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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1900
Page
1
Judge Morrow of the United States circuit court declared the Chinatown quarantine illegal for Chinese discrimination and ruled the bubonic plague did not exist in the city. The decision ends the bubonic plague scare, which many physicians and business leaders viewed as unfounded.
Among Chinese and foreigners threatened by the Boxer uprising, Rev. Joseph Whiteside is named as one of the missionaries in China at risk.
Soo ch ow by the North Alabama conference of the Southern Methodist church mentions Mr Whiteside as a brother to Mr W W Whiteside and Dr J M Whiteside of Oxford. He lived in Oxford six years ago and taught at the Anglo Chinese college in Soochow for about a year. Missionaries Rev Henry C DuBose and wife from South Carolina are also known to Annistonians. Mr DuBose is a brother to Rev R M DuBose formerly pastor here.
The Woodstock cotton mills awarded a contract to S. C. Houser and Wolfsoncroft for seventeen operatives cottages. Erection near the mill provides four and five room homes facing Noble Street and a new street west of Noble between Sixth and Seventh.
A small delinquent tax sale was held at the county courthouse with few sales completed. Many owners paid before the sale and any remaining properties will be bought by the state and become redeemable for two years. Buy a Kennesaw cigar vextum and get satisfaction.
Manila June 18 The Ninth regiment has been ordered to Manila then China. The gunboat Concord with marines aboard has sailed under sealed orders for China. The British cruiser Buena Ventura has sailed for Hong Kong with troops and stores for Hong Kong and Tein Tein.
U S Treasury invites sealed proposals for sale of property suitable as a site for a public building in Anniston Alabama. Proposals due July 12 1900 at 2 p m. Corner lot preferred 150 by 130 feet or 130 by 170 feet if not corner. Vendor to remove buildings within 30 days after notice. title costs on vendor. Include diagram and property details. right to reject any proposal reserved. Send to L J Gage Secretary of the Treasury Washington DC.
The Anniston office of Central Pipe and Foundry received a letter of inquiry Friday from Calcutta India. The inquiry came from a large dealer and may lead to an order from India. The letter mailed May 18 arrived June 15, taking twenty nine days.
An eight year old named Hall, son of Mr and Mrs A D Cheney formerly of this city now in Rome, drowned in a large open sewer saturday afternoon. He was a nephew of Mr J A Cheney of this city.
The June report from Philadelphia notes a strong push toward nominating Governor Roosevelt four days before formal nomination. Roosevelt refuses to promise rejecting a nomination after it is tendered, unlike Senator Allson who would decline. The piece examines political maneuvering and future prospects.
The passage notes Roosevelt and allies fear a forced VP bid could end his political career. It states Roosevelt remains sincere in declining the nomination but acknowledges the popular movement has grown beyond his control.
Ben Tanner and Red Tayor fought at Raymond Thompson's mill near Laney's Station yesterday morning. Taylor was badly carved up by Tanner who was intoxicated. Tanner seized a shotgun, creating a stampede among mill workers. Thompson tried to calm him and deputy Meharg arrested Tanner after a heavy blow to the head.
The murder case against Jeff Rountree for Jim Parker’s killing in Piedmont is proceeding in city court. Prosecution by Solicitor Tanstall and Rutherford Lapsley. defense by Matthews Whiteside Martin Arnold Martin and Col W J Brock. Jury selection underway with many local spectators present.
The Star reports census collection closed Saturday with complaints that many residents were not seen by enumerators. Readers are urged to notify the Star so uncounted individuals can be included for accurate population credit.
Dispatches from Shanghai and London dispute reports of Baron Von Ketteler's murder in Pekin amid chaotic telegraph lines. Cables claim Boxers aided by Hung Fan Siang forces attacked legations, with conflicting accounts about casualties and the minister’s fate.
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