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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
1
London reports say Pretoria not yet in British hands with Boers preparing a desperate stand six miles south of the capital. President Kruger's flight is noted while General Roberts gains railway lines at Elandsfontein Junction and British officers guard Waterval prisoners.
London reports the Boer resistance collapsed as Johannesburg fell without a siege and Pretoria neared surrender. General Roberts and Sir Jameson’s forces moved swiftly, with both sides avoiding carnage. Consul Hay aided British prisoners, earning praise from both Kruger and Retz for impartial aid.
Transcript shows John R Hazel testifying before Judge Giegerich that he received 5000 dollars for selling the yacht Enquirer owned by W J Comniers to the U S Government during the Spanish American War. New York Bar Association reports Hazel unfit for federal judgeship and will submit to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Enquirer valued at 380000, on sale now for 25000 as a bad government bargain.
London reports Lord Roberts dispatches from Germiston May 30 and 31 announce British forces in possession of Johannesburg with the flag over government buildings. Officers describe operations near Senekal and around French’s cavalry while other notes discuss a potential English job printing trust in New York and interference with local plants.
Albany May 31 special report states James B. Lyon manager of Martin B. Brown Company New York denies a report that an English syndicate purchased the company's property.
In Beaufort the trial of George Thomas for assault on Mrs. W. F. Doubleby featured the state’s first defense by a black attorney, W. J. Whipper. Whipper cross examined delicately, Thomas was convicted and sentenced to be hanged on June 29. A Cincinnati express note follows.
Senate debate targets Ferdinand W. Peck head of the Paris Exposition Commission for vague and incomplete expenditures to fund American exhibits. Senator Jones pressed for detailed itemized statements beyond the handful of figures presented, citing a 240000 total and only 400000 accounted of a 31000000 appropriation. He warned of rumors of waste and urged full transparency while noting other war fund spends and Navy purchases.
In Surrey County two young men Albertson White and John Ward fled bloodhounds and pursuing riders for ten miles. They climbed small trees to escape the pack as hounds and riders closed in. The incident echoes a prior hunt by the Deep Run Hunt Club that faced opposition.
The Buffalo story links John R. Hazel to securing a 35 000 commission in the Enquirer sale to the Government during the Spanish American War. Hazel testified under oath before Justice Leonard A. Giegerich that he helped arrange Washington contacts and Navy Board discussions for the auction of W J Conners yacht Enquirer, with letters and telegrams showing his role and prior denials. Samuel Holmes sued Conners to recover his commission amid contested attribution of the sale.
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