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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
1
Chief William S. Devery begins a scheduled vacation with Deputy Chief Moses W. Cortright taking command from Dec 18, 1900. The full Police Board met briefly as tensions swirl over transfers and Crede Devery’s leadership, while Hess fights illness and comments on staffing limits.
Ex-Judge Olcott files charges against Capt John D Herlihy received and approved by President York. Trial set to begin Friday at 1 P M. Accusations include neglect of duty disobedience and failure to suppress vice in the Twelfth Precinct plus insult to Rev Robert L Pad.
Stocks strong shows broad commodity pricing with wheat No 2 red at 77 34c corn No 2 mixed 45c oats No 2 mixed 27c cotton middling 10c iron Northern No 1 foundry $16 butter Western creamery 20c plus references to pages for more details including Amusements wages hotel arrivals and various department notes.
Frank Moss urged caution on a State constabulary now, arguing state control is sound in principle but await a more trustworthy Albany leadership. He endorsed a future State board with real power to oversee policing and curb illegal resorts, while preserving local policing under state supervision.
The Committee of Fifteen plans lengthy discussion this afternoon over its future direction. The Sub-Committee on Plan and Scope report, likely to faces debate, includes William H. Baldwin Jr Alexander E Orr and Charles Stewart Smith with Baldwin as spokesman and holding back part of the report.
United States Consul Gummery in Tangier reports the Moorish Government has paid 5000 dollars to settle the claim for the murder of Marcus Eszagui, a naturalized American. The case rested on Moorish failure to arrest the perpetrators, while Eszagui was born in France but held American citizenship. The Navy was ready to send a ship to Morocco to back the demand.
Senator Sullivan of Mississippi married Mrs Marie Newman Atkins at St Stephen's Church on Pennsylvania Avenue. The ceremony was performed by Rev W S Caughy as Sullivan faces a pending breach of promise suit from a young woman from his state. The couple will reside at the Ebbitt House after a southern and western tour.
New York reports show 1,204 deer slaughtered in the Adirondack region as 1,020 carcasses 89 saddles and 95 heads were shipped by express firms. Experts estimate residents and lumber camp workers added roughly four deer per hunter, with undressed weights averaging 250 to 204 pounds.
Thirty five wire drawers from Allentown Pennsylvania arrived at the Alabama Steel and Wire Company works in Einsley Alabama and the mill began full operation. The plant already produces about 1000 kegs of wire nails daily and plans to increase output. Carnegie interests made an offer to buy the plant but the bid was refused.
A Times dispatch from Wellington reports about sixty American Socialist Democrats landing in New Zealand. They are drawn by settlement conditions and the country’s advancing legislation, with news highlighting their intent to establish residence and participate in the local political landscape.
The Pittsboro Limited runs from New York to Pittsburg via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. First class tickets start at $0.00 and second class at $5.50. The train leaves New York South Ferry at 6 55 P M and Liberty Street at 7 00 P M arrives Pittsburg 8 55 A M Pullman buffet drawing room sleeping cars. Adv.
The Daily Mail reports two Boer commando thrusts into Cape Colony, one toward Philipstown between Colesberg and Kimberley and another across the Orange River toward Cradock. Gen. Macdonald harasses invaders west of Burghersdorp, driving them back to the Orange River as Kitchener notes wounded from Nooitgedacht arriving in Pretoria.
Lord Salisbury at the National Union of Conservative Associations warned of hard sacrifice to sustain the empire as the South Africa war moves into a difficult phase. He urged unwavering effort, amid anxiety and questions over troop needs, while papers urge government action and the Times criticizes leniency toward the Boers.
The planned Thanksgiving service at St Pauls Cathedral for Lord Roberts return from South Africa has been postponed as the government deems it prudent to defer a general thanksgiving until the South Africa operations end. Roberts will land in the Solent then visit the Queen at Osborne House on January 2 before re-embarking for Southampton and returning to London.
London reports many volunteer officers including lawyers doctors and businessmen have resigned due to ruined affairs. The War Office frees them and urges employers to keep positions for yeomanry colonials and volunteers. The Queen thanks the yeomanry colonials and volunteers and hopes they continue aiding the regulars. Measures aim to quiet soldiers awaiting homecoming.
At a Berlin meeting Pan-Germans protested the expulsion of Germans from the Transvaal. Speakers claimed brutal treatment by the British and demanded a government inquiry.
Newport R I December 18 The torpedo boat destroyer Bailey began its official speed trial in Narragansett Bay with Admiral Rodgers and the Board on board. It reached 30.5 knots before a cylinder injury forced a slowdown and return to the torpedo station. The run was praised for smooth operation despite the mishap.
An advertisement from C H Evans and Sons in Hudson New York highlights science and art in their brew house offerings. The note framing suggests a refined, educational angle for their products and services.
A runaway horse belonging to B. Altman & Co. crashed along Columbus Avenue last night from West End Avenue to Central Park, injuring two people in hospital, trampling several others, and ending after jumping a park wall with a broken neck. Driver J Corcoran was knocked down. an ambulance attended Hattie Levy and Annie Goldfarb among the injured.
