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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1901
Page
1
The British government signals a move away from demanding cash indemnity. London reports China can pay up to 300 million dollars while Britain contemplates £60 million in indemnity claims. Officials prefer expanded trading privileges over lump sums, hoping opened provinces boost gains for all powers and China.
From Peking, April 12, the Committee of Ministers reports potential China indemnity resources may reach 300 million dollars in gold. The panel notes incomplete findings and possible additional resources forthcoming. Trade in Tianjin worsens with gloom and low customs revenue for March. Berlin officials deny Washington opposes German claims and describe a joint London meeting plan to tally and apportion claims.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Times reports a British government letter congratulating the Viceroy of Ngabwes for his success in opposing the Manchurian Convention. The Times editorial notes a similar message to the Viceroy of Woo-Chang and says Britain recognizes where it can gain support against Russia.
April dispatches report Chinese ministers favor foreign troop withdrawal from Peking with both sides eager for exit. German military circles say superfluous troops in China could pull out by late May or early June unless new issues arise. Paris or London wires note French authorities plan to remove 7,000 troops. Germany readies repatriation of an infantry brigade.
The Examiner reports San Francisco on April 12 that vessels bound from the coast to Chinese and Japanese ports must carry extra insurance on a war risk basis. Rates are higher due to strained Japan Russia relations. The Hongkong Maru first ship covered, sailing yesterday, with extra hull and cargo insurance.
The Vossische Zeitung notes from The Official Messenger of St Petersburg that recent Russian publications reveal differences between Russia and Germany from the outset, reflected in both form and substance.
A German outpost at Tung-kia-Foo, west of Tien-Tsin, captured eight bandits including four Americans and four Chinese after a dispatch from Peking. The incident was reported by Komische Zeitung.
The page lists irregular stocks and financial items with prices for wheat corn oats and cotton plus foundry iron and dairy quotes. It outlines sections across pages covering Amusements, Arrivals, Business troubles, Court calendars, Insurance notes, Real estate, Weather, and past fires. Poland appears as a brief highlight alongside the mention of Poland’s spring water.
Police detained a boy later identified as Michael Demonte thirteen, and man Earl C. Young after they were seen leaving a car together. Demonte claimed to be selling patent glue samples in New York, while Young said he planned to employ him as a distributor. Both were held pending further investigation.
The New York University School of Pedagogy announces the resignation of Samuel Weir Edward F Buchner and Charles H Judd from the university citing long running dissatisfaction with the administration. Chancellor MacCracken confirms a faculty committee chaired by Dr Alexander will report on April 22 and says no resignations have been received by him at present.
Governor Odell arrived from Albany and stayed at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He declined to discuss legislation or probable appointments for publication. Nominations in progress include Port Wardens, Commissioner of Excise, and State Commissioner in Lunacy, likely sent to the Senate this week.
In Whitesburg Kentucky on April 12 a clash on a mountain top left Sheriff John W Wright and his deputies against a group of desperadoes who had robbed and murdered Mrs Jemima Hall and her son. Ten attackers opened fire as John Reynolds Creed Potter and others engaged. John Reynolds was wounded in the shoulder and Isaac Potter and Willie Wright were killed.
Trolley traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge was halted at 1 this morning as switches were laid on the roadbed. Brooklyn bound riders used regular cars with transfers to board in Brooklyn. Regular service will resume today but may be halted again at midnight.
Grand Central Station in New York offers through trains every hour with reservations recommended a month in advance. Trains run at all hours according to the time table.
Geologists report ongoing mountain movement around Butte, Montana. A recent slide south of Ana conda Hill displaced street railway tracks by about six inches along 300 feet, with no major damage noted. Past slides cracked the County Court House and Clark residence. mining claims show cellar movement, yet officials say no danger is posed.
A large avalanche on Italian Mountain in Taylor Park near Buena Vista California reportedly swept the area leaving multiple lives lost. The mountain hosts several winter mines employing about 300 men and the remote location may delay details from emerging. A snowslide last year on the same mountain killed four men.
In Pittsburg a Mount Washington grocer Thomas Kahro was shot dead defending his wife as burglars chloroformed her. City Detective Patrick Fitzgerald died in a later clash with suspects at 32 Fulton Street. A wounded suspectEdward Wrightand two others from Chicago were arrested with diamonds valued at 3000 to 4000.
Frederick Wendell Jackson and wife Miss Sarah Havemeyer own The Chestnuts near Fort Schuyler. Burglars ransacked the villa, taking $2,500 in silverware apparel and negotiable securities. a revolver and white Fedora hat were among the found missing items. Police traced suspects to a rowboat escape and linked a similar New Rochelle burglary.
Dispatch from Vienna via the Daily Express says Moslem residents of Adachale Island near the Danube Iron Gate rebelled. Troops faced strong resistance. sixteen Moslems were killed and fifty wounded.
London report says the Daily Express understands the Government will cease sending reinforcements to South Africa, signaling a shift in policy amid ongoing tensions.
The Pennsylvania Railroad runs a through Pullman Parlor Car Dining Car and Coaches special train from Atlantic City to New York on Sundays at 4 50 PM until further notice. It will stop at Trenton Elizabeth and Newark to let off passengers.
The Pennsylvan ia Steel Company plant at Sparrow's Point below Baltimore is seen as likely to be acquired by United States Steel Corporation within a month. A Baltimore Philadelphia syndicate has bought 10 million dollars of preferred stock to fund reorganization and iron mine acquisitions in Cuba.
