The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04
TOPICS FROM OVER THE SEA.
COMMENTS or THE ENGLISH PRESS
ON Jir GOTLD'S DElTH.
Extreme Views OF the Great Finnucicr's
Methods some OF which the Facts VIII
Not Mmrrnnt-Blg Failures In Bcrlln.

Extreme Views OF the Great F'nnncIcrs
Methods some OF which the Facts VIII
Not warrnnt-Big Failures In Berlin.
py,iqh 1892. BY the International ritgrop. Cor p'nN
LONDON. Dec. 3.-More notice has been given
to the death OF Jay Gould than TO tho death OF
any American for many years. Tho murderer
Presidents. Garfield and Lincoln. received
perhaps more attention in tho British press.
but. those historical names excepted. no
American within n generation has had 80
much editorial comment expended on his
exit from this worldly life as the late Wizard
OF Wall street. No one has a good word to say
for him. lie is estimated as mere money!
getter. and surprise is even expressed that no
could enjoy the use Of his money. procured
by methods that arc so notorious. some OF
tho sketches Of Gouids career arc so largely
oyerdrnwn as TO be amusing to one acquainted
with American affairs. He Is credited with u
power and influence that even Gould dlu not
possess. and 1t Is assorted that. MS owner "t
the Western Union Telegraph COMPANY. he
exercised an almost desuotc control in the
matter Of election returns. being able. II no
chose to keep the country in Ignorance Tor
days in regard to the actual result. These
statements appear to DO founded on eXas'
geratcd reports OF the exciting days mat loi-
lowed the election Of 1884
In speaking OF the death OF Mr. Could tho
ST James's Gazette calls him the Gambler
Millionaire" and says: Tho most typical
marnudcr Of the ago Is dead. In his reckless
contempt for honor. Justice. mercy. or moral
ity he transcends the giant spectators OF tho
world. He leaves n hundred millions OF dol
lars accumulated by gambling. swindlinG. and
fraud Wc do not like to speak ill OF the dead.
but there is no other way to describe Gould
and tho methods by which he acquired his
enormous fortune
The Times says: He was ono OF the most
remarkable Americans OF the last half OF the
century. No other man unaldcd by family IN
fluencc. friends. or luck has written himself so
deeply into tho financial history Of tho repub-
lie. No other man exercised such baneful
influence on tho moral character of the com
munty. Yet the side which he kept hidden
from the world was In many ways N strlkin.
tinn. ami ali acquainted with his HON. life
have but ono opinion to express ana that Is u
Tho eXritomrnt caused last evening by the
report TINT Jack the Ripper had been cap
tured soon died out when it was found that the
affair was, nothing more than an ordinary
biaw in hrothel. resulting. in an ATTEMPT TO-
cut Il woman, $ throat. The trrm.nt caused 10y
called Eirrrr atrocities are in the public
mind. and the stron: anxiety for the cait"rc
q ,hs crmna Much wonder IS rXrI" 81 ~,
So thoroughly can never get on the track OF the
Rinr"t;,
more aroused 'nthe need Of rndIrn remedy
for the deprrss sion which has already driven
numbers Of them into exile and threatens to
ruin tho remainder At Huntington to-day
there VAS u warm and exciting meeting OF
farmers. at which the situation was thor
oughiy discussed. The Earl o! sandwich pre-
sided. The meeting appointed delegates To
the Agricultural conference TO be held IN
Lurdoi. and passed resolution to- Nhc effect
that the only remedies for the existing de-
preston are projection. u reduction 81 rents
and ~ land taxation. hme:aliisin. ana uuly
on foreign harley nNd hops.
\ despatch from Berlin says that the bust
ness community is amazed by three impHltnnt
Works. for iI3.DOO marks: tho second OF
Enik"n-trin 4 Falks. dealers III produce. FOR
:hi9.nuU marks. ard tl" third of Herman
CorcnS wine growers. Tor 2UU.OuO marks.
\ man named SX"rmcr>. the keeper OF u
popular restaurant in lrAen. PrusSian poanh.
has .en arrested for shooting two rorporalS
of the garrison who freuuent"d his house. and
were nj the. time nf the shooting chattin. with
the restaurant keepers wife. S2crmsrs AS
Srrts that the shooting was accidental hut 1t
T. believed that uIousy was the motive OF the
crime.
4 sensation has been caused at Hamburg by
tn" wr"trhnd fate of widow named MURDER
Her husband died Of he cholera during the
epi!cm e. and shc WINS herself dismissed with
ont resources from the cholera barracks to
take care of herse amt her Nv" little children
as best sh" might. Th" poor woman was
found day or 30 ago. starved TO death in an
apartment bare OF furniture and food. and with
two starved and cmariHted children in her
arms. The relief committee Is bitterly cen
suret by the public for its cruel neglect