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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1891
Page
15
An advertisement notes Newe Rooms and Publishing House at 76 77 and 79 Diamond Street and FASTPES ADVERTISING OFFICE in Thibense Butlanning New York. It invites advertisers and friends of THE DISPATCH to benefit from convenience and welcomes home advertisers while in New York.
The Dispatch announces options for a one year subscription at two cents per week with Sunday edition pricing. It notes carrier delivery and current postage, urging prompt reports of price changes and reminding voluntary contributors to keep copies. The notice ends with Pittsburgh Sunday date April 18 1581.
Reports claim disorder in the coke regions yesterday if confirmed will show strikers acting in bad faith by breaking promises to maintain order. If dynamite has been used to damage property public sympathy will turn against the rioters and those who set such pledges. State authorities face sharp criticism for releasing attackers and the public demands punishment for dynamiters.
The Kansas City commercial convention endorses building canals linking rivers and lakes from the Mississippi to Lake Michigan and from the upper Mississippi to Lake Superior. It argues internal waterways offer the cheapest freight and a connected system that could extend to the ocean, marking a national stance in favor of the canal project.
A New York Italian paper risks treason accusations in a critique of U S Italian relations. Editorials call for war amid diplomatic strains while questioning the editor’s loyalty and potentially aiding Italy’s military aims.
This line stresses immediate steps by supporters to protect the editor’s safety and consider the editor’s family interests if applicable. It notes concern for his wellbeing and hints at potential risks or pressures surrounding his work and outlook.
The Dispatch hails a practical accord with Hon. Thomas V. Cooper on ballot reform and the constitution. It argues against a convention, warns of cranks and corporate influence, and supports sealing and hiding ballot numbers to prevent fraud while upholding the current constitution. It invites Cooper to join in enforcing reform within the present framework.
At the American Water Works Association session in Philadelphia Dr. Leffmann presented Purification of Water by Metallic Iron a method used in Antwerp. Water would pass through a revolving cylinder with iron filings to purify and cost about 144 dollars per million gallons. Adlegheny Pittsburg and the Southside show interest for new water works with improved purity.
The New York Sun’s figures compare Democratic and Republican Congresses over decades, noting that party control shifted presidents after high spending. The piece argues both parties wasted funds, with the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses marked by wild appropriations and electoral defeat, urging honest, economical governance to keep power.
The Fortnightly Review piece on the Duke of Marlborough praises railways for vast freight and passenger movement at low costs, but notes his plain talk about funding. He warns that many shares are merely voting papers, with money not spent on railways, and describes speculators maneuvering to annex systems.
The article argues that schemes to depress stock values and panic markets enable control of vast rail assets at a fraction of value. It cites Marlborough's methods as a model, noting undisclosed ownership practices and preferential rates, while criticizing Florida Senate votes bought for 300 dollars each.
Testimony at the Coroner's inquest into the Maryland Central disaster states the trestle has been unsafe for two years, casting the railroad company in a bad light. Verdict urging action aims to push the case into proper courts for justice. The text argues each crossing since unsafe was a crime.
Announcement that Jay Gould has departed the Indian Territory triggers a Wall Street inquiry into how the move occurred. It marks the first time Wall Street has seen Gould leave anything and raises questions about motives and impact.
Deacon White and Brother Clews argued that a financier must maintain pious calm and composure. They state that a poker player who cannot bluff through a spoiled flush loses, warning that Wall Street demands even more steadiness in crisis.
The German government maintains its restriction on American hog products including hams lard and bacon, a stance noted as unreasonable.
Corrected figures show the Union with 18 235 670 people and urban share rising from 11 3518 to a high. The author warns rapid urban concentration could turn the nation into city people and shift agricultural work abroad. A claim of 250000 a month extorted from New York police paints the force as richly paid.
An Indianapolis Sentinel attack questions Nebecker the new U S Treasurer, claiming he is one of Indiana’s rotten politicians and could not win as a county constable. The paper’s Democratic stance sparks fury over the appointment and a perpetual motion machine from Delaware prompts Keely of Philadelphia to claim possible value.
Senator Hill rejected a delegation seeking ballot reform talks, angering them and prompting the claim that his earnestness was misread and misunderstood by supporters.
Murray describes daily arrivals of Italian emigrants at the New York Barge Office. Sightseers and locals observe reunions of immigrants with relatives, amid vivid scenes of joy, tears, and hopeful anticipation. The Italians are portrayed as robust workers ready to begin immediately, with no noticeable beggars among them.
Crowds of workers crowd Cortlandt and Broadway eye Benedict’s chronometer in a jeweler’s window. Men measure time with anxiety and humor, racing to matches on two minute headways, jealous of the clock and its flawless rate.
