Boers retreat as French cavalry fails to trap them
London reports the Boers offered little resistance in retreat toward Bloemfontein while General French’s cavalry harassed them. British forces hold Cape Colony crossings as Mafeking distress prompts critique and a command reshuffle unfolds. Roberts dispatch notes Boer surprise and losses near Poplar Grove with rail repairs underway toward Stormberg and Levynsberg.
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London
Baden-Powell
White
Stormberg
Gatacre
Hunter
George White
The
Daily News
General Roberts
Lord Roberts
War Office
Poplar Grove
Kelly-Kenny
Oday
Keswick
Frieslick
Dee ‘Rispigne
Smith
Durgersdorp
Levynsberg
Clements
Norval's Point
Smallpox Decimates Jonesville Area in Mississippi
An official report to the Hinds county board of supervisors describes a virulent smallpox outbreak in Jonesville, southern Hinds, with nearly 100 deaths in six weeks. Coffins were scarce, many families wiped out, and deaths reach three to five daily as medical attention lagged. The board aims to curb further spread.
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Jackson
Miss
Hinds County Board of Supervisors
Jonesville
Board of Supervisors
Ottawa Accepts 100 Men for First Canadian Contingent
Minister Borden received a cable from the war office confirming acceptance of 100 volunteers to recruit the First Canadian contingent to full strength. They will depart with the Strathcona Horse amid wartime mobilization. In New York the Fight Club Circuit reports the National Baseball League plans an eight club circuit for 1900. Washington Baltimore Louisville and Cleveland retire with financial compensation for their franchises.
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Ottawa
Borden
War Office
Strathcona Horse
New York
National Baseball League
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Washington
Baltimore
Louisville
Cleveland
Situation by Mafeking Reported Amid Siege Hardships
February dispatch from Mafeking describes typhoid fever and dysentery in the womens laager and garrison due to shortages of vegetables and supplies. Disease, shellfire, and hunger cause growing despair, while theBoers control streets. 292 casualties noted as defenders refuse surrender and endure daily hardships.
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Mafeking
Nonunion Workmen Return to Chicago Buildings Under Guard
Chicago March 10 Under police guard over 800 nonunion workers were hired by downtown contractors resuming projects after union strike. Rioting broke out at Thirty sixth and Wallace as Walsh McLain and others faced attacks by strikers. Schindler was shot, Walsh was arrested after a clash with the crowd.
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Chicago
Building Trades Council
Thirty-sixth
Walsh
Schindler
McLain
Senate Debates Puerto Rico Tariff and Civil Government Bill
In Washington on March 10 formal discussion began in the Senate and ran four hours. Principal speakers were Foraker and Pettus with lively exchanges. Mason moved to discharge the foreign relations committee on a Boer sympathy resolution, which stalled until tomorrow. Pettus spoke against the bill while Foraker defended it.
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Senate
Washington
Foraker
Pettus
Mason
Committee On Foreign Relations
Fire devastates Philadelphia dry goods district causing $700000 loss
A fire in the early hours burned through the engine room of Shoneman Brothers dry goods and millinery at Eighth and Arch. Losses total over 700000 with Shoneman Bros store and four story building $300000, Marks Bros five story store gutted $300000, Myerhoff Bros clothing makers and Philadelphia Electric Equipment Co $200000, plus damage to several adjoining structures.
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Philadelphia
Shoneman Brothers
Eighth
Arch
Shoneman Bros
Marks Bros
Myerhoff Bros
Philadelphia Electric Equipment Company
Destructive Fire Devastates Second Presbyterian Church
In Chicago on March 10 the Second Presbyterian Church at Twentieth Street and Michigan Avenue burned tonight during a Young People's Christian Endeavor Society reception. The blaze started in the organ on the main floor as guests mingled.
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Chicago
Second Presbyterian Church
Twentieth Street
Michigan Avenue
Young People’s Christian Endeavor Society
Reinforcements Sought as Rebels Attack Aparri
Report from Manila dated March 12 says General Young and General Hood request more troops. a battalion of the Forty-eighth is sent to Aparri after rebels persistently attacked the town for hours. The insurgents, led by Tintos and Florres, are active in North Ilocos. incursions, skirmishes, and raids continue in Camarines and Legaspi.
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Manila
Young
Hood
Aparri
Ilocos
Tintos
Florries
Bates
North
South Camarines
New Cuaveres
Legaspi
Iriga
Libmanan
Abella
New Caceres
Calabanga
Camarines
Cavite
Albay
Forty-seventh
Territorial government proposed for Philippines by General Wheeler
General Joseph Wheeler advocates a territorial form of rule for the Philippines saying natives could handle local laws while central authority remains to control the islands. He cites trade ambitions in the Orient and notes the islands’ large area and population as a test of sovereignty and national glory.
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San Francisco
Joseph Wheeler
Philippines
Orient
England
Russia
Germany
France
Labor Disorders disrupt Chicago construction amid nonunion clashes
Chicago labor tension flared as contractors moved eight nonunion workers onto Ogdensburg dock projects despite pickets. Bricks were thrown but no injuries reported and police contained the scene. Separately in Lead South Dakota a stormy blaze destroyed 40 buildings, forcing dynamite blasts to halt spread as wind and water shortages hampered firefighting.
