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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1890
Page
2
The Dispatch reports errors from the Belmont rail and ferry firm Helme regarding the confusion over schedules and service changes. Officials state corrective actions are being implemented to restore proper operations and inform passengers.
The Allegany County Board of Supervisors adjourned Saturday to meet in Belmont on December 9 with the clerk and assistant kept busy preparing reports and orders. The Belmont adjournment is welcomed by citizens, aided by the new hotel accommodations. The session is expected to be lively as several important measures were postponed by resolution.
The column laments reform as home based and mocks hypocritical claims of honesty. It praises Supervisor Whitney’s solid session record and notes Missouri’s jailed bank president for cheating depositors. It ends with a London Truth anecdote about compass watches and Amalfi’s claim to compass invention.
The town notes repainting of the west main street iron bridge by Archie Worden and various social glimpses. residents like A Mabie convalesces after a cold in Omaha, John Costello and wife visited Belfast relatives, Mrs A J Wellman and son Roy in Buffalo, and William Lane of Bradford pa visited his mother. a school piano fund benefit at Crandalls opera house proceeds, obituaries for Catharine Woorris and Mr Madden, and local business and social updates follow.
Reported by legal authorities that the Saxton Bill’s requirement for itemized candidate expense affidavits is unconstitutional. Constitution protects oath limits and voids penalties for noncompliance, creating a loophole for delinquent candidates statewide. A Democrat candidate and a school commissioner in Syhactsk area are cited as failing to observe the law.
Albany November 18 The Goulds case will not be tried at the Auburn term and will go over until April. City National Bank officers have been subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury to clarify transactions before Whitney’s crookedness was discovered. Indictments expected against persons previously not named in connection with the bank’s suspicious financial dealings.
Mr Justice Butt sums up prosecution evidence in the O Shea divorce case stressing frequent disguises used by Mr Parnell during his liaison with the respondent. The judge questions if petitioner’s connivance would require secrecy by the co respondent.
The Cantya News reports that funds subscribed as a guaranty of Baring Bros. & Co. obligations total £14,000,000. Telegrams from English and foreign bankers continue arriving offering assistance if necessary.
A freight train with Armour packing house workers crossed a Kaw River bridge in Kansas City when a span failed, sending at least five cars into the river. Four crew members and several workers were rescued. multiple workers and three tramps are missing and feared dead.
At St Anns church in East Twelfth street the fortieth anniversary of Mgr Thomas S Preston’s ordination was marked with ceremonies. Archibishop Corrigan and other church leaders attended. Clergy presented a commemorative address with a $10,000 purse, and parishioners added a $5,000 purse with a second address.
In Tipton Indiana the United States Express office was robbed at 12 33 am yesterday. Agent Elmer Meeker was attacked by a masked man as he prepared to leave his office after receiving a money package from the messenger. The robber shot at Meeker wounding his right hand but escaped. no clue to the thief.
Boston reports the funeral for Frank E. Garrett, killed in the Bristol Pennsylvania railroad disaster, was held but no ceremony occurred as the body sent to Revere was the wrong one. Officials learned Bristol holds the actual remains and a relative heads to Bristol to recover Garrett.
Walter Potter and Wallace D. Lovell, previously in banking, appeared in municipal court and were sent to the grand jury on charges of embezzling customers securities held as collateral. Bail set at 75000 each and posted.
News from Savannah reports Ned Stevens the black man who killed Sheriff Riley months ago was hanged by a mob. He was tried last Friday but the jury failed to reach a verdict and he was taken from the jail at night, hung to a tree, and riddled with bullets.
One hundred weavers at the Glasgow mills in South Hadley Falls rallied yesterday over a dispute between the agent and a boss. Wages are not an issue and owners expect a quick return. The mill turns out about 80,000 yards of dress goods weekly.
In Daxpury Connecticut on November 18 the Fur Hat Factories association locked out 2000 trimming department workers. Some factories shut down completely while others continue limited work, leaving over 5000 hatters idle across the area. In Peoria Illinois a rail strike began as 930 freight handlers switchmen engineers and firemen walked out seeking Saturday pay.
In New York on November 18 Charles Mandall and Otto Wierum of Randall and Wierum stock brokers assigned the firm to Henry W. Barney with preferences of 25000 dollars.
In Buffalo at the Continental hotel a committee of forty three Erie railroad employees met in secret to discuss grievances. They announced they would likely reconvene after receiving a wage adjustment offer from President King, who said adjustments would be made where other roads paid more. The group refused to disclose further details.
A committee member, amid questions about representation and possible strike, says a reporter asked about a strike but the group did not use the word. The dialogue hints at friction over how the Erie system workers are organized and how President Felton’s reply fits demands.
Pittsburg reports a movement by Local Assembly 6111 of the Knights of Labor aimed at seceding up to 3,000 members over dissatisfaction with master workman Louis Arrington and a proposed cooperative green glass factory. A committee works to win five strong assemblies. Next Friday night may reveal more.
New York Nov 18 money market closed stringently with highest at 1 per cent above legal rate and low at 6 per cent. Exchange steady with posted rates for 60 day bids and demand. Government bonds and Pacific railroad bonds closed steady. Flour, wheat, corn, oats, and eggs futures and spot prices detailed with irregular opening and firm closes. Local values listed for various flour grades and dairy products including cheese and butter.
The Board of Trade decides to close the cheese market on December eight after only three market days remain. Factories have suspended generation and more will follow as the market remains dull and inactive. Transfer figures show total stock around 8 846 boxes with a ruling price near 8 1/2 cents, contrasted with the previous year’s 104 boxes and 9 cents.
London reports say Charles Parnell may wed Mrs. O Shea after divorce delays. Generals and leaders weigh public conduct while caricatures circulate. Wrecks and maritime news mix with finance and foreign affairs as London abuzz.
Halifax authorities report a powerful new gun shipped aboard the Gothenburg City from London. Additional heavy guns follow soon, with one described as twice the size of the largest in North America. The 32 ton weapon has 10 inch bore, 27 feet 64 inch length, 250 pound charge and can pierce 19 1/4 inch wrought iron at 2000 yards. Two such guns and two 10 ton pieces will be mounted on Mc Nabb's Island fort.
Judge Nelson halted the Werbusch & Helmer v Salten suit in Boston and awarded the plaintiffs the full claimed amount about $104, in a test decision on alleged excessive duties on German iron and steel imports. The ruling may reach the U S Supreme Court. other notes include railroad directors elected in New York and a narrow train incident in Vermont involving Agnes Huntington’s company.
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