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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1900
Page
1
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Chicago April 5 voters cast a light ballot with focus on aldermanic races. Republicans won 19 of 89 endorsed seats, Democrats 12 of 21 repudiated, as the Municipal Voters League proclaimed battles against gangsters and grafters.
April 5 dispatches report General Colville and General French abandoning the eastward movement and returning to the main army. Roberts questions sending thousands into open terrain while Boers maneuver southeast, leaving the field unsettled as British waits for reinforcements to press toward the Transvaal frontier. Reports from Cape Town recount Schreiner’s mob incident, the Cape Town Premier facing personal danger, and the crowd singing God Save the Queen after a tense confrontation. The Modder River bridge opens with the first train, and Springfontein garrison sees warning of Boer movement before any attack.
A censored dispatch from Loxpow on April 5 notes no word of the expected clash between General French and the Boers, with only a remote chance of recapturing the gun. Analysts say political effects of the disaster overshadow any battlefield gains, while Bloemfontein reports praise for Olivier’s bold strategy and fears for Free State farmers’ protection amid ongoing reverses.
The Porto Rican tariff and government bill cleared the Senate by 40 to 81 with most Republicans opposed. The Davis and Nelson amendments failed. The session drew crowded galleries as debates highlighted Foraker and Wolcott exchanges and a Barnes-like clash over Spooner bill tactics.
Washington April 5 The resignation of Webster Davis as assistant secretary of the interior has been accepted by Secretary Hitchcock with the president’s direction. Davis sent the resignation to the president and it was referred to Hitchcock for formal acceptance in the regular course. Hitchcock declined to comment further, saying Davis’s statements cover the case.
Pittsburg Coal company wins a vast coal supply contract from National Steel American Tin Plate and American Steel Hoop companies. The deal covers most coal used in mills for a year and is valued around 10 million dollars. Nation lawmakers back the Lacy bill to unify state game protection laws. Bryan delivers three speeches in Tacoma Olympia and Tacoma. Wheat stocks in Duluth total about 10.8 million bushels with 6 million bushels extra of grain and 4.5 million bushels other grain.
Residents voice concern over escalating costs. Local groups push to cap prices, urging officials to reevaluate fee structures and implement relief measures for middle and low income families. Community leaders emphasize affordability as essential to access.
Four members of the naval affairs committee oppose high armor plate prices for battleships Maine Ohio Missouri and urge a domestic plant to lower costs. Admiral Dewey reportedly welcomes a possible presidential bid while denying formal backing or party ties, saying he seeks the people's choice.
A Vancouver Washington dispatch reports Lieutenant James Clark, paymaster of her majesty's naval and gat ting forces at Esquimault, is missing after disappearing early Monday during pay day for the North Pacific squadron. His absence causes astonishment and concern among personnel and officials.
Queen Victoria arrives in Dublin aboard the royal yacht, marking her first visit to Ireland in 49 years. The Duke of Connaught and Earl Cadogan join the welcome as crowdsline the route from Kingstown to Dublin. At the city gate the queen receives a warm address while the lord mayor presents the sword and staff symbols of office. The ceremony is praised by London's mayor as the finest in jubilee history.
In Manhattan and the Bronx, carpenters engineers and brick layers have largely ended their strike after unions won their demands. Contractors in many cases signed the agreements at union headquarters and workers returned to duty, with a projected surge in Bronx carpenter demand.
City and village elections were held across Nebraska except Omaha. License questions dominated small towns with most favoring Aquor traffic for one year. GOP gains appeared statewide with Hugo winning Hugo mayoralty as Tadge H. S. Dibal ruled in Hugo v Troelson.
The Convention Hall in Hints City burned down in under thirty minutes after a fire started at 1 0 p m The hall was to host the Democratic convention on July 4 The Second Presbyterian church and Lathrop School also burned The hall is insured and will be rebuilt promptly for the Democratic convention
An assailant fired at the Prince of Wales aboard a train as it departed Northern station for the Southern line at 8 86 p m. The would be assassin leaped onto the footboard of the prince’s saloon car and fired, but missed. The attacker was promptly arrested.
New York April 6 The Herald reports Porto Rico’s status as a foreign country will be settled. A visa from the island under contract is involved and the bearer is ordered deported. The matter will be tested in the course.
Governor Poynter appeals to Nebraskans to donate to relieve Indian famine. He frames sympathy and duty as a call for residents to share their abundance with suffering in India. Four thousand Mercer County coal miners strike in Grove City on April 6 demanding a raise of 93 cents per ton.
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