14 Aug 1899
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Newspaper
Champaign Daily News
Location
Champaign, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1899
Page
1
In Rennes two assailants shot Maitre Labori, counsel for Dreyfus, in the back or temple as he left his home. He is alive though badly wounded, with reports varying on the exact wound. The gunman was arrested amid public uproar over the attack on the defense.
Rennes Aug 14 The Dreyfus cause gains ground as government action thwarts a Paris Rennes conspiracy. Deroulede Habert and other leaders were arrested. nationalist agitators and perturbers were routed by republican workers. The trial is seen as favoring justice for Dreyfus with firm resolve in Rennes.
Demonstrations outside the Anti Semite league offices precede arrests of Jeunesse Royalists leaders. M Godefroy and M Le Menuet among those seized. Deroulede named as plot leader. Police have served twenty five of thirty seven warrants amid a widening crackdown.
Berlin reports ridicule over Gen Mercier's Rennes court martial statements on imminent war with Germany. Semi official papers deny any war plans, while arrests and paper seizures draw focus away from the Dreyfus affair and among army officers.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on August 14 wages in Cambria Steel Company’s structural department were slashed by 70 to 80 percent. Straighteners face about three dollars daily while holdups earn roughly one fifty. Workers say prior pay ranged from fifteen to sixteen dollars for straighteners and six to seven dollars for holdups. A general strike is anticipated. Stewart favors expansion and says the US should push a more vigorous Philippine policy.
President McKinley did not attend church choosing a drive with Mrs McKinley as rain and cold kept them indoors Secretary Hay will arrive from Newbury New Hampshire Tuesday to discuss state questions arising from America's new possessions with the president and his advisers
Reed weighs remaining in Congress to oppose expansion policy as officials say he contemplates staying and practicing law while in office. Other dispatches note the army may stock 100000 emergency rations for the Philippines and Europe faces no immediate bubonic plague danger, per London and Washington officials.
Port Arthur Texas celebrates as the steam ship St Oswald enters the ship canal at 1 o clock Sunday. The vessel steamed through at eight knots, greeting a crowd of nearly the entire city. After two years of doubts about completion, residents rejoice at the canal’s finish.
St Petersburg Morning Post reports a plan after the Paris exposition to open an American exhibit in Moscow or St Petersburg. The display would mainly feature Paris exhibits and seeks to extend American trade.
Secretary Root to urge governors nationwide to raise aid for Porto Rico after a devastating hurricane. Gov Gen. Davis reports over 1,000 dead and 100,000 homeless, with pestilence and hunger looming. Relief efforts require clothing, food, lumber, and tents, continuing for months as crops recover. Authorities describe widespread destruction from Utuada to Mayaguez and Barranquitas, with 1000 soldiers dispatched to assist post commanders.
Florida coast reports the hurricane moving northward with winds of ten to twenty five miles per hour and potential full force within twenty four hours. Reports from Guadeloupe detail fifty deaths and 280 injured as the storm devastates Grande Terre Le Monte Port Louis and St Francois. Pointe a Pitre suffers major damage with losses around three million dollars. Baltimore experiences a violent wind and rain storm with two fatalities.
The army transport McPherson departed New York for San Juan Porto Rico with 300000 pounds of rice and an equal amount of beans to aid the starving Porto Ricans. Also noted is the Tampa cigar makers consolidation report dated August 12.
The interests of Tampa Key West New Orleans and Havana are moving toward a cooperative trust among large factories in those cities. Each plant will be appraised and owners receive stock in the consolidation. Twenty nine factories have signed the agreement. Italy Seeks Mines Professorship and Rail Concessions in China Pekin August 14 Marquis Raggi asks for permission to open Che-Kiang mines and to establish an Italian professorship at Pekin University. He also seeks two railway concessions likely to be granted.
London reports authoritative assurance that European powers will not intervene in the Transvaal dispute as Kruger's stance on uitlander franchise stalls negotiation. Times says Britain may deploy 55 000 troops if war breaks out. Pretoria prepares mobilization and passport controls amid Akrikander calls to accept Chamberlain plan. Reichstag seized at Delagoa Bay carrying 15 000 rifles for Transvaal.
The National Zeitung reports a marked improvement in commercial and political ties between Germany and the United States. It notes Germany's exports to the US rose by 3 million dollars in the first half of 1899 compared with the same period in 1898 and warns against retaliatory measures.
A special committee from the Grand Army of the Republic reports the pension bureau is controlled by Union army veterans and will present findings at the Philadelphia encampment. The inquiry into Commissioner H. Clay Evans’ administration is nearing completion.
The Christian alliance convention’s Sunday collection for foreign missions totaled 54881 dollars. Pledges came mainly from business men and no one was pressed to give on faith as in earlier collections, backing Dr. Simpson’s effort with substantial local support.
Newport News August 14 Surgeon J H White chief of the marine hospital corps on duty at the Soldiers home Hampton and Phoebus says the home will be entirely free of yellow fever within two weeks. There has been no change in the situation.
A local store advertises final summer fabric sale highlighting washable cottons and blends. Shoppers are urged to visit before stock runs out.
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