02 Feb 1900
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
1
London dispatch confirms three Spearman's Camp correspondents report General Buller intends to press toward Ladysmith within a week. Details on crossing the Tugua remain unconfirmed as British forces consolidate after storms and field shortages. Windham’s Parliament figures show 213000 troops in South Africa with transport and supply issues delaying action.
London reports revival of fighting spirit after Spearman's Camp retention. Buller’s troops, Roberts’s leadership, and growing casualty lists at Spion Kop shape public mood as rumors of Mafeking relief surface. Parliament debate shows Liberal support but war aims hinge on field success and potential fleet mobilization.
A runner delivers a letter from Aliwai North announcing that the Weers have reopened the railway line to Burghersdorp. The line to Stormberg remains the focus of supply efforts in Sterkstroom Cape Colony on February 1.
London dispatch cites St James's Gazette reporting General Buller crossing the Tugela River at three points and fighting ongoing all day. War Office has no confirmation of Buller's movements but the Gazette stands by its information though exact positions remain unclear.
Spearman's Camp January 30 reports optimistic mood among Buller’s forces confident of eventual success. The Queen's message and Buller's praise for Warren and Clery divisions lift spirits as they press toward Ladysmith within a week. Local natives claim General Joubert was killed by a shell near Ladysmith.
Head Laager Ladysmith January 30. The town reports intense fever and related deaths, with daily burials evident as the siege continues. General Joubert moved to the Upper Tugela yesterday, while distant artillery fire from the Long Toms continues.
London February 1 The War Office lists 215 missing men from various regiments after Spion Kop including 137 Lancashire Fusiliers. The total casualties since Tugela crossing to Spion Kop abandonment reach 1,985 officers and men.
Bulawayo learns from Colonel Plumer at Gaberones that Baden-Powell's Mafeking town report on January 17 notes all well in the last fortnight. British forces pushed trenches toward the enemy and on January 16 forced evacuations of a 94 pounder and a high velocity Krupp, driving the foe eastward beyond rifle range. The advance has driven the enemy on three sides, opened new grazing ground for cattle, though two strong positions remain on the east side to be shifted with dynamite.
Spenser Wilkinson summarizes Churchill dispatch from Pietermaritzburg in The Morning Post. He argues Buller should have an additional division and notes the enemy will posture on hills, delay their main force, and then surge forward once Baker’s movement is clear. The piece reflects homefront sentiment and army strategy.
The rail line touts eight daily trains to Chicago six to Cleveland three to St Louis two to Cincinnati two to Toronto four to Montreal five to Detroit twelve to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. It highlights the Empire State Express and sixteen daily runs between New York and Albany and Troy.
In the Lords and Commons today Sir William Butler resigned command in South Africa over political divergence with High Commissioner Milner. The debate covered Britain's war conduct, Buller’s decisions, and the War Office's handling. Government and Opposition sparred over diplomacy, manpower, and the fight’s prospects amid criticisms and looming financial needs.
Helena Montana February 1 Special A verdict in United States District Court upholds the Rarus mine’s right to follow its lode under the Michael Davitt ground. The decision confirms Heinze owned extra lateral rights, supporting the Rarus and threatening damages for Amalgamated Copper. The ruling aligns with high court precedent and broadens mining litigation implications in Butte.
Simon Fatman fifty two a cotton broker of 205 West Seventeenth Street and 72 Beaver Street shot himself in the back of the head in the Mount Sinai Hospital administration building after visiting his brother Solomon L Fatman superintendent of the institution. He died almost immediately. Fatman left a note reading I alone am to blame. Doctors say temporary insanity amid a two month chronic ailment.
Two steamers Chesa peake and Ohio Hner Chickahominy, from London, anchored in Newport News after eighteen days at sea with minor damage. St Leonards from Antwerp, arrived twenty four days out, reporting severe weather and heavy coal consumption prompting a stop at Halifax for bunkers.
