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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
ornameut the Classrooms.

In our news columns, today, there VIII
be found a long article devoted to the
annual report of the Jersey City Board
Of Education, just published in book
form. We desire, in this place. to direct
attention to one feature. In some of the
Illustrations. which are copieusly scat
tered through the book, and in the letter
press, as well, Instances are given of the
taste and liberality with which many of
the classrooms have been decorated by
the teachers and pupils. Photographs and
other pictures. statuary, artistic poree-
lain and flowers have been literally con-
tributed and judiciously arranged, so that
the rooms are rendered truly beautiful.
This IS quite a new development in pub
lie school life, and the progress which
has been made in this city does honor
both to the teacher and the pupils. The
educational effect of beautiful surround
ings in school M be classed as hardly
second to the course of study itself. 1t
is Impossible for children to sit many
hours a day amid refining and elevating
objects without catching something OF
their spirit and influence. The Board OF
Education should find means to cultivate
this tendency. It could well afford to
make a small appropriation yearly, If 1t
were only s. for each classroom, to ada
to the adornments, of the schools
However, the means should come chief
" from the public, and we have pleasure
in appealing to all who love the schools
and wish them well to aid in Identifying
them internally. A small gift from all
who can afford it will soon make every
building TEEN with rname Let every
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
SPANISH CANON FOR JERSEY
One Goes to Paterson and the Other
Probably to Trenton.

rSpecial to 1.-The Jersey City News. j
ELIZABETH. June 10, 1S99.-Governor
Voorhees, last evening received a letter
from Washington informing him that
the War Department had selected w
of the SPANS cannon captured in or
about Santiago to go to the State OF New
Jersey. but one of these Vice President
Hobart has sought for the city of Pater-
son. having made a direct application to
the War Department for the field piece.
The remaining cannon was left Tor
Governor Voorhees,. AS he has received
already hall a score of applications for
the captured field piece, with prospects
of many Others coming. the Governor de-
cided that Trenton, the State capital,
would he the proper place to send 1t.
He Immediately wrote to Mayor Briggs
if he would accept the cannon on the
condition that it be placed on the lawn
in front of the State House.
Governor Voorhees, said many places
would be disappointed, but as he only
had one cannon. under the circumstances
he fancied this was the W.sest choice
to take. Newark. Westfield, Morristown
and the Soldiers Home at Vineland were
the first four applicants.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
MADE NO COMPLAINT.
Detective Failed to Appear Against
a Gang.

Word was received about five o'clock last
evening, at the Seventh street station,
that there were a number of toughs hang
ing out under the trestle work of the D.,
L. n w. Railroad at Henderson street.
The information was sent by Detective
Hansen of the railroad.
Captain Kelly Immediately sent out the
reserves and in less than half an nour
Joseph Condan, % years old, of No. 60 JEFF
ferson street; John Malloy, 50, of No. Asa
Grand street, and Cornelius Fitzpatrick,
% years old, of No. 226 Willow avenue, all
of Hoboken, were taken into custody. The
men were araigned before Police Justice
Nevin in the First Criminal Court this
morning for a hearing.
Policemen Maxwell and Fehan, who
made the arrests, did not have a COM
plant to make against the men as they
were doing nothing at the lime of the ar
rest. Justice Nevin called for Detective
Hanson several times but he was not in
court. The case was then laid over until
Monday morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

