25 May 1900
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
1
Aennessy’s Manhattan Shirts are praised for design color and workmanship. The ad proclaims the Manhattan as the popular shirt and claims Hennessy’s offers the fullest supply and newest best for the season, with unique Bulte locations highlighted.
Advertisement notes a range of shirts including HITE DUCK SHIRTS with linen neckband and attached cuffs priced at $2.00, MADRAS SHIRTS in pinks and blues at $8.50, WHITE ALL LINEN SHIRTS at $3.00, and SOFT BOSOMED MANHATTAN shirts in various fabrics with detached cuffs priced from $1.75 to $2.50, all sizes available.
London reports advanced British columns near Vredefort and Prospect as General Roberts moves toward Pretoria. Methuen pushes along the Vaal river with possible strike at Klerksdorp while Hutton threatens the federals’ right flank near Vredefort. Officials foresee heavy fighting south of Johannesburg and at Laing’s Nek, with a likely last pitched battles of the war.
Chicago packers view the Bundesrat passage of Germanys meat bill with caution. Several say it will raise prices in Germany and reduce American sales until the law proves its effects. Some, including Norris Epstein and M Favorite of Armour, downplay any lasting impact on U S meat markets.
Dr Kellogg of the board of health says no cases of Lie plague or Seathes from take have been reported. The alleged to have caused plague has not produced living cases since the time reported, with no attention from local or federal authorities.
May 25 Fredericksburg Va crowds greet a presidential party including cabinet members and notable figures at the Army of the Potomac memorial service. A welcome address is given by Lt George R Fite Hugh, with a reply by Gen Martin T McMahon and an oration by Gen Daniel Bickle praising national reconciliation after civil strife and noting improved Anglo American relations amid the Spain US war context.
In a northern gathering the speaker lauds unity between the Union and former Confederate soldiers. He cites Cuba and Transvaal as issues shaped by policy and sentiment, warns against renewed sectional strife, and praises President Lincoln era unity. The event moves from court house exercises to a luncheon and a ceremony laying a fifty corps monument corner stone at the National cemetery, with General Daniel E. Butterfield delivering a silver trowel to the Fredericksburg Masonic lodge.
A Washington dispatch notes that despite a U S pledge to stay out of the South African conflict Bowah African sympathizers aim to keep pressure on the public and pressure the president-elect to take peace measures If Bryan wins the administration official says the president would not deviate from the policy and would refuse to aid negotiations unless Britain accepts peace terms Kruger would have to offer surrender for any leniency
A Shanghai dispatch reports Boxers destroyed two villages in Souchuan Hupeh province and massacred many converts of French missionaries. A funeral command moved to Bhi Nan Fu and a regiment was sent. soldiers were ambushed with 26 killed. Reinforcements dispatched to Iehang.
A Washington dispatch to the Herald cites leaked accounts alleging rampant fraud in the Cuban customs service. Officials fear investigations will reveal large misappropriations, forged vouchers, and lavish expenditures as calls grow for a Senate inquiry and a Bacon resolution adoption.
A gathering in Chicago featured a heated exchange on party allegiance amid calls to align with conscience over partisan dictates. Speakers cited President Cleveland and King Victoria as examples while Captain Wynder spoke of imperial respect. debate touched on colonial policy and the South Africa situation.
New York May 3 A special to che Andrew D White United States ambassador to Germany is being seriously considered by Republican leaders as a possible candidate for vice president The matter will be discussed at a meet of the national committee in Philadelphia next Saturday Participants include Hanna Dicky Scott of West Virginia Richard one of Missouri and Joseph Manley of Maine The Philadelphia convention will arrange details Senator Hanna may serve as temporary chairman and Henry C Payne of Wisconsin is named as potential permanent chairman Senator Spooner was to deliver the nomination speech but cannot attend The convention will hear multiple speakers including Governor Roosevelt and Senator Allison Foraker indicated he would present McKinley’s name for nomination at Philadelphia The St Louis nomination in 1896 is recalled as his prior act.
In Chicago on May 25 Queen Victoria and the Anglo-American Harmony were cheered at a Wellington hotel banquet honoring the List birthday of Great Britain’s ruler. Over 100 men attended. Speakers included former Comptroller James EB Keekels Captain Wyndham Bishop Thoburn Gen J B Leake and Bishop Hart George F Gooreh chaired the organizing committee.
Three men died and a number of workers were seriously hurt on the Akron & Fuyahoxa Fall rapid transit line when brakes failed on two cars at the hilltop. Nine jumped to safety. others stayed aboard until derailing at the bottom. Names of the deceased include Jack McMahon Michael Ponders and K Weliker.
Washington May 24 Senator arte of Montana today presented Governor Smith’s certificate, asserting Smith’s claim to vacancies caused by Senator Chork’s resignation and to a seat long held by Mark aldost. The action follows Acting Governor Spriggs and Clark succession notes, with a vesting pending review by the committee on privileges and elections. The resolution sits on the table awaiting a vote next Wednesday.
In St Louis on May 1, twenty two lines of the Louis Transit Co ran today amid sparse calls. An unknown person attempted to blow out a spur on the Spalding Avenue line. The blast hurled a car several feet, scattering debris and creating chaos for passengers and operators.
A May report from Washington outlines the division of customs and insular affairs showing the nationalities of Customs employees across Cuban ports. It lists numbers of Cubans Spaniards Americans and others at Havana Cienfuegos San Juan Bautista Matanzas Nuevitas Manzanillo and sub-ports including Santa Cruz de Jacaro Gibara Guanatanama Sagua La Grande Trinidad Baracoa and Tunas de Zuza with detailed counts for each port.
Mountain Field of the United States 7 Hanger has orders from Washington to sound the bay and advise if San Diego is a suitable site for a naval coaling station. Survey work will begin immediately to report minimum water depth and the cost of land needed near the proposed depot or bunkers.
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