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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
2
Batesville Publishing Co based in Batesville Indiana operates as a local publisher serving the Batesville area with newspapers and related print media.
Secretary Amos W. Butler of the State Board of Charities sends Indiana's exhibit to Paris featuring four insane hospitals and the School for Feeble Minded Youths with exterior and interior photos, plans and volumes. Meanwhile Republic Iron and Steel mills in Indiana halt operations after suits seek the weekly pay law, leaving 5,000 workers idle as districts dispute the legality of the prosecution.
A Colesburg dispatch reports Australian troops and two guns discovering the Orange River wagon bridge intact. Fifty Boers on the far bank were surprised and the British rode toward their laager on the Free State side. The Boers claimed they preferred death to seeing British wounded.
The Montreal express on the Canadian Pacific Railroad jumped the track between Pontypool and Burketon Ontario and toppled down a steep embankment. Rain sped the train and many passengers were aboard including several Parliament members traveling from Ottawa. Many were injured but none seriously.
George A. Vanderbeck, former owner of the Detroit Club in the American Baseball League, appears likely to retain possession despite the club’s sale to his wife Mrs. Vanderbeck, a divorcee, to satisfy her alimony decree. He has filed a bond of $9,000 with sufficient surety as ordered by the Circuit Court to secure payment of alimony.
Advices from Dawson describe extent and value of a coal discovery in Alaska. The fuel question dominates the region and the vast deposits boost mining and related industries while aligning with recent auriferous quartz discoveries near Dawson.
In Brewersville Indiana Al Fuller and Isaac Powers a schoolteacher exchanged fire over a child’s correction. Powers was shot once through the lip and Fuller took three bullets. Both men are in grave condition and will likely die.
Report notes that representatives from the United States Great Britain and Germany have formed a Spanish government to gauge its intentions about the Philippine Islands not ceded to the United States.
The greater part of Colesburg's Dutch residents have been arrested as rebels. On Saturday the Boers retreated northward with a British force in pursuit.
Paris dispatch to the Temps reports the Danish Government is unlikely to entertain any U.S. offer to buy the Danish West Indies. In California, three miners are believed dead after being trapped in an Iron Mountain cave near Redding, with relief parties still at work. In Florida, the McMurray and Baker bicycle storehouse burned, causing $25,000 in losses and injuring three firemen. In Pennsylvania, Wayneboro's Wolff block fire gutted a business block housing fourteen firms, with total losses about $380,000. Wolff Bros. suffer $48,000 in carpet and building stock losses, secured by $15,000 insurance.
Five people died and three were injured in a fire at a seven story lodging house located at 44 Bowery New York. Fire officials reported the high fatality toll as rescuers battled flames and smoke. The causes and exact sequence remained under investigation.
A hundred insurgents ambushed ten men of the Third Cavalry escorting a provision train seven miles from San Fernando de la Union. One American was killed as the unit scattered and the insurgents seized four horses and provisions. Reconnaissance found entrenched Filipinos and about 800 fighters, with the Third Cavalry preparing to drive them out.
A major blaze swept Newark North Dakota destroying over twenty buildings in the retail dry goods district. Loss estimated at more than 1 million dollars. Four firefighters were buried under a collapsing wall at Snyder's store, Captain Walter Harrison and Fireman Thos Brown pulled out unconscious, likely fatally injured. Two other firefighters seriously hurt. Several presumed occupants unaccounted as no bodies found in Snyder store.
In an injunction action by Alexandria, the city restrains excess rates and the gas company opens negotiations with Indianapolis Gas Company to sell its entire gas supply. Secretary Weeden travels to Indianapolis to finalize the deal, which would leave most local businesses and homes without light or fuel.
John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers urges all union men to observe Saturday March 21 as a holiday marking the 1888 Chicago eight hour day founding. It is expected about 250,000 miners will stop work to honor the occasion.
The National Editorial Association met in New Orleans with President R Henry delivering an annual report. He urged a uniform advertising tariff and condemned the paper trust and trusts in general. He also urged admitting larger dairiers into the association.
