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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1900
Page
1
Feature on linens and cambric linings with yard prices for Pure Linen Huckaback Towels and Gilbert's Selicias goods. Includes regular and sale prices, notes on hose and cuts, reflecting a mid century dry goods store display.
A store proclaims money back satisfaction and promises high quality goods at competitive prices. The message emphasizes value and consumer assurance, inviting shoppers to compare and seek the best deal available.
London reports from Paris and St Petersburg describe Allied columns moving toward Pekin with minimal resistance. They press on after the capture of Yang Tsung, with artillery moving despite bad roads and Chinese forces concentrating at Hsien Ching Ho. A forthcoming rescue of ministers is anticipated as the Washington cabinet signals its likely minimum demands.
A Washington official says the United States would seek a monetary indemnity for American victims in China, sufficient to support their families for life. The plan may include port surveillance, potential warships, and limited troops to protect officials and ensure future order.
AP dispatch from Pei Tsang dated Aug 5 notes the Japanese led the fight with American forces in reserve. Japanese cavalry charge secured 10 field guns while Chinese forces retreated in orderly fashion, with around 200 Japanese dead or wounded counted.
From Yang Tsun dated Aug 7 a dispatch says supplies are enough for 12 days and Chinese forces have fled toward Pekin. American signal men keep the telegraph line intact despite difficulties. About 0 percent of wounded are judged serious by physicians.
A semi official dispatch from Tien Tsin dated Aug 8 reports Russian colonel Woyczak received news from Pekin that on the night of July 1 the bombardment of the foreign legations resumed and the European churchyard was desecrated.
Havana dispatch reports 80 yellow fever deaths for July. The July mortality averages 838 for 1850 to 1895. Most current cases are among non-immunes. Also noted, President Zelaya proclaims Nicaragua’s intent to join the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo official participation.
New York dispatch reports from Tien Tsin dated Aug 8 that General Dorward leads the defense while Chinese forces receive reinforcements from the south. The southern viceroys are blamed for duplicity in accounts.
Dispatches from the French consulate in Shanghai report apprehension over conditions there. France will take precautions to defend the Shanghai concession. British sources say allied troops were within 25 kilometers of Pekin, but no date is given.
Reports from the Visayas show intensified insurgent activity over six weeks. In Panay last month American losses were the highest since January as Generals Leyte and Lucban in Samar harass garrisons with night fire and ambushes. Rebels remain well supplied and organized, with the Americans garrisoning three Samar towns and facing sniping from surrounding hills. Cebu also sees disturbances and amnesty efforts fade in impact.
Telegraph stringers returning from Dawson country report near Pike river a dense forest clearing containing the skeletons of 12 horses, a sawmill, several houses, and provisions in cabins with no inhabitants. The outfit, 40 miles from an old Indian trail, is believed frozen to death.
The Hamburg America line steamer Deutschland arriving in Hamburg after sailing from New York August 8 set a new eastward record with a total time of 5 days 11 hours 4 minutes. The ship reached a top speed of 66 knots on its fastest day.
Miss Bendette Bradley of St. Louis was robbed of $10,000 worth of diamonds on a train en route to San Antonio, Texas, before reaching Paris, Texas.
A Shanghai dispatch dated August 14 reports Pekin’s legations under renewed assault with Chinese defenders dwindling. Prince Tuan and 100 officials are said to have left the capital, Yang Tsun’s capture triggers a mass exodus, and the execution of Cheng Yin Huan fuels widespread terror. Yu Lu is reportedly killed at Yang Tsun.
Widescale considerations unfold as General Chaffee may shift toward striking between Ho Si Wu and Matow, with Ching Chai Wan and Tung Chow as key defensive points. Officials hope China yields without siege while the international column awaits reinforcements and aims for a negotiated settlement.
The U S State Department says a minister Conger message arrived but its date is uncertain and it will not be published The Chinese minister in London expresses hope for peace within six weeks and notes a transmitted British minister message whose contents remain unreleased
Ex Senator John J. Ingalls, in Las Vegas New Mexico for health, is sinking rapidly. His son Sheffield heads to his bedside while eldest son Ellsworth travels from Sioux Falls and Ralph serves in the Philippines. Dispatches say his condition is hopeless yet he plans to return to Atchison after family arrives.
C P Huntington president of the Southern Pacific Railroad died at his Pine Knot Adirondacks camp after a sudden choking spell. he had appeared healthy earlier that day and was surrounded by wife and secretary G E Miles at his bedside. Governor Lounsberry medical help arrived within half an hour. He and his party had arrived Aug 10 by private car and planned a stay at the Oneota steamers for river travel.
Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria dated August 13 that Kitchener’s force blew up three wagons near Veuntersdorp and that Dewet’s camp was forced to abandon ammunition. Methuen moves west, and Moerthuen reaches Modderfontein as Buller’s Ermelo advance stabilizes.
London Truth asserts no derogatory view in selling exchequer loan bonds in the United States. It argues that U S wealth growth justifies the sales and suggests American bankers may play many roles for Britain in the future.
Frederick Driscoll, commissioner of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, spoke to the International Typographical Union convention in Milwaukees Wis. He represented the ASAs special standing committee and urged harmony between publishers and the union with several suggestions.
Minnesota story reports Captain James Compton of Fergus Falls elected commandant of the Minnesota Soldiers Home at Minnehaha. S.M.H. Towler of Minneapolis re elected president of the board of trustees. George N. Lamphere of Moorhead elected secretary.
Three Mosquito delegates from Nicaragua arrive in Kinaston to press the exiled prince or chief Clarence, a British pensioner, to return home. They charge oppression by the Nicaraguan government and say Clarence has communicated with Lord Salisbury on the matter.
Funeral services for Baron Russell of Killowen lord chief justice of England were held at Brompton Oratory in the morning with a large congregation. Matthew Russell, the deceased’s brother, celebrated low mass. Interment followed at Epsom.
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