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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
1
In Congress the House caucus approved the finance bill for immediate passage before holidays. Nevada Senator Stewart explains the Quay seating logic. Immigration inspectors note educated European clerks often become public charges due to limited work prospects.
William L. Elkins of Philadelphia is appointed by Governor Stone to the commission created by the last Legislature to prepare a road bill for submission to the next session. He replaces Judge Cyrus Gordon of Clearfield, who resigned due to lack of time to serve.
Philadelphia millionaire P A B Widener announces a project to build and endow in Philadelphia a home hospital and school for crippled children costing $2,000,000. The Widener Industrial Home for Crippled Children will fill a gap in the state's charitable work.
Last week an advance in wages for cotton and woolen operatives spread from Fall River Massachusetts to nearly all New England. By January 1 an estimated 140,000 to 150,000 cotton mill workers in the North will receive higher wages and the South’s gains will push the national total above 160,000.
General Otis argues American forces uphold order and protect peaceful inhabitants from Aguinaldo led looting. He says Aguinaldo rules by force and terror, not consent, and compares the Americans to police safeguarding a home from burglars. The Sun (New York).
The World notes the Victoria Bridge in Montreal as a triumph of science and art. The old bridge opened in 1960 weighed 9,000 tons and cost $8,813,000, while the new structure weighs 2,200 tons, is 60.5 feet wide and 40 feet high, at a cost of $2,000,000.
War Department tallies show state by state enlistments and quotas for volunteer regiments. New York led with 2473 enlistments, 743 above quota, while Alaska contributed one volunteer and Utah and Idaho posted the smallest shortages. Massachusetts and Tennessee showed the largest excesses above quotas.
The piece recalls 1872 battles over Grant and Reconstruction, praising Matthew S. Quay for Republican leadership in Pennsylvania. It condemns insurgent factions and their push to seat Quay, noting editorials from the Wilkes-Barre Record and Philadelphia Press as examples of opposition tactics and warnings of party wrecking.
The U S Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections will hear the Quay case Saturday. Edmands of Vermont, now in Philadelphia, appears for Quay’s enemies while Attorney General Elkins argues for Quay. The dispute hinges on constitutional representation and the method of filling vacancies.
The buffalo based colored editor Joseph W. Henderson condemns mob violence and urges strict enforcement of law. He argues whites must support lawful protection by state or federal authorities if local action fails, condemning intimidation and uprisings as misguided responses.
An article catalogs reform planks tied to Dave Martin and other insurgents including Henry, Wanamaker, Hastings, and Matthew Quay. It notes criticisms of centralized power, padded pay rolls, and calls for stricter registration and ethics in public office, with Magee and Welle among supporters.
The piece argues Ty Quay’s admission would not block PA representation but would expose party bosses and bolster reformers. It notes Wesley R Andrews as a potential party chair, praising his leadership, influence, and long service with the Republican state committee and his wartime journalism background.
Special Correspondent reports Philadelphia pursues reform after the National Export exposition. Sabbath laws tightened and street life curtailed as Mayor Ashbridge and public safety chief English push to enforce laws, drive street walkers from the ghetto and curb Sunday commerce while balancing civil liberties.
Washington reports reveal a coalition between Flinn Martin Wanamaker insurgents and Guffey Democrats aiming to prevent Quay’s seating. Attorneys like Edmunds join the effort, while Republican leaders argue precedent must be overturned to seat Quay. Two more rivals, Senators Cullom and Shoup, indicate support for Quay.
Local officials debate blue laws and the potential next year’s Republican convention in Philadelphia. Funds near 100000 and planned Auditorium Expo transformations. Democratic rivals favor Chicago or Denver. Washington committee to decide. Penrose aides report Delaware river channel work with a 5810000 cost and dredging plan including an island opposite Reedy Island.
The report details Michael Guffey using wealth to oppose Quay and back Democratic aims in Pennsylvania. It notes he funds candidates, earns Senate support through Sen. Jones, and argues Quay's seat would hinder insurgent plans. Attorney General Elkin may testify on the Quay case and Governor Stone’s appointment, with Quay allies hopeful.
A Christian Endeavor lesson from Rev. H. Doyle discusses Christ's example in prayer and the Lord's Prayer as a model. It emphasizes preparing the heart, the certainty of God’s response, and studying Scriptural prayers to learn what to ask. Bible readings accompany for reflection.
A church should be fully catholic guiding all human life not split into sacred and secular. Prayer brings life and beauty into daily society and work, uniting labor joy loves and powers into consecration. Our interest in creation links us to God in a harmonious Christian life.
The passage urges embracing one’s true self with courage and resisting pressure to imitate others. It states God’s grace frees personality rather than molds it to fit a single template, and links a lazy liver to laziness. Burdock Blood Bitters is advertised as a remedy for a lazy liver.
London reports General Gatacre’s force of 3000 men misled to Stormberg and forced to retreat with heavy losses. Dispatches detail missing officers and wounded, the Boer guns at Pepperworth Hill, and Methuen’s reconnaissance along the Modder River.
Prasvaal government will treat Winston Churchill captured November fifteenth between Estcourt and Chieveley as a combatant officer and hold him as a prisoner. Churchill has asked General Buller for an exchange.
Cape Town reports a rumored Boer assault on Kimberley last night ending in heavy Boer losses after a stiff defense. No official confirmation yet and details remain unclear.
The article notes Major General Leonard Wood will assume the office of Governor of Cuba early next year, succeeding Major General Brooke. The aim is to present civil government under military leadership with broader municipal latitude, while reducing departments and easing the number of general officers on the island. General Ludlesy plans to return home when Wood takes command.
A morning blaze in Augusta Georgia caused about 1 000 000 dollars in damage to J B White's large dry goods store the closest thing the city had to a department store. The fire origin is unknown though investigators suspect arcing electrical wire or a sputtering arc light may have ignited the woodwork.
Influential Cubans plan to petition the pope seeking a Cuban Catholic mission. They argue Catholicism flourished when most priests were Cuban and note the only schism in Cuba came from appointing a foreign bishop in Santiago.
John Drew continues Tyranny of Tears for big business. Maude Adams will headline a new play early next year. Robert Mantell files for bankruptcy with liabilities of 13 817 and assets of 1 000. Blanche Walsh and Melbourne MacDowell star in Sardou dramas. Robert Edeson heads to vaudeville. A Paris Gymnase play Pardonnee by Theodore Cabu opens. In military circles at Sau mur action passes. Minnie Maddern Fiske once starred in The Messenger From Jarvis Section. Fanny Janauschek tours Meg Merrilies in Guy Mannering. Belasco plans Naughty Anthony with Blanche Bates. May Irwin tires of coon songs. Forbes Robertson hesitates on producing Anto and Cleopatra. London theater losses blamed on disastrous period and box office tragedies.
A child mislabels organs as the heart lungs and other utensils while adults show shocking ignorance about the body. The piece promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a quick cure for constipation indigestion and biliousness noting its fifty year reputation and warning of a private revenue stamp over the bottle neck.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs Smitem scolding Bobby about fighting with Tommy Slimson. Mentions need for new suit and possible comment on Tommy Slimson and his mother. Readability is limited with many garbled words.
The Western front pause comes as Lord Methuen pushes right to flank the Free Staters toward Bloemfontein. Gatacre eyes Stormberg for a railway link with French and Methuen, while French advances village by village toward Colesberg and Norval’s Pont. Stormberg assault fails and Gatacre withdraws to Molteno.
A collision inside a tunnel near Savonne, Italy, left 24 people injured including an American named Nordard. The incident occurred in San Remo on December 12.
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