A horse owned by Robert Gram of 204 East Twenty-eighth Street bolted twice yesterday. It first struck a lamppost at Eighth Avenue and Sixty-first Street, injuring William Wenker who was driving, then later dashed down Fifty-ninth Street injuring Gnam and Schriller as they tried to drive home. All three men were taken to Roosevelt Hospital. The horse was stopped by police each time and tied in a stable with the damaged wagon.
Great Dane named Sport terrified shoppers at Washington and State Streets when it bolted from its owner Godfrey Johnson after spotting a department store iron lion. The dog knocked several women down as it fled into the street, prompting a crowd to fear the animal was mad until Johnson calmed it.
A ten and a half year old elephant named Barney entered the Chicago Athletic Association, climbed three flights, settles on the fourth floor, and drank whisky with molasses. He was chained to a post on the gym floor beside lions, snakes, raccoons, and other beasts brought from Lincoln Park Zoo for the Second Annual C A A Circus. The show promises a multitudinous spectacle of gymnastic, acrobatic, aerial, and hippodramatic sensations.
New Orleans journalist reports J R G Pitkin resigns as postmaster after a sensational exposure tied to his private secretary's arrest for stealing papers. Letters claimed to be Pitkin written and mailed while in office raised postal law concerns. No court charges filed. president expected to accept. Office seekers rush for appointment.
The Texas Agricultural Department released its annual cotton yield estimate at 8,250,000 bales for the state this year. Commissioner Jefferson Johnson led the field investigations with reports from multiple points across the cotton belt.
An advertisement touts Deerfoot Farm Sausages made from tender little pigs and choice spices. It promises the best sausage experience and warns readers to beware of imitation.
Peking dispatches report a meeting of foreign envoys planned for tomorrow to finalize the Chinese note while British and American officials argue over whether the word irrevocable should stand and whether European troops would be needed.
Washington reports a Daily Mail dispatch claiming Britain insists on keeping the word irrevocable in the protocol. The State Department says the dispatch may be misinformed. The U S says it has no interest in a Peking garrison and notes Britain mainly wants the word removed due to grave consequences. A mystery remains why Britain thought irrevocable was not in the protocol.
A Pall Mall Gazette dispatch from December 17 reports that despite a powers' agreement the situation remains unsettled. Allies fail to close arsenals at Han Kow and Shanghai and to stem ammunition flows to Chinese forces. Tung-Fu-Siang holds dictatorial power, terrorizes the Empress, and directs troop movements, prompting calls for wider allied military action. An expert Morning Post correspondent warns settlement by next spring is unlikely and European peace may face new complications.
The article portrays Gen. Tung-Fu-Siang as a highly capable leader born in Central Asia among Mohammedan peoples. It notes an early role as a brigadier general in Aksu Kashgaria about ten years prior and later his assignment to suppress the Tun-Gan rebellion in Kiang-Su. The piece also hints at his rise being recognized by imperial authorities during the Japanese war period.
Advertisement fragment mentions evidence of Evans' Ale and Evans' Stout products.
The article notes Tung Tung being awarded for suppressing the Tun Gan rising and being placed in charge of troops across Shen Si Kiang Su and adjacent regions. Western observers warned last spring that his leadership of 10 000 troops, partly drawn from ex Mohammedans, signaled looming trouble for foreign powers.
Paris December 18 The government orders embargo on cases of Chinese loot held for shipment and also declares that all non war material seized by the French expedition in China shall be restored whether owned by the Chinese government or private individuals and shipped from Marseilles if unshipped.
John D. Rockefeller contributes 1.5 million to the University of Chicago with 1 million endowment and 500000 for immediate needs. The donor and President Harper stress academic freedom and noninterference in faculty speech, urging wide publicity for the pledge.
The Union Pacific Railroad awarded Kilpatrick Brothers & Collins of Lincoln to build forty five miles of main line from Evanston Wyoming to Salt Lake City. The project costs six million dollars with four years to complete amid rugged Wasatch terrain and many tunnels.
Ripon College in Wisconsin dedicates Ingram Hall a new science building gifted by O H Ingram of Eau Claire. The handsome structure will compare with university buildings nationwide and reflects Ingram a Wisconsin lumberman who rose from hardship to wealth.
Captain Smedley D. Butler of the Marine Corps, son of Representative Butler of Pennsylvania, is returning to the United States in dangerous condition after wounds in China and typhoid fever. He was aboard the transport Grant, ill since Dec. 1, and may not survive to reach port. Representative Butler plans to reach San Francisco to learn if his son is alive when the Grant arrives.
The Senate in open session voices confidence that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty will be ratified with committee amendments. Senator Foraker defends the pact and praises Secretary Hay, arguing neutrality is consistent with historical policy and that the United States may safeguard the canal in wartime while preserving its neutrality.
H Mumm's Extra Dry, once the top importer, surpassed all rivals in eleven months with 11 321 cases imported, 72 189 more than the next brand, highlighting its exceptional quality and leading prestige.
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