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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1891
Page
3
Washington reports indicate Navy yard preparations tied to Brazil as main factor behind activity. The Valparaiso situation reassures, Baltimore affair to be settled, while Brazil’s internal moves trigger U.S. concern over Dom Pedro’s potential return and monarchy.
A Washington inventor unveils artificial eggs claimed to be indistinguishable from real ones. Samples are said to beat for cake and vary in color, with a two half shell and sealed jars for yolk and white sold separately. Prices cited at ten cents a dozen.
Miss Mattie Mitchell daughter of Senator Mitchell of Oregon is engaged to Duke de la Rochefoucauld a French nobleman. She has lived in Paris with her mother for nearly two years. The marriage date is not fixed but will occur soon.
Wasuinaron November 10 One subject likely to spark a fight in the house after electing a speaker and forming committees is a change in the rules. The Democratic majority faces a potential challenge and will seek unanimity on the measure.
The article discusses Democratic reactions to changing quorum rules and the handling of appropriations. It notes divisions within the party on including bills across committees and the impact on overall spending. It mentions calls for a single path to prove a billion revenue and the influence of committee assignments on appropriations.
The schooner Sayward case, brought by Britain against the United States to settle Behring Sea issues, was argued in the U S Supreme Court. Attorney General and Solicitor General Taft represented the government. James Ote and Calderon Carlisle appeared for Britain. Distinguished attendees included ex Senators Edmunds Bayard and Henderson, and Attorney General Garland with Senators Mitchell Hawley and Eustis.
The Kansas City court of appeals remanded the case of Eda Hickman, an elderly former slave, against the Hickman estate of Manitou county Missouri for 24 years of services. She sought 1440.85 dollars, won half previously, but verdict reversed on appeal. The latest ruling sends the case back for trial.
A cyclone swept the Andaman islands in the Bay of Bengal over the weekend. The Indian government steamer Enterprise carrying prisoners foundered at a port. out of eighty three crewmen, six were saved and seventy seven perished at sea or during the escape to shore.
Angry groups of farmers gathered on the outskirts of Baltimore to lynch Calvert Allum the black man accused of assaulting 12 year old Kittie Meeny. A leader said they would hang the prisoner if a crowd could storm the jail. The sheriff increased guard around the jail.
Tommy Cotner of Cincinnati faced Ed Gorman of Buffalo in a rough bout decided in the third round when Gorman knocked Cotner out. Referee John Murphy oversaw a $1,000 contest as Cotner failed to rise after a decisive uppercut.
In Wapakongta Ohio on November 10 residents report a peculiar disease devastating chickens. Fowls go blind then their heads swell to enormous sizes and die within about ten hours. Hundreds are dying weekly.
News notes creditors confirmed the sale of the Brown Bonnell & Co plant to the creditors, who will organize immediately to take control from the receiver.
Thirteen prominent grangers from New England state left Ston for Springfield to attend the Grange convention.
In Green village George David’s farm, Simon Field killed David with buckshot and shot David’s wife and son. Field was arrested in Milford as lynch threats rise. separate report: Steve Lagra killed Michael Ravish at Walston mines after a quarrel. Lagra and two companions were arrested.
The Foraker men claim their candidate will win in the Republican caucus. Sherman headquarters report 52 votes, four over the nomination threshold, and expect eight more votes not counting Hamilton or Cuyahoga counties. Sherman managers concede some doubt about Foraker but say he is easily beaten.
Governor Leon Abbett and state board members arrive to select a site for New Jersey’s state building at the fair. Abbett says the exhibit will be highly elaborate and use exclusively New Jersey products, with wood and stone sourced from within the state.
Reports from Maptison Wisconsin dated November 10 indicate heavy rainfall in the past two days breaking a drought since seeding. Crop prospects are now excellent and fall ploughing will proceed. Kansas reports say winter acreage will be the state’s largest in history.
Harrisburg Nov 10 senators who arrived last night expect the extra session to close this week. They are eager to adjourn and return to their business, with prominent lawyers from both parties saying they would seek leave of absence to attend to other affairs at home if sine die adjournment does not occur on Thursday or Friday.
