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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14

Two of the trio of American girls, who
travelled Europe last summer for ten
weeks at a costNof $500 each, tell Of their
trip in the May Ladies Home Journal
They Show that it is possible to make
the trip in comfort at the figure named.
They were obliged to deny themselves
luxuries, but to provide themselves
abundantly with the necessaries and COM
forts Of life. The article is very useful to
those who are looking Onward to enjoy
ing the pleasure OF European travel and
have but aslight purse.
The times., 1898-06-25
MATANZAS' DEAD MULE.
Mock Military FuneIn nj for the Vic
tim OF the BGmbnrdnhent.

New York. June 24-Chief officer
Smailes. of the British steamship Myr-
tIedene which arrived yesterday. is au-
thority for the statement that the Ma
tanzas mule was buried with more honor
than is usually accorded a dead Spanish
soldier. The Myrtledene put in at Ma
tanzas two days after the bombardment
Arrangements for the military funeral
had just been completed and he was ask
cd to attend This MIR. Smaues tells
without a smile
Nothing was lacking. There were de-
tachments Of the regular militia, the vol
unteers and the marines. They marched
10 the final resting place Of the mule.
back of the town. 10 the slow dirges of
the band. The authorities were there to
give the affair the official stamp. At
the grave there was more mournful mu-
sic Addresses were made in Spanish.
These were Interpreted for the benefit of
Mr. Smailes. The speaker told OF the
horrors of war, Of the great loss Spain
had sustained with mock impressiYeness.
Then the signal for lowering the mule 5
body into the earth was given. A big
Spanish flag enveloped the body, and as
ii sank into the opening a vol!ey of
musketry was fired.
Although Mr.. Smailes has developed
such marked ability as historian. so
far as is known he intends to stick to the
The times., 1898-06-25
ocenn Liners for Transports.

New York, June 2+-Littie progress was
made yesterday in obtaining transports
for the Porto Rico expedition and for use
in sending re-enforcements to Gen. Shaft
err
Major Summerhayes. of the quarter
masters department, inspected the At
lantic Transport line steamships Europe
and Minnewaska. the British freighter
Victoria and the Wilson liner Colorado.
All are, however. under foreign flags.
At least three large transatlantic lin
ers are said to have been offered to the
Government for charter as transports.
They are Fuerst Bismarck, of the Ham
burg-American line; the Adriatic. of the
White Star line, and the City of Rome,
of the Anchor line.
At the office of the North German
Lloyd Company 1t was stated
that some of the vessels of
the line were at the disposal of the
Secretary of War, but which ones the
agents declined to state. The Trave, the
Ems, the Kaiser Friedrich and the Bar
barossa are now in port. 1t was admit
ted at the office of the Hamburg -Ameri-
can line that they were willing to char
ter freight steamers.
Lieut. Commander Kelley, of the Naval
Auxiliary Board. is searching the har-
Dor for a steamship of ABOUT 5000 tons
gross register, TO be purchased for use
as distilling ship.
The Panama will be taken to the Erie
Basin today TO be docked, cleaned, disin-
fected and fitted for use as transport.
The times., 1898-06-25
Coutented i'm Cann

