31 May 1900
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
1
Bargains on steel, enamelware and teapots for a closing out sale. No. 8 tea kettles, skillets, sauce pans, and kettles priced per value, with half price closeout. Limited quantities remain for heavy tin Chicago spout tea kettles and assorted sizes.
A British advance to Johannesburg and Pretoria dominates reports from London and Germiston. Dispatches describe Boer forces in retreat near Germiston and Elandslaagte, with Kruger reportedly vacating Pretoria. British commanders plan to encircle Johannesburg as Brabant and Hamilton report clashes and prisoner captures.
In San Francisco Chinatown a group of Chinese Six companies lawyers state they will not rush into litigation to modify or block health board quarantine measures. They note the lack of clear quarantine regulations and argue the district’s confinement affects about twenty thousand residents despite few or no confirmed cases.
The board of health should quarantine or isolate infected houses and people in a densely populated district. Sanitation of the quarantined area must be pursued vigorously with expense deemed secondary. If plague exists, the city would spend generously to stamp it out, possibly a million dollars. Chinese Consul Ho Yow argues the city should provide for quarantined residents. Federal authorities deny clean bills of health to steamers City of Peking and Australia, which will face quarantine and fumigation upon arrival in Hawaii.
New York Herald reports William J Bryan poised for a near drop in contested delegates at the state Democratic convention. Delegates pledged to Bryan target 275 of 426, with Tammany and interior delegates aligned. Brooklyn factions capitulate after realizing futility of opposing instructions. Hill’s opposition to pledged delegates reportedly wanes as Brooklyn machine leaders join for Bryan. Kings County loyalty to Tammany cited to protect city patronage.
Naval ordnance experts in Washington consider armor devices to defeat the advantage of soft-nosed caps on armor piercing shells. The move aims to spur other nations to adopt equivalent protection as U S experiments progress. Admiral Watson will command Mare Island navy yard upon return.
A Washington dispatch reports the U S state department weighs recovering 403000 disbursed to L Abra Silver Mining Co after the Supreme Court ruled the award was obtained by fraud. Secretary Hay returned undisbursed funds to Mexico and a bill seeks 240083 to restore funds to Mexico. A parallel case involving Benjamin W Well seeks 479915 with the Mexican government claiming fraud. The U S has already credited 171088 to Well and the remaining sum sits in treasury awaiting final ruling.
The Senate committee on privileges and elections reached a deal with Senator Clark's supporters to let his case rest. No further steps will be taken to refer Clark's or Magnuson's credentials to the committee, and no action will be taken on the committee's resolution concerning Clark's original election.
On Tuesday night insurgents rushed San Miguel de Mayumo Bulucil garrisoned by three companies of the 35th volunteer infantry. Five Americans killed seven wounded. Captain Charigs D Roberts and two privates missing. No Filipino deaths reported. The town lies near Manila. A later patrol from Hang to Silang was attacked by Li drones, three of the party killed.
In New York 3000 mourners gathered at Father McGlynn’s grave for a Memorial Day service. Bitter denunciations of church discipline over his economic views erupted as Rev. Dr. Bursell and others praised his ideas. Flowers covered the grave and monument while veterans paid silent honors.
A severe electric storm during Memorial Day exercises in Byron Illinois wrecked the town's white marble monument to Civil War dead. The violent crash halted the program and scattered the crowd as signs of the damage became evident. The monument was the first erected in Illinois after the Civil War.
The Call reports ex Queen Lilivukalani plans to sue the United States to restore crown lands and revenues. Colonel MacFarlane says advisers prepared papers and a syndicate offered top U.S. counsel. The case may go to foreign courts or to be filed before the next session of Congress.
In New York on May 31 a funeral bier for General Grant lay within the tomb. A grand wreath of lilies and roses rested at the head of the bier, sent by President McKinley. The Loyal Legion contributed a pillow of lilies and roses.
In Philadelphia and Washington crowds gathered on Memorial Day as wreaths of oak leaves decorated tributes to General Grant. The National Society of New Women placed a wreath at Philadelphia and G Meade Post laid flowers at Washington. About 26,000 visited the tomb.
A Washington dispatch notes President McKinley and Secretary Root weigh six officers for major general or brigadier general posts in the volunteer and regular forces. Pending Merritt’s retirement, Otis may become a regular major general. candidates include Hughes, Chaffee, Schwan, and others as potential brigadier generals.
New York judge dissolves injunction prohibiting union members from paying strike benefits or supporting strikers. Justice Andrews finds payments to strikers’ families were for support, not to interfere with plaintiffs’ business, ending the restraining order. Samuel Gompers had advised disregard of the prior injunction, prompting contempt concerns.
Anaconda reports a strike at the B and P railway shops by about a dozen machinists over time and a half for Decor tion day. The union says holiday pay is due but the company refuses, leading to firings and planned hiring of replacements. Some new workers began today and more are set to report tomorrow with potential impacts on smelter and dry machinery.
Dr O Brien of the board of health reports no new deaths or cases today. An infant death previously reported as suspicious is deemed post mortem, with house to house inspections and garbage sanitation efforts planned in the infected district.
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