Rumors of British setbacks stun London markets
A Paris rumor weakens Kaffir securities and hints at a Natal battle near Tugela river. Reports from London list frontier interceptions of Portuguese bound for the Boers, and note impatience at Cape Town over camp inactivity. Analysts discuss Roberts and Kitchener arrival, possible reallocation of generals, and renewed central advance on Ladysmith.
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Associated Press
London
Kaffir Securities
Paris
Buller
Tugeéla River
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Cape Town
Westchester Homicide Arrest Expected for Morrison
District Attorney Andrews of Westchester County announced Alfred Morrison will be arrested tomorrow on a homicide charge. He allegedly shot and killed his wife in his Mt. Vernon home while in a somnambulistic condition. A second woman claims to have married Morrison eighteen years ago, while the dead woman's sister now pleads in sleep for dropping the case.
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Alfred Morrison
Associated Press
New York
Andrews
West Chester County
Morrison
Mt. Vernon
Brown Executed at Moyamensing for Wife Case
Robert Brown, a Black man, died today in Moyamensing prison after a serious case involving his wife Lucinda. He had been discharged from the House of Correction, accused her of causing his arrest, and injured her with a sharp object before she died.
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Ett Brown
Moyamensing
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Robert Brown
Brown
House of Correction
Lucinda
Blaze at Chicago Injures Two and Destroys Property
Fire across a six story building at and 5 palerenese Avenue caused by a gasoline explosion injured two men at a saloon on Milwaukee Avenue. Property damage estimated at $125,000. Proprieter Louis Haberstreet and bartender W Grender were injured in the blast.
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Destruyert
Associated Press
Chicago
Jan W
Paileranese Avenue
Milwaukee Avenue
Louis Haberstreet
W. Grender
Registered Letters Plan by Carriers Inaugurated
The plan to have mail registered by carriers begins Jan. 15 with western rollout in sixty cities. Carriers collect the registration fee and issue receipts for items registered at the sender’s home. Cities include New York Boston Baltimore Chicago Cleveland New Orleans St Louis St Paul Denver Portland and more nationwide with expansion on proper application.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Madden
Wystern
New Orleans
Louis
St. Paul
Denver
Portland
Ore
Congo Free State Clash With Batatola Rebels Near Baraka
The Soir reports two October battles near Baraka between Congo Free State troops under Baron Dhanis and Batatola rebels. Nine Batatola fighters died, including three chiefs, while Congo troops under Lieutenant Hecq sustained no casualties.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Soir
Congo Free State
Baron Dhanis
Baraka
Congo
Hecq
Natron coal mill workers strike for wage hike
About 300 miners at the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing plant in Natron joined a strike today demanding a wage increase. The action followed announcements of possible layoffs and sudden changes in overtime rules.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Natron
Resig
Smallpox Scare Quarantines Municipal Building in Detroit
Detroit report says the Municipal building was quarantined after a charity applicant was found to have small pox. The health department took charge as the structure houses recorders courts police courts poor commissioners and minor offices.
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Detroit
Associated Press
Mich
Recorders Courts
Health Department
Ohio House delays sympathy resolution for Boers
The Ohio House of Representatives, by a strict party vote, indefinitely postponed a resolution expressing sympathy with the Boers in their war with Great Britain. Republicans voted in the affirmative.
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Ohio
Kaptens
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Great Britain
Fire at Winnipeg destroys Manitoba Produce building
A Winnipeg dispatch reports a serious fire today at the Manitoba Produce company building in Winnipeg. The blaze destroyed the building and stock, with losses totaling about 76,000 dollars, including 74,000 in stock for George Welie Jost and insurance around 4,000 dollars.
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St. Paul, Minn
Manitoba Produce Company
George Welie Jost
Inauguration of Gov Shaw in Des Moines Iowa
Governor Shaw is inaugurated for a second term as Iowa chief executive in Des Moines with a 5,000-strong audience. The ceremony featured a parade led by the national guard and an auditorium address by Lieutenant Governor Milliman. Shaw urged strong exchangeability of money and supported free silver with gold exchange rights, criticizing monopolies and calling for uniform national legislation to curb trusts.
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Ageia
Laws
Associated Press
Des Moines
Shaw
Granger
Supreme Court
State House
National Guard
Milliman
Treasury
United States
New York
London
Iowa
National Congress
Sharp Skirmish as Rebels Defeated Near Santa Tomas
Manila Jan 1 5 30 p m Colonel Builard with the Thirty ninth Infantry attacked ten insurgent companies entrenched on the Santo Tomas road. Rebels made three stands but were driven back. Twenty four rebels killed sixty captured. Filipinos retreated toward Lake Taal carrying their wounded. One American killed and three officers wounded.
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Henry Joss
Santa Tomas
Associated Press
Manila
Builard
Thirty-ninth Infantry
Calamba
Santo Tomas
Lake Taal
Cuban vessels gain most favored nation rights bill
Washington January 11. The bill entitling Cuban vessels to rights and privileges of the vessels of the most favored nations in United States ports was favorably reported to the senate by Senator Berry from the committee on commerce.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Senate
Berry
Committee On Commerce
Paria Chamber Reassembles Urges Perpetual Truce
The Paris chamber of deputies reassembled with M Deschanet re elected as president. He urged that the party truce for the coming year of the exposition be continued indefinitely, a sentiment met with warm applause.
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Paria
Chamber of Deputies
M. Deschanet
House
Murder death of Dr Mulhall in St Louis office
Dr J C Mulhall, a prominent physician in St Louis, was found dead in his office this afternoon. He had been shot. A pistol was found beside the body. It is not known whether the death was murder, self inflicted, or accidental.
