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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
LAST NIGHTS PLAYS.
"a Knotty Affair." at the Opera
House-ShOWs at the
Academy.

"A Knotty Affair" proved to be last
night q strong attraction, and the dis
agreeable weather did not prevent the
New Opera House from being crowded
by an audience that wanted to see and
laugh. The play is u sparkling comedy
replete with good music, good songs and
good dancing. 1t was produced by Jonn
G.. Rice and his comedy company, II
from the moment the curtain arose in the
first act until 1t fell in the last, shouts of
merriment and applause filled the cozy
theatre.
The comedy has a plot which permits
the widest scope for farce comedy II
every opportunity afforded by it has been
utilized by the company. Wilhelm Van
Keuren made love to u strong minded
woman and she declared after he had
Kissed her, that they were engaged to be
married. Van Keuren repudiated this
declaration aud the woman followed him
from town to town all over the country,
with threats of a suit of breach of prom
ise. In despair Van keuren abandoned
his own name aud assumed that OF j.
Proctor Knott, never thinking that any
man possessed such a name. There did
happen to be a j. Proctor Knott who had
deserted his wife, and by a strange coin
cidence had assumed the name or VIII
helm Van keuren to avoid arrest. The
genuine Van Keuren was in love with an
accomplished young woman who Was
very jealous of him. Van keuren. as
Knott, was kept lodging the original
Knott's wife, the strong minded woman
who wanted to marry him, aud Il child
over which the genuine Knott was guard
ian.
The curious and laughable situations
brought about by this plot were very
funny. John C.. Rice, the popular COM
edian, assumed the roll Of u bogus j.
Proctor Knott and Charles j. Ross, Il
favorite in this city. did justice to the
character of Van Keuren, These two
were ably supported by Richard j. Jones,
George W. barnum, James Cherry.
James HiDerg, Johu H. Davis, Kate
Toncray. Sally Cohen, Mable Fenton,
Ada Jones, Fannie Hillberg and Bessie
Clayton.
During the performance Miss Ada
Jones sang with feeling "a Letter To
Dear Old Dad" and Charles j. Ross gave
some excellent limitations of we'll known
actors. John q. Rice and Bessie Clayton,
Little Blossom" received much de-
served applause Cor their unique dane
ing. A matinee perform ance will be
given tomorrow and Saturday and the
company will perform nightly during the
week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
MASTERS SALEM oHANcRRY OF NEW

MAsTER's SALEM cHANCERY OF NEW
Between Theodore bill. complainant, and Her.
mann ] Ill and others. defendants.
On biII for partition ana decree FOR sale. James
A. Gordon. solicitor.
BY virtue Of adecree OF the Court OF Chancery of
New ersey. made in tho above cause on the ninth
day of February. eighteen hundred and ninety
ises mentioned aud described in said bill Of com
paint, 1 shall sell at public vendue, to the highest
bidders. OH Thursday, the twenty-fourth day of
pers' Hirst National Bank Builuing). No.
Exchsnse place. Jersey City. at two O'Clock In the
alters Don. in such portions as TO me shall seem
mentioned in said bill OF complaint and therein
described as Follows 10 wit: All that certain tract,
piece or I arcel of land aad premises situate. lying
all being in the city of Jersey City, in the county
larry bounded and described as foiIows:-
BEGINNING ut n point on the soufherlv side OF
Oak street distant Ave hundred and eleven GID
feet. five t5l inches easteriy from the sodtherly
corner Of Oik STREET aud Bergen avenue; running
thence ca, terly along the southerlv line of Oak
street Two huntred ta1l feet to the
mup ,hereinafte named; th4nce southerly
and along the lines OF lot fifty and nj ty.eight
oil said man two hundred t20N feet to the north.
erIy line OF Forrest street: thence westerly along
2M feet TO the easterlv line OF lot seventy.
six t16l on said maOs thence northerly
two hundred 900 feet 10 the point or place or be-
EtBntng. being lots numbers sixty C6Ol to seventy
five ti5) both inclusive, on q map of property called
made by Clerk & Facet CITY
surveyors. intending the inchoate right
said premises of " hicis their hnshands are seized
together with all and singular the hsrsditaments
and appurtenaaceS to the said premises belonging
or in any wise appertatning-
special Master In chancary OF New Jersey.
February ~ lSx&
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
JERSEY ClYY'S CLAIM On MIR. POLAND,

