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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1889
Page
2
A boom surrounds Mansfield and Chartiers as consolidation talks resume water works and a new panhandle iron and steel plant take shape. Hammond & Son plan a 300000 mill in Chartairsborough while Panhandle Railway acquires 30 acres for a freight yard and repair shops boosting jobs and local growth.
Residents on the hill discuss Chief Jones authority after the entire No 10 Engine Company is discharged over alleged speak easy activity. Alex McMillan defends the men saying the claims are false and notes lack of a hearing. A reinstatement petition circulates while former Chief Crow is cited as precedent for discharge power.
Residents of Ben Venue on the Pennsylvania Railroad report rug thefts from porches. Victims include Dr Aul, Mrs Speer, and William Knoble. Police arrested John Robinson and Matthew Carpenter, both colored, after a Saturday night report. Each man received 30 days in the workhouse.
A gang led by Frank Smith from Erie broke away from Morganza Reform School months ago. Smith was caught entering a merchant's residence in Erie last night, and authorities believe he and his companions have carried out a string of burglaries in the area.
Pittsburg society notes Mr Klussmann of Derby England discusses iron oxide trade and tariff effects while noting English beer and cigars on Sundays. Catholic clergy attend a Baltimore conference. Dean Hartney travels east. Don Adams visits Pittsburg. John Moorhead, relative of Dr Sos, critically ill at home.
The Baron's wife in Pittsburgh receives a note from him saying he will never return. Grief drives her to tears and a failed suicide attempt near dawn. Neighbors raise funds to help her daughter in Chicago as the baron begins a new life abroad.
Lawrenceville residents hear that Councilman Hugh Ferguson plans to present a measure to secure a new water supply. The idea mirrors a Lucy Furnace shaft setup with multiple engines pumping millions of gallons daily. Ferguson denies an immediate move but says six or seven engines could serve the city for under fifty thousand dollars.
Frank Redman was held for court on a charge of assault and battery brought by Elizabeth Johnston after entering her house and injuring her. McCutenn of Mansfield committed Fred Box for court on malicious mischief. William George prosecuted. Jopa Brosh heard six cases in Sevenscenes ward station house. all prisoners were drunk and fined small sums.
The Police Bureau will issue orders to curb crowding of cars on principal streets. Corner men receive directives to enforce a 15 foot distance between vehicles during business hours. Earlier arrests occurred as drivers persistently encroach on pedestrians at Smithfield Street between Sixth Avenue and Fifth Avenue, endangering life and limb.
A new oil strike at Chartiers Field drew crowds as the Arbuckle area shows strong flow. An owner named Aiken drilled a well south of Arbuckle that started at 17 barrels per hour and surged to about 500 barrels daily, signaling a robust field with multiple derricks rising along the hilltop.
In Pittsburg officers raided a Fourth Avenue bootleg operation drawing four patrons and arresting a woman landlady after she deposited 140 dollars as forfeit. The raid uncovered a busy speak-easy near Millwood Avenue and Thirty third Street, with one suspect noting the venture served as a fitting end for her earlier license denial. Capt Dan Sylvas led the operation with detectives Robt Robinson and Nick Bendel, while another raid on Millwood Avenue tied in with two customers. An information will be filed against Mrs Shields today.
H Sellers McKee and Murray Verner aim to buy the entire Rochester street railway system inclining the Rochester N and Brighton and Crowtown lines. McKee pays 2 175 000 for the Rochester N road, with 000 down, 4700 of 5000 shares taken, and 875 000 bonded debt assumed. The venture links to a New York and Pittsburgh group with a 42 mile cable plan.
Rev John H Prugh of Grace Reformed Church preached on Christianity and our national prosperity using Deuteronomy to contrast nations under Catholic Spain. He argued Protestantism fosters intellect through the open Bible and public schools and suggested Pan American delegates would see the United States as greatest nation.
The Clerical Relief Association plans its annual meeting at the episcopal residence next Wednesday. The bishops in charge will organize a seven year post ordination exam of priests in the Pissborg diocese, to be held November 19 through 21. Three or four senior priests will conduct the doctrine exam for those in the early years after ordination.
About 2 pm a Soho resident found 18 year old Michael Kelly unconscious in the pit at the Soho blast farm. He was taken to Fourteenth ward station where a quart bottle of alcohol was found on him. Dr. Mover and I Whitehouse attended Kelly for hours before he regained consciousness. The alcohol and the gas in the pit caused the incident.
