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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
1
London reports say allied forces are reported to have reached Pekin via Shanghai sources. Chinese officials offer cautious confirmation with few details. Paris and London papers express doubt, while Washington dispatches suggest the relief may occur later in the week.
Washington reports on reliable authority that Beijing will designate a high official to meet commanders of the allied armies at Tung Chow to discuss safe conduct of foreign legations in the capital. Information suggests the meeting may have already occurred if General Chaffee moved toward Tung Chow.
Seward, Nebraska suffered its most destructive blaze Wednesday night when a basement fire at the Butler building on the square confined to Johnson Bros. stock. Dry goods, groceries and shoes valued around $10,000 with a recent $1,200 fall-goods addition were nearly a total loss despite $4,500 insurance. Dense smoke hampered initial fire location efforts before crews contained the blaze.
W. A. Skint, Brakeman for AB and M, was run over by a backing engine at Guernsey Wyoming. His left leg was severed below the knee and the right leg above, dying at 9:40 p m. He rode on the rear brake beam and was not seen until the engine had passed over him. Relatives unknown. A new hire who came to work that morning at Alliance Nebraska.
Robert B. Hall of South Omaha Nebraska was arrested in Sacramento California on arrival of the train from the east. He is accused of stealing large sums from firms where he acted as collector. He admits the theft and says he fled from Omaha to Cheyenne where he began enlisting in the army.
Kentucky Governor Beckham issues proclamation for an extra session on Tuesday August 38 1900 to address only amendments to the Goebel election law. Four crew members aboard the steamer Hill City drowned near Blue Point landing Mississippi when a plank gave way during wheel repairs. The deceased were William Brown R Freshen John Darge and an unnamed fireman, all residents of St Louis.
Watt McNeer, twenty, of Biverfill Nebraska, died by suicide with a shotgun at Blue Hill. The tragedy was reported as a lone incident with no immediate signs of foul play. Authorities are investigating circumstances surrounding the death.
Ross lyn Ferrell, convicted murderer of Express Messenger Lane, was moved to Marysville for a preliminary hearing with a special grand jury to indict him. Miss Costlow, Ferrell’s fiancée, urged to see him, accompanied by her father in a secret, moving interview. Tobias Ferrell of Steubenville visited, amid a tearful scene as the family faces tragedy and fear of punishment.
A large general merchandise store owned by J R C Miller and his residence were destroyed in a 3 10 am fire in Denton southwest Lancaster county. The post office and Miller's residence were within the building. Loss estimated about 4000 dollars with 600 insurance. Citizens fought the blaze bravely.
A large crowd confronted the English American show in Bloomfield Nebraska claiming it was a fake. They demanded the show leave town and return money. After the mob seized the manager and threatened harm, he agreed to settle for about two hundred dollars and departed town.
A Kansas City dispatch on August 15 reports an intense heatwave across southern Kansas with temperatures near or above 100 in most towns and 112 in Salina. The extreme heat caused corn leaves to curl and ears to die, threatening crops and local agriculture.
Malone M. Crow named carrier for the new rural free delivery route to start September 3 at Guide Rock in Webster county covering 54 square miles with a 840 population. Chas S Brown named substitute clerk in Lincoln post office. Marcus A Post Gus Bottom Carl W Anderson and Thos A Golden named substitute carriers in Omaha post office. Anton Prager of Omaha issued a bicycle patent.
Minnie Claridy, a Black woman, shot five times as she pursued her lover Will Rogers and struck Mrs. Sarah Sigman, 62, who sat by a second story window. Sigman died from a bullet to the temple in a fatal encounter tonight.
In Fay Richardson Co.s saloon in Alliance a 2:30 am fight on August 6 led to B C Richardson being fatally shot in the abdomen by musician R M Kline. Kline and his wife were employed there. EF D Dismer was wounded by a stray bullet while trying to intervene. The couple are in custody with Sheriff E P Sweeney.
Mail advices from Yokohama tell how the battleship Oregon was endangered on the Chinese coast. The Chinese cruiser Hai Chi offered aid, while a Russian cruiser appeared and threatened to seize the Oregon. Captain Wilde warned of ammunition aboard, then Hai Chi flew the American flag to honor refugees, after which passing cruisers asked no questions.
