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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1899
Page
4
The article criticizes public office as a trust and demands accountability for the dispatch of soldiers aboard an unfit transport. It notes the Roberts agitation and Senator Rawlins alleging polygamist appointments by the president, with calls for Senate inquiry into Utah offices.
Cecil Rhodes, confined in Kimberley during the siege, owns a large balloon ready for use in an emergency. If Boers take the town, Rhodes will depart for a safer area by air, a move that would deeply disappoint Kimberley burghers despite the diamonds.
The agricultural department reports a new use for corn stalks turning them into a nutritious cattle and horse feed made from ground stalks leaves and tops mixed with blood or molasses pressed into cakes. The feed costs about 10 to 12 dollars per ton with a nutritive value of 22 to 25 dollars per ton and has been tested at experiment stations and sent to European stations.
The article discusses the present administration praising its department as the best in history while noting General Joubert's death may not reduce his value. It urges Britain to rely more on American sympathy and observes America's own troubles with Congress debating a financial measure. It criticizes Senate Republicans for maintaining the chamber’s tradition of disagreement with the House.
The Bluffton Evening Banner, a fresh daily following the Weekly Banner, emerges from the Sentinel exchange table as a new daily paper with potential to prosper, reflecting the influence of its parent publication in Northern Indiana.
Hon Peter Wallrath longtime editor of Das Sternenbanner and prominent Democrat plans to move the German weekly from Logansport to Evansville. He served in the 1897 legislature and is a well known journalist and politician.
The piece praises Lieutenant Munro for capturing Bayombong and its 800 garrison with fifty troopers and argues a bolder commander like Otis or Lawton with more troops could have hastened victory in the Philippines. It suggests aggressive leadership would have routed rebels sooner.
A party of American volunteers touring Paris from Luzon faced a hostile crowd mistaken for English troops. Reflections warn that such incidents could dampen British and French enthusiasm for the 1900 exposition despite Paris residents’ focus on the show.
The piece argues that the government can act against its citizens while citizens cannot sue the government without consent. It cites Governor McSweeney of South Carolina seeking legislative restoring of 11 million dollars from cotton sold by the government. It notes the need for a mechanism to settle such disputes, suggesting government liability like private parties.
Opponents of Matthew Stanley Quay vow a stubborn battle over his senate seating based on Governor Stone’s certificate of appointment. Both sides claim firm majorities and will push to reverse precedent if Quay is seated, with intense lobbying and bid to sway the chamber.
The nation observes Thanksgiving with gratitude for harvests and improving industry while noting unity and peace. Aunclear tensions arise between army and navy over removing the Maine wreck from Havana harbor as work aims to recover remaining bodies from the hulk.
The fifty sixth congress opens amid debate over governing newly acquired territories in the West Indies and the Pacific. It faces currency reform toward a gold standard and the Roberts Utah polygamist seat dispute, with constitutional remedies under discussion.
A historical note emphasizes the nation's hope that momentous questions be handled with wisdom and patriotism. It states rebels in the Philippines desire guidance to let go of conflict and seek help to resolve issues.
Higher cables and a bullish Ohio crop report lift Chicago markets. May wheat opens just above yesterday, corn steady, provisions firm on strong hog receipts. European stocks drop and two-day primary receipts fall vs last year, driving a steady close with May wheat around 69.34 cents and May hogs near 9.75.
Fort Wayne Indiana markets list a wide range of farm and food commodities with prices per unit. Flour and grain products, corns, oats, flaxseed, seeds, wool, hides, tallow, butter, eggs, chickens, honey, potatoes, onions, beeswax, feathers, brans, hay, shorts, middling, pork, and dressed beef are priced for buyers.
Mrs S W Dorster visits friends in Ohio for a few days. Fred Winkler returns from Illinois where he worked all fall. It is rumored Ed White plans a sale before moving to Michigan. The new corn crib is full and cars are scarce for harvest. Charles Ruble travels to Payne Ohio. Ike Bollinger builds his new house with Frank Pio as carpenter. Charley Brook spends Thanksgiving near Maysville. Albert Steary returns home and is not murdered as rumored. Harve Miller sells farm equipment.
Bluffton banker Hugh Dougherty told Indianapolis reporters he does not intend to run for governor and would seek treasurer again if nominated. He speculated on a congressional candidate and noted Judge Lotz’s stance, with discussion of James Morrison and R K Erwin as possible contenders. Shively may run for governor again.
New Haven residents host visitors from Defiance Ohio and Auburn while navy apprentice Arthur Bixby heads to Newport RI. The town plans a new local telephone exchange with five cent long Local ties to Fort Wayne. A birthday party for Maud Cameron and reports of Kinsey in Atlanta round out the social news.
J. C. F. McMahen & Son advertise the finest Plymouth Rock cockerel a la and a choice lot of Poland China brood sows at good prices. See them or send a card at General Delivery Fort Wayne Farm three miles northwest of the city.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions William Gungrey of Dixon Ohio in an unclear urban record. The readable portion references a person and place with no date or event details.
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