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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
2
The Evening Standard reports a major battle near Rentville in the Orange River Colony as General Kaos and General Dewet clash. British losses include six killed and 56 wounded in fighting with Viljoen and Erasmus near Ristfontein on November 28.
South Africa again dominates the scene as General Dewet rapidly defeats a British garrison at Dewetsdorp, capturing 400 men and two guns. Public opinion questions the war effort while Parliament is out of session. Canadians returning from South Africa back Kitchener as the right man to counter Boer resistance. Lord Roberts praised as brilliant but too humanitarian for the task until Kitchener takes charge.
Captain Garl Reichmann of the Seventeenth Infantry, detailed by the War Department to report on Boer forces, has returned to Washington. He describes Dewet and Botha, the varied international attaches, and Boer strength of about 52,000 mobilized with roughly 16,000 still in the field, noting a typical British to Boer battle ratio of five to one.
The war office reports Lord Roberts transfers command of British troops in South Africa to Lord Kitchener. Queen approves Kitchener’s promotion to lieutenant general with rank of general while in command. Also noted is an incident at sea with reports of a fever in Waterford.
The funeral of Cushman Kellogg Davis was held from his Parkington Avenue home at 11:00 a.m. Private services drew delegations from civic and state bodies. Rev. Andrews and Rev. Sedgwick led a simple ceremony with music by a mixed quartet. The procession was the largest ever seen in St. Paul, with delegates from Minnesota and Wisconsin in attendance.
From Bloemfontein dated Nov 30 General Kitchener confirms fighting between Generals Pilcher and Dewet and reports Boer attacks at Bushof near Bethulie repulsed with British losses. He notes General Knox with Dewet near Catfelburg and Pagat engaging Viljoen and Erasmus near Rietfontein, with multiple officers wounded and 50 men wounded.
A London dispatch reports Richard Croker assessed for a 100000 income tax at the English high rate tied to the Boer War. Temporary residents and citizens face tax. Croker sought counsel and planned an appeal before the local committee at Wantage, with proceedings held privately. He then returned to London.
Complete returns reported by the secretary of state show Van Sant with a 2358 plurality over Lind as of December 3 in St. Paul. Van Sant's total votes reached 102,047 while Lind had 150,289. McKinley leads Bryan by 76,145 with 187,250 electors for McKinley and 111,183 for Bryan. Across counties listed McKinley carried all but five.
Minneapolis man Thomas Lowry plans a bid for the United States Senate, with Duluth associate G. G. Hartler confirming in New Orleans that Lowry will seek the seat of Cushman Davis before the state legislature. Immigrant labor, armor contracts, and South African conflicts are noted in brief items among broader dispatches.
The state department orders the United States to send a battleship from Smyrna to Tangier to carry the consul, presenting a fresh indemnity claim for Marcus Ezagain, an American citizen murdered in 1900. The Kentucky will take the consul from Tangiers to Mazagan, the closest port to Fez, Morocco.
Constantinople Friday November 20 rumors of a break in diplomatic relations between the United States and Turkey are unfounded. The US legation reports excellent ties with the Porte and the audience of Lloyd Griscom six times this year. The Kentucky’s visit to Smyrna does not alter the relation, while indemnity talks near resolution. An order to Cramps for a cruiser would be under $509,000.
Mr Kruger leaves the Hotel Scrite in Paris in a closed carriage amid mounted guards. A small crowd cheers as he waves from the landau. The Boer leader travels with a commissioning party toward the French border and boards a special train for Cologne at 1 10 pm.
State's Attorney Smith filed a Sangamon circuit court bill seeking dissolution of Holcomb & McCaskey lessees of Capital Electric and A Nessinger Leather, after both firms pleaded guilty to violating the state's anti trust law by failing to file affidavits of non association with trusts and not paying court fines.
On December 3 Paterson New Jersey selected a bronze monument design to honor the late Vice President Garret Hobart. Paul Martin was the winner and the nine foot statue will stand on a pedestal before Paterson City Hall. The figure shows Hobart with a gavel, listening intently as if to a speaker.
The Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad offers upholding tourist cars to California points with through service from St Paul at 8:06 p.m. and Minneapolis at 335 p.m. on Thursdays via Denver and Salt Lake, with added Tuesday departures starting October 30 via Kansas City and the Santa Fe route. Through sleeping car berths are $6.00. For rates and reservations, contact A. L. Cults, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, Minneapolis, Minn.
A historic note from Cedar Rapids reveals the Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway will add 130 miles of track this year, extending from Worthington to Hardwick Minnesota and through Faribault Freeborn Steele and Rice counties. Ellendale is positioned as a key town between Albert Lea and Owatonna with plans to host new banks and shops and a dairy industry boom.
Brown Land and Loan Co successors to Brown & Kobfax advertise farm loans with funds on hand and no delays to borrowers. They offer loans with flexible principal payments and a portfolio of improved farms and 20,000 acres. Abstracts furnished and offices in Palo Alto County Bank building, Ommetsburg, Tawa. Also promote Raven Food for cattle with health benefits and a money‑back guarantee via Marcus Stowbs.
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