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Newspaper
Belleville Freeman
Location
Belleville, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1899
Page
3
Chairman Henley outlines the recent Kansas legislature’s total appropriations of 3,873,8090 with 2,444.00 for deficiencies and a projected two year revenue surplus after state department receipts. It lists major bills passed including taxation changes, new asylums, textbooks, insurance regulation, and various state reforms.
The legislative panel to pick a state insane asylum site met with Senator Fulton as chairman and Senator Anderson as secretary. The committee will meet at Topeka on April 21. Towns seeking the asylum include Clay Center Salina Marion Lyons Wellington Chanute Columbus Parsons Eldorado and others may join. A $100000 appropriation funds erection and equipment. Committee members’ districts cannot vote on the site.
Gov. Stanley vetoed the bill appropriating 10000 dollars for the Falloon Stuart judicial contest proposed by the senate. He cites that a special session is unnecessary due to senate negligence, that spending 10000 dollars is unwarranted, and that the bill is a compromise and an evasion.
Up to February 1 the Twentieth Kansas reported 22 men lost at Manila including Lieut Alfred B. Alford Capt David S. Elliott and Sergeants Jay Sheldon with Privates J J Howard George Monroe Howard Olds Alonzo Ricketts Charles Pratt Died of smallpox were Privates E A Rothmeyer E P Blair John D Young Bert Cornell W H Bush Powhattan L Hackett L R Banzar B W Squires Norman E Hand D K Campbell Will Reach Hundreds of Taxpayers Reno county township assessors plan to tax personal property at full cash value this year. The measure will affect hundreds of county taxpayers who previously enjoyed broad exemptions and could lift the taxpayer count by about 75 percent.
Saline County commissioners refunded railroad bonds saving about 20 000 dollars. old bonds bore six percent interest while new bonds carry four percent. portion of debt to mature annually until fully paid, easing the county’s financial burden.
Arthur Capper of the Topeka Mail and Breeze filed charges against Webb McNall state superintendent of insurance and asked Governor Stanley for removal. Capper accuses McNall of misconduct in office oppression and doodling. James A. Troutman is Capper s attorney.
The session cost about 78000 with 80000 appropriated. the excess will return to the state treasury. Warden Landis threatens work in coal mines for John Collins if he reaches the penitentiary before Landis’ term ends. Montgomery county posts plan a monument to Capt. Elliott and patriots who fell or may fall in the Philippine war. Gov. Stanley seeks 2000 for prison reform investigations. house approves 1500, senate blocks. Coffeyville lodge wins prize for most new members in the Kansas grand lodge A O U W. Senators plan to return March 21 to begin the Stuart Falloon election contest. case to be taken to the supreme court after objections.
The omnibus bill bearing about £59,000 arrived from the senate and the house struck multiple items including David Martin’s £1,000 attorney’s fee in stock wards litigation John W Breidenthal’s £450 for defending his bank commissioner title against Charles Jobes G C Clemens and Oc is Hungate £1,000 in defending and establishing the validity of the late extra session and a deficiency in the livestock sanitary commission expense account about £790
Gov. Stanley weighs removing Webb McNall, superintendent of insurance, after a legislative committee begins an investigation. McNall is Senate-confirmed with a term through July 1. One charge alleges he collected about 28 dollars from eastern insurance commissioners and did not remit any to the State treasury.
Judge Hazen overruled the motion for a new trial in the Collins murder case. Attorneys said they would appeal to the supreme court, delaying a final fate by about six months. Meanwhile, Judge Hazen sentenced Collins to hang. Kansas University Sent 41 Men to War. breakdown by school shows 2 grads, 17 arts, 5 engineering, 4 pharmacy, 13 law.
The house refused to concur in the senate amendment approving a 55090 dollar appropriation for a new natural history building to house Prof. Dyche's animal collection. Pittsburg & Gulf sued for 820000. In Fort Scott federal court Minnie Lowe sues Kansas City Pittsburg & Gulf for 20000 damages over her husband N L Lowe's death on the railroad job.
In the presence of his wife R Piper of Wichita who operated slot machines at Weir City the man killed himself in a hotel room during a quarrel with his spouse. Levy for State Purposes: a five mill tax levy was approved before adjournment. The estimate bases on property valued at 355 million and would raise 1.775 million.
Gen Otis reports the deaths of two Twentieth Kansas soldiers Howard Olds and Sim Barker. Olds died of battle wounds and Barker of smallpox. The report notes their units and causes, reflecting wartime losses.
Kansas items note ex congressman Botkin to settle in Winfield joint fires in Leavenworth city council and Manila reports. Mention deaths, mining and rail activity, schools, and a wave of local political shifts. Names include Gist Gould Standley Leedy Elliott and Christy.
Fort Scott Kansas March 9 The famous spooks case where clairvoyant Mrs Mary Eppes sued Benjamin Bruce for 100 for driving the hants from his house ended in a jury of five crippled colored men and a Chinese laundryman The Chinaman refused oath unless sworn per his country The Celestial performed curious capers then sat in the jury box After two hours of testimony the case was dismissed on a technicality.
New York Red Cross reports over 20000 dollars worth of clothing medical supplies and delicacies sent to Manila for Allied troops with a field hospital planned for General Otis. Secretary of State guidance on China trade remains cautious and noncommittal amid treaty port activity.
War department orders Twelfth New York volunteers in Matanzas to sail to New York for muster out aboard the transport Berlin. This signals a broader move to reduce Cuban forces as administration seeks to shrink military presence in Cuba. Also notes Santa Fe gains control of Kansas Oklahoma Central Southwestern railroad and a Kansas City divorce filing, among other items.
Ex Representative Barrows of Massachusetts declined a librarian of Congress nomination by letter while in Washington. In Guthrie Oklahoma the legislature passed a bill banning Christian science practice, with a governor expected to sign. Diplomatic circles in Washington monitor a looming China crisis and anticipated actions by major powers regarding China’s commercial future.
Manila March 9. Madrid authorities propose a ransom scale for Aguinaldo forces offering 1000 dollars per officer 10 dollars per private and 9600 dollars for each civil servant. No offer was made for priests to ransom the priests or other targets.
The president will not enlist native regiments in Cuba Porto Rico or the Philippines yet. Instead capable youths friendly to American authority will serve as local police under direct U S control. The semi military Cavalry style force will be armed mounted and employed as federal police in the dependen cies with promising results so far.
Guthrie Ok March 10 Two years ago W J Kendall an local capitalist married Miss Belle McCoy Their married life was unhappy She sued for divorce and alimony granted decree and alimony totaling 2700 cash and property valued at 15000 A few weeks later C S Glaze in money loan business began paying attention to Miss McCoy who had her maiden name restored and married her Last January Glaze went away Yesterday Lawyer Strange received a letter from Glaze dated Kansas City saying his marriage to Miss McCoy was a conspiracy framed by himself and Kendall to gain possession of her property Glaze says he is a nephew of Kendall and that after stock speculation in Kansas City he is now bound for Cuba with Kendall Mrs Glaze and her mother are left almost destitute.
The Memorial association with the Daughters of the Confederacy in South Carolina have raised funds to erect a monument for South Carolina Confederate dead buried in Stonewall cemetery Winchester. It will be unveiled on Memorial Day June 6 with John C Capers invited to speak in his capacity as a United States attorney in Washington.
Newport News reports Capt Koch of the German steamship Albany describes the loss of the tug James Lowen with 12 aboard after departing Norfolk on Monday. The vessel was driven off course in a gale, sprang a leak, and sank beyond Cape Henry. All hands were lost.
Mrs Margaret E Cody has been convicted of attempting to blackmail George and Helen Gould. The jury returned a guilty verdict after eight hours deliberation. A mercy recommendation was made, and the elderly defendant is likely to receive a light penalty.
The ashes of little Josephine Kipling rest in a small urn at the French Pond crematory where the body was incinerated. Rudyard Kipling supports cremation, influenced by India’s burial customs. A Michigan house vote of 19 to percent approved a joint resolution to establish a state printing plant, passed the senate, awaiting Governor Piugres' signature.
New York reports Thomas Donaldson world famous high diver died after diving 85 feet from Madison Square Garden roof. Spectator Harry Reeder pulled him from the water as blood flowed from mouth and ears. Surgeons say fatal injuries include a fractured skull and brain compression.
Fifty masked men rode into Missouri City at two, broke the jail lock, abducted Odis Summers alias Rheuben Blue, and publically flogged him with forty lashes at the school grounds. Summers was bound to a tree and cries heard blocks away as a physician said he would be laid up for some time. The mob then punished five other men with 25 to 30 lashes each, after forcing them away from town, while one man was spared and another trio of sentences gave three days to leave Clay County.
Port Arthur Texas expects practical completion of its ship canal around March 20. The 74 mile deep water channel links Sabine Pass to Port Arthur with 25 feet depth and 1 3/4 foot width, mirroring Suez dimensions. Dredging totals 14 million cubic yards of clay, with ship basins slips docks warehouses and a grain elevator under construction. Extensive export trade already exists and more lines are anticipated. The harbor remains landlocked and excellent for shipping.
The steamer Candor, seized by Nicaragua filibusters previously, reached New Orleans with 41 passengers, including American participants in the failed revolution. Many who had booked passage to Honduras were detained by Deputy Collector Howell, then cleared to proceed to Central America. Will Rold the Office, Though Ineligible. Lincoln Neb March 9 The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed Omaha mayoralty appeal, ruling Mayor Moores ineligible, and ex Mayor Brooth ineligible. The city council president may begin ouster proceedings, though likely to refrain.
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