The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-25
NEWS IN NOTES.


Foreign.
The Socialist Workingmen's Congress,
at Brussels. passed resolutions condemn
Ing the sweating system vi piece work
An explosion took place ~ n coiiietv
Merthyr Tydvil. Wales. Two persons lost
their lives by being suftocated IN the
mine.
A despatch to the London Times from
Buenos Ayres confirmed the information
from Lisbon, published SATURDAY mat
President BnlmRcedu, OF chill. sent
1000. O00 In silver 20 Monteviaeo for ship
ment to EUROPE, through the good offices
of the captain OF the British warsnip
Espieoel.
Nr. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Stanley have
left Geneva for Paris. Mr.. Stanley has
almost recovered from the injury to his
leg. which he sustained through a fall
while at Muerran-
Chancellor Won CaprIvi has aeceded to
the request made by United States Mn
lister Phelps. and will allow Herr Wer-
muth, the German Commissioned to a
fair that Is to be held In Chicago, to ac-
company the American Commissioners
when they return to the United States.
The steamer Elder, from New York
August 10, arrived at Southampton.
Captain Bauer reported that the came
was delayed by a slight derangement of
her machinery.
A despatch was received by the Colo
NAL Department of the French Govern
ment, said that the loss of life by the
cyclone at Martinique amounted to $40
individuals, irrespective OF the sailors
VINO were drowned from the French
ships, which were bringing provisions to
the Island.
Tsin Chin Chung, Governor of Annoy.
China, at a banquet given by Consul
Bedloe, said that after his country had
thoroughly adopted civilized customs 1t
might prove a menace to entire Christen-
dom.
The French navy seems to have cap
tured England informally.
The German Emperor and Empress
yesterday attended the Saxon fetes at
Mersberg and afterwards proceeded to
Potsdam. They were heartily cheered
wherever the populace bad a chance 10
manifest its enthusiasm.
Doings In New York.
Thomas Larkin jumped from a mo wing
elevated train in Brooklyn yesterday and
was killed.
who killed a man at Paterson. are In des-
titute circumstances, and Brooklyn peo-
pie are making up a contribution for
them.
Caroline NJ. Nelson, a nurse In Bloom
ingdale Asylum, confesses that she Is a
thief, and 81 GOO worth of property stolen
from patients and nurses in various insti-
tutious was found in her room.
Thirty five bodies have been taken from
the ruins at the Park place disaster. The
list of missing persons reported numbers
nearly D hundred, but many OF these
are probably alive.
Mamie Roach. the BROOKLYN girl who
threw "A can of vitriol over Charles Ger
hardt, was discharged by Justice Engel.
Policeman S-hanahansteund a new born
infant that bad been plunged head down.
ward INTO an ash barrel In Washington
street, New York. The wait was revived
and sent to the Founding Asylum.
Mrs. John Hartley attacked Joseph
Ryan with an umbrella in u Brooklyn
street, beating him severely.
A story from Newburgh says that War
deu Brown Is using the employees OF Sing
Sing to capture delegates TO the State and
minor conventions. On the other hand 1t
is alleged hat there are not enough OF
them TO do the work.
Jake Falls a notorious crook. was
captured In Yonkers after d Desperate
struggle. He did not surrender until he
had been knocked senseless.
Elsewhere.
Felix wasnicky was struck over the
head with a baseball bat by Otto Schultz
during a quarrel at Mt. Carmel. o.. and
Jacob Gray. Wliiamsport, Pa, farmer
and non-believer in banks, received a
package containing sf65, the exact sum
stolen from underneath a carpet In his
house a couple of weeks ago while he was
MT church. There is no trace OF the thief.
The representatives OF Guatemala and
Salvador signed, OF August 1, the treaty
of peace celebrated last year, on Noyem-
Der Is. by these two governments.
Almy, the murderer Of Christie War
den was fully identified as George @. 40
bOtt. at Hanover, n. H., by his aunt, and
also by the scars ne received on his back
in the fight with the officers upon the
occasion of hts first escape from the peui-
Tertiary. Miss Jeanette Thomas re-
lated the story of Almy's visit to Chris
ties room W nights before the murder.
when he intendeds IL his jealous suspic-
ions were confirmed, to Kill both Christie
and Professor Pattee.
Miss susan b. Anthony is authority for
the statement that there is a project to
build, in Rochester, N. T.. a new uni
yersity, which will be co-educational for
the sexes.
The labor organizations of Bal
are beginning an agitation aga inst the
admission of any more OF the Russian
Hebrew immigrants. Tine dissatisfaction
has become so great that a decisive step
wilt be taken to make the matter n topic
of zen national agitation. IL is claimed
that the admission of the numerous Rus
sian immigrants has taken employment
away from a respectable class of sewing
women.
Peter johnson. colored was arrested at
Sparrows' Point Nd. charged with the
murder ut Long Branch, of Robert Ham
iltOn, A. j. Drexels coachman.
W. e. De Child, a prominent dealer in
real estate In Richmond, VA, was arrested
on a charge of forging notes for 81, 200 on
j. l.. Ludwig, of Pittsburg. Pa.
The general manager and the super
iutendent of the Lake Erie 81 Western
Railroad have gone to Lafayette, Ind,
with a few train crews and will attempt
10 move trains. Both sides are confident.
The principal strikers have been sum
moned to appear before the United States
Court 10 show why they have attempted
to interfere with the company's business.
STATE NOTES.
In one hour Bridgeton had a rainfall OF
one and a half inches.