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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1891
Page
10
Moscow reports reveal military rail prioritization starves peasants. Trucks and freight blocked at Caucasus stations slow famine relief, with 4 000 wagonloads of grain tied up despite dire need. Higher tariffs and troop use drain resources, risking a famine cost approaching 500 million roubles.
Timothy Harrington accuses Mr. O'Brien of concealing key parts of the Parnell correspondence from Boulogne as Irish leaders negotiated. He cites January letters about McCarthy securing Liberal assurances and O'Brien's private conditions for chairmanship, plus a New York cable from Ken cabled to Dillon and Dillon's reply calling Parnell a ruse.
Dispatches report Fonseca’s crackdown in Rio Janeiro suspending all newspapers except three loyal to his rule. Revolt spreads in Rio Grande do Sul and Grao Para, with censorship hindering news from the capital and discontent mounting in Pergambuco.
A Melitopol dispatch reports a Crimean freight train wreck near St Perenstne after a derailed car pulled others off track. Fire engulfed the cars and station, trapping and burning several crew members as witnesses described heartrending appeals for help.
In St Petersrune on November 11 a number of people donated large sums to the Czars presents, money to be immediately turned over to relief workers distributing aid in famine-stricken provinces.
A powerful storm sweeps Portugal’s coast with hurricane force winds. The gale lashes Lisnos and nearby areas, disrupting seas and weather conditions along the shore.
Beettx reports the imperial budget for 12 year was released. Expenditures for the coming fiscal year exceed the 1891 estimate by 110 million marks, with 65.5 million marks attributed to unspecified items.
The document notes non recurring expenditure and an receipts increase of 25 million marks over 1891. It pre authorizes a loan of 156 million marks for military naval and railway needs, plus a supplementary loan to fortify Heligoland.
A Santiago dispatch reports the Chilean Junta will relinquish executive authority to Congress. Admiral Montt, nominated by the Liberals, is empowered to assume duties until the Electoral College meets for formal election. Senate and Chamber leaders include Waldo Silva and Barros Luco.
In Prague on November 11 police raided the residences of Bohemian anarchists after warning of a planned plot. They arrested several leading members including a notorious female agitator. Searches found incriminating documents and pamphlets at the raided homes.
In Baltimore a man named Meyer Goldstein and his second wife Bertha Schwartz, formerly Mrs Schwartz, were legally separated in a Hebrew divorce ceremony performed in the city jail. Goldstein had been charged with bigamy after marrying Schwartz before divorcing his first wife, Mrs Goldstein No. 1, who traveled from New York to press the charge. The ceremony was conducted by a rabbi with witnesses and a registrar, using a ritual described as binding and recording the proceedings. Goldstein sped the process, noting he wanted his dinner, and the ceremony concluded with Schwartz declared free.
Judge Zane rules Mormon Church assets including Garda House and historian's office escheated under 1887 and 1862 laws. Court states violation of 1862 ban on church property over fifty thousand dollars and confirms transfer to the United States.
Two men robbed the Chicago and Alton station at Independence at 7 p.m. They seized cash from the drawer totaling 570 dollars with 12 belonging to agent J C Marshall and a farmer John A Campbell’s watch. They forced Campbell to surrender keys and searched Marshall and Campbell. They searched express boxes for a large money package that was not there. The agent expects to identify the attackers.
Campaign controversy described with Chairman Hahn confirming Sherman and Foraker as trusted Republican leaders. Hahn says canvass avoided Senate talk but now supports open expression of views. He asserts Sherman, 68, remains capable and argues for his return to the United States Senate.
The State Department reports the Prohibition vote totals for Hague and Drayton as 18,510 and 18,429 respectively. The Constitutional Convention proposal failed by 420,598 to 173,813. County results followed with Auditor General and State Treasurer tallies.
Washington reports a Brazilian minister received unofficial dispatch claiming Rio Grande do Sul has renounced allegiance and seceded. He cautioned that even if true the revolt would not spread to other states and Brazil’s government remains stable. The minister cited dissolution issues and financial strain as underlying tensions. General Miles confers a Medal of Honor in Chicago as Major Edward Rice receives the decoration.
General Miles personally presents a Congressional Medal of Honor to a camp member for extraordinary bravery at Gettysburg. The award recognizes repelling Pickett's charge at Bloody Gap on the battle’s third day and preventing the National from falling into Confederate hands.
The Monongahela House clerk, after a brisk chase on First avenue, captured J Alfred Corey of Philadelphia a man described as suspicious. Corey had checked a coat with no. 11, claimed a Central Station grip, and was handed to police, amid hotel spectators.
Christina Rentch Dohring, once kidnapped by an alleged witch named Anna Drummond in Ward Street Scranton, reunites with her California husband and her now elderly parents. After travel and hardship, she travels to Scranton to meet them, ending a 16 year separation.
A surveying party reports drastic geologic shifts in Lower California after the July earthquake. The East group of Lake Jululu volcanoes erupts daily, 100 new volcanoes appear in the South group, and the grandest crater on South Hill opens 10 by 40 feet. ake Jululu grows from five miles long to 25 miles with up to 25 miles width and increasing depth, with waters changing from salt to fresh. New waterways parallel the Colorado lead to unexplored land between Colorado and Mesa Divide.
