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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1890
Page
2
Senator Cameron arrives amid quiet talks with C. L. Magee and key Western Pennsylvania backers. Magee has built a strong base while Quay and Cameron maneuver for influence as plans unfold for the next legislature and a possible Cameron bid. Quay meets western county chairmen to direct campaign strategy.
Chairman Arres of the Independent Republican Committee on Meetings and Speakers arranges Pattison aligned gatherings this week. Events span Eleventh and Fifth Seventh Eighth wards with venues at local schoolhouses and halls. speakers include Thomas Marshall Emery W S Pier John D Matson Thomas Patterson and Thomas Grundy.
Ex Senator William A. Wallace, returning from Chicago, says Republicans are on the defensive amid a changing tactic. He argues Pattison can win if Democrats mobilize the full vote and GOP disaffection remains strong, noting uneven organization and wary prospects in Philadelphia and Handall’s district.
General Hastings predicts McKinley will win the election after visiting his district. He notes Republicans will back him and many Democrats approve, while others feel the district line issues were not fair. Hastings also expects Penoxylvan to win by a solid margin and says the outlook improves with time.
K K Martin of Lancaster, noted for frequent and mysterious visits to Pittsburg, appeared yesterday. He refuses to state his business, though locals say his missions are political.
Mr. Martin visited Beaver yesterday afternoon to meet Senator Quay and stated there is no trouble anywhere in the State. He predicted Lancaster county will give Delamater a 9,000 majority and said the independent movement is greatly exaggerated.
Democratic conferees in the Twenty first Congressional district met at the Seventh Avenue Hotel and unanimously nominated Sheriff John Guffy of Greensburg for Congress on the first ballot. Guffy declined, nominating Captain Jacob Creps of Indiana instead, with Edward Graff of Blairsville and Wilson of Jefferson county as other candidates. Creps, farmer and Farmers Alliance member, was expected to win strong support from labor and farmers while Guffy cited family objections and party unity in declining.
Governor Beaver, returning from Wheeling after Presbyterian Church duties, campaigned across Ohio for the Republican Committee. He predicts Delamater will win in Pennsylvania but with a reduced majority, noting an improved overall state situation and accepting McKinley’s request to speak.
The Brotherhood of St Andrews hosts the opening Missionary Council service at Trinity with bishops rectors choir and a vibrant sermon sequence. Leaders praise Pittsburg hospitality while Dr McClarron and Dr Leonard deliver addresses about gospel work and the Brotherhood.
In a Missimmary council address the speaker notes a shift from 25 000 in 1689 to higher valuations last year and reports a twelve-fold increase in communicant lists from 18 to 1800. He warns that ministerial candidates fail to meet vacancies caused by death and aging.
A mass meeting at Carnegie Hall directed by Rev. William N. Webbe features Hutchins Hymnal with cornet by Mr. Gray and organ by Leonard Wales. Bishop A. Cleveland Coxe and Mr. Herbert Welsh offer addresses. Mrs. Lucas sings during offertory. organ recital starts at 7:40 and ends at 8. Familiar hymns and adjusted Episcopal prayer form mark the event.
W E Harrison, vice president of the First National Bank of McKeesport, aided in trapping New York green goods swindlers. The scheme involved sawdust and counterfeit money tests, with Harrison and A W Smith lured into the setup by letters from a Warwick alias. The operation culminated in a police raid prompted by Anthony Comstock, revealing the scam and trapping details through Harrison and others.
Detective Fitzgerald travels from Washington to recover George W. Baldwin, a 16 year old colored boy, from his drunken father in Winchester and Pittsboro. Baldwin had been under guard of his uncle, Richard Dixon, after his mother’s death.
John Patag aged 27 of Braddock died after falling from the top of the Carrie Furnace yesterday. Andrew Wilson, oil operator on the Chartiers line near Mansfield, was killed on the Pittsburg Chartiers and Youghiogheny road. Mrs Elizabeth Anderson of Broad Street was badly burned while lighting a gas stove. Frank Richards severed a finger while handling a rooster. Inspector McAleese reported Victor O Holstein, whose wife sought him, had been boarding on Forbes Street since September and left two weeks ago claiming a return. Mrs Holstein remains at Bethesda Home.
Police Magistrate Leslie heard a Beaver man passed through Lawrenceville with 50000 in currency to back Delamater. The Beaver van is missing and may have been robbed at the Forks of the Road.
Detective Steel of Alleheny reported to Coroner McDowell on William Shay’s death at Lindsay and McCutcheon’s mill. The coroner noted a small arm wound as a bolt head and blood were found at the scene, explaining the fatal injury. Shay to be buried from No. 4 Eckert Street in Allegheny.
The inaugural crossing yesterday carried empties north to south and coal south to north. A carload ore followed, then a train with steel rails moved in the opposite direction, marking the bridge’s early traffic.
The State Poor Board meets at Lancaster today. Secretary Hunker and directors Austin Alston Frank Bauer Peter Balster James McRoberts James Shipman Henry Phillips Joseph Stand Jr and C Pappert of the Allegheny Board left yesterday to attend the gathering.
A Boston man Fred EK Gifford registered at the Duquesne yesterday and declared he will stump Bynum's district. He praised Bynum for opposing Reed and called for him to become Speaker of the House.
James H. Sheppard brother of bank examiner George Sheppard returned from Texas with an Angora goat and kid and contributed them to the Schenley Park 200 event.
A large joint Democratic and Republican Pattison gathering occurred in Clarion last night with Colonel John W. Echols of this city among the speakers delivering stirring addresses.
A rambling apple tree on James Martin’s farm along Jack's Run in Ross township is loaded with blossoms that appeared a few days ago, stunning the neighborhood with promise of fruit this season.
