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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
CROWDED LONDON.

A Statistical Expert Presents Some
Interesting Figures of the Big City.
Social economists will find much food for
thought in an address delivered to the Royal
Statistical Society this week by Charles
Booth, the census expert. He analyzed the
London returns of 1891 in striking way.
He said poverty and crowding generally
tween the two was hardly more close than
between either of them and the number of
early marriages. The number of such mar
riages, again, was closely connected with the
proportion which the sexes bore to each
other. In the poorest districts, where
women married soonest, there was was still
greater surplus of unmarried men. In the
richest districts, where women married
latest, there was still greater surplus of
unmarried women.
Booth divided the population of Lon don
into classes bv grouping families employing
servants, which rates as the upper class and
those occupying four rooms or less, which
ranks as the lower class From both he cut
out central class, consisting of families
which, though occupying less than five
rooms, have more than room apiece for
each member, and also those who, though
in family Into this central class he throws
also families occupying five rooms or more
without servants.
1t then appears that only $4,000 of Lon
don's 100000 belong to the upper class,
while 100000 families rank in the lower
class. 81 per cent. of the population are
crowded in quarters more than two per
room; 12 per cent live three or more per
room.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
RIOTS IN BERLIN.
Police Forced to Fire on the Mob
More Trouble Feared.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

BERL1a, Jan. IS, 1894. An Anarchist
named Rodrian Issued a call few,sdays ago
for the unemployed werkingmen to hold q
meeting at brewery at Friedrichshain. a
suburb Of Berlin. The meeting waste have
been held today, but the police, having
in mind the origin of the serious riots
in 1892, determined to arrest Rodrian,
thinking that if he was locked mp the
meeting would not be held. Consequently
he was taken into custody last night, and the
news of his arrest quickly spread. The Po-
lice were right in their conjecture that with
Rodrian out of the way there would be no
meeting. Quite number of men proceeded
to the brewery, but there was no attempt at
speechmaking. The crowd growled at what
they termed the arbitrary action OF the po-
lice in arresting Rodrian, but no overt acts
were committed.
Later in the day crowd of people gathered
before the Konigsthur and acted IN very
disorderly manner The police ordered them
to disperse, but were met with jeers and with
fat refusa1s to obey the order Finding that
moderate measures would not suffice to dis
perse the crowd, orders were
given to the police to draw
their swords ond charge the rioters. The
order was at once obeyed and the crowd
broke and scattered in every direction. Sey-
eral times afterward the mob attempted 10
gather, but the police We're vigilant and pre-
vented them Conflicts were of frequent
occurrence and many of the rioters were
hurt, though none seriously. Several arrests
of the most disorderly of the rioters have
been made.
The authorities, fearing that there might
be trouble at Friedrichshain, ordered the
mounted police there to scour the streets and
prevent any assemblages on them When
ever knot of men would gather the police
would at once disperse them. A large num-
ber of arrests were made.
1t is evident that the police think the situE
alton threatening. Count Stlllfried, Chlef
of the Criminal Police, is personally direct
ing the entire force, which includes the re-
serves, who have been called out. ltis feared
that there will be serious disorders tonight,
as the mob seems to be in fighting mood. :
At the the time this despatch is sent q
P. M the conflicts continue at the Konigs-
thur, which is just outside the city.
Dr. Gumplowiez an Anarchist from
Zurich, who, it was, announced, would
speak at the proposed meeting, has been
arrested
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
NEW YACHT CLUB ORGANIZED.

A meeting to organize a new yacht club
in the Greenville section was held at the
residence of c. P. Vreeland No. Linden
avenue, last evening. Mr.. G. A. Booker,
owner of the Lizzie B, was elected Chairman,
and DIR. Malaw, Secretary The new club
starts with a membership of over twenty-five
and feet OF the fastest open racing boats
in this country Including in the fleet are
the Arrow, Tempest, Torment, Lizzie B,
Eureka, Insomony, Aida, Lizzie and a
new % racer owned by H. Mcclellan and D.
A. Woodruff. Others in the class below 20
feet are ready to join as soon as permanent
officers are elected.
The club will give cup races during June,
July, August and September, and series Of
championship races will be given to de-
eide which boat is the champion of
her class for the coming season.
The following committees were appointed by
the Chairman; Constitution and Bylaws,
O. P. Vreeland, John NJ Sawyer, Jr., and
w. P. Vreeland; Uniform and Colors,
Richard Relvea, d. A. Woodruff and DR..
Malaw; Charter, g. A. Bouker and James
Murphy; Float, etc, O. P Vreeland, Richard
Relyea and George Kirner. The next meet
ing, when permanent officers viii be elected,
will be held Wednesday evening, January 81.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18