Thirty seven suits filed in U S Circuit Court under the Inter State Commerce Act allege railway lines favored Standard Oil. Plaintiffs include Pennsylvania Refining Company and Independent Refining Company against Western New York and Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Erie, Lehigh Valley, Delaware and Hudson, Boston and Maine, and Fitchburg. Claims seek recovery of excessive freight charges from 211 to 8507 dollars, totaling 125000 dollars, after filing complaints with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Secretary of War halves the Chicago Drainage Canal flow to 200000 cubic feet per minute at St Louis request. Illinois law would allow 400000 CFM for a 2 million sanitary district, prompting city chemist Teichman to call it a sanitary crime affecting 700000 residents.
James Frost an eighty two year old resident of Glenham New York walks two miles to Dr L P Stabrough to have ten teeth removed and insists on no pain killer just whisky to steady nerves The dentist notes the patient bore the pain exceptionally well in ten extractions.
Col H H Lyman III state excise commissioner lies dangerously ill at his Oswego home with heart trouble after a February grip attack and a renewed Albany spell. Specialists from Syracuse and local doctors consult as progress pauses between hopeful updates.
Miss Hattie Rose Laube of Huron South Dakota, a noted Republican stump speaker, reportedly accepted a marriage proposal from Senator Clark of Montana, now in Europe. In San Diego last night she avoided denial while her father’s cues suggested truth, recalling her 1896 campaign work for McKinley and her view that marriage suits women best.
A dozen large oil firms filed charters in Austin on April 12 including the National Oil and Pine Line Company with 5 million dollars in capital. Backers include R. L. Henry of Chicago and C. D. Pullen of New York. The New York and Texas Oil Company with 1 million capital lists offices in New York and Houston led by H. A. Lloyd of New York. A major effort, backed by New York and Chicago capitalists, aims to buy all wells in Texas oil regions with a 5 million dollar capitalization and is reportedly supported by Standard Oil interests.
A promotional note for rail travel features Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Buffet Library Cars with a barber and Dining Cars on the Overland Limited to California via Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Bus. Services advertised through the Northwestern Line Office at 461 Broadway.
Ellen Griffin a Union Square recluse once linked to Vanderbilt circles died yesterday in a small East Eleventh Street room. The 58 year old heiress, born in 20 Beach Street, left a fortune to relatives in Santa Barbara and a care plan for her dog Dandy Jim. Her life spanned early Harlem social circles to a lonely final chapter with her canary and a jeweled dog blanket.
President C S Mellen announced that the Northern Pacific will spend 10 250 000 this season on betterments. Five million two hundred fifty thousand will go to rolling stock and equipment while five million will upgrade the roadbed from St Paul to Portland. The plan follows rapid development of the north western and extreme western country.
UTICA N Y April 12 Martin Jeremiah Sweet of North Brookfield was today appointed Root Fellow of the class of 1901 at Hamilton College The Root Fellowship founded by Secretary of War Elihu Root is awarded for ability in physical science and carries a 500 dollar stipend and an appointment to a university in America or Europe
East Liverpool dispatch to The Leader reports pottery workers unlikely to strike on Saturday as new developments avert planned action. Cleveland bureau notes the quietus pushes settlement prospects for the time being.
The Cuban Constitutional Convention voted 18 to 10 against the Platt amendment. Delegates opposed clauses III VI and VII for their terms and content, saying the stance could hinder any commission sent to Washington. Conservatives call the move embarrassing as it limits future negotiating flexibility.
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrived in Colombo to an enthusiastic welcome as windstorm injures several natives near the royal pavilion. They then toured to Kandy amid grand displays including elephants, torches, and Buddhist banners with a gold adorned elephant leading the procession.
Mrs Catherine E Easterly widow of Dr Joseph E Easterly died after leaves on her Franklin Avenue property ignited her clothing. Neighbors and Dr C Nelson Raymond aided as she ran screaming then was treated at a hospital but succumbed to burns shortly before midnight.
Special to The New York Times from Baltimore on April 12 reports the consolidation of former independent telephone firms in Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia with United Telegraph and Telephone Company. Soon United Electric Light and Power of Baltimore may come under United Railways and Electric Company control. Alexander Brown interests hold heavy stakes in both firms while United Railways and Electric Company largely owns United Electric Light stock. Directors for Telephone Syndicate include Webb Parr Haywood Warfield Bond Hedden Callery McMillan Reed.
Two women and a six year old child ride down Fifth Avenue when Officer Neil Brown orders the driver to the station on charges of reckless driving. The women dispute the claim saying the speed was moderate and a crowd watches as Sergt. Cowboy intervenes, letting them go. Brown previously associated with a cited incident of alleged brutality.
An advertisement proclaims Poland Poland Poland as the purest natural spring water in the world, praising its purity and appeal to consumers seeking pristine beverage options.
The seven bishops who assisted at the Fond du Lac Wisconsin consecration of Bishop Coadjutor Reginald Heber Weller Jr claim rubrics and vestments used exceeded the Book of Common Prayer and seek an official canonical trial. They challenge Bishop Clark’s disclaimer and argue they are responsible under canon law, ready to accept any resulting judicial sentence.
Ivers and Pond Pianos promote a favorable payment plan at Joscelyn's located at 10 East 16th Street in the city. The notice highlights approachable terms and a focus on quality instruments for customers in the area.
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