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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1891
Page
1
Harrisburg August 18. Senators Quay and Magee met and pledged friendly talk on Mylin candidacy as delegates race for state offices remains unsettled. Philadelphia delegation failed to endorse a ticket raising expectations Price for State Treasurer and Gregg for Auditor General may be on the slate amid Mugwump concerns.
In a concise talk, Senator Quay praises selecting the strongest two for the ticket and urges unity. He says the convention will decide, with no intent to oppose qualified candidates, and notes Captain John Morrison has united support from their delegation for State Treasurer.
The Allegheny delegation and supporters crowded in as Morrison asserts his candidacy while denying opposition charges. A caucus was planned but attendance was incomplete and some leaders like Magee stated support, with others weighing their votes.
The Harrisburg telegram reports a Republican convention platform centering on Blaine for the presidency with a defense of Harrison tempered, a tariff to protect workers, and a call for free coinage of mined gold and silver. It notes a defalcation case in Bardsley and stricter accounting rules plus denouncing private loaning of state funds. Congressman Atkinson comments on PA sentiment.
Hannisnore Aug 18 Quay is booming Andrews for a key vacant National Committee post. Andrews favors the Chief Brown candidacy next to him, with the junior senator holding leverage in the state machine. Delegates for the Constitutional convention include 27 seats, Allegheny two, Philadelphia three, others split. Local nominees from Magee and Shields camps named. Morrison and Weir touted in convention speeches, with other leaders backing Price and Thompson.
In Hawnissraa on August 18 the Young Men's Republican Club of York greeted General Hastings with an impassioned crowd cheering for James G Blaine. Hastings spoke briefly, meeting Quay on the street, as supporters chant Blaine’s name with fervor.
Special telegram from Williamsport August 16 reports the Democratic County Convention endorsing Governor Pattison for the Presidency and Walter E Ritter for Auditor General. It denounces Senator Quay's political course.
The fourth annual session of the Farmers Alliance met behind closed doors in Ricuwoxp with odd delegates. President Page urged unity to back Ocala convention demands and named support for legislators who would establish a State Railroad Commission and arrange a state debt adjustment.
The Independ ent State Convention organized this afternoon with State Senator Paynter elected Temporary Chairman. Nearly 700 delegates from 70 of the 2 counties attended the gathering where speeches were delivered by figures including Congressman elect Kern President Power of the National Alliance State Master Workman Deck and others.
Daulas Texas August 1 The State Convention of the People's party was sparsely attended yet harmonious and enthusiastic. The color line was settled with two colored men elected to the State Executive Committee unanimously. The platform endorses Cincinnati platform demands, with no discussion of other issues. Continued on Sixth Page.
At the International Socialist Workmen's Congress in Brossers Belgium police arrested Merlino and another French delegate amid fears of broader arrests. Delegates debated pledging workers across nations to support only reformist candidates as talks stalled and preparations for a Chicago 1 congress demonstration loom.
A semi official newspaper states Germany plans to use wheat for army bread to become more independent of foreign economic interests. It notes potential future political aims behind similar measures and highlights the need for reform in grain trade to improve domestic supply.
In Caucrrra Aug 18 the Press of India condemns the hurried orders for the Manipur princes execution. It denounces the haste to influence English opinion and notes Tongal General’s execution shockingly staged with him lifted on a stool before the drop due to illness.
A fragment of the Holy Coat from Argenteuil near Paris was brought to Turves for comparison with the Treves garment. Microscopic analysis shows the Argenteuil coat is camel hair while the Treves garment is linen. Deputation stays to join in the Treves garment adoration.
Portsmouth welcomes the French fleet with bunting, crowded hotels, and a harbor full of yachts as British officers finalize entertainment plans for the guests.
A cloud burst over the mountain near Botzen yesterday partly destroyed Kollman village. Forty persons were drowned in the disaster. The event occurred in Borzes Avetata on August 18. Weather catastrophe reported with loss of life and significant property damage.
A midnight disaster in Kollman village unleashed a torrent from Amountin stream flooding lowland and washing away men and cattle. The Bremer Railroad was submerged and tracks ruined for miles. About forty people drowned as the water released a dangerous avalanche.
Ten thousand Welsh music lovers were soaked when a sudden squall tore the canvas from the National Eisteddfod pavilion at Swansea. The downpour caused a stampede as spectators sought shelter. no serious injuries were reported. Welsh residents in America proposed bringing the Eisteddfod to Chicago with a $30,000 fund to cover visits and prizes for choirs and bardic contests.
In a Chicago courtroom in a long running custody and estate dispute, Mrs. Edward McMahon struck attorney Patrick McHugh with a rawhide injuring him while her husband fought the lawyer and the judge ordered removal. Judge Kohlsaat prepared to decide the case amid tension and legal maneuvering in a beleaguered probate matter.
New York reports that Benjamin Hutchinson known as Old Hutch has become a major beneficiary of the wheat rally. Rumors claim his weekly profits exceed 600000 dollars, largely through a New Street broker as he remained bullish on wheat.
