02 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
1
Reports from India, China, and the Americas describe a drop in death rates in Gajarst, rising imports, and exports. U S figures include a proposed postmaster general aid offer and military notes. Diplomatic letters praise American courage. British relief scenes in Ashanti. Peru adopts the gold libra standard and stabilizes coinage.
The section reports on railroad rate pressures and potential service suspensions, postmaster changes at several cities, indictments of large pipe companies under the Sherman act, and various federal court actions. It notes arrests in the geological bureau, a crop pest threatening yields, and widespread legal and transportation developments across multiple states.
Shanghai dispatch reports an imperial edict ordering all provincial governors to push peace negotiations with the powers. Officials are to guard territories, prevent foreign escape, and face death for failure to execute orders while reports claim massacres of foreigners and missionaries across Chi Li and surrounding regions.
Obituary notes John Marshall Stone former governor of Mississippi. He led during the Civil War as a colonel and brigade commander, later served as governor from 1876 to 1882, and was honored by university faculty for his public service and character.
The article discusses the danger of China holding hostages including ministers and foreigners as leverage against foreign demands. It notes no power can unilaterally decide and an international conference or capitals' talks would shape any response, with the US State Department waiting for clearer guidance. It also reports cremation of William Case and Captain John Little’s death from typhoid in New York and Tennessee.
A violent attack in Italy ends the life of King Humbert while he attended a prize distribution and a humorously chaotic coronation spoof. Angele Hewes is killed, the crowd clashed, and a swift pursuit followed as the king died from three rifle wounds. Humbert, born Turin, reigned after Victor Emmanuel I and Adelade of Austria, with a noted role in wars and reforms.
The city remained calm as precautionary measures were eased. Twenty militiamen guarded the parish prison with trained guns while an emergency patrol was dispatched to handle the murder case of Gillingham. A civil fund was set for witnesses, with Mayor Capedevielle enforcing security to restore normal conditions.
Cuban press reports broad approval of the decree calling a constitutional convention to elect delegates. The United States stance is noted as decisive, with editorial support for representation of all parties. Autonomous and capitalist urban interests fear delegation of wide powers and call for careful selection of delegates.
At a Nationalist meeting in Conn the United Irish party leader John EB Redmond urged funds for election candidates. Handbills discouraged British army recruitment and claimed England’s army was discomfited in South Africa signaling no radical rebellion. In Tenn Shoal Creek Cherokee county NC locals burned a sect church and barred future buildings after mob violence.
Dispatches describe De Wet's forces near Vaal and posts along the railway while poplar explorer notes reach San Francisco. Reports include Antarctic expeditions from Duke of York island, identifying rich mineral potential and scientific value for future exploration and commerce.
South African arrivals include the Duke of Marlborough and Lady Sarah Wilson. Crowds greet the Mafeking heroine at Waterloo station after docking at Southampton. An Alameda from Sydney carries 2.5 million in gold to San Francisco, while G Dunn & Co notes weekly U.S. failures at 221 and Canadian failures at 23.
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