24 Mar 1889
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1889
Page
1
A week of turmoil in Parliament shadows calls for unity as the Salisbury cabinet faces intensified scrutiny. Reports note Liberal gains in Lancashire and Kennington wins signaling Home Rule pressure, while Chamberlain shifts toward Ireland policy and peers dodge personal controversy.
A March 23 gathering at Fletcher's house featured Garmean, a hypnotist claiming German origin but French appearance, who halted a New York clubman Ross from playing piano for four minutes. Guests doubted the act, yet Garmean demonstrated controlled power, lifting the audience’s skepticism as he avoided fees and built a rising reputation.
Loxpox March 23 General Boulanger remains quiet while friends attack vigorously. Government action against the Patriotic League backfires, and officials wish to distance themselves from the affair. It is noted that M Antoine député for Meta in the German Reichstag has resumed his French duties.
A distorted report notes Sentanger in Gisbos'he oopaine Bolt expresses preference for a quiet life. The text implies his lack of qualities needed for leadership against Boulanger, while the government stirs opposition and the Chamber becomes a chaotic scene.
Cable report details the Prince of Wales and Prince Albert Victor visiting York to entertain officers, highlighting the costly welcome and the press’s mixed framing from loyal praise to temperate rebuke. It notes newspaper reviews, athletic praise, and later critiques about royal conduct and Sabbath observance.
Times struggles with circulation after the Pigott diary saga as Joseph Biggar and George Lewis push for exposure. The Lewis Biggar alliance targets the Times and its treatment of Charles Parnell, amid limited access and tense newsroom atmosphere.
In Fayette County fear spreads from Uniontown to McClellandtown as vigilante groups form and revolver sales surge. Sheriff Miller says a Markleysburg raid was a trap. locals say the Cool Spring gang eluded capture while robbers roam the countryside. Names like Charles Lewis and Decatur Tasker surface as the gang’s feared core.
From New York March 23 Dan Lamont has been elected to the presidency of a cross-town horse car line the Houston West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad Company known on the East Side as the Avenue C line. The line is run by the Seventh Avenue and Borough line and owned by the Metropolitan Traction Company. The new president plans to replace the current jigger cars with two horse pulled cars and a conductor.
A group of Pittsburg gentlemen lease thousands of acres in Harrison and nearby counties for oil. A test will be drilled on every tract of 2,000 acres, with indications for oil reported as excellent.
Reported threats and a looming pursuit emerge as John Ramsey and Sullivan link to a plan to catch two men. Uniontown police hesitate to chase again while Fayette County Commissioners set a $200 reward. Detectives remain in the mountains with undisclosed strategies as Hurvaeicus notes the tension.
Berlin White Book cites Gallien arrest in Apia over Samoa letters. Ex-Governor Gray, praised in colonies, says America should preserve Pacific interests and become regional power, urging England not to neglect Samoa during the emergency. He argues the United States would build naval power to dominate the Pacific.
Special telegram reports Marco Herwit a Hungarian Pennsylvan ia Steelworks worker died Thursday in Steelton. His wife who came to the country three years ago and separated from him stood to receive about 1800 he had on deposit. Suspicions grew after signs of foul play appeared from the corpse including blood at the mouth and a bruise. Postmortem examinations were continued Monday to determine if poisoning occurred.
A New York dispatch reports the Salvation Army Household Troop band of 28 musicians led by Bandmaster Appleby intends to stage a major tour of Brooklyn and New York. The plan includes street parades, posters, and concerts at the YMCA hall and Seventh Avenue barracks from April 1 to 4, with a controversial program described as "the devil's music" paired with religious words.
Rochester news reports the sale and consolidation of Bartholomay Rochester and Genesee Brewing plants into the Bartholomay Brewing Company Limited. The new firm lists capital stock at 620 000 pounds and 350 000 pounds in debenture bonds, with brewery properties and related stocks transferred. Approximately 2 250 000 dollars is said to have been paid to Bartholomay.