Centerville. Md. June 24-8Ir. Joseph
Parvis, formerly clerk to the county com
missioners of this county, resigned his
Office to enlist in the Army. and was as
signed to Company NJ, of the Fifth Mary
letter to the local lodge of knights of
Pythias, of which he is a member In
it he says: I'VE have a lovely situation
about 800 yards from Tampa Bay, a beau
tiful sheet. reminding me of Eastern Bay.
The constant breeze renders it a para
disc in comparison with Camp Thomas
The nights are delightful, and except
from to we are comfortable.
Our table is not all that the epicure
would desire, but we have been living on
the fat of the land and if l ever again
feel kindly toward a hog it will be of
razor-back variety, totally devoid of adj
pose. 1 guess we have eaten all the pork
left over from the last war and are now
getting fresh beef every day We have
not tasted bread five times since we left
Baltimore, and I account for this by
reasoning that the dentists are in leag que
with the commissary, for hardtack is de-
structive to teeth. But l am satisfied
fat, dirty and need shaving. I feel disap-
pointed at not having been sent to Gu
ba, for I want to go to the front and
think that every man without family
owes his services to his country. l like
the service and all officers with whom
have come in contact. All the boys are
much in need of tobacco and a bath. We
have spent ali our cash and are praying
for pay day.
II hope to reach either Cuba or home in
the early Fall They are having church a
little ways from here, but 1 was afraid of
collection and remained away and utfI-
lied the time by doing some washing and
am now in very primitive costume while
my clothes are drying. The camp is very
healthy, not a man of our regiment being
in the hospital, and if those in power will
continue to improve the menu and send
us against the enemy, we would be as
contented as regiment of soldier boys
could expect"
The times., 1898-06-25
Col. s. V. R. CruEer Dead.

New York. June 2i-Col. s. Van Rens-
selaer Cruger died suddenly at 8 o'clock
last evening al his country home in Bay
vile, L. L
Col. Cruger had been ailing for several
months, but came almost daily to his
office in this city at No. IS7 Fulton
Street
Col. Stephen Van Rensselaer, Cruger
was born in this city on May g. 1874.
He belonged to one of the Oldest of the
Dutch families. His ancestors came
from Holland early in the seventeenth
century, and John Cruger. his great
grandfather was the first mayor of New
York. His grandfather, also John Cru
ger. was the first president of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
His grandfather on his mothers side
was Stephen Van Rensselaer,. of AL
bany, who was lieutenant governor of
the State.
Col. Cruger received his education in
Europe. and was there when the civil
war began He came home. and at the
age of eighteen Joined the 150th Regf-
ment of New York Volunteers. and went
to the front as first lieutenant
He was a Republican in politics. and
devoted much of his time and money to
promoting the success of the party. He
was chairman of the Newark County
committee for five successive terms. He
was nominated for lieutenant governor
with Warner Miller in the disastrous
campaign of 1885, when the State ticket
went down in defeat
He was identified with the Union
League and Republican Club element of
the party, and was a warm friend of
Mayor Strong. His friends strongly
urged his nomination for mayor in 1884,
in place of Col Strong, and nearly sue
ceeded in bringing it about. He was
repeatedly asked to accept office, but
he always declined.
The times., 1898-06-25
a PERSISTENT CLAIMANT
Big Damages demanded for Alleged
Boycott.

Bridgeport. Conn. June 24-Mrs Teresa
Aquadro, an italian woman who conducts
a small fruit store at 56S Main Street. in
this city. has, through Baron Fava, the
Italian ambassador at Washington, pre-
sented claim for s24, ,Og0 damages against
the United States Government She claims
that boycott is maintained against her
in this city and that the municipal au-
thorities and police have refused to in
terfere to stop il.
Mrs. Aquadro has secured affidayfts Of
certain persons who state that they have
heard men urge would-be purchasers not
to buy fruit al her store.
The affidavits were presented to Baron
Faya and from him 10 Secretary of State
Day. Governor McCook directed States
Attorney Fessenden to make an investi-
CATION Sheriff Hawley. of this county.
has done so and win report that there is
no boycott. Mrs. Aquadro is very per
sistent in her claim. She has been to
Italy to make certain Investigations in
regard 10 ii.
During Cleveland's Administration a
claim of $4,000 was presented No atten-
tion was paid to it. Since that time the
boycott has been kept up and she has
added $4,000 more to her claim.
The times., 1898-06-25
A VICTIM OF sHARPERs.
Farmer Wright Is Syyindicd Out Of
Several Thousand Dollars.

