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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1899
Page
1
A fragmentary column links Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King to central Africa where two French officers lead a mutiny and are murdered by their followers. The tale unfolds with wild ambition and doomed imperial dreams, framed as fiction’s most thrilling narrative.
Consul Heenan reports a device to stop rats from carrying contagious disease aboard ships at infected ports. An iron pipe with a funnel end is attached to the mooring cable and filled with oakum to block rat passage. Russian authorities require its use on ships from plague regions, plus nightly landing-stage removal to prevent shore visits by rats. Also cited is a Hampstead hospital report on open-air treatment for consumption with mixed outcomes and weight gain post-treatment.
A weekly digest reports Camden sorrow as Jargent store owner Christopher Chew dies by self-inflicted gunshot. Nevada County treasurer Frank Parker convicted of embezzling 26,060 dollars, sentenced to 3.5 years. Tennessee colonists clash with North Salem residents. one dead, others wounded. Oct receipts exceed expenditures by 3.85 million. Olmstead reports Cuban enumerators dismissed. Civil service notes list promotions and naval construction bids. Hawaii imports surge. German strikes affect industry. Switzerland elections unchanged. Naval budget discussions hint at grain duty revenue. Obscure items include personnel moves, resignations, and notable deaths.
A chaotic report lists fires in Chicago Donksville Conn Goshen Indiana and Fairhaven Washington with vast losses and multiple buildings destroyed. Fatalities and injuries arise from crashes explosions and collapses as investigations consider manslaughter charges and wage disputes glare in union and industrial tensions.
London reports describe Sir Stewart White’s forces attacking Boers at Latham's farm near Bostere, breaking the enemy on open ground and capturing their camp. A new plan aimed to draw Boer pressure away from Colenso, with cavalry sweeping the plains and infantry storming the hill position. Dispatches note improved outlook for Ladysmith, the possible reopening of Colenso communications, and calls for larger British mobilization to South Africa.
Dispatches from Batcow report Boers requested an armistice on Thursday. Gene White agreed only if there was movement, but none occurred. A British war balloon spotted the Boers massing to the south, and White relayed for an attack to be repelled.
A Manila cable reports a broad insurgent push is weakening as U S forces gear for a southward join with Lawton and MacArthur. Wheaton lands near San Fabian Dagupan with 300 insurgents facing trenches while rations and bridges hamper Lawton's advance. The Thirty-fifth infantry reinforces as three rebel charges fail with no American losses.
Chicago women launch a national movement to honor Maj. Gen. Joe Wheeler and Mitzhugh Lee for Civil War service. They seek Congress to create a 5000 dollar sword for Wheeler and to promote regular army major generals in recognition. Miss Anne Mare Debeck organized a meeting with plans to enlist national female support.
A 7000 man military display honored Admiral Schley in Birmingham Alabama. The procession included Alabama and Mississippi national guard units cadet corps Confederate veterans Spanish War veterans Sons of Veterans Grand Army and numerous elite organizations. Admiral Schley reviewed the parade and formally opened the day at the state fair grounds.
A Hong Kong dispatch reports the battleship Oregon, which planned to sail Tuesday for Manila, fired a recall gun Sunday and departed Monday to Cebu, now heading to sea amid unclear conditions. In Missouri a cave-in at Layfoom school kills three, including officer Charles Walser, Ira Mullen, and W Ledgerwood, while Supt. Drake is jailed but expected to recover.
An extensive grocers supply establishment run by W. W. Thomas Company at 320 and 24 Mist Third street in Cincinnati was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated between 75,000 and 100,000 and the business will be well insured.
London reports a cautious tilt toward better tidings as Gen White shows success near Ladysmith and Estcourt. Reinforcements from Durban and 8600 troops arrive, while Boer defenses tighten around Colenso and Pietermaritzburg. Buller’s forces withdraw border posts but prepare for joint efforts with White, with Kimberley still in peril.
Market listings across St Paul Duluth Minneapolis Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and Paterson cover grain prices for wheat corn oats and barley with bids for No 1 and No 2 Northern No 3 white and other grades. Cattle hogs and sheep prices appear with mixed to higher tones in Sioux City and St Paul while Vice President Wohart's favorable health update is noted with no new bulletin.
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