Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-17
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

LATE NEWS In BklEF.
An earthquake shock was felt at Gushing,
Que, yesteaday.
Fire yesterday destroyed the goods depot
of the Caledonian Railroad at Edinburgh
DIR. Peters, the German explorer, has made
no treaties, as claimed, with Mwangs, King OF
Uganda.
BY the capsIzing OF boat on the lake, near
Oshkosh, Sunday, Emma Pommerant was
drowned.
"A monument to the Duke of Brunswick on
the spot where he fell at Quatre Bras. was un-
yelled Sunday.
Thirteen thousand dock laborers at Swansea
struck for higher wages yesterday. Shipping
is at standstill.
The steamer La Bourgogne from New York
June ], reported disabled in midocean. arrived
at Havre yesterday.
Canned corn beef caused the poisoning of
four persons in Detroit boarding house. Two
of the victims will recover.
-Advices from Rome are to the effect that
the dioceses Of Omaha are united under Bishop
Burke, of the latter diocese.
General Sir Redvers Butler is expected to
succeed General Lord Wolseley as Adjutant
General of the British army.
Premier Crispi states that the relations of
Italy with France and Russia we're cordial, and
a long period of peace is assured.
Michael Eyraud, the Frenchman charged
with the murder of court official. has been
taken from Havana, where he was arrested, to
France.
Native troops under command of British
officers will leave Zanzibar for Mombasa to
enter the service of the British East Africa
company.
The strike of the New York cloakmakers Is
spreading Eight thousand are expected to be
out by the end of the week. Both sides are de-
termined.
BY the derailment of freight train on the
Newport News and Mississippi Valley Railroad
at Kerrville. KY. Gwinn Perkins and tramp
were killed.
The troubles between the Christians and
Mussulman Cretans is increasing. The Governor
of Crete has been called to Consta ntiple to re-
port on the true state of affairs.
AS a result vf railroad accident in June,
near Dublin, an infant girl was born q cripple.
Mrs. Walker the mother. brings suit against
the railway company for damages.
The three women who recently purchased
railroad tickets to the West, at Elizabeth,
n. J., have been traced back to New York.
Their actions are extremely puzzling.
Thomas Power O'Connor will be succeeded
by James Stuart, Gadstonian Member of Par
lament for Hoxton. as editor of the London
Star. The policy of the-paper will be changed.
Admiral Lang. the English commander of
the Chinese north coast squadron, has re-
signed. His reasons fo- resignIng are that the
nate.
Captain Edward Bradford rescued Miss
Mary McKeown and Harry Leonard at Atlan-
tic City. Sunday, from drowning. They were
bathing in the surf and were carried out by the
waves.
attempt 10 circle the globe in 90 days He will
leave Tacoma, Wash, September l, accom-
panied by Editor Rodebauch, of the Tacoma
Ledger.
n
Richmond. Ind., attempted suicide Sunday
while his family were at church. Temporarily
insane. caused by reflections upon his official
character.
Measures are being adopted in Quillimane to
boycott all English goods aud English coin.
1he British Vice Consul was compelled TO
quit his residence and take refuge at the Italian
Consulate.
Prominent citizens of New York have or
ganized citizens non-partisan movement for
city, and will especially devote their energies
to Tammany
The Chinese legation at Washington COM
plain that the foreign ladies can't enjoy the
cool breeze from the balconies of an evening
without attracting curious crowds, which is
very annoying.
Anarchists wrecked the office Of the Paris
IE0dLfte for severe criticisms of their action
in breaking up meeting held for the purpose
Of expressing sympathy with the recently ar
rested Nihilists.
The wife of Senior Gonzales, prominent
citizen Of Monterey, Mex, was found dead In
her bed with large bat of the vampire variety
fastened in her hair The creature had killed |
her by sucking her blood.
-Chicagoaps complain that the Federal
census is decidedly faulty so far as Chicago is
concerned. Claim that large number of fam
lilies have been unvisited and that the census is
little better than farce.
"A severe engagement took place at Edie
between the Dutch and Achinese. The loss of
the Achinese was two stockades and ~ men
killed. while the Dutch had only four men
wounded. More fighting is expected
"A dastardly attempt to fire five-story tene- |
ment house containing IL families in New York |
yesterday was frustrated by the accidental |
by the janItor of theloil saturated |
walls and wainsccting of the first story. |
Lee Klie, who is charged with abducting |
the Chinese girl. Yuen See, and holding her |
captive at IL Mott street. New York for the |
past year, was committed yesterday in 81 500 |
bail to await the action of the grand jury.
"A. S. Gilson an unpopular postmaster at |
Peculiar, Mo-, caused the arrest of John Love |
and Thomas Duckwortb, of same. place. for
conspiracy in attempting to deprive him of the |
emoluments Of his office by the free dlstribu-
ton of postage stamps.
i'm an Interview Sir W. -Whiteway. Premier
of Newfoundland, says cruisers will be fitted |
out to enforce the bait act The English Gov
eminent must grant the local governments /
right to legiSlate for the French shore or par
ticipate in an open rupture.
"A serious accident occurred on the Wis
consn short line between Chippewa Falls and |
Eau Claire, Wis, Sunday, by the collision of
freight and passenger train. Engineer and
1reman Of passenger train sustained serious
injuries, passengers badly shaken up, but /
escaped without injury.
"A Little Lorraine. c. B., correspondent
writes that the 9th inst. three American
einers, two of them Gloucester vessels came
nto the harbor unceremonIously, cut away
lets and buoys Of local fishermen and hove |
heir seines. taking about 600 barrels of mack
erel and causing serious loss to the fishermen