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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-06

bales of this seasons cotton iu tue parade.
 NJ. L. cUEpEPPEs. sand dealer had float showing his business.
 A. 4. MILLER, carriage paInttr called attention to his hnsiness hy creditahle float.
 TIE COTTON BELT RAILROAD was represented by two floats. one af the car department. showing the process of constructing freight car. the other was the machinery depart ment with work men al work with forge and hammers. Tlle display was an excellent one.
 II. r. SEfEkE, grocer and meat dealer, made a handsome exhibit of goods and wares handled by him.
 THALilEiMER BROS. grteers. had two lioats; one was an exhibit of groceries. the second was H eaet drawn bt donket. .N
 ]. II. DEEEM0S. ilunars--.. ea float was s good representation the business of the firm for 1t sho ssrd timers at work making huge xai ganized iron tank.
 BRADFORD X KNOX. furnitnrs ami carpet dealers. were represented by three fiaats: nDe was A handsome
 
 exhibit of furniture in miniature house. and in the house were & nun. Der of ladies. Another float sho up,i the process ef making mattresses and tlie third was an exhibit of Hue carpets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-06

Fully i0.nW people gathpna.l at the park to hear the public speakers, see ke base hall gafnr, ii,e balona ascension, mule race and other ira t1lreS
 4 2:30 o'clock the grand stand wss packed s'ith humanity. and after order had been secured, GYn. H. k. White introduced, III 4 iefieitiens manner,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-09-06

GOVERNOR DAS W. JbSES
 was the next speaker. The aoS~r- nor said he fell unequal to the tEsk of responding to such 8 magnificent address Of weleDme- He had auly returned to he State. after q tuai- ness trip, yesterday. and bsd prepared no set speech. He did not tes.i stsnger in our midst. however. ss he regarded ibe citizens of Pine tlnff and the great county of .Jeuer- son as X part of the family oser which he presi,ies es Chief Exeeafiss Of the grand State pf Arkansas. The Governor saiI that hs was glad to be here as he felt most Kindly to- wards our people, and W as especially pleased to bs here and help ia ceie- l brating Labor day. All luen, said he. are ennobird hs labor, and ths man who labored on the farm v sS as good man as the man who iabore. Oil greater things. E~en Gongressmen, who gre supposed t0 l 1as for labor. He remembered Pinr Bluff when 1t WAS but hamlet Spd it, said the tiovernev. owes ifs present prosperity and growth te ] mefynpelitan preparations to nen who planned and labured. We are nation Of lahorers. aud tt is mere and
 (<nntinned on fonrfh paEt)
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30

of the Naval Reserve was reached the
committee decided to provide for that
organization by legislating it out of exist
ence.
This contemplated action proved
to nave been a mistake and we feel that
We should not be called upon to suffer
unduly from it.
w do, however, appreciate present
conditions and do not want to appear i'll
sistent beyond reason, and therefore sub
nit an amended estimate In a largely re-
duced amount. This is lone solely to meet
the exigencies of the situation and not be-
cause the first estimate was excessive or
unnecessary, and we shall nave to meet
deficiencies in some of the items out of
our own pockets, as we lave one before.
and as we feel we ought not to be called
upon to do again,
Lieutenant Commander Davis, of the
Battalion of the West. spoke in favor of
an appropriation.
When the committee was in executive
session Mr.. Roll moved that the Reserve
be given SIS, 900. Mr.. Fairchild of Newark
moved as an amendment that it be made
$1,000, and Senator Stokes, as a further
made 100000 which was agreed to. When
Senate Johnson reported the amend
ments to the Senate the Reserve appro-
priation was divided in this manner
Battalion of the West, reduces for main
tenance of vessels. supplies and tools,
from $2,100 to $3.50; repairs to vessels,
from $l,600 to 81 $50; transportation of di-
visions to vessels, from $1,000 to 500;
travelling expenses of officers, from $500
to $500; it adds expenses for annual
cruise 81, 600.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Contracts Awarded and Speei-
feations Submitted at the
S. & w. Board
Meeting.

