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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
THE SOCIAL SILENCE
Progress of Literary Classes
and Amateur Theatre
Gals, But Few Re-
CeptionS.
I'LL SUCCESS Of DANCING MASTERS
Darwig's Class Promises to Be a
Social Eyent-GossIp Of
the Week.
I'LL SUCCESS Of DANCING MASTER

Now let us have a little society news.
This must De a sort of ~hodge-podee
olla-podrida, Observation-Disclosures fue
name you can give to a half column of
scraps. There is not enough of one thing
TO make a long story.
To begin, the dancing classes are not
In the best of running order. SO it seems.
There is one which promised TO be some
thing fue and large. which has had an
average of four pupils since its opening.
Then l have just received word from
Mrs. Schroeder that the Foye Hall class,
which was to have opened this
afternoon, has been given IN at the last
moment. Well. the Marwig class st the
Carteret Club will prosper. I doubt lot
10 spite of the prevailing financial de.
preston.
LITERATURE LOOKING UP.
The literary classes are in better con-
dltion. The literature class of u
ladies, that meets On Thursday morning,
is planning to give a S~hakespearian
5urlesqne. such as was recently given at
Vassar College. The date has NOT yet
been fixed. There are to be ten lectures
in Mrs. Horace C.. Waits lecture course,
and W entertainments. Five dozen
lantern slides illustrative Of English ana
Scottish scenery have been imported
especially for these events. Then there
is q good prospect tina Mrs, Anna
Ladiugham will give three lectures on
Scotland some time soon. The dates and
place are yet in lnbibus.
Ibis Is about all there is new In the
way OF literary classes. Oh. why does
not somebody rise up aud found that
Jersey City Sorosis That some women
10 ond M ana ha1 kk -
startp LII the women of Jersey City do
not know how to go at 1t, let them cali
upon Mrs. Jennie Cunningham Croly-
Jennie June. o know, of New York
and l almost believe she would come
over and do The hardest part of the work
just for the pure pleasure of starting an
other club for women, of planting an.
other missionary seed.
Il AMATEUR STAGE.
The amateur world, at least thai part
OF II under the protection of society, is
quiet but vigorous. The Apollo Will give
'TulnY in Hasbrouck Hall GU the Goth.
Miss Jacobs. that inde~fariRable aud al
drsmatics, is to be in charge Of three
entertainments at the Home for the
Homeless Fair. on the Thursday, Fri.
day and Saturday before THANKSGIVING,
One OF these entertainments treats of
Christmas, one of st. Valentines Day.
and one OF the Fourth of July. Num-
bers of children will take part. Speaking
of fairs. the Y. NJ. e. A. Ladies' AuxiI-
larry will hold one late in November.
Now all these may be the ~employmsnts
of society, but these are not the records
OF social events. No, because one cannot
write dafyn what is not. unless one is u
reporter for a paper that does not prize
the truth. Then just isn't anything GO
log Oh. and l lave said SO SO many times
that now L am not going to wasta anaea
saying so any more. If anything does
happen in the way of social news, it will
be here recorded. Meantime let society
sleep.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

Little to Tell of the DoinSs of the Cav
W~orid-Notes for the Future.
Mrs. Anna Ledingham delivered an inter est.
ing lecture on Scot land at the residence of Mrs,
Frank Pearson on Suydam avenue, last Wednes-
day afternoon. Chocolate was served, and
conversation was intersperssd with music.
Mrs. w. Hunter Brown was the pianist and
Miss Blanche Fellows Of Piain6e Id the soprano.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings of West Be rgen will
celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
wedding on Saturday evening, October 81, by q
large reception at their residence.
Miss Carrie Clark gave a 'pr OPPRESSIVE
angling" party at her residence on Suydam
avenue last night, which was attended BY a
number OF young people.
The three act farce, 'Tulu," will be presented
at the HRsbrouck Hall on Thursday evening.
october ~, by the Apollo Dramatic Society.
Dancing will follow. The productions of the
Apollo are always as much social as literary
functions, and with the enlarged facilities for
entertainments afforded by the new hail, this.
the eighteenth production Of the society, bids
fair to be its best.
The first ladies' night OF the season at the
Palma Gu passed off without q flaw on
wednesday. Almost every one Of the old faces
and many new ones were to be seen.
The Hoboken Quartette Club gave q delight
ful concert and reception at their clubhouse on
Washington street on Wednesday. Half Hobo
ken was there. The affair was a great success.
There will be a dance after the military drill
and taoleaux at Hasbrouck Hall on Thanksgiy-
ing night.
Dancing will follow each of the three evenings
OF the Home for the Homeless Fair, at Has
brouck Hall, the Thursday, Friday and Satur.
day before Thanksgiving Day.
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The Senate and the People.

