Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-22
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

James Slocum, the baseball player, was SEN
tenced to death at New York yesterday by
Judge MARITIME for the murder of his wife.
Fire in the clothing mandatory of Leh-
man, Richman & Co., Cleveland. yesterday
caused a loss of Sl5, ono: covered by insurance.
The coal mine owners in Brunswick have
granted an increase OF wages to the striking
miners, and the men have gone back to work.
English coal miners are elated with their
success in securing the advances they de-
mauded. The men are everywhere going back
owork.
The large Touring mill Of the Hermann Mill
Company, of Hermann, Ill, was destroyed by
fire Thursday night. Loss on building and
stock about S5O,0OO; insured for $4,000.
Italian Socialist Deputy Costa has fed to
America. The Chamber has been discussing
the legality of his arrest, to undergo a sentence
OF three years Imprisonment for resisting the
police.
The new Brazilian ironclad Tamandare has
been launched at Rio Janero. President Da
Fonseca and other high officials and the men,
beers OF the diplomatic corps witnessed the
launching
AT Rio Janeiro yesterday the new Brazilian
ironclad Tamandare was launched. President
Da Fonseca and other high officials and the
members of the Diplomatic Corps witnessed
the launching.
The Journeymen Bakers and Confection-
ers' International Union of America have
memoralized Congress not to ratlfy the Rus
sian eXtradition treaty or any other extradl-
tion treaty with Russia
The Cuban sugar crop this year. while
much smaller than expected, will show an in
crease of 10 per cent as compared with the pre-
viOus crop. A largely increased area was de-
voted to cane culture last year.
Fred Dammens the Milwaukee hackman,
who was arrested for completely in the murder
of Mrs. Bingham in Chicago, has established
that he had nothing to do with the crime. The
police are all at sea on the case.
;..o
ing's fire at Jacksonville shows that in all IL
blocks and houses were destroyed. A careful
estimate of the losses place the aggregate at
Sl4ZOOO, with total insurance of Sil 100.
AT Jackson, Miss, the District Attorney
has made an affidavit against eX-State Treas
urer W. L. Hemingway. charging him with em-
beZzlement of State funds. Hemincwayswas
arrested and gave $4,000 bail for his appear
ance.
According to dispatch from Havana the
Cuban sugar crop this year, while much
Smaller tnan expected will show an increase of
loper cent as compared with the previous crop
a largely increased area was devoted to cane
culture last year.
Three men named Lacklose. Smith and
Robinson who it is alleged are American
crooks. were arraigned in London yesterday
Tor attemnting to steal a bag containing f5,O00 |
from the City Bank They were remanded for |
further hearing.
Tommy Wineman, Il years old. shot and
killed Bertie Polhemus, II years old, at Joliet, |
Ill, yesterday. The boys were playing marbles, |
and disagreement in the game caused the |
Wineman boy TO draw pistol and shoot his |
little playmate in the stomach.
"A number of workmen who were holding |
meetings at koepenick, Germany became ex- |
cited by the speeches made and acted in a riot |
upon to disDerse the workmen, and while en- |
deavorlnG TO do SO two of them were wounded /
by the rioters
"A dispatch from St. Paul says it Is cur
rently reported there that Henry Willard, |
backed by powerful German syndicate has
obtained control of the 800" line The story
is that the one share by which the syndicate Sc
cured the majority of the stock was procured
from the Canadian Pacific.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
has authorized Mr.. Robertson to report favor
ably to the House 4 bill appropriating SIS 600
for the purchase of tents to he loaned by the
" ar Department to the people driven from
their homes in the State of Arkansas Mlssis- |
hippi and Louisiana by the floods.
John ]. Mason. alias ''Three-Fingered
Jack" has been arrested in Cleveland for the
murder of Arthur Henry, Nickel Plate agent
and telegraph operator at Harrisburg O., last
Monday night Mason is a resident of Cleve-
land, but be admits that he was in the vicinity
of Harrisburg on the night of the murder.
The Detroit Steel and Spring Company has
executed chattel mortgage on its plant in
favor of the Preston National Bank for SIS 900
and the Commercial National Bank for SIS 600
to secure the paper of the company discounted |
at the banks in question. Overstock of raw |
material IS said to have made the action neces-
sary.
Proof sheets Of several of Browning's |
poems together with letters to Critic Howard
were sold at auction in London yesterday at
prices ranging from $50 TO $50 each A collec-
tion of Burns manuscripts of songs brought |
600: Byron letter GS2, and letter from the |
First Napoleon to Josephine, prior to their mar
riage ELS
Charles L. Colby has resigned the Presi- |
dency of the Wisconsin Central Company E. |
II. Abbott was elected President and Treasurer !
Of both corporations Howard Morris was
elected Secretary of the corporations. Henry
F. Spencer, of Boston, was chosen Assistant
Secretary and also Director in place of Colgate
Hoy, OF New York who resigned from the di-
rectory. 1t is believed that Mr.. Colby will soon
be chosen President of the Northern Pacific
Company.