The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-16
NEWS IN NOTES.


Foreign.
Mrs. Lawlor. once the Josie MANSFIELD
over whom Stokes Rand III x quarreled,
WAS married in LoudVn recently TO X. H..
Iteade OF New York.
TIT Russian loan was covered several
times over In Frunce alone
The son OF Captain Powell of New York
accidentally shot his sister in London
yesterday.
The health Of Mrs. Parnell shows no
signs OF improvement. Mrs. Parnell has
III no way recovered from the terrible
shock she experienced upon the death of
her husband. She is In an extremely
weak condition aad is still confined TO
bed. She can scarcely speak even in q
whisper, owing to excessive debility.
Messages of condolences are pouring III
from all sources.
The Berlin police are looking for a
pamphlet writer who alleges that tine
Kaiser is q man of c~issipated habits and
uusound mind.
The whariing gers Of London have de-
cided to demand pay for eight hours six
days in-the week and sick pay, aud peR-
sion after fifteen years Of continuous ser
vice.
AZ the National Capital.
Postmaster-General Waaamaker In mis-
annual report 90 Congress viii E the
establishment of postal telegraph aud
savings banks, a new p0Stoiice for New
York and many reforms.
the two sessions of the Methodist Ecu
%Inenical ouncil at Washington were
breezy ones. They opened with laughter
aud ended in rows. but no great hnrm
was done.
New York Doings.
The United States cruiser Atlanta.
which narrowly Scape destruction dur
ing the recent storm while on her way to
help the wrecked Despatch, and on which
Fix men were seriously injured by an ex-
plosiou, has returned to this port.
There was no meeting OF the Hoey Iu-
vestigating Committed in New York yes
terday. 1t is said that Mr.. Hoey is pre-
pairing a statement for the public and
that he also may be prosecuted.
Ali of the rolling stock OF the Washing
ton City and Point Lookout Railroad has
tin q Co., Of New YORK, because payment
had not been made for the cars fur
nished.
TDe Chicago creditors of S. v. White
& Co. accepted q proposition to pay fifty
cents on the dollar, the decision being
reached at an adjourned meeting. The
committee appointed to Investigate the
receivers statement reported that it was
correct. and the terms were unanimously
accepted, >
Elsewhere.
Manuel Garcia. the bandit who MUIR
dered Senior Hernandez and his wife on a
a Cuban plantation, has been hanged.
Prominent members of the Junta at
Santiago defend Minister Egan from
charges made by MIR. Julio Foster at
Washington.
While riding on. an engine two report
ers aud an artist, Frank McCafferty, for
merly of the Philadelphia Press, all of
the staff of the Chicago Itten-Ocean, to-
gether with the engineer, were killed in
a wreck on the Eastern Illinois Railroad,
near Create, H., caused by a misplaced
switch.
LII an interview at Boston Senator Hale
stated that Secretary Blaine was looking
and feeling remarkably we'll. 1t has been
definitely settled that the Secretary will
shortly return TO Washington if his
health continues to improve as rapidly as
it has since his return TO his old home at
Augusta, Me.
Apprehe nsions as to the safety Of Lieu
tenant Ru ssell and party sent by the
Smithsonian Institution to explore Mount
ST. Elias nuye been allayed by advices re-
ceived at Seattle. An attempt had been
made to ascend the mountain, bnt was
unsuccessful.