Review of the week’s events abroad and at home
A broad digest notes town capitalists investing in Texas rice lands. Roberts and Kitchener sail for Cape Town from Gibraltar. Philadelphia to outfit a hospital ship for the Transvaal. Snow and wrecks, labor unrest, mine and railroad concerns, fires, and deaths across North America and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Kitchener
Gibraltar
Cape Town
Philadelphia
Transvaal
White Pass & Yukon Railroad
Cincinnati
Carnegie Gift to Cheyenne Free Public Library
Cheyenne Wyoming January 1 Andrew Carnegie has given Cheyenne a grant of 0 000 for a free public library building Bontette’s condition unchanged Toston January 1 congressman’s condition reported as unchanged at McLean hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Cheyene
Cheyenne
Wyo
Andrew Carnegie
Bontette
Toston
McLean Hospital
Mining News From Red Boy and Nearby Camps
Mining reports show deepening at Red Boy in Sumpter district with a planned 190 foot shaft after surface work. Numerous camps around Republic, Meyers Creek, Greenwood, and other sites report new tunnels, high grade ore, and capital inflows, while larger claims like Hall Mines and Montana ventures await outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Boy
Sumpter District
Lone Pine Surprise
Tom Thumb
John Cody
Cody Camp
Golden Lion
Little Four
Chesaw Reservation
George B. Mechem
Capital
Montreal
Merrimac
Republic
J. I. Mayo
Meyers Creek
Sidney
Poland
China
Hall Mines Company
London
Rossland
Black Bear
Josie
No. 6
Columbia-Kootenay
Department of Mines
British Columbia
Storm Creek
Cariboo
Cascade Range
Ole Elm
Mount Stewart
Alamo
Sumpter
Keller
Miller Mountain
Boise
Buffalo
Wallace
Idaho
Bonanza
Baker City
Rebecca Company
Boston & Montana Mining Company
District Court
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Pennsylvania
Montana
Mount Idaho
J. R. Wolfe
Buffalo Hump
St. Louis
Clancy
Butte, Mont
Barns
Johnston
Manila in Danger Plot Foiled In Insurgent Ties
Four explosive bombs and 400 rounds of ammunition were found in a Manila house as authorities hunted insurgent leader Recarte who allegedly sought to spark an outbreak during troop mobilization. The plan aimed to strike foreign consuls from high buildings, but a funeral procession diverted the attack. Rumors claimed Aguinaldo was in Mantle. Captain Morrison questions a full uprising. Miners meet in Indianapolis January 15, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Lawton
San Mateo
Paco
Laineta
Pasig
Thomas
Marry
Simon
Trumwter Haberkam
Qakum and
Mohrusen
Forsth
Kobbe
Schwan
Admiral Watson
Otis
Philippine Supreme Court
Pierce
United States
Recarte
Eacolia
Excolia
Aguinaldo
Morrison
Bundesrath seized by British warship at Durban
Reports from Durban note the Imperial German steamer Bundesrath of 1319 tons, sailing from Hamburg for East Africa, was captured as a prize and taken to Durban. German and British officials debate the seizure with no contraband found and possible diplomatic mediation sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Woermann
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
Herr Reiffe
South Africa
Herr Woermann
Chamber of Commerce
Boiler explosion kills four near Lancaster
Four men died and several were injured when a boiler exploded a mile west of Lancaster on January 1. The victims, Keller & Kressen railroad contractors, include Doland Haldeman of Bainbridge Witt Sherbahn of West Donegal Burt Harris and an Italian known as Tony who was hurled 150 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Keller & Kressen
Doland Haldeman
Bainbridge
Witt Sherbahn
West Donegal
Burt Harris
Tony
Bankruptcy filings in Chicago reach 1604 cases in 1890
In Chicago in 1890 there were 1604 bankruptcy filings with the district court clerk. Total liabilities stood at 66 million dollars while assets were negligible at about 0 million, largely due to old book accounts proving valueless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jan
United States District Court
Second engagement drives insurgents from position near Montalban
Manila reports Colonel Lockett leading a brilliant charge against insurgents northwest of Montalban. One American officer and five soldiers wounded. Insurgents suffer heavy losses. Troops seize rifles, ammunition, and provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Lockett
