11 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
1
Dispatches from Pretoria claim Boer leaders accepted British terms and peace is arranged. London networks report Breyn and Generals Dewet and Botha in agreement, but no official confirmation. The funeral at Rhodes’s tomb drew thousands as processions and hymns marked the day.
In Bulawayo Matabeleland April 11 the body of Cecil Rhodes was laid to rest in a rock tomb in the Matoppo hills. The procession stretched five miles through hills and gorges with diverse conveyances. Chiefs Shembli Faku and Umegula and about 2,000 natives witnessed the Christian interment as twelve oxen carried the coffin to the kopje summit.
Report from Lathrop Missouri notes Roosevelt's inquiry into British mule purchases in the US may include an examination of local mule yards. Mules are sent to New Orleans then to South Africa. Ten British officers present deny US Clinton county property by Britain and say no British war debt buys US horses.
Secretary Hay has been informed that the request to allow Dr Thomas and his wife to pass South African lines to aid Boer families has been withdrawn. He is to draw $5 000 from the relief fund and distribute it at his discretion, ensuring the full amount goes to sufferers without deductions.
London reports hint at a budget including grain import duties and flour charges while Washington notes a failed bid for a Chinese exclusion bill vote. Indications are a vote next Tuesday as three speakers oppose the bill in its present form. Depew warns that if the popular vote Senate plan passes, states with restricted suffrage risk losing representation.
Washington April 11 Governor Dole of Hawaii arrives in the capital to discuss funding shortfalls hampering the territory. He seeks federal relief and possible budget adjustments to address deficits threatening public services and development projects.
The Northwestern Telephone Exchange announces long distance connections now serving more than 1700 cities and towns across Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin North and South Dakota. The expansion enhances network reach and intercity communications for regional customers. The announcement highlights broader service areas and improved dialing options.
Governor Pole reports to the President on Hawaii's tight money market and public finances. He notes no major failures but says enterprises are larger than available capital and revenues cover only administrative costs. He cites lost customs revenues of about 1.2 million dollars and limited improvements plus fire claim payments from the 1900 plague period.
Washington April 11 reports show the building of two torpedo boats for the United States government cost contractors about 2,000,000 more than the price received. They claim losses exceed 3,000,000 and ask Congress to cover the gap. Secretary Long silent on the request but collected details to aid Congress if it acts.
Miss Ellen M. Stone, the missionary captured in Bulgaria, arrives in New York aboard the Deutschland. She looks pale and worn, says the voyage made her ill, and notes the brigands were not as fierce as feared, though they insulted her and Mme Tsilka but did not strike. Her brother Charles A. Stone and many relatives greet her at the pier.
James O Kelly asked in the house of commons if Secretary Hay would attend the colonial premiers conference tied to King Edward's coronation. A J Balfour replied the conference covers British empire affairs and no foreign representatives would be invited.
In Vienna on April 11 nine titled members of the Vienna Jockey Club were fined 1000 crowns each for contravening gambling laws. The case traces to the club’s December 31 gambling event in which Count Joseph Potocki and two other foreigners lost 600000 crowns. Potocki and the two others were fined and banished from Austria.
London April 11 reports a hitch in treaty negotiations as cables from the Liaison correspond arrive detailing difficulties in reaching agreement. Negotiators from involved nations assess options and seek to overcome obstacles delaying final settlement.
Morning tie reports negotiations for an extradition treaty between Portugal and the United States amid assurances Portugal will not execute its subjects. In Washington on April 11 Rear Admiral Norman H. Farquhar retires and promotes Captains Joseph B. Coghlan and James Hoban Sands to rear admiral.
The Interior Department in the Cook case grants short term certificates for veterans with pensionable disability from the Spanish American War, allowing $30 per month for proven second grade disability for the period of that disability. The ruling is expected to trigger many new claims from this group.
General Wade Hampton of Columbia South Carolina is critically ill with a general breakdown. He had a severe attack recently but rallied briefly. in the last days his condition worsened and he cannot take nourishment, leaving him feeble as he marked his 84th birthday last week.
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