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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1900
Page
1
A jumbled OCR text lists numerous city and state names such as Memphis Tennessee Louisville Kentucky New Orleans Louisiana Terre Haute Indiana and others. The fragmentary wording makes it unclear if this is a notice, roster, or directory item.
The Attorney General asks the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to refer the Manila prize money case to a commissioner. He contends Dewey and officers may seek continuance while acknowledging war existed, and disputes that the Spanish cruisers Tala de Cuba Isla de Luzon and Won Juan were captured and condemned as prize.
Washington in January reports the urgent deficiency appropriation bill carried by Chairman Canney totals 54 million plus. It funds Treasury 2.01 million War 140k naval establishment 2.76 million Postal Service 290k Farm exposition 169.5k printing 270k and a range of judgments and depreciation items including Court of Claims 2.42k. Also allocates 750k to transport Spaniards home from the Philippines.
United States assistant secretary of the Interior Welbeter Davis visited Boer prisoners in Capetown and met with Admiral. He then bade farewell to Governor Sir Alfred Previciaro ahead of the Tran real sailing.
London remains unsettled by rumors and suspense as officials release mixed reports on the Natal theater. Boer strength, Buller and White’s forces, and Ladysmith’s position are debated while enlistment troubles and yeomanry recruitment issues add to war-time strains.
The report notes burghers seek to show energy to the vHA L etter He quotes Peat and Petit verses 88 14 as they claim biblical support. They accuse British faith being fixed and mention the Pretoria front where town guards claimed Martinis as the British suffer heavy loses with about sixty percent of prisoners in Pretoria.
London dispatch reports Warren’s division moving toward Weenen and Vernon as Boer forces may be flanked. Telegraph notes omnipresent war news delays and cautions about a potential detachment maneuver along the Tugela with reinforcements south of the river.
A chaotic incident at a New York stock brokerage firm left Maurice Hersfelder of Kahn & Herfelder badly beaten after allegedly refusing to keep open a clerk's post who volunteered for Bath Africa service. He fainted, was revived, and later removed from the scene by his attackers.
A dispatch from Durban notes British forces under General White plan a relief column toward Ladysmith. A Civilian, Roman from Springfield, reports a convoy of five wagons with ammunition left Frere and poised to join the main column near the Little Tuneie as shelling continues.
A fragment from Le Creucot notes a French concern supplying guns and ammunition for a bandit group. The report mentions production details and readiness for shipment, with references to officers and an ongoing illicit trade.
A Daily Mail dispatch from January 14 reports President Kruger issuing a proclamation ordering all burghers to mobilize. The Volksteins, the Transvaal official organ, emphasize readiness as British forces advance, with Boer command tensions rising amid the crisis.
The Birmingham Mail asserts that if parliament defeats the government over the war, the cabinet should immediately appeal to the nation. It says all ministers have decided to stand together and not permit any individual minister to be made a scapegoat.
Reports from Rio Janeiro dated January 15 state the plague is officially declared sporadic with twenty cases at Banto, four at Banto Paulo, and three or four at Rio. Authorities have begun preventive measures in other ports to curb the outbreak.
The U S Supreme Court decides no interstate commerce violation and no direct jurisdiction between Louisiana and Texas over quarantine of yellow fever. Chief Justice Fuller writes the opinion ruling Texas health officers and state actions cannot be forced into federal restraint. The decision cites preservation of interstate commerce and notes no single state may block commerce across borders.
A Senate debate in Washington on the Philippines highlights Mr Pettigrew denouncing the McKinley administration while Mr Wolcott and Mr Beveridge clash over policy. Pettigrew attacks administration aims as the Senate discusses the army’s role in the Philippines and the question divides party lines.
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