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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

LoED5N, May a. The will OF the late
NJ. Jonu Bright was sworn to-day. The
t"staior belleathes an estate valued 1t
fSl, lsi 70 his children. The will contain,
no public requests,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

The elegant residence OF Col. John
Bracewell at North Adams, Macs, was
burned Thursday night. Loss, $4,000;
insured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

wAsHINaroS. May 23..-R9hert Powell, q
colored labDrer In tho city poss-otfiae here,
was to-day arrested by inspectors in the oct
Of riting 9 registered package.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

Blighting frosts damaging growing crops
are reported in various parts Of Indiana
Thursday night,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
,.ard coo, M n smoKe,

sioux CITY, IA, May "A. --Three large
lard tanks ut the Booge Packing house
were burned yesterday. Loss, SIS, 90.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

Mr.. John .. WasaDlra, the new Aneri-
can minister TO S9it2 9r,ana, presented his
credentials 20 President Hammer Friday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
LAYS IT TO THE CHARTER
SALOON KEEPER KENNELLY SEES
Politics IN Il RAID.

He Was at the Myers Hotel Meeting and
|. He Says President Feeney Heard of
It-His Head Is Bandaged This Morn
ing as a Result of the Police Descent
ON His Saloon.
There was lively scrimmage last night
between Patrolmen Doolev and Cannon
and Saloon Keeper John Kennllly at the
latter's saloon, No. $50 Grove street.
Mr.. Kennelly's head is bandaged this
morning and his appearance alone indi-
Gates the probability of his having seriously
collided with the policemen's clubs. He
appeared before Justice w. j. Rouguet
this morning with his shirt front and vest
smeared with blood and swore out war
rants for the arrestof the two officers on a
charge of atrocious assault and battery,
and says he will sell his property and sac
rifice his family if necessary to get justice
in the courts He has secured the services
of ex-Mayor Collins to push his case.
Mr.. Kennedy tells the following re-
markable story:-"I am a kicker
against the new charter and am
not slow in expressing my
ideas to the effect that it will not hold
water. / attended the meeting at Myers
Hotel on Friday night. l met Detective
Donovan on the street the other morning
and in conversation with him was more
than ordinarily bitter in my expressions
against those who have the reins in hand.
MY views, no doubt, were aired among
the police at the Grove street station
house. Anyway, / can prove that Mr..
Feeney, the new president of the Police
Board, gave orders that he wanted my
scalp before Sunday morning, and that
| y11o cif, lod n11f for roid
| was notified by the County Clerk that the
police were 'on to me, also by Freeholder
Kelly, who was pretending to befriend me,
while he was sending the police after
me-"
Mr. Kennedy would not submit the evi-
dence to the reporter.
II was in my saloon" he said, with
several gentlemen last night, one of whom
called my attention to the fact that two
men had crept stealthily through my
hall and entered my back yard. l inn
mediately went to see about it and caught
hold of one of the men and asked him
what he was doing on my premises. did
not see the other. He replied:-I am at
tending to my business"
with that | 'necked' him and was
hustling him through the hallway when
some one from behind said, gruffly:-
Here, what's the matter? and at the
same moment felt the blow of club
over my shoulder When | reached the
light / recognised the two officers in
citizens attire, and was Immediately in
formed that | was under arrest for
assault.
"Seeing a crowd gathering became
angry and asked them for Gods sake not
to disgrace me. resented being collared
by the police, when Dooley struck me
over the head with his club and made a
wound which l was obliged to have
Nd 11rra 1Nbau 1of
hold me at the station house."
Captain Christie Smith had but little to
to say concerning the matter.
my ORDERS" said ne were to arrest
every man caught selling liquor on Sun
day, and intend to push the orders.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
EVENTS In EUROPE,
Dion Boucicault Trying to Prevent the
h Sale of His Copyright to Pay Alimony.
Rg Gable to the United Press

