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ft 44 i v. i jPwuHBB I PWDO? COLDEB TONIGHT I AND SUNDAY, "H.M Hiti ifttlwta ITS ALL HERE, I ITS ALL TRUE, ESTABLISHED 1833, FORT WAYNE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 1901 FKiTxmOT; x. A PREYTO GALES PACIHC COAST 13 SWEPT XT STORMS. WIND OF FURIOUS VELOCITY MUCH DAMAGE (REPORTED' AT SAW FRANCESCO. SIX FEET 0FSN0W AT YREKA drains mow from tracks in San Francisco, Jan.

4. From' the gal which truck, this city night eems to hay raged nit paly on. the outhern "but' all 'along: th, lln' from "Santa Cruz to 'Cape, Flattery The wave wiling mountain high at report by tel ephone; iat it is th worn storfu jw known, in that locality'. Th bay on, the Oakland aid waa iwyh ttat th ietry JrtainCT New irk waa withdrawn from trvloa and tho fralght boat Mount Eden turned hack to port. Although In th city th storm waa of short duration It did considerable damage Non 'of the individual loans, however, are large.

Telegraph and telephone wires were demoralized end very little new waa received here from the etet or points In the interior, of, th: state. At CUfl House the wind blrw at the rate of sixty miles an hour 'and the ocean was extremely rough. At Main street wharf about twenty feet ot th bulkhead was washed away. In the city trees and fences were Mown down. A new residence at S181 Folsom street was blown oyer and several other, houses damaged.

Th b.evyi cornice of a building at Kearney and Sacramento streets fell to the Street and several pedestrians had narrow escapes. SIX FEET Or SNOW Ureka, CaL, Jan. 4. Seventy two Inches of snow have fallen since Thursday evening and the storm has not ceased. Buildings haw col under the tremendous weight North and south hound trains, engines and snow plows are snowed In at different places in the country on the Un of the railroad.

Tho Tort Jones and Eatna stags has been since yesterday morning trying to cover a distance of eighteen miles. Xt 1 feared the passenger end driver are helpless in the Scott Valley mountains.mountains. jhundred'aud, twenty five excursionists from this county and as many1 more roni southern Oregon end other points are in San Francisco UnalbT to return on account of the Mockada, TRAINS BI OWK FROM TRAK. Ren; 4. Mucli damage was don Jhere and In this; vicinity tyijas night's ierriflo'wind.

storm. A south hound passenger on the Nevada, California, and Oregon rail struck by' the gale at ylesj'foriyVmiles north of Reno, end was hurled frames rails. Tour paeemgers rand' three trainmen were Injured; The severest injuries were sustained by; H. this city. A baggage car on, the Virginia nd Truekee railroad express was lifted from the trucks at 'Washington Mills, south of here.

A portion of the roof Of the Central Pa oifle freight depot in this city was blown oft and the round bouse suffered similarly R. W. Perry's livery stable, a three story brick building and one of the largest In town, was demolished. Mr. and Mrs.

anit their three children were burled 'in the raculousiy escapea serious lujuijr. A. Pothoff' large bricle Uirj stable was also badly damaged. The western windows of th State university. and, insane asylum were blown In.

Th residence cl John Sparks, millionaire cuttle dealer, was slightly damaged. A play nouse on th fourth street public school ground was hurled intact over one hundred feet. 'WEBB FORT MEN. Th Twtooali, Wews, to its industrial edition, make very compi mentaay reference to the Terguson "Polimisii oomoaavr. lumbermen, which fslnaa up of Fort Wijyne men.

the New says'; "There Is not am todluistryia Pu duoah tfoat laffortU a better example of what industrial enterprisej can do Uuaa the Ferguson, eh 'Palmw Co. The business was 'founlded here in 1898, 'and though its infancy in point of age, yet a standpoint o'f volume of business done, and of its. moral land flnguvclal prestige, it U'a, pioneer. They employ ai the mill sbo wt) sixty men th year round at a weekly payroll ot about $500, beside employiavg large number of men in gatting out timber, their trade is allmiost exxfluslvely wholesale, sbipplnig to all pajts of thie''. United and exporfelnig large quamtltlea fa) foreign ooTimtries.

