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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1889

Page

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All His Trials Over Justice Matthews Passes Away

After protracted illness Justice Stanley Matthews of the U S Supreme Court died at 10 05 this morning in Washington D C Surrounded by family and physicians the end followed a long decline marked by fever chills and heart exhaustion The Senate and Supreme Court adjourned in mourning and funeral arrangements include services in Washington Glendale Ohio and Cincinnati with Supreme Court members as honorary pallbearers and the court to meet tomorrow.

Supreme Beach Geasip Matthews Supreme Court United States Senate Cincinnati Washington Glendale United States Supreme Court Senate Pruden White House Executive Justice Miss Matthews Eva Matthews Paul Matthews Cc. B. Matthews Johnston Justice Matthews Connecticut Avenue N Street William W. Johnston William Pepper Philadelphia N. 8. Lincoln Hamlin Church of the Covenant Baltimore and Ohio Christ Episcopal Church Price

Legislature Reconsiders License Policy Despite Costs

Governor Beaver criticizes Mr Wherry and the plan to invest state funds as speculative and unlikely to save money. The legislature again debates a license policy but yields no substantial results.

Mr. Wherry

Biography of Stanley Matthews A Cincinnati Native

Washington reports the late Stanley Matthews born July 21 1824 in Cincinnati. A Democrat Free Soiler anti slavery figure and jurist, he held roles from lawyer to judge and senator in Ohio, aiding Chase’s election and shaping state policy across his career.

Stanley Matthews Cincinnati Soller Washington Kentucky Thos. J. Matthews Transylvania University Woodward High School Matthews Gumalid Cincinnati Herald Bailey Ohio Atthews Chase United States House of Representatives Court of Common Pleas Hamilton County Nee Okee Worthi & Matthews Senate of Buchanan Vena Sy Lincoln Dennison

Court Judge White Flags Dishonest License Applicants

In open court Judge White warned there would be a drop in saloons and pressed mill men to admit to false swearing to obtain licenses. He scolded applicants for misstatements and said there would be no retrials as licenses will be granted only after reviewing all cases. Ward Fifteenth lists run from Farley to Thoma as the examinations proceed.

White McKee Albin Farley Butler Street Albert Garnier Smallman Street James H. Gillespie Penn Avenue George Gruber Smallman Treet William Grosse Ees Peon Avenue John House Henry Hammerly Peon Avenue Georges Kretzler James Ward E. Waidler Albert Zacharias KR. J. Richardson Ward Phillip Adler Liberty Street G. H. Blum Liberty Avenue Margaret Clinton John Conway Ligonier Street Charles Coll Patrick Flood Liberty Ene Ee Schafer Main Scanlin Frederick Schaal John Thoma Hard Bernard Campbell Hattleid Street Joseph A. Carlin Forty-third Street William Clifferty John Dunn Forty-eighth Carlton Streets Henry Foods John D. Hughes Forty-fifth Butler Streets Ee Ee Temees Eee Enrick Peethe Porty-eighth Smith Joseph Walters George Morris Judge White Lawrenceville Moria

The President Seeks Merit in Appointments amid Lobbying

Washington dispatch notes President Harrison will not appoint unfit men despite strong recommendations. A prominent ex-congressman known as a sparkling speaker and humorist seeks a foreign post, but Harrison rejects him as unsuitable. The piece blends tales of party influence, Belgium mission rumors, and a booming surplus as local offices organize.

Harrison Wharton Barker Belgium Thetis Alaska Dispatur Washington Congress P.O. D White House Blaine Garfield Beaver

Pittsburgers Reckoned Favorable for Stewart Mission

Washington dispatch says Colonel John Stewart, longtime Antwerp consul, is strongly backed for the Sandwich Islands post. Stewart, a Pittsburgh native, fluent and experienced, enjoys broad support from administration friends and Western Pennsylvania Republicans. A second likely appointment is Major Joseph T. Speer for Munich, drawn by the official Bavarian residence.

Col. Stewart Maj. Speer Wasnineros State Department John Stewart Antwerp Europe Coun Stewart Pennsylvania Josph T. Speer Munich Speer

House Debates Liquor Licenses and Transfers in March Session

Hangissure March 29. The House discusses liquor license matters with focus on transfers. Mr. Fow’s bill on transfer to heirs is opposed by some and supported by others as calendar reforms. Several members push for calendar placement and changes to license granting authority.

Hangissure Brooks Fow Philadelphia Brooks Poe MacDonald Lackawanna Smiley Lemon House Court of Quarter Sessions The Common Pleas

Death of Justice Matthews Ends Long Illness

Justice Matthews, a cheerful and hopeful figure in the court, died after over a year of illness. He had recently discussed future plans with his family, and reports in the past week suggested improvement before a final decline.

Justice Matthews Bis Justice Manithews Washington

Wherry's gun spiked as campaign opens in Hareispure

In Hareispure on March 22 the first gun of the campaign barely fired. The concurrent resolution was sent by the Speaker to the Ways and Means Committee. A joint resolution sought information from Sinkigen and others who ruled that certain actions derive.

