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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
2
A humor filled column from the Aberdeen Herald surveys odds and ends from politics, science, and society. Quips on suffrage, San Jose scale, and medical superstition mingle with tales of an elephant and a Broadway style theater in Phoenix. A Scottish anecdote, church subscriptions, and a barber shop of wit dot the page.
The piece argues a Sunday charity contract can be valid and cites historical custom. It urges readers, especially youth, to cultivate thinking, contrasting Newtons insight with monkeylike passivity and urging immediate self improvement and mental discipline.
The Third Avenue Railroad in New York City used an unusually hard cement concrete for its underground conduit hailed as permanent. Now being converted to an electric conduit railway, much of the old concrete must be chipped out with cold chisels. The contractor cannot obtain more of the original cement supplier, who went out of business after supplying unusually good material.
A shepherd at Chambery in Savoy uses a horse to herd sheep, the animal obeys orders and works as effectively as a well trained dog, guiding and moving the flock with intelligence.
A reflective remark compares the sufficiency of gifts to love, suggesting material gifts alone cannot sustain a life enriched by emotion, meaning, and companionship.
A condensed collection notes a pro Boer meeting in Seattle and English parliamentary prospects, French views on a new treaty, and various incidents from Europe and America. Reports include battles at Ladysmith, a San Francisco breach of promise suit, a French governess hanged in England, shipyards and rail dividends, and colorful local anecdotes from Baltimore to Battle Creek.
Boers loot Swaziland stores and mines as war news dominate front pages. Reports detail bubonic plague in South Australia, censorship complaints in London, strikes in Cleveland, and new political moves in Illinois and Manitoba.
A 1894 to 1898 collation by Frank H. Hitchcock shows the United Kingdom and dependencies receiving about 60 percent of American agricultural exports, with Britain alone taking roughly 55 percent and an annual value of about 362 million dollars. Germany and France follow, together comprising about 75 percent with the three nations dominating trade. Other key markets include the Netherlands Belgium Canada Italy and Spain.
General Babington with two regiments of Lancers Victorian mounted rifles and horse artillery crossed the Free State border on Tuesday as part of a wider movement. Colonel Pitcher moved south from Belmont while Byrne’s garrisons advanced toward Jacobsdal. Babington’s party found empty Boer farms burned three Lubbe properties and reported only reconnaissance with 700 Boers seen near Jacobsdal. A Boer commando in Zululand near St. Lucia’s bay waits for supplies. Swaziland mines and ruined natives complicate the scene.
A Cape Town dispatch dated January 12 reports General Warren has crossed the Tugela River, signaling a notable development in the regional military movements. The London desk notes the crossing occurred on the evening of January 12.
Reports from Manila dated January describe a sharp engagement near Cebu where a battalion of the Nineteenth Infantry repelled insurgents occupying a strong position in the Soud lon mountains. The Americans seized a smooth bore cannon and rifles and destroyed fortifications with four wounded. Rumor persists of Ladysmith relief though no confirmation comes from Cheveley or Frerecamp.
The gazette announces a ban on exporting a range of acids from the United Kingdom and on coastwise carriage of acids that could be used to make military stores. The restriction takes effect immediately and covers acids capable of conversion to military material.
Dr Ector of Missoula testifies before the Clark investigating committee in Washington on January 15 detailing involvement in Ravalli county for KE Woods and Clark ally Bickford. He says Bickford offered payment for services with discussions of twenty thousand dollars and later fifteen thousand. Representative Sullivan confirms meeting with Bickford in Helena and mentions bribery talks and his own stance against Clark.
A Washington dispatch reports the Philippine commission will submit its full report to the president by late January, with President Schurman handling the government for the Philippines section. A joint commission for renewed action is discussed but deemed costly and less likely. France may return to monarchy, with Count de la Chasney predicting a royalist lead after the Paris exposition and Dreyfus affair fueling discontent.
Eight deaths from bubonic plague reported in Honolulu since December 26. city-wide quarantine ordered. The alert notes the updated toll and emphasizes heightened public health measures in Honolulu.
Colonel W. P. Clough of the Great Northern confirms plans to build to Omaha and Denver. The terminal assets are reportedly owned by the Sioux City Terminal Railway & Warehouse Company and would be acquired for about $400,000 or leased before the extension starts.
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