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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1894
Page
1
Hon. Thomas B. Reed spoke at the Union Stock Yards addressing about 2,000 stockmen and workers. He criticized southern Democrats and the Wilson tariff, urging open debate and opposing English goods. After the speech he toured Packingtown packing houses and departed for Minneapolis.
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports Republicans hope to gain seats in southern states if vote counts are fair. Virginia could yield at least two GOP won seats with a fair count, and in Alabama districts four, five, seven, and nine show GOP and Populist gains. Maryland may see GOP wins in the fifth and sixth districts, as work intensifies in Indiana Illinois Wisconsin and Kansas with fraud fears in Kansas. Jerry Simpson of Medicine Lodge could win in that state amid Republican optimism.
Kinney of Newark, a Democrat, arrives with strong betting activity. He wagers on Morton, turning down opposite bets, with a $500 bet to start and offers of $1,000 to $700, while others like Smithy Hegleston and Joe Siegfries place bets on Morton or Hill. Regional reports note 2 to 1 odds on Morton, and Hill supporters grow cautious after Wheeler’s nomination before gaining confidence.
Cumberland Maryland October 23 reports growth in Hon A L Dayton's electability as Conservative Democrats lean toward his victory. Opposition from Senator Davie to Mr Wilson is noted and Wood Daily of Keyser is said to be campaigning against Wilson.
New York October 28 It is understood Tammany will revise congressional nominations John De Witt Warner and Bourke Cochran are to run again Connolly may be dropped Cochran to oppose Lemuel Bly Quigg at Grant s urging and Tammany must consider Grants wishes
New York readers are urged that to prevent fraud the city should ensure an honest vote this fall. The article suggests that the woods may influence election integrity and emphasizes vigilance in Gotham.
The text describes police aided by anti Tammany groups staffing polls, promising rewards for detecting voter fraud, and prosecutions of several Tammanyites for election infractions last year, which has tempered their activity this year.
The official Pennsylvania ballot is two feet square with seven columns, except in a few counties where eight are used. Clerks have prepared and mailed ballots to county officers, with Philadelphia needing seventy six ballots due to many senatorial and legislative districts.
The Clarion Jacksonian, a Democratic paper from Clarion, has bolted nominations for congress, senate and state. It backs Fox for congress and Neely for state senate but was defeated at the conference by the doodle machine element. The move is endorsed by many in the party and likely to favor a Republican victory in Clarion county.
Philadelphia and Pittsburg Typographical Unions unite against William M Singerly over his stance against union labor. In Pittsburg on Friday the Philadelphia union will unveil a harsh case detailing Singerly’s labor policy, supported by the Pittsburg union as Democratic campaigners arrive.
Indianapolis October 23 J N Roberts president of two tin mill firms in Wales and one in Gas City predicts the new tariff law will force wage cuts of not less than 30 percent in U S wages and living costs.
Multiple items report campaign events and statements. McKinley plans Philadelphia and Pittsburgh appearances. Hastings opens a Philadelphia campaign. Strong accepts anti-Tammany nomination for mayor. Blue-eyed Billy Sheehan warns David Martin in Gotham. Others outline party literature, alliances, and political maneuvers in New York, New Jersey, Nebraska, Iowa, and West Virginia.
Tokyo reports the Japanese diet unanimously approved all measures to sustain the war against China and urged the mikado's decrees for peace, rejecting European meddling while warning against foreign interference. The king of Korea sent gifts to Hiroshima as the second son arrived with presents for the Mikado.
A fragment notes a 1701 date and a guest drinking from a 1601 silver cup. It mentions 200 year old bowls and a Bible printed in 1683. Josiah Fox, a shipwright, supervised building of US warships Constitution Constellation United States Wasp and Hornet.
New Haven police raided Ike Hart matern's gambling den after repeated attempts. Hartenstein was arrested and held on 200 bail as equipment including a large roulette wheel was seized. The club had long been backed by Yale students and the operation was in full swing.
