27 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1898
Page
1
In a tense senate session, Populist measures face a trial on limits to filibuster, with Hessin voicing protests as a committee report shapes proposed changes. The debate centers on amendments to procedure and minority rights, while insurance and municipal reform bills move through readings and committee actions.
Yesterday a short senate session saw routine introductions and debates on mining, penitentiary policy, and telegraph messaging rates. Senators Farrelly Ryan and Ginter led discussions while a mining society bill and changes to the state board of agriculture drew attention.
Senator Titus proposes a bill to place press companies under rail commission oversight touching cities with more than likely implications for Kansas. Senator Zinner and others back related amendments to the ballot law. Helm moves to regulate wages of heads of furnitures. several clerks and officials sworn in to various committees.
Senator Morrill of Vermont lay gravely ill in Washington as doctors reported no hope for recovery. At nearly 88, he faced lung and heart complications after a long Senate career noted for steady leadership, including chairmanship of the finance committee and influence on national fiscal policy.
Madrid dispatch reports Fenillo Castidar the distinguished Republican statesman and orator prostrated by a serious pulmonary illness in the capital. Details unavailable.
Dawson City dispatch reports gold production expected to exceed last year by over 300 percent across 61 creeks near Taweot City. Several people thawed to death in cold while one body was found near a ledge. Steamers Arnold and Jota Barr reach winter quarters between Tavern and Chote City as river trade begins.
New York reports arrangements to disinter soldiers buried in the improvised cemetery at Cuma Water Long Island. William F. Chase of the Sixth Artillery will supervise the operation with a party confined and shipped to Montauk for removal to the national cemetery.
The legislature opened with ten oclock sessions and eight new bills. The most notable bill, by Rep Jackson of Harvey, seeks to abolish the governor’s fat office of inspector. Other measures address railroad actions, insurance laws, restock shipments, town township buildings, and delinquent road taxes. The Murray law repeal and memorial resolutions were also discussed.
Yesterday afternoon the Kansas House assembled at four to transact business with many members absent. Bills on railroad charges telegraphs and telephones sparked a clash over committee referral as Keefer pushed special panels while Fitzgerald urged broader review. Speaker Street presided as debates, amendments, and substitutions sparked sharp exchanges, with the session numbering fourteen bills and a joint resolution to repeal a prohibitory amendment generating laughter and political contention. Continued on Sixth Page.
Fragmentary account describes a debated report tied to political factions, with mentions of purists opposing the report and tension over changing leadership roles after a prior vote. Names and specifics are unreadable in the damaged text.
A Kansas House scene shows fear for a narrow railroad bill margin. Steering committee advances tactics by shifting to committee of the whole and delaying caucuses while fusionists seek quorum and public supporters pressure Topeka.
News from Abilene reports the Catlin Brothers bank failure with liabilities ranging from 900000 to 50000. Their bank closed Saturday as 25 000 cattle feeders reportedly face losses. Inability to extend matured cattle paper is cited as the cause, affecting Kansas City commission houses tied to the Catlin paper. Rosser’s father Walter Foxner Sr dies in Bridgeport Alabama at 70.
In Arkansas City a strong crowd witnessed the Tigers defeat Neodesha 17 to 0 on the football field. Arkaness City players showed solid defense and efficient offense, sealing the win with a decisive scoring drive in the final period.
Manila reports the revolutionary government cabinet under President Emilio Aguinaldo has resigned en masse. Aguinaldo, moving from Muillos to Santa Ana then to Cavite Viejo, aimed to ease militant faction tensions. The Bacoor proclamation cabinet, formed July 15, included Baltanero Aguinaldo as war and public works secretary and Mariano Trias as sericultural secretary.
The American National Bank of Lima Ohio was robbed last night of 15.16 percent in currency and gold from the main vault. No silver was taken. The janitor discovered the vault door open this morning. A $16,000 Saturday night deposit vanished. Directors met to assess the deficiency while other banks offered help. The entry method remains a mystery with heavy iron window protections in place. Police presence was minimal and the case is attributed by some to professional thieves.
Isabel Mal Ton known as Bab and Ruth Ashmore died at her New York home today. The obituary notes her pen names and confirms the death on December 27.
Fort Scott December 27 reports say twelve defendants sentenced last month to fines from 90 to 31 500 and jail terms from 60 to 900 days appealed to the appellate court. Ex mayors W T Elroy Humboldt and E Is Taylor Iola and Police Judge Jacob Gard of Tulsa named among defendants and released on habeas corpus bond. The case challenges section 9 chapter 165 of 1887 laws. hearings set for March 14.
Thomas M. James was bound over in Justice Chesney's court on a $2000 bond after a preliminary hearing for shooting W. H. Hayes with intent to kill. Both men appeared. Hayes appeared pale but able to walk. Lawyers expect the exam waiver to sidestep trial, with many predicting the case may never reach district court.
Fort Scott December 27 Charley Campbell ex-jointist fired 12 pistol shots into a house where his estranged wife stayed causing a panic. He stood across the street for 15 minutes then hid the pistol and fled to a saloon where police arrested him. His wife fled by train to Kansas City.
A Chadron report recalls how twenty two cattlemen acquitted of a killing confronted the destitute Ekman family at their cabin in Fall Rives County. A trader offered comfort and gold amounting to $1,000 in gold, saying they were pardoned and would assist the widow Emman and her children.
A San Francisco dispatch reports a Hawaii dispute over Chinese immigration following a decision by Chief Justice Judd. The case questions whether an immigration clause was virtually repealed, with officers citing department instructions. The steamer City of Columbia and wreck reports, plus two soldier deaths, color the developing situation as authorities mull authority transfer and landings at Honolulu.
Manila dec F Itty rumors Aguinaldo fled toward Cavite with a few followers fearing confiscation. The report, though denied, notes his sudden base change. General Miller leads an expedition for Panay, with troops from the Eighteenth Infantry Sixth Artillery and other detachments moving under the overall command.
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