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Excursion to Point Breeze Park via
Pennsylvania II. r., Sunday. August \
Special train will leave Washington at s
am. Sunday, August 8, for Point Breeze
Park (near Baltimore). Returning train
will leave at $40 pm. Round-trip rate. 81.
advertisement.
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Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co.
will sell tickets over its line Saturday, Aug
., good for return passage Sunday, Aug. S,
at 81 for round trip. See schedule this page
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Mount Vernon,
Arlington and
Alexandria.
"Ericsson Line Excursions

Station, Pennsylvania avenue and 13Is street.
For schedule See r. r. column, this paper.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
NO TROUBLE WITH THE CHOIR.
Matthew's Church Factien Kept
Quiet Yesterday.

Services were not exactly held under
police protection in St. Matthew's Epis-
copal Church yesterday, but at the same
time John Oxley. a policeman of the
Gregory street station, stood on a corner
nearby in citizens dress during each ser
vice. There was no occasion for his
presence, as not trouble occurred. The
several factions were on hand, however,
that unless a truce is declared the future
of the church will not be bright.
The vestrymen are with one or two ex-
ceptions, anti-Throop men. The Sunday
School is composed of Throop supporters,
the church is about equally divided and
so is the choir. The services yesterday
were conducted by the Rev. DR.. Holcombe
of New York.
In the morning the attendance was
large and the collection plate was I'M
usually heavy. There was some little dis
pute as to who should sing in the choir
in the morning, but the organist, John
Fisher, who is somewhat of a diplomat,
avoided trouble. He supervised the dis
tribution of gowns and furnished Henry
Clawson, Thomas Smith and William
Boig, anti-Throop singers, with garments.
They are the three singers who, it is
alleged, precipitated the trouble of last
week.
Everything passed off smoothly at the
service. although it is said the singing
was scarcely up to the usual standard.
The anti-Throop faction, however, was
happy. In the afternoon when Sunday
School was held the Throop faction was
in charge. There was a large attendance
and plenty of teachers. The services
never passed off more tremendously.
For some months it has been customary
for a dozen singers from Grace Episcopal
Church to sing in the choir at st. Mat
thew's in the evening. 1t was thought
probable that there might be q clash
when they put in an appearance. Owing
to the disturbance last Sunday only six
of the twelve visiting singers put in an
appearance. They were at once provided
with their garments and allowed to enter
the choir.
Clawson, Boig and Smith, the anti
Throop singers, We're excluded. Not be-
cause of the stand they have taken at all,
but because they had not attended re-
hearsals and were not, consequently, fa-
miliar with the music. This explanation
was made in such a pleasant manner by
the organiSt hat the three singers re-
tired without complaining. The singing
was enjoyed and the evening service
passed off in a pleasing way.
The singers who were excluded last
night are to be admitted to the choir next
Sunday If they attend r~ehearsals. 1t is
expected that harmony will prevail for at
least a time. The vestrymen are holding
conferences frequently, e~ndeavoring to
find a minister to fill the pulpit perma
nently and who will in every way be
Strenuous efforts are to be made to pre-
vent an outbreak of the troubles which
have for so long q time agitated the
church and threatened its welfare.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
JERSEY AT WASHINGTON.
state VIII BE Well Represented by
military and Civil Organizations.

