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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1892
Page
12
A boiler failure during a trial on the French cruiser Miser Du Pay de Lome caused scalding steam and fire. Sailors panicked and fought for rescue as the boiler exploded, injuring many and setting the ship on fire before tow back to port.
A Standards Shang correspondent reports Beijing may ignore the Geary bill while warning against renewed claims over missionary property. China would not seek monetary reparations if tensions rise, as Canton presses for anti American sentiment and a broader boycott of American kerosene amid Russian supply.
Advices from St Paul de Loanda report a large Boer force entered Angola and proclaimed a republic. Portuguese defense is weak, and reinforcements are needed to prevent further loss and expulsion from the region.
June 2 report from io Jaxetec notes General Castilho seizes the state capital Rio Grande do Sul and principal cities while Tavares makes Bage his base to oppose Castilho. Thirteen killed at Livramento with other clashes and light casualties elsewhere as federal troops remain neutral.
Reports from Singapore describe a strong quake at Taroena in Sangir Island causing considerable property damage. Sangir is a small archipelago island about thirty miles long and ten miles wide with mountainous terrain and a central volcano.
Drought prevails in Poltmya under the Government of South Russia. Crops are blighted and livestock are perishing for want of water and forage, causing severe scarcity concerns among locals.
Count Herbert Bismarck and Countess Margaretha Hoyos wed in the Evangelical Church in Dorothea Gashe Vienna with six hundred guests. Prince Bismarck received a diamond rivière, Count Herbert a brilliants bracelet, and the bride a diamond coronet as crowds cheered along Kohlmarkt. The Austro-Hungarian aristocracy attended. envoy Count von Schonwald and others observed. The couple then proceeded to the Palffy palace amid cheers from invited guests.
Liberal leaders predict a British majority of 60 to 70 seats plus a solid Irish vote of at least 80, with total union support likely pushing the overall majority above 100. Gladstone pressed for renewed unity among anti Par nellite factions to avoid contesting constituencies.
A Rio de Janeiro dispatch says no serious movement and peace remain in Rio Grande do Sul. Republicans replaced President Pelotas with Senor Monteiro without arms. Electoral verdict rests with Rio Grande do Sul electors. General Vasques did not intervene. No separation from the Federal Union or dismemberment contemplated.
At the National Turner Bund convention in Washington a committee was appointed to present to Congress resolutions denouncing Sunday closing of the World’s Fair and opposing a ban on beverage sales on the fairgrounds. The platform committee urged keeping Bund principles intact and redrawing district divisions for the next Denver gathering.
Senator Hale reports ex Secretary Blaine said he had no intention of joining the Senate or any public office. A Hale friend said Hale would step aside if Blaine accepted election, easing Blaine’s path away from public life.
A dramatic two part ad proclaims a genuine trade sale unload of spring clothing at P C C Clothiers Grant and Diamond streets. It promises huge values on boys and men's items with sale hours starting 8 AM and continuing all day, inviting customers to visit the store and claim savings.
John Pulpus released by Grand Jury order. Pittsburg Allegheny and Manchester Traction directors Magee Daizell Gwinner Hill Rhodes face quo warranto challenge by William Eberhardt. Eberhardt claims 1892 election miscount and unauthorized absentee votes. defendants say powers of attorney invalid and votes unauthorised.
The grand jury yesterday ignored the bill against John Pulpus for murder in the death of Miss Sadie Joyce found near Sylvan avenue last February. He had been jailed since arrest. no further evidence emerged. Other ignored bills and true bills included charges of illegal liquor selling to minors and intoxicated persons, false pretenses, larceny, and assault and battery, listing several defendants by name.
In criminal court Judge Magee hear multiple cases. Fifteen year old William Kinnear pleaded guilty to larceny and was sent to the Huntington Reformatory. Pasquele Golden admitted to aggravated assault. plea later withdrawn. Rosa Rosenwalt found not guilty of larceny. Detective Thomas Flinn alias McGee case delayed due to Dr. Moyer absence. Jury seated in William Price vs RS Lowther felonious assault with H M Scott for defendant.
The will of the late John Woods of Snowden township was filed for probate with a codicil. William Woods, a son, filed a caveat opposing probate. Ada M. McCormick, daughter, alleges the suit aims to seize the estate. The will and codicil change bequests including 1500 to William, revoked in favor of Nancy Woods, with proceeds to McCormick and her children. Executors named are Nancy Woods and Dr. J C McCormick.
Yesterday five divorces were granted with desertion listed as the sole ground. Plaintiffs include Margaret Stewart versus Dudley Stewart Lizzie E Perkins versus Rody P Perkins Pauline L Miller versus Frank G Miller Nary Noa versus John Nos and Alice Marsden versus James Marsden.
The Allegheny County Colored Baptist Association held its annual conference at Siloam church East End with Rev J C Taylor as moderator Rev KR Laws as secretary and Rev P S Gibson as treasurer Twenty one churches with 80 delegates answered on the roll The afternoon sessions covered committee appointments and church letters with detailed church property values and missions contributions from churches in Pittsburgh Braddock Homestead Allegheny Johnstown New Castle Washington and others Seven new churches applied for membership in the association and were recommended for incorporation and fellowship.
