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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1900
Page
1
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London dispatch reports trustworthy refugees claim Boers smuggled at least thirty artillery pieces overland from a west African port with eight reportedly seized by the Free State. Dempsey trial details and scattered Pretoria dispatches show mixed signals as Lord Methuen moves toward Hoopstad and Brandfort with Boer strength cited at about 30,000 while peace prospects fade.
Raleigh April 16 Special White supremacy buttons appear today on delegates as the Democratic convention opens tomorrow in Raleigh. Cyrus B Watson, former governor candidate, is reportedly to be permanent chairman. Charley Baycock of Goldsboro is the likely gubernatorial nominee on the first ballot, with F Davidson of Asheville as opponent and about 260 votes.
London April 10 news reports that the Boers under General Brabent renewed their attack on Wepener at dawn. The assault began at daybreak and lasted until 2 30 o clock, with fighting on two or three sides. Continued on Eighth Page.
Frankfort reports Bud Lecompte, a young farmer, shot and killed his sick brother in law Hiram Stafford as Stafford lay bedridden for two months. Neighbors call Lecompte crazy. he allegedly said he would end Stafford’s misery before firing three Winchester rounds into Stafford’s head. Lecompte was arrested and claims Staff ord was hopelessly ill. Stafford was married to LeCompte’s sister.
The St Johns river channel from Jacksonville to the sea filled up a depth of one foot over the past year. The Cape Fear of Wilmington has arrived to open the harbor and begin operations. Duval county spent 200000 on harbor improvements while government appropriations fall short. No large ocean liners can cross the St Johns bar at present.
San Antonio April 10 Colone J H Lifford a noted Texas colonizer and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln died at his Beeville area home aged over eighty. A Illinois native he served with the Union in the Civil War and brought colonists from Illinois Indiana and Ohio to Texas. He lived as a hermit on a small farm he cultivated personally for years.
Reports from Pretoria and Lourenzo Marquez detail large Boer victories over British forces. About 600 killed and wounded, 800 captured near Brandfort with water scarce for Lord Roberts. Another claim cites 900 British captured near Kroonstadt after defeats at Meerkatsfontein.
In Washington April 10 a unanimous Senate privileges and elections committee resolution declares Senator Clark of Montana not entitled to a seat. The panel, led by Chandler, Turley, and others, frames the case as political, with party critics saying the vote was motivated by election money concerns and not mere technicals. Democrats and Republicans alike condemn excessive campaign spending and pledge further reports detailing the reasons for each member’s vote.
Damaged OCR recounts William F Miller scheme and syndicate trial in New York. Testimony cites telegrams and fake messages to subscribers, 16000 names, 300 dollars paid per message, and $59 000 in a single day. Defense claims surplus in depositor funds. Trial adjourned until tomorrow.
Havana April 10 General Maximo Gomez sailed for Santo Domingo. He addressed a letter to the national party president thanking for the demonstration in his honor and said he would soon return to Cuba. He denied plans to become president of San Domingo. A farewell banquet was given tonight to General William Ludlow, retiring military governor of the Havana department.
President Grover Cleveland delivered his second lecture in Alexander hall Princeton New Jersey tonight before a large crowd of students faculty and families. He was repeatedly interrupted by applause and the hall rang with cheers at the end from students and attendees.
New York bankers Kuhn Leoby & Co say they purchased bonds from the old Avenue Railroad Company to fund the debt of the road. The $35,000,000 issue will run for 100 years at four percent and be guaranteed unconditionally by the Metropolitan Utility Company. The arrangement completes financing for the avenue line now owned by the Metropolitan Railroad interests.
A large fire in Petersburg on April 10 at 10 o clock destroyed over a million pounds of fine tobacco stored in the Watthbaree warehouse occupied by W G Duningwa and 15, along with several small houses in the surrounding district. The blaze, reportedly started in the boiler room, caused at least $200,000 in losses as Austrian government purchases were burned and grainy collateral goods also suffered. Strong winds aggravated the damage as the fire department battled the flames through the night.
Berlin Daily News correspondent asserts Reichmann, credited with leading the Hoers at Kornspruit, is certainly the American military attache Curtain Carl Reichmann, signaling ambiguity over his national designation as of April 1 from London.
A Georgia Populist convention at the statehouse nominated Wharton Barker for president and Ignatius Dunmelly for vice president, pledging a strong campaign against Democratic state officials. Delegates debated money, politics, and government theory, selecting a ticket headed by J H Traylor and L L Clements with other officers. The session closed with broad satisfaction and orderly nominations.
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