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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1900
Page
1
A dramatic sale notice lists thousands of yards from C K Lewis & Co stock and rivals Gordon Lewis and their own lines. Silks and satins in many styles are offered closeout prices with many 1.25 quality items at bargain rates and numerous 1000 yard runs in striped, brocade, and all silk taffetas.
A fragmented catalog snippet advertises fabrics and trims with prices per yard, including 13c and 12% yard Bilesias in multiple colors, 20c yard Glass Lining, and 6 yard widths. It mentions skirt patterns in black with colored borders and Tuxedo Canvas in tan gray and black, noting closeout pricing and variety for bottom fabrics.
Reports from Pretoria and surrounding areas detail Boer success in capturing small British parties, with Lieut Rundle and others taken prisoner near Ficksburg, and several patrols surrounded. Dispatches note ongoing rumors of Lord Roberts advancing on Pretoria and the bombardment of Lyndley and Senekal watchfulness. Local telegraph lines disrupt updates as exodus and hostility continue.
The Tribune reports from London that the postwar plan envisions the two Dutch colonies becoming self governing dependencies under the crown, following federations seen in Canada and Australia. Population figures show Dutch majorities in several territories, indicating a Dutch‑led federation in the future.
The piece argues Dutch South Africa will dominate Cape Colony and the Orange Free State, with the Transvaal under Dutch influence except mining camps. It predicts a British influx after the war, but doubts immigration will reverse Dutch preponderance, and warns confederation would unite Dutch interests while preserving local self government under British empire.
Washington June 4 senate convened at 10. Morgan reported from canal committee that the Clayton Bulwer treaty is abrogated and that he would call up the resolution tomorrow. Te Jer and Teller critiqued imperialism while Morgan issued a detailed written report supporting abrogation.
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Root will publish officer reports on the Boer War in pamphlet form. The lessons stress avoiding frontal attacks, valuing long range rapid fire guns, and the need for strong scouting and ample artillery. Modern smokeless powder arms prove highly effective, with emphasis on outranging Boer positions and rapid fire support.
June reports from Hong Kong indicate smugglers are shipping guns revolvers and ammunition to interior China. Canton has seized several arms consignments and punished smugglers while local officials privately back the project but fear foreign powers. Hu Chang orders a commercial bureau at Canton with headquarters at Heep Husa to monitor reform party merchants.
From Shanghai comes word of rising unrest at We-Hai-Wei with a boundary commission attacked by a mob from local villages. Chinese soldiers under British command fought back, many killed, including Mint-Jor Penaere and Captain Pereira, two British officers.
In St Louis on June 3 a riot by strike sympathizers broke out near 12th and Calhoun as a Tower Grove car passed. A 16 year old, Peter Prank, was fatally shot and a dynamite explosion damaged the Olive street line at Maryland and Boyle. Police dispersed the mob and rail service resumed with more cars than usual. Sheriff Pohlmann deployed ten companies of deputies to guard power houses and depots. Subpoenas for National Guard members were contemplated but not issued.
New York Democrats meet at Hoffman House to finalize plans for the state convention at the Academy of Music. Attendees include Wharton Barker, Hill, and others as they discuss Bryan delegation, bi metal policy, and resolutions.
San Francisco health officers report a bubonic plague death on Saturday and autopsy signs. Glands removed by doctors under Chinese officials trigger quarantine orders and temporary Angel Island housing for 3,000 Chinese. Streetcar routes through Chinatown to be halted. only limited passage allowed. Dr. Kinyoun notes inoculated guinea pigs died. no new cases reported.
Washington June 4 the senate committee on military affairs reported favorably on the nomination of General Otis to be a major general. When reported to the senate in executive session a request for immediate action was made but an objection caused the nomination to go over.
Washington reports Brigadier General Greeley directs wireless telegraphy trials in San Francisco harbor, Porto Rico, and the Philippines. In New York harbor a wireless line may replace the Port Hamilton Fort Hancock cable. Crib Island at Puerto Rico and other Philippine sites will host wireless links, replacing heliograph flashes from Cer Ager Taland and Maia, Botol and Cel qi.
Cable reports and telegrams describe growing unrest in China with 16 killed and many wounded including eight Americans missing. Cossacks chased Boxers as diplomats note rising murders in Pekin and surrounding areas while foreign missions face danger. Worries mount over palace crisis and fragile government response amid Boxer Rebellion tensions.
General Funston led twenty five men against fifty enemy troops twenty five miles east of San Miguel de Mayumo. Captain George J Godfrey of the 28nd regiment and one private were killed. Enemy losses not reported. Twenty five armed insurgents surrendered at Callerela land of Panay.
Requisition papers signed by Governor Pruse vel pave the way for federal officials to transfer Han W. Neely to Havana. Habeas corpus proceedings are expected to be filed on Neely’s behalf as he remains confined on Ludlow Street.
Two bears were spotted near the city limits close to the railway, about noon. A Colored scavenger named Lee Watton alerted others as the bears fled toward Ana conila Lake Park. A large crowd formed and a bear hunt, with over 230 participants, began, many armed, resembling a war party.
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