Pittsburg tenor Charles B Clarke earns three engagements for the coming season. He opens in the opera King Callen at the Academy of Music in January, then pursues La Cigale with Lillian Russell, with promise from Prof. Sweet and managers H S Moore noting bright music and sparkling libretto.
A visiting outsider at Cafe Savarin notes the sparsity of customers in famed downtown spots. He recalls Delmonico's art gallery and Hoffman setting while diners everywhere else nearby appear deserted at midday. He finds the contrast striking and questions how business life in New York operates.
The dispatches show that His master's estimation of Hismarck was correct, as proven by his address to the Kiel Conservative deputation recently.
Torres clarifies he did not predict the world ending in 189 but that the millennium will arrive then. Critics argue that establishing a millennium by abolishing the world and the flesh and the devil is a perilous shortcut.
A day of conventions notes that Milwaukee hosts a Whist Convention and will be followed by a poker convention in Council Bluffs, outlining the sequence of gatherings and locations.
The Washington Post notes Pennsylvania faces a scare over a potential Constitutional convention but suggests the danger is receding and fears of drastic change are easing.
A heavy iron girder truck on Broadway near Cortlandt and Wall stalls traffic as the load blocks the street. Norman horses pull the wagons while drivers and carmen move to clear the obstruction with a willow break, and pedestrians offer advice before normal pace resumes with notable composure.
In a bold strategic move Newfoundland signals a willingness to cooperate with the United States, reversing traditional fishing approaches to facilitate catch and attention from Uncle Sam, as tensions and negotiations influence maritime policy and cross border fishing rights.
A Kostockt court rules that con fectionery is a necessity and allows ice cream to be served on Sunday, marking a divergence from Pennsylvania court practice which bans even soda fountain sales on that day.
A sensational claim suggests the Oklahoma town devastation credited to a tornado may instead stem from a bursting boom. Officials caution about conflating weather disaster factors amid ambiguous reports.
Secretary Foster remarks that he does not know anything about civil service reform. If no, it is hoped that before his term ends the Civil Service Commission will provide guidance on the point.
If the Washington confrontation escalates to violence, the broader international crisis could worsen significantly and trigger severe global consequences.
In a critique of corporate governance the piece argues many directors serve for pay and status rather than company welfare. It notes professionals gather across boards, attend meetings for small sums or perks, and show limited understanding or stake in company interests.
Nebraska farmers welcome beneficial rains as forecasts point to large crops. Analysts suggest bumper yields could influence agricultural policy and electoral dynamics, highlighting how weather optimism may shape political considerations alongside the Farmers' Alliance.
The State of Washington adds a choice set of Indian names to the union surpassing Pennsylvania and Maine in color. A random sampling from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer lists names like Snohomish Snohomish Snohoma and Pilchuck alongside Wahkiakum Bulla La Ki Skarit and Okgnogan.
A Cleveland Leader reader notes that brimstone, used in many trades, is rising in price. The writer argues for affordable materials amid expanding industrial interest in brimstone.
Fragment discusses responsibility of bank directors versus those named, arguing some are masquerading and deceiving shareholders. Suggests professional directors should be judged in indictments for mitigating responsibility, though text remains unclear about specifics.
The blaster’s operations on the upper west side have grown extensive with dynamite blasts and rock showers. Tenants resist with calm stoicism as windows shake and fragments fly, while drillers extend work for private residences and upcoming flats along the boulevard.
A short personal note by Charles Theodore Murray dated April 1 in New York laments the grip illness and the life of a compositor. He dismisses the typesetting trade, calling grip absorbing and expressing fatigue with the craft.
Goldthwaite's Geographical Magazine notes Lake Hukwa lies east of Lake Tanganyika in barren country. The dark brackish waters are undrinkable, with mud at shore, and the lake shows signs of rapid evaporation with no outlet reported.
The Washington fort warns that ammonia poses serious risks even to informed users and urges keeping the bottle out of children's reach. Two reported fatalities from ammonia ingestion underscore the need for caution and proper storage in households.
The note mentions Mike DeYoung as part of the San Francisco reception committee and warns President Harrison to skip references to the supposed grand Republican triumph in Senator Fenton’s election, signaling political sensitivity around the topic.
Major General Charles Hamilton retired died Friday at his Milwaukee home. A West Point classmate of Ulysses S Grant he served in the Civil and Mexican Wars. Born in 18 he fought at Monterrey Vera Cruz and Ahumbusco, later joining Fond du Lac business life and mercantile work. He held posts as regent of the Wisconsin State University and United States Marshal for Wisconsin.
Obituary notices report deaths of Governor GENERAL KILNOURN KNOX at Milwaukee and EX-ASSISTANT LOCKPORT pioneer MOODY. Others include CHARLES GRANT TINKER of Western Union lineage, Baeder Adamson & Co. founder, Dr FRANK M MARBOURG, and Josephine McLaughlin of Philadelphia. Also listed are JOHN MULLIGAN, physician AIeMAN, EDGAR SHEFFIELD Porter kin, and COLONEL CHARLES Uapayn Woon.
