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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
1
Roberts claims he wired Wales with plans for actions soon. He says his trap is ready and cites other reasons for the pause at Bloemfontein as context for forthcoming moves.
London dispatch notes Lord Roberts' cables to the Prince of Wales hinting at early forced moves and broad maneuvers. Boer scouts near Ladysmith and Dewdorp challenge Buller's flank as Natal forces near 18 thousand, with 25 thousand under Hart due to join Roberts. The Beira route threat may push Britain to land at Lorenzo Marquez as Boer Peace Commission work opens and Italy offers to relay proposals to London.
The Berliner Tageblatt argues Lord Roberts cannot field enough troops for an offensive on Kroonstadt, blaming military mismanagement and troop discouragement for recent British defeats.
Bloemfontein correspondent for the Daily Telegraph reports Lord Roberts will not exhaust troops pursuing the Boers. He plans to finish preparations and let the enemy occupy a few farms for a short time.
A Daily Mail dispatch from Lorenzo Marquez reports a Boer commando advancing through Basutoland as a clever ruse to draw the British away from Wepener. It notes about 2,000 foreigners in Pretoria forming a foreign legion, with Cossacks in uniform and fresh recruits including a French Captain, brother of General Villebois-Mareuil.
Aliwal North April 12 The Colonial troops hold position at Wepener with cannonading resuming this morning. Yesterday’s Boer attack was not serious and the British are conserving ammunition while guns practice well. Boers reportedly short of munitions with small groups seen near Smithfield.
The Queen telegrams Captain Lambton and the crew of the Powerful praising their gallant services in South Africa and welcoming them home to England. The Duke of York also sends congratulations to Captain Lambton, officers, and ship’s company aboard the Powerful.
New York April 12 reports the British ship Clan Robertson departed with more than 5 000 tons of supplies for the English army in South Africa and a large number of mules. The cargo includes 27 000 bales of hay to be landed at Cape Town. The crew denies any arms are aboard.
Customs officials report no powder or guns found aboard the vessel. One inspector said the Clan Robertson has been under watch by private detectives since loading began at the Atlantic dock.
Cape Argus correspondent reports Olivier's commando moving toward Smithfield with five laagers located between Bethany and the Kaffir River, parallel to the railway twelve miles east.
Reports from Pretoria say a heavy cannonade was heard toward Bultfontein between Winburg and Boshoff. Advices from Natal indicate the British are retiring toward Ladysmith after a heavy bombardment, while the Federals return to old positions.
London April 12 The Copenhagen correspondent for the Daily Mail reports Lord Roberts sent a telegram to the Prince of Wales congratulating him on the Prince's escape from Brussels and expressing hopeful views on the South Africa front and the troops' situation.
In the next Nation Prof von Bar of Goettingen will examine the international law of moving British troops via Portuguese territory. He calls it a serious neutrality breach and cites authorities including American and English jurists who oppose such moves absent an existing treaty.
Berlin April 12 Herr Baumann an agent of the New York Life Insurance Company has been arrested at Munich for raising money via a power of attorney claimed to be for the Duke of Sagan. The Duke recently inherited 60 000 000 francs.
Jorg Cruz, a Puerto Rican laborer, filed suit in the United States Circuit Court seeking 50000 damages. He had been held at the barge office as an alien contract laborer on arrival via the steamship Caracas on April 8 and was later discharged. The suit names Thomas Fritchie, Commissioner of Immigration, as defendant.
Wallace Edison, a former Cincinnati area young businessman and nephew of Thomas A. Robertson, committed suicide at his cousins home in Louisville at 11 o clock this morning. His death follows a history of unemployment and heavy drinking after the death of Minnie Hubbard in a runaway incident that ruined his prospects. His mother Mrs Lucy Thomas Edison lies prostrate and may die from grief. Minnie Burko, his wife, survives but had recently separated from him.
Evansville faces a coal shortage with no digging underway and on hand supplies nearly exhausted. Only the largest factories can obtain limited coal, risking shutdowns. Many families lack fuel while sawmill refuse wood is sold as fuel. Miners plan to dig enough coal to supply the water works.
Paris allows public balls in the streets over the weekend to resemble a national fete. The musical lineup features the Marche des Marseillais, a Solenne, the Victor Hugo hymn, and the March Heroique with Tafanel directing the choirs.
The April 1 force in the Philippines was 63,585 officers and men, according to Adjutant General Corbin's prepared statement.
Thousands gather as Charles and Mrs Frecker clash over four year old Conrad Benjamin Frecker. A writ of habeas corpus leads to arrest, a revolver claim surfaces, and Judge Fitzgerald orders the boy to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children pending custody decision.
LaPorte Indiana April 12 Mayor warns he will use power to prevent Sapho at Hall's Opera House to be staged Saturday night. City pastors plan to station at the door and record attendees if the effort fails. Opera House manager says Sapho will be performed and threatens legal action for damages if blocked.
Thomas P. Coleman of Louisville filed suit to break the will of his uncle John D. O Leary a banker who died in 1893 and left $250 000 to Bishop William G McCloskey Catholic Bishop of Louisville James M Hayes Bishop of Cork Ireland and to Catholic institutions.