Charleston, ". v. June 24.-J. w.
Wright, one OF the wealthiest farmers
OF Roane County, has been the victim
of sharpers to the tune OF several thou
sand dollars. About a year ago the
sharper induced him to invest $500 in
green goods. Soon after, the swindler
called and told Wright that they
would both be arrested If they could not
produce 81 eco and Wright put up the
money The sharper wrote Wright TO
come TO Wheeling. which he did. The
stranger then got 50. 400 more OF
Wrighfs cash to buy off a bogus detec-
tive. The bogus detective appeared and
arrested them both. but agreed 10 re-
lease Wright upon his signing a paper.
Wright signed this paper, which now
turns out TO be promissory note for
81. 600 He was finally compelled to in
form his relatives Of the transaction,
which had seriously embarrassed him.
]. D. Wright. of Monongah,, a distant
relative is 3ei.eved to be implicated in
the affair. and "a warrant has been is
sued for his arrest
The times., 1898-06-25

There is hope In the War Department
within the last two weeks that the cam
paign in Northern Cuba for the capture
and occupation of Havana may be under
taken before the Fall Some army off,
GERS are so confident as to predict that
the Army and Navy will move on Havana
within six weeks.
1t is realized now that the entire plan
depends largely upon the conditions de-
veloped at Santiago and the success Of
Gen. Skaters expedition. Aside from
the desire on the part of the Administra-
ton for a complete and swift victory at
Santiago, there is also the hope that the
experience Of the army there viii show
campaigning in Cuba not to be so hazar-
dous to the American forces as has been
predicted. If this is proven there will
be no delay in the Havana campaign.
An army officer, in discussing the Ha-
vana problem yesterday, said:
The two principal remaining uncertain
quantities in this war are the efficiency
of the Spanish soldier and the effect of
the Cuban climate upon the American
troops. We have learned all we need 10
know Of the gunnery of the Spaniards
and OF the efficiency OF our own gunners-
The naval problem is already solved to
the entire satisfaction Of America.
Spain has been most boastfuI of her
army in Cuba, however, and also has
talked exultantly on the terrible ravages
that the Cuban rainy season will make
among the unacclimatized American
troops. Santiago almost surely viii give
US much information upon both of these
points. One feature already developed
is that the Spanish liar has been as Un-
tramelled in telling of the size of the
Spanish forces in Cuba as he has upon
any other matter. The reports of Spain
were that there were 40. 600 troops at San
uago. Gen Shafter finds that probably
there are not 10000"
If It Is found that starvation, natural
unskillfulness and lack Of fighting quail
Ties make the Spanish soldiers as little
formidable as her gunners have proven
themselves to be, and if the American
troops stand the Cuban climate well. there
viii be no delay on the Havana eNpedi-
ton
1t is known that the Havana campaign
will resemble that at Santiago in every
way.
The times., 1898-06-25
Michigan Copper Company.

Houghton, Mich, June 24.-The Area
dian Copper Company was organized at
Boston today with William Rockefeller,
president of the Standard OIL Company,
Henry III. Rogers, vice president of the
same concern, and other well-known New
York Boston and Chicago capitalists on
the board of directors and Albert C. Bur
rage of Boston, the man who received a
$3.50, 600 fee for negotiating the $14,000.000
bond issue of the Boston Gaslight Com
pany as president. The combination is
probably the strongest ever effected for
operation in the Lake Superior copper
district. having a cash capital, paid in,
of g. 600 600, with directors representing at
least 81, 600. 600, ,00o AS this is the first
venture of the Standard Oh people in the
copper district, 1t is regarded with mixed
feelings of joy and apprehension by the
other big interests, which have 100000, 900
invested in the Lake copper district.
The times., 1898-06-25
AUCTION SAILS.
OWEN, AUCTIoNEER.
FOR SALE AT AUCTIoN-yALUABLE REAL
ESTATE ON TWELFTH STREET WEST, !

