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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
THE OLUETTE SUNK.

F'ERDTNANDA. Fla, Aug. 81, 169S.-The
hospital ship Olivette, which was char
tered to the Government by the Plant
Line, and which has been lying near the
Quarantine station, through some mys-
terious agency sank this morning about
7.30 o'clock. Aboard of her was a hospital
corps of tilirty-five and a crew of forty
five persons all of whom escaped With
out injury, but In scanty attire
The roustabouts sleeping In the lower
hold had a narrow escape being driven
from their hunks like SO many rats
Fortunately for those aboard there was a
schooner near by and some of them took
shelter on her while others sought refuge
at the quarantine station.
The Olivette went down in about thirty
feet of water. her main deck being sub
merged. No one apparently knows how
the calamity could have occurred and as
no investigation has yet been made the
matter remains q mystery Vessels in
the flarbor probably will pump her out if
such O thing is possible
The Onvette arrived at Montauk on
August 81 with 275 soldiers from Santiago
rs Of whom were landed and 200 were
taken to Boston where the Olivette ar
rived on August %. From Boston the
Oiivette sailed for Ferdinanda for the
purpose Of transporting sick soldiers to
Philadelphia.
The Olivette belonged to the Plant Line
Of steamers and Was built a Philadelphia
fn 1897. She was 274 feet long, 35 feet
beam IL feet deep and registered 1,611
8rqSS and l,l05 net tons.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
COLON AIS EXPANSION.
Company Moves
Into Its Handsome New
Offices Today.

The Colonial Life Insurance Company is
today moving from its formerly eramped
quarters in the upstairs of the building,
No. 43 Montgomery street, to the conlmod-
ious offices on the ground floor, thus oe-
eupying the entire building.
These new Offices communicating direct
" with the principal thoroughfare, are
as handsome as any 10 be found in any
building devoted to a similar purpose for
a good many miles around and make one
feel that somehow cne has entered by
mistake the parlor Of a bank
The walls are stained delicate buff
Color harmonizng in tone with the pol
.ished oak fixtures The partitions COW
ering the different departments for cash
Ter. manager, etc, etc, are partly oak
with stained glass in loaded frames. In
the window is Secretary Ernest J. Hep
.penheimer's desk, with those of his type
writer and secretary, all elegantly APP
pointed in the latest style.
Upstairs are the doctors rooms, Jersey
City agents and other Offices Of the COM
pany, while on the third floor are the sup
ply rooms.
fhis rapidly growing company in very
short space of time, has grown out of its
swadding clothes of a few rooms 10 enjoy
the luxury of whole suit or house to it
self and If its progress be as rapid and
successful in the future-and it certainly
promises to be--as ii has been in the past,
the directors will have to annex the adj
joining building or rebuild.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
BIDS FOR BATTLESH|PS
Will Be Open in the Office
Of the Secretary ofthe
Navy Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81, 1ssS.-At noon
tomorrow there VIII be opened in the
office of the Secretary of the Navy the
proposals for building three great battle
ships authorized by the last naval ap-
preparation bill. These vessels win rep
resent the very latest developments in
naval construction, in many respects
being improvements upon the Illinois
class of battleships. upon which they are
generally patterned. The specifications
call for vessels of 1850 tons displace-
ment-about the size of the IOwa-but
the batteries will be more formidable,
consisting, in the turrets, of 13-inch guns,
while the Iowa has only l2-inch guns.
The speed is fixed at l6 knots, with pro .
vision for deductions in price IN case OF
deficiency, but with no premiums for ex-
cess speed. The limitation of the speed
to this figure was only placed after
long controversy between the bureau
Chiefs and it is possible that some of the
bidders may propose to raise the limit
even as high as 1S knots, knowing that
the Department will take into favorable
consideration any such tender in making
the awards. The Department will per-
nit bidders to submit their own plans or
to bid on those of the Department, and
it is expected that the result will be that
some of the bidders will avail Of both priv
ileges.
One feature of the designs that is like
ly to give rise to criticism is the provis
ion for a full equipment of torpedo tubes,
both above and under water, This is di-
of the foreign naval experts who wit
messed the battle of July and reported
to their home governments that the Nbr-
pedo outfits on battleShips were q source
of great danger to the ships and that
their presence was of only questionable
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
BACK FROM CAMP THOMAS
Returning Soldiers Confirm
Reports Of the Filthy
Condition Of the
Rendezvous.