Paris April 12. Mrs Chatran wife of M Chatran the French painter who is in Washington to paint portraits of President McKinley and other American statesmen says her husband will also paint Admiral Dewey She joked that the admiral is the next president of the United States Both Mme Chatran and Chatran enjoyed their stay in the United States and their time in Washington where they met Admiral Dewey and his wife.
General Bates appointed to lead the Department of Luzon amid a broader reorganization. The announcement assigns him oversight of Allied operations and regional administration as duties shift to streamline command.
A telegraph wedding linked Kansas City Kansas to Mulhall Oklahoma with bride Penelope Cundiff and groom Andrew Candell exchanging vows. The ceremony, conducted via direct telegraph line, lasted twenty five minutes as questions and answers were relayed by operators.
Harry Williams, the Toronto murderer, will not be executed tomorrow. The dominion Executive grants a 24 hour respite, delaying the hanging to Saturday morning.
In Stanford Kentucky on April 12 a pack of foxhounds belonging to local hunters raided J B Fosters sheep and lambs injuring or killing 130 head. The incident highlights animal predation by off local pack and farm losses.
Letters from Boston report many Clark excursionists stranded when the steamship New England sailed from Naples after a smallpox outbreak aboard. A Liverpool cable says the New England carried 1100 passengers with 20 crew cases and three recovering passengers. one death among Clark excursionists in Rome is Rev. G. F. Lowe. The ship was fumigated and cleared in Boston with no disease aboard.
Charles Kershner of this county files in Common Pleas Court for divorce after two marriages to the same woman within two years. He says he married in September 1897, learned she had a living husband, separated, then remarried after her divorce from Husband No 1. He alleges continued unfaithfulness and asks for a decree of separation.
In Columbus Ohio on April 12 Miss Mattie Smith a sixteen year old Wrightsville maid who eloped Sunday night with Robert Wright was found in the city and will be held for instructions from her parents She admits her error and will return home Robert the ardent lover who carried her away has not been found Mattie refused to marry him upon reaching the city.
Plague riots in Cawnpore destroyed the segregation camp and left ten dead, including five constables whose bodies were thrown into the burning camp. Order has been restored but business remains suspended as troops and volunteers patrol mills and factories.
Eleanora Duse the famed Italian tragedienne was decorated by the Austrian Emperor at the Hofburg Theater in Vienna after a benefit performance for the actors fund. She received the Order of Merit the Golden Cross and Crown.
New York April 12 The Appellate Division affirmed a Surrogate Fitzgerald order declaring a fund of 5 000 000 held in trust for Cornelius Vanderbilt subject to inheritance tax. The decision concerns the appraisal of the estate of the late William H Vanderbilt.
In Charleston West Virginia on April 12 a neighbor Mrs John Johnston shot and killed Maud King after a dispute over reports from Johnston s two small sons King had attempted to enter Johnston s home to whip her Johnston who was ill had warned King away and fired four shots from a pistol killing her The shooter is in custody but not under arrest and King s death was reported this afternoon
A subcommittee of the National Democratic Committee met the local Committee on Arrangements in Kansas City and drafted a statement confirming the convention will be held in Kansas City on July 4 with no changes to date or location.
Ebenezer Burges Ball, the nearest surviving relative of George Washington, died at his Washington residence this morning. He was eight years old and unmarried. Ball bore a strong resemblance to General Washington and his photographs were often mistaken for portraits of the first President.
Fire engulfed the Catholic Club building on West Fifty-ninth Street causing extensive damage. Police estimate losses at 28000 dollars and a valuable library of about 25000 volumes was damaged with several prominent residents escaping narrowly.
Lexington merchants C. W. Foushee Greemelee Lang and L. G. Straus were fined two dollars plus costs for keeping stores open on Sunday. The Salesmen's Association, filing the warrants, has started a campaign for shorter workdays and Sunday closing.
In Stout Ohio, April 12, Rose Manchester, aged eight, died today from tetanus caused by a rusty nail puncture to her foot two weeks earlier. The illness followed the injury and resulted in the fatal outcome.
Gus Hurt of Fort Madison Illinois, a spectator at the Muncie State League baseball championship game, was struck over the heart by a hard rubber polo ball. He is expected to die before morning at the hospital.
Steubenville report says 22 year old brakeman William Walker of Pittsburg was run over and killed this morning at the Mingo Junction steel plant. He was employed on an engine and died at the scene.
A large assembly of Gold Democrats convened at the capital to discuss party strategy and cohesion amid rising national debates. Delegates from multiple counties attended, signaling unified support for the party's Platform and upcoming elections.
Washington reports Admiral Dewey dined with Perry Belmont and others at John R McLean in an informal gathering. Gold Democrats and Dewey supporters discussed a possible campaign strategy amid town rumors of political signaling. The House Rivers and Harbors Committee approved a survey bill for forty preliminary river projects including an ice harbor below Cincinnati and a dam at Cullum's Bluff. A pension bill favored for Lt. Col. Miley's widow passed the House.
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