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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1901
Page
3
A cautious shift in policy allows limited reforms in provincial administration. The move aims to balance Russian authority with concessions to local groups, including Chinese residents, while tensions over the border and rail coordination persist.
Reports from Pekin indicate Russia may accept four changes to the Manchurian convention including lease of Kinchen and Port Arthur, no Russian resident at Loukden, Chinese army keeping order before the railway is finished, and limits on Russian mining and railway concessions to Chinese and Russians only. Ratification is debated. Li Hung Chang links signing to Chinese minister approval. Separately, a London dispatch notes a new hitch in the Anglo Russian siding dispute with flag plantings and withdrawals.
London reports Count Tolstoi plans ex patriation in disgust and despair over his excommunication by church bigots. Friends urge him to settle in Britain, though the move is deemed scarcely credible. He believes remaining is essential to his duty and usefulness in this country.
In Ann Arbor Michigan on March 26 a quarrel threatens the Northern Oratorical league. The league president, a Wisconsin man, resigned and a Michigan student was elected. Vice president Stanley of Michigan is sent to Iowa City in May to claim the chair.
George J. Smith of the Chorge J. Smith Boller Manufacturing company shot himself at his Chicago Heights home. The ball entered his abdomen and emerged under the left arm. Found unconscious by family, surgeons fear poor chances of recovery. Smith, sixty, formerly did business in St. Louis and had recent ill health and business worries.
Eddie Hoffman a young boy was arrested on murder charges after beating Samuel Callahan to death. Callahan reportedly insulted Hoffmans sister prompting the attack at about 5 p m. He died later that evening at a hospital.
W C Hawkins was caught by a shafting piece in the Model laundry at Red Wing Minnesota on March 26. It ripped off all clothing except his shoes socks and a bit of his shirt and necktie. He was not seriously hurt.
London dispatch says a Daily Mail Geneva correspondent reports that Mr Kruger may travel to the United States next month if his health allows.
An official Saigon dispatch reports Major Ducros, a witness favorable to Dreyfus at Rennes, killed. He had participated in the recent North China campaign.
Vladivostok dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Keller, director of the Usuri railroad, asphyxiated in his car when it caught fire. Also perished in the incident are one attendant and others unnamed.
North Dakota jurist Joseph M. Bartholomew, ten year supreme court justice, died suddenly in Bismarck while clearing light snow from his walk. A resident of the state for fifteen years, he had retired January 1. He left a wife and one daughter.
Louis E. Marvin, a former Chicagoan now in Brainerd, is charged with bigamy after alleged deception to marry Miss Hoffman and then conceal his previous marriage. Mrs. Anna E. Marvin swore out the complaint. Marvin, who moved to St. Paul a year ago, reportedly kept his first marriage hidden and warned his second wife against disclosure.
A March 26 storm in New Richmond and Boardman Wisconsin caused lightning to strike the Omaha railroad telegraph line one mile north of Boardman. The bolt ignited depots at New Richmond and Boardman with the latter burning to the ground. Arthur Kupman helped save the New Richmond depot.
A. A. Roland, age eighty nine, sues for divorce from his fifty seven year old wife in Bloomfield town. He alleges his wife rocks him out in the cold, makes him sleep on a cot, and threatens to put spiders in his food.
O A Armstrong bound over to the June term of the U S court on the charge of having raised post office orders. Bail set at 1000 dollars, furnished, and he was released.
John Reide a prominent farmer in Mazeppa Minnesota died at fifty two from peritonitis caused by a kick from a horse. The injury occurred recently and his death was reported on March 26.
Brainerd Minn March 26 In the district court Judge McClenahan sentenced Ralph Flail convicted of forgery to ten years at hard labor at Stillwater. James Sullivan and Sam Lambert received short terms for robbery.
In Sarkville Wisconsin on March 26 residents report a growing ice gorge on the Milwaukee river above the main bridge. Water levels rise toward the streets and fear damage if the ice breaks loose.