The United States Circuit Court in Cxrcaco ended the Wabash case with a decree to sell the railway plant in the city. The judge considered an upset price covering the indebtedness for first mortgage bonds of the Ohio and Indians divisions and $147,000 of second mortgage bonds across multiple divisions.
Parkersburg March 23 Local agents arrested for failing to file returns and pay 234 percent on gross receipts under city ordinance faced trial before Judge Snodgrass. The Tetenler fined Western Union Telegraph Adams Express and United States Express agents Wiecoal Oniomaaualinek for one penalty from the Recorder’s decision or to carry the case to court.
Mrs Grover Cleveland maintains a hectic social routine in New York after moving from Washington. She rises early to receive about 150 daily calls, enjoys theater, opera, and fine dining, and spends afternoons visiting art galleries and with friends. She avoids public carriage lines, favors private transport, and endures autograph seekers as she navigates life at the Victoria hotel.
A woman stole a handsome wooden cabinet from Mrs. Cleveland. The recovered cabinet contained several hundred blank colored cards and a bottle of letters, with additional notes on how the cards would be named.
New York report says Count Giovanni Di Montercole sailed to Europe aboard the Rotterdam under the alias Ernesto de Meyers. He paid for a late ticket, avoided reporters, and hinted his marital dispute with Miss Knox of Pittsburgh had been settled through his wife's family.
The death of Mrs. Morris H. Floyd of Clarendon county is reported. Fifty years earlier her parents opposed a marriage, she fled on foot to return to her lover, was captured by Cherokee Indians, held for six months, then released and reached Alabama to wed. She later used herbal arts and was famed as a local dream oracle.
A Harrison gathering of veterans urged a soldier candidate for Postmaster. Republicans held sway at the meeting while Democrats pressed their views. Captain Jean Meese, who led the Harrison veterans in the last campaign, emerged as the front runner. A resolution urged removing the current postmaster at once and a committee was sent to appeal to President Cameron and Senator Quay through Washington.
Among the travelers aboard the Havre in Champagne today were Charles A. Strong and his wife Bessie Rockefeller until yesterday. Their rooms included a bridal chamber and reception room near the main saloon. The cargo carried contributions from resident artists for the Paris Exposition and Munkaezy's Christ Before Pilate loaned by Wanamaker, insured for 40000 dollars with paintings valued at 200000 dollars.
Ex President Cleveland and party including ex secretaries Bayard Vilas and Dickinson reached Havana at 7 30 am amid cheering crowds. The group, met by American consular officials, proceeded to the Hotel Passie where an aid of the Governor General welcomed them. Cleveland declined the Governor General's mansion invitation for their stay.
In Harrisburg on March 23, legislative members in town predict the session will adjourn between May 1 and May 10. They think work won’t move fast enough to meet the date set by Chairman Sree Saeed, but Republicans are unfazed by the sinking fund issue and Governor Beaver’s statement.
Special Telegram to the Dispatch reports Governor Foraker will not run again and has refused use of his name for a third term. General Asa A. Bushnell has withdrawn from the contest and Congressman H. L. Morley is forced to decline the use of his name as a candidate.
ISPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH Washington March 23 Mr White Law Reid faced a long Senate discussion before his confirmation as minister to France. The 25 to 14 vote included all Republicans and several Democrats, with Democrats voting against and some opposition focusing on his ties to the Morgenthaler Printing Company. The debate touched on his integrity, the stockholder protest, and references to past diplomacy.
Hivetos reports Corporal Tanner, likely the happiest man in Washington, danced without legs to celebrate his appointment to office. He visited the Capitol and White House, surveying the Pension Office before it falls under his control. Commissioner Black appeared somber and avoided the public.
Mr Joseph R Speer met with President Harrison and Secretary Blaine in Washington by appointment and left for Philadelphia after receiving compliments from friends of the officials. The visit followed talks connected to his consul appointment and related matters. The Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades in Philadelphia was formally located on ground of about 150 acres in Montgomery County as endowed by I V Williams.
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