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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
A CONVERSATION AT FURsTs.
The Experience of a Lady who Tried
to Match Velvet In New York.

'I have tried all over New York to get
that shade of velvet and failed" said a
lady yesterday at the velvet counter of Furst
Brothers 81 did find something near it, but
bless me, it not near so good a quality
and they wanted dollar and a half yard
for it'
1--WE carry big line Of these goods re-
piled the smiling saleslady land what you
can't find here it is almost useless to travel
to New York for"
This is actual conversation overheard in
Furst Brothers store, and it speaks volumes
for the management of that house. If the
other departments are conducted in a like
manner. and it is fair to presume that they
are. Jersey City ought to be good enough
for Jersey purchasers.
In the house furnishing department of this
big firm they are what might be called clean
ing house." and that fact having been lib
orally advertised. the result has been that
the entire stock has been overhauled, and
bargain hunters have gone away with smil-
ing faces.
There are plenty of good bargains left
however, and who comes first picks first
While you are about it, don't fail to get some
of those bargains in umbrellas, which are
advertised today; you will find them at all
prices, from S9c. up. A beautiful all-slk
umbrella, with pearl handle, cannot be found
every day at one dollar and forty-nine cents
but they are in this special sale at Furst
Brothers right now.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
MRS. E. F. c. YOUNG ENTBRTAINs
Charming Euchra Party at Her New
Home on the boulevard.

Mrs. E. F. c. Young entertained the
evening euchre club last night at her
charming new home, Glenwood avenue
and the Boulevard. The hall. sitting room
and dining room which connect were
used for the small euchre tables. Six
6I7AIsseISoId psNeId seM eIqon9 pspuBq
and handsome prizes awarded. Though
the club is a subscription club the host
ess selects the prizes. and the prizes CIV
en- last night displayed the excellent
taste of Mrs. Young.
Mrs. Warren Dixon received a cut glass
sehrysantthemqm vase. Mr. Kiersted. a
bronze hound: Mrs Allison, a spangled
black oasl fan; Mrs: Traphagen. a handsome
Hetherington. china bowl; and Mrs.
The club will meet Friday, evening.
Mrs. George Sheriff., No 12S Mercer
street Those present last night were Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Mcbride, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonathan Dixon. Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Dixon. Mr.. and Mrs. |. N. VanderbeeS.
Mrs. Edward Linn. Mr.. and Mrs. H. E..
Niese, Miss Sadie Traphagen. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Hulshzer. Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Hulshizer, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew j. Post, Sr., and Mr.. and Mrs.
George -Sherrell. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Beach Kiersted, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Allison. Mr.. and Mrs. Traphagen, Mrs.
Hetherington Mr. and Mrs. Smith D.
Maekay Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Young
and Mr. and Mrs George Smith
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01

DIED.

WOOLLEY.-On Saturday, February 1,
1896 Edward J. Woolley. aged IS
Funeral services Sunday at P. M, at
his late residence, 70 Monticello avenue.
Interment at Detroit, Mich.
HEWITT. Thursday. January 80, 1896.
William, beloved husband of Ruth
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral service at
sSnda his late Fssidencs reside no 5s2 eWett avenue,
Interment New York Bay.
of James H. McManus.
.asanss Funeral Sunday Jay, February sda 2. at
No. IS Ege avenue
SOHN.--On Friday, January 81, 1896,
Ray soged agnd 9qh frehds dager are nyted to
sn 9s oclPoR s M 1 from fanaR eRRe s9raae cornsr cf
Greene and Bay streets.
Van PEUREN-on PET iEs5s Triday cba y
Thomas and Hannah Van Beuren.
respectfully any invited to sttend M the g 9nsra as
services at residence, No. Il Hoboken
avenue. on Sunday at o'clock P. NJ
KROMAR.--In this city, January 20, 1895,
Reiafves "a and rends agsd also tge geara
bers of Friendship Council, No. 522, A l..
of H, GrocerS and Merchants Protect
the funeral services at his late residence,
No. $50 Seventh street, on Sunday after
noon, at 2:30 o'clock.
BAXTER.-In this city. on Friday. Jan.
81 1885,, Alexander w. Baxter, OF
North Georgetown, Canada, beloved
husband of Margaret M. Baxter, aged
q years and 3 months.
Interment at Canada.
-DELANEY.-On Saturday, February |,
1884 at his late residence M 9221k
Pavonia avenue, john beloved hus-
band of Mary Delaney.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
HABBRsTROH.-o Friday, January 81,
The Young Mems Iutheran Associa-
Sn ts ansra ana frsn ro So nvsfa Mor IS sg
on Sunday. February ?, at one P. NJ
HERRINGTON.- this city, on Friday,
January 81, 1896, Amelia Donneily,,
wife of Edward Harrington.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
Presbyterian Church, Third street, on
Sunday, February 2. at 1870 P. NJ.
LEACH-.In this city on Friday, January
81. 1926. Calvin Leach, aged seventy
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services ait his late resi-
dence. 255 Eighth street, on Monday. Feb.
3, sit 7:30 P. Nj.
OTTC-On Friday. January 81, 1896, Err
nest Charles Otto. beloved husband of
Mary Otto. of 10th street, New York
City. aged thirty-six years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services on
Sunday, Feb. 2, at four P NJ at the resi-
dence of his mother. 525 Summit avenue
Heights.
Interment private
REDDY-On Saturday Feb. L 1896. Nellie
NJ Reddy. aged nineteen years
Relatives and friends of the family are
requested to attend her funeral on Tues
day. Feb. 4. at $50 A. NJ, from the resi-
dence Of her parents. A Waverly street.
He:ghts; thence to st. Josephs r. c.
Church. where a solemn high mass of re-
QUEEN will be offered for the happy repose
of her soul.
VAN GELDER-On Saturday, Feb /, 1896.
in her fiftieth year.
Funeral services at the residence Of her
brother -in-laW. Edward Wilson. EST Sum
init avenue. Heights, on Sunday. February
q at four p. NJ
II 1pterment privates ~aa..A;. 3
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
HILI. HIGHWAYMEN
Matthew J. Furth Found I'm
conscious On the
Street.
ROBBED OF HIS WAGES
Captain McNulty TRYING to Find
the Young Mans As
sailants.
ROBBED OF HIS WAGES

