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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
CORPORATION NOTICE

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board OF Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, August /. 1899, at two o'clock P. NJ.
in the Assembly Chamber Of The City HAL,
IMPROVEMENT OF sEAvIsw AVENUE.
between Ocean Avenue and Hudson boulevard
Said improvement to be made eonformably
to the provisions OF Chapter 27 Of the Laws
of 1895, and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office of the Clerk Of said Board
Board
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City, n. J..
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
s a9 : eSatl
About $3.50 cubic yards Of earth excaya-
ton, per cubic yard ...........-....*$ %
About 2ol cubic yards of rock excavation,
About Loo cubic yards Of earth filling.
About SO cubic yards Of sand diiing, per
About 100 square yards Of Belgian paw
ing. per square yard .......... .......... 125
About 1900 lineal feet of curb stone. per
About 70 square feet Of bridge stone, per
About 1900 square feet Of tagging, per
About 10 square yards of repaving. per
About So iineai feet Of reset and dressed
curb stone. per lineal foot -.......<.-.. 20
About $50 square feet OF relaid and dressed
81 iAS2iIS ctBIic& per EIl4fE 4UDl So -
About s manhole heads to bc reset, each. 200
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
60 working days
The making of the above Improvement and
the award of the contract therefor will be
subject to the remonstrance of the owners Of
the property liable to mora than one-haif the
assessment therefor. on the basis of prelimfn-
airy sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopeS, endorsed proposals for the improve
ment of Seaview Avenue. directed to M.
James S. Nolan. Chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Streets and Sewers aad handed to the
Clerk of the Board in open meeting when called
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals (and a possible subsequent contracD are
those of some surety company authorized to
do business in the State Of New Jersey
Fidders must state a single Hxed percentage
Of the hundred per cent. standard above quot
ed for which they furnish all materials and do
all The work conpreheRdea IN specifications.
and if final award Of contract be male 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
1891, under the terms whereof no contract
efrective or operative until the bonds offered
bv the contractor have been approved as to
snfficianoy by this Beard and as to form by
fhe CORPORATION Counsel. the President OF this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsn}en under oath
BY order OF the Board of Street ana water
WA. A. ToLsoN,
Clerk pro tenn
Dated Jersey city, July %. 1889.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
FOR DOWN RIGHT coNcEHl
The County Clerks Attaches Send
an Interesting Challenge.

The attaches of the County Clerks office
are conceited enough to think h a they
can knock out the attaches of the City
Clerks office dit a game of baseball. They
have sent to the City Clerks office this
challenge
Michael J.. O'Donnell, Esq, City Clerk:
Dear Sir-Your building may be
handsomer and newer. and you MAJ
have more statues in our grounds,
but your men are dead ones at pase-
ball. We here, at the Court House.
challenge you to play a game some
Saturday in the near future, the SOON
er the better, to show you what good
bali playing is.
Yours truly,
E. w. GRITTEN,
For h Committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
TRIED 10 COMMIT SUICIDE
An Unidentified Man Took a Dose
of CarboIio Acid.

An unidentified man. twenty-six years
old. attempted suicide yesterday after
noon by drinking a dose Of carbolic acid
IN Manhattan avenue, near the vacant
reservoir lot. He wore a light suit OF
clothes a black Fedora hat. a pair OF
patent leather shoes and brown seoeklhgs,
He was unconscious when ahu
was taken to the City Hospital IN that
condition. :,
AT the city Hospital it was learned
that his name is Emil zackel Of NO. $50
Bleecker street. He refused to talk
about his rash act and will give no rea-
son therefor. He has been in this country
about ten years and has been employed
ne a salesman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29

EVERYONE III has any regard for
personal rights should suppor the now
organization formed to igh the baggage
inspection abuse. This outrage on Ameri-
can citizens is a blot on our civilization.
It is an aggression on the individual
which has no parallel in other countries.
save in.the domiciiary visits of the
Russian police.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
BRUTE MURDERER CAUGHT
Nettie Tyrell's Fiendish As
sailant Says Hes Tired
Of Being Hounded.


