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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1900
Page
2
A miscellaneous clipping notes varied items: a British army uniform sale raising nearly 250000 for the treasury, Cincinnati undertakers forming a trust, and a cynical remark about the living. It adds a census claim for Mexico and a France wine output forecast of 55000000 hectolitres, with 1899 at 48000000.
The text notes Gen Roberts urges an end to hostilities after annexing the Transvaal and questions arrests of Boers as British subjects. It adds Lord Rowton visits the queen with rumors she may delay publication of Beaconsfield memoirs until her death.
A London fellow reveals a hybrid fruit from raspberry and blackcap bramble, tasting like dewberry with a raspberry, maturing as raspberries fade. Observers note gas lighting from Australian gum leaves and widespread use of wood gas in Germany Russia Norway and beyond, as trees emit carbonic acid at night.
Baltimore work starts on a silver service for Rear-Admiral Winfield Scott Schley crafted from coins captured on the Spanish cruiser Christobal Colon. It includes eighteen plates and multiple serving pieces weighing about 2000 ounces with an anticipated cost between 7090 and 9000 dollars. In Java, Dr Dubois uncovers fossil remains that Professor Haeckel says may belong to an intermediate species between apes and prehistoric humans, prompting further explorations.
The craze for Kruger coins and stamps drives prices up as collectors seek complete sets. A $1.25 coin trades for about $12.50 while an extraordinary crown reaches $50 due to 1892 die errors with bullock-wagon shafts. Half-sovereigns and smaller coins circulated at 50 atrack before the error was found, each now worth over $5. Pretoria overprinted stamps may reach $1,500,000 in value, per an official.
The Rev A W Mann a deaf mute missionary travels to deaf mute churches for twenty five years. He writes messages rapidly using a method where the reporter sits opposite with a pad. Mann reads questions upside down and answers upside down without moving the paper.
A head on Burlington freight collision ten miles east of Creston on Oct 1 killed three usefully named men, including engineer Peter McAloon of Ottumwa and fireman Lyman Sprowl of Creston, plus a tramp from Chicago. Dozens injured, fifteen cattle killed. wreck described as the worst on the west end division in years.
Big force at work on the Milwaukee Branch at Foster as contractor Donald Jeffrey brings twelve carloads of horses scrapers tents and gear to begin four mile railroad construction from Foster to Hilton. Work by Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad runs mainly along Soap Creek with light grading and a sixty day finish target. project links Foster Coal with the Wabash and Illinois Central networks.
Sidney Sept 27 A Fremont County farm hand Frank Sigler was found guilty of murder in the second degree or manslaughter in the case over the death of William Schultz at J W Shunick’s premises. Indicted for first degree murder, the state pursued manslaughter amid insanity defenses. Sentencing could reach the maximum eight years in the penitentiary. Also reported Mrs Henry Osterfosse burned to death in Tedrick when a barn fire consumed the structure and her charred body was recovered with both limbs burned off after the flames.
Vandalism and incendiarism at the Independence high school building are attributed to tramps. Books torn, pictures broken, basement fire partly destroying the structure. Loss about 2000 dollars, fully insured. School will remain closed for six weeks.
In Waylor’s home, burglars demanded $50. A shot through a window struck Waylor in the arm, seriously but not fatally wounding him. The robbers fled. no trace was found. Separate note reports Crocker’s Town brigade voting down returning the captured Columbia flag, and the W. A. McHenry Aberdeen Angus herd winning at the Illinois State Fair with multiple prizes.
Keokuk Sept 27 The depot agent for Adams Express reports the theft of a thousand dollar package from a consignment to Selma Iowa. The item was to be placed in the case but was missing when the agent checked out, leaving 81000 in unsettled losses and prompting investigation.
A September 27 tornado struck Ferguson nine miles south of Marshalltown at 8 30 pm. Two people died George Lovelady and Elmo Lovelady. Eleven others were injured including John Lovelady Mrs. John Lovelady and Mamie H Oliver. Damaged sites include Hotel Hutsin the Keevan homes Milwaukee depot and grain office of T G Reale & Co with barns and freight cars scattered.
Mrs Edwin H. Conger writes from Peking to her sister about life under siege since June. She notes troops arriving Aug 14 and recounts constant shelling, attempts to starve them out, and guards at posts. She recalls eating horse and mule meat and mentions rescuing Chinese converts and gratitude for survival, praising divine intervention.
