27 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
1
Buyers can choose From Onyx Hosiery in black lace, lisle, silk, cotton and spun silk. Prices range from 25 cents to 3.50 a pair with many sizes and finishes. guaranteed stainless and durable, offered in women and misses sizes to suit winter and summer demands.
A large lot of women’s neckwear from the Lewis stock and other lines is offered in grouped lots with low sale prices. Windsor ties in various colors, black chiffon silk ties, linen collars, jabots, surah and taffeta silks, and nainsook collars are discounted to 5 to 25 cents with several items marked well below typical values.
London reports from Shanghai reiterate that surviving diplomats have left Pekin for Tien Tsin escorted by Jung Lu troops. Clashes, shelling, and shortages of ammunition threaten relief efforts as Sir Claude MacDonald warns of possible annihilation. Casualties among foreigners tallied up to July 6 include forty killed and eighty wounded.
Washington reports Minister Wu Wan frets over a rumored party from Pekin being moved toward Tien Tsin by Jung Lu troops. He awaits China news and doubts a state visit today. Thegd suspicion remains that a massacre may have occurred at Pekin, though ministers might have been rescued.
Paris reports that Foreign Minister Davesse said French consuls in China have been empowered to take necessary measures to protect French subjects. The cabinet plan follows the arrival of reserves at Taku as the crisis deepens.
Cheyenne Wyoming July 27 Ident Smithers commanding the detachment garrisoning Fort Husell has orders from Washington to enlist many men for pack train service in China. The government plans 75 pack trains for the Chinese campaign, a number never before used. Many enlistments expected at western forts as Lieut Smithers accepts volunteers. Enlisting men are guaranteed free transportation to and from China.
A Shanghai dispatch warns of a planned cover up of the Pekin massacre by the Chinese government and foreign minister escort claims. Li Hung Chang says ministers are safe while Liu Kun Yi seeks order as Central China fears partition or harm to the empress dowager. An expedition to Pekin is due within two weeks, as Chinese troops pull back to Yaung Tun to block allied advance.
A July 27 dispatch from New York reports a note from the British minister about the health status of water attendants in Pekin. The message confirms the governor’s orders for a runner to check on the situation, with assurances that all are well and danger is over.
Readers report discordant rumors on foreign safety in Pekin with claims of duplicity by Chinese officials. Names such as Li Hung and Yuan Shi Kai appear in circulating dispatches as observers question the truth of recent assurances and imply hunger and fraud among viceroys and Canton officials.
In New York many Chinese residents fear retaliation for Boxer outrages and plan to leave the city for Cuba, seen as a safe haven. Reports say Spaniard currency in Chinatown rises with returning migrants and tales of favorable Cuban plantation labor spur new cigar factories and a rush to tobacco work.
The Philippine commission considers sending island natives to American schools. Professor Berard Moses of UC reports to President Wheeler that many youths show eagerness and ability, and public funds might support some students. The aim is to promote understanding of U S civilization and highlight differences from Spain.
A early morning blaze in Buckley Washington destroyed the livery stable and spread through the heart of town. With a strong wind the flames engulfed the Standard saloon Buckley hotel and twenty seven buildings near the depot. The fire department assailed the flames from South Prairie but losses reach about ten thousand dollars.
Paris dispatch reports high probability of reinstatement for several generals after the Dreyfus trial. Generals De Nesrier and Zurtinden are expected to receive likely command roles, signaling shifting military leadership as the government acts on unsettled affairs.
Secretary Hay rebuts Chinese offer to surrender ministers at Tien Tsin and vows to press relief of the Pekin legations. The State Department insists on ministers' contact with their government and Chinese cooperation with the relief expedition, with Li Hung Chang as a potential intermediary via Li and Goodnow. Cabinet met to review the situation as allied 28,000 troops near Tientsin prepare to advance toward Pekin.
Valencourt Duell former leading man to The Sporting Duchies collapsed in a delirium and shot at himself twice but missed. Police found him in the street. his father is a New Yorker and president of a Saratoga pension board. The note mentions a conciliatory policy favoring a public option and a July report from Salt Lake on Utah drought harming livestock and pressuring migration.
Various brief items report a jury trial in New London Missouri next week. Other notes mention Japan limiting immigrants to Canada low figures, Siberian border tensions, Cape Nome tundra fires leaving natives homeless, a British regiment winning at Kokofu, and arms seizures. Also covered are a U.S. demand for indemnity from Colombia, the White Pass commission, a Yukon steamer wreck with drownings, a Helena trial for bigamy, manpower needs in Asia, a large ship launch in Bay City, and railroad consolidations.
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