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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1894
Page
1
Washington witnesses recount Miss Pollard’s testimony alleging a secret marriage with Colonel Breckinridge and his ties to Mrs Wing. She admits buying pistols for a double suicide or murder and describes a dramatic courtroom scene as she pressed for marriage and confronted his behavior.
A mob of American workers attacked Italian laborers at Altoona on March 2. The clash occurred at the site of the extension of the Altoona and Logan Valley electric road where Italians were employed for about 76 cents per day. No further details are available in the report.
A fight occurred with Italians driven off. A Ticulian was badly wounded and is to be brought to the hospital on an engine. Logan Valley officials state no more work on the extension will proceed until labor troubles are settled and no danger of outbreak remains.
A Hillsboro poisoning Sunday night left three dead and several injured after a family banquet. George Bushy, a colored laborer, died. Dr Haya and Mrs Rivers were hospitalized in critical condition with others harmed after eating canned chicken.
The bodies of 20 year old John Reed and 19 year old Etta Shaw were found hanging from a tree on March 1. Both were members of respected families and reportedly died by their own actions. No cause or motive is known.
A crowd in Massillon gathers to hear an unknown speaker described as tall with a fur cap and glasses. He delivers patriotic and anarchist-tinged lines amid critics labeling him a Chicago agitator, as Coxey and Browne depart for a Coxey farm and railroads boost protections.
The funeral of ex Senator A J Herr was held this afternoon in Harrisburg Pa with bar members attending in a body. Governor Pattison ex Lieutenant Governor Chauncey F Black Deputy Attorney General Stranahan ex Deputy Attorney General Snodgrass Leonia W Hall Senator St McCarrall Superintendent Frank Ellinaker of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Judge John B McPherson served as pallbearers.
The report notes an appropriation of funds labeled PALS to operate Sehaylkill county for the year. It mentions various local incidents including the fatal train accident of John Keller in Reading and a fire at a Laflin grocery store. Police arrest John G. Zahm on embezzlement charges and a charter protest related to Ephrata Power is withdrawn.
The Senate and House debate tariff provisions including ad valorem duties and sugar taxation while opposing income tax. A contested election case ONeill v Joy from Missouri is considered as Republicans object to quorum. Absentees are to be tracked and the House adjourns for the day.
In Plymouth today a dangerous cave in at the Gaylors mine continues to trap pillars and debris. Old miners report slow progress as rescuers struggle to advance. Some workers say bodies may be near. others fear days more are needed. The coroner has empaneled a jury to oversee the inquest on the first body recovered.
Advices from Mindanao report a large Mohammedan native raid against Spaniards on Pantur Island. In the opening fighting one Spaniard was killed and many wounded. The Spaniards killed 200 natives in return.
March 20 report states Italian finances strain prompts King Houmtert to slash civil list. He allegedly orders sale of several royal palaces and grounds outside Rome to reduce maintenance expenses deemed burdensome.
Physicians at a city hospital report a unique case involving a young woman from Washington County Pennsylvania. The illness, not previously seen locally or in medical histories, was brought to attention about two weeks ago.
A patient described as suffering from a mysterious disease loses thumb, fingers, hand, forearm, and arm to amputation after a progressive decay. The condition relentlessly advances, with both hands and wrists eventually affected, and she is admitted to the hospital seeking life-saving treatment.
In Doyiestown March 20 Hart pleaded guilty to the murder of Riyght lye Wan shocking spectators. He showed marked change from prior calm conduct, speaking softly and trembling, as Judge Yerkes set to hear further evidence to determine the crime grade, likely first degree given prior testimony of a deliberate killing.
In Daves Spout Ta on March 20 two unnamed men fled from police Sunday. They were chased to Walcott twelve miles away where the chief overtook them. A gunfight ended when a captured fugitive shot himself in the head. A package contained over $300 in counterfeit money. The body was that of a tramp jailed Friday. the other man escaped.
