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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1892
Page
10
Hearing on Mrs. Deacon’s appeal against a Seine Tribunal ruling resumes as her friends cite brutal treatment by Mr. Deacon since marriage. Allegations claim repeated assaults in London and Paris, threats and barricading doors, with marks of violence and claims of intemperance, linking to ongoing divorce proceedings.
Lospos November 17. Growing farm agitation and protests over low agricultural mood push the government to act. A cabinet committee on agrarian bills is named but decisive steps await the National Conference on Agriculture. Morley reportedly backs land courts, abolition of titles, and expanding small holdings to ease land access.
At Lospex on November 17 the Indian Currency Committee adjourned until the International Monetary Conference ends. The pause is blamed on a British-backed effort to avoid India currency issues. American delegates plan a general statement urging international agreement to prompt debate and a five member position assignment with possible dissenting reports.
Paris November 17 The Chamber of Deputies resumed the Government bill for stricter press laws. Prime Minister Loubet delivered a successful speech but two slight government checks followed. The chamber's vote stood by a margin of 33 in opposition to the government.
The chamber failed to reach cloture amid a 114 vote, adopting a motion to adjourn until the next day. Despite the stall, the government's position showed some improvement from today’s debate.
The cabinet talks extend past next week and will pause until after Christmas. Gladstone plans a Windsor Castle visit, his first since Osborne House. Salisbury will visit after Gladstone, signaling different royal receptions for Liberal and Conservative leaders. A Tory move seeks closer Union with Liberal Unionists via Carlton clubs.
London building trades including carpenters masons bricklayers plasterers painters and builders laborers ended a six month strike with the Master Builders Association under a final arrangement granting a 48 hour week to take effect in November. Wages from the lockout remain and many workers now enjoy higher pay with shorter hours across the trades.
St. Petersburg reports the government plans to increase excise taxes on brandy tobacco beer phosphorus matches petroleum with extra levies on inhibited houses forests and salt and to tax exemptions from military service to cover the budget deficit.
The Conference of Archbishops debates sending a papal diplomat to Washington after Cleveland's inauguration. Discussions focus on Vatican representation and potential repercussions, with Father Lavelle undecided on timing for any public address.
A tornado struck the village at 3:80 this morning destroying 35 houses and injuring about 15 people. Two churches, the Town Hall, jail and newspaper office were leveled along a 200 yard wide path. Jacob Cabe died. others were cared for at homes of survivors.
Eighteen Alleghenians enroll as members of a camping club to visit the World’s Fair. They were offered 40 acres of ground near the fairgrounds and plan to depart around August 1. John F L Barbers serves as Chairman and William Huch as Secretary.
Ernest Shaler was arrested by Officer Collis on a complaint by Assistant Superintendent Foster of the Pleasant Valley line for turning signal lights on Perrysville avenue. The signals regulate a single track and the act could have caused a wreck. Shaler is held on $300 bail for court.
Mrs. William Davis of 425 Pearl Street alleges contractor Michael Fay blasts rock near Thirteenth Ward properties without a blasting license. She says the explosions damaged her houses making them untenable and causing substantial loss. The case will be investigated today.
Limited offer good Friday and Saturday. Pick any overcoat suit or dress for $16, regardless of original price from high to low. Available at P.O. Co corner Grant and Mond streets opposite the Court House. Other locations listed with contact numbers.
Delegates from multiple states discuss wage schedules and labor rights at the General Assembly convention held in St Louis. The meeting covers constitutional changes, a proposed income tax plank, labor bureaus, and Miss Frances Willard's reform agenda, amid talk of Homestead sympathy.
Inside the National Alliance sessions the Tillman dispute erupted when he denounced Kansas member Scott as a coward and scoundrel. The confrontation nearly turned violent as Tillman and his supporters clashed, ending with Tillman ousted from the literary bureau director generalship.
A man identified as F. J. Dhorhauar died yesterday afternoon at 100 Climax Street after an apparent poisoning. Coroner's Clerk Brush notes the deceased had spent 12 of the past 23 years in the workhouse and had just been released from a 30 day sentence. He went to his wife's home, was refused admission, sat on steps, then died two hours later with a small vial in hand and green substance purged. The coroner will continue the investigation today.
In Wheeling Ohio on November 17, carpenters have raised the scaffold and gallows for William Maier set to die tomorrow. Public sentiment shifted in his favor after his counsel claimed new evidence could have acquitted him, but Governor Fleming remains firm. Funds hampered defense efforts and an Austrian minister was suggested, yet preparations for the execution are complete.
In Trenton New Jersey on November 17 Judge Woodruff censured Mercer County Grand Jury for failing to indict politicians charged with poll day bribery. The jury returned no new bills after a brief retrial. John H Scudder of the Democratic State Committee served as foreman.
Memphius news reports the Inter-State Road Congress endorsing a bill to appoint a commissioner for good roads and a state engineer in each state with assistant engineers in each district. It also proposes leasing convicts to counties, sharing labor and property burdens, creating auxiliary groups to the National League, and distributing convict labor fairly among counties. Adjourned sine die.
Philadelphia dispatch reports a warrant for Charles Hailstock, captain of the Gray Invincibles, the state's all colored company, on charges of embezzling 2500 to 3000 dollars and forging a begging circular to siphon funds for personal use. His whereabouts are unknown.
The Triennial Assessment Hearings opened with the Mc Ginnis Fifth avenue property in the Fourteenth ward. Witnesses challenged the assessor figures while attorney Shields claimed no notice of rehearing and Agent Kelly supported the valuation. The Lawn street and Fifth avenue Mc Ginnis heirs tract and Lydia McCutcheon Neville street appeal followed as the day wore on, with arguments over rural versus taxable status and valuation reductions.
Rev Dr B Leon of Prague Bohemia traveled last evening to Chicago for the international convention of the German Reformed Church. Although not fluent in English, he explained his two weeks in the country and praised the religious liberty shown by the people.
An advocate extols Carlsbad Waters and Sprudel Salt for reducing unhealthy tissue while building solid flesh and improving health. The speaker claims benefits for chronic stomach catarrh biliousness gout and rheumatism and says the genuine product bears Eisner Mendelson Co. New York signature on every bottle.
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