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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
MURDERED HIS BROTHER.

MIDDLETowN, N. Y, Feb. l, 1894 Jesse
House, who lives on small farm at Gard
nersville, eight miles from this place, on the
Susquehanna and Western Railroad, muir
dered his brother, Alfred, aged sixty years,
at seven o'clock this morning. He then tried
to kill himself. Alfred was milking in the
barn, when his brother came up behind
him, knocked him backward off the
stool and cut his throat with razor. Alfred
was dead when his body was found.
After committing the deed the
murderer went into the house and
said to his wife:-.sI have done it. /"
He then cut hfs throat with the same razor.
He is still living, but will probably die.
The Rouse family | is an old and re-
spected one in the town. Jesse has shown
symptoms of insanity and once before tried
to take his own life by swallowing lauda-
mum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
DIED.

BURNS-on Wednesday, January ST. Thomas, oldest
son of John and Annie Burns, aged five years,
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence of his parents No. 81 Ho
boken avenue, Saturday afternoon at theee P. NJ.
TUMILTY-At her late residence, No. 295 Monmouth
street on wednesday. % January lsu 81, 1894. Alics
Funeral will take place Saturday morning.
3c az zen ee9eS Surr rSm e fae sooye a1dre
of requiem will be offered for the happy repose Of
her soul.
ROUSE.-Tn this city, Jan. 80 1891, Martin Rouse In
the sixty-fifth year of his age.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to
attend the funeral services Thursday evening,
Feb i at eight o'clock from his late residence No.
Interment at convenience of family.
FINLEY-In this city Jan. So 1894. James Finley,
beloved husband of Mary Ann Finley, aged thfr.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect.
fully invited to attend the funeral from his lats
ary 2 at ten A. NJ thence to- St. PatricK's Church,
corner Bramhatl and Ocean avenues, where q
soul soul @i - 'e'tD'eO '0t '''' H'pp' ssp0ss % N'-
W ARBURTON.-on Tuesday, Jan. 50, 1894, Francif
Relatives and friends Of the family, also the mem.
bers of Lincoln Lodge No. 126. l. o. Q. F. and on,
SERVICES on evening"
at eight O'CLOCK at the residence Of his SON Frank
morning.
SULIIvAN-At Hoboken on Wednesday. January
81 1884 John E. Sullivan, at his home. No. ia
Bloomfield street
Notice of funeral hereafter. +
FALLON-On Thursday. Feb. 1, 1894, James F.. be-
loved son Of Patrick ]. and Catherine Fallons
aged years, months and % days.
Relatives and friends respectfully invited to
attend the funeral from the Of his PARENTS
No. 204 Ninth street, on Saturday, February s. at
three p. N.
wR1GHT-On wednesday, January 81, 1894. Annie L.
Wright, daughter of Carrie and the late Robert
Wright, in the seventeenth year OF her age.
Funeral services from st. Johns Church, summit
avenue. Saturday afternoon at three O'Clock.
RANDAIL-At his residence, Beeville on January
81, 1894. Roswell A. Randall, aged seyenty-six
years.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully Invited attend the funeral services Friday,
February ,, at half past two P. NJ, at the North
Baptist Church Jersey avenue and Fourth street.
CURRY-on Wednesday, January 3d. 1894. at the
residence of n. W. Condit Mrs. Maria Curry,
widow of the late Peter b. Curry.
Funeral services Friday evening at eight
O'clock at $40 York street.
lnterment at Easton, Pa, on Saturday next
LoNG-On Janaury 81, 1884, Dayton Long, infant son
OF George L. and the late Elizabeth Dayton
Long.
McDERMoTT-on Tuesday, January 50, 1894, at No.
Sc Tuers avenue, Mary, wife OF Henry McDer-
mott, aged thirty three years.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral services from St. Joseph's Church. FridaJs
February 2. at nine A. M
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
GLADsToNEs RESIGNATION.



