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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1891
Page
2
The Allegheny court ruling triggers rapid ward division plans and a race for department heads. Mayor Wyman supports a modest pay scale while officials debate extra police magistrates and district stations. Candidates include Henry Husnesha-Erb, Aldermen McNulty Foley, and George Seaman amid legal challenges to eligibility.
Hunker and Health Officer Kley head the pool board race while Edwand Armstrong leads the water works department bid. Other aspirants include City Engineer Ehlers and ex Councilman Samuel Watson. Select Councilmen retain seats. list covers wards one through twelve with names. Seventh ward vacancy due to Charles Muet bronner. a special election will be ordered. Anton Roethlein and brewer Mr Hippelcy contend for the vacancy.
J A Watterson, a young man, was stopped by Detective Nick Hendel after weeks of loitering around billiard rooms on Diamond street. Checks issued to customers were redeemed rapidly, and after being charged Watterson claimed he bought them. Magistrate Gripp will hear the case this morning.
The Board of Assessors works on duplicate books showing the city tax base for 1591. Due to heavy building, valuation will rise. Reports to Councils are delayed to February, as meetings are rescheduled, with final canvassing and appeals set for mid month. An interim estimate may be provided to comply with law and aid appropriations.
The Humane Society yesterday appointed J. H. Lawrence Sharpsburg J. W. Wagner Fairview Butler County and James D. Bane Leechburg Armstrong County as agents for their towns. President Eaton plans visits to Meadville Mercer and Greenville to appoint more agents. Mrs Hemnan Graham was elected a member. The society has a healthy 12 month old baby boy available for adoption and 50 badges were ordered for the country agents. Contributions during the week totaled M dollars.
The leading hotels in Pittsburg were crowded as three conventions came to town. Duquesne and Monongahela House turned guests away by noon and evening, while the Anderson also reported full capacity. A clerk named Bonneville warned a new arrival of 15 people ahead, illustrating the strain on travelers after long journeys.
Rev R S Laws was installed as pastor of Green Street Baptist Church Allegheny after Rev J C Taylor of Tabernacle Church presided. Rev J W Riddle of Union Baptist Southside delivered the sermon from Corinthians. Rev Dr Staunton of Shady Avenue Baptist preached the charge, with Prof Taylor addressing the congregation.
In Alder man Buccop s office last night a case labeled as a hair pulling match featured John Wallace and wife as plaintiffs against John Michael Wallace Annie Scofield as defendants for assault and battery. Mrs Wallace testified the pair entered her home and abused her husband, producing a handful of hair as evidence. Alderman Soccop deemed the evidence sufficient to bind Annie and John Scofield over to court in $500 bail each.
A string of visitors new and well known pass through the Monongahela and Seventh Avenue hotels and other offices. John H. Drake of New York notes improved railroad business as money markets ease. C. L. Pullman and James Hopkins travel via the limited and through the city. General A W Jones and W H Delano are noted in town, with other travelers from Wheeling Butler Cambridge and Cincinnati.
D. T. Lewis appeared before Alderman Bell in the Eighth ward yesterday and sued Mamie Palmer for perjury. Mamie Palmer was arrested and, in default of bail, committed for a hearing. D. J. Menke of Washington, Pa., seeks a city office to establish a permanent base in general brokerage and second hand of well supplies.
Pittsburg visitors rode a special train to the Wildwood fields for a tour of the Cress gusher and Gibson Giles No 2 well. Muddy roads, overshoes, and a muddy return trip marked the event as guests admired oil activity, heard speeches, and enjoyed a festive but soggy outing.
Mayor Gourley delivered the welcome at the International Conference of Press Clubs opening in the Common Council Chamber. T. J. Keenan Jr. chaired the session and outlined the convention’s aims. Gourley extolled free pulpits, schools, and press as engines of reform and progress, citing historical landmarks in free expression and the press’s role in broadening knowledge.
