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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1894
Page
4
The text recounts the shooting of Sheriff L. P. Lowe during a Mexican fugitive arrest, with Lowe dying after a close range shot. It follows with unrelated anecdotes about accidents and medical cures, including claims for St Jacobs Oil and Salzar grass seed products.
The House approved a bill for silver coinage seigniorage and Treasury silver certificates by 167 to 130. Democrats backed the measure with 188 voting for and 50 opposing. Republicans split with 80 for and 50 against. The bill aims to coin silver bullion, issue certificates, and replace notes under the 1890 act, with coinage limits and retirement of notes as bullion is minted.
The piece surveys wages and unemployment across many countries noting Belgium Peru France Germany Switzerland and the United States. It mentions New York ironworkers aiding brassworkers and various regional labor actions in Buffalo Minnesota Colorado and Pittsburgh. It reports wages from fractions of a dollar to daily shifts and discusses employment measures and social conditions.
The Brazilian Minister to the United States received a cablagram declaring the election of Dr. Prodeota de Moraes as President and Dr. Manuel Victorino Peralta as Vice President by a large majority. The report notes Moraes as mild in temperament and outlines backgrounds of both leaders. The new officers will not take office until November 15 unless early changes arise before Congress convenes May 3.
Reports include Ica Casan Lutury’s suicide in New York, a Philadelphia ship Montgomery’s delivery to the Norfolk Navy Yard, election gains for Republicans in New York towns, a fatal shooting in Missouri, weather bureau meteorology plans, and international incidents from Canada to Costa Rica and Downing Street.
The document outlines daily floor actions in the Fifty-Third Congress with speeches on Hawaiian policy tariff and Bland bill, votes on coinage and pensions, debates over the East River bridge amendment, and procedural moves in both chambers. Members such as Mr Feyo Mr Dolph Mr Hill and others are noted amid the legislative volley.
A dynamite blast at Cullman Alabama caused extensive fire and loss totaling about 109000 dollars. Two clerks were killed and several injured as York’s stable and Coopman and Gorden warehouses ignited. The blaze destroyed MeMiga’s Opera House and twenty stores, with the Methodist Church among the damaged structures. Fifty horses perished in York’s stable and ten in the other stable. The cause is linked to stored dynamite and the incident injured many, including a reverend’s daughter.
The Manufacturers' Record shows 1880 South with 161 mills and 667 45 spindles. by 1890 mills rose to 255 with 1 760 655 spindles. North Carolina leads in spindles and mills, South Carolina in looms, with Georgia third in spindles and total capital invested climbing from 21 976 713 in 1840 to 97 million in 1894. Dividends for 1895 average 8.8 percent with some mills paying 20 and 18 percent and others 12.5 to 4 percent.
In a fragmentary Dahomey dispatch the author notes King Mehaualu summoning a widow on the eve of a rite. The communication hints at reluctance to inform her father about the intention to tithe Penet while a pipe and calm demeanor accompany tense exchanges.
The article reports Gladstone's resignation as Prime Minister and Lord Rosebery's acceptance of the premiership. It notes Windsor Palace events, the Privy Council, and cabinet changes including India and Ireland posts. A cataract surgery is described as the reason for Gladstone's temporary withdrawal from public life.
Brooklyn Tabernacle founder Thad L. Talmage announces he will remain as pastor after a trustees letter urged reconsideration. The board cites reduced debt and strong donations to erase future obligations as reason to continue his leadership amid a planned June departure and Australian tour.
Reports from manufacturers indicate rapid expansion across the South with new establishments, added extensions, and increased shipper activity. Factories in operation, notably cotton mills, are enlarging while roads and rail lines attract added capital and refrigerated car orders to support growing trucking and distribution networks.
A garbled survey cites Thurber in Woabington and the death of Joseph Roppler of Puck. It mentions Moses’ large income, Dole’s Hawaiian lineage, marriages in California, and barons of publishing, politics, and Harvard. It notes a portrait in the White House and various notable retirees and collectors.
