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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1891
Page
5
Chief Bigelow returns from Harrisburg amid cautious optimism on passing street improvement bills and extending the city water system. He warns contracts await legislative action and notes urgent needs on East End streets while Water Bureau plans a summer extension and vows tighter street sprinkling to reduce dust and waste.
M A Woodward reports on amendments to bills for second class cities and street laws after testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. Senator Flinn opposes a majority in interest rule and material choice for paving, fearing nonuniform streets and higher city upkeep. Legislative committees from both cities convene at Allegheny City Hall with select council members named.
Writs in the cases of Alexander Killen Andrew Todt alias Andy Dote Michael Sabol and George Rusnock all Allegheny men convicted of first degree murder were received at the Executive Department in Harrisburg yesterday. Death warrants will be issued in due time. Killen killed Mrs Paul Rudert at Tarentum before Christmas. Todt Sabol Rusnock were charged with killing Michael Quinn during a riot at Edgar Thomson Steel Works Braddock on New Year’s Day.
Anxious crowds in Pittsburg Allegheny and McKeesport await Monday results of liquor license hearings. Judges Magee White lock themselves away from distractions as lists of successful applicants are delayed. vast property leases and bonds hinge on the drawings.
The Central Board of Education high school committee met in regular session. Principal Wood’s March report shows 751 students enrolled with 681 on average attendance. Arbor Day observance by the Naturalist Society was approved. Paterson received June leave for a Europe trip. Closing events set: class night June 19, exams June 22–24, commencement June 25. Miss Wood to substitute for Miss Simpson through term end.
The remains of Mrs Elizabeth W Bradford wife of Arthur Bradford of Enon Valley were cremated at Samson's on Sixth Avenue yesterday morning. This marks the first cremation from Beaver County and was done at her own request. The news item also notes a new steam carriage in Paris to be described in the TRE DIS PATCH tomorrow. All the news. Twenty pages.
Large store room and elevator included with a three story brick property on Sixth Street rented for 2600. For information call 1112 Peon Avenue.
Tarentum debates repeal of the 1869 prohibitory act with temperance forces led by Rev. Mitchell on one side and liquor interests backing Rep. McCullough on the other. Residents fear loss of local control, while manufacturers and business leaders argue for license to curb cross-town drinking and promote prosperity.
Edward Jenkins of Hagerstown pursued a tale of a died brother James Jenkins in Pittsburgh. The Bureau of Health found no record of such death in two years. Old slave brothers were sold in 1858 for 250 each, and have since vanished from each other. Dr Foster’s story appears unverified.
At the upcoming Passenger Agents' Association gathering the fishing club business will be reviewed. A party rate for ten or more will be offered and no change is expected in last season's rates. Niagara Falls excursion rates rise June 1 as agents warn of dull business amid labor eight hour debates. General Passenger Agent Clark reports year to date receipts ahead of last season. Howard Fielding previews a woman’s shopping tour for The Dispatch tomorrow. A mirror true to nature features humor.
W. W. Price, contractor, tore out the front of a No. 18 Tunnel Street dwelling to install a store front. The wall removal weakened the shared wall, bulging toward the neighboring building and endangering passersby until Building Inspector Hoffman ordered braces, which saved the adjacent structure. Dr. B. M. Hanna, eye ear nose and throat specialist, advertises in Pittsburgh.
A mass meeting of carpenters opposed to an eight hour workday is proposed after a local union meeting. Delegates from nearby unions will join in Lafayette Hall or Old City Hall with about two thousand carpenters expected to attend. Leaders vow to organize strong opposition and discuss strike benefits, while denying plans for an actual May 1 strike.
Two Hocking Valley firms, Hocking Coal and Iron Company and Ohio and Western Coal Company, explore a merger to capitalize at 9,400,000. Hocking’s capital stock 4.7 million with 1 million bonded debt, Ohio and Western bonded for 3.6 million. Proposed distribution allocates 1 million to Hocking bondholders and 5.64 million to stockholders, 3.66 million to Ohio and Western bondholders. Local interest is limited and some holders oppose the plan.
Frank Robinson of the Carbon Iron Company reports New York return with optimism for fall business. He cites a coming nation wide wheat crop as the main driver, a poor European harvest, and France being short 99 million bushels. Trade will favor America as French gold flows in. railroads plan significant purchases and rate improvements in the next three months.
Factory owners resist price hikes while jobbers push for fair share of profits. Chicago dealers demand concessions as tariffs favor manufacturers. New York sees a record influx of French glass, signaling softer price expectations for plate glass importers and a cooling in demand for tariff relief.
