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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
1
A collage of curiosities and commentary surveys politics, natural science, and social policy. Notes on Armenian massacres Turkish duty, halos over England and France, ancient spiral fish fossils, and critiques of excessive legislation across forty five states reveal a restless, humorous, and didactic midwestern newspaper tone.
The United States plans to build coaling stations abroad after the Spanish American War. Liberia agrees to a station to be chosen by the Navy Department, which will also set up bases at Pago Pago Guam and Honolulu.
Guam's society is described as idyllic with land ownership widespread and women at home. Men work as sole producers and capitalists, so there are no labor disputes because there is no external demand or money. The piece contrasts this with adulteration of milk and foods seen as poisoning, highlighting public health concerns and the moral weight of tainted substances.
London dispatches report British forces surrounding Pretoria with six columns converging on the capital while Boer leaders insist they will defend the town. Kruger faces anger for flight and gold removal as a war council assumes government powers and vows to resist.
Appeals from immigration decisions for Fitzharris and Muilet known as the Invincibles move through read tape procedures in Washington. Commissioner General Pow grants a hearing today to reconsider, with likely law questions forwarded to the attorney general for opinion. Final action not expected before late in the week.
In Columbia a judge named Gibson Conteavente was arrested for the killing of his brother Perry. The judge claimed absence due to a trip across the hivus. He allegedly fatally injured Perry and hid the body in the woods, later moving it by cart to a nearby plantation and burying it.
Government officers raided the Metropolitan medical college at 806 West Buren Street and arrested President Jamenga Armstrong Vice President J H Randou Thomas Armstrong and former Secretary Charles M Hovey. They are charged with using the mill to defraud with receipts amounting to thousands of dollars. The institution also linked to Independent Medical College and National Law School, issuing degrees for medicine and law offices from 3 to 200, with varying compensation. Postoffice Inspector Gould led the arrest, calling the fraud one of the largest the postal authorities have faced, noting graduates practice across many states and abroad.
Governor Roosevelt released the reasons for granting the extradition of Charles F Neely in the Cuban postal frauds case. He said he reviewed briefs from both sides, consulted the attorney general, and found it his duty in law and morals to extradite. He stressed the need for U S officials to uphold integrity in dealings with Cuba.
San Francisco June 6 General Otis arrived from Manila and after five days in quarantine at Angel Island was allowed to land. Aboard the transport Mende several cases of smallpox prompted vaccination for all on board. Otis was brought from Angel Island on a steamer supplied by General Shafter and greeted by Surgeon Major Arthur and Captain Wilson. The party headed to Occidental hotel where Otis spent the afternoon. A full military honors reception was planned but omitted for reasons not stated.
Col. John J. Martin arrives in Kansas City to establish headquarters at the Democratic national convention. He defends hotel charges as reasonable, saying five dollars a day is fair. A subcommittee of the national committee will meet Thursday to discuss hotel rates and related matters.
Near Santiano Santiago Cuba on June 6 guards killed Juan Gonzales a notorious outlaw and several companions after an earlier pattern of escapes by witness disappearance. Authorities claim a fair fight while locals say the band was ambushed and shot. Gonzales group was the province’s last major brigand crew.
Mrs Margaret Cecilia Stewart Sherman wife of ex Secretary Sherman dies at age seventy two in Mansfield Ohio. Born in Mansfield she married John Sherman on December 21 1848 and will be buried there.
Strikes impeding leading railroad lines into Buffalo have been declared off and workers returned to their posts. Operations are resuming with everything running smoothly after the stoppage.
No new plague developments. officials expect a tighter quarantine and possible ban on street cars passing through the quarantine lines in Chinatown San Francisco during June.
The New Mexico capitol was dedicated yesterday afternoon in an impressive ceremony. The old city buzzed with visitors as houses and streets were adorned. A grand military and civic parade was reviewed from the steps by Governor Otero.
Six new cases of plague were reported in Cairo yesterday along with two fatalities. Public health officials urged residents to seek medical care for suspected symptoms and emphasized caution to prevent further spread.
Sheriff Merwin returns from Grantsboro with no arrest in the Belcom case. Twelve persons remain under surveillance as the community endures Cainan enmity from the Wise family. Detectives stay in Grantsburg. county officials plan a June 9 meeting to consider a reward if arrests are not yet made.
Four robbers blew up the Livings bank at Sheldabl twenty miles north of Des Moines Iowa late at night. They took about 1600 dollars from the safe after threatening fifty or more citizens with rifles. The bandits halted progress and fled as flames consumed the building and nearby trees.
Severe rainstorm on June 3 destroyed all bridges along Willow Creek near Clone Lake Iowa. Lightning killed livestock and four hours of steady rain caused Lake Willow to rise eight inches while the creek rose four feet then fell. Crop damage was considerable.
H. J. Kenyon, a ten year veteran guard at the Stillwater prison, died at his home by shooting himself. No reason is given beyond long term poor eyesight. The incident occurred in Stillwater on June 3.
