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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
REPRESENTATIONS OF CLAIMS.

me following cIalms were pFeseIIvu
Tabn Brownle 500; NJ. Gavin. 500; z.
,a y9an Sle6: John Boyd. 500; o. 9.
strinsham' SIPS: Thos. Quirk, s72; N. j.
Mexican Asphalt Co. SIS; ]. G. Landwesr.
| S1S5: Thos. Foley, $50: John +: toley = $a ),
-. 40 ss.s 10. sls6; Van Keuren & Son, $50;
| Henry Byrne. $497; H. MacBride: S249,57;
| e. A. Dugan, S24.5S; L. D~eutschberger
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
(OmcalF roceedings)
Regular meeting of the Board of Street and Water commissioners, hd on
May 3D. $780, at two O'Clock J. M
Present. at Roll Cal-Commssioners Hauck Hehntze Nolan, sullivan an
smith,.
OPENING OF SEALED PROPOSALS.
Propmals for onstructon Of a sewer in Marcy avenue. from Clendenny ave
M. 10 0xford avenue: also sewer in Lexington avenue from a point about 15
Get vest OF West Side avenue, to connect with sewer to be constructed IN Marcy
to connect With eve to be constructed nMarcy avenue, were caed
for md ten QW in numberw were presented as oHo"s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
oEr1cr OF THE CITY COLLECTOR
IERSEY CITY N. j.,

OFFICE Q # THE CITY coLLEcTu1
JERSEY CITY ~! 1897
.-.A -. a.. .Arhs- +a cv Collector of Jersey City, New J@
.v n"rusnt @n ts s statute in such case made and provided and under ddn@ direct Ma brhes
Board OF Finance Of such City, wi expose for @ea and sell at puhc auuon
on - 81, - e ,na A n ssb4aan hundred and ninety nine. -
at one ocSk in the afternoon of that's day. at the Assembly, Chamber IN the M me Ninth,
Temh and Eleventh Wards of Jersey City upon which either taxes nay MhA
ar easements bye beer levhd and assess ed after the ulrueh day OF MAJ Ia nd after
1856 or BOTH and which nave remained unpaid Tor the space o. IVY
the time when due and payable ~. 40. - a~arrnr the settle
mnt and Collection of arremages Of unpaid axes assessments and water MS or u m and in
in cfks of this state AMI, imposing and levy ing a tax assessment @% en- n nrode for the sale If
Nead of such MTeaaGsa and to enforce the pay n .Hereb, anu Pp md the various
lads subietedh further taxation and assess menb passed Mach SWr"""N
implements thereto and acts amendatTy Thereon ,. +. ~ ame Of the City Col
,Ar 1v Hall Jersey city on any week day prior to the day O. the sae NV am IL
hours Of A. NJ and 4P NJ, except Saturdays and on Saturday between . a ="
The following ntc contains the lot. and, block numbers OF the nn uts oTLi tax and
land TO be sold in pursuance this advertiser ent as they appear on the muntM Of the
Yard Of the civ as now laid out wherein sal lands are respectively auN Nlfa L md
amMnt due from each of said lots respectively and the interest thereon to ou s on d1 lots
the taxes and assessments respectively for the nnpayment "heen uN gSN
tracts and parcels are be sold. .... sA,.a5 r~a will be added
To the amount dueU each lot or parcel as neGmLr us Hd at four dollars for
Its proprtonate share of the coto this SALE which is hereby estimated at ""
ech item of arrarage thereon ~ -. ~sh arus on said premises
All lots so sold will be purchased SUBJECT 10 an ~d NpN h% mb 16
aa to- ali axes and assessments levied there on subsequent to DeeempF Wb i@
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 4,s61 cubic yards of earth excava-

About 4,S61 cubic yards of earth
About 50 cubic yards of rock excavation
About 327 cubic yards of sand filing.
About 1929 square yards of Belgian
paving
About S4S lineal feet of curb stone,....
About 3,42S square feet of fagging.....
About IA square yards of repavtng-.-.
About As lineal feet of reset curb stone
About 290 square feet of relaid bridge
About 352 square feet of relaid tagging
About 60 lineal feet of cribbing ........
About l receiving basin rebuilt and con-
nections complete
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

