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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1892

Page

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Fitzsimmons Captured in New Orleans After Long Pursuit

Detective Murphy and Court Officer Penned trace and identify Fitzsimmons in New Orleans. He confessed to Murphy, recounted his version of the Gilkinson shooting, and was seized by New Orleans police before transport back to Pittsburg.

Pittsburg New Orleans Gilkinson Finney Fitzsimmons Oartian Allegheny County New Oreans P. J. Murphy Thomas A. Pender Murphy Vanderbank C. Fitzsimwoxa Vonderbank Adam Lang Cee Bureau Soan

Spectral Telronam Warns Watchers of Unseen End Times

Historical notes cite planetary conjunctions as signs preceding major events from 1850 to 1870. Lt Totten links Jupiter Venus and Venus Saturn alignments to wars, papal changes, and religious crises, arguing the Advent may arrive within a generation, with 1828 as a starting anchor and 1845 events cited.

New Haves Totten Luther

Protests Over Unjust Intimations in City Valuations

The dispute between Mayor Gourley and the Board of Assessors over altering ward assessor figures intensifies. The board, led by Chief Assessor Case, argues for more power to revise valuations, while the Mayor insists on lawful oversight and the public’s right to appeal. The exchange notes public notices, appeals, and delays as the process unfolds.

Gourley the Board of City Assessors Board of Assessors Boorp of Assthsors Prrranone H. I. Gourley Str Bey Board of Appeals

Murphy Trips Up Fitzsimmons The Desperado Captured

Detective Murphy reports positive identification of Fitzsimmons after arrest in New Orleans. Telegrams to Pittsburg confirm the prisoner is in custody and will soon be under Wen McAleensr care, with Sheriff McCleary Warden McAleese and District Attorney Burleigh notified.

Fitzsimmons

Two Lower Hous es Meet Ad journ Till Tomorrow Albany Note

The Senate met at 1 P M and adjourned to 1 P M tomorrow while the House, with ten members present, adjourned to 9 A M tomorrow. The minority Walker journal caused comment as the Capitol crowd grew. a telegram from Albany urged holding the fort and banking on the Constitution.

Bush Albany HeartFord Senate House of Representatives Paige Connecticut S House Mir - House Yes Walker Robert P. Bren New York Assembly Walker House Callahan House

Ingalls Sees Rival Ticket in Blaine and Cleveland

Ex Senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas, visiting Curacao, says Blaine and Cleveland will be the rival presidential candidates this year. He derides a big navy as unnecessary and warns against US boasting or bullying, calling for a respected nation through steady policy. He also predicts Boies or Gray as Democratic vice presidential choices.

Ingalls Curcaco John J. Ingalls Kansas Chile Congress Baltimore Mr. Ingalls United Sta United States Cleveland Blaine Boies Iowa Gray Indiana

Trouble Over Teachers In Public And Parochial Schools

The Board of Education ordered a pupil and instructor exchange between Hill Inland Center public schools and Central school with Sisters of Charity and Miss O'Brien teaching. Parents oppose Sisters. no serious trouble yet. An injunction may be served within 24 hours and the case pushed to the Supreme Court.

K.swatze Mixn Board of Education Hill Inland Center Central School Miss O'Brien Hill School Sisters of Charity Supreme Court

Death by Own Action: Lucy Belotti Kills Self at 19

Lucy Belotti, 19, daughter of Colonel George B. Belotti, fired four bullets into her head and one into her breast this morning in Amsterdam. Her body was found at noon by her brother. No cause is known. She planned to attend a theater that evening. Her father is noted in Greek Army circles. A post mortem will be held.

Amsterdam Lucy Belotti George B. Belotti

Arrests Loom in Quebec Corruption Scandal

In Montreal on February 3, special dispatch reports police and royal commission plans to arrest several members of the late Mercier government for maladministering finances and accepting bribes. Interim findings implicate ministers and push arrests to block involvement in upcoming elections.

Montreal Mercier Royal Commission Quebec

Bank Closures Shocks Silver City and Deming

National Bank Examiner James B. Lazéar under OCC orders closed the National Bank of Silver City and the First National Bank of Deming at noon. Both banks share president A H Dane and identical stockholders. Capital stock totals were 50 000 and 100. The suspensions sparked excitement but public confidence was voiced.

