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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1899
Page
6
A vintage ad promotes seasonable silks priced at 75 cents a yard with a dollar quality option. It lists Black Satin Brocade Silk at $1.19 and Black Figured Taffeta at 24 inches wide with $1.50 quality, plus additional Black Brocade Silks offered at reduced prices.
A blaze in a fashionable Hyde Park block at Albert Gate rose to the eleventh story, flooding the elevator shaft and forcing servants and residents to flee. Investigators blame an electric wire overload, while onlookers crowded the streets as jewelry and belongings were lost.
New York April 17 a Washington special quotes Senator John Margar of Alabama urging immediate partition of Samoa by the three great powers. He argues for permanent stations to back the division, predicts bloodshed if natives resist, and calls for a US cable link from Pago Pago to Sydney to prevent interference with Western civilization efforts.
New York April 17 Major Busters Jameson member of parliament for West Claire and Ireland s foremost yachtsman will be the official representative aboard the Shamrock for the America cup defense next fall He leaves London saying the Americans will win only if their boat is superior and that the Shamrock is being built with no expense spared costing about 750000 dollars upon its first run Death of Hans Batarks Chicago April 17 heart failure ends the life of the pomesre of iuste in Ine weet after two years of illness.
Miss O'Brien recalls a February 4 escape from a Manila circus as insurgent attacks trigger a rush for arms. She describes refugees, bamboo cabins, and mixed native and European classes, noting Filipino leaders, officers, and wives, and remarks on Filipinos and German naval currents during the conflicts.
Washington April 17 A telegraphed story led this morning that Porter has not yet quit but is likely to resign at an early date. The report notes uncertainty surrounding his departure and potential impacts on policy and administration. Officials declined to comment further on timing.
Miss Ollie O'Brien recalls Aguinalio’s autograph episode and a perilous wartime night near a camp in Manila where bullets pierced a tent. She details fleeing with a companion, witnessing hospital service, and volunteering with surgeon Humphreys to aid wounded American soldiers.
In New York relatives of banker orator Frederick Taylor ask the Supreme Court to interpret key will provisions. The major issue is a $226,000 trust for Caroline Taylor Jewell conditioned on her not becoming a nun and severing ties with Catholic orders. Her relatives, all Protestants, oppose the Catholic faith already embraced by Jewell.
Washington April 17 Justice Brewer delivered the opinion of the court in Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe vs Matthews and Truvidei on a writ of error from Kansas Supreme Court. The case tested the validity of the Kansas decrerative act and allowed collection of attorneys fees from filed companies. The state court upheld the act and the high court sustained that decision. Also noted is a vivid Portland scene of Mt Hood ascent as described by The Morning Oregonian, and a Hutchinson reunion travel offer via Santa Fe with mixed travel dates and prices.
Two lawsuits filed by B F Kassebaum and L Blackman seek 40.10 in damages from Postal and Western Union Telegraph Company for failing to accept or transmit messages at reduced rates under a new law. The actions, in a SolGer township justice court, allege 201 charges and seek 100 damages per telegram plus attorney fees. The suit challenges improper consolidation and ponders quashing, with possible injunction if judgments occur.
James W. Tapp, defeated Wichita mayoral candidate, showed unexpected strength at the polls. Sedgwick Populists discuss him as a possible candidate for Congress in the Sevpath district. Some friends insist he is the man, while others question Kerry Shupson’s race implications.
Governor Stanley answers questions from Eastern papers about sending more troops to the Philippines. He says Kansas will respond promptly if the president calls for volunteers, and he rejects calls to recall troops, noting Kansas favors expansion and will not demand a troop recall.
Wichita will be represented in the court of visitation as plans form to file a case alleging long standing discrimination in rates. Mr Myatt the solicitor will handle Wichita cases first as the state board of railroad assessors concludes its biennial tour as a board of equalization.
The Kansas railroad lines will be reviewed by the board of equalization to pass upon the valuation of the taxed property. The board will meet and occupy its time until the first of next month. Clerks in the state auditor's office are preparing assessment returns and will publish them within a few weeks.
Miss Margaret Demuth describes mission life in Persia through a boarding school at Tabriz. A 17 year old convert who once served in a harmful home joined as a boarder, against family opposition, and now reads the Bible, preaches to former companions, and marks a striking conversion story amid poverty and danger.
Travel deals advertise Colorado Springs to Santa Fe at 19.00 and Santa Fe to Tacoma via Rock Island and other routes with prices listed 12.00 and 32.50. Tickets go on sale May 16 and 17 with a June 30 limit. inquiries to T. L. King, agent, Topeka. Also references to a Steam Laundry and Tacoma telegraph contact. A market report from Chicago details wheat, corn, oats, hogs, cattle, and sheep with varied price movements and receipts.
Weather-driven spring conditions gave buyers uncertain demand for wheat and oats. Reports indicate active selling by foreign buyers and modest price moves, with traders awaiting clearer signals as markets show tentative strength and lighter stock sentiment in mid May at the market.
Market notes from New York and Kansas areas describe Sterling exchange strength amid demand shifts. Reports cover sugar and silver milling outlooks, shipping receipts, rail stock speculation, and wheat and grain movements across cities, with emphasis on Southern railway gains and the overall bullish tone for certain stocks.
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