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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1899
Page
4
A garbled catalog-like sale list shows assorted pantry items including flour milk sap maple products honey vinegar starch potatoes and spices. The fragment references several brands and units with prices and quantities though many words are distorted.
An unconfirmed dispatch circulated that Dundee had fallen to the Boers while London and arsenals show no confirmed action. Parliament expected a quick summons, with ministers cautious on war policy. Sir William Harcourt calls gold seekers for war, while Lord Salisbury and Duke of Argyle offered mixed reactions. Uitlander letters fear Boer massacres. Britain readies reserves for possible mobilization.
Dispatches say Kruger plans to attack British possessions to end negotiations and leave ministers to handle morals. Warghers and British regulars sit about 20 miles apart at the closest approach, with hostilities not expected before midweek.
The stewards of the Brooklyn club have extended the suspension of jockey Danny Maher for his ride on Peep o Day. He is barred from Westchester and may remain out for the season while stewards seek a motive for his erratic saddle work and may ban all implicated. King Barleycorn, banned at Gravesend for a last-place run, has been restored.
Despatch from Manila recounts rebels cutting telegraph lines between Bacoor and Manila and ambushing an American party, with eight U S soldiers killed or wounded. Grant leads the firing line as fighting lasts until night. a signal sergeant dies. Admiral Dewey promised independence after Spain, but rebels say the United States will not grant it and vow to continue fighting.
On the first day of collection the city’s largest owners paid assessed amounts including William Waldorf Astor 265000, Arnold Constable & Co 250000, Jacob Astor 235000, Ogden Goelet 000, Pierpont Morgan 150000, Central Trust 11000, Vanderbilt estate 200000, Lorillard estate 149000, Bhrett 104080, George Blas estate 100000, Fourth National Bank 100600, Orlando Potter estate 70000, August Belmont 7 Tiffany & Co 60000, Gould estate 36000.
San Francisco dispatch reports VOLUNTEER units from Manila aboard transports Newport and Pennsylvania due today. The Newport carries signal corps. the Pennsylvania brings home the First Washington volunteers. Tartar with the Twentieth Kansas is set to arrive about Saturday. Valencia Zealandia and City of Para plan Friday sailings carrying UWO regiments of regulars to Manila.
Chicago reports a large British government contract for canned meat. The order was placed through London intermediaries and is said to involve the largest shipment of canned meats ever exported from the United States.
Dinner plans for a Dewey tribute in Washington on October 3 shift from a 50 guest state room to a corridor venue seating 75. Invitations issued to Admiral Dewey and son, Manila participants, Admirals Selley and Sampson, Cabinet members, court officials, General Alger, ex-Secretary Bliss, ex-Postmaster General Gary, General Miles, General Corbin, Aastraint Secretary Merkelsohn, Assistant Secretary Atlen, Secretary McAdoo, Congress members in the city, Vermont Governor Smith, other governors, Philippine Commission President Schurmann, and Dewey reception chairman Moses.
Augustus Hopper Kruger, half brother of Tom Paul Kruger, visited Chicago en route to the Transvaal to join the Boer fight. He came from Nelth Neb. Kruger believes Dom Paul’s banners will carry victory if war with Britain occurs.
A London World report says Captain Ben Parker, commander of Emperor William's yacht Meteor, is in New York incognito after landing last Saturday. He sailed from New York on her final trip and is expected to consult with the Shamrock's captain, sharing his renowned sailing expertise.
A Dallas dispatch to the World quotes Col. William J. Bryan stating that the Boers in their fight to maintain their republic have broad American sympathy, except from those who reject the idea that governments derive just powers from the consent of the governed.
New York October 3 William Fife Jr designer of the Shamrock is confined to bed in the Fifth Avenue hotel by an attack of inflammatory rheumatism in the waterfront. He will be unable to defend the first of a series of international yacht races today.
Ursuline Convent Mount Angela St Peter P C Montana offers English and classical courses with art music and modern languages on extensive grounds near Cascade Montana Central Railway. Healthful climate, moderate terms, telephone connections. A conveyance meets pupils at Cascade St Joseph's Academy. separate boarding for boys under four years.
London dispatch says rumors of war are contradicted and the situation remains unchanged. British reserves may be recalled soon. Boers are armed and unlikely to disband without fighting. Sir Redvers Buller’s position unsettled despite rumors. Undersecretary of War Wyndham returns to London after Aldershot talks. Cabinet likely to meet Friday if at all.
Vienna confirms Emperor Franz Joseph approved the assignments of nobles made by Count Clary Adrion to the new ministry. The formuition of the ministry is entrusted to the designated officials.
Dayton Ohio Oct 2. Henry Niemann aged 35 married Misa Minnie Von Sellian of Cheviot near Cincinnati. After a fortune teller warned of a calamity in 48 hours his wife deserted with $77 from a sold horse. A neighbor recalls threats to jump into the river. Police aid Niemann in the search. she may have returned to Cheviot.
St Marys Academy in Deer Lodge Montana advertises a comprehensive program for young ladies. It promises home and school comforts, a complete course of study, and a term from September to June with further information available from the administrator.
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