The honest representatives of the
people in the United States Senate
should never consent to any compro-
mise upon the repeal of the ruinous
silver purchasing clause of the Sher-
man act. To pass. a measure now,
which prolongs their operations for
fourteen months is to insult the peo-
pie by presenting to them a farcical
imposture when they call for instanta-
neous relief.
To make a compromise OF this kind,
will be to participate in the crime of
the, selfish and wanton obstruction
lists who seem willing to see the coun-
try plunged in general bankruptcy.
There are no circumstances under
which those who clearly perceive
truth and right are justified in COM
promising with error and wrong.
There never was a crisis which af-
forded SO little palliation for such
compromise as the present. for it is q
practical certainty that a compromise
will be just as disastrous to the bust
ness interests OF the country as the
total defeat of repeal.
The country is now threatened with
another calamity, as a legacy Of the
late Republican regime. There is
danger Of an enormous deficit in the
Treasury. This can only be averted
by a speedy stimulation of business,
by an awakening of commerce which
will bring greater revenu to the
government. 1t Is hard to see how
any remodelling OF the tariff can
bring sufficiently speedy results. But
business San W. be aroused until
the silver question is settled, and set
tied by the complete overthrow of
the madmen who want to perpetuate
the dishonesty of our coinage.
II democrats CONFRONT Sc on this
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
CHRISTIAN ESDEAVORERs CELEBRATE

Rejoicing at the LAfay cite Reformed
Church Over the Second Anniversary.
The Lafayette Reformed Church was
filed to OVERLOOKING, last night. with
delegates from Young Peoples Societies
who had come to assist In the celebra>
ton of the second anniversary OF the
Endeavor Society OF the church. Miss
CbriStiana G. DuMour presided and
made the address of welcome. 1t is to
the uutiring efforts, u~nf1aggiug enthu-
siasm and Unlimited our of Miss
Du Mont that much of the success OF the
opened by Tschaikowsky's chant sans
Paroles for piano by Miss Annie koonz.
The remainder of the music vas pros
vlded by hymns in which all present
,ined. A vocal solo, Campiou's. ''Thsre
We're Ninety and Nue." BY Mr.. E. Low.
aud Ethelberr Nevin's "Jesu, Jesu Mis-
erere," by Miss Jessie Fenner. The Pas
tor, the Rev. L. j. Kommers, read from
the Scriptures and offered II short prayer,
aud the Rev. Heury G. Cronin, Pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church, made
u spirited address upon the needs and
aims of the Eudeavor movement. Miss
Annie Winters presented the report of
the Senior Society AS rollows:-
Within the past year our society has been
progressing slowly but surely. We have 81
active. so associate and II honorary members,
10 looking over the report from last year the
number would seem to be diminishing rather
than increasing. We had a large number of
members under fifteen years, and the society
decided to orgauizs q Junior Society. This was
organized in February, 1923, taking from US %
members. Since last year We hays added seven
new committees:-Press Room, Sunday School,
Flowers, Junior, Musical and Missionary Com
mittees. We sinceraly regret the death OF our
Elder and Sunday School Superintendent, Mr..
Thorn p, Sherwood, aud OF one of our assoc late
members. Mr.. George Archer.
The Musical COMMITTEE e with the assistance of
our pastor have recently organized u Vocal
Union for the benefit of the members of the
society. teaching them to read by note. This
meets every Monday evening. Outside of the
work of this committee the society has been
trying to pay off the debt on the new piano,
which we hope TO do by the end Of the year.
Master Eddie Day received an ovation
for his excellent reading OF the Junior
repor
Our society was organized February 81, 1898,
with thirty seven members. We now have
fifty -four on roll. The officers are :-President,
Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The
committees sre:-Music, Prayer Meeting. Look.
out, Missionary, Social, Flower aud Room. Our
meetings were open during the summer. Since
September !, ne have led our own meetings.
The Missionary COMMITTEES has visited the
Home of the Homeless. bringing with them
books and papers. We have adopted the two
cents a week. plan for Home and Foreign
Missions.
The Flower Committee has supplied the pull
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20

