Secretary Hay Ill Report on the Country Home
A brief item notes Secretary Hay is ill and resting at a country home. The notice provides no further medical details or timetable for recovery.
06 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1900
Page
1
A brief item notes Secretary Hay is ill and resting at a country home. The notice provides no further medical details or timetable for recovery.
At The Falls on Lake Sunapee New Hampshire Col John Hay secretary of state rests after arriving from Washington and falling ill with nervous exhaustion. Mrs Hay sends for Dr S S Adams from West Springfield. Hay's condition prompts rest for about a month.
A Buffalo August visit hosts the U S Senate commerce committee and the House rivers and harbors committee. Maj Thomas W. Symons will outline federal improvements aiding navigation. The government has appropriated over 3 million dollars to upgrade the water front, and the groups will consider a Lake Erie level dam. They plan to tour lakes up to Duluth.
The last bodies of American soldiers killed at Buena Vista have been removed from graves in Buena Vista Mexico and will be sent to San Antonio Texas for reinterment. About 700 Americans died in the battle and were buried there. In 1860 Kentucky ordered 100 of its dead moved for burial with military honors.
The United States cruiser Topeka will depart Bos ton Massachusetts today with a full crew for a nine month voyage. It will visit Southampton Havre Gibraltar and other foreign ports and return via Key West. The ship is prepared for possible service in China if needed.
Lieutenant General Miles arrives in Mount Gretna to review the Pennsylvania National Guard with Governor Stone this afternoon.
New York reports silver at 60 and 60 1/2, currency rates vary with Mexican money in El Paso at 48 and 49. Market notes reflect brisk activity in metals with regional pricing cues.
A man near Socorro Texas was found hanging by his feet from a tree with arms bound. His nine year old son cut him down saving his life. He claims to know the attackers and says they hung him Thursday night. he reported the matter with Chas Kerber to the rangers.
Hon. Charles A. Towne arrived in Duluth Minnesota after being nominated for vice president by the populist party. He was greeted by a large crowd and escorted home by a procession and brass band. He plans a brief stay before heading east to campaign.
Quiet day at New York training camps as Rublin speaks of near peak condition and plans to ease up. Fitzsimmons nurses an ailing arm, receiving best care and aiming for improvement by Friday night.
Canton Ohio will see a new hotel costing about 250000 dollars. Mrs M C Barber the president's sister in law and Geof Harter lead the project. The hotel will be erected on land belonging to the president and is expected to attract travelers and business to the area.
A Rome dispatch reports a man was found concealed in a station during King Victor Emmanuel's passage to Monza. He was arrested, handcuffed, and sent to Milan for examination.
The steam ship Deutschland of the Hamburg American line reached her New York dock late this morning after suffering a broken piston rod. Engine damage forced a two day layover before resuming voyage.
The sultan in Constantinople has ordered all Italians employed about the palace discharged amid reports he fears a possible anarchist attack. The move reflects heightened security concerns in the Ottoman capital as tensions rise.
Alabama voters go to the polls today with light registration statewide. Officials expect a small turnout as the state conducts its election in early August.
Telegraphs from Washington and Paris note heavy fighting near Pep Tsang north of Tien Tsin with about 16 000 allied forces engaged and 1200 killed or wounded mostly Russians and Japanese. Reports also say Chinese are entrenched, and British and other forces consider a possible backdown while Chinese leaders are pressured over foreign ministers' safety.
Antonio Montoya dropped dead yesterday morning about half a mile south of Algodones while riding. No water in the river at this point has crops suffering from drought and stock in the Rio Grande valley are short on grass and feed due to the dry spell.
The president received a reply from King Victor Emmanuel of Italy dated August 3 acknowledging grief over the death of the Italian sovereign. The message thanks President McKinley and the American people for their sympathy and notes the strengthened friendship between Italy and the United States.
Bresci is restrained in a straight jacket at Monza Italy on August 6 and considered extremely violent. Authorities suspect he is feigning insanity.
New York reports on August 6 that champion Jim Jeffries may travel to Paris in October. Brady has received an offer to feature Jeffries there.
Winona Park in South Bend enforces a smoking ban. Patrons comply by using cob pipes as a substitute while enjoying the park facilities.
Aug 6 report says the Union Pacific robbery near Hugo Colorado yesterday left W. J. Pay dead while saving passenger Mrs. Harger. Pursuing posses scour the countryside but the robbers had not been caught by noon.
In Lincoln Nebraska on August 6 William Jennings Bryan's team states he will not memorize his Indiana polis notification speech. An eteno grapher has copied the speech on a typewriter.
City Councilman J. L. Whitmore died at his Florence street residence at six last night after about three months of illness. He was forty eight, in his fourth term as alderman, and a longtime contractor. He leaves a wife, two sisters, and other relatives. Interment at Concordia cemetery is planned for Thursday with notices to be issued. The fire department may take part in ceremonies.
A late arrival of the touring company and a train fire delayed the Sienkiewicz adaptation Quo Vadis two hours before a small city audience. Despite crudeness the troupe delivered an engaging performance with Sutherland as Pretonian, Love as Caesar, Bennet as Funico, Stillman as Lygia, and Rigge earning praise for leadership.
Sunday inquest by Squire Spencer found Wencezlado Quinonez a Mexican killed when a freight train of the S P ran over him while drunk and sleeping on the track near the smelter. He died at six the next morning. Nagley and Lyona prepared the body for burial and the burial took place at the smelter cemetery.
The Colts defeated the Hae Beans after a slow start, scoring seventeen runs in the first three innings while starting pitcher change and late defense kept the lead. Prichard impressed with speed and control, Albuquerque trip planned for next weekend, Beall returns to second base amid solid defense and hitting.
The Umatilla arrives from Cape Nome and brings gold. About 4000 stranded prospectors petition the government to send vessels home. Few are expected to survive the winter without aid. Camps are in bad shape and about 30,000 campers are disheartened.
Saturday results show Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2 Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 0, St Louis 9 New York 8. The slate features tight contests and notable scoring bursts across multiple venues.
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