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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
2
London special reports from Chieveley camp suggest General Buller plans a renewed attempt to relieve Ladysmith. Boers have fallen back to the Tugela north bank and are shifting laagers closer to Ladysmith to pressure the garrison under bombardment.
The last chapter of the Maine tragedy unfolded Thursday morning as 163 victims were buried at Washington national cemetery. Marines and the marine band escorted the funeral with simple services, wreaths, and prayers by Father Chadwick. Capt. Sigsbee stood by the Maine's side, while President McKinley, his Cabinet, and naval officers attended. A firing volley and dirge followed as the crowd dispersed. A Cabinet officer stated the Maine has been remembered.
At 12 44 Saturday night twelve window glass factories of the American Window Glass Company resumed operation. Idle since last June, the plants will employ about 15 000 workers in Indiana and 1 500 in Hartford City where the state's largest plant stands. The fire lasts six months, with indications of continuity.
Alfred Morrison, a language professor, shot his wife at their Mount Vernon New York residence. The bullet hit her left shoulder near the lung leaving her in critical condition. she absolved him of blame. A sick baby prompted her sudden rise. she may die.
A feared uprising of negroes at Fort White Florida was averted as citizens armed themselves and while guards patrol to deter incendiaries. Shots were fired at residences by unknown assailants believed to be black. Fort White authorities report no further violence.
The steamer Linda of Shreveport Louisiana burned to the water line and sank off Vanceville on the Red River. Officers and crew swam to shore while five black roosters from Shreveport were burned or drowned. The fire’s cause is unknown.
Two masked men robbed a Ballard street car in Seattle Washington. A passenger named Plinton was shot and bullets pierced two other passengers' clothing. One robber was killed and identified as unknown while the other fled empty handed.
News from Victoria B C via the steamer Aorangi reports a bloody civil war among natives of Kiriwani New Guinea. The head chief was defeated and eleven villages were destroyed with heavy slaughter.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue rules that insurance companies engaged in call loan financing are liable for the bankers tax under the wartime revenue act.
Ex President Cleveland endures severe rheumatic gout causing limited improvement and ongoing discomfort as doctors monitor his condition.
United States District Attorney will probe recruitment of men by Pierre Pettit in Cincinnati for the Boer army. Pettit claims enlistment is for hospital service allowed by statute. once in the Transvaal men may act freely, he says.
Advices from Honolulu report the American Bank of Hawaii plans to open a new branch in Honolulu on July 3. The expansion marks a significant step for the bank as it increases its local presence.
Obituaries note Prof Hiliott Couées of Washington dead in Baltimore at 57 and Dr Thomas O Callaghan of Jersey City died suddenly on a professional call. Also listed are deaths of Bushred Underwood of Washington and Capt Jacob Vandergrift of Pittsburgh. Factory fires in Germantown and Buffalo cause substantial losses, while coal firms in Hazelton report wage hikes. Yale receives Shokes family funds for a new administration building.
A roundup of deaths and crimes includes Mrs. Lewis Cramer’s suicide in Lima Ohio, Gov. Poynter’s son’s death in Albion Nebraska, sugar mill and sawmill fires in Kentucky and Indiana, a scaffold fall in Tiflin Ohio, manslaughter verdict in Kingfisher Oklahoma, a San Francisco teamster found murdered, fatal wrecks near Bear Mouth Montana and Minturn Colorado, a Dallas train crash, Rock Creek Ohio millinery fire, a Denver Rio Grande boiler explosion, a Big Four derailment at Sharon Ohio, robberies in Indiana and Chicago fire losses, plus legal and logistical updates on navy enlistment and Indian land settlement plans.
A Chicago riverfront shooting kills a night watchman. Indianapolis man kills wife then himself. a South Dakota treasurer commits suicide after逃oving. Springfield Ohio wife shoots husband and dies. a Chicago fire causes heavy damage with no casualties. San Jacinto and Hemet suffer near total earthquake damage. Milwaukee alderman suicide tied to streetcar vote. other crimes, pardons, and incidents across the country are noted.
News brief lists fatalities and incidents across several states. Tom White, a Black man, is shot by Fort White marshal during arrest. In Tennessee, Daniel Strickland survives a molten iron accident. Samuel Renfro is jailed in New York for alleged suicide attempt. George Petway and Constable John Irwin exchange fatal wounds in Nashville. J. H. Sanders commits suicide in Memphis. The report mentions other scattered line items and local figures.
In Matewan West Virginia Wayne Hatfield, nephew of Devil Anse Hatfield, killed George Hatfield's son in George Braseur's store. He fled to the mountains. Nearby Pinnacle Rock near Cumberland Gap Tennessee tumbled down, shaking the town with no lives lost but property damage noted.
In the River Clyde a collision lightly damages the Anchor Line steamer Tainui while the British steamer Starlight sinks the schooner Flying Fox. no lives are lost. Manila reports Col Wilder in Northern Luzon says Aguinaldo’s wife has died in fighting.
Rumors place Aguinaldo in Mexico while a Christmas gift bear goes to Admiral Dewey. China and Mexico sign a broad trade treaty as domestic workers face harsh fate in Brandon. Choate to Jay on food cargo seizures. Lizzie Hammons and Trooper Wheeler linked by telegraph. Great Northern awards a Quebec elevator contract to Chapman & Co. after a deadly Cape Hatteras wreck. Dun & Co notes Wall Street’s worst day amid holiday business, with US and Canada weekly failures 220 and 96 respectively.
Chicago cattle prices range from 3.00 to 7.00 for common to prime, hogs 3.00 to 4.50 shipping grades, sheep 3.00 to 4.75, with wheat, corn, oats, rye, butter and eggs quoted across multiple cities including Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo and New York. Prices vary by item and grade, with notable reports for No. 2 wheat and corn in several markets.
London reports secret treaty moves give Germany Asiatic colonies from Portugal and equal African possessions from England. Delagoa Bay is pledged to Britain, with Germany paying 25 million marks. Cape Town warns of looming turmoil as Kruger may attack Delagoa Bay. Daily Mail criticizes British war conduct and calls for stronger leadership. Winston Churchill describes Boer defenses at Tugela river awaiting Buller’s renewed assault.
London Morning Post reports Winston Churchill escaped Pretoria by scaling a wall and slipping past guards. He rode a freight train to Delagoa Bay, hiding under coal sacks and evading a search. The voyage lasted about sixty hours before arrival. A Coney Island court tale featured a rooster named George Dewey testifying by crowing. North Carolina and Virginia hunting reports note unusually good quail and deer conditions this year.
Officials examine reports that Holland and Irish societies plan a raid on Canada akin to the Fenian attempts of 1865 to 1866. The administration vows strict neutrality while preventing US based armies or societies from invading wartime foes’ territory. President and Mrs. McKinley kept Christmas quiet at the White House with gift deliveries arriving by express wagon.
The President faces protests against clemency for Joseph Wilkins and Howard Butler, butter dealers jailed for removing labels and selling oleomargarine as butter. Pure food interests and dairy groups argue pardons would harm butter and dairy sectors nationwide.
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