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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1900
Page
1
We feature 72 inch silver bleached British Table Linen and 72 inch bleached British and German manufacture in several designs at 89 cents a yard. A 68 inch bleached Table Linen from British and German makers offers soft finish and rich texture. Designs include clover leaf clover blossom chrysanthemum poppy lily of the valley pansies and plain with satin border.
Table Napkins, British and German linens offered at $1.50 per dozen and $2.00 per dozen respectively. Additional lots include German napkins at $2.75 per dozen, bleached table napkins valued at $1.00 now 60 cents per dozen.
Local store advertises a large lot of Apache work on bureau scarfs pillow shams sideboard scarfs and covers for toilet stands. Items are being sold at about half regular value. Describes pretty designs and invites customers to come and see them.
A broad corset assortment is offered including La Vida W B Corsets and the French Fassa line. Featured are Royal Worcester Her Majesty s Bon Tons R G No 804 and I C Corsets with rich French coutil and embroidery. Sizes range 18 to 26 inches, with prices from 5 to 8 dollars, plus assorted odds end pieces and broken lines marked down.
Bulletins of progress report rapid advance against retreating forces as allied columns near Pekin. London dispatches indicate the Chinese government sought to remove foreign legations from the Imperial city under escort before relief forces arrive. The Conger message says Pekin’s situation grows more critical.
A Che Foo dispatch from Berlin dated August 15 reports British and Russian consuls confirm the relief army arrived at Ta Ping on August 9. The relief column moved without further delay and the town lies about 82 miles from Pekin.
London reports from Ho Si Wu and Taku describe Allied forces about 27 miles from Pekin with light opposition. Tartar cavalry repulsed by Bengal Lancers, captures of banners of Generals Ma and Sung noted. Troops exhausted by heat but healthy. Rain may delay progress.
An un dated dispatch from Chaffee via Taku notes yesterday's opposition as no consequence but extreme heat that caused many men to faint. The message, signed REMEY, places Matow about 11 miles beyond Ho 8 with theSi Wu to Matow Ia stretch marked as the worst road on the Tien Tsin to Pekin route, from Washington.
A Paris dispatch from August 9 cites M. Pichon describing Li Hung Chang negotiating telegraphically with powers while the French legation at Pekin endures siege fire. Supplies endure for days as Allied troops may march. Canton consul notes Swatow area unrest with missions pillaged and murdered and a delegation to investigate.
A dispatch from Che Foo via Ragsdale reports a dispute with the Journal and Advertiser over Chinese government actions in Pekin. The message says forces may be needed to compel departure, with a runner delivering the latest update.
British transports reach Shanghai as viceroy protests landing. Alliances near Pekin with four days marching distance. Monterey heading to Canton to relieve Don Juan de Austria amid fears of Bogue forts fire. Shanghai dispatches note missionaries arriving safely and Glover couple robbed en route.
An afternoon dispatch from Tien Tain reports heavy fighting as allied troops including Japanese and Chinese forces clash at Pei Tsang. Artillery barrages precede two Japanese regiments crossing under cover, with British, American, and Russian support on the riverbank. The engagement details indicate significant Chinese casualties and Japanese advances along the left flank.
Four thousand Japanese troops engaged in the fight porterney and nine guns were captured as General Fukushima’s plan advanced. Fifteen miles covered, Chinese retreat noted toward the north under twelve flags, about 6,000 Birong. Rear guard likely. Bengal Lancers timing could have cut off prey. Roads dry, villages deserted, crops provide forage for pack animals. From Pei Tsau to Yang Tamn Chinese opposition expected. McKinley’s stance on Li Bung Chang proposal draws broad approval.
Captain McCalla, rising from Yokohama with three wounds, says the Chinese threat to the United States and allies is larger than believed. He notes vast Pekin prep for war, fierce resistance to the expedition, and warns of possible need for a strong naval international policy to protect trade in China.
A London dispatch reports the German emperor addressing officers departing for China. He urged relentless pursuit of the enemy until mercy begged, opposed partition of China for now, and said German officers should not underrate their opponents as Admiral Seymour did in advancing on Pekin.
