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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1892
Page
1
A New York report quotes Chairman Carter denying contact with H C Frick or Andrew Carnegie about campaign funding. Voter registration in New York shows 181,428 total with a 22,997 rise, voters split between Republican gains and Democratic turnout, and leaders predicting full participation in the presidential race.
Senator John Sherman, after touring New York and Wisconsin, says Harrison will be re elected but predicts a fierce fight in New York on November 8. He notes Tammany and county Democrats could affect the national result and sees a strong Republican awakening in key districts. He doubts Indiana’s outcome and discusses free coinage implications for western states amid divisions within the Democratic and Republican camps. He cautions about Illinois and Oberlin related politics affecting local races.
Padapetreia Oct 0 Hamilton Disston head of the Disston works and Republican advisory committee member said Henry Frick chairman of Carnegie Steel did not contribute any money to the campaign fund during his New Orleans visit. He called the claim an outright falsehood and stressed Frick offered no support.
Dr. A J Overholt and Silas Hauchett, two of the four electors on the Weaver ticket, refused to permit their names to be used as head of the Cleveland Democratic ticket. Their action embarrasses Clevelandites who had withdrawn their electors and substituted a Populist elector.
The executive committee of the People's party of Ohio met yesterday and removed H. F. Barnes of Canton from the State Committee for unfaithfulness to his party and alleged collaboration with the Democrats in the Northwest.
Albert K. Hoxie, a Prohibition candidate for the Seventh Senatorial seat in Boston, testifies to his innocence amid an election context in October. The report highlights his persistent defense and surrounding political tensions.
The Suffolk district race sees A. C. Batsher Satta accused of paying Trom 50 to 2,000 dollars to persuade Seman to withdraw in his favor. Batshesky denies the charges and has filed affidavits asserting innocence.
The Ohio political scene heads into the home stretch with both parties confident of a typical showing. Registration closed. Democrats plan a large Thursday demonstration with Thurman presiding, while Republicans promise broad closing speeches statewide. McKinley travels about 8,000 miles seasonally, speaking in New York and Ohio before election day.
Governor Fleming removes Duval county tax collector for refusing bulk poll tax receipts after hours. State party leaders claim disputed practice. Democratic lawyers say action aligns with law. Potential impact on November elections and Florida electoral contest discussed.
Joseph H. Manley of the Republican National Committee claims 216 electoral votes are safe for the GOP ticket, with Democrats unlikely to exceed 218. He argues 22 Southern votes cannot go to Cleveland without fraud, and says New York would, if polled, likely award its Electoral College seat to Harrison.
New York reports Republican leaders question Grover Cleveland’s right to vote in the upcoming election. They plan to keep plans quiet and may challenge his ballot on November 8. Cleveland, resident of 12 West Fifty-first Street in the Thirteenth district, moved after October 1, violating the 30 day residency rule.
Judge Yerkes rules under the Baker Ballot Law that a voter may bring a friend into the booth if spectacles are forgotten or the voter cannot read. The decision allows a helper to read, guide marking, or use a preprinted small ballot as a model.
P F Caffrey secretary of the Knights of Labor Legislative Committee issued an address at Hannesvac criticizing Republican members of the last Legislature for defeating labor measures. He also replies to Senator Porter's sarcastic letter about how labor interests voted on treasures approved by labor.
Reports from Presto Mexico recount devastating overflow of the Saldo rivers in Paxaca state. Thousands of acres of coffee and maize destroyed, 300000 dollars in crop damages cited, 2000 cattle swept to sea, and dozens killed including fifteen Hacienda de Yotta workers. Hundreds of families rendered homeless.
Adlai E. Stevenson Democratic vice presidential candidate delivers a letter of acceptance from Charleston West Virginia. He endorses the party platform on tariff reform currency and opposes the force bill highlighting fears of increased government control and harm to northern investments.
A sorrowful Sunday at the White House keeps the President indoors with Mrs. Russell Harrison and Dr. Scott attending church. He spends hours in the library with Private Secretary Halford as Cabinet officials prepare annual reports while they await his return to routine duties and public business.
