Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

"A terrible disease is killing many fsh in the
Gulf of Mexico.
The weather is intensely cold in Mexico
Several persons have died from exposure.
The Mexican Chamber of Deputies has
elected Pedro Ascue President of that body.
Prominent members of the Portuguese
colony in New York City express the penel
that Dom Pedro will shortly revisit THIS
country.
AT a Montana Republican caucus it was
agreed that the Power and Hershf1eld forces
would combine on B. Platt Carpenter Tor the
United States senate.
Governor Hovey. Of Indiana, has issued an
address to ''the loyal people of the Unltea
States and their Representatives in Congress-
appealing for service pensions for veterans
The report comes from Washington, from
Republican sources that a pTomInent Demo
crat of Iowa is in the East seeking to raise
money to defeat the reelection Of Senator Al
lison.
The oswego. one Of the Union Line boats
has reached Chicago. having weathered the
storm which swept the lakes Thanksgiving Day,
and reports that the gale was the worst e1perl-
enced in q years.
Mr.. Ernest Porter, aged 4S, proprietor OF
the Walpole Mills. and engaged in other laIge
interests at Newton Center, Mass, committed
suicide by shooting Saturday night. Cause,
temporary insanity caused by illness.
1t is said that Edwin A. Corbin, Chicago
attorney, has about completed deal WhereDy
the immense plant of the Michigan stove Son-
pany, Of Detroit, will pass into the % nanGs Ga ;s
an English syndicate, for whom Mr.. Corbln ID
agent.
Ellison Hatfield, of Mounts, KY, will not
be hanged to-day. The case has been appealed
TO the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and tnat
tribunal has thirty days time in which. TO rem
der decision. Should the verdict of the lower
court be sustained, Governor Buckner will set
tine day of the execution.
Spectators at bull fight in the City OF
Mexico Sunday, became disgusted because the
bulls refused to fight. They showed their dis
pleasure BY pitching chairs into the arena. Inc
police and soldiers we're powerless to stop the
disturbance. Many Of the audience were
struck and injured by boards being hurled
against them.
Young Richard P. Jessup, who about year
ago was declared by the California Supreme
Court to be sole heir of his fathers estate,
amounting to 500, 900, has been knocked out by
q second decision of the same court, which
ruled that he had not established his legitimacy,
and gave the estate as the will devised. to three
Eastern relatives.
Otto S. Lazar, the well-known Philadelphia
coal broker. whose sudden departure from that
city and subsequent monetary difficulties made
such a sensation in financial and social circles
about two weeks since. has returned to Phlla-
delphia. He comes back to effect an arrange
ment with his creditors with view of carrying
on his business as before.
AT about l:30 o'clock yesterday morning two
freight trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St Paul Railroad coIlided near Ogden and
Western avenues. Firemen William Duer and
and internal injuries. and will probably die.
Both engines and several cars, including two
OF cattle, were wrecked.
Assistant Secretary Batcheller, who former
ly represented the United States on the mixed
tribunal at Cairo. says he thinks there must be
some mistake in the cable report that Consul
General Schuyler offered the Khedive the good
services OF this Government in fayorably ar
ranging the Egyptian finances. The officials at
the State Department say they know nothing OF
such utterances.
"A jury at Mason City, Ia, returned a ver-
dict that the 5 barrels Of cider seized by the
Sheriff on the Ath ultimo, and now in his Gus
tody, must be returned to its owner. The re-
suit of the trial was surprise to the prosecu-
ton, inasmuch as three doctors had testified
that the stuff was hard and Intoxicating. A
mass meeting will be called to arouse the tem-
perance workers
The jury in the Navassa case at Baltimore
brought in a verdict yesterday morning They
ind George s. Key guilty of murder in the first
degree; Moses Williams, alias Dakota, not
guilty, and not agreed as to the other l6 pris-
1ners. This verdict does not release the 16
FOR trial on other indictments. Key has ap-
lealed. The trial of Henry Jones and Caesar
Fisher, for the murder of Fales, is set for De-
,ember 10.
The steamship Old Dominion reports at
Fortress Monroe that she was hailed by the
Winter Quarter lightship, which reported that
1t 1870 p. m, November 80. saw the light of a
7essel aflre, bearing from them southwest.
steering this course about eight miles, passed
through lot of wreckage having the appear
Ince Of sailing vessel that had been blown up,
nut nothing could be seen sufficient to make
my identification.
considerable time in looking up and tracing
'ut the various phases of the recent prehibi-
ion amendment, state that though the law
prohibiting the the sale of liquor in the State
$ in force, no penalties can be enforced against
blenders because of the absolute repeal of
,he entire section of Territorial laws bearing
lpon this point Tho saloon men apparently
,an continue business without fear of moleBta-
ion.