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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1892
Page
1
Washington scene as anti-Harrison leaders plan a Pittsburgh meeting to coordinate opposition. Quay, Magee and allies move to unite against Harrison while talks of withdrawing support for Miller and a possible Blaine resurgence shift political currents. Manley meets with Secretary of State amid tense preconvention maneuvering.
Report notes President Harrison may refuse a renomination if Southern delegates decide the outcome. Cabinet members say he would reject a ticket reliant on Southern votes, risking the party backing Blaine Lincoln or McKinley if he stays out.
Harrisburg May 46 Colonel John A. Glenn former auditor general staff clerk will soon replace Deputy Sheriff Frank Willing Leach as Secretary of the State Republican Central Committee. Endorsed by Senator Quay and Cameron and other leaders Glenn agreed after Magee pressured Leach’s retirement. Quay promised support and Flinn criticized Leach.
New York May 5 The anti Harrison camp weighs other leaders like Reed McKinley and Lincoln if Blaine stands firm. Piatt downplays renominating Harrison and says no New York senator supports it. Depew and Hiscock back Harrison while Blaine talk boosts Cleveland support this month as organizers push a nomination.
A report by two British farmers on Nova Scotia and the maritime provinces warns that Canada’s agriculture suffers from the McKinley tariff. McQueen notes migration to the U S rises as trade with the natural market remains blocked. He cautions against recruiting English or Scottish farmers while the American market stays closed.
In Philadelphia on May 5 W F Jordan and J J McLaurin of the Harrisburg Call were arraigned in the Court of Quarter Sessions. They pleaded guilty to criminal libel with Governor Pattison as key witness. The judge suspended sentence for three weeks after Pattison testified.
In the Church of St. Jean Baptiste on East Seventy sixth Street Mgr Marquis brought a relic said to be from the arm of Ste. Anne. Since Sunday crowds kiss the casket and report cures including a woman freed from crutches. A 21 year old epileptic, Pacific Charbonneau, improved after the relic touched his hand, with further fits possible.
The article notes belief that a relic restored the youth of Charbonneau, while Father Petreau declines to confirm or deny a miracle, stating uncertainty about the incident.
Washington May 5 Special. The act to prohibit Chinese entering the United States was signed by the President to avoid legal complications. Chinese Minister may withdraw from Washington over the measure. Vice Consul Wing denounces the move as an insult to Chinese residents while noting the law targets laborers and excludes merchants and skilled workers.
Pittsburgh street railway leaders Elkins Widener and Magee discuss a major overhaul to convert Forbes street to a trunk Fifth Avenue line. East End cables shorten to Craig street. Craig to Wilkinsburg becomes a direct electric link. Feeder lines convert lines to trailers with half minute headways and expanded equipment.
In CrscisNATI on May 5 a drunken escapade ended in a mock boxing bout among Pitcher Rhines Jerry Harrington and Breigeerke. Rhines was suspended for the season and Harrington Burke were fined. Burke praised his game while Rhines faced disgrace and a $500 debt to the club. Captain Comiskey to meet Jim Dara tomorrow.
Patrick O'Sullivan Cronin suspect died in the prison hospital at 7:45 PM. His sister Miss O'Sullivan of Chicago and a brother from Fond du Lac were present, along with prison physician Dr. T Ferguson and Captain Kane. O'Sullivan remained unconscious most of the time, showed a brief reply for water before dying, and his body will be sent to Marion Wisconsin Friday.
New York May 5 Special. Newell W. Bloss Insurance executive and president of the National Mutual Insurance Company sues for absolute divorce from Emma Bloss on grounds of immorality. J Olivier Keane, a Fourth Ward politician and lawyer, named co-respondent. Emma Bloss plans to file a reciprocal action naming her husband as co-respondent with Mrs. Bloss as the other party.
At Archbald, General Master Workman Powderly accuses the Reading coal combine of attempting wholesale bribery in the Lackawanna Valley. He says an emissary offered passes and money to ministers and priests to win endorsements, including paying Catholic parochial school costs. One clergy man reportedly refused, saying he would take up a shotgun against corporate greed.
Debates peaked as the presiding officers had to suspend proceedings. When order returned the government faced a vote of confidence moved by Minister Grimaldi. The defeat prompted Premier Rudini to announce an immediate cabinet consultation.
A Washington insider says Commissioner Thomas H. Carter plans to resign by July 1 to avert a major scandal over Land Office management in the past year. The disclosure implicates top Western Democrats and suggests a forthcoming exposure after the June national convention.
E O C Waters testified before the House Public Lands Committee about stock set aside for Russell Harrison. Waters claimed he placed stock in trust for Harrison without his knowledge and used Kerens as trustee, saying he hoped Harrison might assist him, but he did not confirm if the stock was a gift or contingent on a consideration.
Peter Sheehan and his sister Mary Sheehan traveled from Troy Hill Allegheny to healings by Father Mollinger. Peter, once unable to walk due to inflammatory rheumatism, received three blessings and left with a cane after the second. Mary, who was blind, received three blessings and is expected to be well in a few weeks. Both credit the priest and the cross of St. Anthony for their recovery.
Sanitary experts Dr Billings and Dr Abbott reported no local source of typhoid at the Pennsylvania Military Academy Chester. They concluded the illness was brought to the premises. Colonel Hyatt relocated the academy to Ridley Park, opening in a hotel with 72 cadets.
Special report from Primovut New Hampshire states Almy admits he is George Abbott the outlaw. He killed Christie Warden and now faces life imprisonment and imminent execution after being returned to Concord State Prison.
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a favorable report on a bill authorizing a survey of a ship canal route linking Lake Erie to the Ohio River. The survey by the War Secretary is authorized at a cost of $10,000. May 5, Washington.
Ithaca May 5. President Adams of Cornell University has submitted his resignation to the Board of Trustees due to grave and apparently irreconcilable differences with the trustees on administrative matters.
Judge John Dean of Hollidaysburg arrived in Philadelphia on a personal visit to see friends. He received a large number of congratulations from callers this evening regarding his nomination by the Republican State Convention for Judge of the Supreme Court.
Philadelphia May 5 Henry Huston an industrial census agent arrested yesterday on forgery perjury and false pretense was given a final hearing today. He remains in custody on bail awaiting trial.
The Senate passed a bill granting fifty thousand dollars for a public building in Washington Pennsylvania. The action was announced in Washington on May 5.
In the Italian Chamber of Deputies the government’s demand for a confidence vote on its financial program was defeated by 193 to 185. The debate followed Premier Rudini’s financial statement and grew heated with insults exchanged amid uproar.
Immigrant Inspector Robert Layton leads a push to tighten laws after gathering data from prisons workhouses almshouses and coroner reports. He argues educated screening and post arrival tracking are needed to curb alien crime and public charges and urges Congress to amend immigration law.
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