LAU-on January Il, 1894 David Lawrence Lau. aged
two years. five months and ten days. beloved SON
OF Charles and Jennie Lau. Of No. 2l4 Second
Funeral on Friday, January 10 at three P. NJ.
vREELAND-On January 3. 1894, Allie j. Vreeland,
days.
FERREE.-At Boston Mass, on January 49, 1894 VIM
R, Ferree, son of Theodore E. Jennie NJ. Ferree
of Greenville, this CITY, aged forty years and six
months
Funeral at the residence of his parents 1877 Bergen
road, Greenyille II
McGOVERN.-On January l6, 1894, Bartlett McGov.
ern, for thirty years harbor pilot.
Friends also members of Grammerey Lodge No.
sO9 A o. U. W., respectfully invited to attend
the funeral from his late residence, Magnolia ave-
nue.. Heights, on Friday, January 49, at 1880 P. M.
Observation-Disclosures at Dallas, Tex, on January
Il, 1894, Julius j., only son of John ]. Bund.
schuh, in his 41st year:
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
WATERS Suddenly. on Wednesday, Jan II. 1894
John Waters, aged 76 years.
Relatives and friends OF the family respectful.
y invited to attend the funeral from the residence
OF his son, VIM. B. Waters, on Saturday. JAM 20 ae
two p. NJ. i
CARRoII4-On Wednesday, January Il, 1884, Mary
Carroll the beloved wife of William Carroll
aged thirty four years
invited to attend the funeral from her late residence
No. 6S Grove street, Friday, January -. at half
past nihe A. NJ; thence to st. Lucy's r. Q. Church.
wnere requiem mass Will be onered up Tor the
happy repose of her soul.
BRANN.-On Wednesday Jan. II, 1894, William
Rrann, son of Kate and the late William
Funeral from the residence of John Woods, Ne.
THENCE to st. Michael's Church. where solemH
mass Of requiem viii OF offered for the happy re-
pose Of his soul
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
ROBBED Els WIFE OF $4,000.

NEW York, Jan. 1s, 1s94-While Mrs.
Jennie LANCER was absent from her jewelry
store at No. 232 West One Hundred and
Twenty fifth street, last Sunday afternoon,
her husband, Lyonce LANCER, visited the
place, and opening the safe carried away stock
worth S1S, 900. LANCER and his wife quar-
relied recently and Separated The woman
remained with her three children in apart
ments back of the store, and her husband
engaged suite of rooms across the street.
When Mrs. LANCER returned she was in
formed of the taking of the jewelry. She
wrote to her husband, but he refused to re-
turn the property, claiming that it was his
own. Mrs LANCER then complained to the
police. She said that the jewelry which he
had taken was intrusted to her care by
Messrs. Katz, Rosenberg and others, to sell
on memorandum.
LANCER on his wife's charge was arrested
for robbery. He was arraigned at the Har-
lem Police Court today and held in $4,000
bail for examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
A POOR GIRL IN WASHINGTON.
She stands but Little Chance of Maxi
ing a Rich Matrimonial Catch.

She Stands but Little Chance of Maxi
ing Rich Matrimonial Catch.
A friend of mine, who has in charge a
very beautiful Census Office girl with view
to marrying her off to advantage, tells me
that w Washington is but a shabby town at
best for such purposes. 1t is the rich girls,
and not the rich young men, who are numer-
Gus here In New York it is different. In
the metropolis, especially, do the rich young
men thrive; and especially in that town is
he unconventional enough to be at
tracted by surprising faces and figures
with modicums of course, of sense, or, at
least, of brightness and not so much by less
presentable though more staid and wealthy
young women The daughters OF Senators,
Representatives and officials, this same friend
of mine tells me--and she seems to have had
some experience and to have reasons for the
belief which she expresses SO strongly-haye
had difficulty in Washington with meeting
fates that exactly suited them. This is not
an old commercial town, for one thing. Es-
tates have not been inherited in great NUM-
bers by young men, nor are young men max
ing great fortunes by brilliant or fortunate
dashes. So of our beautiful friend in the
Census No doubt she Is doing her work
well; but Is she really getting thereW--Ihe
GnDitdls
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
M OLEMENOEAU ANSWERED.
Admiral Lefevre Denies the Several
Charges.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

