Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-05
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Famine exists on the northern coast OF
Newfoundland.
The Spanish Premier feaste1 United
states Minister Grubb yesterday.
Smallpox has broken out in Chicago and
citizens are resorting to wholesale vacclna-
tion.
A flood threatens Marseilles. ILL.,. and
the existence of every manufacturing plant
in the place.
sumed the offensive by sending an army
against the rebels.
Indians in the newly-opened Oklahoma
lands are so ugly that the troops have peen
dispatched to protect settlers.
Bombs were thrown at the mail train
running from Pesth to Temesvar TUESDAY,
and three passengers were injured.
The tornado which struck Northwestern
Missouri Tuesday was attended by loss OF
life. Many persons saved themselves py
taking refuge in cellars and cyclone caves.
The Viceroy of WI Chang, China, has re-
ceived q secret edict ordering him to SEND
an expedition 10 arrest the author OF On sne g
anti-foreisn pacards. the notorious Tao TAI
Ghuhan, the guiding spirit OF the antl-for-
eign movement
The steamer Robert Lawson struck
snag at Breeden's Landing, Ark, Monday
highland sank in ls feet Of water she had
aboard 10 600 bushels Of corn and 100 pales OF
cotton, oil OF which was lost. negro nre-
man was drowned.
Two hundred and fifty guests OF the
Hotel Thorndike, Boston, were aroused
from their beds and were considerably e3-
cited at an early hour yesterday morning
by fire in q store under the hotel, which
filed the hotel rooms with smoke.
The Conservative and Republican organs
of Paris are urging a modification OF the
French press laws that will enable the Gov
ernment to prevent the publication OF ar
ticles melting to crime. The revolutionary
papers are indignant at the proposition.
The subcommittee of the Joint House
and Senate Committee on Immigration was
to have held a session yesterday morning in
a few members of the committee got to-
gether they decided to hold no session, but
adjourned to meet in Washington on Fri
day.
The police of Brussels Tuesday searched
the lodgings of q suspect named Beaujean,
and found cartridges and a quantity OF dy-
Mantle. Beaujean then made a con fessfon
and incriminated number OF other An
archfsts, who were arrested Yesterday. The
police have discovered evidence OF a for.
midable conspiracy, the headquarters of
which is in Liege.
A battle occurred near Saltwater, Okla,
Tuesday between nine horse thieves and
posse of citizens from Orlando. heavy
storm came up, under cover of which the
thieves escaped. One mem ber of the posse,
named Stormer was shot and killed, and the
thieves LETT one man wounded on the field
and one dead horse. The posse is still on
the trail and news of another battle is ex-
pected.
The designer of the presiding officers
chair for the Republican National Conven-
tion Hall is W. C. Corner, of West Superior,
Wis. The chair will be of oak, with rich and
Elaborate carvings. The national coat-ot-
arms will be upholstered in leather on the
back, surmounted by shield having a view
of St. Anthony's Falls. The shield will be
supported by an intricate piece of carving
kernels of wheat.
The report of the Worlds Fair Commit
tee on Legislation recites that Chicago has
done her duty in subscribing $40 900, pro-
viuing site for the Fair and doing every
thing possible to advance the work. The
whole matter now rests with Congress.
Eight millions of dollars are necessary to
the work The board guarantees
that Chicago will subscribe $1,000. 900, If nec-
essary, OF this amount and Congress ought
to make an appropriation to cover the bal
ance.