At the meeting Of the Street and Water
Board yesterday afternoon Commissioners
Boltwood called attention to the deplor-
able and dangerous condition of the pave
ment Of Pavonia avenue o the Erie
Railroad crossing in that avenue
The Compissioner commended That the
responsibility rests upon either the rail-
road or Traction Company, and insisted
that either one corporation or the other
should be compelled to make the neces-
sary repairs.
President Brown replied that he had
heard the street was in a wretched con-
dition, and promised to have Chief En-
gineer Ruggles make an investigation at
once and report who is responsible.
Specifications submitted by Engineer
'Ruggles for the Improvement of Bentley
venue and Magnolia avenue and the
Improvement Of Germania avenue. Bruins
wick and Nesbitt streets, were adopted.
Il Provisional contracts were awarded to
Henry Byrne for the improvement of
Griffith street and the opening and i'm
provement of Pearsal avenue; Charles
O'Neill, Improvement of Oxford avenue
and Sheridan, Shay & Co, improvement
Of Hancock avenue. A new application
was received for the Improvement of
Boyd avenue. The original application
contemplated the asphalting of the ave-
nue. from Bergen to West Side avenues.
The property owners were divided, some
wanting Belgian blocks. A happy med
ium has been struck. From Bergen ave-
nue. to the Boulevard asphalt will be laid
n from that point to West Side ave-
hue Belgian block.
A new petition was also filed for the
construction of a sewer in Sherman ave-
nue.. The original application vas de-
feated by owners of private sewers. The
requisite number of signers has now been
secured for a main sewer and the private
sewers will have to go. When private
the understanding the owners shall not
oppos the construction of a main sewer.
In nearly every instance however, pri-
vate sewer owners demonstrate against
public sewers because of having to pay
an assessment.
The Board of Finance was asked for an
appropriation of s., 800 to meet a deficiency
in last years street cleaning accounts.
The same Board was also asked for
$1,000 for the maintenance of the maca-
dam reading of Arlington avenue. If the
appropriation is made Refill & Edwards
will keep the road in repair for one year.
acts in the capacity of Street Commits
sioner, was directed to cause the owner
of a shanty to remove it from Coles
street at Hoboken, az it was obstructing
the driveway.
Frederick. A. Peters. a laborer on paved
streets, was ounce The Board is to
meet again Thursday noon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30
HIS FIERY GARB.
Herman Preck nttz's Queer Exper-
fepca with a Now suit of clothes.

herman FfecK n1tZ9a queer Exper-
fence with a New Suit of Clothes.
Herman Precknitz, a young German
who lives on the third floor at No. o2S
Willow avenue, Hoboken, retired to his
bed about twelve o'clock last night and
placed his clothes on a chair. Abo one
o'clock he was awakened by a choking
sensation n discovered that his room
was filled with smoke. Jumping out of
bed, he could hardly believe the sight
that met his eyes. His clothes were a
mass of flame, which was rapidly spread
ing to the bed clothes.
Precknitz became frightened and ran
out of the house in his night robe. On the
sidewalk he met Roundsnan Cross. The
policeman at first thought Precknitz was
a somnambulist, but when the latter be-
a to shout "Fire." he took a different
view of the situation and ran up stairs
to Precknitz's apartments. He quickly
secured some water and ~extinguished the
blaze In a few minutes, but not before
Precknitz's new suit of clothes, which he
valued at SIS, had been entirely destroyed.
After the danger was all over Precknitz
returned to his room. The excitement,
however, a spoiled his sleep and he
spent the remainder of the night in
cleaning up the wreck of the fire.
How the fire started is a mystery to
Precknitz. The police believe that he was
smoking cigarettes, but Precknitz denies
that he had any cigarettes in his pos
session.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30
IN AN ANAO0NDA's CLUTCHES.
Death OF a Daring ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ed by Monkeys.

