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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1901
Page
8
In New York H C Conger returns to comment on the Chinese crisis. He argues for preserving China's empire and outlines views on indemnities and territorial demands. He defends actions against officials, notes media exaggerations about brutality, looting, and missionary casting during the siege.
New York capitalists on a 3 000 mile Texas dash halted for daylong visits in Corsicana Terrell Greenville and Sulphur Springs. The group’s quiet itinerary centered on carriage drives meals and a Hopkins county game dinner in Sulphur Springs. They met A R Green president of the Texas Midland railroad.
St Louis May 5 The fair grounds management reports George Arnold the speedy son of Sir Dix on is receiving special preparation and will start next Saturday in the inaugural handicap. With Armes favored and Duelist also high class, the race promises to be one of the best ever run at the Fair Grounds.
Kingston Jamaica May. Claude C Mallet British consul at Panama says Colombia's conflict has become guerrilla warfare with fluctuating rebel strength. Government guards major towns including Panama while rebels sporadically strike. Interior trade paralyzed as fighting continues with heavy losses reported near Sayanitla and Baranguiila.
Valentine Nebraska May 34 Indians fought near town after heavy drinking Antoine Ladeaux shot John Bull Walks Behind in the chest and back Several Indians bound Ladeaux and turned him over to the sheriff A physician attended the wounded man who died The coroner’s jury found Ladeaux shot with no justification He is a first lieutenant of Indian police at the Rosebud agency and had a good reputation
Geneva correspondent of The Daily Mail reports President McKinley told Mr Kruger he cannot receive him in any capacity official or unofficial. The note was conveyed as part of diplomatic outreach from Washington to Pretoria. May date unavailable in the fragment.
Cape Town correspondent reports Colonel Dennison and a patrol of scouts captured by Exemy forces. Location of the mishap unknown. May news arrives from Yokohama. Seoul advices note a Korean loan agreement where Yun Nan syndicate keeps a tenth part to establish a bank while the government repays five million yen over twenty four years with customs duties pledged as security.
Berlin reports that favorable developments in the situation may allow Count von Waldersee to return home by mid June as stated by The Lokal Anzeiger’s Pekin correspondent.
A battered clipping reports Boston leaders alarmed by a rising whist craze affecting youth and morality. Mayors and intellectuals call for a harsh crusade, linking the issue to social decline and philosophical shifts.
An estimable man told us that children are begotten of the soul as well as the body, and the speaker adds she is the happy mother of many children though all are children of the spirit. This is comfort for spinsters.
General Chaffee publicly thanks U S cavalry and artillery for their conduct in the relief expedition. The American forces departed Pekin this morning, marching toward Tontcu with farewell ceremonies. Sir Alfred Guselee and British generals witnessed the event and a detachment escorted the troops outside the city. Infantry and headquarters will depart by rail when transports reach Taleu.
Continued from first page detailing destitution after disaster. New York citizens ready to respond with clothing food and essentials once needs are assessed. Mayor Bowen consulted and relief committees to organize aid. Flagler contributes 7500 with potential 5000 more. City relief plan includes employing unemployed men at one dollar daily to clear debris.
In Tallahassee Florida May special relief committee named by Governor Jennings will draw on State Treasurer Whitfield to provide up to 40000 for Jacksonville fire sufferers. Legislators approve prompt state action and pledge swift appropriation to cover the relief needs.
Savannah mayor calls a May 6 city hall meeting of antigens to organize aid for Jacksonville fire victims. The city will coordinate liberal contributions and railroads will provide free transport for relief supplies. Pastors in Savannah churches note the fire with collections and committee appointments to work with the relief effort. Chattanooga Times reports a $100 subscription for Jacksonville relief.
Miss Aiken, sixteen, of Union, near Ballsville Powhatan, Va., was shot last night while standing in her chamber with a younger sister. She died from the wound and could not name the assailant. The Aiken family, recent arrivals from Illinois, had made themselves popular in the district.
The London Standard notes that natives in British Central Africa quickly adopt arts of their white conquerors. Postmaster General Gosling sends a neatly printed Postal Guide done entirely by natives in the Zomba government printing office. The guide’s scope and regulations reveal rapid administrative reach and native adaptability in typography and printing.
Washington May 5 The administration after careful study of the Philippines has decided to reduce the army there to 4000 men The force is regarded as ample for current needs and may be cut further if conditions continue to improve It is expected all volunteers in the islands will depart by June end leaving only regulars and the oldest regulars in service to remain on duty
Sewanee opens a promising season with disrupted practice due to late term start and bad weather. Key players Cage Suter Jones vie for right field while Walden Murray Shelby handle pitching. Simkins captain and Sewanee-Tech game standout with strong batting and quick, sure defensive play.
The team, driven by steady development and strong work, unveiled a demanding schedule arranged by Manager Hall. Washington and Lee visit Sewanee on May 9 and 13, Vanderbilt plays at Sewanee May 19 and 25, Chickasaw comes to Memphis May 21 and 22, Georgia Tech travels to Atlanta May 31 and June 1, then Alabama goes to Tuscaloosa June 8 and 9.
A partial recap highlights Sewanee players Aiken Harris Cape and others in strong form. Aiken steadiness at second base, Cape developing a southern reputation as a skilled third baseman, with Wilson Hogue Cage Suter and Jones bolstering the outfield.
Boston Transcript reports no confirmation from the war department on Alejandrina’s rapture but notes significant progress against organized resistance in the Philippines. Aguinaldo’s appointee Agipay, called the renegade priest, is a major foe whose possible amnesty is urged against the backdrop of religious appeals and brutal combat.
A fire in Darktown last night burned two small frame houses at 52 College Street and nearby, causing frantic scenes as residents rushed furniture into the street. Police and firemen battled the flames while a tense crowd, amid booming flames and shouting, watched windows and roofs collapse. A fearful bystander cried that Darktown was burning like Jacksonville as confusion and smoke filled the night.
Two Atlanta men Charles W Whatley and J W Bartias died within the same hour from consumption. Both came from Roswell, shared youth, and were connected to W H Meyer Co funeral home. Whatley, 38, worked for Southern Railway. Bartias, 51, died at Powell Street residence leaving a widow and children. Both bodies to be sent to Roswell for burial. services at noon.
Thomas Egleston of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company led about twenty adjusters traveling to Jacksonville by train to assess a vast blaze. The fire caused heavy losses across residences and businesses, with total destruction in multiple cases and months expected to settle the claims across many firms.
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