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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1899
Page
2
A cable from General Otis in Manila reports captured letters urging natives to endure until August 31 and predicting European recognition, claiming the current U S administration will be overthrown. The note, dated August 10, quotes Adjutant General Washington and references urging Filipinos to cheer up leaders bracing the natives.
General Otis relays MacArthur's morning report from Manila. The advance cleared insurgent positions north toward Calulet, six miles from San Fernando, with five killed and twenty nine wounded. Insurgents suffered about one hundred killed and three hundred wounded as they retreated from Florac line after powder works were blown.
Washington reports the army transport schedule to raise 50,000 for the Philippines. If extra steamers are chartered, about 18,000 could cross to Manila by November’s end, with 2,000 more via Suez for Otis if needed. Twelve regiments and 17 vessels are listed for movement.
Hartford City Indiana August 11 In this city the only gas well in Indiana restored to usefulness No 5 on the Peoples Gas company's lease near the Panhandle station Gas ceased flowing a year ago and was abandoned Two weeks ago sixty three feet of a jelly like sediment at the bottom was bailed out and gas again flows with 200 pounds pressure The sediment hardens like stone and resembles carbon
The transport Tar fat with General Wheeler aboard arrived Aug. 1 and sailed Aug. 3. Wheeler was entertained during his stay. The transports Newport and Ohio arrived and will sail soon. The supreme court rendered a decision in the petition of A Humphreys against Attorney General Cooper for unproven conduct.
In Cooper's official capacity as attorney general a member of a coordinate branch of government he cannot be reached by this proceeding but for them he must be brought to the bar of public opinion.
Milwaukee Aug 11 The officers of the Lutheran general council accept Wicker Park Lutheran church Chicago invite to hold the twenty seventh annual convention opening September 28 and continuing for one week Delegations from United States Canada and English Swedish and German Lutheran congregations participate The deliberations at the council are in English.
Humane Officer Schlaudroff and C. E. Archer visited the Mettert home at the Ohio line with Dr. Swift to document a case of faith healing. Ten year old Lacey Mettert suffered severe leg injuries after a separator ran over him. his parents refused medical care, trusting God. Doctors treated him, noting a fractured leg and likely future limb shortening, and warned of prosecution if care was refused again.
In Cleveland on August 10 a new phase of the street car strike boycott emerges targeting attendees of a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Petitions condemn the rich and call for boycotting those who oppose the movement while business leaders raise funds to uncover street car dynamiters. Passenger volumes on Big Consolidated cars rise as strike activity continues.
Captain Otto C. Meyer of former company G 157th Indiana received checks from the adjutant general in Indianapolis for reimbursing volunteers who paid for clothes and equipment at enlistment. The checks average about five dollars for privates and higher for officers. Meyer held rolls for those not yet signed, including some in Cuba and five in this city, but forwarded them last week with eight names missing. Rolls for other companies remain incomplete with signatures lacking. Thirteen from the old 28th battery and several from company B are listed.
Superintendent Gorsline traced a watch stolen August 9 at Decatur. Fort Wayne police recovered it in a pawn shop for $4. The watch belonged to Mrs. B. J. Rice, who agreed to pay the $4 and claim the item. Addis Haight reported his silver watch stolen from Abe Weil's barn where Haight worked.
Thursday Harry Meyer of Meyer Cycle company bought the bicycles and sundries business of J. C. Peters & Co. He will merge the stock with his own and take over the Sterling and Andre wheel agency while Peters retire from cycling trade. This marks Meyer's fourth stock purchase in the cycle field.
The program opened with piano by Miss Anna Ward and violin by Prof August Wolf. Charles T Steck of the University of Pennsylvania delivered the address “One of the Mighty Dead.” President H B Brown conferred the degrees on the class.
The county commissioners established the Butts ditch in Lake township and the Gerry ditch in Maumee township. Viewers were appointed for the Spieth ditch in Jackson township James Hudson August Pepe and Nicholas Lorain Jr. Garman ditch in Perry township Solomon Kell Jerome Gloyd and Martin Metcalf.
