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Notice 20 Mnrincrn.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation wiz be furnished masters Of YES
sells free of charge in United States hy-
geographic office in custom house. Cap
tains are requested 60 cali al the Office.
Reports of wrecks and derelcts received
for transmission to the navy department.
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NAVAL STORES,

Spirits Turpentine-The market took a
tumble to-day and went back to 4115c, a
decline of 12c from yesterdays highest
price. Even at that price the buyers were
not anxious to purchase, and the market
closed quiet.
At the Board of Trade at the first call
the market was bulletined firm at Hl5c,
with sales of III casks. At the last call
the market closed quiet at 4112c, with no
sales.
Rosin-There was another decline of sc
on water white, which constituted the
change for the day. There was a fairly
good demand and the reported sales were
l,O25 at the decline. AT the Board of
Trade at the first call the market was
bulletined unchanged, with no sales At
the last call the sales We're 1,025 at the
decline on water white. The following
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favor of further reaction, while better ad-
wees are expected from Liverpool. Re
celpts at the ports are light to-day but
the Texas and Mississippi valley show a
wonderful increase over last season."
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Phases of the Moon for Anr,I

Last quarter. Sd, hours and II min
utes, morning; new moon. 10th, hours
and AZ minutes. morning; first quarter,
nth, hours and minutes, evening; full
moon, 25th, / hour and ~ minutes, evening.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


Steamship Allegheny, Billups. Baltimore.
J. j, Carolan, Agent.
U. S. transport Florida. from Sapelo.-
L. S. Quartermaster Department
Steamer Clifton. Strange, Beaufort.
George U. Beach Manager
Tug Juno, from Port Royal.
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Foreign EXPORTS.

Per British steamship Bridesmaid for
Rotterdam-3,S 1882 tons phosphate rock, val
ued at $SS, ,S25; for Hamburg. 72S tons phos-
phate rock, valued at S,2S5.
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BAh1GA " BARN u 4,
Co. M. First Colorado, u. s. v.

-Mike-"Halloa. Pat, how much did you
pay for your new hat?" Pat-'Faith, and
] don't know; there was no one in the shop
when / bought t."-Tlt-Bits.
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Port Royal, arrived here yesterday to take
Chief Constructor Crowinsfield back to
Paris Island.
The Secretary of the Treasury has notl-
fied quarantine officers, masters of vessels
and others concerned that the following
addition has been made 10 the quarantine
regulations to be observed at foreign ports
and al sea: American vessels bound for the
United States or for Porto Rico or Cuba
shall not ship men in ports of Cuba or
Porto Rico where smallpox or yellow
fever prevails, unless the men have been
inspected and passed by the quarantine
officer.
The Norwegian bark Mirzapore. Capt
johnson, from Savannah for GutujewskI
grounded al Christiansand Thursday but
after agreeing to pay ego for assistance
was towed off by tugs with slight damage
She is not leaking.
Passengers by steamship Chattahoochee
from New York. April 13.-Mrs. A. w. Nu-
gent, E. A. Geiseler, s. S. Wakeman.
Passengers by steamship City of Macon
for New York, April 15.-J. r. Flynn, j.
J. Keller. Mrs Raymond Benton, Phil
Bradley, A. Campbell j. d. Pidcock, Mike
Dunn, J. ]. Robertson W. G. Muldoon,
r. w. Bent, Mrs. F. w. Bent, w. Graham,
Thomas Harkness, ID. d. Spencer, p. CHM,
John Dalton, Thomas Anderson, Miss Fan
ME Near, Mrs Barker, George Shutter,
George Braxman, James Schafer, Rev
Mr.. Easterbrook, ]. D. Clark, s. j. Clark,
A. e. Thorn, W. Esenhardt, w. Rohman,
F. Fontain, A. w. Answorth, e. Aims
worth, E. Ostman. William Berg, Miss M.
Mcpherson. Miss Baldwin, Miss c. Geeth,
Miss Helen Marsden. T. j. Courtney, r.
Wilson, II. c. Williams, ]. r. Shea, c.
Roberts, M. Plunskey, John Bengal. w. j.
flaming, W. Mitchell, George Stanley,
Thomas e. Lockhart James Brown, NJ.
Farrell, ]. Sullivan, e. Hollander, c. Har-
rls. A. II. Combe, James Peterson, a. d.
Provensal H. W. Dodge, Corpl. Blddle,
Corpl. Hahn, Harry Weaver
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troleum, quiet; refined. at New York, sos:
Philadelphia and Baltimore SI00;. Phila-
delphia and Baltimore. in bulk, $400 Rice.
hrm; domestic, far TO extra, 4isd7c; ia
pan, Sa5hc. Cotton seed Oil, prime crude
22isc; butter grades. S0QS2c. Potatoes.
quiet; New York. $l.5Od2.25; Jerseys, $250Q
400 Cabbage, dun; domestic, $9.00al0 %
per 100. Cotton. by steam, to Liverpool
I'D; grain. by steam. 1lsd. Coffee, options
opened steady at unchanged prices, steady
uudertone, European and Brazilian cables
being better than expected; closed quiet
and unchanged TO points higher; sales,
l.1oO bags, including. July. 5.20c; October
5,i5c spot, Rio. firm and higher; No. T.
invoice, 69sc; No. T. jobbing, 67sc mild
firm; Cordova, Sdl3c. Sugar. raw, strong;
tending upward; fair refining. psc; centrif-
usal, S6-test, 49-16c; molassos sugar. &c;
refined firm and fairly active; mould A.
5lac; granhlated. sac.
Chicago April l5.-Crop damage news
was ignored in the pit to-day, and under
heavy liquidation May closed at a decline
of l5c. Corn rose 1sc. Oats are unchanged
Pork advanced 71sc. lard 2lsQ5c, and ribs
2Iac.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest. Closing.
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savannah AImnnnc.
Sun rises at 5:ss and sets at e:27.

