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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
1
Court records indicate the blaze at the Forbidden City was not triggered by lightning, with investigators pointing to alternative causes under review. The ruling narrows the investigation to non natural factors and directs further inquiry by authorities.
Dispatches from Peking report a deliberate blaze destroying archives in the Forbidden City. Officials say the fire followed the royal edict about indemnity. the court denies lightning as the cause while ministers debate paying 465 million taels and timing The Hague settlement. Rockhill to present translation as Beijing discusses collecting 4 percent interest.
Chicago reports E. H. Conger, minister to China, traveling to Washington to meet President McKinley and receive final instructions on U S policy for China. Conger will depart from San Francisco on June 1.
Kansas City hosts the 2th national meeting of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine with visitors from across the United States. Arabs in apparel illuminate streets during two parades and sightseeing as imperial officers travel from Hotel Baltimore to the Standard Theater for welcoming speeches. Imperial council sessions follow, with delegates admitted for business and officer committee reports.
H S Bigelow a Harvard freshman from Buffalo was killed instantly when a Cambridge fire department chemical engine drove into a crowd of students. Students accused the driver of deliberate action but demonstrations cooled as firemen returned to stations.
Governor Samford of Alabama died in Tuscaloosa after a long illness. He was 50, had just completed a year in office, and his passing follows a period of illness that prevented his immediate transport to Montgomery. Henry W. Jeffs, president of the state senate, faced succession issues as the acting governor. Delegates and visitors gathered at a convention in the Auditorium for the Woodmen event with talks from city leaders and the Foresten teams parade as a feature.
In Cook County, Judge Tuthit ruled that Christian Scientists and believers may have their children committed for medical treatment to institutions when doctors deem care necessary. The decision references the case of Desple Chamberlain, a child with a shrunken leg, showing authorities can intervene when parental refusal endangers a child’s health.
The opening session at St Paul marks the 12th biennial Woodmen Convention with Conrad W. A. Northcott of IML presiding at 10:90 a.m. Formal welcome is extended as delegates gather for the event.
The act organizing the courts passed by the United States Philippine commission. The judges are to be American, and the oath omits support for the U S Constitution. Commissioner Taft defended the reform, noting interpreters and progress, and urged natives to assist the commission in establishing civil government despite difficulties.
In Iowa Falls Iowa on June 12 a new town site is expected to gain a church edifice as the first station south on the Des Moines Iowa Falls and Northern road remains to be fixed. The project will not disrupt existing plans of local members and $700 has been subscribed toward a $1 200 church building fund.
Rabies were seized by customs inspectors in New York during the day in a Grand Union hotel groom area occupied by two young Belgians. The jewels, 39,000 francs worth, were brought to the U S by the passengers on the Zeeland which arrived May 27 from Antwerp. Appraisal set for noon.
President McKinley rejects a third term and will not accept nomination. Cabinet and Cortelyou back the move to prevent party split. The public statement, read to the cabinet, cites grave national questions and secrecy until release.
Anton Kochos of Brotherstown Calumet county Wis perhaps the only living ex soldier who turned his entire government pension money toward a soldiers memorial. A Chilton monument costing about 1700 dollars is funded by the total pension money he has drawn since discharge from the army.
A fierce storm struck Cleveland at noon bringing thunder lightning and heavy rain. Telegraph and telephone wires were seriously interrupted with minor property damage. Telegraph lines between Toledo and Cleveland were cut.
Pretoria report states two Boers were courtmartialed and executed by firing squad for attempting to escape Pretoria to rejoin their commando after taking an oath of neutrality.
Secretary Long rejects the West Indian naval battle medal design chosen by the board of awards. He will view all proposed designs to decide the most fitting option while avoiding the Sampson controversy. The board’s design features Rear Admiral Sampson and the battleship Oregon.
The queen regent and the king opened the cortes as the regency ends next year. Foreign relations praised with aims to deepen ties with Spanish America. Moves toward commercial treaties with Argentina and other South American states. A Concordat amendment to cut dioceses for economy. Bills on religious orders, legality, and toleration to be introduced. Army and navy reorganization plans also planned.
Robert Bemmett, 51, an English manager of the Coronos Distas Mine company, was shot at his home in Mexico City Monday night after a desperate encounter with a watchman and a servant. The robbers hacked them to death before fleeing.
The couple, married twelve years, were assaulted as intruders entered their home. The husband died from a heart wound after the visit, and the wife was forced to reveal the location of jewelry and money. The couple had planned a pleasure trip to England, and detectives believe the robbers anticipated substantial valuables.
Washington reports Mrs. McKinley showing slight improvement but less than recently as heat may hinder recovery. Doctors fear membranous inflammation of the heart but maintain treatment is slowly helping. She receives visits only from the president and her nurse Miss Barter beyond the nurses.
A small tornado in Lyon county north of Sioux City demolished several houses. J N Armstrongs 32 year old son was killed. Armstrong and his wife were badly hurt and probably will die.
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