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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1898
Page
4
A collage of social commentary extols army enlistment amid war talk, praising adventure, patriotism, and freedom from routine. It contrasts American and European sensibilities, notes figures in politics and culture, and reflects public mood on military service and national destiny.
Omaha May 4. Exposition managers issued engraved invitations for the opening day ceremonies to national state municipal officials and press. The revised program reflects greater civic and regional participation, with a procession from the city to the grounds led by the United States army band and ten additional bands. Visitors may tour the exposition for two weeks, while the Triangular Exposition will offer laundry service by Peoria Steam Laundry at short notice.
Edward Hartley Hartley, superintendent of Montezuma in Texas, arrived in El Paso with a bullet wound through the left lung three inches above the heart after exchanging shots with a Mexican laborer accused of stealing from a company store. Hartley fired four shots at the fugitive as he fled into the mountains, then rode to summon help but was halted by armed followers. He traveled to town to notify authorities. a cavalry pursuit followed, and Hartley, bloodied and exhausted, expected to recover.
Wall Street magnate Henry Clews urges patience amid the Spain crisis. He argues swift naval successes matter less than steady military planning, noting Nelson’s Trafalgar and urging restraint from over-precipitancy while focusing on growing crops, railway earnings, and the navy’s lead in war outcomes.
The United Mine Workers of Illinois report the executive committee approved the conference with the fee committee and sustained the Chicago scale. Miners raised grievances about the Big Muddy Coal Company mines operated by a U.S. court receiver. A governor Tanner meeting sought enforcement of state law but the committee has not yet met the attorney general.
A group of prominent Tarant county farmers in Fort Worth Texas launched a movement to obtain full market price for their wheat this season. A meeting is set for May 25 to organize and promote the plan with cooperation from adjoining counties. The aim is to place the wheat on the market at the best obtainable price and to attract local buyers, keeping Fort Worth a center for sale.
Public sale in Concordia and foreclosure sale in Atchison report the Central Branch railway lines from Waterville west to the Nebraska line and the 100 mile west Atchison segment. Bids came from T Jefferson Coolidge Jr Oliver Ames of Boston and from Simon Borg New York and Gill M Clipp of Boston. The road was knocked down for 1 017 500 dollars and 2 360 000 dollars respectively. Bondholders may lease the Central Branch to Missouri Pacific.
In Randall on May 24 a patriotic festival featured a 90 foot flagpole with a 20 by 10 foot flag made by Jewell City ladies. The gathering included songs recitations and addresses by Rev. John Fuller and Rev. Grant Mann followed by a mock naval engagement in which the United States defeated Spanish gun boats.
A days session opened with an elaborate program arranged for the entertainment of attending druggists. The city is handsomely decorated in their honor.
Washington May 24 The United States Supreme Court in two cases decided the right of owners of a mineral vein to follow the vein beyond the surface boundaries of a location. Justice Brewer wrote the opinions, addressing five questions from the circuit court of appeals. The decisions affirmed that a junior location may follow a vein across a valid senior location for extra lateral rights and that the apical cross of a vein allows continuation beyond a side line. The Montana case involving W A versus Wiliam Pitzgerald echoed the Montana Supreme Court ruling.
The coffin of Mr. Gladstone lies uncoffined on a couch in Hawarden castle’s Temple of Peace. Parishioners will view it today. On Wednesday the coffin will be moved to Hawarden church nave for state, then carried by a procession to Broughton station for a London-bound train. Relatives and neighbors walk in the bier procession as workers on the estate relay the bearers. The remains reach London by night and go to Westminster Hall to avoid crowds.
Newport News May 7 The first class battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky are being rushed to completion by November 1. Boilers advanced aboard Kearsarge this week with the fifth installed and the sixth hoisted tomorrow. Kentucky’s boilers will follow. Illinois progress and launch of the Alabama and Wisconsin sister ship noted. Vatican neutrality claim linked to Washington’s warning on Spain sympathy. Grain-O coffee substitute advertised as sleep-friendly. Beges’ Diarrhoea Balsam touted as universal stomach remedy.
Washington notes that the treasury has begun formulating tariffs to be collected by military authorities and turned into U S treasury as war contributions. The president’s authority to collect Philippine revenues under the current conditions is debated, with precedents cited from the Mexican War and Supreme Court decisions. Tariff rates will largely follow Spanish Philippine laws, with expected revenues around nine to fourteen million dollars, and control to persist until Congress acts or peace is declared.
A fragmented score roundup lists basketball results from May dates across cities including Milwaukee Omaha and Cedar Rapids. Notable outcomes show Baker University defeating Ottawa University 10 to 6 in Ottawa Kansas with teams like Fisher McCauley and Tremaine mentioned among players.
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