Frank Sampson. the negro who lived
on Third street and who has been wanted
by the police of this city for the murder,
Monday afternoon. of iNettie Tyrell. a
| co1ored PIMA who lived at No. 365 Rail-
road venue was arrested by Detective
Daniel Lee. of the Gregory street station,
on Gregory street last night. Sampson,
since the crime was committed, has been
in hiding in New York. The detectives
have been on his trail several times, but
he has successfully eluded them.
Detective Lee was surprised last night
to see Sampson walking up Gregory
street, intending no doubt to give himself
up TO the authorities. In fact when taken
to the station house Sampson said he
was tired Of being inc by the police
and the worry over the matter was more
than he could bear.
After the prisoner had been booked.
Captain Cody, of the Gregory street sta
ton, sent for Mrs. Gertie Thomas and
Mrs. Nettie Hudson, with whom Miss
Nettie Tyrell, Simpsons victim. boarded
at No. Sc5 Railroad avenue. Mrs. Thomas
and Mrs. Hudson both identified Sampson
as the man who killed Miss Tyrell.
Sampson was then Immediately locked up
on a charge OF smurder.
The crime for which Sampson has been
wanted was one of the most brutal muir
ders that has ever occurred in his county
About three o'clock last Monday after
noon Sampson visited the residence of
his sweetheart, Miss sTvrell. Miss Tyrell
was looking out of the window and saw
him coming along the street. She pulled
her head back SO as to avoid being seen.
She ran into the hall and called out to
Mrs. Hudson
Here Frank. Tell him I'm not
in.t,
Immediately after Sampson entered the
hall door. Sampson did not wait to re-
ceive Miss TyrelIs message from Mrs.
Hudson. but walked directly to Miss
Tyreil's room, Finding the door locked
he proceeded to push it in. Miss Tyrelrs
cries from within could be heard dis
tinctly outside the house. This fact, how
ever, did not stop Sampson, for he pushed
open the door far enough to admit half
of his body.
Miss Tyrell tried to close the door when
Sampson, a big powerful fellow, dealt
ner a violent blow in the face. Miss Ty-
reil fell to the floor unconscious. Samp-
son. with the upper half of his body in
the hail. then proceeded to kick the
unconscious form Of his sweetheart. Miss
Tvrell,s head was a mass of clotted
blood sanf,son coollv closed the door of
the rooro aud starred down the stairs to
tbe street
While descandinp the stairs sampson
met Mrs. Hudson. who had her attention
attracted by the sound of a heavy thud
IN the eoor ahove
sI.no vayv sorrv For What 7 have done.
aud I None 7 da NOT NM vol, to much
+ra,,h1a ) satd samrsan
csmnsan +ban went out and sh,,t tae
aoar IA assannearaa ;mmediatelv
Mr. Hy,dsan ealled for Miss THOMAS.
Bafb wa,nen went TO Miss Tvrelrs room
ssnz 49, arostrata form ,v;ng an
- 49,. = ! -, Il bar own HOOD The
u-anasy screamed With horror. They
tn,aa ~ 1lff Miss TvrelJ from the floor and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
ANOTHER DOOR OPEN
Careless Residents Give the Police
Plenty of Trouble:

Another house was found open last
evening by Patrolman Higgins. of the
Montgomery Street station. This time
the basement door of No. 3sl Bergen ave-
nue. was discovered wide open. The occu-
a whose name could not be learned, is
out of town. The police on the Heights
have had considerable difficulty in this
Residents leaving tow often fail to SCI
cure the windows and doors and in many
cases do not think to inform the police
that their homes are unoccupied. The
police are Inclined to think that the ma
jority of the petty robberies have been
committed by sneak thieves who found
apartments unsecured.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
SLOT MACHINE TOO EHTleIEG

Prosecutors detectives Mccormack and
RELAY and Constahle Wise made a raid
yesterday afternoon on slot machines in
Secaucus. They went along the County
road and captured four machines, three
large and one small one These sedue-'
tive machines III the road houses were
enticing the bueolic resident of Seeaucus.
from their farms and their cows and
keeping their wives worried. Now that
they have been confscated the farmers
and their helpers will return to their legi-
innate work.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
WEST SIDE AVENUES STATE
It's Residents Desire Its Improves
ment.

