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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

per anrlum; less than twaive years., Ss4s;
less than Sixteen years, $685.; over sixteen
soo Vice principals grammar department.
$$S2Si; principals, primary department,
Sl.zVV: PRINCIPALS, grammar department.
nrst year $3.50; second year, $3.50; third
y y az &.15o; fourth year and Thereafter,
Training school-Crltic teachers extra
each. 500 per annnm; as
sslsstant teachers, less than two years,
s iassI per annum; assistant teachers. be-
five and. eight years, sss6; between eight
a ing Twelve years. s7A between twelve
y Hi Sc. principals, primary department,
si.voz; grammar department, 1902; prim-
ary department, 81, 400: eachers OF
m aIns 8; 200; principals. 300,
male assistants. s2,0l6; vice pricipais, Zoo:
pIicapai, y. 200; clerk to Board, 81, 500; as
dent, $1,000. s"
The Board Is authorized to establish
raies ror obtaining and determining Che
e mnfien ct teachers, eligibility to pro-
reeted TO make provision for the increase.
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SEEK TO BE RBINSTATED.
Hudson County officials Protest
Against Being Ousted.
SpeciaI to the JerSCu

SpeciGs to the Jersey Guy NearS-
TRENTON, Feb. 8, 1S97-Afidavits were
filed in the Supreme Court yesterday in
the mandamus proceedings Instituted by
Lawyer John DENIM, of Jersey City, on
behalf Of eight of the County officers re-
Gently removed from their positions by the
Hudson County Board of Freeholders, and
which occasioned much criticism.
Each affidavit sets forth that the de-
ponent is an honorsD ply discharged Union
soldier; that he has been dismissed from
his position in violation of the Act of
March 6, 1883; that he has made ,applica-
ton ito be reinstated, but that the REIN
statement has been refused. and that he is
willing and able to perform the duties per-
tanning to the office from which he has
been removed. Most of the men held
places about the Court HOUSE of. Hudson
County, or In Hudson P~enitentiary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
CLEVER AMATEUR PERFORMANCE
Comic Opera Eth Marquis,s Given
fn Pavonsa Hall.

fn Pavonsa Hall.
1.-THE Marquis a brilliant three-act
comic opera, was presented last evening
under the Management of Miss NJ. Vallah
Clapp at Pavonia Hall, under the aus
pices of the Order of Chosen Friends.
Notwithstanding the unpleasant weather
the hall was filed to the doors and the
success of the opera bears ample testi-
mony to Miss Clapp's discrimination and
taste. 1t was especially notable that the
quality of tone given out by the singers
was very pure and smooth. Six of the
young ladies. dressed in tasty toilets,
went through a series of fancy dances to
the delight and admiration of the large
throng of people. All the performers
acted their parts like veterans. Especial
mention was made of the work of Miss
Mamie Moore as the Marquis de Pont-
cornet; Miss Clara Joel as Francois, Miss
Maggie McKigney as the Countess de la
S%avonnier, and Miss Emily Decker as
Nicolet and Jasmin, valet to Pontcornet.
The scenery was most realistic and true
to nature. The scenes were those of a
french village in 1889. At the close of
the first act a very able address was
Councillor of the O. c. F., followed by a
prelude and interludes, Tyrolean duets by
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Kunze.
Those who took part in the opera were:
Misses Mamie Moore, Maggie McKigney,
Clara Joel, Queenie Willmott, Daisy
Reid. Emily Decker, Fannie Deutsch,
Carrie Finch, Ethel Bookstaver, Pearl
HOPPER, Ida Rickerich, Theresa Darcy,
Theresa Hendel, Mile L-aubengeiger,
Olive Yarns. Rose Buchanan, Hattie
Buchanan, Edith Soper, Blanche Casey,
kirk, Lizzie McKigney, Gertie Datz, Rose
Datz, Jennie Green. Mamie McNulty, Ray
Kelly. Ethel Cfyburn, Edna Soper, Bessie
Lille Nugent and Hazel Newkirk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

