30 Apr 1900
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1900
Page
1
London April 30 dispatches reveal Gen French cavalry retreating toward Bloemfontein and Roberts army lacking horses and transports. Corrs say main advance delayed and press voices dissent over costly operations with little strategic result. Other items note Waco relief, New Zealand scouts, and local accidents.
A Thaba N'chu dispatch reports a day long battle at Is rael's Poort seven miles west of Thaba N'chu. British artillery shelled kopjes while Boer positions used steep passes. Canadians joined late, taking a kopje after heavy fire as Boers withdrew to the north and east. Bloemfontein notes strategic hold on Thaba N'chu and disarmament concerns. The Hague says Boer peace commissioners will sail to the United States next week without Leyds and Mueller. Commandant Olivier wounded at Wepener.
The American Theosophical Association met in Columbus with about 100 delegates from 20 branches. Day sessions focused on association affairs and officers reported steady growth of the movement. In Ottumwa an aged farmer Josiah Carr was found murdered in his cellar, dragged from his home five miles north. investigators have no object discovered for the crime.
London on April 30 reports a muted stock exchange last week as money scarcity halted activity. Settlement demand was modest and few outstanding accounts remained unsettled, signaling limited trading despite a generally stable open account.
Gen. Allan Rutherford clerk of the Maryland court of appeals died in Washington after a lingering illness. A New York native, he served with distinction in the Civil War. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
Victoria April 30. West coast fishermen petition the Dominion government again for a patrol to protect British Columbia halibut banks from American poaching schooners.
Harry S Mar tindale, a well known club man, died at New York hospital at age 35 from morphine overdose. He lost a leg in November 1898 and his health declined gradually thereafter.
Constantinople April 30 The porte has not replied to the note handed to Tevkhir Pasha by United States chargé d affaires Lloyd Garrison regarding the indemnity claim and the situation remains unchanged.
Admiral Dewey with Mrs. Dewey and Lieut. Caldwell depart Washington by special train bound for Chicago to join in the second anniversary celebration of the Battle of Manila.
Newmarket Ireland April 30 Jan C Flynn MP for Cork north division was not allowed to address a United Irish League meeting scheduled for Sunday in Newmarket.
Nine people died and about forty were injured when a temporary wooden bridge at the Paris Exposition collapsed under Sunday crowds. The structure linked the Celestial Globe sideshow to the exhibit area and had been condemned earlier that morning. Police ordered closing of several dangerous sideshows.
The week in Washington centers on the Alaska code bill and army appropriation measures with talk of the fortifications bill. A bridge under construction collapsed, burying about 50 people and killing a seven year old girl, while rescue teams and volunteers pull bodies from the rubble. Separate reports note suicides in Indiana amid drinking, and a wave of sensational murders across Germany with no culprits yet found.
Condensed telegrams report insurrection claims in Cuba as unfounded. James S. McKean, president of Union Trust Co. in Pittsburgh, is dead. A Brownsville fire destroys property worth 75000 dollars. Japanese seek Klondike work, Paris washerwomen strike, and Chicago militia receive blank and live ammunition. Several deaths and accidents are noted including Mrs. Wilson's fatal burns and the Birmingham fire collapse.
Chinese officials estimate 11,000,000 Boxers haunt central provinces, the Society of the Great Sword. The latest atrocity is the murder of a Church of England missionary Brooks. German, American missions attacked. torture and killings drive foreign troops into action. government leaders blamed for inaction.
London April 30 A. J. Newton mayor of London opened a mansion house fund to aid Ottawa fire victims. A sizable number of large contributions have already been received.
Reports say the inverted one cent I R stamp has been counterfeited in Italy and sent here for sale. The British penny stamp returns to its red color to align with Universal Postal Union rules. The half penny is green. St Louis post office adopts an oval cancellation reading World’s Fair 1908 Louisiana Purchase to stay current.
Chicago vs St Louis game details with innings and battery lines. Breitenstein Kahoe and Menefee Donahue listed as battery for teams. Umpires Swart and ODay noted on different halves. Game score references 1 5 3 for Chicago and 6 1 1 for St Louis depending on innings.
Cincinnati reports flour prices for spring and winter grades with a wide range and low grade. grain quotes for Wheat No 2 red at 73.34 to 74 cents, Corn No 2 mixed 42 1/2 to 43 cents, Oats No 2 mixed 26 to 29 cents. Hog and cattle ranges shown. lambs and veal calves also listed with various price tiers. Chicago section shows Wheat No 2 red 70 to 71 cents, Corn No 2 40 cents, Oats No 2 23 1/2 to 24 1/2 cents.
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