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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
The Persecution Of woolley.

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In an article on Mr.. woolley in this
mornings "New Jersey section, the
sTrfbune'' gives itself away in Somewhat
remarkable fashion. 1t opens with these
sentences
Mr.. Woolley in his management OF the
Republican party in Hudson county mas
achieved great succession himself Iners
would be no objection 10 tnls' II ne ~
at the same time won some reasonapie
measure of success for his party, put
what has he accomplished?
we are surprised to see the Tribune
admit that any public man has a right to
achieve any success for himself. 1t has
constantly taken the position in respect
to Democrats that it is a crime, deserving
of the severest repression by voters and
even the Intervention of the criminal
courts, If a party leader secures any per-
soual advantage whatever from his po-
litical activity. OF course we knew that
the tribune has one rule for Democrats
and another for Republicans, but we did
not expect to see it make the admission
so openly that it was all right for a Re-
publican politician to feather his own
nest.
The second proposition in the above
paragraph, however, is even more start
ling than the first. This is that there
would be no objection to Mr.. Woolley's
personal success if he kept his party in
power. We would like to know where the
people come in. If No. 1 is party and
No. 2 is the party boss, is the public No. 3,
or do some of the sub-bosses and heelers
come in before the citizens at large?
These are interesting topics for specula-
ton.
Meanwhile, we cannot help resenting the
dead set that is being made on Woolley.
He has been no pet of ours. We pointed
out his s~elfshness, his c%enceit. his self
assertiveness. his vin~dictiveness, his fussy
incompetence, years ago, when the
stTribune'' upheld him as a sort of po-
aitical hero. That was the time to down
him-and. by the way, the people did down
him in style-but the 'sTribune" boot
licked and crawled before him as the great
original Republican leader in Hudson
County.
We cannot help thinking. then, that 1t Is
detestably, damnably mean to single him
out now as the scapegoat for all the sins
Of all the other selfish. conceited and in
competent would-be-but-ean'ts, who make
up the Republican machine in Hudson.
The fact is Woolley is ore of the best OF
the lot, and one Of the most progressive.
for he learned something from the drub-
hing which the people gave him in 1896,
and he has been far less offensive since
then than ne was before.
WoolIey is in no way responsible for
the recent Republican disasters. He did
mot nut Whats-his-name in the field for
Mayor. nor did he dictate Jack aham'
selection as Police Prison Keeper. He
has kept very quiet. doing his duty as
Clerk of the Board Of Freeholders n
Deputy Postmaster efficiently and well,
and behaving quite urbanely towards the
bnblic who have relations with his Office.
The ssTribune'' a better let Wooiley
alone. On the whole he is the best man
IN the Republican machine today, what
ever he may a v been in the past.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
Y. N. C A ENTERTAINMENT
Prof. Ford Will Amuse the Mem
bers and Their Friends.

has secured Prof. s. T. Ford, the dis
tnguished impersonator and humorist to
give an entertainment to the members of
the association and their friends N Sat
urday evening of this week, in Has
brouck Institute. Members of the associ-
aticn will DE admitted free on presenta-
ton of their membership tickets at the
door. A special effort has been mad to
reach a large number of mechanics
Through this entertainment. The associa-
ton has been unusually liberal in the dis
tribution of tickets to some of the leading
manufacturing establ shments of the city.
Those h hear Prof. Ford are sure to
enjoy a great treat.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
CORPOR4TION e