Matthew ]. Furth, . young man who
lives at No. 9S Franklin street with his
brother-in-law, ]. A. Furth, was found
lying on his face on the sidewalk next
to School No. s. between eleven and
twelve. O'Clock last night A citizen
while passing along the street saw a
dark object lying on the sidewalk and
as he drew nearer he found 1t was a
man. He notified the sergeant in the
Webster avenue station and policemen
were sent to infa. a.stigate They shook
the man, but he didn't move. Thinking
he was drunk they lighted match to
examine him more closely. AS they did
so the man opened his eyes and looked
at them with a surprised look. The
police carried him to the station house
where in answer to queries he told who
he was and said he had quit work about
seven o'clock in the evening, and know
ing that closing exercises were to be held
in Night School No. 8, of which he is a
pupil, he went straight to the school
without going home for supper. He
listened to the exercises and left the
school with three other boys, one of
whom was named Mechler, who lives on
Palisade avenue, Furth said he walked
around the block and was passing the
school house again when something hit
him on the head and he became un-
conscious.
What happened between that time and
the time when he was found ne does not
know. He does know though that when
he was hit he had IS in one. pocket and
81 in the other. The police found the 81
but the eight was missing; -.
Furth works in New York. The SIS
which he had in his pockets represented
two weeks earnings.
The neighbors near where he lives say
that he is a steady young man and that
they never saw MIN under the influence
: of liquor. His brother, j.. A. Furtl,
said that he always gave mis- salary at
home and never kept more than was
absolutely necessary for his expenses.
The police have the names of the boys
who were with him when he left the
school house. but are very reticent con-
cerning the matter. Tt is believed that
the assault was committed by some per-
son who knew that last night was pay
night and that consequently he would
have some money in his pockets.
Furth is all right again today and is
at his work as usual
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
PROSPEROUS B. & L.. ASSOCIATION
Twentieth Annual Report of the
GreenViIle No. L.

The twentieth annual report has been pub-
lished of the Greenville Building and Loan
Association. The report shows very favor
able condition of affairs. The receipts for
the year ending December 1, 1895, were 1885,
921.77, and the disbursements $14s, III o. an
increase in funds of s22, 150.70. The present
membership numbers 1,222, representing 515o
fifth series will be closed out and a new one
begun. This new series will be known as
the fifteenth series.
During the year the appropriation sales OF
70 shares amounted to SS5, 900, at an average
premium of s15i per share. A number OF
loans were paid off, including nine shares
of the fifth series. seventeen Of the sixth.
seven, of the seventh. nineteen of the eighth.
fourteen of the ninth. eleven of the tenth,
and one only of the twelfth; a total of -
shares. The Withdrawals of the year were
is in excess of that of other years, although
the number of shares are fewer. There were
o91 shares withdrawn last year. The increase
in value is ascribed to the number of young
men holding shares in the older series who
withdrew the money to enter into business.
The officers of this, the oldest of the Greens
vile B. and l.. Associations, ere:-President,
Michael O'Connor; Vice President, A. ]. Lig-
uot Secretary Richard Routh, and Treas-
urer, David Hale. The trustees are E. RI
Adams, Samuel Ross and Theodore Havemann.
The directors are Thomas Cogan, Joseph
Kaiser Louis Kreiser, James Thompson. CT
Samuel Graham, V. Holzhapfel. William H.
Frcvert and John J. Hill The auditors ara
Messrs. Jules G. Jaccard William H Robi-
doux and Thomas F. Fitzgerald. Judga
Robert S. Hudspeth is and has been for years
counsel for the association.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
NEWSPAPERS BARRED.
Bu Cable to the United Press.

