Heaviest Fighting Likely on Natal Border Says Boer Leader
Pretoria dispatch quotes General Joubert predicting that the fiercest clashes would occur on the Natal border as English troops may attempt a Transvaal invasion via Van Reenen pass. Cape Town news notes Afrikaans MPs urge peace while awaiting joint inquiry to avert war and Kruger confirms acceptance of the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Joubert
Natal
Transvaal
van Reinans
Raad
Capetown
Neething
Kruger
Chamberlain
Civil and Free State
Afrikander
Cape Colony
Volksraad
Joint Commission
Pacific
Point
Harrison on boundary in Venezuela arbitration case
Ex-President Harrison argued for Venezuela before the boundary commission, noting diplomatic correspondence shows Britain claimed no more than the Dutch. He criticized foreign office divisions, questioned the Schomberg line, and said Dutch rights of 1814 were smaller than British lines now extinct in the disputed territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Venezuela
Venezuelan Arbitration Boundary Commission
Harrison
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Robert Schomberg
Richard Webster
Transport Buford Detained Before Sea Voyage
The US transport Buford, ready to sail, is held at the dock for a second disinfection by quarantine authorities. Health Officer Doty cites a soldier arriving from Havana who is hospitalized on Swinburne Island with suspicious yellow fever symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buford
New York
United States
Doty
Havana
Swinburne Island
Richards to attend Dewey reception in New York
Cheyenne Wyoming governor De Forest Richards will attend the Dewey reception in New York and has sent his acceptance to Mayor John Purdy The Richards family has close ties with the Dewey family dating back to a Vermont summer visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Cheyenne
Wyo
de Forest Richards
New York
de Forest Richards, Jr
George Dewey, Jr
Richards
Vermont
A Soldier Goes Insane
CHICAGO September 22 William Sterling formerly a private in Company K First Colorado volunteers and son of James Sterling of Canton Ohio was found by police in a demented condition today. He was wounded in a skirmish with the Filipinos a year ago and the hardships of the campaign are believed to have unsettled his mind. A letter in his pocket from Mises unnce Scott of Alcott Colorado said he was going to marry.
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Chicago
William Sterling
First
Colorado Volunteers
James Sterling
Canton
Sterling
Mises Unnce Scott
Alcott, Colo
Mary
Grand Army Stays Out Of Dewey Parade In New York
General Roe rejects Grand Army of the Republic participation in the Dewey parade. Ex Confederates refuse to march. Schedule includes General Roe and aides, Admiral Dewey, Roosevelt, Sampson, Rear Admiral Schley, and many officials. Navy and army units, state militias, and international contingents named. Parading veterans and relatives will attend. Nevada represented by senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
New York
General Roe
Grand Army
Souge
Hend
Olympia
Major van Wyck
Sampson
North Atlantic
United States Army
Roosevelt
Forty-eighth Highlanders
Toronto
Naval Reserves
Vermont
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Misssissippi
Missouri
Texas
District of Columbia
Schley
Perry S. Heath
Gridley
Sadler
Nevada
Jones
Stewart
Coal famine looms in central west this winter
The Chicago press reports a looming coal famine in the central west due to prosperity increasing demand and a shortage of railroad cars and lake carriers. Eastern coal supplies cannot be moved efficiently, disrupting winter fuel stock and shipping capacity across the region.
