Censor Controls Slow Movements as British Troops Landings Continue
Telegraph reports from Bloemfontein show frequent troop movements while censor blocks details. Eighth Division units land at Cape Town and Port Elizabeth with reinforcements, General Rundle sent to Kimberley, Boers maneuver near the Orange Free State and Paardeberg, pursuit by Gatacre closes in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
London
South Africa
Morning Post
Bloemfontein
East London
Methuen
England
Cape Town
Port Elizabeth
Sir Henry Rundle
Kimberley
Roberts
Orange Free State
Bashof
Cronje
Paardeberg
Daily News
Reddersberg
Gatacre
Movements of Troops Disappear Then Reappear
Bloemfontein dispatch reports bewildering troop shifts with brigades and divisions appearing and vanishing at short intervals. Remounts were fired on en route from the South crust. Boers operate southeast of the line and westward with parties reoccupying Paardeberg laager in search of buried arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bloemfontein
Morning Post
Paardeberg
Excited Russian French Papers on Beira Route Plan
London reports Russian and French papers condemn Britain use of the Beira route for troop transport to Rhodesia. No confirmation of a St Petersburg dispatch claiming Emperor Nicholas will protest during his Moscow visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Rhodesia
St. Petersburg
Aftonbladet
Stockholm
Nicholas
Moscow
Foreign Affairs Minister to study Beira landing interpellation
Paris dispatch reports M. Del Casse replying to M. Georges Berry regarding British troops landing at Beira in Portuguese East Africa. He will present the interpellation to the cabinet before replying. Separately, Bloemfontein correspondent notes Lord Roberts has lost 11 000 horses since General French relieved Kimberley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Paris
M. del Casse
Manchester
the Guardian
Bloemfontein
General French
Kimberley
Lord Roberts
Cape Minister’s brother arrested as rebel in Barkley East
CAPETOWN April 8 William Sauer brother of the Cape Minister of Railways was arrested in the Barkley East District on a charge of being a rebel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Capetown
William Sauer
Cape
Barkley East
Berlin Analysis of Roberts and His Army
Berlin reports from April 9 claim the South African campaign favors the Boers as Lord Roberts loses fighting fitness and horses. The Kreuz Vel tung’s writer notes British reinforcements may be blocked at Bloemfontein. The piece lauds the Boer stand as an impressive feat hindering a much larger force for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Roberts
BERIN
South Africa
Kreuz Veltung
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Ashanti Uprising Tied to Golden Stool Dispute
Reports from Sir Frederick Hodgson show the Ashanti rebellion arose from British attempts to seize the Golden Stool, with King Prompeh accused of concealing it. Kumassie opposition left two British constables seriously wounded and one killed, a third missing, and twenty-one other casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Frederick Mitchell Hodgson
Gold Coast
Ashanti
Prompeh
Francis Scott
Editor Griffiths Chooses Prison Over Fine
Dublin April 9 Arthur Griffiths editor of the United Irishman jailed fourteen days or fined a sovereign for assaulting Ramsay Collier owner of the Irish Figaro in his office this morning. He chose imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Arthur Griffiths
The
United Irishman
Ramsay Collier
Irish Figaro
Cincinnati Bishop Hartzell Receives Distinguished Honor
Bishop Hartzell formerly of Cincinnati and head of the American Methodist Episcopal Church in Africa has been named Knight Commander of the Order of the Redemption of Africa. He arrived in London after tours in the west coast and through South and East Africa and plans to sail to New York soon with Mrs. Hartzell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hartzell
Cincinnati
American Methodist Episcopal
Africa
South
New York
Mission Leader Reports Across Africa and Liberia Progress
The bishop travels over 50 000 miles since December 1896 to attend the Ecumenical Mission Conference and the Quadrennial General Methodist Conference in Chicago. In Liberia the church hosts about 4 000 members and the College of West Africa at Monrovia lists seven American educated faculty and twenty nine primary schools serving nearly 2 000 pupils, with a $5 000 printing plant and a 32 page monthly. He is honored as Knight Commander of the Order for the Redemption of Africa. In Angola a mission line extends 400 miles from St Paul de Loanda with industrial schools and native language scriptures amid new stations and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Liverpool
Liberia
College of West Africa
Monrovia
America
Republic
Coleman
Order For the Redemption of Africa
Angola
Congo
St . Paul de Loanda
Dr McGiffert Leaves Presbyterian Church Over Truth Versus Standards
New York April 9 1900 Rev Arthur C McGiffert formally withdrew from the Presbyterian Church resigning at the Presbytery of New York meeting. He stated his views remain in harmony with evangelical Christianity while arguing confessional standards hinder truth and scholarly liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur C. McGiffert
Presbyterian Church
Presbytery of
Dear Brethren
General Assembly
Birch
Presbytery
Debate on Imperial Policy and Treason Literature in Congress
A Washington debate sparks over imperial policy, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Speakers attack anti imperialist rhetoric led by Edward Atkinson and defend the Republican program of one people and one flag amid calls to avoid mercantile motives in governing new territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, & Wt
Shattuc
Republican Party
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Orient
Souis
Speaker
Congress
Island
Aguinaldo
Mr. Atkinson
Atkinson
Washington Burhall
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senator Foraker
Representative Bramwell
