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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1900
Page
1
A bank in Earlville Iowa was targeted last night by burglars who forced the back door and drilled the safe but fled after using dynamite. Tools were left behind as the four men at Beadie's soap factory in Dubuque were killed when a boiler exploded this afternoon.
London reports from Ladysmith, dated January 9, describe a day of bloody fighting with British trenches holding through the night. General White’s forces faced heavy Boer assaults, while ammunition shortages and officer losses threaten relief efforts and Buller’s distant movements.
London January 9 Arthur J Balfour first lord of the treasury spoke to Manchester constituents. He contrasted last year s peace efforts with today s war situation calling it the greatest conflict of the generation and defending government choices after the Jameson raid and Transvaal armament fears.
In a speech Balfour argues guns should be less mobile and longer ranged, praises sea transport and reserves, and says the government grants generals a free hand to defend the empire. He vows the war will continue to its end to prevent future South Africa conflicts and mocks dissolution prophecies against the British Empire.
Surveying starts on a proposed narrow gauge railroad extending from Clear Lake to Fertile, Iowa, a small town about twelve miles northeast. The line would connect with the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul at this point.
Senator Gear wins renomination with Cummins withdrawn. GOP to hold separate house ballot Tuesday and joint convention next day for the state’s Senate. Bernard Murphy named state printer and Howard Tedford state binder. House elects D H Bowen speaker. inauguration of Governor Shaw set for Thursday afternoon.
General Otis reports Bates and Schwan pressing southern operations near Laguna de Bay and Silang, with three artillery pieces seized. Wheaton and Birkheimer drive enemy from Imus to Bacoor, 65 dead and 32 rifles left on field. northern patrols under Leonhauer disperse Arayta bandits and recover prisoners, two seriously wounded.
In Glenwood Iowa Hugh Babbitt obtained an injunction to stop his daughter Pearl 15 and Leslie Shay from marrying after securing a license in Sidney. Babbitt opposed the alliance citing the girl's age and acted quickly to thwart the match by filing with Judge Smith in Red Oak to restrain Shay from using the permit.
Chicago reports a morning conference on opening the Lockport controlling works. Colonel Taylor outlines tasks for permission. Chief Engineer Randolph says all can be done in ten days. Trustees ready to send water into the Illinois valley by January 20, pending final commission report. Ottumwa murder scene notes Phillip Deitz found with three bullets, two to the heart, suspected suicide after asylum release. Julia Kowasky, four, fatally struck by a street car in Chicago’s Hutchinson neighborhood.
Washington Jan 9 Morgan spoke against the Pritchard resolution condemning racial suffrage limits and North Carolina constitution changes. He argued whites have natural superiority and blacks deficiency morally socially intellectually, urging removal of negro suffrage as a political factor and noting election fraud and lynching threats in the South.
Washington reports detail of a Montana Senate bribery probe where State Senator Whiteside defended his honesty while admitting tendency to tell stories to reveal alleged money influence in Clark’s senatorial bid. He described a confrontation over a roll of bills and denied paying or offering bribes, asserting bias against him. The narrative includes cross examination over a $5 000 offer to two members and statements attributed to Clark and Wellcome.
Colonel Eli R. Sutton of Detroit, on governor staff, was arraigned in Manson Michigan with bonds of 10000. He faces four counts for conspiracy to defraud over fraudulent sale and repurchase of state military clothing. Trial set for March term. other indicted officers not to be tried this term.
The body of Sister Augusta was found in Kenosha Wisconsin near Kemper Hall after a weeklong disappearance. She was identified by fellow sisters at St Marys Hall and lay in her robes with rosary, a cross, and badge missing. A coroner's jury viewed the body and the inquest was held by Justice Slater.
A Missouri sister’s disappearance at Kemper hall leads to a shocking revelation of self inflicted death plans. The body was buried in sand, weight tied to sink, with a blind letter misdirecting the sisters. Augus ta, returning from Chicago for a retreat, vanished after vespers and was later found missing with only her cross left behind.
C M Nelson of a farm eight miles northwest of Kearney Nebraska vanished two months earlier. His son Theodore admitted striking him with a pitchfork and burying the headless body after dragging it away to Racine. A separate Iowa burglary report follows with a purse snatching incident at Guilbault home.
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