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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1893
Page
6
May Day crowds in Marseilles clash with police and Hussars as socialists wave red flags inciting violence. Rioters use clubs and stones. several officers and soldiers are badly hurt. A municipal official is knocked down and trampled, then rescued. Military and police eventually disperse the mob amid ongoing disorder.
Secretary Carlisle met with New York bank presidents and officials after arriving from Washington. He stated no bond issue would occur except as a last resort and urged revision of the Sherman silver law to ease the money market and aid repeal efforts. The group pledged cooperation with the administration.
Theron Macle and James Burns aged nineteen confessed to the murder of Chin Li at Mulino Oregon, claiming intent to terrify Chinese residents. They described confronting the victim in his cabin, firing and killing him after a struggle, then fleeing frightened with no stolen goods. The admission was written and signed in the presence of Chief Purdom and District Attorney Barrett.
A Galveston special reports the yawl of schooner George Ball was found on Aransas Pass beach. The George Locke arrived from Corpus Christi says the air sailing for Morgin City on the 7th has not been heard from since. It is believed the vessel went down with all hands during the recent gulf gale.
Eight thousand workers at the Lofre navy yard in Paris area struck and marched through Nantes streets singing. Troops were dispatched and confined to barracks to quell the disturbance.
Reports from Nashville based on interviews with soldiers and Adjutant General File warn of trouble at Tracy City mines. The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company plans to bar any worker who took part in last summer’s uprising, prompting fear of starvation and further conflict among about 580 miners.
A sensational Wall Mall Gazette report claims an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Gladstone as he walked home. Police arrest William Townsend 28 of Shemel after a revolver discharge in a public street. Townsend says it was accidental and his notebook contains anti Irish Home Rule ravings. The magistrate orders strict prison guard as inquiries continue into motive.
In heavy fog the Dominion of Yarmouth ran aground off Big Duck Island Lunenburg. All 24 aboard were saved as the vessel broke up. Captain Nickerson and crew attempted lifeboats while the long boat saved most, though one swimmer perished.
At 855 Jefferson Street a lodging house conducted by Mrs Judson burned killing six lodgers from the poorer classes. A servant girl and a 17 year old woman were among the victims. Fire spread quickly through winding hallways and dark landings with some rooms lacking windows. Coroner to investigate suspicious circumstances. Loss estimated at £2000 with small insurance.
Washington notes show offers of gold in exchange for legal tender at the Treasury. Funds from cities like San Francisco and New Orleans helped stem the tide as New York reports little gold leaving. Officials see no need for an immediate extra session, expecting one around September 1 chiefly for tariff readjustment rather than financial questions.
The Siamese government in Washington requests a legal interpretation of what constitutes an act of hostility after a French warship sailed into Siamese rivers and the crew disembarked and camped on Siamese soil. Ex-Gov Thomas C Fletcher of Missouri was retained to give an opinion to avoid offending France while advising State Department review.
Manitowoc Wisconsin special reports that a farm boy, one of two children lost near Bedford ten years ago, has appeared north of Meshicot. He speaks fluent Indian, poor English, and his parents are notified. The sister’s fate remains unknown. Pension for the widow of engineer Wesley Allison adds 860 monthly after recovery of his body.
Senator Hansbrough reports a hardening U S policy on immigrant baggage disinfection at Canadian and U S ports. Dr Wyman orders more inspectors at Neche Pembina Grasse Isle and St Vincent while Canadian and U S authorities coordinate on cholera prevention. Hansbrough travels to New York then North Dakota as inspections expand.
The State Guard mobilizes to James City North Carolina to evict 2000 black residents amid court orders for removal. Governor Carr returns from Washington. preparations include naval reserves with two boat howitzers. Sheriff reports thousands in Newberne moodily watching, with threats of bloodshed if houses are broken into.
Detroit Mayor Pingree exposed a major bribery plot as the Detroit Electric Light and Power Company allegedly purchased votes from twenty one aldermen. W. J. Fitzgerald allegedly gave 200 to Alderman Protiva to secure votes for the utility, leading to arrests and a shaken council.
Rumors swirl over the imperial train halting on the way to the Crimea. Reported clashes near Clarke left forty two peasants and fifteen soldiers dead or crushed, amid alleged peasant petitions against local abuses. A separate Hungary fire at Vessoprim destroyed 100 houses with 1,009 deaths or owed losses of 45 500 000 florins.
Weekly Weather Bureau bulletin notes cold wet conditions in many states retarding farm work. Illinois reports frost damage to fruit and some rot in potatoes and corn. Indiana and Minnesota delayed seeding. Michigan fruit buds good but crops stalled. Wisconsin no injury, but no work possible. California favorable for fruit and grain yield.
A runaway locomotive on a two mile steep grade on the Bare Rock Railroad in Pennsylvania crashed into stone cars at the foot of the grade. Engineer Neff and his son were severely burned, the son fatally, and seven people, including farmer John E Pile and his wife and daughter, died in the wreck. Laborers jumped or were buried amid the debris.
The White House revealed multiple Cleveland administration appointments. L. F. McKinney of New Hampshire named Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Colombia. Thomas L. Thompson of California to Brazil. George William Caruth of Arkansas to Portugal as Minister Resident and Consul General. Additional posts include John M. Wiley of Newark as Consul at Bordeaux, Harvey Meyers of Kentucky on the World's Columbian Commission, Owen T. Kouse of Arizona as Associate Justice of the Arizona Territory Supreme Court, and U S attorneys and marshals for several districts.
Secretary Carlisle rejected a banker proposal to supply the Treasury with gold under certain conditions. After a sequence of offers and counteroffers, all negotiations are off for the present. The administration may issue bonds only as a last resort. Arrests include Alex Lanham and Louis Lanham, St. Louis merchants, in the Augusta Trovel case. Buffalo rule meeting led by Lieut Gov Sheehan raised about 5000 dollars for a fund. Victor Viscquin named Consul General at Panama replacing Thomas Adamson. Pope received Emperor William.
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