Transcontinental freight rates have smashed government business as roads cut prices to win government supply contracts for shipments to San Francisco bound for ports in China or the Philippines. Secret rate cutting eroded profits, alarming railroad circles about an impending freight war.
In Vincennes France August 17, about 5000 firemen from many nations competed in the international exhibition. American team led by Chief George C Hale and Kansas City fire brigade won first place for their rapid harnessing and life saving methods. Otto Matzke a 14 year old German farmer's son near Western Nebraska died after a horse threw him, his neck broken.
Washington dispatch confirms Pekin fell and the besieged legations were rescued. General Chaffee’s brief report says allied forces entered the legation grounds on the night of August 15 or 16 after fighting that left eight wounded. Officials note possible transmission date errors and emphasize the small American casualties.
A head on collision between Pacific coast fast freight No 19 and an east bound extra occurred near Sunol 100 miles east of Cheyante. The engineer and fireman leapt clear and survived. Both locomotives were badly damaged and the track damaged, but trains were diverted by a temporary track and until eight to twelve hours late.
Five aboard the yacht on a Tadoucac to River du Loup pleasure trip were thrown into the water when a squall capsized near White Island. Capt Foster Adelard Savard Couzine Morin F P Morin and P Boucher were aboard. Jamboree of Quebec rescued Boucher and Savard. Foster Morin are missing and presumed drowned.
A nineteen to twenty year old youth was arrested at Leinskc Germany per a Berlin dispatch after admitting a conspiracy to assassinate King Albert of Saxony. He claims a lottery appointed him to the deed but lacked the nerve. A dagger and loaded revolver were found on him. identity not yet established.
General Dewet has eluded General Kitchener as British wagons used double teams of picked animals. Boers evaded pursuit by marching at night over terrain known to them while the British pursuers had to march by day.
Arthur Kimball, living one mile north of Aurora, was injured while threshing when a beard of wheat penetrated an eye. An occulist from Lincoln attended. Though feared at first to lose sight, his condition improved significantly.
A forest fire near Encampment Wyoming has consumed about eight by ten miles and now threatens Battle and Ramber. Two thousand sheep owned by Frederick Geddes of Saratoga are dead and a Mexican herder is missing and believed to have perished.
The American cruiser New Orleans is reported to be at Shanghai. The brief notes the ship's presence and location in the port city as part of a wider naval movement.
Washington dispatches report the fall of Pekin on August 15 with foreign legations safe. Admiral Remey and Consul Fowler provide details of the capture from Tien Tsin to Pekin and the surrounding actions. Japanese forces entered the capital after obstinate resistance, with legations surrounded and confirmed casualties. Tung Chow had been taken earlier on August 12, curtailing the march to Pekin.
In Elliott county Kentucky a deadly clash between Adkins and Howards left one Howard dead and another with a bullet wound in the lung. The quarrel began over a young woman and drew in both families after they returned home to fetch reinforcements. All Adkins kin have been jailed in Martinsburg.
Japanese diplomacy offers aid to the empress dowager and emperor but blocks escape attempts by Prince Tuan Kang Yi and others. Charles Johnson, a section foreman for the Chicago St. Paul Omaha road, was struck by a northbound freight near Necara Iowa while attempting to save a possible wreck. He died instantly and left a large family in Dakota City Nebraska where his remains were taken for an inquest.
A 19 year old, Earnest Argeld, living with his parents two miles west of Franklin Nebraska, was found in their pasture with a broken leg. The cause and severity are unknown. He had been in town and started the trip home. He is described as a young man of good habits.
News in brief notes forest fires in Colorado continue to spread with expected great damage. Also mentions New York vest makers in a 2500 worker strike over union pay, jockey Ted Sloan returning from England after a successful season, Springfield refunding bonds sale causing a $9945 loss from bid interpretation, a fraud case renewing pardon hopes, a tornado near Desdneo South Dakota causing some damage, Whitewood storm the worst of the year, and heavy rainfall in the last two days.
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