PARIS, Jan IS, 1S94.-The Echo De Paris
today publishes an interview with Admiral
Lefevre, Minister of Marine, in regard to
the charges against the naval adnninistra-
tion made last week by NJ Clemenceau in La
Justice. Admiral Lefevre denies the charges
generally, but admits that the Tou-
lon storehouses were shore of
biscuits in 1898. He adds, how
ever. that the deficiency was supplied by
corn furnished by the bakehouse. The al
legged defects in vessels and delays in their
construction are due, he says to the compl-
Gated construction of modern warships,
which are veritable pieces of clockwork. The
British he adds, build better and quicker be
cause they have superior implements. The
remedy will be found about 1905, when all
war material will have been completed.
NJ Naquet, member of the Chamber OF
Deputies, declares in the Figaro to-day that
the French system of coast defence is of the
faultiest kind, owing to the differences be-
tween the Ministries of War and Marine. He
adds that the undivided command is neces-
sary to organize without delay the defence OF
Corsica, which island, as its defences now
are, would be Immediately captured by an
enemy in the event of war.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
A SURPRISE IN THE MEYER CASE
Carl muller, 1t is Claimed, Has Made

s, New YORK, Jan. 1S, 1894.-If report
circulating through the General Sessions
Building be true, New York will presently
be treated to great surprise. 1t is possible
that the public of this city will soon hear the
last of the case. Carl Muller. alias August
Winners, the informer, who was the prlncl-
pal witness for the prosecution in the trial
Of DIR. H. C. F. Never for the murder of
grown tired of his long imprisonment in the
House of Detention, and with a view OF Sc
curing his release has entered into negotla-
tions with the prisoners counsel. That Null
ler has entered into correspondence with
DR.. William J. O'Sullivan, one of the law
yers for the defense. is eertaira This much
is admitted by the Eoctor himself
number Of letters and other documents from
Muller, which may be made public today.
Although DR. OSullivan would not enter
into the details of these communications, the
Tribune says it may be safely inferred from
his manner that Muller's information appears
to be such as to put and end to the trial and
make Meyer free man, as lar as
the charge of murder is concerned; Ac-
cording to'the story, it seems that Muller
has completely retracted from all his former
stories, and is willing to admit that they
were false, and that they were concocted
partly for the sake of his own preservation
and partly from motives of revenge. More
than this, however, cannot be known until
Dr. O'Sullivan publishes the correspond
ence.
, II do not care to reveal the nature of the
correspondence said DR.. O'Sullivan, last
night, stuntil have consulted Mr.. Brooke
and decided upon plan of action. The
exact nature of Muller's overtures and the
information he proposes to give can be
known only to myself, because he has ad-
dressed only me on the matter"
Actinga. District Attorney Mcintyre ad-
mitted that he had heard of the correspond
ence, but would say nothing further about it.
Evidently the prosecution will not be taken
entirely by surprise. Muller was the only
witness at the trial who testified to the ac-
tual administration of the poison: The other
testimony was corroborative of his
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
BLAoKwELTs ISLAND QUARANTINE

