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New-York tribune., 1896-09-28

The Italian Ministry mar instructed llS oihc''I
ORGANS 10 declare that II has intention Of dssolv-
nr Parliament or OF appealing 10 the constituencies
before the expiration of the powers Of the present
Chamber of Depntics The Inference from this Is
,h,t the Premier the Marquis III Rud1i. has discov-
cred that "A new Chamber would probably return a
largo majority favorable to Sgnor Crspi VINO. In
sp,te Of recent unoward evc1ts. seems still to re-
tain his hold upon the Italian electorate 1t Is quite
nJssiblc however. that the Marquis may be driven
out of Office before long by Parliamentary helcat
His position in the Chamber - excee ilngy pre-
cr,o,is n he has shape his course as 10 please
the two extremes. the ultra-ConserVatlVe ana Inc
Radio H. who have nothing IN common i, Sav, ave
~ orce as long as possible 1t is this strangely con
stiiuted coalition that CONSTITUTES 'he les'SI''Ve
m If foriiy OF the present Cabinet
According to private advces received from Ma
drd IT Is reported In official and political circles
there that considerable time Will elapse before
tho Cortes reasscmbles. The Government seems 10
helieye that In view of its unpleasant experiences
with the Legislature during the last two months, 1t
viii have better chance Of bringing to Il success
f,l conclusion the Instructions In cuba and In the
Philippine Islands II 1t remains unhampered ny
word Prime Minister Canovas, in the hope OF avert
ing those Cabinet crises which constitute one or
the curses of Spain proposes to rule the Kingdom Tor
some time 10 come without the assistance OF the
National Legislature.
I, has now been officially announced that the
marriage of the Crown Prince of Italy will take
Mace I'm Rome. In the Church OF Santa Maria deeJi
Angeu The church faces the Piazza del Termini
M the end OF the Via Nazionale. and Is very
spacious 1t was erected by Michael Angelo out
Of the largest and strongest Of the walls remain
ING Of the Thcrmae OF Emperor Diocletian. eight
OF the colossal columns OF Oriental granite erected
nv that Roman Caesar forming a feature OF the
church to-day. All questions between the Vatican
and the Ouirinal In connection with the marriage
have been atisfactorily settled. which goes far
n confirm the persistent report that n secret
modus vivondi exists between Church and State.
Among the features to be noted In connection
with the present political situation in France Is the
fact that the Radical party. through two OF It's
most prominent leaders. ex-Prime Ministers Bour-
ceos and Goblet has broken loose from It's recent
Connection with Socialism. which It now denounces
as revolutionary and Caesaran. NJ. bourgeois. In
particular asserts that he is irreTocably opposed
70 the Socialist doctrine OF "collectivity. and is
as much the defender OF private property ms the
most blatant reactionist
Absinthc has become during the last few years
20 such an extent a porular drink among the
masses In England that league Is now being
formed In the United Kingdom for the express
purpose OF checking the consumption OF French
New-York tribune., 1896-09-28

j b. Jackson. First Secretary Of the United
States Embassy here. gave a farewell dinner last
week TO Captain r. X. Evans. the retiring military
attache to the Embassy. and Mrs. Evans. at which
a large gathering Of friends Of the captain and his
wife were present
General Thomas Wilson Is among the number OF
American visitors here.
+. Rtschl Vice Consul of Germany in New-fork
sailed for America on board the steamer Augusta
NictOra Friday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
WILL STAND By HIS WIFE
MI. Knapp JONES FROM Boston 20
Visit ssJane Boe.s,

