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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1890
Page
2
Chief Brown reports cuts of over 221,000 while Controller Morrow trims totals for Public Safety. Mayor Gourley delays a year end message. central station plans and police patrol increases are debated as departments seek funding and efficiency.
Crowds gather as Christmas is celebrated with church treats for Sunday school pupils and dinners for newsboys. Mayor Wyman and Aldermen receive gold watches and gifts from fire and police departments at the Columbia engine house. Christmas Eve travelers fill depots as families unite for the Nativity day.
Hotels unveil seasonal menus for Christmas meals with artistic covers and elaborate selections. The Anderson features a green celluloid cover and hand painted design. the Central shows a holly bow and robins. Duquesne and Monongahela offer substantial lunches and bar service, with varied decorative touches.
Coroner reports a sad destitution case at Agnes Kane’s home on Church Alter between Twenty sixth and Twenty seventh streets. She is ill and cannot care for two young children, one of whom died last Monday likely from diphtheria. A doctor has been sent to the house and the city will bury the deceased when a death certificate is obtained.
The Harrisbore Board of Pardons pardons Jacob Hobbs a Scottdale resident convicted last year of felonious assault to five years in the penitentiary. The May Sullivan case involved enticing a young girl from Westmoreland County to a Third avenue house. Laura Haily and Florence Donaldson played prominent roles. Miss Barly disappeared from the city after the case.
The largest meeting in Allegheny county bar history will convene Saturday at the Court House. Pittsburgh attorneys nationwide endorse Judge Acheson for the vacant United States Circuit Court seat as Judge McKennan retires.
The city greeted a parade of visitors for the holidays. Mr and Mrs G F Strong and relatives from Olean NY, Dr El McCreary, and Hon P M Shannon were guests of note. Officials Lt Cramer received a silver buggy whip, Postmaster W J W Couden registered, and Senators Sawyer Crawford moved through on their holiday travels.
A Justice Clark habeas corpus order freed Lawrence county detainees held on contempt during a Wallace backed case. The three men Tate Shaffer and Dowling were jailed for contempt after refusing to testify against Wallace. Bail granted in Indiana and a Supreme Court hearing set for February in Philadelphia.
Last night around seven, a fire started by an overheated stove in the third floor hall at 128 Chestnut Street, Allegheny. The blaze damaged walls and roof before $300 in losses was contained, with insurance covering the damage. An earlier alert at 3:30 from station 23 reported a small jewelry repair shop fire on Beaver Avenue due to benzine, causing about £5 damage. A later 4:15 chimney fire on South Thirtieth Street caused no loss.
Detective Kornman of Allegheny arrested John Gray on a judge issued process after a prior three day workhouse sentence. Gray had defied a child support order and was detained at the workhouse under an assumed name until aMix up let him go. He faces larceny charges from F F Dietrich for a gold watch and awaits court action.
Adam Amon of the Twenty-fifth ward was jailed on aggravated assault charges after allegedly holding Barney McManus down in a chair at Jackson's saloon corner South Twenty-sixth and Carson. An accomplice struck McManus with a beer glass, injuring him severely. authorities do not know the attacker’s identity or location.
Mr Sell of Mr Washington took charge of a baby found at the corner of Shetland avenue and Broad Street East East and returned it to the Nineteenth Ward station last evening. He did so because of the notoriety attached to the matter and the proposed adoption, which was repugnant to Mr Bell. The child remains at the station home.
Petitions for and against the proposed cutting of the Southside Market House in two to complete South Twelfth street will be presented to Councils at their next meeting. It is claimed that each petition will have over signers.
William Strong, a Southside bookkeeper, is jailed at the Twenty eighth ward station on a serious charge of misappropriating funds from Schuette & Co. The firm reported missing amounts from their South Light eighteenth street safe, culminating in hundreds of dollars stolen. Night watchmen observed Strong enter the office and remove money. he allegedly admitted making a duplicate key before returning the firm’s keys.
Property owners around Chartier's Creek oppose the McKers Rocks borough bill, fearing heavy taxes and uneven representation. The grand jury handles the matter with A H Clarke for objectors and J D Watson guiding the bill. votes and lines may split the community between dense towns and surrounding farms.
Last evening about six o'clock a minor wreck occurred on Second avenue near Brady street involving Electric car No. 2. The rear platform, loaded with baskets of various gifts, broke the dashboard and several baskets spilled their contents, causing consternation among shoppers.
Police report multiple incidents including Joan Rovra charged with deserting his wife Henry Mixlee accusing Charles Cooper of stealing a watch Thomas Healey and Patrick Connors charged with assaulting Thomas Taylor on Glenwood W K Mangson accused of beating Conrad Smith on Elly Street James Fremine a Frankstown Avenue saloon keeper charged with beating Robert Paul with a handy billy Daxxiel King and Joseph Burranck of Chartiers held for larceny John Coemans of Cumberland Md arrested trying to open a Liberty Street residence Adam Borsnosk reports his 11-year-old son missing since a prior evening Bananas bought from a peddler on Monastery Street with a gold piece mistaken for 25 cents and the peddler vanished after the error.
