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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1894
Page
1
Governor McKinley toured New Jersey and Philadelphia delivering eleven speeches to about sixty thousand people. He defended the Wilson tariff, criticized the Senate House agreement, urged Republican gains, and highlighted employment and wage concerns before continuing to meet audiences in Philadelphia and beyond.
The Scranton Tribune notes Ohio voters will likely sweep Hamilton Turner for secretary of state and a GOP gain in at least sixteen of sixteen congressional districts. It says the Democratic ticket is in a demoralized state after last year’s tariff record and free silver platform, with pressure building toward a strong Republican victory.
In Preston county Democrats inflate wool prices by paying 20 cents a pound for wool worth 15, with the state Democratic committee covering the difference. The practice spans other counties to aid Congressman Wilson in wool argument.
Democratic senators tied to the tariff law have offered little public comment. The trio of Gorman Brice and Smith has largely remained silent, with Gorman choosing not to speak this year. Brice, after presiding, has also kept quiet as campaigning unfolds.
The passage notes the Ohio state convention failed to denounce him and that he departed, wandering in the east. Democrats have shouldered the tariff law defense, aligned with President Cleveland in decrying it as a betrayal of party integrity.
Brooklyn figures from 28 to 28 reveal total city registration at 208 080 with 305 305 increase for growth. Projected election participation mirrors prior campaigns with high interest and an anticipated 88 6 percent vote of 800 990 registration. Fourth and final registration day added 22081 voters. four day total 191 613, surpassing presidential year by over 600 and below last year by about 4 ½ percent.
Campaign managers say the president’s refusal to call on followers in New York harms Mr. Hill. They also blame Cleveland for not registering, arguing it discourages party rank and file and could sway votes. They see hope that the president’s stance may make Senator a martyr and boost voter effort.
A Hiroshima dated dispatch reports Japanese forces under Marshal Yamagata captured Kin-leu-Cheng, a key Chinese frontier stronghold. Chinese defenders of 16 000 reportedly fled after slight resistance. Japan seized 30 field guns, rice and supplies, with about 20 Japanese killed and 83 wounded. Chinese losses exceed 200 killed. wounded unknown.
In Aston Maryland Oct 28 Senator Gibson did not preside at a Music Hall mass meeting. He was not given a seat on the platform as anti Gibson Democrats warned that a Gibson chair would trigger a mass exodus of Democrats. The dispute centers on tariffs and widens Talbot county Democratic rifts.
Berlin dispatch reports Count Caprivi resigning after a swift political upheaval. Prince von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst named his successor and to be chancellor and president of the Prussian council of ministers. The emperor confirms Caprivi’s dismissal and signals ministerial realignment.
The handsome residence of J B Coxey burned to the ground last night with several outbuildings. Fire origin unknown but suspected arson. Loss estimated at 19 000.
Watertown crowds hear Senator Hill denounce Governor McKinley and the tariff plan as harmful to the West and national prosperity. He cites the 1890s panic, praises the Democratic tariff and argues for his own renomination as he closes to sustained applause.
A crowded slate outlines campaigning across states with Adlai and Hart figures, Quay, Morton, and Reed in play. Voters rally in New York and Philadelphia while local boards and party leaders forecast senate and congressman outcomes, with Monroe Kulp and Buckalew contest looming.
In Milwaukee on October 4, a cargo of 100000 pounds of Welsh tin from Baltimore was shipped to the Kieckhefer company. Berdinand Kieckhefer says American mills have shut down due to tariff reductions, forcing bankruptcy risks as plate imports rise while domestic profits vanish.
In Atlanta on October 28 the Georgia house defeated a motion to take up a resolution urging Congress to enact free and unlimited coinage of silver and condemning lawmakers who voted for Sherman Act repeal. The vote stood 4 to 63 with only 23 Democrats backing the measure as Populists largely opposed.
Joseph H. Choate spoke at Cooper Union urging constitutional amendments and praised Grover Cleveland while noting Cleveland split New York by not registering, thus being barred from voting for Levi P. Morton.
In New York Oct there is anger among Democratic leaders at Mr Cleveland for not writing a letter endorsing the state. The dispatch notes political tension surrounding action on a plea related to Grover's situation.
