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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
1
After a devastating storm, hundreds of bodies are reported as found and the working people bear the main burden. Relief efforts continue to move forward in large amounts as communities cope with the catastrophe.
The Houston Post prints a list of 2701 Galveston dead, with relief funds near $1,000,000 and rising. Refugees arrive, aid centers set, and transport and communications are expanding as authorities shift to interior relief and rebuilding.
Galveston leaders and executives from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe and Galveston Houston and Henderson railways meet to plan a single bridge reconstruction. The goal is restoring traffic quickly and reviving business. Also noted: foreign steamers grounded by the storm, relief efforts, and a calm report on future sailings and aid.
Li Hung Chang begins travel toward Pekin with Prince Ching in Shanghai as negotiations stall until his arrival. Reports from Washington and Pekin describe a fragile peace plan and a looming imperial decree to unite Li, Ching, and Fung Lu in a commission.
Canton scene returns to national focus as McKinley’s Washington staff resumes routine at the home. Cortelyou and clerks seize quarters, handling accumulated official matters while congratulatory telegraphs and letters pour in. Former Senator Mitchell meets McKinley, signaling Republican optimism in the Northwest. Weather forecast for Kansas showers tonight with cooler east, northerly winds. United States Marshal Sterne returns from Wichita with court season likely to extend another week.
R M Oliphant president of the Delaware and Hudson Railway says no reply to John Mitchell’s arbitration telegram and no intent to hire new workers. He states the company will shut down coal mines over the anthracite strike, not replace striking workers, and denies bearing responsibility for unrest while asserting unions have no grievances. William W S Thorne of the Pennsylvania Coal Company echoes the stance, noting no effort to hire until the strike ends.
Shanghai Wednesday September 12 Ti Hung Chang informed and represented the Mite Assorted Prose today. He spoke as the empress and emperor to negotiate with the powers. There were no other commissioners for China. The audience lasted an hour during the interview.
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