03 Feb 1900
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1900
Page
1
London reports via cable that Buller may have advanced and an attack could begin soon with possible movement toward Hongers Poort while Mafeking garrison confirms resolve to hold British supremacy. The Maine reaches Durban with wounded from Spion Kop as news outlets dispute Mafeking relief timing.
London reports a flood of war rumors from Cape Town to London claiming reinforcements, crossings, and victories. The War Office stood as the sole source of truth, while Parliament observed a buoyant mood and renewed drive to relieve Ladysmith amid censorship and mobilization.
London reports sensational rumors that the Militia Ballot Act will be enforced February 14 and that General Lord Roberts requests ninety thousand more troops. Claims include fifty thousand militia and volunteers plus forty thousand militia reserves, with mobilization of volunteers and cabinet actions cited. The Militia Ballot Act would require unmarried men ages eighteen to thirty to serve five years.
The report honors Captains Congreve and Reed, Lieutenant Roberts, and Corporal Nurse for risking their lives to save the guns at Colenso during the Natal campaign. Heliograms from Ladysmith mention Boer lines thinning, Buller likely to renew attacks, and strategic moves toward the Tugela while Britain readies reinforcement plans.
Washington reports the president plans to replace General Otis in the Philippines with a civil administration. A provisional commission of three to five members will establish the territorial government, with Roosevelt or Schurman possible but unlikely choices. A separate Ways and Means vote approves a tariff and revenue substitute extending U.S. laws to Puerto Rico and the Philippines, setting duties and revenue sharing to support Puerto Rico’s finances.
A Gaberones dispatch from January 24 reports Plumer forces reconnoitering a Boer laager south of Mafeking. Rhodesians seized two Transvaal flags and the Boer outpost was driven off before the force returned to Gaberones. A later Gaberones message notes a Boer fortress found on a wrong kopje and Plumer’s 1244 pounder firing on January 26 with no casualties.
Laurenco Marques report says Adelbert S. Hay, newly appointed United States Consul at Pretoria, departed this morning for his post. He leaves Laurenco Marques to begin duty as representative of the United States government in South Africa.
Whitesburg Kentucky February 2 Special William Wright a prominent Eastern Kentucky Democratic politician and former legislator from Knott and Letcher counties was shot from behind while riding to a lumber camp near Boone's Fork. Five shots hit him and he died instantly. Wright valued at about $30000 carried $17000 life insurance and had feuds with enemies suspected in the killing.
Cape Town Feb 2 The Supreme Court will take no confiscation action against the steamship Mashona for now, granting three weeks for her owners to prove there was no intent to trade with the enemy. Mashona left New York November 3, 1899, bound for Algoa Bay with general merchandise including flour, and was intercepted by the British warship Partridge.
London February 2 at the Life Guards Barracks Regent's Park the Prince of Wales inspected a further contingent of Yeomanry and Honourable Artillery Company Volunteers before their departure for South Africa. Spectators included the Lord Mayor of London city dignitaries army officers and many women. He addressed the men in the same vein as his earlier speech to the first contingent on their departure from London Friday.
Washington February 2 The substitute for the Payne bill adopted by the Ways and Means Committee defines Puerto Rico and nearby islands as the scope. It directs identical tariff duties on goods imported from non U S ports and a 20 percent levy on merchandise entering the United States from Puerto Rico or entering Puerto Rico from the United States. It requires duties in U S ports not to be below internal revenue taxes and Puerto Rican ports not to be below Puerto Rican internal taxes. Funds collected are to be used to pay Puerto Rico government expenses until further law.
Professor E L Hewett of New Mexico Normal University reports evidence from Santa Fe excavations that cliff dwellers were contemporaneous with mammoths and other tertiary animals. He estimates hundreds of thousands lived on now arid mesas that were once fertile, challenging the view that Pueblo Indians created the cliff dwellings only 300 to 400 years ago.