On the 25th of January, 1894, the sloop
Papua left Saypan, one of the Ladrones
Islands, in the North Pacific, bound for
Sydney, with a load of copra or dried CO.
coanut. She was eighty-five tons and had
a crew of five men. all nationalities. One
was a Kanaka. the others English, Ital-
ian, Finlander and an American, Charles
Sunny, while the captain, Held, was a
Swede.
February 1 they were caught in a ty-
phoon, lost their head sails and were
driven hundreds of miles off their course
to the eastward. and finally came in
sight of land. which they believed to be
one of the Philippines.
The sloop had struck on the north side
of Tomani Bay. in the island Of Celebes,
and about forty miles from Fort Amsrer-
dam, a Dutch Government station on the
coast. The natives We're very civil and
agreed to pilot the crew to that place.
The road was q mere cattle track
though woods so thick that a dog could
scarcely make his way, and nothing was
seen the first day but droves Of monkeys.
The heat was fearful and attacks of
numberless insects kept them from sleep
ing. They started by daybreak the next
coming to an open place in the woods,
when suddenly the monkeys began a dem
onstration. They howled and chartered,
swinging from tree to tree and casting
branches and nuts into the road.
The natives hung back, explaining that
there was a snake ahead and the mon
keys had detected him and were giving
warning. After some hesitation the Am
erfcan, Sunny, a powerful, reckless fell
low, declared that he would go ahead.
snake or no snake. The guide advised
him, but he started and in a moment was
lost to sight. Suddenly a curious sound
was heard, almost like a blast of wind,
and then a fearful scream. THE snake
has got him." said the native. "Quick!!"
Let's go away at once"
Captain Held was armed with a heavy
musket loaded with heavy shot, N he
rushed forward, one of the natives fol-
lowing. Twining the trunk OF huge tree
they saw an appalling sight. The open
space was about one hundred yards
square, of pure white sand, glowing in
the sun and bordered by the rich tropic
vegetation. In the centre was the body
of the wretched American in the coils of
a monstrous snake fifty feet long, and al
most as thick as a ship mast. Summy's
hands and arms were free, but his body
was fairly in the black and yellow coils
The snakes e was waving from side
to sid before striking. Although horror
stricken the Captain retained his grit,
yards away, fired. With a tremendous
hiss and convulsive spring the monster
uncoiled and entered the thick brush. fold
after fold being seen until it vanished.
For. an hour they watched the body of
their shiDmate until the monkeys began
to gather around tia sign that the snake
was gone. They went forward, picked
up the body and brought 1t to the road.
The face was horribly distorted, and
every one in the body broken by the
crushing coils. Although a large man,
Weighing one hundred and seventy, the
hips could be spanned by two hands.
Death must ave been instantaneous
Philadelphia Times"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30
NEW PUBLICATIONS
ssForum,, For April.

The Forum has the following inter-
esting articles in its issue for April
Has the Senate Degenerated?' Senator
George F. Hoar; 'Retrenchment, or
RUM" Hon. j. Sterling Morton, ex-Sec-
rotary of Agriculture; The United States
and Cuba" Henri Rochefort, editor
"L'Intransigeant"; 1.-The Futility of the
Spelling Grind" DR.. j. M. Rice; Success
of Woman's Enfranchisement in New
Zealand" Hon. Hugh H. Lusk, ex-mem-
Der of the New Zealand Legislature;
Some Opened Tombs and Their Occu-
pants" the Very Rev. f. w. Farrar,
Dean of Canterbury; THE Fur Seal as
an Animal David Starr Jordan, Chief
of the Boring Sea Commission for 1896,
and George Archibald Clark, Secretary
to the Commission; arbitration the
Only Solution of the Financial Problem"
Allen Ripley Foote; Emerson and Tho
reau," F. B. Sanborn: Shall Nevada
be Deprived of Her Statehood?y William
3. Smythe: THE Dramatic Critic: His
Work and Influence" E.. A. Dithmar;
IT Imperialization of Germany Prof.
Thomas Davidson.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30
OUR INTEREST ABROAD.