Enecic7to the JcTsep CatJ Wctrc.
TRENTON, Feb. Is, 1S97.-Reports from
all the counties in the State Indicate that
New Jersey is going to cut a very wide
swath in Washington during inaugura-
ton week. IT. is known that fully 1,5O0
enthusiastic Republicans. decorated with
bright badges and Fedora hats Will be
in the inaugural parade, n at least
1,5OO more will stand on the curb and
shout as they go by. 1t is not definite
ly settled just what kind of a military
display there will be. All depends on the
Legislature and the Governor, and so far
the legislative and executive departments
lave not had their heads together. With
in the last few days it has become ap-
parent that the Governor is willing that
there shall be some military display, and
he left it to the State Military Board to
decide IN a proper representation, in
keeping with the rigid economy to which
the administration is pledged. The Board
reached a conclusion that the State could
afford to spend about $1,000 for the trans
portation of one regiment, n troop and
one Calling gun company.
1t is probable that the Second Regi-
ment, which comes from Mr.. Hobart's
own home, the First Cavalry Company,
which is the Essex Troop of Newark,
and the Gatling Gun Company Of CAM
den, which is from the home Of General
w. j. Sewell, will be ordered to go to
Washington. There is pending now a
joint resolution for the expenditure of
10000, but the amount is considered too
large, and it is to be withdrawn and a
bill prepared at the suggestion of the
State Military Board, which will be in
troduced just as soon as the Steering
Committee of the Senate decides that such
an expenditure would not have any bad
political effect.
under consideration the PREPARATIONS
among the political clubs and political
bodies are active. Uniformed delegations
Will go from Paterson, Newark, Jersey
tatives can be expected from Union,
Somerset, Monmouth, Hunterdon and
Middlesex. The Hobart Guards and the
Lincoln Club of Paterson will nave in line
been holding a fair to raise funds for the
expense of the trip. They have quarters
secured in Washington and will take with
them the Second Regiment band, unless
ment. The Lincoln Club will wear brown
overcoats and Fedora hats.
Hudson county will send down one large
organization, which will be known az the
Hudson republican Association. The
Hudson Republicans acted on the sug-
gestion given by the National League of
Republican Clubs, which was to discour-
age small clubs and to bunch all the clubs
into one general organization. There will
be 800 men in line, who will be members
of the various clubs of the Hudson Coun-
ty League. The association will be head
ed by a band of twenty-five pieces. The
marshal will be Emil Datz of the Jersey
City Hall Commission.
Essex county will have the largest and
best representation. There will BID 500
men IN three organizations Custodian
John II. Bonnell of the State Capitol has
arranged for the transportation oil the
Essex contingent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
EDUCATIONAL.
CORPORATION NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

-
Sealed proposals win be received by the
the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall, on
Tuesday. February %. 1891. at two o'clock
IMPROVEMENT OF NOBLE STREET,
from a point about 300 feet west OF Old Bergen
Road to Hudson Boulevard.
SAID ahs inDroyement to be made eonformably
of 1895, and in accordance with Specifications
on file in the office of the Clerk Of said
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
Ties must be obtained at the Office Of the
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 500 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 10 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 10 cubic yards Of earth flling.
About IS cubic yards of sand or gravel
About 1900 square feet of Tagging.
About 100 square feet of relaid tagging.
Time allowed for the completion of the
work. 25 working days.
The making Of the above Improvement and
award OF the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the remonstrance Of the owners of the
property liable to more. than one-half the as
sessment therefor. On the basis of preiimi-
nary sketch.
ment of Noble Street, directed to the Clerk
of the Board. and handed to that officer in
open meeting when called for in the order
of business relating to sealed proposals.
nor will a substitution of ~sureties be allowed.
The Board may. under the provisions Of the
Act above cited. exercise its right to reject
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section T. Chapter. 134 of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
operative untils the bepdsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to suf-
cheney by this Board and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel the President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath,
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEO. t. BoUToN.
Dated Jersey city. February Ii, 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
Dated Jersey city.
10

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners, in
the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall, on
Tuesday, February %, 1897 at two o'clock
p. NJ. for the furnishing and delivering of
about 1.D0 lengths of S-inch and 800 lengths
of 6-inch
CAST IRON WATER PIPE,
in accordance with Specifications for the same
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, N. J.
Delivery of pipe must be made at the Com
munipaw local station of the Central Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad or the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The Board reserves. the right to reject any
or all proposals If 1t is deemed for the best
interests of the city so to do.
No City official will be accepted as surety,
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
yelopes, endorsed Proposals for Cast Iron
Pipe" directed to Mr.. G. W. Harding, Chair
man of the Committee on Assessments and
Extensions, and handed to the Clerk Of the
Board in open meeting when called for in
the order of business relating to sealed pro-
posals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section 7, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
operative until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to suffi-
cheney by this Board and as to form by the
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
DR.. GRANT SAILS AWAY
Many Of His Former Parishion-
ers Gather on the Cunard
Wharf to Bid Him
Bon Voyage.

