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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1890
Page
1
A sensational report exposes brutal abuse by slave traders in the Pacific, detailing depopulation of entire islands as dealers in human flesh extract price and plunder native populations. The piece emphasizes the scale of suffering and calls for moral and political action.
Reports from San Francisco reveal a booming labor traffic in the South Seas. About 30 English and French vessels under flags of England and France transport up to 10,000 natives from Solomon Islands and nearby groups to plantations in New Caledonia Fiji and Queensland. Government agents aboard pledge protection yet atrocities occur including mutinies and native slaughter.
The article details labor vessels shipping natives to New Caledonia and Fiji under deceptive promises of work for a season. Captains earn by transporting each person, with a Nova Scotian skipper said to have $200,000 profit from island slave trade. Victims are branded as workers, housed in government buildings, then sold to planters for various tasks. Women are rare, about one in twenty.
A vast crowd attended the cremation of actress Emilie Rossi and her admirer Gustav Koch in New York and Long Island. The processional crowds thronged streets and observers crowded the Fresh Pond crematory as doors were twice broken. Rossi and Koch were cremated separately in adjacent furnaces. Rossi’s ashes will be sent to her mother.
In New York Police Court three Ven dome bell boys were linked to the theft of 12,800 from bookmakers Carlan and Saunders. One Bell Boy testified that Henry Cassin planned to steal the safe box, offering ten years in jail to secure the money. Osear Matthews swore Cassin knew the safe combination and could retrieve the box. Cassin held on 10,000 bail. Matthews jailed.
Evangelist Sam Small addressed about 1500 people at Educational Hall under the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. He called himself a prohibitionist and mocked temperance men, then urged a collection to support schools in Utah while some attendees began leaving the hall. A doorkeeper intercepted noncontributors as the hat circulated.
Grand Chief Engineer P. M. Arthur spoke at Kyrie Hall to a secret, large gathering of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in New York City. Charles Hall presided as divisions from Maine to California attended and adopted a unanimous resolution backing Arthur’s stance on the New York Central strike and honoring the engineers’ adherence to Brotherhood laws.
Hon W L Scott lies very seriously ill at his city home after arriving from New York a month ago. Condition affects stomach and bowels. Family physician remains hopeful as relatives were summoned home two weeks ago.
Berlin buzzed with a sensational week as three aristocrats amid fast society died by their own hands or in ruin. Count Von Sehieiius, son of the Silesian governor, blew out his brains after gambling losses. Count Schaumberg, 26, a Hanau prince’s son, killed himself following a ballet girl’s influence. Baron von Leper, famed for casino scrapes, hanged himself after horse racing and baccarat ruin.
In Swinford Mayo a large crowd braved rain as Nationalists met with two hundred police and 150 soldiers on site. John Dillon denounced government tactics, Patrick O Bray? O'Brien MP faces a summons and plans to return to Dublin. Meetings are scheduled nationwide with a Dublin central office gathering next Tuesday to decide on sending a mission to the United States.
In Brens on September 21 Max Goerisn, a poor, mentally challenged man attending Salvation Army meetings, attempted to kill Emil Rehnbeck, a butcher, declaring he acted to avenge the Lord. He shot Rehnbeck then killed himself with the same revolver, dying at the scene, causing shock among Salvation Army members.
A deadly storm in Marseilles floods homes and roads and damages property across the region. Three people are killed when a wall collapses amid heavy rains, with several others injured. Floods are also reported elsewhere in southern France.
Forty delegates of the Bee Keepers Congress in Fulda are stricken with typhoid fever. Four already dead. Doctors trace the illness to consumption of canned American lobsters as per reports from the gathering.
Deputy Millevoy was wounded in a duel with a journalist in Paris today. Another duel occurred between two writers at Bordeaux, both tied to the Boulanger affair.
In North Kilkenny Edward P M Marum MP died of syncope during mass. At Loxpon a riot in Goa during an election left 17 dead and many wounded.
In Schenectady on September 21 Rev Mary Jane Weaver state superintendent of Evangelistic Work for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union gave a temperance lecture at Second Reformed Church. As she neared the end all lights went out causing no panic and the congregation exited in order. The pastor had planned a collection but Mrs Weaver declined to take up offerings and did not even take expenses.
The campaign for the next Congress’s Speakership is underway as Democrats discuss leaders to counter Reed. Bynum, McMillan, Crisp, Springer and others are named, with Bynum seen as a revenge-focused pick while McMillan and Hatch also draw support. Republicans aim to secure a quorum but the contest centers on party strategy and parliamentary skill.
Washington September 21 In Reed's branch of Congress the Langston Venable election case has reached a stage requiring further action before any other business. The House must take yea and nay votes on the election case before proceeding. Republicans seek a quorum to dispose of the case, expecting 165 members Monday or Tuesday with at least one Democrat. If realized, the election case may be disposed of to allow District Committee time. Progress on tariff conferencees will determine next steps and potential adjournment.
Washington September 21 Conferees on the tariff bill say an agreement is not probable before Tuesday or Wednesday. The report goes to the House first and then to the Senate late in the week. Three tariff speeches are planned in the Senate by Aldrich Carlile and Ingalls when the conference report is presented. The defiency bill may come next, likely the only major measure after the tariff issue is settled.
