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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1889
Page
4
The advertisement lists Copice per insue and states the average Sunday edition circulation for The Dispatch in May 1550 at 47,468 copies per tenne. It also mentions TERMS OF THE DISPATCH with postage free in the United States and provides pricing for daily Dispatch subscriptions and Sunday edition options.
Experts estimate restoring Johnstown to a safe condition will cost about 750000 dollars to remove debris and bury the dead, with higher figures from other estimates for rebuilding and cleanup. Public lands and continued voluntary contributions are urged to prevent pestilence and protect the region. state action is deemed essential.
The Civil Service Commission uncovering frauds at the New York Custom House is seen as a predictable outcome of reform efforts. Examinations were falsified through sale of papers and false persuasion, and the natural next step is to prosecute those responsible under criminal penalties for public cheating.
The general opinion is no work stoppage this year and a stable iron trade. Manufacturers, disorganized and disgruntled, prefer to shut down rather than meet wage demands, while the Amalgamated Association plans to stick with last year’s scale. Public confidence remains high as the Manufacturers’ Association stays dissolved.
The report suggests a settlement on the Stewart will dispute as litigation falters. It argues Judge Hilton may be entitled to millions from the estate or must disgorge, noting shady tactics and warning that compromise becomes a default remedy in high stakes finance.
The Minneapolis Tribune lauds the anti dressed beef law as a shield for local industry. It notes a rising interest in stock raising and efforts to build up state meat processing, arguing the measure protects Minnesota against outside competition.
The editorial condemns a journal for misrepresenting a measure as favorable to the nation. It argues against sectional protection and urges readers to study the Constitution of the United States to understand national character and unity.
An editorial questions the governor's use of East relief contributions, arguing that funds should aid Johnstown's disaster victims rather than Williamsport and Lock Haven. It warns that diverting more than a small fraction risks betraying trust and calls for prudent, appropriate relief allocation.
The article notes unprecedented cool and gloomy June weather since a recent disaster. Overcoats seem unnecessary, and clouds have been absent only briefly. The damp air slows body decay, reducing pestilence fears, while a brief sunlit interval offers temporary relief, with hopes for longer clear spells.
The Beer Trust is viewed as a manipulation aimed at selling inflated English investments in American breweries. English operators would float stock at several times its worth and declare fake dividends, letting investors lose while insiders profit. The essay criticizes English schemers and notes contemporaries quarrel over Johnstown disaster coverage.
Commentary on Civil Service reform in New York City shows patronage shifts under Mayor weakly curbed by the reformer Roosevelts. The piece cites fear of rioting in Haiti, Kentucky betting odds, and party financial aims, alongside critiques of Chicago justice and Central Park Sunday stage lines.
Folklorish commentary on Sundays and weather contrasts with reports from Johnstown and Meadow Brook Hunt. Coverage mentions Gautier Steel Works resuming operations, public aid for Johnstown, and Samoa arbitration role of England. Secretary Blaine quote cited amid partisan press chatter about State Department leadership.
A water spaniel named Romeo sheltered seven people on a Johnstown roof during a flood when the South Fork reservoir broke. Romeo repeatedly braved waves and debris to keep Mrs. C. F. Kress afloat until she grabbed a frame roof and was rescued.
The item notes ALpronse DavpeET considering a summer visit, Mme. Bernhardt conducting at the Paris Opera Ball with M. Coquelim as first violin, and Walt Whitman’s recovery from dissipation fueling possible literary work. It mentions Amelie Rives Cha rler seeking inspiration in Paris, Jane Corden as a young County Councillor candidate with white hair, Cobden sisters details, and the Midhurst farmhouse in Tory Sussex.
Lieutenant Schwatka reports his expedition in southern Chi hushus reveals abundant cliff and cave dwellers in the Uhitaabun range. The wild people inhabit rock shelters like Arizona and New Mexico ruins, number estimates range up to 12,000, and they retreat to caves when approached by whites.
Quartermaster General W. B. Lawrence of the Grand Army of Ohio arrived in Johnstown to organize aid for G A R members, widows, orphans, and destitute families. He said he had full authority to act, with funds approved, and listed dead as John Alexander, Thomas Hall, and William Penrod found in debris and buried at Grand View Cemetery.
