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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1899
Page
1
The final test of the Columbia Cup sailed under a strong breeze near the Jersey coast. Thousands watched from the Navesink Heights as the grand spectacle neared its close in a gale like wind.
Columbia defeats Shamrock by six minutes and thirty-four seconds on a twelve mile course off New Jersey in a final race, securing an eleventh straight victory for the United States. The match showcases American seafaring and naval architecture amid gusts of twenty-five miles per hour and heavy seas, with vivid description of the strenuous, wind driven contest.
The 1899 America’s Cup race series concluded with Columbia defeating Shamrock by a decisive margin. Sir Thomas Lipton accepted defeat with sportsmanlike grace while Iselin praised Columbia’s strong breeze performance and the strong American victory. The Erin and Columbian crews exchanged cheers and toasts marking a cordial close to the event.
San Francisco, Oct 20 The Moana arrives from Australia via Apia and Honolulu with AP dispatches warning that affairs in Samoa are unsettled. The three consuls and provisional government officials face a difficult position as factions fracture and reported rifts deepen.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Spencer M. Jan Key, longtime president of the Huntingdon and Broad Top railroad, merchantbanking official, and city figure, aged about 65. Rev Walter N. Wye, D D a prominent Baptist minister aged 61, born Wendell Massachusetts, educated at Colgate and Newton Theological Seminary, with career in church work and Baptist Journal circles.
The Erie Pennsylvania Presbyterian Synod held a session with committee work and broad prayer. Rev. John Fox spoke on Bible translations and the American Bible Society while a relief fund update noted 43 families plus 102 ministers served, with annual support around $193,279. A special committee was named to promote Bible Society efforts. The meeting adjourned at 6 p.m. Rev. Joseph Le Hunter spoke on missionary work in the Philippines.
Santo Domingo reports district elections favor General Juan Jimines for president and Horacio Vaisques for vice president with Rafael Abreuan for congress. Congress will convene November 1 and the new government begins December 1. Trials of political prisoners continue amid overall quiet. Planters in Macoris expect operations starting November.
In the Latonia opener, Alluvian ridden by Lowe fell near the home stretch as Young Bel with Southant also toppled. Both horse and jockeys escaped serious injury, with Alluvian AIN from a broken neck and Young Bel escaping unscathed.
New York Ontario defeat story reports Chesnwkt KO’ing Australian Jimmy Ryan in the seventh round. The bout ends with Ryan knocked out as spectators watch ringside in New York Ontario.
Philadelphia Oct 20 Ex United States Senator John L. Mitchell Tioga county is expected to be named by the Republican state committee to fill the vacancy caused by Josiah Adame s withdrawal. Mitchell, serving his second term as Tioga common pleas judge may accept the ticket if named, leaders report Quay and Senator Penrose favor the nomination. Other candidates mentioned include Judge Dimner Reeber Attorney General Palmer W Gilpin Reiboh n Archbald and Judge John M Greer. The state committee meets tomorrow at 2 PM in Harrisburg to nominate.
A narrative of William Jennings Bryan visits from Ottawa to Napoleon and Findlay with crowds, speech highlights on income tax the money question silver and imperialism, plus a boxing defeat for Kilrain and a tragic Dan event in Kentucky.
News item reports that forces captured seventeen enemy positions near Glencoe with cavalry supporting the operation. The brief mentions Purkule and burghers in connection to the action, though details are sparse.
Tortors at Limerick today attempted a callat against the Boets but were torn down by the police as crowds gathered.
Reports from Caracas and Washington say President Amade escaped to Laguayara with 800 men, leaving no resignation. Disorder follows as dynamite threats target Mateos, while insurgent General Cipriano Castro is urged toward Caracas. Telegraph and phone lines are interrupted.
A Canton Miss dispatch reports a mob lynching and burning of Joe Leflore and the Gambret family murder aftermath. Leflore confessed that he and Bob and Andrew Smith tied Mrs Gambret and four children, spread kerosene, and burned them alive. Leflore was executed at the stake while Bob Smith was spared. Andrew Smith escaped, and Andrew Brouth and Rob Smith are hunted for similar crimes.
