Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-03
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.
The Czar is suffering from fainting fits

The Gear is suffering from fainting fits.
The Wisconsin Central has been leased to
| the Northern Pacific.
The Phi Beta Phi Society of the United
States, is in session at Galesburg. Ill.
The Cleveland Target Company's Works at
Findlay, o., were burned yesterday. Loss slO,-
900; fully insured.
Fire destroyed the Cosihuiriachic reduction
works, near Chihuahua. owned by New York
company. Loss $2,000,000.
One hundred and seventy-five Russian
students have been arrested for sedition. and
several OF the universities are closed.
-Switchmen and brakemen ON the Union
Pacific between La Grange and Portland, Ore,
have struck for 10 per cent advance.
Count Schinmerman Won Hartman, of Ger
many, blew out his brains in Denver saloon,
because of his poverty caused by drink.
The Illinois Supreme Court has decided that
the Young Mems Christian Association is not
religious, but charitable organization.
The Farmers Alliance of Minnesota, pro-
test against the recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the Granger cases.
Rev DR.. H. H. George, of Beaver Falls Pa,
heads delegation to petition Congress to insert
the word God" or Deity" in the Constitution.
"A large delegation of Southern tobacco
men appeared before the Ways and Means
Committee yesterday to protest against the
new tobacco schedule
-aarry w. OarHelu son OF Ine late PreS1-
dent, has been defeated in Cleveland Repub-
hcan primary for nomination as member of
the Board of Education.
Near Dublin, Va, ]. H. CaddalL County
Treasurer, and President of the Pulaski Ma
tional Bank, was murdered and robbed, There
is no clew to the murderers.
While six boys of R. H. Baskerville and X.
P. Wommack. ranging in age from II to 10
years. were playing in a sand cave yesterday
near Vernon Tex, the bank caved in on them
and all were killed.
-Emin Pasha has finally accepted the pro-
posals made to him by Major Wissman. and
has entered the German service. He will re-
ceive a salary of 1000 a year. He has not
given up his intention of returning to Europe,
and will leave Bagomoyo about the middle of
April for Victoria Nyanza
Official announcement has been made that
the Mackay syndicate which purchased the
Cincinnati. Wabash and Michigan Railroad
last December has sold an interest in it to the
Lake Shore. and Cleveland. CINCINNATI, Chi
thereby securing for the Mackay system close
alliance with the Vanderbilt roads,
The annual report of the Chicago. Burling.
ton and Quincy is out An epitome of the
operations as reported is: Gross earnings, S26-
778, 3l2; operating expenses, taxes rentals, in
terest on bonds and sinking funds, s24052, $50;
leaving net earnings of So, 725,56 Interest and
dividends received, S672, S36. Total, S339S. .426
Dividends paid, per cent. $3055,704 Surplus,
sS42. .72l. Net land receipts, S29l. .443
The President has sent to the Senate the
following nominations: George f. Turrittin, of
Nevada, to be Surveyor General of Nevada
To be Pension Agents-John G. Mitchell, of
Michigan, at Detroit Mich. Alexander F. Nc
MILAN, of Michigan, to be Deputy First
Auditor of the Treasury. VIM. Winterbotham
to be postmaster at Eau Claire, Wis.