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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1889
Page
4
A historical critique surveys 1888 railroad foreclosures and rising receiverships, arguing honesty in management could restore health. It defends school examination papers as revealing but not proving failure, and urges turning labor strike costs into worker savings or cooperative investments to balance capital and labor.
The Times notes the expense statement printed Tuesday covered ten months, not the full year. The Dispatch erred in suggesting higher fire and police budgets for 1889. If running costs stay near last year, millage should drop with higher assessments, pleasing taxpayers and supporting economical city government.
The official report of the Bureau of Statistics highlights high expenditures and notable totals from a recent study. It outlines cost drivers and overall financial impact, emphasizing the scale of spending on the resort project.
The article surveys European responses to a Silk trust syndicate in Lyons and London and hints at a similar US cooperation. It notes France and Britain curb monopolies and conspiracies, while Russia and Germany act swiftly against such enterprises. It suggests US trust ideas attract curiosity but may face stricter policy.
Dr. J W Dowling a New York specialist on heart and lung diseases writes a monograph arguing heart failure deaths are rising in the U S. He cites mental overwork excess eating and drinking and health neglect as factors while stressing prevention and hygienic measures over cure.
A policy holder sues an accident insurer here claiming denial of benefits for alleged disability caused by an accident. The company argues natural causes, not accident, produced the disability. The piece stresses the need for clear contract terms and strict adherence by insurers.
The New York Sun notes that English journalists often misreport American events, suggesting bias or indifference. It praises Prof. Bryce for A chieving a clearer view with his American Commonwealth, hoping English readers will learn more about U S institutions.
The piece reports intense strain as General Harrison’s distribution of favors splits party leaders. Senator Frank Hiscock of New York is described as wounded by the episode, leaving Indianapolis reporters with a curt remark that he did not get what he came for. The author laments the mounting rout and uncertainty.
The article praises Chief Justice Fuller for terse opinions starting with a hundred words and continuing in the same concise style. It notes the radical shift from lengthy judicial rulings that reflected eternal deliberation and questions whether the reform will extend further.
Discussion on legal briefs and incentives for length in Supreme Court practice cites Chief Justice Fuller as a model, noting corruption of briefs and looming railroad cases. Interwoven is a note on mild weather keeping St Paul and Minneapolis from building ice palaces, sharing mutual frustration.
The Dispatch recalls the rushed Chinese exclusion act and its impact on American business in China. C P Huntington seeks Chamber of Commerce support to reopen the issue, while Blaine rumors swirl about Cabinet promises. The column also frets over Irving and Terry altering Macbeth into a melodramatic, galvanizing production.
The article notes Senator Matthew Stanley Quay often aligns his weather remarks with current conditions, suggesting his commentary reflects shared sentiment with the climate. His published notes appear in step with the day’s weather patterns.
A contemporary quips that whisky prices and a 90 cent tax yield profits from the pump. The Chicago Herald calls for abolishing anarchists as Tory England faces Coercion Act scrutiny while Irish peasants in Donegal resist eviction, shaping English voters toward Gladstone and Parnell.
The passage notes Mr. Cleveland can avoid involvement in the inauguration ball dispute while predicting about 20 contested election cases before the Fifty-first Congress. It urges state legislatures to act beyond talk as reform proposals advance amid election law debates.
A collage of eccentric trivia covers fashion, theater, and society figures. It cites Jim Riley and Bill Nye with a longer midline part, Ellen Terry's dress designs for Lady Macbeth, Candy’s Cairo fame, Gladstone on Homer, Queen Victoria and Empress Victoria at Mr. Lock’s showroom, and Lord Magheramorne’s comic misnaming at a friend's dinner party.
Private information arrived from Castle Garden about Italy's latest warship the Re Umberto with a 13296 ton displacement exceeding Trafalgar and Nile. A new gunboat 40 feet long draws 19 feet and sails at 18 knots. Two sister ships of Umberto were built at Sperzia and will soon be launched.
As new governors appoint staffs anxious citizens may wake one morning to find themselves labeled as colonels in a humorous yet pointed warning from the Chicago News. The piece uses satire to critique rapid political patronage and titled ranks.
Louis Aldrich is mocked for lamenting yesterday and the idea of turning back time. The essay defends that actors chase money today, and memory remains valuable. The narrator recalls a former employer, a cranks and a watermill, and a clash over pay ending in a humorous self discharge.
In St Louis Detective Haas brings Thomas W Vines to Chicago for arraignment after Vines rode a trunk into the city and confessed to stealing over 4000 dollars from Adams and Westlake Company Mangler confirms the loss and notes a remaining 129 dollars The trunk fee and room rent were charged against the loot and Vines refuses to name a partner claiming he was roped into the crime by another man
In New York Dion Boucicault's plan to sell 27 plays at Madison Square Theatre was halted after Henry E. Walton, an audience member, asserted a two year old agreement giving him rights to the works Walton says no payments have been received by Boucicault and the sale will pause until play titles and rights are clarified Walton would set each title at zero dollars weekly with proceeds split between Boucicault and Walton.
Kansas City reports the removal of Postmaster George M. Shelley by presidential order with Postmaster General Dickinson confirming. Shelley, known as a Democratic figure and former mayor, had long been active locally, transferring duties to Inspector Johnson this evening.
Havana reports that at the Santa Clara fair next year indigo grown locally will be shown and reputed to rival East Indies quality. Sugar estates are expanding cane grinding as the face of the juice ranges between unknown.
The Czar is to be pitied if the report that the Shah of Persia will visit next spring is true. Entertaining the Shah is costly and the repair bills after his visits are enormous.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Prince Bismarck remains quite ill with a goat casualty yet the young Emperor is set to deliver another speech. The item frames political friction and ongoing imperial messaging amid illness. The report underscores the era's emphasis on public pronouncements.
