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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1901
Page
1
War preparations continue as Argentina mobilizes troops and Chile readies, while London and Washington seek peaceful arbitration. Officials report Buenos Aires and Valparaiso discussing British mediation though actions remain tentative.
In Buenos Aires on December 23, editors urge immediate settlement with Chile or face war. The Pais editorial argues arbitration is now impossible and reserves mobilization makes prolonged war footing untenable. British envoy Barrington conferred with President Roca outlining tensions and possible paths to settlement.
A party of Chilean officers engineers and sailors reached Newcastle on December 23 to crew a newly purchased Chilean warship and sail her from England to Chilean waters.
Allentown pa Dec 23 six persons killed and a number injured when an electric car jumped the track at a sharp curve at the foot of a high mountain between here and Coopersburg. Victims include Rev Tobias Kessler Albert Yeager Mrs Dr Jacob Fetzer Ambrose Reinhard Irwin Renner Frank Wesley. Injured include William Pfeiffer John Wilt Mrs J D Wilt Edwin Simon Mrs Albert Yeager Harry Reichard conductor A L Leidich motorman Charles Stocker and others. The car swung into a pole tearing off one side and roof. The new Coopersburg line opened last Wednesday.
Governor Nash pardoned Abraham Dahrouge, a Syrian convicted in 1890 for selling a rented typewriter. Dahrouge says he was sent to Cincinnati in 1898 by Alli Forough Bey to investigate a Syrian society planning against the Turkish government. He claims a traitor colleague betrayed him, exposing secret correspondence and a plot to ruin him.
Knoxv ille Tenn Dec 2 Three deaths result from the shooting of David D Payne near Ducktown Tenn The fugitive from Benton Tenn who broke jail while charged with murder and his wife were involved in a mountain confrontation with Payne’s brothers over a gun During the fight Vane Ham Flannigan was shot and Payne was killed by Flannigan Flannigan’s wife died soon after learning of the incident.
Kitchener cites multiple alleged killings of natives by Boers including a harrowing account of a Kaffir named Franz burned alive while tethered to a farm wagon. Kimberley reports thirty seven murders, with Kaffir testimony viewed skeptically but credible. Australia plans a thousand troops to aid South Africa. London dispatches indicate no quick peace. total drafts to January reach fifteen thousand men.
The State Department received a British Foreign Office notice detailing permits for foreigners wishing to travel to South Africa. Applicants must show at least £100 or equivalent funds, bonafide purpose, and no prior deportation, and permits only cover landing at South Africa, not onward travel. Port of disembarkation issues may affect entry as many awaiting return home may have priority.
In Nombre de Dios Liberals looted the Manganese Mining Company commissariat during a government absence. They menaced the stores custodian who surrendered keys. Marietta and Pinzon arrival prompted Liberal disappearances. Fire at Panama damaged kerosene. 300 cases stored near a church. Local forces moved toward Buena Ventura.
New York December 23 Edgar Stanton Maclay who drew Roosevelt’s ire over the Schley case seeks trial under naval procedure and invokes civil service protection claiming he cannot be dismissed without formal charges. Admiral Barker forwarded the letter and discussion turns to Brown Belknap and Hobson for alleged Schley case remarks while Schley heads to New York for the holidays and a $3334 prize money warrant is issued by the Treasury.
Secretary Long said he had not received Maclay's resignation reply and would press his intent to remove Maclay if he does not quit. He declined public discussion and indicated action would be carried out regardless of civil-service protections.
The Indianapolis Journal reports from Washington that the President has shut off the Schley controversy with a decisive official stance from the Navy Department. Schley supporters sought a supplementary statement from Admiral Dewey, but he did not respond. The matter is regarded as officially settled, despite continued chatter from Cox.
William Dudley Foulke, then in Indiana, intervened in a near deadly dispute between a letter carrier and a colored coachman near Scott Circle. He jumped from his wheel and shielded the driver as the carrier aimed a revolver, then reassured the coachman and Mrs Truxton Beale, daughter of the late James G. Blaine. A postal inquiry led to a thirty day suspension without pay and a pledge of good conduct.
Federal Judge Walter Evans issued a permanent injunction for Reinecke Coal Company of Hopkins County Kentucky against United Mine Workers to stop interference with nonunion workers and bar a union camp near the mines. A special term of court was set at Owensboro to enforce the ruling. Mine workers plan to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
London reports Lord Kitchener’s dispatch from Johannesburg detailing Dec 18 to 20 engagements in the Orange River and Transvaal colonies. Heavy British losses amid fierce Boer and native resistance. key actions include Beginderyn, Langberg, Tafel kopje, Damantts guard, and Lake Bannagher with multiple officer and troop casualties and captured prisoners.
The Foreign Office signals possible moves soon while monitoring Venezuela's uprising led by General Luciano Mendoza. Germany would delay any step until it sees which faction holds power, with Berlin papers noting drastic shifts could affect relations.
Two masked men armed with revolvers raided the Abernathy furniture payroll at the Leavenworth factory, taking the entire amount between a and 9 dollars. Three shots were fired at Omar Abernathy and clerks. no one was hit. Robbers fled, not identified. In Washington, eight county jail inmates overpowered the keeper as a jailbreak attempt failed when Mrs. Susan Kees produced a pistol and forced them back to their cells. Sheriff Kees and his family remained in the jail during the disturbance.
President Roosevelt invited Governor Leslie M Shaw of Iowa to become secretary of the treasury, with Governor Crane declining due to family illness. The move would likely retire Secretary Wilson and keep Iowa from holding two cabinet posts. Herrick of Cleveland and Cummins were discussed as possible alternatives with Taft also a potential future appointee.
Senator Fairbanks left the house for the first time since illness, with plans to travel to Indianapolis by weekend. Capt Warren C. Fairbanks and Mrs Adelaide Allen arrived to spend the holidays with the senator and Mrs Fairbanks. Indiana delegation may attend Major Hugh R Belknap funeral at Arlington Cemetery if current plan holds.
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