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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
8
Live report on industrial markets notes George T. Slade named general manager of the Delaware Valley and Kingston Railway. The Erie Railroad expands capacity with heavier rails and engines to haul larger loads. overall market activity remains dormant with prices nominal and little business.
An order appoints Mr. George To Slade as general manager in charge of all departments except accounting, with headquarters at Phintore Pennsylvania. Mr. Sidney Willlane is named comptroller in charge of the accounting department, headquartered at Dunmore Pennsylvania. W. S. Thorne is president.
Erie officials continue a months long program to replace 50-pound rails with heavier sections to fortify the line for high speed and heavy trains. The aim is a smoother ride for passengers and the ability to move larger trains with dispatch, while Kress officials caution against speeding beyond current New York to Chicago limits.
The first of the Erie hog engines to reach the city sits in the round house near the furs and Carbondal Leader. It is a Brooks pattern and markedly large with steam power thought to require two firemen. More engines are expected to arrive to pull coal trains, capable of handling about 700 tonnes to Forest City. The tank is oversized and coal slides forward to supply the firemen, eliminating the need to carry coal to the firebox.
Inside the Delaware Lackawanna and Western meeting notes the Wild Cats South and Wild Oats South are listed with several players and times. The card shows figures like Thowedar Mawi and A Daly among others, with event entries dated Friday Mar 11 and a mention of Bartholomew.
An advertisement touts Mariani Wine as aiding digestion, body and brain health, citing testimonials from eminent figures. It lists distributors and offers free postal sample literature to all applicants.
Fragmentary timetable items show passenger engine and freight movements with times and destinations. Names like Castner Mullin Magovern and Kingsler appear amid partial station notes and route markers.
In Philadelphia on May 106 the Allied Building Trades Unions executive board issued an order calling all brotherhood carpenters to strike. The move drew response from five general contractors denying work to those affiliated with the carpenters union. About 125 carpenters indicated willingness to join the allied council, receiving council cards to continue paid work. Secretary Joseph B Allen cited reports predicting many defections from the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, with strikers estimated at around 17,000, though this figure may drop as events unfold.
United States Consul John H. Groat reports rising Maltese demand for American flour aided by direct steamship links to the United States. The Valletta government favors importing wheat directly for naval and military stock, with new import regulations now ready and a sizable U.S. shipment expected.
Miners and trammen at the Kearsarge copper mine in Houghton strike for the Osceola mine wage increase of May 1. They return to work on a promise that Superintendent W E B Parnall will consider demands Friday. About 20 men seek roughly 8 percent higher pay and a six hour weekly cut in the dry shift. night shift already at fifty four hours.
Chicago crowds report brick and mill suppliers reopen and sell to contractors using union labor. Under 300 workers remained in Cook County yards since the dispute began, while over 7,000 were employed yesterday. Officials fear a general strike as a labor convention approaches.
The Iolani sugar laden from Hilo to San Francisco sank after a fog collision with the British ship Argus off San Francisco on May 1. Fifteen crew and four passengers were rescued by the Argus, which sustained little damage. Both ships were fully insured.
The article notes a sharp rise in horse and mule prices driven by the Cuban, Philippine, and South African campaigns. Demand from the US and Britain drains supply, with horses increasing 125 to 150 percent in a year. Dealers report sales doubling, and large shipments to theaters of war push premiums higher.
State Superintendent Schaeffer appoints trustees for the coming term across Pennsylvania. Appointees include L. G. McCauley of West Chester J Preston Thomas Whitford C C Peacock Bloomsburg W Miller Woomsburg and others from Kutztown Clarion Shippenstown Shippensburg Slippery Rock and more. Original list names trustees for Lock Haven Millersville Columbia Lancaster East Stroudsburg Monroea Kr Schwarn Analomink Scranton Indiana Edinboro Cambridge Springs Franklin California Monongahela Somerset and additional towns.
The War Department division of customs and Insular affairs reports Havana Cuba port receipts for April 1900 at 900 357, up from 850 574 in April 1899. Breakdown includes import duties 514 408 export duties 11 749 foreign tonnage dues 22 689 coastwise tonnage dues 1 910 fines 291 harbor tax 14 805 cattle inspection 1 919 capitation tax 1 195 overtime 449 consular fees 91 other sources 479 storage and cartage 1 460.
New Brunswick New Jersey May 19 A memorial due to Colonel J J Brereton who shot himself while insane in the Philippines was held in Kirkpatrick chapel Rutgers College here today Brereton was formerly an instructor of the military faction at Rutgers.
The Georgian Sawmill Association halves work time across member mills effective today affecting thousands of workers and cutting yellow pine production by about one third in the state.
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