Global and Domestic News Roundup in Brief
Reports from the warfront in Honingspruit Majuba Hill and Luzon battles plus China tensions with Boxers. Cape Premier Schreiner rumored resigning. Reciprocation with Portugal, Ice Trust probe, West Point graduation, Roosevelt aims for no VP bid, Dewey returning, and New York city news from Gravesend to fires in Brooklyn. Weather shows showers with 78F high.
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Roberts
Honingspruit
Redvers Buller
Majuba Hill
Laing
Nek
Schreiner
Cape Colony
China
Peking
Tien-Tsin
Pao-Ting-Fu
Grant
Luzon
Cairo
Cambridge
Mr. Choate
England
Reichstag
St. Johns
McKinley
Portugal
Roosevelt
Ice Trust
West Point
Miles
Otis
Corbin
Brooke
Gates
Chaffee
Cullom Memorial
Admiral Dewey
Michigan
Washington
St. Louis
John R. McLean
Gravesend
Buela
Glennellie
James Fake
Dan Rice
Kamara
W. H. Gelshenen
Europe
van Wyck
Ice Company
The
Presbyterian Hospital
Depew
George J. Gould
Manhattan Railway Company
Richard Salter Storrs
Paul Gibier
Pasteur Institute
Brooklyn
Tue Tribune Subscription Offer For Daily And Sunday Delivery
The notice promotes mailing the Tue Tribune daily and Sunday to any U S address for a dollar a month with flexible address changes. Newsdealers will supply Tue Tribune in response to a regular order.
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Tue TriBune
Supposititious Emperor Message on China’s Fate
The alleged Emperor message offers a plan to keep China intact under a native ruler while guiding reform, but its authenticity is doubtful and powers seem driven by conquest and land lust. If China suppresses the Boxers and stabilizes, its integrity may endure. else doom looms with Russian aims near Peking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Peking
Why not address Russia in the China appeal
The speaker notes that the message asks Japan and the United States to refrain from dismembering China, yet questions why Russia was not singled out. It argues Japan and the U S are least inclined toDivide China and are actively trying to stop it, unlike Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Poland
Finland
Japan
United States
Russia
Keep Him Out Addicks Faces Delaware Contention at Philadelphia
The writer calls for the continued exclusion of J Edward Addicks from the Philadelphia Convention. It labels him an outlaw due to a decade of what it calls the ruin policy, cites his role in Democratic gains in Delaware, and argues that admitting him would hand Delaware to Democrats while denying Republicans a Governor and a Congressman. The piece urges unity among regular Republicans and warns against acknowledging Addicks.
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J. Edward Addicks
Philadelphia
Delaware
St. Louis
Great Council
Republican Party
Addicks
Wilmington
Senate
United States
Platt as a Vote Getter Overlooked in New York Campaigns
A critical editorial blasts Thomas C. Platt as a self serving leader whose control of patronage and machine tactics have repeatedly produced defeats for Republicans in New York. It urges McKinley administration allies to question his judgment and warns against trusting his guidance for the state’s pivotal election.
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Platt
Philadelphia
Republican Party
New York
McKinley
Interior
Cornelius N. Bliss
Bliss
Garfield
Arthur
Conkling and
Harrison
Taremany Hall
Joe England
Choate
Hazel
New-York
Warner Miller
Hill
Tammany
Mr. Fassett
Thomas
Fassett
Maynard
Providence
Morton
Mayor Strong
State Senate
Platt’s Opposition to McKinley Shapes New York Politics
The passage recalls 1896 tensions as Platt attacked McKinley as a "mortgaged candidate" and later split anti-Tammany voters, helping Croker and aiding Democratic gains. It notes Roosevelt’s rising prestige saved the state in 1898 and argues Republicans should overlook Platt’s self‑serving tactics to maintain the party’s national appeal.
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Platt
Mr. McKinley
New York
McKinley
Croker
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Republican Party of
Empire State
Fireproof Tribun e Building Proofed by Fire
The Tribune Building escaped major damage after a fire on the fifth floor likely started by a smoker. Fireproof construction limited spread to the immediate rooms, with smoke and heat contained by brick walls. Authorities and insurers say few buildings could withstand such a test, and the paper notes past fires proved the structure’s resilience. The staff remained safe and expresses gratitude for neighbors’ kindness.
