Fort Wayne Sentinel, The (Newspaper) - September 4, 1900, Fort Wayne, Indiana WEATHER INDICATIONS FAIR TONIGHT AND PROBABLY WEDNESDAY A tatr to nou WHO HAVE BOOKS TO A little classified ad In The nel is better than any ter on your home ESTABLISHED 18330 FORT IND TUESDAY SEPT 4 1900 PRICE TWO CENTS h FIGHTING IS OVER AND CHAFFEE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PRO HIS FORCE IS LARGE ENOUGH UNLESS THERE ARE POLITICAL REASONS FOR A LARGER A MESSAGE FROM MR CONGER REPORTS NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION ing dispatch was received today by the war department from General Chaff Written report of operations up to relief of tions will be forwarded as soon as possible Present indications are that hostilities have practically only occasional shots fired from small party repairing telegraph line and foraging considerable body of Chinese troops discovered here or along line of communication We hear Li Hung Chang has full but he is not here United States keep military force here until terms of peace are in China about light battery Fifth batteries Ninth Fourteenth marines I think ample force for United States unless ical not apparent to de- mands larger forces Shall take as basis of my requirement for supplies troops remain must winter in tents and conical wall will be one tent ten men wagons mentioned in of will be required immediately mules for same shipped No more pack trains wagon transportation best Water falling in river must soon haul plies 40 miles Satisfied railroad will not be required before river freezes All the transportation and tentage asked for by General Chaffee has been anticipated by the department and has been shipped of it is at Taku and the ance is due there very soon imperial warrant for the institution of peace through self and the Chinese notables referred to in the European is re- here as a step in the right di- while on the other hand some disquiet has been caused by the report that the internationals in Pe- kin have been arresting some of the members of the tsung li who were seeking to open negotiations and re-establish the government There is no disposition here to con- done the offenses of any of these Chinese officials who may in the outrages in but it is questioned whether the ent is an opportune time to ister punishment General who can be reached at has instructed to spare no pains or expense to get dispatches to replies from which the department feels are sary for a correct disposition of the Chinese questions that have arisen since the occupation of Pekin SITUATION CONFUSED WILL NAME TICKET THIRD PARTY TO MEET CONVENTION IN NEW YORK EMPIRE STATE REPUBLICANS GATHER AT SARATOGA WOODRUFF MADE CHAIRMAN ODELL TO BE NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR Sept absence of news regarding the actual situation of affairs at Pekin continues as com- plete as the lack of authentic mation regarding the ultimate tude of the powers towards the now before the Shanghai reports that an imperial edict issued at appoints Li Hung Yung Hsu Tung the heir and Prince commissioners to peace Four German warships arrived at September 3 The unmistakable condemnation the proposal to immediately draw from which is voiced from all the foreign colonies in the far is taken In some quarters as a forecast of the opinion which may be expected from the ministers when their views are obtainable As already the Russian proposals are capable of modification and it is thought in well-informed that Lord Salisbury is ing to conform them more closely to the first formulated by the government at Washington According to a special dispatch from -St the question of the Russian officials repudiate any intention to permanently occupy or annex The dispatch adds that Russia claim no concessions vided the other powers refrain from fco doing and expresses the hope that the question of indemnities be by the co-operation of the lied powers Sept Minister Conger has been heard from his last advice being dated Pekin on August This message was received last Preceding dispatches have occupied a in their transmission from to the estimate of the state so that Mr Conger's message marks a distinct betterment of the means of communication it includes the date of the something the has been trying to have done for many weeks The supposition is that this message came down from Pekin to Tien Tsin by courier and was put on the either at that point or at The state department decided to make no statement as to the contents of the beyond the simple one that Conger's communication did not mark any change in the in Pekin It appears that whatever responses are to be made by the powers to the proposition to evacuate Pekin are ex- to be directed to the ment of Russia and not to out state department The Russian ment undoubtedly will in turn notify the United States as well as all the other governments as to the of the re- ft is stated that up to the present less than a majority of the powers in- in the Chinese question have responded to the Russian proposal so far as our government is and our officials here agree with the general tenor of the European dis- patches this morning in the ion that final action on the of all the powers may not be had for eral days at least Everything now depends on the tion otf the attitude of the other being and if she does not hasten to carry out her announced purpose to withdraw the the other governments ably will be cherishing the hope that in the meantime some kind of Chinese government can be in with