Arriving passengers report no deaths or major property damage from last night's gale in New Orleans. The wind storm damaged the Pacifico and Texas elevator at West Waxgo opposite the exposition grounds, with losses estimated at around 20,000 dollars and the structure expected to be out of service for a month or more.
Betorapn March 280 reports the announcement of the lovers once secured by King Milan from Ineen Nata lie. It notes Milan and Notuliy wed in 1875 and later divorced after political disputes. Milan abdicated three years later in favor of his son Alexander, a mere boy.
Governor Pattivon issues the annual Arbor Day proclamation designating Friday April 14 and Friday April 27 as tree and shrub planting days. The notice urges attention to forestry and the protection of trees and highlights the state forestry commission's ongoing work.
The annual bicycle race currently called the Pullman race will be renamed the Chicago race and run over a northerly course along the Sheridan drive. The Grant monument in Lincoln Park will serve as the starting and finishing point.
Mia Hotle A. Stover of Brooklyn is set to wed Ferdinand Ward on Thanday. Three motormen were discharged for union ties sparking fears of a Toledo Electric railway strike. A fugitive partner Sutterland tied to Fix-Cunr McKane was seen in Brooklyn. one year jail and fines reported. Rhode Island Democrats nominate Baker, Young, Aldrich, and others for statewide offices.
Hungarian statesman Louis Kossuth died in Turin at 11 o clock. His body will be interred in Genoa beside his daughter. Italian author Edmond de Amicis to deliver a funeral oration in Italy’s name. He was born in 1802 in Monck and rose from law student to famed orator and reformist leader.
George B. Oclady and LN. Sweope were elected as Republican county delegates to the state convention. They were instructed to vote for Hastings for governor Robinson for lieutenant governor Giles Db. Price for auditor general J. W. Latta for secretary of internal affairs and Grow and Huff for congressmen at large.
Arthur F. Ware, manager of the Ward Jamea combination, wed Miss Polly Stockwell daughter of comedian Stockwell. The groom is the eldest son of Frederick Warde the tragedian. The attachment was formed a year ago in this city.
Scranton secures Massey Hogan and other favorites after a long session. Reading and Scranton claim Mans er, Potts catcher Vivian Potts moves to Pottsville, and Hazleton gains all Reading’s released players. Contracts approved for multiple clubs. league to reconvene in Pottsville on April 2.
The report discusses Anatria threatena Rusain over a tari dispute, notes Mrs William Watter Phelps remaining in Berlin rather than Italy, and cites shifts in battleship numbers by France Russia the United States and England. It also records a hurricane incident near Boones Ayres involving the Benjamion F Hunt Jr and the Saye, and mentions M Witte receiving the Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle for negotiating a Russo German treaty.
John de Moxie of Philadelphia seeks appointment as special inspector of customs. Samuel Truesdell of Chennai? reported favorably as pension agent at Newark. G F Smilin of New York named vignette engraver at six thousand dollars a year. Secretary Morton assigns General Roy Stone from the agricultural department to confer with state authorities in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania on round legislation.
Retired Commodore Willan Danforth Whiting of the US Navy dies in New York. Pavers Mase Isaiah A Hateh, known as The Little Man, weighs eighty pounds. Major Edward C Potteroy of Providence, Rhode Island, once with an Ost apartment Orn der of Rhode Is and a soldier in Blite worths battalion. In Seaford Dell Mrs Mary Ann Mor wan Daweon, granddaughter of Lieut George Morgan, remembered by General Dallvwl Morgan for revolutionary fame, aged 51.
Eastern gunway tondia shows a threat of showers in the afternoon with increasing southeast winds. Western MVinaybeania to see colder air, lighter showers, and southeast winds.
Finley S Black notes unprecedented demand for black dress goods this season. The store reports a very complete assortment now, with a second importation of French and German novelties and a new stock arriving.
The name of which is the guarantee of their excellence. As the quantities are limited, an early inspection is advisable.
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