resp0ndence Issued.
WASHINGTON, March 80, 1897.-The
annual volume of foreign relations giving
the diplomatic correspondence of the
State Department for the past year,
which is now almost ready for publica-
tion, devotes 1000 acres to the exception
ally interesting international matters
which characterized the close of the last
administration chief among them being
the negotiations with Great Britain and
Spain.
The fourteen pages devoted to Austria
Hungary relate to the successful efforts
of Ambassador Trip to secure the ex-
semption from military service of natural
lied Americans with the result that cases
of this character have become quite in
frequent. In the fifty-three pages given
to China the method pursued by Minister
Dandy in securing settlement of claims
growing out of riots against missionaries
is fully set forth, constituting valuable
precedents for future cases of similar
complexity.
The arbitration Inc award n the Santos
claim against Ecuador is given at length.
Al large portion of the thirty-three pages
allotted to France shows the interest
manifested by the United States in secur-
ing full protection of American rights in
Madagascar in connection with the trans
fer of that island to the French flag. In
Germany's seventy-nine pages a number OF
important questions are treated, notably
that relating to the tonnage dues con-
troversy which led to exceedingly spicy
correspondence.
The exclusion of American life In
sz1rance companies from Germany Is also
dealt with. Considerable interchange of
letters was required to establish the fact
that Germany could moi undertake to
carry home insane German sailors de-
sorting in United States ports. In the
course of several instructions to Mr.. Uhl,
Secretary Olney ruled in effect that a
naturalized American citizen who re-
turned to Bavaria and established a per-
manent domicile as a retired gentleman,
had abandoned his American citizenship
and his children had forfeited any right
to United States projections; that the
voluntary surrender of passports expa-
triated such a person; that the passports
Of an American who had resumed his
German allegiance could be demanded and
that h Bancroft treaties were appli-
cable to Alsace and Lorraine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY
To Michael Lienau and Annie. his wife; Lii
Bacot, Frederick w. Lienau, Hans b Lienau.
Marguerite p. Lienau,s Rudolph C. M.
Lienau. Sarah A. P. Lienau and Peter A. NJ.
Iienau:-
Take notice. that by virtue Of an order OF
the Court of Chancery, made on the day of
the date hereof. in a cause wherein Pauline
Lierau, individually and as guardian, is COM
plaipant, and you and others are defendants,
you are hereby required to appear, plead, de-
muir or answer to the complafnant's bill on
or before the fourth day of May, next, or
that in default thereof suoh decree be made
against you, asr tire chancellor shall think
equitable and just.
Said bill is filed to foreclose a certain mort
gage made by Michael Lienau to the complain
ant, bearing date May 18th, 1890, upon lands
in Jersey City. and given to secure the sum
of four thousand dollars $4,000.
Ard you. Michael Lienau, Lii Bacot. Fred
erick w. Lienau, Hans B. Lienau, Margarethe
p. Lienau. Rudolph c.. NJ. Lienau. Sarah a.
P. Lienau and Peter A. NJ. Lienau are made
defendants because you are some of the de-
visees Of Sarah Lienau. deceased, and under
the provisions of her will Michael Lienau.
her husband, now deceased, made the COM
plainants mortgage and because you claim
to own said lands or have some interest there
in;
And you, Annie Lienau; are made defendant
because you are the wife OF Michael Lienau,
one of the devisees of Sarah Lienau. as here
inabove set forth.
Dated March 8. 1897.
AME p. NORTHROP,
Solicitor of Complainant.
Office and Post Office Address, No. / Exchange
Place. Jersey City
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30
CONDUCTOR sUTToN's PLEA.


SdAhc0 az AAAApcTfttk ny tNDuDSe1~
Lawyer Alexander Simpson made an
application to Judge Hudspeth today to
expunge the Judgment of the Court in the
case of Frank Sutton, the Consolidated
Traction Company's conductor who
pleaded guilty to a charge Of embezzle-
ment and was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for six month"; The motion was
made on the ground that the Indictment
was defective.
Assistant Prosecutor Noonan opposed
the motion on the ground that it came
too late even If the Indictment was de-
fective. Judge Hudspeth was of the
same opinion, but said he would look
the matter up. Then the Judge remem-
bered that Sutton had taken out a writ
Of error and informed Mr.. Simpson Of
the fact.
I'm that case" replied Mr.. Simpson,
II am not in court at all. I only came
into the case recently, and was not in
formed that a writ of error had been
That settled the case and Sutton goes
to the penitentiary today or tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30
PAID a FOOT FOR HIS Ride.

Eugene Reilly. fifteen years old, Of No.
$40 Summit avenue, had his right foot
last night by a freight train
in the Waldo avenue yard of the Penn
~sylvania Railroad. Reilly was stealing
a ride on a freight train. He jumped
while the train was in motion and fell
with his foot OF the rail. His head was
badly gashed and he was badly bruised
about the body. He was taken to the
City Hospital. His recover is doubtful.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30

with the assistance Of a grateful police
force?
VIII you saddle this monstrqls ex-
~travagance upon Jersey City?
Or will you place one good act to your
credit by killing it with a ringing veto?
The people are watching you.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30
BEER PARTY RAIDED.

The Hoboken police raided the house at
No. 219 Jefferson street, last night, where
a gang of disorderly characters. were
holding a drunken beer party. All but
three Of the gang escaped through a rear
window as the police entered. The pris-
oners gave their names as John Connory,
thirty-seven years old Maggie .Connors,
thirty-two years, and Mary Hughes, aged
the Penitentiary for sixty days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30