Local women escort distinguished lady delegates from the Press Club convention to City Hall for the first session and to a Boston Mendelssohn concert at Dilworth Hall. A noon lunch at the Schlosser followed by tours of college departments, a firey gas wells visit, and an evening theater party at Kendals with Verestchagin and J Whitcomb Riley to entertain the visiting women.
Charles Harrison of Toledo recalls his Pittsburg days and argues in City Clerk Booth's office that only three U S cities stand out Quebec Pittsburg and New Orleans He says you cannot view Pittsburg in a day and must spend more time to grasp the city and its work
The Fourteenth ward station on Forbes near Boquet street nears completion with roof work begun yesterday. The ranch stone front and planned facilities including gymnasium sleeping quarters hearings office sergeant rooms eight-cell jail and patrol stable promise a fine building ready for occupancy by April 1. The Second avenue lockup is deemed unsafe due to ore piling and the wagon stable is grossly unfit for occupancy.
Viynal Distifano, a councilman burned in the McGawarr fire in the Thirty second ward, was moved to Southside Hospital and showed marked improvement. The blaze, said to stem from a dispute among Italians over a card game, began after Distifano escaped through a rear door, leaving him injured.
At about midnight a disorderly house on Old avenue was raided. Proprietor Charles Ransom and four men and three women were arrested. Other items note lawsuits, larceny charges, embezzlement claims, and a police arrest in separate incidents.
Mrs. Jacop Dory of Federal street extension told Allegheny authorities her husband has deserted her. The fragmented copy notes crime and a Cyclorama picture is largely ruined, with garbled lines about a woman and a shepherd.
The Wood's Run crowd held a satirical cremation of Senator Cameron over his vote against the Elections Bill. A straw effigy was burned on a gas-pipe bier near the penitentiary, with Hartman's Hotel and local bands providing a ceremonial sendoff.
Ex State Senator W Lee of Franklin told Duquesne crowds Cameron has always been a Democrat and praised Butler’s friendship with his father. Lee blamed busy voters for political apathy and warned of a coming shakeup as brainy men feel shelved in the state.
The Boston Mendelssohn Quintet Club in its forty first season performed at Old City Hall last evening. Isidor Schnitzler violin concert master led a program featuring Mozart Haydn Beethoven John Demmersemann and others with members Samuel Jennison Ryan Blenneberg Jennison and Marie Barnard in solo roles under Prof. Gittings management.
Josiah J. Heath appeared before Alderman Kerr on a felonious assault charge after a Wednesday night card game where he is alleged to have struck Oliver O. Herbert with a cane and then knocked him from his chair with a bar of iron. Both men reside on the Morningside road.
Peter McCabe was committed to jail in default of $500 yesterday by Alderman Chalfant in the Sixteenth ward for trial on an assault and battery charge. Annie McCabe, the defendant’s wife, alleged he assaulted her by kicking and hair pulling last Saturday.
James Hresalen, inebriated, caused a disturbance at Carr’s restaurant under the Academy of Music. He hurled a table castor at a waiter, breaking a plate glass mirror. Officer Tobin arrested Breslen. a struggle with Breslen and Miles followed before subduing both. Carr Brothers plan suit.
The Allegheny General Hospital yesterday elected F. R. Braunet EB. B. Mowry John W. Chalfant Josiah Cohen L Peterson Jr B F Woodburn James L. Graham William G Park James McCutcheon John Porterfield and D K E Park to its board. The new members fill vacancies from resignations of John A. Caughey and James G. Stevenson. The annual report shows 1305 patients treated last year an increase over prior years. The hospital added a frame annex and purchased the Thaw property adjacent to the site at a cost of 45000 with 25000 financed by loans. The board seeks increased city and state appropriations to meet crowded conditions and expansion needs.
The first stake was driven and earth turned on the Lake Front opposite Harrison street in Curcaco to lay the foundation of a temporary building for the construction chief and assistants during the fair. Some neighboring property owners threaten injunctions to halt the work.
