11 Jun 1900
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1900
Page
1
An extensive sale catalog lists men’s suits from ten to twenty seven fifty dollars in various styles including four button sack suits in dark striped cassimeres and cheviots, blue serge, and Oxford gray. Prices range from $10 to $27.50 with silk linings, hand finishing, and custom elements highlighted. Knox hats and summer straw options complement the wardrobe lineup.
London dispatches detail casualties from Roe deval on June 7 with the Derbyshire regiment largely lost and prisoners taken. Forestier Walker reports Boer surrenders near Venterspoort, while KelIy-Kenny and Methuen actions unfold near Heilbrun as Roberts' communications remain severed. The outlook is reported as grave with six columns spread across the Free State.
A Washington dispatch says the United States will limit its role to protecting American lives and property in China. Only about 300 Marines and sailors may be landed, with gunboats deployed if Beijing fails to comply. The policy preserves open door commerce while awaiting broader European actions and possible dynastic change.
Tee Kiang is endangered and Admiral Kempf may redeploy forces as the rainy season nears. The State Department lacks Pekin guidance, but naval authorities remain reassured. The Oregon stays in commission with a skeletal crew, while Indiana Massachusetts and consignments prepare for possible need of armored ships in the far east.
Manila dispatch details the insurgent government’s 1899 1900 accounts showing expenses of $6.34 million and a $2 million home deficit. It notes heavy arms costs and large Hong Kong bank accounts for generals. Payrolls list lieutenant general to private pay, plus 22,000 soldiers with annual provisioning valued at 814,000 Mexican currency.
Francis Murphy, noted temperance speaker, addressed a large Helena audience at the Auditorium. He stirred strong enthusiasm as he recalled Joseph Paice who signed and kept the pledge ten years ago. Many attendees signed the pledge after the meeting before Murphy and his wife left for Butte.
The Central Trades and Labor Union in St Louis seeks to form a union run bus service to rival the St Louis Transit Co. A Walbridge Hall meeting adopted a plan to raise at least $100,000 to buy vehicles and equipment. The strategy involves a general boycott to pressure industries citywide, with one bus serving a streetcar distance at five cents fare.
London reports no favorable news from China beyond ongoing understandings among powers. Dispatches indicate large Russian force landing at Tien-Tsin and marching toward Pekin while foreign missions seek protection. American and British marines guard missions as nerves remain taut and business stalls.
A collision on the Providence suburban line between Warwick and Oakland Beach killed multiple occupants and injured about 25. Motorman Edward D. Burroughs died instantly. Lieutenant Governor Kimball and three others are said to be fatally hurt. The crash occurred near Warwick station as the up and down Oakland Beach cars collided on a curve, with ambulances rushing victims to Kimwood hospital.
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