Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-03
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.


The Swiss Governments has prohibited the
holding of meetings OF the Salvation Army and
has closed the SalVationists' halls.
"A dispatch from Dallas Tex, says another
Tascott has been located there, and the an-
thorities are investigating the matter
Upon the recommendation Of the United
States Fish Commissioners, the. Secretary OF
War has authorized the immediate establish
ment of a fish cultural station at the Fort Gas
ton (California) Military Reservation
"A meeting Of the Boulangist leaders was
held at General Boulanger's residence on the
Island of Jersey Thursday to decide upon the
course to be followed by the members OF the
party in the French Chamber OF Deputies.
The $50 miners employed at Odin, Ill,
struck yesterday for higher wages and cheaper
supplies. They claim that the company
charges them more for blasting powder tnan
the market price. and that these supplies are
not obtalnable except at places controlled Dy
the employers.
1t is believed in political circles at St.
Petersburg that the interview between Count
Kalnoky Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister,
and Prince Bismarck, at Friedrchsruhe, will re-
suit in q modification of the anti-Russian
tendency Of the Austrian policy, but that the
effect Of the conference will not be sufficiently
speedy and positive to induce Russia to aban-
don her present waiting policy.
"A story was published in the New York
newspapers, yesterday morning concerning the
final disposition of the remains of the late Cen
side Park. 1t was said by George W. Childs,
of Philadelphia, that the body would shortly
be transferred, by the direction Of the Generals
widow, either to West Point or Arlingtrn.
Mrs. Grant, when spoken to about the report
said she was not at present prepared TO make
any statement in the matter.
-Twenty-nine bodies have been recovered
from the ruins of the portion Of Templeron's
carpet factory, Glasgow, Scotland. which was
crushed by falling wall Friday. 1t is now
definifplv "a n
killed is 30. nearly all being women and girls.
The disaster occurred during gale. the wall Of
building In process Of construction being
blown over and falling on the carpet factory.
The search for bodies was kept up all night,
and most OF the victims were found In the de-
bTis about the main exit
--Advices from Honolulu by the steamer
Australia state that the trial of Robert Wilcox,
the leader of the insurgents in the July rioting,
came to an abrupt termination, as the jurymen
expressed bias before the court. The jury
was accordingly dismissed. Application was
then made to have Wilcox released on bail,
but the question has not yet been decided.
The United States steamer Alert. which Is to
sail for San Francisco with Admiral Kimberly,
had not left Honolulu week ago. The Nip
sic Iroquois and Mohican were also still
there.
in the United States District Court, at Bal
timore, Yesterday morning, e. J. Waring, eouD-
sci for Henry Jones, who is charged with being
one Of the ringleaders of the Navassa Island
rioters, obtained from Judge Morris writ Of
habeas corpus, returDable next Wednesday.
This action is taken to test the constitutonality
Of the law which gives to the United States au-
thority over the Navassa Island. The latest
reports from the West Indies declare that the
newly adopted constitution Of Hay1 declares
that the Black Republic has jurisdiction over
Nayassa, and the action Of Counsel Waring Is
to determine the question Of jurisdiction.
AT Palo, Kan, workmen unearthed yester-
day what are probably the remains Of victims
Of an old murder, while excavating for fOun-
dation for a new house. The spot selected for
the work was on the site Of an old log house
which stood on the old Santa Fe trail. The
house was at one time general resort Tor
travellers going to the West from the States.
1t was q tavern and saloon, and was noted for
the hard characters who made it their head
quarters While digging the workmen came
upon three skeletons lying together under the
floor of the house. Each skull bore the marks
of having been crushed by heavy blow.
-Bortikiewitch, the Russian professor, who
was recently acquitted in the New York Court
of General Sessions of snatcning young wo-
mans pocketboOk in the Equitable Building,
and who was again arrested on . charge Of
stealing rings valued at S400 from the apart
ments of Colonel Paine at the buckingham
Hotel made dash for liberty while he was be-
ing brought to police headquarters by two de-
tectives When Houston street was reached
the professor made dash for the station rail-
ing and plunged headlong into the street. His
right leg was broken in the fall and his head
and forehead badly bruised He was subse-
quently taken to Bellevue Hospital
-0ne of the largest transactions in land ever
consummated in the South has recently been
perfected and was made public yesterday. All
the unsold lands in Florida Of the Plant system
of railroads and steamships Of the Florida
Southern Railroad, Of the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West system, including the Florida
Southern Railway, Of the Florida Commercial
Company have been consolidated under the
ment of Florida, with headquarters of the
syndicate at Sanford. Fla, under the manage
ment of Colonel d. II. Elliott as General Mana
ger. Over 100000 acres OF land are thus con-
sOlidated under one management
Another phase of the New Orleans bond
fraud has developed, which shows an additional
defalcation of between SS5Q000 and s400 600 For
the past two weeks the State Auditor and
Treasurer have been investigating the reported
overissue Of baby bonds BY ex-Treasurer Burke.
Yesterday they came to the city from Baton
Rouge, and, it is said, reported to Governor
Nichols that they had discovered that there
had been an overiss1e. They are not yet able
to fix the exact sum, but 1t is said to be between
S05O0O0 and 100000 1t is intimated that the
overlssue will be found TO be considerable
above these figures, as many Of the bonds have
been paid IN for back taxes, Of which there is
Jury to-day took up the baby bond feature Of
the bond frauds. The fhcialshaTe no informa-
tion concerning the whereabouts Of ex-Treas-
BROKERs-FINANCIAl