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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
oREBLMAN GUARANTEED.

QUARANTINE, S. T., May IA, 1885,
The Ward line steamer Seguranca, Cap
tain Hoffman, arrived this morning from
Mexico and Havana, bringing 6S cabin
passengers Eighteen passengers were
unable to produce certificates of acclimati-
zation from Doctor Burgess, U. S. Medi-
cal Inspector at Havana, and they were
transferred to Hoffman Island, where they
will be detained until tomorrow afternoon
Among the detained passengers were
Messrs. Creelman, Lawrence and Biddle
Cuban war correspondents for New York
City papers, who were ordered to leave
Havana by General Weyler. The cores
pondents were most anxious to proceed
with the steamer to the city, but the
health officer was unable to allow them to
CO. They were SEM to Hotel Hoffman in
the lower bay. They will be released
about four P. M. tomorrow.
1t is said that Creelman and Lawrence
have in their possession brass and copper
tip bullets, which it is alleged the span
ish have been using in Cuba against the
Cubans. The use of such missiles is said
to be prohibited by the Geneva Treaty
and Creelman, it is declared, will bring
these samples to Washington where they
will be laid before the United States Gov
ernment.
DR.. Delgado, who was said to have ar
rived on the Seguranca did not sail from
Havana on that vessel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
RUINED BY RAINES.
Sad circumstances Preceded tb
Death of EHrs. ScofieId.

NEW YORK, May IA, 1SS6.-The woman
found dead yesterday morning in the creek
in Mosholu Parkway, and who was at first
thought to have been murdered, was posi-
lively identified at the Morgue this morn
ing by her husband, William, Scofield, as
that of his wife Sarah. John H. Kings
ton, of No. S36 East 16Sth street, friend
of the family, identified the clothing and
body yesterday as those of Mrs. Scofield
The husband was deeply affected when he
saw the body.
Until the Raines law went into effect
Scoield and his wife kept a hotel at Ar
monk, Westchester county. After that
they found it impossible to raise enough
money to pay for the license and they
gave up the business. On Monday last
MIR. Scofield came to this city. On Sun
day his wife had been driven to Tarry-
town in a wagon by the hired man, named
Peterson, where she was to pay a visit
to some friends. When Peterson re-
turned to Armonk he told Mr.. Scofield
that his wife instead of stopping at Tarry-
town had continued to New York Mr..
Scofield said that his wife had suffered
for several years with heart disease, and
that this had been the cause of her death
Mr.. Kingston will take charge of the
funeral arrangements, and the interment
will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery
probably tomorrow forenoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
FACTS FROM JAPAN.
The Bicycle Prot ctfon Scare Mere
Poppycock-Progress in SILK.

SAN FRANCISCO May IA, 1S9s.-Edwin
Dunn of Ohio, Minister to Japan, who has
arrived here after three years absence
as the representative of this Government
IN the land of the Mikado, has a fund of
information regarding that country
The supposition that Japan had grown
arrogant after her victories is entirely
wrong. And about Japanese manufactured
goods and Japanese laborers coming here,
there has been an unnecessary excitement.
1t is all poppy-cock. There is nothing in
it at ALL | get letters constantly and
from all over inquiring about these mat
tiers. can only give one answer 10 all. I
bicycles.
well. there is no such thing as a jap
anese. bicycle The bicycles that people
states or in Europe and SO they Will con-
of that 90
In her own line Japan is going ahead
end rapidly, too. refer now to silk goods
and she is making great efforts. too. in
cotton goods and cotton yarns. In the lat
ter lines they may affect European inter
eStS, but won't affect ours
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
SPENCER SUIT CLOSED
The General Permitted to Pro-
duee Additional Proof Mrs.
Spencer's Denial.