NY H E-F EfAH AA@A%+ 1919
Notice is hereby given that on the 25th day
OF January, 1881 the Commissioners of Assess,
Inent filed in the office of the Clerk Of the
Soard of Street and Water Commissioners.
their Innal assessment map and report for, the
IMPROVEMENT OF SIP AVENUE.
between Wiley street and Hudson Boulevard.
and ,
WILEY STREET,
between Hudson Boulevard and Sip Eayenue,
ana 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
streets OF avenues or particular sections, there
of are Included in said assessment. naIneIv:-
SIP AVENUE, o. s0lS-
from a point about 2 feet east Of Wiley street..
to Hudson Boulevard.
ToNNEEE AvENUEaa1 e1srasak
from a%poirt about 81 Is feet south. pe 2 Sip
avenue to Hudson Boulevard.
NEWKIRK STREET, IsY SIS @I
from sip avenue to a point about 2osSa fest
southeast thereof.
Wiley sTREETiag yfiis
from Sip avenue ito Hudson boulevard. Is
BERGER AVENuE,
on the west side, from Sip aventfe to a point
about l00.1F feet southwest thereof. -,
And that the first day of March, 1897, sat two
O'clock p. NJ, and the Assembly sChamber
Of the City Hall are hereby, .,axed as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners WIN meet
to hear, consider and adjudicate upon all OBJ
~1ections to said assessment map and report.
writing.
By order Of the Board Of street and Water
Commissioners 5A FT so T
sstag GEO. T. BouToN. a.,
Dated Jersey City, january 30, 1891. Tx
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
CORPORATION NOTICE

4
Notice is hereby given that on the Sd day
Of July. 1856. application was made to the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners by
Joseph ]. Scott and others for the construc-
ton of a 15-inch vftrihed pipess ;aaIf14
SEWER IN JAMES STREET. S
from Howell street to and CONNECTING with ths
sewer IN Newark avenue.
said sewer to be built co~nformably to the
PROVISIONS OF Chapter 27 Of the Laws of 1895,
or sewerage, together with all the necessary
rianhoies. receiving basins and appurtenanees.
Notice is also given that on the Goth day
OF january, 1897, the Commissioners of AS
sessment hied in the Office of the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners their pre-
nminary map for said Improvement, showing
the probable total cost of the Contemplated
Improvement and the probable amount to be
assessed on property specially benefited there
by and the same is now open to public In
spectson In the office of the Clerk of said
Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
Of are included in said assessment, namsiySN
JAMES AVENUE,
from Howell street to Cherry Lane
Herr LANE,
on the north side. from James avenue to q
point about Is feet east thereof.
And that the Sth day of February, 1897. at
two o'clock RI NJ, and the Assembly Cham-
time and place when and where the
niissiorers will meet to hear parties Interest,"
ed in said application and all femonstrances
against the said proposed improvement that
may be presented in writing.
Zero ~ pnyr7oS
Dated Jersey City. January 50. 1891. e's'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

The Rev. DIR. Hathaway has a strange
idea of usefulness. At the meeting of the
so-cailed Law and Order League, on
TUESDAY night. he said:-".The, newspa-
pers tell us we have not done much this
summer. But we have done a great
deal. We have had many saloon keepers
indicted since last June. Many Of them
were fined s. each.
Nowi it comes to just this: Is the Law
and Order League a mere organization
for the promotion of petty spite? If it
is. it has certainly done much. 1t has
made life more or less unpleasant for a
number of respectable men and a few
who are not respectable. The unpleasant
ness was neither prolonged nor serious.
1t was just vexatious; but it existed. all
the same. If this is the r of the
League, if the League is a mere perse-
cutting affair IN a mosquito scale, then it
is to be congratulated on its. success.
But if the League is an organization
to close the saloons on Sunday, it is a
failure TO an absolutely ~laughable de-
gree. Nothing can be funnier than the
fizzle it made last summer # started in
to regenerate the town. and It never sue
ceeded in stopping liquor sales for one
day. and the slight check it imposed wore
out in about three weeks. Then followed,
first in order. the election of a Sheriff on
a platform of liberation and a little later
the declaration of the Chief of Police
that the Sunday law could not be en-
forced in this community.
Before leaving the subject of the
League. it is in order to say that the
spectacle of a parson with a very ugly
divorce suit in his record spouting glibly
about other peoples morals is not edi-
flying.
The people are getting sick of humbug
and unreality.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
SOUTH JERSEYS FRUIT CROP.
HammlontOn Growers Report = De-
crease In Shipments.
Epgci0I m fhe .f1ss.,, <sf., ro.,~

