Mos Lynched The Nebro Simond
A local report notes the lynching incident affecting individuals associated with the Nebro Simond area. Details remain unclear in the fragment but indicate a fatal event drawing official attention and public concern.
18 Dec 1900
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1900
Page
1
A local report notes the lynching incident affecting individuals associated with the Nebro Simond area. Details remain unclear in the fragment but indicate a fatal event drawing official attention and public concern.
About 100 men from Rockport lynched John Rolla in Booneville at 6:30 pm after breaking into the jail with a telegraph pole. Sheriff’s deputy yielded no keys. mob dragged Rolla to a tree and hanged him. No shots fired. crowd dispersed quietly. Citizens and Judge Swan opposed lynching but mob persisted.
Governor Mount learns a mob of about 100 from Rockport heads to Booneville to seize Joe Rolla and another black man for murder allegations. Local forces are powerless, adjutant general alerted, militia ordered then countermanded as Booneville plans shift.
Owensburg Kentucky December 17 1907 report says John Rolla the third man lynched near Rockport was implicated by Rowland another lynching suspect in his confession but denied guilt. Guards watched him amid doubts as he gave conflicting stories and was away from the Vernad hotel where he worked during the Simons murder timeframe.
Facing evidence, Jolla admitted his role in the crime and that he dealt the first blow. He said two other Black individuals aided in causing the fatal injury to Sinions.
Washington reports State Department notes no clear rationale for Britain's demand to amend the Pekin agreement nor for foreign ministers' hesitation. The change appears only to remove an explanatory phrase about punishing Boxer leaders, likely causing temporary delay. A new instruction to Mr. Conger aims to clear obstacles so all ministers may sign promptly.
A London dispatch reports Cardinal Vaughan’s pastoral letter blaming European encroachment, especially Germany and Russia, for China’s uprisings. He cites the murder of German missionaries and warns Christians face dangers from foreign aggression as religion clashes with politics.
Helena keeps a major victory as the supreme court affirms the district court mandamus ruling. The city was deemed to have exceeded its debt limit when it entered the 1897 water contract, rendering the agreement illegal and barring continued rent payments. If federal reversal fails, the water company may seek a jury to determine due sums from May 1, 1898 onward.
Former President Cleveland tells Atlanta Journal readers the Democratic Party must rehabilitate on democratic lines. He says the party wandered after strange gods, and urges a sincere return to old time doctrines to recapture past victories. He notes South signs of reform but wants broader adherence.
A terse note reports no remaining vestiges on Alpha Island. The text notes complete clearing or disappearance of traces. No further details on cause, location, or time are provided.
A British Columbia shipping disaster reports the steamer Alpha wrecked on a reef near Union Bay Vancouver Island in a brutal gale. Drowned are Samuel Barboe and Captain F N Yorke among others. 25 survivors were rescued by Yellow Island volunteers before a Czar steamer relayed the battle of the wreck to Vancouver.
Paris reports the government will embargo a number of articles looted in China and shipped to President Loubet and General Frey. The move, linked to General Chaffee’s protest over looting, holds that the works are not prizes of war and do not belong to the soldiers who seized them.
Albert Cutler of Boston claims the A A U amateur billiard championship at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club in New York. He had beaten Kellogg of Chicago who beat Bedrick of the city, but Hendrick defeated Cutler tonight. Cutler won on his average after the final three games.
Buenos Ayres reports five cages showing signs of bubonic plague in Tucuman in the Argentine republic.
In the house of delegates Mr. Des carts introduced a bill granting unrestricted suffrage to women on the same terms as men in Porto Rico.
Washington reports at the navy department that a serious loss has been sustained by the navy in the fire at the Norfolk navy yard.
The fire caused loss of valuable records and essential plans that cannot be replaced cheaply or quickly, highlighting long term costs beyond the immediate monetary damage.
Washington December 17 The Goetz case against the United States over Porto Rico status opened in the Supreme Court at 3 30 p m with Attorney General Griggs and attorneys including former Secretary Carlisle present. Four more related cases from New York and the Court of Claims were advanced for January arguments.
The senate renewed discussion over Chandler and Chandler’s committee resolution to authorize sending for persons and papers on Montara credentials. Gallinger and rival Chantler delay action while Chandler presses for holiday hearings on Clark and Maginnis credentials, with some senators favoring delay until the legislature convenes.
Taken to Warm Springs. John Park previously held at the county jail was found fit for asylum by Judge Woody and Drs Putney and McCullough. Sheriff Curran transported him by evening train. Park came from Butte three months ago after railroad work. He suffers head pains linked to mountain air and family in Missoula will care for his wife and daughter. a brother will assist.
The Christmas Standard surprised locals as copies sold quickly in Bozeman on December 17. Residents praised the paper’s coloring and reading quality, with one remark that other managements would need to rise early to beat the newspaper.
Henry Dekelinick third cook on a Northern Pacific deer died in Missoula after several weeks of typhoid fever. He was about 25 years old and a native of Wisconsin. His mother, alerted to his illness, is expected in Missoula tonight on the 1:40 train.