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Lead
S. D
Deadwood
Miners Seek Bread Butter And Sugar In Harsh Work Life
In a discussion on miners, a Seattle story notes that workers value good clothing, board, books, and homes, tolerating rough conditions for bread and butter and affordable sugar. Fred Smedeman, returning to Seattle from Atlin, A look at mining in Southern Oregon highlights Kubli Bros plans to upgrade their Golden Standard mine with a 10 stamp mill and expanded development.
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Oregon
Kubli Bros
Jacksonville Or
Golden Standard
Gall’s Creek
Nea Gold Hill
Rich Klondike Claim Yields High Returns
Sections of Gold Run Gulch in the Klondike report $1000 per line foot from a claim near the twenties listing. Owners sought $600000 earlier but did not sell. Seven men worked without thawers and have shown $75000 with 75,000 to 100 feet touched of a 500-foot claim. A 45-foot section yielded $7000 and over per line. Owners expect over $300000 from the ground within the claim area.
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Klondike
Tailings cleared after heavy rains aid Klamath miners
Late rains and freshet in Southern Oregon and Northern California washed away tailings and rock piles along the Klamath river. Mines that were productive in the past are receiving renewed attention and potential for recovery as debris is removed.
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Oregon
California
Klamatt River
Klamath River
Rich Strike in Josephine County Leads to Large Offer
L Brownin, former owner of the Greenback mine in Josephine county, reports a rich gold ledge near Leland two feet wide, with a large bid offered that he declines. A separate note explains a toilet preparation with Castile soap, pork root, and oatmeal, plus tips for keeping silver bright. San Antonio offers a natural park with a ban on alcohol on premises, conditional on state university ownership. city council hesitates to accept, and a liquor dealer comments on propriety.
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Josephine County
L. Brownin
Leland
San Antonio
Texas
State University
Farming for Alaska shows vast agricultural potential
A congress report outlines Alaska’s agricultural capacity with Sitka and Kenai stations proving diverse crops and hardy livestock possible. It cites cattle sheep and Angora goats thriving on native grasses with strong growth and increased herds, while Sitka and Kodiak developments plan soil improvement and small grain selection in new experiment stations.
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Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Alaska
Finland
Sweden
Russia
CC. C. Georgeson
Washington
Sitka
Kenai
Kenai Peninsula
Alaska Commercial Company
Kodiak
Kadiak
Cook Inlet
Spring trade retarded with mixed commodity moves
Bradstreet notes stormy weather slowing spring trade across markets and telegraph railway links while cotton and cotton goods stay strong. Food products weaken and raw materials like wool and hides fall in price. Wheat shipments for the week total 3,863,387 bushels. February US failures total 745 with liabilities near 9.99 million dollars and a slight decline in failure numbers from a year ago.
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Bradstreet’s
United States
Pacific Coast Trade Prices for Seattle Markets
Market items listed include onions at 2.25 to 2.50 per sack lettuce 40c per dot potatoes 18 to 20 per sack beets 75 to 85c per sack turnips 60c per sack carrots 50c per sack parsnips 75 to 85c per sack cauliflower 76c per dozen cabbage 1.00 to 1.25 per 100 lb apples 1.25 to 1.50 per box prunes 60c per box butter creamery 3 1 2 c per lb dairy 17 to 22c ranch 20c per lb eggs 20c cheese native 16c poultry 13 to 14c dressed 14 to 15c hay Puget Sound timothy 12.00. Eastern Washington timothy 18 to 19 per ton corn whole 23.00 cracked 23.5 feed meal 23 barley rolled or ground per ton 21 whole 22 flour patent per barrel 3.25 blended straights 3.00 California ABA? po luckyheat flour 6.00 millstuffs bran per ton 14 shorts per ton 16 feed chopped feed per ton 20 middlings per ton 20 oil cake meal per ton 30 Fresh meats choice dressed beef steers 7 4 to 8c cows 7c mutton 8 0 pork trimmed 9 veal 8 42 to 10c hams large 18c small 13 4 3 breakfast bacon 12 1 2c dry salt sides Be
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Aba
Oregon
America
Wool—Valley
Agricultural market prices in Wheat Walla Walla area listing
A dense listing of farm product prices including grains oats barley millstuffs hay butter eggs cheese poultry potatoes vegetables hops wool mohair mutton hogs beef veal and tallow with per unit quotes such as Wheat 52c bushel Bluestem 55c, oats 83½c, barley $14-18 per ton, butter 45-50c, eggs 11-12c per dozen, lambs 74c per lb, hogs $4.50-6.00 per 100 lb, and beef around $3.50-4.50 per lb depending on cut.
Market Prices for Wool Hops Butter Eggs 1899 Corners
Wool from Nevada and Oregon markets quoted per pound with regional price ranges. Hops for 1899 crop listed with per sound pricing. Butter from Fancy Creamery and Fancy Dairy with price per pound and seconds. Eggs from Store and Fancy Ranch markets. Millstuffs middlings and bran prices shown in dollars per hundredweight.
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Roberts
Bloemfontein
Bordeaux
Iironde
Calabangs
Labor Disorders
Ogdensburg
Ohio
Kingsbury
Mines and Mining
Fred Smedeman
Seattle
Atlin
B. C
St. Paul
Smedeman
Cape Nome
Northwest
Albany, Or
Jane Rees
Lebanon, Or
Bandon, Or
Fairhaven, Wash
A. C. Pettys
Morrow County
Lane
Ile
Pendleton
Eng Chung
Spokane
Pacific Coast Trade
Portland Market
Walla Walla
San Francisco Market
Nevada
Valley
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