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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1891
Page
14
Mr McKean regrets Windrim resigned while Mr Pattison believes no changes will follow. The discourse centers on reciprocity outcomes and potential shifts in policy or practice within the said organization.
F A de Marquiez, a Mexican glass buyer, visited the Duquesne and bought six carloads of glass destined for Mexico. He praised Pittsburgh as a leading glass center and described friendly treatment by local manufacturers. He warned of war era distrust between the United States and Mexico, noted Mexican wage taxation, and urged amicable reciprocal trade relations to benefit both nations.
A court in Allegheny County faces a jumble of languages as interpreter Soffel struggles with German French and Swedish trying to reach a witness. The woman finally admits she understands none of his words, prompting a return to English and a clearer testimony.
Pittsburg residents recounted meeting an English merchant named Nicoll who resembles the late American poet William Cullen Bryant. He claims no poetry ability but is a writer by trade and notes his extensive business reach with branch houses in the United States, including a Pittsburg location.
Inspector Pattison visits Philadelphia to spend Sunday with family. Windrim resigns from government service to become Chief of Public Works in Philadelphia, denying sole motive of Pilatielnkia post. Col. Lew may head department until a successor is chosen. Postmaster McKean lauds Windrim’s work ethic as hard and capable. Nolan’s Sixth Ward seat remains open with many applicants anticipated.
Names announced include M. J. Rafferty Lawrence McCaffrey and Joseph Nieland a Republican with many others hinted at in the report Nieland stands out as the Republican connection among the group
Cleveland and Chicago papers report commercial agent Bowles of the Wabash facing possible Inter-State Commission questions over rebates. Two local rivals lodged complaints, one to Wabash officials, who cited Jay Gould's control of the Wabash and much of the rail network. Freight agents note Gould’s Washington trip may signal a line purchase.
Local resident T Bareky notes freezing temperatures and snow may not reduce fruit yield but will harm quality by drying fruit and chilling sap. He mentions many trees starting to suffer and cites Florida lemons as a proposed new venture for pies, not lemonade.
Outdoor workers at the Diamond Market show fewer grip cases than indoor laborers. Mr Beckett notes no known cases among market crowds while Mrs Wilkinson suggests financial need drives sickness absence, not immunity. Sufferers tend to be sedentary indoors or travel between heated offices and streets.
The monthly Allegheny Bar Association session with A. McClung presiding adopted resolutions by Harvey Henderson. They call for municipal lien claims and taxes to expire after five years and urge sending copies to legislators from Allegheny County. New members R. H. Douglass Newton Petrie and A. Leo Weil were elected. Cicero Hasbrouck J. P. Patterson and Hon. C. S. Fetterman were proposed for membership. D. S. McCann will be voted on next meeting.
J H Flagler former manager of National Tube Works arrived in the city to handle private business and dismissed fears over the Italian affair. He asserts Americans would not fight Italians and notes East business is recovering from stringency with expectations of a boom.
H H Bengough pension agent for the Pittsburg district left for Washington to handle business. Campbell notes a new regulation will distribute 135000000 monthly via agencies instead of quarterly, with districts paying different months rather than all quarterly.
The Central Trades Council filled its meeting with routine business and lively debate about library site favors for Carnegie and Scott while criticizing cable and electric firm interests. It endorsed a clergy sermon on the eight hour question and supported carpenters corkworkers and carriage makers strikes with plans for a follow up meeting.
A new Shafer molecular telephone venture plans to serve city customers within two miles, aiming for low rates to make the service a household necessity. The Bell monopoly may end after 1893, opening the market to electrical devices while the venture cites government use on noisy routes like the New York Elevated Railway.
Several new vestibule cars will be added to the Second avenue electric road. The Building Trades Council endorsed marble cutters wage scales. A special Journeymen Stonecutters meeting is set for tomorrow at 25 Federal street Allegheny. President Weihe of the Amalgamated Association traveled to East Liverpool on union business. Frask L Luckvaver leads a drive to organize Southside drug clerks for shorter hours. Glasshouse workers on Penn avenue strike for a Saturday half holiday as baseball season nears. about 500 are out at McCully and Hamilton's plants. Carriage manufacturers form a combining group to pressure firms on new scales. a total shop lockout is planned tomorrow. Corg workers held a large meeting and paid 1000 in strike benefits. works report shows 300 at work, strikers claim under 250.
A Friday meeting in Crafton, chaired by George Armstrong, discussed forming a new local government as bad roads and insufficient sewers frustrate residents. Attendees, including attorney C. C. Craft and John Redman Jr, plan a further session to outline a program for next Thursday. The group notes township control limits road quality improvements and sewer funding, urging action.
