The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-17
NEWS N fOTES.



About 5000 OF the 10000 coal miners
who were expected to strike in the Pas
de-Calais section, Went out yesterday.
The companies mad been allowed until
November is TO accept the proposals OF
the strikers, out they decided on Novem-
Der ID not to yield.
The French Chamber of Deputies at
Paris has finally approved the tariff of
twenty-five francs or salted meats, as
fixed by the Senate.
Thu recent arrest of more than 100 in
nIential men il St. Petersburg, IL has
trauspired, was the outcome OF a vast
spread1Bg movement to secure Tor the
people a local government. Other arrests
have been made in all parts OF Russia on
the same charge.
A seventeen-year- old naval apprentice
named Wise, at Weymouth, England.
killed a young boy companion by push
ing him over a cliff. Wise, VINO is be-
ueved to be insane, has been arrested.
At the National Capital.
1t is said in Washington that the only
appointment President Harrison will
make before congress meets, will be one
to I'LL the vacancy caused by Secretary
Proctor's resignation. and that ex-
Governor Cheny. OF New Hampshire.
will very likely be selected.
The Supreme Court OF the District OF
Columbia, in the case of G. r. Newton,
president OF the Old Dominion Republl-
can Club, charged with soliciting politi-
tical contributions from Government em-
ployes, decided that the section of the
civil service act under which he was in
dicted is constitutional.
Secretary Foster has Issued a circular
in which he says that the printing Of cuts
OF the United States coins or notes by
spa is against the law.
The President yesterday left Washing
ton for Bengies, Nd. where he will spend
two Or three days in duck shooting. He
was accompanied by ex-senator Sewell,
of New Jersey.
New York Doinss.
A nicely dressed woman, about thirty
five years old. has been swindling Brook
Ign doctors by representing herself as the
widow OF DR.. Brown. a poor practitioner
of New York. who left her penniless with
two young children, and asking
assistance.
voirs continues to fall. Only eight one
hnndredths OF an inch of rain fell. and
Commissioners of Public Works Gilroy
has reduced the daily supply to $4,000. 900
gallons.
The prospective marriage of Miss Mag
gle Fitzsimmons, a tall aud pretty brun-
cite of Brooklyn, to Joseph S. Palma, an
Italian barber, has stirred up the resi-
dents Of the Sixth ward of that city.
Palma is said to be a Tuscan Count The
marriage is to take place tomorrow night
and it is reported that a demonstration
will be raised against Palma by Miss
Fitzsimmons' admirers.
H. J. Schulteis, special United States
Commissioner on Immigration. reached
this port from Liverpool, having come
over 10 the Servia as q steerage passenger
In disguise, and having collected in the
steerage and during a European tour a
vast amount of facts as to the assistance
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Fire in the double story brick fiat house
Nos 507 and 500 West Fifty-second street,
New York, yesterday created a panic
among the tenants The dynamo was
shut off, leaving the house in darkness.
The firemen rescued a DYING man through
the window on an upper story.
John Bailey, of Brooklyn. claims from
the estate of the Standard Oil millionaire,
Charles Pratt. $23, $40. under an old con-
tract by which, 1T is held, the foundation
Of Mr.. Pratt's fortune was laid.
The New York Presbyterv yesterday
discussed the report of the General
Assembly's committee on revision, and
engaged in lively debate on the doctrine
of forordination to everlasting death.
The doctrine was stricken ont, as recon-
mended by the committee.
The opening of the New York horse
show was a grand success. A. j. Cassatts
The Bard was awarded the blue ribbon III
the thoroughbred stallion class.
The carriage in which President Har,
rison and his family rode was sold Satur
day at the sale of the goods and chattels
of the Cape May Point improvement
Company.
The friends of Hamilton Turner of AT.
lantic City, who was convicted of forging
his fathers name, are trying to obtain a
pardon for him.
Five members of the Glen Gardner
Regulators have been arrested on the
charge of tarring and feathering julia
Bean, q poor woman of Washington.
The Supreme Court at Trenton yester-
day started to hear the arguments of sew
eral cases growing out of John Hoey's
Encouragement. The court adjourned
and the suit will be resumed December l.
Elsewhere.
Frank Amy, the murderer of Christie
Warden, was yesterday axe to the
Court House at Plymouth. N. H., where
he plead guilty to the charge of murder
He was then locked up until the trial be-
fore the jury.
The Chicago Socialists met in Waverly
Hall and passed a string of resolutions
anathematizing police interference with
the wearing of ther red.
John f. Rudy, a young man residing
in Wilkesbarre, Pa, poured Kerosene oil
over his clothes and then set fire to them,
,.fterward cutting his throat. When
found he was a mass of flames and en-
tirely beyond recovery.
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