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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1892
Page
1
Washington reports pace quickens toward Blaine as anti Harrison Republicans push for Minneapolis nomination. Key figures Quay Platt Clarkson politicians and Caldwell express confidence Blaine will accept if party unity demands it. Mrs Blaine backs restraint while Blaine silent. Alger seeking second place fuels maneuvering.
Washington dispatch reports National Republican Committee Chairman Clarkson meeting Senator Quay to discuss Blaine’s nomination strategy. Quay hopes Blaine is nominated while Clarkson weighs opposition to Harrison and contemplates resigning if Harrison is renominated. Treasury strain and Tracy's Washington absence fuel campaign intrigue.
Ex Governor Foraker spoke with reporters amid rumors he would nominate James G Blaine at the National Convention in Minneapolis. He said he would prefer Blaine be the nominee but did not confirm any nomination speech. His doorbell rang with inquiries as reporters pressed for clarity.
Dr Charles B Penrose a Philadelphia surgeon linked to a raid in Johnson county was released on bond today He posted 1000 and may travel until summoned He faces information charging him with the murder of Nick Rae at EK C ranch by stock men He left the party the day before gunfire and was out west for health reasons Governor Barber and Penrose were classmates.
Secretary of State James G. Blaine and Mrs. Blaine reached Jersey City then walked to New York arriving at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He denied political aims of the trip and said he would stay four days to see oculists and press, while Cleveland and Hill also stayed in town with Hill public about avoiding nomination chatter.
Miss Kate Pike a Treasury Department typist from Washington was found unconscious with gas on and wrist cuts in an Astor House hotel room. She was brought to Bellevue Hospital then Tombs Police Court where she was arraigned on a charge of attempting suicide and released as having been demented after the incident.
A letter to the mother, written before the girl cut her wrists and turned on the gas, exposes a hidden relation with a man named Jimmy. He had once sought marriage, but after her yielding he called the idea absurd.
New York May 23 William H Vanderbilt 21 died at 10 15 pm after a bout of typhoid fever He was the sole Vanderbilt grandchild named in his grandfather's will receiving 1 000 000 income to his use at majority principal at 30 He studied at Yale and was popular in his class
In Atlanta May 23 a special interview with Bishop Fitzgerald addresses the lynching of negroes by Southern mobs. He argues the crime outlives perpetrators, notes repeat lynchings in the North forgotten, and condemns white Southern guilt while praising Southern whites as true friends to the Negro race. He cites lack of sympathy for white victims and asserts blacks seek to remain among the South’s white population.
New Orleans May 23 reports the streetcar strike expanding citywide. Commuters walk or hire cars as Canal and Cemeteries Rampart and Dauphine Esplanade and Bayou road Clayborne Tulane Avenue and Domain Street lines run only intermittently. Uptown lines are shut today as tensions persist. Colonel Walker notes workers ready to replace strikers but deterred by intimidation. Police respond when notified, yet manpower remains insufficient to curb unrest.
New York May 23 Special Dominico Savalina appeared in Harlem Court with bandages concealing most of his nose. The missing portion was found tucked in his waistcoat eye wrapped in brown paper. He says Gardo Buronvanotto bit it off. Buronvanotto’s mother-in-law Angela Trin faces arrest after a confrontation at a grocery.
New Orleans May 23 Special The first act of Governor Foster after taking office was to appoint his predecessor Nicholls as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The move is seen as repayment for Nicholls' assistance in Foster's election, continuing a pattern where retiring governors place allies on the high court.
A jury in Covington rules Sharp & Co.'s pool hall may exclude patrons. J M Boler, a colored man, sued for damages under the civil rights law seeking $5,000. The jury found for the defendants, stating they are not bound to open doors to undesired guests.
Lieutenant Hetherington and his wife travel from San Francisco to Wilmington Delaware. They will meet his father in Chicago and he hopes for confirmation of duty as a steel inspector at Bethlehem Pennsylvania under Secretary Tracey.
The warship Concord stayed in Greenville Mississippi today and will depart at 4 AM tomorrow for Vicksburg. The ship was visited by a large crowd including many citizens and about 900 children.
James Nichols discovers his daughter Cora Nichols dead in a barn on the family farm near McKee’s Rocks. Police and doctors question whether the shot to her temple was self-inflicted, an accident, or murder amid local speculation and lack of powder burns.
The Tessier plantation levee in St. James parish broke last night likely to cause enormous damage similar to the 1890 Neta crevasse. Crayfish blamed for the disturbance, water 13 miles above Bonnet break, threatening 44 miles of plantations toward New Orleans. The breach widened to 15 feet and 10 feet deep. rail lines may flood in days. Severe wind adds to anxiety as Baton Rouge area also fears rising water.
A malignant smallpox case is reported at the Palmer House in Chicago. T. S. Meek of Philadelphia, a traveling publisher's representative, was removed to the pesthouse. Health officials vaccinate exposed staff and pursue containment as Meek had recently visited several cities.
A visitor to Chicago arrived at the Palmer House on Saturday feeling ill with backache and fever. Doctors diagnosed smallpox after consultations with Dr Brydon and others. The Health Department was alerted and imposed measures to prevent spread.
George Westinghouse's company wins the incandescent lighting contract for the World's Fair after delays with Edison General Electric. The committee demands a $1,000,000 bond and proof of fulfillment, while Westinghouse contemplates accepting terms and returns to New York.
Kansas City reports a man named Jack Turke, jailed for vagrancy, as a strong suspect in the Denison Texas murders of four women. He has a violent past and recently left prison. Denison residents discuss the killings as investigators pursue leads from Arkansas to New Orleans.
General H F Sickles, cousin of Daniel E Sickles, died at his Montevista home at 5 AM after stomach and liver illness. He served in the Eighty eighth Illinois Cavalry from 1861, commanded as Lieutenant Colonel, was wounded at Pea Ridge, later joined Sherman, served to the sea, and was Military Governor of South Carolina with a brigadier general commission for meritorious service.
Reported engagement on May 17 near Los Pilros on the Rio Yaquin pitted Government troops under Lieutenant Colonel Zapata against Yaqui Indians. Official lines censored the telegraph. Yaquis suffered casualties and dispersed while pursuit failed due to mountains. unofficial accounts cite seven Mexican privates killed and two officers wounded.
In New York on May 23 the Supreme Court examined Chairman James Clarkson and several figures from the Republican National Committee in a suit by Anna Dickinson seeking 6000 for breach of contract. Defendants include Senator Quay John C New J Sloat Fassett Samuel Fesenden W W Dudley and others. The contract allegedly required her to deliver campaign speeches.
San Francisco May 23 The first car load of new wheat of the season arrived at the Call-board warehouse in Port Costa from Delano and was disposed of on Change at 1524 cents per cental.
The President withdrew the nomination of Frederick Bancroft as United States Consul at Brunswick Germany at Blaine's request.
A major blaze is reported in Spokane's touring mill district with authorities noting extensive flames and active firefighting efforts as of May 23 from Washington Portland dispatches.
Reported itinerary details show the secretary's visit to New York included meetings with officials and potential policy discussions. The schedule surfaced amid varied editorial comment on national governance and regional concerns.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules that a general act does not repeal a special salary act for Allegheny County Treasurer John A. Bell, keeping his stipend at four thousand five hundred dollars annually unless earlier laws are repealed. The decision alarms county officers, who fear broader impacts on salaries and budget warrants.
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