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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1899
Page
1
Paris June 10 reports say President Loubet will request M. Bourgeois former premier and foreign minister to form a cabinet. Bourgeois has telegraphed he will arrive in Paris from The Hague tomorrow morning. President Loubet has also asked Bourgeois to head the delegation at the The Hague peace conference.
June 2 in Parks notes a large foreign presence in Rennes as Dreyfus is moved from Brest. Hotels are filled with applicants seeking rooms at high prices. Secretive transport plans for the prisoner to Brest and Rennes aim to avoid demonstrations and sightseers.
The Provisional Havana administration reports disbursements and balances for five months, with receipts of 76510 and expenses totalling 178228, leaving cash on hand. Observers note unprecedented transparency from the regime and anticipate future political impact of military rule.
In Madrid on June 2 the chamber of deputies debated the cession of Caroline Island to Germany. Premier Favela resisted discussing whether Spain should grant independence to Caroline and other territories, deeming the matter outside current state and international law.
Riots continue in India with violence in Travancore where police have been beaten and retreating. Rioters loot and strip attackers of earnings while burning several homes at Samboovada. Troops patrol the disturbed district.
London dispatch reports the steamship Montana of the Atlantic Transport line, under Captain Watching, from Baltimore bound for London, with a broken shaft after leaving on June 4. The vessel was sighted in mid ocean at latitude 48 and longitude 22, as relief steamers were signaled. Captain Gerdes of the Savannah bound Lt Plandis relayed details to London.
A chaotic scene described near Hechoreet Roumania on June 2 involving peasants clashing with police during an election event. Firearms were reported as shots were fired, with casualties including several injured and one farmer named Liliod among the wounded. Local authorities detained multiple suspects as operations continued.
Philadelphia officials from American Railway, Consolidated Traction, and Philadelphia Company met to discuss a deal to acquire stock of the other firms. Terms cited include 70 a share for preferred stock and 40 per share for common stock from Consolidated Traction, with 9 per share or a 4 percent dividend on par value demanded by others. No action until boards review proposed terms.
New York reports Peter Maher the Irish heavyweight scored a fast win over Mike Morrissey of Tipperary before the Lenox Athletic Club audience. Maher weighed 174 pounds, Morrissey 182, with Maher dropping a right cross to the jaw for the decisive moment.
Nellie H. Hawer and Mary L. Metager sue to restrain the American Cereal Company from forming a cereal trust. They allege officers are negotiating a transfer and accepting stock of inferior value. Judge Kohler granted a temporary restraining order. hearing set for June 24.
The United States practice vessel Chesnapeake was launched at 94 o'clock this morning from Bath Iron Works. Miss Elsie Bradford christened the ship with American champagne. The Chestoeake will be taken to the Charleston navy yard for rigging and fitting for service.
Henry Casmere, a Poland project worker at Plymouth mine, has been entombed since last evening. Several tons of coal rushed into the area where he worked. rescuers fear he may be alive if not struck by debris, but loads of coal will take days, reducing survival chances.
A Daily Mail despatch from Simla says over fifty villages were looted and burned in the Timmevelly district. In one town more than a hundred murders were committed with victims hacked to pieces and then burned in their homes.
A jumble of ports and destinations shows vessels moving between New York Antwerp Liverpool Southampton and Rotterdam. Arrivals include Noordland Motterdam Anchoria and Westernland with multiple departures and transatlantic passages noted in uncertain OCR form.
Lord Cecil Douglas Compton, a captain in an English lancers, reflects after a brief visit to Chicago on the Transvaal issue. He praises Boer fighting prowess and morale while outlining formidable logistical hurdles, transport needs, and strategic challenges for a British intervention.
A dispatch from Captain Kessinger reports fire and a heavy explosion at Fort Pickens Pensacola harbor. The war department awaits details on casualties and personnel while Colonel Royal T. Frank notes a kitchen fire caused the blast with minor damage.
In Pottstown on June 20 Frank Stout, a young barber at Frank and Houseman, was severely burned while dousing a gas stove with turpentine in flames. He ran into the street as his clothes ignited, receiving severe burns to face hands and other exposed areas before bystanders extinguished the fire. His condition was described as critical with fears for his life.
Democrats at Clearfield county convened nominating and electing officers including Treasurer George Weaver and County Chair Mondeo N Dimeling. Commissioners John A Bion and Henry Liem, auditors HL M Behot and J BR Mioom, and other posts were tendered for reappointment.
Pittsburg reports a friction over General Nelson Miles arrival as the planned auxiliary committee of one hundred proves incompatible with Workingmen. Mayors Diehl Weyman Daly and Major Logan join to assist in the reception of the distinguished soldier.
William W. Hall, a leading Hawaiian merchant born in Honolulu, departs Chicago for Washington to meet the president and discuss Hawaii's status. He predicts a year of transition toward territorial government, notes strong local prosperity, and mentions possible governance by Samuel Dole or Harold Sewall. He helped in the monarchy overthrow.