Twenty sick and convaiescent solders
from Camp Thomas. Chickamauga, who
49, sa 49,, r.rts5 s,3rln,,erh FOR,
naa each peei sia'iseo 8 ,aAz.,.. y as
thirty days, arrived IN the sPennsyivania
Railroad depot in Jersey City this morn ng
e.ao ~ ps1 =, t,,,,, from tbe sonl
The majority OF them stoou the journey
we'll Only one was seriously Ill on the
way North He was Corporal w NJ
Tc,,as+o,, ~ the Third yrennassae Rerl
ment. Johnston enlisted IN Tennessee,
but his home is in Milton, New York He
~, a,,nara,+ix c,,nuaie1scenr when he left
!" -
a relapse His temperature ran up to the
danger noint and his comrades thought
q zse..iz -. ,sa ~ - ra,,,i +bro,,rrh
ne woui9 dia % ~. Is 9ls,,,S for him pr
lney uia wHa. aiSs te fotyar bosnitaIs
oisa. ~, ,,a1i,abla ieseons
nay ts a,,a ~ rsittra the fevr
dnonsto5 WAS sornawbat halter thiss morn
was o S,ff,cnj+v ta
farrvSoet auisao ''S He % was very weak aifi
emaciated On the ferryboat he made a
inflow Of his blanket and lay crouched up
n hi',o one Of the seats.
renorfer for ssThe Jersey City News He
comnlained of the food which was served
the Tennessee regiment For three
weeks he said "all the ratiCns that were
allotted US were 24 soda crackers a day.
Then we got salt pork, but 1t was not tit
to eat II was full Of bleek holes The
potatoes were also full ri black holes. 1t
was seldom that we saw any fresh meat.
The camp is In anything but sanitary
condition.
John Grant, of No. 200 West Sixtieth
street private In the Eighth New York,
who has been Ill with the typhoid and
is but shadow of his former self, said:
81 believe that the Inarshy nature of
the camp ground and the lack of proper
sanitary precautions are responsible for
the endemic of typhoid Where we were
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
SCHLEYS POPULARITY.
Good Will Follows the Gallant
Admiral Everywhere--An
Old Shipnate.

WESTPORT, Conn.,, Aug. 81, lS9S.-Rear
Admiral Schley left Westport this morn
ing on the 7:4S train for New York. At
the station he was given an ovation by
about 200 residents. The Admiral reached
the station six minutes before the train
left, and was kept busy shaking hands.
He had kind word for each one, and sew
eral small children who pushed through
the crowd to the Admiral for recognition
he took in his arms and kissed.
TO a reporter of the Associated Press
the Admiral said that upon reaching
New York he would go to the office OF
iMr Wortley, his son-in-law, where. ne
had some business to transact. That done
he will proceed to Brooklyn, where, at
the foot of Twenty-second street, he Will
board the Seneca and sail at noon TO
Porto Rico, in company with General
Gordon, a member of the commission, and
the members of his own staff.
He Will return to Westport after ms
work as a commissioner is done. Mrs.
Schley will remain at Saugatuck during
the Admiral's absence.
Late last night, just before the dinner
given in the Admiral's honor, had con-
cluded, a visitor appeared at the Wort,
ley residence and asked for Admiral
Schley. AT first he was denied access
but he pleaded so earnestly that Admiral
Schley finally consented to see him and
was delighted to find that the stranger
was William F. Lukes who fought with
the Admiral in the Corean war.
Lukes had sought out the Admiral TO
secure his signature to petition asking
at Washington. The Admiral carefully
examined the petition and then said
mo, / will not sign that, but / will
give you a personal letter to Secretary
Long"
This was done and after chatting brief
ly the delighted man left.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
SW|NDLER TO THE BAR.
Detective MoNally. Captures
Him in Brooklyn After
a Long Chase.

