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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-11-04
Thursday, November 8, 1903,
NOTICE no CONTRACTORS.


Board Of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday. October. 27. 1908, at O'clock F: M,
In the Assembly Chamber Of the City Hall. for
the
OPENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF COL
LARD STREET.
from its present southerly terminus to Beacon
s o es af f s aos @
the the" clerk ta sisT y saia Boar Board2 nc = '' 'Ss
Blank forms of bid and agreement Of sureties
shssI ESTIMATE Six 4a OF isfesS aGAaFiriEs Nj Il
Standard
Of Cost.
About 81 cubic yards Of earth excava-
tion, at per cubic yard. ..:...............s 10
About 1873 cubic. yards Of earth filling. at :.
About ca0e y eubo gssa yards Of sand ng at ''0
About So SQUARE yards Of paving Bel-
ABof lSo g neaI iaqars fee is Of curb
stone set in concrete, at per lineal foot. so
About 80 square feet of bridge stone, at
About s06 square Feet dassins, at per
ASouf ssuf's l9pa square yards repavng. at per i'
About 20 iinaal feet resatting and dress. '''
snars lDns set Per reagns ana dress
Ing tagging stone, at per square foot. 02
Time allowed for the completion Of the work,
The making Of the above Improvement and
award Of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstranee OF the owners of the prop
ertY liable to more than oneshalf the assess
Inent therefor on the basis Of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed enve-
iopes endorsed Proposals for the Opening and
Improvement Of Colard Street" directed to
mittee on Streets and Sewers and handed
to the Clerk Of the Board in open meeting
when called for In the order of business re-
iating to sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posais land a possible subsequent contract) are
those of some surety company authorized to do
business in the State Of New Jersey.
Bidders must state single fixed percentage
'6f the hundred per cent standard above quot
ed for which they will furnish all materials
and DO all the work comprehended in spe-
cifcations. and If final award of contract be
made the per cent. stated will form the
The Board may, under the provisions of tho
act above cited, exercise It's right to reject any
or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to section z, chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city, become effectfve or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufficiency
BY this Board, and as to form by the Corpora
tion Counsel. the president Of this Board hav-
Ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
J BY order Of the Board OF Street and Water
GEO. T. BouToN.
Y,otaa rersav (yftv r.+ohar o1 Roo
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THE sANNyAIssMEFTING OF THE STOCK
holders of the Brylgon Steel Casting Co. will
be held at the office of the Company, So and
s. Montgomery street, Jersey City, N. j., on
Wednesday. October 2Sth 1908, at one o'clock
P. NJ for the election of Board of Directors
and any other business that may properly come
before the meeting.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE sToCKHOLD-
ers of the New Jersey Steamboat Company
will be held at the office of the Company, No.
IS. Exchange place, Jersey City, Tuesday,
the 10th day of November next, at Il NJ, >for
the election Of seven Cd directors for the en-
suing year
FRANK A. coNDoN. Secretary.
jersey City. October II, 1908.
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE KAoLIN
Mining and Manufacturing Company are
hereby notified that the delayed annual meet
ing for the purpose of electing directors for
the ensuing year, and any and all other busi-
which may be to the interest of the Com
pany, will be held at the principal office, So
Montgomery street, Jersey City, N. J., on Mon
day, November End, 1903. at l2;SO o'c0EP. NJ.
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PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING PRINTING
AND BLANKS TO THE BOARD OF EDU-
CATION OF JERSEY CITY. NJ J.
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MASTERS SALEM cHANcEar or NEW

Dated Jersey City November !. 1888. 1ieFS'
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Dated Jersey City, October 2s 1903.
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CORPORATION NOTICE.

dated Jersey City November 2. 1903. '''-'
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patea Jersey CITY, October q. lSos.
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HUDSON COUNTY ORPHANS, COURT.

Attest:-GEo. d. BOLTON clerk. -
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
BRITISH EAST AFRICA COLONY.
Jews viii Send a Committee to inves.
ticate the Situation.