Today the testimony in the divorce suit
of General Bird E. Spencer against his
wife. Mrs. Fanny Spencer was closed,
and Mr.. Washington B. Williams, the
advisory master, is now going over the
testimony preparatory to advising the
Chancellor as to the decree.
The suit was partially closed some time
ago, but the Master was not satisfied
with the Generals proof and the case
was about to go to pieces when Coun-
seilor Moors for General Spencer plead
ed that diligence had been exercised in
preparing the evidence; but some facts
the General could not procure in time.
Leave was given to submit additional tes-
timony as to the infidelity of Mrs. Spen-
Ger. OF course the defendant had the
right to rcbut any additional proof and
this Mrs. Spencer did today. She de-
MED any improper conduct with Charles
Russell at her apartments in New York.
At no time, she said. had she been guilty
of admitting men to her rooms and GER
tainly none had ever passed the night
there. These facts were charged against
her by the General
Counsel on both sides presented their
arguments and practically the case is
closed.
A decree may be expected within a
month and it is understood that the
General will be beaten. One of the
lawyers connected with the case says
that the charges against Mrs Spencer
are vague and anything but specific He
said, however, that the General had great
difficulty id n5oducing witnesses who
would tell what they had seen. On the
other hand, Mrs. Spencer's friends claim
that she met every charge and will come
out with her name untarnished.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
FAITH OURIsTs CELEBRATE
Basn aud Cold Water DO Not
Darnpen Thrsr Desire for Baptism.

The Faith Curists. of Mount Zion,
Greenville, today celebrated the ami
versary of the Ascension of Christ Ow-
ing to the had weather the attendance
was not as large as was expected, but
toward afternoon the members of the
band arrived and the services began
Prayer was offered after which the bap-
tism of several converts took place.
Among those baptized were several mem
bers of the salvation Army. The Mount
2 en- choir furnished the music which
was special for the occasion. Mr. VIM
Marsh, a member of the band spoke
upon the course of his life. prior to and
after his salvation. He did not have any
idea of who God was until the Salvation
Army appeared and he thanked God that
he was able to be upon his feet and
have the power of his limbs that he
might forever wear the garb of a true
and jealous Sa1yatonist.
After Mr. Marsil's address the con-
yerts formed in single file and marched
amid the singing of hymns and the. ut
tering of hallelujahs to the shore, where
each Sone was baptized in the regular,
true Faith Curist style. Despite the
rain and coldness of the water not one
hesitated and all were most warm in
their desire to become good Christians.
After the baptism the band returned to
the chapel for prayer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
THE ooNFBcrIoNERs' DIAMONDS
Worth $4,000 and Abstracted From
the Safe i'm His Stare

NEW YORK, May H. 1s96.-Eugene c..
Akers, who keeps a confectionery store
at No. 273 Sixth avenue, reported to
Captain O'Brien on Tuesday that some
time during Monday night he was robbed
of diamonds valued at nearly $40, 600.
They were taken from a safe IN his
store, the combination of which was out
of order. Besides the diamonds there
was taken $3.50 in money and a check
for $3.50 The thief got in through a
rear window of the store
Akers kept the diamonds in small
tin box in the safe He discovered the
robbery on Tuesday morning.
Detectives were put on the case and
after making an investigation they ar
John HI. Rydell, former employee Of
Akers, on suspicion of being the thief
Ryden is an adopted son of Akers' par
ents and 'Akers gave him employment
in his store. He discharged him a short
time ago because he found out that he
had been stealing small articles from
him Rydell knew the combination of
the safe, but Akers was not certain
that he locked the safe when he closed
the store on Tuesday
Rydell denied all knowledge of the rob-
berry. None of the stolen gems wera
found in his possession and none of the
property so far has been recovered
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
BLUE GRASS.
Not Originally From Kentucky, But
Taken There From Indiana.

81 notice by the papers that somebody
IN the southern part of the. State wants
said Professor Collett, ex-State Geolo-
gist, 20 an indianapolis Journal re-
porter
"a great many people conterd that if
was first found in Kentucky, but this is
not so. Blue grass is a native of the Wa
bash Valley in Indiana 1t was found by
his solemn, march to Tippecanoe in 1911.
Harrison gathered small army at Ohio
Falls and started north. At Vincennes the
gallant heroes realized that they could not
go 200 miles up the Wabash Without feed
for their horses. General Harrison had
two cribs of corn at Terre Haute, and per-
suaded the men to go on. As they came
on with hungry horses and scant feed
they found the country covered with blue
grass. Six miles west of Newport on the
Collett farm was found a bountiful sup
ply of blue grass. Some places in the bot
tom it was growing three feet high and
such feed had never been heard of by the
Kentucky soldiers. At State Line City
more blue grass was found and from
there to Tippecanoe the whole line of
march was covered with blue grass. The
seed was carried back to Kentucky and
thrive alone in the warm soil and 1t had
to be sown with oats and rye. Mr. Sam
dusky, the father OF the present family of
that name, told me in an early day that
no blue grass grew in Kentucky until af-
ter it was imported from Indiana. Tow
Downing, of Terr Haute, was an ardent
admirer of Henry Clay, and once went to
visit him at his home near Ashland. KY
After seeing the fine farm, we'll set in
blue grass, Downing suggested that Mr.
back to Indiana.
z Tom, don't make fool Of yourself
said Clay. the grandsire Of Kentucky
and in the fence corners Of your fields
We got the seed from Terre Haute ana
the Middle Wabash, and after q hard
struggle got It to grow mere in its present
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
JOHN sTBTsON'S ESTATE,