A woman initially failed to identify a man as her husband but believed him after he revealed facts only his spouse would know. They lived as a couple for ten months before he confessed deceit. The real husband then pursued divorce, and a reopening bid was filed citing newly discovered evidence that the husband conspired to trap her.
A massive blaze in Jacksonville starting at R.D. Knight & Co. grocery spread from Bay to Beaver streets burning 25 businesses and 60 dwellings. An explosion in the Smith building released dynamite, hindering firefighters. Loss estimated at about $600,000 with limited insurance. no lives reported.
Anguish and endurance mark the rescue of Angus Fergueen and Patrick C Carr of Gloucester after five days and nights afloat in an open boat without food or water. They departed to set trawls from the schooner Sammel Hodge, lost their bearings, signaled unsuccessfully to passing ships, and were picked up by the French bark Sylmbest near 35 miles off Newfoundland. The men, now exhausted and emaciated, show the toll of their ordeal.
Sax Frasermeo reports a fire destroyed the residence and furniture of Denia Kearney the once powerful old sand lot orator and feared political boss. A prior smaller blaze was contained. Once a mob leader he faded from public life after constitutional changes and personal misfortune.
Boston reports show the new drunkenness law greatly reduced Deer Island inmates, cutting male prisoners by half while female inmates rise to over 20. Officials fear crowding could grow to over 1,000 with longer sentences, as the 30 day regime shifts.
At a Sandy Creek ball in Jackson parish Miss Matilda Addison, 17, was fatally shot by Willie Murray, a young man who had pursued her. He fired as they danced, the bullet piercing her thigh and passing through the bone. Murray was arrested amid witness accounts and denial.
Aug 18 in Abington a bloody morning duel between Felx Stewart a Boston restaurateur and Patrick Finnerty his farm hand left Finnerty dead and Stewart wounded. Finnerty had been discharged earlier for insolence and broke into Stewart's house with a revolver intending to kill him. Stewart fired a double barrel shotgun after Finnerty shot him in the shoulder.
Briceville mineoperators file in chancery seeking to halt convicts removal from the mine and challenge Mine Inspector Ford’s appointment as not a practical miner. The case targets the Board of Prison Inspectors and moves to block actions by the inspectors. Judge McAlister to hear preliminary injunction arguments Saturday.
Partapetruia Aug 18 Charles Lawrence ex Assistant Cashier of Keystone National Bank is sentenced by Judge Butler to eight years with labor and a 100 dollar fine and costs. The sentence was later reduced to seven years. Francis W. Bounesy and Henry H. Kennedy of Spin Garden National Bank pled guilty. Judge Butler postponed further action until September 8.
Sr Lov Aug 18 The stage struck Bailey sisters who disappeared from Carondelet and married managers of an operatic troupe are back in the city with their father, John J Bailey. The husbands Frank Morgan and Thomas W S Williams are reported to be in Decatur after serving time in the Illinois State Penitentiary. The father forgave his children and brought them home, then urged them to part from their profligate spouses.
Governor Campbell and staff reviewed the Seventeenth Regiment N G at Old Fort camp near Newark. Private John Maginness of Newark pleaded guilty to conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline and was fined and discharged from service. The day included a parade review from the Court House and a governor's reception in the evening.
Special telegram reports Justice Bartlett in Brooklyn granting Esther Kurshner a new trial in the divorce suit of Abraham Kurshner. Abraham vanished in 1885 claiming he would go to Australia and return after earning money. In 1888 a man appeared claiming to be her husband.
A fierce hail storm struck Deer Creek Otter Tail county and nearby areas in the afternoon, destroying an estimated 12 000 to 15 000 acres of grain. The storm lasted about an hour and left a swath five miles wide.
A group of Hungarian workers at the Good Spring colliery near Asurasp Pa fought drunkenly last night. Four were badly beaten or bruised and two hours of melee ensued with knives clubs and stones used freely. One man christened a child during the disturbances and no one intervened.
Brownsville on Aug 18 reports Sperks posse and others tracking Mexican bandits failed to close on them. The Mexican gang appears to have dispersed and headed back toward Mexico as crossings remain guarded. Some may be captured. the motive likely to recover stolen railroad money buried on this side.
The U S Circuit Court will hear creditors claims against W E Schmertz and his assignee this morning. Schmertz will answer charges of insolvency and illicit purchases while denying collusion. A separate suit in Common Pleas Court No 1 seeks $1001 on a note from James A Chambers to Schmertz via a Wolfe Jr.
United States Marshal seized the English and American Mortgage Company's Kansas City Kansas branch under an attachment in favor of the National Bank of Commerce. The branch drew a 46000 draft on its London home office. First National Bank of Kansas City advanced funds and the draft went to London for collection but was refused. Secretary Chandler said about 200000 in assets remained, while the home office capital stood at 1000000.
Police Captain Dan Silvis fell from a moving car on the Pittsburg Traction line near Pride street at 12 30 this morning breaking his right arm He was taken to his nearby home for surgical attention and is not thought to have neck injury though not positively certain
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