Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-02
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

"A shortage OF 81, 200 has been ulScoVereu IL
for the Michigan Central Railroad at Michigan
City. Ind. McClelland's father is wealthy
banker at Valparaiso, and it is said, Will settle
the matter with the company.
Governor Beaver has appointed the follow
ing commission to revlse the poor laws OF tne
State: D, Watson Rover, Franklin county;
William Lawson. Philadelphia; Robert ID. NC
Gonigle, Allegheny; Lewis Pugh, Lackawanna;
]. Nevin Hill, Northampton; William Nappel,
lancaster, W. E. Marsh, Erie.
The village of Cambria, Cal, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire yesterday. AS there
was little water at hand, and almost no ire
service building after building was consumed,
before their contents could be removed. No
lives were lost The postoffice, telegraph and
express offices were totally destroyed. The
total loss is about Sl25000; insurance about
50 900. The cause of the fire is unknown
The schooner Erie Wave, commanded by
Captain Stafford, capsized Monday evening be-
tween Port Rowan, Ont, and Clear Creek, and
eight persons were drowned. The vessel had
been aground for some days. and had an extra
crew aboard to assist in getting her OF. A Asquall
struck her last night and she capslzed. Four
of the crew were drowned and also four lands
men who were aboard. Two OF the crew
reached shore.
While at work in a.sewer trench at Eau
Clare, Wis, several laborers were buried by a
cavern, caused by failure to put in the proper
supports. Four men were dug out uuinlured.
Christian Schunning was taking out dead with
his chest crushed. Jacob Schunning, his broth
er, is dying. Anton Uthe and Archie Taylor
were injured internally. 1t is thought another
man is yet beneath the debris, and they are
digging for HIM.
1t is stated upon the best authority that the
Ohio, Indiana and Western Railway, extending
from Peoria to Springfield, O., has passed into
the hands of the "Big -Four" combine. Circu-
lars announcing the transfer and the officers
under the new regime will be issued. For near
ly two months the deal has been in contempla-
tion. The "Big Four" people, concluding that
they could operate the road for the advantage
of themselves as well as its owners, some weeks
ago made critical inspection of the property.
President Ingalls, was accompanied by the
President of the Lake Shore and other prom1-
nent railroad officials, and their report was
quite favorable.
The refusal of some railroad companies to
answer some of the questions propounded to
them by the Governor of Iowa is likely to oc-
casion their appearance in court as defendants
in suits for forfeits. The Governor is determ-
ined to have the answers, unless the law under
which he is allowed to ask them shall De
shown to be invalid. 1t was enacted while the
Governor was member of the Senate, and he
is fully satisfied that under it he had authority
to compel answers to the questions he has
asked or the collection of forfeiture of S1OO
per day while the companies refuse to comply
General against the companies who have failed
10 secure the desired information.
-Four miners-W H. Horning ]. Mooney
David Adams and John Beebe-have arrived
at Port Townsend, W. T., from st. Michaels
Island, via Ounalaska, where they boarded the
revenue cutter Bear, thence to this port on the
bark ]. B. Peters. They left Fifty Mile creek,
on the Yukon river, Alaska. about l,60O miles
from st. Michael's Island, August l. All were
attacked with scurvy. There are over 200
miners on the Forty Mile placer diggings and
about so on Stuart river, l0O miles further. 1t
is feared that the miners will suffer greatly
from want of provisions and actual necessities
during the winter. They expected the newly
built steamer Arctic to bring up supplies The
Arctic sailed from st. Michael August 90 and
in five hours was totally wrecked and the cargo
lost.
Through the efforts of the National
Humane Society and the Kentucky division
Of that body, conditional pardon has been
obtained from Governor Buckner, of that
State, for Lnnville Combs, the youngest life
convict ever sent to a penitentiary Young
Combs is to be placed in the Industrial School
of Reform at Louisville to remain there until
he is of age. He lived with his mother and
stepfarher in Breathitt county. There was
baby in the family, and one dav this baby was
missed. Linnville was questioned, and finally
led the neighbors to where the babv's body was
found in a creek, its head crushed in. He said
he had hit the child on the head with poker
and killed it. after which he tried to burn the
body. 1t did not burn fast enough and he
threw it into the creek. Linnville also said his
father had promised him pair of new red top
boots if he would kill the baby. Being an
infant in law his testimony against the old man
was valueless, but he was sent to prison for
life. Every convict in the prison signed for his
pardon.