Harry Rust hauled in a four foot long German carp weighing about twenty seven pounds after a sudden bite near Swinney park foot bridge on the St Marys river. The fish was brought to shallow water and dispatched by Rust and a companion. It was exhibited at Rust's home at 150 Ewing street to a large crowd.
Donald Mungovan, ten and a half, son of Frank Mungovan of 44 East Williams Street, suffered a long but not serious gash on his forehead Friday morning after stumbling while playing with companions and colliding with a hatchet carried by a friend.
Judge O Rourke issues order to convene grand jury on September 6 before summer departure. Key cases include Mrs Mattie E Hasenfuss held for murder of Carl Westensfeld and William Hilker charged with criminal assault on Miss Minnie Reamer, with additional major investigations expected.
Three appraisers fixed the fair cash value of the consolidated street railway at 564,196 dollars. The report filed with County Clerk Frank Belot lists detailed appraisements of properties, lines, rights of way, and franchises, plus the entire mortgage context with Guaranty Trust Company of New York. The total valuation covers multiple lines, car barns, rights of way, and corporate powers essential to operation.
Robert H. Moreno through attorney Hon. H. M. Hench sues William Brockmiller for $1,000 in tort. The complaint alleges Brockmiller's dog bit and badly lacerated the plaintiff, a three year old.
Valparaiso Indiana August 11 The twenty sixth annual commencement exercises of the Northern Indiana Normal school were held last evening The year proved the most successful in the schools history with 1050 graduates including 327 from Illinois The exercises were at the campus and featured ceremonies concluding the term
Senator Beveridge, long seen as Indiana’s figure, arrived at Banff Springs in the Canadian Rockies after a Philippine sojourn. He refused to discuss Otis’s campaign or other war topics, saying he wished to be left alone though noting he had heard of a round robin by American correspondents. He plans a week at Banff. A birth was announced for Mr and Mrs Alvin G Blank of 98 Boone Street.
The Allen County Orphans Home petitions the superior court to force Michael F. Schmetzer, trustee, to erect a suitable school building for the home’s 35 to 50 children. The suit cites a burned schoolhouse in 1898 99 and alleges Schmetzer has refused to provide a proper school facility or transport, instead offering distant options and denying access to the nearby half mile schoolhouse. The relator seeks an alternative writ and relief directing construction of a proper schoolhouse and attendance rights for the home’s wards.
Regiments near capacity as twelve new volunteers begin a long trek to Vancouver barracks Washington. Thirteen more leave Indianapolis at 10 oclock for the Thirty fifth regiment and Fort Thomas binding. Infantrymen named Otis Waltman Jesse Ruby William Bailey Pollock Bunger Fitzhugh Goodrich Kikly Jones Badiac Lynch Mosher and others join. Lieutenant Twyman has five men for his regiment and awaits one more before departure. Total enlistments at Fort Wayne office reach sixty five men.
Robert Simonton of Huntington visited Fort Wayne Friday with H. C. Paul Chas. McCulloch and C. S. Bush to secure an option on a right of way along the tow path of the old Wabash and Erie canal from Fort Wayne to Roanoke. Eastern capitalists plan to build an electric line if they can obtain land at a reasonable price. Simonton already controls Roanke Lagro rights and the Fort Wayne Roanke line was bought years ago by Paul Bush and McCulloch. They expect to set a land price soon and the line would bring great value to the region.
A county meeting of farmers at the courthouse last Saturday backed a county street fair. P A Randall and Captain Allen Dougall spoke. An organized group was formed with reappointed vice presidents and new committee appointments to push the fair project forward.
Judge Dawson grants divorces including Ida F. Guebard with $200 alimony. Jacob J. Gruber vs Eliza Ella Gruber decree to plaintiff. Nancy M. McCoy vs Frank McCoy decree to plaintiff with $200 alimony and to resume maiden name Nancy M. Gillispie.
Fort Wayne recruiting office reports two enlistments on Monday Melvin L Fitzhugh of Cromwell and Gaylord Watson of Collingwood. Volunteers sought for the Thirty-fifth at Vancouver barracks while the Thirty-fourth at Fort Logan is full. Additional enlistments may join the volunteer infantry for the Philippines to be sent to Columbus barracks. Lieutenant Rowell to swear in new recruits Tuesday morning.
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