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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1899
Page
3
An unsolicited testimonial extols the Pyramid Pile Cure as offering instant relief and a permanent cure for piles. The writer claims prior treatments failed, praises the Pyramid product, and notes it is sold by druggists for 50 cents.
Reported death of General Ferrero at his Thies cite home aged 76. He served in the Civil War and commanded volunteers in Virginia theater. A court inquiry examined charges tied to the Petersburg action and the assault on the Union line, with soldiers recalling fierce fighting and mine explosions. The article notes his Spanish birth to Italian parents and his later teaching career.
Samuel Falwarde and F. W. Johnson sue W. T. Hudson in district court alleging a partnership in cattle business started with shared capital, profits, and expenses. They seek relief including settlement, accounting, and dissolution, claiming mismanagement and demand to recover their one half of assets and costs.
A garbled passage discusses Boer activists and seers, mentioning Mowe, Hayne Pret, Archdean and Dittiean. It references fortunes, South Athos Fe Putte, and youth involvement. The fragment hints at a federation or direct interpretation of a present event with uncertain details and names.
The report outlines a fraudulent operation run by a man described as Walter T. Weber Sr, who advertised extensively to take about 300 marks of stock and other articles. The scheme involved photographs and products sent via several routes, with a claim of refunds and replacements, and included transport through Topeka and Santa Fe routes.
Santa Fe shops plan to introduce price work across all departments by January 1969 with a new wage schedule. Workers mix hope and fear as car shed tensions flare and officials push to avoid unfair treatment while preparing for broader rollout.
Washington Dec 11 Senator Cockrell proposed a bill to grant right of way for a Kansas Texas Railway from a Red River point north of the line through Grayson County Texas into the Indian Territory. The route would run northwest to Port Surry in Oklahoma Territory, crossing nearly 35 miles north of Red River and passing through Chatutaugam County. The aim is a line to operate from Oklahoma Territory toward Kansas via the Indian Territory.
Kansas City cattlemen weigh a boycott as Chicago stock yards face disruption over terminal charges and a proposed rate change. The dispute draws in state associations meeting in Illinois and Minnesota court actions that could shift business to St Louis and Kansas City.
Leavenworth December 13 W H Peter appointed supervisor of buildings and bridges for the Union Pacific in Leavenworth to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of WD Munson. Peteron comes to the road from the Thornton Habit where he has been connected with the same department. Allen, the former supervisor, will join Ellen in Iowa where he now is. Due to increased traffic extra train crews are to be added to the single line. Previously the road operated with two crews, which kept them on the red, except Sundays. For the present crews will run through to Kansas City and bring them off, but eventually termines will go to Leavenworth.
A circular from the office of the general manager of the Santa Pe explains that starting January 1900 tax val watch inspectors will offer watches to company employees. Watches or grades may be purchased and the cost deducted from the employee’s pay, with a minimum monthly deduction of 5. The company does not intend to influence employees to buy from local inspectors.
In a decision that settled for the Santa Fe a long standing labor dispute, the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co prevailed in the Jefferson City Supreme Court. The case arose from Williams Mac Ritchie Nichol Williams vs Santa Fe over payments for work on forty miles of roadbed between Kansas City and Chicago. Contractors claimed $158000 due to errors in grading classifications. settlement offer was $26000 but rejected, leaving the railroad company victorious.
A Winded district court verdict favored the Santa Fe Railway in a damages case brought by Zack Miller. Miller, whose father ran a White Hagle area ranch, sued for 32.00 after a dispute with a porter at Kildare led to removal from a train. He later sought 2 600 damages, but the jury returned for the railroad.
A fireman faces a mock exam during a city drill with a crowd aboard an excursion train. The examiner prompts him to imagine a backstory and respond as if returning to the past. The man’s odd reply centers on safety and timing as the train astonishingly halts, leaving observers to ponder his unexpected reasoning.
Regional railroad officials from the Southeastern and Mississippi Valley lines plan freight rate reforms set to take effect January 1. They aim to abolish commodity or special rates on certain goods and replace them with standard pricing, signaling a broad rise in freight charges from 16 to 40 percent.
A new Windom cepruene pRASONECT engine No 69 percent faced multiple malfunctions on its first passenger runs. It disabled on throttle issues and disconnected, then derailed on the return trip with injuries reported to the driver and several others.
Shy TAFE locals report Moors suffered a severe head cut when a board struck him Thursday afternoon as workers moved a car in the yard near Second and Adame streets. He was taken to hospital for treatment. P H Ros of the paint shop remains seriously shaken after a collision at the corner. Engine 605 brought to the shops for repairs Tuesday after a Hannibal and St Joseph engine backed into it in the St Joe yards. Engineers Wellman and Tenninyson were aboard and felt the force but escaped serious injuries.
Santiago Morphis, a trusted National Bank of Mexico clerk from a good family, was sentenced to nine years in prison after a lone trial for robbing $70,000. He fled to the United States, was captured by American detectives in New Orleans, escaped Mexican officers, and was recaptured in Kansas City. Public interest spurred by influence to spare him ended with the sentence.
The probate judge notes Berryton girls are marrying more often than others in Shawnee County. He cites many suitors from Richland Topeka and beyond visiting Berryton for brides. He observes few houses in Berryton and suggests the town's appeal fuels a thriving marriage market.
Washington rumor mill centers on McKinley for president and Root for vice, with Payne and Hanna backing an acclamation-style nominating convention. Arlington Hotel lobby hosts daily discussions among Republican leaders, naming New York and Philadelphia as key states vying for the party’s 1896 ticket.
Washington December 12. Commissioner Hermann rules tide lands in Alaska are not public lands and cannot be disposed to individuals under U S land laws. The department lacks authority to grant mining rights to individuals on submerged coastal lands, citing Shively v Bowlby and noting territorial control remains with states after admission.
Ellison receives appointment in the railway mail service and begins service from Kansas City to Leavenworth. He is not new to postal work, having served 11 years in the department and helped establish the free delivery system in Topeka in 1878 under postmaster Henry King. Chief of Police Ramsey was among the original five carriers who faced early delivery challenges.
Washington meeting of the executive committee of the national Republican league of clubs selected St Paul Minnesota as the site for the next convention after debates on article 13 of the league constitution. Sioux Falls and Galveston had factions, votes stood 41 to 16 for St Paul. The date set for the third Wednesday in June.
A fragmented extract from Collier's Week references science, energy, and human time. It muses on scientific work, measurements of energy and weight, and the allocation of years to thought, travel, and labor, with scattered remarks about philosophy and progress. The text is largely incoherent but hints at broader cultural and scientific contemplation.
A lyrical wander through a South African veldt at night describes the starry sky, insects, and quiet loneliness. Creatures such as the Lottentot god insect and the knorrhean bird are noted, along with a honeybird’s clever honey-gathering ruse and the human observers listening to distant animal cries.
Former Dick Ingen County treasurer C H Pattison sues to recover 1000 for three officers reduced by a special act. Pattison’s $4000 salary was cut to $3000 by the law, which he claims was not legally passed. From Sonora Union Democrat: a tale of the outlaw Ramon, once famed gunslinger, later a tamale vendor, whose life ended after a violent career in California and Mexico.
A questionable testimonial touts Morrow’s Kid Ne Oida and Liverlax as cures for kidney disorders and indigestion. The letter-like notice lists aliases and addresses, praising the tonic and denouncing other products, with pricing and supplier details.
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