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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
2
Andrew Carnegie arrived in Southampton from New York and spoke of his donation for the New York libraries causing a sensation. He dismissed mayoralty talk, criticized U S foreign policy, lauded England’s stance, and endorsed Sir Robert Hart’s China policy. no immediate plans for English gifts.
London March 21 A English interviewer quotes Andrew Carnegie discussing the United States Steel Corp and trusts He says Britain faces little impact from the surplus and that consolidations will benefit the era He asserts even a penniless boy in New York would have a bright future and notes strong personal prospects regardless of economic shifts
Mr Carnegie argued that trust legislation and the tariff had done their work. He said the tariff is a back number for many things and, where still needed, it will be freely used.
Mayor Van Wyck received Andrew Carnegie's grateful reply to his telegram. Carnegie thanked the mayor and expressed delight and willingness to serve New York. The exchange highlights Carnegie's readiness to contribute to the city.
Advertisement-like statement asserts that Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause of pneumonia and grip. No verifiable medical proof is provided. The claim reflects historical patent medicine rhetoric rather than established science.
General Wo gack presses General Campbell to withdraw British troops from disputed territory and seeks an apology for alleged trespass. No reply beyond a curt acknowledgment, reportedly framed like an ultimatum, had been received at that time.
London dispatch outlines Kitchener Botha talks with terms for Cape Colony settlement. Kitchener would grant self government, compensation of 1 million pounds, loans for rebuilding, English or Dutch schooling, and no church asset claims, but Botha rejects granting full citizenship to Blacks while fearing Jewish capitalists' position. Papers delayed, likely today.
London reports suggest the afternoon papers doubt the Shanghai dispatches, viewing the Korea situation as diplomatically solvable. They deem Russia unlikely to risk a naval war with Japan, and Baron Hayashi Tadasu says Russia would need an army, not a fleet, for Korea plans. No details on fleet mobilization were confirmed.
Berlin reports Count von Waldersee secured bloodshed avoidance as his stay in Tientsin concluded. Official circles claim Germany will stay neutral. Russian accounts from Berlin assert the dispute is clear and Russia’s territorial claims are indisputable. Russian flag and boundary markers are said to have been shown, reportedly ignored by British troops.
A dispatch from Lord Kitchener dated March 20 at Pretoria reports Phillip Botha, brother of the Boer commander, killed on the Doornberg while his two sons were wounded. It also notes the disbandment and scattering of the Boers of the Orange River Colony and De Wet in the Heilbron area.
Reports from Tientsin on March 21 say British and Russian units refrain from hostilities. About 2,000 white British troops are nearby while Russians are sparse. Rumors say French detachments at Tangsung and Langfang may be needed at Tientsin. A British marine detachment replaces Sepoys at the danger point. Authorities foresee no trouble as soldiers on both sides remain dependable.
London dispatch quotes the Pekin correspondent of the Daily Mail stating Rusela aims to secure a secret treaty with China to solidify prior claims to the Tientsin concession. The reflection notes this episode as a notable but isolated example of broader friction between the two powers.
An Antwerp rumor circulating March 21 claims the Boers captured and freed General French and then executed him for allegedly breaking a promise not to fight them again. No confirmation exists.
Amsterdam correspondent of the Daily Mail reports that a company of American volunteers, mainly Bostonians, landed at Kob Bay Tongaland, crossed Swaziland, and joined General Louis Botha.
In London on March 22, reports claiming the Boers executed General French were categorically rejected as unfounded and untrue by British officials and newspapers.
Cape Town reports four fresh cases of bubonic plague as of March 21 with officials monitoring the outbreak and tracing contacts. Public health authorities urge vigilance and adherence to preventive measures.
General John C Bates, commanding volunteers in the Philippines, ordered to return to the United States to relieve General Merriam in the Missouri department. He will sail within a week and is expected in Omaha by late April. He will be joined by General B. M. Young to take over the California department, succeeding General Shafter.
In Trenton New Jersey March 21 the argument in the court of errors on the case to restrain American Smelting from absorbing M Guggenheim Sons plant was postponed to next Monday because counsel is ill.
Berlin reports that Emperor William, resuming public appearances, invites presiding officers of the Prussian diet to the Schlosa tomorrow at 1 PM to congratulate him on his escape from serious injury at Bremen.
Manila reports insurgents burned the ungarrisoned village of Agius in South Locos. A detachment of the 20th infantry pursued and chastised the marauders. Colonel Schuyler of the 46th volunteer infantry captured eight insurgent officers and 21 men at Ternate in Cavite. Generals MacArthur and Bates reviewed the 29th and 32nd regiments today.