A Chicago gang attacked a suburban Central train at Grand Crossing and South Chicago. They set Wildwood depot on fire while trainmen fought flames, then fired a box car on a side track. Semaphores and lamps were damaged as the road bed burned and required supports.
Edward Golden, 88, foreman on the street sewer project in Allegheny City Pittsburg, was badly burned and disfigured when a dynamite fuse exploded after he thought it extinguished. His nose eyes and limbs were severely damaged in the accident.
Wealthy New Yorker Robert Owens died while abroad and left one third of his deeds valued around 200000 to Rev. Madison C. Peters of Bloomingdale Reformed Church. Owens had lived in Dutchess Columbia Erle and Steuben counties and visited Peters during a trip to the city. The will specifies a substantial bequest to the minister.
Charles J. Searcey, alias Bandit Searcey, admits involvement in the train robbery at Morganfield with a fellow robber. He provided information to authorities before transfer to Fredericksburg. A bonds and drafts pouch recovered with Searcey’s help was sent to Washington for further action.
Miss Annie Londonderry of Boston began Sept. 24 from Chicago with 3 cents to bike around the world. She reached Toledo in 27 days, detoured north due to bad roads, and plans to reach New York to sail for France by Nov. 15. Her goal is to arrive in San Francisco from the Orient by mid May.
Nellie Farrell twenty-year-old Brooklyn girl with a fondness for peanuts died of peritonitis after ingesting a large amount. Doctors found a quart of undigested peanuts in her stomach and performed an operation, but she did not recover.
The nine week textile strike, led by the Weavers union founded in 1889, halts 44 000 of 69 000 looms. Manufacturers threaten mill closures to starve 6 000 weavers, while 20 000 workers would be laid off despite protest over wages.
George Swain, a farmer near Hamilton, Mifflin County, unearthed a mastodon skeleton while extinguishing a brush fire in a swamp. He recovered a seven foot tusk, a three by four inch tooth, a five foot rib segment, vertebrae, and teeth weighing about twenty pounds, with geologic evidence showing the swamp was once an ancient lake.
A noon explosion at Nineteenth and Biddle streets wrecked two three story buildings including H W Dammes grocery and Paul Kurts butcher shop. Several people injured Frank Kelly Patrick Dwyer Mrs Damme and her child among the injured as fire and debris spread through the area.
In Breabenville Ohio October 22 a reunion of Josiah Fox descendants was held on Short Creek. Guests ate from a linen table spread 150 years old and one person dined from a china plate.
Summary of scattered items: William Garrett to be tried in Lebanon in December for wife murder. A large Hallowe'en parade in Cheater. Hollidaysburg schools hit by a diphtheria epidemic. typhoid feared in St Clair and Brinchdale. Dauphin County court to hold special session December 12. John Mplelding found drowned in Chester Creek. Pottsville bakers cut bread price. four loaves for a quarter. 237 women teachers open an Institute in Columbia County. Bread price changes in Greenville. Tremont branch of United Mine Workers organized by John Reine. Meadville to vote on $75,000 water project debt. William Resh killed near Leesport while attempting to jump from a coal train. Colonel William Stuart visiting Pennsylvania. Brunley Hayes drowns after gas exposure. Lehigh Valley shops in Easton to run shorter hours. new order to cut lines further. Charter granted for East Stroudsburg and Matamoras Railroad, 40 miles through Monroe and Pike counties. Standoff in Vienna burglary battle ends with robbers escaping. Groff homestead sold for low price, signaling farm-value decline in Berks County. Objections filed to Ashcom and Critchfield nomination. local senate race. Commonwealth tax case involving Manufacturers and Merchants National Bank of Pittsburgh. judge rules for tax and interest. Reading railroad tie case: master flees with favorable ruling pending appeal.
Wagoner I T reports a posse of U S marshals pursuing the Cook brothers after they rode into Talala armed with Winchesters. The band robbed every store and the post office, threatening locals for cash and stamps. Plans for an express train hold up were noted as authorities mobilized deputies and Cherokee Nation police in pursuit.
