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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1892
Page
15
The Dispatch page outlines remittance by check only and requires registered Seek to stage and send copies in triple number format. It warns voluntary contributors to keep copies and notes courtesy reversals for rejected scripts, while disclaiming responsibility for care of wastage. Reports urge carriers agents and newsboys to notify the office about incomplete numbers. Museung Sunday Dec 1 1.
The Distance notes a hard fought Senate battle to follow midterm victories. Republicans and Democrats mobilize in Washington and New York, aiming to shape the post election campaign. Officials warn against unlawful measures while insisting on legitimate methods.
Evidence from Fayette County shows the Cooley gang felled in the pursuit and the rest routed by courts. Ramsey received two verdicts last week, signaling that robbery in Fayette is nearing a decisive end and that punishment will restore security to the region.
The Tex Dispaton notes prolonged hardship at Homestead with lost wages and depleted stores. It urges prompt generous aid for women and children, praising reader responses and calling for Christian kindness to outshine conflict this Christmas season.
Tar Dispatch reports Pittsburg interest as West Virginia coal fields open. The move likely lowers fuel prices and boosts iron and steel production, benefiting consumers overall. Rival Pennsylvania and Southern manufacturers face possible railroad freight rate cuts to stay competitive.
The argument favors building the Ohio River and Lake Erie Ship Canal, prioritizing utilitarian progress and national dominance in commerce over aesthetics. It asserts a utilitarian era where scenery yields to industrial value, while recognizing a modern romance in locomotives, coke ovens, and urban progress.
The week’s political news centers on Mr. Cleveland’s Reform Club speech and Tre Disrpatcu’s praise of his conservatism. Signals suggest Pittsburg’s interests won’t face radical tariff shifts and a Republican Senate could act as a restraint on Democratic excess.
The Salvation Army, praised for directing aid to the poor through close field work and officers living on a dollar a week, is urged as an effective charity. Critics note accounting gaps, but donors could have funds placed with expert accountants to ensure proper relief use.
The article critiques the monometallic position by M. Cacheva Clarigny claiming no gold deficiency. It argues three points are flawed: idle gold in banks, price declines from overproduction, and paper money reducing coin needs. It stresses that a coin reserve remains essential and that global gold demand by Austria or Russia affects the New York market.
The author challenges the theory that falling prices stem from universal cheap production. He argues that key industries have not seen such cheapening since 1874, and that buyers and sellers would re-balance if production surged across all goods. The piece criticizes monometallist arguments as disingenuous or stupid.
The Philadelphia Times urges submitting a joint amendment for direct popular election of the President and for a six year term with no re election. It argues the two provisions should be separated to avoid defeating the amendment. It notes direct popular vote would curb electoral abuses and notes limited gains from term and eligibility change.
The piece critiques student politics and party conflict in Kansas and highlights relief efforts after Homestead. It argues for practical charity, national unity, and individual responsibility, praising humanitarian aid and endorsing honest effort to advance economic progress. It notes President Harrison backing a Nicaragua Canal endorsement.
The piece argues against public financing of a far distant canal, urging private capital if the project is meritorious, and warns that guaranteed bonds beyond estimated costs would misuse national credit. It condemns the spoils system as robbery of the people and calls for reform.
A Doueirs drunkard killed his wife and caused his child’s death by throwing the infant into water. He received an eighteen month sentence after delays blamed on American justice. The piece critiques British law and mocks reform club banqueting choices, suggesting sympathy with criminals.
Minister of War urges strengthening the German Army to keep Europe peaceful as European armaments surge. The warning hints that a throne or nation may fall, while reports note the repeated “death” and predictable resurrection of Emin Pastanas, arousing wearied interest.
Quay did not deliver a promised address on practical politics at Western University. The missed talk contrasts with the value of lessons from his experiences in Philadelphia and Washington, which readers might have found edifying through the examples set before him.
Taxpayers may celebrate municipal estimates showing little rise for next year while urging citizen duty at the polls. Officials face questions on efficiency integrity and economy in city administration.
