The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-26
NEWS IN NOTES.



A combined STRIFE OF the bakers, butch
ers and grocers OF Paris mas created a
good deal Of excitement Ia that city.
A terrible thunder storm passed over
tho town OF Jagerndorf. Austria Siiesta,
today. Three villages 10. that nelghbor-
hoo were set on fire by the lightning,
and three men and . umo OF cattle
Dispatches received in Madrid from
ManiIn, the capital OF the island OF Lucon
and Of all the Philippine Islands, say tdat
England has annexed the island OF Saou-
Tan, which Is claimed BY Spain.
The Tribunal Of the Seine yesterday
sentenced a German named Schneider to
FIVE years'fmprisonmedt for taking photo.
graphs of French fortiications. The trial
took place with closed doors
DR.. Waiter kempster, the well known
American specialist IN lunncy, has ar
rived IN Wales, where he will testify on
lehalf Of Il. C. Duncan OF Washington.
ID. C., who is shortly to be placed on trial
charged with attempting TO murder his
wife.
Mr.. Albert @. Porter, the American
Minister to Italy, who Is absent from his
post on a vacation, Is still in Germany.
when he will go down the Rhine on his
way to England, where he will spend the
remainder Of his vacation
Al the National Capital.
1t Is rumored at Washington that the
President is frightened by the silver
question and that II a free coinage bill is
presented he will probably veto the
measure and would not seek a renomina-
ton.
Orders have gone forward to the New
York Navy Yard for the preparation of
" new wooden masts for the cruiser
Philadelphia, to replace the three steel
masts now IN the vessel, as the vessel be-
ing top heavy as rugged at present. rolls
10 an uncomfortable degree unless water
ballast Is carried.
New York Doings.
Frank Atwood, a travelling salesman
of Philadelphia, identifies the body Of the
Croton Landing suicide as that of his
wife. who disappeared from his home
Two years ago.
Manuel Rico. a paymaster in the Cuban
army, is apparently insane In the French
Hospital, New York. There is astory
that he was druggcd In Havana and sent
here on the steamer Cludad Condal-
Au attempt Is being made by the heirs
and assigns Of p. S. Dinsmore to get from
the City Treasury money claimed TO be
due for advertising during the Twesd
regime.
Seven jurors nave been obtained for the
trial of "Frenchy No. l" for the murder OF
'Old Shakespeare"
An interesting ceremony In New York
was the christening OF a mic under the
rites of the Greek Church.
An explosion of alcohol in a cellar
under Columbia College, at East Fltty-
ninth street and Park avenue, New York.
which occurred about one O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. seriously Injured three
persons, one of whom, DR.. Jonn l. North
rop, will probably die.
Elsewhere.
The latest news from storm swept
Northwestern Iowa Is thaJ-in addition to
the four persons drowned at Cherokee
eight others lost their lives at Correction +
vile. The destruction to property is very
large
Aletter carrier Of Kansas City named
Jefferson A. Harlow lay down to sleep
last night neal an open window with the
moon shining full upon his face. When
he awoke he was totally blind.
Five Dutch sailors on the steamship
Petunia as Montreal mutinied yesterday
and made a fierce attack on the police
who were sent to queil the riot.
q The will of the late Sir John Macdon-
aid leaves an estate worth about S9O,OUO,
exclusive of Earnscliffe Hall, to be di-
videa between Lady Macdonald and
Hugh John Macdonald, his SON.
Warden McHale. upon assuming charge
of the San Quentin Call Prison a short
time ago, had all the prisoners searched
A large quantity of arms, ammunition
and provisions was found. They had evi-
IDENTIFY been secreted by friends of the
convicts to aid them In m aking their
escape.