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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
4
The day’s dispatches list 146 killed and 746 wounded at Colenso, with 227 missing and about forty prisoners. Telegrams note general confusion over South African operations, while royal letters authorize a January 7 church collection for sick and wounded soldiers and families as England gears for reinforcements.
Alexandria dispatch says Lord Kitchener arrived from Cairo this evening and boarded the cruiser India which immediately left for Malta showing the swift end of the voyage.
The train carrying Gen Lord Kitchener derailed north of Luxor delaying his route from the Soudan to South Africa. He arrived in Cairo and was greeted by Lord Cromer and others before boarding a train for Alexandria.
London reports a growing danger as Boers attack Bamangwato and other chiefs near Selika and Sekwanti. Rhodesian forces occupy Lindhwe while Basutoland and Tembuland natives rally, looting and possible mass resistance. Rail damage and strategic disarray threaten Gatacre, urging Britain and Boers to curb native force usage.
Cape Town reports General Cronje dismissed Methuen’s representations about Lieutenant Chandos Pole Gell, labeling the officer a spy and indicating no further talks. A separate dispatch from General Foreister-Walker via the War Office notes Chandos Pole-Gell was captured last Thursday while approaching a flag of truce, waving a handkerchief and unarmed.
The Daily Mail reports from London that General White informed news arrives Ladysmith is well supplied with food and ammunition and can endure longer than expected. Troops are described as in good spirits and eager to fight.
London December 21 The Duke of Marlborough a lieutenant in the Oxfordshire yeomanry who has volunteered for service in South Africa will take fifteen men and horses with him.
The passage notes the Earl of Warwick the Earl of Dudley the Earl of Lonsdale and Viscount Galway among aristocrats who have volunteered for service in the campaign against the Boers with the protagonist personally supplying equipment for his troops.
The British steamer Labuan, bound for Cota Batu to evacuate families in danger from Moros, was seized by the US steamer Castine at Caldera Bay and taken to Manila under a prize crew. Captain Pfort reported permission to proceed was refused, leading to the seizure and official protection by Labuan’s master.
A Dawson despatch reports Mrs J Rumball Mrs Dumerton Henry Kelly and two MacNamara brothers all from Minneapolis perished after their small boat on the wrecked Stratton was crushed in an ice jam on the Yukon. At White Horse T Smith Fred Patty and John McIntosh died when their scow Linderman sank after a heavy swell.
A report from Halifax Nova Scotia says a man sketched Fort Halifax near the harbor prompting doubled guards. While Africa contingent enrollment not started, 170 applicants seek Nova Scotia spots in the contingent.
The Ward line steamer Saratoga ran aground near the Merrimac wreck at Es trella Point due to an incompetent pilot. She suffered little damage, but moving her may be difficult. harbor tugs are at work and hauling off is expected tomorrow.
Cape Town reports the inquiry into the disaster of the British transport Ismore which ran ashore at St Helena bay on December 3 led to the captain having his certificate suspended for six months.
The R. Green Manufacturing Company of London Ontario wholesale dealers in clothing has assigned. Assets amount to $75,000 with direct liabilities of $110,000 and indirect liabilities of $100,000. The filing is dated December 21 in Toronto Ontario.
Oscar S. Strauss United States minister to Turkey departed Constantinople today for the United States on leave of absence. In Puerto Rico Archbishop Barnado of Santiago and the Very Rev James B Blenk recently appointed bishop of Puerto Rico arrived in San Juan aboard the Maria Herrera to a hearty welcome from the acting bishop and crowds in the streets.
London report says Sir Thomas Lipton was unanimously elected rear commodore of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club on December 21. The announcement adds that Lipton, a noted yachtsman, will assume duties at the club in Belfast.
Paris reports the death of M. Jean Lemoreux a famed musical conductor after a two day illness. The death ends a celebrated career and grieves the international music community.
Condensed from Pall Mall Magazine by Public Opinion. Le Petit Journal in France leads with a 1.3 million daily circulation and influential front-page editorials. Berliner Tageblatt is a top German paper with up-to-date style and strong trade news. Novoe Vremya from St. Petersburg reaches educated Russians, though censorship limits political content. Neue Freie Presse in Vienna is Austria-Hungary’s liberal staple. La Tribuna in Rome serves popular Italian readers with a strong liberal stance and multiple editions.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood officially took charge of the governor-general's offices at 9 am in Havana. He accepted the resignation of General Brooke's advisory cabinet, whose members withdrew after a night of deliberation amid Cuban public disapproval. A Cuban general faulted Brooke's administration and urged resignations to reset civil government, while praising Wood's anticipated quiet, democratic leadership. General Chaffee’s brigadier general rank drew congratulations and speculation on staff and department changes across Matanzas Santa Clara Havana-Pinar del Rio and Santiago regions. Wood also visited the prison and penitentiary, declining to comment on his observations.
Washington December 21 Major General Brooke, relieved from command in Cuba, was ordered to report to the adjutant general for orders from the secretary of war. After correspondence with Secretary Root he was authorized to travel by easy stages from Havana to Washington to suit his convenience in executing the orders.
Three gas explosions on Westminster street in Providence cause manhole covers to fly into the air and spark a street panic. A motorman near a nearby car is briefly overcome. flames rose five to eight feet from manholes and two workers, an elderly man, and a boy were near the blast with singed hair and eyebrows.
Dr Edward H Williams, 75, a noted member of Burnham Williams Co owners of Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, died in Santa Barbara California. Born in Woodstock Vermont he graduated from the Vermont Medical College and practiced briefly before joining railroad work nationwide. He became part of Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1870.
In Dallas on December 21 four shots were fired by prominent attorney F M Etheridge at rival lawyer Edwin O Harrell in a crowded North Texas building elevator. Harrell died at his home after being shot four times with a pistol half cocked. Etheridge is in custody. The two lawyers had been counsel on opposite sides in cotton mills property litigation and clashed over professional matters.
William Marshall of Hudson died at Sacred Heart hospital from presumed poisoning after drinking whiskey last Saturday. An autopsy will be performed tomorrow to determine the exact cause of death.
The seller promotes seasonable, stylish, well made boys suits and overcoats now priced at 2.48 and 2.98, down from 5.00. The items, touted as equal to any in Lowell, include several “Widow Jones’ Combination Suits” with extra pants and cap on some goods.
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