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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1891
Page
4
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The column recalls Major Jones of this state who served as United States Consul to Cardiff and now seeks a British parliamentary seat under Welsh citizenship. It questions whether the old Know Nothing demand will be revived or reworded as American offices for American born citizens, noting similar cases by Mr. Egan in Chile.
The Ways and Means Committee signals rapid succession of separate bills to place staples on the free list. The move, a guard against protectionist policy, shifts the attack order but not the goal. Conservatives face another wave of tariff challenges that mimic Mills and Morrison plans, with no real easing of the assault.
Reports from Yuma indicate the Colorado River continues to divert into the Salton basin through the Qarter river, a shift some expect may become permanent. Observers note the inland sea could bring much needed humidity to the arid region and transform the desert, with next year likely to reveal outcomes.
The cotton market faces widespread complaint from South growers as U S and world supplies keep prices low. Planters struggle to sell at paying rates, with many risking debt as they expect higher returns next year to test their viability under eight to ten cents a pound.
The article argues for shifting Southern farms from cotton to alternative crops like corn and hogs to trim costs, noting bacon and corn purchases from the Northwest inflate cotton production costs. It weighs whether land will yield more from these substitutes than from cotton, suggesting a measured reduction could prove prudent if diversification proves more profitable.
A New York World report suggests Foster may be forced to redeem Treasury notes in silver dollars. The piece notes past declarations favoring gold payments and warns that Treasury surpluses erode the gold reserve amid large Congress expenditures. Three possible paths are reducing outlays, finding new resources, or using silver to meet liabilities.
The New York Commercial Advertiser endorses pneumatic tubes to deliver city mail from central offices to district stations with a proposed 1 million dollar appropriation for cities over 150 000. The plan faces mixed reception from the Post Office Department while Kipling’s travels amuse readers.
Swaih M. Wrep earned praise for delivering a Christmas dinner to 2,700 needy residents in Plattsburg New York. The writer argues a broader system would prevent so many poor in a small town and avoid reliance on a single generous donor for occasional feasts.
A fragmented editorial tone mixes threats of international conflict with domestic quarrels over New Year drink policies. References to Garza, Chile, and a mobilization of generals hint at broader wartime anxieties, while Judge Hugg's contempt rulings and a Camden jail expansion suggest domestic legal tensions. A closing line laments a Great warship damaged by a severe storm.
The remark raises the question whether in our new navy we should rely on harbor defenders and the whaleback mine rather than expanding blue water capacities. The statement signals doubts about strategic priorities and the balance between coastal defense and naval projection.
The piece discusses a hypothetical where a millionaire might pay $100,000 per use of a bombproof, potentially redistributing wealth if paid to the bombproof's family. It mentions the Schenley property revival in Point district and hints at improving socioeconomic status there. It notes Governor Hill banquet preparations and political race volatility in Allegheny Congressional district.
Text discusses Secretary Blaine potentially attending a Chilean Mission dinner for Montt’s inauguration while Mr. Egan’s role in representing the United States is questioned. It muses on political stature, coastals of power, and a clash between agnosticism and Broad Church views via Earl Russell. The piece also notes Elmira’s thick epidermis claim and five Taylors in the House lacking chairmanships under Speaker Crisp.
Early dispatches showed heightened war fever but later reports indicate a serene and quiet atmosphere at the departments and shipyards, with no active mobilization or fresh threats observed. The shift reflects calmer conditions amid ongoing wartime expectations.
A survey of notable figures includes Arthur Hungerford PoLter son of Lady Somerset hunting in the Rockies Avrys Hatch a former organist turned New Yorker and millionaire Lieutenant Zalinsky inventor of a pneumatic dynamite gun ill in San Francisco James Warrcomp Ricey fond of fall persimmon fruit Mr RepMoxp recently elected to Parliament eldest son of a former MP Bishop Lovu Gutlin seriously ill in Brooklyn overworked Countess D Etoe Countess D Etee piano soprano potential prima donna Frederick Greenwood criticizes English press as declined while American press has advanced A Taylor Isxes London expert on ghost stories who denies ghosts Ex Senator Herrerorp West Virginia an early California emigrant and former district attorney in its counties
The third annual State Music Teachers Association meeting opens today at Carnegie Hall and runs three days. Mayor Gourley was to speak, but is in New York. Carl Retter leads the programme with teachers from Philadelphia and Allentown among registrants. Handel's Messiah was sung by the Mozart Club at Old City Hall last evening, with a large audience and a post concert reception in the club rooms.
Prospectors on a 320 acre tract near Fort Scott discover a large mineral body reaching 62 feet deep with two coal veins 2 feet and 38 inches thick. An immense cement rock body lies above a mineral paint layer, indicating a valuable bitumen coal near the surface. Owners H Durker & Co plan extensive mining to extract the black oil from the ground.
