Lord Wolseley Defends Record in Lords Debate
In a crowded Lords chamber London on March 15 Lord Wolseley rejected Lord Lansdowne’s personal charges over his conduct as commander in chief. He insisted his actions were guided by duty, urged reinforcement of South Africa forces, and offered to prove his case with official documents. The motion to lay papers before the house failed 62 to 28.
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House of Lords
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Lord Lansdowne
South Africa
Natal
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Biggarsberg
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Tugela
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Wolseley
Lord Rosebery
Howe
War
KITCHENER REPORTS SILENCE ON PEACE TALKS
London dispatch notes Kitchener silent on peace prospects, implying no decisive progress. French movements suggest ongoing hostilities with DeWet reaching Senekal and heavy Boer casualties and captures reported. Weather delays and reinforcements shape actions as Scheeper and Milan move toward Willowmore with British pursuit nearby.
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Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
DeWet
Senekal
Orange River Colony
Dornberg
Korannaberg
French
Pietrief
Cape Town
Scheeper
Milan
Willowmore
De Wet a Madman Says Recent Released Prisoners
Prisoners freed by General De Wet allege he is a mad man due to fatigue and anxiety. They report his mind is unbalanced and he avoids camp beds, sleeping outside with trusted followers. He keeps plans secret, rejects peace talks, and swears only independence will satisfy him. His whereabouts and Steyn's relation remain unknown.
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Bloemfontein
de Wet
DeWet
Plague Delays Troop Deployments in South Africa
The War Office from London states no new troops will be sent to Cape Town until bubonic plague subsides. Transports will disembark troops at East London Port Elizabeth and other ports. Plague unsettles South African shipping. In Berlin, Young Christian DeWet and Boer officers met Reichstag members for talks.
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London
War Office
Cape Town
East London
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Berlin
Christian DeWet
Parisian pro-Boers confer with South African supporters
In The Hague, March, M. Henri Stechefort and other Parisian advocates for the Boers meet with supporters of the South African republics. They plan to visit Mr. Kruger at Utrecht to discuss efforts.
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Hague
M. Henri Stechefort
Mr. Kruger
Utrecht
Bank clearings by city weekly table report
New York March 1 table compiled by Dradstreet shows weekly bank clearings for principal cities for the week ended March M. It lists the percentage increases and decreases versus the same week last year, highlighting year over year changes in banking activity.
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York
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Pitteburg
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Huffalo Peewee Seanee
Omaha
Eereees
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Ore
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Eeree
Dominion OF Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
John
Germany Keeps Its Place in the Sunshine in Far East Policy
Berlin declares Germany will safeguard its neutral and commercial interests in China and Asia, insisting on maintaining a place in the sun and withdrawing troops from Pechili only after China pays indemnities. Debate in the Reichstag features Buelow defending policy and Richter opposing perceived world interference.
Germany criticizes war actions in Far East trade stance
The speech by Herr Bebel attacks German intervention in the Japan China conflict. He labels it egregious folly and argues it shifted Japan's spoils to Russia, undermining Germany's trade profits with China over the past twelve years. He claims the policy harmed Germany's economic interests in Asia.
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Orient
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Li Hung
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Bacen
Count von Telow
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Reichstage
Emperor Willam
Herrichter
Bhantung
England
Herr Babel
Evacuation Ordered for China Troops and Legation Guard
Washington reports an order to General Chaffee to evacuate China with 150 legation guard infantry and staff, sailing for Manila by end of April. Transports Sumner and Indiana to Taku will carry 1100 animals and troops including ninth infantry, six cavalry troops, and light battery.
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Chaffee
China
Legation Guard
Pekin
Secretary of War
Manila
Charles EB. Humphrey
Quartermaster Department
Philippine Islands
Miller
United States
Division of the
Philippines
MacArthur
Corbin
War Department
Legation
Sumner
Indiana
Taku
Ninth Infantry
Sixth Cavalry
Reilly
Question of Indemnity in Commons Raises China Debates
London reports detail a Commons session on indemnities and the China negotiations. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach blocks a committee report over Times publications while the speaker seeks safeguards. Debate notes Boxer punishments, Chinese obligations, and methods of indemnity, with the EU and British interests discussed.
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London
House of Commons
Michael Micks-Beach
Select Committee
London Times
House of Representatives
Times
China
Prince Chun
Berlin
Manchuria
Mr. Balfour
T Oelock
British government invites claims against China
London on March 15 the British government issued a public invitation to societies and others with claims against China to submit them at the foreign office for consideration and action.
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London
Societés
China
Foreign Office
Gavin Parmalee White Receivership In Cleveland
The dry goods firm Gavin Parmalee & White in Cleveland Ohio was placed in the hands of a receiver today. The company owes about $100000 while asserting assets adequate to meet obligations. The item notes a March 15 filing and reports the financial distress amid the local business scene.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Gavin, Parmalee & White
Reports Favorable As Markets Show Mixed Strength
The week brings broad trade improvement with heavy clearing volumes and rising prices in favored sectors while iron and cotton goods show divergence. Wool sales expand, Western dry goods demand stays strong, and railroad traffic remains highly favorable amid car shortages in big centers. Wheat supplies and exports trend up, and U S business failures rise modestly to 217 for the week.
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New York
Bradetreet
Chicago
United States
Market Review Signals Steady Iron Demand and Wheat Outlook
R G Dun weekly trade review notes improving wheat crop prospects, strong cash prices for iron and steel, and heavy grain exports. Textile markets lag, but steel and structural demand rise with oil field equipment, rails, and pig iron output around 293k tons weekly. Failures fall in the US versus last year.
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New York
R. G. Dun
New Orleans Lawyer Quinteiro Named to Philippine Bench
Lemar Quinteiro, a noted New Orleans lawyer and long time Picayune staffer, has been appointed to the supreme bench in the Philippines with a $7,000 salary. His commission arrived today and the news comes from New Orleans, Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Lemar Quinteiro
Supreme Bench
Philippines
Quinteiro
The
New Orleans Picayune
Disarmament Order Bans Macedonian Rifle Clubs
Sofia reports March 15 that the new interior ministry reiterates a disarmament order. Macedonian rifle clubs are to be disarmed and prohibited from drilling, framing a crackdown on unregulated paramilitary activity.
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Sofia
Ministry of the Interior
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