25 Jan 1900
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
1
Clothing sale offering stylish jackets made from cheyiota, kerseys and covert cloth with satin and ice silk linings and velvet options. Prices range from 8 75 to 11 50 after discounts. Plush capes with martens fur trim offered at reduced prices from 15 00–16 30 to 0 75 each.
Jubilation over Warren’s Spionkop success fades as Buller’s dispatch warns the Boer trap risk. Kimberley bombarded. Methuen and French note movements. London reports heavy British losses and drawn-out battle, with crowds awaiting updates and stock exchange rallying on war news.
London dated dispatch reports General Warren’s forces occupying Spionkop after a night surprise. Garrison fled, shell fire heavy, casualties feared, General Woodman seriously wounded. Warren believes enemy position now untenable as troops praised for steadiness.
Captain Alfred T. Mahan urges restraint at public meetings in a New York letter. He argues strong support for Britain while warning against immoderate opinions that divide Americans over foreign policy. He says upholding Britain is a matter of national honor.
London reports General Buller’s order to troops warns against false orders and insists the only safe path to victory is rushing the enemy. He denounces the opposing forces as driven by treachery and conspiracy and calls for conduct worthy of the cause.
Paris January 25 The Figaro prints a fresh cablegram from Count Boni de Castellane to M de Ro days its editor. The note claims Castellane spurns insults and rejects any intervention by the inspector of finances in the affair, asserting independence and defiance.
Dispatches from London describe Wednesday’s tense wait for news of a planned night assault on Speinkop. Reports say fighting on Tuesday was indecisive and Boer positions near impregnable, sending hopefuls in London clubs to doubt Buller’s plan to attack.
The text notes a character expressing enlightenment about a desire for power and reproaching others for a 200 francs dispatch expense. It hints at a confession beginning with remarks about Gould's son-in-law and money, mentioning a 100,000 francs request and speculation on recent wealth, implying financial pressure and mistrust.
An imperial edict from Peking states the emperor, hindered by poor health, appoints Pu Chun as heir and abdicates around Chinese New Year. Dowager Empress drives a long-planned program amid opposition in court circles. London and Washington reports note lack of official confirmation and unfamiliarity with Put Bing or Prince Tuano among legation staff.
Washington dispatch reports General Otis notes General Schwan directing the southern Luzon campaign with high energy. He locates southeast of Laguna de Bay the remaining major insurgent force and, in today’s effort, inflicts heavy losses on the enemy with minimal own losses, dissipating the force likely beyond restoration.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Shiloh battlefield commission, after a legislative hearing, has introduced a bill to appropriate 65 000 dollars for monuments to Iowa troops. The measure would create a 15 000 dollar state monument and 4 000 dollar markers at each Iowa regiment’s point of hardest fighting, and is seen as nearly certain passage.
Mrs John A Logan Jr widow of Mas John A Logan Jr who died in the Philippines arrives San Francisco with her children and her mother Mrs C Hi Andrews and a friend Miss Paramiee of Cleeland Ohio to await her husband's return on the transport Thomas due from Manila in a few days.
Washington scene as the final day of debate unfolds over seating or expelling Roberts of Utah. Speakers defend or oppose exclusion, citing morality and legality amid crowded galleries. Notable participants include Sims, Johnson, Brosius, Grout, Talbert, Adamson, Ray, Freer, Brich, Moody, Grosvenor, and Morris, with praise for Littlefield’s prior arguments.
The Senate reported a substitute for Pettie Brew's resolution seeking information on the Coeur d'Alene mining troubles, ordering the secretary of war to submit all orders to General Merriam and subordinates, including any civilian prisoner treatment proclamations. The Rock Island railroad right of way through Fort Reid and Fort Sill was approved. A West Point instruction bill for Ale Made Alfarro of Ecuador passed, along with Allen's resolution on orders about customs and revenues in Cuba Puerto Rico and the Philippines with minor changes. The urgency deficiency bill was taken up after the morning hour.
In New York on January 25 representatives of James J Corebett and James Jeffries agreed on February 1 as the bid closing date for clubs bidding to stage the world championship bout. Bids must be sealed and sent to Al Smith at the Gilsey house and opened at 6 pm February 1.
Nearly 100000 signatures have been added to a Universal Peace society address led by M Le Jeune and others requesting President McKinley to mediate. The petition will be sent to Washington in about two weeks.
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