Ohio
Foraker
Cincinnati
McKinley
Senate
House
Bramwell
Bromwell
New GROUND FORMKINLEY CANDIDATES IN FIELD
Democratic talk moves toward Admiral Schley as a potential presidential candidate while Republicans consider General Fred Funston for vice president. Other nominees keep surfacing with Hanna Lodge Chandler and Roosevelt debated. Populists await their Sioux City convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Admiral Schley
Fred Funston
Hanna
Lodge
Chandler
Manley
Roosevelt
Robert Pattison
Ilinois
Indiana
Puerto Rico
Mr. Bryan
Sioux City
Secretary Long
McKinney
Cornelius N. Bliss
Bliss
Woodruff
Paris Water Police and Tram Seating Reform
Paris introduces water police on the Seine for the exposition with batons and 25 meter ropes to rescue swimmers. Tram conductors must reserve eight seats on routes to the Madeleine so passengers can board only after the first stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeleine
Plague Flares Up In Sydney With New Cases
Sydney reports eleven new bubonic plague cases and six deaths among quarantined patients as authorities rush to expand hospitals and enforce strict precautions amid the outbreak. The colonel expresses great agitation over the persistence of the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Sydney
Cleveland Delivers First Princeton Lecture on Independence of the Executive
Ex President Cleveland spoke to a large University Hall audience at Princeton on April 9 delivering the first in a new lectureship. He argued the presidency is the people's office and warned against excessive partisan power in government while urging restraint and adherence to constitutional duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton University
Commercial Tribune
Princeton
Cleveland
University Hall
Stafford Little
United States
Mr. Cleveland
Great Britain
Congress
She Rode in Jim Crow Coach
Winnie Smith, colored, sues Louisville and Nashville Railroad for 10000 dollars alleging violation of the colored coach law. She rode a Bardstown bound train as a first class passenger and sat in the colored coach when white men with a string of fish entered, smoked, drank whisky and cursed, ignored by conductor and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Winnie Smith
Louisville & Nashville, Railroad Company
Bardstown
Two Emperors to Meet in Berlin Visit
Austrian press approves Francis Joseph plan to visit Berlin next month to mark Crown Prince Frederick William's coming of age. He will be accompanied by Count Goluchowski as foreign minister. The Neue Freie Presse says the meeting will renew the old alliance. Other journals echo similar sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Berlin
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Count Goluchowski
Frederick William
Neue Freie Presse
Charges Against Colonel Pettit Shake Thirty-First Regiment
Sensational charges arise from a private letter alleging Colonel Pettit of the Thirty-first Regiment and officers swindled revolved arms to capture Aguinaldo’s officer on Isabella. Lieutenant Colonel Hayes expressed shame at Pettit conduct and planned resignation or transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Pettit
Thirty-first
Ft. Thomas
Zambanga
Philippines
Pershing
Aguinaldo
Isabella
Morro Dado
Colosie Pettit
Hayes
Manila
Funston’s hangings spark recall of possible court martial
In Manila April 9, word spreads in army circles about Brigadier General Frederick Funston facing a potential court martial over executing two Filipinos without trial. The action followed the capture of three Maccabebe scouts near San Isidro when one escaped and led troops to rescue the others. Some Filipinos were killed as Funston hanged two of the prisoners in the village square as a warning, amid growing anger over wartime executions and prisoner mistreatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funston
Manila
Frederick Funston
San Isidro
Need More Troops Sought for Manila Campaign
Adjutant General Corbin says no official request for re-enforcements from Manila to Otis. He notes Young and Bell lack adequate troops and that Bell urgently needs more forces to counter insurgent activity. Corbin indicates Otis can supply additional troops from nearby units to aid Luzon operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Corbin
Manila
Young and Bell
Otis
Bell
Young
Luzon
Troops Occupy Mindanao and Jolo Without Fighting
A War Department digest from Manila dated April 9 reports General Gates has deployed Fortieth Infantry across Surigao Cagayan Tl iganea Isamp Dapatan in Mindanao and Jolo. The occupation occurred without resistance. 241 rifles and 97 artillery pieces surrendered to U S units and two naval vessels. Eleven Mindanao sites and three in Jolo archipelago are now held by troops with no shots fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Gates
Surigao
Cagayan
Tliganea
Isamp
Dapatan
Mindanao
Inciting to Strife Tied to Manila Newspapers
Manila dispatch reports some local papers printing pamphlets by a friar that condemn Masonry civil marriage and press liberty. The leaflets urge opposition to military authorities and religious orders and challenge any interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Manila
Wrecked British Bark Iranian Off Japanese Coast
The British bark Iranian, Captain Watt, sailing from New York on November 25, has wrecked on the Japanese coast near Yokohama. The captain reports the boat and is missing. no further details are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Watt
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Portugal
Fighting Fitness
Harrison
Cincinnatian
Bishop Hartzell
the Order of the Redemption of Africa
DR. M'Giffert
Ena
le Th Ate Siers
Edward Atkinson
Tn the House
Spain
New England
Massachusetts
Theodore, Sr
Theodore, Jr
Atkinsons
Edward
dent—Admiral Schley
Ferdinand W. Peck
France
Ap- Beck
Peck
Jones
Arkansas
Oral
General Otis
Hancock
Water Police
M. _Lepine
Seine
Australia
Grover “Cleveland
Thirty- First Volunteers
Jolo
War Department
Manilla
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!