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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1899
Page
3
A violent incident in Harri son township Indiana involves unknown assailants slaying a preacher by hanging his mule in a barn. The animal attacked the owner, leaving the barn badly damaged and bearing marks of a struggle. Police indicate revenge may have motivated the crime.
In Cleveland a professor reports rumors about changes at the university. Word has it the long endowed chair of general politics may be altered and that a $100,000 donor could influence the pension of the former president. Undergraduates expect Patton to retire this spring.
A garbled travel notice lists discounted fares such as 28.85 and 328.65 to Portland and Puget Sound destinations including Seattle, Utah and Montana points. It mentions ticket agent A Lewis and a Fulton depot reference, and a laundry service advertising image-enhancing collars and cuffs at 50 for 1.25.
W E Curtis, writing from Kansas to the Chicago Record, outlines a vast mineral and energy potential around Iola Kansas. He describes gas wells supplying fuel, nearby coal and petroleum, timber and brick making resources, and a planned cotton mill and cement works. He cites a 24 hour transportation window to Topeka Kansas City and other towns, with gas wells totaling about twenty in the region. He notes the gas field’s dryness, high pressure, and use in smelting and industrial processes, forecasting a major manufacturing center for the area.
The article traces long ago gas and zinc industry booms from Indiana to Kansas and Missouri, noting prospectors, bonds, and a Cleveland company’s venture. It highlights the Langon zinc smelters, their capacity and innovations, regional zinc production, and the shift in Kansas and Missouri mining centers with towns like Joplin and Galena. It also surveys state growth, education, and demographic changes, contrasting earlier hopes with present prosperity and decline in a northeastern Kansas locale.
Dr J C McClintock sold 40 by 167 foot strip at Thirteenth and Fillmore to reduce city taxes and offer it as a public park. If refused he will develop it privately. council has delayed action but park plans include gateway to a larger unimproved tract, with support from park commissioners and local citizens.
Madison May 1 report states no marriages may be performed in Wisconsin from May 5 through May 10 without a special court order. The True Marriage Secuse Law has been signed by Governor Scofield and will take effect. licenses issued during the ban can be honored only after May 20 with court permission. Several couples with weddings scheduled outside the ban faced changes as ceremonies must await permits.
Treasury figures show April receipts $15.4 million below March while expenses rose $24.8 million. A large portion of the swing stems from one time items: nearly $12,000,000 paid to the Pacific railway settlement and warrants drawn for a $20,000,000 payment to Spain. Excluding these, March and April receipts differ by about $3.0 million and April expenditures are not reflected as a large shift.
Kipling and literary agent Watt testified before US Commissioner Shields in New York over copyright damages sought from G P Putnam's Sons. Six Kipling works were shown as facsimiles with elephant head, lotus flower, and swastika motifs, prompting questions about their meaning. Kipling defended the elephant theme as consistent with the edition. Separately in Denver Salvation Army backers plan legal action against the new prize fight law, aiming to restrain a club from promoting a bout.
Seattle May 1 Inspector Morrissey of the Boston police arrives with extradition papers for John Foye who is wanted in Boston on a jury bribery charge. He is slated to appear in Justice Court this afternoon as 604 bands were listed to testify.
A hazy old ad promises a free trial bottle of Hercules Union Hot Oil Co remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and back pain. It claims a “free trial bottle” will prove its wonder, urging readers to request without delay and noting prices for future purchases through local druggists. It requests names and addresses for mailing the bottle.
Orton Kansas man Bristow sues David W and Sarah Eawards alleging they aided in alienating his wife Cora May Bristow and heir in law from him. The filing cites disappearance of Mrs Bristow and child in 1908, later found in Cheyenne, with accusations of malicious actions by in-laws. The suit seeks possession of property and damages. case to be tried in Cheyenne.
Reports from Goshen Indiana and several northern counties note vast plowing up of winter wheat due to poor yields and frost damage. Wisconsin and Nebraska farmers also plow clover and damaged wheat to plant corn, oats, and spring wheat as severe winter conditions reduce expected harvest.
Washington may 1 Admiral Dewey signals reluctance to return to the United States while hostilities in the Philippines continue preferring rest and quiet on return If his squadron can accompany him he would welcome a collective reception but otherwise desires no heralded homecoming He aims to stay in Manila until law and order is restored and may be relieved from the Philippine commission to resume ordinary duties
A telegram reports the body of Raymond B. Dawes, who died in a Honolulu hospital, has reached San Francisco and will be sent east at once. The casket is expected to arrive in Leavenworth next Tuesday, bringing the son home to his family.
Tickets on sale May 16 and 17 good for return until June 15, 1899. Fare 12.00 Denver to Seattle and 19.00 round trip via Santa Fe Route. Pullman sleepers free chair cars, berths reserved, baggage checked. Sold by T. S. King, agent, To Seattle, Wash. 328.55.
Julia Nast, 35, daughter of Thomas Nast, was found dead in her room at 23 East Twenty-ninth Street. Authorities note possible arsenic poisoning but autopsy pending. a sealed note to a son and another to the bureau were found, detailing nervous strain, affairs, and distress.
Plans for a million dollar hospital by J Pler pont Moreau for the Lyme-to-Hospital society are complete. Architect Robert W Hobertene designs a ten story fireproof building in steel brick and stone with a limestone base and brick upper facade. Main entrance on Second Avenue. Work to begin in the first year of the society s second century.
Col Alexander Hogeland, dubbed the newsy friend and father of the curfew, discusses Topeka’s curfew ordinance. He says it is effective but could be enforced more by police and families keeping children off streets after curfew. He plans to address the city council to urge wiser enforcement.
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