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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1900
Page
2
Emperor William accompanied by Prince Hoheitlohe witnessed the embarkation of German expeditionary forces to China aboard three transports. He delivered a farewell address urging discipline and German Christian civilization, urging no prisoners if engaging the enemy and praying for God’s blessing on the mission.
Telegrams edited by the censor report a two day fiesta in Manila organized by Senor Paterno and followers to mark amnesty that failed to move the crowd. Judge Taft and the commission declined attendance to avoid speeches on independence under American protection. Guards doubled, Filipino flags banned, and photos of McKinley and Aguinaldo framed. The event is called premature and unfortunate, amid ongoing fighting with 10 Americans killed, 14 wounded, 180 Filipinos killed, 69 captured, and 40 insurgent rifles seized.
The Chicago Times-Herald notes Confucius shaped ethics through filial piety, urging living well today. It contrasts religion as worship of parents with belief in a distant God, citing how Chinese law punishes next of kin for criminals’ crimes, reflecting duty to parents as cornerstone.
Catholic missionary in India gave matches to locals who soon worshipped the boxes as deities. In Egypt a single insane asylum has expanded from 300 to vast numbers since the thirteenth century, deemed an abomination to the human race. An American paper in Manila pushes leper isolation, favoring island quarantine.
Warden Wright uncovered a two month tunnel under the Western Penitentiary from Sterling Street Allegheny. Two men and one woman plotted a prison delivery aimed at Alexander Betkmann serving 22 years for an attempted killing linked to Carnese Steel. A hidden fate and motive remain unresolved as investigators await clarification.
Telegrams from New Orleans report four days of bloodshed sparked by Robert Charles a negro desperado with a rifle who resisted arrest died after hours of police and citizen action in the residence district. Mortality includes two black men, others fatally wounded and many injured as 509 special police and 1500 militia restored order.
Telegrams from Manila report in Oroqueta Mindanao two soldiers entered a native store to buy food. One soldier killed his head severed. The other fled and alerted. Fortieth regiment killed 89 natives. Callao shelled Groqueta. One crew member killed. Enemy force about 500 under Alvarea persistently troubled northern Mindanao. A marine at Isabela de Basilan died from wounds after being burned.
Senator Clark of Montana, a mine owner, announced a $100000 contribution to the Bryan campaign fund before sailing for Europe aboard the Lucania. He pledged to supply all Democratic campaign money needed in Montana and friends expect him to spend at least $500000 to keep Montana from voting for McKinley.
Gen Leonard Wood military governor of Cuba sailed from New York on the Mexico Saturday for Havana. He stated that the U S withdrawal will conclude with the embarkation of the remaining battalions of the First and Fifth infantry, leaving about 5 000 soldiers on the island for garrison duty.
Tone don the Wading lawyers plan a ten week long vacation in June for themselves and their small neighbors from nearby poor districts. They will use Inner Temple Gardens for evenings and weekends, letting local children enjoy the greenery and flowers under their permissive care through August, except Mondays and Saturdays.
Telegrams report King Humbert I of Italy shot by Angelo Bressi in Monza while distributing gymnastic prizes. The king died within minutes after three rapid revolver shots striking his heart as he entered his carriage amid cheering crowds. Bressi claimed Prato, Tuscany origin and was arrested. Humbert I, born March 14, 1844 in Turin, ascended the throne in 1878.
Fouriesburg fell after two days of heavy fighting to force a passage. Gen Hunter's forces bore the hard work near Reliefs Nek with about 100 casualties. Some 6000 Boers with wagons stores and cattle are driven into mountain passes under British watch. Kruger is reported at Watervalander with a major battle anticipated and a possible trek to Delag Bay then a steamer to Europe.
Lord George Hamilton in the House of Commons outlined famine conditions in India with 2,000,000 affected. He reported a £2,870,000 credit balance turning into a deficit after famine relief and tax remission, and proposed using £3,000,000 of unspent loan funds for relief, with potential imperial appeal if needed. He cited £13,000,000 already spent in relief over two years.
