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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
1
Readable items show a broad sale offering hats parasols and dresses at substantial cuts. Includes ladies hats corsets suits and parasols with many dry goods and groceries noted at reduced prices. Also lists coffee spices soaps and canned goods at low per unit prices.
At the Minnesota state convention in St Paul Captain Floyd Van Sant was unanimously nominated for governor. The ticket also included L. A. Smith for attorney general and W. B. Douglass for railroad commissioner, with resolutions endorsing the Philadelphia platform. The gathering lasted about eight hours with speeches by E. T. Young and Van Sant.
The Minnesota Republican convention endorses the Philadelphia platform, praises President McKinley, and supports continued pension protections, eight hour workday goals, and anti trust constitutional amendments. It highlights Knute Nelson’s Senate renomination, dairy product regulation, and tax fairness under the Somerville law with a focus on railroad taxation and industrial prosperity.
The Minnesota Republican convention adjourned after renomination of Governor Lyndon A. Smith and Attorney General W. B. Douglass. Judge Q. O. Boni of Winona and W. P. Roberts assisted, with nominations for treasurer Julius Block and other officials ratified by unanimous votes. Carter of Missouri chaired party proceedings.
Vancouver June 29 General Stahl of the imperial German army says the Boxers movement will not be quickly suppressed. He foresees a long bloody conflict with enormous arms smuggling and vast fanatic mobs spreading from the Southern to the Northern Boxers, likely defying the world for some time.
Washington officials pressed Admiral Kempff for details on the China crisis after his overnight dispatch failed to mention ministers or Seymour's column. Coupled with alarming Che Foo press reports on Seymour's broken column returning to Tien Tsin, officials fear for the foreign ministers' welfare.
A cablegram reports the Presbyterian board of foreign missions losing all Wei Hen property worth 40000 dollars after June 29 fire. Dr Fairries and other missionaries escaped.
In Vienna on June 29 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his future wife Princess Chotek swore that their marriage is morganatic. They agree she will not be empress and their children will not claim succession rights.
The Italian consul at Shanghai reports that the vice roys of Yangtse Kiang provinces will maintain order if foreign powers do not intervene. The consuls unanimously accepted the proposal and signed a declaration to that effect.
Governor Beckham refuses to approve accounts for service of the Tayley militia from the date Lacan until troop evocation after court decision. The total claimed sum scales upward, with details obscured by fragmented OCR.
Colonel Cartes marches from Kiawassa toward Bekwai with 400 men and 200 carriers to reinforce Captain Hall. Near Poassi they encounter heavy fire, suffer multiple casualties, and uncover a concealed stockade 80 yards away. The assault yields 6 officers and 80 men wounded or killed, while the native force suffers about 50 killed and many wounded among an estimated 10,000 foes.
Advices from Prabsu Ashanti say the telegraph line to Pumsu is reopened and Colonel Wilcocks will move immediately. Colonel Burroughs with 500 men nears Wekwai in two days as Ashanti rebels mass near Fomen for strong combat.
Havana lawyers say the accused customhouse officials in the Havana fraud trials are likely to be acquitted. They allege measures to aid the defense and claim the fiscal insists on no convictions. The defendants are from Cuba’s top families and some are linked to prominent clubs and the chief justice.
Washington announces that intruders on lands ceded by the Kiowa Comanche and Apache nations must leave within ten days. After that period, the secretary of the interior will deploy U S troops to enforce the order following a conference with the interior department officials and Col. Randler.
Canton Ohio prepares a July Fourth celebration with President McKinley and General Wheeler slated to attend. Admiral Dewey signals possible attendance if he travels that day while a Spanish cannon from Santiago will be presented to the city. President McKinley is expected to speak.
Bricklayers and stone masons have restarted work on several buildings after weeks of stoppage. The building trade shows renewed activity suggesting the strike is nearly finished. Other tradesmen also sought work with contractors as the revival continues.
The Railway Age notes about 193000 miles of rail in the nation with 300 road projects under way. From Jan 1 to Jun 80 the track laid will total around 1654 miles with Texas in front and New Jersey and Maryland lagging.
Rev. Charles L. Chalfant of AsburyUla reports his brother Rev. M. Chalfant, a missionary at Wei Hein, China, says the mission station and the residence were burned by Boxers. The missionaries escaped with their lives and a little clothing.
June lumber shipments by water from here reach about 235 000 000 feet for the first two thirds of the month, far short of the prior year. Much lumber remains on local docks sold to Eastern wholesalers but not moved due to high dock charges and loading labor costs.
A cable from Choe Foo via Rev. Brown reports a fire at the Tien Tsin mission destroying the mission and causing about 160 deaths. Foreigner risk noted, Brown plans to return soon and asks if he should come home. The exact extent of destruction is unclear to the home board.
A Wei Hai Wei dispatch states the railway terminus eight miles north of Tien Tein is destroyed and claims Russians caused casualties at Tien Tsin. The American mission at Wei Hai Wei is reported completely destroyed while Pekin legations and foreigners are said to be safe as of June 25.
Washington June 29. Minister Wa showed a cable from Liao Hung Chang saying legation ministers left Pekin and are 12 miles from Tien Tsin with Admiral Seymour. State department officials doubt the dispatch as yet, though the minister believes it accurate. Canton date June 28.
From Port Arthur on June 27 Admiral Alexieff reports four Russian companies and an equal number of foreign troops went to aid Admiral Seymour. They evacuated 200 wounded to Tien Tsin during the night of June 25.
The American mission at Wuh Si En in Shan Tung province was destroyed on Wednesday June 27. Missionaries escaped but the governor admits he cannot protect foreigners inland.
Atlantic City June 29 Congressman F G Newlands a delegate to the Kansas City convention says the West admires Hill but doubts his alignment with the Bryan platform and favors Charles A Towne the Populist nominee as a strong logical alternative for vice president.
Denver June 29 The state board of health urges continuing the quarantine against Chinese and Japanese due to bubonic plague in San Francisco. Governor Thomas will present Colorado’s actions and Dr George Tyler’s report. The document condemns President McKinley’s interference in San Francisco quarantine as politically motivated.
Forest fires renewed across the county burn the South Shore road trestle at Rockmont half a mile long. Debris fell on the Omaha tracks delaying a train for hours. Restoration will take several days to complete.
In a few seconds more than 6000 horses were auctioned at the Sioux City stock yards marking a record for a single sale by the firm that has sold 12,000 horses here in ten weeks. Western range stock value noted by dealers.
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