To the Editor of the JERSEY CitV Ne'es:-
l see it asserted, that becau'e Mr.. FOL
and has been appointed State Superln-
tendent, that therefore Jersey City must
lose his services. 1t seems to me that
Jersey City has q claim upon the services
of Mr.. Poland, which he has no right to
ignore. He has laid out a plan OIL WORK
for the schools to pursue for the current
year, which it is his duty to see carried
out TO the end of the year.. Ii he resigns
and leaves his position here, ana any o.
the principals are appointed in his place,
vacancies will be created, and the school
disorganized. Moreover the posi-
ton of City Superintendent Is an import,
ant one, and every opportunity should
be given to the Board of Education
for the selection of the best person Tor
that place, whether at present in Jersey
City, or whether it may be desirable 10 so
outside of Jersey City. For this purpose
all the time possible should be secured By
the Board in order that they may ave
every possible facility to fully consider
the claims of all possible Candidates. Inc
Board should therefore insist upon
Mr.. Poland retaining his present position
until the end of the present school year
dt least. This might not be agreeable TO
any person, who had been pulling poli6i-
cal wires TO secure u coveted position, out
the interest of such persons. are not 10
be considered in opposition to the inter-
ests of the children attending our
schools. The duties of State Superintend-
ent nave occupied but a small portion OF
the time of any of the gentlemen who
have held that position. When Colonel
Fuller occupied that position he found
plenty of time to properly transact the
duties of City Attorney of Bayonne, aud
SO it has been with all others who have
held that office. The chief duties of State
Superintendent for the current year nave
bean performed. There will be nothing
to require much of his time until after
our schools close in June. Therefore
there is no reason why MIR. Poland should
abandon the duty which he owes to the
public schools of Jersey City, in order TO
accept his new position. He should re
ciprocate the good treatment which he
has heretofore received from Jersey CITY.
by remaining in his present position until
the end of the school year.
SCHOLAR.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
DILLON AS P~EACEMAKER.
How His Efforts Were Hampered-No

How His Efforts Were Hampered-No
Differences Now.
At the meeting of the Central Branch Of
the Irish National League. held at No. 1875
Montgomery street Sunday, Mr.. M. b.
Holmes read u letter from John Dillon.
M. p, in reply to resolutions passed by
the League, January 20. Mr.. Dillon said
that he had used all the influence he pos
sessed to bring about peace among the
friends of the irish cause, but had been
hampered in his efforts 10y the extrem-
lists.
"At the present moment" he says in
conclusion, there is no difference of
principle which / crn discover between
the mempe of the majority of the Irish
party and the followers of Mr.. Redmond.
And yet such is the strength of personal
bitterness, the result of the struggle of
the last eighteen months, that every at
tempt TO bring about a reunion of the
party has 80 far failed"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
DisorderIx House RaIded.

Captain McNulty's police on Saturday
night. aided by Detectives McNalIy, Nc
Bride and Clark, vatded an alleged dis
ORDERLY house at NJ. 24 Leonard street.
For sometime past the house bus been
under police surveillance. -Four prisoners
were taken, to wit.-George Seeberger,
claiming To live at No. 925 Second aveuue,
\. Y: George Paterson of No. So Sher-
man avenue, WilheIinina Nav ana Louisa
Wallace. The old gentleman, Frank
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
NEW


'.Scribner' Magazine'' for March.
Scribael's Magazine for March contains
many noteworthy contributions. The
opening pages have the widely announced
last poem written by the late James Rus
sell Lowell. entitled "On Il Bust of Gem
eral Grant" which is in the vein. of Mr..
Lowell's highest patriotism, ranking with
the famous "Commemoration Ode" 1t
includes a facsimile of one OF the stanzas,
showing the authors Interliueations.
Those Interested in artistic subjects will
dnd two articles appealing particularly TO
their tastes-the third and concluding
paper by W. A. Coffin on American IL
Illustrations Of To-day" with examples
If the works OF Abbey, Remnant.
smedley, Frost. Pennen. Bacher,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
AT THE ACADEMY.
What is There This Week and Coming
Next Week.

