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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1894
Page
1
A stock take lists sale items from the furnishings department at reduced prices. Outing shirts 75c each, ladies bathing suits half price, Neptune life suits, odd baseball goods at cost, some shopworn tents, twine hammocks 50c, full size 14 ft hammocks 65c, camping gear from army blankets to tents, caps priced from 15 per dozen to 75c. Oak Hall Boston store listing.
Washington July 81 The sugar investigating committee is preparing a report exonerating Senator Camden from the insinuation he bought 600 shares of Sugar stock during the tariff bill pendency. The final testimony was Senator Camden with a photographic copy of an order he allegedly sent to a Sugar broker on the back of a soiled envelope.
The statement alleges an unsigned order for 200 shillings of sugar, signed by Senator Camden who denies writing or placing it. He claims the document is fictitious and fraudulent, with no firm evidence of stock orders. A committee report is expected exonerating Camden and also exonerating Senator Smith regarding speculation allegations.
Fay OMarietmne reports from Washington on July 81 forecast for Wednesday. Maine will be fair and slightly warmer in the west with variable winds. New Hampshire and Vermont show fair weather and warmer conditions in the north with variable winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut expect partly cloudy skies with variable winds.
Haverhill report says the steamer Jeanette carrying 100 passengers struck rocks off the pines while moving up the river. Damage described as slight, but passengers were greatly frightened as delays stretched for several hours.
News from Shanghai dated July 31 reports a fierce clash between Chinese and Japanese fleets. The Chinese flagship Chen-Yuen, largest in their service, was sunk, two first-class cruisers possibly captured or destroyed, with heavy Chinese casualties. German officers aboard Chen-Yuen reportedly died with their crew. The defeat could end China’s sea power against Japan.
The store reports a late season overproduction enabled purchase of 3000 pairs of Extra Fine Courts and Latino Dorsets in white and drab at about one third value. New goods include double side steels silk flossed bones embroidered tops extra long waists and perfect形. Six fitting rooms and numerous attendants promise prompt courteous service in this special sale.
The Chen-Yuen sailed from Taku after leaving Chinese transports. The two cruisers said to have been captured or destroyed in the engagement are the Chen-Yuen and Foo-Chang. The Chen-Yuen, a protected cruiser built at Elswick, weighed 2800 tons and reached 18.12 knots in trials. Her armament included three 8 14-inch Krupps and two 6-inch Armstrongs with extensive secondary weapons. The Foo-Chang, also English built and steel framed, displaced 2600 tons and carried about ten guns similar in calibre to the Chen-Yuen.
Yokohama reports an official Japanese statement outlining why tensions with China rose after Beijing demanded withdrawal of Japanese fleet from Corea and formal compliance by the 20th. Japan says it viewed the demand as an ultimatum and notes disputes over Kow Shing flag claims and treatment of Chinese sailors.
New York July 81 The Anglo American Telegraph Company says government messages to Sien Tsin and Pekin are accepted but under Chinese government scrutiny. Shanghai reports lines to Chefoo Tien Tsin and the north interrupted. Western Union notes Hong Kong and Shanghai advise Chinese telegraph firms will not accept war messages. Several Chinese lines interrupted and messages delayed.
Two intoxicated girls staggered on Lilac court in Cambridgeport as mothers lay in a nearby tenement. Officers Rowe and Mulvaney placed all four in the patrol wagon and took them to Station 1. City Physician Young ordered rest as fathers prepared to take custody and the mothers faced court the next morning.
James H. P. O'Brien, 33, collapsed in Central Square Park East Boston yesterday morning due to heart failure. He lived at 78 Marginal Street and worked as a bartender for Edward Franey & Co. He was carried to his former home by friends and was well known in the neighborhood.
Joshua Peterson of Winnipeg was found lying unconscious on a Brookline sidewalk near Warren Street about 6 pm yesterday. He was taken to the police station where he regained consciousness. Peterson had recently been discharged from a Massachusetts hospital after treatment for heart trouble.
