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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17
DATED February Il. lS9s.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF
A. COSSE, deceased; Edwin F.
c6sse. Isabel L. Davis and Esther A. Cram
nser. executors Of Charity A. Cosse, deceased,
bv order Of the Surrogate of Hudson County,
dated February. 18th. 1888. hereby give notice
to the creditors Of said deeedent to bring
the estate Of said decedent. under oath or
affirmation, within nine months from the date
of said order. or they vii be forever barred
If any action therefor against said executors.
EDWIN r. COSSE.
ISABEL L. DAVIS,
ESTHER a. CRANMEk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17
GOSPEL FOR CHILDREN.

This Afternoon at four o'clock a
children's gospel meeting viii be held at
q Iahn,s Post, United States Church
Army. at their headquarters, No. 210 Pa
nifin avenue.
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HELP TAINTED.

WORK FOR US AT YOUR HOME; DAY
or evening; $6 to So weekly; no can
yassing or experience required; full par
t~iculars and work mailed on application.
Columbian Mfg. Co., 1903 N. Sixth street.
Philadelphia. Pa
A FIRsT-cLAsS JOB CoMPosIToR MAY
secure a steady situation, at good wages, by
applying to William Hendrickson, No. 50 Lib
erty street, New York City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17
TWELFTH WARD IMPRovERs.

Public Improvement Association Of the
Twelfth ward will hold a business meet
ing tomorrow night at eight o'clock sharp.
The constitution and bylaws will be the
order of the day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17
FERRIS SOCIAL CLUB.

A reception will be given by the members
If the Ferris Social Club this evening at
tba residence Of Mr.. William Cutley, No.
los Newark avenue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17
THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1898.

This pope~ as Democratic in principles
end IS sndependenr an aus eseics on az local
questions.
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"a cure ! cold II one nay.

Take Laxative Eromo Quinine Tablets. All
drurxists rafund the money II 1t falls to cure.
DC. The genuine has = 3. 9. on each tablet.
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WANTED.

WOMAN DESIRES TO NURSE BABE
for private family. Apply Is Colgate
street, top floor.
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ATT0RNEY-GENERAL's LETTER.
why He Returned His Council Fee
In tho Conspiracy Case.

The letter. as we suggested would be
the case. vas stolen from .The News OF
Tuesday
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17

samuel H. Grey. Illegal Fee.
This heading appeared in the Evening
Journal yesterday
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17

PREROGATIVE COURT OF NEW JER-
sey-Notice of Settlement.
Notice is hereby given that the final
account of the subscriber, as executor or
the last will and testament OF Nelson :;
Hibbier deceased. viii be audited and
stated bv the Register of the Preroga-
five Court. and reported for settlement
70 the Ordinary OF said State. at the
Tlesday. the twenty-sixth day of April
next. -oo11yrES
80 EN-ao.,for
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17

The why he returned his fee" was
already known to the public. 1t was be-
cause he couldn't help it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17
pRERoGArTvE COURT OF NEW JER-

Sale No. $500
The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
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ST. M1cHAEL's CLEVER AMATEURS

MI. Johnson7s VII, aDoIlshIng graus
crossings, was also signed.
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(Sale No. 5370)
The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
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sseai' Attest NJ. J. osDoNNELL.
Ci+,r Clarlr
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-05-05
WET DAY WALK.
Disappears as Soon as the Side
walk Becomes Wet.

