A Wide Range of War News and Global Update
A court of inquiry will set the responsibility for the Charleston accident. Major John A. Logan was killed in Luzon. The cabinet discussed the Charleston wreck. German Emperor may visit England. Boers threaten to execute British officers if Nathan Marks is not released. Navy health is excellent with 84 Asiatic squadron in hospital. Miles report released. Krag rifles to equip services. ammo interchangeable. Seven Americans died storming Salinda. seventy-seven Filipinos found dead in trenches. Two Indiana volunteers killed themselves within ten days. Bicycle trust may withdraw from rubber tires. tire patents to be controlled. Army chaplains sent to the Philippines face revocation. Southern Pacific gains strong earnings. Central Pacific also prosperous. Hay received protocol for Russia arbitration. Asser to be arbitrator. Naval build-up plan seeks 18 ships including three oversized armored cruisers. New York horse show begins. Carnegie to compete with Rockefeller. Webb C. Sayes captured Aguinaldo's private secretary. American Municipal League meets in Columbus. Bank of Athens placed under receiver. Reed's House rules not to be altered much. Corbett challenges Jeffries with 5000 dollar forfeit. MacGiffert case to Presbyterian assembly. Europe needs funds. UK may see higher rates. Young Republicans to meet in St Louis. Britain releases South Africa news. eclipse expedition from Chicago to be sent. Gompers offers to arbitrate Chicago piano workers strike. Oregon Supreme Court upholds hang. governor intervention possible. Boers defeated at Ladysmith. heavy losses. Roosevelt backs Wood for Cuba governor. Congress to decide on appointment. Boer War cost estimated at 100 million pounds. Benjamin J. Lee to head Paris exhibits. Darling becomes father of 23rd child at 66.
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Rockefeller
Webb C. Sayes
Aguinaldo
American Municipal League
Columbus
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Athens
Reed
Congress
James J. Corbett
James J. Jeffries
MacGiffert
Presbyterian General Assembly
Europe
England
United States
St. Louis
South Africa
Various World News Items Highlight International Affairs
A long list of brief updates includes talk of a Washington special session and Hobart's health, a Chicago steel palace project for the mikado, Oklahoma statehood push, and a 15 member lobbying team bound for Washington. Also noted are a planned Chicago livestock fair, smallpox among Forty-fifth colored soldiers on Angel Island, political tensions in Kentucky, and foreign dispatches on Spain, the Boers, and Indian affairs.
Train Shelled By Boers Near Ladysmith During Transit
An armored train carrying Daorhan volunteers and Dublin fusiliers was shelled by Boer artillery between Estcourt and Ladysmith. Two front trucks derailed, engine and crew escaped attack, with Lt Winston Churchill praised for bravery. A later report notes a major clash near Ladysmith with heavy Boer losses and civilian casualties.
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Estcourt
Natal
Daorhan
Dublin Fusiliers
Chiveley
Durbans
Dublins
Winston Churchill
Huscars
Lord Randolph Churchill
Young's Rapid Cavalry Push Toward San Fabian in Philippines
Reports from General Young dated Humingan describe rapid cavalry advance toward San Fabian with Macabebe scouts disrupting insurgents in the low country. Aguinaldo and his government try to flee Dayombong as Lt. Johnson's Third Cavalry unit recovers prisoners and spoils including Aguinaldo's wife wardrobe. Remains of Major Logan buried in Paco cemetery. chaplain Pierce officiated. Twentieth Infantry provided escort.
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Navy
Young
Humingan
San Pabian
San Fabian
San Jose
San Nicholas
Senora Aguinaldo
C. W. Hayes
Davis
Sixteenth Infantry
Wessels
Tayud
Dayton
Gilmore
Convent of
San Quintin
Wheaton
John A. Logan
San Jacinto
Paco
Pierce
Twentieth Infantry
Major Redman
President seeks humane treatment for Spanish prisoners in Philippines
Washington reports the president is pressing for protections for Spanish prisoners held by Philippine insurgents. A cable to General Otis, then to General MacArthur, urges humane treatment and warns insurgents responsible for mistreatment will be held to account by U.S. forces.
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Washington
Phillippines
Otis
MacArthur
Aguinaldo
United States
Rich Copper Strike Reported at Copper Queen Mine
Reliable word comes from Baker City Oregon that a seven foot vein of high grade copper ore was found at the Copper Queen mine twenty two miles from town on Powder river. The mine recently sold for fifty thousand dollars to Eastern buyers. Superintendent Gilkinson increases the work force as plans advance for a 50 ton daily smelter.
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Baker City
Powder River
Gilkinson Bros
Gilkinson
Copper Queen
Negroes Seek Deportation to Africa in Macon Petition
In Macon Georgia Congressman Bartlett and Senator Bacon received a petition signed by about 100 Black residents urging passage of a law to deport Black people to Africa. They claim living conditions are unsatisfactory and separation would benefit both races.
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Macon
Bartlett
Bacon
Africa
Samoans Want Leary as Governor for Tutulla
Judge Chambers, chief justice of Samoa, says Samoans favor American control and education. a naval governor will likely be sent. They would most like Captain Leary, governor of Guam, to be their governor, and they expect to keep their customs.
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Judge Chambers
Tutulla
New York
The
Tribune
Washington
Alabama
Samoa
United States
Guam
Captain Leary
Matte Furnace Explosion Fatal to One Worker in Montana
A matte furnace at the Boston smelter in Putte Montana exploded early today as a carload of wet precipitates was dumped. Harry Maughlin died about nine hours after the blast from severe burns and injuries. John Roger was seriously hurt but expected to recover. Maughlin left a wife and family in Chicago.
