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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1900
Page
1
The chafing dish is described as an invaluable addition to the culinary department of every home. It helps when a hot dish is needed unexpectedly or for late luncheons after evenings out.
Independent command looms for Kitchener as Roberts' forces clash near Bloemfontein. Reports conflict over preparations and Boer strength while Methuen retires from Boshof and Delgety holds around the eastern frontier. Boer peace commissioners plan Berlin and Paris visits before Washington.
Maseru, Basutoland April 22. General Brabant's advance guard reached Bushman's Kop where the Boers hold a strong position with two guns. The action began at sunrise with heavy rifle fire and cannonading from 6 30 a m. Brabant's forces are on the plain toward Wepener. Delgety reports Boers fired 300 shells yesterday with little damage.
Four Boer guns pounded Colonel Delgety’s line while British artillery answered. Boers hold three divisions. relief columns approach from Kushman’s Kop, about 20 miles from Wepener. Basuto border defense remains orderly yet tense.
The Berliner Post reports German sentiment remains friendly to the Boers, but the government sees no reason for the peace delegation to visit Berlin. It says Germany cannot aid peace while Britain refuses negotiations, and no mediation seems possible while Britain rejects terms.
Fighting continued with artillery and rifle fire. Yeomanry and mounted infantry advanced on the right flank but faced shelling. Royal Irish Rifles captured a Free State flag as Boers held entrenched positions. British casualties were slight.
In Bloemfontein a letter reports Free Staters exploiting the British occupation by raising prices. Bread costs two shillings per loaf, sugar two shillings sixpence per pound, and Swiss milk three shillings per tin, with other items similarly dear.
Cape Town April 22 Sir Alfred Milner replies to a deputation from the Guild of Loyal Women of South Africa sending an address to the queen. He says efforts to confuse minds claim there will be two parties in the future but as an imperialist he insists South Africa should be governed under one framework.
The Porte replies that Turkey will compensate American missionaries under the same terms as other foreign subjects. The Washington and Constantinople messages discuss import duties and potential settlement with embassies. Oscar Strauss, the U.S. minister to Turkey, arrived in the city tonight from New York amid hopes for a satisfactory agreement.
A public address condemns intolerance and the current mania of suspicion that plagues the community. The speaker warns against scapegoating and urges a return to fundamental fairness for those who have made the city their home.
The Bloemfontein correspondent reports troops are rapidly equipped with boots clothing and other accoutrements. Lord Kitchener is making various disciplinary changes. Weather remains fine.
London dispatch reports the Boers nearing Frankfort with difficult country, and entrenching positions at Klipham as relayed by the Kimberley correspondent of the Morning Post Telegraph.
Durban reports General Sir Charles Warren arrived Saturday en route to East London and likely to take a significant civil post in the Orange Free State. The move signals a high level appointment as he travels inland.
The Emperor Mutsu Hito will depart Thursday to review the combined Japanese squadrons off Kobe. Reports note ongoing bubonic plague at Osaka island of Hondoo.
A Times correspondent reports at Boshof that Commandant Cronje, son of the famous general, and Assistant Commandant Bowthwaite spoke with him about Lord Methuen’s projected eastern operation. They expressed confidence in defeating his forces despite the current Boer lines.
General Lew Wallace, former minister to Turkey, speaks in Washington on April 22 praising the Turkish ruler. The remarks highlight diplomacy and favorable views of Ottoman leadership amid ongoing international relations.
Bowtiwaite complained he had not changed his clothing for a fort night after traveling a long distance. The Boer commando occupies strong positions around Spitskop, about eight miles northeast of Boshof.
Lourenco Marquez of the Times cites responsible sources claiming 105000 men once in the field including colonial rebels and still 80000 available. Of these, 50000 in the Free State 10000 in Biggarsberg and 15000 in Fourteen Streams. burgher lists allegedly falsified to mislead British intelligence.
A Times dispatch from Jammersberg reports renewed Boer activity with five guns used from four positions. Rifle fire to the south and west was heavy and continuous while officers and men toil in trenches under persistent rain, an endurance test for British troops.
London dispatch from Laurence Marquez dated April 20 reports General De Wet killed. European ambulance corps, including Irish American, join Boer side. Boers lack smokeless powder as trenches expand eight miles around Pretoria.
