29 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
1
Washington officials declare the war ended but note diplomacy remains halted and negotiations paused. The statement signals completion of hostilities while ongoing talks delay full peace.
August dispatches describe Secretary of War Foot declaring the war over with limited fighting left. Diplomatic blockades persist as a long conference forms at the White House. Reports from Pekin recount near total destruction and foreign legations in ruins. Amoy and Formosan maneuvers indicate Japanese aims in Fo Kif. Rumors of imperial capture are denied, possible death of the emperor suggested. Washington discusses new Chinese developments with Cabinet members present.
A elaborate testimonial for ex champion John L. Sullivan will be held at Madison Square Garden this evening attracting sporting figures from boxing circles. Prominent boxers including McGovern Fitzsimmons Gane Cabbot McCoy Sharkey Coynek i McFadden O'Brien Erne Ruhlin Walcott Mather O'Dononell Dizon and West plan to appear in the ring. The program closes with a three round bout between Sullivan and current champion Jim Jeffries.
The Knights of Pythias Detroit plans a large biennial celebration tonight with no monster barbecue. Preparations feed about 25,000 people, featuring a Kentucky style affair and a down south camp meeting in connection with the event.
London Aug 20 The census of the United Kingdom will be taken next March. The population of Great Britain and Ireland is estimated at 41 million, an increase over 1881 of about 1 million.
Reports say Field Marshal Roberts failed to crush the main Boer Army east of Pretoria as British forces pressed a strategic engagement near the capital with ongoing skirmishes and reinforcement movements observed by observers.
Sir John Gordon Spregg said in parliament he could not foresee an early end to hostilities with England and Transvaal and feared guerrilla warfare would persist. Lord Roberts faces a likely renewed campaign as Boers retreat into inaccessible country near Lydenburg. In Dallas, the Carmack poisoning case unfolds with strychnine suspected. investigators reveal Mrs. Carmack bought poison and planned to leave her husband, stirring public anger in Kielburg.
The twenty third annual American Bar Association convention opens in Saratoga Springs New York with Ex Senator Mander 800 of Nebraska presiding. A conference of state board of law examiners from several states will be held. A resolution from Buffalo last year proposes forming the board into an organization and reporting recommendations.
At the St Louis G A R reunion delegates gather in Studebaker Hall with Maj W M Warner set to name next commander in chief Ras ieu of St Louis with no opposition. Gen Shaw outlines pension court appeals aims and calls for prompt passage of related legislation. Denver leads the race to host the 1901 encampment.
Kansas City live stock totals August 25 show cattle receipts 9356 with steady to strong demand. Native steers 4.50 to 5.65, western 3.65 to 4.55, Texas and Indians 2.90 to 3.50, calves 4.60 to 6.00, hog receipts 10621 with top 5.20 and maid sales 5.00 to 5.15. sweep 4028, lambs 2.60 to 5.00. South Omaha August 20 reports cattle 4006, hogs 6000, lights 5.00 to 5.24, mixed 5.00 to 5.07, heavy 4.90 to 5.05, sheep 7000 lower.
In Charlotte a Black man identified as Avery Mills died after a mob overtook officers escorting him to jail. The incident followed a theft accusation connected to peaches and involved a former legislator M. H. Flock. Authorities report Mills was strung up by the mob.
Judge J I Harper returned from Austin after discussing the El Paso scholastic census with the education department. El Paso shows a 19 percent rise but 325 names were struck, lowering the increase to just over 4 percent, similar to other towns. Officials say the stricken names were ineligible for school age. The matter is referred back for review and likely restoration of many names.
Savannah planters harvest the early rice crop amid flattering reports. Maggots and pests pose no trouble so far and yield looks good. About 14 000 acres are under cultivation with a boom expected due to favorable market and ongoing Chinese and Japanese troubles.
Marcus Hanna announces he has altered plans and will save New York Tuesday or Wednesday for Chicago. He returns to the original schedule to assume direction of the national campaign in Chicago, about September 1.
In Milan on August 29 Bresci was tried for murdering King Humbert. The jury declared him guilty and he received life solitary confinement, the harshest penalty allowed by Italian law. Bresci showed indifference during the trial.
New York reports Mexican money values with Silver at 61, lead 400, copper 16. El Paso quotations show 472 to 45.
Senator Kirk introduces a bill to repeal the Goebel law and replace it with the old election law plus amendments. In the house Orr of Owen submits a repeal bill with a bi partisan state board. Both houses adjourned at 1 until noon tomorrow.
Sheriff Boone and Deputy Sheriff Ed Bryant returned from La Union after investigating the Alvarez murder last week. They reported no new developments but say several strong clues are being pursued and arrests may follow in the coming days.
The El Paso school system announces a large opening with 2300 to 2400 pupils expected as 22 new teachers join. Central Franklin Mesa Alamo Roy and Douglass districts set new attendance zones and additional classrooms at Alamo and Mesa. A preliminary teachers’ meeting with Superintendent Putnam is planned for Saturday to outline the curriculum and procedures.
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