Fragmented Chinese Rebellion Notes Amid Shanghai Tensions
Report cites reinforcements by H. M. 5 Redpule and 200 foreign residents armed at Shamken. Canton population reaches 2,000,000 plus 230,000 on junks, with growing disaffection and incendiary proclamations. Two Jesuit fathers and 100 native Christians murdered in Chi Li, while Chinese authorities recruit in Shanghai foreign settlement and agents are arrested near European concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M
Redpule
Shamken
Canton
Chi-Li
Shanghai
Viceroys Prepare to Fight in China War Warning
A Shanghai dispatch reports Viceroys Liu Kunhui and Chan Shi Tung and governors of Ngan Hoe, Quang Si, Kiang Su, Hu Nan, and Hu Pe sending a memorial to the Empress on June 15 warning war would ruin the dynasty. They claim 100,000 troops ready and await her permission to advance north, with no reply received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
Liu-Kun-vih
Chan-shi- Tung
Ngan-Whei
Quang-si
Kiang-Tsu
Hu-Nan
Hu-Pe
Boxer unrest and foreign troops cited in Canton
Li Hung Chang announces that foreign troops are in Beijing to counter the Boxers and urges Canton communities to be ready to act against enemies. The Times correspondent notes fighters are crossing into British territory as ruffians surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hongkong
The
Times
Li-flung-Chang
Canton
Relief columns reach Tien-Tsin amid mixed fortunes
Washington reports detail Admiral Kempff and Consul Fowler on the Tianjin relief operations. Forces including Major Waller and 1380 Marines reach the city after earlier repulse. Peking relief force under Seymour is ten miles from Tianjin, surrounded, with heavy uncertainty over casualties and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kempfff
Fowler
Tien-Tsin
Littleton Waller
Tien-Tsih
Peking
Seymour
McCalla
United States
Lang-Faney
Keempff
Admiral Seymour
jen-Tsin
Lang-Fang
Kemptfttf
Tien- Tsin
Waller
Long
Skempff
Outbreak at Che Foo Sparks International Tension
The British cruiser Terrible and two Japanese ships arrived at Che Foo as Chinese forts threaten foreign occupants. The U S gunboat Yorktown with 150 sailors stands as the only protection while missionaries seek refuge. Russians reportedly marshal 30,000 toward Niuchwang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Che-Foo
United States
Yorktown
Taussign
John Fowler
Yellow River
Wai-Chi
Teng-Chow
Fowler
Yangchie-Kiang
Niu-Chwang
Attack feared at Niu-Chwang sparks refugee sheltering
Shanghai dispatch reports residents of Niu-Chwang fear a Chinese troop attack. Engineers and missionaries retreat to the foreign settlement protected by a Russian gun boat as the railway sustains heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
the Times
Niu-Chwang
Missionaries Arrive As Wu-Chau Sees Anti-Foreign Protests
The steamer Sam-Chui reached Hong Kong from Wu-Chau on the West River with several women missionaries aboard. She reports that other Europeans plan to depart Wu-Chau as natives stage anti-foreign demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Sam- Chui
Wu-Chau
West River
French Consul Francois Safe as China Helps Route Start
The Chinese Minister in Paris reported to M. Delcassé that M. Francois the French Consul and companions left Yun-nan-Sen on June 64 bound for Tonquin. The Viceroy sent soldiers for protection along the route and officials said Europeans at Peking were safe though the dispatch was undated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Delcassé
Yun-Nan
M. Francois
Yun-nan-Sen
Tonquin
Peking
M. Descassé
Shanghai
Quiet in Southern Provinces and Shanghai Warships
Telegraphed under date of June 24 that all was quiet in the Yangtse valley and Sze-Chuen Province. The Minister added that no news had been received from Peking and that eleven Chinese warships were lying off Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yang-tse
Ang Valley
Sze-Chuen
Peking
Shanghai
Discord Between Russians and Anglo Americans in Far East
Washington officials react with concern to Che Foo reports of Russians and Anglo Americans clashing in China. Terrible officers say Russians plan to take Peking independently while their conduct at Taku provoked local hostility and looting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chefco
