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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1898
Page
8
New York Oct 29 A meeting of presidents of the ready in the Joint Traffic association is called for Friday November 4 at the association headquarters to discuss the situation arising from the United States supreme court decision.
Enlisted men from a S Neem trt and Treaty volunteer unit attended a ball at the National hotel. The TwentyMissed Kansas band provided music as about eighteen soldiers led by Melw and Stablnovitz marched to Chickering ball. Speeches and songs followed, with three thousand attendees drinking thirty barrels of beer that night.
In Denver in the United States circuit court Judge Huliet s will hear a motion for a preliminary injunction to restrain western railroads from enforcing discriminating rates on iron and steel shipments. The case, involving the Southern Pacific and others, challenges Interstate Commerce Commission orders.
Springfield report states injunction proceedings against Virden miners were withdrawn after contentious clashes involving 35 miners led by Iatwert Cubitt. Chicago-based interests sought to restrain miners from interfering with coal operations, but the action dissolved as parties seek to resolve labor disputes.
A reader shares how Postum helped a nervous patient and eased coffee related symptoms. The account mentions Annie Stewart and a Chicago address, noting improved health after substituting Postum for coffee and praising its effects.
The Acme Wrecking Company of San Francisco seeks navy approval to raise the battleship Maine in Havana harbor without upfront payment. The firm would lower the wrecks, free the hull, and bring the vessel to the United States, seeking condemnation pay only if the government takes the ship. If not used for government, the company may display it in major Atlantic cities.
Paris reports the court of cassation will approve reporter Bard's conditions in the Dreyfus case and order a supplementary investigation. M. Yvon Giot, in Slede, asserts that secret documents in the Dreyfus case were burned a few days earlier.
The Twentieth Kansas battalions on the transport Indiana sailed Oct 22 to San Francisco arriving Oct 29. Cardial Funston ordered deck clearance and guards to keep soldiers from wandering. Wives of officers attempted to join, some hiding in staterooms until searched. Permission granted for wives to accompany husbands with aid of Congressman Charles Curtis. Mrs Funston chose to stay. General Miller offered Newport option. Quartermaster Hull reported stores loaded and Merriam met for last talk with Funston. Red Cross contributed delicacies.
At 4 o'clock the ship Liberty carried the unit away from Oakland's wharf amid cheering crowds and waving wives. Soldiers roped ladders, many lingered on deck as Pacific swells rose behind the Indiana, while officers and sailors bid farewell. The California coast faded, a gun salute echoed from the Presidio, and the force headed toward Manila.
Cairo dispatch confirms Major Marchand reached Khartoum on his return from Fashoda. French foreign office notes arrival at Khartoum and departure plans. Uncertainty lingers on the settlement of the Fashoda dispute and the status of the station in question.
In Candia Crete five more Mussulmans convicted for the September six massacre of British soldiers were executed today. Four Dash-i Bazouks received twenty year terms. Since Turkish troops left, more Muslims are found guilty and Turkish officers allegedly took valuables seized by their troops.
Chicago officials announce a stalled plan for a terminal extension by the Chicago Terminal Transfer with the St. Louis Peoria Northern to secure Chicago terminal access. The arrangement would reportedly add 155 dollars to annual income while providing Chicago facilities for 125000 dollars per year. Perrissa Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 West sth
Analysis notes a lively business week with strong foreign demand for American cereals, higher prices early in the week, and a mild price reaction later. Wheat, corn, and cotton show varied moves while milling and retail trade expand, with several regions reporting good activity and others facing weather and transport hurdles.
An old advertisement extols Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a cure for sleeplessness and nervous debility. It features testimonials from W H Heath of Pondo Lac Wis Rev G A Hettler of Jackson Mich and Dr Miles Nervine praised for headaches epilepsy and hysteria treatment. The spot promises guaranteed benefits and free expert advice with a mailed booklet.
This week business failures in the Dominion numbered 23, compared with 24 last week and 29 in the same period year ago. Figures for earlier years show 246 in 1898, 299 in 1595, and 265 in 18:4, reflecting fluctuating counts across periods.
Wichita races buzz with bets as pool rooms quote Stanley strong for governor and Boyle favored for attorney general. Odds include $410 on Stanley, $100 on Boyle, and $50 on Simpson, with wide sentiment divided on liquor and home pride. Frank Miles hedges with $100 on Godard, risking gains if Leedy loses and Boyle wins.
Local items report Lake Ene court matters and Judge Chesney sign in his courtroom. Details include Kanats Medical College students, campaign speaker deadlines, J B Marshall seeking attractions for next summer, Fred Webster remodeling his Fifth and Clay cottage, BeLOit lecture by Rev M C Harlan on The Young Man and His Dreams, a 28 mile country resident arriving at 7 oclock, M Grill store burglary in North Topeka, bicycle retrieved after first snow, Ladies Guild reorganizing at Church of the Good Shepherd, Mrs McLallin building a home at Eighth and Taylor, ten criminal cases set for January term, J B Dubrussi winning a shotgun prize, state house upkeep cost estimate of 10000 yearly, Topeka woman plans meeting friends at a train.
A story notes a man suing the state for twenty thousand nine hundred dollars over an insanity claim, then details the Western Pet Stock association’s Topeka show set for November 21 to 26 with secretary J. P. Lucas arranging. Also reports a near miss near the State Journal office as Miss Florence Rossington and Miss Myrtle Davis escape injury when their trap is struck by a rear car, though one fainted. Judge Dolman, T. F. Doran, and W. F. Shoch rode in the surrey behind the driver who couldn’t see the trap due to an electric car.
Washington reports the Dawes Indian commission calls for federal educational aid in Indian Territory. It notes white settlers cannot rely on tribal funds and must seek government support to educate their children, warning of disastrous consequences if delayed.
The commission warns that without outside aid white residents in the territory will suffer harsher treatment than other regions. It notes 30,000 school-age white children risk ignorance, while tribal and federal laws shift toward Arkansas-like systems. The report discusses allotments, citizenship rolls for freedmen, and the impact of treaties and acts on tribal lands and ownership.
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