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St. Louis
J. C. Mulhall
Murder at Spencer Neb Ends in Double Tragedy
In Spencer Nebraska Milton Nels was shot and killed at his home by a friend, who then killed himself. The two men were friends and the cause is unclear. Local authorities investigated the incident on January 11.
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Milton Nels
Vacoby
Inesac
Yey Spencer
Neb
Elu
Senate debates secrecy over Philippines actions and insurgent plans
In Washington on January 11 the senate debated resolutions by Pettigrew Lodge Hoar and others seeking full disclosure of U S negotiations with the Philippines. Lodge urged releasing plans on insurrection, trials, and anti imperialist messaging while Pettigrew denounced news suppression and criticized Otis and the administration as concealing facts from the American people. The session closed with resolutions on the table and no immediate action.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Pettigrew
Senate
Hoar
Mr. Lodge
War Department
the Philippines
United States
Manila
Lodge
Lenton
Philippines
Jones
Mr. Pettigrew
Death of Commander Green Shocks Janesville
A Wisconsin evening report from Janesville states Lieutenant Commander F B Green, of Janesville, died by his own action in Montevideo waters. Secretary of the Navy Long informed Mrs Green of her husband’s sudden death in South African waters and offered sympathy.
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Liew
FO £ Green
Montevideo
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Janesville
F. B. Green
Secretary of the Navy
England's Answer on Seized Foodstuffs in Transatlantic Trade
Washington January reports that Britain's reply to Mr Choate's note on flour and other goods aboard the Beatrice Mashona and Beatrice vessels is partial. It agrees with the U S view that foodstuffs in transit are contraband only if destined for the enemy. two ships are not contraband, Beatrice cargo under review, compensation likely forthcoming, American consignors claim nonpayment, Hopkins of a major firm present at the State Department.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Choate
State Department
Foreign Office
Maria
Lord Pauncefote
Mr. Choate
South Africa
Hopkins
Sate
British Foreign Office
Corbett In Racine Held Insane After Shooting Cheney
An Evening Wisconsin dispatch from Racine reports Henry F. Corbett of Milwaukee, held for the shooting of Rev. and Mrs. David B. Cheney, has gone insane. He is described as very violent and requires two men at times to restrain him. A physicians' consultation will decide on possible transfer to a private asylum.
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Rav
D. B. Cheney
Ita
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Racine
Henry F. Corbett
David B. Cheney
Lawton Fund Receives 72900 Total including 553 Today
Adjutant General Corbin reports the Lawton fund total at 72900 with 553 added today. Li Hung Chang has arrived in Shanghai en route to assume the viceroyalty of Liang Kwang, per dispatches from Shanghai.
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Washington, D. C
Corbin
Lawton Fund
Shanghai
Li Hung Chane
Liang Kwang
Dewey’s Manila Capture Report Sent by Navy
Secretary of the Navy forwarded Admiral Dewey’s March 31 1898 report from Hong Kong to the Senate in response to a inquiry. The document details ships available under Dewey’s command and Spain’s forces around Manila, noting about 16000 soldiers across the islands. Dewey claims a one day take or blockade of Manila could trigger collapse of surrounding islands with insurgents or American forces, and mentions 6000 armed rebels near Manila willing to aid.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Senate
Ingry
Secretary of the Navy
Deway
Hong Kong
Manilla
Spain
Trial of Molineux Opens as Adams Daughter Testifies
Mrs Florence Rogers, daughter of the murdered Mrs Katherine Adams, testified about the poisoning that killed her mother. She recounted how she obtained a bottle from Mr Cornish and prepared a bromoseltzer dose mixed with water for her mother, who fell ill and died shortly after.
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Rogers
Associated Press
New York
Jan. U
Roland J. Molineux
Katherine J. Adams
Florence Rogers
Adams
Beng Willem A. Maguire
Weeks & Battie
Mrs. Rogers
Mr. Cornish
Ithan
Tragic Japanese Coast Storm Claims Many Lives
Advices from the steamship Empress of Japan report a December 2 storm off the Japanese coast near Osaka to Kobe. Thirty-five junks sank while towed, 171 people perished, and a tidal wave caused 411 deaths in total.
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Victoria
B. C
Empress of Japan
Osaka
Kobe
Indignant Citizens Meet Over City Lighting Crisis
In St. Louis on January 1 a mass meeting of several hundred indignant citizens addressed the lack of electric lighting in alleys parks and city institutions since year start. Resolutions denounce the house of delegates for failing to provide for temporary lighting of the city.
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St. Louis
House of Delegates
Death sentence commuted for Edward Ray Snow
In Boston on January 11 the executive council unanimously changed Edward Ray Snow's sentence from death by electricity to life imprisonment for the September murder of James Z. Whittemore. Snow, aged nineteen, had pleaded guilty to the charge.
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Boston
Mass
Executive Council
Edward Ray Snow
Snow
James Z. Whittemore
Umbria to sail as transport with 200 troops
Southampton Jan 11 The Cunard line steamer Umbria long used for passenger service has been chartered by the British government as a transport. The ship will sail from Southampton this afternoon carrying 200 soldiers bound for South Africa.
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Southampton
England
Cunard Line
South Africa
Stearer Wrecked Off Cape Henry
Cape Henry Virginia January 11 Captain O Neal of False Cape life saving station reports the British steamer Ems parses stranded a mile and a half from shore. Captain O Neal and crew have launched boats and are on their way to the vessel.
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Cape Henry
O'Neal
False Cape
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