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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01
The GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Indications That Monday
Will Be a Great Day
in Jersey City.
GREAT SALE IN FIREcRACKERS
Trolley and Railroad Com
panies' Preparation to
Garry the Travelling
Public.
GREAT SALE IN FIRECRACKERS


Monday is the Glorious Fourth, the day
America for it means freerackers, noise.
fun and a good time without the inter-
ference of that sworn enemy the police-
man.
This year the Fourth of July will be
more than ordinarily a day for general
rejoicing: thanks to the Spaniards. The
Stars and Stripes will have if possible
more veneration paid to it than hereto
FORE for not only does 1t wave over
American homes but it is now waving
victoriously in foreign lands and Ameri-
can soldiers are bearing the starry errl-
blem of Liberty over down trodden Cuba.
In view of this fact, Monday will be,
indeed, a Fourth among Fourths.
and if the firecracker venders are to be
believed. never has there been such sale
Of bombs crackers, rockets, Roman
novelty of pyrotechonieal materials, the
dread of nervous papas and mammas,
who are simply dragooned into buying
them for their young hopefnls. It is
laughable to hear the walls of fathers
whose boys drag them into the stores to
buy sfirecrackers for Monday. The clever
way in Which these young monkeys bluff
their parents into "forking out the bones'
is extremely funny, only to be equailed
by the woebegone resigned I-am-comDell-
ed-to-do-it air of the poor papa who has
fo she'll ol1t
One slitfre sl,ayrer yuf, ca41ld Ia re1r reac,
i cnlnter IN i Montaomerv street Store
fhfs morning brn,lgff ii his fafher who
# orce cornnenced IA deliver a honliiy
IN fha danrers If f5recrackers Would If
NOT hs beffer Ne ureed ia snend mon "
On ,oynef1i,sss else !, fonthali or bas,si,.til
baf for ilsfanee rather foan on these
greafffll fireorackers which have a knack
of going off when one least expecfs them
and Ia Ring with them fingers and hits
of skin in an alarming fashion? The
SaiInaster made a fsa.ses and renlieel.-
saw pop, Won had firecraclSers when
4ro,,s 4ve,a . bnv hadn't vo,l2's Pan threw
In l,is hands
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01

WASHINGTON, July ], 1sss.-The battle
has begun This was the startling news
conveyed in the following brief despatch
received from General Shafter at ten
O clock this morning
Secretary of War, washington, p. g.
Camp, near Sevilia. Cuba---Action
now going on. The firing only light
and desultory Began on the right
near Caney, Lawtonss division, he viii
move On the northeast part of the
town Of Santiago. Will keep you con-
tinually adglsed ,,,s2,5, Of progress ,aro,
Brief as it was it told the whole story
that the first shots of the long expected
crash of arms, probably the first great
land engagement OF the war, was under
way 1t sent thrill throughout official
circles from the highest to the lowest.
Secretary Alger was the first to read
it. He passed it to General Corbin, Ad-
jutant General of the Army, and direct
ed him to take it at once to the White
House. General Corbin went to the
President, carrying the original despatch.
He was back shortly and then bulletin
was posted, giving the despatch verba-
tin.
Until then only the higher officials had
known that the decisive hour was at
hand. The news spread through the COR
ridor, and wave of war-like agitation
and expectancy took hold of every one
A great crowd of correspondents strug-
gled about the bulletin board; messenger
boys dashed off with dispatches; the
clerks. men and women, turned from their
desks and gathered at the doorways
The news quickly spread in this city and
there was the widest demand for details:
At the White House several members OF
Congress were in cons uitation with the
President when the news came.
The President was exceedingly gratified
as were those officials to whom the news
was made known. The dispatches up tc
the time the Cabinet assembled was the
only information that had been put in tile
possession of the Administration Secfe-
tary Long at eleven o'clock expressed coli-
siderable satisfaction at tne news. He
said the despatch from Shafter conveyed
the only information he had and thai it
showed the actual and lefinite general
movement on the city. He expressed his
belief that IT might be three Or four days
bringing about the floating of the Stars
and Stripes over Merro Castle and Sam
tiago City.
meeting from Colonel Allen in charge
Of the signal station at Playa del Este.
Ho said that the fight was growing furi-
Gus IN all directions A the time he sent
Cubans had been wounded. Tho Span
jards were shelling the Americans as they
advanced and Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
ceiyed by the Cabinet with much en-
thusiasna one member reMarking that the
sight must be ieoncefvably grand and
that he would very much Ike to have a
pressed that our forces would win the
u Ths cabinet M il session for almost
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01
X / R A !! |!
BAT TIE IS ON.
Shafter Telegraphs That
Lawton's Brigade
Has Opened the
Ball.
ADVANCE ON SANTIAGO.
Caney Occupied by Our
Troops With Light Firing
on Both Sides.
WOUNDED CUBAHs SENT BACK
Washington Gets Official Des-
patches and Is Deeply
Agitated.
sAGAsTA's VOICE FOR WAR
camara Sails Through the suez
Canal--Augusti's Proposal
to the German Admiral.
wARsHIPs in ACTION, TOO.
Morro Castle Bombarded by the
Fleet--vesuvius Lands
Earthquakes.
By Gable, Copyright, 1898, by The Asso-
ciated Press.)

