The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1893-12-22
The BAPTIST HEADLIGHT.
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
TOPEKA.
KANSAS.

Indian Commissioner Browning appeared
before the house committee on Indian afIalrs
and submitted estimates for the next nscdA
year. The estimates amount to S6,5ol'UOo.
The house has passed a bill which does
away with postal notes, reduces the 1eeS ZOE
money orders to the scale charged by express
companies, and making other minor changes
1T is not known whether the president APP
proves Voorhees, new silver bill, but IL Is
generally thought that he will not: Secre-
tary Carlisle is known to favor It's MAN
point.
John T.. Porter, formerly chief naval con-
structOr in the confederate states navy. anu
protector and builder of the famous IRON
clad ram Virginia (Merrimac) is dead' ageo
80 years.
A Judgment has been rendered against
Guthrie, o. T.. feed dealer for selllng oat5
among which were castor beans, which killed.
horse. He is now sued on another case OF
the same kind.
Representative Simpson, of Kansas, has
introduced bill to place manufacturers
woolens on the free list. Mr.. Simpson IN
tends to urge this bill as an amendment 10
the Wilson tariff bill.
Members of the townsite boards at Guthrie
and KinQfsher are charged with Wltnnold-
ing large sums due the government. Y. ,.
Attorney Speed has instructions from WASH
ington to act in the matter.
In the meeting of silver men in Washing
ton frequent references were made to the
necessity of organizing a silver party, to be
made up from the Alliance, the Grange, the
Knights of Labor and Populists.
1t is stated that the delay in sending cor
respondence to the senate, on Hawaiian az
fairs, is caused by not being able to IND two
NJ letters thought to have been received by
Secretary Blaine from Minister Stevens.
President Harrison extended the civil ser
vice law over physicians. teachers, matrons
and superintendents of the Indian schools.
movement is on foot to have the law EN-,
brace Indian agents and their entire clerlcal
staff.
The official canvass of the vote in New
YORK shows Maynard defeat was by lOl ,O64.
The legislature stands: Senate IS republl-
cans. Is democrats: assembly "a republicans,
80 democrats Republican majority on Joint
ballot %.
A Missouri Judge decides that an insurance
company is not liable for loss by fire IN
case wherein the insured failed to take an
annual invoice and to keep cash account.
NJ depositing both in an iron safe. as required
by the policy.
DR.. ID. T. Pearsons. of Chicago. has of
fered to give $4,000 to Drury college, at
" Springfield, Mo-. providing $4,000 can be
raised from other sources and he Will IN
NJ crease the gift to $4,000 if an additional
$4,000 can be secured.
The Kansas supreme court decides that
railroad company is not liable to the owners
Of sample cases of commercial travellers for
goods stolen from such cases from its bag
gage room; without knowledge of the con-
tents of the cases when checked.
The Kansas state board of charities has
turned out Superintendent Carter, of the
Olathe Deaf and Dumb institute. He had
been given authority to discharge whom he
pleased and had been at it industricusly up
to the time he was discharged. Chaos reigns
I there.
Judge Seaman had taken his seat in the
United States court at Chicago, and was
about to begin the hearing of case, when
two electric light wires beneath him became
crossed and the blaze which followed badly
scorched his bench and chair. A juryman
with water cooler extlnguished the flames.
+" There is a movement at Pitsburg, Pa. to
relieve the destitute and unemployed. Two
hundred men we're given work in the parks
at ST. a day, 200 more will be furnished en-
ployment. and after that all willing and de-
serving workers in need will be put to work.
The mouey to pay them is being raised by
subscriptions.
In 1885 Douglas county, Mo-, called in
and paid certain bonds. Before the paid
bonds had been destroyed some of them were
stolen. Now comes party who has fallen
heir to some of the stolen bonds and Judge
Parker, of the United States court, gives a
judgment against the county for the face of
the bonds and interest.
The bill to review the claims arising out of
the captured and abandoned property act
aroused the partisan opposition of the repub-
\, licans in the house of representatives. and
notice was served on the democratic side by
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, that this bill could only
be considered under the stress OF special
order from the committee on rules.
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