Henry Byrne offered to furnish all
above standard. !
Bernard Cannon offered to furnish a
above standard.
NJ. T. Connolly Contracting Co. off
work for $40 of above standard.
Philip Tumulty, Jr., offered to turn
900 of above standard.
John Hopkins offered to furnish all
above standard.
Chas. Wagner offered to furnish all
of above standard.
Received and referred to the Comm
On motion, the Board took a recess for
five minutes.
On reassembling, all the members of the
Board were present.
On motion, the reading of minutes of
regular meeting held on Tuesday, May
%, 1899, was dispensed with. and they
were, on motion, approved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
From C. F. Stork and others:-
Petitioning for the Improvement OF
North street, between Central avenue and
Summit venue.
Petitioning for the Improvement OF
Claremont avenue, between Bergen ave-
nue. and Hudson Boulevard.
-Four "a petitions for signs, etc.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Sewers.
From the Board of Trade, per VIM. J.
TAFT, Secretary
Transmitting resolution passed by SAID
Board in matter of the construction OF
docks on the H~ackensack River.
Received and referred to the
on Public Buildings. Docks and Parks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

The Committee on Engineering and
Survey reported on claim of F. e.
Brands & Sons Co.. s47.25, as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
The reports were accepted.

The Committee on Public Buildings,
Docks and Parks reported on claims of
James F. Stewart Co. S22e: John Brown
lee. 500; F. McDermott. 500. as correct.
The reports were accepted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

The Committee on Printing and Station
cry reported IN claim of A. E. Nolan,
$780, IS, as correct.
The report was accepted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

The Committee on Pumping and Reser-
voirs reported on claims of United Gas
Improvement Co., S6.S8; John A. Viii, $2.45;
Theo. Smith & Sons Co., s67.eO, as correct.
The reports were accepted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

The Committee on Streets and Sewers
presented the following
Resolved. all proceedings hereto
fore taken by this Board on the applica-
ton of C. T. Stork and others, for the
improvement of North street, from Cen
tral avenue to Hudson Boulevard, be and
are hereby reconsidered and r~escinded,
and that all action on the basis of said
petition cease.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

The Committee on Assessments and
Extensions reported on claims of A. E.
Nolan, $43. 40: Theo. Smith s. Sons Co.,
$23.42; Charles P. Knoeller. S103.G0, as COR
rect.
The reports were accented.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
100 PER CENT. STANDARD.

materials and do all work for 99fs of
IL materials and do all work for 500 of
.ered to furnish all materials aud do all
ish all materials and do all work for
materials and do all work for 81 9-1oEo of
materials and do all work for SO $4,000
ittee on Streets and Sewers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

The Committee on Municipal Lighting
reported on claim of John Boyd, 500. as
correct.
The report was accepted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

Resolved, That the specifications as pre-
sented on this date, by the Chief Engi-
neer. for the improvement of Third street.
from Brunswick street to Merseles street;
Fulton avenue, from Garfield to Bergen
avenues; Bentley avenue, from Hudson
Boulevard TO West Sid avenue, and
Myrtle avenue, from Ocean venue to
Jackson avenue, be and are hereby adopt
ed and ordered filed,
Whereas, The benefits for main sewer
in Dwight street, Garfield avenue. Rich
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

From the same oficer:- % 1000
the Hon. the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners.
Gentlemen-The contractor for strses
cleaning has fled with me on this date a8ri ms
schedule Of streets 10 pc cl 800 o"Ai
GEO. T. BouT0N,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10
REPORT OF THE CLERK.
TarSav City. Nav 81, 1S9

To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners.
Gentlemen-The Commissioners OF AS
sessment filed with me under date OF
May 20, their preliminary ASSESSMENT 39a gd map
avenue. from ST. Paul's avenue to lands
Of Long Dock Railroad Company, for the
Improvement of Carlton avenue, between
i'm nrovement of Gator avenue, from Hud-
son Boulevard to Old Bergen Road.
GEO. 7. BOUTON,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-10

On motion, the reading of minutes of
regular meeting held on Tuesday, May
%, $780,, was dispensed with. and they
were, on motion, approved as engrossed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

