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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-21

WASHINGTON BARRACKS. D. c, JUNE :, 1900
Sealed proposals. IN triplicate. viii be T.
ceived here until NOON, JUNE p. 1900, FOR CON
struCting addition 70 main hospital here
United States reserves right 10 accept OF
reject any or all proposals or any part thereof
Information furnished application Envelopes
should be endorsed Proposal for Addition 70 Hos
pitaI" F. : BENTON Q NJ ie5,s9lL20.H
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PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRS To AND CHANGES
IN PLUMBING N GRANT SCHOOL. BUILD
ING.-OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS D. c,
WASHINGTON. D. c. JUNE Is. l900--SEALED
PROPOSALS viii be received AZ TINS Office until
u NJ on JUNE p. 1900 for repairs 10 and changes
IN plumbing IN the Grant SchOol building. located
on Street, between Twenty-irst and Twenty
second Streets northwest. Washington, ID. {.
Blank forms OF proposals may be obtained upon
application therefor al the ofice Of the Inspector
OF Plumbing OF the District q Columbia, and
bids upon these forms only VIII be considered
Plans and specifications, together with all neces-
sary information, can be consulted al the sane
Office The night is reserved 20 reject any OF all
BIDS Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed en-
velOpe endorsed Proposals For Repairs 20 and
Changes in Plumbing in Grant School Building -
HENRY B. +. MCFARLAND, JOHN W ROSS.
LANSING II. BEACH, Commissioners D. C.
ielQ-6t-exSu
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wAsHINcToN BARRACks. D. g. JUNE !. ID

Sealed proposals, IN tlpllcste, VIII be re-
ceived here until NOON, JUNE %, 1900, for con
sfructing hospital stewards quarters here
United States reserves night 10 accept or
reject any or all proposals or any part thsreC&.
Information furnished on application Envelopes
should be endorsed Proposal for Hospital Stew
ards Quarters" Z ;. BENTON, Q. n.
ie7sgll2O2I
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| c. W. Westbury, of Richmond Va.
/ travelling passenger agent of the Southern
| Railway, is a guest at the Raleigh
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OFFICE or THE COMMISSIONERS or The DIS
TRICT OF COLUM WASHINGTON, JUNE
Is, ISO0.-SEALED PROPOSALS. endorsed Pro
possls 20 Sell Municipal Hospital site" VIII be
received 4: tbs Office until % O'CLOCK NJ on
TUESDAY, JULY 81 10 sell 70 the District 4 Co
lUmbis site within the District for 4 MUNICIPAL
HOSPITAL for said District. Bidders must state
in their proposals the price per square foot or
acre for which they viii sell a smaller portion Of
the ground so offered. No proposal that does not
embrace an offer 10 sell tract OF at least i've
acres II area VIII be entertained
A certified check for one thousand Dollars
Isl. 0ogl some banking Institution II the Dis
trlCt Of Columbia. = certificate Of the Collector
Of Taxes that the bidder has deposited said amount
with him. must accompany each Did as a guaral-
tee that the bidder vii complete the sale OF The
ground If his bid should be accepted The night
TO reject any and all bids Is hereby reserved
HENRY B. F. MCFARLAND JOHN W ROSS,
LANSING II REACH Commissions OF the Dis
trict of Columbia jels-6t-exSu
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PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR GRADING AND REGULATE

PROPOSALS FOR GRADING AND REGULATING
STREETS AND AVENU ES--Ofice Of the Com
missioner D. c. Washington, d. c., June %.
IgoO-SEALED PROPOSALS Wlll be received al
ms One until y O'CLOCK NOON. SATURDAY.
July : 1900. for grading and regulating certain
streets and avenues
Blank forms Of proposal. specifications and al
other necessary information De obtained Al the
Office Of the Engineer Commissioner D. & H 3.
r MCFARLAND. JOHN ". ROSS, LANSING Il
BEACH Commissioners D. C. le2l-0t-eISu
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William McAdOo, Of New Jersey, ex-As-
sistant Secretary Of the Navy under Sec
rotary Herbert during Cleveland's Admin
istratipn, is a guest at the Shoreham Mr.
McAdoo is now practicIng law IL the me-
tropolis and is in the Capital on profession
al business.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
WAR ON BATHING SUITS.
Proprietor Vres1snd and S. p. C. A
MCCARTHY Mixed Up.

