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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1897
Page
1
Havana dispatch describes daily horrors in reconcentrados camps as starvation and disease surge. Hospitals flooded, soldiers unpaid for eight months, and a brutal toll of deaths from hunger marks the crisis across Matanzas Pinar del Rio and Havana regions.
A Marcel de Apestequi, Cuban Conservative leader, arrived in New York aboard the French minar La Champeene from Havre and said he would likely sail to Havana via Tampa. He warned U S hostility to Spain over Weyler tactics and Cuba while noting Spain’s cautious stance and ongoing political divisions.
Premier Meline attributes crisis to twenty year price decline and silver depreciation. He says international factors limit government action and urges expansion of unions and cooperatives. The chamber adopts a resolution backing collective property and mutual dealing to protect the market and reduce production costs.
In Oconomowoc Wisconsin two children Willie Cornell six and Lillie Cornell four were found dead with throats cut at their home. Ernest Cornell the stepfather survived with a throat wound and said a boarder named Lewis induced heavy drinking before the assault. Sheriff and coronerince investigation ongoing with Mrs Cornell and Lewis expected to be held.
Nov 3 report says Metre Hadulish was stabbed during a drunken brawl in Bunn er Hil near here. He was found today in an old whey with fatal injuries. Warrants issued for two Hungarian suspects said to be implicated in the incident.
Bismarck North Dakota November 21 widow of Cadoit plans to sue Emmons county for damages after her husband was lynched last Saturday during the trial of the half confessed murderers in Emmons county. The county is already near bankruptcy due to the trial costs and unrest surrounding the case.
Col William L Trenholm former comptroller of the currency submits currency reform ideas to the monetary commission. He calls for fusing greenbacks and Sherman notes into a single gold redeemable form and for a new banking framework with cleared houses and circulating drafts backed by securities. He outlines six design features, including uniform drafts, defined bank responsibilities, and security deposits, plus a plan to depose silver to support reserves and new large-denomination silver certificates.
J G W Cowl reports that next spring John D Rockefeller will donate Forest Hill Park to the Cleveland Park Board. The property has been owned by the city for some time and now joins the city’s pleasure grounds.
The cabinet discussed permitting demonstrations in honor of General Weyler and decided to prohibit organized welcomes. Foreign Minister Gillon noted Carlists and Socialists were exploiting the plans, with War Minister Correa and other ministers empowered to enforce a broad policy to keep soldiers from politics. In Palma Majorca a Weyler tribute is planned as the Montserrat nears, with locals decorating homes and a ceremonial serenade planned for the visiting general.
Constantinople reports Russia demands payment on arrears tied to war indemnity as Turkey weighs canceling navy reorganization. The Russian embassy note says Turkey’s new armament plans are unwarranted and seeks partial arrears for Orient railway and Austrian troop transport costs. The Porte has not decided on armaments and received Osmani order honor.
A large capital merger in St Louis unites Nekid ringhous brothers and Granite City Stone with St Louis Stamping to control enamel ware production under Nudring Inghaus patents. New York Chicago Milwaukee Baltimore Boston Philadelphia interests join. Capitalization set at 25 million dollars. President named as FG Neidringhaus.
Oxford dispatch reports the Duchess of Marlborough’s dressing case disappeared at Paddington Station as she prepared to depart for Oxford. The maid briefly left the case to buy tickets. upon return the case was gone. It contained few valuables, though the thief hoped for a rich haul.
A masked Black man attempted a street car robbery on the end of the eighteenth street line late at night. Conductor G W Church was wounded in the groin and gripman ER R Prewett was shot while resisting. the assailant fled. Another paragraph reports a separate London note about the Canterbury archbishop Frederick Temple planning to resign after his 76th birthday.
Commissioners for Alaska in San Francisco report a bill drafted for Congress to appoint a board of code commissioners to draft a code of crime and civil laws and to review the creating of a circuit government for the district. The measure aligns with ideas of leading commercial interests in the territory.
The Luetgert murder case heads to a second trial in Horton's court tomorrow morning. The state will declare readiness to proceed, and defense attorney Phalen is expected to seek a continuance or a change of venue.
Secretary of War Alger summarizes General Miles in urging stronger defense. Recommendations include two more artillery regiments, higher Alaska pay, expanded harbor defenses, and larger National Guard funding. Cadet at large slots, coast-post barracks, and engineer corps expansion are also noted along with fiscal tallies for 1897 and 1898.
Henry Begmnure of New Suffolk was robbed on the turnpike at 6 9 oclock by a highwayman who demanded money and searched his pockets. A messenger then reported the robber attempted to hold up a mail coach at 7 oclock but fled as the coach driver drove away. Two armed men scour the area seeking the same thief.
General Ordway dies at Hoffman House after family troubles involving his daughter the actress Belina Geruonl. Physicians attribute death to jaundice and pleurisy from a cold contracted in Paris. the wife had reconciled with the daughter and planned a Washington reunion.
The report from New York dated November 21 describes mixed weather with cloudy skies and strong southerly to westerly winds off the coast, followed by a drop in temperature and rain or snow in northern districts. Clearing tonight, with a colder Tuesday and generally fair conditions in both regions, including fresh northwesterly winds after rain or snow in New England.
Steamship arrivals report La Champagne from Havre and La Trem et from Havre and Queenstown Ballet and Etruria from Liverpool reaching New York.
A compact morning page notes cooler, windy weather and unsettled skies. It reports on crime with police activity, a fire at a tannery, a tramper’s narrow escape, and a funeral or special services for youths. It also mentions overseas affairs and military reports.
British authorities favor forming a commission to settle irritants with Canada and the United States, seeking reciprocal trade without disturbing the British Canadian tariff. London authorized negotiations for reciprocity with British West Indian colonies, signaling broader support for favorable terms for Canada and imperial subjects.
The article notes tensions over Great Lakes fishing and border policies, urging Canada to press for protection of lakes fisheries amid concerns over state lax laws. It mentions Professor Lyarcy Thompson boarding for Toronto and a protocol signed by Canadian and U S officials, with British ambassador Tulian Pauncefote sidelined by rheumatism.
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