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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1890
Page
1
Reports say Sioux and Cheyenne warriors mass at White River near Pine Ridge as settlers flee in panic. Armed bands, ghost dances, and a looming clash with troops fuel fear across the reservation and nearby ranches.
November 22 dispatch reports Sioux and Cheyenne forces preparing for war after Little Wound's bold open defiance. He denounces recognition as chief, warns of continued ghost-dancer rites, and threatens action if rations halt. Troop movements toward Pine Ridge are discussed as General Brooke and scouts coordinate despite unsettled reports.
Stasptree Rock Agency North Dakota November 22 ration day at the agency. About 15 or 20 of the male inhabitants of the reservation were present as Agent McLaughlin reports progress in subduing the craze. Indians come in for their rations.
Agent McLaughlin reports Sitting Bull with only about nine or ten followers as rations are distributed. The Major is seen as a trusted ally, while the ghost dance ceases after McLaughlin’s visit. Soldiers may probe Campbell county rumors of Northern attacks. officials deem mass casualty claims unfounded.
Massillon Ohio November 22 One of the most audacious daylight bank robberies in this section was foiled when a neat stranger posed as a stone agent lured President P G Allbright outside. A confederate attempted to seize $3000 in $500 bundles but the money slid past a wire screen and the robbers escaped. Police and citizens hunted the pair through the Hotel Conrad area without success.
In New York a meeting of the Siberian Exile Petition Association heard George Kennan advocate a periodical for circulation in the United States and Russia to highlight exile conditions. Father Ducey and Kennan attended as officials announced a 100,000-name petition to the Czar seeking liberty for exiles.
Governor Goodell issued a proclamation calling a special session after a council vote that had four Republicans supporting the move and one Democrat opposing it. News of the summons sparked feverish excitement as readers reacted to the administration controversy.
General Georges Batchellor, newly named United States Minister to Portugal, sailed from New York aboard the Nomandie. A sendoff included Col Weber, Gen O Blinne, Surveyor Lyon, ex-Postmaster Van Cott, ex-Senator Warner Miller and others. Miller's wife also rode as a passenger.
The New Orleans grand jury returned 16 indictments including seven for assault and battery five for robbery two for murder and two for shooting while lying in wait. Indictments for assault and battery stem from ill treatment of Italian prisoners. Murder and lying in wait indictments target Charles Trachina and Charles Prizzo in custody over Hennessey’s assassination.
Philadelphia November 22 physicians report Miss Julia Marlowe is on the road to recovery. Swelling on her neck is being reduced and a planned surgical removal will probably be avoided.
Philadelphia dispatch reports P A B Widener’s circle plans a covert fight to block Cameron’s renomination and back a compromise candidate. Mayor Edwin H Fitler also seeks the seat but lacks city GOP loyalty to win.
Fire at Bamford Bros on Cliff Street in Paterson New Jersey destroys the silk mill and adjoining Bamford residences. Loss placed at 400000 with equal fire insurance. About 300 workers, including women and girls, escaped. several narrowly avoided injury after leaping from upper windows. The blaze started in the engine room and, driven by a high wind, overwhelmed the building before firemen could control it.
Wilkes Barre doctors are puzzled by John C. Farrell ex-Superintendent of the Water Company and local wealthy resident who has not eaten for two weeks insisting he is dead and does not require sustenance.
The jury in the murder trial of J Edward Myers for killing his aunt at McKeesport reached a verdict around 8 PM but Judge White did not immediately convene to receive it. Foreman F P Cohen injured his hand weeks earlier and required medical attention. The court planned to convene today to receive the verdict and conclude the case.
Reports from Apra and outlying districts say natives may redeem pledged firearms for food as laws curb sale of weapons. Several minor disturbances noted. A public meeting October 29 in Apia adopted resolutions voicing dissatisfaction at powers delaying a Samoan government. A Chief Justice is reportedly en route via England and the United States, easing tension.
