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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1889
Page
9
Telegraphic reports to Bradstreet's and R. G. Dun & Co. show improved business across major cities with higher activity in iron trades and stronger stocks. Wheat for export, coal and lumber steadier, and speculative lines growing. U.S. railroad earnings rise while failures decline and money markets ease.
ER G Dos Co reports improved business in week past with better crops prospects and stronger stock market. Manufacturing shows growth and interior trade exceeds last year. End of coke strike reduces fear for Pittsburg iron works with iron prices up and wool markets steady. Wheat and corn sales mixed as grain prices edge lower.
The week shows a strong stock market with gains in several active issues and a modest treasury balance inflow of about $1 million. Industrial combinations face caution as food securities flee low, while business failures edge up slightly from the prior weeks.
Maurice Adler who was shot in the neck June 18 survived eight weeks and underwent a remarkable operation in Wasmerox. The surgeon found the fourth cervical vertebra fractured with the spinous process pressed on the spinal cord. The ball’s path could not be traced and its current location remains unknown. Adler tolerated the operation and appeared in better condition afterward.
Grand Army of the Republic members in WasurxectTor say Corporal Tanner cannot be elected Commander-in-Chief. They compare to Major Warner who was barred while a congressman from Missouri, then elected with a pledge to retire, a pledge he did not honor.
Minneapolis August 9 J Frank Collom remained jailed after a fourth complaint with seven counts accusing him of forging notes totaling twenty two thousand dollars. The total forgery amount reaches fifty three thousand dollars with bail set at ten thousand per case and he is held on eleven hundred thousand dollars bail for examination next Tuesday.
The pension office revised Richard Whiting’s benefits after reopening his case. He now receives $72 monthly, dating from discharge in 1865, with total accumulations around $12,000 and earlier allowances noted as $24 to $50 per month.
In Curcaco a struggle over alleged theft led Fred Harvey to confront Joseph Sims' wife. Sims fired at Harvey. a ball struck Harvey's front teeth, shattering them but causing no other injury. Separately, Alexander Kennedy shot at his partner Michael Quinlan in a quarrel over a blackening business. the bullet entered Quinlan's cheek near the ear and he is expected to recover.
Shee Gong, a Chinese national, was executed at 10:52 a m for the murder of Lee Gick two years ago. He denounced his conviction as the result of a Chinese conspiracy and delivered a lengthy speech claiming innocence.
From Hayti dated July 25 port au prince remains quiet as delays in capturing the capital boost local morale and challenge the northern party Hippolyte may struggle to keep forces in the field with the rainy season approaching. Forts fire on the north side, while ships report Hippolyte’s advance forces near the harbor. The government claims $200 in five dollar bills from the National Bank signed by a Paris director, though the notes do not absolve the bank of responsibility. Admiral Gaherardi notes Legitime deliverance of 6 00 as compensation for the seizure of the Ozama now aboard a U S Navy vessel.
A messy OCR summary reports Avy P aiding John Bracken’s arrest, a sprained ankle needing surgeon, William Evans injuring himself in a buggy crash, a noisy last night concert at Allegheny Parks, a list of speak easies in planning, Avensi Sutra’s arm fracture at Westinghouse, a board report on street openings plus a $23,000 dwelling sale, and the Second Brigade band departing for Mt Gretna encampment.
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