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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
8
Charles Arnold seeks his missing daughter who left home two years ago with a young man when she was fourteen. He traced her to Elkhart and later learned the couple may live there or in nearby Grover. He plans to file a warrant to pursue the case as inquiries continue.
Sunday reports note Daniel Gill's illness easing and his return to public activity. Various locals visit relatives in Budge man and Chicago. An electrical storm caused siding damage to John Wolf’s residence and killed two cows while injuring corn. A lightning strike also damaged field ground near IL Br Curtis.
Sheriff E. H. Ferguson arrested Clyde Churchill Richard Brant and Joseph Brant in Sodus Michigan for counterfeiting in the last three years. They appeared before U S Commissioner Janes O’Hara in St Joe and were held for Grand Rapids federal grand jury in October. Bail set at 2000 each. Churchill confessed implicating the Brants. The mint and tools were hidden in a cave behind an old woodshed near the Churchill home.
Was Sure Shot John Burke aged 27 of South Bend shot in the hip Saturday while firing from Special Policeman Beltz who fired the effective shot. Beitz, employed by the Grand Trunk, says several cars had been robbed and he was investigating. Three men jumped from a car and ran. Burke says he had just returned to South Bend on a freight train and ran when commanded to halt.
Jacob Bessiegle a native of Germany aged twenty one who has resided in the United States since age three Friday filed papers of declaration to become a citizen of the United States.
Pension of 72 dollars per month granted to Mathew Parrott deceased from January 18 to March 4, 1900, and his widow receives 12 dollars per month from March 5. Sebastian Haley, a Jay County pioneer, died from successive strokes of paralysis.
Shanghai and Tientsin dispatches note Japanese cavalry surrounding the empress party and anxiety over Pekin as Chinese forces mass. Yuan Shi Wai, Shan-Tung governor and ally of foreigners, is reported dead. American troops led a wall assault to lift the siege with Titus of FE company first to scale, Captain Reilly among the fallen, and total legation casualties listed as 67 killed and 120 wounded.
The dispatch from Rear Admiral Bruce reports that allied forces entered the sacred city of Pekin on Friday August 17 after the siege, with the note dated August 19. The bulletin is datelined Taku and reflects contemporaneous Allied advance in China.
A cable from the Italian warship Fieramosca reports 400 marines sent to Pekin at allied request. Japanese and Italian sources corroborate ongoing street fighting in Pekin. Dispatches say German Austrian and Italian troops are marching toward Tientsin to keep the route open for reinforcements.
A Shanghai cable from Pekin reports Russians occupying the east gate on Aug 14, British and American forces entering the legation area by 2 PM, Japanese facing stiff opposition at the upper gate, and a dawn blast enabling entry by midnight. Over 2,000 shells and 7 Marines dead are noted. relief forces arrive and the imperial family flees to Shan Si province.
State Department releases extracts from Minister Conger cable about Peking events on Aug 20. Relief arrived, imperial family location unknown, Americans safe aside from reported deaths. Hostilities refused after Li Hung Chang appeal. reasons cited include Chinese noncompliance with Aug 12 U S declaration.
A dispatch to the admiralty from Rear Admiral Bruce reports allied forces encircled the sacred city of Pekin. If the Chinese government resists, a prolonged campaign and a large force would be required to secure communication bases. Provisional capital magistrates show friendly signals to the invaders.
A Lazarist missionary Father De Hets and 6,000 converts held out for six weeks against 20,000 Boxers in Pletsang. They resisted with few rifles and a small cannon. Gen Sung spared Christians after they disarmed and De Hets left for the coast.
The Japanese Legation reports from Amoy that Chinese mobs continue to work devastation and have destroyed several chapels in the neighborhood.
Amid a dance in a floating bath house at Carthagena Spain 150 people mostly children fell into the sea when the floor collapsed. Many were injured and some praised the disaster but no deaths were reported. Authorities suspect foul play as floor screws were missing.
The diphtheria epidemic grips South Bend with 68 cases since June 11 as physicians report quicker returns and a tighter quarantine is promised. The note adds that Union City, Michigan will have a third newspaper.
A Zeppelin tied to a raft on Lake Geneva in Switzerland hosts a trial flight with Count Zeppelin and Eugene Wolf in gondolas. The cigar shaped craft lifts to about 30 feet, advances against a 25 feet per second wind, and reaches a peak height before easing back to the float. The voyage tests wind propulsion and buoyancy during the ascent and return as crew monitor stability and engine performance.
The Farmful McSherry drill has sold thousands of units since its debut, maintaining a steady progress through the years and earning the steady backing of the most practical farmers for reliable performance.
The Standard of Excellence has been greatly improved and now stands thoroughly equipped and perfected for practical farmers. It combines everything successful farmers want and is offered for sale by the seller in the newspaper notice.
A section boss on the Big Four forgets his watch and returns home where a confrontation with his wife ends in a scream and a man leaping from a window. The incident leads to a divorce.
Mayor Deahl halted liquor sales in Goshen for one Sunday prompting prominent residents to travel to Elkhart to buy spirits. Dozens visited the city and returned by early interurban cars carrying wrapped packages and baskets, their behavior signaling notable demand.
The Goshen News describes the arrest of Otto Stark linked to bicycle thefts from Will P. DeBoer and Ora Stoutenour in Goshen years ago. Stark and James Brown fled for weeks before being captured at Stark's mother’s home in northeast Elkhart. They were sent to the Jeffersonville reformatory after resistance during arrest, with the stolen bikes recovered by their owners in Wabash, Ohio.
A Warsaw Times item recounts a living in the business district who, with a prayer book, forgot to buy soup bone for dinner last Sunday. She rushed to a meat market open on the Sabbath, returned with bone, and attended church. The irony left her unable to enjoy the service or music.
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