Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-18
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

-Lazard Freres have ordered sl,OOO, 900 gold
bars for shipment TO Paris.
Judge John l. Mflburn, of the St Mary's
county, Maryland. Orphans Court, was struck
and instantly killed bylightning Tuesday even
ing.
Nelson Colbert, colored, was hanged in
Washington, d. c., at l2:54 P. N. yesterday for
the murder of Philip Wentzen in October last.
His neck was broken by the fall.
Over 1000 storemen working along the
water front on Brooklyn are out on a strike.
They demand Is cents an hour in lieu Of 70
cents. which, for the last ten months. has been
the rate at which they have been paid.
Chancellor McGin has appointed Chester
the West End Mining Company, corporation
owing iron mines in Hunterdon county and
Pennsylvania. The liabilities of the company
are reported to be 100000 greater than its as
sets.
James Kelly, who was asphyxiated by gas
on Tuesday night at New Brunswick, N, j.,
and Incorrectly reported dead on Wednesday
night died Thursday night 1t Is believed he
nephew of DR.. Clark of No. 59 Georgetown
street, Lexington, KY.
"A project is under way to have the s., ,000, 900
people of the United States join in singing the
S'Star Spangled Banner at a fixed hour on the
Fourth of july next. The idea is to have Pres
ident Harrison visit Philadelphia on that date
and, when the signal to begin singing is given
by him, to have the wires Hash the news over
going on all at once.
The Federal grand jury at indianapolis is
again investigating election irregularities, and
it now develops that some Of the parties who
escaped trial by reason of the ouashing of the
indictments by Judge Woods will be reindicted.
Particular attention will be given to the impoT-
tation of voters from Kentucky. number
of witnesses came up from Southern Indiana
yesterday, and some of them testified that a
number of negroes from Louisville voted in
the border counties.
William E. Woods, aged "a years, builder
by trade, was found in Chicago boarding
house suffering from smallpox. He came from
Oklahoma few days ago He left Colorado
Springs with a number of friends April Is,
and reached Oklahoma April % There were
several cases of varioloid between April Is and
May in Oklahoma, and he left that country
on the latter date, arriving here May z. Woods
case Is mild one: BE was removed to the
migated and the inmates were vaccinated.
Senator Scheffer's Drunkard Law went into
eject in Minnesota yesterday. 1t provides that
whoever becomes intoxicated by voluntarily
deemed guilty of the crime of drunk
enness. and upon conviction thereof Shall
be punished as follows: For the first
offense fine of not less than $40 nor more
than $40, or by imprisonment for not less than
ten days nor more than 40 days; second offense
by imprisonment for not less than 80 nor more
than so days, or by fine of not less than so
nor more than $50; for the third and all subse-
Quent offenses imprisonment OF not less than
90 or more than go days.
1t is stated on the authority of director of
the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad Company, in
order to correct any Misrepresentation which
may exist as to the facts, that in the years 1888
1884 1885 1885 and 1887, the net earnings of the
company are shown by the figures of the expert
who examined the company's accounts to have
been s., go, ,13l. and that the dividends declared
for those years amounted only to Sc 209, ,SS9,
leaving balance of net earning during those
years of 81, ,0A, 1872 which was not paid out in
dividends. 1t is therefore. plain that the divi-
dends which were paid in those years were
rightfully paid out Of the net profits.
1t is generally understood in Ottawa that
]. h. Pope, Minister of Railways and Canals,
will be succeeded by ]. A. Chapleau, Secretary
of State. Mr.. Colby, NJ. P, will succeed Mr..
Chapleau as Secretary of State. These appoint
menu will cause great dissatisfaction through
out the county, as it is generally conceded that
Colby received his appointment because of the
service he rendered the Government last ses-
sion by powerful speech supporting the action
of the administration on allowing the Jesuit Es-
tate act. The Government is coming in for
vigorous denunclation all over Ontario for its
action in reference to this question, and Mr..
Colby's appointment will simply add more fuel
to the flames, which even now threatens the
Government with defeat at the next general
election.