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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1889
Page
4
The closing session is praised for conservatism yet criticized for ignoring constitutional rail law mandates and statewide industry interests. The piece warns that legislators serve corporate interests before the people and that party politics cannot indefinitely justify deceptive campaigning.
The piece laments Europe’s snub of France at the Paris Centennial Exposition opening. It notes English aloofness and broad French republican discord, with Boulangist threats challenging the Republic and calls for greater national unity to earn respect from monarchies and allies alike.
The new Pittsburg post office architect Mr. Malone asks the supervising architect to dispatch a special representative to examine the building thoroughly and reassess work done before his appointment. Washington accepts the work as acceptable, but the review delays progress and provokes debate over past contractors and oversight.
The piece condemns a swiftly growing city’s construction boom and private and local government efforts for grand yet useless granite that mars Smith Field Street, calling it a reproach to Federal authorities and political methods shaping the urban landscape.
The article reports Judge White’s final ruling on the license matter, stating he has exhausted evidence and sees no personal prejudice or need to alter his recent decisions. It notes the Supreme Court may set a new standard, with wholesalers largely halted and retailers rearranging plans as many seek other work.
An Ohio doctor, Dr. Francis Buckner, used physical force to stop a seance in his Covington home after his wife was allegedly converted by a medium. He restrained a visitor, threw assailants out windows, and explained the cabinet's workings. A court later ruled Buckner's methods legal and practical.
A polemical critique targets George Saintsbury and other English critics who dismiss American literature. The piece mocks their provincial view and argues American authors have earned respect, warning that arrogance could regress into a self inflated, vanity driven stance like a frog attempting to blow up.
A sharp essay ridicules a scientist who links spring cleaning to health. It mocks bachelor hosts, insisting women uniquely embody cleanliness’s social and moral value, and argues gendered duties shape civilized life.
The column notes teacher demands to abolish the afternoon term and start the morning session earlier. It also reports Proctor Knott losing the Derby at Louisville while Spokane breaks a three year old record. Other items mention New York orators Depew and Potter, Governor race in West Virginia, and a Pittsburgh Scots Irish heritage note. A dog fatally bit before life ended its homicidal mania.
A fragmented column notes extreme heat drawing crowds to saloons and fountains, with a saloonkeeper claiming a four hour heat wave could net 33000 in a week. It also mentions farms ahead of schedule, a playful tennis and tea verse, streetcar scene, and a tale of Mile De Lussan's Mile.
The demonstration of popular sympathy and approval for The Lion of Peru at the Grand Opera House last night pleased Messrs. Wales and Wood of this city. It is hoped more substantial results of agreeable character will follow. If Winter lingers in Spring, he found yesterday’s seat uncomfortable.
The Tre Allegheny ball team pushed Chicago opponents hard and kept their infan ts hustling to avoid a defeat similar to the previous day. Horace Phillips appears set to secure at least two victories on a broad smile as he departs Chicago.
The International Y M C A convention in Philadelphia prepares for the next meeting. Committees are announced with G N Paden of Pittsburg among Business. speakers include T J Gillespie of Cleveland and H B Sabena of Denver. Kansas City, Nashville and St Louis vote for the 18th convention site, with Kansas City favored.
A scattered column notes Mrs. Julia Wanp Howe visiting Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul while British customs collect duty on a South Australian silver casket for the Prince of Wales. It also mentions Attorney General Dalton’s dinners and Dr Jenner’s impressions of Queen Victoria’s health along with a Nebraska Representative’s gradual recovery and a Beaconsfield peacock tale. An 1869 Horace Greeley letter discusses his early schooling with Mr Vose and Miss Parker.
The dance school pupils under Miss Agnes Hamilton enjoyed a lively evening at Lafayette Hall. Despite attire and weather complaints, the orchestra led a long program of polkas and reels with enthusiastic participation from both youths and accompanying adults.
Scovel will attend as the Art Society marks its 150th reception tonight at the Pittsburg Club Theater. The walls feature about forty etchings and as many watercolors by Edith pe ne anal ty department of oo ing. Mrs Getchell, Stephen Parrish, R Swain Gi, and Harold Pierce are named as connections. The program, arranged by Mrs Josiah Cohen, includes readings and a musical portion with Lars Chevalier Edward vel, a tenor from the Rom an ideals, set to entertain Pittsburg’s artistic circle.
The Point Breeze Presbyterian Church welcomed Rev. DeWitt XII Bonham with a warm reception last evening. The informal gathering in the church lecture room featured a diverse audience and sociable exercises that pleased attendees.
Miss Jennie Catterall of Monteray street Allegheny and Mr. William Erb a Northside businessman were married yesterday afternoon at St. Peters Church by Rev Father OConnell. The couple received handsome gifts and plan to reside in the Second ward.
The Glenshaw group hosted a pleasant evening at the Misses Frederick residence with refreshments readings recitations and music by society members adding charm to the event.
The Deaf and Dumb object to their census category in the new enumeration. A conference led by Robert Porter and Drs Billings and Gallaudet aims to prevent publishing deaf mute statistics with insane or criminal groups and to ensure accurate counting without delaying the census.
In Cronin case notes a new police theory contemplates finding Cronin’s body in an area cemetery if the doctor is dead. Investigators continue searches around lakeside and wooded areas near Lakeview as hours pass with no break.
The most forgetful man in years testified he had never been arrested before. Yesterday he admitted a prior murder conviction in New Jersey with a lengthy sentence but claimed to have forgotten the case. The reporter notes the irony of forgetting such deeds as he entered another man’s home.
