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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
1
Readable text outlines numerous Onyx brand Lisle and Cotton Hosiery deals. Items include Onyx black Lisle Hose with double soles and high heels in sizes 8 to 10 at 50 cents per pair, plus Misses and women’s cotton hose in multiple sizes and patterns priced as low as 5 to 25 cents per pair, with multi-pair offers.
A new display of fancy lamps has opened as a preview of many to come. Granite street windows showcase Low Vase Lamps with 10 inch decorated globes in pink green and yellow priced six dollars each. Tall Vase Lamps with globes show lilies and poppies priced five fifty. Squat Vase Lamps priced six dollars. Decorated Vase Lamps with globe start two dollars.
Berlin reports foreign legations in Pekin relieved and French, German, Austrian, and Italian troops moving to the front. Chinese officials fear extended foreign presence and possible money indemnity or territorial demands linger as six months of diplomacy loom. The United States seeks to preserve China’s territorial integrity per Secretary Hay.
London report states allied forces entered Pekin without battle, legations relieved and foreigners liberated. German consul at Shanghai relayed the Berlin foreign office announcement at 1 p m today, marking a pivotal resolution of the siege and relief for foreign nationals.
Shanghai August 17 Li Hung Chang reports telegram announcing allied troops entered Pekin on Wednesday August 15 without opposition. British troops will land here tomorrow. All is quiet here and in the Yangtze to Tae valley.
Dispatches from Shanghai attribute collapse of Chinese resistance to incomplete flooding strategies. Pei Ho dam earthworks unfinished and Tung Chow canal waters aid transport as allies advance. Signals shift between allied forces and Pekin defenders as troops arrive at Taku. German transports Wittekind and Frankfort head there. Nijni Novgorod hits reef. Takasago towed to Port Arthur. Seoul telegram notes 1000 Russians landed near Pyong Yong district frontier.
Paris reports General Frey says the rapid advance towards Pekin was due to excellent scouting by Russian and Japanese forces. Frey, commanding French marine troops in China, returned to Tien Tain after sending the dispatch dated August 9.
A Shanghai despatch notes that allied forces entered Pekin on August 15. Yuan Shi Kai may have moved toward Shen to protect the empress. Local reports say the imperial household, the army, and Boxers left Pekin on August 7 for Hsian Fu, with Tuan involved.
Reports from London Shanghai and Berlin claimed the allied armies had reached Pekin and legation staff were relieved. Officials in Washington held no official confirmation though cabinet members and the Chinese minister evaluated the unconfirmed dispatches and distances from Taku to Pekin.
Chicago reports indicate aggressive rate cutting by railroads to win contracts, with the strongest activity aimed at securing shipments from Chicago. Industry observers warn that secret discounting could erode profits and trigger a railroad freight war across major routes.
Oakland August 17 Ho Yow Chinese consul-general at San Francisco warned the white race faces eventual defeat in converting 600 million Chinese. He cited rapid population growth and fear of advanced Chinese warfare, arguing missionary work, foreign territorial gains, and desecration of ancestral homes spark China troubles. He concluded a nation may compel its religion on China by force.
The Board of Classification of the United States Genera Pieper ruled on an import case involving French wine shipped to Liverpool and then to Louisville. The surveyor assessed the full duty, importers claimed treaty relief, and Judge Somerville found the goods in good faith destined for the United States at the time of original shipment, sustaining the protest.
A dispatch from Pretoria reports the trial of Lieut. Cordun of the Staats artillery and other leaders of the Eugenia and Virginia Brandreth conspiracy to kidnap General Lord Robb and two daughters of Harry Jetts. Pleas were entered but then withdrawn under a magistrate’s suggestion as the court faced the case.
In Wales at Liedr Hall Pontipante near Betws Coed sisters Virginia aged 22 and Eugenia swam in a river with two younger siblings. Virginia struggled in a deep pool seized Eugenia by the throat and both disappeared under the water. Help arrived and Virginia died, Eugenia lived for two hours but fainted. Bodies likely to be buried in Cheshire.
Elaborate preparations underway in San Francisco for Huntington memorial services led by Rev. Dr. McKenzie. Southern Pacific offices nationwide closed during 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in respect, while trains and freight depots continue operating. local offices to excuse staff during services where possible.
New York August 17 The Southern Classification Company grants concessions after merchants and shippers test changes to freight classifications into southern territory east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio. Key shifts allow fiber packing cages with added rates, lower carload limits for beans dried in sacks, and reduced rates for ale beer and porter. Coffee ammonia salt kruta axle grease see rate cuts while edible nuts rise.
The Herald reports a feeble first demand for funds to move the cotton crop, totaling $14,000 in silver dollars shipped to New Orleans. The move arouses speculation about the money market as Wall Street watches, amid expectations of heavy gold exports and cash losses ahead.
A Rio Janeiro dispatch notes five new plague cases yesterday while Asuncion reports the disease has disappeared from Paraguay. The Herald notes the Brazilian case count amid ongoing regional health concerns.
In Georgetown Kentucky August 17 the Powers murder trial closed its argument with Col T C Campbell denouncing the defense and asserting the bullet was fired from Caleb Powers office. He accused Owens of being an assassin and contrasted testimony asserting the shot came from Powers office with witnesses claiming the opposite.
Special to the Inter Mountain reports the Montana Press Association gathering at Hunter's Hot Springs with a reception and banquet at the Albemarle tonight a business meeting held last night and a planned trip through Wonderland starting tomorrow.
Condensed dispatches report President Steyns death from a wound while attempting to reach Kruger. The British steamer Arthur quarantined in the Thames for bubonic plague after a death at sea. Theodore Roosevelt to speak in Butte and then Pocatello after Helena. Paris exposition awards go to Champion binders and reaping machinery. Henry Youtzey ill in Georgetown Jail pending trial for Goebel killing. Great Falls daily telegraph service blocked. needs private wire. Mystic Peace Union meeting attended largely by Wesley Boer envoy and Wu Ting Fang if free. Denver basin fires near Glenwood Springs blamed on campers. Rio Grande land office withdraws nine townships for a national park at Espinole. Crispi advocates larger Italian navy to protect colonies and access markets. Cedar Rapids convention split with A B Crane joining Democrats. Confederate Army of Tennessee group protests Gen. Gordon at Chicago G A R reunion. Fitzsimmons Sharkey bout set for August 24. outcome affects title prospects.
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