New York December 28 An interlocutory decreeOverruling the demurrer in the suit of F E N X Darling against Benjamin F Butler Darling and others arranged for a New Mexico tract of 827621 acres Butler agreed to buy Darling s interest for 70000 and paid 11067 The judge rules these payments show part performance in equity and require completion of the performance.
A collage of editorials from the Detroit Free Press St Louis Globe Democrat Chicago Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer and others weighs presidential contenders. Blair Blaine Palmer Hill Flower and Roswell P Flower are noted with varying opinions while press voices disagree on timing readiness and party support. Coroner Sruixon comments reveal cautious stance on nomination.
Review lauds Sinbad in four act extravaganza at the Duquesne Theater. Praises scenic effects, costumes, and Risk Baker’s direction. Highlights Miss Louise Kissing and Miss Marie as leads and Eddie Foy’s comic turns. notes vivid snowstorm scene and lavish ballet.
Richard Mansfield delivers a brilliant Beau Brummell at the Alvin Theater. The performance features a capable company and near perfect settings, with Harkins as the fourth George and Andrews as Sherry. Beatrice Cameron and Emma Sheridan provide standout supporting turns, and a large audience praised the production as memorable.
The new melodrama Jack Royal of the 2p plays to a hit at the Bijou with a sensational but implausible plot and a righteous motive. Lacy shines in heroic poses while Harry Hotts and Frank Hatch provide strong comic support. Scenery and tableaux appear realistic, elevating an uneven script.
Last night the melodramatic comedy Birds of a Feather played the Grand Opera House. The plot features a hero and heroine who triumph over a villain through four acts of troubles and a finale of imagined peace. Burglaries a New York parlor a fire and cotton fields with a gin in operation provide sensational touches. Charles Bowser is the hero and Miss Marie Sailor is the heroine with Grace Taylor giving a notable prewar belle turn. The company is modest but the scenery pleases the gallery and the production delivers adequate entertainment.
The piece highlights two days of packed shows at Harris Theater featuring Mabel Walsh and Lillian Masterson in Little Long Facxteroy plus a popular lion act at Harry Davis Museum Theater led by Colonel Daniel Boone and Mile. Carlotta. Miner and Phillips provide fair vaudeville while Devere’s company at the Academy impresses but Falls short of top marks.
J. Ryan and Mary Richfield lead a strong cast as Vanda, Guyer, Goodwin, Lord, Rowe, and Chip the Boy Wonder join Le Clair and Leslie in a lively Anthony and Cleopatra. The house was packed last night, signaling strong audience interest.
Watertown, Dec 23 Three men Renner Brees and Kris arrived at Carthage seeking shelter after fleeing a camp. Renner recounted months of deception by contractors who paid wages with promises of board and fuel but charged excessive debts for tin ware and goods at company stores. He says workers were forced to stay or quit with nothing paid.
The article reports a severe grip outbreak in New York at Bellevue Hospital with 787 patients and 740 beds, noting unusually high patient numbers but a low death rate. Dispatches from Connecticut, London, and Italian cities describe widespread illness, with deaths including Mallison and figures such as composer Albert Celler.
In Rochester a young man Featherspoon, a motor man for Beaver Valley Traction, advertised for a wife in Pittsburgh. A Sharon woman Miss Belia Fair answered. They met at the station, talked, rode the electric car together, but he departed for duty and never returned. She waited until dark and took a Kenwood train home. He is now a believer in advertising.
Henry F. E. Titus of Titus & Co., brokers at 8 Broad Street, left his Glen Cove home nine days ago for health reasons and has not returned. His wife reports a letter from him, but relatives fear the depositors’ funds, estimated at $70,000, are gone. Titus, 40, formerly in the hat trade, built a brokerage, then faced reverses within a year.
During the first week in June a large gathering of about 7000 Christian Indians from across British Columbia will convene at Kamloops. They aim to meet pagan Indians, compare notes on religion education and civilization, and discuss the progress of civilization.
A five year old patient at the Keely Institute in Prainviziy Ixp reports a rare case of morphine addiction. The child has been given the drug since infancy to induce sleep and now displays serious consequences from the habit.
The American Historical Association will hold its eighth annual meeting starting tomorrow evening at Wasuixatox. The society now numbers 2 members with 14 life members. Papers include W. E. B. Dubois of Harvard on the United States and the Slave Trade, Hon. A. R. Spofford Librarian of Congress on Lotteries in American History, and J. G. Bourinot on Parliamentary Government in Canada.
In a Chicago Tribune report Senator Peifer argues he will uphold Kansas credit and honor as Mr. Plumb did. The piece notes his habit of talking through his whiskers as a distinctive trait during the discussion.
