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The times., 1898-11-03
Municipal Brsyities.

The proposal of the Crawford Paving
Company to lay cement floor In the
Eastern Market House, at sl.35 per square
foot, was accepted by the District Com
missioners yesterday. The market house
was closed yesterday by order of the
Commissioners to enable the repairs to
be made. Dealers in the market Will be
permitted to sell their goods on the pave
ment adjacent to the market house while
the repairs are being made.
Notice was sent to the District Com
missioners yesterday by the commanding
officers at the Marine Barracks and at
the Washington Barracks. that orders
had been issued directing the Marine
Band and the Fourth Artillery Band TO
participate in the annual parade of the
District police and fire departments,
which will occur at o'clock next Mon
day afternoon. The Commissioners yes
terday issued numerous invitations ask
Ing prominent persons to review the pa
rade from the stand which will be erect
ed in front of the White House grounds
Health Officer Woodward yesterday an
nounced the names of the applicants who
successfully passed the October exam
nations for licenses to practice medicine
in the District of Columbia. Six appli-
cations were filed. Three of this number
were successful and three failed to pass
Those who passed were Eugene l. Le-
Merle. William H. Hughes, jr., and Fred
erick II. MOZART.
The District Commissioners have grant
ed permission to the Washington Jock
ey Club to suspend a banner across Penn
sylvania Avenue between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Streets beginning November
l. and continuing for three weeks. In
granting the permit, the Commissioners
directed that the lower edge of the BAN
ner shall not be less than twenty-five feet
above the level Of the pavement.
A number of contracts for work to be
done for the District government were
allowed time extensions yesterday. as fol-
lows: Contract for the completion of the
Toner School Building extended to No
vember Is, the cost of inspection to be
charged to the contractors; contract
for the completion of the work
on the Second Precinct police station ex,
tended for ten days; contract No. 26lt
with Andrew Gleeson, for improving Ger
tain streets in Brookland, extended TWEEN.
ty days without penalty.
The times., 1898-11-03
Commissioners. orders.

The District Commissioners issued the
following orders yesterday for work TO be
done under the provisions of the law
governing the permit system:
Lay brick sidewalk in front of 2o3o, 26s2.
and 2034 Eighth Street northwest; esti-
mated cost, SS
Pave with asphalt block alley running
north and south in square 49l between
the buildings of the Havenner Baking
Company; estimated cost. $50.
That sidewaIk in G Street between
Twenty-irst and Twenty-second Streets
be relaid to grade; estimated cost. 500,
chargeable 70 repairs to streets. 1889.
That basin at northeast corner of First
and Streets southeast, be reconstruct
ed; estimated cost. $40, chargeable to as
sessment and permit work, 1893.
Construct sewer in east side of Seven
tenth Street between Madison and Cor
coran Streets: estimated cost, $3.50.
chargeable to appropriation for main and
pipe sewers.
That 312 feet of finch water main be
laid in north side of K Street between
Eleventh and Twelfth Streets northwest.
The compensation of Fl. NJ. Dickinson.
inspector in the property division. is
hereby fixed at S325 per day.
The times., 1898-11-03
EQUITABLE CLAIMS.
MIR. ThOmas's Suggestion as to Pur-
chases Under Tax Sales

chases Under Tax Sales.
The joint resolution of Congress creating
a commission for the sale of United
States lots in the District of Columbia,
which was introduced at the last session
of the Senate by Senator Gallinger and
referred to the District Commissioners
for examination and report, and which
was recently referred to the attorney for
the District for an opinion has been re-
turned to the Commissioners by Attor-
ney Thomas with the suggestion that it
be amended SO as to provide for all eqai-
table claims of purchasers of such lots.
The joint resolution is as follows:
Whereas 1t appears from the records
of the War Department that there are
at the present time 1,176 lots in the city
of Washington claimed as the property
of the United States; therefore,
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America In Congress as
sembled, That a commission. consisting
of the Secretary Of War, the Attorney
General and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, be, and is hereby, appointed to dis
pose of such lots as may be found by the
said commission to be the property of the
United States in the city of Washington,
the proceeds to be turned into the treas
ury of the United States.
The legal adviser to the Commissioners
in returning the documents in the case
expresses himself as being of the opinion
that the resolution is in good form and
that it will. if enacted, accomplish the
purpose desired 81 think however," he
states, in offering his suggestion approv-
ing an amendment for the bill, that 1t
should be enacted SO as to provide for
the equitable claims of individuals who
have in good faith purchased at tax sales,
lots belonging to the United States and
have made Improvements thereon. The
The times., 1898-11-03
FEWER LIQUOR LICENSES.
Marked Falling OF in the Number
of Applications.