Milwaveer reports Milwaukee residents without gas or electric light for a week as donors flood the Athenium with aid. Women convert the basement into a wholesale relief center offering shoes, coats, dresses, and warm clothing to needy families, with men’s and women’s wear donated from many homes.
The Windsor Hotel sixth floor apartment buzzed with a typewriter as a young man produced denials for newspapers regarding Miss Agnes Huntington and Paul D Cravath engagement gossip. Cravath confirms the engagement existed and notes Huntington wishes letters returned after its dissolution, handing the matter to Judge Dittenhoefer.
Secor Texas October 3 Special Ex Governor John Ireland suffered injuries after a billy goat attacked him while crossing a pasture near his home. The incident left him knocked down repeatedly and confined at his residence with neighbors rescuing him.
In Walker Lake Nevada emissaries from the Indian Messiah urge the Idaho tribe to start ghost dances and prepare for spring war. Runners who rescued the state are met with cold reception as the Idaho people fear dancing and potential danger. Sergeant Jim, a Fort Hall leader, warns the Messiah faces assassination if he persists stirring trouble. Red men of the far West seek no more white conflict. The Bannocks threaten action against the fake pichet should more runners enter Idaho.
Harry Seybold of Wheeling, son of the Bank of Resting cashier, was pardoned by the Governor and released from Moundsville prison after serving six months of a three year term. He robbed over 20 000 from his bank and fled bail before being recaptured. His release cites ill health from imprisonment as the reason.
Aeronaut L N Driscoll was fatally hurt during a balloon ascent at Harper Kansas yesterday afternoon when the balloon collapsed from height. He fell about 80 feet to the ground and died shortly after.
In RaLlicnH North Carolina on a campaign stop, a Democrat crowd clashed with a mob from Mitchell and Yancey counties while guarding State Auditor George W. Sanderlin. Bud Parrot led attackers, five men died and many were hurt as pistols and knives flashed at Burnsville Court House. Sanderlin escaped with a protective escort to the railway.
The Amenem Agriculturist in its November issue reviews the wheat situation. It notes falling India exports, Russian wheat held for insurance, and small export surplus from Australasia and South America. World reserve supply is not met by last year’s U S yield, driving large exports and active foreign markets. The piece cites 1803 crop figures and argues area overstated and yield understated, with total crop 5 to 15 percent higher than reported.
Distilleries increase output as corn prices fall to about 40 cents a bushel. The Whisky Trust reports resumption of idle plants in Cincinnati and Calumet New South Chicago. Chicago Shaields distillery also expands, with markets showing rising demand.
Coast of the region lies strewn with wreckage from the steamer Eoumania after a Thursday night wreck. Captain Hamilton and Lieutenant Rooke, both badly hurt, survived. Hamilton reportedly attempted to save his wife as waves swamped the ship and crew.
Niagara Falls Oct 8 Without warning the Niagara River surged a dramatic 13 feet flooding docks at Maid of the Mist and swamping tunnels on both sides of the river. Canadian Electric Railroad plant suffered major damage as wheels and machinery were carried away. Workers escaped with warning as west winds filled the lakes. River slowly fell tonight.
A deliberate attempt to wreck an express from Baltimore to Cincinnati failed when switch pins were pulled at Rubey's siding near the central station in Parnxensavac. The locomotive toppled over a two foot embankment and two cars were blocked by a sleeper platform. several passengers were injured but none seriously.
In San Francisco James E R Bartlett, a Jeannette expedition survivor, shot and killed his wife Lottie Carpenter and then killed himself after wounding his wife in the hall. His niece’s room heard the first pistol blast. Bartlett, returning from the Arctic, had shown mental strain since the voyage.
A young woman’s body was found dismembered in an empty Rue Botzaris house near Parc des Buttes Chaumont. The head is missing. Two men are under arrest as investigators tighten the case in a northeastern artisan quarter near abattoirs and the cattle market.
The Nebraska Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias reported a $2000 loss due to the failure of an unspecified venture. The incident affects the order and its finances as of October 30 in Omana Nun.
Reactions mount as Germany plans a large upscaled army with 4 400 000 men in war time and 15 000 annual enrollments. Radicals and liberals denounce the bill while conservatives hint at compromise as Caprivi faces pressure over funding and church issues ahead of a Luther celebration at Wittenberg.
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