Peking
Seymour
Taku
Washington
Che-Foo
United States
Relief of Tien-Tsin Sealed by Allied Advance
June 26 report says American and British forces entered Tien-Tsin, silencing the arsenal and breaking Chinese lines. Russians suffered four killed and thirty wounded. other nations’ losses were light. Admiral Seymour’s force is about ten miles away, hampered by sickness, with dangerous relief conditions and Chinese guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Che-Foo
Tien-Tsin
Admiral Seymour
Peking
Germany and Russia discuss Boxer Rebellion crisis in Kiel
Berlin reports indicate Germany exchanges views with Russia and other powers. Count von Bülow informs that Germany sees no proof of Chinese government bad faith over Chinese troops in the Boxer incidents. No decision to dethrone the Empress yet and joint action with powers is preferred over pursuing one state’s aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Foreign Office
Count von Bislow
William
Kiel
Peking
A Great Army Necessary
Foreigners press for immediate concentration of 100000 or at least 50000 men for an advance on Peking. Reports say Tung Fu Liang leads an anti foreign uprising with 400000 Chinese soldiers boasting readiness. Boxers drill in Niu-Chwang streets while officials condemn losses to the Boxers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Che-Foo
Peking
Seymour
Tung-Fu-Liang
Tien-Tsin
Niu-Chwang
Moukden
Britpee
Foo-Chow
Powers War Preparations
Che Foo reports in June that one thousand Japanese are landing at Taku and two thousand more are expected, indicating rising tensions and military movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Che Foo
Taku
French Forces Prepare In China Mission
Paris reports that a battalion of French troops is due tomorrow with expected Allied arrivals. Commander Wise of the Monocacy is named Commandant at Tong-Ku. The Holland cruiser sails from Java to Che-Foo and Amiral Charner heads to China with the Friant. The government seeks an 8 530 000f credit to cover troops in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Tong-Ku
Netherlands
Holland
Java
Che-Foo
Paris
Chamber
China
Amiral Charner
Brest
Friant
China arms up for defense if pushed to war
A Chinese official connected to government arms purchases in Europe told The Daily Express that China holds immense quantities of arms and ammunition and will stagger humanity if forced to defend itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
The
Daily Express
China
Questions in Parliament on China relief effort
In London on June 26 the House of Commons debated China disturbances. Balfour avoided detailing negotiations but said Britain would welcome any power to dispatch troops. Goschen noted Russian admiral heads water forces. Brodrick cited lack of direct legation news and reported 3,000 relief troops near Tien-Tsin on June 23, with later reports unclear but legations unharmed up to June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
Ecclesall
Sheffield
House of Commons
Japan
China
A. J. Balfour
Treasury
George J. Goschen
Foreign Office
William St. John Brodrick
Seymour
Tien-Tsin
Wei-hai-Wei
Beginning of the Rising in Tien-Tsin Fearful Letter Home
Dr. Thomas C. Coltman of Jenkintown reports his sister Mrs. Oliver Clifford and husband, Presbyterian Mission workers in Tien-Tsin, fearing for their safety after deadly uprisings. The letter describes foreign residents arming themselves and threats against foreigners in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Thomas C. Coltman
Jenkintown
Oliver Clifford
Tien-Tsin
Tien- Tsin
Coltmay
China
Bishop Doane Heads to Dublin After Meeting Prince on China
Bishop Doane of Albany sails to Dublin on June 29 aboard the Cymric after a State concert with the Prince of Wales. He will receive an honorary D D from Trinity College before returning to New York, praising Lord Salisbury’s Foreign Ministry remarks and noting hopes for a peaceful China settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bishop Doane
Albany
Dublin
Trinity College
Oxford
Cambridge
Doane
Prince of Wales
China
Lord Salisbury
Exeter Hall
England
Canterbury
St. Paul’s