San Francisco merchants resolved to raise funds to purify the Chinese quarter amid bubonic plague fears. At a meeting June 4 a $30,000 subscription was recorded and a committee tasked with boosting the total to $50,000, with plans for further raises if needed.
Philip Vette, living near Alpha, Jackson county, had his left arm amputated near the shoulder by Dr. W. C. Portmang after a fight with John Sehaan on April 23. Sehaan is said to have bitten Vette’s finger, and blood poisoning necessitated the amputation to save his life.
Redwood Falls Minn June 3 subscriptions of business men and individuals for the G A R encampment celebration anniversary of the battle of Santiago and Fourth of July events here July 2 8 and 4 will reach 3000 dollars yearly and it is expected that 200 more will be realized from sale of privileges.
A light shower arrived in Minn., ending a six week dry spell. Rain measured 0.31 inch, enough to refresh pasturage and protect grain. May's total precipitation stood at 0.18 inch with prior sprinkles noted.
Wikoff Minn June 3 Mrs F Z Bartlett wife of one of Fillmore counties oldest citizens died suddenly yesterday of heart failure. While sitting on the edge of her bed combing her hair she dropped back and was found dead. She was seventy seven years old.
Excitement grows over a gold discovery fifteen miles northwest of a town, with joy in Adler ravine and the Dulorn hills. Hundreds of claims are staked as three turned-up traps are reported on the ground Thursday.
A damaged fragment notes a June forest fire burning with ongoing flames. It mentions unbroken danger affecting crops and people, including Ivy and Dlela, suffering on sandy soil. The text lacks identifiable places or authorities.
Anoke Minnesota July 5 There were no new developments in the Wise murder as Joseph Wise recovers from a bullet wound. He asserts his mother fired first and believes his father was shot after. The Wise farm attracted many visitors while detectives narrow focus to two local men within a few miles, though they reveal nothing to authorities.
Miss Vina Norris a 23 year old teaching hopeful from St. Cloud normal school was killed near Ancka Anoka Minnesota on a runny road Saturday. Her foot slipped as a dog spooked a horse causing her to fall and be dragged nearly two miles. The horse returned home with her body found by her parents. She died after convulsions shortly after the accident.
The Bank of New Lisbon owned by W. H. Cash was robbed on June 3 with nitro glycerine blowing the safe front and destroying part of the building front. Several thousand dollars were taken and no suspects yet, though two strangers seen in town for two days are eyed. The bank will pause operations for repairs and resume soon. depositors will lose no money.
Mus Stone of Indianapolis was robbed near Central Park M E Church in St Paul as she walked to service. Three men closed in outside the church, grabbed her purse containing seven dollars and papers, and fled into the crowd.
John Olson, a farmer nine miles north of Cumberland Wisconsin, battled a large black bear. The beast chewed off his arm and swallowed the hand. Olson lay critically injured while his brother shot the bear, preventing further harm.
After McNatt's conviction years ago, cattle rustling nearly ceased in this state area but appears to be resurging. Complaints are rising as depredations shift to horse stealing and snatching unbranded calves for transport by wagon. Stockmen grow angry, warning another incident may occur unless action is taken.
A Burlington line collision three miles west of Alliance Nebraska yesterday split Freight train No. 40 into two sections. Engineer Hunting was instantly killed or died, Fireman Johnson seriously injured, and Brakeman Brokeman badly hurt. The crash was blamed on possible sleep or loss of control, with heavy property loss reported.
Van Moore, called a half breed desperado, who beat an Indian woman to death weeks ago, was brought from Branley county for confinement after waiving examination on murder charges at a preliminary hearing. He will stand trial at the July term.
Fire gutted the Deering Harvest company warehouse in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Royal agent C F Espeyta is accused of causing damage estimated at ten to fifteen thousand dollars, insured.
A blaze at Fergus Paths near Tithe Mulla, Minn on June 1 gutted the xa loon owned by Max Bahire, leaving most contents ruined. Insurance coverage from Insyce is reported to nearly cover the loss.
Reports from Tien Tsin and Pao-Tlog-Mu describe a Boxer assault on foreigners and Chinese Christians. Refugees and missionaries are missing or endangered. Cossacks, Russian and British units suffer casualties while relief attempts fail to reach mining engineers. Foreign guards bolster police as tensions rise across the rail line.
Minneapolis and Chicago market notes show Wheat prices on Roller, No 1 Northern bids around 64 to 68 cents, Corn and Oats steady to easy, Flax cash and futures mixed. Cattle and hogs in mixed trade with mixed demand. Sioux City and St Paul report steady to firmer prices for beef steers and veal calves, with lambs and sheep varying by lot and weight.
The Brittle, Bessie Markham, detained in Philadelphia on June 6 for quarantine after arriving from a plague‑infested port. The captain was taken ill and died en voyage and was buried at sea.
A garbled report notes the vessel Then Mere wreck near Synnteh Mae Fate, Norfolk. Hobson reportedly rolled off Santiazo and is towed to Portemouth for examination and restment, with unclear undercurrent of salvage and discharge at Juok.
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