President George MCCARTHY of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, and William Letter were before
Police Justice Murphy in the Second
Criminal Court this morning on subpoenas
issued at the instigation of Henry Vree-
land proprietor of the Vreeland Beach
bath houses on Newark Bay vree.and
accused them of having unlawfully in
terfered with two of his employees in en-
forcing rules concerning bathing suits
used on the beach.
The trouble grew out of the objections
to the use of blue Jersey and while trunks
worn by a young man of the name of
Pfugge He was told by Fleet Gorsage,
private officer, at the beach that his
bathing costume was Objectionable and
that his wearing such a costume was in
violation of the printed rules. The attend
ant got a proper bathing suit and insisted
on Pflugge wearing it. The charge was
five cents
Pfiugge refused the promered bathing
suit and Gorsage attempted to drag him
to a bath house. Gorsage's brother VIII
liam went to his assistance and accord
ing to Pfugge's story, Phugge was beaten
by the two brothers. Letter, who rents a
pain mouse Dy the season went to
Phugge's assistance. Pfiugge is a friend
of his.
Proprietor Vreeland ran after a club
for Private officer Gorsage Nc
Carthy, who had swum ashore tried
to intercept him, and cautioned him
not to use the club. Letter had separated
the Gorsages from Phugge.
Proprietor Nreeland passed the club,
during the struggle with Mccarthy, to
Private Officer Gorsage. The row ended
before the club was used. Proprietor
Vreland said he did not care to punish
Mccarthy and Letter, but wanted them
OF keep away from his beach.
Mccarthy and Leifer were represented
by ex-Judge Puster and Mr vreeland by
Judge Parker Police Justice Murphy de-
oiared that Mr.. Vreeland was right in en-
forcig his rules against improper bathing
suits and found both Mccarthy and
Letter guilty, but suspended sentence.
There was no complaint against either of
their bathing suits. Both were ordered
to sign bonds to keep the peace.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
oRAT0RY FOR FARMERS.
Crowd of $1,000 Listen to SPELL
binders at Che Alliance Picnic.

Especial to "The Jersey City News."I
FLBMINGTON, Aug. 16, 1s00-The
ninth annual picnic of the Farmers
Alliance of Hunterdon county opened yes
terday on the Pennington fair grounds.
1t was Politicians Day. and it was esti-
mated that 1000 persons were present.
All the local politicians were present and
the business of shaking hands with con-
stitutents, ''mending fences" and pulling
wires was brisk all day There were
also many speakers on hand.
Senator John r. Foster called the
gathering to order at IL o'clock and intro
duced John V. L. Pierson of Glen Ridge.
a Populist. Mr.. Pierson took as his sub
Ject Currency, Restricted and Unrestrict-
ed" The Hon. Mortimer Whitehead Of
New Brunswick took THE Old and New
Farmer" as his subject. The speaking
was resumed at one o'clock when .Tohn
s. Crosby of New York, a Single Taxer.
delivered an address on 'sCiyil Govern
mert.' Addresses were also made bv
Erastus d. Potter and James E. Martine.
A terrific Thunderstorm came up at five
O'Clock and put an end to the speechmak-
ing for the time. Last evenings session
began at seven o'clock. Addresses were
made by the Rev. A. l.. Wilson of Bound
Brook, of the Socialist Labor party; e. e.
Potter of Port Dram, and j. B. Keim of
Jersey City. The picnic will continue to-
day
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
GOURLEY'S BLUNDER.
Davis Association Members
Indignant at the Lack of
Judgment.

Chairman w. B. Gourley and his coll
leagues on the Democratic State Commit
tee have managed to stir UP nice
hornets nest by their blunder in fixing
the date of the State Convention for the
same day as the Robert Davis Associa-
ton outing. The indignation is not con-
fined to Democrats in Hudson. but in
other counties because great many ap-
plications for tickets have been received
from people all over the State.
Whoever is responsible for the frange-
ment of the date of the convention has,
so every Democratic says, shown a de-
plorable lack of judgment and tact, and
courtesy to Mr.. Davis to say the least.
1t would have been a very easy matter
to change the convention date, whereas
it is simply impossible to do so with the
outing. All arrangements have been
made for the park at College Point and
no other date can be secured. Therefore
the Davis Association will be obliged to
take that day, and if Mr.. Gourley doesn't
change his present attitude there will not
be a single delegate from Hudson at the
convention -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
WANTED IAN UNCLE.
Young Shafer Works His
Way from Indiana
in His Search.