Montalban
Ore Shipment from Orient to Tacoma Smelter
One hundred seventy one sacks of ore concentrates arrived aboard the City of London from mines near Singapore in the Straits Settlement. This marks the first ore shipment from Asia to an American smelter in Tacoma for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
City of
London
Singapore
Straits Settlement
Orient
Stewart & Co Bankers Filed Bankruptcy Petition
Stanley H. Gi. Stewart, trading as Stewart & Co., bankers and brokers at 40 Wall Street, filed a bankruptcy petition. The petition was sworn by Mr. Stewart on December 28 in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Neufeldt
Nathan Kronman
Paul Grinstead
Wathena Star
Troy
Montana
Pacific Coast
Washington
California
Oregon
Sylvester Malone
N. Y
William Campbell & Co
East Bay
Dungeness
Kent
Jim Hill
Alfred Berlini
American Bank & Trust Company
Eugene V. Smalley
The
Northwest Magazine
St. Paul
Smalley
Northwest
National Sound Money League
Stanley H. Gi. Stewart
Stewart & Co., Bankers and Brokers
No. 40
Wall Street
Stewart
Washington, Bb, C
Great Northern to take over Sioux City & Northern railway
On December 31 the Sioux City and Northern railroad from Garretson to Sioux City will pass from co receivers to Great Northern control. President J J Hill of the Great Northern is said to plan radical changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sioux
Kealo & Slocan
International Nav, & Trading Co
Kaslo & Blocan RY
Bandon
Ney
Kaslo
International Nav. & Trad. Co
Kootenay Lake
International
Kasle
Pilot Bay
Uree Teys
Sler
Niernatonsl
Argenta
Bennere
Great Northern Railway
All Pointe East Weet
Steamer International
Lardo
Alberta
Sp m
Undaya
Canada
United States
Campbell, Rn Bt
Roberts' Case In Postponed
Washington January 1 Representative Taylor of Ohio, chairman of the special committee investigating the care of Roberts of Utah, says the case will not come up for action in the house before the middle of January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taylor
Ohio
Roberts
Utah
New York Clearing House Banks Report Small Surplus Gain
The Financier notes a $784000 weekly gain in surplus reserve to $11108075 for the week ending December 30. Cash added to excess reserves as deposit requirements shrank, with interior funds covering outward gold and export movements. banks retain cash but cut loaning capacity. There is a concluding aphorism about life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Camp
Dominion Copper Company
Warner-Miller Company
Skylark
Ranger
Florida
Whitewater
Rambler-Cariboo
Dominion Mineral
Wild Horse
Ymir
Silverton
Wild Horse Creek
Messrs. Finch & Campbell
Hennessy
Midge Creek
Philadelphia Mining Company
Sheep Creek
Rea Mountain Railway
Round Mountain
New York
New York Clearing House
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hodges & Co
Bankers and Wrokers of
Boston
Knights of Labor
Mint
Arizona
Kendrick Canyon
France
England
Emily Drake
Brandon
Man
George Hill
Milwaukee
Wis
N. F. Hayward
Portland
Ore
Farmington
Eliot F. Couez
Washington, D. C
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Pinnacle Rock
Cumberland Gap
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Minturn
Col
Quacken
Bank of Montreal
Bank
Ashcroft
B. C
Thompson River
Gee, Dewald & Co
M. F P. Kang
Fort Wayne
Ind
Morrisiana
Charles Apy
Lorenzo Marquez
Nooksack River
Winston Churchill
San Francisco
Kid Parker
Denver
Tom Moriarity
L. C. Phillips
Port ‘Townsend
Corbin
Lawton Relief Fund
Michael Griffith
Eau Claire
State Tax Commission
Thos
Mackellar
Mackellar, Smith & Jordan
Germantown
Union Pacific
Boulder Valley
Brighton
Alfred Morrison
Honolulu
General Lawton
Mines and
Mning. Eris
Toms
Indianapolia
IME British
Bandesrath Wan
Durban
Hamburg
Weanel Protent
Cavite
Hong Kong
Otiss
Oers
Ladysmith
Chieveley Camp
Dordrecht
Stormberg
War Office
Kimberley
Pretoria
Malapo
Vernon and
Sandford
Baden Powells
Edward Cecil
Cavendish Hentinck
Beller Eaplosion Victima
Asia
Ag A Et
Boroule
Bear Lake
Cody Janets
Bandon Lip
G. F. Copeland
Kootenay
Wn Railway and Navigation Company
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