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Coal R Com
Chicago
Central West
Western veterans pensions listed for Nevada Nebraska Iona and Missouri
Washington dispatch reports government pensions granted to Civil War and Mexican War widows and survivors in western states. Readouts show individuals in Nebraska Iona and surrounding locations receiving increases and new payments ranging from 2 to 17 dollars monthly, with names including Elbert Swift Adams Nelson Draper and Vansant among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nebraska
Frederick II. Elbert
Belgrade
Albert O. Swift
Nebraska City
Jacob Adams
Auburn
Isaiah Nelson
Burwell
Tolbert Draper
Ord
Eliza J. McCoy
Curtis
Iona
William Sabins
Adair
George A. Paddock
Livermore
Thomas B. Ramsey
Coon Rapids
Robert Southwell
Gunder
Albert Wright
Eliott
William Kerr
Sioux City
Sioux City, $8 To $10; ‘Thomas 'T. McWilliams, Mt. Ayr
John Vansant
Wayland
Caleb Handyshell
Ottumwa
William Russell
Shambaugh
Reese Heads the Ticket Nominations by Republican State Convention
The Republican state convention in Omaha placed a ticket for the Supreme Court with MM. Reese of Lancaster County for judge, M'Gilton of Douglas for director, and W. I. Bly of Brow County for the court, with Reese accepting by telegraph after nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Reese
Lancaster County
Regents
State’ University
M'Gilton
Douglas County
W. Illiam
Brow
Republian
Supreme Court
Five hundred drainage workers strike in Joliet
Five hundred laborers on section 18 of the drainage canal struck in Joliet today. They had been paid twice a month but demanded monthly wages due to frequent drunken sprees. The workers are largely foreigners and officials fear trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Ill
Millionaire Cattle Breeder Whitman Dead at 49
Charles N. Whitman, a Denver area cattle breeder with Hereford holdings in Kansas and a 250000 acre Texas ranch, died at his home from a stomach disease. He was 49.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Charles N. Whitman
Kansas
Texas
Bring Gould From Europe
Reports in Wall Street say Europe gold imports will begin with £100000 or $500000 bought in London for New York. National City Bank plans $5,000,000 in gold imports, Lazard Freres likely to bring large sums from Paris, aiming to ease money stringency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould
Europe
New York
Wall Street
London
National City Bank
Aranging
Lazard Freres
Paris
Dreyfus Leaves Rennes Prison for Nantes Journey
Paris dispatch reports Alfred Dreyfus leaving Rennes prison at 3 AM with his brother Matthieu to travel by carriage to Versailles then Nantes. He arrives in Nantes as authorities transfer him, while Rennes residents sleep unaware of the escape and the family follows by train.
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Paris
New York
Dreyfus
Versailles
Rennes
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Vern
Matthieu Dreyfus
Nantes
Devil’s
Devil's Island
Maitre Labori
Alfred
President to Visit Galesburg St. Paul and Chicago Trip Plans
Washington reports arrangements for the presidents western tour. He will visit Galesburg Illinois on October 7 and St. Paul Minnesota on October 12 to receive returning volunteers. Chicago is on the schedule from October 11 if the city celebration is not abandoned. A Sioux City invitation may be accepted depending on adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Galesburg
St. Paul
Minnesota
Philippines
Wilson
Perkins
Iowa
Interstate Commerce
Youmans
J. W. Mahoney
Sioux City
White House
Dreyfus May Come to America
The Times and Paris dispatches report luggage addressed to Mme. Dreyfus arriving in Liverpool with plans for New York. Sources say Dreyfus is gravely ill and unlikely to live months, with the government offering protection and a Riviera residence option, possibly a villa from the Monte Carlo prince.
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Dreyfus
America
London
the Times
Liverpool
Havre
Folkestone
Mme. Dreyfus
New York
Paris
Daily Telegraph
Riviera
Prince of
Monte Carlo
Smallpox Quarantine Report at Presidio
San Francisco dispatch reports three confirmed smallpox cases and fourteen suspects in the Presidio quarantine hospital. Officials expect several suspects show clear symptoms and are mobilizing hospital resources to avert an epidemic. The cases and suspects all originate from the Thirty first regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press
San Francisco
Presidio
General Hospital
Thirtyfirst Regiment
Rebels hold out at Zamboanga amid Luzon unrest
Cable reports from Iloilo say about 400 rebels in Zamboanga refuse to recognize American authority. The city is notably deserted pending Luzon outcomes. Rebels camp four miles from town as Moros and Filipinos remain unfriendly and disturbances possible. Jolo is quiet and natives are friendly.