TO FRANCES NJ. HIGGINS, HEIR AT Law
of A.ddie Merseles, deceased. and Seth w.
Higgins, her husband
You are hereby notified that at a public
sale made by the City Collector of Jersey City,
on the 10th day of April, 1895, the Mayor and
Aldermen of Jersey. City purchased for the
ALL the land and real estate situate In Jersey
City, in the County of Hudson and State of
New Jersey, fronting on Sea View avenue.
which is laid down and designated as lot
thirty-hve (35, in block number twelve hum
bred and ffty-fve Q255), upon an assessment
map annexed tosa report number ninety-three
ment' appointed in and for said City by the
Circuit Court of the County of Hudson, a GER
titled copy Of which report and map was filed
in the office of the City Collector of Jersey
City, on the oath day of October. 1893, 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 col
lection of arrearages of unpaid taxes, as
sessments and water rates or water rents
in cities of this State. and imposing and
levying a tax, assessment and lien in lieu
and instead of such arrearages, and to
vide for the sale Of lands subjected to
future taxation and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you APP
pear 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-
six months from and after the service hereof,
q deed for the same will be given conveying
e the i Zee Simple Simple Of said iand and ID S Seal sst atty
according to the provisions Of the said act.
Dated Jersey city. N. u March q, lSs7.
H MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JER-
P. F. wANsER,
essai' Attest: M. J. o,DoNN Eayor.
Gale No. $780,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30


way Tax Bill Discounted.
Assembly Bill No. 1874 gives to Jersey
City an increase of income of about
$l1s.oo0 from railroad taxation.
But let not the taxpayer rejoice.
Assemblyman Klink has Invented a
way to get rid of 100000.
He has stolen a march on the public.
TILE BILL HAS ACTUALLY PASSED
BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGIsLA-
TURE. AND is NOW in THE HANDS
OF THE GOVERNOR.
The bill proposes to increase the pay Of
patrolmen in the Jersey City police force
from $1,000 to $1,000
There are about 300 men to get the in
crease.
Three hundred times 5000 is $50. oOo.
It will cost just $4,000 a year to Jersey
City to give this extra bonus to- our
tat n well paid bluecoats. while the
average man is glad to get SO a week,
and the price Of labor is falling.
In a recent controversy over the rail-
road taxation. the great cry of General
Rushing and the Railroad lobby was the
ExTRAvAGANCE OF JERSEY CITY.
Assemblyman william M. Klink ran
~ against this argument at every turn
= the fight. He fought it, ably and well.
nd vof <bss Sa-o n..o-htu-a, H1;ot~
Is the man to pop up with a bill to dis
sipate more than half the new revenue
Of the city in a scheme of unparalleled
extravaganza.
Does Mr.. Klink think that, as he helped
obtain this. money for Jersey City, he has
. right to dictate how It shall be spent?
Or is it a cheap-John scheme Of the
young statesman" to make the police
solid for his reelection?
The roperty in this city is oyerbur-
dened with taxes, A sxsae
The net debt of the city is over 1 4,ooo,-
600, with more piling VI.
We owe the East Jersey Water Com
pany 100000 and We have not anything
like that amount available to pay.
We have ar annual deficit in water
account of about 100000 for Pequannock
water, purchased from the East Jersey
Company.
What matter.
Let. us pamper the police.
Let us pay them more than double what
tradesmen, traction employees and thou
sands of bookkeepers, clerks and sales
men are earning.
Let Us buy votes and machine support
Cor little Willie Klink.
Let him ladle out the money, which
Mayor Wanser, w. D.. Edwards. EdIow
". Harrison and Charles c. Black have
wruns from an unwilling Legislature by
. year of untiring effort.
Long nve little Willie.
Long live Republican legislative meth
pdsl
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30
CHEAP at the price.

Neighbor's Pretty Dalghter-TIow
much is this a yard?
Diapers Son desperately Spoons on
her9-Only one kiss.
Nesghbor's Pretty Daughter-If it's SO
cheap / will take three yards and grand
ma will pay you.-Dublin ssyvorld.''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30

BUT, Mr. Klink bobs up with the sug-
sestion that the bill contains a referen-
dunn clause.
What does this mean?
If the people are against it. why pass
It at all7
But Klink and the police know the vast
power which the organized force exerts
IN an election upon such a subject as
this.
Every patrolman is a solicitor and a
bulldozer, as may be necessary.
First. there are their own three hun
hred votes
Then they have half a dozen friends and
relatives. each.
Then there are the tradesmen whom
they deal with.
Then there are the liquor ~storekeepers
whom they can coerce.
There are the policy gamblers and the
ereen-goods marks to whom they can
give significant hints.
There are canal gangs and the railroad
gangs. the toughs and tramps and fire.
duenters Of disorderly houses, at whose
orgies the vigflant officer can promise to
wink, If the precinct goes the right way.
Finally. there is the great body Of
voters who are always slow to take an
Intelligent interest in an issue of this
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