02 Oct 1892
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1892
Page
1
Reporting from Homestead the arrest campaign fuels worker anger as bail bids loom for treason charges. Strikers denounce warrants as harassment while deputies broaden searches, and officials promise mill operations with new meal costs and disciplined shifts.
Warrants issued by Chief Justice Paxson target thirty three Homestead workers on treason charges linked to the strike. Proceedings focus on treason definitions, bail rulings, and future grand jury actions as prosecutors pursue detailed information and potential convictions amid mass meetings and ongoing investigations.
Attorney for the defendants argues the acts at Homestead show riot and mob action, not treason. He contends there was no general intent to overthrow government and expects no conviction on treason. He notes Supreme Court review likely if state courts rule otherwise.
Spreading it on thick reports say Carnegie plans to hold a Monday and Tuesday next week to serve warrants on Advisory Board members and arrest them to proceed with suits alongside those at Homestead. Supt Dillon confirms plans though details remain unsettled.
Berlin reports the Reichstag will convene October 22 with a budget focus and possible ministerial crisis. Prince Bismarck may reappear as a vocal critic while conservatives and centrists pursue a new cartel. Hamburg warns of a 70 percent trade drop as cholera concerns ease in Berlin. Empress and baby in good health. A murder case near Berlin draws attention. A Vatican backed rosary letter issue also circulates in New York.
The October 1 discussion at the advisory board for treas appears to center on the homestead issue. Absorbing topic of conversation, the move is described as bracing Houxsreat, reflecting local concern and disagreement among officials.
General Stevenson and Ex Governor Campbell spoke at Woodatale Island Dixcixsett Ohio. Stevenson touted bipartisan praise for Cleveland’s administration, warned of deficit and tariff impacts, critiqued Congress, and argued wages reflect supply and demand. Campbell lauded Stevenson’s record as a Democrat, recounting a postmaster incident. Houk and Greove followed.
In New York on October 1 indications point to fewer than half of Massachusetts delegates entering the convention hall. Grover Cleveland and Adlai E Stevenson are expected to attend with the presidential candidate to speak, stirring intense seat demand. Delegates arriving late may struggle for sight of entrances as committees face heavy detail before Monday’s opening.
Governor McKinley the principal speaker at Music Hall in Cincinnati before about 7000 attendees. Taft chaired the overflow audience as McKinley attacked Democratic state banking plans and defended the state bank system amid reports of widespread bank failures. Also notes a society marriage in the city and other brief items.
George Barker Cooper, a Manchester merchant, stands accused of murdering his wife Mrs. Cooper in Douglas Isle of Man. The trial reveals a strained marriage, a past shooting charge, and a plan to defend under Maons law. Witnesses describe a stabbed, bloodstained room and a frightened confession from Cooper.
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