Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-24
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Three Chinese smugglers. with quantity
OF opium, were captured at Buffalo.
There was no loss of life in the coal mine
| fire at Rock Springs on Tuesday night.
Forest fires near Egg Harbor City, N. j.,
| have destroyed over 600 acres of timber.
The tour which President Carnot OF
France, is making, is one continued ovation.
-Egbert Williamson, coachman, and three
horses burned to death in stable fire at Slater
vile. n. Y.
A small cyclone near Nashua. N. H. did
considerable damage to barns and similar
buildings.
"A movement will be made in the next ses-
sion of the Georgia Assembly to adopt the
Australian system Of balloting.
The cases of the Chicago pool sellers ar
rested on Tuesday have been continued until
April % under bonds of $500 each.
-Incendiaries started fires in Tonawanda, N.
Y, and cut the fire alarm wires in order to burn
the town. Not over $1,000 damage.
The Gogebic iron region highwayman
Holzhay in Jail at Marquette, Mich, is trying
to starve himself to death. He has not eaten
for five days
Troy, N. Y, Presbytery voted A to in
favor of revision of the confession Of faith and
submitted to the discretion of the General As
sembly the details.
"A deliberate attempt to wreck train re-
suited in the derailing of a passenger train on
the Rock Island yesterday at Des Moines
Several people were hurt, but none killed.
Members of the late Pan-American Confer
ence, now in Washington, went to Mount
Vernon yesterday, on the United States steamer
Despatch, as the guests of Secretary Blame.
"A truant officer has been fined in Tuscola,
Ill., for arresting boy who was playing hockey:
The Circuit Court thus shows its regard
for the compulsory educational act of Illinois.
A St. Paul policeman. named Piturn, was
terribly beaten by gang of toughs Yesterday,
1,r1+ frnd tall nf a
sailants, Neil Cushman, by shooting him twice.
Frank Lacrosse, William Smith and Charles
Robinson, said to be Americans, were convicted
in London yesterday of attempting to rob
bank clerk of $1,000 worth of checks, notes and
gold.
The West Chicago Street Railway Com
pany is to be sued in quo warranto to ascer-
tain by what right it operates it's franchise and
controls the stock in other railroad companies
contrary to law.
The House Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds authorized favorable reports on
Senate bill for the erection of public build
ing at Deadwood, S. D.. 100000, and House
bill for building at Butte City, Mont, Sl5O,O0O.
The Servian Skuptschina has passed a bill
introduced by the Government retaining for
military purposes one-twentieth OF all the
moneys received by direct taxation until $780,
900 has been accumulated. 1t has also voted
100000 for establishing powder factory at
kingeyach.
General Alger, of Michigan, made the
"Grand Army" response at the meeting of the
department in San Jose. Cal, yesterday. A. ].
Backles, of Vallejo, was elected Department
Commander, and Mrs. Cornelia Shirland, of
Sacramento, State President of the Ladies of
the g. A. r.
DIR. Hagendorn and his side partners,
Hagemann and kauss, the poultry fanciers of
Racine and Milwaukee counties, Wis, have
fancied poultry to the extent of 900 chickens
within year. have been convicted and will re-
gret their ornthological tastes for two years
each in penltentiary.