In the matter of the sale of lands of Alice
Tierney, deceased, for the payment of her
debts.
BY virtue Of an order entered in the above
stated matter, on the seventh day of April.
a. D. 1899, 1 shall sell, at public vendue. on
TI1HguRsDAY. the first day of Tune. A. D. 1899.
at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon. all the following
described land and premises. with the APP
nnrtenances. being the same described in said
order. that is to say
Ali that tract or parcel of land and prem.
;ses situated and being in the Borough of
East Newark, Hudson County, New Jersey, de-
scribed as follows
Reginning on the northerly side of Soaring
straaf ar avenue, at a point therein distant
sssterlv one hundred and seventy-fve feet from
tba corner OF the same and Passaic avenue. as
the same are laid cut on a map of the Scar.
Us ne srnnerty. made out by E. Dunn. Surveyor.
Msreb' 1850. and filed in the County Clerks
mig north twenty degrees and ten minutes
aasf ninety-hve feet; thence south sixty-nine
daeraas and fifty minutes east twenty-five
go. thence south twenty degrees and ten
rein,,tes west ninety-fve feet to the line OF
Saaring avenue aforesaid; thence along tho
same north sixty-nine degrees and fifty min
,tss west twenty-five feet to the place of be-
ginning, and being lot No. 80 on the aforesaid
map. -. 10
Dare" B. F. WALSH.
Administrator.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
PIG FOR A PRIZE

The volksfest Committee of the German
Hospital and Dispensary Fund Association
met last evening at Kraus's Hall, ocean
avenue. The committee reported That a
large number of tickets had been sold
Pastor Andrea has donated a pig, which
is to be the prize in the weight guessing
contest at the picnic to be held at Green
Vile Schuetzen Park. July 4. There Will
also be a. German village in which Ger
man peasant life will be portrayed. Pres
emit indications point to a successful end
ing of the event, and a large increase IN
the fund for the proposed hospital.
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s'My Dear Sir" exclaimed Lawyer Bar
tholomew Livingston, meeting the Rev.
DR.. Archibald Wihdham on the village
street, what does this mean? I thought
YOU were laid up with all Sorts Of bad
diseases"
And so I was replied the reverend
gentleman: 4 had an attack OF indiges-
system has been in a disordered condition
until I began taking Hoods Sarsapariila,
which has put me on my feet and cured
all my stomach troubles.
Il don't doubt it, said the lawyer.
~This same medicine cured my wife OF
rheumatism and my little girl Of scrofula,
When they say it's the best medicine
money can buy. they only tell the TRUTH
Eyes, yes, so they do" replied the min
lister, and the two passed on,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
BOUGHT PRESENTS WITH THE CASH
White Stole 1925 and Spent 1t
LavishIv.

John White, a colored man, who for the
past few years has been in the employ OF
DR.. De Long, of No. 659 Jersey avenue,
was arrested last night on the complaint
Of Miss Maggie Hogan, a domestic, who is
also in the employ of DR.. De Long. Miss
Hogan accused the colored man of having
stolen SIPS, which she had saved and hid
den in her room. Sixty-five dollars was
stolen last week and the balance was
taken yesterday.
With the money taken last week White
purchased a bicycle. which he presented
to his cousin. He also purchased a camera
and several other small articles which
were recovered by Detective Bumsted this
morning.
White was arraigned before Police JUS
tice Nevin this morning. He pleaded
guilty. to the charge of grand larceny.
He was held in $500 bail to await the
action of the Grand Jury.
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HIGH SCHOOL SITE.
Board of Education Committee
Studying the Proposals.

The New High School Committee are
busy studying the various sites offered for
the proposed new High School building,
and it will be some time before any decis-
ion is reached. Mr.. James E.. Hulshizer,
Jr.. Chairman, and his colleagues on the
committee. are resolved on giving the best
careful attention to eaeh site with the
view of selecting one which shall be IN
every respect an ideal one for the CITY
Mr.. Hulshizer aptly summed up the sentl-
ment of the committee when he addressed
the Board of Finance on that question.
1--WE wish,' said Mr.. Hulshizer, ito Civ
Jersey City a building for a High School
Which will be up to the times in the mat
ter of education. Our aim is to secure for
the city the best possible site and the best
possible building"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND
How the Free Public Library
Looks After Their Interest,"
Need Not Go For Books.

