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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1900
Page
13
Debates and actions from the Topeka city council include readings of finances and street projects. Reports cover paving, sidewalks, waterworks plans, and street openings along with committee recommendations and final votes.
Van Wyok refuses to discuss the New York trust issue as he walks the convention hall route. A State Journal correspondent meets the judge who avoids pledging platform content and hints at ongoing work with Democratic peers to influence campaign material.
D C Tomstann of Topska was chosen chairman of the national committee by the Free Silver Republicans. Tillotson’s selection surprised Kansan factions as his candidacy was not widely known. Lawrence of Il Dorado held the prior post, and Wilerson had served as Kansas committee secretary. Tillotson, born in Indiana, moved to Kansas in early life and led Topeka city schools before practicing law. He later served as city attorney during the Decker marriage bank dispute and has been active in fusion politics. Much national committee work will occur in Topeka.
Reports from the council show bids opened for an addition to the city prison. The contract was recommended for award to PL EL Hinges. A special meeting was set for July 9 to hear references and lay out street and alley improvements.
Noble L Prentis died at his daughter’s home in La Harpe Illinois after a stroke of paralysis. He was 61 and survived by his wife Mrs Currie Campbell Andersen and two daughters, one in Newton Kansas and one in La Harpe. Tributes from Henry King and Kansas City Star editor praise his vast intellect and lifelong friendship.
James L. Kin, longtime Gazette editor, loved Hancock County and his boyhood home. He remembered towns Appanoose Pilot Grove Durham Pontotow r Augusta LaHarpe Warsaw Hamilton Montebello Harmony Hickory Ridge Nauvoo Plymouth Webster and Fountain Green, his home for many years. His Kansas friends mourn his death and cherish his memory as part of the state’s history.
A dispatch from Consul General Goodnow revived hope that the legationists and their staff may still be alive in Pekin after weeks of siege. Japan plans a major push with international forces, and indemnity talks shape the cost of the campaign as European powers back Tokyo’s lead. The broader force will press Pekin while Chinese casualties mount in the Shanghai reports.
The Western Coal Company appealed a U S circuit ruling over John F B Reese, a national miners union delegate involved in last year’s southeastern Kansas strike. Reese, jailed briefly on an injunction violation, was released by Judge Thayer after an earlier hearing, with the company filing papers this morning seeking review. The appeal aims to challenge the prior decision and its implications for union activity.
A 16 year old boy Willits and a companion named Cutts vanished from home last Tuesday causing parental alarm. Police suspected they ran away for a lark but Willits later returned home hungry and penitent, while the boys had boarded the Rock Island train west toward Manhattan with unknown intent.
They located the first eastbound train in Lincoln Nebraska then rode to St. Joseph before the brakeman stopped them inside the town limits. The trio was forced to walk late at night after being ditched with only three meals noted.
Gen MacArthur and Munnia cable the War Department with a list of killed and wounded. Killed: Merriam, Cheatham, Cooke, Hippier, Mullen among others near Malolos and at Leyte. Wounded: multiple soldiers including Kert, Lictus, Shaner, Prances, and others in various engagements. Also notes a July freezing weather advisory and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic for blood and appetite.
Daily price and receipt summary across grain futures with mentions of Wheat Oats and Corn activity. Reports show firmer oats, mixed wheat moves with early weakness later steadied, and varied receipts from Minneapolis and Duluth. Also notes on Cork and Walser prices and August contracts with several price changes and tentative forecasts.
Chicago receipts show cattle steady to lower with mixed lots and feeders active. Sheep and hogs saw varied demand as buyers weighed futures, while Kansas and Minnesota markets echoed cautious tone and noted light arrivals. Wheat and corn futures softened amid rain prospects and shifting winter supply expectations.
Kansas City reports show wheat prices higher and mixed grain quotes across markets. Topeka trading notes, dairy terms, and live stock mentions blend with broader New York market commentary on China and global demand.
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