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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
1
London dispatch reports the Modder River position extends twelve miles with entrenched, well-supplied Boer works. Britain axes relief attempts, while public calls for yeomanry grow. imperial volunteers proposed as 8000 strong. Meanwhile news silence fuels concern over Général Methuen and Buller movements.
A Capetown dispatch reports five hundred colonists in Victoria west district have formed an apparently anti-British organization. The notice is dated Saturday December 14 and filed from London on December 20.
Reported disloyal individuals threaten to attack the railroad station on the Capetown to Vooar line. Afrikander bandits protest troop presence, claiming it provokes farmer discontent. Meeting condemns loyalty but says troops’ conduct compelled harsher expressions and actions.
General Lord Roberts, accompanied by Lady Roberts and two daughters, arrived in London from Dublin after a shooting crowds sendoff. He spent an hour at the war office with the Marquis of Lansdowne, then reviewed officers for his staff and spoke to the Associated Press. He expressed confidence in British soldiers, condemned unnecessary harshness, praised Canada, and defended Irish loyalty.
A Durban dispatch reports General Buller called for volunteers to recover abandoned guns. A camp party went out and brought back the guns unharmed, according to the message dated Saturday December 16.
Special to The Test reports alleged plans discussed in Washington to respond to Philippine unrest by breaking the Filipino army into small units and using executions as punishment. The piece mentions possible insurgent tactics and harsh penalties for those opposed.
A large number of men visit the Orange Free State consulate in New York to join the Boer forces bound for the Transvaal. Consul Pierce declines to confirm precise numbers while noting hundreds have come, with many paying own expenses and others funded by unknown benefactors. Several nationalities are represented, including Bots, Dutch, Scandinavian, and Germans serving as officers or offering services.
Readable fragments describe questions posed to Mr Van Siclen about the Transit line and a weapon. Witnesses claim to be allies of Thoerts and Tot, discussing military experience and alleged methods to gain access to a trainway. The passage notes plans and a weapon smuggling route via Dolugon Day.
Berlin reports that British denials aside, German districts accuse British agents of recruiting veterans for South Africa. Hamburg district court issued an arrest warrant for a British agent named York for hiring German peasants to serve militarily, a crime under imperial law.
Madrid dispatch reports Boer governments telling European agents they are ready to be moderate in peace terms. Burghers fear disruption of supplies sent via Lourenco Marques and seek assurances on logistics.
Senators Morgan and Hoar push resolutions on the governance of Cuba Porto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines and Major General Brooke is honored for his Cuban conduct while Mr Hale defends testimony in the inquiry into war actions. The resolutions emphasize republican government and U S obligations as the islands move toward self rule.
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