The anti-gambling bill which
recently passed the Idaho legis.
lature, in moral sense. is all
right, says the Wallace Tribune.
But its intended effect will not
be fully realized. Those who
want to gamble will do so law or
no law. Nearly every state in
the union has stringent laws
against certain kinds of gamb-
ling, and yet every city of any
size in every state has it's gamb-
ling hells whether prohibited by
law or not. The principle effect
of an anti-gambling law has been
to change the location of gamb-
ling games from the front room
to the back room, from public
view to obscurity. 1t has long
been a serious question with
many of our moral philosophers
whether it is not better to face
the devil in the middle of the
broad open street in the glare of
the noon day sun than to meet
him in the back alley behind a
bull's-eye lantern and a mask.
ALI will concede that gambling
is demoralizing and should not
be praticed, but the world is a
gambling den. Some gamble in
wheat, some in bread, some in
meat, some in one thing and
some in another. Chicago has
its board of trade and New York
City its stock exchange, where
the rich gamble in the necessiti-
es of the poor and entice the un.
suspecting to shame and dis
grace. Every great commercial
center has it's commercial gamb-
ling hells, which wreck more
homes and ruins more people
than all the cards and dice in the
whole country. Half the defal-
cations in positions of honor and
trust are traceable to the allure.
ments of these commercial monte
banks. Yet they operate under
charter and sanction of law. AL
good people are opposed tc
gambling, bat the tendency OF
legislation on the subject is tc
kill the weasel and spare the
lion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

We hope the bill closing sal
oons from 10 O. clock at night I'M
til five in the morning will not
become q law for this reason,
says Jud Boykin
I'm every town during the
winter months the saloon pro-
prietors keep roaring fires going
all night for the benefit of the
moneyless and homeless men to
whom they generously give
warmth and shelter. The great
majority of these men are work
ers and waiting for spring to
open so they can go to the differ
ent mining camps and elsewhere
in quest of employment. There
may be three in every town who
are buns. But whatever they
are the warmhearted saloon
keeper bids them welcome.
"They may have q shack and
an old blanket or two somewhere
but having no money to buy fuel
after laying in a scant supply of
grub, they would suffer were it
not for the saloons.
Sometimes as many as TWEEN
ty can be seen sleeping on tables
and in chairs in one saloon.
mot allowed in hotel corrid-
ors and forbidden shelter in pri-
vate houses they would suffer
were it not for the hospitable
saloons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

but it is good policy. Bimetal-
lism will be as strong in New
York when it If fully understood
as it is now in the West and
South, and the sooner the Dem
ocrocy of New York begins the
defense of the Chicago platform
the sooner the work of education
will be completed. To ignore
the platform when all the states
west and south endorse it will
have all the force of a delegation
against the platform and such a
course will make it more difficult
to indorse the platform.
We were embarrassed in the
last campaign by the fact that
the Democrats of your state went
to Chicago to oppose the plat
form which was adopted. I'M
less the party in New York ex-
poets to repeat this experiment
in 1900 it should lose no time in
taking a firm stand upon the
Chicago platform. In urging
this course upon Tammany and
the Dmocracy of New York l
ought to suggest that the party
in New York has fomething at
stake, as well as the party in the
nation.
Tammany needs the Democra-
cy of the nation as much as the
national party needs Tammany,
and Tammany should recognize
this fact. Democratic principles
have too firm a hold upon the
plain people to give the party in
any section any promise of sue
cess by abandoning them.
Democracy was defined at
Chicago and the definition is so
satisfactory that no material
change will be made in that def
milton for years to come. I hope
the New York Democrats, for
their good, as well as for the
good of the party and country at
large-will speedily bring them
selves within the definition by
giving an unqualified indorse-
ment of the Chicago platform.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

The coming week in the Idaho
legislature will probably witness
number of preliminary skirm-
ishes over the anti-saloon bills
that have been presented. There
are three of these now pending.
Two of these were introduced by
Representative Kingsley of Ada
county. One requires the sa-
looms to close on Sundays and on
week days from 10 p. M. to 5 a.
M, and the other is the local OPP
ton measure. Both of these
will very likely pass the house
after war of words. The enc
mics of the bill assert the meas
ures will meet death in the SEN
ate, but that is not so sure, as a
number of the senators have
openly declared themselves in
favor of them.
The other measure presented
is fathered by Representative
Madden of Canyon county pro-
poses an amendment to the con-
stitution prohibiting the manu-
facture or sale of liquors. The
prohibitionists have opened
headquarters here and are MAX
ing an earnest fight for this bill.
Boise Statesman.
We were of the opinion that
the present Idaho legislature
was an improvement over the
last one, but we see now that we
were mistaken, and that the pres
emit one is q disgrace to any state.
Glance at many of the bills in
troduced, and see what farce
the legislature is. Some are
suggesting the legislature meet
every'four years. That is often
enough, and perhaps every six
years would be better. Now
they want to convert Idaho into
a prohibition state--turning a
respectable saloon into a hell
hole, without deriving any rev.
enue for the state or county.
Prohibition does not prohi bit.
Look at the prohibition States
and see what a rank failure it
has proven. We will not be sur
prised to see a bill introduced in
this Legislature to prohibit peop-
lie from using tobacco and tea
coffee. Why not enact the old
blue Laws ?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

