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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1890
Page
4
The notice lists delivery and subscription rates for the Daily Distrator in Pittsburg. It shows various terms including one month and one-year options, Sunday editions, and a weekly option, with price figures interspersed.
The Dispatch offers summer mail forwarding at 90 cents per month or 50 cents for three months with Sunday edition included. Daily edition costs 50 cents per month or 1.50 for three months. The Business Office moves to Corser of Smithfield and Diamond Streets. changes must name old and new addresses.
The article notes the census will show sharp population increases in cities including Allegheny county and Pittsburgh while newer cities like Kansas City Minneapolis and St Paul grow. It predicts surprising county figures and strong trade and manufacturing gains amid shifting municipal boundaries.
The Navajo, long praised for peace and industry in cattle raising, face renewed pressure as prospectors claim riches in the reservation. The hunt for the Lost Adams Mine fuels demand for Navajo land and unsettles the trust policy. Washington backing compounds fears of eroding promised land guarantees.
Rev David Utter proposes a universal tabernacle at the Chicago World’s Fair inviting all denominations to hold services. He would include Brahmin and Confucian teachers with services in each speaker’s own language. The plan’s breadth risks spectral displays like Juggernaut ceremonies or human sacrifices, and clashes with the fair’s purpose as an industrial show rather than religious spectacle.
An Eastern periodical debates manners on cable and elevated trains focusing on forbidding spitting on car floors. The reform seeks to abolish the habit as a advance beyond past standards. The discussion endorses cleaner public behavior and better railcar conduct.
The piece argues for a marked salival reform in New York and Philadelphia. It questions public tolerance of spitting and calls attention to broader manners issues in crowded public conveyances including seating, crowding, and profanity.
A quarrel between Oxwego New York postmaster editor and the Grand Council of United Commercial Travelers over a published attack on the drummers’ profession. The piece argues against sweeping judgments and notes no postal rule is violated by expressing opinion. It urges removing the editorial post rather than punishments to the trade.
The piece argues that Christian principles may fail in Uganda as Speke noted royal pretenders face death threats. Missionaries spurred Mwanga to power, Karema's rule sparked civil war, killing brothers except Mwanga. The text likens this to why economic trusts are relentlessly criticized.
The alleged proprietress of a speakeasy escaped custody by the window route, an embarrassment to jail authorities. The public may accept the lapse as closing the liquor saloon as effectively as any other action.
The Atlanta Constitution scolds Senator Ingalls for copying Massillon's funeral oration and for endorsing a view that there is no moral obligation without the promise of a future life. It argues this shallow ethics taints his case beyond mere plagiarism.
The New York doodle alderman Keenan returns late to face the Broadway theft charges as Colonel Fellows is elected District Attorney of New York, signaling slow progress in the case and a pivotal political moment for the city.
The Brooklyn Citizen quips that the McKinley bill reduced crime in Kings County with only 22 convictions in the month after its passage. It notes editorial rooms in Democratic organs dispute attributing the credit to tariff measures.
The rubber pool has increased prices by 25 percent and expects no new organization before the Fourth of July based on prior arrangements.
The New York Telegram argues the McKinley tariff adds two cents to ordinary cigars and about four cents to better grades, questioning whether luxury taxation is a superior revenue principle. It frames the burden as placed on indulgences of the people.
Public interest rose as Union Veteran Legion services at the Cathedral drew many attendees and Covenanter services at Mechanical Hall, a sequel to the Scotch-Irish convention attracted still larger crowds. Undergraduates who sparked fights with circus workers may not be as handsome but gain notoriety for disruption. Senators react to Sherman tariff plan with ten hour proposals met by critique. others join Bellamy’s four hour day concept, affecting government pay.
Pertinent personals list figures from high society and politics. William Waldorf Astor is a renowned mandolin player. Dr Gatling, eight years old, lives in Hartford. Edw in Booth labeled lazy by some friends. Harvard dinner to be presided by Hon. William Endicott. Various rents, charity, and letters cited, with international figures and rumors of travels and titles.
The New York Evening Sun reports on the Scotch Irish Convention inviting President Harrison to Pittsburgh on May 31. Harrison declines meetings and a special train, citing fatigue after Cleveland, while Scotch Irish leaders press for attendance and Senator Quay warns of Delamater’s political fate.
Rumors swirl as Senator Quay plans to attend the Republican State Convention in Harrisburg. Bennett of Dauphin counts on Wallace delegates, ex-Postmaster Henry in Philadelphia backs Pattison, Hastings HQ runs large litera ture corps, and delegates from Monroeville Stone and Hastings proceed with limited regularity amid rising farmer interest in Mr Stone. Democratic delegates push to move the State Convention date from July 2 to July 9 or risk Scranton.
