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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1900
Page
3
Washington and London dispatches relay updates on Peking as Chinese forces rally near the capital. Telegraphs cite Japanese Russian and Chinese movements, Boxer actions, and possible allied defensive positions around the imperial city.
E F Balch assistant cashier of the Omaha National Bank was slugged and robbed in his berth on the Chicago and Northwestern train from Chicago to Omaha. He resisted and was badly pounded on the head. Passenger Eugene Almoretti Jr of Wyoming was also robbed. Other travelers heard no outcry and the robbers escaped before alarm. Amount stolen not known.
Incidents of race violence erupted in New York after John Brennan a white messenger was shot by John Davis alias Lamplighter a Black man. Whites attacked several African Americans on 64th 60th and nearby streets leading to multiple arrests and police clashes.
A U S warship has reached Tangier to back the claim tied to the June murder of Marcos Essagin, manager of Braunsweig & Co Fez branch. The incident began after a dispute with a Moroccan religious fanatic when Essagin, riding a horse, tapped the priest’s mule, triggering a crowd attack and his fatal wounds.
William M. Williams, an alleged anarchist employed at the Saelter Hotel, told a coworker he would kill William J. Bryan when he visited for the Jacksonian picnic on Saturday. Police arrested him within an hour and guards were stepped up to protect Bryan during his stay in Omaha.
Washington August 26 census bureau reports Kansas City Mo has 163,752 residents, up from 132,716 in 1890, a 31,036 increase or 23.96 percent. Kansas City Was. adds 51,418 residents, up from 38,316, an increase of 13,102 or 34.19 percent.
Gen Wood was officially banqueted in Santiago de Cuba on August 27 by the republican and democratic parties. Present were the civil governor the archbishop of Cuba principal judicial and civil dignitaries and 100 representative merchants.
To Colonize Boers Helena Mont Aug 26 A Worm ser of Helena has arranged to purchase a large tract of land in the Yellowstone valley. He says he will bring a large number of Boers from the Transvaal.
Chicago August 27 crowds swelled to a record as thousands attended the sacred song service at the G A R encampment in the museum despite rain. Officials said about 13 000 filled the hall with tens of thousands more outside awaiting admission. Notables including Bishop Samuel Nallows Mayor Harrison and Commander in Chief Shaw spoke on patriotism and duty. Far more veterans and visitors arrived by rail boosting the total attendance to a record high.
On the French line steamer L Aquitaine arriving from Havre Margaret Minnehan a former nun leapt overboard at 5 am August 22. A priest and nuns on board conducted the burial at sea as the body was recovered too late. She had left the convent chasing a forbidden romance and said she sought her brother a priest in Pennsylvania.
A crowd of hoodlums rioted after an umpire Ebright ruled against the home team. Ebright and Denver players were pelted and fled to safety. Itcher Schmidt of Denver struck several mob members with a club.
An antebellum Negro association to include all southern states will be organized in Macon on September 23. The aim is to discountenance crimes by young Black men that lead to lynchings and to establish better race relations.
Kingston Jamaica August 27 mail advices from Colon Colombia report fighting near Cartagena where rebels have been holding out hoping to win a voice in the government from the new conservative party.
Paris August 27 The Vesper Boat club of Philadelphia captured the senior eight championship, the sole event at the international regatta under the Paris exposition where American crews competed.
August reports from South Africa describe a clash near Krugersdorp where a Liverpool regiment was surrounded in a hollow as Boer forces attacked wagons and rails. Ten Liverpool soldiers killed and 45 wounded, plus 20 other British casualties on August 22. Lord Roberts holds Pretoria, Bel fast taken near Machadodorp, French cavalry moving east. The commander notes greens over the veldt hinting at better grazing for transport animals soon.
In Bethlehem on August 26 Lieut Gen Miles Gen Buffington and others witnessed the new 18 inch Gattyn gun test for coast defense. Ten shots were planned to reach 18 000 pounds per square inch and 18 000 feet per second. Third and fourth shots with 300 pound charges produced pressures near 19 000 psi and velocities around 1 900 f s. The gun 44 feet long weighs 59 tons and is intended to throw a shell fifteen miles using gun cotton charges.
The post office department selects New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Washington New Orleans San Francisco Denver St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati for a congressional led probe into pneumatic tube service. Officials say the study will begin soon in each city under the local postmaster and railway mail division superintendent. An experts committee will review reports and recommendations after field work.
In August 27 Cherokee enrollment updates note Tamy Bixby who resigned his commission to join the campaign has left for north. Bixby says enrollment is progressing very satisfactorily and steady enrollment work continues in Muscogee and surrounding areas.
Sioux City Iowa August 26 Fire at Lemarsid destroyed the Western College building. The fire is believed to have been started by lightning and caused an estimated loss of about 40000 dollars.
The second battalion of the 1st Infantry arrived from Cuba and has departed Fort Leavenworth. It is expected to take a steamer for the Orient with the force, a move noted in Leavenworth on August 27.
New York August 25 The will of Co P Huntington filed after death excludes profits from sale during lifetime and allocates five hundred thousand dollars in trust for Princess Hatzfeldt with remainder for her issue. Major holdings pass to Mrs Huntington for life then to Archer M Huntington and finally to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Dr M S N Pierre and 200 fellow British subjects in New York filed a petition to British consul Percy Sanderson. They allege brutal mob attacks during recent riots and claim police aided the mob instead of protecting them. They urge protective steps as British subjects.
New York officials report a spring lamb killed in New Zealand and shipped via the steamer Majestic to New York after a 17 000 mile journey of 70 days. The meat arrived in good condition and is described as solid and fine quality, sparking interest among local butchers about Australian lamb supply and pricing.
The steam launch Lillian was struck by lightning on a pleasure trip in Quincy Illinois on August 25. Passenger Hughey Patton was knocked unconscious and remained unresponsive for about an hour before reviving. Frank Schansten and Alva Meyers suffered severe burns. Thomas White a stove maker was paralyzed for hours but expected to recover.
Two children of Charles Zunker aged 9 and 8 were struck and killed by lightning while playing in a barn on a farm two miles north of Milwaukee. The same storm hit the county hospital causing roof damage and cutting electrical power.
United States Consul Johnson in Amoy China reports a mob burned the Japanese temple on Friday. Marines were landed to protect Japanese officials and restore order, though they are said to belong to another nation since the U.S. has no warship at Amoy.
A Friday storm in La Crosse Wisconsin caused damage to several dwellings and barns, with substantial livestock losses. The same passage brought heavy rain and crop damage across southern Minnesota, according to early reports.
Winnipeg Manitoba August 25 Con ductors and trainmen of the Canadian Pacific railway will meet next Sunday to discuss the strike situation It is reported that the company is likely to accept arbitration.
In Akron Ohio a mob freed a prisoner then attacked the city prison and courthouse. Two killed and many wounded as dynamite and fire destroy city hall and Columbian building. Militia arrived, quiet returns, but loss runs near a half million in city records and property.
Wichita, Kan Aug 24 Calvin Titus who sealed the walls of Peking was a member of the Salvation Army here for several months. He was related to Capt Lee a well known Salvation Army officer and an evangelist of some note.
At a faculty meeting in Effingham Illinois on August 24 the Illinois College of Photography voted to allow male students to wear shirt waists. Many female students objected to the change.
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