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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1900
Page
1
McKinley rejects Wu Ting Fang armistice plea as U S forces press operations in China. Reports say Mo ncacy failed to fire on Taku forts. Seymour captured. ministers flee Peking. Reinforcements pour in, with British Indian troops, German help, and Russian Amur corps set for action.
An Allied correspondent reports 150 Russians killed and 300 wounded as eight thousand Allied troops arrive at Taku, including 1,200 Germans. A German gunboat observes crowds of Chinese moving toward Tong Ku with an expected immediate attack.
A London dispatch reports eight hundred Sikhs and two hundred Welsh Fusiliers joined American German and Russian forces near Tien Tsin after a Chinese siege. Allied forces reportedly prepared an assault while officials warn of turmoil in Nanking and Peking.
Admiral Kempff urges immediate aid for Tien Tsin as foreign forces move to protect legations. He notes limited reports from Peking since June 10 and says 450 foreign troops including 56 Americans are in the area with 2,500 total nationals aiding the relief effort. The railroad was destroyed behind the expedition.
The Czar declares the Amur District to a war footing and orders the Minister of War to call out the necessary troops in the Siberian Amur regions for service. The action aims to reinforce near the Chinese frontier, signaling heightened military readiness.
In Commons, Under Secretary Broderick said no new information on Tien Tsin since last Friday. Reports say about 3000 Japanese 1000 German and 2000 French troops reached Taku. Admiral Bruce’s dispatch notes a total force of about 2000 detached from Tien Tsin moved toward Peking.
A Yale commencement week feature highlights Cincinnati and Ohio students. Hubert Taft chaired the Class Ivy Committee and placed a Lincoln sprig near ivy from the Lee grave. J B Wallace of Stanton won history honors and Henry Hunt joined the Class Day Committee. George L Wilshire and George F Williams were among Cincinnati arrivals.
Special despatch from Birmingham reports William Street, visiting tenant John Cole to collect rent, argued over a $1.60 deduction for roof repairs. The dispute escalated and Street used a pistol after Cole attacked with a baseball bat, resulting in Cole's death. Street was not arrested.
In Kansas the pursuit of jailbreakers near Cloud Chief Oklahoma leads to Sheriff Neal Morrison wounded and two deputies killed. At Granite Greer County a card game ends in gunfire as Cattle Inspector Jeff Gilmore and three others are killed by Gilmore.
Washington June 2 Major EB G Rathbone is ousted from the Cuban postal service. His successor is W S Hosner, late Chief Postoffice Inspector at Philadelphia, who has been in Cuba with Bristow reorganizing the service. No official word on arrest prospects.
London reports passengers slated to sail on the White Star Line Oceanic on June 27 from Liverpool to New York include Sir William Martin Conway, P. A. Collins, Mrs. Mark Hanna, M. E. Ingalls, Albert L. Johnson, Joseph Pulitzer, and Archbishop Riordan. The Cymric sailing June 29 to New York will carry Bishop Doane of Albany.
Edward Gregg and his wife were arrested in Moundsville by the Humane Society officer on the charge of murder. The couple allegedly ordered medicine for their sick child but failed to provide it, resulting in the child’s death. The case is described as without precedent in West Virginia and awaits further developments.
In Birmingham Alabama on June 2 two ten and twelve year old sisters watched a trestle give way in a heavy storm. They ran a mile to warn the station agent and a Southern Railway excursion train carrying about 600 passengers from Columbus Mississippi was diverted just in time. railway officers sent formal letters of thanks to the girls.
The Athens State Hospital trustees selected E. H. Roricks as superintendent amid some opposition. Other candidates were Dr. O. S. Wood and John N. Hayman, both of Meigs County. Roricks’ management record favored him.
The Governor of Bombay wires that there were 10 277 deaths from cholera out of 15 479 cases during the week ending July 16.
President McKinley sides with U S interests in China crisis refusing armistice as Wu asks for pause. Li Hung Chang’s Peking visit seen as unlikely to end disorders while foreign troops’ actions may worsen tensions. McKinley insists only China stopping disorder can remove U S troops and protect American lives.
Washington June reports detail New York Rep Quigg suing a Chicago newspaper for $100000 claiming defamation over allegations about mutilation of the Republican platform. Rep Grosvenor of Ohio releases a statement asserting the original document with interlineations proves the platform's wording.
Lemuel Eli Quigg files libel suit in Superior Court against Chicago Times-Herald seeking 100000 in damages. Article alleged he took a 5000 fee to place Isthmian Nicaragua wording in a Republican platform, implying corporate influence over canal policy. Case handled by Julian W. Mack for Quigg and Nicoll Anable Lindsay for New York clients.
Chicago writer Martin B. Madden, of the Committee on Resolutions at the Philadelphia convention, admits he substituted Isthmian for Nicaraguan in the platform. He states he alone made the change and seeks justice for fellow committee member Lemuel E. Quigg, who has faced charges of removing the Nicaragua term.
Charles Morrison of Crawfordsville Ind killed himself after a neighbor refused to sell his farm. He crawled under the bed where his wife and baby slept and shot himself with a rifle this morning.
In Frankfort Kentucky on June 25 Senator Blackburno leads a push backing Governor Beckham to call an extra legislature session. The goal is to modify the Goebel election law amid party support for liberal amendments and to guard Kentucky’s Electoral College votes in a close presidential race.
The Gutenberg celebrations featured a grand procession in Mayence on June 25 with 3,000 people in period costumes representing literature commerce science and art. About 1,000 horses joined, and large era emblematic cars led the pageant.
John M. Conner and Amelia Braber eloped from Washington County Ohio and were married in Parkersburg Virginia today. The couple walked twelve miles to accomplish their purpose.
The Khedive of Besot arrived at Port Victoria near Sheerness on June 21 and is now convalescent after suffering diphtheria. He will travel to London on Wednesday.
Washington reports growing anxiety over China crisis as Minister Conger and foreign legations in Peking vanish from communications. Officials fear possible capture or death and consider foreign troops needed to verify safety and protect nationals. Talks of war and possible congressional call volumes rise as Navy and Army prep additional units for China.
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