There is probably no institution in the
city farther reaching in its educational in
1uence than the Free Public Library. Mol
only does it take care of the school chill
dren as described in 1.-The News of a few
days ago, but the blind are also looked af-
ter in such a way that the most sensitive
shall not be made to feel their infliction.
Instead of having to come to the Lii
brary for books, the blind have the privi-
lege of sending for what they require, or
in case they are undecided as to just
wha book they want, they may send for
the catalogue and choose therefrom any
of the sixty-one volumes, specially adapt
ed to the blind, which nave recently been
added to the Library stock.
The catalogue, like the books, is In
both the line and the New York point
type, the title of each book being first
in one and then the other. What is
known as the Zine type is older and
more generally known. 1t consists of
large raised letters, making a volume
which would ordinarily consume about
two hundred pages of regular size, from
three to four inches thick and about nine
by fifteen inches in size.
The New York point consists of a num-
Der of little dots, very much on the plan
of the various lines in the shorthand sys-
tenn, and can be bound in a much smaller
volume. 1t is this system that is most
universally used by the blind in writing.
h books may be had by application
to Miss Burdick, either per letter or in
person, and will be sent for when due,
where necessary. The circulation of these
books is not very large, and the supply is
sufficient to the demand. All the stand
ard works, such as those of Charles Dick
ems, ~Thackeray, Scott, Browning, as well
as a number of histories and books for
special study, are to be found among the
collection for the blind
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
ERIE co.'s SLOW WORK.

The slow progress Of the work Of re-
paving and putting into proper condition
the Grove street depression under the
Fries elevated structure. is causing a
great deal of complaint among the bust
ness men in the immediate vicinity. The
street is now in a worse condition thar
it was when the depression was first
made. In addition the street is filthy
and u%nsightly for a block each side of the
depression.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

Harrison property and placing It In dam
gerous proximity to a private school, far
better would it be for the private school
to suffer than that the school children Of
Jersey City should be compelled to carry
alpenstocks in order to climb to the seat
of learning
,odutni4k. aMgla Edifef tiiatt the peop7eoof
UBdrgcn. Lafayette T. west y'sideo and
Greenville Sections Should be aroused to
the necessity of opposing any attempt to
put the new High School in the vicinity
of the antediluyian Court House, and I
trust that you can find space in your
valuable columns to present to your read
ers the few facts have enumerated.
Yours truly,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
ARMBRusTER FEST.

Arrangements lave been completed for
the sixth annual picnic and summernights
festival of the Charles Armbruster Asso-
citation. to be held at Greenville Schuetzen
Park. Monday afternoon and evening. An
excellent programme has been prepared,
which will consist of prize bowling, exhi-
billions of trick bicycle riding, a balloon
ascension and a display of fireworks.
Music will be furnished by the Vienna
Ladies' orchestra. Several German Sing
ing Societies will also be present.
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woot1ey and the Tribune"

The '~.sTrfbune'' may be p~ardoned for
| slightly losing it's breath as well as It's
| temper over Mr.. E. W. Woolley's pic
turesque Arrangement of itself and its
motives in respect to its reorganization
| fight. Its attempt to reply in Thursdays
| issue was what the boys call "wuzzy,"
and even yesterday it staggered and
| as If from the effects of a
| severe blow.
Mr.. Woolley's letter was too horribly
true to suit the Tribune" 1t put the
| case in a nutshell. A political organiza-
ton cannot drag voters to the polls-Mr.
Woolley's committee provides carriages
for those who are unable to walk thither,
late in the evening. Neither can it force
them to vote any particular ticket. All
it can do is provide the machinery of a
campaign and run it. If the people refuse
to take advantage how can they be COM
PEELED?
Nj. Woolley very properly says that all
the functions of political machinery were
duly exercised. Nominations were made,
literature" was printed and circulated,
meetings were held and speeches were
made. He might have added that choice
lies of al sorts were ingeniously fabri-
Gated and literally disseminated. Wha
more could he and his co-workers do? He
states the -unimpugnable fact that Jersey
City and Hudson County are Democratic
s~trongholds, and what is the use, he
asks, of pretending the contrary.
Further, Mr.. Woolley intimates that the
only purpose of the Tribune Crusade"
is to kill off somebody. This is the point.
This is where he touches the New York
organ to the very quick. But why did
he not tell the whole TRUTH? Why did he
not expose the naked inwardness of the
scheme of moral assassination? Why did
he not boldly tell the public that the only
real purpose of reorganization is to kill
off himself and Colonel Dickinson, Senator
Sewell's henchmen, and to put MCGEE,
Toffey & Co. in power, SO as to control
the local party in the interests of the
Administration faction headed by Griggs
and Hobart.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
ASLEEP in A DOORWAY.