What is There This Week and Coming
Next Week.
Fritz in Ireland,"a play written for
the late j. *. Emmett, and in which he
did well us to fame and money, Was
played last night at the Academy of
Music with a son OF the dead comedian in
the leading character, supported by a
fairly competent company.
Next week the Academy will be oc-
cupied by Pauline Hall and her
we'll known opera company. Miss Hall
is well known to the people OF Jer-
sev City, who will give her as cordial
n welcome as she received in New York.
She Is of excellent stage presence and
sings well, TWO factors which never fail to
please. Her company is unusually good,
aud the Academy will have neXE week
some of the biggest houses it has seen of
late.
O~feubach's bright opera, MADAME
F~avaft," will be the first one given by
Miss Hall. In the title role she will ap-
pear 10 great advantage, never having
played u part that gives her so much
scope for acting and singing. She is
obliged TO impersonate numerous charac-
ters in the opera, namely. a French peas
ant girl, a waitress, a u lady, Il SOU
brette, an old countess. a Tyrolese
peddler boy aud Venus. Her costumes
and dresses for these characters will be
handsome and costly. Miss Addie Cora
Reed has n pretty part in the role Of
Sesame, Mr.. George Boniface, Jr., will
play the role of Charles Favart, the I'M
fortunate comedian of Bouffe's Theatre,
Paris. William Blaisdell plays the part
OF the Marquis de Pont-SaDle. an old
French roue. a part that was created by
Mr.. Beerbohm Tree, now the principal
character actor of London. The rest of
tho cast is as folio ws:-Hector de Boist-
reau. John Brand; Major Cotiguac.
Arthur E.. Miller: Jeannettor, Cora Dean;
! Ballet, Clara Palmer; Sergeant Jolicouer,
Grace Langley; Corporal Larisoble, Helen
Dunbar. At The Wednesday matinee and
Saturday night Il double bill will be pre-
sented, Trial by Jury" and La Belle
Helene"
Jersey City lovers Of music have a rare
treat before them at the Academy of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
LAY GOULD PRETTY WELL.
Sets Out on a Western Trip, But Takes
His Physician Along.

ootb SAp wa -
His Physician Along.
Jay Gould, his son Howard, and
daughters Helen and Hannah. and DR..
Mum. his family physician, left the
Pennsylvania depot for a Western trip on
the ST. Louis express at thirteen min
utes past two O'Clock yesterday. The
party boarded the "Atalanta," Mr..
GouIa's p ivate car at about fifteen
minutes before two o'clock,
Jay Could looked like n sick man, but
his appearance was better han had been
expected by those who were anxious TO
see him.
DR.. Mum and Mr.. Gould had no set
tied point in view. and he did not kuo W
where the party would make the first
stop. He said Mr.. Could would inspect
all of his Western and Southwestern rail
road properties before he returned. He
could not tell when the Gould party
would bone back.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
SESSIONS COURT.
Yesterdays Pleas Several Interesting
Gases.

Yesterdays Pleas Several Interesting
Cases.
There were several arraignmenss in the
Court of Sessions yesterday. August
Stein plead guilty to assaultlng Patrol
man Terrence Foley. of H%oboken, and
was 1ned SIS and costs. Adam Her
man plead not guilty to the charge of
assaulting Max Volker, at Union Hill.
November s, u was bailed in
5000, Lucia Giordano. a mar
ried Italian woman, and Giovanni
Trovianno pleaded guilty to adultery and
were sentenced to three months imprison-
meut; Michael Coffy. OF Hoboken. pleaded
not guilty to the charge of stealing a keg
of beer; Mary Dougherty, II young girl.
plead not guilty to the charge of steal
ing u watch aud other articles valued at
$17. Alderman Day became her surety
in yN00
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
Newsboy miller Dies From His lpjuri

Newsboy Miller Dies From His Injuries
On February Z. an eleven-year-old news
boy, was run over by a Jersey City and
Bergen Railroad car at Montgomery
and Warren streets. Sunday the boy
died from his injuries in St.
Frances Hospital. Al the time
of the accident it was alleged that the
driver. Martin O'Leary, had showed him
off the car. The case is being investiga-
ted and O'Learv will probably be arrested
on a charge of m~auslaughtsr.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01

Josiah Smith. of No. 2lS Newark we
nue.. was a prisoner in Justice O'Don-
nell's court yestetday charged with grand
larceny by Charles Meyer, of No. 121
Wayne street. Smith had declined to
make proper payments on a watch pur-
chased on the installment plan. The mat
ter was amicably settled and Smith was
discharged
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
Veteran Fred Girard Buried.

