The Jersey City news., 1891-09-17
NEWS IN NOTES.
Foreign

ForeigM
-'Lohengrin" was giyan at the Paris
Opera Houseslast night without riot.
Russia, having denied that she wanted
the Dardanelles opened to war vessels.
now asks permission TO have q detachment
of naval cadets specially instructed i'll the
piolo5age of those famous straits.
DISPATCHES from Cousnegra, Spain, say
that the place presents tue veritahle as
pect OF a city of the dead. The oppressive
silence is broken by nothing except The
n ise from the jolting wheels of the dead
4 IS as they rumble from house to house
il i1arch Of corpseS, which, when found,
m urriedly truntlled off for burial in
Il Feat trenches. In one building alone
tWenty-seven bodies were found Almost
all the dead thus far recovered have beea
buried without identiflcation. The loss
to property is roughly estimated ut not
less than So, 500 900.
Tie French Government has instructed
ils Minister at Santiago to formally recog-
nize the Chilean Provisional Govec-
ment
1t is now known that the riot at Ichang,
China. was planned at kalasnui and ex-
ecuted by disguised Human soldiers. The
British Consulate. the customs houses
ana Chinese property inside the city We're
protected by The populace. The civil and
the military aurhorilies are help!essly IN.
active. Thew tear TO seize The leader of
the outbreak. A detachment of British
sailors has gone to Ichang on chartered
steamer The situation is grave
The reported destruction of the Zalewski
expedition in Africa is confirmed. Cap
tain Zalewski began the hostilities In
retaliation for thefts by the natives, and
at first won substantial victory. Later,
however, he aud his men were ambushed
and only Il remnant of the body escaped
at the National Capital.
Ohio Republicans are appealing to
department clerks In Washington for
financial assistance for McKiniey's cam
paign.
President Harrison spent yesterday re-
celving calls from members of his Cab
inet and others. He granted number
of pardons. 1t is said the commission of
Collector Fassett's successor has been
made out. and the appointment will be
announced at once.
A conference was held between the
Chicago Fair Foreign Commissioners ana
Treasury officials yesterday, when the
customs regulations regarding exhibits
were discussed.
Secretary Foster stated that an inyesti.
cation of u searching character is being
made by the Government into the Key
stone Banks affairs Independent of all
other Investigations that are being made.
He also stated that the Government
would reimburse the people OF Philadel-
phia If they advanced money to continue
the experts examinations, which the
Government could not now pay for, ow-
ing to the appropriation having run out.
New York Doings.
Leonard Bronuer, a New York lawyer,
has become seriously involved in suils in
the Supreme Court wherein fraudulent
judgements were taken against Mrs. Ros-
allie Hirseh.
Gra mmar School No. IS, in West Thir-
teenth street. New York. was ordered to
lie closed because OF tile perilous condi-
tion OF the old building it occupied.
DR.. Alexander Buchanan of New York
makes answer to his wifes suit for di-
vorce. alleging that she had treated him
cruelty and ruined his practice. His wife
sa, S that Mrs. Kate Nd. Foster has hyp-
noticed him.
The Saxony Woolen Mills OF Newburgh
have suspended operations. Judgments
to the amount of s24,820 have been OBJ
taned against the concern.
Mrs. Margaret Van Bioicou of No 1872
Park avenue, New York, was held yes
ierday for whipping to death eight-year-
oll Willie Foster, who she claimed
abused her four-year-old daughter.
DR.. Felden charged in the New York
Tonbs Police Court yesterday that he
had been biackmailed out of Sc 600
through Simon Silberstein, who had used
a pretty young girl to draw him into u
snare. Silberstein was held for court.
Elsewhere.
The Secretary of the Farmers Alliance
of Ohio has prepared a circular which
notifies the members that the organiza-
tion is not in politics and will not support
the Peoples party ticket.
the Republican State Convention of
Massachusetts met in Boston and noml-
mated the following ticket:-Governor
Charles Ia. Allen; Lieutenant Governor,
w. ii. Halle; Secretary of State. W. H.
Olin; State Treasurer, George A. Harden.
Attorney General, Albert e. PillsDury
The platform endorsed President Harri-
sons administration and came out frank
ly against free silver.
The San Francisco Coroner's jury in the
case of Officer Alexander Grant has rem
dered verdict finding that deceased
came to his death from a gunshot wound
in the head, inflicted by Maurice B.
Strellinger, the actor known as NJ. B
Curtis, who is charged with the murder
a call was published at New Orleans
yesterday, signed by the leading mem
bers of the Farmers Alliance, calling for
a third party conve ntion to meet in Alex
andria, October 2. for the purpose of
placing full State ticket in the field.
The British steamer Hounslow, which
arrived ct San Francisco from Chile yes
terday, reports that the price of wheat
and flour is lower than in San Francisco
and the market is glurted When leav-
ing Iquque the Hounslow was pursued
and fired at by a congressional cruiser.