Quarter mile, national amateur champion
ship-Final heat: Won by +. Reynolds. Chi
cago: E. A. Thomas, Newburgh. n. Y.
second: A. Y. Morgan, De LeSa1e irfeu
Brighton. fourth. Time. 0:T 2-5.
Five mile national amateur champion
ship-Won by E. A. Thomas, Newburgh, N.
Y; Thomas Cooney, Cornwall-on-the-Hud
York. third: S. NJ Phillips. New York.
Hockey Club fourth, Time, 1929 %.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
HOW FITzsIMMoNS WILL TRAIN.
He Has No Surplus Flesh to Take OF,
So His Work Mt Present
Will BE Light.

New York. Jan. 27.-Robert Fitzsimmons
will begin light training to-day for his bat
tie with James ]. Corbett.
According to the articles of agreement
with Dan Stuart, who is promoting the
fight, neither Fitzsimmons nor Corbett will
be notified of the location of the battle
ground until February II, consequently
neither of them is in position to select
training quarters or begin heavy work.
Fitzsimmons has decided 10 remain right in
this city until he hears from Stuart, and
has mapped out for himself n system of
exercises that he will follow daily during
his short stay here. He will make daily d
twelve mile run from the Bartholdi hotel,
where he is stopping, to Macomb,s dam
use the dumbbells for Il few minutes each
day and will exercise with the wrist ma
chine. In an interview last night FitZsim-
mons said: II think it Is not necessary for
me to take any gymnasium work, as 1
have no flesh to take off and simply desire
to make my wind good and keep my mus
cles supple. The runs and light exercise
will do this for me. won't box or punch
the bag for at least two weeks. as 1 want
to give my sore knuckle a good rest before
using It. 1t is all right now; the swelling
has gone down, and the soreness has left
entirely, and | have not the slightest fear
for it. It is as good as ever 1t was, and
hope to try its strength on Corbett's jaw.
Il am expecting to hear from Dan Stuart
shortly in order to select training place.
/ don't know where the fight will be de-
cided but it is my impression that 1t will
be in Mexico. If it is, shall engage the
same quarters that l had for the Maher
fight at JuareZ. Mexico.
II don't know who Will train or second
me yet, as Martin Julian may be prevented
from going with me on account of his
mothers serious illness. At the present
time 1 weigh about 16S pounds, and l will
be but a few pounds lighter on March H.
when enter the ring"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
WHAT MISsOURlANS WANT.
Some of the Federal Positions That
Ahe Sought by Republicans
From This STATE,

Washington. Jan. 27.-(special.) President
Mckinley will have only 800 federal offices
to distribute which are not under the civil
service. and already Missouri Republicans
have filed a lien on 800 of them. Here is a
list of the principal ones: Judge Burkhold-
err of Trenton, wants to be auditor of the
treasury: A. b. Coburn, of Pike county.
assistant commissioner of the general land
office; General Abuthnot of Brookfeld, and
A. b. Castleman. of Washington, both want
the office of first deputy commissioner Of
pensions; A. Hainey. of Clinton, is a can
didate for marshal of Alaska Representa-
tive John P Tracey asks to be settled for
commissioner of internal revenue; Attor-
ney Higdon, of st. Louis. has filed a claim
on the Office of commissioner Of pat
ents and William NJ. Eccles, of
St. Louis. is another applicant for the same
berth: Hon. William Trcloar and r. NJ
Sterrett desire TO be the headsmen in the
postofiice department. whilc Congressman
Hubbard thinks he has done so well in
fighting the Pacific funding bill that he is
entitled to be intersta tie commerce COM
missioner Kansas City has several candi-
dates. J. SIlas Harris would like to be min
lister to Liberia, and Webster Davis minis
ter to Mexico. Assistant Editor I'D Har-
sen, of the St. Louis Westliche Post, and
Wellington Adams. of st. Louis, have made
application for the consul generalship to
Mexico.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
EVENT IN MILITARY CIRCLES.
A Beautiful Flag Presented to the
Burnham Rifles ut the Acad-
nf In In