Frederick Girard. q veteran. was buried
SUNDAY in the Soldiers Plot In the
New York Bay Cemetery with military
honors. The funeral services were held
in Trinity NJ. e. Church. The Fourth
Regiment drum and fife corps led the
procession to the cemetery.
Mr.. Girard enlisted in a Massachusetts
regiment and served throughout the war.
Manager Girard OF Do~ckstader's Ministries
is his brother.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01

Arthur Williams. z eleven years. of
No. $50 Grove street, fell on a sidewalk
Saturday afternoon. An ink bottle which
he held under his buttoned coat was
to atoms by the little fellows
fall, and some of the sharp, iagged-edged
pieces entered his abdomen. Drs. Dick
Inson and Baumann dressed his wounds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
successful sneuk Thieves.

The residence OF Mr.. E. L. Newman,
No, 90 Ocean avenue. was entered by
sneak thieves Saturday evening. They
secured a gold watch, a diamond ring, a
silver card case and a gold breast pin, in
all valued at $3.50. There were TWO other
robberies on the Hill last week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01

Shen BABY was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was q Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss. she chung to Cnstoria
~5en she had Children, she gave them CassoraS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
A Wrong to Mr.. Davis.

n FULLY w NAAs
A noted Republican politician tells
the startling story this morning that
Justice Davis proposes to use his ut
most exertions at the Democratic
primaries of the districts wherein he
is influential, to elect delegates to the
Mayoralty convention who will favor
the nomination of George B. Fielder,
and will make an open fight on the
floor of the Convention in his name.
We do not believe the story. In the
case of our informant, the wish is
father to the thought. He is a posi-
BILE Mayoralty candidate himself, and
anything like division in the Demo
cratic ranks is irresistibly attractive
to him. He cannot help believing it.
On its own face, the story is improb-
able in the last degree. Mr.. George
B. Fielder has openly declared that
he would not be q Mayoralty candi-
date if Allan L. McDernott was in the
race. He is on record In print to
that effect, and he is not the
man to go back on his word.
Mr.. Fielder is an honorable man,
and a good Democrat, 1t would fill
us with amazement to find him belly
ing his pledges and helping to Gre
ate division in his party on the eve OF
a great struggle. We have the high
est opinion of Mr.. Fielder, an opinion
which is generally shared by his fell
low citizens, and we will not believe
that he would allow his nam to be
used for the purposes indicated. So
much for one end OF the story.
AS for Mr.. Davis, we are almost
equally i~ncredulous. OF course,
MI. McDermott vas not Mr..
Davis preference for Mayor; but
Mr.. Fielder is equally removed from
the interests which Mr.. Davis wished
to foster and protect. If Mr.. Allen
were named, there might be a shade
of probability in the story; but 1t is
absurd to think that Mr.. Davis would
take up q candidate merely to divide
the party without any possible ad-
vantage to himself or his friends.
What good could come of it? Mr..
Davis would, first of all, have
to encounter the most formidable
opposition in his own districts.
Very powerful influences in them
would antagonize him at the pri-
maries. He could by no means OBJ
tain a solid delegation to follow his
lead. In the convention he would
find his delegates opposed to the solid
representation of the rest of the city.
All the fighting strength would be on
the otner side. and there would not
be one chance in twenty thousand OF
his nominating his nan
But ali this is assuming that MIR.
Davis has the desire to antagonize
the will of the vast majority OF his
party. We do not think it is fair to
assume this at all. Finding the cur
REM of affairs setting steadily against
his personal desires, Mr.. Davis, we
have no doubt will go with the tide,
and will do his duty in helping to
nominate Mr.. McDermott as we'll as
elect him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
TIE STOCKHOLDERS OF TIE ORIENTAL

ITO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF TIL
L CARPET Company. a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of New Jersey:-
Take notice that at a special meeting of the
Board of directors Of the Oriental carpet Com
pany: held at I6 Broad way; New York City, on the
4th of January. 1882, the following resolution was
al opted;
whereas. In the Judgment of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Oriental Carpet { ompany. a corpora
tion organized under the laws OF the state of New
JERSEY, 1t is doomed advisa bio and most for the
benefit of such corporation that the same shall be
dissolved before the expiration of the time limited
in its certificate of Incorporation; now therefore
bel
'Resolved, That the officers of this Company be
and they are hereby directed to take the necessary
steps to have the I rental Ca pet Company dis
solved az the earliest possible moment"
Notice Is hereby given that q meeting of the
stockholders OF said corporation Will be hell at
No. 20 Montgomery street. Jersey City. on the 7th
day CT March. 1892. at twelve O'Clock noon, to
take action on the resolution aforesaid.
LEROY ANDREWS.
Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01

in possession of the premises, was too i'll
to appear before Police Justice Davis this
morning. The examination was post
poned until tomorrow morning. The
four prisoners are held as disorderly per-
Snpe
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
Lydia Thompson In Hoboken