Backward, turn backward, o
Time, if you please. Back to
discussion about the Chinese;
editors dish up some news as
of old, about the Klondike and
the hunters for gold. Let up
on battles and warships and
Spain. Call off your scribes
from their "war horror" quest.
Give us a rest, won't you :?
Give us rest.
Backward, flow backward, o
Time, few whiles. am so
weary of Shafter and Miles.
Tired of requests to ''Remem-
Der the Maine" Sick of the
very words Spauiard and
Spain. Tired of Ell Caney and
submarine mines. Snapshots
of Spaniards with lead in their
spines. Tired of transports
proceeding out west. Give us
rest, can't you =? Give us a
rest ?
Tired of displacement, and ton
mage, and speed. Trenches
and squadrons and kicks about
feed; tired of the bottle and
likewise the cork. Of report
ers with Sampson" aboard
the New York. Of Teddy's
rough riders and valor dis
played. Or Evans who cussed
and Phillips who prayed; har-
rowing tales of the Cubans
tressed. Give us a rest, hang
it Give us a. rest.
Bring back the time when each
months magazins, discussed q
few topics besides the Philip
pines. When each page was
not rife with torpedoes and
shot and drawings "our artist
had done ION the spot Re-
hash Old Abe and Napoleon
and Grant. Or even revert to
political rant; don't mention, l
pray, Filippinos oppressed.
For | must have rest, Mister;
must have rest
| have been bored long enough
by San Juan. And views of
strange lands where our sold
iers have gone. Typical
street scenes" and converts
and fruits. Photos of heroes
and maps of their routes.
Suger plantations, palm trees
and Luzon. shattered Vizcaya
and bloodthirsty Don; huts
matched with grasses and ma
tives alf-dressed-give us g
rest, dunn it /! Give us rest,
dun it ! Give US a rest
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

ment in respects to all port
charges as it accords to its own
merchant vessels.
Any obligations assumed in
the treaty by the United States
with respect to Cuba are limited
to the time of its occupancy, but
upon the termination of such &C.
cupancy it will advise any new
government to assume the same
obligations.
Notifications shall be exchang-
ed at Washington within six
months from December 10, 1898.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

The important points of the
peace treaty just ratified are as
follows
Spain codes to the United
States Porto Rico and other is
lands under Spanish sovereignty
in the West Indies and the island
of Guam in the Ladrones.
Spain cedes to the United
States all the archipelago known
as the Philippine islands. The
United States will pay to Spain
$50. 000,000 within three months
after exchange of ratificati on.
Spain's ships and merchandise
will be admitted to all Philippine
ports on the same terms as ships
and merchandise of the United
States for 10 years.
The United States will send
back to Spain at it's own cost the
Spanish soldiers taken as pris-
oners of war at Manila, the arms
of the soldiers to be returned to
them.
Both countries will release all
prisoners of war. Both countri-
es relinquish all claims for in
demnity, national and individual,
that may have arisen since the
beginning of the late insurrec-
ton in Cuba and prior to ex-
change of ratification. The
United States will adjudicate and
settle the claims of it's citizens
against Spain in territory relin-
pushed by this article.
Spain relinquishes in Cuba and
cedes in Porto Rico and other
islands in the West Indies and
Guam all buildings and other
immovable property which be-
long to the public domain.
Spanish subjects remaining in
relinquished or ceded territory
may preserve allegiance to the
crown OF Spain by making a
declaration of allegiance within
a year. Otherwise they shall be
held to have renounced it and to
have adopted the nationality of
the territory in which they re-
side.
Rights of property secured by
copyrights and patents acquired
by Spaniards in coded territories
shall continue to be respected,
and Spanish scientific. literary
and artistic works shall be adj
mitted free of duty for o period
of 10 years.
The government of each coun-
try will for period of 10 years
accord to merchant vessels of
the other country the same treat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

