Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22
In collision during naval maneuvers

In collision during naval maneuver
of Cape St. Vincent the French torped
| boat France was sunk and so men wer
drowned.
A dispatch from Gen. Chaffee, tn,
American commander in China. say
that the allies were at Ho-Si-Wu, 3;
miles from Peking, on the 10th, ant
it is thought they have reached th'
capital. Another dispatch says th'
Russians massacred the Chinese a,
Aigun, ending the Manchurian up
rising. The Chinese massacred 5000
converts and ten missionaries in Pc
Chee-Le. Sir Claude Macdonald, thu
British minister in Peking, reported
the situation as desperate.
In Paris an attempt was made tt
kill the Chinese minister by means o1
poisoned flowers.
In a railroad wreck near Rome, TIA
1y, Is persons were killed and 40 in
jured.
Peace negotiations were proceeding
between the Chinese government and
the commanders of the allied forces
There was hitch as to the place where
the foreigners should be transferred
When the safety of the foreigners wa.
assured Ii Hung Chang would make
complete reparation. It was said that
a message from Mr.. Conger to the state
department. showed that the Chinese
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massacres.
In Paris the total number of awards
made to exhibitors from all countries
at the exposition is 42.79O.
The steamer Deutschland broke the
ocean record, making the trip from
New York to Plymouth in days II
hours and As minutes.
In the island of Panay American
losses were greater in July than fol
any month since January.
LATER NEWS.
Washington authorities refuse to &C
cept Chinese escort for legations
and insist that allied troops must bs
admitted to the city. The interna
tional forces were near Peking, if moi
ut it's gates. One report declared
they had, reached the city. An exper1
on Oriental affairs declared all mes
sages from Peking were forged.
Seven persons were killed and many
injured in collision on the Grand Rap
ids & Indiana railroad at Pearson, Mich
The Liberty congress-" held it:
first session at Indianapolis, and was
presided over by George S. Boutwell,
of Massachusetts.
A storm wrecked three steamers al
Nome, Alaska, and Is persons were
drowned
The murder of Policeman Thorpe il
New York precipitated race riot, dur
ing which negroes were beaten indis'
criminately.
Fifteen Italian detectives are coming
to the United States to shadow anar:
chists in this country.
Washington republicans in conven'
ton at Tacoma nominated J. NJ. Frink
OF King, for governor, and w. L. Jones
and F. w. Cushman for congressman.
Mrs. Daniel Levy, a widow, and he1
four children perished in fire that de.
stroyed their home in Chicago.
Alfred Mulkin, an aged resident o1
Rockford, ILL.,, who was in Chicago seek
ing his runaway wife, was robbed o1
$3.50.
Two hundred persons were drowned
in floods in Japan.
Rev. Joseph j. Harris, of Marion
ILL.,, has been named for lieutenant
governor on the prohibition state
ticket.
Gov. Beckham, of Kentucky, has
called an extra session of the legisla.
ture for August 20 to modify the Goe.
bel law.
A hailstorm destroyed 10000 acres
of wheat near St. Thomas, N. D.
A New York mining engineer, inter
viewed in Chicago, says 10000 gold
prospectors are starving at Cape Nome
and suggests rescue by the govern
ment.
Henry Lippert, aged SO, ex-chief o1
the fire department, dropped dead al
his home in Milwaukee.
The democrats made the following
congressional nominations: Indiana
Eleventh district, w. J. Houk; Iowa
Seventh district, G. w. Crozier; Mich
igan, Ninth district, F. C. Fowler;
Wisconsin, Ninth district, E. 81