A sweeping tire of items reports Iceland Tar capslar 2600 inbabi sule, Italy deficit near £35 400 000, and Alabama blizzard impact. Pacific coast immigration to register Chinamen, naval reserve updates for Granata and Connecticut, and horse sales at $2.54. War in Honduras ends, Tegucigalpa rises, Nicaragua wins amid destitution in Star County Texas. Mines draw crowds to Couhial District New Mexico. Rovnix finds 12th century Pynataeach in San Francisco. Guatemala suspends external debt payments as declines hit adlger. Marum Manpeenaum dies in Tamilst on. Rio Grande valley deteriorates. Mexico sells 900000 acres Chiapas for Salvation Army settlement. Farming shifts from Tavany to diversification. Two American prospectors uncover a rich old gold mine in the Sierra Madres. A Baltimore tablet marks Continental Congress site 1778. Model battleship Hilnots to move to Van Duren pier Chicago. Baxpow hypno shows by Dr Mersereau. Grain men blame low wheat prices on farmers and political repression. Coal discovery in Western Texas brings optimism. E F Wiertsanam sues Dea Molties Clown Order for 5000 damages.
John Henry Gear ex governor of Iowa was elected United States Senator by the Legislature on January 17. Gear, born April 7 1625 in Ithaca, moved to Burlington in 1843 and rose through mercantile and political ranks as a founder of the Republican party in Iowa. He served as Burlington mayor in 1869 and held seats in the Iowa House, acting as Speaker during 1874 76. Gear became governor in 1878 and again in 1890, then represented Iowa in the Fifty first through Fifty third Congresses as a House member from the First District. He later served as Assistant Secretary to the Treasury after a presidential appointment and was noted as a Ways and Means Committee member and for authoring tariff reform.
A rock fall near the Rielmoad shaft in the northern part of Shanton Bem causes the deaths of four miners. Victims include Sebard Hust, James Nowthern, Albert Ke, and another unnamed worker aged twenty four. The blast and cave-in occurred during ore extraction, with rescue attempts hampered by debris.
A brutal dawn home invasion at Franklin Park New Jersey ends with Moore Baker and his wife attacked by two colored men Willard Thompson and Henry Baker. The wife and infant die from axe blows. Thompson dies after a shotgun fire from Baker as the struggle ends. Moore Baker is badly wounded but alive. The incident follows a planned robbery with money said to be in a bureau.
Mary E Lease, notable Kansan and Populist orator, tours the East. Her husband runs a drugstore in Atchison, Kansas. She spoke to a large crowd at Cooper Union in New York City and plans further trips to promote Populist propaganda.
World’s Fair at Judhson Park Chicago nears final closure as employment drops to clerks in Graham’s office and Columbian Guards. President Higine signs payrolls and notes salvage work and property dispositions are nearly complete as Jackson Park is abandoned.
Report says ball player McNabb shot Mrs. Rockwell and killed himself at the Motel Lite in Pittsburg Pennsylvania after fatally wounding her husband L B Rockwell. The tragedy followed a visit from Mrs Rockwell to her parents in Griddock Pennsylvania and Stockwell is identified as a league official.
Eastern and Middle States note hangings and executions in Caflialo and Newark, a prison transfer in Gravesend, and a rescue near Ashland after a coal mine accident. Fatal drownings occur at Perkiomen Creek, a father-son rescue turns tragic, and New York officials face election graft fines. A Moosic Powder Company explosion kills engineers and burns workers, while Lithuanian celebrants are halted by police. Census shows Brooklyn unemployment, and various arson, embezzlement, and homicide cases appear in multiple cities including Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Chicago.
John Malwitz, a 20 year prisoner, attempted to break from Iren ton prison, shooting Keeper James Lippincott who died from wounds. Malwitz overpowered Keeper Walters, stole his revolver, and was captured after a brief exchange of fire. Malwitz suffered a head wound but was not seriously hurt.
In Sherman Alabama an officer tried to seize a cow from Melinds Douglass an elderly Black woman. Douglass told her 13 year old son Tom to shoot the officer if needed. Tom shot the officer as the rope was placed on the cow. The boy resisted arrest and was shot fatally injured by another officer.
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