'Before' mm hie th ftah wW la the.ltuinber buaiineisi' in; Wayne, ''Th senioir51 member, is ttili a Fort land connected miany of Vb) beslt nirj)rise The reisl dent meroiber of th firm, wind upan whom i(h maniagemeni 'aind eon'trol of the busines depend, are 'Metssrfe. JT. JL Ferguson, PaJDmiar and JL S. Koberhson, nil ybunjg Wen of un tteOoined; integrity iand "businesa ability They' expresB lihemselve las plsased wiUi, Pad ucah, land al ways report busline, good. A TREATYRATIFIED SENATE APFBOVES THIS SOUTH AFEICAN BUM PACT.

TO' KEEP THE NATIVES SOBER NATIONS AGREE TO SUPPRESS XIQUOB TBAFFIC, PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS 0IM5TXAD JtESOLUTIOM GETS THEOUGH HOUSE, COMPANY IS INCORPORATED I0BMAI. OEGAillZATION OF NEW, TR'ACTION COMPIANT, Wed Articles Today wt Indlinapcllj Officers to Be Meeted Tuesday Evening. The Fort Wayne and SottMhwesUrn Trastlon company filed Ita'arUcles cj lavsoTporatlon wi'th secretary of sbaite at Inidllanapolis this morning. This is the company thalt is conrtruot in'g luterurban line itween This city and. IHun'tlnffton, and th capital litoek 1 $300,000, divided latJ 6,000 shalres of $100 each, 610, 400 ot which bias been paid in.

Th stockholders are Oesirg Townaend and William S. Heed, elf Ohlaago, Fred 0. Moshous, of Xetroii and Charles C. Miller, William Moitun and IT. oughman, of Fort Wayne.

Messrs. Townsend, Reed, MorOiou, Miller "and Moran are nuOmed ns a boaod of directors, and they will Dwelt next Tuesday evening to elect officer. The artlclea provide chut the corn cany is to comctrudt and operate an electric ralhoad frcim Fort Wayn to tluntington, and from thence to Warren such other tuwuj as dt onay eee fit) tx? build and openate lng its tracks pl'ealeiur and nimusement parks, and to own, and operait pliawts in the cities which, it ohiall enter for, the production of electricity and steam for its own purposes and to sell to otherj. GIVE iA BOND OT? $3,000. In connection a Huntington paper eay! "The Warren end of Ui jrnpesed line; tots wen bome oi conienitlcin lwtween our citizens and the conactorsj'of ithie proposed road for some.

timel end waa only settled when, coinpany agreed io give the city a bond, of, $3,000, to be forfeited vnlesa the line between, aier ana Warren waa constructed cars tainnlng within jferiod years from the time of the granittag or the WILL NOT 5AY WAR IS OVER SUGAR TRUST EEFUSiES TO CON FIRM DISPATCHES. Arbuckle Concern Will NoH Say Thait Coffee Crowd and Suga Push Have Made Peaoe. Sew Tork, Jan. 4. Offlclala of American Sugar Refining company end of ArbuckL Brothers refused today to confirm1 or deny dispabohes Irom.

Chicago to the efleit 'he vrar between th two cerponationa Is about, to bo ended, the. offices of Arbuckle Brduaera no one was willing to talk concerning thj report. An ofOdal ot the American Sugar Refining oompany said that th company would, gfve notification as to the transadtloii and the publio would bs informed ut a proper time whether the war had been settled or not four year old daughter of Mr. and Edward Poinsett, who reside on the Goshen road, about four miles from the city, fell on a butcher knife this afternoon and Indicted a deep gash on ther right cheek. The little girl was playing with the knife and.

