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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1897
Page
1
Madrid reports a midnight cabinet decision to recall General Weyler from Cuba with Captain General Blanco y Arenas named as governor general. The queen regent will sign the decree tomorrow and El Herald says twenty thousand reinforcements accompany Blanco to Cuba.
General Weyler today emphatically denied reports he would resist removal from command in Cuba or support the Carlist cause. He said his principles and military record prevent opposition to the government and he would always obey orders. Merchants on the island reportedly express approval of Weyler’s policy and support. Madame And Milan de Bendou, connected to Casa de Recogidas, is among four detained in tricommunicade as an inquiry into the Corsio escape proceeds.
Captain J Hy Wiberg released from sixteen months for aiding the Danieh steamship Morea during a Cuba expedition. He faced a $300 fine plus costs or $500 total, but could not pay. A local newspaper backed fund-raising, and he was freed to rejoin his family.
The Tyopotheiae of Nashville elected officers led by President No L. Kur Dick of Milwaukee and Secretary J. Cushing Howton of Maes with treasurer KRRK Donnell of Chicago. Milwaukee was chosen as the next meeting place.
Information from Philadelphia reports the Imperial Japanese government has contracted with the Sinoys Steel company for 20,000 tons of steel rail and fastenings. The rails will be of the Pelleylvania Railroad standard and 70 pound section.
The State Firemen's tournament at West Side Park opened late with about four thousand spectators. Winners included Engle Hose Pittston taking first prize for a drill, Friendship Hook and Ladder Boyerstown first in the ladder race, and West Pittston Hose first in the two hundred yard hose race with 64 seconds.
The Henry George campaign faces mixed signals as Citizens' Union and other party tickets are reportedly set to endorse against him. A George coalition collapses with leaders predicting demoralization while the Georgettes push a city ticket. Support pours in from labor leaders and figures like Jerry Simpson and Arthur Stevenson, with ratification events planned at Carnegie Hall.
In Chicago the Luetgert trial moves toward its climax with the state resting its case. The final testimony mirrors prior impeaching evidence. Next Monday the defense will impeach Judge Chetlon and a rebuttal witness will be a newspaper reporter who heard Mary Stemmering’s statement.
New York reports the death of Senator John Mc Pherson of New Jersey as of tonight, noted in early dispatches from the city. Details on burial plans or cause were not immediately available.
New Orleans reports a fever record with 46 cases and multiple deaths as a Grand Army man, Elijah Parks, dies after a wake and burial preparations prompt health couriers to seek attendants for quarantine. Off the coast, the British steamer Honiton faces serious illness among crew with three deaths already reported.
In Hazleton on a south side breaker line workers again strike after receiving checks that fell short of promised advances. No. 5 crew led the walkout this morning and were joined by others after assurances from Superintendent Gomer Jones. Inside men who already received advances unable to work pending grievance talks.
Mrs Jerome Shenhberger, a widow in York Pennsylvania, shot and killed her four year old son then turned the pistol on herself. The bullet struck her scalp and she survived. Authorities report she has become despondent over poverty and fears of losing her reason, with her mind now described as completely unbalanced.
A blaze in Gibsonburg tonight destroyed the post office and eighteen stores houses and barns. Damage estimated at 200000 dollars with insurance expected. Local authorities report flames sweeping through main street and fighting efforts continuing.
Mrs James Ballinger Hitchcock, 66, principal of Hollidaysburg Female Seminary and a renowned teacher in the Presbyterian community, died after three months illness. She led the seminary for eighteen years and was a staple figure in the region.
Three men were badly injured at P. W. Finn's stone quarries near Buckhorn Altoona Pa at noon today after a blast misfired. Thomas O T Cosgrove suffered scalp lacerations An Italian known as Tony was cut about the head and his back injured Thomas Moire was cut about the head. Several others were slightly hurt. Cosgrove and the Italian were taken to hospital in Wilma_war.
The annual inspection of the Pennsylvania road from Pittsburg to New York concluded in Jersey City. An inspection train tested track accuracy with a special car, finding the system in peak condition. Officials praised smooth rails, heavy new rails, improved ballast, aligned crostes, precise tie dimensions, and upgraded locomotives and rolling stock.