The highest value of an Eng
lish postage stamp is f5. The
stamp is of oblong shape, and
very seldom used.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

It's pretty hard to make boy
believe in an all-wise providence
when it storms on a holiday.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21
nryan's Uisinassum.

of Richard Croker towards VIM.
J. Bryan were disclosed when
the following letter, written in
March, 1898, by Mr.. Bryan, when
he was asked to speak in New
York, but to refrain from dis
cussing the money question.
March 16, 189s.-Willis J. Alb
bolt, New York: / am just in
receipt of your letter. Please
say to Mr.. Croker that I shall
not be able to come East until
April 10. At that time I shall
be pleased to meet him and talk
over the political situation. If,
as / have heard, he is compelled
to leave for Europe before that
time, express my regrets to him.
appreciate his invitation to
speak there, but he will, upon
reflection, realize that could
not afford to make speech upon
the lines suggested. The nation
al platform declares the money
question to be the paramount is
sue, and l fully indorse that dec
laration. So, believing, I could
not directly or indirectly encour-
age any state to abandon the ma
tional platform.
While the Democrats of the
West and South have no right to
force the national platform upon
the people of New York, yet the
Democracy of the nation does
have a right to expect the Demo
Gratis of New York to stand by
the platform or announce their
hostility. We ought to know
whether the New York Democ-
racy means peace or war.
To ignore the national plat
form in a state convention will
be notice that the Democrats of
that state are hostile to that plat
form, but lack the courage to de-
clare 1t openly.
The platform of 1895 will be
reaffirmed in 1900 and /, for one,
would like to know as soon as
possible whether we are to re-
gard the New York Democrats
as allies or enemies. If the Dem
ocrats of New York invite me to
speak in New York City while in
the East shall accept the invita-
ton with pleasure, but it must
be with the understanding that
shall not be restricted as to the
subject of discussion. / do not
care to be a guest where the
Chicago platform is denied q
hearing.
/ believe that the restoration
of bimetallism is necessary and
that 10 to l is the only ratio at
which bimetallism can be restor-
cd, and | have no right to expect
favors from those who are hos
tile to this doctrine. I can say
to bimetallism at 16 to as Ruth
said to Naomi
"Entreat me not to leave thee,
or to return from following after
thee; for whittier thou goest, !
will go, and whore thou lodgest,
] will lodge. Thy people shall
be my people, and thy God my
God. Where thou die I will die,
and there will / be buried. The
The Lord do SO to me and more
also, if aught but death part thee
and me-"
No one is compelled to accept
my judgment, and ! must myself
be guided by it and in my judg.
ment the attempt to chain the
nation to gold standard is SO
cruel and wicked that / would be
beneath contempt if | should my
convictions upon this subject for
any political advantage which
the New York Democrats might
be willing to offer.
Let me add another word. 1t
is not only right that the New
York state convention should
stand by the Chicago platform,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

A woman confers upon herself
a doubtful honor when she re-
forms q man by marrying him.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-10-25
q Tucson Murder.

The Tucson Star. of Sunday morning, gives an account of a kill ing on the streets of that city ou Saturday last as follows: The victim was C. C. Rasmussen, con tractor, the killing being done by Al. Ezekiels. The Stars account says that Ezekiel and his family had been elected from a house owned bT Rasmussen ou Thursday by due pro cess of law. On Saturday Rasmns- sen was on his way home about l o'clock in the afternoon and when within two or three rods of his home he was met by EZekiels who drew q revolver and fired at a distance ol about twelve feet. The ball struck the unfortunate man in the eye passing through the head and out behind the ear, and as he staggered another shot was fired striking him just below the navel. He fell to tbe ground lifeless. and as the body lay upon the ground Ezekiels fired again twice. both shots taking effect Any one of the four shots would have been sufficient to have caused death.
 Ezekiels was formerly a deputy United States marshal and vel known in Prescott, having frequent ly visited here in bis official capacity Re has hitherto borne good rePu tation, and is we'll connected, hi' father being a we'll known and high lv respected commercial. traveller and two sisters beIug married tc army officers.