was to come TO pass last night. has been
postponed indefinitely, owing to some
accident to The works.
The Amateur Opera Company will not
be resuirected this year-so SAYS MIR.
Dressler, the musical director In previous
years.
ACROSS THE RIVER.
1t was refreshing to see so many Jersey
City musicians at the first of Vladimir de
PacE mann's three Chopin racftals last
Tuesday at Chickering Hall. l only wish
that there had been more. For there is
no manner of doubt that this strange
little genius can bring Chopin home to
an audience hs no other map-always
excepting wski-can. There will
always he those who will say of him as
Mendelssohn did of Chopin, that he is
so hammered he is hard to stand" aud
with about as much reasou; yet the fact
remains that people go to hear him, not
once, but every time. and those who
come TO scof, remain t~o-applaud.
1t is just that playing from
the Impulse of the moment, that
constant eye on the audience to see
whether it Is in touch or not, that almost
childish delight in his own V~irtuosity,
that gives DE Pachmaan such a hold over
his audience. II possible. his technique
is, eve3 more finished. The etudes, Op.
%, Nos. 8 and 9, were re-epcored, and ne
was recalled FIVE times at the close of the
concert. The remaining dates for his
Chopin r~ecitals are October "a and 81, at
fifteen minutes past three o'clock.
The Boston Symphony dates are No.
yember 8, December "A January IL,
February s and March &c.
The Symphony Society of New York
has the following datss:-Pubile rehear.
sails at two o'clock, November 10, Dece M
Der s. January 5 and 26, February I6,
March 16. Evening concerts on the days
following the rehearsals, at fifteen miu-
utes past eight O'Clock. The first soloist
will be ArnalIa Materna.
The Philharmonic Society dates are for
public rehearsals. November II, Deem
Der Is. January IL, February 9, March 9
and April 6. Evening concerts on days
following.
The Manuscript Society, of New York,
which has upon it's lists 80 many Jersey
City musicians, has announced the fol-
lowing dates for the seasoa:-Private
concerts, November Is, December 5. Jan
uary 10, February Is, March 9, April IA.
Public concerts, December l2, February
4, April "a. Among the number of It's
musicians either residing in this city or
visiting at regular intervals are Messrs.
Baler and Becker of Hasbrouck Institute,
Frederic Dean, Louis r. Dressler ana
john White.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
REV. P. A. TREACY RECALLS HIS BOOK.
Special TO The Jersey cftv Ne,ss


BURLINGTON, Oct. 20, 1S93.-The Rev,
r. A. 1reacy of this city was suspended
some time by Bishop O'Ferrell, of
Trenton. Shortly afterward his brother.
the Rev. w. p. Treacy of Swedesboro was
also Suspended for denouncing the action
of the Bishop.
Monsignor Satolli, the Apostolic dele
gate. was appealed to-. He failed 70 1T
at once and it was said that the two
priests, assisted by their brother, tue
Rev. J. j. Treacy. were getting up a
book TO be published in Rome. denounc-
ing what was called "the arbitrary and
tyra1tiicai principles. aud barbarous an
lhduman practices of AbIegate Satolii.
Bisbo1 OtFarrell and Vicar General
MeFalI." {
Monslgnor Satolli finally decided In
favor OF the Treacy brothers and now the
hsv. :. z; dreacy has written an open
question and spsaks OF the magnan-
Unity displayed by Satolli.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
CAR INSPECTORS MEETING.

New Jersey Lodge, No. |, held its regular
meeting last night at Humboldt Hall. 1t was
largely attended. New members were INSTRUCT
ed into the mystic shrine of the order. Sch DOL
OF Instruction was cut as short as possible. The
mortuary fund was debated upon and amended.
As there was quite a large attendance of mem
beers from afar off, good and welfare was made
quite lively. This being the celebration of the
unveiiing OF the monument dedicated to Wash
ington and his brave New Jsrs ~ soldiers, ana
the lodge being known as New Jersey, No. /,
the secretary stated, with tue chiefs permits
sion. that II would be we'll to let that spirit of
enthusiasm touch the members, so 1t was re-
solved to sing the good and patriotic song THE
Star Spangled Banner" This was done with a
vlgor. Patriotic speeches were also made.
The memberse enjoyed a good nights work ing,
long to be remembered.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
DANCING.
NOTICE TO ~TRAcT oRs.

