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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1900
Page
1
Advertisement declares Marshall's Best Flour as a family favorite with the claim it goes farthest and is cheapest to use. It offers Marshall's Star flour at 85 cents per sack and promotes exclusive agency status with every sack warranted.
Reports from Thaba N'Chu detail a battle at Israel's Poort where Canadians under Colonel Otter led a costly assault on two kopjes held by 300 Boers. Otter was wounded but continued, aided by the Grahamstown Horse as British losses tallied twenty. Dispatches describe looting, cattle theft, and local hostility, with Boer reinforcements unable to aid.
Bishop Hartzell, returned from Africa, says European powers have without wars divided Africa. He cites German justice after a murder and praises strong government. He downplays the South African war as a historic incident, predicting unity from mutual respect and loyalty to the queen amid ongoing conflict.
In a Bloemfontein dispatch dated April 30 the writer says Boers in the Cape Colony are much better off than those in the north and argues they would be better under a republican government not presently in place. General Pole-Carew’s operations show leniency has ended as forage and stock are seized with receipts given, signaling tighter control as Free Staters regroup to resist the British advance. A London dispatch notes British troops claim the adjacent country is cleared of Boers who trekked toward Ladybrand and will regroup for a short rest before continuing.
Ottawa residents cope with a great fire as relief pours in from Lord Strathcona, Lord Mount Stephen, and global figures. Lumber losses estimate at 3.5 million with early figures and sympathy flowing from London and others. Authorities consider arson likely after an attempted destruction of the Dominion rifle range.
Governor W. S. Taylor arrived in Frankfort from Washington and spent time with his family at the executive mansion. He traveled with Mrs. Taylor and I. J. Hampton and did not face immediate arrest, fueling expectation that the indictment for assassination involvement may be delayed. The related charges had been returned in open court after those against Finley, Powers, Culton and others.
Chicago bishops gather for the twenty third delegated general conference with Bowman to order Merrill as president. Events include a reception by the Chicago Methodist Social union and forthcoming talks on the Boer War and Sunday School Union anniversary. Also reports on Senate and House actions and baseball scores. Cassius M Clay’s ex wife Mrs M J Warfeld Clay dies at 86 in Lexington.
A murder case near Plato Iroquois county ends with Bert Underhill fatally shooting Miss Anna Davis then killing himself. Miss Davis, 17, and Underhill had violated a three month separation condition.
In Chicago on a Saturday evening G Stevenson, gravely ill, remarried the wife he left six years earlier at 6482 Washington Avenue after a chase for occult faith. They met at Union Station, obtained a license at the county building, then visited Stevenson's father in Woodlawn before returning to his ailing condition. The wife and husband had separated over vegetarianism and seeking proof of faith.
In Chicago on April 30 a fatal fire at Mrs William Andrews home injured two others. The victim is Andrew Crace, age unknown. Mrs William Andrews and Lottie Andrews, 10, were burned while trying to rescue Grace who caught fire during dressmaking in a rear lot.
Intelligence received here notes the appointment of W. Lee Capps of Springfield as acting captain of the port and collector of internal revenue for Pasacas Taizon Philippine islands. Capps previously served as captain and commissary of subsistence with the Fifth Illinois volunteers in the Spanish American War.
An advertisement touts a drugless cure for chronic diseases through nature's remedy and magnetic treatment. It lists diplomas from four top magnetic schools including Weltmer in Nevada Mo, cites local cures in Freeport, and offers free consultation from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, plus 7:00 to 9:00 pm slots.
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