Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-27
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

| The French alliance is said to be very
| popular in Russia. !
The trial of the Tennessee miners will be-
| gin in few days.
Southern France felt slight shock of
earthquake yesterday.
Tho United States Grand Jury is inves-
tigating the CRur d'Alene riots.
City Treasurer Halfrich, of Ogden, Utah,
is a defaulter to the extent of $4,000.
minneapolis is anxious to secure the next
encampment of the knights of Pythias.
Houses were shaken by an earthquake
in Bermuda Thursday, but no damage was
done.
The Dahomeyans were in full retreat be-
fore the pursuing French force at last ac-
counts.
The Northside car line in Chicago will
discard horses and adopt the Belgium steam
motor.
Two hundred San Francisco business
houses closed Thursday on account of q
religious revival.
"A dynamite explosion took place Thurs
day in front of the official residence of the
Stadthalter of Trieste. Damage slight.
Two train robbers, who held up the Den
yer Pacific train n Lasalle, Col, on the l6th.,
Frank Lewis and Frank Williams, have been
captured.
Mckenzie Borwell Canadian Minister of
Militia, denies that that Government had
this season.
Great Britain has accepted an invitation
from the United States Government To take
part in the naval parade in April in connec-
tion with the Columbus celebration,
AT the next meeting of the British
Masonic Grand Lodge the Prince of Wales
will move grant of f80O to the Lord
Mayors fund for the st. Johns, N.F., fire suf-
ferers.
1t is now definitely settled that the short
term army measure Will not be introduced
in the German Reichstng at the coming ses-
sion, but provision will be made to shorten
the term of infantry service.
England, America and Germany have
notified Malietoa, King of Samoa, that their
men-ofwar will be placed at his disposal to
enforce the payment of taxation and thus
bring the rebel chiefs to submission.
Seniors Garcia and Torreses, proprietor
and editor respectively of the Monitor Repub-
hcorl, of the City of Mexico have been arrest.
incite revolution by incendiary speeches.
In the French mining town OF LEVIN, Bel
gian miners were attacked by French work.
men, who smashed every window IN the
dwellings, of the foreigners. 1t was found
necessary to reinforce the gendarmes with
troops.
Thirteen years ago Mrs. Jennie Morton.
of Brazil Ind, was bitten by a pet poodle
Since then at intervals she has suffered by
swellings of the arm. Thursday her arm was
suddenly swollen to an enormous size, and
she died in spasms.
-Northam pton Radicals held IN uproari-
ous meeting Thursday night to protest
against the turning down of Labouchere.
An attempt to expel opponents of the re So
luton of protest led to free fight, which
broke up the meeting.
Three powder mills at Gainesville, Tex.
blew up Thusday after stroke of lightning.
Houses mile away were ruined, thousands
of windows were smashed. q NUMBER or cat
tie were killed, and any persons were in
jured, but no human lives were lost Dam
age, SIS, 900.
The steamer H. d. Cofinberry, loaded
with iron ore fIom Escanaba bound for
Ashtabu a, is ashore on the rocks near Port
Hope, Mich. Part OF the crew came ashore
in their own BOAT and the lite saving crew
brought the Others in. 1t is feared the
steamers bottom is pounded out. She is
valued Mt S35 600 and is insured for S25, 600. A
wrecking steamer has been sent to her aid