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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
The I0eth Session Convened in
Saratoga.

SaE6tOSds
SARATOGA, n Y, May IL, 1894.-The
106th General Assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church of the United States opened its Sc s
sions at eleven O'Clock today in the auditori-
um of the First Presbyterian Church, with
sermon by the retiring Moderator Prof.
Willis Green Craig of Mccormack Theo-
logical Seminary, Chicago. Behind the
Moderator sat a row of ex-Moderators. who
have grown grey in the Presbyterian pulpit,
and before hin, were the 600 commissioners
from the 230 Presbyteries all over
the world The galleries were crowded with
report of Chairman Of the Committee Of
Arrangements, thel Rev Fl. II. Trick, rec
ommending the hours for the sessions of the
assembly and the details of the communion
service, which is the order for the evening
session today. According to this the Assem-
bly, will meet at 8 m. and at 2:30 PM,
daily and evening sessions, if they are held, will
be at half-past seven. At three O'Clock the
commissioners will reassemble and proceed
to the election Of q Moderator.
The conference last night between the
Eastern and Western men looking to a union
of forces on the candidates for Moderator
proved fruitless and both parties will
William c. Young of kentucky will pre-
SEM the name of Rev. Samuel A. Mulch
more, D. D., the veteran editor of the Phita-
delphid Presbyterian, as candidate for the
Moderatorship, and the Rev Howard Duff
fl cid, d. D., of the First Presbyterian
Church of New York City, will nominate
Rev James Gardner, DID, present Moder-
ator Of the New York Synod Other names
will be presented, and then the rolls will
be called for the viva voce vote. DR.. Mutoh-
more was born in Ohio and graduated
from Centre College, Kentucky, and from
Daville, Ke ntucky, Theological Seminary
He entered the sermon as home missionary
at Bowling Green in 1858. As editor of the
Psesbpteridn be has been a leader in the
fight against Dr.. Briggs
DR.. Gardner will receive the solid support
of the New York Synod, which comprises a
fifth of the commission here. He was
born In Ireland in 1928 and was educated
there in the General Assernbly's College at
Belfast. His ministry was passed
in America, and is regarded as one Of the
most successful pastors In the church. His
ruling as Moderator of the Rochester synod
on the Briggs issues were satisfactory to the
conservatives.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
NOW HUSTLE FOR YOUR FRIENDS.
CADETS OF TEMPERANCE
Big Row On Among the Sec
tions-A Hot Meeting
Last Night.

The annual meeting of the Grand Sec
ton of the Cadets of Temperance held lest
evening at Clinton Hall on Grand
street was the hveliest meeting ever
held by the section. The trouble
between Grand Patron Everitt Gray, Vice
Patron William Dingwall and Deputy Ed
ward Schult, the full particulars OF
which were published in THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS was the chief topic of discussion.
GRAY and Dingwall were charged by Mr..
Schult with misconducting the affairs OF
their offices, and were suspended from
ton upon their appeal to the
National Section. Dingwall and Gray were
active workers in Fisk Section, and their
activity caused Schult to become Jealous,
and it is charged that he resorted to trickery
to have them removed from office.
The object of last nights meeting was to
elect members to the positions made vacant
by the suspension of Dingwall and Gray.
Each section of the order in the county
was represented by delegates, and as NUM-
ber of them were opposed to electlng new
officers the meeting was made decidedly IN
teresting.
HUDSON AND LINCOLN SAT ON.
The delegates of Hudson and Lincoln sec
tions openly declared that they were opposed
to any plan that would place new officers
in the Grand Section before the National
section declared Gray and Dingwan guilty,
and as it was known before the meeting
that they would take this stand the
other delegate prepared to make
thugs as uncomfortable for them as pos
sible Whenever any of the delegates from
either of these sections made a motion on any
matter, a score of delegates would jump
up from their seats and speak against it.
The delegates from the Hoboken sections
were particularly demonstrative, and special
efforts were made to down Hud-
sons delegates. In past years Hud-
sons Section has always succeeded
in placing many of its members in offices,
and this angered the Hoboken sections
been waiting for an opportunity
to square up accounts with Hudson Sectic@
The opportunity came last evening and the
Hoboken delegates made the best of it,
Every motion was debated until excitement
was at fever heat.
LEFT IN DISGUST.
National Deputy Simeon A. Isley. who
was presiding officer, became disguised ana
left the room. The delegates from Hud-
son and Lincoln Sections followed shortly
after This was at six minutes to
twelve o'clock, and as the hall was only en-
gagged until midnight by Lincoln Sec
tion the members who retired were
planning to have the lights
turned out at midnight, but
the Hoboken delegates were not to be beaten
in that way, aud as soon as the Lincoln and
Hudson delegates retired from the meeting,
they proceeded to elect officers to the
vacancies Mr.. Fl. Jones of Hoboken Sec
tion was elected Grand Patron, and Miss NJ.
Laynan of Welcome Section, Hoboken,
Graud Vice Patron. The Grand Section
then adjourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
ANOTHER BOSTON FIRE.
Valuable Government Records of the
Revolution Destroyed.


