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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
B, {, F AND G ONE HUNDRED
Fourth's Companies Turned
Out in Large Numbers
Last Night.

Not since the drill season of 1899-1900
opened in the Fourth Regiment have there
been so many niembers In the big drill
shed in uniform. The drill season was
brought to a close with the annual in
spection and every one of the eight com
panies inspected was well represented.
Companies b, Captain Reinhard; #,
Theodore f. Washer; E, Waldo f.
Gibbs and G. Manuel Llera, received 100
per cent. for attendance. Company e has
had 100 per cent. for nine consecutive
years. and the Captain and men were 80
pleased with the showing that they
cheered Justify for several minutes.
Private Alfred Hid was absent from Cap
tain Gibbs company and squad was sent
out for him with successful results. One
squad went out for Private Luehrs of
Company B. who lives on Washington
street, and returned with him, giving the
company the full percentage. Companies
F and G also sent out squads to hunt up
sabsentees and were successful in all cases.
The inspection was made under the new
National Guard laws. Formerly the Brl-
<gade Inspectors did the work, but this
has been taken from them and placed
in the hands of the Inspector General.
Lieutenant-C Colonel John R. Beam, for
merly of the disbanded Second Regiment
of Paterson and Lewis Bryant until re-
Gently a Major in the Fourth New Jersey
Volunteers, conducted the inspection.
Every company paper and book was
looked over and the entire building was
inspected. AT half-past eight Companies
A, B, c, D, E, F, G and H, lined up on
the floor. The inspection lasted until
midnight. Every muslzet was looked over
and the uniforms of the men received
proper attention.
There were few persons on hand to wit
ness the termination of the season. The
officers of the successful companies were
gleeful over the excellent showing made
by their men,. On the whole the season
has not been as successful as the men
looked for. There has been falling off
during the last two years, due probably TO
the Spanish-American war and the volun-
teer regiments.
Company A made poor showing, caus-
ed by the trouble in the ranks. The men
refused to turn out last night under First
Lieutenant Fisher. They say that they
will not agree to vote for him as their
captain to succeed John T. Pringle, re-
signed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
APPROPRIATION SCHEDULES
Financiers Ask the Boards for
Their Estimates.

The Board of Finance yesterday direct
ed Clerk Michael F. Kelleher to notify the
various municipal boards to form and
their estimates of appropriations required
for the fiscal year ending November 80,
1901, by June 90 Schedules of salaries to
be paid are also requested.
Warrants were ordered drawn of the
June interest on general account, ST, 81 .65;
on general account to pay assessment
bonds, S21, 900; water account, $3.50. War
rants were also ordered drawn in favor of
the Sinking Fund Commissioners on water
account as follows -S14 ,Oc0 for payment of
principal Of s5S6nO0 5 per cent. water
bonds, due April l. 1916; 5000 for payment
of principal of $35o,000 5 per cent water
bonds due June /, 1921; 5000 for payment
of principal of s34S,000 5 per cent. water
bonds due January 2, 1922: $4,000 for pay
ment of principal $2O0. coo 5 per cent. water
bonds due January 2, 1928: 5000 for pay
ment of principal S1s9,0oO AZ per cent.
water bonds due January l, 1915, and s., 800
for payment of 100000 ~ per cent. water
bonds due January q 1920.
AS the general bonds s125,00O issued
March 81, 1871, for the purpose of re-
city become payable June 5, 1900, the
Board yesterday decided to rev the bonds
at 31s per cent. to the date from June l
1900 to June 1, 1920. They will be bought
by the Sinking Fund Commissioners.
The Board decided to create a new sink
ing fund to pay off the principal of
the s125, ,0OO0 by inserting the sum of $4,000
to be inserted for the payment of the
bonds when they fall due.
City Collector Robert Davis was em-
powered to sell an property in arrears of
taxes for two years
The Financiers concurred in the Street
and Water Boards appointment of R. w.
Hunt, John ]. Cone and A. W.sFiero as
INSPECTORS of the pipe to be laid from
the new reservoir at Boonton to Jersey
(situ T.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
$4,000 FOR LITTLE ITALY
Finance Board Decides to
Make the Park a Good
One.