Residents on the West side are waiting
impatiently for the improvement of West
Side avenue. which has been an eyesore
for years. The street from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad at Marion to Communi-
paw avenue. a distance of about two
miles, is one large mud hole. This is Of
the variety known as the real Jersey
mud. being of a rich reddish color.
This street in rainy weather is almost
impossible for either pedestrians or
drivers. The mud is fully half a foot
TWO and three feet deep. The sidewalks
are well nigh impossible, being greatly
depressed, and some are completely UNI
dermined. This improvement win be one
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
LIVINGSTONE THAI.

It was announced last night that Mr..
Joseph Livingstone and Miss Ada Than
are married, Mr.. Livingstone said the
marriage took place several months ago
against the wishes of Mrs. Than's par
ents. Mr.. Livingstone was at one time
captain Of the G~reenville Wheelmen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
OLD BELL TOWER FOR SALE

Commissioner j. Erickson Of the Fire
Board waited on the Finance Commits
sioners last night for information re-
speeding the sale of the old Bell tower on
Newark avenuS Mr.. Erickson thinks it
should be disposed of and the money go
to the Fire Board for more urgent pur-'
poses. The Commissioners will take some
action about II.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
BOTH RuMoRS uNcoNFIRMED

The rumor was in circulation yesterday
that A. K. Bonita was to be appointed
superintendent of the North Hudson
County Railway could not be confirmed
in Hoboken today.
President David c. Young was seen by
a News man.
You must know that I am not the
whole he said.
II know nothing of the rufnored con-
nection of Mr.. Bonita with the North
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29

MIR. HEARST. Who's papers are the
great hackers of strikers in general, is
quoted as telling a representative Of the
striking newsboys. who have been starry
ing on the sale of his miserable sheet,
that he would ego out of business and
close up the shop before he would con-
sent to allow them a living profit.
1t makes a difference whose OK is
gored.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
HEAVY TRAVEL TO SEA SHORE

Traffic on the Pennsylvania Railroad
was unusually heavy today. All the
through trains wore crowded and every
body seemed bent on getting out of The
city. So great was the travel on the Long
Branch Division that all the trains after
the early morning hours had TO be run
in fngc sections.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
FAVOR HALF HOLIDAY

Jersey City, July q. 1899.
the Editor Of The Jersey CITY News%
Forty-six names We're registered yes
teraay ~(sixteenth da0 by ladies who
favor the Friday half holiday.
xery respectfully
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29

THE sTribune" is determined to force
the nomination of Mr.. John J. Erwin for
Sheriff by the Republican party. It is a
pity there are not two or three more Of
the Erwin family to make County Clerk
and Register and a few other such
4h;noe
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
r. NOTICE


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals viii be received bv the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners an
Tuesday August ! lsss. at two O'Clock p. N,
for the
coNSTRTTcr1oN ar crr-r,
= 11s' H1s - 1s1sAseA%E
from a point about 40 feet santh Of Sip ave
nue. 70 ana connecting With the sewer in sip
Avenue.
saln sewer r Pc Dult conformably to the
pr9s'slshs q Snapter ri OF The Laws Of 1850.
sil1 " aecera&nee wlth specifications on file
u sae eHlce OF me $leTk Of said Board.
biallh lorpls q pa and agreement Of sure-
ties must pc obtained at the office of tho
ehlet EnSlneer Nlty Hal, Jersey City. N. J.
OF QUANTITIES.
1887
Standard
OF Cost
ABOUT 4Fg Ineal feet of IS-inch vltrffed
pipe sewer, per lineal foot ..-.... s1.50
About 50 cubic yards Of rock excavation.
per cubic yard $50
About ; cubic yards OF concrete. per cubie
Time allowed for tie completion If The wort
30 working days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
Special Master IN lhaneerN a New Jersey,
Txchange Place.
Jersey T1tr "

SARAH Ann Gflee, deceased. John u Grica.
administrator ef sarah Ann 4rieA. deceased,
rs order Of Tie Su1rQsate &c Hnascn Cauatt.
5fndItoss pf said dsra5snt ID bring ia their
d4Ats, dehs4adS and elat9,s against the estate
Within mine mouths from The date of said order.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
JULY %, 1889.

This paper is Democratic IN principles
and is Independent in It's uieus on all local
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-29
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for 10 SAMPLES n 1000 testimoniaIs.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-04
Lord Brn,sey and the swaeman.