By Cable, Copyright, 1898, by The Asso-
ciated Press)
PLAYA DEL ESTE. Province of santi-
ago de Cuba, July ], 1898 d1.2O A. M).-A
'lgeneral assault on the City Of Santiago
de Cuba, by the land and sea forces Of
the United States, began at seven O'Clock
this morning
General Lawton advanced and took pos
session of Cabona, a suburb of Santiago
AIorro Castle and the other forts at the
entrance of the harbor were bombarded
by our feet The vesuvius used her dy-
Mantle guns with good effect.
The Spanish fleet in the harbor fired on
the American troops, who were very close
to the city
Hard fighting all along the American
line was in progress at eleven O'clock
Nine wounded cubans have been
brought in
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01
BEFORE THE BATTLE.

(By Gable. Copyright, 1893, by The Asso-
ciated Press.)
OFF JURAGI1A. PROVINCE OF SAN
TIAGO DE CUBA. Thursday. June 30,
1898 Geo p. Nj. per the Associated Press
Despatch Boat Wanda, via Port Antonio.
Jamaica. July (6:0o A. Nj and Kingston,
Jamaica. July tS:15 A. M.)-Over fifteen
thousand American soldiers, including all
the regular troops now operating in Cuba,
and three volunteer regiments, supported
by four thousand Cubans under General
Garcia, lie tonight within view of the
Spanish entrenchments, north and east
Of Santiago de Cuba, ready for forward
movement in the morning, which may lead
Immediately to general assault upon
the city.
The advance will be made by General
Lawtons Division, forming the right
wing. and if the spaniards show signs of
retreating or circumstances otherwise
warrant it, General Wheeler's Division
AQnd General Kent's Division will doubt
ujoin in the advance and endeavor to
Athe Spaniards before them and en-.
\khe movement may not reach
tomorrow, its purpose is to
FIVE thousand men Of General
>pnmand two miles further
they are now, take the lit
aney and occupy the ridge
city and harbor from
cry fire can be rafned up
entrenehments IN front Of
ybn the large body of Span
4o1ding them
that the Americans may be
accomplish this movement in
ad then POSTPONE further adj
iH the light artillery and siege
kn be placed In position on he
Did PREPARATIONS car be made to
4 deadly fire 81 shell and shra pne1
tina entrenShnents disiodging the en-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01
WAR TAX IN THE COUNTY OFFICES

Every bond and Constables draft which
came out of the County Clerks offce
this morning. had on its face 1.-TWO eenr
postage stamp, with the letters I. r., Il
and many of the recipients were intensely
puzzled at its meaning.
New war taxi said the clerks in the
County Clerk office, TO the curious ones
..Weil il that's all it costs to HEX the
Spaniards, 1 don't mind licking a stamp
to put on my draft, said one OF the CON-
sta hIaS .-.--.I.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01
SHOT FOR MARRYING.

