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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
14
Aged executive interview recalls Kruger stating the British occupy Pretoria but the burghers will fight to the last man. He praises Steyn and De Wet in the Free State and declares that talking is over, only continued resistance remains.
Town of Eagle reels from a brief scandal as Henry Watson and Mr. Stewart depart with Mrs. Stewart, a grass widow, leaving Cass County court records showing multiple divorces and unsettled relations among the involved families.
Thomas D. Cottrell a famed Chicago board speculator is said to have shot himself after a dispute with his brother Edward Cottrell of New York. He is reported in an insane asylum and the wound is described as potentially fatal.
Thomas Kern aged 35 an employee at Argentine Kansas fell into a large pot of molten metal and died hours later in agony. His companions reported he dropped into the pot in a sitting posture and vanished beneath the molten flow.
Willard Shamway a youth who drifted into Long Pine Nebraska is languishing in the county jail charged with the theft of 44 dollars. He appeared before Justice Reech for a preliminary hearing and pleaded guilty though he did not exert full effort in his defense.
A drowning incident near Litchfield Minnesota involves Peter Ortman and his two sons who were rowing a scow on a lake. One boy was carried to safety, while the other two perished in the water according to early reports.
Official dispatches from Pe Kin report the Boxer movement controls hundreds of square miles and numbers up to four million adherents. Legation guards remain ready to intervene at a moment's notice if needed.
A fire Friday around six destroyed the east bedl house roof and damaged the interior, with an estimated loss near four thousand dollars. The janitor’s waste paper burn near the furnace overheated the roof adjoining the chimney and the blaze spread, but the damage is reported fully covered by insurance.
The Sangamon Illinois circuit court reached a not guilty verdict after a five hour jury deliberation in the murder case of Miss Lee. She was arrested in December 1896 for allegedly killing her infant, with the body found at the residence where she lived. While jailed awaiting indictment she and two other prisoners obtained jail keys and escaped, leading to her re arrest and subsequent trial.
A man named Morton was adjudged insane by the county board at York after arriving at Oscar Swanson's Bradshaw area farm around May 16 and showing unsoundness of mind only last Sunday. He claims Greenwood Neb as residence and notes an uncle named Boss Barr. He may be sent to the Linin asylum for treatment.
Military operations in South Africa appear stalled with Lord's troops resting for a day or two at the new base in Pretoria. He is refilling magazines and preparing for a long march after the Boers toward Lydenburg, while aiming to intercept Boer forces.
From Galena Kansas the richest jack strike ever made is reported on a property of the Combination Zine Mining Company. At a depth of sixty two feet drillers on the Sedie Bell shaft ran into 3¢ per coin.
Governor Poynter issues a 200 voucher for the state reward due to J. B. Dickerson of Cane Ia for the Nemaha county murder claim. No funds exist to pay the voucher now, so the claim waits until the next legislature convenes.
Four African American workers were killed and fourteen others injured at Jacksonville Florida when the steamer Barney exploded or caught fire while at work. Survivors described scalp injuries and severe burns. Official investigation pending.
An explosion at a powder plant near Fort Wayne Indiana killed Matthew Reed and injured several other employees. Reed was handling nitro glycerine when a drop caused a fatal mishap and chaotic blast.
A man dupes Mr. Kerr by posing as a mine partner from Old Mexico and showing a brick of gold ore valued at $18 900 after assay in Kansas City. Kerr advances funds and plans to secure the mine, while the stranger continues to delay with papers and promised meetings. Suspicion grows that stolen goods are involved as Kerr seeks further proof and assay results.
Foreign troops of all arms began leaving for Pekin by two troop trains Saturday. Advices from London report admirals at Taku reopening the railway to Pekin with labor gangs repairing the damage under guard of 1300 men from the foreign fleet. Americans among them, with gas and armored trains prepared for use if needed. Troops of all nationalities will be sent to Pekin to back ministers or to suppress the Boxers if required.
A gas explosion trapped about two hundred miners in Gloucester No 2 mine. Rescuers worked rapidly and rescued most others, but three men Bran Joseph John McClelland and Aaron Swanson were killed and their bodies could not be recovered.
Mrs. Frank E. Moores, wife of the Omaha mayor, died after a runaway horse carriage plunged along the Tenth Street viaduct. Her coachman failed to control the horses, and she was thrown from the carriage near Hickory Street.
