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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 03, 1899
Page
2
London oct 27 official report joins Gen White and Gen Yule amid relief over their safe return to Ladysmith. dispatches note Boer intelligence failures saved Yule’s column from disaster after alarms at Dondee. heavy rains and mist aided a perilous night march with British evacuation and looting by Boers delaying pursuit.
A panama revolution. St Paul curlers may build a new rink. Montreal yachtsmen may challenge for the America Cup next year. Vancouver to suppress gambling. Weir of Ville Marie Bank arrested again. Treaty payments to Indians in Battleford district. Ten locomotives for the P L at Kingston. Miss Gertrude Girratt of Sintaluta has fallen heir to a fortune of 000. Sir Thomas Lipton leaves for England Saturday and cannot view Chicago. Filippon delegation to Rome over friars. New York Sun sues Typographical union boycott. British ship Zurich foundered off Norway. captain survived. Vanderbilts will published. estate valued at 70,000,000. Two boys near Omar, burned to death. Edmonton district railway arrangements to be completed next month. Messia, Watson, Logan and Paterson address Minnedosa Liberal meeting. By-law to raise 100,000 for vine dust or mudway at GPR works. Winnipeg ratepayers to vote on improvements. J I Tarte writes secretary of board of trade. Saint Andrews rapids improvements. 1,000 settlers from Minnesota to move to western Canada by season end.
Reports from the warfront note the death on Wednesday of Sir William Penn Symons and his burial in Dundee. Telegraphs reveal Boer casualties and captures, while dispatches describe battlefield behavior, hospital conditions at Ladysmith, and the shifting colonial declarations across Natal and Cape Town.
Joseph St Pierre, a 48 year old laborer from Montreal area, was found dead in the Rat Portage washroom this morning after drinking the prior evening. Authorities suspect death by choking while resting. He had been employed on the CPR here. Jacques Cartier Bank directors conduct routine operations today in Montreal.
Ottawa lists Lt Col Otter in command with Lt Col Buchan as second in command and Lt Col Pelletier as D C 0 He adds Major Drummond Capt McDougall Major Deison Major Biggar Capt Bell and Gen Hatton s A D O as staff The chaplains are Rev FullerTon and Rev O Leary Lieut Lafferty Calgary joins as extra officer for the Territories The Sardinian sails at 11 o clock Tuesday and the governor general reviews the troops Monday at noon
The 26th annual W. O. T. U. convention and jubilee closed in Seattle with delegates preparing to depart east or visit the Pacific coast and southern destinations. Winnipeg reports the Canadian Pacific Railway ordering ten compound consolidation engines from Canadian Engine and Locomotive in Kingston for delivery early next year.
Montreal reports a syndicate led by W Barclay Stephens vice commodore of the Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club aims to create a Canadian challenger for the America's Cup next year. The plan favors popular subscription to fund the venture. Two fresh bubonic plague cases reported in Santos Brasil. Begun Guace population 8000.
Hon Peter Mitchell was found dead in his Windsor hotel room in Montreal on October 26. Cause of death not yet confirmed, suspected heart failure. Once known as Bir Peter, he lived mainly at Windsor after a 1891 defeat, with visits to his North Cumberland N S home. recent health issues included fainting fits alarming friends.
The Times reports that thirty of the 18th Hussars were cut off while intercepting Boer retreat near Elandslangte. They fought across the Biggarsberg under Sergeant Baldrey, fleeing pursuit at 800 yards. Three troops missing as horses failed, one Hussar lieutenant driven back to Glencoe. War Office tallies total British losses since hostilities began at 6597 with 18 officers killed and 66 wounded, 76 men killed and 485 wounded, 18 unaccounted for. Martial law proclamations in Natal noted with pride among prisoners and officials, while British censorship is described as smooth.
Hamburg American line launches a Plymouth to New York service with the steamer Patricia. A special London Plymouth line will run to coincide with the sailing of vessels in this service. In Berlin vandalism damages monuments and desecrates emperors statues.
Latent reports from the surgeon general of the marine hospital service, Surgeon John Murray at Key West, say Cuban physicians report only the most marked cases of yellow fever. New cases reported forty eight hours prior to the close of business last night numbered twenty five, two among the garrison. In the same period there were two deaths. No new fever cases at New Orleans yesterday.