the powers may negotiate for a final GUNBOAT DOES GOOD Sept French consul at under of Sept cables that the French boat Comete has returned to He adds that her trip to tow an estuary of the river had a effect and has ended the troubles and tion against foreigners which were spreading in the region north of The consul also reports that a was attacked and in the district of 100 kilo- meters from Canton New Sept of invitations to the third party con- vention meeting in this city row to nominate candidates for dent and vice now insure an attendance of more than a hundred delegates Among those who are likely to take nn active part in the convention are William of Chairman T M of New Henry W of Louis of Francis P of Fiske of and Paul of this city From where the mana- gers expect to make a number of fights for the control of congressional there will come as delegates J E Spears Haveley and Prot R Born Judge Wm R Hough and Ralph G Wells are expected from Indiana Among Congressman A B Farquhar and Charles J Hiller will represent and Colorado sends six or seven ing William J Palmer and Louis R Enrich man who denounces our work of cue and the establishment of a just and generous government in which the inhabitants shall have the largest participation of which they are and who undertakes to base that denunciation upon a phrase of our declaration of is an in sincere and base perverter of that immortal Mr Woodruff denounced the tude of the democratic party on trusts as praised the re- publican state administration and closed with a eulogy of the national republican ticket Mr Woodruff arraigned the officials of New York city for their alleged connection with the ice trust to McKinley and Roosevelt were greeted with loud applause At the close of the temporary man's the usual resolutions for permanent were adopted and a recess was voted until 4 p PLENTY OF TALENT A telegram was received today Frank S that he would make REPUBLICANS N Sept re- publican convention which is to a full state ticket was called to order soon after noon by State man who is to be nominated for Lieutenant Governor who is to be was chosen temporary chairman by TINY TIM'S SPEECH from former Black saying the speech nominating Benjamin B for governor This makes the list of orators for morrow's session of the republican convention include Theodore Chauncey Frank S Black and N Stranahan Senator Depew -is now here and Governor Roosevelt is expected this afternoon The only discussion the con- vention met at noon was over the trust and it was thought the party declaration on this point might give the committee on resolutions some work to do BRYAN EN ROUTE DEMOCRATIC LEADER GOING INTO SOUTHEAST MAKES SPEECH IN OHIO TOWN IMPERIALISM IS THE ISSUE AVERTED PANIC IN CHICAGO THE COOLNESS PREVENTED DISASTER REV SIMPSON TRANSFERRED PASTOE OF A M E GOES TO SOUTH BEND Has Filled the Pulpit of the Local Church Successfully for a Term of Three Years GEEMAN TROOPS IN PEKIN Sept official dis- patch from Taku announces the re- of a telegram there dated August saying the German troops have taken possession of a hill the imperial city The dispatch adds that tional Italian troops Taku have reached MISSIONARIES New Dr one of the secretaries of the Methodist Episcopal Missionary re- the following cablegram from signed Shanghai government against Pekin and recognition Li Hung Chang Both disastrous to Eobert E of the ian board of foreign re- a number of letters from missionaries to China today One from Samuel M dated Aug gives an account of the decapitation of nine missionaries near Hang Chow Eev Henry V writing from confirms previous reports that the authorities there were making extensive preparations to resist for- eign Mr Woodruff's speech in part was as Mr in said the republican party is the giant ment for the attainment and main- tenace of high political ideals republican party is more than the in- strument of said the is the ever-renewing hope of others Since the democracy of Tilden and Cleveland became the prey of populistic cism and vagaries of dreamers planted the doctrines of the republican party has become the home of many thus driven from the household of their ancient faith do not look for us to re- republicanism They do not ask us to become democrats Nor do we insist that they shall become re- publicans Either as allies or licans we welcome them for the good people of this state believe in honest they believe in the protection of American industry and they believe in the ment of the independence of a sound government in Porto Eico and the and the tion of our people in China They believe in the suppression of ful combinations of every Referring to the money Mr Woodruff said that should Mr Bryan be elected it would be within his power and his in view of his to pay the interest and principal of the bonded debt in The speaker declared that free trade had always been the fundamental principle of democracy at- tempted subordination of sound money and he the paramountcy of so-called imperialism cannot retire these sues from the campaign The ab- surdity of imperialism is that there is no imperialism The republican party simply stands for the in the Philippines and Porto Eico of such government as it gives its own people If that is im- then the republican party is opponents may call it im- Eev William Madison pastor of the M E church for the past three has been appointed to the charge at South and will leave in two weeks for his new field of labor Eev Simpson was appointed to the new pastorate at the