Readers see a sharper strain between Japan and Korea driven by violence and upheaval. The piece notes regional tensions intensifying beyond prior Boxer-related conflicts as political and military actions ripple across East Asia.
A highwayman killed a man over a keg of beer in Ludlow. Police pursued suspects onto a street car and a suspension bridge. Patrolman McQuery was fatally wounded. Burns was captured after leaping into the Ohio River. A bystander and Burns were wounded. authorities expect to identify the killers.
Four people killed and many wounded as clashes erupt between strikers and authorities during a transit strike. Edward Thomas and Burkhart, both conductors, die from gunshot wounds. others injured include Marvin Ludwig Barry McGuire and McElroy. Cars operate under police protection along several lines.
General Pio Del Pilar, described as aggressive and persistent, was captured at Guadaloupe six miles east of Manila. Manila police, aided by Captain Lara and twelve men in a launch, surrounded a targeted house with support from the Twenty-first Infantry and brought Pilar to Manila for identification before the provost marshal.
Jefferson Johnson, called Cyclone Johnson, a street preacher, was shot and killed at Carmel near Indianapolis after assaulting people during talks. Deputy Sheriff Carey confronted him to arrest for assault and battery and was also killed by an unknown assailant.
A brief item notes a safe located in the Burlington depot with details unreadable in the fragment. The report provides no names, dates, or outcomes, offering only a vague reference to a safe within the railway facility.
Reports detail the Derbyshire regiment with many killed and wounded as Boers repulse and trap British detachments north of Kroonstad. The action ends with over 500 men reportedly captured and Lord Roberts cut off from outside communication, amid confusion over the enemy’s role and the railroad destruction by Free Staters.
Governor Shaw survived a wreck near Des Moines after a Chicago and Northwestern local collided with a special passenger train bound for Ames. Engineer Thomas Lipith was killed, other crew were unhurt, trains demolished, governor treated for temple wound and a sprained arm and planning to resume travel.
John Reese and Winslow H. Barge issue orders naming James Du Gage Brad P Cook Ira De Mattson Harry E Pound and Charles E Burmester to specific posts with post numbers including 126 214 290 40 and 110 in Franklin Red Cloud Kearney Omaha. The assistant adjutant general will take office duties on June 25.
Denver June 11 The state court affirms lower court ruling that the Associated Press franchise is not taxable property. The Rocky Mountain News filed suit on behalf of city papers to prevent a $25,000 assessment.
Albert Miers and Peter and Fred Holcomb of Duplap Indiana camped near a railroad west of Ainsworth when their team Selene was struck by a train. One horse died on impact and another died after being struck. The men were en route to Big Morn county for a weeks outing and witnessed the collision.
L Knight a coal dealer of Hay Springs Neb shot Dick Hail a car See ert oe right breast just below
A fragment indicates a report from Jackson about a dispatch learning of a new lead related to the Lynchers case. The text is incomplete leaving key names and details uncertain.
Alonzo Scott and Robert Gustin were arrested at Benklemen Nebraska charged with cattle stealing. The preliminary trial will be held at St Francia Kansas as the alleged theft occurred in that area.
Report from Pekin describes Prince Ching as sympathetic to boxers while marines are dispatched after a minister telegram. Troops advance by train, empress dowager’s arrival quiets the city, Protestants defend a barricade, Catholics protected by French guards, and a relief force of 400 under an American commander is organized at Tien Tsin. More massacres of Christians are reported.
Prominent farmer Chris Sasse dies after being struck by lightning while driving home from Dodge Nebraska. A horse also killed. Sasse’s clothing and body severely burned. watch melted, money burned, other horse unharmed. He leaves a widow and four children.
The Rawlings barn at 4131 South Thirteenth Street Lincoln Neb caught fire Tuesday morning and burned the rear brick section, gutting the old structure. The paint shop nearby burned as wind aided spread but the row of frame calf houses south of the barn were saved. The barn housed horses which were saved by quick work of barn men and others.
The Madison Nebraska college building in the city was struck by lightning during an hours long storm and burned to a total wreck. Witnesses reported a small flame near the dome but could not fight the blaze, with estimated damage around five thousand dollars.
Edward Hamilton Harry Welch and Mrs Harriet Jennings rested at Brownville near Nebraska City charged with burglary of Mr Strain home and theft of goods by boat. They appeared before Judge Joyce and were bound over to the September term of the district court.
Samuel T. Davis, who went to Sioux City in 1856, became a prominent lawyer and avowed apita.
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