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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
2
Theodore Tilton plans a homecoming to New York after a 17 year exile in Paris. At 65 with white hair, he is described as a survivor of the Beecher-Tilton era with a sharp intellect and keen interest in current events. He will lecture upon his return to the United States.
A fishing party of eleven on the naphtha launch Lillian was struck by lightning three miles north of Quincy Til. Pilot Patten and crew Frank Schausten Clarence Meyers and Alva Meyers were knocked unconscious. The bolt entered the pilot house and exited the stern. Injured were taken to their homes and all but Patten are expected to recover. The vessel sustained slight damage and the remaining crew were frightened but unharmed.
A closed car on the Riverview line left the grade and overturned, hanging 150 feet above Fort Wayne tracks after striking two trees. About fifty passengers, mainly from New Brighton dire club, suffered injuries. Vincent Barry, 21, may die. Jennie Lee, 20, unconscious and in serious condition. Others expected to recover.
Mrs. William S. Crouse of 34 Tuxedo Street suffered nervous muscular trouble. While holding a lighted lamp indoors she dropped it, lighting her clothes. She tried to reach the door but burned all clothing except stockings. A neighbor rescued her, but she died in hospital two hours later.
Akron dispatch reports Louis Peek, labeled a negro ravisher, transported from Cleveland to the court house where he was arraigned. He confessed guilt and was sentenced by Judge Nye of Elvira to life imprisonment at Columbus, then sent by train to the penitentiary.
A terrific storm on August 15 devastated Nome Washington coastal areas. Beach debris and stranded ships line the shore as only five of sixty eight steam launches stay afloat and seven of seventy two barges survive. Forty eight bodies washed ashore.
Armour & Co. has secured a record 6 million pound order of beef on the hoof to feed czarist troops in China. The deal plans 5,000 fat cattle shipped from San Francisco via Hawaii and Japan, with options exercised on every Pacific carrier.
Yaqui Indians press for peace as fighting with Mexican troops in Sonora continues. About two thousand armed men resist entering tribal negotiations, fearing they may be annihilated.
Official dispatch from Tien Tsin dated August 21 reports a German naval detachment arriving at Pekin on August 19 and the marine battalion reaching Ho Shi Wu on August 20.
Pretoria dispatch reports General Lord Roberts confirming the death sentence on Lieutenant Cordu former Staats artillery officer. Cordu accused as ring leader in the plot to abduct General Roberts and to kill British officers.
A Wheeling and Lake Erie freight train derailed into a washout near Coshocton Ohio. Engineer Doyle of Cleveland and Fireman Dilger of Canton were killed and others endangered as the train plunged.
Comptroller Tracewell holds Hawaii is an integral US part under the May 26, 1900 act, placing Hawaiian navy officers under standard officer pay and disallowing Army style increases. In China matters, the government will not send further troops to China. About 4,000 sailors at sea and 3,000 more ordered for the Far East will proceed to Manila via Nangasaki unless China developments demand otherwise.
Washington dispatches report the German government rejects China's peace proposal and demands Li Hung Chang show credentials proving authority from the Chinese government before any negotiations can proceed.
Reports from Kensico New York state seven people died in a freight collision with several crew members of both trains killed or buried in debris. The Rome correspondent notes a surge of Italian duels causing many deaths and cites a drastic Omaha population drop between 1800 and 1900 according to the twelfth census.
General Ran dall has authority to repatriate indigent sick and destitute from the Nome gold district at government expense. He has processed over 8,000 passage applications with thousands more still penniless and likely to seek government assistance.
A dance in a floating bath house at Carthage Spain collapsed when the floor gave way. About 150 people mostly children fell into the sea. Many were wounded but no fatalities were reported. Screens behind the flooring were missing, suspected to be sabotage or mischief.
A family quarrel sparked a rifle duel in Polk County Texas where Gabe and Cycero Copeland were killed. John and Charles Baker fired from twenty paces. both Bakers were badly wounded and may die.
Fd Patton of Knoxville Tenn killed Walter Williams of Nashville Ind Evansville and tried to kill Patrolman Cooper who arrested him
In Chagrin Falls Ohio a Cleveland suburb car wreck occurred when a brakerod broke injuring twelve people none fatally. Local responders and police investigated the incident and safety officials reviewed the vehicle mechanism.