A thief chase, which lasted nearly eight
months, ended this morning when j. B..
Gaffney, of Rochester. N. Y, was arrest
ed in the Brooklyn Postoffice at the in
stance of Detective McNally of this city,
and was held by Judge Wentworth, in
the Adams street police court, to await
requisition. McNally mad been following
Gaffney all over the country since last
spring, when Frank F. Case, manager of
Taylor's Hotel, reported to Chief of Police
Murphy that Gaffney had swindled him
out of $l60. The Swindle occurred IN
April. 1897 AT that time Gaffney, who
represented himself as the son of well-to-'
do parents in Rochester, stopped at zTay-
lors Hotel. Before he left he paid Mr.
Case four checks for $40 each, drawn on
Rochester bank. The checks We're re-.
turned as worthless III
Mr.. Case tried for several months 70
find Case on his own hook, but failed. he
then placed the matter in the hands of
Chief of Police Murphy. The police were
starting 50 many months after the crime
was committed. Detectiee AeNaily was
put on the case, however. and soon found
traces OF Giafney He followed him tQ
heard of him in New York City and at
Coney Island. 1t is alleged that Gaffney
laid many worthless checks during ms
travels. In each of the places entioned
he was shrewd enough to eiude McNally.
AT last McNally learned that Gaffney was
in Brooklyn. He caught him in the post
office this morning as he was calling for
a remittance from Rochester.
Two weeks ago the Newark police ar
rested William M. Damon as he was try
ing to pass a $500 check in a bank at
Broad and Market streets. Damon claim
ed that the check and also other checks
for $50, $12 and $40, We're given him by
Gaffney. Detective McNaily declares that
Gaffney and Damon are partners and
tr.nIf vel mr. hn nqSSiner h
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
DIED.

KUNTz-on Monday. August %, 1898.
Godfried, beloved husband of Rose
Kuntz aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to att
tend the funeral at All Saints r. C.
Church, on Thursday, September /, at 10
A. M. where solemn high mass of re-
QUEEN win be offered for the happy re-
pose Of his soul.
NJ CASKIE-On Monday, August 2s, 1S9Ss
John McCaskie, in his I4th year.
Funeral services from his late residence,
No. ia Bleecker street Jersey City, on
"Wednesday, August 81, at eight p NJ.
lnterment private.
LAACb MANN-On Monday August 20.
1898, al his late residence, No. "a Sus-
sex street, George Laaekmann, aged
81 years months and days
Funeral on Thursday. September I. at
three p NJ
HOGAN-On Monday, August %, 1905 at
his late residence, No 227 Grand street
Jersey City. Patrick J. Hogan, beloved
husband of Margaret Nj. Hogan
Relatives and frieEas of the family are
respectively invited TO attend the funeral
from his late residence on Thursday, Sep
tember /. at nine A. NJ; thence 10 ST.
Peters Church. where a solemn high mass
will be celebrated for the happy rep0se
of his soul Members OF St. Peters So
dalily ana the young men of the First
District Republican Club are invited;
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31

NEW YORK, Aug. 81, 1S9S.-The London
Saturday Review which said that
Chauncey M. Depew was painted pup
pet and a snob, expresses the views here
below ana which candid expression is
being quoted in English financial and
other newspapers ayerse to American In
terests in Great Britain and to English in
terests embarked In this country
'sThere are, of course, many worthy
private persons in the United States, but
what we have to think of now are the peo-
nle of that country as represented in their
social, civil and political customs. So
cially it is sordid to the last degree; its
courts of law and all its civil institutions
are corrupt; the methods of its political
parties are no better than those of long
firms. It has contributed nothing to the
self-respeet of humanity. On the con-
trary, it has shown all the world to what
a depth Of public depravity civilization is
capable of descending
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
DESERVING CAMP THOMAS.
An Effort Making to Get All Away
This Week.

+ CHICKAAIAUGA-O MA
TIONAIs MILITARY PARK, Tenn, Aug.
81, 1S9S.-The Eighth New York will leave
tomorrow for New York City; the Third
Tennessee will leave for Anniston Ala;
the Second Nebraska will leave for
Omaha; the seven batteries Of light artil-
lery Will leave for their home States
FRIDAY and Saturday, and Grigsbx' S
Rough Riders probably will go Saturday.
No regiments left today.
Today the various regiments under or
ders to move at once are busy getting
ready. The men to be mustered out are
turning all property issued to them here
back to the army officials and packing up
their personal effects. Every effort is
being mace to get all the army away
from Cllickamauga this week.
Governor Black, of New York, after
thoroughly Investigating the conditions
at Camp Thomas. left today for Hunts
vile, and from there viii go to Lexing-
ton. KY. The Governor stated that he
found things at -Chickamausa much bet
ter than he expected. He does not think,
however. that the New York troops have
received proper attention here, and will
insist upon all being moved at once.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
SAVANNAH ISOLATED.
Cut OF BY Severe Storm Which
Went CuS to Sea.

