The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-29
NEWS IN NOTES.


A league has been discovered IN htS-
sian Poland having for its object the as
sassination of the Cznr. Many arrests
have already been made ami Tue frontier
is closely guarded to prevent the escape
of fleeing suspects.
A desperate engagement took place on
the Indian frontier between British forces
and tribeSmen in which the latter were
completely routed. seventh being killed,
many wounded and lis taken prisoners.
Great excitement exists at Pahang, the
capital of the Malay Peninsula. a Chief,
with several hundred followers, has
taken to the jungle, after selling the
mines aud stores in that vicinity.
The discovery has been made IN ST.
Petersburg That a large quantity OF Hour
purchased by the Russian government
for the relief of starving peasants had
been udulterated in such manner as to
render it dangerous to health II eaten. A
rigid investigation into the affair viii be
made.
National Capital.
There are many rumors Of war flying
about Washington.
Commander Bowman II. McCalla, of
the U. 5 $. Enterprise. who nearly Two
years ago was suspended from the navy
for brutal treatment of his officers and
men, hts had the unexecuted portion OF
his sentence RENTED by the President.
Nothing is known at Washington or
the repol ted agreement of the United
Rtdtcr " a tlC ~ oOVS IL
deinniiv for the New Orleans affair
Mr.. Jules Patenotre. the new French
Z M!nister. has arrived in Washington with
his staff.
There is a lively contest going on at
Washington for the vacant places on the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Now York.
Actor William j. Scanlan is rapidly
growing weaker and more violent i'll his
rawlings, and his physicians believe that
the end is not far oil. His "Mavourneen"
Company has been paid off.
Edward NJ. Field, is failing rapidly, and
his physicians declare that unless he is
soon induced to take nourishmeut he can
not long survive. Meanwhile circum-
stances indicate that his partners were not
so entirely ignorant of the fraudulent
transactions as they say they were.
The action of the Adams Express Com
pany at New YORK against John Hoey,
was discontinued by order of Justice
Andrews, of the Supreme Court, and the
a tacnment granted on October 10 has
been vacated.
The horses OF a funeral coach contain
ing six persons We're struck by d Dassen-
{ rain ON the Long Island Railroad at
Tie Greenpoint avenue crossing IN Long
Island City. The horses were killed and
the occupants slightly hurt.
Captain John Gunner, Of the East
Sixty-seventh street police station, has
w ~ va ~ VIZ ~ "
having reached the age OF sixty years.
Albert e. Herrick. the brakeman whose
reg ect causei tine Christmas eve accident
Oh the New York Central. before he fled,
left with his father IL written statement
1hai lie nistoOk the st. Louis express for
the ''Croton local."
Should the Senatorial election decisions
he adverse to the republicans it Is declared
they will absent themselves from the
Senate and defeat its organization.
elsewhere.
The Baltimore police have prepared a
set Of tables showing the houses occupied
u u~noccupiel in each ward OF the city.
The grand total of buildings is 95, $50. OF
THIS number 81, 2S1 are in use and 1867
vacant. There are 335 churches, nine OF
which are vacant; 500 warehouses. 246
vacant; 4 765 s~tanles, SIT vacant, and ST.
10 DIV elliugs, 1907 vacant.
CaLtu1n Mclean of the American seal.
ing schooner James IL. Lewis, has re-
turned from Siberia, WHITTIER he and his
crew were taken by the Russian cutter
Alert. He complains that his vessel was
ccntiscated and he and his men treated
with indignilies for months. The Rus
siaus claimed that the Lewis was poach-
lug IN Russian sealing grounds and tore
the Uni,ed States fiag from the mast head.
ripped to shreds and threw 1t overheard.
Mclean will appeal TO the Government
at Washington.
Onlv a few leading workers OF the con-
testants of the Ohio Senatorship, have
yet arrived in Columbus, but the head
quarters of each party is III full opera
ton. The fight for the speakership has
sharply followed the Sherman Foraker
lines and great interest is taken in the
struggle. A statement that Il bride had
been offered II Foraker adherent. to vote
for Sherman was promptly denied.
Assistant, States Attorney Elliott. or
Chicago, is suffering from nervous pros
"tration caused by mysterious threats OF
death from the friends of criminals he
has convicted.
Lem Jones was hanged At Oliver
Springs, Tenn, for the brutal murder
OF his wife and child. He was formerly
county SUPERINTENDENT of schools and a
deacon in the Baptist church.