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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1899
Page
3
Dispatches report General MacArthur entering Gerona as insurgents fled, natives welcoming Americans, and Gerona becoming a garrison with two Thirty sixth Company troopers. Panique to Monacada rail progress continues with captured locomotives, refugees, and improved signals.
Sunday dispatch from Patterson New Jersey reports Vice President Hobart shows no outer change yet doctors observe a gradual loss of strength. They note it takes more effort to move him from bed to the window than a week ago and fear his condition is worsening.
A Louisville dispatch reports General Taylor gained 1193 votes by Judge Jones ruling in Nelson county Kentucky. The Courier Journal cites official counts in 118 of 119 counties showing a Taylor plurality of 261, totaling 1450 with Nelson county results. Republican sources estimate plurality near 2600. Judge Jones corrected Nelson county certificates for W S Taylor. Over twenty indictments were returned by the federal grand jury on alleged election law violators, names not released pending arrests.
Reports from Ladysmith and Lorenzo Marques up to Tuesday November 14 describe Commandant Weilback capturing a man claiming General White was wounded and to Pieter Maritzburg. The prisoner says British troops hide in underground chambers to avoid shens and notes about a thousand wounded in hospital. Joubert is reported as indisposed but improving while General French remains in command.
In Birmingham Alabama on Sunday night between nine and ten observers reported a strange meteor shower as part of a centenary meteoric disturbance. Ten meteors appeared overhead in nebulae shapes like comets. Some flashed fiery red then faded, repeating this pattern before vanishing. Local black residents watched with fear and curiosity.
A New York dispatch reports a match arranged between Jim Corbett, ex-champion, and champion Jim Jeffries. Corbett arranged with W. A. Brady. Jeffries will fix the date. The item also notes the New York cotton exchange board probes alleged advance crop estimate information.
Circuit Judge Jones ordered that 1 1988 voters in Nelson County Kentucky who had cast ballots for W P Taylor be counted for him. Democratic leaders were startled by the decision and the party's HQs reported disappointment for a time. The Court of Appeals is expected to hear arguments on appeal promptly.
The steamer Patria, en route from New York to Hamlin, caught fire off Dover with about 150 aboard including many women and children. The Russian steamer Cores aided, transferring passengers to safety as Captain Frohlich and the crew fought the blaze. Passengers, many in blankets, were spread across hotels and docks while crews evacuated in orderly drills.
Chicago man Cornelius Corcoran shot four of his offspring at 5401 Dearborn Street, killing three, then killed himself. Victims: Margaret five, John seven, Lizzie eight, Kate fourteen may die. Marion sixteen escaped injury. Police found liquor bottles in the home and note prior plotting. A separate dispatch reports Methodist committees plan two new churches in Porto Rico, at Ponce and San Juan.
A Washington dispatch reports long list of Georgia postmasters appointed including Abernathy Bartow A G Mor gin Adgateville Jasper A M Brandon Annie Delle Floyd W C Edmondson Bayard Harris M J Pate Cobb Sumter W J Hill Corbin Bartow M Findley Dugmond Pickens W D Ruddell Laston Bulloch J A Brannen Mayhaw Miller J B Spooner Nettie Forsyth J L Hansard Paynter Fannin M J Gilreth Pooler Chat ham Joe Heidt Rural Vale Whit field Julia Cline Schreukville Bryan Rockaria Shuman Short pond Johnson J T Moxley Stratham Jackson W J Ross Sr Talona Gilmer W V Russell Tybee Chatham V E H Wortham
The Willingham prohibition bill now before the Georgia Legislature would ban manufacturing and selling intoxicating liquor in the state. Prohibitionists hope for passage as a constitutional majority backs the measure, while opponents use filibustering to stall.
Chattanooga merchants plan lawsuits against the Southern, Western and Atlantic, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroads to recover freight overpayments. Justice Harlan’s Cincinnati ruling restricting rates to Nashville levels triggered the suits, covering all overpayments since the initial decision about six years ago.
Rear Admiral Schley was given a dinner in Philadelphia Thursday night by the Clover Club before his departure for South African waters. Guests included Captain Clark formerly of the Oregon who fought with Schley at Santiago and General Witzhugh Lee visiting the city.
Paria Newspaper gleefully notes the fall of Ladysmith while Lon doners doubt the report. War Office delays and uncertain updates leave readers anxious for independent confirmation of the latest developments at Ladysmith.
A large audience in Athens Alabama attended the joint debate between Senator Morgan and Governor Johnston marking the start of a major Alabama campaign. Morgan attacked Johnston vigorously while Johnston challenged Morgan to accompany him on all appointments, signaling a hard fought race with both sides aiming to rally support across Limestone County and the state.
A runner arrived at Estcourt on November 17 from Ladysmith bearing dispatches from General White reporting all well there. He notes Boer shells have no effect and that White recently made a sortie driving Boers from their guns. The bombardment of Ladysmith continues daily with big guns, and Boers attempted a closer investment on November 14 but were repulsed. White followed with a successful sortie, inflicting considerable losses.
Chief Justice Chambers resigns from the Samoa post and his resignation is accepted by the U.S. president. He will also submit his resignation to Great Britain and Germany. The report on his administration up to departure from Apis was the latest action.
Auguste residents celebrated Lieutenant Ridgeley with flags and crowds filling the streets. Thousands from city and country joined the ceremony to honor the distinguished guest at his home. Captain Hollis of the Fourth Infantry is reported dead from dysentery in Manila hospital. He was appointed to West Point from Newnan, Georgia.
The Mississippi secretary of state announced official statewide returns. Longino, Democratic candidate for governor, received 42,227 votes to 6,421 for Prewitt, a margin of 85,806. The Noel election amendment shows 21,109 Yeas and 8,648 Nays.
A Durban telegram dated Sunday November 12 reports General Joubert killed in action. London advices note Baden-Powell’s exploits at Mafeking, with rumors of Boer captures and possible withdrawal of troops. Buller’s advance plans and Capetown dispatches describe Boer activity near Bulawayo and Fort Tuli, with missing officers and continued bombardments. Miami reports fever cases and deaths. Key West and Port Tampa City provided no Wednesday data.
Russell Sage tells a New York interview that Secretary Gage's bid to buy 26 million dollars of bonds has saved the financial world from a disastrous panic. He notes the money market has been tight for months and emphasizes the tense conditions facing business enterprises.
The Georgia House approved the Dawes dog bill imposing a tax on every dog in the state after prolonged agitation. Passage in the Senate remains uncertain, but the measure has split social religious and political life and moved forward Thursday with few opposing votes.
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