Jane Doe. the woman who was arrest
ed in Eoboken two weeks ago for pass
ing counterfeit silver dollars and VINO
succeeded in concealing her identity until
last week, when Secret Service Agent
Bagg Y out a story to the New York
newspapers that he had identified her as
Mrs. Knapp. the wife Of A. o. Knapp,
of Boston. had a visit from her husband
last night
Mr.. Knapp came on from Boston and
went directly to the Jail. His wife re-
ceivel him at first with some reiuctances
but after they had talked together for a
few minutes she was glad thai he had
come. Mr.. Knapp stated after the inter-
view that he was thoroughly convinced
of his wife's innocence. and that he pro-
posed TO stand by her. He had not seen
her for a long time. IF he had read the
story given out ny Secret Service Agent
Bagg that she had been travelling around
the country with a DR.. Clark. he has
evidently condoned her offense. Knapp
was at the jail again this morning ard
had another interview with the prisoner.
He is a highly respeotable man and the
head of a big printing concern In Boston.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
IT WAS a JOURNAL FAKE.
mr.. francis Vigorously Denies That
He ATTEMPTED Sr;sefde

Reese Francis, Of No. 349 Newark street.
Hobokan. who was reported in yester-
days Journal as having attempted to
commit suicide with a shot gun, this
morning vigorously denied having at
tempted self-murder in any way or shape.
He characterized the story printed in the
Journal as a fake, which he resented
as tending TO injure his good name.
Mr. Francis said:-rThere is not one
grain of truth in the report that I at
tempted TO shoot myself with a shot gun
On Sunday night. It is a fact that 1 was
feeling good that night and took up the
gun and fired It off, but accidentally. 1t
was pointed away from me. and / had no
idea OF shooting myself or anybody else.
matter was explained to the police. l
thought nothing more Of it until l saw
this sensational fake in the Journal
The newspaper man jumped to conclusions
WITHOUT making any investigation. Do
| look a.. though j Aired a loaded shot gun
at myself lately, or as if I wanted to die
very badly2 One gets enough notor:ety
without having it forced upon one BY
hasty and exaggerated fakes like this. /
am going oyer to the Journal now to de-
fnand a retraction.
Mr.. Francis then took a car for Jer-
sey City. He is a gradual of Stevens
Institute in Hoboken and a well known
businessman in that city. He is a mem
Der Of the firm of Hankins & Francis.
electrical supply dealers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
TO RENAME LoUDENsIAgBR.
Camden Republican Delegates to shc
Congressional Convention.
Specials to TIC jersey City Neas

- ~C tf-A - ~
TRENTON, July q, 1sas.-Camden Re-
publicans last night nominated delegates
TO attend the Congressional Convention
at Woodbury. on July 80. There being no
opposition to the denomination of Con-
gresham Harry Loudenslager there were
no contests for delegates and these noni-
mated last night wil be formally de-
ciared elected next Monday night at the
primaries. The following delegates were
named
First Ward-E. A. Armstrong. Rowland
Croft. Joshua Gillespie, S. II. Wilkinson,
r. VI. Hnlman.
Second Ward-Adam Marshall, Walter
Skinner, E.. E. Reed, Jr.. Charles EN-
checker. j. Willard Morgan.
Third Ward-Frank B.. vache. Joseph
D. Read. Jr., John s. Roberts, Nathaniel
@. Meyers. Charles Foy.
Fourth War5-Anos r. Dease, J.. Fred
Newton, H. Frank Petit. Daniel NJ. Ste
vens. Howard Lee.
Fifth ward-Harry A. Haines, C. J.
Mines, Ben Lawton, Robert Cattell, Har-
ry A. Goodman.
Sixth Wara-Harry B. Green, William
Evans. Joseph Bromley. Reuben II. Gas
kill, c. Harry Price.
Seventh Ward-Joseph A Starr, Jr..
John Carrnany, Enos Hughes. Richard T..
Smith, Robert Bassett.
Eighth Ward-W. II. jones. Joseph
Hyde, George Jordan. DR.. G.. e. Kirk.
Lawrence Rhodes.
Ninth Wald-Wiiiam II. Sherman, Ed
win Hiiiman. Thomas w. Thornley,, DR..
E. H. Lands, William A. Hustled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
HER STORY VERY DOUBTFUL.

