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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1894
Page
1
The Senate orders a five member committee to probe bribery claims tied to a tariff bill and sugar provisions. Senators Hunton and Harris urge full investigation while others denounce the charges as slander. The tariff bill progress stalls as committee activity and debate dominate the day.
The Rainey Coke Company announced that all foreign workers will be discharged and replaced by Black labor. Two carloads of Black substitutes are en route north, with more to follow, as South sourced workers are secured for coke region plants. Kiln Grove and Mount Brad Hoek will be fired up next week with imported Black workers.
Three orders issued from National Guard headquarters tonight. First Lieutenant Edmund H. McCullough of the Philadelphia City Cavalry leads the First Troop, as reported from Hamiscuro on May 17.
Leave of absence granted to Cornet John C. Groome from May 16 to July 28 1894 with permission to travel beyond seas. Captain Edward Morris given leave from May 1 to June 16 184 with permission to travel beyond sun. Officers honorably discharged include Captain Joseph Lapsey Wilson resigned May 7 1904 Captain Gustavus K. Morehead resigned April 25 150 Fleet Lieutenant Frank M. Stephenson adjutant Sixteenth regiment resigned April 26 1504.
Shane obliges to suspend operations as shops on the Grand Trunk System close nationwide due to a coal famine. Tomorrow passenger and freight trains will be curtailed as much as possible. In Montreal alone 1,700 men are affected.
A jury was selected in U S court to deliberate on Jennie Ross of Scranton. The defense moved to quash the indictment over obscenity and envelope contents, Judge Bosington postponed ruling, Pittsburg interest surged, and the government will argue the letters are in Mrs Ross’s handwriting. The trial is expected to run the balance of the week.
A massive blaze sweeps Woceat Greenwich and Exeter in West Roode Island, destroying thousands of acres of woodland and timberland. Firefighters say the fire covers three to four miles in width and about fifteen miles in length, with no reliable damage estimate possible yet. Firefighting response lags as winds hinder containment.
Reports from Pittston Pennsylvania on May 17 indicate union and non union steel workers fear a nationwide strike may be planned at the Cleveland convention. Organizers travel to key eastern mills to gauge support with a six month wage scale likely and a sixty day limit rule proposed.
In Altoona Pennsylvania on May 17 the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows held a closing session. Officers installed included Grand Master Harry L Neall Philadelphia Deputy Grand Master Charles Chalfant Thunville Grand Warden Awos Hi Liall Philadelphia Grand Secretary James Li Nicholean Philadelphia Grand Treasurer M Richarde Markle Philadelphia Representatives to the Sovereign Grand Lodge Robert E Wright Allentown and Francis M Ray Philadelphia After installation the master announced appointments and the delegates were sent with orders for funds before adjourning to meet in Philadelphia next year.
Officials of the Grand Truck Railroad announce at the board of trade that no more grain will be received for shipment until a coal strike settlement is reached. Any coal received will be reserved for perishables and urgent freight.
A chaotic street disturbance last night saw police confront a crowd of protesters shouting Viva l Internationale and A bas la France. Several anarchists were injured and six were arrested in the melee.
A report from Grand Hiver notes a clash between Southwest City bank robbers and the sheriff's posse. One robber was fatally wounded and captured. J Seaborn, wounded in the fight here, has died.
Thomas Foley and August Euler suffered fatal injuries after a fall from a tilting elevator in a New York apartment building. In Minnesota three drunken tramps attempted to wreck a Chicago express near Winona, were seized by train workers after a fierce struggle. E J Chareh of Omaha sues State university regents for twenty five thousand dollars over a diploma dispute alleging conspiracy. Anthony Menenez, age seventy five, died after hiccuping long after drinking very cold spring water, doctors failed to help him.
In San Francisco on May 17, more than 200 miners have traveled to the Yukon gold fields via Juneau Alaska. Among the adventurers are a few women and several children prepping for a 600 mile trek. Last year miners earned substantial gold with payments from $5,000 to $10,000 each, prompting wives to join their husbands in the new expedition.
