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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1894
Page
1
Amid broad labor unrest the Cripple Creek siege tightens with a strict military setup. Deputies guard camp entries while miners fortify positions, stockpile provisions, and deploy field pieces as three stages halt services across streams and towns.
In Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania on May 31, about 200 workers, including around 180 black miners from Virginia, were employed at Standard. The South-West company expected 200 more workers to arrive, aiming to complete forces at Morewood and Alice coke works as a raid against Kyle Oliver and nearby plants was planned for tomorrow, weather permitting. Governor Pattison’s proclamation did not deter marching or threats of violence.
A tornado or lightning strike hit the William Hall residence at Lakeview on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Hall and her baby were buried in the wreckage. Mrs. Hall sustained fatal injuries, and both victims are reported severely injured.
Washington dispatch reports no motion for Coxey's habeas corpus release has been filed in the Supreme Court. Coxey may quit if freed within his twenty day sentence and transfers his command to General Frye. The Coxeyite crowd in Maryland faces sheriff action with potential militia. Coxey plans to speak in Harrisburg on June 17 possibly with Carl Browne.
James McNelis of Hazleton Pennsylvania was attacked at his doorway by two Italian desperados led by a man called Curly. One robber fired several shots and then slashed McNelis throat with a razor. He was stitched twenty five times and remains in serious condition.
Portaphelphia May 31 A group of Whitman admirers plans an International Walt Whitman society. Dr D G Brinton slated as first president. The aim is to establish centers worldwide and publish essays on the philosophy of life. The organization will be incorporated.
John Schmidt an electrician of Chicago died by his own hand aboard a Cincinnati Lebanon and Northwestern train in Cincinnati. Passengers were thrown into consternation by the pistol report.
Potteville's school board rejects selling text books to private and parochial schools. Petitions will be sent to the Philadelphia and Reading company to remove some dams on the Schuylkill river. Coal mines in Schuylkill work night and day to meet Philadelphia coal demand. Governor Pattison names Frederick Middleton and John W. Fraser of Philadelphia to the Antietam Battlefield commission. Trains on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad will cross the temporary Muncy bridge as flood damage fades. A boy's body found near Bainbridge on the Susquehanna likely from Dilltown, Cumberland County flood. Adjutant General Greeland, on the Antietam commission, notifies members of a meeting date to be set by the army board.
Purse Colorado May 01 heavy rains drenched eastern Colorado for thirty hours. Arkansas River flooded areas in Purse, severing streetcar service and flooding culverts. Water reached two feet above first floors as residents used boats to rescue families and move goods. Rail lines tied up, damages exceed 100000 pounds.
In St Louis a warrant is issued against Charles T. Kelly the aeronaut and Industrial Army head for assault with intent to kill Patrice Herdmann a follower who alleges Kelly struck him with an iron rod on the Mississippi river last Tuesday. Tom Coyne a pre o club singer seeks a warrant over the loss of his boat marooned by Kelly near Quincy. Col Speed expelled from the army at Quincy has rallied companies from California to secede and encamp near Kelly’s camp while Kelly may surrender boats to Speed as needed.
The Pikeville Mining company leases Whitewell Coal, Iron and Railway and will reopen the deserted shafts tomorrow. Old fares and wage scale to be restored as the strike ends in sympathy. About 000 workers to return to labor.
Reports say the town of Gonenunelli in Washington was wiped out by floodwaters. All business houses were destroyed and almost all homes ruined. A woman named Mia Almeira Keith reportedly lost her life amid the suffering.
Marie Tempest is very ill in Mippietrows Conn and cannot perform. She appeared in The Fencing Master Tuesday night, sang only out of courtesy to Reginald De Koven, who directed. De Koven apologized to the audience as Tempest’s Will of Wisp was cut and a duet omitted due to her condition.
The Inugs were in attendance as a physician treated the patient who remains bedridden for several days. Dr Holgerton noted no pneumonia risk, but the maid stays by the bedside throughout. Miss Tempest, slated for New London last night, planned to sail for Europe next week.
Waxcouver reports the axer river rising rapidly with eight inches shy of the 1992 flood high water mark. The valley lies under water as Frager expands into a vast lake and cabins along the waterfront float away. Government river steamboats are dispatched to aid displaced families.