A largely garbled dispatch received yesterday by the mate from Consul Power at Che Foo yielded a nearly indecipherable transmission. The cipher appears badly mangled, casting doubt on the intended content and details of the report.
Louis Windmuller leads the Dewey Arch committee in New York pledging to revive interest and fundraising. He cites civic pride and pending exhibitions of American paintings abroad as means to complete subscriptions for the Fifth Avenue arch, despite waning enthusiasm and smaller donations.
A northbound overland express and a southbound passenger train crashed in dense fog near Pierson, 29 miles north of Grand Rapids. Seven people were killed and nine injured, with several others in critical condition. Among the dead are conductor Charles M. Letts and engineers Gilbert Groetveldt and William H. Fish, plus firemen Edward Woodhouse and Louis Boyle. A passenger from Franklin Indiana and Ralph Levan, son of a Grand Rapids baggageman, are among the injured.
San Francisco Aug 15 The fact that O P Huntington suffered from a weak heart was known to intimate friends for years On arriving in California last March he caught a severe cold in Arizona which affected both heart and stomach He spoke softly and ate little under treatment by Chief Surgeon Gardner of the Southern Pacific medical service His wife and Dr Gardner cautioned him against violent exercise Estimates of his fortune range from 50 000 000 to 70 000 000 Rail officials expect Charles H Tweed to become the next Southern Pacific president Court has not granted letters of administration on Huntington property here Flora tributes have been ordered for the casket The court has refused to grant administration as yet.
A hard earthquake shock was felt in Silverton yesterday afternoon at four o clock, rattling windows and crockery to pieces in many homes. The tremor lasted three minutes and was reported to Seattle by a special Times dispatch from Silverton, Washington.
Clarence McCualx of Montreal says a syndicate is ready to construct a railway from Republic, Washington, to Grand Forks, British Columbia. He warns rivals not to delay and claims initial steps have been taken amid urgent plans to begin immediately.
Arthur Taylor and George Featherstone, about nine years old, detained in Victor for wreck attempts on two trains near Independence and Full Hill yards. They tampered with a switch causing a derailment risk to a Terminal passenger train and a Florence and Cripple Creek service, with about forty thousand dollars in property at stake. Passengers were injured in the first incident, and authorities pursued the suspects after the second attempt.
A London report to the Journal & Advertiser says the Sultan is exploiting distracted powers during the Taebies in China to advance his Mohammedan league interests. The note portrays playful but provocative maneuvers by the ruler as international focus shifts.
The article notes two hundred Armenians killed near Van early last week with no authorities intervening. The British consul was instructed to investigate but attacked by Kurds, losing his baggage and injuring assistants. Sir Nicholas O Connor, the British ambassador in Constantinople, protested to the Sublime Porte, which showed indifference.
News from the Presidio reports the transport Thomas, departing Nagasaki August 10, will bring 216 sick and four insane soldiers from the Philippines. Major Harvey, long serving as surgeon in chief at the post hospital, will leave to command the Nagasaki general hospital. Col. Bnj F Pope will succeed him at the post hospital.
Berkeley August 15 The University of California graduates are named among the first teachers tasked with Americanizing the Philippines. Anna J. Neale of San Diego Ernest Warner Oliver of Los Angeles and Maxwell L. McCullough of Irvington, all from the class of 1900, were appointed by Fred Atkinson public instruction superintendent for the Philippines through Judge Taft, Philippine commission chairman.
Telegrams report the Powers jury hiding instructions from the judge as closing arguments begin. A British consul in Turkey was fired on by Kurds. dragoman wounded. protest lodged. American signals control line between armies amid great difficulties. Presidential speakers, Bryan Roosevelt McKinley Stevenson, expected soon in Chicago. Fught between Futgermmann and Sharkey set for August 25 at Coney Island for 25 dollar purse.
Paris reports to New York that demonstrations before the French Academy of Sciences show sodium peroxide renewing breathable air by removing carbonic acid. A device with rhodium parts enables divers to stay underwater with renewed air. The system could allow entry into poisonous gas and foul air, fire into smoke, and aid submarine boats. Two divers wore diving dress and remained submerged for two hours.
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