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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
5
Governor Stone sought a settlement with miners and operators over the coal strike. P A B Widener pressed J P Morgan to intervene, but Morgan declined. Stone said officials are pursuing a settlement while no direct talks with Morgan occurred.
A former Salvation Army officer says Herbert Booth is in America and General Booth may visit soon to seek reconciliation with his children in the army. General Ballington Booth of the Volunteers of America declines to comment from his Montclair home. Boers led by Botha DeWet and Delary depart for Holland amid cheers and a request for refuge permissions without oath of allegiance for South African refugees.
In Kingstown St Vincent on September 10 reports describe the Soufriere eruption's aftereffects in Windward district. The Rabacca River runs five and a quarter miles wide with vapor enshrouding Rabacca estate. Ejecta and steam columns continually rise as land shifts seaward altering the coast.
News from Rome reports Stromboli island in full eruption with great columns of fire and stones. The island, eight square miles, sits off Sicily with a 3040 foot peak and an active side crater at about 2150 feet. Nearby Vesuvius also shows signs of activity affecting the small town of Stromboli and its 500 inhabitants.
In a San Francisco dispatch dated September 10 the Dutch Harbor reports the McCulloch was ordered to examine Adakh Island 490 miles west of Dutch Harbor as a potential U S coaling station. A gunboat visiting Maska last year also backed the proposal and Captain Coulson’s report aligns, noting Adakh Island’s harbor and landing suitable for coal cargo discharge and favorable for colliers.
Governor Wash announces Ohio should observe the first anniversary of President McKinley’s death with memorial services across churches statewide. He urges all people to join in honoring the late president’s life and work. Oregon Timber Burning Near Tl amook Forest fires threaten timber and homes along Wilson river. Dense smoke and ash disrupt travel as fires advance, prompting residents to seek safety and affecting local mail service.
Manila reports General Chaffee instructs General Sumner to move eight infantry companies two cavalry troops and one artillery battery into Mindanao to confront Moro hostiles. The objective is to force pledges of good conduct while resisting further attacks on American troops near Camp Vicars and Matling Falls.
Landed, Wyo., Sept. 40. Mel Clelland arrived from Buck Camp with word that Nick Hale the outlaw who fought with officers at Buck Camp is still at large. William Madden recovered Hale’s stolen horse, but Hale keeps the Winchester and saddle. Hale was traced to Ervay where he mingled with wild horses to throw pursuers off, then turned back into the Big Horn Mountains.
Washington September 9 The post office department weighs a major postal reform the return envelope and postal card system to cut costs for circular mailers. Under the plan a special envelope and postal card would be sold cheaply per thousand and the addresser would prepay postage, with mailed items returned to recipients.
The United States treasury holds gold totaling $479,036,194, the highest in its history and near world records, with daily deposits adding $200,000 to $300,000. Officials view this as evidence of national prosperity and financial confidence, noting Russia’s past peak around eight years ago was higher.
In San Francisco on Sept 9 Captain Southall of the U S Army aboard the Buford states a bountiful downpour is the only remedy to check the cholera epidemic raging in the Philippines. He notes Americans struggle to control the outbreak and that mortality figures are hard to verify as natives hide the dead.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn Sept 9 President Roosevelt was elected an honorary member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen He attended the executive session walking from the hotel to the auditorium escorted by Grand Master Sargent a committee and a troop detachment Acting Grand Master Finnahan welcomed him noting his presence would aid organized labor in the United States Canada and other countries The president thanked the group and said he was glad to be with the brotherhood
The Firminist gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot was sunk at the harbor entrance of Gonaives by the German gunboat Panther after a demand to abandon crew and arms. Crete-a-Pierrot’s crew left before sinking amid exchanges with Panther. Port au Prince reports calm though Firminists face opposition. Count Wykradt Isny said no international complications anticipated.
Plan released Saturday outlines the full 1100 acre site including Moffitt Deman Buchanan Skinker Tesson Washington University and Forest Park. It locates the Agriculture and Horticulture buildings, military camping grounds, a French government pavilion, the Philippine exhibit and various state buildings and concessions.
United States minister to Hayti Powell reported to the State Department that the German gunboat Panther sank the Haytien gunboat Crete-a-Flerret after Killick allegedly refused surrender. Early dispatches claimed all crew were lost, later corrected to say the crew escaped. Powell promised an extended mailed report.
Captain J J Pereshing reports to General Chaffee that Moro chiefs reject friendly overtures and no understanding is reached. Breaking negotiations may trigger a crisis as renewed Moro attacks could provoke American retaliation. Since the Bayan fight in May Moros have killed four soldiers and wounded twelve, including one officer.
Des Moines reports James B. Taylor and wife Ann Taylor, unable to find work, blamed greedy corporations in a letter to the public before turning on gas. James was found dead and Ann dying in their boarding house room at 202 West Eighth Street after arriving from Ottumwa two weeks earlier.
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