Basic, Switzerland, Aug. 27.-The
debate in the Zionist congress on the
British proposal to set apart a portion
of British East Africa for colonization
by the Jews closed Wednesday. The
congress, by 225 votes to III. adopted
Z resolution to appoint a committee of
nine which will be sent On an expedi-
ticn to East Africa to Investigate the
situation. The Russian delegates OPP.
posed the project and left the hall as
a protest.
The territory that Great Britain has
offered for Jewish colonization is ar.
elevated tract 200 miles long on tn ;
Uganda railroad, between Mau AMI
Nairobi. Sir Harry Johnston, former
special commissioner for the Uganda
protectorate, in his report en- the
country, described this region as a..
most unparalleled in tropical Africa,
being admirably watered, fertile, cool,
covered with noble forests, almost UNI
Inhabited. and as healthy for Euro
peans as Great Britain.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
HUNDREDS or FAMILIES IN COUN-
Gil BLUFFS DRIVEN FROM
THEIR HOMES.
BUSINESS HOUSES FLOODED
PROPERTY, LOSS ESTIMATED TO
BE At LEAST HALF A MILL e
ION DOLLARS,

Council Bluffs, Ia, Aug. 27.-Two
c~loudhursts, one at dusk and the other
at $3.50 o'clock last night, destroyed
S500,000 worth of property in Council
Bluffs. The earlier storm turned the
streets into creeks, and hundreds Of
families in the lower parts of the city
escaped from their homes with diff
Guilty. Many business houses We're
Hooded.
The later storm raised the water
higher and ruined more property.
The rainfall for the t%wenty-four
hours ending at midnight amounted to
six inches.
The Northwestern railway is not
running in or out of Council Bluffs.
The railway was washed out be-
tween Ida Grove and Battle Creek, Ia,
and between Mapleton and Castana,
la.
The Rock Island and the Milwaukee
railroads are tied up. Both roads
have washouts east of Council Bluffs.
The Nonpariel has reports from
twenty-five Northwestern Iowa points
showing the fall of rain has been so
heavy over SO large an g j that the
amount Of damage to tn. aorn crop
cannot he estimated.
Street car traffic between Omaha
and Council Bluffs was suspended for
six hours.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
REMARKABLE SPECTACLE.
tcsuvius Belches a Stream Of Lava
Seven Hundred Feet High.

Naples, Aug. 27.-'rhe people of Ma
Piles and the environs witnessed a re-
marliable spectacle at icon Wednes-
day. One thousand feet below the
central cone of Vesuvius the volcano
opened like a huge mouth. out of which
belched a fiery stream Of lava, which
ran down the side Of the mountain and
at first seemed to II the observa-
tory. The eruption occurred without
any warning whatever. There was no
earthquake, defamation Or rain Of
ashes. nothing but a clear stream of
lava and redhot stones, which were
thrown to a height of 700 feet, pro
ducing an extremely beautiful effect
as seer from Naples. The stream of
lava, which was fifteen feet broad at
II o'clock last night, had covered a
distance of 2,7G0 feet. 1t deviated
later from the direction of the observa-
tory, which is no longer menaced.
The only danger is for the new cleo
trio tramway up the volcano, which,
however, has thus far not been
touched. The eruption already seems
to be decreasing, and it is hoped that
no damage will result from it.
The spectators far enough away not
to be frightened stood entranced at the
spectacle. but those nearer to the vol
cano were seized by panic when the
eruption began and rushed down from
the sides of the mountain and from
the adjacent country to the villages of
Portici and Rosini, which are built
over the ruins of Herculaneum. The
alarm in these villages was somewhat
quieted by the mayor aft king notices
declaring that there was no danger
and exhorting the people to remain
calm.
The representations lower classes
are ~agitating for the expulsion of Pro
fessor krull of Munich, who predict
ed the eruption, declaring that he has
the .eYil eve"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
TELLS OF FORESTRY.
Secretary Wilson Delivers an Address
at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Aug. 27.-An interested
and appreciative audience greeted
Secretary James Wilson of the United
States department of agriculture, who
addressed the National Forestry asso-
citation at Plymouth Congregational
church last evening. His unconven.
tional, easy manner and the dry humor
with which he frequently embellished
his remarks created much amusement
among his hearers.
Secretary Wilson reviewed the his.
tory Of timber cutting in the United
States and said that some means
should be found to renew the supply.
T. He advocated the establishment OF
a forestry department in every agri.
cultural college and a study Of the
soil in that department. He said every
farmer should grow his own fuel, and
everyone should plant a tree when
ever possible.
Professor B. E. F'ernow of Cornell
university exploded a bomhshell in the
meeting when he presented a resolu-
ticn looking for the repeal of the tim
boz and stone act. After a lively dis
cussion the resolution was tabled.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
SEVENTY VILLAGES PlLLAeEn
Revolving outraaes Perpetrated by the
Turks.

