Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-08
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Odd Fellows Hall and five or six other houses
Loss S750000
Rear Admiral B. h Brain has been selected
| bv Secretary Tracy to take charge of the New
York Navy Yard. He will assume his new du-
| ties November a.
The Mexican volcano of Colina, is in a state
| Of active eruption. Many houses in the neigh
borhood have been destroyed, and the woods for
miles around are on fire.
| The decision in the New York Supreme
! Court in the Tiden will case has been reversed
by the decision of the general term OF the Su-
preme Court and new trial ordered.
"A conference of the BOulangist leaders
was held yesterday at General Boulanger's
residence in the Island of Jersey. Sixty prom
inent members Of the party were present.
The London Board of Trade returns for the
month of October show that the imports In
creased s3, ,170 and the exports e. 10000 as COM
pared with the corresponding month last year.
The American ship Cheseborough, Cap
tain Ericsson, from Hiogo via Hokadadl 1or
New York, has been wrecked on the northern
coast Of Japan. Nineteen of her crew we're
drowned.
The Mexican O6fcidL Gazette yesterday
published contract between the Government
and Francisco Alvaro for the construction py
the latter of railroad from the Rio Grande TO
the Pacific coast.
The Austrian bark Joseph II. sailed from
with 500 900 worth of cottonseed oil. This is
the first direct foreign cargo that has lett tnat
port for the last half century.
H. R. Whitehouse, United States Charge d.
Affaires at the City of Mexico, last evening
gave banquet to Senor Mariscal, Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, at which several members OF
the diplomatic corps were present
The President yesterday made the follow
ing appointments: William 7. Hopper, to be
Collector of Customs for the district of Perth
Amboy, n. j.; William W. Bates, of New York,
to be Commissioner of Navigation.
Second Vice President Stubs, of the st.
Paul railroad, yesterday denied the report that
tween the st. Paul. the Pennsylvania, ana the
Pacific short line roads was to be made.
The Republfque FrancdiSe says that the
recent snubbing of the Prince Of Wales In
Cairo was due to the determination OF the
European powers TO regard Egypt as stlll
bound to Turkey, and in no way dependent on
England.
peared so fouTishing. Minister OF Finance
Gonzales has managed to exhibit slight sur
plus, and this extraordinary event In the an
nails of Peninsular finance has created as much
excitement as the Spanish nature cares to dis
play.
"A Chicago telegram says that the report
that Philip D. Armour, Jr., and Miss May Les
celebrated yesterday afternoon at the residence
of Philip D. Armour, No. 2ll5 Prairie avenue.
The Rev. Frank w. Gunsaulus performed the
ceremony.
Past Assistant Surgeon Armstrong, Of the
Marine Hospital service, has been ordered TO
assume charge of the Marine Hospital at
Cleveland, o. 1t is the intention Of the bureau
to make this hospital a general one to which
cases occurring in districts where there is no
marine hospital can be sent.
State Socialists Anarchists and others to
the number of So met at Boston Wednesday
evening and organized as the Chicago Martyrs
Memorial Association. A memorial service
will be held November TO- Letters were read |
from John Orvis, Johann Most, Hugh o. Pente- |
cost, s. E. Shevitch and Victor Yarros.
Judge Zane, of Salt Lake City, has granted |
the GENTLE school trustees writ prohibiting |
the County Court from acting on the petition |
of District Superintendent Stewart. which pro- |
poses the redistribution of the school districts.
The Gentiles fear that the redistribution would |
increase the representation of the Mormons on
the Board of Trustees.
After stormy sitting yesterday the lower
house of the Hungarian Diet rejected a Radi-
cal proposition to impeach Baron Fejervery,
the Minister of Defenses, for treason in allow
ing the black and yellow colors to be displayed
on the residences of officers of the Honved
army. President Tlsza was unable to speak
owing to the tumult that prevailed.
"A German correspondent in Athens was
enough to telegraph to his paper the
fact that the Emperor and Empress of Ger
many had been grievously seasick of the
Pir8us. When the account appeared in the
paper a remonstrance was received from
higher powers, and the luckless correspond
ent was at once dismissed his employment.
Chief Mayes, of the Cherokee Nation, has
written reply to Secretary Noble which has
caused much excitement in the territory Ex-
Chief Bushyhead claims that Chief Mayes'
position is dangerous and untenable. The
hal
war; and that the Cherokees do not want war.
Fairchild and Wilson are dunn
founded at the course affairs are taxing.
&C. A. Pillsbury, the Minneapolis miller,
states that he has been notified by cable from
London that the s., 100000 necessary to pur-
chase the Pillsbury and Washburn mills in
has all been subscribed and the
deal closed. The properties sold to the English
8. A. Pflsbury and W. D. Washburn the
water power of St. Anthony's Falls $50 eleya-
tors belonging to the Pillsbury interest and the
controlling interest in another elevator line.
AT meeting last night of the committee
arranging the Cronin-Manchester martyr cele- |
lration, an address was presented by John
Oeyoy to be distributed throughout the CITY, | .
The address is couched in vigorous language, |
lepoupcing the murder of DR.. Cronin and call |
NO on all Irish citizens to show their loyalty to
Ireland and Justice by attending the demon |
tration at Battery ID. The celebration arranged
or by anti-CroninItes at Central Music Hall is |
is promoters as violators Of justice.
The Chicago Netos says that Chief of Police
hubbard recently secured the admission of a
rusted agent to membership in the Anarchist
ociety of this city, and that as result he has
iscovered that preparations are making by
hem for big demonstration on November IL
D honor of the executed Anarchists including
public meeting at Battery D armory |
arade and a visit to Waldheim Cemetery are
lso proposed. They have already begun to
istribute infammatory circulars Chief Hub
ard says they will not be allowed to meet or
arade.
'arnell Commission to-day, Sir Henry James ]
esumed his speech in behalf of the Times He
cad extracts from speeches made by Messrs |
'arnell and Davitt and others, in which the.
that the persons who had made these
peeches were responsible for the crimes in |
reland following their delivery. Sir Charles
Russell, formerly of counsel for MIR. Parnell,
vas present in the courtroom to-day for the |
rst time since the withdrawal of the Parnell-
te counsel.
The annual meeting of the Wisconsin Gen.
raj Company was held yesterday in the general |
fices of the company in Milwaukee. The di-
ectors submitted their annual report, and the
Id officers were reelected. President Colby
ums up the financial results of the company's |
usiness during the year ending June 80 as fol-
OWs: Total revenue from all sources, S2,276,-
46 IA, from which deducting operating expen-
es, license fees and taxes, interest on bonds,
entails, s.. 2e6, ,lS3 IS, leaves a deficit on the
ears operations of Sl9,9S q
in the United States Court at Baltimore,
esterday, the hearing of the Navassa rioters ,
1as continued. The question of Jurisdiction ,
ct up by the counsel for defense was settled
ut he will appeal the point to the United
tates Supreme Court. He claimed that the
United States has no jurisdiction over criminal
ases in NaYassa. The Court is of the opinion
nat there is an inherent power in the United !
tates to acquire possession and jurisdiction
this island by a citizen of the United States.
his power has been legalized by Congress and
be jurisdiction Of the United States is, there
1re, complete.