Dion Boucicault Trying to Prevent the
h Sale of His Copyright to Pay Alimony.
By Gable to the United Press.
LONDON, May 81, 1sS9.-Agnes Robert
son, the former wife of Dion Boucicault,
recently secured judgment against the
actor for alimony, which he had not paid,
and the Court gave her permission to sell
Boucicault's English copyright.
Boucicault has entered an appeal in the
case and the court prohibits for the pres
ent the seizure and sale of the copyright
Mr.. Faure, member of the Chamber
of Deputies, has withdrawn the
questions regarding the reported
treaty between France and Hayti that he
intended asking the government during
the discussion of the budget.
Count Menabrea, Italian Minister to
French Minister of Foreign
Affairs, today and assured him
that King Humbert had never intended
to visit Strasburg while the guest of EN-
peror William, as had been reported,
1t is rumored in Paris that King Hum
bert renounced his intended visit
to Strasburg in Difference to telegram
from Queen Marguerite from Rome ap-
pealing to him not to give such an affront
to the French.
The Prince and Princess of Wales re-
ceived Minister and Mrs. Lincoln today
at the Marlborough House.
Mr.. Robert McLane, the retiring
American minister, has sailed for New
York. His wife and daughter will re-
main in Paris for the present.
1t is reported that the Cretan Assembly
had passed vote asking that the Island
of Crete be annexed to Greece.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
CLEARING THE MYSTERY.
PETER M,GEEH-1N, OF I'HILADEL-
PHIA, ARRESTED IN CHIcAGO.


The Police Believe That DIR. Cronin's
Murderers Will Soon Be Arrested
McGeehan Had Made Threats Against
the Doctor-What Part, If Any Did BE
Play?
CHICAGO, May 27, 1Ss9.-The arrest OF
McGeehan, the Philadelphian, who had
threatened DR.. Cronin, it is believed viii
eventually land all the partici-
pants in the foul murder.
Where the prisoner is located could not be
learned, but it is believed that he lies
buried in one of the deepest dungeons
under headquarters in the City Hall.
There were many visits made to that
quarter yesterday by police officials and
several by Assistant Superintendent Frank
Murray, of the Pinkerton agency.
On one of his visits to the Central Sta
tion Mr. Murray was accompanied by
"Bill" Gallagher, whose extensive ac-
quaintance with all classes and characters
in Philadelphia is well known. Ger
tain friends of DIR. Cronin, who
claim to have been instrumental in
bringing about the arrest say that the
prisoner is no other than the missing j.
b. Simonds, who rented the rooms at No.
III Clark street, opposite to Cronin's office
in the Chicago Opera House building,
purchased the furniture and trunk at
Revell's, and after keeping them in the
rooms for while, disappeared with all
the traps found last week in the Carlson
cottage in Lake View.
They further claim that he decoyed DIR.
Cronin away, assisted in the awful strug-
gle that resulted in Cronin's death, and
then aided in the disposal of the body.
There was some mysterious telephon1ng
going on between the police station and
Captain Van Shaack shortly after the
visit of Murray and Gallagher The
detectives are said to be in
possession of the real names and
actual identities of three of the men i'm
plicated i'll the assassination. They are
the two Williams and Simonds. They
also know that the three men skipped to
three different parts of the country, ana
three officers have been sent to locate
them But so far no encouraging reports
have been received. There are also under
constant detective espionage six OF eight
people in Chicago
The police profess to know that Nc
Gcehan is neither Simonds nor the man
Williams who rented the Carlson cottage,
but admit they know nothing about his
being the alleged Smith named by De
tective Cough1in There was rumor last
night that a Chicago barkeeper was also
under arrest, but while the city police de-
MED this, they assert that the principals
and accessories are Chicago people, with
not more than two exceptions All the
suspects will be rounded up for the cor
oner's inquest.
1t is reported this morning that Peter
MeeGahan has sbeen identified as the oc-
cupant of the Clark street fiat and
purchaser of the furniture from Revells.
Neither the police nor the furniture men
will talk If this is correct one-half of the
mystery is cleared up, and the only ques-
tions to be solved are who are the other
participants and who is behind the gang.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
A GREAT. SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
Emmons & Cronan VIII Break Their
Own Big Record.

