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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1900
Page
3
Reports from Modder Spruit and Ladysmith detail a Boer force repelling a British probe at a railway bridge near Lady Smith. Three British soldiers killed as Boers fight back under constant shelling, with further prison break attempts at Simonstown.
London dispatch details Roberts distributing an invitation to Free Staters and Transvaalers to cross into the desert with promises of good treatment and farm restoration upon British occupation. It notes passage payments for foreigners and urges surrender over capture, with reports on Bullets and Metheuns actions, troop movements, and Cape Town news.
A London dispatch dated February 5 reports General Macdonald leading infantry and lancers toward Magersfontein from Modder River. Stopple’s Dam controls roads to Kimberley and Hopetown. Boer raiders at Namulhoek and Guiqua town threaten movement. MyatdonohV’s column arrived at an opportune moment, river banks held, but heat and water shortages plagued troops during the march.
Spencer Wilkinson in the Morning Post argues conscription hinges on reorganizing general management of the army. He notes the war office has failed for thirty years to handle volunteers and would struggle with conscripts. He also analyzes bayonet use, saying its impact is on morale, not bodies, and that British formations favor charging over shooting.
Calcutta reports the Maharajah of Jaipur contributed 100000 rupees to the South African war fund. The donation underscores royal support for the war effort amid ongoing imperial fundraising.
Mrs. John M. Tenny, formerly of Seattle, killed herself at Juneau on February 1 during a fit of temporary insanity caused by prolonged health issues. Two hours before the Cottage City sailed, she fired a revolver through the heart, while her sister Mrs. Burt awaited transport to the East.
The American Sugar Refinery company plans to close its Jersey City plant which employs 2,000 workers. Days of quit expected within three. Oversupply of refined sugar and overstocked warehouses in Jersey City and Brooklyn cited. Plant work had stopped Saturday night but operations resumed briefly to finish goods on hand.
M J Kelly of Buffalo visits Cleveland to consult with Knights of Labor leaders and the American Federation of Labor about consolidating the two orders. A Utica meeting is planned next June to take official action on the proposal. Kelly favors amalgamation but would not detail his Cleveland visit.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived in Havana from New York and was received by local workmen at their headquarters. He plans to explain U S methods to Cuban workers and advocate laws protecting employees, sanitary workshop inspection, and a ban on child labor.
In Washington the senate received amendments to a financial bill including an emergency treasury note fund of 50 million dollars at a 10 percent discount for citizens exchanging U S bonds. Debates covered retention of the Philippines and suffrage amendments as the urgent deficiency bill moved forward, with positions voiced by Senators Caffery Butler Williams Neville and Cochran among others.
Poultney Bigelow recounts a Transvaal tale where a Boer wife, confronted by Cape police, hid gunpowder beneath her skirts as she sat atop the pile by the campfire. The police searched the wagon, found no powder, and rode off baffled. Her quip to her sons about remaining free closes the anecdote.
A farmer boasts his wife never gets ruffled. A neighbor suggests bringing home crooked wood to test her temper. The wife adapts, saying the crooked sticks fit the kettle and speed boiling. She proves enduring virtue can turn a perceived evil into a strength.
A collage of vignettes shows Lewis Carroll teased by a girl who found Looking Glass duller than Alice in Wonderland. Wordsworth recalls neighbors calling him a daft idle man. Henry Clay hears critics discuss his politics while on a stormy National Road journey, then moves to another coach to avoid mortifying remarks.
Fire destroyed a brick block in Rush City overnight, causing heavy losses to the city. The blaze damaged the bank, post office, clothing store, risked many offices including doctors and a telephone exchange.
A quote attributes a judge with old fashioned wisdom noting that jurors will hear both sides and must decide. if one side’s narrative is believed a verdict for that party follows, if neither is believed the path to a verdict is unclear. The remark highlights skepticism toward courtroom rhetoric.
Enthusiast notes Cleek is laid up with rheumatism while Brassy Ye e keeps playing golf. Cleek communicates with Brassy by telephone about the game and plans.
A collage of global notes cites New Orleans markets Durban farms Hye stock worth 82.22 billion and Brooklyn as a NYC bedroom. It notes rainwater tanks in New Orleans yards, rising coffee exports from Hawaii, vast English potato imports, and a crane installing a 158-foot span at a locomotive works capable of lifting 196000 pounds in under four minutes.
L T Travis of Selina Georgia commends One Minute Cough Cure as a harmless remedy that acts quickly to cure coughs colds croup bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. A Kiel study over two years notes iron wine amalgam resisting seawater deterioration in shipbuilding.
Advertises Joley's Honey and Tar as stopping frequent coughing and healing the lungs while attacking common cough medicines for merely expelling phlegm. Cites H. J. Moogh, W. F. Jungkunz & Co. as the sellers.
A South Dakota stand of pine trees is being killed by a small worm. Government investigators study the outbreak to curb the damage and protect affected timber stands. A Kentucky man reports kidney cure relief after Foley's Kidney Cure, praising its effectiveness. Local druggists Emmert & Burrell advertise the remedy.
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