Harry Beno emerged from a grave after nine days in Chicago showing no major injuries. He ate a hearty meal and declared himself well then planned to travel to Cleveland to remain buried for forty days, while a platform displayed his life story before a crowd of about 2,000.
Boston June 201. C Milling recounts bequests totaling about 700000 from R. C. Billings. The late merchant, partner in Faulkner Pare & Co, owned Jamaica Plain estate and was noted as a liberal employer, with a history in the dry goods jobbing house.
William Rood of Franklin street died in Wilmington today after eating cheese caused indigestion and produced a poison in his stomach. The death was reported as of June 20.
In Buffalo teams from Molambue and Buffalo were acquitted on Sunday after a local police court jury found them not guilty of violating Sunday laws.
National committee reports today contributions totaling 49 000 dollars to the Dewar home fund raising effort. The update notes the renewed support as part of a larger campaign to fund the project.
Mob attacks non union motormen and conductors as Cleveland streetcar service shuts down. A council committee meets strikers and company reps, officials seek written positions, and a four thousand strong crowd assaults barns and cars on Clark and Holmden avenues with shots fired and passengers terrified.
Warden Johnson reports two new organs built in Sing Sing prison for the Protestant and Roman Catholic chapels are practically useless. Constructed by John Howard, a recent discharge, the organs were meant to save the state about 8000 and earned him a ten year sentence commutation. They could not be used at last Sunday's opening services and must be rebuilt.
A mixed bulletin presents summaries of global events including the Philippines and France, notes on transportation labor unrest in Cleveland, and local civic items such as road repairs. It mentions athletic schedules, financial and commercial topics, and a county auditor report.
In Wellsboro on June 2 a large coal miners strike began at Arnotthie county twelve miles away as workers quit demanding better pay. Morris Run miners reportedly joined the stoppage. Arnot mines are owned by the Mine railroad and Morris Run mines by the New York Central railroad.
Bendora, the Suburban handicap winner, defeated Imp in the Coney Island handicap at six furlongs. Imp finished second and Saint Cloud took third in windy racing conditions.
Pennsylvania pensions report lists unannounced certificates for June 2 year. Widows Emma A Carpenter Beranton and Killam J Outrander Harding receive annual pensions. The certificates are distributed within Lugerne county with no further details provided.
A severe June storm across multiple Pennsylvania towns left barns at Denver and Smoketown destroyed by lightning. A ferry boat capsized in the river after a lightning strike, while causes of a house fire and a child’s death from a lightning strike were reported in Centralia Ashland and Hazleton areas.
In Omaha Nebraska reports say a new state law restricting hours for women in manufacturing mercantile and hotel service will take effect July 1. Authorities expect 20 to 40 percent of workers to be dismissed and replaced by men, with penalties and enforcement by the deputy labor commissioner. Proponents include the Confederated Women's clubs and labor leaders.
Governor Roosevelt spoke at the Cornell Armory day exercises, praising educated graduates. He attacked the notion that college education is unnecessary and argued society needs brains even more than wealth, defending college-trained men against views that wealth alone matters.
In a United States district proceeding June B Jugdlee Gray refused the writ on behalf of her ward Clifford who is under sentence of death in the county jail. An appeal was allowed and the care will seek relief in the United States Supreme Court. The execution is stayed pending further action.
Chicago to New York trips set for next Sunday aboard Lake Shore and New York Central trains. Transit from New York to Chicago expected in about 21 hours, with a correspondent bound for Ayers passing through in the same span.
General Wheaton renewed the attack on More’s Dan and Marinas at dawn. Casualties in yesterday’s fighting were five killed and twenty three wounded, all enlisted men. American troops entered Peres das Marinas with light opposition and will likely advance toward Manila amid swampy surroundings.
June 26 Manila report: Rear Admiral John O. C. Watson arrived aboard the transport Zafira from Hong Kong. He and the Nur were transferred to the USS Harborage as the day unfolded with the loss of the admiral and several ship commanders.
In San Francisco on June 24 6 The Zealanda sails Thursday and the Sheridan and Pontevedra depart Saturday with Valencia following Sunday The Weekleld freight only leaves early next week The Yoeutuodin will part of the Twenty fourth Infantry and the Valencia will take the momentnder The troops are divided among ships and scheduled to arrive soon in the theater of operations after transport.
Testimony cites a man named Summers offering 125 cash and a diamond worth 108 to juror Coghlan. Juror Taylor and his wife Mire Taylor identify Summers, who allegedly planned the pay and later attempted delivery at Coghlan's home. Officers prepared to use the couple and Coghlan as witnesses at trial.
Four workers died after a hoisting apparatus failure at the Black Sturroeun mine in Rat Portage Ontario. The accident occurred at the bottom of a 24 foot shaft late at night, with Charlie Adams Hans al John done and Charles Ander among the victims.
Weather forecast for Welnessiay and surrounding area. Expect warmer midweek with variable winds. Conditions midweek include clearer skies and occasional breezes.
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