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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
1
We have but a few of the finest cooking utensils and will lose them out at half price. No. 9 TEA KETTLE is $3.78, Four Quart Kettle $2.50, No. 9 Skillet $2.28, Four Quart Sauce Pan $2.50, all values and prices listed as sale items.
Dispatches from Kroonstad report President Kruger gravely ill and possibly dead though unconfirmed. Lord Roberts expected to reach the Transvaal capital soon with columns to seize rail points. A British force at Dougings killed 16 rebels, including Colonel Spence, while U.S. diplomats note Rosslyn and Manners released but in Pretoria. A Philadelphia schoolboy message to Kruger moved officials, with Kruger replying graciously and thanks extended to the American people.
Washington June 1 Japanese minister Nabeshima discussed with the state department the complaint that San Francisco health authorities discriminated against Japanese residents during plague quarantine. He cites rude inoculation practices and indignities to Japanese ladies and parliament member, urging equal treatment regardless of nationality while authorities insist actions follow national guidance.
San Francisco health officers say no new cages of plague, alive or dead, have been reported this morning. Cleansing work continues and leading physicians believe the plague cannot spread under the health board regime in place.
General Wood, Cuba’s military governor, tells World reporters that postal irregularities are limited to theft and that the postal service was not under his jurisdiction. He cites ongoing inquiries, pledges punishment for offenders, and asserts overall improvement in U S rule and public service while denying political pressure to conceal scandals.
The official vows immediate punishment for any offender regardless of status or influence. He asserts responsibility for honest conduct, rejecting unwarranted excuses. Responding to questions about extravagance he cites officials compelled to spend more to maintain dignity and notes few fraud charges across civil branches. He mentions a postal scandal and pending trials in customs, insists island governance is satisfactory with revenues above expenditures, and reports orderly voter registration and minority party representation on boards ahead of June elections.
A private letter reports Allen Jackson, captain of the American yacht Theresa, unjustly jailed in TruxilNo. His crew freed him and fled to Utila. The Honduran commandant tried to retake with soldiers, but the Theresa crew fired on them wounding two soldiers and injuring three. The yacht sailed away with unclear subsequent events.
Herald from Hong Kong reports a large steamer was attacked by pirates near Ching King on the Yangtse. American captain Plage repelled the attackers at the junction with the Great Canal from the Tiensin area. The boxers’ movement spreading south signals rising concern though officials say locals face little risk unless foreigners’ property is targeted.
Advices from Honolulu via the Mari posa report the U S consulate at Honolulu will close on June 1 for a time. Haywood is en route to the islands with orders to the effort. The Honolulu consulate has existed for nearly sixty years. Hawaii’s Democrats plan a convention on June 11 to choose delegates for the national convention at Kansas City. Bank
San Francisco reports from Apia on May 18 that the Mataafa faction claims rights to govern under the Berlin treaty despite relinquishing kingship. Dr Solf is said to concede natives’ voice, with Berlin pending. Tutuila inland operations continue under American rules and natives welcome Old Glory.
Governor backs a large project to move defeated Boers to the Platte valley Colorado under the Carey act. Union Pacific Land Co offers a million acres free to settlers on Julesburg and Wyoming divisions with no charge for the gift and transport funded by installments after communities prosper. E Wantland, UP agent, travels east to meet Boer envoys and outline details.
Washington June 1 Senator Perkins presented a petition from state organizations and individuals urging a relief appropriation for India’s famine. He lacked sufficient information for a resolution and asked it referred to appropriations. He recalled 1807 aid from California and other states totaling 4000 tons, noting no acknowledgment. He warned against provoking Britain amid South African war concerns. Reports of armor plate debates, interpartisan deadlock, and campaign finance hints followed as conferees differed on naval appropriations.
A city board orders a public estimate of daily food needed for indigent Chinese in Chinatown as a quarantine strain grips the area. Consul General H Yo denies acceptance of a medical treatment framed by authorities. Rising food prices and fear of unrest fill the scene amid murder within the district and mayoral opposition to the feeding plan.
A fragment reports that the steamers Peking and Austria were denied port clearance by a port official. The text is unclear on the exact authority or outcome beyond the denial action and the involved vessels.
A cable dispatch notes over 400 international blue jackets arriving in Pekin amid diplomatic chatter in Washington. Reports say Kempf aboard Newark at Taku has not been heard since a Wednesday cable, while Minister Conger remains out of contact. Diplomatic circles speculate on a broader European plan to secure a foothold in Pekin, thwarted by allied vigilance. Shanghai reports confirm a detachment of more than 400 international sailors reached Pekin.
Lincoln reports Boers plan a personal interview with W. J. Bryan to learn his stance on South African policy should he win the presidency. Bryan declines to discuss the expected visit or any conference details.
In Portland on June 1 Naomi Morse, formerly Miss Clute, was found slain near Willamette Heights with a bullet wound. Her husband Riley Morse of Tacoma, last seen with her minutes before, has vanished. A self-inflicted death was suspected after other shots heard near the Willamette River, but no body was located.
New York reports a May 25 message from Prof J B Richardson director of the American School of Archaeology at Athens detailing an important discovery at Corinth. Excavations 2 feet deep reveal an ancient Greek fountain with bronze head posts in place. Valuable sculpture and parts of the Propylaea also uncovered aiding topography restoration. Greece plans a dedicated museum to preserve the recovered monuments.
The Congress Gold Mine north of Phoenix was sold to a New York syndicate including Warner Miller and John Mackay for 1.5 million dollars. The final 200 thousand dollar payment was made today with another payment due within a year. The mine has been a leading Arizona producer, earning up to about 75 thousand dollars monthly.
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