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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1899
Page
1
The column reports a broad mix of world events and personalities. It notes Tammany backing Ryan, Dewey on Philippines, New Zealand stocking islands with American game, Britain seeking neutrality, and various war and political developments across the US and abroad. It mentions transport and railway notes, industry trials, and notable deaths and advances.
General Methuen reports a ten hour clash at Modder River where British forces attacked a well entrenched Boer position. Despite water and food scarcity, British artillery and troops forced a Boer retreat, while Baden-Powell reports ongoing operations around Mafeking with limited gains and casualties. Prisoners claim Boer losses total around 140 at Belmont and 400 at Graspan.
The cruiser New Orleans arrives at Colombo on its way to Manila, edging ahead of the Brooklyn which arrived yesterday. Dispatches from Ilo Ilo note the Nineteenth Regiment repelling a Filipino attack at Pavia, with one captain and one private reported killed. In London, Joseph Chamberlain lauds Britain US Anglo Saxon ties and peace prospects in a speech on international relations.
New York state trustees notify they will assume control of the first mortgage property including Harper’s Weekly Harper’s Dazar and Harper’s Round Table with no interruption to issues. In Paterson New Jersey a collision between an eastbound Buffalo Express and an accommodation train at 7 45 pm results in six deaths and twenty injuries at local hospitals.
The landing of the Oregon at Vigan yielded a first authentic account of Lieutenant Gilmore of the Yorktown after his party was captured at Baler. Gilmore and four others survived a near execution, were spared by Ausutnado, and later held in Abra c before release.
Captain Balbridge reports the lightship Mil er driven hundreds of feet onto the beach at low tide near McKenzie head. The ship lies broadside between rock ledges, undamaged except for a missing rudder. Crews aboard are safe at Fort Canby hospital. one seaman suffers two rib fractures from yesterday.
Havana editorial warns there will be no revolt while authorities keep a close eye on agitators and office holders. It notes farmers recovering from the Spanish struggle support American peace efforts and that a Cuban spy network aids the crackdown. In New York, cocaine prices rise as supply shifts from Vera to South America.
General Otis reports vigorous inland advance as American forces push onward. General Canon surrendered 800 officers and men with rifles and several Americans to Lieutenant Monroe at Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya. Captain Warwick of the Eighteenth Infantry was killed at Paai Iloilo on November 27.
Manila reports Sal vador brought details of US occupation of Zamboanga after Commander Very from Castine aided by Datto Mandi. Alvarez and Calixto stirred unrest for months. Calixto was killed November 15, and leadership shifted to Midel. US forces secured town, forts, and arms through November 22, with deposed leaders resigning.
General Leonard Wood will go back to Cuba next week and plans to remain in the army as long as he lives and is allowed. The first annual report of Secretary Root highlights General Otis’s task in the Philippines with limited forces and honors the troops who, despite hardships, volunteered to extend their service.
A masked white man halted two express car messengers near Branchville and forced $1,700 from them under threat with revolvers. He warned them not to move until the train resumed, then jumped off as the train slowed. The incident followed other distant reports from Cairo, Eureka, Rockport and Honolulu dispatches on varied topics.
London reports a tense early week as British forces contend with Boer resistance in South Africa. Varying casualty estimates and strategic missteps at Mafeking and Kimberley emerge, while Cape Colony borders turn rebellious with Colesburg Burgerdorp and Venterstad rising to support the Boers.
Lieutenant Monroe and 50 men tricked Filipino general Conon at Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya surrendering 800 rebels with arms and prisoners after a staged advance. Dr A J Jenkins in Chicago claims a serum to detect tuberculosis early aiding diagnosis. Wreck near Great Falls Montana kills engineer and two crew after steer collision. Cincinnati scene backs Governor Shradley for vice president alongside McKinley.
A successful test of the Pollak Virag rapid automatic telegraph system connected New York and Chicago. Dispatches were sent from the World office via Pittsburg and Fort Wayne to the Chicago Tribune. Joseph Virag, one inventor, operated the New York key and sent four messages at roughly 1000 words per minute despite imperfect wires.
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