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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1896
Page
2
A sweeping political summary notes President Cleveland's letter denying any bonds deal with a syndicate and defending Administration policy. It references Elkins resolution debate, Senate accusations, and remarks from Grover Cleveland and other officials amid finance, treasury, and foreign matters through January.
In the House yesterday Mr Livingstone of Georgia read a resolution urging the President to determine if Britain is advancing or reinforcing posts in the disputed Venezuela area. If true, the President should demand withdrawal and reduce forces to January 11, 1495 levels. The measure was referred to the foreign affairs committee after objections.
Rome January 10 The Pope's policy centers on reuniting Christian churches. He has issued two encyclicals and plans a third named Admonocy dirictinaes Te all Christiana. The encyclicals seek to appeal to Catholics and Protestants alike to recognize the pope as the primate of all Christian churches since St Peter.
In San Francisco on January 10 the police court continued the examination of Mrs Mary A Davidson for alleged extortion from Rev G Brows of the First Congregational church. Her attorney pressed a point about Dr Brown and Mrs Buddin, but it could not be developed. Prosecution sought to prove she had been convicted of a felony in Lyon Massachusetts and served time, but the witness could not recall a conviction or the names of those she was charged with having swindled.
Chauncey I. Filley in Washington says St Louis will back both national conventions and fight for the other. He admits no reason to oppose McKinley, calling him fit for the presidency and popular with the masses. He also suggests William H. Morrison as a strong Democratic alternative if needed.
A Caracas letter to the London Times claims President Crespo intends to treat the Union incident and frontier issues as a single dispute and will not grant satisfaction. It asserts Crespo altered policy after Cleveland's message and suggests Crespo aims to entangle the United States, pursuing the aim by any means.
England and Germany poised for possible conflict though no immediate war threat exists. Queen consents to prisoner exchange aiding peace in South Africa. Missouri farmers host first state produce dealers convention. Haiti-like revolution rumors from Port au Prince prompt alarm. Bloomers trend gains among Norman School students. Demarara cannon denial in dispute near Venezuela. Leavenworth prison appropriation bid gains traction. Missouri court awards damages for corm to troops. Helen Culver deeds property to University of Chicago finalized.
The Senate finance committee failed to meet yesterday due to Senator Jones of Nevada balking at reporting the tariff bill without a sugar duty. Republicans are in the minority on the panel without Jones, who argues Pac coast beet sugar interests need protection. If the caucus does not reverse course, the bill may be reported adversely.
Intense excitement grips Buuper Colorado after reports of new gold fields between South Boulder creek and Magnolis. Prospectors reportedly uncovered riches in holes under five feet deep with one strike valued at about 100000 dollars. an offer of this amount was allegedly rejected.
Feared quakes strike Kahibabi district with a first quake on January night injuring and destroying Japabad and hundreds of homes. A second quake on January 5 damaged a 100 mile area, wiping Gol from maps, killing thousands and wrecking caravans, with Azberbijan’s Kurdish Armenian populace and thriving towns like Gol heavily affected.
Berlin dispatch reports Russia will cooperate with Germany in the Transvaal issue and France will join. The move is seen as strengthening an anti British alliance. Emperor William’s stance toward the Boer republic is described as calculated. Portugal will stay neutral and bar troop landings at Delagoa Bay.
The Reichstag resumed debate on the bourse reform measure as Count von Kabitz praised the imperial government for defending German interests. His remarks were greeted by loud applause as supporters praised the administration. Ex Governor Marshall Dead is reported from Pasadena where he died after moving for health reasons. William Rainey Marshall, born October 17, 1835 in Boone County Missouri, served as Minnesota governor elected in 1849. Secretary Carlisle sent to the House deficiency estimates totaling 1,343,456 dollars to cover current and prior year needs. A New York meeting at Tammany Hall discussed a movement to back the National Finance Conference convention this year.
Edith Sessions Tupper reviews New York style and manners, from Paris jewelry to mink cape embroidery, turquoise satin gowns, dairy shop excesses, Yvette Guilbert on Broadway, and canine fashions. A Barnard dean Emily James Smith champions bicycling and impending woman suffrage while a cable car episode and a down town Italian restaurant anecdote add urban color.
A striped remora was found clinging to a Glen Island steam launch and sent to the Glen Island Aquarium. The deep sea fish grows to 12 to 18 inches with a large suction disk. It attaches to sharks or turtles to be drawn through water without swimming. South American Indians use it to catch sea turtles by releasing the remora, then hauling in both turtle and remora. The fish can be detached only when it intends to release its grip.
The British ship Helensburgh arrived from Hull in twenty one days, a potential sailing record for that port. A full rigged three masted steel ship captained by Jefferson faced strong winds, gales, and limited light sails yet moved efficiently. The vessel carried 1600 tons of chalk awaiting a cargo of lamp oil to Shanghai. A separate note reports a bachelor punishment in Cincinnati where A H Gillespie was hazed by the Bachelors club, boxed in a jar and paraded.
A recipe for coffee rotts uses Nour and sugar with butter yeast nutmeg eggs and warm milk then rises and bakes in stages. Interwoven is a meditation on enduring unity between mortal and immortal worlds, stressing the bond of love and spirit despite oceans and death.
A New York World snippet shows Marie quipping to Te Maud over extravagance and stockings. Te Maud retorts that thought for a rainy day matters, underscoring a playful exchange about spending.
Reported dialog captures a quip in Key West with one man asking about a bust and another replying Fijibust in a wit filled exchange cited by the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegram.
Harper's Bazar marks year twenty nine with fashion content, patterns, and Paris and New York updates. It highlights women’s wear, patterns for home sewing, and sections on Paris letters, short stories, and special topics. Subscriptions directed to Harper & Brothers, New York.
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