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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24
FLORIDA
Last Tour Of che Season via. Penn
sy1vania Railroad.

The last of the present series of popular
Pennsylvania Railroad personally con-
Quoted tours to Jacksonville will leave
New York and Philadelphia by special
train of Pullman Palace cars on Tuesday,
March Z.
Round trip tickets, valid to return on
regular trains until May 81, 1899, and in
Guiding railway transportation in each
direction, and Pullman accommodations
tone berth), and meals on special trains
going, will be sold at the following rates:
New York, $50; Philadelphia, s4S; Canaan
daigua. $52.S IS; Erie. $54.S5; W~ilkesbarre.
s5O.S5; Pittsburg, s5S; and at proportionate
rates from other points.
For tickets, itineraries and full informa-
ton apply to ticket agents; Tourist
Thomas Purdy. Passenger Agent, Long
Branch District; No. 7s9 Broad street,
Agent Western District. Pittsburg, Pa;
or address Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Broad Street Sta
ton. Philadelphia.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24
SUN AND LENS CAUSE FIRE.

The firemen of No. 10 engine, Linden
avenue. Greenyille, were called out about
two o'clock yesterday afternoon to ex-
tinguish a blaze in Belvedere Hall, Dan
forth avenue and Old Bergen road. The
fire, which was confined to a room on the
top floor occupied by Albert Kramer, was
caused by the sun shining on q powerful
lens which was lying on a table.
The table cloth caught fire first and this
and the table were entirely consumed.
The carpet and other furniture in the
room was ruined by water. The dam
age amounted to about $50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24
WILD is CAPTAIN OF COMPANY 4

Company H, Fourth Regiment, held an
election last night to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Captain
Frank A. OsSullivan. Second Lieutenant
william H. wild received the unanimous
of the company and was declared
elected.
Samuel S. Isle was elected to succeed
Wild as Second Lieutenant and William
Otto was elected sergeant.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24
NAMES CHAPLAIN TO LECTURE HERE

Sn Sunday evening, March Il, the Rev.
John chidwick of the i'll fated battleship
Maine, who was on board the ship when
il was blown up, will lecture at St. Pet
arss Hall on York street, under the aus
Aces AZ the Catholic Young Mems Dio-
cesan Union. which is Composed OF al
he Young mems societies In the diocese o.
Newark. The lecture promises 70 es an
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24

THE Evening Post" deserves universal
gratitude and cordial support in the tight
which II is making against the baggage
snduisition outrage. This gross insult to
the self-respect of men and women Is a
blot on our civilization, utterly wanton
because it secures no return to the
national treasury, whatever-indeed no
conceivable return would justify the in
suit.
It is in order that a similar protest
should be made against the monstrous
ruling Of the Post Office Department
which forbids the importation of any OBJ
5ects except books, by mail. This cuts
of pictures, cards of all sorts, sample
ana a number Of small articles which are
most conveniently transmitted by mail
either between business houses or private
individuals. No more preposterous inter-
ference with public convenience was ever
thought Of than this. No other country IN
the world would stand it a week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24

TT HAS BEEN FULLY demonstrated
that EIy's Cream Balm Is a specific for
Nasal Catarrh and cold In the head. This
distinction has been achieved only as the
result of continued successful use. A
morbid condition of the membrane in
purifying and healing treatment. Sold
by druggists or 1t will be mailed for 80
cents by Ely Brothers, S. Warren street,
New York, It spreads over the menu
brane, Is absorbed and relief Is imme-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24
MR. KEEPER TAKES THIRD DECREE

The third degree was conferred upon s.
A.. Keeper, AT a meeting of Bay View
Lodge, No. TAG, F. and A. M, of Green
Vile. held last evening in Columbia Hall.
Ocean and Gator avenues. After the meet
ing the members repaired to the hall be.
low. where an excellent supper was
served. An informal entertainment fol-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24
lSala No. 225g.)
The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co.

