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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1900
Page
1
A garbled text fragment describes Palace 18 at the southwest corner of Seven teenth and Ferguson in Cheyenne near the State Capitol. It references the public entry and described beverages with archaic flourishes and exaggerated praise amid a crowded pedestrian scene.
June bulletins tell messages may reach the far east including China and that Peking communications are restored. Shanghai reports forts at Taku fired on foreign ships, then were silenced and occupied. A Japanese gunboat arrived. Kempf confirms the Taku attack and legations at Peking reported taken.
The War Department contemplates moving troops from Manila to China amid crippling drafts on forces in the Philippines. Officials neither confirm nor deny urgent embarkation plans while preserving the option to pull back small garrisons to strengthen land forces.
John T Duncan and about three hundred miners seized a fourteen million square mile land grant in Baguache county, claiming right and fraud. The San Luis Valley Land and Mining Co bought the land for 1.5 million. The company seeks court action in Colorado to recover possession while a rival syndicate backs the miners.
Local shoe sale offers red and tan pedal salon footwear in limited thin stock. Prices are advertised as greatly reduced, with a single penny noted in the listing.
Delegates nationwide demand the San Juan hero run for vice president at the Philadelphia gathering. A senator named foraker will push McKinley’s second term, while Allison and Dolliver are discussed as possible seconders though not convention delegates.
Senator Thurston of Nebraska stated Roosevelt will accept the nomination for vice president. Roosevelt told newspaper men he has nothing to say now and may issue a statement later. Representative Taylor of Ohio, representing Canton, added context to the delegation.
Philadelphia June 18 Roosevelt in a 430 statement declines to receive the nomination for vice president. Roosevelt’s position is to avoid being a boss candidate and to seek a spontaneous convention choice. Reports say McKinley and Roosevelt buttons circulate among delegates as Roosevelt talk dominates the convention scene.
The British Admiralty reports 2,500 foreign marines sent to relieve Beijing have returned to Tientsin. In Parliament, Foreign Secretary Broderick says Hong Kong will be garrisoned with native Indian troops and reinforcements from Britain, Russia, and Japan are due at Taku by Thursday as the communication lines are restored.
Paris reports a June 18 dispatch stating M. De Leaste informs that a group of refugees led by a French general has been entered by Chinese rebels. He asks the French minister in Frapes to assess severe consequences for Yukong and Yauen amid the incident.
Readable fragments show a game or event at Mesgick's featuring Amobkeg and Lancaster 66 apron check Ginghame 464c with limited details.
Local advertisement for Golden Rule Store offering men's and boys straw hats for 500, and pulley belts and rings sold at Mesbick's.
In Philadelphia on June 18 the Cook County delegation arrived as McKinley and Dolliver gained support. National committeemen were named from Texas, Kansas, South Dakota, Massachusetts, California, Utah, and Tennessee in a slate reported amid a busy political day.
The Alphia arrived from Cape Nome after a perilous voyage covering a thousand miles of ice. It carried five passengers and $300,600 in gold dust. J & Mosoghan of Denver reports $145,000 and Jack Hill of Seattle $80,000 from a Cape Nome claim. a single claim yielded $15,000 in a week and $50,000 total. Beattie notes the Neo district expects output to grow, with the Dingo carrying $3,000,000 in gold dust from Lynn Canal passengers.
London reports Lorenzo Mar quea Wapatch says the Boer government moved to Almakaar on the Neluproit line last Friday. Kruger may surrender only if opposed, with Boer forces estimated at 5,000 opposing Hintiah advance from Pretoria. It remains unsure if they will retreat to Lyndenberg hills or hold the main railway line toward Dekaap valley.
A cyclone crossing from Arkansas into Mississippi caused telegraph and telephone outages near Dallas. The storm moved through Altheimer Arkansas and Trotters Point Michigan area about 4 pm yesterday. Damage extent is unknown but feared very serious.
June 18 report from Phoenix Arie notes thousands of Indians on a reservation facing extreme hunger. The article cites scarce food rations and failing aid, urging action to prevent further suffering among native communities.
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