Boston, May II, 1s34-State street block,
six story granite structure, bounded by
Atlantic avenue on the east. India street ON
the south, and State street on the north,
was badly damaged, and its contents ruined
by fire and water, early this morn
ing. 1t was used as a United States
bonded warehouse. and a Custom House Off
Ger states that there was over 81 ,O00, 600
worth of goods in the building, and, in his
opinion. the loss will exceed 5000, 900, with
out taking into account the loss on the build
ing This is valued at $780, 600 and is dam
aged to the extent Of $50, 900.
The structure is owned by Mrs. Peran
Stevens of New York. The Custom House,
is close by the burned building, was not in
jured.
The upper floors of the building contained
all the records of the port of Boston from
the time the British evacuated the city to
1889. When the French spoltation claims
were being held these records were OF i'm
1neuse value. The records were simply filled
in wooden boxes They were arranged SO
that access could be had to them readily.
This loss falls upon the United States Gov
ernrnent. OF course the loss Is irreparable.
If is the custom to keep the records at the
Custom House for about five years, then
transfer them to the appr aiseI's stores. The
records from 1889 are now In the custom
House.
The valuable IecOrtS ucotA OJC !. oh ~.
nrjor to the regular formation of the United
States Government They have been stored
in the very top loft in the so-called apprais-
ers' stores. and there they have been care
fully taken care Of by Captain BontWen,
who has been for many years In the United
States Customs service at this port.
At the time Of the evacuation OF Boston "a
the British troops and officials carried on all
the public records at this port when they
sailed for Halifax, and there it is believed
the records are to the present day
although it is believed by some
that they were afterwards trans
ferred to the Government offices in London
However that mey be, the fact is that this
Government has never been able to secure
the return OF these records, nor have any OF
the numerous efforts of American an
tiouarians or historical societies availed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
EX-GOVERNOR PRICE DYING.

NEW York. May II, 1s94-Death will
probably defeat the decree of Chancellor
McGill that Ex-Governor Rodman NJ. Price
of New Jersey shall be committed to jail for
contempt Of court if he does not pay within
five days s31, ,794 on Judgment secured
against him by the Forest estate of Cali
fornia many years ago. The aged ex-Gov-
ernor is now critically i'll at his home In the
Ramapo Mountains, five miles from the vii
lage of Ramsay, in Bergen county. He has
been in bed for nearly two months and his
attending physician is in daily expectation
of death The effects of an attack of grip a
year ago and bis advanced age have made
Aim very feeble.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
Trouble Feared Tonight.

CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, May II. 1894. Both
operators and strikers are making claims
of advantages gained during the pasttwenty-
four hours. 1t is certain that the resump-
tions are not so general as reports would
indicate. Several of the company's claim
that one Of the leading operators who has his
works IN operation is furnishing the strikers
against the others Hainay reports 40
men working at Meyer and 80 men in Fort
Hill mine
The mob that besieged jackson yesterday
dispersed at midnight. Trouble is ex-
pected at jackson and Jimtown tonight,
The company is assembling all of their
deputies at these two plants. The Dunbar
Furnace which was banked on Monday was
fired today, small supply of coke having
been obtained. Two hundred strikers
camped near Hill Farm last night, but of
fered no resistance when the men went to
work this morning
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
ORANKS WORRY MRS. LEASE.