"when running, about the room tripped and fell. ErStults put several stitches in the cut. Washington, Jan, Favorable ae. tlon was taken today by the jsenate committee on foreign relation the previously Introduoed by Senator Xiodg decHaringr' for the en dctmienit of law prohiibiUng'the isalia cf opium and lntoxloatlnlg licuor to the aboriginal and uncivilised, peoples 31' and the resolution, was afterwards reported to anil p'airsed by the ena.te.: The oommitteebnd before it pcti tions.slgned by numerous Individuals and associiabl'onsi from twepty thrwe states, which were presented by the reform bureau. That bureau ha received th following letter from ex TrEBldent Harrison on the subjeat: ''January 1, 1801 To lUv, Crafts, Washington My Itear Sir I liav received your letter of the 28th l.t.

and in reply I beg itJa say that I have made it. a rule not sign petitions of appeals to members of congress for legislation. "I tiva expressed myself upon, the subjeot in a public address In the paragraph to which your letter refers. It does seem to me us if the Christian nations of th world ought to able to miake thelT contact with the weaker peoples of the earth be nedcent and not destructive, ttrul I give to your effort to secure lielpAil legislation my warmest sympathy. "Very truly yours, "Benjamin Harrison." It was claimed that one of (toe petitions presented represented ten millions ot It was not in Irap pont of the Lodge resolution spe cifically nor for tfie United States alone, but asks that the governments tijat have twice united In the treaties of 1890 and 1809 In protecting na tives of Africa against intoxicants to take further action separately and together to protect uncivilized races as recommended by the presi dent The petition Is to be withdrawn and carried by a deputation to all the prominent governments of th world isMer congress adjourns.

IN THE SENATE. Washington, Jan. 4. oon after th' senate convened today Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts, favorably reported from the committee on foreign relations the following rewlutlon and asked for its Immediate consideration; "That in the opinion of this body the time has come when the principle.

twice affirmed in international treat ies' for; Central' Africa, that native races should be protected against the destructive 'traffic in intoxicants, should ba extended to all uncivilized people by the of such laws and the making of such treaties as will effectually prohibit the sale by th signatory powers to aboriginal tribe and uncivilized races of opium and intoxicating beverages." Mr. Sewell' expressed a desire to have more light thrown upon the rev olution, but as it was about to be sent to th calendar the New Jersey sen tor said he had no wish to delay the resolution and it was adopted, The offered yesterday by Mr, Ptttlgrew, calling for information with reference to th Philippine was referred to the Phillpplnie com mittee. Another of IMr. Pettlgrew's ooluj tieat calling upon th president tea information as to th necessity foi art Increase in, the strength of the army, waa referred to th committee on military affairs. IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, Jan. 4. Mr. Dalzell, ot Pennsylvania, called ihbe house to order today In th absence of Speaker who was detained at his hams by a severe cold, which Ihie contra a ted while in New York during th holidays. Immediately after th approval of the Journal 'half dozen mlambera were on their feet "demanding, xeoogn si tlon.

Among 'them was htr. Olm stead, of yesterday created stir by offering the res olution to instruct ttjh. oonuniLtt on osnsus tSlnvrtieitathe alleged abridgment of, th right to vot to several southern taibes. But the speaker pro tern first recognized Mr, ZAcey, of Iowa, who presents a privileged resolution, the president to return a minor MU in which ther was a clerical error. It waa adopted.

Burton, of Ohioy presented the river and harbsr bill. In order to clear the' way for Mr, Olmsitead Mr. Ofaff, of Illinois, chairman of the (Coanmltte on claims, after stating that it was apparent that no claim bills could be oonsld ered today (this the day set aside under. "it for: tbelr; sidera'tton) asksd uniantmoua consent ts postpntreglilajr.oirdeTlfot day until in? Mr, Swansronj, Virginia, objected. Th' speakerLpTO teim was then about, to wconiz Mr.

blmstead, when Mr. Un4rwQod, pjt Aiiam, headed him off' wlUi the point, of no guorum. Th( hmia "was counted, but there were only 142 member in the hall. Under the operation th autJoimtlc rule the speaker wus about to direct, call Jh house, when Mr. Underwood (interposed wiuh a motion to adjourn and the was on, i The Vote wiasj by nyes and noes.

The motion to adjourn was defeated I 83 to J03. Th; speaker proj tern, held that thV pending question was the vot on th Question of consideration raised against the Oimstead resolution yesterday. Previous to the roll call the leaders on both sides had conferred and an agreement had been reached that th resolution should be recommitted. Mr. Richardson, the minority leader, formally: proposed that this course be followed.

Mr. Olmsteadjreplled that he would consider the proposition after the house had voted to consider the res olution. "I may say," said he, "that it has been my intention to follow the course suggested by the gentleman from' Tennessee," "Why not do so now and save tlmef" asked Mr. Richardson. But Mr.