The governor Of Victoria's par
~ had terrible shock during
their visit TO the Watts River.
They were camped on the aque.
duct. when a picturesque swag.
man came down the track. In
good fellowship, Lord Brasscy
asked him to have q glass Of wine
and some chicken. NO. thanks
said the nomad. II ruined my di
gcstiou with thar sort Of thing
long ago-just some bread and
butter and glass OF water. Lrck
10 your cxcclleucy" he said as ~
drank the water. so long" and
be- went his way. His eXcellcncy's
nerves were a biz unstrung for the
@ost Of that afternoon. \ swag
man who preferred bread and Wa
ter to chicken and champagne had
been a bit too sudden Tor him
Melbourne Australian.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-04

There was a man who would
not read a Sunday paper, neither
would he 90 into the fields or for
ests 10 enjoy the beauties Of ma.
ture on that day, aud he fulmina.
ted against those who did not do
as he did. and oft in his anger at
others he forgot the command.
ments and wished that those who
enjoyed themselves on Sund. =
might be- stricken down for their
wickcdncsa.
Now, it came TO pass, that
while this man sat alone upon q
Sunday he died, and his spirit
winged lis way to the pcarly
gates, and 10. they were closed
against him. and -. Peter stood
upon the inside and spoke
through the bars unto him, say.
ing.
Behold YOU held II wicked TO
so aught upon the Sabbath day
that might have been done upon
any other day, and You prayed
that he who did that upon the
Sabbath which they might have
done upon some other day Of the
week should be punished, aud
you prayer has been answered
You might have died on Saturday
or Monday"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-04

a number OF very violent light
ning discharges down the wires
with which scientific kites are
flown have just been recorded IN
some cases the flash comihg
dowu the wire burned and dr'
droyCd several thousand feet @;
wire. one observer says thnt n
column Of hrc a foot IN diameter
seemed To follow the wire. The
slight electrical disturbance con.
Quoted down Frauklin's wet kite
string was trivial compared to
chose most dangerous discharges
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-04

Sarah Bernhardt has invented
some novel business" for her act.
ing Of Hamlet. In the scene
where she instincts the players
she adopts her real manner with
her own company. She conceals
her face behind Ophelia's hair as
she caresses il, aud at the end.
Selling a torch, holds il Ia the
kings face TO study its express.
sion. she claims originality,
never having seen Booth or Irving
in the part.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-04
Sham Battles funny Incident.

az peculiar thing happened In
Nashville during a sham battle"
said a Memphian who was once o
State malitiaman. I'm order 10
make the drill reali tie il was
given out that some OF the men
should fall as II shot. nIt no Ger
tain ones were specified. II was
a very hot afternoon, and 1t
struck me that it would be- a
good thing 10 fall in a shady
spot and rest while the other sol.
diers drilled and perspired. The
first shady spot we reached ] fell
an right but the same bright idea
had struck every member Of the
company, and the captain sud
denly turned aud found his en'
tire company Killed lie fined
Us - each. and we came 10 life
again ard finished the drill.'
This experience is similar to that
OF a theatrical manager who EN-
ployed colored students 10 repre-.
sent the opposing forces in a
sham battle. Certain students
were instructed TO fall during the
engagement 10 represent the cas-.
ualties, but at the sound Of the
first gun the soldiers Of both ar
mics dropped dead and put an
end TO the performance.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-04
ca al on III. Lony lr,pri.onmenL

During my fifteen gears i'm
prisonment never saw a mirror
and gradually all interest in my
personal appearance faded com
pietely away When II became
sure that an expedition was on
its way To Omdurman began TO
live again. When M las. the
cannon began To thunder and the
wild cries Of the battle pcnctrat
ed the city | laid my sword ready
determined. should this last hope
be DESTROYED. TO put an end to
my life. when finally the noise
o. tne cannon ceased and the "ic
tor Kitchener stood before me
congratulating me on my release
I thought / should suffocate wifi
emotion. The next day ! made
ny toilet In an officers tent and
held in my hand rhe first looking
glass | had seen for fifteen years.
I looked curiously NJ my reiiec.
ton In IL and started back. ]
had gone out into the world a
young. active strong man and
the image which now stared at
me was that Of n sick, hollow.
eyed. wrinklcd, broken man.
Never did all that ! had suffered
enter my mind with such
strength as at this moment. and
| wept, wept like q child, the first
tears in fifteen years The day
after was made a prisoner ]
saw my wife die. but my grief
was too great for the relief OF
tears; my child was torn IRON me
and died Of starvation far away,
and / could not weep; suffered
deprivations and i'll treatment
without sign o' weakness but
now, before this small looking
/ glass, I was overwhelmed The
] pain Of all that | had lost seemed
concentrated in the grief-striker
features reflected In the mirror
At one glance saw the story Of
my suferings.-Egyptian Cour
Ter.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-04
IEFFRIES WINS
by Decision of the Referee, on
"a, Mistake of Sharkey's. In
the Last Round.

