Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-07
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Tho Jersey City, N. J., Presbytery has
adopted the report of its committee against q
revision of the Westminster confession.
The latest details of last Sundays accident
on the Union Pacific railroad near Cascade
have been received and fix the number OF
deaths at nine.
A bill is to be introduced in the Canadian
Parliament imposing heavy penalties upon
polygamy. The measure is aimed at the Nor
mons in the Northwest.
The committee of the London Dock La
borers' Union is making arrangements for q
general strike on Monday, many OF the men
favoring strike. The action OF the commit
tee causes much discomfort.
An iron field in Itasca county, Minn., COW
erinE 10 600 acres and valued at S20,O00OOO is
about to be opened and developed by Minnea.
polls capitalists The ore assays 81 per cent OF
iron. The mines are distant II miles from the
Mississippi river.
AT Berlin the confirmation Of the Samoan
treaty by the United States Senate affords gen.
eral satisfaction. Count Herbert bismarck
Legation and congratulations were exchanged
upon the ratification of the treaty.
Judge A. B. Fleming was yesterday inau-
gurated Governor of West Virginia and took
the oath of office. Little enthusiasm marked the
event, and the Republican legislators aosented
themselves. Fleming, in his inaugural address,
claimed that he was fairly elected.
The Attorney General has appointed 6. n.
Baxter, of St Paul, to be temporary assistant
to the District Attorney for the ST. Paul dis
ton of the suits brought by. the Government
against the Minneapolis and St. Paul and the
Northern Pacific Railroads.
-Rumors prevailed in Buffalo yesterday that
the well-known firm of A. P. Wright Son,
commission brokers, had made an assignment.
A reporter called on the senior Mr. Wright,
who said: I'VE are not going to make an as
signment. We have become tired OF losing
money, and will stop for a short tune. Inc
banks are secured and everybody will be paid." "
Mr.. Alfred Thompson, Home Ruler, mem
Der OF the House of Commons Tor the East dl-
vision of Glamorganshire, will, at the coming
session, move an amendment 20 the address in
reply to the Queens speech opening Parlia-
ment. that the affairs of Wales ought to be ad-
ministered by special department presided
over by a Minister acquainted with Welsh ma
Tional affairs
The French propose to protect their bud
ding medicos as well as their manufactures. 1t
is definitely settled that foreign physicians
practicing in France must be taxed and also
pass an examination by a faculty OF medicine
which has almost unlimited discretion. This
is equivalent to excluding all but the most
skillful and these latter will prefer, In the
case of Americans and Englishmen, to prac-
tice among their richer and more liberal COM
patriots.
An examination into the affairs OF the
American Building and Loan Association of
Minneapolis, Minn., by Public Examiner Ken
yon, shows that the total sum paid in by share
holders up to December Z, 1889. was S, ,2I67l9 81
less S35, 30 90 premiums paid, and $1,000 81 in
stallments withdraw, leaving 81, 4S 9&
The assets are 81, ,13l,7l9 so: showing an excess
of receipts over assets of $747l8 2S. The de-
ficiency was about per cent of the amount re-
ceived.
Last Thursday night over 100 of the best
citizens of Point township, near Circleville, o.,
met in township house, at Spout Springs, and
formed vigilance committee, though it is
called the "ArrestIng and falling Club" A
dozen stalwart farmers were sworn in as special
constables. Tuesday morning Court was con-
Vened, and from that until 5 P. NJ. the special
constables were busy bringing in offenders.
The total number of arrests for the day was 26.
Nearly every petty crime in the calendar was
proven and every prisoner was punished ac-
cordinS to his deserts.