An interesting fact has been developed
by the announcement yesterday of the
excise board of the records ofapplications
for renewals of liquor licenses, which
have been made during the time set
apart for that purpose during the month
of October and up to the closing hour at
o'clock on the afternoon of November /.
The records show marked decrease in
such applications for renewal. Five hun
dred and twenty-one retail applications
were made by saloons, hotels and clubs.
In 1887. the total number of retail licenses
applied for granted was 542 The present
decrease is twenty-one. The total num-
ber of wholesale applications filed this
year Is 1923 as against lat filed in 1897
showing decrease of twenty-four.
This decrease In both retail and whole
sale applications is due to the rejection of
licenses by the excise board. failures to
The times., 1898-11-03
A Sure sign of Croup.

Hoarseness in a child that is subject to
Group is suie indication of the approach
OF the disease. If Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy Is given as soon as the child be-
comes hoarse, or even after the croupy
cough has appeared. 1t will prevent the
attack. Many mothers who have croupy
children always keep this remedy at
hand and find that ii saves them much
trouble and worry. 1t can always be de-
pended upon and is pleasant to take. For
sale by Henry Evans, wholesale and re-
tail druggist, s5S F Street northwest, and
Connecticut Avenue and Street north
west, and 1i2S Maryland Avenue north
east,
The times., 1898-11-03
Boston,. case with the jury.

The arguments In the case of the United
States against George H. Boston, who is
charged with violating the pension laws
and also with perjury, occupied nearly
the whole of the session in Criminal
Court No. 1 yesterday. The case was
given to the jury at BIS o'clock, but up
to the hour of adjournment it had failed
to agree upon a verdict Chief Justice
Bingham, who presided at the trial, wait
ed In the City Hall until p. m to receive
the verdict, but the jury reported at that
hour that there was little possibility of
an agreement being reached.
The times., 1898-11-03
Deaths of a Day.

Deaths were recorded at the District
Health Office during the twenty-four
hours ending a; noon yesterday as fol-
lows:
Ann shehan. 90 years; Sarah ]. yande-
venter 70 years; James Davis, IS years;
Charles Chamberlain. 90 years: Catherine
Laughlin. IS years; Edward Coleman, "a
years; Bertha Wallace, q years; Martha
Wickens, IS years; Margaret Morgan, II
years; Benedict Bryant, years; Jeremiah
Stafford 9 days; Benjamin Gnliard, 2
months
The times., 1898-11-03
Pen NSYLvANI
RAILROAD.
philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
R. r., Baltimore 4 Potomac R, R.)
New Cab and
Omnibus Service.

A complete service of Victorias,
Coupes Four-wheelers), and Ou1-
nibuses will be inaugurated at the
SIXTH STREET STATION of the Penn
sylvania Railroad philadelphia.
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad,
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad) on
November I, 1898.
These vehicles may be engaged
at the cab stand at the Sixth Street
Station at very reasonable rates.
Orders by telephone to call at
hotels or residences in Washington
to carry persons to the Sixth Street
Station will be promptly filed
Telephone call I'LL"
J. B. HUTCHINSON, ]. r. WOOD,
General Manager Gen'l Passenger Agent.
oc2T-l4t
The times., 1898-11-03
HOWARD UNIVERSITY PARK.
Calling Attention to It's Unsnnitnry
Condition.

A communication was recently received
by the District Commissioners from
Edward F. Bates, as secretary Of the
Brightwood Avenue Citizens Association,
calling their attention to the present "un-
sanitary and unsightly condition of How
ard University Park" and requesting that
the said reservation be cleared of rub
bish and underground. The communi.
cation also asks that a sufficient num-
ber Of lamps be placed in the park to
The times., 1898-11-03
D,,tr,ct building Notes.

