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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1896
Page
3
A riot at a Linwood prom party led to multiple student arrests for rioting and breach of the peace. Police reported damaged clothing torn suits and windows broken, with several valuables seized or lost while guards protected attendees. Officials vow further arrests as investigations continue.
A string of brief items from Leavenworth and nearby towns covers street cleaning crews clearing gutters with water, a two inch boss forming, and minnows washing into sewers. Also reported are commercial club push for funds, legal ball and chatters, Republican delegates and endorsements for McKinley, Sutton, and Governor Morrill, plus a note on Sitting Bull’s pipe and a March 11 lecture by Mrs Lease on What Allies Us.
Local briefs from North Topeka cover visits from Mr Mary B Jonss in Hennessy Oklahoma to relatives, plus travel notes on J Delmas A J Kane to Esaporia for a congressional convention. Social items mention the Old Folks High Five club hosted by Rol Nicholle and wife, and Leora Orcutt returning home to Kant rad City after visiting her sister. Also mentions Cramer family travel, local business ads, a mob sighting near Oakland river bank, and the appointment of a postmaster at Fort Leavenworth.
Reports from Loxoos describe the first military dispatch by bicycle in the Dr Jameson raid. An Englishman and a Dutchman carried a note in a bicycle handlebar stem toward Krogeredorp near Johannesburg. The Dutchman returned alone, later arrested as a traitor. the Englishman was captured with Jameson's forces.
The second hearing of the Matson murder case against Rudolph Frack Nevels began in district court with jury selection. Nevels, noticeably thinner, faces a tense gallery crowd, while defense and state attorneys questioned jurors amid challenges. A verdict is anticipated by mid next week after further proceedings this week.
The Bhawnes county bar honors late member Cy a Welch with a biography read by the resolutions committee Julia W. Day Albert H. Horton George A. Moron Thos J Bain Jonathan Cutvin marking a departure from the usual formal obituary.
The Commercial and Savings Bank of San Jose, capital one million dollars with paid in capital of 500000 and surplus 255000, closed its doors this morning. A door notice said directors deem it advisable to liquidate and that the depository will be paid in full. details are not yet known.
Forecasts predicted a pleasant Sunday in Kansas but clouds arrived by noon and stayed in the afternoon. Officials warn of fair weather tomorrow but colder conditions. Reports along Santa Fe and Rock Island lines show similar changes with clear mornings and cloudy afternoons. Colorado and New Mexico remain generally clear and cool while Texas sees cloudy skies.
A condensed staff reduction in Santa Fe decorating departments will release more workers on April 2 from the auditor offices of passenger receipts, disbursements, and Alpine Concert Company. The Topeka departures include several names. Denver sees Miss Mamie Herman the Violinist and Miss Blanche Merman the Pianist from Germany, plus readers and teachers of note forming a high profile cultural scene.
Washington dispatch notes Senator Teller denies involvement in the platform financial plank. He says he drafted it and holds the original copy, refuting Lerna rd and Laynard claims. The piece also covers Broderick letters on religion in the constitution and a blind chaplain profile from the State Journal correspondence.
The Stites Journal reports Mrs Jenner of St. Marve Kansas visiting N. W. Reddick lieutenant on the capitol police force. Mrs Jenner is with daughter Jessie. Also Mrs George S of Topeka recovering from illness. General Auditor Gillett calls a system auditors meeting in Chicago to arrange Santa Fe road accounts with auditors from multiple railroads. A banquet at the Wellington hotel will follow with menu by S. Button and several toasts.
The house committee on banking and currency ruled to report favorably a bill by Mr. Johnson of Indiana permitting national banks to issue notes equal to the par value of bonds deposited with the treasury as security for their issuance.
Miss Lenne Short daughter of Charles Short a Santa Fe conductor, will recite at the anniversary celebration of the Oakland club in Chicago, Friday evening by special invitation. The program lists her number and other participants from across the United States. Harry G. Wilson, former Topekan, chairs the club committee. Bliss Short travels to Chicago with her mother.
Fort Scott Monitor announces with his consent that Judge W W Martin of Fort Scott is the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor. Martin, an ex-senator and former state agent in Washington, is a well known Kansan who served in the army and studied law at Michigan University. He came to Fort Scott in 1866 and later served as register of the United States land office at Independence. In 1893 he was nominated and elected to the state senate.
Wheat opened firmer with a slight advance before weakening on large world shipments. May wheat 654 to 6475, corn higher early then eased. Provisions strong with good demand. May pork 71g cents higher at 9.75, May lard steady at 6.40, May ribs up 2? at 5.20. Cattle receipts 28,000. beef and veal steady to slightly higher. Sheep market strong. Kansas City receipts 4.80, shipments 1,900. Texas cattle varied, beef prices $3.20 to 4.25, native cows 1.50 to 8.45.
A dense market note reports cattle and hog receipts, lambs and mutton values, mixed grain prices, and futures actions. It notes steady to firm grain closes, heavy May oats selling absorbed, and provisions opening unchanged then advancing. Chicago wheat and corn futures show volatility. English visible supply declines.
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