High water at Tybee today at 1906 a.
m. and 1915 .. m High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
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Steamship City of Macon, New York
schooner Frank Nanderherchen, Phila
delphia
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of ships and
shipping.

The government tug Wau-Bun, from
Port Royal arrived here yesterday TO take
Chief Constructor Crowinsheld back to
Paris Island
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bid, 1OS asked; Bibb Manufacturing Com
pany, 1oS bid, 105ls asked.
Factory StOcks-Augusta Factory, IS
bid, SO asked; Graniteville Factory, $50
bid, 155 asked; Langley Factory, 81 bid,
10l12 asked; Enterprise Factory. common,
80 bid, 80 asked; j. r. King Manufacturing
Company. 81 bid. 101 asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company. IS bid, 7S asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company, l04 bid, 105
asked.
New York. April 15.-Money, on eall, was
steady at 4d412 per cent; the last loan was
at per cent Prime mercantile paper Sls
q4A per cent Sterling exchange weak,
with actual business in bankers bills at
%-S6i4q+S6l for demand, and at $4.S4hM
4.S41a for sixty days; posted rates. $3.50
ASIA and $4.STd4ST1s. Commercial bills,
%.SSQ4&. Silver certificates. 60d60l2c. Bar
silver, $3.50. Mexican dollars, 479sc. State
bonds were inactive; railroad bonds were
strong; government bonds were irregular.
New York. April 15.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve, increased 81, ,452. 700; loans,
decreased $40, ,355 200; specie. increased, $685.
400; legal tenders, increased $1S4S. 700; de-
posits, increased Sc, ,4S6, 400; circulation, in
creased SIS, 400 The banks now hold $l9,-
Al, ,525 in excess of the requirements.
New York, April 15.-The industrial
the rising tendency, particularly after the
appearance of the bank statement, ex-
tended throughout the list with the Coal
ers prominent in the markets late
strength.
Money continued easy and the bank
statement, with an increase of nearly 81
100000 in surplus reserve and nearly So
100000 in cash, and contraction of over
S1O,0OO0O0 in loans, had a very stimulating
effect.
Large realizing, however, was noted by
spectators who had bought in expecta-
ton of a favorable statement. The fav-
orable turn of the Samoan difficulty and
the weekly statements of trade which not
ed general condition of prosperity, were
factors in re-arousing confidence.
Spots of especial strength were Della
ware and Hudson, Manhattan, Colorado
Fuel and Iron, Brooklyn Rapid Transit,
Peoples Gas and Continental Tobacco.
Just before the close the professional ele-
ment started a raid on the idea that the
recent recovery had been too rapid, but
they succeeded in making only a slight
impression in values.
United States IS, coupon, during the
week, advanced Il; do registered and the
new 412s, registered, a, and the old As,
coupon, IS; the 5s and old As, registered
declined a in the bid price
Inc total sales of stocks to-day were
5lS'4Oo shares, including 1886 Atchison
preferred. 1908 Burlington, 1888 Della
ware and Hudson, $3.50 Manhattan, 2S.-
SUO Reading first preferred, 6665 Missouri
Paclf1c, 1902 Ontario and Western, 6,S9s
ROCK Island, $3.50 ST Paul. 1855 American
steel and Wire, IA, $40 Federal Steel. 1O,SS1
Peoples Gas, 24,070 Colorado Fuel and
Iron, 64,490 Brooklyn Rapid Transit. SO SO
continental Tobacco, 5.97S Sugar, 24,225
Tennessee Coal and Iron.
Maj, VorI~ ,r,i.zs.--
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Steamship BHdoswa,d GD. Rotterdam
and IIambrr.'
Steamship Berkshire Baltimore.
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SPIRITS ON THE DRooP.
DECLINE OF Y CENT IN THE
MARK EFT.

