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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
.LASHES Living PICTURES |
Lady Henry Somerset Talks
Freely About the
Craze.

NEW YORK, Aug II, 1S94.-The
American line steamship Paris arrived
from Southampton this morning and tied
up to her dock at the foot of Vesey
street at nine O'Clock. She left on Satur-
day last just as the Vigilant and Brit
tannia were starting out on their race
and took seven days to make the trip
Icebergs and whales were sighted. but
no records of any kind were broken. 1t
was rough for the first three days:
after that the sea was millpond and
the weather delightful.
All sorts and conditions of men were
aboard and big batch of notables,
American bred and foreign. The not
ables walked down the gangplank in
something like this order:-Lady Henry
D. Somerset and party. Ada Rehan and ana
ihpressario; Col John r. Fellows, fol
lowed by Col George B. Mcclellan,
President of the Board of Aldermen,
the three Yale athletes. William S.
Woodruff, L. P. Sheldon, George Sanford,
Ernest H. Cady and George B. Hatch,
not whit crestfallen after their defeat
by Oxford: Collector of the Port Jas.
L. Kilbreth. and host of lesser lights.
Lady Somerset had plenty to say.
With her was her son. H. S. Somerset,
who is going to Harvard, maid, and
secretary and Mr.. A. H. Pollen Lady
Henry Somersets talk was largely of
the living picture craze now at it's height
in London and of her plans here,
Well" she began. I've come to this
country for rest and quiet: I certainly
shall not lecture. After few hours at
the Brunswick I'm going direct to Twi-
light Park in the Catskills. ! shall stay
for awhile and then back again. The
winter / expect to spend in Boston and
my son will attend lectures at Harvard. -
What about the living pictures in
T.nn6nn did gaUo
s'They are a disgrace to civilization,
disgrace to those who act in them,
and disgrace to sthose who tolerate
them. All decency is shocked by them
They are absolutely degrading to the
young girls who pose in them and to
the public who view them
here in New York are much worse
Well, if they are, III let the Americans
manage them. You've plenty of people
here who are willing.
London disgraces. London used to be
So strict morally-now it's going to the
dogs. It's high time that the Common
ouncil interfered.
But why don't you see Sir Augustus
Harris; he's aboard and knows all about
such naughty things?
Il saw the pictures in London-I went
to the music halls on purpose. 1 certain
But the temperance cause" went
on Lady Henry Somerset, waxing en-
lHuSldStlc, Is making WONDERFUL Str1QeS
in London. Many prominent men in
England are taking it up now It is
getting to be factor in practical politics
and an isue in all campaigns. But /
must have patience. 1 won't try tenn
perance reform here, though"
Lady Henry Somerset has planned to
return to Europe after short rest
then to come here and spend the win
ter writing and doing other reform work
in Boston. She may lecture in the winter
here, but said that at present she was
sutterly worn out with lectnring in
England. She looked well and plump
and wore an ecru-colored dress of some
airy material.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
DYNAMITE IN THE BANK.
Burglars Got No Plumber, After OPEN
ing One Door of the Safe.

UTICA, N. Y, Aug. IL, 1S94.-The outer
doors of the vault in the bank at West
Winfield were blown open this morning
with dynamite A second cartridge with
"a fuse was placed in the last door when
the villagers who had been alarmed by
a young man who had seen light IN
the bank at A. NJ, scared the burglars
away. The work was done by proies-
sionals, and If they had not been ,ss dlss
sufficed to make their job complete.
Nothing remained to be done when
they fled, excepting tolight the fuse con-
nected with the dynamite and secure the
lieved that there were at least three
men employed in the attempted burglary.
Last night a smooth speaking, we'll
dressed stranger hired a team OF horses
Hon, about fifteen miles away, saying he
was going to Cedarville, a village near
West Winfield. The stranger was 40 or
As years old, weighed 140 pounds, and was
mustache and goatee, was dressed in
fashionable black clothes and wore
soft black felt hat.
ABOUT six o'clock this morning the rig
was returned to Ilion by man 80 years
old, 5 feet tall and of an athletic build
He was of medium build, light complex
ion, wore gray clothes, snuff colored
overcoat and a black derby hat He was
accompanied by another well built man
who had a sandy mustache, wore dark
clothes and straw hat. The man who
hired the horses gave the name OF u
H Smith. These three men drove to
and after visiting the bank drove back
to lion.
1t is supposed that they have escaped
on the early morning Central,Hudson or
was secured at the bank, and its business
is in no way interfered with.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
TOMORROW AT THE GROVE"
Special to the Jersey Citv Neacs.