Oimstead Insisted upon a vote On the question of conslderatVm and the roll was accordingly called. The house voted, 103 to 01, to insider the resolution, and thi tpreviloua question was then ordered 102 to 98. This action, under the rule, gave twenty minutes debit en a side. Aif ter explaining hi resolution Mr. Olmzltead moved to refer I't to the census committee.

The motion 17a carried without division. The reapportionment bill was then taken iip and after an unsuccessful effort to fix a time tor taking a vote on it, Mr. Hopkins opened the debate in favor of the measure. SENATOR BAKER GIVES UP. Topeka, Jan.

4. United States Senator tudeni Baker this aftemoorl withdrew a a candidate forre eleptlon. Mr. Baker issued the following statement 'Af tr mature investigation I am satisfied that I caanot be elected. To those of my friends who have stood by me 1 am under deep and lasting obllgvation." This.

apparently leaves the nomination assured to J. R. Burton CALL FOR THE COMMITTEE LAWTON MONUMENT ASSOCIA TION WnXMEET. Col. Foster Telegraphs Request for a Session to be Held Saturday Evening.

Tho matter of a monument In Fort Wayne for General Lawton, which has lain practically dormant for several months, has received a new impetus during the past few days and the indications this afternoon are fahat something Important may develop within the next week. This afternoon Col. D. N. Foster, who is president of the Lawton Home Monument association, telegraphed the secretary, Capt.

I. Medsker, from Lafayette, asking to call a meeting of th committee to be held at the Commercial club rooms tomorrow evening Colonel Foster lhas been attending a meeting of 'the trustees of tha soldiers' home and ft is inferred from tha nature of his telegram that he will have newa of Importance to impart to the committee at. Its meeting on Saturday evening. Captain Medsker is notifying each member of the committee' this afternoon, PARTY BRAHMINS WILL FIND A HOME IN THE NEW TILDEN CLUB. meeting Wednesday evening, 'and the publio will be weloome.

A NEW DEMOCRATIC AFFAIR tfCAS BEEN INCORPORATES UN STATE OF NEW TORE; IN LINE WITH CLEVELAND'S Andrew J. Oruber, who has been in th employ of Th Sentinel as collector 'since J8Q2, his resigned his position, to accept a Situation with a larg wholes! house to Cincinnati. MhGVisber left. last night assume the duties of bis nf situation. VIEWS AS RECENTLY GIVEN New York, Jan.

4, Th Journal says; Grove Cleveland, David B. Sill, Daniel Lament, William P. Shee han, William F. Jacob A. Canter and other, democrats are, it is announced, to ot the Samuel Tllden club, with headquarters at Broadway and SeventySeventy second street, articles of incorporation tor which have just been signed by Justice Leventrltt In the supreme court, The club, as declared by those who are promoting It interests, is to be the pioneer in the movement suggested by Grover Cleveland for the "reorganisation of the democracy and to promulgate true democratic principles throughout the United States." It Is to be a national, well as a state and local institution, and seek to have nominated for ofllce only "Stawrf pure" democrats, running on "old fashioned" democratic platforms, The 300 men whom 'the incorporators assert have already signified their Intention of joining' are to be summoned early in the com ing week, at which officers are to be chosen.

Robert Dowllng, head of the contracting firm of Flake Dowling, may be the first president. The names of Jacob A. Canter, for years tha democratic leader of the state senate; Samuel J. Hotcbklss, William Arrowsmith and Perez M. Stewart who defeated Robert Mazet for the' assembly a year ago, appear upon the articles of This IS what Senator Canter had to say about tha club; "The Samuel J.

Tllden club has been incorporated In response to the wishes of democrats who are desirous that the party shall not continue to lose, but rather to win battles at the polls. "We' shall, Instead of fighting for 13 to 1, fight for tariff reform, against subsidies, against centraliza tion of power and the other great issues on which the democracy has heretofore gone to the people and won many victories." "Will such men as Grover Cleveland, David B. HlJ.l, Wlliam C. Whitney, Daniel S. Lament join your clubf" was "We certainly should not have formed it were we not assured of the sympathy of men of their SHORE DISPUTES UNSETTLED.