cussRon-Despatch to Earl Spencer.
By Cable to the United Press.
LONDON, Feb. /, 1S94-The Pail MaH
Gazette, which yesterday announced that
it had learned from an authoritative source
that Mr.. Gladstone intended to resign office
before the next session of Parliament, today
published a qualified reassertion of its preyi-
GUS statement 1t says that it was prepared
for contradiction of the statement on the
part of the press and government ofnclais,
but was not prepared for the virtual con-
firmation Of the story. by Mr.. Gladstone
himself
Continuing, the paper saws it knew that
Mr. Gladstone's intentions had been con-
veyed to few, if any, of his colleagues, and
adds that whatever change publicity may
effect it is now certain that Mr.. Gladstone's
tenure of office will be limited to months, II
not weeks.
The Hon. C. W. Spencer Lyttleton Mr..
Gladstone's private secretary, received a
cipher despatch from the Prime Minister,
who is now at Biarritz, at 5.45 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The contents OF this des-
patch were communicated to Earl Spencer,
First Lord of the Admiralty, and the Right
Hon. Herbert Asquith, the Home Secretary,
both of whom refused to divulge their IN
formation to reporters.
The Westminster Gazette says:-ssIn read
ing Mr.. Gladstones statement, sent out from
BiarTitz through Sir Algernon West it must
be remembered that it is Mr.. Gladstone's in.
variable habit to answer with scrupulous
exactness each statement, and to never make
general denial Those familiar with Glad
stonese remark Mr. Gladstone's present un-
qualified emphasis"
When questioned today as to the contents
of the secret despatch received yesterday
from Mr. Gladstone, Mr.. Lyttleton said that
it had no reference to yesterdays article in
the Pail MoU Gazette.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
FERMENT IN OPoRTO.
Causes of Portuguese Dissatisfaction
--War ships to Keep Order.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.


3 LONDON, Feb 1, 1s94.-The representa-
tive.in Lisbon of the United Press writes to
the London office that the Censor has re-
fused to allow telegraphic messages giving
details of the troubles in Oporto to be trans
mitted He says in the letter that on Janu-
ary 20 there was serious riotiHg in Oporto.
The trouble was due to the disafection
growing out of new and vexatious taxation,
and the action of the Government in forbid
ding the meetings called by the Chamber of
Commerce, societies, shopkeepers and the
various industries to protest against the
taxes.
The disatfection was not peculiar to
Oporto, for not only were the shops and
offices there closed, but those in Lbson and
all the large towns were shut up. 1t was
only in Oporto however, that overt acts
against the peace were committed. On Jan
uary 80, large crowds gathered in the streets
and much angry talk was indulged in.
Finally the Indignation of the people over
flowed all bounds and serious rioting oe-
Cured
The authorities managed to partially
restore order, but news of the situation
which was very threatening, was telegraphed
to Lisbon, and number of warships were at
once despatched to Oporto to assist in quell-
ing the disturbances. Their presence some
what quieted affairs, but the disafection
continues.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
FIRST BE SOLD FoRGERIEs.
Then Sold the Means by which They
Could BE Detected.

Could BE Detected.
Among the counterfelters of comparative
ly modern times the German, Becker, is
mentioned as standing pre-eminent. With
incredible skill he engraved dies for upward
Of 800 types of coins, principally Roman,
and, as most of these were struck in gold
a metal that does not change in appearance
with time-he realized large sums from
unwary collectors. Becker was a man
of resource and with some sense of
humor. How to take off the appear
ance of novelty from the freshly struck
coin was a quest ion of difficult solution. He
solved it thus: He had partly filed with iron
filings and scre wed to the springs of his car
riage, and in that box he placed his newly
struck coins and then, as he expressed it,
"took his old gentleman a drive" on the
road between Frankfort and Offenbach The
coins came out of the box still fresh, but
with the too glaring bloom of youth Judici-
ously toned down.
At length the ma rket was overdone with
his productions and Becker, having ceased
to counterfeit, now sold complete sets of inn
pressions in lead from his dies to the muse
ums and collectors who had formerly pur-
chased his forgeries, so that there might be
no difficulty in identifying what was his
handiwork.
Within the last few years numbers of for
geries OF extremely rare coins in the British
Museum and in private collections have been
sold by auction in London. So good isl their
execution that it seems probable that means
have been devised for casting steel dies on
plaster casts or of hardening electrotype
dies. The manufacture of rare ''siege
pieces" carried on in one of our midland
towns. shows far lower amount Of skill.
When genuine but defaced coins are restruck
with new impressions it is very difficult to
discover the fraud Some genuine ancient
coins are surfrappees in this manner-as, for
instance a whole class of Jewish coins.
which are struck on Roman silver denarii.
But when the image and superscription of
William III. can be discerned underlying
the device on a rare crown piece of Eliza
beth the question of its authenticity is soon
solved. ed.--Longnan's Magazine
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
LITERATURE OF TODAY.
Influence of Sociology, Its Dominant
Note.