You can never tell what woman
looks like by gaslight; you can never
tell what she walks like in dry weather.
When the sun is bright and the air is
fine she sails along the street serene
as a May morning. People turn and
look at her and say: How GRACEFUL"
But once let the winds blow and the
rains descend and the tune changes.
That tall, willowy figure which was SO
admired yesterday is transformed, too
often, into an animated angle, fearful
ly exercised about a bunch of skirts.
The test of woman's grace is wet
weather. When she can gather up her
skirts and walk lightly along a sop
ping pavement she is graceful indeed.
Then is when every man who passes her
wants to take off his hat and proclaim
alas! too few.
Most Of them walk as if on stills.
There is something about wet weather
that stiffens the ankles, takes the
spring out of the step and makes the
figure either lifeless or angular. And
then there is that ugly punching of
skirts. If you want to be impressed by
human awkwardness, walk down the
street any rainy day and observe how
the women hold their skirts. Once in
awhile comes that serenely graceful
one, her skirts held free of the pave
ment, but without any clumsy folds,
and the mere man cannot see how she
does it. But in most cases the matter
is different. One skirt is caught vicious
ly and dragged round on the right side,
so that from tire lower left side right
up to the right hand there is one long,
bullying welt Of a fold, or whatever a
woman would ealI it, as ugly as could be
/, imagined. Again the skirt is merely
bobbed up all round in some ineXplic-
able way, so that it punches out behind
like a bustle Now and then some alb
sorbed lady persists in bobbing up the
dress in front, while behind it trails
happily in the water. Strangest of all
is that method of gathering the skirts
forward and making a bunch of them
in front, SO that the wearer must walk
as if on tiptoe, in little, mincing steps.
But the ways of taking wet weather
are almost as numerous as the people
who live in towns. A city street in a
shower shows the modern man and
woman almost at their worst. For,
awkward as. women are in the rain,
men, of course, are still worse. But,
then, men are so seldom graceful that
a slight excess of awkwardness does
not matter. It is lovely woman van
pushed by the wet that makes rainy
street so funny.-Cincinnati CONNER
clal Tribune. -----
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Governor Generals Report.

The following is the text of the Off
cial dispatch from the governor-gen-
eral of the Philippines to the minister
of war, Lieut.. Gen. Correa, as to the en-
gagement off Manila: Saturday night,
April 80, the batteries at the entrance to
the fort announced the arrival of the
enemy's squadron, forcing a passage
under the obscurity of the night. At
daybreak the enemy took up positions,
opening with strong fire against Fort
Cavite and the arsenal.
Our fleet engaged the enemy in a bril-
liant combat, protected by the Cavite
and Manila forts. They obliged the
enemy with heavy loss to maneuver re-
peatedly. At nine o'clock the Ameri-
can squadron took refuge behind the
foreign merchant shipping, on the east
side of the bay.
sour fleet, considering the enemy's
superiority, naturally suffered a Sc
we're loss. The Maria Christina is on fire
and another ship, believed to be the
Don .Juna de Austria. was blown up.
"There was considerable loss of life.
Capt. Cadarzo, commanding the Maria
Christina, is among the killed. I can
not give further Details"
Excitement in Madrid.
The town is greatly excited by the
serious news from the Philippines and
there is an immense gathering in the
Celle de Sevilla. The civil guards on
horseback were called out to preserve
order and all precautions have been
taken. There is much muttering, but
up to the present nothing more serious
has occurred.
Notwithstanding the severe damage
heSpanish ships sustained naval officers
here consider that further operations
by the American squadron will be con-
Quoted under great difficulty, owing to
their having no base where they can
repair and recoal or obtain fresh sup
plies of ammunition.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-05-05
A CRUSHING DEFEAT.
Suffered by Spanish Fleet at Hands
OF Asiatic Squadron.
desperate Battle OF Manila-Span-
1ards Lose Several Vessels and
1000 Men-LOss to Americans
Not Thought to Be Heavy,

Madrid,> May 2.-There has been a
tremendous naval battle off Manila, the
capital of the Philippine islands, be-
tween the ships of the United States
under Admiral Dewey and the Spanish
heet under Admiral Montejo.
Official advices from Manila report a
serious reverse for the Spanish arms.
The first naval engagement of the war
appears to have resulted disastrously
TO the fleet under command of Admiral
Montejo.
commodore Dewey appeared off the
Bay of Manila late Saturday night and
at live o'clock Sunday morning en- ged
the Spanish squadron that had been
awaiting the attack.
The opposing fleets were engaged for
several hours and the heavy guns of
the land fortificati at Cavite protect
ing the harbor kept up steady fire on
the American warships.
Spanish Losses.
Losses of Spanish vessels are:
Second-class cruiser Don Juan de
Austria, blown up and sunk. Her COM
mander killed.
Cruiser Reina Maria Christina, flag
ship, set on fire by shells. Burned and
sunk. Her commander killed.
Cruiser Castillo, burned and a COM
plete wreck.
Cruiser Mindano, severely damaged.
Cruiser Ullao, damaged and put out
of action.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-05-05
TRACING A LOST STUD.
Good Luck of Il Jeweler Who DrOpned
TvvO-Carat Diamond Out of
His Pocket in the Street.

