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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1900
Page
1
Lorenzo Marques October 9 report on hundreds of Boers fleeing from their homeland. Many aim for America, paying for top accommodations aboard French and German ships. Trains meet ships at Marseilles, guiding families to Holland as a temporary refuge before possible emigration to the United States.
In Paterson New Jersey inquiry by Supreme Court Commissioner Trimble, B Mazotti, a noted Paterson anarchist organizer, claims anarchist groups there split on killing rulers. He says the movement seeks liberty, not government, and that Humbert’s death was the act of a lone agent. A separate London report notes two American detectives bring an Italian from Paterson to identify Bresci’s accomplice, while police remain tight lipped.
Washington October 9 President McKinley arrived at 7 45 this morning. A cabinet meeting lasting two hours focused entirely on the Chinese situation. The government’s reply to the French note was practically decided and will be prepared for transmission to France soon. Its exact substance remains undisclosed until delivered to the French minister.
In Chattanooga on October 9 the society of the Army of Cumberland held its opening business meeting with General T J Wood presiding. Major W J Colburn delivered the welcome address as officers reports were read and adopted. The Spanish American War veterans session met in the afternoon with strong attendance and many delegates still en route. In New York, counsel P H Gilhooley announced William Schrieber the missing clerk of Elizabethport Banking Company.
Berlin reports Herr Maximillian Hardden editor and publisher of the Zukunft sentenced to six months imprisonment in a fortress for lese majeste. His offense cited an article in the Zuonkunst titled The Battle with the Dragons. Included among the bank defaulter details is a 50,000 dollar shortage covered by bank directors. United States Senator J L Kean noted among directors.
The American Bible Society in Shanghai received Rev. John R. Hykes list showing 174 Protestant missionaries killed or missing since the Boxer movement began through Sept. 5. The tally includes 66 men and 73 women and 39 children, with 69 Americans among them.
Miss Virginia Murdock recounts the 23-person missionary caravan fleeing boxers from Kalgan toward Chinese frontier territory. They crossed the Gobi with camels and horses, faced scarce water, danger from Mongol camps, and the death of a Swedish missionary child, finally reaching Kiachta and continuing toward Siberia on the new railway.
Washington reports that a week of persistent diplomatic effort to persuade the Chinese court to return to Pekin has failed. The note suggests continued pressure from the powers on the issue, with no immediate settlement in sight.
Pekin reports Prince Ching has received an edict from the emperor dated October 1 in reply to the note sent earlier. The dispatch underscores ongoing royal communications amid delicate diplomatic exchanges.
In Washington the Chinese minister says the emperor and empress dowager could return to Pekin if the powers accept assurances of personal safety. He proposes withdrawing most allied forces from Pekin to Tianjin or nearby points, leaving only a guard. Wu notes the imperial family delayed their return due to the allied presence.
New Orleans Rabbi Leucht carries 10000 to Galveston for Texas City relief. Funds from B'nai Brith lodges will aid at least 100 families and possible distribution doubles ahead. He plans to confer with Clara Barton upon arrival in Galveston.
The Alvin relief committee conducts a census showing over 600 families affected by the disaster. About half are homeless, a quarter have partly habitable homes, and the rest live in fair quarters. Carpenters work daily to rebuild, yet progress remains slow, with many forced to wait for material aid. Conditions are improving as health stays good and residents plant gardens and rebuild.
Washington reports official census figures: Delaware total 184,733 in 1900 up from 168,498 in 1890. District of Columbia records 278,713, over 230,392 a decade ago. New Hampshire reaches 411,588, up from 376,530, an 85,058 increase or 9.3 percent.
Victoria B C Oct 9 It is announced the Dominion government will offer for sale all government claims in the Klondike including alternate claims reserved during the rush and all claims reverted to the crown from various causes An estimated 8000 to 10000 claims exist in the Klondike
Chattanooga reports the arrest of Postmaster Davis Mendenhall and Assistant Postmaster William G. Rafuh at Bloomfield, Florida by Inspector Bass on embezzlement of several hundred dollars. Jacksonville notes M Flagler, New York financier, has registered to vote in Florida, building a Palm Beach cottage and voting in West Palm Beach.
Georgetown Kentucky October 9 After the prosecution rested several witnesses the court adjourned to take the jury to Frankfort Youtsey and his attorneys and two attorneys for the commonwealth accompanied the jury.
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