Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-19
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.
}-FrosU and snow are reported in many sec
tions of the West and Northwest.

l-FrosU and snow are reported in many Sec
tions of the West and Northwest
President Harrison has committed the SEN
tence of Burke Priddy, of the Eastern district
of Tennessee, convicted of violating the pension
laws to one year. He was sentenced in April,
1889. to two years imprisonment.
The steamship Alberta, which arrived in
Quebec from lola, via Singapore, landed at
quarantine passenger suffering from severe
| fumigated the Alberta was allowed to proceed
| to Montreal.
\ "A fire broke out in Seaford, Del, at LEO
Ilo'elock yesterday morning, and burned until
| $50, when. by the tearing down of house, sup
| pemented by the aid of two engines which had
| Just arrived from Wilmington, it was gotten
| under control. There is strong suspicion of in
cendiarism. Among the buildings burned were
Odd Fellows Hall, Masonic Hall and the Town
Hall. Loss $4,000; fully insured.
The steamship England, of the National
Line, will sail from New York to-day with the
largest single shipment of live cattle ever car
ried out of any American port. She will carry
across to Liverpool I,O22 live steers. averaging
fully 400 pounds each, shipped by "Nelse"
Morris, of Chicago. In addition. Eastman &
Co. shipped ], 700 quarters of beef, making the
beef cargo carried, alive and dead, equal to
LAS cattle. The value is $4,000.
"A very disgraceful exposure has just been
made at Spokane Falls. Wy.T. which duplicates
two members of the Common Council in that
city and police officer. The names of the per-
sons implicated are Sidney Waters, Peter
Dueber and William Gillespie. These men are
charged with having formed conspiracy to
appropriate the funds and supplies furnished
by contribution for the relief of those who suf-
fered by the recent disastrous fire at Spokane
Another suit has been filed against Lang
Ting Tsan, Chinese Consul General at San
Francisco. The complaint was filed by Ng
Woo Goo, of Los Angeles, doing business un-
der the firm name of Sun Chong & Co., who
demands Sl7 122 alleged to have been due and
unpaid during the past two years. Although
not so stated, it is known that the action is
based upon claims of Chinese TO whom the
money had been awarded by the United States
Government, and who should have been paid
by the Consul General, to whose care the
money had been Intrusted.
Giant powder enough to destroy the entire
neighborhood was unearthed at San Francisco
a few days ago by James Haskins as he was
digging on his lot and the story of the find has
just come out. The property is in the most
precipitous district in the city and Haskins
sought to level off the ground His methods
met with strong objections from the neighbors.
and it is supposed some of these adopted des-
perate game to get Haskins out Of the way and
blow up his property. AS Haskins was work.
ing about the place with a pick he upturned
what looked like a stick of candy. On looking
closer he saw the word giant" stamped on it.
Three dynamite bombs and 81 sticks of giant
powder were unearthed within short compass
This was turned over to the police. who have
since been at work on the case without salts
factory results.