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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1900
Page
6
New York negotiators report talks on ending the great strike proceed. Operators show willingness to meet terms. workers’ leaders may accept a proposed settlement if it addresses key demands. An arbitrator candidate is being considered to facilitate resolution.
The cardinal Gibbons has been chosen to arbitrate the Pennsylvania anthracite strike between miners and operators. He plans to hear both sides before commenting, and is viewed as a tactful, charitable leader likely to ease tensions and help unite striking workers and employers.
Lincoln Neb Sept 24 letter received at populist party headquarters shows Adlai E Stevenson accepting the vice presidential nomination. He minimizes money questions, critiques imperialism, and calls the Philippines conflict a war of conquest. He emphasizes peaceful ballot as path to political power amid public debate.
The Tacoma arrived from Nemsoovldeh port with 25 passengers and about $300000 in gold dust from the Anvil Creek mines. A Nome storm left property losses over a million dollars, with many storm victims living without shelter or food and awaiting charity as debris and water covered streets.
Paris reports the final appeal jury findings for the exposition awards. The United States leads with the most prizes across classifications, beating Germany in most categories except some like grand prizes where Germany surpasses. Other nations listed include Russia and Great Britain.
Dallas reports the Trinity river rising again with a torrent pressing toward Arlington and Fort Worth, triggering alarm across communities. Sheriff Clark and a posse aid evacuations as water encroaches, with residents urged to seek safety and await orders.
A late night storm battered Sewmirket and nearby towns injuring residents and damaging several structures. The Grovker Hvigade association held a meeting with Dillard Warren as a suspect in a murder case, while officials and press representatives observed proceedings.
Springfield HM reports the death of Gen John Palmer a long time Kentuckian and Illinois veteran who died suddenly on Tuesday morning of heart failure after viewing city illumination. Born September 13 1817 on Eagle Creek Scott County Kentucky, Palmer rose from cooper to lawyer legislator and Union officer. He served as governor of Illinois state senate general and presidential nominee by Gold Democrats.
Paul Minnesota September 27 President Hill of the Great Northern reports from Chief Engineer Stevens that east and west crews met with no gap in the two mile granite tunnel. The work cost about five million dollars and involved one thousand men over three years. The feat ends the Cascade switchback, marking a major engineering milestone. Grand Portal at Pictured Rocks collapsed in a northeasterly storm, a noted Lake Superior natural feature. The 190 foot high, 170 foot wide arch portal, part of the cave entry area, was destroyed.
Four persons were killed and several injured when a waterspout and tornado struck Ferguson Monday evening. The railway station was wrecked, cars blown from tracks and many homes destroyed as telegraph wires came down. Names of victims were not learned.
Evanston Wyoming reports five inches of snow on the level from Granger to Evanston with forecasts of a cold, long winter as residents brace for winter conditions and potential travel impacts. Nearby incidents include a freight train collision near Philadelphia and readings of legal cases in Cleveland, with no decisive ruling favoring Rockefeller in a major suit.
The Russian naval staff proposes blockading Chinese naval routes after a hostile Shanghai stance, while troops near Kiulong, Manchuria, number around 5,000. In London, Lord Salisbury rebuffs Germany’s surrender demand, with mixed reactions from foreign envoys. Washington notes US stance on Germany’s note, Tuan’s appointment prompts scrutiny, and Li Hung Chang affirms protection of American interests as Austria lists allied naval strengths.
Kitted and Habbei New York Sept 25 Charles Veck real estate dealer on West Fortieth Street found on the sidewalk in West Seventeenth Street. Large sum of money and a gold watch missing. Steel plant in Youngstown sighted. Republic Iron and Steel company Bessemes club opens with capacity for 60 tons daily and 600 workers to be employed.
A cyclone struck Morristown Minnesota near Faribault on Monday afternoon killing eight people and injuring several others who sought refuge in the saloon of Paul Gatzke. The disaster damaged the village's saloon structure and caused destruction to several buildings as it moved in a south westerly to northeast path.
Madrid reports the death of Marshal Martinez Campos who led the Spanish army in Cuba before Weyler. His passing is a serious loss for the monarchy as he was a trusted adviser to the queen. The funeral will be a state affair.
A forest and grass fire in the Occidental area has burned for three days, covering about 100 square miles and causing over a quarter of a million dollars in damage. Residents and many volunteers battled the blaze as winds aided a southern-ward progression, threatening Freestone, Bodega, Sebastopol, and nearby farms, with roughly 18 farms emptied of buildings and crops.
Washington dispatch reports Navy orders sending Kentucky Albany Wilmington Vicksburg Dorothe Annapolis to reinforce in Asiatic waters as tensions rise in China. A broader fleet already includes Oregon Brockyn New Orleans Monocacy Monterey Rushville Princeton and others at Manila or nearby. McKinley era alarm grows as world war speculation spreads amid competing powers and threats. Washington later says US will reduce forces in China to legation guard, shifting from an army presence to a civil guard under Gen Chaffee. The move signals the easing of a large American force while maintaining a protective presence in Peking.
Mansfield residents tarred two elderly men in a public mob Tuesday morning in a brutal display. Silas Neal of Lima and Ephraim Rassinger of Bluffton were stripped, tarred, and jeered as they marched through the streets before clashing with authorities. The day also reports on legal rulings in Illinois and Kentucky, a Missouri conviction by Judge Mason, labor union salary votes in Des Moines, and a forecast of a drop in Japan’s tea crop weighing on prices.
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