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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1900
Page
2
The Metropolitan Tabernacle opened today in London with Rev. Thos. Spurgeon presiding. Evangelist Ira D. Sankey attended the services and announced greetings from ten thousand friends in the United States to mark the occasion.
A Toronto case last week ruled by Justice Meredith that only the province can authorize opening streets. It notes railways under federal charter may be affected by Dominion authority via the railway committee of the Privy Council. The ruling also grants Dominion power to order protective measures such as subways bridges or gates.
Lord Roberts telegraphs from Nelspruit that the town was occupied the day before without opposition and that he is in touch with Gen. Buller to send supplies. Buller reports most opponents are mercenaries and Cape Colony rebels. The Hague government has been notified of Kruger's acceptance to a Dutch warship for passage to Holland. Kruger will not sail to Europe on the Herzog on Sept 24 as planned.
The article explains London's new underground electric railway with 60 to 100 foot tunnels and separate tunnels for each track. Elevators carry passengers to surface stations that are light and airy, and cars are on par with above ground trains. Head end collisions are avoided since each track runs in one direction only. Despite this, rising traffic demands spur plans for substantial expansion.
Common stockholders of the Chicago Packing and Provision Company Limited move to appoint a receiver. The English parent plans to wind up after London meeting on September 12. Quick assets only cover preferred stock, leaving nothing for common shareholders who have seen dividends cut and share value collapse.
The Egyptian mail steamer Charkieh ran ashore on the island of Andros with a broken shaft. Some passengers have been drowned.
A blaze in Roubaix France today destroyed wool and cotton shops valued at four million francs. Fire crews battled the flames as the stock and storefronts burned, with authorities investigating the cause and scope of the damage.
A sailor from the Portuguese bark Gertrude says the hurricane drove seawater over the ship and pumps kept her afloat until lightning struck and set her ablaze. The captain died by his own hand and the crew abandoned in two boats, drifting apart. one companion reportedly buried near Playa del Este.
In Van Vieck Hill Ontario on September 19 the east wall of a new Presbyterian church under construction collapsed, killing Rev. J Mc Leod the pastor. Local authorities investigate the accident as workers were on site.
In Montreal on September 19 W Tees & Co. undertakers and desk makers for 25 years have assigned liabilities of 20000. Charles Langlois & Co. produce merchants show liabilities over 400000 with assets of 360000.
Toronto grand jury returns a true bill against Daniel Chapman for conspiring to set fire to his brother's barns amid family disputes. Co-conspirator Arthur Riddell is serving four years in Kingston for arson by match.
Fire swept the summer resort of Spring Lake New Jersey early today destroying three large hotels eleven cottages a drug store a grocery and a bicycle shop with losses estimated at 300000 dollars.
Montreal report notes T. G. Shaughnessy departs the city tomorrow en route to the Pacific coast for unspecified duties or engagements.
Montreal reports Elder Dempster threatens a passenger rate war claiming certain Canadian companies breached contracts. They state they will carry passengers for nothing to win business if contract rates are not dropped.
The Doric brought a consignment to C. D. Bunker when customs officers seized two dogs and divided birds for health checks. The dogs were sent to Angel Island for two weeks, while the broker obtained permission and bonded to land the birds. The delays stem from a treasury order requiring a health certificate for all imported animals.
Seattle has not discussed lacrosse much since the team clinched an extraordinary series in the East. The quiet follows a remarkable championship run that drew attention to the sport within the city.
The farmers’ push for extra binder twine indicates a robust northwest grain harvest likely larger than anticipated. They had purchased what seemed sufficient but now find the supply inadequate.
Washington reports a German demand on punishing Chinese officials for outrages may trap the United States in a crisis. Officials fear China cannot accept the note, pushing the U S toward either pulling troops from China or joining a broader war. Berlin dispatches claim imperial edicts call generals to Pekin and urge Boxer suppression and reforms.
The British steamer Lorle from Philadelphia has docked at Port Said delivering the first importation of American coal to the Suez region address.
In Quebec on September 19 Protestants and Catholics form a joint committee to raise subscriptions for a suitable annuity for Rev Father O Leary Catholic chaplain to the first Canadian contingent in South Africa in gratitude for his service to sick and dying Canadians on the battlefield.
The Goulds again aid Count Castellane who married Miss Anna Gould by paying debts totalling 1.6 million dollars to prevent the ancestral castle from being sold at auction. This time the money was not entrusted to the count.
Montreal and Ottawa notes describe Liberal and Conservative nominations in Ontario Quebec and Nanaimo. Andrew Broder W John M Wn George McCormick Thomas Mackie J Marcil Vercheres Chamlyes J L Decarie join various candidacies. Ralph Smith endorsed for Nanaimo Liberal M. P. seat.
Toronto reports the Lumbermen's Association of Ontario will keep lumber prices high due to strong English market demand and a projected shortfall of at least 300 million feet in Georgian Bay and eastern Michigan output. Quebec notes Sir Henry Joly's visit as he plans to move his family to British Columbia. Canadian cattle exports to Europe may rise if Argentine disease worsens conditions, per Mr. Rennie in Buenos Aires.
A historical note contrasts Canada’s murder charges and outcomes with United States figures reported by the Chicago Tribune. It cites Canada’s 25 accusations last year, with various dispositions including executions, and 1899 US figures of 7840 murder charges with 109 executions.
Canada earns 13 grand prizes at the Paris exhibition across categories including education public works farms cereals dairy fruits furs fisheries metallurgy and forestry. Quebec collects four prizes in education cereals dairy minerals Nova Scotia two in minerals cereals Manitoba one for cereals and British Columbia one for minerals.
Philadelphia and Hazleton operators vow to resist United Mine Workers and plan a long strike. Miners at Harwood and Latimer suffer wage losses as mules are retired and production halts. By Sept 19 the strike grips Scranton and Shamokin regions with whole districts and coal trains idled. Several mines and rail lines in Lackawanna, Wyoming Valley, and surrounding lines suspend coal shipments.
A Galveston report says Clara Barton, president of the Red Cross, fell ill while distributing relief supplies. She remains seriously ill and, with three nurses, will depart for Washington today per her physician’s orders.
Rear Admiral Sicard of the United States Navy died last Friday. He had been on the retired list since 1898. At the start of the Spanish American War he commanded the North Atlantic Squadron but was relieved by Captain W T Sampson.
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