The Jersey City news., 1891-12-31
NEWS IN NOTES.



Thc new SPANISH tariff Imposes profh BIZ
tive duties on alcohol and sugar. the
nrasent burdens on railroad material De-
inc removed. The export duty on iron
ore will not exceed twenty-five ceDtimes
per ton. 60.
The town of Hunza, not far from Gilg,t.
on thesPamir frontier, has been occupied Dy
tho british troops There was no opposl-
.iol, tn the advance of the British ne
Hunza ana other tribesmen submitted 10
tile troops ard tranquility has been re-
stored.
Ii WIS again asserted in Rome that an
agreement had been reached, BY which
tins country would give indemnity for
the Italian subjects killed in the New
Orleans Iynchinr. Ihe rumors are
thought to be circulated for the purpose
of giving the Rudni ADMINISTRATION an
,nexcuse for resuming diplomatic relations
With the United States.
\ 1t is stated that the German Emperor
as made overtures to Prince Bismarck,
with a view to the latter's resuning the
office of Chancellor. In an interview
with u court official, the Prince stated
that he would never again accept once,
bnr would consent to act MS the Emper-
or's private counsellor il his son was ap-
pointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.
National Capital.
DR.. Paul Thorndyke, of Boston, and
Miss Rachael, niece OF Senator Sherman,
were married at Washington, in the
presence of a large and fashionable
party.
The balance in the National Treasury
as declared under the old form 81 deot
settlement is only about VI, ,OO0.00u, the
lowest for many years.
At both ends of the Chilean controversy
there seems to be q policy or waiting.
President Montt has not yet organized
his cabinet. No work has yet come from
Minister Egan. The British Minister
called upon the Chilean Minister OF For
eign Affairs and urged peaceful settle
ment.
some of Garzs's sympathizers in Texas
have been identified and will be arrested.
HRrdie is still in pursuit of one Dand OF
revolutionists. and a conflict within forty
eight hours Is regarded as inevitable.
Secretary Blaine signed the reciprocity
arrangements with Guatemala and Sal
lvador.
New York.
Testimony will be taken for almost a
! week yet IN the suit brought by ex-Mayor
Y Oakey Hail against Prof. James Bryce of
England. MIR. Hall claims that in Prof.
DBryce's book the CHAPTER Oh the work
inys of the Tweed ring In New \ ork city
damaged him to the amount of $50,O0O
The Coroners' jury in session AT larry.
town to consider the New York Central
disaster, by which number OF lives were
lost near Hastings, rendered verdict or
manslaughter in the second degree
= against Brakeman Herrick. and censured
the railroad company and Station Master
Delaney.
Grip and its accompanying diseases, ln-
fiueDza and pneumonia, show an in
creased prevalence in this city and vicin-
ity.
The men who We're injured in the col
lapsed theatre in Long Island City are
doing well. Mayor Gleason's friends dis.
cover political spite in the construction OF
the editice.
bishop Loughlin's body is lying in state
atjthe episcopal residence in Brooklyn.
Republicans may bring contempt pro-
ceedings against the State Board of Gail
Ysssers for counting the ''MyloG" return
from Duchess county.
Elsewhere.
THE Messiah craze has again broken out
among the Cheyennes and Arapahoes.
and not little anxiety is felt at Fort
R4no, /. L. The ghost dance is Kept mp
flight and day, but as yet the excitement
HAS not spread to the COmmanches. al
hough it is feared that they too may be-
come involved.
Captain w P. Cooper, Pinkerton de.
tectiye, arrested Irving jenkins, a negro,
ON the charge of killing the PackwOod
Family at New Smyrna, Fla He claims
to have enough evidence to convict.
There Is QreaU eXclteHlsul. auu lyuCuiD2
S threatened. A guard of twent5 men
was placed around Deland Jail.
The Maryland Legislature will conf
mence its session next week. They will
probably first act on the United States
Senatorship.
Two men were killed and another
fatally injured BY an explosion of dyna.
mite while blasting in u quarry near Mil
waukee. Wis.
There is no change in the Senatorial
contest Mt Topeka. Major j. X. Hudson,
Srhe fighting editor OF the Capitol, is .
formidable cundidate, a delegation of
negroes. headed by B. X, Bruce, having
U taken the field for him.
Howard and Mackubbin, the two Bal
timore club men who made a wager as to
which one could walk to Philadelphia
the quickest, started on their tramp early
yesterday. When they reached Port De-
posit, MacKubbin crossed the river about
ten minutes ahead of Howard
Michigan's supreme Court rendered d
decision sustaining the validity OF the
organization OF Dickinson County, which
was effected by Democratic Stale Senate
after tnat party had fraudulently obtained
possession OF that body.
STATE NOTES.