The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-04
NEWS IN NOTES.


Forcign.
RiotnQ continued hears Mons and
Liere. Belgium, Yesterday, and the s1tua-
tinn there is regarded as serious.
Owing TO the killing Of q uEmher OF
persons by the troops NJ Fourmies,
France. on Friday, the governments VIII
be attacked by socialist Deputies IN the
Chamber.
The great labor meeting ia London
passed OF quietly, about two TO three hua-
drefl thousand persons being present.
The Marqui di Rudini's latest letter to
the Marquis imperiaii recognizes the fu-
ti1ity of further discussion OF the New
Orleans affair.
At the National Capital.
Secretary Tracy Is thinking seriously
of employing thirteen vessels of the Navy
this summer In a series of naval man
coverings. The vessels are the Chicago,
the Boston, the Atlanta and the York
town of the Squadron of Evolution; the
Philadelphia, the Petrol. the Kearsarge
and the Enterprise of the North Atlantic
Squadron, and the Miantonomoh, the
Newark, the Concord, the Bennington
aud the Vesuvius. nc YET assigned All
Of these vessels are In the waters of the
North Atlantic. 1t Is expected hat Rear
Admiral Kimberly viii be placed in con-
mand Of the fleet.
The Medical Examining Board con-
vened at the Army building, New York
city. for the examination OF candidates
for appointment to the Medical Corps of
the Army, has submitted The result of It's
iabors to the Wal Department or the
twenty-six candidates examined five were
successful and will receive their commis-
sions in n few days.
The friends of Secretary Blaine aud
President Harrison continue to make
faces at Zach other.
New York Doings.
nsco 1nrxhor hordfo~. o.4 d-fro-. mil I
join the horsesmiths and trainers for less
hours of work. Many strikes are probable
on new buildings all over the city.
DR.. Bridgman OF the Madison avenue
Baptist Church, preached on faith and
church unity. 1t IS feared that his resig-
nation, which takes effect on May ii, Will
disintegrate the church.
AT Chickering Hall Father Ignatius had
the support OF DR.. De Costa and other
cleraymen in his crusade against DR..
Heber Newton.
Francis Pittet, a Swiss bother, shot his
sweetheart, Marie Foster, and himself at
Mrs. Jaton's boarding house. No. 200
West -Twenty-second street. New York.
Both were taken to the New York Hos
pital. Pittet MAJ die.
Many members OF the Naval Reserve
Battalion Of New York object TO wearing
tenadt Commander Miller, and say they
Will resign.
Elsewhere.
The Steyedores' and 'Longshoremen's
Association of New Orleans has decided
10 attempt to secure control OF the un-
loading of fruit vessels, which is now to
a great extent In the hands Of the ItaI-
ians. 1t is thought that II this is done
the number OF Italians IN the city will be
greatly reduced.
Thomas Cooper. a well known Wy
oming guide, has returned TO Denver,
and says that he saw Robert Ray Hamil-
ton III Snake River Valley, where he is
supposed to nave been drowned. Cooper
is willing to make en- aflidavit that he
has seen Hamilton alive since the time it
is said he was drowned.
The quarrel between the Roman Catho-
lie newspapers of the dioceses of Buffalo
aud Rochesrr still continues. A pas
toral letter Dom Bishop McQuade, of
Rochester, was read in all the churches
of the diocese condemning the course of
the Catholic Unton1an Tins.
The heavy shower which fell yesterday
did more thun the men who ave been
fighting the fire on the Blue Mountains
could nave accomplished Ia three days.
After devastating over 1900 acres, the
flames were extinguished by the rainfall.
which lasted TWO hours.