03 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
1
Report from Hong Kong indicates a rise in Boxer activity with nightly exhibitions and armed robberies in the Chinese quarter. Police plan immediate action and extra patrols as fears grow of a major outbreak. Foreigners offer to aid defense and seek firearms.
The state department bulletin notes a dispatch from consul Fowler in Che Foo stating the Shangai papers raised doubts about the Conger cipher. A courier retrieved the original dispatch dated July 1, signed by Mr. Conger, and Fowler finds it identical to the state department message.
A Victoria B C special to the Record reports a reformer who fled Pekin saying over 100000 Boxers were in Persia and more gathered. Attacks on legations were planned, and 4000 Christian converts had already been slain as blood ran in the streets.
Consul general Goodnow reports Chinese figures left Chin King area as foreign ministers may not receive messages. Pro foreign Tsungl yamen officials detained for urging minister L Ping Hung to command troops and order massacre. A second dispatch notes ministers and foreigners well in Shantung with provisions supplied and talks to protect ministers to Tianjin.
Belated dispatches from Pekin via Chefoo describe rising danger as factions clash in the capital. Deserting officers report 16 000 troops in Pekin and 3 000 at ungtsun. ministers are said to be hostages with threats against foreign intervention. News recounts brutal violence and arson around the legations.
A dispatch reports seven American missionaries and families arriving at Troitzkosavek in southern Siberia after fleeing Pekin before the siege. Chased by Chinese across the Great Gobi desert for 400 miles, they endured privations until rescued by Cossacks. Among them are Rev. Mark Williams of New London Ohio Rev. Wm Sprague and Mrs Sprague of Erie Pennsylvania and Rev. James Roberts of Hartford Connecticut. They may reach Moscow via trans Siberian railway in a few days.
Reports from China detail an ert advance toward Pekin with about 20 000 troops. The American contingent is 1600 strong while Japanese 12000 Russians 4800 and British 2200. River routes will be used by British and Americans. The column appears not to be unified under one commander.
Shanghai dispatch cites the Shantung governor stating on July 30 that the Tsung-li-yamen reports ministers are well and that relations with the ministers are friendly.
Golden Rule Jones of Ohio will stump for Bryan. Senator Elkins says McKinley will speak several times in West Virginia. Bloomington Indiana readies to greet Adlai Stevenson Saturday night. Editor Harry E Rice of Springfield Ohio Democrat predicts Bryan majority. McKinley has a cousin in Harper County Kansas who will vote for Bryan to save the republic.
Willet B Blair buys a lot on Middle drive Woodruff place for 6000 dollars from C L Huey. Anderson brothers of South Bend seek bankruptcy over 2108.03 debt with 96.4 assets. John McLaren faces 25 dollars and 30 days for drunkenness. A woman struck by a horse sustains scalp wound at Illinois and Washington streets. Walter Mason loses control on Martindale avenue, injuring his mouth. Rev M M Lawson of Olivet Presbyterian reports assault on church lawn party. Rev Dr Allen recovers throat trouble and resumes ministry at St Pauls. Indiana Retail Hardware Dealers Association meeting ends at the Grand with a Broad Ripple car ride. A man complains to police over a noisy neighbor girl playing piano during the day and seeks action.
Georgetown Ky August 3 Talow Dick Combs the accused killer of Goebel confessed in jail detailing a plan to shoot Goebel for $1200 offered by Caleb Powers allies He testified of meetings in Frankfort with Mason Hockersmith and Henry Youtsey and described the shooting setup and subsequent police pursuit.
Georgetown Ky August 3 Ex Auditor Sloane testified that William H Culton was discharged from his office because he failed to perform duties as required. The Powers case proceeds with further testimony expected.
New York reports Bristow’s review of post office books amid Cuban postal frauds. Arrests in high places may follow as accomplices in New York are sought to be jailed before they can cover tracks.
