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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1899
Page
6
On May Sth the Palace Clothing Company reached full face value settlements with insurers. After tomorrow night the store will close and stock will be sold in bulk. Bidders may inspect through next week. No goods at retail after Saturday.
After Max Balter, accused of inciting murder, is acquitted, mobs clash with police near Grenoble. Rioters attack officers and throw stones at crowds outside the Officers' club. Riots force deployment of police and military to protect Jewish homes, with several arrests as order is restored.
New York May 19 a former president of the Walchout bank in Brooklyn was stabbed in the neck today by Christopher Daly. The wound is severe and near the facial vein. Daly had visited Englis house days earlier seeking relief and was dissatisfied with the meal provided. Daly attacked Engle after an insult. The wounded man is 64. Daly was arrested.
The Hague May 19. The committee at the peace conference met today under the presidency of M De Staal to discuss business to be transacted tomorrow. The meeting involved chiote at the relations to the peace conference and was led by the Russian ambassador to Great Britain.
The body of James Kirkendal, a regular army enlistee, passed through Topeka on the way to Indiana for burial. He was a nephew of Thomas Taylor of Topeka and had recently served in the Twenty regulars. He fell ill in transit near San Francisco and died after a brief illness.
The United States transport Meade formerly the Berlin shows two holes in her bottom after hitting a sunken wreck near Barbary Port on May 15 during departure with the Nineteenth Infantry. Repairs will be made here and she will sail again in a few days.
A May dispatch from Washington reports the President will leave the hotel at 10 o'clock this evening and arrive in Washington tomorrow. The War Department has received the notification and will track the travel schedule.
Historic ad claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has soothed teething pains for over fifty years. Text emphasizes calming effects for infants and mentions household use with paternal tone, reflecting era marketing language.
City physician Dr Theo W Peers was thrown from his buggy when a dog darted from a house, spooking the horse on the Was tb mile road near Migtland. He sustained cuts and bruises, was treated at home, and expected to recover within days.
State Auditor George Cole pursued Interstate Telephone and Wagner Steeping Car Company for failing to file property returns for assessment. After letters and delays, they submitted. penalties begin at 200 dollars plus 1,000 per day for continued violations. The Dolephone company also resisted but finally complied. overall telephony assessments rise by about 20 dollars.
Manila dispatch says General Tuma seeks restraining orders to bar educated Filipinos in his jurisdiction from contacting the American authorities. Encamina and Ifernera, two noted officials, are mentioned. Crews to gather in San Isidro today.
The funeral of Judge J B Johnson who died Thursday afternoon will be held Sunday at 4 o'clock from the Lane residence on West Sixth street. Burial will be in Topeka cemetery. A Topeka Bar Association meeting is called for 8 o'clock Saturday in the district court room to arrange attendance at the funeral.
Aire Joseph Griley aged 4 dies after months of illness at 332 Hancock Street. Funeral Sunday afternoon at 2 from the Church of the Assumption. Also listed is the death of four year old son Fouhjuist at the parents' home, with a funeral at West First Street residence on Saturday morning at 11. Please note the American Steam Laundry advertisement at Ai West Seventh with free button mending.
Sergeant Deeming writes from near Malolos about Company A in the Philippines. He recounts December 1898 landing in Manila Bay, battles at Cahiccan and Malolos, and injuries to Private Kershner Payne and Sigwart. He notes cross of the Marton bridge, losses, and the unit's pride, health, and return hopes, ending with a toast to Topeka.
Joseph Leach, held on a federal murder warrant tied to a Fort Riley incident 18 months ago, is slated for the June term of the U S district court at Leavenworth. He allegedly killed a comrade with a club while stationed at Fort Riley. War and travel disruptions delayed testimony from witnesses in the Philippines, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with others sent home or ordered to Leavenworth for trial readiness.
New York May 1 reports from the Reformed Presbyterian church synod show a heated second day with Rev. S. M. Killonegly praising war outcomes and a strong stand against active military conflict. Willian Dearness criticizes Dewey era aims and calls for deselection of war references while urging Christian pacifism. A report by Rev. W. Galle on the Philippines advocates thanks to God for American victory. a lengthy debate ends with a vote to purge reports of politics and poetry and to strike nonessential items from synod records.
May 19 Mexico City reports Spanish colonial organs predict the United States faces a long costly war in Cuba and the Philippines. They claim insurrectos may resist Yankee forces, noting arms shortages, climate hardships, and insurgent tactics could shape outcomes.
A New York dated dispatch describes a Paterson New Jersey hypnosis case where a young woman deemed insane was cured in four days. The operator Dr McCoy used deep sleep hypnosis to erase memory of her disgrace and forget the man involved, leaving her mentally conserved aside from the lapse.
Queen Wilhelmina and the queen mother will arrive Tuesday in The Hague and be received in state. Her majesty will host a grand banquet on Wednesday in honor of delegates to the peace conference.
The American Bankers association sets September 3 6 and 7 for its next annual convention to be held in Cleveland Ohio.
Havana telegram presents General Maximo Gomez's manifesto backing Cuba's independence efforts. He critiques U S offers as insufficient, argues for military arms payments under Cuban authorities, and urges patience while pursuing a peaceful path to an independent republic. He supports Brooke while seeking guarantees for veterans and emphasizes national dignity and democracy.
Wheat and corn prices swing on reports of damage and supplies. Hog and cattle markets show varied moves with futures and cash activity mixed. Financial markets note demand and yields, with comments from traders on crop prospects and export activity.
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