Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-21
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.
Snow whitened the hills at Gulf SUNNI
Broome county, N. Y. yesterday morning.

Snow whitened the hills at Gulf Summit,
Broome county, N. Y. yesterday morning.
The bodies of three more victims OF the
Yacht disaster on Lake Erie have been recov-
cred, including that of the engineer
Nothing of any moment transpired at the
Ives trial Yesterday, and the hearing was ad-
| iourned until Monday. when one more witness
will be examined. The case will then be given
to the jury.
The State Department has cabled Minister
AZ tSs brtsh for the
ready action of the COMMANDER OF tne DIlesn
naval vessel which went to Navassa 70 queI the
reported riot, az the request Oh Oniteo states
Consul Allen at Kingston.
THE Statehood Convention of Wyoming
Territory yesterday adopted as part OF the
Constitution a suffrage cnapter. Female elti-
zens are to vote. The severest quaIlncations
are requirements that electors snan pc apie 70
read English shall be full-hedged citizens and
have had six months residence in wyoming.
Each stipulation was opposed vigorously by
couple of corporation attorneys
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Eel.
lows decided to hold the next session IN 10
neka. Kan, on the second Monday in Septem-
ber 1890. ALI restriction placed on tnose mem,
bers who refused to withdraw from the old
patrlarchal circle was removed ana tney can
now return to the order. The Johnstown he
lief Committee reported that So, 3l4 69 mad been
contributed and disbursed by the ODD Feuows
among the flood sufferers.
"Wednesday morning while Mr.. David III.
Plaster was driving a loaded wagon with
party of five over Beaver dam ford. near Pur-
cellville Va, the stream being swollen, the
wagon was swept down, and the horses Decom-
ing gunmanageable Miss Susie Gator. OF George
town. D. c., and Miss Ella Atwell, OF Alex.
andria, Va, became frightened and Jumped
into the stream, both of them being drowned.
The other occupants of the wagon reached the
bank of the stream in safety.
The residence of VIM. Pulse, at Cedar
Falls Ia. was found to be on fire. The hre was
soon extinguished, and upon entering the
house the dead body of Mr.. Pulse was found on
the floor. and by his side was double -barreled
shotgun with one barrel discharged. Inc cnarge
had taken effect in his abdomen, and probably
killed MIN instantly 1t is believed that he set
the house on fire and then committed SUICIDE.
He was 60 years old, ana has had trouble with
his family, which eliminated recently In their
all leaving him.
The Secretary of State has received dis
patch from the United States Minister at The
Hague giving information in regard to prop
osition of the Netherlands Government to levy
duties on imported breadstutfs. A bill to that
end is now pending, with some prospects OF be-
coming a law. 1t is distinctly asserted In
memorial accompanying the bill that the ex-
ceedipgly favorable conditions which prevail
in the United States is one of the main causes
of the decline of the agricultural interests IN
Holland, necessitating protective iegislauon.
1t is also argued by the advocates OF the
measure that unless Holland follows the ex-
ample of France, Austria, Hungary, Sweden
and Norway in protecting themselves against
American breadstuffs her agricultural indus
tries will soon fall into decline.