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Tribune
Morning Journal
Journal
Zoon
New York
Fire Department
Private Business and Ice Trust Notes Questioned
The Ice Trust president confirms notes given by Mayor Van Wyck for stock at rock bottom prices. About $200,000 in notes, of which $150,000 remains unaccounted for, raises questions about payments and possible favors. Citizens question obligations between the Mayor and the trust head over a corporation leasing property.
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Mr. Morse
Ice Trust
van Wyck
Garfield National Bank
New York
Trust
Morse
City and selling goods to it in mayoral notes dispute
A fragmentary remark notes that city commerce and the sale of goods there involve more than the mayor's notes holder, signaling a dispute over who controls or profits from local business activities.
Cape Town ministerial crisis tests Schreiner loyalty
The Cape Prime Minister Mr Schreiner faces a crisis as Afrikander Bond opposition grows over rebels and martial law. He may resign after a caucus left him with only ten supporters, while British backers weigh whether to maintain him with Bond defection threatening the Bond majority.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Schreiner
Cape
Afrikander Bond
Cape Colony
Bond
Mr. Merriman
Sauer
Assembly
Missouri Governor Disagrees Over Murder, Warships Ready
The Missouri governor rejects a St Louis official's view that murder and stripping women have “gone far enough.” Indiana and Massachusetts ships appear not ready for service, with calls for readiness for any future action. The Boer invitation is deemed unnecessary as he can stay home, Britain encourages territorial work, and emigration is not favored. Socialists in convention denounce labor unions as rotten, while Commissioner York questions police prosecution of gamblers, reflecting public sentiment.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Indiana
Massachusetts
Union
America
Great Britain
York
Ice Trust
Notable Federal Appointments and Generations of Leadership
A compilation of prominent figures including Robert A. Friedrich United States Attorney for Alaska. ex Senator James W. Bradbury marking his ninety eighth birthday. Lt Robert F Scott of the British Antarctic Expedition. Lord Leven as Lord High Commissioner to the Church of Scotland. Dr Carl Buentz new German Consul-General to New York. Dr Walter Wever succeeding in Chicago. and B F Jones Jr of Pittsburg heading Jones and Laughlin steel at age thirty-two.
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Robert A. Friedrich
Alaska
Kansas
Topeka
National Guard
United States
James W. Bradbury
Augusta
Robert F. Scott
Majestic
Lord Leven
Bank of England
General Assembly of
Church of Scotland
Carl Buentz
New York
Chicago
Metropolis
Walter Wever
Rio Janeiro
B. F. Jones, Jr
Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin Steel Manufacturing
Mr. Jones
Suc
Wichita County ends pauper era with no paupers left
A Wichita County Kansas board of commissioners reports abolishing the poorhouse as no paupers remain. One elderly veteran is supported by subscriptions. Ten years ago the county had over five hundred paupers. crops and wealth have reduced need, with no tramps allowed to remain.
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Board of County Commissioners
Wichita County
Kan
Secretary Long to Speak at Prison Ship Tomb in Brooklyn
Secretary Long will travel to Brooklyn next Saturday to address the tomb of the martyrs of the prison ships at Fort Greene. He plans to return to Washington and stay through the period of the Republican National Convention.
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Washington
Long
Brooklyn
Fort Greene
Stage Notes Preview Season Plans at New York Theatre
The stage will close Quo Vadis next Saturday night as Eduard Strauss plans an American tour of his brother’s operas in chronological order. First Indigo then a sequence of operas follow under Rudolph Aronson. Frohman locks Hackett to The Pride of Jennico next season, and Frohman plans Richard Carvel with Hackett at the Criterion.
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New-York Theatre
Eduard Strauss
Simplicius
Ritter Patman
Ninetta
Jabuka
Waldmeister
Goddess of Reason
America
Rudolph Aronson
Jennico
Daniel Frohman
James K. Hackett
Charles Frohman
Richard Carvel
Mr. Hackett
The
Criterion
Mrs Beveridge in critical condition at Dansville Sanatorium
Dansville New York June 12 Mrs Albert J Beveridge wife of the Indiana senator confinement at the Sanatorium has grown worse in recent days and is again in a critical condition The senator was telegraphed for و is at her bedside There is little hope of her recovery.
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Dansville
N. Y
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Kimball Recovers From Suburban Railway Collision
Lieutenant-Governor Charles D. Kimball regains consciousness after the Warwick Suburban Electric Railway crash and shows signs of recovery. Victim George Baker remains gravely ill, while other injured passengers are comfortable. Officials delay inquiry due to the motorman's death and the conductor's injuries.
