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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1892
Page
4
Pittsburg's city revenue report shows a 360000 shortfall in the last fiscal year's actual receipts versus estimates. The gap stems chiefly from a 200000 shortfall in the 15 mill tax levy and about 120000 in miscellaneous receipts, with delinquent taxes and over-optimistic forecasts cited as main causes.
The piece argues that Republican criticism of the New York census, amid party politics, erodes faith in public administration and stalls accurate counting. It warns that persistent partisanship prevents thorough, prompt census work and damages national welfare.
The Massachusetts Legislature, in a rare move, passed a bill prohibiting self use of railway passes by members. The measure oddly grants a mileage allowance of 2 per mile to those who supported it, roughly eighty times ticket costs. The reform appears genuine despite the perk, and the public should be grateful the free pass is not retained.
A New York correspondent argues Chicago faces a bad rep for canceling a gas franchise after a bloc of agreements with the Chicago Gas Trust. He maintains Wall Street frowns on corporate repudiation, urging more forfeiture of franchises to curb charter evasion and preserve lawful obligations.
Discussion on corporate stability and charter obligations shows investors reacting to perceived lawbreaking. Communities challenge corporations, leading to social and economic tensions as markets respond.
The piece argues a war with England over seals is suicidal and unnecessary. It proposes retaliatory actions if Lord Salisbury stalls arbitration, including killing seals on islands to net 5 to 10 million dollars, then letting the world live without sealskins to avoid war.
The article critiques Congressman Robinson for taking 3800 while giving away 1500 as a State Senator, noting the logical inconsistency of his stance on when he became a Congressman. It contrasts his actions with Governor Senator David B. Hill who kept both salaries quietly.
The text reflects on 1891 forecasted disasters and notes 1892 is set for similar troubles. It urges prophets to study past predictions and adopt silence rather than claim certainty about coming calamities.
The report of Russell B. Harrison hosting a so called aatute dinner at the White House suggests the Harrison boom may backfire by reviving the notion of Russell's superfluousness. For months he has been kept in check, but rumors claim he becomes irrepressible. A two million census of New York City hints at partisan counting tricks by the Democrats versus Porter's crew.
Russell Sage speaks frankly on the witness stand about the anthracite coal combination. He says the aim is to raise oil prices by suppressing competition and notes he voices this outside the group as well.
The governor faces framing remarks as franchise grabbers press for action. Critics urge restraint while supporters push the bills, raising questions about control and policy direction.
An enthusiast promotes a hot water cure by dramatizing the creation of a disease and its cure. The method mirrors a bygone quack's tactic of frightening patients into fits and declaring victory with the phrase death on fits.
A ten mill tax levy is proposed as a proper retrenchment to curb the lavish city expenditures of the past two years. The measure aims to limit spending and restore fiscal discipline.
The Hon. Jerry Simpson defends frank speech in Kansas while criticizing a colleague as an iniquitous railroad attorney. The debate turns to arbitration with twinges of maritime imagery and England’s involvement in the issue.
A theater patron in the East files a damages suit against a theatrical manager alleging loss after paying to hear the star singer who did not appear. The report notes Hastings is employed at the county state Market Clerk and is seen cleaning lamps.
The city of Buffalo faces a stalemate on grade crossing action due to one stubborn railroad. It notes Buffalo has sufficient laws to compel the railroad but cannot enforce them, arguing enforcement failures breed more evils than new laws.
The text notes PERnWAPs England’s ire at the dropping of the "ah in Bering Sea by Uncle Sam. It also mentions Judge Van Brunt threatening to discharge the Jury in the Field case, an act described as unprecedented but effective in urging the lawyers to finish the lengthy proceedings.
The article notes the 1924 1824 style chance of an even electors count could yield a tie and force a House vote. It discusses even and odd elector totals, district voting in Michigan and possible third-party splits in Kansas and Nebraska affecting outcomes. It argues a New York victory for the Minneapolis nominee would end uncertainty.
McKeesport Times argues for a modernized Sunday statute to replace 100 year old laws. It urges a law balancing observance with practical needs such as mail, rail service, streetcar use, mill repairs, and employment, enforced locally without personal sanction.
In Washington March 6 a House member from a rural district, frustrated by delays, battered a pepper mill he mistook for a call bell. After blood on his hand, caterer Murray explained the device was a pepper mill used in New York cafes. The congressman vowed to charge one to his stationery account.
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor sent a letter to President Harrison noting that delegates at the federation's last convention endorsed resolutions supporting District of Columbia self government. The resolutions claim Washington residents are ruled by corporations and real estate interests, with no voice in affairs, and describe the government as un-American and un-Republican.
In Des Moines on March 6 a miners' strike appears likely as the wage scale is cut by 10 cents. Operators argue the lower scale reflects market conditions after a prior strike opened trade with Illinois coal and boosted shipments to Iowa.
Notes of notable figures include Bismarck reaching 77, Mark Twain departing Berlin for the South, Clemens daughters remaining in Berlin to study music, Judge Van Brunt on lawyers’ duties, and US officials visiting Europe. Also mentions William Walker Phelps touring Egypt and the eight surviving U S Senators after a Senate session.
A Sunday sermon on Lent criticizes narrow observance focused on dining and worship. The writer urges a Lent of helpfulness and reading to foster brotherly love, proposing books and social works as better devotions than mere abstinence or ritual.