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 81 1S9s.-The
storm which swept up the Atlantic coast
last night has interrupted communities
tion with Savannah and several oher cit
les near the ocean and the extent of the
damage is not yet known. The officials
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany report today that Savannah is COM
pletely isolated, no connection being made
to that city from any point.
The only places reached by wire are
Charleston, s. c.. and Jacksonville, Fla.
The telegraph company has put on force
of extra men at Augusta, to which city
all business for Savannah is being sent.
From there it goes by train.
No news as to the extent of the storm
has as yet reached this city from any
point Forecaster Marbury, of the
Weather Bureau has had no advice and
the regular weather reports from that
territory are missing.
Charleston reports a terrific downpour
of rain. but no damage. The storm which
came up the coast, evidently took to the
water just before it reached Charleston,
and after travelling about one hundred
miles again came to land and started
northward.
About fifteen vessels put in there during
the afternoon and toward night several
more ran in. reporting q terrific blow
outside. Luckily not one boat left the
port during the day except those engaged
in local traffic.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
COURT MARTIAL SET ASIDE.
Sentences Imposed at Sea on the
China Held Invalid.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. 1898. The Sec
retary of War, on the recommendation OF
Judge Advocate General Liber, has. de-
clared illegal and set aside the proceedings G
of a general court martial convened by
Brig Gen Greene, on the steamer China
at sea, June 49, 1898. Gen. Greene was
then in command of the second detach-
ment of the Philippine expedition. The
men on trial were Privates +. J. Lambert
Co NJ, First Colorado Infantry; Fl. B.
Briggs, Co. G., First Colorado Infantry;
Lee Judge. Co. g., Eighteenth Infantry;
VIM c. Shakespeare, Co. F., First Col
orado Infantry; Robert Disk, Co M,
First Colorado Infantry.
A general order holds that where a
post or district command Is composed of
mixed troops equivalent to a brigade, the
commanding officer of the department or
army will designate it in orders as a
Separate brigade" without which au-
thority commanders of posts and districts
having no brigade organization cannot
convene general court-martials. The
Judge Advocate General holds that Cen
eral Greene's detachment had not been
so designated, but was nfade up Of parts
of brigades of the independent division.
The sentences are, therefore, So aside.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
WILL MoNTAUK BE ABAnDoNED7
Con. Wheeler Orders Thorough
Inauiry Into Its Condition.

CAMP WIKOFF, n. Y, Aug. 81 1885,
The transport Allegheny arrived today,
having on board 800 men of the Ninth
Massachusetts, and the last detachment
Of the First Illinois men. DR., Magru-
der has not yet made his report as to
the condition of the troops on the Alle-
gheny, which sailed from Santiago on
August 25.
eral Ames has begun an inves tigatlon
which will be most thorough and leave no
doubt as to whether Montauk should be
abandoned for the reason set forth Dy
DR.. Sem, who says that on account of the
sanitary condition of the camp an cpl
denic of sickness will occur if the soi-
diers are not sent away soon.
The men of Companies d and M, OF the
Texas Volunteers. and those of and ID
of the First Artillery, were landed from
the transport San Marcos today, and all
went to the detention camp. The San
Marcus is now being made ready to act
as hospital transport to carry sick to
New York hospitals.
Independent of what General Anes' in
vestigation reveals, the work OF removing
the sick soldiers to their homes or to
city hospitals is to be pushed as rapidly
as possible. The steamer Shinnicock,
being fitted up as hospital ship, and a
corps of doctors and nurses have been
detailed to care for the sick soldiers while
they are being transported on the hos
DlIdl snip 10 lil6 city lHe lIdiSpOIl
Yucatan is also being fitted up as hos
pital ship and will accommodate 250 men
The transport Specialist has also landed
her troops. Only us, details from Bat
terry A, Second Artillery; K, of the First
Artillery; F, of the Fourth, and F, of the
Fifth, same on the Specialist, and they
had charge of 252 horses on board
The delicacies whien arrived In camp
last evening for the First Illinois Volun-
teers were distributed to them today.
Chaplain r. G.. Stewart, of the Twenty
fifth Regular Infantry, is in New Jersey
purchasing watermelons peaches. and
other fruit for the troops here He sent
word today that he had already secured
400 melons and 100 baskets of peaches.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
RED CROSS WITH SICK SOLDIERS