A violent incident occurred around 1 AM near Prospect avenue and Orchard street. James Callahan, attacked by Michael Fallon and William Mahon, was badly wounded and taken to the central police station for treatment. Fallon, Mahon, and Charles Callahan were arrested. hearing planned if the injured man can attend.
Five story structure at 46 Wells Street collapses after walls and floors misbuilt. At noon the front half falls into the basement. two or three workers present, one carpenter Peter Jorsen injured and hospitalized with cuts and bruises.
Washington orders possible troop deployment to Indian Territory after Indians request protection from lawlessness. Secretary of the Interior has asked the War Department to send forces to quell disorder and safeguard property.
In Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania on October 23 Roy Davie and Dent Molley two boys from Duncanaville near the town fought with penknives. Molley struck Davie in the abdomen and Davie’s condition worsened hourly as doctors awaited changes.
The Peary expedition steamer Falcon, bound from Philadelphia to St John’s Newfoundland, is twenty days overdue and now twelve days past due. Authorities fear the vessel may never be heard from again.
Stephen Chédseman died in Chester Pennsylvania after being struck by a train while attempting to elude police early this morning. Local authorities report the incident occurred as officers pursued him following a reported arrest attempt.
Stephen Cheeseman of this city was killed after being cut to pieces by a Balti more and Ohio train while riding with his brother John and Joseph Fimble in a wagon loaded with bags. An officer suspected larceny, they fled, two were arrested, and Cheeseman's mutilated remains were later found.
New York Oct 23 a strong rumor says the Lexow committee intends to call Mr Grant as a witness before the election. It is reported there are matters to be brought to light that will not aid his charm.
Washington reports from Boros claim the crown prince refused Princess Alix and would renounce the throne, though officials say the betrothal is genuine. London notes Princess Alix joined the Orthodox church, while Berlin cites a dispatch confirming a wedding to occur tomorrow unless the czar worsens.
United States Commissioner Shields opened an inquiry into Harry L. Brown and Charles Harer of this city who were arrested by secret service detectives for purchasing stolen postage stamps. Brown is held at $2,500 bail and Harer’s bail was reduced to $500 from $1,000.
A confidential man for Warren Springer, the millionaire, is missing with six thousand dollars of Mr Springer’s cash. Johnson drew the payroll money from the bank on Wednesday and has left many creditors.
Jim Hall to meet Peter Maher in Chicago for six rounds. Lilly Smith versus Dick O’Brien off. Walcott potential with Mysterious Billy Smith. Cleveland cycling team aims to lower world records at Terre Haute track this week. Deliver Ed Smith opens sporting event in Pensacola. Fitzsimmons stirs interest amid crowd. An estimated 16 000 watched Saturday football across the nation. Oakley track hosts a Henry of Navarre, John Cooper and Pickwielk run on Oct 27. Manager Watkina signs Alo Grevey and Mertes for Indianapolis club. seeks Western league franchise for St Paul. Colonel Hopkins backs Dan Creedon against Denver Smith for any sum. J Wade McGowan’s re election supported by wheelmen. Mendell accepts James Finney challenge for open water race.
A chaotic roundup of cases spans New Haven police scrutiny, a Camden County grand jury backing whipping for beatings, a Toledo runaway fatality, a Guthrie escape torn by beasts, alleged forger C E Morris in Springfield, a Michigan burglary trial bound over, Port Hawkesbury fishermen missing, a New York deacon’s fraud, and a Massachusetts inheritance tax ruling. Also noted: a lynching plan in Kansas, a jury conviction for Join Dean, Cincinnati fraud arrest, two French conspirators on bond, spontaneous fire at Margehal, two women lost at sea, a Wabash photographer eloping, and dire steps to save the seal trade amid many seasonal catches.
A forecast shows cloudy conditions in the morning followed by fair weather. South winds are expected with a slight rise in temperatures, easing into warmer levels as the day progresses.
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