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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1899
Page
4
A garbled column from the Atchison Globe touches on stock premiums and city lighting, jokes about farmers, funerals, and beer, plus jests about soldiers, politicians, and famous names. It weaves brief quips on public life, education, marriage, and work ethic through scattered, fragmentary notes.
A theater review describes Broadhurst’s farce Why Smith Left Home starring Mackyn Arbuckle as Smith, Annie Yeamans as the cook, and Dorothy Asner as the touchingly clever maid. The piece notes strong performances, witty setpieces, and mixed laughs, with special acclaim for the second-act humor and the ensemble’s energy.
In Atchison a marriage was performed at the Methodist parsonage between J. E. H. Chapman of White Cloud and Miss Minerva J. Campbell of Ste. Genevieve county Missouri. A $4000 cash offer and a $2000 contingent payment shade the ceremony, which was interrupted by the groom over a missing word. The groom then halted, joked about the toga, and pronounced them man and wife as the couple moved toward White Cloud amid a mix of romance and farce.
Pittsburg editor J W Buchanan and wife died within a day of each other after his mother passed, a double funeral planned for Saturday. In Leavenworth the city moves against slot machines as officials push to drive them out. In Galena John Sisley suffered a fatal blast from nitroglycerin while drilling, his face blown apart. he survived briefly, then death followed, leaving family in Purvis Missouri.
The St Paul disputen argues for electing U S senators by popular vote citing stalled state legislatures, vacancies, and corruption. It notes cases in Montana California Delaware and Pennsylvania, urging removal of legislative choice amid indictments and funds misuse.
Leeds city, population 400000, owned gas works and pellette, faced 6 cents per 1000 cubic feet. Capitalists began in 1882 to compete with electric lights under a franchise allowing city to buy the plant by 1901 with a 5 percent dividend. Profits rose to 7 percent in 1885, 14.5 percent in 1898, and 10 percent in 1881, with capital amounting to $200,000 last year.
The Missouri and Kansas Water and Light company received the first charter under the new corporate law, with headquarters in Kansas City Kansas. Capital stock listed at 350,000. charter tax and fees totaled 77.50, with funds allocated to revenue, state school, and other charges. Directors include Wm. L Wood, Winfeld Freeman, J. N. Durning, C. S. McGonneal, and W. Thomson, all of Kansas City East. The board noted other filings aligned with old law and referred them for new-law compliance. Attorney General Goebel, Secretary of State Clark, and Bank Commissioner Hirleides were referenced.
In Paris on January 2 the radical socialist M. Groussette urged urgent inquiry into submarine boats citing Toulon trials and a 12 year opposition by iron manufacturers. Minister Lobkeroy warned a deputies committee would be inadequate to oversee the issue. Trials of Gustave Zede showed torpedounda under water but navigability remains. The chamber rejected urgency by 257 to 121.
A report from Salt Lake City indicates Union Pacific stockholders authorized an increase in common stock to take over the Short Line. Directors expect legal challenges and a Venner suit may complicate the transfer, risking long-term friction for the carrier.
A well dressed colored woman went to Governor Stanley seeking the state house towel washing contract. After questioning she was told the contract remains in force until June 30 and will be re-let by the executive council.
Fort Scott Kansas January 20 A court heard testimony from W E Howerton a First Esptine Church usher that Sunday shaving is a necessity for barbers to presentable appearance at worship. Prosecution and defense clash over whether the Sunday law applies to barber shops as trials continue.
In Garden City the cattle paper market has unsettled lenders for two weeks with multiple cattle being lost under mortgages. The Gillett failure sparked the pressure as banks call in loans. Officials expect the tension to ease with spring and end of winter uncertainty.
In a Junction City murder trial the defendant Mrs. John Krebs remains the focus as John Krenitz testifies, while two local doctors found no incriminating evidence from the victim’s clothing. The case turns on alleged misconduct by Krenitz and public sentiment is divided amid details of the trial.
Chicago reports Gertrude De Cuma, aka Stela Wallace and Mrs George Gagne, a kidnapped bride and performer, faces larceny charges after a week of police suspense and sensational rumors. A museum manager offers a show, ending the evasive run of the trader. Separately, financials oppose trading puts and calls and a rail bill authorizing a railroad through Indian Territory passes Congress. President Angell is reappointed Smithsonian regent.
Salina reports a large workforce repairing Santa Fe depot platforms on the Salina branch and remodeling the company’s stock yards. An overall improvement order covers the entire branch. Also notes judiciary bills on probate practice, insurance fees, writs of mandamus, and civil procedure, plus Kansas first dipping station for cattle fever established by Eugene Hays in Elgin after Texas tests.
The directors of the St Paul and Omaha Railroad company in New York announce a 3 percent dividend on common stock from last year’s operations, an increase of one quarter of one percent.
Box 54 reported a fire at 1220 to Fourty and Liberty streets Parkdale. Firefighters reached a blacksmith shop where smoke led a passerby to think a blaze. Rear springs on the hook and ladder truck were broken en route along Fourth Street east of the Santa Fe tracks. The ladder truck is aging. repairs are frequent and another is needed.
Attorney Ira and Attorney General file Supreme Court quo warranto to stop the Topeka Water company from operating under the old franchise. Papers include the franchise copy and the transfer to a New Jersey corporation. The filing details that promoters led by Charles F Street previously managed Topeka securities.
The Kansas corporation alleges the Topeka Water Company was formed in New Jersey to evade Kansas laws and has no property beyond Shawnee County. The petition asks for judgment ousting the company from any city franchise and compelling sale of the water works to the city if ruling in favor. The council ordered the city attorney to file suit to seize control of the water plant.
The president's message vetoing the $1,800 relief bill for Albert E. Redstone was read in the senate. Reasons include saving clause protection of the entry, expiration before reserve creation, abandonment of the claim, and improvements not totaling $200. The bill aimed to compensate for losses from land prec edented in 1889 in the Sierra forest reserve.
Today representatives introduced a bill to create a state depositor guaranty fund. Banks would deposit 5 percent of deposits with the state treasurer, or pay 2 percent into the fund. a four-member commission would vet loan applications. At least 25 percent of the fund backs government bonds, up to four percent county or municipal bonds, with remaining funds loaned to state and private banks. Banks are classified by capital and surplus, with funds kept separate and each class bearing its own losses.
A garbled dispatch from Havana reports a foreign effort to seize control of Cuban tobacco, with names and figures suggesting a large American syndicate funding plants and ports in Pinar del Rio and Las Tunas. The plan aims to back purchase through loans and centralize operations, with estimates of profits and extensive wartime reconstruction needs.
The talk centers on saloon social necessity and temperance funds. Bishop Potter laments class disparities in club costs, urging better support for temperance efforts. Ambassador-designate Choate notes a life of total abstinence guiding public service and policy.
A proposal from Representative Lawrence of Sumner County aims to compel district judge candidates to pass a legal examination before their names appear on official ballots. The measure would require five years of practical experience, then nomination followed by an examination before the Supreme Court and a certificate granted by the court.
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