About 75 members attended the Ohio Mexican War veterans state reunion in Newark. Participants toured the old fort and heard speeches and hand- incited remarks. The next gathering is set for Mount Vernon on May 8 and 9, 1890.
A Philadelphia buyer notes a very dull bric a brac market with no buyers for a $90,000 title in New York and only three prospective customers so far this year.
A six month rumor is verified as ex Minister Phelps is appointed to teach elective studies with a course in law at Yale Law School. The announcement confirms his new professorial duties amid expectations from students and faculty.
A collage of brief items from La, O showing a colored woman changing color, Warren Pa residents dealing with rattlesnakes, Buckshot in war era, a Mt Jax postal tour started Feb 2 and mailed May 1, Warrior's Mark Coffins wreck incident, a large mirror-like 16 pound yellow bass, Wheeling Va school baseman injured eye from a fast runner, Bethlehem pa gum machine oddities with pennies and gum missing, Yor Sunday school theft of 6 cents and buttons, Akron man removes tattoo by needling under skin resulting in scars.
About seven veterans connected with the Tippecanoe Campaign called at the White House to pay respects to President William Henry Harrison. Delegation chief ex-Public Printer Clapp spoke for the group, conveying their aims, and the President replied with a cordial assurance of support and continued confidence.
The Philadelphia heiress Miss Catherine Drexel joins the Sisters of Mercy in this city, recalling notable women connected to the convent including Miss Gillespie, relative of James G. Blaine, and the eight million dollar fortune she brings to her vocation.
A private dispatch from Orlando Florida reports the death of General William Harney the oldest officer of the United States army. Born in 1789 he joined the army in 1813 and served in the Black Hawk War earning brevets for long and faithful service. He married May Mullan and later moved to Louisiana where he owned a villa at Mount Olive.
The Society for the Improvement of the Poor will establish a summer home at Oakmont, inviting local residents and officials to participate in the program planned for the coming season.
Senatorial inquiry into the Canadian competition with U S railroads features President Roberts of the Pennsylvania Railroad asserting American roads should be governed by equal laws and embracing pooling as preferable to exclusive practices. Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk figures faced scrutiny by President Van Horn and John Newell as testimony continued with local business leaders slated to testify tomorrow.
Lewiston May Langtry attended a performance at Music Hall with Lewiston and Auburn crowds. A fast trotter attorney nearly struck the Jersey Lily as she walked from the depot to the hotel. Freddie, who assisted, saved her from a serious fall.
Albany reports the State Senate General Laws Committee concludes oppressive trusts sow their own destruction as they become better known and less feared. The panel recommends no new legislation while a test case against Buffalo elevators pursues its appeal and challenges pricing above legal rates.
Joseph D. Weeks with President Mayer of the Baltimore and Ohio Thomas M. King and Senator Camden visited West Virginia for inspection. Weeks says plans call for a new road from Fairchance Pennsylvania to Wes t distance of 211 miles to open lumber and coal regions and traverse grazing lands.
In Minneapolis, an umpire seated in the courtroom presided over a striker’s sentencing. The judge concluded remarks as the umpire declared, Striker up. It was habit, but it cost him 9 for contempt of court, nonetheless.
The fragment references a political figure in Utah and mentions Mormon sentiment toward a potential governor. It is incomplete and contains unclear names and events, offering only hints of a political dispute, candidate, and public reaction without concrete details.
The New York World notes that many observers doubt the president’s ties to his party and insist that the administration is aligning the party to suit his relations, framing the issue as a political realignment question.
Bary Cella reports Ives and Stayner have occupied the best jail accommodations, dining on top table and 2 cent cigars, while awaiting bail. They have spent months in the same room once used by Tweed and Ward as they attempt to borrow funds from friends. Indictments may await civil suits, with trials delayed until after summer recess.
Digby Bell and wife Laura Joyce Ball resign from the McCaull Opera Company to form their own business venture. The couple plans to organize a new company and pursue independent productions.
The four Commissioners of Public Works in Jersey City were found not guilty by the jury amid malfeasance trial claims they plundered the city treasury by listing false payroll names and paying salaries for work not performed. Perjury charges may follow against witness James Smith who claimed no city service was required for his pay.
The city prepares for a huge funeral near Broad Street Cemetery with Chauncey Depew delivering remarks. About 20 boxes of skeletal remains from buried bodies will be moved to Fairmount Cemetery for interment, and a 4000 monument will be erected at the burial site.
In Chicago on May 9 a feud between the Moy and Chinn Chinese clans escalates as the Moy seek to hire Highbinders to murder rivals after a gambling dispute. Secret messengers travel to New York Baltimore and Kansas City as both sides field armed men hoping to deter raids and settle the quarrel by force.
In New York the seventy third annual meeting was held with the annual report showing general receipts of 490423 dollars. Disbursements were cited and a sale of Brearba noted. Elected to four year terms on the Board of Managers were John H. Earle W R Cruger Elbert A Brinkerhoff James G Charles H Trask William Hart Robert W Deforest J D Crook and T G Sellew.
A May telegram from Meadville reports Jules Dealaunay assigned today to Arthur Leyss with noted abilities. The terse dispatch appears as a miscellaneous personnel update in the local press.
A collage of oddities including a defective egg case from Me., a royal estate loss in Saxony and Bohemia, a Philadelphia rail depot insurance pitch, and a swordfish catch near Brunswick. Also notes on a hidden treasure in North Town Moss, a daring horsewoman in New Lisbon, and seagull findings tied to a kite. Tales of authors preferring pen or typewriter and a list of notable writers using different tools.
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