Richmond and West Point Terminal Railway and Warehouse Co confessed judgment to receivers of Richmond and Danville Railroad for 181 906 03 on five notes dated 1892. They also confessed 30 115 to William P Clyde and 15 065 to John G Maben. Receivers were appointed by Judge Bond for Danville. ultimate aim is to place Richmond Terminal in receivership to aid reorganization by Drexel Morgan Co.
The commencement at Grand Opera House will honor Allegheny High School graduates in English, Commercial, and General courses. Notable lists include Eliza Arthurs, Benjamin Boggs, Horace Gallinger, Mary Crumrine, and many others receiving diplomas in a varied program.
In Canton Judge Day hears the Sturges et al case against the Manafield, Coldwater and Lake Michigan Railroad before a referee. Creditor party seeks $300,000 against stockholders amid a decades long dispute that passed through county and circuit courts with many interested parties and complex ownership. The Coldwater line was planned Mansfield Toledo, with the Pennsylvania Company and Cincinnati Jackson and Mackinaw involved. Stor Brice and Treasury Foster are noted as interested.
Joan Mason a New York jeweler resigns. Tue Franklin Mining declares a dividend of 2 per share. Tex New York Produce Exchange votes to close Saturday July 3, widening holidays. 250 Macon miners return to work with monthly pay. National building and loan associations discuss a permanent national organization. Alley Brothers & Place Boston leather firm pays creditors in full with interest. Steubenville statue dispute involves Summit Glass House. workers paid off at New Cumberland works. Overtime and labor changes at various plants. misdeeds in patent case involve Chalk plates used in newspapers.
In Spring alley Polish groom Steville Gemich married to Catherine Kolanski. drunken celebration ends in a fight where Officer Thompson is assaulted and aided by Officers Miller Cole and Pitts. Gemich and four guests John Richards Matthew Morgan Victor Nadela ise Balwick taken to Twelfth ward station.
The Republican State Convention in Portland opened with Hon. J H Manley as chair introducing temporary chairman Hon. Herbert M Heath. Heath's references to Blaine Reed Hale Frye Dingley Milliken and Boutelle drew cheers. Resolutions of sympathy for Emmons Blaine were read by ex Governor Robie and adopted. Henry C Cleaves of Portland was nominated for Governor by acclamation.
Resignations and leadership changes ripple through multiple lines. H N Brooks quits Beaver Valley Traction. D P Ronson leads San Antonio and Arkansas Passenger Railroad restructuring. Bondholders push Central New England and Western toward Reading. New York Bank threatens Danville and Terminal over overdue loan. Rumors place Ingalls for New York Central presidency as Depew cabinets shift.
Reports from Richford Vermont dated June 21 describe the Missisquoi River flood as the most disastrous since 1869. Booms broke loose toppling downstream with thousands of logs flooding the stream. A second broken boom upriver sends two miles of debris toward the iron bridge and nearby buildings feared to be destroyed.
A docket style notice lists defendants in a Commonwealth court and mentions De Witt's Little Early Risers as a biliousness relief. The text includes numerous surnames and partial names with no clear charges or outcomes given.
Mr C H Shawen of Wellsville Kansas extols the remedy's fourteen year record. He cites repeatedly obstinate summer complaint and diarrhea in his children treated effectively, saying no other medicine equals its proven value.
The article promotes the Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative made from fig trees. It contrasts it with cheap vegetable extracts and mineral solutions, claiming those alternatives are permanently injurious and urging use of the fig remedy manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company.
A fire at P McNamara’s ranch near town burned McNamara, M Hobity, and H C Heat’s properties, covering about ten acres with estimated losses of 155000. Another blaze on Garfield Avenue near Ackley Street in Allexleny started around 7:30 PM in a house, damaging furniture and carpets before being extinguished.
John W. Foster rebutts M. H. De Young’s claim of a rift at the Blaine Canadian conference in Washington on June 3-4. Foster says there was no discord, that the meeting adjourned in good temper, and that he attended at Blaine’s invitation to discuss reciprocity with the Canadian path. Presidents Harrison knew nothing of the arrangement until after it was finished.
The ad extols Bayard Amber medium priced family flour from Marshall eonedy Milling Company highlighting freshness and direct mill-to-retailer sales. It also promotes Genuine unadulterated lager beer from Eberhardt & Ober Growing Company, marketed as a summer drink available bottled or on tap.
The city warns of bootleg license plates used by old soldiers and others. Officers confiscate and shut down illegal peddling, with 30 to 40 plates issued last week, and prosecutions for perjury to deter fraud.
Pottsville Water Company's reservoir southwest of Frackville began leaking triggering alarms sent via telegrams and messengers to New Castle St Clair Port Carbon and Parto Alto. Residents have fled to hills or prepared to move valuables as operators stand ready to issue immediate warning if the dam threatens.
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