A dynamite blast at noon in a shanty near a clone crushing works at Rockland Lake, Nyack, killed four men and seriously injured four. The dead include Frank Suppliski aged four, John HMarikolo aged 22, Hugh McHuch, and Joseph Kudernee, with most victims reported as Austrian.
A Millersburg plant owned by the Brubaker estate was destroyed by fire. The facility, damaged but partially insured, will be rebuilt promptly according to local officials. Nearby residents reported smoke and flames lasting several hours. Works was known as the Tap and Dye plant and employed several workers before the blaze.
Lorenzo Marquez reports a crowded town overwhelmed by refugees many without money. They are forced to live outdoors in the open as authorities struggle to cope with the crisis. Emelish inhabitants face strain and confusion.
The Central Brick Company of Pittsburg, incorporated last week, announces plans to enter the market in opposition to the Bilkins Widener combine which recently acquired all the Belklyn plants in Allegheny County.
Chicago reports that after a two day ves sion the directory of the Pullman Palace Car company announced the absorption of the Wagner company by Pullman.
Mrs. Inez Cooper a widow with four children shot herself at Brownstone. She was about years old and believed mentally unbalanced.
The report notes Columbia Winn wins the Americas Cup after a tense contest. Ingham and Newitt found guilty of conspiracy and bribery in a separate case. Venezuela's president decamps amid political turmoil. Northeastern Pennsylvania markets and state election candidates are listed, with local social and banking news and court results.
Filipino officers ask General MacArthur for permission to form a commission headed by a Filipino major general to visit General Otis and discuss peace terms and prisoner exchanges. Otis to decide. insurgents to return tomorrow for his reply. Capts McRae and Chyne wedged disbanding insurgents near Jose Malinas as Angeles to Arayat area clears. Washington delegation plans noted by Democracia. Regidor may lead with Agonello and Anpacible among members.
Southampton October 20 000 troops from the special army corps began embarkation for South Africa. 17 000 men are to depart by Monday with cheers from a vast crowd outside the docks while General Lord Garnet Wolseley attends the ceremony.
Vienna reports Colonel Schneider former Austrian military attaché in Paris died from wounds tied to the Dreyfus case duel controversy. He reportedly engaged Captain Cugnet in a duel around December 19 and was said to have been wounded, with Rennes court martial testimony cited.
Edward Shiffer remained unconscious after a fall from the third story of the Shopland building on Lackawanna Avenue. He was hospitalized Thursday with a severe injury, and doctors report no indication of regained consciousness as of last night. The scene drew attention from residents as local bystanders offered some support to aid his recovery.
Brooklyn beat Philadelphia in the fourth game as better hitting gave them the edge. MoJamen left the box after five innings, Donovan relieved and held the Phillies to zero runs while Brooklyn fielded poorly. The series stands tied and tomorrow’s game will decide.
In Santander the Liberals have taken up arms against the government. Martial law has been proclaimed across the republic as authorities respond to the armed opposition.
A terse list notes arrivals from international ports including Pretoria Hamburg Wineland Copenhagen La Gascogne Nayre Masandam Rotterdam Lucunla Liverpool with no accompanying context. The fragment suggests a shipping or port record reflecting diverse origins and destinations in a OCT period.
Descriptions from Glencoe Camp recount an eight hour battle where Talann Hill fell to Dublin fusiliers and King's rifles under heavy artillery support. Reports note General Symons wounded and the British rear threatened by Boer forces who then retreated. London anxiously awaits fuller casualty details as political plans for a Dominion of South Africa emerge.
James Murtaugh of 4 Meckery Street was arrested by Constable Cote and arraigned before Alsterman Mowe on a wife beating charge brought by his wife Mary. He claimed twenty-seven prior arrests. Maury, however, relented and refused to prosecute, and Murtaugh was discharged.
In New Brunswick New Jersey Herman Vogel aged 0? years, proprietor of the Middle brook bate in Bound Brook, attempted to kill his wife Helen Vogel and mother-in-law Mrs Anna Caldwell. He wounded his wife in the left arm, shot the mother-in-law in the neck, then killed himself with a gunshot to the head.
Washington October 2 forecast for Saturday and Sunday calls for warmer conditions Sunday with fresh northeasterly winds across eastern Pennsylvania as the weekend approaches.
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