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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1890
Page
5
All communications for this department must be walled to reach Tae Disratch no later than Saturday morning. Reasonable space will be provided to all organizations classified under the thin heading.
Past Grand Commander E F Seaman leads Locust street housing plans in Allegheny City while Bellevue Legion members take roles in local courts. First Regiment delegates parade with Post 164 G A B and join Tarentem Legion visits featuring meals, songs, and speeches. Colonel Lewis and staff tour Tarentem with a large delegation and receive warm thanks from locals and H. M. Forrester for courtesies on the trip home.
Members of Lady Gladstone Lodge and Mt. Merish Lodge prepare for meetings to nominate officers. Funeral attendance planned for Reynold Payne. Jaquesne Lodge No. 101 O F G formed with 27 charter members. Fraternal Guardians group grows, with 5000 members and lodges in Allegheny and East End.
Dr J B Vincent of Wilkinsburg attends Tennessee Medical Convention. Knox Clarion county juror drawn for Williamsport June jury. Knights of the Golden Eagles East chapter active. Moody in Allegheny City plans to attend as delegate. Edward Jones of Bloomfield Lodge 134 laid to rest. Pride of the West hosts box social and entertainment. WP Bennett ill in Cleveland seeking recovery. Osmond leaves Heptasopis and Golden Chain to take a new post in the West in June.
Frank and Lee elected as commandery officers at Iron Crational Bank event. Duquesne craft lodge visits by Pittsburg delegates. several members initiated, addresses given by Pearson and Holstey figures. Lodge consolidation and degree work noted with multiple attendees and speakers.
The May increase is noted as very satisfactory. The Supreme Archon is actively working on the nlow conclaven. J. K. Moorhead Conclave will hold an open meeting on Monday evening. Past Supreme Archon W. Motzel aided recruitment. Conclave No 2 to 60 members. Zeta had ten initiations and 34 new Hons at one meeting. It aims to surpass Pitt-bire Conclave No 8% in membership this year.
The text lists Commander John E. Thompson and Treasurer J. V. Steer in a meeting note for Stronghold Castle. Thompson will address the group at the next meet, while Steer from 301 is noted for having lost several items or sums mentioned in the fragment.
An injury occurred at a Weer Virginia sawmill involving contact with a buzz saw last week. The article notes a royal style dispensation granting degrees to several figures and mentions Richard Lone, Thomas McClelland, and John Milligan in chair roles within a local fleet bureau.
A morning rough with sunstrokes in Chicago on Decoration Day, fifteen horses burned in a San Francisco fire, a sidewalk accident in Ashland Wisconsin, and two men killed plus three hurt at Monico Junction by a broken hand car wheel. Politically, Portugal weighs a 6 percent tax rise and Argentina eyeing gas payments. Western droughts end with rain, Swiss law narrows criminal tradition to offenses not political. Postmaster Clark heads west on the Chicago Limited, Chicago wealthist Frank Euba dies, two Attica brothers found dead on a rail spur, Katherine Waugh weds Frank McCulloch in Rockford. Cameron Texas citizens banish Black residents. Theodore Veidenmuller murdered after a dance dispute. Indianapolis YMC A leader Theodore Schaffer resigns over Sunday car use.
The river returns to normal levels with estimates near seven to nine feet as boat traffic resumes. The North Wheeling bridge wreck has disrupted boating but caused little loss to mariners. The D. H. K. Wood company deploys wrecking crews and divers from Wheeling to remove the debris.
Boats arrive and depart with cargoes and crews as river traffic continues. The Lizzie Bay, Lizzie Hill, and John F Walton sail or arrive from Louteville Parkersburg and Cincinnati while the Mountain Girl goes toward Puerto Cortez with the City of Dallas. A disaster details the loss of the Girl’s crew members John Demore and George Bohn, with salvage attempts across the Gulf. Cap Tall Watts Shedd organises a Cincinnati band named the Hig 4 to play at Coney Island. Joseph Walton reports improved business, coal demand, and river conditions easing. one bar from Wheeling is trapped on a sandbar but salvage possible at coal value.