Harrisburg confirms two new smallpox cases. A pardon board meeting in Harrisburg moved from May 22 to May 4. A 6 year old child of Ephraim Brosay near Palmyra burned fatally from bowling soap fat.
A Moscow dispatch reports about one hundred German Baptists from Kerson and Volhynia sailing to America to escape religious persecution. On departing Libau the emigrants sang hymns that moved the crowd gathered on the dock.
New York February 21 2 17 It is stated that actor Charles Coghlan has reunited with his first wife and broken with Kayne Beveridge for good. Misa Rose Coghlan, Charles Coghlan’s sister, is the source of this assertion.
The text reports a private disclosure about Charles Coghlan living with Miley Beveridge and Miss Coghlan, with mentions of a prior wife and alleged bigamy. It notes public sightings, a lack of comment from Miss Coghlan, and speculation on divorce or revenge through legal action.
Representatives of about 200 000 striking miners and operators met in May 17 talks to settle the Pittsburgh district mining dispute. Both sides presented details and examined the trade, but differences proved irreconcilable. An operator said miners would return to work within a week and likely receive the wage scale they have demanded.
May 17 Far from settlement described as the likely outcome as the miners and operators met at Hollenden and Weddell. No accord on wage disputes or a modus vivendi appears possible. conference opens with roughly 200 delegates and discord over coal supplies and contracts persists.
A cyclone passed over Willianmis county near Konklo, twelve miles north, with lashing winds reported by couriers. Seven people were killed and about thirty injured as the town suffered heavy destruction. Neighbors rush to the scene as damage is tallied.
George F.P. Griffith started from London at 11 am March 12 to circumnavigate the world and break Nellie Bly's 74 day record. He arrived last evening after 64 days 11 hours 20 minutes, shortening the expected 60 day plan by four days.
A fragment mentions the 800th performance of Mignon at the Opera Comique in Paris on a Tuesday night. It also notes unrelated items about a London banquet for US Navy officers, indemnity to an American missionary, and remarks on Tangier and Gibraltar.
The Catholic Total Abstinence union of the Scranton diocese held a crowded convention in which delegates to the national meeting in St Paul were selected after hours of lively voting. Awards to officers, parade plans, and a proposed insurance plan dominated discussion as leaders urged broader participation and shared costs.
Police report the disappearance of T Elwood Martin a 20 year old New London resident from Southern Chester County. He left home two weeks ago to take a state board exam for a druggist diploma in Harrisburg but did not arrive and has not been heard from since. He carried a sizable amount of money and his friends fear some mishap may have occurred.
Danny Ps notes Galvin's industries arrived with 112 ton in sin. The people have no use for them. The army will leave for Biniraville today.
An unruly State Football League gathering at the Grand Hotel saw protests, expulsions, and leadership mutiny. President Meyers faced challenge from Hanlon of Hazleton with votes split among Allentown Altoona Harrisburg Reading Scranton and Hazleton. Resignations followed including ex President Moyers and Witman of Reading.
In a colored church entertainment a mock marriage was performed by a pastor between Aunt Edin Jacott and bachelor William Dade. The event sparked potential legal action as Jacott vows to sue for non support, while Dade fights the case. Ohio law reportedly recognizes the marriage as legal.
Senator Krice bets Senator West thirty dollars the tari bill will pass by June fifteenth. A drop in the gold reserve to seventy thousand will result from exports of two million dollars. The treasury department reports Virginia has defaulted on forty thousand dollars of state bonds held in trust funds. Norris Peters Co. of Washington regains the patent office photography contract at sixty nine thousand two hundred five dollars.
Eastern Popwapleania sees scattered showers and humid conditions with a warm trend. Western Peniileania forecasts showers thunderstorm activity with cooler air and strong northwest winds.
An advertisement extols a premier corset praised by leading modistes as the only choice for perfect fit. It urges buyers to select the Majesty Corset, insisting waist measurement not exceed two inches. The copy promises exquisite fit and splendid workmanship for women seeking form and comfort.
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