The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-01
NEWS IN NOTES.



The Jewish Relief Committee in Berlin
say that the average daily number of
Jews passing through Charlottenberg,
having been driven out of Russia, Is six
hundred.
At o meeting of the Spanish Cabinet
yesterday, the Queen Regent presiding,
Premier CanOvAs gel Castillo
that the commercial convention with the
United States had been concluded.
= Tue International Peace Congress in
Milan mas approved a motion that the
difficulty arising from the New Orleans
~lyncning ought TO be referred to the
International Institute at Client for arbi-
lration.
The crop reports from the southern
provinces of Russia extending to he
Volga are bad. 1t Is estimated that the
general yield be forty per cent below the
aver sge.
passing of the bill to close the Behring
Sea for a year now before the British
House of Commons.
At the National Capital
That the failure OF the recent negotia-
tions Of Admiral Gherardi and Minister
Douglass for the lease OF Mole st.
Nicholas has caused attention TO be
directed to SANTANA Bay, as a substitute
is already known. But this result has
led TO another very Interesting one, name
", the consideration of the Danish island
OF ST. Thomas. which was the subject OF
negotiations for this purpose many years
ago.
Just across the Potamac in Virginia The
celebrated Indian fighting troop OF colorsd
Lavalry has been transferred from the
Plains there. and the white soldiers OBJ
j ct 10 mixing with them Secretary
Noble, who is responsible for the trans
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hornets nest trying to demonstrate hat
the colored citizen Is a man and a
brother at any time except before cleo
ton day.
It is rumored that another position in
the State Department. is to be found for
ex-senator Blair.
The official trial of the United States
steamer Newark's engines and guns at
sea was very satisfactory
Bids for building cruiser No. ID will be
opened today at the Navy Department..
New FORK Doings.
The Rev. DR.. Heber Newton preached
again on creeds, the Rev. DIR. Thompson
declared himself In favor OF DR.. Briggs
;,nd several other clergymen ~discoGrsed
on the ecclesiastical questions of the day.
The annual Jun examinations at the
West Point Military Academy begin To-
day. The graduating class number sixty
SIX.
Inc iron STEAMBOATS, ran 20 COnty
Island for the first time this season and
The great pier itself was open TO the pub
lie. The company's boats took fair sized
crowds to the island all day, and the
weather was quite war enough to make
the sail an enjoyable Que.
Thousands visited the Metropolitan
Museum of Arts yesterday, which was
opened for the first time on Sunday.
Many besieged the doors before they were
opsned, aud snoH after the halls were
crowded by a well behaved throng. the
police, who were on hand, had nothing to
do but answer enquiries.
Willie p. Canda, thirteen years old,
died ut his home, No. 32z President street,
Brooklyn, Saturday, while undergoing a
surgical operation, conducted by DIR. j. S.
Wight OF the Long Island college Hos
pitai, and DR.. H.. c. Rogers of No. 377
Gates avenue, Brooklyn For some years
the child had suffered from a redundant
growth just under his upper lip. This
growth was duo to a habit the boy had of
sucking his lin
A swarm Of insects on a railroad track
near Syracuse. N. Y, stopped a train and
gave forth u loud cracking sound when
The wheels passed over them.
Archbishop Ireland In discussing the
mission of Mr.. Cahensly TO the United
states pronounced it impudenE aud un-