Government Ownership Bill Backed by Pacific Cable Report
Washington February 17 A House committee report recommends passage of Rep Corliss bill for government ownership of a Pacific cable The estimate for full project costs 10 million and annual expenses 525000 notes a navy survey has set a route from California to Hawaii Guam Wake Midway and the Philippines
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Batangas Pacified Insurrection Cleaned Up
General J. Franklin Bell reports Batangas province nearly cleared of insurgents with a sweeping operation by U S troops. Some arms may have moved to other provinces or remain hidden as unrest shifts to Tayabas and Cavite. Bell notes fear of Madger waning among natives, and cites wartime hardships due to port closures and mass relocations. Also included: Wright ship raised after sinking at San Jacinto harbor with hull damage, and several unrelated domestic incidents and accidents from across the country.
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Congress Faces War Tax Cuts and Major Bills
Washington reports a busy week with the House likely to pass the war revenue reduction bill and set a vote on tariffs. Attention centers on the Danish West Indies treaty, Philippine bill timing, Indian and diplomatic appropriations, and anti anarchy and Pacific cable measures.
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Massacre of French Scientific Mission by New Guinea Cannibals
A survivor letter from M Rouyer recounts the Siberaka massacre January 1 near New Guinea. The Salvattti mission aboard wrecked. 26 explorers died and 32 were wounded as native attackers killed and mutilated several, with rescue by Dr Forster and crew. One member, M Vries, believed eaten.
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Prince Henry's Voyage Set for New York Arrival Next Saturday
News from across the Atlantic reports the Kronprinz Wilhelm arriving in England and reaching Cherbourg en route to New York. The voyage to Engizal proceeded uneventfully from Bremerhaven under clear skies amid cheering crowds. A separate item notes a fatal domestic incident in East Helena where Harold M. Cole shot and killed his wife Olive Wayne Cole and then wounded himself, with no witnesses.
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Austrian Reichsrath Censures Government Over Troop Fire
Vienna reports the Trieste riots as the gravest in years amid suspected anarchistic agitation. Dozens wounded and multiple deaths include a police commissioner and a girl shot from a second story window. The Reichsrath censured the government for allowing troops to fire on the mob.
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Venezuelan Troops Routed in Two Curacao Engagements
News from Curacao reports uprisings in Carabobo and two Saturday clashes near Vela de Coro where government forces were routed by rebels under General Riera. A detachment defected to the revolutionists as fighting continued amid the inland turmoil.
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Fire destroys Hampden Corun dam Wheel factory
A Springfield Massachusetts factory of the Hampden Corun dam Wheel company was leveled by a blaze. In unrelated incidents, Andres Pavack age 12 died in a garbage dump hut fire in Passaic New Jersey, Virginia Saret perished from a stove fire in a New York City apartment, and other casualties include Caries M Schash, Herlacher, and Roi Berry in separate violent events.
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Beera Detected as British Resist at Klip River Fight
British mounted infantry trapped at the Klin river near Johannesburg faced heavy fire from three sides. Eight officers and men died or were wounded as they fell back to a blockhouse. Major Dowell among the dead, while De Wet vows never to surrender. Mrs De Wet says two sons still fight with their father. Boer delegates Wesels and Wolmerans sail for the United States to rally pro Boer support.
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Pratt Convicted in West Chester Murder Case
William H Pratt was found guilty of first degree murder for the July 24 wife murder in West Chester. The trial ended with the verdict read after noon Saturday, jurors deliberating all last week.
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