The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-22
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

General Maxine Gomez the Cuban
insurgent leader, has captured Fort
Paleyo, in the province of Santa Clara.
The new comet discovered from the
Lick observatory is increasing very
rapidly in brightness, and will be Wis
ible to the naked eye in few weeks.
big Cuban sympathy mass meet
ing was held in, Gle9eland. Resolu-
lions asking for recognition of
belligerent rights were adopted.
1t is authoritatively. stated that
Samuel Gompers will be candidate
for the leadership of the American
Federation of Labor at the coming
convention.
Carl Streckelman, the renowned
South African explorer, was drowned
August %. For several years he has
been special correspondent in Africa
for the New York Herald.
At d rousing meeting in Philadel-
phia, addressed by Governor Mat
thews, of Indiana, strong resolutions
were adopted calling upon Congress to
request President Cleveland to recog-
nize the Cuban republic without delay.
A number of prominent citizens of
Cardiff, Wales, publicly presented
Lord Dunraven a silver model of Val
kyrie Ill, and his Iordship responded
in two and half columns of nonpa-
reil, every line of which IVES cabIed TO
this country.
A three days civil service examina-
ton will be held in Washington, Phil
adelphia, New York, Boston, Pitts
burg, CINCINNATI, Chicago, st. Louis
and New Orleans, beginning December
10, to fill one 81, l4O vacancy in the
drafting department of the United
States lig hthOuSe board.
One hundred Armenians employed
at the Whiting machine works at
Whitensville, Mass, refused to work
longer unless the firm would discharge
four Turks, also employed by the com
pany. The condition was not com
piled with and the Armenians at once
stopped work.
Mexican engineers of the interna-
tional boundary commission arc claim
ing as Mexican territory a strip one
mile long and six blocks wide of Ell
boundary is marked by the old chan
mel of the Rio Grande. which used to
run through what is now Ell Paso.
The kentucky court of appeals has
upheld the statute imposing , per
cent tax on each 500 business done in
the state by foreign corporations. 1t
is claimed that this will drive seven
teen associations doing business of
$500, 00O from the state on account of
being unable to compete with home
firms.
MISS Elsie Stillman, daughter of Mr.
James Stillman. was married to Will
lam G. Rockefeller, the son of the
Standard Oil lnagnate. The brides
family gave her pearls, and the bride
groom's diamonds. The brides father
gave her house. Among the gifts
were silves vases from President Cleve-
land and Secretary Lamont.
Those not on the Quay-Reed slate
for positions under the organization
of the house have formed a combine
Three of the four boys arrested for
wrecking n New York Central train
have confessed. They will be tried
for murder
A rich oil well has been discovered
on plantation owned by Joe Jeffer-
son in Louisiana. He will make for
tune out of it.
The Ameer of Afghanistan, enraged
by his sons failure to establish an EN-
bassy in London, has burned several
of his subjects to death.
General Henderson of Iowa SAYS
that he doesn't think Congress will do
any tariff revision.