OLATHE, Kan, May II, 1894. Mrs, Mary
Ellen Lease, who has been seriously i'll at
the Deaf and Dumb Institution here for
the past week, shows no signs of improve
ment, and her friends are growing appre-
hensive of her recovery.
Yesterday Mrs Lease received letter
from crank at Creston, Iowa, which reads
as follows
"You are to die May 90 The vision tells
me every night to kill you. and am
content The blood of the Nazarene Is
nv safeguard Mrs. Lease, you were born
a Catholic and must not be president
The Nazarene is my hope and he says to put
YOU out of the way for you inculcats doc
trines are perniciaus. May 20 Is the time
for me to stand over your coffin and weep
for the Nazarene.D
Mrs. Lease believes that she will suffer
bodily harm from uhis crank because, she
says, "As woman of destiny | feel that
/ will one day meet violent and bloody
death for my opinions"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
A VERY SENSIBLE VERDICT.
Didn't Believe a Criticism of the
Shah of Persia Was Crime.


BRUSSELS, May II, 1s94.-A short time
ago ago journalist named Osquarr was
arrested and criminal action brought against
him for hostile criticism in an article in his
paper Of the personal habits of the Shah of
Persia.
The trial of the case against M. Osquarr
took place in crowded court room. The
prosecution showed that Osquarr had char
acterized the Persian monarch as a swinish
brute and had advised his arrest as an alto
gether Objectionable person should he visit
Belgium as it was reported he intended to
do. The public prosecutor demanded Os-
quarris conviction on the ground that Bel
gium had received important commercial
concessionssfrom Persia which might be re-
voked if the insulter of the Shah should be
allowed to go unpunished. The jury was out
but few minutes when they returned with
a verdict of acquittal based upon their be-
lief that verdict of conviction would be
an abridgment of the freedom of the press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
AN IMPORTED CREEPING PLANT

The kobea scandeus Is most remarkable
annual of late becoming popular with lovers
of plants 1t runs up house like a light
ming rod if permitted to have its own way, +,
but may be made to branch and spread SO as
to form an excellent screen. One Of the Cen
tral Park gardeners finds that the plant may
be transferred to the greenhouse upon the
approach of winter and made to keep on
growing indefinitely A kobea is now grow
ing in one Of the propogating houses of the
charge saws that it could be easily made to
serve instead OF white washed glass or tenn
per the SUMS rays to delicate young plants
Neau York ;Satst.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
POLICE WOULDN'T STOP A FIGHT
Bu CabIc to tlle united Preas.

PARIS, May II, 1s94.-At Porpignan yes
terday, four Frenchmen attacked an Italian
workman in the street, and beat him severe
ly Another Italian came to his fellow
countryman's assistance, and stabbed one of
the Frenchmen with large knife. A fierce
fight ensued between the two Italians and
the four Frenchmen, the former using
knives. The police refused to inter
fere, and to save the lives of some Of the
combatants, at least, the citizens intervened
and stopped the battle. All six of the
fighters were injured
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
ENGLAND AND SAMOA.
Ru Gable to the United Press

LONDON, May II, 1894.-The Pail Mall
Gazette discussing the question of British con-
troll of Samoa, says the Germans are ex-
tremely unpopular with the Samoans- Ger
man colonization, the paper says, has always
been failure, and there is no reason to be-
lieve 1t will not continue to be So The
Gazette does not believe that Chancellor Won
Caprivi will strenously oppose British
protectorate over Samoa, which the position
Of the islands and the formation Of the
British Empere indicates is the fittest form
of government for that territory.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
JAILER DAVIS GOES
Sheriff Toffey This After
noon Demanded Posses
sion of the County
Jail.
WANTS IT ON SATURDAY
Davis Supposes He Will Give
It Up, But Will Still Feed
the Prisoners.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Mitchell
Appointed Warden--Republi-
can Assistants.

