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

t AUGUST.
Florence. the natural daughter of Thomas
H. Blythe, was awarded his fortune. esti-
mated at 81 o09, 900. The postoffice at New
port, R l., robbed of $4,000 worth of
stamps. The original package BILL as
agreed upon IN conference, only applies to
liquor. Thousands of the Hebrew victims
of Russian persecution heading for
America. North Dakota Republicans de-
clare for reciprocity typhoid epidemic
raging at Wheeling, due to bad drinking
water.
2-Chicago upset over a scheme to sell the
lake front for business purposes alter the
EXPOSITION, Councils believing that 1t
would bring $500, ,C000O0. while down town
business men say it would bankrupt them.
Mr.. Blair surprises the Senate by intro
duclng "a resolution for the adoption of the
gag rule. Blaine says thar reciprocity would
settle the tariff question Peter Kinder
and. Jennie Barker. of Boone county. w.
Va, elope but are pursued and captured
by the girls father, who carried shotgun.
The Beaver Valley over-run with original
package houses
S-Gladstone enters protest. against the ap-
pointment of Minister to the Vatican. The
Emperor William hissed in the streets OF
Ostend. Blair's motion for gag law laid to
rest. Thirty deaths reported from heat at
Chicago. The gray gelding Jack beats
Palo Alto at Detroit. Blaine enjoys the
ocean breeZes at Cape May as the guest OF
President Harrison. Mrs. Emily Branson
stops passenger train on the Boston and
Maine road just in time to save it from
running into a lot OF trees blown across the
track
4-Oyer $4,000 applications for pensions filed
under the new dependent law. Charles
Loring locked up at Chicago charged with
marrying five women within six years.
Andrew Carnegie gives S50,OO0 for free
library in the town of Ayr. Condition of
affairs in Samoa indicate another revoiu-'
tion.
5-Blaiue and Harrison hold secret confer
ences at Cape May. Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of the United States
meet at Chicago. The New York Central
objects TO interference from knights of
Labor. Queen Victoria receives Emperor
William at Osborne House. 1,50O doctors
attend the International Medical Conyen-
tion at Berlin. National Triennial CANTOR
ment of Odd Fellows and Patriarchs Mill
tant at Chicago.
6-Chicago announced to be the second city in
population, President Colman of the Ar
gentine Republic resigns. E G. Bert, San
Francisco saloonkeeper, falls heir to Sl2.-
CU0, 600. A strange little worm destroys
hundreds of West Virginia hogs. Opening
of the Seventeenth Annual Chautauqua AS
sembly.
-Four Republican Senators join the Demo-
Gratis in an attempt to cut down the tarH on
iron. The official rough count gives Penn
sylvania population OF !. .392, 003 Salisbury
takes a rose colored view of the condition of
Europe. Dallas the Pittsburg horse, wins
the pacing race at Buffalo. Firemens
tournament at Butler great success.
S-The Road Commission meets at Titusville
and Colonel Carter advocates the adoption
of new system OF highway supervision.
Republicans decide not to allow other busi-
ness TO interfere with the tariff bill. DIR.
Hoar introduces substitute for the House
election bill. Lord and Lady Dunlo, the
central figures in the recent London di-
vorce suit, make up. Over ll000O men in
Wales go on strike. Colonel George r.
Davis, well-known Republican of Illinois,
candidate for Director General of the
Worlds Fair. Tenny outrun by Firenzi at
Monmouth.
e-The Behring Sea dispute will probably be
settled by arbitration. General Badeau's
name stricken from the army roll. Great
suffering reported in Oklahoma. Business
the New York Central and Vanderbilt
lines tled I'D account of a strike of en-
ployes, caused by discharge of knights of
Labor. Claimed that Buck Ewing will de-
sert the Players League. A Ney York
priest swindled out OF the savings OF years.
l0-The result of the big railroad strike de-
pends on the reserve power of the K of Ia
Representative O'Donnell, of Michigan
falls heir to Spanish fortune of s., 500 OCO.