Charles C White manager of Whites Grand Opera House in Detroit died early this morning of peritonitis after three days illness. Major E B Eno Jr a noted provision broker and Exchange member died January 3 at his residence 73 Morgan Street Mall City
At the Colored Catholic Convention in Washington Father Healy and Father McDermott of Pittsburg read on missionary work in Africa. The congress anticipates many additions to the church from Black Americans and urges priestly training for the future. The committee presented an address noting 20 Black Catholic churches, 65 schools and reformatories, and 5,000 students in schools with 300 in asylums. Over 100 Black women are consecrated sponsors of Christ. The report also urges joining church sanctioned benevolent societies and aiding trades training for Black youths. The President is to receive the congress tomorrow afternoon.
Trustees at Carlisle Pa elect Rev George E Reed D D of New Haven Conn as president of Dickinson College. Reed 42, Wesleyan University graduate, formerly pastor at Hanson Place Brooklyn, noted for oratory and ability to influence young men.
Minneapolis mills operate at about one third of full capacity due to low water and weak market demand. No new curtailment agreement has been ratified since the Milwaukee Convention actions, though a majority of millers favor continuing the plan. Reports indicate spring wheat mills across the Northwest are generally under half capacity.
Prominent Brooklyn grocer David L. Joslin paid 50 dollars after sweeping the walk before his store last night, violating a city ordinance that bars sweeping refuse into a gutter. He spent the night in jail and faced a Police Court appearance this morning. He sued two policemen for false imprisonment and appealed, arguing the enforcement burden on shopkeepers.
Severe quakes rocked San Juan del Sur Nicaragua with shocks from Poas volcano. In Alalajala eight people died and many were hurt as churches and key buildings were damaged. Inhabitants took to squares and parks. aftershocks subsided and civic feasts began.
In Washington the two large weather maps in the House lobby drew comment as yesterday brought no rain or snow nationwide. If today follows the forecast Northfield Vermont may be the only snow area while the Gulf coast of Texas could see the only rainfall in the next 24 hours.
Miss Catherine Seivers of East Brooklyn danced at Turner Hall Meserole street last night. Resting in the ladies room about 3 oclock she suddenly dislocated her jaw and could not close it. An ambulance removed her to St Catharine’s Hospital where doctors attended to the condition.
In New York on January 3, Lillian Russell declares Philadelphia lawyers cannot stop her from singing at the Casino Theater despite Aronson the manager's attempts. She vows there are not enough injunctions in New York to keep her from performing. She questions those criminal lawyers in the city and asserts she will perform as planned.
The New York World reports Samuel Crump a Montclair N J manufacturer removed half the mustache of his sleeping engineer. The engineer sues Crump for damages arguing the act attacks personal liberty and dignity. The case may reveal motives behind the unusual punishment.
New York dispatch reports Johnnie Quicker, a 15 year old, got drunk on New Year's Day. His mother spanked him, then he started a fire in the mattress last evening. Mia Quicker woke, doused the flames, locked him in a closet, and had him arrested for arson.
William M. Galt a wholesale flour merchant in Washington died today at age 85. The obituary notes his long career in the flour trade and his prominence in local business circles.
Dakota is agitated by two probate issues in Division and Addition with no security details provided. The note implies unresolved matters affecting the case and requests guidance or action from officials.
A London Spectator piece explores the Carnot Evil Eye superstition in France and how fixed glances fuel fear, linking eye power to misfortune and moral influence. It notes rare but vivid eye types, post hoc thinking, and how fear seeds belief across societies.
In Boston on January 4 Miss Gertrude Barrett daughter of Lawrence Barrett wed Joseph Anderson brother of Miss Mary Anderson at the Cathedral. Archbishop Williams officiated before a society crowd as floral decor filled the pews and the couple exchanged vows in white satin attire and lilies.
New York case holds National Line cargo landing at Inman Lime docks was lawful after a fire. Arnold Constable & Co claimed mislanding and sued for 12000 dollars but suit was rejected. Supreme Court decision upholds transfer at the Inman pier as permissible cargo handling.
Special Telegram Jersey City January 3 Mrs Peters tells Police Justice how her quasi husband Charles West maltreated her after desertion. West managed her milk route and killed six canary birds three cats then beat her and children and threatened to kill her eldest daughter. He was locked up this morning.
Senator Stanford from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce presented a petition to Congress urging a permanent relief station in the Arctic Ocean. It notes the growing whaling fleet at San Francisco and the risk to hundreds of lives and millions of dollars of property, proposing a station with provisions fuel medical supplies clothing and life-saving apparatus as a boon to Arctic whalemen.
New York on January reports say comedian John A. Mackaye vanished after a rehearsal dispute with his manager. He left the theater offended when the manager lost temper. authorities say he is neither ill nor insane and expects to appear publicly soon.
The Chicago Tribune notes a higher total of executions in 1858 after a smaller prior year. The 7? tally covers 27 states and territories, with 46 total listed across the nation, including 7 whites, 29 blacks, and 1 Chinese. All but one executed were male.
The Toronto Empire notes the nine year gap since the last US census and the slow publication of two volumes. It contrasts with calls to shorten the census amid delays. A Philadelphia Times grain weighs in on labor peace, saying a year without strikes would benefit both workers and employers and boost prosperity.
A new device attaches one battery terminal to a telephone receiver and uses a brush as a second contact. As the brushes are drawn along rock faces, audible signals indicate metallic content if metals conduct the current. Detached rock pieces act as a conducting plate feeding the same test through the phone.
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