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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1900
Page
2
New Orleans reports show calmer streets after days of bloodshed. Mayor Capdevielle deployed troops and citizen squads, while the desperado Charles is dead. Police board criticism grows, with talks of reorganization. Guards remain in armories to deter further outbreaks.
A prolonged gun battle in New Onveans results in multiple deaths and injuries as the desperado Robert Charles fires from a house on Clio near Saratoga. Police sergeants Porteous and Lally are killed, and several others wounded including officers and civilians. Authorities burn the building to force Charles out after failed capture attempts.
In a Democratic HQ interview Chairmen Jones questions the Bryan stance on imperialism. He asserts troops sent to the Philippines could be withdrawn immediately if Bryan is elected, noting they were ordered there by boats and could be brought back by boats.
A party of Northwestern officials led by General Superintendent Richard Aishton of Chicago and General Freight Agent E. Brigham of Chicago traveled through Minnesota en route from Fargo to Chicago. They indicate a survey line south from Fargo toward Wahpeton to connect with the Redwood Falls branch via Seaforth on the Sanborn branch, creating an eastward link through Redwood Falls Sleepy Eye and Mankato.
July 30 report from Grand Forks North Dakota describes a terrific hail storm sweeping a five mile wide path across the Red River valley centered near Cummings Traill county. The storm damaged crops and vegetation, shattered windows in Cummings homes, and harmed buildings in Portland and Maryville. About one hundred square miles were covered, with previously good crops and even fields ruined.
The Bryan and Stevenson notification meeting will be held here Aug. 7 and 8 as previously announced. A one fare round trip has been granted from all points in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Western Pennsylvania, and Western New York. Tickets are valid for return until Aug. 9 midnight.
In Richmond Kentucky on July 30 a street battle occurred as a gang attempted to rob the Bank of Richmond. Shots were fired, the safe door was blown into the street, and a robber is thought wounded. No money was taken.
Honolulu reports that about two million dollars worth of claims were filed against the government over sanitary fires blamed on the purge. The claimants are mainly Chinese and Japanese. Also noted are street brawls among youths in Brighton Fork and New Cats, with injuries from knives and clubs. In New York, Jones at National Centre and ex-Senator Bohm are among early visitors to headquarters. discussions on state and national political affairs yielded no notable outcomes.
Estes G. Rathbone former director general of posts in Cuba was arrested in Havana on four charges. The accusations include unlawful drawing of funds and misuse of public money. He was granted a hearing and placed in bond set at twenty five thousand.
Dispatch from Cape Town reports French and Hutton pursuing toward Middleburg on July 25. French crossed the Olifants river, saw the enemy retreating in disorder, and the main road north was crowded with horsemen and wagons. Weather hampered operations as rain and wind caused exposure deaths among mules and oxen. Dewet surrendered at Kroonstad. Dewet refused terms, insisting on conditional surrender for followers. Philippine treasury receipts for March 1909 totaled 706,326 with 625,254 from customs, 55,006 internal revenue, and 44,225 miscellaneous. Broadwood monitored Christian De Wet near Reitsburg. Heidelburg railway opened for Natal communication.
Frederick Penfield describes ancient Egyptian incubators built from sun dried bricks in rural areas near the pyramids. Eggs lie in mud ovens with straw cushioning as keepers turn them daily to hatch chicks. The system, ongoing for thousands of years, raises up to many thousands of chicks each season and ties egg sales to peasant farmers.
The text describes Don Cossacks as a fearless, ready-for-any-call people who dress in distinctive garments. It mentions hoarse-sounding speech, long coats, ornate knives, and daggers, with soft hats and varied wear for weather protection. It notes white garments protecting yearround and hints at traditional clothing details and Oriental medical practices.
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