Capers Appointed U S Attorney for South Carolina
Washington April 15 The president named John G Capers United States attorney for the district of South Carolina Edgar Russell signal officer of volunteers with major rank surgeons of volunteers with major rank Abram L Haines and Ernest L K Johnstone and assistant surgeons with captain rank Ralph B Porter Charles M Galbraith Joseph L Sanford Robert B Williams James B Cutter and William S Block Capers will replace Abial Lathrope the present district attorney for South Carolina Capers is an attorney in the department of justice in Washington and has been there about eight years He came from South Carolina during the Cleveland administration He opposed Bryan in 1896 and 1900 and never fully aligned with the Republican party
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Washington
John G. Capers
United States
District of South Carolina
Edgar Russell
Abram L. Haines
Ernest LK. Johnstone
Ralph 8. Porter
Charles M. Galbraith
Joseph L. Sanford
Robert B. Williams
James B. Cutter
William 8. Block
Capers
Abial Lathrope
South Carolina
Department of Justice
Cleveland
Bryan
Lathrope
R E. A. Webster
Perry in Trouble Escaped Convict Arrested for Forgery
William A. Perry alias George Weeks, 52, an escaped Huntsville Texas prisoner, was arrested in Yorkville for passing a worthless check on Annie DeBoyce. Detective Sergeant Mahoney said Perry is a bigamist with two wives in court and a prior forgery sentence from 1892. Bail set at 1500 for examination.
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New York
William A. Perry
George Weeks
Huntsville
Texas
Yorkville
Annie DeBoyce
Mahoney
Minnie May Collier
Perry
Bell Ounty
Tex
Hannah Nash
Doyleston
George Willis Weeks
Atlantic City
Zeeler
Foreign and Domestic Dispatches Reported April 15
Li Hung Chang asks General Chaffee to leave forces in Pekin for city policing as Chinese fear misrule by others. A 13000-strong expedition moves from Pao Ting Fu to enforce Li’s order. W W Weeks to become Cotton Belt Texas general passenger agent May 10, with Lehane shifting to insight duties at Tyler.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Chaffee
Tillson
Pao Ting Fu
Fort Worth
Tex
W. W. Weeks
Kansas City Union Stock Yards Company
John F Lehane
Cotton Belt
Texas
Kansas City
Lehane
Weeks
General Insight
Tyler
Patrick's Case Opens as Handwriting Experts Testify
New York April 11 The Patrick murder case against Albert T Patrick moves toward grand jury action on the capital charge. Handwriting expert William J Kinsley testifies that signatures on the will and checks claimed to be Rice signatures were not written by Rice. David B Carvel confirms, Assistant DA Osborne rests case until Prof Witthaus arrives.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Jerome
William J. Kinsley
Swenson & Co
William M. Rice
Patrick
Kinsley
Osborne
Fifth Avenue Trust Company
Mr. Rice
Moore
Rice
David B. Carvel
Witthaus
Return of Confederate sabre sought at Memphis reunion
J P Hildreth of Chicago Board of Trade Battery plans to return an old Confederate cavalry saber taken from General Forrest’s chief of staff at Selma Alabama. The weapon has been kept at Hildreth’s home for 40 years and will be given to the original owner or his family at the Confederate reunion in Memphis Tennessee in May. Hildreth, a member of U S Grant Post No 28, is arranging inquiries with Col R B Snowden of Memphis and T B Neal of Atlanta to trace the owner.
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Chicago
Forrest
Selma
Ala
J. P. Hildreth
Chicago Board of Trade
Memphis
Tenn
Hildreth
U. S. Grant Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Hot Springs
Ark
R. B. Snowden
T. B. Neal
Atlanta
Warrensburg shooting ends in fatal wound at Adams store
In Fayetteville Charles Erwin was mortally wounded by his father in law Frank Adams after a confrontation with Erwin and two accomplices who rode into town to cause trouble. The assailant fired after Erwin attacked him, killing him on the floor.
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Warrensburg
Charles Erwin
Frank Adams
Fayetteville
Erwin
Adams
Turkish loan settles Cramps and Krupps claims in Istanbul
The Frankfurter Zeitung cites a dispatch from Constantinople that the Turkish government has raised £200,000 from the Ottoman Bank to settle claims of the Cramps and the Krupps. In Washington a Scorpion with Minister Loomis of Venezuela arrived at San Juan Puerto Rico and Loomis will sail to New York.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Constantinople
Washington
the Scorpior
Loomis
Venezuela
San Juan
Puerto Rico
New York
Emperor William I Statue Unveiled in Potsdam
Potsdam reports at noon today Emperor William II unveiled an equestrian statue honoring Emperor William I. The ceremony drew local officials and residents as the statue stands completed in the city center.