Washington Post notes New York anti Hill faction stands out as premier sharp political carvers. The piece portrays their deft handling of intraparty battles and public messaging with high regard.
The report notes 19 578 emigrants reaching Rio Grande do Sul with Italians Russians Spaniards Germans and others. Valparaiso statistics show ship arrivals and departures varying by year amid civil war. Exposition interests grow in Bolivia Peru Nicaragua and support for American Republics fair representation advances with new commissioners and ethnological exhibits.
A conference in New Years on March 6 between Thomas C. Platt and Nathaniel Baxter Jr of Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company and other Alabama iron interests and railroad officers discussed reducing pig iron and iron freight rates. The group agreed to hold a rate meeting in Atlanta to consider a proposed average cut of WW percent from Alabama and Tennessee to Eastern and Western markets.
A Santa Fe and St. Joseph passenger train accident at Meriden saw the smoker’s heating apparatus explode. Passengers were hurled from seats. Almon Richards and Alexander Erickson of Torixa died from injuries. Five others were injured as the car was wrecked.
New York dispatch reports the Central Committee of the Socialistic Labor party inviting labor groups to a March 18 conference to plan an eight hour demonstration on May Day. With May Day falling on a Sunday the organizers expect larger European action and aim to show American workers are not behind.
Dr Lewis P Bush longtime public sanitarian and Delaware College board president died in Wilmington at 80 after a brief illness. He served as president of the Delaware State Board of Health and contributed medical and historical works. Dudley F Young editor of the East Liverpool Evening Review also died after three weeks of typhoid fever related to overwork and a printer strike.
Thomas Thornton of Sharon, a renowned Mercer county dry goods merchant, was killed Saturday afternoon when struck near a train. His brother Austin Thornton of Thornton Bros. arranged arrival of his remains in Sharon.
The United States faces a critical shift as Great Britain refuses to renew the 1891 modus vivendi over Bering Sea. Lord Salisbury’s stance could force arbitration outcomes, risk heavy losses to seal herds, and redefine restrictions around Pribylov Islands.
Petitions addressed to Governor Pattison circulated in Eastern Pennsylvania urge approval of the Reading Railroad’s control of the Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central railroads. Signatures collected claim the deals serve the state and people, asking the governor to expedite a final decision.
An application for a charter to establish the First National Bank of Duquesne will be filed immediately. The bank proposes a paid up capital stock of 50000. Directors include Surgeon John W. Crawford Charles P. Payne William Oliver Charles Downey Dr Bodkin J K Wyle George F. Gray John M. Kisher and Drayesbourg 5 0 Lowry McKeesport.
An extraordinary incident occurred at the American Nettie mine yesterday as a fire consumed ten boxes of gunpowder without any explosion. About 100 men were inside the mine, and a blast could have caused immense loss of life if it had exploded.
Judge Smalley yesterday appointed Walter B. Ritchie of Lima as receiver for the Pittsburgh Akron and Western Railway. The order follows an application seeking court supervision of the road and its finances amid ongoing East Ohio consolidation plans.
The new Woodbridge gun, built at Watertown arsenal, uses steel staves and miles of wire to withstand immense pressure. It aims to launch a 539 pound projectile 3 to 4 miles initially, with testing at Sandy Hook after finishing touches at Watervliet.
The Sun and its spots are discussed with measurements and comparisons to Earth. It notes the Sun's size relative to a pinhead, its distance, and travel times across space, then cites Sir Robert Bull on stars as suns and ponders whether the Sun is solid liquid or gaseous. It explains sun spots as visible surface features once doubted.
A collage of witty quotes from several papers on politics economics and society. Topics include a future presidential inauguration a tariff economy New Orleans crowds Italian opinions and remarks on wealth poverty and public figures.
United States officials arrested George F. Logan a merchant tailor and Frank May of Sombria Ontario while smuggling clothing across the river. Reports say the operation involved twenty prominent locals in a long standing illicit trade with Canadian merchants and cross border buyers knowingly purchasing smuggled goods.
A proposed electric street railway would run parallel to the Baltimore and Ohio from Boston to Elrods, then to Christy Park and McKeesport about three miles. After Christy Park the line would cross hills to meet the Union Passenger Railway in Riverview Park. Investors from Pittsburgh and nearby areas back the project.
Representatives from Eastern Ohio cities met to form an association sending a 30-voice choir to the World's Fair. Prof. J Powell Jones of Painesville elected Musical Director by acclamation with Cleveland chosen as central rehearsal hub.
It will require 327 votes to nominate at the Chicago convention under the two thirds rule. The task is big and starting early is prudent for a fellow.
The North wood Glass Works at Martin's Ferry Ohio seeks a free site and plans to move their factory to Elwood Pennsylvania. This change of base aims to expand production and access new markets.
A collection of brief items recounting strange discoveries and happenings. Highlights include Raleigh carrying potatoes to Ireland in 1610, a German factory using electricity to trap moths, a California boy living on milk after lye ingestion, a fox drive near English Indiana with large catches, a whale skeleton unearthed on Baranbot Island, and various odd legends about licorice, eels, and ancient glass artifacts.
A quirky scene unfolds with visitors and locals at a bazaar as they discuss evenings, trains, seating, and fortunes. Snippets include jokes about trigonometry and courage, plus a flirtatious kiss and intermission chatter among townsfolk and a visitor’s remarks on March weather.
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