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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1892
Page
18
Greensburg court heard the arson case against W T Gant as John Hyatt testified he burned the Gaut buildings for a £72000 policy and was promised £200. Hyatt admitted police bribery and that Murphy and Over questioned him. a late incident saw a man threaten the judge with a possible bomb as court adjourned.
In Malprix Massachusetts Special report says John Bailey, a Spiritualist, keeps the body of his wife Mrs. Sarah E. Bailey in a mice lined coffin for ten days awaiting the departed spirit to return. The story notes his belief and the unusual vigil at their home.
Mrs Bailey dies and her husband delays burial for days claiming spiritualist beliefs. Neighbors inform police after a week with no sign of decomposition. Chief Richards and Medical Examiner Durell inspect and urge burial. no law clearly covers the case. city ordinance could hold Bailey for violating undertaker summons rules.
A Common Pleas case between William J. Brown and Allegheny Valley Railroad Co. unearthed a filing alleging Brown was arrested on a trumped-up charge to delay the suit. Brown's wife says officers offered hush money and threatened criminal prosecution, while an officer denies any threats. Brown offered to settle for 125 dollars, which the railroad ignored.
Detective John McTighe arrested a man on Diamond street at 1 am suspected as Sam West known as Yellow Sam. He faced burglary charges from Canton while authorities there will identify him today. A clipping in his pocket recounted West’s deceitful pool sharp scams in Wooster and Massillon. He carried two loaded dice and refused to name himself. Police believe his home is in Trenton and he had been arranging a pool match locally.
The Board of Assessors revised valuations in the Thirty-Third and Thirty-Fourth wards. Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Company appeal granted lowering value from 2112,060 to 106,400. Phillips Nimick Co on Carson Street reduced from 50,000 to 50,000. In Thirty-Fourth ward Singer Nimick Co property to Main Street cut from 165 to 130 per front foot. Sixth ward reductions noted with books still under review.
Shortly before midnight a fire at No 36 Fifth avenue burned from a rubbish pile on the second floor under the stairway, breached the wall to R Shulart's truss shop, then climbed to Platts' photograph rooms on the third floor. Loss about £150, mainly woodwork damaged. Building owned by A V Holmes and fully insured.
In Sangamon Circuit Court Judge Creichton overruled a demurrer in McKim et al v Smith et al a suit by complainants for Baltimore and Ohio interests in the Ohio and Mississippi Railway to oust defendants from the directorate alleging illegal usurpation.
Moorhead February 13 The excitement over the failure of the Merchants' Bank remains. Liabilities total 202,100 while assets amount to 149,410. The bank holds 141,000 of President Bran's paper with an overdraft of 8,000 his, and Cashier Kurtz's indebtedness stands at 14,000 unsecured.
Features of local interest recounts several incidents. Trowas McGowas of Lindsey and Mettenheon's on Rebecca street Allegheny broke his left arm after falling from an iron wagon yesterday afternoon and was taken home on Sedgwick street. John Axponent Boanovg and his brother, drillers in the McDonald field, were killed instantly when struck by the Mead express near Willow Grove station on the Panhandle road. their bodies were sent to the morgue. Orricen Kemway, a new Allegheny police officer, fainted on Ohio street Cedar avenue and recovered after being moved to his home on the Fifth ward. The national meeting of City and County Superintendents of Public Schools will be in Brooklyn on the 15th, 17th and 19th of the present month. City Superintendent Luckey is listed but unable to attend due to illness. Writ Craser, colored resident of 284 Wyne avenue, fell from the platform of car 19 on the Fifth avenue line at Penn and Shady last night, sufferng a head cut and a broken nose. he was treated at Nineteenth ward station by Dr Cathcart.
Berlin reports show the Reichstag committee advancing sections on state control of schools while resisting clerical supervision. Protests grow as Berlin authorities, cities like Bonn and Frankfurt, and leading universities call for withdrawal amid Virchow’s sharp criticism.
In Glasgow, while with the Wild West show, Short Bull is partially paralyzed. A medical consultation yesterday yielded little hope for recovery. He receives the best medical care with two trained nurses attending him continually.
