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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1892
Page
2
District attorney and sheriff dispute treason claims against Homestead strikers. Interpreters and divisions among mill workers cited as creating a de facto governing body. Bail bondsmen and arrests loom, with no confirmed treason indictments. numerous detainees remain in county jail as legal maneuvers unfold.
A fragment from a Civil War era report discusses treason allegations against the Home Advisory Board. References to Carnegie firm protection, Pinkerton guards, and deputy incidents hint at labor unrest and arrests. Names and positions are partially obscured, with mentions of Mills, Stone, Lynch, and Maroney related to bond issues and court appearances.
In Youngstown Males Licht of the Treason Charge vnl does not fear It. Homestead’s Molvetrne declares intent to return yesterday, discussing arrest warrants and a Pittsburgh link. He predicts a reaction to labor and freedom issues, criticizing the carnerte company and its handling of workers as it faces officials.
A quoted partisan letter expresses resolve to return to Pittsburg and face trial for charges. The writer says they fear jail, expect the company to block bond, and would trust a swirly drawn jury to acquit when the case goes to trial. He asserts confidence in the justice of the facts.
Reports say advisory board members hid in MedKocsport and Braddock Bail areas while authorities failed to locate defendants in treason suits. Bail set at 10,000 to 15,000 per case. families and unions plan further efforts. Soldiers endure cold tents and fog as Homestead holds firm through winter.
Residents discuss Southside water issues amid calls for reform of the Monongahela supply. Doctors warn Southside water is poor, with many families avoiding it and pressing for an improved plan such as the Indian Creek proposal as fires and demand test the system.
A street car conductor complained about Hungarian passengers as he collected fares. He said they carry many pennies and cause change issues, worsening when colored passengers need change. He noted he often returns a dollar and asks for exact fare to avoid trouble, a tactic he claims works well.
The Central Traction Company started electric trolley service on its Center avenue branch downtown. Cars run to the power house on Wylie avenue then reconnect to cab cars for the balance of the trip, returning via Grant street and Webster avenue. The new system climbs Wylie avenue hill well and all-night service is planned along the route, with cars every half hour but not extending below Grant street.
Nicholas Shearer aged 12 fell from a wagon on Perrysville road and was fatally injured. The team swerved onto a byway, the boy plunged off and suffered a crushed head with brain exposure. He died within an hour and will be buried today.
About 3,500 people gathered in Schenley Park to hear the last sacred concert of the season. The Cathedral and Select Knights bands joined in a combined performance despite the cold weather.
A note urges calm about plague spread while promoting 80 Kirin's Silver Age and Duquesne Ayes as reliable stimulants advised by doctors.
A garbled slate of quips and product names appears, mixing playful wordplay with references to teas, ribbons, and medicines. It mentions Beaux, price of tea, prize diates, Camellia flour, a drunken man escaping jail via bail, and a product called Wrrr's Little Early Risers.
The Allegheny county jail ends its first year under Warden John McAleese with praise for cleanliness, order, and humane treatment. About 310 alcohol cases were treated in the past quarter, the lowest for a year, while deaths remained very low. Officers credit prompt medical aid, reduced use of padded cells, and morale-boosting talks to ease worry and aid recovery among inmates.
A crowd of boys threw stones and attempted to force a door at a Steuben street residence. A Pole resident had left to cross the river, leaving wife and children indoors. Police arrived too late to catch the youths. several are identified and expected to be arrested today. no motive given.
For the past two to three weeks the Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock have operated five days and a half per week, shutting down Saturday morning and resuming Sunday night. Management says orders are on hand but they run ahead of them. The intermittent shutdown allows repairs on Saturday instead of Sunday, reducing extra pay for workers.
Detectives Coulson and Robinson departed for New York City last night to fetch Mrs Jenile Marsh and James McIntosh in connection with the Gamble Weir case. Requisition papers were sent to Albany and will be forwarded to Superintendent Williams of New York then to Pittsburg officers upon arrival. The two defendants are expected to reach here by Tuesday.
The United Order of Workmen held a concert at Metropolitan Hall in West End on Saturday night for the Shaon Stutz benefit. The event was well attended and netted a substantial sum for the cause.
