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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1889
Page
2
Warden Wright and Inspector Kelly refute reports that Dr. B B Mahameke fled the town selling furniture to marry. The doctor says he remains in the city, housing in a rented place after rent hikes, and will testify as a witness while McPhillamy is kept in his cell with idle inmates in the River side Penitentiary.
George Schwebel known as Dad of 45 Pike Street Allegheny requests publication of his statement to illuminate hospital practices at the penitentiary under Dr Maharneke. He praises the doctor and warden but recalls cruel acts by some keepers and recounts his own suffering from 1886 hemorrhages and forced return to labor. He says he can testify to further unknown abuses and wishes to testify soon.
Inspector Kelly rejects guilt acknowledgment as reason for suspension and says investigation should run its course. He notes Miller and McPhillamy witness limits aim to finish the inquiry quickly and that after testimony the matter goes to prison board counsel, with possible court action to determine punishment.
Yesterday marked the coldest day of the winter in Pittsburg with the thermometer at 8 above at 12:30 AM and 16 above between 4 and 5 PM, sinking to 11 PM. The Signal Bureau notes the minimum likely to drop further morning with a slow recovery, while the cold wave traces from Manitoba toward the coast and east. Gas supply thins in spots but rebounds by evening as lakes in Allegheny Parks freeze solid drawing in youths to ice fun.
The Western Pennsylvania Masons held their annual election and third banquet at the St. Charles Hotel. Officers named for the year were Samuel Harper president William Lupton ward en Wright Lee S Smith secretary William Lytle treasurer Joseph Eichbaum. About 75 guests attended with several ladies.
A DisPaTce report quotes a prominent citizen criticizing Citizens' Traction Company for lacking a watchman at the Penn Avenue and Seventh Street corner after a recent accident involving Mr Yates. He notes cars slip around the corner without warning signals and urges the company to adopt safeguards like Pittsburg Traction to prevent future damages.
Detective John ER Murphy of Allegheny in charge of the bunko case received a letter from Canadian authorities about extraditing Frank Aldrich who is jailed on charges tied to the Almond bunko scheme. Extradition would require governor signature and dispatch to the British Minister via the U.S. Secretary of State. It is believed the bunko steerer will be brought back.
President Marvin Saga says the buildings may not be finished for the September exposition. He notes a need for $95,000 and fears delay unless funds are raised. He hopes public support will sustain earlier enthusiasm.
President Callery of the Pittsburg and Western says the era of ruinous rate reductions is over. He notes stockholders will not permit further cuts and that managers’ futures depend on ability to generate dividends.
John Reese aged 84 is missing from his Chartiers township home. He suffers brain weakness and is believed to have wandered away, authorities seek information on his whereabouts.
A trial before Judge Stowe exposed a graft scheme by Gillis & Co tied to a grocer George B. Kelly. The case centered on adulterated spices and a music box inducement offered to buyers, with chemist testimony disputing purity and a jury deliberation pending.
Coal dealers lament reduced revenues as open winter disrupts forecasts and demand. They urge cold weather to drive purchases, noting gas adoption and mild spells strain stock and profits while urging balance between cold and warmth.
Mr. Charles A. Ashburner of Fuel Gas and Electric Engineering Company travels to California to survey Central and Southern tracts for natural gas as the company explores potential plant sites. He expects to return in about a month with findings on gas prospects and pipeline plans.
Following yesterday s steamboat blast witnesses were examined but no new light on the cause emerged. The inquiry will resume Saturday morning with Inspector Sullivan to file his report.
At Indianapolis the miners and operators scrapped over seating and scale of wages. Progressive Union delegates outnumbered Knights from District 135 and contest was settled with a partial acceptance of a wage scale. Indianapolis, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana represented. West Virginia and Illinois absent. The new scale to take effect May 1.
The industry pivots to clear crystal glass as colored varieties fade. Agents report strong orders with five carloads bound for the West in days and tenfold that soon, reflecting a brisk Pittsburgh glass trade moving by carload to the Pacific coast and inland markets.
A telegram from Louisville reports Otto Spierel of 241 York Street Pittsburg tried to kill himself by jumping from a bridge. He was out of work and the Omaha note reveals no such York Street exists in the city. there is an alley named York in the Fourteenth ward.
Braddock Council No 299 of the Jr. O. T. A. M. was instituted by Past State Councilor Harry A. Keil with Pittsburg councils. New officers include Councilor R. A. Hart and Vice Councilor R. D. Bowman. Allegheny Health Committee reported 121 deaths and 174 burial permits for the month. Dr Czarneicki won the contract to remove dead animals for the year at 1350 dollars.
In Wellersburg near the Maryland line a veteran minister of forty years read from a solitary hymn book on a quiet Sunday. The simple congregation sang along, mimicking the lines aloud with altered sounds, while the aged pastor struggled with a misread line. A legend persists that the gentle preacher once laughed in the pulpit, for no obvious cause.
Public Safety committee yesterday referred the crossing safety ordinance to Ferguson Ruhlandt and Skelton. It requires trains to stop within 30 feet and a flagman at each crossing. Some members warn of blocking Penn Avenue and Liberty Street. Chairman Lambie urges extending to Fifth Avenue Traction at Smithfield Street. A plan to buy a lot in the Thirty second ward for an engine house at up to 2200 dollars.
Early today a fire destroyed the Pennsylvania Glass Works in MeaDvILLE’s lower city section. The plant, founded in 1887 and employing 65 men, had a weekly capacity of five carloads. Insurance totaling 23,750 will not cover the loss. officials expect rebuilding to begin at once.