EnmOn6 q NrOnan WIFI breaK 1nelr
Own Big Record.
Fifty pieces of property is large guam
tity for one firm to dispose of in one day,
especially when that property is in such
desirable localities as Barrow street, Pali-
sade, Bergen, Monticello Harrison and
Garfield avenues, beside plots on other
thoroughfares.
This sale will take place Wednesday
and will be conducted by Emmons s.
Cronan. 1t will doubtless be very sue
cessful, because the title to piece
of property is guaranteed by the New Jer-
sey Title Guarantee and Trust Company,
and every purchaser may feel assured that
his deed is correct. All the properties
are advertised in THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS, and the desirability of the locali-
ties can readily be seen. The public sales
conducted by Emmons & Cronan have
ALWAYS proved successful for both seller
and purchaser and Wednesdays sale, it
is safe to say, will not be an exception to
the rule.
1t will be remembered that the biggest
and most successful sale of real estate
ever held in Jersey City, that of the
property Of the late James Mclaughlin,
was conducted by the same firm. This in
itself will guarantee the success of the
present sale.
The sale will be without reserve, and
the. property will positively go to the
highest bidder.
Some of the property is located on
Newark avenue, and some is near Grand
street, while much of it is scattered about
over the most desirable parts of the
Heights.
Before the SALE. which will begin
promptly at two O'clock fifty-two shares
of Bergen Hall Association stock, of the
par value of $50, the property of the late
Alexander Bonnell, will be sold.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
Tbev Drove AM over the County.

The Phil Muldoon Coaching Club went
to Englewood, yesterday, to visit Father
Jordan's farm. They left the corner of
Newark avenue and Grove street at half
past ten, and drove all over Bergen county
before they could find the place. There
were Sheriff Davis, the two Kelly Com
missioners, one from the Police Board
and one from the Board of Education; the
two Christie Smiths, the Police Captain
and the bowler Fred Kissam, ex-Clerk
Jimmy Connolly of the Assem-
bly,, John German, Street Con
tractor Henry Byrnes, Mike
O'Donhell and his beard, the great Paddy
O'Neil, John Boyd, Fire Commissioners
Conway and Quinlan, Chick McAnally,
who grew so fond of looking at cattle
when he was in the Bureau of Animal
Industry that he wanted to see some more;
Captain Jack Smith, Clerk Wiseman, of
the Court; County Superintendent Jim
Cannon, Colonel Green, William Hunt,
Charley Somers and the great Philip Null
doom himself.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
WHAT ARE THE FIVE OBJECTIONS :
Mr.. Ahrens Says They Are Purely Per-
sOnal and of No Account.

Mr.. Ahrens Says They Are Purely Per-
sOnal and of No Account.
In his elegantly furnished house Mr.
Edward Ahrens was found yesterday. He
had carefully read the long communica-
ton in THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS over
the signature of Charles Lee Meyer, secreT
tary of the Carteret Club. He regretted
that the trouble in the Carteret Club had
been published in the newspaper.
That part of Mr. Meyers statement
that the minutes of the club were changed
l, OF course, know nothing about, not be-
ing MEMBER said Mr. Ahrens.
What are the five objections to you
becoming a member of the club that he
refers to?"
''They are purely personal and don't
have nothing 10 say concerning them" he
replied
''As the objections stand now, they re-
fleet on your character, Mr.. Ahrens," l
suggested 9ges q tro,v - .t ), ne said aand in
due time all will be explained. am do,
ing nothing personally in this affair, and
the fight has been carried on by my
friends. Frank Jones has charged that
have furnished all the material used by
the newspapers in this controversy. That
is untrue, for l have been
out of town nearly all the time IL mas Deen
carried on, and / have seen a reporter but
once. 1t is also untrue to say that have
been proposed four times for membership.
Once without my knowledge one OF my
friends put up my name and 1t stayed
there four or five days. 1t was taken
down at my request before any action was
taken on it,
This was all Mr.. Ahrens would say, and
Mr.. Lewis McIyer, a member OF the CLUB,
was even more reticent. He declined TO
say what the five objections to Mr.. Ahrens
are, and refused absolutely to be inter-
viewed. He is one of Mr.. Ahrens' warm
supporters, and referring to him, he said
81 nave every confidence in him, and re-
spect him very much.
Secretary Charles Lee Meyer, OF the
club, who said that there were five objec-
tions against Mr.. Ahrens for membership,
refused positively to make known what
they were He said that the Membership
Committee had the matter in hand, and
that if the members of it chose to make
them known and directed him to give the
information he would do so, but not until
then.
''My fight personally" said he, sis not
against Mr.. Ahrens, but it is against his
friends who desire to amend our constitu-
ton to suit their purposes. Under this
constitution we have elected more than
one hundred members, and also have re-
fused to receive men whose names, If you
heard them, would surprise you very
much Under these circumstances am
going to fight for the constitution as it
now is and am in the fight to win"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
in two parts; one hangs in front of the
wearur and the other behind.