Sealed proposals Wilt be received by the Boa-d
of Street and Water Commissioners on Mond,Y.
October IS 1898, for the reconstruction or tn t Dor
ton of the Wayne street sewer. from d point about
westerly side of Merssles street, in accordauce with
Specifications on file In the Office of the Chief
Engineer, corner Of jersey avenue and Mercer
street, where blank forms OF bid and agreement of
sureties mus: be obtained.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 800 Ineal feet Of 44inch brick oval sewer
About SEQ pounds OF spikes.
About 80 pounds- of bolts.
About 1911 cubic yards of brick masonry.
About 5000 Hneal feet OF lilies.
ABOUT $500 feet 3 NJ. of spruce Gaping.
About l receiving basin.
About 2l,0U0 feet B N. of Spruce flooring.
About SiUh feet b. NJ OF hemtock sneathtng.
Time allowance for tine completion OF the week.
one hundred QUUl working days
P oposals must be enclosed in sealed envelopes.
endorsed Proposals for reconstruction OF Wayne
street sewer" directed TO "E. A. Dugan. Es0.
Chairman of on Streets and Sew
ers," and handel to the Clerk OF the BDa,d in
open meeting when called for in order OF business
relating to scaled proposals.
No city oddctal VIII be accepted as surety, nor
will substitution of Sureties be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to re ieet any or all
bids If it considers that the best interest," of the
city can be conserved by 50 doing,
The attention OF bidders is especially called to
terms whereof no contract shall be bindi G upon
the city. or become effective or operative until The
bondsmen offered by the contractor have been an
proved as TO sufaciency by the Boari, and IS to
the Board having power TO examine the proposed
bondSmen under oath.
By order Of the Board OF Street. and Water Com
missioners,
GEORGE T. BoUEoN.
Dated, Jersey City, October Il. 1se.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
Dated, Jersey City. October Ii. 1ss;.

pit with flowers every Sunday.
The Music Comnittse has formed a small
choir, which greatly improves the singing ar
our meetings.
We gave a successful entertainment at which
we raised SIS. ~, for the purchase of our BAN
ner, displayed for the first time tonight.
The report was written by Miss Bar.
rett. MIR. j. A. Cruikshauk, the Chris
tan Endsavor orator of Brooklyn, de.
liverea a most interesting, straishtior
ward and inspiriiin0 address, 1.-TWO
Views of Christian EudeAvor; Through q
Microscope and Through a telescope .
After the benediction the company,
large as it was. was served with refresh.
meut in the chapel. The whole affair
Was an unclouded success.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
THEIR TwENTY-FIFTu ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred erick Helimer of No. S07
Montgomery street celebrated the twenty-hfth
anniversary of their wedding on Tussi " evan
Ing at their home, The happy couple received
numerous pretty presents aud Mr. Heilmer
gave to his wife a pair of diamond earrings.
Among those who participated in ths happy
event were Mr.. and Mrs. John Dixey. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Isaac Herring, Mr.. aud Mrs. Al. Perrlne,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Dix, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wagner, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rice, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Snyder, Mr.. and Mrs. John Jeutz. Mrs.G.
A. Jones, Mrs. Quigley, Mrs, Catherine He'll
mer, Miss Stella Wagner, the Misses Winnie
and Kats Hellmer, aud Messrs. Albert Kane,
James McAgen. William Kent aud Joseph
Walk ar + sa. .-| .A"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
cRRsoENr CLUB,s OFFICERS.

The Crescent Club held its annual meeting In
the very cosy rooms on the Point" opposite
police headquarters last evening. There was a
full attendance. The routine business was
pus he'd, the election of officers for the ensuing
year took place The result is:-Fred I. I udden,
President; Clay Filden, Secretary; w. S. Weed.
Treasurer, Captain W. A. Smith. Aug. Fengado
and s. }. Blakeley, House COMMITTEES. The
reelected officers, according to custom, furnished
made by President Buiden. Captain Farrier
]. H. Love. Those whose good fortune it had
been to see the Chicago Far told all they had
seen at that wonderful place. They didn't
even forget 10 tell something about the Midway
Plaisanca.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1898.
This paper is Democratic in principles and is
ndepetdeitt ia its Vietcs oi all local questions

WHEN the vote is counted, it will
be found that the German nomina-
tions made. last evening, in Hoboken,
will poll less than two per cent. of the
whole vote of the county. The total
Independent vote will be far less
than five per cent. of the entire vote.
The other n~inety-five per cent. will be
divided between Stanton and Toffey.
Stanton will get fifty per cent. and
Toffey, forty-fve.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
GUSTAYE WAS Too PREVIOUS.