The article lists records such as the France sailing ship of 344 feet length and 61 000 ton cargo, the Russian czar’s crown ruby with a cross of diamonds, the bolo flower nearly a yard wide found on Mount Parag, and the Sydney Town Hall organ with 10 000 pipes and 150 stops.
A collection of short items notes Cornea’s world trip plans and fears of exile, G l a p s t o n e admirers seeking hair from a Hastings barber, a Turkish sultan famed at draw poker, secretaries’ kin in photography, Mrs Besant’s earnest advocacy, Harrison’s possible university dedication date, Vanderbilts leasing a mansion to the Earl of Severn, Mrs Cleveland’s rare-book taste, Epison’s Orange estate, Bishop Wilkinson’s resignation, and a Battenberg pair’s failed private hotel entry with Alpine sentry intervention.
New York Sun reports on hydraulic mining by Louis Glass and Augustus J. Howle. They describe immense pressures from a half inch nozzle at 450 feet, a two ton rock moved 20 feet, and a 500 pound rock thrown, with deadly force.
ex Senator Thomas C. Platt, now president of East Tennessee Coal and Iron, calls the stockholders dispute over selling part of the Tennessee property a tempest on a teapot. Directors previously authorized an option to an English syndicate for 2.5 million dollars, which Platt believes would financially strengthen the company if approved by stockholders.
The article recalls M. Pouyer-Quartier died a fortnight ago and recounts a dinner in Frankfort with Jules Favre where Bismarck served a drink of porter schnapps and champagne with apple pulp. Favre could not touch it but Pouyer-Quartier drank multiple glasses and remained steady.
A fragmented verse presents the robin singing about spring and mate, with lines about honey, eggs, and joyous days. It reflects seasonal renewal and a mate brooding as blossoms spring.
The paradise fish known as a handsome member of the finny tribe is cultivated in China for ornamental aquaria. Males reach about three and a half inches, with brilliant blue gills crimson borders and vivid body coloring that deepens during combat or courtship to attract a mate.
A Frankfort writer Stolz, once hostile to Bismarck, is said to have revealed that Bismarck banned portraits of Augustenburg to target a royal line. The later Empress, Stolz’s target, is now married to the German Emperor, and the palsied opposition to Bismarck’s fall is tied to a secretive petticoat camarilla long believed extinct.
A message from Derry reports a monster calmon weighing 175 pounds caught in the Conemaugh by Jd. Metabe assistant trainmaster and E. O'Brien roundhouse foreman. The overdue train arrived at 7:15 PM after delays. The fish was weighed on track scales and later divided for charity after the head liver and tail were given away.
Summary of the first annual report from the New York Pasteur Institute by Dr. Paul Gibler. Between Feb 18 1800 and Feb 14 1891, 828 bite cases from dogs or cats were treated. No hydrophobia deaths occurred among inoculated patients. treatment was free for the indigent and drew patients from across the country.
Mrs. Larry H. Reist, wife and manager of the Grand Opera House and Park Theater, misplaced diamonds valued at 780 dollars. She hid them under a pillow, but while tidying the room a child’s debris and tissue wrapped stones were tossed into a stove and later ashes emptied into an alley. The loss was discovered when her husband returned home.
Those Italian papers refaced at the New York post office and sent back for lottery advertisements are organizing a combine against the United States and alleging the exclusion is vengeance. Meanwhile Uncle Sam sits on the post office steps whistling Yankee Doodle.
Colonel James Andrews and C. L. Mages returned from the East. County Commissioner Mercer and W. T. Espey went to New York. H BR Wilaan of Clarion and E H McDermott of Kane are at the Duquesne. W J Istmnes of Me Plessant and G aetlar of Erie registered at the Lew Ee a Butler. Barnard Custille staying at Seventh Avenue Hotel. W W Patrick, banker, left for Newport. David C. Bryan of Indianapolis sought a Pittsburgh contract. Robert C. Adams of Scranton visits. Congressman James H. Hopkins was in the city en route to Pittsburgh.
A patchwork of items notes fruit tree shipments from Ontario to India, Berlin value rise, San Diego timber plantings, Cuban bananas, a Harlem merchant’s odd badge scheme, and odd historical tidbits from Moscow to Berlin. Highlights include old Penn land grant finds and a long pennies tale of postal fees.
A collage of lighthearted snippets from social chatter and reviews. The piece mentions a heroine in a sensational novel, flirtatious banter about fingers and rings, lines from political poetry, a battle of Gettysburg memory, and jokes about mind reading and ciphers.
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