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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1900
Page
1
A detailed instruction has been sent to Minister Conger outlining his course to sign the agreement. He was authorized to sign and the new guidance aims to clear obstacles at Peking so all minister signatures can be affixed promptly, including Sir Edward Satow who had resisted earliest.
A dense listing of pantry items and household products with prices and bundles. Items include soaps, pears in syrup, plums, olives, coffee, tea, oats, corn, starch, yeast, chocolate, and bacon. The ad text presents a mid‑century merchant catalog style from a local shop.
In an executive session Money and Mason occupy most of the meeting as the Senate sets a definite time for action on the Hay Pauncefote treaty this Thursday.
House committee agrees to report the Harkins reapportionment bill while leaving lower house membership unchanged. The article notes Senate debate on the Hay Pauncefote treaty, with Money and Mason speaking and Lodge pressing for a vote next Thursday. It details proposed shifts in representation by state and party, with gains and losses listed for Texas and others.
Washington Dec 18 The house committee on census by 7 to 6 vote agreed to report the Hopkins reapportionment bill leaving the house membership at 857 and rearranging state delegations The bill will not be acted on until after the holidays An amendment requires each state’s districts to be contiguous and compact to curb gerrymandering Under the bill Indiana Kansas Kentucky Nebraska Maine Ohio South Carolina would each lose one representative
The House paid a fine tribute to Charles A. Boutelle of Maine who served 1 year in Congress and was reelected to the Fifty-seventh. Representative Littlefield urged unanimous consent to retire him as a captain of the navy for Civil War service. The measure passed despite concerns it could set a precedent.
Representative Ray of New York and Senator Hoar of Massachusetts introduced bills to suppress train robbery in U S territories and elsewhere. The proposed penalties include death for holdups causing death, and hard labor for 20 to 40 years if no one is killed.
Communication by rail to Lourenzo Marques is entirely cut off as Boers infest most of the line to the Portuguese border. Pretoria's military guard has been heightened amid Dutch boldness after Boer success against General Clements. Civilians fear a raid through lines. outposts are strengthened for a potential attack. General Methuen confirms General Lemmer's death and reports a Dec. 14 action where a Boer laager was captured with 15 wagons, ammunition, cattle, and sheep.
Maseru reports Dewet's force repulsed twice before breaking through British lines near Thaba N'Chu in a third assault led by Dewet himself. He and a small group charged and breached the lines, but left behind a 15 pounder and 15 wagons with ammunition. Commandant Hansbroeck and his commando, with two guns, failed to force Springkants Nek and suffered 40 fatalities.
Washington reports say the state department finds no solid reason for Britain to push the amendment or for foreign ministers to resist it. The British proposal appears to merely remove an explanatory phrase without altering the punishment for Boxer leaders, raising concerns of delay rather than policy change.
Lonpox Dec 18 reports another severe battle with a British victory. The clash began at daybreak Monday and lasted several hours. Boer forces estimated at 1500 to 2000 were surrounded at the Orange river and totally defeated with heavy casualties and several captured.
The Peking correspondent for The Daily Mail reports Britain asks to keep the word irrevocable in the note and to include a preamble declaring that allied troops will not evacuate Peking or Chi Li until China fulfills powers demands. Germany is said to strongly support the British proposal and a majority of powers may accept it.
In Philadelphia at Penn Art Athletic club Gus Ruhlin and Peter Maher fought six fast rounds under local rules no decision if both stay standing. Ruhlin appeared to dominate the exchange while Maher, though gamest, faded after three rounds as both fighters stayed in peak condition from bell to bell.
National organizer Fred Ditcher of the United Mine Workers spoke at Scranton urging a six hour workday within five years without strikes. He warned against anticipated April strike in the region and said a nationwide call would mobilize miners from Maine to California if needed. He announced plans to form a women’s auxiliary at the January Indianapolis meeting.
A dispatch from Peking dated December 17 reports Li Hung Chang suffering from influenza. The message also denies that the dowager empress plans to travel to Chengtu in Szechuan province.
In St Louis on December 18 the Grand Army of the Republic executive committee selected a site for the 1901 encampment to be held September 10. Denver Washington Cleveland and Pittsburg were considered with Denver ultimately rejected amid ongoing fights from its supporters.
London editors in The Daily Chronicle and The Standard publish more temperate editorials on the canal situation. They acknowledge Washingtons difficult position and urge concessions to American sentiment and interests to preserve Anglo American understanding.
