The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-15
NEWS IN NOTES.


A cable despatch from London relates
the facts OF . brutal attempt on Snowdon
Mountain, In Wales, TO murder Mrs. K.
Z. Duncan OF Washington, ID. G. Her
husband Is stated to have confessed the
act.
A collision occurred on Wednesday
night near the scene of the Utopia disas-
ter between theBritish steamer B%uccaneer
and the Italian steamer tura, laden with
emigrants. The damage was serious but
no lives were lost.
From Madrid comes a rumor to the
effect that Charles l., King of Portugal,
coutemplates Indicating If his Ministers
consider the step necessary.
Advices from Toxic state that the
Mikado's physician state that the Care
witch's wouna is trifiing. There Is a
complete absence of fever and the pa
tient is in good spirits. The latest re-
port concerning the affair Is that the
Czarowitch and Prince George OF Greece
were returning incognito from a place of
amusement, when they came In conflict
with police officers. who asserted them
selves too vigorously until the identity of
the princes was revealed.
New York Doings.
Charles Edward Riley has Just been re-
stored to his mother, Mrs. Hattie Pres
Sixth street, New York, after a separation
of twenty-five years.
Amer Ben Ali, known as "Frenchy
No. l." has been held by the Coroner's
jury for the murder of Carrie Brown, or
.Old Shakespeare
1t is now an assured fact that enough
money Will be obtained to open the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art on Sunday
during the summer months.
Martin Cunning, who was a notorious
miser and the keeper of several lodging
houses in New York, died last month,
having an estate valued at $4,000. Now
two women claim TO be his widow, and
the Surrogate will ave to decide which
is entitled TO the money.
At a fire at No. 1,040 Third avenue, New
York, Bridget Clark WAS suffocated to
death, and Maurice Colbert fell from a
fire escape, and his wife Mary dropped
from a window. Both received probably
fatal wounds.
At the National Capital.
The President is expected to reach
Washington this evening or early Satur-
questions awaiting his decision. There
viii be so many that he can hardly pass
upon all of them at the first Cabinet meet
ing. and these meetings will be Of I'M
usual Importance for a week or more.
The committee appointed to design the
new two dollar certificate has completed
its work aud the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing will soon have the plates
ready for the printers.
The Behring Sea matter requires prompt
action il II government proposes to
reach an agreement with Great Britain
for a closed season. The time for taking
the seals is at hand and prompt communf-
cation by cable will be required TO reach
al agreement which will preserve the
seals from destruction and keep away the
poachers-
W
President Harrison visited the gra We of
Abraham Lincoln. at Springfield, Ill.,
and was enthusiastically received at his
OLE hon in indianapolis.
zImors about the sinking Of the Itata
by .ne Charleston, although still per list
emily circulated In the city Of Mexico,
are pronounced to De utterly without
foundation.
1he trouble of the Chicago and North
western Railroad with its switcnmen over
the recent discharge of Yardmasfer Nc
Nerny has eliminated In the discharge of
the discontenRd meu all along the line.
Senator Gorman was presented last
evening at Baltimore with a solid silver