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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1900
Page
1
The People’s Palace stands at Sev enteenth and Ferguson in Cheyenne touted as a place where all may pursue opportunities once reserved for kings. The Pharmacy offers standard medicines and prescriptions, with a scene of thirsty crowd moving toward the Palace and Garrymedes serving cooling foaming drinks.
Washington dispatch notes rising indications that China seeks a peaceful settlement of its troubles. The emperor Kwang She appoints Li Hung Chang as envoy to negotiate with the powers for an immediate cessation of hostilities. The U S reply reiterates prior demands for minister protection, free communications, and restored order, with negotiations conditioned on compliance.
Seattle plans an international exposition to celebrate the Pacific Northwest. A formal taking possession will be honored with a world fair in 1914. A guarantee of 500000 is set and Congress will be asked for an appropriation to promote Pacific trade and Orient relations.
Camden officials announce that all ninety nine policemen will wear shirtwaist style uniforms on duty starting today with future plans for a standard shirt waist look. The mayor is among the first to adopt the garment.
Denver hosts the Army of the Philip place gathering with light attendance today as city decorations greet the event. A fine reception is planned and the meeting is expected to be in full swing tomorrow.
Pretoria August 14 General Donald leading General Buller s advance column has reached Firmelo about halfway between Lamas Nok and the Delakoa Bay railway with Buller in pursuit.
An incident involving an elevator in the Gulfato Buffalo region disrupted activity in August. officials and local authorities investigated the scene as workers secured the area and assessed damage.
Dispatches from London report the Yang Tsun fight on August 6 with about 20 000 Chinese against American forces. Ten Americans were killed and fifty five wounded due to a misidentification in the darkness. Colonel Dagget led a notable charge lasting four hours as Chinese lines stretched three miles from the rail bridge. Couriers from Pekin describe ongoing siege of the legations and new batteries near the city. Allies push toward Pekin with reports of nearing the gates and a possible arrival by August 15. Chaffee confirms his advance location midway to Pekin and communications from Ho Siwu.
A steam pipe at the New York Steam Heating Company basement power plant on Greenwich and Cortland streets burst at 7 this morning. Fifty boilers fed steam into the main line and three workers were killed while seven others were badly scalded as hundreds fled in panic.
William Sateman Leeds of Cleveland, who married Mrs. Nannie May Worthington, paid $1,000,000 in bonds to secure divorce from his former wife. He asked for a cash settlement a month earlier, and an application for divorce followed, granted in thirty minutes.
Paris reports an official account of the torpedo boat Frames sinking off Cape St Vincent after a maneuvering error by the battleship Branus. Forty seven men drown and three officers are tried. The loss is valued at 1 700 000 francs, causing national shock.
Alma Osborn a prominent society woman and Melvin M Wood a school teacher drowned Saturday in White River at Washington Indiana at the end of a failed rescue attempt for Debera who had fallen into a hole in the river.
Mrs. Helen Jenkins reports two bold men entered her Thames Street home on Saturday, gagged and struck her, then stole 25 dollars. Police doubt her full story while noting bruises and cuts. The city recounts a pair of wild street incidents as cowboys rode through Cheyenne on two horses, creating a loud spectacle.
A Colorado tour report notes a surge of 10 000 to 20 000 visitors daily and strong labor demand. Smelters run full time as gold output rises, while voters shift toward McKinley and Roosevelt amid Democratic defections and growing Republican support nationwide.
Lake Charles La August 13 Passenger train No 9 on the Southern Pacific railroad wrecked at six yesterday afternoon while flying over a bayou span. The tender left the track and the engine with nine cars were hurled in all directions with only one Pullman staying. The wreckage destroyed the track and there was one person aboard who was killed.
Still at work. Rome August 0. The train carrying Grand Duke Peter of Rusals and his wife from King Hunsbert's funeral wrecked at Balario bridge eight miles from Rome. Six bodies recovered. Details scarce. reports hint at possible death of the duke. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena hurried to the scene.
Washington August 14. Dollar wheat is confidently set by James Wilwon, secretary of harlow ture.
Mise Maud Livingstone a 20 year old woman from Council Bluffs dies in a hospital after predicting her death twenty one days ahead. Her fiancé John Harding, a young lawyer, died in Cuba from yellow fever during the Spanish American War. Her family sought medical aid as she insisted her fate was near and she died two days after the predicted date. Burial will be in Trumbull Nebraska.
Major Kdle president of the Manila Board of Health reports the annual deaths for the fiscal year ending June 30. Official figures cover October to June with total deaths across disease classes: tuberculosis 2, beriberi 2, malaria 0, smallpox 7, bubonic plague 150, leprosy 42, measles 4. With Manila population estimated at 490,000 the nine month death rate is about 24 percent.
Baltimore News notes a small eight page New Zealand newspaper called the Pleiades or Seven Stars printed in English and native language. The editor is said to be royal highness Vanhino who governs with authority when at the desk, though not an independent sovereign in full.
Detroit Free Press reports a quirky exchange where Spriga and Springa discuss marriage and devotion. The male narrator humorously notes giving up spare time for family as he rises and exits toward an adjoining rook.
An authority on Chinese name pronunciation explains that English transliterations can be sounded correctly by three rules. Vowels follow Italian-like values, each syllable has independent value, and consonants are as written. Examples illustrate forms like Tuka, L Hung Chang, Shanghai, and Pekin rendered with accurate syllables.
The board of equalization completed its labors with 1960 railroad valuations unchanged from 1899 except Wyoming and Missouri River line raised 2700 per mile. Rocky Mountain Bell Telephote rates set at 30 per mile for first wire and poles and 10 per mile for each additional. Coal and Iron reduced to 1000. State levy six mills, down a quarter mill. State valuation about 28 million, up 2 million from last year. Colorado and Wyoming known as Colorado Iron and Fuel assessed at 7500 per mile.
Society notes announce the forthcoming wedding of Miss Ett Thompson and Mr. John Grieve to take place Wednesday morning at the Thompson home on Capitol avenue. Miss Maud Holcombe will host a luncheon this evening for Miss Morrison of Omaha and her parents before they depart for Omaha on Thursday.
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