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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
1
A crowd under a wooden foot bridge at the Celestial Globe sideshow collapsed on Sunday in Paris, killing nine and injuring an equal number. Rescue crews and police aided by soldiers recovered victims, while authorities closed several dangerous sideshows.
London reports confirm Col. Dalgety relieved at Wepener by Gen. Brabant. Roberts dispatch notes Boer force of 4000 to 5000 retreated northeast along Ladybrand road. Casualties include officers and men. cattle and horses heavily damaged by Boer bombardment.
In Constantinople on April 28 an American note to Turkish foreign minister Tewfik Pasha demands immediate payment of the promised indemnity to Minister Straus. The note lacks a time limit but bears ultimatum-like weight, with the porte likely repudiating responsibility and seeking to minimize the issue. The United States may be compelled to enforce its claims.
About 300 rebels were killed recently in northern Luzon during the Dodd battle and the April 16 assault on Batoe. Some 600 to 700 insurgents attacked American positions, many armed with rifles, fighting through the afternoon as the town burned and were repulsed after reinforcements arrived. Rebels largely aggressive in the province and captured an American provision wagon near Apo. Dewey Cannon Demonstration At Three Oaks
Bombay dispatch reports cholera raging at the Godra relief camp with thousands of famine victims. One hundred fifty corpses were removed yesterday and another hundred could not be borne away due to lack of bearers. Kalamazoo fire kills woman and injures husband in Macre wood, Mrs. Brace perishes.
Col W T Durbin of Anderson was nominated for governor by the Republican state convention after a nine hour to three hour contest. Newton W Gilbert of Angola won the lieutenant governor nomination on the fourth ballot. Other nominations included A B Hunt secretary of state and W H Hart auditor of state. Durbin, born May 4, 1847 in Lawrenceburg, is a Civil War veteran and banker active in gas enterprises and Republican affairs.
A massive fire in Ottawa and Hull destroyed over five square miles, wrecking more than 2,000 buildings and leaving about 7,000 people homeless. The disaster, still burning on Friday, killed several residents and caused estimated losses of $17 million insured around half value. A relief drive is organized by citizens and church leaders as Hull faces unemployment and housing crises, with two-thirds of Dalhousie ward on the Ottawa side rendered roofless and 5,000 in need of shelter.
A noon Friday cloudburst with high winds in Waco Texas destroyed or damaged property and killed eight people within the city limits. The known dead include Mrs. Nancy Caudle Miss Clara Caudle Rosa Chapman Emma Decker Thomas Capps Frank Walker and two unnamed Black men.
William B. Watson and James A. Sample of the treasury department escorted $500,000 in coin and currency from the subtreasury on Wednesday. The treasure was loaded onto the United States transport MacPherson for Porto Rico, to be exchanged at a rate of 60 cents per peso.
London reports describe scant light on the current position as Lord Roberts presses operations. News notes British cavalry retreating to Bloemfontein and Dutch peace delegates sail for the United States amid stalled momentum and mounting impatience in London papers.
Appleton former mayor Herman Erb Jr died by self inflicted gunshot Sunday after returning from a Milwaukee sanitarium where he faced mental health issues. He reportedly struggled with worry over the Appleton library building controversy.
Senator Pettigrew urged immediate consideration of a sympathy resolution for the Boers amid war with Britain. The proposal passed 31 to 11 to refer to the foreign relations committee, with no quorum, adjournment following.
From Constantinople April 30 and April 27 reports the United States charge d affaires Lloyd Griscom presents the indemnity claim to Tewfik Pasha with no reply yet from the porte. Some expect a settlement via private American contractors to mask payment, avoiding Ottoman responsibility. The prevailing view is the porte will resist without force to show the Moslem world it only yields to pressure.
Gov. W. S. Taylor came back to Frankfort from Washington and spent Sunday at the executive mansion with his family. He said he aimed to quell the rumor of an attempted indictment and would return to Washington after checking for any indictment against him. The absence of a served arrest warrant suggests the case may be delayed for days. The indictment was returned in open court with others but not entered of record and is believed to be in Judge Cantrill's possession.