Note.
Our literature today has many character
istics; but its central note is the dominant
influence of Sociology enthusiasm for social
truths as an instrument of social reform. 1t
is scientific, subjective, interpretive, his
torical, archaeological of vitality, ver-
satility. and diligence:-intensely personal,
defiant, of all law, of standards, of conven-
tion-laborious, exact, but often Indifferent
to grace. symmetry, or color:-lt IS learned,
critical, cultured:-with all its ambition and
its fine feeling, it is unsympathetic to the
highest forms of the imagination, and quite
alien to the drama of action.
It would be difficult problem in social
dynamics to fix anything like true date for
this change in the tone of literature, and to
trace it back to real social causes. The
historian of English literature will perhaps
take the death of Walter Scott, in 1882, as a
typical date. By curious coincidence,
Goethe died in the same year.
From the death OF Scott in 1882 until to-
day are sixty two years; and if we divide
this period into equal parts at the year 1868
lit was the year of ThackerBy's death) we
shall be struck with the fact that the purely
literary productN the first period of thirty
one years 1882 e1Sb,g is superior to the purely
literary product of the second period of
thirty-one years 1s63-1S94). The former
period gave us all that was best of Tenny-
son, the Brownings, Carlyle Thackeray,
Dickens Bulwer, the Brontes, Mrs. Gaskell,
Trollope, George Eliot, Kingsley, Disraeli,
Dr. Arnold, Thirwall, Grote, Hallam, Mil
man, Macaulay, Mill, Froude, Layard
Kinglake, Ruskin. The second period gave
us in the MAN. Darwin, Spencer, Huxley,
G. Fl. Lewes, Maine, Leslie Stephen, John
Morley, Matthew Arnold, Lecky, Freeman.
Stubs, ,Brice, Gardiner, Symonds, Rossetti,
Morris, Swinburne. Poetry, romance the
critical, imaginative and pictorial power,
dominate the former period; philosophy,
science, politics, history fill the latter period.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
WILL LOSE HIS EYE

John Carroll thirty-eight years old of No.
$50 South street, was stabbed over the left
yeearly this morning. while quarrelling in
Peter Pheiber's saloon, at No. 1872 South
street He was taken to the City Hospital,
where it was said he would probably lose the
sight of that eye.
He went to the saloon in company with
Robert Conners and Chris Schultz A gem
eral fight ensued with several men in the
saloon. He does not know who stabbed him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS AT WAR.

There is disruption in the ranks of the
High School Cadets, which threatens to
cause serious troubles which may affect the
future of the organization At a meeting
held yesterday afternoon a committee was
appointed to wait on Colonel Abernethy with
a view to having the corps admitted to the
Fourth Regiment. Some of the boys don't
want to join the regiment and may resign if
the movement is successful.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
BRAKEMAN FATALLY INJURED.
Special to the jersey CITY Nears.

RED BANK, Feb. /, 1894 Austin Newman,
aged twenty-eight, brakeman on the
Central R. R., was probably fatally injured
this morning at this place while coupling
cars. He was running backwards and
caught his foot in a frog and fell,
when the cars ran upon him. His leg was
crushed and his abdomen frightfully cut.
He was taken to the Memorial Hospital at
Long Branch. He is married and has a
family at Spring Lake.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
THE NEW YORK's MAIL.
Delivered Five Hours Later Than
That of the Majestic.
T1,,C CoIJ 10 he Init pyese

That of the Majestic.
By Gable to the United Press.
LONDON, Feb. 1, 1s94.-The mails brought
from New York by the American line
steamer New York, Captain Jamison, which
arrived at Southampton at lilo o'clock this
morning, arrived at Waterloo station at sos
O'Clock, or just four hours and ffty-nine
minutes later than the mails from the White
Star Line steamer Majestic, brought
by rail from Liverpool, were landed at The
Easton station.
A representative of the United Press had
an interview this morning with Captain
Jamison. He said that an hour after the
New York sailed she was compelled to
anchor for six and half hours owing to
dense fog. She passed out from Sandy Hook
at four O'Clock in the afternoon.
The agents of the American Line at South
ampton regard the contest between the New
York and the Majestic as satisfactory. The
Majestic, they say, had an advantage in that
she had just come out of craving dock,
where her bottom had been scraped and
painted, whereas the New York has not been
docked for that purpose in six months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
OPEN AIR AND CONSUMPTION.

