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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1900
Page
1
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William declines to argue Russia’s plan and will not withdraw troops from Pekin. The article indicates a new phase in the crisis with continued imperial stance and potential shifts in strategy.
A Washington dispatch reports Germany will not withdraw troops from Peking despite Russia urging evacuation. The German stance, presented to the American chargé d’affaires William Jackson, suggests other powers may back remaining forces in the Chinese capital. Officials note potential ministerial stays and discuss future negotiations as the United States weighs its position in the Chinese troubles.
Cable from Shanghai to Taku reports quiet conditions at Peking after the relief expedition entry. General Chaffee notes a 350 strong U S battalion present at the city taking with officers from various services. Supplies unloaded and shipments directed, telegraphic links with Peking and Tsin described as poor and overall satisfaction noted. General Barry sails for Manila and assumes staff duties to General May as Chinese relief forces parade with international troops.
New York reports cautious improvement in pig iron though prices press. Beasomer stocks rise while coke-furnace output falls by about 12 580 tons weekly, 50 000 monthly, with large foundries holding iron. Foundry iron remains active in Cincinnati, with forge and foundry demand linked to tinplate scale settlement and labor quieting.
Atlantic City September 6 The national post office clerks discussed revising the constitution to reflect the merger of the two branches. The organization reported 175 new charters granted this year and adopted a resolution to draft a bill for Congress to fix an eight hour workday. The move seeks Civil Service inclusion for clerks and carriers alike.
In Indianapolis officers of the United Mine Workers meet amid fears of a nation wide coal strike. The threatened general strike could affect about 1,000,000 people if ordered by the national board. Board members began arriving as a 10 o'clock session was delayed by Fred Dilcher's absence.
Mappiesport Kentucky, Sept 6. All mines in the district shut down after miners' union order. About 800 men affected as five companies in Coal Creek and Jelico districts demand wage scale. Pineville company signed yesterday. Work suspended until Sept 10 conference to fix annual scale.
In New Oatrans on Sept 6 buyers pushed October and December cotton sharply higher after last Tuesday’s close. October closed near 5 1/2, with December rising from 8.83 to 6.02 as mills rush to secure raw stock. The market headlines warn of British spinners alarm and a looming curtailment of production as the cotton shortage tightens. An Emergency Committee meets to discuss the cotton situation amid rising prices and mill anxiety.
President J H McAden of the Southern Cotton Spinners association discusses proposed production curtailment. He notes many mills have already reduced output or shut down, with 70 percent of southern mills in the association and more to cut production over the next two months. He warns prices may dip temporarily as supply tightens and demand shifts.
General Joseph Wheeler will arrive in Florence Alabama next Tuesday. He will be relieved from the army September 10 due to age and will return that night to Florence. Wheeler says the trip has no political or financial aims, simply a visit to the Eighth district and the people he has long served. A citizens’ committee will meet him on arrival and he will speak at the court house in the afternoon with a public reception in the city park at night. Hooter rifles are expected to participate.
In Talapeca Alabama on September 6 the bodies of seventeen soldiers killed at the Talladega battle were exhumed and placed in a coffin before being reinterred in the city cemetery. The original grave was a 16 by 8 foot ditch with remains laid foot to foot. Only bones several buttons and buckshot were found. The Talladega fight occurred in November 1813 between General Andrew Jackson and the Indians. A movement and likely congress action aim to erect a monument for preservation of these remains.
News from New Yenk reports Benito Salmona arriving with dispatches to Secretary Hay from Colombia. The coup on July 21 ousts San Clemente and installs Marroguin amid Conservative-Liberal clashes. Supreme Court rejects the new government as governors resist, while resistance grows among Conservatives and naturalistic factions.
General Joseph Wheeler plans to visit Huntsville Alabama with a sequence of city events around September 15 to 17 including a reception. A detached note mentions cramps and diarrhea and promotes Pain Killer by Perry Davis as a standard remedy with prices of 25 and 50 cents.
In New Mexico on September 6, Thomas Ketchum known as Black Jack faces territorial court. He admits leading a gang that robbed a Colorado Southern passenger train at Folsom on September 8, 1897, and another robbery days later. A subsequent 1900 heist near the same spot ended with a postal clerk killed. Ketchum was wounded and captured along with an injured officer.
Sept. 6. Indignation runs high among Black residents after Governor McSweeney disbanded the Capital City guards, a negro company, while clashes with whites ensued and gunfire left several wounded in a riot sequence near Geyrva Alabama. A turpentine planter Dink Smith was slain by Harvey Woods, who remains at large, as confusion and danger spread.
Democratic state convention in St Paul chooses temporary chair W H Harris and clears committees after recess. The meeting endorses William Jennings Bryan for president and discusses party resolutions. Separate items note Union Reform nomination to president Seth W Ellis, and various notices about medical remedies and local civic items.
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