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Providence
R. I
Charles D. Kimball
Warwick
George Baker
Burroughs
Manchester
Troops Arrive for Otis Celebration in Rochester
United States Regular troops deployed for the Otis homecoming celebration arrived in Rochester and pitched camp in Seneca Park West. About 1200 infantry and artillery in six special trains were moved, with the first section arriving early and the last at noon.
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Rochester
N. Y
United States Army
Elwell S. Otis
Seneca Park West
Cambridge Degrees for Americans with Choate Honored
Cambridge University conferred LL D degrees on several individuals including Joseph H. Choate United States Ambassador and Harvard Professor John Williams White. The public orator noted ties between the US and Britain and neutral goodwill during times of war. An honorary Doctor of Science went to Professor James Mark Baldwin of Princeton University.
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London
Cambridge University
Joseph H. Choate
United States
John Williams White
Harvard
Choate
Sandys
Great Britain
Acme
James Mark Baldwin
Princeton University
The Passing Throng. Indians and Frontier Warfare Recalled
An elderly Army veteran at the Grand Hotel reflects on Indians, their history, and perceived intelligence. He recounts how early white settlers sought to civilize the Six Nations, the failed education of returned tribal youths, and parallels to Boer and frontier fighting, including a Pawnee Sioux clash near the Niobrara that reshaped plains power.
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H. W. Wilton
Grand Hotel
the White
Six Nations
Tlemen
The
Mr. Wilton
Piutes
Fort Garland
Nebraska
Loup Fork
Platte
Niobrara
India famine relief fund contributions listed by church, cities
The Committee of One Hundred on India Famine Relief reports numerous donations received yesterday from Presbyterian churches in Paterson Passaic and other towns plus individuals and groups nationwide. The Tribune reports total contributions of 60 749 90 and notes a $5 gift from "M. A. E." forwarded to Brown Brothers for fund use.
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Committee of One Hundred On
India
Famina Relief
William K. Hinman
Es Presbyterian Church
Paterson
N. J
Firat Presbyterian Church
Passaic
Banke
Memorial Presbyterian Ee
F. M. Trexler
F. A. R. Saldwin
W. H. Taylor & Co
Allentown Brewing Company
H. Hausenstein
Glade Mills
Penn
F. T. Rusece
Norwalk
Conn
Acdc
Christenson
Citizens’ Bank
Au- PR
Iver Sorebson
Audubon
Adicesoaservedetawa
E. Broadhead
E. G. Janeway
Theodore C. Janeway
Willem H. Kite
Cincienett
Ohio
N. J. Stafford
H. Highdie
Florence Walker
Letitia Hanson
Manalion
Joe Rce
Osborne Aparment House
Hudson
Mary E. Robert
N. Adelsdorfer
Lee Avenue Congregational Church
A. Eeaeatie
M. S. Thompson
Charles Lower
Allegheny
Roger Gardiner
Hamilton
N. Y
George T. Truman
Morristown
Wilonmeon
James Henry Smith
Lorna
Ellsworth Davenport
Christian Endeavor Society
Arlington Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
E. Or Chapin
Weasels
John Eindatr
Woman's Missionary Society Presbyterian Church
Wraverts
R. Mott
Catherine McKeown
Helen Maitland Armstrong
Eceveceveney
Julius Sachs
Esther Herrman Woo
John N. Beekman
Robert V. McKim
John Hartisen
George FE. Armstrong & Co
Csadeus
Ee Chapman
New-York
Wwnn
J. J. Noe
Waterford
St. Columbia
White Earth Indian Reservation
White Earth
Minn
D. J. Gordon
Harrisburg
Veckcuves
J. R. Agnew
H. Thompson
J. McFarlane
William ‘ Ae
H. Dixon
Paar
C. F. Godard
Mes
A. J. Shombeliens Cots
Casdeseaveese Eehiee
Joan Petrie
Nassau Trust Company
WRI
Vascnyens Dent
H. Nathan
the Tribune
India Famine Relief Fund
Brown Bros. & Co
Fire at Police Headquarters Ended Quickly
A blaze was found under the switchboard in the telegraph bureau at Police Headquarters last evening by operator Lawrence Hynes. Chief operator Richard Battin stood nearby and doused the flames with a pall of water. The fire caused no major damage.
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Telegraph Bureau
Lawrence Hynes
Richard Battin
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