Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-15
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The rush for the Sioux Reservation con-
tinues and the excitement is daily growing
greater. The prospects are that before 80 days
the boom will equal If not exceed, Oklahoma
times.
William Kemmler for the brutal murder
of his sweetheart, TiIlie Zigler on March %
last, at Buffalo, was yesterday morning SEN
fenced to die by electricity within the week
commencing June "a at Auburn prison. This
was the first sentence under the new law.
The annual convention of the Order of
Railroad Conductors opened at Denver yester-
day, the delegates representing all the leading
railroads of the country. There is larger at
tendance than at any previous convention.
-Indiana's old State House is to be sold un.
der the hammer 1t was officially appraised
yesterday, and its value was fixed at $4,000.
Fifteen years ago the building cost the State
that sum, and the real estate on which it stands
is valued at SSS,750.
I'm the United States Supreme Court, yes
terday, the Chief Justice announced the allot-
ment of Mr.. Justice Harlan to the Sixth Cir
cult. The court adjourned until October next,
after announcing number of decisions, but
none of general interest
The Merchants Exchange of st. Louis has
opened war on the bucket shops At meet
ing of the Board of Directors yesterday reso-
luton was adopted cutting them of from St.
Louis quotations. 1t was also decided to FORM
ally request the Chicago Board of Trade to re-
fuse them quotations.
Il. Is. FOX, postmaster OF barkl0, m1nn,
was found wandering aimlesSly in the street at
Syracuse, N. Y. with his little daughter. He
is now at the station house. Fox has no
knowledge how he came to be in Syracuse, ex-
cept that he wandered from home during
spree.
n. j., known as the "Garfield Cottage" has
been sold under the hammer to Mrs McEvers
Gosllng sister of Sir Bach Cunard, of steam
ship fame, for S25.0O0 The Hotel Elberon and
n n IyaS nj an nnb hxy re
ling for So, 600, subject to $4,000 mortgage
covering both the hotel and cottage.
John R. Langley. doing business in Boston
under the style of Langley & Smith. has as
signed for the benefit of creditors. The in
debtedness will be less than 100000 although
no statement has vet been made. 1t is said that
the assets are sufficient to pay large dividend.
The concern did business of about S25O, 900 a
year IN the manufacture of shoes.
AT a joint meeting of the miners and oper.
ators of the Springfield, Ill, district yesterday,
the existing differences were satisfactorily ad-
iusted by tie adoption of the following scale:
ton; from October /, 1882 to May l, 1890 60 cents
per ton. In addition to this ali the mines are to
have check weighman paid through the Office
and seyen-eighths screen.
-Theophilo Picheron, Frenchman, arrived
in Chicago yesterday from Lewiston, Idaho,
and, in company with Robert Schlicker, took
rooms at hotel Last evening Schllcker went
to take bath. When he returned Picheron
was not in. What has become of him is mys-
terry. He had with him certificates of deposit
for 5000 and $500 in cash, besides gold watch
and chain and other articles of jewelry. Pich-
eron could not speak English. He is about go
years old.
There is trouble with the accounts of ]. E.
Robinson, partner with the Vermont Marble
Company in a general merchandise store at
Center Rutland. There were S64,000 worth of
goods sold last year, and the company claims
that there should be profit of $1,000 to $20,
600. Instead of profit Robinson reports loss
of Sl50 on the years business. The store is in
the hands of Sheriff, and suit in chancery
has been begun to dissolve the partnership.
Robinson claims that if allowed time to ex-
anime the books he could account for the
seeming shortage.