The compensation of ]. W. Bright, fore
man on municipal repair work, has been
fixed at 81 per day.
Charles \ Harkness has been appoint
ed assistant inspector Of building at 81
per annum.
The times., 1898-11-03
READY COOKED FOOD.
A Great Convenience for House.
keepers

A Great Convenience for House
keepers.
1t is a known fact that many people
fail to properly digest the starchy part
of bread and other food. Grape-Nuts Ga
delightful breakfast food) are made of
the grape-sugar which results from pre-
pairing the starchy parts of the cereals,
in the same way artifeially as the body
should do by natural processes There
fore Grape-Nuts furnish food all ready
for immediate assimilation into blood and
tissue. They are made by the Postum
Co., at Battle Creek, Mich, and are
ready prepared, require no cooking what.
ever and will be found most valuable by
Athlete. Brain Worker or Invalid.
Sold by grocers.
The times., 1898-11-03
properly facilitate police surveillance at

pfUPefIy fdcIrIr.ttt pUffct sUrVtIiIanCG az
ter nightfall.
The matter was referred to Electrical
Engineer Walter c. Allen, who reported
that as far as he could learn from the
records of the surveyors office, Howard
University Park is the property of the
United States, and that, therefore, the
District of Columbia has no control over
nor rights in the same. This he claimed
would prevent the erection of any lamps
within the park by the electrical de-
partment of which he is superintendent.
The recommendations of Mr.. Allen have
been Endorsed by the Commissioners.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-06
CLERGYMAN GOES INSANE.
The Rev. S. KelIers of Green
Vile Taken to Morris
Plains.

The members of the congregation or
he Salem Evangelical Church at me
boulevard. near Noble street, are mourn
ing the absence of their pastor, the Rev
S.sKellers, who last Wednesday night was
taken to the State Hospital for the Insane
at Morris Plains. Mr.. Kellers some
months ago was attacked with the grip.
He continued to grow worse despite all
the doctors did for him, and a week or
SO ago his mind became affected. His
family fearing tina he would become an
gerous decided to send him away.
A coach was secured, and a son OF TIE
pastor asked the police to send q man
along to the Kellers' home. Patrolrnan
John Merrity was sent, and at twelve
o'clock Wednesday night they put TIE
pastor in the carriage. The afflicted man
cried and begged to remain with his faH-
lily. and those who heard his Ditifui cries
say the scene was a heartbreaking one.
He was finally driven away TO Morris
Plains, and the policeman accompanied
the pastor and his son to he asylum.
The reason for taking the minister away
at night was to avoid a scene.
The Rev. Theodore Beck of Brooklyn
conducted the services last Sunday in the
church.. Next Sunday the Rev. H. Bost
of Nepperville, ILL.,, will take permanent
charge of the church work, and he will
take up his residence in Greenville.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-06
BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS"

arrives Buffalo e.55 P. NJ. Pullman vestibule
Day Coaches and Parlor Cars. Dining Car Scr
vice. Meals a la carte. Connects at Buffalo
with through sleepers TO Detroit and Chicaeo.
LIS P. N. daily. for T MAUCII
HUNK. WILKESBARRE, SCRANTON (week
Car to Mauch Chunk.
422P NJ daily. excert Sunday, for WILKES
BARRE, PITTSTON, SCRANTON and prinei-
pal intermediate stations Connects for all
points in ccst regions. Pullman Buffet Parlor
Car to Wilkesbarre.
4,ss P. M. daily. except Sunday. for MAUcH
and intermediate stations. Chair Car
to Easton-
5.2s P. NJ. Sundays only. for Mauch Chunk
and intermediate stations
6.23 P. NJ. daily, except Sunday, for EASTON
and principal intermediate stations.
TIA P. NJ. daily for NIAGARA
and all points West Pullman Sleeper
vestibule Train. New York to Chicago. Sleep
ers to Buffalo and Toronto. Dining Car New
York to Easton.
sI4 P. n. daily. except sunday, stopplng
GENEVA ROCHESTER,, BATAVIA. BUF-
rALO and TORONTO. Pullman Sleeper for
Buffalo. None but Sleeping Car passengers
carried No baggage carried
S.45 P. NJ daily for ITHACA GENEVA
ROCHESTER. BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS
and all points West Pullman Sleeper TO Ith-
Additional local trains daily. except Sunday.
for SOUTH PLATNFIELD. BOUND BROOE,
and intermediate points. leave as follows
s.45, 1880 Sundays only), l1.03 A. M; 21a.
5.S4 and 6.z2 P. n,
Tickets and Pullman accommodation at Penn
sylvania Railroad Depot.
n. r. Transfer Co. will call for and cheek
baggage from hotel or residence through TO
destination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-06
AN ATTRACTIVE ITALIAN.
Frank FurreIla Arrested For
Non-Support Found With
Another Woman.