Mayor Grant asked Governor Beaver about portable houses for relief after wreckage in Johnstown. Beaver urged immediate delivery of tents, clothing, and bedding to Williamsport and Lock Haven, with ships carrying supplies and plans for shelters for homeless workers.
A special telegram from New Hayes, Con indicates Governor Bulkely will veto tomorrow the measure similar to the one given to Governor Hill. The message suggests the ballot proposal is expensive and experimental.
By direction of the President a government employee meeting is announced in New Jersey for June. The brief notice indicates attendance and coordination among federal staff, underscoring official timing and place.
The New York Herald discusses electrocution as a new term, noting its use among the public and its spread beyond crime talk, with the word rapidly entering common language.
Mr J H Scott general agent Fidelity and Casualty Company Pittsburg received a terse report from superintendent E E Clapp after returning from Johnstown. The missive notes ongoing autolums work and expresses concern over losses and damages in the disaster aftermath.
Johnstown June 1 The Americas Republican Club leads relief in the Conemaugh valley with President H. S Paul and Captain A. J. Logan among many Pittsburg volunteers. They distribute food and clothing to survivors while cooks prepare meals and journalists are fed. Other prominent figures include Dictator Scott William Flinn Adjutant General Hastings Colonel Norman A. L. Smith and Colonel P. D. Parchment with Masonic and local ladies aiding the effort. The aim remains to let Johnstown survivors care for others as needed.
William Flinn wires the Relief Committee that they are short of men and asks for reports from Pinsbar and Alleheny land districts. He requests action to supply troops to Johnstown and related clubs are urged to provide a report promptly.
Special Telegram to The Dispatch reports renewed conflict over Georgia's Internal Revenue Collector post. Colonel Jack Brown, representing Longstreet, presses Freeman's cause as Arnold’s appointment hangs in the balance amid factional splits and war relics lost, with Gainesville cited in the unfolding drama.
Charles E Cornelius and Catherine Sharettiff wed at the bride’s brother in law J W Over’s residence in Haysville. The ceremony was by Dr W C Campbell with J Henderson as usher and Mamie Over bridesmaid. After a three week East honeymoon, the couple will spend the summer in the area.
Health officer Byron M. Stanton and water works head A G Moore reported to the Board of Public Affairs endorsing the state health board’s warning to boil all Ohio River water for household use after the South Fork dam failure above Johnstown caused river contamination concerns.
On complaint by E K Wininiki Alderman Burns issued yesterday a warrant for the arrest of J Colbo on the charge of aggravated assault and battery. A reception at Somenga Wininiki’s home featured tableaux including a beheading scene and a blow struck, which the victim says was intentional and prompted a suit.
A Havre pharmacist stands trial in Rouen accused of poisoning 13 people. The case hinges on his unique symptom disappearance while others were affected. London debates height limits for public buildings. Russia plans to train chemists and grant pharmacy master status. London sold illuminated missals up to £160. Vernacular press in Bengal declines as English education spreads. Cairo Ghizeh and Toorsi prisons under construction for 1,000 convicts at low cost.
Ex Attorney General Leslie W Russell and Elihu Root represent Judge Hilton in a lengthy probate dispute. Lawyers concede a rumor about the case proved true and discuss possible settlement outside court per Mrs Stewart's will lines.
Thousands of veterans rode up the East river on three steamers and six barges to Washington Park for a G A R picnic where 21 posts were represented. A big dinner followed and five speeches were given by notable guests including John M. Stario of Starin Steamboat Line, a longtime entertainer of veterans.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard worked to finish the new cruiser Atlanta after a dry dock float this morning. Mechanics rushed Boston Chicago Yorktown and extra crews prepared monitors Terror and Miantomah for service following an order from Washington received yesterday.
Theater managers quarrel over senior cadet attendance for a June 12 outing. Broadway’s Sanger says the cadets will see The Colab in New York while Barton of the Casino insists they plan The Briganda Dress Parade. Earlier 10000 Sunday school children paraded in Jersey City as city leaders watched.