Fpecfal to the Jersey Citu Nescs.
HAMMONTON, Feb. 8, 1s97.-The thir-
t1eth annual meeting of the Fruit Grow
ers' Union was held in Union Hall on Mon
day.
The statistics given by the president of
the shipping department show that Ham
monitor and vicinity is the greatest fruit
raising district in South Jersey. The fall
ure OF the blackberry crop was due to the
ouik OF the crop this year ripening prema-
turely. Thousands of quarts remained on
the vines and were o picked owing to
the low prices.
n Yield Of Strawberries and raspber-
ries was less than In 1895. No considerable
quantity of grapes were shipped, as they
were nearly all used in the manufacture
OF wine. The pear crop was very small,
but the prices very high.
Professor Franklin Dye, of the State
Board of Agriculture. stated that he wish
ed the farmers would take more interest
in the agricultural meetings, as they are
very beneficial and were arranged at a
large expense by the State. Farmers re-
ported that commission merchants fleece
them by selling their fruit at one figure
and return a much lower one to the ship
per. A special meeting is to be held on
February q, to discuss the Raising and
Marketing of Strawberries
The election of officers for 1897 resulted
as follows:-President, E. R. Sproul; Sec
rotary, 81. ]. Monfort; Treasurer. c. s.
Newcomrb; directors. l.. H. Parkhurst, J.
D. Holman, Edwin Adams, C. s. Neweomb.
Thomas ALBRIGHT, H. j. Monfort, P. J.
Fitting Ink H. G. Newton.
The following figures were given as ship
ments of fruit from Hammonton for the
season of Observation-Disclosures, 214,O 900
quarts; raspberries, 100000 quarts; black
berries. I,4l8,0M quarts; peaches, ASP bas-
kets; pears, 260 barrels.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
TO INCREASE TEACHERS PAY.
MIR. Goldenhorn,s Pill forethe Educa
tional Department.
specfa, to the Je,scu Catu Wears.

SpecfuI to tHG Je7SeN CatV Ne4Cs.
TRENTON, Feb. 8 1sS7.-The public
school teachers Of Jersey City will be In
terestedi IN a bill introduced yesterday az
ternoon by Mr.. Gcldenhorns 1t Is No.
124, and provides for an increase in the
salaries of the teachers and that no teach
er or employ Of the Board shal be dis
missed for political purpose. The new
schedule is as follows:-
Assistant teachers in grammar and
primary schools, two years service, at
the rate OF $444 per annunn: more than
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
ST. PAUL's REVIVAL SERVICES.

Notwithstanding the storm, a good sized
audience sseambled at st. Paurs Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Third street, last
night. Evangelist Carpenter made an I'M
pressive address on divine love. Messrs.
Maxwell and Cunningham, of New York.
also spoke, and a conservation service fol-
lowed. On nan prore,sru conversion.
The meetings will be continued during the
week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

THE infamy of New York Republican,
ism was contaminated. last night, when
Lou Payn, lobbyist. c%orruptionist. thief,
tin-horn gambler and Tom Plat hench-
man, was confirmed by a vote of twenty
sever Senators as Superintendent of In
ran The twenty-seven s%coundrels
We're all Republicans. OF the remaining
twenty-three Senators, fourteen are
Democrats, SO that out of thirty-six Re-
publican Senators only nine, or twenty
five per cent. had the decency to stand
out against this u~nspeakable appointment
of the reform Republican Governor, Tom
Platt's Mr.. Black.
But, what right have we to boast, with
BEETLE looming up in our own State for
the same post?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

OUR patriotic Senate has managed to
render futile one of the best acts of the
Cleveland administration It has plainly
killed the Arbitration treaty, for this ses-
sion at any rate.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

PROBABILITIES seem to be that the
Erie Track Elevation viii have about as
hard a road to travel as the water con
tract. Ir. cuimby figures in it in his
usual role Of "oid Mar Of the Sea- We
all knew before that he was a great
hydraulic engineer; it IS pleasing to learn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
THE AMBROSE ]. GUIToN BALL.

