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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1890
Page
15
Advertisers find the Dispatch in New York convenient for foreign and home advertising. Room T in the Tribune Building hosts readers and friends of the Dispatch who are visiting the city.
A historic notice lists The Dispatch price as 2 cents for Sunday editions and 5 cents for daily issues, with post and carrier details. The article argues Congress will end the session with a large revenue surplus turned to a deficit unless sugar duties are retained, urging tax reductions and disciplined spending to restore fiscal balance and political viability.
An old palm of revolt by Southern planters against the jute bagging pool is cited as a case where one boycott largely succeeded. The pool had raised bagging prices to 15 cents a pound, netting about four million dollars yearly from cotton, until planters organized a more effective boycott that curtailed the plunder and highlighted monopolistic greed.
The article notes planters abandoned jute bagging after a cheap cotton cloth substitute proved superior and cheaper. The jute combine failed not by boycott but by losing customers to competition, showing monopolies falter when new entrants provide better options.
An address by James C. Carter argues that government credit can back a new currency system without abandoning gold and silver. It endorses mortgage securities as a stable banking base, likening real estate values to bonds, and warns against inflation from inflated land values while urging a standard for real estate mortgages to replace government bonds.
The census shows Allegheny a city of the second class with a population exceeding 100000. The Governor of the state holds authority to proclaim a petition for council actions and the city seeks official status through the required proclamation.
The document stresses that Beaver's maneuver must be completed before any preparations for the next election can proceed, warning against further delays and urging prompt completion to avoid postponement of election activities.
Ex Governor Pattison’s acceptance letter is concise yet filled with ideas as he files a detailed bill. The accompanying seashore interview promises to reach the public, presenting Pattison’s plain direct truth about State politics. Readers are urged to examine his conclusions and premises closely.
Two dozen Cleveland travelers visited Pittsburg yesterday and toured the city from many angles. They spoke highly of Pittsburg comparing it favorably with Chicago and Cincinnati. The paper notes the praise is deserved and urges locals to accept the verdict with pride.
The Philadelphia Inquirer questions the claim that ex Governor Farhson wasted half a million dollars in an attempt to destroy Samuel J. Randall. It argues no charges rest on him and faults lawmakers who refused constitutional duties, noting their failure costs and the Constitution’s burden on Congress.
Tex announces intent of O C Bar ber of Diamond Mateh Company to establish a sods ash plant at Chareroi for manufacturing sods ash. The move meets a long sought need in the grass making industry due to recent scarcity, benefiting grass making plants by supplying material locally rather than from distant suppliers.
The remark urges strict quarantine in London and Japan to prevent cholera from entering the country from either side, stressing vigilance at both eastern and western gateways to block the disease.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat laments New York’s waning influence in the Senate and attributes it to the era when Conkling departed the scene. The piece ponders whether Conkling let himself go and could not regain power, while Platt reportedly retained machine control but not the Senatorship.
Mr Wolfe's exact voting method remains unsettled until after the election but he has given solid reasons for supporting Pattison. A remark contrasts Queen Victoria's reading taste, noting she abandoned Henry George's Progress and Poverty after two chapters for lighter works like Court Chronicles and Life in the Highlands.
Some far Western producers find it cheaper to ship by wagon train than by rail where there is no competing fine. If the roads there like Pennsylvania's highways, the producer would be at the mercy of the corporations.
Ma Chauncey M. Derew reportedly departed Homburg quietly. Unclear if he fled press questions on the strike or plans to influence events upon return, with a Depew presidential boom possibly postponed if nothing develops in days.
A column notes August heat echoes July while urging balance in weather. It contrasts opposition to cottonseed oil in food with historic potato objections. The piece warns against selling cottonseed oil as pure lard or olive oil, and hints at a Thanksgiving proclamation as Congress adjourns with baseball season ending.
Silver has eased a little in recent days and the bullion value of a silver dollar rises by about 17 cents. The text questions whether the public will gain from the trend, while a note on beach dress suggests a cold wave may continue.
Press harshly condemns Loson and Qasy for interference with legislative plans in a Washington update. The latest dispatches show Quay holding a strong position in the Senate, amid party clashes and concerns over independence.
A collage blends a frosty August day with satire on Democrat and Republican ties to literature, plus a comic sketch of polite social behavior on a Fifth Avenue cab ride. It notes publishers backing American authors, then a tintype studio anecdote and a streetcar moment about race and courtesy.
