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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1899
Page
7
A broad survey notes events from Bayombong to Modder River, including battles, political moves, and economic trends. It cites General Methuen, Admiral Dewey, and Gage amid reports on Cuba, Oregon revenues, early rail and industrial expansion, and new corporate canning ventures.
A crowded list of late 19th century news items reports the Ismore run aground near Cape Town. Other items note private Merritt’s suicide in San Francisco, Archbishop Chapelle’s Manila voyage, a six-day bicycle race in New York, and various military, political, and natural events across the globe.
Report from London datelined December 5 notes the whole border district between Colesburg and Burgersdorp has joined the Boers. In Venterstad over 2,000 rebels form a peasant commandery and vow to march on Cape Town as General Buller’s proclamation is torn down.
In Manila a detachment led by Lieutenant Monroe with 50 men of the Fourth Cavalry captured General Conon’s 800 rebels at Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya after a staged advance and surrender bluff. Monroe entered with a small guard and seized arms and prisoners, while the rebels believed a larger force was nearby.
Manila December 6 The transport Aliva gunboats Vil Lobos and Quios with Spanish garrison and civilians arrived reporting German governors occupied Yap Reipan and Penapi with 15 men each They fear native danger and may offer gun boats for sale to the United States The Americans expected a fight at Tagudin but found 600 rebels under General Tino had evacuated 86 hours earlier Residents welcomed friendly troops and Santa Cruz saw similar reception Aguinaldo and his army moved into the mountains eastward Samar and Callao attacked Wyan and landed a force there.
The Havana Commercial Company posts armed guards on its Ita plantations in Pinar del Rio province and plans to request an infantry contingent from Governor-General Brooke. Manager Merryless says arming guards is for protecting interests though no immediate alarm exists, while noting rising disaffection that could flare if the United States acts or fails to act as Cuban leaders want.
Unusually cold weather and heavy gales in New Zealand leave the ship Pleiades ashore on the coast with crew saved but immovable on the rocks. Hesketh and Mapowicka also ashore at Greymouth bar. In Melbourne a tariff conference forms protectionist measures for Australia as wool crops face a lean year. In Vancouver a man resembles Aguinaldo and is detained but quickly clears a base alibi and is released.
The will of the late Vice President Garret Hobart was filed for probate in Paterson New Jersey. The estate is valued at about two and a half million dollars with the widow receiving one million dollars and half the remainder. After certain bequests are paid, Hobart Jr. will inherit the other half when he reaches majority.
Washington observed the first session of the Fifty-Sixth Congress with tribute to the late Vice President Hobart and routine oath readings. The House focused on Roberts Utah seat protest procedures, drawing lots for seats, Reed rules adoption, and a 7,000,000-name petition against Roberts presented by the New York Journal.
In Diamondville 600 miners initially struck for higher wages. A mob of 3800 women and girls attacked the mines and forced non union workers and miners from site. Several people injured and one man shot as deputies failed to protect property.
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