Coroner McDowell notes a probe into Grace Brown’s murder case and infanticide patterns as four such deaths surface locally. A prominent Pittsburgh attorney plans to defend Brown to expose railroad workers' harassment of young women riders for trial.
Ex-Mayor Richard Vaux a veteran Democrat and former Grand Master of the Grand Masonic Lodge of the state discusses the Baker ballot, predicting voter confusion and losses for both parties. He warns the new system is intricate, confusing, and untested, with schools being opened to instruct veterans and election officers pivotal in handling ballot mistakes.
The day opened with frost on fences and rooftops as temperatures fell to 40 at night and hovered around 63 during the day. Weather officials call the chill beneficial for farmers and expect a varied pattern of cold and warm days ahead. Overcoats return, sunlit sidewalks draw crowds, and residents endure a brisk November-like feel while awaiting warmer weather promised soon.
The Allegheny mortuary report for the week ended Saturday records 43 deaths, up 9 from the prior week. Six deaths from cholera infantum, four from consumption, five from typhoid fever, two from scarlet fever, four from marasmus, six from pneumonia and three violent deaths. Dr Haazird attributes the rise to hot and cold weather diseases occurring together, noting typhoid is warm weather and pneumonia cold weather. Typhoid deaths were not confined to any particular area of the city.
Pittsburg horsemen show strong interest as the Indiana county fair opens. Sintec Breeders' Association plans to meet with the Indiana Agricultural Society this year. Pittsburg residents Paul H. Hacke T. M. Marshall Jr. Joseph Fleming and others will have stock at the event along with Ortondale Stock Farm A D Sutton DuBois Morganzsa and J A Quay. Several races are anticipated with a top half mile track and 17 races on the card including several in the 2 20 class.
Lieutenant Gallant arrested 1 year-old Rowie Collins at the St James Hotel where he is a bellboy. He shot his 13-year-old sister yesterday while playing with a revolver at home on M Logan Street. The bullet was extracted behind the left ear. the wound is not dangerous. The boy will be held for a day as police investigate.
Forty young men from the Fifth to Eighth wards organized the B. McKenna Democratic Association. George Milligan was named President and G. G. McSwigan Secretary. The group backs McKenna for mayor and Cleveland for president, plans fancy uniforms, and will meet at Democratic Committee rooms on Diamond Street until permanent headquarters are secured.
R W McDonald president of Fort Wayne Electric Light Company abandoned his Republican stance. He told a Disrator reporter at Union Station that Blaine should be nominated and expressed disappointment that Blaine was not chosen. He doubted Harrison’s election and predicted Indiana would swing against Republicans.
Tomorrow night Lorena Castle 131 of K G E will relocate from Allegheny to this city meeting at Golden Eagle Hall on Fifth Avenue and Chese nut street. The order follows 15 years of Allegheny members with a growing local presence, and a feast at Miller's on Center avenue will follow the meeting.
Mayor Kennedy of Allegheny announced plans to present an ordinance to the City Councils to improve the city garbage system. It would require hotels restaurants saloons and households to deposit kitchen refuse in cans or barrels for easy loading into city garbage wagons.
The prisoner who died at Central police station on Saturday was identified yesterday as Joseph Sullivan a pipeline laborer. Several policemen and others recognized him at the morgue and said they had known him for a year or two that he was always a sufferer from consumption. His home is thought to be in Syracuse New York and word will be sent to that city to learn if he has friends there.
A fragmented OCR listing shows steamship routes with connections among La Gascogne Havre New York, Shorps Liverpool New York Knoco Bermuda New York Orsemay Liverpool, indicating a maritime transit ledger or schedule without complete context.
Southside German societies meet at new Turner Hall to organize Columbus Day plans. William Kaiser presides, Dr. M. A. Arnholt to appoint about 100 aides. next meeting set for Sunday. Public gathering announced for Wednesday October 5 at New Turner Hall to finalize arrangements.
Latem Oct 2 A Chicago dispatch said Thomas Coleman now in Oregon penitentiary may be tied to Dr Cronin's murder. Officials in Portland prison doubt the link, noting Coleman was jailed for assault with a dangerous weapon and has been trusted until two months ago. He fears the Chicago angle and mentions the Cronin matter.
