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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1900
Page
1
The Navy directs Admiral Remey to Taku to command Asiatic squadron from Manila aboard Brooklyn. Oregon sails from Hongkong to Taku. Monadnock initially slated then redirected. Plans include troop landings and heightened preparations amid Chinese crisis and Boxer fears.
The Navy orders Admiral Remey to take command at Taku due to unsatisfactory dispatches from Admiral Kempff. Manila Bay remains his base, with ships kept for morale, while emphasis shifts to protecting American ministerial staff as Northern China shuts off.
Filipino Junta leaders meet General MacArthur in Manila as they press a peace scheme. He agrees to liberty clause but bars jury trial and bearing arms, and rejects expulsion of friars. The five remaining amnesty clauses await future talks. proclamation spreads across American garrisons with no clear outcome yet.
In Belleville Oklahoma on June 24 during a blast at the Oak Hill coal mine workers breached an abandoned water filled shaft. Water surged into the Oak Hill pits flooding and wrecking the mine in moments. Fifty men were saved by the mine engineer and crew.
Senator Hanna denounces a circulating tale that three Utah mine owners who backed Bryan in 1896 gave each 50 000 dollars to McKinley’s campaign fund. He states there is absolutely no foundation for the report and calls it a fabrication.
A Mandarin reports that over half of Peking and the foreign settlement are in flames as Chinese forces surge across North China. International troops, numbering about 10 000 with support from Britain and Japan, face rising danger while trying to reach and aid the legations. Ships and manpower are being sent by powers to bolster the beleaguered position.
Dispatch from Constantinople notes Lloyd C Griscom presenting a fresh note to the Ottoman government urging prompt settlement of indemnity claims tied to the Boxer Uprising. Reports from Tien Tsin describe heavy fighting, sieges, and extensive foreign and Chinese troop movements, with siege relief attempts ongoing and mounting casualties.
A Navy Department bulletin quotes Admiral Kempff saying four of Waller's command were killed and seven wounded in an ambuscade near Tientsin on June 21. Two thousand troops are en route to relieve Tien Tsin, with orders for Admiral Remey to take Brooklyn to Taku and offer transport to General MacArthur's troops.
The article notes confusion over the target force in China and the difficulty in judging whether to treat as Chinese troops or mobs. It calls for sending a column to Peking to ascertain Minister Conger’s fate and the imperial government's stance, hoping Admiral Remey will clarify the Chinese situation for policy action.
Washington on June 2 reports rising gravity in the Chinese affair. The Brooklyn is ordered to Taku signaling an acute stage. Marines killed at Tien Tsin deepen alarm over who attacked. Officials say no state of war yet, but events could force escalation.
Cedar Rapids resident Charles Mefford aged 22 went on a murderous spree starting with James Fitzsimmons and injuring his wife and daughter. He fled naked, assaulted a janitor, then killed himself after a police pursuit ending in his death, with neighbor Joseph Drake also harmed. The incident notes no prior quarrel with the Fitzsimmons family.
Special Despatch from Upper Sandusky Ohio reports the capture of a man identifying as Thomas Marsh of Youngstown. He claims 85 years old but appears about 30, with a red eight inch hair and a distressed sunburnt body. He was seized by the sheriff and posse after exhibiting wild actions.
Shanghai Times correspondent says Sheng Director of Telegraphs reports foreigners in Peking were safe on Wednesday June 20 but all legations burned except British Austrian Belgian. The American Legation at Peking burned.
A Shanghai despatch reports foreign ministers in Peking demanding their passports with the Tsung Li Yamen ready to comply If true the消息 would support reports of Admiral Seymour's arrival at Peking The note is dated yesterday from Shanghai and mentions Shang Tung as the courier point
London June 24 United States Ambassador Choate after a long conference with Lord Salisbury reports broad US Britain accord on China policy. Both governments share similar views and are likely to pursue aligned actions in the Chinese situation.
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