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
sealed proposals will be received by the
Tuesday, May 16, 1899, at, 2 o'clock P. M.
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall.
IMPROVEMENT OF GATOR
between Old Bergen Road and Hudson Boule-
ward.
Said improvement to be made conformabIy to
the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws OF
1893, and in accordance with specifications on
file in the office Of the Clerk of said Board.
Biank forms OF bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office Of the
Chief Engineer. City Hall, Jersey City. N. ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
standard
Of cost.
tion, per cubic yard ........m.......s 80
About 5 cubic yards OF rock excavation.
per per- c@oie yard . 2.oo
ABOUT ~ cubic yards of earth filling, per
About 15s cubic yards of sand filling. per
About Al square yards Of Belgian paw.
ing in cutters, per square yard. LIS
About 1850 square yards of macadam
paving, per square .65
About l,2s0 lineal feet of curb stone, per
About 5,o7s square feet Of tagging. per
About 10 square yards of repaving, per
About 100 iineai feet of reset ami dressed ~
eufp stone, per lineal foot ,.....-. 20
About SQ4 square feet of relaid and
dressed bridge stone. per square foot. .5
About 204 square feet of relaid and
dressed tagging. per square foot...... .02
About Z manhole heads to be reset, each. 200
Time allowed for the completion OF the work,
80 working days.
The making of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
TO the remonstrance of the oWiiers of the
property liable to more than tne-half the as
sessment therefor on the basis Of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the Improve
Jas. S. Nolan" Chairman of the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers" and
handed to the Clerk of the Board in open
meeting when called for in the order of BUSH
ness relating to sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on propo-
those of some surety company authorized to
do business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state q single fixed percentage
of the hundred per cent. standard above quoted.
for which they will furnish all materials and
do all the work comprehended in specifications
per cent. so stated will form the basis upon
which payment will be made for all items.
The Board may, under the provisions of the,
Act above cited, exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufficiency
by this Board and as to form by the Corpor-
alton Counsel. the President of this Board
bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEO. T. BOUToN,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
REPAIRS TO SCHOOL NO. IL.
Conference as to Dispute Between
Architect and Contractor.

Mayor Hoos, President y. J. Mulvaney
Of the Board of Education, Superintendent
Henry Snyder and the architect and con-
tractor for the repairs of School No. L,
conferred today in relation to a small
difficulty in the way Of finishing the work.
The architect and contractor it seems fell
out about the levels for the grading of the
ward. Contractor Campbell complained
that the levels given to him We're all
wrong and the architect insisted that they
were right and the trouble arose over the
manner of doing the grading. Finally it
was agreed to give the contractor an ex-
ira Sl00 and he will finish up Immediately.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
HIT HIS HEAD ON BRIDGE.
Engineer on C. r. r. Seriously
Injured.

Lyman Stevel, thirty-two years old. of
No. soA Maple street, the assistant me-
chanical engineer of the New Jersey Gem
trail Railroad, met with a serious accident
last evening while riding on an engine
between Bayonne ad Greeville. MI. Ste
vel, in crossing the bridge over the Nor
rs Canal, stuck his head out of the cab
window in order to look ahead. He did
not think that the bridge was so near,
and before he could get his head back
into the cab his head struck one of the
stanchions. Mr.. Stevel fell pack upon the
floor in an unconscious condition.
The injured mar was brought to Jer-
sey City and was then taken to his home
in a coach. The family physician was
Immediately called. The physician said
hat Mr.. Stevel's condition was very seri-
Gus and he would probably die.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
Y. NJ. C. A CONVENTION
National Conference at Grand
Rapids May Is.

The Board of Directors of the Young
Mems Christian Association has been 80
well pleased with the remarkable showing
in the various departments of the work
the past year hat it has decided to send
an exhibit to the International X. NJ. G.
A. convention, to be held in Grand Rapids
May Is. This exhibit will include, for the
first time, charts showing the work done
in the Bible study department. and viii
also include schedules showing the adj
vance in the physical department. Al
together the exhibit viii be one that will
reflect great credit on the Jersey City
Association. Among the delegates who
will probably represent the Jersey City
Association at the convention are VIM.
E. Drake, Reinhold Anderson and General
Secretary G. B.. Brown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
eREENvlLLE LEAGUE MET.
Mr.. Petty's Resignation Held Till
Investigation is Over.