BOSTON, May IA. 1S96-Lawyer Charles
Pattee, executor named under the will of
the late John Stetson, Jr., was seen by a
reporter yesterday afternoon for the first
time since he wGs taken i'll.
Mr.. Pattee said:-"I think, as near as I
can estimate, that john was worth about
S1,0O0,00O at the time of his death OF
course, I have not been well enough to
look at any of his papers since the day
of his funeral. There was a time when
John was worth nearly $1,000, 900, but his
estate has dwindled considerably.
Il cannot be made to believe that there
will be any attempt on any mans part
to break the will.
Mr.. Stetson was married only twice,
and was divorced from his first wife in
1874. know that at the time of his di-
yorce he was not living with anyone as
his wife. and all that has been said to the
contrary in some of the papers which
have made a sensation of Mr.. Stetson' s
affairs is untrue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
NORTH CAROLINA FOR M'KINLBY
Action of the Republicans-Sena
Eeritchard q Favorsfe SON.


RALEIGH, N. c., May IA, 1Ss6.-The Re
publicans caucused until two o'clock this
morning. 1t was decided that Senator
Pritchard should be nominated by the
State Convention as the party's candi-
date; that A. E. Holton should be re-
elected State Chairman; that a State
Central Executive Committee eff five
should be appointed; that Mckinley
should be endorsed; that the Committee
on Credentials and not the State Execu-
tive Committee should make up the CON
vention roll today, and that certain State
Offices should be left vacant in making
the nomina tons, to be filed by Populists
if the latter decide to cooperate.
A conference committee of five, with
Senator Pritchard as chairman, this
morning met committee of seven rep
resenting those Pcpulists who have re-
helled against Senator Butler eSpier
Whitaker is chairman of this anti-Butler
Committee. It's members claim that
seventy-five counties are represented and
that thirty thousand Populists are inter
ested. Secretary Ayr of the Popuist
State Committee says that really only
eighteen of these anti-Butler men are
here and that half of these are from
Vance county,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
WILL MAKE CHINA PAY.
Bu Cnble to tjls U1aitef5 pyesI

LONDON, May IA. 1S96.-In response to
a request for information in regard to the
recent cession by China to the Russian
Steam Navigation Company of a portion
of the foreshore at Che Foo, which was
claimed by an Enghsh company, Mr..
George N. Curzon, Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of
Commons this afternoon that Her Ma
jesty's Minister ait Picking had sent a cable
despatch to the Government at London
saying that a concession had been granted
by China to a Russian firm at Che Foo,
by which British vested rights were in
fringed. Mr.. Curz9n added that the Minis
ter's despatch also said that he had in
formed the Chinese Government that it
would be held answerable for all injury
to British interests resulting from grant
ing the concession
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
NEW YORK STATE COMMITTEES.
Both Parties to ssold Meetings This
Week


