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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1894
Page
4
Osxapax marine complains that American boats have practically monopolized the business of carrying wheat from Manitoba. The claim suggests U.S. vessels dominate regional grain transport, affecting Manitoba exporters and local pricing dynamics.
A long survey of unusual woods from Central and South America highlights hard, colored timbers, some resistant to insects and decay, and notes that future railroad expansion will unlock these species for cabinet making, shipbuilding, and furniture. It cites aggressive exports, growing demand, and the role of lumber industries in Argentina, Brazil, and neighboring regions.
A New York Sun column quotes a young woman praising ear reading as a guide to character. She notes that ears with a close top and straight ridge signal mildness, while ears that rise and form an angle warn of a capering, unsafe temperament, comparing to goat-legged myths.
In South Ames the traveler Mr Barchell notes that in hot dry weather thermometers read around ninety six degrees and small whirlwinds lift dust pillars to heights of 100 to 400 feet while moving rapidly. Professor Smyth at Tenerife observed similar thin cursors and a tent bound cloth roll carried aloft and unrolled forming a ribbon like arc before descending far away.
James Creelman of the New York World describes Port Arthur’s fall and a brutal slaughter of Chinese inhabitants. He reports rampant killings, disembowelment, body mutilation, and mass graves as Japanese soldiers looted and burned. The correspondent highlights authorities’ attempts to conceal the atrocities and the widespread devastation observed in the city.
Senate debates and bills include appointing select committees to investigate Alabama elections and the Senate restaurant, Nicaragua Canal bill support, Hilloh National Park bill, Exemption for Admiral Walkers report, marble statues for General Stark and Daniel Webster, and a proposed naval station in Honolulu. House proceedings cover Carliaro Currency bill debate, statues in Statuary Hall, and census and printing appropriations with one urgent differency bill. Speaker Crisp and NH officials participate. sessions end with a holiday recess for January 8, 1895.
An eyewitness account recounts brutal acts by Japanese troops at Port Arthur including beheadings bayonet executions and mutilations. The writer cites mass slaughter of civilians and soldiers firing on unarmed people amid sacked houses and street killings. The piece condemns the violence as barbaric and contrasts it with civilizational norms, urging acknowledgment of the atrocity.
The eye of Mrs Shearman allegedly bore a portrait of the killer when viewed under a microscope. Prof S Sseh photographed the retina, showing a large man with bushy whiskers and a long overcoat. Court officials and experts from Jamestown say the photo may identify the murderer, but the features remain unclear.
A New York City man returned home after an extended absence and, before his young daughter, killed himself with a pistol. The report details other scattered items: a mad dog attack in Salem New Jersey, a death in Newburgh New York, a Baltimore factory incident, and various political notes from Washington and overseas. The article strings multiple brief notices into a single column, with dates and names noted in a sprawling, partial transcription.
Reports from Wapatehes indicate a de facto end to the China Japan conflict. Insiders note that military and naval examiners are not fully assured by government messages. Officials in Beijing and Tokyo are urged to pursue rapid restraint and diplomacy to prevent renewed hostilities.
The Alabama populist leader Captain Nouben Kolb, who swore in as governor in Montgomery, has shifted his contest to the national capital. Senator Al Jen of Nebraska has introduced a Senate resolution for a five member committee with no party control to investigate the Alabama election.
A late night express struck a carriage near Vineland New Jersey killing three occupants. The front seat occupants Maryan Jones fourteen and Mrs Willam Lewis forty five leaped to safety while others died. The wreck happened on a sharp curve near a wagon road as the locomotive approached. Community neighbors offered support to the bereaved families.
Nebraskan drought devastates three fourths of residents in Antouitis counties. Over 3000 families lack food and money, women and children dying from hunger as wells dry up and crops fail. A mother and her two children reportedly starved in a Niobrara area cabin. The Nebraska State Relief Commission inventories distressed counties and urges urgent legislative aid to avert famine during winter.
Mrs William Woklow Astor dies at Clivedon England after two months of complications of snuffles attended by Dr Moore and Sir William Broad-Dent. Former Miss Mamie Paul of Philadelphia, daughter of James W Paul, she met Mr Astor in Newport in 1877 and married June 6 1878 at age 20.
The Market summary lists wholesale price quotes for country produce in New York. Butter, dairy, meats, fruits, vegetables, and grains show varied values with Creamery butter and state dairy products cited, along with multiple commodity names and units, reflecting a broad market snapshot for the week.
Report from England states a high speed Manchester Express collided with a goods train near Chalford, killing fifteen and injuring about fifty as passengers headed home for holidays. The crash followed wind-driven freight disruption. brakes failed to stop the impact.
The Labor World notes women in Chicago and Albany lifting roles, raises New York State Federation of Labor convention in Albany, and plans for retirement ages for state retirees. It cites rising employment by 10.2 percent, lead poisoning deaths in Limoges, and various union activities including Gompers’ election and railway labor issues.
Massowab dispatch reports Italian troops under Major Tosell attacking near Halal in the Soulan and defeating Arab forces. A large number of natives including Chief Batagos were killed. Italians suffered ten killed and twenty two wounded. Forces were composed entirely of native souilerm, drilled and officered by Italians.
Reports from the storm describe multiple shipwrecks off Stornoway and Holyhead with many drowned or rescued by breeches buoy. Widespread damage hits Lochwinnoch and Paisley where a cabinet factory collapsed killing four. In the Continent, Belgium, Holland, and northern France face high tides, flooding, and casualties from falling timbers and collapsed chimneys.
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