Far East
Liverpool
New York
Missionaries Safe at Che-Foo
Cincinnati mourns rejoicing over dispatch from New York reporting Frederick Brown in Che-Foo China confirming twenty five missionaries from Peking and Tien-Tsin arrived safely. Included is Miss Mary E Shockley sent by Cincinnati Methodist Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. She was born in Lancaster Ohio and is a 1895 Ohio Wesleyan graduate working in China four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
New York
Frederick Brown
Che-Foo
China
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Rush to Indian reservations sparks mass prospecting
In Fort Worth on June 26 the Kiowa and Comanche reservations draw hundreds of prospectors to the Wichita Mountains in search of rich ore. About five hundred are already present. Indian police have orders from the Interior Department to eject intruders, with fears of bloodshed if enforcement occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Wichita Mountains
Interior Department
Sooner designation to regulate mineral land entries
Guthrie Oklahoma June 26 Horace Speed United States District Attorney said that persons entering the Iowa Comanche and Apache Indian reservations to acquire mineral lands would be classed as Sooners and kept off until the land was opened by Presidential proclamation. He said mineral lands must be allotted for independent settlement before mining entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Horace Speed
United States
Speed
Republicans Rally Against Bryan and Towne in 1896
A speaker argues the 1896 Democratic lift would bring economic ruin and a lack of national security. He warns Kansas City conventions signal a revolution, cites Dewey’s Manila action and our duty to Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines, stressing American power and protection abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Manila Bay
Peking
China
America
Manila
Hongkong
McKinley Nomination and Party Rhetoric at Philadelphia
A dated account recounts the 1896 Republican convention scenes with McKinley’s nomination. It likens the moment to a medieval crusade, praising Roosevelt and Gouverneur Roosevelt while attacking Bryan and the Democratic platform as weak on trusts.
Political District Delegations Listed by State
A partial list shows U S Congressional districts with names and party labels. Dinsmore Allen Green Robinette Tawney Heatwole and others are noted with party affiliations Dem Rep and Pop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Hugh A. Dinsmore
Maine
Amos L. Allen
Samuel W. Smith
Dennsylvania
Henry D. Green
Nebraska
John S. Robinbase
Amont
Kitridge Hasvik
Minnesota
J._A. Tawney
den T. McCast
J. P. Heatwole
Democratic Convention Eyeing East Candidate for VP
Kansas City June 26 dispatch notes early rival chatter at the Democratic National Convention. John J. Fitzgerald and Jacob Ruppert Jr. oppose free silver. Sterling Price of Paris Texas backs Sulzer and East origin for the VP. Talks of temporary chairman and hall completion fill the scene as Towne nears Kansas City with Silver Republicans backing a Bryan Towne ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John J. Fitzgerald
Kings County
New York
Jacob Ruppert, Jr
New York City
Ruppert
Sterling Price
Paris
Texas
William Sulzer
Price
New Yorker
East
Hill
Sulzer
Democratic National Committee
Star
D. A. Rose
Ilwaukee
Charles Lomas
Colorado
Rose
National Committee
Charles A. Towne
Silver Republican National Committee
E. S. Corser
Silver Republican Committee
Livingston Sees Hill as Ideal Vice Presidential Pick
Representative Livingston of Georgia discusses Democratic hopes for the vice presidency. He favors David B. Hill as a candidate who can win New York and balance Bryan’s sentiment, while noting he is not a delegate and has not urged the Georgia delegation to favor any candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Livingston
Georgia
Democratic Party
New York
David B. Hill
Teddy
Hill
Bryan
Tennessee for Hill Delegation Eyes Conservative Platform
Tennessee leaders including State Treasurer E. B. Craig and delegates Charles T. Cates Jr Col Crawford Sanford pledge support for ex-Senator David B. Hill as Vice President. They expect a Democratic victory and a cautious Kansas City platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
