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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1899
Page
7
Calcutta reports that the government has asked the British India Navigation company which transports could be made available for government use in the event of war with the Transvaal. The notice reflects growing concern over military logistics and shipping readiness.
War Department releases Havana financial summary showing Cuba's receipts from Jan 1 to Jun 30, 1899 totaling 6,982,010 while expenditures reach 5,501,988. Sanitation costs account for 1,712,014 of outlays, indicating a surplus of 1,480,021 under US administration.
General Hughes reports Lt Col Byrne destroyed Argogula, a key bandit stronghold, with 21 killed and 400 bandits. Supplies and breech loading arms captured. road access and heavy fire described. One recruit, Orville Mercier, died. Indiana unit noted.
At the G A R encampment a notable feature of the day is the incident saluting the president. Veterans gathered for ceremonies and performances as part of the commemorative program.
President McKinley visits the North Atlantic squadron for the Grand Army encampment in Philadelphia. He inspects the flagship New York and battleships Indiana Massachusetts and Texas, as 462 guns fire in salutes and a naval crew Demonstrates loading and firing near the turret during the tour.
President McKinley arrives as Grand Army encampment festivities begin in Philadelphia with Admiral Sampson and fleet captains paying calls. The presidential party tours the parade route in two four horse carriages, passes the state house, and views the reviewing stand before returning to official rooms. A Chattanooga discovery reports rich gold quartz strike on Lookout Mountain near the city.
East Liverpool welcomes the presidential party from Pittsburg at 11 o'clock. Five thousand people greet them as the president and his wife are driven to Colonel Taylor's home amid electric lights and fireworks.
The Pasteur institute commission in Oporto declares the epidemic the genuine Indian plague. They have begun treating patients with Pasteur serum and protest against the ineffective sanitary cordon.
Sept 7 reporting that two men Jordan and Laurence Gavin were killed while a Northern Pacific logging train crossed Pokegama bridge ten miles from town. One laborer was badly injured in Cooper and Little's lumber ramp incident.
London orders urgent cabinet meeting as South Africa telegrams flood in. Wolseley Wood and MacDonald in daily talks with War Office while 15,000 troops feared at the Transvaal. High command readies Davenport troops for possible departure.
In Pretoria on September 7 the volksraad backed Mr. Coester’s bid to debate British troop concentration on Transvaal borders. He cited the Jameson raid and alleged British outrages to distrust the current talks and accused Chamberlain of violating the 1884 convention. Burghers urged action against perceived imperial interference.
Public anxiety remains high as the Johannesburg exodus continues with staff at several large financial houses moving with their books to Cape Town.
In Curiaco on September 7 a 3,000,000 acre transfer in Neuvo Leon and Tamalosa was closed in Chicago. L. L. Summerlin of San Antonio with Chicago and New York capitalists finalized the sale. The land features asphalt deposits, petroleum and valuable timber including mahogany rosewood ebony and cedar. It lies near the Gulf and will support a new commercial and industrial center. Included are 75 000 cattle and 20 000 horses and mules.
The plague commission reports 25 cases in Astrakhan since July 1 with 23 deaths and only one current case remains.
General Juan Isidro Jiminez plans to sail from Santiago de Cuba on a chartered steamer, the George Cruise, as General Wood prepares to release him from custody. He issues a proclamation detailing reforms to be instituted and says the revolution is bloodless with broad support against the old regime.
In Puerto Plata on September 2 President Figuero yields executive power to his ministers at noon. General Imbert, acting as provisional governor, confirms the change. Santo Domingo reports ministers to head departments until a provisional government forms and elections follow. City quiet, business at a standstill.
A large crowd gathered at Nutwood Park to watch four pacers contest a $20,000 special purse. Directly led from start to finish with the best heat at 2:07, while the other heats ran in 2:08¾ and 2:08¾.
Mrs. E J Giffels of Moose Lake Minnesota testifies that Hood's Sarsaparilla restored strength after years of poor health and headaches. She notes the medicine helped her husband and claims it offers reliable liver relief. Hood's Pills are advertised as a non-irritating cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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