IN two parts; one hangs in front of the
wearer and the other behind.
On his hands were drawn the white silk
gloves embroidered upon the back with
the cross, to remind him of the time at his
ordination when his hands were anointed
for the saying of mass. Then the mitre
was replaced on his head and he received
the crozier.
The Abbot went to the foot of the altar.
On his right were the Arch Priest, the
Rev. Father Smith, o. G. F., of Engle-
wood; the Deacon of the Mass, and the
Deacon of Honor. On his left were the
Sub-Deacon of the Mass and the Second
Deacon of Honor.
Then Abbot Hilary said the pontifical
high mass, which differed from the ordi-
nary solemn high mass in that the introit
and prayers were read at the throne in
stead of at the altar. The "Gloria in
Excelsis" and the "Credo" were intoned at
the throne also.
After the mass the Abbot bowed his
tall form and knelt at the altar for few
minutes in silent prayer, and then with
drew to the sacristy.
FATHER HOGAN breaches.
The Rev. Father Thaddeus Hogan, of
Trenton, who has just built him mag
nificent new church, which will be dedl-
Gated in week or two, preached most
splendid sermon. He pictured the course
of the parish for the last twenty years,
calling attention to the difficulties which
had to be overcome and of the great
amount of debt that had been wiped out,
and then told the people how they should
love the pastor, who, with the aid of the
Almighty Father, had raised up so fine a
church to the glory of God.
Father Hogan is a fine-looking man, six
feet high, with a full and musical voice,
impressive in expression, and distinct IN
utterance. 1t may be that he seemed
more distinct because the sermon was in
English, while all the prayers, of course,
were in Latin.
Among the priests present were the Rev.
Father Patrick Corrigan, of the
Church of Our Lady of Grace, Hobo
ken, who was the first pastor of st:
Bridgets; the Rev. Father Hennessy, of
ST. Joseph's; the Rev. Father Cody, of ST.
James, Newark; the Rev Father O'Con-
nor, of East Newark; the Rev. Father
Charles Kelly, of ST. Mary's; the Rev.
Father Gillian, of st. Lucy's; the Rev.
Father Edward Kelly, of ST. Lucy's; the
Rev. Father Murphy, of Weehawken; the
Rev. Father McKeever, of st. Cecilia's,
Newark; the Rev. Father Murphy, of
Englewood; the Rev. Father Cassidy, of
ST. Peters; the Rev. Father Ter Woert,
of St. Johns, and the Rev. Father Cahill,
of the Church of the Holy Rosary, of New
York.
And the very proudest man in the
church, or in Jersey City, for that matter,
was the Rev. Father Henry Hanley, pas
tor of the parish.
He said so.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
A Retreat at 81. Mary,s.

A retreat was begun at st. Mary's
Roman Catholic Church last evening for
the men of the parish, and will continue
for one week. The daily services
are mass at five o'clock a. m,
followed by an instruction; eight,
a. m., instruction repeated. The evening
services will consist of a recitation of the
rosary and sermon, followed by the bene-
diction of the blessed sacrament.
The Feast of the Ascension will be OBJ
served in all the Roman Catholic churches
on Thursday.
There is to be public examination of
the boys of St. Mary's Institute this
and Wednesday afternoons, at three
O'Clock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
Too Fond of Flowers.

Giovanni Guragilla, Pietro Antisetti
and Simone Corocci love the beauties
of nature not wisely but too
well. This morning they were
fonnd in Kings Woods, tearing
down every cluster of May blossoms
they could lay their hands on.
Policeman Cooney and Station
Master Thomas Murray, of Wee
hawken, interrupted them and escor-
ted them to the police station. Re
corder Seymore fined them each 50,
and ''Tommy" confiscated the flowers
to decorate the Council room for the
meeting of the Board this evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27

