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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1895
Page
2
A legislative proposal seeks to end the differential duty on imported sugar, arguing for uniform taxation. The measure aims to simplify tariffs and balance pricing across domestic markets, drawing support from industrial and consumer groups. Opponents warn of potential price shifts and impact on sugar producers.
A senate move seeks to amend the urgency deficiency bill with provisions to end the one tenth additional sugar duty for bounty nations and to fix an error in tax on chalk used in the arts. Also proposed is relief for corporations from furnishing employer salary lists under four thousand dollars. Democratic leaders push for these amendments this session, while Republicans plan a potential fight that could stall the bill with only two months left in Congress.
Osnaroosa Iowa Jan 4 licensed saloons remained open to Monday night then closed under Mull Law. Thirteen of seventeen reopened under 1895 licenses. four stayed closed due to an injunction or business loss. In Onxeros three salons failed to pay licenses and closed. Nomination highlights include Trowman Patterson Clark Stradley Leiber Berry Hucker Preston Kesterson for various federal posts. Bond issue looming as gold outflow persists, with February 1 seen as unavoidable. Jury in Panic Oklahoma cases stretched long. Renomination of Fry in Maine. death of Alfred McClure US vice consul general. Teething syrup claim noted for Winslow’s. Also several Want ads read.
Wastindros Jan 4 The president’s dinner list includes Senator Hill of New York stirring speculation about an official appointment. The town buzzes as rumors of an understanding with the president gain currency amid the White House chatter. The meeting with the president is described as cordial and significant by observers.
Briefs note barrels of clothing and provisions sent to Nebraska and Kansas for the poor, with scattered snow reports. Reports on sugar factory bids, tax proposals, and endowments to Williams College. Police court anxieties, lynching rumors, and a Birmingham hanging set. Robberies, railway client matters, and a Homestead strike update accompany mixed local crime and ads for Snow's Pine cough remedy.
Corrervnne Kan Jan 4 One of the citys most destructive fires yesterday at 8 am wrecked the Masonic block and damaged business districts. Perry Easly of Skintook Ind Ter was crushed by a falling wall and will die. Losses run to 50000 with insurance partial. This is the fourth time in three years such fires have damaged the area.
Fire at Woods Gilmore Co drug store in Apman spreads to A J Hoovers dry goods and Lansdowne drug store, wiping out several buildings and contents with total losses estimated at $15,000. Fires damage Dearman Brown groceries hardware and pose office building as walls collapse.
Secretary William Dawson reported to Governor Jefferon about the Missouri World’s Fair commission on January 4. Administration cost amounted to 594,657.00, about 30 percent of the appropriation. Totals include 7,003.65 for the women’s auxiliary, 4,304.95 educational exhibit, 15,203.05 mining exhibit, 5,709.14 horticultural, 36,139 agricultural, 3,789.1 forestry, 47,709.45 state building and grounds. A footnote notes 34,000 won to contractors. Total expenditures were 149,735.85, leaving a balance of 532.40, which with fixture sales and 350 received for the state building brings the sum turned into the treasury to 1,421.64.
In Lexigovon Kentucky on January 4 John T. Shelby, partner of Colonel Breckinridge, attacked editor Charles C. Moore of the Blue Grass Blade with a cane, breaking it over his head and tearing out a portion of Moore's whiskers while lawyer George S. Shanklin watched. Moore had published an open letter to Madeline Pollard inviting her to join Breckinridge on the lecture platform after Breckinridge began touring.
New York reports from The Railway Gazette indicate locomotive output dropped sharply in 1884. Only 625 locomotives built by thirteen companies, a drastic fall from 2,011 in 1883, with several near misses of zero production. Freight car output also declined, with 17,029 built by seven firms in 1894 versus 50,246 in 1893.
In Jefferson City on January 4 the Missouri House and Senate convened to establish permanent organization. The House largely settled party lines with Republicans winning about eighty to Democrats fifty four for key posts. The Senate, though short, faced a surprise split as four absent Democrats threatened the caucus outcome, prompting a recess before officers were finally chosen by a nineteen to fifteen vote.
Phillip Scott of El Reno abducted his four year old daughter from his divorced wife in Wabash Indiana. He forced the child from Mrs Scott’s home and fled on the Big Four train, after a prior assault on William McClelland. Authorities pursue him as the frantic mother mourns.
Liscoln Neb Jan 4 Silaa A Holcomb was formally inducted as chief executive of Nebraska yesterday afternoon around 9 o clock The simple ceremonies contrasted with a lengthy inaugural message from Governor Crounse which occupied more than an hour The oath was administered to Holcomb and other state officers by Chief Justice Norval before the inaugural address was delivered.
InWasnington Jan 4 President Cleveland has not decided to send a special message to Congress on the currency issue. Secretary Carlisle mentioned the matter and it was discussed in general terms but no conclusion was reached. Senator Caffery has introduced a sugar bounty bill to aid producers offering payments on the current crop and last year’s crop under the tariff law.
Whitaker millionaire iron founder issues public letter announcing candidacy for U S Senate. Backers claim at least 15 votes likely, signaling coordinated effort with Floyd and Hutchinson to defeat Elkins. Also reports Lavack-Siddons boxing draw and W T U banquet for Lady Somerset in Boston with 710 attendees.
Peerless Steam Laundry showcases new peckboards on shirts at M2 and 114 West Eighth street, highlighting an updated apparel presentation for customers.
A long confession from a Cincinnati Post piece recounts two lawyers Laban Adams and the narrator facing a pistol duel settled by mercy. After a vow to fight, they refuse conciliation, momentarily draw pistols, then lay them down as both admit cowardice and choose peace. The two men embrace friendship, guided by loved ones. The tale shifts to critique of Korea and its people by a Spectator excerpt.
A scattered report covers Rebekah lodge history in Lynn and statewide odd fellowship in Missouri. It notes grand lodge structure, 26b7 members under a sovereign grand, and a home near Liberty opening March 1 for 500 inmates. It mentions 20,000 Rebekahs in Illinois, 3,000 annual relief spending, and Golden Rod Rebekah Lodge 183 with 145 initiates.
Notes from the Pennsylvania jurisdiction describe a member in Philadelphia paying no dues for over a year while earning a $2 prize for each new member. Changes include British Columbia grand recorder Youdall, and Nebraska lodges voting to postpone the grand lodge session for a year to fund drought relief. The data cites death rates and a grand total beneficiary fund of about $57 million through November 1, 1894.
The article discusses outreach by the Knights of Honor and Knights of Columba to Native and white communities, urging proper instruction of pale faces and caution against ridicule. It notes lodge counts in New York and Brooklyn, a Grand Dictator reception, a $100 watch incentive for 25 new members, and reflections on past rites and the growth of secret orders in the United States.
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