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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
2
In a bustling summary from NEWRSOLI 2 WIBLAND Publishers, John Barleycorn dampens the pugilists as the slugger who keeps champions groggy. Mr Hanna learns Philadelphia ceases talking through her hat and starts sharing opinions with gratifying results. A Chicago woman married in fifteen minutes now laments the ease of getting into trouble versus leaving it.
A centrist humorous sketch highlights Eddy of Minnesota as one of the homeliest men in congress and his witty quip about not having two faces. The piece also notes Ruskin’s failed tea shop run by two women and his belief rivals’ gas lights drew customers.
The Chicago Tribune company sues the Associated Press over news rights alleging AP copied Tribune content from the London Times under a contract, while AP claims stories were obtained by cable from London. The article also covers various international and domestic reports on mining disasters, Boer actions, and U.S. legislative activity.
A. E. Haserick of Plum er’s force reports from Pretoria that officers are confined in the Model School with a gymnasium. They form classes and exercise in the mornings, play rounders in the afternoons, and claim well-equipped dungeons with electricity, toothpicks, and library books, challenging savage stereotypes.
Major Anderson heads a Colville delegation to Washington with three principal chiefs Lot Barnaby and Orpan ghan and two interpreters to press the Spokane Indians demand for payment for lands ceded to the government in 1891. Lot of about seventy is noted as a famed leader with a war record though never at war with whites. The Coeur d Alenes were paid. Spokanes received nothing, prompting this appeal to the Great Father for justice.
A naval expert writing for the New York Herald says protests against prohibiting defenses for the Nicaragua canal stem from ignorance. He argues modern navies render defenses useless against blockades yet notes the issue lies in protecting national property and the principle of fortification.
Fire Creek West Virginia March 8 a massive mine blast at the Red Ash mine in the New River district entombed many miners. Rescue efforts report ten bodies recovered with fears of up to seventy five dead and forty five still trapped as relief forces and neighboring mines aid in the effort. The blast closed the entrance and hindered recovery, with railways and nearby towns assisting.
London reports Lord Roberts pauses near Oxsfortein as reinforcements and stores flow from the Cape. Boers concentrate to block the main British force, extending fronts and numbering roughly 8 000 to 10 000, with eight guns atop kopjes. Salisbury’s annexation debate widens with pro and anti positions. A.G. Hale, Daily News correspondent, is released after capture and reports details from Bloemfontein.
Republicans win the Porto Rico tariff battle 172 to 161 with six Republicans and four Democrats crossing lines. Brownlow of Tennessee is carried in to vote and declares he would rather die than see the bill fail. A second bill on president's Porto Rico relief passes 162 to 107 with cross party support. President McKinley urges immediate use of collected duties for Porto Rico's government and education.
Lieut. Col. Russell B. Harrison, long active with Northern Indiana electric railway interests, will depart La Porte within ten days for Porto Rico to report to Gen. Davis. He was recently named inspector general on Gen. Miles staff by President McKinley.
Paris reports a motion among European powers to end the age limit for ambassadors. The proposal would make tenure depend solely on a diplomat's capabilities, replacing age as a restricting factor.
The Swedish king and queen will depart in April, first traveling to England to visit Queen Victoria, then proceeding to the Paris exposition.
The senate finance committee debated the policy on the French reciprocity treaty and informally agreed to refer the treaty to the committee before Senate action. There was no division on this course, and the panel plans to examine the document on revenue grounds.
Mrs Lawton arrives in San Francisco to find hundreds of letters begging for loans and gifts from the fund raised for her and her children.
The German admiralty proposes a fortified military harbor at Emden on the Weser to strengthen defenses of the Elbe and the Baltic canal, part of broader coastal defense measures.
Washington reports the senate passed the territorial government bill for Hawaii with no division. Discussions touched on the Philippines and the Bacon resolution. Democrats won a house vote on Aldrich Robbins election case and set March 20 to take up the Loud second class mail matter bill. A measure granting an American star to the Windward for Peary North Pole efforts was approved. Foraker moved the Porto Rican tariff bill to unfinished business awaiting conference on the finance bill.
Washington Maine representative Littlefield who supports the state’s prohibition laws felt embarrassment when he won a handsome beer stein as a prize at a Washington euchre gathering.
In Girgenti Sicily brigands seize Vincenzo Scaramuzza and kill his horse and a servant. They demand a heavy ransom, placing the wealthy target in peril.
Washington March 7 The senate showed minimal interest in the final vote on the finance bill conference report with only four speeches over two weeks. The report passed 44 to 26. Earlier sessions resumed the Quay case as Mr. Smens replied to Mr. Carter. In the house, Aldrich contest case from Alabama’s Fourth district dominated the day with Robinson speaking briefly.
Winona Minn March 8 C W Miller leading sheep dealer of this city has tendered a seven thousand dollar check for church erection by German Methodists. The old property will be sold and the remaining funds raised by subscription among members.
Rome reports an extended pursuit across the hills as brigand Musolino evades capture by seventy armed carbineers. The outlaw, recently linked to a series of Calabria crimes, remains at large after the chase.
London Joseph Chamberlain colonial secretary is confined to his London residence for a couple of days due to an attack of the gout.
A man pursues self improvement while following an anti fat regimen, balancing personal goals with diet measures and daily routines. The remark suggests effort toward betterment despite weight management constraints.
Gen Brabant's column presses Boer positions near Dordrecht as heavy shelling drives Boer forces back. British losses tally six killed and eighteen wounded. Queen Victoria abandons Italian holiday to stay in London through the week.
Washington March 5 The house committee on public lands acted against the proposition to establish a buffalo preserve in certain New Mexico townships and stock it with 100 animals to be given by O J Jones of Kansas A subcommittee was appointed to prepare a bill granting a similar tract for a buffalo revenue scheme and private enterprise.
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