The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-20
NEWS IN NOTES.


Seventy-fye bodies, Including, u il
stated. those OF two Americans. are still
missing OF those who were loss In the
Swiss railway disaster " last SUNDAY.
sky earthquakes shccks were expert
enceG throughout the Province OF Bengal
Yesterday, aud mauy buildings were de-
stroyed.
Dispatches received from Melhourne
state that the latest aivices from samoa
nre to the effect That Caief Mataafa. &C
eompanied by n body Of natives. had
starred for Mahe. the centre of the in
trigue which Is known 10 exist against
the sovereign rights Of King Malietoa
Laupepa.
It Is announced that Parliament will be
proroSued on August s. aud will assemble
again in January. IL is also said thar
there viii be a general election next SUM-
mer.
New York Dolnss.
All the Spanish American books of the
New York Life Insurance Company
having been trauferred to its Office ia
barcelona. the state Insurance Depnrt-
ment VIII have to get along without
them.
J. Rhinelander Dillon sues the eighteen
directors OF the collapsed American Loan
atd Trust Company 10 recover the value
OF twenty shares OF stock, claiming TINT
the directors loaned money upon WORTH
less securities. and are c~riminally as wen
as ctvilly liable.
The Germau steamship Sophie brought
in the crew of the British bark Exile,
rescued in mid-ocean.
The case OF David Molloy, the alleged
deaf and dumb victim, continues as mex
plicable as ever. He has not spoken or
given any sign Of being able to hear as
yet.
Mrs. Ella Nelson was acquitted in the
Court of General Sessions Of having shot
and killed ) L. NJ. Post. a married man
with whom she had lived. The verdict
caused great surprise. When it was an
nouneed the woman swooned.
A lively but brief and decidedly one
sided scrimmage, 10 which a good deal of
rich gore was spilled, look place last
might outside the Casino in New YORK
between John J. Manning, Of Fifth ave-
nue., and Louis Gordon Bugs, a woollen
manufactured. Neither will tell the
cause OF the quarrel.
At tho National Capital.
Tn Treasury books Yesterday showed
a deficit of nearly $4,000
The Treasury Department yesterday
purchased all the silver offered for sale.
n~ggregatsng $500 ounces, as follows:-
$4,000 ounces at <0.g855. 1900 Mt 0 99l25.
1900 Hr so. 5000. rs, 900 NJ Q. 1901, 100, goo N
81. 5000 at 81 CO.'S, rocco at $1,000, 1905 00
al ST. and 10000 at 81 .0030.
The following is a list OF gentlemen
who are to serve as special representa-
tives OF the Treasury Department. in
Earope in connection with the admission
OF foreign exhibits for the Worlds ColuuI-
bian ExDosition:-Charles n. Grosvenor
of Ohio, John N. Butler of Philadelphia.
aad Prof. John NJ. Ellis OF Oberliu, Onto.
Tue last named gentleman Is now in
L1udon.
Eisewhere.
II appears that 70 the failure of Quav's
Auditor General of Pennsylvania, Mr..
AcComant, TO obey the provisions of the
law Is due in large measure the fact that
John Bardsley so completely Quilted Phil
~adeIphia's treasury.
Harvard's graduating class consisted OF
go students The exercises and feasting
we're delightful and artistic.
The drought Is so great in the Province
Of Quebec, that everything is parehed
aud tue crops are likely to turn out a
failure. Prayers for rain are being Of
fered in the churches.
Over five and a half Inches of rain fell
yesterday, in three hours. ia n ebraska.
Three children living in Enerick town
ship, about fifteen miles southeast of Til
den, were drowned during the storm
while trying to reach the house from a
scbool. A ravine which tine children
We're accustomed to cross suddenly filled
with the food. washing them away.