The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
TO MARY RERNEN (widew), ALSO KNOWN
as Mary McKiernan; John Kernen. also
known as John McKiernan; Mary Mekier-
nan, his wife; Sarah v. v. Sewell. Cor
ne,ius Van Worst, William v. v. Powers,
Caroline Powers, his wife; Cornelius V. V.
Powers. Annie p. Ledoux, Albert X. Ledoux,
her husband: Julia Van Worst. William B.
Van Worst, Sarah Van Worst. his wife; An
+oinette Booraem (widow), and The froNl-
dent institution for Savings in Jersey City,
You are hereby notified that at a pupilc
sale made by the City Collector OF jersey
CITY. on the 18th day of October, 1891 Ihe
Mavor and Aldermen Of Jersey city pur-
ha.sa for tho sum of one hundred and fifty.
seven dollars and eighty-three cents L the
land and real estate situate in Jersey CITY. IN
the County Of Hudson and state OIL new Jer-
sew. fronting on Railroad avenue "hieh IL
aid down and designated as lot thirty-seven
1eo in block number four hundred ana tWen-
tv-aiebt 42S), upon an assessment map an
naxed to a report number sixty-seven toD.
made nv the Commissioner or Adjustment
nrnn,ntsa in and for said City by the Circuit
800 ~ the County of Hudson. a certified
sonr If which report and map was MED in
az off;ce OF the City Collector of Jersey City,
on the 21st day Of January, 1881, SAID report
on5 man and said sale being made pursuant
.ha nroyisions of an act of the Legislature
~ ~ Nav Jersey, passed March Soth, 1856. en-
titled
Al 3,on Of arrearages Of unpaid taxes, assess
.nen+s and water rates or water rents in
tiles of this State, and imposing and levy
no a tax, assessment and lien In lieu and
instead Of such arrearages, and to enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale of lands subjected to future taxation
and assessment"
AID The several supplements thereto.
and You are further notified that you appear
70 have an estate or interest in said land and
real estate. and unless the said land and real
estate shall be redeemed, as provided in said
ects before the expiration Of six months from
and after the service hereof, a deed for the
same will be given conveying to The Mayor
and Aldermen Of Jersey City, the fee simple OF
said land and real estate according to the pro-
visions of the said act.
Dated Jersey City. N. J., February 9th, 1895.
SCI E. Hoos.
fseal.l Mayor.
Vea Attest:- M. J. o'DoNNELL,
City Clerk.
(Saie No. 24o4.}
| Tha New Jersey Title Guarantee 6 Trust Co.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24

THE reason why the water contract
has not yet been signed is that Mayor
Hoos is exhausting the resources OF IN
eenuity n painstaking care to protect
the interests of the city. When the IN
strument is completed, every possible
Safeguard against pollution now or IN tne
future, against short supply, or against
any other failure on the part OF the
contractor to do the people justice. will
be embodied in the agreement.
The people will be mindful of the May
er's scrupulous action or this important
iss,,e. when he comes up for reelection
in April, and his majority will be larger
thar ever before.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24

CITY COMPTROLLER GEORGE
HOUGH should certainly be reappointed
for another term. No man has done
more to build up Jersey City's credit.
We could put nc man in the office, whose
personality would do more to inspire con-
fdenee in financial circles. II we ouy
the Flynn water plant, and float a large
loan to do it, we could have no better
man than Mr.. Hough to handle the op-
lration.
Mr.. Hough is not a politician. He Is a
~financier. The office of City Comptroller
Is a financial and not a political one. II
xvo,,ld he a blow to the city's credit If
It were dragged into politics.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY, "a, 1899.
This paper is Democratic in principles
and is Independent in its rieics on all focds
questions.
That Infamous Police Bill.

If the bipartisan police bill, WHICH
Colonel Sam Dickinson of this city anu
Major Carl Lentz of Newark are SAID 10
favor should ever be introduced in the
Legislature. it will be the duty of every
man in this community, regardless OF
party. to rise up in protest. The bill Is
the most infamous that has ever been
proposed in this State, and it may be
said right here that if Governor Voor-
hees should allow 1t to become law, IL
would stamp him as the lowest and most
vicious politician who ever sat In the
Governors chair.
If human ingenuity were deliberately
set to work to devise a measure utterly
bad, a measure which had no redeeming
feature, it could not have produced any
thing more complete than this. There
Is not one good provision in 1t.
First Of all, it depriyes the people OF
the power of selecting the police COM
-missioners either directly or indirectly,
and places that privilege in the hands
of the political bosses. 1t subjects the
entire police system to the domination OF
machine politics, without appeal or the
hope of reform through popular inter-
vention. The law deliberately deprives
the people of all power in the premises.
They may be outraged, indignant; they
may protest, they may storm; they have
no remedy whatever, They cannot even
ayenxe their wrongs on one party or the
other. for the responsibility, and the
profts are a joint stock affair. The bosses
smilingly listen. laugh and hold on. For
the people cannot possibly turn them
down.
1t is amazing that any body Of poll
ticians, however reckless. should propose
the enactment of such a law. 1t Is a
nice commentary on their moral impulses
that the Republican leaders, after hve
years control of the Police Department
of this city and five years simultaneous
control of the Legislature. should only
now. when they are on the point of be-
ing kicked out, by order of the people,
discover that bi-partisanship is such a
fine thing.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24

