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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
2
Telegraph summaries report numerous casualties across incidents with crimes and fires noted. Political and religious news appear in brief items, reflecting a busy period with varied events and local responses.
Telegraph from Tromsoe reports Stella Polare under Duke of Abruzzi’s command reached 86.38 north, surpassing Nansen’s record. The ship was trapped eleven months, hull damaged by ice, crew faced famine eating sledge dogs, and Norwegian engineer with two Italians died. News arrived as assassination of King Humbert of Italy was relayed to the Duke off Aammenfest.
Kingston dispatch reports a terrific storm crossing Jamaica. Rivers flooded and banana plantations damaged as miles of railroad track washed away. Torrential rains continue with losses running into thousands of dollars. A tropical hurricane also struck Cuba and the Florida coast with winds up to 100 mph, risking crew losses at sea.
General McArthur reports the Boho outbreak shows Pedro Samson the Tagbijlaren commandant left to inspect the police but gathered followers and mobilized to attack Ubay. Two detachments from Carmen found peace and no insurrection. A detachment under First Lieutenant Levick was attacked near armen on August 31 by bolomen. over 100 killed. A movement inland advances as burials proceed. Caris Outlette, 47, of Menominee Michigan, attempted burial in wet sand for rheumatism, then was removed by police after resistance from him and his wife. he remains helpless from exposure.
London dispatch notes signs that the Boer War may end soon. Lord Roberts prepares to return to England and has sent four chargers to Cape Town. Many expect him to become commander in chief as Lord Wolseley will leave the post in October.
Chief Mowahe a Yakima medicine man was killed by an Indian named John near North Kakima Minn The elder doctor was summoned to aid a sick child and after performing rites died as the child perished The assailant killed the medic during the attempted healing effort
A large double corncrib and granary on August Weichen’s farm near Peotone Lil collapsed while two men shovelled corn into a shelter. The men were buried under grain and timber as 2,000 bushels of oats tumbled from overhead.
Four arrests were made in Akron Ohio bringing total charged for the riot to twenty eight. One arrestee is a prominent politician and another is a contractor.
The steamer Umatilla has reached San Francisco bringing about 1.5 million dollars in Klondike treasure from Douglass Island and the north, along with a few Nome nuggets.
The Murray Comedy Company performs at the Fort Wayne Masonic Temple from September 10 through 15. A separate act, Hoyt's presents A Midnight Bell on September 18.
The Vienna correspondent of the London Daily Mail says Russia agreed to a compromise leaving some troops in Pekin while sending the main army to Tien Tsin to serve as the military headquarters.
General Baden-Powell was welcomed with an onshore show of support in Cape Town as crowds carried him from the railway station to the government house. The jubilant scene highlighted the significance of his visit to the city.
The Dowager Empress of China defies the allied forces and urges viceroys to unite for war against the Europeans. An edict signed at Tai-Yuan-fu appears in Shanghai, explaining the court fled Pekin to avoid Christian killing rumors and naming Viceroy Yuat Lui Luan Fu as a key influence behind the rebellion. Rebels are said to be spreading in southern provinces as Hong Kong reports predict a massive flare of unrest.
The Associated Press reports horrors along the Tientsin to Pekin road showing Russian and French troops looting and slaughtering civilians. Germans English Japanese and Americans mostly restrained themselves. Cossacks bayoneted children and threw elders into rivers.
A roundup of violent incidents and fatalities spans New York to Pennsylvania. Reports include police halting a nascent riot, dueling cadets for a New Jersey belle, a vice-presidential candidate Arthur Sewall dying, a gangster shot near Elizabethville, a deadly train wreck at Batfield, hangings and lynching tensions, a 106 year old Russian packer’s death, and multiple rescue and accident tales from Oswego Junction to Baldwinsville.
Widespread anti foreign sentiment surges through Cantons and provinces with pamphlets and Dalacards claiming foreign lies are routed. Mission stations in Kwang Tong suffer destruction or looting while native Christians face abuse. Foreign employed Chinese are threatened and homes looted. reform groups, backed by rich Chinese in China and America, press for a reform government with Nan Kin as capital and foreign advisers.
The general land office reports receipts for the year exceeding prior totals by 1.25 to 1.5 million dollars, with almost 5 million dollars from public land sales and about 18 million acres disposed of. Interior denies grazing in Yellowstone Park timber land reserves to curb forest fires across forest reserves.
The Crow Indians of Montana, a wheat growing tribe, have signed a U S government contract to supply flour to the Cheyenne. They boast extensive farms flocks and herds. This marks the first government contract to an Indian, specifically a blanket Indian of the mountains.
Prof Fryer, a former employee of the Chinese government, told reporters in San Francisco that the current fighting has awakened Chinese national spirit like nothing in years.
A fragmentary sentence notes a revolt and orgy with reference to Russians leading the revel. The barely readable line hints at a chaotic scene tying together town and country and a Russian role in the turmoil.
Arthur Sewall died at his Small Point summer home near Bath Maine from apoplexy suffered Sunday. He was 60, a prominent shipbuilder and Democratic leader who sought the 1896 vice presidency. Born November 25 1835 in Bath he led the Bath firm as a major merchant marine constructor and belonged to a storied New England family.
The report notes Britain purchasing American coal to stock Guam as a defensive measure. It mentions a strong fort planned for the island and reports on various military and maritime topics including the battleship Alabama’s speed and hours at sea, and other wartime or naval items.
Reports from across states detail a woodworkers strike that could push manufacturers to relocate from Chicago. Fatal incidents include two patrolmen killed by electric wires in St. Louis and a wreck near Mankato that killed a fireman. Multiple political results and notable deaths are noted, from Vermont and Arkansas elections to the passings of Lorenzo Lewelling and David Sinton.
Gen. Moses E. Clapp delivered the dedicatory address at Memorial cemetery as ceremonies concluded. Meanwhile in Cincinnati Walter Bell, a teen, was killed by an electric car, and his mother Mrs. Annie Bell died suddenly at their Franklin County home upon hearing the news.
Thomas Jones, a negro preacher, was hanged at Raleigh in a private execution for murder. Fudge French Tipton, a Kentucky journalist, died from wounds in Richmond after a fight with C. S. Woods. A Hambleton WV mill plant burned, 12,000,000 feet of hemlock lost. Louis Mot and J A Spriggs quarrel led to Spriggs murder. Mot surrendered. Annie Day Mayes, actress and acting teacher, died by her own hand at Valdosta due to a failed play. Caleb Powers case at Georgetown resulted in life imprisonment. Coon Kinner killed Wesley Carter in Fallburg. Henry Perkins, alias Henry Cornell, known as a regional terror, is jailed in Clarksville after years of violence.
Russia denies territorial designs on Manchuria and rejects indemnity from China. England agrees to pay about 500000 dollars for stopping and searching three German vessels at Dagon Bay. M Jacques Faure treasurer of the Aero Club Paris crosses the channel in a balloon and leaves the scene.
General floods strike Santiago de Cuba and crops suffer in Nicaragua as locusts devastate corn and a coffee fungus hits Matagalpa and Jinotega. War Dept troops remain in the Philippines while volunteers are replaced. Deutschland sets new speed records, and a missing $20 000 package is recovered after a Mexico Treveno theft. US failures rise in August trade, says K G Dun.
Market summaries from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York detail cattle hogs sheep and grain prices. Prices vary by city with cattle generally 2.50 to 5.90, hogs 3.00 to 5.90, wheat 75 to 78 cents, corn 38 to 45 cents, oats 20 to 27 cents, rye 50 to 53 cents, and butter eggs and port values noted.
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