Michigan conference of the African E held last week at and he will be succeeded by Eev Alexander late of Bethel Detroit Eev Simpson's pastorate in this covering a period of three has been most successful and he has been instrumental in greatly strengthening the church He is an able an excellent Biblical and his appointment to the charge at South Bend is a just recognition of his capabilities as a pastor The conference this year was the largest and most successful in many years Bight Eev Alexander the presiding bishop at the con- is cne of the ablest colored orators in the United and many other colored speakers of prominence were present at the ing But one other appointment was made for F Williams for the Wabash charge Sept Bryan found several hundred people awaiting when he arrived at ville early this morning The train carrying him to his destination in West Virginia made a five-minute stop at that and in response to repeated calls for the presidential Mr Bryan appeared on- the rear platform of the sleeper Mr Bryan that he could not shake hands and make a but he came near ing for he grasped a large bev of outstretched hands and while so proceeded to make a brief talk to the people who stood eagerly waiting The speech was informal and was frequently applauded After ing his visit to Zanesville in at which he he was com- to up the fire escape in order to get into the hall where he was to Mr Bryan are in the midst of another campaign and you are to have your part in the settlement of the tions which are at issue In every campaign several Issues are but some one issue must be paramount in the mind of each son In this campaign the cratic party believes the question of imperialism to be most important The party stands where it did in 1896 on the money but it be- that the form of government is more important than the kind of and imperialism attacks the principles of government In saying this we are not indulging in prophesy The Porto Rican as- serts the doctrine that the Porto are beyond the protection of the constitution Never until within a year has any party asserted the doctrine that the flag could be ried to places where the constitution could not At Cambridge Bryan also spoke to a good crowd He suggested a number of questions to be put to re- publicans A TOUR OF WEST place in front of the form when the already overcrowded floor of the small stand groaned and began to waver A crash that could not be heard by the vast audience howling its admiration for the democratic candidate for dent struck terror to the hearts of all in the frail structure upon which he stood A section of the worn floor gave women shrieked in terror and men tried to jump over the ing upon the heads of the packed throng at the rear of the stand Policemen shouted still or the whole thing will The bling fabric of weather-beaten pine swayed and the occupants already felt the delirium of abject terror laughed turning a smiling face upon the scared people cannot be a democratic are no bad planks in that stand won't If you stand together where you are you'll be all right If you stampede this thing will fall on And he laughed as if he felt no terror His voice rose clear and high What the shouting of men and the elbowing of excited committeemen had failed to Mr Bryan did as calmly as if he had re- hearsed the scene a hundred times When the dust cleared away and the occupants began to regard the it was found that a section of the platform had tating a few into the chamber under the stand Before the speechmaking was resumed the ten di- by President Edward cleared the platform of about 100 in- and the program was CENSUS OF CITY OFFICIAL FIGURES OF FORT WAYNE'S TEN THOUSAND IN TEN YEARS THE CITY HAS INCREASED IN NUMBERS 27 PER CENT POPULATION IS NOW ARTHUR SEWALL NEAR DEATH BRYAN'S FORMER RUNNING MATE FATALLY STRICKEN Suffers an Apoplectic Stroke and Sinks Into Unconsciousness Hope Given TRYING TO START FACTORIES Sept are being made by the American Glass company to start its factories re- of the trouble with the teners and cutters over the wage scale Officials of the combine re- ported work was resumed today at the factories at New and Pa The Phillips plant in this city will start up tonight and the large plants at Arnold and have been ordered to resume operations row Telegrams from New Castle and Coudersport report the factories working in full W Sept At wood Mr Bryan left the regular train and wafe taken aboard the ial in which he is to make the tour of this state Here he was met by a state of which National McGraw is The greetings between Bryan and West Virginia leaders were cordial He was also warmly welcomed by a very good sized cheered as Mr Bryan from one train to another He no sooner ascended the form of the rear car of the special train than the crowd demanded a speech and with this demland Bryan complacently though Sept to 11 o'clock today the condition of Arthur democratic candidate for vice president four years was un- No sign of con- had been and no hopeful indication had been seen by the doctors Sewall was stricken Monday night with apoplexy at his summer home near and his physicians believe that he will probably not re- cover He has not fully recovered consciousness at any time since he succumbed to the stroke Small the place at which Mr Sewall has his summer is fibout teen miles from Bath The members of his family are with him A report was issued this afternoon by Mr physicians to the fect that if there had been any change it was not for the better The patient remains