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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1897
Page
1
Long government proposal outlines redeeming outstanding securities with new fifty year gold bonds. Government to increase National Bank Note circulation, transfer redemption functions to Treasury, and issue bonds backed by a fund to back notes. Provisions cover interest, security, and distribution across fiscal instruments with aim to stabilize the currency.
The document outlines treasury and national bank note rules, including limits on bonds and deposits, issuance substitutions, and redemption procedures. It details taxes on circulating notes, fund allocations, and the role of the comptroller and secretary of the treasury, with restrictions on bank charters and capitalization.
President transmits nominations including Jos. McKenna for Supreme Court justice Charles G Dawes for Comptroller of the Currency John W Nesbit for Pension Office and a slate of private land claims judges with reappointments and district attorneys listed in a late December Washington dispatch.
Washington and Nebraskan lawmakers appoint sub committees on public buildings. The list includes district representatives from Nebraska, Pennsylvania, New York, California, Texas, Missouri, and more. Names and states appear in a scattered, OCR-like register reflecting committee assignments and regional coverage.
Detective Capron arrested Monte EeCroft a young white man living in a colored dive on Amer Jefferson street for vagrancy. He often dresses as a woman and robs people in alleys. EeCroft, about 26, is described as delicate in features with a high pitched voice and a shaved middle, currently breaking stone in jail.
A small box marked VE TUBE was filed at Casa Nueva near the U S consulate in Havana. An examination revealed a tube with an explosive substance, the cover splintered open by force. A piece of sandpaper underneath suggested intent to ignite matches and trigger an explosion.
In St. Louis on December 16 secrecy surrounds a weather related banquet by a women’s group at the city hall. The secretary and other male staff were barred from the table while the women plan televitic dinners. Separately, Lodge No. 17 toleda elected officers including Homer C Bowman and Geo E Lescher with Rev W E Putt named chaplain and other appointments made by the worshipful master.
Washington December 15 the house banking and currency committee held an animated session about reporting a bill embodying the presidents financial recommendations with a favorable subcommittee recommendation. Conflicts arose from Johnson Mitchell and Newlands leading to a compromise to take up the president's bill, Gage's bill, and a Bal anapolis commission proposal after holidays. The committee adjourns until the second Wednesday in January.
An I Train No 2 on the Chicago Eastern crossing an extra near Clinton Ind at 5 am caused a wreck injuring around a half dozen or more with two engineers and a fireman badly hurt. The emergency crew battled the wreckage as cars were derailed and plunged down an embankment.
In Berea Ohio last night a freight conductor John Ehret was killed as the Big Four train pulled away after a clash with tramps who entered the tavern. Brakeman Bari Datgetsh was badly wounded. eight tramps were arrested. Ehret, 43, had long served on the Big Four line.
In Kaneas City county jail, inmates attack victims with soap during visits by Christian workers. William Johnson serves a year for a vice crime. Ed. XII. Blame and A. L. Moone await trial for forgery and robberies. Moore fell deathly ill after a hospital transfer, then sang again when examined. Deputies suspect other inmates are using similar ruses to reach hospital beds.
The advance guard of 16 000 Croatian colonists has arrived in Denver. The colony will settle in the Shenandoah valley of southwestern Colorado where homes schools churches and various industrial institutions will be built. The Rio Grande plans to extend a branch railway into the country.
A blizzard in Omaha on December 1 drove temperatures from 31 above to well below zero as a bitter wind swept through. Snow fell in heavy banks, covering wheat fields and delaying normal activity. Officials and residents faced dangerous conditions, while long-standing interests moved toward negotiations amidst the disruption.
The Union Stockyards company managers announce lower feed prices in Omaha aligning with Chicago. Corn will sell for a reduced price per bushel and hay per hundred pounds, marking a nine cent drop per bushel on corn and a smaller cut on hay. Also noted is a grateful cash donation from Major C Hood of Emporia to the Mother Bickerdyck home and hospital at Leavenworth.