A man identified as Q Warner was killed at York Haven eleven miles north of town when he walked onto a train track this afternoon. His head was severed and later found about 200 yards from the point of impact. The hat bore the name Warner.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court adjourned from its middle district session in Harrisburg and will reconvene in Philadelphia July 11. It upheld the city of Philadelphia’s six million loan plan to remove Reading railroad crossings, ruling 23 190 100 in sinking fund certificates not a constitutional debt, while Chief Justice Sterrett dissented. Other rulings affirmed appeals from Columbia and Luzerne counties and reversed J T Sweet vs Williams in Bradford County.
Corbett states he refused the National Sporting Club offer of 15000 to fight the colored champion in England and will only meet him in America. He also accepts a 35000 purse from the Jacksonville Athletic Club and authorizes George Welty to sign agreements. The Californian agrees to meet Jackson for 10000 in October or November, with the bout set in the United States.
May 31 at Village Springs culminates in a triple tragedy as Tom Barry kills Washington Bailey at work then shoots Bailey's wife who rejected him. A subsequent pursuit ends when Barry is shot by a posse and dies within an hour.
Michael Janesa aged 53 shot his wife and her children after they ridiculed him. He then tried to kill himself but only grazed his scalp, leaving him wounded and alive.
Reports note rich gold diggings discovered near Loon Lake Idaho. Text mentions railroad accountants in Washington and various unrelated items including a murder sentence in North Carolina and a tarantula bite in Dubuque.
The senate adopts a resolution declaring Hawaii’s self governance and policy must be set by its people, forbidding U S intervention. The tariff bill moves, cane duty rises to 10 percent, lumber on free list later, and debates on sugar and bank repeal continue with long speeches. Flood warnings from Denver to the Platte river bottoms spark evacuations as Coxeyites flee riverfront areas.
In a mining accident a bucket fell from near the top of a shaft when the rope snapped. It struck rock miners William Baker 29 and Adam Herman 31, killing them instantly. Baker is single. Herman is married with two children.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago admitted ex President Harrison and ex Attorney General Miller to practice. They appeared in the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad case, representing the appellee, in an appeal from Indiana district court concerning the operations of Napoleon Ives.
May 91 report from Lebanon shows Mrs. Eliza J. Spangler opposing the Grand Army post over her husband’s grave. She warned violence and stood with guards at the plot to deter flowers, citing grievances over a pension dispute with the post. The G A R members left the grave undecorated.
Nine women, held on Angel Island for over fifteen months as government prisoners without charges, were witnesses against St Clair Sparn and Hansen in the Hesper pirate case. Unable to post bonds, they waited for a Supreme Court appeal, and are to receive $1 per day witness fees and be released today in San Francisco.
Hiram Maxim informs The Times that he has invented a cuirass half the thickness and lighter than Dowe's, capable of withstanding the same tests. He plans an exhibition at Erith Gan works on Friday and offers to sell the secret to the government for $2 plus material costs, all obtainable in Erith.
May 8 Maprin A young girl in the San Fonco church screamed of a bomb during service causing panic and injuries as worshippers rushed for exits. Police found no bomb after the crowd fled and the girl confessed the alarm was a hoax.
Indianapolis May 31. Prosecutor Holtzman opens inquiry into Charles Coghlan marriage before his union with Eveline Beveridge in this city. Beveridge supporters urge action and offer to pay all expenses.
In the United States circuit court Jade Ache won a temporary injunction against William Silverman of Williamsport restraining him from manufacturing a garter claimed to infringe the Boston patent known as the Boaton garter. The injunction was sought by the George Frost company and Mary G. Brown of Boston.
In Witxes Baines, Pa on May 31 a rock and coal filled bucket broke, a bucket dropped on two men near Nanticoke causing fatalities and an immediate outbreak of alarm as rumors spread before details emerged.
The North German Lloyd Steamship company orders four new steamships of 4000 tons each. Casimir Porier of Prana will not accept the presidency of the chamber of deputies. Henry Irving hosted Admiral Erben at dinner and sent tickets to the crew. The Spanish senate committee refuses to report on treaties with Germany Austria and Italy. Captain Castelho of the Portuguese naval force in Brazilian waters is under arrest. Paul Bourget and Albert Soral elected to the Academy to fill vacancies. no votes for Zola.
Forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland generally fair with west winds. Western handle region showers in the north early morning, warmer with northwest winds turning variable.
Four lines promote linen handkerchiefs with initials and embroidery. The note touts 100 dozen linen and damask pieces, 50 dozen unlaundred and hem stitched varieties, with hand embroidery and initialing.
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