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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1900
Page
6
Crown Prince Eui Wha, heir to Korea's throne, has arrived in the United States to study English. He may attend the University of California or Stanford, under interpreter Sin Ba Too, with plans shifting from an eastern to a western education.
The Police and Sanitary committee of the House of Lords, on its own motion, added an amendment to a bill granting Rochdale municipal tramways power. Profits from the undertaking would not be used for general city expenses but only for service needs and fare reductions, aligning with Glasgow and other British municipal trading practices.
Reported decline in English cricket parallels U S baseball decline due to professionalism. British papers claim top clubs are driven by professionals and “amateurs” who are really paid to play, reducing genuine participation.
Princess Marie of Mecklenberg-Strelitz sues for separation from Count Ja Matel. The royal couple, under pressure of state duties, begin a divorce process after a troubled marriage. The match was arranged with the Infanta Eulalie of Spain as sponsor during Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair.
During the fiscal year ending June 30 last, 341,711 foreigners entered through the port of New York. Total immigration for the year will likely approach 630,000. The notable change from thirty years ago is the shift from western and northern Europe to southern and eastern Europe among new arrivals.
The Rivers committee of the London County Council has prepared a definite scheme to reestablish a passenger steamboat service on the Thames after private firms failed. The plan moves from theory to detailed study and will be used as the basis for a parliamentary powers application.
The Navy advertised again for bids on about 36 000 tons of armor plate for battleships and cruisers, breaking a previous monopoly. A new bidder, the Midvate company of Philadelphia, joins two established firms in the race. The item is part of the latest congressional appropriations.
A London Times writer laments a great wartime fault by Britain, noting horses were systematically starved due to likely ignorance of duties and failure to provide adequate fodder, leading to preventable deaths.
The piece reflects on Hong Fu Ling a foreign representative in Tientsin courts killed in fighting. It notes there are no true lawyers in China, only licensed notaries who charge heavy fees and a Catholic priestly rank allowed to plead cases. It warns of tensions between converts and locals and cites Emperor William embracing motor sport.
Peter MacQueen reports from Wakkerstroom on the ninth month of the war. He describes 2000 voices singing hymns in laagers and notes the Boers show mercy to English wounded and friendly with prisoners. He praises Boer soldiers as religious humane and brave.
Professor James E. Keeler, eminent astronomer and longtime director of the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton, died last week in San Francisco. A native of Illinois, he served two terms and, as the first practical astronomer, helped run the observatory from 1886 and managed time service before its transfer to the university.
Tennessee Supreme Court rules a lawyer may shed tears to sway a jury and is derelict if he does not. The ruling centers on a case where the defendant appealed claiming the plaintiff’s attorney’s weeping unduly influenced the jury.
The Baptist weekly argues state universities are not godless and cites Michigan data. Among 2925 students at the University of Michigan last year, 2535 were church members or adherents.
Francis Lieb son of General Herman Lieb of Chicago ran away from home rather than join the U S Marines. Disappearance under mysterious circumstances prompts speculation his friends may be hiding him. Neighbors attest to his fine character and singing ability.
Narrative traverses the Tientsin Pekin corridor noting the Pet Ho river with broad shallow channels and blockage by Chinese boats. It describes millet cultivation truck gardens, lack of woods, decapitated heads on poles, carved stone animals, joss houses, tortures temple, Lang Fang hotel, and the west gate of Pekin with its enormous walls and temple on top.
The Grand Bootjack or Earl of Rothes is a young Scottish peer to appear in fashionable eastern society circuits. Though titled bootjack, he is a genuine earl with a historic court title inherited from a five century old ancestor. He rose from poverty after marrying the countess, aided by his father in law, the Plush Edward plush manufacturer.
A British transport recruitment letter recounts hardships for volunteers sent to South Africa. The writer warns against sailing to join the war effort, notes sickness, poor food, cold nights, and reliance on local laborers, and urges staying home until after the war. It cites Earl Rothes touring Europe and critiques officers as overbearing.
First Lieutenant Hugh A. Drum of the 25th Infantry, serving in the Philippines, is among the youngest officers of his rank in the regular army. His father Captain John Drum was killed at Santiago on July 1, 1898. Drum and two other officers were appointed under similar circumstances while their fathers perished in action. Drum was born at Fort Brady, Michigan, on September 19, 1879, and grew up at army posts in Texas and New Mexico. The report also notes the Prince of Wales receiving General Cronje’s Boer War sword from a British officer.
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