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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1898
Page
4
A Scientific American note describes bonfires on Doniphan Lake Kansas where natural gas pockets under the ice can be punctured to reveal roaring flames. The gas wells up year round, melts holes in the ice, and forms shimmering channels in the mud. Doniphan Lake lies about four miles north of Atchison, Kansas.
Farragut praises Dewey as a future notable after a remark by Goldsborough during a ship visit. A Harper's Round Table note recalls a New York collector creating cameo like portraits from Queen Victoria stamps and a discussion of counterfeit stamps along with a 1872 telegraph form fraud later uncovered.
In dense fog near Hackensack meadows the Milstone express on the Pennsylvania Railroad struck a gang of track laborers from Jersey City. Nine men were killed, three mortally hurt, three slightly wounded. Foreman William Quirk led the crew of twenty repairing track No.4 when Thomas Dougherty steps to warn others and is killed before warning. The freight whistle and steam drowned the approaching train. Engineer Joby Von Nostrand halted and backed up after the disaster. Victims and wounded were rushed to hospitals and morgue.
The Cuban Assembly was called to order by temporary chairman General Calixto Garcia. Credentials of Caputlos were examined and a vote taken for permanent officers, with results reported for the record.
Wreck of the Atlanta, a 1751 ton wheat carrier sailed from Tacoma for Crapo Tow, leaves only two survivors. Twenty eight crewmen perished, sharks and gulls found bodies off Alson Bay Iles. Captain Charles McBride praised for his leadership. Vessel and cargo insured. Coast is treacherous with sunken reefs.
Harvard defeated Yale 17 to 8 in a defensive, hard hitting clash. Harvard’s runs tackles and clean play impressed a 17,000 crowd while Haughton sparked the kicking game and Reid and Dibble scored. Yale blamed a poor season on inadequate training and lack of system.
Nancy B. Guilford the midwife in the EmmetI case arrived under extradition on the Luca ns steamship Showay, held by Detective Cropan and Matron Hi at Bridgeport authorities. She traveled as Mrs N Brown and appeared calm though the case remains cautious with manslaughter cited as possible, and no stated intent to kill proven.
In White Street, Domenico Nazzorilo, already jailed for a January murder, argued with Katunday Papone in a hallway. He stabbed Papone to death with a long knife and wounded Mrs. Papone, then injured Giacomo and Mrs. Pedrillo before escaping.
Edward Ross shot and killed Joan Walker and Mrs Ross after a quarrel in front of Thomas Glack's home near Paducah. Walker, a newcomer, had been paying attention to Mrs Ross. Ross then killed the baby with a pistol, turned the weapon on himself and died.
The Sixth Virginia regiment, imprisoned in Macon, is guarded by infantry. About eighty men escaped camp Saturday night to head toward town with intent to attack white guards. Provost HQ and General Wikson ordered Colonel Gallard to arrest them. riot and disorder followed at their camp. Further trouble looms if the Sixth is released.
In a church ceremony at St. Catherine's, Margaret Moore hesitates as Father Walsh confirms her wedding to Timothy Foley. The bride asks for more time, the crowd watches, and questions arise about the motive and the postponement of the nuptials.
The Spanish commissioners argue Article 3 does not force Spain to withdraw from the Philippines and seek arbitration to interpret the phrase the control disposition and government of the Philippines The Spaniards propose third party construction to break the impasse while insisting the national honor issue remains untouched and foreign aid may aid negotiations.
In Chelsea Charley district of Wienrra Kansas a group of Indian outlaws attempted a bank robbery at Chelsea National Bank and a passenger train hold up. A daylight street battle lasting about thirty minutes left three outlaws dead and several wounded including two deputy marshals and a citizen.
Wasnisaron 2 C Special states the Spanish evaluation of Cuba and American occupation should not be deferred beyond January 1 next. The Spanish government communicated this to Washington via the French embassy after a request to delay evacuation due to the many Spanish troops on the island.
W S Parker aged sixty dies in a quarry blast at Reed sip Wallingford Conn. Parker superintendent of Byxous-Depayster Crap Company and an Tatlin assistant were victims. Parker formerly with Parker Williams and Daw hurst Stone Boat Construction of Bridgeport and was a prominent figure. A widow survives.
The Agriculture Department releases crop yield estimates for corn buckwheat hay potatoes and cotton plus a record export summary. It cites average yields by state quality percentages and total crops with figures such as 243 bushels per acre for corn and 19 tons per acre for hay, alongside a strong prospect for farm exports in 1433 surpassing prior years.
An evening clash erupted between strikfox miners and imported Negroes on a dusk street in Passa. Soldiers on guard intervened promptly. Amano Witham was unloading coal when a man fired. a boy threw coal, a black man drew a revolver and fired. Shots were exchanged, one African American said mortally wounded, others fled and were dispersed by Troop B under Captain Butler. No further trouble expected.
Vancouver B C special dispatch says pirates control rivers near Canton. Government powerless to stop sea robbers paralyze trade. Last clash at Cumehuck Waost River with three schooners attacked in row boats. one crew murdered and ship turned pirate craft. Two other schooners captured and scuttled after murders. Ten pirate craft plunder slips downstream toward Wosing where authorities allegedly bribed to withdraw the loot.
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