36 hour outlook ending 8 PM August 43 possible showers Friday night fair Saturday. Temperature at 7 AM 75 degrees noon 87 degrees 2 PM 87
Ransford Pullian of 407 East St. Clair Avenue was struck on North New Jersey Street Thursday evening by another rider. He suffered a broken right leg and stated neither cyclist was riding too fast.
A fragment from The Sun’s page seven liners advertises a job for a German nurse girl. The text urges readers to read more about available positions and mentions payment or compensation. The note presents incomplete phrases and scattered calls to apply.
On Shelby street from Raymond to Pleasant Run the Board of Works, led by President Sahm, refused to approve a wooden block pavement while bids for long leaf yellow pine exceeded the appraised value. Tam arack pavement offered by Hoosier Construction was cheaper but deemed experimental. Leonard Quill urged approval, noting majority support among property owners. The board insisted on avoiding a specific pavement type, amid rumors of favoritism toward asphalt.
J R Piper a banker from St Marys G O is reported missing while visiting Yellowstone Park. Local authorities pursue leads and seek public assistance to locate him safely.
Chemist Moffatt reports a 120 per cent rise in five year old deaths in July tied to formaldehyde in milk. He urges every milk user to test deliveries and notes a simple detection method and rising sale of test kits. Dr. Moffatt experiments with a sulphuric acid and alcohol compound that reddens in formaldehyde milk tests.
London reports Gen Hunter confirming 50 additional Boers surrender. Lord Roberts notes Boer commander Lieberg demanded surrender of Smith-Darien. attack repulsed before Methuen’s arrival. British losses: two killed and seven wounded. Gen Ian Hamilton moves to relieve Baden-Powell at Rustenburg with one killed and five wounded.
Pretoria reports General Lord Kitchener marched to Rhenoster with the objective of trapping and capturing the rebel leader Christian De Wet during August.
John Stokes, his sister Edith Forrest Stokes, and Anna Lyons were arrested on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses. They organized a concert in the Propylaeum and took 30 percent of proceeds for the Ladies' Aid of Seventh Presbyterian Church, then collected subscriptions with similar promises. About $106 was collected, $30 from concert tickets, with funds misdirected through a receipt claiming to benefit a nonexisting fund. They bonded out. Stokes pledged for the others and provided $400 for his own bond.
Harry K Milhouse Indianapolis mail carrier returns from a three month European visit for his wife’s health. He praises the American service while admiring a German letter box model that opens from the bottom with a non freezing lock. He notes collection hours are registered on the box. Milhouse resumes his route Monday.
Readable text asserts choosing the best medicine, claiming experience proves Hood's Sarsaparilla superior. No verifiable details or event context provided.
Flavius J. Van Vorhis pressed the State tax board to raise the Indianapolis street railway assessment from 2.5 million to about 8 million, arguing the real value includes 35 000 capital stock and bonds. Ferdinand Winter warned market bond prices do not determine value, while Hugh McGowan claimed service debts exceed income and urged fair assessment. The prior county assessment stood at 3.6 million.
Frank Shaffer, a stock boy at Ayres & Co, is to be tried Tuesday for stealing 10 cents from Sarah Williams's purse at the store. Witnesses say the money vanished from a counter after Shaffer lingered near the area and then quit his job. He claims low pay and a grocery job offer triggered his departure. He recently moved from St. Louis and comes from a well regarded family.
Delegates at a Metal workers convention discuss amalgamating metal and bicycle workers unions. The plan envisions a nationwide single scale, member referendum on major issues, and strikes by two thirds vote of the local union. Critics warn officers would become controlled by members under Australian ballots.
A suit filed by the Colliery Engineering Co seeks to recover one dollar from American Car and Foundry Co and John Weber of Jeffersonville. Weber, a factory employee, bought a mechanical drawing course from the Colliery and authorized monthly payments of two dollars. all payments totaled one dollar, and the Colliery presses its claim in supreme court.
The note lists several habeas corpus actions brought against an individual and the school superintendent of the workhouse. It records losses in three cases and states costs are charged to him personally. He intends to ask the county to cover the costs.
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