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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-14
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.

About 6,400 square yards OF asphalt paw
About 2.600 lineal feet of curb stone..-
About Loco lineal feet of reset curb
stone
About 9 reset receiving basin heads
About Is reset manholc heads.---..--.
About 5 water gate boxes to be reset.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-14

The Committee on Printing and Station
cry presented the following
Resolved, That $3.50 be paid to George
T. Bouton for incidental expenses, July,
August and September, 1899. claim No.
919.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-14

The foregoing were each separately
adopted by the following vote. on a call
for the ayes and nays
Ayes-AIl the members OF the Board,
five (5) in number.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-14

on motion the Board took a reces for
five minutes
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-14

Gustave Newman. SEQ; P J Murphy,
$40; VI. Gavin, 1885; A. J. Boyle, S9.45;
Rehill q Edwards, 1852; M. J.. Connaugh-
ten, sls2 James IN. Man NIX. f gl5s; x IuksF
500; i. O'Donnell. s156: F. j. Cullen. SIS;
Thomas d. Smith, $500, $3.50; George a.
Bonton. 5000; f. McDermott. 500; John
Lehey. $50: O. c. Stringham. S125; John
Boyd, sl7.10; United Gas Improvement Co.
$9.92, $3.50, $33. SO; pay rolls, cleaning sewers
and basins. $50; Belleville and High
Service. S~l.d94.05; repaving over street
openings, $l43.
Received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
reported on certificate Of Chief Engineer
d. ". Conlon. $500, on account of con-
tract No. 1,1SS.
The Atlantic Alcatraz Asphalt Co, N,Vou
on account of contract No. 1,1S0.
Charles OHNeill, 500, on account or con-
tract No. LII,
Philip TgInqlt " Jr., 500, on account Of
Henry Byrne, $1,000, on account of con-
tract No. l.156.
John Nolan 5000, on account Of con
Henry Byrne. sSA.24, on account Of CON
tract No. 1.1S0.
Ais9 n Slams st Ct %, g n. o,Sa1a' ssl5o;
John Thorn, $216.22.
Payrolls. cleaning sewers and basins,
500; repaving over street opening, Sl4s,
as correct.
The reports were accepted.
h Committee on Municipal Lighting
reported on claim OF "a e. Nolan, Sls5.2o.
as correct.
The Committee on New Water Works
reported ON the claim of A. =. Nolan,
$3.50, as correct.
The report was accepted
The Committee on Pumping and Reser-
yoirs reported on claims of United Gas
Improvement Co., $3.50; Thos. w. Leake,
S275: Theo. Smith & Bro, $lS4.H; United
States Rocking Crate Bar Co. $ll-60;
Washburn Bros. Co., $1.50; M. OMaTa,
SIC; payroll Belleville and High Service,
81. 1906 as correct.
The reports were accepted
The Committee on Assessments ana
Extensions reported on claims of A. II.
Nolan. S71.25, $53. 10, as correct.
The reports were accepted
The Committee on Public Buildings
Docks and Parks reported on claims OF
Beach and Bray Estate, $500; John Lehey,
$50; f. McDermott, 500, as c~orrect.
The reports were accepted.
The Committee on Printing and Sta
tionery reported on claim OF George I.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-14

Resolved. That special improvement
CERTIFICATES for two thousand dollars pc
drawn in favor Of John Nolan, for woTk
az contract No. I.147. for Improvement of
Hopkins e from Palisade avenue to
Cent raj avenue.
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are hereby granted TO Edward Colbert p
VIM j. Culbert to make connections with
the sewers in Jersey City. when they me
the required bonds in the once oi ehe
Permit Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-14

Resolved. That A. Campbell be and e
hereby appointed inspector On prlck anu
masanry work incident to the construc-
tinn of granite steps at the intersection
Of Grove Tenth and Eleventh streets, al
a salary Of SO pei. day, when engage ter la
Of service to begin when Work sha nay
heen commenced.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-30
PERSECUTION OF M0RM0NS
Maya. liyemOre obj,e's-Presdenl clio, o.
Harvard Gives Ms Views on Roberts.
fanou. Percentages Agree that the
Congrcssn,nn-ticrt L. Taking nn
Honorable Course.