George S. South aged about 55 of 204 Federal Street Allegheny died after a ten minute illness last night at 1 o clock from neuralgia of the barrel. He was bookkeeper for Huckste in & Co contractors of 37 Fairmount Avenue Aberheny and was a prominent social figure. At the house the family wept and Mrs South cried out in hysterics.
New York on October 2 A H Conn a stere typer was found dead in his room from asphyxiation. He had recently been out of work and it is believed he took his own life in a despondent act. Every crevice of the room was carefully stepped up and the occupant was undressed. His hotel bill was due.
A two story brick Metropolitan Hotel block owned by Arthur Murray suffered a major blaze affecting the linen room. Guests escaped unharmed while authorities reported the fire caused by careless match dropping. Loss estimated at 25,000 with 20,000 insured. The account notes insurance and the broader Fire Record coverage.
Bed advertised at 25 cents everywhere as regular price. Supplies are selling quickly. Call early and leave your offer to secure one.
A heated Hebrew lodge meeting on Market Street ended with Jacob Fineberg of Morning Star Lodge being expelled by a lodge committee after insisting he was a member, prompting his plan to sue for conspiracy and assault. The dispute traces back to May over dues and alleged transfer attempts, with tensions escalating as Fineberg claims removal violated lodge rules and his sick leave.
This week HUGUS & HAGKE spotlight new lines of Printed French Flannels with embroidered designs in white and colored varieties priced 65c to 3.00 a yard. Flannelettes in over 100 styles from 12 to 4c a yard. Eider Flannels in full color assortment. Linen Department features D'Oylies dresser scarfs center pieces lunch cloths sideboard covers, all handworked and priced moderately.
Franklin Pa native Carl Heydrick son of a Supreme Court Justice was not a guest at the Monongahela House yesterday. Irwin’s Charles H Bolton and Mondville’s BR A Heydrick were in the city and lodged at the Central. Stratford Canada’s A F MacLaren ran the well known ciese works and visited the Schlosser yesterday. Franklin’s Bryant Osborne and John O McCalmont checked in at the Monongahela. W B E Stroh of Mauch Chunk registered at the Anderson. P W Boring of Walston Pa stopped at the St Charles.
For 81 Each, or Six Quarts for 85, Max Klein will sell or ship you your choice of the six year old Pennsylvania roes Guckenheimer Finch Gibson Over holt and Bear Creek.
Exposition visitors were urged to call at H. Kieber & Bro at 506 Wood Street. The old reliable Klebers' music house advertised a wide range of pianos, organs, and musical instruments including Steinway, Lyon & Healy, and 7 octave organs. Also offered dresses, medical pills, and campaign goods.
The special report lists Pittsburg residents staying at New York hotels including Fifth Avenue W D Hartmpce T M Hooke Mies McConway C L Snowden D Wilson and wife D Wilson Bartholdi Mrs J Baldwin Mrs J M Fulton Grand Hotel M Hunter Everett House J Jarrett Union Square H M Lanzworthy Murray Hill A M Marion W J Scott St James Hotel C Matthews B Page Grand Union CO McCaffrey E G Helly Normandie O Miller Hotel Imperial J Paterson Sturtevant Wilks Astor Mens We 6 Meek etc CG Aronaburg
Jos Home and Go on Penn Avenue announce the opening of a complete fall collection for ladies and children. They tout the richest silks and novel dress goods in three departments and predict a velvet season for fall and winter costumes. The millinery department invites all women to visit.
An all week exhibition begins this morning showcasing imported bonnets and hats as well as items from our own workshop. Untrimmed millinery including hats bonnets toques and abundant feathers flowers braids and ornaments plus a large children’s section with hats caps and Tom O Shantters. Underwear and hosiery offered in best condition for the upcoming cold weather alongside fine to sturdy lower and medium grade goods in complete assortment at appealing prices.
Four kinds of Scotch table damasks are offered on sale including damask by the yard and in matching napkin cloths. The goods are praised for wearing and washing qualities and suit both everyday use and special occasions.
The Gleak Room Suit Department offers Wraps Jackets Capes Ulsters Suits Tea Gowns and Wrappers in current fashions with emphasis on material shape and finish. The store guarantees values are as represented and will not undersell quality. Upholstering and decorating work cannot be delivered in less than two weeks due to heavy demand. Orders for Iron and Brass Bedsteads are welcome on short notice.
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