The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-17
BRIEFS BY WIRE.

Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, with her
mother will spend the winter at
Washington, D. c.
The explosion of an oil tank at Hud-
son. Wis, resulted in seven people
being badly burned
Elmer Crockett Of Nelson, No,
years old was instantly killed while
playing with shot gun
Official reports of cholera in Ger
many are said to be misleading, that
the disease is worse than is made to
appear.
The first days shoot Of the Elliott
Carver match at Kansas City resulted
in a victory for Elliott The score
was 81 to 90.
championship of Missouri, Kansas,
Iowa and Ne brasl1a from R. B. Whit
man at the Kansas City match.
Madeline Pollard declined to ex-
press an opinion concerning the de-
feat of Colonel Breckenridge and de-
MED the report that she was going on
the stage.
Charles A SOuthwick of Louisville,
while beating his way Missouri
Pacific freight fell between tw o cars
while the train was passin g through
Sedalia and was instantly killed.
One Of the gran dest cele brations IL
Sweden's history will occur DecembeF
"
tavus AdOlphus II, the greatest Of all
Swedish kings, was born in Stockholm
Chief LawIer of the
g. A. R., says that the customary pa
rade viii be held at Louisville next
year and that the talk of a ban dOning
the parade was largely confined to the
ne wspapers.
Near birmingham, Ala, T. Cooper,
a wealthy farmer, was shot from am
bush while returning from Tusca-
1OOsa and instantly killed Cooper
had sold a large amount of cotton
and was murdered for his money.
Peter Jackson. the colored pugilist,
has sailed for st. Thomas on board
the Caribee. He told a reporter that
he really had no definite plans for the
future. His purpose in the present
trip is merely to visit his aged mother.
The Paris Gaulois says the Comte
D'HaussOnville has in his possession
and viii shortly publish the political
testament OF the COmte D'Paris, head
of the royal house of France, who
died few days ago at Stowe house,
England.
Three Of the Norwegian members
of the Wellman expedition arrived at
Christiana the other day, all in splen-
did health, according to the Nor
yvegian papers. They were much
satisfied with Wellman and the whole
expedition
Secretary Carlisle has written a let
ter to Senator Henderson of Nebraska
declining to pay any sugar bounties
since the date of the new tariff act.
He states that such payments cannot
be made without further legislation
by congress
At Reno. New, the jury in the case
of Mrs. Alice Hartley, charged with
the murder Of State Senator NJ. D.
Foley, returned a verdict of guilty of
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mending the defendant to the mercy
Of the court.
Alfred Nobel, inven tor Of dynamite
and the owner Of inexhaustible petrO-
leum wells on the Caspian sea, has a
new invention, which is said to be
destined to replace leather and rub
ber- Patents have already been taken
out IN some foreign countries.
The grand jury Of Shelby county,
Tenn, has re turned thirteen indict-
ments for murder in the first degree
against the parties concerned in the
lynching Of six negroes near Milling
ton, on August 81 Among the num-
Der are prominent local politicians.
1t is announced that the Spanish
government viii instruct Senior
Muruage, Spanish minister to the
United States, to begin negotiations
for new commercial treaty to gov
ern the trade between America and
Cuba The treaty is to be based on
the strictest reciprocity.
The National Independent League,
a new political party, has been organ
lied At EmpOria. Kan It's idea is to
do away entirely with all currency
except money to be issued by the gov
eminent entirely on land values. J.
D. Holden, national ex-president Of
the Citizens Alliance, is provisional
president
Thomas W. Clarke, a farmer living
times by a man whom he had hired to
work for him. A boy named Cox who
accompanied Clarke to town jumped
from the buggy and was shot at twice
Clarke is a married man with no chill
dren, and is SO years old. His wound
is probably fatal one. Robbery was
the motive and the would-be muir
derer escaped.