Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Red Lake river, in Minnesota, has over
flown its banks and is doing much damage
Miss Nellie McClayton, of Port Huron
was killed by drugged candy given her by
Ben Mckay, who is now under arrest. Lynch
ing is threatened.
The Toronto City Council, having do
cided in favor of an electric railway system,
will send deputation to Pittsburg and
other cities this side of the line to investi
gate the matter.
bfgbee river gets within its banks again in
Mississippi. Already l25 dead victims of the
flood have been found, and others are e1
pected to turn up.
Louis Harriott, the murderer of Mrs, Leon.
ard, of Atlantic Highlands, was hanged at
Freehold, n. j., yesterday. He was the only
person ever executed under sentence OF
Mercer Beasley, the present Chief Justice OF
New Jersey.
A Russian ukase has been issued pro-
hibiting even the naturalized foreigners
from settling outside the towns in Volhynia
or to possess real estate in Volhynia unless
they embrace the religion of the Orthodox
Greek Church.
European newspapers are trying to con-
meet the Russian and the American negotia-
tions in Southern South America for coaling
stations. Montevideo newspapers deny
that the United States have been trying to
secure Ra: Island.
Baron de Baur, the Austrian Minister
proposition to strengthen the army by
adding ten men to each company in the IN
fantry regiments, and by creating two new
cavalry regiments.
Twelve OF the State troops guarding the
Coal Creek mines in Tennessee plotted to
mutiny, oyerpower the guards and hang two
non-commissioned officers One of the
DIRTY Dozen" gave the Others away, and
the other IL are now in chains awaiting
court martial.
"A revival in the African Methodist
Church at Corsicana, Tex, has been SO sue
cessiul that it has attracted members from
other churches. This aroused so much Ill
feeling that someone burned the Methoulse
Church and parsonage to the ground. Many
arrests have been made.
Manager Smith, of the Australian Mercan-
tile Loan Company, at Sydney, n. S. W., has
been sentenced to 81 years imprisonment
Auditor Buck. of the same concern, was
found guilty on the same charge and SEN
fenced to two years, Imprisonment.
The Upper Red river is now over its
banks, and has begun flooding the towns of
s.. Vincent and Emerson. The river is now
40 feet above low water mark and is still
rising, ana the ice has not yet gone out. A
rise of one foot would cover the town of
Emerson. The indications are that the dis
astroos flood Of 1856 will be repeated.
-Englfsbmen representing colony of
Britishers owning lands in the Department
OF Victoria, in Southern Chile. visited their
consulate NeSleruaV, lOf information IN re-
gard to emigrating to California. They al
legged that life and property were insecure
in Southern Chile, and that six natives of
Great Britain had been murdered during
the past year.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt |
yesterday started an investigation at Chi !
cago OF infractions of the law prohibiting |
the solicitation of campaign funds from
Federal office holders. 1t is said he secured |
enough information to make it exceedingly |
in tereSting for one or tw O Republican official
and also for an agent OF the /
Committee.
-BishopAtticus G. Haygood, of the Method |
ist Church, of California, has telegraphed |
Rev. Warren Gambler, President of the /
Emery Church College, oxford, Ga, to have /
arrested, if possible, Rev. Edgar Dunbar /
and wife, the former being minister in the /
California Conference, and to divest him of |
his ministerial credentials. Dunbar is
charged with being bigamist and the head |
Of several families.
Two condemned murderers at New Or
leans are trying novel schemes to save their |
necks. The men are Philip Baker and Et-
tlenne Deschamps, who have been sentenced |
to be hanged on the 22d inst. Baker and |
Deschamps yesterday made affidavit against |
Neill Nelson for the murder of his wife, |
to have positive proof. Ii they |
IAN succeed in getting a court seriously to
entertain the affidavit. they intend to apply
or a stay OF proceedings With the case |
)nce roepened, they expect to have an ex-
'ellent chance of saving Bakers life by
,reating doubt in the minds of the next |
Board of Pardons. even if Nelson is not con-
'icted. |