The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-30
NEWS IN NOTES.


Foreign.
Tho. bells OF -ffawtrdeu Church rang
merrily in celebration of the e~ighty-sec-
oud anniversary of the birth of the Right
Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, who was
born December 80, 1909, Many messages
of congratniation were sent to Mr.. Glad
tones residence at HaSSarden, and others
to BiarritZ. where Mr.. aui Mrs. Glad
stone aud a parry OF friends are stopping.
A rumor IN London thai Lord Ran
dolph Chnrchiil would be appointed ani-
bas sador TO ST. Petersburg raised a storm
of protest. An official denin! sor the ru
NOR was sent out later in the day.
The striking printers Of Germany have
yielded, Internationally, TO the terms of
their employers.
Joseph r. Cox. member of Parliament
for East Glare, who visited Australia TO
raise funds for the relief of the evicted
tenants in Ireland, announced that he
had received promises OF subscriptions
amounting to $125, 900.
The British steamer Mentmore, Cap
ain Moffau, from Liverpool for Balti-
more, returned to Queenstown with her
machinery out of order.
Nat onal Capital.
The shipment of the big guns for the
Monterey from Washington to Sau Frau
cisco is about to be commenced. Mr..
Abbott, superintendent of the Carnegie,
Phipps s. Co. Works, has been sum-
n1Oued to Washington in reference to the
early finishing of the armor plates for the
new vessels,
The reciprocity agreements between
Secretary Blaine and the British Minister
for the British West Indies have been
! 'gned and the proclamation will be
sued i'll n week or ten days.
STelegrams from Japan state that the.
Government has dissolved the Diet which
has resisted all the Governments efforts
OF progress and relief. After the disso-
lution the Government upon it's own re-
sponsibiIitv issued an ordinance appro-
priating 81, 600, COO TO the flood and earth
quake sufferers, this being IN addition TO
the 10, 000. 900 previously granted.
Political wiseacres declare that Mr..
Blaine will, before the New Year, write q
letter stating his feelings in reference to
the Presidential nomination.
New York.
The Coroner's jury exonerated Joseph
Selling for killing Dive Proprietor
Wogan, but he was held without bail to
avail the action of the Grand Jury.
Florence NJ. F0ye, a young woman
made Insane Dy domestic trouble, threat
ened to kill Judge Patterson, alleging
that he was In a conspiracy to harm her.
An attempt Yves made to burn a tene-
ment house in New York occupied by
over 100 people. The fire was discovered
In time TO prevent loss Of life. and the de-
struction of property was small.
Billy McGlory, VINO Kept the disorderly
house, the Hotel Irving, Fourteenth
street and Irving place. was found guilty
by 4 jury in the Court of General Sessions,
and Recorder Smyth remanded McGlory
to the bs TO aw ait sentences.
BY decisions of the Court of Appeals
the state Senate will be Democratic. The
Court decides TWO contests In favor of the
Democrats and one in favor OF the Re-
publicans.
Fifteen hundred people attended a
meeting at Madison Square Garden. New
York. in the interest or the pedagogic de-
partment of the New York University.
The ravages of the grip in New York
have been the most severe ever known in
this city. The number of deaths reported
to the Health Board resulting from the
grip and other complications Is sixteen.
The American Society of Chemists held
their fourth annual meeting in New
York, at the nall Of the College Of the City
OF New York.
A conference of college presidents was
held under the aupices of che Young
Mems Christian Association, at Brook.
Ign, in the Association Hall.
The Right Rev. John Loughlin, Bishop
of the Catholic diocese of Long Island,
and one of the best known prelates in the
country died in Brooklyn yesterday. He
had been i'll but Il week with II compli-
C Jion of diseases, and although his con-
dition was considered serious by the at
tending physicians. it was Thought his
hardy constitution would bring him
safely through.
Elsewhere.
Governor Humphrey of Kansas was
busy ut Topeka all dav hearing the claims
of the numerous rival candidates for
Senator Plumb's seat. No decision has
been reached. More candidates are an
nounced. The PEOPLES party nave made
a demand that the Legislature be forth
with called TO elect a Senator.
Captain BourKe is still pursuing the
Mexican revolutionists on the American
side. Minister Romero of Mexico in an
interview at Washington, described Gar
IA rs a crank-a nobody.
Ex-Governor McEnery has accepted the
nomination for Governor of Louisiana on
the Democratic lottery ticket.
Chairman GARRISON has recognized H.
III. Blunt as Chairman Of the Louisiana
Republican State League and has recon-
mended that the warning factions in that
State patch up their differences.
The jackson Democratic Club of Col
umbus refused to expunge IL resolution
.denounciug Governor Hill and declaring
against him us Il Presidential candid ate.
STATE NOTES.