A vast amount of evidence can now be adj
duced to show that consumption is compare
lively rare among those who live an outdoor
life under normal and healthy conditions
For every 1000 deaths from all causes, l0S
farmers die of pulmonary tuberculosis, 10y
fishermen, 121 gardeners, 122 agricultural
laborers, 1877 grocers, while among tailors the
mortality rises to 290, and among drapers to
3O1 Out of every 1000 deaths among print
ers and compositors, 461 or nearly 80 per
cent. of all-result from consump ton, rDz
Biggs IN Ee6suagy Forum
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
FINANCE oOMMITTEE VACANCIES.

The fact that Mr. Fraser is not recognized
as a member of the Board of Finance
by his colleagues makes a vacancy in
the Committee on Printing, Stationery
and Supplies. Mr.. Fraser was also mem
Der of the Finance Committee and Commit
tee on Concurrent Resolutions Should the
board meet Friday evening the vacancies
may be filed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
PANAMA CANAL MUD.
Bu Cable to the United Press.

PARIS, Feb. 1, 1S94.-M. Henri Rochefort
announces in his paper, L'Latransigeant, that
DIR. Cornelius Herr, so often mentioned in
connection with the Panama Canal scandal,
who is now living at Bournmouth, Eng
land, is having published three volumes of
memoirs, which will contain all the letters
exchanged between himself and French
politicians. NJ Rochefort adds that when
the first alarm was caused by the evident in
tention of the Government to probe the
scandal, all the papers and documents in the
possession of DR.. Herr were sent to Chicago
for safekeeping: These have now been re.
turned to DIR. Herr, and will form much of
the memoirs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
4 sHAKEsPEAREAN SUGGESTION.

Did the word sin" have in Shakespeares
time the same meaning which the slang
phrase Sin it" now has? In 'sThe Merchant
of Venice, act IL, scene 2, Launeelot Gobbo
says to Old Gobbo, Father in" What this
means none of the Shakespearean critics or
commentators tell us, and, as far as I can
find out, none of them profess to be able to
do so. If, however, Sin" be regarded as
slang and as equivalent to the modern slang
phrase ''in it" (and Launcelot Gobbo is OF
slang all compact, the difficulty of explain-
ing the passage vanishes at once, for
nothing could better fit the context than to
have Launcelot Gobbo, adopting the modern
phrase say to Old Gobbo Father, am
in it'n-BostoI1 Transcript.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
MISS TURNER WILL GO ABROAD.

Miss Florence Turner, daughter of Mr..
William H. Turner, and the well-known So
prano of the Tabernacle choir, will resign her
position.in May and sail for Europe. Miss
Turner proposes to settle in Paris and take a
course Of instruction under Mime. Marchesi.
Miss Turner has deserved reputation as a
hard student and with her natural gifts
should make her name known abroad.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
LAFAYETTE W.uTU. MEETING.

An important meeting of the Lafayette
Branch W.C.T.U. will be held this after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Cummings,
No. II Suydam avenue The advisability of
engaging the Bergen Mission meeting rooms
for temperance meetings will be discussed,
and arrangements will be made to enlarge
the scope Of the work of the branch. A COM
mittee will be appointed to arrange for tenn
perance meetings in all the Lafayette
ahurohnc
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
Harfnett,s Thermometer..
MATTERs OF FACT.

Often do we hear, what grand prepa-
ration Rouse's Rheumatic Remedy is to
those troubled with Rheumatism Try
bottle.
ask your grocer for them. Packed only for
DE. Cleary Grove and llth streets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
opinion From Dublin.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

DUBLIN, Feb /, ,1S94.-The Fseenarts Jour
nal, commenting on the report of Mr.. Glad
stones intended resignation, says: s'The cruel,
icowardly canard did not need contradiction.
1t is lawful to hope and believe that Mr.:
Gladstone will be spared in the full vigor OF
his genius until the not distant day when he
will see the greatest work of his great career
effected D
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
soHooHs CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
Special TO the Jerseu Citu jNcps.