Especial to The Jersey City News.''
NEWARK. July I 1898 Mrs. q o. Mar-
eghetti. an Italian woman, was shot and
probably fatally wounded today ID her
house In Newark by yinzenvie Rosanna.
another man. A fter shooting the Woina II
he attempted suicide BY jumping from q
fourth story window It IS Thought that
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01
SPANISH COWARDS.
(By cable, copyright, 1893 by The Asso-
ciated PresS)

(By cable, copyright, 1893. by The Asso-
ciated Press.)
GENERAL KENTsS HEADQUAR-
TIERS ~ NEAR AGUADORES (?) June
30. 1898: Thursday $50 p NJ, by the As
sociated Press Despatch Boat Wanda,
via Port Antonio, Jamaica, July / Geo
A. M, annd Kingston Jamaica, July
$50 A. Ad).-The Spaniard in the front
of General Kent's line have adopted a
new method of preventing him from fir
ing ON their works. They have strung, at
frequent intervals, Red Cross flags, the
line being directly in view OF their en-
trenchments. The object Of this. it is
thought at General Kent's headquarters,
is TO prevent the Americans from firing
in that direction, or, IL the Red Cross
American soldiers are violating the rules
of civilized warfare in firing upon hospi-
tails
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01
coMMuNlPAW AVENUE CROSSING

Robert Ravis and Engineer Schraup-
hotter, of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company. called on Mayor Hoos today.
The new engineer showed His Honor
plans of Communipaw avenue and the APP
proaches of the railroad thereto. There
is absolutely no way, the engineer says.
to rsach its yard except by crossing the
avenue at grade. 1t is ruinored that -ha
company will make application to be ais
lowed to cross the avenue. The Street
and Water Commissioners will authorize
the crossing If Mayor Hoos viii not op-
nose IL
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01
ABRAHAM NEWkIRk DEAD.

Abraham P. Newkirk Of No. 2s2 Bergen
avenue. one of the oldest residents Of
the Bergen section. died this morning es
He was rs years and 6 months old He
was born in the old city of Bergen and
served as an Alderman, als3 as Assessor
and Collector.
TWO weeks ago his wife died in her Slst
year MIR. Newkirk was SICK tor three
mon his
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01
COOL PROPOSALS.
TBy Gable to The Associated Press.l

TBy Cable to The Associated Press.l
BERLIN. July /, 1888 The following de-
spatch has been received here from Hong
Kong:
According to trustworthy intelligence
from Manila the Spanish Governor Gem
eral had, a few days. at his own request.
meeting with Admiral Diedrichs, the
commander of the German naval forces
in the Far East. in order to propose in
behalf of the Spanish Government. that
Manila be handed into the provisional
charge of neutral commander. The pro-
In view OF the American blockade
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-01
WASHINGTON EXCITED.
Reception Of a Despatch
From Shafter-- All Look
for Decisive Victory.

WASHINGTON, July !, 1sss.-The battle
has begun. This was the startling news
conveyed in the following brief despatch
received from General Shafter at ten
o clock this morning
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06
Gift TO WhAAler

A beautiful black Kentucky
thoroughbred, richly caparisoned
with a major generals trappings,
was presented to General Joe
Wheeler on the afternoon of the
first instant, by the citizens OF
Huntsville, Ala. This was the first
demonstration OF the esteem enter.
tanned for General Wheeler by his
home people, and the city was
crowded with people from all parts
of the Eighth congressional district.
In accepting the gift, the general
said
To be the recipient of honor and
to win the approval of strangers
and newly made friends would be
gratifying to anyone, but to receive
such assurances as I have today
from those with whom | have lived
during my entire manhood, is the
highest and most valued honor
which by any possibility could be-
slowed upon me. My race is nearly
run, and it is ever before me that
the people to whom | am indebted
for this honor today have done
much to smooth the path it has
been my fate to tread.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06
THE REV. IRL R. HICKS

Annual Almanac and monthly pa
per, World and Works, are now
known from sea to sea. We are
pleased to call the attention of oul
readers to the Almanac for 1899
now ready. 1t is a splendidly print.
ed and illustrated book of 116 pages
and the storm forecasts and dia-
grams and Astronomical and scien.
titc matter are superior to any
thing that has ever been seen in a
20 cent book, His monthly journal,
Word and Works, is one of the best
literary, home and scientific mag
anne in the country, besides con
tanning his monthly storm forecasts
with explanations. The subscrip-
tion price of Word and Works is
$l,OO per year and a copy of the
Hicks Almanac is sent as a prem
Jun to every yearly subscriber.
Single copies of Word and Works,
10 cents, Price of Almanac alone,
% cents, Send your order to Word
and Works Pub, Co., 220l Locust
street, St. Louis, Mo.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06