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Zamboanga
Manila
Iloilo
Bates
Luzon
Jolo
Bank Robbery Attempt Turns Fatal in Pallatine Ill
Frederick J Wilbert the Pallatine bank cashier Henry Plagge aged 70 and a young man calling himself Walter Lawton are involved in a bloody assault over a bank robbery attempt A hammer blows a wound and a pistol discharge alter the outcome Lawton was captured and taken to Chicago to avert lynching Filbert and Plagge are gravely hurt possible fatalities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frederick J Wilbert
Pallatine Bank
Pallatine
Ili
Henry Plagge
Walter Lawton
Lawton
Filbert
Plagge
Hanna Will Not Retire From National Committee
Senator Hanna arrived in Cleveland and stated the United States should grant the Philippines a protectorate with limited independence. He indicated Roosevelt as a possible candidate and named McKinley and Hobart as logical contenders for the presidency. He also said he does not plan to relinquish the Republican National Committee chairmanship before the term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee
Cleveland
Hanna
United States
Roosevelt
McKinley
Hobart
Republican National Committee
Indigent and sick counts rise after hurricane in Puerto Rico
San Juan Puerto Rico September 21 board of Charities reports 16894 population with 291089 indigent and 11858 sick. Deaths from the hurricane total 2619. One week’s rations issued to 293147 people. 11713 worked for rations. Francisco Tragapa convicted of larceny in the San Juan provisional court and sentenced to six months hard labor and 500 dollars costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
P. R
Board of Charities
President May Plans Westward Visit to South Dakota
Representative Burke of South Dakota announced at the White House plans for President McKinley to visit the region on his western trip. Burke said a meeting with the president is arranged and suggested Aberdeen and Sioux Falls as stops with a return through Iowa. He hinted Minnesota and South Dakota could host the president if travel arrangements permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Washington
Burke
White House
Chicago
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Iowa
Minnesota
McKinley
Revenue Receipts Rise in August Totals
The August internal revenue receipts totaled 24 420 980 up 1 049 842 from last August. Spirits brought 7 603 802 up 816 208 tobacco 5 054 039 up 943 017 fermented liquors 7 774 786 up 704 124 oleomargarine 175 492 up 44 138 special taxes 321 290 down 168 045 miscellaneous 3 517 468 up 412 958.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue
Dreyfus Declares Liberty Fails Without Honor
Former Captain Alfred Dreyfus declares in a statement that liberty given by the republic means little without honor and vows to seek reparations for the wrongful conviction. He asserts his innocence and desires a definitive judgment to clear his name and remove the stigma from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muay Vindicato
Alfred Dreyfus
Big Sale of Ewer in Cheyenne Sheep Trade
United States Marshal F A Hadsell sold a block of several thousand 2 year old native ewes to T F Burke B F Fowler and G P Johnston all of Cheyenne Wyo who plan to engage in the sheep business in a northern part of Laramie county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
F. A. Hadsell
Messrs
T. F. Burke
B. F. Fowler
G. P. Johnston
Laramie County
Earthquake Killa Handreds in Smyrna Asia Minor
An earthquake struck Aldin on the Mender river, eighty-one miles southeast of Smyrna, killing hundreds in Menderez valley. Rescue efforts rush amid widespread destruction and fear.
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Smyrna
Asia Minor
Aldin
Mender
Menderez
Spain to pay Cuban bond interest, not Cuba
Madrid reports the cabinet discussed further economy to satisfy public opinion and meet national needs. Each minister was to report possible curtailments. It was decided the Cuban bond interest should be paid by the government of that island, not by Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Dreyfus Pardoned But Appeals Not Withdrawn
Paris reports Dreyfus pardoned after cabinet vote and signature by President Loubet. Public reaction mixed with nationalist anger while supporters stress pursuit of vindication. Matthieu Dreyfus leaves for Rennes with brief remarks about seeking army acknowledgment and justice.