A large number of the First Congre-
g~ational Church members, formerly of
the South Bergen Reformed, assembled
at the pier of the Cunard Line, Saturday,
to see the Rev. and Mrs. Grant off on
their trip abroad. The friends thronged
the cabin and spent an hour in extending
best wishes, shaking hands with one an
other, inspecting the steamer .Aurania
and having a good time in general.
Among tho pleasant incidents was the
presentation of flowers to the departing
friends. The Christian Endeavor Society
sent a beautiful floral tribute. Mr.. G.
w. Russell. president of the Mems Club,
presented a lovely bouquet in the name of
the organization, and said
In behalf of the Mems Club, composed
of your associates and helpers during the
der 90 you, DR.. Grant, this token
of affection and regard. Your friends
selected these fragrant roses, the queen
of all flowers, as the most fitting
not tell how delighted l am to be
the means of conveying to you this
expression of united lows. This bouquet
symbollzes our society: each rose rep
white the ribbon which surrounds them,
denotes how the strong ties of fraternity
bind us together. The Mems Club viii
look back on the old South Bergen Re-
formed Church., and its associations, with
sweet thoughts and fond recollections,
happy times, our hearts will warm to
you, as they do today, and WI shall al
ways regard yourself and Mrs. Grant as
beloved and respected friends"
After the presentation. it was a touch
ing scene as the last farewell was taken.
The m~oistened eyes of the many friends
Grant have in the heants of the people
on the Hill.
VI, ~ T1-4o. VIII. - -. ~.
e~rnacie trumpet, eight feet long, which
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant blew loud and long
as the friends passed off the steamer,
Dor the Rev. Mr.. Wells and others blew
it with a vim, and all Joined in shout
ing ~"'Good-bye!' amidst the waving of
handkerchiefs, as the steamer moved
The Rev. John L. scudder. the pastor,
owing TO a funeral, could not attend his
farewell, but sent a letter to Mr.. and
age"
Among those present were Mrs. w.
,xickers, Miss Dram, Mr.. g; Grams, Mrs
ton. Miss Meta Wilmington. Miss Edna
Wilmington, Miss Helen Cooper. Miss Hat
tie Cooper, M f. CALVIN, Miss G. Price,
leen Gerow. Mr.. and Mrs; g. Wanner,
Mrs. Post, Miss Stella Post, Mrs. Sayers,
r. W. Stout FMS Mrs. v. M1 aitss Miss Miss
Grace Mulcox, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Rose
Taylor. Miss Fannie Jones, Miss Flor
ence Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Craig,
Mr.. A. Jones. Miss Jessie Vermilyea, Miss
Armstrong, the Rev. David Mitchell, Miss
Jessie Mitchell. Mr.. w. F. Midlege. Mrs.
RICHTER, Mrs. d. w. Lewis, Mr.. S. Lewis,
Mrs. P. Fulton, Mrs. R. B. Hoogland,
Miss Emma Wademan, Miss L. Lang,
Miss A. Lang, Mr.. E. Batty, Mr.. T.
Wood, Mr.. George Russell, Mr.. q. D.
Weeks. Mr.. Chas. Spatehill, Mrs. f. Da-
vey, Mrs. f.. Higgins, Mrs. J. Van Pelt,
Mrs. M. III. Kelsey and Miss E.. Britten.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
RECEIVER T0FFBY DISCHARGED.

Vice Chancellor Stevens this morning
discharged ex-Sheriff John J. Toffey from
the receivership of the Decatur and Nash
vile Improvement Company, a corpora
ton which failed some years ago with
about a million dollars of liabilities.
Vice President-elect Garret A. Hobart
was originally Sheriff Toffey's counsel,
but Judge Scott was substituted. Coun-
sci in asking for Mr.. Toffey's discharge
said thai there were no assets in New
Jersey. The corporation. he said. was
organized to construct a railroad in the
South. After the smash a large number
of capitalists -reorganized the ompan
and assumed all its liabilities.
There was no opposition to Judge
SCOTS motion and the formal order was
signed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
1,aly,s Deserted Cltien.