In Tarentum case, Alexander Killian jailed for murder after detective Sol Coulson's swallow test on a contraband cigar. A midnight encounter on Eighth Street years ago led to arrest and later prosecution, with Mr Martin and another man connected to the disguise. Killian received a four year penitentiary term.
A reader asks where to buy them for the holidays and is directed to Gallinger's stores at 1106 and 1200 Penn. The ad promises a full line of musical instruments.
A stream of prominent individuals visited or Near Pittsburgh area venues, including Thomas McKenzie planning European distribution talks with Hartman Manufacturing. Sir John Jenkins praising America during a Swansea delegation stop. ex-governor Baldwin attending missionary events. and Henry Phipps Jr and John Walker travelers noted among others.
Moorhead Bros. & Co. test a shift from coal gas to nitrogen slack and steam in the puddling department. The change aims to cut gas costs, with 42 furnaces, 16 000 gross tons of muck iron expected yearly if operation continues. Noise from the escape pipe worries workers, prompting some to seek other mills.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers continues sessions in secret and will send delegates and their wives by special train to Johnstown to view flood recovery. The trip departs at 8:1 and is limited to members. The convention elected officers and rejected federation with trainmen.
National officers must post bonds raised from fifteen thousand to twenty five thousand dollars each as part of a strengthened constitution adopted at the July convention. The American Flint Glass Workers Union in the city mails new constitutions to 6700 members and notes the resistance fund grows from payrolls.
A meeting of window glass manufacturers is held in Chicago to finalize the American Window Glass Company the Pittsburg and Western pool. Delegates from Pittsburgh depart, including Join J O Leary Thomas Wightman and William Loeffler from Sehmerts Co. All local factories expected to be represented and officers and a board of directors to be elected. James Chambers is likely to become president.
The Barbers Protective Beneficial Association of Allegheny county celebrated its eleventh anniversary at New Turner Hall Forbes street last evening. The event was well conducted by President S W Muller and Messrs. Weber Seibert and.
A notable Allegheny resident Harvey F Bollman died yesterday. Born in 1807 in Philadelphia, he built a distinctive Woods Run house with a steamboatlike porch on the New Brighton road. His life included merchant work, European travels, and a long beard tied by a ring. He never married and after losing sight years ago operated his affairs by power of attorney.
Advertised discounts on robe patterns in silk and wool panels, silk and velvet dress sets, and novelty items. English suitings and all wool fabrics offered at reduced prices, with noted values and savings across multiple widths and patterns.
A Glass Packers' League No 1 meeting of the Glass Employes' Association of America will be held shortly to review a three member committee's report after a firm visit.
Bank advertisement lists address 401 Smithfield Street at Fourth Avenue in Capital. States surplus 61500 and deposits from 1 and up with interest at 4 percent. Includes terse financial terms and notes.
The piece extols oysters enjoyed with Marvin’s hand made or shell oyster crackers. It urges readers to try them and be convinced by the quality and satisfaction of pairing.
An advertisement promotes silk draperies 33 inches wide at 69 cents, matching quality and patterns seen on Fifth Avenue with similar prices. It also touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and a large selection of winter bedding at low prices from Jos Homwe & Co.'s Penn Avenue stores.
Largest stock of misses and children's wear with coats and jackets in 2 to 16 sizes. Includes imported cloths, plushes, and plaids in various styles. Horhsb & Co. on Peon Avenue advertises a wide selection for kids and misses.
Sative covered eiderdown comforts offered at five dollars each. Ursso Houevs and Haczn publish this sale noting these are lower than any prior price for the item.
Wasting time baking and worrying at the stove wastes value. choose Marvin's breads for consistency, wholesomeness, and fair prices. Also advertised are trimmed French felt hats from five to ten dollars and stylish hats shaped to the buyer, with caps at six and ten dollars.
A suit in Pittburg before Alderman McMasters concerns Mrs. Fannie B. Pogue claiming the city and contractor Timothy Scanlon caused damage to her dress by wind blowing against a sidewalk cluttered with lumber. Witnesses testified piles of old lumber narrowed the walkway near Seventh Avenue and Grant Street, with questions raised about sidewalk safety and enforcement of the city's snav elty ordinance. The magistrate reserved his decision.
H J Murdoch W H Kerr W J Reid and William McFall proprietors of the United Presbyterian were arrested yesterday on a charge of criminal libel per the preface Be Harry Williams. They were set for a hearing before Magistrate Gripp on Friday. A civil suit for damages is also pending against these defendants.
Delinquent Tax Collector’s September receipts to City Controller show totals of 41 306 7 including taxes 507722 61 LM 5 053 08 180 31 008 ke and advertising 1 690, yielding a grand total of 41 306 7 for the city.
An official demand instructs officers to detain loiterers lacking visible means of support and to remove thieves before the inspector can act. The note emphasizes catching offenders prior to any alleged thefts.
A Pittsburgh item notes a colder air hinting at snow and marks the start of serious winter buying as the season shifts into high gear. The 1490 date is cited in the brisk prose, framing the early shopping mood.
A catalog of country made wool blankets priced from $1 to $550 with items including Br ets at 350, all wool home spun at 450, Minnesota Wool at 12 to 42, plaid patterns at 4 to 5, plain scarlet from 2 to 11, gray cotton-filled from 1 to 3, and all-new all-wool wrapper blankets at 4.50 to 7.50 each.
A sales synopsis extols cotton comforts priced from $1 to $4 and down filled covers with satten and chintz from $250 to $4. Other items include down and eider down comforts with satin, silk covers priced $3 to $20. Special cheese cloth covers offer small sizes at $1 and large at $2 to $3. The notice touts the biggest bedding stock story in the country.
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