Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-14
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

-Hon.A. E.Touzalin. of Chicago President of
the Chicago, Burlington ana Northern Railway,
died at his residence at Bennington, VT, Thurs
day night.
DIR. ]. W. Porter, a leading physician and
druggist of Adair, Ill, has been arrested for
arson. It is alleged that he set fire to his store
to get the insurance.
| "A Joint committee of the Blackburn, En-
| gland, cotton masters and mill operatives has
| been appointed to consider means by which the
ring controlling the prices Of cotton may be
| broken.
Gabriel Eyth, a carpenter, who separated
from his wife two years ago, on Thursday
visited his old home at Butler. Pa, during the
absence Of his wife, and took away with him
his two children.
"A meeting was held at the City Of Mexico
Thursday night, to protest against Secretary
WINDOWS action in reference to the duty on
lead ores. Very few persons were present.
Nothing was done.
The latest Government report concerning
the wheat crop of France shows that 100000
hectares were sown this year. against 9, s7S, l34
hectares last year. 1t is estimated that the
yield will be Ill 400, 218 hectoltres, against 08,
74O, 72S hectolitres in 1883
The attorneys for Book Hing and numerous
other Chinese claimants resident at Portland,
Ore, have FLED suit in the Federal Court at
San Francisco against Leon Using, Chinese
Consul General, for $1,000 indemnity claims,
which, it is alleged, he has withheld,
The steamer Rothesay of Kingston. and
the tug Maria, of Ogdensburg, N. Y, collided
between Brockville, Ont, and Maitland. last
night, and three lives were lost. The Rothesay
had an excursion party on board. She was
beached. The Maria sank Immediately.
During the celebration of religious festi-
val at Rohtak, the Mussulmans and HindOos
became involved in religious disputes which
led TO roting. The police were compelled to
interfere to stop the lighting but before they
SuccPa0pQ
officers.
Forest fires which have been raging in the
Sierra Nevada Mountains for several days.
communicated to the Central Pacific Railroad
bridge at the upper cascades; Thursday, and
destroyed it, together with mile of snowsheds.
Overland passengers are being transferred
across the canon.
Although the report from Rome that the
Italian Government had decided to expel from
Italy the venerable patriot. Louis Kossuth, is
semi-oticially denied at the Italian capital, it
is undoubtedly true that the italian Ministry
has been requested to do so. Bismarck, how
ever. will see that kossuth is not molested.
Judge Van Brunt, Of the Supreme Court of
New York, has appointed a receiver for the
Equitable Reserve Fund Life Association.
The case has been before the courts for some
time The decision states that the association
has exceeded its powers, has been guilty of ir-
regularities, and has conducted its business
fraudulently.
ment of A. Fl. Watson's plumbing shop. on Mil
waukee avenue, Chicago, yesterday morning.
The building was badly wrecked. Patrick
LOTUS, an employe, received probably fatal in
juries, and number of people passing in the
street were more or less hurt by flying missiles.
The financial loss is about $4,000
The marriage of Miss Blanche Wales.
daughter of ex-Surgeon General Wales, of the
United States Navy, to Minor Goodlett was
made public in Washington yesterday, and
created much surprise They were married
over year ago. The news which is received
from Atlantie City about the birth OF ayoung
known to the friends of the family for some
time.
John Gordon, in the employ of the Lake
George Paper and Pulp Company. at Ticonder-
oga, n. Y, fell asleep near the machinery. Two
fellow-wOrkmen planned to scare him. They
tied rope about his feet and threw it over
shaft making lbs revolutions a minute. They
could not cut the rope in time and Gordon was
killed, his body being horribly mutilated. One
reason from the shock.
The forest fires which are now raging near
Bangor, Me-, have enveloped that city in q
cloud of smoke. The country roads are i'm
passable on account of the heat The thriving
cities of Fredericton and Moncton, N. B., are
surrounded by flames, and the people are fight
ing bravely to save their property. Counter
fires are being started all around the cities, and
are burning everything which would be likely
-Four million acres of land in Northern and
and Central Minnesota are about to be opened
to settlement, Commissioners Rice, Whiting
and Marty got into quarrel with the red men
at Leech Lake. and came pretty close to losing |
their lives. Finding the Indians obstinate they |
sent for Major Whitehead to come and assist |
them. The Major was an Indian agent as far |
back as 1856, and is well acquainted with the |
Indians of the Northwest, and his influence |
proved successful.
"A race war is threatened at Dexter, Mo- |
The people in that section have for years ex- |
cluded all negroes from among them. A short |
time ago man named Williams settled on |
farm near there, and engaged dozen negroes |
to work for him. Fifty armed white men waited |
upon him there and told him he must get rid Of |
the negroes. He said they might kill him first. |
The armed men returned to town, where they |
circulated paper pledging the signers to stand |
by the regulators. About 500 mem signed the |
paper.
ORIGINAL METHODS % S5y rsp0rstsg fse presg
don't dl,0dys succeed. Bill Nye dishes up one
case IN particular in to-norrOU'S DISPATCH.