The Ambrose J. Guiton Association will
hold its second annual ball on Monday
evening eyning February 8, 1887, at Woods
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

that he is also a expert railroad con
structor. The situation is a charming
one. All IT needs is the participation of
Frank o.. Cole. H. v. condict, Joey Dear
and Lebbeus B. Ward to secure a stick
in-the-mud deadlock for the next ten
wars
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
A Three Day.' Tour to washington

A Three Dayas Tour TO Waahanrfon
Washington at the present time Is the
most attractive city on the continent. It's
architectural grandeur has often been
commented upon, and It's various denart-
ments and institutions are among the
most Interesting in the world. The Capitol.
the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, the Smithsonian Institution
and National Museum, and the new Con-
gressaonai Library are AL intensely In
teresting, and the great Monument affords
a view long to be remembered.
The next personally-coniucted tour Of
the pennsylvania Railroad will leave New
Tork and philadelphda February Ii.
comodationss and every necessary expense.
WI be sold at the following rates
$14;5O; Phillipsburgh. N. j. s1450; Potts.
VILE, sl4. 80; Cape May, $l2.75; and at pro-
portionate rates from other points.
For tickets Itineraries, and fun informa-
ton apply to ticket a~sents; Tourist
". Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
RUNAWAY BOYS q @

William H. Machin. II years Did, of No.
1888 Bank street, and Robert Hodgkiss, IL
years old, of Caper street, Walden.
Orange county, New York, two runaway
boys, were picked UP in the Second pre-
cinct this morning. They left home ves-
terday. to see the sights OF New York.
They had only 81. Their capital had
dwindied to ten cents when they arrived
to come after them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03


THE decision of the New York Police
Board u~pholding Captain Chapman in his
raid on sherry's, destroys, theoretically
at least, the last vestige of personal lib
erty in New York. To all the other
liabilities to outrage, which have gradu-
ally been established. must now be added
the liability to domiciliary visitation.
What right is left to a New Yorker it is
hard to see, since the law forbids him
ever to jump off the dock.
In Russia. they say, the one thing you
may do without q passport is commit
suicide. In New York no act Of you
life is safe from the police or some one
of the societies for Winding other peoples
business.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

IT is a great pity that the true inward
ness Of Postmaster OsTarrelrs defalca-
ton was not fully revealed in court.
Presumably he plead guilty on the as
sumption tina he would get off easily by
doing so. Hia expectation was not dis
appointed. for his sentence is strangely
disproportionate to his offenss and its
usual penalty.
We assume that there was no previous
agreement. that the reduction of penalty
was merely in line with the usual prac-
tice: but it was very unfortunate thst
notice was not served on the prisoner
that no i~eniency would be shown him on
account Of such a plea. so that the de-
testable corruption which is said to be
back of his downfall might be forced out
into the light.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

TIE dominic with the sensational
prayer is growing to be a nuisance as
well as a chestnut in the halls of legis-
lation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
MILITARY.

WANTED-For First U. s. Artillery. able
bodied, unmarried men, between ages of 81
& 80, of good moral character & temperate
habits Apply in person or by letter to Re
cruiting Officer, 40 Montgomery ST., Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
The .sournaly and the water DeneI,

The "JourHal:, and the Water Deficfs
The Journal made the remarkable
discovery, yesterday, hat the temporary
water contract was bound to result in an
annual deficit of about $50, 600 in the
water account, and it went on to say
many p%ortentous things thereupon. 1.-THE
News" has, for months, been urging
this Inevitable shortage upon the attention
of the public. and the journal, itself pub
lished a letter from Mr.. w. d. Edwards in
which that gentleman showed. by an ell
aborate array of figures, that the deficit
was a certainty. At that time, East
Jersey did not want the fact emphasized,
so the Journal sneered at the warn
ings, and, without attempting to dispute
the fact, just waved it aside.
Now, however, the big water company
has changed its policy, and its organ has
changed its tune. Now, the deficit is a
most serious matter, and immediate steps
must be taken to curtaiI the citizens use
of the water for which they pay so
dearly. The Journal demands a reas-
sessrnent OF water rates, and, we should
infer from its language, the introduce
tion water metres in private houses.
The avoved object is to check eonsump-
ton, and the goal aimed at is the re-
duction of the supply needed to about
q, 500, 900 gallons a day, the quantity re-
manning after Newark gets her share of
the daily draft from the Pequannock.
1t looks as if the company was seri-
ously alarmed over Newark's aggressive
action, and was anxious, at least for a
time, to so reduce our allowance as to
leave the Newark authorities no excuse
for a law suit. A few days ago, a gem
tleman laid that the P~equannock system
was being operated for our benefit, New
ark incidentally receiving a daily allow
ance from it. Now. it appears, this
must change. Newark must be given her
rights. We naiist be- content with the re-
mainder, and must be glad to pay high
rates, just to keep us down to the limits
of the available remnant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03

