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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1900
Page
6
Reports from Revere say the entire police force reserve men and part of Chelsea guards will be on duty for a town meeting at the Town Hall tonight. Republicans back Albert S. Burnham while Citizens support Simon J. Nevins. A $46,000 schoolhouse project faces a fight over debt limits and a temporary injunction.
Professor Elihu Thomson of Lynn Massachusetts announces a pending patent on a sun furnace claimed to generate heat far greater than electric furnaces. Metallurgists say it may fit glass and carbon production. The patent, after study, is granted as a complete novelty and may interest mining and large ore smelters.
A Winnipeg dispatch to the Chicago Chronicle says Creek chiefs urge action against the British but officials expect peace. Assistant Commissioner Lash downplays danger of outbreak and warns against sedition by outsiders while promising thorough government investigation.
In Frankfort Kentucky hearings on the Governor and Lieutenant Governor contests begin tomorrow. The Governor panel has ten Democrats and one Republican, the Lieutenant Governor panel nine Democrats and two Republicans. Contestants have four days to prove, five for the contestees, and one day for rebuttal. Goebel will be aided by special counsel during counts. Senator Blackburn plans to stay to support Goebel.
Frederick C. Bonfils,Post proprietor, was shot by lawyer W. W. Anderson and is in critical condition as doctors treat lung hemorrhage. Associate Harry H. Tammen, also shot, is resting easy. Anderson was released on habeas corpus by District Judge C. P. Butler. bonds set at $10,000.
A large Berea College gathering in Berea Kentucky at the New Old South Church featured host Dr William Goodell Frost and speakers including Harvard President Charles W Eliot and clergy E Winchester Donald and George A Gordon The session described white mountain conditions and press literacy needs and urged reform with strong support from attendees and Mr Eliot.
Julia Ward Howe spoke last night at the South Congregational Church on Building Up of Life. She reflected on religious edifices and ancient city monuments and the motives behind founding enduring institutions.
Reports from Pietermaritzburg and Ladysmith detail British advances under General Buller and Sir Charles Warren with 11 009 men east of Frere, while Boer defenses hold Ladysmith front at Plat Rand Ridge. Despatches note heavy fighting, storms, and casualties among Free State forces.
Reported mental collapse among generals including Methuen Symons Yule Barton and Buller as war weariness grows. Kitchener McDonald Tucker and Irench named as remaining leaders. Methuen faced censure for despatches and for ordering two Irishmen shot prompting Irish protests to Boer authorities and possible reprisals.
The besiegers have been quiet for two days but show activity on distant hills. Two small bodies are seen galloping with two machine guns. Boer heavy piece on Bulwana Fill 128 has not fired for two days. More Boer dead found at Caesar's Camp base. All is well here.
General Babington with two regiments of Lancers the Victorian Mounted Rifles and siege artillery crossed the Free State border after leaving Methu en on Jan 7 moving with Colonel Pilcher from Belmont and a detachment from Kirkfo ntein and Hipney Nest Klioff toward Jacobsdale as other units repositioned.
London dispatch reports the City of London Volunteers marching to Africa with heavy impractical gear. Officers cart air pillows and candles while the rank and file bear four pairs of trousers four pairs of shoes multiple towels and domestic items, hindering mobility of British forces.
Scouts observed no armed Boers at farmhouses which were empty after advance news. British bivouacked and burned three farmhouses belonging to a Boer leader. Movements traced southward with only reconnaissance. Major Byrne reported 700 Boers seen near Jacobsdale. Colonel Pilcher linked with General Babington before returning to Belmont.
In Cape Town on January 10, treason proceedings continue for Sunnyside Dutch colonials with witnesses questioned and a magistrate exam planned before possible Supreme Court trial. Boers warn prosecutions may spark more rebellion while some Britons call the actions unwise amid prisoner considerations. Dordrecht near fire line activity continues as five colonial scouts were captured. An American dinner honored U S assistant Secretary of the Interior Webster Davis. Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener arrived to strong receptions.
A Boer commando is within a day’s march of the sea in Zululand, awaiting supplies after looting Swaziland stores and mines. Native communities suffer as ruins are completed and preparations for secret landings near St Lucia Bay are suspected.
Irish patriot O'Donovan Rossa spoke in Bethesda Hall South Boston on The Irish Race and Irish Language under the Irish-American Club patronage. The evening featured a concert by local artists and a lecture tracing English rule in Ireland from Strongbow to reformation and noting Irish resistance abroad and at Washington.