United States Commissioner Edmunds hears J Henry Schmidt of 3303 Arch street charged with falsifying invoices to dodge duty. He allegedly invoiced 162 bales of cattle hair counted as wool from the British Prince voyage of September 4 1890. Evidence supports the charge. case continues next Saturday with Schmidt held on 5000 bail, bond by John Dobson of John & James Dobson.
Frank Golden a Pinkerton detective in Cincinnati reports that Tascott did not murder Snell. He claims a relative benefited from Snell's death and that the killer went to Cincinnati after the crime, depositing money and valuables in a rented box at the Cincinnati Safe Deposit Company.
John I. Sullivan and Duncan B. Harrison with their company caused a scene in TauntTex Mass. Sullivan fell through a City Hotel window nearly breaking his neck. He kicked Harrison injuring him, delaying the evening show. Harrison left for Boston with suspected spinal injury.
AnN Arro on Mich November 22 reports N A Phillips of New Castle Pa won the permanent presidency of the University of Michigan senior law class on the sixth ballot in a stirring election. The class is the largest ever, numbering nearly 300 graduates, a peak honor for the university.
Harrisburg report states Governor Beaver has received no information about an appointment as Pension Commissioner and would accept the post if tendered, though no offer has been made.
A London dispatch notes continued arrests in St. Petersburg Moscow and Odessa despite official denials. It reports a dramatic express stop near Cracow to Warsaw with Cossack guards and seven hours delay as the Czar travels with his heir in Egypt and India.
Brussels reports Cardinal Manning urging wages be fixed through voluntary master and worker contracts, with periodic revisions. He argues legislation should be used sparingly to settle labor disputes, reflecting Catholic teaching.
Reports from Loxpox, November 22, note European press critiques of Dr. Koch's consumption cure. Berlin sees many hopefuls disappointed as supplies remain limited to experimental use. England voices caution, citing competing theories and skeptical physiologists about microbe based cures.
In Belfast on November 22 authorities suppressed a planned anniversary event for the Manchester martyrs Allen Gould and Larkin. Police arrested 30 demonstrators after the protest, despite the government ban on public demonstrations.
The North German Gazette reports a pact between Germany and France over Africa. Germany gains recognition of France s protectorate over Madagascar while France acknowledges German rights on coastal areas ceded by the Sultan of Zanzibar.
The Columbus Natural Fuel Company announces a gas withdrawal to Tuesday for all steam boilers in the city. Factories had been shut off a month earlier as the gas supply dwindles. Last seven wells east of Columbus were dry after $40,000 invested. company hopes to sustain domestic supply only and will not admit new patrons.
The DisPatcH presents eight columns per page across three parts with news, literary pieces, and departments. It lists sections like Parnell and His Future, Isaacs to Gourier, Doings of Society, Markets by Telegraph, The Light That Failed, On Foot in England, The World’s Rich, and various other features across pages 9 to 16 and multiple columns.
Mrs Annie Sheldon Coombs wife of Congressman-elect Charles Adams Coombs died after leaping from a high window at Pierrepont House Brooklyn Heights shortly after noon. The fall caused fatal head and leg injuries. Coombs a writer and poet known in Brooklyn literary circles had suffered a nervous disorder and recent months included residence at Hanover flats and a plan to visit her mother. Police reported premeditation suggested by room choice on top floor and prior hotel visit.
Charles Pitzele of New York files a claim through Attorneys Moses and Pam with Secretary Blaine. He renounced Austrian allegiance in 1888 and became a U.S. citizen. While in Austria he says he was arrested for serving in the Austrian army, jailed for two weeks, then released after the Austrian minister intervened. he seeks compensation from the Austrian government for the affront and violation of his rights as an American citizen.
Mia Delis Parnell mother of Irish leader Charles Parnell arrives in Chicago and stays with Colonel W P Read a coal merchant. Envo ys of her son likely to reach next week and may attend a Parnell demonstration during Nationalist delegates visit.
Erie dispatch reports Jacob Metzfer found not guilty of murdering Francis Short's prisoner last July after a weeklong jury trial.
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