25 Aug 1889
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1889
Page
1
About 40,000 London dock and related workers have joined a strike that began among dock laborers and spread to rail carmen and factory workers. Public sympathy favors the laborers as capital offers limited wage concessions, with Burns directing fairs to keep peace and authorities braced for possible unrest.
Cable report from Loxpow describes Nasir-El-Din Shah at Reil brane amused by a fountain hose prank. The king aimed at his male clad favorite, who drenched the Imperial suite in retaliation, provoking continued royal laughter.
Private letters from London report Sara Bernhardt mourns Damala who died after flight to Tunis. She had grown fond of him and joined his exploits as a soldier of France during their rendezvous in North Africa.
Sir Edwin Arnold author of the Light of Asia and Telegraph editor with his daughter sailed Thursday toward China and Japan. They land in Montreal where Arnold says Englishmen should disembark in the Queen's union.
London police court saga centers on Viscount Mandeville accused of assaulting William King the livery stable keeper after a dispute over debts. King waited at Mandeville residence and confronted him after a confrontation with Bessie Belwood the Pavilion Theater singer. The magistrate admonished King for disturbing Bessie but did not punish Mandeville. King continues to seek redress through the courts.
The Maybrick case sparked a Cabinet clash over commutation with the Lord Chancellor urging hangings and Mr Matthews resisting. A split persists among officials as Mrs Maybrick remains in fragile health and the lover of her illicit affair plans to speak to Americans next week in Boston. Brierly’s Liverpool business is ruined.
London interests move into American gas. An eminent engineer sails to New York to value gas plants in Boston and beyond as a London syndicate considers a contract. If favorable, American gas shares may appear on the stock exchange.
In Lorpox dated August 24, King Alphonso of Spain enjoys his first sea bath at San Sebastian. The royal infant is carried to the ocean by his eldest sister, a girl under nine, who watches as he giggles and crows before being pulled back by his nurse. The note ends with a humorous line about not yet signing a decree for beheading the purse.
In Loupon on August 24 Josef Hoffmann faced a rival in a child virtuoso, 9-year-old Alice Liebmann. She appeared at Her Majesty's Theater performing Bennet's Andante Varié with clever execution and an encore of a popular air. She inspires praise for charm and promise.
A London company registered this week with Sir Edward Walker as head plans a huge tower on the Thames, inspired by Paris Eiffel Tower profits. The 20 percent dividend earned by Eiffel owners spurs British capitalists to imitate the project.
London reports James Berry, leader of England's execution trade, publicly seeks to move to America to take an executive position. The offer promises high status if he relocates to the United States.
A reader demands hanging every condemned murderer in the United States for five hundred pounds, while Berry protests Mrs. Maybrick’s sentence repeal, expressing a fixation on executing attractive women.
Russell Harrison sailed from Loxpoy to New York aboard the City of Paris after denying rumors of cosmetic swelling and claiming the praise of British nobility does not alter his view. He reiterates the honors come from representing the American people.
Acting Secretary Walker received a telegram with Commodore Benham’s official trial report for the Charleston near San Francisco. The test shows 6,700 horsepower versus a 7,000 hp requirement, speed 18 knots, and notes a likely second trial to settle power and penalties while praising smooth machinery and high sustained speed.
Dennis C. Feely, Henry George party candidate for New York Attorney General in 1887, sues George Jones of the New York Times for libel. The suit stems from an October 20, 1887, article headlined A Specimen George Man, Engaged in Eating Up a Widow's Estate, detailing Feely's alleged connections to Clan-na-Gael and Sullivan affair context.
In Nashville on August 24 eight year old Bessie Wood and three year old Mamie Parker found two boxes of pills prescribed for older family members. They gave the pills to each other during play. Mamie Parker died after convulsions, while Mamie Wood recovered after treatment.
Governor Waterman of California condemns the arrest of Justice Stephen J. Field on an unsupported oath. He urges the state attorney general to pursue the case and asserts state courts hold no jurisdiction to review federal marshal actions. The letter warns the arrest would be a disgrace to the state.
A severe afternoon storm at John Robinson's circus in ToLtepo tore the tent, crushed seats, and caused panic with women fainting and children screaming. Managers estimate total losses at $2000 as performances were canceled and wardrobes ruined.
Samuel Rosenbaum a prominent Chicago drygoods salesman died by his own hand at his residence this morning according to reports. The 000,000 a year earner reportedly left a note and his death follows distress related to business and personal pressures.
Ex Senator William A Wallace announces support for E A Bigler of Clearfield county if he accepts the nomination, boosting Bigler to likely Democratic candidate for State Treasurer. Allegheny opposition centers on Bigler’s apartments, while Foley presses a local challenge in Pittsburgh. Delegates and rules reforms loom as the State Committee prepares for Harrisburg convention.
