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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
1
Navy department in Washington confirms contact with Conger after two weeks of siege. Officials say communications were establish and details regarding case will follow. The update marks a turning point as authorities coordinate response efforts.
General Roberts reports a northwestward advance from Pretoria as Boers evacuate strong positions. Kruger heads toward Leydenburg as British forces advance in the campaign.
Special to Evening Journal from Washington reports a Chinese legation siege and feared massacre in Peking, relief delays, and naval belated signals. Other items note a bicycle collision in Bluffton injuring two youths, Tammany Hall endorsing Kansas City nominees, and New Orleans police fatalities in a riot.
Miss Caroline F B Keyes an American delegate to the Worlds Christian Endeavor in Minnesota was found guilty in the Marylebone police court of stealing a gold witch bracelet hair brushes and clothing items valued at £22 from Norfolk Mansions hotel guests and received three months imprisonment. The magistrate noted she had no link to the Christian Endeavor movement and described her as a vulgar thief amid related hotel thefts at the Hotel Cecil and elsewhere.
In Shelbyville Indiana a stranger struck Mae LeMasters with a club and threw a stone, leaving her unconscious on the porch after a late night visit to her weatherboarded home. A $500 reward is posted for the capture of the attacker believed linked to coercion over her belongings.
Paris reports a son born to Princess Cantacuzene formerly Julia Dent Grant. Mrs. Jed Grant accompanies her daughter. mother and child are said to be well. Martial Law debate continues in the Cape Colony with the government standing firm against repeal. In Merrill Wisconsin Louis Belfi has vanished with significant money feared stolen in foul play as searches proceed.
James Kelly of Joliet Illinois was reported to become insane aboard a Lake Shore train en route to New York with a through ticket. Police and sheriff authorities transferred him to Butler Indiana where he was held in custody. Friends attribute the mental break to brooding over the Schreffner case as sensational charges were ongoing.
Eleven Black men drowned when a skiff capsized on the Warrior river near Akron Alabama yesterday. Rescue efforts followed but all aboard were lost in the incident reported from Tuscaloosa.
The vice regal party led by Lord and Lady Minto and their suite is due to arrive in Winnipeg today July 21 as part of their regional tour.
Princess Anna cousin of King Oscar of Sweden is granted a divorce. In North Dakota Miss Susan H Landis of Ephrata Pa dies after regaining speech last week ending almost six years of silence. Bern Wis post office ordered discontinued and mail redirected to Stewart Homestead and Iron Mountain. Michael Walker two years old dies after falling from open window in Chicago. Edward Lucas named Western Union manager in Creeu Mav Wis.
Paris dispatches report Li Hung Chang saying Plehon is alive and will get a message. The U S State Department says mediation depends on all powers, with China urged to accept terms or risk further upheaval at Peking.
A runner from Peking, departing July 14, reports absolute anarchy in the capital. Regular troops clash with Boxers, who gain the upper hand as Maxim ammunition for the elevated guards runs dry. The guard unit recently pressed the walls and silenced Chinese guns. several Chinese officers favor protecting foreigners but are in the minority. General Long seeks to avoid battle with the allies.
Cable from Ecuador’s consul general reports Panama city captured by Colombian liberal forces led by General Belisario Torras. Battles at Coroszal near Panama with 1,500–2,000 rebels and government troops, British Leander aid, and troops taking refuge aboard the warship.
The president’s reply to the Pekin government argues that attacks on foreigners in China are acts of rebels, not official policy. It urges public assurance on the fate of foreign ministers, immediate contact with their governments, and safe communication with relief forces to secure cooperation for liberating legation staff and protecting foreigners. Washington reports note China’s push for allied military protection and the potential for amicable settlement with strong government consent.
A visitor bought wild toadstools for dinner at St Procopius orphanage near Lisle Illinois. Six sisters and seventeen children ate the meal and fell ill while the unnamed man also ate. Dr Simpson treated the victims and saved many, with several still ill in bed. The passage mentions Vanna and General Emile Lierra in unrelated military context.
Chicago July 25 Tommy Ryan of Syracuse and Jack Root of Chicago fought a six round draw at Tattersall's. Ryan floored Root in the first round, Root answered with hard rights to even the count. Spectators cried fake as the bout resembled sparring after the opening exchange.
In Skagway Alaska July 16 and Seattle July 25 report the Porcupine gold mines largely move to British soil after the provisional boundary survey by O H Tittman and W F King under Hay's modus vivendi. American miners protest to President McKinley while the commission plans further delimitation near White and Chilkoot passes. Porcupine mine output is estimated at 250000 dollars this year.
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