Market quotes from Chicago through New York list daily ranges for cattle hogs and sheep, plus grain prices by city. Prices cover wheat No 2 red and No 2 mixed, corn No 2, oats No 2, rye, butter and eggs, with regional highs and lows across Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more.
The illustration notes heavy walls surrounding the city and sub divisions with gates and surrounding armies. It lists points such as the Imperial Palace gate of Great Purity Buddhist Monasteries Marble Bridge Golden Lake Gate of Heaven Academy Han Lu Temple of Glorious Devotion Imperial University and other landmarks.
Aug. 21 advices from Chefoo report the Sixth Cavalry with 375 Bengalese and Punjabi and 200 Japanese cavalry led by Col. Theodore J. Wint charging the Boxers. Four hundred enemies killed, 300 prisoners taken, six towns burned. Captain Reilly of Battery IF killed at the Imperial Palace. Gen. Chaffee, British and Japanese officers, and civilians attended burial at the legation. Japanese troops relieve Pei-tsang cathedral where 15 French nuns and 40 French and Italian soldiers had been besieged two months. five were killed.
The War Department ordered no further United States troops to China after current units complete their travel. Any ships en route to China will be diverted to Manila. The aim is to end military action unless a crisis returns and to pursue diplomacy while seeking order, missionary protection, and indemnity.
Dispatches say a great fire rages in the imperial city as fighting continues. Russian and American forces clash over access to sacred precincts while leaders like Prince Tuan remain elusive. Empress Dowager fled, Linovitch authorized to defend Pekin, and fatigue hampers the troops amid unclear guidance from governments.
A Burg correspondent reports ministers will not depart Pekin until indemnity negotiations start. Berlin notes further fighting west of Tientsin, implying Pe-Chi-Li province must be effectively occupied before peace talks can proceed.
U S Consul Johnson cabled that a mob burned the Japanese temple in Amoy China. Marines landed to shelter Japanese officials and restore order. Pekin advices say allied troops surround the imperial city with sentries at gates awaiting instructions.
Details emerge on brutal assaults against American inland missionaries from Hankow. Miss Rice was beaten and run over by a heavy cart before being clubbed to death. Miss Huston suffered a fractured skull and brain exposure before dying in torment. Mrs. Cooper, of the British inland mission, was stripped, tied to a stake, starved and left to die under the sun.
The article notes that two submarine boats will be built at San Francisco. It also mentions other varied items including a church panic in Spain, crop records in Kansas, and notable deaths in New York and Toledo. The piece mixes several disparate news items into one brief record.
Allied forces attack Pekin and gain entry through a gateway as American troops advance. Secretary Root says troop withdrawals will begin, leaving a corporal’s guard, with Gen Chaffee to have 5000 available men at Taku for current operations. US plans thirty storehouses at Taku for military supplies. Germany’s meat law imposes a ban on American canned meats and sausages starting Oct. 2.
Delegates at the Farmers National Congress in Colorado Springs fail to adopt a measure to lower sleeping car rates and discuss varied corn production costs. A subcommittee handles multiple resolutions on irrigation, canal building, rural mail delivery, grazing leases, seed distribution, and public water ownership. Nebraska’s W G Whitmore cites 25 cents per bushel cost, while FE Filley argues 20 cents per acre.
The census bureau reports Chicago rising to 160 575 population, likely second to New York in the nation. Chicago shows a 54.44 percent increase since 1800, outpacing rivals while acknowledging any missed counts will wait for the 1910 census. A table of city increases follows.
Gov Shaw of Iowa announces Fort Dodge congressman J J Dolliver as United States Senator to fill the Gear vacancy. The seat lasts until March 4 1901 with a likely renewal until a successor is elected in 1902 when the legislature reconvenes.
The Southwest faces a record wheat harvest with an estimated 100000 cars needed to ship the crop. Salina County yields 2 million bushels valued at 2 million dollars, while fifteen counties average 3 million bushels each, forecasting about 2 million dollars per county in cash. A Hartford dog killed 160 fancy chickens, including exhibition stock, overnight. At Naragansett Pier, As You Like It featured Amelie Shaw and Maurice Barrymore with Kid McCoy as Charles.
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