Boycott Opposed Pushes Strike Control Funds
A group named Jever and local businessmen vow action against peace disturbers. They pledge a fund of $10,000 to be used to convict those disrupting public order and to support strike related efforts.
10 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
1
A group named Jever and local businessmen vow action against peace disturbers. They pledge a fund of $10,000 to be used to convict those disrupting public order and to support strike related efforts.
Cleveland business leaders gathered for an anti boycott meeting pledging 10000 to compensate men injured by car dynamiting and disorder. The assembly denounced the strike and urged lawful action while supporting Mayor Farley’s measures and calling for police and military readiness.
Indiana Statesman reports Senator Beveridge refuses to comment on present conditions in the Philippines after a trip through the tropics. A Victoria dispatch quotes Commander St John criticizing General Otis as ignorant of campaign necessities and lamenting insufficient transport and hospital services in Manila. He urges recalling Otis and notes extreme press censorship to shield him from public outcry.
Fragmentary OCR notes show mixed symbols and numbers. Items and prices are unreadable leaving only scattered figures such as 4 25 and 53 Ag 16 95. No identifiable people places or organizations are present.
In Luzerne Pa on August 10 miners in the anthracite region protest with daily strikes. United Mine Workers leaders arrived, reporting about 10000 workers out and calling for a convention in the city on August 25 with delegates from Lucerne Lackawanna Schuylkill and Carbon counties to address grievances and seek lower powder prices.
In Alexandria Virginia on August 10 1900 roughly 100 Springfield rifles arrived from the Richmond state armory as African American residents react to the lynching of Ben Thomas. Captain King of the Alexandria light infantry coordinated the arms while infantry members held themselves in readiness if called. The mayor declares intent to prosecute those involved in the lynching.
Des Moines reports from August 10 show the Fifty-first Iowa regiment in the Philippines enjoys excellent health. Several officers from the unit have been promoted into commissions in the new volunteer army.
In Stites Wisconsin on August 10 a mammoth pulp mill is announced for the Eldred Lumber company tract. The plant will source power from the Oconto River and will utilize 100 million feet of hemlock stood on tributary tracts to the river.
New York listeners heard testimony at the Mazet investigation committee focusing on the frequency of robberies in the city. Witnesses described assaults and thefts during visits to the Tenderloin, the Bowery, and other areas as part of the inquiry.
The British torpedo gunboat Leda spotted a French fishing vessel within the three mile limit. Blanked shot fired as the fishermen fled, then a shell disabled the boat and killed the helmsman.
Positi reports Major Marchand has been offered the role of governor of the French settlement on the main coast and envoy extraordinary to King Menelik of Abyssinia.
A light wire and a ladder at a worksite caused a conductor to be used as the chain of a live connection. Workmen nearby escaped injury as the apparatus malfunction led to a near accident.
A thunderstorm in Anaconda Montana creates Sheep Gulch into a 20 foot wide roaring river that breaches its old waterway and heads toward the courthouse annex. Contractor Dolan and a worker are saved from drowning as the flood tears new ground. Rail lines Great Northern and Northern Pacific suffer washouts near Butte and Silver Bow causing delays.
The Canada Atlantic train from Montreal to Ottawa left the track near Coteau Junction. The engine and baggage car plus a second class coach derailed while first class coach and two Pullmans stayed on rails. Seven were killed and several injured though not seriously. Rails spread is suspected.
Helena Montana August 10 engineers Beebe killed and Hill mortally injured when engine jumped rails on the Bitter Root branch one mile west of Florence. Train was traveling at normal speed at the time of the wreck.
Six San Francisco firemen were injured when the roof collapsed at the Star and Owen restaurant. The blaze caused minor property loss and all injured are expected to recover.
Yellow fever at the Soldiers' Home in Newport News Virginia is unchanged with no new cases or deaths. Quarantine stays in force though Hampton and nearby towns are reported free of the disease and the quarantine should be raised in a few days.
An order directs all civic transports to coal at Nagasaki both going and coming to avoid delays caused by coaling at Manila. This change ensures ships can depart on schedule without waiting at Manila harbor.
A British naval commander criticizes campaign leadership and urges the administration to recall him as the first move. The outspoken figure argues policy errors hinder operations and demand immediate administrative action.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana, back in Victoria from Manila, refused to express any opinion on General Otis or the future of the Philippines. His companion Dr. J. Donelan and R. D. Wood also declined interviews.
Washington Aug 10 report says Secretary Root may meet General Miles to decide changes among commanders of American forces in the Philippines as part of a bid to push the campaign with vigor.
Manila reports from the Empress of Japan say floods turn Sampaloc district into a sea of water with gutters over a foot deep. Police barracks are surrounded as soldiers patrol in two feet of water while boats crowd the streets. Admiral Watson narrowly escapes a capsized launch on the Pasig. Beriberi outbreak noted at Bilibid prison.
The Iowa Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias opened in Davenport with 1,400 knights present. Mayor George T. Baker and ex-Senator William O. Schmidt welcomed them. George Jepson of Sioux City spoke for the visitors. Only officer elections were noted as of little importance.
At Clifton six miles from Camp Downains, lightning hit the barn of Engelbert Jersly. The blow destroyed the barn and killed his two sons, Vincent 16, and Engelbert 22 years old. Mrs. Jersly was seriously injured.
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