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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1900
Page
1
London reports no reliable Pretoria news with confusion over troop positions. Boers under Louis Botha and Jacobus Meyer rally crowds in Pretoria while stores move to Machadodorp and Kruger flees toward the Lydenburg mountains. De Wet and Steyn head toward Kroonstad to disrupt British lines. Kruger reported seriously ill.
A dawn conference in San Francisco between Governor Gage Dr Shrady and S M Shortridge led to plans to announce the end of plague danger in Chinatown and lift quarantines. Shrady acknowledged uncertainty about true plague cases and urged isolating suspected houses, while Gage threatened to replace noncompliant health officials if delays occurred.
An American force led by Major March of the 33d Regiment pursued Aguinaldo’s party from La Boagan to Lagat on May 19. They engaged insurgents, killed or wounded an officer believed to be Aguinaldo, captured two men, and recovered the leader’s diary and proclamations. Evidence linked Aguinaldo’s movements through Isabella and Abra provinces as pursuit continued toward Aparri.
The Hancock arrives with the Philippine Commission led by Judge William H Taft. MacArthur’s staff greet them. Taft outlines limited early powers and a phased transition to civil government. The group will seek suitable housing as they assess reforms and establish a school system while MacArthur maintains military leadership until a civil executive is appointed.
Two applications for the impeachment and removal of Mayor Van Wyck are before Governor Roosevelt. The charges allege conflicts of interest with the American Ice Company contracts and city pier leases. The governor plans to rule after consulting with the attorney general, with a possible night decision.
London dispatches offer sparse light on Pretoria, with Boers removing most guns from Johannesburg before surrender and tales of roving prisoners. General Roberts hints at mutiny among captives, while rumors of a Johannesburg explosion prove groundless. No word from Buller as Natal movements loom uncertain.
Lord Lansdowne reports from Orange Grove that Johannesburg is quiet as Boers surrender arms and ponies. Three guns remain at the fort. Commandant Botha and 100 prisoners taken. The 13th Yeomanry attacked between Kroonstad and Lindley with some casualties. Proclamation of Orange Free State annexation declared at Bloemfontein. Continued on third page.
Six men and two women refugees from Pao Ting Fu arrive in Tien Tsin. Nine still missing. Cossack search party to aid Yan Liu Ching and supply relief. Reports from Peking claim Steven son and Norman of the Church of England Mission murdered or missing. Miss Mary Porter of Chicago warns the outlook is ominous as Boxers terrorize the region. Governor’s officials are degraded and prisoners released, amid royal connections. Auteuil races pass quietly.
Paris June 3 The Grand Steeplechase at Auteuil passed without political disturbance as President Loubet rode in a landau to the racecourse with Mme Loubet and officials. He met Premier Waldeck-Rousseau and ministers at the tribune while the Diplomatic Corps, including US Ambassador Porter, attended. The day was fine and crowds filled the stands before the party returned to the palace.
Kingston Jamaica June 8 The British steamer Orinoco reports May 31 rebels within six miles of Panama. Government troops prepared foreigners left for Taboga, Colombian soldiers left Colon, 280 troops sent to Panama. US warship Machias ready to land marines if threat materializes. Cordova gunboat reportedly sunk, Cartagena and Savanilla quiet, paper money flood in with gold premium at 1600 percent.
Chalon sur Saone France June 3 riot unrest escalated as strikers clashed with gendarmerie and cavalry. Evening violence left one rioter dead and about twenty wounded while fifteen gendarmes and two cavalrymen were injured. Reinforcements restored order though clashes continued.
In Newmarket Ireland two Nationalist MPs James Flynn and E Crean addressed a 200 strong crowd in the town square after slipping in unseen as police were asleep. They burned the proclamation banning the gathering and the meeting dispersed as officers finally arrived.
Albany June 3 Governor Roosevelt will review removal documents against Mayor Van Wyck and may be shocked to find six Supreme Court justices named as stockholders in the Ice Trust. NYC Justices Barrett Ingraham Fitzgerald Gilder sleeve Fursman Port Henry McLaughlin from Troy share both common and preferred stock with Van Wyck and Guggenheimer.
An advertisement promotes Jayne's Expectorant as a remedy to nip the cold in the bud, highlighting swift relief and practical relief for congested throats and coughs.
San Francisco reports the Board of Health received a telegram from Senator Perkins stating the Secretary of War ordered General Shafter to place any portion of Angel Island at the Health Board for use as a detention camp. The directive comes as authorities prepare facilities in the Pacific region.
A Newfoundland cable reports the Bond Government, traditionally opposed to confederation with Canada, has suddenly added political union with the Dominion as a general election plank. The move surprised observers, with British Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Sir Wilfrid Laurier both believed consulted.
A Cincinnati Hamilton and Indianapolis fast freight derailed west of Hamilton Ohio when its engine jumped the track. Eleven stock cars were wrecked. Trainmen Timothy Mahoney David Starkey and Ambrose Smith and two unknown riding boys were killed. Loss estimated at about $5 000.
The luxurious through car departs here daily after June 2 at 10 am and reaches St Louis by 2 pm next day. It promises unexcelled meals at reasonable rates and unrivaled scenery.
Samuel S. Moore, 24, son of Henry C. Moore, attacks his mother with a razor at 156 West State Street, severing a neck wound before his father intervenes. He is believed to be suffering from nervous prostration and has been sent to the State Hospital for the Insane in West Trenton.
Patrolman James Coyle of the Arsenal station saved a woman and infant carriage crossing East Drive opposite Seventy second Street as two bicyclists speeded toward him. He was struck by both riders, knocked down, and later hailed by bystanders for his bravery before returning home shaken. The riders, Bernard Cohen aged fifteen and Louis Joseph aged fourteen, were taken to Gerry Society rooms. Separately a runaway horse driven by J Laucheimer caused a wagon crash near Eighty-ninth Street. Laucheimer was thrown, but unharmed enough to return home.
Berlin reports a major finding at the Hygienic Institute of the University of Würzburg showing that bacteria can be destroyed with electric currents, marking a notable advance in medical science and germ control.
Berlin reports the Hamburg American liner Deutschland ran aground during her trial voyage but is expected to be floated soon. O Neill s mammoth sale of hats offers discounted women's straw hats cheaper than cost to make them with advertisement urging early purchases at their shop.
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