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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1900
Page
4
East Boston residents press for cheaper gas as prices reach 1 and 1.25 dollars. A petition before the State Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners received partial consideration. The hearing is to be continued on November 7. This marks the start of East Boston’s campaign.
Guests gathered at the Elotel Vendome for a Columbus Day observance by the Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus. Rev Garrett J Barry national chaplain and Hon John J Delaney spoke as 400 attendees enjoyed an orchestral program, toasts and elegant decor.
Hazleton and Scranton murmur with United Mine Workers convention expected to decide on strike. Delegates from the Schuylkill Valley face wage and powder price proposals as fears rise of an extended stoppage. Coal concerns brace for possible plant closures near No. 40 Nagle Cranberry Crystal Ridge as guards tighten. General Gobin and Sheriff Tooley confer at Oneida amid quiet conditions.
A Citizens' Trade Association led effort to lower East Boston Gas rates after interviews with officials and a state commissioners hearing. Attorney Thomas Rice cited high costs and dividends, with East Boston Gas Company stock trading well above par while customers face $1 per 1000 feet and low candle power. John Thompson blamed coal prices and Cunard losses for the high rate. East Boston gas stoves show 8600 in South Boston, 7291 in Dorchester, 476 in East Boston.
James F. Sheehan presided as district deputy supreme knight of the state and welcomed guests. George W. Havens served as toastmaster while Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearn addressed the gathering on the topic Our Order with applause throughout.
Arch bishops of the Roman Catholic Church of America meet at the Catholic University to discuss ecclesiastical matters. Cardinal Gibbons presided with archbishops Williams, Corrigan, Ryan, Elder, Ketter and Christye present. Bishop Hennessey stood in for Archbishop Kain. Tomorrow the committee on Indian and Negro schools will convene.
D C O'Brien of 101 Silver street favored spare ribs and cabbage. He boasted he could eat three platefuls. After a late dinner he was served a whole pot of cabbage, toppled on him and caused a badly bruised head, sending him to Emergency Hospital.
The Dorchester convention to nominate a candidate stalls after seventy two ballots with no change. Mooney figure Cousin Tom Flood advises a conference as delegates push for adjournment or continuation. Delegates plan to reconvene tonight at the old Court House to resume voting.
Ex senator Donovan again declines the nomination as ninth Democratic delegates gather at Faneuil Hall for the third time in a political seance. Indications of shifting support emerge amid the tense convention proceedings.
Oct 11 Maryland and Chicago dispatches report Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith at Republican national headquarters saying Maryland shows a marked Republican trend and West Virginia will elect Republicans by a larger margin. He says Indiana looked doubtful but now favors the Republicans and that the party’s chances are strongest.
Representative Charles A. Dean of Wakefield was renominated for a fourth term at the twenty-ninth Representative Democratic convention held in Wakefield Town Hall last evening. Two candidates appeared, Dean and KK WH Walton, with Dean receiving 154 votes to Walton 47.
James N. Brady, a Boston Post Office clerk in the inquiry division, testified that his arrest stemmed from a conspiracy. He described police pressure, denial of a telephone call, and claims that an enemy in the office and Inspector Evans set him up, while detailing interactions with Letherman and Fitzgerald.
A news item reports the start of U S troop withdrawal from a region abbreviated as Na, signaling a shift in allied commitments and a move toward new security arrangements. Officials cited strategic reassessments and phased pullout plans.
Washington reports the State Department memorandum endorsing reparations and guarantees for the future in China. It outlines measures including punishment of guilty parties, arms embargo continuation, indemnities, a Pekin legation guard, dismantling Taku forts, and limited road occupation with non permanent commitments. Lord Salisbury approves Delcasse note with arm embargo reservations and favoring separate national garrisons.
At a mass meeting in St Louis the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions heard Dr Judson Smith declare that China is central to global destinies. He insisted missionaries are not to blame for anti foreign sentiment and urged rapid rebuilding of mission centers after recent massacres to seize a vast expansion of opportunities.
Washington reports Colonel Humphrey, the U S Army Quartermaster in China, has sent a communication or report detailing supply and logistics operations. The notice signals administrative actions affecting allied support and military provisioning in the Far East.
Cablegram dated today to the quartermaster general reports the first shipment of United States forces leaving China. Kintuck sailed yesterday for Manila with forage, mule pack gear, and Company D of the Sixth United States Cavalry. Transport Indiana will depart soon with Marines, and Hyde reports wood contracts. Shipments to Ninth and Fourteenth Infantry, Sixth Cavalry, and Fifth Artillery are arranged. the entire command is covered for health and supplies.
General von Waldersee commands the allied army to move a 6000 strong force from Tien Tsin to join a Pekin column under General Gaselee near Paoting Fu. Four French battalions sent on their own expedition were halted awaiting the main force. Americans Russians and Japanese do not participate.
Rome dispatch notes the Dowager Empress of China is reported dead. East Boston calls on Mayor Hart to fund Chapman School completion after a prior loan was ruled illegal and vetoed. If no agreement or temporary space is found, six local children face possible displacement. Newton Republicans nominate William F. Dana and George F. Bullard for Middlesex district.
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