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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1889
Page
4
The Mississippi steamer Corona exploded its boilers near Port Hudson, killing about 40 people. The City of St Louis nearby aided survivors, prompting calls for strict boiler inspections on regional steamers.
The International American Congress opens with delegates observing West Point and the Hudson. The piece urges peaceful aims over military display, highlighting Blaine's call to show Americas’ peaceable progress, manufacturing prowess, and growing trade ties to South America.
Judge White urged the grand jury to heed the law and work efficiently, calling the jury the fount of justice. He warned against prolonging sessions, stressed accountability, and warned that neglect or abuse would taint the river of justice and threaten the community's future.
Major McKinley of Ohio speaks plainly to a Dispatch correspondent. He is modest in manner and earnest in politics, preferring truth as he sees it. He outlines his congressional programme as one not aimed at charming statesmen who favor peace.
The piece paints two major fights for control of the House speaker position and partisan rule changes. It foresees Republican efforts to fortify majority power by altering rules, risking a clash with the Democratic minority. Major McKinley warns of a showdown on Southern voting rights and a pivotal Ohio race where Foraker is likely to win, though Legislature makeup remains uncertain.
A humorous yet cautionary piece recalls a Morelia girl who burned love letters at a hotel roof and nearly burned herself. It advises choosing safe spots, suggests using a cellar furnace to dispose of letters, and imagines keeping ashes in tiny labeled vials for amusement. It ends with a New York report hinting confidence shifts toward Gould.
The Turks hope Emperor William will visit Jerusalem to fulfill a prophecy about a one-armed ruler from a foreign land defending Turkey from Russia. William, sensitive to mentions of his dwarfed arm, is said to avoid Constantinople, leaving Turkey’s prospects in poor shape.
A remark on a New Yorker who discarded dynamite with careless aim, noting the blast risk. The tale underscores caution around explosive material and public safety implications.
In a sprawling column of commentary the writer mocks constitutional overreach and legal street policing while reflecting on pension offices, discharges, and political feuds. Names like Tanner Harrison Campbell Booth Murat Halstead appear amid ruminations on Ohio politics and local civic life. The piece wanders through cultural notices, chatter about Indian summer dyeing, and a crowding German Day at the Exposition in Pimri’s Bone.
Fra Aloyeus Canall of Larma was chosen Superior General of the Franciscan Order at the General Chapter in Rome held at the International College of San Antonio. Delegates from New York and Connecticut attended. Fra Bernardino Portogruaro had held the post since 150 by papal concession. Rev Father Sebastian Martinello named Vicar General.
A pensive scene at a city railroad station shows a woman simulating a carriage arrival to impress others, followed by a dramatic opera house incident in which a guest exits loudly after a scene. A Sewickley rumor about alcohol is challenged by dairy cases, and a vivid anecdote recounts a man grappling with a purple mule, ending with a grim joke about an undertaker.
A survey highlights Mrs Langtry as a £500000 earner, Madame Barrios as Guatemala’s widow with a large brood, and Robert Louis Stevenson’s revival after years of rejection. It notes Mrs Leland Stanford’s vast diamond collection totaling about $2 million, Afra Stanford’s gems from ex-Queens Isabella and Eugenie, Lorra as the richest US actress with $1 million in recent years, and Bret Harte’s accidental rise from editor to famed novelist. Also profiles Georges W Cable and Mrs Farr’s San Francisco palace, while detailing Cable’s climb from penny-editing to Creole stories.
On Sunday next The Dispatch will begin publishing biblical romances by four eminent authors Prof Georg Ebers H Rider Hag gard Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and Rev Herbert D Ward. Ebers opens with Joshua set in Egypt and the Exodus era. A Wilkie Collins novelette One August Night in 6] will also appear, based on Collins plot, the last literary work before his death.
The Postmaster General named David P Liebhardt of Indiana as Superintendent in charge as a major reshuffle occurs in the postal leadership. The move follows the resignation of a senior official and signals changes in the Grand Army region.
Tsui Twoyin, newly appointed Chinese Minister to the United States, was presented to the President by Secretary Blaine. He delivered the Emperor of China's letter accrediting him as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and pledged to strengthen Sino American relations. The President expressed pleasure at receiving the letter and pledged cooperation to maintain goodwill and mutual prosperity.