Detroit governor previously an independent Republican says the people’s hope lies with the Democratic party this fall. In separate items a Ohio tragedy, a Chicago brewery fire, a Racine fatality, and a Washington portrait addition are reported.
C I Joselyn a Clinton barber died from a rare malignant melanosarcoma linked to a dark mole on his arm. The disease spread rapidly with body wide pigment darkening and kidney urine color changes, baffling physicians before autopsy confirmed widespread melanotic infiltration.
F P Cooper is jailed in the state penitentiary after being tracked by Des Moines detective Eli Hardin. The man used aliases Charles W Ray and Charles W Cooper while running a Woodland Decatur county clothing store. He had fired insured stock and burned the store after a prior 1898 conviction for obtaining goods under false pretenses. He will serve 18 months.
About February a smooth con man, using the names G A Williston and Wheeler, took subscriptions in Newton for Little Folks. He charged mothers one dollar a year and issued neat receipts but delivered no magazines. Publisher Cassino identifies the ruse as ten months old in multiple states and notes the scam’s lure of printing children’s pictures.
Crystal Oil of Des Moines sues for 50000 alleging Standard Oil damaged its business by undercutting prices and offering incentives to customers to switch. The suit claims Standard Oil is the wealthiest and most powerful firm in the country and influenced Des Moines to drive Crystal out of business.
Paul Blake, a noted forger in the state, was arrested in St. Louis, returned to Anamosa to face forgery charges. Jones county officers had hunted him for two years. Blake allegedly forged a bookkeeper’s name in Kemnee Ill and defrauded nearby banks of several thousand dollars.
Ella Reade a 16 year old of Fairfield was taken to the Harrison Street station annex in Chicago as she planned to elope with a young farmer. She refused to name him and intended to go to Kalamazoo to meet relatives while the man waited. Her sunbonnet drew the YWCA depot watcher’s attention.
The second annual Iowa postmasters meeting for first and second class officers will be in Marshalltown on May 23 and 24, 1960. Invitations extend to third and fourth class postmasters, assistant postmasters, chief clerks, and superintendents of carriers and mails.
Attorney General Remley issued an opinion to the state board of control interpreting the new pension law for Soldiers' Home members. It states pensioners must give one half of their pension to dependent relatives if any exist, reversing the board’s prior practice of diverting funds to relatives or the state. The ruling addresses a pensioner who wished to keep all funds for his children without benefiting the state.
The Iowa section weekly climate and crop bulletin reports that the past seven days averaged two to four degrees above normal. Heavier rains on the 16th and 17th saturated northern and eastern districts, leaving abundant moisture and delaying some oats and barley seeding. Plowing is underway with a large acreage ready for corn. grass growth is vigorous and fruit prospects look good with ample pastures by May 1.
Mrs. Ada Kynett sues S. S. Lingo for 20000 damages for breach of promise. Lingo, a wealthy cattleman about 50, and Kynett, a widow, formerly housekeeper for Lingo, reside between Clarinda and Shenandoah. The matter heads to next court term.
A strange horse illness spreads near Thompson, leading to rapid death after bouts of fattened overwork. Surgeons link the ailment to horses kept too fat and then idle without proper exercise before resuming work, causing sudden collapses.
Theodore Thorson missing for two weeks was located in the river behind Reium's slaughter house. Night Watch Rima discovered the body lodged against a wire fence. Although foul play was suspected, a purse and money on his clothes suggest he wandered in and drowned while intoxicated.
Fred W. Marston, ex convict posing as evangelist and choir reader, was sentenced by Judge Shiras in Dubuque to 13 months in the Anamosa penitentiary for using the mails to defraud. He ran a Library association at Independence and allegedly charged 1 to 10 dollars from correspondents responding to ads for agents for a Chicago publishing house.
Eunice Jenny aged 90 died in Glidden from pneumonia after a brief illness of one week. She had recently arrived from New York with her daughter Mrs L M Lyons to make Glidden her home but the journey overwhelmed her. Her remains were sent back to her former home in New York state.
At the C i C Bigles & Sons stock sale in Victor 29 head of cattle brought in 9725 dollars. The top price for a single animal was 50 dollars and no animal sold for less than 100 dollars. Heifer average 356. Five, bulls average 219.50.
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