Some odd stories of the recovery Of
lost diamonds are told by an old Union
square jeweler. One of them is his own
experience.
'One day last June" he says, II hap
pened to recollect that was going to a
reception. Before leaving the store 1
wrapped my two-carat diamond stud
in piece of tissue paper and slipped it
into my vest pocket. After dinner,
while dressing in my room, went to
my pocket to get the stud. 1t was not
there. I put my hand in my fob pock
ct, thinking it was surely there; then
in the other vest pocket, then in the
inside pocket, and then in my four
trousers pockets, but it was in none OF
them.
"I left that on MY desk, I thought.
Il will find it there in the morning. 1
will put on plain gold stud tonight
''The next morning the stud was not
to be found at the store. I thought Of
every step I had taken on the way
home, and then called our porter.
"'George,' said I, Just before went
home last night I slipped a diamond
stud, wrapped in tissue paper, into my
pocket, and, starting out of the store,
went across Broadway, through Union
square at Fifteenth street, going to
the left of the fountain, and then up
the center path of Seventeenth street
and Fourth avenue; I went down the
right-hand side of Seventeenth street
to Second avenue and then home. On
my walk home I have a distinct recol-
lection Of putting my hand into my
pocket for my penknife OR something
else. I must have pulled out the stud
and dropped it. Now want you to fol-
low that path and look carefully every
step Of the way, and don't want you to
come back until you have found the
stud'
''He started out and in less than half
an hour returned with the stud. He
had found it, still wrapped in the pa
per, in the gutter, few steps this side
of Second avenue, and he went home
happy that night with a $40 gold piece
in his pocket IN. Y..Sun.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-05-05
REINA CHRISTINA.

Another account says the Mindano
and Ullao Tor Ulloa) were severely dam
aged in the second engagement.
Ministers speak of serious but hon
orable losses"
Claims Spanish Victory.
Admiral Bermejo, minister of marine,
joined the cabinet council Sunday even
ing and informed his colleagues that
the Spanish force had gained a victory
in the Philippines. He asserted that
he found difficulty in restraining his
joyful emotions.
The official dispatch does not men
t'cn the destruction of any American
vessel, although it says that the United
States squadron finally cast an anchor
in the bay behind the foreign merchant
men.
Result as to Americans in Doubt.
London, May 2.-WhileE it is quite
clear that the Spanish squadron has
suffered crushing defeat, the dis
patches leave, unclear the intensely in
teresting question whether the Ameri-
can squadron has suffered material
damage. All news thus far comes
from Spanish sources. but it seems evil
dent that Commodore Dewey has not
captured Manila. Unless he is able to
make another attack and capture the
town he will be in an awkward position,
having no base upon which toretire md
to refit. Probably, therefore, the
United States squadron will be obliged
to make for San Francisco, as the en-
trance to Manila bay was heavily mined
with torpedoes. ~
Reliable Details Lacking.
Reliable details cannot be had until
Commodore Dewey's squadron is able
to communicate with Hong Kong.
There is, however, suspicious frank
ness about the Spanish dispatches that
savors of a desire to break unpleasant
news to the Spaniards. It is not I'M
likely, therefore, that Commodore
Dewey may be able to renew the at
tack.
Dewey's Pluck.
Commodore Dewey displayed great
pluck and daring in making for the
inner harbor. According to private ad-
vices received from Madrid, United
States cruisers Olympia, Raleigh and
two other vessels, the names of which
are not given, entered the harbor. No
dispatches give details as to the vessels
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Late official kilograms to the govern
ment say that several other warships
were sunk to avoid their falling into the
hands of the enemy.
It is unofficially stated that the Span
iards have lost 1000 men.
The American squadron retired, hav-
ing sustained severe damage, but few
hours later renewed the attack, when
the Spanish fleet retired into the inner
harbor.
Commodore Dewey controls the en-
trance to the bay.
No American vessels were burned or
sunk, so far as known.
The fact that Dewey's fleet did not
pursue the fragment of the Spanish
squadron into the harbor is regarded
as victory for Spain by enthusiastic
loyaEsts.
Cable dispatches from Manila con-
tinue to give details of the fight be-
tween the fleets, none being favorable
to Spain.
Story OF the Battle.
Three a. m.-Fuller details are COM
ing in about che tremendous combat at
Manila. These indicate that the Amer
lean fleet remains in the harbor, but
that the forts and what remains of the
Spanish fleet are keeping up resist
ance. The insurgents have attacked
from the land side of the city, but have
been held in check. The ministry adj
mits severe Spanish losses in the fleet,
but claims a virtual victory, as the city
of Manila has not capitulated.
The killing of the captain of the
Reina Maria Christina and the loss of
the ship are greatly deplored, as she
was the most powerful of SPANS war
ships in Pacific waters, and the captain
has record for distinguished gall
lantry.
1t seems that the American squadron
was sighted off Subic Saturday evening.
Apparently its commander expected
to find the Spanish fleet there, but Ad-
miral Montejo had retired to Manila
and the protection of the forts Of the
bay. SO Commodore Dewey kept on
and passed the forts at the entrance of
the bay just before dawn. There was
some firing from the batteries, but the
squadron did not reply, and there has
been no report whether the shots took
effect.
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much superior force, and though he in
ficted some injury his ships was set on
fire and crippled by the Olympia's
heavy fire.
The Second Engagement.
In the second attack the Baltimore.
Olympia, Concord and Boston made
straight for the crippled Spanish ships,
firing their heavy guns with great ra-
pidity. The Spanish gunners stood
nobly to their guns and answered shot
for shot. But weight was on the Amer
lean side and soon the large cruiser
Castillo was on fire and all the efforts
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-05-05
Native Shrewdness.