Miss Letter. of Chicago, the reputed
heiress. takes London by storm. Mr.. Hoar
introduces The Republican caucus resolu-
ton providing for the previous question in
the upper branch of Congress. The will of
John II. Irwin. the wealthy inventor of
Media, Pa, who leithis money to his be-
trothed, to be contested. The Kaiser in
spectlng the English army and navy. A
North river at New York.
ll-Fears that the railroad strike will extend
West. ]. +. Ulrich charged with bigamy
at Newark by a woman who says she mar
red him IN Pittsburg. The receivers of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal for the Distric;
of Columbia have entered protest against
its sale. Politics in Chicago control the
police force.
Congress. The Philadelphia. Harrisburg
and Pittsburg Railway organized at Harms
burg. The strike on the New York Central
practically over and all passenger trains are
running. A spontaneous natural gas eXplo-
sion causes great upheaval near Shelby
willie, Ind. Carnegie refuses to answer any
census questions except those on the popu-
lation schedule Palo Alto wins the free.
for-all at Buffalo.
13-MichaeI Davitt tells of the horrors caused
by potato blight in ireland. The Grand
Army Encampment in Boston the greatest
ever held. Canadians in the Northwest
alarmed at the immigration of Mormons
Select knights of a. o. u. w. of Pennsyl-
vania withdraw from The Supreme Legion.
Tenny beaten at Monmouth by Salvador.
l4-Dr. Stephenson. of Adrian. Mich. loses S3G-
90 at poker in Berlin and commits suicide.
England excited over the Hebrew persecu-
tions in Russia. A few fremen on the
New York Central quit. The strike OF the
1000 miners in the IRWIN coal field sill on.
Celebration of the centennial of the Service
Theological Seminary.
E-Plumb proposes bounty instead OF duty
Oh tin plate. Porter thinks that "a 000, 600
of population just about right Stated that
the Pope is preparing to quit Rome, be-
cause of the attitude ,0f the Italian Govern
meut. Nearly 81 100000 worth OF whisky
destroyed by fire at Louisville.
l6-Fresh predictions of distress among the
poor of ireland because of the potato
e blight. The President sends to the Senate
information concerning the refusal of
France to admit American pork. The site
question still bcthering the Worlds Fair
Directors.
E-WorkIngmen of Belgium threaten to strike
if they are not granted the ballot. Senator
Quay asks leave to reintroduce his resolu-
tIon to lay aside the force bill and go on
with the tariff, but objection is made.
Piakerton men fire on crowd at Albany.
causing great excitement Mansfield
miners turn out in force to hear addresses
In favor of an eight-bour day. Irishmen
want John Boyle o Reilly's body buried in
his mother country.
1S-The Pennsylvania Farmers Alliance gains
great strength in the past year. During a
riot caused by the railroad strike at Albany
10 Pinkerton men and citizens were
wounded. Seven train robbers hold up the
Kansas City limited on the Missouri Pacific
and secure $500 Chicago glass men wor-
ried over the Mckinley bill. Mrs. Grant
has no objection to the burial of her hus-
the family can finally be laid beside them.
The American Farmers Encampment opens
at Mt Gretna.
lg-Dalton, the aquatic American, swims from
France to Folkestone. The Mississippi Con-
stitutional Convention worried over how
best to take the franchise from colored
men. The Pennsylvania Company gets con-
troll of the Beaver Valley Marginal road.
Inspector Greer's annual report upon the
Soldiers Orphans Schools of the State re.
veals satisfactory condition of affairs.
20-An awful storm sweeps over Wilkesbarre
and other parts of Central Pennsylvania
wrecking hundreds of houses. killing so OF
more people and Causing enormous damage
to property. Sqnatters on State lands in
Ohio which have developed oil and gas "a
be bounced. Hundreds OF clergy and titled
gentry attend the funeral of Cardinal New
man. Window glass houses to resume oper.