Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-14
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

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LATE NEWS In BRIEF.
The Chicago Signal Service officer predicts
i E9ld a., TaTe ave coming and says the temperature
VIII 1all 2O0 by tomorrow morning.
The Michigan Legislature has passed the
Dill to allow women to vote for and hold the
ONCE OF School Inspector in Detroit
The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday
afternoon accepted the following bonds: ~
per csnts registered, $4,000 at los, s5000 at 10S
Counsel for Mrs. Oliver E. Friend, one of
the Electric Sugar swindlers, yesterday filed in
court demurrer to the Indictment against his
client.
The French police have searched the houses
OF 6O members of the Patriotic League for in
eliminating documents, but have discovered
nothing
Herr Antoine, the well-known member of
Lne Re1chstag from Metz, who was expelled
from Germany year ago, has resigned his seat
in the Reichstag.
BY direction of her physician, on account
OF continued i'll health, Miss Mary Anderson
mas Cancelled her engagement in Baltimore, and
Will not play there this week.
The towboat Kangaroo capsized and is a
total loss, at SpottsVille, on Green river.
George Ingram, owner, and Ed Simmons, cook
were drowned. Five others were saved.
A report is current here that the forces of
Lne Union and Northern Pacific Railroads, in
Jefferson Canon, have clashed, and that a
watchman of the Union Pacific was killed.
Mr.. Gladstone is SO much better that he was
aole to dine with Lord and Lady Rothschild in
Plccad1lly. The illness of Mr. Gladstone has
Deen only severe cold, which has left his voice
husky.
-Ex-President Cleveland yesterday formally
accepted the invitation of the Friendly Sons of
st. Patrick of New York to respond to one of
the toasts at the annual dinner of the society
next Saturday night.
The President yesterday signed the COM
missions OF Messrs. Palmer, Washburn and
swift, as Ministers to Spain, Switzerland and
Japan, respectively, and that of Mr.. Tichenor
as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Sir Julian Pauncefote will make his first
Journey to Washington alone. The date of sail
ing is not fixed, but it will probably be at the
END OF the present month. Lady Pauncefote
and their family will not come till autumn.
The Acting Controller of the Currency
yesterday authorized the following named
banks to begin business: The City National
Bank, OF Sulphur Springs, Tex, capital $780,
OOO; the National Bank of Coatesville, Pa,
capital 200; the Peoples National Bank
OF Paola, Kan, capital S50,0O0.
Governor Church, of Detroit, busted him
self all day yesterday, in anticipation of his re-
tlrement from office, in removing officials and
appointing to places his favorites. Most of
end of the next legislative Council" Gov
ernor Church bases his action on the tenure of
Office act.
The Canadian Inland Revenue Depart-
ment has issued a bulletin relative to the
adulteration of lard. The American product
comes in for general condemnation. Nearly
every sample examined was found to be
adulterated. 1t is recommended that the duty
PEI increased. in order to practically exclude
the article from Canada.
was petting valuable Alderney COW yesterday
the animal became frantic and gored the glrl
frightfully. The child was saved with difficulty
and the COW killed, as IT was thought to be
suffering from hydrophobia. A number of
animals in the neighborhood have been bitten
by mad dogs recently and several have gone
mad.
April "a has been designated as day of
special thanksgiving for the liquidation of the
Masonic debt in New York State It will be
an occasion Of great joy for the hundred thou
sands Masons, particularly Grand Master Law
renee. -Four years ago when he was installed
to the exalted Office. craft debt of $500 900
stared him in the face. which by hard work he
has succeeded in iquidating.
The William Coulmann arrived at New
York from Gonaires yesterday, She reports
that on the 23d of February, Dessalures, of
Legitime's force, arrived off the fort and
opened IRE on both forts at the entrance of the
port. The cannonade was continued for two
hours, during which time no particular dam
age was done. The fort returned the fire. and
III short time the Dessaiures put out to sea.
The Western Union Telegraph directors
met in New York yesterday, and declared the
regular quarterly dividend of " per cent, paw
able April 10, and for which the transfer books
close March 20. The statement presented
showed the revenue for the quarter ended De-
cember 81 to have been 81, ,6S5S07, and of which
81, ,289, 7l2 was paid for interest, sinking fund
S396S
The directors of the American Bell Tele-
phone Company, at meeting in Boston yester-
day, declared the regular dividend of So per
share, payable April Is, to stockholders. The
books will be closed from April to April l3
The books will be closed for the annual meet
ing on the 18th inst, from March H to 26. No
action on the election of a successor to Pres-
dent Stockton was taken, and probably will not
be until after the annual meeting.
Louis White, generally known as "Curly
Bill" the terror of the pine regions of Mime
sofa, was instantly killed yesterday by Charles
E. Hayden. In the noon mail Hayden received
cabinet photograph of his wife and two chill
dren, and the loggers gathered about him to
look at it. White attacked the woman's char
a rough and tumble light, Hayden coming off
the victor. After the fight White went to his
room, and, returning with an axe, rushed at
Hayden, who drew revolver and shot the
bully through the heart.
The Secretary of the Navy has under con-
citizens of this country to furnish naval ves-
sci to convey the remains of the late John
Ericsson to his native land in recognition of
his distinguished services in producing the
Monitor, which rendered SUCH valuable aid to
the Government in a critical moment. On the
other hand, request has also been received at
the departments that this be not done on the
ground that his native country failed to recog-
nize his inventive genius, and thar his adopted
country should care for his remains.
Henry Bergh has been forced to resign the
presidency OF the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, which was founded by
his uncle % years ago. His successor in the
office is James M. Brown, the. wellknown
banker. The change was made at an executive
session of the Board of Managers, l3 members
being present. Mr.. Bergh's resignation was
accepted unanimously. Mr.. Brown was elected
without dissenting vote Trouble had been
brewing for several months. Young Bergh
was accused of being too domineering.
General Lew Wallace. of Indiana, ex-Min-
lster to Turkey and an intimate friend of Pres
ident Harrison, was at the Gilsey House, New
York City, yesterday morning, en- route to his
home, after week spent at Washington. He
declares that he is entirely out of politics,
would accept no position under the admins
to literature. He is at work on new book,
and his errand to Washington was to consult
certain volumes in the Congressional Library
He will also visit the Orient before long, on
literature bent.
Trouble of very serious nature is immi-
Mexican soldiers into Lower California to
protect the miners that have gone to the new
mines is one of the disturbing features. Since
the strike was made Mexicans. Indians and
Americans have been working Unfortunately
without aid from the Government. With the
soldiery came Secretary Cola, representing the
Governor of the Peninsula with instructions
to collect recording and announcement fees