of Seton Hall College. who was to have
made an address. stating that owing 70
the dangerous Illness of DR., Synnott, presi-
dent of the college. he could not attend.
Judge Blair then introduced the Rev. Dr.
Patton, President of Princeton, VINO
..For oErt Of .,.e old fields as men saithe,
Cometh all this new corn fro yere 10
vere,5 -Chaueer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24

The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co
(Sale No. 26s3.l
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-11

vacy OF pigeon hole Cat a rental Of 20
cents "A month"; i'm the stationery and
toy shop he passed every day. This
mail box and the colonefs pipe were his
only eXtravagances. The pipe he never
lighted without first obtaining nod of
permission from his wife.
| used 10 spend some time in the
fourth story room, reading books and
stories To Mrs. Frees. preparatory 10
translating them-my means of liNeli-
hood. The old lady fell ill after j had
known her FOR about six months. Very
gradually she grew weaker; a doctor
came few times, but his treatment did
not benefit her. and when l called upon
him a day or two later his verdict was
simply general diminution OF vitality.
| can do nothing for her. he said. she
might live several years, though, with
more suitable food and surrounding"
/ noticed now, as Mrs, Frees grew
more helpless, moving about the room,
but never going out Of dOoors and doing
but little work ON the folds of white and
pink satin, that when the colonel was
absent she talked always of him ana
his work
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-11
Bon
Ami
Cleans and Poiishes
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS WITHOUT CREATING
ANY DUST Or pRispiE1 az sNy wsTra.
vEkEzUtLAS FRIENDSHIP.
Shown BY Two honumsn.s Erected 10 americans
OF Mirandas Expedition.

Minister Loomis, at Caracas, reports
90 the department Of state that for the
second time within year a monument
has been dedicated In Venezuela TO the
memory of the ten citizens OF the Unit
ell states who, as members OF one Of
Gen. Wrandas ill-starred expeditions
were executed by the Spaniards at Pu-
erto Cabello, in July. 1896. The first
monument was erected at Maracay,
then the capital OF Miranda.
The second one, dedicated Feb. %.
was erected at the expense OF the ma
tional government of Venezuela, and
cost about $4,000. II is an imposing
and handsome structure in bronze, rest
in upon a granite pedestal, ana Is 90
feet nigh. The front panel of the pc
destal contains the coats of arms Of
the United States and OF Venezuela,
interviewer. On the rear panel there is
a bronze crown of laurel ana palm,
and on the east panel a bronze plate
containing the names of the men In
whose honor the monument was erect
ed
The names ON the tablet are: Capts
Thomas Donohue and Thomas Bilopp
Lieuts. Gustavus \. Bergud, Charles
Johnson, Daniel kemper, Miles l.. Hall
Paul Il. George. James Gardiner, John
Ferris and Second Lieut.. Francis Far
ouaTs8n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-11
EGYPTIAN ROThNISTS.
indication That Plant Hunting and Collecting Vas
alal In DaJs of fhaTaohs.

