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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Tbe esForum,, for February.

The February Forum, reduced to 50 per
| year, covers by its thirteen articles perhaps
as wide a range of subjects as any single
number of any periodical ever covered.
Classifying the contents we have the follow
ng:-Sociology, sRelief for the Unemployed"
by Mrs. Josephine Shaw LOWELL and The
Personal Problem of Charity" by the Rev.
DR.. Lyman Abbott; International Politics
and Diplomacy, a careful review OF the
whole Hawaiian controversy made especially
Politics, a review of the Wilson bill by
Albert Clarke, who calls it 1.-THE Wilson
Tariff for a Deficit Only" Finance, an
article by Edward Atkinson, 1.-THE Gold
Basis Fixed by Commerce Itself:'
Literature, an entertaining review
of literary production in the
Victorian era. pointing out the peculiar ten
denotes of literature in its several branches,
by Frederic Harrison. Commerce. strlk-
ting article on the crisis reached in the pro-
iect for a Nicaragua Canal, showing that if
we dc not build it quickly England will, by
Mr.. Courtenay De Kalb. History-'A
Calendar of Great Americans" by Professor
Woodrow Wilson, the first of an interesting
series of articles. Educational-A sugges-
tive paper by Mr.. Oscar Chrisman, of Clark
University, on the scientific study of child
life. which is a most fruitful field now of
educational experiment and development.
Religion-Az striking article by Prof. j. ii.
HYSlOp, OF COIuIHDld SOleSc, W BLOW WIG
the so-called religious teaching both IN the
public schools and in our higher institutions
IS really no religious teaching at all; The
Public Health, y an instructive paper by DR..
H. M. Biggs of New York on the true nature
of tubercallar consumption; "Mining, a re-
view of the worlds production of gold by
Mr.. j. E. Fraenkel; and finally an instruc-
tive and pleasing article that is hard to elias
sify, on 1.-THE Incomes of the Professional
Glasses in England contrasted with the in
comes OF the same classes in the United
States, by Mr.. Price Collier.
The publishers report that the continued
increase in its circulation has outrun the
most sanguine a~nticipations. The popularity
of the Forum bids fair to approach the popu-
larity of the great illustrated monthlies
whose charm has been supposed to lie in their
pictures and their fiction. The Forums
great success is good evidence that the
greater part of the reading public in Amer
lea desire .ssolid'' reading, which Of course is
by no means Synonymous with dull reading.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

The new speciality features to be presented
during this. the farewell season of ga Parlor
Match, which begins an engagement at the
Academy of Music next Monday evening,
Feb. 5, are: Two new songs, by Charles e.
Evans, called Sand the Verdict Was" and
Little Johnny Duggan"; several new songs,
by Old Hoss. two of which are Monte Carlo
Boys and They All Take After Me-" Other
new and highly entertaining specialties are
the widely discussed song from the new
opera morocco Bound" called Marguerite
of Monte Carlo" rendered by the three Sis
tiers Merrilees, the shapely European trio; a
novel act, by the DeForeests, the dancers
eccentrique, and the finale enclosing the sec
ond act called MIDWAY P~laisance, in which
many characters from the occident and
orient made familiar to those who visited
that cosmopolitan boulevard at the Chicago
Fair by the above name, are introduced.
At the Opera House "Signal Lights" con
tinues to prove a strong attraction. Clos
wonderful dancing is nightly ~applauded.
This Young lady is a wonder.
Manager Clark of the Hoboken Theatre
will present his patrons tonight with .The
Clemenceau Case" The play will be inter
preted by a company of metropolitan artists.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
GOss1Ps MADE MERRY.

The Gossips, a society of young ladies of
Lafayette and lower Jersey City, gossiped
and danced last night at Crescent Hall. 1t
was the incest reception which has been held
in that hall this year. The lower room of
the hall was decorated and fitted up as a
supper room. To this they repaired at
eleven o'clock and enjoyed IN excellent re-
past.
Among those present were:-Misses Mamie
Morris, Mamie Higgins, Lizzie Higgins.
Margie Whitaker, Edith ~Champlain, Sophie
Gothberg, Lottie Williams, Meta Hathaway,
Bessie Aldridge, Alice Whitaker, Maggie
Whitaker, Susie Titsall, Amelia Mary
Bower. c. A. Angel, Lizzie Crawford, Josie
Lowell, A. Judge of Hoboken, A. Irving,
Violet Wands, Grace Winans, A. Groth, T.
Groth, Mamie Sullivan of Bradford, Pa, A.
McCue, Della Hough, Eta Goldsmith of Pat
erson, Messrs. Walter Brooks, 'Wadsworth,
Cornelius Edwards, Charles Edwards, F.
Reeves. Charles Whitaker, Oscar Schmidt,
R. A. Camp, L. Delaney, Richard Kidder,
Charles Fox, Ed Terwilliger, Percy Carroll,
George Irving, Charles Mcneil. Ed higgins,
w. J. Conner, Frank Kennedy, Harry
Hyams, Ed O'Reagan, Dr.. Greene of Brook
Ign, Buckley, Harry Rossel, Charles whit
ten, Fred Thomas, Fred Vernon, Charles
Meade, Thomas Herman, Wallace Thomas,
Doyle, Joe Hoff, William Nelson.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01