City
E. B. Craig
Charles T. Cates, Jr
Knoxville
Kansas City
Col
Crawford
Memphis Appeal
Col. Sanford
Knoxville Tribune
Cates
David B. Hill
New York
Iowa May Vote for Hill in Vice Presidential Bid
Des Moines June 26 chairman George A Hoffman of the Iowa Democratic State Central Committee said overtures by Hill backers point to Iowa supporting Hill for vice president over Towne. He believes Hill could help carry Indiana Ohio New York Maryland and Kentucky and hopes Michigan could join the coalition. He argues Bryan would pull states west of the Mississippi except Iowa and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
George A. Hoffman
Democratic State Central Committee
Hill
Towne
Hoffman
Indiana
Ohio
New York
Maryland
Kentucky
Michigan
Bryan
Mississippi
Minnesota
Dewey Reflects on Political Prospects in Newport
Admiral Dewey, in Newport for Naval Policy Board sessions, says he is ready if the American people want him as their candidate but would not seek the vice presidency. He notes West support for Bryan if he runs and commends President Pellage for facing the China crisis and the strain of leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Dewey
Naval Policy Board
West
Bryan
Pellage
China
Manila
Towne’s Friends at Work Urge Towne for Vice President
Edmiston vice chairman of the Populist National Committee released a letter to Democratic delegates urging Charles A. Towne as the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee. He argues Towne’s selection would harmonize the three parties and marks Towne as a strong national citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Edmiston
National Committee
Charles A. Towne
Kansas City
Prohibitionists Seek 1,000,000 Bryan Supporters at Democratic Convention
Chicago June 26 The Prohibitionists plan to present 1,000,000 pledged voters to back William J. Bryan if a prohibition plank is adopted at the Democratic National Convention in Kansas City on July 4. The Ram’s Horn magazine originated the pledge list and may win endorsement from the Prohibition Convention. Hall Johnson and John G. Woolley focus on the Illinois State Convention while denying plans to inject external issues into their platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Roosevelt
Kansas City
Cleveland
Chicago
Borneo
Abram S. Hewitts
William C.whitneys
Bourke Cochrans
Edward Coopers
United States
William J. Bryan
Philadelphia
Hall Johnson
John G. Woolley
Illinois
Woolley
Johnson
Pittsburg
Hotels and guests listed in city hotels
A roster from multiple hotels lists visiting figures and residents including Dr W H Furness Charles Hose and ex Minister to Siam John Barrett in Waldorf Astoria Park Avenue Imperial Holland Grand-D and others with names and cities attached, reflecting a social register style record of notable visitors and residents in New York and allied cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldorf-Astoria
W. H. Furness
Charles Hose
Borneo
John Barrett
Siam
Washington
P. A. B. Widener
Philadelphia
G. W. Elkins
J. B. Foraker
Ohio
Lynde =rison
New Haven
Murray Hill
J. Rider Cady
Hudson
W. L. Bailey
Calcutta
Park Avenue
J. Howard Suydam
Rhinebeck
John J. Brady
Albany
David B. Lamont
Imperial
E. P. Coyne
Geneseo
Holland
Cincinnati
Albemarle
Alexander H. Wheeler
Henry Morris
Hoffman—A Hoffnung
London
George Oo. Capron
Providence
M. Roux
Havana
Central
M. B. Godrej
Kobe
Apan
ST. Denis
Russell Stanhope
St. Louis
Morton—C. R. Barnes
State Electrician
Rochester
Union Square
Samuel Roth
Budapest
Arthur Nunneu
Launceston
Tasmania
Gilsey
Henry Jackson
United States Army
E. H. Thornton
Atlanta
Conrad Best
W. H. Witham
Charles E. Barrett
Indianapolis
Herald Square
Samuel Parker
Honolulu
J. Bragg
Arrival of Buyers from Out of Town Firms in New York
Representatives of many firms descend on the city to court retail buyers at the St Denis and Hotel districts. Listings include Biermeister Brothers in Troy and numerous other companies from Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, and more, with agents and showroom locations cited. The parade of visitors highlights a busy trade season in dry goods, cloaks, carpets, laces, millinery, and upholstery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biermeister Brothers & Company