The suit of Jennie Max, now Goldburg,
against the Hoboken Ferry Company. to
recover $500 for injuries alleged to have
been sustained when the ~ferryboat Meth
erlands bumped against the Barclay street
bulkhead, was given to the Jury this
morning. Several witnesses for the de-
fence testified that the force OF the Inn
pact was not strong enough to knock
anybody down and that no woman was
injured on the upper deck. The plaintiff
had testified hat she was thrown from
her seat and Remained lying on the floor
for seme time.
she had been injured in Atlantic avenue.
Brooklyn, In Tho previous July. and it is
alleged that she adopted the Netherlands
accident as a plan to get some money
OFT of the ferry The jury is
out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
Tne lesson Of current Eyen,s.

The loud talk of the si1verites is hav-
ing its effect The financial and business
world is beginning to fear that they
may. after ali, be strong enough to win
this election The consequences which,
we have shown. must necessarily follow
upon the growth of this feeling, are now
seriously experienced.
In a word, we are on the edge of a
panic. Gold is flowing to Europe Hike
water. Stocks are tumbing. Industrial
enterprises are beginning to discharge
men. Orders are being cancelled, and
everyone is arranging to curtail ex-
esnses, restrict operations and try to
weather the storm by lying at anchor
uutil II blows over,
The morning papers today give COM
parsons between the market prices Of
securities yesterday Saturday. They
show q decline which is simply appalling.
One paper-a free silver organ. by the
~way-igures that on GA securities, listed
on the New York Stock Exchange, there
was q drop Of s272.7sS.a77. This is GER
tainiy a fine way for Bryan and silver to
bring prosperity to the country.
In the midst Of the loss and dread Of
HfFs hour. the one bright spot is the
kpatriotic action Of the bankers-those avn
Sus bankers against whom bryan and his
gang 50 bitterly rail. Out Of public
spirit, to avert panic and save the public
credit, these awful bankers nave guaran-
teea 70 ~replerish the depleted Treasur,
gold reserve a. their own expense, b,
paying in sl5.ooo.0o in gold coin.
The voters ought 70 pay attention t,
current events and cornDar taem witt
me talk Of the -demagogues.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
HoBoKEN's NEW SCHOOL.
Revised Plans Cut the Ccss Down
TO $4,000.

The Committee on Public Grounds and
Buildings of the Common Council Of Ho-
beken. in conjunction with the School
Board. have had Architect Fan submit
a series Of revised plans of the new
school building. The old plans called for
the expenditure of $4,000 instead Of s5o.-
900 as intended.
The new plans as presented by Mr.. Fall
reduce the cost Of the building to s65. 500.
He has cut out the steam-heating APP
paratus and substituted a hot air heat
ing system. This saves 5000. BY elimi-
mating ornamental carpenter and store
work the cost is brought down to the
above figure.
The system Of heating introduced Is that
Used by the Peck-Whliamson Heating and
v~erstilating Company. Mr.. Mcdonald. a
representative Of that company. is in
Hoboken now advocating its adoption in
tha new school
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
GREAT NIGHT FOR THE 0ULLENs
Their Thirteenth Facni Drays a
Great Crowd 20 PoIIfnaunss.

Freebooter Andrew Cullen of Hoboken
was in his element last night as he was
surrounded by a large number Of friends.
many of whom were ladies. at the picnic
OF the association of which bears his
name at Pohlrnann's Pavilion last night.
It was the associations thirteenth an
nual picnic and was more successful thar
any Of the previous ones. A large num-
Der Of prominent Democrats were on
hand and while they sat and discussed
politics the young folk enjoyed them
selves dancing.
The affair was under the management
Of the following oficers:-William f.
Ryan, President; Charles ]. G. Kortlang,
Vice President: William Won Ojen, FL
nancial Secretary; N. o'Day, Record
ing Secretary; Thomas Guisso. Treasurer;
NJ. o'Brien. Sergeant-at-Arms. They were
assisted by Standard Bearer Andrew
Cullen. Floor Manager William T.
Ryan, Assistant Floor Manager Charles
J. 9. Kortlang. Floor Comfnittee-Henry
Cock John Carr, Louis Barnitt. John 3.
Acker. Joln Barnitt, Patrick Rutledge.
Philip Vanderheyden. John R. McCulloch.
Charles Pels. NJ. T. Cooiahan. NJ. J. Con-
nelly, r. Piugh, Thomas F. Harry and
john Burke. Reception Committee-N
ODay, chairman; J. O'Connor, William
J. son OJen, Patrick Colder. NJ. OABrien,
Thomas s. Field, Jr., Thomas Guisto,
Richard Carr, Frank Trado. Timothy
Winkler, NJ. Spohr. Simon Zerwes, John
Fftzgibbons and M. Egan.
Among the prominent politicians pres
emit were Senator Daily, Director Heller.
Thomas Langeake, County Superinten-
dent Christy P. Smith, superintendent OF
Boulevard Michael j. Coyle, F~reehoideI
Andrew Heating, Deputy Surrogate Jas.
I. Lillis. Assistant City Clerk of Hoboken
John Haggerty, August Muench, james
Nugent, Alexander Watson, Assistant
Clerk Board of FreehoLders John Noonan,
award Pnalen, Maurice Stack and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
ANOTHER BUILDING BOOM
Permits for New Houses Issued
By the Inspector Last
Week.