Reports from across the country describe terrible gales and heavy snow in Devonshire and Cornwall with snowplows clearing rail lines. Channel gales disrupt shipping as several vessels are in distress and one drifts off the Anglesea coast.
Civil Government Washington reports War Department calculations show the shift from military to civil control in the Philippines will occur around June 30. The note, dated March 21, places the transition timeline in the near term.
New York March 21 directors of Amalgamated Copper company declare the regular quarterly dividend of 1% and an extra dividend of a percentage still to be determined.
In Mercia on March 21 two people were killed and two others seriously injured when a mine explosion triggered a landslide. Authorities reported the accident and ongoing rescue efforts at the scene near Madrid.
In St Paul Minnesota on March 21 the house approved the senate bill by 72 to 30 prohibiting the manufacture sale or giving away of cigarettes in a move aimed at curbing smoking.
Washington March 21. There have been three thousand seven hundred seventy two enlistments in the regular army since the enactment of the army reorganization law.
Vancouver B C March 21 The young son of J H Lawrence a Mission Junction rancher was burned to death after stumbling into a large pile of burning stumps he could not be pulled out in time suggesting a tragic accident at a rural property.
In a March 21 wreck at Risgate on the Clinch Valley division engineers H. W. Cane and fireman William Davidson, both residents of Bluefield West Virginia, were killed.
Lansing March 21 The house passed a bill authorizing Detroit to issue bonds totaling 1 million dollars to buy a site and construct a public library building.
A large British steamer ran aground on a French reef near Key West Florida. Wrecking tugs from the area have been dispatched to assist the grounded vessel and assess salvage possibilities.
Fourteen people died when the German steamer Chemnitz and the British Tay collided in the Flushing roadstead during a storm. The Tay sank. the first officer and two seamen were saved. Among the dead were the wives of two sailors who had boarded the vessel on a farewell visit. The Chemnitz had sailed from Sidney, Australia, for Hamburg on January M.
The labor union council and labor exchange endorse a general strike and invite all unions to join the dock laborers in ceasing work. Harbor watermen, soapmakers, and street car employés vow to strike if dock laborers’ claims are not considered. Companies reject the strike council’s cooperative system proposal. Engine fitters at the Mediterranean iron works struck in solidarity.
A calm day prevailed among dock workers as tensions described by Pathy abated. No major incidents were reported, and routine duties continued with minimal disruption.
The United Mine Workers president and district leaders sent a letter urging a joint conference with anthracite operators to avert a strike. The Hazleton convention resolutions authorize negotiation and defer strike judgment to officers, with calls for conciliatory action and a meeting in New York or another convenient location. Rail officials in Philadelphia declined to discuss receipt of the letter.
Washington reports the presidents proposed western tour draws attention across states to be visited. Invitations from New Orleans, Austin and other cities arrive as Cortelyou and officials refine itineraries. The route may include Galveston, Houston, El Paso, San Francisco, Yellowstone, Denver and a Great Lakes steamer leg, with Harvard commencement after.
Chicago officials confirm millions of dollars worth of California oranges rot in packing houses or spoil for lack of transportation. W Jansen, assistant to President Nipoy, says railways moved out far more oranges than prior years, though the crop is huge and ripening quickly. He blames coal strikes in New Mexico for ongoing bottlenecks but notes improving relief for growers.
Southern California orange growers and shippers met in Los Angeles to address a fruit famine. Carloads rot on arrival due to slow transit, causing millions in losses and uncollected freight. Resolutions fault railroads for prioritizing passenger traffic and slowing freight. A committee will press for a fixed timetable and possible rate cuts to speed shipments.
Commendations from Philippine commanding officers praise the army diet, noting complete rations with fresh beef and bacon, ample bread, and generally high quality stores. Col. Cummings suggests a modest sugar increase, while Col. Grove reports consistently superior rations and readily available sales stores despite constant movement.
Topeka Kansas March 21 Mrs Nation has accepted a contract for six lectures to be given in Cincinnati. She will receive 100 dollars each for the lectures and all.
Her expenses from W. L. Moore of Cincinnati cover tour costs while she is away. During this period editorial work on Mrs Nation's paper The Smasher's Mail will be carried on by Byron Andrews, a Kansas City newspaper man.
Topeka March 21 The government seeks to cancel land patents along the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe line in Central Kansas impacting about 60 000 acres and hundreds of homesteads If the government wins innocent buyers may lose their homes The petition was filed in the United States circuit court by John W Griggs attorney general The former Santa Fe company now in receivership is named as defendant The 1863 act granted odd numbered sections 10 miles each side of the right of way and patents were issued by the interior secretary under congressionally set procedures
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