British plans to settle South Africa after war ends
London reports the British government prepares for postwar administration of the Orange Free State. Milner departs for Bloemfontein to shape permanent rule while Boer franchise rights spark debate between disfranchisement and punitive options. Carrington leads Rhodesian patrols to curb Boer treks northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Milner
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
England
Great Britain
South Africa
Roberts to Succeed Wolseley as Commander
London dispatch states Truth reports Gen. Roberts will take over as commander-in-chief of the army, succeeding Lord Wolseley.
Colonies to Be Represented in British Parliament
London March 21 Joseph Chamberlain colonial secretary works on a plan to grant colonial representatives seats in the British parliament in exchange for colonies paying a portion of imperial army and navy costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jos. Chamberlain
Trea
Friction Among Generals in Field and Boer Activity
The report notes friction between field generals and Roberta and Buller factions. Buller may use Churchill as a mouthpiece claiming his Tugela plan enabled Roberts move. Colonial Office telegraphs proclamation to Cape Town about destroying property and compensation. Kitchener captures 33 prisoners and 200 arms at Prieska. Free State farmers near Springfortein show white flags. France wants the Boers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Roberts
Buller
Winston Churchill
Ladysmith
Tugela
Colonial Office
Cape Town
Cape Republics
Kitchener
Prieska
Free State
Springfortein
Guardians Seek Loan to Build On Capitol Ground
Franklin Vonnegut as guardian for Theo dore F. and siblings seeks probate court permission to borrow $22,500 against their half of the Washington street ground to erect a new building. The site, valued at $100,000 with Carl von Hake owning the other half, will host a $47,009 construction yielding about $9,700 annual rent. The Vonnegut heirs and guardian plan to proceed with Carl von Hake arranging the remaining elements and financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Vonnegut
Theodore F
Felix
Arthur Vonnegut
Capital Building
Washington St
Pennsylvania
Meridian
Carl von Hake
von’ Hake
Monnegut Heirs
Guardian
Monneguts
Where Are Two Girls from Libby Prison Case
Gov. Mount received a letter from Scott H. Rombeck of Eaton Rapids Michigan asking for information on the two daughters of John St. John who enlisted in Indiana and died in Libby prison. An estate provides 360 dollars to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Mount
Scott H. Rornbeck
Eaton Rapids
Mich
John St. John
Indiana
Libby
Plumer's Mafeking Advance Hindered by Supplying Trains
Cape Town dispatch notes Col. Plumer delays in moving on Mafeking as he concentrates on delivering three train loads of supplies, slowing the advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Boers Organize Police at Bloemfontein Dispatch
The Times reports a corps of young Boers organized for Bloemfontein police duty. Bridges to Kroonstadt are destroyed and the Boers appear to plan abandoning the northern Free State. It is said President Steyn warned Kruger to avoid capture by the British.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Times
Bloemfontein
Kroonstadt
Free State
Steyn
Kruger
St. Helena
Boers harass British near Ladysmith seize cattle
Reports from Pretoria dated March 17 state Boers harass British patrols near Ladysmith and have captured 30 cattle. The British returned a German ambulance but detained Dr. Albrecht, prompting a German protest. A full collection of dumdum bullets captured from the British was received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Ladysmith
Albrecht
Skirmishing Presses Fourteen Streams Ferry Fight
Kimberley reports ongoing clashes at Fourteen Streams where the railroad crosses the Vaal river. The British captured two boats on the south bank while the Boers retain the ferry. On Tuesday the Twentieth battery shelled the enemy effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Vaal
Ex-Consul Describes Bloemfontein Arbitration Attempts
Ex-Consul C E Macrum discussed Herr Wessels and the Bloemfontein arbitration conference held weeks before the Anglo Boer War. He recalled urging Washington to accept a US mediated peace, noting Stowe pressed the appeal but received no response. He said Kruger’s government would have welcomed the plan and that war was not expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
C. E. Maecrum
P. Lauter Wessels
New York
Bloemfontein
Macrum
Herr Wessels
South Africa
United States
Pretoria
Kruger
Stowe
Steyn
Great Britain
Free State