The Finance Board yesterday afternoon
appropriated sS5GOO for the purchase of
the necessary land for Little ItaIy's pro-
Street and Water Board, was authorized
to secure options on land needed in addi-
tion to that already agreed upon. Bonds
will be issued to raise the $4,000.
Mr.. Bouton was also given power to
condernn any land which he may have
trouble in securing at a fair bargain
The Finance Commissioners will not
allow more. than ss5oO0 for the purchase
of the site. The park will be larger by
an acre and a half than was originally
intended
Mayor Hoos is delighted He was
present at the meeting of the Finaneiers
yesterday and thanked the Commission
ers for appropriating the money. He ex-
pressed his pleasure that a piece of prop
erty in the heart of the city that had lain
idle so long was to be improved so that
it would ornament the city. He said it
was an eyesore which he was glad was
soon to be removed.
President Lembeck was also greatly
pleased over the prospect of the new
park.
The Mayor expressed the hope that the
Financiers would do even more work in
the direction of securing parks in various
sections of the city, such breathing spots,
he declared, were a necessity
Commissioner CarneS said he hoped the
Board would next turn its attention to
the proposed park in Lafayette.
Mrs. Hudspeth Benson and the other
women who have been advoeatirer tbis
much needed Improvement are pleased
with the action of the municipal authori-
ties and they are confident that before
the hot season ends a breathing spot for
the poor people of the Little Italy section
of the city will be an accomplished fact
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
BETTER EYES NOWADAYS.
And Better Taken Care of Than
They Were Forty Years Aro.

Defective eyesight is certainly .becom-
ing more and more common, and the way
the use of glasses has increased would be
extremely startling if we had not grown
accustomed to them by Degrees said one
of a group of men about town, in the New
Orleans Times-Herald '.When 1 was a
boy it was very unusual to see a young
person wearing specs now we encounter
them at every turn. Our grandfathers
used to be proud of their splendid vision,
and in many cases it was retained into
advanced old age. but at present a pair of
perfectly sound eyes are the exception in
stead of the rule. am willing to bet that
you can go up and down Canal street.
from one end of the retail district to the
other, without finding half a dozen busi-
ness men of over 45 who can get along
without artificial aid to the sight. I paid
visit to young ladies' seminary not
long ago, and out of one class of thirtv-
two | counted eighteen wearing glasses
That is q frightful percentage. If it
doesn't indicate that the strain of modern
conditions would like to know what it
does mean"
Il think 1 can reassure you,' said a ply
sician who had Joined the party while the
other was speaking. THE human eve is
not playing out, but is merely receiving
better care. The statistics ON the subject
do not extend back more than thirty
or forty years, and are very Imperfect
but they indicate that there is less defee-
tive vision now than there used to be, es-
pecially among school children. / know
that is contrary to the general impress
sion, but it is a fact. and is attributed to
better lighted school rooms and better
printed books. We have all read how
some of our great statesmen studied their
lessons bysthe light of the fireplace, and
n thing
doubt, you may rest assured they paid for
it with spectacles after life. The rea,
son why so many glasses are seen nova
days is that the slightest visual defect is
at once corrected. while in former time
it was either ignored or unnotieed. and
though there are probably more spectacles
among very old people you viii likewise
find fewer very old people totally blind.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
ALDERMAN PRICE BETTER.
He Soon Will BE Removed From the
Insane Asylum.

Alderman James III. Price, of the. Sixth
ward who attempted to end his life Mon
day morning by jumping into the canal at
the foot of Clendenny avenue, and who
was subsequently removed to the asylum
at Snake Hill, is reported to~be recover
ing from the affliction 1t is feared,
however, that his mind will never be
evenly balanced. His financial troubles
and the various maladies he has suffered
from have badly affected his mind.
The patient is in a private ward, and is
receiving the best of care. His relatives
have been to see him several times since
his confinement. They found him in a ra-
tional state of mind. recognizing everyone
who visited him. The relatives of the
afflicted Alderman hope to bring him
home soon
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
LAFAYETTE PARK MEETING

The citizens of Lafayette will assemble
in Lafayette Hall on Wilton street to-
night to listen to a number of speeches
favoring the building of a park in that
portion of the city. Circulars have been
literally distributed throughout the city
and the people interested in the improve
ment look for big meeting
Mayor Hoos will speak. as will several
well known pastors and business men,
The Finance and Stret and Water Board
have been invited to attend.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
The american Girl,s ndanlinezs.

