The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-18
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Cholera has broken out at Riga. The
cases of sickness from that disease are
reported by the authorities of the
city.
Lord Willoughbp Deersby is en-
gagged to Miss Muriet Wilson, whose
name was mentioned during the Tran
by Court occurre nee.
The Harlan family will hold a re-
union at st. Joseph, October H. Chief
Justice Harlan aud other prOmine ut
mem bers of the name will be present
The secretary of the treasury has
invited proposals for striking -. 777
bronze worlds fair medals Bids viii
be opened at tbs office of the director
of the mint SeptemOe 5.
The Japanese troops in COrea have
been ordered to occupy all the passes
on the China-COrean from tier, and to
prevent at all hazards the entry into
COrea of Chinese reinfOrcements.
A dispatch from Vienna says that
during Wednesday and Thursday
there were 253 cases of cholera and
161 deaths in Galicia, and ffty-fOur
new cases add twenty eight deaths in
Bukowina-
The Lyons silk market is tremend-
ousiy active. in view of the passa re
of the United States tariff bill. Big
orders have been placed at Yokohama
for raw silk, to be worked up for the
United States.
"A claim against the government, due
the Southern Pacific for carrying the
mails, has been held up pen ling ad-
justment of the Central Pacific indie bt-
edness to the government The claim
amounts to 81, 500. 600.
The effort of the railroad strikers
at st. Paul and Minneapolis to secure
general reinstatement was a failure.
Fifty Mexicans at Brownsville, Tex
as, threaten to blow up the consulate
at that place. They say that they
are anarchists and enemies of the
Mexican government.
South Carolina Reform Democrats
ind Orsed Ti1lman for the Unite d
States senate and nominated John q.
Evans for governor and DR.. Timmer-
man for lieutenant governor.
The Ec1adorean senate has ejected
the treaty of delimitation of Peru
tn population is excited and favors
war with Peru.
Anna Jackson. aged 1s Of Carney.
Ok, was shot dead by the accidental
discharge OF a revolver her young
BROTH + was trying to fix.
The New York constitutional con-
vention has decid d BY a decisive ma
jori " upon removing the SIS 600 limit
for damage for the loss of life.
The comm srcia1 and Savings bank
Of Ludington, Mich. suspended bust
Z. Carter It had been in bad con1i-
ton for s0met me.
Yesterday the payments on account
of spirits taken Of of 0OnI at st. Louis
req ch a the en- )rmous figure Of $685.
us, while the total receipts from all
intern II revenue sources was S577,-
500 This is much more than twice
the largest collection in one DAY that
the 81 Louis district has ever known.
The Cnnard line steamer Camp mia.
which arrived Friday evening at New
York from Liverpool and Queenstown.
left Daunt's rock at 1913 p. N. on
August II and arrived at the Sanity
Hook lightship al 5:45 p. n. yesterday.
Her time of passage was i've days.
nine hours and twenty-nine minutes.
which beats all prev Gus records ny
about three hours and ten minutes
The special house committee to in
vestigate the charges against Judge
Kicks of Cleveland, Ohio, will not be-
gin its work until congress a / journs,
and perhaps not until fall. 1t had
been intended to start upon the in
vestigatiOn next Monday, but a quo
rum is drifting away from the house
50 rapidly that all the mem bers are
now needed in Washington who can
be persuaded to stay. Mem bers of the
committee are anxious to go into the
congressional cam paign and theref fore
may not be able TO investigate until
that Is oveE