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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
1
A Tien Tsin dispatch dated July 24th reports Prince Ching's soldiers clashing with Prince Tuan's troops near the forbidden city. The messenger says Ching's forces were defeated and foreigners were defending themselves in the northern cathedral.
Washington announces that the United States will not accept China's proposal to exchange ministers in return for suspending the campaign against Pekin. The dispatch may reflect conditions as of July 4, with reports suggesting Boer forces rely on their own defense after Chinese aid waned.
In Shelbyville Indiana on July 27 disturbances persist at Mrs Celestia Lemaster home five miles south five men guarded the house yet a stone struck the end of the house a hat was knocked from Joe Wientrots head and a weatherboard split a screen door was opened and slammed as two people were in the room rewards of 75 are offered for the conviction of the guilty parties.
Indianapolis July 27. Inquiry into Bryan speaking here after notification reveals Democratic state chairman Martin saying no definite plan until railroads offer fair terms. He warns the meeting may be called off unless better railway terms are provided, delaying or canceling the event in Indiana.
In Sheboygan Falls a farmer named T. Smith trapped an eagle that had gripped his 3 year old daughter. He shot the bird, freeing the child but the girl was injured in the incident. Also reported are a Chicago double homicide and a small summary of baseball scores from the National League and American League.
Lansing July 27 Commissioner Stevens reports on life insurance noting 75 000 ordinary policyholders and 111 000 industrial policyholders are protected but condemns fraternal beneficiary societies as unsubstantial. He warns laws cloak charlatans and urges minimum rates based on actual experience.
Bekwai July 27 Colonel Morland under Willcocks orders with infantry and five guns attacked a large Kokofu war camp. A rapid charge rushed stockades forcing enemy evacuation of the town. A large cache of ammunition and arms was captured and the town razed to clear Willcocks flank.
Chicago market report with Wheat Oats Pork Lard butter eggs and live stock prices. Quoted futures and cash bids from Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Detroit markets include specifics on wheat oats corn hogs cattle sheep and regional price ranges for July and August.
Shanghai cables report Li Hung Chang stating some legations have left Peking and may arrive soon others still doubt mediation hopes. War preparations intensify in Yangtse region. Boxers in disguise arrive daily arsenal full arms Nankin Wu Chang garrisons reinforced.
Reports detail pressure from Sheng and Li Hung Chang to join Prince Tuan's forces. Two English missionaries Miss Whitchurch and Miss Seavell were killed at Hsia Oi in Shan Si. Massacres reported from Tai Yuan and Pao Ting Fu as Seymour arrives in Shanghai and chief diplomats confer. Japanese troops reportedly landed at Shan Hai Kwan with a victory, Chinese forces retreating.
A Shanghai dispatch quotes Yuan Shi Kai sending a messenger to ministers after a legation courier was seized by Chinese guards on July 13. Officials discuss feeding the legations, sending them to Tien-Tsin, and the difficulty in intervening with foreign troops. McKinley praised for restraint amid tensions. In Lewistown Illinois Nathaniel Baldwine of the Black Hawk War dies at 101, after a long local residence and a golden wedding anniversary.
Chicago July 27 Hundreds of Wabash vestibule limited passengers to St Louis narrowly escaped death when a wheel broke on a curve before the bridge over the Kankakee river at Custer Park Ill Engineer Thomas Ingram leaped from a derailing engine and survived with a fractured leg. The engine still halted on the bridge approach after the brakes proved effective. The ride had begun in Chicago at 11 am with the train moving at high speed along tracks beside swollen river waters.
On the track near Custer Park the train, traveling at sixty mph, jumped the rails when a driving wheel broke. Engineer Thomas Ingram, 42, leaped from the cab as the engine neared the iron bridge spanning the Kankakee river. The brakes finally held the train on the first span. Ingram survived with a possible head injury while others avoided disaster. Ingram lives at 4704 Dearborn Street and has eighteen years with the Wabash railroad. In Duluth at West Superior a masked robber shot George Larson twice during a robbery at a saloon, then escaped with about $12. Larson is dying.
The steamer Westernland arriving from Antwerp carried the body of Samuel P. Ely to Marquette Michigan after his death in Paris. Mrs Edward Ellis of Boston, Elys daughter, accompanied the remains. Also noted fifteen children aged 12 to 2 were poisoned by castor oil beans found as rat poison in a cellar. Newsman Vanmeier and Miss Katherine Young wed quietly in St Paul. Robert Floorman, a famed mining man, has died at Cape Nome worth about 7500000.
In Princeton Indiana coroner Hollingsworth rules Carrie Holdscaper died by accidental drowning after a pond discovery near Somerville. No evidence of foul play was found though suspicions linger over the missing shoe and contested own action theory. Near Buffalo Great Eastern elevator burned with $275000 value and 500000 bushels of grain valued at $225000.
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