'London, Jan. 4. Th stories In the Paris newspapers to the effect that the New Foundland shore disputes are being settled by the exchange of Gambia for French Interest in New Foundland are quite unfounded. Beyond conversations expressive of a mutual deslra for a settlement, nothing; has occurred and no details whatever have been discussed. ER MAY COME BOER; PRESIDENT LIKELY VJSnr UNrtEB' STATES.

TO PLAQUE AT VLADIVOSTOCK, Xondoii, Jan. 4, Th report of an outbreak of the plagu at VUdtvo stock are Ther have been nineteen 'cases, of 'which fifteen Twer fatal. Four, plague patients are still in the hospital and numbers are Isolated. Owing to a recrudescence of the plague at Smyrna a qunrautin has been imposed by Turkey and Greece on arrivals from that port WOULD ARRIVE EBRUARf HAS HOPE THAT. PRESIDENT WOULD SEE HIM BELIEVES' HELP POSSIBLE JJRUOER NOT GO THE EMPEROR OF, RUSSIA, AN EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE THREE MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS IN NEW JERSEY.

Were Making Blasting Cartridges When the Stuff Exloded, Hurling Them Into Eternity. LITTLE DAMAGE DOME. Angeles, Jan. 4. Reports from San Bernardina, Redharads, Riverside and other centers o'f the orange growing industry In Southern Calitwnnta.

in'dloa't that th'e recent odd snap inflicted practically no damage on (the orange crop. Th temperature got, below th freezing podnit in many localities and Ice was formed, but prompt jhsisurea were taken to say the firult crop. GENERAL WOOTERS COMING UNION VETERAN LB3ION AN NVAL INSPECTION. Cpen Meeting to Be Held at Court House Assembly Room Next Wednesday Evening. Gen.

William R. WooUrs, of Philadelphia, national commander of th Union Veteran Legion, will visit Fort next Wednesday to make his iuul uiu vuioiuu wupwnoni ut i'ffigHTnp raent No. til. At a meeting ot the encampment lost evening arrangemenlbs wore fniads for th event, and It baa been deitarmixed to hold an open meeting tit th esewmbly room of the jxmrt house. General Wootan will arrive orer the Wabaahait Si30 Wednesday evening, and a reception oaramibte of veterans will meet hint upon hi arrival This oramHtitee will bo in Charge 'of' 'Gen.

L. Zollinger, tflj general' chief of s'taif, An (ntwrest lug prosrotn will be provided tor th Jan. 4.A fTighibfol explosion of dynamite occurred In th powder machine houus of the Re pauno Chemical company, whose works ex located at Thompson' Point, N. a thinly settled spot on the Delaware river, twelve inilee.be law this city. The building was annihilated amd three workmen to it at 'the time were blown to atoms.

They were: OJlveT Mcllvain, Gtbbstown, N. J. William Whyde, N. John KLrby, Th'oroughfars, J. Several workmen in other building were hurt by tores of th explosion, but n'on seriously.

Th building in wfhldh the explo elons occurred' was a one and one half story frame affair and, was apart from th vthier portion of th works. Th men had been' punching this dynamite Into eighit inoh paper shells for us, in Pieces of due men's, fleeh were picked up over a hundred feet away from the wrecked building, Offldiala of th company say itluey cannot estimate th lose, but it Is thought it will not over $10,000. WILE GO TO SOUTH BEND. It is expected that nearly forty members of the Knights of Columbus will leave tomorrow for South Bend to be present at a notable meeting of the order on 6unday, when a class of sixty eight candidates will be admitted Into the South Bend branch. The local society last evening Initiated a class of thirteen, and on January 20 will receive another large class, ENGINEER WAS KILLED.

Punxsutawney, Jan. 4. Engineer E. McMaster was killed, Fireman. Patrick Squire fatally injured, aJid Supt.

John Miller quite seriously hurt today by the explosion, of freight locomotive on the McGees and Newtonburg lumber road in Clearfield county; STARS WILL ENTERTAIN. Shiloh Chapter, Order pt the Eastern Star, will Install its officers oa the evening of January 10, and on that occasion will hiave as its guests the members of several chapters outside the city. A banquet will follow the Installation ceremonies. WITH A LYCEUM BUREAU. The Misses Maud Wiengsidner and Hazel Oowdrey have returned from Chicago.

