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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1902
Page
7
Washington May 27. The cabinet spent time on the Indian appropriation and omnibus claims bills. Objectionable items were found but deemed minor. Both measures were signed by the president.
The Senate debate covers committee views on a popular vote for senators, the Depew amendment for uniform state elections, and motions to discharge the committee. Hoar moves for a full conference on army appropriations. Pettus and Proctor propose a joint committee. Patterson continues opposing administration policy in the Philippines.
Mr Ball of Texas condemned the library committee for favoritism at Rochamediean statute unveiling, noting reserved seats despite assurances no seats would be saved. He cited chairman Mr McCleary of Minnesota by name and denounced the action as a gross indignity. McCleary offered no reply.
The Fort Wayne and Southwestern carried 1 859 passengers on Sunday the busiest day since opening except for a Huntington shoppers excursion. Of these 1 859 riders 1 253 traveled Fort Wayne to Huntington and 606 rode Huntington to Andrews.
In Marion Indiana May 27 a mob formed to hang Willie Francis after he shot two white men and wounded Richard Criswell and his mother Sarah Francis. The mother prayed, the mob dispersed, and Willie Francis was jailed and charged with attempt to murder.
William C Kaiser, a former city druggist and current US Army hospital steward in Calbalogann Samar, reports to The Sentinel that Manila quarantine hampers plague control. He notes deaths rise daily as the Manila board of health combats the disease and shipments are held at Corrigador Island before Manila.
Washington May 27 The House resumed the legislative session to finish the District of Columbia code amendment. The immigration bill was taken up again after debate with several verbal amendments approved and a proposal to strike the proviso shielding vessel masters from liability during alien inspection discussions.
Manila reports Captain Charles E. Russell of the Eighth Infantry dead from cholera the first American officer to die. Cholera totals include 1 165 cases 935 deaths in Manila and 5 001 cases 2 878 deaths in the provinces with European deaths numbered separately. The Ken dallville Sun notes Father John Noll’s departure from the city drawing many regrets from parishioners and locals.
Mont Pelee erupts again near Fort De France Martinique as black clouds roll over the city. Residents gather in the square amid looming panic while heavy surf and a distant grey yellow cloud signal ongoing danger though no immediate volcanic noises are heard.
United States geologist Prof. Robert T. Hill, head of a National Geographical Society expedition, returns from Martinique after surveying Mont Pelee and Le Precheur. He describes an elongated catastrophe zone, dual craters, active fumaroles, and evidence of a major eruption that devastated St Pierre. He also rescued villagers and plans to reach both craters on horseback for further study.
Prof. Hill undertakes a dangerous two day trip to the Mont Pelee crater to study what happened after the May eruption. Fort de France fears a potential eight foot tidal wave and the town grows quiet as rain and smoky clouds drift from the volcano.
A Hartford City committee condemns Rev. Charles Che’s transfer to Besancon by Bishop Alerding and travels to confer with the bishop. The group led by J. T. Trant T. J. Cronin and Charles Cronin arrived at noon Monday and met with the bishop in the afternoon to seek modification of the order.
A brief service was held at the British embassy in Washington forLord Pauncefote with only his family and embassy staff present. Bishop Satterlee and Coadjutor Bishop Mackay-Smith officiated and read prayers from the Episcopal service for sorrow and affliction.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs T D Clip pinger at 18 Spy Run avenue. The brief notice lists the family as the new parents and the infant’s gender.
London May 27 The British cabinet met two hours today to discuss Pretoria communications since Friday’s ministers meeting. The inner committee will telegraph the deliberation result to Pretoria this afternoon. Boer delegates at Transvaal capital Vereeniging will report to the burghers still assembled there.
Community members gathered Sunday for a social event highlighted by a fish banquet. The gathering showcased local friendships and shared meals, emphasizing fellowship and traditional dining.
Mrs Will Schnitker of Lillie street is ill with mumps. Dr Theodore Wyneken departs tomorrow for Chicago to attend the wedding of Dr Rink and Miss Grafte. Cathedral parish school boys plan an entertainment in Library hall Friday evening June 13. Peter Ernst, reportedly demented, was picked up in the south part of the city and jailed, having been released earlier. Capt Phil Dickinson of Kansas City is in town for the summer and Mrs Dickinson will join him soon. Dickinson is in feeble health hoping rest will restore him.
The Relief Union met at the Home for Emergencies with Mrs. W. D. Page presiding in the president's absence. Officers elected include President Mrs. E. F. Yarnelle and vice presidents Mrs. E. H. McDonald and Mrs. Susan Hoffman, plus secretary and treasurer positions.
The Dallas Lake Fishing club will open its club house for the season on Sunday June 8 with ceremonies. The club is composed of well known business men and its openings are memorable events. The gentlemen will entertain a large company of guests.
Miss Frank Hamilton has been elected to the board of directors. Her appointment expands governance at the organization, with voting rights and responsibilities to guide strategic decisions.
Mrs. Almira Small a pioneer resident of Allen county died at 80. Born in Dearborn county in 1822 she moved to Allen county in 1831 near Hesse Cassel. Survived by children Mary Brown Lucinda Fenner John E Small and others. Her granddaughter Mrs John Oberlin of Fort Wayne died recently. Double funeral at Antioch Church Hoagland Thursday at 1 p.m. officiated by Rev J W Lake and Rev Miller.
Funeral services for Lem R. Hartman will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Wayne Street M E Church. He will be laid to rest in the family plot with local arrangements by the funeral home.
William McDowell of Elkhart, aged eighty and wealthy, was ordered to pay his wife ten dollars weekly for support and two hundred fifty dollars in attorneys fees in a divorce case. His wife is seventy-two. Also noted, Columbia City pioneer George W. Hollinger died Sunday at seventy, a member of the Twenty third Indiana battery.
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