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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1891
Page
12
Washington reports a heated morning session of the Methodist Ecumenical Council debating unity among churches. Dr. King and Dr. Leonard clash over rules as temperance and the challenge of Romanism dominate discussions with calls for a united Methodist front and strong stance against papal political power.
Delegates from a church quarrel with speaker Mr Atkinson over labeling Primitive Methodists as imposters. A demand for retraction provokes confusion as Wesleyans urge apology. Atkinson refuses, calls them stupid, and the presiding officer adjourns the session.
Count Ludwig von Arco-Valley German Minister to the United States died in Berlin following an unsuccessful stomach operation performed by Prof. Bergmann. He was 46, survived by three brothers and two sisters. He had served in the Red Cross during the Franco German war and held various diplomatic posts, most recently as envoy extraordinary and minister resident to the United States.
At the American Board meeting in Pittsfield Massachusetts on October 15 a report notes the Spanish have driven out missionaries at Ponape. A three member committee led by Dr Storrs will press the State Department for restitution from Spain.
Henry Reuter aged 12 broke into John Fife's house at midnight taking a pocketbook and buying a revolver with the money. Aged 16 Isaac Reynolds was accused but not found at home. Reuter claims multiple robberies and will be sent to reform school. The police call him a second Jack Sheppard.
Major N. Bailey of Washington, a patent attorney, reported patents are as numerous as usual with no decline. He predicted expanded tin plate manufacture would push many improvements in old methods and noted local ingenuity would drive cheaper production. He criticized street traffic and favored cables or stored electricity over overhead wires.
A New York dispatch describes a fleet battered by a hurricane at sea. The schooner Tames, sailing from Jacksonville October 7, is believed lost with six crew. Other ships report damage and delays, including the Knickerbocker, Waesland, and Spree, with passengers injured and vessels leaking or listing.
The morning action saw Major Hinton under General Stanley orders retake a plot and arrest the sheriff’s representative. A heated legal battle is expected as the dispute heads to the courts.
A Chicago Inter Ocean team aboard a Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad engine was wiped out at Crete Illinois. Leonard Washburne Frederick Henry J A McAfferty James Clark died on the wrecked engine. Fireman Lafferty injured as the train left Evansville for Crete.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Supreme Court of Pennsylvania abolishes road juries in street grade change cases. All damages must be assessed by judges and a common jury in Common Pleas, replacing six man road juries with up to 72 jurors across multiple suits.
A Trepassey dispatch reports Magistrate Carey found no truth in a wreck tale of the City of Rome near St Shott's. The hoax was alleged to involve half witted cowboy Brennan from the Mondego wreck, with no wreckage seen along Peters River to Trepassey.
Lowpos reports the gale remains violent across England Wales and Ireland with Channel ports reporting fearful weather. Boulogne packet boats cannot sail and wreckage washes ashore along the coast, notably at Dover where material from ships was found.
At New York Custom House it was announced that 26 Paris gowns and wraps seized from La Bretagne on Monday were packed in two large trunks and a small trunk owned by Mrs. W. Minnick. Most gowns were for Mrs. Connelly the Fifth Avenue dressmaker. Valued about $10,000 by appraisers, the items include seven coats and opera cloaks, a green velvet cape, nine wraps, a black satin wrapper, a silk crepe shawl, and embroidered silk night robes. A court action to recover the goods is expected.
Isthmus journalist J F Boyd reports from Panama to San Francisco that French financiers may take up the canal project. Max Cristopel signals willingness if engineering reports satisfy him and France sanctions. He estimates completion in four to five years with 2816 or 17 miles already begun on the Atlantic side.
The Government rainfall expedition near San Diego Texas has been halted for two weeks by persistent rain and subsequent wet conditions. The team led by Mr. Ellis awaits a suitable day chosen by a Texans committee chaired by Hon. N. G. Collins. While delayed, scientists camp one mile north of town, collecting botanical and geological specimens and bottling insects.
James A. Brock, once under murder suspicion in Texas, proved innocent after 14 years when his missing cousin Frank Woosley was found alive in Benton Arkansas. Brock had offered rewards and pursued leads, while Woosley later provided evidence of a Woosley conspiracy. A separate El Paso case notes a sheriff ejecting occupants from a central town plot by court order.
In Seattle on October 15 reports say Lieutenant Russell and his Smithsonian survey party are safe after a letter dated September 23. The group, at Vokatel, had faced concern since the Corwin visited September 1 and the Mexico brought word of their ascent up to 1400 feet with 1000 more to go.
Cincinnati October 15 The Ohio and Mississippi stockholders meeting adjourned to November 19 to allow time for consideration of negotiations reported to complete a plan to join the Ohio and Mississippi with the Baltimore and Ohio system. Baltimore interests oppose the adjournment while O and M holders seek full information before voting on directors.
The Executive Committee of the National Republican League is called to meet at the Plaza Hotel in New York on Thursday November 19. The President appointed several Sub-Executive Committee members including Edward P. Allen Michigan William H. Chamberlain California Stephen B. Elkins West Virginia EC Little Kansas R W Austin Alabama Horace M. Deal Ohio W W Tres Illinois R E Burns Minnesota and W A Hamill Colorado.
The annual synod of the Presbyterian Church of Pennsylvania and West Virginia began in Scranton. The principal business was the election of the Rev. Dr. Mutchmore of Philadelphia as Moderator.
Arrivals include the steamer Fuerst Bismarck and City of Berlin with origin from Snigemo Rugis and others at New York. Sailings list unclear from OCR but indicate multiple steamships docking and source towns.
Hats and bonnets featured in today’s workroom showcase highlighting fall millinery style. Rigorous craft details and seasonal textures emphasize refined headwear for the season.
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