Dr H H Hofmann oldest and best known Pittsburg homeopathic physician and co founder of the Homeopathic Hospital died last evening aged 70. Born 1821 near Leipsic Germany he studied at Leipsic and came to the United States in 1849. He helped establish the Pittsburg Homeopathic Hospital in 1866 and later served as a consulting obstetrical staff member. Funeral Tuesday at the residence of his son in law Otto Heeren Center and Millvale avenues.
Andrew McTighe wooed Loretta Nicholson for two years in Allegheny. After a jail release failed, the couple sought a marriage license but the office closed. Mayor Wyman issued a fresh commitment and McTighe returned to jail. another attempt is planned tomorrow with the hoped wedding.
Agent Scully of the Northern Pacific reports signs of revival in the Northwest. Merchants and manufacturers sending many orders, with expectations of an early business upturn. Rates remain unchanged with no prospect of reductions.
Rose Hall alias Olivia B. Mickle reappears in a civil proceeding regarding 12 South Diamond Street Alleheny City bought from Thomas J. Fenton. The agreement required $25 monthly payments and quarterly principal. Sheriff’s entry with locksmith restored possession to Fenton and prepared for a sheriff sale.
Last evening Councilmen Dahblinger Stauffer and Wolfe of Allegheny Council visited the residence of the late Adam Ammon at 58 Sheffield Street and presented to his widow a handsome engrossed set of resolutions adopted by the council. The resolutions were engrossed by Robert Lungmore.
Hon Louis W Hall, famed for defeating the employers liability act before the General Judiciary Committee, is retained by Pittsburgh manufacturers to influence opposition to the Taggart tax bill. His prior strong advocacy of the Hines bill is noted as a precedent for his effectiveness.
District headquarters for D. A. 3 and K of L are moved but not ready until after May 1. Meetings are held on curbstones, in private houses, and workplaces. Officers bear much of the burden, managing finances amid disruption.
With District Attorney Johnston away, Judge Stowe postponed ruling on the motion for a new trial in the Braddock rioters case. The DA is expected to return next Thursday and the matter will be decided then.
Judge Ewing yesterday issued an attachment for the arrest of George Hoffman of Braddock for contempt of court. The attachment followed affidavits by Willis McCook exposing Hoffman's disobedience of the court injunction against Braddock Wire Works strikers.
No new developments in Westinghouse affairs yesterday. Mr. Westinghouse remained in town with uncertain plans to depart East this afternoon or stay an extra day or two.
A vote by the East End Union of Carpenters on eight hour demands ended with a majority against the proposal. The outcome reflects divisions within the union as members weighed working hours and labor terms.
Tomorrow afternoon the Gilkinson murder inquest may proceed without Detective Murphy if he is unable to attend. Beltzhoever returns from Jeffersonville without Williams. Schmidt identifies the suspect but courts resist surrender. Johnston plans to travel to Ohio to press the matter. Harry Davis has bought Fussimmons’ furniture for display at his museum and secured related relics from the crime scene.
No divine services will be held over Herr Fricke. Samson's Chapel hosts a simple cremation while anarchists stage their own ceremony. Telegrams of sorrow arrive from Socialists nationwide as Herr Most's column rules loom in the next issue.
Mary Carr, recently arrived from England with transportation funded to this city by a steamship line, received aid from the Department of Charities to travel to New York City. She is scheduled to sail back to her homeland on Wednesday.
Citizens marveled at the Boggs & Bub window show with Paris patterns, cross stitch borders, and embroidered designs in turquoise pink and brown. The article notes lavender duchesse grounds and various floral motifs, praising the artistry and affordable prices that sustain the prosperous firm.
One day only 8:00 am to 5:30 pm sells 1,000 men s fine business suits at 675 each with sack and cutaway styles in varied patterns. Stores include CLOTHING COMPANY corner Grant and Diamond Paris Germany Anaberg and American trimmings at 710 Penn avenue Parisian novelties. Also Pitcairn s 494 Wood street and Edward Schauer 407 Wood street offer latest spring suitings and perfect fits with low prices.
In Quarter Sessions Court a rule was issued against E. M. Bigelow chief of the Department of Public Works to show cause why he should not be attached for contempt of court. He was found guilty of nuisance for filling a wharf to make a park and sentenced September 30 1890 to pay costs a 61 cent fine and abate the nuisance within six months. The motion cites failure to comply and a hearing is set for next Saturday.
Three Salvation Army members wandered into the Department of Charities seeking transportation to Boston. Mrs. Ellen Wilkinson led the group and is blind, with Mrs. Mary Hale and her crippled daughter completing the trio. They have traveled nationally and were stranded in Chicago.
A shop on Grant Street displays suits in a front window priced at 225 dollars each. The ad touts sixes 4 to 14 and invites customers to bring companions to view the patterns. A souvenir blurb mentions Pittsburg’s history and the Fort Pitt area with medallions on a spoon from E P Roberta & Sons.
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