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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1892
Page
1
Intense House vote on the silver bill leads to a tied result as Bland and other anti silver leaders push for postponement. Filibuster continues into the night with heated exchanges, while Republican cooperation and party unity remain in flux amid looming Chicago convention tensions.
Washington March 24 Associated Press reports a House debate on Bland bill ends with a tie vote of 148 to 148 after Mr Burrows moves to lay the bill on the table. The roll call lists many members including Williams Illinois Wike Illinois Cochran New York Cummings New York Dingley Maine Bunn North Carolina Bartine Nevada Hatch Missouri Taylor Ohio Castle Minnesota English Lind Minnesota Sweet Idaho Patterson Tennessee Smith Illinois. The session adjourns at midnight as motions fall unsatisfied and the torch of the question remains.
Tangier Island oyster men clash with a Virginia oyster police boat over disputed beds in Pocomoke Sound. Gunfire erupts as both sides exchange fire, one Tangier Islander captain dies from a breast wound amid damaged vessels. About 1,000 island residents watch from the shore as the fleets withdraw at dusk.
Denis Quinn an Irish patriot born 1828 in Tippeary County joined the 1848 troubles with Smith O'Brien Meagher and others. He escaped to England then the United States and helped lead Fenian activities in Boston. Quinn gained fame as an athlete defeating many stone throwers including Lucy the Irish champion in 1861.
Edward De Lima, who vanished January 5 from the Hotel Langham, has been located in Paris. A cable from Paris confirms he is safe and his family awaits details. Detective Byrnes had previously reported information of his whereabouts.
In Rimouski Quebec on March 24 the Bishop summoned three priests to answer charges of undue interference in provincial elections. One priest, Rev. Mr. Gogne, allegedly urged parishioners from the pulpit to bar Hon. Francis Langelier from addressing them and to chase him out of the area.
Dunbae March 24 23 victims viewed for the inquest today as 29 coffins prepared for burial after bodies were recovered from Hill Farm mine. Coroner and jury identified a dozen victims including Elmer Dewey Robert McGill John Shesrin and Peter Egan amid ghastly scenes and difficult lifting work in hot damp passages.
Rumor swirls in Allegheny City over a misdemeanor and malfeasance in office claim against Auditor John McKirdy. Alderman Braun refuses to confirm or deny. Ordinance Officer Andrew Barkley allegedly involved. Chief Murphy blamed for stirring the controversy to weaken McKirdy’s position.
The Rev Dr Frederick A Farley died peacefully at his Brooklyn home aged 91 or 92. Born in Boston June 25 1800 he was Harvard’s oldest surviving graduate and pastor emeritus of the Church of the Savior Brooklyn. He studied law briefly before turning to theology and led the Church of Our Savior from 1841 to 1863. He married Jane Sigourney in 1830 and is survived by two children Fred C Farley and Mia Osborne.
E J Joyce of Pine Bluff, en route to marry Mollie Brady of Paris, Tennessee, drew a pistol on a Louisville and Nashville Railroad coach in Paris. He fired into the car, fled to the platform, and clashed with bystanders until a knife strike saved him from death. Joyce was captured and jailed in Paris, while Brady fainted upon hearing the news.
New York March 24 Special Jack Devlin of 325 Central Avenue Brooklyn, a middleweight once tipped as a Dempsey successor, fought Chris Freeman last Saturday. After the match Devlin complained of pain in his left breast above the heart, fell ill, and died Tuesday. Friends planned a cold bath and liquor after the fight. no arrests have been made.
The trial of Alice Mitchell on the plea of present insanity will not occur for at least 30 days. Her lawyers vow thorough preparation with no stone left unturned to prove their case, citing strong expert opinions on the mental condition involved.
A deposition to be sent to a celebrated Paris physician covers interrogatories about hereditary insanity and the condition called homosexus. It will take about 30 days for the document to travel to Paris and back. Meanwhile Alice Mitchell remains in her jail room, rarely leaving except for visitors.
New York dispatch reports Hawaii's minister J Mott Smith in Washington pushing for a permanent free trade and commercial union between Hawaii and the United States. He argues for treating Hawaii as a state with similar relations, despite strong opposition from sugar refiners and trusts led by Claus Spreckels. Smith meets influential figures to push a lasting treaty.
Cambridge residents condemn President Eliot for praising religious liberty yet insulting Mormon leaders in a Salt Lake City address. Students and alumni offered mixed reactions with some accusing him of a flippant stance while others defend his remarks amid a charged response from Cambridge officials.
In New York on March 24 Charles Wright of 94 Tencyck Street Williamsburg collapsed while kneeling in prayer at a Marcy Avenue and Wall Street revival. Witnesses caused a disturbance. Captain Gorman's men stabilized the scene and an ambulance was summoned. Wright, a Civil War veteran with wounds from Fredericksburg, was taken to bed after neighbors insisted.
In Philadelphia on a Sunday strike at Eastern Penitentiary left Overseer James Bloomer fatally wounded and Overseer Francis Mahady injured. A convict armed with a knife started a blaze and concealed a stone before the assault, authorities say. The incident was disclosed only this morning as Warden Cassidy remained reticent.
In New York March reports, Drayton declines a reporters’ appointment while his wife is described as noble. Mr. Borrowe and Mr. Milbank deny impropriety, insist the letters were published without consent, and defend Drayton’s honor.
Florence Kelly Wischnewitsky, daughter of the late Judge and Congresswoman, appeared in Judge Beker's courtroom to contest her husband Dr Lazarre Wischnewitzky's bid to obtain custody of their three children. She alleges years of abuse including blows and spitting. Depositions from household staff in the New York home were taken.
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