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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1892
Page
7
The dispatch reports heavy extras orders for convention coverage and notes mixed Northwestern views from Washington to Minneapolis. It asserts Blaine’s leadership inspires unmatched popular enthusiasm and would energize the Republican campaign with his broad progressive American policy as Secretary of State.
The piece critiques grain speculation in Chicago where efforts to corner the May corn market fail among the contestants. It argues that corner attempts disrupt legitimate trade, create false high price beliefs, and leave markets depressed once the corner collapses.
The excerpt argues excess supplies stem from artificial demand and notes the proverb about a nation's happiness tied to history. It highlights how speculation harms trade, pointing to sellers of options as injurious as persistent shorts, and claims cornering and speculative abuses disrupt legitimate markets.
Ancient history sparks a dispute in Allegheny City as Councils face return to Leet’s 1783 plan for Federal street. Property holders resist altering boundaries citing cost and justice, urging a moratorium until Legislature acts. A modern authoritative survey and legislative bill are proposed as a practical remedy.
New York politicians debate Warner Miller stance amid Harrison Blaine conflict. Miller telegraphs from St Louis that he has made no statement on the presidential matter and will decide after consulting colleagues in Minneapolis.
The Court of Chancery voided Polks will for a perpetual trust, distributing gifts to forty eight heirs. The piece notes a clash between public policy and private wealth as trusts and railroads dodge court rulings, while the Astor private policy overrides public policy in contrast to a former president's will. It argues wealth concentrates power and questions the idea of no privileged classes.
A concise claim that sovereign power rests with officials chosen by the people, highlighting the principle of government by elected representatives and popular consent.
The item contrasts a stock squeeze aboard a city street line with a Councilman pressed to back an Exchange Railway ordinance. It alleges $100,000 in stock moved to benefit insiders and claims stockholder oppression, while asserting a bail-bond payoff coerced a conscience vote. The piece argues for criminal prosecutions or libel suits if dishonesty is universal.
A ten year old boy in Wernding was subjected to an exorcism by a Capuchin priest using bodily punishment. The priest claimed the boy bore the evil spirit Old Ned and that continued thrashing drove the demon into hell. The piece compares the act to Puritan practices and notes lingering controversy.
The article portrays Platt threatening Frank Hiscock’s Senate return and blasting Chauncey M. Depew as a Harrison appointee now earning a low wage. Warner Miller signals support for any nominee, avoiding a third scalp for Platt. Depew’s after dinner line is noted as a growing ego. A New Orleans grand jury pushes high priced gambling licenses after lottery repeal. The piece closes on stark fatalistic imagery.
Senator Hale of Maine cites Blame being likely nominated if he has enough delegates, a line echoed as a cautious predictor applicable to dark horses. The piece notes Hunt’s recent vote with the silver faction hints his own presidential chances are near zero.
Dr Parkhuest travels to Europe to explore the Alps and to study Paris and London vice. His aim is to gain personal knowledge of immorality in New York, hoping to return as the most informed man on the topic. The note warns that a shady dark horse with little grooming can slip into the White House unnoticed.
The lynching of a negro in New York yesterday suggests mob violence is a national weakness, not just regional. The disgrace to civilization endures beyond sectional lines as passions rise. President-maker Russell Harrison may be unsettled by Maine’s statement that there will be no more communications.
A Pennsylvania oil driller is described as drillmaster to Venezuelan revolutionists. He has shifted to using his shooting skills in an unexpected way. The note suggests he may be among wildcats while the celebration of the King of Denmark’s golden wedding mentions bi-chloride of gola treatment in Copenhagen.
The item notes snow in Texas on Thursday and hints at locals who forecast trends, with a playful remark about Texas being home to unusual characters.
Bathing costumes would have been extremely convenient yesterday yet conventional fashion this day ignores comfort.
Several top-rated crews in Minneapolis face a tense showdown as strong fours challenge for supremacy. The column notes rival captains may resist smooth teamwork, signaling a demanding season ahead for a masterful coach or whip to unite them.
