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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1900
Page
1
The Central News reports England will not withdraw from Pekin until an understanding with the Chinese government is reached. The dispatch notes ongoing discussions and a stance to remain in the capital during negotiations.
A Washington special reports the US government estimates a 15 million dollar cost from the China crisis. The tally covers warships sent to Chinese waters marines and sailors ashore and troops dispatched to Beijing.
London report notes The Spectator suggests England could back Russia acquiring Manchuria and Shantung if a first lien in the Yangtze Valley is guaranteed, signaling a possible policy shift under Lord Salisbury.
The American prints Joaquin Miller's lengthy Chinese war dispatch detailing savage Russian killings of Chinese along Yong Ku and Yong Tu. He recalls riverside corpses, women and children slain, looting, and massed Chinese troops near Pekin under threat of future trouble.
New York Tribune wires Li Hung Chang about plans to withdraw foreign troops and recognize him as the Chinese agent in peace talks. Li replies from Shanghai that withdrawal would aid negotiations and vows to restore order, protect foreigners, and suppress the Boxers.
Paris September 1 The foreign office denies replying to the American note on Pekin evacuation. France says it is still considering the matter and has not issued a formal reply.
Adjutant General Gore received papers and recommendations belonging to the late Capt. O P Lee of Indianapolis who drowned in the Philippines. The collection from Capt. Lee's Manila service came from Capt. H E Smiley of the Fifteenth Infantry. Gore will deliver the papers to Capt. Lee's widow.
Advices from Pekin report anti Boxer ministers Hsu King Ching and Yuen Chang were disemboweled at the horseshoe gate with the empress dowager’s consent in the presence of a crowd. It is said to be the second use of this punishment since the Tsing dynasty introduced it.
Berlin reports the German government is preparing a counter proposal to the Russian note supporting retirement from Pekin. The move signals ongoing diplomatic maneuvering over China policy.
Mrs Wilhelmina Kurman of 1128 Laur el st reported an assault by a negro in a cornfield east of the Belt railroad near Prospect st Friday. She fought back as he grabbed her and forced a sunbonnet gag into her mouth, biting his finger. She escaped unharmed beyond a frightened lip injury.
The forecast covers 36 hours to 8 p m Sept 2. Warm, fair weather with increasing cloudiness Saturday night and Sunday. Temperatures rise from 75 at 7 am to 85 at noon and 88 by 2 pm.
A note indicates a lost pocketbook is advertised in The Sun's popular liners on page 7 with additional items listed in the same columns. The notice urges readers to read them as the items are being settled or paid.
An old advertisement invites readers to replace a wooden bed with an iron bed from Mahcerney's at 249 Massachusetts Ave, promising relief from bed bugs.
An advertisement urges trying Hovt’s Poisoned Blood Cure for Impure Blood. It lists Clark at 116 North Til last Street as the place and claims his photographs are the best at the lowest prices.
The clipping reports Indiana figures Lew Wallace Jr joining anti imperialist circles and backing Bryan while avoiding campaign involvement. It notes Albert Lieber backing McKinley and prohibition circles criticizing tariffs. A split Afro American council debate ends with Republicans gaining ground and a disputed petition.
The Carroll County Citizen-Times reprints Delphi Journal content from 1889 and 1885 noting harsh views of Theodore Roosevelt. The excerpts accuse Roosevelt of mugwump tendencies and criticize his Republican standing and associations with Curtis, Blaine’s era rivals, framing him as politically controversial.
Secretary Grant Michener of the Indiana Lincoln league says rough rider uniforms have arrived with trices to spur club member purchases. Regular khaki sets cost 2.60 and second quality 1.85. The first rally with Roosevelt is set for October 8 in South Bend with hopes of thousands in uniform. The state committee drops plans for a brigade with regular army officers, so no brigadier general will be appointed.
A prohibition gathering at Sheridan addressed by L. T. Van Cleave was disrupted Wednesday night when rowdies threw rotten eggs. It marks the second attack this week, as H. S. Bonsib faced a similar assault at a Talbot temperance meeting in Benton county.
