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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
1
Warren Fell abandons his post at Spion Kop describing the ground as too hot. The retreat marks a defensive setback amid ongoing combat with no further details on casualties or reinforcements.
London reports General Warren's garrison at Spion Kop abandoned during the night as Gen Buller's forces advance from Ladysmith area. News notes stock market reaction, Boer shelling of Ladysmith and related military uncertainty. King Edward VII era tone reflected in editorials and public mood.
Special dispatches from Durban and Pretoria describe heavy Boer losses on the Tugela with 160 prisoners taken and 130 Boers dead in one trench. Kimberley faced sustained bombardment as a 200 lancer sortie was repelled and a new heavy cannon carried by the garrison failed. Rumors of Warren's capture are dismissed as false, while reports say White may struggle to hold Lady Smith amid ongoing pressure.
Al Spink reports five National League stars from St Louis and Cleveland have sent terms to the American Baseball Association owners and accepted. The players’ identities are withheld until contracts are finalized, signaling a major shift in early league realignment.
The Topeka audience will see the second performance of the farce Stranger in New York at Crawford theater. The original company members are absent this year, with Art. Paul Nicholson Jr taking the Te Stranger role formerly played by Hors Connor. Nicholsn previously appeared with Alice Nielsen in The Fortune Teller and Sergt Potemkin, General Korbay, and Jeweler, but the new cast delivers a different presentation despite notable talent.
James B. Lewis of Kinsey predicts the Populist governor nominee will be Webb McNall or A. M. Harvey. Lewis, formerly private secretary to Governor Leedy, spoke amid remarks at the state editorial meeting in Fort Scott.
Five men killed and eight injured as a runaway Central Railroad of New Jersey freight train crashed into a locomotive near Ashley Pennsylvania. A freight car with dynamite exploded, destroying six locomotives and 70 cars. Damaged homes and shattered glass plagued nearby Ashley as crews began clearing debris.
In the U S circuit court Judges Jenkins Woods and Bung ruled that a creditor who receives a payment on a debt within four months of bankruptcy cannot prove the debt or share in the estate's dividend without surrendering the preference. The decision, in the appeal of Columbus Electric Co versus Charles J Werden, trustee for Fort Wayne Electric Corp, sets new precedent under national bankruptcy law.
Moeser ice and cold storage plant will be enlarged this summer at a total cost of 11 000 dollars. The plant sits at the southeast corner of Second and Polk streets and a 50 by 150 foot ground plot on the south side of Second street across from the present plant will host a two story brick and stone engine and boiler house for four boilers. The current boiler room houses three boilers and the expansion will raise capacity for 200 cars to 500 cars. The ice factory, now ten tons a day, will also be enlarged.
District 36 near Topeka shuttered schools as several chickenpox cases, with two houses Dobbins and Thomas under smallpox signs. County and city health officials debated the illness and vaccination, while some residents disputed the signs and diagnosis Cuban chickenpox. The closure is temporary pending health authorities’ guidance. vaccination urged for pupils.
A New York report notes Carnegie denies contributing to William J. Bryan's campaign fund. An unnamed Democratic senator allegedly pressured him, while Akron rubber firms inform of a patent dispute with Theodore A. Dodge of New York. The informal agreement may raise yearly tire prices by about 9 percent.
Major A M Harvey of Topeka gains attention as a Populist nomination candidate after John W Brelden’s ruling. Harvey, once a farm plowman from Monmouth township, built a career in the Kansas Senate noted for fairness and leadership. His supporters see him as a strong future factor at the state convention as February 6 state committee meetings approach.
A Shanghai dispatch reports Emperor Kwame Bu has died by suicide. A second Shanghai dispatch notes the new emperor’s father heads major secret societies known as the Great Sword and the Boxers.
Longtime Shawnee County educator turned attorney Harvey rose through Republican circles, earning respect for candor and fairness. He advised leaders, attracted allies and critics, and secured a lieutenant governorship bid at Abilene, while a wider regional unrest and foreign affairs loomed in the background.
In New Orleans A Cams the American detainee from Cuba was released by Gen. Wood and voyaged back to the United States. Cox praises Wood as the man to push prison reforms in Cuba and relays reports of 2,000 prisoners in Havana on frivolous charges. He notes American officials' listening difficulties and cites harsh conditions. Weather outlook in Chicago Kansas area warns of threatening conditions with variable winds at night and Saturday.
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