Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-15
LATE NEWS In BRIEF,

Dock laborers at Limerick have won theil
fight.
The Boston walters. white and colored, have
formed union.
"A Spanish commission has decided to re
store the high tariff in 1892.
The French Government will cover the de-
ficit by taxing rice and drugs.
The Conservative Government will resume
power in Ticino. under conditions.
President Harrison is once more installed
in the White House after his flying Western
trip.
GARNER and Fourneal. French players, will
enter the coming championship billiard tourna-
ment.
Shan Daulet Moslem fanatic in Afghan
istan, is preaching a holy war against the
Russians.
Two children aged and Z drowned at Eau
Claire, Wis, Monday, while playing on logs at
the river.
Eastern excursionists numbering 400. on an
excursion to the South, were entertained IN
Chattanooga yesterday.
Jose Castro. charged with numbering a
Mexican Judge in Lower California year ago,
has been arrested in California.
Congressman Wilson, of the State of Wash
ington, lost his pocke.book containing SlU $50
in cash and securities. few days ago.
LWreckage and merchandise. part of the
latter labeled Armour, Chicago" has been
washed ashore at Lands End, England
Fred c. Mehle. the trusted bookkeeper of a
st. Louis furniture firm. has been arrested for
empezzling 5000. and perhaps larger sum.
An lS-year-old robber. name unknown. held
up an overland stage near Ukiah, Cal, Sunday
night, but was caught at Cloverdale next day.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Booth. tho
mother of the Salvation Army" and wife of
General Booth, took place in London yester-
day.
Female employees of an indianapolis dry
goods store are on strike because of a new
door.
"A monument to Lessing, the German
author, was unveiled at Berlin yesterday by
Prince Frederick Leopold. The clergy refused
to participate.
-Lowenthal G. Son, wine merchants of Louis
vile, have won test case for selling original
packages. The firm were under l0S indictments
and bond of $4,000.
"A syndicate he AIDED by Robert Bonner, the
journalist, has bought out town company at
Bridgeport, Ala, and have begun business
with capital of S5000.000.
Diego, Just arrived at Victoria B. G., reports
having caught !, 100 seals this season, despite
the vigilance of the revenue cutters.
The British Minister at Paris has been in
structed to protest against a newspaper story
that the English Government instigated the
assassination of Emperor Paul, of Russia.
Judge Ryland has charged the Grand Jury
at Lexington, Mo-. to investigate reports that
games of cards for money, known as progress
sive euchre and high five. were INDUCED in at
private residences.
The Temps, in commenting on the Berlin
Posts statement that European governments
are comforting about the Mckinley tariff, de-
clares that such conferences amount merely TO
an exchange of ideas.
Patrick German, foreman of the gas de-
partment of the Otis Iron and Steel Company,
at Cleveland. went into the drying department
Monday morning to take a nap. Soon after
ward the heat was turned on and German was
roasted to death.
in view of the large number of working
men preparing to emigrate to America in con-
sequence of the tariff law, United States Con-
suls are giving the greatest publicity to the
contract labor law. 1t is said, however, that
this law is being openly violated.
The Governor of Mozambique confirms the
report of the entry of British gunboats into the
Zambesi river. The Portuguese protested
against the advance of the British feet Great
excitement prevails in Portugal, where the
entry is regarded as an act of war.
The liquor dealers of Morgantown, Ind
are in a state of siege. Saturday night dyna-
mite bomb was placed under Hancock's drag
store, and the explosion which followed scat
tered his ''old rye" promiscuously, damaging
stock and building to the amount of s., 500. A
notice was placed on Noman's drugstore door
saying his place was next in line.