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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1900
Page
1
London reports General Buller has gained a footing on the plateau north of the Tugela after two days of hard fighting. Boers counterattacks ed up by Lord Methuen and MacDonald flank threats accompany Buller’s advance as temperate telegrams note 250 British casualties.
General MacDonald holds Kebbs berg drift area with two casualties reported to date. Ninth Lancers attempt to draw Boers, while British occupy the kopje high ground against entrenched Boer positions. Reports from Rensberg note heavy lyddite shelling near Magersfontein and Coleskop. Berlin sends many Britons under 50 home for service.
In Washington on February 8, a lively senate exchange featured Mr. Depew reading President Schurman’s letter refuting Pettigrew’s charges about Aguinaldo’s statements and Admiral Dewey. Pettigrew defended his earlier remarks as Schurman and Dewey denied them. The House approved the diplomatic and consular appropriations bill. The debate touched on the Philippine question, the South African war, and mediation under The Hague treaty. The diplomatic bill passed totals 4,743,908 dollars.
London dispatch reports General Buller’s forces suffered two officers killed and 211 wounded or dead in the Potgieter fight by noon Tuesday. Killed were Major Johnson Smyth and Lieutenant Shafto of the Durham Light Infantry. wounded included Colonel Fitzgerald and Colonel A. J. Montgomery. Dispatches note Buller’s ongoing efforts to relieve Ladysmith amid mixed prospects and conflicting reports on overall progress.
Washington officials remain silent about a proposed purchase of the Danish West Indian islands for a coaling station. The government quietly seeks an advantageous option from Denmark and to learn if acquisition is feasible to answer Congress isthmian canal questions. Much outreach is said to be in Europe, with expectations of a quick agreement after congressional action.
E B Mc Lain worker at Waxahachie Cotton Oil company suffered a severe foot injury when it slipped on a hopper and fell into a cake crusher. His foot was ground to a pulp above the knee and he remained stuck for about an hour before removal. Berlin report notes Germany had no interest in Nicaragua affairs due to not being party to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
In San Francisco on February 8 reports say the United States or Great Britain may seek Germany's consent to a Nicaraguan agreement. In Denver a blizzard snarls travel with zero temperatures and six inches of snow.
United States Marshal Hammer arrives in Ardmore with four prisoners who escaped from Pauls Valley jail and two additional escapees in tow.
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