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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1898
Page
3
Dyn reports census data showing France's population rose slightly from 28,208,960 to 28,? due mainly to foreigners including Belgians and Italians in urban areas. The piece argues agrarian laws and small holdings worsen rural depopulation, urges attention to colonial policy, and warns colonies may erode as French population declines.
Senator Mc Vaurin of South Carolina led a delegation to press the president for a permanent army camp at Columbia South Carolina and for Charleston to be the debarkation point for troops to Cuba and Porto Rico. The president listened attentively and praised Southern soldiers.
A German farmer Cite Harmer was murdered near El Campo Texas by his wife and his nephew Julius Harmes. The motive tied to infatuation with Mrs Flares and a plan to remove the farmer. Julius and Mrs Harmes allegedly beat Harmer and covered the murder with a fire then buried him. Both were arrested.
Tickets to Dallas and return by Santa Fe Route at one fare for travel September 30 to October 2, inclusive. Return limit October 3.
New York report details Louise Berger a nearly 19 year old German American bakery worker from Manhattan who sought an unknown future lover through palmists fortune tellers and mediums. In the Lutheran cemetery at Middle Village she attempted suicide with carbolic acid after being urged by dream of a handsome unseen fiancé.
Frank James arrived in Springfield to speak as a lecturer. He recalled his 1862 imprisonment in the old court house and his escape at the hands of a Yankee officer, his time with Quantrill, and his evolving view of the Confederacy. He described the hospital stay, escape, and subsequent ride to Quantrill’s camp before his return north.
London reports Sept 2 mentions Sir John Vv Moore of Lawton named lord mayor candidate with regional ties. Horatio David Thavirs. a city official. and references to a sheriff and civic roles noted amid a series of unfamiliar biographic fragments. Funeral notices for Fanny Davenport also appear from Ticatot with brief rites described.
Dr Suchon of the Louisiana state board of health reports fever in New Orleans and multiple parishes with new cases in Houma Franklin and Oxford. Jackson Mississippi notes no new cases while a citizen committee appeals nationally for aid to relieve destitute African Americans in infected districts.
The Marine Hospital Service released a countrywide yellow fever summary through late September. Louisiana reports multiple localities with cases and deaths including New Orleans twelve cases two deaths and Jefferson Parish five cases. Mississippi areas show Edwards Jackson Oxford Taylors Waterford with several cases and deaths. overall mortality percentage is described as low.
Ontario voters reversed the prohibitions trend with a light turnout, showing a small province wide shift against total prohibition. Telegrams from various locales report mixed margins, with scattered results still pending and no clear landslide. A separate note mentions the death of J. Long in Galveston and funeral details in Madison Street, noting his Belfast origins.
Triennial conclave in Pittsburgh from October 10 to 14 offers round trips from all points on the Union Pacific. Fares, sale dates, and ticket limits available by contacting F A Lewis city ticket agent or J C Fulton depot agent. Free granite dish pans with suiting powder and other gifts to attract visitors. watch window display Saturday at Union Pacific Tea Co 613 Han Ave.
A Valparaiso dispatch reports the protocol with Peru may not win congressional approval. Action is delayed pending whether nitrate beds exist in Tucna and Arica. discovery could postpone the treaty indefinitely. If deposits are found, Congress is expected to discuss and likely approve the instrument this week.
Col John Hay was sworn in at the White House in the president's room by Justice Harlan. The new secretary joined his cabinet colleagues for the regular Friday session shortly after taking the oath.
A Wisconsin fire sweep reports widespread damage across forested regions. Dozens of farmhouses and lumber properties burned as winds spread flames through Clear Sites Chippewa Falls and nearby towns. In Cumberland half the city burned with five children burned to death and a large sawmill destroyed before rain limited further destruction.
Henry Gray superintendent of the Duluth rolling mills was missing from the Weddell House Tuesday night. He has been located by the police and is under medical care with a nurse and physician in attendance. Initial reports suggested he possessed money and foul play was feared, but no details of the money or incident are confirmed.
On the fourth day of the Newmarket October meeting the selling plate of 200 sovereigns for 3 year olds and upwards was won by the brown gelding Eau Galle from Trequois with Duchess as dam. The American rider Ted Sloan partnered The Wake to finish second as eleven horses contested. The Lorillard Beresford stable also saw Draco win the chestnut colt’s race and Manatee placed in the betting for the five sovereigns handicap with 100 added. Secretary Gage departed for Chicago, Omaha, and Colorado, expecting a three week absence.
General Leonard Wood describes the harsh post surrender conditions in Santiago de Cuba and details a massive sanitation drive. He reports 17,500 workers, daily rationing, house and street inspections, and a shift to Cuban police uniforms while rebuilding water, sewer, and medical services to curb yellow fever and disease.
J S Banks testifies feeling back strain from long hours as barber. He says after using Morrows Kid-neoids per directions he recovered from kidney ailment within days and urges others to continue treatment until cured.
Washington dispatch notes presidential instruction to send sick soldiers from Porto Rico home as travel safely, relieve General Brooke, and allow treatment in better hospitals. About 700 to depart today aboard transport ships via New York to Ponce and San Juan, with additional ships and routes to follow through Havana.
New York dispatch says General Shafter is indisposed at Camp Wikoff today and has not left headquarters at the club house. He has material text very and has hed several whilis, but no serious results are looked for. McClellan adjutant general will execute orders as Shafter resumes active work in a day or two. Second item notes U S forces shipping to Colorado Aviso New Mexico to relieve forces at Cuba. Additionally an ad promotes Bly’s Cream Balm for catarrh relief with testimonials. Finally Formosa reports rebels attacked government officers on the island and burned buildings but retreated as troops approached.
The Knights Templar triennial conclave meets in Pittsburg Pennsylvania October 10 to 14, 1898. Union Pacific offers round trip tickets at one fare with connections and enhanced accommodations aboard the line.
A weather note reports heavy rainfall across sections of the South with inches listed for several locations. The item also contains an advertising block for a patent medicine claimed to cure a range of ailments including weak digestion and liver disorders, urging readers to ask for Regen and noting competitors and imitations.
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