had ihvalidated his election by distributing
gifts to voters. Mr.. Terhune is the s0n-ln-
law of Staff Little" I want to say, once for
all, that Mr.. Terhune never asked my advice,
and l never volunteered any or had n
word with him on the subject. Whatever OF
credit or discredit attaches to his conduct,
belongs to him exclusively and not to me.
If it would not be doing him injustice, l
would be delighted to have his refusal to
contest Imputed to me. We both think, we
do our own thinking. Some of the most
prominent Democratic officers in the State
know well that | had nothing to do with his
decision. A gentleman who was present at
a conference mot Mr.. Terhune) told me of
this fact. When the Newark Journal de-
clares Mr.. Terhune is my ~son-in-law, l beg
to protest its ignorance.
To have a son-in-law necessarily requires
that l nave a daughter. | am sure l have
never been introduced to her. have gone
over my valuable papers carefully, and failed
to find q certificate of marriage to justify
any such relationship. There is an accepted
tradition in the family that Mr.. Terhune is
my sisters son, and l firmly believe it. l
am confirmed in this belief by another state
ment that he is my prospective heir. That
is possible if he should turn out to be my
nephew. If he is my son-in-law the laws of
descent and distribution would have to be
changed to meet the e~xigency. l am satisfied
that the Journal, like Buttercup, in Pima
fore, y s'has got them children mixed" h
Journal has got a great talent for mistakes"
END OF ROUND ONE.
This is how Mr.. Little concludes his lively
screed:-
1 confess to having spent too much space
upon you, but | nav not time to make it
less. AS you have brought me into this con-
troversy with a prominence entirely unde-
served and unsoughu, 1 avail myself of the
occasion to say that those persons who are
attempting to overthrow the cardinal
foundation principle of a republican form of
government, that the majority must rule,
are counting a disaster to the Democratic
party in this State such as has never been
dreamed of before.
1t is evident to any candid man that the
people of this State intended at the last falls
election to change their rulers. The year be-
fore the Legislature was Democratic on joint
ballot by twenty-nine majority. This year
it is Republican upon joint ballot by nine
teen majority. Last year the vote for MEM
bers of the Assembly showed a Democratic
majority of 1,495. This year it showed a Re
publican majority of 23,829. Last year the
Democrats had a majority in eleven coun-
ties; this year out in four.
In 1892 the Democratic Assembly vote was
1872. 427; in 1898 it was 128,490 a falling off of
43, 947. The Republican vote in 1892 was
100, 932; in 1898 it was 152, 319, a falling off of
8,613, a difference against the Democrats Of
81. 1874.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
HILLSIDE WHEELMEN.
Crowds Present al Their Annual Re-
ceptiOn.

Crowds Present al Their Annual Re.
ceptfon.
The first annual reception of the Hillside
Wheelmen was held last night at Pohlmann's
Hall. The grand march was led by Floor
Manager Thomas Carroll and Miss M. God
dard. Others present were: A. Smith, Miss
A. Dewitt, e.. Hoffman, Miss Tillie Hoff-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Hoffman, A. Lehman,
Miss J.. Evers, II. Zahn, Miss Currie, r..
Friedman, Miss R. Weber, j. Steen,
Miss S. Hoffman, w. Heyht, Miss
Heppenheimer, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mer-
sell, F. Van Tassell, Miss G.. Martin,
]. Wardrop, Miss Wardrop, A. Buckens, Miss
Bucksns, j. Barnett, Miss Maggie Rose, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Wilson and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Barnett, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Bartholomew, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Berrue, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Vreeland. Mrs. Shelton, Miss
Ude, Mr.. and Mrs. e. Jacob, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Reinemann, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Burt, Commissioner and Mrs. J. Prigge,
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Goddard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mutchler, Mr.. ~Brinkerhoff, Miss A. MeGue,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dunn, John Spalb, Miss
Byrnes, c. Coils, Miss l.. Rudolph, V, F.
Lauda, Miss M. E. Ebbs, II. Fincken, Miss
G. Meyer, G. Mccarthy, Miss A. Barnett,
F. Flaek, Miss K. Mccarthy, MIR. and Mrs.
W. Anderson, Judge A. B.. Dayton and lady,
G.. Courson, Miss N. Corbett, c. H. Detrick,
Miss J. O'Donnel, w. OLaughlin. Miss NJ.
O'Donnell, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Krapf.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ST. E LYoEUM.
Their Annual Reception a Brilliant
Success.

