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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1891
Page
14
The annual meeting and officer election of the Builders' Exchange is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. The secretary reports prosperity with 253 members and a year’s receipts of 3801.14 against 2425.97 disbursements, and committees will discuss safety, by laws, and a new building plan.
State Factory Inspector Martin releases his first annual report with 2067 inspections, 181297 males and 1640 females employed, 30437 children aged 13 to 16 found in factories, 82 orders issued, 0 for fire escapes, 110 for elevator stand protections, 10 sanitary upgrades, 39 machine protections. Accidents not recently reported. many letters from Philadelphia fear losing a job. Martin calls for smaller districts and a bill next legislature to tighten child and women employment rules.
Officials of the Eliza and Carrie Furnace Companies stated they will not suspend operations. They cited sustained demand and high ore prices, noting output has been sold for months and the furnaces will continue operating.
Tile layers area workers presented demands for four dollars a day and a half holiday on Saturdays and achieved partial success as the Pittsburg Mantel Works, a major national employer, granted the demands yesterday.
In a record turnout of over 50 coal operators at the Advance Coal Company, discussion centered on Monona miners demands and the strike affecting about 2300 workers. Resolutions opposed the 14 cent advance, suspending operations indefinitely, while noting mixed views on trade conditions and railway coal pricing. A miners’ delegate meeting is planned for Lucrville to decide on further action after a recent victory at McKeesport for Stone’s cheming.
Twenty more Hungarians charged in the Brad dock Edgar Thomson Steel Works riot were committed to jail by Justice Lew F. Holtgman of Braddock in default of 1000 bail each. Names include Kuscherabik Sabol Yaniges Rusvock Polaski Kasatie Stasko Gall Bouchso Todt Tozack Pelanchek Marks Swartz Kiso Kiso Berizian Wegsoe Beck. A hearing is set for Brad dock next Wednesday at 7 o clock.
The Wormser Glass Works proprietors Isaac and Joseph Wormser face trial in Criminal Court on Monday over alleged child labor violations. The case was brought by the State Factory Inspector.
E A Chandon longtime auditor for the National Tube Works Company at McKeesport has been moved to the New York office to serve as private secretary to General Manager E C Converse.
President Smith and Secretary Dillon of the American Flint Glass Workers Union met eastern manufacturers in Corning New York yesterday to discuss labor and production matters.
The slack and steam system at the Vesuvius Iron Works in Sharpsburg is a success. The puddling department restarted yesterday after a six weeks' shutdown.
No strike changes reported at Braddock wire works yesterday. Marshall Construction Company will stop using gas after tomorrow. Sixteen representatives from Western glass firms gather at the Monongahela House this week for their annual convention.
Dr Koch and other scientists are praised for discoveries, yet cures for diseases in humans lag behind successes in animals. The piece notes Koch’s tuberculosis remedy and a tetanus remedy work in mice but not yet in people, hoping mice and guinea pigs appreciate science’s help despite potential pest depredations.
Wreck near Massillon delayed The Chicago Limited and several Ft. Wayne road trains five hours. The Oyster Express from the East on the Pennsylvania road also ran five hours late. Westbound B&O at West Newton and Osceola blocked by landslides. traffic rerouted around obstructions. Track expected to reopen today.
The New York Sun notes carriage fashion as victorias are kept in stables after November. Riders in open carriages appear cold and unseasonable, while closed carriages are preferred for church due to strict dress standards and perceived displays of piety.
The Pennsylvania Railroad no longer sells monthly commutation school tickets to anyone over 18 or to students in private schools. The new order has sparked considerable dissatisfaction among parents.
The Twin Cities public anticipates the Verestchagin art collection stored in Allegheny with canvases 20 inches carved from wood and valued around 1000 dollars each. The largest piece titled The Future Emperor of India. a Prince of Wales procession in Jeypore is described. The plan includes hanging the works in the art gallery, using lecture rooms, and adding lighting and space with partitions and a bazaar entrance.
A huge shipment of art gems valued in the thousands moves by three cars from the Lake Erie depot to Pittsburg under strict supervision by two Russian curators. The exhibit includes Kashmirian carpets, glazed tiles from Jerusalem, Tibetan and Turkoman works, and curios from India and Central Asia. Funds for the collection were raised by local patrons including H. Frick and J. Beatty, with no works for sale. The Verestebagio collection has toured Europe and America and will be bought by the American Art Association in New York, marking its final U.S. showing in Pittsburg.
