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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
1
Shanghai report says the empress dowager agrees to early restoration of Emperor Kwang, a 19 million pound indemnity, guards of 2000 troops per legation, and a foreign adviser in each province. Telegram claims the empress dowager plans to travel toward Chengchi.
Dr Morrison reports from Peking that Ubuen Ubuen Li Hung Ubang and Prince Ching have permission to seize the imperial seal for talks. A Morning Post Peking dispatch notes diverging views among powers, with M Pichon seeking punishment of guilty officials and major powers acting separately on some points.
A report from the Barerton district notes a serious disaster as British forces reverse. General Clements camp is said to have been attacked by Burghers and captured, signaling a pivotal setback in the campaign.
The Daily Express reports a supposed disaster to British arms at General Clements camp in Barberton district. It claims the Boers captured the camp and killed officers, taking prisoners all British troops including four Northumberland Fusiliers companies. The report is unconfirmed and not broadly believed.
December 14 reports placards urging unity to expel foreigners in January. Crowds gathered around signs but no outbreak occurred. Canton reports say reformer Yeung Sung Po was severely tortured, strung up by thumbs and toes, yet refused to confess.
In Berlin during the Reichstag session the former court chaplain Dr. Stoecker claimed private letters suggest Empress Dowager Cixi hates Emperor Kuang Su because he supposedly converted to Christianity after reading missionary books from American and British sources.
In London Soho an Italian burned a pin studded wax effigy of President McKinley on the embassy doorstep claiming kinship to Guido Mazaro who was lynched in Louisiana. He said the act was avenging his relative and fled as police approached.
The northbound Cotton Belt passenger train was robbed between Bassets and Texarkana. Several registered mail pouches were cut open and contents taken. Mail Clerk John M. Dannis was found unconscious with a head wound when the train arrived in Texarkana.
Sir Alfred Milner has been gazetted administrator of the Orange River Colony and the Transvaal. General Kitchener has cabled South Australia asking that wounded imperial bushmen convalescent be returned to South Africa. A further Canadian troop contingent began homeward passage aboard the Roslyn Castle amid an enthusiastic departure.
A Natal to Johannesburg train was halted by 150 Boers near Viaklaagte on Saturday. They used oxen to lift rails, forcing the stop and seizing 130 horses from the trucks. A second train delivering provisions was fired upon and its engineer wounded.
London dec 14 The Daily Mail Cape Town correspondent reports the arrest at Worcester Cape Colony of Harold Darringold alleged to be an American on a charge of fomenting an Afrikander rebellion. The arrest has caused a great sensation and disclosures are promised.
dVs in G Mich Dec 14 The Michigan Senate adopted a concurrent resolution to adjourn and leave taxation measures to the incoming legislature. The house did not concur, and many see the move as a presage of defeat for the bills in the next session, though Governor Pingree remains hopeful.
Manila December 14 The Taft commission passed an act authorizing General MacArthur to establish police in cities and towns and appropriating 150000 for their maintenance Commissioner Wright supervising constabulary duties said a local police force is essential to civil government and approved by the military government A bill also passed directs the civil service board to examine and report on salaries readjustment for civil employees.
New York December 14 At a meeting of the Erie Railway company board James J Hill of the Great Northern Railway Norman B Ream of Chicago a director of the Baltimore and Ohio and Pull man company and Robert Baron of J P Morgan Co were elected directors in the place of Quindard Godwin and Williamson
The Northern Pacific announces a reduction of Montana passenger rates from 4 cents to 8 cents per mile, effective shortly after New Year. After this change, every state along the Northern Pacific will have a 3-cent rate.
Representative Burleigh of Maine introduces a reapportionment bill fixing the house at 387 members and directing that redistricting elects should be drawn from continuous territory as far as possible.
Ohio Senator Hanna delivers a nearly three hour formal speech on the ship subsidy bill in the senate. He speaks without a manuscript and earns widespread attention and congratulations from colleagues for his prepared leadership on the issue.
In Washington on December 14 the Lower House continued debate on the war revenue reduction bill. Speakers included Messrs Grosvenor Bartholdt Hill Boutelle McClellan Newlands Levy and Underwood. Bartholdt urged larger beer tax cuts and proposed reducing the levy to 1.50 per barrel. The House approved a holiday recess from December 21 to January 8, 1901.
