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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1899
Page
6
The advertisement highlights White Crochet and Marseilles bed spreads offered at special prices this week. Notable items include a 2,000 white Crochet Quilt at 4.00, a 10,000 feather stitched Marseilles spread at 115 each, and a satin finished Marseilles Quilt at 1.98 each, with several other crochet and satin finishes priced between.
Ablene, Fb Js reports the death of V P Wilson a Dickinson County pioneer. He fell ill with uixiplxy and congestion of the brain after returning from Colorado where he had been working. Survived by wife Emma Wilten and children James Victor Porter and others in Colorado and Abliene. The body will be brought to Abliene for burial in Abliene cemetery with funeral services Friday morning.
The court rules the entire session called by Governor Leedy constitutional though the opinion is not yet filed. It orders the State Auditor to audit a voucher and issue a warrant to pay Senator Farrelly’s salary. About $4 remains unpaid for the session. Judge Haren’s Shawnee district court is sustained amid Populist reaction.
Washington February 16. Senate consideration of the military appropriation bill may see Senator Baker offer an amendment to provide one battery of artillery for Fort Leavenworth military school. The measure requests 30000 for artillery, quarters, barracks, and related facilities. Baker to watch the fort’s interests as the bill advances. Curtin says this appropriation is just the start toward bolstering Fort Leavenworth, a major U.S. post.
A fragment from a long text hints at a humorous scene with a cook and a late closing, a store shut and a cart in motion. A party of friends and a woman named Mrc dunes appear as characters in a comic domestic setup.
The Missouri and Kansas Shorthorn Breeders association held its annual meeting at the Midland hotel in Kansas City at 2 pm yesterday. About 16 members attended, officers were present, and J. L. McCoy of the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange delivered an address welcoming the group.
An ex policeman Frank Whittaker leads a posse to seize a burglar at a quiet home. After a dramatic bed-search the thief vanishes as the bed clothes are removed, leaving investigators puzzled and a frightened man found on his knees. Cough remedies and local business notices punctuate the chaotic scene in a late night column.
The legislature has begun work on the binding twine bill, signaling early progress toward standardizing requirements for twine packaging and usage. Legislators aim to clarify labeling, safety standards, and potential penalties for noncompliance.
The legislature advances a revolving fund plan to build a binding twine factory at the Kansas state penitentiary with a $190,000 appropriation. The bill creates a perpetual revolving fund for raw materials and product sales, placing control with the warden and penitentiary board, and assigns urgent calendar status for final passage.
The senate today adopted a resolution inviting 150 excursionists arriving Saturday to occupy seats on the senate chamber floor. The move extends senate courtesies in due form, but the visitors will be required to stand during processions of the beauty due to standing room constraints.
The Kansas House approved a bill letting counties townships and cities pay official bonds via surety companies if the bond is issued by a licensed surety. The measure shifts from personal to corporate bonds and aims to reduce defaults and conflicts over bond collection. It notes western trains and depots as context and cites Mr Armstr ome proposing railroad stops at county seats.
The House passed fourteen general bills without opposition, mostly minor measures enacted by common consent. Notable items include bills on probating wills, real estate sale and redemption, official bonds for county officers, and changes to criminal prosecutions and county superintendent certifications. Several entries reference court actions, real estate instruments, and fiscal provisions tied to estates and officers.
The Board of Charities lists January costs for state institutions led by Topeka Insane Asylum at 23005.54 dollars and Osawatomie at 7588.04. Also Beloit Industrial School for Girls 2279.15, Olathe School 350.0, Winfield Imbecile Asylum 565.05, Atchison Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home 3468, Topeka Reform School 4879.43, Kansas City Bind School 2206. The two insane asylums spent double January costs due to six months of supplies paid that month.
Hubert Patterson of Wichita works in the auditor’s office auditing accounts of pallangs for the care of destitute insane and to secure sick infirmation from the records as the Ways and Means committees of the House and Senate propose a resolution. Patterson is an expert accountant.
The Senate approved Mr Forney's bill requiring railroad companies to maintain track scales at stations where 100 cars of grain depart annually. Each car must be weighed separately and uncoupled from an engine. The act also requires duplicate bills of lading for every shipper.
Senate convened to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to pay laborers, workmen, and mechanics at United States naval yards and stations for additional duties beyond four per diem. Debate followed as the military appropriations bill was parsed, with emphasis on naval personnel funding and requisitions.
Washington dispatches report Private Charles Campbell of Company G Twenty third Kansas died of wounds in the abdomen at Bartha during the Bartha engagement on February 14. Also listed are deaths from malaria and dysentery among other Kansas volunteers. On February 16 the War Department announced honorable discharge for six Major Generals and other generals from volunteer service.
In Havana on February 16, 1848, a ceremony decorated the sunken Maine with a large American flag. Captain Kato of the Resolute led a small procession with sailors and a Maine artillery battalion, followed by a high mass at Mercedes church. Generals Lidlow and Lee attended, with naval officers, city officials, Cuban society members, and American women presenting wreaths. A graveside service at Colon cemetery featured wreaths and flowers, then a military procession returned to the cemetery for the final salute and remarks by Commodore Cromwell and General Lee.
Chicago markets show mixed wheat demand with weather easing winter losses and some shorts covering. Corn offerings rise as storages grow, oats drift lower on commission house pressure, and pork markets soften amid cautious selling with limited demand.
Markets report steady cattle bids and mixed grain futures with receipts cited from Chicago and Kansas City. Cattle and hogs show variable demand while New York money and staple goods markets edge with cautious optimism. several figures include 25,000 projected hogs in Chicago and steady hay and butter bids locally.
Rents and staffing notices appear with listings for a housekeeper and cooks plus servants sought at farm and office locations. The fragmentary text includes addresses such as 35 Kansas Ave and references to a small farm rental and a general housekeeper position with references.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Woodbury and Crees, with unclear references to a WWI era event. Limited readable names suggest a local chronicling item, possibly a duel or incident. No clear date, location, or outcome available.
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