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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1900
Page
4
President Loubet of France engaged in three duels with two victories and one severe hand wound. The report praises his swordsmanship and notes his skill at the blade.
A June 16 dispatch reports Washington officials doubt alarming Pekin destruction claims due to lack of telegraphic contact with Admiral Kempf. Officials say private efforts unlikely to improve the situation. Baron Von Ketteler, German minister to China, reported killed in Pekin riots. he is linked to Henry B. Ledyard of Michigan Central Railroad through marriage.
London reports a Cape Town telegram declares the ministerial deadlock relieved and Sir John Gordon Sprigg is expected to accept the portfolio. Other dispatches note Boer War movements at Paardekop and Pretoria, troop shifts, and a German ambulance sent to Durban. A Gambian uprising kills two British prisoners and six police, while Walter W Smith sets two amateur cycling records in a private Berkeley Oval trial.
In San Francisco on June 16 P. Huntington completes purchase of the Hopkins Searls holdings. Estimated price exceeds 9 million dollars. Huntington reportedly owns 1,260,000 of 2,000,000 shares. 500,000+ shares held by former Central Pacific stockholders. about 90,000 shares remain in other hands. A frontier quarantine hits El Paso Reuters reports Mexico blocks San Francisco arrivals. Dragoon reveals a fatal battle near Johnsonville with one dead and deputy sheriff Mulkey fatally wounded.
The St Louis San Francisco and Texas road will extend from Denison to Sherman. The railroad plans to move its general offices to Sherman, signaling a major regional expansion.
The Southwestern Passenger Bureau offers a one fare rate from Texas Oklahoma and Indian Territory to the Democratic national convention in July. Admiral Dewey denies reports of suspending his presidential bid. Emmett E McInnis of Sherman Texas named cadet at West Point.
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