10 Dec 1900
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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1900
Page
1
Special values in neckwear and accessories with new shapes and colors. Oxford Mufflers reversible in patterns $0.25 to $1.50. Men's square mufflers 0.25 to 1.00, suspenders 0.25 to 0.75, boxed fancy suspenders 0.75. Kid gloves $1.00, shirts 0.50 to 1.00.
Manila dispatch reports the American position growing more hopeless as money floods in to buy arms for insurgents. Vessels laden with contraband evade capture, while goods claimed as legal trade are diverted to rebels. Native sympathizers with Americans are murdered or pillaged.
The report notes limited active fighting as insurgents fallback, sacrificing possessions to save themselves. U S detachments land near Pandan and Victoria, capture ammunition and equipment, and destroy advances. General MacArthur approves several new death sentences for murder arson and pillage with some commutations.
The Philippine commission has prepared a bill fixing import and export duties with a public discussion planned next week. It prohibits explosives adulterated wines false trademarks and gaming devices and sets duties on US imports. Fifty-two prisoners were captured near San Antonio and San Benito. some escaped, others held by the Laguna de Bay gunboat.
The navy department announces no emergency necessitating the swift departure of the Iowa and Philadelphia from San Francisco. The ships are on their usual winter cruise and will first stop at Magdalena Bay for three weeks of target practice before proceeding toward the isthmus and returning north in about six weeks.
Investigation into Ollie Odell’s murder near Stanley progresses as witnesses place Arthur Cupps and Ole Gustad in Stanley the night of the crime. Sheriff Taft reports new leads, the coroner’s jury convenes, and the pair waive preliminary examination awaiting trial on December 17.
The Daily Mail cites a Calcutta correspondent reporting port commissioners invited locomotive tenders. The cheapest English bid was £1,544 per locomotive with nine months to deliver, while the lowest American bid was £1,260 with six months. The American bid was accepted pending government approval.
The Charles G. Howe Consumers' Flour Milling Company of Philadelphia proposes to build mills at the head of the lakes with capacity of 85,000 barrels daily. Capital is 5 million dollars, and the project cost is estimated at 3.5 million.
Washington December 10. The next step in the Chinese affair is the formal presentation to Chinese plenipotentiaries of the agreement reached by powers at Peking for preparations for the Boxer outrages. The dean of the diplomatic corps will likely hand the document to Chinese officials. The terms set the stage for future negotiations after Chinese officials are given time to consider the conditions. The complete agreement, deciphered from code, is with the president who will not publish its contents.
Peking December 10 Prince Ching says Emperor Kwang-Su will return once negotiations guarantee dignity and safety. Removal of General Tung Fo Hsiang from command seen by envoys as evidence the government will obey powers. Banished court official signals compliance with foreign demands. Goodnow to return home. Su Chau near Hang Chau Fu captures massacre suspect. Boxers in Korea distract north and west as Russian troops plan to scatter them.
A dispatch from Taku states the outer harbor is frozen and 50 yves eela are trapped in the ice.
The senate will pursue discussion of the Hay Pauncefote treaty and the ship subsidy bill this week, alternating between the two measures. Three or four speeches are expected against the subsidy. The chamber will not sit Wednesday for the centennial celebration and may adjourn from Thursday to next Monday.
The House plans to consider and pass the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill and the war revenue tax reduction bill next week. Wednesday will center on centennial celebration exercises for moving the seat of government to Washington. leaders expect two days for the legislative appropriation and the rest of the week for the war revenue reduction bill.
Washington December 10 The forthcoming naval appropriation is expected to include two more battleships and two armored cruisers per Secretary Long’s recommendations. Although the exact item is not settled, discussions among members suggest the four ships will be incorporated in the bill.
A report, citing the movement’s chief leader on this side of the Atlantic, says Cramp and other large U S builders have formed a wide alliance with European armorers and gutmakers to produce a battleship ready for action. Charles H Cramp touted ties with armorers and gunmakers to complete a fully equipped battleship.
In a brutal Lake Erie gale a heavy iron ore barge Charles Foster sank ten miles off Erie with eight men lost. Captain John Bridge of Cleveland and the first two mates were among the drowned. The Foster carried 1500 tons of ore from Duluth to Erie. The tow line parted as the vessel plunged nose first into the icy water with no distress signal. Captain Ashley of the Iron Duke survived and reported the scene amid blinding snow and 60 mph seas. wreck location remains uncertain. The Foster was valued at 19000 dollars with no insurance on hull or cargo. rescue efforts were futile in the terrible storm.
Harry Taylor, a messenger on the Adams Express run between Keokuk and Des Moines, is jailed under indictment for stealing a $1,000 package. He confessed to obtaining the safe combination and sharing half the money with his mentally disturbed brother, who later had $500 found on arrest, solving a long mysterious case.
Sir Harry Johnston, Uganda's commissioner, says Uganda railway officials had to place orders in the United States due to British manufacturers inability to supply timely bridges locomotives and rolling stock. He links these orders to a disastrous engineers strike crippling British industry.
In Butte Montana on December 10, fifteen miners at the Bell mine a division of Anaconda faced suffocation as a long burning fire worsened. Six workers below failed to surface prompting others to descend. they found six men unconscious and the rescuers also overcome by gas. All were eventually rescued after a perilous effort.
A Madrid dispatch reports Britain negotiating to cede the Balearic islands Ceuta port in Galicia and Gibraltar extension as part of neutrality observance after the Hispano American War. The move follows long suspected British shift since peace.
Two hundred fifty students sleeping in the main building of Iowa Agricultural College escaped a fire that gutted the north wing. The fire caused about 150000 dollars in property loss as students fled in nightclothes with little time to save belongings.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with no pay required. The ad markets a 25 cent price for the remedy.
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