FOR SALE AT AUCTIoN-yALUABLE REAL
ESTATE ON TWELFTH STREET WEST,
NEAR c STREET SOUTHWEST.
BY virtue of deed of trust dated the 18th
day of October. A. d. 1897. recorded in Liber
2254, fclio 266 ct seq, of the land records
of the District of Columbia the undersigned trus-
tees therein at the request of the party secured
thereby, will sell at public auction. IN fscut OF
tie premises ON WEDNESDAY. THE SIXTH DAY
OF JULY A. ID. 1888, At 4:3O O'CLOCK p. NJ,
all those pieces or parcels of ground in the city
of Washington. District Of Columbia, described
as parts of original lots numbered one and TWEEN
ty-fUur, in square two hundred and ninety-six,
beginning for the the west line q
Twelfth Street west forty feet north of the inter
section Of said Twelfth Street with c Street
south; thence running west seventy feet one and
one-half inches to the west line OF said lot one;
thence north with said west line twenty feet TO
the intersection of the south line of said lot
twenty four; thence with said south line twenty
feet to the southwest corner OF said lot twenty,
four; thence north with said west line OF SAID
lot twentY-fOur twelve feet; and thence east
ninety feet and Onehalf inches to Twelfth
Street west; thence south with said Twelfth
Street thirty-two feet 20 the beginning. I'M
proved by frame dwelling house. Terms of sale:
One-third of the purchase money cash and the bal
ance payable in six and twelve months from day
OF sale; for which the purchaser shall give ms,
her their prOmiSsGry notes, with interest, Sc
cured by deed OF trust upon the property sold
All eonveyaneing and recording at purchaser ;
cost. A deposit OF SlO0 will be required when
property Is sGld. Terms Of sale must be cJuniiad
with within fifteen days after day Of sale; other
wise the property will be resold at the risz and
cost o: the purchaser. The above property will
be sold subject to a prior decd Of trust for
$500.
EUGENE CARUSI
WILLIAM J. MILLER,
Trustees
je25-d&dsexS ass La
The times., 1898-06-25
HOW THE TEXAS WAS HIT
A Spanish She'll Strikes the
American Battleship.
ONE OF HER SAILORS KILLED
Seven Others Wounded by the EN-
p}OsiOn of the Missile in the Berth
Deci-DeadIy Last Shot From the
Spanish FOrt-The Dead and In
jared Men.

Off Santiago, Cuba. June A-The shot
which struck the Texas during Wednes-
days action. killing one man and wound
ing eight others. was about the last fired
by the Spaniards when abandoning the
battery under the heavy accurate fire OF
the Texas.
1t entered twenty feet abaft the stem
on the port side about three feet below
the main deck line, cut a Jagged round
hole the measurement of which indicates
that il was a 6 1-2-inch projectlle.
Oddly enough. after striking the hrst
obstruction the shell failed to explode
1t passed through the hawser reel. then
cut into a heavy iron stanchion at the
center of the berth deck, leaving the up
per and lower parts intact. Here the ex-
piosion occurred.
Standing around at quarters. but not IN
action, were the crews of the two D.
Founders located at the forward COM
partment of the berth deck. Blakeley,
who stood about two feet from the scene
OF the explosion, was torn 10 pieces.
Pieces of shell few in all directions
wounding eight other men.
Part of the shell struck the stdrboard
plate causing a slightly outward aulglng.
The compartment was hIed with
smoke and fire. Hose was ordered there
to extinguish the flames.
Other shells exploded near the Texas,
but outside. Ensign Anderson, second
in command of the port turret. says a
shell exploded ten yards away on the
water. filling the turret with smoke.
The firing aboard the Texas was con-
fined to this port battery.
Capt Phillips spoke highly of all the
men and officers. The best hit was
scored by Lieut.. Bristol from the port
turret.
f. r. Blakeley, of Newport, R. l., an
apprentice of the first class. was the
only man killed. and the wounded were
r. c. Engle seaman, of New York; II.
A. Gee. apprentice. of Philadelphia; ].
Z. Lively. lardsman. of Norfolk. Va; G
F. Mullen. apprentice. of New York, r
Russell apprentice. of Philadelphia;
W. ]. Simonson. seaman, of New York
A. Soogvist, seaman, of New York.
Russell is very seriously wounded The
others will all recover.
For the first time during the war tbs
impressive ceremonies of a burial at sea
have been witnessed. The Texas steam.
ed out to sea after the action and burieC
Blakeley returning TO her post on tbs
blockade at p. N.
The times., 1898-06-25
LITTLE TRAVEL TO EUROPE.
War and Increased Rates Lessen
the Number of Tourists.

