Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

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Gold has been found near Sioux Falls. s. D.
Premier Tisza, of Hungary has finally re-
signed.
"A large deposit of lead ore has been dis
covered near Dubuque, Ia.
Starving Indians in Manitoba are reported
| to have resorted to canibalism.
Michigan peach growers saw the present
cold snap has damaged the crop 80 per cent.
The French Government will ask Tor a
special credit to carry on the operations against
| Dahomey.
| Major wissman's expedition is about to at
| tack Saadam, the strongest position held py tne
Bwana Heris forces.
The Pacific Express Company has reeoy
cred $29 $40 of the Ss5, 600 stolen by F. d. wal
| ton, its agent at Dallas, Tex.
There is some talk of endeavoring to elect
| Chauncey NJ. Depew Governor of New Y ork IN
order to boom him for the Presidency.
George Harding, ex-captain of police at
Hamilton, O.. Yesterday, in self defense, fatally
shot Michael Regan, local politician.
| Cornelius Vanderbilt and his mother, Mrs.
| W. 81. Vanderbilt, will erect and MAINTAIN In
| New York mission for outcast women.
| Settlers in Montana fear trouble with the
Indians in the Flathead Lake region. The
Governor has been asked for military aid.
Portuguese officials at Mozambique are hav-
|
| obey orders on the ground that they are British
subjects.
| The New York brewing firm of Monroe
| Reckstein, rated at 100000 in commercial
agency. has assigned, with preference amount
ing to sl23,OO0
"A bill awaits the signature of the Governor
of Kentucky requiring all mining and manu-
featuring corporations to pay their employees in
cash semi-monthly.
Two sons of William Naples and son of
William Baker, while crossing the Tennessee
river 16 miles above Knoxville yesterday, were
capsiZed and drowned.
The dwelling of Alexander Stokes, near
Ridgely, Nd, was DESTROYED by fire yesterday.
Mrs. Stokes perished in the flames. She was
subject to epileptic fits.
An artillery soldier at Leavenworth yester
day insulted Patrick Conath, an eccentric. and
the latter knocked him down. The soldier shot
Conath through the lungs and fed.
The German Government will form so more
batteries of artillery insorder to complete the
two new army corps, the formation OF which
was sanctioned by the last Reichstag.
The Castle Garden railroad pool has re-
duced its rates tor immigrant tickets to all
points west of Chicago and st. Louis, The fare
from New York to Denver has been cut to S2S.
William H. Fursman, of Pontiac. ILL.,. who
recently committed forgeries to the amount OF
$1,000 and then absconded, has been arrested
in New Orleans and taken back. He accepts
his fate cheerfully.
-Mwanga King of Uganda, has recovered
his possessions. He has proclaimed himself
Christian and has given the principal posts to
Catholics and Protestants between whom,
however, there is much Jealousy.
The returns issued by the London Board of
Trade show that during the month of February
exports increased e, 410 900 as compared with
the corresponding month last year.
Prince Dolgoroukoff, OF Moscow. received
parcel containing the head of woman and a
note saying, "This is our first stexploit. Wewill
soon outdo Jack the Ripper." 1t is believed
that the woman was killed for betraying Nihi-
lists
Twenty nine Austrians who went to Brazil
to settle, but found it impossible to exist, have
returned TO the United States. They left
Kansas to go to Brazil year ago. in the belief
that that country was more fertile than Mis-
souri,.
The New York Commercial Company. Linn
tied. has obtained an injunction against a num-
Der of persons, including Secretary Of State
Rice. restraining anyone from interfering with
or infringing upon the operation of the New
York Commercial Company, or Alaska, Linn
tied.
Yesterday morning fire Quilted the Miller
total loss is about s43 600; insurance s21.OOo or
this L. G. Grieger. drygoods. loses $40 in
surance $1,000. The loss to the building and
sanitarium is about $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Other smaller losses aggregate about S6. WO.
Secretary Proctor yesterday received
telegram from San Francisco signed Com
mittee for the Unemployed" asking for aid
and food from the War Department. lnas.
much as the committee" gave no names and
evidences Of being authorized to make such
request the Secretary decided not to consider
the appeal.
The funeral of ex-Alderman Hillock took
place .at Chicago Yesterday. the remains being
buried at Rose Hill Cemetery the Catholic
Church still adhering to its prohibition of an
interment at Calvary, the Catholic cemetery,
because the deceased was Mason and had
not received absolution. No religious services
of any kind were held.
AT Lebanon, O., yesterday, ex-Treasurer
Coleman, who had been convicted of embezzle-
ment, the amount being fixed at ST., 500, was
sentenced to pay ouble the amount embezzled,
the costs of prosecution and to be imprisoned
in the penitentiary two and one-half years.
Coleman's family is one of the most wealthy
and respectable in the place. and they are
heartbroken.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce ad-
journed yesterday until Monday to allow men,
bers to participate in the obsequies of the late
Hon. George II. Pendleton to-day. The Legis,
invitations to attend the ceremonies, also Gov
ernor Buckner. Of Kentucky, ana Governor
Campbell, of Ohio. Special trains have been
provided to bring them here and return the
same day.
Trouble is brewing in the congregation of
St Johns Cathedral, Milwaukee. over the re-
fusal of the rector to allow Miss Hattie ].
White, granddaughter OF solomon Juneau,
to occupy the pew in which the family has sat
for 40 years. Miss White claims that her
grandfather donated the land on which the
Cathedral stands, and the family is entitled to
a free seat The church authorities deny that
the Juneau family have any such right.
Three young children of Moses Feldeman,
poor Boston peddler, will probably die of
suffocation, the result of fire started by one
of the children while playing with matches.
Four children occupied one bed. and were left
alone by their mother this morning. Soon after
smoke was seen issuing from the attic window.
Firemen carried S-months' old babe down
the ladder and later two others were removed.
The fourth child was found running about the
halls The three rescued children appear TO be
dead having inhaled the smoke. Thev were
partially restored to consciousness and taken to
the hospital.