The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-03
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Five Firemen Reported Killed in a
Detroit Fire.

brick building was burned last night.
1t was occupied jointly by William
Reid, wholesale dealer in paints and oils,
and the Detroit Fruit Tablet and Confec-
tionery Company. The loss will
be $4,000. William Reid's stock
was worth at least $4,000 and insured
for $4,000. The neighboring buildings
were also damaged. The entire loss is
nearly O.00O, on which there is S141, 900
insurance.
The walls of William Reid's building,
which was burned last night, and on
which firemen were still at work, fell this
morning. 1t was reported that five fire.
men were under the debris.
Senator Hill at the South.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1S92.-Senator
Hill. who is now here, is receiving many
invitations to visit Southern Democratic
clubs.
Senator Hill has not been able to make
reply to any Of these invitations. despite
the urgency of the kilograms. II should
like to visit all these points,"
said he, but at present 1 do not
see how 1 can possibly do so. l
have already accepted an invitation to
address the Mississippi State Legislature
in jackson op the 18TH inst, and to make
another speech on st. PaJrick's Day, two
days later. at Savannah, Ca"
Governor Pattison On the Coal Deal
HAZLEToN, Pa. March g. 1S92.-A reply
has been sent by Governor Pattison to a
letter regarding the coal deal. In it he
says.
"Ail the authority of the State will be-
exerted for the inforcement of the Consti-
tuition. Article z, regulating railroad and
canal companies, is very wise pro-
vision of the fundamental law. 1t COM
mands nothing but what is right and for
bids nothing but what Is wrong. The ac-
ton by the Legislature providing for pen
altes of Imprisonment and fines would
prove much more proper remedy than
the one now used"
Another Typhus Case.
NEW YORK, March 3, 1S92.-There is
another and sad case of typhus re-
ported.
The new patient is Fred. J. Hamilton.
reporter for a New York news
paper. who. with S. N. Cohen. an
other reporter, visited the fever
infected house at No. 40 East Twelfth
ten days ago. He was today placed in a
private room in the hospital on North
Brother Island.
Webster's Trial Nearing its End.
NEW YORK, March 8. 1S9s.-As the
Webster trial draws to a close the i'm
preston is that an acquittal will be the
end. This morning the prosecution tried
to weaken the testimony of the defen-
dant and his wife. The sensa-
tion of the trial was when
Mr.. Mcintyre called Felson B. Record
of Chicago. He testified to what Good
win did when he met Mrs. Webster in the
hall of the Percival one night. Goodwin
raised his arm and said:
This is little woman I would like to
love-" Goodwin did not place his hand
on her. This contradicted Mrs. Web
ster's testimony and caused a sensation.
New York's Census.
NEW YORK, March 3, 1S92.-The census
returns will be sent to Albany today.
Clerk Scully said this morning that the
returns were in excellent shape, showing
that the work had been thoroughly and
correctly done.
The work of tabulatipg the figures will
begin as soon as the returns all reach the
office of the Secretary of State, but some
time will be required to complete the
work,