New York. June 2L-BetweeD the war
and the increase in steamship passenger
rates transatlantic traffic has been badly
crippled. Agents OF tourists parties es-
Innate the falling off to be at least 30 per
cent from the travel OF last Summer.
which was marked as an exceedt--sy
poor season.
In consequence OF. the decrease in busi-
ness the North German Lloyd Steamship
Company h2s Withdrawn the Aller. Fulda
and Werra from its Mediterranean SER
vice. the Anchor line has cancelled the
sailings of the City Of Rome and several
other lines have limited the number of
sailinEs.
A Brooklyn tourist agent, who in 1895
booked more than 100 passengers, viii
send less tkan 100 this season
They are afraid Of the phantom Span
ish fleets and they can't afford 10 meet
the increase in the price of tickets he
said. The increase in the rates of the
slower steamers has had much to do with
1t Teachers, professors and students
who have been in the habit of taking the
slower steamers feel the advance I
think it has been q mistake on the part Of
the companies, and they realize it now
The times., 1898-06-25
PATRIOTISM OF A BROKER.
The Suspension of e. N. Nichols Is
Remffted.

New York, June 24.-Little did Err
ickson Norman Nichols think when he
joined Roosevelt's Rough Riders"
while he was in i'll luck as member
of the stock exchange. that before he
was storming the. heights of Santiago
the same stock exchange would bestow
upon him a tribute of regard for his
patriotism ,,t
The interesting occurrence took place
yesterday at meeting of the govern
ing committee when the feeling of pa
triotism seemed to run riot and the
members We're looking around in small
crevices for opportunities to do hand
some acts.
The case of young Nichols, who used
to be sergeant in Squadron A and was
one of the troops selecte to go to the
front on the first call, struck the gov
ernors as particularly meritorious. On
account of his wife's illness. however,
he was unable TO go with his squadron
and his jlace was filed by another.
Fearing that there would not be an
other call for troops Nichols, as soon as
his wife recovered, made haste TO join
Lieut.. Col. RooseveIt's Rough Riders"
at Tampa, and he entered upon the ex-
pedition to Santiago with enthusiasm.
Notwithstanding Nichols mistake in
engaging in certain alleged irregulari-
ties in stock transactions, which were
made the ground for complaints against
him and his subsequent suspension on
February % for six months. he was al
ways very popular with the boys, ana
move was set on foot to have his term
of suspension RENTED as tribute 10
his patriotism. 1t met with great favor
and the vote went through with rush
yesterday.
This seemed to be a good opportunity
for the governors to show their own
patriotism and to offset in ameasure
the failure of the Wall Street communi-
" to send a regiment to the front, as
it had hoped to do. The regiment dld
not go because it was not invited by
the War Department and Attorney Gen
eral T!llinghast.
Nichols would, in the natural course,
have been under suspension until Au-
gust 90 The remission takes effect at
once and Instructions were given TO
send him notice of the act at Santiago.
The times., 1898-06-25
TROOPS WELL BEHAVED.
Ten Thousand Men Paid in Jackson
Vile and No Disorder Follows.

