The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-16
NEWS In NOTES.


Prince George Of Wales Is suffering
from an attack of enteric fever.
The upper classes of Potsdam have lost
over 5000, 900 marks by the failure of the
banking firm of Hirschield s. Wolff.
The Somerfield victims being even more
numerous. Among the losers are manv
The toy doh manufacturers of Thur
ingia aud Sonnedberg, Germany, have
resolved to exhibit solely and collectively
at Chicago.
Twenty universities OF the German EN-
pire show 2S,515 students who have
matriculated.
Travellers on Italian railroads complain
that their baggage is ~plundered by The
employees.
New York Doings.
General Dryenfourth who was asked to
come to New York and perform some OF
his experiments in the hope of averting
the threatening water famine, has agreed
to do SO, but it will take some time be-
fore the trials will be made owing TO the
delay in getting the apparatus in shape.
1t is estimated the experiments will cost
about $1,000.
A largely attended memorial service of
the late Charles Stewart Parnell was held
In the Academy of Music in New York.
DIR. Depew was this orator Of the occasion
and delivered al eloquent tribute to the
dead leader.
The water in Croton Lake and through
out the Croton watershed is lower than 1t
has ever been. No water has passed over
the Croton Dam since May 20 last. The
available supply is comparatively mail
and Is not being renewed.
Elsewhere.
Nathaniel Jenkins, OF New Silverbrook,
while hunting for q bear fell asleep on
the top OF a mountain. While sleeping
he was awakened by the fierce growing
of the bear which was approaching him.
jenkins fed and the animal gave hot pur-
suit. The hunter finally took refuge in
a tree. The bear stood under the tree Tor
half a day, when q party OF men drove
the animal away aud rescued Jenkins.
Porto Allegro, the capital of Rio Grande
do Sui, is said to be in the hands
of the Brazilian Junta, which has
issued a proclamation denouncing ron
SEGA and calling for an election OF a new
President. Fonseca has 10000 men at
Rio J~aneiro, which is in a state OF great
excitement.
An organized gang Of safe blowers. burg
lars. and Jail breakers, consisting OF nine
teen persons, was broken up in Chicago
by the arrest of the entire party.
The death of Mary Greif in Chicago is
said by the anarchists to have been caused
by the police raid upon heI fathers
saloon, and they are making threats OF
revenge.
The White Star freight steamship
Tauric transferred more than half OF her
load of cattle and many tons of her gen
eral cargo, and was then hauled by ive
tugs off Romer shoals, where she hac
been grounded for twenty-five hours.
Archbishop Corrigan, assisted by
Bishop Wigger n many priests. form
ally blessed the new Monastery of the
CaDuchin Fathers in Yonkers.
The Rev. j. n. Rylance of st. Marks
Church, New York, In a sermon upon the
higher criticism of the authenticity of the
pihIo udr,ittaE fha don hffnl character OF
much in the Old Testament and pro-
nounce some of the books to be spuri-
Gus.
Leonardo Lorubbio shot Vincenzo Riv-
critic at No. AZ Baxter street, New YORK,
at the request of Rose Dadurno. with
whom Riverito had lived when in this
country seven years ago.
News reached San Antonio that Revo-
~lutionist Catrino Garga at the head OF his
band attacked the Custom House at
Guerrero, Mexico. and was repulsed with
less of life.
A tornado in the province Of Santa Fe,
Argentine Republic. destroyed the town
of Arroyo Seco, killed forty persons and
wounded thirty, n did great damage to
property and crops.
CYRUS Hinkle, an engineer of a freight
train on the Pennsylvania road. was
killed at Eagle, Pa, in a wreck, and
Isaiah Hlnton, a fireman, had both arms
broken.
l.Ihe HunRarlanS Oh Denver Drooh, Td's
abuse Mrs. Papke of being a witch.
They heard that she was the daughter OF
q shepherd. Mike Mohnas' cow died and
he Threatened to kill The woman unless
she brought the animal back to lie.
Mrs. Papko procured a warrant Tor
Mohnas's arrest and he fled.
The new Chilean Council of State.
which acts as a check upon the President,
has been reorganized. Nine OF its menu
bers are liberals and two are conser-
yutives. Minister of War Holley has re-
signed because of his election to general
OF division.
STATE NOTES.
Isaac Van Fleet of Pluckamin hired an
expert peach mar to set out about seven
hundred peach trees last spring. Only
three of them lived. :.
Lorenzo Horner, a seventeen year old
German of Smalley's Mill, Cumberland
county breaks cobblestones with his
naked fist.