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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1900
Page
1
Cronje and Roberts in a six minute finish fight as Boer forces occupy river beds and endure relentless shellfire from English lines. Reports detail heavy bombardment and fierce casualties on both sides, with Boer holdouts refusing surrender amidst advancing British positions and surrounding trench warfare.
Lonion Feb 21 The Daily Nowa reports Cronje and 500 Boer force under General Cronje hold at Maxerstuntn. A British reply urged surrender but Cronje refused threatening to fight to the death. The laager was attacked, wagons set on fire, and shelling continued through the night. Canadians made a charge but were repulsed with losses as leaders MacDonald and Krox were slightly wounded. The battle raged with prisoners and scouts revealing a tense breakout attempt and mobile artillery action across the laager area.
A cattlemen and railroad meeting in Topeka led by Governor Stanley discussed car load rate reforms. Paul Morton and J W Robison presented arguments on freight fairness, with railroad managers defending current charges. A committee was formed to seek a compromise balancing shipper costs and line profits.
Reports from Pensacola say the British steamship Toring departed Potaneo Tuesday morning bound for Havana and was lost in the night storm. No word has been heard since the vessel failed to reach Havana as expected.
Washington Feb 213 The house committees on military affairs continued the investigation of the Coeur d'Alene mine riot actions. Witnesses described life in the bull pen where miners were jailed with scant food, poor sanitary conditions, and constant rain. Photographs showed a crude enclosure with a wiry fence. A school commissioner testified of mistreatment and injuries to his wife. Officers ordered harsh measures including corporal punishment. one soldier punished for a minor act. Committee debated publication of Harriet Sinclair testimony before voting to exclude it.
Charles F. Scott of Iota opened his campaign for the Republican nomination of congressman at large at Coffeyville last night under the McKinley club. He defended the party, praised protection, attacked free trade and tariff history, and argued trusts are a natural evolution of modern capitalism, not a target for destruction.
Reports from Onoiiu dated February 15 via San Francisco detail a black plague spreading across Maui and Hawai I Islands. Seven deaths at Kahului, all Chinese, and one at Hilo including two Portuguese women. Kahului town in China town burned destroying the population’s livelihood while La Haine and Houhua impose quarantines.
Washington reports Great Britain will censor all cables sent to international representatives at Pretoria. The move, seen as a major step in wartime diplomacy, may affect future neutral cable lines and provoke diplomatic exchanges. The announcement follows a claimed violation of American mail and has caused unease in official circles.
Indications show P Updegrafy may not be appointed to the state livestock sanitary commission to fill the April vacancy from Taylor Riddle's term ending. Updegrail had the backing of the Improved Stock Breeders' association and the state board of agriculture, but cattlemen push against him. The leading candidate to win is W T Riley, the leader at Columbia.
Traught and MN Ant portion drew attention on Saturday with northerly winds and wide widenings. The fragmentary text suggests weather patterns affecting local activities and schedules.
Chicago February 2. Cooley, a noted engineer, reports that popular mood in Nicaragua favors annexation to the United States. Officials fear factional clashes, and they expect a U S backed right of way and controlled labor terms. He notes broad support for annexation if initiated by the United States government.
Gen John McNulta of Chicago famed as a premier receiver for major railways and trusts died suddenly in Washington at the Hamilton House after angina pectoris. He leaves a widow and two sons, one serving in the Philippines, with a career spanning Congress and Civil War service.
In Hays City Kansas on February 22 the Democratic district committee set a convention for Colby on April 1 to nominate a congressional candidate and endorse President and Senatorial hopefuls. The public meeting aimed to unify support across the district before the coming election.
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