The Old Friends Club held its sixth annual banquet at 974 Liberty Avenue hosted by Henry Herzberger. Founded October 15, 1885, the group limits membership to 25 and meets every Christmas Eve for a chat and a lavish repast. The club has lost two presidents, William J. Lynch and Morgan Waters, last year. President Thomas Jon toasted the club and its members before a two and a half hour gathering ends with plans for 1891.
A major shift in plate glass pricing emerges as Eastern and Western jobbers discuss a 25 to 30 percent advance amid talks of a trust. Pittsburg leaders Captain J A Ford and James A Chambers push for uniform rates while officials deny any formal combination. A second meeting is planned to set a complete price scale.
Master Workman Evans seeks prompt action in the Shmson case as Join Devlin telegraphs illness in Florida, prompting Evans to ask Secretary Hayes to dispatch another representative if Devlin cannot attend before the term ends. The investigation was ordered by the General Assembly and aims to resolve a dispute at Shmson's house over a claimed contract violation.
Night Yardmaster C I Smith and assistant John Maxwell were discharged as strikers kept silent. The Baltimore and Ohio strike appears to have influenced changes with William Esr replacing Smith and Mc Farland replacing Maxwell. Further alterations were reported but unclear.
The year ends with a projected copper export decline over 10 090 tons from last year as demand weakens internationally while domestic consumption rises due to electrical needs. Prices may fall then rise, with outside lots offered around 15 cents before January's end. Inspector Baker's child labor case prompts industry reflection and compliance steps at Eagar Thomson Steel Works.
Moorhead's plate mill has operated on slack and steam for days and will trial coal use tomorrow. The outcome will determine the plant's future fuel plan.
Joseph E. Kintz, formerly with Crashead and Kintz, appointed superintendent of the Pittsboro Glass Company. The firm plans to mail extended improvements soon.
Boilermakers Assembly No. 9681 K of L met last night and chose Ed King Richard Armstrong Thomas Fitzsimmons and S. K. as delegates to the District Assembly to convene next month.
Several Southside glass plants shut down yesterday, idling through the holiday period. Plants with ample gas will reopen after Christmas, while others plan brief closures for the holidays and to await new cars.
Located at 1200 Penn Avenue Gallinger's jewelry store offers a finest line of music boxes in the city. View the stock before purchasing holiday gifts elsewhere.
Anfrecht announces the Elite Gallery opening in Pittsburg at 516 Market Street. The event invites patrons to visit all day and welcomes children and families.
The Salesmen's Assembly EK of L postponed its regular meeting last night as members were kept busy in their stores until 11 o'clock. Also notes about An gostura Bitters and Trisa Aufrecht Photograph Gallery with the Elite Gallery at 516 Market Street Pittsburgh.
A flood of Pittsburgh area accidents saturates Christmas Eve reporting. Cable cars, trains, and street mishaps claim multiple lives and numerous injuries, with victims identified by scattered clues such as hotel cards and partial names.
Postmaster James S. McKean asked Cornerman Charley Grimes to pick 35 worthy newsboys at the Postoffice. Grimes handed each boy envelopes with four dollars total per gift, ranging from 1 to 5 dollars, telling them to open at home. Some boys could not find a home, yet the gesture was well received by the group and reporters.
F W C Zegarra Peru's minister to the United States presents Lima Chamber of Commerce petition to Secretary Blaine urging improved steamship link between Colon isthmus and New York. Petition notes current Pacific Mail service leaves Colon monthly, but lack of a connecting isthmus steamer delays transfers and harms trade. It asks the United States to secure an additional monthly steamer for timely January.
A Herald report clarifies that a new apportionment bill will not alter the electoral college until after March 1993, leaving the next presidential election unchanged. It notes the college will be 420 votes in 1912 with 211 needed to elect, increasing to 440 by 1896 under a reapportionment plan, with six new states adding three votes each and South Dakota adding four.
The Court House saw 67 marriage licenses issued with Rev. Mr. King performing three ceremonies in the morning. William H. Martin and Lizzie R. Johns began the line, while other couples from Delaware county and Braddock secured licenses as groom candidates faced consent and guardian requirements.
Alexander Manuel was picked up by Patrol wagon No. 2 on Congress street yesterday morning. He was slightly demented and wandering about the street half clothed. He was taken to the Eleventh ward station and later released to his friends.
Mrs Masterson of 23 Carson street was arrested in a Wood street shop last night on shoplifting charges. Taken to Central station by Detective Shore she was released after giving a straightforward account of the items in question to Inspector McAleese.
General John H. Rice, Kansas representative to Ocala and signer of the call for a national Cincinnati conference, says those claiming to have declared it off had no authority. He notes the call signed by individuals from various states and industrial groups remains valid, and a later date of April or May could be appropriate.
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