Sofia, Aug. 27.-The Macedonian
committee has issued a black border
ed list of seventy villages which have
been pillaged and destroyed in the
vilayet of Monastir, to which are added
instances of revolving outrages perpe-
trated on women. The publication Of
this sheet has created a sensation.
No new has been received in official
circles Wednesday from the interior
of Macedonia. The revolutionists at
Kruschevo are reported to have six
quic!i-fring guns. In a single fight
which has just occurred in that dis
trict the insurgents defeated and
slaughtered an entire detachment of
eighty soldiers. A Turkish courier
carrying 10000 francs intended for
the pay Of troops has been captured
by insurgents near Surovitschovo.
Tho rebels have blown up an iron
bridge over a deep ravine on the high
road between Losengrad, and De-
mirdggehand.
An immense mass meeting of Mace
domains took place here Wednesday.
The proceedings were most enthusiast
tic. 1t was resolved that a memoran-
dunn should be presented to the rep
~resentatives of the great powers at
Sofia. urging their governments to in
tervene.
The secret visit of the Russian
commented upon the at the meeting.
It was described as "a moment of sun
shine which csickly passed"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
LOSS OF HALF A MILLION.
Fire Destroys Rock Island Freight
House and Contents at CHICAGO,

House and Contents at Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 27.-The local fire de-
partment was worked almost to the
limit last night, there being more
fires burning at one time than there
have been in the past ten days put
together. The most serious fire of the
night was that in the freight house of
the Rock Island road, situated at the
corner OF Polk and Sherman streets.
1t is not known what started the blaze,
but it is supposed to have originated
in a carpenter shop in the building.
The flames when discovered had made
great Roadway and when the first en-
gines responded to the alarm it was
evident that the greater part of the
structure was doomed. Special calls
for additional engines were made and
all the f1reboats in the service of the
city were soon at work, but in spite
of the utmost efforts of the depart
ment, the building and it's contents
were almost entirely destroyed. The
freight house, which was a block long,
200 feet wide and two stories high, was
filled with outgoing freight and it will
be impossible for several days to state
the loss with accuracy. 1t is estimat-
ed, however, that it will amount to
SoUU,UUU.
Just before this fire broke out, the
store of A. H. Revell & CO., at Adams
street and Wabash was dam
aged to the extent of $40, 900. Five
other fires, which were small affairs,
were burning at the time OF the
freight house fire. They were for the
most part within a few squares of the
freight house and compelled the weak
ening of the department in it's fight to
save the Rock Island property.
At the time the fires were in progress
the heaviest rain of the season was
falling.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
WILL FIGHT AND DIE HARD.
Sir Thomas Upton Says He Has Net
Vet Lost Hope.

vSI -SSS tlVPS'
New York, Aug. 27.-Sir Thomas
Upton said Wednesday afternoon in
response to a telegram hoping that he
would win today:
II have not lost hope and l shall
fight and die hard. II | cannot win l
will take defeat in the proper spirit"
Sir Thomas said in response to a
query as to whether he had asked to
have a four-cornered race between
Shamrock Ill, Reliance, Columbia and
Constitution, that he had not made
any suggestion, but if such a PROPOSE
ton should be made he would undoubt-
eddy consider it. He did not care to
have it understood that he was taking
the initiative.
Shamrock III. put up her mainsail
and her club topsail Wednesday after
noon, but did not leave her anchorage
to go out. She stretched and dried
them.
On Reliance there was not a move,
and Mr.. Mower, the club measurer,
simply put a tape to the new gait and
declared it the same length as the old,
so that her measurement was the
same as before.
The wind at Sandy Hook at mid
night was southeast, about three miles
an hour. The sky is cloudy and the
prospects for a race today appear
NOR
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
YELLOW FEVER IN MEXICO.
Fourteen Deaths Occur Daily in the
Town Of Linares.