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s, 1s94-Charity Hos
pital on Blackwell's Island, which contains
500 patients. has been ouarantined by order
of the Sanitary authorities Six cases of
smallpox were discovered in different wards
of the institution yesterday and the patients
have been removed to the pest house on
North Brothers Island.
The spread of the centagion at the hospital
is laid to the failure of the staff physicians to
discover the true ailnent of man named
Schmidt, who was taken there fortnight
ago. He died last week and it was not until
his body reached the morgue that it was dis
covered that smallpox caused his death.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
AT WASHINGTON TODAY.
Senators Question Carlisle's Author
ity to Issue Bonds.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1S94.-After the
disposal of some routine business. the House,
at II 20 o'clock, went into Committee of the
Whole to consider the Wilson bill. The
wool schedule was the subject OF much
debate.
The work of perfecting the Income Tax
bill proceeds slowly. There are still some
unsettled differences in the law regarding the
methods of collection, but these will probably
be agreed upon and the bill finished in time
to lay before the full committee on Monday
next.
SENATOR wALTHALL RESIGNS.
A note to the Vice-President from Sen
ator Walthall Dem, Miss.), stating that he
had sent to the Governor of his State his
resignation, to take effect on the oath inst,
was laid before the Senate and placed on
file.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. PETER
Pop, Kan.), and laid over till tomorrow,
declaring that, in the opinion of the Senate,
the Secretary of the Treasury has no lawful
authority for issuing and selling bonds, as
proposed in his notice of yesterday.
A somewhat similar resolution was offered
by Mr.. Allen Pop, Neb.), and also laid
over
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
TWO MEN DROWNED.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. IS, 1S94.-Twc cf
Game Protector Schwartz's assistants,
George NJ. Smith and George Beisiegal, were
drowned yesterday morning in the heavy
sea in Irondequoit Bay outlet.
The men were searching for fish nets.
There was a heavy swell on, and their boat
was filled with water, and the men were
obliged to jump out and hang on to the up
turned boat At least dozen people saw
the men clinging to the boat and heard
their shouts for help, but only one boat was
at command This boat was owned by John
Kodish who, unable to swim, pulled his boat
out to the rescue. He succeeded in resculng
two of the four who went out in the Inflated
boat, when his oarlock broke and he was un-
able to manage his small boat in the huge
waves Suddenly heavy wave enveloped
the upturned craft, and all went to the bot
tom Their bodies have not been recovered
as vet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
FIRE SCHEME VETO.
Mayor Wanser Refuses to
Allow the Contemplated
increase.
VERY EMPHATIC REASONS
Firemen ON Trial--George Green's
Case Postponed -Hanley Fined
Three Days Pay.

At the meeting of the. Fire Commissioners
last evening veto was received from Mayor
Wanser Of the scheme to make the depart
ment full paid one. Stoker George w.
Green of No. s Engine, against whom
complaints have been made that he did not
pay his debts, asked for postponement of his
trial till the next meeting. His
request was granted. James Hanley OF
No. II Engine was fined three days
pay for using vile language to Battalion
Chief Kern. The case against Robert IL.
Trip, of No. S hook and ladder,
was dismissed He was accused of
counting the gong wrong. When Mayor
Wanser's veto was read, it occasioned much
surprise, despite the fact that it was laid
over, under the rules, till the next meeting.
The veto is as follows:-
THE VETO.
'tI hereby return without my approval
the resolution passed by your board on De-
cember 81. 1893, wherein you decided to take
by increasing the number of per-
manent men attached to each COM
pany to eight, one of whom is to be
designated as captain, and by dismissing the
present foremen and hosemen-at-call, and
wherein you call upon the Board of
Finance to raise the sum of $42, 220. 73 required
for the payment of these extra sala-
ries for the balance of the fiscal year. Your
action, if consumated, would increase the
annual salaries of the Fire Department from
S129, $50 to Sic, ,270.73. l do not believe that
Jersey City can afford this just now. The
city has been very liberal with your depart
ment during the past few years. The fol
+ol, cbn
made to it each year since 1885, as well as
the itenIfor annual salaries:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
ANARCHIST 0UTRAGEs.
Bu Gable to the United Press,

MADRID, Jan. 1s, 1S94.-Affairs in the
Cadiz district are in an alarming condition,
owing to the great number of men out of
employment These men have been rendered
desperate by hunger, and the pillaging OF
shops and farmhouses is of frequent occur
renee The Anarchists OF Cadlz were Tor
merly well supplied with money, but
now their sources of supply have been
cut off by the suppression of the anarchist
associations 1t is thought that most of
the crime that has been perpetrated in
the district is the work of anarchists,
who, until they were thrown out. of employ
ment, depended on their honest exertlons
for livelihood. An armed band of men re-
Gently entered the village of St. Euil and
kidnapped rich farmer whom they held for
ransom. The same band also stopped and
robbed a mail coach. Ge ndarmes are in
pursuit of them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
KILLED BY HIS MISTRESS.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. IS, 1s94.-William Hay
wood was stabbed to death in his lunch
stand, at Eighth and Riddle streets, last
night. Jennie Liggins, alias Leggit, whom
he discarded month ago, committed the
deed. Haywood and the woman, both col
ored, had frequent guarrels and year ago
Haywood almost killed his mistress, split
ting her head with hatchet.
At forty minutes past seven last night she
appeared at his lunch stand and demanded
fifty cents He refused to give her any
money, and furious quarrel ensued. 1t
ended by the woman rushing into the stand,
seizing butcher knife and stabbing Hay
wood in the left side. The blade pierced his
heart.
The Leggins woman was arr ested this
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
A CONFEDERATE BANQUET.