NEW YORK, May "A, 1Ss6-The mem
bers of the Democratic State Committee
will meet at the Hoffman House at twelve
o'clock tomorrow, and it will be the first
meeting of the committee held since the
opening of the campaign last year.
The business to come before the meet
ing will be the call of the State Con-
vention to elect four delegates-at-large
to the Democratic National Convention.
Senator Hill and his friends in the
committee, and they are in the majority.
favor holding the convention at Sara
toga the week after the Republican Ma
tional Convention, about June "a. Some
of the local Democratic leaders want an
earlier convention and they would like
to have it held in this city, but it is
not probable that they will oppose the
will of the majority. The Democrats
of Syracuse want the convention held
there, but they will probably yield to
Saratoga.
Those who favor an early convention
are of the opinion that the Democrats
of New York State ought to put them
selves on record in favor of sound money
as early as pssible in this campaign.
They may offer some resolutions on the
SUBJECT Tor discussion in the committee.
Chairman Hackett has called the Re-
publican State Committee to meet at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Saturday
afternoon in order to issue an address
to the Republicans of the State telling
what good little boys the Republican
Senators and Assemblymen have been
and how many nice new laws they passed
for the wicked Democrats of New York
The proposed address will be in the
nature Of a campaign document, and
will, of course, laud the work of the
Republican Legislature
The contest for the Republican nornina-
ton for President may also receive the
attention of the committee. and It may.
discuss the work to be done by the State
delegation at the Republican National
Convention, which is now only four
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
A PHOTOGRAPHERS DEATH.
Robert III. Nolan Found This Morn.
Ing ImpaIed Before HIS House

Ing ImpaIed Before HIS House.
Na1W YORK, May A. lS96.-Robert H.
Dolan, Is years old, a photographer who
worked in the city and lived on Railroad
avenue, near Baker avenue, Wakefield
was found dead, impaled by the neck on
some pickets of the fence in front of his
house by the milkman, who. called this
morning at o'clock to deliver milk.
Dolan lived with his wife Sarah 26
years old.
Dolan and his wife and his mother-in-
law, Mary Hynes, and man went out
yesterday afternoon carriage riding. They
returned home at o'clock.
The last that Mrs. Dolan saw of her
husband was when she gave him $3.50. a
part of which was to pay for the hire of
the rig which they had used That was
about o'clock
When the milkman saw the body he
called Policeman Peter Hilbert. The body
was cold then and showed that it had
hung on the fence for some time
There is nothing but theory as to how
Dolan came to be impaled. He might have
jumped out of the window, but that is
improbable.
Another theory is that he fell against
the fence, his head striking between. two
of the pickets. was stunned and hung
there until he died. His death must have
come very soon
The piekets made ugly wounds on each
slde OF his neck, and one of them pene-
trated his windpipe
When the body was searched s2o5. % was
found in his pockets.
Pendlng an investigator, Mrs. Dolan
The man was detained as a witness. Ali
We're taken from the Wakefield police
is the headquarters of the newly annexed
district. There Captain F'iers examined
them, and then took them to the Morri-
SANTA Police Court.
The Coroner was notified
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
PERE MARQUETTE STATUE.
Resolutions of Acceptance aDt
Thanks in the House.


WASHINGTON, May IA, 1S96.-The Mar
quette statue, which was presented by
the State of Wisconsin to the Government
two months ago, was the subject of a dis
cussion by the House Library Committee
at it's meeting today. The committee had
before it the concurrent resolution which
passed the Senate April 2s, which in terms
is as follows a
Resolved, by the Senate, the House of
Representatives concurring, That the
thanks of Congress be given to the people
Of Wisconsin for the Statue of James
Marquette, the renowned missionary ex.
plorer and discovered of the Mississippi
Resolved, That the statue be accepted
to remain in the National Statuary Hall,
and that a copy of these resolution signed
by the presiding officers of the Senate and
the House of Representatives be for
Warded to his Excellency, the Governor of
the State of Wisconsin y
On motion of MIR. Cummings {Dem. N.
Y.), who is one of the three members of
the. committee, the others being Mr..
Quigg (Rep., N. ", and the chairman
Nj. Harmer lRep.. Pa.), the resolution was
referred to Mr.. Quigg to investigate the
procedure in such cases and to report to
the full committee at his earliest op-
portunity.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
TBE ARMY sHAKEN-UP.

CHICAGO, May IA, 1Ss6-Lieutenant
John T. Thompson, chief ordnance officer
of the Department of the Missouri, on
the staff of General Merritt, has been
ordered to report to the West Point
Military Academy, August 10, to serve as
assistant instructor in ordnance and
gunnery.
Lieutenant Thompson came here from
Omaha, where he served as chief ord
nance officer of the Department of the
Platte. Previous to that he served for
some time at the Rock Island arsenal
Major William A. Elderkin has taken
charge of the Commisary Department
of the Army of the Missouri, relieving
in Chicago, Colonel Thomas C. Sullivan
who left for Washington yesterday.
where he will shortly enter upon his
duties as Commisary General of the
ARMY
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
THE M'KINLEY HIPPODROME E

