23 Mar 1899
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
1
War department medical officers report Aguinaldo's army uses brass tipped bullets in the Philippines. Several American soldiers are wounded by these projectiles and wounds heal more slowly. Officials say insurgent action shows their unfitness for self government.
In London March 23, two Filipino envoys Senor Losanda and Senor Lopez arrived from New York seeking Agoncillo. They visited M. R. Jurado, the Spanish embassy legal adviser, and planned to travel to Paris to meet Agoncillo before possibly returning to the United States.
Manila reports the gunboat Benmington towed two small steamers and a brig seized as filibusters. A large cattle shipment from Hong Kong was destroyed for rinderpest. Battle near Iloilo leaves one American dead and 15 wounded. Aguinaldo forces position for a major Luzon push. Fifteen refugees describe sympathy to insurgents in northern Luzon and growing hostility to foreigners.
A letter from McQueston of the Twenty-eighth Infantry describes A. B. Peters an American photographer captured while photographing outside American lines. He was slashed and stabbed with a sword then tormented by armed men who performed a war dance around him before Peters was taken to Malolos and freed by American officials.
Madrid correspondents say influential Filipinos advocate cessation of hostilities and submission to an American protectorate as of March 23, signaling a drift toward peace amid the conflict.
Six companies of the Ninth Infantry under Col Powell embarked on the transport Puebla in San Francisco on Thursday. The balance of the regiment will embark on the Zealandia Tuesday. The regiment is assigned to the Philippines.
Mayor Taggart signed an ordinance Thursday morning granting a specified fee of 20 cents. The action formalizes the increase in the municipal fee schedule and affects local taxpayers and merchants.
Washington March 23 Enthusiastic spiritualists faced a shock as ex Secretary John Sherman failed to confirm his death by spirit message. The medium claimed Sherman sent a death denial, criticized McKinley era politics and Mark Hanna, predicting 1900 election outcomes. The room fell silent and the next morning headlines proclaimed Sherman not dead. The medium remains in trance, but the claimed vision proves elusive.
A probate case in which administrator James Langsdale denies any appointment and alleges forgery. Ellen Brennan died in 1881 leaving real estate valued at 3000 dollars. August Bessonies named executor. Langsdale claims absence from court in 1885 and Texas later, while Father Bessonies says he refused to serve as executor and knows nothing of subsequent actions.
Daniel M Ransdell Jr 20 longtime Indianapolis youth died of consumption at home after a yearlong battle in Arizona and New Mexico. He returned from the Southwest with his mother and sister a week ago and passed away Thursday at 2 a m. The funeral is set for Saturday at 2 p m in Indianapolis.
Washington March 23 Attorney general Monnett of Ohio said he has gathered enough evidence to show the Standard Oil Company of Ohio did not comply with the Ohio supreme court order to sever ties with the Standard oil trust. He said he can drive the trust out of Ohio and will reveal the name of the alleged briber in his own time and manner.
Weather bulletin for Indianapolis and vicinity issued for the 36 hours ending 8 p m forecasts fair weather Thursday night and Friday with temperatures at 7 am and at noon noted. A separate federal report from Washington indicates Rear Admiral John C Watson questions his service commendation and seeks Secretary Longes approval for command of the Asiatic squadron upon Admiral Deweys return.
Forty five dead in the Windsor hotel blaze, the worst New York fire in memory. Police count victims from guest lists and staff, with more unaccounted for and likely to be found near the elevator shaft. Workmen recover bodies as Helen Gould and Mrs Sage aid relief and two fire funds are started for heroic firemen and displaced hotel workers.
Charles Shortridge admitted slashing the throne of his sweetheart Katie Johnson and calmly walked away. In criminal court Thursday morning he pleaded guilty to assault and battery and received six months in the workhouse and a 700 dollar fine. The sentence will keep him behind bars for almost three years if the fine is not paid.
Capt Hart state auditor returned from Washington after reviewing war claim vouchers. He says the state board of agriculture’s damages to the fair grounds from encampment troops will require a special act to be allowed. Up to troops leaving for the South in June the claim was 817 dollars, with later damage greater. The state can only be reimbursed for transportation, not three days pay. Kentucky and a few other states have not yet presented a claim.
