The evening call. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1891-1893, 1893-06-20
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TOPEKA KANSAS.
KANSAS.
Locusts dropped down "a sedalia, No,

Locusts dropped down Oh Sedalia, Mo-,
Sunday, June 13.
Mayroyneni Bey, the Turkish minister. in
behalf of the Sultan of Turkey. presented
the president a magnificent medal. in COM
memoration of the 4O0th anniversary of the
discovery of America.
Sidney Clark has commenced work on a
new scheme for Oklahoma. He is anxious
to get up a statehood convention that will
meet about the time the senate committee
will visit the territory.
While Rev. and Mrs. William Salter, of
Burlington, Ia, were driving under tree
being chopped down it fell, crushing Mrs.
Salter to death and breaking Mr.. Salter's
back. He will die.
Ex-President Harrison is spending two
weeks at the worlds fair.
The matter of the appointment Of Dick
Morris as internal revenue collector of Kan
sas was hung on peg at Washington to re-
main II statue quo until the rain of messages
from Kansas is over.
Thunder and lightning and rain visited
Sedalia, Mo-, such as not the Oldest citizen
can recall the like Sheets of fame inces-
SAINT, thunderclaps and rain in torrents, last
ing Tor over an hour, we're witnessed.
Eighty-three cents and four mills an ounce
Is the price paid by the treasury for silver lust
now. The purchasing officers have rejected |
numerous offers which were above that fig |
ure: being governed by the London price
great bulge in corn occurred at the
Chicago grain gambling den, accompanied
by considerable excitement and heavy trad
ing. News that France would take the duty
of feeding grains was the chief cause Of the
advance.
Frank 2. Anderson. Of Virginia, has been
tad n1T -F %Ir lr.-,,
pension Office. In his every day converse
ton ne repeats the sentiment that no union
soldier should be pensioned for any cause
whatever.
The first assistant postmaster general has
informed the new democratic postmaster at
Ierre Haute that he acted too hastily in dis |
charging the clerks in the Office, and that the
appointments recommended by him will not |
be approved.
The Choctaws and Chickasaws will divide |
the 100000 "Chic and Choc'' steal from
the government among Indians only; squaw
men, or whites, claiming membership ia
those tribes by reason Of matrimonial rela- |
tons will not get smell.
United States custom officials made BIG /
seizure Of 1900 pounds Of Struggled opium U
at Buffalo, N. Y. 1t came from Toronto q
and was brought in by way of Youngstown. ;,
II was brought to Towanda by wagon and
checked to Chicago via Buffalo. L
Prince Bismarck has, in an interview. q
come out in favor of an increase of the de- q
lenslve strength of the empire, but not On Ia
me lines laid down by the government in the II
army bill. He says the increase Of the army =
'hould pc made IN the artillery forces only. L
With but a moments warning three story "
PICK business building at Ninth and Main d.
treets, Keokuk, Ia, fell burvinc several w
men the dnhrig ED,1r ~, | q
ittlng on the back porch, have not been seen -
lnce, and it is feared they are under the Oe
ulns. eL
Washington special, speaking of the war p1
9aged against the appointment Of Dick Nor I'd
Is; ana referring to the old political clioues II
Kansas says that the indications are that m
ne Old time tixers will be thrown overheard -
NJ that an entire new outfit will be taken
P by the administration. Or
Cardinal Gibbons has received the lone ~
xlpected letter from the Holy Father on the re
MOOT question with the request To send tic
oples Of it to all the episcopates Of the re,
nlted States. The cardinal SAYS it is a LONG -
40 volumlnous document and is eminentIv Clt
orthy OF the August head of the Catholic SUI
lurch. bo
george Butler, who was accidently shot Ov
rough the thigh at Tahlequah. by Frank fol
oudlnot, while the latter was twirling r. ~,
1l,eT ia ms myers. is not expected to live
utter is brother of Ex-Chief Bushyhead,s Sta
ne and nephew of Senator Butler. If COZ
1uth Carolina. Boudinot is a younp Hal foo
ID is also highly connected. -
There is likely to be vail AMONG rai- Sor
al employees, and among many officials -
: that matter, over one Of the provisions pl'
the new agreement of the Western Passan Ing
+ association regarding the issuance If ne1
p passes. 1t IL said that the general man too
ers Of the western lines have agreed that ~ ~
trip passes to railroad men shall ba IL ND
"a except by, or by the order Of a gen
n manager.
thief Justice Fuller, Of the United States r
preme court, sitting in Chicago in the court w
appeals, has Overruled the decision of Tia Wit
yer federal court, which issued an mime hul
"a restraining the directors from openinp liz,
talr on Sundays. The case IL sent bacR ~
the circuit court. This settles II. IL i he- ser
sed' a., though the circuit court takes 1t '
er actlofl, an appeal to the supreme court to ;
I'D not be heard until October. -
III the fast trains between st. Louis ana GRO
cago has began to refuse trip passes az ] :
| sort. The explanation Is that those
m are III such demand by the cash Gus UNI
ieTs tlaI those VINO are permitted to ride WOI
hout charge will have 10 take the slower of
less desirable trains, or pay fare 1t Is H.,
y Ikely That there regulations will annlv uon
Reen Kansas City and Chicago and other Will
afs ih tns territory Of the Western Pas said
gsr association. u !,