BALTIMORE, Jan Is, 1894.-Speaker Crisp,
United States Senators Ransom, Mills and
Hunton. Congressmeh Wheeler, Hooker,
Allen and Mallory have accepted invitations
to attend the fourteenth annual banquet
of the Maryland Confederate Society at
the Carrollton Hotel tomorrow night. Pre-
ceding the dinner an address will be made at
Harris Academy of Music by Colonel
Charles Marshall. He will describe the
scenes attending the surrender Of Gen. Lee
to Gen. Grant at which Col. Marshall
was present. The toasts az the banquet will
be 1.-The Infantry" responder TO by Senator
Ransom; ''The Artillery by Speaker Crisp;
1.-The Cavalry By General Wheeler; and
ssThe Navy" by Congressman Mallory, son
of the Confederate Secretary of the Navy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
THE PRUssIAN BUDGET.
Bu Cable to the United Press.

BERLIN, Jan. 1S, 1S94.-The Prussian
Budget was presented to the Landtag today
by Dr.. MIGUEL. the Finance Minister. The
revenues are estimated at 1,S79, ,449, ,391
marks, an increase OF 1896, 131 marks over
the preceding fiscal year. The ordinary ex-
penditures are estimated at 1881 ,612,4l0
marks, an increase of Al 500, 155 marks. The
extraordinary expenditures are placed at
5S, ,O36, ,9S1 marks, an increase of S,S26,97
marks. The deficit is estimated at 70, 200, 900
marks, which is IL, 400, 900 marks in excess of
the deficit of the preceding year. This de-
felt it is proposed to cover by issuing a loan
The deficit is due to the increased nlatricular
payments, Prussia's payment this year being
81, ,05S, ,915 marks higher than last year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
ROBBED THE ACTORS.

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Jan. IS, 1894 =
William Booker, aged twenty eight years, of
this city, was arrested last night on charge
of grand larceny, made by Manager Ring,
of the Fifth Avenue Opera House. of this
place. During the performance of aThe
Hand Of FateS Company at the Opera House
last night, Booker, it is claimed, gained an
entrance to the dressing rooms and secured
ali the yaluables and money of the members
of the company. The exact amount stolen is
not known. The police have recovered a
small portion of the stolen goods Booker
will be arraigned in court to-day for exam
nation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
ALL QUIET IN SICILY.

By Gable; Copri9h,ed by the United Press.
ROME, Jan. 1s, 1894 that were
current here to the effect that the service of
the Red Cross Society was about to be mob
ilized, caused momentary alarm, it
being thought that such action indicated
that very serious trouble was anticipated
in some parts of the Kingdom. The rumors
were officially denied today. They arose
from the measures that have been projected
to use the Red Cross Society in Sicily in! the
Transportation of the wounded If the conflicts
in that island are continued. Perfect calm
prevails now throughout Sicily.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
PULLING WIRES FOB HALL.

Street and Water Commissioner Cook is
pulling wires in aid of his appointee to a
clerical position in the Water Department,
Harvey Hall Mr. Hall is related to Judge
Hudsputh He is an Englishman and is said
to have been in this country but short
time. Mr.. Simpson wants to see Mr.. Halls
citizenship papers before he votes to concur
in his appointment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
TIE wooDLAwN SEWER MATTER

Contractor P. j. Condor was in consulta-
ton with Mayor Wanser today. Mr.. Con-
don is anxious to have the Mayor make some
arrangement with the Central
and Lehigh Valley Railroads, whereby
he may complete the Woodlawn sewer.
Reon Barnes of Lehigh Valley fame is the
chief director. He insists upon having the
sewer siphoned under the company's tracks.
To this Condor objects, Corporation Coun-
sci Edwards is endeavoring to effect an adj
i,istment of the difficulties. Condor still in
sists that he will hold the city responsible for
all delays and extra expense incurred