Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Heavy washouts are reported on Mexican
railroads.
Weather reports from the cotton States
are very discouraging for that crop
The opening of Cincinnatt's new bridge
WAS celebrated enthusiastically in that city
yesserday.
The Polish artists OF Russia, Aust ria and
Ger many will make united exhibit of their
worESE.t the Worlds Fair.
A terrific storm ragged in Bermuda Fri
dny, leveling stone walls, uprooting trees
and destroying telegraph wires.
The Beard of Education has granted GER
ti1icates to p Sisters OF Charity to teach in
the free public schools of Texas.
The famous Alpine traveller, Maurice
Petitgan. has been killed by falling into
crev2Sse near Courmayeur, Italy.
The National Association of Canned
Goods Packers, representing 20 States, has
applied for space in the Worlds Fair.
A prairie fire burned over all the north
western part OF Falk county, s. d. Friday.
Many farmers are financially ruined by the
disaster.
The Russian Rye ulzase does not refer to
ports on the White sea, therefore heavy
exports OF that cereal are expected from
that quarter.
Daring riot among negro laborers at
Milictts cGmp, at laurel Creek, W. Va,
Friday. one man was killed and several seri-
ou-ly injured.
The police of Prague have forbidden the
wearing of white caps in that city. The
louuG white nat cap is considered a Russian
designation.
-Alasl.a's population has decreased 1000
in ten wears. 1t is now 81, 900. of whom only
$50 are whites. The remainders. are
Esguirneaux. Indians, Alents and Chinese.
The schooner british Lion. from Wind
sor Ont, for Erie, with slaves and bolts,
was wrecked on rocks west of Erie, Friday
night Captain Lucas and crew of five were
saved.
Major William Tillman, cashier of the
Falls City Bank, which recently collapsed
in Louisville. has fed to Canada. The news
has caused a sensation in financial and
social circles.
The war between the French and Ger
man Holy Coats is ended for the present 1t
IS agreed that both are genuine. One was
worn by Christ as a child, and the other by
the Savior at the CrucifiNion.
Andre SENEGAL, Superintendent of the
Canadian government. printing bureau, has
been dismissed. SENEGAL is charged with
obtaining $4,000 commissions 4" or gifts
from those who sold goods to him.
Several negro prisoners at Raleigh. n. c.
were sentenced TO receive 80 Iashes each
within the prison inclosure. Spectators were
admitted to the scene by paying y cents ad-
mission, and the gate money was given to
the prisoners.
One of the boldest robberies ever known
was that of a Kansas man who took a thresh-
ing outfit into an absent farmers field
threshed several stacks of grain, marketed
It and pOcketed the proceeds. The absent
farmer was newcomer in the neighbor-
hood and unknown-hence the success of
the scheme.
Official information has been received by
the Nova Scotia Board of Trade that the
Spanish Government has admitted the con-
tentiOn Of the British Government that
pending the expiring of the treaty OF 1856 in
July, 1892, the products Of Canada will be
admitted into Cuba and Porto Rico upon
the same terms as imports from the United
States.
Young Elmer Steele who confessed to
committing the depredations upon the prop
eTty Of Jacob hemmerIer of Penn township
has been arrested. and will be committed to
Jail unless bail be secured A
Rochester detective, who represented him
self TO be an insurance agent, worked up the
case. 1t is said there is another party i'm
plicGted and arrest will follow in q day or
two.