a special TO the Salt Lake Herald
dated Boston. Jan. ~. says Famous
and conservative Boatonians uphold
CongrcsHmun-rlcct Roberts. Here are
their signed statements.
President charles ". Eliot Of Har,
ynrd-if Mr.. Roberts was polygamlst
before poiygamy became illegal In tho
Territory. ! think he was absolutely
right In continuing to maintain his
wives and their children, n there were
any In my Judgment. that was the
only proper thing for Mormon" TO
do, who was a polyEamist when Il was
not Illegal In the Territory I should
not consider him an unsuitable member
OF Congress on the ground Of poly
ramouE relations. " these We're the
facts.
Mary 4 Llvcrmorc-lt seems 10 me
that AIR Roberts. who us | understand
u. was a pnlyEnu.Ht before Utah b.
came State, ought To deal honorably
With his wives. and not east them OF
tuuu lbs -auppurt, 1 understand that
he " now doing this. but ~ mol Twink
IN polyEamy. ASIDE from poiygamy,
there u no reason why We should cN'
IfNA W NNNAAlNA' NWANNNNNN ANNNA =
know o. convert "Mormons" 10 some
thing better. but don't prosecute them.
An "Murmous" nrv not polyTnmiHtH
49, have had chance Co know, Tor
have been In Utah three 90 four times
Louise chandler Muulton-if an hon.
ufahlv man has married three wives
while u was legal to do 20, his ohllEa-
ton 10 himself can hardly be- changed
by subsequent legislation. A. IN 9TH
o. countries and other centuries II
has been perfectly customary 90 have
more wives than one ana husband
Vas expected 10 care Tor their welfare.
sn IL seems 90 me Mr. Roberto IL bound
10 care Tor the brides he has legally
married ana can only be an honorable
man when hC does Hu. King solomon
Ind many wives. but he was not, there.
fore. hanishcd from between the covers
OF the Old Testament n Roberts h an
able man ana was chosen representa-,
tive OF the Interests Of hiH constitu.
ents. I don't zee why h. n not en-,
Titled a. the place In Congress which
their choice has given him.
Thomas Wentworth liigginfon. uu.
thor aud historian Both PrcHidcntb
cleveland ana Harrison declared nm-
ncrty Tor past p0lygumy, I don't an,
doutnnd that there " any evidence
that Mr. Roberts practices polygamy
now, except IN the SENSE that he sup.
ports his plural wives, which, IA my
opinion. an honorable polygamiHt N
bound 10 do.
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OTHER BUSINESS.
rO rLner a snNArom.
A Majority ~ the Quorum Present aud
Voting l. -unirisnt.

The question has been asked Us
whether In any event less than thirty
two votes OF the Legislative assembly
would be sufficient TO elect a senator. A
simple majority OF the quorum present
II. by law. sufficient
To elect United States senator.
there must be a quorum present and
voting, and majority Of the quorum
present aud voting will then elect. The
earlier decisions ~ Congress We're that
Il Required "a majority OF the whole
legislature 10 elect. hut recent decls-
Ions have held that a majority Of those
voting, " there are "A majority OF the
quorum present viii elect, The statute
says that a majority III the assembly
shall elcct,so that the wording IN some
what ambiguous, Hut II " held that
this means n majority OF those present
ana voting, a quorum being present.
ana u majority of the quorum voting
for the candidate, II might therefore
happen that seventeen votes would
elect senator. For thirty-two pres
ont and voting would constitute n
quorum. and OF these a bare majority
would elect.
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Ns,si i,r.onr.l nm.

New York. Jan, IA dispatch 10 tho
Herald from Washington rnyas
IL u the understanding of the
members uf the Senate naval commit
toe that the naval personnel bin viii
come up Tor consideration IN the Sem
ate the coming week Friends u the
measure ARE confident of favorable nc
ton, hut fear u viii be- loaded down
with Injurious amendments
The department II anxious thnt the
measure become d law, az u passed tho
House. and without thu provision in
serted by the Senate committee au-
thorialnR the appointment into the scr-
vice 81 volunteer officers under twenty
i've years. who served during the w.r
II has been found. however. that n tho
President chooses, hr can make the
provision practically useless. H. n
required o. mako such appointments
within two yeurn from the date of tho
parnnge 81 the act. Few ~ these ofiicera
arr not over twenty fuuf years. and II
would not b. ahfnluteiy nrccwafy FOR
the pruaident 10 make more than thif-
- appointments and these IN the low
cr grades.
orders have been ifHued By the navy
department dctaohlnE aii retired ON.
GERS. except those on duty nH prize
commissioners. from active service and
ordering them 10 proceed % their
homes. Eighty per cent ~ the volunteer
officers have been discharged.
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TIC MUCH JOHNSON"
sen. Mason Want. Figures Regarding
the Mortality Among the Troops
Ia the Hast indies.