NEW YORK. Aug. 81. 1sss.-The hospi-
tai yacht, The Red Cross, arrived at
Quarantine this morning from Montauk,
with sixteen patients for Roosevelt Hos
pital, wher they proceeded after brief
Inspection by Deputy Health Officer Sam
born.
The patients were Edgar A. Ratcliffe,
Company E, Second Infantry; John
james, Company e, Tenth Infantry;
Charles w. Shannon, First Y. S. V. Cav
airy; Ferd McGinnfsy Company E, Twen-
tieth Infantry; James F. Ifitt, Company
F, Sixteenth Infantry; Percy Rembel
Company O. First U. S. " Cavalry;
George Byers, Company F, Ninth Cav
airy; Edward johnson. Company F,
Third Infantry: Charles Holloway, Com
pany 3. Twenty fifth Infantry; Ernest
Korto, Company D, First D. c.; August
Rickert, Company e, Twelfth Infantry
Paul Boyer, Company E, Third Infantry
Joseph Robertson. Company @. Twen-
tieth Infantry; Emil Dringman, Company
e, Twentieth Infantry; Robert S. Boley.
Company G, Twentieth Infantry; Jason
]. Jackson, Company F, Twenty-fourth
Infantry
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
OCEANIC FEDERATION
IBy Cable to The Associated Press ]

by Cable to The Associated Press.1
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug. 81.
1S9S-The report of the Committee of the
Legislature, just issued, recommends
joining the Australian colonies with Cam
ada and the mother country by a Pacific
cable, on the basis that if Great Britain
and Canada together would guarantee
five-ninths of the cost Of the work. New
Zealand and the other colonies would
contribute the remaining rour-ninths, OF
which amount New Zealand will contrib
ute one-ninth.
The committee also recommends teat
Canada be entrusted with the construc-
ton, administration and maintenance of
the cable, on the understanding that the
contributing colonies are to be entitled
to representation and votes on matters of
policy of the management and that the
cable is to be jointly owned and con-
trolled by the contributors.
The report concludes with advising that
a conference of the colonies concerned
in the new cable be held in New Zea-
land
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
W|LHE[MINA TO THE DUTCH
Young Queen Issues a Pro-
clamation Upon Her
Coming Of Age.
-fBy cable to The Associated Press.l


THE HAGUE, Aug. 81. 1S9S.-Upon the
occasion OF her birthday and the attain
ment of her majority today Queen Will
helmina Helena Paulina Maria, who was
born August 81, 1880, issued this morning
a proclamation to the people of the Meth
erlands It was worded as follows
s.Cn this day, so important to you and
me, 1 desire before ali else to say a word
of warm gratitude From my tenderest
years you nave surrounded me with your
love- From all parts OF the Kingdom,
from all classes of society, young and old,
have always received striking proofs of
attachment. After the death of my ven
nlent to the Dynasty was trans
ferred to me- On this day am ready to
accept the splendid though worthy task
whereto | have been called and I feel
myself supported by your fidelity. Receive
my thanks My experience hitherto has
left ineffaceable impressions and is an
earnest Of the future. My dearly loved
mother, to whom / am immensely indebt-
ed, set me an example by her noble and
exalted conception of the duties which
henceforth devolye upon me. The aim of
my life vii be to follow her example and
to govern in the manner expected of q
Princess of the House of Orange. True
to the Constitution, | desire to strength
en- the respect for the name and flag Of
sons s snd eaones is ag5 %asP Sf
desire to observe justice and to contrib
ute so far as In me lies to the increasing
intellectual and material welfare of my
people. hope and expect that the sup
port of all, in whatever sphere of official
or social activity you may be placed
within the Kingdom or without, will
never be wanting
Trusting in God and with a prayer
that He give me strength, accept the
Government.
"esigned9
'.WILHELMINA.'' .
Queen Wilhelmina. accompanied by the
Queen Mother, attended divine services
in the great church here this morning
The Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar, the
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg, the
Prince and Princess of Weld, the Diplo-
matte Corps, the civil and military au-
thorities and four thousand others were
present
The Court Chaplain, G. ]. Van der Filler,
preached He dwelt upon the Importance
Eof the memorable day and invoked the
Divine blessing upon the Queen. The
chaplain also thanked the Queen Mother
for wisely directing the education of her
daughter.
The Papal Nuncio Mgr Tarnassi, and
the Ministers from Catholic countries at
tended divine services in the Catholic
church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-31
THE CARS MILLENNIUM


WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. 1SsS.-United
States Ambassador Hitchcock. at St.
Petersburg, cabled the State Department
that he had been handed by the Russian
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Mura-
vieff. a copy of the identical note ad-
dressed by order of the Czar to all of
the representatives in st. Petersburg Of
foreign governments proposing joint
conference to consider the question of
general disarmament
The full text of the note was not cabled
by Mr.. Hitchcock, but will be sent for-
ward by mail. Its character is such as
would require something more than
mere sacknowledg dgment of receipt and as
the proposition is one the acceptance Of
which would involve radIcal change in
the foreign policy of the United States.
it is sure to receive In0st earnest at
tention and consideration. Mt the hands OF
the President and Mr.. Hay, when the
latter assumes Office.