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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1899
Page
6
An account from Roubaix France describes a brutal encounter where a bull and a lion clash amid a cheering crowd. The lion maims the bull in a drawn out, gripping sequence ending with the lion victorious as spectators depart.
Details of a proposed superannuation and pension fund for Pennsylvania Railroad employees were announced. The plan, effective Jan 1 1900, shifts funding to the employer, adjusts retirement rules by age and service, and expands relief fund benefits with new survivor and disability provisions east of Pittsburgh and Erie. The board includes four vice presidents, the general manager, and the assistant controller to enforce rules and operation.
Prosecutor Pugh, recently recovered from a prolonged cataleptic state, announces plans to pursue action against the Board of Public Works. He believes the prior grand jury erred in not indicting the board for contracting with Expert Hill to inspect the water plant without council approval. He intends to present the case again to the Next Grand Jury to test whether harshly censuring public officials is warranted to deter misconduct.
Secretary of War Root sent a letter to all state governors urging wide relief for Porto Rico after a severe hurricane. He attached dispatches from the governor general detailing destitution and called for contributions of supplies or money, with routes via New York steamers and duty-free import. The New York & Porto Rico line offers free shipping of relief cargo on two steamers, Evelyn and Mae, to Ponce.
The navy releases Admiral Dewey's letter from Trieste dated Aug 1 praising official and public cordiality toward the U S flagship Olympia and its crew. It notes 40 000 people attended Rask the electrician s funeral and lauds reception by Austrian officials naval constructors and shipyards.
Aug. 14 dispatch lists soldier deaths from July 20 to Aug. 13. Causes include drowning, dysentery, typhoid fever, arterial sclerosis, erysipelas, enteritis, wounds in action, and intestinal complaints. Names span Twenty‑first Infantry, Seventh Infantry, Sixth Infantry, Twelfth Infantry, Third Infantry, Fourth Cavalry, Third Artillery, Eleventh Infantry, and other units. Locations cited: Manila and Ponce via Haiti.
In an interview published Monday Esterhazy argues Mercier’s evidence does not show familiarity with the case. The Petit Bleu notes Dreyfus expressed sorrow for his reply to Mercier, recalling the rank difference between captain and general.
The transport Alava sailed from Spain on Monday to bring home Spaniards held on the front and to call at Luzon to aid Spanish prisoners held by Aguinaldo.
Trenton New Jersey August 15 The Scott Janney electric company was incorporated with a capital stock of 80 000 000 and an overall capital of 30 000 090. The formal filing occurred Monday afternoon.
Manila dispatch lists killed and wounded service members from multiple units across Luzon Negros Cebu and Mindanao with dates in July August including Sixth Infantry Bobton Negros July 19 and August 11 near Novaleta. Names include David I Anderson Vincent Seger John Heychener Robert H Moore Sam Bollinger George Wells and others with injury details.
Washington reports a fleet distribution with Admiral Dewey aboard the Olympia at Leghorn. The Montgomery sails from Montevideo to Rio to join Howison aboard the Chicago. Princeton reaches Shanghai and Essex at Plymouth. Samp son commands evolutions from Bar Harbor. Celtic departs Sydney with beef for Manila and plans Brisbane stop to haul horses for Gen. Otis. Badger sails to Mare Island then Portland for a ten day Oregon naval militia cruise.
Louis Stein, U S commercial agent at Bamberg, reports German industrial circles view rapid American industrial growth with apprehension. He cites recent German meetings of tool makers in Dusseldorf and shoe manufacturers in Breslau calling for protection against imports. He notes German cycles makers also face stiff competition and urges focusing on quality to boost car exports to Germany.
Reports of bubonic plague in Portugal raise alarm in Madrid as government imposes frontier quarantine. In Bombay the plague at Poona grows virulent causing mass exodus as city becomes almost empty.
The Rev. Samuel R. House, M. D., 86, longtime physician to the king of Siam, died at his Waterford home on August 15 after a lengthy illness. He practiced medicine for decades and served royal medical needs during his career.
Schedule listing arrival and departure of all trains via L. D. & W.R.y. and Roachdale at Indianapolis Union Station for Tuesday August 8 1899. Times show Chicago Express with markings for chair car sleeper dining parlor car and other services under A A Zion superintendent.
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