in a heavy from the doctors expected no relief but death INDICATE HEALTHY GROWTH Sept census bureau announces that the tion of Port is as against in 1890 This is an increase of or 27.47 per The foregoing figures will prove a disappointment to many have fondly hoped that official result of the enumeration would show Port Wayne to have reached if not passed the mark But the showing in the main will be Fort Wayne has kept pace in growth with other cities of her The improvement over 1890 is not the result of any boom but of steady after all is more healthy if not so for re- actons do not follow such a growth The bureau announces the population of S is as against in 1890 This is an increase of or per cent MAY BAH KEUNION very briefly stop here was the Mr and Mrs C 0 Lepper Mr and Mrs H P of at on in honor of the twenty-fifth an- of the wedding of Mr and Li Bung attempt to secure or even piracy if they but the republican party will not be swerved from the line of its nor will the people be fooled by so transparent a device he an intruder and usurper of inalienable rights who has rescued helpless children from wild beasts that orphaned Does he de- prive them of liberty because he ters and protects them until they are able to care for The GENERAL IS ILL Sept John McClernand is again ill lie is suffering with larial fever and and his friends are considerably alarmed over his condition General nand has been in feeble health since his last The attending Dr C M says the greatest danger is due to the fact that he can take no proper ment The veteran ature has reached 102 He has been unable to sleep and has continued in a restless state special train starting upon its journey Mr McGraw announced Mr Bryan's speechmaking itinerary for the trip as Tuesday Morgan's tri-state meeting for i West at 11 a state at 10 a at 3 p Thursday night From Wheeling to Chicago Friday Tonight will be spent at Cumberland and tomorrow at Deer Park Sept will be no Grand Army reunion in 1901 at Denver unless the railroads re- cede from their present position of demanding a single trip fare in- stead of granting a cent a mile as requested by the Q A R com- Harper M commander of Colorado and Wyoming G A said encampment as far as ver is concerned will be abandoned unless the rate is and the only thing that will come out of our to get the reunion for this city will be a business ing which will only bring a few hundred delegates GAMING PALACE FOB MANILA Sept the Leadville gambler announces that he will lish in Manila one of the finest gambling houses in the world It is also to be a strictly first class ment house for the benefit of soldiers and citizens the Philippine city All of the games the Philippines except those started by the soldiers tire nese or native in which the American does not get a his money It is idea to give the soldier any game he and also to make his money coffers is plenty of room for a first class gambling house he said ventures have not proven successful in where the ple went broke early in the but in where everybody has money and there is plenty of ing the outlook Is more en- We will take a company of vaudeville people with L'Abbe is one of Colorado's best known sporting men He was formerly in the gambling business with Joe and while in ver won of Gavin's money at the Curtis street faro rooms He is said to have lost everything in Nome and then won ing his total winnings for four months about At his gambling house in Sea tie only high bets are and it is said that Monte Carlo the only place on earth where more money is lost on the turn of a card He had up on the taking the pompadour and giving good odds Mr C have re- turned from where they have been visaing for a AVERTED A PANIC Sept a trite little sprung with cool but effective declamation William Jennings Bryan yesterday arrested a stampede of frantic men and women in the speakers stand at Electric pre- vented a panic in the belief of all who witnessed the saved many persons from being crushed be- neath the falling structure or trampled in a riot for The Nebraskan had just fought his way through a crowd of shrieking admirers and hud taken his WOOL MARKET LISTLESS Sept wool market here continues the demand being much less even than during the past few dull are holding and continue to just the grades of that are needed to fill their orders Prices continue the Of the territory fine medium and fine with staple in calls for while strictly staple is held at wools show a very steady demand and only scattering sales are Prices are no firmer The top quotation for good lines of Ohio Washed is Fine Australian wool sales are very few DO NOT ISSUE TAGS City Comptroller BerghofE is not doing the rushing business selling tags that he did one year ago There have been calls for the but the applicants have been turned down until the council takes final action at the meeting next Tuesday evening The city authorities are all at sea as to what course to pursue TAKES Mary stenographer at S F Bowser is quite 111 with appendicitis E W formerly county truant has resigned of- fice and has taken a position in the manual training department of the S P M Y as Mr Keser will assume his du tiers at the institution at once Miss Margaret of South Hanna has gone east on a business VERMONT VOTES White Elver Sept After one of the hardest in the history oi Vermont this state voted today for a full state for two congressmen and for county officers The weather and an unusually large vote wbs in nearly all of I is the guest of Frank FRHR CH I