Judge James P. Conner of Denison won the Tenth district nomination on the 96th ballot with 153 votes and broad crossings from Calhoun Crawford Emmett Greene Stumboldt Kossuth Pocahontas Webster. Born 1851 in Indiana he moved to Iowa and built a legal and judicial career culminating as a circuit and district judge.
Grinnell Iowa Oct 1 Benton county officers say they captured one of a gang of horse thieves terrorizing Benton and nearby counties for weeks. A man named Jack Davis was traced from Belle Plaine to Chelsea where he was caught selling stolen horse and buggy. Sheriff Dirr brought him to Belle Plaine and investigators hope the capture will help expose other members of the gang. George W Vanderbilt plans a 100000 dairy building at Baltimore Farms as part of farm equipment upgrades.
Washington reports from Shanghai that China has decreed the degradation of four princes including Prince Tuan and ordered the trial of the imperial clan before a court. The edict blames ministers for Boxer outrages and signals a shift by the ruling dynasty toward pacifying foreign demands and opening negotiations for a settlement.
On October first the alignment of Great Britain Russia and France with the United States rejects the German plan to punish Chinese ringleaders as a condition for talks. Japan leans middle to preserve harmony while Austria and Italy back Germany making a solid bloc. major powers show little debate over the proposal.
Frankfort Ky Oct 1 Judge Cantrill overruled a motion for a new trial in the James Howard Goebel assassination case and sentenced him to hang on December 7. Attorneys may file their bill of exceptions before October 8. Howard declared I am innocent when asked to show cause.
Shamokin Pa September 28 The Locust Spring colliery near Mount Carmel tied up completely after a strike by workers. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company owned the mine which employed 1200 to 1300 men and boys. Strike leaders say the North Franklin colliery, also run by Reading, may close. it employs about 600 workers.
A dispatch from Mexico City reports that Mexico's congress unanimously elected General Diaz as president last night. He will be inaugurated in December, and he has recovered from his recent indisposition.
Solomon City on the Solomon river mouth was devastated by a recent Alaska coast storm. All buildings were swept away or wrecked. population 200, now destitute and homeless. Also reported, Paris notes Chinese decree to fight foreigners and destroy them.
General Mace Arthur reports that on September 11 Captain Shields and fifty-one men of Company F, Twenty-ninth Infantry, departed Santa Cruz for Torrijos and have not been heard from. It is believed the party was captured with casualties. The unit, recruited at Fort McPherson, included Captain Shields, once lieutenant colonel of the Second Mississippi in the Spanish War, a Natchez, Mississippi resident. The action occurred on Marinduque near Luzon, where US troops were stationed in two detachments. Shields apparently left Santa Cruz by gun boat toward Torrijos. a return has not been noted.
New York reports a source involved in settlement talks says the anthracite miners strike should end early next week not by sweeping orders but by miners returning to work at the 10 percent raise. He notes no intention to recognize Mitchell, and hints delays due to directors on vacation.
In Frankfort Kentucky on September 27 Jim Howard was found guilty as the principal in Goebel's assassination and sentenced to death. Jurors voted 10 to death and 2 for life imprisonment after initial ballots showed unanimity for guilty. Soward was remanded to jail as the jury of nine Democrats one Republican and two anti Goebel Democrats delivered the verdict.
London report indicates Germany has practically retreated from an untenable stance. Paris Morning Post correspondent notes an agreement on the Chinese program among France, Germany and Russia. It will be submitted to other powers soon with a milder action than Germany’s original proposal.
London reports Great Britain sent a note to the Dutch government warning that if Mr Kruger is allowed to carry bullion or state archives on the Dutch warship bringing him to Europe, it will be treated as a breach of Dutch neutrality by the Netherlands.
The Russian naval staff announced plans to blockade all Chinese ports in response to the Chinese fleet at Shanghai. They would deploy fast cruisers from allied squadrons to protect transports.
In Peking on September 20 the court martial examined the assassin of Baron von Ketteler. The court judged that it would be unjustifiable to sentence on the current evidence, and the prisoner will be held in custody to pursue further information against him.
A dispatch cited by the Daily Mail from Lorenzo Marques states that Steyn and Neitz will stay with the fighting burghers and estimates a Boer force of 7,080 to 12,000 aiming to harass British lines of communication around London on September 25.
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