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Harry Maughlin
John Roger
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Chicago
Senator Proc tor rules out Dewey presidential bid
Senator Proc tor declares there is no chance of Admiral Dewey being nominated for the presidency next year. He emphasizes he is not sparking a Dewey boom and says his knowledge confirms Dewey's reluctance to enter politics since arriving in the United States.
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Washington
Proctor
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Bombardment of Ladyemith Reported by Local Press
A local newspaper states Ladyemith endured a heavy bombardment all Tuesday with midnight cannon volleys from hills around Lorenzo Marques and Delagoa Bay. Fires were sighted in several buildings as shells rained on the town from Bulwana hill.
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Lorenzo Marques
Delagoa Bay
Ladyemith
Assorta
Bulwana Hill
Congressman Evan Settle Dies in Kentucky
Prankfort Ky Nov 1 Congressman Evan B Settle Democrat of the seventh Kentucky district died suddenly at Owenton of heart disease at 6 PM this afternoon.
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Prankfort
Evan
Kentucky
Owenton
Deepening Columbia River Channel Favored by Trade Surge
Washington reports plans to deepen the Columbia River mouth to 40 feet and include the project in future river and harbor legislation. Officials cite over 1,000,000 tons of sea trade value at stake between Portland and the river’s mouth, urging full recognition of the waterway’s traffic. A London dispatch notes Boer forces moving near Batcourt and predicts a decisive engagement at Elands Langto, with reports of activity around Ladysmith and Escombe. The Transvaal forces near Ennersdale report looting in Henderson's store as fighting continues with casualties on both sides.
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Washington
Columbia River
Chief of
Congress
Portland
Gee
MacArthur begins northward advance from Tarlac toward Bayombong
Manila reports General MacArthur leading the Thirty sixth Infantry a battalion of the Seventeenth Infantry a troop of the fourth cavalry several Gatling guns and a detachment of the signal corps in a northward advance from Tarlac to Bayombong in Nueva Vizcaya province.
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Manila
MacArthur
Thirty-sixth Infantry
Seventeenth Infantry
Fourth Cavalry
Gatlinga
Signal Corps
Tarlac
Bayombong
Neuva Vizcaya
Not Prepared for War Japan Lacks Money and Ships
A Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese officials deny any war plan with Russia, citing inability to wage war due to naval weakness and money shortage, while foreign residents see no war risk. Also notes American capital of 3 million dollars entering Venezuela banking, and a Chicago murder suicide by Cornelius Corcoran.
Leonids Meteor Shower Not Due This Season
Washington reports astronomer Dr. L J Lee stating the Leonids will not occur this year and the period is two years rather than one. He explains the shower’s timing is shifted and predicts a stronger display in mid November 1900 with past parallels in 1799 and 1863.
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Washington
L. J. Lee
Lee
Humboldt
Venezuela
Adulteration of Food Topics Stir National Debate
The U S senate committee led by Senator Mason of Illinois reopened investigations into food adulteration. Dr Edward H Jenkins CT agricultural chemist cited widespread adulterants in spices jellies coffee and other market goods amid cheapening demand. Other items report election fraud arrests in Philadelphia and control shifts in San Francisco with Huntington expanding influence over Southern Pacific and Pacific Improvement Co. A dismal sea tale follows with the schooner Rattler missing near Kodiak. Russell Sage voices support for the Treasury bond purchase amid market strain.
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New York
United States Senate Committee
Mason
Illinois
Edward H. Jenkins
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Jenkins
Canada
United States Foreign Trade Sets Century High in 10 Months
Washington November 21 The foreign commerce of the United States is on track to set a century high for the year with October exports outpacing all prior Octobers. For ten months ending in October 1899 exports reach 1 029 242 000 while last year they were 987 870 000. Despite reduced breadstuffs exports total agricultural products stay strong with manufacturing, mining and forestry exports also rising markedly. Imports for the ten months reach 658 875 000 versus 527 734 000 last year.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Heavy fighting near London in Natal as Boer lines hold
London dispatch notes quiet at Lady Smith since November 9 amid reports of Boer hesitation and possible Bridge destruction at Tugela. Commanders weigh three strategic choices around Ennersdale and Weenen as 10,000 Boers under Joubert and Botha allegedly advance south to meet relief forces.
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London
Ladysmith
Natal
Tuggela
Ennersdale
Weenen
Estcourt
Weston
Moor River
Joubert
Botha
Engineers Favor 40 Foot Columbia River Channel
Washington November 21 The engineers report endorsing a 40 foot channel at the Columbia river mouth will be sent to Congress with chief engineers approval. The panel says the improvement is among the most important cases for Congress. A subsequent plan for an 80 foot channel to Portland is expected after the 40 foot decision. Supporters urge rapid action to aid river commerce.
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Columbia River
Congress
Columbia
Portland
American occupation advances toward Dagupan in Philippines
Manila dispatch reports the American advance in the Philippines reaching Dagupan area within five miles as General Wheaton or Lawton prepared to occupy the city. Captain Leonhauser conducted a notable night march from Capas to O'Donnell on November 16 and captured about 200 insurgents.
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Manila
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General Wheaton
General Lawton
Leonhauser
O'Donnell
Capas
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