10 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1897
Page
1
Discontent over the strike's defeat erupts in Hamburg as police clash with dock workers. Two men killed and nineteen seriously wounded, including several shot. riots spread to nearby quarters with reinforcements sent and patrols doubled.
Daily News dispatch from Constantinople reports street patrols quadrupled and Yildiz Kiosk approaches cordoned with placards. Dead walls feature propaganda and rumors of another massacre. Belief center is Sultan attempting to disrupt ongoing diplomatic conferences.
A Athens dispatch says the Official Gazette announces all available Greek warships to be commissioned at once and sent to Crete with minimal delay. In Crete, reports claim the Greek flag was raised at Retimo and order restored. fighting continues near Canea with Greek forces gaining ground against Turkish troops.
Reports from India describe a devastating famine extending across Central India with starvation and disease causing mass mortali ty. Relief efforts face scarce food, overwhelmed poor houses, and refused admissions while aid is sought. Des Moines notes Iowa governors offer carloads of provisions if a commission is named.
The National Zettune reports Emperor urged consolidation of Conservatives and National Liberals in the Imperial legislature as the path to affordable national undertakings. He singled out increasing army and navy as a proven priority, amid calls for stronger national defense and economic cohesion.
A panicked town faces rumored miner revolt while San Francisco fights a lengthy power war over dynamite pricing. Lawyers draft stiffer terms as stockholders endure missing dividends amid a national dispute over explosive materials. John Randolph Tucker’s condition worsens in Virginia.
General Horace Porter arrived in Canton and met Major McKinley to discuss inauguration plans. Ex-Governor Long’s Navy secretary role is likely, with Saxton and other visitors weighing cabinet options and possible New York representation.
Judge Gibbone appoints William J. English receiver for the Central Hell Telephone Company of Venezuela, also called the Caries Vatentia and The tertor Te how Line, with control to Caracas. News discusses English taking possession of company property and alleges use of the capital stock by the Dosrells to defraud. Separate items report Richard Croker planning a England trip and political remarks.
Reported robbery attempt on a Weathound passenger train on the Huta We line sixty miles east of Kingman. Robbers cut the train, forced crew from cars, fired near the engine, and took express and matter cargo. one robber killed, others fled into darkness. Also mentions a separate court motion in a murder case, with details unclear.
J Q A Herring, longtime director and general manager of the Adams Express Company Baltimore division, collapsed and died outside the Holland House in New York last night. He had just arrived from Mattimore to attend the annual board meeting and a dinner with company officials. He was seventy five, a Republican party figure in Maryland, and leaves two daughters. His death prompted immediate notification to the Adams Express offices and to his family.
Republican leaders fear a Democratic win in New York City could trigger a preferred mayoral choice and stall charter passage. Governor Mack subscribes to caution while State Engineer Adams opposes ceding river and harbor land control to a larger city, warning of dock and water rights disputes and lengthy battles over the Greater New York plan.
Mining man Pant Guston presented samples from a new ledge 18 miles north of Otman County, Washington. The ore assayed high copper content with native metal seams, described as the richest deposit ever found in the region. A large mineral district is claimed to extend along the boundary lines to the north and south.
The steel rail pool comprising Carnegie Steel Pittsburg Cambria Iron Johns town Pennsylvania Steel Har risburg Lackawanna Scranton and Bethlehem Iron Works collapses as Lackawanna withdraws and rail prices plunge. A Pittshurg meeting tried to save the accord but disarray wins, with contracts and futures unsettled and observers split on market impact. Andrew Carnegie declined to comment.
Reports indicate the Indiana and Massachusetts joined a naval effort off Charleston to force a entry into the harbor while ships held positions eight miles offshore. The fleet concentrated near the jetty and bar, with signals exchanged as vessels prepared for potential actions. the Vesuvius was ordered away and a plan to move along the coast was discussed.
In Washington the Senate endured a long garret session centering on the press reports of yesterday’s proceedings. Indignant members argued doors should have been closed and questioned executive secrecy while debate touched on amendments to the arbitration treaty. Senators, including Teller and Stewart, pressed for public access to reasons for votes as talk of a secrecy rule drew sharp opposition.
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