In the recent Abyssinian campaign
an Italian captain who wore a glass
eye was accustomed to remove the
counterfeit optic every evening and put
it in his purse before retiring for the
night. Seeing this the natives declared
that he took out one of his eyes and
left it to look after his money and
prevent anybody from stealing il. Gin,
cinnati Enquirer.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-05-05
IN. Y. Herald.
VILLALOBAS DON JUAN DE AUSTRIA

two three-pounders, two one-pounders, two
1.S-inch, two 1.4-inch and two machine guns
Boston, second rate; $3.50 tons; speed, Is
knots; battery, two eight-inch, six six-inch
rifles, two six-pounder rapid fire, two three
Founders, two one-pounders, two one-point
eight-inch, two one-point four-inch and
two machine guns.
Raleigh, second class; speed. 10 knots;
battery, one six-inch and ten ive-inch rap
id-fre rifles, eight six-pounders, four one
Founders and two machine guns.
Concord, third rate; 1,7OO tons; speed, II
knots; battery, six six-inch, two six-pound-
er rapid fire, two three-pounders, one one
FOUNDER and four machine guns.
Petrol, fourth rate, 800 tons; speed, II
knots; battery, four six-inch guns, two
three-pounder rapid fire, one one-pounder
and four machine guns.
McCulloch, revenue cutter.
Nanshan, collier.
Zafiro, supply vessel.
The Spanish Ships.
Reina Marie Christiana, 1920 tons: built
1856; speed, II knots; battery, six 6.2-inch
Honorita guns. Two 27-inoh and three 2.2-
inch rapid-fire rifles, six 1.4-inch and two
machine guns.
Castillo, 3,342 tons; built 1881; battery.
5.9-inch Krupp rifles, two 4.7-inch, two 3d.
inch, four 2.5-inch rapid fire and two ma
chine guns.
velasco, LISP tons; battery, three So
inch Armstrong rifles, 2.7-inch Hontorias
and two machine guns.
Don Antonio de Ulloa and Don Juan de
Austria, each 1,13o tons; speed, IA knots;
battery, 4.7-inch Hontorias, 32-inch rapid
fire, two 15-inch and two machine guns.
General Leo and Ell Cano, gun vessels,
524 tons; built 1885; speed, lis knots. The
General Lezo has two Hontoria rifles Of
4.7-inch caliber, one 3.5-inch, two small
rapid fire and one machine gun; the Ell
Cano, three 4.7-inch guns, two small rapid
fire and two machine guns.
Marques del Duero, dispatch boat; 500
tons; one smooth bore, 6.2-inch caliber,
two 4.7-inch and one machine gun.
Isla de Cuba and the Isla de Luzon are
both small gunboats. They are of 1,O3O tons
displacement, and carry four 4.7-inch Hon
torias. two small guns and two machine
guns. s-5s.. s-.r.. -.s..n
Isla de Mindarao, Compania Trans
Atlantic, Of Cadiz, armed as cruisers;
length, 1865; beam, 42.a; gross tons, 4,1s5;
speed, 1875. H.. r..
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Have Declared Neutrality,

Washington, May 2.-The state de-
partment has announced that up to
date the following governments have
declared their neutrality: Great Brit
ain, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and
Norway, Switzerland, Colombia, Next
co, Japan, Russia, France, .Corea, Ar
gentine Republic, Portugal and Uru-
quay. Nonotice has been received from
Germany and Austria.
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CT the crew to extinguish the blaze
were unavailing.