Rev Dr Burcearu summering at Baratoga amid Rum, Romanism and Rebellion fame. Ex-President Pau of Venezuia travels to New York for health and months in the U.S. General Seeeman trails from Center Harbor to Burlington and Lake George before returning to the city. Pellegrini, new Argentine president, is English grandparented and kin to John Bright. Lorimer lectures with humor philosophy. Frank Minuet returns to Europe as art critic. gunpowder zeal noted. San Francisco merchants await Wanamaker visit for post office plans. Moltke's 80th birthday prep across Germany with school exercises. Board of Managers race to fill late Colonel Harris seat. General James Barnett named contender.
The body of Captain John Ericsson was moved from a New York cemetery to the US warship Baltimore for transport to Gothenburg. A guard of honor and Scandinavian singing marked the procession as officials from Norway, Sweden, and the United States observed. The Baltimore then set sail as 71 gun salutes sounded from passing warships while the Swedish ensign flew at half staff.
The account recalls Samuel Hopkins receiving the first US patent about 100 years ago for a device to burn rotted materials, noting that nearly 450,000 patents have since issued. It credits later advances like Morse telegraph, typewriters, elevators, and lighting as driving America’s progress, urging a centennial celebration of invention. John Quinn, observing at a Pennsylvanian Railroad depot, reflects on politics and progress as he travels from Washington.
Senator Wilson of Iowa argues the original package crop speedily harvests the evil of unrestricted liquor sales. He cites Iowa's ban on rum traffic in towns, says reopenment restored the curse and Congress would quickly overturn state authority. He claims the public would now back prohibition even more strongly if the issue were on the ballot.
Philadelphia editorials debate ex Governor Pattison’s acceptance letter as decisive for the fall contest. Times and Press praise the straightforward approach, while the Philadelphia Inquirer urges alignment of state and national platforms and warns against political shortcuts.
Fragment from a verse describing a young, fair face with a weary, yearning look. The speaker conveys sadness and frustration, a sense of longing unfulfilled, and an ache to regain something lost or distant. The tone is somber and reflective.
Tass periodical discusses General Grant remains, Mrs Grant’s condition for Arlington burial, and family rights versus national memorials. It notes Grant favored Arlington, West Point, Riverside Park in order, and that New York Park authorities favored the widow’s side. Also covers tunnel strike turmoil, passenger peril, and scenes at Saratoga and a Broadway dancing master’s studio.
A bizarre fragment notes a reputed killer armed with a murderous bowie knife roaming streets and causing fatal injuries. It also mentions a visitor returning to New York to find the city’s hotels refreshed with brighter decor and lighter furnishings, replacing the old mahogany gloom.
A collection of brief, uneven items spans politics, local figures, and humor. It notes Mr Foraris praising the force bill, Mrs VaNDensier with a $20 000 bath, baseball pennants for Hoston clubs, and quips about Deeds not words. Also mentions storms dampening hats, la grippe, and a Prohibition nomination in Venango. California curiosity centers on Senator Stanford’s fortune and circus prices in Kansas.
The Senate met at noon to eulogize the late Senator Beck of Kentucky. Resolutions expressing sorrow were agreed to, led by Mr. Blackburn who recalled Beck’s Senate career and statesmanlike deeds. Speakers including Leon and Bout Lloyd or Ingalls praised his legacy, and after Carlisle’s address the Senate adjourned.
Facts for the fair sex recounts Secretary Wincom’s daughters dining with Mrs. Garfield in Mentor. Ex-Mator Grace’s wife flaunts diamonds at Saratoga, second only to Moro sini. Hunts, the American singer, is not engaged to Lord Dudley, taken up by Baroness Barden-Coutts. Miss Lillie B Porter linked to Ad O’Brien, once head waiter at Riggs House. The Duke of Orleans is seen in a risky flirtation, while the man who was to save France struggles to save himself.
A jumble of brief items reports varied curiosities and incidents. Lottery payouts, English firm buys, and a sealakina shipment to London are noted alongside local mishaps such as a Rochester assault and a fatal porch collapse. A giant sycamore near Newtown is described, while a Hancock youth hears no gossip from parents. A Grass Valley girl heals after a severe burn and a Joliet missionary wedding is mentioned. Other notes include quartz finds near Birmingham, a Dublin can buried fortune, a New Haven poisoning scare, and a dramatic telegraph line planned for South America linking Buenos Ayres and Montevideo. A misadventure aboard a Georgia chicken theft ends with a curious scavenged meal, and a mislaid 15-cent fare results in a stranded traveler. The mix captures a era’s oddities, accidents, and distant ambitions.
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