Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-29
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

| Cholera has broken out in Syria.
| Russia has experienced a heavy snow
storm.
cleveland is threatened with diph-
liberia epidemic.
The Board of Methodist Bishops is in
| session in New York.
Chicago Celestials will exhibit Chinese
| theater at the Worlds Fair.
The Indiana tax law is held to be valid by
Judge Gillett, of Porter county
| Cincinnati is said to have only a 40-days'
| supply of coal, and the river IS still falling.
| Salisbury says the late Government al
ways contemplated the retention of q Uganda.
| AT Zactecas, Mex, comet was discoy-
cred Monday in the constellation of Cancer.
The French Art Jury has already passed
on over $50 pictures destined for the Worlds
Fair.
Railroads in South Dakota have only
one-tenth the cars they need to move the
crops.
The September receipts of the Prussian
railways show heavy decline, owing to the
cholera epidemic.
Gases resembling cholera have appeared
at Bel.sI sIade. Attributed to the use OF water
from the Danube.
"A brilliant meteor passed oyer Birming-
ham, Ala, Thursday night ana was visible
for over ten minutes.
United States Deputy Collector J. S.
Currier has been murdered by moonshiners
in Lincoln county, Tenn.
A Chilean loan of S., 600, 600 has been con-
cluded with the Paris syndicate, and 10000
has been deposited as guarantee.
1t is hoped that the threatened spinners'
strike in England may be averted. Negotla-
tlons looking for arbitration have begun.
The Argentine Government has decided
to interfere in favor of the Governor against
the provincial rebels in Santiago del EStero.
of Hor m
as leader of the British House of Commons
are flying thick, but the Government gives
no sign.
Sonic one placed corrosive sublin,ate in
the mush of William Mazelin's family, near
Bluffton, Ind. Two OF the four taken i'll
have died.
AS result of a conference of heads of
| departments at Washington Yesterday all
of the executive departments will be closed
this morning and until O'Clock.
Several Europeans have been observed
in the Dahomeyan army. Colonel Dodds,
the French commander, offers reward of
$1,000 francs for each one captured.
Monday, November T., the cruiser
hitherto known No. will be launched,
and then for the first time she will bear the
name of Cincinnati by rite of baptism.
The odorless gas supplied by one Chicago
company seems to be q very dangerous
article. AsphyxiatioDs are OF nightly oc-
currence. An investigation will be made.
n
recently went to Madison, Fla, to superin-
tend the business of the tobacco syndicate,
| was shot and killed Thursday by Joe Dicker-
son, u well-knownnegro.
The present term of tine Philadelphia
Criminal Court presents terrible arrav of
| homicide cases. Sixteen murderers, men
| and women. are lying in the county prison
awaiting their trial ior taking life.
The French war estimates for 1898 are
| based upon the maintenance of the French
FnAA ATtarx rxvfd da fN.
| IS6 954 men and So 502 officers, besides the
| members of the Gendarmerie Garde Repub-
| licaine.
There is a dispute in the Detroit City
Council whether or not a resolution against
the employment of Catholic teachers really
passed. The minutes only show that it was
| taken from the table. A fight will be made
| on the approval of the minutes.
The new protected cruiser Olympia,
| which will be launched at San Francisco
| November 8, will be christened by Miss
| Anna Bella Dickie, daughter OF George w.
| Dickie, of San Francisco. The Olympia will
make the fifth ship built on the Pacific coast
| Tor the new navy.
| A collision of two freight trains on the
| Wabash river bridge of the Big Four at
| Terre Haute yesterday morning broke the
bridge span and piled two engines and a
dozen cars into the water with Engineer
| Allison underneath. Two trainmen were
hurt. Four of the cars thrown into the
| river were loaded with live stock.
| Governor Northen, of Georgia. in his
| annual message to the Legislature, takes
| ground against lynching. He recommends
| TIL enactment of laws to clearly define the
duties of sheriffs, which will include the
summoning of posse when necessary to
| assist him in arresting and holding ViolatorS
of the peace. and also the passage OF laws
| inflicting penalties upon persons who re-
| fuse to assist the Sheriff in the performance
OF his proper functions when called upon to
| do so.
Captain johnson, U. S. A, Acting Indian
| Agent at the San Carlos Agency, Ariz., has
| telegraphed the Indian Office as follows:
| kid and several Chiracahua Indians from
| Mexico just raided reservation. On ed
| stole White Mountain Indian. girl from
camp near Salt river. Yesterday killed
| Tonic Indian man l5 miles northwest from
| here. Stole small San Carlos girl from came
| place and now going south, closely pursued
| by Indian police, employees, troops and In
dians Later yesterday afternoon fired on
| Chiracahuas and Loyalty aiding efforts to
destroy hostiles."