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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1901
Page
3
German saccharine production last year equaled over 1,000,000 centners of sugar in sweetness. In Donegal Ireland peasants seek a good market for abundant honey, as the honey industry emerges as a new life phase for the county.
A stormy winter tale unfolds with lines echoing Shakespeare on a ship at sea. In peril the value of a single foot of American soil becomes vivid beyond reefs and treacherous sands.
The Elysee Palace hotel in Paris, heavily patronized by English visitors, refused Dr. Leyds rooms on Kruger’s arrival, forcing the president to stay elsewhere.
A Buffalo divorce mill is exposed for secrecy and deception with widespread uncontested cases. A searching investigation by the supreme court trial justices is underway, while vast harm has already occurred.
The text recalls George Benjamin Clemenceau as a leading French political figure who rose with the 1870 revolution and remained conspicuous in Paris until 1891, later losing momentum amid the Panama affair.
The metallic casket holding actor Charles Coghlan's remains, placed in Galveston after his death in November 1899, was abandoned when the September 8 tidal wave swept the city. The casket was carried from the receiving vault and is now believed to be out at sea.
In Vienna a school trains waiters with a theoretical course on serving at table followed by practice at one table for two ladies and two gentlemen in evening dress. A professor audits all practice, enforcing precise etiquette and tools, with 1,900 pupils enrolled in the institution.
The east end of Paris faces a wave of hooligan activity tied to youths aged 15 to 17 who wear blue belts as a sign of their criminal groups. Arrests last week targeted several gangs linked to the Montreuil robbers as extra police flood the district and preparations for trial proceed.
A clandestine group named the Home Makers has many foreign members in Pennsylvania mining districts. It aims to keep homes pleasant for members and dependents, blaming gossiping wives for unhappy homes and neglectful children. Members may beat wives only after other methods fail, with the society covering defense if arrested and paying fines if convicted.
Parliament approved an annuity of 1,000,000 francs to Queen Marguerite after her husband’s will remained unfound. Her son, the new king, plans to surrender 1 million francs annually from his civil list for as long as she lives, keeping no expense to the treasury.
In San Francisco on January 16 the contempt case of Alexander McKenzie the Name receiver was heard in the United States court of appeals. McKenzie argues the writ of superseders is void as no appeal was filed in the district court of Alaska and the appeal bond never filed. He says the appellate court lacks jurisdiction until proper steps are completed.
Miss Elsie French wed Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt at the Zabriskie Memorial Church of St. John the Evangelist in Newport Rhode Island. The couple, long-time friends since childhood, marry into two prominent New York and Vanderbilt lineages before a fashionable audience.
Nice police arrest Prince Victor Nakahehidez a Russian noble linked to plots against the czar. The nihilist was condemned to death in Russia for the 1886 conspiracy against Alexander III and convicted in Paris of possessing explosive machines.
St Paul reports include Wheat prices for No 1 Northern at 75 1 2 to 76 1 4 cents and No 2 Northern at 73 1 2 to 74 cents. Minneapolis bids show Hard 76 3 4 cents and Northern 74 3 4 to 75 3 4. Chicago cash values list No 2 red at 77 to 78 cents. Sioux City and South St Paul show cattle, hogs, and lambs with varied ranges and averages.
Washington January 16 The personal escort to the capitol and return for President McKinley on March 4 will be Troop A of the First Regiment Ohio National Guard Cavalry. This unit previously served in the same capacity four years ago.
G Alexander a traveling man from Chicago became violently insane and ran amuck in the Hotel Monroe causing a panic among guests in Grinnell Iowa on January 16.
Colorado Senator Charles S Teller denounces Gen Egan and the administration amid a lengthy Army reorganization bill discussion. Senator Carter warns delay could cost 500000 dollars daily. House moves District of Columbia business to next Monday while river and harbor work advances.
Secretary Hay returned to the State Department as Wu called on January 16 for a half hour talk. The department has received replies from all powers urging that negotiations be expedited and a final settlement be reached.
The U S Supreme Court ruled C F W Neely vice charged with embezzling Cuban public funds while serving as financial agent for Cuba's post department is subject to extradition. Justice Harlan delivered the unanimous decision and an immediate mandate followed. The War Department will act to move Neely to Havana for trial once officially notified.
Washington January 16 A national standardizing bureau may be authorized before adjournment Representative Southard of Ohio plans to introduce a bill appropriating 370000 dollars for a system urged by agricultural scientific and manufacturing interests nationwide The administration supports the measure and many members of Congress express favorable sentiment Senator Nelson of Minnesota will report the bill favorably in the Senate next Thursday with a statement on the system value for measures used by scientists mechanics and engineers
Washington January seventeenth report says Congressman Foss will submit a naval appropriation bill carrying 476 million dollars. The proposal aims to add two battleships and two first class protected cruisers along with auxiliaries including gunboats and torpedo boats as the U.S. rises among great naval powers.
