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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
2
A Shanghai dispatch notes the first Boxer proclamation labeling foreigners as targets and promising plagues if edicts are not followed. Reports from Tien Tsin describe Chinese casualty figures and rival powers’ tense reactions as European and Japanese forces maneuver amid ongoing hostilities.
Admiral Van Bendermann reports from Berlin that sixty two German guns were captured by the allies when the citadel fell at Tien Tsin on July 14. A railway line between Taku and Tien Tsin will reopen July 18 and senior officers on the station will retain military control until handed to civilian authorities.
London world correspondent quotes Mr. Pritchard Morgan M P asserting his information shows legations were standing on July 9 and calls massacre reports exaggerated Li Hung Chang’s intervention seen as salutary. He says Shanghai inquiries found earlier stories unverified and based on gossip.
The Belgian foreign affairs minister M. De Faverau received a telegram from the Belgian legation in Paris stating Chinese minister Yu Kong announced the foreign ministers in Pekin were safe on July 18. Advices relayed by Yu Kong align with those received July 13 by the Chinese minister in Washington.
The International committee of the YMCA received a cablegram from D. W. Lyon, secretary at Pekin, reporting that Korea where Mr. Lyon arrived safely a few days ago. The note says Seoul Gailey has just arrived Na.
The passage notes Robert R. Gailey, Princeton graduate and former centre rush on the Princeton football team, described as staying in Japan and regarded as quite safe for the present. The wording emphasizes his athletic pedigree and current status abroad.
Washington July 18 the War Department received a cable from General MacArthur dated Manila July 18 stating Col Liscum’s body was buried at Tongku on the 17th inst. The message confirms the burial took place as noted by military authorities.
Brussels reports Li Hung Chang, Belgian consul at Hong Kong, traveling north after a lengthy meeting with the Hong Kong Governor. Shanghai dispatches Chinese reports that foreigners in Peking have sought refuge in Prince Ching's palace.
Washington reports the gunboat Princeton reached Swatow while the Machias arrived at the Boston yard. The new battleship Kentucky is in Newport. Granger departed San Diego for Mare Island yard and Accomac is due at Key West today.
Berlin reports two sources confirm Count Von Buelow has quieted Russia's suspicions and secured an entente among Russia Germany and France on China action. Russia promises not to hinder Germany in Manchuria Korea and China's trade post order. Germany backs no new territory and supports Chinese government willing to repair damages.
A June letter from Frances D. Wilder, treasurer of the North China mission, recounts the June 2 Boxers attack on Belgian railway officials and families, with twelve killed, others missing or wounded, and reports the murder of two missionaries in the Pekin railway region.
A letter from Mrs. Wilder dated June 6 reports Tien Tsin prepared for defense with troops and patrols. Pekin officials order protection for Chinese residents amid Boxer threats. Sixty-eight allied troops guard the compound while others stay near municipal hall. Mrs. Wilder notes a railway station burning near Pekin and writes of uncertainty about communications. She later leaves Tien Tsin for Japan.
Russian general staff reports from Amur district that Chinese forces are massed along the Aigun Saghalien railway, well armed with artillery and munitions. Charbin endured a July 9 assault by 400 Chinese before Russian troops moved to safeguard the line. The situation remains fluid as eastern line work continues and allied command contemplates action involving Vice Admiral Alexieff and the Japanese commander.
The AP reports from Tien Tsin and Shanghai that a 7000-strong allied assault on the city walls persisted all day. American casualties reached about 215 with Marines suffering forty. Col. Liscum was killed and several officers wounded. The allied force faced water and ammo shortages, while Russians, Japanese, British, and French positions angled around the walls.
A Shanghai Daily Express correspondent reports that an unimpeachable source says the Empress Dowager sent a commissioner to Tokyo with secret proposals aimed at a secret treaty to expel European and American influence from China and Japan and to split eastern Asia from Burmah to Siberia. The Mikado reportedly rejected the plan.
In a letter to the Vicar Cardinal, Pope Leo expresses deep alarm over China’s massacres and the peril to Apostolic vicars and Christian missionaries. He urges all communicants to pray fervently for concord and divine intervention to halt destruction and bloodshed.
London reports detail a Boer attack on the Polecarews position with Irish Fusiliers and Canadian mounted infantry under Lieut-Col Anderson defending bravely. Boers suffer 15 killed and 50 wounded. British casualties include seven killed and 30 wounded with 21 missing. Lieuts. Borden and Birch are cited as killed in action.
Havana dispatch reports Garcia a Spanish guerrilla condemned to death for killing two Cuban prisoners during wartime actions as a military officer. Consul general Sagrario cites the March 23 1899 decree shielding military personnel from war crime prosecutions. Garcia appeals to the Supreme Court amid strong public opinion and calls for judiciary reform. new voter registries will be set up with three councilmen per board nominated by mayors.
London July 18 56 000 attendees at the world convention of the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor hear messages from churches. Rev Hugh Price Hughes cites Britain’s 39 million Methodists seeking an alliance with Christ’s soldiers. Bishop Mandell Craigton welcomes the Christian Endeavor, while Dr Parker urges nominating Clark and Sheldon for U S church leadership. Ambassadors Choate and an archdeacon send sympathetic messages. Afternoon rallies ignite fervor amid heat and fainting crowds.
Kingston Jamaica July 18 Nearly half of the volunteers for service in Ashanti were rejected after medical inspection The West Indian militia physique trails American and English standards and warrants public anger at the rejections reflecting tensions over recruitment efforts.
Advertisement-style note urging immediate relief from severe stomach issues with a claim that the remedy works for indigestion and related cramps, stating to see druggists for purchase.
Hood's Pills advertised as a liver tonic curing biliousness indigestion and headaches. The claim highlighted easy use and operation and noted a 250 price point.
President Clark attended an international rally with Germany France Holland Belgium and Switzerland. Speakers included Wadell Speooner Strayer Mason and Mc Call. A five minute devotional and mass singing followed as delegates from many nations answered roll calls. The convention selected Sheffield for 1901 and Manchester for 1902.
Paris July 18 An unhappy split within the Daughters of the American Revolution in Paris surfaces through a letter by Countess Spottiswood Mackin. She withdraws a planned Washington invitation to Paris for the exposition reception and cites ongoing tensions between national officers and the New York chapter. The letter explains New York regent Mrs Donald McLean did not attend Paris.
The steamship Dutch arrived from Skagway with the season's largest Vancouver gold shipment and $300,000 in dust. Sixty passengers carried heavy gold packages. A dozen smallpox cases were reported in Dawson, thought to stem from Nome.
London July 18 Mr C V Fox of the Guards club won the Wingfield sculls to claim the amateur championship of the Thames. George Ashe finished second and H T Blackstaffe third. Bull Howell the American, last year’s winner, did not race due to illness.
Lima Peru via Galveston July 18 reports quarantine and special precautions at Callao the port of Lima due to rising yellow fever cases on coasting steamers from Panama the mail service is completely deranged and disrupted.
Pretoria report says Mr. J. M. A. Wolmarans of the Transvaal executive council was arrested inside British lines near Hatherley. Police found gold worth about 6000 pounds and a quantity of arms concealed in the house.
A note to advertisers that their paid notice appeared in The Courier, inviting confirmation of readership and potential inquiries about placement, reach, and impact.
The note appears as a fragmented advert or slogan referencing CAMP and a trial order with date 3 31. No clear event people organizations or locations are established beyond generic Harvard mention and home based offer. The readable text provides no concrete facts to summarize beyond promotional language.
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