Frank Furre1a. an Italian living at the
foot of Forty-ninth street. Bayonne, was
arrested last evening b. Detective Ben
nett Of the Ocean avenue station. charged
with abandonment. Furrella was arrest
ed along with d woman who gave her
name as Mary McIIugh. Bennett found
the pair living in a room In a house at the
foot Of Runyon avenue, near the Newark
Bay.
Early yesterday morning Lena Furrella,
the wife of the prisoner, appeared before
Acting Recorder Lazarus Of Bayonne,
and secured a warrant fer the arrest of
her husband. whom she charged with
| taking her clothes and abandoning her.
The warrant was turned over to the
G~reenyille police, and Detective Bennett
was sent to look for Furrella. When Fur
rella and the McIIugh woman were
| brought to the Ocean avenue station.
was put away for keeps, as she eA-
planned it.
The two prisoners were turned over TO
the Bayonne police.
Lena Furrella, the wife of the accused,
told a long tale of woe to Captain Nugent,
Of the Ocean avenue station She said
that two years ago, when she married
Furrella, he said he was a single man,
but since then she has found out that
he has a wife and children in Italy, to
whom he sends money occasionally. He
took her clothes and she was to work on
a farm in Bayonne, in order to get money
to live.
"Half the time I have TO support him,
she continued, for he does nothing but
loaf. Only a few days ago ! found out
he was living with another woman in
Greenville, and it was then / determined
to have him put away for good. The
woman poses as his wife, and he has been
living with her for a long time. He is
never home at night. neither does he sup
port me. That's him. 7 would wipe the
floor with him. she said as she was wait
ing for the wagon to bring the prisoners
to the station house. Mary McFIugh,
who was arrested with Furrela told the
police tina she lived with the prisoner,
and that he promised to marry her Short
". Furrella had nothing to say, but stood
at the rail and smiled innocently. His
wife, however, was very excited. and she
had to be taken away, so eager was she
to ssget at him and do him up as she
said
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-06
AGENT CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
Strange Revelations Made When an

James Kenny, of No. So Monroe street,
Hoboken, insured Zach of his five chill
dren for s104 in the Prudential. Life In
surance Company. Five cents were paid
on each policy per week. About a week
g James, Jr., one of the children, died
from consumption. When Mrs. Kenny
presented the policy to G.. d. Dwight, the
assistant superintendent of the company,
he informed Mrs. Kenny that the policy
had lapsed and that it was worthless.
Mrs. Kenny insisted that the payments
had been made in full, but could get no
satisfaction from Dwight.
Mrs. Kenny then consulted Counsellor
John Fallon. Fallon, before he became
a lawyer, was superintendent for a life
insurance mpan and knows the in
surance business thoroughly. Fallon
made a minute inspection of the receipt
book kept by Mrs. Kenny and made a
startling discovery. He found that era
sures had been made. and claims that
the receipt book was plainly distorted to
favor the company Counsellor Fallon
appeared before Recorder Stanton this
morning, and secured a warrant for
Dwight's arrest on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretences.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-06
SET BACK FOR REFORM.
Camden's Mayor Fined For
Destroying a Writ Of
Certierari.
SCORED BY JUSTICE DEPUE.
The Disbarment Proceedings
Against a Newark Law
yer-capt. vredenburgh's
Debut in Court.
Especial to ..1he Jersey city News."l

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey city News.
TRENTON. July s, 1S9S.-Captain Peter
vredenburgh. Of Company /, Third Rega-
ment of New Jersey Volunteers. came
down from Pompton Lakes this morning
and was sworn in as counseilor-at-iaW
by the main branch of the Supreme Court
He appeared before the Court in MS uni
form and attracted considerable attention.
He is a son of Lay Judge V~redenonrgh
of the Court of Errors, and has been
practicing law in Jersey City for some
years.
Mayor Cooper B. Hatch, City Clerk
Harry Kramer and President of Council
George B. Taylor. the reform officials OF
Camden were today sentenced to each
pay a fine of 5000 with costs, for having
destroyed a writ of certiorari at their arst
meeting of Council. The reformers were
present in the court room when Justies
Depue. presiding over the main pranch
of the Supreme Court, pronounced the
sentence. In announcing the sentence
Justice Depue said
I'VE have no desire to Cypress anybody,
but at the same time it is the purpose OF
the Court to vindicate the authority Of Us
writ. In this case there was disregafa
of the Court and it is necessary nat the
Court vindicate itself in order that u
may be a protection for the people ana
the Court property. Every circumstance
in connection with the case has peen
taken into consideration, n we ma
nothing whatever to justify the acton
of the defendants. The sentence OF TINS
Court is that each of these parties pay a
fine of 5000, together with the costs OF
the proceedings. 1t is ordered that this
money be paid to the Sheriff of Camden
county within ten days. and that he make
prompt return to this Court in order that
other proceedings may be taken II the
money is not paid"
The main branch of the supreme Corr
today granted a rule commanding Frank
McDermit, a Newark lawyer, to snow
cause why he should be disbarred. Nc
Dermit is charged with perpetrating sharp
practices on clients. Attorney General
Grey was named to prosecute the matters.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-06
ARRAIeNED FOR BURGLARY.
German and Andrews Caught Red
Handed and Held for Grand Jury.