Washington reports Senator Cockrell’s opposition to the Sherman bill to increase national bank circulation removes it from consideration this session. A separate dispatch notes a protest against the force bill. In New York a sermon at Association Hall by Rev. Thomas Dixon is described as part of the day’s news.
Special Telegram from Woopstock Ontario reports Reginald Birchell stands trial in town hall for Benwell murder. Neville Pickthall, an English immigrant, features as a central figure amid a cautious town mood. Bets of two to one say Birchell will not be hanged if convicted, as appeals do not exist here. The Sheriff has received offers to perform the execution. This marks the county’s first murder trial since 1882.
Survivors of the Yankee brigantine Abbie Clifford arrive in New York on the Orinoco after a Bermuda cyclone. Captain W D Storer loses his wife aboard. crew of eight, including Ira A Small, John Denver, Henry Richardson, Charles Strom, and Greek cook Chus Delkamp, endured five days without water, saving only a quarter box of raisins before спасing by the disabled Beatrice and landing in Bermuda.
General Master Workman Powderly of the Knights of Labor left Philadelphia amid confessions tying Master Workman Lee of District 246 to the New York Central wreck. Wright from the General Executive Board defended Lee and said a full inquiry will be made while distancing Lee from guilt, noting Lee’s limited funds and that money did not pass through his hands.
Ottawa dispatch notes a shift as Canadians openly urge annexation. The Quebec Telegraph declares support for political annexation as Canada’s "manifest destiny," arguing trade losses from the McKinley bill outweigh loyalty to the crown and urging swift adoption of a republic status.
Meningitis-like illness strikes the Davidson family near unspecified location. A 7-year-old daughter died after dinner on the 6th followed by a 9-year-old son, and three other children who died within hours. Physicians report an unprecedented, rapid progression with no prior symptoms and sudden rigidity. George and Mrs Davidson fear they will be next.
Simon Travis a colored man was found dead on railroad tracks at Maysville Kentucky after a dance. A train passed over him but evidence suggests his body was moved and placed on the rails. Hiram Stewart Oscar Fleming Tobe Bingiston John Marshall and Charles colored who attended the dance are under arrest.
Chicago dispatch reports a rear collision near Eighteenth street as a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Express crashed into an Illinois Central excursion train. Five bodies recovered with dozens injured. Conductor and brakeman arrested. blame inquiry ongoing.
A Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific wreck near NeooA killed Engineer Martin Eskridge, Fireman Joseph Burke, and Brakeman R G Williamson. The 18 car train plunged 300 feet at a curved trestle. Burke perished after begging rescuers to cut off his hand to avoid a fire explosion. The blaze and explosion followed coal ignition from an eastbound local freight.
Posting at all stations on the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, by order of First Vice President Webbe, bars the employment of satirers or similar entertainers. The notice, issued September 21, instructs managers to exclude such persons from hiring, signaling a crackdown on satirical performers within the railroad workforce.
Senator Delamater arrived in Philadelphia and will tour Chester County with stops at Coatesville Oxford and Doylestown among others He plans brief speeches at each station and will join Republican State League events in Philadelphia Tuesday The schedule includes Doylestown Mansfield Pottstown Bristol and a closing speech in Bristol with further plans for ex-Governor Pattison’s tour.
Special dispatch notes John C. Comfort denies reports claiming an independent Democratic slate would run in York Cumberland Adams districts to defeat Beltzhoover. Schall Wilhelm says opposing a Democrat in this district is risky, but a strong candidate could trouble Beltzhoover. Wilhelm says he is not healthy enough to run and has telegraphed he will not be a candidate.
Special telegram from Baltimore reports Republicans use Maryland’s new election law as a target. A mandamus petition seeks to force Somerset County to appoint election judges under the old law, arguing the new law is unconstitutional for not applying statewide and that it was enacted after the constitutional deadline.
A county canvassing committee met poorly with 21 precincts present to decide on placing a farmers ticket. A vote favored nominating a ticket, while the opposing faction withdrew. A committee was named to nominate a ticket under protest, labeled PATO.
A new association titled the Association of and the Order of Railway Conductors was created by engineers and conductors on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Chairman H. E. Wills of Clinton stated the group aims to seek concessions without strikes and to avoid interfering with existing rules.
Dispatch from Bloomington reports Mrs Fannie McMillan wife of Fred McMillan manager for Fay Tem pleton killed herself. McMillan, unaware of the tragedy, meets reporters in his Continental Hotel room and expresses disbelief while recalling her illness and hopes for recovery.
Telegraphic ticks report the coroner will inspect the Reading wreck today. The reading notes great damage to the North pier from a wind storm yesterday. Michael Haggerty and James G Norton shot each other in a street duel in Chicago but are expected to recover. A note mentions Passaic youths offered a reward for a missing person, with unclear details remaining.
In a forceful interview T J Vandergrift reviews rising alarm among farmers producers and refiners over Standard Oil domination. A meeting is planned to discuss forming a coalition or reviving the Producers Protective Association to compete with the monopoly. Producers argue for individual effort and piping and refining to gain fair value while fearing price controls and loss of territory. The piece traces Ohio manipulation and hints at continued coverage on the sixth page.
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