The Allegheny County Central Prohibition Club met at 5M Smithfield last night and elected officers. L. Mooney was named President with G. Watson and Mrs L. B. Jack as vice presidents. E. J. Alter became Secretary, with Mrs. Baker and J. W. Peever as assistant secretaries. Mrs. M. L. Swoger is Treasurer. D. Swoger, W. Zeigler and Mrs J. K. Vankirk were chosen as representatives to the State Conference.
Detective Demmell arrested Charles Zeigler a glass decorator at Jeannette and brought him to the city to answer a desertion charge filed by his wife before Magistrate McKenna.
Gustav Lange identified as Jacob Kronfeld a former Bank of Commerce Vienna appraiser. He vanished last May leaving 45 000 florins in bills of exchange debt. He said he fled to protect his daughter from his son-in-law’s forgeries and to stop further losses.
A Pittsburgh Traction Co. official reports rapid recovery after six bottles of Dan ner's Essence of Health. He suffered head and eye pain, insomnia, fatigue, and nervous distress before improvement and renewed appetite after treatment. Also notes Chamberlains Cough Remedy's proven value and a price drop on 46-inch French cashmere at Thornton Bros. in Allegheny.
Creditors in the Westinghouse group accept preferred stock in payment for claims as confidence returns. The Standard Under ground Cable Company annual meeting elected George Westinghouse Jr as president with directors named. The year 1910 shows net earnings around £201,913.78 and dividends totaling $30,000,000 with a surplus of $310,708 at year end.
Ernest Levis a 14-year-old apprentice at Ernest Baun bakery on Carson street was sent to the insane department of the city Poor Farm by the Department of Charities. He left Germany a little over a year ago and showed signs of insanity about ten days ago, with homesickness believed to be the cause. The case notes no known American relatives.
An assortment of promotions and local notices including a candy tale tease for Cinderella sakes, Chamberlain s Cough Remedy praised by merchants, a Wells Oregon supplier report, a Cincinnati excursion offer from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, a cabinet photo giveaway at Hendricks & Co., and a cashmere fabric sale from Thornton Bros. at 128 Federal St.
A retail notice promotes stock cutbacks with three special bargains priced at 25 35 and 0 cents. An endorsement from G J Bennett of Ormond Pa touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a public factor, noting its value and growing local acceptance.
A special display this week features Spring 1891 items from Hueys and Hacker. Highlights include Printed Crepe de Chine, Printed India Silks, Wash Silks, Cheviot and Scotch Tweed Suitings, Paris Robes, White Goods, Black Lace, and Drapery Nets from top foreign and domestic manufacturers. Prices range from $1 to as high as $250 a yard or pattern, with emphasis on new colors and exclusive designs at Cor Fifth Ave and Market St.
Pittsburg City Attorney Moreland filed 71 equity bills to determine if property owners may claim sidewalk stoops and extensions that intrude on public ways. Defendants include the Pittsburg Opera House Company and several banks and firms, with actions seeking removal or compliance.
Sergeant Fitzsimmons of the Twenty eighth police station faces probable death after a string of injuries. He was once a Justice of the Peace before annexation and served about four years in the force. His home is on Nineteenth Street and many friends have visited his bedside. his wife is Rey Doce.
A local listing shows lengths of 23, 25, and 27 to 30 inches with prices ranging from 125 to 710 dollars. Items labeled 23 inch at 125, 25 inch at 150, 25 inch at 175, 25 inch at 185, 27 inch at 13s, and 30 inch at 710 dollars.
Two special lines of Sealskin Sacques offered at discounts of 25 to 30 dollars versus the ultra high shoulder styles. High shoulder and finer grades priced from 185 to 250 dollars, with claims of unprecedented low pricing for the season. Customers urged to visit the department store’s Far Department soon to see the selection.
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