Washington. Jan. ao--At the opening
Of the House today Mr.. Hopkins dRcp.
IllpJ reported the census bill and gave
notice that he would call II up next
Monday. The House then resumed the
consideration OF the army rcorganlza-
tlon bill under an agreement that " the
bill was completed today under the fivc
minute rule the time tomorrow before
. o'clock be- devoted 10 general debate.
This arrangement was adopted to give
the leaders on each side an opportunity
10 close,
The firnt amendment offered today
was that OF which the committee had
given notice authorizing the President
TO enlist only sixty mon In cavalry
troop and sixty IN an Infantry com
pany. AIR Marsh u,cp. llls.) who Of
fcrcd the amendment said that this
would reduce the cnllhting force TO 90.
900 IL tho President .xercls.d The dia-
crstion conferred upon him.
Mr. Hay tDcm. Val OF the minority
oi ~" committee protested Ia the
House that Il was Impossible Ia perfect
n hill ON the iioor ~ the House. He
would offcr an amendment. he said, Ia
have the hill provide Tor only sixty
men In an Infantry company. or "A cav
airy troop. but give the President dis-
and 100 respectively. this discretion.
however. to be used only In time OF
war.
AZ this point a warm alteration oc-
CURED between Mr.. johnson tRep,
Ind and Mr.. Payne. Olcp n. " who
was In the chair. the former claiming
that the chair refused 90 recognize him,
Mr., Payne explained that MIR, Johnson
had already consumed much time and
he had feit gouHtrulupd tn fggogniEa
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SENATE.

Washington. Jan. 30--A House Joint
resolution authorizing the secretary OF
war To admit to West Point military
academy M a student Andres Poutc
Rucro Of Venezuela was adopted.
A hill was passed authorizing the
Missouri a Kansas Telephone company
To construct ana maintain lines and
offices In the Ponca, Otoc and Missouri
reservation In Oklahoma.
Mr.. Mason OF Illinois called up his
resolution. offered Saturday afternoon.
and presented resolution In an
amended form M follows;
Whereas. a large numbefof the sail
ors and soldiers Of the United States
are now In the Philippine Islands or
ON their way there. and
whereas, they are different news
paper reports ms To the condition OF
the health OF the soldiers and sailors
and
whereas, II Is reported by the press
that there II a large percentage of those
who remained sick by reason OF the
climate ~ said Islands. and
Whereas, II II stated upon good
medical authority that during the late
years as high az 20 per cent Of the
soldiers, unaccustoned to that climate,
have died by reason Of the said climate;
therefore, be II
Resolved, that the secretary OF war
be directed TO furnish for the informa-
tion OF the senate "A statement ms 10 the
percentage OF our soldiers who are sick
and have been sick. ana tile number OF
deaths In our army by reason OF the
sickness caused by the climate In said
islands, and 90 set forth when. accord
ms to the generally accepted terms, the
alckly season begins In the said
Islands"
Mr.. Hawley, OF Connecticut, did not
SEQ the usefulness OF the resolution. II
could only furnish food for the aensa-
tionnl press. While he would make no
objection TO Il, he had no respect for
H. The resolution was adopted.
A hill 10 declare the proper conHtruc-
tion OF the act entitled AN act to pro-
vide for the adjudication and payment
~ claims arising from Indian depreda-
lions" was passed.
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LrrIrms rnoM urAm.
rrof. Lockwood at Cleveland Reads let
tiers from GOV. We'll. and a. ~. Hobert.l

Cleveland. o., Jan, ss.-ronlght Pro-
fcHOr Frank q, Lockwood OF Mt. Union
College who was formerly the pastor OF
u Methodist Episcopal church In SAT-
Lake city. lccturcd at Epworth Menu
orinl Methodist Episcopal church on
THE present condition In Utah"
In the course ~ his lecture be-
touched naturally on the question of
pnlyEumy In that state, In this Con-
npcti0u be- said h. had written 60 about
fifteen prominent men IN Utah. some %
them MurnpnH ana some NJ them Cen
tiles ON the subject 81 Representative
Roberts standing ~ % his scat In COM
grcHs, lie had received a reply he said,
from Roberts. extracts from which he
read from the pulpit, Roberts. In his
reply said that his election 10 Congress
had not been In any sense an ofort On
tho part ~ the Mormon church 10 r..
endorse polyHamy or to gain political
ascendanoy. Murmons, like other pfu-
pie, he said, were Republicans and
Democrats and nothing else
Governor Wells was also one ~ those
addressed by Lockwood, ana he also
replied. He said that the Mormon
Church had not tried In the election ~
Roberts Ia forward the interests of
polygnmy, nor had % attempted politl-
cal control. Al the same time, he said,
the election 10 Congress of Roberts had
been an essential mistake which was
deplored by many prominent Nor
mons.
After reading his letters. Lockwood
said that for hs part, he did not SEQ
how a scat In Congress could be denied
Roberts. Utah being a sovereign State.
Al the same time he believed Congress
ought 10 evidence ~ lack ~ npprnba-
ton Of Roberts character ana conduct
by eNpelling him once he was seated -
a thing he said, Congress had the right
To do.
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rrAcE rnnATy.
spain WIN Not Accept tho treaty " Modi-
ned To- Create - Filipino Rspubiic.

