The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-20
NEWS IN NOTES.


A conflict occurred ut kinsaie between
a number of wreckers and Il body OF coast
guardsmen. in which the latter were bad
ly whipped and driven to their barracks.
The wreckers then obtained two cart
loads OF a vessels. cargo, which they
spirited away.
Influenza of n very severe type has re-
appeared in several places in Southwest
ern France, and many deaths havs been
reported.
Two persons were killed and ten in
Jured by an explosion of gas while wit
Messing a stereopticon exhibition in a
church at Ilkeston, England.
Inc Governor of tile Camerons country
t~elegraphed to Berlin that the natives at
Buka have attacked CAPTAIN Gravereuth's
party end killed the Captain and three
coiored men after a three days fight. dur
ing which the Germans made a brave de-
fence.
Governor jackson of Maryland has ten
dered to ex-Representative William H.
GIBSON the appointment to be United
States Senator from Maryland, to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death of Senator
E. K. Wilson.
At the National Capital.
Much speculation is current here as to
when Governor Senator Fill will take his
seat in the Senate.
The President succeeded in shooting
some more red he ID ducks at Benjies,
Md, and then boarded q train for Wash
ington, where he arrived in the after
noon.
The sessions Of the Episcopal Congress
at Washington were occupied in the dis
cussion of the methods of parish work.
New York Doings.
Anonymous letters and cards accusing
the New York Jewellers Association OF
discrimination against the Hebrews
caused considerable excitement in Maiden
lane.
Widower Joyce denied on the witness
stand that he promised to marry Mrs.
Partridge, VINO had sued him.
Cornelius N. Bliss has been elected
president of the American Protective
Tariff League in place OF Edward ii.
Ammidown. resigned.
Chimes witnesses in the Tombs Police
Court swear that Mott street Cinnamon
formed q society to murder or send to
prison two countrymen who exposed
their gambling u fan-tan dens.
Frauds in school buildings in New
York are believed to be very extensive,
and it is thought that many sub-contrac-
tors are involved.
Sc great has been the attendance Of the
New York horse show that at least $780,
600 has been realized on the enterprise.
Elsewhere.
The trial of Charles f. Amy for the
murder of Christie Warden, was con-
tinued at Plymouth, N H., ana after ar
guments mad been completed a decision
Of guilty Of murder in the first degree
was rendered, and Almy was sentenced
to be hanged on the first Tuesday In De-
cember, 1892.
Ernest Hickman, once q pitcher for the
Baltimore Base Ball Clup, fatally shot
his wife in St. Louis, afterwards killing
himself. No cause is known for the
affair.
Four members of the firm of Swift &
Co. of Chicago were indicted by the Fed
eTal Grand Jury for obtaining a rebate
less than the card tariff on shipping
lneat.
The Shenandoah, an American built
vessel, was successful in q race, in which
four vessels took part, from San Francisco
10 Havre, The length OF the voyage was
100 days. The other vessels have not yet
been heard from.
RThe Chilean Judge of Crimes at Val
pasaiso consents at last to furnish copies
of all DISPOSITIONS to our representatives.
Jorge Montt was unanimously chosen
President by the Electoral College.
Dictator Fonseca imprisoned all the
Deputies from the Rio Grande do Sui,
Brazil, except foul who fed from Rio
Janeiro. Passage of his ships up tine Rio
Grande River is stopped. Uruguay will
remain neutral. Two prominent mem
bers of the Junta have resigned.