Minneapoliss political scene buzzes as editors duel in Arkan sas and rival religious editors prepare a meeting. Express robberies loom with funds moving for campaigns while un impeachable authorities flood the market. Ex Mayor Wyman at large, London Times sues St James Gazette over stolen news. Dark horses fade as Giants stumble and New Yorks grip loosens. Citizens must guard interests like traction companies to influence councils.
A survey of prominent figures including Palmer noted for reading, the King of Siam’s elder status, Andee Jackson Houston as Texas Governor nominee, poet Lord Tessysos’s wealth from verses, Prof McMasters’ historical work slated for 1804, and several diplomatic and royal connections. Also mentions Marie to Roumanian crown prince betrothal, McMahon’s marriage, and military officers attending a national drill in Omaha.
Arron June 3. One year old Jennie Vermillion of a Diamond match factory left a note in a matchbox asking a young man to write if found. Leonard Carter of Steubenville became her correspondent. The girl reportedly left home four hours ago and pawned a gold watch for ten dollars before heading toward Pittsburgh to meet him.
Ohio chapters of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity met to establish a State University chapter and initiate Governor McKinley as a member of the Ohio Sigma Chapter of Mt Union College. The gathering also organized a State association.
Colonel Henry Watterson and his star-eyed goddess condemn the Syracuse convention. They say no fool tops the kicking fool of New York politics in this display of indignant opposition.
The New York Commercial Advertiser reports Mr Blaine in town displaying supreme conversational artistry. He drew others into talk while preserving a masterly silence, showcasing a rare blend of wit and restraint during his sajony performance.
A New York Press note mocks the man who cannot name presidential nominees or the process at both conventions. The piece paints him as the lone somber and solitary figure in the neighborhood and the rarest of men for his ignorance of forthcoming nominations.
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed at Retreat this afternoon spilling 27 cars into the Susquehanna River. Several cars carried grain while the crew escaped unharmed.
The Earl of Clancarty is posted for debt. the item contrasts simple trust with noble status, noting three balls surpass coronets in value and implying financial folly among aristocracy.
A Washington conference among Secretary Blaine and J W Foster with British and Canadian officials discussed US Canada trade relations focusing on toll discrimination on the Welland and St Lawrence canals. They aim to avoid retaliatory measures and reach an agreement, with a message to Congress possible. The talks expected to last several days.
Secretary Foster reports to the President after sterling talks in New York with financiers on silver, sharing views aligned with the European moneta conference. The President says the commission will aim for an international agreement to widen silver coinage and open world mints to silver as freely as gold.
In Congress today Mr Scott of Illinois proposed an amendment to the post office appropriation bill. It would forbid using any funds to pay for stamped envelopes printed with business names or advertising devices and would bar the Postmaster General from listing return requests on envelopes. The department may continue to print envelopes bearing the notice if not delivered in ten days return to the indicated address. Agreed
The President approves an act making Laredo Texas a sub port of entry and amends statutes to allow a change in the destination of imported merchandise within 15 days from entry for orders.
The bulletin shows total assessed property value excluding railroads rose from 1880 to 1990 and estimates a potential true wealth level if the same relation holds. It notes state variation in assessment accuracy and differences in taxable property lists complicate cross state comparisons.
Secretary Blaine joins a Cabinet meeting with Secretary Elkins but leaves after about thirty minutes. He returns to the State Department to resume talks with Canadian commissioners after departing for the Cabinet gathering.
Representative Richardson of Tennessee will ask the House to pass under suspension of the rules a bill to impose a tax of 10 percent on the circulation of all banks not national. The move targets non national banks and frames the proposal as a revenue measure.
Leslie Stephen, originator of the memorial movement, writes to the Times defending the Lowell Memorial Committee plan to fill two Chapter House windows Westminster. He agrees with the choice of place and notes Lowell gave three addresses there, including dedications to Longfellow and Coleridge and a meeting for Dean Stanley memorials.