The St. Vincent's Literary, claiming to be the oldest in the two cities, marked its twenty third anniversary last night in its hall on South Twelfth street. Recitations, select readings and several musical renditions filled the program.
In Connellsville coke region, all works remain idle with a general strike averted only if K of L and N P U reach a uniform plan at Saturday’s joint convention. Donnelly works at McClure idle for weeks, 15 strike leaders discharged, Standard Works of H C Frick Coke are still on strike with unclear demands. Organizers report many new members as talks continue ahead of the Saturday meeting.
Inspector McAleese filed an information before Alderman McKenna charging Lottie McDonald with keeping a disorderly house and selling liquor without a license at 123 Second avenue. The case involves rumors associated with the woman and referenced by officials Mara and Dr. H. B. Orr.
An Allegheny engineer testified the gong was not rung and the gripman was locking back while the conductor and gripman Dot claimed the opposite. The inquest will resume at 11 o clock today.
Republican voters in the Fifteenth ward will hold primaries tomorrow night while Democratic voters in the Eighteenth ward vote Saturday night. The two party meetings determine nominees for upcoming elections in their respective wards.
A Pittsburg committee of freight met yesterday to check off old classifications and prepare for upcoming licensing and filings. Next Saturday is the deadline to file applications for liquor licenses with 600 to 700 filed to date. A tour party from the city and Beaver Falls plans a special car trip to California next Friday.
February 6 report from Kittanning notes a well drilled by the Kittanning Light and Heat Company on the Colwell farm failing to produce. A fish shortage hampers flow and no alternative drilling sites are known in the remaining untested territory.
Edward Dravo alleges assault and battery after an argument with conductor Galway aboard a crowded Citizend traction car. Dravo says he was ordered forward then struck and pushed off the car. The incident led to legal action seeking redress.
Haregispone February 6 W B Rodgers Esq of Allegheny appeared before the Judicial General Committee of the House in support of a bill to incorporate electric light companies. The bill will be greatly amended before being reported to the House.
Alderman Cassidy hints at affidavits pink against Roger O Mara and Inspector McAleese that would undermine penitentiary surprises. He says details cannot yet be made public but will be revealed later. Neither O Mara nor McAleese has appealed the Alderman's decision as of last night.
Mr Crumrine reports the Supreme Court reversed its ruling on the 1874 municipal act. He cites Judge Ermentrout finding fifty seventh section unconstitutional and the act defective overall. The court affirmed the decision and Judge Green to issue the opinion soon.
William Miller of Penn Avenue allegedly took a new overcoat from the boarding house of Daniel Cooper and George Householder at the Fang Dyerie Street corner. He is said to be warming himself with heaters in Warden Berlin's granite house.
The Society for the Improvement of the Poor appeals for funds to continue aiding the suffering poor. Contributions may be sent to the office at No. 75 Fourth avenue.
G A Kirsch accuses Patton and Moore of stealing tobacco from his wagon in front of his store on Penn avenue. They face a Monday hearing after being jailed. The ad section highlights a winter clearance with discounts on comforts blankets wool underwear and various garments. Also notes gun shop removals and a Bitters remedy ad.
I have this day sold my interest in the firm of Silks and Dress Goods to close the partnership. Quick sales drive marked price revisions on silks dress goods cloths woolens and domestic wares. Winter garments and trimmings receive deep cuts as stock must be sold.
C R Lesh was arrested following an information filed by partner George Patenbaugh charging him with fraudulently appropriating co partner money. The pair ran a horse shoeing business in Allegheny and Lesh will have a hearing before Alderman McKelvy ay.
A reception in Columbus honored Rev. Boyd Vincent, newly named Bishop of Southern Ohio, with large attendance and warm greetings from Episcopal parishes.
Mary McGoff was jailed yesterday by Alderman McKenna after an incident in which she assaulted her husband with a frying pan while reportedly trying to clean the house. The report notes her anger and the domestic dispute.
Braddock weighs a new town hall costing about 15000 with separate departments and a three story design possibly including jail cells. Mrs Harrison and Mrs McKee were seen in town though reporters are not certain.
D. Herbert Hostetter, back from the East, declares the South Penn road dead forever and states it will not be built or sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad by the Vanderbilts.
An alarm from box 274 around six last evening reported a small fire at Sacred Heart Church on Center Avenue East. The piece mentions a defective caused due and the West End patrol wagon to be placed at the Thirty-sixth ward station next week. It also notes Salvation Oil price reductions and liniments now dead stock at 25 cents.
Extra heavy all wool country blankets at 330 a pair. A real good cotton filled comfort at 1. Also finer grades to best made. Jos. Horse & Co.'s.
All the Best Muslins offered by Jos Homne & Co. in varying makes and widths. Bleached and unbleached options available, with close prices across weights. Store details not specified.
The Episcopal convocation elected new officers at its business meeting with Rev. William Heaks as treasurer and Rev. G. B. Van Waters as clerk. The next quarterly gathering will be in Wilkinsburg in May. A women’s auxiliary meeting at St. Mark’s featured Bishop Whitehead praising the group and Rev. J. White and Rev. W. Wilson speaking on virtues.
The Young Men's Hebrew Club, organized Sunday evening, will receive a charter soon and host a masquerade reception at New Turner Hall on March 14 to celebrate the Feast of Purim.
A hastily described sale advertises Moirea Satin Rhadames Failles kets Plush Coats and Jacket plus Children's Coats and Suits and imported French dresses offered at half price to sell quickly.
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