onxers Ceased to Bid at the Ad-
xauced Price, and the Market
Dropped OH-ROsin Firm at De-
o1iDe ON water White-COttOn Dull
and Easy and Unchanged-Other
MARKETS Quiet and Steady.
savannah. April 15.-The transactions in
,bs local markets to-day were very light.
rbe spirits turpentine market, which had
Asan on a boom for several days, sud
J4nIv dropped off lAc, with small sales at
,ba decline. The rosin market was firm,
ritb a good demand at sc decline on water
nbite The cotton market remained dull
and easy, with light transactions. The
,.bo1asale markets were quiet and steady
The following resume of the different mar
lets will show the tone and the quota
lions at the close to-day:
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COTTON.

The controlling market developed no
new features, in fact, they were quiet. The
io,a, market remained duh and easy and
Unchanged. with sales of 17S bales at the
FIRST call at the Cotton Exchange, and l
balel at the close.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exc change to-day:
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u,scELLANEOUs MARKETS.

New York. April 15.-standard Oil, as7d
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q -
do adj. As ..... s3b
Can. So. DDS &C.. .110
Ches. &s o. 41as. 9fl1
Ches. & O. 5s ...1197s
Chi. & N. w.
cons. rs ......143h
Chr & N. W. S.
f. deb. IS .....122
Chi. Ter. Is ... 99lA
Den. & Rio g.
lists ..........10Sls
Den. & Rio G.
As ...........-.10ih
East Tenn, Va.
e. Ga. lists ... .105
Erie Gen. Is o.. 72%
Ft. Worth &
Den. City Ist. say
Gen. Elec. IS ..1l6lk
Gal. H. e. S A..
Gs .............iil
Gal. II. & 8. A.
ends ..........1llls
Houston q Tex.
Cen. s. ..u...1i2
Houston g. Tex.
Cen. cons. Cs. 10
Ia. Cen. lists .l0si !
Kan Guy H. e.
q. lists ....... 6ih
Ia. new cons.
Nv +...s.4ff.4...lD3h
Ia & Nash. unL
o. s..ssfss.t.ss. tgl-
The morning news., 1899-04-16

Passengers by steamship Chattahoochee
from New York. April 13-Mrs. A. w. Nu-
gent, E. A. Geiseler, S. S. Wakeman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30
SHOOTING AT 200 YARDS.


Company A stiil leads for the trophy
in the team match at 200 yards on the
Marion range for the championship OF the
Fourth Regiment. The last competition
failed to reduce their margin Of 10 points,
which exists over Company X, which
holds second honors. Each team has the
privilege Of shooting three times during
4 season In their trials for the Colonels
cup. which the trophy thai is being COM
tended for. The team making the most
points VIII become the holder OF the cup
for one year. This weeks shooting was
enlivened by q special match open to all
narksmen of the regiment for a prize.
The first round was a tie between Private
VIM. a. Tewer and Private Fewles. The
former was handicapped a point. His
score was 80 and F'owles 81 in a possible
IS. In the shoot off Tewes won. Mr.
Tewes has offered a gold medal for conn
petition among members Of his
which Is "A, to be shot for mex Saturday.
In the individual contest this week the
core were
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30
CONRAD 4. MENKEN ASSOCIATION
Its Third Annual Picnic Enjoyed By
MANY.