At two O'Clock this afternoon Sheriff
Toffey gave Tailor Robert Davis his notice
to quit the County Jail. The notice was in
the form of demand for possession of the
Jail, and it reads as follows:
'sOEFIcE OF THE SHERIFF. JERSEY Cry,
May II, 1894.
ssRobert Dauis, Esq;
ssDEAR SIR:-Under the act of the Legis-
lature, passed May, 16, 1894, it appears that
your oiiice of jailer has been abolished and
the Sheriff, to take charge of the Jail and OF
the prisoners. / enclose a copy OF the two
acts relating TO this subject.
III it suits your convenience, desire to
have the formal transfer of responsibility
from you to me, to take place on Saturday
morning, May 10, ten A. NJ
s'Should some different hour on that day
or on Friday better suit your convenience
please notify me and | will govern myself
accordingly.
s'JoHN J. ToFFEY."
ToFFEY ADVISED TO HURRY.
Sheriff Toffey was guided in this matter
entirely by the advice of his counsel, who
assured him that the Sheriff was, under the
recent law, responsible for the safekeeping
of all the prisoners in the Jail. Counsel adj
vised him to serve on Jailer Davis the de-
mand, and he accepted the advice and acted
accordingly. The Sheriff said that he would
not have hurried Davis in this manner had
not his lawyer told him it was his duty to
do SO.
DAVIS SUPPOSES he WILL GIVE UP.
Justice Davis was seen by NEWS re-
porter soon after he received the demand
and he said concerning it that he supposed
he would deliver possession to Sheriff Tofey
as demanded He would have been much
better pleased if the Sheriff had given him
until June to make his preparations to va
cate He said he had on hand large guam
tity of supplies which would prove dead
loss to him unless he had q chance to use
them up.
WILL CONTINUE TO FEED THE PRISONERS.
Davis also said that he would not stop
feeding the prisoners Until directed to stop
BY the Board of Freeholders, who meet this
afternoon. 1t was his intention to notify
the Freeholders of the demand made by
Sheriff Toffey on him. The jailer said fur
thel' that the Sheriff had not made any ar
rangement for feeding the prisoners, and that
therefore be could not do SO even if he
had possession Davis added that he would
be greatly pleased to be permitted to remain
in charge Of the Jall until Tuesday in order
that he might remove all of his furniture
and effects. q could not very well do this
sooner than Tuesday" he said.
THE WARDEN APPOINTED.
Sheriff Toffey has appointed Deputy
Sheriff Edward Mitchell Warden of the
County Jail and when Mitchell takes charge
of it, ne will be aided by number Of Re
publicans who will take the places of those
now employed in the Institution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
AGAINST DIsEsTABLIsHMENT.
Ru CabIe b ttle Unttea Presa.

LONDON, May II, 1894, The Episcopal
archbishops and bishops of England have is
sued circular letter protesting against the
proposed disestablishment of the Church of
Wales, which, they declare, would endanger
the unity of the Church of England. The
bishops particularly denounoe the dis6ndow-
ment proposals, which, they say, appropriate
TO secular purposes ancient gifts intended
for the service of God.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
,S25O.0O
FORA TRIP TO EUROPE
10 Be VOTED TO THE
MOST POPULAR
public SCHOOL TEACHER

In celebration Of its removal totts new
nome, THE JERSEY CITY NEWS announces
grand public voting contest to be carried
on throughout the latter part of May and
June, for the award of prize of $3.50 to
tho most popular teacher in the public
schools of Jersey City or Hoboken, to be
used in making summer vacation trip TO
Europe.
The first voting coupon will appear on
Saturday, May 10.
The last coupon will be issued in the
paper of Saturday, June %.
There will thus be thirty (S0) coupons in
all.
The last day for the reception of ballots
will be Monday, June 25. The contest will
close at noon of that day. No vote will be
received after that hour.
Thejudges will meet on TuesGSH, June 2,
to count the votes and decide on the result.
The award will be announced in the paper
of Wednesday, June n.
The check of THE NEWS for the amount
of the prize will be handed to the winner
Immediately, upon the sole condition that
he or she shall sign pledge upon honor to
to use it in making "trip to Europe, accord
ing to the conditions OF the contest.
Many interesting and useful pointers will
be given in these columns as to how the
money may be applied to the best advan-
tage 1t ls expected that may liberal offers
from excursion managers can be placed at
the disposal of the winner. THE NEWS,
however, will not give excursion tickets on
limit or control the winner in any way
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
OVertaken For Burglary He
Shot Through the Heart
One of His Pris-
Oners.
OVERPOWERED BY THE LATTERs FRIENDS
Claims to- Be a New Yorker, and
Says He Was on the Road
Only Three Weeks.