A Philadelphia telegram reports two Prohibition factions meeting in Harrisburg with Robert R. Carson potentially named state treasurer. Prohibitionists push for candidates from Prohibitionist conventions while the Union Prohibitory League backs nominees from either major party or the prohibition party. Democrats hope an off-year turnout and discontent with Republicans, plus anti-Quay sentiment, could swing the fall election in their favor, despite internal party tensions and staff turnover.
Ex-Senator William M. Wallace meets with ex-Attorney General Cassidy ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison and William A. Singerly at the Continental Hotel to discuss rallying party forces against the black wing. Wallace reportedly seeks the governorship with strong support.
Democrats of Dauphin City and County for the first time selected delegates to the State convention and county officers by the Crayford county system. City delegates include Dr. Charles T. George Robert E. Spayd and William J. Conway. County slate lists Lewis M. Neiffer for District Attorney George W. Houser for Director of the Poor and James Hoffman for Surveyor.
Harrisburg dispatch notes Senator Wallace passing through on the way to Clearfield county. He suggested Democrats would add snap to the next gubernatorial race and implied Republican divisions if he were chosen as the GOP standard bearer.
Eighty cases of malignant diphtheria have erupted in Moscow Ohio with two new infections. The town is under quarantine as residents barred from leaving and contacts restricted until all clear. Local effort aims to halt further spread amid panic and evacuation fears.
Manfred Paine alias Engel surrenders after a three year outlaw career sparked a chase from Missouri to Washington. In the ensuing pursuit a posse led by Constable Hubbard and Frank Aiken engaged Paine near the Grand Coulee. Hubbard was killed, Paine wounded, and Paine’s accomplice Aiken fled. Paine’s body was found after a deadly exchange, with Paine claiming innocence and another figure involved in the tragedy.
A nephew claims 5 000 from his uncle's estate, alleging a 19th century agreement to pay upon abstaining from cards and intoxicants until age 21. The Madison County Circuit Court, Justice Forbes, ruled in the nephew's favor on all points and ordered payment of the full amount.
Judge Gould and Dr. Fred H. Wines report to Governor Fifer finds miners cannot be paid higher wages given current market and mine conditions. They note Southern Illinois coal limits Northern Illinois output and conclude the situation is hopeless and distressing with no clear remedy.
A 35,000 seat amphitheater rises on Juneau Park bluff Milwaukee to fund a sham naval battle. The Grand Army of the Republic arranged a free seating offer for veterans and the Pabst Brewing Company accepted the proposal.
The coroner's jury finds the West Penn Railroad disaster at Sarver's station on August 16 caused by gross carelessness. Evidence suggested rotten timbers and ties unable to hold spikes, leading to a fatal wreck that killed W. J. Powers of Pittsburg and a daughter of Mrs. Farrell, with many others injured. The ruling sparks discussion among lawyers.
A violent altercation during a Democratic primary at Newman's Grove Warren County Mississippi left W. H. Brabston dead and W. F. Brabston James Lanier Hoskins and Todd wounded. The Brabstons are related to Methodist Bishop Charles B. Galloway. The Whitworth killing at Rising Sun and Kilworth's recent acquittal are noted as related context.
Miss Minnie Offenheimer an 18 year old daughter of a prominent church member suffered severe abuse by Edward Shoemaker after refusing marriage. locked in a room, starved, beaten for weeks, neighbors intervened and she was taken to safety in prison amid public outrage in Mason County.
A young Philadelphia born public school teacher named Winder, age about 19 or 20, taught in Accomac county and was driven from the neighborhood after reports he fondled and kissed girl pupils. Witnesses say he chased and touched girls on campus while testing their dresses, prompting parents to notify owners of the scene.
Aug 24 Panama. Importers on the west coast cite a Star and Herald expose blaming petty officials for mail and cargo delays. The letter notes officials delay ships after captain’s dispatches and insists officials are public servants while steamship companies face blame for public service logistics.
Harrisnore August 4. Horse owners struggle to reach Dr Brunner of Allegheny who in a letter to Governor Beaver claimed he could cure glanders and stop its spread. State Printer Meyers has sent four carans to Brunner, seeking his travel to Harrisburg to assess a suspected case. Governor’s troops aide Sorler B a has also wired Brunner to come and help save the valuable horse.
Seizures of illegal sealers by the Rush and other U S craft increase in Behring Sea. A British schooner escaped with 600 skins while another vessel, the Ennetta, was seized with 600 skins aboard. Reports note multiple captures and ongoing pursuit as diplomatic notes circulate.
August 4 in Washington Madame Marcel Pelonard the White House cook, dismissed with the president and family for summer, receives numerous letters from private individuals and French restaurant owners offering lucrative positions and even requests to become a French professor. A few letters hint at a humorous interest from a pension cafe on G Street.
A notice from Easton Pennsylvania reports the Thomas Iron Company stockholders will vote September 10 on selling the entire plant. Reports say English buyers are prepared to offer a high price and may seek to move operations to England if a price is agreed. The company owns valuable properties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with stock valued around 50 dollars and dividends near 10 percent.
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