New York reports the discovery of a wholesale opium smuggling scheme reaching from Indian growers to Canada and the United States. Custom House officials seize the largest opium find to date and await a full public account from Special Agent Cummings, with investigators tracing a planned expansion of the operation.
The Clouston embezzlement case starts in the Circuit Court with E Ward Clouston under 20 indictments for using fraudulent certificates to obtain witness and mileage fees while Deputy Clerk. State Auditor accuses him of improperly receiving 220000, though indictments cover far less. Ex Governor Jacob B Jackson defends, citing political motivation. jury seated after a year. Clouston, son of a Wheeling notable, pleads innocence and the trial may last one or two weeks.
While cutting wood with a steam engine the water ran too low in the boiler. The men were well to do and leave large families.
In Wilkesbarre on November 11 a report details the long unsolved Kester brothers murder in Sugarloaf township. A quarrel between Higgins and Eveland families led to claims of old scores and a woman’s testimony that spurred arrests, with both men denying guilt and alibis involving buried treasure at the Kester homestead.
Hemlock Lumber Association met in the Opera House with Western Area firms attending to discuss low lumber prices. Suggestions included curtailment of production and making the association the selling agent, plus issuing certificates on yard stock and incorporating to profit the group. A bark import policy and tariff amendment were debated. debate noted bark prices rising since the tariff passed.
Nov 11 report details Colonel E. H. Lowe posing as a U S army officer and government detective. Two trunks from Ashtabula reveal published special edition samples and many letters from women. creditors pursue him in Ashtabula Cleveland Salem Youngstown Canton and this city. Authorities note no such official exists and hunt him as he may have fled toward Buffalo.
A meeting of Methodist college presidents formed the College Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church. W. F. Warren of Boston University was elected president and Fisk of Albion College secretary. The group urged unification of Methodist educational work and set up a committee to fund student religious work. A memorial urged higher scholarship standards.
Rattle snake Pete Gruber, famed for reptile collecting, plans to attend the World's Fair in a full snake skin suit. He estimates 120 rattlesnake skins are needed for coat, pants, vest, and accessories, and may raid his shed if the quota falls short.
Dr. summoned to the home of George R. Webber nine miles north of Franklin finds both Mr and Mrs Webber dangerously ill after they dressed a hog diagnosed with hog cholera. The disease is reported to have affected many local pigs with some slaughtered and meat possibly shipped or sold for home use. Health officials have begun an investigation.
At a Corry National Bank meeting depositors express sympathy and confidence and form an 11 member committee to raise funds and seek extensions from creditors to reopen the bank. They unanimously ask Congressman Griswold and Comptroller Lacey to delay appointing a receiver for a reasonable time.
Omana November 11 The retiring purchasing agent C H McKibben of the Union Pacific Railroad stood accused of corruption. The railroad company sought to recover 60000 dollars alleging bribes from suppliers and false vouchers. The suit has been dismissed by the railroad’s attorney.
John Dean faces trial before Judge Baer for the October 25 shooting death of Jack Carson in Everett. Both men are Black. They drank together when Carson teased Dean who then invited him to a stable where Dean shot Carson in the right lung. Dean has prior criminal court appearances.
Washington November 11 inquiry to the Commissioner of Patents found he had taken no action that could result in an extension of the Bell Telephone patents. He stated clearly no measures had been taken to prolong patent life.
In Nat iwore on Nov 11, the 11 disaster victims from the previous Sunday were buried as all mines closed and businesses paused. Funeral services filled churches and a long funeral cortege marched to the graves.
At 5 o clock in Braddock the joints blew off of vessels Nos 2 3 and 4 in the converting department of the Edgar Thomson steel works. A steady stream of molten iron poured into the pit below prompting workers to flee. About 75000 pounds of iron were wasted as the department closed and repairs began.
The State Council of the Farmers' Alliance heard committee reports and retired officer reports in Harrisburg. Elected were President Henry Snavely of Lebanon, Vice President W A Gardner of Potter, Secretary W T Bricker of Cogan Station, and Treasurer Joseph B Horse of Lebanon. President Snavely said the Alliance had grown 200 percent in the last year and was in better condition than ever.
50 year old carpenter David Estep fell from a new building on Pacific avenue in the eighteenth ward where he worked and died an hour later at his home 309 Edmund street. The coroner was notified at 2 o'clock this morning. Estep was married and leaves a large family.
A report from St Marys dated November 11 states a boiler exploded near Vendora in Mercer County this afternoon killing two men named William and Henry Thomas outright. The accident occurred near the village, and authorities are expected to investigate the scene.
National Tube Works employees contribute a day’s wages to McKeesport Hospital totaling $00. Arrests made in Hiram near Youngstown for express car robbery. A four year old Altoona boy loses a band due to an elder brother accident. McKeesport railroad wreck involves four cars derailed after a switchman error. Burgess Genos Dewant of Coketown engages vandals and is assaulted, left in serious condition.
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