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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1900
Page
1
Five thousand Russians defeat eight thousand Chinese near New Chwang after a fierce engagement in which forts are captured and the enemy routed. Vatican dispatch reports six hundred Europeans likely to be massacred at Pekin as allies advance.
Admiral Remey cables that sixty Europeans have fallen in Pekin after the July 17 attack ended. All ministers except a German official were fed and supplied.
Captain Tuttle reports a serious measles and pneumonia outbreak across Linrock Port Clarence Cape York and Cape Prince of Wales with about 25 000 people affected within ten miles of Nome. Typhoid and smallpox spread as tents dot the tundra and coast. Oregon Ohio and Santa Anna ships linked to introduction. General Randall maintains order while civil government forms.
Several hundred spectators watched two non swimmers, Alfred Lyons and Jock Mackin, leap after Lilian Owensly as she stepped to the edge and jumped into the Chicago River to attempt suicide. The Illinois fire tug crew arrived in time with a small boat to rescue all three from drowning.
Indianapolis July 31 The noncommittal stance of Governor Mulln toward honoring Kentucky’s request to return Charles B Finley follows evidence from the Georgetown Powers trial. Close friends say he plans to leave the state in a few days. Discussions with Finley supporters occurred as prosecutors’ testimony suggested guilt, though no decisive action was taken. Governor Taylor also grows uneasy about defense arguments.
Telegraphs from London and Washington relay Li Jing Chang and viceroys urging protection for foreign legations while a cordon encloses the British and other legations in Peking. Dispatches note casualties among several national legations and ongoing Chinese attacks despite an armistice since July 16.
Yesterday a court of inquiry convened to investigate premature discharge circumstances. Captain Frank H H Hamilton presided with Lieutenants B M Chiperfield and John B Tlamssten serving as recorders. Several wounded soldiers remain gravely ill including Corporal Charles Raisley Private Jesse Rupert and Private Albert Stevens while Private Sharp shows improvement.
General Hunter traps Prinsloo near Naauwpoort in a sharp action with light losses. Prinsloo offers surrender but Hunter demands prisoner of war status. About 5,000 Boers surrender along with Prinsloo under Roberts’s orders.
Populist presidential candidate A J Streeter was robbed at the Mexican Central Station in Mexico City losing a pocketbook with cash and tickets as he prepared to take a through train to the United States. Boxer George McFadden defeated Jack O'Brien in Madison Square Garden, 12 rounds shown. William Case's cremation in Cincinnati included an ashes ceremony in Eden Park. A carbolic acid accident in Sycamore injured a child fatally likely. Alvord Peterson drowns in Manistee River. body not found. Star Cox and Elizabeth Lydia held for suspected poisoning of William Lydia. Baseball records list losses and wins across leagues. Widespread rain improves farm prospects in Waupaca. crops forecast strong.
A Clay county farmer found a hen sitting on a bin holding about 500 bushels of wheat. He let the hen hatch and despite market fluctuations, by the time the chicks hatched the value rise left him $100 ahead.
The Thades and Labor assembly of Des Moines have formed a labor temple association to build a four story temple sized 66 by 132 feet at a cost of 60000 dollars. Non interest bearing bonds redeemable in ten years will fund the project.
Miss Mary Hale was struck with a hatchet by H. A. Bliss at her home six miles from Rock Rapids six miles away on July 31. She received three compound skull fractures and her recovery is doubtful. Bliss surrendered to officers claiming jealousy as the motive.
King Humbert reportedly insured for 7 million dollars. Charles Cross alias Joe Rodgers escaped Cook County jail in 1897 and later enlisted in the U S Army, killed in the Philippines. Seditious handbills distributed at a home rule demonstration in Cork.
Washington reports fresh hope that the United States can soon communicate directly with Minister Conger. The State Department weighs risks to live ministers and favors Chinese government mediation only if it does not jeopardize captives. Officials consider Conger best to judge conditions for release and seek direct contact through China.
The commissioner of internal revenue issues a circular prohibiting manufacturers from using statutory labels with any promise offer or order for gifts prizes premiums or payments on cigars cigarettes or tobacco. The regulation takes effect September 1, 1900.
Colonel Young of the First Cavalry Illinois National Guard and Camp Lincoln posts in Springfield announces an inquiry into the reason for a premature discharge on a deadly evening. Officials will investigate circumstances and aim to determine responsibility and next steps.
George T. Berghett paying teller of the Ogden State Bank died after plunging 500 feet from a cliff in Pine canyon. His body mangled. parents reside at Aberdeen. Other reports note a Hillsboro windstorm in North Dakota causing crop damage and a fatal boy’s death. a Groesbeck Tex fire killed wife and child, husband fatally injured. Ohio Populists abandon state ticket.
Italy mourns as King Humbert II dies after an assassination. The assassin claims sole responsibility, while Queen Margherita and the royal family react with grief. Rome and Milan observe mourning. public flags half-mast and shops close as officials relay the tragedy to Pope Leo III.
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