Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-10
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

There are grave apprehensiors that yellow
lever will again be brought into Florida by
smugglers from Cuba
The schooner Union 95 tons, Captain Kelly,
from Boston for Little Salmon river, upset in
the bay two miles from st. Martins yesterday
and three men were drowned.
Judge Advocate General Remy, U. 8. N,
upon the recommendation of Commander
Bradford. has awarded the contract for equip
ping the Washington Navy Yard with an cleo
tric light plant to the Brush Electric Light
Company, Of Cleveland.
1T is officially announced that Emperor
William, when departing from Osborne, ex-
pressed to the Queen his utmost pleasure with
his rece ption in England. He also expressed
the hope that the Queen, responding to his
strong desire. would return his visit by coming
to Berlin.
Acting Secretary Batcheller has authorized
the Collectors of Customs at Eagle Pass and
Corpus Christi Texas, to allow Mexican ores,
actually on the cars in course of transportation
from Mexico prior to the receipts by them of
the new regulations, to pass under the regula-
tions in force prior to that date.
Officer Adam Fryer, of the Desplaines Street
Station, Chicago, was shot and killed at
o'clock yesterday morning, at the corner of
Harrison and Clinton streets. The officers on
adjacent beats heard two shots, and when they
reached the scene, found Officer FRYER lying
dead with two bullet holes in his body. Two
men were seen running away.
Chief of Police Hubbard, Of Chicago re-
ceived the news of Tascott's alleged capture in
Texas with indifference, and said he would
simply wait for the photograph, which would
not be here for several days. A. ]. Stone, the
son-in-law of Tascott's victim, took q lively
interest in the details of the report. He is not
excessively sanguine, however, as to the result.
George Duncan Bryson was hanged at
Boulder, Mont, yesterday. The drop fell at
1850 A. NJ Bryson was pronounced dead in
seven minutes and was cut down at 11:03 Boy
son was calm and collected to the last, and
maintained his innocence of the crime, for
which he suffered his death penalty. Bryson
was hanged for the murder of Annie Lind
strom, near Helena, in September, 1888.
While a caboose containing Conductor Otto
Sanders, Brakeman Mark Christman and VIM.
Garren, was lying on siding of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad at Penn Haven Junction, at
o'clock yesterday morning. an engine dashed
into It. smashing the caboose to splinters, kill
ing Garren and fatally injuring Christian.
Engineer Bennett. of the engine, was asleep
and failed to notice the signals: Garren was
unmarried and lived at Mauch Chunk Chris
tian has wife and three children.
One of the teams of the Boston City Parcel
Delivery Company was stopped on the street
on "Wednesday by an unknown man, who
handed the driver a small parcel addressed to
President Harrison Hotel w ndome" The
driver took the package, hut before its de-
livery it was examined by the superintendent
found to contain two pieces Of thin board a
few matches and a book bearing the startling
title Of Dynamite Cartridge" There was
nothing dangerous in the parcel, and it was
afterward delivered to the hotel.
There is a strike on the Northwestern road
at Chicago. The IL onearmed night switch
turner's employed on the road between Western
avenue and Fortleth street struck last night
for higher wages. They receive S45 and de-
mand $50 a month with two days of each
month. The company refused to grant it, and
they quit work. Not a switch was turned last
night except by officials. No attempt has yet
been made to supply their places, as the entire
force of regular switchmen in the city have
notified the company that il new men were put
on to succeed them they would all strike. The
road has the alternative of granting the
strikers demand or precipitating strike OF all
the switchmen.
Reports are in circulation that the Sugar
Trust has about completed negotiations with
an English. German syndicate to get the sugar
markets of the world under one supreme con-
troll. The plan contemplates bonding for q
short term all the principal plantations of
Cuba, the PHILIPPINE Islands, Java and
Mauritius. which would place the main source
of raw supply under the control of the syndi-
cate. The surplus stocks of unrefned beet
sugars of Germany and France are to be ac-
cumulated in store for shipment to America
at the proper time. The supply of
raw cane sugar will be curtailed by at least
three-ffths All surplus unrefned beet sugar
will be shipped to America. This would create
q deficiency in Germany. France and England,
while the American supply would still be short
It is estimated that the Sugar Trust and the
Anglo German partners would At least pay Is
per cent upon a capital of 3l00, 900. .OO0 which
will be necessary to accomplish this gigantic
scheme-