The Spectator argues Blaine’s withdrawal heightens the presidency in U S politics and predicts a Republican dark horse in Robert T. Lincoln, the American Minister to Great Britain. It notes Lincoln may emerge as a third man if consented and warns Americans not to seek subserviency to England. It stresses Europeans’ interest, while Americans want a strong, independent president.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH reports in New York that General James W. Husted and the Republican State Committee discussed timing for a State Committee meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on February 29 to set dates for the State Convention and Minneapolis delegates. Elain Depew’s letter could let New York’s delegation influence Minneapolis picks. Delegates elected include towns Watertown and Poughkeepsie. results show 87 for Hill and 9 for Cleveland.
Lowpox February 15. The Royal Commission on Labor hearings reveal James Keir Hardie defending land nationalization with confident rhetoric. A back and forth with Gerald Balfour questions the scope of prairie value and universal rights to land, ending with Hardie retorting that reducing it to absurdity is not helpful.
Admiral Sir Provo Wallis aged 100 and senior admiral of the British Navy has died in Loxpox on February 13. He served as second lieutenant aboard the Shannon during the 1813 battle with the United States frigate Constitution near Boston harbor, was promoted after the fight, and rose to admiral in 1863 and to admiral of the fleet in 1877. He remembered his American opponents with admiration and blamed the outcome on factors he deemed lacking.
In Washington on February 13 Special dispatch indicates Secretary Noble praised colleague Secretary Blaine after a Philadelphia banquet. Noble said his remarks were extempore and did not intend malice, noting Blaine’s achievements and his own lapse to mention Secretary Rusk. He called Blaine an illustrious figure of the administration.
New York dispatch reports Democratic leader Michael C. McDonald of Chicago meeting Mayor Grant and planning to visit Washington to discuss elevated railroads. He warns unresolved Hill Cleveland quarrel could shift National Convention toward a Southern or Western nominee, noting Chicago Democrats discuss Whitney and Gorman more than Hill and Cleveland.
The Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to Mr. Rose Minister of Commerce stating it cannot act as a center for French exhibitors in the Chicago World's Fair. It notes no written assurances confirming advantages for French exhibitors or changes to strict rules that deterred French participation.
The Publican League of Idaho was organized today and endorses President Harrison's administration. It approves reciprocity and protection. The league elected the credentials of the Mormon Republican club of Paris Idaho.
In Sperial Kansas, Feb 13, about 4,000 men conducted a military style wolf drive over a 100 square mile area. The operation involved 1,000 men per mile, three battalions, horns and drums, a brass band, and strict discipline. Two wolves were killed as the long hunt concluded at five o'clock, leaving participants jubilant at the day’s result.
In Salem Illinois a man James Morton dies and his two daughters fall gravely ill after eating supper. Dr Green, ex-Supervisor John English and two neighbors become ill. Suspect Foie Parkinson, once jailed for theft, is charged with poisoning the family biscuit to avenge a rejected advances. Deaths may rise as authorities investigate.
The Allerheny Public Works Committee met last night and approved pay rolls and bills for highways sewers and related services totaling several thousand dollars. It also authorized the Chief of Public Works to contract with W H Hutchins to equip two old engines at the Howard Street ponies station and approved an ordinance to insure the rollers with J W Arrott Agency.
Loxport reports a letter from Mrs Parting denying she gave her fortune to Prophet Harris in Fountain Grove. She says funds were sent to Lay Clark & Co for extending their wine business and notes the estate has a large mortgage security. She claims others sold their property and criticizes Miss Chevallier’s social life as imaginations.
Famine refugees flood St Preferssure with sixteen thousand arriving in Kazan where typhus is raging. A cordon is set to prevent departure and halt spread of the disease to other areas.
February 13 report describes an exceedingly heavy gale in the Baltic. near Palmnicken a small amber mine was flooded as high waves spilled inland. Six miners drowned after a sudden torrent filled the mine while others escaped.
The Warmoth wing of the Warmoth Republican faction planned to back the anti lottery Democrats to block a constitutional lottery extension. With the lottery proposition withdrawn they will name a full Republican ticket headed by Pearl Wight of New Orleans and ensure equal white and black representation on the ticket.
Henry Rosenfeld of Chicago, famed for high play in Monte Carlo, sailed on the Britannic for New York. He left Monte Carlo with a net gain between $5,000 and $10,000 after expenses, mindful that potential winnings of $50,000 disappeared into costs.
Foxhall Keene, badly hurt two weeks ago in County Meath while riding to hounds, rode a horse again today in the same course hunt. He will be back in London next Tuesday.