In Washington C H on November 10 saloonkeepers largely removed door and window screens to meet the ordinance. B B Ott refused to comply and the group plans a test case on constitutionality. Arrests will be made for painted white exterior windows.
Corry Pennsylvania November 10 funds from the grand lodge of the Equitable Aid union were deposited in the Corry National Bank Saturday. Grand officers are in session to assess the situation. Depositors may receive almost all funds in the fall with possible delays and little loss expected.
A massive blaze at the Northwest Fuel company’s Duluth coal yard destroys thousands of tons of coal. Firemen work in six hour relays as damage stacks toward hundreds of thousands of dollars and the fire nears extinguishment over a week.
Police officer Jeremiah T Cotter was shot by his wife after a quarrel. The couple had no reason for the dispute regarding Cotter's temperate habits. Mrs Cotter claims self defense and was arrested and jailed.
Kansas City Nov 10 A Booneville man William H Harley aged 80 years 6 months died Sunday. He was the oldest Mason in the world and a member of the order for nearly 60 years.
Luxcoy Neb Nov 10 Irish National League of America officers publish an address denouncing internal Irish quarrels and urging unity to pursue Ireland’s freedom. The message appeals to parliamentarians and calls for organized branches and swift fund remittance through national treasurer William Lyman in New York. God save Ireland.
Lexpos reports William Redmond stating reconciliation between Parnellites and McCarthyites is impossible unless the McCarthyites accept the Parnellite principles and expel leaders who hounded Parnell to the grave. It is said McDermott, who horsewhipped Healy, threatens to repeat the act.
A Cork priest meeting on November 10 considers next steps in the Parnellite issue. Clerical intimidation and mine influence loom as Hedmond may block Flavin’s seating. If Hedmond delays, the Tories could act for Captain Sarsfield’s side.
By jury November 19, reports show banks mostly survived the run. The fiercest rush hit F W Krause in Lepzigerstrasse as crowds gathered and police regulated activity. The Kaiser ordered hourly condition reports and weighed a general financial inquiry.
The postmaster general says there is no hope for universal penny postage among English speaking peoples but expects substantial rate reductions on newspapers books and patterns.
The Nanticoke mine disaster now has twelve victims after four more miners died. Named among the dead are William Williams Jr, Thomas R Thomas, Edward D Williams, and David Powell. Authorities say naked lamps ignited gas as a possible cause with no blame placed on the company.
Roanoke Va Nov 10 The Crozier iron blast furnace saw a fatal accident as W R Ingram while removing a salamander from furnace No 1 used dynamite for blasting His tant George Paga saw smoke from the blast hole and reached over to the touching ram when the explosion occurred A hole was blown into Ingrams head and he died soon after Page escaped with a few bruises
Dr. Charles N Palmer of Raymond pleaded guilty in circuit court to burglarizing Lars Christiansen store at Raymond Center on August 8. Prosecutors deferred sentence to allow counsel to present testimony aiming to reduce punishment.
Joseph L. Wise formerly out on $2,000 bail for killing a colored man in Canton on June 14 last died from injuries after a Sunday buggy accident in Canton Fourth ward. He was thrown from the vehicle and struck a curbstone then remained unconscious until his death yesterday.
Samuel Dixon a nonagenarian and prominent Blairsville resident died during a Sunday afternoon attendance at a Methodist church class meeting in Blairsville Pennsylvania.
A deadly blaze in Mansion stables on Lawrence street Denver killed four men and suffocated thirty four horses. Victims include Thomas Bowen George Richards David Elmore and Otto Helbine who slept above the livery office. Fire started from a second floor water closet believed to be caused by hot ashes or a lit match. Firemen found three bodies stacked in their room as horses cried out and tried to escape.
Reports from Nashville describe alarming conditions in east Tennessee with suspected cross state mining tensions between Tennessee and Kentucky miners. Sworn threats of violence and disrupted business. two large Bristol and Elizabethtown mining firms with vast capital are unable to press coverage or protect their interests.
