The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
BRIEFS BY WIRE.


Ex-Governor Leon Abbott of Cam.
den. n j., has written a letter ans
nOuncing that he is not candida
for the Cnited States senate in sue-
cession to Senator McPhersou.
The regular work Of tine eleventh
census Will be completed in four
months. A recent act of congress re-
quires the census to be hnisia.i by
March next There IS no dou5e as
to the ability Of the ohice TO accom-
plish this
The reported lynching of five men
near Oran9e burg, s. c.. is untrue ac-
cOrdinQ to reports received AT the
Charleston News and Courier office
which say that the circulation of cine
report was telegraph operator joke
John Walds. and old resident of
Cambridge City, Ind, shot himself
and his 3-year- old son Monday and
both viii die. Family trou BILE ia
given as the cause.
Ex-Police Judge Charles u Morris
of Springfield, Ohio, has ded. after
heecing people 10 the tune of S2O.-
600 He is supposed to be 10 Canada
The heaviest sufferer is the Citizens
Building and Loan association of
which he had been the trusted aJtor-
ney for eight years.
Mrs. c. T. Hartley. wife 81 the
wealthy Chicago phetograp her hns
notified the police that her huebau d
has eioped with the wife Of Victor ID.
l.. Nudge. a prominent attoru ev.
The wherea bouts of the couple were
unknown to Mrs. Hartley.
The United States supreme court
has advanced for argument on the
third Monday IN Decem Der the case o q
the state Of California VS. the south
ern Pacific road. involving title to the
water front Of Oakland, Cal
The United States supreme court
has refused hearing of the Indiana
railroad tax case decided at the last
term OF the court The cases involved
the legality of the Indiana railway
tax law.
Chauncey Wheaton, a wealthy farm-
err near Athens. Pa, was buncoed out
of s. 600 by two sharpers who led
him to believe that they wished to
purchase a farm and induced him rs
engage in a game Of cards by which
they succeeded in Fleeing him. THE
svvindlers escaped.
East Prussian farmers have sent
Emperor William a memorial say ing
they endorse his policy.
As the standard for purity and per-
lection the world over. DR. Prices Bak-
ing Powder is beyond comparison. fts
purity and goodness are unquestioned
He (B0tkin) also kept quoting and to-
ferring To what the TOPEKA STATE jour
NAL said aud praised il I'D the skies. Cell
ing his audience that 10 was a Republic
can newspaper. That was just about as
near the truth, however as he cot dur
ing the most Of his speech. The IoFEsA
STATE JOURNAL is an Independent paper
AMI not a Republican paper. lf you
don't believe US consult any Newspaper
directory aud you will find that slch is
the fact-Erie Republican Record
IT you will look i'm the newspaper all
recfory You will find that the STATE
JOURNAL is ~Independent Republican
This term is used 20 distinguish the
paper from the other kind known as
Brass Collar Republican" who take ADJ
their opinions from their local political
boss instead Of making the local poiitl-
cal boss take his opinions from them
The kind Of a Newspaper we speak of
prefers to lie on it's back with the bossa
foot on it, neck, rather than have Che
position reversed