Especial to "The Jersey City News."1
PRINCETON, Aug. 1s, 190o-A few days
ago lad seventeen years old, but with
an appearance of boy of fifteen, arrived
in Princeton from Indianapolis, Ind,
whence he set out year ago this month.
His name is Harry Shaffer. He says both
his father and mother are dead. After
his fathers death he remained in Indian
apolis for a year. working at any kind of
employment he could find but being with
out friends there ne determined to come
to New York and find his uncle, Charles
Shaffer, whose address or occupation he
does not know.
Young Shaffer also says that he has
paid his fare for every mile that he rode
on the railroad. He left indianapolis
with only four dollars and with this rode
as far as the ticket he purchased would
take him and then secured employment to
earn funds to help him on a little fur
ther. While on the way he worked at
Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Marietta. Graf
ton. Washington and Wilmington, the
last place before reaching Princeton.
He was found by Charles McDermott in
Trenton last Friday, looking for work.
Knowing that George L. Rogers, a
Princeton painter. was looking for a boy
to learn the painters trade, Mr.. McDer-
mott brought the boy to Princeton and
after hearing his story Mr.. Rogers engag-
ed him. The boy had two dollars when
he arrived here.
The boy came from Indianapolis, the
home of ex-President Harrison, and upon
locating in Princeton was set to work
learning his trade of painter on ex-Presi-
dent Cieveland's handsome residence on
Bayard avenue. Mr.. Rogers having the
contract for painting it.
When seen by a reporter the boy said he
would stay here and learn his trade, and
in the meantime try to locate his uncle
in New York. He then added with a
smile: Il can tell people when began to
learn my trade I went to work on Mr.
Cleveland's house in Princeton"
The boy has bright face and a win
ming look, and his story is fully accred-
tied here. His fathers name was Fred
Shaffer, a laborer in Indianapolis. He
is staunch Catholic and interested in
the religious meetings of his church. Mr..
Rogers is making an effort to get in COM
munication with his uncle, Charles Shat
fer, supposed to be living in New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
I RAIL FOR CARNEGIE.
Stevens Gift to Her Bene-
factor Sent to
Europe

A unique gift has just been sent across
the ocean to Andrew Carnegie in the form
of a magnificent silver casket containing
relics of almost priceless value. 1t is
presented to Mr.. Carnegie by the faculty
of Stevens Institute, of Hoboken, in APP
probation of generous gifts to the Stevens
Institute of Technology, which has held
its early prestige among engineering
schools and has kept up the equipment
necessary thereto in spite of cramped
space and resources.
To enable the institute to erect suitable
new buildings Mr.. Carnegie gave $4,000,
and as a token of appreciation it was de-
cided to present him with section of an
original thirty-six pound T rail from the
Camden and Am'boy Railroad, inclosed in
a handsome casket
The cas1et also contain fac-similes of
letters, specifications and bills connected
with the history of the 7 rails. On the
top of the solid silver casket are figures
In relief. showing the rolling of the rail
through a typical early mill. On opposite
sides are shown the first train of the Cam
den and Amboy Railroad, preceded by an
outrider to keep people off the track, and
view of the proposed Carnegie labora-
tory. The ends contain medallion por-
traits of Robert L. Stevens, founder of
the institute, and Mr. Carnegie. At the
four corners are figures embodying the
Stevens Institute conception of the ideal
modern engineer-a primitive fronworker,
a medieval armorer, an old fashioned
blacksmith and one of its own graduates.
The piece of T rail sent Mr.. Carnegie
,had ba LIANT of in
stitute DR. Henry Morton. The rails for
the Camden and Amboy track, between
South Amboy and Bordentown, were rolled
in 1881, President Morton says. and were
the first t rails designed or made, al
though the Vignoles rails, produced in
France several years later, have generally
been credited with being the earliest. The
former were designed by Robert L. Stew
ems, who was sent TO England to have
them made, there being in this country
no mill capable of doing the work.
Arrived in England he called for bids
from various iron works, but at first none
of them dared to undertake the work
After a while he persuaded Mr., after
ward Sir John Guest, owner of a Welsh
mill, to attempt it, not, however, before
guarantees had ben given against damage
to the machinery in performing the then
mighty task of rolling thirty-six pound
rail. Mr.. Stevens personally directed the
work. When the first rails that came
through were crooked and twisted, the
workmen hailed it as proof that the at
tempt was futile. Mr.. Stevens told them
to take their hamers while the iron was
hot and straighten them out. Finally the
rails We're satisfactorily completed They
we're sent to America in a good many
different vessels, few tons at a time
for they were regarded as a perilous sort
of freight
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
STOKES SANCUINE
The Senator Says He Thinks
Republicans Will Garry
the State.
CALL ISSUED FOR CONFERENCE
ohairmen of G. o. P. County
Committees to Meet in
Trenton Tomorrow.
CALL ISSUED FOR CONFERENCE
Chairmen of G. o. P. County