AsBURY PARK, Aug. II, 1894. Next to
camp meeting Sunday tomorrow will be
the greatest Sabbath of the summer in
Ocean Grove. 1t is the last day Of the dedi-
cation of the new auditorium. An effort
will be made to raise the $26, 900 necessary
to dedicate the auditorium free from debt.
Blackboards will be put up on the platform
as last year, and the blanks sold in true
auction style, but, while in 1913 there was
only one board. tomorrow there will be
Three. The subscriptions will be started at
$500. A brief address will be delivered by
Bishop Bowman, James A.. Bradley, DR..
Thomas Manlon, Rev. Charles II. Yatman
at the foot of Ocean Pathway will be fol-
lowed by the great closing service in the au-
ditorium at half-past seven o'clock. Bishop
Fowler will preach the sermon, and at its
close Senior Bishop Bowman. assisted by his
brother bishops, will dedicate the audi
torium to the service and worship of Al
mighty God.
Religious discourses in the Methodist
Church are largely composed of two things:
the experience of being ''gloriously convert
ed, and apologies for Christian faith Bishop
Waldens sermon in the new auditorium this
moaning, the opening of the third dayf
dedicatory services, was both apologetic and
anecdotal. Its aim was to show how Chris
tianity is adapted to the needs OF human
ity. A large gathering of Christian peo-
pie listened to the Bishop for over an hour.
DR.. c. E. Mandeville delivered another of
his addresses on Seven Churches in Asia. y
His subject was s'Pergamos.n
Bishop C. H. Fowler will this evening
speak ON ''Great Deeds of Great Men,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
A SURPRISED CONVICT.
Applies for Naturalization Papers
and fS Refused.

Two men entered the County Clerk s
office today, and one of them informed
Deputy County Clerk Fisher that he de-
sired to obtain his second papers and De
naturalized. Handing Mr.. Fisher a
paper that in size compared with first
citizenship papers, the man said.
Here are my first papers"
Mr.. Fisher glanced at them carelessly
and an expression of amazement passed
over his face. Then he began at the be-
ginning and carefully read the docu-
ment through.
Are these the only. first papers you
have got?" inquired the Deputy Clerk.
.Weh, these will not answer in this
State,' commented Mr. Fisher; "the pa
pers simply Sc forth that you were sem
fenced to three years in State Prison
at Sing Sing, N. Y, and We're dischargeti
after serving that time, less reduction
of time made for good behavior.
The man appeared to be surprised to
hear that his discharge did not take the
place of first papers, for he thoughtfully
"They told me when 7 was discharged
from Sing Sing thu this paper would
take the place of first papers. Don't
they show that l have been in the
country three years?"
Eyes, there can be no doubt but that
you were here safe enough, but You
can't get any citizenship papers. Good
day"
The man and his companion without
further comment went away.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11

