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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1898
Page
5
The court continued the Collins murder case with jurors questioned over beliefs about newspaper reports and guilt. Defense and prosecution debated challenges as jurors with families and prior opinions were excused or passed, with Judge Hazen guiding proceedings and noting potential insanity defenses.
Jury selection in the Collins trial will not be completed before late this afternoon if at all. Principal witness Johnson Jordan, a colored man, has arrived in Topeka and stands ready to testify when needed. A special venire lists numerous jurors from Topeka, Dover, Valencia, Haven, and other nearby locales.
In a County Attorney’s matter, John ven Jonian appeared as a witness to the Collins trial but did not enter the courtroom. He spoke privately with County Attorney Jwtnore and Detective Dell Hare Gaugh about the Cal line murder, wondering what he would have done if confronted by Steele, and mentioning taking John Collins’ watch to aid man Col.
A synopsis outlines the May 13 murder in Topeka of J. Tolling at his Van Duren home. The weapon was a shotgun from a nearby closet. Suspicion arose after a telegram to Mina Babepek in Lawrence. Collins was arrested amid revelations about his dealings with enslaved workers. Stepmother Grace Collins and Grace insist on innocence. Attorneys A A Godard and Charles Hayden handle defense in front of Judge Safford. about 100 witnesses and a panel of 63 jurors.
The Karnival Knights hall hosts a premier society event Wednesday night at Hamilton hall. The Topeka Musical Union supplied 16 top city musicians to form a premier orchestra, promising superb music. Committee head J F Meyers oversees arrangements for dancers and spectators. The Society Angry Will project, led by Prof Wetherell, is reported as a potential novelty if carried out.
The war department expects a price treaty to be signed and plans to muster out 20000 to 40000 volunteers. Selection of regiments will guide the numbers, with many veterans from Cuba and Manila units. No Philippines troops will depart unless replaced. Philippine affairs are reported quiet by Gen. tis.
The fragment references receivers and discharge in a U S treaty context with names Quinton John Jekteevok and others, mentioning formal discharge and receivership terms. Readable facts are limited and the passage remains unclear due to garbled OCR and missing context.
At 4 30 this morning Gallaway Female College in Searcy Arkansas was totally destroyed by a fire started on the fourth story. Three hundred ten students and the entire faculty were in the building asleep but all escaped uninjured.
Free installment subscriptions offered to fund a memorial souvenir book. Donors may contribute any amount from 100, with a bound volume 8x11 inches as keepsake. Funds split between the family of Eugene Field and a monument for childhood memory. includes Chicago mailing and postage details.
Last November Mr. Jeep James of 325 W Pearl St Indiana Ind faced death from quick consumption. He was kept in stupor by opium until a feud led to a bottle of Brazilian Balm. The medicine seemed miraculous and his doctor advised continued use. He eventually recovered fully and returned to work in February with strong lungs and weight restored. The account portrays an unlikely recovery attributed to the balm.
A fragment outlines a claimed remedy, Brazilian Balm, for opium use. It asserts opium paralyzes the nerves and harms lungs, while Brazilian Balm supposedly contains no opiate and stimulates nerves to destroy the microbe, restoring health.
Washington notes a trio of debutantes this week headed by Rosemary Sartoris daughter of Nellie Grant Sartoris. Her grandmother Mrs Grant hosts the tea while Rosemary born November 30, 1880, nears eighteenth birthday, promising a vivid family tableau.
Fire at the St Joseph stock yards exchange in South St Joseph destroyed a brick building two stories high, 80 by 100 feet, erected ten years ago. Loss pegged at 320,000 with the Mutton Commission company suffering the largest individual loss of 2,000. Many packing house employees removed contents as flames spread through the offices. Insurance covered the husks.
New York dispatch reports Gen Blanco's retirement and the autonomist cabinet resignation deepen Havana’s confusion as U S control nears. Madrid shows energy in troop deployment while some insurgent units re organize rural police. Sugar planters fear disruption from Spanish troop withdrawal before U S control begins in January.
The November term of the U S circuit court opened in this city with Judge Williams of Little Rock presiding. The morning covered motion hearings and docket calls. The Hillmore case awaits trial with date to be set after mediator conferences. A special term for trial will likely be declared in January or February. The sole criminal case, Leach v government, may be continued due to lack of principal witnesses stationed in the Philippines and Porto Rico. Judge Phillips of Kansas City may replace Williams to hear cases.
The US transport Chester carrying about 1000 men of the Fifteenth Infantry plus horses mut and ammunition and supplies ran aground four miles below Savannah while leaving for Newvita Cuba after meeting the transport Manitoba. The Manitoba did not slow and to avoid a collision the Chester grounded in the channel. She is stuck four miles below the fly and may be pulled tonight at high tide.
The El Paso area reports a discovery of two vein mines near the Grandy river in Mexico with ore carrying gold and silver and copper. Charles Blanchard, a railroad official, formed a partnership with the governor’s committee, and a meeting at Fre MoE church is announced for 7 30 with Rev. Thorne preaching. Peerless Steam Laundry advertises services on West Eighth Street.
A letter from Robert J Roosevelt secretary of the Society for the Protection of Soldiers warns the Presidential Commission of Inquiry that witnesses have stated harsh facts about wartime conditions. He argues the commission must fix responsibility, cites hunger and neglect in hospitals, calls for inquiry into food rations and supply chains, and urges accountability for abuses amid the war effort.
The Franklin Stamp mill in Hancock Michigan burned, causing an estimated loss of 150000 dollars. The blaze left about six hundred workers jobless for six months.
Former Rock Island roundhouse employee at Pittsburg Kesum sues the railway for 10 damages claiming a locomotive collision last April fractured his jaw and left him unable to masticate. The case, originally in Phillips county district court, was removed to the federal court in this city.
Wheat futures in Liverpool opened modestly higher but posted gains only to fade as traders eyed term stocks. Chicago markets showed weakness with December easing and May hesitant after brief rallies as cash receipts and shipment notes varied. Corn futures firmed on light receipts and active short-covering while oats, rye, and other grains traded mixed amid cautious demand.
Chicago livestock market news notes steady demand for cows and calves with large receipts expected. Cattle and hog futures and prices cited across several districts including Kansas City and Texas markets.
A fragmented clipping mentions Kansas City Pradice Marks and Wantas ftw, with unclear references to receipts and numbers. It reads like garbled notes about wheat, prices, and a fairy perhaps, but details are unreadable. No coherent events or names can be established from the fragment.
A garbled OCR style market summary references New York mercantile activity, cattle receipts, and wheat prices. It mentions Chicago and Minneapolis data, hogs, oats, and corn, with scattered figures and place names, reflecting a broad but unreadable financial update.
Fragmentary notice requests the return of a lost clipping from the Journal office. The brief mentions a woman in gold and hints at a missing item tied to a person named Polen. Further details are unreadable in the scan.
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