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Newspaper
Warsaw Union
Location
Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
2
The court describes audiences between the Chinese emperor and foreign ministers as sovereigns meeting in the Forbidden City's inner hall. The scene featured the emperor on a dais, four princes behind him, numerous officials, and a hidden dowager empress. Secretaries translated addresses as officials watched.
The Colombian rebels defeated government forces at Panama Bay on Monday. Three rebel gunboats attacked at daylight, sinking the government steamer Lautaro and wounding Gen. Alban, governor of Panama. The U S cruiser Philadelphia witnessed the action and sailors helped fight the fire. Rebels commanded by Pa ria, Darien and Gaitan. government ships Lautaro Chicuito and Bayaca. Government vessels had armed with normal guns. Alban had a large force aboard.
Insurgent forces led by Padilla engage the Lautaro and Chicuito off Panama. Gen Alban is killed. many sailors hurt as the Lautaro sinks. Philadelphia crew assist. Taft, ill civil governor, expects pacification of Batangas and Samar by March. Cebu and Bohol now quiet. Panama city described as key seaport. Taft plans two month stay in the U.S.
The portrait on the new ten dollar bill is Meriwether Lewis, not the buffalo figure. Lewis, famed explorer and former private secretary to Thomas Jefferson, killed himself at 33 in Missouri Territory, a fact the article notes as unique among U S currency portraits.
Ex Senator Charles A Towne, who denounced Wall Street, plans to enter the financial district with C A Lowne Co bankers and brokers. The firm will occupy Nos 63 and Ab Weil Street and may acquire a New York Stock Exchange seat. Towne, now a lawyer, has risen to millionaire status after renting two large companies and building a fortune.
Desperate criminals escaped from McNeil’s Island penitentiary in Washington on Sunday afternoon. Eleven inmates tunneled through a brick wall, connected to an air chamber, crawled to the boiler room, and fled the yard aided by timber cover. Warden Palmer noted the use of spoons and wooden wedges to bore through the wall.
Nearly 1,000 United Mine Workers of America delegates gather at Tomlingon Hall Indianapolis for the thirteenth annual convention. Attendees arrive from 24 states, with Ben Tillett among honored guests and a joint conference with operators to follow, likely lasting ten days.
Congressional action featured a party line vote on Frye ship subsidy amendments allowing iron or steel vessels and reducing bounty eligible tonnage. The House, in under an hour, sent forward a $16.7 million urgent deficiency bill with items for tobacco rebates, Manila post funding, and a funeral expenses allowance, while Senate debate centered on the Philippine tariff and a commerce department bill.
Washington notes report on the potential war time wireless telegraphy law, Mme Wu transforming the Chinese minister’s residence into an ideal oriental home, a pension proposal of 5000 dollars for President McKinley’s widow, and Senate confirmations including Thompson B. Ferguson as Oklahoma governor and F. W. Martin as immigration commissioner at San Juan Porto Rico. House subcommittees to review banking and currency reform measures are noted.
The volume of business for the year shows a moderate gain over last year. Bank clearings rise and banking soundness is cited as evidence of a solid economy. Foreign steel and iron shipments reach Eastern consumers with German billets sold at 27.50 a ton and a 6.72 duty. Copper steadies after cuts. exports improve. Downward pressure in rye and May wheat shifts but recovers, cotton remains weak, and money rates ease globally. Gold output in Rand climbs 25 percent in December, signaling better overseas prospects.
A consolidated list shows Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York markets with varied ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and dairy items. Notable figures include Chicago cattle 3.50 to 7.10, butter 20 to 23 cents, New York cattle 3.75 to 90.00, eggs 28 to 80 cents, and wheat No 2 red 87 to 88 cents. Admiral and Mrs Dewey to spend winter for health guidance.
A dated piece discusses simple physical feats that challenge many. It notes that rising from a chair without adjusting position is difficult, hops in a 100 yard race defy ordinary runners, and blade tests fail on fragile silk ribbons. It adds a remark on blindfolded balance and a brief cartoon-style exchange about inducing a cook to the suburbs.
Mrs Hulda Jakeman recalls her changing view before discovering Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound. She describes prior dread of the Sacateadi period and how her approach to the time altered after learning about the remedy.
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