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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1897
Page
3
The Kansas M E Conference met in Lawrence with about 115 ministers present. Legacy notes recount the early history of the conference and its westward expansion, including the 1847 meeting at Manhattan presided by Bishop Ames.
March report on rabbit skins and jackrabbit hats notes widespread trade impact. Concordia farmers and neighboring towns unite to curb excess shipments, while prices in eastern markets prompt local dealers to limit sales. Affected regions include Concordia Ames and Cuncor ia with 122 thousand rabbits restricted.
Efinghans persecute Miss Cusic a young teacher. Pupils tease and drive her from school forcing a 16 mile walk home through muddy roads ending in Atchison during March. State authorities urged calm as the incident drew local attention.
J B Elliott, foreman of the Santa Fe carpenter shops in Ottawa, has been discharged after twenty years of service. A Topeka contingent will replace him. Mr Bitet, city Amesiman of the Fourth ward, has long served Santa Fe and led the department for a decade. The official reason cited is a reduction in force.
Abilene March 3. A Santa Fe accident near Strong City left John Reese injured as he was transporting herds to Kansas City. Reese sought 275 in damages but the claim was compromised for 325, paid to him.
Concordia March 3. The marriage of Dr W Priest and Miss Mary Fitzpatrick was solemnized yesterday in the presence of relatives and friends. Priest has resided in Concordia for about twelve years and serves as examiner for the AO.CL W of Kansas. The bride is a highly accomplished local resident. Attending relatives and friends include D A Valen tine of Clay Center Times and Mrs G B Kirk and daughter Nelie Kirk of Topeka, Miss Rose Heatherly of Horton, and Mrs HM Barber of Lawrence. The couple will visit Chicago after the ceremony.
A grand reception honors Mr W. A. Brown, state contest champion from Baker University. On arrival, a 28-student brass band and drum corps led the procession through Baldwin campus streets watched by about a thousand spectators. At night a college chapel reception featured speeches by President Martin and others.
Ex-Senator J. W. Bush and Gch William Reott file suit in Pawate county district court alleging a judge Vandivert and attorneys conspired to wrongfully secure property. Petition accuses judge and witnesses of oppression as the case unfolds across the state.
A rambling notice warns against excess soda use in home cooking, linking it to sour stomach and potential stomach and intestinal harm. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, noncathartic remedy and offers a free booklet from the Stuart Co. of Starshant Mick.
A petition by Husk alleges the First National Bank trust property is converted to the bank’s use and the four supports are dismissed with preludios. It claims five quarters of unincumbered Pawnee county land and 32,600 dollars in cash were confiscated.
Manhattan March 2 Fred Humphreys, a student at the Agricultural College, appeared before Justice Ich Tuesday afternoon on a charge of petit larceny and was fined 11 plus costs totaling 11.50 and sentenced to ten days in the city jail. The incident follows several thefts by students, but this is the first confirmed case located.
From Hays City to Leavenworth and beyond the dispatch notes a series of local items. Black plans to move his family to Hays City as a base for the Iron Pacific Railway lands operations in western Kansas. In Larned the currency commissioner orders a 20 percent dividend from the First National Bank receiver, enabling about ten to twelve thousand dollars to circulate to creditors. Downs to modernize cemetery and plant watering. Delphos loses veteran editor Waterman who leases his paper due to political strain over free silver and the 16 to 1 stance. Atchison reports Charles Styles’ tour of Goodland bank sale, while Leavenworth details convicts McKibben and Willard escaping briefly and then recaptured. Chanute notes a robbery at the Regulator store with jewelry stolen, bloodhounds on trail. Hutchinson announces a reformed band of 34 players. Pagla’s Freeeman jewelry shop robbed of watches and jewelry. Ellsworth sets contract for a 210 dollar fire truck, kept local. Kingsley mentions F Damont Smith pursuing journalism ventures with S A Meirhds to Port Arthur Herald.
The president sent to the Senate a report by Secretary Cavey on durion requesting the case of Dr Ricardo Rum. The document recommends delaying public correspondence and continuing the exhaustive inquiry. It also proposes the consul general receive professional aid and defers choosing aides to the successor in office.
The Andrews Opera company drew a large audience at the Grand with Likedo and Martha contrasts. Matinee today features Pinafore and Fra Diavolo with strong advance sales. Crawford Opera House opens Friday with Wilton Moore Theater company. ladies admitted free at opening. California Limited through Topeka offers scenic Pullman service nightly at 1 a.m. via Santo Feronte with through sleepers. The Mineral West promotes travel with dining and lounge cars.
