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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1900
Page
2
The Eagle announces M. O. Lawrence as a candidate for county treasurer of Brazos County in the upcoming November election. The notice also states reelection eligibility for the same office.
The Green faction of Texas Republicans expelled all Hawley men from the state executive committee after Hawleyites were shut out by Greenites in Philadelphia. The move shifts power within the party.
The Navasota Examiner denounces rumors about offering a bonus to block the railroad. It states Navasota wants the road, needs it for business, and will pursue it by fair means. If Navasota fails, it wishes Anderson success.
The piece notes prospectors at Cape Nome live off one another while exploring for a way home. It argues that Texas soil yields gold more readily than arctic sands and warns returnees may be poorer but wiser.
Rain delayed the Third Infantry Band concert in the city park. The program includes marches Hercules and P. of I R, overture Olympia, waltz Lady Alice, cake walk Cinderella, serenade Peaceful Slumbers, and a baritone solo. March 8 entry listed with performers Miller Mee Southwell Viethen.
Aug 4 report outlines Beijing denying liability for Pekin actions while accepting responsibility for operations near Tien Tsin. Tsungli Yamen hints at cutting direct talks, complicating international forces’ mission as Chaffee’s dispatch remains unpublished. Rumors of Shanghai Kwain movements and a possible Russian column near Pekin are noted.
Shanghai dispatches report a pending battle Sunday with 10,000 Chinese at Yang Tsun. Allied guards include Russian and French contingents protecting communications for American and British advance units. Reports also note shortages of provisions for legations in Pekin and rising tensions as diplomats seek safety.
General Roberts reports General Hunter has 8318 Boer surrenderers and 8600 horses with three guns. Ian Hamilton advances toward Crustenberg while engagements occur in Magaliesberg. Wounded include Lieut. Colonel Rhodes and Major Williams. Boer losses listed and train attacked near Kroonstad. Prisoners and guns counted at Hunter and Hamilton camps. De Wet death unconfirmed. US consul Stowe’s train burned near Kroonstad with no prisoners.
The war and navy departments plan six months of coastal and overland supply for American troops in China including Taku as a base and Che Foo as fallback. General Weston revises commissary packs, reducing luxuries and focusing on army ration essentials. Surgeon General Sternberg will deploy needed surgeons and fund medical supplies for the China operation.
Georgetown Texas August 4 Robert Menifree charged with burglary was found guilty and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
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