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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1892
Page
4
The Dispatch lists advertising offices and options in New York with contact points. It details quarterly and monthly rates, daily distributions, and carrier delivery schedules including Sunday editions and special arrangements for carriers.
The Pittsburg Presbytery yesterday rejected an adversarial decree against Sunday newspaper editions while noting Sunday services compete with modern public services. Church leaders praise fairness and predict the move may ease tensions and foster constructive attitudes toward the press.
The piece mocks Senator Arthur Pue Gorman and his comment on party politics. It likens his remarks to oracular sayings and notes a period of drift in which no one can control events. It predicts eventual action as Hill’s ambitions surface and U.S. politics move toward form.
Repairing the breach in interstate commerce law, Senator Cullom proposes a remedy to the Counselman decision. The Court held that witnesses cannot be compelled to testify against themselves while collateral testimony remains, and Cullom aims to bar self incrimination and protect witnesses from prosecution or penalties for testimony given.
The discussion centers on witness immunity from prosecution for perjury in revealing or testifying about unlawful railroad rate favors. It weighs whether courts will tolerate testimony conditions that grant immunity and hints at returning to the view that railroad officials, not private buyers, are the villains for granting preferential rates.
A Pittsburgh oriented analysis notes that last year exports of iron and steel manufactures reached 27712483 dollars, up from the prior year and vastly higher than a decade ago. It argues steady prices and foreign markets, improvements in manufacture and waterways could further broaden trade and even allow Pittsburgh to challenge Sheffield in Western Hemisphere steel.
The Supreme Court ruling ends a longstanding hardship by recognizing the Governor of Nebraska as a naturalized citizen. The decision clarifies citizenship rules for territorial inhabitants and returns the governorship to the rightful elected occupant.
The Bayard street and High street cases involving Duquesne and Central Traction Companies warn traction firms and officials to verify legality before building. Though not final, the decisions show occupying a doubtful street and fixing a grade without authority can lead to costly trouble, despite the benefits of cable and electric lines.
An old column notes declining honor among thieves amid art smuggling trials and treasure disputes, while praising the New York Stock Exchange decision to readmit W. S. White with only his word for liabilities up to $1,000,000.
The House Committee has endorsed an institutional amendment for electing Senators by the people. It remains to be seen how the Senate will respond to the proposal and what next steps will follow.
A chaotic bid by David Bennett Hill to seize a State convention triggers sharp opposition from Democratic organs. The piece notes no daylight theft of party representation and recalls weekly saloon raid headlines as newspapers claim credit. It also mentions Montevideo police trouble over Admiral Walker's sailors and Fitzsimmons' legal evasion, with calls for action to aid Russia's starving peasants.
The text critiques Congress and Republican politics, praising public aid to victims of despotism while challenging partisan critique. It notes Captain Coasz pursuing Garza’s band, reflects on New York politics, millage issues, and calls for practical reorganization over discursive debate amid ongoing Chilean affair developments and Egan’s actions.
A weather note predicts a mild February and early spring while a Braddock farmer faces higher taxes if assessors remain. The Supreme Court rules a measure banning lottery ads through the mail constitutional, delivering a blow to gambling interests at a timely moment.
A brief note mentions Vexus and Jupiter in star engagements and questions the recent claim that valuations from the triennial assessments would not exceed 30 million. It suggests the mayor's message may be aimed at validating that promise.
James M Wu Huistten, American painter, named officer of the Legion of Honor by France. Ex-Governor Thomas T. CrriexpEx of Missouri visited Washington to praise his dignified appearance. Cardinal Miecislas Ledochowski appointed Prefect of Propaganda in Rome. Ike Manning and Gib bons note his ascetic figure. Dexter of Elmira promotes national league for building associations. Bartholdi works crowd his studio including a monument group for a Swiss Republic gift. Pasteur admired for keen eye. a Paris menagerie visit reports his quelling a fierce Spanish mastiff. Muncy, the blind sculptor, completes a Washington Irving statue model. General Charles E Funrione, key Federal authority in Vicksburg, notable for not keeping a bank account among the rich.
Portuguese public figures push selling a part of colonies to ease finances. Britain reportedly offers 12 million dollars for South Mozambique while Germany eyes East Coast acquisitions. Cortes resists, bonds may face heavy reductions to absorb losses.
Morrirat February 2 an interesting ceremony will occur at St Peter's Cathedral Montreal for the Feast of St Blaise The Archbishop will bless wax candies which will be lit two at a time in the form of a cross and applied to the necks of those suffering throat ailments while a special prayer for recovery is read
The Washington Star notes Mr Reed's vigorous defense of the last Congress rules as a proper and natural display of paternal affection.
The Washington Star notes the current House debates highlight ongoing partisan clashes nicknamed the days of Tom and Jerry. Analysts link the exchanges to stalled legislation and rising tensions among leaders.
In Washington Feb 2 the House again wrestled with the Hoar Morse feud from Massachusetts as Rep Hoar a Democrat and nephew of Senator Hoar faced sharp exchanges over manuscript removal and parliamentary proprieties. The session touched on press coverage from the Boston Globe and debates over quorum rules and adjournment motions.