Troy
N. Y
Biermeister
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bartholdi
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Chicago
Ill
EB. C. Lines
Worth Street
Chalifaux
J. L
Lowell
Mass
Holland House
Cless
William E., & Co
Des Moines
Worcester
F. L. Roebush
Walker Street
Albert
Denholm & McKay Co
T. Clark
Denholm. & McKay Company
G. H. Milliken
Cadillac
Donaldson, William, & Co
Minneapolis
A. Alexane Linens
Murray Hill Etel
Frankels
Des Moinés
Iowa
G. Daly
Broadway
Park Avenue
Gross & Strauss Co
Boston
B. Strauss
East Tenth Street
Great Barrington
E. P
Imperial
Macinnes
Mr. Lawlor
L. T. Chebot
Reid & Hughes
Waterbury
St. Denis
Strauss Brothers
Baltimore
S. Strauss
Herald Square
Tapp
Long & Co
Charlotte
N. C
J. L. Tapp
Watt & Shand
Lancaster
Penn
A. Baer
P. T. Watt
Mr. Stoner
White Street
Wiener
M. G
St. Louis
Hoffman House
Weinstock, Lubin & Co
Sacramento
Cal
W. McKim
Wells
J. B
Sons & Co
Utica
B. L. Wells
Murray Hill
Woodward & Lothrop
Washington, D. C
G. Louis
City Club Statement on Gardiner Case Summary
City Club releases a statement about the District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner case. Attorney General Davies and Deputy Judge Coyne will present a 4,000 to 5,000 page record at 10:30 am in the Criminal Court Building. Samuel Untermyer and Horace E. Deming represent the parties as the case is summarized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Club
Asa Bird Gardiner
Criminal Court
Davies
Edward Coyne
Arthur Foshy
Horace E. Deming
Samuel Untermyer
Atorney
Yesterdays Fires Across City Addresses and Damages
A list of fire incidents from Monday night to Tuesday night detailing times, locations such as East Ninety-eighth Street West Thirty-fifth Street First Avenue and Pier 39 East River, and damages ranging from slight to 1500 dollars. Names include H Burns Charles Luverman L Cohen T R Hazard H Daly A Arosh Jennie Heins J C Jackson M Josephs W McHenry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninety-eighth Street
H. Burns
West Hirty-Fifth Street
Charles Luverman
First Avenue
L. Cohen
East River
T. R Hazard
West Seventy-second Street
H. Daly
Cherry Street
A. Arosh
Jefferson Street
D. Davidson
Lenox
Jennie Heins
Second Avenue
W. McHenry
Ley Street
Jackson & Co
Atfolkk Street
N. Josephs
I Slight
P. Menry Street
Hyman Resuck
W. Bullen
Gy Avenue
Louisa Hasson
Damens
West Hird Street
R. Eee
Bidriage
M. Dick
Ae Aeaaen
Crosby
John Conant
West Twenty-fourth
Ee Bolson
Fourth Avenue
Thomas Byrnes
Fires Damage Two City Mills and Church in Massachusetts
Fire in Philadelphia at the Thomas Boggs & Sons carpet mills causes about 50000 in damage mainly to stock with buildings slightly harmed and fully insured. In Franklin Massachusetts St Marys Catholic Church, a large town structure, burns with vestments and service books saved and losses estimated at 30000, partially insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Thomas Boggs & Sons
Pleasant
Allegheny Avenues
Franklin
Mass
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Woman Dies During Apartment Hunt in City Hallway
Mrs. Mary Wilson of 307 East Seventy seventh Street collapsed in the hallway of 328 Fast Rigby-first Street yesterday afternoon while seeking an apartment. Her husband accompanied her. Dr. Williams of Presbyterian Hospital attributed death to disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wilson
East Seventyseventh Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Li-Hung-Chang
Kempff
Kem
Tien- Tsin Lith
Kk Empff
From
United
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
Dawson
Singapore
Congress of the Association of Chambers of Commerce of
United Kingdom
Iltis
Pei-Ho
New York Times
Kiowa
Peter the Hermit
Bryan and
Col. Bryan
David
Ice Trust
William McKinley
Teddy’ Roosevelt
Olice
Navy
Cervera
Santiago
Empire State
Senate
Pettigrew
Allen
Pople
Silver Republican Party
Gov
Central West
W. J. Bryan
Gov. Roosevelt
Dr. Lyon
Col. Gardiner
Arnheim
Ninth Street
Egenway
Steinway and Sons
Madison Ave
Seventh Ave
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