LONDON. Feb. /. 1Ss6-The United Press
correspondent at Constantinople, telegraphing
under the date of January 81, says the Gov
ernment has forbidden the circulation in Tur-
key of the English newspapers of January q,
which contain dispatches from Washington
giving the United States resolutions regard
ing the condition of affairs in Armenia,
and also report of the speech delivered at
Birmingham on the night of January 25 by
Rt Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. Secretary Of
State for the Colonies. in which Mr.. Cham
berlain declared that the condition of Ar
menia danger and disgrace to Eu-
rope.
The correspondent also says that the Rus
sian Consul. who has reached zeitoun, has
reported that hundreds of the Armenians,
who, are holding that town, are dying from
disease and exposure to the intense cold.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
MRS. Il. B. DAY ENTERTAINS.

Mrs. Harry B. Day and Mrs. George Bowly
entertained the Married Ladies' Matinee
Euchre Club yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Day, No. / Britton street. The
club is a subsccription euchre; that is. the
club is a subscription euchre; that is. the
refreshments are given by the two hostesses.
Several ladies made the same number Of
points yesterday and drew for first and sec
ond prizes. Mrs Meeker of Orange drew first
prize. silver mounted pocketbook. The
second prize, Dresden china photograph
frame. given Mrs. William Mattocks.
The prizes selected by Mrs. Bowly.
Mrs. Days sisters, Mrs. ]. 3. Throckmorton
and Mrs. Spencer Weart, assisted the hostess
in serving refreshments
Among those present were:-Ndr. William
Mattlocks, Mrs. Richard Ester.brook, Mrs
Ernest Beach-Kiersted. Mrs. George Wilkin-
son, Mrs Harry B. Day, Mrs. Walter Will
kinson, Mrs. Earl Lusk. Mrs. William Chi
dester. Mrs. George Holmes Mrs. Edlow
Harrison, Mrs. Livingston Clifford, Mrs John
Headden, third, Mrs. Vincent Schenck Mrs.
Edward Apgar, Mrs. A. V. Ready, Mrs. H.
E. Niece Mrs. J. B. Cubberly Mrs c. C.
Black, Mrs Howard Bumsted, Mrs. George
Bowly, Mrs Charles C. Stimets, Mrs. Horace
Leslie Hotchkiss, Jr., Mrs. James Fielder,
Mrs. Eliot Butler, Mrs. Joseph D. Bedle, Jr..
and Mrs. Meeker of Orange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
SAW MURDER DONE.
Neighbor Stood by While Ripple
Rutchered His Wife.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Feb. /, 1ss6.-The case
Of Thomas f. Ripple. who killed his wife
Mary last night by stabbing, was in the City
Court this morning and was continued till
next Thursday. Ripple was taken to Jail.
investigation into the case by medical ex-
aminer White this morning proves the mur
er to be one of the most brutal ever com
mitted in this city. DR.. White found five
distinct gashes In the womans breast, any
. Of which might have proved fatal.
Detective McGrath this morning found the
knife butcher blade eight inches long in
the yard where the tragedy took place. 1t
was learned today that Ripple came from
New Britain when boy and has spent most
Of his life here. His people still reside in
New Britain. Kipple's coolness after the deed
is remarkable. He changed his clothes and
walked out through a crowd Of 300. not one
or whom laid hands on him. He jumped a
fence and was disappearing when Tom Wrinn,
son Of Police Captain Wrinn, seized him and
held him till assistance arrived.
Young Wrinn is High School boy Of II
years, and tackle on his school football
eleven. E John Hartman, neighbor. stood by
and witnessed severx thrust of the knifet 81
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
WISDOM AND IDIOCY.
Extremes Meet in the United
States Senate and House in
Today's Proceedings,