The American girl, in her haste to be as
man, is much less shy than men, says the
Ladies Home Journal" She would chat
gayly to all of the French Academicians
at once, and cable a report of the con-
versation before night to the New York
papers. She is the heroin@of the hour
and she knows it. The newspapers cele-
brate daily her victories in literature
art, golf or International marriage. No
veil hangs before her We can look at her
just as she is.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
GERMAN NOT IDENTIFIED.

The unidentified German who was found
sticking head downwards in Old Mans
Greek, back of the Glendale Woods, Sun
day morning by group of boys, was
buried in Potter's Field at Snake Hill.
The man was evidently under the in
fuence of liquor when he fell head first
into the muddy ditch.
But one person came to view the body
while it was at the morgue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
NEWARK EXPOSITION COMMITTEE.

The committee appointed by Mayor
Hoos to represent Jersey City on the
Plan and Scope Committee for the New
ark Exposition next year, will meet some
day next week to make arrangements so
far as this city is concerned. The chair
man will be probably Mr.. William J. Jen-
nings of Spaulding, Jennings & Co. In
Newark the general committee will meet
weekly after the end of this month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
TIGER CLUBS PICNIC.

The Tiger Club of Hoboken, made up Of
politicians of that town, is perfecting ar
rangements for its inaugural picnic to be
held at Pohlmann's Pavilion, Jersey City
Heights, Saturday evening. About twenty
new members will be received into the
club at its meeting tonight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
NO SUNDAY NIGHT SHOWS.

Chief of Police Murphy has decided to
put stop to Sunday night performances
in this city. He has notified the manage
ment of the Bijou Theatre that the bene-
fit performance for Harry Hogan, ar
ranged for Sunday cannot be held.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
GRAND JURY MEETS TODAY

A special meeting of the Grand &ury
has been called for this afternoon taetake
action concerning the death Of Foreman
James E. Hulshizer successor to Mr.
Hulshizer will probably be selected and
his name presented to the Court tomorrow
morning fol approval.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
An Old and Well TriedRemeay.

Mrs winslow.s Soothing Syrup for
children teething sso,IaI always pc used
for children whise reetning. Il sofrens the
gums. allays the pain. cures wind collie
and IS the best remedy TOR diartnoea
twenty-five cents per bottle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. May IL, Forecast
for the thirty-six hours ending at eight
p. M. Friday. For New York city and
vicinity:-Cloudy with showers tonight
and Friday: easterly winds. becoming
variable.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
CITY NEWS NOTES

The Board of Education will meet this
evening. There is little outside of regular
business to transact.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
TONIGHT'S EVENTS

"Blackville Society at the Bon Ton Thea
tire.
School of instruction for census enumer-
ators at Lincoln Hail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17

Murder win OUT Impurities in the blood
will also be sure to show themselves unless ex-
PEELED by Hoods sarsaparills
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-17
DUE on the LIST DAY of MAY

1900, and the same will be payable to the
Registrar, at the Office of the Water De-
partment, Room 10, City Hall, Jersey City.
N. ].
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19
NEWS NOTES.

G, T. Mead, a prominent citizen OF
Spivey, Kan, was killed by his team
running away.
A fire which broke out in the bus
mess section of Burlington, VT, yes
terday caused a loss of nearly 100000.
The usual Easter Monday egg roll
inc was celebrated on the white house
lawns by thousands of the little folks
ct Washington.
His grace, Archbishop J. ]. Keane,
was banqueted last night by the Mar
quette club in the banquet hall of the
Coates house at Kansas City, Mo.
Daniel Fultz, pioneer Sumner
county farmer, living near Udall,
Kan, was killed by dehorned bull
while trying to halter the animal.
About 200 of the 600 union carpen-
ters in Kansas City. Mo-, went on
strike yesterday. II was caused by
disagreement as to the wage scale.
DR.. p. c. A. Amber, of Nashville,
\. C., and others appeared before
the senate agricultural committee
yesterday and urged the establish
ment of national park in the Apa-
lachian range.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19
NEWS NOTES.

Free delivery service will be estab-
ished at Galena, Kan, August l..
Half the business portion of Ponca
City, Ok, has been destroyed by fire.
Loss, 100000.
The fifteenth annual convention Of
the Fifth district W. c. I. U. will meet
at Emporia, Kan, next week.
Farmers around Wichita, Kan, re-
port that the fruit crop is killed in
that section on account of the recent
cold.
The proposition to pay the Chero-
KEGS s4,5O0,OO0 under the Slade-Bender
award has been reported on adversely
by the interior department.
DR.. Andrews. superintendent of
the public schools at Chicago, has de-
cided not to accept the CHARACTERISTIC
Of the University of Nebraska
The young son of Mrs. +. L. Bar
rows, of Payne county, Oh, ran up
against his mother and knocked a
teapot out of her hand. lie was so
badly sealded that he died few
hours after.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Minneapolis, Mimi, April H. The
Minneapolis a. ST. Louis, Illinois Cen
trial and Missouri Pacific roads have
entered on an arrangement for
through passenger train service be-
tween Minneapolis and st. Paul and
Kansas City, commencing May /,
There will be no change of ears or
depots and the service will be on n
fast schedule. The Missouri Pacific
will arrange to have its southwest
ern trains make close connection
with the service.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19
MILLS SHUT DOWN.
lean steel and Wire Comp.ny suspend-
Four Thousand Person. Made Idle.

New York, April l7.-John W.
Gates, of the American Steel and Wire
company. was seen yesterday in ref
erence to a dispatch from the west
which stated that number OF the
constituent concerns in the main
company had suspended operations.
He confirmed the statement and said
that ~ of the mills in the constit-
uent companies have been shut down.
They are located at Pittsburgh, Cleve-
land, Joliet, Waukegan. ILL.,, DeKalb,
ILL.,, Newcastle, Ind. and Anderson,
Ind. Mr.. Gates said that the cause
of the closing down of the mills was
overproduction. He said he was un-
able to state when the mills would
resume operations as they first would
have to ascertain the extent of the
overproduction. When asked as to
his view as to the trade situation and
outlook Mr.. Gates stated that the
shut down of the mills was the best
evidence of the current situation.
Mr.. Gates made another statement
later, in which he said that the ~
mills which had been closed had a
daily capacity of from 5000 to 1000
tons. He said that slack business
was an additional reason for the sus-
pension of operations. The best in
formation is that the mills will be
closed indefinitely. 1t is said that as
many as 1000 men, boys and girls
will be affected by the shut down.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Wellington, o., April 1.-THE at
tempt to nominate a candidate fol
congress to succeed Representative W
S. Kerr was abandoned by the repub-
lican convention Of the Fourteenth
district yesterday afternoon, after
1852 ballots had been taken The
convention met on Tuesday morning
and il was in session day and night,
with short intermissions, for nearly
four days. At noon yesterday a con-
ference committee of representatives
from each county in the district was
appointed and the report of the com
mittee that the convention adjourn TO
meet in Norwalk ON May II was
adopted. There was no change in the
vote from the 15oth to the Used hal
lot This deadlock is Il record breaker
so far as Ohio is concerned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

New York, April 1.-THE board Of
police commissioners yesterday re-
fused the application of the Coney
Island Sporting club, otherwise
known as the Seaside Athletic club,
for permit from May to September
1, when the anti-boxing law which
was passed at the last legislature
will go into effect. The application
of this club for a renewal of its IL
cense was the first to be received by
the police board and the boards ac-
ton is taken as an indication that all
similar applications will be refused
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19
Latter of Inquiry to Dewey,

Washington, April 17.-Admiral
Dewey has been given an opportunity
to explain fully his position in regard
to the democratic party by promi-
nent member of the democratic ma
tional committee, who has written to
the admiral a letter asking his posi-
ton on the various economic ques-
tons and the disposition of newly
acquired territory.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Des Moines, Ia, April ll-W, A.
Spurrier, national committeeman for
the Iowa silver republican party, an
nounced that the party will hold IA
convention in Des Moines May 3 to
name delegates TO the convention of
the national organization at Kansas
City. The state convention will be
held on the same day as the national
and, although the formal call is not
announced, Judge Spmrer says it
will probable be Il mass gathering.
The national convention, he says will
be held al Kansas City the same day
as the democratic convention and the
expectation is that the same candi-
dates will he named by both organi-
cations.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19
WORK IN THE HOUSE.
A Resolution for a Constitutional
Amendment Adopted.
ABOUT UNITED STATES SENATOR'S.


Washington, April 1.-THE house
yesterday, by vote of $40 to 10,
adopted a resolution for a constiiu-
tional amendment providing for the
election of United States senator's by
direct vote of the people. Fourteen re-
publicans and one democrat voted
against it. BY the terms of the reso-
luton the amendment to be submitted
to the legislature is as follows:
"rhe senate of the United States
shall be composed of two senators
from each state who shall be elected
by direct vote Of the people thereof
for a term of six years, and each SEN
ator shall have one vote. \ plurality
of the votes cast for candidates for
senator shall he sufficient to elect.
The electors in each state shall have
the qualifications requisite for electors
of the most numerous branch of the
state legislatures, respectively. When
a vacancy happens by death, resigna-
ton, or otherwise, in the representa-
ton of any state in the senate, the
same shall be filled for the unexpired
term thereof in the same manner as
is provided for the election of scna-
tors in paragraph /; Provided, that
the executive thereof may make tenn
porary appointment until the next
general or special election, in accord
ance with the statutes or constitution
OF such state"
The remainder Of the day was de-
voted to the consideration of private
pension bills During the conrse of
the debate there were several sharp
attacks upon Mr.. TaIbert (dem,), Of
South Carolina, for his course In de-
laying action on bills. The house ia
vorably acted upon SO bills, among
which were two senate bills TO in
crease the pensions of the widows Of
Capt. Allyn Capron and Capt. Allyn
X. Capron, father and son, who fell
during the Spanish war in Cuba The
senate fixed the rate Of each of these
widows at $40. The house reduced the
amount to SOS in the case of the for
mer and $50 in the case of the latter.
At sos the house adjourned.
During the consideration Of one Of
the pension bills Mr.. ralbert, of South
Carolina, sent to the clerks desk and
had read some letters from old sol
diers In various parts of the country
protesting against the special acts
ground out by the congressional br-
reau." One of them said the old sol
diers were very "sore.'
Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, chairman of
the committee on census, introduced n
bill fixing the salary of the director of
the census at $500, creating a super
intendcnt of printing for the census at
$500 and providing for the employ
ment of skilled mechanics for census
printing and binding,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19
The strike at the Cornell Dam.

Croton Landing, N. Y, April IT,
The first bloodshed as the outcome
of the strike at the Cornell dam was
the life's blood of Sergt. Robert Doug
lass, OF the Eleventh separate COM
pany of Mount Vernon. who was shot
dead by an unknown assassin while
he was relieving guard at $50 o'clock
last might The widest excitement
prevailed throughout the camp as
soon as the news of the assassination
spread to the different tents and the
soldiers are frantic over the crime.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Atlantic City, N. j., April 17.-If
the statements of Montana politi-
cal leader are to be credited there
was conference held in this city on
Sunday relative to the appointment
of successor to Senator Clark in
the event of the United States senate
declaring his seat vacant. The choice
of the conference, il is said, settled
upon James Murray, said to be a
prominent man in mining and fnan-
cial interests in Montana, who, it is
said, has the favor of the governor
and also the support Of the Clark in
huence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

New York, April 13.-Carl f. Wal
strom, IS years old, and his wife Nellie,
aged "a, were found asphyxiated by
gas in their rooms at 1926 East Thirty
third street last night. The son
found his parents dead when he re-
turned from work. .hey had plugged
the cracks under the door and win
dows in the room and had turned on
two gas Jets.