The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-25
NEWS IN NOTES.


Foreign.
The Conservatives lost a seat by the
election 10 the Wixbech division OF Cam
bridgeshire Of the Hon. Arthur Brand to
I'LL y vacancy in the Englisn Parliament
caused by death, showing a Liberal gain
OF 1.347 votes since the preceding cleo
ton.
A memorial tablet to the Rev. John
Robinson, one of the Pilgrim Fathers,
was unveiled ut Leyden, Holland A
military band played The Stsr Spangled
Banner" God Save the Queen" and the
Dutch anthem ia succession.
II is said that Prince Ferdinand OF
Roumania viii visit Eaglaad with a view
10 his bethrothal with the daughter OF
the Prince OF Wales, he having Tilted the
woman he pretended 10 love.
At a crowded meeting held IN London
last night. ut which the Bishop of Bed
ford presided, resolutions were adopted
protesting against the unrestricred influx
OF destitute aliens into England. aud de-
lnanding that the government take sucn
measures as would prevent the entrance
into the country Of such undesirable
persons
Queen Victoria, distressed by the ac-
counts read to her of the sufferings of
cattle on the Atlantic voyage, has sent
an intImatiou to Mr. Chaplin, president
of the Board of Agriculture, to make the
proposed regulations effective.
In the Tyrolese Alps large tracts Of land
have been devastated by avalanches
which have fallen iuto the valleys and
caused great damage.
The official census of France shows a
total population OF Ss.0g5. $50. This Is au
increase since the last census of 20s. 5S4.
Tine increase is entirely In the cities and
towns, the rural population having de-
creased.
At the National Capital
II has been decided that on August l
The control of the Indians who particle
pated in last winters campaign at Pine
Ridge will revert to the coutrol of the 1u-
terror Department, and the Inufan agent
will once more be held responsible for
their conduct. The change is looke1 for
ward 10 with misgiviugs by some army
officers, who insist hat there can be no
safety for the settlers until the Indian
agent is ~supplauted by representatives
from the War Department.
Acting Commissioner Wilson mas mad
a preliminary report to the Secretary OF
the Treasury of the operations of the In
fernal Revenue Bureau during the fiscal
year ended June 80 last. Tit total col
l~ections from all sources during the year
were $l46, OBS. 376, an increase of 50, 440. $50,
as compared with the collections during
the preceding fiscal year.
New York City Doings.
Lawyer II. Charles Ulman charges the
Tax Office with corruption. aud submits
for publication a list OF wealthy citizens
assessed at surprising ly low figures on
their personal properties.
State Factory Inspector Connolly has
written to III. ID. kiotz, a silk manufac-
turer, VINO has been in the hab OF lmpos-
ing a fine OF twenty-five cents on every
girl in his employ VINO sat down during
working hours. telling him that unless he
provides seats for the girls he will have
him indicted.
Proker Samuel w. Lewis, who stole
$50, 200 Of widow Alice G. Bostwick's for
tuiir and then married her, was sentenced
10 seven years and six months In the State
Prison yesterday by Recorder Smyth.
Elsewhere.
Millers at Minneapolis favor the Farm
ers' Alliance scheme to hold back the
wheat crop.
The first 12-inch breeeh loading rife
ever built in America was tested at Sandy
Hook with satisfactory results.
after an existence Of six weeks the Col
umDia Oil Comulny OF Chicago, with
branches at Memphis and Owatonna.
MINI, COLLAPSED yAe 4erday. The inability
aI the company to fioat its bonds is given
as the cause Of the failure, but IL is hiuted
that the company had a too successful
competitor in the Cottonseed oil Trust.
A remarkable story comes from Port
land. Ore, TO the effect that Sarah Bern
harlt. the famous actress. is In reality an
American girl, having been born In Roch-
ester, N. T., thirty-nine years ago, and
ran away from home when ten years old.
SAraiits name is said to be Sarah King,
aHd her father, Kingsley King, was a
D asterer, ann of French and Jewish de-
scent. A nephew OF the actress tells the
S cry.
Testimony or a very startling nature
was given during the inquiry into the af-
fairs of ex-freasureF Bardsiey, of Pbila-
deiphia. Newspaper proprietors testified
that they had to pay a commission of 40
per cent. to get advertisements.