The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-07
BRIEFS BY WIRE.

William Hayes killed his wife and
shot his mother-in-law at jackson
vile, Fla.
The R publicans of the Sixth Ken
lucky district have nominated Thom-
as s. Matthews for congress.
Douglass, a noted craftsman, now
IN Joliet penitentiary, opened a safe
for firm in that city. He will be
well paid for the job.
Spence Holder, indicted twenty
three years ago in Denton county,
Texas, for murder, gave himself up.
Jack Mason and Marion Manola
have each sued Diamond Merchant
Wen berg for $4,000 damages for
false arrest
Congressman Stockdale has been
defeated for denomination in the Sixth
Mississ- ppi district. w. NJ Denny
won on the fortieth ballot
There will be a general shaking up
IN the treasury department in the
near future, wnen the new account
ing system is put Ia opera ton
A large three masted schooner is
sunk off Chatham. Mass. 1t is believe
she ran on the rocks during the fog
Wednesday night Her name is not
known.
At the Republican convention of
the Fourth Iowa district held at Cal
man, Thomas Updegraf, the present
incumbent. was renominated by ac-
clamation.
Massachusetts has two of the three
largest libraries in the United States,
the Boston public and the Harvard
university. The largest is the con-
gressional library.
DR.. BurtselI has returned from
Rome, but refuses to say wheth err he
is commissioned to organize the Soci-
ETY. for the Propagation of the Ency-
clical Rerum Noyarum-
In New York Police Captain John
It. Stephenson was found guilty of
bribe- taking and dismissed from the
force. The verdict of guilty was an
unanimous one on the part of the pO-
lice commissioners
In the South Dakota Democratic
state conven ton the proposition to
fuse on congressman was defeated
and nominations were made as fol-
lows: w. a. Lynch of Huron, and An
drew E. Conner of Hot Springs.
The story sent out from Lofty, Pa,
to the effect that the mining town Of
Scotch Valley had sunk out of sight IS
untrue. There is no Scotch Valley in
that region The Philadelphia and
Reading operates at Lofty and says
the story cannot be confirmed.
A quantity of meerchaum pipes, dia-
monds and other precious stones were
seized from George Nicolay, a Cali
fornian and a cabin passe niger on the
North German steamship Lain, on
the arrival Of that vessel at New York
from Bremen In his possession
were found twentY-one meerschaum
pipes, eleven diamonds, Eve opals and
four pearls.
Emperor William, at the unwilling
Of the monument to his grandfather,
Emperor William l.. at KOnigsburg,
on tuesday last said: s'It was on this
fo~,o ,1rrc fo4 Cd
before his subjects that he held his
crown from God. This is also nv own
deepest conviction AMI has ever served
me as a guide in all my actions"
1t is reported at Colon that the Mic
araguans are preparing an expedition,
com posed of 400 men, which viii be
sent to ROcas del TorO to demand of
the republic of Colombia the surren-
der of the ring-leaders of the fight of
July 5. The Nicaraguan authorities
at Bluefields continue to make ar
rests. Two British warships are
momentarily expected at Bluehelds-
Manager Waring of the Standard
Oil company says that there IS no
truth in the published report that
there had been a hitch in the deal be-
tween his company and Russian oil
syndicate. There could not be
hitch, said Mr.. Warjng. because the
STANDARD Oil company has never en-
slams or any other foreigners seeking
to control the petroleum market of
the world"
The British warship Ringarooma,
eight guns, a twin screw ste amer OF
2,575 tons and 1000 horse power, de-
tailed for service in Australian waters,
is ashore on a reef off Mallicollo
island, New Hebrides- The BritiSh
warships Dart, Lizard and Waterloo
have been ordered to the spot and the
French cruisers Scorf and Loyaule
have also started for the island to try
to be Of assistance to the endangered
warship. 1t is believed that the Of
6cers and crew of the vessel are safe.
The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice az
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper This is q fact.
Silver Leaf vinegar remains IN the
front 1t is the best table and picking
vinegar. Ask your grocer for it and take
no other 1t is the cheapest
tox calls UP the Peerless