Secretary of the Treasury announces remaining currency in Union and Central Pacific sinking funds seeks exchange for first mortgage Pacific Railroad bonds. President signs a naval paper restoring Commander McCalla to duty after prior suspension. Other items cover Columbian Exposition imports rules, Foster's health, new California U S Attorney appointment, and Congress leaders' condition updates.
New York December 28 Chancellor Alex T McGill and Andrew Carnegie joined Hoboken figures E A Stevens Charles McDonald and Alex Humphries on Stevens Institute Board of Trustees. Carnegie urged alumni pledge 230 members at $10 yearly totaling 3500 to secure 50 000 bond interest at 5 percent for bonds to fund a chemical laboratory building. Existing lab would become recreation rooms with upper floor housing mechanical drawing.
The National League for the Protection of American Institutions drafts a sixteenth amendment barring state laws on religion and church funding. Dr James M King will go to Washington to press the measure as Butler frames it for introduction and ratification efforts unfold nationwide.
The Mozart Symphony Club from New York performed a concert at the Academy of Music in Bartmone for Pythian Castle fundraiser. Only thirteen attendees were present, prompting soprano Mary Forrest to refuse to sing until a volunteer joined the audience, raising the count to fourteen.
Edna Rosebrook, 17, was healthy until a three day dreamless sleep left her unable to move her right arm and leg. Doctors report she regained consciousness but cannot explain the paralysis, with hope for a cure from the local physician.
Reactions across papers note Mexico's border troubles and U S frontier violence. editorials reference rebel flags at Texas post offices, Elkins’ oath and Garza’s status. calls for reinforcements amid vague reports of ambushes on the Elo Grande frontier.
The Chicago Tribune notes the Hon William Springer remains influential as chairman, with observers seeing his role as having substantial impact and potential leverage in ongoing political dynamics.
Jacob B. Williams died yesterday morning in Everett Pa in his 60s after grip and pneumonia. He advanced Bedford County's interests with the largest mercantile business, a fortune around 100000, and funded a furnace at Everett. He served as bank receiver, aiding stockholders, and was active in politics though never elected. His death leaves county affairs to be settled, risking legal complications.
Mrs Andrew G Curtin wife of the ex Governor shows steady improvement and doctors say a very good chance of ultimate recovery exists. Her condition was once serious and alarmed friends, but her strong constitution carried her through the critical stage. Governor Curtin returned to Bellefonte today.
The Baltimore Ministerial Union adopted a resolution urging the United States Senate to ratify the Brussels treaty without delay and another resolution to form a committee to explore a main city meeting to aid Louisianans seeking to end the lottery.
Governor Hill has moved his household and private library from the Executive Mansion and will stay there until Friday. Mr and Mrs Flower arrived today and will be his guests during that period before his planned departure to Waslington in January.
New York detective reports actor William J. Scanlan lingering at his manager's home in a deteriorating state. Doctors fear his death may come within hours as his mind and body deteriorate and violent episodes occur.
Right Hon Sir William Arthur White British Ambassador w Turkey died from injures at the Kaiserhof Berlin while en route from Constantinople to London. Born in 142, he entered the diplomatic service in 1437 as clerk to the British Consulate General at Warsaw. He served as Vice Consul at Warsaw, Consul at Danish, then British Agent and Consul General in Servia. In 1890 he became Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Bucharest, later promoted to Ambassador to Turkey. He was a Privy Councillor and held high knighthoods.
John J Nathan, veteran circus figure, died Saturday night in New York aged about 74. He began as a rider and spent nearly five decades in the business. He helped form the Metropolitan circus, touring Europe and the Mediterranean aboard ships, and introduced hippopotamuses to the United States.
Obituary notes report General Thomas Allcock aged 71 died at his New York residence after an apoplectic stroke. Born in Birmingham England he helped organize the Fourth New York Heavy Artillery and rose to brigadier general for bravery. He invented a poronster weapon bearing his name and served through the Civil War.
The British steamer Southgate arrived from Alexandria, Egypt with 440 bales of Egyptian cotton. It marks the first large importation of Egyptian cotton, claimed to be superior to the American product and set to be mixed with it.
Alderman Succop was presented with a gold-headed cane by friends last evening. Master McDonsid made the presentation and Janes W. Iiancy replied for the alderman. The remainder of the evening was spent in toasting and cheering.
The Democratic party takes an aggressive stance for next year’s campaign and objects to an omnibus tariff bill, signaling a shift from defense to offense. Party leaders emphasize firm policy positions and electoral strategy as they confront the tariff measure.
A collage of curiosities spans science, history, and travel. Notes include a Icelandic belief about Earth, California wheat exports, coal near Caspar Wyoming, and sugar from pine sap. Also mentioned are ancient beliefs, the Canary Islands, and immigrant figures in Rio de Janeiro.
A collage of comic scraps and satirical quips from newspapers and captions. Includes fragmented lines about whales, bank visits, skates, and social scenes, interlaced with poem-like verses and brief exchanges.
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