Henry Warrum, law partner of Frank B. Burke, criticizes Frank L. Littleton for championing organized labor while avoiding his own 1890s anti trust record. He accuses Littleton of hypocrisy and demagogism and says Burke’s record can only be attacked by railroad lawyers.
Danick Brown, a prominent Republican, spoke softly as he rode an elevator in a Stevenson building. A friend noted his happiness, but he replied that he is not happy, saying he dreams of terrible imperialism and long haired kings armed with bologna sausages invading his bed and overthrowing the government, fighting back tears.
J. W. Loeper assistant secretary of the German American democratic club agitation committee will open campaign headquarters on the fifth floor of the Lombard Monday. The rooms adjoin the state democratic committee offices for literature. Large stock of German American materials is ready for distribution.
State Democratic chairman Martin attended the wedding of his nephew Milton I. Hopkins to Florence Meek at Third Christian Church. He traveled to Chicago early Friday to confer with National chairman Jones and returned to headquarters by Saturday morning. The workload demands flying trips to lead political organizations.
Indiana prohibitionists announce they will not fuse with Democratic or Republican tickets. State secretary Clark says the Nicholson law is in danger and the group will nominate legislative tickets on their own, going it alone in the campaign.
The state Republican committee dumped thousands of letters into the post office on Friday night prompting clerks to work through the night to process them. Part of the mail was reportedly supplied by H. H. Hanna and connected to the congressional race. Six additional workers were kept busy at state headquarters all week preparing the letters.
New York dispatch says Arthur Sewall, Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1896, denies a report that he backs McKinley. The statement clarifies his stance amid ongoing post election chatter.
James Jordan of Richmond was arrested near Meridian and Washington streets Saturday morning for being on a republican drunk. After confinement he yelled for James Whitcomb Riley and Parks Martin, claiming they were his friends, though investigators found no basis for the claim.
The republican handbook of Indiana compiled by Assistant state secretary Robert W. Bennett has just gone to press and is hailed as the most complete issue yet released.
Mr and Mrs Cole of Redding escaped with severe bruises after a wagon and team plunged from a grade cut on a mountain slope. The woman fell about 100 feet landing on a myrtle tree and tumbled another 600 feet to the beach below, while the horse and mule survived unhurt.
An Indianapolis harness company won a government contract for 300 sets of cavalry harness, enough to harness 1,800 horses, beating rivals by 8 cents per set. The workers celebrate the securing of orders amid dull trade in the harness industry. production will proceed for the government assignment.
J P Mullaily offers diamonds and jewelry at 28 Monument Place. The ad promises gold and silver polish as the best in the area.
Controller Johnson and Mayor Taggart cut park board estimates by about $138,000 after a Saturday meeting. Maintenance and improvements next year shrink to $98,000 with no Garfield park, no University square fountain, and limited Brookside, Riverside, and Highland square projects. The Board of Safety requests $574,705 may drop by around $100,000.
The city school board finally implements the name change from Indianapolis High School to Shortridge High School. Principal Hufford sets office hours 3 to 5 starting Sept 5. An entrance exam for advanced credits is planned for next Friday at 8:30 a.m. Alumni resist, while teachers and former Shortridge supporters welcome the shift.
At Laurie's dining room Friday noon an impromptu farewell for Miss Dora Smith marked the end of her service, with fellow clerks offering toasts and gifts. She plans a two year study of voice culture at the Conservatory of Music, residing on Fletches Ave and Laurelst.
Charles High a former Brightwood machinist jumped through a glass window in front of his brother’s home at 1002 Corneliave Friday night. He was severely cut but not seriously injured. He had been drinking and, according to the bathroom evidence, attempted self harm by cutting his veins with a broken tumbler. High had been hurt at the shops a month ago and out of work since.
Sheriff Clark received a letter from Mrs. F Idams of Wichita Texas accusing the Indianapolis Co operative knitting company of failing to buy knitted goods she produced under agreement. The letter was turned over to federal officers. The knitting firm has prior issues with the government.
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