While to that city Kits Wiengardner connected herself with th Siayton Lyceum bureau, and hereafter will read under it auspices. Postmaster W. D. Pag, who Is president of th board of trustees of the Eastern Indiana hospital for the insane at Richmond, has a number of copies of tha biennial report, ot that Institution for the period end ins; October. 31 last Mr.

Pag state that he will glad to give vtha are sufficiently Interested, to call at hi office for them. (Mr, and. Mrs. Sylvanus'B. Bechiel entertained delightfully at a New year' dinner.

Covers were laid for fourteen, and th out of town guests tear Mr. and Mrs, W. Russell and daughters, Miss Franc and Gertrude Buseell, of GTOnd Rapids, and, Mr. ind Mrs. Brew, ot Swan; tk Journal "and.

Advertiser London says: It is almost certainly dwliiei Mr. Krnger will go to Pebr4ary, probably aooompanitel'fcy' who wlil Oumpaign in behalf of stopping the The Journal correspondent raw Mr, ompany 'John who Wor ian invifcatiosi froni'promi. nnNw Yorker ttoMrKJruger to; visit will se the leaders 'of th arWtratioa, movemeoi; in Eirrop and decide definitely on plans, Mr. Stead said! "The time hs com for 'Pnaideat' Hruger to play Dal trump oaid and boldly declare his intention to visit President McKlnley in order to. plead with him the cause of tha Importance of South African republics.

Kruger lis looked at aislcanoa in Gerrmamy and 'Austria, because he is the president orf a republic, but he think this will not be regarded as disqualification for Ibis reception 'by thus president of tie greatest republic Jn th world. "He don not believe ithxt the American government is Indifferent bo th war th Boer sura waging against th Sottish, monarchy. he goes to America wili go a a presi dent to visit a president. He prfb ahly will arrive (n New, York In th middle of February. Th staite ot bis Ileal th is not regarded as' likely to deter him from crossing the Atlantic He ha believed inhis voyage would take fortnight and la much pleased to hear could ma.be it to seven days.

"Hi movements somewhat depend upon the health of th czar, who la now quiite well and had intended to go bo St Petersburg on January 23, but th Influenza Inaa broken out on the Neva and it 1 a d'angeroua mala dy for thteo just recovering from 'typhoid. The czar probably will go to Tsarsko Selo. "It President Kruger went to Rus Ja. ha wuld have superb reception, and at every siBauon in GeqBrniany, trwen the Dutch and Russian ron UeiB, would receive ANOTHER BOOZ INQUIRY. Bristol, Jan.

4. The house' committee of five congressmen appointed by Speaker Henderson to investigate the case of Oscar L. Book, formerly a West Point cadet, who, It is alleged, died from Injuries re oelved from being hazed by the upper Classmen two year ago, began its Inquiry here today, The committee, which consists of Charles Dick, of Ohio, chairman; Edmund H. Drlgg of New York; Irving H. Wagner, 6f Pennsylvania; Walter I.

Smith, of towa, and B. Clayton, of New York, arrived here from Philadelphia at 9 o'clock this morning and Immediately went into session at Pythian hall, which place had been elected for tha committee by th bourough. authorities. Major H. A.

Casson, ot Ohio, was selected by committee tor Sergeant at arms. Chairman Dick called th session to order. A number ot witnesses were present, but th committee decided to hear th member of th Boos family flnet. William H. Boos, father ot th dead cadet, was th first witness.

He was asked by Chairman Dick to tell toe story ot his boy' life while at tl military academy a tar knew. Mr, Boos than want over th stme story he toll befor the war department Inquiry, several week TO PIONEER AT POINT OF DEATH. Mrs, Betsy Keevirone of th pioneer ot Allen county, is lying at th point of death at her horn In Wal en and it is feared she cannot long arrive. Mrs. ICerver.la th widow of David Keever, who died teen year ago, Mra.

Keever 1 now eighty nine years of aga and cam to Allan county to 1827 seventy four year ago. lorn, to Mr. and Mra, John, Six. ot Spy Run a ion Xi.