17 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1891
Page
1
Public hearing in Allegheny resumes amid clashes over jurisdiction as Mayor Wyman, ex mayor Pearson, and Chief Murphy face investigation prompts. The council debates moving cases to a legal tribunal, with auditors citing missing records and ill earned fees.
City officials hear testimony on vehicle license practices tied to forged plates and lost plate affidavits. Letters alleging raids on Hungarian boarding houses for witness fees are referred to Public Safety. A committee hearing is set for next Monday evening to hear witnesses and report.
Harrisburg reports about fifty applications from Pennsylvania manufacturers for space at the Columbian Exposition. Railroads and major firms plan extensive displays, including oil and gas regions, saw mill machinery, fancy cakes, and historical artifacts. The state building is for visitor comfort and may host historical items, while exhibits will be placed in general exposition halls.
A Chicago dispatch reports Knights of Labor General Master Workman Powderly facing charges from ex Secretary Turner about salary increases and missing funds. James O Connell and A W Wright defend Finance Committee actions while Powderly insists loans and house payments were proper and publicly accountable.
In Puriapetrira on November 16, labor circles stir as General Master Workman Powderly faces Turner’s charges backed by letters urging secrecy. Lawyer Charles A. Keyser, a Powderly ally, urges a full explanation while cautioning against rushing judgment and noting the order’s resilience if he is found at fault.
At the Knights of Labor General Assembly on November 16 the group considered World WCTU resolutions on equal pay for women and suffrage, purity standards, a six day workweek limit at fairs, liquor sales bans, and narcotics control. Powderly spoke on Secretary Turner's charges as miners in Missouri were urged to push mining laws alignment.
Pittsburg Knights of Labor members discuss the order’s leadership after Turner is removed for political misuse of power. Calvin Wyatt accuses Turner of accounting shortfalls tied to Philadelphia politics while defending Powderly as an honest leader.
In Washington the District of Columbia Supreme Court overruled the demurrer in United States v Charles A Newton, charging violation of the civil service act section 12. The case goes to the criminal court for trial, with Newton seeking a writ of error. Commissioner Thompson of the Civil Service Commission lauded the ruling as a broad enforcement of the law to bar political solicitations within Government buildings.
Treasury officials report four Chinese men arrested in Watertown New York while attempting to cross from Canada. Owhburgh inspector notes a wider conspiracy to smuggle hundreds of Chinamen into the United States and is pursuing the alleged conspirators.
The New York Presbytery debated fore-ordination and salvation for infants and heathen. Dr. Briggs gained support for amendments while Dr. Field opposed fore-ordination. An adjournment was set for Monday as water restrictions tightened Croton supply and Central Park reservoir levels fell two inches.
New York announced a plan to create five miles of suspended storage under the Hudson River bridge approach. Chief Engineer Clark proposes tracks beneath the bridge to land NYC passengers, with construction to start mid December and completion required within five years.
Local Forecaster Dunn reports a heavy rainstorm downtown with more than 0.15 inches of rain. He predicts clearing and colder weather tomorrow as the ground remains to be soaked by at least a half inch of rain.
Wyman Denies Jurisdiction Briggs Takes Part in Revision Farmers in Convention Next Year's City Improvements The Street Railway War Classified Advertisements The Doings of Society Deaths Here and Elewhere Cruelty at West Point Contradictory Reports From Brazil A Peculiar English Murder News From Neighboring Towns Nearly a Duel in Florida An Immigrant Inspector's Discoveries Hotel Arrivals and Personal Hotel Arrivals and Personal Sporting Features and Weather Outlook
Special dispatch from WuHeEeixe West Virginia reports M. F. Corely of Brexton County cleaning a revolver. He pointed it at his daughter believing it unloaded. the weapon fired wounding and killing her instantly at a Pitts Temple residence. Further details are scarce.
The Young Men's Catholic Club of McKeesport adopts resolutions censuring Benjamin Butterworth, Secretary of the World's Fair Commission, and seeks his removal from the commission over remarks made at a recent banquet in his honor.
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