Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-29
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The boil worm is still devastating South.
ern cotton fields.
The Cabrillo celebration opened in San
Diego, CAL, yesterday.
| Heavy washouts have occurred on the
Mexican Central Railway.
The National Division Sons of Temper
ance is in session in New York City.
Turkey is negotiating with an English,
German and Dutch syndicate for loan OF
f6,0O0,00o
Prince de Jainville's chateau at Chan.
tilly, France, was ratded by burglars Tues
day night.
The Minneapolis Worlds FAIR Auxiliary
| has voted in favor of keeping the Fair open
| on Sunday.
| One of the men who robbed the Snipes &
Co. bank at Roslyn, Wash, was captured
| Tuesday night.
Twelve persons have died at Angouleme,
| France. after eating what they supposed to
| be mushrooms.
Alodge of Creek Indians from the British
possessions are terrorizing settlers around
| Silver Bow, Mont
| Robert G. Ingersoll and Henry George
will address the National Real Estate Con-
vention in October.
Commander in Chief weissert, of the G.
| A. R., was rendered an ovation on his return
to his home city, Milwaukee.
| "A Portuguese launch at Mozambique was
wrecked recently, and all but one of its
elSnG occupants were drowned.
Two Idaho prospectors, William Carlett
and Henry Gerford, while hunting in a
canon, were killed by mountain lions.
Terra Gotta of a rich shade has been
chosen as BACKGROUND for the decorations
in Chicago during the dedicatory exercfses.o
There is every probability that the differ
ences between the Missouri Pacific and the
telegraphers employed will be amicably
settled.
Northern Grand Army men visiting
Richmond adopted n resolution of thanks
for the hospitality accorded them by the ex-
Confederates.
-Conway's mountaineering party, now in
the Hindoo Koosh. have climbed peak a3,-
600 feet high. This is 900 feet higher than
any recorded climb.
One hundred and sixty persons have
been arrested at Palermo and its oepYirSs.s
suspected of being members of conspiracy
to waylay travellers.
-Simovce, a prominent Progressst men,
Der OF the Servian Chamber of Deputies has
been murdered. The Mayor of Kraljove has
been arrested on suspicion.
Sir Gilbert Campbell and five other aris-
tocratic Englishmen have been convicted
in London of conspiracy and fraud by means
of bogus literary and art societies.
The British sealers Oscar and Hattie,
Mohican, Alta Gland and Henrietta, seized
by the Yorktown in Bering Sea, have been
sent to Sitka for evading the revenue.
The body of George Bruce Mitchell, a
hardware merchant of st. Louis was found
Tuesday night in ditch by the railway
dered.
The dwelling of Samuel Atkinson, near
Teloup, KAN, was struck by lightning Tues
day night. Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson and
their two children were killed. The house
burned down.
In celebration of the birth of his daugh-
ter. Emperor William has issued an order to
pardon all women in German jails under
sentence for first offences, or for crime at
tributed to distress or anger.
The new Mexican customs tariff will be
published in fortnight. 1t is understood
that it will reduce the duties on crude
materials, increase the duties on machinery,
and ablish entirely interstate taxes.
The rolling stock. etc., Of the United
States Rolling Stock Company. at Admission,
Ala, has been sold to George v. Ristine
General Manager of the new United States
Car Company, who bought for his company.
The Lake Angeline iron mine manage
ment, employing 500 men, will begin eight
hour shifts October l voluntarily. the
movement. will revolutionize relations be-
tween capital and labor in the Lake Superior
mining district.
despite the denial from London that
British man-of-war had been sent to Siberia
10 secure the release of the Canadian sealers
now supposed to be held prisoners there bv
the Russians, Hon. C. H. Tupper Canadian
Minister OF Marine, says the man-of-war is
now on her way.
The action of Governor Schultz. Mani
rooa, in refusing to sign an order in council
passed by the Greenway Government legal
izlng new survey OF Winnipeg land, is
creating serious trouble. The Governors
action is alleged to be due to the fact that he
IS financially interested in the property to
be reSurveyed.
Young, stylish-looking Harry Camp was
arrested in Chicago yesterday at the point
OF revolver by two policemen while at.
tempting supposed diamond swindle
Camp, the police claim, is the man who a
lew months ago succeeded in swindllng a
number OF dealers in Detroit out of 5000 by
means OF bogus gems.
"A large number of letters, inclosing pos
tai money orders, mailed by officers and
men attached to the British Mediterranean
squadron to relatives ar home, were recent
ly stolen at Consi an tinople, where the
money orders We're cashed by a local bank
ing nrm. Lord Rosebery, the British For
eign Secretary, is pressing the Turkish Gov
ernment to assist in Ierreting out the cul-
prits.