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Potsdam
Willian
William I
King Otto of Bavaria Recovers From Kidney Bleeds
Berlin reports King Otto of Bavaria has again suffered severe kidney hemorrhages and violent spasms, with medical teams monitoring his condition and evaluating treatment options.
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Berlin
Otto of
Bavaria
J Peter Smith Dead Dies Fort Worth Leader at 70
Telegraph from Fort Worth reports Colonel John Peter Smith died in St Mary’s hospital St Louis. He was nearly 70, father of Fort Worth and a prominent city booster since its founding. He came to Texas in 1853, served in Civil War under Sibley, led a Texas regiment, three time mayor of Fort Worth, active in railroads. He leaves a wife and five children.
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Fort Worth
Tex
John Peter Smith
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Louis
Smith
Texas
Lexington
William Steel
Sibley
Trinity River
Navarro County
Texas Pacific
Monument vandals damage Hendrick statue at statehouse grounds
In Indianapolis on Wednesday night vandals toppled a 100 pound granite ornament on Thomas A. Hendrick’s monument, removed a bronze shield and laurel piece, and stole the Justice scales. The custodian suspects the bronze was sold. Also reported: a Sedalia bank theft case linked to Freeman and Irwin Gamble detailing a 1898 cash heist.
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Indianapolis
Thomas A. Hendrick
State House
Sedalia
Bank of Commerce
Freeman
Michigan City
Ind
Irwin Gamble
Emporia
Kas
Secretary Root Trims Signature to E Root to Save Time
Washington April 11 Secretary Root has shortened his official signature from Elihu Root to E Root to speed up signing duties. He had signed his full name on all documents, but the volume necessitated the change, a move mirrored by other public officials.
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Washington
Root
Elihu Root
E. Root
Governor Appointment Stirs Iloilo Delegates and Spectators
General Martin Delgado, Panay's insurgent chief until January, is named governor of Iloilo province. Judge Taft announced the appointment, drawing enthusiastic shouts from delegates and spectators. Iloilo holds about half of Panay's population, around one million people.
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Tloilo
P. L
Martin Delagado
Panay
Iloilo
Taft
Bank President Denounces Blackmail Letters in Huntington
Enos T. Taylor president of the Citizens' bank in Huntington Indiana says he will ignore blackmail demands and hand all such communications to the police after receiving three letters in two weeks demanding sums from 74 to 5000 to be left at specified places.
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Huntington
Ind
Enos T. Taylor
Citizens’ Bank
Consul Generals Named for Marseilles Coburg and Zittau
Washington reports the appointment of Robert P. Skinner of Ohio as consul general at Marseilles France Oliver J D Hughes of Connecticut as consul general at Coburg Germany and Francis B Gessner of Ohio as consul at Zittau Germany.
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Washington
Robert P. Skinner
Ohio
Marseilles
France
Oliver J. D. Hughes
Connecticut
Coburg
Germany
Francis B. Gessner
Zittau
Snow Buries Pikes Peak Region Through April 11
Colorado Springs reports 2 to 10 feet of snow burying the Pikes Peak region while Cripple Creek district remains blocked by heavy snow. Authorities warn of closures and travel hazards across the area.
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Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Cripple Creek
French Aim to Include Catholic Missions in Chinese Indemnity
Washington reports say France seeks to claim not only its national Chinese indemnities but also damages for Catholic missions in China. Authorities note large losses to Catholic persons and properties amid the Pekin disturbances, with up to 30,000 affected.
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Washington
Pekin
France
China
Chamberlain Attack and War Talk Sparks London Meeting
A London meeting at Canning Town saw Mrs Richard Chamberlain attack Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain over the South African War. She questioned his farming knowledge and claimed the war served Johannesburg capitalists.
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London
Canningtown
Richard Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
Joe
England
Johannesburg
South Africa
Bank cashier in Vergennes arrested for misappropriation
Vergennes Vermont April 15 Cashier D H Lewis of the Farmers National bank has been arrested on a charge of misappropriating funds of the institution. The bank is not open for business.
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Vergennes
D. H. Lewis
Farmers’ National Bank
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