Minnesota Dairy Commissioner Ives released a report detailing extensive food product testing by State Chemists Everman and Drew. Analyses covered lard cheese milk cream batter vinegar baking powders and creams of tartar with many samples failing fat content acidity or composition tests.
New years telegram reports the St Paul Minnesota and Manitoba Railroad will merge control under a new Great Northern Railway Company. The plan consolidates management and financing, transferring securities valued over 22 million dollars to the new entity to extend the Manitoba system and guarantee permanent dividends on present stock.
Washington reports on Blanch EK Brace the colored ex Senator and ex Register of the Treasury hailed as Mississippi Boulanger. He was elected delegate from four counties to the state convention and to county conventions, with a largely white convention support.
Washington October 3 Senator McMillan urged the Presidents attention to Michigan claims for the Supreme Court vacancy. The President has not seriously considered appointing Attorney General Miller and will not act until after Congress adjourns. The leading candidates named are Judge Henry B Brown and Alfred Russell, both of Detroit.
A Monongahela House upgrade turns the hotel into a fall and winter social center with seven planned dancing parties. The Monongahela Club offers a 40 member roster led by officers J A Beymer and C J Schultz while the Allegheny Club, promoted by G Ibmsen, launches its first dance on October 2 at the same venue.
In the West End home of Captain John A. Wood a refined ceremony joined Miss Millie Wood, legally Millie Wood after a court action, to Mr. Louis Speer. Rev. C E Locke and Rev. Robert Miller officiated as around 200 guests, including the New Orleans Times-Democrat editor, witnessed the union with a banquet follow.
Miss Harriet Redman Hays daughter of Milton D Hays married Elmer E E Stewart general agent of Armenia Insurance Company in a Crafton ceremony attended by 100 guests. A special train carried attendees from the city to Crafton for a 9 oclock service at First M P Church followed by a long reception and a wedding trip to Cleveland Detroit and the lakes before returning to establish a home.
The marriage of Miss Lizzie Peebles to Captain Lew Brown was held at the bride’s home 143 Arch Street at five this evening. The groom, drill master of the Masonic fraternity, and the bride received guests at a reception afterward. The couple will depart on an evening train for a three week visit to New York and will be at home on Fifth Avenue, East End.
At a Chicago World’s Fair Finance Committee session a message from President Hill of the Manitoba Railroad pledged 25 000 to the city guarantees fund. Brewers and distillers in Chicago added substantial subscrip tions. It was announced 16 Ohio Congressmen have pledged to vote for Chicago.
Mrs Elizabeth Donaldson died at the old Donaldson homestead Snowden township Tuesday afternoon at an advanced age after a long illness and a broken thigh. buried at Bethlehem. Peter Bolster Jr died at 9 High Street Allegheny aged years. Funeral at 2 PM Friday from parents residence. W E L Watson of Atlantic City died suddenly of apoplexy at his cottage. Watson founded Leetonla Harperter and was associated with New Philadelphia drugs projects.
A Pittsburg note touts ChippyY as a popular chewing gum packed in bon-bon boxes. It claims to strengthen beautify preserve the teeth and aid digestion.
October 3 report of the Bac one Brigade mobilization showing troops storming a barricade across Market street. Soldiers advanced, used blank cartridges, and dispersed a sham mob described as thousands strong.
The case of Johannes Frederick versus Fred Hansel appeals a Benson Minnesota land office ruling. Commissioner Groff overturns, finding Hansel did not establish residence within six months but later occupied and cultivated the land, with delays due to poverty and building over several seasons. The ruling aligns with land office policies on residency.
A tale of a sunken cargo in the Freya, capsized off Cai Henlopen on September 10, valued at 10 000 dollars. Marine underwriters post a 25 000 dollar reward for the bark, with tugs Argus Battier and Luckenbach racing from Philadelphia and Norfolk to recover the mystery cargo. Ten to twelve crew were saved by the Sorrideren and brought to Lewes Delaware.
The steamship Wyoming brought 110 Mormon converts from Thuringia to New York, mostly German girls ages 13 to 18. They traveled in 가족 groups with guardians unconfirmed, while Castle Garden officials separated some elders, and the youths were sent to Newport News and then to East Lake City for exposure to Mormonism.
Washington October 1 A sharp drive to remove Chief Justice Wright of Arizona has culminated in sworn charges and an ordered investigation. The main claim is that he overrode territorial laws in several cases and substituted banishment for punishments prescribed by statute, a practice said to undermine the legal system and moral tone.
