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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1898
Page
6
Fragmentary ad lists prices and items: flour, corn meal, beef, laundry starch, oats, butter, ammonia, bologna, hams, sausages. Mentions 25¢, 12¢, 10¢, 15¢, and bulk oats plus canned goods. Highlights low prices and daily specials from a neighborhood grocery.
Washington July nominations list for War Department. Major generals Hamilton S. Hawkins Henry W. Liwinn Adna H. Chatter and others named to brigadier and colonel ranks. Appointments include Leonard Wood Cham bers McKibben and Theodore Roosevelt Jr along with medical staff and field officers across infantry cavalry and artillery units.
General Shafter forwards a rolling casualty summary detailing hospital admissions in Siboney and at headquarters. Lawton and Kent divisions report killed and wounded across multiple regiments, with specific counts for officers and enlisted men. Wheeler’s dispatch is pending, and Keilly’s division composition is listed among U.S. infantry units.
Fragmentary note quotes Harte to the Beesine Journal about Spain and world powers. The garbled passage references inviting Spain to end conflict and mentions a Spanish ambassador to Italy and Italy. Details are obscured by OCR errors.
Boston reports the Halifax arrived with 28 La Bourgogne survivors after a collision with Cromartyshire. Of 719 aboard, 11 crew and 51 second/ first class passengers perished. 164 are saved. Survivors include Swiss, French, Germans, Belgians, Italians, and Arabs.
A dispatch from Ismalim reports Admiral Camare's squadron re entered the Bucs canal and is returning to Spain. The report notes the fleet's movement as Camara resumes the voyage, signaling a strategic repositioning in the ongoing maritime operation.
Washington July 3 The second session of the Sixty first Congress closes with massive war appropriations totaling about 800 million dollars. The session expanded the navy and volunteer army, enacted a large war revenue bill, and approved Hawaiian annexation alongside Cuba policy. Debates featured President McKinley messages, Maine disaster responses, and extensive defense measures including ships and railroads funding.
The application of Otto B. English of New York for appointment of a receiver of the Kannan Cement and Plaster Company in Dickinson County was refused by Judge Foster. The case involved ownership claims and a contract with Wy fore Company, with terms said to exceed production costs.
American generals press for delivery of rations to Cuban workers amid protest claims they refuse aid. The war department contends orders allow withholding rations under necessity. officials discuss potential indictments and broader policy implications as tensions rise.
St Louis July 3 The Populists split at the Missouri convention with two tickets vying for the official ballot Fusion advocates backed Rozell ticket with long and short term judges and public school superintendent selections Middle of the Roaders declined party ties listing candidates for supreme judge railroad commissioner and education posts Also named were national and district committeemen plus local names and sponsors for the campaign an advertising note follows.
St Petersburg reports show broad public and official favor for swift peace as the Spain crisis looms. Cabinet members deem factors favoring a settlement rising, though no overtures have been received. Foreign embassies echo cautious optimism that Spain may seek direct talks under terms.
San Francisco reports the City of Puebla has left the dry dock and will berth at the sea wall to receive freight as military authorities may direct. The Peru is loaded with Newport leftovers and two field pieces awaiting shipment, with next expedition possible Wednesday or Thursday. A military guard was sent, troops may move to Honolulu, and transports would shuttle between Manila and Honolulu to save time.
Paris reports a Madrid dispatch claiming Spain’s cabinet deliberated on peace and tasked the foreign affairs and public instruction ministers to study and report. The piece notes possible papal nuncio actions and Austria’s Francis Joseph offering influence to secure an honorable peace with allies.
Washington July 8 The Santiago situation eases as government aims to finish work quickly for the Porto Rico expedition. A conference with war and navy leaders before Gen Miles departed clarified naval cooperation doubts. Miles will deploy from Santiago with a force likely to move before his arrival if San Juan de Porto Rico surrenders.
Madrid reports Capt. Gen. Blanco calls for continued hostilities. The city’s stance remains firm as officials await further instructions. A band concert is scheduled for Garfield Park tonight.
A long storefront ad for Star Grocery lists numerous items with low prices including flour lard oats soap crackers coffee olives oysters and canned meats. The ad emphasizes low prices and a wide selection from groceries to tinware and queensware.
Mrs. W T Beerbohm narrowly escaped injury when a runaway horse-drawn carriage from Sixth and Topeka avenues crashed on Harrison Street about 9 pm. The vehicle was wrecked, Mrs Beerbohm was badly bruised, and the horse owner Will Dresser of North Topeka faced aftermath but no further injuries were reported.
The daily market notes wheat gains from cash and futures, corn steady with buying from shorts, oats advancing with others, and provisions strengthening. Prices for September, November, and other months move, with hogs and cattle receipts and representative sale figures cited. Chicago and Kansas City areas referenced in price activity and futures.
Fragmentary text notes stock calves and injury in transit or sale, with unclear location or date. No firm entities or actions are readable beyond mentions of cattle and hurt condition, limiting precise summary.
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