Lord Wolseley dined with the Queen at Osborne on the evening of February 2 in a formal royal engagement. The visit underscores ongoing ties between the court and military leadership, with no further details released on attendees or menu.
Ricciotti Garibaldi, son of the Italian patriot, offers to command a corps of Italian volunteers for service in South Africa in acknowledgment of Britain's aid to Italian independence.
Winston Churchill, replying to The Morning Post, defends Colonel Long amid the Colense defeat. He admits an error of judgment but disputes rashness or incapacity. Churchill notes Long's internal injuries are severe, a grave operation was performed on January 25, and calls the loss to the artillery force very serious.
Montreal report details the arrest of Anthony Decker by U S Secret Service chief Wilkie in Baltimore for counterfeiting. The group moved from Montreal to London Ontario, printing dies and papers to produce 250000 dollars in bogus notes before authorities seized the outfit. Decker, son Paul, and Mrs Paul Decker were arrested in Woodstock Hamilton, with more arrests expected in New York and Montreal.
Philadelphia February 2 Special reveals negotiations opened for the Pennsylvania Steel Company's Sparrows Point plant near Baltimore. Evans R. Dick confirms a deal with Henry C. Frick to buy the facility, aiming to eliminate the firm’s 6.5 million dollar debt and restore a dividend basis for Pennsylvania Steel. The Sparrows Point works are the smaller plant, alongside Steelton in Harrisburg, with capacity over 300,000 tons annually. Frick’s aim includes producing steel plates for the New York Ship Building Company as its ships’ parts are being arranged.
In the House of Commons, Under Secretary William St John Brodrick affirmed Count von Bilow's Reichstag statement on British engagements about searching vessels. He said there would be no searches at Aden or far from the war, as contraband could be shipped from intervening ports. The government did not surrender rights, but, per German representations and mail steamer assurances, Great Britain agreed to proceed pending continuing coverage.
Washington February second. The Ways and Means Committee heard sub committee reports on the meaning of United States for Puerto Rico, the Philippines and other possessions. The majority report contends the constitution’s duties must be uniform only among the states of the Federal Union and do not include territories. Continued on page four.
As William Goebel improves physicians hope for his recovery while Kentucky lawmakers meet in secret and declare Goebel governor. A court injunction seeks to bar Governor Taylor from blocking the Capitol session. A former Democratic legislator is reportedly assassinated amid militia clashes and rising violence.
Albany Feb 2 Special Governor Roosevelt declared that Mr Taylor is governor by law and equity and must resist conspirators who sought bloodshed by fraud before and during the election. He blamed the conspirators for violence and urged unwavering support for Taylor and Kentucky’s lawful authorities.
Gov. W. A. Poynter argues the Kentucky crisis harms national reputation. He warns that using armed troops to stop a lawful legislature undermines republican government and could invite military despotism. He urges cool statesmanship and devotion to constitutional principles to resolve the dispute.
In a special dispatch from Columbia dated February 2, South Carolina condemns frauds by Republicans in Kentucky and urges sustained support for Governor Goebel. The governor calls the attempted assassination of Goebel a cowardly outrage and expresses collective state condemnation.
Canton New York February 2 Special quote from LESLIE W. RUSSELL Justice of the Supreme Court deplores bloodshed and riot over Kentucky executive dispute. He questions how one branch can oust another and argues the Democratic legislature deposition harmed the Republican party more than keeping an elected governor in office.
Albany special report quotes Justice Alden Chester saying he lacks a Kentucky Constitution copy and cannot judge Governor Taylor's dissolution of the Legislature. He criticizes Goebel election tactics, notes Taylor likely won Kentucky by 40,000 to 50,000, yet a Goebel-backed board declared a 2,000 plurality. He questions the lawfulness of Goebel’s reversal of the result.
Riot fears rise as Republicans and Democrats clash over state power. Governor Taylor fortifies the Capitol with soldiers and armed mountaineers, while the legislature sits prorogued. Amid threats and unsolved threats, both sides invoke law, but violence seems imminent as Federal intervention looms.
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