LINCOLN, Mass, May II, 1s94.-Aboui
two O'Clock this morning Mr.. James Farral
of this town discovered two men in his
room. He arose from his bed and the men
jumped from one of the windows. FarraI
dressed himself and summoned assistance,
and he and several other citizens followed
the burglars, who were joined in the street
BY three other men. The pursuers followed
the men to Weston, four miles from here,
and came up with man supposed to be one
of them He was building a fire near the
railroad track, and as soon as he saw Farrar
and his companions. drew revolver
and ordered them to stop. They
continued towards him, however, when he
levelled his weapon, took deliberate aim and
fired three shots, one of them piercing Mr..
Farrar's heart, killing him instantly. The
murderer was overpowered and captured by
Mr. Farrar's companions.
Mr.. Farrar was prominent man IN the
town. He lived in South Lincoln, near the
Lincoln depot on the Fitchburg road He
was a member Of the Board Of Assessors, a
school committeeman and a town constable.
DENIES THE KILLING.
The man arrested gives his name as Will
lam Barrett, aged tffty-one years. After
being locked up he talked freely with the
officers and others present. He says he is a
wood turner by trade, and lived on Twenty
fifth street, New York He left home about
three weeks ago and has been on the road
ever since. He says he did not kill Mr.. Far
rer, but that the others in the excitement
must have killed him
When searched he was found to have a
regular burglars kit in his. possession, con-
sisting of chisels, bits, dark lantern, etc.
He also had an open face Swiss watch,
which was identified as the property of an
other Lincoln citizen. He also had a pair of
rubber-soled shoes in bag which he carried
hung to his neck by string. When asked
where his companion went to he replied
that he had no companion; that he was
travelling alone and knew nothing about the
burglary at Mr.. Farrar's house. Barrett is
an Englishman, five feet inches in height,
dark complexion, black hair and moustache
mixed with gray, and brown eyes. But
little if anything is known OF the man, but
the Boston police were notified of his arrest
STRUCK BY A CLUB.
Barrett has bad cut on the back of hi
head the result of blow he received from {
club in the hands of Edward Farrar, brother
of the dead man, who was one OF the pur
suers, and struck him with club to over
power him Barrett says the wound wa
made by pistol ball, but this is not true.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
DIED.

KIRwEN.-At HobolSen, May IS, 1894. Mary Kir-
wen. aged sixtytwo years. widow Of Peter kir-
!,
Relatives and friends are invited to- attend
funeral from her late residence, No. S2s Park ave
nue., on Friday morning May Is, at ten O'Clock:
thence to the Church of Our Lady of Grace. where
solemn requiem mass1fi i'll be held
iberia Harry NJ youngest son of Charles w.
and Ida j. Sturges, aged three years and four
months
Funeral private
WREGE.-On Wednesday May 49, 1894, Catherine,
beloved wife of Frederick Wrege aged hfty-
three years.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
ull v invited to attend the funeral from her late
fesidence No 1872 Philip street, on Friday May Is,
art two P. NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
TOM LEARY RELEASED.
Bu Gable to the United Press.

DUBLIN, May II, 1s94-Mr Edmund
Leary, ex-member of Parliament for the
South Division of Sligo, announced in a
speech at Ennis yesterday that through the
efforts of Mr.. William Redmond, MP, Tom
Leary, who had been serving a ten years.
sentence in Glare Prison, had been released.
Leary was sentenced two years ago for al
legged agrarian crimes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
They Fear the strikers.

HARTsHoRNE, l. T., May II, 1S94-In an
ticipation of the threatened movement Of
the striking miners of Lehigh and
Coal Cite, United States Marshal
McAlester, acting upon the in
structions OF Attorney General Olney has
sworn in 200 special deputies. The miners
are growing turbulent. and serious trouble is
feared if the strike is not soon settled
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
NEW FIRE TELEGRAPH LINEMAN

The Fire Board held a special meeting last
night and appointed Thomas M. Jones
lineman Superintendent of Telegraph
Speicher at recent meeting complained
that he could no longer perform his duties
with but one assistant He declared his
health was being ruined by overwork The
Superintendent will now have two assistants.
One man will be kept at the bell tower
while the other straightens out crosses.
Jones is an experienced Gneman, and left the
employ of the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company to accept the new posi-
ton
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
coal Supply Runniuu Low,

ST. LOUIS. No., May II, 1894 The scarcity
of coal is causing great anxiety to the Water
Commissioners of this city, The supply Of
coal now on hand will not last moro than a
week.
dealers in Ohio and Arkansas for coal, but it
is feared they viii be unsuccessful, and the
supply Of water will be at low ebb.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
ANARCHISTS DISPERSED BY POLICE
Bv Cable to the United Press.

PARIS, May II. 1s94-A procession of
Anarchists paraded the streets of Roubaix
last evening shouting Down with France, !"
'sVive rInternationale," ETC. The demonstra-
ton became so noisy that the police inter
fered, when they were attacked by the
Anarchists. A reserve force of police
quickly arrived on the scene and in the en-
suing fight several Anarchists were severely
wounded. Six of the ringleaders were