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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1899
Page
6
Washington reports Boers threaten to draft Americans in the Transvaal if hostilities resume with Britain. Officials say no American will be forced to fight and promise decisive action and reparations if any coercion occurs. Several hundred businessmen in the region are named in notices received.
A trio of reviews cover Nat Goodwin's The Nominee a political farce with Jack Medford and Leopold Bunyon in three acts. Mayo's Pudd'nhead Wilson at English's portrays prewar South with Edwin Mayo and a mosaic of tragedy and humor. The Park offers A breezy time, His better half and Rice and Barton's big gayety, with multiple acts and elaborate acts.
Emile Zola sent a letter to Mme Preyfus asserting the fight for justice continues. He denounces gutter press insults and vows to persevere, saying France must be prepared to endure the stain of injustice until it is cleansed.
Washington reports a rapid rise in exports of iron and steel products alongside a jump in U.S. pig iron production from 2,835,191 tons in 1880 to 11,773,934 tons in 1898 and an estimated 14,000,000 tons in 1899. Imports of iron and steel products fell from 71,266,699 to 12,098,239 dollars over the period, while exports climbed to 93,715,951 dollars in 1899.
Washington Sept 3 government dispatch states eight commissary officers will be sent to Manila to establish a subsistence department in response to Gen Otis request Major General B Davis now serving in Chicago and Major Carroll Mercer of San Francisco are among the prominent officers ordered there.
Boston September 2 Rev Dr Lyman Abbott gave a masterly address to the international Congregational council on War as it presents itself to the Christian conscience. His attitude was distinctly imperialistic throughout.
Princeton September 23 Ex President Cleveland denies a report that he has given $100000 to Princeton University to endow a chair of general politics.
Restoration and reissue process detailed for Indiana residents including names William Cline Samuel Robinson Olvin Ful Hinder with stated sums though some entries are unclear. Indications of pensions for Hoosiers from Indianapolis Attica and surrounding areas.
General Otis sends the war department an explanation of alleged desecration of church property in the Philippines. He states 15 churches in various localities were occupied by U S troops. four partially occupied with services uninterrupted. three convents occupied. those three and ten churches were formerly held by insurgents. church property is respected and protected by troops.
Cardinal Gibbons says his Wednesday conference with the president was personal, not about church affairs in the orient. The Relief hospital ship sailing is postponed indefinitely. The hospital corps will go to Manila on the Grant. Ensign Noah T. Coleman of the Iowa dies in Frisco from a self-inflicted bullet wound, fearing conviction for drunkenness.
In Omaha a district court suit challenges a plumbers' trust levy seeking to stop a creditor from collecting for services. A debtor argues a state law prohibits trusts from suing for such services, risking challenges to claims held by major entities including the National Millers’ Trust and Standard Oil.
From Caracas a report states revolutionary leader Gen Castro has been wounded in the leg in a clash near Valencia during fighting. It remains to be confirmed by further details from the field and medical condition of the general.
Paris reports General Brault, who succeeded General Renouard as chief of the general staff in 1898, has died.
Washington notes report President McKinley will not tour Kalamazoo Michigan during his western itinerary. In Brooklyn W H Allen blames immigration for social ills before the industrial commission. The civil service panel seeks a farmer for the Klamath Indian agency Oregon offering $600 yearly with exams Oct 17. Dewey home fund committee in Washington reports $27065 on hand and seeks $350009 with urgent subscriptions. Hood's Sarsaparilla ads warn about blood purity.
Maj. Long in San Francisco reports proposed sailing dates for multiple transports. The Sherman, Rio, Sikh, Centennial, Relief, Charles Nelson, Sheridan, Grenogle, Valencia, Hancock, Manus, Grant, Victoria, and Lenox are slated for departure or delivery this month with routes to Seattle, Honolulu, Guam, Manila, or quarantine.
In Eau Claire on Friday Hugh Thompson's photo gallery became the scene of a sword duel when Maguire, claiming to be the husband of a woman applicant, attacked Thompson after she was hired. A tenant intervened as Maguire lunged with his sword, Thompson bleeding on the floor.
Buffalo Sept 21 John F McCall a former railway mail service clerk was acquitted Friday by the Federal grand jury. He faced charges of taking money from letters under his supervision. Marked money was found in his pockets but no crime was proven. His lawyer John J Staunchfield argued he was the target of a plot and the money was in his pocket by mistake.
Hagerstown Massachusetts September 23 Captain Edward Herr said he was told to report to General Jackson in 1862 and now reports to General Douglass. Herr had leave to go home but fled furlough ended as Jackson and Douglass left for the valley campaign.
The Pennsylvania Lines offers factory line travel to Admiral Dewey receptions with round trip fares to New York and Washington. New York tickets go on sale Sept 26 27 28 good for return to Oct 4 while Washington tickets sell Sept 30 and Oct 1 with return by Oct 6. Details via agents or W W Richardson D P A Indianapolis IN.
Big Four Route offers a Sunday excursion to Lafayette on Sept 24 with a special train departing Union Station at 7 45 a m The trip includes the consecration of St Boniface Church by Archbishop Sebastian Martinelli assisted by Very Rev J H Guendeling of Fort Wayne and Very Rev Raphael Hesse of Cincinnati with a round trip fare of 125 cents and services by prominent clergy members.
Special round trip fare of $1.50 announced for trains departing from Union Station at 7 20 a m and returning from Fourteenth Street Station at 7 10 p m in Louisville Kentucky.
A Sunday September 24 round trip special via Pennsylvania lines leaves Union Station at 7 30 a m and returns from Madison at 6 p m. Fare one dollar each way, with a one dollar twenty five cent round trip option. Also notes a nurse advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
A testimonial filled appeal claims Pyramid Pile Cure quickly cures all types of piles including blind itchy and bleeding conditions with lasting effect. Letters from J W Rollins Miss Easter Nunley J D Roberts and others praise the remedy and note that a single first application can outperform many rival products. Full sized packages are sold by druggists and a free mail offer from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan is included.
A London caplogram relayed to New York claims the British Admiralty will adopt American pneumatic riveters and other compressed air tools in government shipyards. Unions fear job losses, while the War Office already buys similar gear. Germany and Paris also order American compressors.
Bettina Girard, recently released from confinement in New York and brought home by her mother Mrs. Ordway, was picked up on a sidewalk by a policeman Thursday night. At the emergency hospital the physician diagnosed her case as acute alcoholism.
In Muncie hunters pursue quail while English reports frost in early cold. Colfax sees corn cutters unhireable at two dollars daily. Whitestown notes Fayette county remains dry for the first time. Frankton recounts a runaway with Thomas Houston and wife. Houston jumped while the wife saved the horse. Terre Haute notes 59 600 bales of straw from Majestic distillery will burn for a week. Evansville announces a new Republican independent paper planned for mid October. Terre Haute reports Prohi evangelist John Bushell plans to join municipal campaign in Ganapolis over beer questions.
A dense list from Indianapolis shows current prices for smoked meats, lard, pork, bacon, and sausage, with dry salt options and varied pack sizes. Fresh pork loins, cottage hams, and tender loins appear alongside a wide range of vegetables, fruits, canned goods, seeds, butter, eggs, and dairy. Heavy emphasis on named brands and regional products details per vendor, including prices per bushel, per barrel, and per ton.
A dense listing of train lines and routes including ERB Pennnsylvania C and St L Ry Big Four. It shows fares and times for Cleveland, Benton Harbor, St Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Peoria, Springfield, Columbus, Terre Haute, and Toledo futures with various express accommodate and mail services. Names of cities and lines dominate, with scattered prices like 3.10 and 11.15 and route references.
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