q WASHINGTON, Feb. /, 1Ss6.-Mr.
Aliens amendment prohibiting the fu-
E.ture issue of bonds without Congress
having declared the necessity therefor
was defeated by vote of 81 yeas and
|54 nays.
Mr. Morrill, fRep., vt.) offered an
amendment providing that the seignior-
age. equal to the difference between the
coinage and the commercial value of
"a silver shall be retained by the
United States This was so fair pro-
position, he said. that he believed it
would be agreed to.
a resolution censuring Ambassador
E13ayard for the sentiments expressed by
( him in his recent English speeches will
be adopted by the House Foreign Af-
sIairs Committee this afternoon Two
resolutions will be reported. The first
scensures Mr.. .Bayard by name for the
Language used by him in his Boston and
sldlnpurgh speeches and Incorporated
with this will be a second resolution ex-
pressing the disapproval of the COM
mittee of our representatives abroad dis
scussing American political affairs and
displaying partisanship and the con-
sdemnation of political parties or other
reputable organizations of American
citizens.
The motion in the Senate by Mr.. Cor
man today to lay the free coinage sub
stitute on the table was defeated, as
was also the amendment made by Mr.
4 Morrill, to retain as seigniorage in the
Treasury the difference between the coin
age and the commercial value of the
silvr proposed be coined.
Senate adopted free coinage substitute
for House bond bill. Vote 4s to "a.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
RESTING on THEIR ARMS.
The Storm Prevents 9ostiItffes at the
Poirss af Hooks Rattie Ground

The expected clash between the work.
men OF the Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey Junction Railroads at the Point of
-sIa.ssks teaas. did not occur. Last nights
snow storm rendered work on the tun
mel practically impossible. The Junction
men were on hand armed with picks and
shovels. but F. C. O'Reilly. who has
charge CT the work notified them early
in the day that under the circumstances
nothing will be done before Monday.
The Pennsylvania Railroad men are
still on guard and the cars loaded with
rocks at the point of crossing still re-
main.
The Junction Company has three sta
tionary engines in position and as many
derricks in readiness to tear away the
shoeing which now retains the embank-
ment at the. entrance to the tunnel.
None of the cars of the Pennsylvania
Railroad in the store yard have been re-
moved as yet and in the event of the re-
fusal of the company to draw them out
of the way when work is begun the
Junction roads lawyers propose appeal
ing at once to Chancellor McGill. 1t is
expected that many arrests will be made
the day work is begun. The Junction
men are confident that they will get the
tunnel through this time no matter what
interference is made by their opponents
at the outset
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
CATHODE PHOTOGRAPHY.
Roentgcn,s Light 10 BE Used for
ArmorTests nd Submarine Research

WASHINGTON Feb. l. 1s96.-Army and
Navy ordnance officials deeply interested
in the reported wonderful achievements in.
photography attributed to the Roentgen light
by which conditions prevailing throughout the
interior Of solids are accurately depicted, as
in their opinion it will revolutionize the
methods now in vogue for the inspection of
armor and gun material obviating any pos
sibility of contractors foisting blow holes,
plates and other internally defective material
upon the government in addition to affording
facilities for securing unimpeachable evidence
as to the efficiency of various hardening pro-
cesses now inefectvely under official con-
sideration.
Among the other desirable applications Of
the process to the practical purposes of the
armament experts it is thought to afford an
opportunity to investigate the reliability OF
expensive gun forgings, to ascertain with
certainty whether incipient fraeturers exist
in material which upon subsequent strain
might produce disastrous results. Commodore
Melville, Chief of Naval Engineers, foresees
incalculable benefits to the work of his
skilled corps, not only in the detection of
hidden flaws in machinery upon which the
efficiency Of ships in action is totally depen-s
dent but in studying the mysterious inner
workings OF boilers and other machinery
Captain Sigsbee, the naval photographer OF
deep sea sounding celebrity, thinks the con-
siderable contributions to science may be-
obtained by submarine photography at depths
at which the intensest darkness prevails, and
the surgical corps of both military services
of the government are anxious to test the
Roentgen light in its applicability to an ex-
animation of gunshot wounds in living sub
jects and the effect of remedies upon vari-
vestigation which the discovery is expected
to open is incalculable, and Congress will be
asked TO provide facilities by which its possi-
bilities may be practically utilized.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
NEW BANKAS SUCCESS
Greenvil1e Loan and Trust
Company Opens It's
Doors.
LEWIS HARVEY FIRST DEPoslToR
Over $4,000 Taken in and the
officers Most AgreeabIy
Surprised.
EWIs HARVEY FIRST DEPOSIToR

