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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
8
Brownsville reports the Brazewell mine explosion death toll rising to about 40 with many mutilated bodies recovered. Officials question mining law enforcement and safety practices, noting naked lights were used for days before the blast and gas presence was known.
Reports from South Africa note the Duke of Connaught again offered to serve at the front but was declined by the government. Dispatches describe Modder River trenches expanding to twenty miles with about 20,000 Boers guarding the line as pressure on British forces grows.
General Otis reportedly considers opening Northern Luzon ports to commerce as American control solidifies there. Lawton’s death marks a shift toward southern Luzon actions with hemp trade implications. The move could end hemp corner if northern regions open.
General Wood plans immediate highway repairs to employ many men. The Cuban school system will be reorganized with Alexis Frye and additional commissioners. Early attention will target the judiciary, focusing on jails and extended pretrial detention. An order will require monthly lists of prisoners held for trial.
The battleship Texas arrived with the Maine victims who perished in Havana harbor. The bodies were transferred to a Chesapeake and Ohio train for interment at Arlington Cemetery next Thursday. Rev Father Chidwick, chaplain of the Maine, leads the remains to Washington amid limited identifications.
The Montana Supreme Court unanimously holds Attorney John B. Wellcome guilty of bribery in the W. A. Clark U.S. Senate election case and disbars him. The court focuses on the specific bribery charge and finds Wellcome paid $10,000 to influence Clark's vote.
Burrao New York December 26 The Courier reports that Eastern and Western capitalists have bought Squaw Island on the Niagara river just below the city for 700000 dollars. The 170 acre island will host massive blast furnaces and malleable steel works.
This ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a highly concentrated blood purifier and tonic. It claims an unequalled curative power and dubs it America’s Greatest Medicine with testimonials praising health benefits and avoidance of doctors’ bills.
The preliminary convention for a line from Koniah in Asia Minor to Bassorah on the Shat-El-Asab has been signed. Dr. von Siemens, who secured the Anatolian Railway concession, left Constantinople for Berlin. The Porte and the Anatolian Railway company agreed on an advance of 1,200,000 pounds.
Winnipee Dec 27 Captain Williams of the Royal Canadian Dragoons commanding officer of this district is besieged with applications from volunteers all over Western Canada. He is busy making selections. Some of the city firemen have volunteered and the authorities have agreed to hold their places for them.
A furious snow storm and 45 mile gale grip Northern Ohio and Lake Erie. In Cleveland street car traffic is heavily impeded by deep snow drifts piling on tracks, as warm temperatures hover around 1 degree above zero.
Sioux City December 27. The Western Baseball league formed recently in Omaha looked bright with six cities vying for franchises. That number has fallen to five as Lincoln fails to pay its first assessment.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts and his wife and two daughters departed Waterloo station at noon to cheers from vast crowds. He heads to command British forces in South Africa with supporters confident he will implement well considered, capable plans.
On arriving at Southampton General Roberts was greeted by thousands who cheered as he boarded the Dunnottar Castle. A guard of honor of marines and bluejackets was on hand and the mayor with corporation officials attended the scene.
Cape Town reports General Gatacre issues a modified reconcentrado order to curb Boer opposition. All males over 12 outside towns within 12 miles of current or future camps north of Sterkstroom must relocate or form camps near a military post and reside there until further notice. Passes required to avoid arrest.
Berlin reports British agents active in Germany recruiting veterans for South Africa. Hamburg district court orders the arrest of a British agent named York for hiring German peasants into military service, an Imperial criminal offense.
The Daily News dispatch from Cape Town reports Boer forces massing at Stormberg. A 2,000-strong commando, mainly rebel Dutch, is forming at the abandoned British ramp as they plan a hard fight at Stormberg.
Dr. Goldwi Bmith condemns Great Britain’s stance in the South African war calling it warlike ruin to harmony among races and a breeding of inextinguishable Boer hatred toward Britain.
The old Gem Theater in Deadwood has been totally destroyed by fire. The building, notorious in early Deadwood days, had been closed for two years. In Kansas City, representatives from large English firms are purchasing horses for London and Liverpool markets, with about 2000 horses already sold or contracted.
At the close of business hours the amount of bonds offered by national banks as security for public deposits was about 50 million. These applications came from all parts of the country.
Victoria B C December 21 a remarkable quartz discovery from Dawson yields assays as high as 500 a ton and the ledge described as a mile in width.
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