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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1895
Page
5
The note announces the opening of a new invoice showcase by Brigham & Hopkins in Baltimore, highlighting their celebrated collection and inviting observers to view the display.
An advertisement touts fresh factory hats at 60c to 75c and the finest makes. It urges buyers to visit BoBee on Monday for the largest stock of straw hats and neckwear, plus Balbriggan underwear priced at 75c and $1.00, claiming the best assortment in the city.
Atchison stonecutter B R Wells found a frog embedded in a marble shaft while shaping a monument on North Fifth Avenue. The frog appeared inside a hollow area and escaped after exposure to light, hopping away under the building. The tale is presented as a local oddity with Wells vouching for its veracity.
Theodore Brinckman, married yesterday at St Mark's to a lord's stepdaughter, faced a loud protest read by Father Black as the service continued. The clash, tied to Brinckman's divorce history, triggered hisses and disorder among a large, stylish crowd. A separate report notes a sand-bearing oil discovery near a Wyoming irrigation tunnel, near the North Platte river.
Newspapers aggressively probe to identify the state officer behind a recent policy move. They cite unnamed sources and public records requests, amid broad speculation about who holds key authority and the potential impact on local governance.
Reprint of editorials from Emporia Gazette Lawrence Gazette and Journal allege a state officer appeared drunk on Kansas Avenue in Topeka. Papers call for resignation or removal, demand official accountability, and urge public investigations with partisan commentary and calls to action.
The statement stresses that beyond selecting a United States senator, other issues will appear in the legislative contest. It calls all candidates to shed partisanship, work unselfishly for the party, and then face the result after victory.
Charters filed with the secretary of state list The Cafe club of Pittsburg The Interstate Long Distance Telephone Company of Leavenworth The Kiddoo Milling Company of Cawe e and notes on capital stock and directors. Also updates on asylum investigation resuming at 9 a m in the Real Estate building with Senator M A Householder and Senator Dan McTaggart on the committee. Grain inspectors to be reappointed per boards of trade in Kansas City and Atchison. Kansas commissioners report troop positions at Chickamauga and Mission Ridge noting one regiment, the Tenth Infantry.
Lee Jones owner seeks fresh permit to sell intoxicating liquors. Pro bate court heard the case this morning and adjourned with decision due Wednesday at 9. Judge Wood noted prior stock ownership by Smith Drug Co of St Joseph via mortgage. Jones claims mortgage released and personal notes accepted. If ruled against him, Jones may abandon the effort and not appeal to district court.
Frank A. Lewis, Topeka agent for Pacific and United States Express, is reappointed city ticket agent of Union Pacific. The move recognizes his past service and fitness, reflecting his social and financial standing and his long faithfulness to the company. E. P. Makeever, traveling auditor, is in town auditing Fuller and confirming Lewis’s role.
A New York interview with C. P. Huntington notes he is not worried by his arrest or threats of legal action. He argues railroad men should have obeyed the interstate commerce law and says stricter enforcement would have led to repeal if followed.
Despatch from Hong Kong reports serious clashes on Formosa with Chinese soldiers killing their generals. The governor's guard attacked mutineers, thirty killed and fifty wounded. Chinese artillery threatens to fire on vessels leaving the island with treasure. Whites' position described as critical.
In Clarendon hall a Central Labor union meeting heard J. M. Elliott, Chicago striker and Debs ally, urge support to resist federal courts. A seven member committee was formed to aid financially and otherwise. Elliott spoke again at a Manhattan Musical Protective union concert in Tammany hall.
The forthcoming salary ordinance targets multiple city posts. Fire marshal drops from 1500 annually to 1500, city engineer from 1200 to 1500, deputy and city attorney face changes, while clerks and sanitation members see limited or no reductions. Mayor pay remains unchanged, with some council opposition noted.
The present administration enacts a rule allowing the mayor to remove appointees without council confirmation, undermining job security in departments such as sanitation and electric light. The measure, initially tried by Mayor Harrison, now deemed best by the council, targets nonconfirmed weighmasters, helpers, and other staff, enabling political removal at will.
A Topeka community note set reports a committee undecided on a primary registration scheme, Dr. Brownfield planning a $53000 medicines venture, Grace Cathedral packed with worshippers, and Oakland park leased for summer with animals and dances. Also covered are teacher exams, a Y M C A mission to Korea, a new front at W W Manapeaker building, a knee injury at Sixth and Kansas, weather plans for rain, and a Santa Fe staffer’s Florence fishing trip.
Dr H D Fisher assails Governor Morrill from the Kansas Avenue M E Church pulpit during a sermon on faith and public life. He argues public officers must enforce laws impartially, despite supposed public sentiment, and suggests the current state administration harms his bid for chaplain of the next House.
Officials overseeing income tax report a backlog as collectors prepare to submit all returns already tabulated by next Wednesday. About one fourth of heavy taxpayers have not filed any returns, blamed on careless evasion, with 33 percent still unsettled. Officials seek a favorable Supreme Court ruling upon rehearing.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union state convention at Savannah adjourned without discussing female suffrage after a minister’s protest to exclude the issue. Delegates noted the lack of female attendance, with at most three present at meetings, seen as a silent protest against suffrage and a belief that Georgia women will oppose it.
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