Stuart Florida Dpt Captain Mc Nulty chose a marriage paper match and wed upon her arrival at the depot. The couple then went to the station master's house for a quick ceremony and honeymoon. In New Haven Henry Abel confessed love at first meeting with Miss Hattie Allister and aligned to marry next Sunday.
In a 20 round glove bout at London Vermont Dick Burge knocked out Tom Causer in a half round. Burge delivered three consecutive lefts to Causer head followed by a hard right to the chin. Causer fell and was counted out as the referee halted the bout after seconds.
A maritime brief lists arrivals in New York and Liverpool and departures from Liverpool and other ports. Vessels include St Louis Southampton Campania Liverpool and Etruria Liverpool La Touraine Havre Southampton Salled Norma Mnia New York Lucania Genoa Fulda Werra from Genoa.
A mine blaze in the Cranberry vein at Hazleton Pennsylvania traps Frank Pardee and other officials underground. Fire extent is unknown as rescuers work through the slope with no escape reported by late hour.
The twenty third annual Pennsylvania W C T U convention opened in Williamsport with Mrs. Anna M Hammer chairing. Delegates total 220 plus 102 officers and superintendents. visitors count high. Reports praised Bulletin progress with 3200 new subscribers and cash balance. evangelistic department noted gains, tempers sermons and literature distributed, with extensive departmental reports and a late presidential address.
William Platt killed himself after setting his Dartmouth home ablaze in a feud with his wife. The scene revealed a headless body and metal musket parts nearby, with evidence of deliberate destruction of property including fruit trees. Platt leaves a widow and four children.
In New Milford a man named D Miller of Nicholson was struck by a northbound coal train this afternoon between Oakleys and Kingsley. He was asleep on the track, his head crushed, and there are no hopes of recovery. He resided in Nicholson and had no family.
Philadelphia reports the death of the oldest sister of charity in the United States, aged. Agnes Grace, former superior of St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, served over fifty years and joined religious life early. During the rebellion she was active as an army nurse.
New York arrest records cite Emmet C. Gibson who came to Pittsburg with a sponsor to form a Consolidated Traction company. He allegedly earned fifty thousand dollars and became a director. Gibson later owned the Harrisburg Telegram and supported a legislative tax on outside corporations.
New York reports a small number of failures for the week, while R G Dun & Co notes larger bank payments in September and ongoing broad-based trade growth. Wheat yields are rising, corn exports dip slightly, cotton demand stays firm, and pig iron gains lift steel markets. however delivery delays persist as mills struggle to meet rising orders.
The morning edition lists weather with fair skies and cooler temps, notes General Weyler to be recalled from Cuba, mentions T U at WU Homeport and the Central Penneys Vatila Brewing Association, reports on Beranton Fireman Day, baseball future in Beranton, musical gossip, jurors for November term, and local social, religious, and political items including the Dunmore election result and the death of Lemuel Amerman. also features fiction, Sunday school, and financial notes.
Leading brewers in Scranton Wilkes Barre Hazleton and Pittston join to form the Central Pennsylvania Brewing company with $10 000 100 capital to operate for ten years. The meeting set legal steps transferring plants to the new firm as prices and competition trigger consolidation.
Robert Rinton of Kearney New Jersey, out of work and drinking, beat his wife with a wood stick then shot himself after an attempted murder. Neighbors broke in as he fired, leaving him fatally wounded and Mrs Rinton seriously injured but likely to recover.
George Morgan was hanged in Omaha for the murder of Ida, a young girl, in November 1805. The story notes Morgan died protecting his innocence, with the victim described as a 1 or 2 year old girl who was outraged and choked to death. evidence was mainly circumstantial though viewed as very conclusive. He received two hearings in the Supreme court.
The Herald's Weather Forecast for New York and nearby regions predicts partly cloudy to cloudy conditions today with warmer spells and possible rain in the western and northern areas and on the New Jersey coast. Winds shift from southwest to west, then fresh later, with clearing and frost at night in western and northern districts. Sunday brings clear, colder weather with fresh northwest winds and frosts extending to the Potomac.
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