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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1894
Page
3
A crowded radiograph of local events includes arrests and indictments in Durham and Mecklenburg counties, a Beverly area jail escape pursuit, factory fires in Mt. Airy and wallace, a new tobacco and cotton factory under construction, and a pine product company receiver appointment near Wilmington.
April reports describe a raging conflagration in Shanaual destroying about a thousand structures. Simultaneously in London, the Pall Mall Gazette notes the government plans naval expansion with 13 ironclads, 37 cruisers, 64 torpedo destroyers, and 6 sloops, totaling £17,366,100 for the next financial year.
Four men were killed this afternoon in the coke regions during riots between strikers and workmen. One victim was H. C. Paddock, a Frick management official at Scottsdale. It is feared further fatalities will follow before order is restored.
In Elreno Oklahoma on April 4 a clash between Indians and white settlers on an open reservation left ten or twelve men dead. Troops from Fort Reno Fort Sill and Fort Supply have been dispatched to the scene to quell the violence and assess the situation.
Paris dispatches report the Prince of Wales narrowly escaped danger when his train paused at Marseilles station after he lingered at the buffet. The station master signaled and the engine driver halted the train to avert a possible accident. The Paris Chronicle notes the engineer’s quick action.
Alphonso Abbott of Easton was found near West road in Norway in a dying condition after his clothes caught fire. While intoxicated he drove home with Andrews. Abbott died shortly after, likely from a lighted pipe igniting his clothing. Andrews was badly burned.
The Central Trust Company of New York asks for the sale of the East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railway system in a Knoxville court hearing led by Judge Horace H. H. Lurton. Samuel Spencer and other New York officials appear as trustees and organizers as the sale is likely to be ordered to enable Drexill Morgan & Co. to advance reorganization plans.
Washington reports the Senate approved the Paris Tribunal award implementing fur seal protections near the Pribilof Islands. The act bans US citizens and vessels from killing or pursuing fur seals outside territorial waters within sixty miles, bans May through July hunts, with fines of at least $200 for violations and President power to issue licenses.
The President must deploy a sufficient naval force to patrol designated waters and seize vessels violating the act. United States vessels or citizens committing offenses may be seized by British naval officers and handed over to U S authorities for prosecution or detention.
Typhoid fever epidemic with forty cases and at least two deaths reported in Montclair New Jersey. Origin traced to George Gould dairyman in Verona where milk served to local families likely caused contamination. Gould’s dairy milk sales stopped after state dairy inspection found water contamination in containers. Health official expects epidemic to peak with no new cases anticipated.
In London on April 3 a Commons question about fraudulent trading in American and foreign meat led to a statement by Herbert Gardner that current laws suffice. He urged home producers to report fraud with Board of Trade aid. A deputation urged slaughter of imported cattle on arrival, but Gardner refused to act, citing trade impacts and faith in existing safeguards.
Vienna reports the Austria Russia tariff pact fixes imported rye at one florin fifty kreutzers. The agreement, aided by the Czar’s personal intervention, signals pacific intentions and spurs hopes for reduced armaments and closer power relations. Italy and France show improving relations due to Austrian mediation.
In Curiaco April 5 Judge Gibbons restrains the demurrer by the Whiskey Trust case. He summarizes State information and defendant replies, declares the trust’s methods matter less than its public interest impact, notes a broader era of trusts including control of school books and funeral furnishings.
The text argues that it was sometimes necessary to resort to courts to protect the Republic from dangerous corporations. It says trusts and combinations should not exist contrary to the spirit of the Republic and should fall under outlawry.
Ladies influence polls from Denver suburbs to Leadville with floral support and Australian ballot study. Republicans sweep statewide with notable wins in Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs. in other cities like Milwaukee and St Louis, party shifts and mixed results mark the April 4 elections.
The President pardoned Cantrell, a gang leader, commuting a fourteen year term. Williams received clemency for equal punishment and repentance. Kane, a bank cashier, had embezzlement counts dropped to concurrent five year sentences. Hord, Kentucky, gained a conditional five year pardon after a barroom counterfeit incident, tied to abstaining from alcohol.
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