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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 03, 1899
Page
2
A censored dispatch from Lentos reports British losses and a disaster in Natal. Boers trapped and defeated units including No.1 Mountain Battery and the Gloucestershire Regiment, with heavy casualties and unclear numbers. A flag of truce and burial requests frame the crisis as officers debate blame and caution.
Sear the Montreal dispatch reports a blaze at the Webster House near Bonacouture station that killed and injured multiple guests, with two women rescued from the ruins and several others injured by jumping from windows. Proprietor C. Perkins owned the hotel, with the fire starting around 5:15 AM. Casualties include at least three dead in hospitals and several wounded. three injured are at Notre Dame hospital or nearby facilities. The building housed railway workers and travelers. the blaze may have started from an overheated furnace, with many fatalities among hotel staff. The incident follows a broader string of transport and labor-related misfortunes in the region.
Reports from Natal dated Oct 30 describe British forces pressing a Boer position with sizable artillery and infantry. Casualties for the day place British losses around eighty, while Boer losses are implied far higher. Observers note evacuation of the position as the British advance continues, with heavy shelling and maneuvers by multiple regiments and artillery batteries.
The cigarmakers oppose Philippine annexation arguing 16 000 workers would lose wages if the Philippines joins the United States. A campaign to send a resolution to Washington is planned as the federation of labor holds its convention this fall.
Telegraphic advisories from Skagway report Yukon river headwaters iced and unsafe. Reports from Patterson New Jersey note Vice‑President Hobart sinking but resting easily. Ladysmith bombardment continues with British success on the left flank as Mafeking and Kimberley resist. Dresden reports Eunice Frederick Augustus of Saxony injured. Santiago notes Bielas comet not sighted locally amid star cluster confusion.
A telegraphic roundup notes Mevart of the United hurricane pre al the story of Lord Hanwell and Paris suit in America. Sanopinen annexation discussed and Winnie to meet Susigithod on the late South Ate. South Atlantic ties and treaty moves in progress. Cape Town welcomes Dunottar Castle with Sir Baller, expected to land in Cage Town Bombay. Local industry unsettled four week work due to cotton crop failure and yarn glut in China markets.
Reports from Ladysmith describe British skirmishes with Boer forces as they probe railway lines and defend key bridges. Dispatches note Boer artillery, patrols toward Dundee, and a tense defensive posture around Ladysmith with censorship and police precautions.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Bala Laty Aterters Ge jm Ottaven Semers Ig itt be tse on the faiasd at Cate and other garbled terms. Some lines hint at analysis by the war and references to geographic areas or entities, but the overall content is unreadable and unclear.
War news from London reports Boer forces advancing and British positions precarious as international tensions rise over the South African conflict. In a separate incident a quarrel at a house near Prince Street ends with George Petiehfet wounded and Edward Cameron, Laene Nicholson arrested after a firearm discharge and a brief police action.
Reports from Wales and England indicate growing labor tensions as about 2000 Welsh miners risk unemployment this November amid threatened strikes by surface engineers and mechanics over shorter hours. In Batavia, Jobo Baker, 60, died from contact with a live wire while seeking access to a gallery. In Manila, bandit activity on Negros subsides after Capt. Simuts and Capt. Evans leaders defeat bands. no American guards injured. London reports Lord Rossebery elected rector of Glasgow University by 820 votes with 515 for Kelvin.
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