U S imports from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines totalled over 60 million dollars in the just ended fiscal year. Sugar and molasses exceed 40 million, tobacco about 10 million, fibers five million, with ice copper manganese and other tropical products making up the rest. Sugar from Cuba alone reached over 18 million dollars for 705 million pounds. Manila hemp from the Philippines totals 7.17 million dollars, with most of it 5.02 million from the Philippines.
Telegrams from Valparaiso report heavy rains that flooded Santiago’s outskirts, drowning twelve people and leaving over 3,000 homeless. Chile estimates 14,000,000 pesos to repair railway lines, with no current railway link between Valparaiso and Santiago. Masonic lodges are collecting funds for relief, and Chile asks the United States government to ensure no disagreeable questions at the Pan American Congress.
Government officers deny control over voters serving overseas. State laws determine eligibility for those abroad, with possible ballots from military stations in Cuba Puerto Rico Alaska Hawaii Guam the Philippines and perhaps China. Officials could arrange registers showing electors’ legal residences even though not required by law.
Consul General Goodnow reports Shanghai's foreign population as of May 26, excluding the French settlement. British 2691, Portuguese 978, Japanese 734, Americans 562, German 525, French 176, Spanish 111, with 206 Indians and 157 Malays plus two Greeks and two Persians. Breakdown by gender shows 1182 British men, 721 British women, 788 British children, and 231 American men, 183 American women, 148 American children.
A deadly tornado struck North Dakota on Saturday, origin near Portland, destroying all communications. It traveled 37 miles through Traill County, four miles wide, wrecking farmsteads and grain, with at least one confirmed death. The storm crossed Red River into Minnesota, scattering debris and flattening granaries and barns.
Estes G. Rathbone former Havana postal director was arrested on an indictment alleging payment to his coachman footman and gardener from postal funds unauthorized daily allowances and a $2500 personal withdrawal. Bail security attempts failed and Rathbone remained in custody as legal actions continued
In Toledo Ohio eleven people were injured in a street car accident late Sunday night. One person died and two were seriously hurt. The long belt car had just reached Twenty second street when a blinding flash of electricity followed by smoke and cries of injured passengers occurred as they tumbled into the street.
Oil boom excitement grips Sandy Lake Pennsylvania as new wells come in pumping small but profitable quantities. Derricks rise across the area with one well delivering about 25 barrels per day. Some dry holes are found, but drilling is active and productive generally.
Eight million cartridges were moved to Peking two years ago with ongoing additions reported, indicating a growing stockpile.
A farmer, Giles Baker, is arrested and charged with the assassination of the Honorable W. A. Donaldson, adopted son of Andrew Jackson, near Heritage station Tennessee. Donaldson rode a horse when a shooter fired from the roadside with a Winchester, killing him with three shots. The report also notes the Deutschland steamer's New York to Plymouth record and Chicago employment bureau data showing 41,385 applications and 30,000 placements in eleven months ending June 30.
Pension list includes Isaac McGowan Elizabeth and others with varying sums. New plate glass works planned at Nealeton near Kittanning with local business figures and Robert Naysmith named general manager. Also legal suit against John P. Levan for 10540 followed by notes on a Bible school opening, a new Ice Company stock sale, and multiple crime, river, and mining items across western Pennsylvania.
R G Dun & Co weekly trade review reports producers and consumers aligning in several directions while midsummer inactivity lingers due to unsettled foreign relations and weak political campaigning. Iron markets show improved tone despite a tougher climate elsewhere, with Pittsburg mills booking ample orders for bars and plates and non union capacity easing scarcity risks. Export copper gains, wheat prices fall, four week wheat exports 7,266,436 bushels, corn exports 12,720,435 bushels. U S failures 331, Canada 28.
A sensational murder occurred Monday in Kamloops B C when two Indian women rode along Fourth Avenue pursued by a mounted man armed with a Winchester He shot one dead as she fell from her horse The killer George St Paul was arrested He was the jealous husband and murdered his young wife toward the reservation
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