Dr B F Yancey of Sedalia Missouri to become Santa Fe chief surgeon succeeding Dr George S Hogeboom with duties starting March 15 The salary is set at 6000 per year He is under 40 and unmarried and faces competition from Dr H L Mann of Topeka The appointment follows hospital association action to remove Hogeboom and ties to M K T railroad service and General Manager Frey of Santa Fe The Hutchinson Southern line reached Guthrie Oklahoma connecting with the Rock Island late Monday after a day’s work and won a $1000 bonus.
Dodge City March 3 The Santa Fe depot site is selected two blocks east of the old Dodge house and north of the present depot. Plans call for a premier depot building with yard improvements and truck handling. Across the country in Chicago March 3 a fast mail train will depart at 2 o’clock carrying Frederick Rook to meet the Alameda steamer in San Francisco. In Wabaunsee March 2 the Santa Fe upgrades include a new Deep Creek bridge raised four feet, track grading for about a half mile, and stockyard improvements.
March 2 York report that Lillian Russell faces financial embarrassment and has sold her prime Sreenty-sixth Street residence, once the site of her eyes, to W C Reich of the New York Herald for about forty thousand dollars, stirring city theatrical chatter.
A March 1 letter to the State Journal urges all state residents who believe in democracy to assemble at noon on March 4 for a retirement celebration of King Grover. The note thanks Grover and signs as Rit Bevan and others from the Silver Club, with references to Pratpe Rie and local names.
Meet of Kentucky distillers to form a combination with eastern capitalists held at Louisville with a general meeting at the Galt House. John G. Roach leads the committee. Philadelphia and New York interests represented. About 40 percent of massing capacity favor the union. local distillers withhold details until the central report. Also notes a treasury report showing cash balance 212 million and gold reserve 149 million.
A prominent Populist senator stated several Populist colleagues who opposed a maximum freight rate schedule have changed positions and now support the measure. He said the bill introduced this afternoon would pass the house.
The Populist caucus aims to finish business, potentially needing another week. The calendar includes 33 bills such as school text book funding, insurance, banking, cemetery land condemnation, telegraph and telephone taxation, county pension funds, and public utilities oversight. The revision committee will report again tomorrow night.
On March 2, Greek forces clashed at Mataxa and nearby Bastibazons as Powers demanded Crete become an autonomous state under the Ottoman suzerainty. They gave Greece six days to withdraw vessels and troops, presenting formal notes to Athens.
A Havana dispatch reports General Rodriguez leading Cuban forces into Havana province with two engagements against Spaniards. The advance, said to be under his direct command, follows guerrilla actions near Je Eus Carson and a clash at the heights of Je Eus Carson, about two miles south of Havana.
Eugene Janes reports telegram from Washington that Campus Texas fever cases have been advanced by the United States Supreme Court. If briefs are submitted they may be heard in May, if by war arguments in October. Railroads where judgments were issued resisted the delay. The cases, involving 320,000, are in judgments against the MK and T railroad.
The Camilla Urso Concert Co led by the renowned violinist Cerpilla Write will perform at the Grand next Saturday night with a selected company. Advance ticket sales are scarce and a ticket chart will be opened at Sven's Drug Store tomorrow morning for seat reservations.
An as yet unnamed accident occurred at the new bridge site on the Kansas River. A large carrier cup broke while transporting material from a mixing tower, toppling a pile driver and roller, smashing machinery and sending debris into the water. Workmen feared for their lives as the crash echoed and steam rose, with the boiler and equipment toppled and repairs required.
In Kansas City a man, Oppenheimer, formerly of Wichita, committed suicide this morning at the Stalmer Fy police station by swallowing carbolic acid after Dixie Lees, his divorced wife, had him arrested for threatening to kill. He had a brother in Chicago and a sister in New York.
Two friendless children Nellie and Mike share tender days in the city as Nellie’s frail health and a longing for a better home test their bond. Mike plans to seek cures and a brighter future while Nellie, brave and selfless, shields him from her grim illness and the thought of death. Readers are reminded of a healer’s remedy and a concluding note on a familiar topical product.
Harper's Magazine 1897 issue highlights fiction by Du Maurier Stockton Howells Twain Nelson, travel and science articles by Williams Wilcox, Ploemn, and Wilson, diverse portraits of Africa Mexico and civilization. Includes Sheridan's Ride and the coronation of the czar with Woodville illustrations. Subscription offer: one year four dollars postage free US Canada Mexico. Harper & Brothers address.
A garbled clipping sketches a scene with Olive de Arude among dusky followers and a cannital chief, with a retort about selling and a joke about Demosthenes as the investor. The text blends misheard dialogue, a mock price talk, and a quiz about speech enunciation for a playful, chaotic vignette.
A garbled newspaper snippet references a boxing figure and a quarrel over unfair means with a reply about an improvised talking machine. It also mentions short items and jokes from various columns. Concludes with an address at 62 Kansas avenue.
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