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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1900
Page
19
A dense crowd of Democrats in council crowded the chamber as Chairman Thomas struggled to hear. A delegate moved to adjourn to 4 o'clock, and the motion was carried amid confusion with many unsure of the exact adjournment time.
The convention, reassembled at 4 50 oclock with no business due to committees not ready to report, recessed until 8 30 p m. The resolutions committee elected Senator James K Jones of Arkansas as chairman and R L Metcalf of Nebraska as secretary. Jones held a platform draft approved by Mr Bryan.
The compiled lists name members for the Committee on Resolutions and the National Committee across all states and territories. Notable entries include Alabama J W Tomlinson and California James G Maguire on the resolutions panel, with national figures such as Homer B Cummings and Roger Sherman among others.
Alaska Louis L Williams Arizona John B Breathitt Oklahoma James BR Jacobs Indian Territory Thomas Mar cum The brief list names several regional figures across different jurisdictions suggesting a roster or attribution of individuals linked to each region.
Hon. Thomas Taggart, mayor of Indianapolis, was unanimously elected member of the national democratic committee from Indiana this afternoon. The selection meets with broad approbation from Indiana and other states' delegations.
The Indiana delegation met at the state headquarters at noon and selected members for the several committees. The effort to defeat Hon. S. E. Morss for membership on the committee on resolutions failed.
In a wartime exhortation the speaker urges troops to honor fellow fighters from Russia Britain and France and to plant the flag in Pekin to secure civilization and defend the Savior. He asks soldiers to return banners without a spot and bids them Godspeed. London dispatch reports little hope remaining later that day.
Kansas City July 4 delegates cheered at the Silver Republican national convention in the auditorium after the national committee secretary read the call and Stanley E Parkhill of Minnesota read the declaration of independence. Dr Howard S Taylor of Chicago read a poem The Liberty Bell and delivered a brief speech accusing Roosevelt of wearing a plume of the Ninth and Tenth colored regiments prompting a demonstration. Chairman Towne introduced the speaker for the main address Dr Howard S Taylor.
Hugh Dougherty of Bluffton declines nomination and proposes Morss. George Ray nominates Colerick and Moffett who also decline. Morss wins the vote with two dissenters as the convention opens in St Louis. Committee assignments include Sims Lafayette and Shea as permanent officers.
Winona Lake Indiana reports Dr Sol C Dickey securing endowment for a ministers home to be built immediately on the grounds. The three story thirty room building will offer free lodging for ministers earning $1000 yearly or less and will be dedicated with the Bible conference in mid August. The donor's name will not be public for a week.
Floyd Brambaugh convicted of manslaughter for his alleged complicity in the murder of a Hicksville policeman. He becomes the third defendant to be found guilty, with two accomplices already sentenced to life. Detective Streisling of this city figures prominently in the case, earning both praise and notoriety. A new case of scarlet fever follows in the same report.
London observers say a relief column cannot reach Tein Tsin amid the beleaguered legations in Pekin. The looming massacre in Dawn Pore weighs on minds. A fully equipped national army is deemed essential to handle the crisis, and calls grow for Japan to be granted a mandate to complete the mission with secure guarantees.
Washington reports Consul General Goodnow in Shanghai dated July 2 says diplomats and missionaries are under rifle fire in the British legation. Cannon guard the legation but are not used. British German and Italian legations remain standing.
Cablegrams from Consul Goodnow in Shanghai and Consul Mac Wade in Canton describe chaos in Pekin with emperors imprisoned, gates closed, and Boxer control. Li Hung Chang pledges to issue a strong peace proclamation and to bolster provincial defense and foreign protection.
In Shanghai on July 3 Prince Tuan is reported to be publicly beheading all guards captured from foreign legations, reflecting a brutal crackdown during the unsettled Qing era.
Abstractor John C. Heller now operates from the lower floor of the Hough building at 32 East Berry Street.
Fragmentary text mentions a deputy, a treasurer, and unclear names or figures. The readable portion provides no concrete event, date, place, or outcome to summarize conclusively.
Delegates from Kansas Nebraska Minnesota Iowa and Colorado lead a large march into a convention hall as other states enter in smaller groups. Rev Dr Bigelow delivers a stirring prayer invoking relief from national sin and binding chains amid cheers for the visiting minister.
A Tacoma trolley en route to a civic parade derailed near Edison killing 35 people and injuring 18. The car plunged 120 feet down a gulch. passengers were crushed or mangled, with physicians and police aiding the injured and recovering bodies.
In Philadelphia on July 4 an explosion from fireworks owned by a sidewalk merchant killed four children and badly injured several others. A colored boy firing a revolver into the explosives sparked the blast. he was among the dead. Police seized over a ton of dynamite crackers and other dangerous materials in the aftermath.
A Delaware, Lackawanna and Western freight wreck at Durkins Cut near Henryville Pennsylvania kills three men Harry Coglizer Scranton fireman George Davis Scranton brakeman and Edward Ryan Dalton brakeman. Conductor Cunningham from Stroudsburg is injured. A broken wheel caused two cars to derail and a westbound freight No. 51 then struck the wreckage. The line is blocked until afternoon.
John Thompson, an employee at Brames bottling works on Clay street, nearly bled to death after a broken bottle slashed his left hand. Dr. E E Morgan assisted, with stitches applied for a deep cut and minor wounds on the right hand.
Mrs Buck of 148 East Washington street fell from a porch rocking chair Tuesday evening and broke a bone in her right arm. Dr Morgan dressed the injury.
A young son of Mr and Mrs McKinnie injured when a firecracker exploded this morning. The hand was examined by a physician and treated for severe burns.
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