by withdrawing his motion. Then ne oi-
fered il Immediately after. and under the
rules 1t went oven. until Monday. Inns nis
laid the Hill resolution before the Senate.
Mr.. Hill was on his fee. IN minute
with some remarks about The critlclSnls
he said he offered the resolution in u
modified form, SO as to provide that tne
Senate conferrees shall heport 10 the
Senate if they are. likely to come to an an
principal items of disagreement ,
And on that" said alr Hill. Can
for the ayes and noes
REASONS CALLED FOR.
But Mr.. Gray of Delaware. an ardent
supporter of President Cleveland, thought
Mr. Hill should tell the Senate something
ton which dealt with a matter not IN the
custody of the Senate alone, put OF the
House as well, and Mr.. Hill willingly
complied. 1t was perfectly proper, ne
ferrees what to do 1t was necessary
that the Senate should know the status
of affairs in order that it might DO some
thing towards adjusting the, difficulties
that caused the prolonged delay re-
porting the bill. 1t was necessary that
the people of the country should know
Where the BILL biz is Mr at Grav fo fel his
objections to the resolution, and TINS
Mr.. Gray proceeded to do in technl-
cal argument that the bill was IN the
Senate. 1t could not be lost, he said.
and it was not necessary that it should
be returned to be placed under lock
and key 1t did not require Yale lock
to preserve the bill.
Mr.. Frye of Maine contradicted Mr.
Gray on one of his technical points and
with this slight interruption the Della
ware Senator continued technical
argument of great interest to parliafnen-
tarians. but not to the eXcitement-lov-
ing galleries. He asked that Senators
give their views on the subject.
Mr.. Hill said he wanted to facilitate
matters, and in order to do so he asked
whether Mr.. Gray would assure him
that there would be limit to debate.
But Mr. Gray could not or would not
give the assurance. and Mr.. Hill said
the Senator from Delaware was antici-
pating something which might neev roc
cur. If he could make progress by so
doing he would agree to withdraw that
part of his resolution to which Mr.. Gray
be given into the custody of the Secretary
of the Senate for safe keeping.
Mr.. Faulkner of West Virginia next
leaped into the arena as an opponent
of Mr.. Hill. and this engendered a
wordy argument on technical points be-
tween Mr. Frye and Mr.. Cockrel of
Missouri Mr.. Cockrell with vehement
bill was in the possession of the House
as we'll as of the Senate.
After considerable discussion on Hills
resolution, in which a number of Sem
ators participated, Mr.. Cockrell moved
to go into executive session.
Hi demanded a vote on Cockrell's
The The, vote stood S5 to S5. The Vice
President voted aye, carrying the mo-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
UNOARED-FOR OATS.

NV heart goes out to these homeless and
uncared-for creatures, especially the cats of
cities, to whom even area doors are closed.
The country abounds with refugees, and even
in the suburbs cat industriously disposed
can pick up living. But into stone pave
ments the poor pariah calaoa ba.ro,,
brownstone fronts she cannot scale, and
though avenues are open on all sides, from
her environments she cannot escape. Nor
can she find shelter. The street boy is better
off, in that he can contrive to get taken in
Whenever he likes, but a cat in the city look
ing for situation is SO entirely out a place
that even the policemen leave her alone.
Are there, then, too many cats in the
worlds Is it to no lasting good that quiet
neighborhoods have been disturbed by their
noisy midnight gaIlantriess lit would seem
there is no need of more than one cat to a
mouse. But on the back yard on which |
look I've counted seventeen of afternoon,
and not mouse in sight Why cats are
given to back yards is not easy to say. In
no sense can they be called happy hunting
grounds Game is more plentiful even on
those Long Island reaches that one ranges on
autumn days when the season is said to have
opened) in quest of quail. In these back
yards, their seemingly favorite preserves,
cats, cats catch nothlng-if we except fits
and the occasional tin can or old shoe flung
at them, the latter perhaps for luck.--Llp-
pincottS for august.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
JAPS DRIVEN BACK.
Fail to Disperse the Chinese
Fleet at Wei-Hai- Wei
March on Seoul.
BIZ cable 10 the Unfted Press.