FIGHT WITH YELLOW JACK AND PHIRTY NEW DAIRY
The yellow fever situation at Key West is grave with almost 3800 cases in three weeks. New cases run about thirty daily and fifty four cases with two deaths were reported for Sunday and Monday. The Marine Hospital Service works to confine the epidemic to the island and reports success with only one known escape from isolation who recovered in Miami. Suspects at Port Tampa were placed in a detention camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phirty New Dairy
Washington, D. C
Key West
Marine Hospital Service
Miami
Port Tampa
Schley to Take Command of South Atlantic Station
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley will succeed Rear Admiral Howison as commander of the South Atlantic station. He states he has no protest or complaint about the Navy Department's arrangement and will obey orders without a murmur. He already called on the president to convey his acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Washington, D. C
Winfield Scott Schley
Howison
South Atlantic
Navy Department
Gs. Wailor
Towans Coming Home
Des Moines Iowa September 20 Governor Shaw received a cablegram from Colonel John C Lopez of the Fifty first Iowa at Manila stating the regiment will sail Thursday for San Francisco on the transport Senator. It will reach San Francisco about October 24 and be received by an official party led by Auditor Merriam and Treasurer Herriott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towans
Des Moines
Shaw
John C. Lopez
Fifity-first
Iowa
Manila
San Francisco
Senator
Merriam
Herriott
Typhoon toll rises in Japan with 3000 dead or missing
Three thousand victims reported after Pacific typhoons reach Japan. Steamer Empress of India confirms heavy shipping damage and notes Li Hung Chang recalled to power as Empress Dowager of China reportedly in ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Japan
Orient
China
Li Hung Chang
General Brooke reports death of Packer Hoap at Mantanzas
General Brooke of Havana reported to the adjutant general the death at Mantanzas of Packer Hoap, a kinsman of Arizona, who died on the 13th of yellow fever.
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Brooke
Havana
Mantanzas
Packer
Charles Hoapkins
Arizona
War Prisoners to be Released by Insurgents
Secretary Root received a cable from General Otis signaling a possible release of American prisoners in Luzon and a chance to parley. Root doubted the offer’s significance, noting insurgents’ history of delaying tactics and stressing military operations would not be altered. The dispatch reports two insurgent officers asking to meet for a prisoner exchange with Manila authorities.
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Washington, D. C
Root
Otis
Luzon
Insurgenta
General Otis
Aguinaldo
Manila
Washington
MacArthur
Angeles
Dr Kuhns Dies Suddenly at Exposition in Omaha
Rev. Dr. Henry W. Kuhns a pioneer Nebraska Lutheran minister died suddenly of cerebral hemorrhage at the exposition. He chatted with Captain Austin then entered the Deep Sea diving exhibit. Medical observers said the attack appeared to be a cerebral hemorrhage and he died before reaching hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Henry W. Kuhns
Nebraska
Austin
Swartzlander
Spaniards May Go With Escort To Retrieve Prisoners
The War Department approves General Otis action restricting Spanish ships from port access controlled by insurgents to reclaim Spanish prisoners. Ships may go to such ports only under United States escort with US officers directing prisoner transfers. No communications between Aguinaldo and Spaniards aiding the prisoners are allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
General Otis
United States
Aguinaldo
Oakes Ares Ames Dies In North Easton
Oakes A. Ames, head of the Ames Corporation and brother of the late Governor Oliver Ames, died at his North Easton home at age 70. He was among the region’s wealthiest men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakes Ares
North Easton
Mass
Oakes A. Ames
Ames
Oliver Ames
Ames Corporation
Slaughter on a Ranch near Sterling seeks four suspects
In Sterling Colorado on September 20 masked men attacked the Warren Live Stock sheep camp twenty five miles NW of Sterling. They beat the herder Crain nearly to death, shot about 100 sheep, scattering 1500 more. Warrants issued for four nearby men as sheriff hunts them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Colo
Warren Live Stock Company
Crain
They Are Not Uintahs Noted Indians on Reservation
A Uintah Agency message released in Washington says no Uintah Indians are off the reservation. It concludes any Indians seen hunting in Colorado likely belong to another tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Colorado
No Meeting of Commission Over Alaska Boundary Talks
Senator Fairbanks is in Washington aiming to persuade the president to visit Evansville Indiana. General John W Foster is expected in Washington but no commissioners meeting will occur soon. Negotiations for a modus vivendi on the Alaska boundary line show no recent change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senator Fairbanks
Washington
Evansville
Ind
John W. Foster
Canadian High Joint Commission
Fairbanks
Indiana
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Labori
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Demange
Zola
Mattheia Dreyfus
Captain Dreyfus
Francis de Fressense
Demaree
Yellow Jack
DR. Kuhns
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