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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
4
The Batesville Tribune notes a claim that fewer than one third of United States Senators hold wealth exceeding 1060 600 000. Editor Donald McCallum presents the figure as part of a broader discussion on wealth among lawmakers.
War brings both blessings and misfortunes as Missouri farmers sell about trillion dollars worth of mules last year, mainly for wartime use, highlighting economic shifts and agricultural impact during conflict.
After the Spanish American War Spaniards abandoned Cuba and returned to Spain. Now under American control they are returning to Cuba by the hundreds, finding it a better place to live than their homeland.
A vague Fenian raid warning resurfaces as a potential tactic to deter Canadians from enlisting for the Transvaal conflict. The writer doubts a repeat of 1866 Irish raid folly and frames the threat as a distraction from recruitment.
A severe earthquake rocked southern California on Christmas morning between 4 and 5 60 o clock. Some towns reported cracked tail buildings while streets and several structures suffered heavy damage and were left unsustained.
In Frelingham Belgium near the French line school children were allowed onto the river Lys for a holiday. The ice broke sending many into the water. forty children drowned and many were saved only after suffering extreme cold.
The iron works of the Carnegie interests announce a wage increase to 1.50 a day for all laborers performing common labor except those on sliding scale. Effective January 1, 1900, the raise is described as a substantial New Year’s gift to hundreds of workers, signaling improved times ahead.
The Nebraska Governor directs the State Attorney to prosecute Corporal Fear and Private Jenkins for killing Private Morgan during an escape attempt at Fort Crook. Morgan was shot as he fled after being ordered shot. the governor argues the officer who gave the order should face charges, not the enlisted men.
Evangelist Moody died at his home in East Northfield Massachusetts at noon on Friday December 22 1899. He dedicated his life to saving the poor and degraded from their sins and vice, working mainly in Chicago slums and other cities. He led a good useful life and died peacefully.
The country states it will ship gold to England because England needs it more and will pay higher interest. The balance of trade currently favors the U. S., at over a million dollars daily, so this aid will not be missed.
The report notes no new serious events in South Africa following General Buller’s Tugela River defeat. Boers rest in entrenched positions while the British regroup, counting on time and reinforcements from England to recover wounded and swell ranks.
At St Frances parochial school in Quincy Illinois a Christmas pageant rehearsal ended in tragedy when a girl’s clothing caught fire. Four girls died from burns, seven more perished within hours, and several others suffered serious injuries. Victims ranged from ages seven to eleven. The accident occurred Friday afternoon December 22 as about forty students prepared for the program.
General Roberts thanked the American people for their friendship to England as he prepared to sail to South Africa to command the English army. He stressed his aim was to address the great body of Americans who believe in American and English laws as the best and most liberal, beyond any Irish or Hollanders collecting funds or enlisting for the Boers.
A reminiscence on California’s statehood fifty years ago and the anti expansionists who might have opposed it. The piece argues California would have remained Mexican and Indigenous governed, blocking Pacific trade and highlighting anti expansionist folly.
The article warns American Irish activists organized to fight with the Boers or invade Canada could provoke a response from the United States. It stresses neutrality must be maintained and recalls past British friendship during Spain's troubles. It denounces ingratitude during this administration.
The piece argues that British defeats in South Africa have not shaken morale but instead hardened resolve across England Scotland and loyal colonies. It asserts renewed energy and fortitude after reverses, while praising national pluck and unity to meet future needs, noting no decline in strength since key defeats.
The piece argues that the new century begins with 1901, not 1900, since counting starts at 1 and the century ends with 1900. It notes some confusion over the date and explains the century’s end and the 1901 start. It also mentions the date line’s polar route, K extending from the North Pole across the 180th meridian to Siberia via the Bering Strait.
An advertorial urges women to try Bradfield's Female Regulator for irregular menses, leucorrhea, womb falling, nervousness, headaches, and backaches. Citing a physician's formula and nature’s herbs, it claims significant relief and offers a free illustrated book from The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
The piece explores how crossing the 180th meridian shifts day, date, and year with vivid scenarios. It describes the date line’s impact on sailors near the Aleutians, Brooks Island, and Chatham Islands, and imagines strange events such as weddings spanning two centuries and a person waking between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The text discusses how a body buried exactly at the date line at 12 o'clock midnight December 31 1900 would have head in the nineteenth century and feet in the twentieth. It notes thousands of other curious possibilities tied to the date line at that moment.
Washington letter from December 25, 1899 notes a quiet Christmas at the White House with guests including Abner McKinley’s family. Gen Otis reports Luzon ports open to commerce January 1, signaling weakened rebels and resumed civilian life. Funds for Gen Lawton’s widow exceed $11,000, and Arlington chosen for his burial. President McKinley plans to accompany Senator Perkins to San Francisco for the Ohio launch. Dr. Patterson criticizes Goebel in Kentucky politics, predicting the Goebel contest will fail and the legislature will not seat the challenger.
The article notes New York Republicans favor either Secretary Root or ex-Secretary Bliss for the Vice Presidency with McKinley. It says both have cabinet experience and could be nominated by acclamation at the Philadelphia Convention, with Hanna backing either choice and the New York delegation acting as a unit. It also discusses the Navy's plan to create its own wireless school, criticizing Marconi's pricing and suggesting government-led development.
A Washington sub committee continues testimony from Utah witnesses in the Roberts polygamy case. Though earlier testimony appears to prove polygamy, no new witnesses have yet reported. The committee plans to report to the House within a week of Congress reconvening and likely oppose Roberts.
Populist leaders plan a national convention to head off the Democratic movement led by Ex-Senator Gorman and block the nomination of Mr. Bryan ahead of the upcoming election phase.
Democratic convention endorses Mr Brean for nomination while the silver Republicans join populists in backing the move.
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