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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1901
Page
3
Pekin December 1 Prince Ching informed ministers of foreign powers that due to the dowager empress fatigue the final imperial court journey is postponed a week. Great preparations mark the reception with repainted palaces and regirded temples. The route will be lined with Manchu bannermen as ceremonies unfold. European troops maintain discipline and Pekin’s condition has improved.
Port Townsend December 2 dispatch reports Chinese officials plotting across borders to fund the indemnity. A new scheme by Prince Ching would impose a head tax on all Chinese abroad or at home, aiming to raise large sums with prizes amid unrest in southern provinces and blamed Boxer unrest.
Shanghai December 2 The heir apparent Pu Chun is deposed by imperial edict for alleged involvement of his father Prince Tuan in the Boxer upheaval. The move reflects the regime's response to the Boxer troubles and consolidates political power.
A Cameroons dispatch reports West Africa merchants punished by courts for brutal acts against Africans. Wittenberg gets five years for impaling a Negro on a ramrod, Keltrich three years for pouring petroleum on a Negro and setting him on fire, Haesloop eight months for destroying a Negro chief’s eye with a whip.
Cape Town December 1 Sir Gordon Borige the Cape Colony prime minister said in a banquet speech that the colony maintains an army numbering 18 000 men, most of them mounted, with numbers rising weekly. He noted the strain on the treasury and the need to bear it as long as necessary. Rebels were being gradually worn down and the outlook remained not discouraging.
Royal command sent Sousa and his band to perform at Sandringham for King Edward and Queen Alexandra. The two hour concert pleased the royal family, with the King displaying keen delight in the music and Mr Songa presented to the monarch at the close.
Berlin reports that the socialist petition against the tariff bill has collected nearly 3.5 million signatures. The Berlin Politische Correspondent notes the Reichstag friends of the bill are pessimistic about its prospects, with much doubt cast on the outcome of the proposed tariff legislation.
A Modena Utah jury sitting in Ploche Nevada yesterday found seven defendants guilty of assault and battery related to the recent beating of a Negro man in Fay Nevada. Judge Talbot scolded the jury for returning an assault with intent to kill or acquittal verdicts and instructed them on proper verdict choices.
Chicago December 1. As the international Live Stock exposition opens with 16 000 draft horses cattle hogs and sheep the planned federal livestock commissioner faces opposition from Secretary Wilson who says the Bureau of Animal Industry already handles livestock needs. He notes 1000 employees under Dr Salmon and asserts no new office is needed.
The Pan American Conference committee on resources and statistics adopts C. M. Pepper’s recommendations from the United States. Proposals include irrigation information transport and communications data, permanent expositions of products, and up to date official statistics from original sources. A central agency like the bureau of American republics could unify data and reduce reliance on outdated manuals. Pepper urges decimal metric usage with local equivalents where helpful.
The Buford arrived at New York from Manila with eight companies of the Twenty-third United States Infantry, 37 officers, 115 discharged soldiers and government employees. Col J Milton Thompson led the detachment. The unit, famed for policing the Sulu archipelago, will head by special train to Plattsburgh, N Y. One former Princeton halfback, John B. Poe, is among the soldiers. An earlier incident aboard the Buford involved a revolver and a fight with the ship’s chief engineer, culminating in confinement in the brig and an attempted knife attack.
In Manila December 1 the Philippine financial crisis prompts hoped changes in the two Mexican dollars per gold dollar parity. Ide, chief of finance and justice, notes possible immediate reform. post office restricts money orders to government employees. banks profit from exchange losses. merchants use Mexican silver. Commission seeks congressional authority. war department official Conant reports on coinage and banking. Insurgent losses grow weaker. leadership shifts prompt reorganizations. Wright ship possibly salvageable after rock strike near San Jacinto harbor.
Chicago December 1 Speakers at a Chicago Federation of Labor meeting called manual training and technical schools a grave menace to industrial unions. They urged forming labor leagues among pupils and graduates to enforce union wage scales and to refuse jobs from nonunion graduates or schools supported by public funds.
December 1 report from Cincinnati notes rising tensions between the United States Spirits Association and the Standard Distilling Company, supplier to the whisky trust. The association, independent yet linked by mutual interests, accuses unwarranted price hikes from 1.31 to 1.82 per gallon, driving potential market diversions as output reaches about 40 million gallons yearly and an $800,000 increase cited.
A blaze broke out at 9 20 pm in the Omaha Neb factory of the Creamery Manufacturing Company on 3 8 streets. The fire caused heavy losses and damaged the property. Crews fought the flames through the night with limited details on damages or cause.
Kentucky politics roils as Breckinridge announces plans for governor while Watterson races questions of loyalty and strategy. Beckham considered a second-term bid, and Breckinridge presses for Congress as Bronston blasts labor strikes. Rumors swirl about Sapp and a possible federal investigation into civil service violations.
London reports a stagnant industrial scene with tight credit and weak demand as government disbursements rise slightly. Gold moves, copper and silver decline amid German financial caution, Welsh mine strikes threaten a lockout, and US market news influence Berlin trading while London and Manchester markets show limited activity across textiles and commodities.
In a dispatch from the American missionary, Miss Stone is reported to have been released from a perilous situation in Smyrna. Naval officials indicate the event bears no special bearing on broader tensions, though details remain unclear.
The comptroller of the currency William B Ridgely prepared the annual report for transmission to Congress detailing national banks finances. It covers capital stock changes, bank liquidations, numbers of reporting associations and aggregate resources, deposits, and government bonds held, with figures through September 1901 and October 1901.
The plan includes appointing a three member House committee to join a Senate committee informing the president Congress is ready to receive his message. Resolutions to adopt last house rules and set daily meeting hour precede the opening day events. The president’s message will be withheld until Tuesday. General Grosvenor will announce McKinley’s death and the related resolutions. A memorial program for McKinley will be arranged by a committee after a select committee is formed. The house likely adjourns for Christmas after three day sessions. Speaker Henderson will oversee preparations for after the holidays. About 260 business matters will be transacted before year end. Also early in the week Senator Rosse and Representative Wayne hope to introduce a bill honoring Valley Forge soldiers as a national monument.
Port Townsend Wash reports a November export surge with cotton shipments totaling about 14 000 bales valued near 800 000 dollars. Figures reflect Puget Sound trade activity and mark a record month forcotton exports in recent years.
William Alexander Selkirk a pioneer Pacific coast newspaper man and friend of Mark Twain Bret Harte and Josh Billings died in Seattle on December 1. The obituary notes his long career and ties to notable literary figures, reflecting on his influence in early California journalism and Pacific coast press history.
Buyers have secured nearly the entire apple crop of western North Carolina with strong prices. Yancey County furnishes most of the supply and is regarded as the chief apple-raising county ascold storms and good collection efforts bolster the season.
Deposits and loans across the Eastern, Southern, Middle, and Western states are shown, with regional totals including deposits of 4 158 162 050 and loans of 1 511 209 112 in the East, deposits 501 905 118 and loans 493 188 951 in the South, and other regional figures. The data highlights the excess of deposits over loans and notes large investments in stocks bonds and other ties by savings banks.
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