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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1896
Page
4
A laurel tree grows from a crack in a massive boulder on a Mill Valley rock. Botanist Miss Eastwood calls it the state’s unique curiosity, noting a prior tiny rift held water and that summer rains or unusual moisture allowed the seed to sprout and survive the long dry season.
Li Hung Chang visited the Armstrong gun works in Newcastle upon Tyne where an interpreter demonstrated apparent mind reading. A director asked if the Chinese envoy would visit the cartridge case shop, and the ambassador, silent, shook his head. The interpreter then relayed that the envoy was pressed for time and wished to be excused.
On the second day in the German Young Men's Music Hall the Democratic State Convention nominated John Boyd Thacher of Albany for Governor and William Sulzer of New York City for Governor as an alternative. Wilbur F. Porter of Watertown was named for Lieutenant Governor and Robert C. Titus of Erie County for the Court of Appeals. electors at large Robert J. Bush of Horsehead and Benjamin Wood of New York were chosen. The session endorsed Bryan and the Chicago platform and adjourned after approving the slate and addressing currency policy.
Democratic nominee John Boyd Thacher of New York is traced from New England stock through his Albany career. Born 1817 in Ballston Centre, educated at Williams College, he served as Albany mayor and World’s Fair commissioner. The Lieutenant-Governor candidate Wilbur F. Porter, born 1812 in Herkimer County, became a Watertown mayor, lawyer, and Court of Claims judge.
A delegation led by Governor Matthews and ex President Harrison presented a silver service to the battleship Indiana. Secretary McAdoo and Captain Evans spoke as Indiana crew cheered. The set includes thirty eight pieces with State seals and Indiana monuments, plus a nine light candelabrum pair, costing about 3000.
Thaddeus Levens Clarkson, born 1810 at Gettysburg Pennsylvania, rose to commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. He studied near Antietam, joined Company A First Illinois Artillery in 1863, served at Cairo under General Grant, reenlisted July 16 1861, and was adjutant of the Thirteenth Illinois through battles with General Davidson, including moves toward Heelong and Little Rock Arkansas.
A severe hall and gyind storm swept from Lake Ontario to Maine causing major damage. Across New York Long Island New Jersey and Connecticut houses were knocked down and power lines damaged. A 23 year old man Louis Edtart Brown was killed by lightning at Unionville. In Connecticut four Hazardville Powder Company buildings burned and a cotton shed fire near Full Rup Mass endangered 8000 bales. Widespread flood damage reported in Ogden Utah area with 30,000 total damage. Total losses estimated high nationwide.
The report describes insurgents overrunning Cavite monastery and killing the monks with knives. Spanish warships bombarded the area but were ineffective. Spaniards executed prisoners publicly to frighten sympathizers, with many suffocated in a dungeon at Mantle. Also noted is John Boyd Thacher’s letter to Elliot Danforth defending his June stance against silver.
President Montt asks Chilean Congress for trade expansion with the United States and American nations. Existing European treaties hinder new projects, prompting Chile to seek changes to remove obstacles and deepen regional commerce.
President Diaz reports on collaboration with United States troops pursuing a NogMes gang after an Assault 12. He notes the Guatemalan boundary agreement was ratified and exchanged on May 39. He reflects on the Pan American Congress held in August and its aims, acknowledging mixed outcomes and delicate topics.
The document lists seven presidential tickets including Republicans with McKinney and Mo bart, Democrats with Bryan and Sowall, Venople's Party with Watson, National Democratic with Palmer and Buak ber, Prohibitionists with Levering and Hale Johnson, National Party with Dontley and Haywood Southgnate, and Hoctulist with Mutchett and Mugulra. It also notes Northern Ohio grape crop woes with low prices and limited market prospects for the harvest.
The June 10 strike has paralyzed business and cut mineral output by more than half, with hundreds facing hunger. Radicals press for a wage-based stoppage of nonpaying mines while managers offered a compromise that unions rejected, threatening broader action.
Dominic L Murphy, Commissioner of Pensions, reports for the year ended June 30, 1894. 44,247 new or restored pensioners, 44,093 losses by death or other causes. Disbursements total 3,214,761 with a slight annual gain in rolls but lower payments. Recommends $12 monthly for Mexican War survivors and pensions for widows of pre 1861 service.
The report notes about 18 000 placards urging fire prevention and records 27 forest fires burning 8265 acres with $3 125 in damages. Prairie fires August to November scorched 73 000 acres causing $84 277 in losses, wet weather reducing overall damage. Locomotive sparks and farmer debris fires are main causes. Chippewa Indians noted as more cautious about extinguishing fires.
Ancient practice of eating fruit with goose and suckling pig explained by Prof. Bofshee. Fruit acids and pep tones resist fat digestion, aiding pepsin in the stomach. Digestive action increases with uncooked fruit after meals, and cultivated fruits share similar ingredients aiding digestion.
A scam targets farmers who are approached at their farms by a man claiming to represent an Eastern grocery house. He offers groceries and accepts eggs as payment, then swaps a note payable in groceries for eggs. The farmer must settle in cash when the note is presented for collection. Knoxvilles police court accepts watches as security for fines, and forty unredeemed watches will be auctioned after two years.
The article describes a tree found in West Indian islands Nubia and London with a peculiarly shaped leaf and pods that produce a wind sound through their edges. In Barbados a valley of these trees moans as trade winds sweep through, creating a deep, eerie whistle at night.
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