In Washington on February 2 the Senate had sparse attendance as memorials to close the Columbian Exposition were considered. Senator Voorhees rejected a Philadelphia dispatch accusing him of proposing to aid defeat of Judge Woods to clear Judge Dallas. he called the charge a base falsehood and said no such suggestion ever came from him.
In Omaha and Lincoln Feb 2 Governor Boyd delays seizure as Thayer clings to office awaiting Supreme Court mandate. Boyd harbors plans to appoint loyalists, while Thayer’s attorney John L Webster urges surrender. Oil inspector Himrod remains recognized as the sole inspector.
Michael B. McCarthy proprietor of the West End Hotel presented at Bellevue Medical College after a head injury in fall 19 IT. His normal respiration of 12 per minute became rapid and audible and he cannot speak without frequent breaths. Doctors attributed the condition to damage near the medulla oblongata and deemed it incurable though he may live many years.
Gabriel Macias, 22, of 67 West Sixteenth Street, jailed at Jefferson Market on a habitual drunkenness charge. His stepfather Herman Kalewetter said Macias was treated at Keeley Institute for three weeks, returned in worse condition, and has been drinking nearly constantly. He allegedly stole his mother's clock, pawned it, and bought a coin. Justice Drover sent him to the Island for four months after Joe Mac offered to sign the pledge.
Obituary notices record the deaths of Ithien Silsby Richardson in Chicago and others across Lancaster, York, London, Galena, and California. Names include Colonel Thomas Grudes and Julia A Hurst among officials, actors, and pioneers. The notes reflect varied ages and causes, from liver disease to sudden illness, in a turbulent obituary roundup.
W W Kerr, former Assistant Attorney General, presented to the State Department a claim for indemnity from Chile over the murder of Baltimore sailor Riggin in Valparaiso on October 16. The petition, signed by Riggin’s brother and sisters, seeks US government aid for compensatory restitution.
The Boston Herald notes a soft pearly light forming a conical shape extending upward from the western horizon, best observed February to April. It may also be visible in the eastern horizon before sunrise in September, with varying breadth and a distant sunward apex, likely a sun–dust cloud phenomenon.
Newspapers report the Chilean Government building site was approved for the World’s Fair in Chicago. The exhibit will showcase Chile’s resources and aims to present a strong, peaceful display amid regional tensions. Cutter will represent Chile with an exhibit occupying 75 feet square.
Baby Astor's birth was officially registered today at the Board of Health in New York. The child is William Vincent Astor, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor Jr.
Miss Margery Haughton Fawcett wed Mr Orlando Metcalf McElroy at Calvary Episcopal Church in a 6 pm ceremony. Guests filled the church despite bad weather, with maid of honor Elizabeth Fawcett and bridesmaids listed. Ushers included Frank R. B. Liggett and James T. Weet Jr. Best man was R. B. Neeb. Social notes highlight club receptions, upcoming marriages, and society events across Pittsburgh, from Turtle Creek to Allegheny, with plans for tea, card parties, and the Central Young Women's Christian Association move to 421 Penn Avenue.
Social chatter notes the Alvin Theater set to stage several stylish events before summer, led by a charity ball for the Pittsburg Library. It highlights dining and dancing, engagements, luncheons, and visits by society figures, including Miss Enyvenie Maple and Dr. Barton Johnston.
In Ricamonp on February 2 special report notes a Meld day in the Senate over female professionals. The legislature previously rejected a bill to employ women physicians for asylum wards and now weighs Annie Smith of Danville seeking to practice law. Her petition failed last session but gains favor in committee, with a law change needed since a woman is not a person under current statute. The issue faces fierce Senate debate and likely House action if the measure passes.
Reports from Lisenty near Clinton county describe a worm shower observed last Wednesday on a frozen snow crust. The area spanned five miles with thousands of live worms, each about one inch long dark brown and hairy with six legs. Mr Ben Snyder of the Statistical Bureau in Ashington confirmed the finding after investigation.
W L Foster a Pullman car porter on the Frisco Railroad was arrested at Burrton in Harvey County on a charge of violating the prohibition law. The report notes a string of recent arrests among car porters and hints at evidence gathered by sheriffs allied with the consular system to enforce prohibition in Kansas.
Special report from Cleveland notes Major L C Overman of the United States Engineering Corps will face a court martial on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. It marks only the third such proceeding in the engineer corps in over 36 years. The panel includes engineers and officers from the military department.
A mosaic of notes on curiosities and oddities including wood fiber undergarments, long lived turkeys in India, a Maine hunter with a cat targeting grouse, acetate lead dyed silk, tea cultivation near Panama, ammonia motive power on streetcar lines, Paris porcelain from asbestos, and a Thames of varied trivia.
A collage of quips and quotes from diverse 19th century sources. It riffs on childhood games and literary scraps, noting humorous lines about whooping cough, fashion, and rhymed ads. Notable mentions include Harper's Young People, New York Herald, Chicago Tribune, and Puck with playful exchanges and parodic verse.
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