Baltimore shipping men await word on Queen Wilhelmina and Tampico from Sunderland both sailed January 8 bound for Baltimore. Queen Wilhelmina reportedly drifts with a broken shaft and Tampico is likely disabled or aiding another. Ohio, also from the line, reached port today after leaving Sunderland January 13. Captain Wilson reports severe westerly gales and grave fears for the disabled vessels.
Archibald H Campbell aged seventy four, formerly of Brooklyn, marries Mrs Phebe E Osborne of Plainfield NJ at a Greenwich Methodist parsonage. Their romance began nearly fifty years ago. Campbell helped found the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with Henry Bergh and served as its long time superintendent.
In Annapolis on February 1 a special dispatch reports a new company seeks legislative power to lease 3000 acres of Chesapeake Bay bottom for oyster planting. The plan would pay the state one cent per bushel of yield. Dredgers fear loss of traditional rights, though success could yield substantial state revenue.
Nashville, February 1 Special. The Chamber of Commerce telegraphed invitations to President McKinley Secretary Root Secretary Long Admiral Dewey and Lieutenant Albert Gleaves to attend the ceremony when the gun that fired the first shot in the Spanish-American War is presented to Nashville.
The Kentucky governor question remained unresolved as Governor Taylor sought federal recognition while Goebel lay near death. Frankfort was under state troop control, with Goebel’s order to disperse ignored and the Legislature kept from meeting. Legal opinions contested Taylor’s authority to adjourn the Legislature.
President McKinley received a long message from Kentucky Governor W S Taylor dated Frankfort. Taylor asserts he is legally elected Governor and warns the state faces a critical situation with potential bloodshed. He asks the President to recognize him and end the crisis, requesting federal aid to restore peace. The President has not decided.
Albany February 1 Special. Attorney General John C. Davies says he is not familiar with Kentucky's Constitution but notes Governor Taylor received more votes, was legally elected and inaugurated, and therefore has power to maintain authority and stamp out insurrection, acting constitutionally.
Nashville February 1 Special Governor Taylor adjourned the Kentucky Legislature. The action is described as a plain and palpable violation of the Kentucky Constitution, arbitrary and unprecedented, an outrage upon the rights of a free people, by G. W. Pickle.
Monroe McClurg, Kentucky Attorney General, denounces use of gubernatorial adjournment as unconstitutional and immoral. He argues constitutional power must serve welfare, not party aims, and warns civil authority should not be supplanted by military amid city turmoil after an attempted assassination of a prominent citizen.
Des Moines Iowa February 1 special Milton Remley attorney general states the Kentucky constitution limits the governor to adjournment only after a real disagreement between the two houses. He cannot rule by general warrant and doubts the legality of Governor Taylor actions. He hopes Taylor acted legally but cites unreliable press reports.
Special dispatch explains that under the Kentucky Constitution the Governor may, during war, insurrection, or pestilence, order the General Assembly to assemble away from the capital and to meet at a place he designates. The Governor has authority to determine conditions at Frankfort and to convene and adjourn the legislature accordingly.
Columbus special report quotes J. M. Sheets stating no opinion on the constitutionality of Governor Taylor’s action adjourning the legislature due to unfamiliarity with Kentucky’s Constitution. No further context provided.
Special message asks opinion on constitutionality of Governor Taylor adjourning Kentucky Legislature. The Maine attorney general notes that Kentucky may lack a constitution based on newspaper reports.
In Frankfort Kentucky signs of a peaceful settlement over the Goebel crisis appeared briefly as Republicans and Democrats held talks at the Capitol Hotel. Edelen proposed submitting to the Kentucky Court of Appeals and then the U S Supreme Court, but Democrats preferred state court adjudication. Warnings and refusals followed as Gov Taylor faced authority questions from bank officials and prison officials over pardons, with tensions rising around Hayes and potential use of troops.
The notice lists a New York departure schedule with daily sailings to Florida Cuba Nassau and Nassau ports and a Pullman car service. It notes a departure at 13:40 on weekdays excluding Sunday and mentions a second daily sailing at 12:10. An office at 371 Broad Street handles arrangements.
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