The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
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A dispatch from Pierre, S. D., saws
a sudden rise of three feet in the
Missouri river carried out the pontoon
bridge there.
Harry Reesh and Arthur Brown
were killed and Henry Harris fatally
hurt in a fight with tramps near
Auburn, Ind
The president and Mrs. Clevela nd
have abandoned their country home
at WOOdley for the season and moved
into the White house.
The town of Roanoke, Ind, is very
much disturbed over a fatal assault
upon the town marshal by John Car
penter and Daniel Leggitt.
p d. Pollock has declined the Office
of state school commissioner Of
Georgia, to which he was recently
elected 1t is an important office.
Represe ntative Kiefer of Minnesota,
has introduced a bill for an appropri-
alton of $40 600 for the construction
Of a military hospital at Fort Smelling,
MINI.
Lack Of funds to meet obligations
presented caused the Needles, Cal,
National bank to close its doors. The
officials say all depOsitors will be
paid in full.
Representative Siclxles, of New
York, has introduced in the house
bill for pension of 500 per month
to Mary Palmer Banks, widow of
Major General Nathaniel P. Banks.
A man named Brumage was assas-
slnated at his residence near Paris,
Tenn. He was called to his door and
shot down. There is no clue to the
identity of the assassin The county
officials will investigate the murder.
In Sioux City, Iowa, the jury in the
impeachment case against Supervisor
Walter Strange of Wood bury county.
after being out nearly two days, re-
turned a verdict of guilty. Strange
was charged with malfeasance in
Office
The Little Rock board of trade has
Endorsed the Baltimore plan for the
creation of a safe and elastic cur
reney, and adopted resolutions calling
on Arkansas senators and representa-
tives to use their best efforts in its
behalf
In Austin. Texas, the grand Jury
returned true bin against j. L. Sut-
tier, secretary of the Peoples Loan
and Building association, who was
rece ntly arrested in Mexico while on
a bridal trip Suttler is well known
IN Arkansas.
Early Wednesday morning the
Grand Trunk elevator and warehouse
in Valparaiso Ind. was entirely des-
troyed by fire. It contained 10, 600
bushels of wheat and a large quantity
of oats besides other cereals. The
origin of the fire was incendiary
The steamer Warimo, which ar
rived at Victoria from Australia
Ambryma, Hebrides. was destroyed
BY volcanic action November Is. A
native village with all the inha bitants
was swept into the sea. The British
war-ship Barth has gone to the scene.
Senator Mitchell of Greg on, has in
troduced a bill in the senate provid-
ing for the adjustment Of the death
penalty in the army and navy and in
places where the United States has
exclusive jurisdiction, except in MUIR
der cases. criminal assault, desertion
to the enemy in time of war and ag-
gravated mutiny-
Joseph P. Ward of Central City,
Col, was tried in the United States
court at Denver on a charge Of using
the mails with intent to defrand- It
is alleged that he claimed to own
land which he did not own. made out
a bstracts of title to the same. Part
of the land sold was some where at
the bottom of Lake Superior.
The comptroller of the currency re-
ceived a telegram announcing that
the CITY National bank of Ouanah,
Texas, had closed its doors 1t was
Cashier Brice of this bank who was
arrested some days ago on a charge Of
EN- bezzling between $50, 600 and $780,
600 of its funds. Bank Examiner r.
j. Cannon has been placed in charge
Senator Cameron has introduced a
bin to amend the Tariff law providing
for a duty of FIVE cents per square
yard on hemp and jute carpets and
carpeting. With the bill he presented
a statement made by the manager of
the Roxbury mills, of Plymouth, Pa,
represen ting that the rate fixed on
these carpets IN the new tariff law is
an error, and that it has proved TO be
so serious that it has closed all the
jute carpet manufactures in the
country.