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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1900
Page
2
London reports Michael Davitt, visiting the Transvaal, grew sick at heart and felt betrayed by Boers. He recalls warning terms to Lord Roberts, noting Boers fled Kroonstad and failed to defend ground, despite vows to fight for liberty.
Davitt accuses press and public figures in dialogue about broken promises and a planned stand at Kroonstadt. He complains editors rejected his views and offers money to withdraw writings. He notes potential British passport issues from Delagoa Bay and contrasts himself as journalist and politician. A French baron is mentioned as a war veteran left penniless.
Advertises laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets that promise to cure a cold in one day. States No Cure No Pay and a price of 25 cents. Mentions medical claims aimed at general readers.
General MacArthur in Manila publishes a long casualty roll listing deaths from dysentery typhoid fever malaria and wounds among units including the 88th 25th and 31st Infantry as well as the 4th Cavalry and Signal Corps among others with dates from August to September and several named individuals.
Western railroads including Santa Fe Southern Pacific Union Pacific and Rio Grande debated pooling military business to and from San Francisco. A committee proposed forming two pools one east of Denver and El Paso and one west of them. A trans continental passenger commission was to be organized and a report presented later.
Robert Sherwood known as The Guerrilla and five other pickpockets arrested near Butte were bound over to the district court after hearings in police court. Bonds were fixed at $1,000 each. suspects faced possible jail time if bonds defaulted. Police officials testified to concealed money and suspicious tools found during jail searches as witnesses identified the defendants and the ruse of the alleged crime.
In Frankfort Kentucky the Howard jury announced a hung verdict at 5 13 pm after about three hours in the jury room. The panel, seated at 2 pm, will reconvene at 9 am tomorrow as Judge Cantril does not discharge them. The split hinges on guilt or innocence, not the penalty.
Dispatches from the Rocky Mountains describe heavy snowfall with Red Mountain near Ouray reporting three feet of snow and Leadville about two inches on the level. A strong wind worsened conditions while east of the mountains expect cold rain.
Galveston Texas Sept 25 Governor Sayers refused to handle relief funds distribution, promising to allocate funds to affected communities. Railroads report labor shortages since martial law ended, with idle workers and calls to cut rations for able bodied men. Relief work consolidates into a single Red Cross society in Galveston, while a Washington error over Fort San Jacinto drownings is corrected.
A national appeal issued from Galveston details estimated deaths around 6,000 in the city and 2,000 on the island and mainland, with property damage likely $50 million. Debris removal costs and widespread destruction of homes and public buildings are described, along with calls for ongoing relief and long term restoration.
Colonel John P. Jackson, collector of the port of San Francisco, died tonight after a painful kidney illness and a surgical operation performed this afternoon.
A Telluride special to the News notes developments from Colorado with a focus on regional events and ongoing coverage in Denver. The report references Rept. 21 and connections to the broader state outlook.
The independent democratic convention is set for October 2 1900 in Butte to nominate presidential electors congress governor lieutenant governor secretary of state associate justice of the supreme court state treasurer state auditor attorney general superintendent of public instruction and district judges. Delegates are apportioned by county with a total of 480 votes.
Snow has fallen for two days in the mountains with drifts from two percent to four feet. Mountain trails to the mines are blocked though railroad traffic remains unaffected.
The board of arbitrament at the war college reviewed the night drills off Newport. Torpedo boats failed to attack while war vessels shelled forts in a crippled state. Leyden and Scorpion engagements, Gwynn torpedoing Eagle, and Morris Rogers attack on Kearsarge are noted with Holland submarine escort. Porter rescued the torpedo station at 12 45.
Boise Idaho September 25 The attempt to fuse the populists and democrats on the state ticket appears to have failed. No formal agreement is reported and parties remain 80s apart with no progress toward a merger.
Helena dispatch reports Mrs. Joseph H. Pierce a pioneer of Montana died at her Menton avenue residence after several days with pneumonia She was 60 Her son Joseph V Pierce and daughter Mrs Mto Behrenfeld of Great Falls survive her The deceased owned real estate in Helena.
The Isthmian Canal Commission said it could submit a sufficiently comprehensive report to Congress for the upcoming session if action is desirable. Field parties have completed most work with only a few hydrographic and boring parties remaining on the isthmus to finalize the clearing up of the project.
Senator Beveridge declares in Chicago that American rule in the Philippines will protect native land rights, curb land seizure by individuals, and imitate the English in securing ownership while opposing separate Cuba government. He warns against Cuban independence, urging annexation as the route to stability, education, and health improvements under American administration.
An oration by a senator focused on imperialism and the Philippines, warning against allowing the nation to fall under foreign control as he elaborates on the colonial question and its global implications.
Four people die and several injured as a water spout and tornado devastate Ferguson Iowa. Railway station wrecked, cars blown off tracks, fires and widespread damage described along with interrupted Ferguson wires and a partial casualty list. Nearby Redfield Madrid also report severe weather and washed tracks on the Great Western road. Ferguson sits on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line about 40 miles east of Madrid in Marshall county.
The surgeon general reports Port Nome Alaska is free of smallpox with the last patient discharged Aug 24. The epidemic caused 24 cases and one death, with ongoing vaccination efforts after a defective vaccine prompted a fresh supply of 500 points. Distress and sickness persist among coastal native communities.
Judge Knowles overruled the railroad demurrer in the Rheim suit for 25000 and in Mix case for 15000. Mrs Rheim seeks for death of her husband in the Bonita Dee wreck and Mix was injured in the same crash. The railroad has 10 days to answer. The Whitcombal suit against Helena Water Co was remanded to state court for water rights over 1 mile.
Lawrence M. Sullivan a well known sailor boarding house keeper was indicted by the grand jury for attempting to persuade a sailor to desert from a ship. The case stems from agitation by grain exporters against what they call extortionate rates charged by boarding house men for sailors.
Reports describe rising Colorado river waters up to fifty feet with debris sweeping through farms along the Llano and San Saba rivers. While Marble Falls and San Saba report no loss of life or city property, widespread crop damage and ruined cotton on low lands are noted along the valley.
Houston reports no loss of life as the Colorado River flood eases. Austin to Bastrop areas see no new major damage. Trinity River rise begins to enter the newer Colorado with no reported losses. Brazos floods extend to Bryan and Navajo but fall short of overflow. crop damage limited to valley bottoms already fallow due to prior floods.
Reports from Austin claimed San Saba and Marble Falls were swept away by the Colorado River flood, but the report is without foundation. The Colorado River at Austin is falling and no damage occurred there.
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