Our very windy neighbor on the
West Side, the one of boiler plate
fame, comes out this morning in a
long and windy article, comparing
the amount of local news in Sum
days papers-Courier and Texar-
kanian. In his count this paper
had only 1853 lines of such matter
on fourth page; according II our
count 197-we did not count other
pages, nor that OF his paper, but
supposing he missed truth as far all
around, we have no hesitency in
saving there is nothing to discuss.
We are still of the opinion that this
paper has, on an average, about
twice as much local news as Courier,
though in Sundays paper difference
might not have been so much-we
simply surmised ahead of time.
Almsst every newspaper reader in
city will confirm our opinion as tC
local news. Our windy friend is en-
titled to his opinion in thinking his
paper the GREATEST in the coun-
try. Now, watch for another col
umn article, ringing in a dozen OF
more changes, in his romorrow's
paper. We have no space to waste
| this way.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with local applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease Catarrh is
a blood or constitutional difease, and in
order to cure it you must take internal
remedies, Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Halls catarrh Cure
Snot quack medicine. 1t is prescribed
by one of the best yhysicians in this cUun-
try for years, and regular prescription. 1t
is composed of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifiers.
acting directly on the mtcous surfaces.
The perfect combination of the two in
gradients is what produces such wonder
full results in curing Catarrh. Send fol
testimonials, free
r. j, CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06
WEST SIDE COUNCIL.

The west side..city council met in
regular session last night.
Mayor Hardin was present and
presided with the following alder
men answering to rell call Fer
guson, Thompson, Carmichael,
.stes, Mercer and Morrow,
W. H. Evans was present, sai'
le was requested to appear befor
he council by the State Line Gem
terry association and ask the coun-
il to send a committee to meet
Ike committee from the east sid
nuucil, and that both devise som
means in which to place State Lin
venue leading to the cemetery il
in a passabe shape for vehicles to
travel oyer The mayor referred
the matter to the street and alley
committee.
Alderman Thompson reported
that he had checked up the report,
of the various city officers ant
found them correct.
The cancelled vouchers wer,
then burned.
Alderman Carmichael reported
the street fund as being at a low
ebb, and said he did not see how
street work was to be continued
without the city going into debt.
The telephone company was given
permission to place their poles Oh
the sidewalks of Tenth street, ter
feet from the property line, owing
to the narrowness of both sidewalL
and street.
Mr., Carmichael reported some
bad streets, but no action was
taken on his report.
| The license money collected from
some boy peddlers, on showing from
attorney Mahaffy, was ordered re
funded.
Mr. Mahaffy, on behalf of the
citizens living in Rose Hill, request
ed that the council see that tht
Texarkana & Fort Smith Railroad
place an arc light at the Trigg
street depot crossing. Referred
to the proper committee.
Mr.. Thompson said the title tt
the dumping ground had been per
fected and he asked that the price
agreed upon be now paid. 1t wa'
so ordered.
A revised ordinance condemnins
awnings and affixing a penalty fot
noncompliance with the same wa
placed upon its third reading ant
passed, and the owners of awning
have twenty days in which to re-
move them.
An ordinance was passed con
demning sidewalks on State stree
intersecting Clinton, and an orde
was passed that they be cut dow
to grade.
Bills TO the amount of $597. 4
was allowed after which the coun
Gil adjourned.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06
CUR OWN TOWN. 4"

( An essay by Miss Elsie Bowman. }
As l have the privilege of select
ing my own subject for an essay, l
have selected "Our Own Town"
Texarkana has manv beautiful
buildings, some are made of brick,
some stone, but most of them are
wooden buildings. Texarkana,
Texas, has a court house made of
brick, and Texarkana, Ark, has a
large court house built of stone.
The Texas High School has a
graduating class every year, Seve-
raj of our sid walks are paved and
many of tn IN have beautiful shade
trees, which makes it Pheasant for
any one, especially in summer.
Texarkana is a great railroad
center. Some of the principal rail
roads are the Iron Mountain,
Texas & Pacific, Cotton Belt, Texas
Central and Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gulf. The barrel factory is situ-
ated on Rose Hill, they have been
here not quite year, and are now
putting in new machinery. The
factory occupies five acres OF
ground and thay make about four
hundred barrels a day, which are
shipped as soon as they have a car
load.
The town is well supplied witt
water works, and it is used at al
the public works, and most OF the
people have it at their homes. VT
have a furniture factory here whict
furnishes all the furniture for oul
city and outside towns too.
The people of TeIarkana are o.
many different races, which are al
follows American, German, Ital.
ian, Chinese, English, Mexican, anC
last but not least, the negro.
The streets of Texarkana are no
in very good condition. BroaC
street has been paved on the Texa
side, and on the Arkansas side
Broad street is partly graveled
with fair prospects of it being fin
ished as soon as possible.
The population of our town il
rated at twenty thousand, which i
very good showing for a city o
its size.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06
Five Miles Un in the AR.