The Philo-Celtic Society of Boston visited vice-president James Drinan at 141 Hudson Street to honor his teaching work. Members and officers presented a quartered oak rocker and a hyd Da amp as tokens of appreciation after a Gaelic speech by P Ferriter.
At New Bedford on January 14 the local Irish National Federation pledged nearly 400 dollars to aid the Boers. Several English sympathizers who favored a British victory were ejected from the meeting.
Daniel McIntire a 13 year old boy of 8 School street Charlestown was slightly stabbed in the chest on Charter street by Carlo Marrello of 57 Prince street The police from Station 1 say McIntire who formerly lived in the North End was snowballing the Italian with friends Marrello chased and caught him the wound was slight and the boy went home after dressing
Patrick McCarty aged 67 died at the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea yesterday after admitting on December 28. He served in the Civil War with Company 1 of the Twenty-eighth Massachusetts.
A lone masked robber armed with a revolver robs two downtown Kansas City eateries at 6 am. At Lewis’s restaurant he points at the cashier and empties the register, then moves across the street to Robert McClintock’s place and commands staff and patrons to surrender. Total haul about $146.
Ex President Cleveland Commodore Benedict and Captain Robley D Evans arrived at Murphy's Island Gun Clubhouse Fairfax from South Island where shooting was not good. Mr Cleveland is wonderfully improved by his outing. The weather has been splendid.
The harbor shows little promise for waterfront livelihoods as ships move out and repairs proceed. Captain Campbell sails Sama ria in the Mediterranean service while the Manning heads to the Pacific after renovations. Reports mention cargoes, distress signals, and upcoming moves of Dominion Steamship offices along with several liners bound for the port.
M E Welsh died at his Chelsea home after a long illness. Born in Boston, he lived in Chelsea most of his life and ran an Catholic undertaking business there for about 80 years. He served on Chelsea’s old Common Council, was active at St Rose Church, and a charter Knight of Columbus member. He leaves a wife and four children. funeral from St Joseph Church Wednesday at 9 am.
Lieutenant Samuel Howard U S N the last surviving officer and crew member of Ericsson s Monitor during the engagement with the Merrimac died in Washington from concussion after a fall He was 74 and had sailed for over fifty years He served on patrols along the lower Mississippi and the Atlantic coast during the war
J Alba Davis Read a prominent real estate man known as J Alba Davis died at his Jamaica home yesterday from a complication of diseases.
The Merry Workers club plans a minstrel show on January 22 at Associate Hall Milton. Manager J Frank Walsh leads the event with an onstage cast including Adagins Jones Hal Walsh Lizzie Shay Diamondville Sadie Callahan Jambos Dad Jakes Alice McGurn Julie Thatcher Maury Lyons Hessie O Connell soprano Mrs Jee Miss Bishop Michael O Day Kaniel Nora Malley in supporting roles.
In the Board of Aldermen deadlock a settlement is expected today after a pre meeting conference of eight Democratic members at Tehan's Inn. A party candidate withdrawal is disputed as three hopefuls show no sign of stepping aside despite predictions of a resolution.
Detailed juries and cases appear in the first and second jury sessions listing numerous v. and co. actions across multiple dockets. Names include Maynard, Piper, Shute, Hallett, Nason, Bodwell, Murray, Welkho, Witte, Smith, Costello, Stetson, Boston Loan Co, Flint, Brown, Tivman, Emery, Shapiro, Bruce, White, Huskina Nawn, Drivan, Fireeman, Clark, Dwyer, Welch, Parry, Old Col, Heary, Elliott, McGinnis, Merchants Bank, Old Cal, Lovell, Lovell, Connolly, Farlow, Higgins, Adams, Steele, Barry, Hunter, Grassie, Sullivan, Perley, Hern, Way, Sproul, Mayer, Werner, White, Callahan, Dowd, Ryan, McColgan, Quimby, Cech, Glynn, Sylvester, Lochman, Fogg, Guinasso, Hodgden, Reading, Pettingill, Reynolds, Millen, Chdarofsky, Lucas, Hall, Wright, Davis, Perkins, Nail Co nnad, and numerous other named parties. The lists include general trial lists and January special lists, divorce sessions, contested lists, and references to January and October sessions. The document serves as a roll of cases and participants for multiple jury sessions in Suffolk Superior Court.
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