29 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
2
Gen Gatacre issues a modified reconcentrado order forcing all males over 12 of Dutch nationality in camps north of Sterk Strom to vacate or form nearby camps under military supervision. Passes required. violators face arrest. Reports from Colesburg note Dutch colonists joining the district.
A New York Herald dispatch from Chievery Camp dated the 17th reports Gen. Buller’s army retreating five miles with two brigades sent to Freer to thwart a possible Boer envelopment. Armistice is in place to bury the dead and move the wounded while the Dutch claim confidence in holding their line and strip allied casualties.
The Navy reports about two dozen bodies from an explosion near Havana with remains offered to victims families. About 10 applications have been received for repatriation aid. Reports also discuss the Kendrick wreck and rumors about its conduct.
A chaotic weekly digest reports: Port Jervis bank failure. Sol Smith Russell ill in Chicago. Virginia Senate reelects Martin. Cleveland strike turmoil and Christmas gifts to refusers. Spokane trestle death. Wall Street volatility with large market moves. Morence South Carolina hotel and city hall destruction. British-leaning shifts in Chicago politics. Volunteer rush in England. Sampson salary cuts and Northwest police disappearance. Manila transports reach the front with infantry. Fort Worth livestock convention plans. Widespread robberies on Missouri trains. Hungary inheritance claim raised by two Chicago electricians. Sudford White killed. pursuit ends in gunfire. Junk dealers accused in Chicago. General Miles and Transvaal talk. Carnegie raises steel wages. Klondike official resignation. Freight rate reform risks small shippers. Boxing match results. New Orleans cruiser arrival. Manila artillery orders. Public notices of training ship plans. Suicide in Memphis. Brooklyn dry goods house assigns. Russell to retire from stage. Ban ana shortage for holidays. Highbridge NJ wreck claims a life. Large US deficit bill nears completion. McKinley plans Bay Francisco launch of Ohio. Evangelist Duleht Mody dies. Amalfi disaster claims ships and life. Westminster duke dies with immense fortune. Governors meet in DC for postponed celebration. Mission stories from Thibet. Parochial school fire tragedy in Quincy Illinois.
Admiral George Dewey remains on the active naval list despite reaching retirement age. A special law forbids automatic retirement, so he will likely stay active, with pay and privileges unchanged. Other items note unrest in Victoria and a fatal elevator shooting in Texas.
Ottawa reports expose protests within Laurier's Quebec following over sending a second Canadian battalion to South Africa. Bourassa resigns from Parliament in protest and others may follow. Monet denounces the move and says he will vote against Laurier.
Reports from Havana describe growing Cuban optimism for independence as Gen. Wood arrives and Gen. Brooke departs noting US intentions reaffirmed. Horatio Rubens gains influence with Cuban officials and public shows calm across classes.
Nashville, Tenn. December 24. George Petway, a known town resident, was shot and killed in Waggoner's hotel by Constable John Irwin. Minutes later Irwin died from a pistol wound inflicted by Belway. Authorities say the tragedy stems from prior trouble between Petway and Belway.
The article reports on multiple mining operations across Grand Forks, Summit camp, Phoenix and Rossland. It notes ore discoveries at Mountain View and St. Lawrence claims, new tunnels and shafts in progress, and equipment arrivals for War Eagle and Republic mills. It also covers production statistics for 1898 and 1899, plus corporate moves and local road conditions affecting shipments.
Federal authorities allege Charles H. Dole former Globe National Bank of Boston president is under surveillance in a Los Angeles hotel. He faces four counts including conversion and embezzlement in a mailed complaint. Also reported are a wrecked small steamer near Newburyport and a deadly blast near Salerno with multiple deaths and injuries.
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