Jacksonville. Fla. June 24.-AIthough
10000 troops have been paid of within the
last forty-eight hours. scenes OF disorder
are few Gen Lee was determined not to
have the riots that prevailed at Tampa
repeated here. and he gave instructions
that good order must be kept
The provost guard in town was doubled
and the men were supplied with ball
cartridges They had orders To shoot if
their challenges We're not obeyed. There
has been but little trouble, however. and
not more than a score out Of the ten
thousand have been arrested. and the
citizens have compIimented them in the
strongest terms for thir good conduct.
Some of the seventeen trains with
troops from Mobile for Miami are ex-
pected to pass here tonight. There are
six regiments on the way
The times., 1898-06-25
War Loan scares Spain.

Philadelphia, June 24-Eugene r. HoI-
den, of London, who is connected with a
leading banking institution of the Me-
tropolfs of Great Britain, is stopping here.
Mr. Holden says the difference between
the financial resources of the United
States and of Spain alone should show
the Spaniards the utter hop Dessa21iass of
the war they are waging and when the
full meaning of the outcome of our call
for the $500 900 loan bursts upon the
Spaniards there will probably be some
strong peace talk in Madrid.
The times., 1898-06-25
Auegea spnnish spics.

Savannah, June 4.-Two suspicious
characters, whom the authorities have
every reason to believe are Spanish spies,
are under arrest at Tybee Island, near
Savannah. Capt. Bailey, of Company H,
Fifth Artillery, who is in command of the
Government reservation, has the men in
charge The men reached Tybee Island
Tuesday night, coming up rather myster-
iously in a small sloop. The stories told
by the two men were so conflicting they
were held for further investigation One
claims to be a Spaniard and the other a
Cuban.
The times., 1898-06-25
DIED.

HAMMET-Suddenly, at her residence, No ST
Twenty-third Street northwest. ON Wednesday,
June - 1898 at 1915 p m, SAYILLA, beloved
wife of William o. Hammet, in the twenty-eighth
year of her age.
Funeral from her late residence, Friday. the
2fth instant, at O'Clock p. N. Intermeut at
Hyattsyille. Montgomery County Md
maryland papers please copy.) 1t
WRIGHT-On Friday, June 81 1895, at SIS
p. M, MARTHA SYBILLA, beloved wife of Ben
jaInin c. Wright, in the seventy yfrst year OF her
age
Funeral from her late residence, No 4I2 X
Street northwest. Monday. June 81 at D. m.
Friends and relatives invited. ie25-2t
The times., 1898-06-25
Postal Clerks for Cuba,

Four of the five postal clerks selected
to inaugurate the postal service in the
military camps in Cuba arrived in Wash
ington yesterday and left for Key West
last evening. They were Walter E.
Spicer, of Boston; John Gerst, of New
York; George S. GaIlupe. jr., of Pitts
burg. and James A. Collins, of Brooklyn,
n. Y
The times., 1898-06-25
Two Years, Imprisopment.

Henry Smith, coIored. was convicted in
Criminal Court No /, yesterday. of house
breaking. The Government was repre-
sented by Assistant District Attorney
Shillington and the accused by Mr.. J. L.
Martin. Chief Justice Bingham imposed
a sentence of two years imprisonment in
the uenitentiarv
The times., 1898-06-25
Hawkins and Sullivan to Meet.

New York, June 24.-At the Lenox Club tonight
Del Hawkins, of California, and Spike Sullivan,
of Ireland will box twenty-five rounds at 1S0
pounds. The bout has attracted considerable at
tention, especially from betting men, the Cali
fornians making Hawkins hot fayorite to win.
At the conclusion of the fight the winner VIII be
challenged by Joe Cans and Frank Erne.
The times., 1898-06-25
Troops for ChicL,,na,, = :, =,

Train 525 from Jersey City, arriving at
the Baltimore and Ohio station at S:25
last evening had three extra coaches with
troops for Chickamauga Park.
The times., 1898-06-25
Austrian warship Mt Jamaica.

Kingston, Jamaica, June 24.-The Aus
trian warship Maria Teresa, commanded
by Capt. Julius Won Rippen, arrived at
Port Royal, Jamaica, at 10 o'clock yes
terday. She is four days out from st.
Lucia