The Greenvile Republican League
Club held a well attended meeting last
night at fits quarters, Danforth avenue,
near the Boulevard. 1t was decided to
take no action on the resignation of Mr..
Henry Petty, recently received, until the
result of the ward association investiga-
ton is known. Petty is charged by E. c.
Colbeck with working against he inter-
The club win attend the testimonial
benefit given to R. ]. Lutz, one of its
members, by the Greenville Turn .verein,
at. Turn Hall, Monday evening. The in
vitation extended by the U. s. Grant
club for the progressive euchre party to
be held Saturday evening, was also ac-
cnnfad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
CAPTAIN BLOOMSBURY ILL.

Captain Robert Bloomsbury, Superin-
tendent of the Pennsylvania ferries. is
dangerously Ill at his rome in Borden
town. Mr.. Bloomsbury has been superin-
tendcnt of the ferries for the past sixteen
years. n previous to that time was cap
tain Of the Pennsylvania excursion boat
Richard Stockton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
CATHOLIC UNION EUCHRE.
Will BE Given to Raise Funds For
the Jubilee.

The Catholic Young Mems National
Union will celebrate its silver jubilee in
the institute, at Newark, on September
IL, 10 and IA. The programme of the
exercises is now being arranged.
Funds are now being raised for a
euchre that will be held on the evening
Of June 6, at the Auditorium, in Newark,
when over s~eventy-five prizes will be
awarded. The funds thus raised for this
entertaining the delegates who attend the
Jubilee in September.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
NEW INSPECTOR SYSTEM.

Chief Engineer Van Keuren today APP
o snted Thomas Quirk the inspector Of
the Ash street Improvement. This is the
first appointment under the new system
or having permanent inspectors for all
during the progress Of the work.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
Dated Jersey city. May q. lssa.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF
FANNY SCHNEIDER, deceased; Max F..
Schneider, executor of Fanny Schneider, de-
ceased. by order OF the Deputy Surrogate Of
Hudson County, dated March Sd, 1899, hereby
gives notice to the creditors Of said decedent
to bring in their debts, demands: and claims
against the estate OF said decedent,. under
oath or affirmation, within nine months from
@the date of said order. or they will be for
ever barred Of any action therefor against said
executor. MAX F. SCHNElpER
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
Somebody Had to Suffer.

The Prosecutors office appears to be
determined that crime shall not go I'M
punished in this county, no matter who
receives the punishment.
William Sully was indicted for man.
slaughter in throwing his mother-in-law
out of her home with such force that
the old lady's head came into violent con-
tact with the pavement and her skull
was fractured. Sully was convicted, yes
terday; but, had he been acquitted, the
crime would not have gone unavenged
The up-to-date Prosecutors office had Sc
cured an indictment against the wom-
ans husband for killing her, and the
case was on the calendar and vas to
have been tried next after Sully's.
Perhaps the courts may take cogniz-
ance of this remarkable state of uncer-
tainty in the Prosecutors mind when
Sully's case is appealed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11

For next weeks attraction the Bon Ton
Theatre, Manager Dinkins will present
the Metropolitans, the big Black n
White Show, with two big burlesques, en-
titled 9Th Reunion of Nations" and
"Frolics in a Cafe Chantant." Among
the people employed in this production,
who are well known to all theatregoers,
may be mentioned AThe Golden Gate
Ouartette, Curtis and Woolley, Kitty
Brown, Pearl Woods, Sophie Thorne, The
Luciers, Amy Nelson n thirty winsome
lassies. Just the show for that tired feel
ing and considerable better than spring
medicine. There is laughter pure and
wholesome from the rise to the fall of the
curtain. Nothing in the entire perform
ance that Is calculated to offend the most
fastidious lady. Manager Dinkins of the
popular Bon Ton Theatre will be tender
ed a monster benefit on Sunday evening,
MAY IA, from 5 to II o'clock. A score of
v~audevillians nave volunteered their SER
vices and there is no doubt out that the
theatre will be packed to the doors on
that justifiable occasion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
coNeRATuLATEs HIS SUCCESSOR.
Ex-Inspector Lange's Message to
Captain Archibald.