Their Annual Reception a Brilliant
Success.
The sixth reception given by the members
Of st. Joseph's Lyceum in Pavonia Hall last
night was a grand success and far beyond
the expectations of the committee who were
in charge. The hall, which is a good-sized
one was none too large last night, and with
its decorations and the gaily dressed people
dancing in and around, it presented a very
pretty appearance. Among those present
were:-
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Cone, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hughes, John Walsh, Miss Josie
Meehan. Stephen Meehan, Miss Nellie Walsh,
John M. Kelley and sister, James McDer-
mott, Miss Kelly, John Doran, James Man
MON, Miss ANNE Mannion, William Evans,
Miss Emma Schuman, Daniel Coffey, Miss
M. Tourney, Thomas Davis, Miss Annie
Scanlon, Dave Smith. Miss Nora Scanlon,
Walter Commerce, Miss Clara Heintze.
James Bradley, Miss NJ. Mahoney,
James Meaney and cousin, the
Misses Taylor, Waters, Woods, John
son, Moran, Murrer, Meehan, GilIen, Messrs.
Griffin, Deyine. Dougherty, Vincent, Brady,
Driscoll, Cutley, John M. Sullivan, John j..
Boyne, Frank Evans, 'sJay" German,
w. U1len, E. Davis, J. McFadden,
George De Voc, William Ryan, John
Mannion, Lyceum Orchestra, Tuxedo Club,
John O'Brien, Henry Hanley, James Bren-
nan, John McKiernan, Patrick Brady,
Harry Wells, Charles Faver, Dan Haring-
ton, William Tunard and sister, Jere Dris-
coll, Miss Mamie McCabe, Michael Fallon
and sister, George Burke, Miss Nellie Lyons,
George Thomas, Miss Mamie Lyons, Profess
sor De Commerce, Frank Mead, Miss N.
Coffey, and many others.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01

Democratic Journalism in New Jersey.
We give a large amount of space TO-
day to a racy controversy between ex-
Senator Henry Stafford Little n
s.Sole Editor" Joseph L. Mar OF the
g5ae American, with incidental refer
ences to the journalistic jaekass OF New
Jersey, Senator James Smith. Jr.'s,
Newark incubus. The matter will be
found both entertaining and instruc-
tive. When men with histories fall
out, the public always learn usefui
facts-or at least hear startling state.
ments.
One thing is certainly good and use
full about Mr.. Titles branch OF the con-
troversy. He throws much light upon
hat sort of Democratic journalism
which is a curse to the party in this
State. There is a certain type OF
"news'paper SO stuffed to the neck
with pap that it cannot tell the truth.
1t can only truckle and gobble. IL
can only feebly echo the ideas OF It's
bosses or slavishly praise them In
terms of cheap conventionailty'
whether they are wise or unwise,
honest or dishonest. Such a paper is
of no use to any party. 1t never dares
to give a warning. Its advice is un-
needed. It's encouragement is des-
Missed. The bosses boss it, and the
people fully understand its motives.
When the principal cities of the
State have each a Democratic paper
like THE JERSEY CRY NEWS, which
is not restrained by any control from
telling the plain nhonest truth to the
yarty leaders andth party followers,
4hen the party will be in much
healthier condition than it is today,
sd its prospects of renewed SUI
pfemcy will be much improved.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
/ q NEWS g