The Conrad H. Menken Association
held its third annual picnic last night at
the Newark Bay Shore House. at the
foot Of Danforth avenue. The hall was
gaily decorated with flags and bunting.
About 1--WE hundred people were present,
including delegations from the st. Pauls
Catholic club, the Greenville Turn Vere-
in, Greenville Liederkranz, Greenville Re-
publican League Club, Woeckner Club,
and the Seventh Ward Democratic Club.
A brilliant display of fireworks, Of which
Stephen Herig had charge. was one Of
the interesting features. A number OF
people tested their skill on the bowling
alleys, and those who were fortunate
enough to win were awarded cash prizes.
Pretty women with a knowledge OF
were plentiful. and any young
who missed the pleasure OF a dane
must have, indeed, been bashful. This
march began about clever o'clock
and was led by Mr.. George Letter and
Miss Hattie Taylor. The fun continued
until the sma' hours of the morning.
Those in charge were George Letter,
floor manager; Walter Bowie and Frank
Thomas assistant floor managers. The
Floor Committee wass-Theodore CHASER
Frank Dagit, Floyd Gregg, e. Mahoney,
f. Thorn and Percy Melville.
Those on the Reception Committee were
Thomas Mcdonald, chairman; Joseph
Herde, John 0fDonneI, Adam Chaser,
Conrad Menken, e. ]. O'Brien and Frank
Weismann.
The Committee of Arrangements was
ompose of.-Conrad Menken, chairman;
r. Rein, George Letter, Frank Inomas
CHASER, J.. A. Donovan and
Frank Weisman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30
SPORTS And
SPORTSMEN
Yorks and Gregorys Dis
played Winning Merits
on the Amateur
Field.
AMONG THE WHEELMfN
Good Shooting on the
Range at Marion-Finals
Reached in the Tennis
Tourney.
AMONG The WHEELMEA


The yorks played the Washingtons and
beat them. 1t was not so easily accom-
plished, however, as the Washingtons
gave them q lively time of It all the way.
There was no great advantage at any
time either in hitting or fielding. The
Works got three hits more In punches
that was all and thus pulled them out.
Washington counted two runs in the first
inning and one III the second. The field
kept the Yorks without a count until
the third when two runs put them 10 the
game and two more in the fourth after
the Washingtons had counted made the
score a draw. THE Yorks batting con-
tinued and the team tailed twice again
in the fifth, making the score . 70 Z. Ines
were BANKED and the Washingtons scol-
one in the sixth. but N the seVeiieh
Yorks hit harder than ever n three runs
were tacked on giving them a margin OF
A. Washington scored twice Whlie a
works were banked, stin they had a mar
Il. and won with two. Nolting's hitting
strong but his fielding was off. Both
pitchers had the same NUMBER o. s'itAS
outs. The score:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30
MR. c. A HEWMAN'S NEW POST.
He Is Now Attached to Adirondack
branch of New York Central n. r..

After a long and faithful service Cow
ering a period of tbirty-two years or
more, Mr.. Chas. A. Newman, OF this city,
has severed his connection with the Erie
Railroad, and has now taken q more re-
sponsible, as we'll as a more lucrative,
position on the Adirondack Branch Of
the New York Central Railroad. During
Mr.. Newman's long term Of service with
the Erie, he has made hosts of friends
from one end Of the line to the other,
and it is doubtful If any empIoye Of the
road was ever more widely known or
more deservediy popular. Ills affable
manner won numberless friends, not only
for himself but for the company he rep
resented. He VIII be of valuable service
to the New York Central, and his ability
to make friends in his new field Of labor
cannot fail to make itself felt in a very
short time. His tact as a traffic and
passenger agent has seldom been exceiied
In this section. 6
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30
Among the WheeIamen.

Entries are coming in pretty lively for
he Labor Day road race Of twenty-five
niles to be ridden Monday morning over
he northern spur of the Boulevard and 1t
$ most probable tina the number of
starters win be greater than that Of last
;eason when a record was reached en-
sries 70 rroad racing in New Jersey. The
valuable prizes offers warrants the entry
IS over 5000 is total Of the valuation Of the
things. that are to be given away to the
fastest riders. The committe is sanguine
the list win umbe more bar 200. Among
the best known Of the riders entered thus
far ares
w. r. Munro. New Haven; Burton Per-
glns, Woodbridge. Conn; v. w. Wander
wyde Of the T-wenty-second Regiment,
New York; Paul c. Heidrich, Hastings,
N. r; John r. Du Bots, Brockton, Mass.
w. S, Thayer, Brockton, Mass; James
r. Moran. Boston, Moran won most of the
T.. A. w. International amateur cham
pionships at the meet III Montreal this
season; Fred w. Melzig, Verona; Frank
2. voorhees,, Trenton; W. ]. Connolly,
Lvndhurst. Isaac G. Perry, Chicopee,
Mass: r. J.. Summers, New Haven:
Charles II. Hauser. Newark. This rider
finished third in the 100 mile race on the
Berkeley Oval this year. =. Powell Carr,
Brooklyn; John F. Rodgers, Avondale; B.
Fiji, John Jasper, John w. Higgins, John
Stewart and William Biemer of the North
Hudson CycIers; William Formes, Cecil
Hasbrouck and William Lincks, Castle
Point Cyclers. Prizes are on exhibition
in the store window at No. IS and 81 Ber-
gen}ina aveu4a TTninn Till
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30