The London Contract Company and British bidders expanded American brewery holdings in May with $20,000,000 spent on multiple brewers including Wieland Meee Witows Joskinn Peas and others across California Illinois and Minnesota. The total British investment reached $83,190,000 across 77 U S breweries under British control.
A theater of reviews and notices covers Stockton and Brene, Los Cerritos and other new works, with praise for lucid prose. It previews varied titles from The Begum's Daughter to A Strike of Millionaires Against Miners, noting authors like Stockton, Bellamy, and Scribner's circle, plus a mix of poetry and history.
Timely notes mock current events from a newspaper page. The column jokes about census work and political climate while mentioning Toronto carnival plans and the new law affecting Boston boarding houses and free lunches.
Henry Clews says the past week showed irregular trading with large operator realizings distributing stocks to a broad buyer class, bears attacking and no solid support. He notes unsettled quotations, stop orders forced to sale, and multiple adverse factors. For next week he urges selling on rallies and buying only on sharp breaks, not a long term hold.
Notice lists multiple inquiries for sewer and two bridge construction by George W. Eaby Lancaster city clerk. Brrapfort McKean plans street paving with vitrified brick. James A Lindsey Franklin Venango bids on Liberty and Eighth streets paving. George Maloney Street Committee to receive lumber bids for Erie city use through year ending March 31 1889. George Platt City Engineer.
Memorial services were held across Johnstown churches for the flood disaster with Knights of Pythias and YMCA members remembered. Observances aim to combine memorials with Decoration Day activities due to the close dates and lingering flood impact. Scales Chords and Broken Chords music volume announced from New York publisher Duane Street for piano instruction and chord practice.
The report lists several deaths including Mrs Anna M Hoembild who died yesterday at Carson Street residence of her son August Roembild aged over 72. Also noted are Hon John Thompson of Poughkeepsie who died of heart disease at 51 and Francis A Hoheorn once civil engineer inventor of the railroad turntable plus bankers Herr Delbrach and others in terse notices.
A Washington district commissioner named Robert launches a morality crackdown on illicit night life. He shuts down popular dens, tightens licenses, and patrols bars, forcing closures by midnight and reducing Sunday alcohol sales. Critics warn hard cases remain. private clubs and high‑end gamblers still operate under quiet arrangements.
A reflective verse in which the speaker contrasts self with others and laments identity. The speaker, calling himself I and admitting the limits of perspective, muses on self awareness, humility, and the refrain I am not you. The piece playfully questions vanity and empathy through a persona named Nicholas for Juma.
Yesterday's issue of The Dispatch features two pages of cablegrams and telegraphic news plus local happenings social and scientific events and literary articles. It reports on London strike activity German African claims and Emperor William's illness along with lectures by Mackenzie Bryce and Stanley and other items from politics religion and society.
From the Louisville Commercial comes word that actress Mary Anderson known as Our Mary will marry in early fall. The couple will settle in New York City at a Madison Square house where she will trade stardom for domestic life as a contented wife in a quiet home.
A small mouse caused serious injuries to Farmer Johnson at a farm near Barpheros New Jersey. During a moving day event one partner threw the mouse. Johnson ducked and his timbers collapsed, breaking both arms three ribs and his nose, narrowly averting a worse outcome.
The Charleston News and Courier reports Pittsburg raises 20000 for a Newsboys' Home. A single anonymous donor contributes 10000, with the remainder from popular subscriptions.
The Washington Reporter expands its size and quality while the Chester Evening News and The York Dispatch enhance pages and anniversary editions. The St Louis Republic marks three years under current management. Brooklyn Citizen experiments with colored ink. Richmond State issues a Confederate edition with war reminiscences. Greensburg introduces Sparks a 20 page comic publication. Wesley Knowledge aims to update cyclopedias for practical use. The world moves and questions evolve.
An octogenarian seeks divorce in Morris County New Jersey. California fruit growers import Cuban orange trees. Virginia sweet potatoes forecast record yield. A Mich. woman reports a five pound bass from Barron Lake. A New York photographer loses a watch to a quick thief.
A collage of humorous quips from various papers mentions an uptown policeman at church passing the collection plate, a shop card about fitting feet to shoes, and snippets of social banter from London markets and Boston lines. The piece blends cartoons and brief jests with references to authors and daily life.
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