No more romantic places exist than the
deserted cities of Italy. They are TO he
found all over the country, but chiefly
in the March Of Ancona n the old
Grand Duchy of Tuscany. In these YOU
may see great marble palaces, to which a
bit of string does duty as a beli-puii: and
if you enter you find a corner of some
grand salon, often with a ceiling by an IL
habitant to live in. That inhabitant NAV
be some italian or English lady. who has
the smallest possible independence. and
she may yet get sue a palace. where
Cardinal or Marchese formerly lived,
for a very few pounds a year.-Exchange'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
YOUNG PEOPLES BIRTHDAY PARTY

A birthday party was held at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ramsay,
No. 2 Willow court, on Saturday evening.
Among those present were:-Misses Ida
Burke, Florence Cavanagh, Mable Drew,
Mamie Burke, Edna Ward, Louise Hack
ert, Reina Brown, George Brown, Oracle
Johnston. Edna George, Nellie Johnston,
Martha Johnston, Mrs. Wm. George, and
James Van Dusen, Matthew Lynch, John
Burke, Peter Cavanagh, Jr., Charles
Munzing, Jr., Charles Ramsay, Charles
Roach, John Ramsay. VIM. Cannon, Mer-
til Ramsay, VIM. Flynn and Matthew
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
GOLD MAN THROWN OFT.
Edward w. Whitehead Dismissed
from the Essex Democratic Committee
Special to the jersey city Meas.

Special to the Jersep City Meas.
NEWARK, Feb. Is, 1897.-Edward w.
Whitehead, formerly chairman of the
Essex County Democracy's Executive
Committee, is not to be permitted to re-
sign from that position, but, on the con-
trary, is to be fired" by his former as
sociates. The Executive Committee met
Friday night, and Tyler Parmly presented
MI. W~hitehead,s resignation to Alexander
Romaine, who presided. Accompanying
the resignation was Mr.. Whitehead's let
ter.
Move they be laid on the tablet" said
some one, and there was not a voice
raised in dissent. In studied silence the
resignation dropped on the table with a
distinct thud, so a reporter was told TO-
day. Then Michael Clark arose with a
preamble and resolution.
The preamble declared that, whereas,
''the fundamental principle upon which
all political parties is based is obedience to
the commands of the majority, and
whereas, the chairman of this committee
has on several occasions arrogated to
himself the right to speak for the or
ganization in violation of it's commands,
and has enunciated principles heretofore
repudiated by this committee; therefore
Resolved, That we call pom the presi-
dent to retire Edward w. Whitehead as
a membe of the Executive Committee
and appoint another in his place"
Again the ~friendless condition of Mr..
Whitehead was made painfully apparent.
Nobody demanded an explanation of the
cum Nobody asked in way
Mr. White head had s'~arrogated" things
,a,'taa 80 aamm.n5s of the COM
ana VioiAlea the eoniianus - -.
unanimously in the affirmative.
IJor;na tbrs sa++lad with Mr. white
llasine nus a,eranaar Pnroaine N
head and chosen Alexander fromalhe 70
succeed him. the committee proceeded to
;ss,a monffas+o $40 the people."
issue a mahlieslo - - 80,
Fl. Wehrle. 1t declared that the power
oe lac;sl. ton wae NOT conferred ,,non the
" Hestsiaton q ~ aonfnsl
Legislature for the purpose OF confus-
ing The people. and then proceeded to
condemn the proposition to consolidate
the spring ana fan elections, which It
private interests at the expense Of
good government" 1t denounces the act
as a "~retrograde movement contradictory
opposition to the expressed wish of the
people. The present condition of affairs
throughout the land, it declares. should
asserts that 1.-THE favored few are enabled
through vicious legislation to thrive and
fatten While the RAM and lille suffer for
the necessaries Of life. Then, thqnders
the manifesto, the time for a change
has come; let those who stand guard
oyer the liberties OF the people beware!
ignorance of duty be overlooked! This
Organization, true to its tenets, pledges
itself to exert every influence within its
power to cause to be enacted such legs
la,tion as will provide in future proper
employment for our needy citizens and
To accomplish that end it calls all
Democrats to unite at once for ~reorgan.-
cation upon a oasis that will tend to at
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15

bays and inlets, and pound nets were
distributed all along the ocean front.
Every fisherman would like to see tho
licenses taken from the menhadin Asher
men. and the law passed to remove the
pounds, but at the same time they are Of
the opinion that others are to be con-
sidered. If all were able to purchase rods
and lines, pay car fare and board at ho-
tells, the price thai would be demanded
Tor fish would not be a consideration.
There are thousands who cannot do these
things, and they hail with joy the fish
car, Which enables them to partake of
the pretty shiny denizens Of the deep for
a small sum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
His Grandfather,. clocn

Baron Ferdinand Rothschild Possesses
an old "grandfather's' clock that oririns
ally cost over sl5O.0O0. The mecbanism
records the day of the week, month of
the year, the phases of the moon ana
strikes each hour. The quarters are
chimed with a different bell. and "a rare
thing with these clocks) 1t has a second
hand. The case was made by Werth-
elmer, n stands IA feet high. It was
originally the property of Louis XVI.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
ssstase Gazetse,, Liee.

