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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1895
Page
3
Mothers praise Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophosphites for thin children as easy to take and effective. It enriches blood, supports healthy flesh, and bone formation, with druggists selling it nationwide. Do not substitute. Sold by All Druggists. 500 and 1.
Washington dispatch reports the United States requires Honduras to punish the murderers of an American citizen after diplomatic efforts failed. The cruiser Montgomery sails from Mobile to deter Honduran officials and aid the American minister, Pierce M. B. Young, in securing prosecutions. The case centers on Charles Renton, an American who was killed near Trujillo, Honduras, years ago. Mrs Renton pressed Honduran authorities to act and supplied affidavits to Secretary Gresham.
New York March 2 Mrs Hetty Green changes attorneys again in the Green vs Barling case hearing for removal of Henry Barling the sole surviving executor of her father’s will. Referee Henry Anderson sets new date March 22 after Green cites counsel Charles W Ogden in Texas and interruptions draw disapproval.
Chief Wilkerson traced a man who used multiple names including John Whittenberg, Har graves, and BF Southerland. A stolen horse from Topeka was found at Kasporia. Sheriff Royse of Wichita assisted. Whittenberg was handed to Wichita authorities after insufficient evidence.
Judge Hazen instructed jurors in Martha Harrison v Masonic Mutual Benefit Association. Harrison sought 2000 claiming her husband’s death in 1883, arguing seven year death proof extended filing. Judge ruled suit must be filed before 1889, verdict returned for defendant.
The Amphion club plans congratulations after securing the Mozart Symphony Club of New York to assist in their next concert this month. Monday evenings at the Topeka club are suspended during Lent while May lectures are expected. George W. Clark’s appointment as appellate court judge is questioned by Topeka residents in Rice County where he was a Western division candidate.
Near bankruptcy alarms Victoria as wheat and wool prices dive. Sir Morton Frewco notes electoral losses and urges direct representation at a future monetary conference while warning Victoria faces default on its foreign loan. Prof Walter Haines endorses Dr Price’s Baking Powder as pure.
Warm and pleasant today with a 53 degree high. By tomorrow afternoon, it will be colder as a low moves through Montana. Readings vary: Davenport 20, Cheyenne 6 above zero. Wide Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri report higher barometers with clear skies, while Dakotas Minnesota see rising temperatures. Winds shift to west and northwest after the low passes, bringing cooler conditions by Sunday afternoon.
Special from Sedalia reports preparations for a Republican daily paper in Sedalia with Gen John H. Rice, longtime Fort Scott editor, as editor and major capital contributor. Remaining funds come from Sedalia and St Louis backers. The paper, staunchly Republican, aims to publish within thirty days.
A fragmented item reports President Dole and cabinet poised to adopt a lenient policy toward captured rebels and suspected sympathizers after a revolt. The note, from San Francisco dated March 2, reflects cautious optimism and government posture amid unrest.
Agnes Myers at a sewing machine receives a telephone call from Henry Dean claiming to be near Baltimore. Misled by garbled wires and a storm, she wrestles with revealing her identity to a past lover. Meanwhile a later scene shows Harry, 20 years older, reuniting with her as he explains his return from Europe and a wound recovery, leading to a promised wedding journey.
The steamship Australia arrives from Honolulu with thirteen Hawaiian exiles including several named supporters of the revolution. Governor Dole's cabinet commutes death sentences to thirty-five years imprisonment and fines of ten thousand dollars each for Wilcox Seward Rickard and Guilok, ensuring no executions follow the uprising.
The joint judiciary committee in Massachusetts unanimously backed a bill restricting Sunday amusements. Offenders face fines up to five dollars per offense, with higher penalties for operators. Provisions bar licenses for concerts and shows on the Lord's day, with sacred concerts exempt. The piece notes broader restrictions on Sunday business openings and entertainment management.
In Steventroy Masa on March 2 Judge Bushrode Morse faced a district court complaint by F W Marshall Sharon Enterprise for using profane language in a public conveyance and violating town by laws. The case, heard in Judge Humphrey’s court, drew a crowded courtroom. After several hours, the defendant was discharged.
New York March 2 The Wilson Steamer Colorado which reached port from Hull England brought the captain and crew of ten men of the German bark Norma picked in latitude 24 longitude 24 The Norma an old vessel loaded with dye woods from Buenos Ayres to Antwerp faced a heavy storm that caused rapid water intake and imminent sinking before rescue.
Martin's Ferry Ohio March 2 Mayor Westwood ordered special police to disperse crowds over two near Buckeye glass works. The measure sparked unrest among strikers. A brick was thrown at Policeman Mitchell. An employee returning from a grocery was stoned. Ford Rimer and his daughter were attacked on the way to work. Manager Humphrey was escorted by police to events. Output of ware is increasing. Pictures of living action Edison Kinetoscope Exhibition.
San Francisco reports Charles P. Fair, a declared millionaire, sold his interest in his mother's estate to his sisters Mia Unifields and Virginia Fair for 500000 dollars in cash and equivalent gilt edged securities. The arrangement follows court battles over bequests and trusts tied to Senator Fair's influence.
Bob Fitzsimmons told a Buffalo World correspondent at Court Street Theater that he would fight James J. Corbett anywhere on earth if fair treatment and a guaranteed purse are assured. He named Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, or the Fiji Islands as possible venues.
Chicago markets drifted lower on March 2 as expected frost failure spared crops. May wheat fell about 3 cents, corn declined with wheat, pork and provisions eased slightly. Kansas City and Denver prices showed mixed results with cattle and hogs mostly steady amid light shipments.
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