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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
1
One doctor reports Governor Goebel improving since yesterday though not fully recovered. Democrats protest a McKinley troop dispatch to Kentucky warning of serious consequences. Taylor's authority faces disregard in some quarters.
Frantic Fort, Kentucky February 2 1900 Democratic legislators petition the court to enjoin Governor Goebel from interfering with their assembly. The report details political maneuvering over meddling by the executive and possible federal intervention as Kentucky state tensions rise. The piece notes arrests, warrants, and preparations for legislative action amid the Goebel threat environment.
New York reports mixed gains as Gen Buller allegedly prepares to relieve Ladysmith amid a costly loss of 1985 men. The piece notes Boer forces under Joubert around Ladysmith and British hopes pinned on renewed momentum, with political criticism of the ministry growing.
Spencer Wilkinson in the Morning Post discusses a Winston Churchill dispatch dated Pietermaritzburg describing Natal developments. The piece praises the dispatch as a public appeal and outlines Churchill’s concise view of General Buller and Hinller movements, predicting enemy responses and defensive efforts.
London reports Mr Wyndham's Commons declaration that Britain will send about 214000 troops to South Africa, plus 402 guns. Included are 150000 regulars and 7000 Canadians and Australians, with 2600 African volunteers. Details cite transport limits and supply organization shaping campaign plans and Ladysmith relief hopes.
Washington February post offices established in Gram Chickasaw nation ET T in Gramm appointed postmaster, Bentrop Washita county J T Ira J Porter appointed postmaster Springside Potta watomie county James J Anderson appointed postmaster. Postoffice discontinued Kansas Inc Osage county mail to Vassar Orchard Linn county mail to Jasper Missouri Caghman Grundy county mail to Starlight Oklahoma Enehive Canallen county mail to Nicely Ivey Dewey county mail to Parkville.
Governor Stanley condemned the reform school at Mpeka as a breeding ground for crime due to mismanagement and harsh discipline. He described locking 60 boys in a room nightly and proposed reforms including an industrial department and merit-based small-room rewards to curb mischief and promote useful citizenship.
A mild season in the interior leads to little snow with few people indoors. Messages from Wrange Alaska dated January twenty six and February two mention Captain Dixon of Halifax and E L Mason of Wisconsin. Both were reported near Hays mountain and on the trail from Deax Lake.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York held its annual meeting this week. The 1898 report highlights growth with life insurance in force exceeding 1.051 billion dollars. Assets total a large sum, with receipts for the year at 800,077. Claims paid for death benefits reach 14,629,979 and matured endowments and dividends total 20,739,007. Since its founding the company has paid policy holders 614,117,948. A contingent trustees fund stands at 47,952,548 in addition to 2,180,000 authorized for dividends in 1908.
A 14 year old boy nicknamed Bud Weaver was arrested for stealing brass fixtures from W. R. Hazen's home. He bonded out with his father's surety, then fled as officers closed in, prompting the father to lead a search and later drag him back toward jail to face consequences. The father vows to take more interest in his son to prevent further escapes and bonds.
Extensive improvements underway at the National hotel include connecting a former store room on Kansas avenue to the main office by a foot arch, creating an 80 by 40 foot lobby with four Kansas avenue entrances, a ladies entrance on Seventh Street, a new portico with signs and lighting, cherry and marble lobby finishes, a private writings room, cigar stand, full repainting, re carpeting, and 120 square feet of extra sample room space.
A Cairo dispatch reports Bondanese troops mutinied in Khartoum, with discontent in the Peyptias army and complaints of bad treatment and British officers aiding South Africa. The government seeks intervention, European troops are scarce, and large numbers may be headed to Durban. The Bondanese force totaled about 1,300 in two battalions under a Sudanese command.
Seattle, February 2. The torpedo boat Golsborough, under construction in Portland, will have a trial trip in Elliott Bay. She is to dock at Port Orchard in a few days for preliminary work. Captain Pratt, coast survey official, instructed to lay a one mile course near Seattle for a preliminary survey with the Muffle Washington and Gudra assisting. The course will likely lie near Alki Point and Duwamish.
Samuel J. Hadley, who was assaulted January 3 in front of his Kansas City store, died from injuries Thursday at Christ Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday at 3 PM from C. D. Swartzman’s residence, 91 West Eighth Street, conducted by Dr. McFarland. The assailant and robbery motive remain unknown.
Natives in Mexico City report that Kentucky election discussions signal civil war in the American union. Correo Espanol mocks U S intervention fears, noting such turmoil would prompt Latin American alarm if seen elsewhere. Kentucky has drawn notable attention recently, likened to South Africa.
The Lawton funeral train, departing San Francisco Thursday, may not pass through Topeka. Arrangements planned to send the body via the northern Omaha route, with General Shatter accompanying the procession as the representative. No adviser report received yet from the San Francisco office.
Death notices note the passing of GW Magaw father of Pollice orange with heart disease at home. In Sacramento California the Republican senatorial caucus held ballots with Burns, Grant, Hard and Scott leading. after six ballots the tally showed Burns, Grant and others still in play with no clear winner amid tense voting. winds and unclear dates accompany the chaotic dispatch.
In a Boston hearing on election laws anti suffragists argued against granting women municipal and presidential voting rights. Dr Lyman Abbott of New York challenged Julia Ward Howe and other tax paying women. Howe pressed Abbott with moral questions as the committee watched a tense exchange unfold.
Washington reports the Senate committee on military affairs adverse to a bill removing desertion charges from Civil War soldiers who failed to obtain honorable discharges. The panel cites harm to service distinctions, accuses bounty jumpers, and urges the bill be permanently postponed.
Shawnee County Teachers Association will convene at the high school Saturday afternoon at 1 39 o clock. Program includes papers on sympathy in the school room and child development with discussions led by local educators and administrators. Washington notes report education and other legislative actions affecting Indian Territory and pensions bills in Congress.
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