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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1902
Page
2
The English Hews reports 25 585 Boer prisoners to be returned home, noting the Boer forces were larger than early war estimates. May receipts exceed expenditures by over 16 million dollars, ending war taxes with a projected revenue drop next year. A South Africa letter says Kitchener is in good spirits and smiles as regrets fade.
Heiner C. Stuntz, overseeing Methelist missions in Manila, says there has never been more humanity than in the war and Filipino wounded are treated as our own in the hospitals.
The text notes gambling thrives in public spots during Havana’s early independence and calls for a strong, decisive approach by new authorities to curb the criminal element in the city.
The board of trade returns for 1091 show that among millions of passengers carried by rail in Britain not a single death occurred due to train accidents.
Foreign immigration at New York for May exceeded 87 000 indicating a yearly rate over a million. Some months show higher figures but the 1902 aggregate will be near the record year. The general standard remains not high.
Immigration to the United States remains high with space for a few thousand South Africans who wish to migrate. Uncle Sam offers farms at very low figures, suggesting generous land grants to attract newcomers despite past surges.
The article recounts 1876 deportations of 6000 Caribbean people from St Vincent to Granada and later Belize. It notes Prof Starr of the University of Chicago believes no Caribe were killed by recent Caribbean volcanic disturbances after spending time in Central America.
The release names eleven second lieutenants in cavalry and infantry suspended for a year for failing the required examination. The notice signals all officers must continue their aries study to remain in the army, and experts believe the warning will have its intended effect.
The article notes Spain courting multiple allies as King Alfonso XIII seeks foreign relations. It warns the young ruler to survey options cautiously before committing to entangling treaties amid growing international maneuvering.
Under Pretoria terms burghers may go back to farms with support, the British government authorizes 15.9 million dollars to be distributed on Boer commissions advice. The fund equals one thousand dollars to fifteen thousand burghers, with foreigners and colonial rebels excluded from participation.
Peace appears secured as Boers accept British terms ending the conflict. Observers foresee nationwide rejoicing at the end of fighting with deaths on both sides viewed as wasteful, and reconstruction urged as the new order.
The senate on the 2nd and 3rd debated amendments to the Philippine bill and discussed the Nicaragua canal. House actions included anti anarchist measures and forest reserve transfers to agriculture. Debates in the senate and house continued over the Panama route versus Nicaragua, with leaders urging passage of the Nicaragua bill. Royal and foreign news notes report King Edward and Queen Alexandra at Buckingham Palace amid rain, Bjornsen Bjornstierne’s drama for Sarah Bernhardt, Prince Henry of Prussia heirs, and Debs announcing a Denver home.
On the 8th D Daniels city marshal of McPherson Kansas was arrested on a warrant by Dr. S D Lee charging extortion from alleged fences. Daniels lost his commission and star and was held without bail. The civil service commission ruled no reinstatement for residents of states receiving at least full apportionment. Dun and Co reported weekly U S business failures at 318 and Canada at 16.
Minnesota Supreme Court rules a girl's beauty must not be counted in trials and that jury bias from appearance does not deny her natural advantages. Separately, Manila faces imminent strikes as workers demand a 50 percent wage increase from employers.
Senate resumes isthmian canal discussion with Mitchell opposing Panama route. House chaos on anti anarchist bill, rail wreck near Black River kills one and injures dozens. Osage petition seeks line through Wawhuska. Davis rejoins church. Hirth to teach at Columbia. Fire in Saratoga kills five. floods isolate western Oklahoma towns and rail lines face disruption.
For days letters warned Black workers to quit or be driven from town. A mob of about 50 men and boys assaulted, captured one Black man, who was rescued by opponents and hidden. He soon left, and Decatur reported no Black residents remaining.
In Marion Indiana on June 9 James Lacey 30 was shot and killed near the Roseburg pike three miles from the city center by two men in a bugeye who accused him of stealing a robe and whip. Lacey was brother in law to A A Barker state representative. He leaves a widow and one child.
Senator Nathan H. Agnew plans a damages suit against a Chicago beauty doctor after Mrs. Ruggles of Chesterton alleges facial treatment left her totally blind. The doctor's name is withheld until filing. Also reported: a Richmond man’s suicide after kerosene fire and a severe Fort Wayne rainstorm with barn and home damage.
State Geologist Blatchley plans a special investigation of Morgan and Brown county gold fields for his next annual report. He recently visited Morgan county and panned gold, finding it more plentiful than expected and believes paying quantities may be reached with machinery.
Formal declaration from Laporte Indiana shows Robert W Miers the Second district congressman seeks United States Senate to succeed Senator Fairbanks whose successor will be chosen by the legislature in November.
A June 9 report from Valparaiso describes uprooted trees and demolished barns and windmills. Daniel Nelson near Boone Grove was struck by lightning, likely fatally. two horses died and overall storm damage reached about $8,000.
A blaze at the St. Luke's society sanitarium on Wabash avenue and Twenty first street killed ten men and one woman and injured about thirty others. Delirium tremens and drug induced patients on the fifth floor could not be saved as flames spread rapidly from the basement through the elevator shaft.
Fire destroyed the Arcade and Citizens National Bank block and the Shackelford building in Saratoga on June 9 leaving five dead. Victims include Mrs Elizabeth Mabee and Mrs Sarah Owens and David Howland plus Mrs Howland and Miss Farrington. Chief Engineer E J Chadwick injured in rescue effort. Property loss around 300000 with 250000 insured. Arcade sale slated June 12. owner Shoemaker estate of Cincinnati. David Howland was 75 and a Civil War veteran.
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