The report lists public figures and incidents including General Fitzhugh Tee’s near recovery from illness. Oil found near Evanston Wyoming. Granada towns flooded with heavy damage. Tugboat strike threats by lake tug trust members. Denis Sweinie nears retirement. American medical scientists to attend London tuberculosis congress. Belgians receive extraordinary embassy for Edward VII accession. Berkeley marks Charter Day anniversary. W Stanley Hollis arrives in Washington for talks. Scottish and North of England steelmakers seek to sustain prices against American steel trust. J W Doane of Doane & Co. dies in New York. Ithaca Clinton House destroyed by fire, loss $125,000. Haiti Santo Domingo boundary dispute suspended awaiting arbitration. A New York social friend says no posthumous child for Mrs Harrison and Gen Harrison’s will provides for one if born.
A runaway freight train near Glen Gardner NJ split, scattering oil tank cars that ignited and flooded the village with burning oil. Eleven buildings burned as fires spread along the ramp, destroying homes, the Masonic temple, and outbuildings amid a scene of chaos as residents fled with their animals. Loss estimated at 60 000 to 75 000 dollars.
W N Stevens a 55 year old Lucedale Mississippi merchant is sought by several counties on kidnapping charges. He allegedly abducted B M Stearns daughter a 13 year old from Luce dale and took her to Mobile with J A Freeman who is jailed for aiding. Freeman claims a marriage plan but no ceremony yet.
In Alexandria Indiana William and James Gilmore, both colored, quarrelled over a trivial matter. James struck William, who drew a revolver and fired twice. The first shot wounded Henry Campbell, the second shot struck James Gilmore in the left shoulder and lungs, leading to his death within an hour. William Gilmore fled but was captured and jailed.
Edward W. Hooper former Harvard college treasurer and Boston lawyer fell from the third story of his Beacon Street home shortly after midnight. He suffered serious non fatal injuries after ten days of illness and overwork while under care of a trained nurse. no witness to the incident.
Bank in Yankton South Carolina was entered by robbers. The safe was blown open causing the building to wreck. Loss of two thousand dollars, fully insured, with no trace of the robbers.
Donald C. McKay, an agent for New York Life Insurance, was arrested in Clinton Iowa on March 26 for issuing fraudulent policies totaling several thousand dollars.
Lord Kitchener reports Babington’s force attacked Delarey southwest of Ventersdorp and routed the Boer rear guard. The convoy and guns were captured at Vaalsbank with 215 pounders a pompom six Maxims and large ammunition and rifle stocks seized. British losses were light. many Boers killed or wounded.
Washington March 27 The president announced Frederick Allen as commissioner of patents and William Rodenburg as member of the civil service commission Other appointments include Henry Miller of Oregon as consul at Ninshwang China Henry L Hertz collector of internal revenue First district of Illinois and Marion Edwin US district attorney for the Southern district of Georgia
Snowbound rails strand a dozen trans continental trains in Nebraska delaying several hundred east bound passengers bound for New York and intermediate points. Officials expect Burlington to Billings to reopen in a few hours with trains running as usual.
Columbia March 27 Frank Player chief dispenser of Illi amsburg county has been convicted of burglary in his own dispensary for stealing 2000 He faces a penitentiary sentence The system has seen fifty robberies but this is its first conviction
Miss Eliza Burris, a Murfreesboro schoolteacher, died after pouring kerosene on her clothes and setting them ablaze following a fall of laudanum and another substance. Nashville report cites despondency over losing her teaching post.
In Rio de Janeiro on March 27 authorities report the arrest of Admiral Custodio Jose Mello and other conspirators in a monarchist plot. The plot emerged after Laron de Burgas died by his own hand. Government imposes extra precautions to prevent disturbances.
The Daily Post reports that failures in South African peace talks push Chancellor Hicks Beach to favor a 2 shilling direct duty on corn over a suggested 1 shilling registration tax to cover war expenses.
Police received a telephoned report from Somerset Perry County at 2 a m describing six masked men who rode into the city and blew open the local bank safe securing 15000 dollars in cash and valuables.
The resignation of Joseph H. Choate Jr, third secretary of the U.S. embassy at Taondon, has been accepted and will take effect March 31. Washington announces William C. Eustis of Washington will replace him.
