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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
1
Listing shows bleached damask and pure linen items with yard prices and towel descriptions. Includes sale prices for corsets in several unspecified makes and regular pricing notes.
Secretary Hay's reply to Li Hung Chang is described as unfriendly and dangerously near war. Washington holds firm to four conditions for reopening talks as new hostilities seem possible if China fails to concede. Officials expect a battle at Pekin to force acceptance, then a new diplomatic path with multiple powers involved.
Public release shows Li Hung Chang seeking safe escort for ministers to Tien Tsin while not allowing powers to advance on Pekin. The State Department insists on free communication with Minister Conger and Chinese responsibility for legation protection.
General Sir Alfred Gaselee has arrived in Trensin via Shanghai and has taken overall command of the British forces. The move marks a shift in leadership.
London dispatch reports 4000 British prisoners near Bethlehem and Olivier’s movement toward Harrismith with 1000 men. Free State forces are split into two columns, while British troops close in. Boers and British suffer hunger, cold, and privation amid strained transport.
London August 3 The Pretoria cor respond ent of The Daily Mail says Commandant General Botha is weakening He has sent a messenger to Lord Roberts asking for confirmation of the Prinsloo surrender report and requesting permission to communicate with General Christian Dewet.
Voters faced a fiercely competitive statewide campaign as candidates vied for key offices. The race drew intense attention from major parties and local organizations, with endorsements shaping public opinion amid heated debates and contentious ads.
In Raeian North Carolina on August 3 the Democratic sweep includes a constitutional amendment disenfranchising many Black voters. The statewide victory shifts the legislature to Democratic control, defeats Marion Butler for U.S. Senate, and yields a high turnout for Aycock’s ticket amid mixed support from Black voters like Livingston College faculty.
Florida state health officer Dr. J Y Porter in Key West receives word of two yellow fever cases in Tampa and orders quarantine on all travel to and from the city. He directs Jacksonville officials and railroad agents to enforce restrictions and believes the outbreak can be confined to Tampa.
The Alabama governor, after confirming yellow fever in Tampa, issues a quarantine proclamation against the city.
In Rome on August 3 Bresci the assassin of King Humbert proclaims it will be the czar's turn next. He is moved from Monza to Milan as police show collusion with others. Arrests extend to Bresci's brother a shoemaker another relative Marozsa and several anarchists at Prato. Natale Possansini held at Ancona admits traveling with Bresci from Milan to Monza.
A dynamite bomb kept in the Paterson New Jersey city hall vault was accidentally kicked by an official and exploded. Two men were slightly injured and rumors of anarchist sabotage spread after the blast at the recorder’s court noted for use by the city.
Major H. R. Beddoes with 400 men and two guns began the pursuit on July 24. He located an Ashanti camp of about 8,000 to 4,000 warriors three days east of Dompoessi. After several hours of stubborn resistance the Ashantis were defeated, with heavy British losses, and more troops will be needed to finish the campaign.
Martha Hendricks aged 17 and Paul Warner an eloping couple from PoruLar Buurr Missouri were drowned in the Currant river while trying to escape the girl's furious father. They set out in a skiff that struck a snag and overturned, sweeping both into the swift current.
President Zelaya spoke to the congress in Managua noting financial improvements, ending the Maritime Canal concession, proclaiming Eyre Cragin canal concession, and pledging an expanded national railroad program. The address drew widespread enthusiasm.
BeLoit Wisconsin August 8 Professor Joseph Emerson veteran Greek scholar is dying after long general debility. He recently marked his 52d anniversary with the college on May 25.
Samples of new wheat show this year's crop as the finest in years. The grain is heavy bright and clean with strong gluten promising high milling yield and flour strength. Weight per bushel may exceed last year by a pound or more and upfront prices near old wheat suggest a potential premium.
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung argues for state ownership of all coal mines in response to rising exports despite famine prices at home. The Aug. 3 report notes Germany increasing coal exports while domestic prices remain high.
The Times reports the shah will not visit England this year due to the assassination attempt in Paris. The decision reverses prior plans and follows heightened security concerns surrounding the shah’s travels.
The Herald from Tien Tsin reports the Japanese vanguard was repulsed with about 100 killed and wounded as of Sunday dated Aug 3.
Aug 3 report says Admiral Alexeïff travels to New Qinghua to assess a serious Russian position amid ongoing operations.
Allied commanders at Tien Tsin reportedly embargo news on the size and composition of forces moving toward Pekin due to encrypted communication with viceroys. Telegrams from Hong Kong and Shenglai show rising restlessness in Southern China. Proclamations in Canton raise recruiting pay to nine dollars monthly and threaten officers over troop fraud.
The Aug 1 report notes 20 000 Allied soldiers of all arms and 170 guns marching toward Pekin with a target arrival around Aug 12. A second dispatch from Brussels cites 18 miles to Tien Tsin and eight days to Pekin, with Europeans taking refuge inside the imperial city enclosure.
Nora Peper extols the United States for its role as the Pekin movements begin. She notes Mr Conger’s authentic dispatch and Mr Hay’s urgent call for swift relief, suggesting Washington even considered a purely American expedition if needed.
A two and a half hour cabinet meeting debated China policy centering on Pekin. The administration favors immediate action if feasible without undue risk, awaiting any word from General Chaffee. Despite allied delays on command, no new instructions will be sent, affirming confidence in Chaffee’s leadership.
Paris reports Li Hung Chang told the United States consul that ministers would contact their governments if allies halt their advance on Pekin. Obang cannot obtain a reply to his message to M. Pinchon as the tsung liuamen refuse cipher forwarding. Foreigners and consular corps may entrust defense of the concessions to international naval forces.
Four Chinese women reportedly purchased by Chicago residents are held as slaves after being exhibited at the Omaha exposition. Each allegedly sold for $5,000 and kept in captivity for nearly two years. Acting Mayor Walker orders police to liberate them.
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