Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
HARD wooDs-JoBBrNe PRICES.
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The Court Of Claims closed up its business
for the term yesterday. and adjourned until
the last Monday in October.
The Concordia land district in Kansas has
been consolidated with that Of Salina, with it
office at the town OF, ,Salina.
The brewery Of George Bechtel, on Staten
Island; it is reported, has been purchased by
an English syndicate, the price being 81, $50 0O0
| James Hyatt. who killed Joshua Evans in
Baltimore six weeks ago, was yesterday SEN
fenced to three years in the penitentiary for the
| crime.
Senator E. n. Rollins Of New Hampshire,
| has had another paralytic shock, and il very
low He had intended sailing for Europe
| Saturday.
Reports to the General Land Office show
that up to this date IA applications to enter
land district, in Oklahoma, and II to the Guth-
rie land district
killing frosts are reported In Livingstone,
Orleans and Monroe counties, New York.
Grapevines were wilted and all sorts Of garden
truck killed In some parts Of Orleans county
the damage will be very heavy.
1t is reported that the Mexican Congress, in
secret session, is discussing the question of
ceding Lower California to the United States.
1t is believed, however, that the rumor is
groundless and is merely stratagem of the
Conservatives.
Mrs. Randolph Brandtibecame suddenly in
sane at Brenharn Tex. and seizing pistol.
killed two of her children. One of the children
killed was four years old and the other 6 She
took the youngest child, babe, and escaped
from the house and is still at large.
The American Congregational Association
held its thirty-sixth annual meeting in Boston
yesterday. The report Of the directors was a
review of the principal work Of the association
during the last 25 years. The original debt Of
S25O,O00 has been reduced to slS1,000 The re-
ceipts Of the year were SO. .050 and the expendi-
lures 50, $40. All reports were accepted. Rufus
8. Post was made President.
Victoria. B. c., is in a state of great excite
ment consequent upon the order received by
the British feet to prepare to sail for Behring's
Sea on June Is. The feet consists of the Swift
sure, the Amphion and the Defender The
AmphiOn is 20knot cruiser, is heavily armored
and is by far the most powerful ship OF war in
the Pacific Ocean. The sailing schooners are
being assured that every protection will be
afforded them. Torpedo boats are being fitted
for the protection of the harbor.
Miners are 1ocking into the Yukon mining
district in large numbers, and the demarkation
of the boundary line between Alaska and
British possession becomes more necessarily
daily, as the jurisdiction of the American Gov
ermnent thew is questioned, many claiming
that the territory referred to is British soil
The Canadian Government for year or two
past has been pressing the American Govern
menb 10 co-operat6 with IL IN 5eILllng Ine us
puted question. The cost of demarking the
frontier is estimated at between s., 100000 and
81, 200.
: Secretary Window has affirmed the decis-
ion of the Collector Of Customs at New York.
assessing duty at the rate of IS cents per pound
and 90 per cent ad valorem on recent importa-
tions by II. Herman. Sternbach & Co. and
Ballin Joseph & Co. of so-called worsted coat
ings. suitings, etc., used in the manufacture Of
men and boys clothing. The Secretary held
that as these articles were made in part Of
wool it was the evident intention of the statute
that they should be assessed for duty at the
rate applicable for manufactures of wool in
stead Of at the lower rate under which they
have been previously classified as worsted
cloths.