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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1900
Page
4
Reports from Dec 27 describe General Joubert arriving at the front and addressing burghers on Dec 28 while bombardment at Ladysmith moves slowly. British and Boer actions unfold at Colenso and Modder River with intermittent firing and prisoner movements. Censorship relaxes as dispatches arrive, and Dutch disaffection grows amid strategic debates on transport, wagons, and rail links.
Telegraphic items cover Ladysmith fortifications and Buller Roberts timetable while Ohio court upholds right of strikers to picket. Nebraska teachers meet attracts 1500. new Wabash Detroit division announced. local crime and mining accidents pepper December 27 reports.
General Henry O Merriam of Denver denies requesting service in Cuba. Reports detail rising beggar numbers in Mexico with a proposal for whipping posts. A miner trench accident in Chico California buries Frank Cable and a man named Conner. Bankruptcy filing by Suail A Isaacson lists liabilities of 122811 assets 60000. Five hundred Cincinnati recruits sent to aid Boers before recruitment halted. Professor Elliott Coues and Sydney A Paget sail or plan to join rough riders for South Africa. Smallpox outbreaks on reservations prompt a pending $30000 appropriation. Xenia ship arrives St Johns after tempest. two crew injured. Alexander Fisher shot by brother Ples Fisher in Clay County Kentucky. Ples escapes amid Philpot Griffin feud. Transports Duke of Fife St Paul with Thirty-eighth infantry and Ohio Indiana with Fortieth infantry reach Manila.
Berlin's Lokal Anzeiger prints a German English Portuguese secret pact. It foresees Delagoa Bay transfer to England, a Portugal indemnity of 1.9 million pounds, and potential war by Kruger against Portugal. Germany would claim most Portuguese colonies and northern African lands, with payments to Portugal. Naval bombardment at Beer position and Umhlwana noted as Colenso aftermath.
London reports from Chieveley and Modder River describe Boer trenches growing stronger at Tugela and near Ladysmith while British forces linger and struggle to reorganize. Dispatches cite Dutch disaffection, growing unrest among Dutch farmers, and warnings that a prolonged deadlock may delay any decisive move by Lord Roberts. Churchill, writing from Chieveley, notes renewed confidence in Sir Redvers Buller despite grim outlook.
Washington dispatch reports the interstate commerce commission will forward last week’s evidence on classified freight rate increases to the attorney general to seek injunctive action. Shippers claim the testimony shows Sherman anti trust violations and want the classification halted on January 1. Also noted are jurors in the Molineux murder case complaining about constant detective surveillance, and Col William J Volkmar’s transfer from Colorado to New York before duty in Havana. Edward C Hodges & Co suspend business in Boston, a major municipal bonds broker and exchange member.
A compact review notes slightly improved financial conditions ahead as various global and domestic events unfold. Highlights include the torpedo boat Stockton launched at Richmond Va and reports from the Philippines and India.
London reports a rumor that the marquis of Salisbury may retire from the prime ministership. The queen allegedly pressed him to stay, but he agreed only to remain for now. A British shift toward younger leadership is anticipated with ongoing South Africa coverage. The Times and Standard critique censorship, campaign plans, and potential policy changes as debates over Garracre, rail lines, and relief efforts unfold.
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