Chief Harris of Johnstown asked Pittsburg police for information on Frank R. Devlin and a child who left Johnstown for Pittsburg last Thursday. The missing merchant is a brother to Rev. Father D. J. Devlin of Hazelwood, not Rev. Father Thomas Devlin of the South Side as first believed. whereabouts unknown.
A Treasury statement shows District of Columbia total indebtedness at 20,131.8 thousand dollars, down since July 1 1878 by 1,974 thousand, with net interest reduction of 157.872 thousand and 3.65 percent bonds outstanding at 14,031.6 thousand.
Baltimore American notes English syndicates bid extravagantly for every small asset and may overreach in attempts to corner wealth, predicting a forthcoming disruptive reckoning. An editorial from Oll City Buzzard quotes harsh life kicks that hurt in the journey, implying tough lessons from adversity.
A poem contrasts grand nations and wars with a private, childlike world. It centers on a queen and king aged eight and six who rule a tiny, independent realm of four true hearts. The piece rejects external politics in favor of close, timeless bonds that endure beyond death.
New York dispatch reports John Fitzgerald of Arlington New Mexico borrowed 100 dollars from his wife to fund travel for work in Philadelphia but vanished instead to elope with a Newark shop girl. Mrs Fitzgerald seeks recovery of funds andhis whereabouts. Delegates of the Dutch government attend the Washington maritime safety conference, with W. Flood named by Norway to represent it.
John Higgins arrived from Tacoma with $5 and a Liverpool ticket aboard the steamship Indiana. He met an old man on the dock who claimed to need help with a valise containing $500. Higgins lent him $85 and then went to the ship to secure a berth, while the man remains unlocated.
Morning scene at the Astor House as Corporal Tanner refuses to speak to a pack of reporters. He repeats that he has nothing to say and is in New York on private business, dodging questions about the marshalship, Dakota news, or his successor.
Christian Deyhle, an elderly inventor and engravers tools maker, is believed insane by Dr. Fitch city lunacy examiner after unsolved litigation with Gesswein over a $300 loan for elder home care. If trial deems him insane, he may be committed to an asylum. if sane, he will be tried for murder. Deyhle accuses Gesswein of patent infringement on his engraver’s device.
Esriqus De villa a Colombian from Livingston Guatemala died aboard the steamship City of Dallas after arriving October 1 at 1 P M of fever. The Board of Health, after expert review, deemed yellow fever the cause and said precautions are in place with no cause for alarm. It appears the patient was ill before reaching the Mississippi quarantine station, possibly to avoid detention during voyage.
A great peat fire near Geneva in Albert Lea county burns 6 acres of land and 4000 tons of hay in stacks owned by L. T. over several days. The blaze, in peat under serrace, has no salvage method and damages are estimated near 100000 dollars.
A quoted tirade from J Bull declares hostility to China and vows to protect U S breweries by force, threatening to blow their country out of water if they meddle. The crude remark reflects wartime bravado and local sentiment during tense international events.
In the Minneapolis Tribune a note says John L. Sullivan shows such strong symptoms of pursuing Congress that his denial seems unreliable.
C P Don of McVeytown Pennsylvania owns a leading sand mine supplying the finest sand used in American plate. Pittsburg factories could not rival foreign glass until discovery that the Meckeytown sand matches English Channel and German Ocean sands. An East Liverpool family met a former tramp turned prosperous businessman who gifted gold collar and enamel buttons. A resident from Ohio left Cape May after a deviled crab dish caused he retreat from a long spiritual struggle. At Logan Ohio a man was jailed for stealing mill tools. a spectator later proved his boots were his own and the owner recouped them before the jail transfer.
A jumble of notes mentions celery gathered near Kalamazoo Augusta Maine and a 1,000,500,000 postage project with 200,000 collected. Other items reference an Iowa apple tree, a Philadelphia inventor on streetcar floors, Cordelia Meyers with Adams era piano, a Charlottesville mill supplying uniforms, and various oddities from towns like Dingwall and See. The piece weaves anecdotes, odd talents, and curiosities without a single clear focus.
A fragment chunk from a late 19th century column blends satire with political talk about John L. Sullivan for Congress and various claimants. It toys with personal notes and theatrical banter, mentioning a minstrel boy in Washington and sisterly longing in a dialogued aside.
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