The report notes 69 guns in position at Kroonstad and seven French guns at Pretoria. Twenty five mines at Johannesburg have been charged with dynamite and the Johannesburg fort has been dismantled.
Bloemfontein correspondent reports President Steyn appealing to burghers to press on with resistance until the Boer peace commissioners’ efforts yield a result. The address was described as impassioned and urged steadfast resolve.
John Hughes age 60 shot and killed his wife as they left St. Vincent St. Paul church in Syracuse. He wounded Elizabeth Lyons aged 16 and attempted suicide with shears after fleeing to a friend's home. Lyons girl struck in leg by a stray bullet. her mother Joan H. Lyons a box manufacturer.
Queen Victoria attended divine services at the vice regal lodge chapel in Dublin. She then visited St. Vincent's Catholic college this afternoon amid hot sunny June weather.
Houston Texas April 22 following is the personnel of the committee appointed by the Trans Mississippi Committee to oversee operations and advise on regional arrangements. The document lists members and their affiliations confirming broad representation.
A commercial congress will assemble in St Louis before traveling to Washington to urge passage of the St Louis world's fair appropriation. Delegates include J R Pitkin of New Orleans ex Governor Prince of New Mexico Hon T M Patterson of Denver Governor Kellogg of Minneapolis Hon Walter Gresham of Galveston and Hon Frank P Holland of Dallas. They will assemble in St Louis and proceed to Washington on Wednesday.
Attorney William J. Candlish explains notices in Chicago police files seeking the arrest of George H. Wright alias James Weeks alias C T Case alias Mr Stevens. Wright is accused of murdering four people in Utah and Colorado and of related fraud and mining schemes connected to Candlish in Chicago.
Nineteen delegates and several alternates from New England met in Boston to plan travel to Kansas City for the national convention. The group rented the hotel floor for 160 people at 800 dollars per day and two club rooms for 300 dollars daily. George Fred Williams was elected permanent chairman. Several Massachusetts and Boston figures were invited, with potential talk of Williams as vice president, though no formal endorsements were made.
Franklin county grand jury has not adjourned and the Goebel assassination indictment against Governor Taylor is held until after the governorship contest case argument before the Washington supreme court on April 30. Colonel David Colson, acquitted yesterday, addressed Beckham troops in the jail's crowded room.
Australian advices report rich placer ground at Wedderburn with John Boyd excavating the first nugget of 61 ounces two feet deep. Worries arise over bubonic plague spread by rabbits prompting a commission inquiry. A Northern Victoria report of rabbit introduced plague sparks colony panic.
News from Valdes reports copper river miner Joseph HK Ward drowned while attempting to board the steamer Golden Gate early this month. Ward was bound for Portland to negotiate sale of mining property.
The Clark report will be discussed on Monday following the Quay and Scott cases. Details on the session indicate the order of business and anticipated topics.
Washington April 22 The senate will devote the week to privileges affecting three seats, with a Tuesday vote on the Quay resolution likely at 4 PM. Speakers on Quay include Penrose and Chandler, while Platt Hale and Lindsay oppose. Senator McComas will push the Scott case next, as the Clark election report looms, and action on mining and Alaska laws, Philippine bill, army funding, and Hawaiian conference report are expected later in the week.
Washington reports the house will devote most of the week to the postoffice appropriation bill. District of Columbia day is tomorrow with private pension bills on Friday. A bill proposing $1,000,000 for state militias may be considered during the week.
April 22 report notes rapid progress at the Kansas City Convention Hall site. Gillette Herzog of Minneapolis to begin erecting the steel framework with night shifts to finish the trusses by June 15. Fireproof roof contract over 14000 dollars and bonds ensure roof within ten days after truss completion, targeting enclosure by June 25. Two carloads of steel arrived and lumber is on site.
In Atchison Kansas on April 22 Thomas C Woerman pleaded guilty in district court to burning the home of J C Fox a prominent citizen to play the hero and impress his employer He was sentenced to 18 years in the penitentiary He admitted the Fox family had been kind to him and said he hated facing them after pleading guilty He was a reader of cheap novels.
News from Eagle Pass Texas reports the shooting of railroad gang foreman Jordan J. Cook in Acatian Mexico. He was standing with about six men when a bandit rode up and fired several shots into the crowd. Cook's father, former Maverick County sheriff, has pressed the matter with Mexican authorities.
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