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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
2
A garbled Press item surveys a range of topics from a court suit over desertion of a comic to a uncommissioned minister acting as a sage. It notes new private apartment safes, sugar-coated pills, mosquito pest control trials, and reflections on a London author and the Monroe doctrine crisis.
A London study finds bath water heats quickly but stabilizes, with two minutes of exposure raising one gallon by about 9.6 degrees Fahrenheit and a man emitting heat akin to two and a half horsepower. The piece links mosquitoes to malaria and yellow fever and notes a surge in silk industry investment and shifting import patterns, contrasting tea imports with tea perceptions.
New York May 27. Columbians charge the Government of Colombia violated its pledge to free revolution prisoners after Gen Rafael Uribe Uribe issued a peace manifesto. Instead the prisoners are treated more cruelly. fears grow that Col Abel Murillo will be arrested in Bogota. Uribe-Uribe argues the revolution cannot triumph. he condemns plans to cede sovereignty over canal region to the United States and urges Liberal patriotism.
The Court of Claims certified a total of 181830 dollars for officers and crews of the American fleet that defeated Spain at Manila Bay on May 1, 1898. Admiral Dewey already received 9570 dollars by prior judgment. Remaining recipients include crews of the Olympia Boston Concord Baltimore and Mr Culloch with distribution based on rank.
Creek treaty signed in Muskogee Oklahoma Territory by Chief Porter after recent tribal approval. Formal notice to President McKinley will follow for proclamation authorizing Creek lands allotment and sale. Investors already watching for opportunities.
The Iinola Southern Hospital for the Insane trustees reappointed R. F. Bennett as superintendent Miles Baker as first assistant P M McRavin as second assistant and Sanders of Jonesboro as annex superintendent. Wet miners entombed in Wales as five bodies recovered and seventy remain trapped with slim chances of survival.
In Rome on May 21 the Pope received Archbishop Chappelle of New Orleans the papal delegate to the Philippines and held a long talk about directing religious orders in the archipelago and other matters.
St Louis capital and enterprise poised to drive swift development as the Kiowa Comanche and Apache Indian reservation opens to settlement. Interior officials note most funding for new territory comes from St Louis, with plans for railroads telegraphs and telephones under the Oklahoma Telephone and Railway Company led by Oklahoma directors but backed by wealthy St Louismen.
A Standerton dispatch dated May 22 reports British forces ambushed near Amersfort Jaranice. Commandant Joubert and the magistrate were wounded as burghers fled. Reinforcements forced Boers to retreat with three prisoners captured. In Kenhardt a Farmstead clash lasted five hours with Boers suffering fifteen killed and seventeen wounded while a British scout unit had one wounded. General Rundle seized Theron's Mill near Fouriesberg.
South Carolina's two United States Senators mailed resignations to the Governor for September 15 effective dismissal, stemming from a split in the Democratic Party between Tillman and McLaurin. Both agreed to face voters, debate their positions, and let constituents decide their fate.
Madrid May 27 Anse ene speaks before a naval congress on Spain’s future naval strength and warns the country could fragment into small states. He says he does not want navy interests to predominate but fears Spain may resemble medieval Italy if current trends continue.
May 27 reports President Altschensky of the Kharhoff Chamber of Commerce took his own life by allowing a train to run over him near St Peteraburg. A financier of great influence, his death stems from financial difficulties and will affect numerous investigations. Washington notes the Woman's Industrial and Patriotic League begins a crusade for a permanent Washington exhibit of women's handiwork.
President McKinley plans to depart San Francisco for Washington on Saturday at 10 am if Mrs. McKinley’s health holds. He met with consular staff, attended a Palace Hotel reception, and a loyalist ceremony before the trip. Christian Science claims to cure are disputed by administration officials. Trade figures show Cuba imports rose from 1899 to 1900 while exports also increased.
Five thousand tunnel workers strike in New York delaying subway work. Engineers demand 3.50 daily eight hours and overtime pay. rock drillers seek 3.75 for eight hours and 70 cents overtime. holsters ask 2.50 daily. Police reinforced as contractors hire nonunion labor, but no trouble yet.
Cuba's trade with the United States shows a large drop in exports and imports, with imports down 487455 and exports down 6438407. The decline in U S exports and a rise in European shipments are attributed in part to wartime logistics and reexport practices from New York in early 1899.
The United States Creek nations treaty ratified provides allotment of Creek lands in severalty, creation of townsite titles, and winding up Creek affairs by 1904. A private telegram notes a House of Kings bill authorizes a commission to seek a supplemental treaty with the United States to amend the present one.
Funeral to be military in character with state officers and a broad committee arranging the rites. One regiment of infantry Fifth and artillery squadron to escort. Gov Yates presides. services Sunday afternoon with family seats limited to dignitaries. Assignments include mourning décor, military and civic duties, and carriage coordination.
Baltimore May 25 reports the Rowland multiplex system now in use in Germany permits eight messages at 40 words per minute on a single line four in each direction. Messages are typed on a keyboard and recorded at the far end by a small machine printing or on continuous tape. Old Spanish firearms unearthed at El Paso reveal brass muzzle loading cannon and arquebuses with two heavy types. legends say barracks housed soldiers of the king during Aboriginal uprisings. London May 23 notes Union Castle defies J Pierpont Morgan as American Syndicate plans to enter South African trade, threatening the monopoly.
A cable translation from May 25 reports that the central group of Italian anarchists in New York pledges renewed war against the assassination by the modern Inquisitors of Italy. The message, signed ANARCHISTS, names Minister Zanardelli in Rome and denounces the act.
Washington May 25 General MacArthur informed the War Department of the transport Pennsylvania sailing from Manila for San Francisco and the transport Grant arriving. The Pennsylvania carried 32 officers and 910 enlisted men of the Fortieth Infantry along with other passengers.
Sir Alfred Milner arrives in Southampton aboard the Saxon with governor Si Alten Milner of the Orange River Colony and the Transvaal. The crossing completes at 11:15 this morning.
In Oakridge Cemetery Springfield Illinois two heroes lie within a short distance Abraham Lincoln and John R Tanner. Thousands honored the late Governor with a grand funeral in the capitol and at Oakridge Cemetery a eulogy and taps marked the burial. A committee to oversee a monument was discussed with Bloomington leader J N Phillips handling arrangements.
The presidential train crossed Nevada reaching Ogden at 4 52 PM. Elevations above 5000 feet with snow crowned peaks were visible. A heavy rain storm cooled the desert dust aiding Mrs McKinley who is faring well on the trip. The party plans to reach Chicago today and Washington by Wednesday night. George M Hunter shot and killed his brother in law J H Eyerley near Schuyler Benton Co Missouri. Hunter a former store manager and Odd Fellow, had just separated from his wife.
A Berlin dispatch reports that the German Emperor and Empress are victims of a 520 percent financial syndicate, with the Empress losing her entire private fortune and the Emperor facing losses near 44 million. The schemer, Counselor Sanden, is said to be under arrest. Also, a mine fire at Hermann mine in Prussia killed twenty one miners.
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