Desine N. M James B. Lazéar National Bank National Bank of Silver City First National Bank of Deming A. H. Dane

County funds secured as bank assets sought to cover claims

The article reports a bank failure with uncertain assets but believed sufficient to cover all claims. It notes all county and school funds are held in banks, the exact cause remains unknown, and rumors circulate without reliable sourcing.

Louisiana Lottery Retires After Supreme Court Ruling

New Orleans February 3 Special The Louisiana State Lottery Company will retire in 1894 after the U S Supreme Court upheld the anti lottery postal law The principal owner John A Morris says the firm will not seek renewal and will abandon the field despite votes on the charter. An earlier heated campaign left a split in the state and the anti lottery side questions the legality of any vote. Colonel De Arnard reported a house fire linked to anarchist antipathy with his Russian birth and czarist sympathies.

New Orleans Louisiana State Lottery United States Supreme Court John A. Morris Louisiana State Lottery Company Louisiana Morris Tremoorktic Colonel de Arnaud Washington Erie Carlton Hill Passaic Colonel de Arnand Russia

Poison In Tea Sparks Tragic Family Poisoning Attempt

In Wolftown Ontario on February 3, Mrs. Blackwell, an insane woman, poisoned the family tea with arsenic or strychnine. Mr Blackwell and a child detected bitterness, she drank a cup and died before a doctor arrived. The act aimed to kill the entire family. she had been deranged.

Irana Ont Wolftown

Drowned in Her Coffin Frightens Dunkirk Town

Frances Burke of Burrato New York believed buried alive after funeral. Exhumation revealed coffin filled with water and a possible trance at death. Coroner Blood cites lack of permit and vows to censure those involved while weighing alive burial verdict.

Burrato N. Y Frances Burke Dunkirk Miss Burke

Creditors Accept 7 Percent in Brown Steese & Clare Case

The Brown, Steese & Clare insolvency saga in Mass. recessed after creditors agreed to 7 percent on about $5,000,000 the wool dealers failed to pay in 1889. Gideon Brown, once missing, returned to face creditors in court after several meetings. It is described as the largest insolvency offer in New England.

Depram Mass Brown, Steese & Clare White Brown, Steele & Clark Boston Gideon Brown New England

Rice Trust Formed in New Orleans Mills Syndicate

The Rice Trust completed today in New Orleans, buying all 15 city rice mills under a syndicate with strong English capital. After ongoing negotiations, the Louisiana mill initially balked but the deal closed with the first payment. The syndicate will operate only the newer mills and use the rest as warehouses.

New Orleans Rice Trust The Louisiana Tesa Andey Col

Anarchists Named in Fire at Colonel De Arnaud Residence

Passaic New Jersey February 3 Special report says Colonel Charles A De Arnauds summer home at Carlton Hill across Passaic River burned this afternoon. Loss estimated at least thirty thousand dollars.

Colonel de Arnaud Passaic N. J Charles A. de Arnaud Carlton Hill Passaic River

Iron Beam Trust Bursts After Market Shake-Up

The iron beam pool of major firms collapsed due to internal disputes and outside competition. Members included Passaic Rolling, New Jersey Rigs, Phenix Company, Fogie Phipps, Illinois Steel Company, and others, with price moves from 28 to 31 cents then down toward 23 for foreign and 24 cents for American beams.

New York Sperial Passaic Rollings, Company Paterson New Jer Rigs Ff Tron Company Trenton Ie Ake.ay, Is Co Penroyd Phat. C:ompany Illinois Steel Company Indianapolis Carnegie Company Trust

Highway Robbery on Chartiers Branch Street Car

A lone bearded man with a revolver stopped Car No. 6 near the coal tipple at midnight, ordering the conductor to surrender about $7 and the gold watch and chain. The thief fled into the darkness as the conductor reported to West End police, suspected to be a Philadelphia Gas Company worker's disguise.

A &Olitery Chartiers West End Philadelphia Gas Company

The Alliance Not in Politics

The Farmers' Alliance official organ states the Alliance and People are separate. It declares there is no Alliance ticket and no party caucus or primary within Alliance meetings. It notes funds cannot be used for strict party purposes but supports principles from state or national groups.

Torricaa Farmers’ Alliance People’s Alliance

Worrell will admitted to probate in Chester testament

Providence reports Mrs. Barnaby's will known as the Worrell will, made in Chester Pa, was proven today by Lawyer Rose and witness Miss Worrell. The appointment of Mr. Graves as executor was deferred and a retest entered by Mr. Orrell. Objections to the will due by the 23rd with Supreme Court action possible if contested.

Providence Supreme Court

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