Building had a big boom In the last
week Inspector Kelly issued the follow
ing PERMITS
NJ. j Corners, 10 radse house No. 5 san
ford place. at a cost of $3.50.
Henry Frank. to erect a one-story
frame house and make an addition to
house at No. 10 West side avenue. at a
cost of $50.
John Stenge. to build a one and a half
story frame in Sherman place, to cost
]. 3. Sabine. to erect two brick build-
angs on Newark avenue. on lots Is and
". block $40. to cost $4,000 each.
MIS-. Anna Chaser, to erect a two-story
dwelling on lots Nos. II and u. Gator ave-
nue., to cost 5000
Mrs. Macklia. to change front Of Nos.
4 ana AZ Sussex street, at q cost Of
Robert Elliott, to erect one three-storv
frame house at No. 494 C-ommunipaw ave-
nue.. to cost $500.
Joseph H. Smith, to build a frame ex-
an outlay Of $3.50.
Joseph Bfase. to erect a one-story frame
in Jackson avenue, to cost 1000.
Henry Harms, to erect a twc-story
frame Duatding on Bowers street, lot No.
2oA. at a cost of $1,000.
J.. F. GuteTa, to erect storm doors IN
house at Newar avenue, Coles and First
streets.
, = van Arsddie. TO take outside wall
ana extend about five feet to brick house.
NO. 3s Mercer street. at a cost OF $500.
Patrlck Lowery, TO rebuild house, No.
l29 Pine street. at a cost Of 500.
Mrs. Kiilcen. to raise house No. asa
York street, TO cost $3.50.
William Sngbth, to alter house on lot a
Woodward street, ait a cost Of s9nO.
Peoples Safe and Deposit Company. to
erect a three-story brick building at Cen
| of $1,000.
Henry v. Condict, to erect three two
story frame houses on the east side OF
West Side avenue. on lots Nos. il tand
II. to cost s., 00 each.
William Maily. to erect one two-story
stable at No. e@5 Montgomery street, Il
cost 800.
Rose Iuekermarals to erect a twc-story
frame building. to cost 5000, on block
| 924. on the Boulevard.
Katharine H. Kengs, to erect a two.
story frame building on South street
near Summit avenue, TO cost $1,000.
G. H. Smart, TO make an extension Il
NO. S5 Oesan avenue to cost SIS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
WHO OWNS THESE TOOLS 2

ohlcer File of the Oakland avenue
police station found a tool chest at five
O'Clock this morning lying in a secluded
spot alongside the reservoir. on feser-
voir avenue. near Central. The chest
contained a half dozen fine saws, as
many files and augers, several rules and
other articles which go no complete q
carpenters outfit. He summoned the
patrol wagon and had the chest taken to
the station house.
The police think that IT was stolen dur
ing the night from one of the new
houses in course of erection IN that
neirhborhood and hidden in the place
where IL was found until the thief had
an opportunity to take It away.
The tools were identified by Meyding
Il Z~wernemaDn. carpenters. on the
Heights. They said that the articles
We're stolen from a house they are
building at Troy street and Summit ave-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
The silver Robbery Of she Poor.

