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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1897
Page
1
Reports from Natchez Vicksburg Cairo and New Orleans describe a rising flood surge with the levee crisis widening. Three drownings at Davis Island confirmed while rumors of broader losses remain unverified. Crevasses stretch from Delta to Duckport as workers reinforce embankments and coastal towns brace for higher water.
The river is climbing about a tenth of a foot each day and sits 44 feet, four tenths below its record high. On April 16 at Vicksburg Mississippi the Briggs levee, two and a half miles below Delta, broke at 10 o clock tonight, creating a 120 foot wide crevasse twenty minutes after failure. Delta lay opposite Vicksburg.
Charles Long, a fifteen year inmate of the state prison in Hartford, killed himself by setting kerosene aflame. He spoke with the night watchman at 5:40 AM and confessed he would not work. A hose doused the blaze but his head was severely burned before rescue.
Vienna reports say Emperor Nicholas vows no peace with Greece or Turkey and would abandon both to their fate. If Turkey declares war, Greece is blamed as the aggressor, with Austria viewing Greece as the initiator.
Western salvators and key wool lobbyists led by Mantle Carter Shoup Warren and Harrows agreed to push amendments to the Dingley bill aimed at closing evasion gaps. They propose a four cent duty on skirted wools and restructuring duties on wool by class with a new ad valorem framework and tiered per pound rates tied to market value.
In Baltimore a teacher admits paying for her school position and says others paid similar sums to ward leaders or commissioners. A newspaper calls for investigation as citizens urge scrutiny into campaign-connected appointments and the pricing of teacher posts.
Washington April 1. The daily quota of fourth class postmasters will be heavy for some time. Today's list is the largest since changes began, totaling 127 appointments. Sixty five fill vacancies caused by resignations and deaths, forty four by removals at four years' service, and seven by removals for cause.
A party of ninety-one Chinese are in Montreal en route to New York where they will board steamers for Havana. They are headed to work on the sugar plantations of Cuba at the instigation of the Spanish government.
Humbering Still Burke of Missouri Avenue swallowed her false teeth and lies hospitalized. Doctors plan X rays to locate the tooth and determine her condition remains serious.
In Chihuahua on April 14 an Roe Nieh Vyndicate secured an option on iron ore mines in Durango and proposed establishing a large iron foundry and rolling mill there to capitalize the discovery and develop the ore resource.
Estelle Sweesy aged unknown years of Pennington has been missing since last Tuesday after marrying in a village near Trenton to do shopping.
At Sackett's Harbor a brutal double killing and attempted murder occurred while three people rode in a carriage. George Allen was fatally wounded, and Mrs Wilber Crowe and Miss May Daly died. Wilbur Crouch was arrested for the crime. The incident aroused wide alarm in Jefferson County.
City of Mexico April 1 reports in the United States claim Mexico would denounce retaliatory measures if the Dingley tariff bill passes. The Mexican Herald to publish an authoritative denial tomorrow. Officials say certain provisions would affect capital and benefit the country, while Mexico remains untroubled by Congress auctions.
In Union County near Henderson last evening James Green and William Green were shot dead as Deputy Constable William Beant was severely wounded by William Cody and Thomas Hite. Cody and Hite, under arrest for police robbery, escaped but were later surrounded in a dense forest armed with rifles.
James Boyle, held in East Liverpool County Jail, attempted suicide by hanging with a sheet last night. An Italian inmate in the same cell awakened the jailer and cut Boyle down before life could be lost.
A coalbound passenger train on the Wabarh railroad struck a buggy near Weet Point yesterday. James Holton Plym outh Pless Nan Wilton and Laura Smith, all colored, were aboard. Two men and one woman died at the scene leaving a survivor.
Francisco Navarro, a pupil at the United States Indian school, died after a rifle ball struck him on the college campus. A stray bullet, fired while Deputy Sheriff Alexander Allen and ex-Representative J S Lacome hunted rabbits two miles away, traveled downward and struck Navarro as he clutched his chest, with no gunshot heard.
A Philadelphia dispatch reports Cuban leaders fear Major Juno Sandoval of the Boadhic army is in the United States to pursue arrest warrants against the Cuban Junta. Some say his mission is to ship munitions to General Woegler, while others deny this and suggest he seeks information to target Palma and Quesada in Washington.