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May IA, 1S9s.-Captain
Timothy A. Byrnes sergeant-at-arms of
the Republican National Convention, who
has beeen here several days arranging
for printing of tickets and badges, yester-
day let the contracts for that work to
local firms. Max Procht of Oregon, who
is the financial secretary of the American
Protective Tariff League, was yesterday
appointed assistant sergeant-at-arms,
and will remain here until the conven-
tion meets, with headquarters at the
Planters Hotel. Colonel Byrnes went
to Indianapolis today and viii probably
not return until just before the conven-
ton meets. During the intervening time
Mr.. Procht will act in his place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
HANCOCK STATUE PRAISED.

WASHINGTON, May IA, 1S96.-The Han
cock statue which unveiled to view here
en- Tuesday has been warmly commended
as work of art and a likeness of the
war hero. The staging has been removed
and a good view of the statue is af-
forder
Situated as it is at the junction of two
of the busiest streets of Washington, and
but short distance from the Capitol, it
will be seen by thousands of people who
never find their way to the various reser-
vations where other monuments are
placed. The only person to represent
Hancock's Corps who appeared in the
programme of the unveiling was Colonel
Dewitt G. Sprague of New York, former
schoolmate. of President Cleveland, and
who served under Hancock. Colerel
Sprasue read an original poem suitable
to the occasion, and was complimenJed
by the President after it's delivery upon
the sentiments expressed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
WIND AND RAIN SWEPT.
Tales of Serious Damage by storm
From 81. LOufs.

ST. LOUIS, May IA, 1S96-A severe
storm fell upon the city last evening at
six O'clock from an almost clear sky.
Rain fell in torrents, and was carried
in waves through the air by forty-mile
wind. Damage to life and property was
very great.
Frederick Vetz, a steamboat carpenter,
was blown off barge in the river and
drowned. Agnes Bolin, aged 8, was blown
over rear porch, and killed. William
Cedarstrom, boat keeper for the Scandin-
avian Yacht Club, who was on the river
in rowboat, was drowned by the swamp
ing of his boat Louis Traffinger, his wife
and child, were buried in the debris of
their house and badly injured.
The smokestack of the Library brewery
fell, but injured no one. Incalculable loss
was done to shade trees, shrubbery and
light structures.
ST. PAUL, May "A, 1se6.-A heavy storm
swept through the Chippewa Valley, Wis,
yesterday doing thousands of dollars
damage. Cloud bursts are reported al
Bloomer and other points Menorninee suf-
fered the worst. Two railroad bridges, two
wagon bridges and foot bridge crossing
is said to be $4,000. A mill is not included
in the loss named.
At Colfax, Wis. a train on the Wiscon-
sin Central from st. Paul. due in Chicago
at $50 this morning is detained by several
Mashouts between here and Chippewa
Falls.
A freight train is caught between two
washouts and cannot move either way.
OMAHA, May IA, iS96.-Additional re-
ports from Tuesday evenings tornado in
Douglas County show that Panama, viii
lage several miles northwest of this city,
suffered the most. being nearly entirely
wiped off the earth. Not a store building
remains. One man whose name cannot
now be learned, was caught under the
timbers of a falling building and was
fatally injured. No other fatalities have
SO far been reported.
LINCOLN, May a. 1S96-The fall Of
rain following Tuesdays tornado has been
almost unprecedented and floods in the
low lying districts of the city will follow
unless there is an early. cessation of the
downpour The record of precipitation for
twenty-four hours ending at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon was Az inches. The bot
tom lands in west Lincoln is already par
TALLY submerged and occupants are pre-
pairing to move out on short notice
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-14
ROOM FOR IMMIGRANTS.

WASHINGTON, May IA, 1Sss.-In pur-
suance of previous notice, Mr.. Gibson
Dem., Md.) addressed the Senate in op-
position to the bill establishing addi-
tional regulations concerning immigra-
tion to the United States. His argument
was that there was room in the Southern
States for all the immigrants that could
come. Texas alone, he said, could find
not be crowded so much as European
countries, or SO much as many of the
Northern States. Many of the States
with scant population would be, he said,
glad to welcome foreigners either with
or without education, if they would only
work. The present laws were quite suffi-
evils Of inr9igrafion that are eo1nrIained
of; and he supported this opinion by
quotations from statements of labor union
leaders