--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Thomas Hull collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 3 number: 10 published: 1900-08 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Thomas Hull, "Events of the Month," *Improvement Era* 3, no. 10 (August 1900): 797–800.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera310unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera310unse start_page: 797 end_page: 800 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1900-08) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera310unse publication_year: 1900 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1900, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Events of the Month EVENTS OF THE MONTH. BY THOMAS HULL, SECRETARY OF THE GENERAL BOARD OF Y. M. M. L A. June 15th: The bid of Thomas D. Dee of $375,000 for the Ogden Water Works was approved by Judge Marshall. * * * -^^j. practically exists in China, the foreign legations being virtually prisoners. * * * Sanford B. Dole was inaugurated first governor of Hawaii, U. S., on the morning of June 14th. 16th: The census enumerators in Salt Lake and Ogden completed their labors. * * * Baron Von Ketteler, the German Minister in China, is slain. * * * Mary Ann Price Hyde, born England, June, 1816, widow of Orson Hyde, died in Salt Lake City. 17th: The Scandinavian Jubilee closes. * * * Millen Atwood, was chosen bishop of Sugar House, Granite Stake, vice A. G. Driggs, with Edward J. Wood and John M. Whitaker, counselors. * * * The Ninth U. S. Infantry has been ordered to Manila, whence it will proceed to China. It has 1300 men, which, with available marines and sailors, will give the United States a land force of about 2000. 18th: China declared war by opening fire upon the international fleet at Taku. The forts at Taku were taken by the powers. A number of men were killed. 19th: The Twelfth Republican National Convention convened in Philadelphia, Senator Wolcott of Colorado was made temporary chairman, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, permanent chairman. 20th: Charles 0. Luke, Manti, born England, February 25,1829, who came to Utah in 1853, died. * * * Nathan L. Haworth, the murderer of Thomas Sandall, was convicted of murder in the first degree at Farmington, and will be sentenced June 25: * * * The State University held commencement exercises. There were 59 graduates. * * * President Kruger is reported to have escaped from the Transvaal to a vessel on the sea. * * * The temperature in Salt Lake reached 100, the highest since 1892. * * * 798 IMPROVEMENT ERA. B. H. Roberts was found guilty on an agreed statement, and his case will be appealed, 21st: President William McKinley was unanimously re-nominated for President of the United States, at 1 : 48 p.m., and at 3 p.m. Governor Roosevelt of New York was nominated for Vice-President, by the Republican National Convention, Philadelphia. * * The foreign residents in China are reported as numbering, in 1898, 13,421; 1899, 17,193, and the foreign firms as follows: in 1898, 773; 1899, 933. 22nd: Joseph A. Thomas, born Illinois, March 17, 1839, a pioneer of 1849, died in Lehi. * * 0. J. Salisbury was selected as Utah's Republican National Committeeman to fill the vacancy caused by the failure of the Utah delegates to agree upon a man. * * The American consulate at Tien Tsin is razed, where also it is reported 1500 foreigners have been massacred. 23rd: A detachment of 40th infantry soldiers ran into a Filipino trap, and nine soldiers were killed and eleven wounded. * * Prince Tuan is in command of the Chinese forces at Tien Tsin where the allied forces were repulsed. 24th: Presidents George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith and others visit the Fremont Stake Conference. At the morning service they shake hands with 2270 Sunday School members. * * The Oregon has sailed for Taku from Hong-Kong; four American sailors were killed and seven wounded by Chinese near Tien Tsin; the Brooklyn has been ordered to China with all the troops she can carry. There is no word from Pekin, and the worst may have happened. 25th: President George Q. Cannon lays the corner stone of the Fremont, Idaho, Stake Academy. * * A stay of proceedings was granted in the Haworth case till August 1st. * * The elections in Cuba having passed over quietly, the war department is contemplating largely reducing the military force on the island. 26th: Democratic primaries for selecting delegates to the judicial conventions were held. * * The Ogden and Lucin Railroad Company incorporated: capital one million dollars, divided into shares of $100 each. The purpose of the company is to build a cut-off across the northern part of Great Salt Lake between the places named. * * Abraham Fischer, C. H. Wessels and M. D. Wolmarans, Boer envoys, issued an address of thanks to the people of the United States for sympathy expressed for the cause of the twin republics. * * For the second time the United States government refuses the request of the Chinese minister not to land any more troops in China. * * Brigadier-General EVENTS OF THE MONTH. 