'cw York. Jan. s0.--A dispatch 10 the
World from Paris says. Senior Ahnr-
zuzn, a leading member OF the spanish
peace commission. now here on visit.
was asked Would Spain accept the
peace treaty u II should be- amended by
the ". =. Senate 10 nH TO put the phii-
ipplncs In the same position ms cuba go
NO" answered senor Abnrzuzn. I'm
my opinion Spain would not-nor would
any civilized nation accept the treaty
" modified "a Nv to create an indcpcud.
"nt Filipino government
You might ~ well civ" autonomy TO
the monkeys In the Jnrdin accllmation
hefu ~ To give n To the Fillpinor.
No country could possibly agree 60
risk ~ commercial Interests by dealing
with the ro-callcd Filipino government.
Would America herself like her COM
mcrclAl Interests To have only the sim
Hic guarantee Of such a government IL
would be- NO guarantee ~ all.
III the treaty should be amended. ~
you suggest. " would cssiH. Ia b. the
treaty signed by Spain. and serious
position would arise. tinct n the treaty
should become null. matler would gu
back to the position IN which they were
at the time Of the PROTOCOL"
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mo mn N CHICAGO.
iios Factory and boarding House valued
1T >3g5.ooo Destroyed.

Chicago. Jan g0-The Mahogany
lumbar yards N J. e. Rnynor. Morgan
ana Fulton streets aud the box factory
owned by r. e. Austin. burned today.
causing loss ~ illj.000. The IRE was
discovered In the lumber yards by the
Waterman. Famed by n strong wind
the large building uf wen seasoned and
valuable lumber was an nbinze before
the arrival 81 the first engines Of the
nrc department The IRE spread from
the lumber yards 10 the boarding house
owned 10y Mfs. Smith, The house was
destroyed ana the twenty-five dodgers
were driven into the street with the
temperature az zeru In their night
clothes Ten ~ the nrcmcu were on
the roof of Austin's box factory when
~ caught Ore. The flames broke through
the roof beneath their foot and they
wcrc forced to jump 10 the ground. Al
~ them ESCAPED without any serious
Injury. \ Few minutes later the roof
fen in. The box factory was totally
destroyed
Frank Meyer. o. Waterman In the era.
mVr building was severely injured hy
jumping from the second story Of the
building.
The stock ~ the lumber ward which
" block lang and half block Wide.
wits valued ~ about $500 900 ana a. tho
most extensive loss.
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Female Spanish Prisoners Appeal
to AguinaIdo in Vain.
FIVE PRIESTS succuMB.
the Tragedies In th. phiiip-
pine islands.

New York. Jan. 3o.-A dispatch TO
the Herald from MAMMA says;
The spanish civil priHonofs have not
yet been released. Tales Of suffering.
hunger and dishonor come from the
provinces. Young spanish girls are
forced TO live In open shame with low
bornians. Their parents, being power
less. appealed to Aguinaldo His re-
ply was letter from dlshonorcd
chiid-cxactcd after t.od rrows what
ruhcring saying she " hnla. and COM
tented. Ladies' have suffered dlshonor
10 save their huabandn from cruel
treatment.
rive priests have died IN one PROV.
lncc from hunger aud cruelty although
.Hn,Vgp hnd been sent by the corporation
TOT their maintenance.
Appeal has been sent tu the Ameri-
can nation IN the name OF God to stop
the tragedy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-30
DREAMS OF MIDAS
ARE SURPASSED.
Big Worlds Record Strike at Grip
pie Creek, Colorado.
J2OO,0O0 GOLD TO THE TON.
ore that IL said 10 nun from z,u.OOo
tp Armed Guards watch
the Nine.