Beaver Representative Wherry Wherry Ways and Means Committee Hareispure Committee On Ways and Means Aioe

Bills by the Hundred in House of Representatives

Hanrempure March 22 This was the last day for the introduction of bills with out leave from the House. Seven hundred and thirty bills have thus far been introduced in the House against 783 during the whole session in 1887. Thus far 210 bills have been negatived against 140 at the last on.

Reno Hanrempure

White Caps threaten violence in Sussex county village

In Stoney Creek, Sussex county, tension rises between white regulators and local Black residents after a White Cap notice to a bar owner. Officials in Petersburg and Richmond are alerted as both sides arm for possible clashes and threats to burn the village.

Virginia Peterrssurg Stoney Creek Sussex County Petersburg and Weldon Petersburg Comsnr George Eppes Richmond

Still in a Russian jail Kempinski case pursued in Washington

Attorney Jacob Klein returned from Washington after interceding with the State Department for Hermann Kempinski of Bridgeport who is confined in Poland over alleged military evasion. Blaine says banishment to Siberia was recalled and officials will review evidence and release demand. Senator Platt aided Klein in pushing the case.

Kemploski Blaine Bridgeport Conn Jacob Klein Washington Department of State Hermann Kempinski Poland Russia Klein Kempinski Siberia Platt

Depew Likely Successor to English Mission

The World reports Chauncey M. Depew offered the English mission and inclined to accept. President Harrison favored him as the ideal choice, with the main obstacle his prior doubt now cleared. Depew would follow in Phelps' footsteps if appointed.

New York Chauncey M. Depew Sayer Harrison Depew Mr. Depew Phelps

Church Divorce Case Hears Sanity Questioned

In Commsus Ohio on March 22 the Church divorce hearing reached closing arguments. Lawyers indicate the judge may defer decision for a week and could order new evidence on Mrs. Church’s sanity based on defense remarks.

Pacial

Thetis Ordered to Alaska to Watch Whaling Interests

Orders direct the United States steamer Thetis from Mare Island to Sitka then north to the Behring Strait and Arctic waters. The patrol aims to protect whaling fleets and U S commercial interests until Arctic departure in September, after which Thetis will return to Sitka for further instructions.

Thetis Behrings Straits Washington United States Mare Island Navy Yard Sitka Arctic Ocean Arctic

General Wade Hampton Recovers Flags for Quay

The correspondence explains Hampton recovering two Pennsylvania regiment flags from the Civil War era. Senator Quay is asked to forward the colors to surviving members of the Sixty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers Fifth Cavalry. The exchange notes old associations and duty to return the flags to former comrades.

Wade Hampton Senator Quay Washington United States Quay Dean Sre Pennsylvania Ffth Pennsylvania Fifth Cavalry Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry M.S. Quay United Staes Nena

Treasury Surplus Continues to Grow Amid Receipts Rise

Washington reports a rising Treasury surplus at 50.2 million dollars, up five million from ten days earlier. Receipts total about 23.2 million, with expenditures just over 12 million, including pension payments. Windom plans to decide on 4 percent bond purchases based on offers and surplus Use.

Washington Treasury Myal airoeAag Windom Tar 4 East

Pension Scheme Cheats Applicants Through Attorneys

A Washington telegram reports a Pension Bureau scandal where clerks funnel applicant names to attorneys who then pressure veterans with fake hurdles to pension payouts. Applicants paid fees. clerks and attorneys split the proceeds, harming many would be pensioners.

Distatch Washington Tanner Pension Bureau Pension

Quay and Bayne Agree on Allegheny Postmasters

Washington reports from the Post Office Department that John Gill is named postmaster for the Seaver Avenue area while James Bradley receives the Allegheny district posts. Officials say there was no conflict between Quay and Bayne over these appointments.

Washington Postoffice Department Tom Dispaton John Gill Seaver Avenue Allegheny District James Bradley Colonel Quay Colonel Bayne Allegheny

Pittsburg Man Seeks Old Collector Post

Special Telegram to the Dispatch from Washington reports Frank Case of Pittsburg arriving and promising a good day's work as he campaigns to reclaim his former position as Collector.

Frank Case Washington Pittsburg

Boomers Threaten to Fight as Oklahoma Border Unrest Grows

Reports from Oklahoma City say the Boomer movement returns after soldiers withdraw. Hundreds flood border towns. Purcell and surrounding areas see halted business as residents swarm telegraph stations awaiting a presidential proclamation. Fears of bloodshed rise if the president delays further.

Wientra Oklahoma City Purcell Colonel Crocker

Mexican Government Bans American Lard Imports

March 22 in Cry or Mixco reports the government will prohibit American lard entering Mexico amid claims the product is deleterious to health. The move targets imported fats and signals national health concerns announced by officials.

Crry

Beautiful Homes- 7 Artin A at orite ta lemortene

A fragment describes Beautiful Homes 7 and Artin A at a literary event. It mentions a theater or arite context and a Ponderei reference with no clear date or place. The readable text hints at a stylistic feature but lacks concrete facts.

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