St Paul Jan 16 Gov Van Sant said he received no telegram from Cincinnati about the Jeffries Ruhlin bout and replied that Jeffries and Ruhlin will not be allowed to fight in Minnesota. No prize fight in this state while I am governor.
President McKinley follows his physician's advice and stays secluded for another week. Cabinet meetings and all public functions are canceled, with only urgent calls to be answered.
Rebels estimated at 400 threaten Panama as Colon reports a tense standoff. Government forces prepare to resist any advance while the British cruiser Amphion arrives from Panama to monitor the situation.
General Grant reports success against bands south of Buloc mountain. About 100 insurgents entrenched were driven from their position after resistance. Four insurrects captured. American casualties: one sergeant and one private. Pampanga province remains quiet and civil government may start there. Col. William Bullock found no enemy at Puntingen, seizing arms and ammunition.
Cumberland Maryland January 15 Officer Charles W Goss surprised a five man gang in the German Savings Bank. He battled three inside and one sentinel outside then fired from behind a telegraph pole wounding two of the robbers who fled. No money was taken and the gang later robbed two small shops in South Cumberland. The bank offers 250 reward and Goss 350 as reward.
Five people were killed and about forty injured in a panic at the Twelfth Street Turner hall West Twelfth and Halsted Streets when a false fire alarm was raised during a performance of The Greenhorn. About 800 Jewish spectators, mainly children, rushed for exits as law and order collapsed amid claims of malicious intent in the Jewish quarter.
In Fort Dodge Iowa on January 15 Charles Frank of Carpenter Iowa is blamed for a smallpox spread after attending a church social and joining a kissing game. Eight people including three young women contracted the disease and one death is recorded. The area is under quarantine.
Indianapolis Jan 15 The railway mail authorities take action in Montgomery county where farmers tore up track and blew up two bridges over an unpaid farmer claim. The chief clerk is ordered to inspect the road and enforce the mail contract.
The Electrical Review reports ATandT has purchased patents from Dr. M. I. Pubin of Columbia College covering ocean telephony. The invention allegedly enables telephone messages to be sent over any length of land lines.
Capt. John Dippold a veteran river captain was killed instantly at Baden his hometown when a train struck him on the railroad track while he watched coal boats along the Ohio River. He died before aid arrived.
The American mosquito fleet including Annapolis Frolic Wompatuck and Piscataqua sailed from St Georges Bermuda bound for Manila via the Canary Islands. Every available space on the small ships was used to store coal for their longest run.
Captain Rhodes plans to select the crew for the Herreshoff cup defender at Deer Isle Maine after arriving from the storm plagued area. He will begin crew selection early in the week despite the blizzard conditions delaying his initial trip.
Regist Beef dietrich and marvin meat market in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin suffered near total destruction by fire on January 15. The blaze heavily damaged the store and surrounding equipment with investigators reviewing the scene for the cause.
In Washington on January 8 the House debate on reapportionment moved toward a final vote before adjournment. Key speeches cited disfranchisement in the South and House rules challenged by Hepburn, with talk of adding members to Florida, Colorado, and North Dakota. In the Senate, Lodge praised the army reform debate and urged a strong military, while Teller proposed an alternative extending the 1899 army growth act.
In Washington January 9 the House approved the Burleigh reapportionment plan by 165 to 10 percent, lifting the House size to 386 over the next decade. Illinois New York Texas gain three seats. several states gain two or one seat. no state loses. The measure adds at large elections for new states until redistricting. Senate debates cannteen provisions tied to army reorganization continue with sharp partisan divisions.
Washington january 10 the senate with 15 in favor and 34 against the army canteen defeats the senate committee amendment and ends the canteen. Senators Teller Pettigrew and Butler led opposition while the house moved slowly on the river and harbor appropriation bill with little progress amid large local improvement sums.
Disappointed members resist limits on general debate causing a full day of discussion without a conclusion. Chairman Burton explains bill provisions while Western members attack missing irrigation reservoirs and proper recognition of the Lake Deep Waterway project raised by Mr Corliss of Michigan.
In Washington on January 11 the senate made progress on the army reorganization bill against a backdrop of sharp exchanges. A Manila petition urged halting U S actions against Filipinos, drawing objections as potentially treasonous. House debates on river and harbor bills continued after the death of Representative Clark of New Hampshire.
Washington reports a fierce senate attack on the army reorganization bill aimed at president discretionary power to grow the force. An amendment opens officer appointments to volunteer officers up to captain. The house passed the apportionment bill and 170 private pension bills, including raising Gen Americus V Rice’s pension from 60 to 100 after Civil War wounds.
The Texan reports heavy fighting outside Panama from Jan 10 to 11 as rebels push toward the city. Government troops contest the advance while rebels grow bolder, reinforced and well supplied. two British warships linger, an American cruiser awaited. Martial law grips Colombia amid widespread unrest and disillusion with the government.
Pittsburg January 15 Captain John Dip river captain was instantly killed while standing on a railroad track.
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