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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1900
Page
8
British relief forces enter Mafeking at 9 o clock and drive Boer forces from the laager as crowds cheer. Lady Sarah Wilson leads a bicycle procession and the town guards salute the relief march. Separately, Boer delegates in the United States seek peace terms as Stead notes lack of chance of Salisbury meeting.
The Princess of Wales inaugurates a three day bazaar at Kensington to aid war sufferers. The event features seventy stalls, royal gifts from Emperor William, and plans to raise about five hundred thousand pounds. Elite attendance includes titled figures while patriotic displays sweep London and provincial towns.
Chicago reports that the German reichstag passed a meat bill likely to reduce Chicago packing houses profit and workers at the stock yards. The measure, pending bundesrath approval, bans canned meats and restricts fresh meat imports until 1903 with hearts and kidneys attached. Last year Chicago shipped 60 million pounds of the affected meat to Germany. The Berlin envoy notes the policy harms U S interests, especially corned beef.
Sioux Falls South Dakota May 25. Republican state convention held a night session after choosing Carl P Sherwood as temporary chair and S E Wilson as permanent chair. Delegates to Philadelphia were named along with Congressmen Charles H Burke Eben W Martin, Governor Charles N Herried and Lieutenant Governor George W Snow.
The Albano from Hamburg and Havre is held at quarantine in New York with two smallpox cases among steerage passengers Pavel Makunas and Osip Rodkunis. Makunas fell ill seven days ago and Rodkunis was stricken two days later. the ship will stay under detention until all 785 steerage passengers are inspected and the vessel is declared free of infection.
The senate appropriations committee plans to insert a five thousand dollar payment to the widow of Dr. Ricardo Ruiz as part of the deficiency bill. Ruiz, a naturalized citizen and former Philadelphia dentist, died by suicide in a Cuban prison after a trumped up robbery charge and confinement. A separate New York report notes a Morris Park track accident that killed a man and a horse when a horse named Kingdon bolted and crashed through the fence. Kingdon was owned by John Monahan.
The May gale in Astoria Oregon reached over sixty mph driving fishermen from the river. As the storm intensified four fishermen drowned while nets were in use and they sought shelter along the waterfront.
Washington May 25 the industrial commission finished its report on general labor laws and will send it to Congress on Saturday. It urges uniform state labor laws and includes several specific recommendations. Madison Wisconsin May 25 about half the horses in the city show grip like illness. doctors advise whisky and quinine. Livery stables and deliveries suffer. Oxford Michigan May 25 A G Evans and son Bert arrested on a confession tying them to the Mayville grocery fire via a suspect from Mishawakee Indiana. Rising Sun Indiana May 25 19 year old Garfield Peak may recover after a suicide attempt by firearm. bullet passed through without hitting the heart amid alleged love disappointment.
Worcester Massachusetts May 25 John G Clark founder of Clark University died Wednesday at age 85 His gifts to Clark University totaled nearly 5 000 000 dollars
From Lawton Washington May 25 Senator Spooner clashes with anti imperialists over the Manila hostilities and General Otis interview. Allen challenges Otis facts while Spooner demands open refutation of charges that the president and officers lied.
Spooner asserts the people will back Otis against unnamed critics while Allen challenges Lawton’s authenticity. The dialogue includes claims about Philippine governance, the Populist stance, and party politics. Also notes the Detroit steamer’s poor condition and a计划 to form a Champion Band in Bad Axe.
The body found in Pigeon creek near Evansville was identified by her father Z T Kifer as Nora Kifer of Elberfeld Warrick County. He arrived after viewing the body and stated Nora disappeared four weeks earlier after coming to the city with William W Clark who later faced legal trouble.
The May weather bulletin from Lansing notes favorable conditions for wheat rye meadows and pastures with some wheat being plowed for other crops. Oats barley and corn planting advance continues with early potatoes nearing cultivation and fruit blossoms promising, though worms affect some apples. In Minnesota word arrives of the Crow Wing dam failure disrupting log drives and potentially delaying 40 million feet of logs.
Mass meeting in Oshkosh on May 25 outlined a July Fourth program with about a dozen military companies, a sham battle at the fair grounds, and a balloon ascension to show wartime balloon use. Tom Ryan presides and leads the planning including an automobile race.
P M Arthur was reelected grand chief engineer for another term. Other officers chosen include CC Salmons of Cleveland as second grand engineer and editor, C H Pearson of Richmond Quebec as first assistant grand engineer, and J C Currie of Jersey City as second assistant engineer. Arthur likely retires at term end. Frankfort Kentucky leaders discuss Blackburns call for policy shift.
The Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly adjourned in Chattanooga after an eight day session. Education and missions dominated the agenda with progress toward raising one million dollars for church colleges.
Chicago May 25 Chairman Fred H Rowe of the Republican state committee returned from Jacksonville and issued a call for a meeting in Chicago on June 1. He will announce the sub committees by then and Judge Yates will be involved. Springfield Sov 23 W A Sitton Ridgeway and Henry O Malley of Litchfield were brought to Springfield charged with violating an injunction restraining stinkers section men from interfering with workers on Big Four tracks. Concludes with Washington Mar 25 Secretary Day Haw sent a cake message to Ambassador Cheer in London conveying birthday congratulations to Queen Victoria on her majesty’s birth day.
Fair weather supports steady midweek markets with stable prices for hogs sheep and berries. Sugar rises 16 cents wholesale and retailers quote per hundred. homegrown vegetables and local fruits remain in demand while drought or frost fears threaten early crops. A note from Orange Judd Farmer discusses girdling vines to escape frost and advance ripening.
Muscatine Iowa May 25 market listing with prices for wood lime cement coal grain and flour. Wood ranges 2.25 to 4.50 per unit, coal 4.00 to 8.80, flour 48 pound sacks with spring 61.05 and winter 1.00 per sack, various grains and meal priced per bushel or 100 pounds, livestock and dairy items with prices for hogs sheep calves cattle lambs butter eggs cheese honey and sugar. Market described as unsteady for some commodities and strong for others. Fruits vegetables and meats priced including lettuce radishes tomatoes potatoes onions asparagus pickles lemons oranges strawberries bananas pineapples and hams bacon.
Hogs receipts about 26,000 with pigs and packing lots selling from 4.20 to 5.35. Cattle receipts around 9,000 with steers from 4.00 to 5.80 and cows 2.59 to 4.60. Sheep receipts 13,000 with western and native lamb ranges 4.50 to 7.05. East Buffalo figures show hogs at 5.20 to 5.42 and cattle 5.00 to 6.50. Grain markets in St Louis and Detroit show mixed prices across wheat corn oats rye and barley with several bids linger.
Chicago markets reported by J J Toner and Co with H E McKay as manager from the Muscatine office. The dispatch notes brokerage activity and market conditions as of May 3 1900 in Chicago Illinois.
Sufferers urged to try Mull's Pioneer Cures with a dollar draft guarantee. Special remedies listed for kidney and bladder issues, impure blood and liver, stomach and dyspepsia, rheumatism, and female complaints. Chocolate tablets marketed as pleasant quick and sure, 25 cents or one dollar a box, through druggists.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt notes careful trunk handling and a claim that trunks have not yet been sold as a moving to a new location is discussed.
A reflective line notes that increasing size coincides with a lingering sense of boyishness, hinting at immaturity despite physical growth. The remark contrasts strength with emotional maturity and suggests a humorous contrast.
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