N
Ia rscftlng yesterday the various per-
sons who would be in~iuriousiy affected
by free silver coinage. we accidentally
omitted two large and important classes.
They are. first. the recipients Of
pensions. and second. the holders
OF policies in insurance companies
or certificates Of benefit in assess
meat insurance concerns. Both OF these
numerous bodies of citizens would find
themselves robbed of about forty per
cent. Of what belonged to them. The
pensioners would ind their stipends
would only buy for them about sixty per
cent. Of what it now buys. ard the in
sured would ind that when their poll
cies matured they would only get one-half
OF what they expected. They would get,
TO be sure, the same actual number of
dollars. but each dollar would only go
about half as far as a gold standard
dollar.
While we are upon this subject. we
desire to direct attention to the state
ment of the Providerss Institution for
Savings. the Beehive Bank. as it is popu-
larry called. which is published in our
news columns. 1t is, in itself, an elo-
uuent lesson in the cause of sound
money. This bank owes its depositors.
nine out Of ten of whom are poor people.
over eight millions of dollars. This is
protected by nearly nine millions Of as
sets. We print a tabular statement of
these, which shows that fully eight mill
ions OF these assets consists in stocks
and bonds of the government and Of the
counties and cities of this State and in
bonds and mortgages, secured upon real
estate. All this vast sun of eight
million dollars would be discounted about
forty per cent. by a SILVER victory. It IS
true a large part II the bonds may
have a geld ~c,@uss. but It must be re-
membered that the Bryanite programme
includes Congressional legislation to
make such gold clauses invalid.
In the case of this bank alone. the vic
tory of Bryan and the Chicago platform
would mean a loss TO the poor people OF
this city Of about three million two hun
dred thousand dollars. Do the voters
propose 10 rob Themselves in this Mav2
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
Gcorge Eiaos,s Green eyes.

Another pen portrait Of George Eliot
has been given TO the world, tAis time by
Mrs. Katharine s. Maequosd. Mrs. Mac
duoid, like Mrs. Lynn Linton. and the haif
dozen or so ether writers who have dur
ing the last twelve months described the
personal appearance Q. the autheress Of
Adam Bedes' and ''Silas Marner.s Is
particularly hattering. IF ! must be
frank" she says. writing In the Young
Woman George Eliot Was very plain
much plainer than any Of her portraits
make her out to be; her mouth was re-
pulsive, and seen in some Lights the nose
seemed to protrude unnaturally over the
mouth: Il did not In reality, but one some
times received that impression. Her eyes
We're Of that greenish hue seen Ia the
hAzeinut; you might almost say that they
We're hazel eyes shot with green. They
were not at all prominent, but had sucs
. wonderful look In them as she gazed al
you. or rather scanned You In q curious
sidelong manner peculiar to her The onis
person whom ! can think Of with eyes
ike George Eliot was Home. the Me
dunn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
SENATORS At THE SEASIDE
Thirteen Law Makers Defy Popuia,
Superstition at Beach Haven.