The dispute between the United Mine Workers and the Hoisting Engineers' union continues in Linton Indiana with only three mines operating. Old engineers refuse to join the miners' union and miners deny work until they do, leading to mass discharge and replacement with new engineers.
City council adopts an anti fight resolution after the Gans Mc Govern bout at Tattersall's last Thursday. The measure would bar prize fights in Chicago unless Mayor Carter Harrison vetoes the rule.
The residence of Theodore L. Hays, manager of the Grand Opera House in St. Paul, was entered Saturday evening. The robber secured cash and jewels totaling about 1500 dollars, echoing a similar loss Hays faced a year earlier.
War department issues order admitting into Cuba and the Philippines free of duty packages clearly intended as Christmas presents for officers enlisted men and other government employees now serving in those islands.
TheUnited States auxiliary cruiser Buffalo began a two month voyage to Manila via the Cape of Good Hope carrying recruits for service in Chinese waters. The voyage aims to augment the fleet during the ongoing duties abroad.
An official message from Malaya states 314 survivors were saved from the 450 aboard the German training frigate Gneisenau which foundered at the Malaya port entrance during a severe storm. Over 100 are unaccounted for.
W J Uryan, slated speaker for the Jacksonian club banquet on January 7, will discuss the future policy of the Democratic party. The event in Omana is set for Monday evening with audience expectations high for guidance on party direction.
The Michigan Senate postponed indefinitely the taxation vote after the question stood 12 to 10 and the resolution to adjourn passed.
In Lansing Michigan the upper house refused Governor Pingree use of the chamber for a banquet to honor judges and lawmakers. The adjourned session postponed the blanket ad valorem taxation bill and the senate adjourned in turn. The banquet was planned with a $5000 cost and special train transport for guests.
CuicaGo Dec 18 The Stein way hall sessions of a conciliation and arbitration conference drew previously opposed labor and capital figures. Both day and night talks urged end to strikes and argued against compulsory arbitration. A likely National Board recommendation may limit its work to voluntary arbitration.
Topeka Kansas December 18. Mr Dolphin president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers travels to Chicago for talks with J H Barr third vice president of the road. Telegraphers and trainmen seek immediate settlement of grievances and warn that a strike may follow if Barr fails to act.
President McKinley told the Illinois State Manufacturers association committee that he likely cannot attend a Chicago dinner on March 26 because an extra session of the senate may be needed to confirm nominations. This noted the first intimation of an extra session to handle term expirations and appointments.
Captain Richard Steadman of the Eleventh Infantry faced a general court martial in San Juan Porto Rico with Lt Colonel Charles L. Davis presiding on a charge of conduct unbecoming an officer. He was found guilty of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline and sentenced to reprimand in general orders and reduction of rank by 60 numbers on the captain list.
Justice Henry R. Beekman of the New York Supreme Court died suddenly in front of his West Seventeenth Street home. He had just left for court and is believed to have succumbed to heart disease caused by overwork.
Washington December 18 The comptroller of the currency has declared a dividend of 8 3 4 percent in favor of the creditors of the Second National Bank of Grand Forks North Dakota insolvent The bank failed prompting this liquidation action by national authorities.
In two cases heard by the U S Supreme Court the status of Puerto Rico and the Philippine possessions is debated to determine citizenship and whether the constitution follows the flag. John Goetze argues duties on Puerto Rico tobacco imported in 1899. Manuel Pepke challenges duty on rings from Luzon seized in Chicago in 1900.
In Washington on December 18 the house defeated Bromwell’s civil service bill by 61 to 105. It would have given preference in appointments and retention to honorably discharged Civil War Spanish American and Philippine War veterans. Also passed were boundary and district split measures for Texas Oklahoma West Virginia and Kentucky.
Denver, Dec. 18 The National Live Stock Association will oppose the Grout oleomargarine bill now before the Senate after passing the House. President John W Springer says the group has hired Judge William Springer of Washington to represent them before the Senate committee on agriculture and has asked Senator Proctor to defer action until the association can present its protest.
The Westminster Gazette argues the United States seeks guarantees against Nicaragua canal use in war but warns concession must come with equal value. It urges settling the Alaska boundary and reaffirming Clayton-Bulwer as a solution. Separate dispatch notes North Sydney petitioners pressing to enforce alien labor law against American workers at a North Sydney smelter.
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