Laredo, Tex. Aug. 27,-A letter was
received in this city Wednesday
from a responsible resident of Linares,
Mex. in which he said that yellow f..
yer exists at that place and that the
death rate is now fourteen a day. This
information was given to both federal
and state quarantine officials of this
city and they will take the matter up
at once.
Linares is a small town about three
hours ride from Monterey, The let
ter further said that people are fleeing
from there in all directions as fast as
they can get out.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
olsREeARDED THE RULES.
coroner's Jury Blames st. Paul Mo-
tornan for Fatal Accident.

st. Paul, Aug. 27.-The verdict Of
the %coroner's jury returned last night
at the morgue on the death Of Truck
man Patrick Fleming. who died Mon
day noon from the effects of a collision
between a wrecking car of the Twin
City Rapid Transit company and Hook
and Ladder Truck No. l Sunday after
noon at the intersection Of Sixth and
Seventh streets, is that Motorman
Lewis Hoffman disregarded the rules
Of the company requiring all cars GO
ing west to stop at the east side Of
Sixth street. and that the car at this
point was running at a speed danger
Gus to the public safety.
Hoffman was arrested on a charge
Of criminal negligence.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
AFTER A LONG SEARCH.
Former Deputy Revenue Collector OF
Massachusetts Arrested.

Philadelphia, Aug. 27.-Orrin J..
Towne, Jr., a former deputy collector
of internal revenue for the Eastern
district of Massachusetts. was arrest
ed Wednesday by government officers,
charged with the defalcation of several
thousands dollars. He waived a hear
ing before a United States commits
sicner and bail was fixed at $1,000. He
will be taken to Boston soon.
The government officers have been
searching all over the country since
last February for him, when he was
dismissed from the service for cause.
After his discharge the shortage was
discovered. His bondsmen covered
S 1000 into the treasury, the amount
for which they stood liable. Towne
had been engaged in the brokerage
business in Philadelphia for several
months.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
FOR new DEPARTURE
AUSTRIA AND RUsolA PLANNING
TO SUPPORT REFORM SCHEME
IN MACEDONIA.
WAR NOT THE ONLY REMEDY
TURKISH TROOPS ORDERED TO
PURSUE REvoLUTloNIsTs
INTO BULGARIA.

London, Aug. 27.-The Sofia CORE
%spondent of the Times, discussing the
situation in the Balkans, says a war
between Turkey and Bulgaria is no
longer regarded as the only remedy.
1t seems probable that in order to save
appearances, Austria and Russia will
support an amplified reform scheme.
It is quite clear that a new departure
must be made.
The visit of the car to Vienna is
expected to mark a new stage in the
policy Of the two powers.
1t is reported from Adrianople that
the troops are using petroleum to burn
the forests sheltering the insurgents.
It is also stated that the Turkish ofi-
GERS have received orders to pursue
the rebels into Bulgaria.
kilograms from Burgas, Turkey,
seventy-six miles northeast of Adriano-
pie, state that a Russian cruiser has
entered that port.
Excitement is increasing in Ser
via, continues the correspondent Of the
Times, on account of the Macedonian
rebellion. The Radical leaders are in
cllned to advocate the establishment
OF an autonomous government in Mace
donna, provided due allowance is made
for Servian claims in the district
north of Shar. The large insurgent
successes are hailed with enthusiasm.
The Sixth regiment, notorious for its
share in the conspiracy against the
late King Alexander, is especially
eager for war, and it seems not i'm.
probable that King Peter, yielding to
military dictation, may eventually
place himself at the head Of the war
like movement.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Times says the Balkan outlook is daily
~darkening. and Turkey is taking pre-
cautions for the safety of Constant.
nople.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
WILL DISCARD THE kRAe.
Government to Adopt the Tmproved
Springfield Rifle.

NOVCI.fbC1tt " FtOSPI IuS SJuP1SVSO
Springfield Rifle.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 27.-The
announcement is made here by a mem
Der of the special board appointed by
the ordnance department to mako
rife tests at Buffalo that the United
States government will, in a few days,
Issue formal announcement of the adop.
ton Of the improved Springfield rife
and the d%iscarding of the Krag. Tit
decision was reached after a Ion,
series Of tests by the board and the
report was accepted and approved by
the ordnance department. 1t is neces-
sary that the action be approved by
the general staff and it is said that
the announcement will be made in a
few days. The weapon adopted will
he seven pounds in weight, while the
Krag now in use weighs nine. The
krags will be distributed to the militia
of the various states.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
OFFICERS CONDEMNED TO DIE
King Peter Determined to Suppress
Military Malcontents.

