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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
6
Hugh H. Lusk of New Zealand blistered yesterday’s speakers, defending compulsory arbitration. He outlined the law's features, including voluntary union basis, conciliatory boards, and a three member arbitration court. He argued the system balances liberty with fairness and public interest.
The Hon. B. S. Taylor of Fort Wayne Ind spoke on Indiana labor legislation with emphasis on compulsory investigation. He praised its novel feature and the commissioners power to compel full disclosure of facts, noting success in mediating employer employee disputes. (Continued on Page Two)
London reports Boer forces crossed the Orange River and advanced toward Gradock in Cape Colony. General MacDonald engages leaders near Burghersdorp as defenders reportedly force the invaders toward the Orange River. News suggests the Boer advance is gradually retreating to the river with unfriendly reception anticipated.
London dispatch reports that all powers have practically accepted Great Britain’s proposed alterations to the joint note on the Chinese situation. Russia and Japan, whose support was crucial, are said to have agreed as the Pekin correspondence describes a straightening of the tangle.
Dec 14. Ambassador Choate and Foreign Secretary discuss Chinese negotiations with ministers from the United States and Britain. Conflicting telegrams and a maneuver to reinsert a revocable clause created confusion in Pekin and among capitals. Hope rises today for a settlement and a potential signing in China within days.
In a tentative result at the athletic club in Syracuse, Dee Noun gstown offh and Jack McCrooarid of Pittstues fought a twenty round draw amid scientific display and a generally sat isfactory decision. In Memphis Kid McPadden defeated Case in a dramatic decision at New York with a fierce display before referee Malachy Hogan in Chicago.
Governi Mount criticizes Purdue University for shifting focus away from Cron founded programs. He argues funds are diverted from core aims toward high school work and attempts to shape policy for IS Cont lek and related legislative proposals.
In a December session the Senate debated the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and related canal rights. Foreker and Morgan defended U S neutrality policy, outlined past treaties, and argued for American control of canal transit while protecting neutral commerce.
A House debate on Pennsylvania Railroad terminal improvements continues after lengthy filibustering. Supporters push a recorded vote until 1:00 a m tomorrow to complete consideration of the measure and maintain the agenda.
Washington December 1 The state department reports ten months to April 30 show Philippine merchandise imports valued at about 1,000,000 with goods brought from European countries accounting for most of the trade. Trade figures indicate imports and exports amid returns from various nations.
Governor's banquet honoring members of the state legislature, supreme court justices, and railroad officers drew few invitees. Only three state senators and forty six representatives attended. none of the supreme court justices or railroad officials were present. The invitations were elaborate and lengthy, but attendance was sparse.
An Associated Press dispatch from Petersburg Virginia reports that J A Pate, formerly of Fort Wayne Indiana, shot and killed Harris Distol today. Pate, who took the victim from him, has not been seen here for years and is not known locally. The event occurred October 22, 1895, with lingering questions about Pate’s whereabouts.
Dan Bolds of Adams County is acquitted of embezzling county funds after a lengthy trial in Wells Sintult. The verdict came on the sixth ballot with eleven votes in favor. Jurors cited extensive documentary evidence and complex accounting as reasons for doubt. Bolds greeted by his wife and supporters as he walked free, though civil suits totaling about $5,000 remain. Local officials note costly witnesses and legal fees, while Bolds works to settle debts and rebuild.
Chicago reports President Harper announced John D. Rockefeller's gift of 1.5 million dollars to the University of Chicago. One million goes to endowment in the university's name. the balance funds immediate needs and a university press building. Harper stressed faculty freedom of speech amid the donation.
A court hearing before Judge Luehyen details a complex dispute over Great Northern system interests involving St Paul Minneapolis and Mantoh Baio companies against Western Union Telegraph and Northwestern Telesmann. The case centers on a telegraph line along a railroad right of way, contract bids, and transportation duties as the rival railways and telegraph firms entangled in a multi million dollar dispute from 1800s claims.
Indiana Governor Mount declares intent to prosecute and impose severe penalties to deter mob violence after a triple lynching. He calls for revoking lax laws and urges Attorney General Taylor to pursue aggressive action in the courts to restore state justice.
In Princeton on December 15 the Associated Press reports President Cleveland commented on Mr Harrison's Arbor Day address. Cleveland says the speech clearly outlines what territorial expansion means for the public and the nation, and that it provides better enlightenment than other renditions.
Fragmentary text appears to describe a Marion storage firm and related action involving houses, storage, and local names but is largely garbled. Readable elements mention Marion, storage company, and a person or entity likely involved in a deal or dispute.
In Washington today the Porto Rico and Philippine cases were argued before the Supreme Court with a large turnout of lawmakers and spectators. Edward C. Perkins led the Porto Rico argument and disputed that the constitution reaches territories automatically, while questions from Justice White probed citizenship for natives and postcession residents. The session featured extensive legal citation and debated whether territorial government implies constitutional reach.
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