This morning Inspector of Police Samuel
Archibald received a postal card from
former Inspector William Lange. who is
at Weisbaden, Germany. Mr.. Lange
writes as follows:-
Weisbaden, April IS. 1899.
Dear Sam-Just now l received the
news that you have been appointed
my successor. | send you herewith
my sincere congratulations, and hope
that you may stay in your position for
many years. Give my regards to the
Mrs. Lange and myself wish to be re-
membered to Mrs. Archibald. Please
see that my orders are. carried out.
Your friend,
- -.----.- w LILA -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11

IN the debate in the German Reichstag
on the proposition to exclude American
meats from the Kaiser's dominions, one
of the speakers said. referring to the
Misunderstanding sent poisoned meat to
their soldiers and they will send it to US
Germans"
And yet the Republican press insists
that Alger was exonerated and that It
was not proven that unhealthy beef was
furnished the army in Cuba. What the
Republican editors will not see, foreign
governments see to the great detriment
of our trade n commerce.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11
Dated Jersey City. May .. IS!
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

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sealed proposals VIII pc recelvea ny Tue ne
DDoa.go 7 Sooo' ~ . Hsninai- y AT IN
tuesday, May 10. 1899. at z O'Clock +. NJ, IN
the Assembly Champer OF the Oity Haii' +"
the ,r,~ ~ rro>y ,vEN1rE
MIRO oF CahLhlOS
Salo lInproveinent 70 . nlaae = zoos
the provisions OF Chapter 1laoi tne d " a.. 49,
and In accordance WITH speclncations on .Aie
IN tne Office OF me Slerh u saiq Doat1- o
Blank forms OF bid ana agreement OF SUR *
ties must pc OBTAINED at tne oriee " me
ESTIMATE oF QUANTITIES. ,ooo7
we
20.
So
ABDUL beAu cupS saiuS e" On
About 20 cubic yards OF rock excavation 0 M
Per CUBIC yaru
About 90 cubic yards OF earth hnihs' pei IA
CUBIC yaru .. = ...r.- ' ~
About oz cupic yarus OF sano niiins, pi *
cubic yard ;. -..--..' ip
About 2,1s6 square yards or asphalt paw y
About 9S Iineal rect OF curp stone per q
iineat FOOT. ;"
About S.S40 square rect OF Hagglhg, per -
square foot ..,.... ......... 10
ABOUT ~ square yaros OF fePas4hs' pi %
square yard =. :. ,.-."--.....-. 80
About A lineal feet of reset and dressed a.
curb stone, per llneal Ioot;...c- ~
About 32 square feet OF relald ana dress- -
ed bridge stone, per square Ioot...-- -o
About 800 square rect OF reialo ana oresseo 90
Tagging, per square 1901 ..,-....--.. Va
About so lineal feet OF criDplng stone per
lineal foot ....-tr:.. ="
About 2 receiving pasin hedos " ps r M
set, each :: .-......- ..,..-..I otoo
Time: allowed for the completion of the
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MAY Il, 1899.

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I questions.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-18
DEWEY'S PORTRAIT.
The One the Public Knows Looks but
Little Like Him.


