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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1900
Page
1
William Kaough was unanimously elected chairman of the Allen county democratic committee in a decision reported from Auburn Indiana. The move comes as Mr Marshall resisted Whitley support for Kaough. January 9.
The Twelfth district democracy held a harmonious convention in the opera house to appoint William Knough of Allen county as district chairman elect. Thomas R. Marshall declined re election after a brief review of his service while Col I B McDonald nominated Marshall for re election and Knough won by acclamation after a caucus decision. The Whitley county delegation backed Judge Joseph W Adair for supreme court with strong support from R C Bell.
New officers for the West Jefferson Street Church of Christ were elected in a recent congregational meeting. The transition names several board members and ministry leaders stepping into roles for the coming year.
The document lists deacons and church staff including Z E Barnes C A Hol verstott Frank Hobb W H Jackson Samuel Kariger Samuel Dunbar M W Fitch E Nickerson Sherman Swinehart W H Rush C W Gross C P Eversole J C Shidler Elias Ake clerk J B Wagner financial secretary John Doyle assistant secretary Ray Woodhull treasurer Dr W D Calvin organist Miss Estelle Drummond.
Public installation of officers for Lion S Bass post G A R and the Women's Relief corps in the Elektron building hall Friday evening January 12. All soldiers organizations Sons of Veterans ex soldiers and the public are invited to attend the ceremonies.
Developments in the West Madison street case indicate an elopement motive. The woman allegedly shot J A Futrell while he slept, then killed herself with a left temple wound. A revolver lay under her arm. medicine bottles traced to Toronto support the theory.
A rumor in London claims General Buller crossed the Tugela River with twelve guns and is marching on Ladysmith after a fierce fight. The report is unconfirmed and likely untrue, while White fought valiantly and held his own in a terrific battle.
London and New York dispatches report no corroboration of General Buller crossing the Tugela river while official notices confirm fighting near Ladysmith. The Frere Camp front describes sustained attacks on Caesar’s Camp and Wagon Hill with heavy enemy strength and repeated entrenchment takings and retakings.
Des Moines Iowa January 9 Governor Shaw said the Iowa prize fight ban is insufficient and evaded by designating matches as limited rounds with contracts promising equal or stated sums. He urged prohibiting contests where injury pain or exhaustion is involved or contemplated and recommended suppressing the brutal practice or repealing the statute.
Jacob Bailer owner of a clothing store on East Columbia street and a general store at Auburn filed for bankruptcy in the U S court with liabilities of 19 953 74 and assets of 10 474 70 largely to eastern wholesale creditors. J B Harper represents the petitioner. John G Ashley of New Haven, a traveling salesman, also filed bankruptcy with liabilities of 9 171 66 and assets 487 50.
Rev. William Archer once a Fort Wayne boy and now pastor of the Free Methodist church in Crown Point Ind has been stricken by apoplexy and is at the point of death His sister Mrs John Asselman of East Second street has gone to his bedside.
Major General Shafter forwarded to the Adjutant General a draft for $0,584 as the Lawton fund contribution from the people of the coast. A sufficient sum is reported to have been raised so far.
Reading General White's despatch reveals a desperate fight with British entrenchments taken and retaken. Devonshire regiments, bayonet in hand, drove Boer positions at dusk. London erupts in elation as newspapers trumpet a glorious Ladysmith victory.
New York reports Miss Johanna Lynch twenty eight died after returning to a burning Madison street apartment to rescue her sister's baby. She carried her six year old nephew to safety before reentering the flames and losing her life.
In Columbus at noon Governor Nash took office succeeding Bushnell with the oath by Chief Justice Shauck. He urged stricter corporate regulation requiring paid capital, annual reports, and stockholder disclosures to guard public credit and avert corporate excess. The day featured a parade and evening reception for Nash and Bushnell.
A forenoon meeting agreed to invite Rev. W. C. Heit D D state superintendent of the State Anti Saloon League to Fort Wayne to organize a local branch for enforcement of law.
John Meyers and James Casey with Charles Fisher were arraigned on vagrancy charges and pleaded guilty. Meyers paid 5 dollars plus costs, Casey and Fisher 10 dollars plus costs. They were linked to a Saturday night attempt to force entry at St Mary’s parsonage, one carrying a sling. Mary Oechtering identified them. they fled after being confronted. One had previous 1897 housebreaking record under the alias Livingstone.
A Honolulu cable reports a revived shotgun plague quarantine around the Asiatic district, forcing National Guard deployment after five new cases with two deaths. Sanitation ends and fumigation halted, freight moved by hawaiians, inter island traffic stalls, and the Grant and Forty-eighth Infantry arrive with limited port contact.
In Washington the House reports a resolution for probing polygamous allegations against Utah postmasters Graham of Provo and Smith of Logan. The committee changes assign the inquiry to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and passes it amid political rhetoric. The House adjourns until Wednesday.
Frank Alderman left for Chicago to study the shoe pattern machine for which an Indianapolis Fort Wayne venture aims to organize a company. A Commercial club meeting heard Menas Read and Forrest of Chicago detail plans to form a $50,000 stock company in Fort Wayne. Col. D. N. Foster will join later to explore the project.
In Washington the Senate heard McLaurin of South Carolina file an amendment to repeal the tax on state bank circulation. Pettingill of South Dakota had a resolution adopted requesting Admiral Dewey's Manila report. Lodge's resolution spurred a debate on Congress seeking information about the Philippine insurrection.
Dairy inspector David McKay reports on city and outside dairies. Six percent used lime wash for disinfection and cleanliness, seventy percent plan to do so in future. Of 1,440 cattle examined only sixty nine were not in good condition, mostly old age. Only two cattle ordered killed. Cattle fed crushed corn oats middlings bran fodder hay. Outside city 1,258 cows inspected. inside city 182. Air space totals and per cow averages shown. several dairies fall below 600 square feet per cow. City average air space 1,929 square feet per cow. outside city average 960. City distance from city center three and one-half miles.
Judge Cantrell granted and then stayed an injunction sought by Election Commissioners Pointz and Fulton restraining Governor Taylor's appointees MacKay and Cochrane from qualifying. The order allows appeal, suggesting the matter should go to the court of last resort for final ruling. Democratic commissioners gain the right to have the judge heard in appeal. Two locals waited in Decatur and Sault Mentos were present in Frankfort.
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