Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-23
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

LATE NEWS in BRIEF.
| One hundred Galacian miners employed in
the Silesian coal pits have been ordered 10 gun
| the country.
| Prince Bismarck dimes with Emperor Will
lam on Monday next. The Emperor has ac,
| cepted invitations to dine at the Russian ana
other embassies.
| Early yesterday morning the village OF AL
| legany, N. Y, was visited by disastrous nre.
Ten buildings were burned. Loss, $50, 900; partly
| insured. The town has no fire protection.
The German training squadron, which has
| beee cruising along the Moorish and Spanish
coasts, has been suddenly ordered to Port said.
1t is believed that the fleet will be sent to East
| Africa.
-Advices from China and Japan per steam
| ship Gaelic, state that the British ship Anglo
Indian, Captain Cattanach, of Liverpool, was
wrecked January 6, few miles from tho shore
| of China, near Tamsul
"A very well defined rumor is current in
English political circles that Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain is about TO enter the Cabinet. The
Home Office is the position mentioned as
likely to be filed by the Birmingham states
man.
The Western railroad Presidents met again
yesterday. 1t was found that no additional
names had been secured TO the agreement, and
it was decided to go on and put the scheme in
operation without waiting to secure any more
signatures.
Count Antonelli who was sent by the
italian Government with a caravan of 1900
camels, bearing gifts to King Menelik of Shoa,
was received with great cordiality by His
Majesty. Count Antonelli found all the 1tal-
lans In Shoa in good health.
Two Thousand Prussian Poles have held a
meeting at Posen and adopted resolution de-
claring that the prohibition of Polish ele-
mentary schools is violation of the national
rights guaranteed by international treaties and
OF the promises of Prussian Kings.
On February Ia great fire broke OUT il
Shidsnoki, Japan. extending down IA streets
and destroyed 1000 houses, including temples.
schools and hospitals On the following day a
fire at Yokosuka Quilted 500 houses and burned
to death three men. On the same day 10 houses
were destroyed at Joshiu and II at Toxic.
The excitement over the threatened out
break of Indians on the border is growing
hourly more intense. Dispatches have been
passing between General Ruger at st. Paul
and the officers of Fort Assinaboine and other
posts in this neighborhood, and it is under
stood troops have been ordered to move at a
moments notice.
Mrs. Snyder, daughter of Ex-Governor
Oglesby, of Illinois. who has been spending a
few days in San Diego, Cal, was robbed of
$1,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry at Del
mar Hotel yesterday. They were given to the
young man who acted as clerk to be placed in
the safe. The young man and the diamonds
have both disappeared.
Oscar W. Neebe has supplemented the peti-
tion which his brother has presented with a
personal letter to Governor Fifer, in which he
reiterates his former denials that he had any
connection with the Haymarket tragedy, and
adds that no one more deeply regretted the oc-
currence than himself Neebe closes with the
statement that he shall, if he regains his hber-
ty, become law-abiding citizen.
1t is reported that Robert CARROTS health
has so improved of late that he contemplates
leaving Ringwood in few days for Mexico.
J. r Mckenzie, Passenger Agent for the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad at Philadelphia, is
now at RiDgwood, and it is said he is perfect
ing the travelling arrangements for the tourists.
Mrs. Garrett and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Swan Frick
will accompany NJ. Garrett.
The application for an injunction to re-
strain the American Express Company from
transporting liquors from outside the State to
Independence, Iowa, has been denied by Judge
Mey on the ground that it would interfere
with interstate commerce. 1t is believed that
on the strength of this decision the wholesale
dealers in liquors in the river cities will estab
lish warehouses in the adjoining States and
ship liquors from them into Iowa
VIM. A. Ryan, who was arrested at the
Syracuse, N. Y, postofice for robbing the
mails of letters was arraigned and 1Iead
guilty. He waived examination, which was
set down for next Wednesday. About $50 let
tiers were found In his pockets, 20 of which were
stolen last night. The money and other vala-
bles taken are said to amount to more than
5000, and he says that his depredations were
begun about month ago. He is Is years old
Yesterday morning witnessed probably the
most disastrous fire that ever visited Topeka
1t broke out at $50 in the handsome double
froDt fiYe-story stone block at Nos. Sl4 and SI6
Kansas avenue, owned by Wilson Keith and
occupied by the George w. Crane Publishing
Company. Crane to-day reopened in the old
Commonwealth building. Keith's loss is $40
900, insurance $4,000 The block will be imme-
diately rebuilt. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
-Rumors which have gone abroad that
Knights of Honor are about to withdraw from
the State of Missouri are without foundation
The Supreme Dictator, Supreme Reporter and
Supreme Treasurer and the Grand Dictator of
Missouri have just returned from jefferson
City and say that the legislation now pending
at the capitol with reference to fraternal be-
nevolent associations is entirely satisfactory
and meets the wants of the many orders now
established throughout the country.
According to the Naval Committees report
England is strong enough to cope with any
single maritime power, but her navy suffers by
comparison with the combined strength of any
two powers, say France and Russia. England
has 10 battle ships to Frances Y and Russia's
3. In unarmored cruisers and torpedo boats
England is far behind her two rivals. To in
crease the strength of her navy will be one of
the first measures of Parliament.
Great excitement prevails at Pocatello.
Idaho, on account of the closing of all places of
DuoluOoo Oh ltotIfdblOH Nv OTuer OF Ll0
Indian Agent, acting under instructions from
Washington Special notices are being posted
on all business houses, declaring them closed
and the buildings erected since September L,
1883, subject to confscation, thereby rendering
1000 people homeless. That it is the deter.
minatIOn of the citizens to prevent the Indian
police from destroying their property is very
manifest. Strenuous efforts are being made to
settle the difficulty and if that is not accom-
plished there may be trouble.
L. NJ. Hartley, one of the wealthiest cattle
owners in Northern Iowa. says that last fall he
let John O'Keefe have some cattle on time
taking ehattel mortgage on the stock as secu-
rity. When the mortgage came due it is al
legged, the cattle had disappeared, and so had
O'Keefe, who turned up at the Essex House,
in Windsor, Ont. last December, under the
name of j. G. Conley. After trying in every
legitimate way to get Conley in the United
States, Hartley gave up the chase and returned
to Iowa, leaving detective TO work on the
case. Through ruse of the detective Conley
was decoyed to Detroit and arrested as he
stepped off the Grand Trunk ferryboat. 1t is |
said that the amount involved in the transae-
tion will reach 5000.
Hon. ]. D. Alsop, prominent lawyer at |