Two daring London 9ronauts as
cended five miles above the earth IN
a balloon and nearly froze to death.
The temperature at that height
was 81 degrees below zero. The
men went IN the interest of science,
and while the actual benefit of their
trip to humanity at large was con-
siderable, it will not begin to equal
the great good accomplished by the
medical scientist who gave the
world Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Nothing to equal this remedy has
ever been discovered for ailments OF
the stomach, liver, bowels and kid
neys. The Bitters are the best
remedy for indigestion, biliousness,
coated tongue, bad breath, Sleep
lessness and nervousness. They
strengthen the brain, the body, the
nerves They brace up the de-
spondent and cheer the invalid,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06

The press of the state is now en-
gagged in the discussion and agita-
tion of the proposition of the intro
duction of measure in the next
legislature which shall have for its
object the placing of all officials of
the various counties of the state
upon salaries. The law in a local
way has been on trial in Crawford,
Washington, Benton and lndepend.
ence counties for a number of years
and we learn that it has proven a
most popular measure. The amount
thus saved has enabled these coun'
ties to project and carry to a point
of completion many public and use
full improvements that could not
otherwise have been undertaken
In these cases the fees have moi
been reduced out remain as former
ly and, in all cases, when collected
are turned into the county treas
ury.-Malvern Meteor.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06

A peculiar accident happened
over at Daleyille last week, A lady
was boiling water in a tin bucket
for the purpose of making tea, and
standing near the stove, when the
bdcket exploded, throwing her
across the room and scalding her
face badly, putting out her right
eye, The bucket had a top on and
it was tight enough to coufne the
steam, The explosion was loud
enough to be heard all over the
neighborhood -ArkadeIphia Sift-
ings Herald.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06

The supreme court of Texas has
handed down decision in favor of
the Port Arthur Channel and Coke
Company in the injunction suit
brought by the property holders
near Port Arthur The decision
disposes of all questions in connec.
tion with completion of the canal
which is in course of construction
at Port Arthur to connect termi-
mails of the Kansas City, Pittsburg
4 Gulf with deep water a distance
of six and one half miles, The de.
cision makes It possible for the ca
nal company to push the work to
completion. The canal is already
practically finished for distance of
four and a half miles.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06

The Second Arkansas is praised
for it's sturdy manhood and soldierly
bearing. The men are enthusiastic
and settle down to their duties like
regulars. The regiment has just
stood an inspection, which was most
favorably remarked upon by the in
spector, Major H. C. Benson. A
new stand of colors has just been
received. The dress parades of the
Second are dashing and spectacu-
lar.-Anniston (Ala) Hot Blast.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06

Official figures show that Spain
has raised by taxation in Cuba
$26, 10000 a year, of which $l4,-
100000 was derived from customs
duties. Less than $3.50, 900 a year
was spent for schools on the island.
1t is not strange that one revolt
succeeded another in Cuba.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06

DR.. Hall the famous Baptist di-
vine and debater, said at the Bap-
tist church, Sunday night; Saliva
tion is free, thank God, but the
people ought to be willing to pay
the freight. "-Piggott Banner,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06

Mark Hanna is in favor of re-
ducing the war tax, but Diugley
says no. Diugley is one of those
men who want to see the money
piled up in the national treasury,
whether it is needed or not, He is
what you would call a rainy day
politician.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-06

The Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham railroad, with its
through sleeping car service Mem
phis to Washington, Philadelphia
and New York, via Atlanta, is the
quickest aud best line to the south
east. Reclining chair cars on all
trains for seats in which no charge
is made, For map and time tables
and sleeping car reservations, ad-
dress, e, SUToLIFFE,
G,P,&T A. MemphisRoute,
307 Main st.
II %. Memphis, Tenn,