The Greenville Loan and Trust Conn
pany threw open the doors of the Greens
vile Bank at ten o'clock this morning.
rms refers to the vault doors. the
weather being far too inclement 10 ad-
NIT OF opening the outer DOORS Besides
the office Of the Lembeck building at
winfield and Ocean avenues was occu-l
pied at far earlier hour by a number
OF eager depositors. All the directors
We're on hand until after the opening and
many remained until the closing at noUn
Inc opening was intended 10 be accom-
public spirited citizens of both sexes
Waded %hrough the slush to be on hand
tnat 1at u quite took on the nature of a So
claI event Many of the. depositors were
women. They were received in the pre-
sident's office, thus avoiding the neces-
slty OF standing in line.
Everyone who visited the bank re-
celyed a brand new penny, date of 1895,
as souvenir of the occasion. There
against poss6le OF rush 5ness of pGepaTsa poanen
nends. They did not come in too great
numbers. Everyone who called had bu-
Besides the pennies there was an album
dance OF other cash Silver pieces of all
sizes and nickels, lay on the shelf inside
crlspy 80 bills in a thick bundle, too. A
SoOC Dill was received from one depositor.
Two dozen ffties also put in an appear
ance. Two coupons were received Cash
Ter p. 5. Pearson was kept fairly busy
Tor the two hours that the bank was
AS the bank clock struck the first
stroke of ten, Mr.. Lewis Harvey and Mr..
Jabob Burge laid down their deposits
Lewis Harvey, who is a son of Bank
PRESIDENT Harvey, was the quicker of
the two and his deposit was the first re-
corded. Miss Kate Lembeck. daughter
of Henry Lembeck, the wealthy brewer,
was the first feminine depositor.
over $4,000 was taken in today This
is about three times what was expected
by the most sanguine. 1t goes to show
that the Greenyille. people have taken
hold with will and intend pushing the
project through to prosperity.
Henry Y. Lembeck, of the Lembeck. &
Puster, of the First District Court; Ben
jamin Stowe, of the Eureka Fire Hose
Company; Thomas Cogan, of Holmes &
Cogan: Jacob Burge and James Dodds,
the rival Greenville plumbers; Mr.. Gold
enhorn. the drygoods merchant, and any
number of others.
The treasurers of two of Greenville 8
Churches deposited the funds there. One
Of these is believed to be the Reformed
Church, but the other is unknown.
A feature of the opening was the floral
decorations. The orange trees which all
ways decorate the immense office stood
back against the wall.
At a post in the center of the office
and facing the door stood large stand
of blossoming plants. About the post
stood several palms. The effect was very
pleasing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
GOOD PRICES FOR BANK STOCK.

F. c. wolbtrt obtained excellent prices this
afternoon for stock of the First and Second
National Banks. The sale was set down for
half past two o'clock, and at that hour the
auction room, at no. Al Montgomery street,
was crowded with well known investors. The
first block offered consisted Of twenty shares
Of First National Bank stock. They were
sold to Thomas Kinds, at $3oe.50 per share.
The next batch was ten shares Of the stock
CT the same bank William 9sTofey was the
purchaser Of the lot at $500 per share
The next securities offered were fifteen shares
Of the second National Bank. After lively
bidding they were knocked down to Frank
Potter at S245 per share.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Feb. l. 1S9s.-It has been
finally decided to hold the Republican National
Convention in the Exposition Building The
northern portion of the building will be re-
modelled at an expense Of about $4,000, and
will insure a satisfactory hall for convention
purposes. The hall will be bounded three
sides by St. Charles. Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets, thus securing proper light and
ventilation.
Some of the local candidates were in favor
of erecting a wigwam, but at meeting of
the Business Mems League last night this
was decided inpracticable, as the time is too
short in which to build a satisfactory struc-
tl1re
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
HoBoKEN's sooIABLE SOLDIERS.

The members of CompanyK of the Hoboken
contingent of the Fourth Regiment held a
social session in the rooms Of the NJ. j..
{Coyle Association, at Newark and Washing
ton streets, after battalion drill last night
at Which Major Lohmann who commanded
the drill, honored guest. Refreshments
given. Those who took part in the entertain
nTent were:-Albert Noble, who played several
different kinds Of musical instruments and
sang number of comic songs James H.
Yglesias, who also played and sang; James
Underhil, in comic recitations; Lieutenant
Baarck, in his own peculiar style, and others
of the company. The affair was much en-
joyed by the boys.
Comapny M also enjoyed social session
at the armory in the City Hall building.