Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-23
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The Scribners have received letter from
Robert Louis Stevenson, at Honolulu, stating
that he is in good health, and not alarmingly
Ill. as has been reported by some newspapers.
The Liverpool, London and Globe Insur-
anee Company state that their losses by the
recent elevator fire in New York City will, at
the outside, not be over $4,000, and may be
considerably less.
commissioners to negotiate with the Sioux In
olans in Dakota: General George Crook, u. s.
A.; Hon. Charles Foster, of Ohio, and Hon.
VIM. Warner, of Kansas City, Mo.
1t is reported that two men were killed and
several others injured during the storm of Sat
urday night at place some distance from
bedford station, N. Y. A barn was set on fire
by the lightning and several cattle were killed.
Donald Morrison, the Megantic outlaw. was
captured at his fathers house at Marsden, 81
Mahon, of Montreal, and an Indian scout
named Lefeare. There was a desperate fight,
and Morrison was wounded in the hip. Nor
rison Has taken to the Sherbrooke Jail
The President was not TAT home" to gen.
eral callers yesterday. Attorney General Mil
Ter was the only person admitted to his pres
ence during the forenoon. The usual tri-weekly
reception to the public was held in the East
Room in the afternoon, and the crowd there
was augmented by merry bands of children
who ceased their play on the lawn to go in and
shake hands with the President.
George Delvin, Charles Delvin and Frank
Walton, three of the four desperadoes who
robbed several stores at Van Buren, Ind, a
day night by saving through two sets Of bars.
George Wilson, the fourth man held to answer
the same ofense, was unable to crawl through
the hole by which his pals escaped. None Of
the fugitives have as yet been overhauled.
Cardinal Gibbons, with party of clergy
and laity, will start from Baltimore May for
New Orleans, where, on the following Sunday,
the Cardinal will confer the pallium on Arch
Il aH.A e n-1-
who will accompany the Cardinal are Bishop
Kain, of Wheeling; Rev. John Boland, who has
sister member of one of the Catholic or
ders in New Orleans; Rev. y. s. Capghy and
will provide special car for the party.
George T. Ryder, of the 1irm of George T.
Ryder & Co., the leading drygoods merchants
of Middleboro, Mass, committed suicide some
time Sunday night. His family, on returning
home from church Sunday evening supposed
not seeing him, that he had retired for the
night. Later it was discovered that he was not
in the house. and search was begun, which
resulted in finding his body suspended by a
rope to limb of a tree near the back door of
his house. He was quite dead when found.
Dread of insanity and the weight of business
cares are supposed to have prompted the act.
1t is stated that Wellington R. Burt, of Sag
inaw, President of the Michigan Salt Associa-
tion, sails on Wednesday next for Southamp-
ton on an errand, the results of which will be
felt fro m one end of the United States to the
OCner. ne goes 10 SECURE Dy means
of which, with the pool already formed in this
country; the entire salt product of the United
States will be controlled by syndicate, of
which he will be the head. English capitalists,
who have operated salt trust in Great Brit
ain, are interested in this project the details of
which have all been arranged and which will
all be settled by Mr.. Burt during his brief visit
to England.
Morton F. Hale, against whom two indict-
ments have been pending in the Federal Court
at Chicago for ten years past. charging him
with conspiracy to defraud the Government.
appeared in court yesterday and surrendered
facturer of Matches and the charge is that he
and others conspired to furnish straw bonds
men as security for the issue to them of inter-
nal stamps for matches. When the indictments
were found Hale went to Canada, where he has
remained ever since. Only one of the cases
was ever tried and an acquittal resulted.
After the lapse of intervening time it is not
believed that a conviction in this case can be
sannrad