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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1898
Page
8
A Georgia plant report from Athens outlines the Dispensary System showing a 30 percent profit on liquor invoices under statutory limits. It details expenses including salaries, contingencies, and costs for bottles and storage, noting heavy costs for orders and handling and that profits must cover all dispensary expenses.
A young woman from Ireland visited President McKinley seeking to present a genealogical tree of the McKinleys of Conagher from Wales. She traveled via America to highlight Ireland and Irish people, telling the president of a possible descent and asking to verify the lineage.
Chicago centennial Emmett celebration drew huge audience at Central Music Hall presided by John Barton Paine with Judge Payne and Hon. O Neil Hyan delivering stirring addresses Mayor Carter J Harrison attended. A key resolution opposed any Anglo American arbitration treaty and urged liberty for Cuba and Ireland.
March 5 at Wathena the molly outfit of Cypides and White men with Indian accomplices were arrested after a large haul of stolen silks ribbons and stock found with them Two St Joe men James Garver and W Reddick were also taken into custody Reddick confessed the staff had been stolen in Atchison Kansas City Topeka and other Kansas towns The group described as a regular traveling gang of thieves linked to several women is said to have lived by stealing.
At an adjourned council meeting the water plant ownership petition was found short by at least 17 signatures. Citizens spoke against the proposal and a counter petition from some original signers urged that their names not be counted.
In Constantinople on March, reports say the Bulgarian Agent demanded explanations from the Turkish government over alleged troop movements toward the Bulgarian border. Also, Macedonian and Bulgarian bands were said to have crossed the Macedonian frontier yesterday.
Kid McCoy defeated Nick Burley by knockout in the second round at Hot Springs. The bout ended at 1:45 PM with a left hook to the neck delivering the decisive punch as Burley was counted out. The Memphis telegram notes the fight as fast and furious.
Bradstreet's reports an unprecedented volume of business with strong bank clearings and exports. Cereal prices rise, raw materials like copper and pig iron advance, cotton and sugar firm, and spring trade opens broadly from the South to the West while Klondike ship traffic begins to affect charter rates. Exports of wheat and corn show mixed shifts, with overall vigor in central and northern markets and rising commercial failures in the United States and Canada.
Washington March 5 The renewed Alaska boundary dispute sparks urgent calls for a final settlement. Officials emphasize that surveys by coast and geodetic authorities support the U S position, but construction of the Anglo Russian treaty lines and interpretation of distance limits from the ocean complicate the case.
A Fort Worth Post-Dispatch report says four men died from gas after a coal fire in a refrigerator car. Six men were believed to have entered the car last night. two escaped dying, were revived. One dead man is Hemington, others unnamed.
Venal keeper Dixon was badly hurt when a cannon exploded during a celebration in Frankfort Kentucky. The blast injured Dixon and bystanders as a prank turned deadly. A prominent Overton family member was among the spectators.
Portland reports the Snow and Ice Flation company of Chicago has abandoned its expedition to Dawson City. General Manager Rosenfeld says settlements exist with all but one of the gold hunters who bought tests for transport by the snow and ice train. The firm had a 160 ton relief transport contract with the war department. with the expedition abandoned, Rosenfeld plans to regroup and pursue potential government claims for incurred expenses.
Gov John W Leedy pledges to cut several thousand dollars by leasing and expanding farms at state institutions. Unused land at the penitentiary reform school Winfield and Osawatomie asylums will be cultivated by inmates, adding pigs poultry and vegetables. Surplus crops and hogs to feed inmates or be sold, revenue to expenses, with no extra cost beyond management by inmates. The State Board of Charities will implement the plan after a meeting with the governor yesterday.
Chicago plans to host the International convention of the Christian Endeavor unions in 1900 if local efforts succeed. A preliminary committee led by R. E. McDonald has started a $90 000 guarantee fund to entertain visitors and aims to attract over 15 400 attendees.
A 19th century style appeal argues that abandoning coffee for Postum Cereal Food Coffee improves health. It claims coffee impairs digestion and nerve function, while Postum provides a natural, drugless digestive aid and nervous-system nourishment, noting boil time and taste as factors in effectiveness.
Rome un marco of from prison and disgrace Homer Walker, wealthy in this city, faced authorities after an aged negro, near death, claimed the man was paid to lie against Walker in a vast cattle scheme. Walker was imprisoned in Anniston two years ago, tried twice, and sentenced to ten years, with new doubts arising from the dying testimony.
In Columbus a forged request to a rail line used Senator David C Kennon's name to obtain travel. An officer accused by colleagues admitted the forgery but said his wife wrote the note as she misunderstood business methods. The incident prompted speculation, Col Joe Mogen of the Big Four uncovered the deception and the matter was dropped.
Fifteen new cases were reported today and twelve yesterday in Middlesboro as smallpox spreads. Schools and saloons are closed, with business houses possibly to follow. State health board requests inspectors. authorities fumigate areas. Dr. Blair of Evide is placed in control. government aid may be sought if unchecked.
Denver reports forecast officials say mountain snow is light this season. February data show poor conditions for snow in the high ranges of Arkansas and Poudre basin. Precipitation has been exceedingly low across Colorado in the past thirty days, threatening water supply for Grand, Gunnison, and South Platte regions.
Lansing reports Governor Pingree urges a special session to consider railroad taxation losses. He and advisers held a lengthy conference and the governor remains firm on calling the session. Railroad Commissioner Westerlius traveled to Detroit for talks, with officials predicting a call within a day or two. All aides not in the loop say developments are uncertain but the push continues.
A 15 man crew from Lay City Michigan is building a ton schooner at Port Townsend Washington. They plan to sail by May 1 and pros pect Noo tak and Kookpuk rivers that empty into the Arctic Ocean between Cape Prince of Wales and Point Hope. A man named Swede Jensen will join. He says rivers drain into the Arctic Ocean just a few miles inland. The party seeks a two year voyage aboard the vessel.
Attorney General Boyle delays ruling on the state plumbers association after reviewing its books. If deemed a trust the group may dissolve without a fight. March report notes lieutenant Freak Calke of the United States Army at Iowa Wesleyan University. A separate unrelated item describes a biographical sketch of a man who loves a wife and two children at Mount Pleasant.
Mrs Nellie J Lord of Strafford Corner New Hampshire survived heart failure after a year of incapacity. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with her recovery after the first box improved her condition and she regained strength. Her husband and children share in the renewed happiness she now enjoys at home.
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