CT the crew to extinguish the blaze
were unavailing.
Cruiser Scuttled.
The Americans continued to pour
their fire upon the devoted vessel, and
to prevent the magazine from explod-
ing she was scuttled and the crew made
for the shore in their boats or upon
pieces of the shattered spars.
Blown to Pieces.
The Don Juan de Austria was even
less fortunate. She, too, was crippled
by the shots of the Americans and in
her helpless condition could not es-
cape the storm of shot and shell. Sud-
denly her magazine exploded. A great
cloud of smoke, from which flames
seemed to leap, was seen to rise above
the ship and she was seen no more.
The cruisers Mindano and Don An
tcnio de Ulloa were in the thick of the
combat and sustained heavy fire for
an hour. Then they were able to draw
away under the forts, though suffering
serious injury.
Spanish Courage.
No greater show of courage was
made by any of the heroes of Spain
than by those on the smaller gunboats.
Seeing that they were apt to fall into
the hands of the enemy they sunk
their vessels or set them on fire ana
risked their lives in the waters of the
bay.
Admiral Montejo's Report.
Madrid, via Paris, May 2.-The time
of the retreat of the American squadron
behind the merchantmen was 1880 a.
m. The naval bureau at Manila sends
the following report, signed ''Montejo,
Admiral" I'm middle of the night
the American squadron forced the forts
and before daybreak appeared off Ca
vite. The night was completely dark.
At half-past seven the bow of the Reina
Maria Christina took fire and soon after
the poop also was burned. At eight
o'clock, with my staff, went on board
the Isla of Cuba. The Reina Maria
Christina and the Catilla were then en-
tirely. enveloped in flames. The other
ships having been damaged, retired into
Baker bay. Some had to be sunk to pre-
vent their falling into the hands of the
enemy. The losses are numerous,
notably Capt. Cadarso, a priest and nine
other persons"
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actually engaged on either side. It ap-
pears to be incorrect that the American
ships finally anchored behind the
merchantmen on the east side of the
bay. Itshould be the west side. Proba-
bilities point in the direction of the Sec
ond engagement having occurred
through the Spaniards trying to pre-
vent the landing of the American
wounded.
Went Down with His Ship.
London, May "A special dispatch
from Madrid says the Spaniards fought
splendidly, the sailors refusing to leave
the burning and sinking ships. The
captain of the Reina Christina went
down with the vessel.
Another Madrid special says the min
lister of marine claims a victory for
Spain because the Americans were
forced to retire behind merchantmen.
Don't Set Well.
London, May 2.-Dispatches from
Madrid dated 2:20 a. m. say the city is
tranquil, although the mounted guards
are patrolling all the main streets. At
the theaters, cafes and in front of the
newspaper offices the people loudly la
mented the unpreparedness of Manila
to resist the American warships, whose
attack had long been expected. The
Madrid authorities are determined Wig
orously to suppress all street demon
STATIONS.
Calls 1t Complete Spanish Defeat.
Lisbon, May 2. -Reliable news is re-
ceived here that the Spanish fleet was
completely defeated off Cavite.
Following is complete list of the
ships belonging to the two fleets en-
gagged:
The United States Ships.
The Olympia, first-class protected cruiser,
$500 TONS launched 1892, speed q knots
battery, four eight-inch rifles, ten five-inch
rapid-fire guns, IA sx-pounders, six one
Founders and four machine guns.
Baltimore, second rate, 1850 tons; speed,
2O6 knots: battery, four eight-inch, six
six-inch rifles, four six-pounder rapid fire,
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Firing Becomes General.

When morning came the Cavite forth
fcations opened fire and at once the flag
ship Olympia fired her eight-inch for
ward guns in reply. From this the fir
ing became general. Admiral Montejo,
in the Reina Maria Christina, went bold
ly to meet the foe. He was soon en-
gagged with the Olympia, cruiser of