Earned runs-Gregorys. 20; Resolutes, S.
Two-base hits@Lewis, Melber, Coffey,
Geiger. Three-base hits-Coffey. Jacklitz,
Bowen. Home runs-Lswis, Fox Sacri-
bases-Gregorys. s; Resolutes, 10. First
base on balls-On Bowen, 4; off Wiley, 8.
Hit by pitched ball-Coffey. First base on
errors-Gregorys, 8; ReSoiutes, !. Struck
ut-By Bowen, 10; by Wiley. 4. Passed
balls-Lewis. l: Jacklitz, 8. Wild pitches
Wiley 2. Time of game-Two hours.
Umpire-Monahan.
Flushed by success at West New York
Field Club on Sunday. the Poughkeepsie
Club has made a match with the Hobo
kens to be played next Sunday on the st.
George cricket grounds. The Hobokens
defeated the Poughkeepsie Club IN the
last contest and the latter are anxious
to redeem themselves. The speed with
which the Poughkeepsie Gu has been
playing has given them the foremost
position among the semi-pfofessional
teams in this vicinity. and a game in
which the Poughkeepsie team is interest
ed in always sure to draw large au-
diences. The Hobokens were only one
run short In the game with the Cuban *
Giants last Sunday, and the kind of ball
they are hitting up will prove fast
enough to force the ~Poua;hkeepsie team
10 the limit.
The st. Aloysius team would like to hear
from the Young Johnstowns. the Young
Midgets, the Waynes, the Cubans, the
MERGERS or the Rough Riders. The St.
Aloysius players are:-Dolan. shortstop;
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30

Sealed proposals win be received by the
Board OF Street and Water Commissioners On
Inssuay, septemher 5 1899. at tive O'clock r.
a, In the Assembly Chamber OF the City Han.
IMPROVEMENT or VIRGINIA AVENUE.
between Bergen avenue and West side ave-
nue.
Said improvement to be made e-ozformenly
to the provisions Of Chapter III or the Laws
OF 1885. ana in accordance with specifications
on ME IN the office of the Clerk OF said Beard.
Blank forms Of bid ana agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained at the uffice OF the
Chief Engineer. City Hall. Jersey City. N. J.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
s i S.
ton. per cable yard 80
About cubic yards Of rock excavation,
About coo cubic yards Of earth aIiias. PEI
About IDS cubic yards q sand lining. per
About 4.0l5 square yards of asphalt paw
ing. per square yard<----.- $50. 1-75
About 500 lineal feet OF curb Stone. per
About 100 square feet Of bridge Stone. per
Absus n.ss square feet Of iasging. per
About 60 square yards Of repaving.
per square SC
About !. 500 IineaI feet of reset and dressed
curb stone, per HneaI foet-- = ---. =
About 100 square feet at reaaid and
About $50 square feet of reiaid and dressed
tagging. per square foot. .oz
About 100 iineai feet OF crfbbfng. Per
About 2 receiving basins heads to be re-
About . rnanhole heads 70 be reset. each ZOO
About 8 receiving basins and connections
complete to be rebuilt, eaeh- $500
Time allowed for the completion OF the Work.
60 working days.
The making OF the above Improvement and
the award Of the contract therefor WIN be
subject TO the rsm0nstrance Of the owners of
the property liable to more than sHe-haf the
assessment therefor. on the basis OF prelimin-
AIRY sketch
Proposals will be enclosed in sealed IN
veiopes. endorsed proposals for the Improves
ment Of Virginia avenue, directed TO Mr..
James S. Nolan. Chairman OF the Cemrnitsse
on Streets and Sewers and handed to the
Clerk Of The Board in open meeting when called
for in the order Of business relating TO sealed
proposals.
posals tand a possible subsequent contraco are
those Of some surety company authorized to
do business in the State Of New Jersey
Of the hundred per cent standard above quot
ed FOR which they viii furnish an materials and
do all the work eornprehended in specifications.
per cent. so stated will form the basis upon
which payment VIII be made for all items.
The Board may, under the provisions OF the
Act above cited, exercise its right to reject
The attention Of bidders Is especially called
TO Section Z, Chapter 1874. OF the Laws OF
1891, under the terms whereof no contract
or operative until the bonds offered
bv the contractor have been approved as 70
suniciency by this Board and as TO form by
the Corporation Counsel, the President OF this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order Of the Board OF Street and Water
S'.'' GEO. T. BouToE