The Jersey City news., 1891-09-16
NEWS in NOTES.
Foreign.

Later and fuller accounts OF the Span
isif Hood show that the disaster spread
over a large district, aud that in many
cases the waters rose SO suddenly that
people were drowned ia their beds.
Everything in the way of food was swept
away. and the survivors are starving.
The government is doing what it can TO
relieve the distress, but riots have occur
red, and the troops are Kept so busy pro
tecting the supplies that Jae reiier system
is greatly embarrassed.
The famine in Russia is increasing
daily. Starvation and the consequent
sickness are decimatiDg whole districts.
Austin Bidwel, the American forger,
convicted III London in 1872. has had
eighteen months taken from his term Tor
good behavior. and will be released i'll
February His brother was given
ticket of leave IN 1885 ard is now IN the
Uuited Suites with S250,000 OF the money
they obtained
bows, each about eight years old, has just
come to light in London. Two lads.
named respectively Crawford and Shea
ron, murdered one of their comrades about
eiglityears old. They said they wanted
tu steal the clothes of the murdered boy
and pushed him INTO the water. When
the poor little fellow managed to scramble
out Craw ford ana Shearon pushed him in
again. and then Crawford went down on
his knees, and. kneeling on the drowning
boys head. held him under watar until
he finally ceased struggling. Then they
dried and pawned his clothes, which was
the object of the crime.
Letters received from Jiddah state that
the death rate from cholera among the
pilgrims to Mecca was unprecedented.
'ihe authorities estimate thut eleven
thousand pilgrims had died during the
season. but the epidemic was over.
AT the National Capital.
President Harrison returned to Wash
iugton Yesterday. There We're few dem
onslraJionS along the route. Even
Camden and Philadelphia manifested
little enthusiasm.
Treasurer officials say that under
Judge Swans decision it will be impo ssh
BILE 10 prevent Chinese Immigration un-
iii Congress meets and provides further
legislation.
III response to many demands for frac-
tional silver. Il circular has been prepared
aud Will shortly be issued by the United
States Treasurer stating that it will be
fuI nished in sums Of 700 or more, by ex-
press or mail, free of all charges, to auy
point in the country. There is now about
SO, 100000 fractional silver in the
1rtasury-
Secretary Tracy says that six war yes-
sells, the Lancaster, Alliance. Alert,
Monocacy, Marion and Polos are i'll
Chinese waters ready to protect Amsri'
can citizens against antiforeign OUT
bursts. s
Il has been decided by the Treasury
officials, in conjunction with the Secret
Service Department. to advance counter
felt money to trustworthy applicants,
VINO Will be licensed for the purpose OF
aiding them in detecting counterIelterS.
New York DoinGs.
Henry Van Name, eighteen years oil.
arrested while robbing house i'll Smith
town Brauch, l.. L., confesses that the
plot was to murder OLD Mr.. Whitman
and his sister, aud rob and burn their
home He duplicates John Lynn. stone
mason OF Brooklyn, who is also under
arrest.
The wife of DR.. Alexander Buchanan,
of New York, asserts that re mas spent
Sl0o,0 600 on Mrs. Kate NJ. Foster. MIS-
DucLhan wants u separation and her
stare of the assets before the house be-
comes bankrupt.
Proceedings have been begun in New
York against Contractor James z. Cole
grove, of Washington, chargin him with
having obtained the contents of seal ed
commission issued by tue Superior
Court aud using them to affect the re-
suit OF a suit brought about mining
property in which he was Interested.
Hirsch Newman, of New York, has
sued Fire Insurance Agents Prager and
Peasley for SO, 900 for selling min an al
Ieged worthless policy.
40 nominations were made yesterday
by the DemocraIlc ConVentlon IA SARA
toga. which was adjourned pending the
reports from the committees on creden-
ti..ls and resolutions.
Mayor Grant has at last ordered the
removal of the wonderful Beattle.
Elsewhere
r,bor,os Harvard who was arrestad at
zynits,,1 Ind on snsntcion Of attemnted
wan SW wis.nIng ad goae "a Wv fnI pfession TO
the police. He stated that he and his
companion had intended to rob the eX-
presscars. but had no desire to injure the
passengers He could not restrain his
JOY 1T seeing. the train stop without in
Jury, and it was owing to his torgetful-
ness that his arrest Was erected.
Miss Vera Ava. Diss Debar, is under
care of the Associated Charities of Gin
cinnati. The Probate Court refused to
hold her for lunacy, because she is non
resident.
While a freight train on the Jackson
Vile and Southeastern Railroad was pass
ing over the Sangamon River, near
Springfield. ILL.,, yesterday, the bridge
gave way. the train being precipitated
into the water beneath Four trainmen
were badly Injured.
Ever since October 20, 1887, Mich ael
Farman of Factoryville, near Scranton,
has been asleep. The attending ply
stefan saws the condition is due to water
on the braiu, which it is impossible to re-
move. Farman's wife feeds him every day
regularly. AT long intervals he fegains