Four masked men dynamited the vaults of John Doerschuck's bank in Zanesville Ohio at about 8 a m. They forced interferers away and escaped with between 3000 and 4000 dollars. George Rhodes, alert across the street, watched as the robbers opened drawers and loaded sacks before fleeing toward a handcar on the Wheeling and Lake Erie line.
In the Senate Committee on Military hearing on the army reorganization bill Archbishop Ireland and Bishop McGorrick urged against the provision prohibiting canteens at post exchanges. They argued the canteen supports temperance and morals, citing Fort Snelling near St. Paul as evidence.
Washington December 14 The president nominated John W Yerkes to be commissioner of internal revenue Yerkes was the Republican candidate for governor of Kentucky in the recent election.
A London cablegram denied in Milwaukee that Lord Halifax had seceded from the Episcopal Church to Rome. Halifax, president of the English church union, had been reported as converting to the Roman faith, a story that caused a sensation locally.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs filed a favorable report on a bill to appoint Representative Boutelle of Maine as a captain on the retired list. It cites his notable naval service and work in Congress, his role in building the new navy, and cites precedents supporting the action.
George Considine was found guilty by a jury in the United States court for the 1896 post office robbery at Zanesville Ohio. He claimed intoxication and an alibi but failed. Two accomplices have also been convicted. Considine is the brother of the noted sportsman.
The Holland society of Chicago adopted resolutions expressing sympathy for Presidents Kruger and Steyn of the South African republics. Copies will be sent to Kruger and Steyn. The meeting was held at the Union League club.
The senate approves measures to defend American interests in the Nicaragua Canal with 65 in favor and 17 opposed, signaling strong support for U.S. involvement in the project and regional policy.
Washington December 14 the senate in executive session voted 65 to 17 to insert a committee amendment allowing US defense of its canal interests and public order. Senator Elkins proposed a broader measure to permit acquisition of security sovereignty and construction control of the Nicaraguan canal.
London dec 14 The Times postpones editorial on the US senate Davis amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty The Daily Chronicle adds a note calling the move serious it claims it signals jingoism and Anglophobia and foreshadows canal fortification against the treaty’s terms risking rift with Clayton Bulwer pact relations after McKinley’s re election and if Bryan had won.
Acting Governor Carney met with telegraphers amid the Santa Fe railway strike and agreed to urge arbitration. He dispatched a telegram to Santa Fe directors chairman Walker and President Ripley stating the state’s view that locked out workers and replacements are not to blame and urging early settlement via arbitration.
In Topeka on December 14, President Dolphin of the Order of Railway Telegraphers and President Ripley of the Santa Fe indicate no conference on the strike will occur. Dolphin favors arbitration by disinterested parties while Ripley says the Santa Fe strike is a closed incident with routes filled and no concern to management. Aldace F. Walker echoes similar views.
Terry McGovern defeats Joe Gans in the second round at Chicago to claim undisputed lightweight championship. Gans offered little resistance as McGovern pressed with rapid combinations and forced a count out. referee George Siler called the bout after Gans failed to mount a challenge.
War department notes a press statement claiming the Hancock arrived in San Francisco with 1500 soldiers' remains is false. The ship reportedly carried 11 remains, 10 died en route, and one was moved from the hospital ship Relief at Nagasaki. The department urges wide circulation of the correction.
An unconfirmed report from Duluth claims the Northern Steamship Company may switch the Northwest and Northland to run between Chicago and Buffalo next year, instead of Duluth to Buffalo. The Pan American exposition in Buffalo is cited as a motive for the change.
St Louis December 14 W J Bryan replies to a Lincoln correspondent about rumors of his election as United States senator. He states there is no truth in the rumor and that he has other plans.
Berne December 14 Ernest Brenner of Bale vice president of the federal council was elected president of Switzerland for 1901 succeeding Walther Hauser of Zurich. Dr J Zemp of Lucerne who led the posts and railways department was elected vice president.
Green Bay Wis Dea 14 Malk colm Sellers a longtime Wisconsin figure died aged 101 He served in the 1860 legislature and taught at Carroll College among his pupils was Cushman K Davis the late Minnesota senator
The Woman's Relief Corps of Iowa plans a Gettysburg monument honoring Jennie Wade the only woman killed there. It will be erected in spring and dedicated on July 8, 190? marking the 80th anniversary of the battle.
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