Everett July 31 E F Pierson has been missing from his Williams place residence since last Thursday morning about six o clock He left to look for work and has not been seen since His wife notes he is sometimes strange He has five children
Henry Hughes, of Milton, Mass., identified clothing found at Fort Sewall as belonging to G Hughes of Marblehead. The 85 year old clerk at Youth's Companion visited Devereaux and sank after going swimming. Police, aided by locals, continue search for the body.
A leading broker is negotiating a lease deal with a major dry goods firm for the Globe Theatre site. The consolidation covers about 33,000 square feet and estates of John Stetson and the Heywood heirs, plus smaller buildings. Frontages include 106 feet on Washington street and 110 feet on Hayward place. Washington street store measures 105 by 140 feet with a rear section of 110 by 180 feet on three sides. The location suits the advancing retail trend.
The Labor Commission chaired by Carroll D. Wright and including John D. Kernan and N. H. E. Worthington met in the labor bureau rooms in Washington. They decided to start the West strike investigation at Chicago, with the date to be determined.
San Francisco July 31 The United States District Attorney prepares an omnibus complaint against American Railway Union men jailed in northern California for federal offenses. Defendants include thirty to forty strikers from Sacramento and Red Bluffs, several held in San Francisco.
Mrs Susan J Taylor 34 years old faced Trial Justice Grover on an incendiarism charge in Needham. An accomplice using a false name Mrs Emma L Foster aided in the alleged plot linked to multiple fires and insurance payouts. Detectives Pratt Shaw and Lt Dugan seek to expose a broad scheme with possible $20,000 in claims.
A dynamite explosion at Dolese and Shepard quarries in Hawthorne near Chicago injures several, with F. Corbin identified as the superintendent and among the dead. Within an hour, three people have died, four seriously injured on the way to hospital.
Fritz Richter aged 37, recently arrived from Germany, stepped into a deep hole while bathing in Sandy Pond at South Lawrence and drowned. Unable to swim, he did not survive. his body was not recovered and he leaves a wife and two children.
A Boston and Maine through freight derailed three miles north of Lyndonville at 4 40 p m. due to a broken wheel. About fifteen cars mostly lumber were badly wrecked and one brakeman suffered minor injuries.
George D Sargent of East Saugus died at his home at 8 p.m. after a weeklong illness from paralysis. He was 54, and leaves two sons and two daughters. He served as president of Lynn Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and trustee of Salem Five Cents Bank and the First M. E. Church in Lynn.
Today the act becomes law requiring all jurors drawn from the lists to be ready to serve. The Board of Aldermen must not strike any reputable citizen from the jury list and a $500 penalty applies to any violation of the juror drawing law.
Hugh McLaughlin aged 14 of 690 Shawmut avenue was riding a bicycle on Washington street yesterday afternoon. In trying to avoid an electric car near Camden street he was struck by a team and thrown to the ground. He sustained slight head injuries and a general shaking up and is at City Hospital.
Six year old Simon Schmidt of 9 Shawmut avenue was crossing Charles street near Beacon street yesterday afternoon when struck by a bicycle and a team ran over his right foot, fracturing the ankle at City Hospital.
Michael B. McNeil a Roxbury bookkeeper living at 167 Dudley Street was arrested last night charged with forging the name of Wellman Hall and Co to a settlement agreement with A C Barron and Co on a 2 percent basis.
Belmont's party items from India reached Newport today and were escorted directly to Grey Craig Parks. The arrival was noted in the morning.
City loads and roads clash with Martin plan to relieve congestion. Union drivers argue routes ignore practical load paths and threaten action, including politics, if right to travel is blocked. Different drivers cite heavy versus light loads and preferred detours.
Dennis Carey fell during a row with Jeremiah Coughig while discharging the steamer Charles F. Mayer at the Concord and Montreal wharf. Carey died from a base skull fracture after being knocked into the hold. Coughig is under arrest amid conflicting witness accounts. Carey left a widow and two children.
A severe hail wind and rain storm swept over Wethersfield and Glastonbury between 4 and 5 PM damaging tobacco and onion seed crops. Early estimates put losses between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars, with reports suggesting higher totals as details come in.
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