29 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
1
In a terse note the United States SE bureau reports militia status across all stations at standard meridian time. Details remain sparse with no explicit actions or dates given.
Daily weather bulletin for December 25 notes East Texas fair but cold through Friday and Saturday with fresh northerly winds. Todian Territory and Oklahoma expect continued cold with northerly winds Friday and Saturday. West Texas and New Mexico predict fair conditions Friday and Saturday with variable winds.
Field dispatch reports persistent Boer bombardment of Ladysmith from Burwhank Hill and Modder River area. British counterfire limited as signals and long range guns deter approaches while weather remains warm at Natal camps. General Methuen’s forces hold Chieveley and await movements on Tugela River operations.
A sentence states a suspension term of six years or less to offset expenses. The brief notes the action aims to defray the cost burden.
Dated December 2 the healthen records 104 degrees in the shade and a fever outbreak seen in town yet not alarming. Boer sources claim typhoid epidemic in Ladyenilth. Lady Chesham and Lady Georgiana Cur son urge Tunisia to set up a field hospital for yeomanry. Capetown dispatches complain hospital arrangements are inadequate.
London reports the government will accept 6000 to 10000 troops rather than the earlier request and plans 1000 for mid January. The Imperial Yeomanry Committee notes the need for men and confirms acceptance of a battery from the Honorable Artillery Corps now attached to the City Imperial corps.
Descriptions from Capetown dated December 27 relay heavy fire on Magersfontein and patrols probing the line. Reports note nine Boers killed and six Bosur wa Ons captured, with Gatacre and French observing no major changes as rain falls and milk markets ease farmer hardship.
London December 25 dispatch states Boer positions along the Togela and Modder Rivers are now deemed impregnable. British strategists doubt assault will succeed and expect transport and cavalry to be used for maneuver while Roberts pursues the camp route toward Pretoria. Kimberley reports food supplies adequate.
Boston December 29 The common council adopted a resolution expressing sympathy for the Boers and support for their independence against British rule. It congratulates President Kruger and his people and hopes for Boer victory, plus a copy to President Kruger. The council also extended sympathy to General Lawton's widow.
From London December 26 the Ladysmith field fortifications are said to withstand organized attack. Two months of food remain. forage may trouble, but grazing exists. No horse sickness. Boer casualties rise as they grow nervous. heavy shelling continues and German officials curb Boer recruitment at the border.
London reports from Vieldrmariteburg dated December 25 describe the Boer position near Colenso as disciplined and fortified. Trenches bomb proof, underground passages, and railway lines enable rapid gun movement and coordinated defense. Observers note improved drill and readiness, with two vessels planned for Atlantic patrols after orders.
Berlin reports show the Militaire Worhentratt praising Boer leaders and efficiency over Britain. The Weretx Zeltung and National Zeitung weigh peace guarantees for Boer independence and frontier security, while some Germans oppose full British expulsion from Africa.
Wing ton Churchill, arriving in Durban after escape, reports to Transvaal officials that Boers began the war in trepidation while Kroger expects Britain to seek peace. He cites Transvaal circles discussing a possible compromise: cede territory held by both republics, pay £40,000,000 indemnity, and acknowledge independence.
report from Halifax says Britain plans widespread Atlantic patrols to enforce neutrality laws. The dispatch notes orders to British North American and West Indies squadron ships regarding suspected contraband shipments from American ports.
Minneapolis December 2 Canadian sentiment discussed amid the African War context. The speaker says newspapers understate the intensity of Canadian feeling and loyalty to Britain shifts with war. He warns Dutch opposition in the continent could align with the Boers and threaten the British empire.
A secret Irish meeting in Wheeling West Virginia discussed Fenian aims for South America and hinted at a planned uprising in England. Dublin’s T. E. McVeigh, a candidate, addressed the gathering and asserted 200000 Irishmen stand ready to strike at England at the first opportunity.
Ambiguous remarks from London critic Mr Henry Spun cer Wilkinson, identified as a military expert, argue for a reorganization of cabinet power and stronger authority under a centralized administrator to guide the nation through a potential dictatorship and wartime governance.
Capetown reports Green, former sergeant major of the British balloon department, among Boer prisoners captured at Magersfontein. He says there were 41 000 engaged the day of the battle and that the heavy German style artillery left trenches filled with dead. Green adds that had the attack been pressed the Boers would have yielded.
A German farmer named Sticke and Iley Mr Harter director of the Hanoverian middions in Natal were arrested and imprisoned at Katcourt on the charge of aiding the Boers. They claim protection of Germany.
In Chicago a projected pro-Hoer organization named the Liberty Alliance surfaces among labor and social groups. The group’s aim appears anti-imperialistic as local supporters discuss its formation and goals. In Kansas City, British Vice Counsel Burroughs notes Boer recruitment efforts offering transport and land to join the South African War effort.
Clark Thread company in Newark announces a ten cent per dozen price increase on cotton thread. The rise aligns with higher cotton costs and wage hikes in New England mills, affecting retailers nationwide.
A combined demonstration in St Etienne gathers about 4000 striking coal miners and lace workers. The marchers parade through the city center singing labor songs and calling for action.
Mississippi Attorney General Wiley N Nash filed a bill of information in Hinds County to halt alleged anti competitive activities by thirty one insurers doing business in the state He says the firms have an agreement to restrain competition in rates and have caused confusion among local agents with home offices being urged to respond within two weeks pending further action in January.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions British captives and a call to stop some policy by a figure named Detagon Pay. Content is uncertain, with garbled phrases and ambiguous action.
The attorney general announces a legal drive to curb rate fixing by insurers and to dissolve pooling arrangements that bar rate variation. He targets listed companies and plans quo warranto actions to halt alleged anti competitive practices. The case involves 31 named insurers and a statewide push against rate cutting and trust like restraints.
Reports received by the sister of Arorapgl detail a bloody civil war in New Guinea, lasting eleven villages and marked by heavy slaughter. Local dispatches from Victoria, B C, dated December 24, cite mounting casualties and widespread destruction amid the conflict.
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