19 Apr 1900
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1900
Page
1
The German press comments quietly on recent British checks in south Africa with little military significance. Ottoman duties on pulp wood rise 20 to 40 cents starting May 1, 1900. The week ending the 11th shows 1 US failures, 18% last year, 41 Canada, 22% last year.
Congress continued with the Indian appropriation bill and alledged Quay case debate. The Senate advanced the District of Columbia appropriation and a pension measure for Spanish War dependents. A contentious discussion on electing U.S. senators by legislatures or direct vote dominated the day amid private pension provisions.
A mosaic of notes reports and rumors from the era includes a French journalist challenging Charles Herries Sims to a duel over critique of the Paris exposition delays. Bank troubles surface as Citizens State Bank of Yates Center Kansas closes amid shortages. Senator Clark fights to retain his seat with Democratic and Republican allies backing him. Military discharges include Capt. Edward Hutchins. Catholic observances on Mt Adams mark high mass via papal decree. Telegraphers win concessions on holidays for intercolonial railway workers. Sydney reports bubonic plague cases and deaths. A wedding ring from 1862 resurfaces in Tuscola. General Otis limits officer families from Manila travel. Lord Roberts movement stories and signals from Bloemfontein. St Louis eyed as Democratic committee head with competition from Washington and Chicago.
Gen Jobe R. Gordon commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans lectured in Coryell County Texas at Gateville revival meeting. He urged veterans to take up the armor of Christ and led a dramatic appeal that brought about forty veterans to the platform and about one hundred more for prayers.
Long, fragmented Mississippi legislative notes cover district attorney pay deductions, pro tem attorney costs, fines and taxes for foreign firms, stock law district changes, county officers, bridge inspections, pensions, and public education. It references court salaries, constitutional interpretations, and state audits, with editorials on public finances and governance.
A crowded landing in Santiago erupts as white and black factions vie for first recognition. A tug escorts Gen Thomex to the Maria Herrera while a rival party arranges a passage with Gen Castillo and officials. A private wharf collapse kills a man as crowds surge and officers intervene.
A special agent will collect ginning and baling returns to tally the cotton crop. The plan aims for exact figures by gathering data from all gins, large and small, as the twelfth census field work starts June 1.
A night cyclone near Rouse Texas caused wreckage of eight houses and probable fatalities. An electric display and ominous clouds preceded the storm, which struck with little wind and sudden force blowing a man from a buggy 100 yards. Telegraph and telephone lines were destroyed.
The Gary department aims to buy a long strip adjacent to the Jedian Mead proving grounds on the Potomac to satisfy Maryland farmers fears and provide space for ordnance tests. Landowners insist on 25600 dollars while naval authorities value the land at 12000 dollars and Rear Admiral Neill suggests 19000 as a generous price.
Mrs. J H Ike of Franklin township Ohio receives word from Chicago that her son Oliver Pike has died. A year later she gets a letter signed Harry Mierce, supposedly from Oliver, postmarked Chicago. The morning after, Oliver Pike returns alive, but mother and son refuse to explain why he used a false alias or reveal the body buried in Chicago.
The piece questions a universal English standard proposed by a Russian academy and notes possible reactions from readers in Philadelphia and conductors who might use it to call out log off stations.
The Morning Post cites Winston Churchill arguing the war is costly but necessary to protect against a dangerous threat. The piece notes rising numbers of workers needed to sustain production and the creation of large depots and staff to train laborers.
Republican statemakers push for Secretary of the Interior Long as a potential candidate for the presidency. Long avoided pledges, saying the vice presidency habitually brings strong claims, while noting he would likely accept if offered. He also commented on Admiral Dewey as a leading candidate, joking that Dewey was the foremost man in the Navy.
A long, garbled patchwork of names, places, and events notes emigration in the South, mentions North Carolina migration, references Beveree Serenits, and hints at political activities, economic plans, and legislative topics with scattered proper nouns and unclear dates.
A tornado near Winfield and Clearwater caused deaths and injuries as homes were destroyed and telegraph lines failed. Reports on casualties were unavailable at night, with several houses toppled and trains noting two deaths but not confirmed. Weather damage spread across five miles northeast of Adams with barns and outbuildings leveled.
The Lender News comments on the China open door correspondence between Britain and the United States. It argues the United States shows resolve and is stronger than Lord Salisbury in tone and approach.
Col Nehiel and two other Ler prisoners landed today and sent to the citadel after an escape attempt. Col Schiel allegedly bribed a boatman to carry a letter to a Dutch cruiser, but the boatman delivered it to the British Niobe. A large knife was found on one prisoner, and Schiel walked to the citadel refusing a carriage.
The Mol leans from southeast Russia, about 10 000 strong, await the czar's permission to move with the Doukhabors to Canada. Quaker allies plan to send reps to persuade the Doukhobors to stay. Prince Rilkoff and Count Tolstoi oppose removal while Berlin papers mock peace prospects.
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