The piece notes the Great Dane rising in popularity in America and highlights Edward H. Morris’s Outing article on the German mastiff. It recounts a survivor’s tale of torture during the Indian Mutiny, where a bosomhound named Roy helps free a woman crucified with bayonets, enabling both to endure and narrate the rescue.
The Gunnison Utah reservoir failed May 28 sending about 20 feet of water down the valley. No lives were lost though potential legal action is expected over alleged unlawful dam use.
A Wilkins estate sale at 176 Fourth avenue to George Schmidt for 25000 signals market activity in Homewood and the Fourth Ward. The Fort Pitt Glass Works and related properties head north to Jeannette as Aspinwall land plans tout free excursions. sales volume for May nears 7500 dollars.
A weak session dominated by Electric which fell activity as 200 shares changed hands with first sale at 89 and last at 14, closing bid. Pittsburg and Western issues strengthened while most others showed limited movement. Major NY totals included large trades in Westinghouse Electric and Pittsburgh names.
A busy banking scene shows money plentiful and rates steady at 6.7 percent. Deposits exceed withdrawals, currency stable, small notes limited, and the Clearing House favorable. Month clearances exceed last year by about 11.5 million dollars, with weekly exchanges above two million. New York bank weekly statement notes reserve gain, loans decline, and circulation rise, while banks hold $4.19 million above the 3 percent reserve rule.
The Ot Sete contains corrected daily data on average charters shipments and runs with notes from London and Antwerp. Ian McGrew is quoted discussing prices and market activity across Bremen and New York, London, and New York market references.
In Chartiers district a gas rich well on the Forest Grove school lot stirs dispute as Mr. Young opposes placing a boiler on his property. Drilling continues with safety challenges, while adjacent Arbuckle No. 5 and Heiser farm wells report strong production.
The Warerell well finally flowed today at 4 PM blasting oil above the derrick after initial doubt. A contract for 20 rigs was let with drilling required within 20 days or forfeiture. J B Duffy leased town lots with large bonuses. The southwest extension is assured and the field may become the county's largest.
Fragmentary OCR notes show stock exchange data with errors. Mentions Openly highest lowest and closing values with unclear figures. Indicates total sales 144000 barrels. No clear date or company names available.
Building permits last week totaled 45 representing houses with an estimated $106 474 in improvements, versus 66 permits and $10 100 the prior week. Month to date 240 permits cover nearly 300 buildings, down from last year’s 381 for the same period though April this year edged ahead of 1889. Many entries describe frame two story dwellings and related structures across wards including Twenty first Park avenue Thirty third and more with costs ranging up to $6 500 for a brick four story store on Wood street.
A garbled OCR record lists multiple railroad names and routes across the U.S. including Central Pacific, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Norfolk and Western, Missouri Pacific, Philadelphia and Reading, and Wheeling and Lake Erie. It also references places and entities like New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Chicago, and Milwaukee in a scattered catalog of lines and connections.
Special to John M Oakley and Co New York May 51 The market opened with an undertone but better prices from London and limited business. Easy money and bank accommodation support the market as the May bank statement shows reserve gains near a million and a half. Railroads report continued earnings with a notable rise at Altohison. Trust stocks remain a market menace. Chicago Gas is the weakest amid legal entanglements. Sugar Trust holds but may rise with Keene’s assurances. Caution advised but favorable price prospects for select stocks.
Stock Yards report receipts for cattle hogs and steers with mixed demand. Cattle receipts 1200 head and 22 carloads shipped to New York. hog receipts 1350 head with 2200 head shipments and steady market. steer receipts 1050 head with 1000 head shipments and fair steady prices. Market unchanged overall.
Chattanooga Times reports tramp telegrapher Bogardus famed for railroad passes travels to Memphis to seek actual work at the keyboard. He previously harassed General Manager Williams for a pass, then simply asked for a time card to avoid normal duties, prompting a reluctant grant of a pass after persistence.
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