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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1902
Page
4
A Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese cruiser Kai Chi exploded violently while moored in the Yangtse river. The ship sank in about thirty seconds with about 150 officers and crew killed or drowned, and only two men survived.
In Knoxville a garden party quarrel over a Filipino War remark led to a brutal fight. John Kennedy was killed. Alonzo Barger stabbed twenty times and fatally wounded. Charles Hobbs, Lincoln Monday, and others injured. Monday, a Manila veteran, shot Kennedy after defending the army’s honor.
A log train on the Duluth and Iron Range road near Waldo ran away down a 2% grade reaching about 110 miles per hour. The eight mile descent ended in a wreck off a sharp curve where the cars broke into fragments and wheels flew into the woods.
The three story St James hotel on Murphy between Main and Commerce streets collapsed early today. Thirty guests were believed inside with three recovered including one dead and two injured. Firemen continue beneath the ruins as more bodies are expected. the building dated twenty five to thirty years old and served a large country patronage.
NW corner Water and St Paul streets lists Sunday services at 10:30 and 7:30 with Youth Endeavor and Christian Endeavor. Prayer meeting Thursday, Ladies Aid meetings on the first and third Fridays, Ladies Missionary on the fourth Friday, Golden Link on the last Saturday, Church session on the last Monday. Oakland area.
Pretoria June 23 Lord Milner the British high commissioner in South Africa took the oath as governor of the Transvaal in a public ceremony. He was greeted with cheers and a salute fired from the fort in his honor.
Colonel Arthur Lynch member elect for Galway and former Boer officer remains in custody. He was remanded until June 24 in London as witnesses in the high treason case had not arrived.
London dispatch notes mixed foreign reactions to settling the Chinese indemnity in gold or silver. It reports mandarins view the payment as a tool to press the people while blaming foreigners for the burden. It adds that Chinese officials wring large sums and cites Russia’s withdrawal from Tientsin and General Wogack’s departure.
The Southern Pacific roundhouse and twelve locomotives in Fresno California burned down causing an estimated loss of 200000 dollars. Frost was reported in Western Nebraska with garden damage along the Platte valley west of Kearney. An earthquake with subterranean rumbling was logged at Jones in Calabria Italy with no damage. John Lind of Minneapolis declares irrevocable decision not to run again for Minnesota governor.
Austin Homestead No 443 holds sessions on the second and fourth Saturday evenings each month in Woodman Hall. Adam Wayne serves as Foreman and Fleck acts as Correspondent.
At Louisville St Paul beat them 8 to 1 while Toledo topped Kansas City 3 to 2. In the Toledo Kansas City rematch Kansas City won 19 to 2. Milwaukee routed Columbus 5 to 2, Boston beat Detroit 7 to 5, Baltimore edged Chicago 3 to 2, Chicago won 1 to 2 in the rematch, Washington defeated Cleveland 6 to 4, Philadelphia beat St Louis 7 to 4, and St Louis won 7 to 2 at Cincinnati. The nine innings ended with Pittsburg 2, Chicago 3 in a Chicago win.
Panama and Colombia report the town of Agua Dulce fell on June 19 after government gunboats approached. About 100 rebels who had been held by Herrera joined the Liberal forces under General Berti, and the town offered no organized resistance. Government boats advanced into the bay and found the rebels had fled, leaving 300 cattle and a sailing vessel laden with produce.
Minneapolis grain prices list Wheat for July at 76 and Sept at 70. On Track prices show No 1 hard at 79.4, No 1 Northern at 76, and No 2 Northern at 74.4 cents.
Sioux City Iowa cattle prices dated June 21 show beeves at 5.50 to 7.00, cows bulls and mixed 2.50 to 4.25, stockers and feeders 2.75 to 4.40, calves and yearlings 2.75 to 4.25. Hogs are 7.20 to 7.50.
On June 21 in Duluth wheat prices show No 1 hard at 78 cents cash and 79 cents for arrival. No 1 Northern 75 76 cents, No 2 Northern 74 4 to 75 4 cents, No 3 spring 72 3 to 72 cents. Flax cash at $1.70.
In Paterson New Jersey on June 23 militiamen guard the mills with rifles from upper windows and orders call to shoot to kill if a mob arises. Weavers are split with about half favoring returning to work while others oppose labor under soldiers.
St Paul market notes show cattle choice butcher steers at 6.25 to 6.50, cows and heifers 5.25 to 5.50, veals 4.50 to 5.50. hogs 7.00 to 7.50. sheep 4.25 to 4.50. lambs 5.25 to 6.00.
On June 21 in Chicago cattle prices ranged from 4.75 to 7.40 for medium to prime steers and cows 1.40 to 6.25. Texas steers traded 4.00 to 6.00. Hogs sold 7.10 to 7.60 with bulk at 7.20 to 7.60. Sheep and lambs fetched 4.00 to 6.75.
Vancouver Washington June 23 eight members of the sheriff s posse chased Tracy and Merrill the Oregon convicts. Bloodhounds dropped the trail Saturday afternoon and since then all trace of the men has been lost.
Wheat market showed June 6A%ec July 784% 73%c Sept 71%T2c Dec 725%c Corn June 64% July 65%c Sept 68%c Dec 45%c May 43%c Oats June 42c July 36c Sept 28c Dec 28c Pork June July 17.92% Sept 18.174% Oct 17.80 Jan 16.67% Flax cash Northwestern 1.73 Southwestern 1.54 1.55 Sept 1.42 Oct 1.40 Butter Creameries 18 21%c dairies 174% 19%c Eggs 15%c Poultry Turkeys 10 12c chickens hensic springs 15 20c
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