The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-05

The storm iu Japan Oh September IA,
caused eighty-four deaths and destroyed
300 houses. The damage is estimated at
81 900, 600.
Isudo Sauzo, the Japanese policeman
who gained II Worldwide notoriety
through his ATTEMPT on the life of the
lzarowitch at Otsu ana who was sent
euced to imprisonment for life, died in
prison last week of pneumonia.
The headless body OF a man entirely
nude WAS found in u cellar in the huc
Charonne, Paris.
A number of zeeinstvos. or provincial
assemblies, propose to close All drink
shops in The famine districts of Russia,
In orter to prevent PEASANTS from spend
ing relief money for drink.
The literati and many of the better
class in Human, China. have issued a
manifesto demanding q search for and
the expulsion of native Christians, the
destruction of their churches and seizure
OF their property.
In a religious riot at Maxaudenan, Per-
STA, a mob set fire to the house of General
Saadat Ghooly Khan, VINO was killed,
with TWEEN ty dependents.
New York Doings
While a gang of Italians were at work
digging an excavation in Brooklyn tine
eal tn suddenly caved in, partially bury
i ng two of the lahoreIs. AS soon as the
Italians who escaped injury got out of
the hole they set upon their foreman, Nc
Mahoney, whom they charged with being
the author OF the accident They chased
him several blocks with their picks ana
shoyels. and would have killed him but
for the opportune arrival of a police
man.
John Kramer, a janitor, shot and prob
ably fatally wounded his wife in New
York yesterday. He afIerward commit
te suicide by hanging himself in an ele-
yatOr shaft.
Invitations have been extended to ex-
President Cleveland, Governor Hill,
Gov ernoi-elect Flower, of New
York, and Governor Russell of
Massachusetts, to join u party of New
England capitalists aud manufacturers
who intend visiting the Augusta EXPOSE
ton. Senator-eiect Calvin S. Brice, of
ONO, and Senator German, of Maryland
Will be of he party.
BY action of the New York Preshytery
the trial of DR.. Briggs for heresy has been
dropped. When the session opened DIR.
Briggs made u long reply to the charges
made against him, and showed that the
charges were vague and obscure, and that
statements had been laid to his credit
which he had never uttered. He denied
that he ever taught doctrines conflicting
with the Holy Scrip ure as the only in
fallible rule Of faith and practice. After
the DEFENSE Was finished DR.. Vandyke
made a strong plea for dropping the case,
IL by a decisive vote the Presbytery
did SO.
Elsewhere.
All is now quiet in the Tennessee min
ing regions, but many rumorS were af1oat
as TO the release of over six hun lred more
convicts. Governor Buchanan expressed
determination to enforce the law.
Advices from Guatemala show that
affairs nave recently Undergone material
change in tnat republic. The freedom of
the press is fully restored and the privi-
lege is being fully used TO score the Gov
ernlneut. President Barillas is advised
by his friends to leave the country, but
declined TO do SO until after the expiration
oil his term, In December uext.
Official returns from Jwenty-seven
counties in Ohio, with estimates on the
remainder, gives Major Mckinley a plu-
rality OF 1858. Tne victory is claimed
as enc for protectlon, and Major Nc
kinney received a food OF kilograms con-
graduating him on the result, among
them one flom President Harrison. Tine
Republican majority in the Legisl allure
will probably be forty-eight on joint
ballot.
B.th the old parties in Kansas are re-
joicing over the almost complete routs Of
the Alliance people in the State. The
Republicans claim to have carried one
IfLh of The counties in the State.
lie Democrats claim the election of
Brown for Governor in Maryland by
from $1,000 to $4,000.
The Iowa Republican State Chair man
comedies the reelection of Governor
Boies Dy about 5000 plurality, but claims
the remainded Of the ticke and the
Legislature.