This paper is Democratic is principles
and Is independent In its uie,Ds on al local
o3feefjo9ae ~ttA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Dated Jersey City. january 80. 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-03
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Dated Jersey city. January 80. lsss. go
The herald., 1897-02-04
Gladness Comes

XXIith better understanding of the
Wv transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families andis
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
ali important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
II in the enjoyment of good health,
azG 1lle system is regular, laxatlves or
ether remedies are then not needed 1t
afflicted with any actual disease, one
gay be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and givesmost general satisfaction.
The herald., 1897-02-04
THE SUPERVISORS.
An Appropriation Asked for by the
Chamber of Commerce.

Chairman woodward, in company
with Chief Deputy District Attorney
Holton left yesterday for Sacramento
for the purpose of watching the progress
Of the new county government bill, now
in committee.
In the absence of the chairman, on
motion Of Supervisor Hanley, Supervisor
Davis was elected chairman pro tenn
A committee from the chamber of
commerce, consisting of Messrs Patter-
son, Jevne, Duque and Secretary C. D.
Willard, waited upon the board for the
purpose of asking the cooperation of
the board, and also its active assistance.
The literature being sent out from the
chamber Is a heavy tax upon It's re-
sources, and as the Inquiries from bona
fide business men and others in the east
is beneficial to the community at large,
the board was asked to appropriate $1,000
in order that the work may continue to
be carried on. The matter was taken
under advisement.
The plans and specifications for grad
ing the Los Angeles and Ventura stage
road, through the Cahuenga pass, were
adopted, and the clerk was directed to
advertise for bids. to be opened Febru-
ary 18th.
Supervisor Hanley was authorized to
have the bridges in the Fifth district ex-
amined by bridge inspector.
The herald., 1897-02-04

and 30 William West seems to think. for
Bros. Tor $4,000 damages and sundry ex-
penses.
It appears that in November, 1896, the
plaintiff purchased from Rice Bros, car
rying on business as retail grocers, five
gallons of kerosene oil. Mrs. West, il
a methodical housewife and has two
large five-gallon cans, in one OF which
kerosene is poured when delivered and
in the other gasoline. When the kero-
sene ordered at Rice's store was deliv-
cred the man poured it into the kerosene
receptacle as usual, but as later events
proved terrible mistake had been
made. Instead of kerosene having been
sent from the store a mistake had been
made and, as consequence, 1t was gaSo-
Line that filled to the brim the can used
by the Vests for containing kerosene.
AS evening approached Mrs. West
filed the lamp with what she naturally
thought was oil, and only upon lighting
1t discovered something was wrong. The
volatile gases generated by the Oil at
once sprang into flame and enveloped
the lamp and set fire to the table cover.
Mr.. West. realizing that an explosion
was imminent, took the lamp and hur-
riedly carried 1t outside the house.
About the same time, Ethel West, child
only years old. scared by the flaming
lamp, ran from the house and Just about
the time her father threw the lamp out
and when 1t exploded passed underneath.
The burning gasoline fell over the
child's head, face and right arm and
did such damage that the rim of the left
ear has been burned off and the arm rem
dered so useless that the child will be
partially helpless for life.
Under the circumstances Mr.. West, in
behalf of his little girl, has entered suit
to recover $4,000 as damages, $3.50 for
medical attendance and $27.15 expended
in the purchase of medicines.