Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-05
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Maurice Adler, who was shot by Frank
Ward about four months ago, in Washington
died Thursday night.
The Chicago grand jury yesterday returned
indictments against James E. Moore and Will
lam Wright for selling lottery tickets.
The Wareham, Mass, high school build.
ing was entirely destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. Most of the contents were saved.
"A collision occurred yesterday between a
passenger and a freight train at Lasswitz, in
Posen, Germany. Four railway officials who
were on the passenger train, were killed, and
many of the passengers were injured.
Five cars of west-bound passenger train
were ditched near Cheyenne, Wyo., by the
spreading of rails. Six persons were injured.
-Four ladies were seriously bruised, porter's
skull was crushed and the conductor hau leg
crushed.
James Seward, supposed to be from WILL
isica, Iowa, was killed, and an engineer named
billiard and a Pullman car conductor named
freight trains on the Union Pacific Railroad
near Rosco station. in the Western part of Ne
braska.
Two failures in Boston were reported yes.
terday. W. F. Johnston & Co., wholesale deal
ers in teas and coffee assigned 1t is said that
an offer to settle with creditors at 40 cents on
the dollar has been made. B. Bernardson,
manufacturer of leather, also assign ed.
Liabilities about SIS, 600
Two we'll known gamblers, Joseph M. Mar
New Orleans Thursday, the first named BY
shooting himself, and White by poisoning.
Dependency, brought about by the closing of
their gambling houses by the authorities, led
them to self-destruction.
Three children named Walton obtained ac-
cess to the powder house of the Gypsum mine
at Cayuga, Ont, Thursday afternoon, and one
of them lighted match and lgnited quantity
of powder. One of the children was literally
blown to pieces, and the others were SO badly
injured that they cannot recover,
Captain Russell and First Lieutenant Hew-
ett. of the wrecked British war ship Lily, have
been reprimanded and dismissed from the SER
vice by the naval court martial convened at
disaster. The court has been in session several
days, and concluded the inquiry last night
"A canard set afioat several days ago in lest
caused a run upon the Dime Savings Bank OF
dollars were withdrawn. All deposits were
promptly paid out on demand. and 30 great was
the wish Of the officials to do what was right
that they kept their doors open till II P. M, to
give all who wished chance to withdraw
The Canadian Government will not appoint
customs officers along the international frontier
in the Northwest, being satisfied that the
mounted police can control the frontier sufi.
GENTLY The principal articles smuggled are
whisky and cattle. The Government is also
satisfied tlat polygamy is not practiced by the
Mormons settled at Mcleod, Northwest Terri
tory.
"A boiler explosion occurred at the Indian
Creek saw mill and lumber works, near Charles-
ton, W. Va. A number of men were standing
near by. Tom Leach and his son, Dick, young
man. were blown TO pieces. Three others we're
seriously injured. Charles Anderson had an
arm torn of. The names OF the injured are not
known. The cause of the explosion is mys-
terry, as the boiler had been lately tested, and it
was in good repair.
The figures '.37-7," the warning Of vigil
lantes to hard cases. were chalked on street
and nrin Tod in fno mai 1f Hnln
methods of early days was occasioned by the
discovery of four fires in as many houses the
night before, in the heart Of the business Sec
zion. All the fires were put ont before serious
damage was done, and in each case it was
found that rags had been saturated with oil
lice.
Miss Waterman, a teacher at Mount Pleas
ant. Providence. r. L, is charged with brutally
beating Joseph Luby, a l0-year-old boy, with
rattan, and throwing him violently to the floor
She Is also accused of walking on his PROSTATE
form and striking HIM with a ruler, which cut
his flesh and lett black and blue marks on his
who has looked carefully into the matter says
that Miss Waterman will be made an example
of. Miss Waterman says that Lubys parents
gave her permission to punish Joseph
The managing politicians of the Demo.
cratic party in Indiana are afraid that the
fight between Voorhees, and Gray will be car
ried into the State campaign. AT a meeting of
the executive Committee, to prepare for the
contest. 1t was decided that 1t was OF the high
est importance that the rival leaders should be
commanded to avoid anything like q conflict
until after the members of the Legislature are
elected. Howl can be prevented, however, is
not apparent as both Voornees and Gray are