Soldiers in Harrisburg support a proposed monument to ex Governor Curtin, citing Curtin's lifelong ties to the city and the Grand Army of the Republic as protectors of the movement and the proper location for the memorial.
Agnes Jones, about 21, fatally wounds Sam Bartell after he moved into her homestead claims near Perry Oklahoma. Bartell, who seized the claim after Jones left for Kansas, refused to leave as Jones returned and ordered eviction. She fired from under her apron. Bartell returned fire and was shot three times. He is expected to die.
A mob of about 400 men and boys gathered at the Brooklyn jail in Anne Arundel County intending to lynch Henry Leonard 11 for an attempted assault on Miss Louisa Schwaub 12. Police from the Southern district intervened, removed Leonard, and transported him to safety as the crowd dispersed.
A dynamite attack near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, kills three Hungarians and injures many at a camp run by Mike Arklowitz. Investigators arrest Arklowitz while the Lehigh Valley Railroad aids victims and authorities probe the attempt likely tied to robbery.
Six tons of dynamite exploded in a magazine near Chippewa Falls Wis causing about 5000 dollars in property damage and likely killing Paul Brohn. The blast shattered plate glass windows and uprooted trees twenty miles away in Bloomer churches panicked. The magazine owner J K Sharp a hardware merchant faced about 1000 dollars in losses. fragments of clothing possibly linked to Pan Broha were found near the site.
William Milford killed his father in Milan Alabama then swallowed morphine and whiskey after confessing. The elderly man’s body was found in the woods with a head injury from a club and cash missing. Milford had vanished days earlier and was found in a deserted log house twenty miles away.
President Judge Thayer rules in the common pleas court that the Pennsylvania railroad as lessee of the Sunbury Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre railroad is not responsible for interest on 4 four million four hundred thousand dollars in construction bonds. Henry G Freeman sued claiming a guaranteed payment, but the lease contains no guarantee of mortgage interest.
A small blaze in a two story brick stable rear of 205 East Eighty-fifth street left John Kelly, 28, homeless, dead from burns and Valentine Williams, 20, of 448 West Thirty-eighth street, severely burned on hands and arms. The stable sustained about $200 in damage and the fire’s origin is unknown.
Leakages from a vault alarm at Omaha National Bank. Cavin J. Christiewan seized near Kalispell Montana on eve of execution. Washington bakers cut bread to four cents. Leonard Formin in Clayton Ohio kills sister during target practice. Falcon steamer from Philadelphia to St John’s reportedly lost with sixteen crew. Dynamite damages Bradley Bernhart’s Rochester hotel. suspects unknown. Anderson County women to vote as a test case for the 259 amendment. Daniel Henderson of Wilmington dreams of fire and awakes amid flames. Scandal in Baltimore. William Sinclair biography hints at a dual life after death. George Central and Mrs Kahn implicated in murder in Belleville. Mrs Drummond and John Hanrick arrested for poisoning James Drummond in Elizabeth West Virginia. Fred Goodwin jailed three years for stealing from Lowell Knights of Pythias lodge. Frank Slaybaugh’s house in Waterloo Iowa reported no theft, only small items removed from twins.
Prince Canta cuxene, Russia’s minister to the United States, received a bulletin from St Petersburg dated October 24 reporting the emperor slept well, appetite good, heart function improved, and general condition better. Diplomats note the crown prince’s marriage delay supports that the emperor’s health is improving rather than failing.
Bellefonte Pennsylvania residents debate honoring Senator Curtin with a monument in their town. The Oct series of remarks expresses strong public feeling among older citizens about suitable location.
Readable items report unusually large corn production in Berks County. Other notes mention Lebanon city tallying typhoid cases, Willams Corners real estate at five dollars each after a boom collapse, and a series of local incidents including a robber caught near Reading and a Philadelphia shoe factory fire. A Confederate veterans visit Gettysburg is planned, and Rev Dr George B Stewart is elected Wilson College president.
Social Democratic delegates in Frankfurt on Saturday endorsed a stronger socialist message to women and sailors and pledged broader sympathy to Italian societies while rumors grow that a law restricting Imperial bank advances on Russian securities could be repealed.
The report notes overcast skies with a fair weather pattern ahead. Winds shift to the south as conditions evolve, with no heavy precipitation expected and temperatures remaining moderate.
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