Washington
Darke county infirmary sues sheriff over insane patient
The Darke County Ohio infirmary board appeals to the Indiana Supreme Court after a Randolph Circuit Court ruling favored Sheriff Overman of Randolph County Indiana. Joseph Roll, an insane pauper, was arrested for breaking into a house and later left with Ohio authorities after a questionable transfer across the state line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors
Darke County
Ohio
Thomas J. Overman
Randolph County
Indiana
Roll Joseph
Supreme Court
Randolph Circuit Court
Joseph
County Records Investigation Extends Toward 1887 End
Ayres and Lesle continue county records work and expect completion by April 21 1887 when current appropriation expires. County auditor Smith warns of another council meeting for extra funds if remaining work remains unfinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Ayres and
Lesle
Smith
Courcil
Charges Filed Over Fireman Fanning Suspension
Board chairman Roth acknowledged charges exist against Capt. John Fanning of hook and ladder company 5, after initial denials. The formal charges for conduct unbecoming an officer and insubordination were dated March 15 and 16, with due process dependent on a board trial date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roth
The
Safety Board
SUN
John Fanning
Hook and Ladder Company 5
Cones’ Overall
Davis
Barrett
Fire Department
Ernst
Capt. Fanning
Joseph T. Fanning
Board of Works
Fanning
Board of Works Meeting Ends with Sewer Remonstrances
The Board of Works held a session in a courthouse basement on Wednesday with a partially built barrier, allowing 25 to 30 remonstrators to approach the board. Most protested sewers, while the water company urged water mains to cross Fall Creek on the new Illinois Street bridge to serve residents north of the creek and suggested extending the provision to Central Ave bridge to cut future costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Fanning
Sahm
Water Company
Fall Creek
Illinois St
Fallcreek
Central Ave
Christian ministers meet in Indianapolis March 27 29
The ministers of the Christian church will gather in Indianapolis from March 27 through 29 to discuss theology biblical criticisms and the plan for a seminary in Chicago for training pastors assistants and Sunday school superintendents. Attending are J H Garrison editor of the St Louis Christian Evangelist Prof H OL Willett of Chicago University and Rev F D Powers of Washington D C who preached at President Grant's funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Indianapolis
Chicago
J. H. Garrison
St. Louis Christian Evangelist
H. OL. "Willett
Chicago University
F. D. Powers
Washington, D. C
Powers
Washington
Grant
Congregationalists Discuss Central Association Meeting
The Central association of congregationalists met at Pilgrim church in West Indianapolis. W. W. Waterman of Terre Haute spoke on the sermon while Rev. R. S. Osgood Rev. Levi White and Rev. H. B. Long spoke on ministerial duties. The ladies served dinner for visiting ministers and their families. Afternoon sessions covered business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Association of Congregationalists
Pilgrim Church
West Indianapolis
W. W. Waterman
Terre Haute
R. S. Osgood
Levi White
H. B. Long
Woman seeks arrest of husband after knife attack
Hattie Wharton reports she was slashed by Monroe at 813 Muskegon Street on Tuesday. She bears two minor facial gashes and says they have separated. she lists her Arch Street address and notes he works at Henry Smith's restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Wharton
Monroe
Muskegon St
Arch-st
Henry Smith
Jury awards $50 to Patrick H. Smith in Central Union case
A circuit court jury awarded Patrick H. Smith fifty dollars for injuries from a fall over an iron pole brace on Virginia Avenue, in contrast to his initial demand of seventy five thousand dollars against Central Union Telegraph Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick H. Smith
Central Union Telegraph Company
Virginia Ave
Smith
Grand Jury Returns 554 Indictments in March Term
The grand jury reported 554 total indictments for the March term, chiefly against liquor law violators and lottery sellers. Several druggists and grocers pleaded or were arrested on licensing and selling charges, with fines of five dollars and costs in many cases. Republican leaders decry Prosecutor Pugh's actions while Kissell faces possible guilty pleas and jail sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Harpell
Robert Keller
John Pantzer
Rufus C. Hampton
Hill-ave
Charles P. Muench
Meridian-st
Louis Pink
Madison-ave
August W. Buschmann
College-ave
John Fritz
Virginia-ave
Chas. F. Lay
W. Washington St