We have historical proofs and actual
records 10 show that in Egypt. at any
rate. plant collecting abroad q. e., in
AIabia) cook place thousands Of years
before the Christian era. Now let Us
glance at the actual evidence. on the
walls OF room in the great temple OF
Karnac at Thebes there exist, perhaps.
the earliest art records OF plants exist
ing in the world today. a series OF eX-
quisite carvings or sculptures adorn
the wallis, and these are representa-
tions OF foreign plants collected and
brought home by ThOtnmcs III on his
triumphant return from a campaign in
Arabia. These sculptured records, de-
clares the Amateur Gardener. show not
only the natural aspect OF plant or tree,
tree. declares the Amateur Gardener.
but leaves and flowers; fruits or seed
pods are shown separately. as in our
modern botanical works or today. Mr.
w. Flinders Petrie, the well known
Egyptian explorer and archacOlOgiSt.
has taken casts ana photographs Of
these wonderful old records. and some
OF these may be seen in the museum
at Cairo. i'm the British museum and
elseW Where. These sculptured pictures,
for some were colOred originally, must
not be cOnfounded with the actual
dried specimens OF Egyptian garden
and wild plants that have been found
preserved i'm the mummy wrappings OF
Ahmes I, Kame3cs II and other great
men, and Ia the >-eyaYes discovered at
Dalschur, Sahkara and der el Bahara'
These actual flowers consisted OF blue
and white lotus. poppies, narcissus,
grasses palms, clover barley. Juniper
and other plants which grew and flour
ished al least 1900 years before our
Savior was born at Bethlehem. Sample
OF these actual flowers, as used in the
funeral wreaths OF Egypt 1000 years
ago. may be seen in the museum at
Cairo as well as IN the BRUSH museum
and al Kew.
But let US return for a moment TO the
stone pictures OF Thothmes III. whose
name can be spelled twenty or thirty
different ways. Ia Rawlinson's An
cient Egypt" page 1876. he says: Tho
Times noted all that was strange or
unusual I'm the lands which he visited.
and sought 10 introduce the various
novelties into his own proper country.
His artists had instructions TO make
careful studies OF the objects ana 10
represent them faithfully on his mOn-
uments. We see on these water lilies
as high as trees plants or growth Ike
cactl. all sorts OF trees and shrubs,
leaves. flowers and fruits, including
melons and pomegranates. Birds and
beasts also; herons and sparrow
hawks, geese and doves are fairly mix
ed up together. Above all, however. let
us read the inscription or legend Tho
Times put up alongside his stone pic
ture gallery. Thus said the King. |
swear by the sun. and call TO witness
NY Father Ammon. that all Is plain
truth. there is no trace II deception i'm
that which I have done. What the
splendid soil brings forth in the way of
productions ! have had protrayei in
these pictures. with the intention OF
Offering them TO my Father Ammon as
a memorial for all time
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-11
DANIEL BOORE'S QUEER DREAM.
II Lei Him 10 iha finding Of Ills Companlcns
Skeleton in a kolow Tree.

At Ash Grove. in Green county. No.
lives an interesting descendant of the
famous Kentucky hunter. Daniel Boone
Mrs. Nellie Boone Frazer, one Of the
early settlers of that part Of the county.
The Boones went To Green county about
fifty years ago and fromed a settle
ment near the present site OF Ash
Grove. When that part Of the county
was organized into q township IL was
named Boone, I'm honor of one of the
sons OF the great explorer OF the Ken
tuck wilderness. Mrs. Frazer is now SO
years old. but one OF the most vlvacious
of The pioneer women of southwest
Missouri.
Mrs. Fraser says that her grand
father was a firm believer in dreams.
and tells a singular circumstance In
connection with the hunters career iu
Kentucky which led the pioneer 20 at
tach more Importance To- the sugges-
tions that came 90 him In sleep. In one
of his explorations in the wilderness OF
kentucky Boone lost n companion They
had separated one day while hunting
and at night the man did not return 90
the place selected IN the morning for
their camp The hunter supposed az
first his associate had pursued game too
flr FOR his return that night. or that
the man had got lost in the pathicss
forest. The next morning Boone began
10 hunt for the missing man and
searched the woods hour after hour
without finding any trace of his friend.
Tluauy coming to the conclusion that
the man had been killed by Indians or
become the prey ~ some Wild beast.
Boone left that part of the country ana
went back to the settlement. But De
could never entirely give up the thought
Of finding some trace OF the lost hunter.
u weighed upon his mind with strange
persistence.
Several years after the disappearance
OF the hunter Boone went back 90 the
woods where he had parted from his
friend. One night while sleeping at his
camp he dreamed of fndiSg a skeleton
and q gun in a big hollow tree. The
dream was so vivid that when the hum
ter awoke he still had q distinct mental
picture of the tree and its surroundings,
end believed he could 20 90 the spot.
The hunter lay awake the rest CT the
night thinking about HE ~ ani and 8s
daylight ramo started utt in the difCr-
ton bis thoughts hsd tgkcn when
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-11
QUEEN HENRIETTA.