With its usual turbulence, the Estate
Gazette" grossly m~isrepresents Mr.. Ed
wards taxation argument, because it
finds it impossible to answer the facts
and deductions as actually set forth. Ii
pretends to think that Mr.. Edwards ex-
pressed the fear that the city would pres
entity be absorbed by the railroads. and it
pompously pronounces that fear far
fetched and wholly without warrant"
OF course Mr.. Edwards never said any
such thing. He said that the steady abb
sorption of land by the railroads and the
consequent exemption thereof from local
taxation would in time leave insufficient
axable property to pay the municipal e4-
penses. In this he is perfectly right The
withdrawal of property from the tax levy
in some years has been sufficient to Off
set any increase in assessable value in
the remaining property.
The "Gazette'' itself shows the fearful
nature of the evil. It says the real es-
tate of this city includes 10000 acres, of
which 1.155 are owned by the railroads.
Could any fact be more eloquent. Here
is one-tenth of the property of the city
withdrawn from the tax levy and sub
jected to an indulgent special rate. While
all other property is paying about S2.75
on the hundred dollars to the city. it is
paying so cents.
But when the fallacious basis of mere
area is abandoned, and value is substi-
tuted, we find the injustice even more
glazing. The value of real estate asses
sed for local purposes in Jersey City in
1866 was sS1, 96S, 100. The value of rail-
road property outside main stem, as set
by the State Assessors, was $22, 929, 140, or
scaled down to the same relative assess
This Is more than twenty-five per cent.
In other words, four-ffths in value of all
the property in the city is contributing
to the municipal expenses at the rate of
SITS on the hundred dollars, while the
remaining fifth only contributes so cents
on the hundred dollars. This is the cold
hard fact with which the legislators, the
railroads., the Estate Gazette and the
people in general are confronted, and
there is no getting away from it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
Poets, Esia,a.

The personal estate Of the late William
Morris, it is of interest to note. alrnosf
reaches the same figure as that Of
Lord Tennyson, which amounted to EST
206. No poet of recent days-or probably
of any ~date-died as wealthy as Longfei-
low, whose personally totaled over go
900. The estates of some other poets Of
recent years declared after their decease
is significant. That of Matthew Arnold
amounted to a1,040: Professor J. S,
Blackie, E4,977; Robert Browning, aI6,-
ia; christina G. Rossetti, e13, 81. and
Lx330 G.. Rossetti, $4,000.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
LIBERTY GUARDS DANCE.

The well known Liberty Guards held
their ninth annual masquerade ball Sat
urday evening at Pohlmann's Hall. About
900 were present, and ]. c. Curau acted as
Floor Manager, assisted by A. Lambert
n P. Malecot. The floor was in charge
of A. Fresch, j. NJ. Curau, C. Antoine, ].
Drume, M. Voelker, J. Marnilt, A. De
Leeman, L.. Plicque, NJ. Piperoux, H.
Carrier, L. P. Hardy and j. j. Rehm.
The arrangements for the affair were
made by +. Mendicis, A. Mendicis. L. p
Pnque. j. Marmet, r., Vicque. G.. Tiurluc.,
= yernergen, P. Mourges. P. Martin, e.
LOUIS, Fl. Bender and 1. Jovel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-15
Statesr,en,s Aces.

Mr.. Gladstone, by completing his s7th
has broken the record Of modern
which had been held by Adding
ton. Lord S~idmouth, who died at over
S6. Earl Russell died at Sc. the Duke of
Wellington at 50, Lord Palmerston and
Grey at 81. OF the other Prime
Ministers of Queen Victoria who are
dead the Earl of Beacons1eld's age was
n. the Earl of Aberdeenss rs, the Earl IF
Derby's so, Viscount Melbourne, So. and
Sir Robert PeePs 81. Mr.. Gladstone and
who were not peers, or did not accept a
peerage from the Queen. =