CHcSA1t - tst Se7s-H CstE It&ES-
TRENTON. July 81. 1Sss.-Clerk in
Chaneery Lewis A. Thompson arrived at
his office IN the Capitol yesterday, well
Drowned after his trip along the Jersey
coast.
On Friday last he with c. S. Hoffman,
went to Beach Haven. where they we're
the guests of Senator Engle, Of Ocean
county. Senator Engle had invited all
the mernber of the New Jersey Senate
to go down and spend a few days at his
beautiful! hotel "Englesfde."
Enough Senators took advantage of the
invitation fer President Williams to
have called the New Jersey Senate 10
There were thirteen present. ard despite
the traditional ill-luck attributed to the
number, Senator Thompson said he never
had such a glorious time In his experience
as a Senator which, by the way, dates
back to 1884 There were present Senators
s ssaeesi q 81 5e1 ambaTiah 81 A'ls William 2 * &.
HUDSON: Richard 5. K nibiaa 81 Hu RslT &.
+ a09 SISSY Waai agor.g & Rsss asic5 5ae9b g aoq g.
Ward. Of salem and William & Parry,
Senator Smith, of OCEAN, and Assembly
man FlsrnMing. Of Hudson.
Senator Engie provided a yacht for his
the day fishing. Senators K1hf and
thompson catching the largest strings of
weakish. In the afternoon a native
clambake, with baked oysters. clans and
roast corn, was enjoyed by these lawnak-
ers of New Jersey.
The Senators say the living at "Engle-
side was particularly good, and 4 bill ii
fare of thet Sunday dinner seen at the
State House yesterday comprised every
thing s~easonable and would Certainly sat
isfy the taste Of the most fastidieus epi-
cufean.
Some Of the Senator's took a steamer
Sunday afternoon to Atlantic City, where
they were guests Of the proprietors #
Haddon Hall. They remained over night
ard were royalty entertained.
Senator Johnson was accompanied TO
Beach Haven by his wife. and they will
remain AZ the EngIssde for q few DAYS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
NORTH AUDSOD'S PLEA
County Board for Equalization
Of Taxes Makes Reductions
on Assessments.
on ASSESSMENTS.

The County Board for the Equalization
Of Taxes met yesterday afternoon IN the
Cour House. Mr.. William H. Starr,
General Manager of the North Hudson
County Railway Company, made a strong
protest against Assessor O'Donnelps valua-
ton of the company's elevator at the
West Shore ferry. The valuation is
100000, the same as last year.
Mr.. Starr said that the elevator had not
been in use since last July. when the
eompany's line UP the hillside was COM
pleted. Under the circumstances the val
uation IS considered excessive. as the
mpan IS deriving no revenue from the
elevator. Mr.. Starr asked tina the valu-
alton be reduced TO sT0,oOo, and an adj
ditional valuation be placed on the new
road.
Assessor ODonnelI was asked his opinion
on the subject, n he said he thought
the company's request was only fair. He
had fixed the valuation the same as last
year, and suggested to Mr.. Starr to come
before the Board.
COMMISSIONS Morgan asked If the eie-
vator had been permanently abandoned.
Mr.. Starr said he was not prepared to say
that Il had; but It certainly would not be
used for some time, if at all. The de-
o.-4 tC10CtAO41 Il est,p0 WAS tTd6IEQ
made, and Assessor ODonnell was in
strueted 70 put a valuation OF $500 on
the new road. The difference will be
made up BY assessing some riparian
grants in Weehawken.
Commissioner Mclean, in going over
Assessor ODonnelfs books. discovered
five grants Of water frontage Of the
Kings estate extending 400 feet. This
property is subject 10 taxation, and AS
SCISSOR O'Donnell was instructed 10 place
a valuation on il.
James Trainor of Harrison appealed
from q valuation Of $500 placed on his
property. He is willing to sell it for $500.
Assessor McCabe said the property was
not worth more than $500. but he had
adoHted his predecessors figures. The
Cabe with power.
Commissioner Mclean asked Assessor
McCabe If he had added anything TO the
valuation of the lots along the water
ally returned at from SIS to s25 a lot. The
Assessor said he had added SIS TO each
Don't you think those lots are worth
500 each?D asked Commissioner Mclean.
= wouldn't give SIS apiece for them"
answered the Assessor.
Commissioner Mclean called his etten-
tion to the fact that the Board of Free
holders had declared them to be worth
500 each. that is the lots near the ap-
preach to the new bridge. Mr. Mccabe
said they might get toiba worth that when
the bridge is built; but the bridge IS not
built yet.
George Wilson protested against the
valuation of $1,000 placed upon two lots
he owns in Midland avenue, Arlington.
He said they were not worth more than
$500 Assessor Matthews said that the
town authorities had paid 5000 for q lot
and q half two blocks away to be used
for a site for a fire engine house. The
| appeal viii be considered.
The Board viii meet this afternoon for
| the last time 10 hear appeals.