In Rome on March 23 the pope, amused by illness reports, says he is old and ill but not a walking hospital. He reads daily newspapers and copies printed during his illness, enjoying the variety of symptoms attributed to him.
Christian Reifeis remained in serious condition after being struck by a street car near the Virginia avenue viaduct on Wednesday afternoon. City Hospital physicians warn that head wounds could cause brain concussion and a broken rib may signal internal injuries.
Mayor Taggart leaves town Thursday for West Baden to recuperate at the springs for about ten days after a period of illness. He seeks quiet rest and expects to return refreshed.
Tenth Chip was mustered out at Aug la Georgia on Thursday afternoon. Secretary Alger will depart from Savannah Georgia Thursday night for a trip to Cuban ports. Joseph C Hurst of Glendive Montana was convicted of murder. Dominick Cavanaugh sheriff of the county. Co W Jefferson of Louisville leading grocer filed a bankruptcy petition liabilities 78553 50 assets 20000 English temperance London denounce Sir Thomas Liptor for license to sell liquor at tea store Electric wire in Waldorf hotel New York set fire to two sets of window curtains.
City officials push a street railway franchise amid political maneuvering led by Mayor Taggart and allies. Debates center on three cent fares versus four, track removals on South-side routes, and park enhancements along Fletcher and Prie streets as labor union funds cover petition drives and meeting costs.
New Orleans youth 15 called typical boy hobo by jail officials awaits criminal court action on an affidavit by his father charging him with incorrigibility. He wandered nationwide in a tramp outfit with vermin-killing ointment. An attempt will be made to place him in reform school.
Frank M. Wright, 53, once a Marion county bar prosecutor, has been declared insane. Once regarded as a capable attorney, he now imagines wealth and that doctors at the City hospital are stealing his valuables, a delusion he has harbored during weeks of treatment.
On Thursday morning George Suttle of Norwood and C Perkins of 2391 Lexington Ave suffered burns when a natural gas explosion occurred in a sewer on Holmes Ave and Michigan St. They were part of a construction crew. others present escaped unharmed. Neither man was seriously burned.
A red bearded cane man visits the governor's office yearly to press a claim the state has previously refused to pay. He arrives with canes, cites debts of $3,000 to $13,080, and warns of force if not paid. Vernon Matthews era and successors are referenced. the state weighs hiring a special police officer to deter his visits.
Bryan reporter describes James Sterling Morton of Nebraska City as proposing a fresh national party based on old Democratic ideals. He champions a gold standard, opposes annexation and fiscal extravagance, and notes Edmunds or Cleveland could be nominees with other capable figures available.
Senator Teller of Colorado praised Bryan for breaking with eastern gold Democrats and said Bryan would be the nominee in 1900 with the decisive issue being silver. He added eastern gold men lack power to define a Democrat and will not control the 1900 convention.
New York March 23 Bryan is set to attend a $1 dinner of Democrats and labor men. Telegrams note a preference for July or September dates, with Birmingham asked for a response. The Grand Central Palace is booked for April 11, forcing March 19 as the dinner date. Croker refuses comment on opposition dinners and a Bryan campaign plan. Prominent Tammany figures travel west to discuss Croker's fate and a Hot Springs conference.
A New York syndicate buys Paude gold mine in Alaska for 6.256 million dollars in the largest gold deal yet. Champagne firms plan a 950000 capital consolidation. Twenty large shoe manufacturers propose a discount alliance and a meeting set for April 5 in Boston, with leaders from Chicago Iowa St. Louis and Syracuse among signers. Market observers note broad consolidation activity across industries.
Indiana law frictions arise as attorney general opinions probe deducting $700 of indebtedness from property taxes. Bankers resist, citing federal precedents, while legislators push county auditors to test ownership deductions. If upheld, auditors may reduce assessed values. if overturned, battles loom.
In a disorderly session Judge Cox planned to curb soliciting in the hallway as bailiff Kurtz detained a visitor. A colored attorney was ejected after a confrontation. officers and a sergeant intervened to restore order in the corridor outside the courtroom.
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