Mrs. w. E Knox Of the Woman's Missionary
Society of Pennsylvania delivered an interest
address upon missionary work last night IN rhe
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. klox
is on a tour around the country and delivers her
lectures In oil the towns she visits.
Excelsior Building and Loan Association,
which meets in the Avenue House every We'd
nesday night, will commences a new series
APRIL /.
ception at the Avenue House tonight.
Jacob Shutly Of No. III Essex street was COM
mitted for an examination AS to his sanity this
morning by Justice O'Donneil.
The Consolidated Traction started yesterday
to run the cars on the Communipaw avenue
line as far as the Glendale House on the plank
The receipts at the meeting of Csrteret Build
ing and Loan Association held last night ware
S46s.44
The Wawabpahah Tribe of Red Men held q
war dance at Excelsior Hall last night.
Rev. David Mitchell will celsprate his anui
syersary With O sociable at the manse this even
ing. A large attendance is expected.
Policeman Maxwell found O SKY terrier AT
Grove and Seventh streets last night.
An unknown Pole, while picking coal IN
Harsimus' Cove, was struck BY Az engine yes
terday afternoon and instantly Killed The
body was removed to the morgte.
Motor No. 31g Of the Erie line colilde1 with n.
Weartaii's milk wagon this morning az Mout-
eomery and Warren streets. No dsmaxe Was
done
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
STATE AND JOE FIGHT,
Ex-senator Little and Sole
Editor Naar Maui Each
Other Like Tables on
a ClotheS1ine.
R A OF OPEN LETTERS.
It's All Over the Terhune-
Bradley Middle, and Reads
Like the j Arizona
Kicker.
PLEASANT PERSONAL "REMINISCENCES
Accusations Of Party Treaehery
and Public Plumber on
Both Sides.
"True American" Printing Bills
and the Central Railroad Re-
ownership Raked Up.

All Trenton has been laughing. the last
two days, over the windy oattle that has been
going on between ex-senator Henry Stafford
Little, the vinegary prophet of Monmouth
County, and Joseph L. Naar, the "Sole Edi-
tor" of the True american n one of the
professional genials' of the State Capital.
In point of plain, vigorous English, the Ari-
iona Kicker isn't in it, in comparison with
these contributions to the literature of the
great Senate middle.
Joe and Staff nave been at outs for many
a day. Where or when or how hostilities
began hath passed, We believe, from the
memory of man. But mi story is pre-
served in local tradition which may serve to
illustrate the warfare they have waged. 1t
is said that at some time in the dim past Joe
Naar sued the ex-senator for S., for a years
subscription to the True american. Little
defended the suit by aplea of "absence of con-
sideration." When the suit came to trial,
he went on the stand and said all the mean
things he could think of about the ''sole edi-
tors organ. He said it was the stupidest,
dullest, measliest paper IN the face of the
earth. He said it never had any news, and
its editorial u~tterances were like the walls of
a jackass crossed with a hyena.
Mr.. Mar sat in court and listened with
feelings which may be more easily imagined
than described. But he managed to keep
from exploding by thinking of the awful
things he would say when it was his turn to
give testimony.
But his turn never came. "Staf' Little
knew a sharper trick than that. When he
had emptied his own walls of wrath, he
calmly confessed judgment, paid the bill and
the costs, and slid out of court leaving his
hated enemy on the verge of brain fever
or as he would put it ''stomach-ache in the
head"
THE PRESENT CONTROVERSY.
In the present controversy, MI. Little uses
the State Gazette for his medium. He as
sociates the Newark Journal with the True
american as joint object of his vituperation.
Mr.. Naar, of course, replies in his own sheet,
though he, like Mr.. Little, adopts the form
of an open letter to his foe. The Newark
Journal will most likely make one of its
mephitic contributions to the dispute in due
course of time. Both of the main belliger-
ents also promise further expressions of their
mutual esteem. As Sir Lucius O'Trigger
would say, at is a very pretty quarrel as it
stands"
In Tuesdays State Gazette, there appeared
a two-column letter signed by Henry Stafford
Little and addressed to "Joseph [. Mar,
Sole Editor of the True American" By way
of preventing bad blood, we presume, the
Gazette decorated it with the following dis
Greet and temperate head lines:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
PASTORS CONFERENCE CONCLUDED

The Pastoral Conference of the Hudson
River Branch of the Atlantic District of the
German Evangelical Synod of North
America concluded last night.
The most important business transacted
was the election of officers for the ensuing
year. The Rev. Mr.. Kalterndahl of Newark
was elected President, the Rev. Mr.. Keller
of Albany, Vice President, the Rev. Mr..
Fuhrmann of Troy, Secretaryi the Rev. E.
Schmidt of Sand Lake, N. Y, Treasurer.
It was decided to hold conferences during
the year. One is to be held in this city and
another in Albany. No time was fixed. The
Rev. Mr.. Apitz, at services held last night,
spoke at length of the work he was doing in
South Norwalk, Conn, and the Rev. Mr..
Buff of what he had accomplished in
Schenectady.
Addresses were also made by the Revs.
Messrs. Schmidt, Gross, Ewald and Fuhr-
mann. President K~alterndahl thanked the
congregation of st. Lucas for the entertain
ment accorded the visiting ministers, and
the session closed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01