A playful campaign ditty in The Minneapolis Tribone praises Benjamin Harrison with the refrain grandfather’s hat fits Ben. The verses invoke Tecumseh and Tippecanoe, praising Harrison as a fit and dignified statesman and urging support for his political race.
The Dispatch announces extensive preconvention and convention reporting from Minneapolis. It assigns top reporters, adds a daily sketch artist, and collaborates with Tax Distarca and leading journals to deliver inside and outside coverage via leased wires and Associated Press reports.
Editor Elliot F. Shepard mocks a Pittsburg group calling Benjamin Harrison un-Christian for differing on China policy. He notes such incidents harm church credibility and warns voters may not grasp the nation's Chinese dealings, while defending Harrison against anti Christian derision.
At the session in St. Lov June 3 the Nicaragua Canal Conference received an invitation from World’s Fair authorities to represent the canal at the 1893 Chicago Waterways Convention. The committee urged government support and protection of state interests, recommended investment in canal securities, and ordered two committees to seek endorsements from the two major political conventions. The report passed after minor wording changes and the convention adjourned sine die.
Various New York Philadelphia and Baltimore papers weigh Blaine as a potential Republican candidate. The press signals rising momentum for Blaine at Minneapolis with expectations of a first ballot nomination or at least a strong fight against Harrison.
Kentucky requests prohibition of liquor sales on World’s Fair Exposition grounds signaling a temperance push. Chicago era报 eyewitnesses note temperance advocates view this as progress in the movement.
The Collector of the Port of Portland Maine appointed by Mr Harrison against Speaker Reed has endorsed Maine revealing shifting political currents and public sentiment in the campaign.
Maltby the well known oyster dealer died in New York Thursday morning. He helped found Pittsburg’s early oyster trade opening the flat telegraph office from his storeroom and built the Commercial Gazette building. He leaves a wife and two married daughters in New York and several nephews and a niece in the city.
Irving Schultz a wealthy tanner and speculator from Wilcox Pennsylvania died in Masons LaFitte France on Wednesday from congestion of the brain after a grip infection. He arrived in Paris in January and had been at Masons LaFitte since April. He was about years old and left an estate over one million dollars. The body will be sent to America the next day.
Mrs Lillie Strena of McKeesport died after prolonged consumption aged 44. Theroptilus Farley, veteran of the rebellion, died at his home in Duquesne. Susan Wampler died at her McKeesport home after a brief illness. Nathan Austin, long time circus clown, passed at the State Lunatic Hospital Worcester Massachusetts. John Prenct, an old-time minstrel, found dead in New York hotel room, aged 68.
The Art Society held closing exercises at the Club Theater with Miss Bertha Kalerly Miss Blanche Newcomb and Mr Beveridge Webster performing. Attendees examined Carnegie Library plans while Allegheny General Hospital addition tours impressed visitors and donors attended a hospital luncheon.
A Philadelphia cigar seller gives away a Sunday paper with quarterly cigars. A Chinese claim sets early eighteenth century locomotive fame. London banks hold two thirds of bill money without interest. World mine output and rare reserves puzzle experts. Eclipses recur yearly. Arcadia twins celebrate seven and wed twin sisters aged seventy three. The American Bible Society to exhibit at Columbian Exposition in 200 languages. A giant mountain trout, 26 34 inches long, 7 inches thick, caught at Twin Lakes Colorado. A St Petersburg clock phonograph exhibit features a human-face dial. English capitals complain vessels idle on Tyne and at other ports with 600 ships laid up. A heroic woman travels Siberia in search of a leprosy remedy plant. Earth’s surface may flatten in 6 million years leaving sea covered continents. Bologna University in 1230 trained Anatoly and early vivacious female professors. Musicians tune instruments publicly due to temperature shifts. Kangaroo rats arrive in New York en route to California. Banana trade expansion shows Cuba clearing land and nine ships year round. An official envelope with flags and a post office cashier’s image tours the world as a postal curiosity.
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