Consul Hay at Pretoria telegraphed the State Department that Capt Carl Eich man of the Fifteenth Infantry has arrived in Pretoria to report Boer army operations and was courteously received.
An explosion on board the English mail packet France at Deppe France scalded six firemen to death and left four others in a critical condition. All passengers escaped unharmed.
Caracas dispatch reports an assassination attempt on President Castro. Gunfire was mislaid as shots went wild, leaving the outcome unclear and prompting safety concerns at the palace.
The Porto Rican tariff bill, as amended, passed the House by 172 votes to 161 in a closely contested tally. The measure now proceeds to further steps.
MarketPrices from multiple cities show cattle and hogs with varying grades. Wheat and corn values shift by region with No 2 red wheat around 63 to 77 cents, corn 33 to 46 cents, oats 23 to 31 cents, rye 51 to 68 cents, butter 20 to 29 cents, eggs 13 to 14 cents, and regional lambs and lamb prices listed.
British forces under Lord Roberts force Gen Cronje to capitulate after a grueling ten day siege at his laager. Cronje commands 4,000 Boers retreating from Modder River toward Bloemfontein, while French and Kitchener aid the relief of Kimberley. Cronje to be held prisoner in Cape Town. prisoner exchanges planned with British captives in Pretoria.
News of Gen. Cronje's surrender sparked wild, spontaneous celebrations in London. Crowds cheered, offices banged doors, stock exchange sang God Save the Queen, and flags flew as Britons marked a turning point in the war with Bloemfontein likely under pressure.
The London press extols Roberts and the swift capitulation of the Boers at Paardeburg. Cronje’s defeat strengthens morale as the war effort faces foreign criticism and pride in British grit grows amid past reverses. Cronje’s prior conduct in the 1880-81 war is recalled with lasting enmity.
Observers note the surrender of Cronje and his troops occurred on the Majuba Hill anniversary. The event marks a long standing British grievance and is seen as a public relation shift after nineteen years since the British defeat at Majuba.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts V C, commander in South Africa, born in Cawn pore India in 1882, spent youth in England. He rose from Indian mutiny success to Indian Army chief. A quiet, calculating, devoted husband, he pressed on after learning his son fell in battle.
Fine Convention Hall in Kansas City, opened a year ago, offers unobstructed views in its bridge‑constructed auditorium. The Democratic gathering on July 4 will be held here, signaling ample accommodations for delegates and guests.
Describes the Detroit style convention hall plan in Kansas City with a 20 000 seat capacity, arena center stage, and multiple balconies and boxes. Notes rapid egress capacity of 5000 per minute and upper seating reached by inclined planes. Mention of war reports and American acquisition of Spanish ships.
Kalamazoo residents raised about 1000 dollars for the Boers. Georgia reports its most prosperous winter in twenty years. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans wage increases for all engineers. Dr. Charles M. Sheldon may join a Chicago church pulpit once held by Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis.
At a Kimberley meeting of De Beers Mining Company Cecil Rhodes presided and stated profits for the year were roughly £2,000,000. The remark followed a note on charity as true manhood.
General Buller announces the relief of Ladysmith lifting the prolonged siege. British forces break through Boer positions ending months of stalemate and securing the town. Reports indicate celebratory movements as Imperial troops advance toward the surrounding area.
London announces Ladysmith relief after months of siege. Gen Buller reports Dundonald and Natal Carbineers entering Ladysmith, amid battles at Colenso Spionkop and Tugela crossings, with British forces under Gen White and Gen Yule finally breaking Boer lines.
The Comptroller of the Currency levied a 100 percent assessment on the Globe National Bank of Boston’s capital stock. Walter S. Blanchard founder of the Corinthian Yacht Club had his ashes scattered from the Shenandoah’s main mast in San Francisco Bay. Mount San Piedro near Santiago Cuba saw snow for the first time in thirty years, with excursions organized to view the winter scene.
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