Special telegram reports New York markets reactivating after disruptions. Gold and Stock Exchange with Western Union and Postal Telegraph restore ticker service, Morse explains suspension to limit impact. Consolidated Exchange votes not to post quotations on the blackboard for now.
Prof. Carter presented a charity concert with Charles Davis Carter and his advanced club assisted by the Orpheus Male Chorus at the Pittsburg Club Theater last evening. Proceeds benefit the Johns Doe organization. about 50 singers performed under the Haydn Quartet, all earning praise for a creditable show.
Washington June 6 Congresssman Dorsey of Nebraska has organized a campaign party to spend a few weeks in Dakota after the adjournment of the Constitutional convention later this month. Members include Cor men McKinley Ohio Burrows Michigan and Bayne Pennsylvania.
The Supreme Court’s appellate docket at term end shows more cases remaining undecided than in the previous term, reflecting an increased backlog as the term concluded last month.
John McKeane, an employee at the Lacy Furnace, suffered severe facial and neck burns from a splash of metal yesterday. He was taken home on the Morningdale road, where his condition was stated as serious.
A Philadelphia Record snippet invites readers to pile up cash, presenting the Allegheny mountain as a metaphor for riches. The fragment emphasizes accumulating wealth with urgency and a bold, promotional tone.
Washington June 6 The Secretary of War chose a 40 acre tract near Omaha as the new site for a fort. The land is about eight miles from the nearest town and the estimated cost runs to 967,000 dollars in the plan.
The text reads as a damaged poetic reflection urging patience in hardship. It alludes to waiting for better fortune, enduring night, and not frowning at fate, with scattered lines about sun shining again and fluctuations of life.
The United States Brewers Convention discussed prohibitory policies and money for a literary bureau, stressing no corruption funds will be raised. Delegates debated resolutions praising Gov. Hill’s veto of the high license law but did not pursue the measure. A petition from state brewers and maltsters urged caution and proposed committees to handle inquiries and freight discrimination. The literary bureau was judged successful with reasonable expenses, and officers were elected from Chicago New York Brooklyn Boston Newark Baltimore Dayton.
A Boston Globe feature profiles Judy the bulldog at the Adams Express Company office. Known to police and firemen, she guards goods, wards off strangers, and greets expressmen with wagging tail. Judy tracks the daily routine and has earned trust as a natural office watchdog.
Testimony shows Alexander Sullivan paid John T Lester & Co 183800 between June 1, 1882 and April 12, 1883 with draws totaling 115018 in checks and stock worth 14000, yielding an estimated loss of 4600. A Lester bookkeeper read a stock transaction abstract while Captain OConnor recalls a visitor who warned against going forward.
A partially legible notice notes an exhibit related to the draped casket at Lincoln tomb in Washington. It references a request by a secretary and mentions the SARACENS exhibition in the area, though details remain unclear.
Fire alarm from station 72 at 5 40 last night caused by a small fire in a shed on Beech alley between Thirty fifth and Thirty sixth streets.
A four year old named Robert Wiggins died at the Allegheny Workhouse where he had been sent by Mayor Pearson for zero days. The abrupt case raises questions about the local institution and its handling of juvenile wards.
A roundup of odd happenings in Pennsylvania and nearby areas. A 16 month old, Ralph Schraace, frightened by a circling rat on a Col Pa. boardwalk. beet fields flattened by rains in Franklin County. a Reading farmer’s bear wandered near the Hotel Penn and post offices before returning home with a dog’s guidance. A York County shot felled 40 sparrows. Newport rider freed a trapped horse with a pickax. Paoli teamster Charles Fulton injured his knee after a wood truck collapse. A Grafton resident’s stable whistle-trained horse pulls itself from distant porch. The column notes miscellaneous rural mishaps and curiosities.
A collage of odd notes from Padla to Florida, mixing petty anecdotes and misprints. Items include a park rental for a carpet renovator, a London house sign about piano teaching, a Nevada patch yielding daily boxes, and casual curiosities about deaths, accidents, and strange statements from across the United States.
A collage of comic bits and quips including crossfire of puns from the Terre Haute Express and New York Tribune, jokes on dentists, bonbons, shortcake, and a child misreading. Also features satire on marriage, theatre, and a poem style riddle about ideals and wishes.
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