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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
1
The day sees a subdued Senate session with few results as lawmakers face noisy spectators and divided debates. Supporters and opponents clash over several items while key motions stall, and procedural talks overshadow substantive decisions.
The dated dispatches record events from Pretoria rail incidents to political conventions and university appointments. Notable items include railway wrecks near Pretoria, the Toske victory claims and railway losses, military commissions to Miles Corbin and Otis, and the assassination of a Carmel preacher. Also noted are the Bryan convention tally, Milner praise for Hay, and a Paris duel involving Moisse.
Reports indicate Tuammang leaders cap delegate numbers to Kansas City at 280 or 300 men from about eight districts due to high costs. initial plan sought 68 delegates. Other items mention Filipina general Pie del Pilar linked to Aguinaldo, a captured deserting soldier, papal health notes from Rome, and military maneuvers near Doings Nek.
In Kokomo Indiana on June 11 Nellie Neal Hall aged 13 petitions for divorce from Warren Hall late proprietor of Kokomo Business College. The couple wed after failed elopements with a five year living apart pledge. She cites violation of probation and alleges poisoning attempts on her mother. He resides in Indianapolis.
In Wabash at his brother’s home John Renkhard, six years old, allegedly murdered his wife with a resolver before shooting himself. Mrs. Renkhard recently left him and moved in with her brother. Authorities report the suspect is dying in hospital as death approaches.
Alpheus D. Reusberger of Goshen a woodworking foreman was killed when a plank ran back on a ripping saw he operated in South Bend. The incident occurred as he faced the machine and suffered a severe stomach injury. The minutes note county records show marriage license receipts of 3724 in a quarter.
In Vincennes June, during a moonlight trip on the Wabash river, Burt Quillen of this city fell overboard and was drowned.
Logansport Indiana June 1 Lee Wah Sing a Chinese laundryman has gone insane through fear of the high binders.
A Baptist church in Woodruff Indiana was burned on June 11 causing a loss of 6000 dollars with 4000 dollars covered by insurance. Fire officials investigated the blaze as the structure suffered extensive damage.
In New York on June 11 a blaze leveled two five story brick barns owned by George E. Ketcham & Company on West End avenue. The warehouses contained 125000 bushels of grain oats and bran and were totally destroyed. Loss estimated about 140000 dollars.
The graduates of the school of applied sciences will donate a bust of the late Prof. Egleston and a bronze tablet to Columbia University. The note suggests graduates often realize what they learned only after forgetting much.
Washington observers and foreign embassies expect the China crisis to remain limited to mob outbreaks and not trigger territorial dismemberment. Officials note a aim to restore order, with several diplomats preparing to depart and naval reinforcements being sent from Manila to support Admiral Kempf as needed.
Washington reports Minister Conger confirms the Pao Ting Fu missionaries are safe as Chinese troops move in. Telegraph lines broken between Pekin and foreign embassies, but diplomats maintain contact via Shanghai and Taku. Foreign forces cannot be sent to Pao Ting Fu at this time.
In St Paul two men robbed the Anheuser Busch office at noon, threatened staff with revolvers, and forced the safe. They were chased by workers and captured after a gunfight with police. In New York bankers discuss a French steamer due Thursday with possible gold shipments ranging from 1 to 2.5 million dollars, names withheld.
London dispatch reports the fourth battalion of the Derbyshire regiment killed or captured with many wounded during the Roodeval disaster on June 7. Officers Lieut Col Baird-Douglas and Lieut Hawley killed. Col Wilkinson and Lieut Blanchard wounded. Woundings include several other named officers and men. Dispatch notes over 500 captured and reinforcements blocked north of Kroonstad. Methuen movement near Heilbron and orders to press the enemy.
London readers learn of a serious loss as Lord Roberts loses contact with the outer world. British forces near Roodeval face a split line 50 miles long with Boers. Methuen moves toward Heilbron possibly to relieve Colville as roving reports confirm heavy casualties and a hospital full of wounded.
The US cruiser Albany, commissioned May 30 at Newcastle on Tyne, has arrived at Southampton en route to the Mediterranean. The training ship Buffalo, sailing from New York April 19 for a Mediterranean cruise, has also reached port. Reciprocity with Portugal resumes after a year suspensions with reduced duties on wines and arco under the Dingell act provisions.
Havana reports show Gov Gen Wood faces diverse opinions as lawmakers bankers and former cabinet members question rapid steps toward Cuban independence. Some fear professional politicians would seize control, while others support elections and a September constitutional convention. warnings of unrest threaten sugar estates and towns if promises falter.
A serialized attack purports to defend the American Protective Tariff League and its role in supporting the Dingley McKinley tariff by praising the wall against foreign competition. The piece critiques rival papers and laments lies in Havana reports while noting spring advertising boosts at the World, Herald, and Journal.
Five hundred inmates at the San Juan penitentiary mutinied over food, refusing meals and work. The leader struck the warden, prompting a 20-man Porto Rico regiment guard. When guards fired three volleys to deter a jail breach, three inmates suffered minor splinter injuries. Regular troops were called in.
The Minneapolis Journal argues that Bryan or Dewey would unsettle business and notes that expansionary trade and favorable credit policies support Republican aims. It asserts these policies, defended by business sense and sound money, will win favor in the November elections.
The Third Annual Convention of the American Federation of Zionists in New York debated Article Five of the constitution. The tax of fifty cents per member funds half to the Vienna executive committee and half for local propaganda work. Liverpool grain imports noted for the week followed by corn imports from Atlantic ports.
The Norwich Reflector notes Democrats in Nebraska adopt a populist platform under Bryan’s influence. It argues the free silver advocate remains eager to seize votes, but harms the party, which seeks a way to shed the burden. November may bring Bryan’s defeat.
An amusing exchange depicts a Bryanite urging a gold standard Democrat to rejoin the party by claiming Republicans prevent Bryan from wrecking the dollar or moving to silver. The dialogue hints at partisan tension and a playful jab at political loyalties.
The article presents Senator J. K. Jones warning that voters may fall into the same trap as 1892 by choosing free trade. It argues 1900 resembles 1892 in prosperity and tariff policy, but asserts past failures under free trade and Wilson law make a repeat unlikely, urging support for protective tariffs.
A political squib argues that free traders distort President McKinley’s stance, insisting he remains aligned with protectionism. It mocks claims he has reformed and warns the public not to be swayed by deceptive rhetoric aimed at changing national policy.
A Puck excerpt recounts two farmers debating tariffs and free trade blather about how protective tariffs supposedly swindle farmers. The dialogue recalls 1892 voting and warns the same bunco game may reappear, noting farmers are not fools.
The text argues that sugar and tobacco trusts act as purchasers rather than producers of raw sugar and tobacco. It states their interests lie in direct trade with Porto Rico and questions the impact of duties on these products. The discussion implies trusts control stock and influence market access to the United States.
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