J F Lewis of New York, a mining machinery maker, visited the Duquesne area and urged price concessions from coke operators and ore men to revive the pig iron trade. He criticized high ore and coke rates, noted abundant Southern iron, and cited haulage costs. He said lower coke and ore prices are needed to stimulate demand and clear docked ore inventories.
A meeting of cork works strikers occurs today to distribute strike benefits for the current week. A minor clash on Twenty fourth street yesterday morning involved a striker and a non striker worker over whether to stay out or return to work. Monday may bring 50 more workers back, though the strikers dispute that report. It is unclear if the firm will attend today's session, though a striker said they would be welcome.
James G. Mitchell of Standard Oil bought steel plates and secured material for a new world’s largest refinery in Philadelphia costing about $1,000,000. The plant will refine oil from producing territories for export via pipelines. Samuel A. Steele of Weston plans to acquire two engines from Pittsburg Locomotive Works for Senator Camden’s road, hoping to link Pittsburg through Morgantown.
Cham bers and McKee of Jeannette are accused of delaying orders and hoarding stock to push prices higher. The advance in window glass costs looms as vendors warn of shortages and higher rates.
Coal will fuel Edgar Thomson works as operations restart. A strike hit Mellairs Stamping Works over two unionists' discharge. Jones & Laughlin structural dept resumes after weeks down. Sixty nine Amalgamated lodges formed since last convention. Bethlehem Iron Works begins full month workload. Allegheny Bessemer plant to shut for improvements increasing staff. Amalgamated Association settles Joliet dispute with sliding scale to end 1502 with six months notice. Bessie Bramble critiques Dr Talmage on women rights in The Dispatch tomorrow. A paper for every home.
A notorious troublemaker known as Bull White faced a 90 day sentence after a drunken arrest at the Central station. He taunted detectives, hid in an Allegheny tavern, and later tried to force ice water and freedom, weaving a rope from his shirt to threaten self harm as officers contemplated charges and escape.
The advertisement touts Linen Department bargains including Huck Towels at 12? per dozen, Damask and Huck Towels with bright borders, Hemstitched Towels, Table Scarfs, stamped for embroidery, and a line of Table Damasks in cream and white. Also features Crash cloths priced at 7e and 12c, with large variety for shoppers.
Our stock of Lace Curtains will repay your examination. We show Notting Curtains in effective patterns at $125 or $250 a pair. Our variety includes Point Curtains at $5 to $7, Swiss Curtains at various prices. Many exquisite designs and beautiful effects available.
All the novelties in new Cross Trimmings including Jeweled Ging in light and dark shades Tinsel Edgings in gold and silver silver and gold Cords silver and gold braids Gimps and Girdles rich silk and crochet Gimpa in black and ambors Fish Net Drapery Silk Chantilly Drapery Nets new patterns Binding Brads in Silk and Mohalt Bias Velvet Bindings for skirts Our stock of new Dress Buttons comprehensive including many new beads in pearl cut steel and fancy metal crochet and velvet
James Williams died at the Homeopathic Hospital from cerebro spinal meningitis induced by smoking. A butcher’s helper at the Market House, he was a newcomer to the city. He collapsed in a Sixth Street restaurant last Sunday after ordering a meal, was revived briefly at the hospital, and never recovered. Williams claimed to live in Ohio and his death is linked to his habitual cigarette smoking.
Dr. Dudley of the Pennsylvania Company conducts a long term test comparing hard steel tires with 7 percent carbon to soft tires at 3 percent carbon. Tires were evenly split on locomotives and have run for months. No conclusions yet on relative merits, as no report is available.
City bank listing shows capital of 100000 with surplus 69000 and deposits of 1 or more accepted. Interest is allowed at 4 percent. Address at 401 Smithfield Street, corner of Fourth Avenue, with the bank officials noted as TI.
For delayed buyers, S Hamilton of Stand 93 Fifth avenue offers genuine bargains on pianos and organs. Only here are Decker Bros Knabe Fisher pianos and Estey Strong Clark organs sold at low prices on easy terms. Hamilton, Fifth avenue, also advertises McEns neckwear and Angostura Bitters for impure water.
Plate glass jobbers and manufacturers concluded a conference with a seemingly satisfactory result for both sides. They denied any price increases, with jobbers contending that makers were previously reaping all the profits. The dispute centered on profit distribution rather than tariff terms.
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