Denver Col. Jan a0-A rpoclal to
The News from Cripple Creek col.
Says ~ the recent strike Ia Isabella
ground
Your correspondent saw churka Of
sylvanitc that we're ihrcc'inchea thick
aud solid metal. ANA chunks of tho o1i.
diEcd orc OF the same width that be-
Whitfield with HE pocket knife. 80
assays have been made ON the rock: u
ir not necessary. but pieces OF the frca
Epld ore. " ore ID cuu b. called nt all,
run over $4,000 per ton. The Mollir
tihsun never produced any ore that
carried more ounces Ia SILVER per ton
thnn this Isabella ore duyH in gold.
with every huut'r work the rtrenk IL
iengihonlng aud widening.
Joining this metallic body there u
nlN feet Of quartz that will run from
$1,000 ~ 5000 pcr ton.
Manager lSliburn said TO your cor.
rcapondcnti
= de- not like 10 say anything thnt
VIII excite the people any nom than
they are ~ present. The metallic ore
body has doubled In size both ways
since Yesterday morning. Some II the
nicccH ~ ore bore No per cent gold.
ncvrf saw such mineral ANA I do not
hollcNo that liH like was ever mined
m ihiH ~ any other other camp In the
world.
we have had no assays taken ON the
rock. Tut ton 81 II could be- picked
out that would run anywhere from
10000 Ia $4,000 pef ton.
Armed guards arr watching tho
property, The strike WIS made In the
new ore body at depth ~ 80 feet
below the surface The chute has been
cut nt the seventh icyci 900 feet above
ana also M the nth. Al the latter
plnc" an assay was obtained In the
breast ~ the drifi yesterday On two
feet ~ ore that went better than ti.OoD
per ton, Therv l. NJ least blocked out
IN th. Lowell between the ninth and
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Triumph In AmsrIeaa snrret,.

chicago. Jan. a0-With % vorltable
drainage canal ~ rubber replacing an
neutrality-suspicious. tumor replacing an
Joseph Seplc. butcher. who saw things
double" Tor many months ls impruving
nt tho Mercy hospital, where be- was
q few days ago the subject nf an oprr-
alton that short time ago would have
been impossible IN surgery ANA which
~ said ia be- unique In tho history uf
American medical science.
lie came 10 tho institution SUFFERING
from suicidal Wnpia Thruhhlng head
aches made him helloyo h.H skull Wnh
being battered iu plrrtH. H. case was
diagnosed 40 hitherto lnrurahle dis
case ~ brain tumur Through the nld
90 sklagraph picture the tumor or
cyst was located ln the brain, Just over
the right eye. The sufferer had In the
meantime developed the most violent
symptoms OF suicidal mania,
The operation ~ trounnninF, "
quickly performed, was suggested 49,
nnnrdlng a possible chance Ia save his
liic. The consent of hls friends was
gnined and the operation was UNDER
taken. when his skull bones were rec
adjusted ana he was loft with two
inches ~ rubber tuhlng inbcdded as "a
miniature canal tO drain away the pua
ncrertions. Seplcs wonderful vitality
he being q youug Australian OF some
yeara-helped him materially IN the
battle Tor his lifc.
No more docs he soe things double"
and the headache arr gone,
Recent examinations have shown the
doctors that the ease has PASSED the
danger point ana In Few days the
tube VIII be removed from his head,
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spanish GENERAL says that the American
Policy h. q Mistake.

New York. Jan. s0.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says
general who has lived some years
In the Philippine Islands said In an IN
tcrviow:
The Americans are making two mis-
takes In connection with the Philippine
question. First. they are giving Aguin-
aldo aud his followers time 90 organize
their forces and propagate the Idea
OF Independence among the Mnlnyr.
Second. IN the nttrihution 81 all the i'm
pprtance ~ the archipelago 10 the Is
land " i.uznn alone.
~ the Americans occupied the other
Islands IN an effective manner. making
II clear 10 the Tagaloa that their occu-
patton is definite and permanent. the
moral cncct on the Mnlnya would be-
very important especially In the case
Of the hair caste and the rich planters.
who dread war.
The Americans are mistaken n they
think that. without giving the natives
severe lesson. they can get n frn
footing IN the i.uzon. The Malay ~ "a
barbarian. obcdicni only to the impuls-
- Of fanatlclam and fear ~ punish
mcnt."
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lord Robert. on unl,er.al reaee.

New York. Jan. 20,-A dispatch 10 the
Herald from London says
Lord Roberts. In letter which he
has addressed o. q periodical WAR
Against War" expresses what ~ doubt
less the general feeling ~ soldiers on
the cznr'H disarmament Hchcme.
while he has no love Tor war itself.
he believes disarmament VIII only he
possible when All the nations ~ the civ
illxcd world agree a. rent content with
what they have got ana never strive Tor
anything more. liut there IN another
confederation; what would be- IN. fate
~ the inhabitants ~ civilized nations
n they were TO deprive themselves OF
means OF defense against the barhar-
ianr. who outnumbcr thcm by many
millions"
Lord Roberts puts the matter In this
nutshell; what would unnrmnd civil
izntion do against armed barbnrlanig"