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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1894
Page
1
Reports from Tistonrows and Dequotin detail a violent labor surge as deputies clash with striking miners. Wounded include three deputies. fatalities among strikers. Other dispatches describe Dequoin and Pana incidents with arrests, dispersed mobs, and requests for state troops as miners threaten more disruptions.
A remarkable accident aboard a fast Chicago line near Gatespra Illinois left trainmen amid smoke four miles east of Kowa. The incident occurred May 24 on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line as a resin fire broke out in the cab.
May 24 Wilkes Barre Pa A boiler explosion at No 6 aft shaft of the Lehigh and Wilkes barre Coal company caused extensive damage to the boiler house and track but no one was injured. Eighteen boilers in four rows exploded sending debris across the main Lehigh Valley railroad track delaying traffic about an hour. A group of New York coal buyers escaped as the shaft collapsed with four firemen surviving. About 200 men were at work underground. all were saved by ladders and exit passages. The exact cause remains unknown though low water levels in the boilers are suspected.
Indianapolis May 24 The Populist State convention with about 40 delegates elected Leroy Templeton chairman after a speech denouncing old parties and calling for no millionaires to exist. The session approved many resolutions including plans to hold a labor Congress in Washington June 20 and criticized Coxey and Johnson for Capitol actions.
Harrissona May 24 The board of pardons met to consider Hill the Pittsburg butcher who is under a death sentence. A neck wound from a prior attempted suicide is cited as making execution a gruesome spectacle and life imprisonment is asked. The board ordered a four month respite and requested written statements supporting the application before further action.
In Reading fireman Cornelius Raneh is missing after two days amid flood conditions. A rider named Charles Wright of Morrisville perished after his horse in the Delaware canal. A. Crozer of Up land to cut rents one third. Pierson W. Backman sustains minor injuries from a runaway. Captain J R Meredith, former US government engineer, killed himself at Pittsburg. Gold export lessens reserve to about 75 to 80 million pounds. The balance, $119,000,000 on May 1, declines with shipments expected Saturday.
In the senate a broad discussion on the salary appropriations and a tax rate for tin plate dominated the day. An amendment striking civil service salaries was defeated in the Senate and later the House approved the legislative budget with minor changes, totaling 21 105 247 dollars. The session adjourned at 6 pm after a decisive house vote on the amendment and passage of the bill.
Rev. T. DeWitt Palmagee among passengers when a bridge thirty miles east sank into the water as high water undermined its foundations. The sleeping car jolting woke travelers as the train stalled mid span and the engine pulled cars up the incline before the structure gave way.
Vincent Stokovic admitted to the district attorney that he shot his wife at the dinner table in Shamokin Pennsylvania, claiming the revolver was not loaded. A witness testified four cartridges were in the gun earlier. He faces murder charges as his wife remains in a delicate condition.
A large cave formation appeared last night in the yard in front of residence 8 Morris at the junction of Washington avenues and Olive Street. The cave is about twenty feet wide and thirty feet deep with a sidewalk collapse and water to a depth of fifteen feet.
James R. Ford, brother of the late John T. Ford, relates events before the assassination of Lincoln. He recalls tickets sent to President Lingola and a riot at the theater after the shot, with Booth arriving in the morning and discussions about the president’s box and Lincoln and Grant presence that night.
Washington May 24 The Senate bribery investigating committee opened hearings into sugar trust influence on tariff legislation. Witnesses including E B Edwards refused to disclose information sources while asserting the claims were not court-worthy. John S Shriber and Harry Walker testified about alleged conferences and a wire manufacturer’s overheard remarks.
At a Confederate Veterans meeting in Lexington Kentucky on May 24 women opposed honoring Confederate graves unless congressman Breckinridge was expelled. The officers said they cannot expel him, and the session adjourned amid confusion.
News from Washington reports Coxeyites in a camp near Highlands Maryland had survived on bread and water for three days. Citizens of Washington donated a larger supply of food and goods than any prior aid, prompting cheers as wagons arrived and the camp gratefully accepted the gifts.
The narrative describes Sheriff Taylor sustaining injuries while supporting deputies under gunfire. Deputies suffer bruises with many forced back from the assault. the sheriff remains on guard, firing a revolver and holding position until friends rescue him and he hides in a nearby house.
The State Medical Council schedules licensure examinations for physicians and surgeons on June 11 and 14, 1913. Tests will be conducted by the allopathic board in Pittsburg, the homeopathic board in Philadelphia, and the electric board in an unspecified court room, with applications due a week prior to the exam date.
Spectators fill the Saratoga Presbyterian General Assembly as the trial of Professor Smith proceeds. The assembly approves a roll call procedure and limits time per speaker while arguments focus on alleged prejudice, scriptural inspiration, and the doctrine of inerrancy in relation to the Cincinnati presbytery and Ohio Synod findings.
President Cleveland and party returned home. Mrs. Logan plans a large garden party on the Heights. The Makah Indian any use of schooners to the Behring Sea raised in treasury debate. John L. Hill, Philadelphia Republican leader, dies at 66. Consul Crawford on Siberian railroad project. Disappearance of Cornelius Rauch resolved after canal accident drowning. Civil service exam set for June 92 for inspectors and assistants with salaries listed. only recognised veterinary sites eligible.
Peter Young, a resident of East Whiteland township, was shot and killed last night when mistaken for a burglar. Lewis Frame awoke after midnight to noises in the yard, fired after未 receiving no reply, and killed the intruder, who was later found to be a neighbor and intoxicated.
The Pacific passenger train from the dust reached Pueblo this morning after narrowly avoiding a bridge collapse. No injuries reported as crew and passengers remained safe during the close call.
May 24 Lasalle Illinois reports a mob of striking miners clashed with Sheriff Taylor and forty deputies. Deputies were injured and Sheriff Taylor dangerously wounded as the mob seized three leaders and rioting spread through the city.
A 125 strong group led by Galvin departed this afternoon along the Baltimore turnpike bound for Washington. Citizens fed them and a police escort accompanied the march to the city’s edge.
John B. Wallace of Hamilton Ohio is jailed in New York City on forgery charges. A September dedication for the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Battlefield Park is noted. Sarah Armaugh of West Valley Ohio set her clothes ablaze and died. The family of Adreun Knehne Boveridga Coghlan pursues prosecution. Colonel A. Gook of Sunduryky, Arkansas, collapses beside a corpse in a store. The American Protective Association mails anti Catholic materials to New York Constitutional Convention members. Ada Lewis’s death rumors prompt Silas Gilfillan of Grand Bay Alabama to shoot himself at her door.
Wasisoron reports for Friday that Eastern Fonnautnania will see showers tonight with generally fair conditions by Presday, warmer with west winds. Western Pennsylvania will be fair with early morning showers in the northern part, warmer there and west winds.
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