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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1902
Page
9
Beijing dispatch reports 50,000 Boxers failed to seize Chengtu Fu as gates closed under guard by troops. Fourteen Boxer leaders and several rebels executed. New viceroy and military officials ordered to Chengtu Fu. Conger and the French minister urge swift royal action.
Pekin reports Russian minister Paul Lessar announced Russia would restore southern Manchuria to the Liao river and return the New Chang-Shan Hai Kwan railroad to China. He said an earlier withdrawal date was impossible due to a damaged bridge hindering troop withdrawal.
The throne orders Sze Chuan officials to suppress the rebellion. Reports from Pekin, Washington, and foreign offices describe burning chapels, killings of Christians, Boxers, and punitive measures. Edicts urge troops to disperse rebels and protect missionaries and converts.
A dispatch from Washington reports imperial edicts replacing Sze Chuan’s viceroy Kwe Chun with Tse Chun Hsuan as acting viceroy to quell recent riots. The note adds it will take three months for the new official to arrive and hopes his arrival will deter unrest.
New York dispatch reports growing support for tariff revision among Northwest Republicans. Speakers discuss loosening tariff bonds, with Senator Mason and Senator Cullom arguing for readjustment and piecemeal reform via reciprocity treaties with France and other nations to aid American exporters.
Wilkesbarre reports from local coal company officers indicate rising mine production in the Wyoming region. Lehigh Valley Coal says four collieries and a washery produced 2400 tons today, with expectations of further gains. 71 cars of good coal were hoisted at Maltby yesterday. Delaware and Hudson reportedly placed 1000 tons at No 2 breaker Plymouth yesterday, shipped to Hudson and then eastward, quality described as very good.
In New York on September 18 William M. Rice Jr John D Bartin and James A Baker Jr were granted letters of administration on the estate of William M Rice under his 1896 will They must post a bond about 7 million dollars The residuary legatee Albert M Patrick was named to be executed in 1900 and awaits appeal in Sing Sing prison tied to Rice's murder case with the estate valued at about 8 million dollars.
In York Harbor Me a tale claims an ancient murder near the Paris Creek bridge where workers unearthed a human skeleton beneath soil near the Stay tavern dating to 1634. The tavern later owned by a Stacy who served with Paul Jones on the Bon Homme Richard. A pedlar vanished one revel night and was never found.
Secretary Moody begins a thorough investigation to assess naval needs. He seeks views from officers across branches to determine which ships remain active, which should be retired, and how new ships affect overall plans for Congress. If manpower lags, officers and men will be prioritized over vessels.
Boston September 18. At Emmanuel church a large crowd gathered for the solemn service for Justice Horace Gray of the U S Supreme Court. Chief Justice Fuller and other federal and state judges attended along with senators and notable law figures. The interment occurred at Mt. Auburn and courts closed for the day.
Saratoga Citizens Corps under Capt. Wabridge, also known as Company L Second Regiment, ordered to Mechanicsville after reports of two shot near Waterford. National Guard units from Glens Falls and Whitehall join at Sandy Hill to back deputies amid strikers’ protests and riot act read near the Waterford region.
St Louis September 18 Circuit Attorney Folk filed information charging former Delegates Hannigan Denny Alberight and Bersch with perjury. The action follows grand jury testimony about a reported $75000 payment by Suburban Street Railway to secure a franchise. Six men face arrest warrants with a $300 reward offered.
In Colon Colombia on Sept 18 United States bluejackets with a small quick firing gun aboard the cruiser Cincinnati continue to guard each passenger and freight train crossing the Isthmus amid protests by the Colombian government to U S consul Oscar Mariinos. There is no news on insurgent general Herrera or signs of approaching forces while Gen Ortiz commands government troops who arrived yesterday on the steamer La Bogota.
In Waterford Troy Sept 18 Charles Curtin 15 was shot in the arm by deputy sheriff F B Bennett aboard a Hudson Valley car. Four more shots rang out, missing. Bennett was arrested amid the incident.
At the Birmingham convention the foreign missions report urged stronger mission work in Africa while opposing emigration of American negroes to Africa. Rev. E C Morris urged members to speak less of plans and more of achievements in his annual address.
Federal agents raided Chicago's Little Italy seeking a counterfeiters gang and their coin plant. Four Italians were arrested, several fake 10 cent coins found, but the plant remained undiscovered. Principal suspect Antonio D Andrea and his wife were taken aback. D Andrea is noted as a former priest and polyglot.
The Commercial Cable company reported that cables between St Lucia and St Vincent are interrupted, severing service to St Vincent Barbadoes Grenada Trinidad and Demerara. Messages will be sent by fast sailing vessels and other options will be used.
Boston report states Henry Ives Turner a Brookline real estate broker and member of a noted family shot himself at his brother William D. Turner’s Longwood home. He died instantly at 37, after placing the revolver in his mouth. only a housekeeper was present. Turner was divorced from a Miss Williams and had been living with his mother and sister nearby.
The Minot North Dakota post office building collapsed this afternoon causing serious injuries to County Treasurer John Lynch and attorney N Davis. About 15 people were inside the structure and are believed buried in the rubble as debris removal begins and no bodies have been located yet.
In Berlin on September 18 Miss Margarin See field daughter of Lieut Col Seefield who once commanded a Baden military district wed Ernest Kempton Adams son of Edward D Adams of New York. The ceremony at Emperor William Memorial church was conducted by Dr Koehler with Dr Dickie assisting. Attending were Mr and Mrs Edward D Adams and Miss Ruth Adams. James Anthony of New York served as best man.
The board of inquiry examining the damage to the Brooklyn at the entrance to Long Island Sound began an executive session at the navy yard. Rear Admiral John C. Watson chairs the panel as it determines responsibility for the incident during maneuvers.
Eastman Kodak introduces a daylight developing film machine to the public. Demonstration scheduled at Thompson Hardware Co. Friday afternoon from 2 to 6 p m. Open to all interested in Kodakery.
A six inch Carnegie plate, last armor group for the battleship Missouri, passed a test at Indian Head proving ground. Three shots were fired at velocities of 1908, 1885 and 1891 feet per second, with three inches of penetration in each case.
Ostend Belgium September 18. Managers of German and British steamship lines operating between Europe and South America began a conference to set uniform freight rates in the South American trade.
Through the Waterloo Courier Chas E Pickett of Waterloo former exalted ruler of the Elks announces his candidacy to succeed Speaker Hender n. It is urged he will unite all party factions.
Funeral service conducted in Colorado Springs for the late W. S. Stratton. The clergyman spoke of the deceased life and unselfish character in a touching tribute.
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