Representative Newlands introduced a bill in Washington on December 17 to authorize construction of reservoirs on the Humboldt River in Nevada for water storage and to regulate the disposal and settlement of public land within the reservoirs’ reach.
San Francisco December 17 Paul Antoine the French vice consul who shot himself in the head last Friday to escape a threat by his clandestinely married wife died today. The case centers on a forbidden alliance his wife had prompted.
A terse report notes a disaster where a hundred people are reported drowned. Details on location, cause, and agencies involved are unreadable in the fragment.
Berlin reports 14 survivors from the German training frigate Gneisenau out of 450 aboard when she foundered at the Malaga entrance as the storm drove the vessel to seek shelter. The disaster drew mourning crowds at the admiralty and marine ministry while Emperor William received condolences from the Spanish regent.
Report from Malaga says the Gneisenau wreck left 314 survivors with 39 injured sent to a hospital, 125 sheltered in barracks, 150 in town hall. The first engineers perished and a nephew of Count von Buelow named Bertid was saved injured. Salvage of guns and treasure is hoped. Some Germans and Spanish ladies offer nursing.
Dispatches from Malaga say a warned captain ignored advice to seek port as a storm struck near the rocks and sunk the vessel within ten minutes. The first mate perished, Kretschmann refused aid, and a Spanish sailor barely saved him before the sea swept them away.
A special session of the industrial commission began at the Manufacturers' club in Philadelphia with invited representatives from major Pennsylvania industries. J Gordon Grey testified on club aims while Albert Clarke pressed for clarity. Grey noted broad industry representation and improved conditions but said manufacturers did not share prosperity due to higher raw material costs and wages, limiting finished price gains.
Washington December 117 The house committee of census votes seven to six to report the Hopkins reapportionment bill keeping house size at 657 and rearranging state delegations. An amendment requires districts to be contiguous and compact to curb gerrymandering. states will lose one representative under the bill.
The bill assigns one representative to Indiana Kansas Kentucky Maine Nebraska Ohio South Carolina and Virginia with Illinois Louisiana Minnesota New Jersey New York and West Virginia to receive one each and Texas two. Republicans gain five seats and lose five while Democrats gain three and lose three based on 208 868 per representative. The measure won t be considered until after the holidays.
General Manager Mudge and Trainmen officers race to Chicago for talks with J W M Barr to settle the telegraphers grievances. If no settlement, a strike date may be set and a telegraphers walkout could follow. President Dolphin expresses optimism about the outcome.
Hamilton December 17 The death of Mrs. Deering in Missoula was ruled a suicide by drug. An inventory left on a table directed all property to her daughter Mrs. Irvine. A coroner's inquest found she had been in good health and had a boy with her at 5 pm. funeral pending Mrs. Irvine's reply.
The Indian appropriation bill, about 9 million dollars, passes House Indian affairs panel. It reduces agencies from 92 to 44, excludes many tribes, funds Kiowas and Shoshones in Utah, and adds sections for roads, telegraph lines, and sales or leases on Silitz Oregon lands. Chairman Sherman aims to pass before recess.
DeWet's forces were repulsed twice before a third assault led by DeWet broke the British lines near Thaba N’Chu. He captured a 15-pounder and 15 wagons with ammunition before retreating. Commandant Hansbrook and his commando with two guns failed to pass Sprinkant's Nek, suffering 40 losses.
London reports a severe engagement lasting hours with 1500 to 2000 Boers surrounded at the Orange River. The British claim a total victory with heavy Boer losses, many killed or wounded and a number captured.
Seven hundred Boers crossed from Orange River Colony into Cape Colony near Aliwa North and have reached Kaapdal in a swift movement reported from Cape Town.
A Topeka report describes a total wreck incident amid a blizzard with severe travel disruption. Emergency crews respond as residents face hazardous conditions and power outages.
Passengers were landed after the City of Topeka ran onto a reef off Sullivan's Island during a blizzard. Captain O'Brien reported a 20 foot hole amidships as waves dashed over the guard rail. Mrs. A J C Clark of Tacoma provided a vivid account of the night, as survivors reached shore and boats proved useless until the Alert and later steamers aided after the storm subsided.
The president sent nominations to the senate across Army and Navy ranks. Army picks include J J MacClague to be assistant commissary general with colonel rank and W L Alexander to be assistant commissary general with lieutenant general rank. George B Davis to be commissary with major rank. Ralph W Jones to be second lieutenant. Navy nominees include George H Barber to be surgeon and Samuel Bodeman to be assistant surgeon. John M Bristo of Pennsylvania to be assistant surgeon.
In Helena on December 17 Judge Knowles denied the injunction sought by Anaconda Mining Co to restrain Colusa-Parrot Co from operations on the North Vein after hearing engineers Winchell and Page and reviewing depositions.
The boat destroyer Gelidsborough, based in Tacoma Washington, suffered a broken rod on December 17 delaying trials. The crew was discharged and government inspectors orders countermanded, likely extending the repair period to about two months before a final trial trip can be held.
Captain Chee ter cabled from Smyrna that the Kentucky left for Port Said en route to Manila. Washington, Dee. 11. The navy department received the dispatch noting the departure.
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