WHAT IT'S L ABOUT.
This letter tells in its opening sentences the
immediate cause of the trouble. To let our
readers into the secret at once, we quote it in
full
NV attention has been called to the lead
ing editorial in your issue of the 18th inst,
in which, with your usual disregard OF truth
and common decency, 0 insinuate that l
persuaded or compelled Mr.. Terhune not to
contest Mr.. Bradley's seat in the Senate
OF course you did not mention my name. !
gladly appropriate the reference to me.
Even the Newark Journal had the sagacity
to see that l was intended. 1t quickly
Joined in your attack and copied two OF
your paragraphs as texts upon which to
found a charge of treason to the party, and
kindly invented a motive for it, which you
omitted to do. 1t did better, in another
respect: they printed my name in full. so
far as 1 have seen, the True American and
the Newark JournaJ are the only two papers
that have "focked together" to make me re-
sponsible for the deadlock. Whenever that
happens, your raids on to the State and
municipal treasures are imperiled.
This is a lively opening; but it is nothing
to what follows, when Mr.. Little begins to
arraign Mr.. Mar for the part he took in the
recent Senatorial election in Monmouth. He
says
Before the election Founder Bradley
graced your columns with such frequency
and JUNCTION that there was great apprehen-
sion down in the synagogue est you had
gone over bodily (what is left of you to the
methodist Church. You omitted no oppor-
tunity for the weeks before election to OPP
pose Mr.. Terhune, who had been unani-
mously nominated by reclamation IN Mon
mouth. Your support continued for Mr..
Bradley without abatement, and your oppo-
sition to Mr.. Terhune continued right up to
election day, Notwithstanding the daily
papers graphically described Mr.. Bradley's
most unique method of conducting the can
vass, with sandwiches, crackers and cheese,
new ten-cent pieces, brushes, etc, etc, and
lastly, an unrestricted supply of fresh water
from the Red Bank Waterworks, to the
great disgust of the Liquor League. These
frifes, as you regarded them, dId not dis
turb your admiration and advocacy of Mr..
Bradley.
On the contrary your columns approved
and applauded him and his methods to the
last. If Mr.. Bradley was the proper person
to represent Monmouth county before cleo
ton, be has done, nor could do, nothing since
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Who's Afraid 2

1t is very certain that the Republi-
can Senators are daily weakening
their case by their absurd refusal to
submit the issue to an impartial trib-
unal. Indeed, the Democratic side
has gone further than fair play de-
manded in offering to lay the case be-
fore a bench consisting of Chief JUS
tice Beasley and three Republican
Judges.
If the Republicans are legally right
in their position, why are they afraid
to submit to the Judgment of such a
body of arbitrators2 If they are not
legally right, what justification can
they advance for holding out against
the law? The suspicion that an in
Justice is contemplated against them
does not warrant them in defying the
law. Let them go in and suffer the
injustice, if need be. and then appeal
to the people next election.
But the dispatches of all the papers
agree that the Republicans have grave
doubts about taking any action which
will tend to bring about a test of their
position in the courts. Many of their
leaders, we are told, advise that no
joint meeting be held to elect a State
Comptroller and Treasurer, because
such an election would at n C take
the whole question into court. Ger
tainly, if the Republicans pursue
these tactics they will soon forfeit all
sympathy save that of hide-bound
partisans. They ara respectable SO
long as they diligently labor to end
the present middle by getting their
rights. The moment they sit down
to tie up the affairs Of the State, to
prevent all solution of the dific ulty
by obstinate inertia, they lose the
support of all good citizens. because
they place themselves on the same
plane of partisan recklessness which
they affect TO consider SO represen-
sible in the Democracy.
At the same time. we are consider
ably puzzled by the attitude of the
Democratic Senators. II they are
sure of their legal position, why do
they not take steps to bring the mat
ter into court. They can force a test
n day in the week. Article w.,
Section III, Paragraph 2 of the Con-
stitution, among other things pro-
vides that "a majority of each" blouse
of the Legislature small constitute a
quorum to do business; but a smaller
number may adjourn from day to
day, and may be authorized to COM
pei the attendance of absent mem
bers." Now, why does not the Demo
cratic phalanx of the Senate, which
is doing the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
day. act, send out and gather in SEN
ators Stokes, Hoffman, Skirm and
Smith, and compel them either to
attend its sessions or go into court.
The Democratic claims would not be
compromised by this course, for these
four are hold-overs and have unques-
toned title to sit.
Certainly either side ought to move
ct once. 1t is now certain that only
the Supreme Court can settle the
question, and it is conceded that there
are forms OF procedure through which
it can obtain Jurisdiction. Then, why
delay the appeal? Il will be well for
the Republicans to remember that by
refusing the advances made by the
Governor they release the Democratic