A 10 year old boy, son of James MecCleane of Banksville, died early yesterday after being struck while on the Lite Sawmill Row road track Saturday evening. He and companions played near a moving train and the youth near the thigh was hit.
Haugh Crawford and David Hastings were arrested yesterday for obstructing the cable care on Butler Street while out driving. In the same incident, Bork was locked up in the Seven Ward station house to await a bear pending further action.
The order on Webster avenue has bought Nos. 25, 27 and 29 Tunnel street from Mrs. David Reed for 19000 dollars. Miss Kate Drexel turned the property into the convent to extend the sisters square holdings and provide room for a recreation yard and expanded working girls home and laundry facilities. Tenants may vacate by April 1 as the convent plans half the block and aims to control three fourths of the block.
Charles Gant and Charles Real, both colored men, dined at a Fifth Avenue restaurant and refused to pay 15 cents for baked beans after complaining about napkin design. A scuffle ensued with a waiter and bystanders shouting. Detectives Demmel and McTighe arrested the pair and they face disorderly conduct charges and 15 cent bean fees at Central station.
A temperance gathering linked to the Catholic Congress in Baltimore will feature an Executive Board meeting at the Ebbitt House in Washington on Wednesday. Attendees include regional and religious leaders such as Laven Nugent and Rev. Father Sheedy, with the opening of a Catholic University also on the schedule.
Police raided a speak easy at 42 Tunnel Street arresting the bartender James Carr and five visitors. A pro poker room at 157 First Avenue yielded proprietor John Allison and 11 others. Another raid on Bates Street netted eight men and later 11 more, including Mrs Bridget Sullivan, as officers closed in on a speak easy operation.
Anderton Dupuy & Co with P Foley fund a $100000 project to lay a 16 inch cast iron lead joint gas pipeline from Horseshoe Bend on the Parrysville road to Chartiers mills. The line will traverse the Ohio via two 10 inch screw lines. Early wells show strong gas prospects capable of powering all Chartiers factories.
The Carbon Iron Company on Thirty second street plans extensive mill upgrades including tearing down old structures and replacing them with a corrugated iron building. Two open hearth furnaces of 60 000 pounds capacity will be added, plus rolling tables and quenching rolls of 20 to 30 inches diameter. A new river intake with a 35 foot shaft and three pumps will supply water. Clark Bros. begin two 50 000 pounds open hearth furnaces to be ready in six weeks with 50 additional workers to operate.
The miners and river coal operators set a meeting for tomorrow at 1 30 to discuss wage increases. Captain I N Bunton will preside with Captains Henry Brown W W ONeill W N Lysle and H L Wood on the operators side. The miners have effectively struck for a half cent raise as mine output faces suspension in the district. Operators warn the increase will raise costs amid high transportation and seasonal factors. They suggest some mines may stay open only to avoid losses, while the miners prepare to present their case before the committee.
Electrical Union No. 1 held its bi monthly meeting yesterday and arranged plans for about 200 members to participate in the Armstrong monument dedication. The union, formed last May, has grown rapidly and now lists 206 members with W. H. Johnston as President J. A. Moore as Vice President and C. C. Thomas as Financial Secretary.
A meeting of the M M P U was held yesterday in Turner's Hall Forbes street. Rumors said the Union might act on Manager Wilt s ethics but details remained dark. Rehearsal of the combined bands for the monument dedicatory ceremonies was also conducted.
After Rev. I N Hayes resignation at Central Presbyterian, trustees face a two thousand two hundred dollar mortgage and a debt of three hundred seventy four dollars and seventy four cents on November 1. Congregation plans a special meeting next Wednesday to review finances and the pastor’s tenure.
An odd ad copy promotes a whiskey product with a bold line about marriages and table manners. It claims Klel's Silver Rye is available everywhere for a price of 100 per fall quart, urging readers to ask for it.
A Pittsburgh planner advocates rail transport over a lake canal to move iron ore. Colonel Andrews, noting water limits and cost, backs a railroad with cars carrying 300 to 900 tons at about ten mph. He urges Pittsburg invest in ore transport rather than additional furnaces.
A claimed remedy offers relief by asserting it cures weakness and indisposition to work through a regimen of genuine doses. The advertisement emphasizes headaches, heaviness, and sleepiness as signals of needing the tonic and recommends gradual use for full effect.
Dr McClenshan readied yesterday to found the New U P Congregation at the street school house in Miners Church. Western Theological Seminary pastor preached morning service and 67 persons attended the Sabbath school. A new building is planned to be ready in January.
A special meeting of the Library Association members will be held this afternoon to address association matters and upcoming plans.
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