Someone remarked the other day n
was strange that of all the pictures Of
Admiral Dewey with which this cOun.
try is so literally supplied, every one
Is alike. 1t is the same three-quarteg
face, with the dark upturned mustacha
and thin hair. All the pictures show
him in uniform and with standing col
lar. The fact that there is only one
picture of Dewey, while there are nu-
merouS and different likenesses Of
Schley, Sampson, Shafter, Hobson,
Miles, Otis and even Kautz, does seem
strange. 1t happened this way: Adj
miral Dewey always was n modest
man and he never cared to have his
picture taken. Some years ago, how
ever, when he was in Washington, a
friend induced him to go to Bells gal.
lery and sit for picture. He was on
duty and wore his uniform as captain.
This was many years ago, and the pho
tographer put the negative away
among those he thought he would have
little call for. On that Sunday night
May 1, nearly a year ago. when the
LC W . NulHC vi lJcNcN > great NlclOIys
the newspapers all over the country
began telegraphing for pictures of the
hero. Every photographer in the town
was aroused to find photograph Of
Dewey. and just by chance Miss Owen,
at Bells. remembered the old negative.
1t was found and men were put to
work printing pictures from it. 1t was
a fD to ,i,r1,t TOT, 1,,,h
the photographer made a great deal Of
money in few days selling the copies
on hand. In less than a week that pic
ture went all over the country and be-
came the accepted likeness of the great
Admiral-in fact, 1t is doubtful if many
people would recognize any other
The Mail and Express correspondent
had an experience in this line only the
other day. There is game called
portraits" which is quite the fad in
Washington now. 1t consists in col
lecting large number of pictures Of
prominent men and women and FASTING
them on boards, numbering them and
then hanging the boards about the
room, give a certain length of time to
thN SuNSto w SutSS w IlO tlcy are. Ill
this particular collection of portraits
was one of Admiral Dewey taken q
few months ago at Manila. The pic
ture showed the Admiral in his white
uniform. with his mustache gray and
his hair thin and white. 1t was very
unlike the Bell photograph, so unlike,
Indeed, that out of the party guessing
the pictures, only one recognized it ~
that of Admiral Dewey.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-18
A CHECK TO RUSSIA.
China Refuses Il Demand for Railway
Concessions.

Shanghai, May l6.-The tsung-li-
yaman (Chinese foreign office has re-
piled to the Russian minister at Pc
king, NJ. De Giers, that the govern
ment is unable to accede to the Russian
demand, made last Wednesday, for a
new railway concession connecting Pc
king with Russia's present system in
Munohuria.
Not since the taking of Port Arthur
by Russia have the Chinese been SO
agitated as over this demand. Whetn-
er NJ. De Giers named specific route is
not yet ascertainable, some officials as
setting that only preliminary notice
was given for line direct from Picking
to Shan Hal Kwon.
Certainly the British legation in
Picking had no previous knowledge that
such proposal was coming from st.
Petersburg. The concession asked for
would ruin the existing northern rail-
ways, in which British capital to the
amount of e.. 900, 600 is invested, but
there seems to he no alternative route
without interfering with plans for rail
way eAtenSloH WHlCH tHe CIllIleSo
themselves have in mind.
1t is believed that Russia's action in
this matter is intended to demonstrate
to the world that the recent convention
with Great Britain respecting spheres
of influence in China, which was nOti-
fed to the Chinese government almost
before this last convention was de-
manded, has not fettered the action of
Russia at the court of Picking, and also
to strengthen Russia's prestige with
the Chinese, which was unfavorably
affected by her withdrawal of her late
protest respecting the northern rail-
WAYS,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-18
FIGHT IN A JUNGLE
Gunbcats Dislodge Rebels on
the Rio Grande.
HEAVY yOLLEYS TSHORT RANGE
Americans Opened With Rapid Fire
Guns and Fut the Enemy
to Rout.

Manila. May 16.-The tinclad gum
boat Laguna de Bay and Cavadonga
and launch, under Captain Grant.
ran into nest of insurgents concealed
in the bushes on both sides of the Rio
Grande, three miles above Calumpit,
yesterday afternoon, and were received
with heavy vollevs at short range. A
sergeant belonging to the U tab bat
terry was killed, and one private was
wounded.
Opening with their rapid fire guns,
the Americans killed 90 of the natives
and wounded several others, filling the
jungle with hail OF shot for half an
hour, until the enemy fed.