A large art exhibit requires 12 to 20 men to haul enormous frames upstairs. A 2,000 pound roll of canvases and a 20x30 Verestchagin piece illustrate the challenge. Frames, 25 in number, come in four sections, raised with block and tackle as crews secure them to walls awaiting a ten day opening.
Extracts from Brookhaven records in Suffolk County show 1674 orders curbing drunkenness and late curfews for youths. Prohibitions impose fines of five and ten shillings and summon parents for youths out past curfew, with court costs and punishments to be set by the court.
Cinci the young elephant in Robin son's show wandered to a stove in the winter quarters to seek warmth. He climbed onto a small platform, rolled onto his back, and then rose to eat hay. He repeated the sequence through the night and was led off at daylight.
The orange crop of the San Gabriel Valley, California, is the largest in state history, totaling over a thousand carloads. Most fruit will be shipped to Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, reflecting a statewide harvest described as enormous and prices expected to be low.
Telegrams from along the Ohio and Allegheny routes show anxious residents seeking news as the rivers climbed toward danger then began to fall. The Scotia faced fog and ice damage while rail lines and mills along the banks suffered. wrecks and fatalities from the Annie Roberts were noted with bodies recovered except one.
The Congo has left the Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Line and will run between Cincinnati and Memphis. The W Batchelor will sail from Pittsburg each Saturday. It has previously left Cincinnati on Sundays, causing light trade, and has been laid up over the holidays but starts a trip today. The Keystone State delays until Tuesday due to fog. The Scotia departed last evening with a substantial cargo.
Property holders of the Eighteenth ward will ask Councils at the next meeting to appropriate funds for repaving Stanton avenue from Butler to Woodbine streets. They note the street is heavily traveled and the only northward link from Allegheny Cemetery to Seventeenth and Eighteenth wards, and claim repaving would unlock rural land for city lots benefiting thousands.
The Baltimore and Ohio announces earlier departures on the Eastern express with adjusted arrival times to Washington and New York to ease congestion from Cumberland. The Cumberland to Pittsburgh service will adopt New York limited timing and drop one train. The mid winter excursion from Baltimore to Washington begins January 22 with a first train leaving at 8 AM.
In a short session Judge Stowe offered light humor while advising several couples on domestic matters. Cases included Mrs Maxwell warned to curb damaging informations, Samuel to support children or stay away from the hotel, and Quinn urged to allow his wife's maternal actions. John Popp was discharged after contesting an anarchist charge. Elizabeth and Edward Ford report a baby age three to four weeks. Edward to pay $300 security or face further action. Samuel Bishop faced desertion claims. a Fayette county suit claimed lack of jurisdiction as Mrs Bishop is a non resident.
Maggie Kelly a maid for Hugh A Reed of Bluff Street left Johnny Bell with his parents visiting the Reed home on Main Street West End. After a grocery stop she could not locate the child and asked police help. Reed couple later found Johnny healthy and returned him to their house. Maggie learned of the safe outcome and resumed her duties.
The County Democratic Committee met in Common Council chamber and installed W. J. Brennen as chairman succeeding Watson. A resolution praised Watson’s two years of work and another urged the State Committee to grant Allegheny county an additional delegate. The June 6 county primaries date was set with a forthcoming convention and State Committee members elected.
A large meeting in Coraopolis condemned Bellevue and Glenfield Natural Gas Co for price hikes and supply woes. Attendees urged forming a citizen company to buy local gas wells to stop waste and ease heating costs for residents.
A gospel temperance rally at the Standard Theater on New Grant street begins at 7 45 this evening with Mm Captain Barbour presiding and James M Dunn conducting. Prof J H Eichars leads the singing as meetings this week have drawn good attendance and touched many hearts during the stay.
New county officials assume office as Commissioners Mercer Weir Boyle and others replace former appointees. Sheriff office changes include McCleary moving in and Graham retiring as Recorder. Jail Physician Chessrown re elected with pay deemed insufficient, triggering calls for legislative raise.
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