James German, twenty-one years old,
and John Andrews, nineteen years old,
both homeless, were arraigned in the Sec
ond Criminal Court this morning on a
charge of burglary. They forcibly entered
the general store of William J. Drye, at
Maple and Monitor streets. Lafayette,
about two o'clock this morning, Il were
escaping loaded down with general sup
plies, cologne. cigars, cakes, rubber
CONS. cigarettes, ETC., ETC., when they
were pounced upon by Patrolman Moulton,
who had detected them in the store and
lay in wait upon the outside.
The patrolman grabbed Andrews, but
German ran. Moulton drew his revolver
and ordered German to halt. German ran
a short distance and then halted. Both
men were taken by the policeman to the
C-ommunipaw avenue station house. They
were held for the Grand Jury by Po.ice
Justice Nevin this morning. Both had
their pictures taken for the Rogues' Cal
1ery at Police Headquarters.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-06
KERNEY'S COSTLY STEAL.

James Kerney, % years old, Of No. AT
Second street, was lined $40 and costs by
Police Justice Potts, in the First Crimi-
nal Court, this morning, for stealing 81
from Mrs. Annie Flynn, of No. 167 Tenth
street. Kerney was. calling on the Flynns
a week ago. Mrs. Flynn and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walsh, were at home. Mrs,
Flynn fell asleep in the front room
while Kerney and Mrs. Welsh We're in
the kitchen. Mrs. Welsh left the room
for a minute. When she returned she
found Kerney coming out OF the front
room. where her mother was sleeping in
q chair. Investigation showed that some
person had removed Mrs Flynn's pocket
book from her dress and taken " from
#. Both women accused Kerney. who
denied his guilt. Mrs. Flynn attempted
to hold him while her daughter went for
a policeman. She had locked the door
70 prevent his escape. He broke away
from her and jumped out of the window.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-06
SCREWS ON THE ENGINEERS
Mr.. Van Keuren's Draughting
Department Must Work
Over Time.

Chief Engineer Charles A. Van keureG
has found it necessary to put the screws
on the small force of men at work in the
draughting department of the engineer
ing bureau. The employees there, like all
nine to four O'clock. Owing to the in
adequacy of the force of help, work Of
great Importance has accumulated and
piled up, causing delay upon delay which
has annoyed the Street and Water Com
mi~ssioners. Mayor Hoos has been appeal
ed to for more assistance, but His Honor
is working so hard for an economical adj
ministration Of affairs that he feels the
engineering bureau force is sufficiently
large to cope with the present business.
Engineer Van Keuren has all along
maintained that he could not keep up
with the work, and yesterday posted a
notice in the draughting department to
the effect tina every man would be ex-
pected to report for duty at eight o'clock
in the morning, and work from that time
until five o'clock in the afternoon. BY
working the two additional hours the En-
gineer says about twenty-five per cent.
more work should be accomplished than
at present. The notice to the employees
explains that the Increased hours is made
necessary by the deficiency in the working
force of the department.
The men do not take kindly to the new
rule. and declare that if they work over
time they should be allowed extra COM
pensation. Engineer Van Keuren agrees
with them, but he doubt if any extra all
| lowance will be made Mr.. Van keuren
-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-06
ARRANGEMENTS IN COURT

A number of prisoners were arraigned
in the Court Of General Sessions this
morning. They were as follows:-
Samuel Roper, breaking and entering
pleaded guilty to larceny.
Antonio Mazzeo, atrocious assault and
battery, not guilty.
William Delmore.~ assault with intent
to kill; not guilty.
David ~Callaghan, attempt to rap moi
guilty.
William Smith, John Murray and Frank
Brun, having burglars tools in their pos
session: pleaded not guilty.
Joseph Klink atrocious assault and
battery, pleaded not guilty.