While patroling his post, late last night,
Policeman Smell, of the Seventh street
station, found Patrick Hickey, y years
old, of No. 800 Henderson street, asleep
in the doorway of the house on Jersey
avenue, owned by DR.. Lechner, surgeon
to the Fire Department. Hickey was
awakened by the officer. He could give
no satisfactory account of himself ana
was placed under arrest. This morning
he was arraigned before Police Justice
Nevin in the First Criminal Court ana
was fined s..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

IT is nearly time that that disastrous
old bulldozer, Dom Paul. and his mediae-
val relic of ignorance and stupidity, the
Transvaal Republic" were taught a les
son. The abuses of his preposterous rule
have reached such a point that his second
in command. General Joubert, although a
Boer in blood and sympathies, has come
out fat-footed for a change. A great deal
Of undeserved sympathy has been wasted
over Kruger and his people by people who
know nothing about South Africa, its
people or it's conditions, but who have
been dazzied by the word Liberty" This
word makes us all hysterical when it Is
applied to any place in the world except
the Philippine Islands. But, before we be-
gin to rave over the grasping policy Of
Britain n other conventional red rags
of that kind. in our own bu~ll-headed way.
we would do well to ascertain just pre-
cisely what President Kruger's idea of
liberty is and how it compares with our
n-r
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
CITY NEWS T

The Sunday schools of the Bayonne
Reformed Church and the Greenville Re
formed Church hold a joint excursion to-
day The member sail up the Hudson
River to Oscawana Island.
A short meeting Of the Seventh Ward
Democratic Club Executive Committee
was he'd last evening. The club has now
a large sum in hand and 1t Is expected
that the work on the proposed new club
house will be started in a few weeks.
Fire occurred yesterday in the two-story
frame dwelling No. 10 Griffith street, and
did considerable damage The house is
owned by the D. NJ. Scott estate and IS
occupied BY w. Timersen and w. Herser.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

NOTICE. TO CREDITORS = ESTATE OF
NARY SHINE deceased: Nora Mcdonald,
nee Shine, Administrative, with. will annexed,
Of Mary shine, deceased. by order OF the Sur
roeate of Hudson County, dated May 18th.
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 pc
forever barred of any action therefor against
said Administrative &c.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall,
for the
IMPROVEMENT OF THIRD STREET.
between Brunswick street and Merseles street.
to the provisions of Chapter az of the Laws
of 1895, and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office Of the Clerk of the said
Blank forms Of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the
0Hls' ESTIMATE OF F1 QUANTITIES fsss'
1oO96
Standard
About $40 cubic yards of earth exeava-
ton. per cubic yard ..........-.....s %
About 80 cubic yards of earth filling, per
About 10 cubic yards of sand. per cubic
About iS5 square yards of paving Gel. Nv
gian in gutters), per square yard -. LIS
About 1922 lineal feet of curb stone, per
About 1856 square feet of bridge stone, per
About Bou S3 zoo square aT1a feet Of tagging. per
About 10 square yards of repaving. per
About 100 Iineai feet of reset and dressed
curb stone, per lineal foot.....--,.-.... &c
About LOO lineal feet of relald and
dressed tagging stone, per lineal FOOT Ia
About 2 reset receiving basin heads, each
AS So0t = reset manhole heads, each. about S.06
Time allowed for the completion of the
work, about 80 working days.
The making of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance of the owners of the
property liable 10 more than one-half the as
sessment therefor, on the basis OF preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the Improve
ment of Third Street, - directed to MIR. Jas. S.
Nolan, Chairman of the Committee on Streets
and Sewers" and handed to the Clerk OF the
Board in open melting when called for in the
order of business relating to sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals land a possible subsequent contract are
those of some surety company authorized 10
do business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a 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 spectnca-
tons, and if final award Of contract be made
the 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
to Section Z. Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1881,
under the terms whereof no contract SHAH be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to suffieiency
bv this Board and as to form by the Corpora
ton Counsel, the President of this Board hav-
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Clerk.
Dated Jersey city, June 6, 1899.
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MCCLELLAN CAMP TO MEET