Hall a dozen naughty little boys started a
bonfire last nighG in a vacant lot at the corner
fnerriiy and the urchins danced around
it yelling like Choctaws. Gustav
street near Paiisade avenue, saw the bia re
and imagining the entire city was on fire pulled
Box AZ, ard before You could say Jack Robin
sou Two fire engines were pufing aud snort
WDen the firemen what it was they mutsered
something suspicIously like 49, FOOLS"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
RATHJEN MAS A FUGITIVE.

/ n. Rathjen, a truck driver, was arrested at
his home, No. 2io Ninth street.. last night py
Detsctiye. Clark and brought before Just ice
O'Donnell this morninE as q fugitive from
justice. Ratbjen passed q worthl ess check on
Frank Dodd OF No. 553 West Thirty fourth
street, New York, for $40 aud that person
procured q warrant from Justice Mead Of New
York City for Rathjen's arrest. When Rathien
appeared in court this morning a detective
from the Central office, New York. appeared to
take charge of him., but Justice O'Donnell sent
Rathjen to the County Jail for thirty days
pending requisition papers for the prisoners
extraditiou
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
EMMA WOODS Is GUILTY.
a Newark Jury Finds Thai She Killed
! Lew Brown,
sYeeial to The jersey Ii

EYeeial to The Jersey Citu Ne,rs.
NEWARK. OCT. 20, 1883. The charge Of
Judge De Pus yesterday in the Emma
Woods case was very long, taking nearIy
an hour u three-quarters to deliver.
The jury retired at Eve MINUTES to three
O'Clock, u at eight minutes after six
they announced that they were ready
with their verdict. Messengers were
sent for the Judge and the Court officials.
and IL took nearly an hour before all was
IN readiness TOR the verdict.
The Judge told the prisoner to srapd
ur, When the foreman OF the jury pro.
'nopneed the words. Gently of m tu.
slaughter Emma Woods fell 10 the tio,r
sobbiug violently. She was carried Tut }
The Jury
The crime for which Emma Woods was
tried and found guilty was the killing OF
Lewis Brown, on the III OF june last.
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"Bob" Davis and His Pal, "Len' -
54 N Gordon.

Many people would like to know,
doubtless, just how bob" Davis
worked in the contest for the Pres
ident of the Hudson Democratic
Society, whether he threw in his
''infoonce" for Doc. Gordon, the in
dieter of the Ballot Box Suffers, or
kept his promise 60 Dennis Nc
Laughlin and got votes for DIR. Nc
Gill.
We can tell, those who are curious
on the subject just what he did. He
worked for Leonard J. Gordon.
But DR.. Gordon opposed the en-
dorsement of Sheriff Stanton by the
Society.
You can draw your W conclusion.
1on a see, besides, the sort of
man Bob" is; also the sort of man
.Lenn is.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
He Can Beat Kelly.

The nomination of Captain Joseph
Hooker, last night, by the republi-
cans OF the Fourth Assembly district,
was not the strongest they could
have made; but We believe it is strong
enough to beat Policy Bob'sn bench :
man, Hugh A. Kelly. Hooker
never betrayed his party or his con-
stituency. He is an honest man even
if he is a republican. and he would
certainly represent the responsibility
of the district better than Traffic r
Kelly, even if he is not of the right
politics.
There is just one way to save the
district to the Democracy:-Turn the
salary boomer down and nominate
some clean, bright, popular young
The Republicans missed a
point last night when they failed to
do this. Now let Leader O'Neill,
Leader james E, Connolly, Leader
Heller and other prominent demo-
Gratis Of the district who retain their
common sense, put their foot down
and refuse to have Kelly imposed up
on them by Davis. They a do it.
They can refuse to have the 'missing
word" medical fake scandals made an
element in the campaign. They can
insist that the Bad Legislature must
be RELOCATED to oblivion. They have
lots of material to work with. The
responsibility will be ON them if Kelly
is put up.
He will never get out himself. He
is not that kind of man. Let the
leaders act on his case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
FIREMAN DOYLE DEAD

James Doyle driver of No. / Engine, but
located with h. and L. No. died t, this morning
ON Railroad avenue, He was an old member OF
the department and has bsen indisposed for
some time past. -