Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

| definite information has been received thai
| the military headquarters of the Department Of
the Missouri will be removed from Leaven
| worth, Kan, TO st. Louis about May l.
| The engagement is announced of Judge
| Gray of the New York Court of Appeals and
Mrs Grace Townsend Turnbull, who was re
Gently divorced from Henry Turnbull, of New
| York, on the ground of non-support.
| The bark Truro. from Liverpool brought
| to Halifax Captain Olsen and the crew of eight
men of the bark Povas, which was wrecked by
| gale while on voyage from Monte CristO fol
| Hamburg. The Truro took the men off the
wreck after they had been five days in theil
| perilous position.
Charles C. Holland, who claimed to be from
Johnstown. Pa, has eloped with Miss Effie
| Gage of Port Chester, n. Y. leaving many
mourning creditors in that place. The couple
| were married and are now in Canada Holland
| is said to have another wife in Johnstown. His
| present bride is an heireSs.
| Representative Mccormick, of the Ju.
| dicIary Committee, says the international COPY
| right bill will be favorably reported to the
House. There is great difference of opinion in
| the committee concerning the measure but in
view of all the facts. It has been thought best to
submit the matter to the House.
The new railroad bridge over the Firth of
Forth was opened yesterday by the Prince of
Wales, with great ceremony. Many eminent
engineers and railway directors were present.
An immense crowd of spectators witnessed the
ceremony The day was observed as holiday
In Edinburgh in honor of the occasion.
AS the night express from London for
Scotland was entering Carlisle Monday night
the engineer found that he could not stop the
condition of the tracks. The first two carriages
attached to the express train were telescoped,
and four of their occupants were killed.
Chief Engineer Lindenthal of the proposed
Hudson river bridge. was before the House
Committee on Commerce yesterday and ex-
planned the structural features of the plan. J.
X. CowaD, general counsel of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, also appeared and argued
Of 2 fbn iOIot tnfE
act of Incorporation.
"Details received of the loss of the British
steamer Quetta show that the colored men be-
longing to the crew took possession of the best
boat on the steamer and refused to let anyone
else enter it. The survivors of the disaster
took the other boats and landed on Adophus
Island. three miles from the scene of the wreck
from which they were rescued by the steamer
Albatross.
For some time it has been rumored that
moonshmers were at work in No Mans Land.
News has Just been received of the seizure of
three large distilleries with large amount of
machinery and whisky, by United States
officers. The dIstilleries were doing an enor-
nous business. not only supplying the neutral
strip and New Mexico with whisky but also
shipping hundreds of barrels into that portion
of Kansas that surrounds No Mans Land.
Claim jumpers will not be tolerated on the
Sioux reservation. A settler in from Medicine
Creek states that man from Pierre jumped
claim on the creek and refused to leave when
ordered to do SO by the owner. Fifteen set
tiers, hearing of it, formed a posse, went to the
claim jumpers camp, and exhibiting rope,
informed the man that he could take his choice
between hanging and leaving the claim. See
ing that they were determined and meant busi-
ness he left
William n. Pope, teller of the Louisville
City National Bank, a trusted employe, a man
of seeming good habits and a frequsnter of the
best social circles of the city. is gone. Presi-
dent James S. Pirtle, Vice President James
Leech and Cashier w. S. Parker opened the
vault, and hasty examination showed
thar somewhere between 5000 and $50, 900 was
gone. The missing money was all large bills.
The bulk in gold and silver coin and small Ellis
was left intact.
Municipal elections were held In several
Iowa cities Monday. Tho Democrats cleaned
up everything in Burlington. In Cedar Rapids
they elected the Mayor and succeeded IN max
ing the Council a tie. The Creston Democrats
have secured majority of the Council. At
Ottumwa the Republicans secured majority
of aldermen. Fort Dodge elected the entire
Democratic ticket. At Des Moines and Sioux
City both parties claim the mayoralty and the
official count will be necessary TO decide.