Charles S May former Michigan lieutenant governor from 1863 to 1865 and noted member of the state bar died suddenly at Island View Cull Lake from heart failure. He was seventy one years old.
Reports say Boer forces are twenty miles off and crossing the railway near Drummond. Town guard has been called out and businesses closed while workers man trenches day and night, as defense duties continue around Queenstown in Cape Colony.
James G. Lascelle, a broker who pleaded guilty to complicity in a forged-note scheme to steal $50,000 from Edward Rafter, a wholesale grocer, was sentenced in New York to eight years in prison.
In Kasson Minnesota on March 27 George Rhodes reports his nine month old daughter died from smallpox. His wife has contracted the disease and appears to be in a severe form. The family resides about ten miles northeast of Kasson.
A Birmingham tornado struck the city March 27 killing about twenty five, including Dr. G. C. Chapman and the wife and child of Robert J. Lowe. Property losses reach a quarter million as bodies are recovered and relief work starts amid heavy rain. Farther damage reported in Buena Vista Georgia Crawfordsville Indiana Pavilion Michigan with multiple injuries and property destruction.
The Civil Service Commission urges the Treasury Secretary to dismiss Moses Dillon El Paso Texas collector and inspectors Fink Bloom and Race over alleged conspiracy. A package of civil service exam papers was reportedly opened and shown to applicants before exams. Mrs Dillon and Loom also face political matters, with Dillon reportedly arrested in El Paso.
The entire local staff of the Press-Post in Columbus Ohio struck yesterday after the proprietor refused to sign the scale of the newly formed News Writers Association. The walkout leaves the paper dark pending settlement.
Brussels reports Abbe Renard a celebrated Jesuit scholar and Ghent University professor has broken with the church to marry.
A two year old child in Anderson Indiana ingested complexion pills from a box and died twenty minutes later. The incident occurred on March 27. The cause is under investigation by local authorities.
Cape Town reports say Boers lost heavily while attacking the Lichtenburg garrison last week. More than seventy burghers are said to have been shot at one spot amid wire entanglements.
In Pretoria on March 27 a careful inquiry among Dutch residents shows that Boers still on commando do not belong to the lower class, contrary to common belief.
Lisbon closes religious establishments by ministerial decree. The Brooks widow who called Sumner died in Columbia South Carolina in January 1857. St Peter Episcopal School Helena receives 33364 bequest from Felix Brurot Pittsburgh philanthropist who died May 9 1898. Miners settle in Pittsburg district after wage demands. Ex Senator Walcott of Colorado denies seeking McKinley cabinet post. Dr Nathan Brill home robbed jewelry valued about 12000. Schooner Florence overdue from Port of Spain to Philadelphia feared lost. Luxurious house boat for Pierre Lorillard under construction on the Hudson to be a full floating home.
The Supreme Court denies Alexander McKenzies application for leave to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, upholding that such proceedings cannot form the basis of a proceeding in error. The decision, read by the Chief Justice, concerns his imprisonment in California tied to contempt in Alaska as a receiver of mines.
St Paul and Chicago quotes cover wheat corn oats barley rye and flax with bid prices for No 1 Northern wheat 76 1 2 cents at Chicago No 2 red wheat 75 1 2 cents and hogs cows and sheep listed across multiple markets including Minneapolis Duluth Sioux City Milwaukee and South St Paul. Cattle and hog ranges show mixed prices with Chicago and South St Paul noting typical totals and per head figures.
Fire in the retail district ruins B. Fellman & Co. store causing about 130000 in losses. The Leopold Levy carpet house and the Rosenberg company suffer approximately 20000 each in water damage.
John W. O'Brien was convicted in justice court of assault in the third degree against Atwater marshal O Freelander. He was fined 75 dollars and costs. Dennis and Frank O'Brien face trial on the same charge.
A proclamation declares the purchase of the islands of Cibitu and Caugayen in the Jolo archipelago. The action forms part of an official land expansion and outlines the government’s intent to incorporate the two islets.
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