The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-07
NEWS IN NOTES..



A duel took place at Madrid between
the Minister of the Marine, Admiral De
Beranger, and a newspaper editor. -Four
shots were exchanged without result aud
the seconds then interfered. After the
duel De Beranger resigned from the Min
istry.
A ispatch from Vienna to the London
Tunes said that a telegram had been re-
celved In that city from a Mr.. Pencil,
wno is supposed to be the well known
Pnilalelphia artist, stating hat he was
arrested at Berdichey, in Russian Poland,
and that he was confined for thirty-six
hours. but was subsequently, released and
expelled from Russia.
A boat belonging to the Collier Kath-
leen has been washed ashore at Clacton
Sea, Essex, England. 1t is feared that
the Collier, which carried a crew of seven
men, has foundered with all on board.
The number of persons drowned by the
loss OF the British steamer on the coast of
Negropont is now placed at twenty in
GLIDING the captain. with his wife and
two children. 1t is thought she was
from Batoum. Several bodies lave been
recoye red.
The losses of Herr Wolf, head of the
suspended Berlin banking Arm of Hirsch-
field & Wolff, are said to have been caused
by reckless gambling and general ex-
t~ravagance.
Reports from Japan show that in the
AtOOAb 80 " RN0P4o v
killed and 1900 injured.
At the National Capital
Major Ramsell, Marshal Of tine District
of Columbia, met Secretary Noble at the
White House and served legal process on
him to appear at court and answer to the
suit against MIN as Secretary of the In
terror by the union River Logging Rail
road Company. The Secretary acknowl-
edged service and said he would respond
at proper time.
A cablegram received by Secretary
Blaine from Minister Conger says that
the revolution in Brazil is ended, and
that the arlny and navy and all branches
of the Government are under the control
of President Fonseca. A large number of
the Congressman support Fonseca, and
these will probably be again chosen when
the President orders another election to
be held.
New York ,Doings.
Captain LAWYER and Captain Andrews
are in New York arranging for another
race across the ocean, their dories this
time to be only twelve feet long instead
of fifteen.
4. Thomas Fortune, colored, editor of
the New York Age was awarded SS25 by
a jury for false arrest and imprisonment,
the trouble arising out of a saloonkeep-
er's refusal to sell Fortune a glass of
beer.
There is a good deal of worrying at AL.
baDy over the political complexion OF the
LEGISLATURE. Both parties claim q ma
jority in both branches. Republicans
warn Governor Hill not TO attempt to
'juggle" with the returns. and the Exec
utive declares that the fraud Of 1876
shalt not De initiated in the Empire
State.
in the trial of ex-Parson George at Cats
kill his own admissions and the damag-
ing ante-mortem statement OF Lottie
Vnxunoop1 xpara a6mittp6 80 aVj1anaa
against him.
Detectives lave arrested Daniel Golden,
who is believed to be one of a gang who
have plundered West Shore freight cars
without detection for years.
Elsewhere.
The steamship Wilmington which was
thought to awe foundered off the WASH
ington coast, put into port badly bat
tered.
The Comptroller Generals report to be
suDm it'd to the next General Assembly
of Soul Carolina showed an increase in
the taxable property OF the State over the
past year of SIT, $3.50. 218. The total prop
erty returned for taxation amounts to
$16S, 1852, $50.
The funeral of Tony Hart (Anthony j.
Cannon) took place yesterday from the
residence of his niece, Mrs. r. Murphy,
at Worcester, Mass.
A house at Lyon Mountain, Clinton
county, IN. L., OCCuplcu Nv a WlQOW
ed Rolsare, was DESTROYED by fire and
Mrs. Rolsare's three year old child per-
ished in the flames.
The schooner Moses B. Bramhall, from
Charleston to New York. before reported
ashore on Romer Shoals. has broken up
and the wreckage is floating out to sea.
In a fight at the rail way station at Vac
aresy. Brazil. twenty people were killed
and many wounded. Dispatches differ
as to the state of affairs in Brazil, some
saying there is disturbance, and others
that tranquility prevails.
Admiral Jorge Mont has accepted the
Pre- idency of Chile on the condition that
he be free from partisan obligations. A
pri yate lette- received In Chicago by the
father of Benjamin w. Wells. one of the
officers of the U. S. S. Baltimore, shows
that that vessel did not act as a spy on
the Congressionalists when they landed
at Quinteros.
STATE NOTES.
Nearly a score of fatal bonfire accidents
have been reported In the State within a
week. And none Of them were election
bonares, either.
The census shows that the population
of Atlantic City in the past ten years has
INCREASED 1873 per cent.
1ddie Crowell, aged twelve, broke his
shoulder in two places, on Thursday,
while playing leadfrog at Asbury Park.
SIX pumpkins raised by JOnn Ouell OF
Woodstown filed a cart and weighed zoo
pounds.
Mrs. Anna Cunningham, a widow, of
Camden while attempting to unlock the
front door of her house near midnight
Tuesday fell off the steps, and when a
neighbor, who was alarmed at the noise,
reached her side she was dead. Her death
resulted from heart disease.
Counsel for Coroner E. Il. Smiley of
Camden has instituted proceedings in the
Supreme Court against w. L. Walford
for $40, 700 damages for defamation of
character. The Coroner alleges that Wal
ford circulated the report that be was not
a physici n. and had no diploma.
William johnson of South River,
Middlesex county, was killed while out
shooting on Wednesday. He was run
ning with his gun through some bushes
when the lock was lifted by u twig and
fell, d~ischarging the cap The load
struck him III the face and tore off the
upper part of his head. A companion is
under suspicion of having shot him and
an investigation will be instituted.
1.-THE city of Perth Amboy. aiming to
secure a full supply of pure water. has
purchased Of the Crescent improvement
Company, the Jernee mill and appur-
tenant water rights in Madison township.
Midaiesex county. For many years the
mill has been known as the Osceola mill.
It Is expected that a railroad spur will be