The flag presentation to the Burnham
Rifles, Company IN Third regiment in
fantry. which took place at the Academy
of Music last night was the event in local
military circles of the season. The hall
itself was beautifully decorated with "Old
Glory and the company colors. The bal
e;,Iy, Sony, which surrounds the e, hall % on three
ing the company color, on which was
'Burnham Rifles in gold letters. the
stage was banked with palms, above which
the national colors were hung.
After a musical programme by the Third
Regiment band. the company. in full dress
uniform. in command of Captain Wagar.
ceremonies, Mr.. ]. X. Burnham, in whose
honor the company has been named the
Burnham Rifles, presented handsome silk
flag to the company. on small SILK stream
ers on the flag were the following names
and dates, which represent places where
the company has successfully competed for
drill prizes: St. Louis, July, 1895; ST. Jo-
seph, September, 1889; Little Rock. July,
1894: New York July. 1888: st. Louis, Feb
ruary, 1891: Washington. ID. C.. July, 1889:
Kansas City, October, 1856; Kansas City,
June. 1890.
on behalf of the company, Captain James
a: Reed. of Company G, made the speech
humorous. eloquent and full of appreciation
for Mr.. Burnham's gift, not only on the
part of the Burnham Rifles alone, but on
the part of the whole regiment.
Following the ceremonies attending the
presentation the company gave an eXhibi-
ton drill The almost fauitless evolutions
of the company through the most difficult
drills brought forth frequent applause.
The remainder of the evening was spent
in dancing The full dress costumes of
the 600 guests of the company and the
military uniforms of the officers and pri-
Yates presented scene seldom to be seen
on a dancing floor in Kansas City.
Among the guests who attended were
Colonel Gross and his staff, the captains
of the different companies and Rev. Henry
Hopkins, the chaplain of the regiment.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
new INDIVIDUAL RECORD.
WILSON BOWLED G12 IN TOURNA-
MENT GAME LAST NIGHT.
aIissouris Were in Good Form and
Won Easily From the Vikings
New Orleans and Frisco
Races-Sporting News.s

The feature of last nights bowling tour
nament game between the Missouris and
the Vikings was the big total bowled by
Wilson, of the Missouris, who made new
individual record for this season by putting
up the fine score of 612, being IA pins better
than the previous high mark of 59S, held by
Charley king. This is the first time 600
was ever rolled on the Grand alleys in
tournament game and is the third best
score bowled in the tournament during the
four seasons the league has been in exist
ence Wilson's score was made by good
steady bowling, his finish being with a
triple strike. 1t was great performance
and was heartily cheered by the bowling
enthusiasts who were in attendance upon
the game.
The Mssouris won the game very easily
none of the Vikings, with the exception of
James and Lindgren, bowling anywhere
near true form. James was the only bowl
er besides Wilson to reach 500. finishing
with 30 by punching five strikes right at
the end of the game. Judah, Hyndman and
Dickson bowled good average scores, but
the other bowlers were low. the usually re-
liable Swanson bringing up the rear with
403, Summary:
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
VAN BUsKIRK NOT IN 1T.
of Him for Ten Rounds
Last Night.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 27.-An immense
audience tonight witnessed the ten round
glove contest at the Old Pavilion between
Theodore Van Buskirk, of Maryville, and
Jack Stelzner, sparring partner of Bob
Fitzsimmons. The prices of admission had
been placed at fancy figures. Van Buskirk
and his friends were so confident of vic
tory that they bet large sums of money at
the ratio of to ].
Van Buskirk showed wonderful staying
qualities but there was never time where
he displayed any brilliant boxing ability.
AS a matter of fact, Stelzner made chop
ping block of him all the way through.
Streams of blood poured down Van Bus
kinks face but Stelzner did not show a
scratch. The fight was declared draw at
the end of the tenth round, when the police
stepped into the ring. The decision was
rendered by Referee William Donahue, of
the local athletic club. 1t did not give sat
isfaction to the crowd. 1t was believed
that Stelzner should have had the decision.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-28
MANUFACTURERS AND TARIFF.
National Association, in Convention
at Philadelphia, Adopts Some
Strong Resolutions.

Philadelphia, Jan. 27.-At the meeting of
the National Association of Manufacturers
in this city to-day, the committee on reso-
lutons presented the following:
Resolved. That 1t Is the sense of the
National Association of Manufacturers that
the tariff law should be revised at the ear
liest possible moment, in order that I'M
certainty may be removed, confidence re-
stored and business permitted TO revive.
Resolved, That rates of duty should be
made as low as possible consistent with
adequate protection of our manufacturing
and agricultural Industries and the labor
they employ. The tariff should contain only
specific duties or mixed ad valorem and
specific duties.
Resolved That congress should be in
vited to re-establish and extend the sys-
TEN of reciprocity, which may be employed
to secure for us tariff favors in Latin
American and other markets, in which we
are the largest buyers. while Europe is the
preferred seller solely because of the lower
wage rates and the lower general costs of
product in European countries"
The debate that followed hinged entirely
on the words in the second paragraph of
the resolutions, "as low as possible" The
question of eliminating the words was ar
gtied pro and con until matters were ad-
iusted by the substitution of the words
F'such as shall be consistent. etc" The
vote on this was 10 for and 81 against. The
entire report. as amended, was adopted
unanimously.