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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1899
Page
4
Prices listed for white potatoes and large red potatoes per hundred, onions per hundred, beets, fancy red apples, bread flour, sugar, finest French mustard, honey and syrup by the gallon or quart, plus sacks and hay prices. Local ad style, dense with itemized groceries and quantities.
Fourteen miles west of the nearest sta Una Cascade on the Montana Central Railroad offers extensive rounds, fine scenery and a healthful climate. It lists Engieh and classical courses, art, music and the modern languages. Terms moderate. Telephone connections. By telephoning to the Convent conveyancy will meet pupils at Cascade St Joseph's Academy separate boarding school for boys under 44 years. Address THE MOTHER SUPERIOR.
An exploratory clash occurs as General Gatacre advances with about 4000 troops toward Sturmburg, facing entrenched Boer positions along the Stormberg range. British artillery and infantry engage Boers, with machine guns and naval guns causing significant action before the Boers withdraw, leaving reports of injuries and the frontier river Modder in focus.
The dispatch details heavy Boer losses and missing officers amid fierce fighting. It notes serious gun and equipment losses, rising prisoner counts, and growing Dutch resistance impacting Cape Colony plans. British advances near Arundel continue with skirmishes and casualties as coalition forces face treachery and scouting gaps.
General Gatacre's dispatch reports casualties among multiple regiments including Buffulk and Teish rifles with Lt Maynard missing and Major Percival among the wounded. The line notes 280 men affected and lists numerous officers missing or killed across the division, with references to the Weld Wittery and 4990 ascertained personnel.
Washington reports Major General Leonard Wood is slated for early next year to become military governor of Cuba with civil government reforms expected. Confirmation by the Senate is anticipated, with Wood remaining in Washington briefly before heading to Santiago to arrange his transfer.
The transport Zoal India from Manila has not yet arrived, carrying bodies of Captain H J McGrath of the Fourth Cavalry and I T Hopkins and Frank J Murray of the First California. The Zealandia recovered $12000 of church property stolen by Manila insurgents and returned it to priests at Manila. A naval court of inquiry exonerated Captain Dorris in the Morgan City incident but suspended Pilot C Robinson for life. Robinson, who arrived on the Zealandia, failed to save the Hooker wrecked near Corregidor, and Philippine leaders concede defeat with Aguinaldo’s fate anticipated.
In Topeka on December 1 Colonel James Graham and William P Cunneen, noted St Marys politicians, drank from bottles mistaken for whisky. Both are seriously ill with possible death. Graham, a former lieutenant colonel of the Twenty second Kansas regiment in the Spanish war, had bought disinfectant to guard against smallpox and mixed up the bottles.
Senators Tilman and Berry See Hope For Future of the Party Discussing Democratic strength in the North and the currency issue. Berry of Arkansas criticizes party drift toward wealth interests and calls for reform. He argues unity may emerge if new issues unite Democrats and counter Republican posture on finance. The article weighs party prospects and the balance of power ahead of elections.
A Washington report says officials fear harm to American prisoners held by the insurgents. A note to General Otis warned that mistreatment could trigger retaliation, and Aguinaldo may be using threats to press for recognition. Officials hope prisoners remain unharmed as capture could force unfavorable terms.
Washington reports the president will send a message to Congress proposing rewards for officers and men of the Atlantic Fleet from the Spanish American War. A revival of the vice admiral grade is seen to favor Rear Admiral Sampson with precedence over Schley. Secretary Long is expected to back naming Admiral Ramsom in a parallel measure, though opposition from Schley’s friends is anticipated.
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