LONDON, Aug. IL, 1894-The Central
News" correspondent in Shanghai says
that today the Japanese made a second
attempt to disperse the Chinese fleet at
Wei-Hai-Wei on the Chinese coast, and
to thus gain access to the port. After
an obstinate fight they were compelled
to retire. No details of the losses can be
obtained at this time
Last night Japanese fleet attaked
Port Arthur, the station of China's Pei
Wang squadron. The japanese bonn
barded the town heavily, but We're un-
able to gain any advantage. Eventually
htey were forced to draw off. Their
losses have not been ascertained in
Shanghai.
AT the hour when the Central News
correspondent sent his despatch, stub
born fight between japanese warships,
and part of the Pei Wang squadron was
reported to be in progress. Twenty-one
large men-of-war, and many smaller
craft are engaged. The Japanese are re-
ported to have lost heavily, although it
is not known that they have lost any of
their ships. There is no news to indi-
cate which fleet has the advantage.
PROTECTING SHANGHAI.
Great Britain has notified the combat
ants officially that warfare within the
limits of the water approaches to Shang-
hal was precluded by Japan's promise not
to attack the port and China's reciprocal
promise not to obstruct hte waterways
leading to it.
These promises the British uotes ad-
ded, would apply to the approaches used
by all vessels coming from either north
or south.
MARCHING ON SEOUL.
A despatch received from Shanghai this
noon confirms the Times correspon-
dents statement that 12.000 Japanese
who were landed at Fusan and 5000 more
who were landed at Gensan are march
ing toward Sseoul. The two forces will
meet at some distance from Seoul and
then effect junction with the Japanese
troops already in the Seoul district. This
combined army is expected to operate
against the Chinese army coming down
the peninsula
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
THE EVoLUTED SNAKE.

In the -Darwinian days of natural
history it was douptless considered that
snakes were created as such, and that
they were always "rib-walkers.' The
modern naturalist, however. knows bet
ter than this, since some of the members
of the group fortunately retain vestiges
which enable him to say with confidence
that serpents are the highly modified
descendants of our four-legged reptiles,
more or less nearly akin to lizards.
Among the better known members OF
the group, pythons and boa constructors,
collectively constituting the family Boil
dae, are those alone retaining such vesti-
ges which externally take the form OF
a pair of claW-like spurs situated on the
lower surface, near the junction of the
body with the tail. If, moreover, we dis
sect such q snake, it will be found that
traces of the three bones of the pelvis
are embedded among the muscles, al
though now of no functional importance
whatever nowledge.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
SHOT HIS BROTHER.
Probable Fatal Result of a Long
STANDING" Trouble.

HAzARDv1LLE, Conn, Aug. II. 1894
Harold Gowdy, aged twenty-five, shot his
brother, Frank K, aged thirty-four, at the
family homestead in Scitico, Thursday
night, and the injured man is hardly ex-
pected to recover. The shooting is the
climax of a family trouble of long stand
ing. The two brothers live with their
parents on small farm half mile from
the Scitico station. Frank, who is the more
business like of the two has obtained the
ownership Of the property and this, together
with minor grievances has caused trouble.
Harold has been supported by his father and
mother in the quarrel The brothers had an
alteration yesterday, and last night Harold,
who was standing on the piazza of the
house, heard Frank inside abusing his
mother Mr. and Mrs. Gowdy and Harold
claim that when Frank came from the
house he threw stone at Harold. Harold
then pulled revolver and fired three shots
at his brother, one penetrating lung The
second lodged in the left side, the third not
taking effect. The assailant was promptly
arrested and will be arraigned at Thomson
vile today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
DEATH OF PROF. sOHLEGEL.

New YORK, Aug II, 1S94.-A despatch
from Stuttgart, Germany, announces the
death there of Prof. GA. Schlegal, Ph. D.,
LII. D. Prof Schlegel was born in Stutt-
CART on December 9th, 1929, and was grand
nephew of August Wilhelm Won Schlegel, the
critic and philelogist. After graduating
from the Universities of Tubingen and Stutt-
CART, he came to this country in the spring
of 1867, and in the following year was ap-
pointed to the chair of the German language
and literature in tue New York Normal Col
lege This position he held for twenty
years, resigning in 1888 on account of i'll
health. His German text books are the
standard authorities in many of the public
institutions of the United States, and he
was also the author of numerous works
upon pathological subjects. He was married
September 13, 1868 and his widow survives
him
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
BR1TANNIAs VICTORY COMPLETE
By Gable TO the United Press.