St Joseph undertaker O Y Thornton reports a startling case from Hardin Bay county. James Campbell aged 22 died after a fall in Richmond Mo thirteen years ago and was reburied in a Hardin churchyard vault. On opening his coffin the body was found enveloped in a luxuriant post mortem crop of curly hair with flesh and clothing well preserved.
A fall meeting of the New York Presbytery received a committee report on revising the Presbyterian confession of faith as proposed by the last general assembly. The committee approved the assembly's work and recommended several amendments. The report was accepted and will be revisited at next Monday's meeting with a probable adoption.
The State Republican league schedules a February 12 banquet in Cotemeus with Chauncey M. Depew to respond to the Abraham Lincoln toast. President Harrison may attend from Washington. Speakers include J. B. Fassett, Burrows, ex Governor Alger, and General Fr. S. Clarkson.
John E. Stridiron of Jackson boulevard dies at home after an acute Bright's disease attack. A longtime post office employee and former chief of The Times, he was born in New York 66 years ago and moved to Chicago in 1850 with his wife.
At Philadelphia Navy Yard a foot race along Broad Street between Bernard Burns and George Lindsay determined who would marry 21 year old Kate M. Lindsay won as Burns tired near the finish. The match was engineered after a dispute over the woman, with the prize a wife for the winner.
Baltimore officials report a record grain shipment season with seventy vessels for the winter and about 350 000 bushels ready for port. The Destinees Ohio line will be taxed to capacity to move grain from the west, with a large number of new cars contracted and older cars upgraded for grain traffic.
A freight collision in the yards of the Northern at St Cuerto Minnesota injured Albert with a broken collar bone a dislodged tooth and a left forearm fracture. Several others sought medical aid after the crash which disabled two engines and damaged five or six freight cars and a passenger coach.
STAXFORD Ky Nov 10 W L Dawgon a farmer living nearby killed an eagle yesterday. The bird measured seven feet from tip to tip and thirty six inches from tail to beak. Its talons spanned eight inches and the large claw nearly three inches. It was shot at about two hundred yards.
A local prisoner appeals to citizens to fund a commonwealth gift for a grand Columbian exposition display. He urges people to contribute to create a theater worthy showcase for Peonyee during the fair.
Whistler the featherweight champion in Graco-Roman style throws down a challenge at 120 pounds. He seeks a match with S. C. Maker or Baldwin Cook, both eager to contest, while Whistler stays ready to meet any challenger. The winner claims the purse and all gate receipts.
First race five-eighths of a mile Gambler Alma TR Gonzales 1 3 Time 1.004 Second race one mile Alderman Mac Donohue Forest King Time L433 Third race six and a half furlongs Rambler Mohican Dallyrian Time 18193 Fourth race three quarters of a mile Mad Stone Autocrat Sir George Time 1.1434 Fifth race one and one sixteenth miles Miss Belle Ma Belle Baylor Timp Time 1590 Sixth race seven eighths of a mile Firefly Rialto Little Jim Time 1.2994
Washington November 10 first race three fourths of a mile Judge Morrow wins with Experi ence second Gold Dollar third Time 116. Second race five eighths of a mile Lynne wins Captain Manning second. Third race one mile Bally Hoo first Mary Stone second Margherita Times fourth. Fourth race one and one sixteenth miles Celia first Senorita second Ads Time Lag i. Fifth race two miles jumping Grey Gown first Hercules third Flip Flap & Timo time 3.47 percent.
For Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia clouds bring light rain on Tuesday. By Wednesday cooler air follows with muted precipitation and mainly overcast skies.
In CoscinnaTis on November 10 the Walton Architectural Ironworks collapsed after assignments yesterday. The firm’s assets ran about the same as its liabilities, with insufficient capital cited as the cause. No preference claims are noted.
A gas explosion tore through a flour mill, igniting a blaze that engulfed the building. Sparks from a faulty gas line triggered the blast and left the site largely destroyed with aid crews summoned to battle the flames.
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