Richmond, April 14. Thomas Brander and Wallace I Curr, noted young society men, dueled after an insult allegedly offered. Brander brought his brother Lewis. Curr came with a friend. The rival bout was spirited and held at a sequestered summer resort. Brander was absent from his office today.
At Russellville cemetery in Crawfordsville Indiana on April 14 a funeral turned chaotic as twenty horse-thief detectives attempted to arrest brothers Charles and Henry Skelton. A struggle sent riders and suspects fleeing. Henry escaped with a revolver, Charles was captured and jailed.
Washington April 14 The Japanese minister rejects reports sparked by migrant arrivals to Hawaii asserting Japan has no designs on Hawaii and seeks to uphold treaty rights rather than provoke disputes, signaling no intention to antagonize Hawaii supporters in the United States.
Worcester April 1 Grand Chief Templar Joseph A. Fancy presented several decisions in the annual session of the grand lodge of Good Templars. One ruling holds a member who ate a spoonful of frozen pudding saturated with liquor violated his pledge.
In Hagerstown Michigan, April, Dr. and Dr. Davis report a rare condition in a young woman from the area. A smallpox like eruption appears through the pores of the chin despite otherwise good health. The case stands out as highly unusual for recruit reports.
Randolph Doogies, traffic manager of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, rejects reports that W. F. Dunenbark will succeed J. M. Chee as general passenger agent of the Maritimes and Ohio Southwestern.
Joseph A. Stickney, cashier at the Great Falls National Bank in Somersworth, is murdered during a noon robbery. Robbers seize about 100000 in cash plus some smaller amount, leaving behind $100000 in bonds and securities. Suspects flee toward Maine after a rapid break in and chaotic scene.
The report notes Greece and Turkey's tensions influence grain markets, with wheat futures rebounding after a drop and exports varying weekly. It cites rising imports, a large year over year gain, and a sizable U S production outlook amid floods and labor disputes. It also mentions pig iron output rising and a local boxing arrest linked to a robbery case.
The mayor of Somersworth urged rapid arrests in a case targeting two men. Three telegrams pressed police to capture the pair. A federate coin, stolen from the Teele residence, was identified. Hartigan admitted the two men visited on Wednesday and left Somersworth for Boston at 10 this morning, with no baggage yet found.
The battleship Indiana lost a torpedo shell during mid April target practice off Tempkinaville. The 18 foot shell malfunctioned and could not be recovered despite searches by boat crews from Talatu, with an estimated value of £2000. The incident followed a morning exercise on an imaginary target at short range.
Boston civil engineer D. M. Lawrence drowned while running a railroad survey in a montane stream about ninety miles southwest of Ban Luis Potosi Mexico. The accident occurred during the project work.
Tragedy at Bockelis Harbor is reported with a life risking struggle against rabies and danger continues in Mississippi. A separate ship crew experience is noted along with international letters from Kaiser in London and local society items. Scranton defeats the Cuban Giants while editorials and public notices fill the page.
A Greek insurgent advance into Epirus is noted with cautions. Italian socialist Ciprinani allegedly disbands a Greek aid legion. Cannonading near Kalivín continues with unknown causes amid ongoing pillaging. Broufas resurfaces rallying Ethnike Hetairia to invade Chalelidike. A spy arrest and Turkish prisoners released at Ergasteria are reported. Gladstone writes to Captain Dampres criticizing British meddling in Crete. Rabies prevention trial in Richmond details a local doctor’s treatment.
In the Hands of Assignee Lynn Mars April week, the 60 Lyne members of the Equitable Ald union of Pennsylvania receive a presidential order stating the order has gone into the hands of an assignee. God had pulse pended.
Mrs Annie Outlander sues John Hillmor George Quigley and the Crabrook Divukiing Company in Youngstown Ohio for damages alleging they sold liquor to her husband after she had given notice not to.
Cables from Ansull Consul General in Washington indicate a revolution has broken out in Honduras with martial law imposed, stoking instability and prompting official updates from the state department.
The text describes cloudy to fall and cooler morning conditions in parts of New England with a fresh to brisk southwest and northwest flow. It notes morning cloudiness with eventual clearing and rising temperatures, followed by a warmer Sunday in northern sections with variable winds.
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