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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1900
Page
12
News from Tianjin reports heavy fighting as Allied forces press to break the siege. Chinese artillery and Gatling guns clash with British and Japanese units. about 400 wounded reported. Dispatches note fiercer resistance and eventual Allied withdrawal under fire.
In St Louis a meeting of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes of America in the West End Coliseum discussed resuming the five month old strike against the St Louis Transit Company. The company asserts no breach of agreement and plans to resume service July 2. Despite a letter from Transit President Whitaker stating workers already laid off will be replaced as needed, the union voted to restart the strike immediately.
Washington police place constant guards around the Chinese legation after reports of insults to the foreign envoy. Plainclothes officers monitor the area hourly as tension remains high around the official residence. The Navy reports the cruiser Brooklyn and accompanying ships arriving at Nagasaki with Admiral Remey in command.
A major blaze at T G Evans Co china and glassware in Pittsburg causes a basement fire linked to a steam roller spark. Firemen fought waterlogged floors as Goddard Hill safes sank the building’s floors, burying rescuers and killing four. Six others wounded, conditions uncertain.
A cyclone with cloudburst and hail hit Kalamazoo last Saturday afternoon, dumping nearly six inches of water in half an hour and inflicting about $100,000 in damage. Buildings wrecked, streets blocked by fallen trees, and utilities down. celery crops in lowlands threatened though no lives were lost. Wires down hinder reports from nearby towns as the storm rages through southwestern Michigan.
The Grand Trunk and Lehigh Express carrying Eastern and Western delegates to lodge conventions wrecked one mile west of Lansing station. Several passengers were shaken. no serious injuries reported as two day coaches and four sleepers derailed and a coach tipped. The cars lay within three feet of the Grand River beside the track.
Manila reports Col. James S. Pettit of the Thirty-first Volunteer Infantry was acquitted on charges tied to an alleged violation of the sixty second article of war involving a plan with President Meddell of Zamboanga for the capture of Juan Ramos. Gen. MacArthur disapproved the finding. Pettit is restored to duty. Farm Hands Killed by Lightning Near Williamsville Illinois. A cyclone damages the Illinois College of Photography in Effingham. rebuild planned. Associated Press case postponed. Alabama miners sign wage contract. Hoboken fire victims buried in New York. Judge John A. Williams dies at Manston Springs Colorado.
A Shanghai dispatch dated July 5 warns of a massacre of whites and executions in Pekin. Reports claim 5000 native Catholic converts killed and that Japan has 20000 troops mobilized ready for action upon a mandate from the powers.
Mrs Martha Heisig a Chicago midwife living at 4759 Justine Street drank carbolic acid in front of her husband and children and died. Held on an indictment for performing an operation causing death she was en route to the county jail to face the grand jury when she killed herself.
A Chicago newspaper reports Independence Day fatalities and injuries, with 30 dead and 1325 hurt in 125 cities. Fireworks caused $123,825 in losses, Frankfort Kentucky alone $50,000. Of 1825 injuries, 442 were from firecrackers and dynamite torpedoes. toy pistols caused 105 firearm injuries, and gunpowder explosions injured 177.
Shanghai consuls announced on July 7 that Pekin legations were safe as of July 4. The statement, read with Consul Warren’s dispatch, suggests the legations may endure several days longer amid fanatical fury. Archibishop Keane may decline Dubuque appointment due to opposition from German Iowa clergy.
Regional and national market quotes spanning Ban City-Cattle to Buffalo and New York. Cattle hogs sheep and grains include price ranges for No 2 wheat corn oats rye butter and eggs across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York with prices in dollars and cents per unit.
Report describes mass killings of foreigners at Pekin during rioting as Boxers seize Tientsin and the capital. Emperor Kuang-Hsu and Empress Dowager allegedly poisoned. foreign legations burned. relief attempts abandoned amid vast, armed Chinese forces and ruined supply lines.
Relations between Germany and China reach a crisis after the murder of German minister Baron von Kettelér in Pekin. The Emperor’s speech at the capital signals mounting tension and potential diplomatic rupture.
A Tacoma street car carrying passengers from surrounding towns left the tracks on a sharp curve at 26th and C streets and plunged 100 feet down an embankment. Sixty dead and many injured. car No. 116 of Union Traction Company Hoison line. motorman's failure to brake allegedly contributed. Rescue crews used ropes and carriages to reach victims as thousands gathered.
A massive blaze swept 500 acres near Bayonne New Jersey at night during a thunderstorm destroying oil works of Standard Oil. The inferno rose as high as 300 feet with exploding crude and bitter reports while river and bay burned. losses reach about 3 million dollars and several people are killed. Police and firefighters battled with 1000s of men fighting the blaze amid immense flames and shattering explosions.
Reports say Baron von Ketteler was murdered and foreign legations burned as Germany plans a 12 000 man expedition to China. The Chinese imperial army may rise to 1 752 000, while southern viceroys disavow Prince Tuan. In Mobile Alabama, a massive refinery fire follows hours of rain and explosions.
A Chefoo press dispatch urges the Navy to save the battleship Oregon after it grounded on uncharted rocks near Chefoo. Pumps keep water down indicating limited bottom damage while lightning work proceeds hastily. Admiral Khempfi’s favorable report is said to rely on the Japanese vessel’s commander who offered aid.
The exhumed body of Rev Ignatius Pouchell, buried forty years, was discovered in Norwalk Ohio in an astonishing state of preservation. The finding prompts renewed interest in his historical burial and life.
The Democratic National Convention of 1900 nominates William J. Bryan for president by acclamation after a day of uproar and a two session, 16 to 1 platform naming imperialism the campaign issue. Delegates applaud as Bryan is touted for the presidency amid debate on vice presidential choices.
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