29 Dec 1891
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1891
Page
1
A long dispatch from Washington notes cautious war talk over Chile. Officials acknowledge a real but uncertain possibility of conflict, while urging restraint and a focus on domestic development. The piece quotes informed voices in government and a naval officer weighing strategies and risks.
The piece analyzes Chilean politics where the army and navy push for war against the United States while reformers seek peace. Montt, a navy officer, is torn between fear of political fallout and pressure from belligerent factions as Valparaiso reports unrest. A gathering of naval and political figures in Secretary Tracy’s office signals efforts to suppress war talk amid cautious government steps. The San Francisco cruiser arrives in San Diego, ready for orders, with ammunition for three years, hinting at broader naval mobilization.
Officials at the Navy Department deny any warlike activity as rumors swirl about ships and orders. Secretary Blaine and Montt meet while Congress debates naval appropriations. New gun preparations signal readiness, with officials cautious over Chilean tensions and delayed responses from Santiago.
The Hotchkiss Ordnance Company in Providence is rushing Howell torpedoes for a Chilean war scare. The U S Government ordered 30 torpedoes two years ago, with tests approved. Now 15 must be finished quickly. delivery will take at least two months. Torpedoes cost about 2800 each and are said to be precise and devastating.
United States Attorney Carter continues depositions on alleged mistreatment of Americans at Valparaiso. Patrick Shields and other sailors from the steamship deparitions of Enginal and Hiniedell are named. Additional testimony will be sent to Washington as the cruiser Baltimore is expected to provide further statements. H. T. Scott notes no orders yet to hasten coast defense vessel Monterey lacking armor plates.
Boston and New Hampshire lawyer Edgerly, counsel for Sawtelle, wrestles with a killer’s skull and a corpse as hosts refuse burial. He sought Harvard for the head and Mount Hope Cemetery for the body, but both declined. His dilemma grows as local officials and a widow balk at interring either remains.
Dec. 28. Special. Reports swirl about the capture and lynching of Mike the negro murderer of Conductor Paramore. County-wide search underway as armed posses surround the area. Suspects fear vigilante justice and secret societies may aid in escape. armed groups vow to act if interference occurs.
In Suvecta Mississippi on December 28 the latest Sims family member, John, accused by a found letter, was arrested and likely lynched by vigilantes. Jim Mosely proved his innocence and was released. Mrs Sims was freed after claiming she acted under compulsion. Neal Sims remains unaccounted for.
The Brooks liquor law amendment misdated by 1891 act causes confusion for license seekers and judges. AttAorney Hunter discovers no May 24 1887 law. Clerk McGunnigle and Judge Ewing weigh remedies while saloon keepers rage at the legislative blunder and await future ruling.
Salvatore Gigliatti dies at City Hospital on Christmas morning after a long illness. The body is reportedly rushed to the operating room while still warm, stomach opened, various cuts poorly sewn. Undertaker balks at handling the body, but proceeds to the church as a crimson trail stains the hearse route.
The coffin was carried out as carers stained the steps with blood during a hurried funeral service in the vestibule. The priest refused to move the remains outside, while mourners and several attendees, overwhelmed, needed help. Hospital management faces renewed scrutiny amid recent scandals.
A letter from John Jarrett reveals Major Jones, former U S consul at Cardiff, renounced U S citizenship to join the British Parliament as a Liberal candidate. Born in Wales, he was appointed from the anthracite region. Jarrett denounces the act while affirming his own American identity. Jones drifted from Republican to mugwump and free trader, hailing Blaine before accepting a parliamentary bid.
A man named John Johnson, 55, claimed the world would end and took residence on a log in Newton Creek. He waved a rag as a flag as police reached Bedford Avenue station. after the log capsized, officers overpowered him and he was committed for sanity examination.
In Denver on December 28 Dr. Graves faced rigorous cross examination as the Barnaby poisoning case moved forward. Defense introduced Daniel Smith as a witness, the hostler who cared for Worrell's buggy said to have held the bottle of whisky for Mrs Barnaby. Smith maintained he had not opened the package, while three witnesses claimed he admitted tampering. Bertram testified Smith drank from the bottle in the stable and that it was good whisky, with Bertram noting prior arrests on various charges.
Dec 28 Bostos Northampton bank robber Jimmy Dunlap is not pardoned. Governor Lusseil cites division within the council and defers a final decision to the next council, delaying clemency for several months while two years of sentence remain.
President refused the pardon request for Harper convicted of embezzling Fidelity Savings Bank funds in Cincinnati. Harper, sentenced in 1887 to ten years in prison, remains incarcerated.
Police expose a wide secret league in Russian Poland seeking to assassinate the Czar, with arrests across Warsaw and frontiers, officials and students implicated, and feared mass flight to avoid capture. Baron Hahn in Mitua convicted for desecrating imperial arms. flour adulteration scandal shocks St. Petersburg with chalk taint in 300000 poods of barley flour destined to ease famine.
The Countess Clanarty formerly Belle Bilton, famed concert hall singer, has two sons born yesterday morning securing direct succession to the Earldom of Clancarty. Friends predict a reunion of the strained family ties and social recognition for the Countess after years of hope.
Dispatch from Gilgit reports British forces advancing on the Caucutta frontier have seized another fort near the Nile stronghold as part of a forward move against Aunza and Nagar tribesmen. News reached India days later, confirming a new fort fall amid ongoing frontier actions.
An incident in Oraniensburger Strasse yesterday marked the fifth in three years where sentries were authorized to fire on civilians. The latest event ended with a bullet lodging in a shop window and missing the citizen involved.
Monsignor Folchi loses post as prelate and Vice Camerlingue after an Extraordinary Commission finds mismanagement in the Holy See finances. Pope approves report, replacing Folchi with a seven cardinal commission to run Vatican finances. Deficit estimated at 18 to 23 million lire. Folchi failed to answer 23 questions from the commission.
Washington December 28 Special reports a vacancy formed by Senator Plumb's death sparks a heated scramble among Senators. Pettigrew is urged by Northwest interests while Allison Dawes Hale and newly added Stewart hold autocratic sway. Moves to reduce or expand the committee's power spark broad senatorial opposition as plans surface to rout or reconfigure the panel.
Philadelphia December report says coroner's office probes the death of Frankie Alberts at an almshouse hospital. The injected claims of a well to do farmer father emerge as authorities review possible medical mishandling after the girl told Father McJohone her life story before she died.
New York December 2 The action of Henry Sanford as President of the Atlantic Express Company against John Hoey was presented here and the attachment granted in October has been vacated.
Harrison backs Kerr ally as J Marshall Wright campaigns for chair. A big bribe rumor centers on a $5,000 bid to influence votes, while President Harrison weighs a Pittsburg hopeful and a Westmoreland backed plan. Graham and Hood emerge as rival contenders with Stone and Lyon also in play. Allegheny opposition aims to curb patronage.
Ohio dispatch reports Walter Brown claiming Toledo representative Charles P. Griffin said a former Foraker loyalist offered $5,000 to vote Sherman. Griffin denies the bribe, saying no offer was made as accusations stir a veracity dispute amid intensified senatorial contest coverage.
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