London, Aug. 27.-The Daily Nails
correspondent at Belgrade says King
Peter is determined to suppress the
military malcontents with an iron
hand. On Tuesday three army colo
nels, two captains and a newspaper
editor were condemned to death for
participation in a plot which was dis
covered and rendered abortive. De-
spite this, however. says the CORE
spondent, the king is obviously in the
hands of the recent regicides, who are
causing a veritable reign OF terror.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
BUSINESS PLACES FLOODED.
Heavy Rainfall Throughout Eastern
Nebraska and Western Iowa.

Omaha, Aug. 27.-There has been a
record-breaking rainfall throughout
Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa
during the past twenty-four hours. In
Omaha the precipitation reached over
two inches in three hours and flooded
a number of places of business. Sew
eral streets were curb-full at one time
and wooden pavement was washed
from a number of streets. Easements
and cellars suffered over the entire
city. Farms were flooded in the
try district and great damage done to
unthreshed wheat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
DC wYcKoFF ACQUITTED.
Lawyer Innocent Of Misap.
spropriatinp $4,000.

Havana, Aug. 27.-The criminal
court has acquitted Joseph De Wyckoff,
an American lawyer, Of the charge of
misaprropriating $4,000 sent to him
by Michael j. Dady of Brooklyn for
the purpose of securing an option on
the aqueduct of C~ienfuegos. The
purchase was not consummated and
De Wvckoff did not return the money.
The contention of the defense was that
the rover of attorney given by Dady
to 10 Wyckorf was not special. but
general; that Dady owed De Wyckotf
more than $4,000, and that De Wyck-
Off was justified in applying the money
to that account.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
Unknown Man Killed.

Emporia. Kan, Aug. 27.-An un.
known man killed here Wednesday by
a Santa Fe passenger train had a tics,
ct in his pocket showing that he W.
travelling from Minneapolis to Denver.
The only name found on his person
was that Of Vincent Gerald. 1871 Union
venue MinnearClis.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
A.. 2. German, Jr., Enters Politics.

Baltimore, Aug. 27.-Colonel A. P.
German. Jr.. the only son Of United
States Senator A. P. German, was
nominated Wednesday by the Howard
county Democratic convention for the
state senate. having Won a decisive
victory over his opponents. Colonel
German is thirty years of age and be-
gins his political career where his
father began thirty years ago..
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
poherty Defeats cIothier.

Newport. r. l.. Aug. PHI. L.Doher-
ty, the English lawn tennis champion,
Wednesday defeated W. ]. Clothier of
Philadelphia in the finals of the ma,
tional tournament here, 6-3, 60, 6-3.
The victory was an easy n for the
English player. Doherty will meet
w. a. Larned for the championship
here TODAY.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
DIES FROM HER INJURIES.
st. Paul Woman Falls or Jumps From
a Second.Story Window.

St. Paul. Aug. 27.-Mrs. Herman
Koke, forty years old, residing with
her husband at 253 Colburn street, left
her bed about l O'Clock this morning
and a minute later her body lay on a
pile of rocks, twenty-five feet beneath
a se%cond-story window of the house.
She had either fallen or jumped from
the window. Her skull vas fractured
and she lived scarcely an hour.
Whether she was walking in her
sleep or not is not known.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
Mother and Baby Dead.

Pasadena. Cal, Aug. 27.-Mrs. Ed
ward w. Hitchings, thirty-one years
old, wife of the owner of the New
York Commercial, died here Wednes-
day at the family home. Her newly.
born baby also died.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
DATE pEclEED UPON.
Two Chinese Ports VIII Be Opened to
Foreiun Trade.

Shanghai, Aug. 27.-The foreign
board has telegraphed to the treaty
revision commissioners notifying them
of the decision to open Mlkden and
Tao Tung Tao to foreign trade Oct. s.
the date of Russia's promised final
evacuation of Manchuria.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
Respl at the Last Moment.

.Cuero, Tex, Aug. 27.-Standing up
on the trap of the gallows, his hands
and feet manacled and the sheriff ad.
justing the black cap, Sam Stiles was
respited for two days by Governor
Lanham. The negro was charged with
having murdered Doomed Wards be.
cause of infatuation for his wife.