Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-01

Hilton. Coal operators claim that the
present state of affairs. Ordipance for a
popular vote on the issue of street bonds
passes Councils
crockery warehouse burned. The hotels
are all crowded. Prison Congress dele
gates inspect the county workhouse.
A-Members OF the Prison Congress visit
Morganza. Close OF the session.
15-Etfect of the miners strike beginning to
be felt by railroads. a portion of the
scale settled at the Edgar Thomson Steel
Works works. Mcdonald field produces b, 100
Plans accepted for the Newsboys' Home.
l6-The Keystone Bridge Company. backed
tGCa by Carnegie, to build a. g Worlds Fair
The Pittsburg Exposition financially
falls below last seasons record.
1.-THE Philadelphia Company promises
crease of price. Murderer Fltzsmmons
writes a letter to THE DISPATCH. Monon-
gahela Valley manufacturers embar-
1assed by want of coal. Oliver & Roberts
announce they can Day their indebted
ness in five annual irstallments. Mis-
sionary convention of the Christian
Church opens. Exposition closes.
Isl e. Hutchinson, of the Allegheny Ma
t1onal Bank, meets death by an accident
in Colorado. Pittsburg praised by the
street car men from the country over
Part of Phillips 4 Co.'S glass works
burned. Movement started to effect u
great tennis organization in Pittsbur9.
19-Ex-Market Clerk Hastings of Allegheny,
on trial for embfzzlement. Great influx
of street car and railway men who-come
to attend the convention. MYSTERIOUS
disappearance of Operator Malesberg
causes the closing of his mines ut Web
ster. Reardon found guilty of second de-
gree murder for shooting Mislevy.
20-A heavy gas explosion followed by fire
sweeps away George W. Snaman's store
in Allegheny, at loss of $j6,OO0 Georre
c. Leonard. of Beaver Falls, gets back
pension of S22 000
21-Dr. Cyrus Teed, founder OF the Koreshan
Community in California. is in confer
ence with the Economics President
Costello issues a call foranother conven-
t1on of miners. BARLEY Costello found
guilty OF involuntary manslaughter for
causing the death of Constantine
22-Xavier Steffler shot down and almost
instantly killed in Oakdale by Thomas
McMahon, who is jailed on a charge of
murder, but claims he intended only to
shoot Stefier's dog. plan for saving
the gas OF coke ovens, now wasted by mil
lions of feet, is put forward by Engineer
M. V. Smith. Coal men urge the taxa
ton of oil lands at their high value
as such. rather than as farming lands.
Residents of the Youghiogheny Valley
fear violence may arise among the
miners. The United Presby yterian Synod
refers the Reed case to the Presbytery
The Street Railway Mems Association
banquets at the Monon .ahela.
Doerhinger, Wylie avenue
q
School Board Treasurer $500 and &c is
rumored attempted suicide. American
Street Railway Association members
leaving the city. The Standard Oil Com
pany building large tanks for the South
west field.
Buckley was shot down by negroes
at Williamsburg and his slayers narrow
~ escaped lynching. Corner stone of the
Brushton school building laid. Solomon
Kirk arrested for robbing woman. The
case OF Holmes to be- reopened by tile
carpenters. Corner stone of the Church
of the Good Shepherd laid. Mrs. Fitz-
simmons is sentenced ana causes dra-
matte scene.
25-The Williamsburg branch of the Duquesne
Traction Line opened.
the embezZler, on his way
to the West. Miners claim to have been
hoodwinked by coal operators and
=. general strike is now declared.
is captured at Omaha. Presi-
dent O'Neill resigns.
2S-Alleghenians about equally divided on
the matter of issuing bonds and it is to
be decided by ballot. News of the death
OF Cashier Hutchinson from the results
OF an accident in Colorado. The Modern
Building and Loan Association is inves-
tiGating Doerfinger's methods. Coal
operators will evict striking tenants.
2e-Coal operators score point throughout
the district. The Youghiogheny Valley
the only stronghold of the strikers.
Pawnbroker Stern heavily fined for
operating without license
30-A 600 fire wipes out two large work
shops on Penn avenue. President Rob-
erts, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, gives
assurance of the building of new
Union station. The final eport of Treas
urer Thompson. of the Pittsburr Citi-
zens' Johnstown Relief Committee shows
that OF the $3.50, 1888 contributed in the
State, this city gave s253OOO. Roger
O'Mara returns from the West with
Doerfinger in custody.
charges are made against the |
Mayor and Chief of the Department. OF |
Public Safety of Allegheny. Allegheny |
citizens are opposed to an increase of |
bonded indebtedness. The Homestead |
Steel Works is making electric rails that |
may supplant the trolley lines. Thomas |
Gusalch, a Pole, is killed by rolling mill |
machinery, One person killed and sev- |
eral injured on the Connellsville and |
Leisenring electric road the first day it |
Is operated. Cornerstone of McKees- |
ports hospital is laid.