Queen Henrietta of Belgium who IL
now recovering from serious illness.
though but little known outside her
husbands dominions. Is exceedingly
popular i'm her adopted country, far
more so than King Leopold, being re-
nowned for her charity and for the
amount of good which she does, espe-
cially i'm the districts arount Spa,whcre
she makes her home nearly all the year
round.
Although Brussels Is So short dis
tance from Paris, yet she has through
out her married life manifested thu
most extraordinary reluctance To visf
the French capital. and in fact has not
set foot there since she lost her onlN
son. i'm 1867. boy who bore the title -
the Duke of Brabant. He died so sud
denly that his death was generally as
cribed To poison. Queen Henrietta. 10
the intensity OF her grief not only lent
AN car To these rumors. but beCamN
convinced OF their truth. and laid tho
responsibility for the loss OF her chile
upon the French--that Ia TO say. upon
French agents. who believed that by re-
moving the young prince they were
of the absorption of Belgium by France
Wild and unjustifed as this belief
may appear today To unprejudiced peo-
pie. 1T led Queen Henrietta making a sol
emn vow not TO set foot on French soil.
and considerably over q quarter OF
century elapsed before she at length
consented To accept "A pressing invita-
ton from her husbands uncle. the
Due d'Aumalc. just before MS death,
remaining a couple of days AT Chan
tuly without. however Visiting Paris.
Queen Hcnriotta's married life has
been one OF much unhappiness. Tho
differences between her husband and
herself have long been "a matter Of no.
tOriety. Her eldest daughter. like her
husbands sister. Empress Charlotte of
Mexico. is I'm n lunntic asylum. while
her second daughter. Crown Princess
Stpphanic. lost her husband IN the
shocking tragedy of Meyerling
The queen is pass sioua1cly devoted -
horses and to music, the latter being
an art which the King holes iu alb
horrenca. Her mastery over horses and
her knowledge OF high school are a.
great as were those OF her cousin. the
late Empress OF Austria. She is re-
uowncd as one OF the most famous
four-in-hand whips OF the Old World.
and possesses an cxtraord mary knOwl-
edge OF the art of coniuring. In fact.
she is q gifted woman of high spirit
and high principle. whose married life
has been saddered and cmbittercd Nv
numerous domestic differences and
cnlnmities. By birth she = an Austrian
Archduchess. a sister Of that Archdus,
Joseph. who is Palatine of Hungary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-11
SOrIR CURIOUS HAPPENINGS.

a little girl of Skippack, Pa, fell on
the sharp edge of teakettle the other
day and cut off the end of her nose.
A1O-year-old Georgia boy, while eating
chicken. got To laughing. drew a bone
down his throat and died in a few min
utes.
A North Carolina woman dropped
=tit.F4ti ~, church w1iie she was standing
with her child I'm her arms To have IL
baptized.
\ locomotive on a Georgia railroad
picked up a pig on It's cowcatcher and
carried II six miles without hurting IT,.
What was supposed 10 he a strange
disease that was killing sheep i'm Wa
bash county Ind. turns out To he por-
cupine grass, which puncturcd the
Sleeps skins and poisoned them.
4 convict just pardoned from the
West Virginia penitentiary. got out last
December. filled an engagement To play
the fiddle at Christmas eve dance and
came back 20 prison next day.
4 fire i'm Elkton. Ind. destroyed viii
10y which young lady OF that town had
been dlsinherited by her father. and she
got his property all right.
\ Georgia man struck his funny bone
against "a wagon wheels the other day
ana has since boon spccChlcgs with par
alysia
4 silver foxsk was sold to London
last week. for Sl1500 at auction This is
the highest price on record.
Five years ago % Chester. Pa, woman
gave "a tramp his breakfast and last
week be called on her ana offered to
pay FOR II. lie III not @ tramp now.
An Omaha messenger boy found $1,000
in an ash barrel belonging to q banker
of Council Bluffs, who had lost $4,000