Especial to "The Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, Aug. 16, 1eO0-Senator stokes
Yesterday issued call to the Chairrnen OF
the Republican County Committees OF the
state, sunmoning them to a conference
TO be held at the Republican Club. this
city, tomorrow morning, at II O'Clock.
The purpose Of the meeting is to have
the county committeeman and Senator
stokes, who is the acting head Of the
state Committee, get into closer touch.
Already Senator Stokes has had the pub
lie pulse felt on the coming National elect
ION, and Is quite sanguine over the out
look.
Inc working people of the State are
nlanifesting spirit of contentment un-
usual IN Presidential year, he says and
TINS Is interpreted by the Cumberland
senator as most favorable sign that
tney are satisfied to let well enough alone.
Furtner than this, the reports that have
come In from the various counties indf-
cate that the young men among the vo-
ters are with Mckinley, which is also
regarded as significant. Senator Stokes
Is a firm believer in the workingmen and
young voters of all callings, and is natur-
ally very hopeful over the outlook.
Senator Stokes went to Newark xes-
terday afternoon to confer with the lead
ers there, and to further arrange the de-
tails of the campaign in this State That
the campaign here will be a vigorous one
there can be no question, the Republicans
being determined to roll up as handsome
Mckinley majority as possible.
What Republicans consider one Of the
best signs in this locality is the attitude
Oh the workingmen, who, by a large ma
Jority, favor continuance of the present
administration.
Inc sentiment among the pottery em-
ployes in this vicinity has been carefully
sounded by Republican politicians. and on
all sides they find. they say, a strong Nc
Kinley sentiment-stronge even than that
OF four years ago.
The werhngmen," said a man last
night who is in close touch with the
potters, have not forgotten the conditions
that existed four years ago. I have been
visiting the potteries during the past week
or two and I find the Mckinley Sentiment
Is growing every hour The majority Of
the men, and this includes many who
We're formerly Democrats, are inclined to
rldicule the idea of voting for Bryan.
Vust at present the men are EMPLOYED
steadily, as they have been since the
present Administration got fairly under
way, and they are not inclined to change
sure thing for something they know
nothing about just on a gamble
John Kean and Colonel William Barbour
have been named by Chairman Mark
Hanna. of the National Republican Com
rnittee' as advisory members of that body.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
FROM LAKE HoPATcoNG AF0oT.
New York High School Foot Ball
Players on a Long Journey.

Especial to 'The Jersey City News'']
TRENTON, Aug. is, 1900.-John Cordain
and Arthur Cluthe. two students in the
New York High School, reached this city
about half-past four o'clock yesterday
afternoon, having accomplished the jour
ney from Lake Hopatcong on foot in less
than two days.
The young men are sturdily built, being
members of their school baseball team.
They enjoyed their tramp very much and
were not in the least fatigued.
They have been spending the summer
at Camp tHiawatha, which is on the shore
of Lake Hopatcong, adjoining the camp
of Clarence Slack of this city.
Cordair and Cluthe left their camp early
Tuesday morning and reached this city
by way of Somerville and Princeton.
At the latter place it was necessary for
them to have their shoes repaired, SO worn
were they by their long walk
The young men will walk to Philadel-
phia today, and after remaining there a
few days will go to New York by rail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
FISHING At BARNEGAT.
The Tales This Year Don't
Fall Behind the Usual
Yarns.