Chas. Norton
Massachusetts Ave
James C. Ferquin
Udell St
John M. Rhodes
S. ‘Weat St
Kissell
John I. Johnson
N. Illnois Sr
W. N. Short
Illinois
Maryland Srs
Woman Fires Four Times At Lover In Escape Flight
Della Duncan, colored, sought by police after firing four shots at Thomas Bottoms, her lover and Bates house employee. The shots missed. Bottoms fled. Duncan, once Bottoms' sweetheart since age 16, is said to be abroad. the revolver once owned by her father, cleaned by him the day before, was used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Duncan
Thomas Bottoms
Miss Duncan
Vermont St
Duncan
Indiana Gubernatorial Tilt Shapes Up Amid Party Fights
The Marion club splits over Metzger and Gates as delegates duel with the old guard. Democrats cheer Senator Beveridge’s Puerto Rico tariff stance while Republicans hesitate over his policy. Indiana Democrats claim brighter chances as party divisions intensify and state sentiment shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Metzger-Gates
Southside
Metzger
I. B. Martindale
Wm. A. Ketcham
Gates
Beveridge
Indiana
Rummage sale nets $563 with brisk Irvington house offer
By noon Wednesday the rummage sale had raised $563 as volunteers stock the tables with low priced items. Readers are popular among shoppers with magazines at two cents a copy and daily stock turnover. The event, in Irvington, will add a seven room house for sale at $1,800 with a $50 commission for the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Four Searching Parties Seek Missing Miss Selvage
Twenty five young men formed four search parties to locate Miss Selvage. They split into groups and searched old barns houses and rubbish to the northwest but found no trace. Her brother Joseph Selvage said all hope rests on the search effort as the missing woman’s mother marked her sixtieth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Selvage
Joseph Selvage
Multiple Leaders and Incidents Hit World in Briefs
OFF THE WITRES. Charlotte P Mason 105 Sandwich N H is dead. Billings Montana had a 200000 fire Tuesday. Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax British commander in chief at Plymouth is dead at Naples. Hundreds leave Wisconsin and Minnesota to settle in Montana and Washington. Arkansas republicans endorse McKinley and expansion policy but say nothing about Puerto Rico. English capitalists buy streetcar lines of Guadalajara Mexico for 1000000. Gov Candler Georgia testifying condemned trusts. Gov Yuan Shan Tung province warns missionaries endangered by anti foreign movement. Editor Elliott Troy Kansas Times shot Tuesday night. He is believed to recover. Jury in Mamie Reting case Cincinnati not guilty by insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte P. Mason
Sandwich
N. H
Billings
Mont
Tuesay
Sir Henry Fairfax
Plymouth
Naples
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Montana
Washington
Arkansas
McKinley
Puerto Rico
Guadalajara
Mex
Candler
Georgia
Industrial Commission
Atlanta
Yuan
Shan Tung Province
China
Elliott
Troy
Kas
Times
Mamie Reting
Cincinnati
Ed Grafe
Daring Rescues From Five Story Tenement Fire
Eighteen persons escaped a five story tenement blaze at 185 West 134th Street in New York on a Wednesday morning. Firefighters and residents saved twelve others while M. B. Anderson and Meyer formed a human ladder to lift six children to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
M. 8
Andersons
Sottlier Meyer
Anderson
Mmyer
The Sun Want Ads Offer Help Wanted In Huers Columns
A large number of people seeking employment appear in The Sun on page 7 in the Huers section. Read these lines if you need work and place requests through The Sun Huers. The want department is open to readers and pays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
Fauvre Coal Firm Formed in Terre Haute Directors Named
Incorporated in Terre Haute with capital stock of 10000 Frank Maus Fauvre Indianapolis Clement W Nagel and Harry Newell of Terre Haute named as directors Colburn Grain Company Colburn capital stock 6000 Sagoyewatha Tribe No 248 Improved Order Red Men Fontanet noted in filing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fauvre Coal Company
Terre Haute
Frank Maus
Fauvre
Indianapolis
Clement W. Nagel
Harry Newell
Colburn Grain Company
Colburn
Fontanet
Fee and Salary Law Seen as Possible Revival
The Fee and Salary Commission discusses reviving an 1871 statute tied to population based salaries. Judge Timothy Howard A C Daly and W A Viking review constitutional changes from 1881 and report wholesale violations across counties. They note total county officer pay at 1 307 361 with an excess of 238 406 over legal allowances for key offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Howard