George Baker was arraigned In the
Court of Sessions this morning on charge
of assault and battery. He pleaded guilty,
and John Tebbins, of Hoboken, made the
same plea ON an Indictment for breaking
and entering at Hoboken. Philip Kreimer,
indicted for stealing pair of
pants, declared his innocence,
and Charles Jones pleaded guilty
to having burglarized the store Of Elias
Cohn on Newark avenue and stolen
eighteen suits of clothes valued at $3.50
James Deem, of the Town of Union, ad-
mitted that he stole a razor valued at 81,
and John Smith pleaded guilty to a sim
liar Indictment. William Smith ad-
mitted that he was guilty of the larceny
of pair of shoes from
Adam Smith, of Hoboken. Mi
chael Hughes pleaded not guilty to
the Indictment for stealing shoes, and
Helman Ehlers pleaded the same to a
charge of stealing hot house plants
valued at $50. Patrick Brady declared he
did not commit an assault and battery on
William wilkins. Lizzie Finnigan ad-
mitted that she stole two cans Of milk.
James Reilly pleaded guilty to breaking
and entering freight car, and Margaret
Viller pleaded not guilty to an assault
and battery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
RUMPUs IN A LUMBER YARD.
A Drunken Quartette Chooses Queer
Place for a Carousal.

A Drunken Quartette Chooses a Queer
Place for Carousal.
Kate Hill, of No. 240 Fifth street; George
Barton, of Jersey avenue; Michael Nc
Namarra, of Erie street, near Elev-
enth street, and Agnes Carnard,
with no home, were arraigned be-
fore Justice Stilsing this morning
charged with being disorderly persons.
They went into Frank Coles lumber
yard on Jersey avenue, near Eleventh
street, ON Saturday evening, drank and
behaved in such disreputable manner
that the people in the neighborhood,
whose windows overlook the yard, were
compelled to complain to the police.
When the policemen entered the yard
Mcnamara jumped the fence and ran
away He was subsequently arrested.
The Hill woman was sent to the peni-
tentiary for thirty days, the two men
were paroled and the Carnard woman was
remanded for further examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
A small Boys Big Knife.

Fred Watson, a small boy of Hopkins
avenue, has started out in life evidently,
with the idea that he will make a desper-
ado. In quarrel this morning with
James Mack, aged fourteen, of No. IS
Beacon avenue, he let his angry passions
rise, and, whipping out q good sized
ponent's left thigh. Mack was taken
to the Third precinct, from whence he
was removed to the City Hospital. His
assailant in the meantime had got away
and the police are looking for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
New work for the Blind Preacher.

During the vacation which has been
given the pastor of the Scotch Church
the Rev. Thomas Houston, the blind
preacher, so Familiarity known and well
beloved, will act as assistant to the Rev.
David Mitchell. Mr.. Houston will preach
morning and evening, and will conduct
the prayer meeting in the church at a
quarter to eight He will also take charge
of the PASTORS Bible class on Sundays
at half past three p. IN. The Scotch
Church was we'll filledyesterday morning,
and crowded in the evening, and Mr..
Houston gave two excellent characteristic
discourses. The singing was very good.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
Look Out for Them.

There are more skin clothing concerns
inthis city than are to be found anywhere,
unless it be New York. They start in one
place, say Chicago, under one name,
tbust up,' then take another
name Of the family, and so
on until the names of the
entire family are used. Then they come
Jersey CITY. Our people do not need to
be taken in, however, when we have such
a reliable concern as G.. w. Clerihew, the
clothier
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
trying to Make Them Peach.

Colonel Grimes still has in the. dark
cocted the scheme to break jail. None of the
men have given away the names of their
confederates yet and every effort is being
made by the warden to ascertain their
names. The alleged conspirators will be
kept in close confinement until the
warden dispairs of making any of them
.sneachN
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
He Choked His Landlady.

Emil Lauer rents part of house from
Mrs. Elizabeth Serberting, at No. PAS
Newark street, Hoboken, and when she
went there to collect her rent some weeks
aoo Taner. it is charged, grasped her nv
the throat and threatened to kill her. She
caused him to be indicted for assault and
battery and the trial was held TODAY at
the Court of Sessions. 1t resulted in a
verdict of guilty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27

Nelson Campbell, the milkman lately in
the employ of Weastsell, the Monticello
avenue milkdealer, who was arrested on
Saturday evening charged with
stealing $40 from Weastsell
was arraigned before Judge
Wanser this morning. His examination
showed that Campbell had collected
about S37, which he had not turned in to
his employer. Campbell was committed
for trial