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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
1
A new Buller assault on Pieters Hill near Ladysmith is reported as costly but successful, despite misgivings about tactics. The war office hinted relief announcements may be delayed while Buller’s forces suffer heavy casualties and supply difficulties.
Secretary Root announced a flying trip to Cuba departing Friday to personally examine conditions on the island. The party includes Mrs Root Miss Root Edward Root Colonel Carter and W E Coursey. Porto Rico visit was dropped due to time constraints.
A newspaper report from Paarderberg on February 2 notes Cronje doubted British rail advance and a long march was possible. It states Boer prisoners, both Free Staters and Transvaalers, now believe the war will end in British victory and that Kimberley relief efforts were linked to Mafeking.
A midnight fire on February 28 at 1991 Third Avenue, New York, destroyed the tenement. Three children were found dead in the ruins and two residents, including Edward Friedman, feared dead or missing. Policeman Thomas Tracy and others performed risky rescues, one officer saved a five year old amid heavy smoke as the building burned from the basement up.
Columbia South Carolina February 28 Special seven white men are charged with the assassination of a prosperous farmer named Bowers. The men are alleged to seek his land and he refused to sell. The trial featured lengthy orders and arguments as the defense drew attention to the case.
Adams, president of the Tennessee Press Association, appoints a committee of Tennessee publishers to draft a memorial for Congress urging removal of the wood pulp tariff. The move reflects a national effort by newspaper publishers to lower paper costs, deemed ruinously high by the paper trust.
State Health Officer Blunt received a telegram from Surgeon General Wyman stating the bubonic plague is officially reported on Cazumel Island in Yucatan Mexico. Quarantine stations at the gulf coast and Rio Grande were notified and ordered to take precautions.
Charlotte February 23 A republican campaign against the proposed constitutional amendment restricting the suffrage opened in Newton with United States Senator Pritchard as principal speaker. He arrived from Washington to attend the meeting and vigorously attacked the measure while keeping legal questions to a brief reference.
Secretary Long told the House Naval Committee three armored cruisers and three protected cruisers are enough, warning government yards cost more and take longer to build. Admiral Dewey urged dropping twelve gunboats for three new battleships and praised sheathing ships to extend their lifespan, citing a British wreck as precedent.
Vandals removed the mourning emblems draped on the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort as a court of inquiry is planned. In court, R J Breckinridge asked the court to recognize him, while Pratt objected. the court ordered submission to avoid deciding contests over minor state offices.
Washington hearing on the Goodyear dynamite plan for the Brunswick outer bar attracted experts and opposition alike. General Duffield and Prof Louis Haupt defended dynamite use, while Captain Gillette and others offered mixed views. The committee posed questions but made no decision.
An Atlantic Coast Line locomotive engineer argues in Raleigh that he was employed during good behavior and seeks reinstatement and damages. He cites the Hoke v Anderson decision as establishing a property right in his position, marking the first civil application of the doctrine.
The Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Missouri and Carolinas GOP caucus moved to urge Congress to amend national election laws. A proposed convention of these states would seek to remove state election machinery from federal oversight and address disenfranchisement of Republican voters. National leaders, including John W Yerkes, urged broad Republican cooperation to support reform.
The Maryland Democrats met at Grand Army Hall to select delegates for the Kansas City national convention. The gathering represented nearly every county and endorsed the Chicago platform of 1896. The silver wing vows to contest gold delegates if needed. The convention denounced the MecKintey administration and endorsed William Jennings Bryan for president.
Macon Georgia February 2 Special It is said here today Major J F Hanson of this city may succeed the late H M Comer as president of the Central railroad Hanson owns substantial stock in the road and is familiar with its workings His friends would not be surprised if he is elected to the place.
Judge WoF Frye of the Richmond county court announces that all slot machines in the community must go. He states it is a violation of the law whether used for money, cigars, chewing gum, or other articles. Prosecution will follow for any operator who continues to run them.
Major General John R. Brooke, long stationed in Cuba, is assigned to command the Military Department of the East with headquarters in New York. The transfer will occur in June when Major General Wesley Merritt retires. Brooke preferred the East post over Lakes, and his promotion will move Brigadier General E Otis in the Philippines to major general in the Regular Establishment.
Richmond February 28 Special The Stonewall Jackson Memorial Association gains a valuable relic a bed said to be where Confederate general Jackson died at Guineas tation Caroline county. Dr Hunter McGuire receives the piece from Bowlare family member. The bed will be housed in the Challenger house after property transfer to the association.
Charles Montague aged sixty three with ten children marries Polly Maront aged fifty three who has sixteen children in a ceremony held in Raleigh. The union links two large families and marks a notable domestic milestone for the community.
Washington February 2 Republicans won a sweeping majority vote 172 to Notable defections included Crumpacker Fletcher Heatvole Littlefield Lorimer McCall while six Republicans backed the opposition and four Democrats supported the bill Brownlow of Tennessee arrived in a carriage to cast his vote declaring he would rather die than see the bill defeated The bill lowered the tariff from 25 to 15 percent for two years and included Porto Rican manufacture with an Internal Revenue tax mechanism outlined by Payne and the Treasury to implement the rate
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