At the Hoboken Theatre last night
Lydia Thompson and a well selected COM
pauy appeared before I'M appreciative III
dieuce. Miss Thomson and her company
will be the attraction tonight and at two
performances tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
TUESDAY. MARCH l.. 1892.

This paper is democratic IN principles
and is independent IN it's 0telOS on oI
local questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
Hawthorne and Della Bacon.

hC ~ D0hAh
In the story of Hawthorne's life In Eng
land, there Is nothing more Characters
tic, nothing more noble, than his care for
those Americans who came to him for
advice or aid. Besides numerous in
stances of generosity never heard of by
the public, there WAS a notable one in the
case of Miss DELHI Bacon. casually men
tioued in Our Old Home, under the head
of 'Recoliections of II Gifted Woman"
Without assuming any credit for his
action in the case, or referring to his dis
interested aid to ons who had no other
claim upon him than that she was u
lonely and friendless couutry-woman, he
describes her patient labor in pursuit of
what she devoutly believed to be the true
secret of Shakespenre's identity.
Whether her theories were wholly Wis
ionary or not, she had the courage of her
convictions, opposed as they We're to the
settled belief of the rest OF the world. and
she lived and died Il martyr TO the truth
of history, as she regarded it.
When this SINGULAR woman had ex-
hausted all her financial means. when her
family and friends declined to assist her
unless she would give up her chin erical
pursuit and return to America, she, al
most despairingly, appealed to Haw-
thorne; and be responded in u way that
displayed the nobleness of his heart-the
way in which he aided the ~forlorn enthu-
siast il her direst need. 1t gives one a
higher estimate of human nature to hear
of such unselfishness, such unwearied
patience. and snch rare deticacy as were
exhibited by Hawthorne in extending
the moral aud material aid which she was
too proud to solicit.
The interesting Life of Della B~eacon,n
by Theodore Bacon, published in 1883.
contains some twenty letters of Haw.
th~orne's-therein fur the first time made
public-which charming,y~ display, in the
words of Mr.. Bacon, 1.-THE noble generosity,
theunwearying patience, the exquisite con-
sIderateness with which for two years he
(Hawthorne) W. unstinted help. even of
that material sort which she would not
ask for, TO this lonely country women"
In n postscript TO one of THESE letters to
Miss Bacon, Hawthorne writes. IN almost
Apologize terms:-You say nothing
about the state of our funds. Pardon
me for abiding to the subject, but you
promised me to apply to me in case Of
need. 1 am ready" Could an Offer of
assistance be- more delicately expressed?
If there were no other proof Of Haw-
thorne's appreciative regard for the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01

~friendless, it shines forth brightly In these
private ters.-HorGtiO Bridge, IN H0r-
per'S Magazine for March.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01

The E0ening Journal is bowling for
a citizens candidate. Well, what's
the matter with Allan l.. McDsrmott?
The Journals true candidate is
Orestes Cleveland. He sticks out of
every line of the traitorous sheet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01

A coon many people seem anxious to
make "A little capital out OF the South
Cove victory by loud talk, all the
hard work being done. Would it not
be II good idea to leave it in the same
safe hands that have so ~skillfully
managed it through the perilous
mazes of the law courts2
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01

THE duty OF the Republican party
as good citizens is to nominate the
weakest man they can get and give
Allan McDermott a practical walk
over. But the best thing they can do
for the Democracy is put up their
strongest man, and compel that party
to come out in full force TO beat him.
What we want is a sort of dress re-
hearsal for next November.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01

WI have not heard OF any progress
being made with that fire escape bill
at Trenton; but we notice that thirty
girls we're nearly roasted TO death in a
Newark factory yesterday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
HELP WANTED.
BOARDERS WANTED.

WANTED.-TABLE BOARDERS. BY THE DAY
w or week; first class meala Mrs. Clayton, No.
12l York street, rear.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-01
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