Especial to "The Jersey City News"J
BAENEGAT CITY, Aug. ls, 1s03.-Out
on the fishing banks the big sea bass have
biting with voracity Although the fish
pounds, by their huge catches, have
brought the price of fish in the city mar
kets for the shipper down to three or four
cents a pound at this time of the year,
still hand-line fisherman, John Adams.
whose outfit consists of a bankskiff and
number of hand lines, and who
wouldn't know a reel from a windmill,
caught and shipped enough sea bass last
week to net him $40. At the average price
of three and a half cents pound the
reader can sooa figure out how many
pounds of fish he must have pulled in.
But while the market fishermen are after
sea bass, the anglers who go outside gem
orally prefer the big weakflsh, porggies
eroakers and bluefish. The bluefish
have been rather scarce lately, but the
others are plentiful. Chief Engineer
Walter G, Berg, of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad; ]. Ross Valentine, of Wood
bridge. and Charles Macarthur, of
Brooklyn, while fishing outside one day.
landed seventy-fve creakers and sixty
eight weakfsh. Some of their weakfish
tipped the beam at eight pounds each, so
the word big is used advisedly.
Messrs. Calhun and Duffy, of New
York, made catch of PIG sea bass, 25
plaice, or founders, and porgies, one
day recently
Mr.. Brown, of Camden, a guest of one
of the cottagers. caught the heaviest red
drum of the week. Fs-Xas on Sunday, too
While surf-fishing he caught a thirty-six
pound drum, and also a striped bass
which weighed eight pounds Many an
angler would fish all day for the sport of
landing such a bass alone
The sheepshead have been coming in the
inlet off and on this summer. The Sleeps
head are not a native fish, but like the
bluefsh. they are pelagic or seafish, and
only enter the inlets and bays when the
notion takes them. They are very wary,
and are much afraid of nets. Fishermen
say that after a season of net-fshing they
will disappear and won't be found in that
same locality for several years to come.
However that may be, for some years
past they have been very infrequent visi-
tors hereabouts, but this year they are
more plentiful J. F. Ridgway has been
a successful sheepshead fisherman, bring
ing in some that ranged from eight to
twelve pounds in weight.
Willet yellow legs and surf snipe are
onw being shot on the meadows, the
beaches, and from High Bar, Clam Flat,
Great Sedge and other cunning points
W. Seymour Purdy, of New York; Robert
w. Petit, of New Brunswick, and Ned
Chandlee. of Philadelphia. have come
hone with the best filed bags.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
COACHING CLUBS OUTING.
The Henry Reuters Will Take (
Drive Sunday.

The Henry Reuter- Coaching Club will
enjoy an outing to Cove Hotel, West New
Brighton on Sunday next. 1t is composed
of well known residents of tine Hudson
City section. The officers are:-Ad. G.
Smith, president; H. J. Hughes, vice
president; Al. Franz, treasurer; E.
Stanley, corresponding secretary; John
Mcknight, financial secretary; William
Blum, sergeant-at-arms.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the outing consist of George
W. Bremmer, Emil Wonderlich, AL.
Franz Edward McCarty w. H. Kern, H.
Montgomery. John Mcknight, William E.
Ward and William E. Dunno. The
coaches will leave the clubs headquar-
ters. No. $50 Summit avenue at A. M.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
When the Cowboy Is a Hero.

"I am very fond of the genuine cowboy,
now fast disappearing" says Rev. Cyrus
Townsend Brady, narrating his expert
ence asa Missionary in the Great West :,
in the May Ladies Home Journal 1--WE
ridden and hunted with him, eaten and
laughed with him, camped and slept with
him, wresteled and prayed with him. and
/ always found him rather good sort !;
fair, honorable, generous, kindly, loyal to
his friends, his own worst enemy. The
suppression Ne makes when he rides
through town in drunken revel, shoot
ing misceIlaenously at everything, is a
deseryedly bad one, grant yoif-but YOU
up or before a stampede: there he is a
hpro''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-16
EVENTS AT PoHLMANN'S.
Clubs and Lodges Already for
picnios.

The following social clubs are booked
at Pohlmann's: Picnic of Exempt Fire
mems Associations Fife and Drum Corps,
Saturday, August Is; Liberty Social Club,
Monday, August 20; Lodge No los of the
Brotherhood of Trainmen, Tuesday, Au-
gust 21; John S. Leonard Association.
Wednesday, August %; Hudson City Turn
Verein, Monday, August q; Tiger Club,
Tuesday. August %; Horseshoe Pleasure
Club, Wednesday, August 49, Fifth Ward
Club of New York, Saturday September 1;
Hudson Fraun Verein, Monday, Septem-
Der 3; Andy Hopper Association, Septem-
Der 8; Castle Point Fife and Drum Corps,
September IS; Donks' Pleasure Club, Sep
tember II; Paragon Pleasure Club, Sep
tember q; Pohlmanns Employees, Sep
tember "a; Dewey Staberkasse, Septem-
her 29