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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
4
From Manila to Nagasaki reports say Japan mobilizes naval and land forces amid czarist pressure in Korea. Captain Conrad notes strong war sentiment as Russia demands landings near Masanoho while foreign observers are excluded from maneuvers.
Paris says France will not obstruct Danish American negotiations and will waive rights over Santa Cruz to preserve good relations with the United States and Denmark. Aguinaldo reportedly visits Manila in disguise, attending a mask ball and traveling between sites as guerrilla resistance persists.
Indiana labor commissioners report the Evansville district miners have agreed to union recognition and wages per the Terre Haute scale. With four operators joining, about 1,000 workers are back, ending an 11 month strike and giving the union predominance statewide.
A sheriff's posse clashed with a gang of desperadoes near Navaho Springs sixty miles west of Gallup New Mexico. Gus Gibbons and Frank Lesuere were killed. five outlaws captured two wounded three escaped pursued. The gang had been cattle stealing across the region.
From Los Angeles to Chicago a distance of 2265 miles in 58 hours 80 minutes. The Peacock special of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe arrived in Chicago at 10 80. Average speed 38.9 mph with segments near a mile a minute. A R Peacock VP Carnegie Steel boarded a Pennsylvania train 11 hours earlier than expected. trip cost 4000. Train included engine Pullman car and coach baggage car.
Frankfort reports state wide hunt shifts as detectives depart. Dick Coombs is arrested in Beattyville on an old Clark circuit capias and may face a new charge of complicity. Captain John Davis remains jailed on murder complicity charges as bondsmen remain elusive. Harrison comments on Boer war policy in Washington. Portland port sails announce Nome rush with up to twenty thousand travelers heading for Alaska aboard fourteen thousand tickets sold and forty two steamers scheduled.
Fred Reynolds, a wood chopper at Red Beach in Carais Maine, became insane yesterday and killed his wife and one son with an axe. He wounded another son and set the house on fire, causing total destruction.
Wheat traded unevenly in Chicago with a barely steady close after mixed influences. Provisions rose with May pork spiking mid-session then retreating. May corn and oats closed mixed, while live cattle hogs and sheep saw higher receipts and gains across several classes.
Kansas City and South Omaha stock markets show higher cattle hog and sheep quotes. Cattle receipts about 6 400 head with heavy native steers at 1.00 to 1.05, hogs around 5.14 to 5.85, sheep and lambs mixed with spring lambs at 9.50 and muttons 5.50 to 6.70, stockers and feeders varying. South Omaha receipts list cows and calves and hogs with prices from 2.00 to 8.25 for cattle and 5.05 to 5.15 for hogs.
Pretoria reports General Piet Joubert, 68, died after a stomach ailment. As Transvaal commandant general, he shaped the army and 17 military departments, helped organize Boer stores and mobilization, and forged strong ties with Kruger. His death marks a deep blow to Burghers.
London dispatch reports General French arriving at Bloemfontein says Commandant Olivier has 6000 men north of Ladybrand. Stores accumulate as Lord Roberts prepares to move, with an expected advance next Monday and Boers observing from Kroonstadt. Milner tours, Joubert praised by papers, while war news notes limited Boer leadership raid.
London reports rapid Boer movements near Bloemfontein with General Gatacre’s forces arriving and Mafeking bombardment continuing. Kruger reportedly to assume chief command of Transvaal troops, as Allied efforts discuss peace mediation and Boer resilience remains high.
A Kobe dispatch reports renewed friction between Russia and Japan in Korea. The Russian fleet moves suggest a potential seizure of a Korean port, with Tokyo war office officials in conference and notable military naval activity in Japan this month.
Arbuckle Bros cut refined sugar prices by five points. Oscar Gardner KO'd Patsy Haley in Shawnee. German Reichstag passed budget and adjourned for Easter. Paris press hails General Joubert’s death. Horton boxing law repealed in NY Senate. Governor Roosevelt to sign. Harvey L. Goodall dies at 80. Jeffries to fight no one in Chicago. Ex-Congressman W H Stanton dies at 56. Chicago expressmen group forms with 800 firms. Birmingham cops shot. two white men suspected. Honolulu reports two bubonic plague cases. Rutland bank cashier Massey jailed for embezzlement. Fourth Ohio Dems renominate Gordon. Bryan/Olincon platform endorsed.
London dispatches describe Boer concentration 15 miles north of Bloemfontein with Lord Roberts dispatching Seventh Infantry and French cavalry to support Glen. Kruger vows to retake Bloemfontein within a week as Russians and other foreign troops are rumored to aid the Boers. Casualities and shelling mark ongoing actions near Warrenton and Tauings with forces recalled to Kimberley.
The valued policy bill, long debated in the Iowa legislature, cleared the senate 82 to 1 despite insurance opposition, establishing that claim payouts must reflect the original insured value, not forced depreciation. House adjournment talks and tax debates on express telegraph and telephone firms continue, with Cheshire and Blanchard plans at issue.
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