LONDON, Aug. II, 1S94.-In an article on
the Vigilant- Britannia races, Field says
today =" Britannia has now defeated Vigi
liant under every condition of weather and
sea, except hard reefed sail in heavy
head sea. The contests are becoming monot-
onous to both. An incidental result is that
Mr.. Gould has declined to sail the fifteen
miles to wIndward match, on the ground
that Vigilant won the event she came over
here for last Saturday, and that she does not
desire any further contests Of the kind"
The Pail Mall Gazette comments thus on
George Goulds refusal to accept the Prince
of Wales condition for match outside the
Needles next Monday:-''It is curious that
an American sportsman is never satisfied
unless every possible condition is in his
favor. The fact that Mr.. Gould refuses to
take part in the proposed match will con-
vince the English that the Vigilant is an un-
worthy holder of the Americas cup"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
A CHINESE MUSICAL LEGEND.
Eight Primitive Sounds Hidden by
the Creator for Man TO FiAid Out.


the Creator for Man TO FfAid Out.
The Chinese have some extraordinary
superstitions relating to music. According
to their queer notions the Creetor Oft the uni-
verse hid eight sounds in the earth for the
express purpose of compelling man to find
them out, says the st. Louis Republic On
the same principle, it is presumed, Jupiter,
according to Virgil, hides fire in fints and
honey in trees in order to whet the ardor of
man S industry TO persevere in his efforts to
rediscover the hidden treasures.
According to the celestial idea the eight
primitive sounds are hidden in stones, silks,
woods of various kinds, the bamboo plant,
pumpkins. in the skins of animals, in cer-
tain earths, and in the air itself. Anyone
who has ever had the pleasure q of seeing
and listening to a Chinese orchestra, will
remember that their musical instru-
ments were made of all these ma
terials except the last and that the
combined eff rts of the other seven
seemed better calculated TO drive the
ethereal sound away thon to coax it from
the ala, which is really the object of all
Chinese musical efforts. When the band
plays the naive credulity of the people,
both old and young. hears in the thurds of
the gongs and the whistling of the pipes
the tones of the ethereal sounds of nature,
that were originally deposited in the va
rious animrte and inanimate objects by the
all-wise Father
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
TERRIBLE FOREST FIRES.

merrill, Mich, Aug. H. 1894. Forest fires
have destroyed 100000 feet Of lumber and
100000 feet of logs belonging to l.
Cornwell, about four miles from here. John
Ward lost his camps and the houses of his
men. He also about 100000 feet of logs.
GLADwIN. Mich, Aug. II, 1S94.-Forest
fires are raging in Gladwin county, and,
while much damage has been done, it is pro-
bable that the clearing of the land win more
than make this good. Several hundred
thousand feet of logs belonging
to the Eastmans, of Saginaw,
have been burned, and large
amount of standing and felled timber be-
longing to Bliss & Auken of Saginaw, is
burning east of this city At Smith Greek.
a small mill town eight miles northwest OF
here, settler was burned out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
poB's POEM OF "THE BELLS

Henry Sartain, a son of the famous en-
graver, John Sartain, tells how in 1851 Poe's
poem, 'sThe Bells,n was first published in
Sartdin's Magazine. 'Poe," he says, came
into the office one day and, handing father a
stanza in manuscript, asked HIM what he
thought of it. Father looked it over and
S59 asked Poe. Father said he thought it
was, and paid him the money. The poem
was the first stanza of The Bells A week
or so later Poe again sauntered into the
office with the remark: well, John, l see
you haven't printed my poem yet Father
replied that he had not because of lack of
space We'll, I've got another stanza here
Will you let me have five on it9 The man
looked so utterly wretehed that father paid
him the money and took the stanza. Still
another installment of two additional
stanzas followed within month, and then
it was that the poem was first printed. y
Elcchnj10e
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rs THIS THE MISOREANT?

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. II, 1S94.-Late last
night the remains of Andrew Hansen, far
mer of Mcpherson County, Nebraska, one Of
the victims of Thursday nights train wreck
was identified by watch found lying in the
midst of human bones.
George Davis, a cclored man, suspected Of
wrecking the train was arrested by the po-
lice late last night. Shortly after the wreck
he applied to hackman and asked to be
driven up town. He had been on the train
and lost his coat. He was seen near the
place where the wreck occurred, it is
claimed, with crowbar. The police say
they have sufficient evidence to convict.