Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-22
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday
afternoon accepted the following bonds: AZ
per cents, registered, $4,000. at 1895.
John H. Converse, of the firm of Burnham,
Parry, Williams & Co., the proprietors of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, perfected arrange
| ments Yesterday for the erection of a building
to be given by him to the Presbyterian Hospital
| of Philadelphia. 1t will be called the Admin
istration building, and will cost $4,000
Louis Neebe, of Chicago, brother of Oscar
| Neebe, the Anarchist who is serving o l5-year
| term in the penitentiary for his connection with
the Haymarket affair, is in Springfield, ILL.,,
with a huge bundle of letters asking the Gov
ernor to commute the brothers sentence. The
petitions are signed by hundreds Of trades
uniOnists of Chicago.
According to published programme of the
Washington Inaugural Centennial ball in New
York City in April, President Harrison will
lead the dance, with Mrs. Morton; Mr.. Morton
will dance next with Mrs. Harrison; Governor
Hill with Mrs. r. b. Hayes, and Mayor Hugh
j. Grant with Mrs. Cleveland. There will be -
couples in the dance.
Jack Brown, known all over the Southwest
because of his exploits as scout was shot and
killed Yesterday by Ada Hume known as the
Territorial Nightingale" Miss Hume was in
duced by Brown to go to Silver City and sing
under his management. A disagreement arose,
when the singer shot Brown killing him in
stantly. Brown was we'll connected at Gal
weston.
The search in the ruins of the wrecked
hote at Hartford is still being prosecuted, but
no further discoveries have been made. 1t is
now considered certain that there are no more
bodies III the RUNS as there are no inquiries
Tor missing persons and summary of the re-
suits of the disaster is probably as follows:
Total number In building, AZ; dead, 2; injured,
10; escaped, 10.
Mr.. O'Neill. of Hudson county introduced
inf fha
thorlzlng the construction of two bridges one
over Arthur Kill from Perth Amboy, n. j., to
TOttenville, Staten Island, and one over Kill
Won Kuli from Constable Hook, N. j., to New
Brighton, Staten Island. 1t is believed to be
an improvement contemplated by the Pennsyl-
Vania Railroad Company.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette yester-
DAY published another savage attack upon
Governor Foraker's administration, and con-
cludes by charging Foraker with treachery to
John Sherman. The article bears the sigma
ture OF Richard Smith Mr.. Smith was in
friends, but declined to say anything concern
ing the report that he would send q challenge
to Governor Foraker.
"A rear end collision between two freight
trains on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad, near Galesburg resulted IN a terrible
wreck and the demolished Cars took fire from
stove In the way-car. Hugh S. mckinney, of
Galesburg, brakeman, was taken from the
burning wreck allve notwithstanding the fact
that his legs were nearly burned off. He lived
two hours in awful agony but did not speak
alter being taken out.
The case against Governor Iarabee. of
Iowa, indicted Tor libel was brought up in the
District court yesterday. The Governor ap-
Peared by attorney who said his client courted
the fullest investigation, and would seek or ac-
cept any technical advantage. He had been
lndlcted, not as person, but because he was
Governor OF Iowa and had circulated certain
matters in the line of official duty The entire
State was interested in a full, fair and prompt
Irlal Inc state was not ready and the trial
was postponed.
The Henderson & Hull Company, Limited,
oil montgomery, Lycoming county through
their attorney, P. F. Rothermel have brought
SUIT IN Common Pleas Court against the Read
ing Railroad for $4,000. The Henderson &
Hun Company owned planning mill and the
Readings tracks ran within 20 feet of the build
ing. Last August about five minutes after two
locomotives had passed a fire broke out and
the building was totally destroyed. The suit is
10 recover the loss, claiming the fire was caused
by sparks from the locomotives.
"A large attendance of Republican Senators
was at the caucus yesterday morning to con-
slder the expediency of proceeding further
with the ebate upon the resolution offered by
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
providing for an investigation of elections in
the South After free Interchange of opinion
on the situation, on motion of Senator Cullom
it was decided to take up the resolution after
the sundry civil appropriation bill has been dis
posed OF, and press it to vote. 1t is expected
that Democratic Senators will oppose the adop-
Ulon OF the resolution to the bitter end.
-Adyices come from the southern border of
Kansas that train of between so and 100
oklahoma boomers wagons have started for
the new Territory. There is also an advance
movement from other points along the border
Ihey do not mean this as an invasion but |
simply want to be first to reach what they re-
gard as the promised land, when it is opened
up by Congress. They are said to be well
equipped for the Journey and the commence
ment of farm work in the spring There are |
said TO be over 5000 people in the country i'm |
mediately north of Oklahoma ready to cross |
the line the moment Congress gives the word. |
George Smith, aged so years, was instantly |
Killed Yesterday morning by an explosion of |
dynamite. Smith was foreman of a gang of /
laborers engaged in digging out cellars at /
SeVenty-slXth street and the Boulevard New
ork City, preparatory to the erection of fiat |
houses. Just before o'clock the man entered |
the tool box, and almost Immediately terrific
explosion took place. Smith was literally
blown TO atoms. In the tool box had been
stored 100 pounds of dynamite to be used for
blasting purposes, and in some unaccountabIe
way Smiths entry into the box caused the stuff |
TO explode butJuSt how will never be learned
windows of houses for a quarter of mile were
shattered by the conclusion. There are two
large holes, three feet in depth, where the tool
box stood.