Special to the Jersey City Nclus.
NEWARK, Feb. 1, 1S94.-George H. Van
Emburgh, the "Boy Wonder" today ac
cepted Albert Schock's challenge to ride
142 hour bicycle race before any club offer
ing suitable inducement. The details will
be arranged shortly. Van Emburgh viii
put up any amount from 81, 500 to 81, 600 as
cido of =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
BRAzILLIANs TO FIGHT
ONLY
Bu cable to the United Press.

LONDON, Feb 1, 1s94.-A despatch from
Buenos Ayres dated yesterday, says that the
Brazilian insurgents are preparing to make
a vigorous attack upon Santos.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
CzAR OUT OF DANGER

BIZ Gable to the United Press.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Feb /, 1S94-It is an
nounced today that all danger to the Gar
from his sickness is now past.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
BANK OF ENGLAND DISCOUNT.
BIZ Cable 10 the United Press.

LONDON, Feb 1, 1894 The directors of the
Bank of England at their regular weekly
meeting today reduced the banks rate of
discount from per cent. to ~ per cent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
SHIP OR OITY-WHIUH7
Ri Cable to the United Press,

LONDON, Feb. 1, 1s94.-A Buenos Ayres
dispatch says it is reported there that the
insurgents have captured Nichteroy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Feb /, lss4-Forecast for thirty-six
hours, ending at eight P. NJ. Friday-For south
eastern New York. Including Long Island; also Tor
light snow with fog and northeasterly winds today,
followed on Friday by fair and colder weather;
northwesteriy winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
MR. OHILDs NO WORSE

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1. 1894. The ply
sicians attending Mr.. George w. Childs an
nounce that, although he passed q restless
night, his condition is unchanged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01

The great value OF Hoods SarsaparilIa as
q remedy for catarrh is vouched for by
thousandsof people whom 1t has cured.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
Conap,Iacent Pa.

Young Man-"what did your pa say when he
learned had kissed your sister?'
Little Girl-'sHe said that was encouraging p
Truth.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
Romantfc CourtsIlip.

aTheir courtship was full OF romance was 1t not?"
Very. Neither one OF them told the other the
truth. - Indianapolis Journal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01

AT the Cafe
Feigenspan's Newark India PalsAle in bottles...
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06

The following table shows the percentage Of re-
serve held for each bank. II should be observed
that the National banks required 10 keep a
reserve Of % per cent and State banks one Of 10
per cent:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
TIE MONETARY SITUATION.

Mates for money In the local markets were en-
Icy nominal The rate Of per cent for cal
ons ~ maintained at the Stock Exchange. but
- might as well be " per cent so far as any
.uai demand Is concerned. For fixed periocs
nI' 'es are almost fictitious. How much OF sup
mere Is 1t Is impossible to say but there GER
lily is little demand. II IL the season Of the
al "hen money ought TO be in request from
ne.S.dh'lie sources, as well for the purpose OF
LIVING the crops. There has been no demand on
c er account and loans are easily negotiated at
.eess'cns from previous rates.
~. Inc European markets there was ma
Nc Nd change In the financial situation. although
p ar mas broken out in the East In London the
~ "n OF england rate Of discount remained at
49,, cent, and In the open market money was
hasr AZ about " Ter cent for discounts while
A. ss balances were loaned at HQH per cent.
th. ra,is the Street rate for money was steady
In V,uehout the week. at 1H per cent. and al Ber-
was little easier at 1esN1z per cent
a., he foreign exchanges were strong In the
~ part OF the week rates on London advanced
~, points which indicated direct shipments but
ro,d ward they yielded slightly and none Of the
ma. exports went 10 Great Britain The ship
tIn.% OF gold. which were 100000, were des-
sm.nto the Continent These were somewhat
Was ns r ,nsn had been expected. but this result
49, Ssluy que to an advance Ia sterling ex-
" u Doth Paris and Rariin. The market
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06

ETHIOPIAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.
London Aug a r. m.-Bar silver Market uncertain:
M % i3 lGd per Paris advices quote per
re, r.ntes at O2 10 centimeS for the account
n m.-TTe amount Of bullion gone INTO inc bahk OF
rnrinnd on balance to-day IL fl0.W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06

Following are yesterdays quotations for UNI
listed securities: