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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1900
Page
1
Republican primary results yield a 17 vote plurality for Silas Rain as County Commissioner. C Wolfe to contest. McKeever and Safford elected to Legislature with Burton forces backing, John B. Sims claims victory in county race amid anti Burtons sentiment. Galen Nichols named County Attorney. contest dynamics touch probate and other county offices with irregular turnout and factional shifts.
In Topeka precincts the primary produced tight margins for county attorney with Gat on Nichols leading at 2,555 and Spencer 2,543 while Doran trails. John T. Chaney clinched senate over W. Harrison. Superintendent race remains unsettled as VanOrsdale leads with 654 votes, and 17 precincts yet to report. County officers and district judges saw disputed returns amid tense polling day events and arrests of several individuals as voters crowded urban wards.
Denver reports three feet of snow as a storm continues from Saturday night. Rain and snow, with a gale, bring record April precipitation totals for the Weather Bureau. Plunge in Platte River and Cripple Creek mining districts hampered by ongoing snow and heavy weather impact across Colorado Wyoming and northern New Mexico.
The village of Rossville was stunned Saturday night by the murder of Wilsey Holenbeck, killed by George Stout, a Negro. Stout fired five shots in a restaurant after a tense confrontation with Holenbeck and others, escaping before capture. Deputy Sheriff Williams traveled from Topeka to Rossville to investigate. two men were arrested at Junction City but released as not the culprits.
London dispatch reports Boers in the Elandsaagte district retreating beyond Biggarsberg. There are indications they blew up three important collieries near Wessels Nek and destroyed engine houses. Kruger in excellent health. Irish American ambulance corps hosted by government. Reinforcements intercepted near Brandfort. fighting with Brabant’s horse at Jammerburg continues as Petrus de Wet engages Bloemfontein troops.
In Rushville Indiana April 16 a boy about, age missing digits, grasped a dynamite cartridge while a companion aged similar supervision applied a notch. The blast severed his left and right first fingers and thumbs. The injured boy walked two miles for medical treatment.
A draft note notes a Mr Orbit planning a lakeside residence with frontage on the lake. Over the past year about 3,900 feet of lake frontage between Winnetka and Highland Park have been sold, with all but 500 feet now developed with residences.
A mid night cyclone struck Royse Texas causing eight houses to be wrecked and several lives feared lost. Early electrical display and ominous clouds preceded a brief light breeze before the cyclone arrived almost without warning. No one was killed or seriously injured, and surrounding areas reported little damage despite exaggerated early reports.
A rain and wind storm swept western Kansas with limited damage reporting only a handful of collapsed small buildings at Putnam and Burrton. Marion County saw heavy rainfall and floods with Cottonwood rivers at twenty year highs, flooding Marton parts and forcing some families to leave homes. Rail lines and streams experienced high water as Missouri Pacific noted significant rainfall across northern Kansas and southern Nebraska. Ottawa received substantial rainfall per government gauge and streams swelled rapidly.
A major snow storm and strong winds tied up traffic on Santa Fe and Rock Island lines in and out of Denver. Palmer Lake area experienced the heaviest snowfall Saturday afternoon, with snow depths filling cuts and icing plows. The storm did not reach east of Colorado Springs, and rail service was expected to clear by afternoon.
Captain Dodd with Third Cavalry surrounded a Benguet village and surprised about two hundred insurgents in barracks. The enemy suffered 53 killed, four captured, and the village was burned. One American was wounded.
Cape Town reports Gen Brabant defeating the Boers at Wepener and capturing their farms, with London noting conflicting condition reports from Wepener. The item also mentions April 16 activities, a visit by Picchoni and parent to a Chicago design discussion, and memorial notice for architect Dankmar Adler who designed Chicago’s Auditorium.
Rufus Wright, famed rubber tire maker, was shot during a struggle over a revolver in Mrs Louisa Lottridge’s Chicago hotel room. Wright died of his wounds, while police and coroners weigh accidental discharge versus foul play as statements from Wright’s son-in-law Fred Morgan and Mrs Lottridge unfold. Detectors note the weapon’s discharge may have occurred without Wright holding it, and hotel staff report an inebriated altercation preceding the shooting. Wright’s companion Mrs Lottridge is questioned as a possible participant.
Mrs Roman Douberty of Savannah was assaulted by George Thomas a Black man near here today. A mob pressed for immediate lynching but Magistrate Haywood urged legal process. Thomas was escorted to Beaufort under six guards as authorities take its course.
G Low, brother of Seth Low, is in Topeka to discuss the Swetlick life insurance case. The suit, brought by the deceased’s estate administrator against insurers, aims to recover from all companies except Home. Mrs Swellick, now a Jackson County property owner, stands to gain 380,000 from the life policy.
Mr. E J Shakeshaft, long chief clerk in the Santa Fe general passenger department, will become assistant general passenger agent May 1 with headquarters in Topeka. He succeeds Mr Seagraves, who has been traveling passenger agent with headquarters in Topeka for several years. Shakeshaft has handled much of the class of business formerly managed by Mr Diack due to rising demand.
Train struck a wagon carrying McMillan family on the Burlington line near Kansas City causing severe injuries including a skull fracture to Sbert McMillan and internal injuries to Mrs Robert McMillan. William McMillan age 3 suffered a leg fracture and Henry Miah sustained severe facial cuts. Two mules died and the wagon was destroyed. responders treated victims at the scene.
Hoke Smith sells his stake in the Atlanta Journal to H M Atkinson on April 6 in Atlanta. Morris Brandon and J R Gray are among minority holders cashing out. George H H Dickinson to serve as publisher. H H Cabantis and Josiah Carter invited to stay on in key roles. Atkinson leads a network of Atlanta enterprises including Georgia Electric Light and Southern Bankin.
American brief telegrams report Lonava at Kempton Park where Ashford Ti ridden by Sloan wins the Easter meeting. Also noted is Justice Harlan being elected to a new role as successor to John Baron as U S Supreme Court associate.
Vice President Barr of the Santa Fe Railway toured Topeka on the return trip from California and is now in Chicago after the Santa Fe shop matter failed to meet him. A delegation to Chicago may be sent to press for prompt action, with a possible announcement expected this week.
New York April 16 13 mills of the American Steel and Wire company were shut down on orders from headquarters due to lack of demand. The move affects many workers and signals a downturn in steel activity at the time.
In Chicago on April 16 the General Assembly debated Dr Hillis resignation and his disputed sermon. The report urged revising doctrinal positions and appointing a committee to reconsider the matter, with emphasis on reaffirming the confession and addressing the dispute over Hillis and related letters.
Chicago reports labor troubles in the butane trade as President Jona W. Lasabert of Americas & Wire One warns of orders halted. Plants at Ardderson and the sale mill face temporary closures while labor costs and market damage push production down and stocks await sale.
The report from Santa Fe notes severe winter conditions with two feet of snow and disrupted tracks. In New York, J P Morgan & Co authorize the Southern Railway to acquire the Evanville & St Louis Air Line property as part of a broader railroad reorganization, with Roathers railway to assume control after restructuring.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate new Kansas postmasters named Van BeeG Abe WO TRe and Charlie B. Oakley with other officials listed. The Ohio Legislature adjourned today amid remarks about a two million dollar Toledo exposition appropriation and Allen’s name appearing in a Massachusetts note.
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