Ottawa dispatch reports a military order naming Major H. McArnold as captain of A company and appointing officers for the Montreal and Victoria contingent leadership. It notes Dr. Borden approval for a college secretary to accompany the Canadian troops and Lord Minto’s contingent departure plans for Quebec. Chicago row recalls Walter Farnsworth confession of bigamy with claims of many aliases and numerous marriages across Europe Asia and beyond.
The Oregonian notes an imminent recall from his post of R Wildman United States consul general at Hong Kong for cause tied to his prominence with Aguinaldo and Philippine rebels. Dr Edward Bedloe is named as Wildman’s successor, to be posted as consul at Canton.
A large ocean steamer named James Tarpie from a Mediterranean port bound for New York ran ashore on shoals in dense fog off Atlantic City New Jersey on October 26. The life crew has gone to aid the vessel which is reported in favorable condition and expected to float at high tide.
London reports author Grant Allen died after a period of ill health. A cable from Kingston Ont confirms J A Allen, father of Grant Allen, living in Hogland, learned of his son's death early this morning.
Manitoba markets list Wheat and flour prices including Fort William Winnipeg deliveries Milseed bran oats and barley figures Butter eggs vegetables meats and livestock values. Includes cattle hogs sheep veal poultry and horse prices with per bushel ton and pair figures for regional Winnipeg trade.
A short notice urges buyers to use scrip instead of cash for Dominion Lands purchases. It emphasizes alternative payment methods and warns against cash transactions, reflecting a historical policy or promotional stance. The fragment highlights the era's land sale practices and currency instructions.
Burglars broke into the stress BANKERS AND BROKERS of A Glenbrecht Winnipeg area last night and stole goods valued at about $800 from an office of the HANTS BANK OF CANADA or the UNION BANK OF CANADA in Manitoba. Entry was gained by removing a pane of glass from a side window. No clue as to the culprits.
Winnipeg pastors plan a church census while reports from London Dublin to Ottawa reveal health deaths rail incidents and politics. Notable items include Grant Allen's death in London and a $60 000 donation toward a Duluth library, plus naval and colonial policy chatter and Boer War debates.
Vancouver reports a brakeman injury after a coupling accident with his band bent. three fingers were amputated. New York notes rough diamonds rising five percent twice since Oct 10, lifting prices by 55 percent in six months, while cut diamonds stay steady until roughs enter the market. France is cited as a worsened whipped-nation condition.
Newport residents mock a weather ban and jokes about dairy science after a city girl on vacation imagines solving pasteurised milk cleaning. The note from the Exchange and St Louis Star hints at rural farm life contrasts and amusing misreadings reported by Boston Transcript.
Practical aged guide warns caregivers to place the cot away from drafts and bright light avoid banging curtains around the crib and keep sleeping area free from drafts. It urges sharing sleep only with proper guardians and stresses tidy beds and a safe, sleep friendly environment.
The Trotting Record surveys top performers and breeding in the era with Moros at 8:11 and Bonnatella at 2:10 promising trotting mares. It notes Arbateskan 2:00% in Chicago as a handsome Canadian stallion and Genel Dillard 270444 as a rare sire with sub 2:05 offspring. Lockheart 2:08 debuts two strong foals Jimmy King and Regal Ly. Tarlton of Lexington boasts a 2:16 trotting feat and Ya tha than Car an Ae win, highlighting enduring local and transatlantic traction in the sport.
In a rambling circle Ram Deen narrates a hunt tale near Lal Koonh. A young sahib shoots a tiger at Bore bridge, the lame hunter’s courage saving the day as a mall cart overturns and taxes to the Faringis are mentioned.
Whistler rejects visible labor and Harris shuns theater as James Whitcomb Riley reads. James Lane Allen spends most time in New York and avoids publicity. Frederick Church, a Civil War veteran and express messenger, longs to paint but fears his one year work may fail if not deemed worthy.
A short, fragmented report notes Willie Waldorf Astor facing repudiation from Magland and potential self exile. It hints at Anglo-Saxon alliance strain and Waldorf Astor’s fragile standing in Europe and America, suggesting possible removal to distant Azores. Old Omaha World Herald and Washington sources reflect mixed sentiment.
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