Kruger Seeks Talks on Transvaal Settlement
London reports Kruger asks Lord Salisbury for a conference on settlement terms with Britain in the Transvaal war. Salisbury has not replied but is expected to grant a meeting amid cautious optimism. Wilhelmina privately meets Kruger at The Hague, but offers no immediate aid. Kruger's appeal follows Russia’s refusal to intervene. Roberts to return to London for a royal welcome and thanksgiving service.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Vessel Goes Down After Bitter Gale Off Erie
In one of Lake Erie's fiercest gales the iron ore barge Charles Foster sank ten miles off Erie with eight dead. Captain Ashley of the Iron Duke survived the disaster which claimed Captain John Bridge and seven others including two unknown deck hands and Mrs May of Detroit. The Foster carried 1500 tons of ore and was in tow by the Iron Duke.
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Eerit
De Wet Cornered as British Close In in Cape Colony
In Aliwal North on December 7, Gen. De Wet faces a perilous squeeze with British columns on three sides and rising rivers blocking the front. Knox and other columns pursue, adjusting plans after De Wet’s night movements. By December 10, British foragers supply troops as pursuit continues with minimal losses. In Johannesburg, 17,000 sheep were seized near Krugersdorp. other items include nurse crime in New York and a Canton fire.
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Krugersdorp
King Charles Toasts Britain Stir Portugal Row
Lisbon reports say Portugal and the Netherlands pulled their envoys as a dispute over the exequatur for the Dutch consul at Lorenzo Marques deepened. A royal toast to Queen Victoria during a banquet and a telegram from King Charles heightened tensions, with Madrid calling the move serious and suggesting British influence. Thus, both ministers left posts while officials downplayed a recall, and Portuguese envoy Count De Selva prepared to return home to clarify the situation.
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Hague
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Royal Palace
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Tagus
Victoria
England
Admiral Rawson
Great Britain
Madrid
Imparcial
Lord Salisbury
The
Count de Selva
Diplomatic Tensions Between Holland and Portugal Reported
A Standard correspondent in The Hague reports there has been no rupture between Holland and Portugal over the Pott affair. Ministers will return to their assigned courts within a few days, easing tensions while Lorenzo Marques and Anya There In No Rupture are noted in London dispatches.
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Herr Pott
Lorenzo Marquesanya
London
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Portugal
Hague
Drainage proposals offered to landowners in Marshall Michigan
Land owners are urged to report any enclosed ponds or low-lying areas to be drained. A. B. Mrap of Marshall Michigan offers free estimates and can supply tile and pipe cheaper than dealers. Contact to have ground improved and utilized.
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Mrap
Marshall
Mich
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