Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-09

Eleyied ID Minnesota upon the Pullman Palace
Car Company The company has been nghting
the assessment for several years. and the case
has been carried from court to court.
Mrs. Gertrude Whitacre and Frank Allen,
her cousin, are in jail IN Lansing, Mich, for
forgery. Allen obtained $500 on forged
drafts in New York year ago, and Mrs. Whit
acre drew 81 ,0GO from a Lansing bank on a
draft on New York, and Joined Allen In Can
ada, and both were subsequently traced to
Colorado.
"A committee for the equal rights conven-
tion waited upon President Harrison and pre-
sented copy of the address adopted by the
convention. The President expressed his SYM
pathy with the movement, and assured the
committee that he would do all he could within
the law to ameliorate the condition Of the col
ored people.
Charles Miller was arrested Friday night at
Lebanon, Ind. charged with the murder Of
George Purdy, who was shot on October "a,
1883 The murder was cold blooded, Purdy
being on his way home when be was shot from
a buggy driven rapidly by. Large rewards were
prominent farmer.
There are 1897 voters in Salt Lake City
as shown by the registration just closed. OF
these 300 are pronounced Gentiles and 2922
the face of the registration returns Of L9SS
The majority on Monday, the election day for
city officials on account of absenteeism, will
probably be between 800 and 200,
BY fall of roof and rock in the Lacka-
wanna colliery at Olyphant Pa at noon yes
terdsy, Nine Foreman Crager and three Hun
garians were terribly crushed. The men were
engaged In putting in props where a faulty roof
existed, and while tapping for support the
mass fell upon them. Two Of The HGngarians
died: the foreman and others viii probably re-
cover. @ $50 Vi
D. o. Gallear, ]. McFadden, ]. e. McFadden,
Jr and Anne Burns. who are charged with
carrying on schemes for defrauding innocent
country people. They have received great
deal of mail and have defrauded number of
people. The postal authorities have received
more than LOCO complaints from various parts
of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.
--latest reports from Portland state that the
Willamette river is falling rapidly, and the
losses aggregate much less figure than before
roughly reckoned. The Southern Pacific Rail-
road is probably the greatest loser, and this
principally by washouts. Portland's river front
suffered 4 loss of something over SIC, 900, while
Independence and Salem, points lower down
the river were each damaged several thousand
dollars. Only one life was lost. Trains onthe
Northern Pacific are making schedule time.
Specific charges of drunkenness and cruelty
have been filed with Secretary Tracy against
Captain NJ. A. Healy, of the revenue steamer
Bear. The acts are alleged to have been CON-
mitted during recent cruise Of that vessel in
Alaskan waters. The Secretary has directed
an investigation of the charges, and board Of
revenue officers will be appointed for the pur-
pose. 1t will naturally convene in San Fran
cisco, as Captain Healy and the necessary Wit
nesses are in that neighborhoOd.
The robbery Of the steamer La Plata. dis
covered after her arrival at Antwerp from
Buenos Ayres, proves to have been q deep-lald
affair. An Oiler and quartermaSter Of the
steamer are missing. They are undoubtedly
English professionals, but the collaborator at
Antwerp is said to be an American. Some
cipher letters and kilograms have been found
in lodgings he formerly occupied in London
which, SO far as they can be construed. inti-
mate that the same parties have patiently
worked on La Plata and other boats, and once
missed much greater haul than the &4q000
which has rewarded their efforts.