After u sanguinary contest be-
tween Sharkey and Jeii'ries in New
York last night, in which both
men gave and received great pun
ishment, the fight ended in the
twenty.ffth round. JeiTfies lost a
glove and Sharkey hit him while
il was being put on, whereupon
the referee gave the fight TO jeff.
ries. It appears, however, that
sharkey was considered the best
man. The sports were astonished
at the stamina of both men.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-04
A Same for ih- Ras,.

In some countries curious Gus
toms prevail in regard TO select
ing a name for the baby. 4 HIu.
du baby is named when II L.
twelve days old and usually by
the mother. Sometimes the faith.
wishes for another name than
: frlected by the mother. In
, rase two lamps are placed
- the two names, and the
over which the lamp burns
e. brightest is the one given 10
the child.
In an Egyptian family the pa
rents choose a name for their ba
hy by lighting three wax candles
20 each Of these they give a name
one Of the three belonging always
to some dignihcd parsonage. the
cande that burns the Longest
Geterminestbe name for the ba' Y.
The MOhammedans sometimes
write desirable names on Eve
slips Of paper, and these they
place In the Koran. The namr
rpon the slip first drawn out Il
given 10 the child.
The children Of the Amos, .
people living in northern Japan,
do not receive their names until
they are five years old. At tina;
ige the father gives his son a rev
came.
The Chinese give their boy ba
Dies a name In addition to THEN
surnames, and they must cal.
themselves by these names until
they are twenty years old. AZ
that age the father gives his sol
new name.
The Chinese care 30 little for
their girl babies that they do not
giTe them a baby name, but just
tall them No. /, No. .. No. 3, ac
-ording 10 their birth.
Boys are thought so much
more Of in China than girls that
II YOU asR a Chinese father who
has both a boy and a girl now
many children be- has be will al
ways reply "only one child"
German parents -Up~limr,
change the name Of their baby
II il is III, and he japanese ar,
sure 70 change the uhme Of q
child four times.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-04

Miss Lille Zaeiner OF Columbus, is
visiting Mrs. A. G. Love at College
You are invited o attend the seryi-
ces at the Episcopal church on Sunday.
dtf
Rev. Dock Prgues Of Dallas. preached
al the Baptist church las night.
Wanted-To buy a good milk
COW. Apply TO c NJ. Camp. 1856
r 4. Compton. late Of Albany, is now
with James 4 MeDougald.
Dr. Bev Harrison came over from
Grimes county yesterday.
lie. johnson Of Millican. was a visit.
or % the city yesterday.
Horse for sale. Apply to DR..
Paul NJ Raysor. dos
Jno. X. Parker returned from San An.
tonic yesterday
smoke Metropolitan cigars sold at
Exposition Saloon. DIT
Miss Nellie Smith returned from Dtl.
"a Yesterday.
Mrs 81 Packard returned TO Houston
yesterday.
g. $. Wilcox returned from Austin
yesterday.
House Tor rent. Apply 10 Mrs j. 4.
johnson. dg5
Mr. W 4 Banks b. visiting at Col
lrge
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-04

One If the girls in the mills at
NatCryille, Me-, several months
ago. wrote her name and address
on a piece OF cotton. The other
day she received a letter from a
lady in Arizona, who said the
cloth had been purchasd by Uncle
Sam and was being cut mp for gar
mcuts in a school for the Apache
Indians there. II was but a few
year, ago that the Apaches. the
most cruel and hcndish tribe of
North American Indians. were
taking scalps instead Of making
shirts.