General George B. Mcclellan Camp, No.
80. Sons of Veterans, will hold its next
regular melting on Tuesday evening, june
10. at it's clubrooms, No. 1S6 Newark av-
enue. The meeting will be an important
one. All officers and men are expected 10
be present. Five recruits will be mustered
in and six applications will be acted upon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
BaBY's BODY FOUND.

The body of a baby girl was found in
the high grass between two graves in
the Catholic Cemetery on West Side ave-
nue. about eleven o'clock this morning.
John McAnney, whe was cutting the
grass, discovered the dead babe. He
notified Patrolman Mllburn. who had the
dead infart sent to the morgue. 1t had
evidently been lying there for about a
week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

one send something, a sketch, a photo
graph. a good print, a picture frame, a
plaster cast, a bit of pretty china or
glassware. a curtain, a rug, a waste
basket, a book rack. Between the limits
of fifty cents and five dollars a thousand
suitable ARTICLES could be nafAed. ;asmszSNa
y Here isia fine subject for the oman
Club to lake up.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
MRS. HALL SUES FOR DIVORCE.

Mrs. Virginia Carey Smith Hall, who is
living with her father, A.. Kerry Smith,
in West Centre street. Bayonne, is suing
her husband, Thomas Fl. Hall, for di-
vorce on the grounds Of desertion and
cruelty. Counsellor Alexander Young of
Hoboken is conducting her suit, which is
being heard before Vice Chancellor Ste
vans IN Mawark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
ACCUSED OF ENLIGHTENMENT

Frederick Emerson. Of No. 80 Ferris
street. an erap.oye Of the New York and
New Jersey Telephone Company, was ar
rested yesterday on a charge of embezzle-
ment. Tine complainant against him was
Irving H.. Wright, of Nc. Al Hoyt street,
Rrooklyn. The case was laid over in the
second Criminal oCurt this morning until
next Wednesday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF
ELLEN HORNE, deceased; John Horne.
Mary e. Duncan and Sarah Schumacher. ex-
eeutors Of Ellen Horne. deceased, by order OF
the Surrogate OF Hudson County. dated tenrn-
ary LIST, 1899, hereby give notice to the cred
itors 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. on
they will be forever barred of any action
therefor against said executors.
JOHN HORNE,
NARY E. DUNCAN.
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. s. Meyrick, uncle of Nj, Frank
Basford. of Fairview avenue, died yes
terday in Boston. The deceased gentle
man was a retired merchant and a couc-
sin of Mr.. Meyrick, of the Chesapeake q
ohio Railroad. Mr.. Basford left town
ves1erdaY to attend the funeral.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

The sale of the above described property is
hereby further adjourned to Thursday, june
18th, 1899. at the same hour and place.
Da RANDOLPH PARMLY,
Master in Chancery for New Jersey.
HENRY S. WHITE.
Solicitor for Complainants.
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COURT CALENDARS.

Circuit Court Cases-Monday, June II,
No. i82. Tuesday, June 10, No. 2I0. We'd
nesday. June IA. No. 221. Thursday,
June Is, No. 161.
Supreme Court cases-Thursday. June
Is, No. Is.