Prominent figures are listed including H Newson reinstated after being ruled off tracks, Nebraska Populist McKeicuax in Congress, Astor visiting the British Museum for a historical novel, and Joux C Exo a Canadian exile active in Montreal clubs. Also details on marriages, explorers, Moscow monument nearing completion, Rev Dr Furness age 90 longest serving pulpit, resignations at University of Pennsylvania, General Rosecrans improving, and composer Halse poverty case.
Postmaster General Wanamaker plans to switch from leather to cotton canvas mail pouches with leather bottoms to cut costs. With about 1,000,000 leather pouches in use, the change could save roughly 2 million dollars. Canvas sacks have proven durable for second through fourth class matter and cost about 244 dollars per equipped unit versus 5 dollars for leather pouches.
Wilder Grahame in Good Roads laments rural hardship and drifting youth amid decayed farms and broken fences. He urges immediate reform to build surface roads or consider underground channels to restore public access and opportunity.
A local hearing records Hensel predicting focus on Boyer revenue and Baker ballot bills as the next Legislature weighs tax and election reforms. Controller Morrow discusses Pittsburgh bond plans while Senator Flinn outlines hillside beautification and a proposed Beechwood–Allegheny river avenue project. Public interest surges in the Mayoralty race with wide business and civic involvement.
A House special committee faces a coming week decision on permitting Sunday openings for the World's Columbian Exposition. Chair Durborow awaits fair officials' wishes as he moves to act on his resolution rather than amend an appropriation bill. If delays occur, existing appropriation bills may be used to force a decisive vote.
Across papers from New York to Harrisburg readers weigh the Montana silver statue for the World's Fair. Debates center on Miss Ada Rehan and Miss Behan with questions of payment, artistic value, and selection fairness among actresses.
Advance sheets from the state superintendent show 1692 public school enrollment at 977,028, up 4,022, with 23,495 schools and 25,238 teachers, increases of 122 and 414 respectively. Expenditures reach $14,529,140.46, while the property value rises to $40,242,664. The $9,000,000 state appropriation was not available until June, yet improvements include free teachers, longer terms, higher salaries, and better buildings. A minimum eight-month term and compulsory education are urged.
A compilation of era clippings commenting on George J Gould’s role in managing his father Jay Gould’s estate. Perspectives from multiple papers discuss his leadership, salary figures of five million dollars, and questions about his ability to retain control amid stock market machinations.
Dryenforth's experiments produced a reign of terror in the area of his tests, with no beneficial results evident. The report notes fear and disruption caused by the work near the tested site.
The Toledo Blade notes that only the Esquimsaux appeared at ease in Chicago during the recent Duzzard event. The remark highlights a contrast between locals and this group amid the bustling city scene.
Reports say Senator Hill has travelled to Washington. The move aims to push support for his presidential hopes while lawmakers weigh potential backing and policy stands.
A compilation of obituaries notes Adam J. Seubert of Latrobe who died after a short illness and was a leading newsdealer and confectioner. It mentions Charles Rend a long time bandmaster in New York, Samuel Cray actor at Elliots House in New Haven, Ross from Port Carbon, and A B Ritchie prominent Washington citizen and coroner's physician, all passing away after extended illness or complications.
The Day of the Dead observance in Paris featured a solemn requiem mass for Queen Olga, sister of the late Alexander and aunt to the current tsar, attended mainly by Russian mourners. The service in a grand but sparse church contrasted with the Madeleine solemnity, as clergy led chanted prayers and a visible imperial presence marked the rite.
A parade of odd snippets includes Borneo making beer from pepper, a London institute offering a World's Fair trip for give, oyster liquids cooling water and salt, and England rent 300 years ago per acre. Notes cover government vacancies in Italy, high American village print prevalence, and various curiosities from science, travel, and trade.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues against an early extra session, noting September or October as possible but unlikely. It contends a sudden fusion agenda would not benefit national business interests, and that President Cleveland will not be swayed by Republican opponents or Democratic interests behind him.
The New York Recorder notes Ohio’s ex-Governor Campbell would accept a cabinet portfolio if offered, as an Obodian never refuses a political offer, even a nominal one.
A garbled historic style page mixes a modern ballad about beautiful flowers with a stream of jocose lines and fragmentary dialogue. The text references garden imagery, singers, and nonsensical phrases alongside jokes about actors and trousers.
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