A. C. Daly
W. A. Viking
Wilkins
Howard
Little Girl Dead Drunk Sparks Search for Father
Police seek Silas Clements former Kingan's worker living at 448 W Market St as guardian officials move to place his children. Patrolman Smith found a 11 year old intoxicated girl in the Park theater lobby who was later taken home after sobering up. The mother, described as drunk, could not be pinched, prompting the report to Officer Joyce. The family is said to reside on N Capitol Ave but not yet located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Clements
Kingan’s
W. Marketst
W. A. Joyce
Board of Children’s Guardians
Clements
Smith
Park Theater
W. Market St
A Sightless Witness and the Spaulding Prosecution
Sam T. Spaulding colored was examined in police court on Wednesday and sent to the grand jury on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. He shot Oliver Petty in the face in mid January in an alley near Walnut and Agnesis, leaving Petty with sightless eyes. Petty lay in City hospital in a precarious condition before appearing in court as his brother led him to the stand. Attorney Frank McCray represented Spaulding. the defense offered no testimony and signaled self defense through cross questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam T. Spaulding
Grand Jury
Oliver Petty
Walnut
Agnessis
Petty
Spaulding
Frank McCray
McCray
Local Youth and Grandmother Detained Over Pocketbook Theft
Clarence Mitchell, 12, colored, and his grandmother Mary, are jailed on charges of petit larceny and receiving stolen goods. Mrs. Coleman says the boy found her pocketbook containing $4.50 and gave it to his grandmother who refused to return it. The boy admits finding the purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Mitchell
Lafayette St
Mary
Coleman
Capitol Ave
Mrs Evans Trial Heads to Hearing in Fall Creek Case
Mary E. Evans a druggist at Fall Creek and Meridian Street faces a police court hearing Saturday on charges of drunkenness disturbing the peace and assault and battery against a man named Sort ers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Evans
Fall Creek
Meridian St
Sorters
Republicans Hustle Over Puerto Rico Tariff Vote Prospects
Washington dispatch reports Republican senators near a settlement on Puerto Rico tariff terms with a projected 45 to 43 vote by some observers. Hanna predicts 47 votes for the final bill as leaders seek to avoid a party split while reconciling Senate and House positions. Democrats oppose Beveridge free trade language amid ongoing conference amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Puerto Rico
Davis
Beveridge
Proctor
Nelson
Simon
Hoar
Mason
Wellington
Kyle
McCumber
Ross
Caltom
Elkins
Burrows
Foraker
Caucus Peace Committee
Spooner
Hanna
Senate
House
House Creates Nine Member Panel for St. Louis Exposition
The House adopted a rules committee report to appoint a special nine member panel to consider all proposed legislation for the St. Louis exposition marking the 100th anniversary of the Louisiana purchase. Members named include Tawney, Steele, Sherman, Joy, Corliss, Burke, Williams, Bartlett, and Ottey. Bramwell spoke in support of the second class mass matter bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C&w
Washington
House
St. Louis Exposition
Louisiana Territory
Tawney
Minnesota
Steele
Indiana
Sherman
New York
Joy
Missouri
Corliss
Michigan
Burke
Texas
Williams
Mississippi
Bartlett
Georgia
Ottey
Virginia
Bramwell
Senate action on Alaska mining grants near Nome
In the Senate Turner offered a resolution directing the secretary of war to report whether any grants or concessions have been made for mining on the gold beds of the ocean near Cape Nome Alaska. Turner hinted that favors may be enjoyed by some. Wolcott and Carter expected a quick secretary response. Hale then moved the urgent deficiency bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seminte
Turner
Secretary of War
Cape Nome
Alaska
Wolcott
Carter
Hale
Beveridge May Delay Speech Amid Puerto Rico Tariff Debate
Private advices indicate Senator Beveridge may postpone his address on the free-trade amendment to the Puerto Rican tariff bill. Mrs. Beveridge's serious illness prompts migration plans from Asheville to Dansville if feasible, while the senator considers visiting Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beveridge
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Lingpopo River
Gested
Madagascar
France
Paris
Libby Prison
Plumer
Congregationalists
Alford
Bates House
Antis
Tremont House
Fee and Salary Commission
Greenlawn
Terre Haute Brewing Company
West St
Terre
Greenlawn Cemetery
Kentucky Ave
Hoyt
Janes
Grand Hotel
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