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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
1
London reports official casualty figures for the South African war totaling 10 556 killed wounded and missing including 656 officers and 10 556 other fatalities. The notice lists officers killed 106 wounded 336 missing 114 and men killed 1 484 wounded 5 064 missing 2 789 with 0 837 total killed wounded and missing. Local ad promotes One Minute Cough Cure by H R Palmer & Sons from Poseyville Indiana.
London reports the official British casualty list for Rensberg covering February 10 to 12. Killed include four officers and seven men. wounded comprise six officers and 14 men. missing number six officers and 14 men. Among the killed are Colonel Coningham of the Worcester regiment Major G R Eddy and Lieutenants J Powell and J Roberts of Australia. The item includes an unrelated medical advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Care by H R Palmer & Sons.
Washington February 15 Senator Teller Colorado Republican denounced his party saying it abandoned its principles and is steered by greed from commercial centers. He warned there is no hope for the country if the GOP remains in power, noting it began as a protest against slavery and now serves other interests.
Federal Judge Taft rules a court of equity cannot restrain removal of an officer. Kentucky complainant has quo warranto and legal remedies and may raise federal questions in state proceedings, then seek U S Supreme Court review by writ of error. Also includes unrelated health ad for Hood's Sarsaparilla and DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
London reports hail of disruption as the blizzard of Tuesday freezes trains and streetcar lines across Great Britain. Telegraph and telephone wires fail, communications lag, and accidents surge from collapsing chimneys and roof slates.
News from London reports intense satisfaction with Field Marshal Lord Roberts plan of operations. Dispatches say Roberts, “Bob’s Bahadur,” and Kitchener may press a decisive victory as British forces advance, with cautious optimism amid Boer actions at Esbowe and Natal fronts. General Cleary ill, Col Northcutt temporarily commands Fourth Division.
Rev. Henry McDonald’s resignation was reluctantly accepted at an adjourned monthly conference meeting. He may accept a call to a Shelbyville Kentucky church, with options still under consideration. The approving church is among Kentucky’s largest and most influential Baptist congregations, in a county with two dozen Baptist churches.
London February 15 In the house of summons Secretary of State for the Colonies Chamberlain stated the government would aid the Zulus if native territories are invaded by the Boers. He said natives will receive support to resist incursions and defend their lands.
Charles E. Macrum former U S consul to Pretoria releases a signed statement detailing why he left Pretoria amid war. He accuses slow U S communication, defends neutral policy, notes fellow Americans joining Boer front and a consul’s censorship, and cites his return amid reputation attacks. A Newton Hawiler reader endorses DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. H. R. Palmer & Sons advertises. In Thomson Georgia a store shooting wounds H A Thomas during a quarrel. Holsendorf claims self defense.
London reports British forces under Lord Roberts, with about 40 000 infantry 7 000 cavalry and 150 guns, have moved beyond the Mafeking lines into Free State territory. French and Cronje lines are being maneuvered, with Kimberley relief within reach and a possible battle imminent. Transport and rail operations under Kitchener show rapid troop movements. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo story appears unrelated.
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