Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Nevada miners are suffering terribly from
| the grip.
Secretary Proctor was in San Francisco
| yesterday.
"A break in the levee near Greenville Miss,
| is reported.
Frost has greatly damaged peach blossoms
| in Kentucky.
The Nebraska Legislature adjourned sine
Minnesota will exhibit $4,000 worth at the
| Worlds Fair.
The Minnesota newspaper article signature
| bill has been defeated.
The village of shrocton, Wis. burned Fri
| day night. Loss, $50, 900.
| Salvation Army halls in Buepos Ayres have
been closed by the Government.
The cruiser Charleston will return to Hon
olulu. Trouble is feared there.
There rumors of another deal between
| the Havemeyers and Spreckels
The plate window glass war at St. Louis Is
ended, and prices will be advanced.
The Minnesota Senate has passed a resolu-
tion looking to new capitol building.
The Reading stock held by the syndicate
| which controls most of it is not for sale.
"A dam near Iowa City. Ia, burst Friday,
and the food that followed cause great damage.
"A company has been organized to build a
new railroad between indianapolis and Chi
cago.
The Monon, now relieved of its big SUITS
will devote itself to the task Of paying OF Its
debts.
Tho grip mortality In Oshkosh, Wis, is
alarming. The disease is prevalent all over the
State.
The electric motor car experiment in New
Orleans. begun two years ago, has ended in
failure.
IT..
ington has been postponed owing to jurors
sickness.
"A Jersey City mechanic named Budd has
invented locomotive which will make over 80
miles an hour.
The safety of foreigners in Chile now is
said to be due to the powerful English
squadron there.
Cincinnati Italians are not pleased with
their Consul there, on account of recent news
paper interviews.
The Currier railroad bill, Farmers AL
lance measure, has been defeated in the Min
neSota Legislature.
Since the Baltchef assassination, Prince
Ferdinand has taken measures for his own
safety and that of his ministers.
Tbabat, IL miles from Manpur. The garrison
was composed of 900 Manipuris.
"A mans nude corpse, sawed in two and
packed IN chloride Of lime in box, was found
at Chicago express office Friday.
Thomas Garfield. only brother Of the mar
tyred President. farmer in Ottawa county,
Mich, is slowly dying of rheumatlsm.
John Foley was sentenced to seven years
penal servitude in Cork yesterday for having in
his possession quantity Of explosives.
b Chinese merchants in San Francisco, as
sembled in meeting Friday night, protested
against the appointment of Minister Blair.
Congressman Spinola, of New York. has
suffered a relapse, and is much worse. He has
been confined to bed for more than month.
-Rumored that the crew of another Balma-
ceda irOnclad has betrayed The ship into rebel
hands. The insurgents have 40 vessels in their
navy.
Ten Minneapolis mills, with a daily output
of nearly 20 900 barrels. have formed combn-
alton against the Pillsbury- W WashDurn English
syndicate.
A Chicago drummer named Hoover, under
sentence to the penitentiary for theft, died in
Jail Friday night. declaring his innocence. He
had been granted new trial.
-Stanley's colored servant, Sail, who has
shaken hands with the Queen and dined with
the Prince of Wales. was kicked ont Of an At
lanta hotel because Of his color.
H. H. Lewes, a butcher of Florence, Ala,
received word that he had fallen heir to a for
tune in Portsmouth. Eng, worth S2S, OUO OGO, OF
which Mr.. Lewe5 has one-ntth interest.
1t is believed that Great Britain will ratify
the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Aus
tralia. 1t is rumored that the MARQUIS of
Lorne will be the first Governor General.
AT yesterdays meeting of the National
Worlds Fair Commission. the bylaws prohibit
ing members from holding other positions in
connection with the Worlds Fair was repealed.
Great excitement has been caused In Nova
Scotia by the confirmation of the rumor that
Newfoundland will this season give Americans
free bait. Dominion fishermen are denied that
privilege.
-Atthe American Medical Association in
Washington next month"; DR.. e. A. Reed, of
Cincinnati, will propose a pan-American Medi-
cal Congress. to belheld during the year Of the
Worlds Fair.
Mary Murphy ss years old, jumped from