Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-02
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Congressman Sunset Cox, who arrived at
st. Paul Saturday on his way to Huron. OAK,
to deliver a Fourth of July nration. is sick
abed at the hotel with a stomach trouble. Mr..
Cox thinks his illness is not serious, though
he will probably be prevented from going to
Huron.
Jameson, which left New York June 10 for
Avonmouth, passed Brow Head yesterday
morning. Some fears as to the safety of the
Victoria have beon felt, as some bills of lading
of Nan:ucket Island.
selYes that Patrick Cooney, the Cronin suspect,
is not hiding in Brooklyn. They have given
the city pretty thorough search, and have
found his sister She processes to know MOTH
ing of his whereabouts, and says he has not
visited her for some time.
Papers were served yesterday upon Jacob
Baiz, Consul General of Guatemala in New
York City, IN al action brought against him
for alleged libel OF =. n Hollander, the editor
and proprietor, of the Guatemalan Star,
through the publication of the decree of the
Guatemaian Government expelling him from
its territory. Damages are laid at $4,000
Tony Arkena, together with his wife and
hye children, were poisoned yesterday at Chi
They had for dinner boiled rice, beef potatoes
and coffee. Soon after eating all were taken vio-
lently Ill with cramps and furious palms. Two
doctors were called in and antidotes applied.
All are pronounced out of danger except two
of the younger children. II Is thought the
poisoning was from the rice, which was pur-
chased from a street peddler
"A large cave near the Hermosa mining
camp, 90 miles from Las Cruces, N Mex. has
been opened up and its interior is lined with
veins of almost pure silver. 1t had for wears
escaped the eyes of old prospectors because
there was nothing about the cave to indicate
mineral. IL is now thought the cave will ex-
ceed in richness the famous Bridal Chamber
Cave at Snake Valley N. Mex, from which
over $4,000 in silver was taken.
Captain Arthur Macarthur. Jr.. of the
Thirteenth Infantry has been appointed AS
sistant Adjutant General. with the rank Of
Major, to succeed to the vacancy caused by the
appointment of General Kelton to be Adiutant
General The new Major Is son of Judge
Macarthur, Of Washington. and was born in
Massachusetts,, June 2 lS45 He entered the
volunteer service as First Lieutenant Twenty.
fourth Wisconsin Infantry in 1862, was rapid
ly promoted, and mustered out as Lieutenant
Colonel In 1865 He was breveted several
times for gallant and meritorious services and
entered the regular army as Lieutenant
in 1856
The steamer Rio de Janeiro has arrived
from Hong Kong and Yokohoma One of the
most destructive rain storms in the history of
Hong Kong occurred May % and 3d. The total
rainfall for 80 hours was 2yl5 inches at one
time the fall measuring nearly three inches per
hour. Scarcely house within an area of 90
square miles but what suffered. Almost eyery
minute during the storm the vivid flashes OF
to resemble the bed of q river than the roads
in the center of the town. The water pipes
burst at every corner. Eight men were Killed
by the lightning in mat shed. One Chinaman
was killed by the falling in of mat she'd.
Fifteen lives in all were lost