The Bank of Perry near Topeka was burglarized last night with dynamite. About $1,500 in cash was stolen and most furniture damaged as robbers broke the front door and the safe. Two alleged professional crooks, previously released in Topeka, are suspected. Ward detectives and Perry officials report the cash loss and suspect the men who had "gutted" the town during their visit.
Leavenworth dec 14 Col D R Anthony wires that the row over W E Sterne United States marshal for Kansas will end today with Senator Baker calling on the president. Leland has opposed Sterne but Baker is expected to stand by the choice. if Sterne is blocked, Baker will oppose Leland and Kansas appointments in the Senate.
A large crowd at University Hall Ann Arbor listens to Joseph Jefferson in a lively talk titled The Actor and His Act. He receives a formal reception afterward and meets prominent university figures after the event, as he continues his lecture tour.
An abrupt afternoon temperature drop from 48 to 44 degrees accompanied by a northwest wind intensified the cold. Forecasters predict a cooler night with a warmer tomorrow and possible flurries.
Commissioner Benjamin Butterworth, long ill in Cleveland, departed for Thomasville Georgia to seek medical care and return home in better health, after weeks of illness and care.
New York society enjoys a Gilbert Sullivan morning opera at the Astoria Playhouse with Astor and Herr Boldt’s support. The crowd includes fashionable women who kept hats on during the performance while men in winter attire carry bundles, as the show runs for patrons arriving before noon.
Captain Stephens of the British ship Whittie Burn reports relentless storms from Shanghai to Port Townsend. The vessel was driven from the straits thrice while attempting entry, narrowly avoiding disaster off Japan and near Vancouver shore. The crew endured two weeks of gale conditions with little sleep, fearing the felled Felena and Pueble losses amid the Pacific tempest.
London officials reveal during an Inquire into the Cripplegate fire that the inquest found evidence pointing to arson. The city coroner Mr Henry Homewood Crawford stated the fire started in a stack of clothing in a show room shortly before the outbreak and that expert testimony supported non accidental ignition.
Dispatch from Port au Prince warns of rising unrest in Haiti with the government preparing drastic measures. Reports indicate interior discontent and a planned attempt to seize government offices at Joemel failed, with seven insurgents killed and ten wounded. A German warship was expected to arrive by the 2th bas.
A fragment notes Jupar employment efforts facing home threats of cheaper labor and a report from the United States about laborers exported to work in coal mines. It mentions the Seoul-Chemulpo railway project and US-Han officials noting American control. The piece references Japanese workers and low wages around 15 cents per day.
December 16 Angloe Continental Gold Syndicate Limited of Great Britain and the Jersey Lily Mining Company sue William C Rashford and Dante Keating for 50000 damages each. They allege Keating salted the Jersey Lily group deceiving experts and inflating the property's value after purchase and development costs.
A Washburn special reports change in the Hawaiian treaty outlook as Democratic and Republican senators shift to support ratification. Key figures Morgan Gorman and Mohey campaign among Democrats while Hoar remains cautious on territorial status and native rights. Senate canvassing intensifies with Pettigrew the sole Republican opposing none ation and hopeful prospects cited for passage.
Simla dispatch reports Geo Westmacott’s brigade under heavy fire in the Bara valley as rear guards withstand feints and ammunition shortages. The British force, praised for discipline, pressed the enemy until darkness, with reinforcements planned to strike from Jamrud into the Baxatr valley to punish tribesmen.
The Odd Fellows report growing prosperity with thirty new lodges planned and a new lodge organized in Kansas City led by Grand Master Brown. He says the order is in a very promising condition with rapid growth and renewed energy after waning interest. The state board of charities awarded the Winfield asylum attic contract to Kansas City firms for $26 770 after prior bids exceeded estimates. Senator Hanna has returned to Washington in apparently good health.
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