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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1900
Page
7
The Daily Express reports rising war channels with China mobilizing forces amid allied tension. Germans may patrol Yangtse with warships, while Russian and Japanese delays affect division deployment. US marines suffer casualties and endure harsh siege conditions near Peking legations as walls bear heavy shelling.
Reports to the Russian general staff from Amur detail Chinese depredations and large artillery stockpiles. Charbin is cut off with 400 Chinese attacks repulsed. rail work halted on the Manchurian line while Russian and Japanese command plan joint action under Vice Admiral Alexeios and the Japanese commander in chief.
Berlin reports Admiral von Benedinn’s account of the Tien-tsin action on July 14. He notes 62 guns fell to the allies after the citadel’s capture and that the Taku to Tien tsin railway will open on July 18 with military control until transfer to civilians. The Russians have repaired and occupy the line. Also: Newport dispatches record widespread willingness to go to China.
Key testimony in Georgetown Ky reveals Caleb Powers sought an armed mountain mob to threaten the Kentucky legislature in Frankfort. Witnesses describe January meetings, financing of captains, and promises of violence if lawmakers did not side with the Goebel cause amid Goebel shooting accusations.
Reports from New York to Poughkeepsie indicate missionary William H. Cassum and his wife, with three children, are in a dangerous area 150 miles from Nanking, as foreign houses burn and missionaries are maltreated. Cassum, known for opposing Rockefeller funding, reportedly predicted this crisis before leaving China two years ago.
President Roosevelt dined with Secretary Root and Adjutant General Corbin and cabinet members at the Country Club near Washington on July 19. Guests included Colonel Webb Dayes William Barber Elon Charles Dawes and the dinner was social with no new China policy changes discussed. The president planned to return to Canton today.
The quartermaster’s department has requisitioned over 14000 dollars for apparatus to supply Chinese expedition troops with pure drinking water. Sterilizers and distilling plants will deliver 32501 gallons daily, with 25000 from sterilizers and 7400 from distillers. The setup aims to provide safe water on land and at sea, supplementing boiling water on cooking ranges for the army.
Superintendent Brockway loses power as state board reshapes leadership. Transfers from Buffalo bring Claus N. Hurd Lawrence W. Jameson Daniel Regan Frederick Smith Matthew G. Green Ralph S. Burlick to replace Sammel D. Sample Hugh B. Brockway J. J. Finnell Thomas McInerney Thomas Maroney P Q Rickey J H Collins. Colonel Masten kept on, as retirement funds and plans hint at broader shakeup. Sample retires after a decade with $16000 saved.
May 19 London reports an afternoon Christian Endeavor convention with intense enthusiasm. Grounds were crowded and water shortages caused heat distress with many women fainting. Speakers included Mr. Clark of Massachusetts Mrs. Clark and Bishop Walters. Delegations answered state calls and Floyd Trompkins of Philadelphia led a brief devotional then Americans sang.
British reports describe heavy Boer resistance near Bethlehem and Vicksburg as Jan Hamilton's column advances to Waterval. Beers with five guns broke through enemy lines despite flanking efforts by Hunter and Rundle brigades. Lieutenant Borden and Birch, Canadian officers, killed leading a counter attack, praised by Lord Roberts for gallantry.
Pretoria reports the arrest of My J. M. A Wolmarans of the Transvaal executive council at his house near Hatherley within British lines. Bar gold worth £6000 and a quantity of arms were found concealed in the house.
Disjointed dispatch notes report the Hampton Negro Conference gathering in Newport News. It cites 783 applicants for Princeton entrance this summer and mentions banker John A. Black testifying about the Goebel shooting. Commissioner of Patents Duell presented totals and related figures.
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