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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
2
A compact digest covers a week of incidents including numerous casualties, several crimes, various fires, and snippets of political and religious news. It notes scattered events across communities with concise summaries and aims to present a quick, factual snapshot.
Union Pacific east bound No. 4 was held up by two men near Hugo California. Passengers in Pullman sleepers were robbed. Fay, an elderly California resident, refused surrender and was shot in the mouth and head, dying instantly as robbers fled after stopping the train.
Combs, accused in the Goebel murder, testifies he did not kill Goebel and does not know who did. He claims Mason Llockersmith, a Black man, was offered 1200 dollars to shoot from Caleb Powers' office, with Henry Youtsey named as the offeror. He says lawyers advised silence.
After anarchists, Governor Voorhees admitted at his Elizabeth home that steps have been taken to investigate allegations of a plot to kill King Umbert and other monarchs hatched in New Jersey. If evidence is procured and suspects remain in the state they will be prosecuted. He does not view the Paterson or West Hoboken situations as serious.
The Prince of Wales the Duke of York and the Duke of Connaught travel to Coburg for the funeral of the late Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. Admiralty representatives include Admiral Sir Frederick Richards and Capt Sir Archibald Barkeley Milne. Milne’s honor signals royal sympathy over the Astor controversy.
Major McLaughlin, inspector of Indian agencies, at the Merchants' Hotel in St. Paul, Minn., has completed a report on Chief Joseph and the Nez Perces plea to be returned to eastern Oregon. The findings state the grant is impossible due to settler occupancy of the land.
The Ohio State Board of Agriculture reports wheat at 24 percent of a full average crop, implying under 10,900,000 bushels for the state. Corn is expected to yield well on large acreage, oats at 91 percent, clover at 1.11 tons per acre, and Timothy at 77 percent.
Dispatch from St Johns Newfoundland reports a major forest fire at Loppsarm White Bay that destroyed a large sawmill and several million feet of lumber plus 120 houses. The entire settlement was wiped out and a coal schooner helped evacuate residents to safety.
The Berlin Deutsche Tages Zeitung claims Germany was beaten in the recent tariff agreement with the United States and urges the government to publish the terms. It asserts the German foreign office hides facts from the German public fearing disclosure.
San Sebastian dispatch reports the Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabel suffered a boiler failure as it prepared to depart for Archaeon. Twenty-one sailors were scalded, five were killed and six seriously injured, and the ship postponed its departure.
Captain Michael Prince of the Norfolk police shot and killed Charles Cannon an oyster inspector in the custom house yard Norfolk Va The fatal shooting stemmed from a political quarrel between prominent Democrats of rival factions.
A severe series of rains damaged the broom corn crop in Southern Illinois, inflicting losses exceeding one million dollars and impacting local growers and markets.
New York reports Antonio Lana an arrested accomplice of Bressi has confessed to a plot involving the simultaneous assassination of King Umberto and Queen Margherita. The alleged plan connected to Rome details surfaces as authorities investigate the conspiracy.
The St Petersburgh correspondent of the Daily Express reports Prince Kiesky will leave for America in a forthcoming journey. The announcement notes preparations and anticipated reception upon arrival.
Allied march to Pekin begins with about 20 000 troops and 170 guns under Admiral Alexeiff. Gen Chaffee coordinates with other commanders while maintaining a compact American force as Russia supports the campaign to secure ministers and open Chinese capital.
An early 20th century report describes Police Captain Day and Officer Limb killed in New Orleans during an attempted arrest of Robert Charles, triggering deadly riots. It also notes multiple foreign legations in Pekin burned, casualties on both sides, besieged residents, and ongoing relief hopes with tense condition in the city walls.
The State Department rejects conditions on rescue efforts for minister Conger and Americans in Pekin. Allied troops advance toward Beijing while China must honor its treaty obligations. Reports say foreign legations face attacks, missionaries massacred, and Russian forces relieve Hung Hun fortress with heavy losses. Topography favors mobile troops. flooding dams and river movement discussed.
Lady Randolph Churchill formerly Miss Jerome marries Lieut George Cornwallis West after a troubled courtship. Both are favorites of the Prince of Wales. Ceremony held at St Pauls Church Knightsbridge London with escort pews noted in the report.
The report notes unoccupied seats for the bride’s family and the Cornwallis West family’s absence, with the Duke of Marlborough giving away the bride. It lists signatories including Mrs. Moreton Frewen, the Duke, Winston Churchill, and Lieut. H. C. Elwes. Separately, the Fifth United States Infantry battalion sails from Santiago to New York aboard the McPherson, en route from Guantanamo and Baracoa, amid plans for a winter campaign in China and a Cuban Constitutional Convention on November 15.
A national law requiring interstate railway cars to be fitted with automatic couplers and air brakes becomes operative on August 1. Offenders face a 100 fine per violation. The measure aims to reduce annual deaths and injuries on railways and was supported by labor and the Interstate Commerce Commission after decades of advocacy.
Dispatches describe 5000 killed in Paoting Fu as Boxers assault missionaries and native Christians. A foreign physician and thousands of converts slain. General Li Hongzhang advances toward Pekin ordering extermination of Christians. French priest among victims.
Seventeen foreign war ships anchor at Shanghai as US consul Goodnow urges the municipal council to place city defenses under the senior naval officer of the allied fleet.
An assailant attacked Shah Muzaffer-ed-Din in a Paris landau with a cane and knife. The grand vizier and police overpowered the man, a revolver fell to the carriage floor, and the suspect refused to reveal his name or nationality. The crowd of 500 watched as authorities secured the scene within a minute.
Alexander Jester was found not guilty of the 1871 murder of Gilbert Gates near Faris Missouri after a lengthy trial in New London. The defense contended the evidence failed to prove guilt amid testimony from 206 witnesses spanning thirty years.
Mary Yardley of Chicago dies at age 105. The item notes a fire rescue involving Jacob Yanpolski and family, and mentions Chicago plans for a $2,000,000 exposition seating 20,000. It also lists engagements and political touring clues tied to Bessie MacDonald and Baron Rudolph de Hirsch.
Report describes Vittorio Emanuele Fernandin Maria as King Humbert’s son and liberal scholar soldier. He is a general and patron of arts with royal honors. His wife Helena, Montenegro born, is educated, poised for a queenly role. Their Rome wedding occurred October 24, 1896 with grand ceremony.
The assassin Bressi shows no remorse for killing King Humbert claiming the act as a strike against anarchist enemies. Reports tie the plan to Paterson New Jersey and Paris meetings with Salvatore Quintagalli arrested on Elba and Anton Lanner in Ivrea. The plot’s existence grows as authorities investigate new arrests and affiliations.
The report highlights Iowa Central ordering 300 steel cars and automatic warning bells at Santa Fe grade crossings. It notes potential Santa Fe Rio Grande union, Rock Island branch to Pocahontas, White Pass Yukon folders for Alaska access, and rain relief boosting Nebraska crops. Great Northern and Northern Pacific seek 2000 harvest laborers. Milwaukee St Paul reports passenger earnings for a Great year.
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