The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-05
NEWS AND NOTES.


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Kaiser Wilhelm had very fair sport on
his shooting trip, although the wolves
had driven most of the game iuto the re-
mote thickets OF the preserve. The i'm
perial hunting box at RominteD, was rem
ovated for the visit of The Emperor.
Rumors in London>say that Balmaceda
did not Commit suicide as was reported,
but that he Is at present concealed In the
American Legation at Santiago.
The Baroness Buiow has been appoint
ed companion to Queen Elizabeth OF hou-
mania, taking the place Of the dismissed
Mile. Vacaresc0.
A moyement is on foot among members
of The Masonic fraternity TO slgu Il petit
ton to Queen Victoria, to he presented by
the Prince of Wales, who Is u Mason, for
the release Of Mrs. Maybrick. 1t is
thought that such concerted action would
rave great weight with che British au-
thorities.
At the National Capital.
At the time of the reduction OF internal
revenue taxation General Raum was
among those who charged tobacco dealers
a Tee for useless services in expedlting
their claims tor d rebate.
Majority and minority reports have
been mad to Secretary NOBLE by the
members of the Utah Commission. The
Anti Mormon vote Is gradually and large.
ly increasing, but the commission do not
recommend the removal of existing safe
guards.
New York DoIngs.
Kingston is still greatly excited over
the big bank failure.
The P~resbytery of New York, az the
meeting to be held today, will take up the
case of DR.. Briggs and decide whether
his trial shall continue or not. and, IL so,
the separate counts upen which he is to
be tried will be presented by u commit
tee. A moderator will first be elected,
n rx he oa mil h. - - - -. kr Hh~
Briggites and anti Briggites to elect their
own men. If the case goe, against DR..
Briggs, he undoubtedly will appeal.
John l.. Osmond killed mis- wife and
fatally wounded his penefactor, John G..
Burchill, at No. 500 Third avenue yester-
day, in a fit of jealous frenzy.
"Deutscher Tag, the day that German
Americans will celebrate annually, was
inaugurated successfully at Carnegie
Hall.
Members of the Alcyone Boat Club of
BROOKLYN, the second Oldest rowing club
n ar New York, talk of terminating its
corporate existence by uniting with some
kindred organization.
The entire fleet of ocean liners upon
leaving the other side ran into heavy
squalls, and off the Banks were envel-
oDed in dense fogs. Two have arrived in
others are from two to three days over
due.
Two heather Cinnamon were attacked
by alleged Christians on the street in
New York yesterday, one being badly
hurt. Five of the men have been ar
rested, and were all identified by the
Cinnamon.
Archbishop Casanova has issued orders
to the clergy not to interfere in the new
elections in Chile. Admiral Jorge Mont
is prominently me ntioned as a candidate
for president.
Madame Dorlez. n former ~instructress
of Il daughter OF the Duke of Somerset.
attempted suicide in Boston by taking
poison, owing to her inability to make a
living.
A freight car in which had been locked
two Chinese lepers is lost, not having
been heard OF since leaving Vancouver
Tor New York. The lepers had been seut
by the New York authorities. with others,
to Vancouver on their way back to China,
but their companions refused to travel
further with them. The Canadian au-
thorities declined to harbor them, and
shipped them back to New York, since
which time they have not been heard of.
Two men were arrested in New Haven,
Conn.,, yesterday, on a the charge of tap
ping Western Union Company's wires.
Their object was to anticipate the pool
room gamblers on the results of the Nor
ris Park and Jerome Park races, but they
had very little success.
Great damage by forest fires has been
caused in Eldorado County, California,
many farmers and ranchers being rem
dered penniless. All the grass on the
hills in that section has been destroyed.
The loss of stock in consequence will be
very large,
The Brazilian Government has ordered
the purchase of 500, 900 cuttings of grape
vines In the United States and Europe
for use in starting experimental vine
yards IN that republic.
Michael Davitt, the Irish leader, in an
interview at Scranton, said hat Parnell
had committed political suicide, that the
agitation for the abolition of the House
House of Lords had just begun, and that
he liked the tone OF Gladstone's Newcastle
speech. Gladstone, he thought. would
be returned to power by a large majority
at the next election.
While chestnuuting near Williamsport,
Rev. w. H. Graft aud sixteen boys were
poisoned by eating canned ham. There
were no fatal results.
During a family quarrel at Muncy Dam
William Updegrove yesterday shot his
mother-in-law and also his nephew.
Neither wound is fatal.
Charles Fox and Elma Cope. the Dallas
clippers, were captured at Luzerne yester-
day.
Six men are certainly entombed and
dead in the Richardson Colliery of p OTIS
vile. One dead body has been reco vered
aud one miner fatally injured has been
removed.