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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
3
A multi-nation force sails toward Peking with 7 American officers and 56 men 3 British 3 Italian 3 French 4 Russian 2 Japanese totaling 198 troops and five quick firing guns. The Tsung-li Yamen agrees to allow guards to land to protect legations as ultimatum deadline nears.
London dispatch from The Times reports the railroad damage estimated at 30000 pounds. The government supports the Boxers, none arrested yet, and no foreigner seriously hurt though native Christian murders are reported daily.
Washington reports Navy confirmation that 100 Marines landed at Taku and 50 proceed to Peking as part of a broader international response. Admiral Kempff notes Newark cannot pass Taku forts. rail link from Tien-Tsin to Peking is 70 miles. Foreign diplomats confer with Secretary Hay amid Boxer uprising concerns.
The German Foreign Office says its naval commander at Tsing Tau will cooperate with other powers as needed. Marines were ordered to land at Taku toward Peking, while a U.S. report of 30000 Russians aiding China is rejected as baseless. The Kaiserin Augusta sails after picking up an extra officer and fifty marines, and the Foreign Office says it disagrees with the Naval Department on the China action.
Special to The New York Times reports panic among Chicago missionary circles after Boxer attacks in North China. No word has reached Poa-Ting Fu and Pang-Chang where twelve Congregational workers are stationed, and communications are said to be cut off.
Thomas E Miaco a prominent theatrical man died at New York Hospital from injuries after a stairway fall in the Morton House early Tuesday. He was 59 a widower survived by a Medina daughter Edna. He owned theaters including the Trocadera Philadelphia Chicago Dewey Star St Paul and Procadera Omaha and led the Mizico City Club Burlesquers and other groups. He was a 33rd degree Mason Elks Actors Fund Lyceum Club member.
Gov. Roosevelt was host and guest of honor at a Rough Riders dinner at the Union League Club in New York. Officers and members toasted Roosevelt, the regiment, and fallen comrades amid songs and stories, with plans for a July reunion in Oklahoma.
In Louisville on May 31 the United Confederate Veterans elected all officers by acclamation led by Gen. John B. Gordon as General Commanding and Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton as Army of Northern Virginia Commander. A monument for Confederate women and a Davis Monument fund near $5,500 were noted as contributions. Mrs Margaret Jefferson Hayes and Varina Jefferson Davis Hayes visited with Col. and Mrs. Bennett H. Young during events.
A six story Pitts Kimball Company department store on Washington Street Boston suffered a fire likely totaling 250000. Nearby properties Park Theatre New England Piano Building Tremont Theatre suffered water damage. Losses in departments vary with insured totals and building damage.
Mrs. Swinger told Magistrate Meade she must care for eight children on seven dollars weekly while washing to support the family. The magistrate dismissed the claim and mocked the husband saying she was insane only when she married him, and warned Swinger to leave.
Charles A. Clayton, forty, a Brooklyn bachelor and son of James Clayton, was arraigned in the Adams Street Police Court on a charge of habitual drunkenness. The complaint, filed by cousin Walter T. Hudson, alleged an emption of the family fortune through the father. Clayton was discharged due to a peculiar law allowing dependency for support, which exempts dependent drinkers from vagrancy or disorderly charges.
Mrs. Thomas Meehan of Norwich Connecticut, twenty, wife of a young businessman, took a quantity of acid in a Atlantic City hotel room while her husband was away. She died soon after at a local hospital. No motive could be discerned by officials.
A Rome letter reports Archbishop Keane, former rector of the Catholic University in Washington, has been appointed to succeed the late John Hennessey as Archbishop of Dubuque. The papal bull has been sent to Keane for acceptance or rejection.
Alfred Meyers, attacked at his bachelor apartment 439 Fifth Avenue, identifies Edna Benn along with Henry L. Brooks and Maude Brooks as his assailants. Benn admits using a whip. Police traced them to 103 West Fifty eighth Street and then to 108 West Fifty eighth Street, where all were held in $500 bonds by Jefferson Market Magistrate Zeller. Meyers remains hospitalized with injuries.
John Stewart Durland a Ma tanzas Cuba banker and Carmena Victoria Nieto of Matanzas were married yesterday in a civil ceremony by Magistrate Pool after an earlier religious wedding. The judge noted the form ensured the husband promises to support his wife amid life’s trials.
The annual Wayland prize debate at Yale Law School in College Street Hall debated electing U S Senators by popular vote. First prize went to Cornelius P. Kitchell New Haven, second to J T Smith New Haven, and third to Franklin A. Lord Moorhead Minnesota.
Controller Coler said he would forego his inheritance tax fees if the law were amended to let the state reap its intended benefit. He argued fees paid to county treasurers and city controllers should cover collection costs, not enrich politicians. Samuel T. Carner Jr. protested an injustice to Assemblyman Fallows in the De Rothschild case, noting Fallows’ early designation and a $10,000 fee letter from Coler.
Samuel Hill of 20 Union Avenue Brooklyn faced Yorkville Police Court on charges after sitting on Helen Gould’s 579 Fifth Avenue stoop overnight. He claimed half-brother rights and said he carried a rubber slingshot for protection. He was committed to Bellevue Hospital for sanity evaluation.
A roster of notable guests staying at major hotels includes F. G. Crane of Dalton and Sir John Holden in the Waldorf Astoria, Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith in Washington, and Countess Munsterberg in Berlin. Others span Amsterdam to Chicago with ambassadors, senators, and judges noted at Fifth Avenue, Plaza, and Buckingham.
A long list of merchants from Boston Detroit Chicago Richmond Baltimore and more set up at major hotels and streets in New York. Each entry names the firm or individual, the product focus such as dry goods millinery and linens, and the hotel or street address where they exhibit. The roster includes Levis Zukowski Mercantile St. Louis and Gimbel Brothers Milwaukee among others.
A series of daytime to nighttime blazes caused varying damage amounts from minor to substantial. Notable incidents include 124 East Broadway with damage to property, and 1,779 Lee Avenue where Mrs H Hadderick reported $33 in damage. August Schroeder at 200 East Thirtieth Street sustained about $1,500 in damage. A Sugar Refining Company property on Water Street and other sites faced cash losses, with 2,001 Third Avenue and 32 Cherry Street among the listed locations.
As 2,500 deputies are sworn in to keep order in St Louis County, Sheriff Pohlman notes a surge of ill health certificates from summoned posse members. Prominent citizens are listed among those recruited. The Police Board arms the posse with riot guns and a peace conference stalls without fruit. Four shot victims surface from last night’s streetcar turmoil.
Local Porto Rican merchants protested a Treasury decision on 540 tons of Japanese rice arriving May 20 aboard the Laguna from New York. The collector refused clearance pending a Spaulding cable. officials say duty was paid, making the cargo eligible for a drawback if exported.
A dispatch from San Juan, Porto Rico, May 31 reports that William H. Elliott, former Director of Posts, will be appointed Secretary of the Interior in Porto Rico.
Partly cloudy with southerly winds and unsettled conditions across the country except the south. Showers general east of the Rockies and in the Northwest and Central West with cooler readings in the latter area. Mobile reports 6.92 inches rain in the last 24 hours. New York Times thermometer data and Weather Bureau figures show highs near 83 and lows around 64, barometer readings 30.02 to 29.05, humidity 65 to 67.
Advertisement notes boys long trouser suits made of fine all wool serge with fast color guarantee. Coat has French facings, double breast vests in sizes 14 to 19 years. Compare value nine dollars, sale price seven dollars and forty nine cents.
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