Ex Governor Brown of Georgia advocates against any man receiving three nominations. He aligns with Cleveland and Hill as personal friends and argues the party should nominate a candidate who can carry key states like New York and New Jersey. He says Cleveland and Hill have equal abilities, and precedent should decide the issue.
A leading local jeweler has disappeared after reportedly stealing 875000 francs from his late father’s firm. He is said to have fled to England with a woman, leaving behind questions about the missing fortune and the fate of the company.
In Athens on February 13 the Premier blasted the Triocoupis faction for stirring the Sandhal crisis in Greece. He warned that to avert bankruptcy the nation must accept fresh sacrifices and endure political turmoil.
Lorpor Feb 13 Short Bull leading Brule Sioux medicine man since Sitting Bull’s death suffers complications at the point of death in a local incident.
Coroner McDowell presided at another inquest into the death of the man found dead in the Liberty street fire ruins. Witnesses W. W. Riley Henry Gangewich Thomas Simpson Joseph Arle and Paul Kemerer testified about a man seen emerging from a coal hole before the fire, but none could identify him. The inquest was adjourned to tomorrow.
In Nashville on February 13 the anti Administration faction nearly walked out during a debate on appointing the Committee on Organization. The rift was bridged after adjournment for dinner. Administration members were mostly office holders while the antis sought offices. The vote stood 34 to 23 in favor of the Administration side.
Curiaco reports a claimed scheme to swing five Northwestern states Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and the Dakotas to Cleveland at the Democratic National Convention. The note also mentions Mormon Republicans being ruled out as a factor. The dispatch continues with terse lines from Borsa Spa and brief state news.
DvunworaA Feb 13 Mesaba Central Land and Exploration Company of this city sold 800 acres to the Great Northern Iron Company. The purchaser raised its capital stock from 1 million to 3 million on the strength of the purchase.
Harrisburg iron industry reels as Chesapeake Nail Works and the puddling department of Central Iron Works suspend operations tonight. The shutdown costs about 250 workers their jobs amid a sustained downturn in the iron trade.
Fires struck Petersburg Virginia Murta Arkansas Elizabethtown Lancaster county and Finding causing extensive damage. Losses range from tens of thousands to 125000 with multiple businesses affected. Origin often suspected incendiary. New York Metropolitan Telephone building suffered 100000 loss and 13000 subscribers cut off. other firms also reported damages.
Archer Cracraft of Fidelity and Casualty, dining with friends, sank to his chin in a Chicago morass near the Nickel Plate tracks after a distress cry led police and civilians to a perilous rescue. Five rescuers battled mud, boards, and shifting ground, finally pulling Cracraft free and returning him to his Myrtle Avenue home.
Indianapolis February 13 The American Wheel Company proposes to creditors that if it is allowed to resume control it will pay 10 percent of total indebtedness in cash by March 18 1892 and another 10 percent by September 1892. The remaining 10 percent installments would run to September 1895 with promissory notes bearing 6 percent interest for all deferred payments. Total debt stands at 1 663 000 while plant stock manufactured goods and raw materials total 3 000 000 in gross value.
William Smith, president of the Flint Glass Workers Association, traveled to New Jersey on private business and rebutted Dr. De Leon’s claim that glass workers boycott other industries. He said the union contributes to aid other labor groups and stands ready to assist them in their troubles. He noted a recent downturn in bottle production with few idle workers in three years.
An investigation by Massachusetts Insurance Superintendent Pierce targets assessment endowment societies flourishing in New York. He says most such ventures, formed under a 1880 amendment, lack required reserves and default on promises. In Franklin County a test indictment looms as receivers liquidate many firms and officers flee.
Edward Morton and Charles Gallagher move to attach the Pratt Steel Company’s state property over alleged misrepresentation by Stuart Martin, named vice president. Morton claims Martin posed as treasurer of a large credit firm and promised bonds and railroad construction as a partial purchase plan. Plaintiffs seek 220000 damages. Justice Beach orders attachment.
James B. Scott returned from Philadelphia after a conference with Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie agreed to donate another 100,000 dollars for Sebenley Park library, swelling the fund to 800,000. Carnegie favors Pompeiian brick over granite and the contract may be awarded in spring.
A reader from Ogdensburg testifies that after years of eczema on a leg and failed remedies, he used Cuticcuba Kemedies and recovered. He endorses the product as invaluable for skin diseases and urges others to try it.
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