799 Chaffee, the hero of El Caney, is ordered to China to take charge of the United States forces in that empire. 27th: The condition in China continues to grow worse; through its viceroys, it submits practically an ultimatum to the foreign consuls at Shanghai. Admiral Seymour calls for reinforcements. * * The international forces lost 25 killed and 67 wounded at the battle of Tien Tsin. The casualties of the allied forces under Admiral Seymour was 62 killed and 206 wounded. 28th: The heat in Utah was higher than in eleven years, rising to 101 degrees, the hottest June on record. * * The Prohibition National Convention at Chicago nominated for President, John G. Woolley of Illinois and for Vice-President Henry B. Metcalf of Rhode Island. 29th: The heat continues, and the thermometer again stood at 101. It is the first June that this figure has been reached two consecutive days. * * Andrew C. Brixen, born Denmark, August 16, 1858, died in Salt Lake City. He was manager of the Brigham Young Trust Company. * * The battleship Oregon has run ashore north of Che Foo. 30th: A fearful fire at the docks of the North German Lloyd steamship company, at Hoboken, resulted in the death of over 200 people, in the injury of more than 1300, and in the destruction of the docks and steamers with a loss of ten million dollars. July 1st: News of the brutal murder of Baron Von Ketteler, the German minister, is confirmed, and it is reported that the execution of foreigners has been going on in Pekin since June 20. 4th: A thunder storm, accompanied with a heavy rain went over Salt Lake City and vicinity. The day was fittingly celebrated in a local way throughout the state. * * The Democratic National Convention met in Kansas City; its platform committee decided for explicit declaration for free silver at 16 to 1. J. D. Richardson of Tennessee was made permanent chairman. 5th: William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska was unanimously nominated by the Kansas City convention for President of the United States. The platform declares imperialism the paramount issue, opposes militarism and trusts, and declares for silver at 16 to 1. * * Throughout the country 30 persons were killed, 1767 injured by explosion of powder and fire crackers. * * Lightning set fire to the oil works at Constable Hook, New Jersey. Loss over two million dollars. * * A report declares that the Emperor of China has committed suicide by compulsion of Prince Tuan, and that the Empress is demented because of poison taken under compulsion. 800 IMPROVEMENT ERA. 6th: David Keith and John J. Daly donated ten thousand, and five thousand, dollars respectively to St. Mary's Cathedral, Salt Lake City. * * Adlai Stevenson was nominated for Vice-President, by the Democratic National Convention, and the Silver Republican Convention endorsed Bryan. * * The Powers have agreed to let Japan put down the Chinese rebellion. 7th: Six thousand American soldiers are ordered to China. * * Guerrilla fighting continues in South Africa. For the month ending July 5th, the British casualties amounted to over 3000, with 1200 deaths. * * Eleven Americans while scouting in Luzon were killed and sixteen wounded during the past week. 9th: Utah mines paid $80,000 in dividends. * * County superintendents of schools were elected in the State: B. W. Ashton, Republican, of Salt Lake, W. B. Wilson, Democrat, of Weber, were elected. * * The total earnings of the Rio Grande Western for the year ending June is the greatest in the history of the road, being, $4,506,000, an increase of $1,158,500. 10th: The total railway and telegraph assessments in Utah for 1900, is $13,564,760, divided as follows: Railway companies $12,810- 826; street railways $362,737; telegraph companies $94,726; telephone companies 164,680; car and transportation companies $131,781. * * Owing to outlawry, martial law has been proclaimed at Nome, where United States soldiers, under General Randall, are in full control. * * The Powers agree to let Japan land large forces in China, and the United States define their position to the Powers. 11th: Admiral Remey notifies the Government that the 9th U. S. Infantry arrived in China on the 9th. The situation in China is very serious. Prince Tuan issues an edict which is interpreted to mean that all the legations are destroyed. 12th: President McKinley and Governor Roosevelt were officially notified of their nominations. * * ^ London dispatch declares that all the foreigners in Pekin were slain on the night of July 7. * * The Boers captured the British garrison at Netral's Nek, with two guns of the royal artillery. 13th: It is now generally believed that all the diplomats in Pekin are dead. * * The Chinese casualties at Tien Tsin are reported to be 3000. 15th: Thomas S. Browning was sustained as Bishop of the Third Ward, Salt Lake City, with T. G. Curtis and E. M. Weiler, Jr. counselors. * * There is fear of an outbreak against the Chinese in some quarters of the United States.