Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-01
APRIL.

1-Se .:eta-y of the State Liquor Dealers
Associatl.n worked by q Prohibition org an,
to whom he gave away the inside story of
the cyclone at Fayetteville, Tenn, amounts
to S250.o00. La Blanche matched to fight
young Mitchell.
2-At least 900 pc isons homeless and hungry
in the Nlissfss.pp valley. The Greeley
homestead burned. Prince of Wales quite
feeble. Chicago thief makes bold at
tempt to rob a diamons merchant in the
Palmer House. Contributions for Louis
ville's tornado sufferers amour; to $4,000
3-One man holds up stage in Lower Cali
fornia; was after big haul but only got
SIS. Missouri women arm themselves with
rifles and axes and capture wagon load of
beer. The failure of the Ashton mills,
Reading Pa, quite heavy blow; 1000 per-
sons affected.
4-Stockholders OF the Chicago Exposition
have an animated quarrel over the directory.
A vessel from Rio quarantined at Balti-
more, having yellow fever on board. Nellie
Bly, sick in Irie.
GA bomb or Ioison reported to have been the
cause of tie Cars illness. Large beer
brewers Of hoston combine with capital of
sS000.000 Trenton citizens to lift the mort
gage ON Mrs Parnell's home.
6-1nventor Keeley's new motive force tested
in the presence OF experts and pronounced
success. The Pittsburg and Western
purchase thu Toledo, Delphos and Western;
a short routU between Pittsburg and Chi
cago. Chicago carpenters strike for eight
hours day. Montercoli distributed
Mamie Starr, arrested for poisoning
Chicago family, tells such peculiar stories
the police are at sea.
.7-suspension of New York Stock Exchange
firm caused by dead partners defalcation.
Seven thousand carpenters out on strike in
Chicago. Moses Fraley loads up with May
wheat at St. Louis until he is swamped
financially.
S-J Monroe Shallenberger disappears from
Doylestown with $40 000in cash. Carpenters
strike at Chicago growing. Congressman
Phelan sends challenge to duel Editor
John NJ. Fleming who refuses. Lower
rivers rising. Oil men in conference in
New York.
81. Monroe Shalenberger still missing and
Sl00.OO will not cover the shortage. Mer-
chants of Arkansas City doing business on
scaffolds, the whole town under water The
Conemaugh river ut Johnstown the highest
since the fosd. Zach Taylor and three
others hanged.
l0-Valencia captured by anti-Carlist rioters,
who attack and bura churches and hotels
Emperor Williams physicians say he has
hut about ten years to live. Banker Wards
wife dies suddenly. New York carpenters
demand eight hours work and full days
pay. Iowa Legislature refuses to disturb
the prohibitory lay Carpenters strike IN
do nothing but make the end easy.
l-Twenty-fifth anniversary of the California,
Pa, Normal School The Ohio Senate
passes bill fixing lower rate for passen-
ger charges per mile. Princess of Wales
falling. Hon. Samuel ]. Randall's last mo-
ments approaching. Large strike among
members Of the building trades in New
York. Desperate attack Of Sing Sing con-
vIcts upon their guards.
l2-Miss Virginia Knox tells the story Of Mon
rercoli's cruelty to her. Europe alarmed by
arrangements for monster demonstration
in May by labor organizations. Evicted
Irish tenants build new town, Twenty
three labor unions in New York have de-
clared tor eight hours.
ia tank containing LOCO barrels of water
falls through the Park Theater, Philadel-
phia. Miners assemble az Columbus to ar
range scale. Boston building trades issue
an order affecting 10000 men. Nothing but
water greets the eve from boat moving
down the Mississippi. Isaac b. Sawtelle
confesses to the killing of his brother.
l4-A soclalistic call in Europe to unite on May
/ In demanding shorter hours and more
money. James J. Corbett, the California
wonder, spends pleasant four rounds
punching our Dom full of holes. Intimated
that Judge Hilton knew facts that put A.
I. Stewart in his power. The Players
League, of Pittsburg, defeated by Chicago.
15-All Chicago building operations paralyZed
by the carpenters strike. Eight hundred
carpenters out on strike at Indianapolis.
Carnegie caught for $40, 600 in the failure of
the Detroit Spring Works. The twenty
fifth anniversary OF the death of Abraham
the United States at Philadelphia.
16-Powderly charges sthat officials make no
efforts to stop alien labor from entering.
Miners and operators committee fail To
come to terms at Cincinnati Chicago and
indianapolis carpenters srIll frm. J. Mont
gomery Ward and wife separate. The Re-
publican tariff bill presented TO Congress,
explains and defends the bill while the